Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 311 I am still a child, let them take care of the overall situation.

Ji Ren was not surprised to receive the order to enter the palace.

Although he came to the palace rarely, he was not in awe.

It wasn't until he saw Zhang Jingshou knelt there pitifully in the corner of the hall that his expression changed for the first time, and he raised his eyebrows to indicate what was going on?

Zhang Jingshou looked at Emperor Qi on the side with an aggrieved expression on his face. What else can he do? Of course my dizzy father is confused again. He gave Ji Ren a self-seeking look, come on.

Ji Ren said that he had received it, and secretly paid attention to it. Was he trying to scare the monkeys?
Well, I was really shocked that my own son was so cruel.

"Coming?" Emperor Qi looked straight at Ji Rendao.

"I'm here," Ji Ren said.

"I'll take your memorial back when you're here." Emperor Qi threw the memorial to Ji Rendao.

"Your Majesty has not given his approval yet." Ji Ren picked up the memorial and said.

Even after Emperor Qi came back, due to the poor spread of news, some people outside Chang'an City who had just now learned that Emperor Qi might have died planned to sell the land at a low price, and Ji Ren also went to collect it.

"It's good that you understand. There is no precedent for a woman to be granted the title of nobility in Da Qi. The reason for Guan Yan's title is because Guan Yu's image is indeed precious, and it will be passed down to the Guan family in the next generation. And this title also comes from her ancestors of the Guan family, in the Han Dynasty There are precedents to follow, but Qiao Qingyin doesn't have any." Upon hearing this, Emperor Qi showed a smile. Boyi is indeed sensible, completely different from Zhang Jingshou.

After all, Ji Ren made money, and so did he.

"Why are you here?" The smile on Emperor Qi's face faltered. Haven't you figured it out? What else are you doing here?
"Come on." Ji Ren said matter-of-factly.

And selling at this time is obviously selling at a low price.

He really liked Ji Ren, especially after having Zhang Jingshou as a comparison.

Zhang Jingshou's eyes widened when he heard this. Although he was also a shareholder, he never cared about the specific figures in the accounts. As long as he had money, he really didn't expect that his father had earned two hundred thousand taels.

Especially after more and more smart people did this, the land that normally cost more than a thousand taels per acre dropped to a few hundred taels, which was more than doubled.

"To be honest." Ji Ren naturally turned his head and hid.

For example, Xi Juan, one of the eighteen founding princes of the Western Han Dynasty, died in battle and had no heirs, so he gave his marquis title to his mother. After the death of Prime Minister Xiao He, after all his heirs died, he gave his title to her. lady.

After receiving the two hundred thousand taels of silver, Emperor Qi felt that Ji Ren was still not decisive enough. If he had been more ruthless or if he had come back later, he could have made more money.

After all, if precedents can be set casually, then future generations will follow suit.

Now that a precedent has been set, it will be opposed by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

"I understand," Ji Ren said. To be honest, he understood Emperor Qi's dilemma.

So at this time, buying land is obviously a very profitable thing.

"Didn't I tell you how difficult this matter is? You also know how difficult it is for me." Emperor Qi frowned. This was to fool him. Although he was a good-tempered emperor, he was still an emperor, and he hated it the most. Fool and deceive.

"Two hundred thousand dividends?"

After all, in Chinese society, you never have to worry about no one buying the land.

Firstly, if Ji Ren doesn’t buy it, there will always be someone who will. Secondly, it only takes a month to get the news. Who are these people? Are they really people? All of them are descendants of aristocratic families. If these people don't make money, Emperor Qi will be heartbroken.

"What are you talking about?" Emperor Qi glared at Ji Ren angrily, picked up the memorial on the side and threw it at Ji Ren. Fortunately, when he beat Zhang Jingshou before, he had removed all the people who were serving him, otherwise If Ji Ren's words were heard, it would damage Emperor Qi's wise image.

"I said it, but I can't allow it." Emperor Qi looked at Ji Ren and said.

"No." Emperor Qi said angrily.

"The minister will come back tomorrow," Ji Ren said.

Seeing Ji Ren's casual attitude, Emperor Qi persuaded himself to calm down. It's not that his son can't be beaten casually, and he is still a child. Be gentle. Then he said seriously: "Bo Yi, it's not that I don't want to agree to you. If I I am just the head of a family. Even if I fight against the entire family, I will agree to it, but I am not the leader of a family, but the king of Daqi. Everything I do must comply with etiquette and law, and take the overall situation into consideration, you understand."

"Yes, I know that your Majesty is in trouble, and I also know that your Majesty has to take the overall situation into consideration, but what is the overall situation? What if the person who proposes to make Qingyin a marquis is not me, but an old immortal or an immortal? Will your majesty refuse?" Ji Ren asked back.

So I found another opportunity to beat the prince and the king of Wu.
Therefore, although it was obviously the same thing, Emperor Qi's attitude went through four stages: opposition, acquiescence, active support, and regret that the support was not strong enough.

Sell ​​it.

