Chapter 87: Xiangyi Garden
Xiangyiyuan is one of the best flowers and willows in Qingzhou City, the women in it have their own posture, both talents, the guests come, want to listen to small songs, watch songs and dances, there is a courtyard, elegant and quiet, want to come to stay in the willows, is in an attic, eat and drink, and there is a place. There is everything in it, that is, just order a bowl of vegetarian noodles, and there is a place to sit.
The price, the attitude of treating people, is the most approachable of all the green buildings. Ordinary people go there, so business is excellent in the evening.
Shopkeeper Li first introduced the situation of Xiangyiyuan, and at the end of the words, he looked at Liang Zhesi and didn't talk any more.
"But it doesn't hurt to say it," Yin Si handed over to Shopkeeper Li, so there was no need to be taboo.
"This Xiang Yiyuan is related to a person in Qi State," Shopkeeper Li reported all the news he had found.
"Zhao Rui?" Liang Zhesi immediately thought of the crown prince of Qi State.
"It's the person in the Witch God Division of the Qi Kingdom," Shopkeeper Li shook his head.
Among the three countries of Wu, Wei, and Qi, only the State of Qi has a special god in the court, and the official positions and institutions in charge of sacrifice and divination. Wu and Wei are both responsible for the Ministry of Rites. Sacrificial divination, it is the temple Taoist temple to pray, the Ministry of Rites to contact, even though there are many officials, royal family members, believe in gods and Buddhas, and have dealings with these clergy, but they are all isolated from power.
In the Shang Kingdom, it was because the priesthood replaced the imperial power that a large number of living sacrifices led to the demise of the country. Later Zhou, after the overthrow of Shang, abolished the priesthood. Zhou was extinguished, three states were established, only Qi restored the priesthood, Wu and Wei, directly followed the rights system of Zhou.
The state of Qi resumed its priesthood, and the other two countries would naturally pay attention to it because of this. But the priesthood of Qi is nothing special, its existence is only because the nomads in the border tribes believe in divine power, and in order to encircle these people, such an institution was established.
In fact, it is an empty shell with rights that have been evived. The living life sacrifice is expressly forbidden, and it has been changed to livestock sacrifice, and on weekdays, there is nothing special about this national teacher and the witch god division. In addition to going to various ethnic tribes at a fixed time, in the Wu and Wei countries, and even in the capital of the Qi country, there is a little transparency.
Now hearing the three words of Wu Shensi, Liang Zhesi and Yin Si were a little surprised.
"The owner of Xiangyi Yuan is the holy daughter of the Witch God Division, and the fragrance is overflowing," Shopkeeper Li said slowly.
Xiangyi was originally the holy daughter of the Witch God Division of the Qi Kingdom, but at the beginning of this year, she was found to have an affair with the prince and was expelled by the royal family of the Qi Kingdom.
Qingwan Pavilion has been paying attention to this holy woman, but she has nothing special except for singing every day and drinking with men. This Xiangyi is said to have been forced by the prince of Qi State, and the Witch God Division was originally soft-spoken, and the saint was defiled for such a big thing, so she could only suffer a dumb loss.
This Xiangyi, after coming to this Xiangyi Garden, he gave up on himself and really regarded himself as a prostitute.
Xiang Yiyuan, to be able to make her the master, it is not ordinary, knowing that Wei Jin was infected with voodoo, Qingwan Pavilion has been paying attention to the forces of the Qi Kingdom, especially the people and things related to the Witch God Division.
Xiangyi, they kept staring, but they never found it.
"Shopkeeper, Boss Wang is here," Xiao Er knocked on the door.
"Let him come in," With Yin Si's consent, Shopkeeper Li personally went to open the door and brought Boss Wang in.
Boss Wang is a fat man in his forties, round and bulging, running all the way, a little hurried, and still panting when he enters the door.
"Young Master," Boss Wang saluted.
Shopkeeper Li introduced Liang Zhesi, and after the two sides said hello, they returned to the topic.
"Boss Wang," Yin Si looked at him, waiting for his answer.
"Young master, I didn't kill this group of people," on the way here, Xiao Er had already explained the situation to him, what the young master was here for, how the people in the city spread rumors, and what he wanted to reply, he knew it all clearly.
"What do you know, these guys?" Yin Si nodded, he knew it wasn't his hand.
"It's the eldest young master's subordinates, but they're not very loyal," Boss Wang shook his head with his hands in his hands, sat on the stool beside him, and shook his head, "This group of people is very mysterious, secretive, and their mouths are firm, and they can't pry them open." ”
Boss Wang is the contact person of Qingwan Pavilion, and his business on weekdays depends on the intelligence information of Qingwan Pavilion. As for himself, in exchange for the information he wanted, he began to work for the Qingwan Pavilion.
Qingwan Pavilion has always been very interested in the information of Li Chenliang, the crown prince of Wei, but if it is related to him, he must inquire carefully.
This group of merchants came from Wei State, and they were still under the protection of Li Chenliang's forces, and the goods they transported were all good. Boss Wang is a businessman, he has good goods, and he will chase after him without being invited by others. So every time this group of people came here, he would go to climb the knot. But this group of people just don't want to do business with him, and they are also tight in their words, and they always answer the wrong questions.
