In the Spring Festival, there is a song and swallow dance in Chang'an City, but there is an undercurrent surging under the calm on the surface.

Cui Yang, the household servant, walked down from his own carriage, looking at the bustling crowd in front of the door with boredom, his sister is the concubine of the prince Li An, although not as favored as the side concubine, but the prince is born to his sister, so the husband and wife still respect each other, when the original King Yong was arrogant, although he was the prince's brother-in-law, but the door was deserted, and even some people were embarrassed in order to please King Yong, this time the prince's position was stable, and this year's New Year's greetings broke through the threshold, ignoring those villains who tend to be inflammatory, He walked through the door proudly.

When he arrived at the study, the housekeeper handed over a stack of stickers, and Cui Yang took them one by one, after all, no matter how much he despised those people, but power needs people to support, without these wall grass, how can the prince govern the world, and why can he improve his status? flipped through it, Cui Yang was suddenly attracted by a post, it was a delicate post, the name on it had never been heard of, called Ji Cheng, was a businessman from Dongchuan, originally Cui Yang was not in the mood to meet an ordinary businessman, but the name sticker was attached to a gift list, on which were ten thousand taels of silver and a pair of white bi, this is a very heavy gift, even for the sake of this gift, he can't help but see this Ji Cheng. instructed the housekeeper to invite Ji Cheng in, Cui Yang sat behind the bookcase, drinking tea while pondering what this person wanted, he must ask for something, can he accept this gift safely?

After a while, under the guidance of the housekeeper, a man of about thirty years old walked in, this person is quite handsome, and his facial features are also very upright, but a pair of eyes are a little narrow and long, and the nose is a little hooked, which inevitably destroys his image, but this person is very popular, standing in front of the bookcase, standing with his hands in his hands, and at first sight he is a person who has lived on people for a long time. Cui Yang was shocked in his heart, knowing that this person was by no means an ordinary businessman, Cui Yang was able to be a household servant, naturally not an ordinary person, he said lightly: "Your Excellency, please take a seat, although the official position of this official is not high, but some things can still be done, Your Excellency is so respectful, I don't know what is going on, if it is not hindered by the law of the country, this official will naturally consider it." ‘

The man smiled and said: "The grass people are here, naturally there is a request for adults, the grass people have a business, and want to cooperate with His Royal Highness the Prince, but what is the identity of His Royal Highness, we grass people can't approach, the adults are the prince's relatives, so they came to ask each other, if the adults feel that the grass people's business is worth doing, please also convey the sincerity of the grass people to His Royal Highness the Prince." ‘

Cui Yang frowned, and said coldly: "The crown prince is the prince, under the whole world, it is not the king's land, why bother to collude with businessmen such as you, if this is the case, there is nothing the official can do." ‘

The man sneered: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want to get rich, then what is His Highness doing with those Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Chang'an, who is the backstage owner of the Jinyulou in Liren City, Chang'an, and who is the backstage owner of the largest casino in Chang'an, who is violating the law and privately mining gold outside?" ‘

Cui Yang almost jumped out of his heart when he heard this, how could this person inquire about the prince's family background clearly, he has been taking care of these businesses for the prince, if the matter spreads, the prince will only receive a few reprimands at most, and he may have to lose his official position and abandon his post. A trace of murder flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself, he needed to capture this person, ask him about his background, and then cut the grass and eradicate the roots, so Cui Yang deliberately said with a pleasant face: "Actually, this matter may not be negotiable, please sit down, serve tea, and let's discuss it slowly." ‘

The housekeeper hurriedly served tea, invited the man to sit next to him, and went outside to guard the door.

Cui Yang waited for the man to sit down, and then asked, "I don't know if Your Excellency has any business that you want to cooperate with Your Highness, if the official thinks it's okay after hearing it, he can tell the prince." ‘

The man said leisurely: "This business is not big, this year's Dayong drought, grain harvest, now the price of rice and noodles on the market is three times that of previous years, and silk and other Jiangnan specialties are even more priceless, now the feud between Nanchu and Dayong is as deep as the sea, the trade between the two sides is all interrupted, the grass people have some ways in Nanchu, can provide grain, silk, tea and other specialties, I don't know what the adults want?" ‘

Cui Yang frowned, thinking, this is indeed a good business, but there is some trouble, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has some inputs, but the expenditure is also large, it does not cost money to buy officials, install secret agents, and raise assassin killers, that is, the annual sacrifice to Fengyimen is not a small number, look at this man, the murderous aura in Cui Yang's eyes faded, he wanted to speak and stopped, we can't say that we don't have money.

