Prodigal Goro-kun

Yan Sheng did not reply to Qin Jiu and Lin Qian's entrustment, he did his best to keep the two of them for lunch as a landlord, and then sent Yan Fusheng to see the guests off, while he stayed in Tengyuan Hall with Yan Xun and Yan Qiuer , called back several gentlemen, and recalled the four stewards who were outside, and the Tengyuan hall immediately became crowded, crowded, but quiet, because the expressions of Yan Sheng, Yan Xun, Liang Cheng, and Tang Shuo were all different. It was a little more dignified than usual, so the expressions of other people also became serious.

Yan Zheng, who was sitting next to Yan Qiuer, moved restlessly, reached out to touch Yan Qiuer, wanted Yan Qiuer to send him a message, but got Yan Qiuer's calm smile .Take it easy?Even the careless cousin has a serious face, how can this make him feel at ease?

Yan Zheng turned his head to look at Yan Qi who was sitting at the front on the other side, and accidentally found that Yan Yuan and Yan Xintang had the same idea as him, and they were all waiting for the elder brother to speak.

"Father, what happened?" Yan Qi didn't hesitate, and opened his mouth directly, which can be regarded as his bearing, responsibility and habit of being a big brother.

"Yan Xun, you can talk about it yourself. The matter is very important. Although the less people know about it, the better, but if you agree, it will be more than this one thing. In the future, you will need the Yan family to do more for you, that is Matters concerning the survival of the entire Yan family cannot be accomplished by me alone. Even if I cannot ask the entire Yan family to be united, if I cannot be united in Changan Yan's residence, this matter cannot be done." Yan Sheng said in a rare way He said a long paragraph, "The people sitting here are all in charge of the Yan family's power. You should talk to them first."

"Uh..." Yan Xun scratched his face, his gaze swept around the large group of people.

Chang'an Yan Mansion is the center of the entire Yan family's business. With that powerful old lady in charge of the family, the sisters of Yan Sheng don't want to tear apart the Yan family, let alone occupy an important position in the Yan family. The old lady is still there, so they can only be Yan Sheng's helpers.But such a large family business of the Yan family is definitely not something that Yan Sheng can afford alone, so there are so many gentlemen in Chang'an Yan's house.What Yan Xun admires most about Yan Sheng is his ability to dare to delegate power and yet control it, allowing people to hold great power without realizing that he can cover the sky with one hand in Yan's family. Yan Sheng will always be the only one who can cover the sky with one hand.

The old lady in my family is also shrewd. She let these children grow up beside Yansheng, let them experience Yansheng's strength and indifference, let them respect and fear Yansheng, and then no matter what they grow into Like Yan Sheng, Yan Sheng is so strong in their hearts that they can't overcome it. Facing Yan Sheng, they don't have the slightest rebellious heart. Yan Sheng's majesty.Just like him who was afraid of being beaten by Yan Sheng since he was a child, even if his martial arts has already surpassed Yan Sheng, he can only be beaten.How can the psychological shadow of childhood be erased so easily?

After carefully straightening out his thoughts, Yan Xun said: "Your Majesty is going to send people to Huihe to buy war horses, so His Majesty hopes to have an excellent caravan participate in it, so as not to make any mistakes in the transaction with Huihe. But Just take a trip to Huihe, and you can get some rewards from His Majesty when you come back. I thought that such an easy thing would be better left to our own family than to make it cheaper for others, right? So mine... right?"

Yan Qiuer secretly rolled her eyes.Yan Xun would avoid the important and ignore the trivial, does he think everyone sitting here is an idiot?

Yan Sheng also gave Yan Xun a blank look, but he was not in a hurry to speak.

Gentlemen, you looked at me and I looked at each other, and the stewards also exchanged opinions in whispers, and after a while, they all looked at Yan Xun again.

Yan Xintang smiled slightly, and took the lead to say: "Cousin, forgive me for being stupid, did I make this matter simple, or did my cousin make it simple on purpose? Your Majesty is going to send someone to Huihe to buy war horses? To buy horses? I'm afraid it's just incidental!"

