Chapter 474 Li Shimin: Let me show you the excitement
"I'm not bragging. The colored glaze we have here is definitely of high quality and low price, and great value for money. Look at the quality, look at the color, look at the craftsmanship. It's definitely top-notch. If you put it in those stores outside,
, you will definitely not be able to take it away if you don’t have ten thousand sons and eight thousand guan. From my place——"
The vendor setting up the stall waved his hand proudly.
"Chenghui will take this thing you have in your hand and give you a beautifully made glass lamp. Take it out, it's beautiful and honorable..."
Seeing Zhang Sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, the two squatted on the ground without speaking for a long time.
The hawker who set up the stall saw three people who were beautifully dressed and had extraordinary bearings. They were lingering in front of his stall. He thought that business was coming, so he recommended them to the two people very enthusiastically.
Even if Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were determined, their hearts almost slowed down a beat when they heard this price.
Only selling for one hundred coins!
This is not about beating the marrow and sucking blood, it is about crushing the bones and scattering ashes.
Changsun Wuji raised his head, gave the vendor a thoughtful look, nodded slightly, and put down the glass in his hand.
“As expected, they are all of excellent quality…”
Changsun Wuji praised him a lot, turned around and left.
There is no need to ask the source.
Your Majesty's steel sword, which he borrowed from Wang Zi'an, has been raised high and is unstoppable. Anyone who tries to stop or pry will probably gain little benefit.
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Wang family.
When Wang Gui returned home, Wang Yan had already woken up faintly.
When Dr. Tang saw that Wang Yan had regained consciousness, he picked up his pen and wrote another prescription. He gave a few instructions without saying much. He directly received the consultation fee and hurried back with a few apprentices.
It's no different now than it used to be.
busy!
In the past, when I was in the palace, although I had to treat the concubines, princes, grandsons, and dignitaries, my life was generally quite leisurely, but it is different now.
Sitting in the hospital, we receive hundreds of patients every day, and we are so busy every day that our feet never touch the floor.
As more people were treated, more difficult and complicated diseases were seen.
I no longer need to be so cautious when using needles and medicines, and strive to be safe. After letting go, I feel that my thoughts have become clearer.
In less than three months, the previously stagnant medical skills have made subtle progress.
The most important thing is that the income has increased visibly.
He estimated that if he continued like this, he would be able to save enough money to buy a small courtyard near the hospital without waiting for these apprentices to graduate.
Finally I can have my own yard.
I’m excited just thinking about it——
Dr. Tang was sent away, and everyone else was also sent away.
Looking at Wang Yan lying on the hospital bed, Wang Gui could not help but frown.
"How many times have I told you that you should avoid greed and impatience when doing things, but you just can't listen. Now you know how powerful it is -"
Wang Gui's face looked very ugly.
"I was careless in this matter. I am ashamed of the trust my family has placed in me. I will definitely give an explanation to my family afterwards. But, second uncle, now is not the time to hold people accountable. The question now is what should I do?"
Wang Gui frowned and pondered for a while.
"The other party has obviously been planning this matter for a long time. Now this situation is beyond repair. What we need to consider now is how to stop the loss and how to end it-"
When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but cough rapidly again, and his face became even paler.
Wang Gui glanced at his nephew, who was not much younger than himself, and wanted to scold him a few more times, but seeing his weak look, he finally did not say anything.
"A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. Although our Wang family suffered heavy losses this time, it may not be a good thing."
"Good thing?"
When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but be startled.
Your family's fortune has been completely ruined. Do you call this a good thing?
If he hadn't known that his brother-in-law was a wise man with a calm personality and great wisdom, he would have thought that this guy was out of his mind.
He suppressed the annoyance in his heart, struggled, and sat up on the bed.
"Second uncle, why did you say this——"
Wang Gui sighed, walked to the window, looked at the empty sky outside, and said with some emotion.
"Do you still remember the ancestral motto of our Wang family and the foundation of our family?"
Wang Yan was silent for a while after hearing this.
"Poetry and calligraphy are passed down from generation to generation, farming and reading establish the world."
Wang Gui nodded slightly, turned around, and looked at Wang Yan, who looked a little gloomy.
"You are indeed a good hand at managing the family business. In recent years, under your management, our Wang family's industry has developed rapidly and has more than doubled compared to before."
Having said this, Wang Gui shook his head with a complicated tone.
