fictionpage Chapter 402: Cheng Wang's Heir
Chapter 402: Cheng Wang's Heir
People in the Central Plains actually regard religious affairs more like a transaction than belief.
This point is vividly reflected in Xiao Ye.
If you can fulfill my wish, you will continue to accept offerings. Otherwise, not only will I not give you any offerings, but I will even increase the price of statues.
These days, under the double persuasion of the Empress Empress and Princess Xian, Xiao Ye worshiped all over the temples, big and small, but there was not a single soul!
Today, no matter how much incense money I gave you, you have to pay back ten times the principal with interest!
Monk too expensive not to buy?
It doesn't matter!
There are many Buddhist believers among the Chu and Zhao missions. If you don’t buy it, some people will buy it.
But one thing to be clear about is that there is only so much royal inventory. If you don’t buy it today and someone else buys it, then you won’t even have a place to cry!
Now, for the Buddhist sect that received Xiao Ye's incense money but failed to fulfill Xiao Ye's wish to beat his son, Xiao Ye already has the idea of demolishing their temples.
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Before almost every colored glaze exhibit, there are several people competing, either Buddhist monks, or aristocratic families, or Zhou Guo and Zhao Guo who took advantage of it.
Now that the state of Chu is in poverty, you are thinking of stabbing a knife in the back?
If you don’t cheat you, who are you cheating on?
In front of a glazed Ruyi Scepter, a slightly obese young man looked at the jade Ruyi Scepter on the exhibition table with a look of covetousness on his face, but when he saw the price tag of three thousand taels, the young man showed a rather fleshy face. The color of pain.
The chubby young man looked at the guards on the side and said, "Would you sell three thousand taels of silver for just a piece of glass Ruyi Scepter?"
The guard said: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, this jade Ruyi Scepter is indeed three thousand taels of silver."
The fat young man said: "I am the son of a prince, a member of the royal family, do you want this price?"
The guard said: "His Royal Highness, this price is set by the President of the National Chamber of Commerce, the price can only be high or low, and the one with the highest price will get it. Even if His Highness does not buy it, someone will come later Buy it, Your Highness, it's better to get it earlier."
Prince Cheng frowned and said, "Dean? Could it be that the dean of the National Chamber of Commerce is older than the emperor's relatives?!"
The guard who guards Ruyi Scepter said: "If your Highness has any doubts, you can ask Mr. Dean in person. This Liuli Exhibition was personally ordered by His Majesty. Since the price set by Mr. Dean appears here, I am afraid that Mr. Dean It’s not easy to change yourself, Your Highness think twice.”
Cheng Wang's son said in a deep voice: "My son and my father came to Beijing this time to pray for His Majesty and the state of Chu. In terms of seniority, this son is still His Majesty's nephew, so it takes three thousand taels of talent." selling?"
The guard of Liuli Ruyi Scepter said: "Return to Your Highness, this subordinate is just a guard and has no right to decide the price of these colored glazes. Please don't embarrass your subordinate anymore."
Prince Cheng looked at the resolute guard, gritted his teeth, took a final look at Ruyi Scepter, and asked, "Where is the dean of the National Business School?"
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another place
Xu Qing said to Xiao Yeyan who was beside him while walking: "Brother Xiao, you should believe in science. Having a son is like planting crops. The scientific timing of sowing and the scientific time of sowing are the important conditions for giving birth to a son." , praying to gods and worshiping Buddha is just a psychological comfort, and it can't really fulfill Brother Xiao's wish."
Xiao Ye asked doubtfully, "What is science?"
Xu Qing said: "The so-called science is actually systematization... well, it is the knowledge after sorting and classification. If you believe in science, you must not be superstitious, and I am a materialist who has never been superstitious."
"Materialism?" Xiao Ye asked curiously, "Materialism means not believing in those ghosts, gods and Buddhas?"
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "Actually, it's not that firm. Materialism is just believing things that have a basis in fact. But if those gods and Buddhas appear in front of me casually, I will immediately change my own opinion, but unfortunately, this requirement is not enough. If I can’t satisfy myself, why should I trust him? Can I trust him to give me hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? Can I trust him to give you a son?”
Xiao Ye immediately understood when he heard this, it seemed to be the case.
Xiao Ye looked at Xu Qing and said, "Since that's the case, brother Xu, from now on I will also be a firm Wei...what's the matter?"
Xu Qing reminded: "Materialism."
Xiao Ye: "Well, yes, it's just some kind of advocacy."
At this moment, a heavy figure bumped into Xu Qing's body, Xu Qing didn't move, but the heavy figure was knocked to the ground.
Xu Qing looked at the fallen man, stretched out his hand to support him and said, "Is this brother alright?"
At this moment, Cheng Wang's son lowered his face and said: "Bold, seeing this son not only being rude, but also daring to attack like this, what crime should he deserve!"
Xu Qing looked at him as the prince's son, then looked at Xiao Ye who was beside him: "Is he also the prince's son?"
Xiao Ye was also puzzled and said: "I've been busy with Wan'er at home these days, I didn't go to court, I don't know each other, didn't you say that the feudal prince can't enter the capital unless summoned? How can there be other princes in the capital?"
Once those vassal kings were entrusted, they would not see each other for more than ten years or decades, and what's more, they would not communicate with each other after death. Even if the clansmen didn't know each other, it was quite normal.
But now a man who claimed to be the prince popped out of the capital, Xiao Ye looked at him as much as he looked at a rare animal.
Prince Cheng saw that the two ignored him so much, and said in a deep voice again: "You are so courageous! You dare to act as if nothing happened when you hurt this prince, you are so courageous! Do you still have the way of monarchs and ministers in your eyes?!"
Xu Qing looked at this person who claimed to be the prince, the person who was able to enter the Furong Garden with the invitation card was probably the real prince, no one in this kind of place would be free to pretend to be the prince.
Xu Qing said: "Then what do you think, Your Highness?"
Cheng Wangshizi pretended to be majestic and said: "That depends on whether you are willing to be an official or private."
Xu Qing asked: "What is official and what is private?"
Cheng Wang Shizi said: "The so-called official, of course, I will ask Your Majesty to arrest the rebellious officials and thieves like you, and choose a day to kill!"
Xu Qing asked again: "Then it's private?"
Cheng Wang's son said: "My son is generous, although you hurt this son, but if you are willing to compensate me for a few glazed objects, I will see that you didn't mean it, and I won't pursue it."
Xu Qing: "So, you plan to touch porcelain?"
The words of the fat man in front of me are very similar to the sentence, me! Qin Shihuang, play money!
Brazenly stealing money, even the virtuous king would not dare to do so!
Cheng Wang's son said: "Nonsense! This son suffered serious internal injuries! What do you know, a traitorous official? If you hesitate like this again, this prince will tell His Majesty that you, a traitorous minister, will be all over the house... ah..."
Xiao Ye, who couldn't take it any longer, immediately kicked Cheng Wang Shizi in the stomach.
Prince Cheng cried out in pain and fell to the ground and screamed: "Ah! I am the son... ah!"
Seeing Xiao Ye who was so rough, Xu Qing coughed and said, "Brother Xiao, you..."
Xiao Ye kicked up again: "Anyway, he said that he suffered a serious internal injury, and if he doesn't hit him for nothing, Brother Xu, do you want to kick him twice together? Fatty's body is full of flesh, and he feels very good. "
Xu Qing: "Just now he said that he is the prince."
Xiao Ye: "Whatever he is, beat him up first!"