"Father, I'm back." An Ruiqi knelt down on one knee and said respectfully.

It was past dawn, but the lights in the marshal's tent were still burning. An Dingguo, who was full of tiredness, was sitting in the light, looking very vicissitudes, his eyes covered with red silk had lost their ordinary majesty and brilliance, and the wrinkles on his forehead were deepened by the tightly knit brow. Thinking that An Dingguo stayed up all night for himself, An Ruiqi's heart ached.

"Ruiqi, you're finally back." A hint of joy appeared in An Dingguo's eyes. "Sit down, my father has something important to discuss with you."

An Ruiqi sat beside An Dingguo, poured him a cup of hot tea, and then waited quietly for him to speak.

Seeing that he was so careful and filial, An Dingguo was very comforted in his heart, so he said lovingly: "Last night, my father interrogated a rebel general, and learned that Uncle Rongguo, Prince Rong and others had fled the battlefield in a hurry when they saw that the situation was not good, and what was even more hateful was that they were planning to blame one of them for the crime of rebellion. Father Shuai originally wanted to ask the general of Yue Guo to personally confess his secret collusion with Prince Rong, but now he is nowhere to be found, thinking that it must be Uncle Rongguo's careful planning, in case someone catches his handle. Although the usurpation of the throne by the two is well known, there is no evidence to show their evil deeds, so they cannot be brought to justice justifiably. Ruiqi, what do you say should be good? ”

An Ruiqi was shocked when he heard this, but Han Fei was the key to the Rong family's rebellion, without him coming forward to testify, he confirmed his crime, and with the power of Rong Guo's uncle, he was afraid that even the emperor would not dare to convict them easily.

An Dingguo saw that An Ruiqi did not return, so he continued to ask: "After this battle, the Rong family can be regarded as a big injury, as long as the father and the prime minister join forces, it is not impossible to eradicate them in one fell swoop, but this teacher needs to be famous, Ruiqi, do you have an idea?" ”

An Ruiqi secretly observed An Dingguo's expression, and saw that his eyes were deep, and his heart was suspicious. The father has always been benevolent and loves the people, why would he propose to exterminate the Rong clan at this time, you need to know that the battle between the two armies will inevitably destroy the lives and harm the people, which is definitely not what the father is happy to see. "Please keep your father for the time being, Ruiqi is willing to give it a try."

"Good! If Ruiqi can solve this dilemma that has accumulated dust for more than ten years with his own efforts, it will not be in vain for his father's painstaking cultivation for many years! An Dingguo patted An Ruiqi's shoulder and smiled with satisfaction.

Now the rebels are already in a crush, and all the soldiers will scatter and flee, estimating that it will be difficult to become a climate, so An Dingguo decided to return to Beijing with An Ruiqi to explain everything to the emperor, leaving An Ruixiang to guard outside the city, waiting for the opportunity.

"I didn't expect to meet you here." Shen Yidao looked at the luxurious carriage in front of him with a stunned expression, scratched his head, and grinned.

"Didn't the old man go to send Miss Ning to them?" War Dragon lifted the curtain and asked.

Shen Yidao quickly grabbed the reins, turned the horse's head, walked side by side with the carriage, and replied: "The old man has sent Miss Ning and the little girl to the outskirts of the city safely, and then it will be left to General An and Douhu to worry about." ”

After hearing this, the war dragon pursed his lips and remained silent, his dark eyes becoming darker and darker.

"It's you Zhan Long, your foot injury has not healed, and you don't go back to the mansion to recuperate, what are you doing here?" Shen Yidao snorted and asked.

"Fighting Tiger, is he gone?" The war dragon didn't seem to notice Shen Yidao's anger, and asked lightly.

"I'm gone, and I don't know when I'll be back." Shen Yidao replied dissatisfied. Suddenly, Shen Yidao seemed to have an understanding, and shouted: "Zhan Long, could it be that you want to follow that kid and leave the cottage for a woman?" ”

"Old man, I'm not so obsessed." After speaking, the war dragon sighed lightly, but felt a feeling of bitterness in his chest.

