After a change of thought, he said angrily: "Master Zhao has really found a good subordinate. When you see Uncle Qin, you don't even come down to see him face to face."
"Haha, you are a young man. It's normal to be a little arrogant." Although he said it in an understatement, the fleeting shadow between his eyebrows showed that the old man's mood was not as indifferent as he said.
Isn’t it just a matter of showing off when you go out?
It's a bit too much to throw face away like this. Although Qin Yuxuan made it clear that he threw Tang Yun over as a pathfinder, he is a big shot and he is targeting you to give you face. Who do you think you are?
It's hard to hear, but it's undoubtedly true.
Neither Qin Yuxuan nor Zhao Yi took Tang Yun seriously. In their eyes... this guy was just a pawn, and there would be plenty of replacements if he died.
Uncle Qin was secretly angry, but after years of ups and downs, he still kept a calm expression on his face. He silently watched Tang Yun leave the scene behind him. He suddenly turned around and mounted his horse: "Master, let's go. It's business to catch up with the young lady as soon as possible."
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"Tang Yun is really going too far." Qiu Dingyue was still indignant. He glanced at the other party's face from the corner of his eye from time to time, and his mood suddenly improved a bit.
Because Uncle Qin's impression of Tang Yun is getting worse and worse, and Uncle Qin represents Qin Yuxuan, so the worse he makes Tang Yun miserable, the more satisfied he will be with Uncle Qin...
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Qiu family.
As a well-known big family here, there are people in the court to ensure safety, so naturally they sit firmly in the position of the leader of Longyang County. Although they are only one of the major forces, they still have a lot of say.
A long time ago, Qin Yuxuan worked in Longyang County. At that time, Qiu Dashang had many contacts with him, and the entanglement of interests was very deep.
It was precisely thanks to the Qiu family's planning that Qin Yuxuan accumulated enough political achievements. With the operation of the Qin family's connections, he was transferred from Longyang County and Qingyun returned to the capital.
Later, Qin Yuxuan returned the favor and paved the way for the Qiu family. It took thirty years for his ally Qiu Dashang to also go to the capital and establish a firm foothold.
This is an unclear network of interests, and once this thing becomes complicated to a certain extent, it will evolve into a new name - friendship.
Qin Yuxuan's generation is already quite old, so as to prevent the two families from drifting apart, the marriage between Qiu Dingyue and Qin Yuanxue is a new bond between the two families.
After Qiu Dingyue's letter was circulated among the Qiu family, everyone had some plans in mind.
To be fair, is this Tang Yun's fault?
of course not.
If it weren't for Qin Yuanxue's unintentional act, then Tang Yun would be the pawn who came to pave the way on behalf of Zhao Yi. The Qiu family could even help Qin Yuxuan a little for Qin Yuxuan's sake.
But now.
Qin Yuanxue is one of his own after all. If one of his own makes a mistake, can it be called a mistake?
At most, he is young, ignorant and naughty.
So we can only throw the blame on Tang Yun and kill this guy.
The woman coughed lightly and said calmly: "I'm just a little pawn. How can I raise an army and mobilize a large number of people? I don't know if I think there is no one in my Qiu family."
The man opposite said: "Qiu Yueyuan, you seem to be thinking too simply. The key is not Tang Yun, but that he and Xiaoxue are together."
Qiu Yueming rolled her eyes and answered the question without thinking: "Just find a reason to distract her. Besides, Ding Yue has already sent a letter, saying that he will catch up with them and take Xiaoxue away in advance."
The few people in the middle looked at each other, and one of them laughed and said: "Tang Yun is easy to handle, the key point is how to use this person to kick Wang Xin out.
When Zhao Yi comes here, you will join forces with him to make another contribution, and then people from the capital will open up the relationship, and a cyclical situation will naturally form.
If it succeeds, not only will it not affect the plans of the Qin family and the Qiu family, it will also further benefit us, killing two birds with one stone."
Qiu Yuemiao looked at the young man with a look of helplessness on his face: "But Wang Xin is not easy to handle."
Hearing this, several people laughed and said, "Don't forget, in Wang Xin's eyes, the people standing behind Tang Yun are Zhao Yi, Qin Yuxuan, and... us."
Qiu Yueming suddenly understood, her solemnity gradually disappeared, and she smiled: "So as long as you follow the trend, Wang Xin will take the initiative to kill Tang Yun.
There’s no need to rush this process, since Zhao Yi still has a year to come, we can gradually add to Wang Xin’s problems, and we just have to master this speed.”
The young man smiled and said, "It's really a good way to achieve multiple goals with one stone."
No one noticed that when the young man spoke, the hands hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched, and the veins were bulging.
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Yangzhou Prefecture.
