Devil’s Advent

Three days have passed since an unprecedented grand ceremony for conferring a king;

The people in Fengxin City are still talking about the scene of that day on the high platform outside the west gate of Fengxin City, when their prince asked the prince to follow behind him, he hugged Prince Jingnan's son;

Still muttering the three wills, His Majesty has a deep gratitude to his prince;

In the past, all the generals of the Jingnan Army left their posts without permission, and "grew their respects" to the young master, showing the iron blood and loyalty of the soldiers;

also,

During the grand banquet in the palace, the prince's kindness and amiability made all the guests spread their praises to the people around them after they returned;

I don't know, but I thought the prince was really a guest who shook hands and greeted each other warmly, otherwise, how could he explain that everyone spoke so vividly, as if he was that hand?

It is said that

That night, the prince and Dayan Dai faced each other while drinking and singing, scolding Fang Qiu, and conspired together for the strategy of peace in the world;

besides,

The prince also taught the former five princes and the current five princes that people's lives are suffering, and they should think about how difficult the people's livelihood is;

After the Fifth Highness finished listening,

He was stunned for a long time, and he was silent for a long time, as if he had completely realized it.

Wherever the ass sits, the words will naturally be biased toward whom to say. The soldiers and civilians in Fengxin City naturally pick the good side to listen to and naturally pick the good side to say.

As for the deep meaning hidden under the piles and the undercurrents hidden in them,

Not to mention anything else, when the general of the Jingnan Army came, if His Majesty's three imperial decrees hadn't been made in advance, at this moment, the relationship between Jindong and the imperial court might have been tense.

but,

Who cares?

It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married,

Although it has been a few years since An Sheng's life, but the cold atmosphere of swords, guns and arrows, everyone has not forgotten.

There is excitement to watch, let's see;

There are stories to tell, let's listen;

If there is a bargain, we will take it;

The prince wants to raise troops, no matter where he fights, wherever Wang Qi goes, just follow suit!

As for Prince Pingxi in the real inner house,

Drunk unconscious, almost insane,

Respect this, respect that, respect a family,

This kind of private matter is naturally only known by private people.

...

It is still the Yingbin building.

It is still the private room on the third floor by the window,

It is still a few exquisite side dishes accompanied by the excellent Huadiao.

On the east and west sides, those sitting are still shopkeeper Miao and shopkeeper Lu;

But on both sides of the north and south, there are also people sitting today.

In the south, shopkeeper Xiao's face is tired. In the early years, when he was going to sell goods and go to Zhennanguan, both sides turned a blind eye. After the preparation, it is not convenient to go during the day, but at night, you can do it freely;

The Chu army even traded war horses in Pingxi Palace, the ones above ate meat, and the ones below drank some soup, so they felt at ease with each other;

But this time, shopkeeper Xiao took the road that Fan Cheng entered into Mengshan Mountain. It was difficult, tossing, and the road was long, so not to mention the late arrival, the whole person was also full of dust.

To the north, sat shopkeeper Fei, a native of Yan.

Shopkeeper Miao said with a smile, "Treasurer Fei, I'll assume you're not coming this time."

The caravans of Yan people have more scruples than foreign caravans when doing business on the land of Yan State, which is really new;

Shopkeeper Fei nodded with a smile, and said, "This time, I'm here to make a handover. All the shops here will also be pledged to the Wangfu."

"Yo, quit?" Shopkeeper Miao was a little curious, "Can you replace Dian?"

Shopkeeper Lu slapped the table lightly, and teased Shopkeeper Miao, "Okay, can you hang your head somewhere else?"

A small business is a small business, one village, one town, one prefecture;

But when the business is between one county, one country, or even several countries, it is simply impossible if there is no righteous master standing behind it.

It's all about thousand-year-old foxes singing about Liaozhai,

The shopkeepers at the table knew in their hearts that each other was actually a layer of skin pasted by 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. This Jindong, I'm afraid I won't come here often in the future."

"Ah."

Shopkeeper Miao doesn't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement,

"You Yan people are just very strange."

