Invincible son

Chapter 201 200 [Holy Will and Papyrus]

It is a great oppressive force for the vast majority of officials when the prime minister of a country asks such a question.

Pei Yue is no exception, after all, he has not cultivated to the realm of being invulnerable to all poisons, especially whether he can persuade Luo Ting is his most critical layout.

After calmly thinking for a while, he asked sincerely: "The ruler wants to say that since I have the evidence of being framed, I don't hand over the evidence to the court, but let the matter ferment. the goal of?"

Luo Ting was somewhat satisfied with his frankness, after all, it was easy to talk to smart people.

As early as last summer, he began to pay attention to Pei Yue, a young man, because Gu Liang once told him after drinking that Pei Yue would definitely become an indispensable general in Daliang's army in the future.Few people knew about his friendship with Gu Liang. Speaking of it, it was more than 20 years ago. He hadn't become an official and studied hard at home.After the two got acquainted, they often drank and chatted together, so he believed in Gu Liang's vision.

Before Pei Yue, Gu Liang had never given such a high evaluation to a young man, Luo Ting was naturally interested, after several observations, he felt that this young man was indeed mature beyond his age.This is why he threw an olive branch to Pei Yue on the square in front of the palace before the court meeting at the end of October last year.

Looking at Pei Yue's young but calm demeanor, Luo Ting said calmly: "Since you dare to come to me, you shouldn't have too many distracting thoughts in your mind. But I still don't quite understand why you want to show weakness so deliberately. How intense is it?"

Pei Yue replied honestly: "Of course I understand the reason for the crime of conceiving jade. A viscount who is young and has no military rank holds a treasure trove of briquettes. It is strange that others don't covet it. Sir, even if I take those evidences Come out and solve the troubles in front of me, will they give up? No, they will only get worse, unless I hand over the way to make money, or they don't dare to think about me at all."

Luo Ting's eyes sharpened suddenly.

Pei Yue's words were extremely bold, and the ambition revealed faintly was definitely beyond the reach of ordinary young people.

After all, the only person in this world who can really do what he said is the king who has complete authority.

Even people like Wang Pingzhang are easily impeached or tripped up by their peers, how can others do what they want?Not to mention, when Liu Zhen impeached Wang Pingzhang, the supervisory censor, was there really no hint or influence behind it?At that time, Lu Min, Marquis of Cheng'an, apparently excused Wang Pingzhang, but in reality he wanted to drag him into the quagmire, and there were quite a few people who could tell.

Emperor Kaiping knew it, Mo Haoli knew it, Luo Ting knew it, even Wang Pingzhang himself knew it, but Lu Min didn't care, he knew that these people could see it, so what?Wang Pingzhang was the one standing in front of him, and he made Emperor Kaiping feel at ease. If the two military planes in Xifu were closely related as one, Emperor Kaiping could still sleep peacefully?

But at this moment, the profound meaning revealed by this young man made Luo Ting a little wary.

Pei Yue understood that his words were a little out of line, so he continued: "My lord, I just want to solve this problem. At least after I join the army, I won't always worry that someone in Beijing will try to take over my property at any time."

Luo Ting didn't continue this topic, but changed the subject and asked, "Do you know what the biggest trouble is?"

Pei Yue nodded and said, "I know, it's the holy will."

Luo Ting said lightly: "What is the holy intention?"

Pei Yue said without changing his face: "The interests of honeycomb coal are too great, Your Majesty does not want to continue to be controlled by me."

Luo Ting suddenly smiled softly, looked at Pei Yue with great interest and said, "Since you know, why do you insist? It is very simple to solve this matter. You take out a part of the shares of Xiangyun Company and give it to Your Majesty for any reason. People dare to continue to trip you up, even the master behind the Seven Treasure Pavilion."

Pei Yue said seriously: "My lord, I have seriously considered this issue, but I never thought of offering the shares to His Majesty, but there is another way."

"tell me the story."

"Daliang has a vast territory and hundreds of millions of people. It's not just in the capital? I want to dedicate the briquette recipe to the imperial court, and then use my management method to help the imperial court spread it to the entire Daliang territory. In this way, the imperial court can gain stability and With the huge treasury revenue, His Majesty's reputation among the people is even louder."

Luo Ting was slightly moved.

The young man in front of him is only 15 years old, but this kind of courage is really rare.

Reflecting on what Pei Yue said, Luo Ting asked calmly: "The implication is that you don't want to let go of the business in the capital?"

Pei Yue nodded.

Luo Ting had mixed feelings in his heart, and at this moment of probing, he already roughly understood Pei Yue's thoughts.It was obvious that the young Viscount wanted to preserve the independence of the Xiangyun Company and prevent people from the imperial court from intervening. As a price, he was willing to give up his share in other places and hand over this extremely huge income to the emperor.

After a long time, he said with emotion: "Actually, as long as you tell His Majesty the method honestly, he should not make things difficult for you."

Pei Yue shook his head and said: "Sir, I dare not bet on this. Because of your righteous words last year, His Majesty will not directly take over my property in the capital, but if I propose it myself, he will definitely not accept it." I will care about whether Kyoto is included in my plan. After all, Kyoto is the first-class prosperous place in Daliang."

Luo Ting frowned slightly and said: "You are a martial artist, and you will join the army in the future. Your future must be earned on the battlefield. Why are you obsessed with this company? If you dedicate all the briquette business to His Majesty, do you know how big it is? It’s possible to make you a third-class Marquis. Your Majesty has never been a stingy person, and even if he has some scruples, I won’t just sit back and watch you fetch water from a bamboo basket in vain.”

The study suddenly fell silent.

"I naturally believe in the character of your lord."

Facing the prime minister of the country, Pei Yue was still able to keep the clarity in his heart, and said slowly: "My lord, I was originally the concubine of Dingguo, but because of Pei Rong's bad temper, I endured 13 years of being abused for life. After the government, briquette is an industry that I have poured countless efforts into. No matter from which angle I think about it, I don’t want to give it up completely. To use a cheesy word, I was terrified in those years, and I don’t want to go back there. in a situation of self-defense."

He paused slightly, met Luo Ting's scrutinizing eyes, and laughed at himself: "Please forgive me for being disrespectful. Most people in this world are like straw paper. They need it when they are ready to pay their respects, and they will be thrown away after they are done. I don't want to make a piece of paper." Papyrus, so I want to keep my property."

Luo Ting looked at him fixedly, and suddenly let out a burst of joyful laughter.

After the laughter stopped, he suddenly asked: "You and I only met once before, and there was no friendship at all. If you are so honest in front of me tonight, you are not afraid that I will sell you back and make you return to the one who has nothing." poor man?"

This was the second doubt in his mind.

Although he thinks that he has not lost the integrity of being an official these years, Pei Yue is only 15 years old after all, and he has no reservations in front of him. Is it out of inexplicable trust, or the innocence of a young man?
After seeing what Pei Yue did before, Luo Ting didn't believe it was the latter.

Pei Yue smiled slightly and said: "Because I know that adults are gentlemen, and the friendship between gentlemen is more precious than sincerity, so I never thought of hiding anything in front of adults."

Luo Ting smiled and said: "Gu Liang told you this, right? But have you ever thought that a person who has been in the officialdom for more than [-] years and has seen countless intrigues and intrigues can still keep his share? Original heart? A gentleman is a rare thing in the court, and even the princes of the Manchu Dynasty do not have a real gentleman."

His eyes became more serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Of course I am not a gentleman."

After he said these words, Pei Yue felt that the temperature in the study room seemed to drop a lot. It was clearly the end of September, but it already felt like winter.

(End of this chapter)