The largest inn in Longmen Mansion is Mingsheng Inn, which is a native of the century-old brand, although the Taiping Inn is famous, but after all, it is a foreigner, and it is a latecomer, so it is naturally not as far away. Taiping Sect knew that the situation in Longmen Mansion was complicated, and did not attach importance to the Taiping Inn here, and the establishment was more like a routine matter, so the Taiping Inn here was not located in a prosperous area, and the scale was not large, it was about the size of Mrs. Lu and Mr. Shen Da's husband-and-wife shop.

After Li Xuandu and Qin Su came to the Taiping Inn here, they found that it was actually full, thinking that there were too many people from the rivers and lakes who had poured into Longmen Mansion recently, and the major inns in the city were already full.

At this time, there was a young man standing outside the inn, although he was dressed as a businessman, but he had a bookish atmosphere that only a scholar could have, plus he had a handsome face and a slender figure, and occasionally a woman passing by, he couldn't help but take a second look.

When Li Xuandu saw this person, he put away the paper umbrella in his hand and handed it to Qin Su, and arched his hand: "Yun He, it's hard work." ”

This person is Li Rus, he smiled slightly, and said politely: "Don't dare, the shopkeeper and the proprietor, please come with me." ”

When Li Xuandu and Qin Su heard this title, they couldn't help but smile at each other.

Under the guidance of Li Ruye, the two entered the Taiping Inn through the back door, this place is a small courtyard, there are two wings and a firewood room, Li Xuandu looked around and asked, "Yun He lives here on weekdays?"

Li nodded.

Li Xuandu said: "I have wronged you." ”

Li Ru smiled: "This place is much better than Dry Leaf Island. ”

After that, Li invited the two of them into one of the wings, which was his study, which was simple but very clean. In addition to a single bookcase, there are a large number of files neatly stacked.

Li said: "The biggest headache now is these things, which involve the detailed information of each 'guy' of our Taiping Inn, and it is not a long-term solution to be placed here after all. ”

Li Xuandu said: "In this way, it is necessary to build a place similar to where the central altar is located." Where do you think it's best to choose?"

Li said: "We are still understaffed now, we can't set up a well-guarded general altar like Wan Du Gate and Tingfeng Tower, Longmen Mansion is a neutral place in the rivers and lakes, and the fish and dragons are mixed but also avoid the sphere of influence of the major sects, it is very suitable to choose this place, but the key is to hide people's eyes and ears." ”

Li Xuandu and Li Ru have been together for many years, and they know each other very well, so they asked directly: "Do you have a goal?"

Li said: "There is a good house in Yong'an Fang, which is three streets away from the Vientiane School Palace, which was originally the residence of a famous place in the rivers and lakes. However, because the house is close to the Vientiane School Palace, the price is expensive. This matter should also be consulted by the shopkeeper and the proprietor. ”

Qin Su asked, "How much silver?"

Li said: "The asking price is 650,000 taels of silver, but if you can settle the bill with Taiping money, 21,000 Taiping dollars is almost enough." ”

Qin Su groaned slightly and said, "You can buy it." In the future, the expenses below one million taels of silver will be Yun He's own decision. ”

Li Ru subconsciously glanced at Li Xuandu.

Li Xuandu smiled: "Look at what I do, this is not my money, since the owner has spoken, you can rest assured to spend it, but remember to do a good job of accounting, and submit it to the owner for audit at the end of the year." ”

Qin Su said: "That's not necessary......

Li Xuandu interrupted her and said: "It's not that I can't believe Yun He, but that we must set up individual rules for everything, and in the future, the owner, the account office, and the shopkeeper will all change others, and we still have to do it according to this set of rules." ”

Qin Su said: "I didn't think that far. ”

Li Xuandu glanced at her: "It's not that you can't think of it, but you haven't thought about it at all, right?"

Qin Su coughed lightly, didn't answer this conversation, and said to him: "Yun He, have you ever found a helper?" After all, he has been busy with cases for many years, and there is still a lack of a person with red sleeves to add fragrance. ”

Li Ru shook his head and said, "Don't dare to ask for extravagance." ”

Li Xuandu said: "It doesn't matter, our host family has many good sisters, all of whom are famous ladies, with noble family backgrounds and both talents and appearances, let her introduce one." ”

Qin Su has been by Li Xuandu's side for a long time, and he has also learned to be a little poor-mouthed, and then he answered: "My best sister's surname is Lu, the small character Bing Yan, she is both talented and beautiful, and Yun He is still a fellow countryman, I don't know what Yun thinks?"

