Chapter Twenty-Nine: Fools Have Silly Pleasure
In the guest building not far from Minde Gate, there is a lively banquet.
Xu Junyi and Xu Junzhong, the two prime ministers, are pushing cups and changing lamps with their friends, although they are not prodigal, but there is an indescribable joy between their eyebrows.
"Come on, come on, drink!" Xu Junzhong, who had always been steady, was also drunk at the moment.
"Happy!"
A full glass of wine, which is spirits, stolen from home.
"Alas, ......"
"Big brother, what's wrong?" Xu Junyi leaned over and asked with his drunken eyes blurred.
"It's a pity that I won't be able to drink such good wine in the future!" Xu Junzhong sighed.
"Why can't you drink it?" Xu Junyi muttered with a big mouth, "The person is dead...... The wine is still there! I don't believe that...... Those guys who make wine can still ...... for him Martyrdom for him?"
"It's too!" Xu Junzhong gently shook the clear liquor in the cup and sneered: "I don't know how to take out such a good thing for business, little family!"
"A couple of little beggars...... Do you still know how to do business? Without our brand, his shop would have been smashed long ago!" Xu Junyi scolded.
Seeing that the brothers were talking hotly, some of the guests who came to the banquet came up with wine.
"Come, give a glass to the two sons!"
"Okay, I'll do it first!"
"Haha, the two sons are really bold!"
This person's face is flattering, he is a businessman from the northwest, this guest building is opened by him, he has been in Chang'an for many years, and he knows a lot of small officials and officials, and the bigger officials and waiters also know one or two, otherwise they will not be able to do business in Mingdemen.
But the way to be the prime minister of the dynasty was something he couldn't think of before, and it was also because of Xu Chen's brothers, when Wang Ce smashed Xu Junyi's face with the silver all over the street, Xu Fan didn't know it at first, but there were so many people in Dongshi at that time, where could such a big thing be hidden?
Later, Xu Fan got angry again and beat Xu Junyi, and the money naturally had to be returned, but Xu Junyi, the kid, kept dragging it.
Who really can't be indifferent?
Later, after a long time, when Xu Fan asked, Xu Junyi naturally said that he had already returned, and Wang Cequan should have called Huazi, even if Xu Fan asked, he smiled and said nothing, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.
After getting such a large sum of money, the two brothers of the Xu family naturally started to think about doing business, and at this time, this merchant from the Western Regions named Guan Hui came up like Lu Buwei, who was a strange commodity.
The investment is naturally there, and the cooperation is only in name, the two brothers of the Xu family are simply self-taught about the collusion between officials and businessmen, and the silver only turned around in Guan Hui, not only came back as it was, but also brought a lot of dividends by the way.
And this eight-sided exquisite businessman in the Western Regions is also well versed in the highest level of silent sycophants, and secretly took care of everything, not only gave money, but also let the two brothers of the Xu family experience the pleasure of a successful businessman.
Reading and becoming a scholar, the Xu family brothers also wanted to, but Xu Fan's family education was very strict, and he knew his son Mo Ruo's father, and he knew what kind of virtue his two sons were, so Xu Fancai didn't dare to let them step into this officialdom that eats people and doesn't spit out bones.
After repeated blockades, the two brothers of the Xu family gradually gave up their plans to enter the office, but people always have to find something to do in this life, right?
If you can't study and enter the office, it is also a good choice to do business.
The status of businessmen in these years is indeed not high, but it also depends on the person, the status is not high because there is no status in the first place, like the two brothers of the Xu family, who are cultivators and heirlooms, and have relatives in high positions, no one feels abnormal when they do business, and everyone does it!
If you want to put aside a hundred years ago, maybe it is still hidden, but now in this world, luxury has become the norm, although businessmen still have no status, but no one wants to alienate these gods of wealth, and it is necessary to greet them with a smile.
Like now, the Xu brothers naturally greeted the rich and interesting "partner" in front of them, and they were very happy today!
"I'll tell you! Lao Guan! Find a few people to buy a few shops in the East Market in a few days, there will be a big deal!" Xu Junzhong hugged Guan Hui's neck affectionately and said with a smile.
"What's the deal?" Guan Hui asked.
"Hey...... Have you seen this wine?" Xu Junzhong pointed to the wine in everyone's glasses and smiled mysteriously: "How about this wine?"
"Good wine!" Guan Hui praised from his heart: "I have been traveling south and north for so many years, and I have drunk not a thousand but eight hundred, but this wine is ......."
After a pause, Guan Hui said excitedly: "Compared with this wine, where is the wine that I drank before?
"That's it...... It's just a little less! It's too little! It's not enough to drink!"
This wine was in other people's places before, and Guan Hui was also fortunate to get a small cup, and later he fell in love with the Xu family brothers, so he could drink this wine often.
It's just that although Xu Pan has an unlimited supply, Xu Fan is strict in his care, and he doesn't want his son to indulge in alcohol, except for festivals or banquets at home, the Xu brothers can only steal a little to relieve their hunger in private, as long as it is not excessive, Xu Fan will turn a blind eye.
