The devil is coming

Chapter 817 Okay
Three days have passed since the unprecedented grand ceremony of crowning the king;
However, the people of Fengxin City are still talking about the scene on the high platform outside the west gate of Fengxin City that day, when their prince asked the prince to follow him while he hugged the prince of Jingnan;
Still reciting the three wills, His Majesty showed great kindness to his own prince;
In the past, the commander-in-chief of the Jingnan Army came without permission and "visited" the young master one after another, showing the iron blood and loyalty of military personnel;
also,
At the royal banquet, the prince's amiability and greetings made all the guests spread the praises to the people around them after they returned;
For those who don’t know, I thought that the prince really greeted each guest cordially, holding hands. Otherwise, how could we explain that everyone spoke so vividly, as if they were the hand?
It is said that
That night, the prince and Dayan Dai drank and sang together, scolded Fang Qiu, and conspired to achieve peace in the world;
and also,
The prince also taught the former fifth prince and now the fifth prince that people's livelihood is suffering and they should think about how difficult people's livelihood is;
After His Majesty the Fifth Prince listened,
He was stunned for a long time, silent for a long time, as if he had a great enlightenment.
No matter where you sit, your words will naturally fall in your favour. The soldiers and civilians in Fengxin City will naturally listen to what sounds good and say what sounds good.
As for the deep meaning hidden in each piece and the undercurrent lurking in it,
Not to mention anything else, as soon as the Jingnan Army Commander-in-Chief arrived, if His Majesty had not issued three imperial edicts in advance, the relationship between Jindong and the imperial court might have been at war with each other.
but,
Who cares?
It's going to rain, my mother wants to get married,
Although several years of peaceful life have passed, everyone has not forgotten the fierce atmosphere of swords, guns and arrows.
If there is excitement, let’s take a look;
If there is a story to tell, let’s listen;
If there is an advantage, let us take it;
When the prince wants to raise an army, it doesn't matter where he attacks. Wherever the prince's flag goes, just follow him!
As for Prince Pingxi in his real inner residence,
I drank so much that I almost went drunk.
Respect this one, respect that one, respect this family,
Naturally, only private people know about such private matters.
……
It’s still the Yingbin Building,
It’s still the private room by the window on the third floor.
It's still a few plates of exquisite side dishes paired with the fine flower carvings.
On the east and west sides, still sitting are Shopkeeper Miao and Shopkeeper Lu;
But there are also people sitting on the north and south sides today.
On the south side, shopkeeper Xiao has a tired face. In his early years, when he was selling goods, both parties would turn a blind eye when walking through Zhennanguan Pass. After taking care of things, it was inconvenient to walk during the day, but at night, he could walk freely;
The Chu army even engaged in the sale of war horses at Prince Hepingxi's Mansion. Those at the top ate meat, while those at the bottom drank some soup, and both of them felt at ease;
But this time, Shopkeeper Xiao took the road from Fancheng to Mengshan Mountain. It was difficult, torturous, and long, so he arrived late, and his whole body was full of dust.
To the north, sitting is shopkeeper Fei, a native of Yan.
Shopkeeper Miao said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Fei, I think you won't come this time."
The caravans of the Yan people were more scrupulous about doing business on the land of the Yan State than the foreign caravans. It was really a new thing;
Shopkeeper Fei nodded with a smile and said, "This time we will make a handover. All the business shops here will also be given to the palace."
"Hey, you're quitting?" Shopkeeper Miao was a little curious, "Can I change to Dian?"
Shopkeeper Lu slapped the table gently and teased Shopkeeper Miao: "Okay, can you hang your head somewhere else?"
Small business is small business, one village, one town, one government;
But when the business is done across a county, a country or even several countries, it is simply impossible if there is no rightful owner standing behind it.
They are all thousand-year-old foxes singing about Liaozhai,
The shopkeepers at the table all know that each other is actually a layer of skin attached to their respective bosses.
"The palace will organize a caravan to deliver goods to the west." Shopkeeper Fei said, "If I meet you again in the future, I will go to Yingdu. I'm afraid I won't come to Jindong often in the future."
"Ah."
Shopkeeper Miao saw the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal.
"You Yan people are just weird."
A business with a background from the Secret Service actually gave in in front of a feudal town.
