Chapter 126: Betting on both ends
Killing one person to save 10,000 people is the mercy of the Sangha.
His tone was calm and natural, as if he were telling a trivial matter,
Before Shi Hui could react from the shock, the emaciated monk was on tiptoe, and his body rose into the air like a big bird, and a few rabbits disappeared after falling.
"This..."
This terrifying kung fu made thousands of people in the downtown area amazed, and many foolish people thought that they had seen the gods, and they knelt down to the ground.
Shi Hui waved his arms angrily, wanting to curse, but all the foul words in his stomach were held in his throat by the terrifying martial arts that the monk had just shown.
I was afraid that this Yama with superb martial arts would not know where to come out and kill himself with a knife.
Zhao Hao looked at Shi Hui's frightened appearance, his heart moved, and he leaned into Shi Hui's ear and whispered:
"Mr. Gonghe, don't worry, although this demon monk's martial arts are high, he is flesh and blood in the end, I only need a little trick to correct it on the spot, so as to relieve Mr. Gonghe's worries."
"Really?"
Shihui would never trust Zhao Hao, but after all, his life was threatened, so he still subconsciously cast a trusting look at Zhao Hao-
He didn't want to stay in the guard for the rest of his life, afraid to go out.
"When I saw the Shigong, the official has his own decomposition, and Mr. Gonghe is a little restless."
Although Shihui was eager to know Zhao Hao's idea, he didn't want to lose his celebrity demeanor, so he had to hesitate for a while and continue to lead Zhao Hao forward.
"Zixuan, what bad idea are you hiding?" Liu Yan smiled and put his face on it.
"Go and go, I am all goodwill, and I am wholeheartedly for the stability and development of Jiaozhou."
Shixie's mansion is surrounded by mountains and water, and the huge courtyard is full of all kinds of tropical rare plants, and a few elk are leisurely gnawing on the grass in the grass, and they are a fat mess.
The Shi family is extremely luxurious, and even the ordinary pavilion is made of huanghuali,
In the pavilion, the incense burner has a few pillars of strange incense, and the smell of various precious spices is mixed together, but it covers the direction of natural plants and trees, which seems noisy and vulgar.
Zhao Hao and Shi Hui put their arms inside, looking very familiar, but only they know what the two are thinking in their hearts.
Shi Xie has a lot of eyes and ears in Jiaozhou, and he didn't need to be notified, he knew that his son was back with Zhao Hao.
Soon, a huge sedan chair appeared in Zhao Hao's field of vision.
Rao is Zhao Hao was used to seeing luxurious scenes in his previous life, and he was still stunned by the oncoming sedan chair.
It was a giant sedan chair carried by 32 people, not so much a sedan chair as a hut.
Shihui was very satisfied with Zhao Hao's hillbilly-like expression, and took the initiative to invite Zhao Hao to get on the sedan chair, and while the two walked, more than a dozen monks slowly walked out on both sides of the sedan chair, burning incense and chanting scriptures together.
For a while, Sanskrit sang continuously, sandalwood and green smoke billowed out, and Zhao Hao almost thought that he had ascended to immortality.
Shi Xie, who was sitting in the sedan chair, took full pomp, his sedan chair was actually divided into two rooms, inside and outside, and even more excessively, there were corridors and a viewing platform on the top floor.
He sat cross-legged inside, watching Zhao Hao and Shihui come in together, his smiling eyes narrowed.
"Little old man greets the angels."
The old man was gentle and elegant, looking like a good old man next door, and when he smiled, his face was wrinkled like a chrysanthemum, and he was very happy.
"The young general Zhao Hao has seen Shigong."
Shi Xie was humble, Zhao Hao was even more humble than him, not only came up to perform the junior salute, but also immediately took out a beautiful square brocade box from his sleeve and said with a smile:
"The young general's vision is narrow, and he knows the vastness of the world when he comes to Jiaozhou, this small gift is not a tribute, and he is invited to accept it with a smile."
Shi Xie is 83 years old this year, and he has never seen any rare treasures in his life. He was very satisfied with Zhao Hao's attitude, nodded and smiled: "Shanye Villager, there is General Lao Zhao who is concerned. ”
He opened the brocade box casually, but couldn't help but sigh.
I saw that there was a small pile of slender paper rolls in the palm-sized square brocade box, which was wrapped with burnt yellow plants, and there was a peculiar burnt smell close to the mouth, which was obviously not for people to eat.
"What is this?"
"It's a cigarette!" Zhao Hao said in surprise, his expression was a little embarrassed, "You... Oh oh oh... It's me who is presumptuous, it's me who is presumptuous,
We Jingzhou people are used to meeting and handing this thing to show respect, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect that..."
Didn't think of anything? I didn't expect you Jiaozhou people to be a group of hillbillies.
Since entering Jiaozhi, Shihui has been desperately trying to show Zhao Hao the difference of Jiaozhou, and the more this is the case, the more Zhao Hao can feel the inferiority complex that they can't hide.