"The merchants in Tianlan who are waiting for the imperial court seem to have the surname Zuo. What's the matter? Isn't the Zuo family not doing business?" Yan Yuan squinted his eyes and smiled, with the same expression as Lin Qian, but less romantic , with a touch of cunning.

Yan Qi smiled generously, and asked in a gentle voice: "Who is this cousin speaking for?"

Looking at the distinctive smiles of the brothers, Yan Xun gritted his teeth with hatred and said, "Guess, keep guessing!" They are all smart, right?The whole family bullied him, right?snort!

"There are ten sons of the royal family," Xiao He, the chief executive of the merchant, took out ten copper coins from his body, laid them out in front of him unhurriedly, and then picked them up one by one while talking, "Four of them died young. One died of illness five years ago, one died in battle three years ago, and one disappeared in the middle of last year, and his whereabouts are still unknown, so there are only three left: the crown prince, the king of Huai'an, and the nine princes who have not been crowned king."

Yan Zheng continued: "In the early years, the crown prince had both ability and political integrity, but in recent years his temperament has changed drastically, it is said that he is moody, violent and arbitrary. I don’t like it. The king of Huai’an lives far away in Huai’an, even if his cousin admires him, he can’t get in touch with him. It’s not like his cousin’s style to stick to it. Then only the Ninth Prince in Chang’an City will be left.”

"The Ninth Prince personally came here today." Liang Cheng added with a smile.

Yan Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and after careful thought, he knew which one was the Ninth Prince, curled his lips and said in a low voice: "It seems that I really don't have the shrewdness of a prince."

"I agree." Yan Qiuer nodded, echoing the question of whether it hurts or not.

"Servant Yan wants to seek refuge with the Ninth Prince?" Tang Shuo looked at Yan Xun.Why did Yan Xun take a fancy to the innocent and dull Ninth Prince?In his opinion, even the king of Huai'an, who lived far away in Huai'an, was more developed than the Ninth Prince.

Why does Tang Shuo always call him Yan Shilang?Obviously, he can be called looking for a gentleman.Yan Xun stroked his chin and replied: "Being an official in the court always takes a gamble."

"Bet the Yan family?" Tang Shuo's face was dark.He always felt that Yan was out of tune, and that he was lucky to be able to climb up to the position of Minister of War, but he didn't expect him to be so out of tune!Did he know that the Yan family was supported by the lord's painstaking efforts?He actually wanted to involve the Yan family in the royal family battle?Does he know the fate of being involved in the struggle for imperial power?

"I'm not...but..." Yan Xun scratched his head, not knowing how to explain it.

"As Steward Tang said, this matter is too risky." Yan Qi shook his head and sighed.

It's not that he didn't want to help his cousin, but the Ninth Prince's mother and concubine died early, and the power of his maternal ancestral family was severely suppressed in the following years, and now it has declined, which is not enough to support the Ninth Prince to fight for that seat.The Ninth Prince is not like the crown prince who is favored by His Majesty, nor is it like the King of Huai'an who has the protection of his ancestors. It has been three years since he came of age, but he still hasn't made any achievements. The choice of the cousin's camp is really inappropriate.There are nearly a thousand people in their Yan family. Even if they cut off all the aunt's family, there are only a few hundred people who are directly related to their Chang'an Yan Mansion. They can't afford to play the game of imperial power.

Yan Qiuer lowered her head and remained silent.If it was his previous life, he would think like Yan Qi. As the master of the Yan family, the first thing they think of is always how to protect the Yan family. This is the idea that has been instilled since childhood, but now Yan Qiu You already know the outcome of the battle for the throne, so your thoughts are different.

"Although the risk is great, it's not impossible to give it a try. In the worst case, you can abandon your pawns and save the commander." Yan Xintang was eager to try.Anyway, the Yan family has so many branches. If they win the bet, the whole family will benefit, and if they lose, they can give up one branch. Although there is a loss, isn't every decision they make in business comes with risks?If they are afraid of failure, what business are they doing?

"Mr. Sanlang means to let the family do it while I don't move?" Liang Cheng asked the question while thinking about the feasibility of this method, but he always felt that something was wrong.Most of the divisions are in charge of the lord's sisters, so the married woman's heart will be more or less biased towards her husband's family, and it may be self-defeating in the end.

