Long Tianba told his father what happened today, and he was filled with righteous indignation: "It must be the people from the 'Heaven and Earth' clubhouse! It's too deceitful. They confiscated all valuable things from me and even sent someone to beat me ...Father, you must make the decision for me!"
As soon as Long Yikui came to Beijing, he found out clearly that the person who is the best at doing business and the most talented in business in the capital is Princess Xu. When it comes to Concubine Xu, merchants in this capital will describe her as "unmatched".
At the age of teens, she came to Beijing alone, and created her own business kingdom in less than a few years, and the business she did was something that no one else could imitate. If she is willing, it is more than enough to spread her business all over the country and become the richest man in Ming Dynasty. But she knew enough was enough and only developed her career in Beijing.
When it comes to Concubine Xu, one has to mention Xu Wang. The betrothal gift back then moved almost all of his wealth to Yu's family. Now all the properties under his hands are handed over to the princess to take care of. Afraid that she will be tired, he also recruited many professional talents from other places for her to assist her.
As for the "Heaven and Earth" entertainment club, Long Yikui wondered if it was too difficult. In the middle of Beijing, it was a place where the rich and powerful gathered. It is said that if you stretch your hands, you can meet a few noble children from aristocratic families. Those who can go in and out there are not rich That is expensive. What makes him dare not underestimate is that the master of heaven and earth is King Xu, and it is said that Princess Xu advised him before marrying him.
The son actually made a big fuss on other people's territory, and belittled the planner of "Heaven and Earth" to nothing. It's not bad that they didn't beat him out on the spot. They took out all the money on him, but it was just a slight punishment. .
How could such a shrewd person give birth to such a stupid son! Don't even think about it, these businessmen, no matter how rich they are, it is difficult to compete with the powerful. Not to mention his status as a relative of the emperor, King Xu just said that he is in charge of the most elite army of Ming Dynasty and has become the emperor's favorite minister. How can the majesty of his position be violated by ordinary people
If the son's remarks today reach King Xu's ears, let alone the Long family's development in the capital, it may be difficult to get along in the south of the Yangtze River... The more Long Yikui thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. In the same night, he came to the first-rank official that he had spent a lot of money to climb.
Although the first-rank official was impatient with his harassment in the middle of the night, in view of those expensive gifts, he reluctantly received him. When he heard that it was Xu Wang who offended the Long family, the face of the first-rank official changed immediately, and he asked the housekeeper to throw all the gifts from Long Yikui back to him, and drove him out without any politeness. out.
If King Xu knew that he had accepted bribes from the Long family, he might not even be able to keep the black hat on his head. And warned Long Yikui: "Remember, you have never recognized me, and you have never been to my door. Your Long family will die on your own, don't drag me into the water!"
The moment he kicked the person out, the butler kindly reminded Long Yikui: "Don't do anything, don't say anything, no matter who you ask, no one will speak for you at the risk of being angered by King Xu Yes. If you are smart, you can obediently go to Xu Wang's mansion to plead guilty... "
Only then did Long Yikui realize the seriousness of the matter, and the next day he brought his son, together with a carload of heavy gifts, to the "heaven and earth". Not only did he offer to pay double the silver, but he also asked his son to kneel at the gate of heaven and earth to make atonement.
The steward of the clubhouse just collected the five thousand six hundred taels of silver that should be collected, returned Long Tianba's mortgaged things, and said: "As for your son's insult to our master, we slaves have no right to comment, Master Long Please go back!"
Finally, the steward reminded me "well-intentioned": "Our son is in the clubhouse, if you can impress him with sincerity, maybe..."
The father and son asked to see Xu Wang's son through the "pointing" of the steward. Zhu Yunxuan did not put on airs and received them cordially.
The father and son tremblingly stated what had happened. Knowing that Long Tianba was afraid, he knelt in front of the son and wept bitterly. He slapped himself hard on his swollen face, scolding himself for being nothing. The clubhouse is the property of Prince Xu's Mansion, offending the prince and concubine, damn it, really damn it! No matter how the son punished him, he never complained, please give him a chance to redeem himself!
Zhu Yunxuan waited for him to slap twenty or thirty slaps on the face, and then he opened his mouth slowly: "This prince has already received your apology. You have received the punishment you deserved for talking nonsense. This prince I would like to advise you, misfortune comes from your mouth, so do it yourself!"
After speaking, I served tea to see off the guests.
Long Yikui and his son were still confused until they walked out of the "Heaven and Earth", what does the son mean by this, and did they forgive them? When they left, those priceless gifts were brought back just as they were.
