Shen Moyun's face was very bad, and the princess could see her anxiety and pretending to be calm. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

For the princess, the good drama she said before naturally included Shen Moyun's performance at this moment. So, she didn't hesitate to be generous once.

She carefully explained to Shen Moyun how Wang Ci dragged Shi Ping from Honglu Temple to the water boy, waiting to appreciate the other party's despair.

It turned out that the target of their kidnapping case was never Yongyi Bofu but Shi Ping.

After Shi Dingzhong's disappearance, Yongyi Bofu soon received a "peace letter" written by Shi Dingzhong himself from the "kidnappers". At the end of the letter, the Shi family was warned: This matter must not be made public, otherwise, Shi Dingzhong's life will not be guaranteed.

Mrs. Shi even claimed that her son went to live in a courtyard outside the city.

The day before yesterday, the Persian merchant Assis and his party came to the yamen to ask Shi Ping, who was normally going up and down the yamen. This group of Persian merchants and the largest foreign merchant gang in the capital, Shi Ping had a good relationship with them in the past, and he received them warmly.

Assis said frankly: the situation in the Great Zhou is unstable, and their hundred merchants want to return to Persia. Otherwise, if a big war really happens, they will be trapped in Beijing, and they will lose a lot of wealth at the least, and lose both people and money at the worst, and their lives will be in danger. They were reluctant to take the risk and asked Shi Ping to play the emperor for them.

Shi Ping naturally refused.

However, the Persians said that if the emperor of the Great Zhou accepted their request, they were willing to sign a contract to pay a tribute of 10% of the profit of the trade, and in the next transaction, in addition to giving an additional 100 catties of gems to the Great Zhou, they were also willing to increase the tax by 20%.

Otherwise, if they are harmed in the slightest bit in the Great Zhou, this matter will rise to the level of diplomacy, and then this matter will not be good!

After the benefits and threats were thrown together, Shi Ping hesitated.

At present, the Persian Empire is at its peak in national strength, and has already invaded a large area of land in the far west, and it is a country whose national strength can almost be compared with that of the Great Zhou.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had an advantage in trade with Persia, and every time it could benefit a lot from the trade of tea and silk, if it provoked the other party, it would inevitably lead to economic and even military troubles, and the gains would definitely outweigh the losses.

Shi Ping only hesitated for a breath or two, and then promised that he was willing to enter the palace for them another day to face the saints, and try his best to intercede for them.

But the Persians at that time laughed and said that it was not the best effort, but the must. It's not another day, but they must leave Beijing before noon tomorrow.

As soon as these words came out, they directly threw a jade pendant into Shi Ping's arms.

Naturally, the owner of that jade pendant is Shi Dingzhong.

So, even though Shi Pingdang was covered in cold sweat and his face was like ashes, he had to grit his teeth and enter the palace as soon as possible.

Yesterday afternoon, the Persians in Fanfang received Shi Ping's invitation and then went to the Yamen of Honglu Temple to re-sign a contract on the tax rate. The emperor added a clause to the contract: this trip was the insistence of the Persian merchants to leave, and if they encountered robbers or rebels on the road, the Great Zhou would not be responsible.

And the Persians also added a rule: there was a brutal Tatar army in the north, they did not go through the north gate, but through the east gate, and they were to gather with the Persian caravan in Chengde and return to Persia together.

This request is reasonable, and it is in line with the emperor's wishes, so naturally no one objected.

An hour later, the contract was stamped with a jade seal, and the emperor agreed.

This morning, Shi Ping went to the palace to receive the edict.

The emperor valued the Persian merchants, and in order to ensure their safety, he even sent a forbidden army to send them off.

"What did Wang Ci promise to make the Persians work so hard?" Shen Moyun was very curious about this. She never knew where Wang Ci's bottom line was? In order to ascend to the throne, would he agree to the conditions of losing power and humiliating the country?

"Tsk! Why can't you change your mouth? It's Gongzi, not Wang Ci!

The princess looked disgusted.

"My son is naturally more generous and intelligent than the Emperor of the Great Zhou, and he knows the needs of the other party! Therefore, Chi'er gave them a sum of money that even if the operation failed, it would be enough to make up for their loss from the emperor, so that they had no worries.

In addition, Chi'er also signed a contract with them. If Chi'er finally sat in that seat, they would get ten years of tax exemption and five years of tributary exemption! If you were one of those Persians, would you nod?"

Not bad!

Wang Ci's plan is perfect, and there are almost no loopholes. From any angle, for each side, this is a beneficial and harmless action.

For the emperor, diplomacy was closely related to the economy. If there is a war, he will have to divide his forces to protect these foreigners. Especially in the outer city at this moment, there are many soldiers of the Southern Army who are scurrying down the Banzai Mountain, in case the other side takes these belligerent Persians, Dongying people and other foreign businessmen to provoke trouble, I am afraid that the situation will be worse.

And if the Persians were to leave, in addition to all of the above, they could be avoided, and they would also bring great benefits, and the emperor would gladly agree. Even the other party is willing to take responsibility for his own safety, which relieves the emperor's worries.

For Wang Ci, the benefits are even greater. In addition to being able to leave the city safely, he also made friends and spread his reputation of "benevolence, generosity, and kindness", which will be of great benefit to both the war and the upper position in the future.

And Shi Ping, even if it wasn't because of Shi Dingzhong, this was also within his position. In his place, his position, it is only natural that this is promoted!

However, he was dragged into the water in the dark.

"It seems that Shi Ping didn't know that Shi Dingzhong was arrested by you, and at this moment he thought that it was the Persians who captured his son?"

"Nonsense!"

Shen Moyun asked weakly, and the princess smiled sinisterly.

Shi Dingzhong's worries are really good!

If Wang Ci and the others leave the city with their treasures today, Shi Ping will definitely be held accountable in the future.

The Persians are also very likely to bite back, saying that Shi Ping colluded with Wang Ci and was doing something treasonous.

The emperor will not believe that he is being used and threatened, but will suspect that the so-called Shi Dingzhong is bound, but in fact, it is just a cover for Shi Ping to take refuge in Zhu Jingchi a long time ago.

Therefore, as Shi Dingzhong said, the entire Yongyi Bofu will suffer.

Is Shi Dingzhong more anxious than her for the crime of rebellion? This is also the reason why Shi Dingzhong is not afraid of life and death, and has been busy day and night recently!

At this moment, Shi Ping didn't dare to admit Shi Dingzhong when he saw him, for fear that his son would be killed.

And Shi Dingzhong couldn't recognize Lao Tzu, but he had to minimize his sense of existence as much as possible, so that people couldn't know that he was in this convoy. Otherwise, after the East Window incident, the basin of dirty water that colluded with foreign thieves and anti-thieves would be splashed on their Yongyi Uncle's head.

He can't afford it!

So it's clear that the biggest beneficiary of this trade is this group of Persians!

That's why they're willing to wade into this troubled water. What does it matter to them who is the emperor? They just need to make the most of their profits!

They just need to play that one scene!

It just so happens that no matter how they act, this play will not be smashed!

After all, they still have one last guarantee......