Ren Xiaoyao changed into new clothes, and sat on the stone bench in the pavilion with an expressionless face, his hair still wet and dripping. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He's not in a good mood right now. - Whoever has just been fished out of the water will not be in a good mood.

The ministers gathered in the pavilion, their expressions different, some ashamed, some couldn't help laughing.

Ren Xiaoyao's eyes kept sweeping around, and finally stopped under the willow tree, and there was a dog tied under the tree, this dog was the black dog that caused Ren Xiaoyao to jump into the water in a panic and lose face, called Da Hei or Black Bear?

"Steward Cui, who raised this dog?" Ren Xiaoyao asked coldly. No matter who raises it, Lao Tzu consciously jumps into the pond, and he is not allowed to come out without drinking.

Steward Cui looked embarrassed, and said uneasily: "Young master, this is ...... The dog was bought from the market by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Her Royal Highness said that for the safety of the house, she would buy a few more in the future......"

Ren Xiaoyao's handsome face, which was about to be angry, collapsed when he heard this.

No wonder it was so rude, it turned out to be bought by Changping. Who has what dog, as it is.

Ren Xiaoyao glared at the leisurely black dog, then turned his head and said to the ministers with a smile: "Adults, don't leave later, stay for dinner, fragrant dog meat hot pot, hehe, I'm in for a treat." ”

"Okay, good, eat dog meat in spring, it's time to take supplements." The ministers' faces were full of joy.

Ren Xiaoyao smiled more happily than them: "The dog raised by Her Royal Highness the princess must taste more fragrant, and the adults are blessed......"

Everyone's faces changed, and they all shook their heads and said: "No, no, no, Lord Fang is polite, the old men are old, they can't get meaty, next time, hehe, next time ......"

The drizzle and wet clothes are invisible, and the idle flowers are silent when they fall to the ground.

Spring in the south of the Yangtze River came earlier, and when the north was still cold, the south of the Yangtze River was already full of green.

The ministers sipped tea in the gazebo. Pay attention to the row of weeping willows by the pond, talking and laughing, as if out of the dust and elegant.

Wei Chengde picked up the teacup and gently blew the foam floating on the tea, and the seemingly cloudy old eyes quickly glanced at Ren Yao.

Took a slow sip of tea. Wei Chengde put down the teacup. stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Lord Fang invited me to come to your mansion today, in addition to appreciating spring, there must be something else, right?" ”

Ren Xiaoyao also smiled when he heard this. Of course, there are other things, Lao Tzu is such a lively and healthy young man, if there is nothing to do, who would want to deal with you poor old men.

When the ministers heard Wei Chengde talk about business, they also turned around one after another. Facing the two people in the pavilion, they listened with a straight face.

Ren Xiaoyao rolled his eyes, and then smiled: "Jiang is still old and spicy, Xia Guan does have something to do, and I want to discuss it with all the adults......

"Wait!" An old minister next to Wei Chengde spoke.

Ren Xiaoyao looked over and saw that the person who spoke was in the middle of the household department, that is, the often said Yanguan, this person's surname was Wu, and the old man was almost sixty years old. His temper is like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard.

Ren Xiaoyao smiled and said, "Lord Wu, what's wrong?" ”

Lord Wu rolled his eyes and said, "Lord Fang invited me to come to your mansion today to enjoy the spring, and the old man is grateful." But...... The old man suggested that in this pleasant spring scenery, it is best not to talk about state affairs, because it is such a wonderful scenery. Our sins too. Lord Fang, what do you think? ”

The hearts of the ministers are like mirrors. Hearing this, they all nodded in agreement.

Old fox! Old slippery head!

Ren Xiaoyao scolded in his heart, Lao Tzu invited you to enjoy the spring, you will take the tone, if you are invited to buy spring, it must be another face, a group of old shameless!

Peeking at Wei Chengde, the old man half closed his eyes, stroked his beard and smiled, as if he was fine.

This old guy isn't a good bird either!

Annoyed in his heart, Ren Xiaoyao smiled brighter than a flower: "No, no, no, you adults have misunderstood the officials." You should all know that the lower officials don't know anything about the so-called government and state affairs, so I'm afraid that if you mention these things to me, how can I take the initiative to tell you? In such a beautiful weather, let's drink tea, taste wine, and talk about women, how comfortable it is, state affairs, hehe, it's not too late to talk when you go to the Jinluan Palace. ”

The ministers were puzzled when they heard this, and they looked at each other a few times, but they couldn't figure out what Ren Xiaoyao's intentions were.

These ministers are all old and sophisticated, old oilmen of officialdom who have been rolling in the court for decades, and when Ren Xiaoyao invited them to come to the mansion, they vaguely understood what they meant.

