Chang'an, Li clan, August 15th.
"Book of Rites": The emperor springs to the sun, and autumn sets to the moon.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was an ugly girl named Wuyan in the Qi State. She often worshiped the moon devoutly when she was a child. When she grew up, she was selected by the ministers for her good moral character and entered the palace. However, due to her ugly appearance, she was not favored by the emperor for a long time.
When admiring the moon on August 15th of a certain year, the king saw her in the moonlight and felt that she was different, so he made her his queen. This is where the custom of worshiping the moon came from.
The girl worships the moon and wishes that she "looks like Chang'e and has a face like the bright moon."
A few years ago, the Tang army rebelled against the Sui Dynasty. On August 15th, General Pei Ji, the contemporary leader of the Pei family, and the eldest nephew of Pei Ju, successfully invented mooncakes based on the idea of the full moon, solving the food problem.
Afterwards, Song received the news and after verification, bought the formula at a high price and began to vigorously promote it around the world.
Appreciating the moon and eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a popular story. The Song family will also take a three-day holiday during this festival and distribute free mooncakes to reunite their families.
Of course, if you have to work that day, your salary will be tripled.
When people from other families heard the news, they went to the market to buy moon cakes and shed tears while admiring the moon.
I cried with envy!
...
"Dang~"
The auspicious time has arrived.
In the evening, guests began to enter the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden. Under the city wall, golden-armored warriors guarded these gentry and representatives of everyone. Girls wearing Hanfu and holding lanterns can be seen everywhere on the scene, as well as some attendants carrying fine wine and food walking back and forth.
In the flickering lights and the flickering light and shadow, everyone could feel that Ms. Li was paying attention to every aspect of this wedding.
As the gong sounded on the hour of Xu, clusters of fireworks rose from the water of Furong Lake and bloomed brilliantly in the night sky.
"Prince Tang, congratulations."
"Mr. Chai, you are happily married and have a happy marriage for a hundred years!"
...
Amid the sincere New Year blessings, the Mid-Autumn Festival and various performances in the garden filled with lights also slowly began. A scholar in white clothes and turban sailed slowly towards the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in a small boat. He looked at each other across the boat and had a conversation with a little girl about the past and present;
The undulating fireworks intertwined with the lanterns on Furong Lake, and the ladies holding lanterns danced gracefully; the traditional Qin opera sang boldly, and various acrobatics were exciting;
Against the background of fireworks, time reflects the most beautiful light and shadow of thousands of lights...
All the guests coming and going enjoyed it.
Although a lot of gifts were given to this wedding, it was really a worthwhile trip. Just the decorations, performances, and various delicacies would probably make Ms. Li bleed.
Inner hall.
Li Yuan was sitting in the first place, but his expression was not good.
The wedding is about to officially begin, but who are the people who have come so far? Except for some gentry from Chang'an and the generals and guards of the Li family, almost no other major families, top aristocrats, and martial arts sects have come.
Even if they come, they are all minor characters, some whose names I have never heard of.
After inquiring about the news, he found out that all of them had rushed to Luoyang to attend Song's auction.
It is rumored that in addition to rare treasures such as the Heshi Bi and the Evil Emperor's relics, the Song family is even willing to share some domestic and overseas trading routes so that everyone can make money together.
The Song family's business philosophy has always been: competition. Only competition can make a family or a force more active and prevent it from being complacent and falling into internal strife.
"Butler, the supervisor of the Song Family's residence in Chang'an today: Song Jie didn't come to the wedding either? Didn't you go and notify?" Li Yuan asked in a deep voice.
"Master, I have informed you, but Song Jie said that although he is on holiday today, he cannot leave the station because of his responsibilities, so he sent a servant over casually and gave him a gift of ten taels of silver in his own name."
Twelve? Or in a personal name? Li Yuan was instantly disgusted.
"There was no other expression from the Song family? Then did Song Yuzhi confirm the receipt?
As for the invitation, have you received any reply? Are the gifts still on the way? "
"We can't contact the great master at all, sir." The housekeeper was a little frightened.
"Okay, go down." Li Yuan waved his hand helplessly.
No one came, no one came!
He suddenly felt that Li's wedding was a lively event, but it seemed to be of no use. Even a few of his important allies didn't come.
For example: Holy Sect Holy King, Shi Zhixuan.
Grandmaster, Grandmaster, how great it would be if the Li family also had a Grandmaster!
At this moment, he understood one sentence: everyone below the Grand Master is an ant.
No matter how nice you usually say it, at the critical moment, those top experts will not give you any face at all if they see that you are not a great master.
Even Kou Zhong and his good brother Xu Ziling, who had just conquered Liangdu and had become famous, didn't come today. Could it be that he didn't miss the friendship he had with Li Xiuning at all?
