"Master, there's news from Shangjing." Hong Ming handed over the small bamboo tube.

Xi Chao took it and took out the note in the bamboo tube, only glanced at it and put it aside, his brows furrowed slightly, thinking about something else.

Hong Ming took the note on the table and looked at it, and said with a sneer: "The daughter of the Zuo family is too curious. ”

"That's how many women are in the back house." Hongrui, who walked in the door, took over the conversation and said, "I lost a life and don't know how to make a fuss?" ”

"What's the matter with us, that's the Prime Minister's own trouble." Green Yin carried the food box into the house, talking and setting the meal.

"Is there anything unusual in the city?" The Xi Dynasty does not care about the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the most important thing now is to collect evidence for the future.

"The curfew at the city gate is an hour earlier, and the inspection of the passage is even stricter, and there is nothing unusual on the surface." Hong Ming replied: "The secret guard has found out that the two governments have black accounts for trafficking in illicit salt, and it will take time to verify whose hands they are." ”

"The matter of illegal salt has been repeatedly banned as early as the previous dynasty, and it is even more unscrupulous to collude with businessmen who have backers." Lu Yin said: "Xuzhou is a small treasury, and the two in Shangjing are full of energy and want to get it. ”

"Master, is the Xu family also involved?" Hongrui was inexplicably worried.

"Needless to say, as long as it is profitable, the Xu family will not let go of such a good opportunity." Hongming's tone was steady.

"Master, Gongzi Xu is back." Outside, Lu Qin said, really said that Cao Cao Cao Cao would arrive, and the four people in the room stopped talking with a smile.

The conversation stopped, Hongming and the others performed their duties, and when Xu Chen entered the house, he saw that the young man was studying ink and painting, not practicing calligraphy.

"The little boy is so good." Xu Chenlin poured himself a cup of tea, walked to Xi Chao's side, and drank tea while philosophering the young man's words.

Xi Chao wrote only one word 'Jing' and put down the pen, "What did you hear?" ”

"That's a good handwriting." Xu Chenlin didn't answer, he commented on the words first, and said that the words are like their people, and they really can't see the inner part of the teenager with a neat and neat 'quiet' word, what does this word mean, or is it written at random?

"I heard that martial law in the city is investigating the illegal sale of salt, and the newly appointed governor of Liangjiang is about to take office." Xu Chenlin explained the news he heard one by one.

"The Governor of Liangjiang is a fat and oily beauty." The Xi Dynasty looked for favor, and the new governor of Liangjiang was a servant in the palace.

"This governor of Liangjiang has a lot of background." Xu Chenlin deliberately revealed, "I heard that it is the disciple of the second prince in the palace. As he spoke, he paid attention to the young man's expression, and he wanted to see which faction the young man in front of him belonged to in the palace.

It's a pity to disappoint Xu Chenlin, and the Xi Dynasty has no timely expression for this, no matter whose people occupy such a shortage, the matter of salt transportation can make trouble, it depends on how they get it, the matter of smuggling official salt must be thoroughly investigated, and the moths that eat the country must be found out in order to feel at ease.

"Anything to do at night?" Xi Chao made up his mind to take care of this mess, and it was not easy to do anything on the surface, but secretly he must get crucial evidence, just wait for it to be captured and uprooted in one fell swoop in the future.

"What, you invited me out?" Xu Chenlin heard the meaning of the young man's words, and his mind turned and he didn't say no.

"Go out and have fun at night." The Xi Dynasty intends to test Xu Chenlin, and the place will naturally not be chosen in a place that is too rigorous.

"Okay." Xu Chen came to see what kind of medicine was sold in the young man's gourd, and readily agreed to go.

That night, Xu Chenlin followed the five masters and servants of the Xi Dynasty to a place where the red light was hanging, and was very surprised why the young man wanted to come here, he thought that it would be a quiet place such as a restaurant, or a casual stroll, who would have thought that it would be such a fireworks place, the young man is going to open a meat!

