Early the next morning, when Chen Qing was about to set off to inspect the Baqiao military camp, Wang Hao and Zhong Huan arrived.
After listening to Zhong Huan's report, Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "The Liu family came quite quickly!"
Zhong Huan bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, I feel that the Liu family seems to be suffering from something unspeakable. They are very eager to see Your Highness, as if they want to prove something? But what it is specifically, I don't know, so they are only willing to tell His Highness.
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Chen Qing nodded and asked Wang Hao, "What do Wang Tongzhi think?"
Wang Hao pondered for a while and said: "Humble intuition, this seems to involve many families. They were originally a whole, but now there are internal differences. The Liu family is unwilling to do something, but they can't help themselves, so they want to find someone."
His Highness clarified to reduce the risk to his family."
Wang Hao was worthy of being the leader. He took a deeper look. Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "It's pointless for us to speculate like this. Please invite Liu Wei to the Internal Security Bureau. I'll go to the government office to talk to him later.
He should be more polite, after all, he came here on his own initiative."
"Follow the order!"
Wang Hao and Zhong Huan bowed and left in a hurry.
Chen Qing said to Chao Qing again: "Send someone to inform Baqiao Military Camp and tell them that I will not go today and will go tomorrow instead."
"I'll send someone to inform you now."
Chen Qing sat down and began to review the documents. After more than half an hour, the inner guard came with news that the guests had been invited, so Chen Qing got up and went to the inner guard.
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"Little citizen Liu Wei, please see His Highness King Yong!" Liu Wei stepped forward and bowed deeply.
Chen Qing smiled and waved his hands: "Master Liu, please sit down!"
Liu Wei sat down and glanced uneasily at Wang Hao and Zhong Huan next to him.
Chen Qing understood what he was thinking and smiled slightly: "They are the leaders of the internal security guards and specialize in carrying out top-secret missions. Even if they avoid it now, I will still tell them, Mr. Liu, please don't worry!"
Liu Wei also understood. King Yong only made decisions, but the specific implementation was completed by his subordinates. There was really no need to hide them?
He nodded, "I understand. This time I came to see His Highness on my father's order. I actually wanted to make some things clear. First, it was about the acquisition of Yi'an Tea House. We did not acquire it because it was the princess's property.
It's just a coincidence. Even if it were someone else, we would use 120,000 yuan to acquire it. This is within the plan. It doesn't matter whether the money is more or less, but we must win it."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Yesterday you told General Zhong that Taibai Restaurant is not unique to the Liu family. Is this the key?"
Liu Wei secretly smiled bitterly, this is King Yong, he can look at the problem and focus on the key point.
"Your Highness is right. Taibai Restaurant is funded by seven families, and the Liu family accounts for 50%, so the Liu family is responsible for managing it."
Chen Qing said calmly: "What is the relationship between these seven families? Are they the same as Baoji Cabinet Shop? Mr. Liu, you know very well what I want to know. I hope you can speak frankly. If you are a group, I will not be disgusted with it, but
I need to know the truth and don't want to be deceived."
The entire conversation was controlled by Chen Qing, and Liu Wei was completely led by the nose. At this time, a guard came in and served tea. Liu Wei took a sip of hot tea, stabilized his mood, and then said slowly: "Has your highness heard of Song Xinghui?"
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Chen Qing neither expressed that he had not heard of it nor that he had heard of it. He just smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, please continue!"
Liu Wei couldn't figure out Chen Qing's details, so he had to continue: "Song Xinghui was established in the second year of Jingkang. It was called Song Yihui at that time. A group of powerful relatives of the Song Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River heard about the fall of the imperial court, the capture of the second emperor, and the establishment of Zhang Chu
, in order to protect themselves, everyone gathered together to keep warm and established the Song Yihui, which means the Song Dynasty Yichen."
Zhang Chu was the Chu State founded by Zhang Bangchang and the first emperor of Jin Guoli. His time was very short, only one month. It was also the time when the Northern Song Dynasty had just fallen and was in the most chaos.
"Then what?"
Chen Qingxiao asked: "I heard that King Kang ascended the throne and felt that there was hope again, so I changed the name to Song Xinghui."
