Chapter 1019: Secret discussion in the secret room
Baichun Tower, one of the two famous brothels in Qiantuo City, is located in the northwest of Qiantuo City. Every night, there are many guests, including the officials of Qiantuo City who take off their official uniforms. The boss behind Baichun Tower and the boss behind Guangtong Inn are the same person, Long Yuli's brother-in-law Philadelphia Quan. Although Baichun Tower is just a brothel in the underclass, officials of the government never cause trouble because it has the invisible backstage of Long Yuli. Even if the government has a case to handle, the official officers will do their jobs in a regular manner.
There is also a secret place in the backyard of Baichun Building's backyard, which is a small courtyard, which is not known to outsiders. Because the walls of the third floor main building of this small courtyard are white, and there is also a nickname called Xiaobai Building. There are not many women in Xiaobai Building, only seventeen or eighteen, but they are more interesting than the courtesans in the front building. They are all trained since childhood and have both talent and appearance. Only a few people are qualified to come to Xiaobai Building. All those who can come are high-ranking officials and nobles. Some unknown transactions are done quietly here.
Tonight, Guancheng Envoy Long changed into a brocade robe, wig and beard, and turned into a wealthy businessman. He came to Xiaobailou and met the two merchants from Changtu. Of course, Long Yuli had already greeted Philadelphia Quan in advance, so Guancheng Envoy could hold a black sandalwood sign and keep unobstructed in the small white building in the backyard of this three-step, one post and one whistle. People here only recognize Boss and Sandalwood signs, not others.
It is natural that Tang Jiusheng and Tie Dun didn't need to be said. Long Qing, the housekeeper of Guancheng Mansion, got a sandalwood sign for them, and the three of them gathered together on the third floor of Xiaobai Building. The boss Philadelphia Quan had long asked no one to avoid it. Now, there are only Tang Jiusheng, Tie Dun and Long Yuli in the main building of Xiaobai Building. The rest of the people, including those girls with both sexes and skills, were temporarily arranged to live in the wing room. Those who knew that there was a distinguished guest coming, did not dare to ask.
There is a secret room in the middle of the third floor of Xiaobai Building, which is extremely luxurious. Even the lotus candlesticks on the sandalwood table are made of gold, and are lined with the paintings of the famous artist Liu Fuzhi and Hou Qizhi hanging on the wall. The wolf hair of Zang Jingyi from Liaodong, the rice paper of Zhu Shiluo in Huicheng, the fragrant ink of Helian family in Luzhou, the purple jade inkstone in Qingdong Mountain, the large red kiln vase placed by the window, the screen painted by Emperor Huizong, the fragrant wood bed that the queen of Nanzhao Kingdom slept three hundred years ago, and even the hood rack are made of red sheep jade from the Western Regions... The interior is full of wealth.
It is extremely rare to hide such a luxurious house in a brothel. If you take out any piece of furnishings in this house, even the least valuable pen and rice paper can be exchanged for at least hundreds of taels of silver, and the more expensive ones are worth tens of thousands of gold. But what makes Long Yuli strange is that the two young Changtu businessmen who came did not take these extravagant things seriously at all, and the two chatted and laughed calmly.
Long Yuli said in his heart: "These two people are either unaware of the goods or come from a wealthy family, otherwise how could they be so calm?" However, since Gulebo could take out the Golden Pills of the Third Prince, he must have been of ordinary origin.
There were sandalwood table tables in front of the three of them, each sitting cross-legged behind the table table. On the table table, there were seven or eight exquisite side dishes, and there were fine wines produced from Anpingzhou, Tuhuiguo, called osmanthus. The osmanthus wine is fragrant and has a long aftertaste. It is one of the three famous wines in Tuhui. It is the favorite of royal families and dignitaries in the palace. Osmanthus wine can occasionally buy a jar of not-so-pure osmanthus wine on the market, which is worth more than ten taels of silver.
Long Yuli raised the bronze wine jujube and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, Mr. Sheng, the two distinguished guests came to Qiantuo City from the distant Changtu. I was busy with official duties and poor hospitality. I lost my courtesy today. Today I can only return to the two with a cup of water and wine. I wish all of us a long-lasting cooperation. I sincerely wish Mr. Gu and Mr. Sheng a prosperous business, rich wealth, great success, and good luck every day when we return to China!"
Tang Jiusheng and Tie Dun also raised the wine jury together, and both smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Long!" The three of them raised their glasses and drank them all in one go.
