If it is chaotic, he is too worried.
Seeing that he still couldn't let go, the emperor smiled and said: "Since Wenqing is worried, you can go there yourself when the time comes."
"Actually, it has nothing to do with me." Wen Qing pretended not to care.
The emperor smiled meaningfully. After decades, Wen Qing's duplicity has not changed. If I didn't know him well, I would have been deceived by him.
"Yes, yes, it has nothing to do with Wen Qing, but I heard that this kid has emptied the entire family property of the Prime Minister's Mansion." The emperor said with a slightly teasing tone.
When this matter was mentioned, Wen Qing felt a little unnatural, and took a sip of the tea that had been brewed early in the morning. Seeing the emperor's half-smile, there was a fire in his heart.
He casually played another chess piece, cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, don't just talk about ministers, I wonder how much His Highness Duan Wang left for His Majesty's private treasury?"
"Ahem!" The emperor didn't expect that he would laugh at others, but was exposed all of a sudden, and he was generalized, coughing in embarrassment.
The emperor shook his head, "You! Your temper is still the same as before, and you never give up. All right, all right, I won't talk about you anymore. You have to save me some face, right?"
Wen Qing blurted out impulsively, but at this moment regretted it, stood up and saluted: "My minister is terrified..."
Before he finished speaking, the emperor had already helped him up, and before he could speak, Wen Qing stepped back a few steps, his face slightly pale.
Seeing Wen Qing's performance, the emperor smiled wryly, knowing that he had frightened him, and sat back in his seat again, "I was just joking, you don't need to panic."
Wen Qing calmed down the panic in his heart, and still stood far away, "Yes."
For a moment, there was a quiet needle drop in the palace, the emperor picked up a chess piece, put it on the chessboard with a "snap", and said lonely: "We used to play chess together, and we fought to the death in every game, but now there is no fight." I have a strong desire to win. Because of the stinky chess basket of the old fourteen, I destroyed all the chess in the palace, and the only one I can't bear is this one in front of me."
Wen Qing raised his eyes to look over, slightly moved, and finally covered everything up quietly in his heart.
"I'm a little tired, go down." The emperor waved his hand.
"Yes, Wei Chen is resigning." Wen Qing said softly, took his leave and left.
There was a faint sigh in the hall, the emperor picked up a Wenqing chess piece and put it down in Wenqing's way, and then picked up a black chess piece to continue playing.
The past time can never go back, and the atmosphere where the two used to play chess can never be found again. The only one left in the cold hall was the emperor, a loner, his originally straight back was bent a lot, and the heights were too cold!
Ming Yu issued invitation letters widely, and almost all businessmen in the business district, whether they were from the capital city or came here after hearing the news, received one.
This kind of circle in the capital is common, and everyone is actively preparing. No matter what, you have to go to this bidding meeting to see what's going on. Anyway, the money was in their own pockets, and they really didn't believe that Duan Wang could easily get the money out of their pockets.
There is no profiteering or businessman, who is not a smart person in business, they can judge the situation, and they have always exchanged the smallest price for the greatest benefit.
Soon, the date set by Ming Yu arrived, and the location was set at the garden that Ma's family lent to the eldest princess before. The place is big enough for a tender.
Ma Siyong, the Patriarch of the Ma family, made the preparations early in the morning. All the elders in their family have discussed this matter countless times, and have also discussed many ways to come up with a plan. Today, as long as the Patriarch goes, it depends on the situation.
Ma Jinyu, as the next successor of the Ma family, this time is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to practice. Therefore, he will also go with his father.
The other big and small businessmen who received the invitation were also happy. In terms of their social status, it is impossible to meet someone like the prince and prince, let alone receive invitations.
That's the prince! In any case, this is something that Bel has face. In the future, it will be said that even King Duan of the Great Yan Dynasty invited them to attend the meeting, this is the capital of their bragging.
But on the day of the bidding meeting, Ming Yu received a person who should not have come—Prime Minister Wen.
"Why is Wen Xiang here?" Ming Yu was very surprised, so he asked directly. At that time, he received a report from his servants that Prime Minister Wen was coming, and he was taken aback. He didn't know what the prime minister was doing, and when he recovered, he greeted him in person.
"Mr. take the liberty to interrupt. I just heard that the bidding said by the prince will feel very novel, so I want to come and see for myself."
In fact, he was really worried. After bringing it up in the palace that day, he came up with this idea, so he rushed here today.
That's how it turned out, Ming Yu welcomed him into the garden with a smile, "It's my wish for Wen Xiang to come to the meeting."
