Two days on weekends, the second shift.

The Duan family is in the same vein, the power is inclined to Nanmu, the father and son are three nobles, and they are ten scholars of the dynasty.

Over the past hundred years, the Duan family's status in Nanmu is undoubted, and it can be said that as long as it is not to seek the elixir of immortality and shatter the Void Pill, there is nothing in Nanmu that the Duan clan cannot do.

The father and son are three nobles, referring to Duan Ningmei's father, Duan Jingnan, the prince of Qianguo, Duan Zhengxuan, the eldest son of the military department, Duan Zhengxuan, the second son, the prince of Taixue, who reads Duan Heyu.

When the ten scholars of the dynasty were in power, it was said that the Duan family descendants or side branches had more than ten official positions in Nanmu, which shows how glorious the Duan family is in Nanmu!

At this moment, hearing that Duan Ningmei actually wanted to be for himself, Zhifeng was surprised in his heart, and he was puzzled in his chest but remained silent on the surface, "Duan Gongzi said that it doesn't matter. ”

"Two things," Duan Ning brows straight to the point, "I heard that Brother Feng composed the song 'When Will the Bright Moon Exist' for everyone in Tsing Yi Fang, and my sister tossed and turned, and was shocked by the work of heaven and man." Now that I know that I am looking for Brother Feng, I must ask for a good song for her, this is one of them. ”

"Second, I Nanmu takes the tea ceremony, medicinal materials, and fur as the foundation of doing business in the world, and the business road is the most intercourse with Dazhi Chengzu County. In the disaster of the flood, the relationship between Nan Mu and Da Zhi is delicate, it is related to the trade between the two countries, there are different opinions in the court, the undercurrent is surging, and my father cannot control the situation..."

Speaking of this, Duan Ning's expression was solemn, "The business fortune controlled by my Duan family has been constantly stirred up by dark forces recently, and even a few days ago, when the trade road first opened, two Duan clan caravans were hijacked by bandits in the three counties of Dazhidong!" ”

Speaking of this, Duan Ning frowned and bowed, "If Brother Zhifeng can help the Duan family and ensure the smooth flow of travel and trade routes, Duan Ning will have a good reward!" ”

After hearing this, Zhifeng's mind quickly analyzed the hidden meaning of Duan Ningmei's words. First of all, the matter of seeking music is said to be insignificant, but Duan Ningmei actually proposed first, and his so-called sister seems to have a lot of weight in his heart.

Moreover, with the Duan clan's control over Nan Mu over the past hundred years, Duan Jingnan is unable to control the court at the moment, which shows that Nan Mu must have secretly obstructed the potential forces of the Duan Sect, and the authority of the Duan family has been challenged.

Third, Duan Ningmei appeared here, and he guessed through some channels that he might be able to get out of trouble in Nan Muning River Mansion, so he waited specifically at the customs clearance route. But if it was just because the business trip was robbed, did he need to invest so much money and teach him so condescendingly? What's going on inside?

Thinking of this, Zhifeng Zhengse said, "Childe's original intention, presumably it is not as simple as just knowing Feng to cooperate with the thief, forgive Zhifeng for being foolish, Duan Gongzi, but please say it clearly!" ”

The words are here, I know that Feng is not stupid, you don't know what to say, don't talk about it.

Duan Ningmei smiled, "Brother Zhifeng Minhui, since this is the case, there is no need to hide the eyebrows, the Duan family has entered the game in Nanmu, and we want to use the Zhifeng brothers to establish an alliance with Ninghou Mansion to advance and retreat, and hope that the brothers will be successful!" ”

Zhifeng was shocked when he said this, and Duan Ningmei took the initiative to admit that the Duan family was caught in the situation, which showed that the situation of the Duan family in the Nanmu Dynasty was not good.

It is natural to want to establish contact with Ninghou Mansion through himself, after all, this kind of private interaction between the nobles of the two countries must not be put on the surface, and Zhifeng's status in Ninghou Jian Xiaotian's heart and his reputation in Chengzu County are the right person.

The most critical Zhifeng official position is not high!

