"Come in!" A soft voice came from the room, the soldier took Xiao Yuansong into the room, there was only the eldest grandson Wuji in the room, he was sitting at the table to approve the information that had been re-copied, he saw Xiao Yuansong come in, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao, we meet again." ”

Xiao Yuansong knew the young official in front of him, it was he who talked to him yesterday, he turned out to be Changshi, Xiao Yuansong was a shrewd and experienced businessman, he knew what it meant to be called Changshi in the Qin Palace?

Xiao Yuansong hurriedly stepped forward and gave a deep salute, "Xiaomin see the long history!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled slightly, and said straight to the point: "Mr. Xiao doesn't need to be polite, I invited Mr. to come because I want to do a business with Mr. ”

"Don't dare to be, Changshi, please say."

Xiao Yuansong knew that it was not so easy to do business with the government, but he didn't dare to refuse, and put on a deaf look.

The eldest grandson Wuji was very satisfied with his attitude, and said unhurriedly: "I heard that Mr. has a nephew who works as a Sima in Yan'an County?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji refers to the Sima of Yan'an County here is Xiao Yuansong's nephew Xiao Jiong, among the eighteen soldiers who served in Dunhuang that year, there are two people in the Xiao family, one is Xiao Jin, and the other is Xiao Yuansong's nephew Xiao Jiong, who is currently Sima of Yan'an County.

Xiao Yuansong was vigilant in his heart, could it be that the Tang Dynasty wanted to beat his nephew's idea? Yesterday, this long history came to ask what happened to the Xiao family in Dunhuang, and he felt a little wrong afterwards, and now he suddenly woke up, could it be for his nephew?

"I don't know this very well, I haven't been in touch for many years." Xiao Yuansong said with a dry laugh.

Eldest Sun Wuji saw his nervousness, so he said lightly: "Mr. Xiao doesn't have to worry. We don't mean to buy your nephew, we just want to do business with you. ”

Xiao Yuansong didn't say anything, he lowered his head and waited for the other party to continue, the eldest grandson Wuji smiled and continued: "That's the case, we also drilled a fire oil well in Bashu. But I don't know how it compares with the Sui army's oil? I would like to ask you to go to Yan'an County and get some oil for us. ”

Xiao Yuansong's face changed greatly, and he said hurriedly: "The Sui Dynasty is extremely strict with the fire oil pipe. To catch is a capital offense, and I can't go. ”

"Hey! Mr. Xiao thinks too much, we don't want a lot of oil. As long as it is a little bit, Mr. Xiao takes a wine jug and asks his nephew to pour a pot and bring it back, this should not be difficult! ”

Xiao Yuansong's heart moved, if he only needed a pot of oil, he would have a way, he had been to Yan'an County a few times to sell tea, and he knew the situation over there very well, and it was easy to get oil on the black market. There is no need to go through his nephew at all, it is rare to be transported, once it is found by the Sui army, it is the crime of killing the head.

But with a pot of oil, it's too easy. Pretending to be a wine jug on his back, even if he is found, it can be said that it is used to treat diseases, and Yan'an County uses fire oil to treat skin diseases, which is not a big problem.

Xiao Yuansong was tempted, and he found that this was a good deal. Then he asked, "Since they say that they are doing business with me, what can I get?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "This matter should not be very difficult, so the price we offer will not be very high, and we can exempt Mr. from business tax once." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji took out a bronze medal and handed it to him, "This is the token of the Qin Palace, if Mr. is checked by the Tang Army when he comes back, as long as he shows this token, he will not have to pay the tax again, and when he comes back, please return the token to me with the oil and oil." ”

Xiao Yuansong was overjoyed, with such a tax-free card, he could save thousands of taxes by going to Yan'an County, he took the bronze medal and looked at it, the bronze medal was engraved with a unicorn pattern around it, the front was 'Tang Feng' two seal characters, and the back was the number, one hundred and ninety-six.

Tang Feng is another name for the Qin Wang's Intelligence Agency, which ordinary people will not know, even most of the court officials do not know, only a very few high-level people know, and no one knows about ordinary businessmen like Xiao Yuansong, he only knows that this is the token of the Qin Wangfu, so he carefully put it in his arms.

"I'll leave early tomorrow morning, and I'll bring back the oil in half a month at the latest."

"Then I'll wait for good news from my husband."

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled cutely, but there was a hint of imperceptible coldness hidden in his smile...... At noon, Taiyuan Bafang Liquor Store was still doing prosperous business, full of guests and friends, Xiao Jin also walked into the liquor shop briskly as usual, and even he forgot that it was the first time he came here to eat.

Since the last time he was drunk and sent back to his house by the proprietor Li himself, he has a trace of gratitude for this wine shop, almost all lunch and dinner are used here, running twice a day, and even the guys are very familiar with him.

"Yo! Xiao joins the army here, please go upstairs, and leave a seat for you! ”

Xiao Jin smiled and threw him a handful of copper coins, "I've rewarded you!" ”

The guy hurriedly hugged the copper coin and bowed down again and again, "Xie Xiao is rewarded for joining the army!" Thank you! ”

Xiao Jin walked up to the second floor quickly, and happened to meet the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper Wu, where are you proprietors?" ”

"The proprietor is here! I invited him to have a drink with the army? ”

"Whatever! If he's busy, don't bother him. ”

"Who said you can't bother!"

