Chapter 162: Guo commands the envoy
"Under the holy decree, Fengtian carried it, the emperor edict said, Jinyiwei commanded Tongzhi Guo Nu...... Diligent and thrifty, deep and deep...... Special purpose Jin Jin Yiwei Commander Envoy! Chin this! ”
"Wechen thank God for the grace of God, long live, long live, long live!"
"Lord Guo, no, Commander Guo, congratulations!" Jin Ying, the eunuch who came to deliver the decree, handed over the decree to Guo Nu with a smile on his face.
"Father-in-law Jin, this is a little bit of Guo's meaning."
"Don't, our family is also stained with Lord Guo's light this time." Jin Ying said no, but after a few pushes, she still took it!
Wang Zhen was held accountable, and Jin Ying temporarily took charge of the inner study hall, which can be regarded as weighted, although it cannot be compared with Wang Zhen, but at least in the palace, his power has increased a lot.
"I'll send my father-in-law!"
"Lord Guo, please stay." Sent to the gate of Jinyi Wei Nanya, Jin Ying said goodbye, and then got into the sedan chair and left.
"Congratulations, sir!" Behind Guo Nu, Du Zhong and other henchmen stepped forward to say hello.
"Thank you, thank you, not today, after a while, this official is in Songhe Tower, please have a lively time!" Guo Nu is in a good mood, and after many years of forbearance, he finally sat in this position!
He knew that if it weren't for Meng Yan's promotion and bold position, it would be difficult for him to sit in this position!
This bold troublemaker is now a grasshopper on the same line as him.
"Lao Da, go to Songhe Tower and bring people back to me!" Guo Nu ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
In Songhe Tower, Wen Xiaoyu accompanied Meng Yan to eat. Breakfast and lunch were cooked together, and Meng Yan was like a starving ghost reincarnated, gobbling it up.
If a man eats deliciously, it means that he loves to eat the dishes you make!
Wen Xiaoyu has never been so calm as she is now, the sky is falling, and there is her own man on top.
Is this happiness?
Wen Xiaoyu was very melancholy, she was a little envious of Guo Yue, if she didn't have a father who was a big official in Jinyi.
Will she be able to have the scenery she is today?
"Xiaoyu, are you making all this dish today?" Meng Yan finished eating and wiped his mouth. Suddenly asked.
"What's wrong. Not to taste? Wen Xiaoyu asked in surprise, didn't there be any food left.
"No, your food is sweet and a little greasy to eat. However, there are a few dishes today that are more light-hearted. But it's refreshing to eat. It doesn't seem like you've made it? Meng Yan said.
"Lin Yi, do you see, this is the man in charge of this shop. As soon as he ate it, he knew that the dish was made by two people. Wen Xiaoyu smiled and said to Lin Yi, who was standing on the side and waiting.
"Shopkeeper, I didn't do well, you forgive me."
"Don't be embarrassed Miss Lin, I think Miss Lin's craftsmanship is very good, and the dishes in Songhelou should also change frequently, so as to attract guests with different tastes, besides, if you are tired of eating, it is not bad to change the taste occasionally!" Meng Yan smiled.
"What do you mean?"
"The chefs of Songhelou are all first-class, even if the imperial chef in the palace is at this level, we are also operating as guests with certain economic ability, so it is correct to take the high-end route, however, we can't ignore the low-end guests, so that we can make more money with the combination of high-end and mid-range!" Meng Yan Road.
"You mean it's expanded?"
"Yes, I mean, buy all three shops in the neighborhood and tear them down and rebuild them!" Meng Yan Road.
"That's a lot of money!"
"I'll figure out how much money you need, how much do you need?" Meng Yan said, "Don't be in a hurry to do it, this matter will not be until the beginning of spring next year." ”
"Okay, but I can't do the matter of Songhe Tower."
"You just have to tell me a number, and I'll do the rest!" Meng Yandao, since he wants to settle down in the Ming Dynasty, he has to plan for his future!
The honeycomb coal business is just one of them, and he knows the truth that he can't put his eggs in one basket.
"I'll take Lin Tianxing away, I'll find a few bodyguards for you when I go back!" Meng Yan got up and said.
"Your thigh injury, why don't you stay and rest?"
"No, I still have something to do, I'll ...... in a moment"
"Master Meng, you are really here!" Lao Da appeared at the door, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Wen Xiaoyu snuggling up to Meng Yan, his expression was a little embarrassed.
"Uncle Da, are you here?"
Meng Yan's cheeks flushed slightly, but he quickly retracted.
"The master has something to do with you, come with me to Nanya now!" Old Dadao.
"Okay, I also have something to find Uncle Guo, wait a minute." Meng Yan nodded.
"I'll wait for you at the door!"
Meng Yan put on his clothes and took Lin Tianxing with him.
"Little Meng, who is this?" Seeing Lin Tianxing, Lao Da was a little surprised.
"Lin Tianxing, Xiao Linzi, I'll take it as a long-term follower!" Meng Yan introduced.
Lao Da nodded, and Lin Tianxing helped Meng Yan into the carriage.
Nanya, Guo Nu's study.
"How's it going, your injuries?"
"It's out of the way, it's careless, it wouldn't have hurt me." Meng Yan grinned, a little sneering.
"The Holy Decree, I, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, can be regarded as a solid seat!"
