Chapter 175: Abacus
The second elder followed Chu Beiyan back to Zhendong Mansion, everyone sat in the lobby, Chu Beiyan raised the wine glass in his hand, and laughed: "I can form an alliance with the Alchemist Guild today, thanks to the efforts of the second elder!"
"The prince's words are serious, if it weren't for the prince's willingness to help my Alchemist Guild, I'm afraid it would have to be destroyed in the hands of that guy Xue Rutian." The second elder raised his glass and smiled
Chu Beiyan nodded, squinted his eyes slightly, and said slowly, "By the way, the Alchemist Guild is going to crusade against Yunling in the Incense Valley, and we can pick up a bargain when the time comes."
"What does the prince mean?"
"When Yunling dies, this Incense Valley will have no leader, so we can naturally take advantage of the situation to take this Incense Valley into our pockets." Chu Beiyan said with a smile.
The second elder clasped his fists and said, "The prince is wise!"
"I also have to thank those guys in the Shura Palace, if they hadn't killed Yun Lao, we wouldn't have such a good opportunity!"
The second elder frowned, and said, "However, the prince must know that this old guy Xue Rutian has a good relationship with the dead Yun Lao, and this Xue Rutian will definitely make things difficult in every way when the time comes."
Chu Beiyan nodded and said, "Second Elder don't worry, this Xue Rutian has repeatedly spoiled my good deeds, being unruly is not something that a good ally should have, and this position of president should not fall into the hands of an old guy as stubborn as Xue Rutian." I think that the Second Elder, you are knowledgeable about current affairs, and you are young and promising, so when the time comes, the position of President will naturally be yours."
"Then I've thanked the prince in advance!"
"Da-da-da!"
There was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and the black-robed man walked into the lobby, and Chu Beiyan asked, "What's wrong?" So alarmed?"
Seeing this, the second elder coughed lightly: "Since the prince has something important to deal with, then I won't bother."
"Second Elder walk slowly!"
After the second elder left, the black-robed man whispered, "Lord Wang, just now the head of the granary reported that half of the grain in the granary has been bought by someone in the past few days. Not only Cangdong City, but also all large and small towns in the south of the Yangtze River have seen a decrease in food."
"What? Half of the grain?"
Chu Beiyan stood up violently and shouted angrily, "What the hell is going on? Could it be the caravan from Beiliang? Didn't I order me to go down, if I meet someone who is suspected of being Beiliang, I will raise the price by two times? Why is this happening?"
"Back to the prince, I heard the news from various merchants that it was not the caravan from Beiliang who came to buy grain, but the people from this Cangdong auction."
Chu Beiyan clenched his fists tightly and said coldly, "Cangdong auction! It must be that the group of guys in Beiliang colluded with the Cangdong Auction to buy a large amount of grain from my Jiangnan."
The black-robed man said, "Lord Wang, do you need me to take someone to copy the Cangdong auction?"
"No, this Cangdong auction is rich and has a lot of influence in the Jiangnan area, if you rashly move them, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"Since they want to buy it, just let them buy it, now that we have reached an alliance with the Alchemist Guild, we are about to point our sword at the Incense Valley, and it is a big deal to grasp the power of the Alchemist Guild and seize the Incense Valley. When that time comes, I'll see what he Su Litian will do to fight me!"
Chu Beiyan sneered and ordered, "Go and prepare the people immediately, and in a few days, you will burn the Incense Valley." By the way, it is a big matter to bring back the few elders who have traveled abroad, after all, there is still an old fellow waiting for us to get rid of it."
The black-robed man clenched his fists and said, "My subordinates are going to prepare!"
In the Cangdong auction, Shen Wanjin hurriedly ran towards the secret room, Su Litian sat in it with Erlang's legs crossed, eating very leisurely, and when he saw Shen Wanjin who hurriedly ran in, he asked suspiciously, "President Shen, are you back so soon?"
Shen Wanjin weighs two or two hundred pounds, and his whole body trembles when he runs, can he not be tired?
The whole person lay on the chair, panting and said: "Prince, the matter has been done for you, I have bought you all the food you want, your old man rarely comes to Cangdong once, this money is considered to be my repayment to the prince, or it is important to rescue Beiliang!"
Su Litian nodded with a smile, stepped forward and patted him
With thick shoulders, he smiled, "Good job!"
At this time, Xu Kun and Ye Yun walked into the room side by side, and Su Litian turned his head and asked, "Everything is done?"
Xu Kun clenched his fists and reported, "The return is done! I've had the food I bought sent away, and General Grass will meet you at the border when the time comes."
"That's good, that's good!"
Ye Yun frowned tightly and said anxiously, "Lord Wang, something big has happened in Cangdong!"
Su Litian let out a soft "oh" and asked, "Big deal? What do you mean by that?"
"Back to the prince, today Chu Beiyan led troops to besiege the Alchemist Guild, and it is said that the Alchemist Guild has formed an alliance with the Zhendong Palace. Moreover, the two plan to raise an army to attack the Incense Valley after this Alchemist Competition."
Su Litian narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered to himself, "Alliance?"
