Prince Consort

Yao Qingze sat down with Cai Dong and Shen Jingqing for a small meeting.

Cai Dong was a little embarrassed: "The great opportunity was taken by Xie Sanlang for nothing."

Yao Qingze knew that Cai Dong's "big opportunity" meant an opportunity to make money, and he was a little displeased, but since Cai Dong was a good friend of his uncle's brother, he reassured him with kind words, and promised Cai Dong and Shen Jingqing "in the future There will be better chances".

As soon as Cai Dong and Shen Jingqing left, a person walked out from behind the screen.This man's eyebrows are so wide open that people can't forget them once they see him.His name was Lu Kuan, he had just arrived in the capital not long ago, he hit it off with Yao Qingze and became a confidant.Thinking of Cai Dong's short-sighted sigh, Lu Kuan sneered: "What kind of opportunity is this? I didn't expect you to associate with such a stupid thing."

Yao Qingze said: "There are some things that only people like them can do."

Lu Kuan thought for a while and nodded in agreement.For example, to push Zhao Chongzhao to build the palace, could Yao Qingze come forward?Of course not, the official's saliva would drown him.Now, Cai Dong and Shen Jingqing contacted the salt merchants to "raise money" with great fanfare, which undoubtedly stabbed the hornet's nest.

Whoever takes over is unlucky.

Lu Kuan said: "No matter how strong Xie Sanlang's holy favor is, he can't bear the mouthpiece of hundreds of officials. He has lived in peace in Liangzhou for a long time. He must have never learned that the court kills without a knife."

Yao Qingze had always been at loggerheads with Xie Ze'an, but now with Lu Kuan's help, he suddenly felt his eyes brighten.He didn't expect Lu Kuan to step on Xie Ze'an the first time he gave him advice, but as long as he found a gap, wouldn't it be a matter of time before Xie Ze'an was pushed down?

Yao Qingze said: "Father is busy recently, I will introduce Mr. Lu to my father some other day."

Lu Kuan smiled and said: "No hurry, you and I are as good as ever, and I am making friends with you, not for your recommendation."

Lu Kuan's words made Yao Qingze feel hot. Many people have been close to him because he is Yao Dingyan's son. Lu Kuan's appearance made him feel like rain.He said: "It is because of you and me that I recommend you to my father."

Lu Kuan smiled and didn't refuse any more.

When Yao Qingze was young, he was smart and wise, and he did many amazing things. Unfortunately, he may not be good when he is young, and now he has become a narrow-minded and inferior villain.Jealousy and greed are indeed the most poisonous poisons in the world, they can turn a good person into this.

But this is a good thing for him, as there are more "poisoned" people, he can pretend to be an "antidote" and hold them in his hands.

But it was said that Cai Dong and Shen Jingqing left Yao Qingze's residence and said goodbye to Shen Jingqing soon.His face changed again and again, and he began to laugh.It's a joke to think him a fool, to encourage him to come forward and lead to the construction of the palace without letting him take advantage of it.

Cai Dong helped Zhao Chongzhao set up a Cuju club, spent Zhao Chongzhao's money to recruit a large number of idlers on the street, and usually let them sit on the street with nothing to do, but he let them sit longer in front of whoever he wanted to stare at.This made him a little more informed than others. As soon as Lu Kuan made friends with Yao Qingze, Cai Dong knew about it.Cai Dong didn't know what this Lu Kuan was, but he knew that this guy must be responsible for Yao Qingze's use of him and Shen Jingqing as gunmen.

Cai Dong stroked his chin, thinking of Xie Ze'an who finally took over the preparations for the construction of the palace, a case that he had just seen popped into his head.

Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Pei Gong.

Cai Dong sent someone to find him ordinary clothes, and went out quietly.

Cai Dong went to the Xie Mansion.Although Xie Ze'an was gifted by Zhao Chongzhao, he was still neglected in front of the door.Except for the favor, Xie Ze'an's position has no real power at all, so naturally no one came to curry favor with him.Cai Dong reported his name to the concierge, seeing that the servants who came in and out of Xie's mansion occasionally were courteous but neither humble nor overbearing, so he kept it in his heart.He didn't come from a good family background, so he had to learn everything. Originally, he thought that buying a large number of servants to serve him was already very good, but after seeing the situation in Xie Ze'an's house, he felt that there was still something missing in his house.

