Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 508

Cao Sengnu laughed twice: "Brother An, send a message to this private money minter for me, just say that I want to see him!"

"See him?" An Taishun became nervous again: "Why are you doing this?"

"Everyone is a businessman, there is a business relationship, why not meet?" Cao Sengnu smiled and said: "Could it be that Brother An thinks that Cao is not worthy of seeing him?"

"Where, where!" An Taishun quickly denied it, but secretly complained in his heart. He didn't know what was going on, how he fell between these two families, and was in a dilemma. If you do a lot of things, will you get retribution in this world?
"Since that's not the case, please trouble Brother An to make a trip!"

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In the flower hall, the tapestries on the four walls have been removed and piled up on the ground in a disorderly manner, replaced by Xiangfei bamboo curtains, on which the delicate pictures of ladies sway gently with the breeze, as if the figures of the ladies in the painting are shaking gently.

"This tapestry was given to me by an Anxi merchant!" Li Shangdao pointed to the tapestry on the ground: "The picture embroidered on it is the picture of King Anxi on a hunting tour. Within two days, people had to replace the bamboo curtains again!"

"Brother Li comes from an extraordinary background and has noble aspirations. He is different from ordinary people like me!" An Taishun said with a smile, "Of course I don't like the things sent by barbarian merchants!"

"Hehe, hehe!" Li Shangdao laughed loudly when he heard the words, he laughed a few times and suddenly asked: "Why is Brother An free to come to my place today? Why don't you even care about business?"

"Brother Li, what are you talking about!" An Taishun said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you put down a small business for a few days!"

"Lie!" The smile on Li Shangdao's face suddenly disappeared: "Brother An is going to be spanked on the soles of his feet when running in Yangzhou these days. Who doesn't know that you have a lot of hard goods on hand, and you have made several A big deal, did you hit another line and make a lot of money?"

The secret in his heart was revealed all of a sudden, and the smile on An Taishun's face disappeared immediately. He just wanted to deny it, but he heard Li Shangdao's voice: "You don't have to make excuses. Although my surname is Li, I am too lazy Take care of the Li family's business, it's your job to make money, whether it's against the law or against the law, the government will trouble you, I won't meddle in other people's business like a dog!"

"Yes, yes, Brother Li is so magnanimous, Xiao Ke is inexplicably impressed!" Hearing Li Shangdao's words, An Taishun breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly apologized.It turned out that although Li Shangdao was a private money maker, his background was not ordinary. His grandfather was Li Xiaogong, king of Hejian County who was second in martial arts in the early Tang clan. This man almost pacified the entire south. The only one-sided general.

After pacifying the south, he became the governor of Yangzhou. In the last years of Wude, someone falsely accused Li Xiaogong of treason, so Tang Gaozu Li Yuan called Li Xiaogong back to the capital and replaced him with a warrior.Li Xiaogong was interrogated by the relevant departments, and without evidence, he was pardoned as Zong Zhengqing, and actually withdrew from the political arena.Later, Li Xiaogong indulged in sensuality in Chang'an, and died of a sudden illness in the 14th year of Zhenguan.Although Li Xiaogong has high merits, he is only Li Yuan's cousin in terms of blood, and he is even further behind in Li Shangdao's generation.Li Shangdao didn't like studying, so he hung out in Yangzhou, relying on the little shadow left by his grandfather, he actually started a prohibited business.

"That's all!" Li Shangdao waved his hand with some annoyance: "What's the matter, tell me!"

"Someone entrusted the villain to meet with you!"

"not see!"

"You don't ask who it is, just say you don't see it?"

"It doesn't matter who it is? There are only a few bad money and an official hat!" Li Shangdao said with a smile: "Money, although I don't have much, but it's enough to spend; Bigger than my grandfather? I don’t ask for his money, and I don’t fear power, so I can do it on my own! If you don’t see it, you just don’t see it!”

An Taishun saw that the other party looked exhausted, looking like a rascal in the market, so he could only sigh: "You, Li Taisui, have not seen him, what can I do, just go back and get scolded!"

Seeing An Taishun's appearance, Li Shangdao laughed: "It's because you value money too much, that's why you are in the hands of others, and you are at your mercy!"

"I'm a merchant, how can I not value money?" An Taishun sighed: "Forget it, those coppers are also the last batch, Mr. Li should save some money!"

"Hey!" Li Shangdao grabbed An Taishun's sleeve: "How dare you threaten me with business! If I don't see your people, you won't do business with me?"

"How dare I threaten you!" An Taishun said with a wry smile, "It's just that these coppers are not mine. If you refuse to meet the owner, they will naturally refuse to do business with you. What do you have to do with me?"

