Chapter 29: Datong Mansion
King Xin and his entourage enter Datong Mansion from the East Gate and Yang Gate, Datong Mansion is worthy of three generations of Jinghua, the name of the important town of the two dynasties, the street is spacious, all paved with large pieces of blue strip stone, the buildings and shops on both sides are lined up, people come and go, the river flows endlessly, a prosperous scene.
The wall of Datong Mansion is high and the river is deep, as solid as an iron wall, solid as gold, resulting in no war damage for many years, the buildings in the city are well preserved, and the merchants and people are also very rich.
After several days of hurrying, everyone felt tired and tired, at this time it was noon meal time, looking for a rather particular restaurant, everyone got off the horse and walked into the restaurant;
Xiao Er enthusiastically led the three of them to the elegant seat on the second floor, and the Dragon Soul group found a table in the hall to sit down, and they rarely stayed with them except for necessary contact along the way, always keeping a distance.
Datong Mansion has a prosperous economy, and there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going from the south to the north, and it is lunch time at this time, so the restaurant business is very good; Wait for Xiao Er to serve the wine and food, and the three of them will chat while eating!
At this moment, two burly men walked into the restaurant, Xiao Er hurriedly stepped forward to greet the guests, one of the men with a stubble on his face looked at it, and went straight to the second floor of the elegant seat, next to King Xin, and sat down next to them;
After Xiao Er finished ordering the wine and food and left, the stubble man looked at the young man opposite and whispered: "Fu Erhai, you must send the list over in the afternoon, this batch of materials must be shipped as soon as possible, even if it increases the cost by thirty percent, it doesn't hurt, if it delays the prince's major event, you and I will have to move our heads!" ”
"Yes, General Dodd!" The young man nodded.
King Xin, who was dining next to the two, was deaf and clear-sighted, although the stubble man Dodd's voice was very small, King Xin could hear it clearly, and he couldn't help but be stunned!
The two obviously have an accent outside the Guan, and Fuerhaikou calls the stubble man 'General Dode', which is obviously from the general of the Jin Army, and the 'big event of the prince' in the mouth of the stubble man Dode, I don't know what the big thing is? These two people disguised themselves and mixed into Datong Mansion, they must have ulterior motives.
King Shin listened attentively!
At this time, Forhai asked in a low voice: "General Dodd, will this delivery of so many materials attract the attention of the Ming Dynasty military?" Since Lu Xiangsheng took charge of the military affairs of Datong Mansion, we have lost a lot of supplies! ”
"Hmmm! This Lu Xiangsheng is strict in governing the army, leading to all the intersections outside the border, tightly guarded, and all materials are strictly checked! For the sake of safety, this time we diverted the water transportation, loaded the goods at the Yellow River wharf, and went to sea through Qingzhou to Fushun wharf, which is not slower than land transportation in time! Dodd whispered.
"The general is really wise!" Forhai gave a thumbs up.
"That's it! There are a lot of people here, hurry up and eat, be sure to hand over to each other clearly in the afternoon, and I will arrange the shipping matters! Dodd commanded cautiously, and Forsea nodded, and the two said no more.
After listening carefully to the secret affairs of the two, King Xin thought about it repeatedly! What materials can the Jin army send spies to Datong Mansion to procure? Unless it's military supplies, what can it be? King Xin is puzzled!
Dodd and Forsea wiped their mouths and hurriedly checked out and left; King Xin beckoned Long Yi and whispered a few words in his ear, and the dragon nodded and followed the two of Dodd.
Xu Xiake saw that King Xin's face was solemn, so he whispered: "Childe, these two people look like barbarians outside the Guan, Datong Mansion is rich in minerals, and many barbarian merchants outside the Guanxi take advantage of this to resell prohibited materials with merchants in the territory to make huge profits!" ”
When King Xin heard this, his eyes lit up, and he had already guessed in his heart that eight or nine were not far from ten!
As soon as Long Yi came out of the restaurant, he followed the two of Duode all the way, walked through the streets and alleys, turned around, and came to the door of the Xikelai Inn; Dodd whispered a few words to Forhey, and then stepped into the inn; Forhey walked away briskly, heading west.
About half a tea time, Forhai came to the back door of a luxurious house, stopped, looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he stepped forward and gently knocked on the door knocker. ’
Leaning slightly, the back door gently opened a crack in the door, and a person leaned out of it, and after looking Fuerhai up and down, he spread the door out and let Fuerhai enter, and then the door closed.
Fu Erhai followed the servant through the two courtyards and came to the inner house, let Fu Erhai wait in place, the servant stepped forward and knocked on the door lightly, and whispered: "Young master, the person has been brought!" ”
A lazy voice came from inside the door, "Well, let him in!" ”
"Yes!" The servant nodded, turned and waved to Forhai, motioning for him to enter; Forhai slowly pushed the door open gently, dodged in, and closed the door with his hand.
I saw a young man in Chinese clothes about twenty years old in the room, lazily leaning on a chair and napping, and a beautiful maid next to him, disheveled, was bowing her head to massage the young man in Chinese clothes.
Seeing Fu Erhai come in, the young man in the costume slowly opened his squinted eyes, raised his hand to signal, and the maid hurriedly got up, tidied up her clothes, and quietly exited the room.
"It's coming!" The young man in the Chinese costume sat up straight, stretched his waist, and said weakly.
A trace of disdain flashed in Forhai's eyes, and then he bowed down and said, "I've seen Childe!" ”
The young man in the costume rolled his eyelids, rubbed his nose, and asked, "Is there anything to do with coming to see me in such a hurry?" ”
"Childe, the owner wants to book a 'Manchurian and Han full seat' this time, I hope Childe can arrange it!" Fu Erhai laughed, took out a piece of letterhead from his arms, presented it with both hands and said, "This is the list that the owner made for Childe!" ”
"Oh!" The eyelids of the young man in the costume suddenly opened, and he was instantly refreshed, and he took the letterhead and opened it to take a closer look!
