"My silly son, I asked you to be a playboy, and you acted well. Why did you..." Dugu Min said with a pale face, trembling: "Why did you suddenly fall into it?"
"I don't want to either!" Yang Ji said with a bitter smile: "But after the morning meeting yesterday, the uncle mentioned the matter of moving the capital. It was difficult for me not to listen, and then..."
"Then you came up with a bad idea, right?" Dugumin knew his son very well. This guy was well versed in all kinds of tricks. If you cut open his belly, it would definitely be bad.
Yang Ji sneered: "It's only as small as a hair."
"Are you still talking nonsense to me?" Dugu Min was so angry that he threw his son to the ground in a few seconds: "You are already in the embarrassing position of doing more and making more mistakes, and not doing more is also wrong. Why do you insist on getting involved?"
"I know I was wrong." Yang Ji saw that his mother was so anxious that tears flowed out, and he quickly knelt down to admit his mistake.
Dugumin knew it was too late to say anything now, but she was still angry and punched and kicked her son bitterly: "'If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them; if they are piled up on the shore, the current will be turbulent; If you are higher than others, everyone will reject you...', you know, right?"
"Of course I do!"
"You, you are really mad at me... Since you know this, why do you still get involved?" Dugu Min's face became even more ugly, and he beat his son violently.
"But the tactics in the book are just like talking on paper. They don't work at all in certain situations and in front of certain people. Just like yesterday, when my uncle pressed me hard, I couldn't even pretend to be stupid." Yang Ji paused for a moment. He added: "I understand my mother's concerns, but as the emperor's uncle and my brother, as the prince, value and affirm me so much, how can I cower because of my own selfishness? How can I watch my uncle and brother fight alone?" If they fail, as a prince, can I have a good death?"
"Silly son, how did Shang Yang, who made Qin strong, and Lord Fu Yan, who weakened the vassal states of the Han Dynasty, die?" Dugu Min sat down beside the case in a daze, and said worriedly: "It was because of Shang Yang's order. The Qin State was powerful, but it angered the old forces that even the emperor was afraid of. The favor order issued by Zhufu Yan made the feudal states in the world no longer able to compete with the imperial court. The emperor was satisfied, but he also offended the princes and kings... When the emperor, or When the new monarch cannot control the world, even if he is unwilling, he will kill these ministers who have made great contributions to the court and the emperor to quell the raging complaints. In the same way, if your uncle and Ah Yi failed in the struggle with the Guanlong nobles and moved to If we can no longer reach the capital, we will kill you as the vanguard to thank the world. For example, King Qin Yang Jun, although your aunt supports your uncle in punishing him according to law, they have the power of the world but cannot protect their son. When they made this decision , more painful than anyone else. So compared with the world, the family ties of the royal family are sometimes really unreliable. I’m not saying that they really want to severely punish their nephews, but they are controlled by the current situation and the world, and they have to do it, otherwise the country will not be able to do so. country."
"I know everything Auntie said." Yang Ji whispered: "'The wind will destroy the trees that are beautiful in the forest...' is an ancient warning, but if this big tree gathers the power of other trees, No matter how strong the wind is, it can't affect this closely connected forest. The same is true for human beings. Only by benefiting the entire group can we deal with all storms with one heart and one mind. One person may be able to reverse the situation for a while, but he cannot change the general trend and cannot fight against it. The power of the group... Take He Ruobi for example. He was so arrogant and arrogant that not many people in the civil and military dynasties were willing to have a close relationship with him. The fact that he ended up like this is actually a 'wood show in the forest'. I should quote him. As a warning."
When Dugu Min heard this, he let out a deep sigh: "I understand, you are planning to plant a forest and develop your own King Wei line."
"Yes!" Yang Ji took the opportunity to stand up and said: "Li Min, who has no merit, has already been jealous because of Sister Lihua's honor. Therefore, the civil and military officials used the 'New Five Rites' as a basis to punish him in the morning yesterday. Even if the uncle didn't want to, he had to be severely punished. If someone had helped at the time, the result would definitely not be like this. His situation is similar to mine. His yesterday is actually my tomorrow...and whether I admit it or not, others will. When I am the head of the Wei Wang family, no matter how I hide, others will do everything possible to plot against my 'golden head'. I feel that as a royal family, I can hide for a while, but how can I hide for the rest of my life? Since I can't hide, then, then It is better to actively participate, so that at least you can protect yourself.”