This kind of temptation at this level, even if it is rejected by the Ninghou Mansion, it will not hurt Nanmu Duan's face, after all, it is only Duan Ningmei who comes out to contact, which can not only represent Duan's attitude, but also has no official lords in his body, so he can advance or retreat.

"I don't know how Brother Ning Mei wants Zhifeng to help?"

"Compose a song for me, kill someone, and make a scene!"

***

Chengzu County Ninghou Mansion, not a New Year's Festival, but the Hou Mansion is filled with a cheerful mood that is not a New Year's Festival but a New Year's Festival, just because Zhifeng knows that the young master has news that the young hero is still in the world!

A few days ago, the fifth rhyme sent a quick horse to report urgently, shocking that the information of Zhifeng's survival had been confirmed in Xianghe County, Nanmuninghe Prefecture, and this morning the border army got Zhifeng's handwritten letter from Nanmu to inform him of safety.

Wang Niang Wang Father, Little County Lord Qingyue, Rouge Liema Jian Xiaoyu, Third Sister Meihua, Jian Thirteen Uncle, Lie'er Wang Qiang and others, etc., didn't care about any official rank, status and identity at this moment, gathered together, sat around the old housekeeper Uncle Jian, listened to him read Zhifeng's Ping'an family letter over and over again, looked at the handwriting that was uglier than a dog crawling, and laughed and cried one by one.

At the other end of the lobby, Ning Waiting for Jian Xiaotian, the general to perform martial arts, the old man of the Fei family, and the eldest prince Jian calmly smiled, and quietly discussed, "Third brother, martial arts, and calm, what do you think of Zhifeng's secret letter?" ”

The secret letter is another military post handed over by Zhifeng through the fire paint secret seal, with only a few words, "Go to Huacheng with Duan Ningmei in order to make an alliance!"

Several people looked at each other, and the ruler counted word by word, "Duan's is in danger!" ”

***

Five days later, Nanmu Huacheng, Zhifeng and Duan Ningmei quietly sneaked in.

The jurisdiction of Nanmu is mostly high mountains and mountains, the terrain is quite steep, but the climate is pleasant and the four seasons are not good.

Different from other regions, Huacheng, the capital of Nanmu Kingdom, is surrounded by a plain land, with abundant water and grass, and flowers bloom in all seasons, so it is also called the flower capital by the world.

It was night, the hour was approaching, and the homes were silent, only the night watchman wandered around, shouting the same "Be careful with the candles." ”

At the side door of the Qianguo Mansion, Duan Ningmei and a few people sneaked in like thieves, and an hour later, Duan Ningmei hurriedly left with a few attendants, everything was silent, like a ghost.

In the guest room where Zhifeng was located, Duan Zhengxuan, the eldest son of Duan Mansion, was bowing his hand and said, "There is a virtuous brother of Lao Zhifeng who came to Duan's house, and Zhengxuan is grateful. It's late tonight, and it's inconvenient for my father to see each other, so I specially ordered Zhengxuan to accompany Zhifeng Xian to drink a few glasses, so as to straighten out the tired body, and greet him tomorrow. ”

This eldest son of Duan Mansion is eight feet tall and has a majestic appearance, but his speech is polite and polite, although he is not as handsome and elegant as Duan Ningmei, but he is more masculine and masculine.

Zhifeng said with a smile, "Brother Duan doesn't need to be polite, Zhifeng is young, if you have any verbal offense, please don't worry, can you tell me a little about the current situation, so that the younger brother also has some scheming." ”

Hearing Zhifeng say this, Duan Zhengxuan sighed and spoke eloquently.

It turned out that the officialdom of Nanmu was the most powerful among the four great eunuchs, among which the power of the Duan clan was second to none in the century, and although the three families of Tian, Liu, and Cheng were not as good as the Duan clan, they were also dignitaries who had stood in the court for decades.

Over the years, the Duan family has controlled the dynasty, and the others are relatively low-key, and they do not want to oppose the Duan family in the open, but they also continue to manage their own strength, and they have become an existence that cannot be underestimated.

