"What?? The imperial court actually protected Xiao Rui, just to reprimand? Don't you demote, don't you dismiss your office? Just let him cover the sky in Anle County? Cui Baiquan faced the news from the family, and could no longer suppress his anger, and yelled hysterically at his brother Cui Bailing.

Cui Bailing calmly watched his brother vent the whole process, and finally patted the other party's shoulder and sighed: "This shouldn't be because Xiao Rui is favored, he should have something to do when he goes to Anle." The emperor strongly supported it, and according to the news from his uncle, he only said that we should stay away for the time being, and not provoke Xiao Rui, but did not say the reason. ”

There are many people in the Cui family who are officials in the court, no, it should be said that the five surnames and seven wangs can directly control the government, if they want to. It's just that Emperor Li Er was born in military merit, and the Li royal family is now strong, and if it is not necessary, the five surnames and Qiwang don't want to tear their faces.

Cui Bailing understands that Anle County is a trivial matter, whether Xiao Rui is a fool or not, it doesn't matter if he messes around or not, he can make the high-level of the clan compromise, there is only one possibility, what agreement has the emperor reached with the clan.

It's a pity that limited to his vision, his brother Cui Baiquan doesn't know.

In Cui Baiquan's heart, he always remembered the humiliation that Xiao Rui gave him that day, so he waited for the family's counterattack, and then watched Xiao Rui get out of Anle County in a gloomy manner, so that he could show off his power and regain face. I didn't expect it, I was looking forward to it for more than a month, and it would be this result.

With anger, Cui Baiquan flicked his sleeves and left the Qinghe clan.

He is the president of the Anle County Chamber of Commerce, and the Cui family in Qinghe was originally the big shopkeeper who was responsible for the Cui family's trading in Anle, but now it's good, the family has given up Anle's territory, so he, the big shopkeeper, has nothing to do, so he can only go home to study and relax.

The clan brother Cui Bailing wanted him to go to other places to help, but he decisively refused on the grounds of injustice in his heart.

is unhappy in his heart, why not Cui Baiquan alone? Many of the Qinghe Cui clan's leather goods are puzzled and dissatisfied.

Not only the Qinghe Cui family, but the entire five surnames and Qiwang came out of Anle City, and they were not convinced, why were we pressed down? Even if he Xiao Rui is lawless in Chang'an City, he will be like this when he goes out of Chang'an City? Who have we been afraid of? We don't give the emperor's face, but now we make way for a doll?

This is not empty talk, the five surnames and seven hopes are indeed arrogant, and even the entire world has recognized the status of others. Many people in the world regard marrying a woman with five surnames as their first honor, and they are worthy of boasting of being the champion in the imperial examination.

The emperor arranged family affairs for the crown prince Li Chengqian, and once wanted to arrange a woman with five surnames, who would have thought that people would directly refuse, and the crown princess's position would not be looked down upon? For this reason, Emperor Lao Li complained a lot.

The status of the scholar clan is so strong, which is not a good thing for the governance of the country, so in the entire Tang Dynasty, many efforts made by the kings of the past dynasties are actually suppressing these nobles.

According to historical records, in the sixth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Li Er ordered his subordinates to compile and revise the "Chronicles of the Shi Clan" and rank the Shi clan in the world. Deliberately put the Cui family in the back row, and the scholars were ranked low in the chronicles, why? It's not about suppressing other people's influence. As for how useful this booklet was at the time?

Hehe, it's dark enough to say, Li Er's opinion is: No matter what the nobles think, as long as the people are willing to believe it.

Back to the point.

Cui Baiquan was unwilling to admit defeat like this, so he quietly contacted a group of peers from the original Anle Chamber of Commerce, turned north, and returned to Anle.

Since the family doesn't support us, then we will rely on our own methods to find the field. He Xiao Rui introduced a gentleman, and he has only been in Anle for a few days? Can you compare with those of us who have been in peace for more than ten years? Whether it is connections or business methods, it is not something that you Xiao Rui can fight as a hairy boy.

