"Second brother, that guy just made up an excuse to come here to steal money. With his frivolous temperament, there is no way to sell horses. Don't say that I don't believe it. Hey, if the news spreads, Manzhongdu will There are definitely a lot of people who laugh their teeth off." Xiao Ruyi has always been impatient. Seeing that his brother didn't say anything for a long time, he couldn't bear it anymore. He sat down and leaned on the table in an incomprehensible manner. Go up and mutter angrily.
Xiao Rutao didn't pay attention to Xiao Ruyi's mumbling. He raised his brows and looked at the two middle-aged men sitting side by side on the right. He asked calmly: "Mr. Jin, Mr. Ying, you two." What do you think about this?"
Mr. Jin, whose nickname is Jin Chunqiu, and Mr. Ying, whose name is Ying Wanting. They are collectively known as the two monsters of Jin and Yin. One is literary and the other is martial. They are the right-hand men of the second prince Xiao Rutao. The former is good at planning and is a native of Jiangdu. He has read poetry since he was a child. In the book, he was a scholar at the age of fourteen and passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen. He was known as a child prodigy in Jiangdu. Unfortunately, his fortune ended here. He participated in the imperial examination four times, but was rejected for some reason. Frustrated, he vowed not to stop. After taking the imperial examination, he accepted the appointment of the second prince Xiao Rutao. With his extraordinary resourcefulness, he quickly stood out among the counselors in the second prince's mansion. In recent years, he has become Xiao Rutao's most confidant. The latter is good at martial arts. He was originally a gangster who dominated the world and had few opponents. His martial arts skills were close to those of the royal family. Later, he was betrayed for some reason and fell into the hands of the government. Fortunately, the second prince rescued him and saved him from having to be stabbed in the head. With gratitude, he devoted himself to In the second prince's house, he dedicated himself to doing some shady and dark things for Xiao Rutao. This time, when he was not sure about Xiao Wei's purpose, for the sake of safety, Xiao Rutao simply brought his two confidants, one civil and one military. "Zhongyuan Building" originally just meant defense, but I didn't expect that Xiao Wei actually gave me a big "surprise".
Ying Wanting was a warrior. Although he had some strategies, he was not here to eat. Moreover, with Jin Chunqiu present, it was not his turn to give advice. Therefore, facing the second prince's questions, Ying Wan Ting Wisely, he kept silent, and Jin Chunqiu didn't seem to be in a hurry to speak. He just stroked the long beard on his chest. After being silent for a while, he smiled and said, "Whether this is true or not, it doesn't matter. What is there to do with His Highness? Do you want to take advantage of the situation?"[
"Of course, Sir, is there anyone who can teach me?" Xiao Rutao was struck by what Jin Chunqiu said, but he did not deny it. He smiled slightly, placed the rosary he was twisting in his hand on a few beads, and asked with great interest.
"Ma Zhengdao is the great regret of our court. Since the late Emperor Taiping, every time our court has made great efforts and invested huge amounts every year, it is almost in vain. The root cause is that the good horses of the Central Plains are one of them. However, the root is in The greedy nature of officials, big and small, despite the great efforts of the late Emperor Taiping, has now become a tool for some people to make money. If His Highness is to have a chance to make great treasures in the future, he still needs to get rid of this shortcoming." Jin Chunqiu said first. Ma Zheng himself remonstrated for a while, and then turned to the main topic: "Chen Mingyuan is no more than a small person. Just because his mother once "nurtured" the East Palace, he secretly occupied the important position of Taipu Temple Minister. Every time he got up or down, he , is blatantly greedy for ink, and his behavior should be punished! However, with the protection of the East Palace, there is nothing one can do. If he is not eliminated early, he may be in serious trouble. I hope His Highness will learn from it."
As a prince with "ambitious" ambitions, how could Xiao Rutao not know the shortcomings of Ma Zheng? However, what he cares more about is who controls a yamen like Taipu Temple with excellent money.
Being a way for the East Palace to make money is precisely the situation that Xiao Rutao can't bear the most. Xiao Rutao has always been doing some tricks in secret to try to bring down Chen Mingyuan. Unfortunately, he has not used many tricks, but the effect is slightly similar to that of Chen Mingyuan.
Chen Mingyuan was helpless. Now that he heard Jin Chunqiu's words, he seemed to have the confidence to deal with Chen Mingyuan. He immediately became interested, his eyes lit up, and he replied with a smile: "That's a good thing to say, but this matter may be a hindrance."
, what should we do?”
Jin Chunqiu chuckled and said: "It is naturally difficult for Your Highness to come forward in person, but it is not difficult to use fake hands. The person in the riding camp is going crazy thinking about a good horse. Your Highness Hu Bu Shun was on the boat.
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"Oh?" Xiao Rutao was stunned for a moment, then he held his hands and laughed and said: "Okay, wonderful, this is a very clever plan. If so, then someone will be fine for once. But, well, according to what Mr. Jin sees, Xiao Rutao
How likely is it that that guy will get a good horse?"
Jin Chunqiu stroked his long beard, and after pondering for a while, he said cautiously: "It's hard to say, although Yanxi is in a difficult situation now, it may not be willing to change horses to the imperial court, and considering the old accounts from the past,
Haha, it’s difficult! But I can’t say for sure. According to some calculations, a 20% certainty is already too much. However, even if the matter is completed, it may not be harmful to His Highness. Your Highness is also one of the shareholders.
