Tao House.

It was late at night, but Tao Song's study was still brightly lit.

Tao Song was sitting in front of the desk, in front of him was a large pile of thick account books, all of which were delivered from Taoji Bank stores in various places in the capital this afternoon.

Tao Song was opening one of the books at this time, sometimes frowning with a solemn expression, thinking about it, and sometimes fiddled with the abacus at hand to check, for fear that there might be a slight omission.

Although the banks in various places had already checked the account books to make sure they were correct before sending them over, Tao Song had to go through a round of accounting by himself before he could rest assured.

After all, as the helm of the Tao family's bank business, he knows better than anyone else the importance of the bank business to the Tao family's business territory.

But for some reason, Tao Song's left eyelid twitched suddenly at this time, and a sense of uneasiness rose in his heart, and a haze that came from nowhere lingered in his heart, as if he had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.

After all, too many things have happened in the Tao family recently. Father Tao Lu and sixth brother Tao Zhi had a very tense relationship because of their nephew Tao Wang. The father and son had not spoken a word for several days. As a son and Brother, being caught in the middle is also extremely difficult.

Thinking of this, Tao Song couldn't help but sighed heavily, feeling melancholy in his heart.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the study. Tao Song raised his eyes and saw his younger brother Tao Zhi standing at the door with a jug of wine and looking at him, but his eyes were a little erratic, with a preoccupied look on his face .

Tao Song hurriedly got up and stepped forward: "Sixth Brother, why are you here?"

Tao Zhi looked at his elder brother in a daze, with a complex expression on his face, his eyes seemed a little dazed, his mouth moved a few times, but he didn't say a word.

Tao Song was even more surprised, and couldn't help but continue to ask: "Sixth brother, what's wrong with you, is there something wrong with Wang'er?"

Upon hearing the word "Wang'er", Tao Zhi's body couldn't help but tremble, but he seemed to have made up his mind, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, he shook his head and said, "Don't worry, brother, why is there something wrong with Wang'er? It's because I'm depressed and I really can't sleep, so I want to ask my brother to have a drink or two to relieve the depression in my chest."

Tao Song had no doubts about him. He knew that the relationship between Tao Zhi and his father had become so rigid, and he must have felt uncomfortable these days. As the elder brother, he should really try to persuade the sixth brother.

Thinking of this, Tao Song didn't have the mind to reconcile the accounts, so he welcomed Tao Zhi into the study, and then the two brothers sat down and began to exchange cups, drinking one cup after another.

Tao Zhi excused himself to be depressed, and kept pouring out bitter water with Tao Song. He didn't drink much, but kept toasting Tao Song frequently.

It is also rare for Tao Song to have the opportunity to sit down with Tao Zhi and have a good drink and talk, listening to his younger brother constantly telling himself the boredom and grievances in his heart, especially emphasizing that it is his father who has ignored him for so many years. It was also a little uncomfortable, facing Tao Zhi's frequent persuasion to drink, he was not afraid of drinking one cup at a time, and soon became a little drunk.

Just taking advantage of his drunkenness, Tao Song said to Tao Zhi with his tongue out: "As the saying goes, father and son don't have an overnight feud. Sixth brother, you should listen to brother Wei's persuasion. Tomorrow, you will be soft with father and admit your mistake. I think father will definitely will forgive you."

Tao Zhi looked at his elder brother with a earnest expression, bit his lip, and said nothing.

Seeing that Tao Zhi was silent, Tao Song had no choice but to continue to persuade him earnestly: "Sixth brother, my father is also getting old, and his health has been getting worse and worse these past few years. Just listen to your brother and stop being angry with him, okay?" ?”

Tao Zhi looked at Tao Song, who was already a little shaky from drunk, looked past Tao Song to the bookshelf behind him, and finally nodded emphatically.

Seeing that he finally persuaded his younger brother, Tao Song heaved a long sigh of relief, and couldn't help showing a gratified smile on his face. At this moment, a strong sense of drowsiness surged up, and he couldn't hold it anymore, and hit his head heavily on the table. Go up, and immediately fell asleep.

"Brother... brother..."

Tao Zhi was a little worried, he got up and shook Tao Song's body lightly, and couldn't stop calling his name softly.