"Oh, you're right. Mom takes it for granted. It might be better if you gain some fame and ability." Dugumin frowned and thought for a while, then said something that made Yang Ji stunned: "I am the only one who Woman, I can't help you in court, but I have money. I don't believe that anyone can resist the charm of money. If ten thousand dollars is not enough, then one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, one million... there is always an amount that makes No one can resist it.”
"My grandma is wise." Yang Ji said with a smile: "If I buy the land for building the imperial city of Luoyang in advance, my grandma will be richer in the future."
"It makes sense!" Dugu Min's eyes lit up after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he said distressedly: "The problem is that I don't know where it is? I can't buy them all, right?"
"The central axis of Luoyang New City faces Yique in the south and the peak of Mang Mountain in the north. My mother-in-law bought the land according to this, and she was absolutely right." Yang Ji, who had traveled to Luoyang in his previous life, was quite confident about this line.
Dugumin thought that Yang Ji knew something from Yang Jian, so she didn't ask any questions. She got up and found a map of the Central Plains, looked at it for a long time, and said silently: "According to the layout of building the city from north to south, the imperial city will be backed by Mang Mountain. , facing the Yique Canyon dug by Xia Yu, and the Luoshui River from west to east is the natural moat of the imperial city. If we buy land on both sides according to this standard, the imperial city and government offices will not be left behind. And Mang, where the imperial city is located, Even if the southern foothills of the mountains and the northern bank of the Luoshui River are not rocky and flooded, they are not expensive prime fields. If you buy them first, you can really make a fortune."
Looking at my mother who suddenly became very energetic, Yang Ji worriedly asked, "Does my mother want to eat alone?"
"Only the three of you know about the move of the capital. What can I do if I don't eat alone?" Dugu Min glanced at his son and said: "I also understand that in officialdom, there is meat for everyone to eat and soup for everyone to drink. Even if we can afford it ourselves, You can’t spend this money alone, otherwise you will attract people’s hatred and envy in the future, but the problem is that this is a huge secret that cannot be leaked, and if you don’t tell it, others will not invest money.”
Yang Ji rolled his eyes: "Why don't we bring the prince and several princes in, and let us invest money and make money together."
"Do you know how the man who sought skin from a tiger died in the end?" Dugu Min's eyes were strange, as if he was looking at an idiot.
"Appreciate further details."
"You're so stupid. No, you were so smart that you were eaten by a tiger." Dugu Min said calmly: "The emperor's money comes from taxes from all over the world, so the emperor is not short of money, what he is short of is fame. The prince is the future emperor, he He doesn’t know how to engage in business. Even if he engages in business, he will be criticized by all the civil and military officials. In the end, you, the slanderer, will be the unlucky one. And without the emperor’s participation, you can try to win over the royal family’s children.”
"Try and die."
"Huh?" Dugu Min raised his eyebrows.
"When I say try and die, I mean try and die." Yang Ji, who saw that the situation was not good, finished explaining and asked: "What should we do if we can't pull people back?"
Dugu Min's expression flashed: "As long as we don't take anything by force, what are we afraid of?"
"so what?"
"So I decided to buy all the land south of Mang Mountain and north of Luoshui according to what you said, 'Yique in the south and Mang Mountain in the north.'" Dugu Min announced domineeringly: "Eat alone and let others have nothing to eat. It’s edible.”
"What if others don't agree?"
"What's going to happen if he doesn't agree?" Dugu Min snorted coldly, "The worst I can do is buy out all his political opponents and right-hand men and turn them into our friends, leaving him alone and unable to move even an inch from now on."
"My grandma is mighty." Yang Ji raised his finger and praised her. At this moment, he felt that my grandma was more suitable to be the king of guard and to be in officialdom than he was.
"A man should be so straightforward." Dugu Min glanced at his son and said, "How do you look like you? You really don't look like a man."
"It doesn't matter if I look the same or not, I'm not the one." Yang Ji sweated profusely.
