Since Zhao's Teahouse had no business, Zhao Pan'er made up his mind to close Zhao's Teahouse and then renovate it.
Of course, Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang would not have any objections to Zhao Pan'er's decision, and they strongly supported Zhao Pan'er's decision.
In this way, Zhao's Tea House was closed for half a month.
Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang did not wait around during this period. Instead, they went to Tea Soup Alley in batches to inspect, learned about the prices of various tea drinks and fruits in Tea Soup Alley, and made detailed records.
They used this time to reorganize the tea drinks and fruit desserts they knew, and decided to select some representative tea drinks and sweets. Different from the local tea in Tokyo, they only made Jiangnan tea drinks.
Moreover, Zhao Pan'er has also learned a lesson and is ready to earn money from those literati and elegant guests, because these people have requirements and ideas for tea tasting. It is difficult to make money from them, but as long as you can make money, it will be better than those loose tea customers.
many.
In short, in one sentence, it mainly focuses on mid- to high-end customers and improves the style of the teahouse.
After half a month of busy work, the new teahouse is about to open with great fanfare. This time, before the opening, they have already started publicizing it, making the whole Mahang Street aware that a new teahouse will open in Mahang Street.
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In particular, the door of the tea house has changed from the original luxury to a dilapidated door, which attracted the attention of passers-by, especially the literati, who were very interested.
So the new teahouse has already caused quite a stir and attracted a lot of attention even before it opened.
"Master Marquis, that's what happened. Madam Zhao and the others are really powerful. They have caused such a commotion before they even opened their doors. Maybe the tea house can really come back to life."
Zhou Huai truthfully told Zhou Chen everything he saw and heard.
Zhou Chen smiled as expected, Zhao Pan'er was indeed a bit advanced. If the previous teahouse was just an ordinary place to drink tea, then the new teahouse was like a high-end club, and its quality suddenly improved.
This trick may not seem familiar to ordinary people, but to those who are educated, it is a novelty.
Different from the tea houses in Tea Soup Alley, if they are really stylish, they will definitely attract many customers. If the tea drinks and fruits are good, they will naturally be able to retain customers.
"Just keep watching. As long as nothing happens, don't worry about it."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Zhou Huai suddenly asked cautiously: "Master Hou, your time limit for observing filial piety will be up soon. What kind of official title will the official give you then?"
Although Zhou Chen is a loyal and brave prince, hereditary and irreplaceable, there is a difference between having an official position and having no official position.
A marquis is a marquis, but if he doesn't have an official status, he doesn't have much real power. Therefore, the whole marquis family naturally hopes that their master can gain the attention of the official family.
Zhou Chen glanced at Zhou Huai indifferently and said, "I'm not even in a hurry. Are you more anxious than me?"
"No, Mr. Hou, I'm just a little curious. Mr. Hou, if you are so capable, the officials will definitely notice it."
Zhou Huai looked at Zhou Chen's face and spoke more carefully, for fear of offending Zhou Chen.
"Okay, you go down."
Zhou Chen waved to him.
He was not worried about his career after his filial piety period, because the officials had already expressed their attitude when he went to the palace to meet the saint last time.
Rather than serving as an official in Tokyo, he actually wanted to take power on the border, especially the northern border.
One of his side missions is about the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, which is one of the shames of the Central Plains court. If he has the ability, he really wants to take back the Sixteenth State of Yanyun.
But now he still has to stay in Tokyo City. Compared with the side tasks, the main task has obviously higher priority.
I came to the study and looked at the lime chant that had been recorded.
"Calculating the time, it's not long before Xiao Qinyan enters Beijing as Prime Minister. This means that Mr. Ke is about to be transferred out of Tokyo. It's time to send these gifts."
Zhou Chen still admires Mr. Ke Xianggong very much. He is a pure person in the true sense, which is completely different from Qi Mu's greedy and greedy person.
It's a pity that being an official in the court does not mean being honest and honest. Judging the situation is also the most important way to be an official.
Xianggong Ke couldn't stand what the current officials were doing, and he wanted to support the crown prince to ascend the throne, clear up the troubles, and bring peace to the people of the world.
It's a pity that in this game of power struggle, he became the loser and lost everything. In the end, he could only leave Tokyo lonely.
