Not anyone can firmly say "no" when faced with the position of heir to the Hou Mansion.
Moreover, Huan Li was not hypocritically taking retreat in order to advance. After a short period of thinking, Huan Li answered without a trace of hesitation.
"Why?" Nan'an Hou and Hu Yuan asked in unison. The difference was that Nan'an Hou was calm and calm, while Hu Yuan asked angrily.
Even if Nan'an Hou glanced at him, he could not shut up Hu Yuan. He impatiently lectured Huan Li, "Do you know what you are talking about? Bastard, is this something you can decide alone? You
He is my eldest son. He studied at the age of six. He never slacked off even in the scorching summer or cold winter. What was the purpose of all these years of hard work? Think about your mother again. Didn’t you always want to uphold your mother’s reputation and become the pride of the family? This
Position not only represents honor and status, but also represents responsibility for the family. You are my eldest son, and this should be your responsibility!"
Sometimes when I listen to his father speak, I feel that this man is actually a sensible person.
Huan Li said calmly, "All these years of hard work are to understand the truth, to protect the people you want to protect, to stand up and seek justice for yourself when you are unfair, and to gain a foothold in this world. It is not for the family.
It’s not for father’s selfish reasons.”
"It's to be myself, not to clean up the aftermath for those greedy tribesmen and whitewash the peace!" Huan Li said coldly and sarcastically.
"Aloof! Ignorant!" Hu Yuan said angrily, "What do you know? Do you think His Highness the Third Prince really took a fancy to your talent when he recruited you? He just wanted to use this case to show off his integrity and integrity!
He wants to make our Hu family a stepping stone for him, to show that he is upright and selfless! He is showing his kindness to Qingliu! If your surname is not Hu, who do you think would look at you twice!"
"Are you Wen Ke, who can control the world, or Wu Ke, who can determine the world! Don't be dazzled by the praises from the outside! You are just a middle-aged person. Because of the Hu family, you have your current status!" Hu Yuan pointed at Huan Li's face.
Tip of the nose scolded, "There are tens of millions of people like you in the world. Everyone wants to make a career. Why can you do it but they can't? It's because your surname is Hu!"
"Who do you think paved this Qingyun Avenue for you? Is it you? It's the Hu family! Without the Hu family, who are you? Who do you think you are!" Hu Yuan gasped violently. He scolded too hard, and for a moment
His eyes were black, his body was shaking, and he stretched out his hands to support the cold floor tiles while still scolding Huan Li, "How many people have worked hard all their lives just to stand at your starting point; how many people have not the slightest bit of intelligence or talent."
It’s not bad, but it’s hard to achieve your ambitions in life because you don’t have a family to support you!”
"Because of the Hu family, you can avoid those dirty things, you can live an upright and bright life, and you can say the word 'no' innocently and ignorantly!" Hu Yuan asked a series of questions, "Without the Hu family, who are you?
You are nothing! You are no different from all the living beings outside. Because of the Hu family, you are where you are now!"
"You still dare to say 'no'! Are you worthy of saying this word? How much family support have you enjoyed? You hate me and look down on me, but remember! The one who enlightened you was the Hanlin bachelor, and the one who taught you martial arts was the ban
Master Wei, the highest level of the Hu family's swordsmanship, and the side branches other than the fifth server are not even qualified to take a peek! What is the reason for this! The reason is that you are my son!"
"You think I don't know what happened in the inner library because you asked your cousin to come to me and tell me that you didn't want to give up your place to An Ran, but I didn't force you! I don't like you, but I will give it to you.
Here you go! Dressed in silk and decorated with beautiful jade, riding a horse and drawing a strong bow, among the sons of princes and princes in the imperial capital, who can you compare to?"
"But how did you repay me! Zhou is not careful, you have to make the matter known to the whole emperor! Regarding the Zhou family's case, you will come as soon as you are summoned to make suggestions for the Third Highness to expose the Yan family's case.
Clan members, you arrested twelve, and the steward of the house, you arrested three!" Zhou Yuan's eyes were splitting, and he said in a hateful voice, "You are eating everything inside and outside! You are ungrateful! This is how you repay me and the family!"
Hu Yuan's words were well-founded and reasonable. Thirty years of life experience, twenty years of career as a prince, and official influence were not given in vain. Huan Li's face turned slightly pale. At this moment, Hu Yuan shouted angrily,
"You still have the nerve to sit down, kneel down!"
Fine beads of sweat soaked into his temples. Marquis Nan'an saw a bead of sweat sliding down his temples. Huan Li felt guilty with the naked eye. The sweat in his palms made it difficult for him to hold on to the hard handrail. He had to use a larger handrail.
Use your strength to calm your mind.
Huan Li did not move, did not stand up, and did not kneel down.
His side face was as hard as a stone in the candlelight, but when he spoke, his voice was hoarse, "You did the Yan family's affairs yourself. The military rations were also your handiwork. I have no guilt, and I am not wrong."
"Then let me tell you, every mouthful of food you eat at the Hu family, every mouthful of water you drink, there is blood from the Yan family in it, not to mention all the dirty tricks of mine. If you want to be innocent and be alone,
Never possible!"
Huan Li's expression was no longer moved at all. He asked, "Why does father do these things? Is it for money?"
"The Yan family not only married a daughter of the Liu family for their son, but also repeatedly supported the messy members of the Liu family. They hold important responsibilities such as Nanyi's food and grass, and such lucrative jobs, but they don't know how to advance or retreat! How can they not die!"
"Nanyi grain and grass are related to the survival of my grandfather and uncle and their war in Nanyi. How dare you interfere with this!"