This man is very good at observing words and feelings, and continued: "Actually, we don't need His Highness to really pay for it, if His Highness and the Lord take care of it, our business can go smoothly, and you know that this smuggled goods, without His Highness's support for us, we will lose sooner or later." ‘

Cui Yang nodded and said, "If that's the case, it's easy, but how are you going to divide it?" ‘

The man smiled and said, "The little one is willing to honor His Highness for thirty percent of the profits." ‘

Cui Yang frowned, he knew the huge profits in this business, if it was only thirty percent, it would be a pity, but his own side could not provide funds, and it was difficult to open his mouth if he wanted too much.

The man seemed to see through his thoughts, and said mysteriously: "Actually, the grass people also have an idea, if the adults are bold enough, the villains are willing to give sixty percent of the profits." ‘

Cui Yang's body shook and said, "What idea? You say come and hear it. ‘

The man smiled and said: "Your Excellency is in charge of the household department, the food and ordnance of the more than one million troops of Dayong are all under the jurisdiction of the household department, and now the most lacking thing in Nanchu is ordnance, if His Royal Highness is willing to exchange the inventory of ordnance for the goods of Nanchu, it will not cost His Highness a penny, but also can be exchanged for more goods, this income can be doubled, and after His Highness gets the gold and silver, and then in Dayong to customize a batch of ordnance to fill the gap, the difference in the price of the Lord should understand, only one trip to the business of 500,000 taels is no problem." ‘

When Cui Yang heard this, he took the case and said angrily: "How can this be reasonable, you actually instigated the enemy of this official, are you a spy of Nan Chu, and you actually went to this official to talk nonsense." ‘

The man took a moment and said with a smile: "My lord is wrong, the grass people are not the spies of Nanchu, the grass people Huo Jicheng, and the leader of the Splendid Alliance. With that, he waved his hand, and a white light shot out of his hand, flying past Cui Yang's neck, penetrating the bookshelf behind Cui Yang, and shooting into the wall, Cui Yang was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, the door of the study was kicked open with a bang, and the housekeeper stood at the door, his eyes flashed with coldness, and there was an extra dagger in his hand.

Huo Jicheng smiled, his figure rushed to the door, the housekeeper only felt that there was a flower in front of him, and the dagger in his hand had fallen into Huo Jicheng's hand, Cui Yang looked again, Huo Jicheng had already sat back in his seat, and looked at Cui Yang with a smile. Cui Yang had calmed down, he glanced at Huo Jicheng, and said in his heart, if this person is not sure, how can he risk his life, not to say anything else, if he annoys him, his life will not be saved, he wiped a cold sweat, and said: "Huo League Lord, please sit, please sit, presumably the League Lord is not here to ask for guilt, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince eradicated the rudder of the Splendid League in Chang'an, it is also for the sake of state affairs, Huo League Lord intends to revive Shu, you and I are hostile, this is also helpless, if Huo League Lord wants to retaliate, Xia Guan can not agree." ‘

Huo Jicheng said lightly: "This is a good thing, for you, my splendid alliance is rebellious, and the matter of Chang'an is helpless, but those are small things, they can be regarded as loyal to the country, but as the saying goes, there is no eternal enemy in the world, we are now restricted and excluded everywhere, in the long run, I am afraid that not only is there no hope of recovering the country, but even the surname will not be able to save my life, if His Royal Highness is willing to cooperate with us, we do not need to restore the country, it is also good to be a rich man, although His Royal Highness has a stable position, But after all, there is King Yong, there are many places that need to use silver, to say something unpleasant, we are the only person who can cooperate with His Royal Highness the Prince, now the most looking forward to His Royal Highness the Prince is King Yong, if someone else serves His Royal Highness, if it falls into the hands of King Yong, I am afraid that the prince will be fully supplied, our splendid alliance and King Yong's hatred is as deep as the sea, the hatred of the country will always be unforgettable, and will never fall to King Yong, we also know that if it is not for King Yong's plan, Dayong and Shu may not be at war, So we don't have any deep hatred between us and the prince, if we can help the prince eradicate King Yong, then we can do our best to avenge our king. Moreover, even if someone exposes the cooperation between the Splendid Alliance and the crown prince, do you think anyone will believe it? Who would believe that the prince cooperated with us who were against the party, and the prince had just leveled the rudder of our splendid league Chang'an. ‘

