Fan Xian smiled and said: "I heard that there was a rebellion in Beijing back then, and the Hou Ye took the risk of leaving the palace, and brought the Empress Dowager to write a letter to mobilize the Jinyi Guard, which Lord Shen belonged, so as to save the general trend. Since then, Lord Shen has been prosperous all the way, and he has always had a good relationship with Hou Ye, so I would like to ask Hou Ye to introduce him. ”

This is the only glorious thing in Changning Hou's life, Changning Hou was already drunk, and his face was red at this time, and his drunkenness was even stronger, and his face was self-contained. But no matter how stupid he was, he could hear that things were a little strange, and he hiccuped, stared at Fan Xian with strange eyes and asked, "Little Fan, you are an envoy, go to see the commander of the Zhenfu Division...... It's a bit unruly. ”

Fan Xian said with a sad face: "Master Hou also knows that the mission is in a foreign country, and there are always many places where it is inconvenient. He lowered his voice and said: "Actually, I don't hide it from the marquis, the juniors also offended a large number of Beijing officials in Kyoto, and even His Majesty can't protect me, so I will find the reason for this envoy and kick the juniors to Northern Qi." ”

The Marquis of Changning nodded again and again, even hiccuping, and his heart was full of kinship, last year, the Northern Qi Dynasty was defeated, and the magnates related to the Queen Mother were roasted on the stove, so the Marquis of Chang'an was demoted and returned home, and he, the brother of the Queen Mother, was kicked to the south to sign the agreement to lose power and humiliate the country...... Fan Xian offended a large number of civil officials in Nanqing, he was really a little shocked, the prime minister of the Southern Dynasty was removed, the Ministry of Rites was hanged, sixteen high-ranking officials were beheaded, and the Chunqiu case was in an uproar, and even the officials of the Northern Qi court knew about it, so the Marquis of Changning believed that Fan Xian was telling the truth.

"But why do you want to see the envoy of the pacification department?" Changning Hou was a little embarrassed, and he really didn't know what this young official of the Southern Dynasty wanted to do.

"I want to get rich, I don't know if Master Hou wants to?"

Hearing the word fortune, Changning Hou suddenly became interested.

"Business. Fan Xian filled the wine glass for Hou Ye, and at this time, there was no one else around the banquet, only this old man and young man, and his voice was extremely low, "Hou Ye should have the wind, and at the latest the year after tomorrow, I will take over the Southern Inner Library." And at least forty percent of the business in the inner library is sent to the north, so I must have a good relationship with the pacification envoys, otherwise how can I keep safe along the way?"

Changning Hou glanced at him. My heart was shocked, and I subconsciously shouted: "You want to smuggle!"

Fan Xian put his index finger to his lips, smiled, took a sip of wine and said, "Master Hou, look, can you do this business?"

The wine of the Marquis of Changning has woken up a lot, half of it is frightened, half of it is happy to wake up, what is it that Nanqing has been so prosperous in recent years? Isn't it the business left by the old Ye family? If it is said that the interests of the southern court can be turned into private interests, what kind of amount must it be?

However, Changning Hou still couldn't believe it. Could this young Southern Dynasty official in front of him really have such great courage? This marquis has thought for a long time, thinking about it, if the other party wants to smuggle, it is indeed necessary to establish a good relationship with the pacification envoy. As for the drawbacks? Not at all!

Anyway, the other party is greedy for the money in Nanqing's inner treasury, and our Daqi Imperial Court will not lose anything at all! If it is smuggled, the price of those goods will come down in the future. The palace will also save a lot of money, and the queen mother and the emperor's nephew are afraid that they will wake up laughing. Why don't you do this kind of thing that harms others and benefits yourself?

Changning Hou took a vicious sip of wine and said, "Cheng! I arranged for you to meet Lao Shen, but it was ......."

"But what?"

"Fan Xian, I must make it clear that I must get the consent of the palace in this matter. ”

"No!" Fan Xian said categorically: "I have said enough today, it was originally just a business for you and me to make a fortune, if the Hou Ye played such a game, wouldn't it be that I bolted my head to the belt of your Northern Qi Imperial Court?"

Changninghou knew that what the other party said was reasonable, but he still smiled bitterly and said: "I really don't dare to bear such a big thing." ”

"Then Hou Ye think about it again. Fan Xian said coldly, "But this matter involves my life, and Master Hou's mouth needs to be tighter." ”

Fan Xian's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of viciousness, this look fell into the eyes of the Marquis of Changning, the Hou Ye was naturally not afraid at all, but sneered and thought, you are a dignified minister, you actually want to play these netherworld tricks, where is this the opponent of the Zhenfu Division. At this time, the Marquis of Changning may have been shocked by the huge amount of money brought by the word smuggling, and he forgot Fan Xian's true identity, which was very similar to that Zhenfu Division.