"Not yet. At that time, the emperor was still in Jiangbei, and the situation was precarious. We were not sure whether the Song Dynasty could survive. It was not until the third year of Jianyan that the emperor went south, and we officially changed our name to Song Xinghui."
"Who is the leader of Song Xinghui?"
"The first guild leader is Taiwei Gaoqiu!"
Chen Qing was stunned for a moment, "Gao Qiu, didn't he die very early? It seems to be the first year of Jingkang."
Chen Qing turned around and asked Wang Hao, "Gao Qiu died of illness in the first year of Jingkang. Am I remembering it correctly?"
"Yes, Gao Qiu died of illness in Jiankang Mansion in the first year of Jingkang, and the court even issued an obituary notice."
Liu Wei smiled slightly and said: "Okay, why did you suddenly die of illness? Don't you think there is something fishy in this, Your Highness?"
Chen Qing nodded, "I understand what you mean. He faked his death to get rid of the power struggle in the imperial court."
"Your Highness is absolutely right. In the first year of Jingkang, when the struggle between the new emperor and the Supreme Emperor was at its most intense, Gao Qiu was spotted by Tong Guan, who wanted to kill him, but he had no choice but to feign death and then hid in a small village in the south of the Yangtze River.
After the town of Bianliang was destroyed, it was he who initiated the establishment of Song Yihui, and later he suggested changing its name to Song Xinghui."
Chen Qing was surprised. He had been dealing with the imperial court for so long, but he had never heard of Song Xinghui's name, or even knew that such an organization existed. He was now even more curious about Song Xinghui.
He pondered for a moment and asked: "This Song Xinghui seems to be very mysterious and has no sense of existence in the court. What kind of organization are they?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Song Xinghui is actually a chamber of commerce."
"Chamber of Commerce?"
Chen Qing laughed and said: "It sounds a bit funny that so many foreign relatives and dignitaries do not establish their own power in the court, but are keen on doing business!"
Liu Wei sighed and said: "It's not that Song Xinghui doesn't want to enter the center of power, but there is really no chance. The emperor is very wary of us and even suppresses us. There is no chance to enter the palace as a guard, there is no quota for Yin officials, and there is no chance for the imperial examination.
After several years of hard work, everyone has seen through the saying that once the emperor and his ministers are born, we, the old ministers and relatives, are no longer welcome by the emperor, so everyone has turned their energy to business, investing in Baoji Cabinet Shop, and investing in the establishment of
Fengle Building, the major restaurants in major cities, are also invested by Song Xinghui, some of which are invested by the family alone, and some of which are joint investments."
"Will Song Xing have a party?" Chen Qing asked again.
"In the beginning we got together more often, once a month, mainly to discuss the current situation. Later, we got together every three months. We no longer discussed the current situation when we got together, but instead fought for tea, played with stones, and admired jade.
Such elegant events were held once a year from then on. Five years ago, Gao Qiu stopped serving as the leader, and Shi Guangping was appointed as the leader. There were even fewer gatherings. He was the leader for five years and only held two gatherings."
Chen Qing finally understood that Song Xinghui was a group of leftovers from the Song Dynasty. They had no chance in politics, but they did well in business thanks to their strong foundation.
"Let's talk about Taibai Restaurant and the teahouse we bought at a high price this time! I think Mr. Liu is here for this very reason."
Finally turning to the topic, even though Liu Wei thought about it for a long time yesterday, he still doesn’t know where to start?
Liu Wei hesitated for a while and said: "I told General Zhong yesterday that the Taibai Restaurant was run by several families, with the Liu family taking the majority. The purchase of the teahouse this time was also run by a partnership, but it is different from the previous time."
"What do you mean by this?" Chen Qing was confused.
"Although the Liu family came forward to purchase the teahouse this time, the Liu family did not contribute the majority of the money. The Liu family did not lead the whole thing. The Liu family just took on the name. Your Highness, do you understand what I mean?"
Chen Qing said calmly: "What you mean is that if anything happens to this project in the future, it will have nothing to do with the Liu family. I understand you right!"
Liu Wei was silent. That was what he actually meant. He came all the way from Pingjiang Mansion just to say this.
Chen Qing looked at him for a while and said: "Mr. Liu, I can promise not to pursue the Liu family in the future, but you must explain the matter clearly to me. Since the Liu family wants to get my safety guarantee, they must show sincerity!"
