"Sir, as you told me, the villain already has a clue——"
Wang Dafu had such a round body and a half-cocked butt, and his posture made Wang Zi'an feel a little uncomfortable.
"Okay, seeing how uncomfortable you are, you might as well just stand and say it——"
Wang Dafu suddenly felt like he was being pardoned and quickly got off his butt. He is fat to begin with, so sitting with his body half bent like this is no different from squatting on a horse. It would be better to just stand and feel more comfortable.
"I have recently contacted seven or eight wineries, and finally found out about an old one. Because something happened at home, I need a large sum of money urgently, and I am considering whether to transfer it——"
Having said this, Wang Dafu showed a troubled expression on his face.
"However, the other party said that it is an ancestral winery and the price is relatively high..."
Wang Zi'an waved his hand lightly.
"Price doesn't matter, as long as it's worth the price -"
The wine at Wang Dafu is considered to be the most famous Western red wine in the entire West Market, but if you really want to talk about it, it still lacks a bit of flavor. Not only is there some suspended scum, but the alcohol level is a bit low as well. For him, who is used to drinking red wine from later generations, these red wines are more like drinks than wine, which is always a bit unsatisfactory.
So, I decided to build myself a workshop and brew some mellow Western red wine.
At that time, he just mentioned it casually and didn't take it seriously. If Wang Dafu hadn't taken the initiative to come over this time, he would have almost forgotten it.
Wang Dafu's face changed slightly when he heard this. He thought Wang Zi'an had discovered his little thoughts, so he quickly nodded and bowed.
"Don't worry, young master, I will go talk to them again..."
Wang Zi'an waved his hand indifferently.
"I still lack a helper who is familiar with the local situation. See if you have any friends here who want to do it. The salary is not an issue, the issue is being able to help - after the thing is done, your benefits will be indispensable -"
It wasn't until Wang Zi'an and his party were far away that Wang Dafu slowly straightened up.
Although I don't know the identity of this young master, the way he is dressed and his demeanor makes him look like a great nobleman.
"Perhaps, the wine shop at home can really take action..."
Yes, the wine shop he mentioned just now belongs to his family. It's not because the family is in urgent need of money, but because someone has recently been eyeing his family's wine shop. It happened that that person was quite powerful in the local area. Under that person's intimidation, not to mention the businessmen who came and went did not dare to buy wine from their own homes. Even many local material suppliers expressed their intention to cut off cooperation with him——
The entire winery was suddenly in trouble.
Last month, I received a letter from my family saying that if I don’t think of a solution, the winery will have no choice but to close down.
After pondering for a moment, he beckoned a boy over and whispered instructions in his ear.
"Go and find out who the young master just now is -"
…
Wang Zi'an didn't care about this little episode.
It's just a small wine workshop, just for fun.
"The luminous cup of grape wine——"
The poems he had memorized since he was a child made him yearn for this kind of masculine drinking scene for many years.
In the previous life, there was only wine and no luminous cup. In this life, it is amazing. With the luminous cup, the imaginary grape wine is gone.
That’s why I started thinking about opening my own wine shop.
But these are small things.
Nowadays, I no longer have to do everything by myself. As long as I nod my head, someone will handle it properly for me. For example, this wine shop is something I have to explain.
As for manpower, the shopkeepers and stewards of the guild will naturally take care of it.
What really needs to be concerned about is his marriage.
A few days ago, the wedding date was finally set.
The fourth day of February.
It is suitable for offering sacrifices, getting married, accepting a son-in-law, and getting married. Avoid disturbing the earth to install the bed.
It was an auspicious day that Li Cheng and his family were optimistic about.
Therefore, although he does not need to personally handle many things and does not understand the rules of the Tang Dynasty, he is the rightful master after all. Moreover, both of his parents are dead, and he has no other relatives except the distant uncle in his hometown. Many Everything must be done with his opinion and approval.
However, fortunately, he is just a deaf ear and exists symbolically.
In the past few days, Li Shimin pretended to be the emperor and sent several officials from the Ministry of Etiquette to Wang Zi'an to help with the affairs.
After all, although he did not have a showdown, now that Yue'er and Ying'er both have the title of princess, it is reasonable for them to be managed by the Ministry of Etiquette.
On Cheng Yaojin's side, the elderly people from Gao Fu, Lao Geng and others squatted directly in Wang Zi'an's house and refused to leave.
Busy inside and outside——
Wang Zi'an didn't know what they were busy with.
