parentshiftbook Chapter 496 The Good Thief Steals The Country
Chapter 496 The Good Thief Steals The Country
Chapter 496 Good thieves steal the country
"Your Majesty clearly understands that serving the Ming Dynasty and performing songs and dances for Your Majesty are our own free will and are not transactions!"
"Yes, we are willing to continue to fulfill our promise!"
A businessman's pursuit of profit naturally requires a strong response ability. In just an instant, someone has already made a loud promise.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to laugh in his heart, but his face was still as cold as iron.
He flicked his sleeves and said, "Then it's up to you!"
After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang walked directly outside Tianxiang Pavilion without stopping at all.
Seeing this, Mao Xiang cast a helpless look at Ye Xuan, and cupped his hands in a subtle way, and then went after Zhu Yuanzhang.
When all Zhu Yuanzhang's people left, the atmosphere in Tianxiang Pavilion became very strange.
The huge Tianxiang Pavilion seemed to have been emptied of air, silent, depressed, and vaguely embarrassed.
Obviously Zhu Yuanzhang's arrival and those words just now have made the people in the business group worried, and Xu Le has no intention of playing around.
As for business, Zhu Yuanzhang's words have set the tone. From now on, not only will they not be able to do business with Ye Xuan, they will not even do business with any Ming Dynasty folk or officials.
Some people who have received Chinese cultural education have begun to speculate on their own that this may be a signal that the emperor wants to strengthen his imperial power.
Some people also felt that the emperor wanted to grab greater profits. If they continued to do business with others, they were afraid that the emperor would directly use decrees to destroy everything they had gained in the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, if this kind of thinking is applied to ordinary monarchs and ministers, there is nothing wrong with it.
But the mistake is that Zhu Yuanzhang and Ye Xuan are not an ordinary monarch-minister relationship.
They found Ye Xuan before, firstly because they knew that Ye Xuan was favored in front of the emperor, and secondly because they took a fancy to the influence of the Shen family.
But these two points seem to be based on imperial power, so a discerning person will naturally know what to choose.
Ye Xuan's eyes looked around everyone, and he only felt funny in his heart.
His scheming is not comparable to these people's. In addition, he is adding fuel to the fire, so he naturally understands what these people think.
Looking at these people at this moment, Ye Xuan could hardly help laughing, and at the same time, his patience was almost exhausted.
Just as he was thinking about how to send everyone away, a business envoy spoke with some embarrassment.
"Master Ye, Your Majesty has said so. It really makes no sense for me to stay any longer. Please forgive me and allow me to retire first!"
His Chinese was fairly fluent, so some of the people on the side could hear him clearly.
For a while, the atmosphere seemed to be a little depressed again.
Ye Xuan smiled lightly, nodded, and said: "Okay, in that case, if you want to leave, you can leave! I will never stop you! But please remember that although the Shen family and I are related, we are not As one body, please don’t miss out on your own business because of me.”
This was a pun, and everyone present quickly agreed, and then hurriedly came to speak.
After everyone had left, Ye Xuan secretly remembered those who were still left.
He said to the remaining people: "Everyone, you have seen the current situation. There is no point in staying here. Let's break up. I will be the host another day and have a good time!"
These people either had something to do with Ye Xuan or they still had some agenda. Although they were disappointed when they heard this, they still agreed and left in a hurry.
When everyone left, Ye Xuan's original smile disappeared instantly.
He looked at the messy dishes and banquet, threw a bag of silver to the steward, turned around and walked out.
He had just left the Opening Heavens Xiang Pavilion, and was about to find a place to have a good time, when someone blocked his way at the door.
Seeing that someone blocked his way and disturbed his mood, Ye Xuan frowned slightly and was about to get angry when he realized that the person coming was the flag officer of Jinyiwei.
Ye Xuan had just met this man, so he naturally had an impression and knew that he must be sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to look for him.
He didn’t say much, he just waved his hand and said: Let’s go! Lead the way!”
The flag officer thought he had to explain himself, but before he could say anything, he heard Ye Xuan's instructions. After being slightly surprised, he hurriedly agreed and led the way.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at an alley. In the alley, a carriage carrying Zhu Yuanzhang was parked quietly.
Mao Xiang stood under the carriage with an anxious look on his face. When he saw Ye Xuan, he hurried to greet him.
But after taking only two steps, he thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was still there in the carriage behind him. He stopped quickly, clasped his fists instead, and then made a gesture to signal Ye Xuan that Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood and there was no need to worry.
In fact, how could Ye Xuan care about Zhu Yuanzhang's mood? The reason why he came back now was entirely because he was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang still had doubts about his own affairs.
It's just that this kind of thing cannot be said, and there is no need to say it.
He nodded slightly, walked toward the carriage, and immediately spoke loudly.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I just had a sudden thought and lost my etiquette for a moment. It was definitely not intentional."
In the past, Ye Xuan would not have said this, but it was different now. It was when Zhu Yuanzhang needed a step up.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang in the car, he felt much better after hearing Ye Xuan's words.
He has actually calmed down and understands what Ye Xuan is thinking.
I just feel a little aggrieved when I think that I am a majestic emperor and that I am being plotted against by Ye Xuan.
At this moment, with Ye Xuan's words, he finally felt a lot more comfortable.
At that moment, Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "It doesn't matter, we know that you are thinking about Ming Dynasty and running errands for us!"
When Mao Xiang heard this, he thought Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry and looked at Ye Xuan bitterly.
But the latter had a calm expression and no unnecessary reaction at all.
Ye Xuan replied: "Your Majesty, this important matter has been accomplished. I wonder if you can take a closer look?"
Zhu Yuanzhang lifted the curtain and got out of the car.
Glancing at the surrounding environment, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Mao Xiang: "Go and guard the surroundings of the alley, don't let anyone run in."
The meaning of this was to clear the place. Mao Xiang was a little worried. It could be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang was quite insistent. Besides, Ye Xuan was not a threatening person, so he hurriedly agreed and took the people away quickly.
After everyone left, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Tell me, why did you do this?"
Ye Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty has forgotten that you want all nations to come to court and win the hearts of the people."
"What does this have to do with what you did? Is it possible that you plan to use drugs to control them?"
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to really not understand the details, and his previous actions were only based on his trust in Ye Xuan.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan decided to let it go.
He said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, have you ever heard that good thieves steal power, and good thieves steal the country?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, but nodded, and then looked at Ye Xuan with a very strange look.