Chapter 343: I have to bear it
Liu Han didn't expect Xiao Yu to do anything to Jiang Tower today, let alone the palace to attack Fengyu Lou at this time, in his opinion, Fengyu Lou is the glove that the palace chooses to maintain the underground world, so when he heard the news that Lao Huang came to the palace to attack Fengyu Tower, he was extremely surprised. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Master told you to go back quickly, someone wants to see you, master go back quickly." Brother Hu looked a little anxious, Lao Huang gave him a hurry, he must find Liu Han immediately and ask him to go back immediately.
Liu Han was still in shock, and he didn't react for a while, he saw Brother Hu on the street outside the City God Temple, and at the same time saw the emergency meeting signal sent by Brother Hu, so he asked Zhang Mei and the two daughters to go home by themselves, and he found a secret place to meet Brother Hu.
Brother Hu didn't know more about the situation, Lao Huang just told him that when he saw Liu Han, he only said that the palace had attacked Fengyu Lou and asked him to go back quickly.
Liu Han didn't ask anything more, after walking a few steps, he turned around and told the two addresses, and asked Brother Hu to go and squat there until he sent someone to call him.
After finishing speaking, Liu Han rushed to Buzhuang, along the way he paid attention to observe, there seemed to be a lot fewer pedestrians on the street, the vendors were cleaning up their stalls, and the shops were also on the door panels, he pretended to be puzzled to stop a small shop guy who was installing the door panels, and asked why it was closed so early, and the guy was a little nervous and told him that something was wrong, the inner city was closed, and the army of the mountain camp was going to enter the city.
Liu Han asked again, the little guy didn't know, he installed the wooden planks in a panic, the inner city was closed, and the imperial capital was shaken, in the history of the empire, every time the inner city was closed, a major event happened, far away, the king of Shaoyang County conspired against the case, and the near one had a way to return to the counter-case, and every time it was a river of blood.
Seeing that he was still on the street, the man kindly reminded him to hurry home to avoid unwarranted disasters, and Liu Han smiled at him and turned away.
The news of the closure of the inner city spread quickly, and the pedestrians on the street were hurrying home, Liu Han followed the flow of people, his speed did not seem fast, but in fact, he was like a swimming fish, passing through the cracks of people, and soon threw the crowd behind.
Liu Han quickly rushed to the meeting place designated by Lao Huang, the newly opened Hanhai Buzhuang main store, which was the closest stronghold from here. When Liu Han entered the store, the store was quiet, there were no customers, only a few guys were bored in front of the counter. Although this store is not a retail business, the business is still thriving, and people usually come and go, but today there is no one.
Seeing Liu Han come in, the guy barely calmed down, and when Liu Han's back disappeared behind the curtain, he immediately returned to his original state, talking about something in a low voice.
When Liu Han arrived in the back hall, he saw a small guy in the patio, and he immediately concluded that this person was not from the store, he had been here many times, but he had never seen this person, and more importantly, this person had cultivation, although he was very humble and stood by the door, low eyebrows, Liu Han only looked up when he came in.
Liu Han pushed the door in, there was a young eunuch sitting in the living room, Lao Huang and Huang Fan, the shopkeeper of the cloth village, were drinking tea with them on the side, the three seemed to be chatting, seeing Liu Han come in, Huang Fan immediately stood up, but Lao Huang was still sitting.
"Owner, this is Grandpa Mai from the palace," Huang Fan immediately turned his head and was about to speak, Grandpa Mai put down the teacup with some reserve, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Liu, it's really a busy man, our family has been waiting for you for a while." β
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I don't know my father-in-law is coming, and I ask my father-in-law to forgive me. Liu Han hurriedly stepped forward and bowed deeply with an apologetic fist.
Grandpa Mai smiled: "What's wrong is that you shouldn't be worth it today, otherwise there won't be so much trouble." β
Liu Han also smiled slightly, and then asked in wonder: "I heard that the inner city is closed, does my father-in-law know why?"
"Our family is here for this," the smile on Grandpa Mai's face swept away, and he raised his eyes to stare at Liu Han: "This wind and rain building Xiao Yu, arrogant, the ancestor decided to change people, today's inner city closure is for this, you and the wind and rain building got a boat line, responsible for the northern section of the Cao Yun, the ancestor ordered, this wind and rain building fell, but the Cao Yun can not be delayed, this year's Jiangnan harvest, Cao Yun's courage is heavier, Liu shopkeeper, you have to share the worries of the court." β
After Liu Han heard this, his heart suddenly fell, showing a relaxed expression, and hurriedly replied: "Father-in-law, rest assured, Caoyun is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, Liu does not dare to relax a little, but my father-in-law can know, small, and dare not conceal it, this ship is my Hanhai Trading Company and Fengyulou Luoma Water Village, the three jointly funded the establishment, and my Hanhai Trading Company only accounts for 30% of the shares, Fengyulou accounts for 40%, and Luoma Shuizhai accounts for 30%, the shopkeeper of this ship is also from the Fengyulou faction, father-in-law, small worries..."
