In the cold winter of the moon, above the sky of the sun, the snow fell one after another, and the snowflakes danced in the air in various postures, or flying, or circling, or falling straight and fast, and falling to the ground.

Sikong Province.

Since the Taifu Mushan of the dynasty took charge of the government, the power of Sikong Mansion is not as strong as before, and the front of the door is also a little cold, but as the head of the three princes of the dynasty, Sikong Mansion is still Sikong Mansion, majestic and serious.

In the wing room, Yuan Feng was lying on the bed, and his eyes seemed to be open.

He was sick.

The weather suddenly became colder, and he didn't pay attention to the cold and keep warm, and the body was still a little ill, but it was not a big illness, just a small wind chill.

"I'm old, my body is not as good as before, and I can't bear the cold anymore!"

In the evening, Yuan Feng woke up, and after taking the medicine, he said with some sighs.

When people reach old age, this is the mentality of the elderly.

"Eldest brother, don't say these words, the imperial doctor has already said that your body is not seriously ill, but it is just the wind and cold invading the body, as long as you recuperate well in the past few days, you will be cured in less than three or five days, and the affairs of the court will be handed over to the younger brother!"

Yuan Kui sat beside him and said softly.

Since that fire, he has been burned all over his body in many places, and after recuperation, he has recovered a lot physically, but he is finally disfigured and has lost his foothold in the imperial court.

In these years, scholars pay attention to appearance, so he has no chance of making a comeback.

These days, he has been hiding in the mansion, giving advice to Yuan Feng, although he is burned, but he is a court veteran after all, with a keen political sense, and he is quick in handling affairs, he can handle the affairs of the Yuan Mansion properly, and he can also give him advice behind Yuan Feng.

"Ciyang!"

Yuan Feng was lying on the sickbed, his face was very pale, maybe he had taken some medicine, he looked drowsy, but he was worried, his spirit was always tense, and he couldn't sleep, so he had to arrange some things: "There are some gossips these days, do you know?" ”

Although he had a cold wind, his mind was still very clear, and he heard the words he had spoken with several Wang Yun and Lu Zhi colleagues when he went down to the court yesterday, and there was a trace of gloom in his eyes.

"Gossip?"

When Yuan Kui heard this, he asked pointedly: "Is the eldest brother referring to the matter related to the Queen Mother and Mu Shan?" ”

This is a rumor from the palace, some people say that Mushan stayed in the North Palace overnight, and some people say that they saw Mushan enter and leave the Queen Mother's palace in the early morning......

"Hmm!"

Yuan Feng's eyes were hazy, and he said: "Emptiness does not come to the wind, whether it is true or false, check it and you will know that my Han Dynasty pays attention to etiquette, righteousness and shame, and above the current dynasty, such a thing will never be allowed to happen!" ”

"Got it!"

Yuan Kui's face was solemn and he nodded.

"At this time, the highway should also return to Runan!" Yuan Feng said a few words, his spirit improved a lot, he thought of something in his heart, and suddenly asked.

"He has already returned to Runan last month and taken away thousands of tigers under his command, plus now Runan Army, as long as he is given some time to rectify, with my Yuan's financial resources, he should be able to recruit a strong pawn!" Yuan Kui replied.

Since Mushan stayed in Luoyang in the name of Taifu, in charge of the power of the court, Yuan's power has not only plummeted, but it is not as powerful as in the past.

Of course, with Yuan's ability, he still obtained a position as a rear general, although it was a false position, but the later general also had the power to open the palace and think twice, and he could base himself on the land of Runan.

The Yuan family is the name of the fourth and third princes, known as the first family in the world, there is no shortage of fame, relationships, wealth, power, etc., and now what is less is the support of the army.

In the prosperous era, even if there is no army, with power, the Yuan clan can force a general who holds military power to death.

But today's Han has faintly walked into a chaotic world where rules have collapsed.

Since the Battle of Sunset Pavilion, Yuan Feng, as the current Sikong, has already urgently felt that his position needs to be supported by a team of soldiers and horses, otherwise even the Yuan clan of the fourth and third dukes will decline.

So he asked Yuan Shu, who had no foothold in Ruyang, to return to Runan, and with the help of Runan, he trained a force of soldiers and horses that could support his power in the capital.

"Ahem...... You send a letter and let him keep an eye on Nanyang! Yuan Feng coughed for a moment, and then said faintly: "Nanyang is Mushan's nest, maybe we will turn against Mushan when we will turn against Mushan!" ”

"Good!"

