"So you killed your classmate and friend in order to marry Miss Jiang?"
Li Ke interrupted the old man's memories, mainly because he knew about the subsequent life of this centenarian. It takes five or six years for a poor family to rise up and go to extremes to make a fortune as quickly as possible. It was his luck that passed through Li Shimin's second son, the King of Shu. On the body, the old man in front of him has experienced the Sui and Tang dynasties and has not been liquidated yet. He must have some ability.
The smiling eyes disappeared, and the fatigue was swept away. Some anger gradually appeared, which was quickly suppressed. The gray hair turned with his head, looking at the young man in front of him who didn't know the heights of the world.
"Yes, I caused my classmate friend to be sent away. Later, I married his cousin and became the son-in-law of the Jiang family. Only with a huge wealth can we grow bigger step by step. It's not like you were born in the imperial city. , someone just cried and someone gave me all kinds of good things. People like us who are unsatisfied with the status quo can only use some means!"
"I don't regret it at all!"
He spoke very sonorously and forcefully, but he didn't want to look directly at the visiting King of Shu, Doctor? He just wanted to have some contact with the person in charge of Qizhou, and currently he had the intention of embarrassing the other party.
The Sui Dynasty fell less than 20 years ago, and many things can be investigated. However, Li Ke wants to ask for help from the richest old man at present. His wealth is unknown. When the Sui and Tang Dynasties changed, it was a good time for him to rise rapidly and collect taxes and levies. opportunity.
After drinking a cup of tea, there was only a canary calling and the constant sound of wind, a topic that no one was afraid of going on.
"What does Your Highness have to do with an old man like me? I am no longer an official of the Sui Dynasty, and I am doing my best for the Tang Dynasty. Maybe you should..."
Doctor? took the initiative to continue the topic.
"I'm not here to pursue your identity. I've heard of the Licheng Fire. I just want you to do a big favor."
"I know you have a lot of money. This time I just want you to know something, something very necessary, so..."
"How much?"
Interrupted by such a sentence, both of them are very open-minded people.
Fifty million taels of silver, if others knew about it, they would definitely be on the verge of death. Last time, dozens of merchants and squires who were taxed and forced to donate could only come up with 30 million taels of silver. At present, It's twice the amount.
The old man's face is wrinkled, and it's hard to guess his thoughts. Now he can only take the initiative to review the matter. It seems that he must not be able to ignore him when he meets him.
"You really think highly of me, a person with half a foot in the coffin. Licheng's life and death has nothing to do with me. Why should I embarrass myself so that you, His Highness the King of Shu, can earn a good reputation as a decent person!"
"You think about things too simply. You seem to want to benefit the people, but in fact you are more unable to change people's hearts. Even if you give all your money to the people, they won't be very grateful!"
This is the advice of a centenarian. The things he did when he was young make him more qualified to point fingers at a young boy.
"It's not for money or profit, it's just for my business to be carried out. Asking for orders for the people is something I won't do at all."
The answer was also very straightforward. Some of it was deliberately embellished to make him look like an idle prince who didn't care about the world. Li Ke came to see the doctor? It was also because of money. It would be best if he could get the 50 million taels of silver from Qizhou alone. Get it out, otherwise it will only cause anger and resentment.
Bypassing the local powerful hereditary family and finding a remnant of the previous dynasty to borrow money is definitely not something worth bragging about. Even the Tang Dynasty, which was trustworthy in employing people, was very cautious about the old officials of the Sui Dynasty. This doctor is the only one who can escape unharmed? He is a special case.
Later, he used various excuses to shirk it. It was not because he had no money, but because he had money and did not borrow it randomly. He had a similar temperament to those of the nobles, and it was a bit like "robbing the rich and giving to the poor".
"Bo Lao, I thought you could have the thoughts you had when you were young. As long as you can achieve success and become famous, you can use almost any means. Miss Jiang is just a stepping stone on your way forward. There are more women who divorced their wives and remarried later. Someone who can help you in the officialdom.”
"What Licheng needs now is money to provide disaster relief. I have come here to ask Bo Lao for help. It seems that I can't see your former ambitions. I only see the helplessness of Lao Ma who is about to die."
Even though he had already spoken so harshly, the old man still had no expression on his face. He was truly worthy of being a man who had lived through two dynasties and was so tolerant.
"After I have seen clearly the rise and fall of a dynasty, whether it is asking for help for the people or benefiting the common people, it is just an excuse to do bad things. I have done thousands of bad things, but they have never been used to save the world. As an excuse, so that I can continue to grow bigger step by step.”
"Whether it is the Sui Dynasty or today's Tang Dynasty, they are just the alternation between the sun, the moon and the stars. Every dynasty will decline. Even at my age, I will still die."
"I can live a more comfortable life without children. If they know that I have a lot of money, they will definitely fight over it. You are different from ordinary children. You are fighting for the position of emperor. You are just more greedy and hypocritical than me."
Doctor? You are right. Li Ke even suspected that he was a contemporary prophet. The Tang Dynasty did indeed end in the end, and no other dynasty after that could be like the Tang Dynasty. Everything was just a passing cloud.
But I really have no intention of competing for the throne. I just want to prove my ability in Qizhou and change the tragic fate of my previous life. I am not going to be killed by Changsun Wuji yet, so I have to be very careful every step I take.
"But you have also experienced two dynasties. Now is the time for you to prove that you can still make a career, otherwise you will really have no chance in the coffin."
The words are very sharp.
According to the normal procedure, one has to either rely on blood to gain fame like other families, or join the imperial examination and pass the examination together. However, Li Ke has opened a way for the doctor. As long as he donates his family wealth to help the victims, he may be able to get a chance to enter the court without taking the exam. .
Ambitious people may have patience.
"See you off, Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am already too old. I can step into the coffin at any time. Food and drink are also a big problem. It would be better for me to die here."
Obviously it wasn't Li Ke's words that stimulated the doctor? It was that he really couldn't see his youthful ambition.
After being rejected, Li Ke can no longer use radical methods to force anyone. If all the local big players run away, the trouble will be even greater.
The wheels of history are rolling, crushing the people of every era without mercy.
