That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 239 White Arowana Admits Moderation
While Xu Beiyou was having a banquet in the East Lake courtyard, Xie Suqing and Ye Daoqi came to Jiangdu city in a light car.

The patriarchs of the two great aristocratic families in the current world are not insignificant. Coupled with their respective backers behind them, this nobility is even more important.

Both of them are people who have been in high positions for a long time, and their determination and city government have almost been integrated into their bones. Whenever there is a big event, they have a calm air, so the two of them will not be like those fledgling boys, no matter what they have to do in the first place. If you don't do it, you will choose to sink and sink, and wait until everything is ready before making a thunderous blow, and one battle will determine the country.

Today Xie Suqing wore a blue gown, Ye Daoqi wore a blue gown, both of them removed all kinds of accessories on their bodies, and they were no longer so expensive, but if you really have to look carefully, they have been pampered for most of their lives The two of them can't hide from the eyes of those who are interested, especially the calm and calm demeanor on their bodies, which is definitely not something ordinary scholars or even officials can have.

This time the two of them could barely be regarded as private visits, not to plot any earth-shattering events, but purely because Ye Daoqi had lived in Wei State for a long time, and this time he set foot in Jiangdu, he wanted to experience all kinds of things in the market on a whim, so he exchanged with Xie Suqing Came to Jiangdu city in casual clothes.

There are four capitals in the world, Imperial Capital, Jiangdu, Zhongdu, and Beidu.

Among them, Beidu and Zhongdu are both important border towns and places of hundreds of battles. Although the status is important, the city is high and the pond is deep, but it is a place where wars await, and it cannot be said to be prosperous. The two capitals, it can be said that Jiangdu is the only city in the world that can be compared with the imperial capital in terms of the prosperity of the market.

Ye Daoqi is the son of Ye Xia, the old matriarch of the Ye family, and Ye Xia is the sister of Qiuye, the head teacher, so he should call the head teacher uncle, just because he followed his motherhood and became a man of the Ye family, so It was only then that he changed his name to Uncle, and his identity changed from the nephew of Zhenren in charge to the real nephew.

In fact, according to the rules, Ye Daoqi was not qualified to inherit the position of the head of the Ye family, but after Ye Xia took him to Dutian Peak to meet Qiu Ye, all the opposition voices in the Ye family disappeared.

Zhenren Zhangjiao is a heavenly figure who transcends the mortal world, even if it is a big Ye family, he has to bow his head in front of him.

The position of the Patriarch of the Ye family is originally to teach the Daoist, he said that whoever is the Patriarch is the Patriarch.

Because of this, Ye Daoqi not only became a member of the Ye family, but also became the head of the Ye family.

Regardless of whether it is a nephew or a nephew, as Ye Daoqi is now the head of the Ye family, he will not easily set foot in the imperial capital.If he set foot in the imperial capital, it would mean that Zhenren Zhangjiao had something to say to His Majesty the Emperor, so he could only settle for the next best thing and come to Jiangdu, which is as prosperous as the imperial capital.

Although Xie Suqing doesn't live in Jiangdu City, he is considered a half-landlord. Since the guest has a request, he naturally has no reason to refuse, so there is a trip for the two of them today.

In fact, it is not very accurate to say that it is the white dragon fish suit. After all, both of them are great masters in the realm of the earth fairy. No not much difference.

In today's world, as long as he is the patriarch of a high-ranking family, who doesn't have a good cultivation?
After the two of them passed through the city gate with the people who entered the city early in the morning, they first visited a few antique shops.

The so-called antiques in antique shops, one genuine and nine false, can deceive those arty merchants who suddenly became rich, but they cannot deceive these two family heads with a long history. Really, which of the furnishings in the two families is not old The old thing, the authenticity of this thing can be determined just by feeling.

There is a saying in the antique business called picking up leaks, which means to buy very valuable antiques at a very cheap price, and the seller doesn't know about it. Along the way, the two of them picked up a lot of leaks, but they also checked once.

The so-called eye-catching is to look away and buy fake objects.This also made Ye Daoqi couldn't help sighing, true and false, false and true, the water in this antique business is really deep.

After visiting the antique shop, the two went to the famous Duobao Pavilion.

