Cultivating the Tao: Beginning with Meditation and Liver Experience

Chapter 74 Preparations for separation, planning for the future! (seeking subscription)

Xu Yan and the three of them are not stupid.

Knowing that this is the last time to use the resources of the Hou Mansion, it is also the old man's compensation for their upcoming move out of the Hou Mansion.

Money, shops, official positions, pills, secret books of exercises...

As long as it's not too much, it can satisfy them.

However, the more this is the case, the more the three of them have to think carefully, so as not to regret it later in life.

Xu Jing naturally knew what Xu Yan and the others were thinking, so he didn't urge him, but said calmly, "You don't have to answer in such a hurry."

"Your uncle will return to Beijing to inherit the title of Marquis in a month, so you still have a few days to think about it."

"When you think about it, it's not too late to tell me."

"Of course, you should not expect too much. After all, there are as many as 30 to [-] disciples from the three generations of the Hou Mansion. Even if there is compensation, it will not be too much compensation. You must grasp the scale of it."

"Don't let the old man feel unhappy because you are too greedy, and the bamboo basket will be empty in the end."

Xu Jing warned.

Although, before the separation, the main line will compensate the personnel of each branch line to a certain extent.

But the compensation is obviously not much.

It is even more impossible to divide the family property of the Dingyuanhou Mansion into five shares in a fair and just manner, and distribute it equally to the Wufang clan members of the Hou Mansion.

In fact, no matter which powerful and wealthy family, when the family is divided, most of the property will be left to the main line, and the other branches will get some money at most.

It's not just about preference.

The bigger reason lies in the idea of ​​the clan.

As the saying goes: a snake cannot fly without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings.

The train runs fast, all depends on the headband.

If every time a family is divided, the family wealth must be divided equally, then within two generations, a first-rate family will become a second-rate family, and a second-rate family will become a third-rate family.

During this period, there might be fights between brothers due to the distribution of family wealth, and the family's strength fell into a slump.

Only by concentrating most of the wealth and resources can the family develop better, and the other branch clansmen can be closely united around the main line, so that the whole family can work together and move forward together.

This is clan.

Relying not on one person's family, but on the strength of the entire blood clan.

"Father, don't worry, the child understands!"

The three of Xu Yan naturally understood this truth, and when they heard Xu Jing's warning, they hurriedly expressed their opinion.

"Well, as long as you know it."

Xu Jing nodded, and then continued: "In addition, I have asked someone to buy a house in Shengyefang in the outer city. After your uncle inherits the title, our family will move in."

There are one hundred and eight square cities in the Tianjing city of the Dagan capital.

Among them, there are Qinglong, Suzaku, Xuanwu and Baihu four squares in the inner city.

Among these four squares, most of the residences are the residences of the Daqian clan and the princes and dignitaries. For example, the mansions of honorable princes and princes such as Dingyuan Houfu are located in Qinglongfang.

There are also the palaces of the royal family and the clan, the princess palace, etc., which are located in Xuanwufang in the inner city.

In Baihufang, there are the barracks of the Dudufu of the Five Armies, Zhenma Division, Dali Temple, Huangcheng Division, Jingzhaoyin Yamen, etc., which belong to the garrison and office area.

Finally, there is the commercial square city, Suzaku Square.

It is the most luxurious and bustling market in Dagan capital, almost all famous and powerful commercial firms, restaurants, shops, etc. have settled here.

There are also many foreign business houses, etc., opening branches in Zhuquefang, which is a truly prosperous place.

Just like what the people of Tianjing City said.

If you don't have tens of thousands of taels of silver in your pocket, you won't dare to step into Zhuquefang.

There are [-] square cities in Tianjing City, except for the four square cities in the inner city.

The remaining [-] squares are respectively located in the outer nine cities.

Among them, Shengyefang is a city outside Tianjing City, adjacent to the east gate of the inner city of Tianjing, where the residences of ordinary officials of the imperial court are located, and many important officials of the imperial court live in this city.

Therefore, there is absolutely nothing to say about the security environment in Shengyefang.

Not to mention the price.

Not only is the price high, but certain qualifications are also required to purchase.

Xu Jing said that he bought a house in Shengyefang.

The three of Xu Yan didn't find it strange after hearing this.

After all, although Xu Jing was a bit out of position at this time, he was not dismissed from the official position of Zhan, the son of the fourth-rank prince's mansion, so he was naturally eligible to buy a house in Shengyefang.

As for the money to buy the house?

That would be even better.

Even if Xu Yan's father, Xu Jing, had no money, the old man was rich, and the Dingyuan Houfu was even richer.

No one can say that there is a problem with the separation of the son's family and buying a better house for the son.

The only bad thing is... After Xu Yan's family moved out from the inner city of Tianjing, it would not be easy for them to return to the inner city.

Even since the founding of the country, there are very few people, or families, who have been able to return to the inner city after moving out of the inner city.

The houses in the inner city of Gein are basically bestowed by the emperor.

Even princes and nobles have only the right of residence, but no ownership.

Once the family is separated, becomes independent, or is degraded, and there is no corresponding title on your head, the house has nothing to do with you, and you must move out of the house.

This is also the reason why various royal residences, duke residences, marquis residences, earl residences, etc. are afraid of demotion.

Iron-clad soldiers, iron-clad officials!

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Dingyuan Houfu Xiyuan, back house.

After Xu Yan returned to his small courtyard, he began to seriously think about his future.

"Continue to stay in Yuqiansi, and hang out in the Daqian Palace?"

"Or take this opportunity to knock Fatty Hong hard and go to another yamen?"