"Zhan Long, in the eyes of the old man, you are by no means inferior to General An, but it's a pity that Miss Ning has long been interested in him, which is also helpless. That's it, let it go, there are many beauties in Jiangnan, why worry about not finding a good match. If you hadn't intended to marry a wife in the past, I'm afraid you would have been full of wives and concubines and children. Although Miss Ning has nothing to do with Zhan Long, at least it made Zhan Long have the idea of marrying a wife, and it is also a good medicine to treat his heart disease, Shen Yidao thought to himself.

"The old man doesn't need to worry about me, I have important things to do at the moment, and I have no time to take care of anything else. Please keep this safe, and when Douhu returns, I will give it to him for me. Without waiting for Shen Yidao to agree, the war dragon stuffed the ink jade returned by Douhu into his hand.

"This ...... This is not a token left by Zhai Da's family? Shen Yidao took Moyu closer and immediately recognized it.

"It is a token left by Zhai Da's family to the person who succeeds." War Dragon replied solemnly.

"Since the Zhai family has personally passed it on to you, this ink jade should be kept by you, why do you want me to transfer it to Douhu now?" As soon as the words fell, Shen Yidao understood Zhan Long's intentions, and immediately became angry, and reprimanded: "Zhan Long, do you want to leave Qingfeng Cottage?" I understand, over the years, you have used the manpower and material resources of the cottage to run the silk village business and made a fortune, but in the end it was not for the prosperity of the cottage, but to prepare a way out for yourself. I didn't expect that Zhai Da would raise an ungrateful person like you! War Dragon, I misjudged you! ”

Zhan Long didn't argue, but replied indifferently: "It's me who owes the cottage and Zhai Da Boss, right now, I just want to set things right." From now on, Qingfeng Cottage will be returned to Douhu's control, but please let me take these 3,000 elite soldiers. ”

"No! Of course, this team of soldiers and horses was trained by you, but their food and clothing were all provided by the cottage, so they should obey the orders of the Qingfeng cottage. Shen Yidao held the curtain tightly to prevent it from falling, and he wanted to tear it apart to calm the anger in his heart.

Looking at Shen Yidao gritting his teeth and glaring at him, Zhan Long felt mixed feelings, he knew that at this moment, Shen Yidao must have a fierce battle in his heart, on the one hand, his loyalty to the cottage, and on the other hand, his partiality to him. Old man, one day you will know that I have never turned my back on the cottage...... "Old man, if you have the ability to bring them back to the cottage, I will never stop you." After speaking, the war dragon put a leaf flute to his lips, blew it, and the two black and shiny horses immediately stepped out of their hooves and pulled the carriage away.

Shen Yidao knew that it would be impossible for him to catch up with the good horse tamed by the war dragon with the old mount of the fighting tiger, so he had to stay in place lonely, watching the wheel mark gradually extend into the distance, and his cloudy eyes were full of painful tears.

Three thousand elite soldiers walked straight past Shen Yidao's side, and even though they clearly saw him, they didn't stop for a moment. Sure enough, it is well-trained, but the life of the war dragon is followed, Shen Yidao sighed in his heart. War Dragon, War Dragon, you know that if you are willing to stay in Qingfeng Cottage, everything in the cottage is up to you to dispatch, isn't this a hundred times stronger than three thousand elite soldiers? If you can resolutely give up even the position of great leader, why do you have to accumulate such a force in secret?

"Shen is in charge!"

Shen Yidao came back to his senses from his contemplation and turned his head to look at the person who came. "It's you. Haven't you already given up on military force and business? Why did you come here with the soldiers and horses? ”

"Master Shen, that's why I'm in a hurry to see you." The second shopkeeper took out a small square-shaped cloth bag from his arms with a smile on his face, and respectfully handed it to Shen Yidao.

