Due to its topography, Xizhou is much warmer and moister in the Central Plains when it is full of warm and dry air.

When we arrived in Xizhou City, it was the hottest time of the day.

Wen Mingxian accompanied the former monarch to the Central Plains when he was young, and the main destination of the two of them at that time was Yanzhou, and naturally they would not waste such a great opportunity on the way, and they all "traveled" in the rest of the states - it was said that it was a "study tour", but in fact, there were more elements of "play", especially at that time, both of them were young people with strong blood, and they were not as interested in doing such a "heavy" thing as Wen Mingxian now.

It's just that the time chosen by the two people is not so satisfactory, at that time in Fengzhou, Weizhou, Jizhou and other places, it was either a hot day or a rainy day, and "fun" was not at all, but "disappointment" was full of the whole trip of the two people.

Of course, the matter of going to Yanzhou to find the ancestors of Sichou Zhai to study happened later, and Wen Mingxian remembers clearly about that period of time, and for the experience of playing, because it is not very comfortable, he only remembers "hot" and "rainy".

Coming to Xizhou City, he should be the third time, and for Wen Mingxian, this may also be the last time he will come to Xizhou City in his life.

"The weather is so much better!"

When I entered the city, it was early in the morning, the gate of Xizhou City slowly opened, looking at the people who were waiting behind the city gate in and out early in the morning, the old man sniffed the breath of the city, and looked up at Qingwei Tianxiao and smiled.

"The city is a good city!" Sui Fuzhi also chuckled and nodded, but everyone else also heard the meaning of his words, and it was clear that he had not finished speaking, at least according to the tone of his words, "the city is a good city" should be followed by a sentence of "what is not good", such as "people are not good people".

Wen Mingxian and the others naturally knew the subtext of his words, but they didn't break it, they just smiled tacitly and continued to look outside from the carriage.

"Oh...... Is that big pit the location of the monument you saw the last time you came? When walking through the city gate, Wen Mingxian suddenly called out to Deng Biao and asked.

Deng Biao followed the old man's line of sight, and saw that the original stone tablet that "Confucian students and dogs are not allowed to enter" had long been gone, and couldn't help laughing: "The old man's eyes are like torches, and that is where the stone tablet stands. ”

"It should have been erected in recent years, the old man ...... at the time" Wen Mingxian was about to say that he didn't have this monument when he came to Xizhou last time, but when he thought that the last time he came to Xizhou City, it was about thirty-four years ago, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed and speechless.

"It is said that it was established after the death of Miss Yang's mother." Wen Wen on the side had excellent eyesight, and when he saw that his boss was about to go down the stairs, he hurriedly responded: "It seems that it is because Mrs. Yang was seriously ill that Confucian scholars offered prescriptions, but the person did not cure them but gave them directly...... It attracted Miss Yang's displeasure. ”

"Hmm...... This can't be said to be who is right and who is wrong, if that Confucian is well-intentioned, then he won't feel good if this kind of thing happens......" Sui Fuzhi frowned, although he didn't know about the matter of Yang Wu, the city lord of Xizhou City, and his baby daughter Yang Jian, although he didn't know about it before, he also specially asked people to search for some information to see, and the tempers of his father and daughter had to be said to be a little weird, and after hearing about this, he felt that Hua Hate Liu could be so mixed among them It seemed to be far more than what he had seen when he was in Qingcheng”。

"Now that we've come to Xizhou City, we have to be open and honest when we speak." As soon as the words fell, another voice suddenly came from outside the carriage, and it was from the mouth of Yang Jiuguan who went to greet them.

"If you are not used to living and eating unappetizing, a few people will directly sue me, and I will definitely find a way to meet the requirements of several people."

When listening to his first few words, Deng Biao and Wen Wen were both stunned in their hearts, thinking that they had been negligent, and let Yang Jiuguan be such a master in private as saying that Xizhou City and the city lord father and daughter are not, if Yang Jiuguan has a bad temper, he will scold them on the spot, I am afraid they will also have suffering.

However, when Yang Jiuguan said the next words, they breathed a sigh of relief, and what they said in their hearts was not for the words that were secretly arranged at the beginning.

"Thank you, Great Elder!" Wen Mingxian smiled and replied: "The old man has not lived for a few days, he has eaten all the delicious and unpalatable, comfortable days and difficult days, there is nothing to ask for specifically...... It's just that our Lord Sui is still very strong, and I hope that the Great Elder will take care of it more. ”

"Haha, Old Man Wen laughed." Yang Jiuguan was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Wen Mingxian to say such words, and he couldn't help but laugh a little.

At first glance, Wen Mingxian naturally said that he didn't have to care about himself, he just needed to take care of Sui Fuzhi, but this could not be understood in this way, in fact, what he meant was the opposite: Serve me well, I'm dying, in case I die here, it's not good if I die here, as for Sui Fuzhi, look at it!

Sui Fuzhi naturally understood the meaning of Wen Mingxian's words, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in private, thinking that the old man's "hooligan ruffianism" was not just aimed at his own people, but still hidden everywhere outside!

