Hello Chang’an

Menglie’s mind buzzed: “What your Highness means is that there is no way to defeat him…”

"It's fake death." Chang Sui Ning said.

"..." Meng Lie's mind was filled with the word "fake" for a while, and he suddenly realized that he was unjustly accused of having gray hair - should he ask Wujue to pay for his hair? !

Chang Suining saw through Meng Lie's thoughts and couldn't help but said: "He can't pay for even one of his hairs..."

After all, Wujue itself doesn’t have this thing.

"And he can't be blamed for this. The fake death was arranged secretly by me to help him escape and leave the capital." Chang Suining explained: "This matter is secret and it was a temporary decision, so no one in the capital, including Qiao, was informed. Yang didn’t know either.”

Mentioning Qiao Yang, Meng Lie couldn't help but think of the puppy mentioned in Qiao Yang's letter, and he felt strange for a moment - there are many people who go crazy due to Wujue's death, but in different forms.

At this moment, listening to the explanation of the girl in front of him, Meng Lie quickly suppressed the complaint against Wujue in his heart: "His Highness acted carefully, and his subordinates did not notice it at all."

He just asked if Wujue was in the army at the moment, and Chang Sui Ning said: "It's just that now I don't know where Wujue has gone -"

Meng Lie was slightly startled: "What does His Highness mean by this?"

"After successfully escaping from the capital, Wujue left without saying goodbye on the way to Jiangdu." Chang Sui Ning said: "Although he left a letter saying that he was going to travel around, I asked people to search for his whereabouts, but there was no trace. News. They also sent people to Qianzhou, but they learned that his former school had disappeared, and the people in his school were also missing..."

Speaking of this, Chang Sui Ning's eyes showed worry: "In the past, I could have let him go, but now he is seriously ill and his attitude is very abnormal. I really can't worry about it."

Hearing the word "serious illness", Meng Lie felt a little gloomy. Wujue's death was false, but the illness was indeed real. He invited many famous doctors to diagnose him, but to no avail.

Therefore, although Wujue is not dead, he is only alive for the time being. If the weird illness is allowed to continue to develop, I am afraid that the fake death will soon become a real death.

We have to find the person back.

"Your Highness, it is better to leave this matter to your subordinates." Meng Lie said sternly: "In these years, the intelligence backbones in various places have not been abandoned. It should be easier to use them to find people."

Chang Suining, who was eager to find Wujue, nodded: "This is the best."

Meng Lie silently made a note to Wujue in his mind: "Although he has merit, he should not be so arrogant."

Even if Wujue got into the rat's den, he would still pull the person out - as a subordinate, is it ridiculous to make the lord so worried and willful?

Chang Suining asked Meng Lie to sit down and told him in detail several possible places to go. Meng Lie took note of them all carefully.

After settling the matter, Meng Lie asked the question that was lingering in his mind: "Your Highness...are you going to walk the same path again this time?"

Fighting with a knife on the battlefield and living to keep the road. Do you want to walk that kind of road again?

"Yes." Chang Suining smiled at him: "The last time we walked was not very good, let's try again."

Mengliena said in an expected tone: "It seems that His Highness has made up his mind."

Chang Suining said "hmm" and looked sideways at the sun and the armor hanging in the tent: "After much thought, this way of living is more suitable for me."

Using the sword in her hand to protect the people around her and the land beneath her feet was an obsession she still couldn't let go of even after her death.

When Meng Lie heard this, he thought of the three years in Beidi, and his heart felt stinging for a moment. He never dared to think deeply about what kind of life His Highness, who was invincible on the battlefield, lived in those three years, and what kind of suffering he had to endure. A determined mood is supporting me.

After a while, Meng Lie was able to utter a hoarse but hopeful voice: "Since His Highness has made a decision, please allow His Majesty to allow your subordinates to come with you... and try the way you came here again."

Chang Sui Ning looked at him with a smile: "Okay, if you're not afraid, just follow."

Meng Lie held back his tears. Of course he was not afraid. God had taken away what he feared most, so what else did he have to fear?

He stood up and bowed deeply to Chang Suining: "Your Highness will never give up. I will do my best and never let Your Highness down."

Chang Suining felt helpless at his habit of saluting frequently. She raised her hand to signal him to sit down and said, "I have one more thing that I need you to check for me."

"Please give me your instructions, Your Highness."

"Thirteen years ago, before I committed suicide in Beidi, I was already poisoned -" Chang Sui Ning said.

Listening to this calm narrative tone, Meng Lie's expression suddenly changed: "Your Highness..."

