Ye Feng said and touched his body at the same time, but found nothing. He thought that all the gold had been given to Shen Xi, and all his belongings were almost used. Even the bat excrement was used up, so what could he use to treat Adili to a drink? ah.
Ye Feng thought to himself: "This is really embarrassing. How about telling Adili that we will stop drinking and drink bat excrement soup instead, and he will agree."
Fortunately, Adili immediately said: "Brother Ye, you don't need to invite me. I came here because General Zuo asked me to invite you. General Zuo wants to hold a banquet to thank you. You can come with me now."
Since it was General Zuo who invited him, it was hard for Ye Feng to refuse. After all, this was his territory. The key was that he had no money at this time and just had a step up. At this time, it was better to invite others than to invite him himself.
So Ye Feng insisted that he would invite him, but he was very honest and followed Adili out.
When he arrived at the door, Ye Feng found that Adili had prepared a carriage waiting at the door.
Adili warned and said: "This carriage was arranged by General Zuo, which shows General Zuo's sincerity. If Brother Ye can establish a relationship with General Zuo, it will be much easier to do anything in Qiemo in the future."
Adili already regarded Ye Feng as a brother, so he reminded him to have a good relationship with General Zuo. In this way, whether Shen Xi or Ye Feng are doing business here, they will get great convenience, and they may even get benefits such as being a merchant from Qiemo.
Ye Feng thought to himself: "This General Zuo is a bit interesting. This is a big place in Qiemo City. It is not honest to sleep at night. You can sleep in the east of the city at night and get up in the west of the city the next morning. This General Zuo actually arranged a carriage." "
"General Zuo actually worked so hard. He invited people to come and arrange carriages. In fact, General Zuo shouted at home and I climbed over two walls to reach his house."
Ye Feng couldn't say that. Ye Feng knew Adili's good intentions and said respectfully: "Thank you, brother Adili, for your advice."
Adili said sincerely: "Don't be polite, we are good brothers. Your affairs are my business, big brother. No matter what happens to you in Qiemo or what you have to do, just go to big brother, and I will definitely help you." You take care of it."
Ye Feng sometimes feels that Adili is not like a businessman. He lacks the black heart and fortitude of a businessman. In fact, if a businessman of any era wants to do business well, he must be sincere and honest. This is because it is easier to gain the trust of others, and others will be more willing to work with him. Do business.
Ye Feng knew that what Adili said was true, so he did not refuse his kindness and said: "Then I would like to thank brother Adili first."
Adili said happily: "Good brother, you don't have to be so polite."
Before the buttocks were still hot, the carriage arrived at General Zuo's residence. It was said to be a general's residence, but in fact, the courtyard was a bit larger. The walls were made of stones, and the gate was pretty good, made of solid wood, and seemed a bit thicker.
But it is much smaller than the wealthy mansions seen on TV. This gate can barely pass a carriage, and it feels a bit like an ordinary landlord's courtyard.
However, Qiemo's country only has a population of over a thousand, and General Zuo's family is indeed equivalent to a wealthy household in a village.
When the carriage arrived at the door, the door was already open. When the servants saw that it was the carriage from the General's Mansion, someone immediately raised the threshold to allow the carriage to pass.
The coachman led the horse, and the carriage drove into the courtyard and stopped. Adili took Ye Feng out of the carriage. The whole journey took the longest time to get on and off the carriage.
Ye Feng saw the carriage being led by the coachman to the stable to unload the carriage. The carriage was not always tied to the horse. It was usually put down and then hitched to the horse when needed.
Adili led Ye Feng towards a building, and Ye Feng followed him while looking around. This building should be used to welcome guests.
After entering the room, I found General Zuo sitting at the head, and sitting on one side were Zha Da and Zha He, both of whom were sitting on the carpet on the ground. Everyone stood up when they saw Ye Feng and Adili approaching.
In this remote Western Region, etiquette is not like that in the Central Plains. When a guest who is valued in the Central Plains arrives, the host will go to the gate to greet him. This Adili is considered a distant relative of General Zuo, but he has no intention of welcoming him at all.
According to the evaluation of the people of the Zhou Dynasty at that time, this place was still a semi-civilized barbarian land and did not understand etiquette.
General Zhamuhe from the left came forward and said, "Brother Ye, you are here. You are Adili's brother. From now on, you will be my brother Zhamuhe."
"What happened last time was that the tying and tying were done incorrectly, which hurt you. Today I asked them to apologize to you. In addition, I heard Adili say that you can help me clear my name regardless of the past grievances. I want to thank you this time.
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Zhamuhe turned around and said to a servant: "Bring it up." Soon a servant came over holding a small wooden box.
Zhamuhe opened the small wooden box and saw that it was full of jewelry. Zhamuhe said: "These are just a token of my feelings. I hope Brother Ye won't dislike them."
Ye Feng said: "General Zuo is too polite. I didn't help much. It was only Brother Adili who worked hard to find out the matter. Your gift is too expensive, and I deserve it."
At this time, Adili interjected: "Brother Ye, please don't be polite. If General Zuo gives it to you, just accept it. If you don't accept it, you will show off. It will make you look unfamiliar." When Adili saw that Ye Feng did not accept the credit, he said to him
Very happy to have good words.
