Cang Ri Qing Lan

The boat is made of wood, with a wide boat building, exquisite carvings, various colors of paint, and light gauze curtains. The river water reflects the lights, and the lights reflect the ripples of the river water, just like a beautiful woman in full dress.

Such a luxurious boat can only be matched by an equally grand dinner, with the endless sound of silk and bamboo, all kinds of delicacies, the most mellow wine, the best dancers, and even the guests are the dignitaries of each party.

Being a dignitary means that many people have heard of it, but most people don't know it.

Unfortunately, Shen Haozhe recognizes most of these people, and Lei Jiao knows quite a few, the confidantes and sons of the state shepherds, and some even have friendship with him, so a small talk is inevitable.

Xing Ye doesn't like this kind of occasion, nor does he like Yingying Yanyan who is singing and dancing in front of him, but he is very good at restraining himself in this kind of place. He just needs to keep a distance and follow Lei Jiao. Outside the focus of people's attention, almost No one will notice him.

But this time, he suddenly felt a gaze stop on him.

Huo Ran turned around, the dancer's graceful dancing posture just covered her gaze, and when the floating veil fell down, outside the bamboo curtain, there were only a few musicians, with green and white musical instruments and melodious music.

It was the flute. Xing Ye inexplicably remembered the sound of the flute he heard last night. Before he could change his mind, Le Ban stopped and retreated quietly.

Compared with the guests who attended the banquet, the name of the host of the banquet is hardly known to the common people. In fact, there are not many dignitaries who have actually seen him, so when he appears, naturally everyone has to see what happened .

A Chinese character face of about 30 years old, with a short beard around the mouth, for a person related to reputation, his appearance is not bad, at least somewhat trustworthy,

"Everyone, please come before me, Yu Donghai is being polite here."

The first time Shen Haozhe saw this person, he felt familiar, even the smile was very familiar.

When he was distracted, the man began to talk eloquently, but the general understood half of what he heard, and only understood the general content, which was actually about how generous returns would be obtained by entrusting the money to them for safekeeping.Instead, he paid more attention to Lei Jiao. From the beginning to the end, the "big master" of Bingzhou listened attentively.From the constantly flickering eyes, it is not difficult to see that he is very interested in this, the expression of high interest and the look of holding his head and crying are completely different.

Inadvertently thinking of another hangover person, Shen Haozhe's thoughts moved slightly, and he suddenly felt that he had overlooked something, and he hadn't come up with any clues yet, only to hear Yu Donghai suddenly mentioning himself:

"If turnover is needed, it is also within the scope of my service, as long as there is a reputation like General Shen...or some mortgage."

Feeling that all eyes were on his body, including Lei Jiao's suspicious eyes, Shen Haozhe was no less surprised than him, although no one could see the clue from his expression:

"Boss Yu means...you can lend me money unconditionally?"

"As a great general, I can only wish for it."

"...Including rent?"

"That depends on how much the general has borrowed from the army for several years." Yu Donghai smiled, and once again felt that the smile resembled someone very much, and Shen Haozhe felt embarrassed to make this smile:

"What about the ten-year salary of a hundred thousand troops?"

It seems that a slight gasp can be heard, but the face of the host of the banquet is still calm under the scrutiny of Shen Hao's eagle-like eyes,

"Then I'm afraid I have to split it up to pay for it," Yu Donghai said lightly, "And... for this amount, please forgive me for being rude, the general also has to make a little mortgage."

Shen Haozhe finally couldn't hide his surprise because he didn't find some reason to prevaricate, Lei Jiao's eyes were even brighter, as if he wanted to stare at the two of them.

It is not difficult for anyone to see that if this deal is concluded, it will be equivalent to having a strong economic backing for Changzhou's armaments. Why did Boss Yu, who had supported King Linxue, do this?or--

"What kind of mortgage?"

"The general wants to talk here?"

There was no sound in the building, no one wanted to know what kind of conditions Boss Yu was going to offer, including Lei Jiao, and of course Shen Haozhe.