"Huh! How could that old guy Chu Beiyan be willing to form an alliance, this guy may have already moved the crooked thoughts of the Alchemist Guild, and now that it is an alliance on the surface, I am afraid that he is secretly planning how to seize power and completely control the Alchemist Guild."
Xu Kun said anxiously, "How can that work? The masters in this Alchemist Guild are like clouds, if they are controlled by this Chu Beiyan, then this Chu Beiyan will definitely increase in strength!"
Ye Yun smiled slightly and said, "General Xu Kun, this Chu Beiyan knows how to pull foreign aid, and we may not have it in Beiliang!"
Su Litian nodded and said, "Lao Ye is right, but this hole card of our Bei Liang can't be used yet, as soon as we move, the Imperial City will definitely follow, and we must leave another hand of hole cards."
"Now that the alliance between the Alchemist Guild and the Zhendong Royal Mansion has become an irreversible foregone conclusion, we can't change it, so we can only let him maintain the status quo and not let him go further."
Xu Kun scratched the back of his head and asked suspiciously, "Lord Wang, what do you mean?"
Shen Wanjin suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said, "By the way, I heard a friend of mine in the Alchemist Guild say that Xue Rutian, the president of the Alchemist Guild, did not agree to the alliance, but the Elders Council intervened in it, bypassing the president's decision and directly agreeing to Chu Beiyan. Moreover, President Xue Rutian and this Chu Beiyan have always been at odds, and they fought-for-tat at the conference, almost having a big fight."
When Su Litian heard this, he said thoughtfully, "It seems that this Xue Rutian will be a big breakthrough."
"Breakthrough? Isn't this Xue Rutian President a member of the Alchemist Guild?" Ye Yun frowned and asked puzzled.
Su Litian explained, "Old Ye, don't forget when we fought with the First Emperor in the Quartet, what kind of person was Chu Beiyan?"
Ye Yun suddenly realized, and said with a fierce "oh", "This guy will be revenged, his heart is ruthless, and there is no room for sand in his eyes."
"What does the prince mean that this Alchemist Guild leader Xue Rutian does not obey Chu Beiyan's discipline, and will definitely be eliminated at that time?" Ye Yun guessed.
Su Litian nodded and said, "This matter is extremely likely, if this is the case, I am afraid that if President Xue Rutian dies, it will be Chu Beiyan who will seize all the power of the Alchemist Guild."
Ye Yun exclaimed, "Lord Wang, I understand, the last general will wait a moment and arrange for the guards to step up the supervision of President Xue Rutian's whereabouts."
Shen Wanjin said with a smile: "Lord Wang, what I am worried about is not the death of this Xue Rutian President, but the fear that when Yunling dies, Chu Beiyan will take the opportunity to seize the Incense Valley."
"Indeed! This Burning Incense Valley is now a loss of a Jindan Realm Valley Lord, if even the Yunling who seized power and the upper position dies, then the Burning Incense Valley will inevitably be leaderless, and then it will be this Chu Beiyan who will occupy the Burning Incense Valley."
Xu Kun asked puzzledly, "What does the prince mean?"
Su Litian continued: "I Beiliang will never give this Incense Valley to others, immediately send a message to Beiliang, and mobilize the army to meet with me in the Incense Valley within two days, I want to see what kind of fame this Chu Beiyan can make!"
"Yes!"
Ye Yun slowly spoke, "Lord Wang, this matter is very important, do we need to notify the person in the mansion to come over?"
Su Litian shook his head and said, "Bei Liang needs someone to guard it, and
And that person is very strong, and he must not make a move at will, otherwise he will expose the details of Bei Liang at that time."
"The prince is wise!"
Ye Yun coughed lightly and smiled bitterly: "Lord Wang, there is still something about His Royal Highness the Prince......
Hearing about his baby son, Su Litian suddenly became energetic, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with Tong'er?" I've been here in Cangdong City for a few days, but I haven't seen him yet, which really worries the king!"
"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World revealed his identity in front of Chu Beiyan today, should we send someone to take His Royal Highness the Prince over for protection?"
Su Litian waved his sleeves and said with a smile, "No need, I thought something had happened to this kid!" Anyway, Chu Beiyan had already known that Tong'er was coming, and now that his identity was exposed, Chu Beiyan didn't have the courage to move Tong'er. Moreover, Tong'er is also accompanied by a female elder of the Jindan Realm, and he won't have any big deals."
"You two go down and get busy!"
"Command!"
When Xu Kun and Ye Yun retreated, Shen Wanjin stepped forward and clasped his fists and said respectfully, "Lord Wang, there is something to ask for below!"
"President Shen, please speak!"
Shen Wanjin sighed lightly: "Lord Wang, now this Chu Beiyan already knows that I am secretly buying food for you, if this guy makes a move on me, please take care of my wife and children in Liangzhou City."
Su Litian hurriedly helped Shen Wanjin up and said, "Chairman Shen, don't worry, you are my Beiliang soldier, your family is my family, you can rest assured that I won't let Chu Beiyan touch you easily!"
"Lord Wang, with your words, I, Shen Wanjin, will be relieved!"
"I, a soldier of Beiliang, am a person of Beiliang in life, and a ghost in Beiliang in death!"