"Congratulations Uncle Guo!"
"It's not easy to sit in this position, especially at this time, how many pairs of eyes are staring at Chaozhong!" Guo said angrily, "In the eyes of those clear streams now, I am almost the same as Ma Shunzhi and others." ”
"Uncle Guo, Jinyiwei is a holy eagle dog, no matter what we do, we will not have a good impression in the eyes of Qingliu civil officials, we are born opponents!"
"What you said is not unreasonable, let's not talk about this, for the Waragon Mission, what should I do next, I want to hear your opinion?" Guo Nu asked.
"Hang on, now as long as we can withstand the criticism of those villains in the court, the tribute mission doesn't have to pay attention to it at all!" Meng Yan Road.
"If the imperial court does not give a result, if it drags on like this, the Warat side will definitely be dissatisfied, which will also damage the prestige of the imperial court."
"The assassination of a Ming official on the street is not unmistakable in nature. Whether it is wronged or not, it must be investigated in detail, but the investigation takes time, and we have not arrested anyone, so we are already very polite, what do the Warat people want? ”
"That's right, with this excuse, it can be delayed for at least ten days and a half months!"
"Uncle Guo, the longer you delay, the better, and you can delay it as long as you can!" Meng Yan Road. "Also. For the tribute envoys sent by Tokhtarbuhua, we will also extend the time of their trade from five days to ten days or even half a month! ”
"You're trying to deliberately suppress the Warat side?"
"Yes. Both Warat and I know that the real murderer is the hidden Iron Guard within the Tokhtar Legation. But we pretend we don't know. Hold on to the prima facie evidence we have, guess what? ”
"Forcing the Waragon mission to fight with the people who don't spend money?"
"Whether there will be infighting, I can't say for sure yet. That Risu was a difficult opponent, and he must have sensed our intentions, so he didn't insist on confronting us, and let us take their horses and goods! Meng Yan said.
"That day Su, is the first Qianli horse of the Wara Taishi?"
"It's him, this person is also known as a cunning fox in Warat, he is young, many of Warat's strategies in recent years have come from his hands, this time he actually hid in the tribute mission to Daming, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as paying tribute!" Meng Yan Road.
"I'll order someone to keep an eye on this man!" Guo said angrily.
"Don't, this man can bear it, and he's very careful, if we monitor him, I'm afraid we won't get anything." Meng Yan Road.
"Without monitoring him, how can we know the real purpose of his coming to Daming?" Guo said angrily.
"Uncle Guo, in fact, the purpose of his coming to the Ming Dynasty is not difficult to guess, first, to spy on the reality of my Ming Dynasty, especially the military deployment of the towns in the northwest, as well as the focus of the imperial court on border defense, simply put, where the imperial court will use troops, how much to invest, second, is smuggling, all kinds of living and military supplies needed by the Warat people need to be traded with us through guò to obtain, on the surface, we only exchange civilian living materials with them, military materials, such as steel, bows and arrows, firearms, etc., these are forbidden to trade with the Warat people, And Yexian is very ambitious, he wants to unify the desert, and even become the Great Khan of all Mongolia, he needs a lot of weapons to equip his army, so, I guess, that day Su came to the Ming Dynasty, it should be to smuggle weapons and steel. Meng Yan analyzed.
"Smuggling weapons and steel, this is a collaboration with the enemy and betraying the country, who has such courage?" Guo was furious.
"If it is only a small-scale smuggling, there is no need for the Su to come forward at all, this kind of smuggling is endless, but if it is a large-scale smuggling, it will involve a wide range of people, and people who are not certain can not do it." Meng Yan Road.
"You want to use this case to find out the person behind the scenes who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, right?"
"Yes, not quite, this person is a cancer hidden in the court, and we must be removed, otherwise we will definitely suffer a big loss in the future!"
"This matter is not trivial, and it must be reported to the Holy ......"
"No, Uncle Guo, what we are talking about now is just our speculation, without any evidence, tell the saint, if you startle the snake, when the time comes, if you can't catch someone, you will be bitten back, and then the gains will outweigh the losses!" Meng Yan Road.
"So what do you say?"
"What you want first, why don't you want it?" Meng Yan smiled slightly, "One of them is ambitious, and the other wants to get rid of the puppet control. ”
Guo frowned.
"Now the people who don't want to kill me and plant the blame for the people who are the first, why don't they want to destroy the smuggling trade with someone first?"
"But didn't you say that you knew the people who killed you, and that you put them back?" Guo said angrily.
"Uncle Guo, do you think that the person who killed me will explain this to the Warat people, even if he says it, can Su believe it that day, but he will think that this is the double reed that we are playing with the people who don't spend money, and the current situation, isn't this exactly the case, we let go of the real murderer, but we will confiscate all the war horses and goods of the innocent Waragong Mission?"
"How did you come up with this in such a short period of time?"
"Philip is too conceited, I know him too well, if he doesn't show up, maybe I'll kill them all, but he took the initiative to identify himself, which made me instantly understand their intentions, and I followed the trend......"
"Your leg hurts?"
"I did it on purpose, otherwise how could Philip believe that I didn't let him go on purpose?" Meng Yan smiled slightly.
Guo Nu let out a long breath, a little afraid to look at his future son-in-law. (To be continued......)