Chapter 69: A Trip to Jiangnan
Mu Wangge was jealous that her sister could stay by Li Ge's side, why did she have to be sent away, she was no worse than her sister in terms of appearance, why did her sister get all the good things.
Her identity is still King Yu's concubine, and even her sister doesn't help him intercede, so she can only obey King Yu's arrangement.
She was about to be taken away in the afternoon, she was unwilling, and there was no one in the huge palace who could believe it.
The tearful eyes suddenly stopped crying, and there may be another person, Cui Hu, who often comes to listen to her play the piano.
Everyone in the palace knew Princess Yu, and the two of them still looked a little similar, Mu Wangge asked the guards all the way about Cui Hu's whereabouts.
Cui Hu is now in the stable, and he will leave the palace tomorrow to go to Jiangnan, combing the hair of Li Ge's mount Huoyun, and inspecting it in detail before traveling. It was sent by the king of Silla who had traveled thousands of miles to send it.
"Brother Cui!" Mu Elegy's faint voice came from behind him, almost crying.
Cui Hu looked back at Mu Wangge's long green dress, only approved an ink-colored brocade cloak, shivering in the cold wind, the poison on her body had just been lifted, and she couldn't stand the cold.
hurriedly stepped forward, "Miss Mu, why did you come here, it's cold outside." ”
Mu Elegy looked at it with tears in his eyes, which made people feel pity, "Brother Cui, I'm about to be taken away, I don't want to leave." Can you plead with Your Highness and ask the prince to keep me? ”
Cui Hu was a little overwhelmed when he saw Mu Elegy crying, even if he had a heart for Mu Elegy, she was still King Yu's favorite concubine after all.
"Miss Mu, His Royal Highness can't help you in this matter, it's better for you to find another sister, maybe there is hope."
Hearing Cui Hu mention Mu Bangshang, she was still complaining about her in her heart, she would only wander between King Yu and His Royal Highness, but her sister admitted in front of Yan Jiu that she was seducing His Royal Highness.
Biting her lips, she said hatefully: "Sister, she has already acquiesced to the prince's arrangement, and she won't care about my life or death at all." ”
Cui Hu has been by Li Ge's side for many years, and King Yu went to Jiangnan to do things, which is indeed a lot of inconvenience, and he can't help her, so he can only comfort her.
"Miss Mu, the prince naturally has his reasons for arranging it like this. It's still a bit dangerous to go to Jiangnan here, Cui can't be by Miss Mu's side all the time to protect her, if there is danger, it's a matter of life. ”
The two of them have experienced a escape, and Mu Elegy still has lingering palpitations, thinking like this, what Cui Hu said seems to have some truth.
gritted his teeth with hatred, only hating that he couldn't stay without his sister's means.
"Then how long are you going to go, Brother Cui?"
"It can be as short as three months, as long as half a year."
Thinking that he was going to spend half a year alone in an unfamiliar environment, Mu Elegy's heart was very sad.
If she has the same means as her sister, she can stay by His Highness's side, and when His Highness returns, she must take the initiative to attack, and she will definitely not be able to rely on her sister to survive like now.
Seeing her sister leave angrily, Mu Bangshang had no intention of chopping wood, and she couldn't calm down, she wanted to go to King Yu, and it was a good thing for her that her sister didn't go to Jiangnan.
How King Yu will settle his sister is what she is most concerned about, after all, they will be away for a long time.
Xuanyuan got the news that the emperor had begun to let the crown prince supervise the country, and the situation was becoming more and more urgent, and he wanted to eradicate the prince's power before his father gave way.
The crown prince is in charge of the court, and naturally some new decrees will be issued, and Xuanyuan is discussing with his staff how to deal with the court after he leaves.
Hearing Mu Bang Xiang begging to see her outside the door, she shouldn't have chopped wood in the firewood room.
Originally, I planned to announce her to my room in the evening to talk alone, but since she came, I would discuss it in advance.
The trip to Jiangnan has high hopes for her, and she has been exercising her body to withstand the intensity in the past few days.
Countermeasures have been discussed with the staff, as long as they follow the plan. To the people, "Go down, all of you!" ”
"Yes!" A group of people retreated one after another, and Li Ge accompanied Mu Bangshang by his side and walked into the study side by side.
Xuanyuan's eyebrows sank, the two of them actually came together, the sharp cold light swept over the two of them, and saw Mu Wansheng's face was slightly red, there was no hangover paleness, and his physique was much better than before.
"What?" Cold channel.
Mu Bangshang stepped forward and asked: "I heard that the prince is going to send his sister away, I don't know where the prince will place her?" ”
Mu Bangshang has always attached great importance to this sister, and Mu Wangge can be regarded as a handle to control Mu Bangsheng, and Xuanyuan is naturally placed in a proper place.
"Since it is your sister, this king naturally arranges a safe place, even the prince's people can't find it. But you, yourself, don't even have the kung fu of the three-legged cat, so you obediently stay by the king's side. ”
glanced at Li Ge, who had been speechless, and didn't know how the two talked last night, she asked Li Ge without saying a word
If she directly stood in the camp of Yu, would she directly anger King Yu, both of them are now dependent on King Yu to survive and take advantage of the trend.
