Fan Xian nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that when there was a rebellion in Beijing, Master Hou ventured out of the palace, brought a letter written by the Queen Mother, and mobilized Lord Shen's Jin Yiwei, and this saved the situation. Since then, Master Shen has been prosperous all the way, and Lord Hou has always been on good terms with each other, so I would like to ask Master Hou to introduce it."
This is the only glorious event in Marquis Changning's life. Marquis Changning was already drunk, but now his face was flushed, his drunkenness was even stronger, and his face showed a sense of pride. But no matter how stupid he is, he can still hear that something is a little weird. Hiccupping, he stared at Fan Xian with strange eyes and asked, "Master Fan, you are an envoy. Go to see the commander of the Zhen Fu Division... It’s bound to be a little out of order.”
Fan Xian said with a sad face, "Your Majesty also knows that it is always inconvenient for the mission to be in a foreign country." He lowered his voice and said, "Actually, to tell you the truth, this junior also offended a large number of Beijing officials in the capital. Even His Majesty is not good at protecting me, that's why he found an excuse to send this envoy and kicked this junior to Northern Qi."
The Marquis of Changning nodded and burped, feeling sorry for him. The Northern Qi was defeated last year, and the dignitaries related to the Empress Dowager were roasted on the stove, so the Marquis of Chang'an was demoted and returned home. As the Empress Dowager's brother, That's why he was kicked to the south to sign the agreement that humiliated the country... Fan Xian offended a large number of civil servants in Nanqing, which was a bit shocking. There was an uproar, and even the officials of the Northern Qi court knew about it, so Marquis Changning believed that Fan Xian was telling the truth.
"But why do you want to see the envoy of Zhenfu?" Marquis Changning was a little embarrassed, and really didn't know what this young official from the Southern Dynasty wanted to do.
"I want to get rich, but I don't know if Master Hou wants to?"
Hearing the word "facai", Marquis Changning immediately became interested.
"Business." Fan Xian filled the wine glass for Lord Hou. At this time, there was no one else around the banquet, only the old and the young. In the next year or so, I will take over the Southern Neiku. And at least 40% of the business of the Neiku is sent to the north, so I must establish a good relationship with the governor, otherwise how can we keep safe along the way?"
Marquis Changning glanced at him, his heart was filled with shock, and subconsciously shouted: "You want to smuggle!"
Fan Xian raised his index finger to his lips, smiled, took a sip of wine and said, "Look, Lord Hou, can this business be done?"
The Marquis of Changning has sobered up a lot from the wine, half of it was because of fright, and half of it was because of joy. What is the reason why Nanqing has been so prosperous these years? Isn't it the business left by the old Ye family? If it is said that the interests of the southern court can be turned into private interests, what kind of amount should it be
But Marquis Chang Ning still couldn't believe it, the young Southern Dynasty official in front of him was really so courageous! This Marquis thought for a long time, and after much deliberation, if the other party wanted to smuggle, he really wanted to establish a good relationship with the governor. As for the cons? It was not at all!
Anyway, the other party is greedy for the money in Nanqing Neiku, and our Daqi court has no loss at all! If they were smuggled, the prices of those goods would come down in the future, and the palace would save a lot of money. I'm afraid the empress dowager and the emperor's nephew would wake up with joy. Why don't you do this kind of thing that hurts others and benefits yourself
Marquis Changning took a sip of his wine viciously, and said, "Success! I arranged for you to meet Lao Shen, but..."
"But what?"
"Fan Xian, I must make it clear that I must obtain the palace's consent for this matter."
"No!" Fan Xian said decisively: "I have said enough today. It was just a business for the three of you to get rich. If Master Hou played this way, wouldn't it mean that I tied my head to your Northern Qi?" On the waistband of the imperial court?"
Marquis Changning knew that what the other party said was reasonable, but he still smiled wryly and said, "I really don't dare to take on such a big matter myself."
"Then Hou Ye think about it again." Fan Xian said coldly, "But this matter involves my family and life, so Hou Ye needs to keep his mouth tight."
A vicious look suddenly flashed in Fan Xian's eyes, and this look fell into the eyes of the Marquis of Changning. The Marquis was naturally not afraid at all, but instead sneered and thought, you, a dignified civil servant, actually want to play these underworld tricks, what is it? Zhenfu Division their opponents. At this time, Marquis Changning may have been shocked by the huge amount of money brought by smuggling, and had completely forgotten Fan Xian's true identity, which was very similar to that Zhen Fusi.
Fan Xian looked at the other party's expression and knew that the bait he had given today was about the same. He changed the subject with a smile, and talked about the conflict between the mission gate and the Marquis of Chang'an today, and asked the Marquis of Changning to help mediate it.
