The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 110 Five Playing Hard to Get

"Have you heard that the bandit 'A Gust of Wind' on Dongjing Jier Road in the Zongheng River was wiped out by the second prince, Prince Yan, and none of the more than two hundred people slipped through the net? It's amazing." A table of people in the Duck House in Tokyo City was discussing Listen to what you just heard.

"Is it that Prince Yan who cried in front of the palace when the queen was on her way?" a fat man asked.

"Of course, there are still a few Prince Yan in the Great Song Dynasty. Back then, I went to see the palace and gave him a bowl of porridge," said a middle-aged man sitting next to him.

"Third son, then you are bragging. Prince Yan was only XX years old when he resisted the decree when he came to Beijing. Although it has been a few years, he is only [-] or [-] years old. He is so young that he can fight against bandits and tell jokes." What?" The fat man teased the guy who told the story.

"It's definitely not bragging. I just came back from Gongzhou Mansion the day before yesterday. There were more than a dozen heads of gust-sized leaders hanging on the gate of the city. The army and the two communes and sub-communities were wiped out, and they got a reward of more than [-] guan from the state government, how could it be fake?" The man who told the story shook his hand.

"I reckon that was put on him by the prefect of Gongzhou in order to curry favor with the admiral. The 2000 imperial troops stationed in Gongzhou were used to send people from the palace to suppress the bandits. Besides, how many people can there be in the village of the palace? The bandits on horseback, I heard that more than [-] people were sent to chase after him on the east road, and they all let him run away, how could those village soldiers and guards be able to wipe them all out, it's exaggerated." The fat man still doesn't believe it.

"Hey, Brother Liu, once you say this, you know that you have never been to the territory of Prince Yan's Mansion in Xiangyi. If you say these things there, you will be driven away if you are not beaten to death." The old man San shook his head and said.

"Then Prince Yan is also a bully, and he won't allow others to say anything wrong." The fat man said in surprise.

"Fart" the third child couldn't help but swear, "You think that Prince Yan is also one of those dudes in Beijing, who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long, and the territory under his rule is probably not found in the Song Dynasty now." It’s much clearer than that place, it’s like a paradise in the book, if I don’t want to let go of the house and a few businesses in Beijing, I’d like to buy a house and land there and never come back.”

"Third son, you can be regarded as an old businessman who has traveled all over the world. It seems that Prince Yan has something extraordinary to be able to yearn for it so much. Please tell us in detail." Lao Liu became interested in this and said with a smile.

"Do you know where the duck on the plate and the shochu in the wine glass are produced?" The third child asked with a trick, pointing to the glass.

"This wine is produced by the wine shop in Duke Yi's mansion. Ducks can be raised anywhere, so what does it have to do with Prince Yan?" Fatty was robbed of a few words just now, and now he replied angrily.

"You only know that the wine is produced by the Duke of Yi, but where is the wine shop? Do you know that ducks can be raised everywhere, but it may be possible to raise this taste, but not everywhere." The third child said disdainfully. The words made the fat man blush again.

"Brother Fat, don't interrupt anymore, listen to what the third child said." Old Liu was also a little dissatisfied, "Your third child, continue to talk"

"Actually, the wine, ducks, and glass cups for drinking are all produced by Prince Yan's Zhuangzi. Not only are these the fireworks that are set off in the palace during the New Year's Day, but also the glass mirrors that the big households in Beijing compete to buy are all produced there, but generally not That’s all outsiders know, and only those of us who have dealt with their businesses all the year round know a little bit.” The third child took a sip of his wine and said, “You live in the middle of Beijing, and you don’t know that they use Zhuangzi’s workshop for farming now. With the production machinery, the plowing and harvesting of a hundred hectares of land can be completed in just a few days. This is the first time I have seen a miracle."

"Oh, isn't Prince Yan a fortune?" the two exclaimed.

"It's not just the prince, but even the tenants in an ordinary village there eat meat every meal. There are many people with a lot of money. It can be said that life is rich and prosperous. Even those scholars and hermits also admire Qi Qingping rented a house there and bought a house to settle here," said the third child.

"Excuse me, everyone. I heard this brother tell the story of Prince Yan, and I want to have some fun. Is it convenient?" Just as several people were chatting lively, an old man at the next table came over and said with hands clasped.

"It's okay, it's okay, the old man please sit down." The three people came down to the old man. He was tall and tall, wearing a blue-and-white Confucian shirt and a bachelor's cap. His beard was all white, but he was hale and hearty, with a faint majesty in his brows. , They are all people who have seen the world, knowing that this old man must be extraordinary, they quickly got up and said in return.

"Then it's troublesome." At this time, a young man quickly moved the old man's chair over, and put the bowls, chopsticks and wine cups back on. A young man who looked like an old man's entourage stood behind him silently.

The old man was very talkative, he interrupted from time to time to ask questions while listening to the third child's narration, but what he said was also interesting and not annoying, on the contrary, it aroused the third child's desire to perform, and he actually shared what he saw at Prince Yan's place. Smell it out loud...

Several people chatted excitedly, pot after pot of wine was poured, and before they knew it, it was time to light the lamps, and several people were drunk, "Today disturbed a few people's elegant mood, the money for this drink will be counted on the old man's account." Good morning, the old man stood up and said.