"Hehehe!" Li Shangdao laughed: "It turns out that the real master is behind! Anyway, for the sake of that batch of copper, I will see him!"

"Okay!" An Taishun was overjoyed: "Then where did you meet Brother Li?"

"I have a strange temper. If I'm not happy, I can't do anything. If I'm happy, I can do anything! Anyway, I promised you today, so choosing a day is worse than hitting the sun. Now I will go to your house Bar!"

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Anzhai, study room.

"Cao Sengnu, I have met Mr. Li!" Cao Sengnu crossed his hands in front of his chest, his left hand held his right hand, his right thumb was upturned, and his upper body leaned forward slightly.

"That's all!" Li Shangdao waved his sleeves: "I'm a private money maker, and I can't afford the words Mr. Li! What's the matter if you want to see me?"

"Your Excellency is the grandson of the King of Hejian County, a member of the clan, so of course it is Mr. Li!" Cao Sengnu laughed and said, "As for Xiao Ke, I have admired his name for a long time, and I hope to see him, and I will comfort my life's wish!"

"Having admired your name for a long time? Consolation of your life's wish?" Li Shangdao said with a smile: "You are really good at talking, you obviously think that after I am a famous general in the clan, I will not serve the court, but do such low-level things. Eyesight?"

Cao Sengnu laughed a few times: "How dare you, but seeing Young Master today, I feel that Young Master acts willfully and naturally, not restrained by ordinary people, and he is somewhat like Xiao Ke's master!"

"Like your master? You still have a master?"

"Of course there is, or else you think you can get so much copper with just Xiao Ke?"

"That's true!" Li Shangdao stroked his beard. At that time, East Asian copper was a precious metal, and mining and smelting required a lot of manpower, material resources and technology. It was definitely not something ordinary people could do to get so many copper bars: "Then Who is your master?"

Cao Sengnu laughed twice, but did not speak.Seeing this, Li Shangdao sneered: "If you don't want to say it, it doesn't matter, if you don't say it, then don't say it. If you want to see me today, I will come. If you have anything to say, tell me quickly. If you don't say it, I will leave! "

"Mr. Li, don't worry!" Cao Sengnu smiled and said, "I don't say the master's surname because I look down on you, but because he has a different status. If you say it casually, I'm afraid it will cause trouble!"

"Different identities?" Li Shangdao snorted coldly: "If you want to see me, tell me!"

"No one else, I just want to borrow Mr. Li's popularity among barbarian merchants!"

"I am popular among the barbarian merchants?" Li Shangdao laughed: "It's a joke, how else can I be popular among the barbarian merchants? This An Taishun business is also doing a lot, you have him to help, why do you need me ?”

"Some businesses can be done by An Taishun, but there are some businesses that An Taishun can't do!" Cao Sengnu laughed and said, "If Mr. Li agrees, Mr. Cao will take care of your future copper!"

"Really?" Li Shangdao's eyes lit up: "You said that!"

"Of course, Cao can still afford a few ships of copper material!" Cao Sengnu laughed.

After seeing off Li Shangdao, An Taishun didn't feel relieved, on the contrary, his face showed worry.He paused, made up his mind, and said to Cao Sengnu: "Brother Cao, it's not that I talk too much, but Li Shangdao is a curse, so don't provoke him!"

"Oh? How do you say that!"

"Brother Cao, you also know that he is the grandson of the King of Hejian. Although he is already a Shuzong, he is still a branch of the Tian family. It is not a problem for a county magistrate to start a family. But have you ever thought about how he messed up? What happened to this?"

"Didn't you say that he is incompetent in both civil and military affairs?"

"As long as he is incapable of writing, he will not be able to achieve martial arts. As long as he is cautious, he will be able to become the governor of a state in his [-]s or [-]s. After all, some of his cousins ​​have already become the counselors of the Yizhou Governor's Mansion. What's so difficult about taking care of him, a brother of the same clan? What's more, Li Shangdao was quite famous when he was young!"

"Oh? Why is that?"

"I don't know the details, but I heard that Chang'an offended a great personage, so he moved to Yangzhou to avoid disaster. After all, there were still many people who received his favor from the king of Hejian County who guarded the southeast back then. , they are thinking about their old relationship, so they will naturally take care of his grandson!"

Cao Sengnu nodded. Judging from his observation just now, although Li Shangdao was laughing and cursing, and looked like he didn't care about anything, it was not difficult to see the depression hidden in his heart.Although Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, was forced to leave the core of power during the Zhenguan period and entertained himself with wine and sex, he left a lot of political legacy to his descendants.But Li Shangdao didn't get any of it, the secrets in it were really complicated and confusing, and it's not enough for outsiders to understand.

