Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 229: Repaying grievances with justice, new concepts of monarch, minister, father and son, Emperor Qing who finds joy in hardship

Liu Hong had just given away all his family fortune some time ago, distributing silver and land to 50,000 craftsmen.

Even though he later accepted gifts and bribes, he embezzled another 200,000 taels of silver.

But one million taels is still an astronomical figure for Liu Hong.

But it doesn't matter. The Crown Prince, the eldest princess and others will donate generously, and even the second prince will enjoy it.

If you can spend hundreds of thousands of taels to squeeze out the Fan family’s shares in the bank, why not do it?

The contrast between Fan Jian and Liu Hong was clearly revealed at this moment.

When Versace heard that he was only worth tens of thousands of taels, he was heartbroken.

Of course, the Fan family’s investment in him was not tens of thousands of taels, but a few thousand taels at most.

But that's not the important point.

Versace controls Qian Bank, which now has hundreds of branches of various sizes, and owns shares in many stores, land and investments.

The daily turnover is over 100,000 taels, and the monthly dividend income, of which Versace alone gets 20,000 taels.

Fan Jian's words really prove it.

In the years since Fan Xian came to Beijing, Fan Jian really never cared about what Versace was doing.

Versace raised his head tremblingly and looked at his sister Fan Ruoruo.

Fan Ruru turned her face away and stopped looking at this stupid brother who was causing trouble all day long. It was obvious that she was extremely disappointed with Versace.

This happened in front of all the civil and military officials and royal family members.

He was so ruthless that he exposed some things about the Fan family.

Brother Fan Xian was so angry that he was at a loss and looked extremely ugly.

Father Fan Jian had difficulty breathing many times.

Although mother Liu was a little worried, she remained steadfast and stood behind Fan Jian.

She married Fan Jian because of love, and it's still love now.

What's more, she was willing to protect the reputation of the Fan family for Fan Xian, whom she disliked. So what was Versace doing now?
When Versace saw all this, he realized that he had acted impulsively and had done something inappropriate.

But now, only Liu Hong firmly supports him.

As for the so-called relatives, their behavior is hard to describe!
In the end, Versace was disheartened and waved to his servants.

The attendant quickly picked up the large scissors and handed them to Versace.

This was something left over from when the three siblings still got along well and their parents were not so harsh on him.

Versace always kept the big scissors with him, even though he knew that it was Fan Roruo who asked him to rush into Kyoto Prefecture.

Just to save Fan Xian, without caring about his fate at all.

But Versace still keeps it, which is a symbol of their family affection.

"Brother-in-law, can you help me cut my hair?"

Cutting his hair to show his determination, it was obvious that Versace had made up his mind.

Liu Hong gently rubbed Versace's head and sighed.

"This matter is over, come with me!"

Versace nodded gratefully. It was time for him to get out of the shadow of the Fan family.

To be honest, using big scissors to cut hair is not efficient at all, and Liu Hong's skills are not good, so Versace cried out in pain several times.

However, Versace insisted on doing so, and Liu Hong followed his lead.

Fan Jian and others hurried back to Kyoto with gloomy faces. They originally came to see them off, but ended up losing all their face.

It’s all Aunt Liu’s fault for giving birth to an unfilial son!
You know, you should have crushed Versace to death and sent him to see his biological brother.

Li Chengru and Li Hongcheng hurriedly took their personal guards and left Kyoto, the place of trouble.

What's going on day after day?
Fan Xian, the Marquis of Nanyue, who was the illegitimate son of Emperor Qing and had an independent fiefdom, abandoned his royal status and entered the Fan family ancestral hall.

It's nothing! The worst thing is that the Fan family has raised me for many years and they are tolerant.

As a result, Fan Sizhe, the eldest son of the Fan family, strongly opposed it and broke off all ties with Fan Jianen.

Thinking about the past few years, Emperor Qing has been constantly promoting the concept of etiquette and law between rulers and subjects, fathers and sons.

He also spread the word that the holy dynasty ruled the world with filial piety so that everyone knew about it, and even hung a banner above his own imperial study.

Now it seems that it is indeed filial piety!
Great filial piety!

