The Zhao family is the leading wealthy family in Yizhou. Since their ancestors started doing business in Jiannan, the Zhao family has developed a huge gold and silver jewelry network throughout Jiannan Road. Almost 80% of the jewelry shops and pawnshops in Jiannan Road are The proprietors are all the Zhao family, and their status has been unshakable for decades. Moreover, as a well-known wealthy family in Jiannan Dao, Zhao Xin, the head of the Zhao family, has contacts with many officials in Jiannan Dao, and some of them are even people he favors. If he has any requests, these people I will also find ways to be satisfied.
The Zhao family's mansion is located in Yizhou City, but the weather in Yizhou these days is really hot, so Zhao Xin also went to his villa outside the city to escape the heat.
At this moment, the obese man was half lying in the bathtub carefully prepared by the old servant, holding a beautiful concubine in one arm, and seemed to be enjoying himself very much. But in fact, he had no intention of having fun at all, because he had just heard that Li Yuan, the second son of the current Right Prime Minister Li Linfu, seemed to have arrived in Yizhou recently and was currently in the villa of a powerful man in Yizhou. This made him quite excited. .
Although the Zhao family has been rooted in Jiannan Road for many years and has accumulated countless wealth, in the final analysis, he can only live in a quiet corner of Jiannan Road. There are several roads around, such as Shannan Road, Jiangnan Road, and Qianzhong Road, and he can't get involved at all. If he didn't get involved, the area south of the Yangtze River would be a mixed bag of fish and dragons, with various gangs and forces. If he rashly got involved in business, he might even cause a lot of trouble. He, a small wealthy businessman, wouldn't dare to have such an idea. The most troublesome thing was the Central Guizhou Road. In his impression, that kind of southern Xinjiang land was extremely barbaric. There was no profit at all in business. I am afraid it would also attract the attention of the transcendent sect of the Moon Worship Sect in the southern Xinjiang area. At that time, there would be trouble. I'm afraid it's even more powerful than those gangs in the Jiangnan area.
His current thoughts are focused on Shannan Road. Shannan Road, both east and west, has had important strategic and commercial status since ancient times. In particular, the three states of Jing, Xiang, and Shaanxi are of great significance. It can be said that apart from the Guan Nei One of the most important roads outside Jiangnan Road.
If he can seize the opportunity now and coax Li Xiangguo's beloved son, then maybe he can say a few nice words in front of Li Xiangguo when he goes back. By then, Xiangguo will have a good impression of him and he will find another opportunity to visit him. The Prime Minister can help him get the opportunity to open his own business in Shannan Road.
Therefore, as soon as he got the news, he sent his confidants to find out the details of Mr. Li. The last information he got was that he was studious, extremely talented, and eloquent. He is a rare figure among the young nobles of Chang'an. Moreover, it is said that he likes calligraphy and painting on weekdays, so whenever he has free time, he will collect all the famous paintings and calligraphy, and he is very fond of these paintings and calligraphy.
After knowing this valuable information, he remembered a person, a restaurant owner living in Jiazhou. This person could protect himself in the restaurant industry in Jiannan and Jiangnan, which was completely controlled by the Xianyu family. How much magical power he has or what a big background he has behind him is because he and Xian Yu Zhongtong, the current head of the Xian Yu family, are old acquaintances in the past. Therefore, Xian Yu Zhongtong sold him a favor and sold him to the restaurant in Jiazhou where he lived. The industry was given over to this man named Yang Quan. Don't think that Xianyu's family is the richest in the world and doesn't care about the profits of this small state. That's wrong. In terms of scale, Jiazhou can be regarded as Shangzhou. It has a large population and developed commerce. The profits of the restaurant industry can be said to be extremely high. Coupled with years of accumulation, Yang Quan's current wealth is probably not as high as that of others. Under ordinary wealthy households.
Just after his men collected information about Mr. Li Er, his caring old servant quietly told him about Yang Quan when he was about to enter the bath to relax, and listened to his men's intelligence network Let me report that Yang Quan recently got an authentic painting of Wang Xianzhi by chance. He regarded it as a treasure and placed it in the safest place in his mansion. Every few days Everyone should go and watch it.
So he suddenly no longer thought about playing in the water with his concubine. It could be said that someone brought him a pillow when he was dozing off, which really touched his heart.
However, he could also vaguely guess that since Yang Quan regarded the authentic work of Wang Xian as a treasure, he probably not only hid it, but also sent special personnel to guard it. The skills of these people were probably not low. If he sends the killers he usually keeps in captivity, he may not be able to succeed. So he spent a lot of money to invite a cultivator whom he had been paying a lot of money to worship and brought a dozen of his killers to go get the authentic work of Wang Xianzhi.
In his opinion, these cultivators are extremely powerful. He often sees their miraculous magic skills. He has also seen that person kill a famous master in the world without anyone noticing. , naturally I believe that this person will be captured once he takes action. At this moment, he was even sitting in the bathtub and his hand had already reached into Shannan Dao's dream.
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Half a day later, in the dead of night, in a secret room of a mansion in Jiazhou City, a man who looked to be middle-aged was pacing back and forth worriedly in the secret room until he couldn't wait any longer, so He asked the man opposite, who was sitting calmly on a chair drinking tea, "Will they really come?"
The man raised his head, revealing his aquiline nose and sharp eyes. This man was Wang Tianba who parted ways with Ye Sanlang in Yuanzhou. I don't know why he appeared here at this time. .
Before he could put down the teacup and answer, the bell around his waist began to tremble violently. Wang Tianba quickly put down the teacup, felt it carefully, and then faced the anxious middle-aged man opposite. He replied: "They are here, there should be more than ten in number, and according to the observations of our Fangfeng brothers, there seem to be cultivators among these people."
"What?! There are actually cultivators! This old thief Zhao Xin went too far. He even invited cultivators." This middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes is Yang Quan. Judging from the situation, it seems that he has already Just know that someone will send someone here.
Wang Tianba looked at the man's panic with amusement, and was about to say a few words of comfort when the other bells around his waist rang one after another. Now even he, who had always been relaxed, became a little serious and murmured Said: "Hey, there are quite a few people who are interested in Wang Xianzhi's authentic works this time, but they have all hit a hard wall this time."
Then, he suddenly disappeared from the spot, leaving only the startled Dongzhu Yang.
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