Shen Zhong and Qin Kongyun watched Yang Zhi leave, their expressions were quite complicated.

The two stood silently for a long time, and sighed heavily: "This person is heroic! It's just too much of a profit-heavy ,...... It's too ruthless to ask for money, it's a pity that you have a good ability! ”

"Brother Shen is wrong. Brother Yang's actions are not leaky, and this move has great meaning. Qin Kongyun shook his head and said: "The reason why the price is sky-high is to force me to say in person that I am secretly transporting gold, and secondly, to clear up the relationship and show that we do not owe each other." He forced you to reveal your identity in order to gag my mouth, so that I would not beg him to escort him all the way to Chang'an. If it weren't for Brother Yang's help, even if you and I joined forces last night, it would be difficult to resist. Originally, he had to pay him 40,000 taels with interest, and it was not too much to thank him. What's more, he wants to be so arrogant, do I dare not give it? ”

"Brother Shen doesn't have to be sorry, this kind of character is definitely not something you and I can control." Qin Kongyun said coldly: "Brother Shen is not the prince's person?" ”

Shen was shocked: "Why are you ......." Seeing that Qin Kongyun seemed to be smiling, as soon as he opened his mouth, he knew that he had been fooled, and hurriedly changed his words: "Brother Qin, there are still thousands of miles away from Chang'an, you and I should discuss the cargo escort." ”

Qin Kongyun muttered: "There were hundreds of casualties on both sides of the First World War last night, and it is absolutely impossible to completely cover it up. This place is already within the boundaries of Xinyang, and someone must be sent to the county government to report to the official immediately. Now the only way to do this is to bury the bodies and clean up the scene as soon as possible to minimize the impact of this matter, so as not to be too appalling. Most of the caravan has lost half of its manpower, so it can only rest on the spot. The most important thing at the moment is that you and I will separately allocate personnel to replenish it. ”

If you talk about the scheming of the city government, Shen Zhong and Qin Kongyun are obviously not of the same level, and they act according to their words at the moment.

In order not to scare the old man out of his illness, Yang Zhi hurried back to Xinyang, and then went home until the Qin branch brought up 20,000 taels of silver tickets with an IOU. When I went back, I only said that it was unprofitable and didn't buy anything, returned the silver ticket to the old man, and went back to the room and fell asleep.

The son has been out for nearly a month this time, which has made Yang Yan feel full of responsibility. It's good that the son comes back safe and sound, and the 20,000 taels of silver is not less, where can I bear to blame him? Seeing that Yang Zhi was listless and tired, he couldn't stop comforting.

In the following month, Yang Zhi concealed from the old man that the remaining 100,000 taels on the IOU were successively withdrawn from the Qin branch. His original worries seemed to be a bit redundant, and later he only heard that the county magistrate, who was asleep at that time, had a clever plan and sent many officials to kill more than ten bandits who robbed and killed the caravan in one fell swoop on the official road more than 100 miles outside Xinyang City, and there was no news since then.

Yang Zhi's days have returned to their former peace and comfort.

In addition to taking care of the restaurant as usual, he occasionally helps the old man to collect rent. It was late autumn, and in my spare time, I was thinking about how to improve the hot pot and ingredients in this world, so as to make Sihailou's winter business a little bigger**.

Yang Zhi has no intention of pretending to be a great inventor to make crazy money for the time being, and he will make up for whatever he needs, because he feels that he has lived well enough. The Qin family is known as the richest man in Great Xia, but how can Qin Kongyun, the eldest young master of the Qin family, have such a comfortable life? In his previous life, he served the country, and in this life, there is no need to work for anyone.

More than a month after returning to Xinyang, on this day, Ah Fu came to Sihailou out of breath and called him home: Young master, your father-in-law is here.

Yang Zhi instinctively felt that the performance of his trip to Jinling directly promoted the process of marriage. He can't talk about liking or hating Shen Yu, so he doesn't care about joy or worry. Although it is quite challenging to be married to her, it is fortunate that at least Shen Yu is not a virtuous and virtuous old antique who is actually lifeless. Since you don't want to, then good, come on! Idle is idle anyway.

The old man, Shen Zitong, claimed to be "passing by" Xinyang, so he "visited by the way". Yang Yan entertained his in-laws according to the most solemn specifications, and Yang Zhi didn't know anything about the cumbersome wedding ceremony of three books and six ceremonies, so he became an ornament to sit back and enjoy. The negotiation between the two old men was unprecedentedly smooth, no matter what Yang Yan said, Shen Zitong nodded yes, so much so that Yang Zhi doubted the motive of the old man who came this time.

Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, Shen Zitong changed his words: "Brother Yang teaches his son well, Yu'er has a lifelong trust, and the old man is very pleased." I heard that a virtuous son-in-law has both civil and military intelligence, and a good man should have great ambitions, if he is determined to be an ordinary rich man, it is tantamount to a pearl covered in dust. Today's emperor is eloquent and strategic, and the prince is diligent and benevolent, why don't the virtuous sons-in-law devote themselves to serving and establishing a meritorious career? Although the old man has been sick and idle for many years, there are still many important ministers in the court who have a close relationship with the old man. If the virtuous son-in-law is interested in serving the country, the old man will not avoid his relatives, and he will recommend the virtuous son-in-law to serve under the prince. ”

At that time, although the merchants were wealthy, they had little social status. Even Yang Yan himself felt that his son was usually a little nervous, and he didn't know where Shen Zitong could see that he was "both civil and military, and had extraordinary intelligence".

"Really?" Yang Yan was overjoyed when he heard this: "If Zhi'er can be recommended by his in-laws, my father and son are grateful!" To my son, why don't you thank your father-in-law in a hurry? ”

Yang Zhi deduced two pieces of information from his father-in-law's words: First, 100,000 miles of gold had arrived safely in Chang'an. The second is that Shen Zhong has reported in detail to his father about Yang Zhi's performance on the way.

He also smelled it, the old man is not just a retired old man, Shen Zhong is the prince's person. Shaking his head, he said: "Thanks to my father-in-law's wrong love, my son-in-law has neither the ability nor the mind." The son-in-law is a mediocre person, and he is quite satisfied if he only wants to be able to live his life without worrying about food and clothing. ”

Yang Yan said hurriedly: "Zhi'er, why are you so ignorant of lifting?" ”

Shen Zitong found a step by himself and said: "The virtuous son-in-law doesn't need to be in a hurry to reply at this moment, the old man will be bothering in the house for a few days, and he will discuss it slowly." ”

Yang Zhi is even more convinced that the so-called negotiation of marriage is just a fig leaf for his father-in-law, and he simply came to lobby himself to join the prince. That night, when Shen Zitong tried to persuade him again under the pretext of enlightenment, Yang Zhi blocked the door before he could speak: "Everyone has their own ambitions, I have made up my mind, and my father-in-law doesn't have to talk in vain." ”

Shen Zitong still didn't give up and wanted to persuade him again, but Yang Zhi simply nodded a few more words to him: "I asked my father carefully, three things happened in the tenth year of Wucheng in Xia Li. The first is that the emperor ordained the crown prince to amnesty the world, the second is that you return to your hometown when you are sick, and the third is that you and your father are married to their children. After the engagement, the relationship between the two families was abruptly interrupted, and it was not resumed until three months ago that the father wrote a letter mentioning it. Don't you think there is any connection between these things? ”

In fact, Yang Zhi just felt strange and didn't know anything about the details, so he was just guessing, but Shen Zitong was shocked in his heart: how thrilling the battle behind the canonization of the crown prince was back then! I was a victim of that battle, and I was lucky to be able to get out of power with dignity. After returning to his hometown, he was the most disheartened, so he formed a family with Yang Yan, a vulgar profiteer.

At that time, the prince was young, his status could not be guaranteed at any time, and Yang Zhi suddenly suffered from madness, so in order to avoid the innocent implication of the Yang family, he did not hesitate to break off contact with the suspicion of repentance. In recent years, the crown prince has grown up, and the emperor has let him take charge of civil affairs with considerable political achievements, and his position has been secured. Shen Zitong was originally a literati who strictly adhered to the orthodox doctrine of Confucianism, and he regarded himself as a hero who supported the crown prince, how could he not be ready to move? It's just that Xia Li Wucheng, a young man with a lazy smile on his face, is only three years old,...... How is it possible to learn about these hidden secrets?

Seeing that Shen Zitong's face was cloudy and uncertain, frowning and silent, Yang Zhi knew that he had hit his vital point by mistake. The so-called father must have his son, although the brother-in-law Shen Chong, who is a bit dead-eyed, was made to be a guard by his father-in-law, but he is really not the material for playing politics. In turn, he persuaded: "My uncle is brave and upright, and it seems that it is more appropriate to develop in the army." As the saying goes, wealth and danger are sought, peace is more blessing, and the father-in-law does not need to worry about his son-in-law. ”