Cui Jiuming jumped up and said: "No! Absolutely not! If you have any problems, what will our chamber of commerce do? Are you going to take over this matter? We are merchants, and you are just a marketer! Those savages are so easy to deal with.
?If you are easy to talk to, the court will not send troops! You must not go, no matter what you say, you can't go! I will go back and tell my father that even if we lose everything, we must reach a reconciliation with the Meng family and cancel the bet."
Su Ren was a little moved by these few words from Cui Jiuming.
Sima Xiangru thought for a while and said: "This may be a real opportunity. I have heard about the Bo people. I used to think that these people are lazy, stubborn and difficult to treat. After my husband said this, my view changed a bit. I
I would like to travel with you sir."
"Are you crazy too?"
"I'm going too! I'm going too!" Hawking and Huang Shisan also joined in the fun.
"Crazy, crazy! Everyone is crazy!" Cui Jiuming jumped around the room. Everyone else wanted to go, but he was the only one who opposed it. He was obviously outnumbered.
Su Ren pressed Cui Jiuming down and said, "It's not as scary as you think! I'm not a fool either. If something goes wrong, I just run away. Nothing will happen!"
Cui Jiuming sighed: "Do you really want to go?"
"Military orders have been issued!"
"Hey! Since you all agree, I, a bad person, won't do anything anymore. I will go back to Zitong to discuss with my father and see what can be done. You can take care of yourself! Take your leave."
Cui Jiuming dragged his fat body and walked out the door. No one stopped him. Everyone watched the fat man go out, and their impression of the fat man changed a lot.
Su Ren turned around: "Since everyone agrees, let's discuss how to convince those Bo people!"
As soon as Cui Jiuming left, the rest of the family came. This was a big event. They were all permanent residents of Shuzhong, and they knew a lot about the Bo people. For a while, everyone wanted to go with Su Ren.
It seems that living in a home, that is, a family, sharing life and death, is the best way to express one's love for this home.
Huo Laosi pushed his wife's hand away to stop him: "Brother Ren, I don't have any other skills, so why don't you take me with you? If something happens, I can block the knife for you."
"What nonsense are you talking about, Fourth Brother? We are going to surrender, we can't fight. Those Bo people are timid. With Huang Shisan and Huo Jin protecting me, nothing will happen to me. Besides, I know a little bit about it. I can't kill people, but I should have no problem saving my life."
"
Leng Jun sat at the door and glanced at everyone: "Just those two strikes from you, I'm worried!"
"How about we compete?"
"Hmph!" Leng Jun tilted his head in disdain: "This time I narrowly escaped death. I think it's just a few of us. If we all ride horses, we can run faster."
"No!" Su Ren shook his head and said: "We can't all go. Chengdu also needs people. That's what I think. Our business in Chengdu will continue. The fourth brother will stay to take care of the business. There are still so many people at home, so...
Leave someone to take care of you, and with our Taoist Master Leng taking charge, I can rest assured. It’s just me, Mr. Sima, Huo Jin, and Huang Shisan, and let Lao Gou take care of ten more people, that’s enough!”
"You are looking for death!" Leng Jun became anxious when he heard that he was missing: "Do you know how many Bo people there are? If we take action, just a dozen of you will be trampled to death."
"I told you not to fight, why do you always think there will be a fight? Are the Bo people so scary?"
Huo Zhilan stared: "Brother, the Bo people want to eat people!"
Su Ren smiled helplessly: "It's okay, little sister, just stay at home and wait for the big brother to recruit those Bo people and bring you good things from the Bo land."
Leng Yue remained silent, sitting in the corner with her head lowered, wondering what she was thinking.
The moon has climbed over the city, and the nightlife in Chengdu has officially begun. Restaurants and brothels are the two busiest places. In the west of the city, due to the concentration of merchants, all of whom are wealthy owners, this place has the most restaurants and brothels. Not to mention the restaurants.
, brothels are different from brothels in later generations. Since Guan Zhong legalized "nulu", starting from the Zhou Dynasty, there have been no prostitutes in any dynasty. However, brothels in this era replaced prostitution more with talent, that is to say, most of them
Most of the brothel girls only sell their art and not their bodies.
Under the bright lights, Meng Ji sat at the table, surrounded by beautiful women of all colors. Several people who had come with him were lined up on both sides. Directly opposite, a woman was holding a Yao Qin, and the melodious music of the Qin reverberated in the small building.
Meng Ji was drunk after listening to it. He closed his eyes and felt the mountains and rivers in the sound of the piano: "This song "Mountains and Flowing Waters" is quite similar to Boya's skill at that time. It is majestic and majestic. Not bad! Come and enjoy it!"
Someone took the opportunity to flatter him: "Chang Shi is so elegant and happy, but we are all vulgar people. It is a great honor to be able to listen to Miss Lu Yi's beautiful piano music with Zhang Shi. Miss Lu Yi's piano skills are much better, and only
Chang Shi is a girl’s soulmate!”
"Sir, you are so complimentary. This little girl's poor skills make you laugh!" Lu Yi Yingying bowed down, thanked Meng Ji for the reward, packed up the Yao Qin and prepared to leave.
Suddenly someone asked Meng Ji something, which made Lu Yi, who was about to leave, tremble all over.
