The two xenomorph flying azure moire donkeys were very cheerful, and they were running in small steps of 'kick and tap'.

Behind the little donkey was pulling an extremely ordinary black lacquer carriage, and Zhao Xiu was like a wood carved statue, sitting in the carriage in all directions. His face sank like water, his body did not move at all, and even the clothes on his body did not have the slightest wrinkles.

Calm and generous, what happened at the gate of his house a few months ago, when people sprayed the door of his house with horse blood, as if it had never happened.

The carriage entered the Jiuqu River Hall and headed forward along the winding forest road.

Zhao Xiu finally turned around, glanced at the 'Three Provincial Hall' surrounded by greenery on the side of the road, and frowned slightly.

Born out of the instinct of the secret agent of the Cardinal's Palace, Zhao Xiu was full of curiosity about the world. Although the main duties of the Cardinal Hall were aimed at the two enemy states of Great Wei and Great Wu, Zhao Xiu had a team of men and horses who were responsible for spying on various secrets within the Great Jin.

In Jiuquxi Hall, the owner of the courtyards of thousands of buildings, he has mastered ninety out of nine.

Only the real owner of the Three Provinces Hall, he has not been able to find out.

The master of the Three Provinces Hall is an imperial merchant in Anyang City who specializes in supplying tribute silk and tribute brocade to the imperial family. But how could a mere imperial merchant have such a mansion in Jiuquxi Hall?

How many princes who don't have any real power are still staring at the property in Jiuquxi Hall?

However, no matter how Zhao Xiu's people investigated, they could not find out who used the Three Provinces Hall on weekdays. In Anyang City, those people under Zhao Xiu are bound to not be able to make too much movement, so the real owner of the Three Provinces Hall has always been a mystery to Zhao Xiu.

It's itchy and itchy.

Zhao Xiu hated this situation that he couldn't fully control.

Glancing at the Three Provinces Hall with deep eyes, Zhao Xiu snorted softly, almost inaudibly, and took out a superb large pearl the size of an egg yolk, held it in his hand and played it carefully.

The two young donkeys that had just bought were running briskly, bypassing the extremely delicate and gorgeous mansions, and finally came to a pale silver bamboo forest. After two turns along the winding path and a bamboo bridge over a crystal clear stream, the carriage stopped in front of a small three-story building called 'Tingfeng Pavilion'.

A few faint wisps of cloud smoke erupted from the silver bamboo forest, and the entire bamboo forest fell into an extremely restrained and subtle prohibition.

Zhao Xiu got out of the carriage, straightened his waist, and looked around.

The white-haired old man who was driving stood tremblingly aside, he seemed to be in his last years, and the cold light in his triangular eyes was extremely sharp, like a knife blade, quickly sweeping the entire courtyard, and the sentence "old and not dead is a thief" was vividly explained.

A middle-aged man covered in brocade and born graceful and luxurious greeted him with a bright smile, and bowed deeply to Zhao Xiu respectfully: "My lord, you are here, please!"

"Hmm. Zhao Xiu nodded, smiled and followed behind the middle-aged man, and slowly walked into the Tingfeng Pavilion.

The old man who drove for Zhao Xiu sat on the wheel with a smile, he took out a long big cigarette stick, stuffed the fist-sized metal pipe with burnt yellow tobacco, and lit the tobacco with a little spark with his fingers, and smoked it.

One by one, cyan smoke rings slowly erupted from the pipe, turning into large and small cyan circles of light and blending into the prohibition in the bamboo forest.

After a while, the entire prohibition of the Listening Wind Pavilion was in the old man's grasp, even if the formation mage who originally arranged all the prohibitions in the Listening Wind Pavilion personally took action, if he wanted to invade here, he would definitely alarm the old man.

On the third floor of Tingfeng Pavilion, a large round table inlaid with eight treasures is placed in the center, and on more than a dozen cases around it, all kinds of rare treasures are displayed. There were no lights and candles on the third floor, and all the jewels on the table had illuminated the pavilion.

Next to the case, an old man with a long beard and a fluttering posture is holding his hands behind his back, surrounded by several men of different heights and lengths.

A group of delicate and feminine maids, with endless autumn waves in their eyes, smiling, stood aside with all kinds of style, quietly waiting for everyone's call.

"Master Gu, so interested!" Zhao Xiu went up to the third floor and immediately burst out laughing: "You are such a noble person, it is rare to see it on weekdays." ”

The long-bearded old man turned around with a smile and arched his hand to Zhao Xiu: "Ashamed, ashamed, what is it very noble?" Hmm, Lord Zhao Xiu, this is Mr. Wan Hongwan, this ...... It is Mr. Wan Hong's eldest son Wan Xi. ”

Master Gu pointed to a shorter old man beside him, this person who was full of jewels, born graceful and wealthy, but his demeanor was quite cautious, and even with a hint of restraint, it was Wan Hong.

And Wan Xi is the middle-aged man who greeted Zhao Xiu on the third floor.