At this moment, Marquis Changning was fully focused on arranging for Fan Xian to meet with Commander Shen, and also thinking about how to enter the palace to persuade the Queen Mother to engage in this profitable and harmless business. Responding, scolded: "My brother can't do business, he will make a fuss, don't worry, I will take care of this matter."
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Not full of wine and food, and not full of affection, Envoy Fan Zheng resigned from the Hou's residence, got into the carriage, and prepared to go back to the mission. At this moment, suddenly hearing a rush of hoofbeats in front of him, he stopped beside the carriage.
Fan Xian lifted the curtain to look, and found that it was indeed the eldest son of the Marquis of Changning. Wei Hua, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, rushed back, and a smile appeared on the corners of his lips—to give gifts to the Marquis of Changning today, the four goals to be achieved, It seems that it can be achieved.
"Master Fan, what exactly do you want to do?" Wei Hua gritted his teeth, lowered his voice, and said to Fan Xian who was by the car window.
Fan Xian burped, and the sour smell made Wei Hua quickly cover his nose. With a smile, he brushed the air away with his lips, and explained: "My father and I were drinking friends in the past, since we came to Shangjing today, of course we have to pay a visit."
Wei Hua was angry and angry, and said: "You are an envoy of a country, and your words and deeds attract attention. If you really want to visit relatives and friends, you must arrange it after the state affairs are over. Please ask for your order. If your sudden visit falls into the eyes of the courtiers, how will my father explain to the palace tomorrow?"
Fan Xian said with a smile: "Master Hou is a free and easy person, he doesn't care about this. Mr. Shaoqing's demeanor is much different from that of your father."
Wei Huaqiang suppressed the suffocation in his chest, swallowed his breath and said: "My father is good at wine, everyone knows... Mr. Fan, what exactly do you want to do?"
The wine in Fan Xian's eyes drained, and he looked at Wei Hua calmly. The indifference in his eyes made Wei Hua feel a little uncomfortable. He only heard him say softly, "What do I want to do? I want to introduce a business to your father."
Wei Hua didn't know what he meant, but he felt that this matter must be extremely dangerous, so he put his hands on the window of the mission's carriage, frowned and said, "Master Fan, please speak up if you have something to say."
"I'm looking for you today, and you're hiding." Fan Xian looked at him with a half-smile, "I wanted to find the deputy appeasement envoy, but he wasn't in the Ministry of Rites. I would like to ask, who should I find?" Woolen cloth?"
Wei Hua replied with some embarrassment: "Isn't your country's envoy and the Ministry of Rites discussing the matter?"
"The border demarcation is being done, and the exchange of prisoners is also being done." Fan Xian looked into his eyes and said coldly: "But as the young minister of Honglu Temple, you should be very clear about what I want to do, so don't think about it anymore Procrastinate, within tomorrow, I must see someone."
Wei Hua stiffened his neck and said, "The procedures are cumbersome. How can the lord see you for a while?"
"Okay, I'll continue to see your father tomorrow." Fan Xian smiled angrily, "drinking wine, talking heart-to-heart, and discussing business. Living as an envoy like this can be regarded as a joy."
As soon as the words were finished, the carriage started, and under the escort of the Northern Qi army, it drove happily to the station.
Annoyed, Wei Hua threw the horsewhip to the servant, and walked all the way to the mansion, asking when Fan Xian came today and what he did, and when he heard that Commander Wei had accompanied him all the way, he felt a little bit in his heart. After calming down for a while, it is difficult for those courtiers who want to come to His Majesty to take advantage of this matter to cause anything to happen.
Entering the flower hall, watching Changning Marquis still enjoying the wine, Wei Hua didn't get angry, but suppressed his emotions, and saluted respectfully.
Seeing the return of his most promising son, Marquis Changning smiled and said, "Come on, come on, we have a visitor at home today, and it's the Fan Xian I always mentioned. There are two altars of spirits in the collection."
Wei Hua finally couldn't hold it anymore, he sighed and tried to persuade him: "Father, the other party is an envoy of the enemy country after all, and now there are many people in the court who are watching our Changning and Chang'an families, can you..."
Before he finished speaking, Marquis Changning started howling: "What's wrong? I'm the empress dowager's brother, so it's okay to entertain a guest at home!"
"That's no ordinary guest, that's an envoy from the Qing Kingdom!" Wei Hua's voice became louder, "Because our family is different from other families, even for the sake of my aunt, you shouldn't let Fan Xian Enter this door."
For some reason, as soon as Wei Hua became fierce, Marquis Changning softened, holding the wine glass, his face was miserable, and his tone was full of tears: "What shame is there, your aunt started from the day she entered the palace, your father I have no face! Who am I? I am a student of Zhuang Mohan! But in the eyes of others, what am I? Look at the ministers of the court who are willing to come to see me after so many years in Beijing Mine? Those who come to visit me are those shameless things, and I get sick of it when I look at them."