Castle Peak Does Not Change [Comprehensive Martial Arts]

After three years of great work, Gu Qing was very busy.

So far, he has appeared as Prince Zhao, and he has focused most of his attention on the construction of the Great Wall east of Yulin.It's just that now he was going to meet Anlong, the suzerain of Tianlianzong, and it was inappropriate to go as Prince Zhao, so he switched back to Wangshu's identity.

With his force value, would he not know about Li Jiancheng's arrival?

Gu Qing just doesn't bother to cover up, if there is no trace of Wang Shu's existence, it would be too suspicious, wouldn't it?

Gu Wangshu didn't say anything to Li Jiancheng, 'she' disappeared in the study in an instant, leaving Li Jiancheng confused.

who is she?Why did it appear in the study of His Highness the Prince?

Let’s not talk about Li Jiancheng’s next plan for Gu Wangshu, who is elusive, whether he thinks about it in a good way, such as the prince’s staff, or in a bad way, such as stealing secrets. I went to see An Long.

As mentioned earlier, there are two sects and six ways of magic sect, including Tianlianzong.Tianlianzong represents the merchant class whose status suffered a severe setback after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued a large-scale anti-business movement. Now it is true that it is a scholar, farmer, businessman, but from the Spring and Autumn Period to the early Western Han Dynasty, the family has billions of dollars. The big merchants in China are comparable to princes and occupy an important position in the upper class.

Anlong, the suzerain of Tianlianzong, his external identity is a great merchant in Shu.

And when it comes to martial arts, An Long is ranked fifth among the eight masters of the Demon Sect by virtue of the secret book "Tianxin Lotus Ring" of the Tianlianzong, and he is naturally a figure that cannot be underestimated.

Gu Qing and An Long will be related, and we have to start with the construction of the Great Wall.When Gu Qing built the Great Wall, in addition to using gunpowder to open mountains, he also used cement.Their appearance has made building the Great Wall more efficient, and they have also attracted merchants who are very good at speculation.

Huainan Ding's Firm is just one of them.

Although merchants were excluded from the mainstream society after Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty implemented a large-scale anti-business movement, this does not mean that merchants no longer have billions of family assets, and do not have invisible and intangible influence. Minimize it.In this dynasty, there are thousands of people who can be called rich merchants, and Gu Qinghui chose Huainan Ding's firm instead of using what he knows well. Today, Rong Fengxiang, the chairman of the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce (Yingui faction in Luoyang The reason is that the influence of Ding's firm is in Huainan and even in the whole south, and Gu Qing needs to take this opportunity to expand his influence in Jiangnan.

So so far, only Huainan Ding's firm has been pushed in front of Emperor Yang Guang.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Huainan Ding's Commercial Bank has been "promoted" very successfully. Among them, Ding's Commercial Bank is indeed very powerful, and Emperor Yang Guang can better realize his ambition of conquering the Quartet. , thus willfully breaking the root of class shackles.

Of course, there is also the reason why Gu Qing secretly drew a big cake for Emperor Yang Guang.

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse grass first.

cough.

Then again, it was the rapid rise of Huainan Ding's Commercial Bank that completely attracted the attention of other merchants, including Anlong.

Tianlianzong was originally established when the status of merchants plummeted. As the suzerain of Tianlianzong, Anlong wanted to return to the "right" way more than other merchants, and he could not resist this temptation at all.The instinct of chasing fame and fortune allowed Anlong to contact Rong Fengxiang very quickly, and through Rong Fengxiang and Wang Shu who was lurking beside Prince Zhao, it was in this way that Gu Wangshu and Anlong met now.

In Chang'an.

An Long traveled thousands of miles from Sichuan to Chang'an. Before Gu Qing arrived, he was already waiting at the place they agreed upon, and he was alone.

Before Gu Qing came here, he had already had a panoramic view of the environment here, and it could be seen that An Long seemed to be very sincere, and he really came alone.

While Gu Qing was thinking about it, he opened the door and appeared in front of An Long, saying, "Sect Master An."

Anlong's external identity is a big merchant in the Shu region, the largest wine merchant in the southwest, and also runs other businesses. Another interesting thing is that his brother is Xie Hui, the "martial arts judge" who dominates the Shu region, and he shows martial arts to the outside world. It's commonplace, outsiders fear him more because of Xie Hui's face, few people know that An Long is actually a member of the Demon Sect.

Gu Qing called him "Sect Master An", which clearly showed his identity.

