After being brought here by Tao Yingfa, Jiang Beiran and the four of them sat in the middle hall and drank tea served by the maid.
After a while, a handsome young man in white walked into the central hall, and Tao Yingfa followed the young man in white.
"Are you the emperor?"
Looking at Jiang Beiran who was sitting at the table drinking tea, the young man in white asked in a slightly joking tone.
However, when the young man in white finished asking, the middle hall fell into silence, and no one spoke.
The young man in white frowned, walked up to Jiang Beiran and said, "What a new emperor of the Sheng Kingdom. What does he want to do when he comes to my Tao Mansion to stage a music performance?"
At this time, Mu Yao stood in front of Jiang Beiran and said: "In this hall, we only asked about the barking of dogs, but did not hear anyone's words. We just don't know where the sound of barking dogs came from."
"What a sharp-tongued girl! I will let you know who is barking!" As the young man in white said, the profound energy in his body suddenly exploded, and he was already in the realm of a great profound master.
Seeing the young man in white making rude remarks when he entered the house, Jiang Beiran knew that Tao Yingfa had brought him back to his house not to have a good talk, but to move reinforcements.
However, Jiang Beiran was very happy to see this kind of provocation. After all, whoever strikes first will be the one to blame, which will be conducive to the negotiations after he is dealt with.
Seeing that the other party was already in the realm of the Great Mystic Master, Mu Yao did not give up at all, she directly pulled out the Frost Flower Sword and blasted out her own icy blue profound energy.
"Hmph! How dare you draw your sword in front of me at the level of a profound master and seek death!" After speaking, the young master in white directly gathered the cyan profound energy on the sword, and swept towards Mu Yao like a strong wind.
"fall."
Following Jiang Beiran's whisper, the originally impressive young man in white suddenly fell to the ground like a dog, making a loud "bang" sound!
'Very good, it can also have a very good effect on the Great Mystic Master.'
Although Jiang Beiran had ten thousand ways to make the Great Mystic Master in front of him look embarrassed, but thinking that Yan Ling had never used the Great Mystic Master as a test subject, he tried it, but he didn't expect that the effect was still so outstanding.
The young man in white who fell to the ground inexplicably felt extremely embarrassed! He quickly got up in anger, stared at Mu Yao and shouted: "What kind of magic did you use!"
Mu Yao, who had no idea what was going on, said inexplicably: "You fell down by yourself, what does it have to do with me?"
"Yes, I do have some tricks. Then you can try my move again!" After saying this, the young man in white regained his momentum and leaped high into the sky. The blue mysterious energy enveloped his body like a tornado.
The momentum of this move was much more terrifying than before, which forced Mu Yao to be on guard, ready to take out her protective magic weapon to resist at any time.
"The wind is like..."
Just when the young man in white was about to call out the name of the move, Jiang Beiran whispered again: "Fall."
Then there was another "boom" sound! The young man in white fell vertically in mid-air, creating a deep pit on the ground.
Everyone in the audience was stunned. The fall just now might have been due to accident, but the second fall was obviously man-made.
The extremely embarrassed young man in white picked him up from the ground again, but this time he did not dare to say anything, but took two steps back.
'This bitch is so evil. He is just a mere Mystic Master, but he has mastered such a powerful magic method. He doesn't even know what's going on and he gets hit one after another. It's really scary.'
Of course Mu Yao was also confused. The Great Mystic Master across from her was a genuine person. His power of profound energy was stronger than hers twice. She originally thought that she would have to use the mysterious magic weapon given by her eldest father to win this battle, but in front of her eyes
This man seems to have lost his mind and does stupid things.
"Brother, are you okay?" Tao Yingfa quickly stepped forward to support his brother and asked.
"No problem." The young man in white waved his hand.
This is not because he is trying to be brave. The two falls just now were just ordinary falls, without any mysterious power attached to them. It was like an expert teasing a junior.
When the surprise slowly faded, Tao Yingfa's arrogance also subsided a little. He looked at Mu Yao and asked, "I wonder which sect the girl is a disciple of."
"Bah! Who is a disciple of some sect? Listen carefully, this girl is a disciple of the Spiritual Dragon Sect."
'Spiritual Dragon Sect...'
Hearing that Mu Yao was a member of the Linglong Sect, Tao Yingfa's remaining arrogance was completely extinguished. Just kidding... The Linglong Sect is a demon sect founded by the Xuanzong-level strongman Yin Jianghong. How can they afford to offend them?