"Separation?" Yan Xintang chuckled, "Is the separation reliable? If someone has to take the risk, it is natural to choose one from our brothers. If they lose, they will lead their own people to the guillotine." Let's stand for a while, and the Yan family will avoid the limelight, and this matter will be over."

Unexpectedly, Yan Xintang would make such a proposal, everyone was stunned, and after careful consideration, they felt that this was indeed a solution. If it had to be done, then Yan Xintang's method was undoubtedly the safest.

Yan Sheng listened to everyone's words, sorted them out carefully, and imagined the possible results and countermeasures of each plan. In an instant, there were more than a dozen new plans in his mind. Yan Sheng then compared the plans he had come up with In contrast, discard the most risky ones and keep the safest ones, and then carefully consider them.

"Mr. Wulang is very quiet today." Seeing that Yan Sheng still needed some time and information, Liang Cheng threw the conversation to Yan Qiuer.The most thoughtful person in their family hasn't said a word yet.

Yan Qiuer was taken aback for a moment, then raised her head and looked at Liang Cheng blankly.Has he done anything to offend Liang Cheng recently?Didn't they discuss it well?Why did you suddenly ask him?Besides, when encountering such a thing, Yan Sheng must have come to a conclusion in his mind, and the reason why he didn't speak up must be to use the opinions of the gentlemen to improve his own plan. This is Yan Sheng's idea. Habit.

"Well, I have nothing to say, so I'm naturally quiet." Yan Qiuer said calmly, "Besides, what I want to say has already been said before. Regardless of the future, what my cousin wants now is from the Yan family. Caravans, and every caravan of the Yan family is the most precious asset of the Yan family. It is not so easy to cultivate a team of people who can go to heaven and earth. Even if only one person is lost, it will bring infinite benefits to the Yan family Measurable losses, if we cannot guarantee the safe return of the person we sent, then this person cannot be sent.”

"Mr. Wu Lang cares about human life rather than the success or failure of the Ninth Prince?" Yuan Xu's eyes flashed, and he finally had a chance to find fault with Yan Qiu'er's words.

Enough of these people!He can't speak every word perfectly, so is it interesting to just wait for the leak?

"Little cousin, what do you have to say quickly!" Yan Xun, who was speechless by the big family, finally saw some light, and couldn't wait for Yan Qiuer to continue talking, "Don Brother, my life is in your hands!"

"Cousin, don't say that, it's scary." Yan Qiuer looked frightened.

"Who scared you! My life is really in your hands! If you don't believe me, ask the fourth cousin, I just pressed my fingerprints this morning! My cousin will be my little cousin from today on!" Yan Xun Said anxiously.

Fingerprint?what?Yan Qiuer turned to look at Yan Zheng in puzzlement.Yan Sheng also heard this sentence, and turned to look at Yan Zheng.

Only then did Yan Zheng remember the "Deed of Sale" that forced Yan to sign in the morning, but he didn't expect him to use it at this time.Yan Sheng took out a piece of paper from his bosom, handed it to Yan Qiuer, and said, "Didn't I ask my cousin to sign an IOU to pay for the money this morning? My cousin said he had no money, so he changed it to a deed of sale. He said he was in debt. Meat compensation."

Money, debts and meat... Yan Qiuer took the "Deed of Sale" speechlessly and looked at it. The handwriting on it was written by Yan Zheng, and the terms listed were all in his favour.Is it a surprise to accept the future minister of the Ministry of War as a servant?

"Little cousin, it says in black and white on it, I am yours now, you have to be responsible to me!"

Also in charge... Yan Qiuer rubbed his forehead, and suddenly felt an urge to tear up this "deed of sale", but fortunately, he resisted it in the end.

Yan Qiuer folded the deed of prostitution and put it away, and then said slowly: "Even if my cousin says so, I can't help my cousin." After finishing speaking, Yan Qiuer shrugged his shoulders, looking helpless.

Yan Xun stared.His little cousin is weird, how could he have no idea?But why didn't he say it?Yan Xun stared at Yan Qiuer, wondering how to get Yan Qiuer to speak.