Yuan Kui nodded, he thought for a while, and said, "Brother, the price of salt in the market has risen and fallen sharply recently, do you know this!" ”

"I've heard a little!" Yuan Feng said: "But I rarely pay attention to the affairs of the merchants, the salt is under the official office of the Shaofu, and they will not make any waves!" ”

Insight determines vision.

Vision determines the pattern.

Yuan Feng is not without knowledge, nor is he without vision, but the knowledge he inherited, the experience he has seen, and the businessman will never be able to get on the stage, so he never puts it in his eyes.

"But there is a Mulong Tu involved in this!"

Yuan Kui is in the mansion every day, and trivial matters are reported back to the mansion, and he sees it for the first time, so he has always paid attention to this matter: "Behind the Jingping Commercial House in Nanyang is Mu Longtu's instructions, they want to eat the salt market in Luoyang, and some salt merchants are worried about the power of Mushan, so they ask for the heads of many families!" ”

"Mu Longtu is lucky not to die, but he doesn't know how to converge yet, sooner or later he will be heeled!"

Yuan Feng sneered, his resentment towards Mu Jing was sometimes deeper than that of his younger brother Yuan Kui.

"How do we deal with it now?" Yuan Kui asked.

"If they use their connections to suppress it, I naturally can't let their atmosphere be local businessmen, but if they use businessmen's means to compete, we can't interfere!" Although Yuan Feng was a little dizzy, he was still very calm: "Mushan has the support of Cai Bojiao, the general trend has been achieved, and now it is not appropriate to be the enemy, and when it is not necessary, I still don't want to collide with it!" ”

"Good!"

Yuan Kui nodded: "I'll go back to them!" ”

……

……

December passed quickly, and there were still three days to go, and it was the end of the year.

Mu Jing has been keeping an eye on the situation in Salt City these days.

Shopping malls are like battlefields, battlefield information is ever-changing, and now Jingping Commercial Bank has invested a lot of gold, whether it can dominate the Luoyang Salt Market and completely stand firm in the footsteps of the Luoyang Market, it depends on this battle.

"The big shopkeeper, the salt shop under the name of the Liu family, after the purchase limit of five days, all of them will be sold empty!" Zhang Hengyu reported: "As of this morning, their salt shops have all been closed, and with the current situation, even if they want to transport the goods, it will take 20 days to a month!" ”

"So the Liu family is sweeping the floor!"

Mu Jing crossed his knees, flipped through the news in his hand, took a look at it, and then listened to Zhang Heng's personal report: "The Fang family, the Yan family, and the Yao family didn't make a move?" ”

"Nope!"

Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "I heard that Liu Geng, the head of the Liu family, personally went to the Fang family to borrow salt, but the Fang family refused!" ”

"At this time, the dead poor Dao is immortal!"

Mu Jing sneered: "It's so good, if they are united, I really can't do it, if it is a plate of loose sand, then it is destined that the transaction of this salt market is our Jingping Commercial Bank!" ”

"Then ...... next"

"Slow down!" Mu Jing said: "Fight the snake and hit the seven inches, capture the thief and capture the thief's head, and then we will deal with the Fang family and the Yan family!" ”

"Together!"

"Can't give them time to react, let's kill together!" Mu Jing's eyes flashed with wisdom: "Fang Shao is not a simple businessman, this person has a strong reflex, this battle cannot afford to lose, he can't give him time to react, if he reacts completely and unites the entire Yan City of Luoyang against us, we will lose more than we gain!" ”

"I'm going to prepare!"

Zhang Heng nodded and said.

"This year, it seems that the business community in Luoyang is not going to be very comfortable!"

The corners of Mu Jing's mouth raised a slight smile.

Jingping Commercial Bank is menacing, although it is cut from the salt market, but the momentum is so strong that it will inevitably make all parties jealous.

"Tan Zong meets the prince!"

At this time, Tan Zong of Jingwusi was wearing a hat, and hurriedly walked in from outside in the face of the wind and snow, and after shaking off the snowflakes on his body above the door, he walked in front of Mu Jing and bowed his head.

"How did you find here?" Mu Jing has been in Jingping Commercial Bank for the past few days, and he is quite clean, but he didn't expect Tan Zong to find here.

"You're not in Taifu Mansion, I have to come here to find you!" Tan Zong said truthfully.

"Something important?"

"Wang Yue's traces are a little eyebrow-raising!"

"Say!" Mu Jing's eyes bloomed with a cold light like a blade.