In addition, the two brothers Zha Da and Zha He also offered persuasive words. Ye Feng could not refuse everyone's hospitality, so he had to say that he deserved it and took the box with both hands.
Mainly because Ye Feng remembered the embarrassment of saying he had no money for the treat just now, which made him feel that he should keep some money with him. He just felt that the box was a bit small at this time.
In fact, in terms of value, the small box of jewelry given by General Zuo is no less gold than the gold given by Adili last time.
At this time, jewelry is more valuable than gold. The book "Guanzi" clearly states: "Use pearls and jade as the upper currency, gold as the middle currency, and knife and cloth as the lower currency." Here the knife and cloth are copper coins.
The two brothers Zhada and Zhahe formally apologized to Ye Feng. Ye Feng no longer cared about the matter and shook hands with Zhada and Zhahe brothers.
However, Ye Feng knew that these two people were not good people, so he had reservations about their attitude.
Several people took their seats one after another, and Ye Feng was invited to sit next to Zhamuhe. This was the seat of honor. Ye Feng made some concessions, but could not resist the persuasion of others and had to sit down.
In fact, the reason why Ye Feng was so valued by Zhamuhe was not just because he helped analyze the case, but because Adili told Zhamuhe that Ye Feng was proficient in various skills.
Unlike the ancient Wa Kingdom, which was influenced by the Duzun family and despised the people of Baigong later, during this period, all the countries in the Central Plains and the Western Regions respected the people of Baigong. They believed that Baigong technology was invented by saints.
And Baigong is the disciple of the saint.
After Zhada sat down, he said, "Brother, it's a good thing that cousin Adili came to the palace to redress my injustice this time. Otherwise, my eldest brother would have been framed by that wolf cub of Fu Guohou."
Ye Feng roughly learned through chatting with several people that Jamuhe and Zada are brothers and half-brothers to the king. The king and Adili are cousins. The king's mother is Adili's aunt, who is called aunt in this period.
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This is also the reason why Adili is extremely rich and has no official position, but no one dares to take advantage of his property. If you want to ask why? People in Qiemo City will tell you that the king is his eldest cousin.
Zhamuhe picked up a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Thank you, cousin Adili, for redressing my injustice in front of Brother Wang. Everything is in the wine, let's do it together."
Everyone picked up their glasses together and drank the wine in them.
Adili said: "Actually, Brother Wang is aware of everything and has long suspected this matter. Even if I hadn't gone to Brother Wang to explain the situation, Brother Wang would have found out the matter."
Ye Feng saw Zhamuhe holding the wine glass, and the left corner of his mouth moved slightly. Ye Feng didn't know why he always inadvertently saw other people's subtle expressions recently, and it felt like they were magnified and slowed down.
Ye Feng rubbed his eyes unconsciously. He felt that he might have been too tired recently and was a bit dazzled.
Zaida from the side interrupted and said: "Cousin Adili, please don't give in. We brothers acknowledge your kindness today. If there is any need for me in the future, I will not be vague."
Zhamuhe said: "Although this brother Ye Feng helped analyze the case, if you didn't have the intention to help me, you wouldn't have vindicated me in front of Brother Wang. Although my brother is usually a bastard, today
What he said makes sense."
Adili was originally the richest family in the Qiemo Kingdom, and now with Professor Ye Feng’s skills, it can be predicted that Adili will probably become as rich as the country in the future. Therefore, all forces in the Qiemo Kingdom now want to win over this man.
Financial owner.
When Zha Da heard his brother's praise, he beamed and laughed "hehe". Ye Feng found Zha Da's stupidity very interesting. Adili behaved very tactfully, not showing which faction he was attracted to and not offending any faction.
This may be Adili's way of survival. Adili is obsessed with business and has no desire for state power. Adili's way of doing business is sincere and honest, which makes Ye Feng very fond of him.
Zha Da then said: "I didn't expect that old dog of Fu Guohou, who is usually respectful to my elder brother, would use such despicable means to frame him this time. What's annoying is that the evidence is conclusive and he still refuses to plead guilty. I want to go ahead and say it first."
Give him a good slap to ensure he confesses."
Zhahe flattered: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether he admits guilt or not. Just find some nobles to put pressure on the king. Isn't it just the king's word to execute him?"
Adili frowned and said: "The matter has not been investigated yet, so we cannot just execute the Marquis of Fuguo like this. And I think there is something fishy in this. There is no enmity between the Marquis of Fu and General Zuo, and what he did to him has nothing to do with him."
What a benefit.”
Zhamuhe gently turned the goblet in his hand and frowned slightly, listening to what Adili and the others said.
Zha Da's face turned red and he said, "Why don't you have any hatred? He has been wrongly accusing me of slandering his daughter."
It turns out that Gu Li, the daughter of Marquis Fu Guo, is a well-known beauty, well-behaved and sensible. Marquis Fu Guo has never been willing to marry off his daughter.
Zhada has been trying to get Guli's idea, and he came to propose marriage many times but was rejected. So Zhahe gave Zhahe the idea and asked Zhada to slander Guli everywhere. As a result, the whole city was in an uproar.