Lu Ruolan was a little sour and said, "Oh, Erlang is distressed." But, then again, you should feel distressed. Who made you and Cao Yuechan set a baby kiss, and they also opened a gathering together. In terms of closeness, Cao Yuechan is much stronger than a concubine. ”

"Uh...... It's not distressing. Cui Geng scratched his head and said, "I don't understand, what do you want to do?" ”

Lu Ruolan said confidently: "Didn't the concubine discuss it with her husband before?" It's hard for her. Can't she bow her head here, and the concubine will agree immediately, right? ”

Cui Gengdao: "It's not so difficult, the question you came up with is too difficult, right?" ”

"Is it difficult?" Lu Ruolan said: "From the perspective of a concubine, it is not difficult at all, it just depends on whether you have a heart or not." ”

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Wang Meifang, Cui Xiufang and Qin Yu'er behind her, and said, "How will you express your love for your husband?" ”

Wang Meifang said: "Make a few side dishes by yourself." ”

Qin Yu'er said: "Embroider a purse." ”

Cui Xiufang said: "It's not simple, just tell him no?" ”

Lu Ruolan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Husband, did you hear that?" The topic of concubine body did not embarrass her Cao Yuechan, as long as she did the same casually, the concubine body would allow her to pass the door. ”

Cui Geng was dumbfounded and said, "It's so simple? I thought I was going to do something...... Why didn't you say it earlier? ”

"There are some things that are not interesting to say." Lu Ruolan said slowly: "Cao Yuechan and Erlang, you have known each other for so long, have you ever embroidered anything for you?" Have you ever cooked a meal for you? Have you ever expressed your love in person? Have you ever taken the initiative to do anything intimate to you? ”

"Really!"

"When?"

"Uh...... During the two-year appointment, she took the initiative to kiss me. ”

"That's even more disgusting, it's clearly a delaying tactic." Lu Ruolan said: "The concubine thinks that Cao Yuechan really wants to marry into the Cui family. However, if you want to say how much she cares about Erlang, it doesn't necessarily matter. So ......"

"How?"

"It's not good, the concubine keeps her promise, when Cao Yuechan comes up with evidence, let her pass the door. It's just that now, I want to give her a dismount. After a pause, he told again: "You are not allowed to tell her the answer in advance, otherwise the concubine will be really angry." ”

"Okay."

Anyway, Wu Zetian didn't have a time limit, so Cui Geng was not in a hurry to go to Chang'an City.

To be honest, he really didn't take this Jingzhaoyin dispute very seriously.

The reason is very simple, even if it is not Jing Zhaoyin, with the merits he has made now, after Li Xian ascends the throne, he will have a beautiful position, and even the prime minister is hopeful. On the contrary, now that he has become Jing Zhaoyin, he has to find a way to deal with all kinds of high-ranking ~ officials and nobles.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry, just waiting for Cao Yuechan to solve Lu Ruolan's "brain teaser" problem, and then go to Chang'an.

However, the heavens do not obey people's wishes.

I have been waiting for more than a month, but I didn't wait for Cao Yuechan to come to the door again, but I waited for the news that the beautiful woman had left Luoyang and inspected all the Jufenglong silver semicolons in the world.

This is...... Gave up?

On the one hand, Lu Ruolan has a sense of self-defeating, and on the other hand, she has a deeper prejudice against Cao Yuechan, and she hatefully says that this girl is really not sincere to Erlang.

Cui Geng didn't know what to do.

Took the initiative to find Cao Yuechan to explain the matter? I really can't pull this face. Besides, the wives and concubines in the family can't agree either. But if you don't do something, will you really watch this good marriage dissipate?

In the end, he repaired a book and ordered someone to send it to Jufenglong and give it to Cao Tianjiao. In this letter, Cui Geng talked for a long time, euphemistically expressing his lovesickness and apology. As for Cao Yuechan, a woman who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, how she reacted after reading this letter can only be resigned to fate.

Then, Cui Gengcai took three hundred female soldiers, as well as Feng Changqing, Huang Youwei, Song Genhai, Zhou Xing, and even Dramatist Kai and others, to the direction of Chang'an.

On this day, we finally arrived at the Baqiao Station thirty miles outside Chang'an City.

Baqiao is located in the key point, is the only place to enter and exit Chang'an, the allusion of "Baqiao folding willows" is born here.

Cui Geng's identity is clear, and it is easy to settle down in Baqiaoyi. Prepare early the next morning and enter Chang'an City again.

Tuk tuk tuk ~~

Cui Geng had just finished dinner when he heard a knock on the door. When I opened the door, it turned out to be Song Genhai, and behind him was the Yizheng Xue Shu of Baqiao Station.

"See Choi Kyung-so!" Xue Shu hurriedly made a big salute.

"Get up, Xue Yi is inviting in."

"Xie Cui Jingzhao!"

Enter the house and sit down.

