Heaven

The capital of Jing Kingdom——

If ordinary people talk about the richest man in the city, most of them will think of Qian Wanguan, a jeweler whose son got married last year and used pearls as a gift for ten days and ten nights, and the jeweler Qian Wanguan, who is so rich that he controls the raw silk and tea business in the whole country. Gold ingots and gold officials.

But when it comes to wealth and honor in the circle of businessmen, even these two have no choice but to bow down to Yang Banwen.

Yang Banwen is actually not his real name, but the nickname of this old man who controls most of the world's transportation network.He was talking about his habit of breaking a penny in half to spend even if he was so rich.

According to legend, Yang Banwen's greatest hobby is counting his innumerable gold and silver treasures in the secret room in the middle of the night.

However, Mr. Yang always scoffed at this statement.

"Business is difficult, and I don't have any spare money at home!" This is the mantra that the old man often talks about.

Although he always solemnly denied the existence of the treasure room every time, the rumors about the secret room in his house still spread like wildfire, and there were no fewer than dozens of versions.

On this day, after Mr. Yang finished handling the daily chores, and sent someone to reprimand the concubine in the ninth room for spending five taels of silver over the limit last month, he beat his sore waist and walked to the place where he could not be shaken every night. --study.

Speaking of his study, it can be said to be a forbidden area in his huge mansion.There are quite a few guards patrolling and guarding around, and it is said that a mechanism master was invited to install a large number of mechanism hidden weapons.

However, according to a thief who had managed to get in, he turned it upside down and only saw the ledger.Even so, some people still speculate that Mr. Yang's wealth may be land deed real estate, and it may be mixed in the pile of account books.

It's a pity that even the cleaning of this place is done by Mr. Yang himself, and even his son and daughter-in-law are not qualified to enter, so all guesses can only be guesses.

Yang Banwen carefully closed the door, then walked out from the hidden door of the room, and slipped into a dilapidated utility room not far away.

The interior of the house is quite different from its exterior, and is furnished with utmost comfort.And contrary to the style that Mr. Yang usually appreciates, all the items inside are elegant and restrained, without the slightest hint of the nouveau riche style of the owner's house.

"Kaiyang see His Royal Highness Bai Wang."

At this moment, Yang Banwen's face did not have the usual cunning and wretchedness at all, only a pair of eyes were still shrewd.

"There's no need to be too polite." Ji Kongqing waved his hand, "Hey, why do I seem to have met you, old man?"

Yang Banwen smiled and pointed to his own face: "His Royal Highness must have met your brother. We are brothers and we look exactly alike, except that the mole on my face is on the right side, and my brother's is on the right side. On the left. When the first emperor built the Tingfeng Tower, we two brothers drew lots, and the lottery we drew was a little shorter than my brother's, so we ran to this country of Jing to settle down. My brother is now serving under Prince Quan, His Highness Bai Wang It’s not surprising to see him. We two brothers call Kaiyang together in Tingfenglou.”

Ji Kongqing couldn't help but suddenly realized, no wonder he felt that he knew this person at first glance, but he always felt that something was wrong.

"Sigh... It's hard to do business in the country of Jing. There are many taxes, and I can send away several bills in a day when the autumn wind hits. I can't compare to my brother's glory in Dachu..." Yang Banwen began to babble. complained about his own business.

Ji Kongqing was amused in his heart, this person must know his background, but he can still use such gags to test him out, it really should not be underestimated.

"It's okay, when the Great Chu dominates the world in the future, business will be equally easy to do everywhere."

"Oh, I've been looking forward to that day every day! Your Royal Highness, you should tell me the truth. I don't know when His Majesty will send troops... Ah! I don't want to spy on the military situation!"

"Don't worry, within a year, you will be able to reunite with your elder brother's family." Ji Kongqing smiled, "At that time, the whole world's business will depend on Mr. Yang."

Yang Banwen's eyes lit up immediately.Anyway, he has been waiting for more than ten years, and this year is not too far away. As long as he knows that His Majesty has put the pursuit of Jing Kingdom on his agenda, he will be determined.And hearing Ji Kongqing's words hinted that he wanted to repay his old brother, he was even more overjoyed.

"It's easy to say, I just want to fulfill the late emperor's long-cherished wish as soon as possible with this old bone. As for the future... If I want to continue to share the worries of His Majesty and His Royal Highness, it is also duty-bound." Yang Banwen said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I I also forgot to congratulate His Royal Highness Bai."

"Congratulations on what?" Ji Kongqing asked suspiciously.

Yang Banwen rolled his eyes, and said in surprise, "Why, doesn't His Royal Highness know about it? His Majesty announced to the public that His Highness Bai stayed in Beijing to prepare for the wedding. When the situation in the world is certain, it will be the first day of the two big weddings." Day. As soon as this news came out, the whole Great Chu was filled with joy and encouragement!"

Ji Kongqing was stunned for a moment before she understood Jing Mingrui's intention to boost morale.

It's just... how could he come up with such... an excuse?

Suddenly remembering Jing Mingrui's awkward expression at the time of parting, Ji Kongqing couldn't help showing a smile.

"I haven't asked Elder Yang yet, how is the current situation in Jing Guo's court?" In order to reunite as soon as possible, we still need to finish the matter here as soon as possible.

