As the lobbyist invited by Desheng and his wife, Cao Huangyan, a subordinate of the county governor's house, was sitting across from Xie Wei drinking wine. The two exchanged glasses and had a very happy conversation.
Huang Yan was not only Liu Xing's drinking guest, but also a frequent visitor to Liu Desheng's family. He and the Lingyuan Liu family were mutually beneficial. The Liu family used his power to help him rise to power. He used his power to seek benefits for the Liu family. The two parties cooperated for more than ten years. Years have always been smooth sailing. And he, Huang Yan, is just a microcosm of the Liu family's power-money dealings.
Under the influence of alcohol, Huang Yan opened the small window, and the hot air surged out. Outside the window, the snow was heavy on the branches. In the distance, the Lingyuan Mountains stood side by side. The tops of the mountains were white and green, the breeze was refreshing, and the scenery was full of hundreds of scenes, which was a feast for the eyes.
Huang Yan saw that Xie Wei was tipsy after drinking, raised his glass and bumped into Xie Wei, so he took the opportunity to say good things about Liu Desheng, "Brother Xie, you must not get angry. This Young Master Liu is resourceful and in his prime. There are many good deeds and achievements in Lingyuan, but the unintentional words just now are also for the welfare of the people of Lingyuan. Brother Xie, please don't take it seriously. Today you and I are meeting old friends, and there is no doubt that we should get drunk. Come, come Come on, drink!”
Xie Wei picked up the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp. His thoughts turned around and he said, "Young master Liu is not guilty of what he said, but we are the ones who heard it. Brother Huang, I can honestly say that it is unreasonable for Mr. Liu to come to me today." Although they are compatible, they seem to be a little out of touch with their emotions!"
Huang Yan frowned slightly. He guessed what Xie Wei meant, but he didn't say it clearly. Seeing that his expression was as calm as the water of a flat lake, without showing a trace of expression, he asked softly, "Brother Xie, why did you say this?"
Xie Wei suddenly straightened his waist, looked cold, and stared at Huang Yan with piercing eyes. He said, "Brother Huang, more than a hundred years ago, the country was in trouble for a long time. Finally, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu were reunited, and the emperor's artifact returned to Chang'an. . Since then, the empire has expanded its territory thousands of miles through the two former emperors Xiaoren and Shenwu. Fifteen years ago, His Majesty redivided the nine states and transferred most of the original seven states of You, Bing, Ji, Xu, Qing, Yan, and Si to the Central Plains. Combined into Quzhou, it includes Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Huainan and the eastern half of Liaoning. It is the state with the largest population, the most money and food, the longest business operation, the most talents, and the deepest foundation in Kyushu. It is no exaggeration to say that with The power of one state in Quzhou is enough to fight against half of the empire! Brother Huang, Brother Yu, do you agree with this humble opinion?"
Huang Yan's eyes rolled around, and he laughed loudly and said, "Quzhou encompasses the six kingdoms of Shandong during the Warring States Period. It is the orthodox state of China and the place where the world has reached. Brother Xie said it, and my foolish brother certainly agrees."
After a glass of wine entered his intestines, Xie Wei exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then the evil spirit emerged, and said in a cold voice, "Looking at Quzhou, there are not a thousand, but also eight hundred, big and small powerful people, families, and gangs. Among them, there are many rich and powerful ones. For example, the eight well-established Quzhou aristocratic families have deep roots, no matter what they were and are now, don’t they all obey me, the Quzhou Shepherd?”
Xie Wei paused for a moment and continued in a cold voice, "The Liu family takes themselves too seriously! Even if they are two generations of imperial masters, so what? If Jiang Muzhou hadn't been taking care of them, the Liu family would have been so small. I am afraid that it has been swallowed up by the Huang family and the Zhao family who are also in Huaxing County. This old man Liu is so ignorant of current affairs that he actually imprisoned the second son Liu at home. He simply does not know what is good or bad. Brother Huang, I am here this time. Yu Gong’s court only has Yu Private Jiangmuzhou. If the next heir of the Lingyuan Liu family is not Liu Ergong, I think the Liu family will disappear from this world!"
This was half true and half false, but when he said this, Xie Wei showed his murderous intent, scaring Huang Yan into panic.
For the Liu family of Lingyuan, Huang Yan was an outsider after all. Who the Liu family would appoint as the next head of the family was a family matter, and it was hard for them to say anything. Therefore, in the face of Xie Wei's fierce remarks, he could only choose to smile and say nothing, and passed this paragraph one by one while continuing to drink.
Just as Huang and Xie were talking, a lean man disguised as a waiter had already arrived on the second floor. He was holding wine and food in his hands and went straight to the private room where Huang and Xie were sitting. .
This lean man in disguise is Cao Zhi's right-hand man. Just now, he was sent by Cao Zhi to hide on the first floor and disguise himself as an ordinary diner. Cao Zhi gave the coin as an order, and the lean man immediately changed his clothes. Climbing the building, after much thought, he had only one purpose, to assassinate Huang Yan and Xie Wei.
