A dream ends life

When Lu Bohuai saw Su Ci again, he felt mixed emotions.

He was a sixth-rank Hanlin, but suddenly became an official representing Dongyong to negotiate the Four Nations Trade City. It was a meteoric rise.

Thinking of the meaningful look Shang Feng gave him, and now seeing Su Ci, he was guessing in his heart.

Su Ci must have contributed to his getting this opportunity.

Otherwise, as a poor Hanlin with no background, he would never dare to dream that such a lucrative position would fall upon him.

"Miss Su, the court has been in turmoil recently, and the Prince Regent's Palace is also in a mess. The Prince Regent seems to be very troubled."

Lu Bohuai told Su Ci what he knew about the situation in Shangjing.

Su Ci was kind to him, so he didn't mind giving her some news about Luo Han.

Su Ci knew that Yu Luohan would have a hard time, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon. It really surprised her.

"Lord Lu, the capital is going to be in chaos. It would be best if Madam Lu could leave the city and avoid it."

Lu Bohuai's current wealth is extraordinary, like a little kid holding a treasure bowl. In the eyes of those ambitious people, he is a big piece of fat meat.

Lu Bohuai smiled and said, "Thank you Miss Su for your kindness. I sent my wife and parents back to my hometown before I left Beijing."

He had long seen that things were likely to change in the capital, and with such a good opportunity, he was determined to realize his ambitions. How could he give those people the bargaining chips to blackmail him?

Su Ci was very satisfied with Lu Bohuai's foresight, and this top scholar truly deserved the title.

"I wonder when we will set off for the border of Qi State?"

Su Ci tapped the table with his fingers, thought for a while and said, "I can leave at any time, but I still need you to finalize it with the Northern Yan Kingdom."

Lu Bohuai's role was to mediate and negotiate with officials from other countries.

Since he was here, Su Ci didn't want to stand out. This was also the reason why she had been delaying meeting the Beiyan people and not deciding on a departure date.

Lu Bohuai naturally had no objection.

After the two of them had discussed it, they returned to the living room outside.

Bai Ling and two officials accompanying him were drinking and chatting.

Seeing Su Ci and Lu Bohuai coming back together, she raised her eyebrows. It seemed that her intuition was correct. These two people did know each other.

But it's not a bad thing for her, she is happy to see it happen.

There was a knock on the door.

Su Ci said: "He should be here to find me."

Several men came in from outside, led by Zhao Qian.

He clasped his fists and bowed to everyone with a calm and unhurried attitude.

"Brother, this is Lord Lu, the imperial official accompanying us this time."

Su Ci slowly introduced those officials to Zhao Qian'an.

Those officials, including Lu Bohuai, stood up and greeted Zhao Qian'an and exchanged pleasantries.

Those who came with Zhao Qi'an had many feelings in their hearts.

Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, the status of merchants has been the lowest since ancient times. When they meet officials, they all put on a humble attitude.

This was the first time that they felt proud and respected in front of these officials.

What they don’t know is that the officials dare not offend these people. To put it bluntly, their role this time is to protect these businessmen and enable them to obtain good resources.

If they do their job well, they will be considered to have made a great contribution in the court and can be promoted to higher positions.

You can make a lot of money privately.

Who wouldn't love fame and fortune? They had to have good relations with these people.

Bai Ling watched Zhao Qian'an talking with the officials with ease, and then looked at Su Ci with a somewhat resentful look in his eyes.

Su Ci automatically ignored her gaze and went about his business as if nothing had happened.

She knew Bai Ling's little thoughts, which were nothing more than wanting first-hand resources, that is, to pick the best.

Zhao Qi'an is her backer, Bai Ling can't seduce her with just a pretty boy.

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Su Ci was still asleep when he was awakened by Chunshui.

At the same time, the news came that Prince Huainan had defeated Prince Yu, who lost half of his fiefdom and was almost destroyed.

Fight brothers, fight father and son soldiers.

Prince Yu wrote several letters to his brothers and younger brothers, asking them to send troops to support him.

The other princes had long been eyeing the opportunity, waiting for Prince Yu to ask for help and then immediately mobilize their armies.

Under the pretext of suppressing rebellion and eliminating rebellion, they launched the civil war in Dongyong with justification.

Looking at the overall situation, except for the fiefdom of King Jishan, other vassal kings have taken action.

It’s not that the people of Jishan don’t want to send troops, but their main force has already entered the imperial city, and the princes can’t wait any longer.

The King of Huainan was a king of a different surname. In the eyes of these serious royal princes, he was someone who was excluded by them.

Now, he had actually fought with Prince Yu and occupied half of Prince Yu's territory, so he became the target of these people's attack.

When the fighting between the parties was in chaos, the Regent Yu Luohan dispatched an army of 100,000 to Huainan to quell the rebellion.

According to legend, the regent was so angry for the beauty he loved, and the main reason for sending troops this time was an unknown secret.

That is, his future princess was imprisoned by Prince Yu.

There were all kinds of rumors in the market for a while.

Su Ci was eating breakfast while listening to this information.

Chunshui said, "Master, the regent is under attack from all sides. Is he going to be driven out of office soon?"

Su Ci shook his head: "Not enough. If a few rumors and a riot could drive him off the throne, he would not be the regent."

If Yu Luohan was really that easy to deal with, why would she go to so much trouble to do so many things? Wouldn't it be enough for her to just spread some rumors to discredit him from time to time?

Yu Luohan had an army of 500,000, but he only dispatched 100,000 of them, which would not cause any serious damage to him.

What she wanted was to drive the dog into a dead end, force him into a desperate situation, and leave him with nothing!

"Notify everyone in the Dongyong Chamber of Commerce to set off to the border of Qi State immediately. How much benefit each person can get from there depends entirely on the order in which they arrive at the border."

Chunshui took the order and went out to give instructions.

Zhao Qi'an had already received the news and was waiting outside Su Ci's room.

"Sister, shall we set off immediately? Everything is ready, just waiting for your order."

Su Ci said: "Big brother, you can go there first to meet them. All matters there will be handed over to you from now on."

Zhao Qi'an was shocked: "Sister, what do you mean?"

Su Ci said, "Take this. It contains all my ideas and implementation plans for the trade city. If I'm not here, big brother will be in charge."

Su Ci took out a thick little notebook and pushed it in front of Zhao Qi'an.

Zhao Qi'an was a little overwhelmed, "Sister, aren't you going to go?"

Su Ci smiled and said, "Of course I will go, but you know my condition. I can't travel too far. I'm just giving it to you just in case. Don't worry too much, brother. We have the support of Dongyong and Beiyan. We are confident even if we are there."

There was another reason why Su Ci was so sure, that was that the news of her appearance in Dongyong should have been reported back to Qi State long ago.

Now we know everything we need to know. The Four Countries Trade City is her blueprint.

No one would act rashly unless she, the real boss, showed up.

She also prepared a big gift for Yu Luohan, how could she not give it to him!