To The Land of Nevernight

According to Tang Shen's calculation, when he arrived at Xijin Mansion, the letter should have been delivered to Wang Qin.

Originally, the letter could be delivered in four days, but Tang Shen chose six days.Just because someone else was in Xijin Mansion at this time, even if Wang Qin got angry after reading the letter, or decided to write a letter to reprimand himself, Tang Shen would never receive it.

Yes, he wrote it that way on purpose.

Only Wang Zifeng is allowed to "travel thousands of miles and mother is worried", and Tang Jing is not allowed to "treat my senior brother like a loving father"?

Tang Shen thought to himself: Will Wang Zifeng be angry?

If you think about it carefully, you shouldn't be angry.

With the attitude of his senior brother, even if he is really angry, he will not show it, but will keep it in his heart.When he returns to Shengjing, maybe the senior brother will attack him.But Tang Shen didn't take it seriously when he talked about it later, he felt refreshed if he could tease his senior brother a few words.

When he arrived at Xijin Mansion, Tang Shen didn't really show his face and went to do some errands.He handed over most of the matters to Qiao Jiu.

Qiao Jiu is Wang Qin's subordinate, although he has not met Wang Qin a few times, but Wang Qin's ability to reuse him shows that he is capable.In just three days, he met several Liao merchants who bought tea in Xijin Mansion, and entered the business circle of Xijin Mansion a little bit.

In the Liao Kingdom, ordinary people did not have surnames. Except for the nobles, if other people wanted to have a surname, they had to be bestowed by the nobles.

Liao people have only two surnames, one is Yelu and the other is Xiao.

Late at night, in the guest room of the inn, Qiao Jiu whispered to Tang Shen: "My lord, among the three Liao merchants I met, one was named Xiao Lv, the other was named Ye Lu Qi, and the other had not yet been given a surname. My lord does not know, Ye Lv The family is in charge of the imperial power in the entire Liao Kingdom, with a high position and power, and the Xiao family is the queen. The queen of the Liao Kingdom must have the surname Xiao. In most places in the Liao Kingdom, the Yelu family is in charge of power, but the Xijin Mansion is different. The Xijin Mansion is close In the Song Dynasty, the Han people had more customs, and the official government offices in the south were also established here."

Tang Shen: "I know this."

Qiao Jiu said ashamedly: "It's a small violation of the rules. Your Excellency is far-sighted and far-sighted. Naturally, such a small matter cannot be hidden from your discerning eyes."

Tang Shen glanced at Qiao Jiu.

In the past, Tang Shen used to blow other people's rainbow farts, but few people would blow his rainbow farts in front of him.In fact, Tang Shen was already a senior official of the fourth rank just after he was crowned, even if he was placed in Shengjing City, he would still be a senior official in the capital.However, Tang Shen was working in the Palace of Qinzheng, and the lowest officials in the Palace of Qinzheng were all fourth-rank officials.And what he came into contact with every day was not the emperor, but powerful officials like Wang Qin and Su Wenyun, which caused him to become a "insignificant" small official by comparison.

The feeling of being blown rainbow farts by others made Tang Shen feel a lot, Qiao Jiu was also not easy, as a businessman, he could not get a good reputation by himself, and he worked wholeheartedly for Wang Qin and Tang Shen, didn't he just want to find a way out for future generations ?

Tang Shen understood his feelings and said, "You have done a good job, and the three businessmen you came into contact with are also suitable."

Seeing Tang Shen's cheerful expression, Qiao Jiu was relieved to know that he had said the right thing. "Returning to my lord, it was really wise for you to let a small tea merchant enter Liao." Qiao Jiu was not only flattering, but also sincerely said, "The tea and porcelain of the Song Dynasty can only be used by nobles and high-ranking officials in the Liao Kingdom. If you enter Liao as a porcelain merchant, it will be inconvenient to transport goods. Only tea merchants are the most appropriate way to conceal your identity."

Tang Shen didn't think of this alone, in fact, it was Su Wenyun's idea.

But there is no need to explain. Tang Shen thought for a while and said, "Among the three merchants, those who have not been given a surname don't need to get in touch with them for the time being. What we are going to do is not to really sell tea, but to explore the interior of the Liao Kingdom The surnames Yelu and Xiao..." Tang Shen pondered for a while, then smiled slightly: "Officials from the south and officials from the north, you remind me of this. The interior of the Liao Kingdom is not as complete as it looks on the outside! You do this..."

Song merchants entered Liao to do business. No one in this world would struggle with money, and Liao merchants naturally welcomed it.But this doesn't mean that those Liao merchants with higher eyes than the top will put Qiao Jiu in their eyes.

