Chapter XXIII

There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests.

Chen Ze finally understood the meaning of this sentence, if he did not cooperate with the other party, more serious consequences would occur.

But even so, you can't be led by the nose and put yourself in a passive situation.

Jiang Li leaned on the chair and said lazily, "You are a smart person and know what I need." ”

Wanqiao League needs to develop, and the most lacking thing is capital, and without money everything is empty talk.

"Make a price, just don't go too far." With his current value, Chen Ze has long regarded money as dung.

"I don't want much, a total of 50 million taels, buy the cooperation between us."

Jiang Li seems to be deliberately making things difficult for people, and he opens his mouth to offer a sky-high figure, regardless of whether the other party can afford it or not.

"Fifty million taels, why don't you grab it?" Chen Ze was really angry, this money was more than Pingxi Kingdom's taxes.

With such a huge amount, even if the palace and treasure trove were sold, they would not be able to pay it.

Although the account book of the treasure house does record 40,000 taels, this is just an empty account, if there is really so much money, the first emperor would have taken it to the treasury a long time ago, and the peasants would not have revolted poorly.

Moreover, the rivers and lakes and the imperial court are like two trays on the scale, when one side is tilted, the other side will be affected.

Chen Ze also knows this truth, if he really injects a huge amount of money into Wanqiaomeng, the consequences will be unimaginable.

But if you don't agree to the conditions, Wanqiao Alliance will continue to cooperate with Liang Xing, and it is really difficult to choose what to do.

"You can pay it in multiple installments, and in the future, the Wanqiao Alliance, as well as some of the forces in the rivers and lakes, will look forward to you." Jiang Li didn't give up easily, but was thinking of a way for the other party.

In this way, the likelihood of being able to convince others to agree to cooperate will be greatly increased.

"I'm so sorry, I choose to refuse." Chen Ze would rather die than compromise with a black businessman.

Hearing the final reply, Jiang Li's expression froze in an instant: "Okay...... Okay, it seems that the prince is really confident and has full confidence to escape from Yanjing alone, so don't blame me for being unsatisfactory. ”

After talking so much, he is just playing the piano to the cow, and if he is another person, he will feel very lost.

In the face of threats, Chen Ze said eloquently: "I have always eaten soft rather than hard, and I would rather take risks and fight to the death than bow to others." ”

Anyway, there are enough enemies for yourself, and it doesn't matter if you add a Wanqiao Alliance.

And once you choose to compromise, you will not only have to take on huge debts, but also have to be at the mercy of others.

"Smack! Syllable! Jiang Li suddenly clapped his hands: "I'm really sorry, I thought we could cooperate very happily, but now Jiang has no choice but to violate the morality of the rivers and lakes." ”

A killer who had already been ambushed in the secret room, holding a snowy short knife, instantly burst out of the corner.

The sudden change made Chen Ze shocked, at such a close distance, only firearms could reverse the defeat.

The killer gesture is sure to win, even if the target chooses to dodge, he can't escape his blade.

"Little thief, view treasure!" Chen Ze immediately made a decision and threw out the only mask on his body that could smash people as a hidden weapon.

The secret room is not well lit, and the killer can't see the flying objects clearly, so he can only protect his face with his arms to avoid being smashed by hard objects.

Chen Ze took the opportunity to run to the door of the secret room, wanting to open it by brute force in order to get a glimmer of hope for survival.

However, a hand slammed into his back, trying to buy the killer some time.

Chen Ze turned his head in pain and found that the person who shot was actually Jiang Li, and his heart was even more nervous.

The skill of this alliance leader is beyond people's imagination, and he can catch up with him in a few steps at such a distance.

The killer couldn't strike a blow, and said angrily: "The little white face will run again!" With the help of the Jiang Alliance, where else can you run? ”

Chen Ze's face was suddenly like ashes, and if he was killed in the black market, he would definitely be counted as missing by the imperial court.

And from now on, Liang Xing will no longer have any worries and continue to occupy the country of Pingxi.

Seeing that the short knife was about to be chopped, Jiang Li suddenly stopped: "Let's move slowly, let him go." ”

"Alliance...... Alliance leader, do you mean to let him go? "The killer thought he had misheard the order.

Jiang Li smiled bitterly and nodded, "You heard it right, the leader of this alliance wants to let this person go now." ”

"Yes! The subordinates retired. Although the killer was full of suspicion, he did not dare to disobey the order.

While trying his best to stay calm, Chen Ze asked, "Master Jiang, are you deliberately playing tricks on me?" ”

At this kind of time, in this kind of place, when encountering such a situation, the spirit is enough to make people instantly collapse, and even become crazy.

"You...... Are you really the king of Zhennan? Jiang Li was stunned, subconsciously raised his hand and touched the other party's face.

"Get out! Dead pervert, don't touch me! Chen Ze leaned his back against the door, goosebumps.

I can't imagine that this dignified alliance leader has a habit of breaking sleeves, which is really unexpected.

