Zhu Yihai had never done this business before, so he was taken aback, and asked tentatively, "There are already 30,000 or 40,000 cavalry under the regent, is it still insufficient?!" ”

Of course, Fang Yuan would not reveal such an important military secret to him, and said with a faint smile, "The Manchu Qing Dynasty has 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry, Wu Sangui has 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry, and Li Zicheng has 40,000 or 50,000 cavalry. ”

Zhu Yihai couldn't hear any information, so he smiled and said, "It's just that this transaction of buying and selling people, I still have to discuss with His Royal Highness King Qin." It's just that if the banknotes along the way are checked, it may not be easy to act. ”

Fang Yuan continued, "I'll support you with ten more large merchant ships, the cargo holds of the merchant ships are loaded with goods, and the bottom is manned, who can see it?" If you want to count the banknotes, if you have money to make the devil grind, just spend some money to buy it out. ”

Zhu Yihai nodded, and reached a verbal purchase and sale agreement with Fang Yuan, "Since the regent is so generous, I will repay the favor." ”

Fang Yuan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand for a moment what he meant by his so-called generosity, could it be that he looked like a big man and spent a high price to buy a war horse?

Zhu Yihai saw that he didn't seem to know, and said, "It's Chen Yuanyuan from Peach Garden!" I was worried that Chen Yuanyuan was the regent's favorite, so I dared to ask for this. I never thought that the regent was really refreshing, and such a stunning beauty was willing to cut love, concede, concede, haha! ”

Fang Yuan trembled violently when he heard this, what kind of love? When did he allow Zhu Yihai to take Chen Yuanyuan away? Chen Yuanyuan came to cry to him before, unwilling to follow Zhu Yihai to Huai'an Mansion. Later, when Zhu Yihai came to ask for Chen Yuanyuan again, Fang Yuan asked him to ask Chen Yuanyuan for his thoughts.

He originally wanted Chen Yuanyuan to reject Zhu Yihai personally, and the matter would be settled, so that he would not be a regent to block arrows for a woman, what kind of system would it be? Listening to Zhu Yihai's tone at the moment, is it, is it...... Chen Yuanyuan agreed?!

Seeing his stunned expression, Zhu Yihai hurriedly explained, "Didn't the regent ask me to ask Chen Yuanyuan what he thought?" She readily agreed to go to Huai'an Mansion with me. ”

Sure enough, Chen Yuanyuan agreed!

Fang Yuan's face sank, he never thought that such a change would occur, it was really beyond his expectations.

Zhu Yihai saw that Fang Yuan's expression was a little wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that this Chen Yuanyuan is really the regent's inner favorite?!" That, that, how dare I get involved?! Regent, I really don't know it, so rude and ridiculous! Ridiculous! ”

How could Fang Yuan admit in front of Zhu Yihai that Chen Yuanyuan was his regent's favorite? What's more, he pushed back and forth before, asking Zhu Yihai to ask Chen Yuanyuan's thoughts, but now that Chen Yuanyuan has agreed, if he goes back on his word again, he will lose his face.

Whether it was because of the identity of the regent or the face of the regent, it was impossible for Fang Yuan to stop Zhu Yihai from taking Chen Yuanyuan away, so he could only barely squeeze out a smile and say, "No, it's just that Chen Yuanyuan runs the peach garden for me, if she leaves, I will have to find another person to manage it, and I am a little reluctant." Since she is willing to follow His Royal Highness King Lu to Huai'an Mansion, I only have the beauty of an adult! Ha! ”

Zhu Yihai breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and threw his hand at him again and again, "The regent cut his love, cut his love!" ”

Fang Yuan sent Zhu Yihai away with a smile on his face, his face suddenly gloomy, and he looked at the Fengyang Mansion military report sent by Jing Jie without saying a word.

Because of the imminent moment of war, Ma Shiying and Huang Degong had a strategic difference. Ma Shiying believed that he should hoard heavy troops in Fengyang City, defend Fengyang City, and wait for the rescue of the imperial court in the capital. However, Huang Degong thought that the division should defend the two important military towns of Shouzhou and Sizhou, and delay the attack of the Xuanjia Army.

However, Ma Shiying, as the governor of Fengyang, is in a high position, and the military commander also thinks that it is safer to stay in the fortified Fengyang City than to go out to guard Shouzhou and Sizhou. Huang Degong was unable to support alone, so he could only follow the advice of Ma Shiying and the generals and withdraw all the defenders of Fengyang Mansion, as well as all the grain, grass, and military resources to Fengyang City.

As soon as the defenders of Shouzhou and Sizhou withdrew, the attack of the Xuanjia Army on the two roads was very smooth, and in less than half a month, they captured the two important military towns of Shouzhou and Sizhou, and surrounded Fengyang City from the east and south directions in two directions.