Tiedun put down the wine Jue and laughed: "Sir Long, you are holding the golden seal of Guancheng. What are the ways to make a fortune?" Tang Jiusheng immediately agreed: "That's it!"
Long Yuli turned his hand with Jiu Jue and said meaningfully: "Since Mr. Gu can take out two priceless golden pills, I believe there are great nobles around him, how can he look down on me, a little third-rank Guancheng envoy?"
Tiedun laughed and waved his hand, "Guancheng envoy made fun of it. The so-called down-and-out phoenix is not as good as a chicken, let alone the Guancheng envoy who presses his hands on the military and political power? How could that little golden ball be compared?"
Long Yuli owed his body and said seriously: "Mr. Gu, there is no one else in this building except you, me, and Mr. Sheng. If Mr. Gu has any worries, just say it to me, Long will not reveal this, no matter whether it can be done or not. Otherwise, there will be such a candle!" Long Yuli suddenly had a steel dagger in his hand, and in a flash, he cut off one of the five candles on the candlestick. However, his knife speed was too fast. Although the candle was broken, it still didn't move at all.
Tang Jiusheng gave a thumbs up and praised: "Mr. Long is good at swordsmanship!"
Tie Dun said with a sloppy attitude: "Uncle Long, do you still recognize me?" Tie Dun gently lifted off the face on his face and revealed his original face.
Long Yuli was shocked when he saw Tie Dun's face. The bronze wine in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. Long Yuli's face was gloomy and clear, and he saw that his face was blue and red for a while.
Yes, after a while, he was almost at the change of face in the opera. Long Yuli had seen Tiedun before, so he recognized him immediately.
After a while, Long Yuli let out a long sigh, cried with joy, and said tremblingly: "Third Prince, is it really you?" Long Yuli stood up, crawled to the ground facing Tie Dun, wiped his tears, lowered his voice, and said respectfully: "Long Yuli, the envoy of the Xiaguan Qiantuo City Management City, please see the Third Prince! Your Highness, Thousand Years!"
Tie Dun quickly stood up, took a small step to Long Yuli, and gently helped Long Yuli up, "Uncle Long, please get up quickly! Uncle is my Tie Dun's savior, how can you kneel on me? Uncle Long should be worshipped by my nephew!" Tie Dun helped Long Yuli up and bowed to Long Yuli.
Long Yuli was so scared that he knelt down again. He said excitedly: "Your Highness, you can't do it! You can't do it! Your Highness is a prince, and the lower-ranking official is a local official who returned to the country. It is his duty to rescue Your Highness. If Your Highness kneels on me because of this, the Long surname will die ashamed! The lower-ranking official only regrets that he is incompetent and fails to rescue the former king. The three princes who have been trapped in a foreign country! It is a death sentence for the eldest prince and the second prince to bury the bones of the great merchants!"
Tiedun got up from the ground, helped Long Yuli up again, shook his head and said, "What's the crime of Uncle Long? It was the ambition of Tiebu thief who deceived the king and harmed my father! My three brothers were the prince of a king, and they were going to escape to a foreign land, let alone what would you do? If Uncle Long had not bribed the assassin of the Blood Hand Group, I Tiedun had been dead for a long time, so how could I have a chance to avenge my father and brother?!"
Long Yuli looked at Tang Jiusheng and hesitated: "Third Prince, then is this Mr. Sheng again?"
Tiedun smiled and said, "This position is Tang Jiusheng, the King of Wei of the Great Shang Kingdom. I, Tiedun, can survive the death of Da Shang, and I am the protection of King Wei. Otherwise, I would have already died of Da Shang! Uncle Long and King Wei are my life-saving benefactors!"
Long Yuli immediately kowtowed again, and said with a respectful look: "Long Yuli has seen King Wei Qiansui, Qiansui, Qiansui! If King Wei had not saved him, my third prince would have encountered an unexpected accident. King Wei is actually my benefactor who suddenly returned to the country!"
Tang Jiusheng laughed loudly and stepped forward to help Long Yuli up. Long Yuli heard that Tang Jiusheng had a strong martial arts skills and wanted to try Tang Jiusheng's internal strength. When Tang Jiusheng bent down to support him, he used a thousand-pound pendant, but couldn't try to get up. Tang Jiusheng put his arm on and gently supported him. Long Yuli stood up because of this. Long Yuli secretly praised in his heart: "What a lot of strength!"