Regarding whether the crown prince is abolished or established, and if so, which prince should be appointed, the court quarreled endlessly, and the ministers saw that the emperor had not expressed his position on this matter, so the abolition of the prince or the protection of the prince flew into the palace like snowflakes, to the disappointment of the ministers, the emperor still did not say a word.

The emperor's passive silence is used to make this move, not only the princes are anxious, but the ministers are also dumbfounded, in the past, it was said that the power of the sky is unpredictable, but no matter how unpredictable it is, at least there is a weather vane, what things are played, the emperor is happy or angry, and it can always make people have a little direction, so as not to offend Long Yan, but for the abolition of the prince or the protection of the prince, the emperor's attitude has been plain and expressionless, which makes people feel at the bottom.

But not knowing the bottom does not mean that the people below dare not move, on the contrary, now the princes are like rushing to the market, one after another to make friends with the ministers, and the various factions in the court and the princes collude with each other, disturbing the miasma above the court, and the chickens and dogs are restless.

As we all know, King Fu is the most honest of all the princes, and this Lord Ren Xiaoyaofang, before entering the dynasty, was a classmate of King Fu, and he is a die-hard who supports King Fu.

Before the situation was clear, no one was willing to easily bet the chips in their hands, so as soon as Ren Xiaoyao opened his mouth, Lord Wu stopped him in time.

Ren Xiaoyao's answer surprised everyone again, he simply said that he didn't talk about state affairs, everyone had already said this, if he was stopped again, it would be a bit of a villain's heart to spend the belly of a gentleman.

Wei Chengde swept his eyes, and then said with a smile: "Okay, you old people don't cultivate!" I'm still bullying young people when I'm old, and others haven't finished speaking, what are you messing with? ”

Ren Xiaoyao said with a smile: "Lord Wei's words are serious, the capital has been surging recently, and your lords must have been very worried, and the lower officials dare not disturb each other with mundane trivial matters, and promise not to talk about half a sentence of state affairs and government affairs today." ”

Lord Wu was suspicious: "My lord doesn't talk about state affairs, is it really just to invite the old man and others to come to the house to enjoy the spring?" ”

Ren Xiaoyao nodded and smiled: "Of course, since he became an official in the same dynasty as all the adults, the lower officials have never had a deep friendship with you. Today, I will take advantage of the reason to enjoy the spring, and I will have a good time with all the adults, and I hope that the adults will not dislike it. ”

When everyone heard that Ren Xiaoyao was really not begging them for the sake of fighting for the prince, they all immediately put their hearts at ease, and laughed and chatted with tea.

Wei Chengde sat silently. seemed to be smiling and glanced at Ren Xiaoyao from time to time. Ren Xiaoyao was so stared at him that his scalp was numb, and goosebumps appeared all over his body.

What does it mean that the old guy is old, and he always flatters me? Could it be that this guy was originally an old glass?

"Ahem...... By the way, the lower officials also sent a fortune to all the adults. This one...... It's not a state affair, is it? Ren Xiaoyao rolled his eyes and said with a smile.

"Wealth?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this, "What does Lord Fang mean?" ”

Ren Xiaoyao said with a smile: "It's very simple, Xiaguan's identity today is the young proprietor of the Fang family's business. I want to cooperate with all of you, let's make a business together......"

Lord Wu raised his eyebrows and sneered, "Could it be that Lord Fang is planning to bribe us and others?" The old man and others have been officials in the court for decades, and they have never taken half a tael of silver that does not belong to them, if Lord Fang thinks that he can use the silver to bribe us and others to speak for King Fu, then you have miscalculated! ”

"Oops! Lord Wu, I misunderstood, I misunderstood! Ren Xiaoyao explained with a smile: "Xiaguan is like you, honest as water. With a clean breeze on his sleeves, how could he do that bribe? ”

As soon as the words fell, it attracted extreme disdain from everyone, including Wei Chengde, are you embarrassed to say that you are incorruptible? Look at your newly built mansion, every grass and tree is extremely luxurious. It's not much better than the palace, isn't it? When I negotiated with the Turkic envoys last year, you kid was left and right, knocking left and right, and I don't know how much oil and water you fished. Are you all blind to us? What a shame! Bah!

Ren Xiaoyao was completely unaware of everyone's disdainful expression, and his face did not change and his heart did not beat. With an open-minded appearance, he continued: "The lower officials do things according to principles, do not do to others what you do not want, the lower officials already hate bribery, and the lower officials especially hate this kind of behavior!" It is with these moths that the imperial court has made the hearts of the people in the world impure, in the final analysis, this is because our officials have not set an example......"

