It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 710: Ghostly Things Hidden Behind

Ye Xueke brought a box of gold ingots and placed it in front of him. Chen Heshun didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to listen to Ye Xueke's narration of the turbulent days of the past six months.

He said that he brought the porcelain made by Chen Heshun to the palace, but because Emperor Liu Cong died, all his porcelain was smashed before he even received the payment, and he was heartbroken.

However, later the new emperor Liu Yao established his capital in Chang'an, and he became a supplier of the Chang'an Palace, specializing in providing gold, silver, porcelain and other items. And because porcelain became increasingly popular, he not only sold all his previous inventory, but also signed several big deals.

He had promised Chen Heshun that they would get rich together, so he found him and asked him to move to the outskirts of Chang'an as soon as possible, build a new kiln, and work hard.

At first, Chen Heshun was a little hesitant, but he couldn't resist the temptation of the box of gold and agreed. Ye Xueke gave him enough gold and silver, and everything was based on his wishes, so he made porcelain very carefully and made several fine pieces, which were all sold by Ye Xueke at a high price.

Chen Heshun felt that his talent had finally been realized, and he was in a very good mood, so he worked even harder. He expanded the kiln, added more staff, and married several concubines, becoming a wealthy man.

So, when Ye Xueke asked him to make 5,000 porcelain figures within three days, he did not ask why and started working immediately. He really did not sleep for three days and three nights, and he drew and wrote on every porcelain figure by himself.

After delivering the goods to Ye Xueke, he just wanted to go back and lie down, but he was surrounded by the young soldiers of the Shaoying Group. Thinking that he was rich now, he wanted to struggle and make a scene. But the Shaoying Group led by Cao Zheng was not polite, and directly knocked them all to the ground, punching and kicking them, and they were really beaten up.

At this time, Liu Yao had two slender thin-bodied porcelain bottles in his hands, slightly larger than his palms. They were the decorations in Liu Cong's harem, and they were also the porcelain bottles that caused the incident.

Upon closer inspection, these two porcelain vases are very light, with the figure of a beauty on them. Her waist is just big enough to be held. When holding them, it is as if you are pinching the beauty's slender waist and then rubbing it... It is really interesting.

But if you use a little force, one of them will break.

Among the fallen porcelain pieces was Liu Cong's birth date.

When Ye Xueke saw this, he was already shaking like a sieve and unable to speak, but his eyes had already drifted towards Liu Gu.

At this time, Mao Hongbin suddenly shouted: "Liu Gu, how do you explain it?"

Liu Gu had always wanted to hide his identity, but he was named at this time.

Yuan Jianshuo strode over with the imperial guards. He did not use any violence, but politely pointed his long sword at him. Everyone's eyes turned to him.

"Master Mao, this matter has nothing to do with me, right?" Liu Gu laughed dryly.

"Really?" Mao Hongbin also laughed. "If you hadn't asked Ye Xueke to make this porcelain bottle and mixed it in with the tribute and sent it to the late emperor, would the following things have happened? Are you trying to kill the emperor?"

Liu Gu could not bear these two words and knelt down immediately.

He kowtowed to Liu Yao and said hastily: "Your Majesty, I don't have those thoughts. I am only thinking about your Majesty."

"Yes." Mao Hongbin had already walked over and bowed to Liu Yao. At this time, Liu Yao's face was very bad. He did not look at Liu Gu, but at Yang Xianrong. There were doubts and shock in his eyes, but he didn't know what to say. However, he vaguely sensed that there might not be anything good in this.

Yang Xianrong silently held Liu Yao's hand, sighed, and said, "Master Mao, you should tell the story. Now that things have come to this, we should make it clear."

"Yes." Mao Hongbin coughed twice before telling the whole story.

In the Pingyang Palace, Xiao Yi's brother Fang Zhishen was the merchant responsible for supplying gold, silver and porcelain to the palace, and he also made a lot of money. Ye Xueke was also doing the same business, but because he did not get the "imperial mission", he always sold less goods than Fang Zhishen, and even often lost business to Fang Zhishen, which made him very dissatisfied.

By chance, he met Chen Heshun, a porcelain craftsman who was not appreciated for his talent. He saw that the porcelain made by Chen Heshun was excellent, and wondered what method he should use to make himself a supplier to the royal family?

Of course, Wang Shen has held this lucrative position for several years, so it is not easy to pry him off.

By chance, he met Liu Gu who was out on business, and the two of them chatted while sharing a table. Ye Xueke revealed intentionally or unintentionally that if someone helped him do business with the royal family, he would split the profits with him 50-50, and he would never break his promise.

Liu Gu was moved.

Not long after, he showed Ye Xueke a porcelain vase and asked him if he could make it.

Ye Xueke immediately gave it to Chen Heshun, who said he could do better.

But when Ye Xueke told Liu Gu about it, Liu Gu told him that it didn't need to be particularly good, and it should be able to break when necessary. He also gave him his birth date and asked the craftsman to write it on the inside of the porcelain vase.

Ye Xueke was a little scared, but Liu Gu assured him, "Wealth and honor are sought in danger. This birth chart belongs to Wang Shen. If we get rid of him, I will naturally be the general manager. Then, won't you be the supplier?"

Under such conditions, Ye Xueke gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try.

However, when the porcelain bottle was handed over to Liu Gu, Liu Gu complained several times that the porcelain bottle could not be crushed, which made Ye Xueke very strange, but he did not dare to ask more. He just asked Chen Heshun to fire it again and again until Liu Gu was satisfied.

Of course, he didn't expect that Liu Cong would die and the world would change. He regretted it for a long time and felt that he was really stupid.

But when Liu Gu found him again, he made him a supplier of the Chang'an Palace without any hesitation. However, the profit sharing method between the two was still 50-50, and it was implemented from then on.

At this point, Ye Xueke had finished talking about everything. But Liu Yao's face turned even darker. He looked at Liu Gu without saying a word, and Liu Gu didn't dare to look up.

"Liu Gu, I have talked to Ye Xueke about the profit division before. He said that you want so much money in order to build a Taoist temple for Master Xu. However, Master Xu said that he did not know about this, and no one went to Mount Zhongnan to do this. So, what do you want so much money for?" Mao Hongbin asked, and Xu Henian also walked closer and looked at Liu Gu.

Liu Gu still said nothing and kept his head down.

"You are now the chief steward of the Chang'an Imperial City. You have long been a superior person. The emperor has also promised that you can stay by his side for the rest of your life. Even if you die, you can die of old age in the palace, and he will collect your body. So, why do you have to do all these things for such a little money?" Mao Hongbin asked again.