Chapter 742: Coercion and Temptation (Part II)
Although Guangxi Province is called the Chengxuan Political Envoy Department under the Ming Dynasty, in fact, many of the prefectures and counties in it are autonomous prefectures controlled by the local indigenous Tusi who hold all the military and political powers, and there are many feudal prefectures like Banzhou, and Sicheng Prefecture is one of them. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Sicheng Prefecture is located in the north of Guangxi, bordering Sichuan to the north, although it is difficult to have too much intersection between the two places due to the local mountain road topography, but in Guangxi, an area where the transportation conditions are not very developed, the geographical location of this state city is still quite critical.
And now in this Sicheng Prefecture, in addition to the state officials who were nominally appointed by the imperial court to manage government affairs, the real decision is still the Cen family, which has been based here for hundreds of years and has great power, and its head Cen Shaoxun is even more important in the two important positions of local Tusi and Zhizhou, and his power is so great that he directly catches up with Yang Yinglong of Banzhou.
However, because the Cen family has never had much ambition, and the local Zhuang people are not as brave and ruthless as the Miao people, there has always been peace between this and the court. But obviously, some people don't want such a stable situation to continue, so on this sunny spring, someone brought a conspiracy to find Cen Shaoxun's third son, Cen Yunmo.
As the son of the most powerful local Tusi family, Cen Yunmo's status in Sicheng Prefecture can naturally be imagined, and he has always liked narrow (female branch) banquets, and the largest Qinglou Tianxiang Pavilion in the city has become a place he visits every day, which can be known as long as you inquire in the state city.
So when someone wants to find him, it also becomes extremely easy. It's just that when Cen Gongzi was beating the beat and listening to the best singers in Tianxianglou singing the beautiful Yuefu with a tactful singing voice, he was still quite unhappy to be disturbed.
The door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a man in Tsing Yi with a tall, tower-like man broke into the wing room he had chartered, and arched his hand at him: "Master Cen is invited, I came here today to discuss a business with you." ”
"Get out!" Cen Yunmo was disturbed by someone who broke in like this, and suddenly his heart became angry, and he didn't even look at the other party, so he waved his hand. In this Sicheng Prefecture, no one dares to be so presumptuous in front of him.
But the young man in Tsing Yi still stood there with a smile, neither leaving according to his words, nor getting angry, just staring at the other party and saying, "What, Don't you even want to hear about this business?" ”
Looking at the other party's fearless appearance, Cen Yunmo finally came back to his senses. There were always several guards guarding the door of his house, and the idlers couldn't get close at all, let alone come in. The fact that this guy was able to come in like this only means that the people outside the door have been defeated by him or his men.
And he, Cen Gongzi, has always disdained to learn any martial arts, and now he has no basis except for those singers who are so scared that they can't even speak. But even so, Cen Yunmo's face did not show any panic, but just looked at the young man in Tsing Yi fixedly: "Do you know where this is?" In this Sicheng Prefecture, as long as our Cen family says a word, it is impossible for anyone to leave alive, and they dare to threaten me in person, what a boldness! Although his words were still full of disdain and hostility, they were obviously much weaker than the people in his eyes just now.
"Cen Gongzi is serious, and he has never had any words or actions to blackmail you. I just want to talk to you about business. Seeing that the other party's attitude softened slightly, the boy in Tsing Yi simply sat on the chair beside Cen Yunmo, and poured himself a glass of wine without treating himself as an outsider, and slowly tasted it.
"Is there anyone in the world who talks about business like this? And I'm not a businessman, and I won't agree to anything you propose. Cen Yunmo sneered: "I advise you to leave now, maybe there is still a way to live, otherwise, you will regret it when the time comes." ”
"Not necessarily. Maybe the business I'm talking about is exactly what you're interested in, Gongzi Cen. The boy in Tsing Yi smiled disapprovingly: "But this matter is not small, I don't want to be spread out, so ......" Speaking of this, his eyes slipped to those stunned singers.
The strong men who came in with him immediately stepped forward, and only made a gesture to drive them away, and the singers were already in a hurry to escape from the room. Then the strong man went out with him and stood guard at the door.
"Okay, with Huzi watching outside, you and I will be able to talk well." The young man in Tsing Yi clapped his hands proudly, and he was very attentive to Cen Yunmo to hide half of the wine.
At this time, even if he didn't want to hear it, Cen Gongzi could only listen to the other party's intentions, so he had a gloomy face and stared at the other party with a more gloomy gaze, waiting for him to make his words clear.
