Chapter 1447: The eighteenth concubine

As for how Qu Ruhai and others left Mangzhou quickly, he had his own way, and He He Lingchuan didn't ask much. Qu Ruhai's subordinates said on the side: "The day after the incident, the Mangzhou government office posted a wanted order, offering a reward of 100 taels of gold for the murderer who assassinated General Xue Zongwu and the head of the Qi family, as long as useful clues were provided!"

"Wow!" The yellow-clothed merchant was surprised. "100 taels of gold just to find a clue?"

The white-clothed merchant said: "It's a big deal."

The yellow-clothed merchant was curious: "Are these two really, really harmed by the Great Emperor Jiuyou?"

His companion didn't believe it, but Qu Ruhai's status was unusual, and his credibility was naturally higher.

"I specifically took a trip to Xiaotao Manor to see the North Mountain Hall where Xue Zongwu and the enemy fought. A flood dragon head relief did appear at the entrance of the hall. The carving work could not be seen, and it is said to be the mark of the Great Emperor Jiuyou." Qu Ruhai raised his neck and drank it in one gulp.

"Don't you Yao people always say that the Black Armor Army dare not kill Yao people? They just killed it for you to see! Not only killed, but also killed the most important one. Hehe, slapped in the face, right?"

The two merchants' faces were awkward.

Dong Rui only asked what he cared about: "The Great Emperor Jiuyou you mentioned, why is he black pants and black face?"

While asking, he looked at He He Lingchuan and laughed.

He He Lingchuan just treated him as crazy and ate his own roast meat.

Well, this crocodile meat has another flavor when roasted.

The two merchants were even more embarrassed. The white-clothed merchant coughed twice: "The rumors I heard, what is said in the teahouse, what is performed in the opera troupe, the Great Emperor Jiuyou is dressed like this."

"Doesn't sound very majestic." Dong Rui stroked his chin. "How is it performed?"

"This..." The two merchants looked at each other. "Can't explain clearly, it's best to listen with your own ears."

Dong Rui's eyes turned: "Where is the best place to listen?"

"Walk 100 zhang west along this street, Sky Eye Teahouse." The white-clothed merchant said. "There is a gold-medal storyteller there, good at telling all kinds of strange things."

He He Lingchuan asked Qu Ruhai: "Have Clan Chief Qu and General Xue fought?"

Qu Ruhai scratched his neck: "Why ask this?"

Dong Rui snatched the answer: "We want to know, what level is the leader of the Black Armor Army?"

"Xue Zongwu has deep cultivation and great combat skills. He is one of the few great generals in the Yao Nation who really has skills." Qu Ruhai threw a piece of beef onto his stove, sizzling with smoke. "I fought him twice."

The merchants were also curious: "What was the result?"

Qu Ruhai shrugged: "The battlefield is very complicated, can't say clearly."

This sentence is thought-provoking.

The Soul-Sucking Mirror in He He Lingchuan's arms laughed: "It sounds like Xue Zongwu had the upper hand, otherwise this person would be triumphant and bragging."

Qu Ruhai drank the last two sips of wine, wiped his mouth and stood up:

"That Great Emperor Jiuyou is really good at choosing people. There will be excitement in Tianshui City next."

He didn't talk much to the four, turned and left the small courtyard.

Until the backs of the three Lodian people disappeared at the street corner, the two merchants breathed a sigh of relief. Qu Ruhai's momentum was fierce, and the pressure of facing him was great.

The yellow-clothed merchant whispered: "These Lodian people, gloating."

The two tables chatted for a while and exchanged contact information. The white-clothed merchant was named Zhu Xuanmiao, and his companion was named Wang Hao.

The Yangshan Chamber of Commerce has risen in the central and western parts of the Flash Gold Plain, but it is still little known in the Yao Nation. Wang Hao said he had heard of it, but Dong Rui saw that he was just polite, but Zhu Xuanmiao said: "I have done business with the Tan Xian City branch of your chamber of commerce. The fluorescent spores exclusive to Yangshan are hard currency here. How much you enter, how much you can sell."

Wang Hao was surprised: "So fluorescent spores come from Yangshan? Now officials and big households are using them."

Fluorescent spores can only expand and shine when they meet water. They are usually less than the size of an egg, easy to store and easy to move. They are the fist products sold by the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce all over the world.

"It is an honor to see the helmsman of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce, disrespectful, disrespectful!" The communication between the two sides suddenly became enthusiastic.

After the exchange, I learned that Zhu Xuanmiao mainly does business connecting official procurement. He can rely on some relationships with the size government offices and nobles in the south of Tianshui City.

In Tianshui City, as long as you can get on with official procurement, it is a big business that is rich and oily. Zhu Xuanmiao patted his chest to guarantee that he could sell Yangshan's goods to the official, and He He Lingchuan talked about two deals while roasting two plates of meat.

In the harmonious atmosphere, He He Lingchuan asked unintentionally: "Brother Zhu, Brother Wang, have you heard of the name Tu Yuanhong?"

"Oh, Tonglin Ji." Zhu Xuanmiao nodded repeatedly. "I know, he has quite a lot of industries in Tianshui City, and I have dealt with him."

"I want to visit this Mr. Tu, what should I bring?"

Zhu Xuanmiao said "Ah": "This... Tu Yuanhong has passed away. I heard that he was killed in his own manor."

He He Lingchuan looked surprised, and Dong Rui secretly spat: "When did it happen?"

