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Zhao Qi made Yang Zhi feel evil, if you put it another way, it is actually not difficult to understand at all: Prince Zhao Heng thought of everything, but he didn't expect him to be the future boss. When you are a boss, you have to learn how to call your guys, not how to serve the dishes yourself.

The little ghost head is the direct mastermind of Yang Zhi and Zhao Yan's absurd affair that night, and Yang Zhi has not been heartless enough to ignore it. When asked about Zhao Yan tactfully, Zhao Qi said that he didn't say: "The fourth sister's words and deeds are no different from usual, and my father and mother didn't say anything, as if nothing had happened." ”

But Zhao Qi's acting skills are obviously not far behind his emperor's father. Then he asked Yang Zhi if he had anything to say to Zhao Yan, and there was no worry and nervousness in his eyes. Yang Zhi was silent for a long time, and replied lightly: "I don't hide." If she wants to, then wait. ”

"I believe in you." For the first time, Zhao Qi breathed a long sigh of relief like an adult: "Your first sentence is enough." I think what the fourth sister wants to hear the most is those three words. ”

During the trip to Beijing for Yang Zhi and his wife, his uncle Shen Chong, as the general of the prince Zhao Heng, had already been ordered to lead the army to Huainan, which was adjacent to the Southern Tang Dynasty, to garrison. On the third day after bidding farewell to Wei Feiyang, Yang Zhi and others came to Qin Kongyun and Qin Jiaoyang, who had returned from raising money from Zhongzhou.

The three sons under the knee of Qin Gong are all adults, and the eldest son Qin Kongyun takes care of the daily affairs of the Qin family, and the second and third sons rarely show up, and the outside world knows little about the two. Qin Gong mentioned in Yang Zhi's night talk that his son "is not a fuel-efficient lamp", and the talents of the three sons of the Qin family are naturally not bad.

Yang Zhi saw his younger brother Qin Jiaoyang for the first time since he intersected with Qin Kongyun. When it was peaceful, Qin Kongyun's edges were all hidden under his chic and dignified appearance. In recent years, Qin Jiaoyang has been stationed in Penglai, Shandong Province on the orders of his father, specializing in overseas trade. Comparatively speaking, Qin Jiaoyang looked more capable and fierce between his eyebrows, and he was far less talkative than his brother.

Of the five million taels of silver that the Qin clan sent to Great Xia this time, three million taels came from Shandong. According to Qin Gong, the Qin family is still only "taking a piece of the pie", which shows how huge the profits of trade overseas are. That's it alone. It was enough to make Yang Zhi's heart pound.

Due to the current territorial restrictions of various countries, the coastline in Bactria is only the line from Shandong Peninsula to Jizhou. Due to the continuous exchange of troops between the Northern Yan and the Great Xia, the land route of trade was blocked by the soldiers, and the civil trade was mostly carried out by sea. Shandong Penglai was under the rule of Laiyang County, Jinan Prefecture in the former dynasty. After the establishment of the Great Xia state, Penglai was placed as a county, which was the throat of the Bohai Sea leading to the Yellow Sea, and in the past 20 years, it has gradually become a commercial transit and distribution place connecting Great Xia, Northern Yan, Southern Tang and Wuyue. Because there was no war for many years, the environment was relatively stable, and Fuso had many contacts with merchants from Western countries. Whether it is the ginseng fur of Beiyan, it is a rare mountain product. The silk porcelain tea of Wuyue in the Southern Tang Dynasty was still a glazed gemstone brought by Western merchants, and it could be sold several times or even ten times the profit.

As long as there are huge profits, it will attract bloodthirsty competition like mosquitoes and flies. It was not only the emperor and the Qin clan who were targeting this gold mine, but also the smell-sensitive forces in Chang'an City, many officials and local tycoons in Shandong, and even the powerful wealthy merchants and tycoons of the Great Xia, Northern Yan and Southern Tang Dynasty, as well as many pirates with unknown backgrounds.

