The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

Besides, Xue Pan and Tong Kecha confronted each other for a while and then forgot the time, Tian Wenjing had to come to remind them again.Seeing this, Xue Pan ignored Tong Kecha, waved his hand and ordered the most popular storyteller in Fuyuan Pavilion to preside over the bidding meeting on the front stage.

Seeing this, the storyteller swallowed nervously.Although he used to be a master of storytelling and talking about ancient times, he was able to maneuver freely.But it was the first time to host a bidding meeting today, and besides, the people sitting below were all big shots who were either rich or expensive.Between advance and retreat, it is inevitable to be a little at a loss.

Tian Wenjing stepped forward, and said with a gentle smile, "Don't worry, old man, as long as you follow all the procedures, the 100 tael red envelope will be yours."

When the storyteller heard the words, he immediately laughed and said, "Since that's the case, it's a good word for the young master."

When the auspicious time came, a boy was beating the gong with a small hammer tied in a red cloth.Mr. Storyteller straightened his clothes and walked towards the stage calmly with the hem of his clothes down.Looking at the people sitting all over the floor below, the private rooms on the second and third floors and the surrounding corridors are almost full of people.In a trance, it is the scene of storytelling in Fuyuan Pavilion every noon.Mr. Storyteller smiled slightly and said, "Hi, all distinguished guests and representatives. The deadline for submission of bidding documents has come, and a total of 670 bidding documents have been received for various projects and procurement projects. At the same time, the bidding committee hereby declares that , the bidding committee will refuse to accept bidding documents delivered after this time... I will announce the discipline of the bid opening meeting... I will introduce the distinguished guests and representatives attending the meeting..."

Xue Pan stood at the back with his arms folded, watching the bidding process proceed normally with a smile on his face, and nodded in relief.

Until singing the bid, there was a small mistake.

"Xue Pan, come up!" Tong Kecha couldn't bear it and shouted again.

Xue Pan touched his nose speechlessly, and had no choice but to walk up to Tingtao Pavilion on the second floor with his skirts down.Tong Kecha stood at the door and looked at him with a livid face.It is said that this handsome and literary noble son of the capital has almost no other expressions in the Fuyuan Pavilion today.

"Mr. Xue, can you explain why my Tong family spent 5000 taels of gold to buy the entrance ticket, and another 5 taels of gold to buy the private room, but now I am not qualified to bid?" Tong Kecha's face was livid. asked.If he didn't even have the qualifications to bid, how could he cause trouble for the Xue family?Wouldn't the humiliation suffered by the money spent today be in vain?

Xue Pan was really innocent this time, and he had forgotten about it.He quickly laughed and said, "This... because you don't have a bidding number."

But what surprised Xue Pan even more was that although Tong's family hadn't purchased the admission tickets and bidding numbers in advance, they had handed in the bidding documents half a month ago.It's just that the name of another business was used at the time.

It seems that the Tong family's move was planned for a long time.Just for this relief, he would rather spend an extra 5000 taels of gold.Such an act of putting the cart before the horse made Xue Pan feel incomprehensible.

However, thinking of getting 5000 taels of gold for nothing, Xue Pan curled his lips in a good mood, and was about to generously give Tong Kecha a bidding number, but he saw Tong Kecha posing towards Tong Shizhong with a dead face. After waving his hand, Tong Shizhong picked out 1 taels of gold from a box beside him and handed it to Xue Pan.

Xue Pan: "..."

However, the money delivered in a hurry is naturally to be accepted.Otherwise, God will not be happy.So Xue Pan joyfully ordered the young servant to accept the silver taels, and also ordered the servants to serve the best snacks and fruits, and said with a considerate smile: "Young Master Tong is really generous. These snacks are ours. Please accept the kindness that Fuyuan Pavilion presents to VIP customers."

After a lot of fighting, Tong Kecha has long since lost the slightest affection for Xue Pan, and now he doesn't even bother to make superficial excuses.Immediately, he waved his hand in boredom, signaling Xue Pan to stay where he is cool.He returned to the private room with a gloomy face.

