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Section 36 The Prophet

 Chapter 36 Prophet

After a few words of greeting, he said goodbye and went back to the stronghold. Shopkeeper Sun from the Qiwei Escort Bureau had been waiting for a long time. Before he could express his gratitude, shopkeeper Sun had already handed over his hand to congratulate him. Xiao Zishan spent one hundred taels of silver as a thank you gift.

"These shopkeepers are really all-rounders in cultural relics!" Shopkeeper Sun smiled like a flower as he took the money, "What a skill, what a sharp firearm! My apprentices and nephews all said when they came back that they had seen people who saved votes.

I’ve never seen someone saved so neatly.”

"If it weren't for the help of the powerful dignitaries, we foreigners would probably still be catching people blind."

"No matter where you are, you have to use your meager efforts to gain authority." Shopkeeper Sun casually handed the money to the young apprentice behind him, "I have something to say, please consider it by Shopkeeper Xiao."

"Easy to say."

"Although this bailout went smoothly, the bandits have already been here and are familiar with the roads. We must guard against their revenge. As the saying goes: He who commits a day to be a thief cannot guard against a thief for a thousand days. Gentlemen, there is a lot of wealth here.

Don’t do it carelessly.”

Xiao Zishan was a little confused about what he meant. He had been fooled by Gao Hu just now, and now he saw that shopkeeper Sun was smiling like a fox. He was alert and said nothing.

Shopkeeper Sun saw that he didn't answer the question, so he had to get straight to the point, meaning that they wanted to intimidate the bodyguard bureau into being willing to work for the house, that is, act as a night guard. Apart from sitting in the shop, this was the bodyguard bureau's main business in the city.

Being on night duty is not a guard duty. The bodyguard bureau does not care about matters during the day. Only when the watch is woken up every day and all rooms and courtyards in the mansion are unbarred and the lights lit, can the bodyguard enter the courtyard to patrol.

"If the shopkeepers feel it is not convenient enough, they can buy a few child servants and we will train some good hands for the shopkeepers to come out as personal guards."

It turned out that the purpose was to promote security services. Xiao Zishan thought it would be better not to use night security. There were too many secrets in this house, and the bodyguards were all smart and capable people. Over time, clues would inevitably come out. As for coaching a few guards, it would be useful.

, but it is not convenient for him to make the decision on these matters.

But the executive committee decided to make full use of the line of Qiwei Escort Agency. At the moment, they can only promote this one agent. The social contact area is too narrow. In contrast, the Escort Agency is an industry that interacts with all levels of society.

From officials and nobles to bandits and gangsters, they are all familiar and can be dealt with. It will be very convenient to carry out work after traveling through the crowd.

Compared with other industries and social classes, the employees of the Escort Bureau are people with the most traditional martial arts ethics and value trust and justice. Once they can be used by me, they will be reliable helpers.

If you want someone to be used by me, you have to give me a favor. But the high-ranking officials of the escort agency are different from ordinary people. Although they "make friends" with the gangsters for the sake of rice and rice - that is just to eat this bowl of rice. In fact, they make friends.

Be very cautious. It's not possible to win favor by being generous. You might as well get the reputation of "Yangzi" and be underestimated by them.

Fortunately, China has always been a humane society, a patriarchal society, and the relationship between relatives, clansmen, masters and disciples is the closest, so it is easier to start with this.

Xiao Zishan followed the formula discussed by the executive committee and said: "Sun Chang contributed a lot this time, and we discussed depriving him of his citizenship."

"This is a great grace." Shopkeeper Sun stood up and bowed deeply - although deregistration may not be a good thing for a slave, especially if he has no place to go to the master's house and refuses to take him in, it will be a dead end -

―But no matter what, Sun Chang is both his eldest nephew and his master nephew. He has become a slave and his uncle's rank has lost his face.

"He has earned this grace himself," he deliberately glanced at Gao Xian, who was serving tea at the side. "If the master is in trouble, he is not afraid of trouble and is willing to help. Naturally, he cannot be treated badly."

He went on to say: "Sun Chang will be freed from his slave status, but he is loyal and can be used. If he is willing, we will still keep him in charge."

"Sun Chang, thank you for your praise." Shopkeeper Sun looked excited. Even if the business of the escort agency is good, adding a bodyguard like him is just a lifetime of traveling around as a bodyguard. If he can stay under the bosses in Australia

Doing business has a much better future than being an escort.

"From now on, when he runs around doing things, he needs you, the elder, to take care of him."

"Of course," Shopkeeper Sun hurriedly clapped his chest, "The things the shopkeepers tell me are matters of power. We must try our best."

Okay, that’s interesting. As expected, we are really dedicated to a lot of things as a family.

He signaled Gao Xian to exit. Then he continued: "There is Gao Di. You have also seen a boy servant here. He asked him to inquire about various news on the market. He is very clever and smart. But I

I'm worried that he is too young and will easily learn bad things if he has been out in the market for a long time. Moreover, if he doesn't have any skills, he will suffer easily. Please use force to reprimand him. Although the escort agency has a lot of black and white friends, it is rare for them to be upright and not evil.

We can rest assured if we leave it in your hands."

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Shopkeeper Sun was in high spirits. Several shopkeepers in Australia really looked up to us.

Xiao Zishan saw that the heat was almost over and said no more. The two sides exchanged a few perfunctory words and then parted ways.

Xiao Zishan went back that night and reported the relevant situation to the executive committee. There was a debate about whether to allow Gao Ji to use credit. Whether he agreed or opposed it, there were very good reasons. For a while, neither party could convince the other.