Zhu Yunxuan snorted coldly, and said to himself: "Insulting mother and concubine, it's a small trick, just a word of apology is enough? It's not that easy!"
If Long Yikui was smart, he should take his son back to Jiangnan immediately and never set foot in the capital again. However, these days, he was blinded by the capital's profits. After watching for a few days, I found that everything was calm and self-righteous, thinking that this matter was over, and started to move around in Beijing again.
After the injury on Long Tianba's face healed, he became restless again. The few dudes who were close to him in the past can't avoid him now. However, he soon made a few wine and meat friends, and they were quite well-known in Beijing. Long Tianba is quite proud of himself!
Among these few friends, there is a son of a general surnamed Dong who likes to collect emeralds the most. In order to please him, Long Tianba gave him a green pendant made of glass, and he "treated him differently".
On this day, Long Tianba brought this Young Master Dong to Zhiyuzhai, and proudly asked him to pick whatever he liked. Master Dong looked at the valuable jadeite accessories, sighed and said: "Although the carved jadeite is exquisite, I always feel that something is missing. I heard that there is a shop under the name of King Xu that sells rough jadeite. If you choose it yourself What a sense of accomplishment to be able to produce dazzling emeralds from the original stone! Unfortunately, my father is very strict and forbids me to participate in any gambling-like activities... "
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Young Master Dong is Dong Ming, the bodyguard next to Prince Xu's son. By the way, he is the son of Dong Dali, the original bodyguard of King Xu. Dong Dali is Xu Wang's confidant, and now he is the commander of the firearms battalion. There is nothing wrong with saying that Dong Ming is the son of a general!
Everyone in the middle and upper circles in Beijing knew that the Long family had offended Prince Xu's mansion. Seeing Dong Ming appearing next to Long Tianba, they knew that Prince Xu was going to take the Long family's sword, so they all followed the Long family's every move with the mentality of watching the show.
But when Long Tianba heard that it was the property of Prince Xu's Mansion, he immediately became timid. But after thinking about it, I was sending money to them, not to cause trouble. This time, I must be cautious in my words and deeds. Maybe the consumption of more money can make the people of Prince Xu's Mansion treat them differently! Isn't this a disguised gift to Prince Xu's mansion
When he went back and told his father, Long Yikui thought carefully for a long time before exhorting: "You can go and have a look, maybe this is an opportunity to test the attitude of Prince Xu's mansion towards us! But this time, you must give I will take care of my mouth and your arrogant attitude, and I will accept it! If you mess up again this time, I will sever your father-son relationship, so as not to bring trouble to the family. "
Long Tianba hurriedly responded: "Father, don't worry! My son will definitely handle things properly for you this time!"
The next day, Long Tianba invited Master Dong to the "Stone Gambling Workshop". Young master Dong began to refuse repeatedly, saying that he was afraid that his father would throw him to the barracks for drills, so he dared not go there. Long Tianba said: "Master Dong, it's not that you participated in the stone betting, but my younger brother invites you to accompany my younger brother to experience and broaden my horizons. Even if your father knows, he won't blame you!"
Young Master Dong hesitated for a long time, and "reluctantly" agreed.
Gambling Stone Workshop is a large courtyard, in which there are piles of unremarkable jadeite rough stones. Looking at these "stones", Long Tianba felt a little slanderous: This stone can also be sold at a sky-high price, isn't Xu Wang's mansion too deceitful? But he who has learned well can only rot these words in his stomach!
"My lords, do you want to see if it's all bets or half bets?" As soon as the two of them entered the yard, a clever young man came up to greet them, and asked respectfully after seeing the ceremony.
Master Dong asked: "What is full betting and what is half betting?"
The young man pointed at the rough stones in the courtyard, and said with a smile: "The skylights of the jadeite stones in these courtyards have never been opened. Whether there are jadeites in them is all a matter of luck. It's all a gamble. Most of the jadeite stones in the surrounding rooms are opened." You can see the emerald from the skylight, but the amount of emerald meat inside and the texture are unknown. It is called half-gambling. If you have a lot of research on gambling stones, you can take a look at the rough stones outside. If you come here for the first time, it is recommended to enter Let's take a look at those half-filled stones."
Master Dong looked at Long Tianba: "I don't know anything about gambling stones, what about Brother Long?"
Long Tianba coughed twice, and said: "Although I have done some research, I am not proficient. How about... let's go to the room and have a look?"
Entering the room, there are pieces of rough stones of different sizes listed on the shelf. All the original stones were cut into a skylight, exposing the crystal clear emeralds inside.
"Wow! There are really emeralds in these stones!!" Long Tianba exclaimed in amazement.