Tong Kecha unceremoniously kicked Xue Pan out full of enthusiasm.He rubbed his nose boredly, turned around and entered the Guanyu Pavilion next to him.Looking at the four princes, he said with a smile: "I'm busy with business, but I have neglected a few distinguished guests. I hope that the distinguished guests will not care about me."

Tu Ju immediately laughed and said, "Why are you being polite to us, you go and deal with your own affairs, and we also play our own, everyone is cheap."

But Tu Huang asked with a smile on his face, "I said Big Stupid Xue, you used us two brothers to trick Tong's boy once, and you got 5 taels of gold for nothing, so you didn't mean to thank us?"

Xue Pan glanced at Tu Huang, shook his head and smiled and said, "How could that be? I'm not here to thank you two. At the same time, I have to thank the two old thousand-year-olds for their support and cooperation. As the saying goes, those who see you have a share, and I, Xue Pan, don't Will swallow it alone!"

As he spoke, he took out four stacks of banknotes from his bosom and handed them to the four princes respectively.On the one hand, he said: "The gold is 5 taels, of course the five of us will share it equally. One person is 1 taels, and everyone who sees it will get a share, it's fair and just."

Xue Pan was so generous, not to mention Tuju and Tuhuang, even Prince Zhongyu and Prince Zhongli were stunned.Tu Huang was even more delighted by the surprise. He took the bank notes on the table with a smile on his face and nodded, nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile: "Well, you idiot Xue, you are really generous. Today's trip is finally over. It didn't come in vain."

It's not in vain to offend the second child of the Tong family.It's worth it to get 1 taels of gold and beat the dog in the water.

Seeing this, Xue Pan smiled again and said, "If you still want to make money, I still have a way out, but at that time...you will need the cooperation of Sixth Master."

Tu Huang was still overwhelmed by the unexpected windfall. When he heard Xue Pan's words, he didn't think about it. He nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem. You and I have cooperated many times. If you have anything to say, just say it." , as long as the master can do it, he will never shirk it."

Seeing this, Xue Pan nodded in satisfaction, and said, "I don't have the time to talk about this right now. When the evening bidding session is over, I'll treat you to a drink."

After hearing this, Tuju and the other two princes looked at Xue Pan meaningfully.

Prince Zhongyu pondered for a moment, and then said: "Xiao Wang has always heard that the eldest son of the Xue family has a way of earning money. It is better to see once than to hear about it. Today's grand event of the bidding meeting is really extraordinary. It's just that the eldest son has a straightforward personality and is open-minded. You have offended the Tong family!"

Xue Pan waved his hands nonchalantly when he heard the words, and said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. I think that even if my Xue family forbears to back down, his Tong family doesn't have the capacity to coexist peacefully. Since my Xue family does nothing, his Tong family will Everyone will hit their noses and faces. Then why should my Xue family have too many scruples?"

"It's just that Tong's family is the Empress Dowager's mother's family after all, you're confronting each other..." Prince Zhongli shook his head and didn't say anything further.

Xue Pan chuckled, and said meaningfully: "When it comes to the empress dowager, it is really impressive. When the emperor was in power, Xue Pan was lucky enough to see Tian Yan, so he also met the empress dowager a few times. At that time, I only thought that the empress dowager was virtuous and virtuous, with a graceful bearing, and she was worthy of being a model of boudoir girls in the Yong Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the world has changed with time..."

Xue Pan shook his head, but did not continue.It's just that the dissatisfaction revealed in his speech and demeanor is ready to come out.Prince Zhongli and Prince Zhongyu looked at each other, but they were both silent.

Ever since the emperor gave up his power and established a harem, the empress dowager, who has always been reticent, has been acting more frequently.The Guozhang Tong's family is also different from the usual high-profile activities. All kinds of signs make the royal family who are keen to suppress the harem's relatives very grudge.

