Xian Wang's Mansion, the middle hall.

"Haha......"

As soon as Luo Tianjin and Shen Dongshan met, neither of them had too many greetings and politeness, but looked at each other for a moment under the puzzled gaze of others, and then laughed out loud together.

"Master Shen, since you have become a lobbyist for the imperial court, why are you coming to my Xianwang Mansion today?"

"Yu'er, don't make a mistake!"

In the face of Luo Ningyu's cynicism, Shen Dongshan had not yet spoken, but Luo Tianjin's face sank, and he scolded first: "Don't forget, Master Shen saved your life when he was in Hexi, quickly make amends to Master Shen." ”

"Dad, I ......"

"Miss Luo doesn't know the reason, and it's normal for people to have a misunderstanding. Don't get in the way!" Shen Dongshan waved his hand with a smile and said, "Miss Luo is far from the only one who has a misunderstanding about Shen now. Compared with some people's foul language that is difficult to hear, Miss Luo's words are already very polite. Hehe......"

Master Shen endured the humiliation, and Luo was deeply moved. ”

Luo Tianjin smiled slightly, the two exchanged a few words, and then sat down separately.

At this moment, in addition to Luo Tianjin and Shen Dongshan in the middle hall, there are also Liu Xunyi, Luo Ningyu, Ling Xiaoxiao, Xun Qin, Xie Xuan, Huang Yulang and others present.

"They are all old acquaintances, and Luo will no longer introduce them one by one. Luo Tianjin picked up the teacup, saluted Shen Dongshan slightly, and said with a light smile, "Master Shen, last time I had the Yingchuan Pan family, Luo didn't have time to thank you. This time the matter of Xijing made you bother and work hard, and Luo had nothing to repay, and he was really ashamed. ”

"Lord Luo Mansion is too polite! It is a blessing for Shen to be able to share the worries of King Beixian. ”

Luo Tianjin smiled bitterly: "Master Shen is the richest man in the world, well-informed, and rich enough to rival the country. The treasures in this world, once they are sent to Master Shen, will be overshadowed. Luo was very distressed and didn't know how to repay Master Shen's kindness. ”

Shen Dongshan waved his hand again and again and said: "The Lord of Luofu is too outside! What is the relationship between you and me? Our love is high and deep, how can those mundane things touch it? When the Lord of Luofu tells me this, doesn't he treat me Shen Dongshan as an outsider?"

"Really?" Huang Yulang asked in an unkind tone, "So, does Master Shen really regard my family master as a friend?"

"Oh?" Shen Dongshan was thoughtful, and instantly noticed the strangeness in Huang Yulang's words, and was secretly surprised, but on the surface, he pretended to be confused, and said blankly, "Does Sixth Master Huang think that I and the Lord of Luofu ...... Not a friend?"

Huang Yulang was expressionless, and replied lightly: "I'm just a little curious, how many friends does Master Shen have who are 'as high as the sky and the depths of the sea'? If the head of my family is counted as one, I don't know Jin Fuyu of Jin Jianwu...... Is it another?"

"Shhh

Huang Yulang got straight to the point and directly provoked the doubts in his heart, which made the faces of the others present change slightly.

"What does Huang Liuye mean by this? Why did Shen become more and more confused the more he listened?" Shen Dongshan was not surprised, and asked indifferently, "Could it be that you don't believe me?"

As for this, Shen Dongshan turned his gaze to Luo Tianjin again, and said with a smile: "The lord of Luofu has not forgotten? The matter of Xijing was not actively intervened by Shen, but at your invitation, so that he did not avoid the sword and axe, did not hesitate to be famous, and did his best to help. ”

"Master Shen, don't misunderstand, Huang Yulang has an upright temperament and has always been quick to talk, but he has no malicious intent. Luo Tianjin smiled lightly, "He just has doubts and wants to ask Master Shen for the truth, so as to feel at ease." ”

"What truth?"

"Between Master Shen and Jin Fuyu...... Have you ever secretly passed the 'Martial Arts Alliance Master' in advance?"

Facing Huang Yulang's aggressive questioning, a touch of indescribable embarrassment finally appeared on Shen Dongshan's face.

