After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1453 What are you buying?
"You have to do things beautifully. Besides, I heard that he and Qingyang don't get along."

Dong Rui burped: "Didn't you say that in the early stage in Tianshui City, we only need to fight a little?"

"This is just a small fight. I want to let King Yao see that while I'm making things difficult for Qingyang, I just want to take the opportunity to make a little money." He Lingchuan spread his hands, "The timing for us to intervene in Tianshui City is very good. Qingyang just took advantage of Xue Zongwu's death and should be in a good mood. People who have the upper hand are always more generous. As long as King Yao doesn't go too far, she probably won't bother to care. On the other hand, King Yao's birthday is coming soon, and she doesn't want to make a big deal. She just wants to vent her anger. So, they don't have a strong desire to fight now."

"What's so good about this?"

"If they fight against each other, outsiders will be crushed once they enter, and there will be little room for maneuver." He Lingchuan smiled, "I said it's best to enter in a peaceful manner, but I didn't say Tianshui City will always be so peaceful. King Yao thought he only gave me a small job, so I'm a small person doing small things. But the smaller the matter, the more room there is for operation."

He will definitely push Qingyang and Yaowang hard from behind.

Dong Rui curled his lips. King Yao was inviting a wolf into the house. Didn’t he know that this guy was best at making things worse?

He Lingchuan stretched lazily and said, "Take a rest. There will be something interesting to watch starting tomorrow."

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The next day, Yao Ting convened a morning meeting of all officials.

Large-scale court meetings were held once or twice a month at most. Usually, the king would call a few officials to a side hall for meetings, and they would discuss the issues at hand, but rarely would such a large number of people be mobilized.

After all, the grand ceremony was imminent, and this meeting was held in the name of preparing for the birthday ceremony. The King of Yao checked the progress of the preparatory work, and the questions raised by the officials in court had to be solved in court.

Then, he reassigned the important foreign affairs reception post for the day to Prince Qing's Palace!
All the officials looked at each other, and although they didn't say anything, they were all very surprised.

A while ago, Qingyang Regent "secretly" collected evidence of the crimes of Prince Qing's Mansion and announced it to the public. Although he did not say it explicitly, his words and deeds all pointed to Prince Qing's Mansion.

Although Qingyang Regent suddenly stopped causing trouble for these people, Prince Yao was not friendly to Prince Qing's Mansion and even took away many powers of the Zhang family on the pretext of something else.

The Prince Qing's Mansion has always acted in a high-profile manner in Tianshui City. How many people in the court applauded after it learned a lesson this time?
The day before yesterday morning, the Lord scolded the Qing Palace for no reason. Less than two days later, he suddenly became friendly to the Qing Palace, not only appeasing them with kind words, but also entrusting them with important tasks.

What exactly caused the Lord's attitude to change 180 degrees?
What did Prince Qing’s Mansion do during these two days?
Or, what went right?
The second item on the agenda was the expansion of Tianshui City. The court still held different opinions and could not agree on a single one.

Same as always.

Because this agenda was discussed again without any results, King Yao had a sullen face. When he entered the next agenda, he blocked two projects and refused to approve them, and directly cancelled three funding applications.

"The treasury is empty. I and the royal court are out of money. How dare you propose such a high budget? Are you planning to fill the gap with your own money?"

Several officials were scolded by him until they lowered their heads and dared not raise them.

Finally, Yao Ting announced the promotion of a group of officials.

After the court session, it was time for the officials to gather for private discussions. They soon received two pieces of news:
First of all, the first house in Youhu Villa was sold at the Chibao auction last night, and it was bought by the Qingwang Mansion at a cost of 38,000 taels.

Most officials were shocked when they heard the so-called "Youhu Villa" and asked what it was all about.

That royal territory has a beautiful environment, with flowers, grass and mosquitoes, but it is not open to outsiders to live in. What kind of project is this "Youhu Villa"?
Naturally, someone explained to them that this was a piece of land specially approved by the king to foreign merchants, and that villas would be built there in the future and sold to the outside world.

The four words "sold abroad" really shocked a group of officials.

Can you live there if you have money, without having to be a royal family?

Then my imagination started to run wild.

But how could a house be worth thirty-eight thousand taels? What opportunity did the Qing Palace sense to bid for such an expensive house?
The second piece of news is that the Yuwen family and the Gu family have also pre-ordered the villa in Youhu Villa.

What the Yuwen family wanted was a good house in the first row facing the lake. The price was slightly lower than that of Prince Qing’s Palace, but the area was smaller and the view was not as good, but the price was also not cheap, at 33,000 taels.

The Gu family decided on a room in the back row of the temple, which was said to have hot springs directly connected to the backyard, and the price was 27,000 taels.

When everyone heard this, they exclaimed it was outrageous.

Youhu Villa hasn't even started construction yet, and with only a few blueprints submitted, three luxury houses can be sold?

Wasn’t it too easy to earn that one hundred thousand taels of silver?

Of course, the officials would immediately wonder why the Prince Qing’s Mansion, the Gu Family, and the Yuwen Family were all scrambling to buy Youhu Villa?

They have no shortage of places to live.

That is, Youhu Villa has additional "added value", and it is very expensive!

The fact that these three companies are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it shows that they think it is worth it.

