It was already late at night, and in the study of the Zhang family's mansion in Suzhou City, Zhang Shiyi asked the person in front of him again with a solemn face: "Is the news reliable, is he really here in person?" ”

"Absolutely reliable, the steward over there in Quanzhou has followed the master to the Americas before, and the other party is also acquainted, although the other party has grown up, his appearance has changed a lot, and he has concealed his identity, but our steward will never admit his mistake!" I saw that the people below reported again, and he was the same person who ran to Yangcheng Lake to report to Zhang Shiyi before, but at that time, Zhang Shiyi saw that there were many people around him, so he didn't dare to say more, and he was called back immediately after returning home. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"This is terrible, why did he choose to come at this time!" Zhang Shiyi couldn't help but show a worried look when he heard this, and the subordinate below also bowed his head and was silent at this time, as if waiting for Zhang Shiyi to make a decision.

After a long while, I saw Zhang Shiyi wake up from his contemplation, and then hurriedly asked, "Who else knows about this matter except you?" ”

"Son Qiyu, except for the old slave, only the steward in Quanzhou knows about this matter, and no one else knows about it!" The gray-haired servant spoke again.

Zhang Shiyi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, this old slave and the steward of Quanzhou were all domestic slaves of their Zhang family, and they had been dependent on their Zhang family for generations, and their families had also gone to the Americas, which could be said to be very reliable, and even as long as they were willing, they would not frown if they let them die, so he didn't have to worry about this news leaking out.

"Very good, you must keep this matter secret, even if it is dead, you can't leak it to a third party!" However, even if he knew that this old slave was very reliable, Zhang Shiyi still deliberately advised.

"Yes, the old slave knows the severity!" I saw this subordinate speak again.

"Very good, go to the account room to pay 400 yuan, you and the steward in Quanzhou will divide it equally, as for the affairs of that person in Quanzhou, it will also be handled by you with full authority, no matter what he asks, you must try to meet it!" Zhang Shiyi nodded when he heard this, and then said, meritorious service will be rewarded, this is also his way of being a subordinate, even if the other party is his own house slave.

"Thank you, Childe!" Hearing that he had two rewards, the old slave couldn't help but be overjoyed, but then he spoke again, "Childe, the other party wants to buy a ship this time, and it must be a good sea ship, do you think it is from our shipbuilding workshop?" ”

"These are trivial matters, tomorrow you go to the workshop, give priority to meeting that person's requirements, and try to let the other party leave Datang as soon as possible, after all, if he stays here for one more day, we will have to take an extra risk!" Zhang Shiyi spoke again at this time.

"Yes, the old slave will do it!" Hearing Zhang Shiyi's order, the old slave immediately agreed, and then slowly retreated, and at this time, only Zhang Shiyi was left in the study.

However, Zhang Shiyi did not show a relaxed expression at this time, but frowned more and more, and finally stood up directly, walked around the study, and the look on his face became more and more anxious, because this matter is really important, and if he doesn't handle it well, I'm afraid that even if he doesn't die, he will have to flee to the Americas in the future.

"Forget it, this kind of fact is not something I can handle, let's let Li Xiu have a headache!" In the end, I saw Zhang Shiyi suddenly stand up and muttered to himself, and after he finished speaking, he was also relieved, as if he had unloaded a big burden.

I saw that after Zhang Shiyi finished saying the above words, he immediately went out of the study, although it was already late at night, but this matter was very important, so he couldn't care about it.

Li Xiu's family came to Suzhou, and they planned to live in Suzhou for a while, so long before he came, he asked Zhang Shiyi to buy a house in Suzhou, but Zhang Shiyi directly bought a big house next to his house, and the two families were only separated by a wall, and a corner door was opened in the middle to facilitate the two families to move around.

Zhang Shiyi came to Li Xiu's house directly through the corner door, and asked the servant to inform Li Xiu, Li Xiu had already fallen asleep, when he heard the report of the maid outside, saying that Zhang Shiyi had something important to discuss with him, he got up a little reluctantly, and then came to the study to see each other.

"Brother Eleven, you haven't slept in the middle of the night, what can't you wait until tomorrow to say?" Li Xiu yawned and glanced at Zhang Shiyi, being woken up in the middle of his sleep, which naturally made people feel uncomfortable.

"I want to wait until tomorrow, but if I don't talk about this matter today, I will definitely not be able to sleep all night, and this matter is still because of you, so I will naturally come to you!" Zhang Shiyi said with a wry smile at this time.

"What's the matter?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and his hazy eyes finally sobered up, but he really couldn't think of anything that would happen because of himself?

