Chapter Twenty-Five: The World Turns Upside Down
These days, the whole of Liuzhou is undoubtedly lively, and the streets and alleys are full of topics. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The first one is naturally Zhao Mingchuan, the eighth son of Jiedu, who has been away from home for many years, and suddenly returned, which caused a lot of speculation.
Why did the eighth son suddenly return at this time?
Some people say that Lord Jiedu found a mother-in-law for this son, and he came back this time to prepare for marriage.
There are also speculations that the Lord Jiedu should wholeheartedly pursue the road of Xuanxiu and want to Zen the Jiedu, so that he should choose the best among the many heirs.
Some people even said that this eighth prince was bullied outside, so he came back to move the rescuers.
There are all kinds of things, and it has become the talk of conversation after dinner in the teahouse of the wine shop.
This second thing is even more enjoyable. Men, in particular, smile meaningfully at each other when they talk about it.
Yanlai Building, the most luxurious and extravagant green building in Liuzhou, is a veritable gold cave, and the owner behind it is the famous Qian family.
But that's it, a club called "A Curtain of Dreams" opened opposite Yanlai Building.
And no matter what the background of this curtain dream, whether it is decoration or girl, it is not inferior to Yanlailou, and what is more commendable is that the eight major Oiran sitting in it, it is really all beautiful, and whoever is destined to become a guest on his couch, the next day is all * eroded bones, fluttering out of the attic, not a few days to get out of bed, of course, the silver in the pocket is swept away.
In just two days, a curtain of dreams became famous, and Yanlailou's business also plummeted.
One side can be a bird, the other side is busy, and regardless of the grievances of these two families, as a guest, they also spend the same money and wine, which one does not want to get better service.
Compared with the first two things, this third one is a little overshadowed, it is said that there is some insecurity in Liuzhou City recently, especially at night, more than a dozen people have been killed for no reason, and Jiedu Mansion has also put up a reward for this matter, but anyone who can provide clues will receive a hundred taels of snowflake silver.
Most people don't think so, they can be qualified to live in Liuzhou, who cares about the hundred taels of silver. Besides, even if you get the money, you have to spend it, and if you annoy those bandits, you can't say that the next person to throw your body into the wild is yourself. Anyway, it didn't happen to you, so why bother yourself.
People, especially those who live in peaceful and prosperous times, always have a fluke mentality that nothing is their business.
The ordinary people of Pingtou will not know that it is these three things that are about to set off monstrous upheavals in the entire Liuzhou.
Liuzhou East City, in an annex.
In the luxurious study, Zhao Mingluo sat on the main seat with a sinking face, and in addition to the two brothers Zhao Mingba and Zhao Mingyu, there were four middle-aged people, all dressed as scribes.
"Zhao Mingchuan, you must die." Zhao Mingluo gritted his teeth and said.
"Hmph, that waste, if it weren't for the protection of Aunt Seven, that day, Lao Tzu would have smashed him into pulp." Zhao Mingba was also indignant.
"Wouldn't that be cheaper for him, it's better to capture him alive, and then use all kinds of torture to concoct it, so as to eliminate the hatred in his heart." Zhao Mingyu pinched his orchid fingers, and his face showed a ruthless look.
I have to say that Zhanbai offended his brother very much that day.
"Three sons, don't be impatient, I'm afraid this matter will have to be discussed in the long run." A scribe was afraid that this brother would do something out of the ordinary, so he hurriedly comforted, "Now, Lord Jiedu lives in the Ming'an Hall, and sends his henchmen to guard it closely, cutting off all internal and external contacts, and I don't know what he is doing, let's not act rashly." And that Zhao Mingchuan is now also placed in the torture car guard by his mother, and the guards around him must be extremely tight, not to mention assassination, even if it is difficult to get close. ”
"Then Mr. Zuo, is there a good plan?" Although Zhao Mingluo was domineering, he still had a lot of respect for the strategist sent by his uncle's family in front of him, and he couldn't help asking.
"Hehe, in fact, the three sons, why are they so anxious, what's the point of putting up with him for a while. Now our main task is to win the heir. Although Zhao Mingchuan and Lan Ji have the intention of seizing the heir, their power is too thin, and it is difficult to become a climate just by relying on a torture guard who is full of holes. On the contrary, it is the third son, the ninth son, and the eleventh prince who are our great enemies. Especially the eleventh son, although he did not win over other sons, but behind him was the assistance of a rich family, with strong financial resources, which made people have to be guarded against. The scribe known as Mr. Yu Zuo stroked his long beard under his chin and said leisurely.
"These, young master, I naturally know, but I just can't swallow this breath." Zhao Mingluo said unwillingly.