The business with the background of the Secret Service Division, in front of Yifan Town, actually admitted it directly.

The land of Eastern Jin, located in the three realms of Xueyuan, Yan, Jin and Chu, is a place where commerce and trade are developed in itself, plus a series of industries of the palace itself, as long as they get the goods and sell them, they will never worry about selling them. Who can be in it? Stretching an arm, or just rubbing a little bit of space in the circle with the tip of a toe, are all enviable chewing heads.

Shopkeeper Fei glanced at Shopkeeper Miao,

asked with a smile;

"I'm also curious, when will you guys be able to stand up like men on the battlefield?"

Shopkeeper Lu and Shopkeeper Xiao said immediately after hearing the words:

"It's far away."

"It's difficult."

It doesn't matter if you are from Yan, Jin or Chu, as long as you are humiliating people, then we have to help the situation.

Shopkeeper Miao seemed to be getting used to it, but he wasn't angry, at least he didn't appear angry.

He shrugged his shoulders,

lean back,

He doesn't understand the phrase "a weak country has no diplomacy", but he has traveled all over the world, but he can clearly feel the contempt from other countries.

No matter how much silver you have, no matter how well you dress,

The ordinary head of Guizhou in Yandi is learning that you are a dry person, no, even if you are a temporary worker in Yandi, waiting for the wages to buy rice at home, cooking at night,

When he knew that the shopkeeper was a dry person,

And that smile too:

Yo, fuck it.

Do the work, take the money, and laugh at the people.

Shopkeeper Fei didn't chase after him, but raised his wine glass and said;

"Shanshui meets again. Next time, if you have time to spare, Laiying will come to me and I'll be your host."

Standing behind Shopkeeper Fei is a chamber of commerce. The owner is actually just like him, with a layer of skin;

Strictly speaking, his caravan belonged to the Min family a long time ago, and then belonged to His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness, and then it was handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then it was returned to the Sixth Prince;

Now,

Belongs to His Majesty.

Prince Pingxi once said contemptuously to His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness, 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 the private, and you are ugly, you have achieved the ultimate;

later,

The Sixth Highness has become His Majesty,

All of a sudden, it will be a matter of course.

But sometimes, under the banner of the official, business is not so easy to do, so this layer of skin has to be kept.

The emperor has always had a knot in his heart,

Especially after learning about the business model and operating status of Fengxin City,

He regretted that when Zheng was teasing him, he didn't grab him by the neck and spit on him:

"Don't look at yourself, even the coffins of ordinary people have been arranged on your own site!"

"Mountains don't turn around, so who knows what will happen in the future, we, although we are not from the same country, we are still famous in our country's yamen, but let's do it this way, someday we will have a hard time. went down;

I, Lu Xiong, spit out a nail, and really let go of all the things on my body. Come to me, and I will buy you three small tile-roofed houses. It’s no problem;

No matter how much it is, it will be gone, huh, huh. "

The rest of the shopkeepers laughed when they heard the words, and everyone finally toasted and drank together.

The small banquet was scattered, and it was the shopkeeper Miao who paid the bill.

Walking to the door of the inn, facing the sun, shopkeeper Miao put his hands on his sleeves, closed his eyes, swayed slightly, swayed, opened his eyes again, and went to the direction of his caravan.

Shopkeeper Fei was going to continue to deal with the pawn business, and had to make a final handover with the "Fanzi" of the palace, but it was a pity that he didn't meet Boss Dai here today.

Shopkeeper Lu drank the most and would only return tomorrow, so he didn't go out and slept in the guest room.

Shopkeeper Xiao had just arrived and had a lot of things to do. His subordinates were already waiting at the door of the inn with the carriage. He got into the carriage and just sat down when he saw Dai Li sitting in the carriage. A box was taken out from the lower box of the carriage, and what was inside were all golden pancakes.

Boss Dai yawned and said:

"It's been hard work on the road."

"Look at what Boss Dai said, earning money, how can you say hard work?"

"Ah."

Dai Li nodded, stretched out his hand, and pressed the box down.