Boss Wang's temper was a little impatient, he couldn't find out useful information, and the business was not negotiated, so he naturally had some complaints, but it was not as rumored in the market. This time, he knew that this group of people was coming, so he had already ordered a good banquet, saying that he would give them a clean meal, who knows, they were first named by Qingwan Pavilion for problems, and in the end, it was gone!
"Not very hearty?" Yin Mi wondered, where did this conclusion come from?
"If you are really loyal, then you shouldn't have anything to do with Zhao Rui, the prince of Qi State," Boss Wang knew that the person on the tip of the young master's heart was taken away by the prince of Qi State. Moreover, it is also related to this group of businessmen.
"Shouldn't you?" Yin Si frowned, is this speculation?
"Boss Wang, don't you have to guess and talk nonsense," Shopkeeper Li was busy giving Boss Wang a look at the opposite side, how could he follow the crowd and mix his own guesses? As long as there is actual information, this kind of speculation should not be talked about without asking your opinion.
"This, I don't know about this," Boss Wang immediately changed his words, "It's all my own guessing whether I am loyal or not." ”
"Young master, Boss Wang has not negotiated business, and he has always had some complaints, so he said a few more words, you don't want to be with him in general," Shopkeeper Li knows very well what kind of temper the master of Qingwan Pavilion will be, what the master wants to know, and what you don't have to say much.
"Just tell what they once mentioned, don't say it if it's not out of the mouth of this group," Seeing that Yin Si didn't say anything, Shopkeeper Li ordered to come down.
"Okay, okay," Boss Wang wiped the cold sweat on his head, he was too big just now, how about this group of people, they have their own young master to make decisions, and they shouldn't tell their thoughts and thoughts.
"They only said that there was someone on top, but they never found out who the person above was," Boss Wang asked them in front of him, and thought about joining them, but they all refused, "However, I know that these goods, they are only willing to sell to Qi State, other places, no matter how much they bid, they will not be." ”
"Only sold to Qi Guo?" Liang Zhesi scratched his face, does this have anything to do with Zhezhe and Xiao Zhezhe?
"It's a Datong shop sold to Qi State," Li shopkeeper didn't wait for Yin Si to speak, and reported first, Datong shop is the largest shop in Qi country, and the branch number in it involves all aspects, and the goods of this group of merchants are not uncommon for Datong shops.
"Qi Guoyan Guogong's shop?" This Datong shop, Liang Zhesi is clear, is the son of Zhao Ying, the princess of Qi State, called Yan Nan, his father is *, the richest man in Qi State, back then, the new emperor was in order to get * financial support, only to put his own sister, only 16 years old Zhao Ying, married Yan Nanxun, who was more than half a hundred years old, and named him the Duke of Yan Guo.
"It's not strange," Yin Si saw it very thoroughly, the current empress of Wei, Zhao Xue, is the sister of the current emperor of Qi, in order to seek support, she couldn't find Wu to marry, and she was not sent to Wei by this younger brother, thousands of miles away.
If this group of people is really Li Chenliang's force, escorting goods and supplying the Datong shops of Qi State, it will not be surprising.
Zhao Xue, Zhao Ying, and the current Emperor of Qi Zhao Yue, a compatriot mother, was born to an unfavored concubine, with no relatives and no reason, no power and no power, and they can climb all the way to the status of the emperor, all relying on these two sisters.
Zhao Xue's marriage, the most reassuring thing is her sister, Zhao Ying married a bad old man with half of his body in the ground, Zhao Xue's mood can be imagined. However, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and she, the queen of Wei, can't stop her brother's decision, so she can only do her best to give this sister some help.
Yin Si remembered that he had seen the information of this group of merchants. Qingwange gave a conclusion, saying that it was a sale, but it was better to say that these goods were given to Zhao Ying by Zhao Xue in private. It is reasonable to hang it in the name of Li Chenliang.
Although, the conclusion of Qingwan Pavilion was given, but this group of people is still reassuring. The richest merchant of Qi and the crown prince of Wei, if the forces of the two sides collude, it will also be tricky.
"In the past, it was not strange, but recently it is difficult to say," Liang Zhesi shook his head, "In September, * passed away, and now the Yan family is all in charge of Yan Nan." ”
"Yan Nan, in October, took the position of the prince of the country, it is said that he is very close to Zhao Rui," after talking for so long, he finally connected the clues together, Liang Zhesi jumped up excitedly, what is it, he seemed to have figured it out just now, but what he figured out, and he couldn't remember it.
"This group of people was deliberately killed by Zhao Rui in order to divert our attention," Yin Si also understood, seeing Liang Zhesi suddenly brighten up for a while, and frowning for a while, he really couldn't stand it, "This matter is indeed related to Zhao Rui, Yan Nan must also know something." ”
"Yes, yes, that's it!" Liang Zhesi nodded, he thought so, "Zhao Rui's trip, it must be Yan Nan who is helping him cover his whereabouts, even if he doesn't know the purpose of Zhao Rui's trip, he must know his whereabouts." ”