Chapter 5: The Depression of the Big Shots

Li Yun sat in the carriage, and his eyes saw that the coachman was about the same height, and there was no way to confirm it, only on the ground under the car could he see it. But when you get out of the car, the driver may be able to recognize you.

Li Yun looked at it casually, and saw a white hat hanging on the inside of the carriage, which was estimated to be Xiao Xiaoniang's, so he took it off casually and put it on his head, opened the curtain and gestured to the old coachman, jumped out of the car, pretended to walk normally, and walked towards the carriage.

Soon crossed paths with the carriage, and Li Yun recognized at a glance that it was the "bearded big eyes". But this person is just a subordinate, and the young man in the car may be the guy who is planning to frame him. But it may just be the person who does the work, and maybe there is someone else who is planning.

Li Yun's spirits were greatly lifted, if he found out the residence of this group of people and then caught them all, then the truth would be revealed, and he would be able to clear his suspicions and dig out his enemies. Immediately, while paying attention to the carriage, he walked briskly back to the carriage. At the moment, you can only follow by car, and if you walk, it is easy to be exposed, and you can't keep up with the speed.

Li Yun asked in a low voice, "Do you see that carriage, can you catch the carriage and take me along?" ”

"No! My little lady didn't come back, and the old servant didn't listen to others. Where did you get this hat? Don't mess with other people's things! ”

The coachman refused, and stared at him with a fierce light like a family dog. Li Yun was very anxious, and if he didn't keep up, he would miss the opportunity. But if the coachman lent him the carriage, he probably wouldn't agree.

Li Yun climbed into the car without saying a word, got into the carriage, and saw that the old coachman had no reaction, so he suddenly stretched out his hand to hook the old coachman's neck, and pulled his head into the carriage.

Dragged the coachman into the carriage, Li Yun came out and sat in the driver's seat, picked up the horsewhip and threw out two "pop" crisp whips, and then whipped two horses, the carriage started, and then pulled the reins, and the other side shook the whip flowers, drove the carriage to turn around and keep up with the car in front, and entered Pingkangfang all the way.

Shunbei Street passed the Beili Sanqu, and when it was almost at the intersection of the center of the square, the carriage in front turned into a laneway. In my memory, all the people living in this area are retail households, not a residential area of an official eunuch, it is easy to find the carriage, and Li Yun is not in a hurry to follow up, this is to prevent the discovery of the lookout.

After waiting for a while, Li Yun drove into the alley, and at the end was a narrow intersection, and he was hesitating which way to go, when he heard the middle-aged man's scolding from a courtyard on the right, and there was a sound of knocking, as if someone was kowtowing.

Li Yun immediately drove into the other side of the intersection, pulled over and stopped, jumped out of the car and quickly stepped forward, found the courtyard gate and quietly peeked through the crack in the door, and saw that the carriage was parked in the courtyard, the bearded and big-eyed coachman was kneeling on the ground, and the young man in the car just now.

Opposite the two kneeling people, there was a fat middle-aged man, who was pacing back and forth, opening his mouth and shouting: "Such a big matter, you don't even discuss with me and make decisions on your own, although you are quick for a while, what can you do if you take revenge on others?" It's just a bad breath, can I get my goods back? Well? You idiot! ”

"Father's forgiveness! This year's porcelain and silk business has just picked up a little bit, and he borrowed such a large sum of money to buy and ship goods to Guanzhong, not counting on the business with the Uighurs. ”

The young man complained loudly and angrily, and the coachman kneeling next to him also followed: "That's it, the proprietor, our business this time has lost all our money, and the erection of the Inner Government Bureau is vicious, it is simply eating people without spitting out bones, if the lost money is not returned, the proprietor will have to repay the debt, and if it continues like this, the family business will fail!" If you want to do the Uighur silk horse business, you can't help but come to Chang'an, how can these plague gods in the palace market avoid it, you must teach them to know the severity, and they won't dare to be so arrogant in the future......"

"I have my own plans for this...... You guys! Come with me! The middle-aged man interrupted the coachman angrily, flicked his sleeves and strode to the back room, and the two kneeling people got up and followed step by step.

Seeing this, Li Yun roughly understood. Things are not what I originally imagined, these people have nothing to do with the people in the palace, perhaps, it is really just speculation, and it is just a good time to make a move.

However, the silk horse business that can be a Uighur should not be a small trader, but no matter how big the family business is, the merchant is also a fat sheep in the eyes of the eunuchs, depending on whether the backstage is hard enough, whether there is enough "filial piety money" to open the joints, otherwise they will still be extorted.

Obviously, this businessman was cheated by the eunuchs of the palace market, and when the problem was not solved, this young man may be the young proprietor, who has been squatting in the east market and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.

