Liu Ruozai is very smart, and his words really gave Ji Qingwen a wake-up call.

So Ji Qingwen said aloud downstairs: "I don't know which brother is fighting with me in the ring, can you see it?" ”

As soon as Ji Qingwen's words fell, he saw a person standing up from his seat, half-turned around and arched his hand towards the second floor: "It's polite to be down." ”

Ji Qingwen was stunned when he saw the person's appearance and outfit - he saw that this person's dress was neither an official, nor a businessman, nor a poor scholar, but a minority dress, looking like a Mongolian who came from the northern steppes to pay tribute or do business.

Beside him sat eight or nine other Mongols in the same costume, who were not surprisingly their companions.

The Mongols now have an ambiguous relationship with the Ming court, and Ji Qingwen can be regarded as a figure in the system, so he can't be too unkind to them.

So he pondered his tone and said, "This friend from the north, you may not know the rules of my Ming Dynasty. Whoever opens his mouth and gives an offer, he will give it money. If there is no cash, it is the same to take out the silver tickets issued by several major chambers of commerce. You can't talk empty words, slap your swollen face and become fat! Otherwise, it's no joke. ”

When the Mongolian heard Ji Qingwen's seemingly nonexistent threat, he didn't have stage fright at all, and said with a smile: "This master's tone is not small. You say I don't have any cash, so you must have it? ”

Ji Qingwen laughed and said, "This friend is new to here, I'm afraid he doesn't know who I am, right?" To tell you the truth, below is the emperor's newly sealed Fu Lu Bo Ji Qingwen, if I want to say that I have no money and no cash, I'm afraid that few people in the capital believe it! ”

Ji Qingwen revealed his identity, firstly, in order to pretend to be coercive, and secondly, in order to use the prestige of the imperial court to suppress these Mongols, so that they would not dare to openly act in public even if they were ugly in public.

However, these Mongolians may not have been subdued by Ji Qingwen's name, but the spectators were shocked - they didn't expect that Ji Qingwen, a wealthy man who is famous in the government and the opposition, would also appear in this "Yuhua Pavilion" to support Chen Yuanyuan, so it's no wonder that he was so generous.

Those Mongolians also seemed to have heard of Ji Qingwen's name, and the person who started said again: "It turns out that Lord Ji is here, and I am fortunate to meet him." It's a pity that we came a few days late, so we didn't make it to the ceremony, otherwise it would be good to see how Lord Ji was knighted. ”

To say that the Mongolians are still too sincere, and the kung fu of patting the sycophants is really shallow, these words failed to impress Ji Qingwen at all.

He just wanted to speak, but he heard Wu Sangui say in his ear: "Lord Ji, be careful, these people seem to be a little weird......"

"Weird? What's weird? General Wu, please make it clear. Ji Qingwen said.

Wu Sangui's two thick eyebrows were twisted together

, said: "These guys are too neat in their official words, there is no such thing among the Mongols." To me, these people seem to be more like the Mongols...... More like the Manchurians! ”

Manchurians? If it was really Manchurian, then this basket would be too big.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen couldn't be more cautious and confirmed: "General Wu, this matter can't go wrong, are you sure these guys are Manchurians?" ”

Wu Sangui nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, Lord Ji, I am familiar with the Mongols and Manchurians in Shanhaiguan, and I am more familiar with these people than the Han people." These guys seem to be a little familiar, and I'm at least eighty percent sure that these guys are Manchurians! ”

At present, Wu Sangui is still loyal to the Ming court, and his words are still trustworthy.

Therefore, when Ji Qingwen heard his words, he couldn't help but get nervous, and said: "The Manchurians pretend to be Mongols, no matter how small this matter is, it is a big deal. But if it is really the envoys of Mongolia who come to do business and recognize them as Manchurian spies, I am afraid that the court will not be able to get by in face. This matter has to be handled calmly. ”

Wu Sangui was confident and said: "There is nothing to be calm and uneasy. Lord Ji, to deal with the Manchurian Tartars, pay attention to a quick knife to cut through the mess, and strike first. If it's really wrong...... Anyway, the Mongols are not a good thing, and they are not wronged. ”

When Ji Qingwen heard this, he thought: I, a traverser, was one of the most daring people in the court at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't expect Wu Sangui to be more courageous than himself, no wonder in real history, it would cause such a big disaster.