, whether it succeeds or not, Your Highness can sit back and reap the benefits of the fishermen, why not do it?"
"Well, that's true. It's just that Xiaojiu didn't know who to look for, so why did he find the head of a certain family? Here..." Xiao Rutao is cautious by nature. Although he has made up his mind, he still hesitates.
He didn't express his position immediately, but instead became suspicious of Xiao Wei's intentions.
In the past, Xiao Wei acted as he pleased, without any scruples, and rarely had any sense of reason. He had been like this since he was a child. Only a genius would know what Mingtang was thinking about in his heart.
It was said that Xiao Rutao couldn't figure out Xiao Wei's motive, and even Jin Chunqiu couldn't figure it out. The private room fell silent for a while.
"Second brother, what do you want to do with this? Hey, let me tell you, no matter what the guy plans to do, just put him on the fire and roast him. Could it be that the more than 200,000 taels of silver are so easy to get?
No?" Xiao Ruyi, who had not said a word for a long time, saw everyone thinking hard and suddenly felt impatient. He stood up angrily and shouted angrily.
"Fourth Master is right. Since Xiao Wei himself came to the door, we can just use it. There will be others singing on the left and right, so we don't have to worry too much just playing the part." Eye glance.
When Xiao Ruyi became anxious, Jin Chunqiu laughed, stroked his beard and spoke in agreement.
"Okay, that's it. Let's see how Xiaojiu plans to deal with it." Upon hearing what Jin Chunqiu said, Xiao Rutao no longer hesitated and settled the tone with one word.
"Ah owe, ah owe..." Just when Xiao Rutao made his decision, Xiao Wei, who was walking on the road, suddenly sneezed several times. The noise was so loud that Shengsheng Ling, who was carrying a huge sum of money, was feeling stupid.
The delighted Fatty Tang was startled. He hurriedly stretched out a big chubby hand to touch Xiao Wei's forehead, and yelled in a fuss: "Xiaosan, are you?
Did you catch a cold last night by kicking the quilt and fooling around again?"
"Go, cool down by yourself." The fat man's big hands were covered with sweat. Although Xiao Wei was not mysophobic, he did not want to feel the fat man's "warmth". He waved his hand unceremoniously, opened the fat man's palm, and turned it over.
He rolled his eyes and yelled angrily: "The one with the 'milk' must be the second child. Those two bastards from the fourth child are plotting against me behind my back. Hey, we'll see."
"Ah, that's right, mistress, if you and I get so much money from the Zhongyuan Building, nothing will happen." It was true that the idea of selling horses was the fat man's, but the fat man only said that he had a way.
I came from Jiangnan to get some goods on credit, but I didn't expect that Xiao Wei actually openly came up with the idea of "Zhongyuan Building". According to Fatty Tang's thinking, he could only make a hundred or eighty thousand yuan, but he didn't expect Xiao Wei to be like this
With his own hands, he managed to collect as much as 260,000 taels in one go. Poor Fatty Tang was so stunned by this huge sum of money that he had already forgotten all the possible dangers. At this time, Xiao Wei was so...
As soon as he said that, even if the fat man of Tang Dynasty was very nervous, some of the queens couldn't help but get scared. After all, the second and fourth princes were not good men and women. You must know that they were two big tigers that could eat people without spitting out their bones.
"What? I'm scared now. Why didn't I hear that you had too many kids when I was collecting the check?" Seeing Fatty Tang's haughty look, Xiao Wei rolled his eyes angrily and said sarcastically.
"You're so scared, mistress, when have you ever seen me scared? Aren't you just the two princes? If you dare to come and make noise, I will kill them both with one slap!" Fatty Tang hated others for saying he was timid.
Upon hearing what Xiao Wei said, he immediately jumped to his feet and yelled wildly. But in the blink of an eye, he felt something was wrong, so he said with a shy face: "Hey, it's just this bank note..."
Seeing Fatty Tang's lustful and angry look, Xiao Wei was actually angry and funny in his heart, but he didn't bother to explain more, so he just said calmly: "Just this little banknote can't be used for anything at all."
It’s very useful, just wait and see, hey, there will be plenty of people coming to deliver money in the next few days, enough to make you weak from counting the money.”
"Ah..." As soon as Fatty Tang heard this, he couldn't move any further. His face was filled with disbelief. He opened his mouth so wide that he could fit four or five eggs in, which was more than enough.
Yes, when Xiao Wei saw this, he shook his head in amazement. He didn't bother to pay attention to Fatty Tang's stupid state, so he raised his feet and walked forward alone.
"Hey, mistress, please go slowly, wait for me." Fatty Tang felt stupid for a while. When he came back to his senses, he saw that Xiao Wei had walked far away. He immediately became anxious, roared, and swayed hurriedly.
The fat and huge body started to trot all the way.[
"Leave? Don't even think about leaving!" Just when Fatty Tang ran to Xiao Wei, before he could speak, he heard a shout, followed by more than a dozen big men holding various weapons.
He rushed out from a small alley next to the street and blocked the two brothers' path fiercely. The bright blade flashed with the cold light of death under the sun...