Chapter Seventy-six [Bewitching words to confuse the crowd]
No matter how chaotic the world is, time is still passing day by day. In the blink of an eye, it is already mid-April. News from the frontline is constantly coming from the mouths of the refugees. There is everything. Some people say that King Ning is attacking Anqing and is just waiting to capture it.
Anqing could go straight down the river and besiege Nanjing. Some people said that King Ning was cowardly and retreated to Wuchang to wait for death. Others said that the King of Shu in Sichuan and the acting king of Datong raised troops to respond at the same time. There were also many people such as Jiang Bin, a disciple of the emperor and the governor.
, Anbian Bo Xutai was ordered by the Queen Mother to cut off Xiao Zhengde's head on the spot, and other news that was not conducive to the court spread wildly. These news became more and more weird as they spread, and they could not suppress them. Duan Fei sensed that something was wrong, but there were many people in exile.
, the old one goes out and the new one comes in every day, where can I find it?
A few days later, Duan Fei still took the time to go to Yangzhou and visited Mr. Xie Zhijun. Xie Zhijun also took time out of his busy schedule to meet with him and told him that normal government affairs had been delayed because of King Ning's rebellion. Duan Fei's appointment
The petition may have to wait, and it is said that Emperor Zhengde wants to go on a southern tour in person in the name of fighting against rebellion. He is still fighting with the Manchu ministers. If Emperor Zhengde really comes to Nanjing on his southern tour, I am afraid that Yingtian Mansion will be busy welcoming him.
It's time to deal with government affairs.
Duan Fei did not get accurate information, but he had a clear understanding of the situation: when King Ning was besieging Anqing, he suddenly heard that someone was going to attack his hometown Nanchang, so he quickly retreated to Nanchang to defend. This person was Xiao Xiao
Wang Shouren, the censor of Youqiandu.
King Ning stayed in Nanchang for more than ten days, and finally realized that he had been deceived. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He immediately ordered Yichun County Prince Gongqiao and internal official Wan Rui to guard Nanchang, and personally led Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng, Min Twenty-four, Wu Shisan and others.
, once again besieged Anqing, and the stalemate continued.
Prince Ning's poor performance made Duan Fei even more convinced that he was a loser, and he was not worried at all about what would happen. Now that he had time and mood, he finally fulfilled his wish and went along the Xiao Qinhuai River to find the Twenty-Four Bridge.
, finally learned that the Twenty-Four Bridges were not really twenty-four bridges, but specifically referred to the Hongyao Bridge, and I felt that the trip was worthwhile.
When Duan Fei was wandering on the street, he suddenly saw the Shanshui Pavilion Bun Shop and couldn't help but remember the girl he passed by twice before. He went up to the second floor of the Shanshui Pavilion Bun Shop and sat down where the girl from last time sat by the window.
position, my mind couldn't help but fly to the unknown girl.
The waiter brought the meat buns that Duan Fei wanted, which also brought back Duan Fei's thoughts. The meat buns were served with white porridge, which tasted good. Duan Fei moved his index finger and couldn't help but ask for another one.
While he was having a good time, he suddenly heard a sound of voices. He didn't take it seriously at first, but after hearing a few key words, he subconsciously pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
"Brother, do you know? The emperor is about to go on a personal expedition. Can a little emperor who only knows how to fool around defeat the scheming uncle? Did you know about the Battle of Jingnan back then? Prince Ning's rebellion has just begun..."
Duan Fei slammed the table, Huo Di stood up, turned around and pointed at the fat man behind him who was stunned by the sudden loud noise, and shouted: "In broad daylight, you dare to confuse the public with your monstrous words, you must be a spy sent by King Ning, follow
I’m going back to the Yamen!”
The fat man trembled with fright. Duan Fei walked up and grabbed his collar. He was not on business today, so he didn't bring any chains or other things. The fat man hurriedly waved his hands and shouted: "Sir, you are wronged. I am not a spy.
I...I'm not a spy!"
"Not a spy? I heard you clearly just now!" Duan Fei sneered and dragged him away. Duan Fei had already suffered from rumors in Baoying, but the source could never be found. Now he finally caught one of the spreaders
Whoever spreads the rumors can still be listened to. Even if he is not a spy, he should be arrested and taken back to the Yamen first to put a stop to it.
