In May in Luoyang, the sun has not yet reached the scorching heat of summer, even though it is now approaching the beginning of summer, but it still gives people a warm spring feeling.

In a house in the gold market, Xin Ping walked along a stone-paved path into a small bamboo forest in the backyard.

It has been nearly half a month since he came to Luoyang, and Xin Ping spends most of his time living in this house, occasionally wanting to change the environment and think about it, so he will come to the bamboo forest in the house to meditate quietly.

This bamboo forest is not big, at the end is a high wall separated from the neighborhood, Xin Ping went straight to the root of the wall, a fresh smell of bamboo leaves and earth penetrated into his nostrils, Xin Ping closed his eyes slightly, thinking as if enjoying.

His lord Yuan Shao attached great importance to their participation in the uprising of Taifu Yuan Kui, not only sent a group of masters raised around him, but also ordered his nephew Gao Gan and his confidant Chun Yuqiong to lead the team. Xin Ping, as a strategist, also followed them day and night to Luoyang.

In order to hide their identities, with the help of Yuan Kui, they disguised themselves as merchants who came to Luoyang to do business, and bought this house near the gold market to live temporarily.

Since the investment conference in Chang'an, businessmen all over the world have been in an uproar, after all, those who participated in the investment promotion conference are now very rich, and the signal of opening up business released by Liu Wei has been clearly sensed by every businessman. More businessmen began to become active, traveling back and forth between Chang'an and Luoyang in search of business opportunities. Some of them also chose to move into Luoyang to live, and Luoyang's commercial center Jinshi has become their first choice for real estate, but it is difficult for people to find out that Xin Ping and others are mixed in with them.

Last night's conversation with Chen Liuwang and Liu Xie lasted until late at night, although Liu Xie did not promise him anything before Xin Ping quietly left, but Xin Ping felt that he was still a little moved. It doesn't matter, as long as he starts to have ideas.

In Yuan Kui's plan, Liu Xie's role was only to be a banner against Liu Wei's rule, which was enough to prove the legitimacy of his uprising, and to rule the country in place of Liu Wei after the uprising succeeded. His role is basically after success.

Of course, if Liu Xie really agreed to start up together, it would naturally boost morale to a certain extent, and even those wandering centrist ministers would be on their side. However, even if he does not agree in the end, when the uprising is successful, he can be coerced to succeed to the throne and be their puppet.

The most important thing is whether the incident is successful or not, which is the root of everything.

Regarding the plan set by Yuan Kui, Xin commented that they did not participate much. When they came to Luoyang, Yuan Kui had already planned and had a preliminary idea, and had already begun to let Yuan Ji spread rumors.

After getting in touch with Yuan Kui, Xin Ping and Yuan Kui also had some discussions about this plan. Yuan Kui also made some changes to the original plan according to their arrival. But the general direction has not changed.

can achieve the position of the imperial court, and Yuan Kui's ability is not general. The plan is meticulous and thorough, and Xin Ping is actually just picking up some small details and putting forward his own opinions. He and the senior cadres still recognized the general direction of the plan and were willing to implement it.

Everything is going smoothly now, but Xin Ping did not underestimate those figures in the court. I heard that there was a strategist named Jia Xu by the side of the Son of Heaven, who was originally a general of Xiliang, who was scheming, insidious and vicious, and was known as the "poisoner". And when he came, Guo Tu also reminded himself to be careful of a person named Guo Jia, saying that this person is good at figuring out the psychology of others, making plans based on people's hearts, and unpredictable. is also doing things by the side of the Son of Heaven. After coming to Luoyang, Xin Ping also heard that this Guo Jia also had the nickname of "ghost talent", which made him more interested in meeting these characters in Luoyang for a while.

Although he has a competitive heart, Xin Ping still maintains a calmness. Yuan Shao attached great importance to this action, otherwise he would not have sent so many masters, even his own nephew. Xin Ping was naturally careful not to mess things up.

In fact, this action is also related to his status in Yuan Shao's camp. Now in the Yuan Shao Group, Tian Feng, frustration, and trial are relied on by Yuan Shao with wisdom, and Xu Yu and Feng Ji are trusted by Yuan Shao. He was not on the front line among the many advisors. Although he himself felt that his ability was not inferior to that of other strategists, he could not be fully trusted by Yuan Shao for the time being. However, if he made a great contribution this time, I think he would no longer be subservient to these people.

