Chapter 97: So-called Nobleness
"I'm not anxious. If I need to find a reasonable explanation, then it should be considered as being happy to see the prey?"
Zhongli said: "Moreover, if we succeed in developing this, Wangshengtang might be able to have an additional business, which would reduce the financial pressure."
"impossible."
Gu Sanqiu shook his head: "If you are talking about monopolizing the supply of Jueyun peppers in Liyue Harbor, there might be some hope, but these are weapons and munitions. Do you think the Seven Stars will tolerate a Wangsheng Hall with an arms business?"
"In other words, the existence of certain people will definitely mess up this business until they get a piece of the cake, or the whole cake becomes rotten and no one can eat it."
"This is human nature, or rather the nature of those extremely selfish people who do not value the lives of their compatriots. The unfortunate thing is that there is no shortage of such people in Liyue today."
Gu Sanqiu shrugged. "For example, if we can successfully start this business, as long as they cause some minor damage in places like ammunition depots, this business will definitely fail."
"Wangsheng Hall is not one of those large chambers of commerce with servants and guards. My Gu family is even less like that. This has been decided from the beginning."
Gu Sanqiu smiled and said, "Qinggui, you know what I mean, Brother Zhongli, the Gu family and Wangsheng Hall have been decided since early morning, they will only be Qinggui."
"The so-called noble is someone who has no real power, but who will be given a seat in the audience whenever something important happens, and whoever sees you will be polite to you on the surface."
"But such an existence will never have real power."
"But these days, is a noble identity useful? Obviously, it's not very useful."
Gu Sanqiu spread his hands and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you that there is an organization called Sanxuanhui that has been trying to get me dead. Wangshengtang has always been doing its best to maintain the balance between the Yin and Yang worlds, so it hasn't been targeted too much."
"If we were to write about the achievements of the Gu family and the Wangsheng Hall, I wouldn't guarantee that it would be 100%, but 70 to 80 percent of the people in Liyue Harbor would place tablets of our two families at home and burn incense to pay homage to them."
"Our ancestors may have thought about this problem and worried that their descendants would become strange species, so they chose the path of Qinggui."
"The collapse of rituals and the decline of music are not words that only exist in books. In this Liyue Port where people pursue fame and Mora, nothing is impossible."
Gu Sanqiu scratched his chest with his index finger: "Even if the incense burner dies one day, it is not impossible."
"Now, Brother Zhongli, please tell me, do you still think this matter can be rushed?"
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"Has Liyue Harbor really become what it is now?"
“It’s not about what it will become, or whether it’s a trend of development.”
Gu Sanqiu sat down, took out a mint from his arms and put it in his mouth.
"For the upper class, Liyue is at the cusp of change, but for ordinary people it is a matter of indifference."
"A dung carrier. Even if the Liyue Seven Stars became the Liyue Star Council, what does it have to do with a dung carrier who has to get up early and work late every day to earn enough money for food?"
Gu Sanqiu pointed at himself and said, "Fengxiangren and Hutao girl, we all have powers far beyond that of ordinary people, but to the outside world, we all live like ordinary people. We are fundamentally different from those people who want everyone to know about their little tricks."
"The Wangsheng Hall is located at the front of Chihu Rock and the end of Feiyun Slope. "
Gu Sanqiu gestured with his hand: "The central area of Liyue Harbor? No, for ordinary people, the central area is always divided by economic conditions rather than geographical factors."
"Yes, balance."
"Although this rather idealistic phrase cannot prove anything, it is indeed what the predecessors of Wangsheng Hall expected."
"Yin and Yang are balanced, and life and death are in order."
"The road to rebirth is a journey of peace and well-being in the world."
Gu Sanqiu stood up and bowed: "I've talked too much today, I'll take my leave first."
"Wait a moment."
Gu Sanqiu's heart tightened and he turned back to look at Zhongli, who still had a blank expression on his face.
"What's up?"
"Brother Gu just said a lot, but the core is that I hope there won't be too many variables at the moment, and I don't want anything to cause trouble for Master Hu."
"That is to say, you are also the one who hopes that there won't be too many changes."
"Or, you have your own layout."
A sharp light suddenly flashed in Zhongli's eyes.
Maybe Gu Sanqiu was dazzled, or maybe it was real.
"What are you waiting for? What is the purpose of everything you are doing now in your own plan?!"
"Well, it turns out that you can't hide it from a smart person."
Gu Sanqiu smiled and said, "That's right, I am planning something."
Zhongli's expression paused slightly. Perhaps he really didn't expect Gu Sanqiu's answer to be so straightforward and refreshing.
"Everyone has their own reasons and plans. Why bother asking? I am just guessing that Brother Zhongli has his own ideas, but the main focus is still on that little girl."
"We are all adults now. If we ask questions thoroughly, what we find out may be far from the truth. We can ask, but it's not necessary, right?"
Gu Sanqiu placed the mint on the ground. The rock element slowly flowed, gently wrapping the mint and even nourishing new life for it.
"Goodbye."
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After returning home, Gu Sanqiu hit his head on the bed and felt that his life was hopeless.
Question : Is it exciting to confront your boss head-on?
Answer: Yes, before death.
"But the old man shouldn't be the type to get angry easily, and what I said was from the bottom of my heart."
Gu Sanqiu twisted and turned on the bed: "Planning or something, if you are not careful, you will expose your image as a conspiracy freak."
The reason why the Emperor made this plan was definitely not to retire early and then go to Mondstadt and drag Barbatos along to travel around and hold banquets every day.
Considering Liyue’s future development, or the “plot”, there will be advance teams no matter whether the places are related to Liyue’s previous culture or not, and there will also be a bunch of stupid troublemakers in the treasure-hunting group causing trouble.
If they could market guns and other weapons to the public, it would be good enough if the treasure-hunting group wasn't wiped out.
As for Northland Bank?
Apart from Yaya and a female executive whose whereabouts are unknown in Liyue, who else wants to go out and act in broad daylight?
Haha, write me a formal report first. If it’s not expressive and the word count is not up to the standard, I’ll send it back for you to rewrite!
Of course, there are no rules that exclude poetry. If you, a Zhidong person, can write a poem that is admired by all the people of Liyue, the Seven Stars will give you the title of a literary giant in a matter of minutes and declare it to the outside world as proof of the friendship between the two countries.
And then... you still want to go out and hang out?
It's impossible. Every day, you are filled with commercial and charity activities. You can't even have some private space. In the evening, all kinds of banquets and young girls in love can be arranged for you.
What if you don't go?
Good man, you are destroying the friendly relationship between Liyue and Zhidong "since ancient times"!
Do you still look like a person of Zhidong? You actually want to discredit your own country!