Lanyue Building is a happy place, and Xi Chao has long intended this, not only because of the freshness and elegance in Lanyue Building, but also because of the people in this building. Lanyue Building is a museum, which is commonly known as a theater, and there are only talented young men in it, which is much more elegant than the previous brothels. There is no bright woman standing outside the building to solicit guests, nor is it like the doormen of other flower houses, if it is not in the land of fireworks, it is really difficult to tell whether it is in the wrong place.

Xu Chenlin knows this, he has heard of it but has never been here, first he only likes women, even if he is a show, he is not used to seeing men dressed as women, although he is beautiful, he always lacks some of the softness of women, no|yin|no|yang, it is very uncomfortable. Second, he always thinks that he is asking for guilt with a charming man, not as good as the woman's fair skin and softness, so when he saw the young man walking into the building, he couldn't help but say that unprecedented stunned expression, and subconsciously a picture of blushing appeared in his mind, the young man wouldn't be a good mouthful, and then looking at the four handsome attendants around the young man, he couldn't help but think crookedly.

The boy looks like he is only twelve or thirteen years old, so he doesn't really have feelings for men, right? Xu Chenlin shuddered when he thought of this, and felt a chill in his heart, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong when he usually got along, what the hell was this for? Guessing is that Xu Chenlin will not and does not dare to show half of it, so he can only prepare to follow the young man into the building.

"Your Excellency, please come upstairs." Lao Bustard Yin Qin beckoned Xi Chao and the others to go upstairs, Hongming threw a silver ingot to Lao Bustard, and ordered to prepare a table of good wine and food, of course, he didn't forget to order two beautiful young people to accompany the wine.

After a while, good wine and good food were set up on the table, and two young men walked in, and Hongming asked the two of them to sit down and play a few songs to help the wine.

"Do you really want to use it here?" Xu Chenlin glanced at the table full of dishes with color, aroma and flavor, and looked at the young man in surprise, this is a fireworks place, some things can't be eaten casually, these seemingly ordinary wine and dishes will more or less add some drugs that help the body, the amount of food will not hurt the body, and the guests who come here will not care about these little things, anyway, the final purpose is not that, but the young man is only twelve or thirteen years old, and he has to do what he can to open meat.

"These drinks and dishes have been pre-ordered." Xi Chao took a sip of the sake handed by Hongrui, the faint aroma of the wine with a slight sweetness, the entrance is moist and mellow, and it is not easy to be intoxicated.

"Xu Gongzi doesn't need to worry, there won't be any problems with this table of wine and food." Hong Ming explained from the side, dispelling Xu Chenlin's concerns.

Xu Chen saw that the young man was taking care of himself, and he put his mind at ease, he really thought that the young man was here to spend money to buy a night of spring and supper, it seems that the young man has already prepared, and today's trip must have a deep meaning, An Nai has doubts in his heart and waits for changes.

The melodious voice between teenager and youth sings a light and pleasant tune, which makes people relax and enjoy this peaceful atmosphere with the tune.

Xu Chenlin was suspicious in his heart, he didn't pay much attention to the meal, he had been observing the relaxed young man, waiting for the young man to say the purpose of coming here tonight.

"Xu Gongzi stared at my master, but he couldn't eat enough." Hongrui smiled lightly: "Master Xu, don't think too much, my master is also here out of curiosity." ”

"Curious?" How curious? Xu Chenlin didn't know what could arouse the interest of the teenager in this small pavilion.

Xi Chao put down his chopsticks, beckoned to the little man who was singing, grabbed the waist of the young man who was not a few years older than himself and asked him to sit beside him, and raised the young man's chin to look carefully.

"It's just curious about how there was a spring night between men and men." Xi Chao stroked the cheek of the young man beside him, and casually answered Xu Chenlin's previous doubts.

"Snort" Xu Chenlin was really frightened by the young man's words, and squirted out a mouthful of wine: "Cough, cough, you ......" He really didn't know what to say about the young man, what was this, whether he was really curious or making fun of himself.

"What do you say?" Xi glanced at the gaffe Xu Chenlin out of the corner of his eye, and looked at the well-behaved young man beside him with an unchanged smile, as if asking.