"Chang Shi forced Na Su Ren into a corner today and asked him to issue a military order. He is going to Bodi. Even if he doesn't die, he may not dare to come back again! Chang Shi's strategy is superb, I admire him!"
"Hahaha..." Meng Ji laughed: "You are just a teenage naughty boy, but you dare to fight with me. If you want to set up a Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, you can just stand out in Wenshui County. You are so arrogant when you first come to Chengdu.
It’s really not as famous as meeting him, and not worth mentioning!”
"That's right! I don't know what the prefect thinks, but such an important official position as city magistrate is awarded to a baby. I think it would be best for Mr. Meng to be this city magistrate."
Meng Ji smiled and glanced at his eldest son Meng Bi beside him, his face full of admiration.
Meng Bi cupped his hands and said, "You are so complimentary. I am new to business, and there are still many things I don't understand. I will need your help in the future."
"Mr. Meng, you're welcome!"
Lu Yi was lying behind the screen, quietly listening to the discussions of the people in front of him. The prefect was going to send the new mayor to Bodi, and this was the place where he was singing? Didn't he already send a large army to conquer it? Could it be that they were different?
Lu Yi still wanted to continue listening, but those people talked about other things and stopped talking about the market and Bodi.
Lu Yi sat there all night and realized that she was a Bo person. She was sold to the Han Dynasty a few years ago, and she usually called herself a Han woman, but deep down she still classified herself as a Bo person. She was very concerned about everything related to the Bo people.
Care. Hearing that the army was going on a campaign, Lu Yi didn't sleep for two days and two nights, and was frightened. Later, news came that the Bo people had escaped from Tang Meng, and Lu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the mist in Chengdu was hazy, with only a few people walking around on the streets. The ancients believed in the sunrise and sunset. The sun has not risen yet, and most people are still sleeping. Luyi is not sleepy at all. After listening to it last night
I could never forget what I saw. I sneaked out early in the morning, saw my direction clearly, and dived into the morning fog.
Meng Ji had a splitting headache. He was happy last night and drank a lot, which was carried back by his son. He was happy that the Meng family's business accounted for 30% of Shuzhong. In order to consolidate this position, generations of the Meng family have worked hard.
Give me a blow, kid. I didn't pay much attention to the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce at first, but after the notice was posted, the door of Xiangfu Hao was almost squeezed through, and Meng Ji finally couldn't sit still.
Seeing that Meng Ji wanted to get up, the lady quickly put on her clothes and got out of bed to pour a glass of water for Meng Ji: "Hey! Why do you drink like this? Now that you are over 40 years old, you still have to take care of yourself!"
"No need for you to nag! I know it myself!" Meng Ji drank it all in one gulp, handed the water glass to the woman, and lay down again.
Suddenly there was a loud knock on the door. The lady asked: "Who is it?"
"Mom, it's me! I have something to do with my father!"
"It's so early and your father is still asleep. We'll talk about it later."
"Mother, wake up father, I have something important to report!"
It was not long before Meng Ji appeared at the door of the room with a displeased look on his face. Meng Bi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "My son disturbed my father, please punish me. Something happened, and I am not sure, so I have no choice but to do so."
"What happened? How unbecoming is it to be so panicked!"
Meng Bi hurriedly stepped forward and murmured in Meng Ji's ear for a long time. Meng Ji's eyebrows knitted tighter and tighter. Halfway through, he cursed: "This bitch is eating everything inside and outside. I really think I don't know her."
Is the origin unknown?”
"Father, calm down. I've been sending people to keep an eye on her for the past few days. She went to the prefect's house, but she didn't see him. Then she went to Biejia Changshi's place. The two met and only talked for a short time. She then
gone back."
"Are you sure you haven't seen the prefect?"
Meng Bi nodded: "Although I haven't met the prefect, Chang Shi is the prefect's student. This woman knows a lot about our affairs. I'm worried...that's why I disturbed my father's rest."
Meng Ji shook his head: "That's not necessarily the case! We won't say many things in front of her. Don't alert the snake, let's see what they are going to do first, and it won't be too late for us to take action! Wen Dang, Chang Shi, and that Su Ren,
These people have made it clear that they want to deal with our Meng family, so go ahead and give us orders to prepare our people. If they really dare to act recklessly, it won’t be a big deal to kill another prefect!"
"My child understands, let's do it now!"
Meng Ji lost his sleepiness and walked to the study. It was dark inside, and Meng Ji sat down on the Taishi chair. Not to mention that this thing was really comfortable to use, much more comfortable than kneeling down. He lay on the chair and thought about it for a long time.
Then he got up and lit the lamp, found pen and ink, and wrote on a piece of silk. When he didn't have much time, Meng Ji put the written silk into a bamboo tube, sealed it with wax, and called out to the door. Butler Meng
Wei came in quickly.
"Immediately send someone to send this to the Tang Dynasty Captain and tell him to be careful."
The housekeeper agreed and went out holding the bamboo tube.
Su Ren yawned. He slept too late yesterday and felt uncomfortable when he woke up in the morning. He got out of bed lazily, carrying a basin and looking for water to wash his face. Just half way through washing, Liu Gao walked in with a smile on his face: "Sir, Chang
Circle is here!"
"Why is he here so early?"
"I said it was just a common thing and I came to you with something important, but you didn't tell me!" (To be continued)
