"As the saying goes, sometimes the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. It is the custom of this dynasty that the prince is not allowed to interfere in politics unless he is the crown prince. I have violated the rule several times now. Although I have the permission of my father, it can cause a stir among the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty and among the princes. It’s a huge criticism. Nowadays, in the court, there is my father who is in his prime in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there is a prince and prince below. I am blindly running for the people, but I have become a different kind of person."
"In the final analysis, I am just a vassal king, and I am even a vassal king ranked by my brothers. You kid may end up being an aide to the vassal king, and even a seventh-grade official. No. If you abandon your family and stand with me, you have to think carefully about it. I don’t want to waste your life."
After saying these words, Huang Qiong looked at the rebel camp outside the city in a daze. When I first returned to this era and learned that I was actually reborn in the Emperor's House, my first thought was that I didn't have to spend half my life under the gunpoint like in my previous life in exchange for a well-off life. You can sit back and enjoy the glory and wealth, while you eat and drink at home and wait to die.
Anyway, at the beginning, he did not consider competing for the throne. For him, with great power comes great responsibility. Huang Qiong, who worked hard for half his life but died under the plot of his beloved woman, originally just wanted to be a rice bug and live his life quietly. As a prince, there must be no problem at least being a wealthy and idle person.
But this mentality began to change slightly with the changes in the environment after leaving the palace. I don't know when. Did it start from the family dinner at Prince Yong's Mansion, or did it start from seeing the miserable life of the refugees? Or did it start with his own assassination? Even Huang Qiong is a little unclear about this?
Although I don’t know when my heart started to change. But one thing he knew clearly was that once some desires were released, they could never be taken back. Although she had always concealed herself very well, Huang Qiong knew that she was no longer the same person she was when she first left the palace. The old man may have noticed this.
After all, the old man should be one of the driving forces behind the changes in his heart. Some of these things were brought out by me, the emperor, right? Of course, it's possible that he didn't notice it. But Huang Qiong knew that her mother must have noticed it, but she didn't say it explicitly.
Huang Qiong always felt that the reason why his mother adopted Shouyang was not just a promise to Queen Daxing. But apart from this, Huang Qiong always felt that her mother was expressing something to herself. It's just something that her mother wants to hint at, but Huang Qiong always has a feeling that appears in front of her eyes, but no matter what she does, she can't catch it.
As for Fan Jian's words, Huang Qiong shook his head slightly. Are the thoughts in my heart really as noble as Fan Jian said? For the country and the people? Do you really think that? Looking at the bonfires in the rebel camp outside the city, Huang Qiong sighed to himself. Who knows what he was thinking? There are some things that I have not said in front of my mother all these years, let alone others.
Fan Jian, who was standing next to Huang Qiong, didn't know that in an instant, the King of England in front of him was already changing his mind. Facing Huang Qiong's last words, he said boldly: "So what if you lose? What if you win? You can only live for more than a hundred years, and being too utilitarian will only bring trouble to yourself. Life is alive." , as long as you have a clear conscience."
"Then in your heart, how can you have a clear conscience?" After hearing Fan Jian's answer, Huang Qiong, who was already a little less interested, was once again interested in being piqued by this guy. This guy is dressed like a scholar, but he speaks with eloquent words that only a knight in the world can do. Although it is a little inappropriate, it still gives people a somewhat heroic feeling.
"I have tried hard, but the final result is still a failure. The day I close my eyes and enter the coffin, I can still say that I have a clear conscience. Men cannot always sit at home and enjoy the success. The country that I have built with my own hands, That's the best." At this point, Fan Jian's face showed an unnatural hint of bitterness.
The slight bitterness on Fan Jian's face, although short-lived, was still accurately captured by Huang Qiong. But Huang Qiong didn't ask, because in his opinion, everyone has their own secrets in their hearts. Since Fan Jian didn't want to say anything, Huang Qiong didn't want to ask. After all, coming from hundreds of years later, he still respects other people's privacy rights.
Moreover, judging from Fan Jian's previous words, his wry smile should not be related to himself, but to his own family affairs. After all, as a large family that has thrived for more than a hundred years, the Fan family has always stood firm. But as the descendants multiply, there are also a lot of chaos in this family. There is no peace between the brothers in the main house and the side house.
It is endless fun to fight against the sky, and it is even more fun to fight against people. Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. This is a tradition that the Chinese people have inherited for thousands of years. Fighting, especially fighting within aristocratic families, always exists. After all, just as the assassin leader said, everyone is motivated.
For the children of the Tian family, the temptation of the throne is far greater than the love of brotherhood. But for those parents of aristocratic families who have closed the door and are as good as earth emperors, the temptation for the children of those aristocratic families is not small. In fact, every family has different internal disputes than the Tian family because everyone has different desires for wealth and power.
Including the level of gore in some aspects, they are basically the same. The only difference is that because of the difference in power, how the children of aristocratic families fight for power and profit will not affect the overall situation of the world except tormenting themselves. It's not like the princes can fight each other with swords at every turn.
What all aristocratic families have encountered during their development is probably what the Fan family has also encountered. And Fan Jian is probably one of the protagonists. So even though he didn't want to inquire about the Fan family, Huang Qiong felt that he still had to appease this guy. Regarding Fan Jian's words, Huang Qiong turned around and said, "Sir, are there some contradictions in what you said?"