In the month before the Chung Yeung Festival, a trade debate suddenly arose in the court, and Mingli demanded that the flood take advantage of the opportunity to change the commercial and trade agreement with Dazhi, adjust the commercial tax on goods entering and leaving the country, and asked for pressure on Dazhi to allow it to let go of a variety of scarce goods such as silk, porcelain, and ironware.

All the courtiers knew that the so-called adjustment of the trade agreement between the two countries was actually aimed at dealing with the Duan family and breaking the pattern of the Duan family's dominance.

The fundamental reason is that Nanmu does not have a complete business control mechanism!

For decades, the business groups belonging to the major families, dignitaries and dignitaries have monopolized Nanmu's trade exchanges, and it can be said that Nanmu's economic development completely depends on the will of the clan class, and this strange phenomenon that is unimaginable in the other four countries is the special national condition unique to Nanmu.

Nanmu's assessment of the collection of commercial tax rates depends on the Sima of each state capital, and the county level is under the jurisdiction of the county, which is also the opposite, and the key point is that there is no certain rule for the setting of commercial tax, which is often levied in accordance with the practice of previous years, and can only be reduced or exempted in disaster years.

This so-called "convention of the past years" is precisely determined by the Duan family!

The Duan clan lowered taxes on the most important properties of Nanmu, such as tea ceremonies, medicinal herbs, furs, and salt roads, while they imposed high taxes on silk, porcelain, and jewelry, which were controlled by other large nobles.

As a result, the scarce materials in Nanmu have been heavily taxed and raised in price when they enter the country, and they can only become luxury goods that some wealthy people can afford. The outbound price of the goods of Nanmu Real Estate, which is not controlled by Duan's, is far higher than the bottom line of demand in other countries, and it is difficult to find a way to sell the goods, so in the end they can only be sold at a loss.

As soon as he went out and entered, the Duan family became more and more wealthy, and he ate alone, which was inevitably hated by others.

The flood was an opportunity for the other three families to unite with those officials who were not attached to Duanmen, not only demanding a significant increase in their own interests, but also attacking Duanmen's reputation and weakening their control of the court.

After a brief introduction, Duan Zhengxuan said solemnly, "Brother Zhifeng may think that my Duan clan is too greedy, so it has caused hostile forces to attack, but the hidden situation is really not a manifestation. ”

After pondering for a moment, Duan Zhengxuan said again, "Most of the materials controlled by my Duan clan are related to people's livelihood, and the tax rate must not be raised and cause civil unrest. The reason why Duanmen is so profitable in trade is because of the large amount of profits, so it can be maintained, and other materials are the cause of erosion in the floating world, and my Duan clan must not let it tempt the world and break the balance. ”

Zhifeng listened to Duan Zhengxuan's words, and disagreed in his heart, saying that the Duan family was still worried about the country and the people, and he couldn't let other nobles sit big.

However, Zhifeng at least agrees with Duan's concept of allowing the people to live in peace, at least in the field involving people's livelihood, the Duan family still understands the depths and does not put the people in trouble for their own selfishness.

Young Master Zhi didn't want to get involved in this kind of dog-eat-dog conflict of interests between officials and eunuchs, but if Nanmu was in civil strife, the people would bear the brunt of the disaster, and when he was not ready to dominate the world and unify the country, Zhifeng hoped that the political situation in various countries would be stable, at least not when the war did not start.

Although he traveled to the country of Dazhi, Zhifeng's sense of identity with Dazhi is not the same as his own feelings for the motherland of the Celestial Empire in later generations. At the moment, Zhifeng was only recruited by Ninghou Mansion by chance, and only used it as his way to advance into the WTO. But it is not the right time to say that at this time, in order for Dazhi to dominate the world, the layout of the plot and secret plan is carried out in advance, which will make the domestic chaos of various countries colorful.

Thinking about this clearly, Zhifeng said, "Dare to ask Brother Zhengxuan, what can Zhifeng do on this trip?" ”

"The specific measures will be discussed in the long run, and the most urgent thing at the moment is to ask my brother to compose a song for my sister!"

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