Shang Shixun thought well, his calamity this time was indeed in the past, but it was only temporary. He was able to survive this catastrophe smoothly, not only because he openly donated a batch of tableware to Shantang, but also because of Shang Shigong.

It can be said that his catastrophe this time was not only because of the merit of the businessman, but also because of the merit of the merit. If it weren't for the fact that he and Shang Shigong were brothers, the Gu family would not have deliberately dug a pit for him and found someone to deal with him in order to deal with Shang Shigong.

During the most difficult and helpless period, Shang Shixun did have some resentment towards Shang Shigong in his heart, and he didn't pull Li Yunxiang to complain. Li Yunxiang is a very rational woman, she knows very well that Shang Shixun and Shang Shigong are brothers, and the two families can be said to be both prosperous and lossy.

Once Shang Shigong loses his official body and is beaten to the dust, Shang Shixun becomes a lamb to the slaughter! She doesn't care what will happen to Shang Shixun and Shang Shixun, but now that she is tied to the ship of Shang Shixun, she wants her children to live a good life, where can Shang Shixun be so confused that he will be calculated and dig his own grave?

After listening to Li Yunxiang's words, Shang Shixun completely sobered up and was ashamed of the resentment against Shang Shigong in his heart. He also understood that he would have such a calamity, even if it was due to the merit of the merchants, it was also inseparable from his previous expansion.

He was too high-profile before, and opened shops all over Qingzhou, which naturally offended many peers. At that time, there were many people who wanted to deal with him, but they all went their own way and did not form a climate. It wasn't until the Gu family added fuel to the fire that these people twisted into a rope and suppressed him at the same time, causing his business to be greatly affected.

These people originally thought that Shang Shigong had no background. Even if he becomes a prefect, it is a question of whether he can sit firmly. was encouraged again, and then he was ruthless. Now, seeing that Shang Shigong is repairing the good hall with great fanfare, and even opening a medical center. took advantage of the righteousness, and even the Gu family took the initiative to show goodwill, although they were waiting to see a good show, they still wisely expressed their attitude and no longer dealt with Shang Shixun.

However, Shang Shixun seems to have survived this catastrophe, but it is temporary, once Shang Shigong does not handle the affairs of Shantang, the court will definitely not let him go. When the time comes. They will swallow Shang Shixun's family business in one gulp!

Before that, let Shang Shixun be proud for a few more days.

Shang Shixun didn't think so deeply at first, coupled with his belief in Shang Shigong, he didn't expect that those who suppressed him seemed to be silent, but in fact they were waiting to see Shang Shigong's jokes, and even planned to swallow his hard-earned family business in one bite!

Although Li Yunxiang feels that Shang Shigong has some ability, she is not like Shang Shixun, and has an almost blind worship for Shang Shigong. She has always been worried about the affairs of Shantang. I'm worried that Shang Shigong won't handle it well, but it will leave a mess.

She even gritted her teeth and calculated the family's wealth, and made up her mind, even if Shang Shigong couldn't handle it well at that time. As long as the situation is optimistic, she will ask Shang Shixun to take the silver to fund it, if the situation is not optimistic. Then don't blame her for being ruthless!

Li Yunxiang is not the only one who is watching this matter, so to speak. The people who know the news in Qingzhou are waiting and seeing.

Qingzhou is not a small place, and there are dozens of good halls. It is impossible for Shang Shigong to rectify all the good halls in the entire Qingzhou at once. Not only is the action too big, but it is also impossible for donations and materials to be in place.

Shang Shigong took Shang Jinxiu's suggestion and used the Shantang in Qingzhou City as a pilot, firstly, to verify whether the plan was feasible, and secondly, once there was this success, and then the remaining Shantang was rectified, there would be more people who would naturally contribute.

What's more, once this pilot is successful, he can play it to the emperor. This Emperor Taizu is considered a Ming monarch, as long as he is sure that the method is feasible and does not add too much burden to the imperial court, he will readily agree to rectify the good halls in other places.

