Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Banquet
"Fathers are stationed on the frontier again, if you fall, our Jingwang Mansion will be unmanned to preside over the overall situation!"
The old prince took a deep breath, spit out slowly, and said, "Don't worry, I know it in my heart." ”
The secret agents sent by the third prince also sent back the news.
Xia Qingqing has been staying in Xuzhou for many days, eating, drinking and having fun, she is very happy every day, the third prince is holding a thin piece of paper and laughing so much that she can't help herself, thinking that Xia Qingqing is still young, and she likes to have fun, if she wants to get married in the future, she hopes to travel around other countries.
Then he had to accompany him, that is, but now it was Lin Qing who was accompanying Xia Qingqing, which made him a little jealous, thinking that Lin Qing had robbed him of his position, if it weren't for these damn things in the capital that restrained him, he would have followed Qingqing.
was worried, Hua Yan slowly entered the room, "Master, I got the news here, the eldest prince and the second prince." After building the houses of those disaster victims, he devoted himself to practicing Buddhism and praying at home, and wrote scriptures for them to atone for their sins! ”
The third prince snorted coldly, "Their sins are not enough to atone for their sins by kneeling in front of the Buddha for a lifetime." ”
Hua Yan's voice did not stop, and then said, "It's just." During the day. No matter how much they devote themselves to atonement for their sins in front of the Buddha, they plot such a rebellious thing at night, presumably the Buddha will not pay attention to them! ”
"Oh, what news did you get again? Let's hear it. ”
"Approaching the end of the year, there is still a month is the end of the year, the end of the year is the most important thing in the year, when the emperor ascends the altar, when the sacrifice to the sky, there should be the prince and the queen accompanying the side, but we rely on the eldest prince, the second prince, the fight is so strong, and the palace is mixed, I really don't know which prince the emperor will choose to accompany him and climb the altar together."
"It doesn't matter who he chooses? It must also be a signal, the courtiers look at his preferences, and naturally they will also be biased, master, do we want to fight? ”
The Three Princes. angrily threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and shattered it. "Before the construction work of the follow-up construction work of these disaster victims is halfway through, they have already come up with ideas, and they want to plan the year-end sacrifice, and they are not afraid of dreaming back at midnight, and those unjust souls will come to demand their lives?"
"Master, don't be impatient, such a heinous person, the souls under his hands are no longer known, presumably when he sleeps, he must also open one eye and close one eye, dare not fall asleep, or he will be guarded by his side."
"Well, let's not talk about them, it's just that this year-end festival still has to be planned carefully."
"What the master said is that the two of them are not worthy of the throne, and neither of them is worthy of the throne. It's just that the emperor is blind, and he still thinks that these two people are still the teenagers he raised with his own hands in the past, and they have not grown up in his eyes, so he deceives himself. ”
He pretended to be blinded to the souls who had died unjustly by the negligence of the two of them. It was his own reluctance to open his eyes. ”
The third prince turned his mind and said, "Since he doesn't want to open his eyes, then he won't open them, this year-end sacrifice has always been a major event to communicate with heaven and earth, but if such thieves are allowed to go to the altar, presumably the emperor of heaven will also be angry about it, it's better to do it!" ”
"Why don't we destroy this altar."
Hua Yan followed the train of thought of the three princes and added, "The emperor attaches great importance to the year-end sacrifice, and has already invited those Taoist masters in the fourth Taoist temple into the palace and began to open the altar to calculate the time. ”
"Not only that, but how to properly hide the black powder under the altar is also a problem."
"End of the year!" The third prince said quickly, "The end of the year must be a good time to visit relatives and friends, and the gifts in your hands will naturally not be less, so in the name of giving gifts to the emperor in the name of the feudal kings and families from all over the country." Pack black powder in those gifts, and don't be greedy for more than one time. ”
"Scatter some of your subordinates, pretend to be a small servant and blend into the team of those gift-givers, as long as we send out a large number of people, even if we bring less each time, it is okay to add up to a lot."
Hua Yan continued, "Not only that, but I can also ask the girls who have mixed in with the mansions to ask their masters for new gadgets on the street, and they will come forward to buy them." ”
"And the small vendors who sell things have long since been replaced by our own people. When buying things, they bought black powder together, and when the time came, they brought it into the palace and then brought it into the congratulatory gift to the emperor, so that it would be foolproof. ”
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Yes, master, my subordinates will not disgrace their lives!"
"Come, come!"
"Prefect, let's have another drink."
Xia Qingqing and Lin Qing set up a bureau to entertain the prefect, and Liu Cheng, the prefect of Xuzhou, was invited.
Everyone in the bureau pushed the cup and changed the lamp, eagerly as if it were a family, but in fact it was nothing more than a bundle of interests. Lin Qing, on behalf of Xia Qingqing, promised to give all the three-point profits obtained by Bai Yutang to the prefect, so that the prefect Liu Cheng was willing to provide protection for Bai Yutang.
