Chapter 462: Auction House
Wang Xuanye also felt that this matter was very tricky, although the Wang family was the first wealthy family in Jincheng, and his father, as the city lord, had absolute power over life and death, and held 50,000 male soldiers in his hands, but compared with the huge Great Chu Dynasty, if Da Chu was a bear, Jincheng would be an ant at most. Baidu search purple pavilion .
Two hundred miles away from the Great Chu military town, there are 30,000 elite border troops stationed, not as many as Jincheng soldiers, but the combat effectiveness is very strong.
In addition to the Wang family in Jincheng, there are four major families: Suo, Lu, Chen, and Ma. The 50,000 soldiers and horses were also made up by the four families, each with its own lineage, and it was really in the hands of Wang Taiji, but there were only 20,000 people. Once the war with the Great Chu starts, the four major families will definitely bring their own soldiers to negotiate peace with the Chu people, and only 20,000 people from his family will be left to face the Chu army, and it is impossible to be an opponent at all.
Therefore, for a long time, the strategy adopted by Wang Taiji was to befriend the Chu people and suppress the four major families in order to achieve balance.
Of course, this idea was come up with by his son Wang Xuanye.
If the Chu people knew that their wanted criminals were hiding in the city lord's mansion, they would definitely not give up, and the four major families would also take the opportunity to make friends with the Chu people and eat away at the Wang family's power in Jincheng.
But on the other hand, Xiao Chen is Wang Xuanye's life-saving benefactor, plus the previous matter of the master of the horse altar and the beast pill, he can be regarded as helping the Wang family three times, so he can't be ungrateful to hand him over to the Chu people, right?
The advice given by Wang Xuanye was: "Find a reason to drive the Chu people out!"
Wang Taiji frowned and thought for a while, and said, "It's not appropriate, right? Otherwise, let's wait and see what happens, let the people in the mansion keep silent, and talk to anyone about Xiao Gongzi's matter." ”
That night, Wang Xuanye made a slight plan, and Wang Taiji's attitude immediately changed, and ordered the expulsion of the Great Chu people in Jincheng, of course, only to the floating population, and did not embarrass those who had settled here for several years.
Wang Xuanye's strategy was divided into two steps, the first was to provoke the plainclothes Chu army living in the city, fight with them, and destroy three inns and two taverns.
Second, early in the morning, he had people inform his father that the beast pill was effective in treating his own disease, and last night he put the beast pill on his desk, and he woke up in the morning feeling refreshed and refreshed, and his whole body became stronger.
With a two-pronged approach, Wang Taiji fundamentally realized the importance of Xiao Chen, and the Chu people were too much, so he ordered them to be driven out.
After all, the Chu people wreaked havoc in Jincheng, and it was a matter of course for them to be expelled, and they left in disgrace, and no one suspected that this matter had anything to do with the wanted warrant.
When this matter reached the ears of the little marquis, he smiled faintly, knowing that it must be Wang Xuanye's handiwork.
Wang Xuanye sent someone over and sent him and Medina dozens of sets of clothes, all of which were barbarian style hufu, and there were two maids who were proficient in combing various headdresses.
After a while, the bun on the little marquis's head turned into several small braids, an inch-wide gem ribbon tied in front of his forehead, and a full of Hu clothes, a barbarian with Great Chu blood.
"Young Master Chen, the young city lord is waiting for you and Princess Medina below. A servant bowed.
Looking at his new image in the mirror, he shrugged and smiled: "Got it, let's go down." ”
Wang Xuanye was still sitting on a chair made of mahogany, and four strong ironclad guards carried the chair.
The little marquis took the hand of the beautiful princess and walked down the small building, and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Wang looks good today, is this going to take us out to play?"
Wang Xuanye nodded and said, "The two of you haven't been able to appreciate the style of Jincheng yet, as the landlord here, of course I want to take you out for a walk." ”
"There is Brother Lao!"
"Brother Chen is polite. ”
Xiao Chen knew that Wang Xuanye rarely left the house under normal circumstances, and people with a crippled body and a very smart head would make themselves introverted because of the inferiority complex in their hearts, and rarely had contact with the outside world unless they had to.
Although they had seen several main streets in Jincheng yesterday, the prosperity here still made the two of them dumbfounded, especially the little marquis.
The little marquis is a person who has seen the world, but he also has to admit that many aspects here are no less than the emperor-capital of the Great Chu Dynasty, and most of the people walking on the street are wearing brocade clothes, and even the handle of the car will wear a silk shirt on the linen clothes, which is enough to show the wealth here.
After appreciating several distinctive snacks, Wang Xuanye took them to the largest auction house in the city.
The auction house is a tall three-storey building, and the outer walls are all made of white granite masonry, with exquisite reliefs on them, which looks magnificent.
Before the team reached the gate, a few people trotted over and said politely: "The young city lord is so elegant today, it is really brilliant to be able to deign to come to us." ”
"You're welcome, take two friends to have a casual look, is there a private seat?" he said in a flat tone.
"Of course, the best room on the third floor has always been reserved for you and the city lord, and you can come with me. The waiter was very polite and led them through the door and went straight to the third floor through the special passage on the right, instead of going through the seating hall as the other guests did.
In a luxurious private room on the third floor, the waiter serves excellent quality tea, and the place facing the auction table on the first floor is inlaid with a large transparent glass, and after special processing, you can see the outside inside, and the outside can not see the inside.
A row of soft-soft seats is placed behind the glass, and there are two delicately shaped intercoms on the coffee table, which are used to shout prices.
The waiter poured tea for the guests with a respectful expression, and said with a smile: "Young City Lord, there is still a period of time before the auction starts, do you want to find a few dancing girls to come over for a pastime." ”
"No, we'll just wait, and you can wait for the others. Wang Xuanye said in a flat tone.
"A small farewell. ”
"Brother Wang, I don't know how today's lot is?" Xiao Chen asked.
He replied with a smile, "It is rumored that there are a few very good things, and Brother Chen and Princess Martina have taken a fancy to something for a while, and despite the bidding, everything is recorded in my account." ”
Medina said coquettishly: "Since the young city lord is so generous, we won't be polite to you." But don't worry if we're selling too much later. ”
"Hahaha!" Wang Xuanye laughed three times happily: "Money is nothing to me at all, but the two of you are my life-saving benefactors, you just made me into debt, and I am absolutely willing." ”
At this moment, an extremely luxurious carriage stopped at the entrance of the auction hall, and a young man in a brocade robe came down from it, with a disdainful expression on his face, and pointed his nostrils at the waiter who warmly greeted him.
He was just about to step inside, when a voice sounded behind him: "Brother Lu arrived so soon, and the younger brother is not lagging behind." ”
The person who was called Brother Lu turned around and said with a smile: "Ziqiao, you are also very fast, if I hadn't been nearby, you would definitely be the first to arrive." ”
"That's!" Chen Ziqiao said proudly: "It's hard to catch the surname Wang going out, how can the little brother not come to join in the fun, I don't know when Brother Suo and Brother Ma will arrive." ”
"Hahaha, we've arrived, it seems that you and my brother have thought together. Two people walked over from the side, and one of them said while fanning his fan: "Our four princes of Jincheng are gathered, and today we have to let the surname Wang lose face, are you all ready?"