Thinking of the emperor, Shang Shigong couldn't help but smile slightly. Although the oracle brought by the angel at the beginning made him sincerely afraid, he knew very well that once he hugged the emperor's big thick legs and made good political achievements, he would naturally be able to rise to prominence in the future.

This rectification of Shantang is his expression to the emperor. For the sake of the future of the family, this rectification can only succeed, not fail!

He simply can't afford to lose!

He couldn't imagine what would happen to his wife and children if he lost!

Just when Shang Shigong made a drastic effort to rectify the Shantang in Qingzhou City, every order he gave and every notice he issued was placed in front of Emperor Taizu.

This Emperor Taizu, who looked at him only twenty-seven or eighteen, was handsome and profound, and after he finished reading what his secret guards presented, he laughed meaninglessly: "Rectify the hall, this merchant merit really dares to think and dare to do!" Shadow, what do you think of his plan? ”

His voice was low, but he couldn't hear the joy or anger.

As the leader of the Dark Guard, Shadow knelt on one knee and said with a blank face and a word of regret, "Whimsical. ”

Emperor Taizu nodded: "Yes, it's just whimsical." However, if he can really do this well, I will give him a chance to go further! ”

The Shadow didn't answer, and at this time, he didn't need to say anything.

Emperor Taizu's face became obscure, although he successfully rebelled and ascended to the throne, but there were still too many moths in the new dynasty! Especially those big families, one by one, entrenched in one side, don't take him as an emperor in their eyes at all!

If it weren't for the fact that the new dynasty had just been established, he really couldn't withstand the ups and downs, so why would he be tied?

Thinking of this, his still good mood suddenly became gloomy. Soon, however, he laughed again. He saw Shang Shigong's statement this time, and he also understood Shang Shigong's ambition. He is not afraid that the people under him are ambitious, and once such people are used well, they can play a huge role!

However, it is also thanks to the background of the businessman's innocence, if he was born in a big family, how could Emperor Taizu give him the opportunity to meddle in the affairs of Shantang? As Emperor Taizu, who successfully rebelled, what he was most worried about was that someone would target the chair under his ass and create the same great feats as him!

Shang Shigong also understood this truth, so he dared to intervene in the rectification of the church.

Du Yuzhang also got the news, not only that, but someone even deliberately told him some rumors that Qingzhou City was unfavorable to him. The man did it on purpose, of course. In order to make Du Yuzhang disgusted with businessmen, he took action against businessmen.

He had a good idea. It's a pity that Du Yuzhang is not a fool, how can he be a gunman? Besides. This time, although he also felt that Shang Shigong was a little anxious for quick success, but Shang Shigong did not ask the court for money, and he also took advantage of the righteousness, what reason did he use to deal with Shang Shigong?

Yes, when he first heard the news, he was also very unhappy. After all, what he is most afraid of in this world is comparison, when he was the prefect of Qingzhou, although he was also a parent official who was loved by the people. But once Shang Shigong did better than him, or even did what he didn't dare to do, the two were compared, and Shang Shigong was naturally a head higher than him.

is not happy, Du Yuzhang is not a person with a small belly, he quickly saw it. At the same time, he also expects Shang Shigong to succeed.

His heart was not made of stone, and after witnessing the miserable conditions of the poor people, he felt more pity for them. I sincerely hope that they can do a little better.

Thinking of Shang Shigong's approach, Du Yuzhang couldn't help but sigh. He had to admit that, at least in this matter, Shang Shigong was much more courageous, courageous, and thoughtful than him.

He Yunqi, who also knew the news of the improvement of the Shangshi Gong Rectification Hall, was once again messy in the wind.

Once again, things have gone off course. This time in a past life. Shang Shigong is not yet the prefect of Qingzhou. Moreover, even if Shang Shigong later became the prefect of Qingzhou, he did not reform Shantang so quickly.

He Yunqi couldn't figure it out. What is it that has made all the difference? If everything that happens in the future is different from what she knows, what will she do in the future?

This moment. He Yunqi extremely hoped that things would return to the original track and follow her Zhidao script. However. It's simply not possible.