"Our Wang family is like flowers blooming and fire cooking oil. It seems prosperous, but it has indeed laid the foundation for disaster. Many descendants only know the latest family property and have forgotten the teachings of their ancestors. Although there are many people in the clan today, there are still many descendants who study hard.
How many people are there? How many descendants are there who are willing to work hard in the fields and are successful in learning? Many people are so drunk that they have long forgotten the teachings of their ancestors, so there are talented but unvirtuous people like Wang Tong and Wang Yuan.
The scum of the family, if things continue like this, our Wang family will not be far away from destruction——"
When Wang Yan heard this, his expression changed involuntarily, his lips moved a few times, but in the end he still did not speak.
Now that he has been plotted against, the family business has been severely damaged, and hundreds of years of savings have continued to be wiped out.
Even if no one in the family has said it yet, he knows that he is not far away from relinquishing his position as the head of the family.
Looking at the Wang family now, the only person who can support the family is this uncle who usually doesn't interfere with family affairs.
"Now that our Wang family's frivolous wealth has come in, we can also take the opportunity to wash away the brilliance and reiterate the ancestral precepts. As long as our family inheritance continues and our connections are still there, why bother with a little frivolous wealth? Even if it is scattered once, it will eventually come together again.
.”
Having said this, he frowned slightly, glanced at the sick Wang Yan, and shook his head slightly.
"Although you are shrewd, you are unwilling to study hard. You have little cleverness, but it is difficult to have great wisdom. After all, your vision is low. A mere setback can make you unstable and even faint and vomit blood - why is this..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Yan was silent for a long time after hearing this. After all, he was still upset.
"Second uncle, having said that, our Wang family is a century-old family and a prominent family in the world. How can we be tricked and bullied like this? If word spreads, what will be the face of our Wang family? Who in the world will respect our Wang family anymore? So,
Even if we don't care about those properties, we must make the little boy who is hiding behind our backs pay the price with blood, so that the people of the world know that our Wang family cannot be bullied, humiliated, or deceived..."
Wang Gui was silent after hearing this.
He also knew that Wang Yan was right.
If the Wang family just admits its failure in silence and doesn't speak out about other people's opinions, I'm afraid that this will cause rifts within the family, or even fall apart.
When a family cannot maintain the interests and dignity of the family, who will be willing to unite under the banner of the family and be proud of it?
He was silent for a long time, then turned around and stared at Wang Yan sharply, without blinking.
"What are you going to do?"
Wang Yan gritted his teeth, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes.
"Immediately send people to the East Market to catch all the thieves who are selling at stalls or going to various glass shops to sell. At the same time, immediately report it to the official, saying that the warehouse of our Wang family's glass business has been stolen, and a large amount of precious glass has been stolen.
Requesting the government to send troops to assist in the investigation——"
When it comes to this, Wang Yan speaks every word.
"Our Wang family has worked hard for hundreds of years, and our disciples are all over the government and the public. Now it's time to use this resource. Immediately send someone with my family leader's seal and generous gifts to come to ask for help - I am dead and cold. I believe they will
I will never sit back and watch..."
Wang Gui couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
"Don't you know that His Majesty's shadow is behind this matter?"
When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile.
"So what if he knows? Is it possible that he would brave the disapproval of the world and take the initiative to admit it? As a monarch, if we use these despicable methods against a family like ours that has been doing good deeds and a century-old family, we are not afraid of causing turmoil in the world.
Material discussion? So, I guess, he will not jump out directly to make trouble - our Wang family warehouse has been stolen, and the court does not care, doesn't it allow us to come forward to catch the thief ourselves? "
Seeing Wang Gui hesitate to speak, Wang Yan stared at him with burning eyes.
"The Wang family cannot be insulted. After this incident, I will take the initiative to step down as the head of the family and think about my mistakes behind closed doors. From now on, the management of the children in the family will be decided by you. Whether you reiterate the ancestral precepts or clean up the family tradition, it is up to you - the family
Chaos started with me and ended with me. Whether our Wang family can be reborn from nirvana will be left to you..."
Wang Gui stood in silence for a long time, and finally nodded gently.
East Market.
Along the way, even with the temperament of Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, they couldn't help but feel frightened.
But on this street, they found a dozen vendors setting up stalls selling colored glaze.
In other words, they can no longer be called hawkers, because even if they sell the colored glaze for the price of cabbage, the carts of colored glaze are enough to be called wealthy.
Amidst the excitement and shock, there was a trace of unspeakable weirdness.
