Chapter 202: Alliance Failure (Part I), Asking for Subscriptions, Asking for Collections
In the morning, the Qian Mansion was very lively, and the maids and maids prepared breakfast for the ladies and ladies in each room early in the morning. However, the entire Beiyuan is still very quiet, and the Qian Mansion Grand Administrator Si Ruochen has already ordered someone to pass the word, and no one is allowed to disturb the Beiyuan Courtyard where the Eight Great Sects live.
Although some young ladies and maids always looked out into the courtyard outside the stone gate of Beiyuan, wanting to witness the demeanor of the young disciples of the Eight Great Sects, they were quite obedient. After all, the chief manager of Si Ruochen is Qian Wansan's cronies and the old man in the house, and these young ladies and maids are very respectful.
At this moment, worried that the ladies of the Qian Mansion had disturbed the rest of the distinguished guests in the North Garden, Si Ruochen was holding a wicker-like crutch in the morning. He was dressed in an emerald blue velvet robe and sat under a towering ancient tree outside the stone gate of Beiyuan.
Suddenly, a blue-clad guard came running from the direction of the front yard. Sweating profusely, the guard wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said urgently, "Steward, Ning Wuji's commander of the Jinyi Guard has personally visited the door."
"What, you say it again!" Si Ruochen looked surprised, the town government division and the Qian Mansion had no contact, and as soon as the people of the Eight Great Sects lived in Beiyuan, Ning Wuji came in person. He quickly ordered someone to report to Master Qian, and he personally went to the front yard to greet him.
"You must remember to me that the ladies of the house must not be allowed in, and if I am known, I will be punished heavily. Si Ruochen walked on crutches in the direction of the front yard along the bluestone floor under his feet.
"Yes. In the corridors on both sides of the stone gate of Beiyuan, the four blue-clothed guards were in good spirits, staring at the movements around them with round eyes.
After Ning Wuji came out of the Prince's Mansion, he did not return to the Ning Mansion, but galloped to Qian Wansan's mansion in the northern city of Jinling. Emperor Taizu ordered him to complete the alliance with the Eight Great Factions as soon as possible, so that he could enter southern Xinjiang as soon as possible to eradicate the remnants of the barbarians.
Therefore, he didn't dare to delay for half a minute, and hurriedly brought a few followers to the Qian Mansion. Ning Wuji walked through the main gate of the Qian Mansion, and the two rows of brocade guards behind him clenched the embroidered spring knife with both hands, looking arrogant.
Although it was Emperor Taizu's direct guard, it was common for Jinyi guards to break into the mansions of ordinary relatives, but this time, although Ning Wuji had entered the main gate of the Qian Mansion, he stood in the front yard and stood with his hands in his hands looking at the quiet and simple Qian Mansion.
At the gate of the front yard, more than a dozen blue-clothed guards stood on both sides of the arch, and no one dared to step forward. Everyone looked nervous, and although they held blades in their hands, they trembled involuntarily.
"Lord Ning came to visit in person, why didn't he send someone to notify him in advance, and our Qian Mansion would open the door to greet us. An old voice suddenly came from a distance, and Si Ruochen walked out of the arch on crutches with a smile on his face.
Ning Wuji arched his hand, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said softly, "This official came today to be ordered by the emperor, and I hope that the chief butler will pass it on on his behalf." ”
"This can't be helped, Lord Ning is the commander of the Jinyi Guard personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, and he is also the celebrity in front of His Royal Highness the Prince," Si Ruochen, as the housekeeper of the Qian Mansion, has some understanding of the affairs of Jinling, especially the intricate entanglements between the kings and the court, otherwise how can he take on the errand of the richest man in Jinling, he smiled, hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and said respectfully, "Commander Ning, please inside." ”
With a wave of Ning Wuji's right hand, the two rows of brocade guards behind him rushed through the stone arch in the front yard at great speed, and went straight to the courtyard in front of the main hall of the Qian Mansion, standing respectfully on both sides of the bluestone road, holding the embroidered spring knife on his waist tightly with his right hand.
"Steward Master, please" Ning Wuji nodded slightly and chuckled.
Si Ruochen hurriedly followed, bowed down and led Ning Wuji to the main hall, with a rare smile on his face.
Qian Wansan had just freshened up and was about to go to Beiyuan, hoping that the head of the Eight Great Sects could send someone to find his son as soon as possible. I never thought that as soon as I got out of the room, I bumped into the blue-clothed nursing home in the front yard to report the news.
"Why are you so flustered?" Qian Wansan, who was already in a hurry, was hit by the blue-clothed nursing home, and the whole person fell to the ground. His brows furrowed and he said coldly.
