Kangxi 44 years

At the beginning of December, Siye Mansion

Fu Nai, Chang Lai, Zhang Tingyu and others gathered in Si Age's study, Zhang Bao turned on the lamp, and then bowed and retreated.

"The emperor now seems to have left room for the crown prince to regain control of the East Palace," Chang Lai pursed his lips and said, "All the things the crown prince committed before were all blamed on ghosts. In the future, whether the crown prince recovers or not will determine whether the crown prince recovers. No, isn't it all in the words of the Long Live Lord?"

"Even so, it's still hard to fathom the intention of Lord Long Live." Fu Nai frowned and said, "If you want to support the prince, why delay it with hysteria? There are quite a few people who support the prince. The blame lies with Nightmare Town, we just need to bluntly say that the prince has recovered and let him return to Yuqing Palace."

"It's not that simple for the crown prince to abolish the establishment," Zhang Tingyu said from the sidelines, "Long live Lord, I'm afraid he hasn't made up his mind."

The fourth elder brother sat behind the desk, pinching the center of his brows lightly with one hand, "In Huang Ama's heart, there is no one among the princes who can replace the second elder brother, and the second elder brother's position cannot be moved for a while."

"Master," Zhang Bao came in from the outside and interrupted the conversation of several people, "the news came from the palace that the emperor has just decreed that Lao Shi, the left deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, will be dismissed from his post and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. , deported back to their original place!"

Zhang Tingyu was stunned for a moment, turned his head and bowed, "Lord Baylor, from this point of view, the emperor may not have Yi Chu's thoughts."

Lao Zhibian was dismissed for criminal responsibility. On the second day, Lord Kangxi announced to all the ministers in the early court that the matter of the crown prince was all my true knowledge and insight. Those who should be beheaded will be beheaded. .And all the secret incitement to rebellion, although Suo'ertu and his son are all responsible, the crown prince is not without fault.The villain does not know the true meaning of such plots.I thought it was not for no reason that I summoned the crown prince, and wanted to be courteous to Yinfeng, regardless of the truth, so I gave it a big guarantee!It's not true, all ministers should know, everything is in my hands!Those who are attached to the crown prince do not need to be happy, and those who are not attached to the crown prince do not need to worry, I have my own opinion!

After the decree was played, the officials took the orders, Orondai, Nalan Kuixu and others slightly bent their lips and their eyes met.The fourth elder brother frowned, thoughtful.

In a blink of an eye, the Laba Festival is here, and Beijing is full of joy.

The shops under Su Wei's plate have been tidied up with good results, and the goods of Jishengtang are also on their way to Beijing.

Wang Xiangqing and Su Wei were busy in the shop together, directing the craftsmen to work, and at the same time said to Su Wei, who was thinking about it, "Today, I asked Shen Caidong from Hongsheng store to have a good time together. Brother Su, come together if you have nothing to do." Let's have a lively Laba Festival."

"Happy?" Su Wei raised his eyebrows, "Are you going to look for flowers and willows in the Dashilan area?"

"Where do you think you're going?" Wang Xiangqing grinned. "There's a new theater troupe over at the Town God's Temple. Let's join in the fun. This Shen Caidong came to Beijing with great difficulty, and I also took the opportunity to get along with him."

"The Hongsheng store was opened by Chaoshan people, I remember they sold spices, sumac and many Nanyang things," Su Wei leaned on his chin and said.

"Yes," Wang Xiangqing sat down at the counter, "The Shen family is engaged in maritime business in the Chaoshan area of ​​Guangdong, and it is also one of the very few tide merchants who ship goods to the north. I heard about them when I was in Zhangjiakou, but their The goods are novel, but the quantity is very small, so the price is quite high. But once you buy it, the price will double. Spices and sumac from Southeast Asia are also very popular among the Mongolian royal family."

"So that's how it is," Su Wei straightened his body, "I originally wanted to deal with Yulongtang of Huizhou merchants first, but now that I have a big brother as a middleman and can connect with Chaozhou merchants, I naturally want to join in the fun."

New theater troupes in Beijing set up a stage in the courtyard behind the Shengping Building. Those who are rich can have a private room in the Shengping Building and watch while eating through the fence on the second floor. wooden chair look.

Su Wei and Wang Xiangqing arrived at Shengping Building at noon. This was also the first time Su Wei came into contact with folk social entertainment after coming here.However, Eunuch Su, who has been immersed in the palace for many years, thought that he could laugh at any scene he saw, but he didn't expect to be covered in white sweat as soon as he entered the second floor.

In the hall on the second floor, there are all kinds of gambling games, such as throwing pots, leaf games, chess, horse hanging, dominoes, dice, etc. In addition, there are quail fighting, flower fairs, and cricket fighting in the east wing.

Su Wei was afraid for nothing else, only because in the early years of Kangxi, the emperor issued a decree to ban gambling.The elder brothers in the palace only dare to play Shuanglu and throw pots during festivals.Unexpectedly, there is such a large underground casino at the entrance of Chenghuangmiao Street at the foot of the imperial city.

"What kind of power is behind this Shengping Building?" Su Wei walked to the private room with Wang Xiangqing, and said to Cui Sheng, the head of the village beside him, "Aren't you afraid that the government will investigate such a big place?"