Wei Chengde really couldn't stand Ren Xiaoyao's shameless remarks, and interjected: "Lord Fang, if there is anything you want to discuss with me, you should just say it." ”

Ren Xiaoyao smiled and said: "Xiaguan will tell you the truth, don't be surprised, if Xiaguan is not mistaken, you adults are quite shy in your pockets, right?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the ministers suddenly became a little confused. For them, poverty is caused by their own integrity, which is not a shame, but poverty is not such a glorious thing, and Ren Xiaoyao said it so bluntly that they can't help but feel a little short of breath.

Ren Xiaoyao saw that everyone was silent, and hurriedly untied the money bag on his body, and shook in the wind in front of everyone, and the inside of the money bag was clean, as if it had been washed.

Ren Xiaoyao's eyes showed a sympathetic look, and he said pitifully: "...... In fact, the lower officials are the same as all the adults, alas, poor......"

When everyone heard this, there was a deep disdain.

Are you poor? The people of the whole Chinese Dynasty have become called Huazi! Who doesn't know that you are the son of the richest man in the Chinese Dynasty, and your ability to make money and accept bribes is better than your father's money, and you are still crying poor, so do we want to live?

Ren Xiaoyao saw that everyone didn't believe it, and hurriedly explained: "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, although the lower official is said to be wealthy, but that is the silver earned by my father, how can the lower official and even the filial piety be embarrassed to spend the silver earned by his old man?" Don't look at the appearance of the official, but ...... The family business is big, and the expenses are also big! Not to mention anything else, Her Royal Highness the princess wants to repair the house, you see, such a mansion is new from the inside out, what is the white stone of the East China Sea, the spotted bamboo of Dongting, and the Molan of Dali, which does not cost money? Therefore, after the house is repaired, the money bag of the lower officials is also clean, as the saying goes: the wind blows the eggshell, and the wealth goes to the people's happiness......"

Seeing that Ren Xiaoyao was crying more and more vigorously, and there was a tendency to cry on the spot, Wei Chengde hurriedly interrupted: "Lord Fang, your old man understands your difficulties, you better get down to business......

Ren Xiaoyao's pitiful expression immediately changed, and he said with a smile: "The main thing is that Xia Guan has recently found a deal, and due to limited funds, he wants to partner with all the adults to do it......"

"Buying and selling?" The ministers asked in unison, puzzled.

Ren Xiaoyao nodded affirmatively, and then his face was deep, and he said in a deep voice full of emotion: "Friend, are you short of money?" A year ago, I was just like you. In a year's time, you will be just like me......"

"Hey, wait a minute, Master Fang, what do you mean? Where were you like us a year ago? One of the ministers was puzzled. Interrupted.

The crowd also turned their heads to each other.

"Yes. What does he mean? ”

"What are we like him in a year? Like him, he was chased and bitten by dogs all over the pond, and the old man didn't do it......"

Ren Xiaoyao was thinking about the carefully prepared advertising words, intending to fool these old ministers, and he couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied when he was interrupted. Gave him an angry look, look at what you asked, isn't this boring? Of course you're as poor as you, do you have to let me tell me?

Wei Chengde said with a smile: "Adults, don't interject, let him finish." ”

Ren Xiaoyao smiled at him gratefully. With a solemn expression, he continued to say in a deep voice: "...... Friend, short of money? Righteous and suffering from poverty, the breeze on your sleeves is hard to stop the emptiness in your belly, friend, are you still worried about silver? Still running around for your thinning purse? Well, now don't worry! Come and join us! Here, we have a professional transportation team with a sales force that has accumulated decades of experience......"

Ren Xiaoyao's advertising words frightened everyone one by one. His eyes were straight as he was talking, foaming at the mouth.

After Ren Xiaoyao finished speaking, he glanced at everyone, and saw that they were all expressionless, looking at him without saying a word, and the atmosphere fell into an awkward silence for a while. Ren Xiaoyao couldn't help scratching his head. What's wrong? Could it be that I wasn't sensational enough just now? Why didn't these old guys react at all?

Wei Chengde broke the silence, coughed, and said, "Uh...... Master Fang, can you continue? ”

Ren Xiaoyao suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. Co-author: Do you think what I just said is all nonsense?

Hanging his head, Ren Yao said weakly: "Simply put." The lower officials saw a deal, and the adults had money to hold a money field, but they didn't have money...... cough, I don't have the money to go home and get money to make a money......"

"Doing business?" Now everyone understood, and suddenly there was a burst of discussion.