"Boss Dai, don't worry, there will be..."

"Someone wants to see you."

"Yo."

Shopkeeper Xiao immediately put the box back, and the person who can let Boss Dai come to collect the person in person must have an unusual status in the palace.

He didn't ask any more questions, just sat there quietly.

After the carriage entered the front street, it made another half-circle, and finally, instead of heading towards the location of the palace, it turned into a private house.

Dai Li got out of 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 methods, and the methods of torturing people are even more ruthless.

But after all, the third master has a real temperament and is easy to coax;

Only the gentleman in front of him, the fans under the jurisdiction of the palace saw it, it can be said that the atmosphere did not dare to take a breath.

The blind man was sitting on a stone table in the yard, drinking tea.

Shopkeeper Xiao looked at Dai Li, then at the blind man over there, then walked over and knelt down:

"Slave greets sir."

The Emperor Chu suppressed the nobles wantonly in Chu State, but the habits of the people of a country will not be changed so easily.

Furthermore, in the eyes of Chu people, the word "minion" is actually no different from "lower official" and "little man". .

"Wine, are you ready?"

asked the blind man.

"Return to Mr., drink it."

There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that Prince Pingxi has a warrior under his command. He has great strength and a strong figure, but he is also blind.

After all, shopkeeper Xiao has seen more of the world, and knows a little more about Fengxin City, so he knows that the person in front of him should be the number one counselor under the command of Prince Pingxi!

"It's been a hard journey."

"Slaves don't work hard, don't work hard."

"Master Xie, are you okay?"

"..." Shopkeeper Xiao.

The blind man put down his teacup, changed his sitting position, and said: "The four great nobles of Great Chu, the Qu family has fallen, the Shi family has fallen, and Dugu has fallen, but there is only one 'Xie' left, because the family fiefdom is in the south of Great Chu, be preserved.

Now, the emperor of Chu State has pushed the Patriarch of the Xie family to the Weihe River. This is to carry out the last item from the bottom of the box. "

"Sir, the slave is just a small manager who runs errands to earn money for the master, but the slave can..."

"Don't be afraid. I know your identity better than you. This time, due to the war, the mountain road to and from Chudi was blocked. The road in Fancheng just opened. Why did you get in first?"

"Yes, sir, is it your arrangement?"

The blind man nodded, "I am a person with a gentle temper, but after staying with my master for a long time, I gradually don't like to go around.

First, I don't want you to surrender, and second, I don't want you to betray your family. At most, I want you to send a letter with a few words to your master;

So, you just sit here, let's talk about it, if you really bore me, then you have no choice but to die, how worthless is it to die like this? "

"Yes, the slave understands, the slave understands."

"sit."

"Thank you sir."

Shopkeeper Xiao sat down tremblingly, with a well-behaved demeanor.

"Did shopkeeper Fei tell you that he will stop?"

"Yes, he said that he would sell all the business in Fengxin City. In the future, he will sit in Yingdu, but look at the river."

"What do you think this means?" asked the blind man.

"The slave thinks that the secret agent behind Shopkeeper Fei doesn't want to have an affair with the palace, so..."

"It's shallow, behind shopkeeper Fei, it's not just the spy department, but Dayan's household department."

"Hubu?"

Shopkeeper Xiao's eyes widened. The household department of Yan State is different from that of other countries. The household department of Yan State is the private land of Emperor Yan, that is to say...

"Keep talking." The blind man urged.

"The slave thinks that it's the court, the court of the Kingdom of Yan, who doesn't intend to compete with the royal palace for profit, and is giving away profits to the royal palace."

The blind man nodded.

Pingxi Palace has monopolized the channels in this area, so it can be called the general distributor, and there are various agents below.

The snowfield has a harsh geographical environment. Except for some large tribes that are worth organizing caravans by the palace, many small and medium tribes rely on the savages' own caravans, especially tribes like the Hailan tribe that was the first to surrender near the Snow Customs. It is most appropriate to go to an agent.

The same is true for Qian and Chu, because they are foreign countries, and the local snakes in the business route can solve the problem by themselves, which is the most cost-effective.

