A first-class duke, the fourth among the six nobles and eighteen nobles, a high-ranking nobleman second only to the third-class king. Fan Lian originally closed his eyes to rest and seemed to be asleep, but when he heard this, he immediately opened his eyes and was filled with energy.
His brother Fan Ru, who was next to Fan Si, was also shocked, his face full of dementia, and he kept muttering, "First-class Duke? How could he be a first-class Duke! Impossible, impossible..."
"I have worked hard all my life. I tried my best for the Fan family to return to the nobility. I almost lost my life in exchange for the family's quota of five scholars and one scholar...for the position of the imperial merchant. , I almost went bankrupt!”
"But... but the second son of a branch of the family has actually been knighted? He is still a first-class duke... I don't accept it!"
Fan Ru, who is in his seventies, has long been confused. His lifelong greed for official position has blinded his mind, and jealousy is biting his heart like a poisonous snake.
Obviously that younger brother is not as good as him, not as good as him in any place, but his life has come to an end, how come the second brother is actually knighted! The damn one is a first-class duke, just one step below the king.
"Hahaha... Have you seen it? This is fraud for personal gain! Xiao Letian is cheating for personal gain... He awarded his father-in-law a Duke! He has a higher title than you generals! Are you convinced..."
"He is just a stinky businessman! Can a businessman be granted a title? Hahaha...and a duke! Xiao Letian, you are finished. Your decision is destined to make everyone betray their relatives. They will not obey you! Sooner or later, they will betray you. !”
Fan Ru was crazy, completely crazy, foaming at the corners of his mouth, and his whole body exuded the aura of ignorance and the smell of death mixed together.
Fan Yan furrowed his brows and turned to say something to the servants behind him. Soon a lit smoking gun was brought over. Two servants walked up to Fan Ru, forced him down on the chair, and handed the smoke gun over. to the mouth.
Fan Ru grabbed the big smoking gun and started smoking greedily, and soon his hysterical state was relieved.
"I'm sorry everyone, my brother violated the Prime Minister's smoking ban. I will send him back to his hometown as soon as possible... He is old and can no longer live for a few years. His lifelong passion for fame and fortune has completely made him a What a fool!"
"Let this big tobacco paste accompany him for the last few years of his life!"
At this moment, no one dared to accuse Fan Qian of hiding opium. To be honest, no one except Wang Jue was qualified to accuse the old shopkeeper.
Fan Qian touched Xiao Letian's face and smiled happily, "You said that we are your nobles? How can you not be our nobles... Because of you, that person and I experienced a whole new world before we died. Such a way of living, it turns out that people can still live such a wonderful life!"
"We are not assisting you because of your status as a noble. From the beginning, we never expected that you could go so far! In my eyes, you will always be the kid in the weird leather clothes, the one who jumped around and cursed in the street at the mountain temple. You little bastard, that little bastard who cheated my daughter away!"
Xiao Letian blushed a little after being said, "This happened in the past, why are you mentioning him!"
"I can't take your title. It's not a fluke. This is my sincerity! That person won't accept your title, so can I still accept it?"
Fan Yan suddenly lay down next to Xiao Letian's ear and whispered, "Neither he nor I will accept your title. If we accept it, it means that you have really changed everything. There is no one in this world who can do it anymore." The person who controls you, everything has been reshaped by you!"
"I'm afraid you'll be proud, you'll be complacent, you'll forget your original intention... and you'll forget who you were when you came!"
"We are the only two who do not accept your knighthood. Let us keep our past identities and become two thorns in your heart forever...Always remind you, remind you not to forget your original intention, and never forget that you have always been Where did it come from?”
Xiao Letian's heart felt as if it had been squeezed by an invisible big hand. His face suddenly turned pale. He never expected that he could hear such words from the old shopkeeper Fan Qian. Could it be that he had already known his identity? Have doubts?
The two noble men Xiao Letian mentioned were of course Fan Yan and Yi Wang Shi Dakai. One of these two men helped Xiao Letian establish the financial system, and the other helped him establish the military and political system. It was precisely because of the selflessness of these two people. With dedication, Xiao Letian can have a steady stream of money and countless outstanding talents to use.
Don’t think that all time travelers are omnipotent and that they can do everything perfectly. That’s all nonsense! Even if Xiao Letian's mind is full of ingenious strategies, someone still has to implement them, and he also has to have the support of start-up funds!
Without the selfless help of these two noble people, Xiao Letian's career would not have been able to start so quickly.
The scenes in the Taihang Mountains kept replaying in Xiao Letian's mind. At this moment, he realized that the ancients were not stupid at all. What they lacked was just the judgment of the overall future. If we talk about the analysis of specific things at the moment, the ancients sometimes Smarter than modern people.
Who can Xiao Letian's lies deceive? After returning to China with the Russian caravan, do you think the Fan family does not have the resources to investigate? Which country's clothing style is that weird leather jacket from? As the King of Wings, wouldn't you go around the world to find out?
There is also Xiao Letian's various exquisite judgments on international trends. They are simply god-like predictions. How can a mortal do it?
The old shopkeeper had a secret meeting with King Yi before he left for Europe. The two of them unanimously concluded that Xiao Letian should not belong to this world.
Of course they don't understand the concepts of super-light travel, parallel worlds, wormholes, etc. They just use very simple ancient concepts to analyze the problem.
Many of Xiao Letian's characteristics are not what this world should have, so it is very likely that he really comes from heaven or the legendary Dragon Palace. Anyway, he is not from this world.
The funny thing is that when the Qing Dynasty and Ryukyu spread rumors all over the world that Xiao Letian was the third prince of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, King Yi and the old shopkeeper actually believed the rumor sincerely.
"You do not belong to this world, so you have power that we never have! If you are good, we can give our lives to help you. If you are evil, we will also give up our lives to die with you!"
"It's okay, it's okay! Everything you do is for the good of this country, for the good of the nation you mentioned! So we have always been your right-hand man, and we are willing to do anything to help you!"
After speaking, the old shopkeeper smiled and turned to everyone in the hall and said, "Okay, I have already discussed it with my uncle, and I will decline this first-class Duke! Do you know why I don't want this title? It's not because of my high moral integrity, but actually because of it. I feel sorry for my uncle..."
"I'm serious about what I say, but you don't want to hear it!"
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