Throughout history, many famous officials in the Qing Dynasty did not have a good ending in the end, especially in the Song Dynasty.
Kou Xianggong, Wang Anshi, Fan Zhongyan, etc. in official history.
There is absolutely no problem with the ability of these people. I can only say that time is not waiting for me, and there is nothing I can do...
Zhou Chen didn't want to become a tragedy, so he didn't like to pursue an official career in the past. Flattery was really not his strong point, and he was unwilling to do it.
Xiao Qin said that this person was an authentic member of the rear party, and was promoted deliberately by Zhao Heng in order to build momentum for the queen, because Zhao Heng felt that his health was getting worse and worse, and he might not be alive for long.
But the prince was young, and he was worried that the prince would be ignored by the court princes, so he supported the queen's party. Although he also knew that doing so would have bad consequences, he still trusted his wife more than the court princes. The queen mother listened to politics behind the curtain.
, it is better than the emperor being manipulated by his courtiers.
Therefore, no one who can become an emperor is a fool, and they will all have their own plans.
Zhou Chen is an outsider and has traveled through time, so he sees things more clearly than many people. He also knows what Zhao Heng is thinking, which is to pave the way for the prince.
"The sixteen states of Yanyun..."
Zhou Chen's eyes flashed with light, and he secretly made a decision in his heart.
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Xijing!
Ouyang Xu braved the wind and rain to climb the mountain, but when he and his servants climbed halfway up the mountain, the wind and rain suddenly became stronger, forcing them to take shelter everywhere, and they were extremely embarrassed.
Compared with Ouyang Xu's master and servant, Brother Jiu and his group of five are much better off. Such bad weather also has an impact on him, but they all crawled out from the pile of dead people, and their vitality is very tenacious. They can't survive in a worse environment than this.
experienced.
"Brother Ninth."
Brother Ninth asked the other four people to come over and said in a deep voice: "There is no one around here and the wind and rain are strong. It's time to take action."
Upon hearing this, Scarface was the most excited, and he wiped the rain off his face.
"Is it true, Ninth Brother, can we finally take action? Tenanoi, I have been through a lot of trouble today, and finally I don't have to waste any more."
Brother Jiu ignored him and ordered the other three people: "Er Niu, Lin Zi, you two will come with me to restrain them later. Wu Feng, you are behind with Scar. If there is an accident, you two will
Just take action, understand?"
"I understand, Ninth Brother."
"Do it."
After giving the order, despite the wind and rain, Brother Ninth and the five of them sped up and rushed towards the place where Ouyang Xu's master and servant were resting.
The wind and rain were too strong and there was too much noise. Master Ouyang Xu and his servants did not expect that someone would ambush them, so when Brother Jiu and others rushed in front of them, they did not react.
The next moment, Brother Nine and the other three directly subdued Ouyang Xu and his servants.
"What are you doing? Who are you? What do you want to do? I am an official of the imperial court, an eighth-grade official. If you dare to touch me, you will be dead."
Ouyang Xu was pushed to the ground, and the rain and mud hit his body. He roared angrily, and a lot of mud and rainwater flowed into his mouth.
But under the threat of his life, he had no time to care about this. He just struggled desperately to break free.
But it's a pity that he has been exhausted all the way here, so how can he be the opponent of Ninth Brother and the other two, and he is controlled to death.
And his little servant was also pressed to the ground and couldn't even make a sound.
Although the wind and rain were strong, Brother Ninth could still hear Ouyang Xu's roar clearly, but he didn't show any emotion at all. He slapped Ouyang Xu on the back of the head and drove Ouyang Xu's head into the mud.
He glanced around and quickly found the location.
"Come on, follow me over there."
Ouyang Xu's master and servant were carried to a steep cliff. Ouyang Xu yelled crazily, but it was all covered up by the sound of wind and rain.
"What do you want to do? Kidnapping a court official is a capital crime. Let me go quickly."
Ouyang Xu obviously didn't realize what was going on, and thought these people just wanted to kidnap him.
Brother Jiu stood still at the steep wall, looked at the steep position, and calculated that if he fell down under such weather conditions, the possibility of survival would be very small.
"This is it, get ready."
Erniu and Linzi, who controlled Ouyang Xu's master and servant, immediately escorted them to the steep cliff without hesitation.