Fan Xian looked at the other party's expression, knowing that he had almost finished the bait today, he smiled and changed the topic, and told him about the conflict between the gate of the mission and the Marquis of Chang'an Mansion today, and asked the Marquis of Changning to help mediate it.

At this time, the Marquis of Changning was thinking about arranging for Fan Xian to meet with Commander Shen, and thinking about how to enter the palace to persuade the Queen Mother to do this business that has all the benefits and no harm. ”

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Before he was full of wine and food, and his affection was not strong, Fan Zheng resigned from the Hou Mansion, got into the carriage, and prepared to return to the mission. At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in front of him, and stopped beside the carriage.

Fan Xian lifted the curtain to look, and found that it was indeed the eldest son of the Hou family of Changning, and Wei Hua, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, rushed back, and couldn't help but show a smile on his lips - giving a gift to the Hou Mansion of Changning today, it seems that the four goals to be achieved can be achieved.

"Master Fan, what exactly do you want to do?" Wei Hua gritted his teeth, lowered his voice, and said to Fan Xian by the car window.

Fan Xian burped, and the sour smell made Wei Hua quickly cover his nose. He smiled and chased the air with his palm to his lips, and explained: "Ling Zun and I are drinking friends in previous years, and since we have come to Beijing today, of course we have to come to visit." ”

Wei Hua was angry and angry, and said: "You are an envoy of a country, your words and deeds are all attention-grabbing, if you really want to visit relatives and friends, you must also arrange it by my Honglu Temple after the state affairs are over, or ask the palace through the Ministry of Rites." If your sudden visit falls into the eyes of the courtiers, how will my father explain to the palace tomorrow?"

Fan Xian said with a smile: "Master Hou is a free and easy person, he doesn't care about this. The demeanor of Lord Shaoqing and Ling Zun is much worse. ”

Wei Huaqiang pressed down the stuffy air in his chest, and swallowed his anger and said: "My father is a good wine, and everyone knows it...... What exactly do you want to do, Master Fan?"

Fan Xian's eyes were full of wine, and he looked at Wei Hua very calmly, the indifference in his eyes made Wei Hua feel a little uncomfortable, and he only heard him say softly: "What do I want to do?" I want to introduce a business to Ling Zun. ”

Wei Hua didn't know what he meant, but he intuitively felt that this matter must be extremely dangerous, so he put his hand on the window lattice of the carriage of the mission, frowned, and said, "Master Fan, if you have something to say, please speak directly." ”

"I was looking for you today, and you are hiding. Fan Xian looked at him with a smile, "I want to find the deputy envoy, but he is not in the Ministry of Rites, I want to ask, who should I find?"

Wei Hua replied with some embarrassment: "Isn't it true that the envoys of your country are negotiating with the Ministry of Rites to handle the matter?"

"The demarcation of the border is taking place, and the exchange of prisoners is also being done. Fan Xian looked at his eyes and said coldly: "But what do I have to do, you should be very clear as the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, don't think about delaying anymore, within tomorrow, I must see someone." ”

Wei Hua stiffened his neck and said: "The procedures are cumbersome, how can that adult be able to see him for a while?"

"Nacheng, I'll continue to see Ling Zun tomorrow. Fan Xian laughed angrily, "Drink wine, talk about your heart, and then discuss business, so life can be regarded as happy." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage set up, and under the escort of the Northern Qi army, it drove very happily towards the garrison.

Wei Hua threw the horsewhip to the family in annoyance, and walked all the way to the mansion, asking all the way when Fan Xian came today and what he had done.

Entering the flower hall, seeing that the Marquis of Changning was still drinking wine there, Wei Hua was angry, but he suppressed his emotions and saluted respectfully.

Seeing that his most promising son came back, Changning Hou said with a smile: "Come on, come on, there is a guest at home today, it is the Fan Xian I often mention, hey, this kid actually made two jars of the treasured spirits on Silk Street." ”

Wei Hua finally couldn't help it, sighed and persuaded: "Father, after all, the other party is an envoy of the enemy country, and now I don't know how many people in the court are looking at our Changning and Chang'an families, can you ......?"

Before Kuo finished speaking, Changning Hou was already howling: "What's the matter? I'm the queen mother's own brother, can't I treat a guest at home!"

"That's not an ordinary guest, that's Qingguo's envoy!" Wei Hua's voice also became louder, "Just because our family is different from other families, even for the sake of my aunt's face, you shouldn't let Fan Xian enter this door today." ”

For some reason, as soon as Wei Hua became fierce, Changning Hou softened, holding the wine glass, his face was miserable, and his tone was full of crying: "What kind of shameless, your aunt has had no face since the day she entered the palace, and my father has no face! Who am I? I am a student of Zhuang Mohan! But in the eyes of others, what am I? Look at the ministers of the court who have been in Beijing for so many years, and which minister of the court is willing to come to see me? Those who come to visit me are those faceless and skinless things, and I am tired of looking at them. ”