A master of supernatural powers who started from low martial arts

Chapter 138 Coercion and inducement

Although Li Liansheng had previously volunteered at the Qianqing Palace to lead elite soldiers to encircle and suppress Lu Yuan, it was just a deliberate gesture on his part to please Xi Ci, and he was not really that confident.

With Lu Yuan's terrifying cultivation level, he, a eunuch who has reached the sixth level, is no different from an ordinary person. If the other party hears something, he may be crushed to death at any time. How can he dare to alert the other party in such a big way?

Li Liansheng thought for a while and said:

"These three disciples of his have recently been recruited to teach the Dharma. They don't seem to have much loyalty at all. What are the origins and backgrounds of these three people? Could they be used by us?"

His confidant eunuch immediately said:
"In a short period of time, the slaves roughly found out that among the three disciples who taught the Dharma, Peng Yidao and Lin Sheng were both Jianghu people with no roots and no Ping. They were not natives of Jinjin. They had neither wives nor family members here. ;
On the other hand, Chen Zhantang, whose father, Chen Bolong, is one of the top medicinal merchants in Jinjin, has a lot of business dealings with foreign companies in the concession, so perhaps we can start from his side. "

"Oh?"

Li Liansheng's eyes moved:
"Yes, this is a good entry point. No matter how big the business is, people are still under the rule of the imperial court. Go and contact him. I want to meet this person!"

"twitter."

The confidant eunuch immediately took the order and left.

The shopkeeper stepped forward in three steps and opened the brocade box in his arms, immediately revealing a ginseng that was as thick as a child's forearm and vaguely human-shaped.

But now, the century-old wild ginseng king in his hand is comparable to a rare treasure, and it is very important even if it is given as a gift to the master.

"I finally received the century-old ginseng king you asked for!"

"Yes, I'll send someone to ask right away."

However, the gift money was still returned by Lu Yuan on the spot. Chen Bolong, who had been thinking about paving the way for his son and hoping that Lu Yuan could truly accept Chen Zhantang as his disciple, could only find another way and began to think of ways to collect wild rare medicines from previous years. As a courtesy.

Chen Bolong took it and looked at it carefully. After checking for a long time, a satisfied smile appeared on his face:
"It has seven-inch roots and looks like a human. Yes, yes. It is indeed a wild ginseng king that has been incubated for hundreds of years! Where did you get this?"

Although he was just a disciple and not a disciple, with Lu Yuan's status and reputation throughout Jinjin, he was trying to curry favor with someone like the Lord of the River. One hundred thousand silver dollars was nothing at all to have such an opportunity.

Baicaotang opened by the Chen family.

After all, the medicinal materials used by warriors to practice martial arts on the market today are basically artificially grown, and their medicinal power is far inferior to the wild medicinal materials that have grown for many years in deep mountains and forests.

The middle-aged man in brocade clothes, full of wealth and aura, suddenly stood up and was greatly surprised:
"Quick, let me see!"

The shopkeeper said with a smile:
"This drug dealer has been doing business with us for seven or eight years. In the past two years, he accidentally received this product from a drug farmer and carefully collected it as a family heirloom. As a result, a war in Liaodong burned down his medicinal garden. It was destroyed, his family was ruined, and in order to make a comeback, he had no choice but to take out this thing and quietly sold it to us for 100,000 silver dollars, and he would not let go for a penny less."

now.

"I received it from an old drug dealer's home in Liaodong."

"One hundred thousand silver dollars, the price is not cheap."

The shopkeeper also smiled and said: "With this ginseng king as a gift, I think the owner of the hotel will not refuse it anymore. However, after someone assassinated him a few days ago, he has already thanked guests behind closed doors. If you want to give a gift, you have to ask in advance." yes."

Since the development of martial arts, the famous mountains, rivers, deep mountains and old forests are almost covered with the footprints of mountaineers and herbal collectors. There are almost no inaccessible places in the thirty-six provinces of China. Let alone the great medicines that are hundreds of years old, they are just decades old. The medicinal materials are also extremely rare.

In fact, after his son Chen Zhantang was elected to the Guangwu Guild Hall and became a disciple of the Dharma, he immediately generously offered a discipleship gift of 100,000 silver dollars.

Recalling the turmoil of the past few days, Chen Bolong couldn't help but said:
"I don't know who actually did that. Could you please send a guy to ask Zhantang to see if Master Lu has time to meet him? I plan to pay him a visit and personally hand over this ginseng king to him. "

"Master Chen, Master Chen!"

Chen Bolong's joy did not diminish, he nodded and said:
"But wild ginseng of this age is extremely rare nowadays, and one hundred thousand silver dollars is nothing. Only by giving this as a gift to the owner of the Lu Hall can we show our sincerity!"

An old man who looked like a shopkeeper carried a brocade box in his arms. He walked into the back hall with a happy face and said to the middle-aged man in brocade clothes who was drinking tea and checking the accounts:

The shopkeeper responded and immediately left the back hall to arrange for someone to inquire.

