The heavens begin from the golden years

Chapter 392 The Prime Minister Xiao came to Qiantang

When Yuan Xudong was fully dressed and came out of the tea house, what he saw was a group of Xiao family guards dressed in black and angry horses. There were about seven or eight of them, all of them were burly Lianjiazi, with official clothes hanging around their waists. Looking at the people in front of him, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but frown slightly. He thought that his cheap father would at most send a few servants to Qiantang to pick him up and return to Tokyo, but he didn't expect it to be Xiao The most elite guards cultivated by the government since childhood.

These guards are all orphans. The Xiao family spends a lot of money to train them since they were young. The survival of the fittest, those who are capable enough stay, and those who are not capable either work in the Xiao family, or help the Xiao family take care of the business and land under the family. In short, these guards are They are Xiao Qinyan's treasures. They are all loyal and skilled in martial arts, so they will not be sent abroad easily.

Behind these guards, there was a somewhat low-key and luxurious carriage parked. Seeing the butler of the Xiao Mansion sitting in front of the carriage in vain, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but stepped forward and said in surprise:
"Housekeeper, why did you come to pick me up in person? Didn't anything bad happen at home?"

"Master!"

Seeing Yuan Xudong in coarse clothes, Housekeeper Xiao laughed and said:

"Everything is fine at home!"

As he spoke, he changed his voice and said with a smile:
"It's just that it's been a while since the young master ran away from home. There has been no news of you. The master is very worried about your safety. You don't think about food and drink all day long, and you have lost weight a lot!"

"It's okay, he's in good health, and if he misses a meal or two, it's good for his health!"

Looking at Steward Xiao, Yuan Xudong laughed directly:
"Housekeeper, since there's nothing else going on at home, I'll delay for two more days. I have some private matters to attend to in Qiantang, okay?"

"Is there anything personal you can do?"

Just as Yuan Xudong finished speaking, he was still waiting for Steward Xiao's answer, when a slightly deep voice suddenly sounded in the carriage and said angrily:

"You brat, running away from home, I thought you could achieve something, but in the end, you spend your time hanging out with some ignorant country women in this small tea shop, wasting your time, Xiao Fan, you really let me down!"

As soon as the words were finished, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a hale and hearty old man dressed in brocade clothes and a golden jade crown came out. It was Yuan Xudong's father, Ambassador Xiao Qinyan, at this moment , a black-clothed guard who was closest to him hurried over and lay down on the ground. Xiao Qinyan stepped on his back and looked angrily at Yuan Xudong who was still slightly dazed:

"Stinky boy, why are you in a daze, why don't you hurry up and help me?"

"Oh!"

Glancing at the black-clothed guards who were directly kneeling on the ground serving as a ladder for Xiao Qinyan, Yuan Xudong curled his lips inwardly. , helped him get off the carriage and said with a smile:
"Xiao Xianggong, you didn't come to Jiangnan to pick me up, did you?"

"Stinky boy, what did you call me just now?"

"Xiao Xianggong, what's the problem?"

Before Xiao Qinyan could speak, Yuan Xudong continued:
"Isn't that what Gu Qianfan called you?"

"Brat, how many times have I told you that he is your elder brother, you must know how to respect him!"

"Yes, yes, I need to know how to love him and respect him. An elder brother is like a father!"

While coaxing Xiao Qinyan, Yuan Xudong led him into the tea house and said with a smile:
"Father, I'll help you in and have a cup of tea. Don't look at the shabby environment of this tea shop, but the tea is good tea, and the lady who sells the tea is also beautiful. I like it very much. I want to take her with me." You should have no objection to going to Tokyo, right?"

"Whatever you want, as long as you don't marry her, you can do whatever you want!"

While speaking, Yuan Xudong led Xiao Qinyan into the lobby of the tea house, housekeeper Xiao followed behind, and the rest of the black-clothed guards stood outside. Seeing Yuan Xudong leading the two old people in, especially walking in front of Yuan Xudong Zhao Pan'er's heart moved slightly, she glanced at Xiao Qinyan who was approaching, then looked at Yuan Xudong and said slightly nervously:

"Fan Lang, who is this old gentleman?"

"My father!"

Seeing Zhao Pan'er who was slightly nervous, and Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl hiding behind her, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:

"Pan'er, Yinzhang, Yinping, just call him Uncle Xiao!"

Unexpectedly, Yuan Xudong's father, Xiao Qinyan, would come from the tea house in person. Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Yinping girl were all shocked, and quickly blessed themselves and saluted:

"My concubine, Zhao Pan'er, has met Lord Xiao!"

"My concubine is Song Yinzhang, and I have met Master Xiao!"

In a way, Yinping girl imitated Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang and said:
"My maid, Yin Ping'er, I have met Mrs. Xiao!"

"Free gift!"

Not paying attention to Zhao Pan'er and others, Xiao Qinyan chose a seat by the window to sit down, admiring the view of Qiantang Lake outside the window, Xiao Butler stood behind him, Yuan Xudong glanced at Zhao Pan'er who was going to the tea house to prepare tea fruit and make tea , Song Yinzhang, and Yinping girl, then looked at Xiao Qinyan and said with a smile:

"Father, I'm going to help make tea, you sit here and wait a while!"

