It's not scary to travel through a book, you can change your fate as a cannon fodder by yoursel

Ideals are full, but reality is too skinny.

It is not easy to have a comfortable life nowadays, and Weng Xiaoxiao does not want to live in the backyard of a wealthy family.

After taking a shower, Weng Xiaoxiao told Xiaotian to go to Louwailou and book a private room. She still had to fulfill her duty as a host.

When the lights came on, the two of them sat in Louwailou.

Weng Xiaoxiao put the well-made menu in front of Lin Changqing without even looking at it, "Boyu, please."

"The tea is good." Lin Changqing took a sip of tea while flipping through the pages.

"The owner of this restaurant is an elegant man. He is very particular about everything from tea to dishes. It is said that the water used to make tea is all spring water, which is transported from the mountain every day at no cost."

Seeing that Weng Xiaoxiao knew what she was talking about, the waiter didn't interrupt and just responded with a smile.

Lin Changqing ordered two dishes at random and handed the menu to Weng Xiaoxiao. One must eat the braised lion's head when in Yangzhou, and added a fish in vinegar sauce, making it four dishes and one soup before stopping.

"The natives of Yangzhou mostly make their livings in the salt business. They are used to extravagance and are good at cooking. It is said that they make extremely exquisite dim sum."

"It seems that Boyu has done his homework."

"Not really, I just heard it a lot. Doesn't your caravan sell salt to the border?"

"If there are too many people doing it, it's meaningless to fight for food. I only got some superficial information from the money houses. I have to do it myself before I can enter the industry."

If border trade wants to grow bigger and stronger, it depends more on the court's policies. Nowadays, the court is constantly in friction with nomadic peoples. Although it is called border trade, the goods shipped there can only go to Shuncheng in the end. People here will not risk going deep into the grasslands, and they will only trade with foreign merchants in Shuncheng, which greatly limits profits.

Now, border trade is purely for exploring new routes. There are too many places to take care of along the route of thousands of miles. I am not familiar with the situation in Shuncheng, so I have to manage it carefully.

After this war, when the government is stable and there are no more wars on the border, you can make a lot of money by doing border trade. Weng Xiaoxiao has big ambitions.

"What is the situation like after the fall of the Prime Minister?"

Lin Changqing subconsciously looked outside and lowered his voice, "You finish your performance and I come on stage. Queen Wen gave birth to a legitimate eldest son, and the Wen family is trying their best to make the young boy the crown prince. They are even more outrageous than the former prime minister's family."

"It's not surprising. Empress Wen is the first wife, and Empress Kong has an old relationship with the emperor. You must remind Sister Yang to stay away from these two."

Lin Changqing nodded. He didn't understand the twists and turns of the women in the harem, but every time his mother accompanied his aunt to the palace to see his cousin, she would be depressed for several days after coming back. It was obvious that his cousin's life was not easy and she was just pretending to be fine.

"Regarding the vassal king, is there any news in the court?"

"It's relatively stable. During the New Year, all the princes who received the imperial edict came to the capital. Could it be that there are some rumors in Jiangnan?"

"When scholars get together, they often debate whether to retain or reduce the power of the feudal lords."

Lin Changqing frowned, "Don't participate in such literary gatherings in the future. It's easy to be used as a gun by others. The Jinyiwei are not vegetarians."

"Lord Lin is right." Weng Xiaoxiao smiled.

"My father said that the emperor might not be able to wait any longer."

"Will there be a fighting?" Weng Xiaoxiao replied casually. In the original book, there was a civil war.

"It all depends on King Tuo of the Northern Frontier. He has the largest army and the largest fiefdom. If he is willing to reduce his army or hand over his military power, there will be no war."

Weng Xiaoxiao nodded. In the original book, the hero was King Tuo's brother and think tank. They won the final victory in the battle of reducing the vassal states. But she would not tell these words to anyone.

......

