Empress Chu

This queen is indeed smart, and her actions are scary. Xie Qiye always didn't like it, and asked: "Then what should we do next? Should we wait and see?"

Xie Yanfang said: "Next, we can let our Taifu Chen return to dust."

Is it finally time to solve this Deng Yi?Xie Qiye was overjoyed, and quickly sat up straight, but Xie Yanfang didn't continue talking to him, but called Cai Bo outside.

Cai Bo came in from the outside with a stack of letters in his hand, he was still squinting and asked, "What do you want, my lord?"

Xie Yanfang asked: "What has Yu Shang been up to lately?"

Chapter 44 Business

The pier at night is the busiest time of the day.

Whether the Tai Tuo and the Empress had a quarrel, whether the officials were arrested, or even the war in Xiliang, the people here could not stop their livelihoods.

Even busier because of it.

For example, officials were convicted of selling property to pay fines, and merchants gathered on the wharf, sorting and sorting the collected property and sending it to various places.

For example, the shortage of goods in the northwest during the Xiliang War made the trade routes busier.

After finally unloading a ship of cargo, the few people squatting on the bow to rest in the cool air saw a short, fat man wearing a hat and scarf in summer rushing towards him, and immediately stood up and greeted "Old Yu, Old Yu—— "Old Yu, what good things are you hiding?"

Yu Shang walked over with a smile, raised his hand, and the pot of wine was caught by these people.

"You sharp-eyed guys, I just got a nice bottle of wine," he said.

A few people looked at the wine bottle in their hands, and it didn't look special, "Old Yu, have you been cheated?" "It's so good, would you give it to us?"

Yu Shang didn't care about everyone's ridicule, and said with a smile, "This is immortal brew." "I am generous with everything, and the better the things, the more I want to share them with more people." He also motioned everyone to "Try it quickly."

Jokes aside, everyone is familiar with Shang's character and temperament. Several people opened the wine bottle, one tasted it first, and immediately gave a sound of admiration.

Those people didn't hide their secrets, and brought wine bowls and glasses, "Come and taste the immortal brew that Lao Yu brought back."

For a while, the pier was extremely noisy.

For a while everyone knew Lao Yu.

Yu Shang is indeed very popular. Although he is not a wealthy businessman, he is diligent and honest and has a good relationship with everyone on the pier.

At this time, even the wrestlers who moved and unloaded the goods surrounded him.

"Is Boss Yu going out again?" Someone asked.

Yu Shang nodded: "It's not short time to rest, it's time to go out and earn money."

A familiar businessman asked, "Still going to Yunzhong County?"

Yu Shang smiled and nodded.

"Where business can't be done, you always run so far." Someone shook his head, "It's far and remote and it's not safe now."

Yu Shang said with a smile: "You can do business anywhere, and even though it's far, remote and dangerous, it's my Lao Yu's home. It's the best business in the world where I can make money and go home to have a look."

While talking, he looked at the carriages and horses on the pier, and when he found his family, he hurriedly greeted them and passed by.

Some strangers asked curiously, "You are from Yunzhong County?"

"Yeah, I came out when I was young, got married and started a business in the capital, had a wife and son, but I never let go of the business in Yunzhong County." The familiar people sighed.

"Why is this necessary?" The young people were puzzled, "The money earned is spent on the journey, and the big business has also become a small business."

But the older people can understand it very well: "Money can't be earned, and the homeland is hard to leave. The older you get, the more you miss your homeland."

Regardless of what everyone talked about, Yu Shang filled two boats with goods, watched by everyone, his wife and son, surrounded by the guards of his homeland, and sailed away in the night by boat.

"In autumn, Yushang will return with a full load." The men on the pier holding empty wine bottles pinched their fingers, "then there will be good wine to drink again."

The hustle and bustle brought by a small businessman quickly dissipated, and a new round of hustle and bustle began on the pier, and the small businessman also left the hustle and bustle of the capital behind. Sunrise and sunset, disembark, ride a horse and ride in a car, wind and rain, and finally came to the clouds county.

When entering the customs, the goods of the merchant in front were turned over and over again, the identity of the road guide was checked and checked again, and the money stuffed in was thrown out again, Yu Shang was a little surprised, and asked the people around him: "Now the inspection is so strict? Is the war tense again?"

The businessman beside him smiled lowly: "The war is not serious, that's why the investigation is so strict."

What do you mean by that?Yu Shang was puzzled.

"Because the war is not tense, the generals are having conflicts among themselves." The passers-by who watched the excitement were very happy to explain their confusion, "The imperial court came to supervise the army and said that the rules should be strict, and the soldiers and guards should be strictly investigated for corruption and bribery."

Yu Shang understood and shook his head: "The supervisor is worrying too much, the soldiers and guards in Yunzhong County are very disciplined."

