Shao Xi had no choice but to patiently explain to Xiao Changyi: "Whether Dongmu Guo buys Nanzhao, or someone else buys them, we can also buy them." Instead of spending the money and grain on conquest, it is better to use the money to buy them for our use, and in turn confuse the mastermind behind the scenes, which is a counter-strategy. In this way, we not only have one less enemy, but also one more help. In the future, when the north and east directions are settled, and the south side is left, we can spit out as much as we gave out at the beginning. ”

Xiao Changyi still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Is it worth it?" Nanzhao is only a small country, and the actual threat to our dynasty is not great, is it worth giving them a large amount of money and food? ”

"Your Majesty, you are right, the actual threat to us from a small country like Nanzhao is not great, but he can play a role in harassment, as long as he harasses us, we will have to station a large number of troops in the south to prevent accidents. In this way, we will have to worry about dividing the troops and horses, and in the future, when there is a decisive battle with the Eastern Mu State, we will have to take care of the back of the buttocks, and if we buy it, we will not have this worry, and we can concentrate the main forces in the north and east directions. At the same time, you can use Nan Zhao's mouth to confuse the mastermind behind it, and sometimes it is more effective to give the other party a false information than to get a real information from the other party. ”

"That's a good idea, so how does it work?"

"You can send a shrewd and capable person as an envoy to Nanzhao, first, to find out which side is the mastermind behind it, and secondly, to open up all links of Nanzhao up and down, and buy Nanzhao from the emperor to the minister. Although it costs a lot of money, it is only a drop in the bucket compared to the labor expedition. And so it goes. ”

Xiao Changyi stroked his beard and paced back and forth in the study, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, and seemed to be considering the feasibility of this matter.

After a long time, Xiao Changyi finally made a decision.

"Shao Xi, I've decided, just do as you say! I will immediately draw up a secret agreement, and you will send an envoy to Nanzhao to negotiate with Emperor Nanzhao. If you can do this for me, I will reward you heavily when I return. ”

Shao Xi's head "buzzed", and he said in his heart: "Can you not be old enough to be a sheep with me?" Why do you want me for everything? ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen is used to being lazy, you should change someone else for such hard work! I'm so young that I'm afraid I won't be able to control the scene. ”

On weekdays, if anyone dares to talk to the saint like this, it is estimated that ten or eight heads have been cut off.

But now Shao Xi is different, in Xiao Changyi's eyes, Shao Xi is already a rare talent, and he is so young, he is naturally much more tolerant of him.

"Shao Xi, this method is what you came up with, you should know what to do better than others. Besides, this matter is confidential, there are not many credible people around me, and you are one of them, so this matter belongs to you. But you don't have to worry about the hard work, this mission still needs to be prepared, it will take at least two months to make the trip, and I don't have any requirements for the time of your mission, you don't have to worry about this way, when to get to Nanzhao, when to come back, it's up to you to decide. ”

Shao Xi wanted to excuse himself again, but after thinking about it, the emperor and the old boy have given you face, if you kick your nose in the face again, you won't be able to get people to clean you up, just go!

"Since Your Majesty has said so, then Weichen will take a trip! I'll do my best to do it, and if it doesn't work, you can't blame me. ”

Xiao Changyi raised his head and smiled, and said quite open-mindedly: "You just have to let go of your hands and feet to do this, I still understand the principle that things are done in people and success in heaven, as long as you do your best, I will be rewarded for this success or not." In addition, I will also draw up another edict for you to take with you, and wherever you go during your mission, you will be there in person, and officials at all levels must be convenient for you, and violators will be punished as bullying the king. ”

All right, guy! Shao Xi was happy when he heard this, this is equivalent to sending himself a Shang Fang sword! Isn't it all sideways everywhere this goes?

"Wechen must do his best, live up to his mission, and live up to His Majesty's trust in Wechen."

"In the future, I will allow you not to bow down in informal places, and you don't have to call me a micro-minister when you talk to me, in short, just order with me when no one is around, this is another privilege I give you."

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that a long time ago? It tires me out every day. ”

Xiao Changyi laughed, he liked this young man more and more now, and deep down he even thought how good it would be if this was really his son! Thinking of this, Xiao Changyi suddenly had a new idea, but he had to wait for Shao Xi to come back.

"I still need to convene the officials of the various ministries to discuss and prepare for this matter, and when you leave, I will hand over the secret agreement and the edict to you, and the rest will be up to you. There's nothing else to do today, so go back first! If anything, I will call you to an audience. ”

After Shao Xi bowed, he left the imperial study and headed towards the silver gate.

After leaving Miyagi, the first place Shao Xi went to was Taihe Trading House. Today, the two glass beads presented by the envoys of the East Mu State in the Lin De Hall must have been purchased at the Taihe Commercial Bank, so he went to the Taihe Commercial Bank to verify the matter.

As soon as he entered the door, a guy recognized him and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello. After serving tea, he went to the back hall to ask the shopkeeper Cao to come out.

Shopkeeper Cao came out, and after a few words of greeting, the two went to Shopkeeper Cao's room.