The land of Jindong is located in the three realms of Xueyuan, Yan, Jin and Chu. It is a place where commerce is developed. In addition, the palace has a series of industries. As long as the goods are sold out, there is no need to worry about the market. Who can be in it? Stretching out an arm, or just using your toes to rub a little bit of space in the circle is an enviable trick.
Shopkeeper Fei glanced at Shopkeeper Miao,
asked with a smile;
"I'm also very surprised. When will you guys be able to stand up like men on the battlefield?"
Shopkeepers Lu and Xiao heard this and immediately said:
"It's far, far away."
"It's hard, it's hard."
It doesn't matter whether you are from Yan, Jin or Chu, as long as you are humiliating Ganren, then we have to help.
Shopkeeper Miao seemed to be somewhat used to it, so he wasn't angry, at least he didn't look angry.
He shrunk his shoulders,
Lean back,
He didn't understand the saying "a weak country has no diplomacy", but he could clearly feel the disdain from other countries despite his travels.
No matter how much money you have, no matter how well you dress,
When the ordinary Guizhou chiefs in Yandi learn that you are a gangster, no, even if they are the temporary laborers you hire in Yandi, they are waiting for the wages to buy rice to cook at home at night.
When he found out that the shopkeeper was a cadre,
Will also show that kind of smile:
Oh, fuck someone.
Keep doing the work, keep getting the money, keep smiling.
Shopkeeper Fei didn't chase after him, but raised his glass and said;
"Mountains and rivers meet each other. If you have time next time, you can come to Yingdu to find me and I will be your host."
Behind Shopkeeper Fei stood a chamber of commerce. In fact, the owner was just as skinny as him;
Strictly speaking, his caravan belonged to the Min family a long time ago, then to His Highness the Sixth Prince, then it was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then it returned to the hands of the Sixth Prince;
right now,
Belongs to His Majesty.
Prince Pingxi once said to His Highness the Sixth Prince with disdain, "You are a prince, you are still in charge of the household department, and you continue to do your own business, harming the public and enriching yourself, and making yourself look ugly. You can be said to have done it to the extreme;"
later,
His Highness the Sixth Prince became His Majesty,
All of a sudden, it just clicked.
But sometimes, under the official banner, it is not easy to do business, so this layer of skin must always be retained.
The emperor has always had a knot in his heart.
Especially after learning about Fengxin City’s business model and operating status,
He regretted that when Zheng was teasing him, he didn't grab him by the neck and spit on him:
"Don't you look at yourself? You've even arranged the coffins for the common people on your own territory!"
"If mountains and rivers don't change, who knows what will happen in the future? We, although we are not from the same country, our names are still mentioned in the government offices of our respective countries, but let's put it this way, who will have a hard time someday?" went down;
I, Lu Xiong, spit out my words and nail my nails. I have really put down all the things in my body. Come to me and buy you three small tile-roofed houses. There is no problem.
If there are more, they will be gone, haha. "
The other shopkeepers laughed when they heard this, and everyone finally raised their glasses and drank together.
The banquet was gone, and it was shopkeeper Miao who paid the bill.
Walking to the door of the inn, facing the sun, shopkeeper Miao put his hands in his sleeves, closed his eyes, swayed slightly, then opened his eyes again, and headed in the direction of his caravan.
Shopkeeper Fei had to continue handling the pawn business, and had to make a final handover with the palace's "fanzi". Unfortunately, unfortunately, he didn't meet Boss Dai here today.
Shopkeeper Lu drank the most and wouldn't return until tomorrow, so he didn't go out and slept in the guest room.
Shopkeeper Xiao had just arrived and had a lot of things going on. His subordinates had already been waiting at the door of the inn with a carriage. He got on the carriage and just sat down when he saw Dai Li sitting in the carriage. He didn't shout or scream, but just walked silently. A box was taken out from the lower box of the carriage, which contained gold cakes.
Boss Dai yawned and said:
"It's been hard work on the road."
"Look at what you said, Boss Dai. How can you say hard work is involved in making money?"
"Ah."
Dai Li nodded, stretched out his hand, and pressed the box down.
"Boss Dai, don't worry, there will be more tonight..."
"Someone wants to see you."
"Yo."
