At night, Princess Cheng's husband-in-law's residence.
Since the founding of the Wu Dynasty, the Zhou royal family has spread and has become quite prosperous. However, due to the strict management of the clan, today there are many rich and noble relatives, but only those who are really important in military and political affairs.
Not many. Among them, Prince Consort is naturally the most embarrassing title.
However, although there is more than one person with the status of consort living in Jiangning, the consort of Princess Chengguo is different. Generally speaking, although the princess has a noble status and is willing to be the consort, she is not a very capable person, but Kang Xian's status is
They are contemporary great Confucians, with real talent in writing and learning. And the most important thing is that their seniority is already older than that of the average royal family.
Generally speaking, the emperor's daughter is called the princess, and the sisters are called the eldest princess. As the emperor's aunt, Chengguo Princess Zhou Xuan, at this time has the title of eldest princess. It is big and long, which sounds very strange.
It's amazing. I'm afraid not many people know why the talented and talented Kang Xian became the prince-in-law. The person involved may have forgotten it. In short, although the shrewd and powerful eldest princess Zhou Xuan and the talented and talented prince-in-law Kang Xian have already
He is at an age where he is retiring, and he seems to be living a leisurely life, but in fact, he has shopping malls, properties and wealth beyond imagination. If it were revealed to the public, it might be enough to make everyone stunned.
Of course, smart people know how to protect themselves wisely. In the Jiangning area, the power of Princess Chengguo is basically away from many major events, and many of her industries are nothing more than an attitude of making a fortune in silence. Because of this, the surrounding people
Many royal relatives are also more willing to get close to this place. This afternoon, Kang Wang Zhou Yong led a pair of his children to have tea with many talented people, and then stopped by to visit.
At this time, dinner time had passed, and Zhou Yong was chatting with the emperor's aunt in the yard. His son and daughter and Kang Xian were also here just now, but Xiaopei and Junwu often came here, so they didn't have much time.
I couldn't help it, so I took Kang Xian and ran to the Cangzhen Pavilion of the Prince Consort's Mansion to see the good things. Zhou Yong didn't come to the Prince Consort's Mansion much on weekdays, but when he was a child, he was still very close to his aunt, the eldest princess Zhou Xuan, and the parents had a short chat.
It took a while before I left the yard and saw Kang Xian near the garden. As for the children, I don't know where they went.
Zhou Yong has always respected Kang Xian. At this time, the two of them were chatting and went to the garden to enjoy the shade. After doing some trivial matters, they casually mentioned what happened this afternoon: "Today I brought Xiao Pei Junwu to Xiangnuan Tea.
Over there, while traveling with some talented people, I saw a person who my uncle mentioned before..."
He talked about the whole process, including Liu Qingdi's appearance, and his attitude when he said those words: "Oh, it's not easy to be named the number one talented man. This Liu Qingdi seems to be open-minded. He keeps saying that Ning Yi is amazingly talented, but in fact
I am afraid that I am jealous and want to say something right and wrong. Many of these statements are untrue, but later it turns out that many people know about this matter. Regarding Ning Liheng, my uncle said something to the little boy a few days ago.
Pei Junwu became his disciple, so I wanted to meet him, but I don't know if my uncle knows about the Su and Wu cloth merchants."
The two sat down between the pavilions. After Zhou Yong said these words, Kang Xian laughed. In fact, if Zhou Yong was very concerned about this matter before, Kang Xian naturally didn't believe it. He had always been concerned about it.
Kang Xian may have done more to discipline Xiao Pei Junwu's two children. Earlier, he said that the two children should be apprenticed to the most talented person in Jiangning, but they just nodded casually. Anyway, the most talented person is Kang Xian.
That's definitely true. Zhou Yong's attitude is that he can become a disciple as soon as he is called. As for Ning Yi, it is Kang Xian who is in charge. But perhaps it is what he saw today that can make him a little better.
Heart.
Royal people still care about hard work at their core.
"Haha, I asked Li Heng a similar question more than a month ago. At that time, the dispute between the Su and Wu emperors was raging. The dust was settling down, and the Su family was finally put on the same side. He was still there.
