Kowloon wins

Chapter 262 Chapter 260 Three old friends ([-])

"Little Prince Mingjian, I have no other intentions. I just want to show my heart. My father and others also want to take this opportunity to thank the little prince for his kindness. If the little prince is willing to move, it will be the luck of the next life."

Seeing that Hongqing didn't reply for a long time, Dong Chengbin's heartstrings immediately tensed again after he relaxed. You must know that the master in front of him is known as "official killing star", and his methods have always been extremely cruel. If he came here with the imperial decree, if he used the thunderbolt method again, I am afraid that many people in Yangzhou city would go bankrupt. Because of this, Dong Chengbin's heart immediately became weak, and he hurriedly squeezed out a few forced laughs, and said nervously. explained.

"Brother Dong is serious. The previous incident was just a matter of raising one's hands. It is really nothing to worry about. Ben Bayle is never very lively. This banquet should be avoided. I haven't seen it for a long time, but I need to talk about it vividly." That’s right, that’s fine, Ben Belle hasn’t eaten yet, why don’t we just have a drink together in this inn, and we can have a good time, I wonder what you guys think?”

Hongqing will definitely not go to the banquet at the "Tianxing Tower", let alone Dong Chengbin and others, even if all Yangzhou officials come to invite Hongqing, Hongqing will definitely not go to the banquet, this is not only for the sake of Avoiding suspicion is even more of a gesture, and what you want to show is high pressure. Only in this way can it be possible to induce all the salt merchants to play tricks, not for anything else, just because Hong Qing didn't plan to be in this Yangzhou city. The long-term station in Li wants to break the situation as soon as possible, so naturally he won't easily have unnecessary entanglements with the salt merchants. Of course, he doesn't have to go to the banquet, but it doesn't matter if Dong Chengbin and others have a banquet together. The most important thing is to listen to the idea of ​​falsehood.

"This……"

Hearing Hong Qing's words, not only Dong Chengbin was dumbfounded, but the rest of the young masters were also stunned, nothing else, their fathers are still waiting in the "Tianxing Building", the few of them who are sons please It's fine if you don't come, but it doesn't seem like a big deal to stay in the station to eat and drink. The problem is that Hong Qing has already sent out an invitation. It's not something that the young masters can afford.

"The little prince invites you so kindly, I will gladly accept it, but I came in a hurry, I might have to inform the family, and I ask the little prince to be more accommodating."

Among the young masters, Sun Zhengtao was obviously the one who reacted the fastest, and while he hastily accepted Hong Qing's invitation, he also found a reason to report the news.

"Of course, brothers and sisters, please do as you please. Benbaile will ask someone to prepare a meal. I will have a good drink today."

Hongqing is such a shrewd person, how could she not know that what Sun Zhengtao said to inform the family was false, and that it was true to rush to the "Tianxing Tower" to report the letter, but she didn't want to tell the truth, but smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, little lord, for your kindness, and I will come back as soon as I go down."

Seeing that Hong Qing had no intention of making things difficult, Sun Zhengtao's uneasy heart calmed down a lot, and he hastily pleaded guilty, hurriedly exited the hall, and sent someone to report to the people waiting in the "Tianxing Tower" wait.

"Tianxing Building", known as the first building in Yangzhou, has a history dating back to the early years of the Yuan Dynasty. Although it has been repeatedly looted by wars and rebuilt several times, the signboard of Yangzhou No. [-] Restaurant has never fallen. In the past, it was the most prosperous city in Yangzhou. Today, the building is full of wealth and honor, but all the important salt merchants in Yangzhou City are already sitting in the building, not only that, but also Yangzhou officials, big and small, even the two giants who have never been at odds— —He Mingfu, envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Transport, and Che Ming, the magistrate of Yangzhou, were among them. The restaurant on the third floor was packed to the brim, but the chairman on the third floor was vacant. It just happened to be the main seat, so what's waiting, it's naturally Hong Qing, the imperial envoy Baylor, if he doesn't come, the banquet will naturally not be held.

There are VIP seats on both sides of the main seat, and the two giants He and Che are sitting there. As for the other four accompanying guests, who else is there besides the four general merchants? On the left, the person sitting next to He Mingfu is a strong black The man, with a full face, can't see the slightest businessman's aura, but he is full of gangsters. This person is Liu Banu, who is currently the first in the general merchant's photo, as for the next one who looks like a smiling Buddha. The middle-aged fat man is Dong Wentao, the patriarch of the Dong family, and the lean middle-aged man sitting opposite the car inscription is named Wang Panshou, who is the head of the Wang family. His son Wang Cunmiao married the third daughter of Cao Yin, and his sister Then Xu gave Cao Yin as the second wife, and he and Cao's family were regarded as family friends and in-laws. As for the last seat was Sun Wanquan, the patriarch of the Sun family. It is the same indifferent, no one is willing to speak, they all sit in silence, if they don't speak, no one in the restaurant dares to be presumptuous, so, the restaurant that should be noisy at this moment But it was as dead and silent as a ghost.

