Ao Bai has always thought that brothels are called "Qinglou", in fact, only high-end brothels are called Qinglou, ordinary people generally can't enter, the quality or social status of the guests is generally very high, mainly literati doctors, wealthy businessmen, high-rollers, especially literati. Not every man who goes to Qinglou is a pervert, many people don't go to sit down, drink a few cups of tea, eat a few snacks, listen to a few songs, some also play chess, chant poetry, drink some wine or something, and then leave.

The women in the Qinglou who can be called Oiran are generally like stars, they don't sell their bodies, and most of the powerful and wealthy people behind them are backers, and the guests are also polite when they see these women, and they don't dare to move their hands and feet. So Su Meng'er is willing to use Oiran as an identity cover-up.

The building in Wanhualou is very exquisite, there are willows in front of the door, flowers in the yard, small bridges and flowing water, and the environment is beautiful. In Su Meng'er's Accomodation, the furnishings are more exquisite, with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and antique porcelain, and the screen in front of the bed is also carefully selected, and there are a lot of flowers in the room, and you can smell a natural fragrance when you walk in.

Su Meng'er, who was dressed in red, sat indoors and waited, and when she saw the two of them coming, she stood up and said softly: "Huang Gongzi, don't come unharmed?" ”

Ao Bai arched his hand and said, "Hello Miss Su." ”

Su Meng'er smiled and said, "What have you gained along the way?" ”

Seeing her smiling, Ao Bai didn't mention the past, and said with a smile: "Except for meeting a group of robbers, it went well." Now the Lu family has invited me to Xinzhou as a guest, and I am ready to express my intention when I arrive, and use it as a base. ”

"Okay, I'll find someone to show you the information I've gathered."

The two are like partners who have known each other for a long time, and when they met, they talked about work, Yang Yu jumped in front of Su Meng'er, waved his hand and said, "Hi, Meng'er." ”

Su Meng'er said lightly: "Huh? Young Master Yang, you are also here, and you didn't find it just now. ”

"Haha...... Why do you always like to joke with me? Yang Yu laughed.

It's not like a joke, Brother Decay, you've been completely ignored.

Yang Yu said: "We just met, shouldn't we do our landlord's friendship first, take Brother Huang to the fun places in Taiyuan to go shopping, and then discuss business when we come back?" ”

Ao Bai really doesn't understand what this person is thinking, if he likes Su Meng'er and talks about work when he sees the two of them meeting, he should be happy.

Su Meng'er didn't look at Yang Yuan, and said coldly: "It's right to talk about business, and go back to the capital for the New Year as soon as possible." ”

Yang Yu patted Ao Bai and said, "If you want to talk about business, just talk, I'm going out to play." ”

Su Meng'er didn't even say goodbye, wishing he would leave quickly.

After Yang Yuan walked away, only Su Meng'er and Ao Bai were left in the house. This woman's eviction order was so powerful, he was embarrassed and said, "He's a very interesting person." ”

Su Meng'er said with a straight face: "Don't underestimate him, he doesn't have any connections, he has been promoted to his current position in less than two years after arriving in the capital, and has won the trust of Tian Ergeng and others, except for you, no one has been promoted faster than him." ”

Ao Bai originally thought that Yang Yu was a rich kid, a guy who eats, drinks, prostitutes, and gambles, how high can his wisdom be? If he is not a fool, he is wise and foolish. He always had one thing in mind in his heart, and asked: "Forgive me for being too straightforward, I just heard Brother Yu say that you are interested in me and take the initiative to come to Shanxi to help me, is it true?" ”

Hearing him call him "Brother Decline", Su Meng'er covered her mouth and smiled: "Yes, the person I am most optimistic about now is you." ”

Ao Bai's heart jumped a few times and said, "What do you mean by being optimistic about me?" ”

"You are sandwiched between Gonggong Wei and the Donglin Party, people on both sides don't hate you, and King Xin also trusts you, I think you are the most promising." Su Meng'er didn't respect Wei Zhongxian as much as Liang Bin, she didn't call her father-in-law, she smiled mysteriously, and then said: "Father-in-law Wei recruited a lot of people, but he couldn't control it, and the eunuch party was not united, and it was a matter of time before it fell. ”

Ao Bai asked, "So which side do you want to be on?" ”

Su Meng'er looked at him and said lightly: "On your side." Didn't you just say that? I'm most optimistic about you. ”

Ao Bai swallowed and foamed, and there was a feeling of being seen through his heart. He thought that he had not shown any flaws, and he had not taken advantage of anyone, but he was still suspected. He smiled and asked, "I'm not the biggest official in the Jinyi Guard, and I don't have any backstage, what do you think of me?" ”

Su Meng'er smiled and said, "Aren't you very straightforward?" Why don't you dare admit it? Just because you don't have a backend now doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. The attack on the Jin merchants, ostensibly for the benefit of Duke Wei, was actually pushing him to a dead end. The high-ranking officials in the court who defended the merchants did not allow him, and their own people who knew about this were still red-eyed, if the Emperor of the Apocalypse died, the new emperor would not be able to withstand the collective pressure of the ministers, and he would not allow Gonggong Wei to have such great power, he would definitely fall. The successor to the throne is likely to be your apprentice Xinwang Zhu Youzhen, and you have made great contributions in Shanxi, so that the treasury has money, one government and one business, and it is not difficult to swallow the power of Wei Gonggong. ”

