Hearing that he was looking for Duke Zhongguo, Fan Bai was confused. What happened to make the emperor leap over the eldest princess? But this was just a thought in his mind. Such a thing was not something he, the second shopkeeper, could do. You can guess at will, the most important thing he should do is to cooperate.
"Yes, Duke Zhongguo is in the workshop at the back. Please wait a moment, Eunuch Yan, and I will go and invite you." After Fan Bai finished speaking, seeing that Yan Fu had no other instructions, he hurriedly stepped back.
About the time it took for a stick of incense to be burned, the sound of footsteps came from outside the inner courtyard, and then a voice came out, "What? Do you have to stop so-and-so? Even so, my father-in-law is leaving now, but what happened to you? Can you afford it?"
Needless to say, this was Shen Ao's voice. He was stopped by the palace guards wearing golden armor who were guarding outside the inner courtyard, and he was talking angrily.
"How dare you, Duke Zhongguo was invited by my father-in-law, why don't you retreat?" At some point, Yan Fu was already standing in the inner courtyard, glaring angrily at the golden-armored guards who were blocking the way.
The golden armored guards immediately stepped aside, and Shen Ao snorted and strode towards Yan Fu. Of course, the three guards who followed him, Shi Lei, Feng Xun and Geng Liang, were also blocked by the golden armored guards.
"Mr. Zhongguo, let's talk inside." Yan Fu had a straight face. No useful information could be seen from his expression, and his attitude could not even be clearly seen.
Shen Ao didn't take it seriously. He didn't make any mistakes. This time, someone came to beg him, not him to beg someone else. What's there to be afraid of!
The two walked into the back hall. After there were no other people around, Yan Fu's expression suddenly changed drastically. He became kind and kind. When it fell into Shen Ao's eyes, he couldn't help but tighten his anus, thinking in his heart, this dead eunuch. Could it be that he has any other hobbies? Why does his face change so quickly?
Naturally, Yan Fu didn't know what Shen Ao was thinking. If he knew, he would probably spit out a mouthful of old blood. He was really observing Shen Ao carefully. Looking at the fifteen-year-old him, it seemed that he suddenly I recalled a lot of things in that moment.
"Eunuch Yan...Eunuch Yan? But what's the matter?" Shen Ao felt that goosebumps were rising on his body at this moment. He could not let the other party look at him so unscrupulously, he wanted to fight back. If the other party still Looking at him like this, he would inevitably run away.
Shen Ao called softly, "waking up" Yan Fu. Then he quickly straightened his expression and asked seriously, "Next, let's ask Duke Zhongguo a few questions for the emperor. I hope you can answer truthfully."
"It's easy to talk, Eunuch Yan, please ask me." Seeing that Yan Fu returned to his original appearance and expression, Shen Ao felt relieved, but his ears quickly stood up.
"Mr. Zhongguo, could you please give me some advice for the eldest princess? Did you do it to ask people from the private sector to unlock the Nine Links?"
"Exactly."
Shen Ao answered quickly, without any hesitation or excuse, and Yan Fu felt happy. At this time, he confirmed Emperor Qianwen's idea. Shen Ao should have ulterior motives for doing this, or he had already thought of a solution. This is a way to remind the emperor to value himself and negotiate terms.
With an idea in his mind, Yan Fu was very happy. No matter what, the problem faced by the emperor would be solved, which was definitely a good thing. His tone became much more kind as he spoke, "Lord Zhongguo, your Majesty, please Let me ask you, inviting people from the public will only make things more uproar. If you cannot solve the Nine Links, you will be incompetent. Have you ever thought about the consequences?"
He said it was a question, but he used a tone that sounded like a reminder. This made Shen Ao feel a little embarrassed after hearing this.
He didn't know how Yan Fu could become the chief eunuch, and even speak in such an uninflected tone. But the question still had to be answered, so he said: "If you think I can do such a great job, how can I not even talk to a small person?" Even Japan is not as good as ours. My father-in-law firmly believes that we will be able to crack the Nine Links and enhance our national prestige."
"Okay." Seeing Shen Ao showing such confidence, Yan Fu couldn't help but cheer loudly in a cooperative manner.
But after the call was completed, he remembered his errand, and immediately his expression became extremely solemn and said: "Mr. Zhongguo, you have confidence, but if those talented people disappoint people and can't figure it out, what should we do?"
"Just because they can't solve it doesn't mean that our country can't solve it." Shen Ao finally expressed his confidence.
All this was within Yan Fu's expectation. Seeing that Shen Ao was indeed confident enough to solve the Nine Links, he was overjoyed and said, "Okay, Mr. Zhongguo is dedicated to serving the country. His courage is commendable."
Shen Ao still stood there with his hands behind his hands, looking very chic. But after standing for a while and seeing that Yan Fu had no intention of speaking, he couldn't help but ask, "Is this the end?"
"What's over?" Yan Fu asked confusedly.
