Rebirth of the second ex-husband

Chapter 265 Ask for advice
These days, Xiao Nianyou has also gradually acquired some sense of government affairs, and feels that something will happen, and this matter must be reported to Grandpa, so that he can be prepared in case of an accident.

Changes in the court are closely related to military strength and financial resources, and he does not want the Xiao family to become taken advantage of by their royal family.

After temporarily avoiding Liu Yan's entanglement, Xiao Nianyou said that he was sorting out the account books, but in fact, as soon as he went out, he immediately handed over the servants to prepare the carriages and horses to go to see his grandfather.

Mrs. Xiao Xiao Su has been in charge of the chamber of commerce for decades. He is conscientious, kind, and fair, and is deeply respected by the merchants. However, since the death of his son, Xiao Su has the desire to retire and intends to devote himself to raising and teaching his grandson Xiao Nianyou.

But all the merchants unanimously persuaded them to stay. Although Xiao Su is temporarily still in the position of chairman, he has dealt with few things, and many of them have been assigned to the vice chairman of the chamber of commerce, or other directors.

But there was an unforeseen situation, at the height of the stage, vice-guild Liu fell ill, and Xiao Su gradually let Xiao Nianyou share the burden and learned to deal with these matters.

Although Xiao Nianyou seemed a little frivolous and impatient compared to the older generation, he was indeed a business genius, and he was well-informed by Xiao Su. There are signs of gradually taking over Xiao Su.

Xiao Su was also very happy with this kind of performance, and he was happy to have a leisurely time, and he began to search for mountains and ask questions all year round.

Xiao Su advocated Taoism, believed in Huang Lao's theory, and emphasized inaction.

Ever since Xiao Nianyou was able to handle the affairs of the chamber of commerce, he lived in Xiao's courtyard all year round to grow flowers and plants, and often went to the nearby Xuanzhen Taoist temple to meditate and clean up. fix it.

Xiao Nianyou will go to the other courtyard to visit Old Master Xiao Su.

The Xiao Family’s Bieyuan here is the same as the Bieyuan where the Flower Appreciation and Poetry Competition was held before. It is built on the middle of the mountain.

The environment here in the villa is pure and clear, with cliffs on three sides, and only one mountain road leading to the villa in the middle of the mountain. ".

Xuanzhen Taoist Temple is not big, it only has one main hall—Sanqing Hall, plus five or six houses. Every day is not as good as one day.

Xiao Su advocated Buddhism and Taoism, and has been subsidizing Taoist temples and adding incense money to temples.If the Xuanzhen Taoist Temple had not been supported by the Xiao family, I am afraid that this Taoist temple would have fallen into decline.

The master of the Taoist temple, Ziyang Zhenren, is already an old man in his 70s. He is a real Daoist with profound Taoism and outstanding morality.

Xiao Su often came to discuss scriptures and Taoism with Master Ziyang, and the two became friends after coming and going.

Master Ziyang was in charge of a dilapidated Taoist temple, but he was also powerless, so he simply gave Xiao Su dozens of houses next to the Taoist temple to build a villa and live there all year round.

Old Master Xiao understood Ziyang's intentions, so he readily agreed.

Mrs. Xiao was thoughtful, and when building the manor, he specially considered the overall layout of the Taoist temple. Therefore, after the completion of the construction, not only did not change the layout of the Taoist temple, but increased the solemnity and grandeur of the Taoist temple.

As the saying goes, "Buddhas rely on gold clothing, people rely on clothing." Taoist temples have come up outside and inside, and gradually more people have come. Taoism seems to be showing signs of rising. Of course, it may also be due to the influence of the richest man in the capital.

If you look closely, Princess Linghua and this Ziyang real person also had a relationship once, but the Princess Linghua at that time was not the current Princess Linghua.

When Princess Linghua was in a coma, the royal family rushed to the doctor in a hurry and recruited capable people from various sects and sects to the palace, and because of the profound Taoism, the real Ziyang was also recruited to summon the princess's soul. see once.

Xiao Nianyou came all the way to the other courtyard, at this time old man Xiao was playing chess with Master Ziyang, when he saw Xiao Nianyou coming, he stopped his hands and shouted from a distance: "Lady Xiao."

Xiao Nianyou is a junior, so naturally he should greet Master Ziyang: "Long time no see, Master Ziyang."

Immortal Ziyang looked at Xiao Nianyou carefully, and said with a chuckle, "Are you all right, little layman?"

Then Master Ziyang laughed again: "The little layman has peach blossoms on his face, but there is a hint of melancholy between his brows. It seems that he is trapped by love, or hurt by things in his heart? I hope that little layman can't force everything, the so-called impermanence of heaven , people’s hearts are uncertain, and you need to let go of your heart and let nature take its course before you can get the usual way and walk the way.”

This Ziyang real person has been seeking the Tao for many years, and he always speaks out some common sense unconsciously.

Xiao Nianyou's heart was awe-inspiring, he thought that this old Taoist priest really had sharp eyes, he could see the unspeakable things in his heart at a glance.

Xiao Nianyou felt respect in his heart, and he saluted Master Ziyang: "Thank you for the teaching, Taoist priest, Nianyou is very grateful!"