A few days later, Xiao Rui was meeting with the patriarch of Murowei in the county guard's mansion, and his subordinates came to report that something was going on outside the city.

"What's the matter? Panicked? Outside the city? Did the Turkic cavalry come to fight the Grass Valley? Just go and report to General Su to send troops. Xiao Rui frowned and reprimanded.

The patriarch of the chamber next to him saw Xiao Rui so tough, and admired it in his heart, worthy of being a nobleman from Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic cavalry didn't pay attention to it, just fight it, it's amazing! You must befriend this person, you must not offend, people are not even afraid of the Turks, how many people are there in our room? I can't afford to provoke it.

"Long history, not the Turkic attack. It was someone outside the city who was arguing with us, and the people from the Anle Chamber of Commerce actually set up their own stalls outside and sent people to intercept our merchants. Many of the big merchants who came over were abducted by them, and the goods were bought before they entered the city. ”

Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows, "Yo, didn't you say that you want the court to look good for me?" Why doesn't the court care? So they're going to fight me in the ring? Tell General Su that I negotiated a deal with the patriarch of Murowei, and then I went out of the city with General Su to have a look. Don't disturb the people outside the city just yet. ”

"Order!"

Looking back, Xiao Rui continued to patiently negotiate with the patriarch of Murowei.

The patriarch of Murowei heard that Anle County Shou was buying bison on a large scale, and he was jealous of the income of the Khitan clan, so he also wanted to make some money. But this kind of business, the Khitan wants to win it one family, after all, Xiao Rui's beef restaurant is limited, and there is one restaurant in each city in Datang, and there are a number of cattle that can be eaten every day.

If you let Murwei or others participate, wouldn't it be to take away our Khitan share?

Mu Wei didn't want to provoke the Khitan clan, so he could only quietly come to inquire with Xiao Rui.

Will Xiao Rui refuse? Of course not, the Khitan believes that these are beef cattle, but Xiao Rui knows that these are pure farming cattle in the future, and once the bull's nose is worn, the more the better. Therefore, Xiao Rui agreed to the secret transaction that Mu Wei said, and even offered to be very 'interesting', and he would never treat his partners badly, just like the Khitan purchase price.

The patriarch of Murowei was so excited that he almost knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Rui, and quietly went out of the city to arrange for the cattle to be caught with pride. The heart said that the next time I see the Khitan patriarch, I don't have to be dazzled by the jewelry, and after Lao Tzu sold the cattle, the first thing he did was to buy a body according to it.

Outside the city, Su Lie led a team of people to accompany Xiao Rui out of the city to investigate.

The people from the Anle Chamber of Commerce hurriedly stood in a row to block it, and Cui Baiquan shouted inwardly: "Xiao Rui, what do you want to do?" Dare to do it to us? ”

Xiao Rui waved his hand: "Don't get excited, why don't you do this, let's just take a look, there is a market outside the city, we are just curious to come out and take a look." President Cui, we can't control your stalls outside the city, but you shouldn't intercept my merchants one by one. ”

Cui Baiquan snorted coldly: "Hmph, your merchant? The merchants are all foreigners, when is it unique to you Xiao Rui? Before you came, these were all regular customers of our Anle Chamber of Commerce. Now people are willing to sell us goods, what's wrong? ”

Xiao Rui turned his head and saw the price sign next to him, and suddenly realized: "No wonder, your purchase price is not the original price, you have raised so much." Deliberately, right? Just one percent higher than ours? Is this a price war with me? ”

Cui Baiquan said proudly: "How to set the price is our business, if you and General Su have nothing else to do, just go around elsewhere." We still have to keep trading. ”

With that smug expression, Su Lie and the others saw it, and they really wanted to go up and smash the stall of these people.

Xiao Rui didn't care, walked around casually, and took people back to the city.

"Changshi, are we going to put up with it like this? Without the leather business, I can buy bison only with the proceeds of the restaurant......" Su Lie asked puzzled.