Weng Jiu's brows had been frowning again and again this morning.
It was almost noon when Weng Jiu finally lost his composure and left the slave market and headed straight for the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion.
Shen Ao had just finished giving a lecture to the security guards of Daqian Bank, which consisted of thousands of people, and made some promises, which deepened the relationship between the two parties. Shi Lei came to report that Weng Jiu had something urgent to see.
"Weng Jiu?" Shen Ao thought of the broker who was hanging out in the slave market, and really didn't know what kind of things he would do to see him.
Seeing that Shen Ao didn't agree immediately, Shi Lei said: "Young Master, why don't you ask him to leave?"
"No, since he's here, I still have to meet him. I'm also curious about what important matters he has." Shen Ao smiled lightly. Ordinarily, there is nothing wrong with him being a prince and a small broker. Even if there is really something to deal with, sending a guard casually is enough to give the other party face. In feudal society, the hierarchical system is still very strict. Weng Jiu will not understand this truth, but he still came , obviously there is something important to report, at least in the eyes of the other party, this matter is very important.
Shen Ao, who was originally planning to go to the main room for dinner, took half a stick of incense time after washing up. He was also curious about what Weng Jiu wanted to say to him.
In the side hall of the Zhongguo Palace, Weng Jiu stood there trembling.
This is the first time in his life that he has entered a wealthy family, let alone a palace of a prince. When he entered here, everything he saw was strange. He felt that if someone hadn't led him, he might have been lost in the palace of a prince. .
As soon as he entered the side hall, Weng Jiu didn't even dare to sit down. He kept standing there, as if he was worried that if he sat down, he would bring dust that could not be washed away to the polished chair.
The sound of footsteps came, and Shen Ao entered the hall accompanied by Shi Lei. When he was still more than ten steps away, Weng Jiu saw Shen Ao in green clothes. When he was ready, he knelt down on the ground with a plop and shouted in his mouth "Little Weng Jiu pays his respects to the Duke of the country."
"Haha, we are all acquaintances, no need to be so polite, get up." Shen Ao casually found the main seat and sat down. Immediately, a servant brought tea, one cup was placed in front of Shen Ao, and another cup was placed in front of Shen Ao. In front of Weng Jiu.
With Weng Jiu's temperament, he would never dare to touch the tea cup, but before Shen Ao spoke, he didn't dare to talk randomly, and just stood there, looking very nervous.
Slowly picking up the tea cup and taking a sip, noticing Weng Jiu's restraint, Shen Ao just smiled and did not force the other party to sit down, because he knew that under the tension and anxiety, such an order would only make the other party even more nervous. of discomfort.
"Weng Jiu, I heard someone said that you have something to see someone, but I don't know what it is?"
Shen Ao finally spoke. This was what Weng Jiu was waiting for. He immediately knelt down on the ground again. It seemed that only in this way, he would not be so nervous and speak more smoothly.
"Master Guo, I have discovered something very abnormal. Remembering that Duke Guo had previously ordered me to come and tell you if anything unusual happens in the slave market, I am here." The words were spoken smoothly, and it was obvious that Weng Jiu had been preparing in his mind for a long time.
"The strange thing in the slave market? What is it?" Shen Ao didn't take it seriously. With his current situation, he really wouldn't pay too much attention to things in the slave market.
"My lord, I have discovered that since this morning, there have been many more sellers in the slave market. Their faces are all very raw and I have never seen them before. Not only that, they don't seem to know how to do business. Whenever someone comes to Anyone who came to ask them about slaves was dismissed with cold words. Not only that, the people they sold were all strong men, and all of them were tall and rosy. They were not as weak as other slaves. There is no pessimism in people's eyes, as if they don't realize that they are already slaves."
Weng Jiu spoke.
Shen Ao didn't care about what he said at the beginning. There were more sellers in the slave market, which proved that the market was prosperous. Maybe it was because he bought the thousand security personnel and made some people make money. The matter spread. If you go out, some people will think of coming to Daliang City to do slave business.
But when he heard the following words, that the seller was not doing business and the slave's face was rosy, Shen Ao felt that something was wrong.
Those who are slaves are those who have made great mistakes and been demoted. Once a free person becomes the lowest slave, this transformation will cause a huge contrast in anyone. Not to mention it is a slave. The living conditions will become worse. Even if there is food in front of them, they may not have a good appetite. This makes many slaves look disheveled.
First, due to limited conditions, I didn’t have enough to eat.
Secondly, I was affected by my mood and couldn't eat.
But no matter what, there is absolutely no reason for a slave to have a rosy face. Even if he was tall before, becoming a slave can make him lose more than ten or dozens of pounds during the process of being sent to the market. So what? Maybe like normal people?
Weng Jiu has been working as a broker in the slave market all year round, and he has never seen any kind of slave. Since he feels there is a problem, there must be something wrong. Shen Ao can feel the problem from these words. Then the problem comes, Who were these people if not slaves?