Thinking of this, Xin Ping showed a smile full of ambition. At this time, there was a sound of martial arts training outside the courtyard wall, and Xin Ping couldn't help but glance outside the wall.

On the other side of the courtyard wall is also a family that has just moved in, almost judging them with Xin.

At first, Xin Ping was quite wary of them, and carefully investigated their details.

That family is also the family of Shangjia, the head of the family is surnamed Wang, nearly sixty years old, and he is a native of Hedong. His wife died of illness a few years ago, and she has two sons and several concubines. Plus a large family of slaves and guards.

There are men and women who don't seem to see anything wrong on the surface. Compared with Xin Ping, he feels that all men in his house are a little suspicious.

The Wang family moved from Hedong to Luoyang, and the purpose was naturally to take a fancy to Luoyang's business opportunities. In addition, his eldest son is also studying behind closed doors, and he heard that he is preparing to participate in the next imperial examination.

There are not a few businessmen who have moved to Luoyang for a while, and Xin Ping also relied on this to hide their identity, so they don't have much suspicion about the Wang family at this point.

After everyone moved in, they didn't have any interaction with each other, and Xin Ping knew that the Wang family had also sent someone to inquire about their details, which made him feel normal, after all, they lived in neighborhoods, and it was impossible not to know each other's details at all, which was also very much in line with the businessman's cautious style. Besides, if it was true that the people of the imperial court wanted to find out the information, it would not be possible to do it so obviously.

As for the two sons of the Wang family, there is nothing suspicious, the eldest son is a scholar, they have never met, the second son is practicing martial arts, and I heard that his father is going to give him a position in the Northern Army, which is probably a role such as Bai Chang. At this time, the sound of martial arts training should have been made by the second son.

This family doesn't look like a spy of the imperial court, and Xin Ping is also relieved of them.

The sound of martial arts practice outside the wall was noisy, and Xin Ping didn't want to stay in the bamboo forest anymore, so he walked out of the bamboo forest and returned to the front yard.

The subordinates brought by the senior cadres in the courtyard were also practicing martial arts. Chun Yuqiong sat under the eaves of the porch while drinking and wiping her spear, occasionally raising her head to point out the martial arts of one of them.

Chun Yuqiong once served as the right lieutenant of the Xiyuan Army, lived in Luoyang for a long time, and had many acquaintances, so as soon as they entered Luoyang, Chun Yuqiong hid in the house and did not show up. Others can occasionally go outside, but he is very bored, and every day in addition to drinking to relieve boredom is to train soldiers.

Xin Ping passed by his side and nodded to him, and Chun Yuqiong said: "The letter from the Taifu Mansion, Yuancai (Gao Ganzi) is waiting for you to discuss. ”

After they came to Luoyang, in order to avoid people's eyes, Yuan Kui mostly corresponded with Xin Ping and them. After writing the letter, Yuan sent his cronies and servants to connect with their people in the vegetable market, and the correspondence was very secret. Xin Ping listened to Chun Yuqiong's words, and hurriedly quickened his pace to the hall.

Gao Gan sat on his knees in the hall and was reading a letter, and his brother Simbi was beside him.

Looking up and seeing Xin Ping walking in, Gao Gan immediately got up and said, "Mr. Xin came just in time, and there is new news from the Taifu Mansion." ”

Xin Ping stepped forward and took the letter and read it carefully, and then couldn't hide his joy and said, "Taifu has already set a time for the incident?" Have you contacted so many people to do your internal response? Very good, very good, big things can be done! ”

Gao Gan also seemed quite excited, and said complimentarily to Xin: "Mr. Xin has also made a great contribution to the success of this time." ”

Gao Gan is Yuan Kui's nephew, born in the Chen Liugao family, and is more valuable than Xin Ping according to his status. But along the way, the senior cadres had a lot of respect for Xin Ping, and he didn't have the frame of a child of the family at all, and Xin Ping also understood his intentions.

Now that Yuan Shao's account has begun to see the situation of factional division, Wenchen Zhongtian Feng has been sentenced to trial and Xu Youdu's various parties, and the military generals are also ganging up. Gao Gan treated Corporal Lixian all the way, nothing more than wanting to establish his own power in Yuan Shaojun's army, and had the intention of wooing him.