He wrote the poem "Drinking with Pei Di" in anger in front of others. I thought he was angry. If the matter couldn't be solved, he would have to come to me for help. He waited at home for several days, and later met at Lao Qin's house.
At this time, his face was full of thoughts, and he was absent-minded when playing chess, but he didn't ask for help, which is really annoying..."
"If that's the case, he is a bit arrogant." Zhou Yong nodded, "Do you think my uncle and Ning Yi are familiar with each other? And...Mr. Qin?"
He thought of Ning Yi's appearance. He was only in his early twenties and was really young. He originally thought that his uncle just recognized his talent, but when it sounded, he felt that the friendship was unusual.
"Haha, I was a chess friend, so I didn't have much involvement, but later on, Li Heng helped a lot. Tsk, many people benefited." Kang Xian Surong nodded, and then laughed, "But it didn't happen until later.
You know, it's not arrogance. Oh, I told him that day, we are so close to each other, why should we be so cautious when asking for each other? This matter involves his reputation, and it will have a great impact on the Su family. I was also
I decided to take action to end it for him, but then he said something that made it difficult for me to mention this matter again for more than a month, haha..."
He felt funny in his heart and smiled happily. Zhou Yong frowned: "One sentence?"
"Oh, that cloth is faded."
Kang Xian shook his head, and these simple words floated around the pavilion in an understatement. Zhou Yong's expression seemed to be a little confused. For a while, the surroundings became quiet. After a while, he really digested the meaning and reacted:
"ah?"
While the conversation in the Prince Consort's residence was going on, a quarrel and discussion was taking place in the main hall of the Wu family. The servants guarded the area from a distance, but occasionally looked back to see the shaking figures over there, but it was difficult to understand what was happening.
What happened? At this time, in the room where the people who decided the fate of the entire Wu family gathered, various strange atmospheres that had never existed before were floating around. People's emotions were different from the past, including anger, shock, fear,
Ridiculous, even mixed with occasional outbursts of hysteria.
"No matter what, one third of the things are impossible...ridiculous, there has never been such a thing!"
The quarrel has actually been going on for a while. After hearing Wu Qilong say these things at first, everyone was silent for a long time, and then started to talk ridiculously. Even in shopping malls that are famous for their greed, such things rarely happen.
One merchant explained the situation and another merchant said, "Give me one-third of your property." At first glance, this kind of thing sounds like it is worthless to discuss. However, when the atmosphere gradually settled down, when they started to
Wu Chenghou and others understood from their expressions that the situation was not a joke, and as time gave them time to think, they were able to sort out their thoughts and consider the seriousness of the entire matter.
"Give them one-third? Then use one-third or even half of the family property for activities and management? What will our Wu family look like by then? We...even if we die, how can we live up to the ancestors of the Wu family?
Lie Zong, how much effort they put into saving their family property! The name of Jiangning's number one cloth merchant..." Wu Chengluo, who was in charge of affairs in Hezhou, shook his head, "It's just fading, I don't believe it will lead to house confiscation! As long as it's just fading.
If you move more and manage more, our Wu family may not be able to withstand this level!"
"Everyone pushed against the wall, Old Seven." Wu Chengyuan said.
On the other side, Wu Chengke had a livid face: "Give them one-third, and then lose half or one-third. In the future, let go of the market share and only be an imperial merchant. This is what the Su family thinks. After this incident
, if this were not the case, do you think the Su family would give up easily?"
"You also said that the Su family will not give up easily. Who knows that they will not leak information behind our back or work against us!"
"It takes time for them to eat it, not to mention...it's better for their reputation..."
"Our family's reputation would be better if we didn't kill him?" Wu Chengluo looked at Wu Chengke with some absurdity.
"At least we won't be accused of taking away our belongings and forcing us to death..." Wu Qilong joined the battle in a low tone.
“Whether we force it to death or not, that’s still a question!”
"Uncle Qi, don't say angry words..."
"I'm not talking angrily, you were frightened by that scholar! Who doesn't know that talented people can boast?"
"But there is really going to be a war, and everyone is pushing against the wall when it falls, Uncle Qi! Now a group of people are staring at the Su family. They haven't spoken yet. They are waiting for the Su family to fall on their own! The Su family has not had any trouble outside.