Fan Xian looked at Versace with a complicated expression. He was not his biological brother, so what right did he have to teach him a lesson? Finally, with the support of Wang Qinian and Jing Ge, he slowly set off.

Leave a message for Versace.

"You'd better take care of yourself! Do you think Liu Hong would dare to employ you if you don't even recognize your father?"

When Versace heard this, he immediately panicked.

It was as if he was a child facing being abandoned, with a helpless and fragile look.

"I dare to use it! From the beginning to the end, what did Versace do wrong? The Fan family did not reflect on their own mistakes, but instead blamed Versace."

"Just because Versace is young, can he be bullied at will? Can all the mistakes be put on a child?"

Liu Hong's voice was firm and powerful.

In front of all the civil and military officials in the court, he put his arm around Versace's shoulders.

"I have never heard of anyone who humiliates himself in order to correct others, let alone one who humiliates himself in order to correct the world."

I have never heard of anyone who wants to correct others when he himself is not upright. How much less does he want to correct the world by insulting himself!

When the officials heard this, they became thoughtful and their disgust towards Versace lessened a little.

"Everyone, before I leave, please finish what we said in the imperial study room, between the ruler and the minister, and the father and the son."

Liu Hong raised his arms and shouted loudly, and the three people who were about to set off also stopped and wanted to see what kind of ivory could come out of the dog's mouth.

"The ruler regards his subjects as his own hands and feet, and the subjects regard the ruler as their own heart and soul."

"The ruler treats his subjects like dogs and horses, and the subjects treat the ruler like fellow countrymen."

"The ruler regards his subjects as worthless, while the subjects regard the ruler as an enemy."

After saying that, Liu Hong left in a leisurely manner with the city defense troops and his old brothers from Danzhou.

The officials were in uproar, finding it hard to accept these shocking words, but the eyes of the aristocratic families turned sadly.

That's a great point! Even if I go against Emperor Qing in the future, I will have a theoretical basis.

This is the Gongyang doctrine that has been popular in the Han Dynasty, and it is also Liu Hong’s favorite point.

Repay evil with good. How you treat me, I will treat you!
Fan Ruoruo had a complicated expression. After listening to Liu Hong's enlightening words, she realized why Liu Hong had always treated her that way.

But why didn't Liu Hong say these words earlier! Then everything could be salvaged.

In the imperial study, Fan Xian said that he wanted to be included in the Fan family tree to trace his ancestry.

Emperor Qing smashed several cups in a row and lost his temper again in anger.

Wasn't he good to Fan Xian? In addition to using Fan Xian to get the secrets of the temple, he killed Wu Zhu and made him a lone minister.

What else is there to complain about!
In just a few years, Fan Xian was able to become the Marquis of Nanyue and was about to take control of the Inner Treasury and the Supervisory Council.

It was I who gave him the power. As a result, Fan Xian was similar to Liu Hong. He turned around and entered the Fan family ancestral hall and threw himself into the arms of the Fan family.

Emperor Qing felt that all his efforts had resulted in an ungrateful person.

Among the many princes, Emperor Qing favors Fan Xian the most because of Ye Qingmei and wants to give him everything.

Also because of Ye Qingmei, Emperor Qing was afraid of Fan Xian and wanted to keep him firmly in his hands.

Now it’s broken.

Eunuch Hou looked at Emperor Qing who had lost his composure, and he didn't know when he stopped shaking.

Just speak carefully.

"Your Majesty! One more thing."

"Say!"

Emperor Qing's eyes were stern. He wanted to see how many times he would be angry.

"Fan Sizhe, the eldest son of the Fan family, opposed Fan Xian's admission into the ancestral hall. Minister Fan was so angry that he was shaking all over. I heard that he has severed the father-son relationship."

"Hehehe... I thought it was so good. Fan Jian is the same as me."

Emperor Qing suddenly laughed and his mood inexplicably improved.

This can be considered as finding joy in suffering.

The son you, Fan Jian, have raised for more than ten years is like this.

I haven't even raised my son yet, so it's normal for this result to happen!
Comparing who is worse is always the only way to be happy.

(End of this chapter)