At this time in her previous life, Li Shuhua's illness was repeated, her body was very weak, Shang Jinxiu was busy helping her recuperate her body, and she didn't have more energy to care about business, and the business was not big, so she naturally didn't have much money in her hand.

At that time, Gu Haotian did not set his sights on the merchant's restaurant, and she naturally did not need to send potatoes to Du Yuzhang to envelop him. Without this stubble, Shang Shigong would not have been promoted to the prefect of Qingzhou so quickly.

She didn't know the Gu family, and Shang Shigong was a small Qingshan County Order, so the Gu family naturally wouldn't find someone to deal with the merchants, and she wouldn't go to the night to investigate, or even steal Gu Yunhai's gold.

In his previous life, when Shang Shigong became the prefect of Qingzhou, it was when Li Shuhua was terminally ill, and not long after, Li Shuhua died of illness. Shang Jinxiu and Shang Shigong were grief-stricken, and they didn't have any extra silver in their hands, so where did they have the energy to improve the hall?

What He Yunqi didn't expect was that the most fundamental reason why things would develop to this point was her interference! If she hadn't wanted to see that national teacher and rushed ahead of Shang Jinxiu to meet the legendary master, Shang Jinxiu would not have met Bai Yujing, and Bai Yujing would not have known that she was closely linked to the fate of her apprentice.

If she hadn't wanted He Yuanfang to replace Li Shuhua as Shang Shigong's stepfamily and then reminded He Liu's and He Yuanfang's family, He Liu's family would not have hinted that Shangsun's family would get rid of Li Shuhua, Shang Jinxiu would not have been alert and rescued Li Shuhua, and He Yuanfang and Shang Shigong would not have intersected.

It was a thousand miles away, because of her repeated interventions, the development of things finally broke away from the trajectory of the road she knew, and went further and further in an unknown direction.

He Yunqi was shocked and frightened, she hoped that time would pass a little faster at this time, and when the He family recovered, it would naturally be easy to deal with the merchants. At the same time, she was worried, for fear that things would completely deviate from her expectations and develop to the point of being out of control!

After Gu Yunhai said those words, Shang Jinxiu did not come out. In fact, she didn't even move, still crouching in place. Gu Yunhai didn't wait for her reaction, and his face became ugly. He raised his voice again and said, "Come out!" How long do you want to hide? ”

Shang Jinxiu still didn't react. She is no longer a rookie, Gu Yunhai clearly doesn't know where she is, deliberately deceived her, how could she be fooled?

Gu Yunhai's face became very ugly. The other party was not fooled, obviously, the person who came this time was not ordinary. At first, he thought it was his own delusion, but until now, the feeling of danger and being watched is still there. It can be seen that this is not his delusion, someone is really watching!

It's just, where the hell is that person? How did he get in?

Gu Yunhai was very shocked, and even a little shocked in his heart. With his current strength, no movement within a radius of a hundred meters could escape his ears. But when someone came in, he didn't know what to do!

He thought about it carefully. Then it turned out that he really didn't hear anything! Other words. The other party didn't make any sound at all, and here it is!

How is this possible? Who is this time? Could it be some supreme master? How could such a person find him? Could it be a killer?

No, he clearly didn't feel the murderous aura. In fact, apart from that weird sense of being watched and a sense of crisis, he didn't feel anything else at all.

No matter who comes this time, the strength is very terrifying!

Shang Jinxiu silently withdrew the ability, Gu Yunhai obviously sensed the existence of the ability, if he kept doing this, then she didn't need to explore it again. As soon as her ability was retracted. Gu Yunhai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

That sense of watching, he found, was gone.

Could it be that the man is gone? Gu Yunhai guessed, but he didn't dare to take it lightly in his heart, he waited for a long time, and it wasn't until half an hour passed, and he still didn't feel anything, and he was completely relieved.

The man was gone.