An Long looked closely at the direct disciple of the Yingui Sect, his appearance was second to none, he was not sure of the other party's level based on his current skill level, it seems that Wang Shu's skill level is higher than he imagined.But now the two of them will meet in private, not to discuss the level of martial arts, and to re-rank the eight masters of the Demon Sect. At that moment, An Long said with a smile: "Wang Shu said that someone called An Boss."

Gu Qing changed his words in a polite manner: "Boss An."

He didn't continue to speak, as if he had given the right to speak to An Long, but An Long hesitated in his heart. After all, it was Gu Qing who came to find him on his own initiative. It can be said that he had something to ask for, and he always had to think about it when he spoke rashly. of. "Someone An came from the southwest, but along the way, he heard people talking about the anecdote about His Royal Highness building the Great Wall."

Gu Qing looked interested and said, "Oh?"

"I'm sorry to say that the eye-catching Prince Stone is because the construction mechanism used in it is very good, which has caused everyone to speculate who made it. His Royal Highness can recruit such a shocking talent. Wang Shu's recommendation must be indispensable, and I admire someone very much in this regard." An Long did not expressly stated his own guess about this person with amazing talent, but since he made such a start first, then if you want to come to this point In its place was someone he thought they both knew.

If you have to name someone by name, it is Lu Miaozi.

Even though Lu Miaozi hadn't shown up in the arena in recent years, he was recognized as a great master of institutions in the world, and An Long also thought so.So he learned about the construction mechanism that Prince Zhao used to build the Great Wall, and after there seemed to be some rumors about Lu Ban's descendants, An Long subconsciously believed that the master who contributed to it was Lu Miaozi.

Leaving aside where Lu Miaozi lived in seclusion for so many years, the fact that the disciples of Empress Yin were able to invite him out of the mountain was enough for Anlong to pay attention to him.It's not that An Long is ignorant of Yinhou's and Lu Miaozi's feud, but it is precisely because of knowing that Gu Wangshu feels that Gu Wangshu is a person who "distinguishes between public and private", so there is no need to be so coy when talking about things.

Gu Wangshu blinked, and began to feel that Anlong was a little interesting.

In the final analysis, when the two of them met, there was no need for them to be so generous. The reason was that An Long, as the suzerain of Tianlian Sect, was actually a follower of the evil king Shi Zhixuan.

An Long is aware of this point, and his words inevitably bring out clues, but he does not know that Gu Qing is well aware of this.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing raised his eyes, followed An Long's words and said: "It is true that my recommendation is true, but he will accept His Royal Highness, and is willing to be driven by His Royal Highness. In the final analysis, he should." Tianxia Xixi , it’s all for profit’, that’s all.”

As for the "benefits", Gu Qing did not say clearly, and what he said was not wrong, he made the cement and the construction mechanism himself, and he introduced himself to himself (...) .Even if An Long misunderstood him further, it didn't matter to him. Where did he call Lu Miaozi by name?

Lu Miaozi is still "spending his old age" at Pegasus Ranch.

An Long really misunderstood, and he took the time to speculate on what moved Lu Miaozi.It's just that now is not the time to speculate on Lu Miaozi's "betrayal", and what Anlong cares about is the phrase "Everything in the world is for profit", which is very suitable for the current situation of the two of them.

With a thought in mind, An Long decided not to beat around the bush.

After he got straight to the point, he quickly got to the point.

The so-called topic is just that Anlong wants to be named as Boss An, just like Huainan Ding's Firm, at least on the surface.And if it is at a deep level, it involves the entire merchant class, which is really not what An Long can represent, but if it can improve the status of the entire merchant class, An Long is happy to see what happens.

"The 'Certificate of Name' of Huainan Ding's Commercial Firm is that he built the streets in Luoyang city for the emperor, and the official road from Luoyang to Chang'an. I wonder what kind of sincerity Boss An can show?" Gu Qing said with a smile.

"This Mr. An didn't have a real idea for a while. I don't know if Wang Shuke has any good suggestions?" An Long couldn't understand the twists and turns, but now he has something to ask for, and he himself It is based on the wishes of the other party first, and then bargaining.

Gu Qing was not in a hurry to answer, but leaned back lazily on the chair back, the light blue clothes spread out like flowing clouds and flowing water, showing a lazy style, only the words he said were not lazy at all, "Speaking of Boss Lai An Does it know that Shi Zhixuan, the patriarch of the Huajian School, also entered the court?"

An Long couldn't help but "thud" in his heart, he almost thought that Gu Qing knew about the interest relationship between him and Shi Zhixuan, but Anlong changed his mind when he came to look for Gu Qing now, but he didn't inform Shi Zhixuan, he had thought about this issue carefully of.In his opinion, there must be a way to get the best of both worlds, and he never expected Gu Qing to mention Shi Zhixuan out of the blue.

