The gatekeeper took Wang Han's money, immediately grinned, and said to Fan Xian: "Since you are a friend of Shopkeeper Wang, there is no need to check the carriage. Let's go into the city!"
Fan Xian frowned slightly, disgusted with this blatant act of corruption.
Wang Han smiled and pulled Fan Xian towards the city gate.
Fan Qing came over at this time and said to Fan Xian: "Master, the carriage has been released."
Fan Xian sighed, clasped his fists at Wang Han and said, "Thank you, Brother Wang. I will return the banknote to you."
"Haha." Wang Han said boldly: "A small amount of money is nothing. I think this is your first time coming to Kyoto. Youdao is that the king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. When you meet those people in the future, it will be much easier to stuff some money."
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Fan Xian snorted coldly: "Every time you pass through a city gate, you have to peel off layers of oil and water. Are all officials in Kyoto like this?"
Wang Han was stunned. He probably didn't expect Fan Xian to be quite cynical.
Fan Qing looked at the gatekeeper and looked over again, reminding him: "Master, if anything happens, we'll talk about it when we get back to the house."
Fan Xian turned to Wang Han and said, "Brother Wang, my name is Fan Xian, and my father is the Marquis of Sinan. I will definitely pay you back the money in a few days."
"It turns out to be the young Marquis." Wang Han said in surprise: "The young man has eyesight but cannot see Mount Tai. Please forgive me, the young Marquis."
"What's wrong with forgiveness? I, Fan Xian, am not a young marquis." Fan Xian pulled Wang Han enthusiastically and said, "I heard that the gatekeeper called you Shopkeeper Wang. What kind of business does Brother Wang have in Kyoto?
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Wang Han said politely: "Wang is not talented. He runs a cloth shop near Niulan Street. If Mr. Fan needs it, I will send some pieces of cloth to Fan's house."
Fan Xian shook his head and said: "I haven't paid back the money yet, so how can I ask for more cloth? Niulan Street, right? I'll remember it. I'll go find you to pay back the money in a few days."
Perhaps it was due to compatibility, Fan Xian fell in love with Wang Han at first sight and became very close to him.
The two chatted for a while, and then parted reluctantly after entering the city. Fan Xian and Fan Qing returned to Fan Mansion, while Wang Han returned to his cloth village.
The "Wang's Cloth Shop" run by Wang Han is famous in Kyoto, and its high-quality fabrics are supplied to high-ranking officials and nobles in Kyoto.
"Wang's Cloth Shop" has the largest store in the Niulan Street area. After Wang Han came back, many clerks greeted him, and some customers even took the initiative to say hello when they saw him.
Wang Han left the big dog to the waiter to take care of him, and went to the accounting room alone to settle the accounts.
He would do the accounting once a month, and no one would disturb him every time. All the clerks in the cloth shop knew his habit.
Wang Han calculated this account directly until midnight, when all the workers stopped working, and he was the only one left in the entire cloth shop.
At this time, a dark shadow sneaked into the cloth shop and came to the counting room.
"You're here!" Wang Han closed the account book, put down the brush, and lit an extra candle to make the room brighter.
In the darkness, Fan Qing walked out, half-knelt in front of Wang Han, and gave a prairie gift.
"Thirteen wings and hundreds of faces, see the Lord."
Wang Han moved his right hand, pinched the candle, flicked it with his fingers, split the candle into four, lit the candles in the four corners, and lit up the room.
"Has Fan Xian gone home?"
Baiyan said respectfully: "Fan Xian has returned to Fan Mansion and had a conflict with Aunt Liu, Fan Jian's side wife."
Wang Han smiled and said: "You don't need to report to me about the affairs of the back house."
Baiyan lowered her head and said, "Yes."
"Thank you for continuing to lurk around Fan Xian. It's best if you can get close to Fan Jian." Wang Han said.
"Don't worry, my lord, I sent Fan Xian back to Kyoto and have initially gained Fan Jian's trust. He does not doubt my identity."
As Baiyan spoke, she peeled off a layer of skin from her face. It turned out that he had been wearing a human skin mask.
Under the mask, there is a very scary face, with no lips, eyelids, nose or ears. It looks like a skeleton. If someone sees it, they will think they have encountered a ghost.
"Baiyan, your mission is to lurk in the Fan Mansion, gain Fan Jian's trust, and instigate him to deal with Emperor Qing." Wang Han walked to Baiyan, helped him up, and said:
"The mission is completed, and you can live in the sun."
Baiyan lowered her head and said: "Baiyan looks like a ghost. Living in the sun will only scare people. It is better to serve the Lord with a useful body."
Wang Han said: "I don't think you are ugly. Do you still remember the first time we met?"
Baiyan said excitedly: "Baiyan will never forget that day. If it weren't for the Lord, Baiyan would have been tortured to death by Qi Gou and would not have learned any skills."
Wang Han smiled and said: "Don't worry! It won't be long before our wish comes true."
Baiyan was a little excited, but still advised: "My lord, you shouldn't take the risk of coming to Kyoto. Yuanmeng Xinjian, you are needed everywhere."
Wang Han shook his head and said: "This trip to Kyoto is imperative for me, don't worry! No one can threaten me now.
