"Mistress, what's going on? Tell me, I feel itchy in my heart and I can't stop it." In the large carriage, Xiao Wei closed his eyes and fell asleep as soon as he got on the carriage. Fatty Tang scratched his head.
After holding it in for a long time, he finally couldn't help but asked. However, he couldn't wait for Xiao Wei's answer. In a hurry, he stretched out his fat hand and tried to pull Xiao Wei's shoulder, but he couldn't.
Unexpectedly, just as he stretched out his hand, Xiao Wei closed his eyes and stretched out his hand gently, and it happened to be on Fatty Tang's wrist. The pain was so painful that Fatty Tang couldn't help but cry out "Ouch", and immediately his eyes widened.
, howled and said: "Damn it, mistress, if you don't tell me, I'll be in a hurry with you!"
When encountering a fool like Fatty Tang, Xiao Wei really didn't have much to do. He opened his eyes helplessly, shrugged his shoulders and said, "To tell you the truth, I told you that everything is fine, and why are you asking me so deeply?"
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"Hey, mistress, I'm just curious. Why can't you explain it clearly?" Fatty Tang finally opened his mouth when he saw Xiao Wei, and a layer of fake charm immediately appeared on his face.
Laughing, he hurriedly asked.
Xiao Wei yawned somewhat drowsily and said nonchalantly: "Well, it's nothing. I just made a bet with the emperor." [
"What, what, what? A bet? A bet with the Holy Master? Mistress, are you lying to me?" Upon hearing this, Fatty Tang's eyes were so wide that they almost fell to the floor, and he looked at him in surprise.
Xiao Wei asked a series of questions in disbelief.
"Why are you lying to me? Do you have money to get it, huh?" Xiao Wei frowned impatiently, rolled his eyes angrily and said, "You are betting on whether I can sell hundreds of horses back from Yanxi, sir."
If the above-mentioned good horses lose, the land west of the city will belong to the Holy Spirit; if they win, the Horse Administration Office will belong to me."
"Ah..." Fatty Tang opened his mouth in surprise and looked at Xiao Wei suspiciously for a while. When he saw that Xiao Wei didn't seem to be lying, he immediately became discouraged and said with a grimace: "It's over, I've been fooled.
Mistress, it’s going to be a lot of fun this time. In my opinion, it’s better for you to just admit defeat in this bet.”
Hearing what Fatty Tang said was strange, Xiao Wei sat up straight, glanced at Fatty Tang, and asked in confusion: "Damn it, Fatty, don't tell me about the envelope in your hand.
The letter is fake, otherwise I will never be done with you!"
Fatty Tang laughed strangely and said: "I believe it is true, but Ma Zheng..., well, you don't believe me anyway, hey, Ma Zheng's office is secretly there, you will cry when the time comes, so don't
I blame you for not reminding you first."
"Tch!" When Xiao Wei heard what Fatty Tang said, he immediately rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay any more attention to it. He lay down again and continued to close his eyes to regain his composure - although Xiao Wei didn't care.
The imperial bureau has indeed never understood what Ma Zheng is all about, but after all, he has lived for two generations. How could he not know that there are a lot of tricks in Ma Zheng?
Let go. As for what to do after taking over the Horse Administration Bureau, Xiao Wei doesn't care at all. Anyway, there will be a way to the mountain. We just have to walk and see. What Xiao Wei is most worried about at this moment is returning home.
How to explain it to his father and mother in the future? Xiao Wei didn't even bother to worry about other matters.
"Don't be afraid, mistress, don't you still have me? Hehe, when the time comes, I will help you..." Fatty Tang didn't care at all about Xiao Wei's eyes. He slapped his chest and started bragging. He didn't care about Xiao Wei.
He didn't listen, and kept on blowing wildly, enjoying himself endlessly. The whole carriage was filled with this man's broken gong-like voice that kept ringing... "What? What did you say? Bet?"
In a spacious study room, Li Zhendong, who was "recuperating" behind closed doors, was leisurely playing chess with Lin Zuyan while listening to the report of a strong man. He didn't care at first, but when he heard that Emperor Hongxuan was actually in court with Xiao Wei
When the bet started, his hand trembled and a chess piece rolled to the ground. He raised his head suddenly and asked in surprise.
"Returning to the second young master, it is true. The two parties agreed to sell back more than a hundred good horses as a bet. If Xiao Wei wins, he will get the Horse Administration Office. If he loses, he will give up the newly purchased land in the west of the city. This is absolutely true.
It's absolutely true, the news has spread all over the capital." Seeing Li Zhendong so surprised, the sturdy man did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly repeated the news he had found out.
Li Zhendong's expression changed for a while, and then he waved his hand silently, signaling the sturdy man to leave the room. He turned to Lin Zuyan, who was still immersed in the chessboard. After a slight hesitation, he asked: "Heng
Brother Ning, look at this..."
"Well, it's hard to say." Lin Zuyan casually dropped a chess piece on the chessboard, frowned slightly and said: "There are many possibilities for this matter, and it will be difficult to decide for a while."
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Li Zhendong raised his eyebrows and hurriedly asked.
Lin Zuyan shook his sleeves and smiled calmly and said: "In Lin's opinion, there are four possibilities: First, Emperor Hongxuan wanted to attack Prince Xiang to eliminate internal troubles, and Xiao Wei was the best person.