Not long after he left, the second shopkeeper of the medicine hall suddenly came in hurriedly and said:

"Master, there are a few high-rollers from the capital coming outside. Their status is very unusual. They say they have a big business involving thousands of kilograms of medicinal materials every year. I really can't make the decision, so you should come and take a look!"

"Come from the capital?"

Thousands of kilograms of medicinal materials every year is indeed a big business. Chen Bolong's eyes moved and he stood up without saying a word and walked through the corridor to the front hall of the medicine hall.

There is a private room on the second floor of the front hall. After he climbed the stairs and walked into it, he saw a man with a white face and beardless clothes sitting upright, with two followers of similar temperament standing behind him. He immediately stepped forward with a smile and said:
"I feel ashamed that my distinguished guest came to my door and was not welcomed from afar. I, Chen Bolong, came here especially to see you."

"Boss Chen Bolong Chen."

The man who was sitting upright did not stand up, but just raised his hands slightly haughtily:

"Let's not talk nonsense. I heard that Baicao Tang is quite powerful in Jinjin. My master needs a large supply of medicinal materials every year. It is currently planned to be six thousand kilograms per year. Can Baicao Tang take over?"

Chen Bolong looked at the man who spoke slightly solemnly:
"May I ask your distinguished guest, is your master from the palace?"

After all, he has been in business for many years and has a vicious eye. Although the man in front of him looks like a normal man, his words, temperament, expression and behavior are different from ordinary people, and his background is obviously unusual.

As for the huge demand and consumption of six thousand kilograms of medicinal materials every year, except for the second-rate dealers, only the palace was the only one.

The man in brocade clothes did not hide his identity and let out a slightly sharp laugh: "Boss Chen is very discerning! Yes, our family is indeed from the palace!"

Sometimes it is not a good thing when it comes to the palace. Chen Bolong was not happy about it. Instead, he frowned slightly and said cautiously:
"Chen, I dare you. Who is your master in the palace? The supply of medicinal materials in the palace is monopolized by two centuries-old medicine shops in the capital, so why bother looking far away?"

The eunuch in brocade clothes said leisurely:
"Of course there are people who are dissatisfied with those two families and want to change. As for my master, let me put it aside first. Boss Chen can talk to him personally."

Although it involves the palace, it would be a pity to give up such a large deal without even discussing it. Chen Bolong hesitated and asked:

"May I ask where your master is now? Can I see him?"

The eunuch in Jinyi smiled and said: "The place where my master lives is not convenient for outsiders to come in and out. How about this? There is a Jiuhua Building not far from here. In the evening, my master will go there in person to have a detailed discussion with Boss Chen. How about it?"

Jiuhua House is also a restaurant where Chen Bolong often goes to have morning tea. He is very familiar with it. He immediately said:
"In this case, I will hold a banquet at Jiuhua Tower at the end of the month to entertain your lord. I hope you will enjoy it!"

"Okay, I will go back and inform my master. Boss Chen will just wait."

The eunuch in brocade didn't say much. He immediately stood up and left Baicaotang with the others. Watching the three people leaving from the window on the second floor, the second shopkeeper of the medicine hall frowned and said hesitantly:
"Mr. Chen, these three people are not charlatans, are they?"

"Not like."

Chen Bolong narrowed his eyes and said:

"These three people are good at martial arts. They look like eunuchs from the palace. How could they come to Jinjin for no apparent reason? I think there might be some eunuch in the palace who wants to get a share of the medicine store's offerings. That's why I set out to find Jin Jinlai. We'll find out if we go there in the afternoon. Lao Li, you should immediately send a guy to Jiuhua Building to book the best box. Then we'll see who is behind these people. "

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Without saying a word, the second shopkeeper asked the two clerks to go to Jiuhua Building to book a private room. Later, the people sent by the big shopkeeper came back and said that Lu Yuan had been in seclusion recently and even disciples like Chen Zhantang could not see him easily. After giving gifts, Things can only be postponed to look for opportunities.

Chen Bolong had no choice but to hold back for the time being and carefully put away the century-old ginseng king.

Wait until it is approaching evening.

Chen Bolong took the second shopkeeper and several of his guards and went straight to Jiuhua Tower.

As the saying goes, it is essential to be on guard against others. Nowadays, the world is getting chaotic, and things like robbery, robbery, wealth and death are common, so naturally he has to be more careful.

Arriving at the splendid and bustling Jiuhua Building, Chen Bolong went to the largest private room on the top floor to wait after giving special instructions to the waiting waiter.

Not long after he arrived, he heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside. Then, under the guidance of the waiter, a fair and noble man over fifty years old walked in, surrounded by several followers.

Seeing the eunuch in brocade clothes following him during the day, Chen Bolong and the second shopkeeper, who knew that this was the real owner, immediately stepped forward with a smile and said politely:

"Thank you for your visit. My Excellency, Chen Bolong. What should I call you?"

"Our family name is Li."

