The raindrops hit the roof of the carriage, making a frightening muffled sound, Fan Xian closed his eyes and recuperated, not knowing how long he walked, and found that the carriage had finally stopped. A pair of hands opened the door of the carriage, Fan Xian smiled slightly, walked into the rain outside the car, but found that there was already an umbrella above his head to cover the top of his head, sheltering the wind and rain, only the spring chill in the surrounding rain stubble, seeping under the umbrella.

Wang Qinian was dressed in black, holding an umbrella to protect the top of Fan Xian's head, and the seven tiger guards behind him carried long knives and lined up silently on both sides of Fan Xian.

Fan Xian is wearing a dark thin shirt today, with a plain robe inside, and then there is a night robe prepared before leaving Beijing.

"Fantis, this one, please. The Jinyi guard, who was in charge of leading the way, stretched out his hand with an expressionless face and led everyone into a courtyard. This courtyard is in the side alley, Fan Xian tilted his head slightly, faintly could hear the excitement ahead, smiled and asked, "It seems to be the backyard of the Qinglou." ”

The brocade-clothed guard officer who led the way had a stiff expression on his face, and then replied with a smile: "Lord Tisi's ears are amazing, this is the backyard of the mountains and forests, and Lord Shen has always liked to entertain distinguished guests here. ”

Fan Xian knew that the mountain forest was the most advanced place in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the first founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty used to be a frequent visitor here, so he smiled and nodded, and walked all the way into the backyard by stepping on the stagnant water on the stone slab. I saw that there were many bamboo shadows in the courtyard, layers of rockeries, and Jin Yongwei spies could be seen everywhere, these people were obviously guards, and they did not deliberately hide their figures.

Along the way, Wang Qinian held an umbrella, and the seven tiger guards were silent, taking Fan Xian as an arrow, indifferently and confidently walking towards the depths of the small courtyard.

Along the way, I saw this group of peers from the Southern Enemy Garden. Those brocade guards couldn't help but be a little surprised, surprised by the other party's courage, and surprised by the youth of the big man in front of the other party's head.

......

With a snort, Wang Qinian took the umbrella and retreated behind Fan Xian in silence. Fan Xian put his hand behind him, squinting at the courtyard, where the living room is quite large, a large flower round table is placed in the middle, and there is a large space around it, and all kinds of furnishings are extremely exquisite. The round table was large enough to seat fifteen or sixteen people. But at this time, there were only two people sitting.

One of them was dressed like a rich man, wearing a silk hat and a jade finger between his fingers. After this person saw Fan Xian come in, two unusual cold lights began to bloom in his ordinary eyes, looking directly at Fan Xian's face, and after a while, he spoke:

"Vantis? When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary. ”

Fan Xian didn't answer this polite sentence immediately, but he smashed it in his heart, along the way, the Northern Qi Jinyiwei called himself by the official name of the Tisi, it seems that this conversation is a diplomatic negotiation between the Supervision Yuan and the Jinyiwei, not the imperial court. He raised his right hand. With two fingers, he deftly unfastened the buckle around his neck, and the thin straps on his body slid down his back.

Wang Qiche followed behind him.

Fan Xian sat on the other side of the large round table. Looking at the rich man opposite, I found that this person's eyebrows were extremely thick, as if they had been painted. couldn't help but smile and said, "Lord Shen is cold to the people of the world, why is he so polite to his subordinates?"

It turned out that this was Shen Daren, the commander of the Fusi of Jinyongwei Town in Northern Qi. Shen controlled countless brocade guards in the north, and he was really a powerful person in the world, but he didn't expect it to be such an ordinary rich man. If it weren't for the archives of the Supervision Yuan, the record of this person was so detailed that Fan Xian would definitely not be able to recognize the identity of the other party.

"You're welcome. Commander Shen sighed, looked at Fan Xian's delicate face, and couldn't help but shake his head, "Lord Fan is famous all over the world for his poetry and writing, and I, the old man, admire it very much. I didn't expect to get the news in the last two months, Fan Xian and Fan Shixian actually became Lord Tisi of the Southern Dynasty Supervision Yuan...... This...... This official really can't figure out what Mr. Chen is thinking? How can a character like Master Fan live like us rats in the ditch?"

Fan Xian laughed and responded: "Lord Shen is humble, thousands of miles for officials are only for money, no matter what you do, one is to seek benefits for the court, and the other is to ...... It's nothing more than asking for a place to live for your family. ”

These words are a little white, and he sighed in his heart, for this first-time Southern Dynasty colleague, he couldn't help but look down a little, after all, he is a young man, and his words and actions are a little rough. I really don't know what Chen Pingping thinks, and I don't know why the terrifying emperor in the south would agree to this seemingly absurd personnel arrangement of the Supervision Yuan

In fact, Shen Chong, as the commander of the Northern Qi Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Division, has always had an indescribable envy for his counterparts in the south, and he is even more respectful and fearful of the cripple in a wheelchair. He never understood how his counterparts in the south could gain the complete trust of Emperor Nanqing, and unlike himself, standing tremblingly in the court, he didn't know which day he would be thrown away by the people in the palace like a pair of broken shoes.

