"Fresh faces?" a grain merchant who had just returned from the imperial capital secretly pointed to Xu Beiyou and asked his friends beside him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The three people at the table with him were all rooted in Jiangdu all the year round, and one of the wine merchants who was about the same age as him said softly: "His name is Xu Beiyou, and he is the successor designated by Lafayette Zhang. ”

"Lafayette Zhang?!" The grain merchant obviously had seen a lot of the world and knew Zhang Xueyao's name, so he was surprised: "Isn't the successor of Lafayette Zhang the eldest Miss Li, how did he become the one he is now?

"I don't know very well, but I vaguely heard some rumors that this young man is a disciple of Mr. Gongsun, and he just returned to Jiangnan from the northwest not long ago, and there is a Dao Sect intervening in it, and the water in it is very deep, and it is not for us people to speculate. The wine merchant whispered.

A slightly younger businessman at the same table probably didn't know much about many secrets because of his age, so he cautiously interjected and asked, "Two, dare to ask, who is the Lafayette Zhang that the two are talking about?"

The grain merchant said with a smile: "Since I established the dynasty of Daqi, there are three big people in this Jiangdu City, and you have to give these three people a face, and over time, the people below will call them Lafayette." The Lafayette Zhang we are talking about is one of them, called Zhang Xueyao, born in the Zhang family of Wei State, who was canonized as a princess by Emperor Dazheng in the previous dynasty, and as for the other two Lafayettes, they are not much different, they are all great people. ”

The slightly younger merchant couldn't help but stumble, "Did these Lafayettes come?"

"Why are they coming!" the wine merchant lowered his voice and said, "In the words of our businessmen, they are the proprietors, and Mrs. Luo and the others are the shopkeepers. ”

The grain merchant then asked, "By the way, I know Lafayette Zhang, but who is this Mr. Gongsun?"

Gongsun Zhongmou has a great reputation, and is even praised as "who in the world does not know the king", but this "who" does not mean everyone, but refers to the small group of people who really stand at the pinnacle of power, in other words, Gongsun Zhongmou's fame comes more from the cultivation world, rather than the world, and only those who have reached a certain height can know what the meaning of these four words Gongsun Zhongmou represents.

The oldest old man at the table finally couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Gongsun, that's a big man who is even more amazing than the three Lafayettes, I'm old, and I caught up with Mr. Gongsun's days when he was in Jiangnan, and I had seen him from afar, but I couldn't say a word, which is not a pity." ”

The old man subconsciously paused, hesitated slightly, and then sighed: "Mr. Gongsun's real name is Gongsun Zhongmou, born in the Gongsun clan of Wei State, the sect master of the Sword Sect, and that Zhang Lafayette is a married couple, if this young man is really a disciple of Mr. Gongsun, then it is reasonable to be able to take over." ”

With this beginning, the discussion about Xu Beiyou became more and more intense, and several tables nearby also joined in, turning out the grievances between Xu Beiyou and Duanmuyu, and even the story of staying in Xie Yuan, which seemed that this young man who had just emerged was mysterious and even a little miraculous.

After all, since ancient times, they have been heroes only by success or failure, whether you are stunning or beautiful, I am born with talent, as long as nothing is accomplished, it is penniless, but if you can get on the throne, even if it is a pig sitting in that position, it can attract the worship of countless people.

Of course, the giants who can sit at the round table in the middle of the table will not look at Xu Beiyou with awe, but they know more about Xu Beiyou, and the more they know, the more they are afraid of this rising generation.

Xu Beiyou is the successor of Gongsun Zhongmou's mantle, he learned from Gongsun Zhongmou not only the way of the sword, but also the ability to "weave a net", Gongsun Zhongmou has used decades to weave a huge network of contacts, covering most of the world, known as the world no one knows the king, although Xu Beiyou does not have Gongsun Zhongmou's Tao, but the net he built has begun to take shape.