The name is straightforward and vulgar, but it is the leading big business in the entire Jiangdu city. There are all kinds of rare treasures from all over the world, such as the local ice silkworm silk in the south of the Yangtze River, the antler and old ginseng built in the northeast, and the grassland in the northwest. Nuanyu is produced exclusively, ivory and jadeite from Baozhu, fine gold and gemstones of various colors from Wei, the latest head jewelry made by the inner court of the imperial capital, Cordyceps sinensis from the southern land, and even natural gemstones from across the ocean. Ringing clocks and pocket watches, etc., make people dazzled.

Ye Daoqi picked up a piece of authentic warm jade, held it in his palm, and asked, "Brother Xie, who is the owner of this business?"

Xie Suqing said: "It used to be under Zhang Xueyao's name, but now it should belong to Xu Beiyou's name."

"It turned out to be him." Ye Daoqi was stunned for a moment, smiled slightly, and put down the warm jade in his hand, "This property is not small, if he can hold it in his hand, he will really be a hero."

Xie Suqing took out a bank note from her sleeve, bought the piece of Nuanyu together with a gold-plated pocket watch, and said, "Qin Mumian's courtyard, Tang Shengyue's pawn shop and gambling shop, plus Zhang Xueyao's business name, all of these are daily progress. Jin’s business, even those of us who see it will feel a little bit envious.”

When the two walked out of the Duobao Pavilion, Ye Daoqi continued what he said just now: "Actually, these are nothing. The most enviable thing is the sea business. Even Murong Xuanyin, who owns half of the later construction, did not hesitate to visit Jiangdu several times. It's a pity. I was beaten back by those women who are considered elders of you and me, and I ended up with a disgraced face."

Xie Suqing said softly, "Whether it's the current state of Wei or the state of Wei back then, no matter how you say it, Zhang, Ye, Murong, Gongsun, and Shangguan were all in the same spirit, and now Ye and Murong are flourishing. The three families of Gongsun and Shangguan are no longer what they used to be, but they still have to remember some old friends. Murong Xuanyin didn't think about his own background and broke the rules, but Brother Ye couldn't do everything right, so as not to give others a reason to spoil his family's innocence. name."

Ye Daoqi glanced at him, and said with a faint smile, "Brother Xie is making fun of me."

Xie Suqing smiled and said, "I just want to remind Brother Ye."

"I would like to hear the details." Ye Daoqi frowned.

Xie Suqing said slowly: "Looking at today's world, you and I are not really big people, and it is difficult to do whatever we want, but we can't be regarded as small people, at least we still have the kindness and wealth given by our ancestors. Relatively speaking, people like the emperor Big people like Your Majesty and Zhangjiao Zhenren are easy to do, and they uphold the word of caution. Even if there is no great merit, there will be no big mistakes. Small people like Shengdou Xiaomin are also easy to do. That’s right. Only you and I are the most difficult characters to play. For your superiors, you have to figure out your superiors’ intentions, be cautious in your words and deeds, and do things diligently. It seems to be incomparably beautiful, but actually trembling like walking on thin ice, Brother Ye, do you think this makes sense?"

Ye Daoqi nodded with emotion, "Brother Xie's words are reasonable, and they hit the nail on the head."

Xie Suqing smiled and said with emotion: "After spending a long time in the secular world, the more I understand the word of the mean said by the sage, don't fight for the moment, don't try to be the moment, don't try to be the moment, to put it bluntly, in our position, we can't do it. It takes so much killing and decisiveness, and more often than not, we still have to leave a little bit of room for change in everything, and a bit of Buddha's heart and kindness, maybe in the future, we can give ourselves an extra way out."

Ye Daoqi was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "Brother Xie, do you want me to be lenient with Xu Beiyou?"

Xie Suqing handed the piece of warm jade to Ye Daoqi's hand, and said softly: "I mean it, but not all of it. In fact, I also feel it. The reason why our many aristocratic families can stand tall is because of the word "moderation." No up, no down, no left, no right, anyone who wants to take a step forward, even if he can win the throne, it will only be the heyday of one dynasty, after the change of dynasty, the family will be ruined, and the family will be wiped out. Speaking of which, how many of the aristocratic families that participated in it can please them? Zhang and Gongsun’s lessons from the past are not far away, and we must learn from them.”

Ye Daoqi lightly stroked the warm jade in his hand, thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)