These mountain kings have always wanted to show themselves the luxury and luxury of their Jiaozhou, for fear of leaking cowardice in front of these Central Plains people.
Zhao Hao relies on people's hearts to eat, how can he let go of their weaknesses in their hearts, he vigorously touted the luxury of Jiaozhou, and inadvertently exposed their "ignorance",
Shixie's father and son really haven't seen cigarettes at all, and they think that they are far behind the times.
Seeing Zhao Hao's enjoyment when he skillfully lit a cigarette, inhaled the strong smoke into his body and slowly spewed it out, the father and son suddenly felt a hot pain on their faces.
This is the demeanor of the Central Plains...
Compared with Zhao Hao's elegant appearance of smoking, their huge pomp is undoubtedly the nouveau riche style, a vulgar mess.
Not to be outdone, Shi Xie followed Zhao Hao's example and lit a cigarette, took a shuddering puff, and was suddenly choked and coughed, and tears flowed down.
That appearance is really the same as when Zhao Hao secretly smoked for the first time at the age of fifteen, and Zhao Hao was very happy to see it.
"Tobacco, it's a good thing, it can refresh and relieve fatigue, relieve the meridians, and inhale it into the body to flutter like a fairy, and Shigong can feel the beauty of it when he gets used to it."
Shi Xie forcibly took a few more sips, and was choked so much that he almost had a murderous intent,
But gradually getting used to it, he really felt that his nose was much smoother, and his body also had a little more vitality that he had not seen for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel shocked.
"Good stuff, good stuff." He muttered, "Such a good thing, I actually knew it... This age is really living on a dog. ”
He suddenly felt that the previous pomp was simply stupid, and it might be as ridiculous as a monkey in Zhao Hao's eyes.
Zhao Hao slowly swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog, and said chicly: "Afterwards... Well, a cigarette after dinner, race over the living immortals, if the scholar likes it, this thing is enough. ”
Shi Xie smiled, coughed a few more times, and sighed: "I also said that I prepared some treasures for the angel, but I didn't expect that the angel opened my eyes."
The old man is ignorant, and he naturally has to thank him for receiving such a benefit..."
"Hey..."Zhao Hao pressed Shi Xie's thin hand and smiled,
"Shigong is polite, the young general still wants to do this tobacco business in Jiaozhi in the future, so I have to ask you to take care of it."
In the thick smoke, Shi Xie's cloudy eyes loomed, he took a deep breath, coughed heavily and said:
"General Zhao is too guarded for Jiaozhi, and our Shi family will rely on you to take care of Jiaozhi in the future."
Here it comes.
The atmosphere in the sedan car changed.
Zhao Hao knew that Shi Xie was testing his mind, so he put his face over and said slowly:
"Zhao's ambition in life is to dominate the world and support the Han family.
This cochine, but also depends on your thoughtfulness. ”
"What does it mean to be thoughtful?"
"I want money, food, and the stability of Jiaozhou, as well as fame.
This tobacco business is done by everyone, and there is still profit at all, if you have your support, the two of us will operate together and share this monstrous profit, wouldn't it be beautiful? ”
"With money, food, and fame, I will be able to return to the court, and when the time comes...
I want my people to die. ”
Zhao Hao's words are categorical, and the scholar emblem, who has always regarded him as a weak scholar, can't help but change color.
Shi Xie was very satisfied with Zhao Hao's answer, and couldn't help but subconsciously pinched the letter in his sleeve.
He can give Zhao Hao the false name of Jiaozhi Taishou, or he can flatter him and worship him desperately, as long as Zhao Hao recognizes the status of their scholars in Jiaozhou.
Hey, this kid is really a businessman, but he only knows how to monopolize one, and only people of Shi Xie's age understand that betting on both ends is a really profitable business.
"General Zhao's words, keep in mind the old man, you can rest assured, as long as our family is in Jiaozhou for a day, we will share weal and woe with you and conspire with you."
Zhao Hao held Shi Xie's hand tightly and said gratefully:
"Please."
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"Father, do you think what Zhao Hao said is sincere?"
As soon as Zhao Hao left, Shihui couldn't wait to ask his father.
Shi Xie sneered, looked at his son, who was a lot older but still hot-tempered, and shook his head with a wry smile.
"Gonghe, for the sake of my father, I will hand over this Jiaozhi to you in the future."
He paused, rubbed his temples a little tiredly, and involuntarily touched a cigarette,
"Don't settle early, wait for the buyer's conditions to be fulfilled before starting, so that we can make the best of the fisherman's benefits."
"What you're taught."
"I heard that you had a conflict with the Kang Seng Society?"
Shi Hui hurriedly lowered his head and said, "It's my son who is ignorant... The land of Taiyuan is in a hurry. ”
"And what do you want to do?"
"I... I'm going to get rid of all the acres. ”
"This matter is indeed your fault," the old man in the sedan chair slowly stood up, and his kind expression instantly became very hideous, "But those who offend our Shi family must die." ”