Cui Geng asked again: "Xue Yi is coming to find this official so late, but is there something wrong?" ”

Xue Shu said: "Uh...... Cui Jingzhao came to Chang'an to serve as Jingzhao Yin at the behest of His Majesty, so he can be regarded as taking office, right? ”

"Of course. I didn't have the position of Jing Zhaoyin before the Great Zhou, and I didn't need to hand over to anyone with this official. ”

"That's good. Originally, Cui Jingzhao had just arrived, and the villain should not be disturbed. But this Baqiao Town is going to have a big mess tonight, and I dare not report that Cui Jingzhao knows. ”

"Huh? What mess? ”

Xue Shu said: "There are two gangs, and they have to negotiate in Baqiao. Once this is not well discussed, won't there be a fight? If dozens of lives are injured, I am afraid that it will greatly hinder Cui Jingzhao's reputation. ”

Before Cui Genglin came, he also did a little homework on Chang'an, and said, "Which two gangs? Loyalty? Heli Society? Or the Four Seas? Or...... Treasure House? ”

"Neither." Xue Shu introduced: "These four gangs, how can they fight if the well water in Chang'an City does not interfere with the river water? The ones who really fought were the Cao Gang and the people of Tennoji. ”

Cui Geng wondered in his heart, wasn't the Cao Gang a gang of the Qing Dynasty in later generations, why did it appear during the Tang Dynasty?

He asked, "What kind of gang is the Cao Gang?" Tube of transport? ”

"Cui Jingzhao is wise, and the Cao Gang is in charge of Cao Yun. You know, from Luoyang to Chang'an, if you transport grain by water, you will inevitably pass through Sanmenxia. Despite the danger of Sanmenxia, there is still some grain transported by water every year. The people who loaded and unloaded grain on the wharf and pulled the ropes for the boats formed a gang called the Cao Gang. The original Cao Gang was prosperous, but since His Majesty moved the capital to Luoyang, less food was transported from other places, and the Cao Gang gradually declined. ”

"Hmm." Cui Geng nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Xue Shu continued: "But now, the news of His Majesty's relocation of the capital has come. The momentum of the Cao Gang was immediately bullish, and the children of Guanzhong who asked to join the gang were like carp crossing the river. ”

Cui Gengdao: "For decades, the population in Chang'an City has grown, and the imperial court has many redundant officials and redundant personnel, and Chang'an's grain will be more insufficient than before, so it must be transported by water. The Cao Gang should indeed be celebrated. ”

Xue Shu said: "However, they were happy too early. Hu monk Huifan, the presiding officer of Tiannoji Temple, also took a fancy to the great fortune of Caoyun. He sent disciples and repeatedly struggled with the Cao Gang. Just tonight, the Second Gang was preparing to negotiate on the Baqiao. ”

Hui Fan?

Cui Geng is not unfamiliar with this name, in the historical records of later generations, this person is a lover ~ husband of Princess Taiping, and was later cut off by Li Longji.

He asked, "How strong is this Hui Fan who dares to embarrass the Cao Gang?" ”

"Monk Huifan is not simple, he is not only the presiding officer of Tennoji Temple, but also has business all over the world. People say that his family property must be at least this amount......"

As he spoke, Xue Shu stretched out a thumb.

Cui Gengdao: "A monk who can compete with the Cao Gang must have a lot of family property, this is ...... 100,000? ”

"You're underestimating people."

"That's a million?"

"Oh, let me tell you, at least 10 million!"

"What? Ten million? ”

Cui Geng was really dumbfounded when he heard this!

That's right, Cui Geng himself is rich, and if he gritted his teeth, he could make up 10 million yuan. However, don't forget, in addition to those industries that are making money every day, he also opens a bank! And it's the biggest bank in the world.

Who in the whole world has this situation?

Don't talk about others, let's talk about Zhang Changzong, this person is deeply favored by Mrs. Wu and has power all over the world. The people who ask him to do things are like crossing the river. So, how much money was copied out of Zhang Changzong's house after his death? It's only 500,000.

It can be seen from this that this Huifan monk has mastered a lot of wealth. Of course, this also shows from another aspect how lucrative Caoyun must be, which attracted the hearts of Monk Huifan.

Cui Geng said: "There must be some dignitary behind Monk Huifan, right?" Otherwise, he is so rich, and he can't be eaten alive by the filthy officials in Chang'an City? ”

Fan Shu said: "That's natural, I heard that he went through the door of Princess Taiping." ”

Cui Geng thought to himself, it seems that the current monk Huifan has become the guest of Princess Taiping. Am I mixing or not mixing this?

He stood up, paced slowly, and said, "Behind Monk Huifan stands Princess Taiping, and the wealth in her hands is as rich as the country. A Cao gang that has long been broken, why should he fight him? ”

As he spoke, he had already turned to Xue Shu and said in a deep voice: "This official is meddling in this matter, and on the surface, it seems that the two are not helping each other. In fact, it is equivalent to a great favor to the Cao Gang! Say, how much benefit did you receive from the Cao Gang? ”