It was September, and the howling wind was chilling...
Outside the window, the whistling wind blew the window lattice, making people nervous.
Only the sunlight that shines through the cracks in the window makes people feel a little warm.
The tea on the table has cooled down and there is no trace of heat. The sun shines on the purple clay tea cup, reflecting a dazzling halo.
In the private room, Lu Heng was sitting on a chair, quietly listening to what Ouyang Ke was saying in a wheelchair across from him. Beside him, Agui was as silent as water, motionless.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, wanted to facilitate the marriage between our daughter Ruolan and the crown prince. But he was rejected by the old man. In anger, Prince Jin sent someone..." At this point, Ouyang Ke shook his head with a wry smile and glanced at what he was missing.
Legs: "Then I became like this!"
"Now that I think about it, King Jin wants to steal my Ouyang family's property!!" The head of the Ouyang family sighed and said with a wry smile.
Hearing this, Lu Heng nodded noncommittally.
Indeed, the Ouyang family has been in business for many years, and their wealth is enough to be considered as rich as any country. In addition, Ouyang Ke has no children, and his son-in-law will be the heir of the Ouyang family in the future. The King of Jin must have thought of this before he proposed to marry. Later.
Being rejected by Ouyang Ke, the King of Jin became angry and started to use dirty tricks.
You old guy has a broken leg. You must take care of him. Someone must take care of the huge Ouyang family. I would like to see who in this huge Shanxi Province would dare to cause trouble like this except for me, the people from Prince Jin’s Palace.
He had a wonderful idea in his mind, but he didn't expect that the head of the Ouyang family was not someone who could be manipulated by others. Although the old man was a businessman, he also had the integrity of a scholar who would rather live in pieces than in pieces.
What's more, there is no one behind the Ouyang family.
But that person has been reluctant to surface for a long time.
Now, looking at the calm young man in front of him, Ouyang Ke could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
King Jin, whatever you impose on me, I will definitely repay you twice as much.
"That girl Ruolan, are you okay?" Thinking of the chance encounter in Prince Jiangning's palace, the flowery smile of little loli Ouyang Ruolan suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. It is undeniable that those days were the happiest days that Lu Heng had ever spent.
Now that I think about it, I can't help but put a warm smile on my face.
"Ruolan..." Ouyang Ke's face was sad. He glanced at Lu Heng and stopped talking.
Seeing that Ouyang Ke seemed to have something to hide, Lu Heng's heart skipped a beat. He suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong with her?"
Ouyang Ke shook his head, and when he raised his head, he was already in tears. After a long sigh, he said: "Ruolan's fate is not good. She, she was entangled by the King of Jin, and she was already troubled. In addition, the old man died.
Ruolan couldn't think of such a thing, so she became a monk!"
"A monk?" Lu Heng was shocked when he heard this. He could no longer suppress the shock in his heart and asked tremblingly: "She became a nun?"
Ouyang Ke nodded. Then he shook his head.
"What's going on?" Lu Heng asked anxiously.
At the beginning, it was his intention to let the Ouyang family come to Taiyuan. Huge opportunities also meant huge risks. At that time, he made it clear to Ouyang Ke, and Ouyang Ke also expressed his understanding.
If Ouyang Ke's situation happened, it was unexpected and reasonable. However, if something happened to the cute little girl Tian Zhen, it was definitely something Lu Heng had not expected.
If Ouyang Ruolan is implicated in this matter, Lu Heng will never have peace in his heart.
"She just practiced with her hair on. She didn't cut off her hair!" Ouyang Ke shook his head sadly.
After hearing this, Lu Heng breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it, he asked, "Then where is she now?"
“Songzhu Temple at the foot of Mount Wutai!”
…
The cold wind was biting and it hurt my face.
It was noon, Lu Heng and Agui hurriedly crossed the street and headed towards the government office.
After finding out Ouyang Ruolan's current location, Lu Heng told Ouyang Ke something very important.
That is to send him back to Shanxi again, and use the Ouyang family's connections and influence in Shanxi to stabilize those businesses that are walking on the edge of the cliff.
The best result is to convince those merchants not to cooperate with King Jin.
Once the support of those merchants is lost, the grain and grass supplies and the general needs that the Jin Dynasty relies on will be fatally affected.
At least, let those businesses not help each other.
This incident played an extremely important role in the smooth progress of the entire counter-insurgency war.
Ouyang Ke also understood the importance of this matter, and immediately decided to get up tonight and rush back to Taiyuan again. He would use his strength to complete Lu Heng's important task.
At the end of the meeting, Lu Heng promised Ouyang Ke a huge profit.
Soon after the Shanxi war ends, the imperial court will begin planning a counterattack against the Turks.
At that time, the signs of the imperial merchants will begin again,
Lu Heng's promise is to become the Northwest Imperial Businessman in the next ten years.
However, when Lu Heng said this extremely tempting condition, Ouyang Ke surprisingly showed no surprise and just smiled lightly.
He raised his head and glanced at Lu Heng, smiling sheepishly.
