Cultivation: Overturning the Rain and Turning the Clouds

"It's rare that at such a young age, you know how to worry about the country and the people, and you really understand my heart! Well, well, I will make you a young marquis, how about that?" Bai Zhenshan waved his big hand and looked at Wan Dong with a smile.

"Young man!?" As soon as Bai Zhenshan finished speaking, even Xu Wenchuan was taken aback.

Compared with the promotion of Xu Tianlong to King of Ningbei and Wan Dong's title as Marquis, it is even more surprising.There is no other reason, only one, and that is Wan Dong's age.

He Zhen finally couldn't sit still anymore. If even Xu Yaoting can be named Marquis, how can he fight against the Xu family in the future?A Xu family, three generations of ancestors and grandchildren, two kings and one lord, such power, just thinking about it, is enough to make people's hearts jump, let alone confronting it,

"Your Majesty, Xu Shizi's contribution this time is indeed outstanding. But the 20-year-old young man is too conspicuous, and he is afraid that the officials and the people will not accept him." He Zhen said.

"Dissatisfaction? What is there to be dissatisfied with! If anyone can reach the state of Dzogchen at the age of 20, I can also make him a marquis! I employ people and never look at other ages. I only look at two things, whether they are capable or not. Loyal to me! Yao Ting is satisfied with these two things, how can I not reward you? Don't say any more, just step back."

Hearing what the emperor said, no matter how unconvinced He Zhen was, he could only endure it, and retreated resentfully.

"Silly boy, what are you doing there in a daze, why don't you thank me?" Xu Wenchuan had some doubts at first, but Xu Wenchuan was calmed down by He Zhen's block.What a big ass and what a stool!My grandson has such ability, no matter how jealous you are, you can only stare blankly!

Wan Dong frowned, and suddenly said to Bai Zhenshan, "Your Majesty, if you want to make me a Young Marquis, I can accept it, but... But I have one condition."

"Presumptuous! The emperor broke the rules and promoted you to be a young man. This is already a great gift to you. You still have to negotiate conditions with the emperor?" He Zhen was angry again, and immediately pointed at Wan Dong and sternly reprimanded him.

Bai Zhenshan frowned all of a sudden, his face was full of displeasure, and he said straight to He Zhen, "As a first-rank minister, why are you so impatient? Wait until Yaoting says the conditions, and it's not too late for you to yell at the court!" "

"Ah!? Damn my minister! I lost my composure just now because I got angry for a while. Please, Your Majesty..."

"Okay, okay, step aside! Without my order, you are not allowed to speak again!"

Bai Zhenshan is happy to see He Zhen fighting against the Xu family, but he can't stand He Zhen's impatience and superficiality.Especially his **** jealousy is simply ridiculous.

"Yao Ting, what condition do you have, just tell me!" Bai Zhenshan said kindly to Wan Dong.

Wan Dong scratched his head, and said a bit shyly, "Your Majesty, can I just be a young prince and not participate in politics?"

"Not to participate in politics?" Unexpectedly, Wan Dong would put forward such a condition, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were surprised, and Bai Zhenshan was no exception.

Wan Dong laughed a few times, and said with a bit of embarrassment, "Your Majesty, I am only... 20 years old this year. You asked me to go to the morning court every day to discuss military affairs with all the adults. It is really... Actually, Haven't I played enough?"

Bai Zhenshan and all the civil and military officials thought that Wan Dong had some great reason to give up the opportunity to participate in politics, which most men dream of. For some childish reasons.For a while, all civil and military officials shook their heads and smiled wryly, secretly talking about Wan Dong as a "young prince".

A look of contempt quickly appeared on He Zhen's face. Originally, he was worried that Bai Zhenshan's designation of Wan Dong as a young prince would make the Xu family's power grow to the extreme and add pressure to him.But now it seems that he was completely overwhelmed, Xu Yaoting is simply a child who can't get on the stage, doesn't do anything, is only interested in fun, and doesn't think about making progress.Not to mention being named a young prince, even if he was named a young king, what's the use?

But when He Zhen and most of the civil and military officials secretly mocked Wan Dong in their hearts, a very small number of ministers looked solemnly, looking at Wan Dong, not only did they not have the slightest mockery, but also mixed with it. With a bit of admiration and shock.

Even though Bai Zhenshan had a bright smile and rewarded the three generations of the Xu family's grandparents one by one, even Xu Tianlong, who was thousands of miles away and had no merit in this rebellion, was honored and completed the journey from prince to king in one fell swoop. However, if one pays close attention, it is not difficult to find that Bai Zhenshan's smile is definitely not from his heart.

If you think about it, you will understand that Bai Zhenshan has just experienced Qiu Wanli's chaos, how could he sincerely support another Xu family that is more powerful than Qiu Wanli?Of course Bai Zhenshan was unwilling, but he had to do so.After all, the credit of the Xu family is there, and it is impossible for him to turn a blind eye.If he gets a reputation for being unfair because of this, it will definitely have a great adverse effect on his prestige.And prestige is exactly what Bai Zhenshan, who has just recovered from his illness, needs most right now.

In addition, for the Xu family, it may not be a good thing to enter the heyday early.It should be known that things must be reversed at their extremes, and they will decline when they are extremely prosperous!