Fang Yuan finished reading the military report, and while he was happy, he was still a little restless and restless. He got up and went to the courtyard of Xiao Yuan, who had lived in another courtyard before. Later, after Zhu Cihuan moved out, Fang Yuan arranged for her to live in the courtyard that was previously used as the palace of Wuyue Wang. Fang Yuan checked Fang He's progress in literacy these days, and made Xiao Yuan, who was five months pregnant, give birth to a baby.

He went out of the courtyard of Xiaoyuan, and went to the princess's bedroom to tease Fang Mu, who was only one year old, because the princess was nine months pregnant, so he told the princess to rest well, and the maidservants served strictly. He also ordered the most famous doctor in Suzhou Prefecture, Wen Po, not to travel to the doctor this month, and could only stay in Suzhou City to be on call at any time, waiting for the princess to give birth.

Fang Yuan was bored and walked around the Regent's Mansion, and when he returned to the council hall, he was still restless, pacing back and forth.

Hu Qi looked at his restlessness and asked tentatively, "Regent, why don't we go out of the palace to inspect!" ”

Fang Yuan was stunned and asked, "Where are you going to inspect?" ”

Hu Qi said in a low voice, "Xu's house!" Didn't Chen Yuanyuan agree to leave with His Royal Highness King Lu? The regent should always go to the Xu Mansion to have a look and arrange a suitable replacement. ”

Fang Yuan was slightly stunned, and then smiled dumbly, "Okay, let's go to Xu Mansion for a walk!" ”

Hu Qi had already seen that he was dissatisfied because of Chen Yuanyuan's matter, but it was inconvenient to talk about it, so he immediately rushed to Xu's Mansion to ask Chen Yuanyuan what kind of plane he was doing. At present, Hu Qi took the initiative to go to Xu's mansion, which solved his embarrassment.

Fang Yuan led Hu Qi and a hundred brocade guards directly to the Xu Mansion.

The regent suddenly came to the Xu Mansion without warning, and the Xu Mansion panicked and hurriedly came out to greet him. Mrs. Li of the Xu Mansion personally led Fang Yuan to the lobby and ordered the male servants and maidservants to serve tea.

Fang Yuan casually asked about the situation of the silk and porcelain industries of the Xu family, and then asked about the situation of the Li family and Xu Hua's daughters. Li didn't know what he was doing with his sudden arrival, but he still answered truthfully one by one.

Fang Yuan was polite and greeting, but before he got to the point, Hu Qi suddenly said, "Mrs. Xu, I heard that Ling Yuan Chen Yuanyuan has agreed to go to Huai'an Mansion with King Lu, after Ling Yuan leaves, who is the Xu family going to arrange to take over the peach garden, as well as the welfare lottery business?" ”

Li was also stunned on the spot when she heard it, she had never heard the rumors that Chen Yuanyuan was going to leave Taoyuan and go to Huai'an Mansion, let alone arrange any replacement for Chen Yuanyuan.

Chen Yuanyuan is the bridge of communication between the Xu family and Fang Yuan after Xu Hua's death, with Chen Yuanyuan here, Fang Yuan is obviously easy to speak, and even continues to hand over money-making businesses such as welfare lottery to the Xu family.

Chen Yuanyuan's position, who dares to take his place? Who can replace it?

Since Hu Qi asked like this, Fang Yuan's trip was obviously aimed at Chen Yuanyuan, and the reason was that Chen Yuanyuan agreed to go to Huai'an Mansion with King Lu.

Li is secretly angry in his heart, what is Chen Yuanyuan thinking? actually rushed to offend Fang Yuan. Although the Xu family does not say that disaster is coming, it will inevitably become more and more estranged from Fang Yuan in the future, and it is inevitable that the family business will go downhill.

Although Li was angry in his heart, he didn't dare to show it on his face, and promised repeatedly, "Regent, I will immediately find Yuanyuan back and ask her to give an explanation to the Regent." ”

Fang Yuan smiled quietly, and Hu Qi said again, "The regent doesn't need to explain anything, the regent is just waiting to investigate the candidate provided by the Xu family to replace Chen Yuanyuan." If the Xu family cannot provide a suitable candidate, the regent will find another replacement. ”

The threat in and out of his words was already very direct, and Li Shi was shocked when he heard it, he was really afraid of something. Today, the Xu family's right to operate the welfare lottery can be canceled, tomorrow the Xu family's right to operate silk and porcelain may be canceled, and the day after tomorrow, the Xu family may be asked to hand over the peach garden.

Fang Yuan glared at Hu Qi, as soon as he said this, Fang Yuan came to rob Chen Yuanyuan this time, and scolded him sternly, "Commander Hu, this is serious!" ”

After Hu Qi honestly closed his voice, Fang Yuan changed his face to a pleasant face, and said to the Li family, "Mrs. Xu doesn't need to panic, the welfare lottery involves tens of millions of taels of silver every year, and the matter is very high, I just came to ask the Xu family what they think, and I have no other intentions." ”

Although he said that he was light, but the Li family was not a fool, this time Chen Yuanyuan broke into such a big disaster, where would he be easily resigned, and he was busy smiling at him again and again.