Sun Shaozu met the horse dealer Ni Er by chance at Qingxu Temple. Coincidentally, he had just overheard Qin Zhong and an old Taoist priest saying that he would die at Caishikou in the future. Filled with grief and anger, he forced himself to say hello to Ni Er. Ni Erqi said: "General Sun What's going on? It's like being punched. Who dares to collide with the general?" Sun Shaozu waved his hands and said nothing. Ni Er muttered, "Could it be that he was fascinated by something? This is a Taoist temple, it shouldn't be There is something enchanting about it.”
Sun Shaozu said "Ouch" like a thunderclap, which startled Ni Er. Sun Shaozu held Ni Er's hand and said, "Old Ni, thank you very much."
Ni Er was at a loss: "General, why are you thanking me? I can't afford it."
Sun Shaozu's mind was so messed up that he turned around and sat on the ground by the roadside to collect his thoughts. Ni Er couldn't leave either. It took him enough time to burn incense, but Sun Shaozu suddenly murmured: "I'm so clueless... I don't know if I should do it or not." letter."
Ni Er chatted: "Who do you believe? Are you a good friend?"
Sun Shaozu shook his head: "I don't recognize him."
Ni Er smiled and said: "Why do people who don't recognize him believe him? Is he just deceiving you?"
Sun Shaozu said: "I don't know what the purpose of his deceiving me is."
Ni Erdao: "The Left just wants to get promoted and make a fortune."
Sun Shaozu thought about it, but he really had no idea. Ni Er couldn't help but said, "General, why don't you tell me about it?" Sun Shaozu glanced at him. How could he tell anyone about this? Ni Er lowered his voice and said, "That's right. Not related to..." He held out three fingers and asked, "What's this matter about?"
Sun Shaozu was startled, and his hand was as fast as lightning and he pinched Ni Er's neck: "Who sent you!"
Ni Er struggled and said, "Who sent this bullshit? I just want to see how confused you are, and I'm afraid you'll get into trouble! I treat your kindness like a donkey's liver and lungs!"
Sun Shaozu's face turned purple and he said solemnly: "Who said that I have contact with the third child? You heard it from your place!"
Ni Erdao: "I was drinking at Jinfeng Tower a few months ago, and I heard what someone said."
"Who said that!"
"Listen to what Fan Tou said."
"Which fan, what's your name?"
"I can't remember her name. I think it was Xiangying or Xiangyan. There were five or six pinkheads on the table. If you look for her, I will take you there. I remember her appearance. Let go quickly, I can't breathe. Out of breath!"
Sun Shaozu let go after hearing his story. Ni Er rubbed his neck and breathed heavily. After a long while, Sun Shaozu said, "Do you believe what Fentou said?"
Ni Erdao: "She only talks, I just listen. She also listens to what the guests say."
"What kind of customer? Jinfeng Tower is not a high-class brothel, so how can we get such good customers?"
"It's not like he's an extraordinary guest." Ni Er said, "He's Fang Yazi."
Sun Shaozu snorted coldly: "How do you know about Lao San when you are Fang Yazi's guest?"
"The fan said that a few months ago, someone went to look for the customer to ask about the transaction of a house, and wanted to find out who the previous owner was. While he was flipping through the account books, he heard the two people who came to check talking, and they mentioned something, 'Sun Shaozu has actually passed away. Follow Lao San'."
Sun Shaozu frowned: "Who is it?"
"How did I know?" Ni Er said, "This world is full of capable people."
Sun Shaozu had just wondered whether the Taoist priest who reined in his horse to save the boy had ulterior motives. After hearing these words, his heart beat again. After thinking about it for a long time, he grabbed Ni Er and said, "Let's go, take me to see that fan. .”
Ni Er also brought his wife and daughter to offer incense today, so he went to say hello to his family members. When Sun Shaozu heard that he wanted to check the "house", he immediately became suspicious and went to the outer house in Mianmian Hutong and stood thinking. After a while, Ni Er came back.
, the two of them got up and left.
He went all the way to Jinfeng Tower and looked for two pinkheads called Xiangying and Xiangyan. The old bustard brought Xiangyan over, and Ni Er said it was not the case when he saw it. He looked for Xiangying again. The old bustard said that Xiangying would be here soon.
The guest, Ni Er, discussed with her that they would give Xiang Ying more money to come over first. Seeing their anxiety, the old madam sat on the floor and raised the price. Without saying a word, Sun Shaozu pulled out the knife from his waist and knocked the small tea table in the room with a "dang" sound.
He chopped off a corner. The old madam was so frightened that she turned around and left, shouting: "I will call her over now." Xiangyan hurriedly stepped forward and whispered softly to persuade Sun Shaozu to calm down.
Not long after, Xiangying came into the house, and Ni Er immediately said, "That's her." He sent Xiangyan out and asked Xiangying what Fang Yazi said.
Xiangying didn't know that the man in front of her was Sun Shaozu himself, so she said without hesitation: "It's Mr. Sun Shaozu, the commander of the Beijing camp and the most powerful military attache in Beijing, who has voted..." She stretched out three fingers.