Wan Dong voluntarily asked not to participate in politics, which immediately relieved a lot of the pimples in Bai Zhenshan's heart. If he was careful enough, he would be able to spot the gleam of joy that flashed from the corner of Bai Zhenshan's eyes.

"This... King Dingshan, what do you think?" Bai Zhenshan looked hesitant, and turned to look at Xu Wenchuan.

Xu Wenchuan shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "My grandson is spoiled by me, and he is very playful! Since he insists on making such a request, Your Majesty, please be merciful and allow him."

Hearing what Xu Wenchuan said, Bai Zhenshan stopped being hypocritical, nodded and said, "Okay! Yaoting, I will let you play for another year. After one year, you can participate in political discussions again."

"Ah? Just one year?" Wan Dong looked reluctant.

Xu Wenchuan rolled his eyes and scolded, "One year is too short, don't you want to play forever, kid?"

"That's a good thing..." Wan Dong muttered something in a low voice, which made Xu Wenchuan's eyes widen even more.

Seeing the grandparents and grandchildren, Bai Zhenshan's mood improved a lot, he laughed and said, "Yao Ting, a man, you can't just think about playing, caring about the world, making contributions, this is what a man does!"

"Okay! Then... Then Yaoting will listen to the emperor."

Bai Zhenshan was very satisfied. This year, whether it was long or short, was enough for Bai Zhenshan to reorganize the government and reshape the imperial power.At that time, he will have enough bargaining chips in his hands to check and balance the Xu family, and it will not make much sense whether Wan Dong participates in politics or not.

"However, Your Majesty, I have one more thing I want to announce."

Bai Zhenshan was in a good mood, waved his hand, and said, "What's the matter, tell me!"

Wan Dongdao, "It's like this. This time, there is one more person who can put down Qiu Wanli's rebellion."

"Oh? Who?"

"The head shopkeeper of Juntian Pawnshop——Qu Sanping!"

Bai Zhenshan has been ill for several years, and he doesn't know who Qu Sanping is, but all the civil and military ministers present know it well.Especially those who tried their best to curry favor with Qiu Wanli in the past, they often used Qu Sanping's back door.Therefore, when Wan Dong said this, the entire court was in an uproar.

"Qu Sanping is Qiu Wanli's confidant, and everyone in the world knows it. How could he contribute so much to eradicating Qiu Wanli?" He Zhen said anxiously.

"Qu Sanping is Qiu Wanli's confidant?" Bai Zhenshan was slightly taken aback, his face full of doubts.

"That's right! Your majesty, this Qu Sanping has been running the Juntian pawnshop for Bai Zhenshan for many years. I don't know how many treasures and wealth he has amassed for him. This Qu Sanping has helped a lot for Qiu Wanli to have today's power. Your servant I am about to tell the emperor, I will kill this person quickly, otherwise it will not be enough for the common people to be angry."

Wan Dong couldn't help sneering, He Zhen wanted to execute Qu Sanping so eagerly, needless to say, he must be worried that Qu Sanping would tell the many scandals about how he curry favor with Qiu Wanli back then, so as to expose what he said to Bai Zhenshan The lie, which is ready to kill people.

Bai Zhenshan frowned, looked at Wan Dong, and said, "Yao Ting, what's going on?"

Wan Dong said, "Your Majesty, Qu Sanping is indeed Qiu Wanli's man, but his heart has already turned away from Qiu Wanli a long time ago. This time, it was Qu Sanping who leaked Qiu Wanli's plot to usurp the throne to me. Only then was he able to arrange it calmly, defeating Qiu Wanli's plot in one fell swoop! That's why I said that Qu Sanping deserved the greatest credit!"

As soon as Wan Dong finished speaking, all civil and military officials were in an uproar.Only now did they understand why Qiu Wanli lost so badly.He had already been betrayed a long time ago.

"If that's the case, then Qu Sanping really deserves the credit." Bai Zhenshan nodded slightly and said.

Wan Dong immediately said, "So, when you discuss meritorious deeds and rewards, Your Majesty, you must not miss him."

"It can't be missed! Then in your opinion, how should I reward Qu Sanping?"

Wan Dong was not too polite, and immediately said, "Qu Sanping likes to be a businessman, but he doesn't like to be an official. It's better to give him a Juntian pawnshop than to give him an official title."

"How can that be done? This Juntian pawn shop has hidden countless treasures from all over the world, worth hundreds of millions, how can it be easily rewarded to others?" He Zhen immediately objected.

Wan Dong sneered, and said, "Juntian Pawnshop is indeed worth a lot of money, but no matter how much money it has, how can it be compared with Jiangshan Sheji?"

"You...you are making unreasonable words!" He Zhen roared angrily.

Wan Dong snorted coldly, curled his lips in disdain.

Bai Zhenshan pondered for a moment, and said, "Qu Sanping's contribution cannot be ignored. Yaoting, just as you said, give Jun Tian's pawnshop to Qu Sanping, but he has to pay taxes in full and on time, otherwise, I will send Jun Tian at any time." Oh, the pawnshop took it back."

"Hehe...it's natural! I will definitely tell the emperor's admonition and let him know!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my death penalty!" Just as Wan Dong finished speaking, He Zhen suddenly stepped forward, shouted loudly, and knelt down in front of Bai Zhenshan.

Bai Zhenshan frowned, and asked, "He Zhen, what the hell are you doing?"