"We don't know if the rules are rules or not. Anyway, the new rules now make the road more troublesome." The previous merchant shook his head and said, and then looked at the merchant's car, and saw that the goods on it were full of small things with needles and threads, "Would you rather Trouble, slow travel, long time, when will these goods be sold out."

Yu Shang laughed and said, "Sell slowly. They are all small things. They are very popular in small towns in the countryside. I will walk more and go farther."

The people who were talking moved forward, and when it was their turn to pass the level, several people also stopped talking and lined up separately.

Yu Shang didn't stuff any money, but took out some water bags from the car: "The officials are filling water for drinking. The weather is hot. This is the latest style that came in from the capital. It's worthless."

The water pouch was indeed worthless, and the guards raised their hands to knock it off. A general sitting next to him saw it, squinted his eyes to identify it, and said with a smile, "Isn't this Lao Yu? He's back from running away?"

Yu Shang hurriedly responded with a smile.

The general introduced to Bingwei: "This is Yubo, a traveling merchant from Mayi. He has been doing small business for decades. He often sends some necessities to our brothers, umbrellas and water bags in summer, and warm sleeves in winter—it’s very useful. All the brothers in the army went to buy from him." Speaking of which, he raised his voice, "I said, Lao Yu, do you want us to sell the goods for you?"

Yu Shang smiled honestly: "Thank you military men for taking care of the business."

The general waved his hand to signal the soldiers and guards: "Take it, and I will make a publicity for Lao Yu later." After saying that, he beckoned again, "Give me one more for Lao Yu."

Now that the general had spoken, the guards accepted it, and Yu Shang smiled and gave the general one more.

The general looked at it and waved his hands: "Okay, let's go."

The guards stopped checking and let Yu Shang pass directly.

"Is this trick popular in the capital now?" The generals and guards discussed, "I gave this to the followers of Supervisor Fu, they should be very happy, coming here from the capital, many are not used to it, this can be regarded as a relief Homesick."

The guards all laughed.

Yu Shang sat in front of the car, leaving the bustle behind him as the carriage galloped, and passed through checkpoints one after another, passing through cities and towns. Late one night, there was only one car parked in the wilderness valley, and the people and horses were gone.

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……

When the morning sun was shining on the wilderness, Yu Shang took off the hat on his head and the scarf around his neck one by one, threw them up, and stretched his face against the sun.

He let out a howl suddenly.

There were more than a dozen howls in an instant.

Yu Shang turned his head and looked at a dozen men in cloth robes. Although they were wearing the latest style of robes he brought from the capital, they looked a little weird no matter how they looked. Perhaps it was because of the different eyebrows, eyes, and bones from the people of Daxia. ——

Yu Shang reached out and touched his face. In fact, looking carefully, he also looked like this——

"Qibo, change into our robes." The man in the lead yelled strangely, and threw a robe over, "The general specially gave it to you."

Yu Shang stretched out his hand to catch it and laughed, "Thank you, General Qibo." As he spoke, he stretched out his hands on the galloping horse, took off the original Fugui Tuan flower robe, put on a fur robe with shoulders and cuffs, and stretched his arms against the wind. arm.

"I'm home--"

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"It's just right to be back." In the big tent, the man who was cutting his beard with a knife said, "I ran out of food last time."

Yu Shang frowned: "So fast?"

The man who cut the beard slammed the knife on the ground, and shouted: "It's not my Chi that eats, I'm raising two groups, no, three groups of people, I haven't eaten a few bites of these grains."

Yu Shang turned a blind eye to the knife sticking at his feet, and didn't show the slightest fear of the man's yelling. He was a little surprised and asked, "Sanlu, besides the king, did the eldest prince also ask the general for food?"

The general is the son-in-law of the King of Xiliang and the leader of the China Tribe. This time, the King of Xiliang led his three sons to conquer Xiliang.

"This is too much." Yu Shang shook his head, "The eldest prince is enjoying peace in the rear, but he still asks you to provide food and grass. It is too difficult for you, General."

He said and smiled again.

"One princess is not enough for this kind of merit. When it comes time to reward the meritorious service, the general remembers to ask the king for two more."

The red man's face was gloomy: "What's the use of having so many women, my soldiers and horses are too worn out." Having said that, he looked at Yu Shang, "Since he said that all the world is for business, what else can I do except Food, can you buy people?"

Yu Shang shook his head helplessly: "The general is joking, people are not dead things, but they cannot be transported."

The man at the head of Chi obviously knew it too, so he just said it casually, raised his foot and kicked the table, and said angrily: "What's the credit? This battle has been fought until now, and all you get are the king's scolding. Instead, the king only exaggerated the prince. Said that he has a solid defense." Having said this, he glanced at the left and right, and the guards on the left and right immediately withdrew.

The red man stepped forward and whispered to Shang.

"The third prince said, in the words of Daxia people, all of us are making wedding dresses for the eldest prince."