If the people in the local business district really have any objections, they will also be suppressed by the prefect, and they don't have to worry about the safety of the people working here.
Originally, Lin Qing was still hesitating, thinking that the benefits given out were too much, Xia Qingqing said, "Money, it's not earned in a day, and naturally it won't be earned in a day. ”
Just gave a three-point profit plainly, and he also felt that it was a little high. Thinking that they are new to the city, it is not easy to identify them directly. After some deliberation, the two agreed.
It's just that as the days go by, I will find an opportunity to divide this interest in the future and change it to 19.
"Come, Lord Prefect, I'll give you another drink!"
"Lin Shaoxia is really it, a lot!"
"Young hero, being the owner of such a big Baiyutang, I have long heard how brilliant the Baiyutang in the capital is, but I didn't expect that Young Master Lin also chose to establish a branch in Xuzhou."
"I am fortunate to be able to meet Master Lin, which is naturally a great blessing in life, come and come, let's drink this wine together."
"Good! Drink together! ”
The prefect Liu Cheng, the oil was as slippery as a loach, not mentioning the help that could be provided when it was built, Xia Qingqing was a little anxious, and Lin Qing naturally felt the restlessness of the people beside him, and he made a look to tell her not to worry.
Then he opened his mouth without being annoyed, "Presumably, the prefect has also heard that this Baiyutang was established by the Qingqing County Lord, but the villain has some in-laws with his family, so he can open Baiyutang here." ”
"It's just that if there is something that is not good, please bear with me."
"Here, I'm toasting you."
"Young Master Lin, what are you talking about?"
"Your father is also an important minister in the court, and being able to open a store in Xuzhou is to give me face, it's too late for me to welcome it, how can I blame it!"
Xia Qingqing snorted coldly in her heart, what she said was respect, admiration, and what she said was not good, wasn't it for the sake of profit!
If he was really afraid of the county lord and the forces in the capital behind Lin Qing, he would naturally be able to ask for three points of profit without opening his mouth, which was nothing more than relying on the sky high emperor Yuan.
Relying on him Lin Qing is a businessman in the rivers and lakes, and his foundation in the court is also his father's generation, if we want to settle in Xuzhou, we naturally have to deal with the biggest official here first, if not, he will have more opportunities to find trouble in the future, and he also happens to pinch this point, and he is still acting here!
Thinking that in order to have a quiet life in the future, Xia Qingqing took a deep breath.
"Oh, Young Master Lin Qing, why don't you introduce this little brother next to you." The prefect looked at Xia Qingqing and asked.
"This little brother is dignified, and you can see that he is your right-hand man!
Lin Qing did not shy away from saying, "Come, Lin Jue, see the prefect." ”
Xia Qingqing stepped forward and said with a standard fist salute, "I have seen the prefect, I am Lin Qing's sworn brother, and I run the White Jade Hall with him. ”
"From now on, it's all up to the prefect."
The prefect stepped forward without putting on a show, and quickly helped Lin Jue up, saying, "Hey, little brother, we will be a family in the future, no need to be polite!" ”
"No need to be polite, then again, we can get together this time, it is an opportunity given by the county lord, come, let us pay tribute to the county lord together."
A few people complimented them again, and Lin Qing hurriedly said, "Lord Prefect, try this raw pickle, this is a new way of eating that we brought from the capital." ”
"It's different from the local pickles, and the taste is also unique."
"I didn't expect Young Master Lin Qing to be a person who can eat! This capital is not close to the sea, and it is really surprising that such things can be studied. "They have already inquired, this Liu Cheng is a greedy person.
Lin Qing replied with a smile, "This taste must be even more surprising to adults." ”
"Okay, let's try it."
The prefect sandwiched the largest piece of shrimp meat on the plate. As soon as he put it in his mouth, his eyes widened.
Lin Qing smiled undiminished, and then said, "This raw pickling is to take the shrimp meat that has just been caught, peel off the skin and head of the live shrimp, and put it directly into the ice bucket. ”
"When marinating, add green onion and ginger and other seasonings, marinate for more than two hours, the shrimp meat must be fresh, and the raw pickle can be made without fishy smell, and the mouth is elastic and tender."
"Good, good, good, it's really very different from the local raw pickles," the prefect said three good words in a row, "The local things are made with an earthy smell, or the pickled seasoning smell is very strong." ”
"Young Master Lin Qing is really a wonderful person with poetry and wine!"
The prefect raised his glass, "Young Master Lin Qing, I will toast you again, I believe that with you sitting in Baiyutang, we will be able to make a lot of money." ”
"This time, it's up to the prefect!"
"Come, let's drink this cup together."
The wine bureau was staggered, and once again discussed the location of the new Baiyutang, and the prefect also thought that the port area was cheap and the flow of people was large. once again affirmed Xia Qingqing's thoughts.