Louzi. But if something like this happens to our family, everyone can take advantage of it and add insult to injury! Does our Wu family have fewer opponents than the Su family?"
"It's not necessarily to that extent! If we do as he says, what's the point of following it to that extent..."
"Shut up!"
With a bang, a crutch hit the ground. After arguing for so long, mixed with all kinds of chattering around, Wuzhen, the fifth uncle sitting above, finally got mad and stood up tremblingly.
"Stop talking nonsense there, it's not that big of a deal now. It's about confiscating the family! Destroying the clan!" He tapped on the ground with his cane, "Conquering the family and annihilating the clan!"
The surrounding voices had quieted down for a while. The old man looked around, fell back on his chair, and spoke while panting: "Don't you understand yet? It's not to what extent. If you make a mistake, it's not the difference between 30% or 60%. If you say
Wrong, it is to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan. Now everyone here, here, outside, your wife and children at home, will die, and they will be distributed. At this time, you all know it, right... Stop arguing, say
Something useful.”
"I can only... I can only go through some adult methods..." Wu Chengyuan hesitated for a while and said.
Wu Chenghou above shook his head: "In ten days, the adults from three provinces and six ministries will not be able to get through no matter how much money they have."
Fifth Uncle Wuzhen took a breath and said, "Actually, if the talks really break down, is it really that serious? Let's think about this first."
"The Chen family and the Lu family are also watching us. They used to be imperial merchants, but now they want to develop even more. They... have previous official connections. If our Wu family falls and gives up their share, they will be very happy.
…”
"Everyone is convinced that the wall will fall..."
"And there is really going to be a war. If it had been before..." Wu Qilong frowned, "then there would probably be room for change..."
"It is not certain that something will happen if there is a war. How likely is it?" Wu Chengluo said.
"I don't know." Wu Qilong said frankly, and then looked around: "Uncles and uncles, what do you think? Do you... dare to take this risk?"
After all, things like confiscating homes and exterminating clans depend on the mood of the emperor. If it is just a single item, you may still be able to take the risk. However, on the eve of the war and after the incident was exposed, various cloth merchants may add fuel to the flames, and the emperor may hear about it.
After the comprehensive reaction, no one was in a good mood, and there was an unspeakable silence. The fifth uncle tapped his crutch: "Then what else is there to discuss..."
"There may not be a chance." Wu Chengke thought for a long time and then said, "Then what Ning Liheng said is very simple. He is just asking the Wu family to use money to buy time, but business can always be negotiated. What is in his words?
We don’t know how much of it is bluffing. Now we have to see how much the Wu family wants a smooth handover. If it is not stable, how much effort they will put into it. In the middle, who is planning and who is making the decision?
Let’s figure these things out first…”
Wu Chenghou nodded: "It's just Su Yu, Su Tan'er, Ning Yi..."
Wu Chengyuan frowned and said: "I don't know what Ning Yi is like, but Su Yu and Su Tan'er are not fuel-efficient lamps. What if the negotiation falls apart after just one trial?"
Wu Chenghou was silent for a moment: "It depends on how decisive they are and how much they want..."
"Su Tan'er has been having a hard time recently." Wu Qihao raised his head over there, "Our Wu family has a chance to be safe after all, and no matter how bad the situation is, we can still survive for a few months or even half a year... Su Tan'er
My son must be eager to prove his ability now. She is taking the lead in the matter. I think... there must be room for negotiation... The time when the application for postponement is made public is the most critical. If we can delay it for a few days, we may
You can release false news so that the market doesn’t know what to believe.”
"This will only avoid some people from noticing. Once the news about the Su family is released, some people will believe it. Spreading random rumors will only deceive some people. We will be active together for at least a month or two..." Someone came out and shook his head, "We need to
When looking for weaknesses, you can first think about who is controlling the game, but I don’t think Su Tan’er is controlling this game.”
"Su Yu has never used such a method before, unlike... but apart from them, it is impossible to be the real Ning Yi. This kind of thing cannot be done by cleverness. We can only rely on Su Yu and Su Tan'er.
Someone, and I have checked before that he has no experience at all..."
In the midst of the buzzing chatter, the fifth uncle sighed and gestured to Wu Qilong, who was sitting there and became silent again: "Qilong, you are the one who has the most contact with Ning Yi.