"This is not what you should ask!" Hu Yuan roared like a tiger!
Marquis Nan'an suddenly interrupted, "I also want to ask, what do you think?"
Marquis Nan'an's voice was not high, but his eyes were as unfathomable as the deep sea. Even Huan Li beside him couldn't help but slow down his breathing. Hu Yuan's face was pale, "I don't have a son. I don't know that the Niu family dares to
You are so audacious to replace military rations with second-rate rations! If you had known about it, I would have killed them a thousand times with a stick! Father! No son!"
"So, you don't know about the collusion with Zhennan Palace to smuggle jade?" Nan'an Hou asked.
"My son really doesn't know!"
Hu Yuan's face was full of sadness, "I know no one will believe what I say now. Father, Nanyi is the cornerstone of the family. No matter how stupid my son is, he will never tamper with Nanyi's military rations! My son has indeed accepted some of the filial piety from the Zhou family.
, the accounts are clear every year, is it worth the son's risk of beheading to collude with the Zhennan Palace to smuggle jade for more than a hundred thousand silver every year, father!"
"How did you divide the Yan family's wealth?"
Hu Yuan was trembling all over, and he opened his mouth, but no sound came out. Nan'an Hou picked up the herbal tea beside his hand and handed it to him. Hu Yuan reached out to take it. Nan'an Hou flicked his wrist, and a cup of herbal tea was poured on Hu Yuan.
face.
Marquis Nan'an only had one word, "Say!"
"Liu Zhong gets 30%, and I get 70%."
Bang--
Marquis Nan'an slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground and broke it into several pieces. He stared at Hu Yuan with eyes that were like a circling hurricane that was about to break out at any time. Hu Yuan's face was pale, with fear, regret, and pain intertwined on his face.
He kowtowed deeply and said, "Please, father, take care of yourself! Don't be angry about me, an unfilial son!"
Huan Li was also shocked. Although he had expected it, the feeling of hearing what Hu Yuan said in person was still completely different. Or maybe he was looking forward to hearing a different answer from Hu Yuan's mouth.
Although hope is so slim.
Marquis Nan'an's expression became even colder. He did not ask Hu Yuan any more questions, but said, "An Li, you said -"
Huan Li's soul was still in shock. He didn't understand for a moment, so he looked at Nan'an Hou. Nan'an Hou said, "Tell him, is this silver or a knife on the neck of my Nan'an Hou family?"
Huan Li pursed his lips, and his voice was a little dry, "There are no secrets in the imperial capital, let alone the matter of the Yan family sacrificing their wealth and asking for lives. The Yan family will not be the only ones looking for the Hu family. Even if this matter is confidential, the Yan family is like
He is extremely wealthy, and the final destination of his family wealth is not focused on one family or two families. This matter is by no means a secret. It has never been brought out, probably because my grandfather Jian is in the heart of the emperor."
Marquis Nan'an looked over, and Huan Li said what he had been keeping in his heart, "If I have a grudge against the Marquis Nan'an's mansion, I will hold on to this and wait until my life is at risk to expose it."
"Keep talking!" Marquis Nan'an said, "Say everything you think of!"
"My father had some previous plans to seize the merchants' wealth. Regarding the jade matter, even if there is no evidence, countless people will suspect that the Zhou Niu family is responsible for my father. It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not. If your majesty believes it, my grandfather will be there."
Nanyi's management over the years will also be questioned." Huan Li said softly, "If there is someone who covets Nanyi's military power, and if my father really has nothing to do with the jade case, this is a series of schemes that follow the trend, and the meaning is
Seize the power of Nanyi!"
Hu Yuan couldn't believe it, "Who would spend more than ten years designing such a conspiracy? How many variables will there be in more than ten years, and who has such certainty?"
"You don't need to be sure. If it were me, I would analyze the case of the Yan family. The Zhou family is bold and dark-hearted, with few scruples. They are villains with great ambitions and limited talents. First, use the grain draft to seduce them, replace the old grain with new grain, and concentrate on
Exchanging grain for old grain is a huge profit. Then their hearts are raised. Originally, the grain payment from Zhili was replaced by the grain payment from Guangxi and Guangxi. The thousands of miles of waterway in the middle were replaced with goods nearby, which not only saved a lot of money.
A small amount of customs tax, white-collar travel expenses, and military rations are all subsidized by travel expenses. This comes and goes, and another profit is made. Feed the Zhou family's appetite, and then just try to make the Zhou family aware of the huge benefits of the gems.
The land of Nanyi is connected to the southwest. The southwest produces a lot of jade, and Nanyi happens to be where my grandfather is stationed. Such a piece of fat meat will definitely be coveted by the Zhou family. Whether it is his father personally coming to open up the joints of the southwest army, or the Zhou family using money to smash it.
, can be smashed open."
Huan Li said calmly, "With people like the Zhou family, even if it is not this kind of thing, there will be other things. It is too easy to seduce the Zhou family from childhood to major. And the father's love for the Zhou family is known to the world.
."
"It takes a century-old prince's mansion that has been kept in the emperor's heart for more than ten years to sink him into a quagmire and make him unable to argue. It's really amazing." Huan Li sighed with emotion.
Hu Yuan could only support his weak body by putting his hands on the ground. The coldness of the floor tiles was like Huan Li's calm analysis, which ran down the palms of his hands and reached his heart. Marquis Nan'an's eyes were like swords. Huan Li habitually put his hands on his knees and kept his back straight.
The portraits of ancestors wearing armor on the wall looked at everything in the ancestral hall condescendingly and mysteriously. Outside the window, the wind howled.
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