Cai Dong has always been studious.

Soon, Cai Dong was led into the mansion.The servant in charge of leading the way said: "Our officer is taking a bath, please wait in the living room for officer Cai."

Cai Dong nodded, sat down under the guidance of the servant, and looked at the surrounding furnishings calmly.Xie Ze'an is obviously not a person who likes extravagance, but he has good taste, no matter how few valuables there are in the house, it doesn't look shabby.Cai Dong looked around twice, thinking of the servant's words "bath" just now.I don’t know if the erotic book that I dedicated to Zhao Chongzhao a few days ago will come in handy, that face, that figure, tsk tsk, it’s definitely more interesting to pose like that than those limp rabbit masters in the paintings...

Just as Cai Dong was thinking, a man in Xuanpao came in, and said politely: "Mr. Cai, our officers invite you to come to the pavilion to have a talk."

Cai Dong stood up with a smile, feeling a little sad in his heart.It's rare that he found a way to visit him, but he couldn't be alone with Xie Ze'an, how could he not be disappointed.

But the future is long, don't worry.

Cai Dong, led by the man in Xuanpao, came down to the pavilion, the pavilion was in the middle of the lake, all the servants were sent to the shore, only the man in Xuanpao stood quietly beside him.

Cai Dong saw it, and immediately understood: Xie Zean knew that he came to the door with something to tell him, and the matter should not be known to too many people; and this man in the black robe is Xie Zean's confidant, so there is no need to hide anything.

Dealing with smart people is easy.

Cai Dong said: "Sanlang, I have something to tell you. After all, I have known you for several years. I really can't bear to have you fall into the trap of villains."

When Cai Dong said this, his face was neither red nor dry, he was as serious as he wanted, and he didn't remember that he was also one of the villains.

Xie Ze'an knew that people like Cai Dong would never get up early, so this time he came to him probably because he wanted to "negotiate a deal" with him.He smiled lightly and asked, "What villain's trap?"

Cai Dong smacked his mouth.For a guy like Xie Ze'an who is always calm and serious, I really want to see him fall hard, lose his calm and no seriousness, and can only lie under others and beg for mercy.It's a pity that he doesn't have that ability now, he can only watch helplessly as others do that to Xie Ze'an, it's really not enjoyable.

Remind Xie Zean first, and then get enough rewards later, anyway, he will never let himself suffer.

Cai Dong said, "I'll draw a person for you to see if you recognize him."

Xie Zean frowned.

Without Xie Ze'an speaking, Dai Shi next to him had already put the pen and paper on the table.Cai Dong picked up the pencil that Dai Shi handed over, and said, "This thing is pretty good, it's really easy to use."

Xie Ze'an said, "It's just a small thing."

Cai Dong said: "This little thing is easy to use and cheap. Many poor people who have never studied buy one or two to keep at home. Even children aged two or three like to write and draw with it. Okay, Saburo, you are very capable. I saw your manuscript from Yao Xueshi, and the article on the nature of human beings is really good. Every sentence is very catchy."

Xie Zean's eyebrows jumped.

Yao Qingze will get the "Three Character Classic", it must be Yao Dingyan who showed it to him.No wonder Yao Qingze disliked him so much, Yao Dingyan's education method must be the classic "Look at other people's children"!Unfortunately, he is the "child of someone else's family".

Could it be that the villain Cai Dong mentioned has something to do with Yao Qingze?

Cai Dong stopped talking and concentrated on painting.Cai Dong's handwriting is ugly, but his painting is not bad. He has already drawn Lu Kuan's appearance in a few or two strokes.In fact, you don't need to draw the whole thing, just draw the two eyebrows to be recognizable.

Cai Dong proposed to draw it out because he wanted to save a little more, so as to enjoy the eye addiction.

