"... As I expected, Duke Zhao has already become suspicious of King Wei because of this matter. He must have arrived at the palace at this moment and reported the matter to the Holy Emperor!"
In Chang'an City, in a teahouse in the West Market, Ma Cheng held the tea cup in his hand and said lightly, with even a trace of pride on his face.
Sitting opposite him was an old man from Washington with a fat body and a rough appearance. Looking at his face, who else could it be but An Shuncai, a businessman from Anguo
"Ma Zhan's plan is really clever! An Mou admires it!"
Hearing this, An Shun's eyes lit up. He saw that Ma Cheng listened to his flattery without even moving his eyelids. He immediately understood and quickly took out a stack of Tang Yuan with a face value of one hundred yuan from his sleeve, handed it to Ma Cheng and said : "This is a small thought of An and the other businessmen with the nine surnames. I hope Ma Zhanshi can do it!"
Ma Cheng's eyebrows suddenly twitched, and his right hand holding the tea cup couldn't help but tremble. Such a thick pile of Tang Yuan, if not ten thousand guan, would be at least seven or eight thousand guan! More importantly, before he visited Changsun Wuji this morning, Anshun had already given him three thousand guan of benefits. He didn't expect to give him so much more now...
These Hu businessmen are really making a lot of money!
Ma Cheng thought in his heart.
"After all, this matter involves the King of Shu and the King of Wei, so we can only deal with it slowly. If you act too hastily, you will only die! Now that Zhao Guogong has entered the palace to meet the saint, let's wait patiently for news from the palace!"
Although he was extremely excited, Ma Cheng remained calm on his face. He was the prince Zhan Shi, and he was an official of the Tang Dynasty. The person in front of him was just a Hu businessman with a bit of "stinky money". He was a scholar, farmer, industrialist, and merchant. Being at the top of the "food chain", Ma Cheng is not willing to lose his composure in front of Anshuncai!
Of course, when he said these words, Ma Cheng calmly reached out and slipped the stack of "hundred-yuan bills" on the table into his sleeve.
Although he is very talented, he has no financial luck. He came from a poor family and climbed to where he is now. God knows how much hardship he has endured. He has already had enough of that kind of hard life, but he never thought that someone would just give him a gift. Pillows, oh, no, they come with money!
And it’s still a huge amount of money. He will never earn that much in his lifetime!
How could he refuse
Although the request made by the other party is difficult to fulfill, for so much money, it is worth taking the risk!
The most important thing is that the other party promised that no matter whether it succeeds or not, the other party will give him a large sum of money, so the scene in Changsun Mansion happened!
"Understand, understand! An understands! Only a resourceful person like Ma Zhanshi can resolve our current crisis!"
Anshun nodded repeatedly and flattered her, as if this matter could not be solved without Ma Cheng.
It is said that he went directly to big bosses like Changsun Wuji for help, but at his level, it was impossible to know these big bosses! Being able to meet Ma Cheng was already considered lucky for him.
Ma Cheng was a little overwhelmed by the flattery. He thought that although he became the prince Zhan Shi, he was just a companion of the prince. Who in the East Palace would flatter him? Not a "doorstep" character yet? Now being "licked hard" by An Shuncai, Ma Cheng instantly felt like he was a living person!
"But the ugly words are ahead. The key to whether this matter can be accomplished lies in Taiyuan City. You and I don't know exactly what is happening in Taiyuan City now. If the situation is too serious, no one can protect you. Don’t turn around and blame me!”
Proud to be proud, Ma Cheng has not lost his mind. The reason why he chose to help Anshuncai in the first place was not only that the money given by the other party was enough, but also an important reason was that no one knew the specific situation in Taiyuan City. He just wanted to Take a gamble and bet that the situation in Taiyuan City is not very serious!
But if he knew what Anshuncai's brother Anshunshan was doing in Taiyuan City, he might not dare to agree no matter how much money Anshuncai gave him, right
"What are you talking about Ma Zhanshi? An said before that no matter whether the matter succeeds or not, as long as Ma Zhanshi is willing to help, we will be grateful!"
Anshun stood up quickly and said with a sincere face: "Ma Zhanshi was able to persuade Zhao Guogong to help today. Ma Zhanshi deserves this ten thousand benefits. If the matter can be resolved in the end, we will give you a big gift." Offer it up!”
Good guy, after listening to what An Shuncai meant, Ma Cheng made a little trick to let Changsun Wuji enter the palace. Anshuncai gave Ma Cheng a total of 10,000 yuan. This is really rich! No wonder Ma Cheng dared to "take risks" and scheme against Changsun Wuji. With such huge benefits, I am afraid that few people in the government would not be tempted!
"Haha! Easy to say! Easy to say~!"
Ma Cheng's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he said that he had originally planned to accept the money as soon as he saw fit and no longer care about the "life or death" of these Hu businessmen. But when he heard the second half of An Shuncai's words, he suddenly After changing his mind, he had to find another way to facilitate this matter. After all, these Hu businessmen were too generous!
In fact, An Shuncai and Kang Fuliang knew very well that the ban on Yanhuang Bank was personally decided by Li Zexuan and executed by Li Ke. Both Li Zexuan and Li Ke were important figures in the Tang Dynasty. For them, this was a difficult task. At the level of contact, and with Li Zexuan and Li Ke's current status and favor, very few people would be willing to offend them.
Therefore, when asking Ma Cheng for help, in order to avoid the latter's rejection, Anshun promised extremely generous terms from the beginning, and repeatedly emphasized that as long as Ma Cheng was willing to help, he would give Ma Cheng a lot of money regardless of whether the matter was successful or not. !
Ma Cheng was born into a poor family and almost starved to death when he was studying in Chang'an City. Fortunately, he was appreciated by Changsun Wuji and became a disciple of the palace. Although he is now recommended by Changsun Wuji to serve as the official of the Prince's Palace, his salary is still small. It's not enough for his daily entertainment, and his life is still tight. Only Anshun is willing to give him so much money. It's hard not to be tempted by Ma Cheng!
After all, in his opinion, there is basically no risk in holding this money! With this money, he no longer has to live in the Changsun Mansion. He can go out and buy a mansion and "build a mansion" by himself!
Ahem, after living in the capital for so many years, Ma Cheng didn't even have his own mansion and had been living in the Changsun Mansion.
"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave! I will continue to plan your affairs for you. Just wait for my news! In addition, you should send someone to Taiyuan City to inquire as soon as possible. I need to know the specific situation over there!"
After drinking all the tea in the cup, Ma Cheng stood up and said.
This was precious fairy tea that could not be bought with money in Chang'an City, so he was reluctant to waste it.
"Yes! Ma Zhan, go slowly!"
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