The more Cui Yang listened, the more polite he felt, although he felt that this person was cold and had no heartache for his brother's death or injury, but he also felt that what this person said was good, he hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Brother Guimeng still has some in the prison, I don't know what Your Excellency's plans are." ‘

Huo Jicheng smiled slightly and said, "If His Highness thinks it doesn't matter, then it's okay to let it go, if it feels like it's in the way, then execute them quickly, so as not to make people doubt the relationship between the crown prince and the Splendid Alliance." ‘

Cui Yang felt a chill for a while, this person was really ruthless. He closed his eyes and said for a long time: "This official can't be the master of this matter, so let's wait until I give the crown prince Ming, and Your Excellency will come back tomorrow to hear the reply." ‘

Huo Jicheng smiled slightly, and said, "This is as it should be, it should be, but Lord Cui, the concubine you raised in the city is already pregnant, why don't you take it back, isn't it because Madame is jealous?" ‘

Cui Yang's hand shook, the teacup he had just picked up almost fell off the table, and he looked at Huo Jicheng's handsome face, as if he had seen a devil.

Huo Jicheng respectfully bowed and said, "The grass people are leaving, if the adults are not in a hurry, it is better not to move before the lady gives birth." ‘

Listening to Huo Jicheng's faint threat, Cui Yang waved his hand weakly and said, "Huo League Master, please rest assured, this official will not cheat, no matter what, this official will not arrange a trap to frame the alliance leader." ‘

Huo Jicheng walked out of Cui's mansion, breathed a breath of cold air, and felt refreshed, this time he did take a big risk, but this is too attractive, take the benefits of the sea, An can not take it, as for what is human life, as long as he lives, the Splendid Alliance will not perish, and when he gets the food and armor he needs, and when he gets the million money, he can set up the banner of the prince of Shu and restore the national industry. When the time comes, who can match the glory of their own glory?

A cold wind blew, Huo Jicheng's hot brain calmed down, and he thought to himself, I have to go and meet the people of Tianji Pavilion again. If they don't succeed, the business won't work.

After turning around the streets and alleys a few times, making sure that no one was following him, Huo Jicheng quietly entered a private house, and the old owner saw him coming, so he didn't make a sound, took him to the bedroom, patted him up and down a wall, the wall quietly moved away, Huo Jicheng waved his robe sleeves and walked in. Behind him, the wall closed silently.

In the dim light, Han Wuji sat on the chair leisurely, and when he saw Huo Jicheng coming in, he stood up and arched his hand: "Master Huo Meng, you are here, I don't know how the conversation went. ‘

Huo Jicheng smiled slightly, and said, "It's not clear, it's up to you to convince their master, Brother Han, what's the situation over there?" ‘

Han Wuji smiled and said: "I have received a letter from the flying pigeon, and they have agreed to it, and promised long-term cooperation, they urgently need these things now, and their treasury has almost been emptied by King Yong, and they also hope to get gold and silver materials from Dayong through us in the future." The credibility of our Tianji Pavilion is still there, if this side is passed, we can join forces to make a fortune. ‘

Huo Jicheng got a cup of tea, drank it all, and said: "Although our Splendid Alliance has a lot of power in Dayong, but this time His Royal Highness the Prince is furious, and we will inevitably have a difficult step in the future, if we can't buy the prince, then the business will still not work, but you can rest assured, we have personal relations with many officials, most of them are the prince's party, as the saying goes, things gather by like, people by groups, I don't think the prince is a good thing, these intrigues can't help me." ‘

Han Wuji said: "Then please ask the alliance leader to bother more, our forces can't go deep into Dayong, so it's all up to the alliance leader to bother, but Nanchu please rest assured." ‘

Huo Jicheng's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of sharpness, and he said, "We know the power of Tianji Pavilion in Southern Chu, if your pavilion master is willing, we can have further cooperation." ‘

Han Wuji smiled slightly, he knew, Lu Hou guarded Shuzhong, and the power of the Splendid Alliance was torn apart, Prince De controlled the overall situation, and the Splendid Alliance could never form a climate in Southern Chu, but in Dayong, because their current goal was not directed to Dayong, so they could develop their forces with the connivance of Dayong, but now that Prince De is dead, it seems that Huo Jicheng wants to develop in Southern Chu again. Han Wuji said euphemistically: "The alliance leader's heart, we understand, but now we are doing this business, if the alliance leader is too hasty, it will inevitably hurt the business, in fact, the alliance leader does not need to be in a hurry, anyway, this business will only be done for a few years, and when that time comes, the alliance leader will have enough food and food, and the alliance leader can do whatever he wants." ‘