What do you mean? Even if it is really his plan, what is he doing?"
Wu Qilong glanced at him and hesitated: "I, I have some ideas, but..." He shook his head, "It's hard to say these..."
In the business field, you can always grasp the outline of your opponent before you can really start to make a fuss. If you want to formulate a strategy and get out of a crisis, the same is true. If your opponent has laid out a seemingly perfect game, then you can only learn from the opponent's character.
Look for weaknesses and guess that there is something that the other party cannot grasp. The Su family and the Xue family have been fighting for many years, and the Wu family has been watching from the side. But for Ning Liheng, no one can understand it until now.
, perhaps only Wu Qilong, who has been in contact with it for the longest time, can barely spell out some outlines at this time.
"Actually, now that I think about it, there is something that all of us have overlooked..." After a moment, he sighed and finally started to talk, "In fact, everyone already knows the character of Su Tan'er.
Su Boyong was assassinated about a month and a half ago, and she suddenly fell ill. We thought she was really under too much pressure - she was really under a lot of pressure at the time. We inquired and found out that it was true, so we had no doubts. But later, in fact,
There is a problem."
When he said this, someone next to him reacted. Wu Qihao said: "She didn't show up for a month..."
"Yes." Wu Qilong nodded, "With Su Tan'er's character, after the first few days of cold wind and fever subsided, it was impossible for her to remain in bed to recuperate under such circumstances. But at that time Ning Yi accepted
It's a bit funny, but behind the scenes, the Su family has been promoting the yellow cloth in a high-profile manner, and the steps have not fallen behind. We all feel that Su Tan'er is unable to handle detailed matters, so we grasp the overall situation. It is also because of this that Ning Yi performed several
After this, we felt that even if he had a good grasp of the overall situation, there would always be loopholes that could be exploited in the details..."
"It may be said in hindsight now, but with Su Tan'er's character, how could she stay at home at that time? If Ning Yi doesn't understand, she will definitely understand... Ning Yi told me a few days ago
He said that it was because the yellow cloth faded that Su Taner fell down... Such a woman, Su Boyong was assassinated, and the Su family was suffering from internal and external troubles at that time. It was impossible for her to let this alone.
Lie down for a month. We have neglected these things, but looking back, when she fell, the Su family's main house had no backbone at all. It was impossible for her to make such a calculation in her state at that time. It must have been during this period of time.
, Ning Yi made a plan, so after a few days, her fever subsided without getting out of bed, and the old man from the Su family did not interfere..."
"Then everyone got into this game. It seemed like Ning Yi didn't do anything at the time, but now that I think about it, we didn't even have the slightest feeling that something was wrong, and we didn't even think about it. Even to the point where
More than a month after the Huangshang decision, Ning Yi simply put aside the matter. We went back and calculated it several times, and there was no doubt... Dear uncles, everything is just right. For such a person,
If you want me to say what kind of opponent he is, then it’s basically... not at all..."
He frowned and hesitated for a long time, unable to think of words. However, the people around him could probably see the outline drawn...
"...Actually, if I explain it clearly, it is nothing more than simply borrowing flowers and offering them to Buddha. Maybe many people can think of it verbally. But if it is really implemented, the difficulty is really too high. To induce people to have
You can’t be too deliberate, every aspect must be just right, otherwise, the Wu family is also a veteran in the shopping mall. They have been working hard for so many years, and a small problem can make people find loopholes..."
In the pavilion of the Prince Consort's Mansion, Kang Xian smiled and shook his head.
"There was a traitor in the Su family at that time. It was impossible for Ning Yi to teach someone how to act. He was a married woman, so it was not easy to control the whole situation. But he just aroused people's thoughts little by little. Look,
No one noticed anything at first. The Wu family thought they had deliberately stolen the Su family's recipe. They had no idea how many tricks Ning Yi had followed. At that time, I was also staring at the Su family. Oh, there was nothing.
It seems that after he said those words that day, I was stunned for a while like you. After thinking about it, my head was numb... It was amazing..."
"It's easy to carry out this game step by step... Many things may seem magical, and the ideas may be simple, but what determines success or failure may be the details that others cannot see or notice. Things like this,
Maybe only Lao Qin...cough..."