"How many people are there?" Shen Ao felt the seriousness of the matter and asked Weng Jiu in a more serious tone.
"I counted more than a thousand people," Weng Jiu quickly raised his head and answered.
"So many people?" Shen Ao was also shocked.
If there were only a dozen or dozens of people, Shen Ao wouldn't care. That little manpower can't do much. But the number of more than a thousand people would be too scary. If these people are really not slaves, but have something else. Purpose, this is definitely a big force. If calculated mentally or unintentionally, the unprepared 50,000 silver-armored guards may suffer a big loss.
Shen Ao lives in Daliang City. If something big happens here, it may threaten his safety. Although the current Zhongguo Palace has guards and a thousand security personnel ready to go to Daqian Bank, this is enough A team of more than a thousand people is a considerable force, but if Daliang City is in chaos, who knows whether these people can completely protect themselves?
Not to mention anything else, if Daliang City is in chaos, the economic order will inevitably be affected. If this is the case, it will not be a good thing for the country's prosperity or Xianweiju. For this reason, he cannot stand idly by.
"Shi Lei, go and call brother and sister Tie Long and Tie Feng." Shen Ao decided to find out the details of those people.
After Shi Lei made a promise, he turned around and left. Shen Ao, who was left behind, looked at Weng Jiu and asked, "Have you ever observed those slaves? They are our cadres?"
"Yes, they are definitely Dagan people." Mr. Weng said with certainty.
Shen Ao was relieved to hear that it was not a foreign country, but a Dagan man. At least it was not a foreign country trying to plot against Daliang City, so the situation shouldn't be too bad.
After a while, Shi Lei brought the Tie family brothers and sisters to the side hall.
Looking at the Tielong and Tiefeng brothers, Shen Ao said in a commanding tone, "You will go to the slave market with Brother Wengjiu later. Don't ask anything, just observe the target from a distance. Specific details Weng Jiu will tell you the situation. Shi Lei, take one hundred taels of silver and reward it to brother Weng Jiu."
"Ah! There are too many, too many." Weng Jiu wanted to come over and report the matter and give him a reward from the Zhongguo Guild, but he didn't expect to give him so much.
"Not much, this news is worth the money." Shen Ao originally wanted to give more, but considering that the wealth is not revealed, in Weng Jiu's situation, if you give him too much money, it will not be a good thing, but will lead to disaster. So I decided to give him a hundred taels. At the same time, I will take care of it in other aspects in the future, and I will just make up for it slowly.
One hundred taels is enough for Weng Jiu to earn after working hard in the slave market for more than a year. This is because he helped Duke Zhongguo contact many businesses. If it had been before, one hundred taels would have been enough for him to earn. It was normal for the last ten or eight years.
Weng Jiu looked grateful. Shen Ao said again, "It's a reward for me to finish the matter. Okay, you go quickly."
Weng Jiu and Tie Feng brother and sister quickly left the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion. Shen Ao was still a little worried and thought he should do something. He then said to Shi Lei beside him: "Send someone to the Zhongcheng Hou Mansion and invite uncle to spend the night." Let’s go and talk about Xianweiju.”
Make an appointment with Marquis Zhongcheng in advance so that you can really find out what happened and discuss it with someone as soon as possible, instead of searching all over the streets.
Shen Ao was still very cautious in doing things. He also thought about the emergence of a certain situation. For example, whether someone was plotting against Daliang City, but as his mind was not on the court, he still did not see the matter clearly. severity.
Shen Ao didn't even know that these more than a thousand slaves were Jin soldiers. In order to enter the city without attracting the attention of others, they entered the city under the pretense of slave trading. Because they entered through several city gates separately, when entering the city He also gave some filial piety money to the silver-armored guards guarding the city gate, so that these strong men entered the city without attracting the slightest attention from others. If they had not happened to enter the slave market and Weng Jiu sensed something unusual, Shen Ao would not have been prepared in advance. Chance.
The Jin army entered the city.
Three thousand Jin troops entered the city in various costumes.
Thousands of them entered the city in twos and threes as slaves or to visit relatives and friends, and some pretended to be beggars, also in twos and threes, because they were too scattered and entered the city at inconsistent times, some in the morning, some at noon, and some in the afternoon. , so that it did not attract the attention of the Silver Armored Guard.
Until it was getting dark and the city gates were closed, five generals of the Jin army each entered the city openly and openly with two hundred soldiers.
The Silver Armored Guards had already received the notice, and they only allowed these people to enter the city after briefly checking their identities. Then these more than a thousand people went straight to the King of Jin. As the subordinates of the King of Jin, they It is also a very normal phenomenon to pay homage to the master for the first time.
In this regard, Emperor Qianwen not only granted permission, but also sent out four thousand golden armored guards. In addition to those who had previously monitored the King of Jin's courtyard, there were a total of five thousand armored soldiers. With these people, they were enough to deal with all possible incidents. Emergency events.
As long as he survives this night, the prince will go to the King's Courtyard tomorrow to take over the military power of the Jin army. Such a big event can be settled.