He didn't know what to say at the moment, Shang Jinxiu actually didn't leave at all. She sat against the wall in the hallway. Afraid of alarming Gu Yunhai, she didn't use her abilities to spy anymore. Instead, he concentrated on cultivating his abilities.

In the past half an hour, she has already cultivated back one-tenth of the ability she had lost before.

Shang Jinxiu deliberately ran away with this, and he was not willing to leave at all. Gu Yunhai is waiting, and she is actually waiting. But Gu Yunhai was waiting for her to leave. She was also waiting for Gu Yunhai's departure.

The study is usually a very important place, and she really wants to wait for Gu Yunhai to leave, and then go in and look for it. Let's see if we can find Gu Yunhai's handle. Even if it can't be a direct threat, it can be used. She didn't expect it, though. Gu Yunhai's patience was so good, he actually waited for half an hour.

What Shang Jinxiu didn't expect was even more. After half an hour passed, Gu Yunhai still did not come out.

Shang Jinxiu didn't hold back, so he secretly released his ability and sneaked into the study. Then she found that there was no one in the study.

Gu Yunhai has already left! Where did he go?

The words 'secret passage' and 'mechanism' instantly appeared in Shang Jinxiu's mind, and she suddenly became curious in her heart. Speaking of having been in ancient times for so long, she has never seen a real secret passage!

However, this is Gu Yunhai's home, and there is no one else in the entire courtyard except her and Gu Yunhai, why does he want to take the secret road? Where does the secret passage lead?

Shang Jinxiu's eyes lit up, but although she had special abilities, she was very careful. After confirming that Gu Yunhai was indeed not in the house and that there was no ambush in the house, she stood up and walked to the door, the space was distorted, and the next moment, she had already entered the study.

It's a spatial teleportation ability, but it costs more than just shortening the distance, and teleporting through obstacles takes a little more. If it weren't for the fact that there was a mechanism set up on the door, Shang Jinxiu would not have chosen to enter like this at all.

After entering the house, Shang Jinxiu was also very careful, her feet did not step on the ground, but floated slightly in the air for a distance. As he walked forward, Shang Jinxiu did not forget to carefully avoid all obstacles, and at the same time used his abilities to find out where the secret passage was.

Soon, she discovered the entrance to the secret passage.

The secret passage is underground, and the entrance is a square brick paved on the ground. The entire room is paved with the same bricks, so this one is unremarkable, and if it weren't for the spatial ability, it would be difficult to spot this entrance.

What surprised Shang Jinxiu even more was that she used her spatial ability to feel it, this square brick was about twenty centimeters thick, and even if she hit it with her fingers, it might not be able to make a hollow sound.

Gu Yunhai obviously put a lot of thought into setting up this entrance, and he deliberately increased the thickness for fear of being discovered.

There was a complex mechanism underneath the bricks, and Shang Jinxiu searched along the mechanism, finally allowing her to find the key to opening the entrance. Six jade carvings are placed on the bottom layer of the multi-treasure shelf next to it, and the jade carvings are pointed in a specific direction, and all of them are aligned, and the entrance will be opened.

When the entrance closes again, the jade carving will return to its original direction.

If it weren't for Shang Jinxiu's spatial ability, the ability equivalent to 'perspective', and the key to the mechanism, she would never have thought that this mechanism would be so exquisitely done. Even if ordinary people know that the jade carving is the key, if it is not in the right direction, it is still useless.

What's more, there are still six jade carvings, all of which must be aligned! That's the equivalent of a six-digit password. And the jade carving can rotate 360 degrees, and the answers that can be combined are much more than a simple numeric password!

Shang Jinxiu admired the person who set up this organ in his heart, and at the same time. I'm more curious. She felt that this must not be a simple secret passage underneath. Otherwise, why bother with the entrance? The place where this secret passage leads. Gu Yunhai must have hidden a big secret!

Thinking like this, Shang Jinxiu smiled slightly. Instead of opening the mechanism, she used the space to teleport and went directly into the secret passage. Speaking of which, one of the advantages of spatial teleportation is that no matter how complex the mechanism is, it is no different from a wall to her.