Anyway, apart from the busy schedule in the first few days, the rest was just walking around with hands behind my back, and drinking three small meals a day. Look at that posture, if Wang Zi'an doesn't chase him away, they can directly retire here.
However, if that were the case, Wang Zi'an would be quite happy.
The main reason is that despite their age, these old men still have out-of-character personalities and are very playful.
It was quite interesting to chat.
Especially when I mention the days when I was a bandit, everyone's eyes light up.
It's much more interesting than chatting with people like Kong Yingda.
Anyway, these days, when he has nothing to do, he just plays the role of a nodding shopkeeper. So, apart from hanging out with Susu, I just sat at home, chatted with Gao Fu and Lao Geng, played mahjong, landlords, and backgammon.
With a few people, it's like a tiger going up the mountain meets a tiger coming down the mountain, a dragon in the cloud meets a dragon in the mist, it's like meeting an opponent in chess and meeting a good talent. In short, no one dislikes anyone.
Wang Zi'an thinks it's mainly because he hasn't shown his full potential yet.
Otherwise, forget about yourself, even if you release your youngest disciple, you can torture these old guys until they lose their armor.
Just playing——
The days are filled with endless joy.
…
Hezhou City, Governor's Mansion.
A middle-aged man with a capable figure quickly walked into the room where the governor Shi Yunting was training.
In the room, on the bed, Shi Yunting's face was as golden as paper, and his breath was sluggish. He looked like a candle in the wind that would fly away to the west at any time.
Hearing the movement, Shi Yunting opened his eyes weakly and waved to the maid serving beside him.
The maid stepped back wisely.
After the door closed and the footsteps faded away, the middle-aged man whispered.
"Reporting to the governor, the fish is moving——"
There was a flash in Shi Yunting's eyes, and he suddenly sat up from the bed, still half as if he was dying just now.
If Chu Yuanheng were here at this time, he would definitely be stunned and shout that it is not good.
Unfortunately, he couldn't see any of this.
Out of caution, he secretly asked people to investigate the drugs recently purchased by the governor's office in the past few days.
Although the doctor who treated Shi Yunting'an, the old thief, had been staying in the Governor's Mansion, concentrating on treating Shi Yunting's illness, and he had no way to get close to him, he had already asked someone with the prescription. It was indeed used to treat internal and external injuries, and the amount used was very large. Large, it can be concluded that the injured person is seriously injured and is in danger of life.
Therefore, in the past few days, he felt relieved.
Gradually began to mobilize the Hezhou border guards.
Tens of thousands of kilograms of hundreds of refined steel is no small sum.
If you want to secretly transport it out of customs, it will naturally take a lot of effort.
"These old foxes are really calm. I thought they would take action that day when they returned. I didn't expect that they would drag it out for so many days. It really killed me -"
A relaxed smile finally appeared on Shi Yunting's face. He stretched out his hand to rub his stiff back, and then lay down calmly again.
"No, I'm injured——"
Middle-aged man: ...
That night.
In Hezhou City, where a curfew was originally implemented, tightly wrapped carriages filed out of the yard where the Wang family usually stored goods, and quietly headed to the west gate.
But what is strange is that the officers and soldiers who patrolled from time to time in the past always accidentally missed the convoy.
Along the way, except for the rumble of wheels rolling through the streets, the entire convoy was silent.
The west gate of Hezhou City opened silently, and the suspension bridge fell.
The motorcade filed out.
On the top of the city, looking at the motorcade gradually disappearing into the night, Chu Yuanheng's eyes flashed and he looked at Wang Gang aside.
Wang Gang ignored him and just patted the cold blue bricks on the top of the city.
"Tomorrow, there will be a group of thousands of Tubo tribesmen united with rogue bandits, taking the opportunity to attack Hezhou. Fortunately, Hezhou soldiers and horses envoy Chu Yuanheng is calm in the face of danger. He uses his troops well. He personally risks the target and leads the army to attack and defeat the enemy. Kill the enemy. The commander-in-chief of the army was Bonadu, and hundreds of troops were deployed——"
Having said this, Wang Gang turned around leisurely.
"I will personally sign the battle report and recommend Brother Chu to be the governor of Qizhou——"
Chu Yuanheng's eyes flashed and he nodded.
"I hope you can keep your word this time!"
Although Qizhou is not his hometown, it is only separated from his hometown by a river.
In the past few years, he had had enough of the hard work at the border. He just wanted to go home, be transferred back to the mainland, and enjoy a few years of gentleness and wealth.
