After the immortal disappeared

A smart person will see through things at once.

Mirror hummed, "Qingyang's reaction is very fast."

He Lingchuan has been working non-stop recently. As soon as he got the permission from King Yao, he immediately ran to the government office to speed up the progress, just to get the process done before Qingyang received the news and made a response.

But Qingyang is really not a pushover. Less than a day after King Yao nodded his approval, she asked He Yang to go to the Imperial Household Department to make trouble for He Lingchuan.

Of course she knew that He Ling was going to start construction in Youhu just for her.

As for why the Imperial Household Department dared to take the risk and go against King Yao's intention to strangle He Lingchuan?

There are probably some complicated reasons.

Mirror sighed, "I thought that with the special approval of King Yao, this matter could be done quickly."

Isn't it that when King Yao gives an order, the officials below will do it?

"The King of Yao can't do whatever he wants on his own little piece of land. The officials under him have plenty of reasons and ways to evade." The bureaucratic system of Yao State is already 200 years old and has its own will. "This also shows that Beijia's infiltration of Yao State is meticulous. Qingyang can even get involved in a workshop."

When Yuwen Xu came over, He Lingchuan was checking the revised drawings. As soon as he saw him, he immediately took a seat with tea.

He not only knew that the approval of Youhu Villa was stuck, but also knew the reason--

"The workshop reported that the Youhu Villa plan proposed by He Daozhu was rejected in many places, and claimed in court that Youhu Villa was built on the old land of the royal family. The approval must be meticulous, the construction must be cautious, and the supervision must be strict, so as not to reduce the face of the royal family and destroy the feng shui of the capital."

When He Lingchuan heard the word "in court", he knew that the King of Yao had taken the initiative: "What does the king say?"

"The king only said, then urge you to make corrections as soon as possible." The words brought up by the workshop were all great principles on the surface. What else could the King of Yao say in front of all the officials?

He Lingchuan smiled bitterly.

Yuwen Xu coughed lightly: "I'll tell you the truth. Liang Xiaohao, the chief official of the Imperial Household Department, has a father who is the chief priest of the Miaozhantian Temple in Tianshui City."

He Lingchuan understood without having to explain it clearly.

"No wonder." No wonder Liang Xiaohao dared to pretend to obey but secretly disobey. Other departments cooperated with Youhu Villa, but only he found some "legitimate reasons" to obstruct the process. It turned out that his background was too strong.

Yaoguo believed in Miaozhantian, and the status of the chief priest in Tianshui City was like the Duyun chief priest in the Heavenly Palace in Lingxu City. The person who is closest to the gods and can listen to the oracles the most naturally has the highest status.

There are gods above and people below, so the King of Yao is of course very respectful to this chief priest.

He Lingchuan didn't want to ask how Liang Xiaohao became the chief official of the Imperial Household Department, but the review of Youhu Villa was stuck. How should this matter be solved?

The soul-catching mirror in his arms was angry: "I knew Qingyang would not sit idly by."

He Lingchuan curved his lips and said nothing.

If he comes to make trouble, will Qingyang give in? As a veteran in the officialdom, she must react quickly.

However, Yuwen Xu immediately said: "But the king also appointed Lord You Rongzhi on the spot as the construction supervisor of Youhu Villa."

He Lingchuan knew who You Rongzhi was, but he still asked verbally: "Who is this Lord You...?"

"He will not make things difficult for Lord He."

He Lingchuan exhaled heavily: "That's good, that's good!"

This time, the King of Yao finally reacted and used You Rongzhi to occupy the pit and blocked the on-site supervision first. Otherwise, Qingyang would insert his own people again, and he would not come to supervise but to make trouble.

If the King of Yao is a pig teammate, it would be too difficult for He Lingchuan to deal with Qingyang alone.

He came to Yaodu to make trouble, and he must rely on the power of the King of Yao. Fortunately, his prediction was not wrong. The King of Yao has been sitting on the throne for more than 20 years. He is also a tactful and calculating king, completely different from the King of Yuan and the King of Wu he had seen.

He Lingchuan thanked Yuwen Xu again: "Thanks to Brother Yuwen for recommending me, otherwise the sale of Youhu Villa Jingshe would be too hasty and there would be no time to advertise it."

He had just arrived, so how could he have many connections? After Yuwen Xu returned from drinking in Maochun Tower, he ordered people to spread the news.

Any gossip with the words of the King of Yao and Youhu would run fast even if it didn't have long legs.

It was only two days, and the people were still confused. He Lingchuan only wanted to promote it among the top nobles in Yaodu. As for the fact that most nobles didn't know it in time, it didn't matter. They would definitely know it later.

Yuwen Xu smiled and said, "After Gu Xuan left Maochun Tower, he went to Nanhu for an appointment, where there are more handsome men. Your Youhu Villa attracted a lot of interest on the spot."

Gu Xuan had let He Lingchuan suffer a cold reception once, and now it was just a small compensation.

"Brother He's Youhu plan, how should it proceed now?"

He Lingchuan casually took out a few approval documents:

"Wait for approval while doing this first."

The Imperial Household Department can't block Yangshan everywhere, it's too ugly. Although those who are interested know what's going on, they still have to do some superficial work. So He Lingchuan looked around and found that there are still some places in his Youhu Villa that can be started, such as the gate of the villa and some roads and landscaping.

