"Please!"

Hearing this, Shen Dongshan quickly got up and took the initiative to greet him outside the door.

A moment later, under the guidance of Miao Shan, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, with a wide body and a fat body, accompanied by several big men, walked quickly towards the meditation room.

If Liu Xunyi is here, he will be no stranger to middle-aged men, he is the Dongfu squire of the Great Song Dynasty, Lord Jia. Liu Xunyi and Xun Qin fought for the first time in Yanmen Pass, just to save him.

At this moment, among the several guards who followed Jia Shilang, there was also an acquaintance of Liu Xunyi, who was the former captain of the Quanzhou battalion, and later offended Lu Tingxiang, and then was demoted to the head of Pingjiang Mansion, Feng Tianba.

Feng Tianba is upright and upright, and after Liu Xunyi has dealt with him a few times, he has a good impression of him, so he once asked Qin Wei to secretly help him after returning to Lin'an.

Sure enough, Qin Wei did not disappoint Liu Xunyi, and after returning to Lin'an, he informed Zhao Yuan of Feng Tianba's affairs one by one.

Zhao Yuan verified in many ways and learned that Feng Tianba was a manufacturable material, so he operated in secret, and finally recruited Feng Tianba into the Dongfu Tianji Pavilion and gave him the official Golden Dao Captain.

However, in order to prevent Feng Tianba from sniffing out clues about Liu Xunyi in the Tianji Pavilion, Zhao Yuan did not leave him in the pavilion as an errand, but arranged him to serve as a guard in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Two days ago, Shen Dongshan sent a secret letter to him, and the prime minister appointed Jia Shilang to visit Jinling privately, and accidentally sent Feng Tianba to him as a guard.

As a result, we have today's scene.

"Master Shen, I haven't seen you for many years, don't come unharmed!"

"Blessed Lord Toja, all is well below. Haha......"

Shen Dongshan and Jia Shilang have known each other for many years, so as soon as they met, they greeted each other like old friends.

As he spoke, Shen Dongshan had already greeted Jia Shilang. He swept his gaze and inadvertently glanced at Feng Tianba, and a look of suspicion couldn't help but appear in his eyes, but he didn't say much, but took the initiative to take Jia Shilang's arm and led him towards the meditation room quite affectionately.

Shen Dong is good at knowing people and has the ability to never forget. He had seen Feng Tianba lead his troops to the Lu Mansion to make trouble at Mo Cen's Golden Basin Washing Conference, and clearly remembered Feng Tianba's identity, but now when he saw him beside Jia Shilang, he couldn't help but muttered a little in his heart.

After all, Shen Dongshan is a big shot, and Feng Tianba is just an unknown junior. Therefore, although Shen Dongshan was curious about his appearance, he had no intention of delving into it.

In the meditation room, the two sides invited each other to sit down, and Miao Shan personally poured tea and water for them, and then withdrew together with the guards of both sides.

After a while, only Shen Dongshan, Jia Shilang, Kui Qi, and Feng Tianba were left in the meditation room. Kui Qi is Shen Dongshan's cronies, while Feng Tianba is to protect Jia Shilang's thoughtfulness.

Moreover, Feng Tianba is a person from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Youdao is a "seven-grade official in front of the Prime Minister", so Jia Shilang also takes good care of him.

"Three days ago, the prime minister received a letter from Master Shen and secretly summoned me to discuss countermeasures overnight. Seeing that there were no outsiders in the room, Jia Shilang took the lead in speaking and said jokingly, "In the early morning of the next day, the prime minister ordered me to hurry to Jinling. Haha......"

Seeing that Jia Shilang was holding a teacup and not drinking, he just looked at himself meaningfully, and kept complaining in his mouth. Of course, Shen Dongshan understood what he meant, and said with a light smile: "Lord Jia has worked hard all the way, and Shen is deeply sorry, I have already ordered someone to prepare ten cars of Jinling specialties." When Lord Jia left, he brought it back to Lin'an, five of which were dedicated to the Prime Minister, and the other five were left for Lord Jia to try. It's just a small courtesy, not a tribute, and I hope the adults will laugh!"