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'Although I heard that the new emperor who came to power this time received strong support from the good and the evil, I didn't expect that Yin Jianghong would teach his disciples to serve as guards for the new emperor... If you don't give the new emperor face, you won't give him face.
Do you mean...'
Although I was still feeling unhappy, after all, no court in the Sheng Kingdom had dared to interfere in their sect's affairs, but the situation was stronger than the others. The Spirit Dragon Sect disciple in front of me was not only more powerful than him, but also had a more ruthless background.
'A good man doesn't want to suffer the loss in front of him, so I'll just bear with them this time, and then I will tell the Tang Sect Master about this. I don't believe that this little emperor can really make the sect make concessions to the court.'
After swallowing this breath, the young master in white whispered a few words to Tao Yingfa first. After he left, he put away his sword and cupped his hands towards Mu Yao and said: "It turns out that he is a disciple of Master Yin. I am disrespectful. I didn't convey the message clearly to my brother just now. I'm making trouble."
There was some misunderstanding, please forgive me."
Seeing that the other party was timid, Mu Yao put away her frost sword and retreated behind Jiang Beiran.
Knowing that the emperor in front of him was the speaker, the young man in white took a deep breath, stepped forward and saluted, "I just apologized to the emperor for my poor hospitality."
"Since it's a misunderstanding, let it pass. Is the Young Master the one who talks about this in Tao Mansion?"
"No, it's just that when my father is not at home, I manage it on my behalf. My surname is Tao, my name is Xuefeng, and I am the legitimate son of the Tao family."
"I see, then you should have heard your brother tell you why I came to your Tao Mansion."
Tao Xuefeng nodded, sat on the host's seat and said, "It's just that the emperor seems to have misunderstood something. We recruited all the workers in the mine from the village. It shouldn't be illegal to recruit workers, right?"
The farmer who had been watching from the side immediately became anxious when he heard this. He picked up the pitchfork and shouted: "You blind beast! It's obviously you who forced us to go! Why did you recruit us! I
Cross you to death!"
After speaking, he raised his pitchfork and struck Tao Xuefeng. After doing so, he did not forget to look at Jiang Beiran and explain: "Your Majesty! You can't believe what this evil person says. This pretty boy is not a good guy at first sight!"
After appeasing the farmer, Jiang Beiran looked at Tao Xuefeng and asked: "In this case, can you let me go to the mine and ask the workers? If they are really voluntary, then I will no longer interfere with this matter. If they are not voluntary,
How about asking Master Tao to return them to their own village?"
After hearing this, Tao Xuefeng's expression hardened, and he felt like he was being roasted on a fire. If he agreed to the new emperor's request this time and let those workers go, what if the new emperor went to inspect their Tao family's properties elsewhere?
What should I do? Is it possible to let them all go?
Don't agree... He doesn't know what consequences he will suffer. If Yin Jianghong comes knocking on the door, he will become the sinner of the Tao family.
In a dilemma, Tao Fengxue changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, you must have had a hard time traveling all the way over the mountains and ridges. How about we have a meal first and then discuss this matter after we finish the meal?"
After taking a sip of tea, Jiang Beiran replied: "Master Tao, you have to wait for your father to return. It doesn't matter, I can wait."
Hearing that his plan to procrastinate was spoken by the emperor in an understatement, and with a completely indifferent appearance, Tao Fengxue felt a little inferior to him inexplicably, so his mind became hot and he made a decision: "Your Majesty, you are overthinking this matter. I will make the decision on this matter myself."
Well, I can ask the emperor to go to our mine and question the workers, but if they really volunteer to work for our Tao family, should your emperor apologize to our Tao family?"
Jiang Beiran laughed, looked at Tao Fengxue and said, "I'm afraid your Tao family won't be able to bear it."
In an instant, Tao Fengxue felt a huge pressure coming towards him, as if his head had been hit hard with a blunt instrument.
‘How is it possible!? Aren’t only ordinary people capable of becoming emperor!? Why is this emperor so powerful!?’
In a panic, Tao Fengxue, who was increasingly lacking in confidence, felt that his head was a little dizzy, and he also felt regretful about what he had just agreed to recklessly.
'Why am I so impulsive!'
Just when Tao Fengxue was filled with regret, a powerful voice came from outside.
"Welcome your distinguished guest. I'm late, so please welcome your distinguished guest, Haihan!"
Hearing this voice, Tao Fengxue breathed a sigh of relief. The backbone of their Tao family was back.