What do the Qing Palace, the Gu family, and the Yuwen family have in common?
These three families all hold high positions and are wealthy. Needless to say, the Qing Palace is the most important one. The Gu and Yuwen families are both officials and businessmen who are deeply trusted by King Yao, and several of them are serving as officials in the court.

How could something that even they are scrambling to get not have value?

A few young men from aristocratic families relied on their good relationship with Gu Xuan and quickly came to him to ask:
"Brother Gu, what's going on with Youhu Villa?"

Gu Xuan and other officials were debating about the expansion of the capital, and he was making an impassioned speech: "The last time Tianshui City expanded was sixty years ago! The day before yesterday, I passed Bai La Street, and the whole street was blocked for more than half an hour because a carriage wheel broke in the middle of the road! That is one of the busiest main streets in Tianshui City, but it can only accommodate two carriages side by side! Who would dare to believe it if I told others that the road in the central city is narrower than that in a small town in the countryside!"

After saying this, he turned around and walked towards the crowd, saying:

"Don't you all know that Youhu is going to build a villa? We can all go and buy it."

Being able to buy doesn’t mean you should buy it.

One of them laughed and said, "What secrets have you figured out? Tell us about it. Don't keep us in the dark."

Gu Xuan asked back, "Who lives in Youhu Cottage now?"

"Qingyang is the regent." Everyone knows it.

Gu Xuan dipped his hand in water and drew a map on the table, then pointed on the map:
"This is the location of Youhu Cottage."

He added a dozen more dots on the opposite side:

"This is the location of the Youhu Villa that is about to be built."

When everyone saw it, their eyes widened: "Ah, this, isn't this right opposite Youhu Cottage?"

"Yes, there is only a shallow bay between us." Gu Xuan said with a smile, "After the villa is built, the people living here will be neighbors with Qingyang Regent all day long."

There was silence in the venue.

Youhu Lake is so big, there are so many places where buildings can be built. Why must this villa be built to the south of Youhu Cottage?
We are not stupid. Think about the recent tensions in the court. How could this matter have nothing to do with Qingyang Regent?
It is said that one should not allow others to sleep soundly beside his bed. Youhu Lake was originally the exclusive property of Qingyang Regent, and even the royal family did not dare to live there. Now that so many "neighbors" have appeared, can Qingyang Regent be happy?

On the other hand, the residents here would make Qingyang Regent unhappy.

Therefore, whoever buys a house here will bring bad luck to Qingyang Regent.

Someone stammered, "So, this, Brother Gu spent more than 20,000 taels to buy this place?"

Isn't this just spending money to offend Qingyang Regent?
Gu Xuan smiled and said, "More than 20,000 is the friendship price given to me by Island Master He. Last night, General Bai Tanbai went to buy the first row of houses by the lake and spent 50,000 taels!"

The officials were shocked: "What?"

"When did this happen?"

"I heard every word General Bai said on the way into the palace this morning." Bai Tan's voice was as loud as a bell and he was very proud.

Seeing his expression, Gu Xuan was even more glad that he had acted early yesterday.

An official nearby had already come to his senses and said, "No wonder Prince Qing's Mansion is favored by the emperor today!"

"It can be seen that the king is quite satisfied with the Qing Palace's move."

"Oh, oh, oh, in the personnel appointments and dismissals, Bai Hengbo was also promoted to the position of Tingweijian." Who doesn't know that Bai Hengbo is Bai Tan's nephew? He has been waiting for a long time for the promotion.

Those who bought Youhu Villa last night all received rewards from King Yao today. The Yuwen family and the Gu family also received other rewards. Yuwen Xu's brother also received an imperial long sword, which was also a magical weapon from the Middle Ages.

Smart people realized that this was not a residence built by a foreign merchant, but a token of surrender to King Yao!

If you buy the property in Youhu Villa, you will be standing opposite Qingyang Regent - this is both a location fact and has practical significance.

In such a huge royal court, there are so many officials with their own thoughts.

People’s hearts are hidden. Are they loyal to King Yao or to Qingyang? How can King Yao tell?

Now, Youhu Villa is an opportunity.

The nobles who bought the temple here would be stamped with a seal:
Loyal to the king!

This is an opportunity to show your loyalty to the king.

This is an incredible opportunity and a tremendous amount.

By spending twenty or thirty thousand taels, you can win the favor of the emperor, and you may be valued by the emperor and rise to a high position.

Isn’t the Prince Qing’s Mansion just an example?

Is it a good deal? It's a great deal!
How many people here have racked their brains to come up with a unique birthday gift, and suddenly there is such an easy way to please King Yao, why not use it!
Now you know why these big guys are rushing to buy Jingshe, right?
First-hand information, first-hand benefits.

Those who have figured it out will have a slightly different expression on their faces: "Ah, if I don't buy this..."

If you don't buy this, it will be easier to be labeled.

Are you indecisive?
Are you being caught in two sides?
Is this disloyalty to you?
Is he secretly joining Qingyang?
The Qingyang Regent can indeed call the shots in Yao State, and indeed has great power, but the salaries of officials are given by the Yao Court, and the promotions of officials are determined by the Yao King. The Qingyang Regent has the capital to offend the Yao King, but they don't!
The foreign businessman named He wanted to build a villa in Youhu Lake for no reason, which suddenly threw this multiple-choice question in their faces.

Should I stand on the side of the king or Qingyang?

Choose quickly!