What worries Li Yuan even more is that if he did not come to Chang'an, he would go to Luoyang to participate in the auction. If Koo Zhong auctions the Heshi Bi again, will it be possible to become a great master directly?
Although this chance is very small, very small, but what if it happens?
Now it can be said that their Li family has completely offended Kou Zhong. The guy was offended in the first place. After all, the Song family's martial arts experts had analyzed that it would be basically impossible for the two Kou Zhong brothers to break through to the Grand Master without some adventure.
In this way, of course Mr. Li chose money.
After all, although there are not many top master Lis, there are still a few, so there is no need to let an outsider come in and take control of the military.
Now here comes the problem. It was the Song family who said they couldn't break through, and then it was also the Song family who boasted about He's Bi in the bulletin. Didn't this completely deceive him?
Sure enough, Shimin was right. The words of those experts may not be trustworthy, and they are very harmful!
What gave him some comfort was that most of the people participating in the auction were wealthy families who had been rooted in the Central Plains for thousands of years, as well as those wealthy Buddhists. To be honest, he didn't think Kou Zhong could compare with those monks when it came to money.
What he was afraid of was that Kou Zhong would mortgage the beams he had just knocked down in his anger.
The reason why young people are frivolous is because they are full of blood and can do anything in anger.
It is said that the Heshi Bi and the Evil Emperor's relics can help break through to the great master, but how many people have achieved great master success with the help of these two rare treasures throughout the ages? So far, it seems that he has only heard of Shi Zhixuan.
In this way, those rational wealthy families will definitely not pay a high price for He's Bi, exhausting their family wealth, or at least breaking their muscles and bones. The key point is that Kou Zhong actually doesn't want He's Bi, he just needs to use the special power of He's Bi to baptize him.
If he was smart he could even work with Buddhism. Based on this calculation, Kou Zhong's chances of being baptized by He Shibi are not small.
So sloppy!
"Dad, the wedding is about to start, why are you still here?" Li Xiuning, dressed in a bright red wedding dress and looking very elegant, came in and asked respectfully.
Although there is a folk saying that a bride should not wander around, Chai Shao obeyed her and she was too lazy to stay in the room and simply came out to deal with some important matters.
A wedding is only once in a lifetime, so there must be no mistakes.
Li Yuan looked at this girl. She was worthy of being his daughter with such a beautiful and beautiful girl, but she seemed to have been sold at a loss.
"Xiu Ning, I have to tell you something, so you have to be mentally prepared..."
After listening to his father's analysis, Li Xiuning fell silent.
for a long time.
The bride raised her head and looked at her father, both of whom had expressions of confusion.
Why is it such a coincidence that He Shibi was born? Why didn't the Song family resolutely continue to invest in Kou Zhong?
Why did Kou Zhong conquer Liangdu with only 10,000 troops? You must know that Li notified Yuwen Chengdu in advance. Is his so-called General Tianbao a waste?
Why didn't Kou Zhong stick to his choice and dedicate Liangdu to the Li family in order to win the favor of his favorite sister Xiuning?
Hope she can change her mind?
Their families had already discussed it and announced that they would not accept Liangdu and let the people of Liangdu govern the city themselves.
How to be autonomous? Of course, those gentry who had secretly surrendered to the Li family would rule.
like? Li Xiuning, who grew up in a family, knows deeply that without power, no matter how much love you have, it will be gradually worn away by the troubles in life.
So she agreed with her father's choice and once again abandoned Kou Zhong and chose Chai Shao.
But why didn't Kou Zhong forgive her this time? Why don't you continue to fight for it? Is his love so unable to withstand the test?
"Hey, now that things have come to this, let's take it one step at a time." Li Yuan sighed.
Money is worthless in front of the extremely powerful.
"Dad, it all depends on manpower! Chai Shao isn't bad either." Li Xiuning said firmly.
The girl's face is delicate and her eyes are dark and bright, emitting a different light under the light.
The path you have chosen, even if you are kneeling and crying, you must continue.
Moreover, there is only one great master, so why is Kou Zhong so lucky that he was able to break through just now?
Impossible, she doesn’t believe it!
"Okay, my daughter is right, let's go, today's wedding, I want the world to know about my Li family's financial resources!" Li Yuan said with a smile.
Then Li Xiuning supported his father in a dignified manner and slowly walked to the auditorium.
At this moment, the father and daughter unexpectedly thought of the same thing in their minds.
I hope Kou Zhong won’t be stupid!
.......
There is a restaurant in Luoyang.
The once-in-a-century auction is about to be held here, so the first floor is very lively. Many people are ordering food here to prepare for the night's battle, and some are inquiring about news.
"Mr. Zhong, do all women need to be coaxed? I think, since you agreed to give me Liang Dou as a gift, you might as well go see Sister Xiuning one last time."