"Won't you personally follow this kind of thing?"
Chu Yuanheng glanced mockingly at Wang Gang, who was still making fun of himself.
These children of aristocratic families are the most annoying, and they will never forget to put on these pretentious airs. Do you really think that the Wang family is still the same Wang family as before?
"Some minor matters can be handled by the family members -"
Wang Gang smiled.
"Brother Chu, you have nothing to do. Why don't you come to my place for a few drinks? I just have something to ask Brother Chu -"
When he thought about leaving this ghost place soon, Chu Yuanheng was in a good mood and happily obeyed.
The main thing is that once back to the mainland, I have to rely on the Wang family in more places, and I have to make do with this annoying guy.
However, when they returned to the small courtyard where Wang Gang lived, before they could sit down, they heard the rumble of horse hooves coming from outside.
Chu Yuanheng couldn't help but stand up suddenly, his expression changed drastically.
He shook his cloak, held the long knife in his hand, and walked out quickly, wanting to check the situation.
However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw officers and soldiers surrounding the building three levels inside and three levels outside, as well as torches held high. Under the torch, a familiar face sat high on a horse, stroking his beard and looking at him with a smile.
If not Shi Yunting, who is that old thief!
Just by glancing at Shi Yunting's old face, Chu Yuanheng felt confused.
"How can this be!"
He subconsciously exclaimed.
"Brother Chu, you are alright - hahaha, no surprise, no surprise -"
Shi Yunting twirled his beard and laughed.
After lying down for so many days, my back was straight, and I finally got over it!
The moment Shi Yunting appeared, Chu Yuanheng knew it was over.
However, the trapped beast is still fighting, so naturally he is not willing to just let it go.
You must know that there is still an elite loyal to him on the top of the city. As long as he gives himself a little time and persists until this elite comes to help, he can turn defeat into victory.
As long as he takes down Shi Yunting and has himself and Wang Gang around, he can successfully take over Hezhou.
When the time comes, it’s not up to you to decide whether it’s black or white!
To put it ten thousand steps back, if we really get to that point, with Tubo at our back and a large army in hand, we will be qualified to negotiate with the imperial court.
At that time, is it possible that the imperial court will really force him to rebel for the sake of a small governor?
"Shi Yunting, you led your troops late at night and surrounded this place without permission. What do you want? Could it be that you want to rebel?"
Chu Yuanheng took out the steel sword from its sheath, pointed at Shi Yunting who was riding the horse and shouted loudly.
Shi Yunting laughed, looked at him with complicated eyes, and shook his head gently.
"Chu Yuanheng, you are deeply favored by the emperor and have a bright future. I didn't expect that you would do such a scandal of colluding with both internal and external parties to betray the imperial court - it is such a pity -"
As soon as he heard this, the last trace of luck in Chu Yuanheng's heart could not help but be extinguished.
As soon as he retreated into the courtyard, he wanted to close the courtyard door first.
Wang Gang's courtyard has tall walls and many guards. If he makes good use of it, he can still hold on for a while. As long as he can hold on for a quarter of an hour, his subordinates at the top of the west city will be able to rush over to support after receiving news. , it is not yet known who will win when the time comes.
Seeing Chu Yuanheng hiding in the yard, Shi Yunting didn't stop him.
"Chu Yuanheng, you really don't shed tears until you see the coffin. Now, are you still counting on the soldiers and horses on top of your city?"
Chu Yuanheng:......
He turned his ear and listened.
From the tower in the distance, the sound of fighting between men and horses could be heard, and his heart completely sank to the bottom.
It was obvious that everything he said and did with Wang Gang had already fallen into the eyes of Shi Yunting, an old fox.
Everything today is clearly a trap!
At this time, Wang Gang also heard the movement outside. When he saw the soldiers and horses surrounding him, his legs suddenly softened and he collapsed on the ground.
"It's over, we're done-"
Chu Yuanheng glanced with disdain at this person who had always been aloof in the past. No, it was the child of the Wang family who was still aloof just now.
"Bah - what a coward! I didn't expect that I, Chu Yuanheng, have succumbed to a waste like you for so many years - a man dares to act bravely, but today's matter is all about death, so what is there to say -"
After saying that, he drew his sword and killed himself.
Blood splattered all over Wang Gang's face.
A fishy smell instantly came from Wang Gang's body, and he was so frightened that he became incontinent.
He looked at Shi Yunting, who jumped off his horse and walked toward him with his men.
