Chapter 727

Yan Wushuang said very solemnly, his face full of seriousness, his voice resonant and powerful.

Gao Yang hurriedly helped Yan Wushuang up and said, "Prince, you are too serious. A mere method of making money, what can that count as?"

"As for the previous matter, it was truly His Majesty's decree. I hope the Prince of Yan will forgive me."

Gao Yang's face was full of sincerity, as if he were speaking from the heart.

Yan Wushuang held Gao Yang's hand, his eyes serious as he said, "Rest assured, I understand!"

"After today, there will be no more rifts between us!"

"Prince!"

"Brother Wenhe!"

The two held hands tightly, their voices echoing in the small courtyard, resonant and powerful.

Soon, Yan Wushuang bid farewell and left.

Green Radish couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, such a good way to make money, why didn't you present it to His Majesty, but instead told the Prince of Yan in vain, letting him take such a huge advantage?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang couldn't help but roll his eyes, "If I presented this method to His Majesty, I'm afraid my bones would be dug up and burned in a fire later."

Upon hearing this, Green Radish was instantly shocked.

"Young Master, you..."

Could it be... that there is a huge pit hidden in this?

Gao Yang said calmly, "There is no free lunch in this world. I would have to be crazy to help this Yan Wushuang."

"The pit of selling official positions and titles is huge!"

Green Radish's small face was shocked; sure enough, there was a pit.

"The world is inherently unfair. Just like the saying often used by scholars, 'The Son of Heaven breaks the law and is punished the same as the commoners'—is that possible?"

"When the Son of Heaven commits a crime, even if he is a foolish ruler, who dares to arrest him? In the seven kingdoms of the world, everyone knows that privilege exists; there is no fairness in the true sense, but the slogans on the surface still have to be shouted."

"Only then can society be stable!"

"But once you sell official positions and titles, and privilege is truly placed on the table for all to see, it's different. Guess what will happen?"

Gao Yang smiled and looked at Green Radish. His voice was very soft, but it fell into Green Radish's heart like a booming bell, buzzing.

She inexplicably felt fear and subconsciously said, "Young Master, what will happen?"

"The people do not worry about scarcity, but about inequality. The people of Great Yan will feel it is unfair, they will harbor resentment, and social contradictions will increase dramatically!"

"But that's not the most ruthless part. The most ruthless part is that once you open this mouth and taste the joy of quick money, what follows is small clerks, then small officials!"

"Power will fall into the hands of people with crooked minds!"

"From the surface, small officials and clerks are not worth mentioning. The high officials in the court, whether it is the Prince of Yan or the future Emperor of Yan, will not care. To them, small officials and clerks are like ants, but to ordinary commoners, this is a huge devil!"

"Because the greatest evil of human nature is using the smallest power in one's hands to make things difficult for those one can make things difficult for, in order to gain a huge sense of satisfaction and achievement."

"The Green Seedling Law—party strife breaks out in the court, and the officials below will also take sides, desperately pushing the new law. At that time, if most of these small officials and clerks bought their positions with money, what will happen?"

"'Wool comes from the sheep'; do the commoners dare not support their work? The drawbacks of any policy will explode to the greatest extent in their hands!"

As these words fell, Green Radish's expression was shocked, her beautiful eyes widened!

She hadn't expected Gao Yang to hide this move!

If Yan Wushuang really became the Emperor of Yan, first selling official positions and titles to rake in money, and then starting to solve land annexation using this Green Seedling Law...

Green Radish couldn't even imagine it!

These would be several consecutive huge pits, just waiting for Yan Wushuang.

Especially when Green Radish thought of Yan Wushuang holding Gao Yang's hand and being full of heart-to-heart talk before leaving.

She felt a tingling sensation on her scalp.

"Young Master, this move of yours..."

Green Radish started, but couldn't finish the second half of the sentence.

Gao Yang said playfully, "Do you think this young master is too bad and not a good person?"

Green Radish shook her head, "It's normal for the Young Master to be ruthless to enemies; this Prince of Yan is not a good person either."

"No, actually, this young master is also quite bad to the people around him."

"Ah?"

Green Radish's red lips parted slightly, her pure, beautiful eyes staring at Gao Yang.

