Chapter Thirty-Six: The Golden Edict of the Substitute King Appears for the First Time

  "What a talented and handsome young man, what a pity!"

  Du Ru Hui thought to himself what a pity it was that such an excellent young man was the son of a merchant, and according to the laws of the Sui Dynasty, had no right to take the imperial examinations.

  At this moment, Yang You embodies the excellent etiquette of royalty and the wisdom of thousands of years to come, after more than a month of brewing, has already produced a unique temperament, anyone who sees it will involuntarily feel good.

  "Haha!"

  Du Zhao burst out laughing loudly. Yang You personally admitted that he was the son of a merchant, which made things easier to handle. The aristocratic families had many ways to deal with these merchants.

  He believed that soon Yang You would beg for mercy in front of him and a large amount of wealth would be delivered into his own hands.

  "As a lowly merchant, you think that with just a bit of money, you can show off in front of the nobility? I have ways to make you beg for mercy in front of me."

  "Do you know who you have offended? This is our Duling Du family's eldest son Du Zhao, his father is the current master of our Du family." Du Wei said proudly, as if his own father was the master of the Du family.

  Now you're not so arrogant, Du Wei sneered at Dong Yue, hoping to see regret and fear on the faces of these people, so he could mock them mercilessly and return the humiliation he had suffered twofold.

  Unfortunately, what made him disappointed was that these people didn't have the slightest movement or reaction. He even saw a hint of ridicule in Dong Yue's eyes, as if Du's family was just a joke to them.

  "What can Dujia Gongzi do to me?" Yang You's disdainful tone spread throughout the street, and anyone could hear his satisfied and arrogant tone.

  "What a thrilling scene!" someone in the crowd whispered.

  "Could he have some backing to rival the Du family?" someone speculated.

  "It's impossible, no matter how good a businessman you are, in front of a noble family, that's just a joke." someone said disdainfully.

  Du Zhao was furious. In this feudal society with strict hierarchy, merchants' sons had always been looked down upon as inferior. Even the most powerful and wealthy merchants were humble and courteous when they met with aristocratic families, fearing that a single sign of disrespect would bring disaster.

  "You will regret what you said today." Du Zhao said with a huff, gritting his teeth word by word.

  Du Ruhui also sighed, feeling a slight sense of regret in his heart. Such an extraordinary young man, yet he was born into a poor family. Although he had ambitious aspirations, it seemed that fate had already predetermined that he would not achieve great things.

  As a member of a noble family, he had long been aware of the ways of the world and thought that Yang You was just being arrogant, without thinking of anything else.

  "Haha, little friend, you really are naive!" Du Zhao burst out laughing.

  The onlookers burst into laughter, as members of the Du family, they knew how powerful their clan was. Everyone had benefited from their strong family background and were respected by ordinary people when they went out because they were members of the Du family.

  "What if we add this too!"

  Yang You took out a golden token from his bosom and threw it to Dong Yue. The golden token flew through the air, and Dong Yue stretched out his hand to catch it.

  "Gold!" someone in the crowd exclaimed.

  The Sui Dynasty was rich in country and poor in people, ordinary people had never seen gold in their lifetime. Although the Du family lived a slightly better life than ordinary people, gold was also out of reach for them.

  And a thirteen or fourteen year old kid casually pulled out such a large piece of gold from his own pocket, making many people jealous.

  He is indeed the son of a merchant.

  Du Zhao saw the color of that magic power and a greedy look flashed in his eyes, it seemed he had really guessed correctly, this was indeed a big fat sheep.

  "You're really a joke, you think having money is enough, in this world, it's still our family's territory."

  A child holding a gold brick walks in the midst of a bustling city, how can it not attract other people's envy? Since the opponent's wealth has already been exposed, then they cannot be allowed to leave.

  Du Zhao waved his hand and the Du family's servants blocked the road again.

  A clash is inevitable.

  "Stop!"

  Du Ruhui suddenly rushed into the middle of both sides and shouted loudly at Du Zhao.

  "You..."

  Du Zhao wanted to refute, but was again overwhelmed by Du Ruhui's momentum.

  Du Ruhui ignored Du Zhao and walked up to Dong Yue instead.

  "This sturdy man, I wonder if you can let Du Mou take a look at the token in your hand." Du Ruhui's face was heavy, and as he walked closer, he felt that his opponent was not simple. This was not an ordinary house slave, each person had a fierce aura.

  "Of course!"

  Dong Yue knew that his mission this time was to visit Du Ruhui, and Du Ruhui had come specifically to help them out of trouble, so he had a good impression of him. He dismounted the horse and handed over the token in his hand.

  Taking over the token, Du Ruhui's eyes were attracted by this token, and it was indeed as he had guessed.

  This is no ordinary token, but a royal gold seal.

  In Chang'an, the Golden Edict of the King of Dai was a highly disputed product that directly led to opposition between the officials and the King of Dai's palace, but in the end, the officials were suppressed by the King of Dai's strong will.

  The front of the gold medal is engraved with four characters, "Justice" and "Fairness". The back is engraved with three large characters, "Dai Wang Ling". The unique floral design, with font like knife engraving, this is an unforgeable genuine Dai Wang Jin Ling.

  Du Ruhui's body trembled slightly, and suddenly he remembered that his family's old servant had found him with a beautifully written invitation card, which he had casually flipped over and glanced at.

  That unique font is unforgettable once you've seen it, and incredibly, the handwriting on the invitation card and this royal decree are identical.

  Could it be...? Du Ruhui had a bold conjecture in his heart, but he didn't dare to believe it.

  "Seventh Uncle, you won't be bought off by just this one piece of gold, will you? This is also too humiliating for the Du family. If you're really short on cash, I can lend you some." Du Zhao said sarcastically, as a young master of the Du family, he was naturally no stranger to gold.

  Du Ruhui didn't show any anger, looked at Du Zhaoyi's arrogant face, then glanced at Yang You's slightly sarcastic smile, what a misfortune for the Du family!

  "Sighing, he said: 'All along, big brother has been too **loving towards you, that's how you've become like this now. Do you know what this is?'"

  Du Ruhui slowly raised the token in his hand and looked around.

  Unfortunately, Du Zhao was extremely arrogant and didn't even give it a glance: "Isn't it just a piece of gold? What else could it be? Could it be the King's Golden Order?"

  He also knew that the King's Token was only issued more than 50, and every wealthy merchant who got the King's Token paid a price of 100,000 yuan. This king is really ruthless, and he suddenly collected at least 5 million yuan! Much more ruthless than himself.

  One hundred thousand taels is a huge sum of money. Even if the entire Du family were to pool their resources after a year of saving, they might not be able to come up with one hundred thousand taels all at once.

  "Not bad, this is indeed the Substitute King's Golden Order."