"Slave, I don't know." The young man was startled by Xi Chao's indifferent eyes and replied in a trembling voice.

Xi Chao would not have been entangled in this issue too much, it was just a joke, as for whether the answer was true or not, she had not seen it, she had never eaten pork and had seen a pig run, who made Xu Chenlin look vigilant, even if it was a temptation, there was no need to be too strict.

"Ahem." Xu Chenlin took the tea handed by Hongrui and poured two cups before he suppressed the cough in his throat.

"They're all clear, why don't you give it a try?" Xi Chao said as he untied the belt of the young man beside him, and the young man who was already wearing thin clothes had already revealed a large area of fine white skin at this time, and turned his head to ask Xu Chenlin.

"No, no, I only like women." Xu Chenlin hurriedly declined the young man's kindness, although he didn't know if it was really a good intention or to make fun of himself, Xu Chenlin didn't want the young man to have unnecessary doubts about himself, this is a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, and he really couldn't watch it without changing his face.

"You're not here for a meal, are you?" Xu Chen hurriedly changed the topic, so as not to harm him, the fish in the pond, and he couldn't bear it.

"How can it, the show hasn't been staged yet, you have to wait for a while." Xi Chao touched the placket of the young man next to him without blushing and heartbeat, caressing the young man's delicate and smooth skin.

Xu Chenlin only glanced at it and immediately turned his head, he was afraid that he would have to have a long needle eye if he looked at it again, although the young man was not handsome, but the demeanor revealed between his demeanor was there, so that people could not ignore it lightly, the behavior of the young and young people could not talk about the trial, it could only be said to be a simple touch, but just this also gave people an endless reverie, don't forget what kind of place this is, this is the real Qinglou Chu Pavilion, even if it is just appreciation, in a sense, it has changed its taste.

Although the benefactor in front of him is not much older than himself, but as a small himself, he still has some eyesight, and the young man around him can not really be his young, although this dress is simple but expensive, it obviously shows his identity, such a person can not be guilty lightly, what to say and what not to say must be a little thoughtful in his heart, otherwise it is possible to lose his life if he says more than a word.

The other little man was still playing the piano, and he didn't dare to look elsewhere.

"Master, the man has arrived." The green piano that went out halfway came back to report.

"Who? Did you invite other guests? Xu Chenlin was slightly surprised, who would the young man invite, looked at a table of leftover meals, frowned slightly, is it too wasteful to go to the table again, out of the nature of a businessman, Xu Chenlin does not like extravagance and waste, and the silver is not from the tide of the sea, you can spend as much as you want.

"It's not." Xi Chao didn't say anything further, and his jaw head signaled that he knew.

Xu Chenlin didn't get the answer he wanted, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and wondered what the young man was selling.

After admiring the figure of the little man beside him, Xi Chao raised his hand to let him go back and continue singing, and then picked up the wine glass and drank it again, patiently waiting for the curtain to open.

After waiting for a while, no one came in, and Xu Chen said in surprise: "Where are the guests?" He had run out of patience and wanted to understand the boy's intentions as soon as possible.

"Xu Gongzi is a little restless, saying that the guest is not a friend of my master, but someone who my master and Xu Gongzi are quite familiar with." Hong Ming spoke from the side.

"Oh, who is it?" Xu Chenlin became more and more curious, and the characters in his mind went through and didn't find anyone who was familiar to both of them.

"Salt transport envoy Gu An." Xi Chao put down the wine cup and smiled at Xu Chenlin: "This person is not small, and you must be quite familiar with it." ”

When Xu Chenlin heard this, he was secretly shocked, and he somewhat guessed the purpose of some teenagers coming here, but he said: "All the business of the salt store has to have something to do with the salt transportation envoys." ”

"The business of the Xu family salt store is good." The tide of the dynasty is meaningful.

Xu Chenlin's eyes smiled slightly: "Salt, everyone wants to eat it." The next sentence answered the deep meaning of the boy's words.

