Chu Banxian's pretending room.

A futon, a curtain of Taoist Sanqing, a stone statue of Laozi, and a copper furnace.

At this moment, there were two more high-backed chairs in the room, and Li Zhi faced Li He, who had just finished telling about the gold mine.

Li He's face reappeared with shame, obviously he also heard that some of the royal family surnamed Li were not authentic, and he was even more embarrassed that his brother was involved.

He was worried in his heart, because he didn't know what Li Zhi's intention was to tell him about it.

Li Zhi said with a smile: "I left Chang'an City in a negative mood, and I didn't explain my thoughts to Brother Fanghua before leaving. Since I saw Brother Fanshu, I asked you to repair a letter to Brother Fanghua, and I, Li Zhengwen, did not blame him at all, and the gold mine was ignored from now on, and it was just handed over to the Cliff Mountain Tribal Army and the army surnamed Li to distribute the benefits with full authority. ”

"It's as simple as that?"

"There is one more thing to ask for, I don't know if Brother Fanshu has anything to do with Moutai Town? I'm talking about a sake brewery with a certain old heritage, and I'm going to buy one and use it for future overseas trade. At present, I plan to gradually withdraw Zhengqing Wenqitang from Chang'an City, and the wine industry will be the first. ”

"Mr. Li, with all due respect, I will definitely help you with your favor, but is it too hasty to let Zhengqing Wenqitang withdraw from Chang'an City? After all, Chang'an is the capital, the place where overseas trade is concentrated, and the eastern end of the land trade route across Central Asia, where the curiosities of the Quartet are accumulated, and the transaction volume will be greatly reduced when the Wenqitang of the Zhengqing Dynasty leaves there! ”

"Brother Fanshu may not know that I have joined forces with Princess Taiping to open a branch in Luoyang City, and its scale and sales are far stronger than Chang'an City. And because the Chang'an waterway is not smooth, it has led to the goods that will go by sea, to detour more than 300 miles to Hukou, and its current geographical environment no longer allows me to hesitate. ”

"Mr. Li is saying that the evacuation of Zhengqing Wenqitang has long been in the planning?"

Li Zhi replied affirmatively: "The Guangzhou City Club is the future settlement place of Zhengqing Wenqitang, and it has been preparing two months ago. Yes, it was one of the famous penal colonies, but it would be the starting point of the 30,000-mile ocean route to the ports of Obara and Basra in the Persian Gulf! ”

"Preparing two months ago? Mr. Li, is it really because of this gold mine incident? ”

Li Zhihan smiled and shook his head, "That's why I asked Brother Fanghua to convey this intention, I can only say that the timing is just a coincidence!" But it was this kind of coincidence that made me unable to explain clearly to several families who had personal friends such as the Ming Wangfu, and I had no intention of returning to Chang'an City in the near future, so I asked Brother Fanshu to help me convey my true thoughts. ”

After Li Heliang pondered for a long time, he asked tentatively, "Mr. Li has made up his mind?" No longer salvageable? ”

He is not stupid, he doesn't care if he is used as a gunman, the key is the deep meaning outside of Zhengqing Wenqitang.

He knew Li Zhi very well, and although he would not return to Chang'an City once in a year or two, it did not affect his knowledge of Li Zhi's influence in the imperial court, commerce, and even the cultivation world.

He also knew that this person was treated seriously by the current emperor, and he faintly entrusted the royal family surnamed Li to him.

The change of imperial power in the Tang Dynasty is almost pinched, and the forces surnamed Li are about to be suppressed.

At such a critical moment, Li Zhi's departure from Chang'an City has become an extremely sensitive reality, and it is no longer a reality of serious disagreement that can be replaced by a topic.

It can't be said that the surname Li has not been in a position since then, at least the economic circle that has been carried out so far revolves around him.

In this way, although the Chang'an City Special Economic Zone will not die prematurely because of him, it will inevitably affect the re-launch of the planning foundation.

Such a delay will not be a matter of months or even a year, but will affect the confidence of the forces involved in it.