Xie Ze'an has grown a lot in the past few years, he is no longer the small body that can be hugged in his arms when he was young, but he is still a bit weaker than a rough man from the countryside like him.Probably because of his temper, he always has a faint smile on his face, and he is as close to everyone as if he has been a friend for many years.

Cai Dongming knew that Xie Zean was just pretending well, and for a moment he couldn't help but feel that they were really good friends.When they met, one of them wrote a poem "The body of a black dog is white, and the body of a white dog is swollen", and the other wrote a poem "Steamed buns are sweet without filling", aren't they just like-minded confidants?

Cai Dong paused the pen in his hand, and handed the portrait to Xie Ze'an.

Xie Ze'an had already recognized Cai Dong when he was painting.This person was the wide-browed man next to King Duan, named Lu Kuan.King Duan got closer and closer to him, but Lu Kuan suddenly left without saying goodbye.When King Duan confessed to Zhao Chongzhao about his mother and concubine, Xie Ze'an wanted to tell Zhao Chongzhao about Lu Kuan's existence, but King Duan pleaded for Lu Kuan, saying that he would give Lu Kuan a chance to start over.

Lu Kuan's family died of injustice. When Mr. Liu was about to decide the case urgently, he chose to sentence Lu Kuan and his family to be executed after weighing the balance.Lu Kuan was rescued by King Duan's mother, and let him follow King Duan since he was a child. He would learn whatever King Duan learned, and he would know what King Duan knew. The will to help King Duan "retake the orthodoxy" wholeheartedly.

King Duan's temper is indeed the same as his disguise for many years, he always has a little kindness in his heart, he has always loved Lu Kuan who grew up with him, and he can't bear that Lu Kuan's future will be cut off because of his "rebellion" record all these years.

Xie Zean frowned.

He knew that this Lu Kuan must be a culprit, but he didn't expect this scourge to come so soon.

Xie Ze'an is different from King Duan, firstly, he has not been with Lu Kuan for so many years, secondly, he is always used to think of the worst of things first.Lu Kuan was more ambitious than Duan Wang himself, and Lu Kuan would leave Duan Wang simply because Duan Wang had no intention of rebelling, that is to say, Duan Wang was useless.Lu Kuan's goal is to find a better "master" and use him to realize his ambitions.

Cai Dong obviously knew about Lu Kuan from Yao Qingze. Could it be that Lu Kuan and Yao Qingze got mixed up?

Yao Qingze probably couldn't satisfy Lu Kuan's ambition, but Lu Kuan's goal was actually Yao Dingyan!It's a new law!

Xie Ze'an frowned, but his voice was very calm: "Have you seen him?"

Cai Dong snorted: "This guy likes to hide his head and show his tail. He has never met us, but I know he must be the one who urged us to contact the salt merchant. Yao Xueshi's head can't think of such insidious schemes. Only those who are used to hiding in secret will do everything with dirty calculations."

Xie Ze'an looked at Cai Dong in surprise: "Why did you tell me this?"

Cai Dong said: "There are some things you and I know very well." He glanced at Xie Ze'an, "I am very simple, greedy for money and lustful, I do everything for money and enjoyment, and I have no other ambitions. Someone put me I feel unhappy when someone gives me a way to make money and then blocks it. The simpler the person, the more direct the way to express their unhappiness, such as me. I came here to tell you Saburo, they seem to expect When the time comes, you will take over the preparations for the construction of the palace, and the purpose of going around such a big circle is actually to make you a target of public criticism."

Xie Ze'an raised his eyebrows: "Are you trying to use me as a gun?"

Cai Dong said: "Where is it? Am I not in the same hatred as you? If you want to deal with them, just ask me if there is anything that can be of use to me, and I promise to help."

Xie Ze'an smiled and said, "The enemy of an enemy is a friend?"

Cai Dong clapped his hands and smiled: "That's right!" He gave Xie Ze'an a few more unscrupulous glances, "Especially since you are so good at getting money, if you leak a little from your fingers, our 'friendship' will be destroyed. Deeper."

Cai Dong has decided to be a real villain in front of him.

Xie Ze settled down for a while, but he didn't say anything dead after all: "Maybe there will be a chance in the future."