Sun Shaozu said coldly: "What did that man say? You are not allowed to say a word. Tell me from the beginning."
"The slave only listened to a few words. He had eaten too much wine and said it in bed." Xiangying said with a thumbs up, "This person sent someone to check out a house owned by Mr. Sun. I knew in advance that the house was
Yes..." She made the sign of three again, "It was given to him. Checking it again is just for confirmation."
Sun Shaozu said: "How did he know that the people he went to investigate were the prince's people?"
"This slave family is unknown."
Ni Er asked: "What is that man's name? Where does he live?" Xiangying told the truth. Ni Er gave her two taels of silver and ordered her to go out.
Sun Shaozu's face turned dark and white. Ni Er said nothing and waited. After a long time, Sun Shaozu said: "Old Ni, thank you for helping me today. I will check the rest of the matter myself, so I won't bother you."
Ni Er nodded: "Take care of yourself." Sun Shaozu raised his neck and drank all the wine on the table, sat there for half a day, slapped the case and left.
The matter was urgent. He rushed to the barracks immediately and ordered two of his close soldiers to look for Fang Yazi. On the Lantern Festival today, Fang Yazi did not go out to do business, but was still playing dominoes in the neighbors' homes. Sun Shaozu's people tricked him out and forced him to question him.
This person told everything without being scared.
A few months ago, someone came to check on Sun Shaozu's house in Mianhua Hutong, and he heard what he was saying. Fang Yazi said: "I recognize both of them. One is the grandson of the Lai family, the chief steward of the Rongguo Mansion, named Lai Shangrong. The old lady is here
At that time, he was released. In the early years, Rongguo Gong rectified the slaves and found out that they had embezzled many things from the master. He was so angry that he sent him to the official. The clerk knew that the Rongguo government hated him, so he sold him again in the name of debt.
He became a slave. He was probably born to be a slave. He traveled around twice in other places and then entered the Crown Prince's Mansion. Now he is a popular person around the Crown Prince. I also recognize the other eunuch with a round face and a beard. His surname is Zhou.
I bought the property for the prince, and it will be used by the prince."
The soldier asked: "Do you remember who the original owner of the house was?"
"I remember it clearly." Fang Yazi said, "I changed hands four times in half a month and changed to three Fang Yazi. I am the third one. Can you not remember it?"
The soldiers' hearts trembled. They originally thought that the house was given to their general by a wealthy businessman. If it was so simple, how could it be transferred so many times? One of them said: "Go to your shop to check the accounts."
"Yes." Fang Yazi said, "Don't tell me who you are. I'm just going to go shopping for lanterns today."
He then led his soldiers to his shop to find an account book and showed it to them. When the soldiers saw it, it was written in the account that the rich businessman sold the house to their general for twelve taels of silver. Fang Yazi said
: "In our industry, colleagues are not enemies. If we do business, we can make a fortune together by sharing our knowledge. Therefore, we all know who transferred the first few transactions to whom, how much it cost, and whose hands made the transaction."
Then he talked about the previous hands and the original owner - the original owner was Lao San's biological uncle. The soldiers wrote them down one by one.
After the soldiers left, the young man tidied up his account book and came out of the shop like a normal person, locked the door and left. The neighbor across the street accidentally saw him and wondered: Who is this person? I have never seen him before. Could it be that he just passed by?
It's been a year, has this shop changed its owner?
Sun Shaozu heard the report, thought about what happened at that time, and guessed the general idea: last autumn, he was arrested by the Wucheng Military and Horse Division because there was a bookkeeper in Xia Jingui's shop who looked like a thief. He lost something.
The master was the third child, so he was worried and rushed to their house to apologize. It didn't take long for him to obtain the outer house and the outer room. These two things were connected together, and the prince found out about it, and he suspected that he had an affair with the third child.
Then he went to investigate the origins of his foreign residence, and really found out about the third child. Sun Shaozu didn't know what to do: even if he went to clarify this matter with the prince, the prince might not believe it. So he was so worried that he couldn't even eat.
He had completely forgotten about the outer room and was still waiting in the Qingxu Temple.
In the next few days, Sun Shaozu ordered his confidants to verify what Fang Yazi said. The result was that the process and amount of the house's transfer were exactly as he saw. When he asked the other two Fang Yazi, they both said that they did not recognize the person who came to inquire, but they both said that they did not recognize the person who came to inquire.
I remember it was a gentle-looking steward and a fat eunuch with a fake beard. I went to check with Eunuch Lai Shangrong and Zhou, and sure enough, Fang Yazi and the others were right. When Sun Shaozu thought about it, Fang Yazi, Fantou, and the horse dealer all knew it.
I am afraid that this rumor has spread in the market, and it is not easy to refute the rumor. I am afraid that even jumping into the Yellow River will not be able to clean it up in front of the prince. So I did not go to the outer house for many days, and only drilled the soldiers in the camp to vent their anger.
On this day, Sun Shaozu was so upset that he hid in a tavern alone to drink. A man came in from outside and sat directly opposite Sun Shaozu. Sun Shaozu looked up and saw that it was Luo Man, the confidant of King Yan. This man
He said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet General Sun by chance, but it was fate." Sun Shaozu knew that he was highly regarded by King Yan and did not dare to send him away. He just nodded casually as a greeting. Roman did not blame him for being rude and called the waiter.