Wen Qing followed Ming Yu, "It is an honor for me to be able to participate in this grand event held by King Duan. If this event is successfully held, maybe there will be an opportunity to learn from it."
"Congratulations, congratulations, Yu is just crossing the river by feeling the stones. If there is something wrong, I have to ask Wen Xiang for advice." Anyone can say polite words, and of course Ming Yu just opened his mouth.
After entering the garden, I came to an open space where tables, chairs and benches had already been placed. There are waiters in twos and threes walking through the crowd with trays in their hands. If they meet someone waving, they will go forward and deliver melons, fruits, snacks, drinks, etc. that person needs. They are very considerate and thoughtful.
Some merchants who came early came in groups of three or four, sitting or standing in a pile, exchanging greetings with each other.
"The banquet prepared by King Duan is also different, and it is also similar to those literati gatherings. Even rough people like me have become more elegant." Someone joked.
"Who says it's not, I'll go back and learn this trick in the future, so that everyone's treats won't be too vulgar to drink and eat meat. In this way, everyone can chat freely together."
"That's right! We ordinary people can also learn this elegance. It will also prevent everyone from looking down on me."
"Hey! Even if we learn it, people will look at us more? In my opinion, it's better to be more pragmatic. By the way, last month's rice grain has risen again. I'm still thinking about what regulations, everyone Do you have any ideas?"
"Rice grains are going up, so let's go up with it. What else can we do? Don't raise the price and wait for a loss?"
They keep their three words in their line of business, and they have business managers in every family, and some want to inquire more about other people's situation.
Someone saw the person brought in by Ming Yu. This person was dressed in a green robe and a refined literati. Everyone was very surprised, who is this person, he doesn't look like a businessman in his clothes? It's more like a literati who takes the imperial examination.
What is this person's identity? It is worthwhile for King Duan to meet him in person, but the ones that King Duan values will not be ordinary people.
It's just that today's occasion is not a merchant invited by King Duan to hold a bidding meeting. How come the literati are also interested? Didn't they always look down on those copper-smelling people the most
Ming Yu clapped his hands, motioning for everyone to be quiet and listen to him. Everyone came over, and the originally noisy scene became quiet in an instant.
Ming Yu raised his voice and briefly introduced them: "This is Prime Minister Wen, and I came here to take a look today."
"What? Who? Did I hear correctly just now?" Someone lost his voice. Who is Prime Minister Wen? The number one person in the Yan court, who has won the emperor's appreciation and trust, why did he come here
Someone next to him patted him, and he pleaded guilty again and again, so he didn't make a fool of himself.
Wen Qingqing smiled lightly, and said loudly: "You heard me right, then it is Wen."
Everyone tremblingly paid their respects, Wen Qing waved his hand, and said some polite words, Ming Yu led him to sit in the main seat.
The man who just lost his voice was still in a dream, thinking that he was dreaming, and pinched himself hard, only then did he come back to his senses. There are also many people who reacted like him, and they were really pleasantly surprised and surprised.
Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Wen also came, and what they said this time was worth it.
After Ming Yu and the others walked away, and they were sure they would not notice them, someone asked in a low voice: "What is Prime Minister Wen doing here? Haven't you heard that this matter is related to Prime Minister Wen?"
How did the others know, they all pondered in their hearts, what is the purpose of Prime Minister Wen's visit here? Why do you come here at a lower price? If it was Duan Wang who invited him to build momentum, there was no need for it. After all, businessmen and literati were not on the same line at all. And judging from King Duan's appearance when he heard the notification earlier, he obviously didn't know that Prime Minister Wen would come.
Although they don't know the specific process of the bidding meeting that Duan Wang created, they also know that it is a grand event for their merchants. Many people also came to see it with the mentality of watching the excitement.
Now that Prime Minister Wen came, it also shows that this matter is very unusual, and many people have to start to weigh it again.
The head of the Zhu family, Mrs. Zhu, had gray beard and gray hair. He frowned, and his doubts were the same as everyone else's. Of course, as one of the four major merchants in the capital, he must have learned much more information than ordinary people.
To put it bluntly, the bidding meeting held by King Duan is to ask everyone to pay for the Xiqi Corridor. This matter was also discussed in the court, but it was because the court could not afford the money that the discussion was not approved. However, Ming Yu took over the matter with his own strength, and then the bidding event came into being.
In his view, this matter is extremely risky. How could it be possible for one person to do something that even the imperial court was unwilling to do? It was also because of this that no matter what Wang Duan did, he would just wait and see.
It's not that they don't know about the big move of the Ma family, but they just don't know what news the Ma family got, so they are so active