The blue-clothed nurse looked flustered, and hurriedly knelt on the ground panting and explained, "Yes... It was the people from the town government who came, and they rushed directly into the house, and the housekeeper was in the front yard to greet them. The courtyard didn't know that it was Ning Wuji, but I saw a group of brocade-clothed guards galloping to the front of the mansion, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly came to report.
Qian Wansan snorted coldly, and the two maids beside him hurriedly helped him up.
"Jinyiwei, what are they doing in my house!" Qian Wansan fell to the ground, most of the robes behind him were dirty, he just patted his hand casually, and went straight to the direction of the main hall.
In the main hall of the Qian Mansion, Si Ruochen hurriedly ordered someone to serve the best tea. He respectfully stood beside Ning Wuji and asked in a low voice, "I don't know, what is Ning Commander doing when he comes to the mansion?"
"What about your lord?" Ning Wuji took a sip of tea, stood on the wooden chair next to the main seat in the hall, looked cold and arrogant, and asked lightly.
"It's early in the morning, and my lord probably hasn't gotten up yet. Si Ruochen looked embarrassed, he secretly said in his heart, could it be that Jinyiwei also knew that the little young master was taken away, and he came to knock a bamboo pole on purpose? How can there be a commander who makes a personal reason.
He shook his head helplessly, not knowing how to serve the big Buddha in front of him. I had to pick up the teapot on the wooden table and fill the teacup, and out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Ning Wuji's cold and resolute face.
Ning Wuji held the teacup on the wooden case tightly, and there was a crisp sound between his fingers, and the teacup was cracked by him. "Order someone to invite your master, go quickly. ”
Frightened, Si Ruochen, who was standing on the side, broke out in a cold sweat, he held the teapot with trembling hands, and slowly walked towards the hall door.
"Yo, who is this, such a big official. Qian Wansan snorted coldly outside the door.
Si Ruochen explained in a low voice, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding" and quickly walked out, and whispered at the door of the hall, "Master, it is Ning Wuji's commander of Jinyiwei, who came to visit in person. ”
Qian Wansan thought that it was another Jinyi Wei Baihu who wanted to extort bamboo bars, so he replied casually outside the door, never thinking that it was Ning Wuji. His face changed suddenly, and he walked quickly to the hall with a smile on his face.
"I thought it was a city patrol captain, but I never thought it was Lord Ning, so I was rude, and I hope to bear with me. Qian Wansan entered the hall door and hurriedly bowed down to apologize.
Ning Wuji got up and returned the salute, his expression was calm, his face showed the slightest indifference, and he chuckled, "It should be the official who apologized to Master Qian, and he came to the mansion early in the morning to disturb him." ”
Qian Wansan smiled all over his face, bowed down again, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and asked with a smile, "Since the adults have said this, Qian Mou has the courage to ask, I don't know what Lord Ning is doing when he comes to the mansion?"
Ning Wuji's right hand slowly pointed to the main seat in the hall, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Si Ruochen and the two maids behind him, and sneered, "No hurry, no hurry, Master Qian, please take a seat." ”
Qian Wansan noticed the strange look, and he waved his hand to signal Si Ruochen and the maids behind him to retreat.
"Can we talk about it now?" Qian Wansan sat directly on the wooden chair beside Ning Wuji.
Ning Wuji put down the teacup in his hand, and after confirming that there was no third person in the room, he turned his head and said in a low voice, "Master Qian, this official has something to ask for." ”
"Ah" Qian Wansan was stunned for a moment, he couldn't believe that the dignified commander of the Jinyi Guard, the celebrity of His Royal Highness the Prince, actually had something to ask for him.
Although Lingxu Zhenren verbally promised to help persuade the rest of the eight major factions, without the assistance of Tianxianglou, he would not be able to stop the miasma in southern Xinjiang at all. When the Eight Great Factions first arrived in Jinling, they did not choose any inn, but stayed directly in Qianfu.
This matter had to make Ning Wuji think a lot, he thought that the Qian Mansion must be related to Tianxiang Building, otherwise the Eight Great Factions would not choose to live in the Qian Mansion Beiyuan on the north bank of Mochou Lake.
"This official is under the emperor's order, and I hope that Master Qian can help this official persuade the people of Tianxianglou to go to southern Xinjiang together. Ning Wuji let go of his previous arrogant posture and looked pleading.
"This, I'm afraid that this old man won't be able to help Lord Ning" Although Qian Wansan didn't know what Ning Wuji was talking about, it must be very important to be able to make a person like him lower his head and beg for someone.
"Master Qian, this matter is related to the safety of the dynasty, you must help me. Ning Wuji's eyes were fixed on Qian Wansan, and his right hand tightly held the teacup on the wooden table.
"Well, I don't know what it is, but I'm willing to give it a try. Are you going to southern Xinjiang?" Qian Wansan gritted his teeth and said in surprise.