When Yeluertu smashed his study into a mess, the Daxia delegation, led by Yelunan, arrived at an inn in the bustling city of Linhuang Mansion.
Although there is nothing special about this inn from the outside, the actual owner is a well-known and well-known figure in the Liao Kingdom.
"This is an inn funded by Uncle Wang and given to A Lan and me to manage. Most of the distinguished guests are entertained here." Seeing Shen Cha and Jin Jing's confusion, Yerunan explained with a smile, "This There have been too many missions coming in a while, and all the posthouses in the city are full, and we really can't entertain you all. Besides, Uncle Wang has told us a long time ago that no matter how many people come from Daxia, they must be arranged here. Compared with here, every aspect of the post house is far inferior."
"Thank you for your trouble." Jin Jing raised her head and looked at the inn, "The King of Liao and the Young Master are too polite. It's the same wherever we stay."
"Hey, military advisor, that's not what you said. When I was in Jiaping Pass, you all took great care of me, and all the hospitality was the best. Not only that, you even saved my life. I dare not forget this. , I keep it all in my heart. I have finally waited for you to come to Linhuang Mansion, and we must do our best to be landlords no matter what." Yerunan stretched out his hand, "Let's not stand at the door talking, please come in!"
As the saying goes, a person cannot be judged by his appearance, and the same applies to inns.
Looking from the outside, there is no obvious difference from other inns, restaurants, and shops in Linhuang Mansion. It feels very quaint and even a bit shabby. But entering the inn, it was a different scene.
Looking around, everywhere you look is glittering with gold, from the beams to the floor, from the tables, chairs and benches to the tea sets and tableware, everything is sparkling. Even the innkeeper and waiter were covered with gold pieces, which made the eyes hurt under the sunlight.
Looking at everything in front of him, Shen Cha couldn't hold it back for a long time. He sighed softly and turned his suspicious eyes to Yerunan who was a little embarrassed. He raised his eyebrows slightly at him. That meant that it turned out that Mr. Yelu has such a taste.
"Hey, General Shen, this... was really not my idea." Yerunan waved his hands, determined not to take the blame on himself. "Although A-Lan and I are responsible for managing the inn, we still have to listen to Uncle Wang." He blinked, "You know."
"Oh, that's it!" After a brief period of discomfort, Jin Jing quickly came to her senses and looked up and down, "In addition to receiving the distinguished guests you call it, does the inn usually have to be run?"
"Of course, yes." Yerunan nodded and waved to the shopkeeper, "What good advice does the military advisor have?"
"The people in the Western Regions are extremely rich, and there are also those people wearing turbans and beards. Their place seems to have many gold and silver mines. I heard that Jiaping Pass City has a lot of gold and silver mines. A businessman who has been there once said that people there are rich with silver and gold when they are born. They do business not to make money, but because they are too rich and their lives are too boring, so they have nothing to do and find something to do. .”
"Yes, I have also contacted businessmen from there, and they are indeed like this." Yerunan nodded, "The military advisor means... us..."
"That's right!" Jin Jing raised her head and looked at the inn covered with gold foil. "Maybe the style of this inn is unacceptable to ordinary people, but they like it. As long as they like it, no matter how much it is, they like it. They are willing to pay the high price. Moreover, these people are happy to enjoy this, and they will not wrong themselves even if they are away from home." Although she still had some thoughts, Jin Jing did not continue talking. , he believed that with Yerunan's intelligence, he had already heard what he meant. He looked at the innkeeper standing in front of him, "This is..."
"This is Uncle Qing, the housekeeper in my house, who is here to help at the inn this time." Yerunan introduced Shen Cha and Jin Jing, "Don't worry, the whole inn has been replaced by me and A Lan. Safety is not a problem." Seeing the two people nodding, he turned to ask Uncle Qing, "Are your rooms ready?"
"It's been prepared a long time ago. It's at the end of the second floor. General Shen and Military Advisor Jin, please come over here."
Uncle Qing ordered his servants, who were carefully selected by Yelu Nan and Yelu Lan to be loyal to them and would never betray them. He called the entourage of the Daxia envoy to settle down, and he led Shen Cha and Jin Jing and Yerunan went upstairs.