Listening to Emperor Qi's pleasant explanation, Zhang Jingshou, who was kneeling beside him, suddenly widened his eyes. What's going on?
Is this still my biological father?
When he faced me, he immediately started to smoke. Now with Lao Ji, are you so nice?
Lao Ji and I, you and I made a mistake at the beginning, right?

"Oh. I'll report it tomorrow," Ji Ren said calmly.

It is also a system of inheritance, rather than establishing a career by oneself.

"Yes, your Majesty won't allow it now, but your Majesty's disallowance today does not mean that your Majesty will not allow it tomorrow. Just like before returning to Xiliang this time, I sent people to return to Chang'an to purchase land, but Your Majesty later still I supported the minister and happily accepted the dividend of 200,000 taels," Ji Ren said calmly.

After going back and forth like this, and then selling it again, Tongfu Chamber of Commerce made a lot of money, and Emperor Qi's small treasury had an extra two hundred thousand taels of silver.

In the Han Dynasty, there were women who were granted the title of marquis.

And if he makes money, it can benefit the people of Xiliang.

Rumors of Emperor Qi's death have spread in Chang'an for almost a month. The people at the lower level are ignorant, but the higher-ups above all know it well. With Emperor Qi's death, the Xiliang army is about to move south, which means Chang'an is in danger. , many well-informed people are ready to run away, but people can leave, and gold and silver can also be taken away, but what about real estate?

It was Qin Liangyu who was actually granted the title of marquis based on merit, but that was also a posthumous gift.

There is no precedent to follow.

After all, Xiliang has experienced wars for a long time and the people's livelihood has been in ruins. If we want to re-develop, it can't be done by force, it needs to spend money!
But after Ji Ren talked to him again, Emperor Qi readily agreed.

After all, he was loyal, saved his life, could make money for him, and could protect Daqi in the future. He couldn't find any reason to dislike her.

If it was an ordinary reward, Ji Ren would do it even if it was really difficult, but this was really not possible.

Emperor Qi did not originally support Ji Ren's idea. As the emperor of Qi, he thought Ji Ren was trying to make money for the country. However, as a shareholder behind the Tongfu Chamber of Commerce, he felt that Ji Ren should make profits as a businessman. of.

Emperor Qi was speechless for a moment. It wasn't whether this would happen, but whether it could?
He can't!

"I don't think so, because when the time comes, His Majesty will persuade those who want to oppose to take the overall situation into consideration. The so-called taking into account the overall situation means to persuade the weak to obey the strong, right?" Ji Ren looked at Emperor Qi and said.

"That's not the case. Taking the overall situation into consideration is a sign of rationality and maturity. Taking the overall situation into consideration is calm and prudent." Emperor Qi explained immediately.

"So, I am still a child. And all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty can be my father. They should be very mature, so they have to take the overall situation into consideration." Ji Ren said matter-of-factly.

Zhang Jingshou's eyes almost glowed as he remembered it verbatim in his mind. If he didn't have a pen, he would have excerpted it verbatim.

You are right, they are all wise words.

"This is not a question of maturity, this is a question of right or wrong." Emperor Qi said a little frantically.

"What is right and wrong? Your Majesty, in the so-called people's livelihood politics, most of the problems can actually be solved with five words: "suffer the people". Increase taxes and corvee can solve most problems, and generally Speaking of which, officials all have their own reasons for doing this. After all, they don't want to be notorious if they can, but it is either to get promoted or to avoid being suppressed by their superiors. But is it because of this that they can't afford it? Isn't it easy for the people who are well-fed and poorly clothed to be considerate of those officials who travel in sedan chairs and have mansions and fertile fields at home? If a wolf comes to eat a sheep, then tell the sheep that if the wolf doesn't eat you, the wolf will die, you have to be considerate of the wolf? "Ji Ren looked at Emperor Qi and said.

"This is not the same thing." Emperor Qi couldn't think of how to answer, so he could only say bluntly.

I've never seen this guy be so eloquent before, right?
Is this a true disciple of the Zhuge family, inheriting the talent of talking to the Confucians?
"Okay. Let's just pretend it's not the same thing. Then I dare to ask Your Majesty, which law in Daqi stipulates that women cannot be granted the title of marquis?" Ji Ren asked in return. "Although there is no law, there is no precedent." Emperor Qi found an explanation this time.

There is really no law. Just like the imperial examination, women can actually participate. However, women who participate in the imperial examination cannot be awarded officials, so no women can participate. It was not until the Song Dynasty that women participated in the imperial examination. , and then patched.

Now this is a situation without patching.

"Before the establishment of Daqi, there had never been a dynasty that adopted Taoism as its state religion, and there was no imperial examination that included the Tao Te Ching as part of the imperial examination. If there is no precedent, then create a precedent. Aren't all the rules in this world created from scratch? ?" Ji Ren said.

Emperor Qi's face twitched slightly, does this kid really dare to ask anything?

"This has been the case since the founding of Da Qi." Emperor Qi finally said helplessly.

"It's always been like this, right?" Ji Ren expressed doubts as a literary man.