Chang Suining continued: "After I came back this time, I managed to meet Yuchi, and she admitted to the poisoning."

Meng Lie's eyes were undulating. He remembered Yuchi. At that time, Yuchi often went to and fro in the building to deliver news to His Highness. She was a personal maid who was trusted by His Highness... She actually dared to secretly kill the Lord!

Meng Lie clenched his hands: "...Why did she act like this? Is there someone else instigating her behind the scenes?!"

After a moment, Chang Sui Ningcai said: "According to her own words, she was deceived by Yu Zeng back then."

Meng Lie's eyes were shocked: "...Yu Zeng?!"

Chang Sui Ning repeated what Yuchi said at that time, and finally said: "But these are just her words at the moment and have not been confirmed. Yu Zeng is now the head of the palace and has lived in the palace for a long time. Before that, I was controlled by others in the capital. He didn’t rush to alert the enemy—but if it was really his fault, there must be another mastermind behind it.”

She has no personal grudge against Yu Zeng. If he did this, he would definitely be taking orders from others.

"Yes, I understand." Meng Lie said solemnly: "I will order everyone to investigate this matter carefully and find out the real culprit as soon as possible."

"This matter has been going on for a long time, and it may not be easy to investigate. Just let everyone do their best, and self-protection is the top priority." Chang Suining finally confessed.

After Meng Lie agreed, he asked respectfully and expectantly: "Does Your Highness have other matters that need to be handled by your subordinates?"

Chang Suining thought for a moment and shook his head: "No more for now. I'll tell you when I think of it."

Meng Lie hesitated for a moment and then tried to ask proactively: "Does Your Highness need money now?"

Chang Suining was startled for a moment. Do you know her so well?

Also, everyone knew that she was short of money. Her original intention when she wrote to Meng Lie was because of lack of money.

Meng Lie was secretly grateful that His Highness was short of money. The reason why he was able to recognize His Highness this time was all because His Highness was short of money.

"Yes, I have a lot of uses for money now. But some time ago, someone just gave me three million yuan - not long after I wrote to you." Chang Sui Ning said calmly: "These three million yuan It’s enough for me to lose for a while, and when I don’t have enough, I’ll come back to you to get it.”

Meng Lie nodded understandingly: "Your Highness, if necessary, please give instructions to your subordinates at any time." Having said this, Chang Suining asked: "How much money is left in Dengtai Tower now?"

When she left the capital that year, she didn't take anything with her. She vaguely remembered that she also had two million yuan, which was mostly her personal money saved by her military exploits and rewards from the late emperor.

But Meng Lie also said just now that the intelligence backbones everywhere have not been abandoned over the years. It is extremely expensive to maintain these well. However, since Dengtailou's business is booming, it should be able to roughly cover these expenses. If you think about it, you can leave some for her, right?

"Back to Your Highness, there is not much silver in Dengtai Tower, only about two to three million coins."

Chang Suining raised her eyebrows in satisfaction. Two to three million dollars was a lot. It meant that she had not used the money she left behind at all.

She sincerely praised: "Not bad, good at home."

But then I heard Meng Lie say: "But the total amount of silver scattered and hidden in bank vaults in various places may be nearly ten million dollars."

"?" Chang Suining's eyes suddenly became round: "...Where did you get so much money?"

"His Royal Highness is not involved in business, so he must have underestimated the revenue of Dengtai Tower." Meng Lie explained: "In addition to Dengtai Tower, his subordinates have also been secretly doing other businesses over the years. Thanks to various Hidden stakes are well-informed and can always know where there is money to be made and what business can be done before others. As time goes by, they do more and more business. They use the power of hidden stakes to support the business, and use the business to support the hidden stakes. In the first few years, they all It was just self-sufficient, and then it started to make a profit.”

Well-informed information can make money, and money itself can also make money. He has a way to go, there are people who can use it, and he has no shortage of capital. The benefits are rolling in. Saving these in more than ten years is nothing. Strange things.

Although his businesses are not as profitable as those of salt merchants, they are more advantageous because they involve a wide range of industries, are stable and sustainable, and can spread risks. They are not like the salt merchants who make a fortune in silence.

In addition, he was once worried that if the Deng Tai Lou business was too prosperous, it would cause trouble or suppression, so he had early on the idea of ​​finding another way out.

Chang Sui Ning couldn't help but be surprised. This was not only a matter of keeping the family, but also a matter of making a fortune.

It was hard for her not to be surprised: "So these tens of millions of dollars... are just cash in various bank vaults?"