However, his appearance was obviously like a flattering eye thrown to the blind man, and the smile on the face of the young man in Tsing Yi did not decrease at all, but he looked him up and down with some emotion for a while, and then sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity......"
His actions and abrupt words really made Cen Yunmo curious, and he couldn't help but hum: "What is a pity? ”
"It's a pity that Cen Gongzi, your talent and ability, but in the end, you have to end up with a sleeping flower and willow, and you will not achieve anything. I still remember very well that three years ago, when the Wu clan and the Pang clan were fighting outside Sicheng Prefecture, you Cen Sangongzi personally led people to make peace. That time, your righteous and stern words alone made two families with deep feuds fight, and they were widely recited in Guangxi. ”
Hearing the other party mention his original proud work, Cen Yunmo felt complacent for a while, and the hostility in his eyes was a little less. But he didn't let go, just stared at the other party and said, "Since you know my ability, don't say these useless words anymore, just tell your true intentions!" ”
"I'm here to do business with you Gongzi Cen." The boy in Tsing Yi emphasized again: "This business is good for you and for me, but it needs to take some risks. ”
"The benefits? Do you think I, Cen Yunmo, will still lack that bit of silver? Disdainful words came out of his mouth again.
Many people in this world can't resist the temptation of gold and silver, but he, the son of the toast family, is not interested in it. Because with his identity, it is impossible to lack money in this life, and glory and wealth are as simple as breathing for him.
"No matter how stupid I am, I won't use this kind of thing to trade with you Gongzi Cen, what I want to give you is what you have always wanted, but you have never been able to get." The young man in Tsing Yi's eyes flashed, staring at Cen Yunmo with deep meaning.
Hearing him say this, Cen Yunmo's heart suddenly moved, and a thought flashed through his heart. But then, he pressed this crazy idea back again, and just said lightly: "But I don't know what you mean?" ”
Without a little hesitation, the other party had already said the answer in a very positive voice: "The location of the head of the Cen family, I wonder if the third prince is still interested in this?" ”
Although he had vaguely guessed that the other party would say such a thing just now, when he heard this answer, Cen Yunmo still trembled involuntarily, but then laughed again. His smile was full of ridicule: "What you said, you are not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue, are you Cen Yunmo a three-year-old child?" The position of the head of the Cen family is also something that you can decide as an outsider who doesn't know the origin? ”
"Naturally, I don't have the ability to do this, but I can help you get the position of the leader. Third Prince Cen, don't you want to take this position back from your brother Cen Yunhan? The young man in Tsing Yi lowered his voice very low, but his gaze was staring straight at Cen Yunmo's face, so that his gaze could not be taken out of his gaze.
As if he was hypnotized by the other party, Cen Yunmo nodded a little involuntarily. He is indeed too eager to become the head of the Cen family, that is, the head of the family, so that he can release what he has learned to the fullest, and also satisfy some ambitions in his heart.
However, his father Cen Shaoxun followed the etiquette of the Han people, and insisted on passing the position of the head to his eldest son, which made Cen Yunmo very dissatisfied and helpless.
Three years ago, he thought he still had a chance, so he would be willing to risk being injured by the two tribes of Wupang to go to the meeting. It's just that after that, he learned a fact that made him desperate, even if he behaved well, his father would pass on the position to his eldest brother, and he also made it clear that this was also the meaning of the imperial court - a toast family like them, although the position of the heir was decided by the previous generation, it had to be canonized by the imperial court.
It was precisely because he knew that he could no longer take over the position of the head of the Cen family and the toast, that Cen Yunmo deliberately indulged himself, indulged in his voice and lust, and ignored other things, becoming a playboy known to everyone in the city.
But did he really accept his fate in his heart? I'm afraid that even Cen Yunmo himself is not very clear, so when this strange guy suddenly proposed that he could help him get the identity of the head of the Cen family, his heart was a little moved.
After staring at the other party for a while, Cen Yunmo asked in a somewhat sluggish voice, "Can you tell me what you can do to help me achieve my wish?" ”
"It's simple." There was a glimmer of essence in the other party's gaze, obviously this Cen San Gongzi had been moved by his own words, which made him feel sure that as long as he opened that window, everything would become easy: "As long as the people in the Cen family who can sit in the position of the head person now suddenly die, you are the one who can replace them!" His words were full of temptation and murderous intent, and when he heard it, Cen Yunmo's body trembled again, and he didn't know how to react for a while.