When Ouyang Xu saw this scene, he was immediately frightened out of his wits. At the same time, he also realized the problem and struggled even more horrified.
"What on earth do you want to do? You can't kill me. I am the Eighth Grade Palace Inspector of the imperial court. If you kill me, it will be a death penalty. Do you want to die with me?"
But no matter how he shouted, Brother Jiu and the other three didn't reply to him. The next moment, Erniu, who controlled him, directly pushed him down the steep wall with brute force.
"Ah!" "Ah!"
There were two screams, one from Ouyang Xu who rolled down the steep wall, and the other from the little servant who had not been thrown down.
"It's none of my business. I'm just a servant he bought. Please let me go. Let me go. I won't say anything. Let me go. I beg you."
When facing Ouyang Xu, Ninth Brother didn't reply a word, but when facing this little servant, Ninth Brother spoke.
"I'm sorry, you can't live. It's just your bad luck that you followed this master."
"leave!"
There was another scream, and the little servant was also thrown off the steep wall.
Brother Ninth and the other three looked at this scene with expressionless faces.
"Er Niu, you watch here, Lin Zi, you come down with me to see if they are dead."
After Ouyang Xu and his little servant slipped down the steep wall, they rolled all the way down and stopped after rolling hundreds of meters. The two were already separated by a long distance.
Because Scarface and Wu Feng were always below, they followed the people down when they rolled down.
After a while, Brother Jiu and Er Niu came downstairs, and first saw the little servant who had slipped down.
I saw that this man was covered in blood, his limbs were twisted to varying degrees, and his face was scratched. The blood on his body was quickly washed away by the rain.
Erniu knelt down and took a look, then raised his head: "Brother Jiu, he's out of breath, he's dead."
Brother Jiu nodded silently without saying anything, turned around and left. Erniu glanced at him and followed quickly.
After a while, they came to the place where Ouyang Xu slipped, and Wu Feng and Scarface were already standing there.
"How about it?"
Scarface said: "This kid is really tough. He's still alive in this situation."
Brother Jiu looked down and sure enough, Ouyang Xu's eyes were still open, but his body was already twitching and his condition was very miserable.
I saw that Ouyang Xu's face no longer looked as handsome as before. There were wounds scratched by rocks and branches, and even one of his eyes had a piece of wood stuck in it.
But Ouyang Xu still had his eyes open and his lips kept opening and closing, as if he had something to say.
Brother Jiu squatted down and heard Ouyang Xu's weak voice whispering: "You, you, who, who sent you, you here? Gao, or Pan, Pan'er."
At the moment of death, his mind became very bright. From the fact that these people killed him without hesitation, it can be seen that they were just here to kill him.
As for who had the motive to kill him, he thought about it and found that there were only two people, Gao Kuanwan and Zhao Pan'er.
He wanted answers before he died.
But it's a pity that he didn't have this chance. Brother Ninth stood up, didn't say anything, didn't make any more moves, just looked at him quietly.
"you you……"
Ouyang Xu was extremely excited. He raised his hand with difficulty, trying to catch Brother Jiu, but after finally raising it for two inches, he dropped it again.
Ouyang Xu tried his best to breathe, but the rain and blood soaked into his nose and mouth, making his breathing more difficult.
In the end, he opened his remaining eye unwillingly and let the rain wash away...
In the last lesson of his life, he saw his future and married the Gao family's wife. With the support of the Gao family, he, step by step, step by step, reached the top and became a man more powerful than his mentor Ke Xianggong.
Prime Minister.
From beginning to end, at the last moment of his life, he never thought of Zhao Paner...
"Brother Ninth, he is dead."
"Well, the mission has been completed."
Brother Jiu nodded silently, looking at the mess around him that had been washed away by the rain.
"Let's see if there are any traces left behind."
"Yes, Ninth Brother."
Another hour passed, the five people gathered together again, and then quickly left here.
The heavy rain didn't stop, it was still raining heavily, and Ouyang Xu stayed here forever.
He died in frustration. Even at the last moment, he didn't know why he died, and he became a real ghost.
Han Chuang studied hard for twenty years, calculated for so long, and finally died on the top of an unknown mountain. It is really sad and hateful.