The breakthrough point; secondly, the emperor was dissatisfied with the prince, and he was afraid that he had the intention of changing horses, but he was not able to come forward, so he let Xiao Wei make a fool of himself, thus forcing the prince to make mistakes and create an opportunity to change horses; thirdly, Yan
Nowadays, the internal and external troubles in the West are endless, and the emperor wants to divide and disintegrate, which may be used for his own purposes. The most suitable person to come out to test the reality is Xiao Wei, the prodigal son. Fourthly, Prince Xiang is still thinking deeply, and maybe he can reach some kind of agreement with Emperor Hongxuan.
According to the agreement, it is possible that Xiao Wei will become an official in the court on behalf of Prince Xiang's Mansion. It is difficult to predict the specific possibility at the moment."
Li Zhendong thought silently for a while, stretched out his fingers, picked up a chess piece, turned it around between his fingers, and asked with a sinister smile on his face: "So, this Xiao Wei
He is really a key figure, huh, he is quite interesting. According to Brother Hengning, can this matter be exploited?"
Lin Zuyan nodded and said: "Well, there is something that can be used. If it is the first or second possibility, we might as well add fuel to the flames and use our strength to fight. As for the fourth possibility, well, this
The possibility is the smallest. If that is the case, we can ignore it and proceed as planned. If it is the third possibility, it will be a bit tricky."
"Is it difficult?" Li Zhendong laughed nonchalantly and said: "Hey, with Xiao Wei's little ability, although I can see through it, if I really want to destroy him, it won't cost much, just like this
It's just a chess piece." After Li Zhendong said this, he clamped the chess piece between his two fingers and exerted force, but with a "crunch", the chess piece was broken into powder and fell to the ground.
When he heard that Li Zhendong wanted to take action, Lin Zuyan frowned and advised: "Even so, we should not take action in this matter. If Yanxi really surrenders to the imperial court, there will be others who are more anxious than us."
Well, just let the news out, and others will take care of the matter."
"Haha, brother Heng Ning, don't worry. I have my own sense of discretion. That's all. We will discuss this matter later. If Xiao Wei wants to make the trip, it will be after the spring of next year at least. Well, after raising it for so long
"I'm hurt, I'm really thinking about it. Why don't we start the next plan? What do you think, brother Heng Ning?" Li Zhendong chuckled and vaguely ignored the topic.
Lin Zuyan knew clearly that Li Zhendong was thinking about something, but he didn't point it out. He smiled slightly and said, "That's alright, let's get started."
"That's very good." Li Zhendong said no more, picked up a chess piece, held it in his hand and played with it. He looked at the chess board in front of him and began to think deeply... After the morning meeting, Xiao Wei and Emperor Hongxuan were gambling in court. The matter spread quickly, and there were many opinions. However, they were all just discussed after dinner. Very few people believed that a dude like Xiao Wei could really accomplish such a major event in the country. Regardless of whether he can really sell horses, even if he can, no one believes that Emperor Hongxuan will really leave the horse affairs in the hands of people like Xiao Wei. However, it is not always the case. At least the second prince Xiao Rutao will I didn't think things would be as simple as they seemed on the surface. As soon as I returned to my house, I didn't even bother to eat lunch, so I summoned the two monsters of gold and silver to the study, and hurriedly discussed it.[
"..., that's basically what happened. What is the purpose of my father's move? Do you two gentlemen have any advice?" Xiao Rutao gave a general description of what happened during today's court meeting, and finally posed the question. .
"Second brother, what's so hard to guess about this? Chen Mingyuan messed up Ma Zheng's affairs. He only focused on making money and never did anything serious. He has already become angry and resentful. If it weren't for the man in the East Palace who held on, he would have died long ago. Well, my father's move is just an excuse to take down Chen Mingyuan. There is nothing else to say. In my opinion, we should start earlier and pry Ma Zheng over." The fourth prince Xiao Ruyi He had a violent temper and was brought to discuss matters by Xiao Rutao on an empty stomach. He was very dissatisfied in his heart, so he just said it away without waiting for the two monsters of gold and silver to say anything.
"Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense." When Xiao Rutao heard Xiao Ruyi's nonsense, he frowned and scolded him with great dissatisfaction.
"Okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it." Xiao Ruyi has been hanging out with Xiao Rutao since he was a child. Seeing Xiao Rutao's face showing displeasure, he didn't dare to violate it, waved his hand and muttered in a low voice. , simply closed his eyes.
Seeing Xiao Rutao's unhappy expression, Jin Chunqiu hurriedly interrupted: "What the Fourth Highness said is unreasonable. In my opinion, the Holy Heart is hard to predict. The time has not come yet. Shang Fa understands what is wrong. But there is one But I am certain that in His Majesty's arrangement, Xiao Wei is an important chess piece and should not be underestimated. If possible, Your Highness might as well join in to help him achieve his goals, and maybe it will have miraculous effects."
"Huh? What Mr. Jin means..." Xiao Rutao is a sober person. When he heard Jin Chunqiu's words, he immediately thought of a possibility. His heart suddenly became hot, and he blurted out the words, but halfway through, Feeling something was wrong again, he stopped talking and just looked at Jin Chunqiu with a puzzled look on his face.
Jin Chunqiu did not explain much, just stroked the long beard on his chest, nodded with a smile and said: "No matter what the possibility, it is the best policy to make good friends with Xiao Wei. Your Highness, just let it go and do it. I’ll definitely be happy to see how it works out.”
"Oh?" Xiao Rutao said noncommittally, stood up, walked back and forth in the study room, frowned slightly and thought for a while, suddenly stood up, and took a long breath and said, "Okay then. , According to what Mr. Jin said, in a few days, I will invite Xiaojiu to come out and talk about it."