Li Liansheng had a faint smile on his face and looked around:
"This time I came to see Boss Chen for something more important besides getting medicine. But there are too many people waiting, so how about asking them out first?"

Chen Bolong's eyes narrowed and his smile suddenly disappeared:

"What do you mean by this?"

Li Liansheng said calmly:

"Boss Chen, don't worry too much. If our family wants to harm you, the few guards you bring are not enough to watch. The conversation that follows concerns the secrets of the palace and should not be heard by outsiders."

The several people behind Li Liansheng had strong expressions and temperaments, and they looked like extraordinary ruthless characters. Although Chen Bolong was full of doubts, he still said:
"Shopkeeper Li, Tiehu, you guys go out first."

The second shopkeeper and the guard who came with him looked at each other and said, "Okay, sir, we'll wait outside. If you need anything, just call us at any time."

Li Liansheng also waved his hand, and except for the confidant eunuch, the other masters at the sticky pole also retreated out of the box.

The table was full of delicacies, but Chen Bolong had no intention of using his chopsticks. He just said in confusion:
"May I ask which father-in-law you are in the palace? Whatever position you hold, what is the purpose of finding Chen?"

During the dinner, the confidant eunuch who was serving tea and water to Li Liansheng immediately said proudly:

"So that Boss Chen will know that the man in front of you is the famous man in front of Lafayette, the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Lian's father-in-law Li!"

Li Liansheng! ?

Li Liansheng's name is well-known in the thirty-six provinces, even more famous than some masters. It has reached the point where everyone knows it. Chen Bolong was suddenly surprised:
"Your Excellency, you are the Chief Manager Li in the palace?"

Li Liansheng casually took out a gold and jade waist badge, placed it on the table and pushed it in front of Chen Bolong, smiling:

"We came out in a hurry, and we didn't bring anything like a yellow robe or mandarin jacket. We only have this badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so no one would dare to impersonate it."

Chen Bolong glanced around and saw that the belt tag was obviously from the palace, with the word "Li" written on it.

However, as an old Jianghu, even so, he did not completely believe the other party's words, but said respectfully:

"I have admired you for a long time, and it is actually Chief Manager Li. It is Mr. Chen who is blind and ignorant. I apologize for my stupidity. It is just to purchase medicinal materials. Why does a person like Mr. Li need to personally take action? Or should I say?"

"Of course it's not for the purpose of purchasing Laoshizi medicinal materials."

A cold smile appeared on Li Liansheng's face:

"But to investigate the biggest chaos and rebellion in the world today!"

Chen Bolong was shocked:
"What does Mr. Li mean?"

Li Liansheng said calmly:

"As far as our family knows, your noble son Chen Zhantang is now under the sect of Lu Yuan, the owner of the Guangwu Guild Hall, right? To tell you the truth, the imperial court has discovered that Lu Yuan has a disrespectful heart and even secretly murdered an important official of the imperial court. Such... Aren’t treasonous ministers and traitors the biggest form of rebellion and rebellion?”

Being disrespectful and plotting to kill an important official of the court?
Chen Bolong was used to seeing big winds and waves, but he was still just a businessman. His face suddenly trembled and he felt frightened:
"Mr. Li, do you have any basis for your statement? Master Lu is like a god descending to earth. He defeated the two great masters Shae and Rizhao in a row. He is now well-known in thirty-six provinces. To say that such figures are rebels and rebels."

Li Liansheng said coldly:

"Can't being famous in the thirty-six provinces be a sign of rebellion? When the name of Chen Kequan of the Holy Ping Heavenly Kingdom even spread overseas, he was also a great traitor? Let me tell you clearly, the governor of Sticking Branch, Man Keduo, this A grand master in the palace died at the hands of Lu Yuan a few days ago. When Lafayette found out, he was furious and sent us to investigate in person.

Now this Lu Yuan is even worse than Chen Kequan. Lafayette has personally spoken and concluded that this person is the greatest traitor in the world in history. But now, your son has taken the initiative to worship this person, just think about it until the time of reckoning."

The last sentence was full of threats. Chen Bolong's face was ashen and his beard was slightly trembling, showing his inner unrest.

After all, he had seen the wind and waves, so he forced himself to calm down and said:

"Manager Li, there is no need to threaten Mr. Chen. You can speak out as much as you want."

Li Liansheng smiled and said:
"Boss Chen is calm, let's just say it straight. The imperial court must completely annihilate these traitors, but Jinjin is a sensitive place, and this person's cultivation strength is extraordinary, so the imperial court is not fully prepared. It's not a good time to act rashly.

And your son Chen Zhantang is now Lu Yuan's disciple and is highly valued, so I hope he can cooperate and assist us as an internal response, so that when the liquidation comes in the future, you will be a meritorious minister and will not be regarded as a traitor. .

Otherwise, if you participate in the rebellion against the Yi clan in accordance with the Golden Rule, hundreds of people in your Chen family will probably fall to the ground and die."

(End of this chapter)