Jiang Beiran was a little regretful. He had just provoked Tao Fengxue a little, which could have exposed more flaws in him, but this time his father came back, and he naturally had no chance to speak.
After a while, a middle-aged man with a long beard walked into the middle hall. He looked at Tao Fengxue who was sitting in the director's seat and said, "Feng'er, did you entertain the distinguished guests well?"
Tao Fengxue immediately went up to him and replied: "Reporting to my father, there was a small misunderstanding at the beginning, but now it has been made clear. The child is planning to invite the emperor to have dinner at his house."
The middle-aged man glanced at the deep hole on the ground, then smiled and said: "That's good." After saying that, he looked at Jiang Beiran and said: "This must be the emperor. I, Tao Yangbo, just returned from the Lei Ming Sect. I accidentally
I have come to pick you up, please don’t blame me."
'Well... the older ones are more likely to cause trouble than the younger ones.'
In one sentence, he first expressed his stance that he did not intend to quarrel, and then used the Lei Ming Sect to suppress himself. It can be said that he is neither humble nor arrogant.
"Consul Tao is very polite. I came unexpectedly. It is normal that Consul Tao is not here."
Sitting on the vacant host's seat, Tao Boyang said again: "I heard from Quanzi that the emperor is here because of the mine?"
"Exactly." Jiang Beiran nodded, "I wonder if Consul Tao knows about the new decree I have issued?"
"I know, of course I know. There are notices posted all over the streets, and there are people reading them. It's hard for me not to know. The emperor's thunderous methods are really eye-opening for me."
"Then why did Mr. Tao arrest the villagers of Xinhe Village to mine for you?"
After hearing this, Tao Yangbo sighed and said, "Oh, I have my own reasons too. Although the Tao Mansion is backed by the Lei Ming Sect and is usually very prestigious, only I know how hard it is."
Although what Tao Yangbo said was a bit ambiguous, the moment he said it, it was equivalent to him admitting that he had indeed arrested the villagers for mining, instead of making some poor excuses like his son.
'The old fox wants to play the emotional card?'
In Jiang Beiran's guess, Tao Yangbo continued: "Every month, I have to provide thousands of spiritual stones to the Lei Ming Sect, as well as food, minerals, paper, silk and other things. If I can't pay in full, what will I do?"
The lives of the whole family are also in danger."
After hearing Tao Yangbo's words, a white light suddenly flashed in Jiang Beiran's mind.
'yes!'
Jiang Beiran suddenly realized that he had been thinking wrong. As the emperor, he should not be dealing with those sects. Even if Shi'an and Yin Jianghong gave him support, if he had to force it, he could suppress it for a while, but these sects would definitely
Treat him as a thorn in your side and deal with him quickly.
Moreover, the policy of coercion cannot be used for a long time no matter who it is, because wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance.
Only a win-win situation is the best model that can keep the relationship between the two parties going.
I have been thinking about how to make those sects change their minds, but I don't know why sect leaders like Guan Shi'an lack understanding of the people at the bottom. There is only one reason. They do not "exploit" the people with their own hands at all. Every sect
Almost every family has a "folk spokesperson", just like the Ye family and the Shao family, which are ranked first and second in Jiyuan Town. They seem to be majestic, but in fact they are just handymen for the Sifang Sect and the Full Moon Sect.
For cultivators, cultivation is the top priority. As for low-level work such as digging spiritual stones, growing vegetables, raising silkworms, etc., they will naturally not do it and leave it all to the families of their subordinates.
And these subordinate families have to ensure that they complete their tasks and make money from them. Naturally, only the common people suffer.
So at this moment Jiang Beiran realized that what he wanted to deal with was not those sects, but the wealthy families under the sects!
Only by making these aristocratic families understand that the only way to make money is to exploit the people, can the people live a comfortable life. Of course, this is easier said than done. After all, no one will think that they make too much money, even if they exploit the people.
It only allows them to earn a few more taels of silver, but it is all in vain.
There is no cost in bullying the people anyway.
Therefore, letting these families exploit the people in this way is a great waste of the people's potential. A perfect social structure can achieve a win-win situation, and there is no need to oppress the people into what they are now.
After thinking about this, Jiang Beiran instantly changed some of the blueprint in his mind to make it more perfect.
Seeing the emperor suddenly stunned, Tao Yangbo asked: "But what did I say wrongly? Did it make the emperor unhappy?"
"No." Jiang Beiran waved his hand: "I can understand Consul Tao's difficulties, but things must be resolved one after another. I still have to take care of the affairs of the villagers of Xinhe Village."