The Gu family and the Zhao family are both among the richest families in the Great Zhou.

Unlike the Yin family, the Gu and Zhao families are not a simple merchant family, and the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Xingzheng, is one of the servants of the Jiuqing, in charge of the palace and the country. And Gu Sijin, the head of the Gu family, is one of the nine Qings, who is in charge of the tax and financial revenue and expenditure of this Great Zhou. The two of them are in important positions, and they have a close relationship with Zhu Xian, and they can be described as hot figures in the court, even those state and vassal kings who are like emperors of the earth, when they see them, they have to grovel and call Lord Gu and Lord Zhao.

this day.

The hot Lord Zhao and Lord Gu sat opposite each other in the box of Osmanthus Zhai, the best restaurant in Chang'an.

Zhao Xingzheng looks like he is in his early thirties, tall and thin, with a three-inch goatee on his chin, slightly bulging eyes, and a high nose.

Gu Sijin is much older than Zhao Xingzheng, he is already in his early forties, his body is slightly fat, and his belly is bulging, even the best tailor in the capital does not care about the fat in the belly of adults.

"The Yin family was completely caught by Xu Han this time, and it is estimated that they are almost at the end of their rope. Zhao Xingzheng squinted his eyes and looked at Gu Sijin in front of him, and said quietly.

"The Yin family is crying, it seems that they have begun to think about moving out of Chang'an, wanting to avoid this disaster, the lord of the mansion is not simple, yesterday my Gu family had two casinos that were seized by Lord Xu. Gu Sijin said angrily, the beard on his mouth trembled, obviously he had reached the point of hatred for that Xu Han.

Speaking of this, he didn't forget to squint his eyes at Zhao Xingzheng, and asked tentatively: "It's strange to say, we have already made this transaction in the dark, how can this Xu Mansion Master still find out?"

"The day before yesterday, my Zhao family also had a private field that was covered with an improper reason and confiscated by that Lord Xu. This private land was originally intended not to be talked about, but it changed hands several times before it was accepted into the Zhao family, but Lord Xu listed the process clearly, as if he had personally manipulated the matter. It's just that Gu Sijin's words were not finished before he was interrupted by that Zhao Xingzheng.

The servant who was in charge of the Great Zhou Ma Zheng had a cold look in his eyes at that time, stared straight at Gu Sijin and said: "I wish the first seat to be busy receiving the immortal who is about to arrive in Chang'an these days, but let him mess around with the Lord of the Xu Mansion." The Yin family has already made the first abandoned child, if Lord Gu is still thinking about being suspicious, then wait to be caught by the powerful Xu Mansion Lord and follow in the footsteps of the Yin family. ”

Gu Sijin, who was covered in fat, was stunned at that time.

This wealthy family in Chang'an City, the bigger the stall, the more filthy the work under the stall will be.

This treasure can only be hidden for a while, as long as the Lord of the Xu Mansion is determined to embarrass them, that is, the immortals in the world may not be able to hold such a mess. Gu Sijin's eyes rolled at that time, and a rich smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Brother Zhao, what are these words, then Xu Han is so ignorant of the height of the sky, you and I Zhao Gu and the two families naturally want to join hands and advance and retreat together. He said with a smile, and didn't forget to stand up and fill Zhao Xingzheng with a cup of tea. The mouth also asked at that time: "It's just that Xu Han is holding Jizhou after all, and Zhu Shouza doesn't dare to take him now, what can we do?"

"It's not that I don't dare to touch him, but the time has not come. Zhao Xingzheng squinted his eyes, enjoying the tea poured for him by the Zhisu Neishi as a matter of course, and shook his head and said: "The reconstruction of the Canglong Army has not yet been completed, if Xu Han is moved at this time, then who will guard Jizhou and Dahuangcheng? And what we have to do is to survive this time, and then that Xu Mansion Lord will not be just a random doll in our hands?"

"The truth is this truth, but if you look at Xu Han's unrelenting appearance, who can tell clearly, before the Canglong Army is rebuilt, how many people will he think about mad dogs?" Although Gu Sijin's stomach is full of fat, he can sit in the position of one of the Nine Qings, and he can't pretend to be horizontal meat in his mind. "For Zhu Shouza, whether you are a servant or me, it doesn't matter who does it, the important thing is to be obedient enough, if we fall, when he rebuilds the Canglong Army, there are many people who can be replaced. Now that he has let Xu Han go, we can only rely on ourselves. ”

Gu Sijin quickly sorted out the situation facing the Gu Zhao family now.

This made Zhao Xingzheng, who had always despised him, slightly surprised, but he quickly suppressed the color on his face and said in a deep voice: "Although the first lord is busy dealing with that immortal and rebuilding the Canglong Army, it is far from being able to abandon you and me, after all, we are not the Yin family. I think there should be a line in all this, but the Lord of the Xu Mansion has obviously not touched that line yet, and we naturally can't watch him touch that line. As a courtier, you have to share the worries of your master after all, Lord Gu should understand this truth, right?"

When these words came out, Master Gu's face changed slightly, and the rhetoric of the courtier and the master, no matter how you look at it, seems a little unreasonable to describe their relationship with Zhu Xian, and it is even suspected of transgression.

"Be cautious, Lord Zhao. He reminded softly, after all, now that Xu Han is shaking them like crazy, these dignitaries and dignitaries in Chang'an, if such a nonsense spreads, it will cause a big disaster.

"Huh. But Zhao Xingzheng, who had always been cautious, smiled faintly at that time, he glanced at the anxious Lord Gu, and said lightly: "Lord Gu, do you know why Zhu Shouzuo invited that immortal into Beijing with such fanfare?"

"Huh?" Gu Sijin seemed to smell something different from Zhao Xingzheng's strange attitude, he leaned forward, and said with a respectful face: "Please also ask Lord Zhao to solve your doubts." ”

The smile on Zhao Xingzheng's face was even worse, and he slowly took out something from his arms and handed it to Gu Sijin's hand.

"It is rumored that this is the hexagram that the immortal worked so hard to obtain in the Taiyin Palace. ”

Gu Sijin was stunned for a moment, he took the thing, but saw that it was just a note, so he looked at it at that time, and when he saw the handwriting on the note, the face of the Zhisu Neishi who had been up and down in the Great Zhou for many years changed, and the hand holding the note shook even more, and the note fell to the ground at that time.

Zhao Xingzheng seemed to have expected Gu Sijin's reaction, the expression on his face was still indifferent, but his eyes were staring at Gu Sijin, who was already sweating, and said, "The Great Zhou is going to change." ”

"Lord Gu, whether this is to stop at the position of Jiuqing of the Great Zhou, or to go further and be the prince of the founding of the new dynasty, you have to think clearly. ”

Gu Sijin's face changed for a while after hearing this, and finally made up his mind, he looked at Zhao Xingzheng, and said, "Please also ask Lord Zhao for advice." ”

Seeing this, Zhao Xingzheng's face suddenly showed an intriguing smile.

"If we want to be a prince, we have to act like a prince and treat the lord of the Xu Mansion for the Holy Lord. ”

After he finished saying this, the smile on his face became even worse, with a faint hint of hideousness.

It is like the evil wolf in the woods, smelling the fat prey, his eyes are shining, and his mouth is showing its fangs.