As soon as the words fell, before Xiao Qin could say anything, Yuan Xudong ran to the tea house in a hurry, prepared tea fruits with Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Yinping girl, and started the stove to boil spring water. Zhao Pan'er was grinding the spices while He sneaked a glance at Xiao Qinyan, who was sitting outside in the lobby facing the window enjoying the scenery, then looked at Yuan Xudong and said worriedly:
"Fan Lang, Master Xiao doesn't like me very much, does he?"

"It's okay, he has always been like this, except for Gu Qianfan, he is sullen to everyone!"

"is it?"

After glancing at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er shyly said:

"Then when do you plan to tell Master Xiao about our matter?"

"After I return to Tokyo, I'll find a suitable opportunity to talk to him, okay?"

"it is good!"

Looking at Zhao Pan'er who nodded slightly, and Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl beside her who were eavesdropping, Yuan Xudong laughed and said:

"After returning to Tokyo, if any of you can conceive my child, then this matter will be easy!"

"Bah~~"

Hearing Yuan Xudong's nasty words, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but give him a blank look, spat lightly, blushing and said:
"Who promised to help you have a baby?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't agree, Yinzhang and Yinping are willing to agree to help me have a baby!"

As he said that, Yuan Xudong suddenly hugged Song Yinzhang from behind and said with a smile:

"Yinzhang, tell me, are you willing to help me have a baby?"

Being embraced by Yuan Xudong, Song Yinzhang glanced at Zhao Pan'er, blushed and said shyly:
"No, I don't want to!"

"don't want?"

Hearing that Song Yinzhang, who had always been obedient, dared to oppose him, Yuan Xudong turned her body, hugged her from the front, his eyes met, Yuan Xudong gradually approached her lips, licked her lips twice, and said with a smile:

"Say it again, are you willing, or are you willing?"

Being hugged and teased by Yuan Xudong, Song Yinzhang blushed and said softly:
"Yes, Yinzhang is willing!"

Not a moment later, after tea was ready, Yuan Xudong and Xiao Qinyan sat facing each other and introduced:
"Father, these are tea fruits unique to the south of the Yangtze River. They look ordinary, but they have a unique flavor, especially this cup of Lingyin Buddha tea. The annual production is only ten taels. Try it and see how it tastes?"

"it is good!"

Although I don't care about these ordinary tea fruits, even this cup of Lingyin Buddha tea can barely be considered good, but what is rare is the kindness of his son. Thinking of this, Xiao Qinyan ate a piece of fruit with a smile on his face , took a sip of tea and said with a satisfied smile:

"Not bad, the tea is delicious, and the snacks are delicious!"

After finishing speaking, he put down the teacup, looked at Yuan Xudong and said:
"I came to Jiangnan to do some business, and I just received a secret report from your brother saying that you are here, so I will drop by to see you!"

"Let me just say, it's thousands of miles from Tokyo to Qiantang, how could you come to pick me up in person, and come so fast!"

Speaking of this, Yuan Xudong seemed to have remembered something, he looked at Xiao Qinyan and asked:

"Have you met my elder brother?"

"I saw it!"

"What about Zheng Qingtian, magistrate of Qiantang County? Have you met him?"

"Not yet, see you tonight!"

Knowing that Gu Qianfan must have complained to Xiao Qinyan, he was like a child, he would go home to ask his father to help him when he was bullied by outsiders, thinking about this, Yuan Xudong directly showed his cards:
"I received 20 guan from Zheng Qingtian, and he has another 20 guan to give to you to join our Xiao family. In addition, he also did me a favor. In the future, our Xiao family will also be involved in smuggling business." About one hundred thousand yuan is credited into the account every year, accounting for half of it, do you still want to kill him?"

"You want to keep him alive?"

After hearing Yuan Xudong finish speaking, Xiao Qinyan frowned slightly and said:
"I don't care if he opens the sea ban privately, and I don't care if he wants to kill Yang Zhiyuan's family, but he shouldn't hurt my son, his dog's life is too cheap and worthless!"

"Is his dog's life too cheap, or do you care too much about Gu Qianfan?"

Looking into Xiao Qinyan's eyes, Yuan Xudong said directly:

"I don't agree to kill Zheng Qingtian. I have already asked him to revoke the sea arrest document, and Gu Qianfan's injury is not a big deal. Although Zheng Qingtian is only the county magistrate of Qiantang, he is also the city envoy of Hangzhou. He made a lot of money by opening the sea ban privately, and the officials in charge of the entire Jiangnan have connections with him. As long as he joins our Xiao family, the entire Jiangnan is the sphere of influence of our Xiao family. On the contrary, if you want to kill Zheng Qingtian , cut off these people's money, besides offending these officials, what else can our Xiao family gain, just to vent Gu Qianfan's anger?"

