"Get up." At this time, Tian Lingzi looked very kind, and when he saw Du Baozhu, he even had a smile: "You girl is so calculating, she even let Sun Fang's family fall into trouble." ”

"It's not that slaves are calculating," Du Baozhu obediently lowered his head and said modestly: "It's that Lieutenant Tian is famous and makes Sun Fang defeat himself without a fight." ”

"Hehe," Tian Lingzi got Sun Fang's ship goods, and he was in a good mood, and he rarely generously asked people to carry out a half-person-high wooden box: "If you have made a meritorious service, this box of silk from Jiangnan will be rewarded to you." ”

Du Baozhu didn't need to look at it, he also knew that this box was looted from Sun Fang's boat, and hurriedly thanked him.

Although it was already autumn, Tian Lingzi was fat and afraid of heat, and the small yellow door on the side kept fanning, and he was still sweating profusely.

While wiping his sweat, he looked Du Baozhu up and down carefully, and only squinted his eyes and smiled after a while: "After the New Year, you should be twelve years old, right?" ”

The ancients often used imaginary years to calculate age, and Du Baozhu didn't know why Tian Lingzi suddenly cared about this: "Slaves are born in winter, and they won't be twelve until the end of next year." ”

"Oh, it's not too small." Tian Lingzi's face was full of kindness: "Speaking of which, you are the same age as Yao'er, so you might as well move around more on weekdays." She will enter the palace next year to serve the saint, but her temperament is still so proud. She can't listen to what my uncle says, so you have to persuade her more. ”

Chen Yueyao's arrogant temperament, how could Du Baozhu persuade him? Tian Lingzi said this, obviously thinking that Du Baozhu was a little smart, and asked her to be Chen Yueyao's military advisor.

Du Baozhu couldn't help but wonder: Chen Yueyao is outside the palace, and when she enters the palace next year, how can she help Chen Yueyao? Could it be that Tian Lingzi suddenly asked about her age, just to let her accompany Chen Yueyao into the palace next year?

However, Tian Lingzi didn't say anything, she didn't even have room to refuse, so she could only pretend not to understand the meaning of Tian Lingzi's words, and nodded obediently yes.

made an appointment to visit Chen Yueyao next time, and Du Baozhu asked people to carry the box back to the carriage.

Tian Lingzi was not distressed about the silk obtained from white, and the half-human-high box was full of high-quality silk produced by Jiangnan Weaving Workshop. Lu Ming and the groom carried it together, but they couldn't lift it a little, but Chen Niao put the box into the carriage after taking the handle.

Lu Ming looked at the wide box, his eyebrows were tight enough to trap mosquitoes. He wanted to ask, didn't the little lady cooperate with His Royal Highness, why did she get involved with Tian Lingzi again? If His Royal Highness knew about this, wouldn't the little lady be in danger?

However, he still remembered Du Baozhu's previous warning, and he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he could only bite his lip and endure it.

"Deer chirp." Du Baozhu suddenly called him into the car: "If Li Jie asks about today's events, do you know what to say?" ”

Lu Ming opened his mouth and closed it again: "Little lady, don't worry, the servant will never reveal half a word to His Highness." ”

"No, you can reveal." Du Baozhu knew very well that if Li Jie was dedicated to monitoring her, without Lu Ming in the light, he would definitely arrange people in the dark. Instead of this, it is better to let Lu Ming say the part that Li Jie can know.

"Although you told him that Tian Lingzi did not favor Sun Fang today, it was because I had found Tian Lingzi in private."

"But, little lady...... If you do this, I am afraid that you will anger Your Highness......"

"I have a reason to do so, and I don't have to worry about it." Du Baozhu pinched his eyebrows: "Let's go, A-Niang is still waiting for me at home." ”

"Yes......" Lu Ming buried his head in his chest and jumped out of the carriage.

However, before the carriage drove into Jinggongfang, it was stopped by two masked men in black: "Du Niangzi, Your Highness, please tell me." ”

Who else could this be, if it's not Li Jie?

Du Baozhu stopped Chen Niao, who wanted to step forward desperately, and sighed resignedly: "Please lead the way in front of the two of you." ”

This time, Li Jie was not in the Ruyi Tea Shop, but in a civilian house.

Tomorrow is not dark, but the house is dark. Du Baozhu narrowed his eyes uncomfortably, and it took a while to find Li Jie in the dark.

"Huh-" Without waiting for her to react, Li Jie pulled out his long sword and pointed it at her throat: "You deceived Gu." ”

The cold and sharp blade of the sword pressed against Du Baozhu's neck, and it had probably cut through the skin, and it was slightly tingling. Du Baozhu can't remember clearly, this is the first time she has faced danger in this era.

The first few times, she was scared. Since killing the assassin with her own hands outside the city that day, she didn't seem to be so afraid, and looked at Li Jie without any waves: "Your Highness, do you want to listen to my explanation?" ”

Li Jie's face was hidden in the darkness, and he couldn't see his emotions, only the sword was still firmly in front of Du Baozhu.

Chen Niao, who was outside the door, saw that Du Baozhu was being coerced, and immediately rushed towards Li Jie, but was stopped by the guards on the side.

He is a little beggar who grew up fighting on the streets, and he doesn't hesitate to die. Although the guard's kung fu was higher than him, he couldn't resist his life-threatening style, and he bit his arm several times. It was another guard who saw that the situation was not good and came to help to hold him down.