Yu Eshui's speech had a similar idea.

"What month is it over there now?"

"April 30."

"It's April 30th of the seventh year of Tianqi." Yu Eshui nodded, "In another eighteen days, Emperor Xizong will go to Xiyuan to have fun after offering sacrifices to Fangzetan. As a result, the wind capsized the boat and fell into the water. Although he was rescued by Tan Jing,

But my health continued to deteriorate.”

"He won't die until August. Do you want Gaoju to postpone the construction of the Shengshi Temple until August? I'm afraid you won't be able to let him be so bold as to wait for the emperor's death." Those who react quickly have already understood his intention.

ideas.

"Haha, you underestimate the sensitivity of bureaucrats to political trends." Yu Eshui said, "Why did Wei Zhongxian become 9900 years old? Isn't it just because of the emperor's favor and trust in him? His honor and disgrace are all

It depends on the life and death of Emperor Xizong. Tianqi himself is not in good health and has not recovered since he fell into the water. Once the emperor dies, King Xin must ascend the throne. Even if Wei Zhongxian does not fall, he will not be able to exercise power like Tianqi Dynasty. In this case, the bureaucrats

We will not rush to express our position when the situation is unclear.

"Since Eunuch Yang is not a party to Wei Zhongxian in the first place, he just wants to take this opportunity to curry favor. If the situation suddenly becomes unclear, I'm afraid he will be the first to postpone the matter. If he does not come forward to build a shrine, he will maintain the status quo. "If it is built, if the emperor dies, the new master's accession will most likely be reversed. Isn't he adding to his own troubles?"

"Could it be that Wei Zhongxian just watched King Xin ascend the throne? We know that after the Apocalypse, it was Chongzhen, but those bureaucrats don't know."

"If Tianqi has no heirs, of course he can only pass it down to brothers." Someone explained.

"Actually, Tianqi had three sons, but they were all underage. According to historical records and modern historians' research, it is believed that the prince was probably killed by Wei and Ke. By the seventh year of Tianqi, his youngest son had already After two years of mourning, once the emperor fell ill and could not afford it, the only person who could succeed him was his brother Xin Wang Youjian.

"Although Tianqi is stupid, he values ​​his friendship with his queen Zhang and his fifth brother Youjian. Wei Zhongxian once tried to create a big case and framed the queen's father Zhang Guoji for his plan to establish the king of Xin, so as to attack dissidents. The eunuch Wang Tiqian knew that the emperor Because of Wei Zhongxian's temper, he tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty is always at odds with each other, and the relationship between brothers and husbands is not bad. If something unexpected happens, we will be dead." Wei Zhongxian was shocked when he heard this, and quickly canceled the plan. It can be seen that Emperor Xizong's affection for the Queen and King Xin Everyone knows about trust. Unless Tianqi has another heir, it is a certainty that the emperor will die and King Xin will ascend the throne. The bureaucrats are all very clear."

"As soon as the emperor falls ill, Wei Zhongxian, a blue-chip stock in the Ming Dynasty stock market, will be in danger, and Xinwang, a potential stock, will naturally be favored by everyone. At this time, there will be people buying in large quantities, and maybe it will fall below the issue price tomorrow or even simply Are the stocks suspended from trading?”

"Then I'll inform Gao Ji to delay May 18th?"

"The news can't come so fast, right? It will take ten days at the earliest for the news from Beijing to reach Guangzhou. Why don't we inform him to wait until the end of May to find out."

"Haha, although I don't agree with the pretense, I think that in this matter, we can show our prediction ability in a small way - make it clear that the situation will change on May 18th. Predicting the future is difficult for anyone. It is very tempting, not to mention predicting such a major change in the political situation. Once the seal is verified, it will be very lethal. Although it will not make others turn around and become their subordinates, it can still fully increase the atmosphere that we are complying with destiny. "Yu Eshui said with a smile.

This solution is not only strange, but also greatly satisfies the travellers' hobby of acting as a "prophet". For a while, some people came up with the idea of ​​acting as a "prophet" in the Hubei River to interview Gao Ju and Mr. Xiao Yang, and others simply suggested that the Hubei River be the "prophet" If Shui goes to Beijing to find Cao Huachun, maybe Chongzhen will be supported by him in the future, and the time traveler can use modern technology and ideas to directly transform the emperor and bring China into the prosperous Ming Dynasty of democracy, harmony, and development...

Yu E Shui immediately lost his appetite: Do these people think that Dongchang and Jinyiwei have deaf ears? It would be strange if they were not immediately arrested and put in prison to taste the torture of the father-in-law for such "monstrous words" about the emperor's life and death. Even so. Cao Huachun is willing to listen to these crazy words. King Xin is now hiding his power and biding his time. He doesn't even see his close servants, and there is no "prophet"! If this decision is really going to be made, whoever wants to be a prophet will go, and he will not join in the fun.

Fortunately, there were not many hot-headed people, so this whimsical resolution was not passed. Only then did Yu Eshui come up with some detailed ideas: Don't make it too clear, so as not to frighten Gao Ji, as fear will cause many unexpected things.

. Just say that there will be big changes on May 18th. And you can’t say that you know it. If you want to say that someone observes the sky at night, it will be covered by clouds and fog anyway.

"One thing you must remember is not to say that Wei Zhongxian will fall or when the emperor will die. If it is such a major matter, Gao Ji will definitely tell Little Eunuch Yang. With the nature of these people, they will do it not to make meritorious deeds but to avoid disaster.

You will be reported and arrested immediately!" Yu Eshui finally emphasized to them.


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