"Su——Su Caidong doesn't know something," Cui Sheng paused, and lowered his voice, "There are more than one places like this in the capital. Although gambling is banned by the government, there are so many dignitaries in Beijing, how can there be no place to have fun? .Behind these restaurants, there are a lot of connections with the royal relatives. My subordinates heard that the big owner behind the Shengping Building is actually Jiu's grandfather's family."

Su Wei was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly realized that there really was collusion between government and businessmen, which has existed since ancient times.

"Brother Su, this is Shen Caidong," a group of people walked into the private room, several middle-aged men were already waiting at the table, Wang Xiangqing pointed to a man in the middle who was in a brown short coat and black robes and introduced to Su Wei .

"I've admired you for a long time," Su Wei smiled and cupped his hands, "I'm Su Wei, Shengjing started the business, please take care of me."

"Shengjing, the land of dragon diving, a good place, Su Caidong is very polite," Shen Wenyan also cupped his hands and took their seats.

After chatting on the stage, Su Wei was a little sleepy.Neither Wang Xiangqing nor Shen Wenyan knew his real identity. Shen Wenyan was somewhat suspicious of him as a stranger, and his words were rather taboo. Wang Xiangqing and Shen Wenyan had only met each other a few times, so it was difficult to talk with him.

When the curtain came to an end, Wang Xiangqing saw that the opportunity was about to slip away, so he quickly got up and suggested, "It's a great honor for Wang to meet some rich men today, this new troupe is not skilled enough, why don't we have some fun by ourselves. "

"What shopkeeper Wang said is true," a shopkeeper who was sitting with the owner also got up and said, "I asked Xiao Er to prepare for it early in the morning. The wealthy owners are not busy, so how many rounds can we play?"

How many rounds did you play?Su Weizheng watched in bewilderment as Xiao Er moved the poker table into the private room, and the so-called fun actually meant playing horse hanging.

Ma Diao originated in the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a card game with four suits and four players participate in a game.When Su Wei was in the Yinghua Palace, his master taught him Yezi Opera, Shuanglu, and horse hanging, just to accompany the master to relieve boredom.However, his family's fourth elder brother has never been fond of these games, so Su Wei has completely forgotten the skills in them.

Shen Wenyan, Wang Xiangqing and the others played a game of cards, but Su Wei refused and sat behind Wang Xiangqing to watch the fun.

In China, dinner games and card games are a kind of communication. People who are immersed in business and officialdom don't care about winning or losing in this kind of situation, they only care about people's hearts.However, Su Wei is an exception.

Even when he ran business for the company in his previous life, Su Wei did not participate in gambling.In his narrow eyes, money is used to save, not to gamble.In this life, the money has changed from bank cards and banknotes to heavy silver and copper plates, and the weight in his purse made him tremble with distress.

After several rounds, each had their own winners and losers, but Su Weineng could tell that in the few rounds that Wang Xiangqing lost, Shen Wenyan was the dealer.

"We're new to Su Caidong, so how can we stay on the sidelines?" Shen Wenyan won a lot, and his expression softened a lot, "Come, go to the table, let's walk a few laps together!"

Su Wei was stunned for a moment, Shen Wenyan even asked for an invitation, and it was hard for him to refuse again and again.But when he is at the table, winning or losing becomes more complicated.Not to mention, he loves Yinzi very much, even if he is also a wealthy owner, he can't lose too badly.However, it was more than twenty years ago that he last used a horse-sling.

Su Wei was struggling, and Wang Xiangqing put one hand on his shoulder, "Brother Su, don't hesitate, Brother Yu knows your poker skills, so let's play a few games with a few rich men."

Su Wei looked at Wang Xiangqing, sighed lightly, and nodded, "My brother is stupid, please forgive me."

Su Wei went to the poker table, his heart pounding. This horse crane seems simple, but it is not easy to master it well.The banker has to deal with the cooperation of the three idlers to go to the banker. When Su Wei is not in the banker, he can still play with the previous player.But as a Zhuang, he is lonely.

Su Wei's side was on fire, Wang Xiangqing lightly kicked Su Wei's toes under the card table, "Brother Su, let's play the cards."

"Suozi, twenty guan, I won!" Su Wei slapped his hands, happy to see his teeth but not his eyes.

"Su Caidong is so lucky," Shen Wenyan and the others pursed their lips and threw a yard to Su Wei.Wang Xiangqing also dismissed the cards, and patted Su Wei on the shoulder with a doting look on his face.

Su Wei knew in his heart that it was Wang Xiangqing who secretly helped him, took him to the dealership, and fed him cards when he sat in the dealership.The wonderful thing is that Wang Xiangqing's every step is just right, which makes people doubt, but can't find fault.

After a few rounds, it was almost evening.Everyone settled, Shen Wenyan lost 20 taels, Wang Xiangqing lost 30 taels, and Su Wei won 40 taels.

"We had a good time today, let's come back another day," Shen Wenyan said in an air, but he was not angry after losing the money.

Su Wei bent his lips, stood up and raised his hands. Cui Sheng put a few wooden boxes on the table, "My little brother is new here, young and inexperienced, so please forgive me in the future. Please smile."

Shen Wenyan took the wooden box, opened it for a glance, but was taken aback, the snow ginseng in the box was a rare treasure, and its price was no less than 300 taels.

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