But Tao Song didn't realize it, and even snored, apparently in a deep sleep.

Tao Zhi's hanging heart finally fell, and he secretly exclaimed in his heart that the drug Wei Wang Xiao Mao gave was really good, if he hadn't taken the antidote in advance, he would have been unconscious for a long time.

But Tao Zhi didn't bother to feel emotional anymore, he reached into Tao Song's lapel, groped for a while on his chest, suddenly his eyes lit up, and when he withdrew his hand again, there was already a golden thread woven bag in his hand.

Tao Zhi turned the kit upside down and shook it a few times, only to hear a "ding dong", and a key fell on the table.

Tao Zhi picked up the key, walked quickly to the bookshelf, and gently turned a vase beside it, only to hear a creaking sound, and a grid in the middle of the bookshelf opened to both sides, revealing a dark hole.

Tao Zhi put his hand into the hole, took out a long box from inside, inserted the key he just got from his brother into a small hole on the box, and heard a crisp sound, the cover popped open automatically, revealing the plate making and seal inside.

Tao Zhi picked up the plate-making plate and looked at it carefully for a while, feeling mixed feelings and uneasy in his heart.

The plate-making in my hands is enough to determine the life and death of the Tao family, but I have to hand him over to other people. If the Tao family is really destroyed by my own hands, what face will I have to meet the ancestors of the Tao family after a hundred years Zong.

But when he thought of the life of his son Tao Wang and the temptation to succeed him as the head of the Tao family, Tao Zhi still gritted his teeth, and looked at his elder brother Tao Song who was still sleeping soundly on the table not far away, secretly said One voice: "Brother, I'm sorry."

Afterwards, Tao Zhi put the plate back into the box, closed the lid, put the box in his arms and hugged it tightly, and then left Tao's mansion in the dark...

……

Fortune Casino.

In the private room on the third floor, Tao Song finally saw Wei Wang Xiao Mao's true face, but Xiao Mao ignored him, just carefully looked at the plate making and seal in his hand, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth inadvertently meaning.

Seeing Xiao Mao's smile, Tao Zhi knew that the time had come, so he immediately took a step forward while the iron was hot, and said at the right time: "His Royal Highness, the villain has brought you what you want, I wonder if you can ask Boss You to let the dog go?" .”

Only then did Xiao Mao shift his gaze from the plate-making to Tao Zhi, he laughed, and his tone became much gentler: "Master Tao, just rest assured, Gu is the prince of Daning, the dignified king of Wei, how could he break his promise. You Lie, you take Proprietor Tao to see his son, and by the way treat their father and son well on behalf of Gu, and calm them down."

Tao Zhi was overjoyed, and immediately thanked Xiao Mao: "I thank His Highness King Wei on behalf of the dog. It's just..."

Tao Zhi hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, my father defected to King Qi just because of a moment of confusion. In fact, many people in our Tao family don't agree with it in their hearts, but they can't convince my father... I hope His Highness can treat Tao Let the family network be more generous, don't kill the Tao family."

Xiao Mao laughed again when he heard the words, Tao Zhi couldn't help but feel a little terrified.

After a long time, Xiao Mao stopped laughing, and said softly to Tao Zhi, "Don't worry, you have made such great efforts for isolation, not only will Gu not kill everyone, but he will continue to use the Tao family in the future."

Tao Zhi was ecstatic again, knowing that he made the right bet.

Although everyone now says that Qi Wang Xiao Jie has the best chance of becoming the master of the East Palace, in Tao Zhi's view, without the financial support of the Tao family regardless of cost, he would not be where he is today as Qi Wang.

But now the plate making and seals of Tao Ji Bank have fallen into the hands of Xiao Mao, king of Wei. In order to keep the most important business of the bank, the Tao family can only turn to Xiao Mao. However, King Wei, in the future, it must be King Xiao Mao of Wei who will be able to rule the East Palace and even rule the world. As the number one hero who contributed to this, he will definitely be reused by King Wei to lead the Tao family to a better future.

Tao Zhi was so happy at this moment, he thanked Xiao Mao again, and then happily followed Boss You to the backyard to rescue his son Tao Wang, but he didn't notice that Xiao Mao was also looking at his back as he was leaving. There was just a cruel sneer on the corner of his mouth...

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