Does that mean that the third prince is also dissatisfied?Even thinking about the status of the eldest prince?That man is really good at predicting things, Yu Shang sighed in his heart, without showing any expression, he nodded and said: "In the words of the Daxia people, the eldest prince is right, he is the eldest son, you all have to make a match for him. "

The red man cursed, "You have been a member of Daxia for a long time, and you don't even know our rules? Whoever is stronger is the king!"

Yu Shang stretched out his hand and touched his face: "Actually, I don't even know where I am. I'm half Da Xia, half Xi Liang, and then I'm not a human." After expressing his gratitude, he smiled again, "Don't be upset, General, I'm just here this time. It’s a regular business.”

The man at the head of Chi was stunned and didn't understand, and asked, "What business?"

Yu Shang took out a talisman from his pocket, stretched out his hand and handed it over, saying, "Success or defeat."

Chapter 45 Cruising

When the commander-in-chief's army appeared on the ground, the first thing that came into sight was the dense flag, the most conspicuous one was the commander-in-chief's flag.

Xie Yanlai looked away from the horse, looking at the character Chu.

In fact, there is no general named Chu in the camp.

Chu Yu is no longer there, and Chu Zhao is far away in the capital, but the army still has the Chu character banner. General Chu Yu repelled the King of Xiliang before the battle, and Chu Zhao fought side by side with everyone as the queen, so The soldiers believed that General Chu and the Empress were still with them.

At first Zhong Changrong wanted to use only the Chu character banner, but Chu Zhao disagreed.

"When people are gone, no matter how powerful they are, they can be replaced." She said, "Only those who are alive can keep everything."

hold.

This girl seems to have always had an obsession, an obsession to keep, as if she would lose it at any time.

Xie Yanlai squeezed the sachet hanging from her waist. The almonds in it had already been eaten, and now there was a letter sent by Chu Zhao a few days ago.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing.

Xiao Shan, who was standing next to him, saw it, and immediately asked happily, "I am so happy to see General Zhong." He nodded, "It's been a long time since I saw him, and I miss him too."

Xie Yan came and said, raised her eyebrows and gave him a sideways look: "I miss him, so you can go with him this time."

Xiao Shan shivered in fright, and the smile on his face immediately turned into crying: "Master, my heart is with you."

Xie Yanlai ignored his appeal and looked forward.

The confrontation between the queen and the court officials during these days can also be seen through the mansion newspaper, and Zhong Changrong also nagged at him, and the court officials bullied Ah Zhao—so did Zhong Changrong. If you write a private letter, you won't be afraid of being caught, and you will have a reputation for forming a party with the Xie family.

Although it seemed that the empress wanted hegemony in the newspaper and letter, he knew that what the girl wanted was not power, she was just afraid.

Poor thing, the more you have, the more frightened you are, unlike him, who has nothing and doesn't care about losing.

Seeing Zhong Changrong appear in sight, Xie Yanlai put away his thoughts, urged his horse forward, and said loudly: "The last general Xie Yanlai, bring the guerrilla battalion to welcome the general."

The guards standing in the dense forest behind him shouted in unison, "Welcome to the general!"

After inspecting the soldiers and guards, Zhong Changrong led the lieutenants into the tent, looked inside the tent first, saw the ground covered with dust and weeds floating on the ground, frowned and shouted: "Xie Yanlai, you are not guarding Jieziguan and you are everywhere." Run around!"

Xie Yanlai said: "General, don't worry, no matter where I go, I will guard Jieziguan firmly."

At this time, the room was full of his own people, and Zhong Changrong was not polite, and asked directly: "Have you gone to explore Xiliang again?"

Xie Yanlai smiled and said, "We are often visited by soldiers from Xiliang, so I naturally have to go and have a look."

Zhong Changrong pointed at him and said, "You just like to make your own decisions. I don't care if you die in Xiliang. If you lose Jieziguan, I will kill you."

Xie Yanlai sneered: "If Jiezi Pass can be lost, there is no need to fight this battle."

Zhong Changrong glared at him, ignored his wild words, swept the dust on the chair and sat down, the lieutenants shouted to Xiao Shan standing behind Xie Yanlai: "Hurry up and serve tea to the general." "Xiao Shan, do you miss the general? Long time no see."

When Xiao Shan heard the first sentence, he turned his head and didn't seem to hear it, but when he heard the second sentence, he turned around and went out.

The lieutenants were all stunned: "Is this going out to prepare tea?"

"Who knows what he's doing." Xie Yanlai raised her hand and threw her water bag to Zhong Changrong, "Try it, this is good tea from my family."

Zhong Changrong took it and snorted coldly when he saw that the water bag was still decorated with pearls.

The other lieutenants also didn't feel that Xie Yanlai was talking big. It's not surprising that Mr. Xie's food and drink are extravagant.