Shopkeeper Xiao immediately put the box back. The person who could allow Boss Dai to pick it up in person must have an unusual status in the palace.
He didn't ask any more questions and sat there quietly.
After the carriage entered the front street, it circled half a circle. Finally, it did not go towards the location of the palace, but turned into a private house.
Dai Li got off the carriage first and stood there respectfully.
There are gentlemen in the palace, and their immediate boss is the Third Master. The Third Master has endless tricks, and his torture methods are so cruel that it is unimaginable.
But the third master is really good-natured and easy to coax;
Only this gentleman in front of me, the people under the palace's jurisdiction didn't dare to breathe even more when they saw him.
The blind man was sitting on the stone table in the courtyard, drinking tea.
Shopkeeper Xiao looked at Dai Li, then at the blind man over there, then walked over and knelt down:
"My slave, I would like to pay my respects to you, sir."
The Emperor of Chu vigorously suppressed the nobility in Chu State, but the habits of people in a country would not be easily changed.
Furthermore, in the eyes of Chu people, the word "slave" is actually no different from "low official" or "villain". .
"Wine, are you ready?"
The blind man asked.
"Sir, please drink."
There are rumors in the world that Prince Pingxi has a warrior under his command. He is extremely powerful and strong, but he is also blind.
After all, Shopkeeper Xiao has seen more of the world and knows more about Fengxin City, so he knows that the person in front of him should be the number one adviser under Prince Pingxi!
"It's been a hard journey."
"Slaves don't have to work hard, they don't have to work hard."
"Mr. Xie, are you okay?"
"..." Shopkeeper Xiao.
The blind man put down the tea cup, changed his sitting position, and said: "Of the four great nobles of Da Chu, the Qu family has been overthrown, the Shi family has collapsed, and Dugu has declined. Only one 'Xie' is left. Because the family fiefdom is in the south of Da Chu. be preserved.
Now, your Emperor of Chu has pushed the head of the Xie family against the Wei River, intending to lift out the last item at the bottom of the box. "
"Sir, I'm just a little steward who runs errands for my boss to earn money. I can..."
"Don't be afraid. I know your identity better than you. Due to the war this time, the mountain roads to and from Chudi are blocked. The road to Fancheng has just been opened. Why can you get in first?"
"Yes, is it your arrangement, sir?"
The blind man nodded, "I used to be quite gentle, but after staying with my master for a long time, I gradually stopped liking twists and turns.
Firstly, I don’t want you to surrender, and secondly, I don’t want you to betray your family. At most, I want you to bring a letter and a few words to your master;
So, you just sit here and let's chat. If you really annoy me, then you have no choice but to die. It's not worth it to die like this, isn't it? "
"Yes, I understand, I understand. I understand."
"sit."
"Thank you sir."
Shopkeeper Xiao sat down tremblingly, with a well-behaved expression.
"Did Shopkeeper Fei tell you that he will stop?"
"Yes, he said he wanted to pawn all the business in Fengxin City. From now on, he will sit in Yingdu, just looking at the river."
"What do you think this means?" the blind man asked.
"I believe that the secret agent behind Shopkeeper Fei doesn't want to antagonize the palace, so..."
"I'm sorry, behind Shopkeeper Fei is not just the Secret Intelligence Department, but Dayan's Household Department."
"Household?"
Shopkeeper Xiao's eyes widened. The Household Department of Yan State was different from the Household Department of other countries. The Household Department of Yan State was originally the private territory of Emperor Yan. In other words...
"Keep talking," the blind man urged.
"This slave thinks that it is the imperial court, the Imperial Court of Yan State, which does not intend to compete with the royal palace for profits, but is giving in to the royal palace."
The blind man nodded.
Pingxi Palace has a monopoly on the channels in this area and can be called the general distributor. Below, there are also various agents.
The geographical environment of the snowfield is harsh. Except for some large tribes worthy of the king's personal caravan organization, there are many other small and medium-sized tribes that rely on the savages' own caravans, especially tribes such as the Hailan tribe, which are adjacent to the Snow Customs and were the first to surrender. It is most suitable to go to an agent.
The same is naturally true for Qian and Chu. Because they are foreign countries, the local snakes can handle business routes themselves, which is the most cost-effective.