If it weren't for the seal of the king of the Ming Dynasty, Ao Bai would have jumped up in shock. How did this woman's brain grow? He knows the future direction to do these things, why can she guess eight or nine without leaving ten, if she is not a woman and leads a group of people to revolt, I am afraid that the world will be hers. He said quietly, "What is Miss Su talking nonsense?" Although the emperor is not in good health, his life is worry-free, how can King Xin succeed to the throne? Besides, Grandpa Wei did a good job, and he and I are friends, how could I want to annex him? ”

Su Meng'er said lightly: "You don't need to admit it, just remember that I'm on your side." Kill the eight major Jin merchants, and the business in Shanxi and Zhangjiakou will be controlled by the salt gang, no problem, right? ”

Ao Bai nodded, he originally wanted to bring the Salt Gang under his command, Wei Zhongxian wanted to leave a way back for himself, and the Salt Gang was already thinking about these things.

He sat on the chair, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Now let's talk about the situation of the Jin merchants, knowing yourself and knowing that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles." The more detailed I want to know, the better, and it's better to even tell them what they like to eat, what kind of women they like, and what blood type they have. ”

Su Meng'er was curious: "What is blood type?" ”

Ao Bai remembered that no one knew the blood type at all in this era, and said nonsense: "The statement of my hometown probably means...... Look at someone who is not pleasing to the eye and want to bleed him...... That's it. ”

Su Meng'er called a subordinate, sent some materials and put them on the table beside Aobai, and said, "This is the route that the four families of Huang, Wang, Fan, and Zhai transported the goods from Shanxi to Zhangjiakou. Maybe it's a little off, but it's not too big. The eight families are not harmonious, and occasionally there will be a situation of fighting for wealth. ”

I like to talk about gossip. Ao Bai smiled: "Can you tell me more about how to fight for wealth?" What kind of conflict is there between the four of them, I want to know. ”

Su Meng'er said: "Huang Yun, the third young master of the Huang family, and Zhai Kai, the son of the Zhai family, are jealous, they just quarreled yesterday and almost made a move. Both of them liked a girl named Ruan Ying. Huang Yun knew Ruan Ying first and had been entangled for a long time. Zhai Kai met Ruan Ying later, but the two looked more right, and they had a good impression of each other. Huang Yun said that he liked it first and said that he would not give up anything, so the two of them had a very stiff quarrel, is this kind of information useful? ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Very useful." If it's not for the two lovers, no matter how much you entangle, it's useless, why don't so many people understand? What are the characteristics of this yellow cloud? ”

Su Meng'er said lightly: "Tall and hateful, he has already married three wives at the age of twenty-one, one of whom is pregnant, he doesn't care about it, he hasn't seen him for half a month." This man sucks. ”

"Why is this man you are talking about resembling me except for his abominable face?" Ao Bai exclaimed.

Su Meng'er pursed her lips and sighed, "What are you going to do?" ”

Ao Bai thought for a while and said lightly: "Kill him." ”

Su Meng'er smiled slightly and said, "Why?" ”

"As long as this person is killed, the Huang family can easily associate the contradiction between Zhai Kai and Huang Yun. Of course, that wasn't enough to make them a mortal enemy. So when the Zhai family caravan was on its way to Zhangjiakou, I was going to take people to rob them and leave some evidence...... The Zhai family was hijacked of the goods, who would they think did it? Ao Bai asked with a smile.

Su Meng'er said lightly: "The Huang family, who just died of their son, is the most suspicious. ”

Ao Bai said: "Then I will lead someone to rob the Wang family." Leaving a little clue about the Fan family's crime, such as deliberately letting people pull grain to a granary of the Fan family, and being discovered, at this time, what will the three families think? Before I came, I had already read the information that the Fan family was the strongest Jin merchant. ”

Su Meng'er reacted quickly and said, "Maybe I will think that the Fan family is secretly doing it and wants to annex the three and unify the Chamber of Commerce in Taiyuan." The Fan family has not suffered any losses from the beginning, but they are the strongest, and it is indeed easy to make people suspicious. ”

It's so easy to talk to smart people, you don't need to explain it. Ao Bai said with a smile: "As long as the four of them make trouble, Jinyiwei will take the opportunity to intervene in the investigation and uproot the eight Jin merchants." The Lu family is on the front and the Salt Gang is behind the scenes, how about it? ”

"Very well, it's in the interest of the Salt Gang." Su Meng'er smiled with satisfaction.

Ao Bai looked at the time when the goods were transported to Zhangjiakou again, and generally knew in his heart, and said: "How are the robbers in Shanxi investigated?" ”

Su Meng'er said: "There are two of the largest, there is a black stone village in Shenshan Township, not far from Xinzhou, with nearly a thousand thieves. The owner of the village is named Shi Lianzhi, in his fifties, he worshipped a famous teacher, learned some knife skills, and took his four sons to become a bandit. Jin Yiwei wanted to sneak inside, but the cottage does not recruit outsiders, as long as the local farmers know the roots, they rob money, and they will never touch the people, and they have a good reputation. ”

Ao Bai sighed: "It's a pity that there are only a thousand people. ”

Su Meng'er frowned and said, "You are still too few of a thousand thieves, do you want to rebel?" ”

"I said the wrong thing." Ao Bai smiled: "Is there anything else?" ”

Su Meng'er said: "The other group of people is far away, Shaling Village, Datong City, the scale is much worse than that of Heishi Village. ”

Ao Bai quickly had a plan in his heart. Let's go to Heishi Village and recruit these people!