Don't talk about Gongsun Zhongmou and Zhang Xueyao, look at the characters Xu Beiyou has made friends one after another, Xiao Zhinan, Xiao Yuanying, Xie Suqing, Moshu, Zhang Baisui, Zhang Wuxi, Chen Gongyu, and even Murong Xuanyin, who is about to leave, Li Zhang, one of the three chief officials of the hall, is not even considered to be in the stream, not to mention that there is an old Han Ge who has returned to the temple behind Xu Beiyou.

These people may not really all help Xu Beiyou, but the name alone is enough to scare the vast majority of people.

From this point of view, Xu Beiyou is so lucky, he may not have any talent, but compared to ordinary people, he has a way to the sky, these ordinary people can not contact the big people in their lives, but he can make friends one by one, and the huge wealth contained in it is immeasurable.

The affectionate greetings and politeness are finally going to pass, and the time has come to cut the flesh with a knife.

Xiao Bai got up with the wine glass, first looked around, wherever his gaze swept over, all returned to calm, and waited until the audience was silent, he slowly spoke: "I think everyone here knows this king, this king has been in the army for a period of time in his early years, and he is used to acting in military orders, orders and prohibitions, and he is not very familiar with these twists and turns, so some words are said directly, this king is here, I hope you can be anxious about the people's anxieties, worry about the worries of the court, and generously contribute to tide over the difficulties together." ”

Xiao Bai's gaze swept over everyone present again, and all living beings were in their eyes.

Xiao Bai raised the wine glass in his hand, "Drink to drink and ask for a wine order, today break the exception and act with a military order, the king's words are military orders, you must obey." ”

Although Xiao Bai's tone was gentle, the resoluteness contained in his words was unmistakable, and he could not tolerate any opposition from others.

Everyone present stood up and lowered their hands in response: "Obey the decree of His Royal Highness King Qi." ”

"Good. Xiao Bai pressed down with his empty hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, looked at Xu Beiyou, and said flatly: "Beiyou, let's start with you first." ”

Xu Beiyou, who was unexpected, was stunned, but he still stood up with a wine glass and said respectfully: "Xu respects His Royal Highness King Qi." ”

After that, Xu Beiyou drank all the wine in the cup, while Xiao Bai just took a sip and asked directly: "Beiyou, how much do you plan to pledge?"

Xu Beiyou said after a little muttering: "His Royal Highness King Qi said very clearly just now, this is a major matter related to the national system, and it is the responsibility of the husband, Xu is a small person, and he is willing to pledge 200,000 taels of silver." ”

Two hundred thousand taels!

Many businessmen who claim to be worth millions of dollars suddenly turned pale.

Although they claim to have a net worth of one million, this million net worth also includes all kinds of antique treasures, large and small industries, hoarding of goods, land under their names and even the mansion they live in, in fact, the most flowing silver that can be used is about 100,000 taels, and if they donate all the 100,000 taels of silver, their business will almost be over.

As soon as Xu Beiyou made a move, it was 200,000 taels, so how much should they donate? At least more than 10,000 taels of silver, although it will not be fatal, but it will also hurt the muscles and bones.

"Two hundred thousand taels. Xiao Bai had a playful smile on his face, "It's a little less, why are you also a disciple of Mr. Gongsun, and you don't have any courage at all?"

Xu Beiyou was neither humble nor arrogant: "Now my annual salary is 100,000 taels of silver, and 200,000 taels of silver is already my annual salary for two years, which is a lot." ”

"Two years or human life, which is more important?" Xiao Bai said softly.

"The account is not this algorithm. Xu Beiyou lowered his eyes and said slowly: "The imperial court collects taxes from the people, and the annual tax is conservatively estimated to reach more than 40 million taels. ”

Xu Beiyou paused, raised his head to look directly at Xiao Bai, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is responsible for the country's troubles, this is true, but our money is not blown by the wind, it is all hard-earned money, so Xu still has to ask His Royal Highness on behalf of everyone here, where did the silver of this court go?"

There was silence.

This young man is really bold, he dares to put such words into his mouth, and even confront the king of Qi to his face!

But no one has to admit it in their hearts, this is reasonable.

Is it a stunned young man who is not familiar with the world, or is it a hero of the Sword Sect?

Or is it a hero?!