Great Xia invested all its current military and financial resources in the war with the surrounding countries, and hated that it was not enough. The two naval armies were confined to the great river at the junction of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Southern Chu. There is simply no time to divide troops to go to sea in the short term. The emperor was looking at the fat and couldn't get into his mouth, so he could only be anxious. He has long had the intention to clean up, but he is unable to put it into practice, and it is already quite good to be able to stabilize Shandong without chaos.

Qin Gong once told Yang that the situation in Shandong was complicated, so he had already been mentally prepared. If it weren't for a difficult bone, it wouldn't be his turn to get out of the horse. The emperor was also very helpless to give him the gold medal that he regarded as a treasure, because there was really nothing else to give him.

Qin Kongyun saw that Yang Zhi was just listening attentively, and rarely interjected. comforted: "This matter is not something that can be achieved overnight, and the third brother does not need to be in a hurry." The Qin family also has a little strength in Shandong, and his father has already instructed him to let his third brother send him. I have no time to walk with you in order to support the war in the Southern Tang Dynasty. My brother Jiaoyang will fully cooperate. ”

Qin Jiaoyang asked, "I wonder when Brother Yang is going to leave?" In what capacity? ”

"I can leave at any time, it doesn't matter in what capacity, it depends on what the emperor says." Yang Zhi smiled bitterly: "Whether it is for my own benefit, or for your Qin clan to win the exclusive agency franchise, you must be recognized by the emperor, and you will live in peace in the future." I want to be a powerful minister. I'm afraid the emperor will only let me be a bare-rod chap. ”

The Qin brothers also knew that going to Shandong was enough for him to drink a pot. The three of them were relatively silent for a moment, and Qin Jiaoyang said: "Then I will wronged Brother Yang to walk with me, so that we can take care of each other." ”

Yang Zhi shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. ”

Seeing Qin Jiaoyang's unhappy face, he hurriedly explained: "Oh, I don't mean anything else. It's just that I've always been used to acting alone, and I have no scruples when I'm alone. When you arrive in Penglai, you will definitely meet with Brother Qin, and you will have to worry about the Qin family along the way. ”

Qin Kongyun said with a smile: "You don't know anything about the hot sun, the third brother is telling the truth, and the fact that I invited you to join the caravan at this time last year is an example." The road to Shandong is uncertain, and it is difficult to predict what the situation will be. It is more prudent for you to divide into two ways, so as not to tie your hands and feet to the third brother. ”

Qin Jiaoyang said suspiciously: "Then I will follow the words of Brother Yang and the eldest brother." Brother Yang, as long as you show up or rest at the store with the Qin character emblem every day, I can keep track of your whereabouts at any time, and communicate with each other in case of something. ”

Yang Zhi also wanted to take this opportunity to see and experience the ubiquitous vein of the Qin Clan, and readily agreed at the moment.

The day after the meeting with the Qin brothers, Yang Zhi waited for the emperor's secret decree as he wished. The Emperor's edict had obviously been altered several times, and the handwriting was almost illegible, and it was written in the vernacular. It's not so much a secret decree as an incoherent note: Yang Zhi, I'm angry! I'm also anxious to wait for the money! My gold medal has been given to you, you give me a far away! Get out of here! Whether it works out or not, I must come back alive! For the sake of my poor daughter, you must come back alive!

On September 16, the 25th year of Wucheng in the summer calendar, it is auspicious and suitable for travel. The emperor ordered to drive the "Eastern Tour", and the crown prince Zhao Heng accompanied him. During the emperor's "Eastern Tour", he ordered the new Privy Council Lieutenant Wei Su, the new general of the forbidden army Zhou Ting, Wang Yunong, a scholar of Longyuan Pavilion, and Xu Wenhan, a scholar of Jixian Palace, to jointly assist Zhao Qi, the fourth son of the emperor, to supervise the country.

On this day, Yang Zhi was already riding alone on the road to Penglai, Shandong.