Li Ru was a little crying and laughing when Li Xuandu and Qin Su sang and said: "Mr. Five, I will never dare to climb high." ”

Li Xuandu pretended to be upright and said: "Oh, what is high and not high, men should marry and women should marry, this is the fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders." ”

Li Ru smiled bitterly and waved his hand again and again, obviously quite jealous of Lu Yanbing.

Of course, Li Xuandu knew what kind of temperament his junior sister was, and he didn't really want to match the two, so he said: "In a few days, the brigades of the Forgetful Sect and the Mending Heaven Sect will arrive one after another, and I don't know if I can be accommodated in Qingping Garden, but I have to prepare early." In addition, the Tianle Sect had already arrived, but it did not rush into the city, and now it was outside the city. ”

Li Ru thought for a while and said: "Now the inns in the city are full, and it is not easy to settle in the Longmen Mansion, but I have purchased a courtyard outside the city, close to Luoshui, which occupies a large area, so it is better to let the friends of the five sects of Liaodong go to settle there, so as not to regenerate with the righteous people in the city." ”

Li Xuan didn't rush to agree, but looked at Qin Su, after all, Qin Su was the head of the five sects in Liaodong.

Qin Su groaned slightly, and said, "What should I do if I have already entered the city?"

Li Xuandu said: "Let them be in Qingping Garden, after all, it is your person, if Miss Qin is alone, it will not be good-looking." And we will not stay in Longmen Mansion for too long, this battle must be a battalion step by step, if Longmen Mansion is the base camp, Beimang County is the first camp to attack Beibi Mountain, after wanting to gather, we will go to Beimang County in a big way. ”

Qin Su asked again, "What about Jing Zen Buddhism?"

Li Xuandu said: "This will not be known until the Great Heavenly Master arrives." ”

Qin Su nodded and said, "That's it." ”

Then Li Xuandu explained other things about the Taiping Inn to Li Ru, and asked, "What happened to the Vientiane School Palace?"

Li replied: "I went to see the Sikong Great Sacrifice Wine, and listened to the meaning of the Great Sacrifice Wine, and now the Vientiane School Palace is divided into three factions, led by the three Great Sacrifice Wines, some of whom recognize and support the shopkeeper, and some who oppose it, and more of them are still neutral, and they are scholars, and they don't listen to things outside the window, and they only read the books of the sages. ”

Li Xuandu smiled: "If they are all such scholars, it will save trouble." ”

Li said: "The best result is to ask the shopkeeper to go up in person and have a deep talk with Sikong Grand Sacrificial Wine, after all, there is the affection between Zhang Xiangye and General Qin, and Sikong Grand Sacrificial Wine is still easy to talk to." ”

Li Xuandu pondered for a moment and said: "I am here for this matter, Confucianism has been powerful for many years, we should not be underestimated, we are in the rivers and lakes, after all, it has always been well water and not river water, if once you set foot in the temple, you have to deal with Confucian people." ”

Li said: "When the Golden Horde went south, the descendant of the saint Yan Shenggong went south and became the Confucian sage Nanzong, but the half-brother of Yan Shenggong took the initiative to surrender to the Golden Horde and became the beginning of the Northern Sect. There were two Yan Shenggong in the world, the Yan Shenggong who surrendered to the Golden Horde, and also followed the Golden Horde army to fight against the Great Jin Dynasty and died for the Golden Horde. Later, the Great Jin Dynasty fell, and the Northern Sect of the Yan Shenggong Gate became the authentic one. Later, every time the world changed greatly, the Yan Shenggong, who was favored by the country, never resisted to the death, only changed hands and betrayed repeatedly. The children of the saints are still like this, which shows that the Confucian people are also good and bad, although there are loyal and observant people, and there are also servile villains. If you go to the imperial capital in the future, I don't know how many Confucian people will be involved, they will form their own parties, and then divide into factions, deep-rooted, intertwined, these people may not be powerful against foreign enemies, but they are good at internal fighting, this point, we must not be unguarded, or we must prepare early. ”

Li Xuandu sighed lightly: "What Yun He said is true. Can you go to the Vientiane Academy now?"

Li said: "The Vientiane School Palace is only open to the public on the fifteenth day of each month, otherwise you can only visit the door. I don't know if the shopkeeper has any acquaintances in the Vientiane School Palace? It's not good to visit Sikong Da Sacrificial Wine directly, after all, not just anyone can see the three big sacrificial wines, unless the shopkeeper shows his identity, but in the eyes of others, I'm afraid there will be trouble. ”

Qin Su suddenly said: "I have an old friend who is now in the Vientiane School Palace. ”