Zhao Yunlu sent away the last guest with a smile, finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to the house.
His son Zhao Xing handed over the tea with some confusion and asked: "Father, why do you want to deal with the Chamber of Commerce? We have just established a foothold here."
The smile on Zhao Yunlu's face gradually faded. He took the tea cup and took a sip. He didn't want to say more: "You are still young and don't understand."
Unexpectedly, the son who was obedient in the past was like a persistent little tree. He didn't move even half a step and said loudly: "It's because the child doesn't understand that I asked. I don't want to become a reckless man who only knows how to practice."
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"You really want to know?" Zhao Yunlu was stunned for a moment, touching his son's eyes, his heart moved slightly, and he asked him to sit down.
Zhao Xing nodded without hesitation: "I think."
Zhao Yunlu said calmly: "Then let me tell you, we have to leave because Tang Yun left."
"Why? I heard that Mr. Zhao just sent him out for a trip, and he will come back sooner or later." Zhao Xing was a little confused and asked to get to the bottom of it.
Zhao Yunlu said: "He will not come back. He will either die or soar into the sky. What's the point of coming back to a place like Yangzhou Mansion?"
At this time, a soft chuckle like a silver bell suddenly came from outside the house: "Do you think he will die there, or fly to the sky?"
Zhao Yunlu said subconsciously: "I prefer the latter."
Then, he suddenly reacted and looked up at the source of the sound.
But I saw a beautiful woman wearing a black skirt and a small coat coming in. Her skin was like gelatin, which could be broken by blowing a blow. She had an oval face with willow eyebrows and a charming face. She would not say that she would be the king of a country, but she was not far off.
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"Who are you?" Zhao Yunlu frowned and stood up, looking outside.
"Don't worry, they didn't find me."
Tang Yanyue found a seat and sat down with a smile, her eyes swept over the two of them, and finally stopped on Zhao Yunlu's face: "Tell me, are you planning to find Tang Yun?"
"Yes." Zhao Yunlu vaguely felt the cold breath coming from the other party's body, and his expression became more solemn.
Tang Yanyue took a sip of tea and frowned: "How about you take me for a ride?"
Zhao Yunlu asked hesitantly: "You and your Excellency..."
"I said we were friends, do you believe it?" Tang Yanyue raised her eyebrows and interrupted him with a smile.
"..." Zhao Yunlu looked away from her and nodded without conscience: "Believe it."
Believe it or not.
Could this woman be the love debt Tang Yun incurred?
On the other hand, Zhao Xing, who was silent, looked suspicious, as if he had noticed something, but was a little unsure.
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official ~
Looking at the towering city not far away, Li Xiao said softly: "Sir, we are here."
Tang Yun opened the curtain and his eyes fell on the three huge words, his eyes filled with undisguised passion: "It is said that dragons and snakes are mixed together in Longyang County, which can be described as extremely chaotic.
The total number of big and small forces is no less than dozens, and there are only ten or twenty of them who can reach the stage. This is different from the backwaters of Yangzhou Prefecture, so there will be something to play in the future."
Li Xiao asked: "Sir, which door should we enter through?"
This kind of county town has seven gates on one side, and the three middle ones are closed and will not be opened except for war.
The other four are also strictly classified. For example, merchants go to the far left, ordinary people enter from the second left, scholars and scholars enter from the first right, and officials enter from the second right.
In order, there is no chaos.
The main reason for this division is that it is easy to distinguish. It prevents the soldiers guarding the city from making blind moves, provoking the wrong people, and making a mess.
Tang Yun raised his chin to the second person on the right and said with a smile: "Of course, enter through the door you should enter."
With the Qiu family's intelligence network, it is absolutely easy to find out his whereabouts. There is no point in hiding his identity. On the contrary, it weakens his momentum.
Although Tang Yun had the intention to be stubborn, he would never start cheating without seeing him in person. Whoever is smart must at least fight in the ring first to know, right?
The horses neighed and the hoofbeats sounded crisply, pulling the carriage slowly towards the second city gate on the right. The emblem of the Zhenwu Pavilion on the carriage was extremely eye-catching, shining with a dazzling dark gold in the sun.
When the token was taken out, the soldiers naturally did not dare to stop it. After putting the carriage in, a soldier's eyes darkened, he found an excuse to ask someone to take his place, and hurried towards Qiu's house.
Tang Yun told them calmly: "You guys stay in this inn first, and I'll go to Zhenwu Pavilion."
"Yes, sir." Xiaoyun responded quickly.
According to the regulations, Tang Yun had to go to Zhenwu Pavilion to report as soon as possible. This was a business matter that could not be delayed.
What's more, he is very curious about the situation in Longyang County. He needs to understand it from all directions, without blind spots, and in a 360-degree spiral.