Although the people are old-fashioned and old-fashioned, but there is no resistance to doing business, throughout the ages, the business is not cheap, the lowly is the business people, advocating Confucianism and Taoism in the society, the cunning and greed of businessmen, the pursuit of profit and forgetfulness, has always been looked down upon.

Although these ministers themselves are poor, they also know that many officials in the DPRK and China are now engaged in business in their homes, both openly and secretly, so that they can live more comfortably, so that they will not be greedy for ink and bribes, which will make them fearful, so they are not opposed to doing business, and everyone just doesn't understand why Ren Xiaoyao wants to do business with them.

"Exactly." Ren Xiaoyao replied with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, the lower officials know that you have no money, but this matter can really only be found by you, what about you, just give some silver, one tael of silver is not too little, one hundred taels of silver is not too much, this deal, there is more capital and more capital, and there is less capital and less capital......"

"Lord Fang, the old man wants to ask, what kind of business do you have in mind, why can you only partner with us? There were so many rich and wealthy merchants in the Hua Dynasty, why should the adults give up the near and seek the farther? ”

Ren Xiaoyao blinked and smiled: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you remember the negotiation between the lower officials and the Turkic envoys last year? ”

Everyone nodded in unison. Ren Xiaoyao was ordered by the emperor to negotiate with the Turks, took advantage of the Turks, and greatly promoted the national prestige of the Chinese Dynasty, and Ren Xiaoyao became famous and became a national hero in the eyes of the people. This is something that the whole country knows, and today he received Ren Xiaoyao's post to his new house, and these ministers are more or less grateful for their merits, so they are willing to come to the door.

Ren Xiaoyao continued: "The lower officials negotiated with the Turks, entrusted the emperor to Hongfu, a little merit, there is a clause in the terms of the negotiation, I believe you all know, that is, in the northwest Helan Mountain, on the border between our dynasty and the Turks, a trade bazaar will be opened, and the merchants and people of the two countries will trade freely and communicate with each other. ”

The crowd nodded again.

"But the terms are terms, but the implementation is troublesome, for the merchants of my Hua Dynasty, the Turkic people need to transport the grain and grass, fine iron and all kinds of daily necessities to the foot of Helan Mountain, this is a great difficulty, all kinds of harsh taxes along the way, checkpoints, so that the merchants are discouraged, and the world is not very peaceful, bandits and bandits robbing and killing people happen frequently, but also let the merchants of the Chinese Dynasty dare not move, seeing that this newly opened trade route will be abandoned from now on, which makes the lower officials feel very pity, so, The purpose of inviting all of you here today is to discuss this matter. ”

Wei Chengde pondered for a moment, frowned, and said, "What Lord Fang meant, is it that he plans to cooperate with the government and business to open up this trade route?" ”

Ren Xiaoyao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "In the end, Lord Wei is powerful, this is what the lower officials mean, we are the officials of the imperial court, it is said that we should not touch this business business, but this trade route is extraordinary, the Turks and our dynasty have just been truce, and the two khans on the grassland are still in a civil war for the unification of the grassland, as the people of the Chinese Dynasty, this situation is what we want to see, and we are even willing to pay the price to maintain, how to maintain it?" Whatever the Turks need, we will give him! If you want food and weapons, we will give them all, as long as they continue to fight among themselves, it will buy time for our Hua Dynasty. ”

"Your lords are all scheming people, even if the lower officials don't say it, you also know that if the Turks unify the steppe, their next target must be our Hua Dynasty, the so-called non-aggression oath made by the lower officials and them is just a piece of paper, as long as they have the strength, they will not hesitate to break the covenant and break the alliance, then the lives of the people of our Hua Dynasty will be ruined, the family will be ruined, and the national disaster will be approaching, so our purpose is not to let the Turks stop, let them continue the civil war, and consume their strength in the civil war."

The ministers were even more puzzled when they heard this, now that the capital is surging, and the princes are competing for the throne, this Lord Fang has changed his words and pulled it to the Turks, he ...... What is the intention? Could it be that he and King Fu have no intention of becoming the crown prince?

Wei Chengde frowned and said, "Lord Fang, the old man doesn't quite understand what you mean, can you make it clearer?" ”

Ren Xiaoyao said with a smile: "Xiaguan's meaning is very simple, let's do business with the Turks, sell them grain, grass and fine iron, let them fight in the grassland, they don't stop, our Hua Dynasty can stop, and this newly opened trade route, if there is no official background, ordinary businessmen will not dare to go to Helan Mountain to do business, after all, there are too many obstacles along the way, only we, the court officials, have the ability to deliver the goods safely, so, Xiaguan wants to partner with all the adults to do this business, the adults have earned silver, has gained fame again, and there is no harm in all benefits, I don't know what the adults think? ”