Li Yun was in a very bad mood, if he went to Jingzhao Mansion to notify the official to arrest someone, it would naturally be nine out of ten. But the social status of merchants has always been very low, not to mention eunuchs and officials in the court, even a small official can make these businessmen bankrupt, their families ruined, and then all the surviving families are slaves.

What to do? Li Yun couldn't help but fall into deep thought, in the final analysis, the palace market is the biggest problem, otherwise there would be no eunuchs squatting in the East Market for a long time, and there would always be a wine shop and private room.

If you want to arrest this businessman, you are now alone, and even the little chamberlain has run away, so you can only notify the people of Jingzhao Mansion to come. But that only proves that he is innocent, but harms others, and he has no actual benefit.

Wang Shoujuan must be dead, and the grudge with the third brother has also been settled, so it is not a good thing that the contradiction is made public. Carry this black cauldron and shelter this businessman, that is, to accept the younger brother, and in the future, the Li Wang's Mansion can still have a stable economic source, and this business can be done.

There is nothing more frustrating than this for the big guys, and the consideration of the problem cannot be single, but must be comprehensive.

Li Yun gradually adapted to his current status and position, and after carefully considering the possible consequences, he no longer hesitated, pushed open the courtyard door suddenly, and asked loudly: "Where do you want to go?" ”

The three people who had already walked to the eaves of the front hall were taken aback when they heard the sound, and they turned around together, and saw that Li Yun was only one person, and there seemed to be no yamen official to follow, and they were a little surprised.

The bearded man stared at Li Yun with big eyes and squinted at him, as if he recognized him, and suddenly his face showed a strange look, and he turned his head and quickly said something to the young man, and the three of them muttered for a while, and probably understood what was going on.

When he turned around and walked down the steps in front of the door, he strode around Li Yun's side, glanced at him with bad intentions, looked around outside the door of the hospital, and soon came back, closed the door of the courtyard, and reported it to the middle-aged man on the steps.

The middle-aged businessman pondered for a while, and suddenly his face was happy, and he chuckled and said: "This brother is not small, even the lieutenant of the palace city dares to fight, and he actually dares to come here, let's talk about it...... How much money do you want? ”

"Brother is not what you can call him, and this is not the place to talk!" They are all smart people, then it will be easy to do, Li Yun put his hands behind his back, strode forward and stepped on the steps noncommittally, and walked into the front hall from the middle of the three without hesitation, and saw a wide couch in the middle of the inside, with a small table and cushions on it, and he also sat down with a golden knife on the edge of the couch, facing north and south.

With such a big demeanor, it can be seen that the three of them are one by one, and if you take a closer look at Li Yun's clothing and bearing, at least it shows that this is the son of an official eunuch. So, the middle-aged businessman didn't dare to take it, so he immediately changed to a humble attitude and tone, and asked carefully: "Dare to ask Lang Jun what his surname is, and where is the family's ancestral hometown?" ”

This is the case with people in this era, when they meet and narrate, they often ask the family county wang first, to see if it is one of the five surnames and seven wangs, and then say anything else, but Li Yun doesn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he directly untied the golden silk thread from his waist and put it on the table in front of him. Looking up, he stared at the middle-aged businessman with a smile on his face, and slowly pushed it over.

The merchant understood at once, shook his sleeves solemnly, bowed ninety degrees in a serious manner, and carefully held the jade pendant in both hands, and moved it to his eyes to look at it carefully.

The jade is Hetian jade, the carving is exquisite, the pattern is the double dragon playing with the pearl, there are two horizontal small characters in the middle of the front is "canonized", and the vertical three big characters are "Li Wangfu".

As soon as he saw these five words, the middle-aged businessman's hands trembled, his eyelids jumped sharply, and his face became ugly all of a sudden, and then he quickly looked up at Li Yun, and saw that he was still looking at himself with a smile, and felt that this should not be fake. Looking at the reverse side of the jade pendant, there is a big "wide" word, which is Li Yun's original name before he became the king. The small characters below are Li Yun's current name, as well as the date of birth and so on.

The middle-aged businessman was frightened, bowed his waist tremblingly, raised the jade pendant above his head with both hands, presented it to the table in front of him, and then knelt down with a "poof".

"Mengdezao, a merchant from Xingzhou, meets His Royal Highness King Li!" Normally, a prince doesn't need to make such a big gift, but this middle-aged businessman Meng Dezao knows that his son has kicked the iron plate this time, so he turned around and shouted: "Evil savings! What are you doing, come and see you! ”

The situation changed so quickly that the young man and the bearded man looked at each other for a moment, and then they squirmed forward and knelt down together.

"You don't need to be so polite, let's all get up and sit down and talk!" Li Yun hurriedly stood up and waved his hand, happy in his heart, this matter has been decided, and it will be easy to speak next. The identity of the prince may not be all bad, at least it is still very useful to scare these small people!