Hearing this, Jia Shilang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he nodded again and again with joy on his face: "There is a heart! There is a heart! Old Man Shen is too polite, haha......"

Shen Dongshan has been dealing with the imperial court officials for more than a day or two, so there are some things that don't need to be clarified, they have already tacitly understood them. The so-called "Jinling specialty", even a fool knows what it is.

"Since the prime minister and Lord Jia know the contents of the letter, I don't know what the two adults mean......" Shen Dongshan got straight to the point and asked bluntly.

"Before leaving, the Prime Minister specially told me that after I saw Master Shen, I must first ask Master Shen what he meant. Jia Shilang sipped the fragrant tea lightly and said with a casual smile, "Since they are looking for Master Shen, then Master Shen naturally has the power to do whatever he wants, Prime Minister and I...... It's just an outsider. ”

As soon as Jia Shilang came up, he first took himself and the prime minister out of this matter, pushed four, five or six, and pushed all the expedient pros and cons to Shen Dongshan, and he alone bore it.

Shen Dongshan is not a fool, he originally wanted to open the skylight with Jia Shilang to talk brightly, but hearing his words, a touch of displeasure suddenly flashed in Shen Dongshan's eyes, and his face became a little inexplicably strange compared to the sincerity just now.

Looking at the secretive, sleek and sophisticated Jia Shilang, Shen Dongshan was not annoyed, but smiled slightly, slowly put the folding fan in his hand on the table, and pretended to be bitter and helpless on his face, and said regretfully: "It's a pity!

"Oh?" Jia Shilang raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "I don't know what Master Shen regrets?"

"It's a pity for me that in the past few years, the prime minister and all the adults have worked hard and hard to stabilize the overall situation of the Central Plains, but now they are going to be ruined, it's a pity!"

Shen Dongshan was annoyed, beating his chest, hating his liver and intestines, and he didn't want to die.

"Master Shen, slow down!" Jia Shilang's face changed slightly, and he asked rhetorically, "What does Master Shen mean by this?

Shen Dongshan complained: "If you want to blame those people in the rivers and lakes, they don't want to make progress all day long, and they have nothing to do, so they know that they are causing trouble everywhere, fighting and killing." Now that all the martial arts sects and factions are in turmoil, vendettas and killings are continuous, I believe that it will not be long before the Central Plains martial arts will fall into a catastrophe of life and death, and then the Central Plains will be ruined by life and blood. Wouldn't the great civil chaos increase the burden on the imperial court, and how could Shen not feel sorry for it? Alas!"

"Master Shen said this...... It's too serious, isn't it?" Jia Shilang's eyes rolled slightly, and he said thoughtfully, "Since Luo Tianjin and Jin Fuyu both have asked Master Shen for help, it is enough to explain that Master Shen's role in this turmoil is ...... Crucial. With Master Shen here, how can the Central Plains be in chaos?"

"Alas, I'm afraid that Shen has the heart but is powerless. Shen Dongshan cried with a sad face and laughed at himself, "Shen is a businessman, he has no power to restrain chickens, and he has no pen and ink on his chest, how can he turn the tide?"

"Listen to the meaning of Master Shen's words...... It seems that you don't want to meddle in this matter?" Jia Shilang said suspiciously.

"I want to!, but I don't have enough heart and strength," Shen Dongshan sighed, "Lord Jia lives in a temple, and he may not know much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. On the second day of the first month of August, the various major factions of martial arts gathered in the Qin Mansion in Hexi, which was no longer a personal grudge between the Qin family and Shaolin, but a vendetta between the six major factions headed by the Xianwang Mansion and the four major families headed by Jin Jianwu. If it was just a small fight, Shen might be able to come forward to reconcile, but now it is different from the past, the other party is the Xianwang Mansion and the Golden Sword Dock......"

"So what?"