But to the west, there are central Shanxi, Shanxi and Yan Kingdom. Here, it is actually not difficult. You can just go by yourself. In Yan Kingdom, there may be a group of ministers who are loyal to the country in the court and will unite when they see the opportunity to guard against feudal towns. Attack the palace, but at the local level, who dares not to give face to the palace of Pingxi?
This floor was originally occupied by the Ministry of Household Affairs, that is, the emperor's own caravan.
Now, it has been given out, because Xiao Liuzi himself is the emperor, so it is equivalent to the emperor giving the prince a "tax-free" discount for doing business.
However, in the eyes of a blind man, the wool comes from the sheep. With the temperament of Emperor Yan, after this profit transfer, I am afraid that in the coming year or simply from the middle of the year, the amount of money and food sent to the palace by the imperial court will be reduced accordingly.
He did what he did, and the cost was offset.
The blind man's fingers tapped lightly on the stone table,
Road:
"Actually, Shopkeeper Fei has arrived a long time ago, but he hasn't entered the city yet. He is waiting. Do you know what he is waiting for?"
"Slave..."
"He was waiting for the King Ceremony to end, and he was watching the wind." The blind man did not let Shopkeeper Xiao continue to answer, "You didn't arrive at the King Ceremony, but you should know what happened, right?"
"Yes, yes, I heard about it, I heard about it."
"Well, well, the former Jingnan Army commanders left their posts one by one to pay homage to the Prince of Jingnan. His Majesty the Emperor's three decrees turned everything into nothing.
There is actually something else to say here.
For example, they should have joined forces with my palace to build momentum;
The feudal town, the military leader,
If you have soldiers and horses in your hands and can unite, you can shout, "Son of the Emperor, he who has strong soldiers and horses will do it."
But after three decrees, the imperial court not only took over the legal and moral principles, but also handed over the generals who were now stationed in various places as the commander-in-chief of the army, which was tantamount to giving them the excuse of leaving their posts without permission.
The form was suddenly reversed.
It is conceivable that the imperial court will definitely use this as an excuse to take back the military power of the former Jingnan military system. "
As Shopkeeper Xiao listened, cold sweat kept dripping down. Why are you telling yourself this?
This level of game is obviously far, far away from myself.
"My prince is loyal to Dayan, but after all, my prince was once under the command of King Jingnan. I miss the old relationship and don't want to see the Jingnan Army that was so powerful in the world disintegrated like this;
Therefore,
What my prince means is that he wants to cooperate with your master. "
"Cooperation?"
"Yes."
"When this slave returns, he will repay my master."
"Take back what I said before."
"Yes, I understand, sir, but sir, how do you want to cooperate?"
"I have Fan Cheng in my hands. You Chu people don't dare to take Fan Cheng's idea again in a short time, right?"
"Slave...slave..."
"Besides, Mengshan is not easy to walk. When entering Jin from there, the army cannot get through at all, and supplies are also difficult. There is a road that is easy to walk, spacious, flat, and a flat river. It is parallel to Zhennanguan Pass into Jin. Two big passes.”
"Sir, are you talking about Nanmen Pass?"
"Yes, it's Nanmen Pass."
The blind man took out a letter and handed it to Shopkeeper Xiao.
"Give this letter to the head of your family."
Shopkeeper Xiao reached out and took the letter. If it was just a delivery letter with a message, it would be fine.
"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely deliver this letter to my young master."
"Okay, as for whether you will do it next, how to do it, and when to do it, it depends on your family... um, young master?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Isn't it for Xie Zhuguo?"
"Sir, the master of the family is leading the troops in the Weihe River. The affairs of the family and the clan are now taken care of by our young master. My young master is known as the thousand-mile horse that my Xie family only encounters once in a hundred years."
When doing business or negotiating business, you have to put yourself up high, so that you can be equal and make money;
Furthermore, in front of the blind man, Shopkeeper Xiao was actually a little too nervous. When he spoke, his mouth was slower than his brain, and he was following his instincts.
The blind man calmly picked up the teapot and refilled himself a glass of water.
asked;
"Oh, how old is your young master?"
"Thirteen."
The blind man's hand holding the tea cup shook slightly,
I blew on the tea which was not hot at all.
Nod.
"Ok."
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Also at night.
(End of this chapter)