After Xu Jian listened, he commented: "You are quite clever."
Su Chang grinned and tried to force out a smile: "I dare not say that I am clever."
Xu Jian asked again: "Do you know what business Su Yidu is doing now?"
Su Chang's smile suddenly became more awkward.
His eyes were blindfolded and the cloth was so tight that he couldn't even see the hazy shadow.
When your vision is blocked, you will naturally feel more uneasy.
He licked his lips and ignored his mouth.
For him, talking a lot about things that are not necessary can actually make him feel more at ease.
"I really didn't lie to you last time. Although I had some friendship with Su Yi in the past, it was not a relationship where I worked for him, and he wouldn't tell me everything."
"I used to think that Su Yi had some dealings with this place, and they were talking about doing business."
"Gu Yue is not as good as you in Dashun. The land of Dashun is rich in resources. What Gu Yue can get is some spices and horses from the Western Regions. The two parties can negotiate a good price and it will be mutually beneficial to each other."
"Su Yi and the others can be regarded as political achievements in public affairs. They can stand upright in the officialdom and earn some money privately. We merchants who follow behind can drink hot soup."
"Not to mention anything else, since the first time Da Su went to Dashun as an envoy and the two sides had sincere exchanges, the officers and soldiers have protected the merchants. With the prosperity of Dashun in recent years, the importance of merchants has been raised to a higher level, especially
Outside the customs, we are rarely robbed by horse thieves, and it is safe and worry-free for us to transport goods, so I actively participated in the mission."
"When it comes to making money, why don't you pay more attention to it?"
"But now I know, you are surrounding Prince Jin's Mansion."
"Prince Jin is different from Su Yi. He doesn't simply want merit and money. He, he seems to have killed his younger brother in Yongji Palace, right? People outside say he wants to rebel!"
"Prince Jin was looking for Su Yi before something happened. Su Yi was just dragged into the water. What if Su Yi and Prince Jin were not money-making partners in the first place, but were partners in rebellion, wouldn't I be doomed too?
"
"That's why I want to run!"
Su Chang became more and more excited as he talked.
These are what he said from the bottom of his heart.
He has been a merchant all his life, and the difference between doing business is big or small. He doesn't want to become an official, let alone make money and spend it!
"I don't know who you are, but I didn't tell a lie," Su Chang said anxiously, "Look, I really want to give my life to Su Yi. I was kidnapped last time, and when I turned back
I will tell Su Yi immediately.
Su Yi knew there was something wrong with me, and when he asked again, he found out that I was a "Tong Gonggong". If he didn't kill me, the King of Jin who cooperated with him would definitely kill me too.
I live a good life because I just want to make money and not be a scout."
Su Chang nodded heavily and analyzed his mentality word by word: "I really just want to make money, I don't want to get involved in rebellion!"
Seeing him so eager to prove his "innocence", Xu Jian couldn't help but smile.
"Su Chang," Xu Jian said, "this is the capital of Dashun, at the feet of the emperor.
You want to make a living here, and you also want to take over your family, but you look to Su Yi as your backer. Are you not thinking clearly enough?
Distant water cannot save the nearby fire, nor can the strong dragon suppress the local snake.
Besides, he, Su Yi, is not a powerful dragon."
"Yes, yes!" Su Chang is indeed a businessman, with a quick mind and a sharp tongue. "I am originally from Guyue, and I learned Chinese to do business with Dashun.
When I first entered the industry, there were few opportunities, so I turned to Su Yi and started slowly relying on the little benefits that slipped through his fingers.
If I still continue to go out and enter the customs to transport goods, I will follow Su Yi and figure out the right path, but now that I am mainly based here, I will definitely have to pay my respects to the mountain again.
I think best.
You are a local snake, I will follow you, and I will tell you if there is any news from Su Yi!"
Xu Jian doesn't like the identity of "local snake" very much.
Of course, he would not break up with Su Chang over this.
It was impossible for him to really protect Su Chang. This businessman was accustomed to adapting to the situation. If he could betray Su Yi, he would naturally be able to betray him in the future.
But this did not prevent Xu Jian from digging out more information from Su Chang.
"After the envoy returned to Gu Yue last time, what else did Su Yi do?" Xu Jian asked.
Su Chang smiled and said: "I have been doing business here, and Gu Yue's information is not well-informed."
As soon as the words fell, the surroundings became quiet.
Su Chang couldn't hear the other party's reply, he only heard the slow and low knocking sound of "dongdongdong".
This is the opponent tapping the handrail with his knuckles.
It wasn't heavy, but it was as loud as a drum, and it seemed to hit his heart and lungs.
