Chapter 18 The Imperial Merchants of the World

Wang Chi snorted, casually threw the last secret letter into the brazier, and said, "The scout said that a large number of displaced people have gone to the middle of the mountain. ”

Shi Ling raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said indifferently: "It's not strange, it's probably to ask the great benevolent Sun Fuzun to open a warehouse to save his life." ”

"What's interesting is that the Huo family's carriage has been following." Wang Chi slowly stood up while speaking, and when he walked to Shi Yu's side, he patted him lightly on the shoulder, and the two walked side by side towards the door.

"Brother, wait for me!" Shi Ling hurriedly followed.

The officials stood solemnly and saluted, Wang Chi's personal guards had opened the big red gate, and the saddle horses were already ready outside the door, but Wang Chi did not get on the horse, and walked straight into the wind and snow.

The streets were sleet, and the cheeks were like knives. None of the three of them spoke, and in this long wind and snow, Shi Yu, who had been silent, said: "The Huo family and the Bai family are in-laws? ”

"Stop!" Wang Chi's thin lips pursed, "The marriage given by the Queen Mother Yi is known to the world." This time the Bai family committed a felony, but the Huo family was not implicated, right? ”

"Then Bai Zeqing's disappearance can be related to the Huo family?" Shi Yu immediately shook his head again and denied this idea, "It shouldn't be." Huo Yuncheng is talented. ”

At that time, the Huo family transported grain for the official family in exchange for salt, and used the trade road to obtain information for the border army, so that Pei Gong was able to recover Nanyi. The first emperor originally wanted to give the Huo family an official, but the Huo family repeatedly excused himself before giving up. However, the emperor still assigned the Huo family to the management of the household department, and inscribed the plaque "The Emperor of the World".

The Huo family can be an imperial businessman, and they have always judged the situation, how could they cause trouble to themselves for an in-law concubine.

Behind the Huo family stood the imperial court, the royal family. They borrowed the signboard of "Imperial Merchant", from salt to tea, from silk to copper and iron, especially Huo Yuncheng, the second eldest of the Huo family, who heard that he was a business wizard since he was a child. In the sixty-sixth year of the Tang Dynasty, the old man of the Huo family handed over the business to the two brothers before retiring to the mountains and forests, the eldest was honestly running the grain and cloth business, Huo Lao Er was only fourteen years old that year, but it took less than ten years to monopolize the waterway transportation in Yuanzhou, the trade of medicinal materials in the northwest and many other industries with huge interests.

Such a character, if Bai Zeqing begged to come to the door, he would be directly tied up by him and sent to the government to clear up the relationship.

"What a talent, it's just a sick seedling." Shi Ling pouted and said, "It is rumored that he is weak and cannot marry a wife and have children, so he has to take decoction and medicine every day to hang his life." ”

"He's sick." Wang Chi carried the horsewhip and said coldly, "Otherwise, it will be a big trouble." ”

"I heard that he used this reason to resign from the Queen Mother's marriage." Shi Ling raised his eyebrows and said, "The Queen Mother also specially sent several doctors from the Tai Hospital to treat him. said that it was to see if he was sick, but in fact, it was to see if he was pretending to be sick. ”

She said a little stunned: "Brother, you say, why does the Queen Mother love marriage so much, every time I go back to Beijing with my father, I sweat, but I hope that the Queen Mother will not see me!" ”

"Just you have a mouth!" Shi Yu glared at her. He cautiously looked around, and saw that the Northwest Iron Cavalry was guarding the surrounding area, and then said to Wang Chi: "Even if she refuses to give marriage, the Queen Mother is still close to the Huo family, and there will be a reward on the New Year's Festival." ”

Wang Chi lowered his head slightly, his expression was unclear, "What I am rushing to is to raise a jackal dog that can not only fill the inner library with a good name, but also bow down and obey orders." If it weren't for the fact that the Mobei Grain Road was also controlled by the Huo family, it would be cleaner if it was destroyed. ”

Shi Yu thought about it and said, "The grain road is both a help and a restraint. Let's take a look. ”

Wang Chi seemed to smile and said, "Of course you have to see it, you have to see it closely!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and the guard handed the reins.

Wang Chi turned over and said, "Let's go, let's go and see this Second Master Huo." ”

Shi Ling was happy when he heard that he didn't have to go back to the post station, and suddenly thought of something, and asked curiously: "Is it the richest man in Yuanzhou who donated 10,000 stone grains and a lot of winter clothes?" What do they want to do? ”

Shi Yu nodded, stood on the horse, and calmly drove the horse.

"Whatever he wants!" Wang Chi looked at the road ahead in the gale, was quiet for a while, patted his horse forward, and said: "There is all kinds of messy news, but there is not a word of the letter that should be there." ”

Of course, Shi Yu understood that he was most anxious to find Bai Zeqing's whereabouts, and asked, "The soldiers are about to turn Yuanzhou over, is there still no news?" ”

"Boom!" Wang Chi sighed lightly, rode his horse slowly, and sighed: "I'm afraid that the land route will go wrong before I take the waterway, who would have thought that it would still be ......" and said angrily, "How did you escape from this airtight bilge?" ”

How did Bai Zeqing escape, this is really a good question.

Shi Ling's Ma Ben was one step slower than the two, and when she heard this, she took a few steps forward without saying anything, with an aggrieved expression that wanted to say something.

Shi Yu glared at her: "If you have something to say, just say it." ”

Shi Ling wrapped the leather whip around his wrist and said, "Mr. Li was also not seen at that time......

Although Shi Ling didn't want to believe that it was the Taoist priest who called Mr. Li, the time when the Taoist priest left was exactly the same as the time when Bai Zeqing disappeared, and in the midst of the heavy surrounding, he was the only one who could take people out quietly.

"Mr. Li?" Wang Chi looked at Shi Yu in surprise.

"It's the down-and-out Taoist." Shi Yu sighed.

"Ah Ling!" When Shi Yu was so angry that his voice was raised a few points, he pointed at Shi Ling's nose and said, "I told you a long time ago, this kind of Jianghu warlock can't be trusted." Maybe it's a spy somewhere! ”

"No way!" Shi Ling blurted out.

She didn't believe that Mr. Li could be a spy - who could instruct him to be a man like him?

She suddenly remembered what the Taoist priest said on the boat, and hurriedly argued: "Big brother, Mr. Li should only be interested in her resentment. ”

Shi Yu raised his head and supported his forehead, "I'm really, I can't wait to beat you up all my grievances!" ”

Wang Chi couldn't help but tilt his head back, pinched his eyebrows, and pondered for a moment before asking, "Ah Ling, do you have a way to contact Mr. Nali?" ”

I've got a ghost! Shi Ling was sullen in his heart, bit his lip and shook his head, lowered his head and circled the leather whip in his hand twice.

Wang Chi and Shi Yu saw Shi Ling's sudden little daughter attitude, and glanced at each other, both of them were speechless and cold.

Wang Chi laughed again, slapped Shi Yu's shoulder, and said, "It's your sister in the end." ”

Shi Yu shook his head speechlessly.

Shi Ling glanced at the eldest brother, forcibly pulled back the topic, and said, "I knew that I would let her run away, so it was better to kill her with a knife." She made a slashing motion with the knife in her hand, "Brother Xueji's kick against her earlier was still too light, since she was not killed immediately." ”

Wang Chi said coldly: "That script is to kick on the Huangquan Road." She can not die, I think she is hard. But don't let it fall into my hands again! ”

At this moment, a scout from the Northwest Iron Cavalry rode up after him, bowed down on the horse and clenched his fists: "Young General, someone from the capital has come, with a holy decree." ”