"Hmmm! Do you all have a big appetite? After reading the list, the young man in Huafu looked up at Forhai and said, "This time the amount is huge, and it will not be possible to raise it in the short term!" ”
Fu Erhai smiled and said: "If it is not urgent, I will not be in a hurry to see you, the owner said, if Childe can deliver within three days, we are willing to add a percentage of the hard work, what does Childe think?" ”
"Hmm!" The young man in the Chinese costume tapped his finger on the table and thought: "Now that our two countries are fighting frequently, military supplies are quite tight, and the checkpoints along the way are strictly controlled, which is not easy to do!" ”
"Childe, as long as the goods are prepared according to the list within three days, there is no need for Childe to worry about this transportation matter, we will solve it ourselves!"
"Oh! In this case, it is not negotiable, but the cost is too high! The young man hesitated.
Seeing this, Fu Erhai showed a hint of disgust in his eyes, and said solemnly: "Childe, we will add an additional two percent at most, if Childe is not satisfied, we will find another way to contact Jiqing Mansion!" ”
"Alright! They are all old customers, and my son will reluctantly help you! The young man in Huafu said with great satisfaction.
"Good! Readily! Fu Erhai arched his hand and smiled: "Three days later, in the evening, the delivery will be made in the poplar forest outside the south gate, and I will no longer disturb the son, farewell!" ”
"Good! Be my guest! The young man in the Chinese costume said cheerfully.
The people of King Xin had already found the 'Xi Kelai' inn to stay, and were thinking about today's events, when Long Yi pushed the door lightly, quietly entered, and whispered to King Xin in detail.
After listening to Long Yi's report, King Xin thought for a long time, took the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, brushed and wrote a letterhead, and handed it to Long Yi to instruct: "You arrange for Long Liu to get up and go to Qingzhou, and hand over this secret note to General Long Wei Xu Biao; At the same time, keep a close eye on Dodd and Forhey to find out where their identities come from; Let the dragon maiden inquire where the villagers are being held. ”
Long Yi received the order, took the secret note and quietly exited the door.
The next day, King Xin's people waited at the inn for the news of the mine man, until it was close to noon, the shopkeeper attracted the mine man, and as soon as he entered the door, the man arched his hand and said: "I'm sorry, let the son wait!" ”
"It doesn't matter! Brother Tai is polite, I don't know what your owner thinks? King Shin asked with a smile.
The big man said bitterly: "I'm afraid it won't work recently, the owner has something to do when he goes out, and he will explain it before leaving, if the son really wants to cooperate, he needs to wait for three more days!" ”
"Oh! That's right! King Xin thought about it, and then said, "Okay, then let's wait a few more days!" ”
"Good! At that time, I will inform the son again, the son can visit Datong Mansion in the next few days, do not disturb, farewell! "Wait to turn around and take your leave.
When the big man left, King Xin showed a smile! The general situation is on par with his own judgment, and it seems that the owner behind the mine and the people who trade with the Jin Army have a few shares.
After lunch and a short rest, Yuan Wenxin came to find King Xin, pestering him to go out for a walk, saying that he was in a panic in the inn; King Xin couldn't resist her, so he had to agree, and along the way, Yuan Wenxin has been dressed as a man, obviously already seeing himself as a boy, and he is not shy about it in front of King Xin.
Coming out of the inn, the two came to the downtown street, Yuan Wen was overjoyed, look at this, touch that, and put a hairpin on his head for a while, and asked if King Xin looks good? After a while, he pulled King Xin into the women's red shop, asked this and that, the whole little girl was in a state of being a fan of girls, so that some shop owners looked at her with some strange eyes, King Xin blushed and had a thick neck, and he complained bitterly in his heart, regretting that he should not have promised her to go out shopping.
"Wen Xin, you are now a woman dressed as a man, you have to pay attention to your image, understand?" King Shin reminded in a whisper.
"Ahh Yuan Wenxin suddenly realized, suddenly flushed with shame, suddenly raised her pretty face, pursed her lips and looked at King Xin, and asked quietly: "Then do you say that people's daughters are pretending to be good-looking, or are they looking good now?" Isn't it ugly for me now? ”
King Xin suddenly had two big heads, and his hands covered his forehead, where is this?
"Say?" Yuan Wenxin did not give up.
"It's all good-looking!" King Xin was helpless.
"Really!" Yuan Wenxin is happy, and women are pleasing to themselves, which is an eternal law.
"You can't enter the female celebrity shop now, otherwise you won't want me to go shopping with you in the future!" Shin Oh warned.
"Hmm!" Yuan Wenxin nodded vigorously, her beautiful eyes turned, and she stood on tiptoe and approached King Xin's ear and whispered, "Then what do you boys like to watch when you go shopping?" ”
When King Xin heard this, he had an ominous premonition, and hurriedly dodged away and said, "What boys like to watch, how do I know!" ”
Yuan Wenxin studied under Xu Xiake, and often traveled with him to the mountains and rivers, covering the north and south of the river, with the character of a child of the rivers and lakes, uninformal, and straightforward temperament.
"Humph! Liar, it must be a beautiful girl! Yuan Wenxin pursed his lips and glanced at King Xin; Then he grinned and said, "How about I change back into my daughter's clothes?" ”
The king of letters sighed and regretted not falling! Why did you promise her to go out shopping?
"Okay?"
"Okay, good, good," King Shin was really helpless.
"Really!" Yuan Wenxin was overjoyed, took King Xin's arm and said seriously: "Then you are not allowed to look at other girls in the future?" ”
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