After chuckling, Yang Jiuguan didn't say anything else, but he didn't stay away from the carriage anymore, but rode a horse and followed the carriage, seemingly not caring at all that the other party would think that he was eavesdropping.

"How's the other side going?" Wen Mingxian didn't seem to care about his actions, so he simply opened the curtain and asked Yang Jiuguan about it. The "other side" he said naturally refers to the carriage where Bai Sheng and Yan Shu were, and along the way, several of them had not been to the carriage where Bai Sheng was, and they had only chatted with Bai Sheng a few times after he took the initiative to come out, and the words he had said along the way were indeed limited.

What's more, among them is the strongest Deng Biao, who is also the gap between the small soldiers and the generals in front of Yanshu, and they want to eavesdrop on the movements, I am afraid that there is no hope, and Wen Mingxian and others are really curious about what Bai Sheng and Yanshu did hiding in the carriage.

And Yang is the only person whose strength is above Yanshu and does not have to worry about Yanshu thinking that he is eavesdropping, Wen Mingxian seems to ask casually, but in fact, there are many twists and turns.

Yang Jiuguan became more and more impressed by this veteran of the Three Dynasties of Western Vietnam, not because of how "erudite and humble" he was, but because of this hooligan ruffian who "relied on the old and sold the old". Where is there such a direct question? It's that he asked cleverly, but it was not difficult to read from his words that "a few of them actually don't know exactly what Bai Sheng was doing over there", did he figure out Guò himself to find out the news? If that's all there is to it, then it would be too unstylish to say such things as he is......

Although he couldn't guess what Wen Mingxian meant, Yang Jiuguan still chose to tell the truth, with a puzzled look on his face, he directly told the other people what he felt when he passed by the carriage just now.

"There were two of them in the carriage who were sure of it, because it was obvious that one of them was very strong, and the other was so weak that it seemed to be about to break at any moment......

"No......" Sui Fuzhi also frowned and said: "Yesterday, Bai Sheng still looked full of energy when he got out of the car, how could there be such a big contrast today......

"Is his time coming soon?" Wen Mingxian nodded thoughtfully, as if talking to himself.

"You're mistaken." Yang Jiuguan couldn't see the look of the people in the carriage talking, and when he heard the crowd say this, he immediately corrected: "Bai Sheng's breath is very strong, if it is the breath of that Situ Living Buddha. ”

"Huh?" Wen Mingxian and Sui Fuzhi were both stunned, but then they also roughly understood that this might be the way for Yan Shu to help Bai Sheng return to his light, but they didn't know if Yan Shu's state was temporary, or because the damage caused to him by this for a long time was permanent.

Although Yang Jiuguan said this to Wen Mingxian and the others, he already had his own judgment in his heart, on the one hand, he expressed his admiration for Yan Shuken for making such a big sacrifice, and on the other hand, he also quietly ordered to go down, and then prepared all kinds of life-sustaining medicines, in case Bai Sheng couldn't support it before Hua Hate Liu and the others came back, he could do his best to help.

"This person is too, he is a person who is dying, what are you running out, it's not that Hua Hates Liu doesn't go back to Dayue, wouldn't it be good to ask any questions directly when the time comes......" Wen Mingxian sighed and shook his head. What he said was also true, after all, no matter how important it was, if the body was exhausted, no matter how far away he was, it would only speed up the search for death - no matter how he looked at it, Bai Sheng's move seemed unwise.

Of course, what he didn't know was that Bai Sheng didn't actually have any other requirements, just asking for an answer, whether the answer Hua Hate Liu gave her was exact or not, it didn't matter, he just wanted to have peace of mind.

"I don't know what Old Man Yang and City Lord Yang are busy with?" After a slight pause, Sui Fuzhi changed the topic and asked Yang Jiuguan.

"The patriarch and the city lord have been discussing the expansion of trade with Beidi for the past few days, because the situation is becoming more and more unstable now, so our preparations should be faster and more thorough......" Speaking of this, Yang Jiuguan listened to the sound of holding his breath in the carriage, chuckled lightly on his face, but said in a flat tone: "So in the first few days to discuss the relevant matters of marriage, I will be responsible for communicating with a few people, and in three or five days, when the two of them have negotiated, I think I will also have in-depth communication with several adults." ”

"Haha...... There's no rush to this. Gently patting the back of Sui Fuzhi's hand, Wen Mingxian said with a loud laugh while signaling the rest not to speak first.

"There seems to be something looking for me ahead, I'll go over first, a few adults can rest for a while, and I'll come back to remind you when I get to the residence." After Yang Jiuguan finished speaking, he rode to the front of the team with a light fist, in fact, the "thing" he said was just a disguise, just now he had already revealed the matter of the transaction between Xizhou and Beidi to these people, if he was still following next to the carriage at this time, he couldn't let them discuss, and leaving at this time was to let these people have time to think about it, as for what to consider, everyone is a smart person, so naturally there is no need to say it clearly.