Add three or four side dishes and two bottles of wine.
When the food and wine were served, Roman said: "I have a rough guess as to why General Sun is worried. It's just that he has grievances in his heart and has nowhere to complain."
Sun Shaozu's eyes turned cold: "What does Mr. Luo know?"
Roman said: "Your Majesty knows that General Sun has sent people to investigate the origins of your Mianhuan Hutong house." Sun Shaozu put down his wine glass. However, Roman picked up his own wine glass and took a sip, "I think General Sun also knows.
You are not the first to check. Someone checked it a few months ago."
Sun Shaozu lowered his voice and said, "How did Mr. Luo know?"
Luo Man said with a smile: "The Crown Prince is not tactful when doing things. It's just a matter of finding a little steward who no one recognizes to investigate. With Lai Shangrong and Eunuch Zhou, there are many people who recognize them. Fortunately, he is the Crown Prince. Ruosheng
It's such a late night, and I can't even scratch the surface of such a frivolous thing. I'm afraid..." He drank all the wine in one gulp, "It will be extremely difficult for General Sun to clarify."
Sun Shaozu gritted his teeth and said, "I will kill that bitch and return the house to His Highness the Third Highness."
"It's useless." Roman said, "Someone will tell the prince that you are pretending to show the prince."
Sun Shaozu narrowed his eyes: "Who told the Crown Prince?"
Luo Man said: "There are people in the Crown Prince's camp who have a grudge against the Third Highness. They want to provoke the Crown Prince to have a deep grudge with the Third Highness. In the future, when the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he will not let the Third Highness go. Otherwise, the two of them will fight each other as they are now.
If you make trouble, Your Highness will only lose his authority and not end well."
Sun Shaozu said: "What does a person with white eyebrows and red eyes have to do with me?"
Roman smiled and said: "If General Sun and the Third Highness are not tied together, how can the Crown Prince be afraid? If he is not afraid, how can he suppress the Third Highness? If he does not suppress the Third Highness, how can the two of them fight? No fight.
How can we form deep grudges? These things are of the same origin."
Sun Shaozu breathed heavily, and after a while he said, "Mr. Luo, maybe he has some advice for the general?"
Roman said slowly: "General Sun has only two options in front of him. One is to resign and return to his hometown. The Jin Kingdom has been doing well in recent years. You are from Datong Prefecture and have served as a general in the capital. The King of Jin will definitely put you to good use.
you."
Sun Shaozu frowned for a long time: "What else?"
"Make the fake come true." Roman took a bite.
Sun Shaozu was stunned: "What?"
Roman slowly ate all the side dishes in his mouth, put down his chopsticks and said, "General Sun is still young. Even if the same prince explains clearly this time, he will always have a knot in his heart. When he succeeds to the throne in the future, although he may not kill General Sun, he will
I'm afraid I won't be able to use you again. If you want to go to Jin at that time, you won't be able to go back."
Sun Shaozu said: "Your Majesty has treated me with as much kindness as a mountain. In the end, the general will not want to return to Datong Mansion."
"That means you are idle at home, fighting cocks and lackeys." Roman said, "General, think about it, does the prince still dare to use you?" Sun Shaozu thought for a long time. This misunderstanding is really difficult to explain. It is really difficult for the prince to use him anymore. He feels inferior.
With a low sigh, Roman said, "If you still want to be as powerful as you are now, you can only make the lie come true and take refuge with His Highness the Third Highness."
Sun Shaozu sneered: "Mr. Luo is teasing the general."
Roman took another sip of wine: "Not to mention that the Third Highness has the appearance of a wise king. He went around and sent the general's house and beauties, which shows that he is thirsty for talent. He also personally made a clear distinction with the general in front of the prince."
Sun Shaozu suddenly raised his head and stared at him for a long time, then said slowly: "You voted for him."
"That's right." Roman admitted generously, "The official has already voted for His Highness the Third. If General Sun can help, the Third Highness will be even more powerful. Given time, he will definitely be able to compete with that one. The prince is smart, so he likes smart children. That one
He is actually a bit stupid by nature, so the prince will destroy him sooner or later."
Sun Shaozu sneered and said: "You are still daydreaming. The prince has already sent people to North America to pick up Jarvis's son as a companion for the prince's young grandson."
Roman was stunned for a moment and exclaimed: "Impossible! How could this happen! Why didn't I know!"
Sun Shaozu sneered: "I thought Mr. Luo knew everything, but it turns out there is something you don't know? Eunuch Wei went there at the end of September last year."
Roman immediately said: "Didn't Eunuch Wei go to deliver the decree to commend General Jia?" Sun Shaozu glanced at him with disdain. Roman took a breath. After thinking for a long time, he stood up and said, "This matter is important. Thank you General Sun for informing me.
Why don't we discuss it with His Highness tomorrow?" He lowered his voice and said, "General Sun, you and His Highness are now like grasshoppers on a rope."