Wan Hong took two steps forward suddenly, bent down with a little difficulty, and bowed deeply to Zhao Xiu: "Lord Zhao, rude, rude, the villain should have gone to greet him in person, but it was really rude." ”

Lord Gu shook his head with a smile and waved his hand: "Lord Zhao, it was the old man who asked Mr. Wan to introduce the origin of these treasures to the old man, haha, please don't be strange to Lord Zhao, indeed, these treasures here today are not ordinary things." ”

Zhao Xiu smiled and nodded, and his eyes quickly swept over more than a dozen cases.

Then he smiled even brighter, and his breath became quite gentle and full of affinity. Sure enough, as Lord Gu said, the treasures displayed on these dozen or so cases are all rare treasures, even if it is Zhao Xiu, it is not so easy to get it.

Zhao Xiu took a deep look at Wan Hong, as a businessman, he can have such strength, well, it is worth coming today.

"Please, Lord Zhao, please!" Lord Gu smiled and took Zhao Xiu's hand, the two came to the round table, and excused each other, after all, Zhao Xiu was the chairman, and Lord Gu sat on the side to accompany him.

Several other men, along with Wan Hong and Wan Xi's father and son, all smiled and carefully sat down at the round table according to their status.

Those maids walked up like butterflies around flowers, holding Qibao glazed wine jugs, and poured amber exquisite wine into the crystal bottle in front of Zhao Xiu and the others. The mellow aroma of the wine suddenly seemed to be like substance, filling the entire three-story pavilion, smoky, making people drunk without drinking.

Lord Gu raised the wine and nodded to Zhao Xiu with a smile: "Lord Zhao, this Wan Hong, he had some friendship with the old man in his early years, this time he asked the old man, and the old man thought that in this Anyang City, I am afraid that only Lord Zhao can help one or two, so he took the liberty to give an invitation to Lord Zhao." Come, come, and drink this cup to the fullest. ”

Wan Hong and Wan Xi's father and son stood up suddenly, laughing, not daring to say anything, just raised the wine venerable and looked at Zhao Xi with a humble face.

Zhao Xiu glanced at Wan Hong and Wan Xi with a little reserve, pondered for a moment, nodded to Lord Gu with a smile, picked up the wine honor, and gently touched the wine honor in Lord Gu's hand, and then the two of them laughed and drank it all.

At the round table, the other six men, as well as Wan Hong, Wan Xi, father and son, suddenly laughed at the same time, and one by one, they were full of joy, and they raised their wines one after another, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

The atmosphere at the round table suddenly came alive.

Gu Haoran, the chief scholar of the Great Jin Dynasty Palace's library library 'Wenhua Palace', the head of the four arts of the palace, accompanied the Great Jin Emperor on weekdays, accompanied by the Great Jin Emperor to write and paint, play the piano and play chess, and even sometimes some of the will of the Great Jin Emperor was also dictated by the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Gu Haoran has no real power, but he has great influence and extremely wide connections, even if he is a strong leftist minister like Ling Hu Qingqing, he will sell him three points of thin noodles.

Therefore, in Anyang City, some people say that as long as you can enter the gate of Gu Haoran's house smoothly, there are very few things that cannot be done.

How much friendship did Wan Hong and Gu Haoran have in their early years?

Hehe, Zhao Xiu naturally didn't believe this, Gu Haoran's mansion, there were his Zhao Xiu's eyes and ears, when did this Wan Hong ask to go to the door, and how much it cost, Zhao Xiu was clear, there was nothing he didn't understand.

Even the origin of this Wan Hong, Zhao Xiu is also clear.

Just in the southeast of Anyang City, the richest anointed place in the Great Jin Dynasty, there is a country called 'Zhong Yu Country', and its lord is the royal prince of the Great Jin Dynasty.

The backer behind Wan Hong's business name 'Sijiangyuan' is the most beloved prince of Zhongyu and the most likely to take over the throne, so Sijiangyuan has done a prosperous and extremely amazing financial situation.

Six months ago, the unlucky prince Wang Shizi was suddenly revealed to have an affair with the concubine of Xinna, the lord of Zhongyu State, and after a royal brawl with open swords and secret arrows, Wang Shizi died inexplicably, and one of the princes who had the worst relationship with him took over his throne.

Sijiangyuan is a cornucopia of wealth for the prince of the dead ghost king, and it has long attracted the prying eyes of countless people.

At this moment, the backer is falling, Wan Hongman's life is worried, and there is a risk of family destruction at any time.

Wan Hong is also a ruthless master, his own backer fell, he immediately donated money and absconded, the huge Sijiangyuan became an empty shelf overnight, Sijiangyuan stores and industries in dozens of surrounding countries were also sold for sale in a very short time, and the astronomical huge amount of money became Wanhong's private property.

At this moment, Wan Hong begged Wan Haoran, thinking that he was begging to save his life.

According to Zhao Xiu's heart, he wanted to swallow Wan Hong's family in one bite. He has this strength and this confidence, and he has done it well.

However, one is Gu Haoran's face, the second is his Zhao Xiu's face, and the third is that he Zhao Xiu knows in his heart that making a windfall is not as good as a long stream.