Jiang Li immediately took a few steps back: "Don't get me wrong, if I knew your true appearance, I would definitely not hurt you with a heavy hand." ”

If you see a beautiful man, you don't hurt people, and you have to take the initiative to love each other, this is definitely not an ordinary sleeve breaking fetish, but the legendary King Billy.

Chen Ze wanted to cry without tears, and felt nausea again, "Fruit...... Sure enough, it's a pervert among perverts, and you're also a gentleman, you can't imagine acting so dirty. ”

Sister Bai can't help it, the apprentice meets a dead, I'm afraid I will lose my chastity.

"You don't have to be nervous, I have no ill will."

"You have no ill intentions, but you have bad intentions!"

“......”

Jiang Li knew that the misunderstanding between the two had deepened, and immediately took the initiative to shout to the maid outside the door: "Open the door and send off the guests!" ”

The door of the secret room slowly opened, and a breath of fresh air poured in instantly, which lifted Chen Ze's spirit.

He could no longer endure the torture, and rushed out before the exit was completely open.

"It's like...... How could it be so similar. Jiang Li stood in the secret room and muttered to himself, as if he was not greatly stimulated.

The black market fell silent instantly, and everyone began to point at someone without a mask.

However, the people in the rivers and lakes know the rules very well, even if they talk about others, they do it quietly.

Chen Ze was so frightened that he lost his soul, and now he just wanted to find a new mask to cover his face again.

"Lord Wang, are you okay?" A familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Chen Ze turned around and said overjoyed: "Nie Ying, it turns out that you are really in the black market. ”

No wonder people choose the agreed place here, it seems that all the people in the rivers and lakes know the location of the black market very well.

Nie Ying asked suspiciously: "Didn't we make an appointment to meet at Yingchun Courtyard, why did you come alone?" ”

Chen Ze's face turned pale, and he replied intermittently, "I...... I came with Bai Ying, she ...... She had just been stopped by the guards, and she should be nearby at the moment. ”

Although the other party was wearing a mask, his clothes were white, making him easily recognizable in the crowd.

"You look like you've been injured." Nie Ying was full of regret, if he hadn't chosen the location here, he wouldn't have had so much trouble.

Chen Ze raised his hand and wiped the blood oozing from the corner of his mouth: "Ahem, I don't blame you, it's the result of my carelessness, these people in the rivers and lakes are really not simple." ”

Knowing that he is the prince, but he still dares to kill him directly, this courage is even greater than Liang Xing.

Nie Ying reached out to support Chen Ze while whispering, "I tell you a good thing, the whereabouts of the Night Pearl are here." ”

It seems that a certain thief was lucky, and actually found out the details of the man in black, which can be regarded as a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.

"It should have been done by the military department, right?" Chen Ze was at the banquet, and he felt that this Xiao Qi had a big problem.

Nie Ying bowed his head and said, "You guessed right, those black-clothed people are from the Shangshu Sect of the Military Department. ”

The matter finally came to light, Xiao Qicai asked his subordinates to pretend to be bandits to kidnap Tang Xian in order to get promoted and make a fortune, so as to blackmail Nie Ying to steal the Night Pearl.

Chen Ze decided to look for an opportunity to get rid of the evil breath and sound the alarm for those ministers by the way.

Just a military department Shangshu dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head, and Liang Xing would not be allowed to usurp the throne in the future!

"Lord Wang, I also got a good thing." Nie Yingshen mysteriously took out a heavy bag from his arms.

Not long after, a special smell of gunsmoke emanated from the small bag, which was very choking.

Chen Ze's eyes lit up: "This taste...... It's gunpowder and projectiles, where did you get them? ”

The period of handcuffs and soy sauce has completely ended, and if you meet the bad guys again in the future, you will have the strength to fight.

"There is everything in the black market, and the last time you said that the handcuffs had no ammunition, I will keep an eye on it and help you solve the problem."

Nie Ying smirked, then shook her hair and put on a look of praising me.

Chen Ze was not surprised, and praised at the moment: "After going through so much, you are finally not a pig teammate." ”

Think about how many times you almost lost your life, because of a thief's poor protection.

"You ......" Nie Ying was insulted, and immediately launched a counterattack, pinching someone's affected area fiercely.

So three seconds later, all the people in the black market heard a miserable scream.

There is nothing more painful in life than when a person breaks a bone and continues to be abused.

"Rou'er, so you're here." Bai Ying followed the cry and looked for it all the way.

Chen Ze hurriedly wiped his tears: "Master, you came just in time, this grandson bullied me!" ”

Nie Ying swallowed his saliva and said with a dry smile: "He was injured, I just want to treat it." ”

"How did she get hurt?" Although Bai Ying was angry, she couldn't determine who was right.

Chen Ze told the truth one by one, of course, he would inevitably add fuel and vinegar, and took the opportunity to reprimand a certain thief for not only having no sympathy, but also taking advantage of the danger of others to retaliate.

Bai Ying's face was ugly and said: "This Jiang Li is really inferior to a beast, we won't come to the black market in the future." ”

Nie Ying on the side held his chin and nodded his head to judge: "I didn't expect him to be a wolf!" ”

Bai Ying turned his head, glared at a certain thief and said, "And you, even worse than him!" ”

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