"Little girl, thank you for your protection!" The look was very deferential.
Xuanyuan's eyes flashed with an imperceptible Ling Mang, it was really rare for her to be so obedient and well-behaved, "Since this king protects you, you must pay the corresponding price." ”
Mu Bangshang's heartstrings immediately tightened together, and Li Ge, who had been speechless, also raised his eyebrows and protected her behind him, "What does the prince want to do?" ”
Xuanyuan's eyes were half-squinted, and the corners of his lips were hooked with a faint contempt, and after last night, the two of them showed their attitudes, and he appeared at the same time as her.
Directly ignoring Li Ge's questioning, he looked at Mu Bangshang and said, "Haven't you always wanted to know what the identity of this king is in Jiangnan?" ”
Hearing this, Mu Bangsheng's body relaxed slightly, but fortunately, it was not a thought.
His expression was a little calm, "Lord Wang, just open your mouth if you want to say anything." ”
"The identity of this king is the leader of the Jiangnan Merchants Association."
The General Chamber of Commerce is in charge of all the monopolies, foreign trade, price setting, tariff payment, and industry regulations in the Jiangnan business industry.
At the end of each year, there will be a large-scale audit in the bank. Every year on the first day of the first lunar month, the merchants will hold a ceremony in the Chamber of Commerce, drink blood before the gods to make an alliance, make a covenant, and swear to obey each other. Discuss the formulation of the rules of the new year, if there are unsuitable rules immediately abolish and re-formulate, the head of the general association of the trade and commerce, every three years, this year is the three-year period.
"This king knows that you have never forgotten, Ye Zheng has gone to get the account books handed in by the merchants, the amount is huge, you can't remember them one by one, with the account books you submitted, it will be different."
Mu Bangshang instantly understood that the account books that her father ordered her to write down at the beginning were the key to opening these problematic account books, which recorded the code of the problem account books.
It is also the best time to check the accounts and hand over the account books at the end of the year.
"This matter belongs to you, it will take about twenty days to travel along the way, my people have screened a large number of account books according to the account books you provided, and the account books with problems will be sent in a steady stream, and you will have to write down these account books one by one during this time."
Mu Bangshang stood in place in a daze, she knew best how wide the account books involved, and she needed to write down the account books with problems, at least there were three large boxes and thousands of account books, and the prince really looked down on her on the 20th.
"What? Can't do it? Xuanyuan's voice was cold, with a commanding tone.
Mu Wanshang frowned slightly, the court colluded, and the businessmen in Jiangnan helped them launder money, and the corruption was immeasurable.
How many of the people's fat and ointment have flowed into the pockets of corrupt officials, the people are struggling to make a living, countless funds for disaster relief have been swallowed up, there is nowhere to live for thousands of miles of starvation, and how many military salaries and taxes have been deducted and misappropriated, causing panic in the hearts of the army and frequent civil strife.
No official is not greedy, his father has always despised it, the prince thinks that if he masters their evil deeds, he can control the court, if these greedy people are found out, the pattern of the Wei family will all collapse.
I firmly pressed the determination in my heart, "Okay, even if you don't sleep, Mu Bangshang must write down the account books." ”
Xuanyuan didn't expect Mu Bangshang to hesitate, she was a woman after all, her physique was weak but she didn't have enough energy, this matter should not be missed, "You can remember as much as you can, and the rest of the king will come by himself." ”
Xuanyuan and Mu Bangshang were discussing the account books, and at this time, Li Ge turned out to be a dispensable ornament, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.
Xuanyuan glanced at Li Ge and gave an eviction order.
"Guy, if there's nothing going on, you can go out."
Li Ge didn't have any anger, his face was already warm, and he said: "Twenty days of sleeplessness, a woman can't bear it. This matter of recuperation will be left to the ge. Make sure she has a clear mind and is full of energy. ”
Mu Bangshang was originally worried that he would not be able to cope with the sleepless reading, and he was afraid that his body would not be able to bear it, so he forgot that he was not only the prince of Silla, but also a clever pharmacist.
"Of course, it's much more reassuring."
Xuanyuan looked at Li Ge with a grim eyebrow, always feeling that the mask on his face was an eyesore, and it would be bad if he was discovered and recognized by the spies.
"Ge, when you arrive in Jiangnan, you also have to change your appearance, and take off the ugly mask on your face when you pour, so as not to be recognized by the spies and reveal your identity."
This mask was carved for her by Mu Bangsheng himself, and he personally brought it for her, and he didn't feel ugly.
"This mask doesn't get in the way."
Mu Bangshang always thought that the mask was not fine enough, which damaged Li Ge's beautiful face, and ugliness was not enough!
Listening to what King Yu said, there was some truth, this half of the mask was too big-eyed, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Boat, take off the mask!" If someone is recognized, their identity will be revealed. ”
Li Ge smiled when he heard this: "This is carved by you for me to wear, and I will never fall off again." ”
Seeing that Li Ge refused to take off his mask, "Ge, everything must be based on the overall situation." ”
Hearing that the mask was carved by Mu Bangsheng himself, and he was in love in front of him, Xuanyuan looked at Mu Bangsheng with extremely cold eyes and asked, "This mask was actually carved by you!" ”