If you swallow Wanhong Manmen in one bite and suddenly get a windfall, I can't say that those old guys of the Zhao family will also reach out.

And such a trickle of water, slowly taking benefits from Wan Hong's family, such a 'graceful and calm' act, in line with his identity, in line with the impression he has always given, this is more in line with his interests.

Putting down the wine honor, Zhao Xiu said lightly: "Mr. Wanhong, you can rest assured...... Wan Xi, do you intend to serve in the military department?"

Wan Hong smiled, and Wan Xi stood up with great joy, and solemnly knelt down towards Zhao Xiu's salute: "Lord Zhao appreciates, this is the honor of the grass people!"

Gu Haoran also smiled brightly.

When Wan Hongtuo approached him, he had already explained his conditions.

After Gu Haoran received the filial piety he should take, he also relayed Wanhong's conditions to Zhao Xiu.

And Zhao Xiu also explained his conditions and thresholds to Gu Haoran.

Under Gu Haoran's operation, all tacit understandings have been reached.

All the performances at this moment are only the last step to complete the procedure, which is equivalent to a commercial contract, on which everyone stamps and seals, and completely finalizes all the results.

Zhao Xi nodded, and he said in a deep voice: "Wan Xi is quite famous and has outstanding talents, which this official has heard of a long time ago. This year, this official still has a special sponsorship place, so I will give it to you...... The official position is not high, and the military department of the transfer hall of grain and grass is still lacking a six-grade grass and straw director. ”

Zhao Xiu said indifferently with a smile: "This matter is very leisurely, but it is extremely important, don't look at the low rank of the six-rank director, at least tens of thousands of large and small grasslands are in charge of his subordinates, and there are millions of herdsmen and soldiers at your disposal." ”

Raising his eyebrows, Zhao Xiu said proudly: "The important thing is that no one dares to touch the officials of the military department, you can rest assured." ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at Wan Hong and Wan Xi, who were ecstatic, and smiled lightly: "Even if he is the lord of a country, unless he personally holds an important position in the military department, otherwise, don't talk about the six-rank chief, he doesn't even dare to move the nineteen-rank subordinate officials." ”

Wan Hong and Wan Xi were ecstatic, and they knelt down and saluted Zhao Xiu.

After fleeing from the kingdom of Zhongyu, they have been afraid of retribution from the lord of the kingdom and the prince of the king.

At this moment, they relied on Zhao Xiu and the relationship with the military department, and their lives and family wealth were saved...... Although the price paid is a bit big, but thinking about it, these costs didn't belong to them in the first place, so although it was a little heartache, it didn't hurt much to the bones.

So, the round table was staggered, and Zhao Xiu was also a little prodigal, eating and drinking heartily with the group.

The other six men at the round table were all Qing guests around Wan Haoran, and to put it bluntly, they were a group of Sven people who were eating and drinking in Wan Haoran's mansion. They can't pick their shoulders or lift their hands, but they are proficient in all kinds of elegant and funny things such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially all of them are eloquent, and they can speak well, which sets off the atmosphere in the attic extremely warm but unconventional.

Just when Zhao Xiu was enjoying himself, from the southwest of Anyang City, a very thin streamer flew rapidly and quickly landed in the well-guarded palaces and pavilions outside Anyang City.

In the next moment, countless iron horsemen roared out, carrying messengers and rushing towards the city.

Before these messengers broke into Anyang City, in the imperial palace in the city, on a towering bell tower, the low alarm bell sounded like muffled thunder, and it spread throughout Anyang in waves.

Zhao Xian and Wan Haoran stood up at the same time and looked in the direction of the imperial city with a hint of horror.

This is the highest level of alarm bells in the Great Jin Divine Kingdom, and it is a wake-up call that can only be sounded when facing a full-scale war or a threat to the rule of the imperial family.

This bell only rang once six thousand years ago, and Anyang City has not heard this highest-level alarm bell for six thousand years.

Zhao Xiu and Wan Haoran took out their emergency contact seals from their sleeves at the same time.

But no news, no news.

The alarm bells of the highest level in the Imperial City had sounded, but they had not received any news yet.

Zhao Xiu took a deep breath and looked at Wan Haoran.

Wan Haoran looked at the seal letter in Zhao Xiu's hand with a hint of consternation.

As a noble minister, it is understandable that he is not very well-informed, and a lot of information does not need to be passed on to him at all.

But as the Lord of the Cardinal Palace, Zhao Xiu didn't receive any news at the moment...... This!

"Lord Zhao Xiu, let's hurry to the Imperial City. You hold an important position in the military department, which is not comparable to an idle courtier like the old man. ”

Wan Haoran immediately opened his mouth to remind Zhao Xiu.

Zhao Xiu nodded solemnly, rolled up his big sleeves, and all the treasures on more than a dozen cases were wrapped up by him with one sleeve, and then he put on a straight face, shook his body, and brought up a few afterimages, and arrived in front of the door of Tingfeng Pavilion in an instant.

"Go to the Imperial City, be quick. ”