"Alas, this ......" I saw that Zhang Shiyi hesitated for a moment at this time, and then suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Li Chengdao is back!" ”

"What!" Li Xiu's eyes widened when he heard the news, and the whole person was completely sober, and then he took a few steps forward, grabbed Zhang Shiyi's arm and said, "What are you talking about, admit it...... Admit that he's back? ”

"My concubine, can you be quiet, although this is your home, it is not appropriate for any outsiders to know about this matter, otherwise if it spreads, I'm afraid even you can't afford to be guilty, right?" Zhang Shiyi heard Li Xiu shouting so loudly, and immediately said softly in a cold sweat, and after speaking, he broke free of Li Xiu's hand, and then opened the door of the study to look, and after confirming that there was no one outside, he closed the door tightly again, so as not to let outsiders hear.

However, Li Xiu's heart was a mess at this time, he never expected that Li Chengdao would come back from the Americas, and it happened that when he came to the south, this made him very excited, and even wanted to see Li Chengdao immediately, but then he calmed down, because he suddenly thought of Li Chengdao's identity, in case Li Shimin knew about it, I am afraid that not only Li Chengdao will never return to the Americas, but his own family will also be implicated.

Zhang Shiyi also kept observing Li Xiu, and when he saw his face change from excitement to mixed joy, he spoke again: "How about it, think about it, your student is a hot potato now, no one can touch it, I didn't want to tell you about it, but I'm afraid that he will stay in Datang for too long, if he is recognized, I'm afraid you will be unlucky!" ”

At the beginning, Li Chengdao and they were under the responsibility of Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang, Li Shimin agreed to send them out of the Tang Dynasty and went to the Americas, and Li Xiu also promised that they would never come back, but now Li Chengdao has come back, and it just so happens that Li Xiu also came to the south at this time.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help frowning, it was indeed a trouble for Li Chengdao to come back at this time, but he was more worried about Li Chengdao's safety, so he immediately asked: "Eleventh brother, where is Chengdao now, what is the matter with coming back this time?" ”

"He landed in Quanzhou Port, and he has been staying there, this time he came back to transport some gold and silver and the like, and he also wanted to buy some ships, it seems that it is mainly for trade, after all, the population in the Americas is too small, and many things cannot be made, so they can only be bought from our Datang, but it is also my father's fault, if he hadn't taught Li Chengdao the route, they wouldn't have suddenly run back." When Zhang Shiyi said the end, he also showed a look of chagrin on his face.

Last time, the bearded guest sent someone back, but the fleet actually brought several of Li Chengdao's ships over, which also means that the bearded guest gave Li Chengdao the route of the Americas, so this time Li Chengdao personally led the fleet to come, this time there was no one from the Zhang family in their fleet, but completely belonged to Li Chengdao, so this made Zhang Shiyi also blame his father.

Li Xiu also showed a contemplative expression when he heard Zhang Shiyi's words, in fact, he was a little puzzled at the beginning, why did the bearded guest give the route to the Americas to Li Chengdao? Now that Li Chengdao has come back by himself, this also means that he has completely mastered this route, and he can travel back and forth between Datang and the Americas at any time, and even Li Xiu wonders if this is the first time Li Chengdao has returned?

"Brother Li, what do you think about this, you, a student, have come back from the Americas, do you want to meet him? But I think it's better that you don't see it, because if someone finds out, I'm afraid you won't be able to tell. Zhang Shiyi also said helplessly at this time, Zhang Shiyi came back this time and completely caught him off guard, so he didn't know how to deal with it now, and he couldn't give Li Xiu any good advice.

"Admit that he ......" Li Xiu couldn't help but show a tangled expression when he heard this, for Li Chengdao, a student, he naturally missed it very much, so emotionally speaking, he also wanted to see each other very much, but from a rational point of view, he knew that it was very unwise to see Li Chengdao, after all, he was not alone now, and there was a family to take care of behind him, so he didn't want to put his family in danger because of this incident.

"Brother Li, what do you think, do you have any decisions? Actually, I think it's better for you not to see each other, anyway, Li Chengdao doesn't know that you are here, I have asked people to meet his requirements as soon as possible, and then let them leave Datang as soon as possible, which is good for everyone! Zhang Shiyi saw that Li Xiu was silent, and immediately spoke anxiously again.

Regarding Zhang Shiyi's words, Li Xiu also seemed a little moved at first, but in the end, he suddenly changed his mind, and said with a firm face at the moment: "No, I want to see him!" ”