"Indeed." Xi Chao was slightly satisfied with Xu Chenlin's answer, at least Xu Chenlin did not hide it, the Xu family's officials and businessmen colluded with smugglers to sell salt, and a smart person could understand it a little.

Xu Chen had already planned in his heart, and the young man quietly probed his words, and he took this opportunity to probe the young man's attitude towards the matter of selling salt without permission, and he got a satisfactory answer in comparison.

It seems that the young man wants to investigate the illegal trafficking of official salt, Xu Chenlin is very sure, the young man's actions tonight are to find out whether the Xu family can be trusted, and the second is to deliberately control the illegal salt.

Fortunately, Xu Chenlin knows the severity, the Xu family is a businessman after all, no matter how rich it is, it can be compared to the royal family, and no matter how capable it is, it is still looked down upon.

Although the identity of the young man is not accurate, if he can reach a consensus with the royal family with the help of the young man, then the Xu family will no longer have to look at the faces of those officials in the future.

What else can the salt transport officials do here, Gu An himself is good at this, of course, it is disrespectful for someone to invite guests, and besides, the small pavilion is much better than the women's courtyard, and there are not many familiar people who pay attention, and it is most appropriate to discuss something here.

"Several major merchants in Xuzhou hosted a banquet for Gu An, in order to find out what the new governor of Liangjiang was." Xi Chao said lightly: "Then there is the matter of illegal salt, someone has started a small abacus to sell salt, and wants to do a vote recently, so as not to make a sudden strict investigation in the future, and suffer heavy losses." ”

"Both of them are servants under the second prince, and this good errand for making money has earned enough pockets and can meet the wishes of the emperor." Xu Chenlin said thoughtfully: "Do you want to get involved, or do you want to ......" There are other plans.

"No one will feel a bite when there is more silver." Xi Chao said with a little deep meaning: "Presumably, the Xu family is not exempt from vulgarity. ”

Xu Chenlin was slightly stunned, the young man's intention was not to meddle in the management but to take the opportunity to make a lot of money, it was unexpected, if he came forward, it would naturally fall on the head of the Xu family, so that he killed two birds with one stone, that is, he found out how the illicit salt was transported, and he made a lot of money......

"I'm three, you're seven." The Xi Dynasty naturally will not let the Xu family do day jobs, only if there are interests can there be cooperation, and if you give some sweetness, you will not turn back halfway.

"Yes." Xu Chenlin will not push the benefits out of his hands, as for how to divide the silver, it depends on whether the young man really cares about the alliance between the two.

"The private person, the two of them?" Xu Chenlin will not ignore that there are two 'outsiders' in the house, and even the slightest hint of the rumor will not benefit the plans of the two of them.

"They?" Xi Chao looked at the two people who were already frightened after Xu Chenlin said those words: "Green sound, deal with it." ”

"Yes." Midori stood up and walked over to the two young men who were not in a hurry to cry.

Xu Chenlin thought that the young man was going to kill people, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly and said in disapproval: "The dead here will be noticed." "If you want to extinguish your mouth, you shouldn't do it on other people's turf, and if you fall for nothing, you will be in trouble in the future.

"I said I was going to kill someone?" How could Xi Chao not hear the reminder in Xu Chenlin's words.

Over there, Green Yin pinched one person's jaw and sent a pill in, the other as well.

"What medicine?" Xu Chenlin still had doubts in his heart.

"Medicine that can erase the memory of this day." The newly developed by the imperial doctor in the palace was sent to the hands of the Xi Dynasty and could be used today, and I don't know what the effect will be when I try it for the first time.

Xu Chenlin heard of such a medicine for the first time, driven by curiosity, he asked Lu Yin for a pill, put it in his palm and put it under his nose and smelled it, there was no special taste, and then looked at the two little ones who were fed the medicine, their eyes were blank and stupid, how to see that the effect of the medicine was a little too much, don't eat a fool, it would be a bad thing, where would he go to find two more people who were exactly the same and hand them over to Lanyuelou.

"It takes half a cup of tea." Green Tone explained.

