strictlysupreme Chapter 824
Chapter 824
As the gavel sounded outside, the newspaper reader began to explain in a vivid and emotional manner, but Huaiyuan Hou Cao Xing withdrew his gaze.
He picked up the tea on the table in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
He glanced at the other two people present with a meaningful look, and said in a deep voice, "There's a quarrel going on outside. Everyone has gone to listen to the old man reading a novel."
Heqing Marquis Zhang Yi and Zhuzhou Marquis Zhu Shou also nodded and exchanged glances.
"Old Zhang, are you sure you have found out the identities and backgrounds of these two people?" Zhu Shou, Marquis of Zhulu, asked vigilantly.
Zhang Yi nodded and said, "We've checked, and there's nothing wrong. This businessman, who's settled in Yingtian Prefecture, although he enjoys literature, has a dissolute demeanor. He usually enjoys strolling around the pleasure boats of all sizes on the Qinhuai River, reciting poetry, composing couplets, playing with girls, and drinking wine."
Monk Daoyan was such a meticulous person that his identity, background, and various details were all arranged long ago. It would be impossible to find out by checking.
Huaiyuan Marquis Cao Xing sneered, "These two guys are a bit dissolute, but what's the big deal? Playing with women and drinking is what real scholars and candidates do, and they even like to praise it."
Zhu Shou, the Marquis of Zhuolu, also laughed and said, "In my opinion, although Fan Songde and Zhou Lixuan are businessmen, they are also truly talented and learned. They have a thorough understanding of things and are open-minded. They are much better than those pedantic scholars and candidates, and they are just what we can use."
Cao Xing echoed, "There's always a traitor in business. They're businessmen, so they're definitely willing to cling to you and me. We're feeling really frustrated right now, but we can't move at all. We need someone to help us break this situation."
Zhu Shou took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said meaningfully, "It would be best if someone could break the deadlock, but...how to use these two people is another matter of study."
I saw that there was something else behind Zhu Shou's words.
Zhang Yi and Cao Xing didn't understand what the old man meant for a moment.
They don't think that much.
I simply feel that these two businessmen who met by chance, firstly, are indeed knowledgeable and experienced, and secondly, their approaches are similar to mine. To put it bluntly, neither of them is a good thing in the secular sense.
It's just right to catch him and give him some advice.
After a moment's silence, Zhang Yi asked, "Knowledge? What kind of knowledge do you mean? Do you have any special thoughts about these two people?"
Zhu Shou smiled pretentiously.
He kept the question a secret and said, "In the past, we were just on the horse, ready to kill people the moment we opened our eyes. Now that we've had so many years of peace, it's time to learn those tricks and put them to use, right?"
Zhang Yi rolled his eyes at him and cursed, "You old bastard, are you following in the footsteps of those people and speaking breathlessly? If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have to fart, fart quickly!"
Zhu Shou knew the temperaments of these two old friends very well, so he didn't get angry. He just smiled and complained, "Only you, Old Zhang, have an impatient temper."
Then he slowly began to explain, "The current situation is that we want to start fighting and don't want to endure it anymore; but Lan Yu, Chang Sheng, and many others think that we can still endure it. Lan Yu and Chang Sheng, in particular, are more concerned about his relationship with the current emperor."
"Originally, I thought it would be okay to wait a little longer. After all, if the current emperor wants to maintain his position, he has to rely on people like us. But last time on the pleasure boat on the Qinhuai River, those drunken words of Fan Songde and Zhou Lixuan... really woke me up..."
"Your Majesty, he wants to be a good emperor!"
"Even if one or two things don't count, how many good things did he do last year? If he wants to be a good emperor, he won't tolerate us, just like when Mr. Hongwu killed and punished us!"
Zhang Yi listened to these words.
His brows furrowed even more tightly, and he said impatiently, "We understand what you're saying! And Lao Cao, the three of us, we all understand it now! But what does this have to do with what you said about 'using the knowledge of these two people'?"