Wu Yiyi walked in front, and Fang Xie followed behind with a gap of half a step. The two of them walked slowly to the small garden of Sanjin Hou Mansion. Back then, Fang Jie sprinkled water by the lotus pond in this garden. Urinating, Wu Yinyu got angry. It seemed like it was yesterday, but after thinking about it, I remembered that it had been almost a year since Wu Yinyu went to Jiangnan.
Wu Yiyi sat down by the lotus pond, the pond looked a little bleak under the night light. Fang Jie didn't sit down, but stood by the edge of the pool with his hands behind his back. For some reason, Fang Jie suddenly felt a strange feeling. He has obviously been in Chang'an City for more than a year, but even Sanjinhou's Mansion has not been fully understood by him.
"The matter entrusted to you by His Majesty is not easy to handle."
Wu Yidao pondered for a while and said slowly: "To put it bluntly, no matter how many problems there are between the emperor and Prince Yi, they are blood brothers after all. Since His Majesty ordered Prince Yi to stay in Chang'an City for a long time, it means that His Majesty has great respect for him. He still has feelings. Now His Majesty asked you to approach Prince Yi to see what Prince Yi is thinking. Remember one thing... No matter what you find, report it truthfully, but don't make rash comments, because You are not qualified."
Fang Jie nodded and said: "I know, no matter how big the fault is, maybe Prince Yi kneels at the emperor's feet and cries loudly. If His Majesty softens his heart, he can pretend that nothing happened, and I will be no longer a human being."
"That's the truth, but it's not comprehensive."
Wu Yidao said: "If you don't get involved in the affairs of the royal family, don't get involved. Although you look beautiful now, you are still far away from the court. The emperor gave you a right servant. This thing is a child born in a family. Yes, it is not an honor to appear on the stage. Now the emperor seems to rely on you, but in fact it is because you are still a small person. Let me say something that should not be said... If Prince Yi committed an unforgivable crime, it would be okay to say, you Because of this, you can officially gain a foothold in the imperial court. If what Prince Ke Yi committed is just a small mistake... you will definitely die instead."
"You are dead, and it will have no effect on the court or the country at all."
Fang Jie hummed: "I understand this truth. If I can refuse, I won't wade into this muddy water."
"It's not a good thing, and it may not be a completely bad thing. Wealth and wealth are in danger, and it depends on how you handle it."
Wu Yiyi smiled and said: "You're pretty smart, but don't be conceited. Prince Yi's foundation in Chang'an City is by no means as superficial as you see. It's not just in Chang'an City. I should tell you, but since you have received such an errand, I will say a few more words."
"Prince Yi's hand can reach far. Farther than you can imagine."
He said.
Fang Jie was silent for a while and asked, "For example... Northwest?"
Wu Yidao nodded: "If I'm not mistaken, did your Majesty ask you Prince Zha Yi just to get involved in the military power in the Northwest? If that's all it is, His Majesty is nothing more than beating and beating. Let me tell you this, if Prince Yi It is absolutely not difficult to make the situation in the Northwest more chaotic. But he is still adhering to the general rules, and His Majesty is not willing to touch him... After all, the Queen Mother is still there. After Prince Zhong disappeared, Prince Yi was the youngest in front of the Queen Mother son."
Fang Xie sighed, "Mothers will always take care of the youngest son a bit more."
Wu Yiyi said with a smile: "That's the reason. Your Majesty is extremely filial, so there are some things that you can't do. As long as it's not a major event that hurts the national system, just turn a blind eye. You have already been to Prince Yi's mansion, so you will see it naturally." Pass that building boat. According to the system, it is already a matter of participating in the transgression, and an ordinary high-ranking minister would be guilty of beheading all over the house, but His Majesty still let Prince Yi's temper go around?"
When talking about this, Fang Jie suddenly remembered something: "Qin Liuqi, the steward of Prince Yi's mansion, said that Prince Yi also has a part in the world of goods?"
Wu Yidao hummed and said: "This is not a big secret at all, Your Majesty knows it. Not only Prince Yi, but there are very few civil and military men from the Manchu Dynasty who have no part in my Huo Tong Tian Xia."
"So you're not afraid of them?"
Fang asked.
Wu Yidao smiled: "Those grown-ups can draw shares at any time. If they want to rectify the flow of goods, they have a lot of ways. This is not a bargaining chip that I can control them."
Fang Jie thought for a while and said, "That's right, even if the emperor took Hutong Tianxia into the government's possession, the adults would still be part of it. There is a saying that the law does not blame the public, and there was no law in the Sui Dynasty that prohibited officials from doing business. Well, it is impossible for His Majesty to slap so many adults in one go. But presumably they don’t really want Hutong Tianxia to be owned by the emperor, after all, the dividends they get will be much less.”
"It's me that they want to punish, not the currency of the world. When I die, they can bury many things with them. Compared with this, losing a little money is nothing to them."
Wu Yidao said in a flat tone: "It is because they are all members of Hutong Tianxia that they are angry. They will feel that I have betrayed them and have not told them that His Majesty secretly used me to transport troops to the northwest. Because of this, I will also speculate whether I have told the emperor their secret."
Wu Yiyi stood up and walked to Fang Jie's side: "Don't worry, as long as Your Majesty doesn't say anything, those people really don't have much to do if they want to beat me. Huotongtianxiaxing is raising them, so it's not that they don't have something to do .It really annoys me, and it's a big deal to overturn a boat with a pole."
Hearing these words, Fang Jie truly realized how terrifying Wu Yidao was.