"My Lord is asking, that's enough for his courage. Doesn't the Emperor have any expression?"
This time Yan Fu almost laughed out loud. He thought that Shen Ao would put forward conditions. Even Emperor Qianwen had expected this. But he didn't expect it to be so straightforward. Thinking of the emperor's instructions when he came, Yan Fu thought again He said with a serious face: "Mr. Zhongguo, your Shen family has been favored by the emperor, and the emperor graciously allowed you to take charge of the country's prosperity. Aren't these gifts? Are you still greedy?"
Yan Fu actually started to question himself, and Shen Ao was stunned. Then he thought that this time he was facing the emperor, not a business partner. It was obviously inappropriate to use their negotiation methods to negotiate with the emperor. If it doesn't work, it will bring disaster to yourself.
He quickly adjusted his state in his heart, and Shen Ao also said with a very loyal look: "I feel that the emperor's favor is so great, and the emperor's order is issued, I will naturally do my best."
"Yeah." Seeing Shen Ao's impassioned and urinating remarks, Yan Fu nodded with satisfaction.
But before he could say a few words of praise, Shen Ao spoke again: "It's a pity that I don't have enough energy. The hard work in the past few days has made me feel unwell. I'm afraid I can't worry about the emperor anymore, so please help me." Eunuch Yan is here to report to the emperor that I would like to rest for a few days."
"Huh?" Just now he showed that he was willing to go to hell for Da Qian, but now he was backing down. It was like they were two people, and Yan Fu didn't know what to say for a while.
Shen Ao ignored the surprise in Yan Fu's eyes, but directly found a chair and sat down, pressing his head with both hands, with a look of pain on his face. If someone didn't know better, they would really think that he was seriously ill and couldn't do anything. Well. But if you saw his performance just now, you would know that it was just an act.
Yan Fu still admired Shen Ao's courage for daring to act in front of him. To put it seriously, this was bullying the emperor.
But thinking about it on the other hand, Shen Ao is just a fifteen-year-old boy. Even if his words and deeds are a little too much, it is difficult to punish him. Besides, his identity as the Duke of his country is still there. If he is taken down for such a trivial matter, I'm afraid that many people in the court will object, and it would be more of a loss than a gain.
The crime could not be cured, and people would not listen to reason. Yan Fu had a headache, and he knew it was time to make a promise.
"Okay, Mr. Zhongguo, tell me how you can avoid having a headache." Yan Fu asked as if he had a headache.
"Well, I heard that there are a lot of good things in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry. Our country needs a lot of things to make things. I think I will take 30%. Well, don't worry, Mr. Yan, our country will not take advantage and will spend money to buy them. ." At this time, Shen Ao looked like a philistine, and there was no hint of illness.
He had long known that Shen Ao would take the opportunity to make conditions, otherwise he would directly tell the eldest princess that he could solve the Nine Links. But he didn't expect that he would ask for 30%. There are many things in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry that are contraband, so But he couldn't buy it with money, so he asked for 30% of it, which was simply impossible.
Yan Fu shook his head, "Thirty percent is absolutely not possible."
He didn't say no, he just said that 30% wouldn't work. Shen Ao rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Twenty-and-a-half percent is okay, too."
"No, not half a percent. At most I'll give you half a percent." Yan Fu shook his head, looking like it was too important to bargain.
"Then how about 20%? You know, if no one can solve the Nine Links, it will be a very embarrassing thing. When the time comes, Da Gan's face will not look good, and the emperor's face will also have no luster." Shen Ao opened his mouth to explain. What a powerful relationship there is.
"Then... we can't ask for so much." Yan Fu knew that this time his painful foot was in someone else's hands, and he had to make concessions, but he couldn't give in too much.
Finally, after bargaining like a pair of shrewd businessmen, the two finally settled on a price of half a percent. Don't look at the price of half a percent, which is a small amount, but it is the warehouse of the entire large cadre work department, and there are countless good things in it. The half-finished goods are enough to fill the entire Guochanglong warehouse.
"Okay, half done, half done, but if I encounter a good job and my father wants it, I'll set the quota at ten people." The opportunity is rare, and he doesn't take much advantage in the share, so Shen Ao thinks about it. Get some in other ways.
Yan Fu didn't pay too much attention to Shen Ao's request for help. These days, the big workers in the Ministry of Works don't have a high social status and are not worth much. If there is a need, he doesn't know how many such people can be found. This is a point that Yan Fu He was very generous and agreed immediately.
The two parties have reached an agreement on this. Yan Fu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Please wait a moment, Lord Zhongguo. We will go to the eldest princess to get the nine rings."
"There's no need to go to such trouble. My lord will go to court tomorrow." Shen Ao said confidently. If he hadn't met the monkey, he might have handed over the method to unlock the nine links and let it go. But now, that is, Knowing that the other party has other means, he can only step forward. If the ministers fail to live up to their expectations, he will be needed to turn the tide.