"A few months ago, let me think... Oh, I heard it four months ago."

He He Lingchuan nodded. Tu Yuanhong was killed half a year ago, and Zhu Xuanmiao heard it four months ago. The speed is not slow. After all, the incident place is not in Tianshui City. This guy is not empty-mouthed and bragging. He really has some news channels.

"You said he was killed? Who did this?"

Zhu Xuanmiao "uh" a sound, looked around, hesitated for a while before saying: "Forget it, anyway, people are dead, it doesn't matter to talk about it. The news I got is that Tu Yuanhong was smart for a lifetime but confused for a while, actually hindering the Qi family's business!"

Wang Hao said "Ah": "Why haven't I heard of it?"

Zhu Xuanmiao hissed and drank wine, a little proud: "Is this something that can be said casually? If you don't have some news channels, what you hear is only rumors."

"Qi family? General Xue's father-in-law's family?"

"Isn't it?" Zhu Xuanmiao sighed, "Tonglin Ji has been prosperous for these years, just because President Tu made such a small mistake, it's a pity, it's a pity."

He He Lingchuan asked immediately: "President Tu passed away, what should Tonglin Ji do?"

"What else can I do? His whole family was killed, there is no heir, a good Tonglin Ji, immediately collapsed. Money, shops, people, and property were all divided, leaving only one main store still doing post station and carriage business. But someone in Tianshui City deliberately suppressed them, and they are living hard. I don't know how long they can hold on."

Without He He Lingchuan asking, Wang Hao couldn't help but be curious: "I remember Tonglin Ji didn't close down. By the way, other shops are closed, why is this one still there?"

"That is Tu Yuanhong's old partner Gu Lin, who has followed him since he opened a firm and did his first business, probably because he couldn't bear to close Tonglin Ji." Zhu Xuanmiao shook his head. "Many people want to buy Tonglin Ji, maybe Gu Lin is also waiting for a higher price."

Everyone sighed.

Zhu Xuanmiao and the two had already eaten and drank enough. At this time, the rain stopped, and they said goodbye and left.

Looking at the backs of the two merchants leaving, Dong Rui hissed: "This guy named Zhu is just bragging, you really do business with him?"

"How did you see it?" He He Lingchuan ate a spoonful of vanilla yogurt to relieve the greasiness.

The local yogurt is called acid cheese, which is in the form of solidified milk cream, very rich. He really hasn't eaten yogurt for a long time, not to mention vanilla.

Two mouthfuls solved the greasiness of the meat.

"His clothes are good, and the ornaments on his waist are also a bit... tasteful." Dong Rui's eyes are also very poisonous. "But the meat dishes he and his companion ordered are not expensive, and the pancakes are two catties heavy. At first glance, they want to satisfy their hunger."

In this kind of restaurant, there are expensive ways to eat and cheap ways to eat, the so-called abundance and frugality depend on people.

"And he has been eloquent and endless, boasting about himself." Dong Rui shook his head. "Those who really have skills, why do they need to be so flashy?"

He He Lingchuan laughed: "Even if he is just a small businessman, he still has some ways to do official procurement, and he is quite understanding of Tianshui City."

The branch of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce has not been opened in Tianshui City yet, and it is currently in the preparation stage. This means that He He Lingchuan has not yet established a reliable base in Tianshui City.

Collecting intelligence and unfolding actions here all face the problems of insufficient manpower and lack of rich news sources.

But he still has a hard battle to fight next, so he needs to use any available power.

Besides, he is a businessman and will not let go of any favorable business opportunities.

The dark clouds were pressing on the city just now, and now the rain has cleared, and the courtyard is filled with the smell of mud.

He He Lingchuan got up to settle the bill and then said: "Go to the Sky Eye Teahouse to listen to books, how about it?"

"Go."

Tianshui City is really too lively recently. It has passed the meal time, and the Sky Eye Teahouse is still full. Those who talk about business, those who recount the past, those who chat about family affairs, those who play chess... of course, more people come to listen to books to relieve boredom and pass a boring afternoon.

However, the stage is still empty, and the storyteller is moistening his throat.

He He Lingchuan sat down and asked for a pot of chrysanthemum tea. After eating a roast meat, it is just right to have some herbal tea to clear the mouth and relieve the greasiness.

After asking, the one who is about to start is the pillar of this place, the gold-medal storyteller of the Sky Eye Teahouse.

Dong Rui wanted to hear how the local storyteller talked about the Black Armor Army, so he threw half a tael of silver into the waiter's tray: "Give me a topic, Great Emperor Jiuyou!"

The big man who rewards can order the topic. Whatever he wants to hear, the storyteller will talk about it.

The waiter bowed and sent it quickly.

The storyteller accepted the reward, arched his hands at Dong Rui, straightened his clothes, and then sat down with a big knife.

He coughed twice, and the surroundings were quiet, knowing that he was about to open his throat.

"The big man by the window ordered the topic, Great Emperor Jiuyou!"

This storyteller's voice is not mellow and a bit sharp, but the rhythm of ups and downs is quite well grasped, not losing to Fu Liushan.

He He Lingchuan happened to drink a sip of tea and heard the storyteller start a beginning: "Let's continue from last time! Speaking of Great Emperor Jiuyou and his eighteenth concubine..."

"Puff," He He Lingchuan couldn't help it and sprayed all the tea out.

Dong Rui was stunned.

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Dong Rui was stunned.

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