Shen tore open the slipknot on the top with one hand, and the neatly folded silky silk wrapped in coarse cloth and shimmered suddenly jumped into view. "What are you going to do with this thing?" Shen Yidao asked angrily.

The second shopkeeper saw that Shen Yidao was very angry, and hurriedly said: "Shen Dangjia is angry, the small thing to be presented is in the silk, please open it and take a look." ”

Shen Yidao snorted, picked up the silk and lifted it in his hand, and more than a dozen yellowed pieces of paper flew out of the silk and fell on the snow.

The second shopkeeper was shocked when he saw this, staggered off his horse to pick it up, counted and counted, and after confirming that the number was correct, he handed it over with both hands, and said tremblingly: "Master Shen, this is an extremely valuable thing, and it must not be damaged in the slightest." ”

Shen Yidao took it casually, and was shocked to find that it was actually printed with the vermilion seal of the government, and he couldn't help but take a few more looks. "This is the Vendeed?"

"Shen has good eyesight. There are ten land deeds in the silk village and five land deeds for the house, a total of fifteen, please count them at the Shen family. After saying that, the second shopkeeper rode back on his horse and breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Yidao felt funny after hearing this, and replied: "I never ask about business, you better take it back." ”

When the second shopkeeper heard this, he hurriedly shook his hand and shook his head: "These silk villages and mansions have already been attributed to the name of Shen Dang's family, how dare the small ones hide the deed privately!" ”

"What did you say?" Shen Yidao looked at the second shopkeeper in surprise, and the Wen Qi in his hand was crumpled by him.

"Please spare the little ones, the little ones are far less courageous than before, these days for them, the little ones are really hard to sleep, for fear of losing one or two of them, and they will be entrusted by the big boss." Speaking of this, the second shopkeeper shuddered. Although his words were true, what really frightened him was that these deeds were all worth ten thousand gold, and as long as there was a slight difference, he would have to spend his whole life to repay it.

After being silent for a long time, Shen Yidao opened his mouth and asked, "Is it the war dragon that asked you to hand it over to me?" ”

"Exactly!" The second shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his face and showed a flattering smile.

"I think you have been in Jiangnan Zhuang for several years, and you should know a little about other silk and satin villages, you can tell me whether the business of these silk villages is good or bad." Shen Yidao stared at the paper in his hand and asked solemnly.

"If you go back to Shen's house, although the business of the ten branches cannot be compared with the general village, it is also a market, and the goods are like rotation."

"Why is that?"

"The embroidery girls in the south of the Yangtze River have been influenced by the folk customs since childhood, and have practiced extraordinary craftsmanship, coupled with the great masters looking for famous teachers to cultivate, the silk and satin from their hands are naturally extraordinary. Even if the head office later shipped the finished products to various branches and asked them to paint the scoop according to the gourd, it would be difficult to do one or two. The second shopkeeper replied smugly.

"So, isn't the head office in control of the lifeblood of the branch?" After finishing speaking, Shen Yidao's face tightened.

"Shen Dangjia doesn't know that the number of treasures made by the head village is scarce, which can be said to be hard to find, even if it is a dignitary in the capital, it is not enough to get a few pieces every year. The intention of the big boss is to make the silk village famous all over the world, not just to sell the treasures at a high price. Nowadays, the reputation of the silk village is outside, and the weaving and embroidery skills of each branch are becoming more and more proficient, even if it leaves the main village, it does not affect its business prosperity at all. The second shopkeeper explained to Shen Yidao carefully.

Shen Yidao hesitated for a while after hearing this, and finally asked weakly: "Since this is the case, why don't you want the war dragon again?" ”

"This ...... The little ones don't know. The big boss originally wanted to give the big mansion and the head village to Shen Dangjia, but then he changed his mind and kept them, saying that he might be useful in the future...... Please forgive Shen Dangjia, the big boss's small mind really can't guess......"

"That's it, as long as I know that he has good intentions, it is enough for me......" After speaking, Shen Yidao silently rewrapped the Wenqi in silk and hid it in his arms.