Chapter 488: Return to the capital
When Jiang Xiaoyu started to hurry, it was already dark, and there were still several hours away from the next town, and the time agreed with Zhao Qian was only until dawn, so he didn't dare to delay, and galloped away in the starry night!
When she arrived in the town, the sky was just white, Jiang Xiaoyu had already changed into the previous human skin mask, and returned to the appearance of an ordinary businessman, of course, she would not swagger to find Zhao Qu, so as not to make people suspicious, but after inquiring about Zhao Qu's whereabouts, she quietly sneaked in.
"You're not going to stay up all night, are you?" Jiang Xiaoyu got in through the window and saw that Zhao Qu was sitting at the table drinking tea, with no superfluous expression on his face, his brows were twisted, and he looked a little serious.
"How dare I fall asleep if you haven't returned?" Zhao Qu put the teacup down, "Everything is taken care of?" ”
"Yes!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "Everything has been dealt with, and I have done what I can do, as for whether they are so lucky to escape to Chen Guo and escape to Master, it depends on their creation!" ”
Zhao Qu arrived at a cup of tea and handed it to Jiang Xiaoyu, and said, "You have been on a journey all night, do you need to take a rest?" ”
"No, just keep going according to your previous itinerary, and I'll rest in the carriage again!" Jiang Xiaoyu unceremoniously took the tea and poured two sips to moisten his throat and eyes that were about to smoke.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll be poisoned?" Zhao Qu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.
"Is it in your interest to do me now?" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "Even if you want to attack me, it won't be now!" ”
Jiang Xiaoyu wiped his mouth and said, "When are we leaving?" ”
"After dawn, after breakfast!" Zhao Qu said, "There is still a little time left, you go back to your room and tidy up, your room is next door to me!" ”
"Good!"
After the sun came out, the caravan people had breakfast and continued on their way, while Jiang Xiaoyu closed his eyes in the carriage to recuperate.
The carriage walked for a while, Zhao Qu put down the account book in his hand, smiled leisurely, and said: "I didn't expect that I would agree to you to do such a dangerous thing, if something happens to you, my years of hard work will also be ruined, before you come back, no matter whether you succeed or not, I regret it all night!" ”
He glanced at Jiang Xiaoyu and said, "If you can remember your ultimate goal, you won't be bothered by some side matters, everything is only for your own purpose!" If your goal is to avoid a dispute between the two countries, to avoid the poison of the war on the people, then it is not enough to sacrifice one or two lives compared to thousands of lives! ”
"Is one person's life really nothing compared to the lives of 11 million people?" Jiang Xiaoyu frowned and asked, "I don't like war, I don't like to see bloodshed, but I'm not a saint either, but those people are just strangers to me, and my friends have real meaning to me, as far as Zhao Ling is concerned, even if the world is overturned, it is not as important as him to me!" ”
Jiang Xiaoyu paused and asked, "Why do you think that in the face of an opponent like Emperor Zhou, I will definitely succeed?" ”
Zhao Qutuo thought about it, and said helplessly: "I don't know, maybe it's a feeling, after all, in Da Zhou, there are not many people who dare to be his enemy, you are one of them!" So, I'm betting everything on you, and you don't want to let me down! ”
The carriage staggered towards the direction of the capital, the speed was not fast, and during this period, in order not to show the horse's feet, Zhao Qu taught Jiang Xiaoyu a lot of knowledge about business on the road, after all, after she arrived in the capital, she would continue to play the identity of this businessman.
Seven days later, the caravan finally arrived in the capital.
Jiang Xiaoyu opened the curtain of the car, looking at the familiar place where he had grown for twenty years, and felt a slight chill in his heart, the most prosperous and drunken place in the Great Zhou, some people flocked to it, and some people wanted to escape but there was no way, there are opportunities here, and there are temptations, like a dye vat, life ups and downs, after walking in this dye vat, how many people are innocent?
"Let me remind you again, the second son of Dezhuang Fabric, the largest fabric business in Chen State, came to the capital to investigate and expand new business, so you have to take time to deal with it in the business field when you are doing other things, but with me here, you don't have to be afraid!" Zhao Qu said.
"I've died a few times, what's there to be afraid of?" Jiang Xiaoyu said lightly, "I will pay attention, I will play my own role, and I will not cause you trouble!" ”
Zhao Qu smiled slightly, didn't say anything, lowered the curtain, and ordered the coachman to continue to catch the car.
After entering the capital, Zhao Qu took Jiang Xiaoyu to one of his courtyards in the west of the city, and because of his identity, he was unimpeded along the way and did not receive any trouble.