Long Yuli didn't let go and tried to force his internal force into Tang Jiusheng's meridians with his own internal force. However, Tang Jiusheng's body rebounded. Long Yuli was pushed back by this powerful internal force and almost hit the wall. Long Yuli stuck out his tongue.
Fortunately, Tang Jiusheng knew that he had no malice and was not angry. Instead, he laughed and said, "Mr. Long, you are a loyal minister who suddenly returned to the country. If it weren't for you, I would probably not be able to meet you! I should give you a glass of wine!"
Long Yuli sweated on his face and said, "King Wei Qiansui, you will ruin me by saying this! As a minister who returned to the country, I, Long, cannot save me when I die, and I can only hide in this mansion and complain about the world. I am really ashamed! Fortunately, the third prince is still alive, and I will not perish if I return to the country!"
Last year, the killer of Luoyu Pavilion assassinated Tie Hui and Tie Ling, cut off the head, and the head was passed back. Long Yuli and others cried bitterly, but at least Tie Dun was still in exile and they still had hope. Unexpectedly, a few months later, Tie Dun's death came again. Although the killer did not cut Tie Dun's head, the good news came back, saying that Tie Dun was dead. Long Yuli and others cried again, and then completely cut off their thoughts.
But unexpectedly, Tiebu appeared in front of Long Yuli again today. How could he not be happy? Moreover, even the King of Wei of the Great Shang Kingdom came. It was obvious that the Emperor of Da Shang was also dissatisfied with the sudden state affairs and wanted to send a prince to help Tie Dun regain the position of the king. Long Yuli was so happy that he was almost dancing.
The three of them sat down again, and the joy that could not be concealed between Long Yuli's eyebrows became cheerful, "Third Highness, how many soldiers did you and King Wei Qiansui bring back this time? Tiebu's thief has caused trouble to the people. The people miss the old master, and almost everyone hates him Tiebu. When you come back this time, as long as you raise your arms and shout, you will definitely rise up and respond!"
Tang Jiusheng laughed in silence and said, "Mr. Long, I only brought six or seven subordinates to the scene. In addition, there were no more than thirty people in the early stage. The new king of Da Shang ascended the throne for a few years. It was unstable in the court, and it was also a troublesome. Therefore, our Majesty secretly sent me to come with King Tiedun to help. This trip was only carried a secret decree and was preparing to secretly remove Tiebu. As long as Tiebu dies, who dares to stop Tiedu from ascending the throne?"
Long Yuli smacked his lips and said with a look of embarrassment: "King Wei Qiansui, if you don't have any soldiers, this matter is difficult to deal with! Tiebu has been the king for almost three years. Most of the ministers in the court are his men. He has replaced the city commanders and generals with confidants. Alas, if I hadn't seen the situation was not good and defected to Ma Qingdong and bribed him with a lot of money, I would have been demoted to a commoner at this moment!"
Tiedun smiled and said, "Uncle Long, don't worry, the Dragon Turtle Soldier Talisman is in my hands. I have ordered people to summon the Nanlongbei Army, secretly stationed in Tieting Mountain, to Dachang City. The four thousand soldiers are already on the road... Next, I will personally summon the Beilongbei Army and take the four thousand soldiers and horses to hurry up.
The army rushed to Dachang City. After the two dragon-backed troops gathered, it was time for me to regain the throne!"
Long Yuli beat his fingers and shook his head and said, "The Third Prince, the lower lord knows that the two dragon-backed troops are brave, but although the two dragon-backed troops are brave, they are less than 10,000 people. They have been distracted for a long time and lack siege equipment. It is unknown how much actual combat power they have. Moreover, the walls of Dachang City are tall and Tiebu has many soldiers and horses everywhere. Once he sticks to Dachang City and does not leave, Tiebu's direct troops will arrive within ten days. I am afraid that Dachang City will be the burial place for the two dragon-backed troops!"
Tie Dun disagreed and said, "Isn't this the troops under your Uncle Long? We gathered the rebels from all over the country, and at least we can compete with Tiebu. Besides, Tiebu's people have lost all their hearts. When the people from all over the country heard that I was going to come back to take back the throne, how could they not eat a pot of slurry to welcome the royal army?"
Long Yuli shook his head and said, "Your Highness, the matter seems to be the case on the surface, but after all, the people have no combat power. Even if they are willing to help Your Highness, even if they have raised up 100,000 and 200,000 troops, they are not the opponent of the three or five thousand officials! Although I, Qiantuo City, have thousands of people, but it is mainly used to defend the city. If it is used to siege the city, it will not even be able to take out two thousand elite soldiers!"
