The business in the store is much worse than before Chen Ping left, but thinking about the increasingly tense situation and the murder that happened just a few days ago, Chen Ping felt relieved.
After finding Chen Tianrui, Chen Ping asked him to prepare money because he would need it at any time.
"Tian Rui understands what the young master said!"
Chen Tianrui nodded heavily, his eyes full of tenacity. When Chen Ping saw it, he patted his shoulder and said nothing more.
"I didn't agree to Tian Ling's plan to come to the capital. If anything happens, I can rest assured that she is in Qianzhou."
"Young master is very thoughtful, and that girl Ling'er is very clever!"
"Well, that's it. I will be very busy during the next period of time and may not have time to come here. You have to work harder."
After Chen Ping explained a few words, he left Tianxiang Pavilion.
Du Fu once said: Living in the capital is not easy. This not only means that the capital is expensive and every inch of land is expensive, but also illustrates the huge financial resources required to make a difference in the capital.
As a person from later generations, Chen Ping clearly understands the truth that money can make people go around. It is precisely for this reason that he started to do business to earn money before he could obtain fame.
Even if it was not for future use, at that time, he still needed to do this to get to where he is today, otherwise he would not be able to bear the pressure of studying off-duty.
And now, Tianxiang Pavilion has spread all over Qianzhou. Except for Dao and Xiazhou in the west, the thirteen states in the world include Qian, Ling, Jing, Jiang, Yang, Fujian, Yun, Jian, Xiang, Qing, and Mi. Within these eleven states, there are branches of Tianxiang Pavilion.
This is all due to the rapid expansion of Tianxiang Pavilion in recent years. Although the investment in such rapid expansion is huge, because Tianxiang Pavilion operates a unique business in the entire Dayu, these investments are nothing at all and have now been recovered.< /p>
As for Jiulongtang, it was originally only very influential in Qianzhou, and at most it radiated to surrounding Jingzhou, Jiangzhou and other states. After Chen Ping took over, it was like a duck to water in cooperating with Tianxiang Pavilion.
Now Chen Ping owns Tianxiang Pavilion and Jiulong Hall, and earns more money every year than others can imagine. Even Chen Ping himself does not know how much money he actually has.
Moreover, the expansion of Kowloon Hall and Tianxiang Pavilion is not only to make money, but also to install spies in every place. If you give them enough time, no one can guess what kind of behemoth they will become in the future!
But Chen Ping knew that the expansion of Jiulong Hall and Tianxiang Pavilion to the current scale was already the limit.
If it continues to develop, it will inevitably be suppressed from all sides. If there is no one to support it in the court, no matter how much money it earns, it will only be used to make wedding dresses for others.
So he has to break into this dragon's den in the capital. How can someone who is already in the game escape?
After leaving Beijing for more than a month, Chen Ping hurriedly changed into his official uniform and went to the palace to have an audience.
Chen Ping didn't know which force was responsible for the assassination four days ago, and he didn't need to know, because the occurrence of such a thing meant that the situation in the capital had worsened, and some people could no longer hold it back.
Of course, this also proves from the side that the emperor persisted longer than everyone expected, including Chen Ping.
"How about it? Is it enough to go back to Qianzhou for a month?"
"I went to Qianzhou to collect clues and plans. Of course, I also wanted to take refuge. Your Majesty should know that I am so young that I have to save my own life before I want to do anything for Your Majesty."
Emperor Tianqi laughed: "I don't believe you even if you say you haven't been crowned yet. You act so slickly, and you don't even look like the number one scholar."
Chen Ping cupped his hand and replied: "I was born in a farm family and experienced hardships since childhood. If it weren't for these so-called slickness by Your Majesty, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stand in front of Your Majesty today."
"Okay, okay, just because you are calm and calm when talking to me, I feel relieved!"
Regarding Emperor Tianqi's importance, Chen Ping was still a little depressed, because when the emperor intervened, he became the opponent's pawn, and he was still unable to resist.
The most outrageous thing was that Emperor Tianqi clearly didn't have much time left to live, but he was forced to pull him up at this time. There were so many changes that Chen Ping didn't even dare to think about.
"Your Majesty, I heard about the assassin when I returned to Beijing, but I didn't know..."
Now that you're on a pirate ship, you have to know where the ship is heading, right?
Chen Ping asked the emperor tentatively. He wanted to know who the emperor was wary of. It would be better if he could tell him other arrangements.
However, Emperor Tianqi seemed to be very secretive about these matters. He did not explain the situation to Chen Ping, but instead urged him to take action as soon as possible.
In the end, Chen Ping could only walk out of the palace with full of resentment.
The action was naturally to start an investigation into the Cheng family, and then provoke a counterattack from those behind it. This was something Chen Ping had already figured out.
However, if he wanted the horse to run but not feed the horse, if someone else asked him to do this, Chen Ping would definitely give him a slap in the face, but who said this was the order of Emperor Tianqi?
"Your Majesty is so afraid of the person behind the Cheng family. He must have terrible power in the court. If you say this..."
Not long after leaving the palace, Chen Ping changed direction on his way back to the Su Mansion.
Dali Temple Yamen.
As the highest judicial institution of the Dayu Dynasty, the power of this yamen is not small in the capital, because many people who lose in court battles will be tried by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so officials here often It is a key target of corruption.
On this day, Qi Hongming, the young minister of Dali Temple, had just left his duty and was still worrying about the assassination of the emperor when a small official from the Yamen came to report.
"Huh? Okay, I understand."
Qi Hongming's expression remained as usual, he picked up a pair of regular clothes and changed out of them, then left the Yamen, got on the carriage, and went straight to the Su Mansion.
Arriving at Su Mansion, Qi Hongming walked quickly to Su Chengli's study. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a young man sitting on Su Chengli's right hand side.
As soon as he saw the young man's face, Qi Hongming's eyes suddenly widened!
"Master Qi!"
Su Chengli did not speak, but the young man spoke first. Qi Hongming swallowed and nodded in greeting.
"Chen Ping, you...oh, look at my memory, it should be Mr. Chen who is right."
The visitor was none other than Chen Ping. He felt uneasy as he looked at Qi Hongming, whom he had been deeply entangled with but had only met ten years later.
When Qi Hongming came to Yongshun County as the prefect to congratulate Magistrate Wang, Chen Ping and Ye Wenchang did not show up in the backyard.
The two of them said nothing after each sentence, and just stared at each other.
Chen Ping looked Qi Hongming up and down, feeling more and more that his previous speculation was wrong. Even if Qi Hongming really had an affair with the organization, he should have given up his secrets and turned to the bright side now.
Otherwise, Su Chengli would not have told him otherwise.
Qi Hongming was also watching Chen Ping. How could he forget what happened ten years ago? At that time, Chen Ping was just a child. He was lucky to be under Ye Wenchang's family because he was born in a poor family. In the future, he would at most be a candidate or teach in the countryside.
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What Qi Hongming didn't expect was that Chen Ping's name had become known to him more and more frequently over the years. Today, the farm boy from ten years ago has actually grown into a colleague who can be on an equal footing with him!
"Chen Ping, Mr. Qi, stop stretching your arms and sit down and have a cup of tea to reminisce about the past!"