But to the west, it is Jinzhong, Jinxi and Yanguo. Here, there is actually no difficulty. Just go by yourself. In Yanguo, there may be a group of ministers who are loyal to the country in the court and will form a group to guard against the town. Attack the Prince's Mansion, but in terms of locality, who would dare not give Pingxi Prince's House face?

This floor was originally occupied by the Ministry of Household Affairs, that is, the emperor's own caravan.

Now, let it go, because Little Six is ​​the emperor himself, so it is equivalent to the emperor giving the "tax-free" preferential treatment to the palace for business.

However, from the blind man's point of view, the wool comes from the sheep, and with the Emperor Yan's temperament, after this concession, the money and food that the imperial court escorted into the palace should be correspondingly reduced in the coming year or even from the middle of the year.

Good guy, he did it, and the cost was also hedged.

The blind man's fingers tap lightly on the stone table,

road:

"Actually, shopkeeper Fei has arrived long ago, but he hasn't entered the city yet. He's waiting. Do you know what he's waiting for?"

"Slave..."

"He was waiting for the end of the King Conferring Ceremony, and he was looking at the direction of the wind." The blind man didn't let Shopkeeper Xiao continue to answer, "You didn't arrive at the King Conferring Ceremony, but you should know what happened, right?"

"Yes, yes, the slave has heard, heard."

"Well, well, the former commander-in-chief of the Jingnan Army left their posts one by one to pay homage to Prince Jingnan's son. His Majesty the Emperor's three decrees, combined with a series of blows, turned everything into nothing.

Here, there are actually other things to say.

For example, they were supposed to join forces with my palace to build momentum;

Fanzhen, military leader,

If you have soldiers and horses in your hands and can hold a group together, you can shout, Son of Heaven, those who have strong soldiers and horses will do it.

But after the three decrees, the imperial court not only took over legal and reasonable principles, but also gave up the handle of leaving their posts without permission.

The form is reversed at once.

It is conceivable that in the future, the imperial court will inevitably make use of this to take back the military power of the former Jingnan Army system. "

Shopkeeper Xiao listened, and the cold sweat kept dripping down. Why did you tell yourself these things?

This level of game is obviously very far away from myself.

"My palace is loyal to Dayan, but my prince was born under the command of King Jingnan after all. I miss the old relationship and don't want to see the Jingnan army, which was so powerful in the world, be disintegrated like this;

so,

What my prince means is that he wants to cooperate with your master. "

"cooperate?"

"yes."

"After the slave returns, he will repay my master."

"Even the words I said earlier, take them back together."

"Yes, the slave understands, but, sir, how exactly do you want to cooperate?"

"Fan Cheng is in my hands, you from Chu, don't you dare to take Fan Cheng's idea again in a short time?"

"Slave...slave..."

"Besides, Mengshan is not easy to walk. Entering Jindi from there, the army will not be able to pass at all, and supplies will be difficult. There is a road, which is easy to walk, spacious, flat, and a flat river. It is tied with Zhennan Pass to enter Jin Two big passes."

"What did you mean, the South Gate Pass?"

"Yes, it is the South Gate Pass."

The blind man took out a letter and handed it to Shopkeeper Xiao,

"Give this letter to your Patriarch."

Shopkeeper Xiao stretched out his hand to take the letter. If you just sent the letter with a message, there is no problem.

"Don't worry sir, this servant 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, young master."

"Isn't it for Xie Zhuguo?"

"Mr. Hui, the Patriarch is leading the army in the Weihe River, and the affairs of the family and the clan are all taken care of by our young master. My young master is known as the once-in-a-century horse of my Xie family."

When doing business or negotiating business, you have to stand up for yourself, so that you can be equal and make money;

Furthermore, in front of the blind man, shopkeeper Xiao was actually a little too nervous, and his mouth was a little behind his brain when he spoke, and he was losing his instinct.

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 shook his hand holding the teacup,

After blowing on the tea that wasn't hot at all,

Nod.

"OK."

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And at night.