Guan Hui is not a stupid person, although he is a little drunk, but his brain is still bright, and when he heard the words of the Xu family brothers, he immediately reacted.
"Could it be...... What the eldest prince said about the deal is...... It's ......"
Guan Hui couldn't believe it, the first time he drank this wine, with the keen sense of smell of an excellent businessman, he had already discovered the infinite business opportunities contained in this wine.
Later, after inquiring about the Xu brothers and inquiring many times in Chang'an, I learned that these wines in Chang'an were all transported from the south, and the owner was a merchant in Dongshi.
It's just that this businessman's background is not small, I heard that he is a disciple of Prime Minister Xu Fan, and Guan Hui also confirmed this fact on the side of the Xu family brothers.
Later, I inquired about Wang Ce, and also knew what happened that snowy night, and a large group of Jianghu people never came out after entering that courtyard, but the next morning, the young man in that courtyard dragged some burlap bags out of the city in a carriage.
Since then, the gangs in Chang'an have lost their voices collectively and have not made any movement.
Guan Hui naturally understood what this meant, and all the careful thoughts in his heart disappeared.
is very obsessed and can't ask for it, but now that he suddenly heard the good news, Guan Hui was naturally overjoyed.
Facing Guan Hui's hot and adoring eyes, Xu Junzhong was greatly applied, stretched out his hand and patted Guan Hui's shoulder, and said lightly to Guan Hui, who was obviously more than 20 years older than him: "Xiao Guan! This business is a sure thing, you just need to find someone to clean up the shop, and the goods are kept enough!"
"Okay! Okay!" Guan Hui smiled and said, "I said why are the two sons so happy today, come to the small one early in the morning to raise a glass and drink freely! This is such a great good thing!"
Hearing this, Xu Junyi, who was not drunk next to him, pursed his lips and sneered: "This is a small deal...... It's worth it for our brothers?"
Guan Hui didn't care at all, he still had a flattering smile on his face, and appropriately showed a look of admiration and asked: "What else is there to do with the two sons, can you say it so that the younger one will be happy and happy?"
"Yes, yes, the two sons invited me to come here today, so I should have a name!"
"That's it, I came to drink in the morning, although the wine is good, but it's too boring to drink for no reason!"
"Let's talk about the reason for this banquet!"
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Most of the people who spoke were friends made by the Xu brothers after they came to Chang'an, and they were either rich or expensive, and they naturally didn't speak as smoothly as Guan Hui.
Fortunately, the Xu brothers didn't care, and they didn't care.
"Haha, it's not that I mean to hide it, it's just that today's happy event is just a private matter and a trivial matter for our two brothers!" Xu Junzhong said nonchalantly.
"Don't sell it!
"Okay, good!" Xu Junzhong said with a smile: "It's not a big deal......! Alas, it's not right, it's just a little gangster, and we have cleaned it up!"
Hearing this, most of the people present breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Junzhong said that he didn't care, but there were a few fools present? Little gangsters? Can a little gangster provoke your prime minister's son? Is it worth such a stir to clean up a little gangster? Is it a shame?
But what is said on the scene still has to be said, although the Xu family is not as rich as these people, but Xu Fan is in power, and the prime minister's face still has to be given!
"Oh, I see, happiness and revenge are what people in my generation should do!"
"Well, you really should have a few more drinks!"
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Anyway, the wine is a good wine, and I don't lose anything about it, and after asking the reason, I will relax a lot when I drink it.
Only Wang Zhun, who was sitting in the corner, was deep in thought......
It is said that Wang Zhun is Li Linfu's person, and Wang Zhun should not have come to attend the banquet convened by the Xu family brothers.
But the situation is too delicate today!
Wang Ji is Li Linfu's person, Li Linfu has always had no good intentions towards the crown prince Li Heng, and he has done a lot of suppression before, but after Li Heng broke out, Li Linfu became more silent and did not confront Li Heng again, but Wang Zhun was secretly approaching Li Heng!
During the last food crisis, someone came forward to stock up on grain, intending to deal with Wang Ce's grain store, but later suffered a loss, and Wang Zhun was also present during the discussion.
Speaking of which, at that time, Wang Zhun didn't know that the group of people he was on board with was actually the prince Li Heng's people, the composition of this group of people is very complicated, and the past is also very deep, if it weren't for the recent tensions, the princelings are ready to go, and the foundation of these people will not be exposed so quickly.
After Wang Zhun was deliberately revealed by these people, he told his father Wang Ji about it as soon as he got home, Wang Ji didn't sleep all night, and in the end he still let his son continue to keep in touch with these people.
Appearing here today is also because the brothers of the Xu family are too excited and too noisy! Now in such a situation, the slightest disturbance in Chang'an City can make people tense their nerves. The Xu brothers held a banquet with such fanfare, and invited such a large number of people, no one thought about it, how could it be?
Everyone wants to see what this banquet is, and what Xu Fan, the prime minister of the dynasty, wants to do now......
Probably except for the Xu family brothers who were stupid and just happy, the wine that the others drank before was tasteless.