Li Chongshou, the proprietor of the wine shop, greeted him with a spring breeze on his face, and said with a smile: "Being able to drink with Brother Xiao is a great pleasure in life, how can Brother Xiao take away the speed of my life?" ”

Xiao Jin laughed, "In that case, please sit together!" ”

The relationship between the two is already very close, and even Li Chongshou's wife made a special trip to visit Xiao Jin's wife yesterday and gave a heavy gift.

The two sat down, and without commanding, the guy brought the best wine and food, because the Sui Dynasty strictly forbade the use of grain to make wine, so the major wine shops served fruit wine, mostly peach wine, but they had become very good friends, and Xiao Jin could drink some of the good wine left in the past.

Li Chongshou filled Xiao Jin with a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao seems to be in a good mood today. ”

Xiao Jin picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "What do you say!" I suddenly figured out a truth, what power, official position and wealth are nothing, only family is the most real, I plan to take time to go to Xiangyang this year to worship my ancestors. ”

Li Chongshou sneered in his heart, on the surface, Xiao Jin is a decent person, but after getting acquainted, he will slowly find that this is not the case, yesterday afternoon his wife sent a jade Buddha to his wife, worth hundreds of gold, but her wife happily smiled, this is the reason why Xiao Jin is in a very good mood today.

Although he understood it in his heart, Li Chongshou was full of smiles, so he sighed, "Yes! What's the use of having more money, you can't get your parents to regenerate, it's just a piece of land when you die, whether it's officialdom or a shopping mall, it's just a sense of vanity, you should spend more time on your wife and children, don't regret it when you're old. ”

The two drank a few more glasses of wine, and made an appointment for the two families to worship the Buddha and burn incense together.

Xiao Jin was still indifferent, sitting in front of the window and pouring himself a drink, looking at the scenery outside the window from time to time, at this time, a drinker stepped forward and arched his hand: "This envoy is the king of Chu to join the army?" ”

Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment, he glanced at the drinker, and saw that he was about fifty years old, wearing an old brocade robe, wearing a gauze hat, and his beard was half white.

Xiao Jin smiled, "In Xia Xiao Jin, it is the former office of the Chu Throne who joined the army, is there anything wrong with this gentleman?" ”

The middle-aged man hurriedly smiled and said: "I am the old man of the King of Chu, and I have always wanted to see the King of Chu, please tell His Royal Highness the King of Chu if he can meet the old man Feng Deyi." ”

Xiao Jin heard that this person was Feng Deyi, who was known as the first imperial pen of the Sui Dynasty, and couldn't help but be moved, and hurriedly got up to salute, "It turned out to be a feudal person, long admiration!" Long admiration! Please be seated. ”

This middle-aged man is Yang Su's niece-in-law Feng Deyi, who has served as a member of the Inner History for a long time, and most of the holy decrees of the imperial court are written by him, so he is known as the first imperial pen of the Sui Dynasty.

After the death of Yang Guang, Yu Wenhua and named him the Inner History Squire, Yu Wenhua and after his death surrendered to Li Mi and continued to serve as the Inner History Squire, but he was not optimistic about Li Mi, at the beginning of the month, he was ordered to send an envoy to Luoyang, but he took the opportunity to flee halfway and came to Taiyuan.

He also considered between the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, but finally chose the Sui Dynasty, the reason is very simple, because he and Yang Yuanqing are old people, he is the first person in the world to invest in Yang Yuanqing, Yang Yuanqing was still five years old, he found that Yang Yuanqing was extraordinary, there was such a hard relationship, why didn't he take advantage of it.

When he came to Taiyuan, he didn't bother to live in the Gui Sui Pavilion, how could he, an old friend of Yang Yuanqing, live with those officials who lost their souls?

But after hanging outside for a few days, he found that it was not good, he couldn't even get close to the Chu Palace, let alone leave a message for the princess of Chu, so helplessly, he still lived in the Gui Sui Pavilion, and this was ten days without any news.

Feng Deyi was extremely disappointed and depressed, he came to Bafang Restaurant to eat and drink today, but he heard people pointing and pointing, the person by the window was the Chu Wangji Room to join the army, Feng Deyi came up cheekily to find an opportunity.

Feng Deyi saw that Xiao Jin respected him a lot, he was proud in his heart, and he was not polite, so he sat down directly, picked up the wine jug and filled his wine glass first.

"Xiao joined the army as a young man, which is enviable! This glass of wine, I salute Xiao to join the army. ”

Xiao Jin smiled, "I am a junior, I should respect my seniors, please seal my seniors!" ”

The two of them made a gesture of clinking glasses, and they both drank it all, "Good wine!" Feng Deyi squinted and praised.

Xiao Jin asked again: "When did the seniors come to Taiyuan, I don't know?" ”

Feng Deyi knew that if he didn't even know that Xiao Jin had joined the army, then Yang Yuanqing would not know that he was coming, and a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in his heart, and he hurriedly said: "I have been here for ten days and live in the Guisui Pavilion, can you ask Xiao to join the army to do me a favor?" ”

Xiao Jin smiled slightly, "But do you want me to tell His Royal Highness the King of Chu?" ”

"Yes!"

Feng Deyi arched his hand and said: "I am an old man with the King of Chu, I knew him very well when he was a child, please join the army and tell the King of Chu that Feng Deyi escaped from Li Mi and fled to him......