Under the curious and nervous gaze of everyone, Shen Dongshan slowly took out a letter from his arms.

"Master Shen, this is ......"

"Truth be told, this is a secret letter written to me by the Lord of the Golden Dock. Shen Dongshan said frankly, "Actually, not only did the Lord of Jinwu write me a letter, but I also wrote a letter back to him. And the content of the letter is about the proposal to elect the leader of the martial arts alliance. However, although I informed the Golden Dock Master of this matter in advance, he did not give me a clear answer. Until the second day of the eighth month, I was not sure what the Golden Dock Master was thinking. ”

"This ......"

Seeing that Huang Yulang was suspicious, Shen Dongshan waved his hand and smiled: "Actually, Shen came today to inform the Lord of Luofu about this matter, but he was unexpectedly preempted by Huang Liuye. Hehe......"

"Since Master Shen conspired with the lord of my family, how could he secretly communicate with Jin Fuyu again. Xie Xuan asked with displeasure, "Master Shen, you treat the affection of our people in the rivers and lakes as a business, and you want to eat both?"

"Second Master Xie's words are wrong!"

Shen Dongshan shook his head disapprenousfully and said: "Although it was Shen's idea to promote the leader of the martial arts alliance, as early as Jinling, Shen had repeatedly discussed with Huang Liuye, and the flying pigeon sent a letter to inform the lord of Luofu and got his consent, so it was by no means an unauthorized decision." After that, in order to be safe, Shen decided to return a secret letter to the master of Jinwu. The reason why I replied to the letter was not to secretly collude with Jin Jianwu, but to smoothly promote the election of the leader of the martial arts alliance. Needless to say, the status and prestige of the Lord of Luofu among the Six Great Sects is needless to mention, but if only you agree to this matter, and Jin Jianwu and the Four Great Families strongly oppose it, how can the result be as desired? Therefore, in order to achieve my goal, I have to do everything possible to persuade the Four Great Families, and the best way to persuade them is not for me to speak, but for the Lord of Jinwu to speak. It happened that the lord of Jinwu sent someone to deliver a letter at that time, so I pushed the boat down the river to raise the matter with him. So why not have the best of both worlds?"

Ling Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Old Master Shen is reasonable! In order to achieve the goal, it is not impossible to treat Jin Fuyu as part of the plan. ”

"Then who can guarantee that we will not be part of his and Jin Fuyu's plan?" Huang Yulang shook his head and said, "If Master Shen really regards us as friends, why didn't he tell us about this in advance?"

Shen has already explained that until the second day of the first month of August, Jin Fuyu did not give me a clear answer. Shen Dongshan said with a straight face, "Jin Fuyu is undecided, how can I blindly inform the Luo Mansion Lord of this matter? In case Jin Fuyu cheats halfway, wouldn't the Luo Mansion Lord doubt Shen's sincerity?"

"Master Shen's explanation is too perfunctory......"

"That's enough!" Without waiting for Huang Yulang to relent, Luo Tianjin suddenly waved his hand and said loudly, "Looking for clothes, bring the letter!"

Liu Xunyi, who looked solemn, quickly presented the secret letter written by Jin Fuyu to Shen Dongshan to Luo Tianjin. Luo Tianjin threw the secret letter in front of everyone in the candle flame. Under everyone's astonished gaze, MeSign burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

This situation made everyone puzzled, but it made Shen Dongshan show a trace of gratitude.

"Mansion Master, you are ......"

"I have been friends with Master Shen for many years, and he is not from the rivers and lakes, so his methods are not as old-fashioned and rigid as ours. Luo Tianjin said, "Master Shen is a businessman, so he will naturally use the methods of a businessman to do things." Even if you do whatever it takes, you will never betray your friends. So, no matter how many concerns you have, how many grievances you have, from now on, you are not allowed to mention a word. I believe in Master Shen!"

"Yes!"

Although Huang Yulang was unwilling, he had no choice but to obey Luo Tianjin's order.

