"Didn't Your Highness bring me to observe the people's feelings? But don't you usually go to the bitter cold places where the people are not able to make a living, and then you will show a little favor in a gentle and sympathetic manner, and the prestige of Your Highness will not rise with the tide of the people's hearts. ”

Fast horse night walking, Donghuang Taiyi took Mu Sanqian out of Zhuge Jin's mansion and went straight to the downtown area, as soon as he entered the block, there was an indescribable strange smell straight to the brain, Mu Sanqian couldn't help but start to think about how lively the downtown in the daytime was, killing pigs and sheep and going into the water and garbage, it seemed that the streets of the bluestone slabs were covered with thick meat oil. It's kind of disgusting to think about.

Donghuang Taiyi, who was leading the way in front, looked as usual and didn't seem to be affected in the slightest.

The low eaves and old tiles on the side of the street are in stark contrast to where Zhuge Jin lives.

After entering the downtown area, turn left and right, and finally in the depths of the streets and alleys, there is a house that is not lost to Zhuge Jin at all.

Donghuang Taiyi arrived at the door of the mansion, stopped, dismounted and knocked on the door.

"It's just looking for someone to talk about the past, and if I don't have the will to do that kind of thing, it's a matter of losing my head. ”

As soon as the Eastern Emperor knocked on the door, he stood aside with his sleeves and shirts up.

"So the owner of this house didn't know that you would come late at night, or there would be no one waiting to greet you. ”

"The relationship is special. ”

Donghuang Taiyi replied in four words.

Mu Sanqian patiently accompanied him, there is a saying that the more you know, the more dangerous it is, but there is also a saying that the more you know, the more you take the initiative. Qiyuan's monopoly on the Central Plains has no one to shake, and although the northern frontier is eyeing the north of Yanmen Pass, it still has to be carefully weighed if there is any action. Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a hard bone, and anyone who wants to annex Western Shu will inevitably kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800.

In such a situation, it is the best choice to win over Xishu to become his ally.

No matter what the plan of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi is, whether it succeeds or fails, it will not affect this.

If all parties show favor to Xishu at that time, the choice will be on Xishu's side.

Mu Sanqian is willing to follow the Eastern Emperor Tai down the mountain to go this way, just to see with his own eyes how the situation in Xishu will go, the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, not to mention that the current Mu Sanqian is no different from an ant that can be killed by others.

The two waited for a while, and the confined door finally creaked open.

In the dim light, a middle-aged fat man with a round face and a round body yawned and poked out half of his head behind the door.

"Who's going to let people sleep in the middle of the night. ”

The middle-aged fat man had a festive face, but his temper was not very good, and he rubbed his eyes and looked at it for a long time before he recognized the person standing in front of the door.

"Steward Sun, I'm really sorry to disturb me in the middle of the night, but I have some urgent business with my master, so please go and report it." ”

"It turned out to be Huang Gongzi, then you wait a while, I'll go tell the master. ”

Originally, someone had disturbed a good dream, and Steward Sun's stomach was full of anger and almost spewed out, but when he saw that it was Huang Gongzi, he still tried his best to suppress it. Although this Huang Gongzi didn't meet much and didn't know much about the details, the master seemed to value this person very much, and every time he visited, the two would hide in the study and chat.

What Steward Sun did was to observe the words and people's feelings, and knew that the young man in front of him was not very human to the master, so he responded and went back happily.

"Why is that fat man so arrogant? He doesn't even give His Royal Highness the face of the prince?"

However, Mu Sanqian was stunned when he watched from the sidelines, a small official didn't show the slightest respect for the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and dared to let His Royal Highness the Prince be outside!

"Except for the owner of the house, no one else knows who I am. ”

Donghuang Taiyi didn't care at all, and gently explained to Mu Sanqian.

Mu Sanqian didn't know what the relationship between this family and Donghuang Taiyi was, and he didn't say anything more.

After a while, Steward Sun came back and opened the door to welcome the two into the house, but his attitude was several times better than Fang Cai.

"The master is waiting for Huang Gongzi in the study. ”

Steward Sun stopped when he brought the two to the door of the study, and the master explained that no one was allowed to approach.

"If you are an official, you must not live far from Zhuge Jin, and if you can afford to build such a good house in the downtown area, you must be either rich or expensive. ”

Along the way, the small scenery in the house is replaced step by step, the small pavilion forest scene is unique, and ordinary people obviously do not have such extravagant handwriting.

"It can be regarded as one of the richest households in Western Shu. ”

The interior decoration of the study is natural and antique, and the owner of the house has been waiting respectfully when he enters the study, and when he sees the East Emperor Taiyi coming in and taking a step forward, he is about to kneel down and bow down, and the East Emperor Taiyi rushes over and stretches out his hand to hold it.

"Uncle Lin, what is this doing, I have long said that you don't have to be strict with etiquette, I am just a junior in front of you. ”

"How dare you make a time, how dare you make a time. ”

The middle-aged man who was called Uncle Lin by the Eastern Emperor Taiyi was helped up and hurriedly bowed, and then asked the Eastern Emperor Taiyi to sit down, and he personally poured tea and served it.

Compared with Zhuge Jin, Uncle Lin was not wary of Mu Sanqian, and after asking casually, he stopped mentioning it.

Then Donghuang Taiyi and Uncle Lin chatted about family life. Uncle Lin's eyes were full of love when he looked at Donghuang Taiyi, and His Royal Highness the Donghuang told Uncle Lin about his interesting story about going out to patrol the border.

It was happy, but it made Mu Sanqian yawn boredly.

In the end, Uncle Lin said a few words about the recent situation of the property under his name, the candles on the table had burned out, and seeing that the sky was getting brighter outside, Donghuang Taiyi had the meaning of getting up and saying goodbye.

"Seeing that you are looking forward to coming to the Lin Mansion so much, I thought that you would talk about something important, but it turned out that it was really just chatting and catching up. ”

After the two left the Lin Mansion, Mu Sanqian had already followed the Eastern Emperor Taiyi to wander around the capital for almost a whole night.

"Uncle Lin is now the most powerful tycoon in Xishu, but more than 20 years ago, he was the most high-spirited champion in the court of Xishu. ”

"Stop being an official?"

"Being dismissed and demoted to a civilian has buried a lifetime's ambition. ”

"So miserable?"

Mu Sanqian didn't expect that Uncle Lin, who looked a little old, would have such a past.

"It can't be said that it is miserable, at least now he is the richest man in Xishu. ”

Mu Sanqian thought about it and said.

"Life is impermanent, but Uncle Lin will be degraded because of me. ”

"Because of you?"

Mu Sanqian instantly smelled that there would be a twist and turn story behind this sentence.