An Long naturally knew about Shi Zhixuan's entry into the imperial court and changed his name to Pei Ju, if he told Gu Qing that he didn't know, then he himself wouldn't believe it.Just imagine that he has good eyes and ears to know that the direct disciple of the Yin Gui Sect is lurking beside Prince Zhao, so it makes no sense not to know about Shi Zhixuan who just entered the court as an official in such an open and honest manner.

These thoughts were all in a few breaths, and then An Long said with a calm expression: "Someone An has heard of this matter, but I don't know what we are talking about today has anything to do with it?"

"The evil king has deep pockets in his chest. He has been devoting himself to conquering the Western Regions recently. Although Wang Shu is not good at vertical and horizontal methods, he can follow His Royal Highness and be able to know the movements of the court before others. If there is no accident, next year the emperor will Conquer Tuyuhun personally, and the army will start from Chang'an, pass through Longxi, go west to Qinghai, cross the Qilian Mountains, and then go north through Dadouba Valley to reach Zhangye County where Xie Wang's old man is now."

An Long: "..."

Does Shi Zhixuan know about "the evil king and his old man"?

An Long's reaction was quick: "Do you want me to cultivate such a long period of officialdom?"

This is not as simple as it is said on the lips, not to mention the section from Chang'an to Longxi, which is still under the control of the Sui Dynasty. In addition, the Li Clan in Longxi has taken root. How about Longxi to the northwest?Not to mention that the Hu people are mixed, there is no official way there at all, and the imperial court's control over that area is very weak, and it is basically self-governed by the local people, which is the so-called "the sky is high and the emperor is far away".

What's more, Zhangye County is not peaceful there.It is true that all countries in the Western Regions came to Zhangye County one after another under Shi Zhixuan's pseudonym Pei Ju, but what Pei Ju did was to show Emperor Yang Guang to a greater extent, in other words, to create a sense of justice for Emperor Yang Guang. The countries in the Western Regions are yearning for this dynasty, and there are many treasures in the Western Regions, while for the countries in the Western Regions, they create the illusion that the Central Plains is a "land of gods", so that the so-called mutual trade is more like ice sculptures that have been deliberately carved. Just a little bit of sunlight, and it vanishes into nothingness.

In short, it just doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Gu Qing knew the specific situation better than others, he just didn't say anything, but after hearing what An Long said, he couldn't help laughing: "Boss An really knows how to joke."

An Long: "...??" He thought he was listening to the string song to know the meaning.

"If Boss An were to repair such a long and difficult road, I don't know how long it will take to repair it. What can I do to win the emperor's smile? The sentence I just wanted to point out is Zhangye County. The emperor is happy to see foreign countries come to congratulate Zhangye County, Zhangye County is as prosperous as Luoyang, not to mention that Xie Wang, the old man, has recently led a decree to promote exchanges between countries in the Western Regions and Central Plains merchants in Zhangye County."

What Gu Qing said was not euphemistic enough, but after An Long thought about it back and forth in his heart, he was able to figure out the key points.

That is, good steel is used for the blade, and there is milk for crying children.

Hmm...it seems to be even less euphemistic.

To put it bluntly, it is just a superficial article. The more beautiful the superficial article is, the more it will make Emperor Yang Guanglong feel happy and his vanity will be greatly satisfied. Then it will not be a problem to be promoted.In other words, the more lively Anlong went to make Zhangye County more lively, and the more trade movements with countries in the Western Regions, the better.

It is best to be able to control the economic lifeline of Zhangye County.

At the end, Gu Qing said with a smile on his face: "In the coming year, the sheriff of Zhangye County may have to replace it."

This is not a false job!

An Long was already motivated, but now he just couldn't stop and load it inside.What's more, what he did and what Shi Zhixuan is doing now have the same purpose, and they may complement each other, so there will be no embarrassing situation where he is now a fool.

How not to have the best of both worlds?

"Boss An might as well think about it," Gu Qing said calmly, and added after a pause, "In my opinion, Boss An is the most suitable candidate."

It is the "most suitable", not the "only".

It has been said that there are not many merchants in this dynasty who can be called rich merchants. There is no Anlong, and there are other merchants who have nothing to do with the Momen, waiting to join the Prince Zhaomen. There is no such store anymore.

In this way, Anlong, who "everything in the world is for profit" is more in his bones. It is naturally obvious what choice he will make.

——An Long got on Gu Wangshu's pirate ship just like that.

As for who will build the official road from Chang'an to Zhangye County, Gu Qing is not in a hurry to draw a conclusion.

