On the second floor of the restaurant, all seven private rooms of Dongfang Canglong were full of people.
The guards here are quite tight, and even a fly may not be able to fly in without their permission.
There is a group of people sitting in a corner-sized private room. These people usually show elegance and easy-going manners in their conversations.
But today was different. They were like mad dogs. They saw the wild wolves coming to grab food and took action to protect the food.
"I really didn't realize that Your Majesty gave birth to such a powerful prince."
"I, the Zheng clan, live solely on the food of the world. Now that the King of Shu has made such a fuss, I am afraid that life will not be easy in the future."
"What are you afraid of? We are all our people in the court and in the government. We don't have to be surnamed Li in this world."
"Yes, when the Supreme Emperor raised his troops, huh, without the efforts and money from our families, how could the Li family have conquered this world?"
"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't bring disaster to the family. After all, it is the Li family that is in power." One of them whispered.
"Don't worry, unless we find a spy, no one will hear the news."
At this time, the spokesperson of the Cui family looked melancholy, but said lightly: "It's just a small brothel, so don't scare yourself."
"Actually, the most worrying thing is the newspaper. Everyone knows about the newspaper recently, right? Its emergence means that the monopoly of imperial examination knowledge is no longer within the control of the Shandong nobles."
"To put it mildly, once paper becomes rampant and books become a disaster, even untouchables will be able to read and write. This knowledge will become the cheapest thing."
"It is said that that newspaper was also written by the King of Shu."
"Longxi Li family, how do you choose?" The person asking the question was Zhaojun Li family.
"Haha, Your Majesty shamelessly wants to lean on my Longxi Li family, but I, the Longxi Li family, will not recognize him as a side branch of the Li family."
"Everyone, in general, it is for profit and for the continuation of the family. As for whoever is in power, as long as it can bring us benefits, whoever it is will be the best partner."
"This is so true!"
The spokesperson of the Fan Yang Lu family took a breath and said: "Everyone, if the King of Shu does this, it must be His Majesty behind it. So how can we accept the move?"
Qinghe Cui's spokesperson smiled and said: "We can't get the newspaper. If we really want to get it, I'm afraid we have to pay a huge price, but we can still imitate it in heaven and on earth."
"We don't want to do anything else, just to make the Li family feel disgusted."
"Hahaha……"
"I'm afraid I can't be the master of this matter, so I'll report it to our respective heads."
"Yeah……"
On the roof, Yan Yunliu wrote quickly, drawing all the remarks of these people on a notebook. He was still a stick figure, but what he said was a bunch of numbers.
After these people started eating and drinking, he jumped off the rafters and disappeared into the corridor.
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In the restaurant next door.
A group of military generals were sitting in a private room, drinking wine and bragging.
"Hahaha... I, Old Cheng, still have eyes like fire, like a fire in the dark night."
"When His Royal Highness the King of Shu came to ask me, Old Cheng, to borrow money, I, Old Cheng, did not hesitate at all and lent him 20,000 yuan to the King of Shu."
"Brothers, have you seen it today? When doing business, you have to learn from me, Old Cheng."
"His Royal Highness said that I will pay Old Cheng 40,000 yuan in one year's time."
Li Ji stroked his beard and smiled: "Yizhen, His Highness the King of Shu has come to your house to borrow money, why can't you take the initiative?"
"It's up to me, old man, to do anything. His Royal Highness the King of Shu has not even come to my house. Old man, I will directly order someone to send five thousand strings."
"In this world of heaven and earth, now there is also a part of my old Tao."
Zhang Gongjin smiled and said: "Old Taoist, you can't do this either. I heard that His Highness the King of Shu needed money, so I immediately ordered someone to send 10,000 guan, and now it has become 20,000 guan, hahaha..."
Cheng Yaojin was unconvinced and said, "Why didn't His Highness the King of Shu come to you instead of coming to me, Lao Cheng, to borrow money?"
"That's because His Highness, King of Shu, looks after me, Lao Cheng, and you are so pretty!"
Liu Shili shook his head and said with a smile: "Yizhen, have a drink and don't flatter yourself."
"By the way, have you had any problems with your cow recently? If it dies, remember to let me know. I will buy two kilograms of beef to replenish my grandson's health."
Cheng Yaojin: "..."
At this moment, Yuchi Jingde's heart was bleeding.
Why was I such a mean-mouthed person at that time? The King of Shu told me that it was a loan and I would pay it back twice as much after a year.
But he was so stunned that he took the King of Shu and gave him 50,000 guan in vain.
He also pretended that he was very rich and said that he didn't have to pay back a mere tens of thousands of dollars.
Qin Qiong sat silently.
At this moment, he seems to be a transparent person. He was the big brother of this group of people at the beginning. He is really so bad that even his brothers look down on him.
Since the Xuanwu Gate Incident, everyone began to distance themselves from him.
Because he did not participate in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and he has not participated in any battles since then, just because his health is getting worse and worse.
But now, thanks to His Highness the King of Shu, his health is about to recover, and Qin Qiong, the invincible weapon on the battlefield, is about to return.