Unexpectedly, Yuan Xudong would say such a thing, Xiao Qin said joyfully instead of anger:

"Not bad, although you are not as smart as your elder brother, you can pass the Jinshi exam, but you are better than him, know how to think about our Xiao family, Zheng Qingtian is not a pity to die, I just want to use his head to replace you Big brother paved a Qingyun road, opened the sea ban privately, murdered and set fire, such a big case, if I ask someone to operate it a little bit, your brother will be able to change into a red official robe!
What is a mere hundreds of thousands of copper coins worth? As the so-called scholars, peasants, businessmen, without official status, no matter how much money they have, it is just floating wealth, just like Zheng Qingtian, the current magistrate of Qiantang County, what can he do with 40 coins? , I killed him, all his wealth is also mine, just because he is the county magistrate, I am the court envoy, I have more power than him, if I want him to die, he has to die! "

Having said that, seeing Yuan Xudong still wanted to say something, Xiao Qinyan waved his hand to stop him and said:

"Listen to what I have to say first. I am old, and I will have ten or twenty years at most. I have to make plans for the future of the Xiao family. After I retire and return home, the Xiao family will rely on your elder brother for support. And before that, I must help him pave the way for promotion!"

After hearing Xiao Qin's words, Yuan Xudong said coldly:
"It's a pity that no matter how well you plan, you need someone else to accept your favor. His surname is Gu, not Xiao. He calls you Mr. Xiao, not your father. There is something in my heart that I have wanted to say a long time ago. It’s not that I’m not as smart as him, it’s that he’s not as good as me. If I want to kill him, I have ten thousand ways to make him die inexplicably. Also, you know why he didn’t do it after he won the Jinshi A civil servant, but willing to become a lackey of the Eunuch Party and join the Imperial City Division?"

Without Xiao Qinyan answering, Yuan Xudong said directly:
"Your eldest son, Gu Qianfan, grew up in Gu's family since he was a child. Don't you know who Gu Shenyan is? The Gu family has been from the Qing school for generations. Do you think Gu Qianfan will be the kind of hunting dog who likes to do dirty things? ?

Instigated by Qi Mu, he was called as a fool without knowing it. He wholeheartedly thought that he was a member of the Qing school. !

But what he didn't know was that those so-called Qing Schools also looked down on people. He was the son of a traitor, with the lowly blood of the Xiao family in his body, and he had worked as an undercover agent in the Imperial City Department. For such a person, the people from the Qing school just use him, and they can get rid of him when they are used up, but he still thinks that he is loyal to the court. Those people from the Qing school are good officials, like you Xiao Shi A hostile camp like Xiang is a corrupt official. Do you think he is really stupid?
After being instigated for a few words, he came to secretly investigate his father and family, and wanted to do a righteous act of exterminating his relatives. The sentence is for the country and the people, that's all!

Whether it is the Qing school, or the queen party who likes to flatter, or officials from other factions, they are all as black as crows. In the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, from top to bottom, there are very few people who clean themselves up, and there are many hypocrites who are sanctimonious. , It’s just a conflict of interests, but it’s a pity that Gu Qianfan can’t see this clearly. It’s downright stupid to insist on distinguishing good people from bad people!

If we really want to distinguish between good people and bad people, those royal relatives who don’t do anything but have the people of the whole country to support them are the biggest bad people. Gu Qianfan is just bullying the people and guarding the homes for these royal family members. It's just a pug, where did he get so arrogant? "

"Okay, well said, what a conflict of interests!"

After listening to Yuan Xudong's eloquent talk, Xiao Qinyan laughed loudly and said:
"Although what you said is biased, there is some truth to it, but it's too outrageous. I said before, you should respect your elder brother, not slander, let's not be an example!"

After speaking, Xiao Qinyan thought for a while and said:

"Since you are smarter than I think, then I will give you a task. If your elder brother can be an undercover agent of the Qing school, and we can do the trick, you will be responsible for getting your elder brother to return to the Xiao family secretly and help us Collect the criminal evidence of Qi Mu and his gang!"

"Not interested in!"

After glancing at Xiao Qinyan, Yuan Xudong said directly:

"Why is it so troublesome, just kill him directly, you promise me one thing, how about I kill Qi Mu for you?"

"No, Qi Mu is not that easy to kill, the guards around him are very strong!"

Saying that, Xiao Qinyan glared at Yuan Xudong and cursed:
"Use your brain more when encountering problems, don't know how to fight and kill all day long. If Qi Mu is really so easy to kill, can he still live till now?"

"How do you know that the guards around him are strong?"

Looking at Xiao Qinyan, Yuan Xudong was very skeptical and said:

"Did you send secret guards to assassinate him?"

"No, don't talk nonsense!"

After glaring at Yuan Xudong, Xiao Qinyan stroked his goatee and explained:

"I'm just talking casually, the guards around me are very strong, and those who want to come to Qi Mu must not be bad!"

PS:

Won a lottery of pharmaceutical stocks with daily daily limit, and bought Ping An Bank with financing. Misfortunes never come singly. I asked for two days off, and made up the two owed on Sunday. Now the status is wrong, I can’t write it, woo woo!
(End of this chapter)