Master Ziyang saw that Xiao Nianyou came to the Taoist temple at this time, he must not have come here to cultivate his mind and nature, to visit mountains and rivers, but to find Mr. Xiao for business, so he didn't stay long, and after saying goodbye to Mr. Xiao, he returned to Xuanzhen Temple .

Old Master Xiao also saw that his grandson's visit this time was unusual, and he had something in his mind that was hard to decide. After the old Taoist priest left, Old Master Xiao looked at Xiao Nianyou with a smile and said: "You look hesitant, but something difficult happened to the Chamber of Commerce, it is difficult to make a decision. A decision? Or is there another battle in the palace that will harm the chamber of commerce?"

Mrs. Xiao knew very well that in the past two years, Xiao Nianyou has become more and more comfortable handling the affairs of the chamber of commerce, and there are very few difficult things to trouble him, especially since this year, this grandson has become more sophisticated and mature in handling things. It was very satisfying to him.

Therefore, it would be difficult to execute Xiao Nianyou, and it must be unusual for him to come to him at this time.

Xiao Nianyou told his grandfather Xiao Su what Liu Yan told him and what happened in the court recently, and then said: "Grandson feels that the incident is too unusual. , I dare not make a decision, so I came to ask Grandpa for advice.”

After listening to Xiao Nianyou's narration, Mrs. Xiao already had a general understanding of the general situation inside and outside the court. Mrs. Xiao also felt that it was difficult to deal with. She frowned and thought for a long time. I am afraid that this time the Xiao family will encounter a catastrophe.

Mrs. Xiao had heard a little about the Taimiao incident, and heard about the empress dowager being grounded by the current emperor. Yes, now it seems that these are not rumors, but actual facts.

It is no secret that the Liu family and the Queen Mother are close. The Liu family still manages some industries in the chamber of commerce in private, so they can be regarded as members of the chamber of commerce.

Although Mrs. Xiao does not shy away from words such as collusion between government and businessmen, the conspiracy of money and power has existed since ancient times. As long as he does not participate in power struggles or political struggles, Mrs. Xiao does not mind "collusion between government and businessmen."

He is just a pure businessman. To him, the "collusion between government and businessmen" is just for money. What is rare is that Mrs. Xiao has always kept these two extremely close relationships separate and clear.

But now the emperor is trying his best to suppress the Liu family. On the surface, the demotion is not worth mentioning, but anyone who understands knows that this is attacking the Queen Mother's power.

After all, the queen mother is the emperor's biological mother, he can't do anything to the queen mother, and the queen mother's power is deeply rooted, and it will not take a day or two to eradicate it, so I have to start from her wings, step by step, slowly evacuate the power.

Old Mrs. Xiao frowned and thought for a while, then said to Xiao Nianyou: "The current situation, we can only wait and see how it changes. You can neither agree to the Queen Mother, nor can you simply refuse. There is still a period of time before the next tax payment period. Watch patiently."

Mrs. Xiao's calm and decisive feeling was revealed, his eyes were deep, accumulated decades of experience, he paused, and then continued: "Also, you must find a way to inform Ling Hua about this matter. Princess, the emperor trusts Her Highness Princess Linghua more, if she can get the help of the princess, things will be much easier."

Xiao Nianyou smiled, nodded his head, in fact, he originally planned to do so in his heart, it came from his grandfather, it seemed to be more sure and made him more sure.

The night is deep and the moon is very bright.

After the storm, the palace was not as peaceful as Xiangzhong wanted. After the prince's wedding, the emperor felt various pressures from inside and outside the court, and his originally weak body became more and more intermittent.

Just when the situation had just been settled, and there were still many follow-up and even unknown issues to be dealt with, the emperor supported his weak body and sat firmly in the court. , and secretly mobilized troops.

Since Wei Qi was killed and the heads of the eight chiefs of the imperial guards were removed during the Crown Prince's coronation ceremony, the bloody lessons made all parties more cautious, preferring to hide their strengths and bide their time, and dare not act rashly.

King Xian, the uncle of the current emperor, was in the Taimiao when the crown prince was crowned, but he was in charge of the internal and external military defenses with Princess Linghua. Together with others, Wei Qi's rebellion was quelled. ,

But at the same time, it also made the emperor a little suspicious. If the emperor had not received a secret report in advance and eliminated Wei Qi first, it is unknown whether the virtuous king would still sincerely help him.

King Xian also knew this, although he wanted to watch the development of the situation at that time, but when Princess Linghua could not be seen, he immediately turned his horse's head to help the emperor calm down the chaos, but he also understood that this could not dispel the emperor's suspicion.

Moreover, King Xian knows that the reason why the emperor has not dealt with him now is that he is jealous of the military power in his hands, and he will also use the military power in his hands to contain the pressure of the Queen Mother and the Monan Grassland behind the Queen Mother, and naturally there are various dark forces.

Now, since the emperor has already started to attack the influence of the queen mother, once the influence of the queen mother is removed, he must be the next one.

The virtuous king understood this in his heart, and this was his last chance, after that, he, the virtuous king, would have no chance to do anything else.

(End of this chapter)