Therefore, based on the analysis of all aspects, Li He does not think that Li Zhizhen has any intention of leaving, perhaps it is just another way for him to vent his dissatisfaction.

He has been planning to observe for a while, and just the question of the rebuilding of the wine industry can see the real purpose of this person.

It's just that he can't reveal his guesses, so he is still trying to persuade him to dispel his current thoughts: "Mr. Li, the situation in Datang has reached the most critical moment, and your departure will have a great impact on the future situation!" ”

Li Zhi had already detected the fluctuations in his heart, his face turned pale, and he said solemnly: "There is one more thing, if you know, you will understand why I am determined to leave." Just ten days ago, less than a dozen miles away from Luoyang City, I was intercepted halfway, and more than a dozen masked masters were all master-level, and there were five third-level Great Perfections separated from the Grandmaster Realm, and I almost lost my life because of this! ”

"There is still such a thing!" Li He exclaimed, got up and said in shock, "Who is so bold as to dare to ...... to the King of Loyalty?"

He immediately thought of something, his face became more shocked, and the meaning of his words stopped abruptly.

Li Zhi smiled bitterly: "That's right, as you thought in your heart, I was rescued later, and all the people who intercepted and killed were killed, one of them was seen a few days ago, and that person was the guardian of the prince's side at that time!" ”

"Prince? How is this possible? Li He was shocked and lost his voice.

Li Zhi shook his head, "But this person's name is Qiao Si, and he has existed on the side of Empress Wu for more than ten years!" ”

Hearing Li Zhi's specific name, Li He knew that there would be no falsehood in this matter, because no matter how mysterious his identity was, as long as he appeared in public, it would not be difficult to find out, and Li Zhi really had no reason to make up a person.

"So, it's the master of the Empress Wu?"

Li Zhizhi agreed, "If you think about it deeply, it's even more terrifying, is it Qiao Si's private behavior?" Or is it the command of the Empress Wu? Or is it intended to blame the crown prince? None of this is conceivable, but one thing can be determined that Empress Wu is very disgusted with me, and feels that she will not hesitate to eradicate me as a trouble! Let me ask, how safe do I feel when I stay in Chang'an City? Can anyone tell me that it's not because I'm doing something for the Li family? ”

Li He sat down silently, his head hanging very low, he already believed that Li Zhi was indeed thinking of leaving.

Li Zhi's tone became more and more gloomy, "I escaped death and returned to Chang'an City by luck, and I got the secret calculation of the royal family surnamed Li, Brother Fanshu, if you were me, how would you decide to stay?" ”

Li He raised his head slowly, and his words were as resolute as possible: "Mr. Li, I personally support you in this matter, and your life may be lost at any time, how can you talk about ambition and perseverance?" Moreover, the overall value of Zhengqing Wenqitang is unimaginable, how mentally retarded it must be to put such a behemoth family business in dire straits! ”

"To tell the truth, you are the first listener of these inside information, I can't find someone to confide in Chang'an City, because I know that the result can only be to persuade me to take into account the overall situation and have a far-sighted vision, which is why I ran away in a negative mood! Therefore, with the help of Brother Fanshu, I can give Chang'an City's allies who have been taking care of me a way to convey their hearts! ”

"Mr. Li, don't say anything, I'll help you! Not only that, the Moutai Town Distillery, including the waterway leading to the mouth of the Yangtze River, will be arranged for you. ”

"Originally, I wanted to go to Moutai Town in person, but I was relieved by Brother Fanshu's words. Because Fuzhou Port and Quanzhou Port have urgent matters that need to be gone as soon as possible, a few days later, the Guangzhou Bei family and the Gan family will come to contact my brother about specific matters, and I Li Zhi Li Zhengwen will not forget the help of Brother Fanshu! ”

"It turns out that there is really a relationship with Guangzhou?"

"I haven't said a word of falsehood in front of you, Guangzhou is indeed my future base, to put it mildly, what can I escape overseas by a sampan, in Chang'an City, where can I escape?"

The two talked for more than an hour, and agreed to meet next time, Li He left some people behind and quickly returned to Qianzhou City.