"Inviting a multitude of guests for the capping ceremony—this is the adult ceremony during the day. According to this young master, there should also be an adult ceremony at night."

"At that time, I will let you see how bad this young master is."

Green Radish was instantly blushing with shame.

She turned and ran, and Gao Yang also let out a comfortable laugh.

At this time, Old Fu walked in and said to Gao Yang, "Young Master, Commander Li Long has arrived. The gift he sent is of great value, and he is now in the back room."

Gao Yang's eyes lit up, and he stepped toward the back room.

Soon, Gao Yang met Li Long.

Li Long was in casual clothes, full of enthusiasm, "Brother Gao, your courtesy name 'Wenhe' is not bad. I think it's quite good, unlike my courtesy name 'Lianzheng', sigh!"

"I came in a hurry and didn't buy anything. Brother Gao, please don't mind. It's mainly because my status is sensitive; it's not good for you and me to walk too close on the surface."

A smile appeared on Gao Yang's face, "I understand that, but the affection between us brothers is in our hearts."

"Someone, set a table with good wine and food."

Soon, the two sat down. After all, it was a relationship firmly tied together by interests, so they talked happily.

At this time, Gao Yang tentatively spoke, "Brother Lianzheng, do you know a guard in the palace named Chen Qiang?"

"Chen Qiang? I haven't heard of him. Does this person have a grudge against Brother Gao?"

Li Long put down the wine cup in his hand, looking puzzled.

From the moment Gao Yang said these words, his gaze was fixed on Li Long's face, carefully observing the expressions on his face.

From his expression, Li Long truly didn't know.

Thus, Gao Yang continued, "My brother Changwen is mischievous. Previously at a gambling den, he was set up by this person and cheated out of a lot of silver. But the family style of the Duke of Ding's Prefecture is quite strict, so he never dared to say anything."

"I only found out recently, so I want to find this person, but I'm afraid the person has already run away."

Upon hearing this, Li Long patted his chest and said, "This Chen Qiang is simply unreasonable. Leave this matter to me. As long as this person is serving in the guards, I can find him!"

"Within three days, I will definitely give Brother Gao news."

A smile appeared on Gao Yang's face, "Then thank you, Brother Li."

"For brothers who are heart-to-heart and can go through fire and water for each other, this is just a small matter."

"..."

Zhu Que Street.

Yan Wushuang strolled on the street, his mind full of Gao Yang's words.

"This Living Yama does have his merits."

"The Green Seedling Law and the method of making money are indeed not bad. These three thousand taels were worth it."

Yan Wushuang looked at the commoners of Changan around him, a smile appearing on his face.

On the side, Yuan Xuanlin also said, "It's surprising that this Living Yama is so open and honest, even telling us the drawbacks and the method of resolution for the Green Seedling Law."

"Before the Prince came, I remained vigilant, fearing that the Living Yama's method of resolution hid a pit, but now it seems he handles affairs as long as he gets paid."

"The Living Yama might also be seeking a way out for himself, so he specially did the Prince a favor. Regardless, this trip was worth it for the Prince."

Yang Wei also said with great vigor, "Not only did he tell us the drawbacks of the Green Seedling Law, but he also gave us a plan to make money for free. This Living Yama is really not bad!"

The three discussed, and Yan Wushuang nodded in agreement.

At the same time.

In a restaurant, by the window, a young man in white clothes and white boots was holding a cup of fine wine, slowly rotating the wall of the cup.

However, contrary to this attire, he had long hair hanging on both sides, and his face was extremely dark, as if it had stained the white robe.

Listening to the discussions in the restaurant about the scene of Gao Yang's capping ceremony and Gao Yang's actions, he couldn't help but sigh.

"A Minister of Revenue who hasn't even been capped yet, lowering grain prices, disaster relief, military formations, and also proficient in the Hundred Schools of Thought—the heroes of this world are truly like crucian carp crossing the river!"

"I, too, should come out of the mountains!"

Soon, the figures of Yan Wushuang and others appeared in his line of sight.

"Prince of Yan!"

He stood up and suddenly spoke, his voice clear and resonant, carrying far away.

Instantly, Yan Wushuang and Yang Wei and others behind him all stopped.

They looked up at the second floor of the restaurant.