Body 93 Gathering of Storms
"You remembered Miss Bai for me, if one day you Miss Bai and I Suo Yuanli meet in a narrow way, don't blame me for the pity and pity that Suo Yuanli doesn't understand! Today's events, Suo is unforgettable! The Hu man looked at Bai Chun's back and said loudly.
Bai Chun didn't bother to pay attention to him, and calmly walked in the direction of Li Hong's carriage, while holding his back and giving Suo Yuanli a middle finger.
What does it mean that the person who is looking at her is dazed? Is this a challenge? Or do you respond to yourself?
Everyone saw that Bai Chun did not get into the carriage when she came, but got into the bigger carriage opposite, the carriage pulled the curtains, and they couldn't see who was inside, and they were able to invite Miss Bai Chun into the car.
Wen Ting and Wen Zhen looked at Bai Chun and got into the carriage, and couldn't help but show a thoughtful look, they seemed to know each other about this carriage, as if they had seen it there.
Oh, by the way, I met on the way here today, and when I was waiting for them to pass them, the carriage had already made way for them, and it did not stop them from moving forward.
Thinking of this, my heart was shocked: "Could it be the prince?" After thinking about it, Wen Ting overturned his guess again: "It can't be the prince, if it's the prince, how can it be a carriage on the road?" And it is said that the prince has always had a tough personality and will be retribution, how can he make way for himself and others. ”
Looking at the mysterious carriage, Wen Ting frowned and shook his head, but he was faintly uneasy in his heart, just hoping that the car was not the prince.
"Although these people are from the clan, they don't all know the prince, and I saw them on the way here today, raising a lot of smoke and dust, but fortunately we closed all the windows in advance." Xiaoxue said to Bai Chun, who was sitting next to her and had just gotten into the carriage.
Bai Chun teasingly touched Xiao Xuebai's red cheeks, and chuckled: "Then why didn't you go down and tell me just now, it just so happens that I will teach them a good lesson." ”
"I won't let you go down, and you won't be allowed to cause trouble." Xiaoxue pouted, hugging the prince who had eaten a long time along the way.
The carriage drove slowly on the wide street of Taiyi City, with lively shops on both sides, merchants coming and going, or chatting with the shopkeeper with a smile on their faces, or bargaining with the shopkeeper with a serious face, or happily, waving his hand to let the guy go to the backyard to load the car.
Although people come and go, it is bustling and bustling, but the overall appearance is very harmonious and peaceful, in front of every shop, or this wide street, is neat and clean, and there is not the slightest garbage flying around.
Li Hong opened the curtains, looked at the lively scene outside, and said lightly: "Bai Chun, you better be careful of that guy named Suo Yuanli, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp, try to be prepared, don't suffer his loss when the time comes." ”
Hearing Li Hong's words, the five girls in the carriage all looked surprised, and Bai Chun asked in surprise, "How do you know?" You can't really pinch it, can you? ”
"You can also see one or two by looking at people's faces, otherwise Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang, you really think they are fake, that fortune telling, but there is a certain truth." As Li Hong spoke, he couldn't help but think of the two magic sticks, and he didn't know if they met one day, those two would see something from themselves.
"Suo Yuanli? What can this Hu man do? Isn't it the guest secretary in Wen Ting's mansion or something? Bai Chun frowned lightly.
Li Hong smiled coldly, what kind of person is Suo Yuanli, this is a figure whose legs tremble when the entire Tang Dynasty officials see it in another ten or twenty years.
Suo Yuanli, one of the four cool officials, has thousands of debts in his hands.
Suo Yuanli, Zhou Xing, Lai Juncheng, and Hou Sizhi, in the first few years of his mother's reign and in the first few years of his advocacy of the rule of cool officials, none of these people could have hundreds of lives in their hands.
The carriage drove to the center of Taiyi City, and saw that there was a huge manor, surrounded by stones more than one person high to build a courtyard wall, and under the outer corner of the wall were rows of flowers in full bloom, decorating the entire courtyard wall with a different beauty.
At the gate, there are two large wooden doors, which I am afraid that even the emperor's dragon can easily pass through, and after entering the inside, there are buildings made of stone with their own characteristics, and the role of each building is different.
But each of them is two-storey to the top, and it is not very tall. The buildings are separated by green trees and red flowers, and the green and tidy lawn on the ground makes people feel lazy at a glance, and they wish to lie there immediately to relax.
The winding path paved with warm stones, as well as some small buildings and pavilions next to it, or rockery lakes, form a perfect and poetic scenery.
