I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 109 Beitong Guild Hall

The news of Li Tian's fainting was like a stone thrown into the water. The initial splash was fleeting, but the ripples spread out in circles.

For the old fritters who have been immersed in officialdom for decades, changing the emperor is no different from changing pants. Anyway, they both have two shoulders and one head, and they are not serving anyone.

But for most middle- and lower-level officials, if the emperor died suddenly, it would be like the sky falling.

Fortunately, Li Tian reacted quickly enough, and sent eunuchs to appease the general Xungui and the concubines in the harem, so that the situation did not escalate further.

The cabinet also drafted an imperial decree under Yang Shiqi's own handwriting, and the General Secretary issued it to each yamen, pointing out that the emperor was just too mournful, and the dragon's body was fine.

At the same time, local officials in various provincial capitals were advised not to visit Beijing in person.

After this operation, the panic that was gradually emerging was finally contained.

Dongcheng clarification workshop, Beitong guild hall.

In a private room next to the street on the third floor, Jiang Bao was wearing a square hat, a round-neck cardigan and a Ruijin gown, dressed in standard businessman attire, waiting for the fat man facing him to speak.

The fat man facing him was none other than Chen Sandian, the shopkeeper of Sea Lion Building.

Although Chen Santian is as fat as a bucket, he has a cute and naive appearance, which makes people more and more pleasing to the eye.

"Shopkeeper Jiang, my boss is very interested in your son, and my boss accepts the matter of meeting and making friends."

"Hahaha, it's all fate, fate." Jiang Bao said haha, raised the teacup in his hand and said:
"The owner of the Sea Lion House can only be seen by ordinary people. Shopkeeper Chen must have put a lot of effort into it. Come on, I will replace the wine with tea. Let's offer a cup of tea to Shopkeeper Chen first."

"Don't dare to act, dare not act." Chen Sandian waved his hands politely, with a humble face, but in his hand he took the stack of bank notes handed over by Jiang Bao.

After a quick glance, he knew it in his heart, Chen Santian smiled even more, lifted his buttocks and sat beside Jiang Bao, and said warmly:

"Brother Jiang, I'm honest and I don't know how to tell lies. Ever since I first saw your young master, I knew that your young master is not an ordinary person."

If you are serious in business, it would be better to just say that sows can climb trees. Hearing Chen Santian's oblique praise of himself, Jiang Bao grinned without a smile:
"My son is just doing a small business of tea and porcelain in Jinling Jiangnan and other places. How can you have the scenery of the number one restaurant in the capital?"

Although the Sea Lion Tower is one of the best gold-selling caves in the capital, it does not dare to pretend to be the number one restaurant in the capital, but in the current atmosphere, no one takes such nasty words seriously.

You come and go, after a few extremely nasty business braggings, the fake shopkeeper Jiang Dachang couldn't stand it anymore, he stood up and cupped his hands and said:
"Brother Chen, since your master will arrive soon, I have to go back to the inn to inform my young master."

"Let's go together." Chen Santian grabbed Jiang Bao's hand and said with a shake of his head, obviously drinking tea:
"Brother Jiang, we have agreed that we will pray for the next good day and auspicious day. In the future, we will have the same blessings and share the same difficulties. Big brother, you can't leave the little brother now."

Using skillful strength to shake off Chen Sandian's fat hand, Jiang Bao gently pushed him to sit on the mahogany round stool, and said quickly with a smile on his face:

"Brother Chen, you're still waiting here, brother, I'll come back as soon as I go, at most half an hour, it really doesn't cost you to come with me."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Bao opened the door, and without giving Chen Sandian another chance to talk, he strode outside.

With a bang, the door was closed tightly, and the smile on Chen Santian's face in the private room suddenly disappeared. He stood up, straightened his clothes, put away the bank note that Jiang Bao gave him, and went out of the room and went straight to the fourth floor. .

The fourth floor is the top floor of Beitong Guild Hall, and it is also the floor with the most luxurious decoration.

The floor is covered with handmade Persian wool carpets.

Bead curtains made of jade and agate are hung in the corridor, and the display of calligraphy, painting and literature is even more dazzling.

Changing shoes at the stairs, Chen San bowed his back and didn't dare to look around, ran all the way to the end of the corridor, fiddled with the bead curtain lightly, and shouted in a low voice:

"My lord, I've finished talking to that Jinling merchant's entourage."

"Come in and talk."

Entering inside, Chen Santian bowed his waist and laughed twice, cupped his hands and looked at the man in brocade robe sitting in the middle, took out a handful of silver tickets from his arms and said:

"My lord, this is the 1 taels of silver note that the Jinling businessman honored. It's 200 taels more. It's the servant who honors the villain."

"Hey, Mei Wan, why did you teach shopkeeper Chen to be so sincere, teach me quickly."

A gentleman in Chinese clothes sitting next to Zhu Meiwan took a look at Chen Sandian, put his legs on the table carelessly, and laughed loudly.

"This king has always treated people with compassion, without asking for anything in return."

Taking out a bank note with a denomination of [-] taels, Zhu Meiwan put her hand into the mouth of the pink maidservant, dipped it in some scented fluid and counted, looked up at Chen Santian and said:
"Take it, this is my reward for you."

Chen Sandian thanked him overjoyed, picked up the banknote that Zhu Meiwan had put on the blanket with both hands, carefully put it in his sleeve, and said:

"Master, the younger one has already asked clearly, that Jinling businessman is in the tea and porcelain business, and his family has some footholds in the Nandu household department.

This trip to Beijing is firstly to help his elders to make connections, and secondly, he wants to make more friends so that he can come to the capital for business in the future. "

Zhu Meiwan nodded indifferently. The Sea Lion Building is the property of his father and several uncles, and it has nothing to do with him. He can seize such a good opportunity and pay 8000 taels of silver. .

"Okay, you go down and wait. When they come, you ask the people in the Beitong Guild Hall to call me the king."

Waving her hand, Zhu Meiwan said calmly.

"Let's go down now, little one."

Back in the private room on the third floor, Chen Sandian happily took out the silver ticket for the previous Zhu Mei Wan Reward, the hush money of 1000 taels, the son of the world is really generous now.

Dong'anmen Street.

After hearing the news, Li Tian had already changed into casual clothes and left Miyagi with Zheng He. After bumping into Jiang Bao at the intersection of Siyi Avenue, he went straight to Beitong Guild Hall.

Sitting in the spacious and stable carriage, Li Tian raised his eyebrows and felt very comfortable.

The one who can hook up with the old eunuchs in the palace must be a certain prince, but no matter which prince it is, he will make a big killing today.

"Uncle Bao, which prince in Beijing do you think he is?" Li Tian asked casually.

Zheng He didn't know why the emperor was so excited today, he pondered for a while, shook his head and said:

"Our family dare not lie."

Seeing that Zheng He didn't want to say anything, Li Tian curled his lips and didn't bother to ask another question. He lifted the curtain and looked out the window, then turned to look at Jiang Bao and shouted:

"Jiang Bao, tell the groom to hurry up. If I don't get back my money later, it will be your fault."

(End of this chapter)