You can't become fat if you eat all at once.

After saying goodbye to An Long, Gu Qing leisurely returned to the Prince's Mansion with the meeting gift he sent.

Should it be said that An Long is worthy of being a big merchant in the Shu region? The meeting gift he gave was very valuable, but of course it still couldn't compare with the meeting gift sent by Yang Xuangan last year.Although the meeting gift from Yang Xuangan was given to Emperor Yang Guang by borrowing flowers and presenting Buddhas from Gu Qing, the shops, houses and other non-intuitive money and food in it were later rewarded by Emperor Yang Guang, and are currently managed by the prince's family , the monthly income is very considerable.

Hmm... If Yang Xuangan knew about this, he would definitely not feel relieved.

Gu Qing is very sure about this, and is going to wait for Yang Xuangan to give a filial piety next year, and explain it to him, trying to resolve the misunderstanding.

He is just so understanding.

The considerate Gu Qing returned to the Prince's Mansion, and when he appeared in the study again, he seemed to be Prince Zhao, and after a while, Li Jiancheng rushed over when he heard that the Prince was coming back.

Before Li Jiancheng could say anything, Gu Qing said, "Have you met Wang Shu?"

Li Jiancheng: "...Yes. I don't know who she is?"

"He is a lonely staff member with amazing talents." Gu Qing is really ashamed to boast in such a disguised form.

Li Jiancheng was startled when he heard the words, he had rarely heard His Royal Highness praise people like this, when the Great Wall was built earlier, there was one mechanism master who invented the mechanism, and now the woman in Tsing Yi is another one, is she really both talented and beautiful?

……right.

When the two of them were talking about Wang Shu, who appeared and disappeared in the study, in the backyard of the Prince's Mansion, Prince Zhao's eldest son, Yang Tan, his aunt Liu Liangdi was carefully apologizing to Concubine Wei, because Yang Tan and Yang Dalang sent Prince Zhao to them. The Trojan horse played by the three brothers was dismantled.

When the wooden horse was first brought over, not to mention the three brothers in the house who held it tightly, even the adults were amazed when they saw it. In the past, they couldn't imagine that there was a walking, wooden horse?

I'm afraid it was done by the master of mechanism, it's extraordinary.

And after the three brothers got such a wooden horse, they threw away all the toys they got before, and treated the wooden horse like a baby, wishing they could sleep with it.As a result, Yang Tan didn't know what to think, so he dismantled the Trojan horse today on a whim, and then couldn't put it back together.

This alarmed Liu Liangdi, seeing that the situation was not good, she had to come to Concubine Wei to take the blame first.

Concubine Wei was quite surprised: "Da Lang actually took apart the wooden horse?"

Da Liu Liangdi felt that Concubine Wei's words did not seem to be a reproach, and said: "I don't know how he did it."

Concubine Wei did not intend to blame, on the contrary she was also curious about how Yang Tan did it, so she immediately took eldest Liu Liangdi to Yang Tan's courtyard to see what happened.When they arrived at Yang Tan's courtyard, they found that Erlang Yang Tong was also there, and the wooden horse with Yang Tan's height on its belly and back looked fine.

Big Liu Liangdi: "??!"

Concubine Wei smiled and said, "Is this pushing it back again?"

Yang Tan said with a serious look: "Yes. I remembered how to disassemble it later, so I put it back in the same way."

Liu Liangdi thought that it was just a false alarm, and Concubine Wei didn't think there was anything wrong, and was about to say "why don't you see this horse moving forward", when the maid beside her hurried over and said, "Sanlang is gone. .”

"But went to look for His Highness secretly?" Concubine Wei said in shock, this kind of thing had happened before.

"My brother went to look for Aye, why didn't you call us?" What Yang Tong said was heartbroken, if there was no unstoppable tender voice, it would be more contagious.

Yang Tan also followed suit, the two of them didn't seem to give others a chance to speak, they lifted up the wooden horse as soon as they sang together, and walked out with a babble, a servant wanted to come forward to help, but they refused to let them, they had to be self-reliant !

As a result, people in the yard were dumbfounded, watching the two brothers carry the wooden horse out with difficulty.

Then, after walking a few steps, one side of the horse's belly fell off.

Yang You, who was still Xiaodouding, was crouching inside, maintaining the posture of holding the board on the horse's belly.

Yang Tan: "..."

Yang Tong: "..."

The scene was very embarrassing.

In the end, the three brothers, two of them carrying the wooden horse, and the remaining one carrying the parts they couldn't install back, went to the study to find them, Aye, and tried to confess and be lenient.

Alas, their brothers are of the same heart, and they almost broke the gold with their benefits!