So Ji Qingwen said: "General Wu, this matter is in Jingshi City, you are the son of the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and it is not good to be involved too deeply, you will leave this matter to me." ”

After that, Ji Qingwen turned his head to Liu Ruozai and said, "Brother Liu, if you meet me today, you are unlucky." Please take a trip, go to the Yunlai Inn once, and find a Jinyi guard named Li Yuanyin. If he's not there, it's the same if you find someone named Li Yan. Let's just say that it seems that Manchurian Tatars have come here, but I am not sure. The rest, they will naturally take care of it. ”

Although Liu Ruozai is a prodigal scholar, he also knows the priorities, so he nodded quickly and trotted all the way downstairs.

Liu Ruozai's actions did not hide from the few guys downstairs who didn't know whether the Mongols or the Manchurians.

I only heard the person who started Fang Cai say: "Lord Ji, the one who just walked out, I'm afraid that the Lord ran to call for help, right?" I treat each other politely, why is the lord so polite? ”

Ji Qingwen was still a little worried about Liu Ruozai's efficiency, and felt that the only way to delay the time at the moment was to wait for the support brought by Li Yan and Li Yuanyin to control the situation

before further disposal can be made.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen deliberately talked nonsense with a few guys below: "A few people misunderstood." I was afraid that a few people would not understand the rules of our Central Plains and would not know the silver tickets I brought, so they asked my brother to run and withdraw the silver. But this benevolent brother, seeing that you are clean and slippery all over your body, it seems that you can't hold 10,000 taels - that is, 1,000 catties of silver anyway, right? ”

The leader is also smart, "hehe" smiled and said, "Sir, this is a plan to delay the army, right?" It's okay, I'm also interested in playing with the lord. Sir, please see, is this bag worth 10,000 taels of silver? ”

As he spoke, the man took out a brocade bag from his bosom, poured the contents on the table, and continued: "The lord is well-informed, what is this, the lord should know the goods, right?" ”

Ji Qingwen looked condescendingly at the table on the second floor, and saw that this person shook out twenty or thirty beads, but he couldn't understand what these beads were about, so he said to Li Hong'e: "Hey! Old bustard, you are also a knowledgeable person, go over and take a look. Take a look at this brother's things, is it true or not, is it worth anything or not? ”

Li Hong'e was thoughtful, and suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little tense, but she couldn't guess that there was already an undercurrent surging in her small green building, and she also felt that Ji Qingwen and these Mongolians were still fighting for Chen Yuanyuan's matter!

So Li Hong'e slowly stepped forward, leaned down with a smile, picked up a bead on the table, pinched it in her hand and looked at it carefully for a while, and suddenly exclaimed: "Dongzhu!" This is Dongzhu! ”

Dongzhu is a kind of pearl produced in the shallow sea of Liaodong, although its surface is not as smooth and round as the pearl of the South China Sea, but there is a simple beauty, it is a kind of valuable jewelry, especially by the people who worship Buddha and Zen, often used to make a rosary, wear it into a string from time to time to touch and play.

This Li Hong'e is knowledgeable, seeing that these Dongzhu are not small, and the color is extremely elegant, it is expected that these beads are also the top grade of the top grade in the Dongzhu, and the value of more than 20 pieces is more than 50,000 taels of silver.

The old bustard Li Hong'e saw the value of the silver from these eastern pearls, but the general Wu Sangui determined the identities of these people.

I only heard him say in a tone that was ten times more certain than that, and said in Ji Qingwen's ear: "Lord Ji, it seems that these people are indeed Manchurians. Now that the imperial court is at war with the Manchurian Tatars, the channels for mutual markets have been closed for an unknown amount of time, and now the people who can come up with the newly harvested Dongzhu must be the Manchurians. And those who can come up with so many high-grade Dongzhu at once must be an important figure among the Manchurians. ”

Ji Qingwen suddenly remembered that the leader of Fang Cai was extraordinary, and he was not shy when he spoke, even if he was in the opponent's capital, he couldn't see the slightest fear, and he thought that he must be an outstanding talent among the Manchurians.

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