It is said that the special envoy of the Chu State told Liu Xiaoqi that he wanted to hire a "scapegoat" to protect the King of Chu. Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoqi immediately asked: "Should we protect the King of Chu for a long time, or should we only protect him until he does it?"
One thing to finish? This guy is very busy."
The special envoy thought for a while and said: "It will be a long time."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "Sir, if you want to hire a professional bodyguard, why don't we send one to you? The price is fair."
The special envoy said angrily: "How can you be such a manipulator? You always want to use your own people to support the business of a single person."
Liu Xiaoqi said sternly: "Our customers are the top priority in this store, and we are most concerned about our customers. The 'scapegoat' will not take the business that takes too long."
The special envoy wondered: "Why is this? It's not like our prince doesn't want to pay."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "The price has always been rising. From the time he came to us to take the first business, the price of a bodyguard has increased more than seven times, and the price of a murder has increased more than ten times. If in a business
The delay is too long, and it will be a loss for both him and the store. Besides, protecting the prince does not just require bodyguards." A fake smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "People in the light don't tell secrets. What kind of country is your Chu country?
I know the appearance clearly. There are at least a dozen people who want to kill the King of Chu so that he can sit on his chair. Bodyguards can block open spears, but they may not be able to imitate hidden arrows. What kind of poison, medicine, fire spear?
Ah, if I'm not careful, I'm afraid I'll really take the blame for someone else. Not only will it damage his reputation, but it will also damage the reputation of our store." He whispered again, "Why is the King of Chu at the beginning not there?
I know some information. The Bai family in Lingnan are just the remnants of Prince Yi Zhong, who later became merchants. If there is no help from the Chu State, they alone can kill the King of Chu. I don't believe it."
The special envoy's eyes twitched and he forced a smile and said: "Master Yin Qi, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense."
Liu Xiaoqi heyed twice: "Did I say anything?"
The special envoy glanced at him and said, "If that's the case, why did Master Yin Qi just recommend someone from his own family to do this business for him?"
Liu Xiaoqi said: "This 'scapegoat' - you heard the code name he gave himself: blameman - is a sensible person who does not hesitate to suffer losses and takes the blame. Such a person, even though he is doing illegal business
, but he has a conscience." He stared at the special envoy and said slowly, "He may not be qualified for the task of protecting the prince."
The special envoy suddenly shuddered and said slowly: "Master Yin Qi, why don't you explain it more clearly."
Liu Xiaoqi lowered his eyes and said, "Have you ever seen a prince with clean hands?"
The special envoy smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest, our prince is really clean. If there is a clean prince in the world, it is him." Liu Xiaoqi laughed, picked up the tea cup and drank tea, obviously not believing it. The special envoy sighed.
, "The first prince left early and unexpectedly, and there was not enough time to teach him many things. Besides... they both succeeded to the throne very smoothly."
Liu Xiaoqi took a sip of tea, held the tea cup in his hand and said, "That's it, sir, what do I do? Your officials and bandits in Chu State are more rampant than anyone else."
The special envoy was startled, and then smiled bitterly: "You all know this." After a moment of silence, "It's not surprising that people talk so much. That matter was hidden from the prince. If he knew, he would definitely not allow it."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "If he doesn't even allow officials and bandits, then he can't accept your business." He put down the tea cup and said solemnly, "There is a rabbit living among wolves. How long can he live? You guys
No matter how loyal a minister is, it will be in vain."
The special envoy sighed: "We can't watch the prince being harmed by an adulterer."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "It's better to teach him how to teach him."
The special envoy shook his head: "My nature is set, I'm afraid there is nothing we can do." He said, "I won't delay the scapegoat for too long. I just bother him to protect our prince until his wedding." Liu Xiaoqi glanced at him.
The special envoy said seriously, "Our prince is getting married in April this year. All we need to do is protect him until after the wedding."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "I know about this. I am marrying the daughter of one of your generals. As long as that happens?" The special envoy nodded. Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said, "This business will be easy to negotiate." He ordered Liuzhuang to take it.
I came over with a pen and paper and started calculating the price carefully.
The two of them were talking about business, and Liu Mingyi came to Liuzhuang to play. The special envoy of the King of Chu saw her young age and impressive appearance, and praised her: "The little girl is so energetic."
Liu Xiaoqi said with a smile: "Don't look at her when she is young, she is the most ambitious." However, Liu Mingyi heard this and turned around to smile brightly at her uncle. She smiled so much that Liu Xiaoqi wanted to have a daughter. Then she couldn't help but smile, her expression
soft.
The special envoy looked at Liu Xiaoqi, then at Liu Zhuang, lightly dusted off the dust on Liu Mingyi's sleeves, and took her little hand to go out. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind: Could it be that the young master of the Yin family was interested in the little girl of the Pan family?