"Or leave Tianjing City directly, or even go to the imperial court to travel around the world and see the outside world?"

Xu Yan lay reclined on the casual chair, looking up at the starry sky above his head, he was having a hard time making a decision.

The first is to stay in Yuqiansi and continue to live in the Dagan Palace.

This road seems to be the safest, but in fact it is not as safe as imagined.

Because with the continuous improvement of his cultivation base, who knows if he will attract the attention of the strong in the palace.

After all, for the strong in the imperial palace, especially those powerful ghosts and immortals, a great master of martial arts or an early martial saint may not be taken seriously by them.

But if it is a human immortal or celestial immortal strongman, even if the origin is clean and traceable, it is impossible for the Emperor Dagan to rest assured to keep him in the palace.

This is not to say that Xu Yan has no confidence in his concealment technique.

It's just that there are too many secret methods in this world, such as investigating the strength of one's cultivation, and observing one's fate, as well as his telepathy, divination, crisis sensing, whim, various pupil techniques, and so on.

Xu Yan can use the concealment technique to hide his own cultivation strength and cover up his own destiny, so how can he be able to prevent other people's sense of crisis and whim?

Besides, he has the concealment technique, so he might have practiced the illusion-breaking pupil technique, which is aimed at those who deliberately hide their cultivation.

Under such circumstances, how can he guarantee 100% that his hidden cultivation will not be noticed by others?

So when you are weak, staying in the palace is definitely no problem.

But once one's own strength is strong, it will be a big problem to stay in the palace.

Moreover, there are so many rules and restrictions in the palace, there is also the terrifying suppression of dragon energy, and there are ghosts and gods parading around day and night...

This undoubtedly had a great impact on Xu Yan's practice, and greatly delayed his practice speed.

Therefore, for Xu Yan at this time, leaving the imperial palace to take up a post would have more advantages than disadvantages, and it was a good thing.

The only question is, what happens after he leaves the palace?

Should he continue to hang out in the officialdom of the Daqian court and be a salary thief?

Or do you want to travel around the world and see the characteristics and splendor of this world?

"Why don't you leave the capital and find a place to experience the life of Emperor Xiatu, and indulge yourself?"

Xu Yan thought with some excitement.

In essence, he is a layman who likes beauty and enjoyment, and also longs for the corrupt life of sensuality.

And he is also a person who tends to be stable.

You really want him to eat and sleep in the open, not eat well, sleep well, fight and kill and mess around in the rivers and lakes, and kill demons and demons.

He felt that he could neither bear that kind of hardship nor be that kind of person.

In other words, he has already passed the age of blood in the second year of middle school, and what he yearns for is a stable and prosperous life, not fighting and killing, saving the world and so on.

Of course, this age refers to the superimposed psychological age of previous and present lives, not the real age of this life.

Have fun in peace.

Who would like to fight and fight with people all day long?

"so……"

"It's such a happy decision."

"Accept Fatty Hong's request, take this opportunity, apply for a transfer, and go to be a county sheriff, county magistrate, etc., to experience life."

"No way, the magistrate of the county still has to intrigue with a group of people in the officialdom, deal with government affairs every day, and avenge the people's grievances."

"Being the magistrate of the county is far worse than being a thousand households of the Imperial City Division, or a thousand households of the Zhenmo Division."

"The former is the Son of Heaven's pro-army, and when he sees officials, he is superior. He belongs to the kind of people who are afraid of others, and officials are shocked by officials. They destroy their families as if they are waiting for nothing, and no one dares to make trouble."

"The latter is independent and free, not under the control of officials. It manages the gods and monks at the top, and the demons and ghosts at the bottom. Occasionally, it can catch two goblins and ghosts to warm the bed. As long as there is no demon riot, basically nothing will happen."

"Isn't this much freer and happier than magistrates and magistrates?"

The more Xu Yan thought about it, the more he realized that this was the case.

In particular, Qianhu, the Zhenmagic Division, is completely the kind of big official in the frontier. Except for the will of the emperor and the edict of the Jingshi Zhenmagic Division, everything else can basically be ignored.

There are one hundred and eight continents, and each continent has a thousand households of the Zhenmagic Division. They do not interfere with each other and do not control each other. They are only under the jurisdiction of the headquarters of the Jingshi Zhenmagic Division and the will of the emperor.

The most important thing is that the staff of the magic department in Dagan town have low positions and high authority. As long as they are related to monsters, they can kill them first and then play them. Even the county guards of various states can kill them.

Because standing behind Dagan Town Magic Division is not only the Dagan court, but also the high-level human race.

Has the authority to question the court and ghosts and gods.

"It's not an easy task to transfer Thousand Households, the Demon Suppressor, and we must think of a way."

Xu Yan rubbed his chin, thinking seriously.

Zhenmagic Division has such a great power, and the interests behind it are also very large. He controls the chain of interests of demons, so there must be many people who are eyeing this position.

Even the position of the town magician is relatively dangerous, and it is necessary to fight with demons, and the casualty rate is extremely high.

But the extremely high casualty rate refers to the bottom of the town magic department, not the high-level personnel.

Therefore, there are naturally many people who are eyeing the high-level position of Zhenmeng, especially the position of Qianhu in various states and counties.

If Xu Yan wanted to compete for this position, the deal with Fatty Hong alone would definitely not be enough, he had to think of other ways.

"So, I have to talk to the old man!"

"Combining the remaining forces of the two governments to compete for the position of a thousand households in the town of magic division, it is easy to imagine."

Xu Yan sighed, and looked towards the middle courtyard of the Hou Mansion with long eyes.

(End of this chapter)