The entrance leads directly to the tallest building in the middle, and there is a specially built avenue for horse-drawn carriages to walk, neatly paved with bluestone slabs, and horse-drawn carriages walk on it steadily and lightly.
The white building in the middle of the entire manor is much taller and grander than the surrounding houses, it looks like it is five stories high, standing on the highest floor, you can completely overlook the entire Taiyi City.
The carriage slowly stopped at the door, and the maid had been waiting at the door for a long time, so she obediently helped Li Hong get out of the car, and then bowed down to greet Li Hong.
Li Hong stood at the door and waved his hand casually and said, "It's okay, we're not very familiar with each other, it's better to be relaxed, don't be too nervous, learn more from your Miss Bai." ”
The palace maids immediately stood on both sides, and Li Hong walked forward, looking at the building built completely in his own style, while sighing: "Tut...... Who came up with this, he must be a genius, such a good house can draw drawings. ”
Bai Chun naturally listened with a disdainful face, although this building is practical and convenient, but it cost the most money to build it at the beginning, and all the furnishings in it were built according to his requirements, luxurious and extravagant!
The fifth floor is designed to be ...... Bai Chun didn't know how to describe it, in short, this was the best house she had ever seen in her life, and all the furnishings, furniture, etc., were extremely precious logs!
But what can make her balance is that this fifth floor is not for him to live, but for the emperor and empress, and he Li Hong can only live on the fourth floor at most.
As for the second and third floors, there are palace maids and eunuchs reserved for the emperor and empress, and the first floor is a small meeting room and a banquet hall, including a living room.
After a few people sat down in the living room, Li Hong patted the soft sofa made of cotton, and sighed: "I won't go to the forbidden area today, and I'll talk about it tomorrow, I'm almost tired after a day of carriage." ”
Bai Chun nodded, Hua Meng and the others began to be busy helping Li Hong decorate, the sleeping room at night and other utensils, and Bai Chun was left alone.
"By the way, let's talk about it, how are the merchants in Taiyi City doing these days? How many people are here? ”
"Yes, sir." Bai Chun stood respectfully in front of Li Hong and said solemnly: "There are already hundreds or even thousands of merchants from the north and south, and they have arrived a few days ago. ”
"Merchants can't afford to be profitable, they play a decisive role in Datang's commerce, and they are also the economic pillars of my Datang. Anything else? ”
"Yes. The envoys of Tubo, Dashi, Tuyuhun, Tiele, Persia and other countries in the Western Regions have also arrived in Taiyi City one after another, and even Baekje, Goryeo, Silla, and especially the Wa Kingdom have all entered Taiyi City in advance. Bai Chun thought for a moment and continued.
"What are they doing here? Do you want a piece of the pie too? Dream! Li Hong glanced at Bai Chun and said disdainfully.
Bai Chun also glanced at him, and then said solemnly: "Master, some of these people came alone, and some of them secretly allied themselves with the royal clan or court officials...... ”
"The Royal Family?"
"Yes, sir. In the past few days, various intelligence has been analyzed, and the envoys of various countries have been in close contact with them, and after following them, they found that some of them have secretly formed an alliance, and their purpose is to obtain huge profits from Taiyi City. ”
Seeing that Li Hong was silent, Bai Chun continued: "Moreover, when you first arrived at the gate of Taiyi City's copper coins, the slave maid received a new message from 'Jingwei', King Ji, King Zhao, King Cao, King Han, King Huo, all of them have already set off for here today. ”
"What do you mean? It's normal, don't be nervous. Li Hong looked at Bai Chun's frowns, and said with relief: "You can't count on it, everyone in this prince's mansion is loyal to me Li Hong, there are always some people with ulterior motives watching my every move, as soon as I arrived today, they began to set off, and naturally someone told them my itinerary in time." ”
"Master, do you want to let 'Jingwei' thoroughly investigate the mansion?" Bai Chun always felt that it was unsafe, if something happened, it would be difficult for him and others to sort it out, or find out which party did it.
"What to check, some rotten shrimp and small fish, can't turn over big waves, these are not the point. What you have to pay attention to is that in these clans, how many characters like Suo Yuanli follow, Uncle Wang, they will definitely not come forward in person, and when you finish talking, I will have to bargain with them, so when the time comes, you need to consider for yourself, who those people are, and how to distribute the quota, instead of letting them take advantage of our loopholes. ”
"Yes, sir. The five surnames and Qiwang and other families, including princesses such as Princess Qianjin today, also sent a lot of guests, some of them have already arrived, and some are already on the way. ”
"Hehe, what is this for? As soon as I Li Hong moved, the entire Datang money strings followed! Taiyi City is really a stormy meeting, it seems. ”