Then, Lu Heng waved his hand and told him what conditions he could offer. There was nothing to worry about.
Ouyang Ke smiled, thought for a while, finally raised his head, made up his mind and said to Lu Heng: "If you don't mind, let's bring Ruolan into the room! This is my only request, and this is the only thing I want."
A request!”
After saying that, regardless of Lu Heng's stunned expression, Ouyang Ke directly called Da Vinci in and pushed himself out.
It wasn't until Agui beside him reminded him that the head of the Ouyang family had left. Only then did Lu Heng realize that the room was completely empty.
Recalling the deep doting look in Ouyang Ke's eyes when he said these words just now, Lu Heng also sighed slightly in his heart.
Ouyang Ke has lived for more than half his life, and now he finally has enlightenment.
Walking on the street, pedestrians are bustling and there is a lot of noise.
Although the wind is biting and freezing to the bone, it is the Double Ninth Festival after all, and the festive atmosphere is getting stronger. The streets and alleys are filled with festive joy and the strong fragrance of mugwort.
"Sir, are you happy?" Although when he was upstairs, the master looked shocked when he heard Ouyang Ke said that he wanted the master to bring Ouyang Ruolan into the room. But along the way, Agui knew very well
I saw the increasingly lustful smile on the corner of the young master's mouth.
"Haha!" Lu Heng, who was in a good mood because there were no outsiders at this time, relaxed and laughed loudly.
Loli cultivation plan!
Thinking back to the moment when they met by chance at Prince Jiangning's Mansion, the little girl was immature, but her picturesque appearance showed how powerful she would be when she grew up. Now, after three years of not seeing each other, that little girl's picture, this year has already
Seventeen years old.
Uh, but she seems to be underage!
Thinking of this, Lu Heng couldn't help but be frightened by the evil in his heart.
He raised his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead from the shock of his own lustful heart. He turned his head and looked at Agui who was staring at him next to him.
"You are not allowed to tell Madam about this matter, do you understand?"
"Don't worry, sir, I understand!" Agui chuckled, with a look in his eyes that even a man could understand, and winked at Lu Heng.
Isn’t she just a little wife? Who doesn’t know?
Seeing Agui like this, Lu Heng was not only speechless.
She sighed in her heart: Hey, Du Shiniang, Lü has led your husband to evil!
Thinking back to when we met in Luzhou, Agui looked like a naive and innocent man. Compared with the extremely wretched look now, Lu Heng felt more and more guilty that he was guilty.
When he was about to reach the door of the government office, Agui pointed at the anxious-looking figure at the door, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking here from time to time, and exclaimed: "Master, isn't that Mr. Wen?"
When Lu Heng heard this, he took a closer look.
Sure enough, the man standing at the door with an extremely anxious expression and a gray beard blowing in the biting cold wind was none other than Jiangning Prefecture Yin Wenwen.
"Master Wen is so elegant, standing here to enjoy the breeze!"
Lu Heng smiled, walked over, and greeted Wen Zhang with a smile.
With his back to Lu Heng, he was muttering something like "Why haven't you come back yet?" When he heard the voice from behind, he was startled. He turned around and saw Lu Heng, his face lit up with joy.
, hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Sir, someone is coming from Tokyo!"
Lu Heng burst out laughing after reading this article that was so exciting.
However, after laughing, I also understood the gaffe of the article.
It must be that Wen Zhang has stayed in Baoding Prefecture for many years and has never seen anyone coming from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Now, seeing someone coming from Tokyo, it is inevitable that he will be nervous for a while.
"Oh?" Lu Heng glanced at the door and asked with a smile, "What is it for?"
"The superior has brought His Majesty's handwriting." Wen Zhang hurriedly explained as he walked.
A handwriting?
It's only been a few days since we left Beijing, and here's the handwriting coming?
When Lu Heng heard this, after thinking about it, he didn't expect that there was any handwriting that the emperor could send over in such a hurry.
With the emperor's broad mind, he should not be able to dictate the direction of the war. When he was young, he had led troops and fought in battles. Naturally, he understood the principle of not accepting military orders from abroad.
After thinking about it again, I still found nothing.
Shaking his head, he walked into the government office living room.
After entering the door, the two Qianniu Guards who had been standing at the door without sitting down and walking back and forth anxiously saw Lu Heng walking in. Their eyes suddenly lit up with joy, and they quickly stepped forward, cupped their hands and saluted: "
I’ve met the Grand Tutor!”
Lu Heng nodded with a smile, pointed to the chair beside him and said, "You two sit down and let me serve tea to you two, Mr. Wen!"
"No, no, no, no!" The two Qianniu Guards were flattered and quickly stood up and waved their hands: "Sir, please don't be so polite! I'm just here to convey your Majesty's decree! You shouldn't be like this!"
While he was talking, a Qianniu Guard stepped forward, took out the emperor's handwriting from his arms, and respectfully presented it to Lu Heng.
Lu Heng nodded slightly, took it and opened it. After taking a look at the densely packed small regular script, his face suddenly became happy...