After all, the court organization of the Yong Dynasty was only so large, and there were only so many officials available.There are even fewer seats where real power can be held.Prior to this, no matter which emperor came to the throne, he relied more on his brothers.Even before Tu Zhen came to the throne, he was suppressed and excluded many times by his brothers. After he came to the throne, he still supported the two brothers Tu Zhan and Tu Huang.As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water, breaking bones and tendons.Therefore, no matter how much trouble the princes make, the country is firmly in the hands of the old disciples.But now the Empress Dowager Tong jumped out, quite intent on contending for supremacy...

Furthermore, there is only one Sacred Heart, and if one leans toward one, one cannot favor the other.

What's more, Queen Mother Tong is not Tu Zhen's biological mother.Therefore, although the Empress Dowager Tong has a noble status, her heart is separated from her belly.These uncles, uncles, brothers, and younger brothers have the same flesh and blood as Tu Zhen.Closeness and distance can be discerned at a glance.

It's no wonder that the elders of the clan clan have a grudge against the Tong family's Bounce.

If not, Prince Zhongyu, Zongzheng, would not have brought Prince Zhongli, the most respected and beloved of the clan, to the bidding meeting.Not to mention that Xue Pan would not say a word when he questioned the empress dowager.

Because most of the disciples of the Tu family believed that the relatives of Tong's family needed to be beaten.And it just so happened that what Xue Pan said hit their hearts.After all, as a common people's family, a daughter-in-law has to plan for her husband's family after she gets married, not to mention that the queen mother is the mother of a country and the model of the country?

And with such a mentality in the clan, Xue Pan, who had two spies in his hands, Xuedizi and Jinyiwei, naturally found out about it easily.

Therefore, Xue Pan said again: "Since Emperor Gaozu established the world, it took a hundred years for our Great Yong Dynasty to achieve today's peaceful and prosperous world. Naturally, it is due to the hard work and hard work of several generations of emperors. But without the cooperation of all the princes, It is also impossible. Therefore, the Holy Majesty always told me that if the Great Yong Dynasty wants to stabilize the country, it must be done by the descendants of the Tu family."

The four princes present couldn't help but twitched their lips when they heard the words, they were very satisfied.

We are all smart people, some things need not be said.So Tu Huang listened carefully to the commotion outside for a while, and then said with a smile: "Listen, this Tong family has a big appetite, and wants to get involved in any purchase. I don't know if he will do it once the real thing is done. Swallow that strength!"

Xue Pan twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard this, but smiled and said nothing.

After a while, I heard someone knocking on the door again, and then asked softly: "The eldest son is here, there is someone from the palace, and he wants to see the eldest son by name!"

Hearing this, Xue Pan pursed his lips calmly, and said with a smile: "In that case, I will excuse you first. If you are free in the evening, you must drink a lot."

Hearing this, Tu Huang smiled disdainfully and said, "Only you can drink as much as three cups, and you're still drinking?"

Xue Pan looked at Prince Zhongyu and Prince Zhongli with a smile on his face again.

Prince Zhongyu smiled and said, "Even for the 1 taels of gold, we two old bones still have to walk around."

Only then did Xue Pan cup his hands, and bid farewell to Wen Yan.

Out of the private room, down to the side hall on the first floor.Sure enough, he saw a little eunuch serving his father-in-law in dark blue sitting inside drinking tea.Xue Pan stepped forward to take a look, but it was Xiao Xiazi, Dai Quan's apprentice.It was not the first time for the two to meet, Xue Pan immediately cupped his hands and said with a smile: "What kind of wind brought Mr. Xia here, I am really overjoyed."

"My lord, you are welcome." Xiao Xiazi stood up, gave Xue Pan a slap, and immediately said: "The order of the palace is to ask the eldest son to enter the palace immediately."

Xue Pan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does His Majesty mean?"

Hearing this, Xiao Xiazi lowered his brows and said with a smile, "Naturally, it is the meaning of the Holy One."