Interesting? Then he probed: "That girl has an extraordinary demeanor and doesn't look like she comes from an ordinary family. Could it be that she has some origin?"
Liu Xiaoqi said casually: "It's just that the family is pampered. What's the origin?" The special envoy looked at him and smiled knowingly. He also asked who the "scapegoat" was. Liu Xiaoqi said: "The rules of our industry are...
Never ask about cause and effect, origin, purpose, only money."
The special envoy nodded: "That's fine."
That evening, Liu Xiaoqi went to Rongguo Mansion to meet with Jia Cong and others, and told him what happened today. At the end, he said: "The look on the face of the Chu King's special envoy must have concluded that Mingyi has an origin."
Jia Cong said: "Who outsiders would know that there is such a strange family as your Liu family in the palace? Mingyi's age was not hidden from the neighbors, so it was easy to infer that her mother had not left the palace when she was pregnant with her; the men in the palace
Although there are many, there is only one who can make a woman pregnant. The special envoy 90% concluded that Mingyi is the legacy of the Supreme Emperor. If he tests you and you cover it up with lies, he will become more and more sure that you know."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "Miss Chen asked me to say that."
Jia Cong hurriedly said: "You did the right thing! I praise you. When others are guessing, you are the smartest person to give an answer that makes them think they have guessed it right."
Liu Xiaoqi glanced at him and said, "I'll take over that business, but I'm not sure that my second brother will do it."
Jia Cong said: "Are they worried that something will happen at King Chu's wedding?"
"The concubine that the King of Chu wants to marry this time was originally used to win over the military envoys. The girl's father has military power in his hands. Naturally, his uncle and brothers are not willing. Once the marriage is completed, the throne will be much more stable.
"Liu Xiaoqi suddenly laughed and said, "If something happens, the King of Chu himself is not necessarily involved. He likes a concubine he married the year before last. Last year, the Queen Mother of Chu gave him four or five concubines, both civil and military.
Don’t take it seriously.”
Chen Ruijin thought: "It's better to just give him what he wants." Then he glanced at Liu Xiaoqi and said, "Don't let your second brother go, find someone else from SHIELD instead."
Liu Xiaoqi asked: "What to do?"
Chen Ruijin said casually: "Let's talk about it later. Anyway, the person who goes here is very capable. In addition to being good at martial arts, he also needs to be able to observe people's movements and be eloquent. Your second brother is more honest." Jia Cong suddenly guessed something.
, looking at her and smiling.
Liu Xiaoqi said: "It's just that the special envoy recognized my second brother."
Chen Ruijin thought for a while: "If the client specifies that it must be your second brother Liu, please send someone smart to go with him. Come see me before you leave. I have some instructions." Liu Xiaoqi glanced at her and didn't ask.
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Liu Er was not idle that night, and went to the Zhenguo Mansion again. This time he even went through Niu Jicheng's study, but still found nothing. He sat on the roof and worried. He still didn't notice that there were seven or eight things secretly there.
Someone was staring at him. After worrying about it for a long time, he suddenly remembered something. He returned to Niu Jizong's study and knocked on the wall for a long time. He couldn't find any hidden compartments or secret rooms, so he left sadly.
He walked leisurely through half of the capital, arrived behind a tall building, climbed onto the roof, took something out of his arms and tied it around the neck of the animal on the roof, and then climbed down the wall like an ape.
Everyone who followed him wanted to know what he had tied around the neck of someone else's trapper. Besides, they all knew that this guy was very capable. They wanted to follow him yesterday but they didn't follow him. They also felt that he might come to the Zhenguo Mansion tomorrow to look for something.
They didn't follow him. When Liu Er walked away, one of them jumped up to the roof to check. It turned out that he only had an ordinary red fine silk handkerchief tied loosely, which was square and had nothing on it. This person untied it.
He looked at the veil for a long time and then tied it back loosely. After he left, another person jumped out from the secret and looked at the veil.
After several people read the veil, they all looked down at the place: This building is a restaurant, called Demeng Building. This building is ordinary but not ordinary. What is unusual is that I don’t know how many people have checked it many times.
, it is indeed an ordinary restaurant; what is unusual is that in the early years, Huo Xuan, the king of Nan'an County, was assassinated here and lost his face, broke his leg, and was seriously injured. A few years ago, King Situ of Yan
Pan's second son, Situ Jian, was assassinated here. The assassin's methods were the same as those used to deal with Huo Xuan. Situ Jian's death has not yet been discovered. It is only known that someone hired a green forest bandit to do it.
The next night, Liu Er did not go to Zhenguo Mansion again. Except for those who followed Liu Er, no one touched the red handkerchief on the roof of Demeng Tower. Two days later, the night wind blew and it floated away from the neck of the beast.
The spies who were watching nearby suddenly realized: the straw hat man was just giving a signal. The red color was the signal. He tied the fine silk veil loosely so that it would be blown away by the wind in a few days.