"I can't afford to offend!" Shen Dongshan smiled bitterly, "Whether it's Luo Tianjin or Jin Fuyu, Shen can't afford to offend." No matter which one is guilty, Shen may die without a place to be buried. Alas!"

After that, Shen Dongshan put his pitiful gaze on Jia Shilang again, and smiled weakly and bitterly: "Just now Jia Shilang said that Shen can do whatever he wants in this matter, but he is really tormented. Shen now not only can't do what he wants, but he has to be careful everywhere, and he can't even sleep and don't dare to close his eyes. Hehe......"

Hearing this, Jia Shilang's casual expression finally faded, and a solemn look welled up in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Master Shen received a request for help from Luo Tianjin and Jin Fuyu at the same time, if you insist on refusing to intervene, I'm afraid that you will offend the two families at once, right?

Seeing that Jia Shilang's heart was shaken, Shen Dongshan's eyes couldn't help flashing a touch of cunning, but on the surface, he still pretended to be puzzled, and humbly asked for advice: "Dare to ask Lord Jia, Luo Tianjin and Jin Fuyu, which of the two is more important?"

"This ......" was asked by Shen Dongshan so rhetorically, Jia Shilang couldn't help but be speechless for a while. At the same time, when he looked at Shen Dongshan, he couldn't help but reveal a meaningful scrutiny.

The two of them fought with wits, in fact, the result was already known, but they both wanted to say it through each other's mouths.

After all, some words were said by Jia Shilang, and the meaning was very different from what Shen Dongshan said himself. One represents the imperial court and the other represents himself, and the consequences are very different.

"Master Shen might as well tell the official the truth, do you want to meddle in this matter?" Jia Shilang asked in a low voice with a solemn face.

"Think!" Shen Dong said righteously, and then his expression darkened, and he smiled bitterly, "But I have more than enough heart and not enough strength." ”

"Then the official will tell you clearly!" Jia Shilang looked at him and said with a straight face, "Please ask Master Shen to intervene in this matter." You can manage it if you want to, and you have to manage it if you don't want to. ”

Hearing this, the smile on Shen Dongshan's face gradually solidified, and he said lightly with a smile: "Lord Jia, this is trying to catch ducks on the shelves?"

"Master Shen wants to disobey orders?"

"Don't dare!" Shen Dongshan shook his head and said, "It's just ...... You let a certain businessman Shen intervene in the grievances of those who lick the blood from the knife edge, this is ...... Didn't you push Shen into the fire pit?"

"It is inconvenient for the imperial court to intervene directly in this matter, and others are not qualified to interfere, but Master Shen is the most suitable. The most important thing is that now Luo Tianjin and Jin Fuyu both ask for you, so if you come forward, all the martial arts sects and factions will give you three points of affection. Jia Shilang waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "The Prime Minister said that you Shen Dongshan are the best choice to calm down this turmoil." All in all, the overall situation of the Central Plains must not be chaotic!"

Seeing that Shen Dongshan's face became more and more gloomy, Jia Shilang's attitude softened a little, and said with a light smile: "Master Shen, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as you do this, don't say that this official and the prime minister, even if it is the emperor, I have to remember your kindness." At that time, who else in the world will dare to oppose you? Such a pie-in-the-sky good thing, Master Shen must not miss it in vain because of a thought!"

Looking at Jia Shilang, whose eyebrows were fluttering, Shen Dongshan looked thoughtful, and was silent for a long time before he said quietly: "Lord Jia, do you know that Shen has been in business for so many years, what can he rely on to do it today?"

"By what?" Obviously, Jia Shilang was very inexplicable at Shen Dongshan's sudden words.

"Relying on Shen Mou's many years of abiding by his own principles, let him fall into the ground, and I will not move. Shen Dongshan said bluntly, "In fact, Shen's principle of being a man is very simple, only eight words. ”

At this moment, Jia Shilang's face changed color, and his eyes were full of suspicion: "I want to hear about it." ”

"Compliments are not close, cheap is not greedy!"

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