Huo Jicheng looked at Han Wuji, and said with a shocked expression: "Brother Han is really resourceful, I don't know if I can introduce the pavilion master for Huo and discuss the matter of cooperation." ‘

Han Wuji said proudly: "Our pavilion master will hand over all this matter to Han, and the alliance leader does not have to be reluctant to seek the near and far. Then his face became mysterious, and he continued: "Moreover, the pavilion master has never seen outsiders, even Han has only seen the pavilion master once, and has not yet seen the true face of the pavilion master, but the pavilion master has spies around any of his subordinates, so the alliance leader should be careful." ‘

Huo Jicheng's expression was a little uncertain, but after thinking about it, Tianji Pavilion was originally a mysterious organization, and it was no wonder that this was the case, so he said warmly: "Brother Han is also a relict of the Shu Kingdom, and he should do his best for the great cause of restoring the country, and I also ask the chief manager to bother more and say a few more good words in front of the pavilion master." He had a heart of envelopment, and immediately spoke gently, full of sincerity, Han Wuji's heart was cold, and his heart said that this person was really moody, he should be careful, don't fall into a flaw, he deliberately looked gloomy, and said after a long time: "Han is also a person from Shu, why don't you want to return to the country, but the pavilion master does not like to intervene in national affairs, so he restricts us very strictly, if this is not profitable, this business pavilion owner will not agree." ‘

Huo Jicheng thought that he couldn't be urgent, and said: "The manager is kind, Huo Mou is very thankful, I still have to arrange the following things, so I will leave, and after the matter is completed, I will discuss the details with Brother Han." ‘

Han Wuji hurriedly got up and said, "This matter is urgent, I won't keep the alliance leader, Han will send the alliance leader." ‘

Huo Jicheng said: "You don't have to send each other, so as not to attract attention." Han Wuji still respectfully delivered it to the door of the room, and in order to hide people's eyes, he did not send it out of the door.

After he had gone, the old owner suddenly straightened up and removed his mask from his face, revealing a delicate young face. Han Wuji smiled and said: "Thief, you have to remember, if people are greedy and promote their own death, this Huo Jicheng is indeed ruthless, if he wins over people, he is enthusiastic, if he doesn't know what he did, I'm afraid that he will inevitably be fooled, acting for others, if it's duplicity, it is a person who is hidden for a while, and he can't hide it for a lifetime." ‘

The young man said respectfully: "The thief is taught. ‘

Han Wuji smiled and said: "The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit, Gongzi uses a plan, we really can't think of it, although I don't know what Gongzi's intentions are, but it will not be a good thing." ‘

At this moment, the prince's mansion is also talking secretly, Cui Yang waited until Huo Jicheng left, and immediately went out to the prince's mansion, he is the prince's brother-in-law, and the prince's henchman, without the slightest hindrance into the prince's living place, as soon as he walked into the gorgeous hall, he saw the prince wearing civilian clothes, watching singing and dancing there, Cui Yang couldn't help but look at it a few more times, this look, Cui Yang's eyes couldn't turn away, it turned out that these dancing girls were wearing lotus leaf skirts, and the upper body covered their breasts with lotus petals, revealing their muscles like snow, dancing, graceful and moving, Exciting, obviously scantily dressed, but the music is not silver, those women's movements are not twisted, and there is no silver meaning, which makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally.

Li An saw that Cui Yang was fascinated, and scolded with a smile: "Cui Yang, why are you here, what are you still standing there for?" With a wave of his hand, the dancers withdrew. At this time, Cui Yang saw that Lu Jingzhong was also sitting aside, and there was a handsome guard standing next to the prince.

Cui Yang settled down and said, "Your Highness, the minister has a confidential matter to report. ‘

The crown prince frowned, and before he could speak, the guard had already said: "Your Highness, your subordinates still have a dance music, and I want to discuss it with the musicians and dancers, so it is better for my subordinates to go first, and wait until it is completed, so that His Highness can enjoy it." ‘

The prince smiled and said, 'Go ahead, this king is waiting for your new song.' Let your senior brother, guard the outside and don't allow anyone to trespass. The guard withdrew. Li An looked at Cui Yang and said, "What's the matter?" Go ahead. ‘

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