Hearing such a pointed question, Li Zhan couldn't help but frown, and fiddled with his fingers on the table a little, as if in deep thought.
At this time, a small soldier suddenly entered outside and walked directly behind Li Zhan. He also lowered his voice and said: "The latest news is that Turks came into the city to cause trouble during the day. It was Mr. Bai who calmed down the mood of the Turks. Mr. Jiang felt that if Mr. Bai was the Holy Lotus
If you are a religious person, then he should be happy to see the Turks causing trouble in the city."
This is breaking news!
Li Zhan's expression changed after hearing this, and he lowered his voice and asked again: "Is this true?"
"It's absolutely true. Many people saw it with their own eyes, but at that time Mr. Bai said a few words in front of the Turkic leader and then left. He didn't know what he said."
Li Zhan narrowed his eyes and waved to the soldier, who then went down.
The guard next to me asked again: "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Li Zhan did not answer and remained silent.
After learning about this, I suddenly had many more questions.
Why did Bai Song do this?
Could it be a conspiracy of the Holy Lotus Sect?
If Bai Song is really not the holy envoy of the Holy Lotus Sect, then who is the real holy envoy?
Or, can we take some measures that would rather kill someone than let them go?
Before Li Zhan could make a decision, the guard behind him seemed to sense something, and his expression became tense: "Your Majesty, there is someone hiding in the dark."
"According to the original plan, you go and deal with the people hiding in the dark. If you really have to take action, the officers and soldiers ambush on the ship are enough to deal with it."
The guard bowed his hands and retreated, disappearing from people's sight.
Bai Song, on the other hand, was still looking at Miss Chen.
Bai Song could understand the other party's current mood and didn't care.
After all, the current No. 1 mansion in Youzhou is basically handed over to the Chen family. The money spent by the family originally belonged to the Chen family. It is understandable that they have lost so much.
Bai Song smiled and cupped his hands: "Ms. Chen, it was Master Chen who kindly invited you. Don't you know?"
"Bai Song! Our affairs are not over yet!" Chen Xirong was extremely angry tonight and didn't care about the current situation.
Bai Song replied again: "Ms. Chen, we are all businessmen. The so-called business discussions are just for profit. We are not a chamber of commerce now, so why should we hurt everyone's harmony because of work?"
"Who is even remotely friendly with you! I...I...I..."
"Xirong!" Chen Fan stood between the two and scolded, "No matter how big or small, it's your turn to speak about anything here!"
"Dad, he is just a despicable and shameless villain!"
"Sister..." Next to her, the obedient young master of the Chen family pulled her sister, "Don't be angry. That person is not easy to mess with. Please stop saying a few words."
Chen Xirong stared at Bai Song, completely unaware of his brother's abnormality. He sat down angrily and poured himself a full glass of wine.
Chen Fan kept smiling and said to Bai Song: "Master Bai, please don't take offense. My girl lacks some discipline."
Bai Song deliberately raised his voice and replied: "Miss Chen has a strong temperament, which is what I like in my life. I won't blame her."
After hearing this, Chen Xirong was so angry that she almost cried. She slammed the cup and drank another large cup.
The discussion on the small table was still going on, and Bai Song had already taken his seat among the family heads.
Chen Fan signaled for the banquet to begin, and everyone raised their glasses to drink together.
Being in the flower boat, you have the best view of the stage performance on the river. There is no noise, and the voice of the girl performing is also vaguely audible. Only then do you realize that the girl's voice is gentle, gentle, and particularly pleasant.
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After drinking three glasses of wine in a row, Chen Fan stopped drinking and said that he had important things to do tonight.
"You are all well-known people in Jixian County, and tonight is a rare time to get together. No matter what contradictions and conflicts we have with each other, today, please do it for Chen's sake.
Let the past things go for a while.
I believe you all know very well what is the biggest threat in Youzhou recently. The Holy Lotus Sect has sneaked into Youzhou, cheating, stealing or robbing, and has harmed many aristocratic families. I heard that many merchants in Jixian County have been deceived, some
Families were broken up and people died.
Chen estimates that it won’t be long before the Holy Lotus Sect will attack our major noble clans. Chen has called them together in advance to discuss reliable ways to deal with the Holy Lotus Sect.”
When the Holy Lotus Sect was mentioned, everyone frowned.
Someone said: "There are many gangsters in the Holy Lotus Sect who are not afraid of death. How can we, a scholarly family, deal with the Holy Lotus Sect?"
"That's right, the thieves of the Holy Lotus Sect are pervasive. I heard that Anxi merchants' money is buried in the cemetery, and they can dig it out for you. Now I can't sleep all day long, because I'm afraid that when I wake up early in the morning, my family's money will be gone.
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"From the current point of view, most of the Holy Lotus Sect is mainly engaged in theft. We must first think of a complete way to prevent theft."
Everyone, look at me and I look at you, it seems there are not many good solutions.
At this time, Li Zhan suddenly interrupted and looked at Bai Song: "Mr. Bai, you are the youngest now and have the most flexible ideas. Do you have any methods to implement this?"
"It's very simple." Bai Song didn't hesitate at all, "Since you are worried about your money being stolen, then think of ways to turn the money into something that cannot be stolen, such as the Mingchun Garden I just bought. I exchanged the silver coins for real estate and moved
If you don't move, if you can't move, even if the thief comes, you won't be able to attack."
