For example, Gao Laozhuang outside the city, and thousands of acres of land.

With the power of the Gongsun family in Youzhou City, it is not difficult to find out the contacts between the palace and the Zhao family from this line.

After knowing the hidden meaning of this matter, Zhao Meiniang suddenly gasped.

She didn't expect that simple business competition would involve the battle between the palace and the Gongsun family!

"The concubine is up to the prince in everything."

Zhao Meiniang meekly replied.

She knew very well that the matter had come to this point, and it was not something she could control.

While they were talking, Zhang Changde slowly walked in and saluted first,

"Your Highness, Mrs. Zhao, there are a few shopkeepers outside the door, saying that Mrs. Zhao arranged for them to do something, and it has been done."

Ji Lie nodded, looked at Zhao Meiniang on the side, and chuckled,

"Mrs. Zhao, let's go, shall we?"

"Listen to the king."

Several people stood up and left the Zhao Mansion.

……

Drunk breeze.

In the private room on the second floor, there were already many people sitting at this time.

"Master Li, Zhao Meiniang, that girl, invite us here, what do you think?"

"How can I see it, of course, just sit and watch. Guocheng has orders, so we naturally have to listen to his orders. ”

"That's it!"

"I can remind you, if anyone dares to secretly sell food to Zhao Meiniang's girl in private, Guocheng will not spare you!"

Between the words of everyone, they have reached an agreement, that is, according to Gongsun Qing's orders, they will not sell grain to the Zhao family's firm.

Just then, footsteps were heard outside.

"Shh

Someone rushed to alert others.

Everyone hurriedly silenced and looked at the door.

I saw the door slowly pushed open, but to everyone's surprise, it was not Zhao Meiniang who walked in first.

It is a thin, graceful and luxurious young man, who is Ji Lie.

Zhao Meiniang and Zhang Changde followed closely behind Ji Lie.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and someone recognized Ji Lie's identity,

"Wang ...... Lord, you ...... How did it come? ”

The others couldn't help but let out a low cry.

The handsome young man in front of him is actually the king of today's ghosts?!

Everyone came back to their senses and hurriedly saluted Ji Lie,

"We are going to see the prince!"

"No need to be polite."

Ji Lie waved his hand and chuckled,

"I heard that Mrs. Zhao plans to conduct business negotiations with you, and it happens that Lone and Mrs. Zhao also have some cooperation, so I plan to come to audit."

"You don't mind, do you?"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and their faces were a little strange.

Today, they plan to join forces to put pressure on Zhao Meiniang.

But he didn't expect that Ji Lie, who was the prince, would come forward for Zhao Meiniang.

This caught everyone present a little off guard.

"How can we mind? Lord Wang, please take a seat. ”

The one who recognized Ji Lie's identity was a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face.

He stood up with a smile and gave up the main seat he had occupied to Ji Lie.

Ji Lie was not polite, and sat down straight on the main seat.

"Lord Wang, this is the best West Lake Longjing, please use it slowly."

After the middle-aged man gave up his seat to Ji Lie, he poured a cup of tea very attentively.

Ji Lie took the tea and didn't drink it, but looked at each other with a smile,

"Dare to ask your Excellency ......"

The middle-aged man's eyes are bright, he is dressed in a strong suit, and calluses are faintly visible on his hands, like a martial artist.

"The prince is really a noble man who forgets things."

The middle-aged man said with a smile,

"The minister is Yang Zhen, the captain, and when the prince came to Youzhou City before, the minister had met with the prince."

Ji Lie, as the king of Youzhou, came to Youzhou City as a vassal officer, and the officials in the city needed to come forward to greet him.

Because of this, Yang Zhen was able to recognize Ji Lielai.

The lieutenant belonged to the subordinate officers of the state, and was in charge of military affairs and arresting thieves.

Generally speaking, a lieutenant is capable of commanding a few thousand soldiers.

In some counties with dangerous geographical locations and battleground for soldiers, the lieutenant can even command tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

But Ji Lie's fiefdom is not big.

The county soldiers under Yang Zhen's jurisdiction in the secluded land added up to only 1,800 people.

"It turns out that you are Yang Zhen."

Ji Lie let out an "oh", glanced at the tea in his hand, and slammed it at Yang Zhen.

The two sides sat down next to each other, and at such a close distance, Yang Zhen didn't have time to react at all, and was directly splashed in the face!

Not to mention Yang Zhen, everyone present was shocked!

No one would have imagined that Ji Lie would have such a move!

"You...... Lord, what does this mean?! ”

Yang Zhen stood up, his face was extremely pale.

As a lieutenant who controls nearly a thousand people, who is not respectful to the people in Youzhou City on weekdays?

But Ji Lie was in front of so many people, so he didn't give him face!

If it weren't for Ji Lie's identity, Yang Zhen would have slashed Ji Lie with a knife!

"I'm sorry, I don't like to drink green tea."

Ji Lie put down the teacup and said with a grin.

"The minister doesn't know the prince's preferences, this is the minister's negligence."

"But the prince shouldn't use tea to pamper the ministers, right? This is too undignified! ”

Yang Zhenzhen said in a heartfelt manner, didn't Guocheng say that Ji Lie's madness was cured?

How can you act so perversely!

"It's unseemly, isn't it?"

Ji Lie's face turned cold, and he scolded sharply,

"As the commander of the hidden country, you should arrest the bandits and calm the people."

"But you sit back and watch the Black Mountain thieves run rampant and wantonly invade Gu's fiefdom."

"You're so weak and incompetent, you're a waste!"

"Don't say that I'm throwing you in the face, I can't wait to play my father directly and remove you from your position as captain!"

Being scolded by him like this, Yang Zhen's face turned blue and pale, but he couldn't say anything back.

Who let what Ji Lie said be true.

After scolding Yang Zhen, Ji Lie was also much more comfortable.

Don't look at Yang Zhen's politeness on the surface, but Ji Lie knows very well in his heart that this guy and Gongsun He are the same dog.

Previously, the Black Mountain thieves attacked Gao Laozhuang, and Ji Lie didn't believe that this guy didn't know.

"Okay, don't you want to negotiate with Mrs. Zhao, why don't you start?"

Ji Lie didn't look at Yang Zhen either, and looked at the others.

They looked at each other, and someone said cautiously,

"Back to the prince, there are still people who haven't come......"

"If you don't come, you won't use it. Commander Zhang, remove all the empty chairs. ”

Ji Lie waved his hand.

Zhang Changde naturally did not hesitate, and immediately started with a few guards to carry out all the empty chairs in the room.

"Mrs. Zhao, shall we start?"

Ji Lie said with a smile.

"Whoa!"

With Ji Lie as a supporter, Zhao Meiniang can be said to be full of confidence.

Her watery eyes looked around at everyone present, and said in a crisp and pleasant voice,

"I invited you here today, the concubine body wants to ask clearly, where did my Zhao family firm offend you, and provoke you to be so targeted?"

With Ji Lie present, none of them spoke, for fear that the gun would shoot the first bird.

Seeing this, Zhao Meiniang looked at one of them.