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Chapter 1142: Chapter 86: The Great Emperor Arrives at the Wang Family! Feelings Hard to Calm Down_2 Chapter 1142: Chapter 86: The Great Emperor Arrives at the Wang Family! Feelings Hard to Calm Down_2 What is this show of concern?

This is clearly trying to make things difficult for Us—truly rebellious!

The heart of Emperor Longchang was filled with murmurs as he looked in the distance at the massive embankment that separated Peace River from the Great Wilderness Marsh, and with his hands behind his back, he sneered and mocked, “Wang Shouzhe’s layout is as stinky as his chess play. Focusing only on a small patch of land before his eyes and lacking the skill for long-term operations. This Great Wilderness Marsh development plan is nothing but a foolish move. It seems to control some flooding in the middle and lower reaches of Peace River, but in reality, the investment far outweighs the benefits, with an extremely low cost-performance ratio, not to mention the risk of offending the old monster in the Great Swamp of the Southern Wilderness.”

“Once that old monster goes berserk, I’d like to see how Wang Shouzhe wraps up this mess.”

Having said that, Emperor Longchang couldn’t help feeling a secret thrill.

Standing from the perspective of an onlooker, commenting on the affairs of state, he felt indeed satisfied. Before, that Wang Shouzhe had done just that, always liking to critique national policies, speaking out of turn about the emperor’s matters, angering him greatly.

Now, when Emperor Longchang turned around to criticize his strategic loopholes, he realized that being a critic also had its perks, the main one being the satisfaction it provided. Especially because many of the phrases he used to critique Wang Shouzhe were learned from Wang Shouzhe’s own words, terms like long-term operations, development plans, and extremely low cost-performance ratio.

This was the case of “using someone’s own strategy against them,” ensuring that Wang Shouzhe would get a taste of being criticized to his face.

But just as Emperor Longchang was relishing his secret glee, someone beside him huffed coldly, “I’ve lived for one hundred and thirty years, and I’ve heard countless bouts of boasting, but someone blowing their own trumpet with such a fresh and refined shamelessness is indeed rare.”

The speaker was an elegantly dressed old man not far away.

Emperor Longchang’s face turned stern as he looked at the elegantly dressed old man and said arrogantly, “What I’m discussing here are the nation’s great affairs, what would you, a little old man, understand?”

A mere centenarian, daring to act senior in front of the emperor?

If it had been Emperor Longchang’s usual disposition, he would have already been shaking with anger, instinctively using his imperial might to bear down.

However, on a secret visit in disguise, there are pleasures unique to such a visit. The people around have no idea that you’re the emperor, which means you can easily hear things that people would never dare say in your presence.

Then, you can use your own genuine talent and learning to make them bow their heads in admiration.

That is a real display of skill.

“Although I may not be any important figure, I am the owner of this ‘Dingjiang,’ ” the old man said with a cold smile, “I haven’t done anything significant in my life, just being a humble Independent Cultivator Wandering Merchant, I have witnessed Changning Wang Clan grow from a small Rank 9 Prominent Family, rising all the way to its current zenith, a miracle that had never happened before.”

“If you want to spout nonsense and criticize others, so be it. But saying that Master Shouzhe lacks the understanding of long-term planning and only looks after immediate gains, I must vehemently disagree. Not just I, but also the countless many whose fates have been changed because of this would disagree.”

“A dawdling old man of your age, who still can’t understand the basics, can only end up dragging down the younger generations by continuing to work as a peddler.”

“What? You dare to call me a dawdling old man?!”

Emperor Longchang’s face turned as black as iron, just as he was about to roll up his sleeves and exchange a few barbs with the “old critic,” he was held back by Old Yao and Wu Xuening, one on each side.

“Grandfather, we’re currently on someone else’s boat, please hold back for the moment. It wouldn’t be good if we were forced to disembark,” Wu Xuening said with a full head of black lines, hurriedly persuading in a soft voice.

She had always greatly admired her great-grandfather; partly because he was very kind to her, and partly because he seemed very capable, as though he knew everything and could handle anything. But now…

Well, it’s better not to mention it.

Their commotion had naturally caught the attention of others on the boat. Not just the silk-clad old man, but even other peddlers looked at Emperor Longchang with disdainful eyes and whispered among themselves.

“He really is all talk with no skill to back it up, not even holding Master Shouzhe in regard.”

“Looking at his bearing, he should be from a pampered background. Perhaps he has just squandered his family wealth and is now forced to engage in trade to support his family.”

“Alas, there’s no shortage of those who claim to be invincible in word but are clueless when it comes to doing real work.”

“This old wastrel should go take a good look at Xin An Town and Xinping Town. See for himself how Master Shouzhe manages his household and leads everyone to shared prosperity.”

“You’re out of touch, aren’t you? Ping’an Town has been completely demolished and turned into a solely Wang family’s Main Residence base. The population is now mainly concentrated in Xin An Town, Xinping Town, Morning Glow Town, and other newly opened areas.”

“Even the original Dingpu Ferry has become a private commercial ferry of the Wang family. Peddlers can go there to do business, but unless there’s a special circumstance, they’re not allowed into the Wang family’s Main Residence area. It’s impossible to cross through the Wang family’s inner house from Dingpu Ferry to Zhou Xuanguan like in the past.”

“However, the Wang family has built a new ferry in Xinping Town, named Xinping Ferry, which has taken over much of the functions of the original Dingpu Ferry. This ‘Dingjiang,’ our boat, is heading to Xinping Ferry this time.”

Although Emperor Longchang was on the verge of unleashing his fury from being ridiculed by the common folk, his dark face managed to hold back in the end.

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