The fat man was dragged forward and staggered forward, but he turned around and shouted: "Boss Sun, you wait here, I will come back as soon as I go..."
Duan Fei dragged the fat man downstairs. When he was checking out at the counter, the cashier glanced at the fat man next to Duan Fei in surprise and said, "Fat Huang, what have you done?"
Before the fat man could answer, Duan Fei asked coldly: "Do you recognize him?"
The accountant nodded and said cautiously: "Yes, Mr. Guan. Everyone who does business here knows him. He is known as Fatty Huang, and some people call him Liar Huang or Weasel. He is a little gangster who specializes in lying and setting up traps to defraud people of their money."
The fat man Huang Mingqu said: "Shopkeeper Yang, I have never deceived you. I have no conscience. I just looked at the momentum and bought low and sold high to make some money. Who have I deceived? They are the ones who are greedy for small things and only care about big things."
Now, can you blame me?"
Duan Fei's hand relaxed, he glanced at Fatty Huang suspiciously, and said, "Then why did you spread rumors just now?"
Fatty Huang smiled bitterly and said: "I heard these rumors from others. Sir, what I told is the truth. I just wanted to make the situation more serious so that the old boy could give him his things at a low price."
You just sold it to me, my lord, I told the truth, please just let me go."
"Really?" Duan Fei was still dubious. In order to gain his trust, Fatty Huang said mysteriously: "Sir, let me tell you a secret. The price of jewelry has dropped by nearly half compared to last month. If the war breaks out,
If this continues, the price of jewelry will fall even more. If you have some spare money on hand, you might as well buy jewelry or collectibles such as paintings and calligraphy to hoard them. After the war subsides, you will be able to earn twice as much money in less than two years, sir.
, I have told you all the secrets of this family’s wealth, please be kind and spare me this time.”
A small piece of silver was stuffed into Duan Fei's hand. Duan Fei weighed it and sneered: "Who will believe you when you say nothing? Follow me!"
The fat man begged and begged all the way and was dragged to a remote road by Duan Fei. As soon as Duan Fei let go, the fat man knelt in front of him, hugged his legs and cried loudly: "Sir, I have eighty-year-olds at home.
My mother..."
Duan Fei said for him: "There is a baby waiting to be fed, right? Stop howling, there isn't even a drop of tears, your acting skills are too fake, get up, I'm too lazy to catch you, what you just said is the truth? Jewelry now
Has the price really dropped by nearly half?”
Seeing that things had turned around, the fat man stopped crying immediately and stood up and replied: "Master, I'm not lying to you. It's true that the price of jewelry on the market has indeed dropped by 50% from last month. I want to earn more."
,so……"
Duan Fei sneered and said, "You can use your little capital for nothing. Do you know how to appreciate jewelry?"
The fat man cheered up and said: "Of course I can't compare with the poor man. If I didn't understand jewelry, how could I dare to work in this business? I once worked as an appraiser for an auction house, but I was later dismissed because I did some private work.
Driven out, do you always want to buy some jewelry? I only want 30% profit, which is much cheaper than other stores."
"What is 30% profit?" Duan Fei asked.
Fatty Huang explained: "If the other party offers ten taels of silver, I will pay you six taels, which is equivalent to making four taels of silver for you. I will take 30%, which is one or two taels. Do you understand?"
"
Duan Fei shook his head and said: "It's too troublesome to calculate this way. You and I will go to Baodaxiang for a walk. You try your best to buy some jewelry for me. I will give you a thousand taels in reward later. Do you want to do it?"
"I'll do it, I'll do it!" Fatty Huang exclaimed overjoyed. After thinking about it, he said suspiciously: "Master, are you entertaining me? One thousand taels is not a small amount. You have to give me five hundred taels first.
Just a deposit.”
"Stop talking nonsense, I will be eating steamed buns at Shanshui Pavilion tomorrow at noon. If you want to make a fortune, come and see me, otherwise I will pull you down." After Duan Fei finished speaking, he walked away.dd