Chapter 537 I’m just bullying you, so what?
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, Liang Guangyi's face twitched.
He must be crazy!!
"Master Xiao, we are not the Lu family. We can't possibly give our collection of books to Rongsheng Academy. Furthermore, eight hundred thousand gold coins are beyond the reach of even the surrounding kingdoms, let alone the Great Wei treasury."
"I'm sincerely negotiating with you, but you're asking for too much, showing no willingness to negotiate..."
"I didn't even want to talk to you."
Xiao Yan's words made Liang Guangyi's face turn pale. He placed one hand on the table behind him, and his expression was extremely indifferent as his sleeves drooped.
"If I weren't afraid of Tang Ning's disgust, and I owed a favor to Taifu Rong and Lord Cao, do you think I'd want to see you? How can a mere 800,000 gold buy back over a thousand lives of the He family?"
Liang Guangyi was speechless after being confronted by Xiao Yan. He took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress his dissatisfaction: "But 800,000 is too much. The other families will not agree. I can make the decision and reduce it to 300,000..."
"Do you think I'm discussing this with you?"
Xiao Yan interrupted Liang Guangyi directly and forcefully, "You families sucked blood and marrow from the corpses of the He family back then. How can you withdraw now?"
"Eight hundred thousand gold may be a lot, but I have checked your family's financial resources. Although combining the strength of your families will be a huge loss, it can buy off the past grudges and protect the safety of your family. In exchange for this, I will no longer pursue the He family's past. How dare the Grand Master say it's not worth it?"
"If they don't want to, I won't force them. But whatever the Crown Prince wants to do next is none of my business."
"you!"
Liang Guangyi glared angrily.
Xiao Yan raised his eyes and refused to give in.
The charcoal fire in the stove was burning brightly, causing the water in the pot to ripple. The floating bubbles burst when they were cooled, and the water vapor splashed out, falling on the scorching charcoal stove with a harsh "hissing" sound.
It seemed like he was mocking Liang Guangyi's cowardice.
Liang Guangyi's eyes were gloomy and his expression kept changing.
Eight hundred thousand gold is really too much. Even if they share it equally, each family will have to pay more than one hundred thousand. Even if several families have assets, they will have to skin and bleed to make up the amount. But as Xiao Yan said, this is stepping on their bottom line and not killing them all. If it can get them to extricate themselves from this matter and not pursue the He family's past in the future, it may not be worth it.
Moreover, Liang Guangyi could see that Xiao Yan was not bluffing and he was determined to get the 800,000 gold.
If they took it, Xiao Yan would be willing to keep the peace and stop the prince from making trouble. If they didn't take it, this guy would definitely not let it go.
Cao Dejiang saw Liang Guangyi's hesitation, and he was obviously conflicted. He glanced at Xiao Yan, reached out and pulled Liang Guangyi to the side, whispering:
"Master Liang, some things cannot be compared with money. The He family lost more than 800,000 gold."
He lowered his voice and whispered to him, "Besides, Cui Lin is still in prison for offending Xiao Yan. I'm afraid the Cui family is extremely worried."
"Due to our past friendship, you have stepped forward to negotiate on behalf of the Cui family. Find a way to help them quell the situation of Cui Lin colluding with the Xuan Qin family to frame Xiao Yan, and to persuade the Crown Prince to drop the death penalty for causing chaos in the palace due to the death of the deposed empress. The Cui family will undoubtedly be grateful to you and will reward you handsomely."
Liang Guangyi's heart moved.
Among the noble families nowadays, the Cui family is the most dangerous. The other families have old grudges with Xiao Yan, but Cui Lin had previously framed Xiao Yan in the palace and almost wanted to kill him. If Xiao Yan is determined to pursue the matter, the Cui family will be the first to bear the brunt and the whole family will be in unrest. If he agrees to mediate on behalf of the Cui family and only let the Cui family lose money to save their lives, they will probably be willing to do so.
The Cui family is considered the richest among the several families, and the family of the daughter-in-law of the eldest son of the Cui family is also extremely wealthy.
If the Cui family were to pay 200,000 gold... no, 300,000 gold for Cui Lin's life, and the remaining 500,000 gold was shared among the other families...
Liang Guangyi was persuaded by Cao Dejiang. His eyes flickered as he retreated half a step towards Xiao Yan. "If I agree to Governor Xiao's request and collect the 800,000 gold, will Governor Xiao really be willing to settle the past grudge?"
Xiao Yan said coldly, "Of course. After the He family's reputation is restored, as long as you don't take the initiative to cause trouble in the future and don't look for trouble with me, I will write off all your involvement with the He family."
"Then what else..."
"Grand Tutor Liang, eight hundred thousand gold is not everything, and my patience is limited."
Liang Guangyi's pupils shrank when he heard Xiao Yan's words. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say a word. He just said in a deep voice, "Okay, 800,000 gold. Within half a month, I will have someone from the noble family present it. I will also ask for the decree to allow Governor Xiao to inherit the title..."
"And the books you guys have."
Seeing Liang Guangyi wanted to refuse, Xiao Yan said casually, "This Governor wishes to propose marriage to Tang Ning, but her family is poor. Tang Ning is a daughter of the Rong family and has the protection of the head of the richest family, the Gu family. Ordinary gold and silver gifts are too vulgar as a betrothal gift. I believe that Grand Tutor Liang can understand."
Liang Guangyi: "..."
Does he understand?
He understands nothing!
Liang Guangyi felt a surge of anger in his heart, and he wished he could not call Xiao Yan shameless.
He thought gold and silver were tacky, but he was not willing to ask for too much. He wanted to skin and tendons from all of them and suck their marrow out of their bones.
This guy bit off a piece of their flesh and extorted 800,000 gold, then turned around and looked innocent and aloof. If Cao Dejiang hadn't been holding him back, Liang Guangyi would have wanted to pour a pot of hot water on his face to let this shameless thief clean his brain!
"Grand Tutor Liang, calm down, calm down..." Cao Dejiang whispered, "It's just some books. A little impatience can ruin a big plan."
"Just a few? You're talking nonsense. Why don't you give him your precious collection of books and see?"
"I haven't offended Governor Xiao."
"you……"
Liang Guangyi was furious.
Seeing him glare at him, Cao Dejiang coughed and turned to look at Xiao Yan. "Lord Xiao, since Grand Tutor Liang has already backed down, this book collection is indeed too much of a burden for him. These are the foundation of the aristocratic families. If we give up half of them at once, the other families will definitely not agree. How about you also back down a little bit?"
Seeing Liang Guangyi's face turning blue with anger, Xiao Yan said, "It's okay to take a step back, but I must give Tang Ning a gift."
"Either, each of the seven great families will take half of the books and send them to Rongsheng Academy. Alternatively, I will only take half of the originals, but you must allow the students of the academy to enter and copy all the books..."
"impossible!"
Liang Guangyi flatly refused: "How can we allow outsiders to enter the place where the books are stored at will? What's the difference between this and giving it to you?"
"That's half the collection."
"Don't even think about it!"
Xiao Yan's expression suddenly turned cold: "This won't work, and that won't work either. Why, Grand Tutor Liang doesn't want to congratulate this Governor and Tang Ning on their happy occasion?"
"you!"
Liang Guangyi felt that he was being unreasonable. What did he and Song Tangning have to do with them? Why should they empty their family savings to congratulate him?!
He couldn't help but glare at her angrily: "Xiao Yan, I have already given in again and again, but please don't go too far!"
Xiao Yan pointed his fingertips at the side of his face: "Even if I bully you, what can you do?"
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