Sincerity.
Sincerity!
Su Chang recited these two words silently.
After all the words have been said, if he still hides something and angers the other party, and he really becomes murderous, wouldn't he suffer a big loss?
"No, but!" Su Chang took a deep breath, "I heard that Su Yi came to Dashun several times in the past few years. Secretly, the arrangements for him here were all made through his support like me.
Businessman getting up.
I heard it mentioned by people in the mission, but of course I had never made any arrangements for Su Yi.
Maybe it’s because I just opened a shop in Beijing?
Maybe after a few years, when I have established myself, Su Yi will contact me when he comes."
Su Chang spoke carefully.
One is to send some information, and the other is to show some of one's own value.
When the King of Jin was captured, the nobles of Dashun would also like to meet Su Yi for a while.
But if it comes by force, it will not be conducive to the harmony between Dashun and Gu Yue, so a private "discussion" will save a lot of trouble.
And he, Su Chang, can one day grasp Su Yi's whereabouts. In his own opinion, this is a good "selling point".
Unexpectedly, the other party didn't care about his "passing years" at all, but asked about his "previous years".
"Did you come here secretly?" Xu Jian asked, "It takes a long time to go back and forth between Gu Yue and Dashun, even if you don't go to the capital. As an official of Gu Yue, Su Yi can take leave for so long?"
"Really?" Su Chang was stunned when he heard this. He really had not thought about this before. "Before I came to Dashun, I had never heard that Su Yi had taken leave for a long time. But the people in the envoy chatted casually and he
What are you lying to me about?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sir, I don’t know whether Su Yi is sick or on leave, but I am definitely not telling lies!"
"Then based on your words," Xu Jian paused and gave him a string, "The King of Jin sent Su Yi an urgent and secret letter. Wouldn't Su Yi secretly come to Dashun from Gu Yue to rescue people?"
"How did I know this..." Su Chang curled his lips, and after muttering, he realized something was wrong, and hurriedly tried to make up for it, "The two places are so far away. When Su Yi gets here, King Jin is afraid that he will be too cold, so do you really want Dashun?"
Wait until autumn before asking for beheading, and not even use the knife in spring or summer?
Besides, Su Yi is a civil servant. He has no soldiers, and even if he does, he can't enter Dashun. What can he do to save the King of Jin?
We can't let us traders rush in, right?
However, if you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of the worst. I sent this secret letter from King Jin. If Su Yi takes action, he should also contact me.
Don't worry, sir, I will report it to you as soon as I receive the news, so that you can make preparations early."
"Oh?" Xu Jian asked again, "That's nice. Contact me when the time comes. Do you know where to contact me?"
Suchang didn't know.
Su Chang didn't even know the other party's identity.
Twice, he came and walked in a coma, and when he woke up he was blindfolded, so he had no way of knowing.
"Then you..." Su Chang asked tentatively.
"If there is any news, just hang two strings of red lanterns at the door of your shop and light them during the day, and people will come to your door." Xu Jian said.
Upon hearing this, Su Chang was sure that his life was safe and he hurriedly agreed.
Xu Jian stood up and left.
Su Chang listened to the movement in the room and subconsciously shrank his neck.
Soon, another hand knife struck him, and Su Chang lost consciousness. Then, Shen Chen arranged the people into the carriage and sent them back to West Street.
Xu Jian walked towards the main courtyard with steady steps.
Halfway along the way, a nanny came to report that the princess had returned to the house, so he stepped up his pace.
The two met outside the main courtyard gate.
Under the setting sun, Lin Yunyan looked at Xu Jian, bent her eyes and smiled.
She felt a little tired that day.
It’s not about how hard it was or how much effort I put in, but the strings in my heart were always tense and I couldn’t relax.
Even if she saw Li Du being taken away by Yu Lin with her own eyes, she was only relieved, but not completely relieved.
Li Rong is missing.
Eunuch Tong and others are gone.
Li Du acted strangely, and seemed to have other plans.
Lin Yunyan thought that perhaps she could only feel at ease when she waited for Li Du's death.
No.
Maybe she won't be able to relax until the day when the Holy Emperor is completely disappointed in Li Shao and when she and Xu Jian will never make the same mistakes again.
Xu Jian walked towards Lin Yunyan, naturally took her hand, and they walked into the yard together.
Lin Yunyan followed Xu Jian's steps and clasped her fingers with him slightly.
The palms of their hands are folded, and the body heat transmitted through them is warm.
As Lin Yunyan left, she talked about the situation on her side: "Princess Jin is temporarily placed in the palace, and the Queen Mother has arranged for people to watch her.