"In a word - the emperor and the prime minister are at odds." Yang Banwen said in a low voice, "Qin prime minister had some objections when Emperor Jing sent troops to destroy Korea. Later, the attack on Yue failed, and he lost troops in Zhao, which also made the emperor and the prime minister The contradiction between them is getting bigger and bigger. A few days ago, Prime Minister Qin claimed that his illness would not last for nearly a month, and that he had killed Emperor Jing’s confidant. Now in the court, although the emperor holds great power, most of the civil servants and generals do not. It's Prime Minister Qin who is more inclined to the conservative side. Plus..."

"Add what?"

"The news came from the palace. It is said that Prime Minister Qin once proposed that he be sent as an envoy to Dachu, requesting to reconcile with Dachu and sign a covenant." Yang Banwen took a careful look at Ji Kongqing. Only then did she have the chance to vaguely know about Ji Kongqing's life experience.

He saw that Ji Kongqing was just thoughtful, but he didn't show any dissatisfaction before continuing: "But Emperor Jing seemed to be very dissatisfied with Prime Minister Qin's proposal and lost his temper. The next day, he proposed to abolish the empress in the early court. Later, he secretly picked up the princess of Wei Guo and wanted to marry her as the queen. When he did this, he might have cut off the final peace talks with Da Chu, and for this reason, Prime Minister Qin even signed a blood letter to stop it."

"What happened later?" Ji Kongqing frowned deeply.

"The monarch and his ministers reconciled for the time being. I heard that the Empress Dowager was a guarantor, and Emperor Jing promised that on the day he married Princess Wei, he would marry Prime Minister Qin's only daughter as the imperial concubine."

After listening to Yang Banwen's analysis of the Jing Kingdom's situation, Ji Kongqing pondered for a long time before saying, "I want to ask Mr. Yang to investigate someone for me."

"His Royal Highness, just do what you say."

"Please help me find out if there are still people who served by Emperor Jing Guo's side."

"As ordered."

After the door was closed again, Ji Kongqing couldn't help stroking her wrist gently.There was a series of sleeve arrows specially made by Jing Mingrui before he set off, for him to use for self-defense.

At this moment, Mingrui, what are you doing?

Chu Palace——

"..." Jing Mingya impatiently handed over the file in his hand, "Everything is according to His Majesty's wishes, and I will prepare the wedding ceremony according to the highest standard. There are still some rules here, please go over them beforehand to see what else there is." What needs to be changed."

God knows how this whimsical emperor would think of planning a grand wedding ceremony at this moment.However, according to the rumors, the people who were supposed to prepare in Danyang City had already traveled thousands of miles away, so they had no choice but to increase their workload again!

Hmm... and brother Zihuai, he hasn't had a good rest for two days in a row because of his preparations for the expedition.

Jing Mingrui took the dossier in Jing Mingya's hand comfortably, and still murmured: "In short, it should be several times more grand than the empress of the Yue Kingdom, and it should be handled according to the pomp of the Queen of Heaven and Man. No, it must surpass her. Uh... three days before the big wedding, the bride should start to drink only honey water and pray to heaven and man in meditation? Isn’t this going to starve me to death?”

"It doesn't matter, the rules can be changed at will. Anyway, Da Chu has never had any fixed rules..." Jing Mingya's eyes suddenly widened, and he opened his mouth for a long time without making a sound.

Taking a deep breath, he grabbed Jing Mingrui's skirt suddenly, as if he had forgotten all the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers: "What are you talking about! You, you, you, you can't be... ..."

"The one below?" Jing Mingrui casually completed what he couldn't say, "I treat him sincerely, so why not accept his life?"

"Ke Kebut... where are you going to put the face of the Jing family?" Jing Mingya's clever mind seemed to be tied up in a knot, and it took him a long time to come up with a reason that couldn't be said to be a reason.

"Anyway, I'm not the first in the Jing family... Anyway, I'm not the first in the Jing family... Anyway..."

Jing Mingrui's last words kept lingering in his ears, and the poor Danyang King, who was always calm, almost bumped into the pillar several times on the way out of Xihe Palace.

What the hell does not the first mean?

Could it be that……? !

Jing Mingya suddenly regretted that she hadn't taught her younger brothers a good lesson about who goes to and who goes off...

"Ya'er be careful!"

Lu Zihuai saw that Jing Mingya, who was in a daze, was about to step on the air and fall from the stairs, so he couldn't help but immediately rushed up to embrace him in his arms.

"What's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?" Lu Zihuai tried the temperature of Jing Mingya's forehead with some worry.He has been in poor health since he was a child, and he is very prone to fever. Don't be exhausted these days, right?

"..."

"Brother Zihuai, have you ever thought about hugging me?"

Jing Mingya's muffled voice came from his arms, and the worry on Lu Zihuai's face intensified: "Ya'er, what's wrong with you? But what's your majesty's plan? Don't be the Danyang king and the prime minister, find a place to live in seclusion. It seems that your majesty is not the one who kills everything..."

"I'm fine, and His Majesty didn't intend to hide everything. I'm sorry for making you worry about me." Jing Mingya suddenly raised her head, with a bright smile on her face.He bit his lover's lips, and he didn't let go until the kiss was a little breathless.

Brother Zihuai must be very worried, otherwise he would never have allowed me to be frivolous in such a place where people might see him.

Jing Mingya was in a good mood immediately, and softly pressed against his lover's ear and whispered: "I will treat you sincerely!"

Lu Zihuai was a little confused, but still smiled gently, and stretched out his hand to pinch Jing Mingya's cheek.

"I know."