Jinling City is not a regular shape, if you stand on the hot air balloon and look down, you will find that the outer Guo City of Jinling City is like a big Ya pear, and the inner capital is like a headrest in the northwest, sitting cross-legged Buddha statue, the left leg position of the Buddha statue is the square imperial city, and the right leg position is the area from Shuixi Gate to Jubaomen, it is said that this area is built by Shen Wansan when he funded Zhu Yuanzhang.

As for the origin of the treasure gate, the legend is that when the city gate was built, the project always had an accident, so Lao Zhu collected Shen Wansan's cornucopia and buried it under the gate, which built the city gate, and this city gate was named after it.

Of course, the so-called cornucopia must be nonsense, but Shen Wansan is a real person, but unfortunately his wealth caused Lao Zhu's jealousy, and he was finally exiled to Yunnan and died, but many of Shen Wansan's descendants still live in Jinling City.

(Note: There is controversy about Shen Wansan's life, some people say that he was a native of the Yuan Dynasty and died before Zhu Yuanzhang, but according to the needs of this book, it is still his most widely circulated deeds.) ）

In the northeast of Jubaomen, a mansion that occupies a huge area, but the building is very low-key, is located there, the door is not big, and there is no plaque hanging on the door, but on the right side of the door, a palm-sized "Gu" character is engraved, indicating the surname of the owner.

If it is an experienced person, just from the Gu family's mansion, you can guess what the owner of this house does, for example, this mansion occupies such a large area, obviously the owner of this house is definitely not bad for money, but the building is low-key, and he doesn't even dare to hang the plaque, obviously his status is relatively low, so this owner is likely to be a rich businessman.

In the study room of the Gu family's inner house, two middle-aged people were discussing things in a whisper, and one of them, a middle-aged man of medium stature and ordinary appearance, said with a happy face: "Brother-in-law, the Duke of Xinguo and they have exterminated the Japanese invaders, the imperial court seems to have relaxed the sea ban a bit, and our overseas business is also much better, and it is estimated that this year's income should be able to exceed last year!" ”

The middle-aged man opposite is slender and elegant, and if you only look at his appearance, you will even think that he is a scholar.

However, this elegant middle-aged man sighed and said: "Although the coastal business is better this year, it is also very limited, the policy of the imperial court changes three times a day, God knows whether the sea ban will be tightened again in the future, compared to when my father-in-law was there, now our overseas business has not existed, it is really a shame to say that my father-in-law has trusted me!" ”

When the elegant middle-aged man said to the end, he also showed a look of guilt, his name is Gu Xuewen, he is Shen Wansan's son-in-law, and the middle-aged man on the opposite side is named Shen Wang, who is Shen Wansan's son, when Shen Wansan was exiled, the Shen family's business was handed over to Gu Xuewen, the son-in-law.

Speaking of which, Gu Xuewen used to be an unambitious talent, but he failed to gain any fame in studying since he was a child, and later Shen Wansan saw that he was smart and a business talent, so he recruited him as his son-in-law, and Gu Xuewen also abandoned literature and business, and was deeply valued by Shen Wansan.

Seeing his brother-in-law sighing, Shen Wang immediately comforted him: "Brother-in-law, don't say that, the overseas business can't be done, it's all because of the blockade of the imperial court, in this case, there is no way to change to my father, and although the overseas business is not good, our other businesses are still there, and even in the hands of my brother-in-law, it is becoming more and more prosperous. ”

Hearing the comfort of his wife and brother, Gu Xuewen also felt better, back then he only knew how to study, and the poor family was almost unable to survive, if he hadn't met his father-in-law, I am afraid he would have starved to death, so he had already made up his mind to support the Shen family no matter what.

"By the way, did he accept the silver he gave to General Lan last time?" Gu Xuewen suddenly thought of something, so he asked.

"Accept it, but I heard that His Majesty seems to be dissatisfied with General Lan, and he asked him to go to Shuzhong before, but in fact, he was degraded to go, let's talk to General Lan now, are we looking for the wrong way?" Shen Wang hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Gu Xuewen heard his wife's brother's words but smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty asked General Lan to go to Shuzhong, but he is protecting him, after all, he was the concubine of the Yuan Lord before, and he destroyed Xifeng Pass with his army, and many ministers in the court were waiting to join him, but His Majesty let him go to Shuzhong, and others couldn't find anyone who wanted to join him." ”

"I see!" Shen Wang also showed an expression of sudden realization when he heard this.

"General Lan is a big thick leg, he is the prince's wife-in-law, and he has great achievements, judging from His Majesty's attitude, it is estimated that he wants to leave him to the prince, it is not nice to say, with His Majesty's age, the day when the prince will ascend the throne is not far away, so as long as we hug General Lan's thick legs, we will not worry about no one in the court in the future!" When Gu Xuewen said at the end, he also showed a somewhat tired look, the most difficult thing in doing business is not the battle in the business field, but whether there is someone behind it.

