Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

The Qujiang Building is decorated with carved beams and embroidered pillars and is filled with guests. On the third floor, curtains made of gold and jade threads hang down to the ground, with a huge screen with a pattern of mountains and rivers in the middle, separating the inner room from the main hall.

Cui Jing sat upright behind a screen, with an air of nobility in his every move. He listened to the conversations between his steward and merchants from all over the place, and was in awe of their words, not daring to speak loudly.

Cui Jing's appearance was a condescension to merchants from all over the place, and he usually dealt with stewards from all over the place.

What's more, the Pingcheng magistrate and Chengyang Prince Du Xin were also there.

"Mr. Cui's visit has brought glory to Pingcheng! I wonder if it has anything to do with the Lu family's affairs?" Pingcheng Ling lowered his voice, his words full of speculation. He received news two days ago that the Lu family seemed to have done something bad. But seeing Cui Jing's expressionless face at this moment, he didn't dare to say much.

Du Xin gently waved his folding fan and smiled sarcastically: "The Lu family's behavior this time is to cut off their own retreat. How can Qingque be forgiven so easily?" He has known Cui Jing since childhood and naturally knew Cui Jing's temper.

Before he finished speaking, there was a commotion outside the door. Lu Zheng, wearing a sackcloth, knelt down and begged with tears in his eyes: "Please, Mr. Cui, the assassination was not done by the Lu family. I hope you can see clearly."

Annoyance flashed in his eyes. "My sister has been innocently implicated and banished to the cold palace. I beg Mr. Cui to think of our old relationship and say a few good words to the imperial concubine to save her from the dire straits."

He was kneeling on the ground at the moment and couldn't see clearly behind the screen.

After a long while, he heard a sentence: "Well, the Lu family wants a lot!" Cui Jing was talking about both the hunt for him and the competition for favor in the palace.

Cui Jing's face was stern and he remained unmoved: "Lu Zheng, do you think you can solve this matter with just a few empty words?"

Du Xin chuckled and added fuel to the fire, "Lu Liangdi was indeed favored, but once she fell from power, she was like a fallen autumn leaf." He was the legitimate son of the Duke of Chengyang and a member of the royal family, so he was naturally well-informed.

Lu Zheng fell to the ground, "But my sister is innocent."

Cui Jing coldly retorted: "If it weren't for the emperor's will, who could banish Lu Liangdi to the cold palace?"

At this time, the little boy beside Du Xin whispered, "It is rumored in the palace that this incident was caused by something trivial. It was because Concubine Cui's finger was pricked when she was cutting flowers, and His Majesty took his anger out on Lu Liangdi, who was serving beside her, so..."

Du Xin and Pingcheng Ling looked at each other and thought, "Tsk tsk, they favored him on normal days, but when the noble families were fighting, they just abandoned him." He looked with pity at Lu Zheng, who was standing outside with a pale face.

Qi Ya said expressionlessly: "Please come in, Mr. Lu!" This guy, in front of his own husband, has to coil up like a dragon and lie down like a tiger.

The Lu family did not directly intervene in the last assassination, but the gang of thieves showed up unexpectedly, and no one would believe it if they said that the Lu family's boat gang had no hand in it.

He summoned two soldiers to "invite" Lu Zheng out of Qujiang Pavilion. The merchants outside suddenly saw Lu Zheng's embarrassed appearance, and they all lowered their heads and glanced behind the screen.

My goodness, this Lu Zheng is the leader of the Lilong Gang, he is very famous on both sides of the Huai River, but now in front of the young masters of the Cui and Du families, he is being dragged out like a dead dog. Tsk tsk!

Du Xin gently waved his folding fan, covered his mouth and smiled, "The emperor is a man of great righteousness, how could he be hindered by a favorite concubine." There was a strong interest in his eyes.

The Pingcheng Order wiped the sweat from his head and spoke as if Concubine Cui was not a favored concubine. He looked outside and moved his feet lightly.

He didn't want to be here at all, listening to these two young masters from noble families discussing the secret affairs of the emperor's backyard, and he began to have second thoughts.

He pretended to go to the bathroom and left the outer room. He walked very fast, but he didn't know that the two people inside didn't stop at all.

Du Xin continued to tease: "The reason why we were able to break the Lu family's momentum this time was because of the incident in the northern border."