"Get out of the car!" Zhao Qu said, "You just settle down here!" ”
He continued as he walked: "This is one of my properties, this place is safe, the servants in it are carefully selected and absolutely reliable, and the geographical location here is also excellent, although it is inconspicuous, but it is very close to the Chu Wangfu and the Jin Wangfu, if there is any movement in those two places, you can also know the news as soon as possible!" ”
Jiang Xiaoyu glanced at the environment inside, and recalled the geographical location of this place in his mind, but he was also satisfied, and said, "It seems that you have planned it a long time ago!" ”
"My plan started a few years ago!" Zhao Qu smiled slightly, "I've been in a hurry for days, and I'm tired of wanting to come to my sister-in-law, so I'll take a break today, if there are people I want to contact, I'll act tomorrow!" It's time for me to go to the palace to report to Your Majesty, so I'll take my leave!" ”
Jiang Xiaoyu nodded: "You should be more careful yourself!" ”
Jiang Xiaoyu had a meal, took a nap, it was dark, she cautiously went out of the back door, all the way to the next alley, there was a beggar's nest in the alley, she woke up the two beggars sleeping inside, and said, "Let Liu Xiaodong come to see me!" ”
The beggar was about to curse, Jiang Xiaoyu immediately made a gesture, and the two beggars knew her identity and didn't dare to make another attempt, so they immediately set off to inform Liu Xiaodong.
After a while, he saw Liu Xiaodong coming with two beggars, he glanced at Jiang Xiaoyu suspiciously, and asked, "Who are you?" What's the matter with me? ”
"It's me!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "You sister Xiaoyu! ”
"Little fish?" Liu Xiaodong trotted to Jiang Xiaoyu's side and circled around her, "My good girl, how did you become like this?" ”
"It's just a disguise technique!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "Don't make a fuss! ”
"Sister Xiaoyu, you are really blessed with a great fate, such a high cliff can't kill you!" Liu Xiaodong said, "What about Master Liu? And is Brother Wu Qian really the emperor? ”
"Master is very good, and Senior Brother has really become an emperor!" Jiang Xiaoyu said lightly.
"Really!" Liu Xiaodong was overjoyed, "Then I have to let Brother Wu Qian give me an official!" ”
"Don't you love to be an official?"
"It depends on who does things under your hands, if it's Brother Wu Qian, it's not bad to be a petty official, if it's someone else, even if it's a prime minister, it's not as easy as me, the leader of the beggar gang!" Liu Xiaodong shook his head and said.
"I'm not poor with you!" Jiang Xiaoyu sat down on the stone steps next to him, "Let me ask you, what is the situation in the capital now?" ”
"What should I say, I didn't make much noise about the big things, but there were some small things, but Emperor Zhou continued to belittle some old ministers to other places, and transferred some really talented people to enter the court as officials, which is the same as the practice in the army, speaking of this matter, I still admire this emperor a little! The so-called winner wins the world, which dynasty and which generation of the Son of Heaven is not to appease the heart of the scholars, to calm the hearts of the people, the support of these nobles is the basis for the stability of his world, and he directly moved the interests of the nobles, directly distributed to the Hanmen, and he now holds the military and political power, no one in the court dares to have half an opinion on his decision, and he is determined to break the original shackles and create new blood for the Great Zhou, this heart is good-hearted, but once the operation is not good, it will endanger his rule......"
Liu Xiaodong paused and said: "His Majesty the Emperor is really not good to evaluate, if you don't value his own power, he will kill all the people he suspects, and uproot the people who threaten him, if you value his own power, and dare to gamble with the nobles of the world with his own rule!" But one thing is the same, for the emperor, he is a good emperor, but other aspects are a mess, and it doesn't prevent me from hating him! ”
"What's the situation in the Chu Palace?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked after a little silence.
"I don't know exactly what the situation is, but my people have been staring at it, and nothing big has happened!" Liu Xiaodong said, "By the way, there is also one!" I don't know if you've heard of it, Concubine Yun was sent to the cold palace, it is said that Concubine Yun entered the palace because she was thoughtful and instructed by the King of Chu, but I have never heard of how His Majesty wants to deal with the King of Chu! ”
"The county lord of Qiwen was born, and a little county lord was born!" Liu Xiaodong said again, "A few days ago, when the county lord took the little county lord out to play, he had a relationship, and she was a very cute little girl, but it's a pity that such a cute little girl, how can she be the seed of the eldest grandson!" ”
"Oh, by the way, Emperor Zhou asked the fifth prince to worship the eldest grandson Chi as a teacher and learn to ride and shoot with him, it seems that this eldest grandson Chi has indeed been reused by His Majesty, and this trust is very sufficient!" Liu Xiaodong said.
"Oh?" Jiang Xiaoyu's eyes narrowed slightly, "The so-called too much, Emperor Zhou wants to be afraid of a person's too much power, since he intends to belong to the fifth prince as the crown prince, will he really want to see the eldest grandson Chi and the fifth prince too close?" ”