"What my brother-in-law said is very true, it just so happened that I got some treasures overseas, I asked me to pick them up, find some and send them to General Lan, he is now demoted to Shuzhong, and he needs support, it is time to have a good relationship with him!" Shen Wang also nodded immediately when he heard this, he admired the ability of his brother-in-law very much, after all, the family had been hit twice hard, if it wasn't for the brother-in-law's support, I'm afraid their Shen family would have been finished long ago.

However, as soon as Shen Wang's words fell, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then saw an old servant rush in in a panic and report: "Master Qiqi, Jin ...... Jin Yiwei commanded Mao Xiang to come! ”

"Who's coming?" Gu Xuewen and Shen Wang also stood up, but their faces were in disbelief.

"Mao ...... Mao Xiang! The old servant said with a frightened face, now the name of Jinyiwei is in full swing, and Mao Xiang's name can stop children from crying at night.

"Impossible, how could Mao Xiang be here!" Gu Xuewen almost didn't want to think about it, although he had a lot of wealth in his hands, but in the final analysis, he was still a low-status businessman, and people like Mao Xiang would not look at him at all, let alone come to the door in person, to put it mildly, even if their Gu family committed a capital crime, it would not be the turn of a big man like Mao Xiang to come forward to arrest people in person.

"It's true, Mao Xiang not only came, but also brought a team of Jinyi Guards, sir, who dares to pretend to be the name of Jinyi Guards now?" The old servant said anxiously again, he didn't believe that Mao Xiang would come, but when he saw the menacing brocade guards, he couldn't help but believe it.

When Gu Xuewen heard this, he finally didn't dare to doubt anymore, and immediately glanced at Shen Wang, both of them saw a little fear in each other's eyes, after all, it was never a good sign for Jinyi Wei to come to the door.

"Sister...... Brother-in-law, if you don't hide, I'll go see him and say you're not in the capital! Shen Wang hesitated again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and said, he was afraid that Jinyiwei was coming for Gu Xuewen, so he wanted his brother-in-law to hide.

"Since Jinyiwei dared to come to the door, he must have found out my whereabouts a long time ago, and it's too late to hide now!" Gu Xuewen shook his head and smiled bitterly, his eyes were full of despair.

However, Gu Xuewen was a person who was used to seeing big storms after all, so he quickly stabilized his mind, and immediately took a long breath and said: "I can't hide, I'll go see this Mao commander!" ”

"Brother-in-law!" Shen Wang's face also changed greatly when he heard this.

However, Gu Xuewen calmed down instead, only to see him straighten his clothes, and then said to Shen Wang: "Third brother, if something happens to me, you remember to help me take care of your sister, and inform Boxi that the Shen family's agriculture must not be defeated!" ”

Boxi is the character of Shen Wang's son Shen Zhuang, and he is also the most outstanding one in the third generation of the Shen family, he has already taken charge of himself at a young age, Gu Xuewen also values him very much, and even intends to train him to take over the Shen family's family business, but now it seems that it may be necessary to let Shen Zhuang take on the heavy responsibility of the family in advance.

After Gu Xuewen finished speaking, he turned around and walked to the front hall, and Shen Wang in the back was already secretly crying, today's farewell may separate heaven and man forever.

Gu Xuewen was very resolute when he left, after all, he was the head of the family, and he couldn't afford to retreat at this time, and even he had already prepared for the worst in his heart, it was just a big deal, their Shen family had already suffered two great disasters and did not fall, and this time they would definitely still be able to survive!

Gu Xuewen stepped into the front hall, and sure enough, he saw a team of brocade guards standing in front of the door, and when he entered the living room, he saw an ordinary-looking middle-aged man sitting in the hall, but the other party's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and when he saw Gu Xuewen come in, he didn't even bother to look at him.

Seeing the other party's performance, Gu Xuewen's heart sank, and he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Grass people Gu Xuewen greets Commander Mao!" ”

I saw that Mao Xiao's face was still gloomy, and he didn't pay attention to Gu Xuewen's salute, but took a sip of the tea next to him, and then stood up suddenly, Gu Xuewen, who was frightened, took a step back, and his face was no longer bloody.

But he didn't expect Mao Xiang to reach out and take out something from his arms, and then threw it into Gu Xuewen's arms without looking at it and said, "For you, you must be there on time tomorrow!" ”

After Mao Xiang finished speaking, he turned around and left, he didn't have any good face from beginning to end, after all, he commanded a brocade guard, but he was forced to run errands and send invitations to these lowly businessmen, if this spreads, I'm afraid he will become the laughing stock of the entire Jinling City!

"Please...... Invitation! Gu Xuewen finally saw the things in his arms at this time, and immediately looked incredulous, he wanted to ask why he sent him an invitation, but Mao Xiang had already walked out of the living room at this time.

In fact, even if Mao Xiang didn't leave, Gu Xuewen didn't dare to ask more, after all, Mao Xiang's face was ugly and scary, but anyone with a little eyesight knew that he couldn't touch his moldy head at this time.

At that moment, Gu Xuewen opened the invitation, but found that it only said that he would be invited to a gathering in the Zhenfu Division tomorrow afternoon, and there was no other information, and he didn't even write who invited him to go, so Gu Xuewen was also worried again, who would invite him to a place like the Zhenfu Division? Isn't this a Hongmen feast?