…
"He's arrived?"
"so slow!"
"Meet this guy."
After getting the news, the Qiu family quickly rushed to Zhenwu Pavilion, the purpose was self-evident. Strictly speaking, they should be a noble family, and they were in the gray area of the world.
To put it bluntly, they are just wallflowers.
The Qiu family tended to favor the imperial court. After all, there were people in the imperial court. Therefore, most of the younger generation of disciples worked in the Zhenwu Pavilion. This also gave rise to a disgusting thing - grouping.
Originally, this place was quite chaotic, but in the end, his own people were still divided into groups, which made Wang Xin, as the leader, particularly unhappy. However, the Qiu family was so powerful that he could only hold back his anger.
Fortunately this time, the Qiu family went even further and used their connections in the capital to contact allies and send a pathfinder...
What to do?
Seize the throne?
Wang Xin is also waiting for Tang Yun's arrival. He wants to see what kind of splash this entrusted pathfinder can make in this dragon's pond and tiger's den.
Tang Yun had no idea that as soon as he entered the city, he was targeted by various people.
If he knew about it, he might not be surprised but happy. The more people pay attention to his current situation, the less the Qiu family dares to use force to suppress others. As long as there are no force majeure factors, Tang Yun will be sure to deal with it.
Pa~
The moment he stepped on the steps, Tang Yun was keenly aware of the sights around him that contained various emotions.
He raised his eyebrows and glanced around leisurely: "Ha~, that's interesting. It seems that there are quite a few people from the Qiu family in the Zhenwu Pavilion."
It's too obvious.
A group of people were scattered, but another group of people all wore the same emblem. It was obvious that the Qiu family was united.
Tsk tsk~
Tang Yun had to sigh, the Qiu family knew how to play, they were obviously hanging out with the boss, and there were people in the court who didn't take Wang Xin here seriously.
This is undoubtedly an opportunity for him.
While he was making secret calculations, he never thought that the group of Qiu family members, whom he thought were full of hostility, would actually greet them with a smile on their faces: "Is your Excellency Tang Yun? Nice to meet you."
"???" Tang Yun was confused for a moment, and then fell into a short brainstorm.
As the saying goes, if a weasel pays New Year greetings to a rooster, it shows no good intentions.
As the saying goes, showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.
As the saying goes…
Why do this? What are the benefits of doing this? What do they gain?
suddenly see the light!
Tang Yun smiled very naturally, cupped his hands towards them, and said friendly: "You are Mr. Qiu's relatives, right? Mr. Qiu has mentioned you more than once at the wine table. It's a pleasure to meet you. I will have to rely on your talents a lot from now on."
yes."
This group of people showed their kindness to him in such a ostentatious way in public. The purpose was actually not difficult to guess, it was nothing more than a plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Good plan!
Tang Yun had no intention of exposing it. Anyway, with the strength of the Qiu family, it was only possible to make trouble with a raise of hands. It would be better to let them go and trick them by the way.
For example, a house~
Don't forget that he doesn't have a place to stay yet.
He doesn't have much money at hand. In this county where land is at a premium, it's extremely difficult to get a small courtyard. Not only does it require money, but it also requires connections.
???
Qiu Yuemiao and others were also confused for a moment. What is going on? Is it possible that this person is a fool?
Wait. He just said, at the wine table with Qiu Dingyue?
Qiu Yueming and the others looked at each other secretly, and sighed in their hearts: "Ding Yue grew up in the capital. Under the exaggeration of his ears and eyes, the city is so deep. On the surface, he talked happily with Tang Yun, but secretly he gave the family
Letter…”
Amazing.
His thoughts suddenly changed, Qiu Yuexiao smiled sweetly, and said in a friendly manner: "Tang Yun, you are new to Longyang County, so you definitely don't understand anything. I will show my friendship as a landlord and hold a banquet at Ziyue Tower today to welcome you and wash away your dust."
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Tang Yun had a look of embarrassment on his face, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said, "You're welcome, we are all our own people, why should we talk to outsiders.
I'm thinking about it, but I haven't found a place to stay when I first came here. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of here for the next few days. How about drinking when I get settled?
Furthermore, when I first come to your place, according to the rules, I have to report to Mr. Wang Xin and follow the rules. It will not be too late to talk about the reception later."
What Qiu Yueyang wanted was for him to be 'discourteous' and not report it to Wang Xin, so that Wang Xin could have a bad impression of Tang Yun and take action against him. How could he let Tang Yun pass by?
Before she could think about it carefully, Qiu Yueming opened her mouth and found an excuse: "I happen to have a small courtyard here, and I only go there occasionally to stay temporarily. If you don't mind, Tang Yun, I will give this courtyard to you. It's getting late now, let's
