There was originally a tense war on the border. After the banditry was quelled, all the excess troops were sent to the border to support the war.
If the previous two emperors had not been so dissolute and unscrupulous in squandering the treasury, He Wan could have recruited new soldiers and trained them into an army to support the border. Unfortunately, the current treasury did not allow it.
Because of the war, people living near the border left their hometowns with their families and came to the inland to make a living.
Only when the fighting on the border subsided did they consider going back.
Faced with increasing pressure from the border, officials in the imperial court began to make voices for peace talks.
Although not much, it is still a force that cannot be ignored.
However, the main war faction headed by Prime Minister Zhao Song was the mainstream in the court, and He Wan was worthy of being a strong woman. Negotiating peace was absolutely impossible for her.
She knew very well that once she had the idea of negotiating peace, the ambitions of Yize and Hu would definitely shrink Daxia's territory.
Although there is no bad news coming from the other side of the border for the time being, the good news is not that good either.
If there can be a battle to severely thwart the conspiracy of the two countries, He Wan will have greater confidence.
He Wan had long known who was behind the push for peace talks in the DPRK.
Of course, there are inevitably those who are timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
Lu Feng also learned about He Wan's determination from the letters he exchanged with him.
He strongly supports this. If you want to get rid of it once and for all, you have to beat your enemies until they are afraid of you.
During this period, the spies who resumed monitoring the Qinglong Gang finally returned the news.
This time, fewer people were sent out for surveillance than the last time, but more emphasis was placed on concealment.
Lu Feng received the news from the spies that Li Feng had begun to contact some human traffickers.
The people Lu Feng sent out earlier to search for the place the father and daughter were talking about have returned and failed to find the target, which shows that the Qinglong Gang is very cautious in doing things.
So this time after Lu Feng received this extremely important news, he asked the spies to continue monitoring and not to alert others.
He wants to do it once and for all.
The spies also came back with additional news, saying that there were signs that the owner of Wanji Xianpu might be involved in the Qinglong Gang's human trafficking.
Lu Feng knew that Mrs. Mi, the proprietress of Wanji Xiang Shop, was a charming mature woman. In his limited contact with her before, Lu Feng did not see that this woman would join forces with the Qinglong Gang to engage in human trafficking.
To be sure, Lu Feng had to confirm it himself.
Although the two parties had little contact after the last banquet, Mrs. Mi still enthusiastically gave the daughters of the Inspectorate some jewelry that her daughter liked from time to time. Therefore, with Mrs. Mi's deliberate efforts to please, the communication between the two parties was not too great. Awkward.
Lu Feng chose a time and sent someone to tell Mrs. Mi that he needed to talk to her about something.
When the person who went to deliver the message came back, he conveyed Mrs. Mi's original words and invited Lu Feng to visit her.
Mrs. Mi's house is located in the west of Baima City, which is quieter than other places.
Lu Feng arrived at Mi Mansion in a carriage at the time agreed by Mrs. Mi.
The butler had already been waiting at the gate. As soon as he saw Lu Feng getting off the carriage, he came forward with two servants to greet him.
"Mr. Lu, my wife has been waiting in the house for a long time. Please come with me."
This was the first time Lu Feng came to Mi Mansion, and he only brought a few followers with him.
The magnificence and luxury of Mi Mansion made Lu Feng's eyes light up. He knew that being the rouge and gouache of his daughter's house would be very profitable, but he didn't expect it to be so profitable.
Follow the housekeeper all the way to the guest room, where Mrs. Mi is sitting.
"Lord Lu can come here to congratulate me, it really makes this humble house shine."
This woman was dressed elegantly tonight, and her mature woman's temperament was perfectly set off by her clothes.
The current mainstream atmosphere in Daxia is open, so Lu Feng could see the whiteness on Mrs. Mi's chest at a glance.
One-third of the two large white doughs were exposed, and they were so trembling that it was difficult to look away.
Lu Feng also smiled and said, "Mrs. Mi's mansion is so grand, I am even a little envious."
"Giggle, look what Master Lu said." Mrs. Mi covered her mouth and smiled, "Master Lu is a big shot in the capital, how can he be envious of a small place like mine? There are many more grand people in the capital than I am here."
Lu Feng just smiled and did not answer the question.
The two sat down, and the maid beside them poured wine for them.
The special delicacies of Baima City are all on this table tonight, which shows that Mrs. Mi attaches great importance to her meeting with Lu Feng tonight.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
Mrs. Mi then formally talked about the main topic of the evening, "I wonder what Mr. Lu is looking for when he comes to see me this time?"
Lu Feng looked around. Madam Mi understood instantly and asked all the serving maids to retreat, leaving only Lu Feng and her.
Lu Feng considered:
"I know that Mrs. Mi is very close to the Qinglong Gang because of business matters, but I don't know if you have any other business dealings with the Qinglong Gang besides the rouge and gouache business?"
Lu Feng asked very openly. He was not afraid that he would not be able to find out the reason tonight.
After hearing what Lu Feng said, Mrs. Mi's round and rosy face showed obvious doubts because she was slightly tipsy from alcohol.
"I don't quite understand what Master Lu means."
But as a businessperson, her first priority is to be well-informed.
After she thought about it for a moment, she guessed the underlying meaning of Lu Feng's words.
"Master Lu, do you think I am involved in human trafficking with the Qinglong Gang?"
Lu Feng laughed, "I didn't say that. Although I had suspected that the Qinglong Gang did some shady things behind the government's back, that's all in the past."
When Mrs. Mi saw what Lu Feng said, she was not timid and smiled charmingly, "Master Lu's visit tonight is really an open and honest test. My business must be clean. As for the Qinglong Gang, I don't know very well. There is no dark side to their internal affairs, but there is no dark side to the business dealings with my concubine."
"When I heard what you said, Mrs. Mi, I naturally believed it." Lu Feng did not deny her.
The two drank another glass of wine with their own thoughts, and Lu Feng felt something rubbing against his thigh under the table. She lowered her head slightly and saw Mrs. Mi's snow-white feet, which had long since taken off her shoes and socks at some point, rubbing her thighs under the table.
He raised his head and looked at Mrs. Mi again, only to see this woman smiling, as if she had no idea what she was doing under the table.
"Ahem, Mrs. Mi, I suddenly want to see other places in your mansion. I wonder if Mrs. Mi has any good places where I can broaden my horizons?"
She gave a sweet smile, leaned over and whispered sweetly into Lu Feng's ear:
"I do have a good room where I can show Mr. Lu. There are nice things there."
"Oh, is it so."
Lu Feng kept his expression and grabbed the jade foot under the table and began to play with it.