Her mother and sister-in-law came to Cining Palace to plead for mercy, saying that King Jin had committed the crime, but the princess had no knowledge of it, and neither did her family.
I didn't dare to plead guilty, I could only hope to spare the princess's life.
The Queen Mother did not say whether it was accurate or not."
Xu Jian asked: "How is your health?"
Lin Yunyan is also very concerned about this matter.
In the previous episode, we found out the cause of King Ding's death and the Empress Dowager fell ill. This time, the real culprit of poisoning and arson was caught. The Empress must have been in a state of ups and downs.
"She doesn't look too good," Lin Yunyan said. "The eldest princess Baoying accompanied me and talked for a while. The eldest princess Derong was there, but rarely spoke.
Before I came back, I asked the eldest princess, she usually talks a lot, why is she so silent today?
She said that after all, they were all brothers and sisters, and she had emotions in her heart at this point. Besides, she used to talk a lot and talk back quickly. Now she is so angry with Prince Jin that she might not be able to suppress it in Cining Palace.
Swearing loudly.”
Xu Jian raised her eyebrows.
Based on his understanding of the little princess, Lin Yunyan would not mention such trivial matters to him for no reason.
Sure enough, although Lin Yunyan hesitated, she continued: "The King of Jin is very strange. When we surrounded him, why did he turn to the eldest princess several times?
Yes, the other princes were not present, only the eldest princess was.
But instead of asking the eldest princess if she would fight for the boy, he might as well drag the King Xian and others who were not present into the water."
Xu Jian had some dealings with several princes, but as a grown princess, she really didn't know much about them.
"That year, when my father found us, he mentioned it," Xu Jian said, "that Princess Derong may have passed away."
As noble as Princess Derong, whether she dies of illness or encounters an accident, her life or death will be explained.
But it’s just a “possible”.
There is no basis for this rumor. I think it is probably true.
Without an explanation, the cause of death cannot be clearly stated, and it is even inconvenient to publicize the death.
What on earth was she involved in?
"Li Shao acted ruthlessly. He even dared to trap the Holy Emperor, and he would not hide it when he killed the eldest princess," Xu Jian analyzed. "If the eldest princess didn't have a conflict with Li Shao, she would most likely have fallen out with Li Du.
Already."
As for the reason for the fall out?
For a while, it was difficult to come up with a clear answer.
After talking about the situation at Cining Palace, Xu Jian talked with Lin Yunyan about his day's progress.
When Lin Yunyan heard what Su Chang said, she frowned and asked, "How is Gu Yue's military strength?"
Xu Jian understood her thoughts immediately.
He is far away from the border and has resigned from the Ministry of War. He is no longer in that position, so I don't know his recent situation.
But after all, he once held the key position and knew several operations well. He thought about it and said: "When I was still in the Ministry of War, I saw the reports of the spies in Gu Yue. Gu Yue is located outside the Great Wall, and the training of troops is only enough for self-protection. I think
It would be difficult to annex other small countries in the Western Region, let alone invade Yumen in the east."
"Gu Yue formed an alliance with us to contain Xiliang," Lin Yunyan said, "but on the other hand, is it possible that they will suddenly turn against us and attack us together with Xiliang?"
Xu Jian did not answer immediately. He thought for a while and then said: "From the perspective of using troops, this may not be impossible, but from a practical point of view, is Li Du worthy of Su Yi persuading King Gu Yue to attack us?"
Lin Yunyan understood.
Su Yi's business with Li Du was profitable, and I think Li Du had promised Su Yi some benefits in private.
But when Li Du fell on his own, all the good things were gone.
Su Yi would not take big risks for the sake of Li Du, whose fate was over and whose death was imminent.
"Unless he is sure that Li Du can escape unharmed and make a comeback," Xu Jian said, "Of course, even if Su Yi makes this judgment, he still has to convince King Gu Yue and other officials."
To tear up the alliance and join forces with Xiliang, an old enemy for many years, is not a good lobbyist.
However, just in case, he would have to say nothing to the Holy Father tomorrow.
"I'm also curious that Su Yi secretly left Gu Yue..." Lin Yunyan muttered.
Until late at night, when Lin Yunyan fell asleep, these and other questions were still swirling in her mind.
Maybe she was thinking about it that day, and she began to dream vaguely.
In the dream, familiar and unfamiliar faces from the two worlds flashed one by one, making her dizzy.
So she became anxious, trying desperately to see clearly and match the face with the name, but the more anxious she became, the more confused she became, so anxious that she suddenly opened her eyes.
It was completely dark.
There was no light in the curtain, and she was breathing heavily, her chest heaving.