"Young Master Shao, you came just in time, I just happened to send someone to the inn to invite you. A few days ago, the property you asked me to help you buy has been done for you, which is a large mansion in the east of the city, and the main house has three floors. Originally, it was built by a wealthy merchant in the Western Regions with a huge amount of money, but before he could move into his home, something happened and he had to sell the house and return to the Western Regions, and he would not return to the Central Plains in the future. ”

Now that he is also a four-grade official, he can't say that he always lives in an inn, but now that the industry has been purchased, he can be regarded as having a stable residence, and he is naturally happy in his heart.

"Thank you Shopkeeper Cao for bothering, I don't know when I can move in?"

"The house has been cleaned up, and all the household items have been purchased, so that tomorrow the son can bring his family to move in. Nothing else is bad, except that Shao Gongzi you have a nickname for this house, and I will send someone to make the plaque. ”

Shao Xi lowered his head and thought about it, as soon as he crossed over, he crossed over to Feng Yuyan's body, that season full of frost and snow was taken in by the Toth Department under the sunset, and it has been more than ten years in the blink of an eye.

"Then there is Lao Cao's shopkeeper, and the plaque will say 'Frost and Snow Building'! In addition, add a plaque to the place where you read and drink tea, and it will be called 'Xiyan Pavilion'! ”

Shopkeeper Cao gave a thumbs up and said, "The name chosen by Shao Gongzi is really elegant. ”

"Shopkeeper Cao, I don't know how much money was spent on this property? It's good to look back and deduct from my consignment income. ”

Shopkeeper Cao took out a letter and put it in front of Shao Xi, and said with a smile: "Whether it is the purchase of a house or the purchase of household items, all the commissions for the consignment of Shao Gongzi are also exempted, this is the meaning of our big shopkeeper, there is a letter here." The letter mentioned that the big shopkeeper encountered horse bandits when he went to the grassland of Hezhou, and fortunately Shao Gongzi helped the young lady to get out, so he ordered us to buy a property for Shao Gongzi in this Daliang City to settle down, and no matter what Shao Gongzi bought and sold in my Taihe trading house, he could not charge any commission, and all the expenses were borne by the big shopkeeper. This is all the meaning of the big treasurer, and we dare not disobey it. ”

Shao Xi is stupid, this chapter of Huanzhi is too arrogant, right? Even if the commission is waived, this will also buy a big mansion for himself, and he will pay for it. Who owes whom a favor now?

Originally, he was going to refuse, but the shopkeeper Cao didn't listen to him at all, telling him that if he didn't want to accept it, he could negotiate with the big shopkeeper in person after the big shopkeeper came back, and they just did as he was told.

Shao Xi's whole body is numb! I've heard of forced buying and selling, but I haven't heard of forced delivery. I was just a horse bandit who I killed to save Zhang Wan at the beginning, and this reward is too scary!

However, looking at the meaning of the shopkeeper Cao on the other side, he could only go back to Zhang Huanzhi about this matter.

"In this way, I will thank the shopkeeper Cao, and as for the big shopkeeper, I can only thank him after he comes back."

"Shao Gongzi is polite, this is what we should do. As for the consignment items of Shao Gongzi, if Gongzi is not in a hurry to use the money, he can sell all the consignment goods in the Bank and hand them over to Gongzi, and then I will send someone to Shao Gongzi's house to ask Shao Gongzi to come to the Bank to collect the money. ”

"Okay, then there's work. In fact, I came here this time because I wanted to ask Shopkeeper Cao about something, but I didn't know if Shopkeeper Cao was inconvenient to disclose? ”

After the shopkeeper Cao pondered for a while, he raised his head and said: "Since Gongzi Shao is the benefactor of our big shopkeeper, as long as it is not related to the confidential matter of the DPRK and China, Gongzi can ask." ”

"I want to know, how many of the remaining eight Yunxia glass beads I consigned to you have sold? Sold to whom? ”

When Shopkeeper Cao heard that he was asking about this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"So that's it! Of the eight Yunxia glass beads that Shao Gongzi consigned to us, only two have been sold so far, and the person who bought the glass beads is the owner of Gongzi's house. ”

"That rich merchant in the Western Regions? It's the one who went back and never came to the Central Plains again? ”

"Yes, it's him. After this person bought a pair of Yunxia glass beads from us two days ago, he set off directly to return to the Western Regions without staying too much in Daliang City. ”

Shao Xi asked, "Are you sure he left after buying the beads?" ”

Although the shopkeeper Cao was a little puzzled, he still patiently replied: "Sure, because he is our old customer here, so when I left, I also sent the men in the trading house to send him all the way out of the city, and watched him and his family leave." ”

"Do you know that this person has business dealings with the Eastern Mu Kingdom?"

"Probably not, he has been going back and forth between the Western Regions and Daliang, and he has never heard of his business dealings with the Eastern Mu State."

Shao Xi thought of the black-robed man in his heart at this time, who was the enemy of Fengjiazhuang that Lao Wu said. Shao Xi desperately searched for the appearance of the black-robed man in Feng Yuyan's memory, but there was no result.

Suddenly, Shao Xi was stunned, he found another person's appearance in his memory-Gao Cai!