"Yes." Meng Lie said: "Businesses everywhere also have money for operation, and there are also hidden pile junctions in various places. But this year is already halfway through, and each place will not turn over its revenue until the end of the year..."

Having said this, Meng Lie paused for a moment and then said: "So I am not sure how much money there is in total at the moment. I will wait for my subordinates to add it all up and then present the details to Your Highness."

Chang Suining was speechless for a moment. Is this the rumored amount of money that is too much to count?

At the end, Meng Lie said with a smile: "But no matter how much it is, it is money generated from His Highness's money, so it belongs to His Highness."

Chang Sui Ning felt gold falling in front of her eyes, and the golden things made her eyes light up: "So I am so rich..."

"These are nothing." Meng Lie assured with excitement in his eyes: "Now that His Highness is back, I will definitely take good care of His Highness, so that Your Highness will not have to worry about these mundane things in the future."

Chang Suining was surprised again, so Meng Lie hadn't used his true strength to make money?

Facing his lord's stunning eyes, Meng Lie coughed slightly, but his back straightened up. Everyone wanted to be a useful person in front of his lord, and he was certainly no exception.

He has never pursued external things such as money, food, clothing, housing and transportation. All he has ever wanted in his life is to be a useful person to His Highness, so as to repay His Highness for saving his life.

Therefore, being recognized by His Highness is the most generous reward he can think of in this world.

"...Then can you teach the people under my command how to do business?" Chang Sui Ning asked sincerely.

"My subordinates are also talking about this matter." Meng Lie said: "Your Highness can choose some trustworthy and intelligent people to stay with your subordinates for a period of time. After they become familiar with various affairs, they will take charge of them. Industry and hidden piles.”

Chang Sui Ning was startled for a moment and then said: "That's not what I'm talking about. Since you have been taking care of everything for so many years, you will be fully responsible for it in the future. Why should I do something extra and use others?"

Meng Lie hesitated for a moment, but still insisted on speaking: "But Your Highness..."

Chang Suining raised his hand and interrupted him: "Okay, there is really no need to mention this matter."

She originally only planned to get back part of her private money, but now she has these things to enjoy, which is an unexpected blessing. And these results are all the efforts and hard work of Meng Lie and others for more than ten years. If she just knew about the existence of these things, she would kick out these meritorious people and replace them all with the people who are now under her... Then she would not only It's not a thing, it's simply a wolf-hearted thing.

Even if Meng Lie felt that "it should be so", she should not have done such a suspicious thing.

Seeing her insistence, Meng Lie lowered his head and said "yes".

"When I asked you to teach them business, I meant Jiangdu's business." Chang Suining continued: "I plan to build some workshops in Jiangdu. Now I have roughly the regulations. I would like your help to guide them later. two."

"Workshop?" Meng Lie thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness no longer has to worry about money—"

"No, it's not for money." Chang Sui Ning said: "In other words, it's not just for money. I want to build a workshop in Jiangdu. Firstly, I want to cultivate a group of craftsmen who can be used by me. Secondly, I want to use this opportunity to build a workshop. Promote and support Jiangdu’s handicraft industry.”

And if handicrafts and craftsmanship workshops can flourish, it will bring a lot of help and improvement to Jiangdu - this is what she saw from Xuanzhou.

Meng Lie suddenly realized: "My subordinate's vision is limited. In this case, His Highness can rest assured and leave this matter to his subordinates."

Not only can he teach people his experience, but he can also strictly control the whole process. If necessary, he can also mobilize or find outstanding craftsmen from all walks of life to come to Jiangdu.

After settling the matter, Chang Suining became more and more happy. There were really a lot of unexpected surprises today.

And since she is so rich now, it is better to say: "These days, I have used up all the money for Lao Chang's pension. Now that I have more money, I can add it to his private treasury."

"Yes, I wonder how much is needed? I will ask someone to arrange it."

Chang Suining: "Let me take one million yuan."

Together with the 300,000 taels that Lao Chang had donated previously, he also made up for it, filling his small treasury all at once.

"A small amount." Meng Lie said with a smile, "I will send someone secretly to the governor's office within ten days."

Chang Suining nodded happily, maybe this is the happiness of being wealthy.

"By the way, His Highness just now said that someone sent three million guan to His Highness not long ago. Do you need to pay this money back together?" Meng Lie asked thoughtfully and meticulously, and he was very kind of helping his master, who was in debt, to clear his debts. consciousness.

However, I saw that His Highness, who was not short of money at all, had a look of thought on his face. (End of chapter)