"We know what you're worried about," Mai Gonggong's expression immediately became cold, and he stared at Liu Han gloomily: "The benefits of this luck are huge, and if the shopkeeper Liu wants to eat meat, he has to work hard, and he can't sit back and enjoy it." β
Liu Han frowned, and smiled bitterly: "Father-in-law should know that Liu has only returned to China for more than a year, and the soil of this imperial capital has not yet stepped on the heat, even if he wants to eat meat, he is powerless." β
Father-in-law Mai sneered twice: "Shopkeeper Liu is our family, no, when the palace is blind, Xiao Yu can drive away Fang Zhen, you Hanhai Trading Company has contributed a lot, and Xiao Yu alone has no such ability." β
Liu Han sighed: " My father-in-law said that I don't know, the small admitted, the battle between the wind and rain building and the Cao Gang, my Hanhai Trading Company is making some efforts, but the father-in-law, as the saying goes, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and more, the tree has deep roots, whether it is the wind and rain building or the Cao Gang, it has only developed after several years and decades, and my Hanhai Trading Company has only been in the imperial capital for a short year, how can it be compared with them, the father-in-law, not the small one does not contribute to the imperial court, think about how important the Cao Yun is, if you are not careful, something happens, the Cao Yun is delayed, the small one loses his head, in case the father-in-law is implicated, the small one, even if it is cut by a thousand cuts, it is difficult to atone for the sinγ β
Liu Han almost burst into tears, and glanced at Lao Huang, who sat silently on the side, looking like it was none of my business.
"That's true," Grandpa Mai nodded lightly, took a sip of tea from his teacup, and then said, "With the imperial court behind you, what scruples do you have?
Liu Han sighed again, and said in a pleading tone: "My father-in-law doesn't know anything, the imperial court is lofty, from Pengcheng to the imperial capital, thousands of miles away, the waterway is complicated, if something happens, the little one can't afford to eat." β
Father-in-law Mai stared at Liu Han coldly, and said in his heart, I dare to shirk the affairs in the palace, you kid don't want to live anymore.
Liu Han trembled, full of pleading, Mai Gonggong shook his head, sneered in his heart, it seems that he has to scare you, stretched out a white finger and pointed at Liu Han: "Shopkeeper Liu, if Hanhai Trading Company has no strength at all, why would the imperial court choose you to replace Fengyulou, big trouble, the imperial court will solve it for you, small trouble, if you can't solve it, the imperial court may have to find someone else, Shopkeeper Liu, you have to be careful, Hanhai Trading Company and Fengyulou have cooperation." Shopkeeper Liu, think about it, let's say goodbye. β
The threat was not disguised, and after Father-in-law Mai finished speaking, he got up and dropped his sleeves to leave, Liu Han hurriedly got up: "Father-in-law, slow down." β
Father-in-law Mai stopped, turned to look at Liu Han, Liu Han clenched his fists, and said thoughtfully: "Father-in-law, I don't know... , after today, is Xiao Yu still alive?"
Father-in-law Mai showed a smile and nodded slightly: "Whether Xiao Yu can live or not depends on himself, but, Shopkeeper Liu, whether Xiao Yu can live or not, you still have to handle the matter of Cao Yun." β
After saying that, Grandpa Mai didn't stay anymore and went straight out, Liu Han hurriedly chased after him, sent it to the door, and quietly stuffed a silver ticket of five hundred taels, but Grandpa Mai didn't care, and after taking it out on the spot, he showed a satisfied smile.
Sending away Grandpa Mai, Liu Han and Lao Huang entered the house, Huang Fan consciously did not follow up. The two of them sat down and drank tea in silence, obviously the sudden change caught both of them off guard, and there was no good countermeasure for a while.
"Why didn't you speak just now?" Liu Han opened his mouth to break the silence, there was a bit of reproach in his tone, and the old yellow eyelids didn't raise and said lightly: "Is it useful? When did the palace give reason, and when can you stop doing it?!"
Liu Han secretly scolded this damn imperial system in his heart, and he sighed: "It's troublesome now, how many years do we have?"
"How many years? It depends on your development in the court, the bigger the official, the longer the time. Lao Huang's tone was still light, but these words had already explained that he had understood what Liu Han meant.
Liu Han is worried that this is a trick under the palace, although the Hanhai Trading Company has only been in the imperial capital for more than a year, it has already shown a strong momentum, whether it is jewelry or dyed cloth, as well as the caravans on the border, they all bring huge profits, and in the next few years, there will be more projects to carry out, bringing more profits, if the imperial court is red-eyed and casually charged, this huge industry will fall into their hands.
Secondly, even if all this does not happen, the palace is a bottomless pit, and no amount of money can fill it.
"Is the palace just asking us to get this luck up, or...?" Liu Han frowned.
"You can see these later," Lao Huang said slowly, he was like a seriously ill old man, holding a teacup and carefully tasting the tea: "The key now is, how much strength can be left in Fengyulou?"
Liu Han smiled bitterly, just now he tested Gonggong Mai, but this guy doesn't look very old, but he doesn't leak a drop when he speaks, whether he can live depends on himself, isn't this nonsense.
"Look at the meaning, the palace has not yet been killed," Lao Huang took a sip of tea, thought slowly and said, "Now is our attitude, do we want to help Xiao Yu." β
Liu Han was stunned, his brows furrowed slightly: "Why do you want to help?"
"Why don't you help?" Lao Huang asked rhetorically: "You dare to save Fang Hui's daughter, why don't Xiao Yu dare to help?"
"Fang Hui's daughter is not for me to help, it is she who escaped to me," Liu Han shrugged: "How can Xiao Yu help? I don't know the situation over there at all, why don't you help?" I don't want to go out into the sun now." β
Liu Han said that he was a little irritable when he said the back, he could have been hiding behind the wind and rain building, but now he had to replace Xiao Yu and stand at the front.
At the front, he has to bear the most wind and rain and bear the most attention, which is not in line with his original plan, and may even be very dangerous.