Weiyang of the Red Mansion

The people in the capital were still wondering whether Liu Zhi had lost his integrity, so they heard that the old lady and his wife of the Ningguo Mansion had gone to the Liguo Mansion to discuss the wedding date of Ningguo Hou Jiafu and Princess Shuhui. Within half a day, the entire capital knew that Jia Fu and Liu Zhi's wedding was scheduled for next July.

"Ning Guohou is so anxious to set the wedding date, it seems that Princess Shuhui's infidelity is pure slander."

"How do you know it's slander, not a cover-up?"

"You are stupid, but you are still not convinced. What kind of person is Ning Guohou? Who wants to marry a disobedient woman? Are you willing? The date of marriage is still confirmed on the cusp of this storm, and even the emperor has bestowed the title of princess. It can be seen that some people maliciously slandered Princess Shuhui."

"In this way, there is some truth to it, but... whoever hates Princess Shuhui so much, slanders people's innocence so much, this is driving people to death."

"How do you know that these dignitaries will always provoke some people, maybe they are being retaliated against."

"If it's revenge, staring at the girl in the boudoir and slandering her would be a low-level method."

The teahouse and tavern were full of discussions, and some people said, "Hey, you don't know yet? The ones who found someone to slander Princess Shuhui were Xiangyang Hou Shizi and his wife. Both of these couples were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. A relative is a servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I heard that it was Mrs. Hou Shizi of Xiangyang who failed to frame Princess Shuhui last year. She was found out. During the past half a year, the wives in Beijing have been cold-hearted, so she blamed Princess Shuhui. Xiangyang Hou Shizi was just released by the Ministry of Punishment in those two days, and the wind blowing on his wife's pillow made him lose his head?"

"Is what you said true?"

"What's the benefit of me lying to you? Madam Hou Shizi of Xiangyang is really poisonous," said the young man who claimed to have a relative in the Ministry of Punishment, "There is a famous flower picker in the Jianghu, nicknamed Zhe Mei Shou, this madam invited this out of the mountain because of who she left. This Mei Zheshou even picked the thirteen princesses of the first emperor, and has been wanted until now, but this Zhe Meishou Mei Shou was also unlucky, and had his eye on Ning Guohou's fiancée. Ning Guohou was no ordinary person, so he got the news in advance, set a trap in Tangshan Bieyuan, and caught Zhe Meishou.

When Ning Guohou entered the city two days ago, didn't he lock a person in a prison car and bring him to the capital?That guy is Zhemeishou. The emperor has been hunting down Zhemeishou for 20 years. Now that he has been caught, he is very happy, but he can't think of anything to reward him. A princess, otherwise, why do you think the emperor suddenly canonized the eldest girl of Liguo Duke's mansion?This is all thanks to Ning Guohou. "

"Ning Guohou is so powerful that even the flower pickers who have been ordered by the emperor to be arrested for 20 years have been caught by him?"

"Arresting people can't rely on brute force, but brains. Ning Guohou is a young talent who has been in high school at the age of 15. Is this brain good? You have a son and let him pass the test at the age of 15? At the age of ancient times, you are still taking the exam for children, this person is like a person, there is no comparison."

"It's right, it's right, brother, I'll buy you a drink!"

……

Wuweizhai, Jia Fu poured Ren Xiao a glass of wine, and said with a smile, "Thanks to Brother Ren this time, if you hadn't reported to me early, I would have suffered this loss, I respect you for this glass of wine, please Don't be rude to me."

Ren Xiao was flattered, this was the first time Jia Fu was so enthusiastic towards him.

"What Hou Ye said is that I can't be a villain. The villain's life was saved by Hou Ye, but it was just a report. This is what I should do."

Jia Fu smiled, poured himself a glass of wine, drank it, and sighed, "Brother Ren, you should know that I never thought of treating you as a servant."

"The villain understands that Master Hou is a good man."

Hearing this, Jia Fu couldn't help laughing, "Am I a good person?"

No, he's not a nice guy.

"Why is Lord Hou laughing?" Ren Xiao couldn't understand Jia Fu's expression.

Jia Fu poured another glass of wine and drank it down, and said, "Brother Ren, Ming people don't say dark words. After going through this incident, I also realize that I am now a polished commander. Although there are some people in my hand who can be used, But they are all grandfather’s confidantes, not my own. I don’t treat you as a servant, and you don’t think of yourself as a servant. From now on, Brother Ren, you are my friend. Between friends, there is no need to say If you are an outsider, I need to train a team, will Brother Ren help me?"

In fact, Jia Fu's attitude was so enthusiastic today, Ren Xiao probably had a plan in his heart, and he was still a little excited when he really heard what Jia Fu said.

Jia Fu finally recognized him!

"Since Lord Hou..."

Jia Fu raised his hand to interrupt Ren Xiao, "Since we are friends, don't call me so politely. My name is Heng Rong, and Brother Ren can just call me by my name."