The other members of the Thirteenth Wing each have their own tasks, and you can reunite after you have finished your work for a while."
Baiyan grinned, showing all her teeth, and said rather horrifyingly: "I miss Sister Bailu's kumiss."
Wang Han laughed and said, "If I had known you were good at this, I would have brought it to you."
While talking, Wang Han opened the secret room of the accounting room and took out a sheepskin water bag.
Baiyan excitedly took the water bag, opened it and smelled it, and she was immediately intoxicated.
"It's the kumiss from the grassland that I like the most. That Fan Qing has been trained to be a dead soldier since he was a child and doesn't drink alcohol at all, but it makes me suffocate."
"Be careful when drinking, don't be discovered by others." Wang Han said.
Reluctantly, she capped the water bag and returned it to Wang Han.
"My lord, keep it for now. Wait until Baiyan completes the task and then drink it to celebrate."
Wang Han took the water bag, shook his head and said, "It's up to you."
Baiyan put on the human skin mask again, changed back to Fan Qing, and then took out a map.
"My lord, this is the map of the Qingguo Palace. I have inquired that what you want should be in the Queen Mother's palace." Fan Qing said: "But there is an old eunuch in the harem, Hong Siqi, whose strength is unfathomable. I have thought about it several times.
Even when I sneaked into the Queen Mother's palace, I was discovered by him."
Wang Han took the map and said, "No, I will enter the palace with Feng Ying. Don't expose yourself."
"Brother Feng Ying has also come to Kyoto." Fan Qing said in surprise.
Wang Han shook his head and said: "Feng Ying, as the ambassador of Yuan and Meng, is on a mission to the Qing Kingdom. The mission is slow and will arrive in a few days."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "My lord, let me and Brother Feng Ying sneak into the palace! You are worth a lot of money, so there is no need to put yourself in danger." Fan Qing advised.
"I have said many times that the relationship between the Thirteen Wings is not superior and subordinate. I am Cang Lang, the leader of the Thirteen Wings. We are all brothers and sisters, and there is no distinction between us."
Fan Qing was excited, Wang Han encouraged him a few more words, and then Fan Qing quietly returned to Fan's house.
After the people left, Wang Han's face squirmed and slowly transformed into another person.
If Fan Xian were here, he would immediately discover that Wang Han is not only more than ten years younger, but also looks nine times more similar to his father Fan Jian.
Wang Han is naturally Wang Gang.
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Qingguo Imperial Palace.
This night was destined to be a sleepless night for Emperor Qing.
Ever since the news of the founding of the Grassland came three days ago, Emperor Qing had not had a good night's sleep.
Especially after the Yuan and Meng Kingdom sent their credentials and even sent special envoys to request an audience with the Qing Emperor, the Qing Emperor had trouble sleeping and eating.
No one understands better than him how terrifying a unified grassland force can be.
Twenty years ago, Emperor Qing personally led troops to fight against the 100,000-strong army of Zuozhang Royal Court in the west. Although Qing won the battle, it suffered heavy losses and it took twenty years to recover.
Zuozhang Royal Court was only one of the three major forces in the grassland, and it had already caused the Qing Kingdom to consume all its national power.
Now that the grasslands are unified, it is like a sleeping beast awakening. Who can not be afraid?
"Has Chen Pingping not returned to Beijing yet?" Emperor Qing asked his personal eunuch, Eunuch Hou.
"Your Majesty, Dean Chen has sent a message back and he will be able to rush back to Kyoto the day after tomorrow." Eunuch Hou said in fear.
Emperor Qing was dissatisfied and said: "He is a cripple, what can he scare away all day long?"
Eunuch Hou lowered his head, pretending to be deaf and dumb, and did not dare to reply.
Emperor Qing looked at the huge map in front of him. Above Qing Kingdom was Qi Kingdom, to the east was Dongyi City, and to the west was divided into three territories, namely Xihu, Zuozhangwangting and Youzhangwangting.
Xihu's sphere of influence borders the Qi State the most, Zuozhang borders the Qing State the most, and Youzhang is divided by the Zuozhang Royal Court, which poses the least threat to the Qing State.
Emperor Qing looked at the territory of Northern Qi for a long time and then said: "Here comes Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Xuan Li, entering the palace."
Eunuch Hou glanced at the sky and asked carefully: "Your Majesty, the palace gate has been closed. How about waiting until tomorrow morning to recruit Guo Shangshu into the palace?"
Emperor Qing said angrily: "I haven't slept yet, why should Guo Youzhi sleep?"
Eunuch Hou trembled and hurriedly went to summon the Minister of Rites.
Not long after, Guo Youzhi hurried into the palace. He was wondering what urgent matter Emperor Qing had, so he had to call him late at night.
"I intend to marry with the Northern Qi Dynasty, let the eldest prince marry the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the two countries will form an alliance to jointly resist Yuan and Meng." Emperor Qing said.
Hearing this, Guo Youzhi rolled his eyes and said, "I think that since we are going to have a marriage, it is better to let His Highness the Crown Prince marry the Princess of Northern Qi to show the sincerity of the Qing Kingdom."
Emperor Qing took a deep look at Guo Youzhi and knew very well that Guo Youzhi was a princeling.