"Lord Luofu Gaoyi, Shen admires!" Shen Dongshan arched his hand, "Actually, in addition to this secret letter, there is another thing that Shen is facilitating behind the scenes. ”

"Oh?" Luo Tianjin exclaimed, pretending to be confused, "One more thing?"

"Yes!" Shen Dongshan nodded and said, "Sui Zuo, the general of Xijing, I deliberately sent him a message to induce him to send troops to kill the Qin Mansion. ”

"Haha......" Luo Tianjin laughed when he heard this, "I have always been puzzled by this matter, wondering how there could be such a coincidence in the world, it turns out that everything is behind Master Shen's back, good!

Shen Dongshan smiled indifferently, his eyes inadvertently glanced at Luo Ningyu, his eyes couldn't help but have a look of suspicion, and he hesitated again and again before he asked Luo Tianjin: "Lord Luo, in fact, Shen also has something unknown, but he doesn't know...... When should I not talk about it?"

"Master Shen, but it's okay to talk about it. ”

"Ling Qianjin...... Late at night on the first day of the eighth month, he was held hostage by Long Yu. Shen was very curious, if I didn't happen to meet them that day, I couldn't rescue Miss Luo...... I don't know if the lord of Luofu will act according to the plan on the second day of the eighth month, or will he make a mistake and provoke a war according to Long Yu's request?"

Shen Dongshan's question is obviously not good, and it is somewhat "tooth for tooth".

He asked Luo Tianjin to make a choice between Luo Ningyu and Jianghu morality in public, if he chose to "act according to the plan", he would definitely hurt Luo Ningyu's heart. But if you choose "will be wrong", you will lose face in front of everyone.

Thinking about it, it's a real dilemma.

"Of course, it's a matter of course!"

Without waiting for Luo Tianjin to try to prevaricate, Xun Xun suddenly spoke: "It is a matter of life and death for the Central Plains martial arts, how can the lord of Luofu make a mistake for his own selfishness?"

As for this, Xun Qin turned his gaze to Luo Ningyu again, and said with a meaningful smile: "What's more, Miss Luo never wants her biological father to be infamous for being unkind and unjust, and infamous for foreign countries. Miss Luo, I don't know if I'm right?"

"Not bad!"

Luo Ningyu reacted very quickly, and quickly nodded: "Actually, I asked Liu Xunyi to go back to my father that night, so that he doesn't have to care about my life and death, and he must not violate the morality of the rivers and lakes, let alone be coerced and driven by Long Yu's dog thief." I am the daughter of King Beixian, and it is already unfilial piety not to be able to share my father's worries, so how can I be a burden to him?"

"Sure enough, it's the women who don't let the eyebrows, Shen admires!"

Shen Dongshan knew that Xun Qin and Luo Ningyu were solving the siege for Luo Tianjin, and the "problem" he had just now also made Luo Tianjin taste the taste of "dilemma", and it could be regarded as "a tooth for a tooth", so he no longer chased and asked.

Several people pretended to look at each other calmly and smiled, and no one was entangled.

"I have heard that Master Shen is vigorous and resolute, and his business is all over the world. Wherever you go, you will do the business, even if it is just passing through a place, you must leave a name, leave a voice, and place an industry. When you come to Luoyang City this time, I don't know what kind of business you plan to do?" Luo Tianjin changed his words and asked with a smile, "Whether you want a house, land or money, as long as Master Shen says it, Luo will definitely do his best to help you to thank you for everything you have done in Hexi." ”

Shen Dongshan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Shen already has a lot of business in Luoyang City, and he relies on the blessing of the lord of Luofu on weekdays, so he doesn't plan to do business anymore when he comes here, and he doesn't want a house or land, and he has no interest in money." ”

Luo Tianjin heard something in Shen Dongshan's words, and asked rhetorically, "I don't know what Master Shen wants?"

"It's not a secret, Shen does have something to ask for today. Shen Dongshan smiled mysteriously and said bluntly, "Shen wants to be the main person in Luofu." ”

"Someone?" Luo Tianjin was stunned when he heard this, and said in astonishment, "Who?"

"The prisoner of the Xian Wang's Mansion, Tang Afu!"

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