Seeing this, Xue Pan had no choice but to say with a smile: "Please wait for me for a moment, father-in-law, there are some trivial matters that need to be ordered."

Xiao Xiazi immediately smiled and said, "Young master, please go ahead."

Xue Pan immediately went out to find Tian Wenjing.At this moment, Tian Wenjing was holding his arms, staring at the singing signs in front of him with bitterness and hatred on his face, and when he saw Xue Pan approaching, he immediately frowned and said, "This Tong family is really nothing, he will follow any singing signs, or Those who raise the price high, or keep the price low, are simply here to cause trouble.”

Xue Pan chuckled. Although Tian Wenjing was angry with the Tong family for their high-profile actions, he should be able to see that it was Tong Kecha's behavior similar to "entrusting" that brought the whole bidding meeting to a climax.He bids at will, messing around and seemingly causing trouble for the Xue family's bidding meeting, but in fact he is using himself to sow hatred!

After all, the bidders present at the meeting today are all the top chaebols in Forty-Nine City.Because of their own selfishness, the Tong family allowed these chaebols to obtain the project that should have been easily bid for at several times the price.Do you really think that these merchants will point the finger at themselves because they let him provoke and take advantage of them?

Xue Pan shook his head, and he could only say that the Tong family, which has always been aloof, still doesn't understand these merchants who are interested in money.I just don't know how the Tong family can appease everyone's anger when they know that they have angered these profit-seeking merchants.

All mouths make money, and three people become tigers.The Tong family wanted to sow discord between the Xue family and the rest of the family.But they don't know that the Tong family's dismounting prestige based on the weakening of the interests of others will only push the Tong family to the opposite of everyone step by step.But his Xue family thinks... as long as they have money and are determined, nothing is a problem.

"You don't have to pay attention to him, just make sure he has enough money to bid. Also remember to ask him to sign the contract I specially drafted after each bidding. Even if there is something tricky in the future, someone will deal with him."

Tian Wenjing nodded.It's just that, it will inevitably make him feel unhappy.After singing the bid, it was Tong's family that got the limelight at first.However, the Xue family planned for a long time, and the Tong family got benefits.Those projects that have won the bidding are all real good purchases. If they are contracted to others, they must accept the Xue family's favor.But now the Tong family has taken the lead...

"What do you think about so much? Whenever you have to remember that you are a businessman, it is enough to make money. What kind of grievances, there will be a day to clean him up sooner or later. What are you in a hurry for?"

As Xue Pan said, he told Tian Wenjing: "Someone from the palace asked me to come into the palace, and I will give you full authority over the bidding. Just ask him."

Tian Wenjing nodded in agreement.

Xue Pan gave some more instructions, and then he led Xiao Xiazi into the palace on horseback.

Walking all the way to Qianqing Palace, Dai Quan was still standing outside with his whisk in the freezing weather.The nose was red and red from the cold.Seeing this, Xue Pan immediately went up to meet him and asked, "Is there someone inside?"

Dai Quan sniffed, nodded and smiled, "I've been here for a while. But it doesn't look like an official, but a sea merchant."

After a pause, Dai Quan said again: "Gao Wei brought it here. I heard that it has something to do with the eldest son's family."

Xue Pan's heart moved, and he immediately moved into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Sure enough, in the spacious and spacious hall, Tu Zhen was sitting behind the dragon table, reviewing something.A man in a royal blue fur coat stood respectfully in the center, and beside him was Gao Wei who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Seeing Xue Pan coming in, Gao Wei tilted his head first and smiled at him.

Tu Zhen also looked up and smiled, "Pan'er is here."

The man in the royal blue sweater turned his head, his eyebrows were clear and handsome, his eyebrows were sculpted and his eyes were sculpted.Because of the long-term sea breeze blowing, the skin is a little dark.Looking at Xue Pan, he smiled warmly and said, "Pan'er."

Xue Pan was startled, and immediately ran forward and hugged the middle-aged man, grinning uncontrollably and saying, "Second Uncle, you're back."