People of the older generation do not agree with this idea at all. Do they understand the importance of real estate investment? On the contrary, they think that only fools like Bai Song would spend 10,000 taels of silver to buy a house.
Looking at an empty house, how can you feel at ease with real money in your pocket?
Seeing that everyone around him was dismissive, Bai Song turned around and said: "If you don't want to invest, then find a bank and exchange your silver for banknotes."
"Bank? Banknote?"
During the Zhenguan period, these were still new words that had never appeared before.
"The bank is an institution that is responsible for keeping your property. You only need to hand over your property to the bank and exchange the bank's bank notes. When you need money in the future, you can use the bank notes to exchange for silver. If the money is stolen, then
It is the responsibility of the bank and has nothing to do with each other. If a bank note is stolen, you can immediately report it to the bank for registration and invalidate the bank note marked with the ticket number. If you want to exchange the invalid ticket number for silver, you can still find the thief.
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"..."
A group of old people heard it in confusion, but they vaguely felt that it made sense.
Bai Song said this not to solve their problems, but to plant grass for these big men first.
There are many loopholes in his description, but it can give these people an idea of a bank.
Establishing a bank was the next step of Bai Song's plan. Speaking of it on this occasion also paved the way for future implementation.
The masters of each family thought for a long time, and then began to ask questions.
Bai Song patiently explained to them that after passing through Bai Song's area, all the talk during the dinner was focused on banks and banknotes.
"Okay, okay!" Li Zhan felt that the direction of the discussion was wrong and interrupted again, "What we are discussing now is the Holy Lotus Sect. This cult has been wreaking havoc in the Tang Dynasty, and the court has been suffering for a long time!"
"Your Majesty, a group of us just want to protect ourselves, but we can't think of many ways to deal with the Holy Lotus Sect. Moreover, the Holy Lotus Sect is a matter of the imperial court, what does it have to do with us?"
No matter who said this, Li Zhan was so angry that he blew his beard and didn't know what to say. He just sighed that he really couldn't have any confidence in these people.
Li Zhan stood up, huffing and preparing to leave.
Bai Song suddenly stood up and chased Li Zhan for a few steps.
"My lord, did you receive the emperor's secret order to deal with the Holy Lotus Sect?"
"..." Li Zhan narrowed his eyes and looked at Bai Song warily.
Bai Song smiled sarcastically: "My lord, don't be nervous. Although it is difficult and risky to deal with the White Lotus Sect, I have a way."
"What method?"
"As the saying goes, "Capture the thief first, capture the king first. As long as you kill the leader of the Holy Lotus Sect, will the Holy Lotus Sect collapse on its own?"
"No one in the world knows who the leader of the Holy Lotus Sect is. It's easy for you to say."
"Why not insert an undercover agent into the Holy Lotus Sect?"
"Undercover? Who?"
Bai Song pointed at himself.
Li Zhan was even more surprised: "You?"
"Yes, I am not talented, but I am willing to help the court solve such troubles."
"You...what is your purpose?"
Bai Song nodded silently: "If I can help the prince get rid of the Holy Lotus Sect, can I ask the prince to agree to do the next thing?"
"What's the matter?"
"Please, Your Majesty, ask for an imperial edict from the Emperor to marry Li Jing's granddaughter Li Shuwang to me?"
After Bai Song said this, he felt excited. He remembered that he had personally promised Shu Wang that not only would he marry her, but he would also ask the emperor to grant her a marriage.
If the Holy Lotus Sect can be eliminated as a condition, this is definitely the fastest and most effective shortcut!
Li Zhan was a little confused. He was not sure whether Bai Song was related to the Holy Lotus Sect. Now Bai Song took the initiative to break into the Holy Lotus Sect?
Even though he had lived for more than eighty years, Li Zhan's mind was a little hard to turn around, and he said coldly: "Whimsical."
"Hey, my lord, I'm serious! Please think about it, I'm a professional undercover agent, I've watched countless police and gangster movies, and I have a strong psychological quality. If you don't believe me, I can tell you about the Infernal Affairs trilogy."
Bai Song really didn't expect that his proposal would be rejected, and he felt quite disappointed.
At this time, the head of the Chen family caught up and persuaded the prince for a while before finally letting him return to the banquet.
Today's discussion was a little bad, so Chen Fan stopped the topic.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. In short, let's communicate more and be consistent with the outside world in the future. Tonight is the Weihe Lantern Festival, so let's enjoy the stage.
Our Chen family has also invited the most popular Qinghuan girl at the moment to perform the song. She is Miss Qing'er from Yichun Courtyard. Please be patient."
Turning his eyes to the stage, the atmosphere at the table became slightly calmer.
At this moment, Zheng Liangqiu, the daughter of the Zheng family, came over with a toast. When she came to Bai Song's side, she bowed first and then said, "Mr. Bai, I'd like to give you a toast, little lady."
Bai Song raised his glass and drank, then Zheng Liangqiu said: "Mr. Bai, why don't you move to the little ladies' table, there are several sisters over there who want to talk to Mr. Bai."
Bai Song looked at the old faces around him and felt that it was boring, so he took the wine glass and went with Zheng Liangqiu.
Li Zhan watched Bai Song's every move, and his initial certainty turned into confusion now. He had no idea how to act tonight.