"Hey, how can I make you spend money, we have also benefited a lot from talking with the old man today, how can I let you pay for the wine?" The third child hurriedly got up and stopped.

"Stop arguing, you guys, just now an old friend who claimed to be an old man has already settled the bill." Just as they were pushing back, Xiao Er came over and said with a smile.

"I don't know if he can leave his name or surname?" The old man asked in amazement, the two tables of wine and food were already worth a lot of money, and now he drank a lot of wine.

"Hehe, he didn't mention it, he just said it was your old friend." Xiao Er replied respectfully with a smile.

"Since that's the case, let's leave now, and we'll talk about it some other day." The old man didn't ask any more questions, and left with his hands.

"Teacher, you asked in detail today, do you want to go to Xiangyi for a walk?" The young man who followed the old man supported him and asked.

"Humanism is 'seeing is believing, ears are not hearing'. Hearing what they said really aroused my interest. I want to see how this prince is different from ordinary people." But he smiled wryly and shook his head.

"I haven't seen him for a few years, he's much older." A sigh came from behind an open window on the fourth floor of the Duck Building.

"Sir, this old man really doesn't know how to be interesting. The queen personally sent someone to talk about Xiang, and the Duke also invited him several times, but he didn't show any face. He really thought he was a duck in our building." Shunzi looked away and closed the window , helped Huang Jingchen to sit down and said.

"Anyone with great ability is a little lonely and has a lot of eccentricities. He is not good at flattering people. He was demoted from Beijing, but he was able to pass the judgment between the two states. This time he was supposed to be awarded the Sinong Temple Cheng, but he asked to be released, and he refused to take up the post. The angry bigwigs scolded him for being ungrateful. If it wasn't for the empress who wanted to use him, he would have been relegated to somewhere." Although Huang Jingchen said so, but It's also a little helpless, if you don't handle this matter properly, you won't be able to go back to the mansion.

"Sir, is it true that the prince personally led the Fuzhong Society to extinguish the 'Gust of Wind'?" Shunzi asked Huang Jingchen instead of a cup of hot tea.

"Fake, the lord only took more than 50 entourages to destroy the 'Gust of Wind' gang, and never used a member of the society," Huang Jingchen said with a smile.

"Huh? If 50 people killed more than 200 people, it must be a heavy loss?" Shunzi was taken aback and asked again.

"Fengxi sent a report saying that the prince's personal guards did not suffer any casualties, only the prince was surprised by the sneak attack of the 'Gust of Wind' duo leader who slipped through the net when he was cleaning the battlefield." Huang Jingchen glanced at him and said.

"Are the prince's personal guards the children I sent back? They have nothing special about them. How can they defeat those thugs?" Shunzi said in disbelief.

"The prince's personal guards are selected from the children you sent, as well as a few little yellow men from the inner mansion and those boys who grow vegetables with him, but the prince personally trained them for half a year," Huang Jingchen said.

"It only took half a year, the lord is really a god!" Shunzi was quite surprised, he knew exactly what those people were like in the past.

"Shunzi, I heard that you are not very peaceful these days in Beijing. You often go to the Goulan Ji Hotel and hang out in several big casinos. Don't think he doesn't know that you are in Beijing. You know what the prince hates the most, his methods. You saw it this time too, just with these personal guards in his hands, it won't take much to take your head," Huang Jingchen said suddenly sternly.

"Senior officer, I don't dare to dare anymore." Shunzi knelt down after hearing this. He used to think that the information in the mansion was delivered by him, and they would not know what he did. Now that Huang Jingchen can know his whereabouts, my lord It must have been known earlier, obviously there are other channels to obtain information.

"My lord trusts you and entrusts you to manage such a large property, and the money is at your disposal, not for you to do those things." Huang Jingchen continued to teach, "My lord is young and alone, and he can create such a large property with bare hands. Can it be an ordinary person? Don't bully him to use his brains when he is young, and get into a big disaster when he is young, and I can't save you."

"You know, I'm just confused for a moment, but I have no ambiguity towards the lord, so please tell the high officials." Shunzi was sweating profusely, kowtowed and said.

"Get up." Huang Jingchen said with a little help, "I think back then, when I was squeezed out by Yang Jian like a bereaved dog, I was lucky to have the pity of the empress, so I had a place to live in, and I was lucky to have the trust of the prince to get to where I am today." , all the brothers have a home, we must know how to repay the kindness, and don't chill the hearts of the princes and empresses."

"Little one understands, I will serve the prince loyally and will never regret it," Shunzi said with a bow.

"Okay, about He Qufei, I have sent a letter to the prince to report that the prince is very interested in this person. I want to meet him for a while, but I will make a decision. Now we have to work hard to cooperate with the prince to do this well." It's something." Huang Jingchen comforted Shunzi and said.

"Did those people just now be arranged by the prince?" Shunzi suddenly thought, what a coincidence, why was there someone drinking there, and someone happened to be talking about the prince's anecdote.

"Well, my lord has no plans to spare, let him be stubborn, and I will unknowingly fall into the tactic of my lord trying to capture you." Huang Jingchen said with a smile, "The news that the emperor wants to hire He Qufei as the second prince's teacher has spread, and it is inevitable that someone will If he wants to make trouble, he will secretly send someone to guard him in the past few days until he leaves the capital safely and arrives at the Prince's Mansion in Xiangyi."