After hearing Long Yuli's words, Tiedun was speechless for a moment and stopped drinking.
Tang Jiusheng poured a jue wine and drank it slowly. Tang Jiusheng guaited the wine and said coldly: "Now Lord Long, what other tricks can help your king restore the country and regain the throne? To be honest, our Emperor Shang has already conferred Tiedun as the king of Tuhui Kingdom. I will come with him and must help him restore the country, and there is no way out! Even if I bury my bones and return, I will help Tiedun regain the throne! I am a foreigner and still have this ambition. You are a minister of Tuhui Kingdom. You should be responsible for it. Do you still have to look forward to it?"
Long Yuli shook his hands and smiled, "Hahahaha, King Wei Qiansui, misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! Xiaguan is definitely not the meaning! Xiaguan means that we have to think of a perfect solution. Two dragon-backed troops alone are not enough to regain the throne! Even if Xiaguan sends another two thousand elite soldiers in this city, it will only bring in 10,000 generals. For Dachang City, this little bit of troops may be able to defend the city, and there is no hope of siege!"
Tang Jiusheng asked with a cold face: "The king went to Changshou Palace in person and took the head of the iron cloth neck. Is this feasible?"
Long Yuli shook his head again and said, "Prince, this plan is not appropriate! Now we have two national masters who are suddenly back to the country. One is a Taoist priest, and now there are more lustful monks in the filthy harem. When the former king was alive, he valued the Taoist priest Hua Chenzi. Unexpectedly, after Tiebu usurped the country, Hua Chenzi actually stood up to support Tiebu and said that Tiebu was the king and the destiny was the destiny of heaven. It's hateful that the demonic Taoist can be quite confusing. At that time, many people believed his lies!"
Long Yuli saw Tang Jiusheng's face look ugly, and quickly added: "Now we have to add that lustful monk to support him! This monk and the Taoist and the two national masters are both people with magic. Although the prince is extremely brave, he does not know magic after all. I am afraid that the prince is not the opponent of these two demonic lustful monks! At that time, if the tiger is not a rebellious dog, things will be wrong!"
Tiedun raised his head, looked at Long Yuli and said, "Uncle Long, do you have any solutions?"
Long Yuli pondered for a while, slowly paced on the ground, frowned and thought about countermeasures. Tang Jiusheng and Tie Dun did not speak, and the room was terrible. After a long time, Long Yuli looked up and said, "Third Highness, no, Your Majesty, I think that if Your Majesty is preparing to regain the throne, there must be support from the court officials, and there must be soldiers and horses outside. With enough capital, we can challenge Tiebu, the thief!"
Tiedun smiled bitterly and said, "Minister, I may be able to convince a few, but where will these soldiers go? Uncle Long is his own person, and he can only distribute two thousand soldiers to me. Apart from the two Dragon Boy Army with unknown combat power, there are no other soldiers to call? The Tiancheng, Shacheng and other cities in the desert are just some horse bandits and bandits, and they have no combat power. Maybe the icing on the cake can be done. If you ask them to conquer the city and plunder the land, that is absolutely impossible!"
Long Yuli suddenly laughed and said proudly: "Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered a city! Three hundred miles south of this place, there is a Demon Lord State. A Demon Lord State had a Demon Lord that year, so it was named. There is a general who fought against the enemy, named Wu Tao Gong. Although this person is in charge of tens of thousands of elite soldiers, he is despised by his subordinates and the people because of his good wine and lust. If Your Majesty can seize more than 10,000 troops from this person, it will be a great help!"
Seeing that Tie Dun was interested, Long Yuli said again: "Besides, the Demon Lord's State is only 800 miles away from Dachang City. Once Your Majesty seized the army, the light infantry can travel about a hundred miles a day. In less than ten days, you can reach Dachang City directly. In addition, two dragon-backed troops take action at the same time, even if they can't take Dachang City, they will never suffer any losses. If they can lie in the city..."
Tang Jiusheng asked with a smile: "Are there any loyal ministers and righteous men in Dachang City that can be used by your Majesty? If so, I would not mind going to Dachang City in person and persuade them that as long as a few teams can reach the city, I will lead people to break the city gate in the city and put the troops outside the city in! In this way, it can be decided in one go!"
Long Yuli shook his head and said, "Prince, this is just a superficial idea. If you want to implement it, it will be difficult! After all, the tens of thousands of soldiers from the Demon Lord State are willing to follow His Majesty Tiedun and are still in between!"
Chapter completed!