Yang Tan's eyes lit up: "You can talk to Aye about this."

Yang Tong thought for a while to express his agreement, and by the way squinted at the young brother who was still speaking with a cute lisp, and whispered to Yang Tan, "Go to Aye's study and let Sanlang shed a few tears, is it okay?"

This seems to be possible too.

This is the true brotherhood, and its benefits cut through gold.

Anyway, the overall atmosphere of the Prince's Mansion is still very warm and beautiful, unlike some places, which are full of all kinds of negative emotions.

For example, Chu Di, who has been waiting for Prince Zhao to be unlucky, but Prince Zhao is still not unlucky:

When Yang Yue talked about the outside world with Yang Xuangan, he probably didn't realize that the uplifting tone in his tone was no longer there, replaced by strength of heart and lack of energy.

Yang Xuangan was also infected by him, but now he seems to be obsessed with waiting for Prince Zhao to be unlucky, and vowed: "It doesn't matter if he builds the Great Wall quickly and well, this time he actually mixed in merchants, How can the gentry endure this time? He is definitely seeking his own death this time!"

These words are so sonorous and forceful, I don't know whether they are convincing Yang Yue or himself.

Yang Yue just sighed in his heart and didn't say anything else.

Now they can only wait and see the further countermeasures of the gentry. In fact, the gentry really couldn't swallow this breath, but before they could think of a countermeasure, the Huainan Ding's Trading Company seemed to be overwhelmed by lightning. Suddenly, Luoyang's main streets were turned into clean and flat concrete roads.

The gentry are so good at monopolizing, and their vision is rarely short-sighted. Naturally, they can see the supreme value of this cement without a teacher.

It's a pity that the formula of cement is in the hands of Prince Zhao.

Huainan Ding's Trading Company may not be ignorant, but the nobles want to move Huainan Ding's Trading Company, so we have to see whether Emperor Yang Guang agrees or not?You must know that Emperor Yang Guangke favored Ding's business because of the certificate of honor, and Prince Zhao escorted Huainan Ding's business.

But such a big piece of fat, smelling fragrant, is placed in front of them, let them just look at it, isn't it embarrassing for them?

And just when they were about to make a move, Prince Zhao let out the rumor that he wanted to sell the cement formula, and the one with the highest price would get it.

What about monopolizing it?

It's not entirely duplicity for the gentry to think so, they really want the cement formula, but don't they have a bad relationship with Prince Zhao?

Since the creation of the imperial examination system last year, the relationship between the gentry and Prince Zhao has become tense. Otherwise, they would not have dug a hole this year for Prince Zhao to build the Great Wall.The Empress Prince Zhao jumped into the pit, but he didn’t carry a pit head at all. Instead, he dug treasures in the pit, and threw them mouse feces by the way. How could they? I can swallow this breath, there have been a lot of overt and covert runs on people in the court recently, it can be said that it is not like freezing three feet or a day's cold.

But now that people want to give away profits, can the gentry not feel their faces are hot?

As long as the hotness is hot, the nobles don't want to let go of such a good opportunity to benefit, and they have personally proved what it means to "there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."

And Gu Qing just sat on the high platform, watching them come on stage, watching them sing and play.

In the three months after this cement formula peddling drama, the official roads from Chang'an to Longxi, and from Longxi to Zhangye County were repaired by the Li family of Longxi and the Yuwen family respectively - Gu Qing did not The cement formula was sold to a family, but it was sold according to the region, such as Huainan, Huaibei, Longxi, Southwest, etc., and also according to the region, the gentry who bought the cement formula also had a rigid requirement to repair the official road of the region.

It can be said that the imperial court spent very little money on building official roads, and the gentry wanted to cultivate official roads, but they couldn't get paid to build roads like the imperial court did.Of course, they don't just go in and out. You have to know that there are still many roads that can be built besides the official road. How they can maximize their profits at that time is their own problem. Gu Qing doesn't provide "after-sales services" Services.

Gentleman: Hey, I always feel something is wrong?

It has to be said that this move by Gu Qing eased the conflict between him and the gentry to a large extent. It can be said that it has transitioned from the original harsh winter to the current spring.Although this situation was only temporary, it still made Yang Xuangan in Chudi vomit blood out of his mouth, shouting about the injustice of fate, and it successfully attracted the attention of those who are also well versed in vertical and horizontal ways.

At the beginning of winter, Shi Zhixuan came to Chang'an from Zhangye County via Longxi, and when he realized the earth-shaking changes brought about by the new official way, his expression became more and more unpredictable.

He thought it was time to meet Wang Shu.