This was Cao Zhi's first counterattack against the nobles when he couldn't bear it anymore.
In the bustling Wangbei Tower, murderous intent was completely filling the air at this moment.
Just as the lean man under Cao Zhi was slowly climbing up the stairs, Li Erniu suddenly ran out of the back hall and hurried to Liu Yi who was waiting for guests at the door. He whispered in Liu Yi's ear and said hurriedly, "Boss, No, no, no, did you see that lean man wrapped in a fur coat? He is not our guy from Wangbei Tower. I went to get firewood just now, and he forced his way in and gave Lao Huang and Brother Chuancai to Tie him up! Then, he put a bag of strange things in the wine and slipped out. We don’t know what he was going to do! However, I think he has a sly look on his face, so he must be up to no good!"
As a receptionist, Liu Yi knew that many dignitaries and dignitaries came today. If something goes wrong in Wangbei Tower at this point, then the reputation of Wangbei Tower will be greatly damaged. This Wangbei Tower will never be seen again in the future. No need to open the door to welcome guests.
Thinking of this, Liu Yi sighed in his heart: Hey! Boss Xia, Boss Xia, you said this morning that you wanted me to experience what it's like to be a shopkeeper, but I didn't expect that such a mess would happen! This, what should we do?
"Boss, what's going on? How about I go up and kick him!" Seeing the lean man walking towards the third floor, Li Erniu was a little anxious. He pulled Liu Yi's sleeve and asked, "Brother, tell me quickly. A word!"
"You're not taller than someone's chest and you want to kick someone, shut up!"
Afterwards, Liu Yi was silent and his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the best way to deal with the situation, which took five or six breaths. He straightened the bridge of his nose, rolled his eyes, and said hurriedly, "Er Niu, come here with your ears. you go......."
Soon enough, the lean man had already walked up to Huang Yan and Xie Wei. Just when the wine bottle in the man's hand was about to pour, a loud roar suddenly came from behind, "Wait! Wait!"
The three of them looked sideways at the same time, and saw Li Erniu running over out of breath. After adjusting his clothes, he raised his hands to Huang Yan and Xie Wei and said with a smile, "Two adults, my shopkeeper said that today's distinguished guests are here. Wangbei Tower is full of glory, and I am very frightened. I would like to give you a pot of Bashu fine wine to express my feelings. I also hope that you two adults will take care of our business! Attract more customers for me in Wangbei Tower."
After Li Erniu finished speaking, regardless of how the three people present reacted, he immediately took the wine bottle from the lean man's hand and quickly left.
When Xie Wei and Huang Yan saw this, they smiled and praised Shopkeeper Xia for knowing how to be a businessman.
But the lean man standing aside was confused by this moment. Seeing that Master Cao Zhi's plan failed, and looking at Yang Liu who was several times stronger than him in the distance and staring at him with eagerness, he had no choice but to hand it over. go.
Seeing Li Erniu walking down with a relaxed expression, Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
He went to the back kitchen and saw the extremely poisonous pot of poisonous wine, but he no longer had any intention of running the business. He found a relatively quiet place and silently watched every move of everyone in the building, not daring to be distracted for a moment.
Why! Being a shopkeeper is so difficult!
The Liu couple had great magical powers. Soon, the news that "Cao Zhi intended to poison Xie Wei" reached the ears of the couple on the third floor. After hearing this, both of them showed surprised expressions.
How could it not be amazing that a young Huang Tiao, who was in his early ten years, was so skillful in handling emergencies? How can it not make people afraid?
After Liu Quansheng entered the Liu Mansion in the snow that day, Liu Desheng had already planned to get rid of Liu Quansheng and his son. Today, seeing Liu Yi being so smart, his idea became even more determined.
Yang Guanyuan looked at Liu Yi's beautiful oval face downstairs. The young man was inserting a chopstick into his bun and leaning on his chin, looking a little wanton.
Inadvertently, Liu Yi looked towards the third floor, looked at Yang Guan, and then quickly looked away, with a calm heart, and looked away, his expression showing no fluctuation at all.
Yang Guansheng looked out the window with watery eyes, deliberately avoiding Liu Desheng's gaze. She thought for a while, and finally slowly poured the wine in the glass back into the pot, turned around and straightened Liu Desheng's clothes, and pointed to Liu Yi downstairs, "Husband , I have nothing to do, why don’t we make a bet?”
"Oh? Madam is so elegant, how can I say no to my husband! Haha, I wonder what Madam is betting on?" Liu Desheng gently stroked Yang Guan's back and smoothed his hair that was blown away by the breeze in the hall.
Yang Guan pointed at Liu Yi, who was sitting quietly on the first floor, and said with a smile, "No! Bet on my little nephew's life!"
