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Chapter 895: Chapter 32: Swing the hoe well, and the wall will naturally fall_6 Chapter 895: Chapter 32: Swing the hoe well, and the wall will naturally fall_6 After the audience ritual was over, the two men took their seats under the arrangements of Emperor Longchang.

Emperor Longchang first chatted with Wang Zong’an, showed concern for the Changning Wang Clan’s situation, Wang Zong’an’s cultivation, and the condition of the Spirit Seed of the Longevity Tree, fully demonstrating the care and empathy of an emperor toward a Great Heavenly Proud. He even specifically mentioned Wang Liyao and gave him a great deal of encouragement.

Wang Zong’an naturally responded with modesty, maintaining his dignity and grace without shaming Wang Shouzhe in the slightest.

A good amount of time passed, the length of two cups of tea, before the pleasantries ended and it was Wu Mingyuan’s turn to speak.

In his prime, Emperor Longchang liked to put on airs and self-promote, but as he aged, his actions became more whimsical.

Relying on the fact that Wu Mingyuan was his own son, and that even if the old ancestor berated him he could only obediently accept it, Emperor Longchang was about to open his mouth and give Wu Mingyuan a piece of his mind to vent his frustration.

Unexpectedly, Wu Mingyuan suddenly stood up, excitedly saying, “Your Majesty, great joy! Great joy!!”

The words Emperor Longchang was about to say were immediately choked back.

His face twitched, and he said irritably to Wu Mingyuan, “What joy can there be?”

“Years ago, thanks to Your Majesty’s teachings and hard criticism, you pointed out the many overly ambitious parts of my plan. At first, I was somewhat defiant, but as I reflected slowly over time, I finally understood that every word, every sentence of yours, contains the wisdom accumulated from thousands of years of imperial life,” Wu Mingyuan said with tears of gratitude, passionately adding, “Therefore, after enduring pain and deep reflection, I adjusted the plan and spent decades, bit by bit, working solidly to achieve some results before I dared to come before Your Majesty.”

You’re overthinking it, I was just scolding you for the sake of scolding you.

Emperor Longchang muttered in his heart.

However, seeing Wu Mingyuan giving him so much face and voluntarily giving him a way out, his mood also improved, and he feigned a kind tone, “Ming Yuan, your realization is indeed commendable, it is not in vain that I devoted myself with good intentions.”

“I am fully aware of your achievements and subsequent plans. You have indeed done well, not disgracing our Imperial Household. Have you encountered any difficulties in coming here this time?”

“Your Majesty, there’s nothing troublesome,” Wu Mingyuan said, “Even with some minor issues, I could handle them. The main purpose of coming here is to thank Your Majesty for the teachings back then. Secondly, I have reserved 10% of the equity at Dalra Reclamation joint company for Your Majesty. Today, Ming Yuan and Zong’an specifically came to present the contract to Your Majesty.”

“Ten percent equity?” Emperor Longchang laughed kindly, “Ming Yuan, the whole world is mine, why would I need your ten percent equity? Your filial piety, I’ve accepted in my heart.”

Although he did not pay much attention to the ten percent equity, he also felt quite pleased.

It seems that Ming Yuan truly appreciated his advice, even though I was merely scolding him at the time, it unintentionally resulted in “unintended success.”

“Your Majesty is wholeheartedly dedicated to the country, for which I have great respect. But Your Majesty always needs to have some private funds,” Wu Mingyuan earnestly said. “With this ten percent equity, when bestowing rewards to your cherished juniors or purchasing things you love, you can do so with more freedom.”

“That’s also true. Always using the royal treasury for rewards makes others inevitably criticize behind our back,” Emperor Longchang deeply felt satisfied, his heart growing warm.

How had he not noticed before that Ming Yuan was so eloquent? Each sentence seemed to speak right to his heart, indescribably smooth and fitting.

Thereafter, there was another round of pleasantries.

Having his mood brightened by Wu Mingyuan, Emperor Longchang became much more generous than usual, and he also bestowed a range of valuable treasures to the younger generation, Wu Mingyuan and Wang Zong’an, encouraging Wang Zong’an to cultivate diligently and strive to reach the Divine Realm as soon as possible.

If the family really couldn’t support two Great Heavenly Proud, they could also seek him out for help, and he could think of some solutions.

Leaving aside Emperor Longchang’s merits and faults in this lifetime, he truly took heart in nurturing promising members of the imperial family or other Great Heavenly Proud from the Prominent Families. Even Shangguan Yunque had received many benefits from him in his earlier years.

Among the eleven Divine Realm Powerhouses in the Imperial Household, one became a son-in-law to the Imperial Household because his family couldn’t support him.

Now, his native family, under his protection, although not yet a Third-Class Aristocratic Family, was already among the strongest in the Grade Four Prominent Families. Just waiting to produce another Great Heavenly Proud, they could rise to the Third-Class Aristocracies.

A short while later.

The meeting concluded, and Wu Mingyuan and Wang Zong’an were politely seen out of Zhuozheng Pavilion.

After the two had left, Emperor Longchang, feeling quite nostalgic and comforted, remarked, “Old Yao, Ming Yuan, our little stubborn donkey, has grown up and started to take care of his old ancestor. Look, that ten percent of the equity he reserved to use for rewarding the younger generation. I’ve heard that Shangguan spent a huge price to get only three percent of the shares.”

Old Yao was taken aback, slightly puzzled, and reminded in a low voice, “Are you not planning to spend any money for this ten percent share, Your Majesty?”

Emperor Longchang waved his hand, saying, “That’s Ming Yuan showing his filial piety to me, why should I pay money?”

“Your Majesty, although that’s true,” Old Yao’s face twitched a few times as he persisted, “but I’ve heard that this ‘Coalition’ is meant to be a collaborative development company by an alliance, its charters mainly involve families investing together, holding shares together, reaping profits together… If Your Majesty does not invest cash or effort, other families might not say anything publicly but might privately criticize Your Majesty, thinking you are siphoning company assets… and who knows how the history books might write about this later…”

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