"You see, there is no need to tell him at all, what he is doing seems to have a deep meaning, but it seems to us to be a very clear thing...... It's tiring to deal with smart people! Wen Mingxian complained and shook his head, looked at Wen Wen and Sui Fuzhi, who were frowning and silent, and smiled again: "What, are you worried?" But in my opinion, this is a good thing! ”

"The old man said this......" When he first heard this, he was still puzzled, but in the blink of an eye, he suddenly figured it out, and his face was irrepressibly revealing a trace of joy.

"Sir, sir...... What do you mean by that? Every time this happens, Wen Wen feels extremely unhappy, with people like Wen Mingxian and Sui Fuzhi, there are indeed a lot of things that can be learned, but when they learn these things, they are also intentionally or unintentionally conveying such a message to the people around them: We are all smart people, and you are all vulgar people......

This is the case at this moment, Wen Mingxian understood the meaning of Yang Jiuguan's words, although Sui Fuzhi reacted a little slower, he also understood after all, the most pitiful thing was Wen Wen, seeing that he both understood, but he looked completely clueless...... It's easy to lose confidence in this situation.

"When he said this, he naturally told us, but in fact, the negotiations between Xizhou and Beidi did not go well." Wen Mingxian chuckled and looked at Wen Wen gently and explained.

"Unsmooth?" Wen Wen frowned, "But didn't he say that we can talk about it in a few days?" ”

"It's not that the talks are good, it's just that the talks are settle......d," Sui Fuzhi corrected on the side. Seeing that Wen Wen was puzzled, he smiled again: "It may be that the two sides will not talk about it if they don't talk about it, in short, if Yang Duan and Yang Wu come to us for this matter, it means that they will not continue to talk to Beidi regardless of success or failure." ”

"Then I see what you and the master mean, this matter will definitely not be negotiated, but it will ......" Speaking of this, Wen Wen glanced at the two of them cautiously, and muttered: "On the contrary, you two look like you are determined to win, as if you think that Xizhou will eventually talk to us about this matter......

"Of course it is." Wen Mingxian nodded and said with satisfaction: "It's rare that you can still see what the two of us mean...... In fact, this last benefit must fall on our Dayue. ”

"So Wen Wencai doesn't understand why he has this confidence?" Speaking of this, he seemed to feel a little unconfident in saying this, so he changed his tone and said, "I wonder how you two saw this?" ”

"Naturally, it's because even Yang Duan and Yang Wu can't sit still!" Wen Mingxian still maintained a warm smile, he looked at Wen Wen with squinted eyes, and explained softly: "Do you think, even your master and I, as well as Lord Sui, feel that it is tricky to deal with, how can those guys in Beidi be opponents?" ”

"If you are not an opponent, shouldn't you be suppressed all the time and choose to give in in the end?" Wen Wen's idea does make sense in common sense, that many transactions are made by the stronger party in the end, while the weaker party often has to accept unfair terms from the stronger party. Since Yang Duan and Yang Wu are both strong at the moment, then in the end, Beidi can only choose to compromise.

However, why did Wen Mingxian say that Beidi would not compromise?

"Beidi is a little different from us, although they are different from us, they do business without official status, but in the end they have to pay a part of the thanksgiving gold to the royal court, different from the general proportional drawing, this thanksgiving gold is fixed, every time the transaction is completed, a fixed thanksgiving gold must be handed over, what will happen to this? They will only make high-profit trades, but they will not do low-profit trades, because only in this way can they leave themselves more benefits after removing those fixed thanksgiving money. ”

"Are you saying that if the Xizhou side pushes the price too low, they would rather not do business than compromise to make that little money?" Wen Wen asked thoughtfully.

"That's it." Wen Mingxian nodded with a smile and said.

"However, then Yang Duan and Yang Wu are not fools, we know this, and they naturally know it...... And how could they force the people of Beidi to make huge concessions? Deng Biao, who was driving outside the car, was not idle at this time, listening carefully to the conversation of everyone in the car, because the outside was not as clear as the inside, he wanted to interject several times but finally gave up because he didn't hear clearly.

"This one...... It's just a matter of giving each other face. Sui Fuzhi smiled and explained lightly.

"Huh? Giving face? Wen Wen was slightly stunned, not understanding why he talked about this again.

"Actually, Xizhou also knew that he couldn't do business from Beidi, so he called Yang Jiuguan to communicate with us in advance, wanting us to sell face and complete the transaction according to their requirements, and in the matter of discussing marriage later, I think they will also make some concessions on some issues...... This is actually already negotiating, but at this time, it is to sell face to us in advance......" Sui Fuzhi said, and turned to Wen Mingxian for advice: "Do you think this matter should be better or reconsiderate?" ”

"Hehe, well, this is naturally Lord Wenxiang's final say!" Wen Mingxian played tricks at this time, chuckled, and passed the problem back to Sui Fuzhi. However, Sui Fuzhi seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and he smiled again: "From the old man's point of view, you might as well ask what kind of transaction it is and what is the bottom line of the other party...... If the problem is not big, how can you help, you have to help. ”