"...It seems that the mortgage Boss Yu wants is not something that can be easily granted," Shen Haozhe said after staring at Yu Donghai for a moment:

"That should not be something that I can decide. When I need to rely on Boss Yu, I will not forget to report these to His Royal Highness Prince Yi."

The people who calmed down were immediately in a commotion, and Lei Jiao secretly cursed at the old cunning, and if he didn't show his cards here, even if he didn't negotiate in private, he had already played most of his role in this regard, and he took the opportunity to bring Haoxuan Canglan back When the matter was made public, two more bargaining chips were added to order the state pastors.

Who would be ignorant of the current situation, most of them have already weighed the result in their hearts, and it is not difficult to gather the south of Jishui next... Then the situation of checks and balances that I expected is bound to be unsafe , in order to get the maximum benefit, he doesn't have many choices.

Thinking of the 'business' that Prince Yi said before, Lei Jiao felt his teeth itch even more. That guy must have already calculated that there would be such a result, and he generously asked him to 'pick and drop' him to watch this good show!It's already decided that he won't turn his back on Yongle after the dinner!

This banquet seems to be set up by Boss Yu specially for the convenience of Prince Yi to subdue the princes. What is the relationship between that damned Yu Donghai and Haoxuan Canglan?The more Lei Jiao thought about it, the more he became annoyed, but he could only do so—'knowing the current affairs and being a hero' has been deeply ingrained in his head.

In comparison, the General naturally felt that he was able to get twice the result with half the effort. Although he couldn't get Cang Lan to come here in person, his goal had already been achieved. The timing of this banquet was really good.If the 'business' with Yu Donghai can really be successful, then Cang Lan will be even more powerful, not only the south of Jishui, but also the recovery of the entire Daxiong.

When Xing Ye returned to the General's Mansion, Cang Lan was reading a book, to be precise, she was studying.

Ever since leaving Green Sea, Cang Lan would always teach Yi Yan something after dinner, as long as there was nothing special to do.

From the texts of the Central Plains to the basics of marching and fighting, strange spells to strange creations, and even unheard of theories.

Leaning lazily on the armrest of the chair, Cang Lan's voice is deep and soft, and from time to time, she grabs Yi Yan's hand holding the pen and corrects something on the desk, the candlelight dances soundlessly, reflecting in the silver eyes Warmth, the only thing that can describe this feeling is tenderness.

No one would want to miss Cang Lan like this, so Xing Ye was not surprised at all that Yi Yan listened attentively, even though he didn't look well.

Yi Yan looked at Cang Lan, concentrating on it.

Xing Ye was also looking at Cang Lan through the door.

He is used to the scene in front of him, and he is used to not thinking about whether he is superfluous.

Backing away a little, Xing Ye hid himself, and then habitually looked around, and suddenly found the general with a look of astonishment.

After entering the room, Shen Haozhe was still inexplicably astonished that such a careless person as Prince Yi would actually have the intention to teach others:

"My lord..."

"My lord! You are really back...!"

Before Shen Haozhe could think of what to say, someone rushed into the courtyard door like a gust of wind, his voice choked up.

Cang Lan didn't expect that there would be people so excited about his return, but he guessed that Shen Haozhe's original intention of spreading the news of Prince Yi's return was definitely not to hear his subordinates shouting with tears in their eyes:

"You're finally back! General... The general always stays in your study overnight. If you don't come back..."

"He Jing! You are becoming more and more inappropriate, what nonsense are you talking about in front of the prince?"

With an angry shout, He Jing trembled, only to realize that the general he was talking about was also there, and his expression was obviously not good.I was so frightened that my tears also shrank back, and hurriedly stammered to correct the preface:

"I said... I said... During the time when the prince is not here, General, you handle the approval documents for the prince...so much so that you stay in the study room until dawn every night..."

"Where did you hear such nonsense!" Shen Haozhe blushed with anger.

"Everyone...everyone said so..."

He clearly heard the man laugh out "哧——", the veins on the general's forehead popped up, but he couldn't attack.