"What you said is also reasonable, but he can indeed do a lot of things that are inconvenient for you and me!" Cao Sengnu said with a smile: "As for you saying that he is a curse, I don't think so. Although he looks wild and unruly on the surface, But in fact, I still can't forget the past events in my heart, and a person like this is still very accurate in grasping the key points, otherwise he would have died a long time ago!"

Yingzhou.

"Shi Wang Wenzuo, the commander of the Anton Governor's Mansion, Bijie Dongbing, Fang Sichunri, Liaodong barbarians, fearful of power and embracing benefits, good governance, good fortune and prosperity, white wolves seen in the suburbs, Jiahe born in the ridges, their feelings So it can be called a man of loyalty and filial piety! Today, June is allowed to return to his hometown to visit him, so as to fulfill his aspirations. I will give 30 yuan, a thousand pieces of brocade, a thousand stones of grain, and a set of gold and silver utensils, as the emperor's consolation!"

"Thank you, Son of Heaven, Long En!" Wang Wenzuo listened to the imperial decree, and hurriedly kowtowed to the ground. The envoy who announced the decree walked up to Wang Wenzuo, and said with a smile, "Wang Changshi, the Son of Heaven has given you such a generous gift, even if there are not many important officials in the clan. Congratulations!"

"Thank you angel!" Wang Wenzuo stretched out his hands, took the imperial decree, handed it to Cao Wenzong who was beside him, and said with a smile: "I have arranged a banquet next door, and I invite the angel to show you the honor!"

"That's natural! That's natural!" The servant who delivered the decree knew the situation in the palace very well, and naturally knew the status of the person in front of him in the heart of the Holy One, and would not refuse the other party's invitation. The two exchanged a few words, and Wang Wenzuo sent the servant. After passing the next door, he let out a sigh of relief.

"30 yuan, Jinqianduan, Guqianshi, and a set of gold and silver utensils made in the palace!" Gao Kan said with a smile: "Sanlang, the Holy Majesty treats you unusually!"

"It's a rare encounter with the Holy Majesty, it's hard to repay the love of a minister!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "It's just about Anton, so I have to bother Gao Duhu!"

"Hehe!" Gao Kan said with a smile: "Sanlang, you don't have to worry too much. The court will only give you half a year's leave. I don't believe that something will happen in this half year! It can't be said that Liaodong cannot do without you, Wang Sanlang." Bar?"

Gao Kan had already talked about this point, and Wang Wenzuo could only laugh and said, "What the guard said is true!"

"Okay, Saburo, you can leave at ease, visit your parents first, and then marry Cui's wife. Marry Meijiao Niang back as soon as possible, and the most important thing is to have more sons to inherit the family business, otherwise you will bleed and work hard To whom will the title be left to?"

Gao Kan's somewhat vulgar words caused laughter all around, Wang Wenzuo nodded with a wry smile: "Then let Gaodu protect the good fortune, I will be on the road tomorrow!"

As soon as he left the door, Cao Wenzong said in a low voice: "How many guards do you plan to bring with you when Mr. Lang returns home this time?"

"Let's pick 300 people from Yaqian!" Wang Wenzuo said, "Make each of them a brocade suit, it will look more festive!"

"Yes!" Cao Wenzong responded, and said with a smile: "300 people is a little less, so let's make up a whole number of 500 people. The Qinghe Cui family is not an ordinary family. If there are fewer people, I'm afraid they will be looked down upon! "

"I'm going to propose a marriage, not to snatch one!" Wang Wenzuo laughed, and then he thought about it: "Forget it, five hundred is five hundred! Anyway, they are still young, as long as they don't wear armor, only bows and short soldiers, others If you ask, just say that it is the accompanying boy servant!"

"Okay, I will arrange it immediately!"

Wang Wenzuo nodded. He agreed that Cao Wenzong chose Ma Yizhuang not to show off in front of the Cui family, but for his "family" who stayed in his hometown.No matter how high and powerful he is now, and how many great achievements he has made in Liaodong, North Korea, it is very likely that he is still a low-status domestic slave in the hearts of those people.Of course, it is not difficult to force them to recognize the reality, but if possible, Wang Wenzuo still does not want to make things too explicit.After all, in the eyes of the world, they are their relatives in this world, and filial piety, friendship, respect and respect were also important criteria for evaluating scholars at that time.It's much better to be deterred by advocating a mighty guard of honor than to tear your face apart.

(End of this chapter)