Even if he broke his fortune and gave gifts to treat guests, Qiao Jiu couldn't please everyone.

However, the Liao Kingdom itself has huge internal problems!

Tang Shen: "The biggest problem in the Liao Kingdom is the officials in the north and the officials in the south. You also said that the Xijin Mansion is the power of the officials in the south. You can gradually neglect the Liao merchant with the surname of Yelu and get closer to those with the surname Xiao. We To do business with Liao merchants surnamed Xiao."

Qiao Jiu: "My lord, will this offend people?"

"What you want is to offend. Do you really think that you can have a good relationship between the two of them and get benefits from them all?"

"Small dare not."

Tang Shen: "Since they can be given surnames, it means that they have backgrounds and backgrounds. This kind of people often do business not only for themselves, but also for the people behind him. If you get close to Xiao Liao Shang, the Liao merchants with the surname of Yelu will definitely have secret hatred, and even tamper with our tea business behind the scenes. We are in the Liao Kingdom, and it is easy for them to do something if they want to."

Qiao Jiu was not stupid either, he understood: "But Xiao Lv, the Liao businessman, will naturally not stand by."

Tang Shen said with a smile: "Blindly giving gifts to please, Xiao Lu may not really regard you as a friend and take you seriously. There are gains and losses. When he sees that you really sacrificed a lot in order to do business with him. Share weal and woe, only then will he truly regard you as a friend."

Qiao Jiu showed a businessman's treacherous smile: "The little one understands. The adults have planned strategies, and the young ones can't catch up with flattery."

Tang Shen laughed, and didn't say anything else, thinking to himself: Your posture of blowing rainbow fart is far worse than mine!

Qiao Jiu was Wang Qin's man, Tang Shen was very relieved when he went to work.

Tang Shen called Lu Shen over.

Lu Shen was in a depressed mood, and had been depressed for the past few days.

The general really couldn't hide his thoughts, Tang Shen could understand what he was thinking when he saw his expression.Tang Shendao: "General Lu felt that before I came, I clearly said that I would bring you to do great things, but after I came, you and your soldiers guarded the inn all day to look at the goods, and you couldn't go anywhere. I thought I was lying. you?"

Lu Shen's attitude towards Tang Shen was not as perfunctory and disrespectful as before.He cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare, I know, Your Excellency seems to be staying in the inn these days, but everything Qiao Jiu does is obeying His Excellency's orders, Your Excellency is not idle."

"But you're free."

Lu Shen didn't answer, obviously he also had resentment in his heart.

Tang Shen: "Don't worry, I called you today because I have an errand for you."

Lu Shen's eyes lit up: "Your Excellency, despite your orders, will never let you down."

"You won't be allowed to disappoint me in this matter!" Tang Shen's tone suddenly became severe. He first briefly said what he had told Qiao Jiu to do, and then said: "The internal disputes in Liao Kingdom are not limited to Nanmian officials. And Beimian officials. The Liao Emperor was over fifty years old, and he fought on the battlefield when he was young. He had old diseases. The Liao Emperor had four princes in total, and I met the third prince when I was in Shengjing. And what I want you to do is to find out which prince's subordinates these southern officials and northern officials belong to in the Xijin Mansion."

Lu Shen thought about it carefully, and said: "My lord, the general will definitely handle this matter well in the end, but these Liao officials may not necessarily support the prince, and the Liao emperor is still alive."

Tang Shen smiled: "How far is the Xijin mansion from the Shangjing Linhuang mansion?"

Lu Shen: "Thousands of miles away."

Tang Shen: "In recent years, Emperor Liao has been in poor health. If he is his confidant, can he send him to the Xijin Mansion thousands of miles away? He is a human being, so he has his own thoughts. Besides..." The voice paused After a while, Tang Shen continued: "Besides, when I was in Shengjing, I discovered that even the high-ranking prince and grand teacher of the Liao Dynasty among the officials in the north secretly supported Yeluhan, the third prince of the Liao Kingdom. The teachers are all planning something else, don’t the other officials not?”

Lu Shen suddenly realized what he heard, and looked at Tang Shen with even more admiration.He doesn't know how to blow rainbow farts, but he said honestly: "What your lord said is true, the end general will do it!"

After Lu Shen left, Tang Shen poured himself a cup of tea, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.

"If senior brother were here, I'm afraid he would say that the Liao officials have their own thoughts, and the biggest reason is the Liao emperor himself!" Sighing lightly, Tang Shen suddenly felt the loneliness of being hard-pressed to meet a bosom friend in high mountains and rivers.