The always talkative person didn't say anything, but the raised corner of his mouth made Shen Haozhe feel that he didn't just give up, but wanted to find a better opportunity to play.

"The general has something to do with me? Don't you miss me like General He?"

"...My lord!"

Shen Haozhe tried his best to control his expression, "Because you have 'something' to do, you didn't go to today's dinner, my lord. There are some things that I have to report to you."

"What else is there? I didn't go to the dinner party, didn't you achieve your goal?"

As if he was not surprised to hear such words, Shen Haozhe looked at Cang Lan for a moment, and there was an inquiring look in his eyes:

"My lord, did you know that this would happen?"

"Yes," replied simply: "I guess."

"The prince should have guessed that Boss Yu wanted to make a deal with us."

"Since the general said so, I should have guessed it too."

"In this way, the 'mortgage' that Boss Yu asked for, the prince naturally guessed."

"Of course I guessed it too."

Cang Lan rubbed the tip of her brow, "—I really want to say that, but do you believe it, General?"

"If the prince says this, the lower officials will naturally believe it."

"It's good that the general is so eloquent in other matters." With a sigh of regret, Cang Lan erected the scroll again: "It's a pity that I haven't guessed what I want to mortgage, and I don't want to guess yet."

"Does the lord think that you shouldn't make a deal with Boss Yu?" Shen Haozhe asked in surprise.

"Why not? In a sense, fighting is consuming each other's money. The more prepared you are, the better."

"That……"

"Before then, where does the general want to spend the money that can be mortgaged? Could it be the state shepherds who are still watching the wind?" Cang Lan casually turned a page without raising her eyes.

"I also thought of this, but I'm just afraid that Boss Yu's side...will change later."

"Does the general know that no matter how much a businessman changes, he can't escape the benefit."

"My lord...in fact, you have dealt with Boss Yu already?"

After pausing for a moment, Shen Haozhe re-examined the person in front of him, and the other side winked in cooperation:

"Does the general feel that maybe I am Boss Yu himself?"

"The lower official thinks that is not impossible."

"Then please excuse me for convincing Master Lei in this way, so that it should be easier for me to do business with him."

The person who spoke became serious, but Shen Haozhe suddenly felt that if Cang Lan didn't want to say it, it would be hard to tell the truth from the words in this mouth, so he retreated despite the difficulty:

"...The lower officials think that if Lei Da is to be the head of the family or the princes from all walks of life...the conditions for obeying orders are almost the same, but..."

"Just what? Can't find someone to show off?"

"My lord has already thought about it." There was admiration and hope in his eyes, and Shen Haozhe's slashed face was rarely excited because of this look, "Only by showing them the lord's strategic plan to win, these people will feel confident and admit it." The great cause of recovering the lost land belongs to the prince!"

"You don't want me to go to war, do you?" Cang Lan raised her eyebrows and said, "I only said that I want to do business, but I didn't say that it's my duty to revive the Great Emperor."

"...My lord?! You...you want to give up on Daxie?!"

Shocked all over, Shen Haozhe stared at Cang Lan in disbelief, with a hint of fear flickering in his eyes.Seeing his expression, Cang Lan was taken aback, and couldn't help laughing out loud:

"If you are joking, the general can't tell? It seems that the rumor that you have been waiting for me to come back, general, is true, and you are so afraid that I will be opportunistic and irresponsible?"

"...You!" Cang Lan couldn't tell whether it was joy or anger, but Shen Haozhe only felt the blood rushing to his head, only to hear Cang Lan say again:

"Do you know why I'm back now? You don't think I'm free and easy, so go to Yongle to have fun."

Instead of the general who hadn't slowed down, He Jin, who had always been at a loss, finally came to a realization:

"...What news did you receive, my lord?"

Cang Lan lowered her head slightly, so solemnly that even the general, including the general, would forget what kind of person he is:

"Because I miss Hao Zhe."

Articulate clearly.

There were not many people present, but it was enough to spread the plain words of Prince Yi.

Soon after, the well-known fact between the general and the prince was confirmed again in the mouths of the people in Changzhou, and it was full of tricks and lasted for a long time.