For a businessman to be able to threaten the entire imperial court, he was undoubtedly successful to the extreme. But also because of this, he must not be able to really settle down every day. This incident of transporting troops to the northwest exposed the true scale of Hutong Tianxing, and also angered those adults. But this is not the most terrifying, there is only one most terrifying person, and that is the emperor.
"I still say that..."
Wu Yidao looked up at the sky and said in a calm tone, "You have only been in Chang'an City for a little over a year. How big is Chang'an City? Too much. But don't be too daunted, because you're so insignificant, it's a big deal to walk away, if you can."
Fang Jie was startled, then laughed: "If I can really disturb a pool of spring water, shouldn't I be proud?"
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Early the next morning, Fang Jie left the Sanjin Hou Mansion with the big dog. Big Dog held the wooden box containing the title deed in his arms, which was Fang Xie's first property after he arrived in Chang'an City. Fang Jie didn't open the box to take a look at the title deed, because he knew it was still not his own.
It is not very close from Sanjinhou's Mansion to Dongershisantiao, Qilin drove for more than half an hour to arrive. The tailors in the shop had been waiting for news from Fang Jie, but Fang Jie had been waiting for years to come, but Fang Xie didn't say when those clothes would be sold. But fortunately, Fang Jie is a reliable boss, and the money is paid every month. Recently, Fang Jie asked them to take in a few apprentices, all young and clever.
Seeing Fang Jie came back, several apprentice tailors rushed up to salute.
"Meet the proprietor."
Fang Jie greeted with a smile, asked a few words casually, and went up to the second floor. The big dog opened the wooden box curiously as he walked behind him, and then froze for a moment.
"Fang Jie... there are other things here."
"What?"
Fang Jie turned around and asked.
Big Dog took out a thick stack of banknotes from inside, and after counting for a while, he couldn't help opening his mouth: "Look for yourself, I'm dizzy and panicked."
Fang Jie's expression changed, and his heart tightened. When chatting with Wu Yitong last night, he didn't mention this matter, presumably because he didn't want Fang Jie to refuse, and then there was something he couldn't say directly. Fang Jie flipped through the banknote, and sure enough, he saw a small note.
He closed the door, walked quickly behind the desk and sat down.
There are not many sentences on the note, which probably means that Fang Jie will use the money to build a garment workshop. The money was not on the account of Hutong Tianxia Bank, so it couldn't be found out. Fang Jie guessed that Wu Yidao's meaning must be to save himself a way out. In case the money is really unstoppable, this money is the capital for his comeback. Wu Yidao's arrangement must have other meanings, but Fang Xie couldn't figure it out for a while.
He carefully counted the bank notes, the amount was ridiculously large.
Fang Jie looked at the bank note in a daze, Shen Qingfan walked up to him and glanced at the note, frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "This money... may not have been left to him by him, and of course it wasn't really left to him." your."
A woman's intuition is always sharper, she looked at Fang Jie and said seriously: "Maybe, it's for her daughter."
"Big dog."
Fang Jie was stunned for a moment and then suddenly said: "You and Qilin will leave tomorrow, and take a long trip... Besides, you should go to see Tie Nu and Ye Xiao right now, and let them go together. Will listen to me, but you can ask them to make a price, as long as it can be done with money, it is not difficult."
"where to?"
Big Dog asked.
Fang Jie looked out of the window, and then said in a low voice, "Go to Qingle Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River to guard Wu Yinyu, the daughter of Marquis Sanjin. If anything happens, take her out, don't go back to Chang'an, find a secret place." Stay here and come back and tell me. Also, you must never tell the truth to Tie Nu and Ye Xiao. They have left the Taoist temple, but I am not sure if they still have contact with the Taoists of Yiqi Temple, especially... No Let Mo Ningzhi know."
Once Tie Nu and Ye Xiao were free, they left the Taoist temple and now work as bodyguards in a bodyguard agency in the capital, probably due to some conflicts with Mo Ningzhi. Besides, if the two of them and a group of Taoists were allowed to live that kind of poor life, they would definitely not be able to stay. If Fang Jie could find more people, he might not consider the two of them. Another reason was that the people who followed Fang Jie were all masters of escape.
Big Dog thought for a while and asked: "There must be many masters in Sanjinhou's mansion, Sanjinhou may not have no arrangements."
Fang Jie shook his head and said, "Maybe, everyone under Lord Hou has already been crucified. Moreover, if the court really wants to attack Lord Hou, his daughter must control him, and maybe they have already sent people south Yes. Luo Weiran didn't mention this matter, that is to say, it would be even more difficult if the Ouchi guards did not intervene. Also... those people in the court might think of some nasty tricks, Wu Yinyu must not let anything happen There is not much we can do to help Lord Hou, perhaps this is the best thing to do."
He got up and said: "You go to Tie Nu and Ye Xiao first, I will go to Hongxiu to meet the old man now. He has a lot of people in the world, as long as he can spend money to hire experts, the more the better!"
Sanjin Houfu.
The fat man secretly glanced at Wu Yidao's expression, hesitated for a while and asked, "Can Fang Jie guess what you mean, Lord Hou? Why didn't Lord Hou tell him directly last night?"
Wu Yidao sat on the recliner chair he was used to making, and sipped tea: "Yes... almost everyone in our hands has been crucified, and it is difficult to figure out Chang'an. The reason why I didn't tell Fang Jie directly is because if I Having said that, he may not leave Sanjin Hou's mansion so happily. He is a person who is afraid of death, but he has friendship. If he guesses what I mean today, he will do his best to do Yinyu's affairs. As long as Yinyu It's okay, let's fight those people down-to-earth in Chang'an City."
He smiled and said, "I want to see who can really force out my last bargaining chip."