But before Yan Xun could think of a solution, Yan Sheng stood up suddenly, shook his clothes, and said to Yan Xun, "You go back first, let me think about it later."

"If my uncle has made a decision, let someone inform me. I'm sorry." Yan Sheng said that it takes time to think about it, and it takes time. Yan Xun didn't procrastinate, stood up and gave Yan Sheng a Hand in hand, turn around and leave.

He really felt sorry for Yan Sheng, but in the huge city of Chang'an, the only person he could rely on was Yan Sheng, and he didn't want to die either.But why did he feel that Yan Sheng seemed to be angry?He has been sitting there without speaking, why did he get angry when he opened his mouth?Was it what they said that made Yan Sheng angry?Yan Xun was thinking as he walked, but he couldn't figure it out.

"Let's go, let's all go back and think about it. Wulang will follow me back to Shi'an Garden." After casting a glance at Yan Qiuer, Yan Sheng strode out.

Why let him die in Anyuan again?A few more trips to Shi Anyuan, and he will become a living target!

"Wu Lang is really depended on by Dad, go quickly, don't make Dad wait too long."

If these words were spoken by someone else, Yan Qiuer would only take it as a teasing sentence, but Yan Yuan said these words, so Yan Qiuer would have to think a little more.

It is inappropriate to explain more at this time, not to mention that some people can't listen to his explanation, so Yan Qiuer only smiled at Yan Yuan, and quickly chased Yan Sheng away.

The six stewards saw some clues from the tiny changes on Yan Sheng's face, and felt that there was going to be a good show in Shi'an Garden, so they bid farewell to the gentlemen one after another, and chased Yan Sheng away.

In Shi'an Garden, the six stewards, Yan Sheng, and Yan Qiu'er got together again, but this time everyone looked at Yan Qiu'er with a clear goal.

"Everyone get out!" Yan Sheng sat down on the main seat with great determination, and kicked people angrily away as soon as he opened his mouth.

The six stewards were taken aback for a moment, then turned around immediately, ran out swiftly, and closed the door of the main house intimately.It's not suitable to go to the theater today, my life is important.

Yan Qiuer was startled by the roar, and looked at Yan Sheng inexplicably.Well done, why is Yan Sheng angry?

Yan Sheng stared at Yan Qiuer fiercely, and said angrily, "Yan Qiuer, do you think you are still young, or do you think that the affairs of the Yan family have nothing to do with you? My affairs have nothing to do with you?"

Yan Qiu'er would always prevaricate when Yan's family's serious business happened. Although Yan Sheng didn't understand the reason, he let Yan Qiu'er go. Yan Sheng didn't want Yan Qiu'er to work hard for the Yan family like others, his Yan family had no shortage of people like that.He brought Yan Qiuer by his side just because he thought, he likes to drink the tea made by Yan Qiuer, likes to see Yan Qiuer's clever appearance, and also likes to provoke Yan Qiuer to see that he looks different from usual.This child loves to make troubles, he always feels that only by putting Yan Qiuer where he can see him can he feel at ease, as for what Yan Qiuer thinks of him, and whether he will do anything for him is not important.But when he was in Tengyuan Hall just now, he couldn't see Yan Qiu'er's smiling prevarication, it was a common expression, but for some reason he was holding back his anger.

How dangerous is it for ordinary merchants like them to support a prince to seize the throne?Even if the Yan family is rich enough to rival the country, they are still no match for a sentence of the emperor's order. If they are not careful, they will surely die. If it wasn't for Yan Xun's involvement in it, he wouldn't even think about it.Yan Qiu'er is so smart, how could she not know the danger?Will he not know what kind of result he will face?But even though he knew that this matter would kill him, could Yan Qiu'er still prevaricate it with a smile?Is his life and death not worth worrying about to Yan Qiuer?

Yan Qiuer was dumbfounded.What is the point of Yan Sheng's question?Is it the first question, or the second?If it's the first question, it's a pity that he really thinks that the affairs of the Yan family have nothing to do with him, and his surname is not Yan.If Yansheng's focus was on the second question, then...he really didn't feel that Yansheng's matter had nothing to do with him.