Xin Ping actually also has the intention of uniting senior cadres to strengthen his own strength, so he also showed quite affection with senior cadres along the way. At this time, when he heard Gao Gan's compliment, he also said with the same compliment: "I am just beating the side drum in the next place, and General Gao is willing to take risks in this action, this is the world's work." ”

Gao Gan laughed and said, "This is what Gao should do." ”

Everyone's mind was tacit, so they didn't talk about it. Gao Gan and the Xin brothers then worked out the details of the operation, and then the Xin brothers took their leave and left.

Walking out of the lobby, Xin Ping wanted to go back to the room to rest, but his younger brother Xin Bi called out to him: "Brother is free for a while?"

Xin Ping asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Simbi smiled and said, "If my brother has nothing to do, can you go out with me?" ”

The two of them are not as easy to expose their identities as Chun Yuqiong, and they have also gone out a few times after coming to Luoyang, either to run errands or to see the style of Luoyang Capital. It's just that seeing Xin Bi's mysterious attitude this time, Xin Ping couldn't help but ask curiously: "What did George (Xin Bi character) do when he pulled me out?" ”

Xin Bi smiled and said, "Foolish brother, I heard that the Diaoyutai Restaurant in the capital has held an Oiran Contest these days, and it is necessary to select a girl with both talents and looks in Diaoyutai as the champion of the Oiran. In the past few days, the best talents from all walks of life have gathered in Diaoyutai, all in order to participate in this grand gathering of talented and beautiful women. I thought, why don't we go and have a look at the demeanor of Luoyang talents. ”

"Nonsense!" Xin Ping rebuked sharply. "Now that the big thing is coming, you don't prepare well, and you still have the heart to have fun. We should have been cautious when we went deep into the dangerous ground, wouldn't you be joking with your own life if you let your guard down like this? ”

"Brother, I'm ......"

Xin Bi was just about to explain, but Xin Ping interrupted him again and said: "This action is very important, and whether my Xin clan can gain a foothold in Jizhou depends on the merits of this battle. Don't treat it as child's play, prepare well, and after the success of the big event, the land of Luoyang will be at your disposal! ”

Xin Ping became fierce, and Xin Bi didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to give up. But in his heart, he didn't think much of his brother's words.

Xin Ping is not valued in Jizhou, and his younger brother Xin Bi is not taken seriously. This time I came to Luoyang and accompanied him under the strong recommendation of Xin Ping. For this plan, although Xin Ping will explain to him in private, but he does not really participate in the planning, at most there is a small contribution after the fact, and he can be regarded as a person who follows the team to gain experience. This is also the purpose of Xin Ping to let him come to Luoyang.

It's just that he has been doing nothing, and Simbi is not so strict with himself. When I first came to Luoyang, I heard about the luxury and liveliness of Diaoyutai Restaurant early in the morning, and I already had the idea of wanting to see it. Now that everything is ready, all that is left is action, and it happens to be this grand event, how can Xin Bi's mind stop there.

At this time, he followed his brother back to the room, but a few days later, Simbi still ran over secretly.

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When Xin Ping scolded his younger brother and returned to the room together, Luoyang City ushered in a group of visitors from afar.

A carriage slowly drove into Luoyang City, the curtain of the carriage was lifted a crack, and a girl with jade skin poked her head out to look at the street scene of Luoyang, and said with admiration: "The land of the Son of Heaven is much better than Xuzhou!" ”

"Qian'er, don't look at it!" The voice of another girl in the carriage said.

"Ahh The girl named Qian'er retracted her body and stuck her tongue out at the girl who was talking in the carriage.

Sitting in the carriage was Mi Zhen, who came out of the house after bluffing and deceiving.

"It's finally here, and the young lady is getting closer and closer to that person." Qian'er said with a wink.

Hearing Qian'er's teasing, Mi Zhen pinched her cheek and said narrowly: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are many talents, I see if there is a suitable one to marry Gan Qian'er, who we talk a lot!" ”

Qian'er's face turned crimson, and she said coyly: "Qian'er accompanies Miss, no one will marry!" ”

Mi Zhen pursed her lips and laughed happily.

This time I came to the capital, although I had the protection of my brother Mi Fang, but I also worked hard all the way, and I grew a lot unconsciously.

This is the place of the man she dreams of, where he is building a vast, eternal empire. Mi Zhen is not as big as his ideals, her ideals are only to have the opportunity to be a part of that man's brilliant life when he creates a great empire.

Thinking of this, Mi Zhen also opened the door curtain and looked out.

The majestic Royal Palace comes into view.

It's finally here.

(To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.) ）