These vendors selling food along the street are more of a signal than selling food.
There are a lot of people watching the excitement and asking about the price, but most of them are ordinary people or from small wealthy families. Luxuries like colored glaze that were out of reach in the past have suddenly reached the stage where they can touch it, so they naturally want to buy it.
They went home to show off. The real upper-class people all seemed to smell something unusual.
Everyone passed by in a hurry, as if avoiding the plague, without even asking a question.
There was a long silence.
Fang Xuanling still couldn't help but stop, looked at Li Shimin with his hands behind his back, and said in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, will this cause any trouble?"
Li Shimin smiled, stretched out his palm, and gently patted Fang Xuanling on the shoulder.
"What can go wrong? Everyone is just doing business safely - could it be that in our Tang Dynasty, we can't even do normal business..."
Having said this, Li Shimin greeted with a smile.
"Forget it, it seems that I overestimated their courage after all. I'm afraid there won't be much excitement here today. It's going to be noon soon, why don't we stop by Wang Zi'an's place to sit...
"
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling couldn't help but were speechless.
Your Majesty, do you call this a smooth road?
It’s much closer for us to go back to the palace from here than to Chang’an Marquis, okay?——
When the two of them were complaining in their hearts, they saw people shouting and neighing at the end of the street, causing a huge chaos. Li Shimin couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly, while Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji couldn't help but look at each other with a hint of surprise in their eyes.
This is the East Market, not far from the Imperial City.
Although it cannot be said that the security is tight, Wuhou patrolling the city can be seen everywhere. Who dares to act recklessly here?
However, before they could figure it out, a group of elite guards armed with swords and sticks rushed over.
"Go away, go away - the Wang family is catching thieves, and other people will avoid it -"
Without saying a word, he rudely and arbitrarily dispersed the crowd of people who had gathered in front of the major glass vendors to watch. Seeing that Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were still "standing stupidly" in place, the leading man frowned.
Wrinkled, he pushed it over.
The moment the leading man took action, many men in the crowd couldn't help but commotion. Li Shimin shook his head slightly without leaving a trace, and then they quietly retreated with the crowd. But they didn't go far, and just stood there.
The people nearby looked at the actions in front of them and were ready to make an attack at any time.
Just kidding, His Majesty and the two Prime Ministers are here.
In fact, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji are really not too worried.
Although they could not compare with Qin Shu, Bao Cheng Yaojin and other full-time generals, they were once experienced men on the battlefield. A few ordinary people could never get into their hands. What's more, they really didn't believe that anyone would dare to do it in broad daylight.
, killing people near the imperial city.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, when the leading man pushed, they took a few steps back in cooperation.
Fortunately, the target of this group of people was not them. With a wave of their hands, they immediately surrounded the carriages and horses setting up stalls selling colored glaze.
"You are so audacious. You stole the glass from our Wang family and you dare to sell it on the street? Aren't you afraid of the king's legal sanctions?"
After saying that, he waved his hand.
"Catch them all—"
Listening to the shouts of these people, many people couldn't help but have suspicious looks on their faces.
Could it be that these people really stole the Wang family’s glass?
But if they really stole their glass, why did they sell it on the street?
Shouldn't he fly away immediately?
Many people immediately smelled an unusual smell.
Probably because the incident happened so suddenly, these glass vendors didn't even react, so they were swept away by the Wang family.
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Li Yuan, who had been in bed for nearly a month, was finally able to get up.
Li Chengqian, who took the place of his father to fulfill his filial piety before his grandfather's deathbed, couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
I have been very tired recently.
While he was busy with the affairs of the East Palace, he also had to serve his sick grandfather. After more than a month of running on both sides, he was so exhausted that he even had no time to study with his brother-in-law.
At this time, the grandfather and grandson stood together, and they seemed to match each other very well.
One was so weak that he had to be helped to walk, and the other looked so haggard that he almost had dark circles under his eyes.
Standing at the door of Tai Chi Palace, Li Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at the slightly dazzling warm sun in the sky, his tone was a little sighing.
"Looks like you are really old. I think back then, when I was your age, I could fire a two-stone bow and shoot the eyes of a blue bird from a hundred steps away. Now, even a cold wind almost kills me.
…”
After speaking, he shook his head gently.
"What did my grandfather say? It was just a cold. Now that he has recovered from his illness, my grandfather will definitely be in good health and live a long life..."
Li Chengqian, who was supporting Li Yuan, quickly said with a smile.