Cui Jing sneered, "I see. However, the northern military rations are shared by several great families. How can Your Majesty be sure that it is my Cui family?"

"Your Majesty's move is cruel, but is it to resolve the feud between the two families?" Cui Jing's words revealed a bit of helplessness and irony. The current throne is not orthodox, claiming to be the descendant of Duke Zhuang of Zheng, suspicious, good at playing power games, and even thinks that they, the noble families, are only interested in the trivial things in his backyard.

Du Xin almost laughed out loud when he saw him being humiliated. He did not show much respect for the emperor in his words: "Your Majesty, this is indeed a temporary measure, but if the Lu family wants to use this to turn things around, I'm afraid they will have to find another way."

It is really ridiculous that Your Majesty uses a woman to apologize to the Cui family.

If the Cui family refuses to acknowledge it and continues to make things difficult for the Lu family, it will be against the will of the emperor.

But if we let the Lu family off, we will not be able to hold our heads up high. Such behavior is really disgusting. It depends on what the Cui family chooses.

The atmosphere was solemn for a moment, and Cui Jing suddenly laughed out loud, "Du Dalang, are you here just to laugh at my Cui family?" This guy usually likes to watch the fun and no matter how big the event.

It’s a bit unexpected to meet you in Pingcheng this time.

Seeing this, Du Xin said with a smile: "Qingque doesn't know, without you and Jinnian, this capital city is extremely boring."

He leaned forward and said, "Recently, I heard that a new musical instrument has become popular in Kuaiji. It is said that the sound is like the sound of a deep valley, and the nine turns of a cup have a unique flavor. In particular, a group of zither players from Jingzhou are good at playing music together. It is said that it is like the sound of nature. This reputation has spread to Kangjian. Now that there are still more than ten days before the Kuaiji Qingtan Festival, I naturally came early."

Otherwise, who would be willing to come to this poor place?

"Haha, I'm sorry, Yi Xin. If there's anything you're not used to here, just tell me." Cui Jing smiled. Du Xin's home was simple and he didn't need to worry about anything, so he was most enthusiastic about eating, drinking and having fun.

Du Xin rolled his eyes: "Why should you worry about it?" He rolled his eyes and said: "But I heard that you came back on your own boat this time. And you caught a lot of fish, is that true?" He was curious. Of course, he had seen fishing, but when he heard people say that the catch was 10,000 kilograms, it was so mysterious, so he naturally wanted to see it.

Cui Jing frowned: "The fishy smell is so strong that I haven't been able to eat well for two days." After saying that, he covered his nose with the tooth fan in his hand.

Du Xin was about to back out: "Is that so?"

"Who told you that?" Cui Jing lowered his eyes. Normally, these clan gentlemen couldn't even tell the difference between rice and grass, so how could they be interested in these livelihoods? Someone must be gossiping deliberately.

Qi Ya, who was standing next to him, understood and quietly withdrew. Soon, an idle man in green silk was brought in front of him.

Du Xin saw his eyes light up, and knocked on the table and said, "It's him. I just got off the car and heard what he said at the door, so I asked a few more questions."

Yongji, who was standing by, looked at him with some surprise. Wasn't this guy the arrogant young man at the dock who wanted to take all his catch? The soldier next to him saw that his boss looked unhappy, so he used his strength to kick Zhang Chong down and pin him to the ground.

Du Xin said indifferently: "Tsk tsk, you haven't finished yet!" He was not stupid. As soon as Cui Jing reminded him, he realized what this guy was up to. To lure him over to fight against the Cui family?

Qi Ya brought a hemp rope and handed it to Yong Ji: "Tie it up, don't bump into the gentlemen!"

As soon as Zhang Chong saw Yongji, he knew something bad was going to happen. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed hard: "I am Zhang Chong, a lowly person. I don't mean to offend you. It's just that it's rare to see a catch of ten thousand catties. I was so happy that I couldn't help but say something."

"Please spare my life!" He no longer expected to have a share of the pie, he just hoped that he would not be made into the soup.

God knows that these soldiers are really Mr. Cui's men.

Qi Ya said: "Nowadays, all kinds of people want to get some benefits!" He was already unhappy, and this young man bumped into him, so he had to give him some rest.