Ren Xiao was stunned for a moment, his brows and eyes were a little relaxed, and he changed his address graciously, "Brother Hengrong, you don't know, I was really afraid of you a few years ago, but now I am an old acquaintance, and I don't talk outsiders. In other words, I, Ren Xiao, have always been willing to go through fire and water for my friends. Everyone in the world knows my temper. Since Brother Heng Rong can use me, I will not refuse. Even if Heng Rong says he needs me to do something, No matter what, I'll help you out!"

Opening up his heart, he really has some quack habits. Faced with such Ren Xiao, Jia Fu felt more at ease.

Ever since he crossed over to become Jiafu, the people around him have always been cautious in serving him, for fear of offending him. Even the girls he knew well were released to marry when they got older. Now the girls serving him are all from Jinling. When they came back, they arranged to serve him. Except for the big girl Huaping who dared to be a bit willful in front of him, the other girls were actually quite afraid of him.

To be honest, this day is really not interesting.

Some people may enjoy the extravagant life of the rich and powerful, but for Jia Fu, there is an unspeakable emptiness and loneliness.

In fact, Jia Fu is not a very enthusiastic person. If he hadn't seen a strong desire to survive from Ren Xiao's eyes when he was in Jinling, and was touched by this look, he would not have saved Ren Xiao at all.

But after he rescued Ren Xiao, Ren Xiao's attitude towards him was the same as that of the servant girls around him, respectful and somewhat fearful.

Then he lost interest in Ren Xiao, if he hadn't wanted to find a place for Liu Zhi on a whim last year, he would not have found Ren Xiao.

He does have some useful people in his hands, but as I said, they are all contacts given to him by his grandfather. Although the noble circle is also divided into factions, the Marquis of Xiangyang is considered an old minister of the late emperor. Although he is not close to the Ningguo Mansion, he They all belong to the same camp, for no reason, and Jia Yan will not let Jia Fuhu do it.

As for the reason for Liu Zhi's revenge on Xiangyang Hou Shizi, there is no way to convince Jia Yan.

Therefore, Jia Fu, who had no one to use, thought of Ren Xiao who was rescued in Jinling.

Unexpectedly, he called Ren Xiao to the capital on a whim, and there was an unexpected joy.

If he hadn't invited Ren Xiao to Beijing to help arrange traps and design Xiangyang Hou Shizi, there would be no subsequent report.

He was grateful to Ren Xiao in his heart.

He really likes this fiancée. Although she is a bit delicate and even jealous, this girl is suitable for him. If he can't marry a girl he likes, Jia Fu will also take a concubine. If his wife doesn't like it, he is not allowed to find her. A pleasing concubine?

He really couldn't imagine what Liu Zhi would do if something happened to him.

He may not be deeply in love with Liu Zhi yet, but he does not allow anyone to touch his woman.

"Brother Ren, I want to form an intelligence organization. You have all kinds of people from all walks of life. When it comes to being well-informed, no one can compare to you. I want you to help me find some good people to inquire about information. I will never Treat them badly."

intelligence organization?

Ren Xiao was a little surprised that Jia Fu would have such an idea, pondered for a moment, and said, "In fact, there are such intelligence organizations in Jianghu."

"Oh?" Since Jia Fu's crossing, he has been in the noble circle or the students who participated in the imperial examination. The Jianghu circle is really dark. If he didn't know Ren Xiao and met these old fritters in the Jianghu, He has to suffer even if he has a golden finger.

"Hengrong doesn't mess around, so it's not surprising if you don't know. If you want to know, I'll tell you." Seeing that Jia Fu was curious, Ren Xiao laughed.

Jia Fu poured Ren Xiao a glass of wine, "Brother Ren, please explain to me."

He thought that this kind of idea was only conceived by him, a forward-thinking person, but he still underestimated the world.

"Heng Rong should know about the Broken Star Tower, right? It's the Broken Star Tower in the east of the city." Ren Xiao thought for a while and said.

Jia Fu raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that the intelligence organization you're talking about is the Broken Star Tower?"

The Broken Star Building in the east of the city that Ren Xiao mentioned is actually one of the three major silver buildings in the capital. Although its status is not higher than the other two old silver buildings, their head and face jewelry are very delicate, and they are very popular with everyone. Madam's favorite, I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs wants Suixinglou to become an imperial merchant, and what they are eyeing is Suixinglou's jewelry.

"Brother Heng Rong is really smart," Ren Xiao said with a smile, "The Suixing Building looks like a silver building, but it is actually their disguise. What they really do is to scout for information, but their jewelry is really exquisite. , now that they have opened up the relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they will be able to find out even the secrets in the palace in a few months."

Jia Fu frowned upon hearing this, why did he feel something was wrong?

Broken Star House not only has a silver house in the capital, but also has branches all over the country. In addition, the jewelry in their store is very popular, and their financial resources are evident. With such financial resources, they still want to collect information everywhere and establish such a huge intelligence network. If they want to rebel, they only need to spend a lot of money to buy [-]% of the soldiers and horses in the capital and the Jingying Jiedushi, and there is a great possibility...the rebellion will succeed.

Thinking of this, Jia Fu couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, his thinking was a little too scary.

If it is as he expected, it will be a big deal.

"Ren Xiao, do you know who is the boss behind this Broken Star Building?" Jia Fu felt inexplicably uneasy.