These have been approved, and they are also the result of Huang Naxuan and others' efforts.

Yuwen Xu picked it up and looked at it: "Do we build the gate and the road first?"

"Yes." He Lingchuan sighed, "Since the Imperial Household Department does not approve it, I will start working on what I can do. I can't just wait around. I will have to hold a grand opening ceremony, and I will trouble Brother Yuwen to find an audience for me."

"I will lend you the opera troupe at home." Yuwen Xu nodded, "If you need anything else, just tell me."

"We already have a look at the carriages, horses, tools, and construction teams." These are so easy to find in Tianshui City, a city with developed economy and trade. He Lingchuan stroked his chin, "Building materials have not been received yet."

Just as Yu Wenxu was about to speak, Fan Shuang strode in from outside and said excitedly:

"The Chibao sale is about to begin!"

He knew that He Lingchuan had also sent a house to be photographed tonight, so he rushed to grab a front-row seat.

"Brother Yuwen together?"

Yu Wenxu smiled: "How could I miss such excitement?"

Taking the opportunity to set off to release the water, the Soul-Calling Mirror asked He Lingchuan: "Hey, Qingyang asked the manufacturing office to choke your neck. How are you going to deal with it?"

"As a businessman from out of town, what can I do with the manufacturing office?" He Lingchuan was also thinking about this problem. "The King Yao needs to step in to solve it."

"He is so scared that he asked the manufacturing office to urge you to make corrections." Jing Jing said indignantly, "Old loser, you can't settle such a trivial matter."

"King Yao has always been the highest authority in this country. He has been in power for decades and his political power is relatively stable." He Lingchuan said calmly, "It is impossible for him to settle this matter. It just depends on whether he wants to do it or not."

For the sake of the small projects of He Lingchuan and Youhu Villa, King Yao couldn't afford to fall in love with the temple.

The most important job and the biggest problem for the superior is to make trade-offs.

No matter how reasonable the words of the capable ministers and strong generals are, they can only be suggestions. The decision must be made by the person in power, and he must bear the consequences himself.

The mirror groaned: "If you put it this way, there is a solution? How can we get King Yao to go to the manufacturing office?"

"Let King Yao see the real benefits." He Lingchuan's eyes were shining, "We must let him realize that building Youhu Villa will be of great benefit to him!"

"I want to hand the weight to King Yao and let the scale tilt to our side." He washed his hands and walked out, "Starting tonight."

…

Chibao was a place name more than a hundred years ago. After Tianshui City ate it, it was concentrated into an alley.

Chibao Sales Store stands at the largest and most conspicuous intersection. The signboard is huge, but it only has eight doors. Today there was an endless flow of people, and the carriages of dignitaries came one after another.

He Lingchuan and the others had already gotten off the car and were walking. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the sale, they saw a large signboard that read:

"The first jingshe on the south bank of Youhu Lake is participating in the auction!"

The font in the second column is slightly smaller:

"Enjoy the view facing the lake, the first official residence in Youhu in 175 years!"

The black characters on a white background were bold, which made He Lingchuan feel awkward at first glance.

It’s really... unlucky!

But this sign is placed in a very conspicuous position, and it is definitely the first thing you see when you pass by.

During the few seconds that He Lingchuan stood still, passers-by would take advantage of the situation to take a look at it, and some would even stop to read the fine print on the sign.

Yu Wenxu pointed to the sign and said, "On the day Brother He sent Youhu Jingshe to take pictures, Chibao Sales House wrote this sign and hung it up."

He Lingchuan thanked him: "Brother Yuwen, thank you for your trouble."

"No, no, it has nothing to do with me. If Chibao gets a particularly precious and eye-catching auction item, it will naturally spread the word." Yu Wenxu said with a smile, "In Tianshui City, it has its own set of channels for information transfer and circulation, which is better than our own. It’s easy to spread.”

Chibao's business is very large and he maintains good relations with all kinds of dignitaries. Just like when Fang Canran was lurking in Lingxu City to gather information, he managed the Dunyuan Sales Fair for the Jinjiao family. From then on, he had many contacts and connections, and was able to enjoy the benefits of all three religions and nine schools.

He Lingchuan and the other three walked inside.

There were a lot of customers, and they were all crowded along the way, and sometimes they had to turn sideways to pass.

Fan Shuang asked curiously: "I have been here several times before. How can there be so many people in Xiaopai?"

Chibao's sales are divided into small and large auctions. The large auctions are carefully prepared in advance. Most of them contain the final treasures, and more people come. The small auctions are very common. Sometimes there are only four or five people sitting in the side hall, and it is empty. On the ground, two of them came to drink a glass of warm water.

But now the hall, which can accommodate three to four hundred people, is almost full, with only the VIP seats in the front row still half empty. There are no seats left, the space in the hall is full of people, and even the corridor outside is full of people.

Yu Wenxu was treated as a VIP and dragged He Lingchuan to sit in the front row, greeting many people along the way.

There are many nobles coming, and this is a good place for nobles to socialize.

"I think ninety-nine percent of them are here for Youhu Jingshe." Fan Shuang said to He Lingchuan, "If you don't do anything else, just watch the excitement."