Shen Cha and Jin Jing's room was at the very back of the second floor. After opening the door and entering, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Fortunately, Yelvertu's nouveau riche style was only used on the first floor of the inn, and the guest rooms were relatively normal and warm. Yes, it's not as dazzling as imagined.
Living with Shen Cha and Jin Jing on the second floor are Mei Lin, Mei Zhu, An Ming and Li Jun. Ying 7 and 8 are transparent people and will not appear in front of others easily, so naturally there will be no such thing as them. Room.
After everything was settled, the three of them gathered in Jin Jing's room. After Mei Lin, Mei Zhu, and Uncle Qing had hot tea and snacks, they consciously left the room. Uncle Qing went to arrange the lunch meal. Mei Lin, Mei Zhu, He stood not far away, blocking all those who had not communicated, and not allowing anyone to approach the room.
Yerunan poured tea for Shen Cha and Jin Jing. He also held the tea cup, blew on it twice, took a sip, and said, "You two have just arrived. We should have let you have a good rest. Let's talk about things later." , but time is too tight, so I don’t pay attention to so many etiquettes, so I ask for your forgiveness.”
"Mr. Nan, you're welcome. There is no need for these roundabout ways between us. If you have anything to say, please just say it directly." Shen Cha looked at Yerunan, "Is it related to other missions?"
"Yes." Yerunan nodded simply, "The first thing I want to say is that three groups of envoys came from the Kingdom of Jin. The Wanyanping tribe, Wanyan and Wenjiu tribes, and the major tribes of the Jin Kingdom all sent envoys. Come to express condolences. Of course, everyone knows what they are here for. Envoys from other countries are not willing to live under the same roof with them, thinking that it will cause some unnecessary friction, so Uncle Wang thought about it. , agreed to the suggestions of other envoys and let them live in a separate post house."
"Are they willing?" Jin Jing said with a smile, "The Kingdom of Jin is already in a mess. They don't like each other. Isn't Mr. Nan worried that something bad will happen?"
"Isn't there nothing we can do about it? Even if something like that happens, it's their internal problem. What does it have to do with us?" Yerunan looked at Jin Jing and then at Shen Cha, "The place where they live is far away from here. It's very far away. Unless there are special circumstances, they won't come here easily, and they won't easily provoke you two, so please don't worry."
"Mr. Nan is worried that they will cause trouble for us?" Jin Jing waved her hand, "They don't have the energy, and they have a lot of troubles of their own. How can they have time to conflict with us? Besides, isn't Mr. Nan the same? Do you know the main purpose of their trip?"
"It's one thing to know, but you still have to be on guard against what you need to guard against. If they jump over the wall in a hurry, they can do anything."
"Mr. Nan is worried that even if they look for trouble, we won't pay attention to them. Don't worry!"
"Military advisor, although they are here not mainly for you, but for Wanyanxi. Wanyanxi followed our mission to Daxia and passed through Jiapingguan City. I am worried that they will not be able to find him in Linhuang Mansion. If someone comes, they will come to you."
"When they come to us, we will do business. This time the military advisor and I came to Huang Mansion to pay homage to the former King of Liao. We don't know anything about other things or other people. If anyone is looking for trouble, it is for the former King of Liao. The disrespect will naturally be handed over to the people in charge of public security, and no one will say anything. As for what charges they will be charged with, that is another matter." Shen Cha smiled at Yerunan, " Mr. Nan, do you think what I said is right?"
"General Yingming, you think the same thing as me." Yerunan smiled, "Since you have made a mistake, you must accept punishment. This is the most basic principle. Also, the Duan family has also sent people." He touched Touching his chin, "If I remember correctly, we did not invite them to this funeral. A-Lan and I made a little guess. It is actually a coincidence that they came to Huang Mansion at this time."