When he said this, he stopped talking and sighed slightly. Zhou Yong frowned: "Uncle said Qin Gong, does he mean..."
Kang Xian shook his head. In fact, the matter he mentioned was not a strict secret at the moment, but after all, it was not easy to mention it casually: "What Li Heng did this time is really amazing. I hope I can give it some time."
It's almost time to really see the difference. Haha, when the time comes, you and I will see the stunned expressions of those people... It is also a blessing for Xiaopei and Junwu to worship him as their teacher. The German side must not neglect it.
."
"It's natural, I won't dare to neglect it." Zhou Yong bowed respectfully, expressing his admiration for Ning Yi now, "I heard that he didn't want to be a guest in the palace, I don't know why." He had discussed this matter earlier.
After hearing this, I put it behind me and then thought about it again.
"Oh, Li Heng has a different temperament from others. As time goes by, you will understand that it is not that he has any objections to the palace. We can know that, although he spoke casually about business affairs that day, when he played chess with others,
But I’m still a little absent-minded, why?”
"Did we encounter some trouble?" Zhou Yong asked with a frown, determined to write down the matter.
Kang Xian smiled interestingly: "No... Oh, but it is still a trouble, but it cannot be solved by others. At that time, he downplayed the resolution of matters involving the life and death of the Su and Wu families, but still
Mr. Qin and I were also a little curious about the embarrassing thing. Who knew that after he told it, haha, we really found it interesting. It turned out that there was a woman who confided her feelings to him outside that day. He was the son-in-law of the Su family, so
I’m a little hesitant about how to make arrangements for the future…”
Zhou Yong blinked his eyes, and then laughed dumbly: "It's such a trivial matter, three men and four wives... uh..." He originally planned to say it boldly, but considering that the uncle in front of him only had one wife, even though he was married to his aunt,
The relationship between them was deep, so I finally stopped the conversation and changed the topic: "Ahem, this person is indeed very passionate..."
"Haha, speaking of which, Mr. Qin and I also know that woman, and it's true that she was originally a prostitute, but she always kept herself clean, and later redeemed herself..."
On a quiet night, by the corridor on the second floor of Su Mansion's courtyard, Ning Yi and Su Tan'er were looking at the full moon in the sky, eating, blowing in the wind, and talking.
Today, the two of them were bored and eating some uncreative food, flatbread.
"When negotiating with the Wu family, speak more domineeringly."
"Hmm... but what should I say to be more domineering?"
"Well, for example...don't be sad, after all, people are alive..."
"The meeting will make people mad."
"No, they are all shopping mall elites... Well, the moon on the 14th is also very round..."
"It's a pity that it's not August 15th..."
"Why do you suddenly think of August 15th? Is it a pity that I didn't go to this year's poetry fair?"
"No, I suddenly thought that if my husband couldn't go there that day, I wouldn't be able to see my husband writing poems about the moon again, leaving those talented people with nothing to write."
"It's not that exaggerated..."
"How about my husband writes another song today to celebrate the demise of the Wu family."
"OK."
"Hey, really write it?"
"Haha, you are a talented man. Of course writing poetry is something you can easily do..."
"..." Waiting attentively.
"...Ocean, you are all water!"
"Well……"
"My horse, you have four legs!"
"..." His face began to twitch.
"Moon, you are so round!" This person's expression was calm.
"..."
"Wu family, you are finished."
"..." His head had already been lowered, and he stuffed pie into his mouth desperately to stop his body from shaking.
"It's over, look, Yongyue, the Yongwu family is finished."
"Uh...uh...ahem...uh..."
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Uh uh uh……"
"Do you want to strangle yourself to death..."
Under the moonlight, Ning Yi began to smile angrily and pat his wife on the back. Looking at her like this, Su Tan'er's figure was indeed a bit thin.
She seemed to be choking to death, and started to hit Ning Yi's chest with her head.
This is probably the most laugh I’ve ever had this year…
In this unladylike action that she had almost never done, she was thinking...
I wanted to update last night to tell everyone a happy Mooncake Festival, but it turned out that it was almost 7,000 words long. Hehe, I wish everyone will always be happy after the Mooncake Festival, as happy as Tan'er^_^... ro