Xu Chenlin waited patiently with the worries in his heart, and sure enough, the eyes of the two little ones were as good as before, but they looked dazed, and it seemed that they didn't remember what was going on.

Luqin came back again, with one more thing in his hand, presented it to Xi Chao, and after Xi Chao looked at it, he handed it to Xu Chenlin: "This is the list of merchants for today's banquet." ”

After Xu Chen saw it, he went directly to the candle flame to light it and extinguish it, and he already knew what to do.

The things that the Xi Dynasty wants to do have been done, and they are ready to go back.

Originally, the young man said that there was a play to watch, but now he didn't know, which made Xu Chenlin really wonder, fortunately, he didn't care about the drama now, and if there was a business, he would naturally take care of this end first, if there was really a good show, there would be no shortage of this time, and the Xi Dynasty would leave first after saying goodbye, some things need to be thought about before starting to do it, if you want to get twice the result with half the effort, you need to use your brains more and start from the details.

Xi Chao took the four of Hongming back to Fengyang Building to rest directly, and all the private salt matters were handed over to Xu Chenlin to prepare, she only needed to sit and wait for the silver to flow into her purse.

Xu Chenlin was thinking about the matter of private salt, and walked to the nearest shop of Xu's house, and suddenly heard someone calling his name, and he did not hear it wrong, and looked up, there was a friend he knew sitting by the window facing the street on the second floor of a restaurant, and he was very happy, and he quickly walked into the restaurant and went straight to the second floor.

"When did you arrive?" Xu Chenlin sat down opposite a man in ink.

"Soon, before you enter the Moon Tower." The man in ink replied with a smile.

Yan Lu also happened to be idle, wandering around at night, and happened to see Xu Chenlin in front of Lanyue Tower, because there were still people around him, so he didn't come forward to disturb and found a nearby restaurant to wait. If you don't wait, you can also stay overnight in the restaurant.

"If Brother Yan was together at that time, he would have been able to see the young man around me." Xu Chenlin's voice revealed a bit of pity.

"Oh?" Yan Lu looked at Xu Chenlin with a smile.

"I don't want to disturb your good work." Yan Lu teased.

"Brother Yan, don't make fun of me." Xu Chenlin was a little uncomfortable by the person opposite, and said busily: "Have you ever seen that young man with four little servants by his side?" "He is talking about the master and servant of the Xi Dynasty.

"See, what?" Yan Lu took a sip of the teacup and looked at Xu Chenlin suspiciously.

"How do you feel after watching it?" Xu Chen couldn't wait to ask.

"It's just a one-sided relationship, what can you see?" Yan Lu raised his eyebrows and said puzzledly: "He invited you to Lanyue Tower?" There was a bit of surprise in his voice, the boy looked like he was only twelve or thirteen years old, and he would invite people to that kind of place at such a young age.

"Indeed." Xu Chenlin smiled: "There are more things you can't imagine." As he spoke, he told his friends how he got out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's mouth, and finally had to sign a five-year-long 'sell-out' deed.

"What a deep scheming." Yan Lu commented, put himself in Xu Chenlin's shoes and thought that there was really no reason to refuse at that time, fortunately, it was only five years, if you want to be driven by others for the rest of your life, it is better to refuse as soon as possible, so as not to be dragged down.

"Why?" Xu Chenlin saw that his friend had a great intention of not vomiting and being unhappy, and the words that he had been holding back in his heart for a long time came out one by one, spitting out the bitter water in his heart, and said what happened in Lanyue Tower, and finally couldn't help but sigh, "Don't look at his young age, his mind is terrible." ”

"Have you found out where he came from?" After listening to Xu Chenlin's words, Yan Lu became a little more interested in the young man for the first time, so 'young and promising' even Xu Chenlin, who has always been treacherous, can be restrained, and the superb means can be seen.

"I can't find out the specifics, but I guess it has something to do with the royal family." Xu Chenlin lowered his voice and said his guess about the identity of the teenager.

Yan Lu listened carefully, frowned from time to time, and analyzed the family history behind the young man from Xu Chenlin's words

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