"Coincidence? Ah, it's very possible." Jin Jing and Shen Cha looked at each other, "They were caught in the pigtails for what they did. The evidence is conclusive, and it's useless to argue. Their country is also in a mess now. , for fear that you would target them, so out of desperation, I came to plead guilty." He looked at Yerunan, whose face was wrinkled together, and chuckled, "Are you so upset because they are causing trouble? "
"Military advisor, you also said that they are here to apologize. How could they come here to cause trouble? However, these people are too... too annoying. They block the door of my house every day. If I don't want to see them, I can only sneak through the back door. Come out. When they couldn't see me, they blocked A Lan and Xiao Feng, making us one head and two big. We really didn't know how to deal with these uninvited guests." Yerunan shook his head helplessly and sighed, "But they We also know that we are too busy now, so we haven't shown up in the past two days, and it's quite honest to stay in the post house. However, the person responsible for keeping an eye on them said that they knew you were here, so they wanted to find you. "
"What are you looking for from us?" Jin Jing sneered, "Haven't they already completely denied the bad things they did?"
"I'm probably asking you to intercede."
"Intercede? Okay, let's settle the previous accounts clearly. You don't have to worry. They can come if they want. The treatment is the same as that of the Jin people. They are all here to pester anyway, so don't favor one over the other. ." Jin Jing looked at Yerunan, "Besides Jin and Duan, what else can you tell us? What can make you angry is definitely not such a simple thing."
"Is it difficult to speak out?" Shen Cha refilled Yeluling's tea, "Is it difficult to speak?"
"Forget it!" Yerunan nodded, "Actually, it has something to do with the person you arrested this time."
"The Xiao family?"
"No, it's not the Xiao family." Yerunan shook his head, "It's Yeluling. You know what he did before. He imprisoned two old generals, which made Uncle Wang furious. In addition, he sent people to assassinate Xiaofeng, and all kinds of things The charges were added together and there was no trial. The execution was delayed the day after he was brought back. In order to make him suffer, the execution lasted for three full days." He looked at Shen Cha and Jin Jing who looked surprised, "Yes. Before Xiaofeng and I could come back, Yeluling died. After we came back, we thought about it carefully and realized that there was something wrong with this matter. It was not that simple. As brave as Yeluling was, he couldn't have imprisoned the two old generals. It happened. A-Lan and I interrogated the people in the house privately, and then we found out..." Yerunan took a deep breath, "This was Xiao Fengqi's idea. The old general caught them going in private. Xiao Fengqi's original intention was to We wanted to kill people and silence them, but Yeluling didn't dare. Both sides made concessions and it became a prison. None of us dared to mention this matter to Uncle Wang. If we did, Yeluling would probably be crushed to ashes."
"But the death of the Xiao family was caught. This matter must not be hidden." Jin Jing nodded, "Do you think that if your uncle Wang really finds out, he will blame you? ?"
"He must have had suspicions before, but he was not sure, but today we slapped the Xiao family in the face and confirmed his suspicions." Yerunan smiled bitterly, "When I come back from you, I will definitely bear his anger. But I... don’t regret doing it.”
"It's not as serious as you think. It's definitely a moment of anger, but it won't last long." Shen Cha clenched his hands and tried not to let his emotions show out, "The King of Liao understands the principle of not exposing a family's scandal to the public. . If Yelu Ling is just dissatisfied with the two old generals suppressing him and does such an unethical thing, it is the Yelu family's own business. The most outsiders can say is that Sun Buxiao is not good, that's all. If Xiao Fengqi's role in it is made public ..." She looked at Yerunan, "Mr. Nan knows better than me what the consequences will be."
"I understand!" Yerunan took a deep breath, "I will have a good talk with Uncle Wang about how to deal with the Xiao family and how to deal with Xiao Fengqi. Thank you for your enlightenment!"
"It's easy, don't worry."
"Thanks are due. The so-called authorities are confused and bystanders are clear." Yerunan finished his tea and stood up from his seat, "I was busy catching thieves and interrogating last night. You two must not have had a good rest, so I will But I'm sorry for disturbing you so much. Please have a good rest. I still have some things to do. I'll wait for you two to regain your energy before coming over to ask for advice. Don't bother me."
"How is that possible?" Jin Jing raised her eyebrows, "Welcome."
"Ah, yes, there is one more thing. I was so confused that I almost forgot about it! Tomorrow night, Uncle Wang will entertain envoys from various countries at the palace. The invitations will be sent over later today. See you in the palace! "