"Dong dong dong..."

In the dead silence, footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor. Everyone sitting upright on the third floor immediately cheered up, and swept their eyes towards the entrance of the corridor. A servant who had just rushed up to the third floor was stunned on the spot, his legs and feet were weak, and he almost rolled down the stairs.

"What is it, huh?"

Seeing that it was the servant of his own mansion who had rushed upstairs, Wang Panshou who was sitting dumbly was suddenly a little annoyed, and when he saw the servant's dazed look, he became even angrier. After a few minutes, he snorted heavily.

"Ah, gentlemen, my young master said that the imperial envoy held a banquet at the post station, and said that he wanted to have a good drink with all the young masters, so he would not come to the 'Tianxing Tower'. Please just figure it out."

When the servant who came to report the letter saw that his master was angry, he couldn't help but shivered. He didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly relayed what Wang Cunmiao had confessed.

"Om..."

As soon as Hongqing was not coming, the originally quiet restaurant suddenly exploded, all the big and small salt merchants and officials went into chaos, and the noise was as noisy as a vegetable market.

"Humph!"

Liu Banu has never been a good man and a believer, she thinks that the backstage is tough, and she usually looks down on the fellows, not to mention He Mingfu, who is an official, but when she hears that Hongqing has let her pigeons go, she is furious Immediately, he burst into a frenzy, and regardless of what other people thought, he snorted angrily, stood up, went downstairs without saying a word, got on the sedan chair without looking back, and went back to the house.

"Hey, my lords, look at this..."

Liu Ba Nv could be aggressive, but the rest of the salt merchants didn't have the guts. After looking at each other for a while, Dong Wentao, who was second only to Liu Ba Nv in strength, opened his mouth first, and tentatively asked half a question.

"Oh, look at the memory of the official, there is still a case in the yamen that has not been finished, and there is no delay, Mr. He is kind, the official will go ahead."

Che Ming and He Mingfu couldn't urinate in the same pot, and he came here to welcome Hongqing, but when he heard that Hongqing was not coming, he didn't want to stay for a moment, so he got up and beat him. Haha, I just found an excuse, regardless of whether He Mingfu agreed or not, flung his big sleeves, and went downstairs on his own, leaving only a group of people waiting there dumbfounded.

"Master He Haihan, I have something to do as an official, so I won't stay any longer, and I will leave."

"Forgive me, Mr. He, the lower official has other mundane duties, so I will take my leave, I will take my leave."

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As soon as Che Ming left, the big and small officials affiliated to the Yangzhou government followed suit, and they all found an excuse and dispersed. Apart from the salt merchants, only the salt merchants were left in the building. Even the officials of the yamen reluctantly stayed in their seats, but judging from their expressions, they all wanted to leave the place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

"Oh, it's all gone."

Seeing that the good-for-nothing reception and dust-cleaning banquet turned into such a state, He Mingfu was really disheartened and cold, thinking to himself that he might not be able to pass this time, how could he have the heart to stay here any longer, he shook his head and sighed With a sound, he dropped a sentence to explain, and he followed him away. When he left like this, the salt transport made all the officials of the yamen follow suit. There was no interest in the banquet, and they all dispersed in a mess. A banquet that was supposed to be extremely grand died just like that before it even started...

The cooking skills of the station chefs are average, and there is no special preparation. The dishes that can be served on the table are very ordinary, just some home-cooked meals. As for the wine, it is good wine, but it is not provided by the station, but by Hong Qing The imperial bestowed wine brought by the boat from the capital, but the minds of all the young masters are obviously not on the wine and dishes themselves, but on changing ways to please Hongqing. After the banquet in the afternoon, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After drinking and eating, all the young masters returned home satisfied, and Hong Qing also got a lot of money. Corresponding with the news from Cao Yin one by one, there are indeed many ways to tell the Yangzhou salt merchants A lot of understanding, of course, is still a long way from understanding the situation, but Hong Qing is not in a hurry, there is still time left and right, and it should be almost the same if you work hard slowly. After relaxing, the sleepiness began to rise. After seeing off the guests, I hurriedly washed and washed, and then I got on the couch and dreamed that Duke Zhou had gone comfortably. I plan to order a dinner, and I will use it first before worrying about the rest.

"My little prince, Wang Cunmiao and his father have come together and have been waiting outside for a long time, please let me know."

Hong Qing's idea is undoubtedly very good, but it's a pity that it can't be realized. No, he just got off the couch, and before he finished stretching, he saw Li Minxing poking his head in from the door. When he saw Hong Qing It was already up, so he rushed to the front and reported in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)