In the independent courtyard of Guizhu Lotus Tea within a radius of more than ten zhang, there are two quiet rooms with quite elegant organizations, and the blankets on the wooden floor are ready-made beds, but there is a secret realm of Chaoyuan, and the quiet room is only used for covering.

Li Zhi put away the dozen or so cinnamon bamboo lotus teas, took a break with everyone in one of the rooms, and brewed a new pot of tea on the low table.

Fu Chen is showing off what he got from the view of the horse: "What Chu Banxian is definitely an insatiable master, and even the inferior silver jewelry made by the poor Miao people for children is also collected, which is enough to hold several large boxes!" But there was more gold and silver, and a room full of them! ”

After that, he took off his Qiankun bag, opened the mouth of the bag, and let Li Zhi explore, not forgetting to bargain in his mouth: "Mr. Li, let's talk about it, you have to leave me a copy!" ”

Pang Qi gave him a disdainful glance, "I want you to do it, Brother Zhengwen won't bring you here, do you know here?" Hey, the money fan, the master! ”

Li Zhi also smiled, "You follow me, you don't have to pay anything if you need to, what's the use of keeping gold and silver?" ”

"That's different, you always have to be more practical in your own hands, it's a psychological problem!" Fu Chen was unaware of the sarcasm of others.

There are more than 300 gold bricks poured out, and Li Zhi asked Fuchen, Sascher, and Amin to leave 30 each, this thing is hard currency, which country and dynasty are equally good.

There was even more silver, at least 40,000 taels, and Li Zhi poured it several times before he could be regarded as emptying Fuchen's Qiankun bag.

Sasher took out a large number of refining materials and all kinds of herbs, because the so-called immortal medicine was needed, and the herbs were far more than the refining materials.

"There is still a lot of food, Mrs. Qingqi asked me to leave it to Qianzhou Mansion, and it is not a small number." Sasher added.

Qingqi nodded and asked about the exchange between Li Zhi and Li He.

She understood Li Zhi's purpose very well, "At this time, it seems that there is no loophole, but you are not worried about being exposed in the future, and it will be embarrassing to face Li He?" ”

Li Zhi smiled, "It won't be revealed, don't worry, we will rush to Guangzhou City on the front foot, and a large number of people will chase after Chang'an City in a few days!" Just kidding, the economic circle of Chang'an City is very well planned, and once Zhengqing Wenqitang withdraws, it will hurt his muscles and bones. Besides, my ability has increased the strength of Datang's military several times, and they will willingly let me go? ”

"But you boasted about Haikou to Li Heke, could it be that others saved more than the threat of life from the Empress Wu? How will it be explained in the future? ”

"You don't need me to explain, the prince will take the initiative to stand up and explain."

"Do you think the prince will come forward? He has just been put on the throne and takes over the imperial power! ”

"So, it's not simple for him to draft an edict in the name of the emperor? What excuse did Empress Wu find to stop it? That Qiao Si has indeed followed her for more than ten years, and the prince has indeed carried the black pot for her to some extent! ”

"If you think of it, can't anyone else think of it? This is too obvious! ”

"Hey, what can they think of? Who can guarantee that I will not withdraw Zhengqing Wenqitang? What is the king of loyalty, do I really care? And the surname Li did calculate me, and I was indeed blocked outside Luoyang City, so it makes sense to quit because of timidity, right? It's a big deal that Datang can't stay, so I will go to Afeifa and their country to be a concubine, Afeifa, ah! ”

Afifa grinned and laughed, and the rest of the ladies looked extremely unkind.

"I guess the emperor can guess your mind, aren't you afraid that he will ask you in the future?" Yi Yi suddenly mentioned a sentence.

Li Zhi laughed, "The emperor will only secretly applaud if he guesses, and the bigger the disturbance on my side, the more beneficial it will be to his next plan." The wisdom of the martial arts queen is outstanding, and she often kills several birds with one stone, and she can't allow me to have a cunning rabbit three holes? You have a beam plan, I have a wall ladder, just think about it! Me too! ”

Everyone laughed, but Ah Ming didn't quite understand the meaning of the two idioms, but he also frequently said yes with his accommodating heart.