"There is no contradiction. The meaning of the sword is that a good man should aim in all directions and fight for one side by himself. But success or failure should still be viewed with a normal heart. So what if you win, what if you lose? What if your prince said that? The words really fit the situation, and actually it doesn’t matter. Isn’t there a saying that says don’t judge a hero by his success or failure?”
After Fan Jian's words fell, both of them fell into silence and looked into the distance with their own thoughts. The two beautiful captives inside the tower seemed to have been forgotten. After Fan Jian saw his brother, he obviously had something on his mind. And Huang Qiong was also touched by Fan Jian's words, which touched a place in his heart that was unknown to outsiders.
But Huang Qiong was looking at the rebel camp outside the city, while Fan Jian was looking at the stars in the sky. After a long time, Fan Jian finally spoke: "Your Majesty, we have known each other for a short period of time. You must have seen clearly with your discernment how I am as a person. What do you think of me as a person?"
At this point, Fan Jian hesitated slightly, but still added: "Do you think I have the ability to be the head of a big family? Or, can I lead a family that has experienced more than a hundred years? , a big family with two to three hundred members, including the main house and the side house, can survive the current crisis?"
"Why do you say this? Although you have not been with me for a long time, I still know whether you have this ability. Your laziness is just your superficial phenomenon. To be precise, your laziness should be called disguise. .As for you yourself, you are thoughtful, resourceful, daring and courageous, and the most important thing is that you have a right mind. You are truly a rare assistant to me."
"As for whether you have the ability to be the head of a big family, it depends on what you think. If you want to, you can do it. Because in my opinion, as long as you want to do something, with your intelligence, you can Can do everything well." In response to Fan Jian's inquiry, Huang Qiong turned around and looked at Fan Jian in front of him, looked at him for a long time before speaking.
Regarding Huang Qiong's answer, Fan Jian said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, you have seen me very clearly. This point coincides with that of my ancestors. Since I was six years old, Be careful when my ancestors find out that I have a photographic memory. I don’t know what caused my ancestors to go crazy, and he wants to train me to become the next head of the Fan family."
"He even skipped my father's generation and passed the position of head of the family directly to me. My lord, do you know how much wealth the Fan family has accumulated over the past hundred years of doing business? Although I don't know the total, I know a little bit about it. . Compared with the world-rich royal family and the world-rich Guilin County Prince's Mansion, it may be slightly worse."
"But after more than a hundred years of hard work, we have accumulated huge wealth. Not counting a large amount of land, the stores under our name are all over Daqi, and even there are a large number of semicolons in Northern Liao and Uighur. The power of doing business on the sea is controlled by Guilin County Prince's Mansion, but 60% of the caravans traveling along the Silk Road were sent by the Fan family."
"The Fan family is a martial arts family, and the most important thing is the guard manpower. The Fan family's caravan travels on the Silk Road, and no bandit dares to rob it. The Fan family is also the largest producer of wood, grain, tung oil, etc. in Daqi. Fur traders. Even the Prince of Guilin, who is the most wealthy in the world and has the entire south of the Yangtze River within his sphere of influence. The ships used for overseas trade all use wood from the Fan family."
"Without the high-quality wood from the Tokyo Road in Northern Liao sold by the Fan family, the Guilin County Prince's Palace would not be able to maintain its huge fleet. What's more, most of the tung oil needed for shipbuilding by the Guilin County Prince's Palace comes from the Fan family. Therefore, the Guilin County Prince turned a blind eye to the Fan family's sale of silk, tea, porcelain, and medicinal materials through the Silk Road."
"Instead of treating other merchants, if you want to traffic these goods overseas, you have to look at the eyes of the Guilin County Prince. If you are disrespectful, you will be blocked at every turn. To be disrespectful, since Emperor Taizong of this dynasty, successive emperors have The nanmu coffins used in the collapse must also be purchased from the Fan family. The nanmu used in the construction of imperial tombs and palaces also need to be purchased from the Fan family."
"Because nanmu mainly comes from Liangchuan, the King of Shu also tried to get involved in the nanmu business when he became a vassal. But maybe in order to win over the Fan family, or maybe because he was somewhat taboo about the Fan family, the King of Shu finally gave up on his own initiative. It can be said that Fan If something happens to the family, the princes and nobles in the entire Jingzhao Mansion will not be able to buy even a single pearl or a piece of fine fur produced in Northern Liao."
"Relying on the Fan family, how many porcelain kilns, how many tea merchants, and even how many small weavers in the south of the Yangtze River can barely survive under the pressure of the Guilin County Prince's Palace? Without the Fan family, the entire Jiangbei will be lost. There was a wailing. Almost all the porcelain kilns in Jiangbei and the tea merchants on Lianghuai South Road and Huguang North and South Road were going bankrupt."
"These businesses earn the Fan family a huge amount of wealth every year, plus they have disciples all over the world. The Fan family says they are not allowed to interact with the imperial court, do you think it is possible? Not to mention anything else, whether it is the Huguang North Road appeasement envoy , after taking office as the governor of Xiangyang, the first thing he did was to visit the Fan family. If the Fan family is angered, they will not be able to continue their official position. "