The King of Shu saved his life and was his benefactor. He, Qin Qiong, was a person who knew how to repay his kindness.
Last night, the King of Shu sent someone to tell him that he was going to sting the generals of the Tang Dynasty deeply today and make them crazy.
It's just that he is not good at words, so this task of King Shu is really difficult for him.
Qin Qiong saw that the time was right. He took a deep breath, knocked on the table, and sat up straight.
"I, Qin Qiong, directly gave 35,000 guan to His Highness the King of Shu. I said that I didn't need to pay back the money, but the King of Shu said that it was considered a shareholding. If he makes money in the future, he will give me Lao Qin dividends."
Everyone: "..."
Everyone's eyes are straightened, have they bought shares?
Hey, shit!
Lao Qin is going to make money!
Qin Qiong continued: "However, I am not going to ask for this money anymore. People must keep their word. What they say they will give away, they will give away."
"I, Lao Qin, have fought all my life and participated in more than a hundred battles, big and small. My glory belongs on the battlefield."
He directly took out an IOU and tore it into pieces in front of everyone.
"I missed the battle to destroy the Eastern Turks. Next, I will destroy Tuyuhun, fight in the Western Regions, and destroy the Western Turks. You don't have to fight with me, Old Qin."
"To steal money, you still have to go to the battlefield!"
Cheng Yaojin and others looked at the IOU in Qin Qiong's hand and fell into deep thought. Why didn't they have one?
Could it be said that it was really all in vain?
If the King of Shu doesn't give it to them, it's hard for them to ask for it!
"Hahaha, Lao Qin, I'll go with you too."
With a word that woke up the dreamer, Yuchi Jingde suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "Old Qin, when will Tuyuhun be destroyed?"
"Since I can't get the fifty thousand guans back from the King of Shu, I will pick them up from the battlefield..."
Qin Qiong smiled and said nothing.
The old Taoist Li Ji frowned. Could it be that the King of Shu knew some inside information and told Qin Qiong?
"Old Qin, are you really feeling well?"
"Would you like to make some gestures?"
Li Ji: "..."
To put it bluntly, he is just a man of letters. When it comes to strategy and tactics, none of you can compare with him. But if he really wants to take action, damn it, can I beat any of you?
Cheng Yaojin hugged Qin Qiong excitedly. Qin Qiong had been recuperating over the years. Even when attending various activities, she didn't talk much. Unexpectedly, she was fine today.
"Brother, are you really well?"
"This is great. We brothers can kill the enemy together on the battlefield again."
"Okay!" Qin Qiong patted Cheng Yaojin on the shoulder.
He said with a smile: "From now on, we brothers can go to the battlefield together to kill the enemy and serve His Majesty."
The rest of the people didn't feel anything, but the old man felt that Qin Qiong was a little weird today.
He has been recuperating for these years, and suddenly he feels better, and he also threatens to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and get the money given to the King of Shu back from the battlefield?
Behind this matter, the King of Shu may be causing trouble again, but what is the purpose of the King of Shu?
He hasn't had much contact with the King of Shu, and he doesn't know much about the King of Shu. It seems that he needs to study the King of Shu carefully.
We cannot capsize in the gutter.
Damn it, just a few years after joining the team, are you going to choose the retreat again?
The people drinking upstairs were all military generals, and the news spread like wildfire. The money given to the King of Shu may not come back.
When the King of Shu borrowed money, he wrote an IOU to Qin Qiong but not to them.
The two generals Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde also said that the money was given directly to the King of Shu and they would get it back from the battlefield.
Is the imperial court going to start a war again?
It’s just that they haven’t heard of it!
Now only Tuyuhun is arrogant, but His Majesty has sent Duan Zhixuan to deal with it. I heard that the two sides are still negotiating and have not started a war.
As a result, the entire military commander circle began to get ready to fight. Once His Majesty opened his mouth to fight someone, they would fight for the quota to go to the expedition.
Since the money lent to the King of Shu is not coming back, then go to the battlefield to get it.
Not only will you be rewarded with military merit when you come back, but the reward will definitely be substantial. It will be more than enough to earn back the money you lost.
After Qin Qiong released the news, he wandered around the restaurant looking for Li Jing.
It stands to reason that the King of Shu is the son-in-law of Li Jing. His son-in-law, Heaven and Earth, is opening a business today, and as his father-in-law, he will definitely come.
But he searched a few times, but he couldn't find Li Jing or Li Jing's family.
This is strange.
He also wanted to persuade Li Jing not to fight with him this time and to let him destroy Tuyuhun.
As a result, they haven't come yet.
At this moment, the guests who entered the heaven and earth had almost eaten and drank, and it was time to cut the ribbon.
During this period, people from the King of Shu came and told them that the Heaven and Earth will be opened today, and everyone will be free of charge. When leaving, each person will be given a can of fine wine and two dishes, so that everyone in the family can also try it.
This also made them very happy. They had a free meal today, and when they left, they could pack it up and take it home to show off.
It is the King of Shu who understands the world best.
Biquge
