Chapter 227: Qilinzi has everything under control

Feng Mansion!

Inside the main hall, everyone seated as host and guest no longer had the confidence and pride they had in previous gatherings.

The panicked and bewildered crowd gathered together, filling the entire main hall with a gloomy atmosphere.

After the maid served tea and left, someone finally couldn't help it.

"Master Feng, are we just...resigning just like that?"

"From now on, can we just go back to our own homes?"

"Is it possible that there is really no place for us to stay in Xianyang?"

A nobleman who resigned from his post during the court meeting this morning spoke with some indignation.

No wonder they are anxious.

In the past, they didn’t realize how important this position was.

They are just some humble and noble positions with little power, just a decoration on the door lintel.

Their foundation is still the merits and titles passed down from their ancestors.

But now, when they really lost this official position.

They suddenly realized that they no longer had the qualifications to continue staying in Xianyang.

Because at today's court meeting, Ying Yuan's attitude was already very clear.

Who cares who your ancestors are!
If you have no official position, what are you doing here?
roll!
So as not to be an eyesore!

But if we leave like this, even if we return to our homeland and become a local emperor, how can it compare to the imperial center like Xianyang?

Here, there are truly great scholars chatting and laughing together, and there is no unlearned person among the people.

But what about in the countryside?
No matter how much you show off your power, you can only show it to a group of honest people.

How can they be willing to accept this?

At this moment, other noble ministers also had sad faces and looked dejected.

Aren't they the same?

If one really wants to live a happy life in the countryside, then they are not the kind of people they are.

Isn't the reason they banded together to stir up trouble just to gain more benefits and status in Xianyang, the center of the empire?
Who would be willing to be the first to be eliminated?

Feng Jie held up the teacup motionlessly and blew away the hot air from it seemingly casually.

But in fact, you can see it if you are close.

At this moment, Feng Jie was strong on the outside but strong on the inside, and he was trying hard to cope with the situation.

He just wanted to make himself look more energetic and confident.

In fact, Ying Yuan's sudden pressure and Wang Jian's inexplicable outburst at the court meeting today had already made Feng Jie feel all kinds of uneasy.

He always felt that there was something behind this that he didn't know.

However, at this point, he could no longer retreat.

He, a nobleman from an aristocratic family, has no way out.

"Everyone, don't panic!"

Feng Jie looked at the fickle people in front of him with an indifferent expression. At this moment, he actually didn't trust his ministers at all.

No matter what time it is, Feng Jie always has to be wise.

Others can panic, but he can't!
If even he panicked, then this group of people would be completely hopeless.

"Have you forgotten?"

"Didn't we discuss this a few days ago?"

"Today's events, in Jie's opinion, are actually an opportunity!"

"Wang Jian is angry, Ying Yuan is putting pressure on us, and we have lost all our official positions. It seems that we are in a very embarrassing situation, but we have a legitimate reason." The more Feng Jie spoke, the more confident he became.

He looked around at everyone and said with certainty.

"If in the past, a large number of us nobles from aristocratic families left Xianyang in a hurry, it would definitely arouse the fear of the entire Qin Dynasty."

"After all, people will wonder if we have some conspiracy or some evil trick!"

"But what about now?"

"We don't even have an official position, and the court is full of people who are dissatisfied with us."

"Then what's wrong with us fleeing in a hurry to save ourselves?"

In fact, Feng Jie himself still had some doubts about this plan.

He kept thinking, maybe Ying Yuan was setting a trap for him?

Don't fall into his trap again and waste the last bit of capital of the noble family.

However, this thought had just come to his mind for a short time before it was suppressed by Feng Jie himself!

impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
It’s no wonder that Feng Jie was confident that Ying Yuan wouldn’t dare to attack them, or that the relationship between them and Ying Yuan could still be eased.

But it was Wang Jian who took action here.

Feng Jie firmly believed that Ying Yuan would never join forces with Wang Jian to set up a conspiracy!

Because if Ying Yuan really has the ability to bring Wang Jian, who is as powerful as the Dragon Pillar that supports the sky and the Purple Gold Beam that spans the sea, under his command, then is there any need for him to make calculations?

Just looking at this lineup, all of them have to obey orders and accept defeat, and never say anything!

Because this has actually sold you out, it has already been decided that the position of crown prince is no longer for anyone else to consider!

After all, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and calculations are nothing but a joke!
Wang Jian, as well as the Wang family and the military represented by Wang Jian, are such an "absolute force" that should not appear at all, and should not be mixed with Ying Yuan!
Thinking of this, Feng Jie's doubts were gone and he spoke frankly.

"I have made an appointment with Prince Fusu. Tonight, we will deliver the money to Prince Fusu's palace!"

"This transaction is a whopping price, and it's a gamble we're going to take!"

"But fortunately, Master Fusu is not as narrow-minded as Master Yuan, so he can be trusted!"

"So, the deal is fine!"

"But everyone, please remember that the paper we bought with all our wealth is not for you to hoard and raise the price!"

"If we can't sell it before Master Fusu's new batch of paper appears in large quantities, both you and I will be finished!"

"It can't be that Master Fusu has to stop working and cooperate with us, right?"

When everyone heard this, they all nodded seriously.

Obviously, Prince Fusu's reputation gave everyone a lot of hope.

If the partner was Ying Laoliu, they would probably be trembling with fear right now.

And Feng Jie's instructions continued.

"After you leave Xianyang, you must sell them all over the empire without stopping!"

"Such a divine item will naturally be easy to sell, and you will all make a lot of money."

"By then, you can all return to Xianyang in glory!"

"After all, the treasury of the Great Qin State does not have as much money as we have. So, His Majesty, will you really watch us wandering around without any official position?"

“Hahahaha, by then, I’m afraid that some old man who was punished by His Majesty the First Emperor will have to hold the official seal and wait for us outside the city of Xianyang!”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present could not help but start to daydream.

If that were really the scene, how satisfying it would be!

For a moment, the gloom in the main hall of the Feng family disappeared, and laughter and joy were heard again.

However, facing the unoriginal flattery from the crowd, a gloomy look flashed across Feng Jie's eyes.

(End of this chapter)