"Those who want to achieve great things are not informal. endure it for a while, and when he wins the position of the festival in the future, doesn't Zhao Mingchuan rub it if he wants to, and pinch it if he wants to? Yu Zuo persuaded with a smile.
Sure enough, hearing this, the faces of the three brothers improved slightly.
"Sixth brother, since Mr. Yu Zuo has said so, let's bear with it first. Recently, a new green building was opened in the city, what is it called a curtain of dreams, it is said, the Oiran inside is quite good, tonight, our brothers will go to have a good time, how about it? Seeing that the fight was not done, Zhao Mingba immediately remembered other fun.
"Seventh brother, what is the green building, what is the name of the club, I heard that it is advanced. The girl in there is really a lovely girl. It's a nice place to go. "This Zhao Mingyu doesn't look at the sissy, but the orientation is extremely normal.
"Oh, these days, my brother and I are in my own house, I didn't expect such a thing." Zhao Mingluo really raised his interest.
"No, this curtain of dreams is open opposite Yanlailou, and in just a few days, Yanlailou's business has almost been robbed. My brother still wonders, this Yanlailou is the property of the Qian family, why is it indifferent to be robbed in front of it? Zhao Mingyu was quite puzzled.
The so-called unintentional words, the listener has a heart, but when he heard these words in Mr. Zuo's ears, he frowned.
"Slow, the fourteenth prince just said that this curtain dream is a green building that has just opened?" Yu Zuo suddenly asked solemnly.
"No, it's only two or three days."
"Childe, you also said that you almost didn't steal Yanlailou's business these days?" Yu Zuo continued to ask.
Zhao Mingyu nodded inexplicably.
Zhao Mingluo obviously realized that something was wrong, and immediately restrained the smile on his face, "Mr. Yu Zuo, what's wrong with this?" ”
"In normal times, it's nothing. But Sixth Prince, don't you think it's too much of a coincidence that this Qinglou appeared? Yu Zuo groaned.
"What's the coincidence?" Zhao Mingluo vaguely guessed something.
"Naturally, it's a succession. Two days ago, Zhao Ming returned to the house, and then the green building appeared, and it opened opposite the Yanlai Building, making it clear that it was a business grabber. Yanlailou is the property of the Qian family, which is almost well-known to passers-by. So, the question is, where does this curtain of dreams come from, if it is said that there is no force behind it, does anyone believe it? So who will be behind this? ”
"Mr. Yu Zuo, doesn't he think that the boss behind this curtain of dreams is the eighth child?" Zhao Mingluo obviously didn't want to believe this speculation.
"It's also possible that someone deliberately made us think so. But what is certain is that this dream is not as simple as it seems. Yu Zuo didn't finish his words.
"Sixth brother, no matter what it is, let's go and meet for a while, don't you know." Zhao Mingba obviously didn't want to miss it for so long, so he changed his direction and instigated.
"Also, let's go, let's go and see what is sacred behind this dream. Mr. Yu Zuo, do you want to go together? Zhao Mingluo laughed, stood up from the chair, and before leaving, he hadn't forgotten Yu Zuo and the others.
"Three sons, go. It's better for us to show less of it. Yu Zuo said.
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West of the city, Qian Fu.
"Have you found out, whose property is this curtain of dreams?" In the Treasure Pavilion, the head of the Qian family asked with a sinking face.
"Sir, not yet. This dream was so mysterious that there was not the slightest sound before, as if it had suddenly appeared. A middle-aged man dressed as a shopkeeper replied, "It's really not good, sir, or let's find some people and smash their signboards, so that we can't be afraid of not being able to attract the people behind the scenes." ”
"No, it's not that simple. can be so blatantly against my Qian family, the forces behind it must be not small. In this way, send more people to keep an eye on me at all times, and report to me as soon as you find out. ”
"Yes, sir."
Looking at the figure of his subordinates leaving, the head of the Qian family stroked his beard and pondered.
Who the hell is it?
The Zhao family? Or is it the handiwork of Lord Jiedu?
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Nancheng, Zhao Mansion.
"Bastard, in two nights, seventeen people died, all of them were masters of the Taiyi Realm, but now, I haven't even found any clues, you rice buckets." The head of the Zhao family, but at this time, it was the fury of thunder.
There is no other reason, in the past two days, someone has specifically targeted the Zhao family and carried out an assassination, and the scale is quite small. Up to now, seventeen people have died, almost all of them are masters carefully cultivated by the Zhao family.
Although the Zhao family has a huge influence in Liuzhou, they can't afford such a loss.
Of course, what made the head of the Zhao family even more angry was the reaction of the Jiedu Mansion, which turned out to be just a fluttering bounty, and the reward was only a hundred taels, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was simply fooling people.
"Zhao Xuanrui, are you going to do something to my Zhao family?" The head of the Zhao family muttered to himself in the direction of Jiedu Mansion.