Feng Ziying then found an excuse to go to the town government to trick Mr. Niu into telling him something, but nothing came out. He also invited Niu Jizong out for a drink and got him drunk, but still nothing came out. However, Liu Er disappeared.
The special envoy of the King of Chu visited Falcon Bookstore again and asked the "scapegoat" if he was free and could he take over their prince's business. Liu Xiaoqi sighed: "He has been in a bad mood these days. He just lost his business."
A big deal."
The special envoy had a smile in his eyes and said: "How did you lose the big deal?"
Liu Xiaoqi said: "Not all transactions can be completed."
The special envoy said: "If it fails, what will you do?"
Liu Xiaoqi said with a sad face: "What else can I do if I return the deposit?"
The special envoy said: "Can't someone else go?"
Liu Xiaoqi twitched her lips and said, "Our guests don't trust us, they only trust him. Until now, I don't even know what kind of business they are doing."
The special envoy wondered: "You don't even know what business is, how can you negotiate the price?"
Liu Xiaoqi said: "I made a mistake. I don't know what's going on..." After thinking for a long time, he waved his hand and said, "I know the general idea, but I don't know the exact meaning. That's what it means anyway." Then he sighed, "That's all, I can't make enough money.
I don’t want what’s not mine.”
The special envoy chuckled, guessing that he knew that the guest asked Liu Er to go to the Zhenguo Mansion to look for something, but he didn't know what he was looking for. He said, "It shows that honest people have the benefits of being honest." He became more and more sure that Liu Er was the one to go to.
At the end of the first month of this year, Mu's side was ready. Jia Cong went to see Jia Zheng and said, "Uncle Teng, Prince Teng, has a lot of new things. Brother Baoyu has a lot to learn. In a short time,
I can't come back. Should I ask Sister-in-law Baoer to go over and have a look at him? The ancestor's filial piety is about to be completed for two years, so he must have a legitimate son." Jia Zheng had already ignored everything, and when he heard this, he suddenly remembered Jia Cong when he was young.
There was talk of "gifting a son", so he thought there was some mystery in it, so he immediately agreed. Jia Congbai prepared a lot of excuses, but none of them came into use.
In early February, Shi Xiangyun and Mu's carriage and horses left the city. Mu's father gave her a man's name and called her Mu Jian. Shi Li put down the things in his hands and quietly hid nearby to guard her.
The Marquis of Xiangyang still organized funerals for the old Marquis, but they did not go to the west of the city to find him. Mrs. Qi had been worried about it for the past few days, and she felt relieved to see that her brother, sister-in-law, and other people in the mansion no longer bothered her.
On this day, Pan Xigui was waiting for work on the street. A gentleman wearing a scholar's robe came over and said with a smile: "Master, take me to meet a friend." Pan Xigui had just hit Qian'er and looked up:
This person was Mr. Cong of Rongguo Mansion. He bowed quickly to say hello. Jia Cong waved his hand, got into the car with a smile, and said: "I won't miss your money for carriage and horses, just don't worry."
Pan Xigui said with a smile: "Where do you keep talking? It's right for a villain to pull the third master off for a while." He then asked where he was going. Jia Cong gave him an address. Pan Xigui wanted to ask him about the errand he mentioned last time.
, but did not dare to speak, so he just raised his whip and urged the horse to leave.
On the way, Jia Cong told him: "It was a misunderstanding that the Marquis of Xiangyang came to see you, thinking that you knew the important person they were looking for. But they have already found that person elsewhere, so you are useless." Pan Xigui recited the Buddha's name.
Not long after arriving at the place, Jia Cong got off the carriage drive: "You come in too. Do you remember what I said last time?" Pan Xigui took a look and saw that it was a house with green bricks and green tiles. It looked quite small from the outside, and he couldn't help but
Wiped his hands on his body.
Jia Cong stepped forward to knock on the door. A boy opened the door and came out and saluted: "Third Master."
Jia Cong asked: "Is Qiu Sheng here?"
"Mr. Shi is here."
"Where's the mandarin duck?"
"Mrs. Kim is here too."
Jia Cong nodded, turned around and waved to Pan Xigui, and the two of them went in together. The house was very quiet, no one was in the front yard, and no one was in the main hall. After turning a corner to the study, he saw Shi Qiusheng and Jin Yuanyang sitting face to face.
, the case was spread out with books and papers. Jia Cong smiled and clapped his hands: "Comrades, I have brought new comrades here." The two of them stood up quickly. Jia Cong pointed at Pan Xigui and said, "This is what I said last time
Master Pan."
Seeing that they were all scholars, Pan Xigui felt a little at a loss. Shi Qiusheng had already walked over, stretched out his right hand to him, and solemnly said: "Comrade Pan Xigui, welcome to join the Revolutionary Freemasonry." (. Just Love Network)