As soon as he was distracted, Shen Chong immediately woke up, he knew that the other party, as a righteous envoy, took the risk of asking to meet him through Changning Hou, what was the huge benefit contained in the Tsubaki transaction, so he couldn't be Shen Zheng and couldn't be moved in the palace

"No one can overdo anything like gold and silver. Shen Zheng suddenly smiled and said, "It's just that the old man can't see clearly, what benefits can our Zhenfu Division get in this matter?"

Fan Xian waved his hand, and Wang Qinian and the seven tiger guards all retreated. Shen Zheng also nodded, and the rest of the idle people in the hall also retreated. Fan Xian glanced at the person sitting next to Shen Zhong with some surprise, that person was dressed luxuriously, but there was no royal feeling that Fan Xian was familiar with between his eyebrows, and he didn't think that he was a person sent by the Northern Qi Palace to observe, so why was he qualified to continue to sit here?

"This is Cui Gongzi. Shen Zhong introduced.

Childe stood up and saluted Fan Xian, but there was a bit of self-confidence on his face. Fan Xian frowned and asked, "Qingguo people?"

Shen laughed and said, "I thought the two of them knew each other from the beginning." It is good to teach Fan Tisi to know that this Cui Gongzi is the second son of the Cui clan in Nanqing, and the Cui family and the Fan family have always been called together, and they are both children of the family. ”

Fan Xian frowned and said, "Lord Shen, what do you mean by this?"

A grim look flashed in his heavy eyes, and he said lightly: "Isn't Lord Fan going to talk about business? In fact...... This transaction has been done by the official for many years, so I wonder if Master Fan has more benefits for me. ”

Fan Xian tilted his head slightly, and then looked at the Cui Gongzi. wanted to see something on the other party's face, and suddenly he opened his mouth and asked, "Cui Gongzi, are you coming to today's banquet, or are the elders in your family asking you to come?"

"Such a grand event. How can you miss it?" Cui Gongzi didn't seem to be very afraid of Fan Xian.

In fact, the matter is very clear at this point, this Cui Gongzi obviously represents the interests of the Cui family, and the Cui family is behind it...... Naturally, it was the eldest princess who was far away in Xinyang. Fan Xian didn't think that the eldest princess could grab a lot of benefits from the inner treasury, relying on the way of smuggling, but he didn't expect that the commander of the Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Division in front of him would actually pull the spokesperson of the eldest princess to the table!

And what made Fan Xian even more angry was. This little bastard surnamed Cui actually dared to really sit on the table and use it as a bargaining chip for the other party's negotiation, the eldest princess is currently asking for herself, how can she come to sabotage her own things, it must be this son-in-law surnamed Cui who made his own opinion!

Fan Xian took the initiative to connect with Shen Chong, on the one hand, he wanted to take a path. On the other hand, I actually wanted to hit Xinyang's source of money, but I didn't expect the Northern Qi court to play such a hand. Put all the games that should have been secretly bidding on the surface.

seemed to see his displeasure, and said with a heavy smile: "Master Fan, in fact, you might as well make this matter clear, everyone is a person who wants to get rich." This Cui Gongzi has some overlap with the business you plan to do, I can't eat both, so I naturally want to hear your opinions. ”

Fan Xian regained his composure, looked at the Cui Gongzi and said lightly: "I didn't expect Cui Gongzi to have the courage to do such a big deal." ”

"Where is Lord Fan who has the guts. Cui Gongzi smiled slightly and replied.

Shen Zhong saw that the scene was a little embarrassing, smiled and said: "Cui Gongzi is also a child of the family, and there are several members of the family in the Southern Imperial Court, but now that he is traveling abroad, he will one day become an official in the court, and the two of them should be more close." ”

Hearing this, Fan Xian sneered in his heart, looked at Shen Zheng and said, "Lord Shen, you may have forgotten my identity, what kind of family or the like, you really can't put it in my eyes." ”

After saying this, Fan Xian stood up, didn't say hello, and went out of the hall directly, Wang Qinian had already held an umbrella and then, the seven tiger guards held the handle of the long knife in their hands, escorting the adults to the outside of the courtyard, killing all the way, and no one dared to stop those brocade guards.

Listening to the soft sound of the carriage outside the hospital, Fan Xian left so unceremoniously.

......

It seemed that Fan Xian would show such a fierce reaction, and he was stunned in place. He has been immersed in officialdom for decades, and he has seen a lot of various interest negotiations, but he has never encountered such a situation, and this young Tisi surnamed Fan has a style that is really beyond everyone's expectations.

He rolled his eyes, turned his head and said with a gentle smile: "Young Master Cui, this Master Fan is really a lover." ”

Cui Gongzi's face turned blue and red for a while, what Fan Xian said before really hurt his self-esteem greatly, what kind of family or something, Fan Xian actually said that he didn't take it seriously! He hated and thought, what is your Fan family? He drank a glass of stuffy wine, but he felt that something was wrong in his heart.

He looked at him solemnly and didn't say a word.

Suddenly, Cui Gongzi's hands trembled, and then he thought of Fan Xian's identity as the Supervision Yuan, and thought that the other party was the son-in-law of the eldest princess after all, his face turned white with fright, and then he looked at Shen Zheng's eyes, became extremely resentful, and cursed: "Lord Shen, you tricked me into coming here, do you want me to die?"