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Chapter 204
After Gu Santong killed the masters of the top ten sects on the bank of Taihu Lake, he disappeared from all corners of the country. No one could find his whereabouts, or no one dared to find his whereabouts.

He lived in seclusion in Tianshan Mountain with Su Xin, and under the witness of Ye Cao, he officially married and lived a life of wife and children.

The Ming emperor was critically ill, and Zhu Wushi, who was the seventeenth prince, was recalled to the capital. A crowd of people crowded outside the door, but the old emperor called Zhu Wushi to see him alone.

"Ahem, Seventeenth Brother, Brother Huang has something to ask." The old emperor held Ye Cao's hand with sincere eyes.

"Brother Emperor, please tell me." Ye Cao didn't withdraw his hand, he could tell that today was the day of the old emperor's death.

"The prince is young, and the eunuch is involved in politics. For the sake of my old Zhu family, brother Huang begs you to help and protect the prince... Cough cough cough..." Speaking of the excitement, the old emperor coughed very violently.

Ye Cao immediately passed her true energy, the emperor stopped coughing and felt refreshed.

"I want the emperor to set up another department called Hulong Mountain Villa to check and balance the East Factory and protect my country." After the old emperor finished speaking, he held Ye Cao's hand tightly and looked at him expectantly.

"Okay." Ye Cao nodded in agreement.

He could understand why the old emperor chose him alone among so many brothers. It was because he was strong in martial arts and had no influence in the court, so he had no ability to rebel.

Once Hulong Villa is established, it will naturally be the sworn enemy of Dongchang.

The old emperor didn't care if Hulong Villa survived until the end, he just hoped that Dongchang would have a target to hit, so that the prince's pressure would be much less and he would have enough time to grow up.

And if Hulong Villa wants to grow, it must support the prince, that is, the new emperor, otherwise Hulong Villa will not be able to develop without a backing.The strength of Dongchang is unimaginable to others.

"Your Majesty has a decree to enshrine Zhu Wu, the seventeenth younger brother, as the god of iron courage, and set up Hulong Villa to help protect the Daming country. A gold medal for avoiding death is specially given, and anyone who does not seek rebellion can be exempted from death."

"I accept the decree, thank you." Ye Cao accepted the decree, and Cao Abu patted Cao Zhengchun's hand and said, "Son, from now on you and Zhu Tie will be the ones to fight. Daddy and I are tired. Rest with the emperor."

"Father will live a long life." Cao Zhengchun said with a bow.They are not biological father and son, they are both eunuchs and can't give birth to children, but they are relatives who recognize each other and practice the 'Tiangang boy skill' together.

"Hahaha..." Cao Ah concealed a smile, the laughter was very thought-provoking, especially the way he looked at Cao Zhengchun.

Son, son.If I don't die, how can it be your turn to take the position of Master Dongchang.

"Your Majesty, you are dead!"

It seems that the old emperor had long thought of setting up Hulong Mountain Villa, and even selected the location, which is within the capital city, not far from the imperial palace, but not within the imperial palace.

Firstly, the imperial palace was controlled by Dongchang, and there was really no place for Hulong Villa; secondly, the old emperor was afraid of Yecao's rebellion, after all, he was also a member of the royal family.

The initial staff of Hulong Villa were all arrests from the six gates, but it is not known how many of them were East Factory spies, and how many had different intentions.

"These people can't be used."

If he followed Ye Cao's idea, he wouldn't bother to identify who was loyal and who was traitor, and he would just kill them all.

But his current status does not allow him to do this, once he did, Cao Zhengchun would have an excuse to attack him.

Dongchang has been in operation for a hundred years, and its strength should not be underestimated. It has firmly controlled the palace, even the Jinyiwei are deployed by them, and all kinds of martial arts secrets in the palace are also open to them.