Lu Ming had been by Li Jie's side, and knowing His Highness's temperament, he didn't dare to dissuade him, so he could only kneel down.

"Heh," Li Jie couldn't help but sneer when he saw this: "You will buy people's hearts." ”

"They just keep their promises."

"What about you? Where is your loyalty? The sword in Li Jie's hand approached Du Baozhu: "This king took the risk of stealing the account book in order to deal with Tian Lingzi." It's good for you, turn around and use this account book to curry favor with Tian Lingzi! ”

"This king really regrets that he didn't kill you that day."

"If Your Highness had killed me, the situation would not have been much better than it is today."

Du Baozhu lowered his eyes and said in a flat tone: "If Pei Nuan had mentioned the process of interrogating Sun Fang with you, you should know that no matter how sufficient the evidence you showed was, it would not be able to match Tian Lingzi's words." Now it is a great luck to be able to take away the ship from Sun Fang's hands. ”

"That's a good thing to say, but what is the difference between the ship falling into the hands of Tian Lingzi and the hands of Sun Fang?"

"The difference is that Sun Fang and Tian Lingzi are two people, and if they are two people, there will be a gap due to interest disputes. Now Tian Lingzi is eager to collect money to curry favor with the saint, and forcibly seized the most profitable shipping in Sun Fang's hands, which is our opportunity. ”

This is Du Baozhu's plan.

She knew early on that it was unrealistic to bring down Sun Fang by relying on a life lawsuit. So all the foreshadowing, whether it is Zheng Ji or the account book, is to make Sun Fang think that he is in danger and must not keep surviving.

As for Tian Lingzi, Du Baozhu's only advantage as a crossing woman is that she knows some vague historical trends. She remembered that a year before Huang Chaojun entered Beijing, Tian Lingzi had already sensed the crisis and made many arrangements.

On the one hand, it is to loot the goods of the merchants in the capital and fill the treasury, and on the other hand, it is to send his brother Chen Jingxuan to the position of the envoy of the Xichuan Festival, so as to arrange a way out of the capital in the future.

Sun Fang is just a tool to provide money to Tian Lingzi, and if there is a greater benefit in front of him, he will inevitably abandon Sun Fang.

So before Du Baozhu left Chang'an, he visited Tian Lingzi in private and let him see the account books of the shipping company. took all the bad things on his head, so that he didn't have to worry about falling out with Sun Fang completely, and this is what happened in today's court.

After eating the sweetness of shipping, Tian Lingzi's appetite will only grow bigger and bigger, and even Sun Fang will be difficult to deal with. At that time, the alliance between the two naturally fell apart. And Tian Lingzi is not good at management, and when he finds that he can't cope with business, he will definitely support another money-making tool, that is, me. ”

"What about you? This still can't cut off Tian Lingzi's financial route. ”

"But you have one more way to make money." Du Baozhu had already thought about his rhetoric and looked at Li Jie frankly: "If you don't honor Tian Lingzi, Du Ji's business will not be able to spread at all." Now we have lost 30% of our profits, but we have one less opponent, which is a good thing for us. ”

Li Jie's eyes flashed, and he finally stepped out of the shadows: "In this way, a bad thing has become a good thing?" ”

"Bad things are still bad things, just not so bad."

When Li Jie heard this, he laughed at himself: "The descendants of the royal family actually have to pay tribute to a eunuch in exchange for a moment of stability." Is Datang still Li's Datang now? ”

At this time, his hair was scattered, and he was carrying a long sword, no longer as calm as the ancient Buddha of the past, and his narrow eyes were full of frustration.

Du Baozhu couldn't help but think of the Tang Zhaozong in the book who was imprisoned in the deep palace and could only drink to numb himself. It turned out that the emperor who was repeatedly cloudy and sunny was also a helpless teenager who tried to turn his fate around.

She rarely relented, thought for a while, and said, "Your Highness might as well listen to me." ”

"Nothing matters. On the premise of saving life, nothing is important about money. She said word by word: "I don't have money, I have suffered such humiliation over and over again." Only by working hard to earn money and having strength can we no longer suffer such humiliation. ”

The clouds in Li Jie's eyes gradually dissipated, and he suddenly raised his eyes to look at Du Baozhu: "Who are you?" ”

"I'm Du Baozhu."

Li Jie shook his head, his eyes sharpened into the sword: "A ten-year-old child shouldn't have a mind like you anyway, who is behind your back?" What are you here for? ”

No matter how smart he was, he would never have thought that Du Baozhu was a visitor from another time and space. Du Baozhu denied it with peace of mind: "Why should Your Highness ask more, as long as you know that I have no hostility towards Datang." ”

A flash of disappointment flashed in Li Jie's eyes.

Du Baozhu knew that he had high hopes for the overthrow of Sun Fang, and he was too disappointed to bear it at this time. After thinking about it and making sure that there was no trouble, he said: "If Your Highness wants to form an alliance with someone, you might as well find someone." ”

"Who?"

"Privy Envoy, Yang Fugong."

This person is the powerful minister who will be able to defy public opinion and support Li Jie to ascend to the throne of God in the future.

Although he supported Li Jie to become emperor, it was to emulate Tian Lingzi to participate in politics. But for Li Jie now, he is still a good help.

If Li Jie can get his support, his situation in the DPRK may be much better.

Li Jie didn't know what was going to happen in the future, and when he heard Du Baozhu mention Yang Fugong, he couldn't help but wonder: "Why him?" ”