Emperor Liao is only in his 50s this year, ten years younger than Zhao Fu.But his control over the officials of the Liao Kingdom is not even comparable to Zhao Fu's one toe!

Emperor Liao was irritable, brave and good at fighting, and he was also a famous general who won victoriously when he was young.He is old and injured. Although he loves to be jealous, he is still a martial artist.His officials have their own thoughts, he may or may not know, but in any case, it is too late.

In the court of the Liao Kingdom, the factions of officials became independent. Even if the Liao Emperor wanted to govern, it would not happen overnight.

Pretentiousness also needs to look at the target.

Talking about the affairs of the court of the Liao Kingdom to a donkey-head like Lu Shen, Tang Shen just felt that it was a waste of time to play the piano to a cow, so he stopped talking.

Although Lu Shen was not astute, he was reliable in handling things, otherwise Zhao Fu would not have sent him to Tang Shen.

In less than ten days, good news came from Qiao Jiu.The tea they brought from Youzhou was seized by a group of officials from the Liao Kingdom, and it was obvious that the Liao businessman Yeluqi was behind it.Qiao Jiu dared not speak out. He appealed to the Liao officer, showing that he was wronged.But the Liao official would not care about a Song merchant, so he hit him ten boards and threw him out of the Xijin government office.

Qiao Jiu was not young, and the ten boards hit him so hard that it almost cost him half his life.He was immediately bedridden and had a high fever for ten days.When Liao merchant Xiao Lv heard about this, Qiao Jiu was already able to get out of bed and walk around.

Xiao Lu came to the inn in person and met Qiao Jiu.

Qiao Jiu staggered down from the bed, Xiao Lu saw this and hurriedly supported him.He spoke fluent Song dialect, and he said: "Brother Qiao, what happened to you, you were beaten like this! What did you do, how could they treat you like this."

Qiao Jiu smiled wryly and said, "The young one is just a commoner businessman, what did he do wrong... Mr. Xiao may have guessed it."

Hearing this, Xiao Lu sighed and stopped playing stupid.

Xiao Lu: "I never thought that Yeluqi would do this. It's really deceiving. Don't worry, I have already told the adults about it."

The first time Qiao Jiu heard the word "adult" from Xiao Lu's mouth, his eyebrows twitched, pretending to be calm on the surface.He thanked Dade and said: "Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for coming to visit me. I'm already half recovered, so it's okay. It's just that my batch of goods is still being detained in the government office..."

Xiao Lu: "Don't worry, I will handle it myself."

At this time, Tang Shen came in from outside the house wearing a satin brocade robe and carrying a bowl of thick soup.Xiao Lu was slightly taken aback when he saw him, Qiao Jiu smiled and said, "This is a dog named Qiao Jing. He came with me to sell goods in Daliao."

Tang Shen bowed to Xiao Lu and said, "I've seen Mr. Xiao."

"En." Xiao Lu's gaze stayed on Tang Shen's face for a moment, then he moved away calmly, and said, "Brother Qiao, I will hold a banquet at home in two days for some businessmen who often come and go. Can you Want to come? Ah, it suddenly occurred to me that with your body, maybe you can’t go there?”

Qiao Jiu showed surprise: "Mr. Xiao, don't worry, the younger one will definitely be there."

Xiao Lu said a few more words and left the inn.Before leaving, he said that he had a small house in the east of Xijin Prefecture, and he let Qiao Jiu and his party live there.Qiao Jiu declined a few times, but was blocked by Xiao Lu, so he accepted Xiao Lu's kindness.

After Xiao Lu left, Tang Shen frowned slightly.In the evening, he came to Lu Shen: "You have inquired about this Liao merchant Xiao Lu, does he have a habit of cutting off his sleeves?"

Lu Shen looked puzzled, he didn't understand why Tang Shen asked this suddenly, so he could only answer honestly: "No, there are two concubines in Xiao Lu's family. I had a big fight with my wife and made a lot of jokes."

Lu Shen looked at Tang Shen with "Why do you say this, my lord?" written all over his face.

Tang Shen was left speechless.

Probably he really thought too much.Originally, Tang Shen only wanted to meet Xiao Lu when he entered the room today, to find out the reality of the other party, but Xiao Lu's eyes lingered on him several times.Su Wenyun had talked to Tang Shen about the issue of broken sleeves before, maybe he was too sensitive to think about it.

Tang Shen thought: No matter what, it's better not to come out in the future.

Tang Shen approached Qiao Jiu: "I have stayed in Xijin Mansion for half a month, it's time to go back to Youzhou. I will leave after you finish that dinner. Don't worry, after I leave, Su Wenyun will come over, and you will contact him then."