Emperor Qi opened his mouth wide, and this time he was completely stunned by Ji Ren's question.

Worshiping the ancients has always been a trend in China, especially Confucianism.

A group of scholars worshiped Master Kong, who worshiped Duke Zhou, and then regarded the governance of the ancient holy emperor as an ideal world.

So this has been the rule since ancient times, and it is right.

Although it may have various flaws, it has been passed down for such a long time, so there is nothing wrong with it.

In essence, Emperor Qi was not a rebellious person. On the contrary, he was a very standard-minded monarch. So after listening to Ji Ren's words, I couldn't help but think about it. Is it right that this has always been the case?

Is it right? Wrong?
This time, Emperor Qi was really confused and didn't know how to continue discussing this topic.

Because the person in front of you doesn't discuss it from the same dimension as you at all, but jumps out completely.

This is not Zhang Jingshou. You can't do it directly, you have to be reasonable.

"May I ask Your Majesty, does rescuing someone on the battlefield and assisting the commander in defeating the enemy count as military merit? Can he be knighted?" Ji Ren asked again.

"Forget it, but..." Emperor Qi frowned and said, Qiao Qingyin's contribution could not make him a marquis, but in real terms, he could be made a count.

"That's enough." Ji Ren said.

Listening to Ji Ren's words, Emperor Qi's expression changed several times, and finally said: "Bo Yi, you should know that I am doing it for your own good. If I agree to you, the whole country will be shaken and you will be pushed to the forefront, even if you are The memorial is not given to me directly, but goes through Zhongshu Province, which will cause trouble in itself, so you shouldn't..."

Speaking of the latter part, Emperor Qi's expression suddenly changed and he said, "Did you deliberately send the memorial to Zhongshu Province to spread the news?"

If that's not the case, Ji Ren can give it to him directly without going through the process of Zhongshu Province.

After the memorial from Zhongshu Province, some news cannot be concealed.

"Yes." Ji Ren admitted directly.

"That's ridiculous. Do you know how many Confucian disciples there are in Daqi? How many troubles will come to you if this news spreads. Even though these scholars all talk about benevolence, justice and morality, your matter will definitely cause trouble. If they take action, the Prime Minister may not be able to protect you," said Emperor Qi.

"It will take three years for the scholars to rebel. The chickens and dogs are vulnerable," Ji Ren said.

He's really calm.

This matter is not small, but it is not big either.

It is certain that there will be many people in the DPRK protesting, but the big bosses will be calmer than the last.

After all, it is almost impossible for a true scholar to become a high official.

Being an official is more about profit.

Morality, empty.

For example, after Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty inherited the throne of his cousin, he turned around and held a grand ceremony to make his father, who had never been an emperor, an emperor. It was completely inconsistent with etiquette and law.

But so what?
After killing more than a dozen people and taking power into their hands, all the officials praised His Majesty for being right.

Ji Ren dared to do it before meeting Ge Xianweng.

But now that he has met Ge Xianweng, Ji Ren is even more fearless.

In Daqi, Tao is number one.

"Young people should be confident, but it will be bad if they are arrogant." Emperor Qi warned.

"Maybe. But I beg you, if Qiao Qingyin can't get the title in this way, I feel that the Duke of the country deserves it and I don't dare to get the title." Ji Ren bowed.

Emperor Qi looked at Ji Ren for a long time and said for a long time: "What if I grant a marriage to you and Qiao Qingyin, and let you marry two wives at once?"

You take a step back and I'll help you realize your dream.

"Thank you for your majesty's kindness. When the time comes, I will ask your majesty to grant you some favors. But this is a different issue now. You must have what you should have. It doesn't matter whether Qingyin marries me or not. If you don't marry me, I We have to fight for it too,” Ji Ren said.

Just kidding, it’s like I can’t do it if you don’t issue an edict.

Besides, with your edict, my backyard might really be on fire.

Originally it was for Qingyin to vent her anger, but now maybe Qingyin is venting her anger on me.

"I've really thought about it." Emperor Qi looked at Ji Ren and said.

"Think about it." Ji Ren said.

"Okay, please keep this memorial for now. I will think about it for a while and then give you an answer. In addition, this news will be spread soon." Emperor Qi looked at Ji Ren and said.

If you can deal with those people, I will give you approval.

If you can't, then forget it and stop early.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ji Ren said.

Emperor Qi nodded slightly and asked Ji Ren to leave. Then he looked at Zhang Jingshou and said, "For the next period of time, you will stay in the palace and are not allowed to go out."

Stop causing trouble.

"Yes."

Zhang Jingshou shouted loudly, expressing his full support for His Majesty's decision.

Then, the next night, he returned to the familiar Qingyongbo Mansion.

Just kidding, how can I not participate in such a big thing?
If Lao Ji makes a big move, I, as a brother, must support him!
At that time, if any censor has a problem, after he goes to court, give him a few sap, each of them does nothing, scolds people every day, and gets a salary.

It’s time to hit.

(End of this chapter)