It was the first time in two lives that Yan Sheng got angry, and the anger was directed at him. Yan Qiuer was frightened, and couldn't help showing a bit of timidity: "Father, you, don't be angry, what did I do? Something that made daddy angry? Or did you say something wrong? Dad, you just punish me, you, don’t be angry." Yan Qiuer wanted to move closer, but the anger on Yan Sheng’s face was so frightening that he dared not past.

"I just want to ask you, do you think my life and death have nothing to do with you? Even if I die, you will not feel pain or itching?"

"How is this possible!" Yan Qiuer was genuinely surprised, what words did he give Yan Sheng such an illusion?And Yansheng was angry because of this?But yes, he is Yan Sheng's son after all, and his own son doesn't care about his own life or death, so he would be angry with anyone else.Yan Qiuer leaned in front of Yan Sheng, grabbed Yan Sheng's sleeve timidly, tugged, and said cautiously: "You are my father, how can I not feel pain when you die? It's because I was here just now. Didn’t come up with any ideas at Tengyuantang, so Dad is angry?” Thinking about everything that happened in Tengyuantang before, Yan Qiuer can only pick out his own fault.

Yan Sheng snorted coldly.Yan Qiuer breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she had guessed the right direction.

"Don't be angry, Dad. How can I not care about it? It's just that Dad has already made a decision on this matter? Then nothing I say will change Dad's mind, so it's better to save effort."

"You know again?" Yan Sheng's tone was still angry, but it was not as strong as before.

"Of course I know!" After the crisis was over, Yan Qiuer rubbed against Yan Sheng again, "How could Dad leave my cousin alone? Since I have to do it, I can only think about the next thing." What effort did you spend in Tengyuan Hall?"

"Then tell me about what happened after that." Yan Sheng stared straight at Yan Qiuer, as if trying to discern how sincere Yan Qiuer's words were.

Yan Qiuer was silent for a moment, sorted out what he knew in his previous life, and then said: "If you talk about political achievements, the Ninth Prince has no achievements, and it is too late to start doing it now, so there is no rush to achieve political achievements. , the Ninth Prince can maintain the status quo and follow the steps. Let's... how about we find a way to ruin the reputation of the Prince and King Huai'an?"

"Can the prince's reputation be worse?" Wulang was really full of bad things, and instead of attacking from the front, he only thought of some crooked ideas.Speaking of this, the fire in Yansheng's heart dissipated without a trace, and it came and went so quickly that even Yansheng himself was a bit puzzled.

"Well... anyway, it's bad enough, wouldn't it be safer to be a little worse?" Yan Qiuer said with a smile.

Yan Sheng shook his head and laughed, thought for a while, and asked Yan Qiuer another question: "If you really want to go back to Hehe, who do you think should go?"

"Don't ask me about this father." Yan Qiuer subconsciously shied away, and realized something was wrong before he finished speaking. When he raised his eyes, he saw Yan Sheng staring at him with a cold face, and Yan Qiuer was stared at him. His scalp was numb, so he could only change the subject, and seriously suggested to Yan Sheng, "Although I know that my brothers have different temperaments, I have never seen them lead a caravan. I have no reference and I can't explain why, ah If father insists on me, I will recommend fourth brother."

Isn't it a little too naive for him to want to stay in the Yan family but not get involved in the affairs of the Yan family?I thought that as long as he took the initiative to avoid it, nothing would happen, but everything changed in the clinker.

In the previous life, Yan Sheng treated him well, but he and other gentlemen were treated equally. Rewards and punishments were all based on the interests of the Yan family, no preference, no exceptions.But so far in this life, Yan Sheng has been very close to him, and now he is furious because of his words, and then turns into joy because of his explanations, isn't this not just a preference?How will he deal with himself in the Yan family in the long run?

Yan Feng's fellow is really not straightforward, since he is not pleasing to the eye, why not take action against him as soon as possible, so as to give him a reason to retaliate, he has been counting bricks in Chang'an Yan's mansion for so long?How about he take the initiative?Will there be some injustice?

Yan Qiuer walked all the way thinking about it, the more he thought about it, the more upset he became, just happened to catch a glimpse of a plum branch protruding from the wall in Yan Zheng's yard, turned around and walked in.