"You're late, you're late. I'll drink three cups as a punishment." A man pushed the door open and walked in.

Weng Xiaoxiao looked at the stranger and said, "Sir, I'm afraid you have walked into the wrong room, right?"

The man looked around and saw only two handsome men with unfamiliar faces in the room, and then he realized that he had walked into the wrong room. However, these two men were so good-looking that the man couldn't help but stop.

"My name is Hong Qinglai, and I'm honored to meet you two gentlemen." As he spoke, he glanced at Weng Xiaoxiao with his small eyes.

Lin Changqing stood up with a gloomy face, and took a half step forward naturally, covering Weng Xiaoxiao's figure, "Since you have taken the wrong path, I believe your friends are waiting for you, please go ahead."

"It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Why don't you two meet next door? I'll cover all the expenses tonight."

Lin Changqing didn't expect this man to be so shameless, and said with a sullen face: "No need, it's rare for me to meet my friends, and I still have something to say."

Hong Qinglai had never seen Lin Changqing, but he felt that he was not an ordinary person, with a noble aura, even more noble than the direct descendants of the Hong family. He stood there and did not dare to act rashly. He was just a branch of the Hong family with limited strength, and did not dare to provoke the real nobles.

Lin Changqing blocked Weng Xiaoxiao's view, but the less he could see, the more itchy he felt. After just one glance, he felt that this young man was more attractive than the most popular prostitute.

"Goodbye." Hong Qinglai smiled and bowed. He couldn't afford to provoke him, but there were people who could.

Although the man left with a smile on his face, Weng Xiaoxiao always felt uneasy, and the way he looked at her was truly disgusting.

"Boyu, let's go eat somewhere else. The people who just left should be the Hong family. They are the largest gentry in Yangzhou. The fall of the Prime Minister did not implicate their family, which shows that they have a very strong backing."

There are many powerful people in the capital, and Lin Changqing has never thought of suppressing anyone, nor can he do it. Now in Yangzhou, naturally he can't cause trouble for Weng Xiao, "Then let's go, I have no appetite anymore."

The two of them had made an agreement and just as they walked out of the private room, they were stopped in the corridor.

"Let me see who you are. You are so disrespectful to my brother." The man picked his teeth and walked over from behind.

Weng Xiaoxiao wanted to step forward, but Lin Changqing got there first and said, "It's not a question of giving or not giving face. We don't know each other, so it's inconvenient to disturb us."

The man burped and glanced at Lin Changqing with his small eyes. "It doesn't look like you. If it's not you, then it must be the guy behind you. Stop hiding and come out and show me."

"This is the third master of our Hong family." Hong Qinglai introduced in a flattering manner.

Lin Changqing said in a calm tone, "I just came from the capital, so I don't know the Third Master. Please forgive me."

"What's so great about the capital? Our aunt is the wife of a duke, and our cousin is the mistress of the harem."

When a person is sitting in the house, disaster may come from the sky. This is what is happening to them.

This can be related to the Wen family?! No wonder the Hong family is so tough.

"Excuse me, my apology." Lin Changqing was angry in his heart, but he looked humble on the surface, and his feet still did not move at all.

Master Hong San spat out the toothpick and said, "You are a distant visitor from the capital, I won't argue with you. The guy behind you is hiding his head and showing his tail, not even coming out to greet me or say a word. You really don't take me seriously."

Weng Xiaoxiao touched her cheek, took a half step to the side and stood in front of the crowd, lowering her voice and saying, "My name is Weng Xiao, nice to meet Mr. Hong San."

"Oh my God, am I dazzled or are you blind?!" He went up and kicked Hong Qinglai, then turned around and went back to his private room angrily.

Hong Qinglai just glanced at Weng Xiaoxiao and ran away.

Lin Changqing turned his head curiously and looked at Weng Xiaoxiao, only to see that there was a red mole on the left side of Weng Xiaoxiao's cheek, which was extremely conspicuous and looked scary.