In his seat, Xu Ziling was trying to persuade him. What his brother had done recently even frightened him a little.
According to the rules of the Song family, they only receive property and do not need the power of the city, so the entire Liang Dynasty is not valuable to the Song family. Kou Zhong only did one thing: to gather all the wealthy gentry in the city and spend money to buy their lives.
If you don’t have enough money, your house will be confiscated and your family will be destroyed!
Since when did the kind-hearted Mr. Zhong become like this?
"Women need to be coaxed? What kind of fucking bullshit is this? Men should coax women. If a man is tired, hurt, or suffering, who will coax him?" Kou Zhong was very dissatisfied.
Xu Ziling:..........
Mudd, there is some truth in it.
"Bang!" Kou Zhong slammed the table, stood up, and walked straight to the east window seat.
Xu Ziling hurriedly followed, a little worried.
Whether it's a man or a woman, if you're in a hurry, you can do anything.
When Yuwen Chengdu saw Kou Zhong coming, he ignored him and didn't even bother to get up. He said fearlessly: "I heard that the young marshal seems to be in a bad mood now. Maybe his sweetheart is being ridden by someone else.
Oops, is Marshal Kou here to fight with me? Okay, I'm happy to accompany you. Come on, slap me in the face! "
"Young Master Zhong, don't be impulsive. Those who take action at Song's residence have never had an easy time." Xu Ziling reminded calmly.
Kou Zhong stared at Yuwen Chengdu's face that needed a beating and suddenly smiled.
"Master Yuwen, how could I, Kou Zhong, come here to fight? Of course I come here to do a big business with you."
"If you don't want to fight, get out. The Yuwen family and you will never cooperate!" Yuwen Chengdu said with a cold face.
This guy had just conquered his own city, and now he was still doing business with me with a smile on his face.
Shit, if you want to do it, do it with your mother!
"I heard that Yuwen Chengdu is also interested in auctioning the Heshi Bi, but if that thing is really useful, the Song family will not lose interest.
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In this way, wouldn't it be better if I return the beams to you and you give me the money?
Of course, if you don’t want it, I will sell it to Wang Shichong. I believe the Wang family must be very interested in a majestic city. "Kou Zhong said seductively with a smile.
For these big families, what they get is the real thing.
Grandmaster? Too ethereal.
Yuwen Chengdu was tempted.
Why didn't he prepare to take pictures of the Evil Emperor's relics? Because the people of the Demon Sect are unscrupulous. He Shibi belongs to Buddhism, so he dared to get his hands on it. At worst, he could get a favor by returning it after using it.
A gentleman deceives others.
But the Yuwen family has a history of hundreds of years. Didn't they get He's Bi in the process? Yes, can it help break through to Grandmaster? A little. Successfully achieved that? No!
A great master can transcend the ordinary and become a saint. In addition to his strength, he must also walk his own path.
The Tao is illusory. If only one He clan jade was enough, then there would not be only a few great masters in the world.
Yuwen Chengdu looked back at Yuwen Wenji, who was the one in charge.
"We only brought five million taels of silver notes and mines worth ten million taels when we came here this time. That's the price, nothing more!" Yu Wenhuaji said bluntly.
There are millions of people in Liangdu, and they work hard. If one person earns ten taels of silver a year, he can make back his capital in one year, and there is no loss!
"Deal!" Kou Zhong was very decisive.
Yuwenhuaji:......
After a moment of silence, Yu Wenhuaji continued to pull.
"You have to go to the Song Family for notarization. I'll pay for the notarization fee!"
According to the Song family's rules, if two parties in a large business do not trust each other, they can pay a notary fee of one-tenth of the transaction amount to ask the Song family to notarize it. Afterwards, if either party violates the agreement, Song will deal with it personally.
No money? It just so happens that Song's Medical Department is short of experimental materials. Just calculate how much money you have.
"It's a deal!"
A moment later, Room 1, Tianzi, on the second floor.
"Master Fairy, I haven't seen her for a long time, she looks beautiful again!" Kou Zhong said with a smile.
Shi Feixuan looked him up and down, a little surprised.
This boy is domineering, fearless, and has given up everything. Now he seems to have the air of a man.
"Zi Ling said you want to talk to me about something important. Come on, the auction will start soon."
"It's very simple. I now have 25 million taels of Song's silver notes. I want to cooperate with your Buddhist sect. When I take the He's Bi, I need to use the divine power once to clear away the strange power in my spirit."
Shi Feixuan was startled and opened her mouth: "How come you have so much money?"
The Song family's money has always been of high value. With so much money, the Song family can even buy a large uninhabited island overseas from the Song family.
Xu Ziling said helplessly: "Master Zhong sold all the beams!"
Shi Feixuan:......
moron!