If Gu Yunhai knew this answer, I wonder if Lu Dao would be so angry that he vomited blood? Think about how much effort he put into it at the beginning. Just asked that master to design this mechanism for him?

At this time, I didn't know that Shang Jinxiu not only didn't leave, but also entered the secret passage. He was standing in a secret room at this time, looking at the wooden boxes stacked in the secret room, his eyes were very complicated.

The short and fat man's words echoed in his ears, and thinking about this man's words, Gu Yunhai sighed heavily. How could he want to give away the gold to others, but where are those people easy to fight? The thought that the gold would be sent away tomorrow gritted his teeth fiercely.

Those moths!

The Gu family is in Qingzhou City, and they are still the richest man in Qingzhou. But God knows that most of the gold and silver earned by the ancient family were given to others. Those are all big families in the capital, and they hold a lot of power. It's not something that a small Gu family can compete with at all.

The Gu family looks glamorous, but in fact it is just a money-making tool for these people! Once this tool loses its usefulness, it will only be destroyed!

Gu Yunhai thought of the matter not long ago because of the merit of the merchants. The people above reprimanded him, and his face instantly became extremely gloomy.

Sooner or later, one day. He's going to trample all these people who look down on him under his feet!

In this year's autumn, Gu Haotian will participate. With Gu Haotian's talent and learning, coupled with his dots, Gu Haotian will definitely be able to achieve good results. As long as Gu Haotian can enter the court, he believes that it won't be long before Gu Haotian will be able to occupy a place in the court.

When Gu Haotian has a firm foothold in the court, his hard work will not be in vain!

Gu Yunhai thought of this, and finally felt better in his heart, he took a look at the gold in the box, then locked the box, and left this secret room without hesitation.

The secret passage is not single, nor is it a straight path, Gu Yunhai went back to the bedroom directly when he went back, yes, he did not meet Shang Jinxiu.

Shang Jinxiu escaped by luck, and soon, she found the secret room where Gu Yunhai had just stayed.

The secret room is not very large, about forty square meters, and there are twenty wooden boxes stacked inside.

Shang Jinxiu's eyes lit up when she saw the wooden box, and then, she immediately thought of what she had just heard. Listening to the short and fat man's meaning, Gu Yunhai wanted to hand over a batch of gold to someone above. Shang Jinxiu has always known that there must be someone on the Gu Yunhai in the Dao Dao, otherwise how could the Gu family become the richest man in Qingzhou?

Even in ancient times, this society was very realistic, the law of the jungle. Even though Emperor Taizu implemented benevolent government, the status of merchants was higher than in the past, but in the eyes of many people, they were still untouchables. In order to survive, many merchants will choose to cling to those powerful families and send gold and silver in exchange for the protection of the other party.

Qingzhou is not a small place, the Gu family can become the richest man in Qingzhou, and the power of the people above is definitely not small!

Such a person will not take the Gu family in his eyes.

Shang Jinxiu suddenly had the idea of dealing with Gu Yunhai, if she exchanged this batch of gold, then when the things were sent, the people above the Gu family would inevitably think that they had been fooled. Even if the last one doesn't know what to do with Gu Yunhai, Gu Yunhai will be in trouble!

She looked closely, and the boxes were all locked, and as long as there were no accidents on the way, they would not be opened. It's just that before sending it out, you might check it again.

In order to exchange the gold inside, Shang Jinxiu made a special trip, and when she returned to the secret room, she replaced the gold in the box with stones. Because she was worried that the things would be unpacked and inspected before they were sent out, she kept the top two layers of gold bars and replaced them with only the bottom ones.

Even so, twenty boxes were replaced, and there was already a pile of gold in her space.

swapped the stones for the gold, and Shang Jinxiu didn't feel the slightest sense of guilt. She eavesdropped on Gu Yunhai and the short and fat man's words, although she couldn't guess what they were doing, it was definitely not legal. Otherwise, why would they be so sneaky? It is even said that many brothers lost their lives because of this?

In that case, what does she have to feel guilty about? (To be continued......)