To be honest, as long as Cao Zhengchun wanted to, he could take the emperor's life at any time.This is why the old emperor was so worried about eunuchs.If you want to bring down Dongchang, you still need to figure it out gradually.

"You need to develop your own power."

In order to let Cao Zhengchun relax his vigilance, Ye Cao pretended to be ignorant of espionage work and indifferent to government affairs, and completely operated Hulong Villa as a Jianghu sect.

"Haha, bullshit iron brave god, one warrior." Cao Zhengchun laughed at Ye Cao like this.

In private, Ye Cao took in many orphans and began to train secretly, but soon, he was short of money and short of money.

Although the establishment of Hulong Villa can be funded by the national treasury, once the money is used, Dongchang will not be able to hide it.

Leaf grass has to find money by itself, and has to remake glass, soap, perfume and so on.

After screening many merchants, Yecao finally chose to cooperate with the Giant Whale Gang.

The Giant Whale Gang is a gang on the coast. They do salt and iron and shipping business, and the items they manufacture can be exported overseas by ship. (no sea ban)

No matter how powerful Dongchang is, they have not been able to extend their hands overseas, and they have no control over it.

At that time, the gang leader was not Li Zhengkai, but his father "Li Xiaoyao".As a member of the Jianghu, it is also easy for Ye Cao to discuss cooperation with him. First hit him up, and then bargain.

"Yes, yes, it's all up to Lord Hou." Li Xiaoyao's face was swollen like a pig, and it wasn't because of what Ye Cao said, he dared to say a word, and he was beaten violently.

"With Benhou's help, I will protect you from the Giant Whale Gang and become the number one gang in the world." Ye Cao gave Li Xiaoyao a sweet date.

"Thank you, Lord Hou." Li Xiaoyao was very excited, everyone in the rivers and lakes wanted to be the first.It's hard to think about not being developed when you get close to the royal family.Not a disaster, but a good thing.

"Do you know how to deal with our relationship?" Ye Cao asked him.

"You must keep your mouth shut." Li Xiaoyao said very well, and he never thought of revealing it.

Although Jianghu gangs all hope to get the support of the imperial court, they will flourish from then on, but the Jianghu people despise them for being used by the imperial court, and they are degraded as eagle dogs. It is really a strange phenomenon.

"Very good." Ye Cao nodded in satisfaction, and then extended her hand to Li Xiaoyao.

"Eh?" Li Xiaoyao was a little unpredictable, what does this mean?
"Cough!" Ye Cao gave a dry cough and said, "Advance one year's dividend in advance."

See clearly, it is an advance, not a loan, absolutely not.

"Okay, okay." Li Xiaoyao quickly took 2 taels of silver and gave it to Ye Cao to spend first.

As for the advance payment, it would be treated as a joke, and even if he had eight hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to treat it as an advance payment.

"Yeah," Ye Cao put the banknote into her bosom, and then said to Li Xiaoyao, "By the way, help me find someone."

"Who is it, do you have a portrait and a place of origin?" Li Xiaoyao asked.

"There is no portrait, no place of origin, only known as Wansanqian."

"This, this..." Li Xiaoyao looked perplexed.

"Why, can't find it?" Ye Cao sullenly said, the first thing can't be done well, so what's the use of you.

"No, no, no," Li Xiaoyao quickly waved his hands and said, "This name is too common. There are tens of thousands of people in the whole country, Lord Hou."

"That's right," Ye Cao thought for a moment and said, "It must be a famous person, the famous one."

Ye Cao thought that the one who could offend Zhu Cheng and stand alongside Zhu Wushi would not be a small character, and added at the end: "Maybe he hasn't been born yet."

"Ah?" Li Xiaoyao was stunned, how could you tell me to look for someone who was not born?How did you know that?
"I told you to look for it, so much nonsense!" Ye Cao sullenly said.

"Yes, yes, my subordinate obeys." Li Xiaoyao answered yes again and again, calling himself a subordinate.

(End of this chapter)