The Grandmaster Strategist

Sitting leisurely in the elegant wing of the two-story building, looking out at the bamboo forest through the window, I feel as if I have returned to Nanchu. Now, I am the Sima of Prince Yong's Mansion, and my status is very important, but I still like it. I traveled incognito with Xiao Shunzi, even though King Yong repeatedly advised me to be careful about my own safety. I am now short of a very important candidate who can be an undercover agent next to the prince. Unfortunately, I am not very satisfied with the candidates provided by King Yong. This person must be romantic and dissolute to fit the prince's temperament, and this person must be good at flattering to win the prince's favor. Favor, this person must be extremely talented to be appreciated by the prince. It is really difficult to find such a person. Although the person provided by King Yong is barely enough, I still hope to find a more suitable candidate.

Not long after I sat there, the door opened quietly, and Chen Zhen and Han Wuji walked in. This is the place I had arranged a long time ago. The owner of this very famous restaurant in Dayong, Jing Shunjing, is my cousin. , Two years ago, when I was recuperating in Nanchu and Tianji Pavilion had begun to rise to prominence, Jing Shunqing came to seek refuge with me. The reason was because he had a dispute with his uncle.

Speaking of which, my mother came from a well-known family. The Jing family was one of the leading scholarly families in Jiaxing. However, after my mother passed away, my father had a big conflict with them because the house we live in and all the land were given to my father by my grandfather. Yes, after my mother passed away, my uncle, who had always been at odds with my father, threatened to take back everything. Logically speaking, these properties were all in my father's name and they had no right to take them back. However, my father was a proud man. Under the abuse and bullying of his uncle, he angrily abandoned everything and took it with him. I stayed away from Jiaxing and made it clear that I had severed all ties with the Jing family, so after I passed the exam and passed the exam, the Jing family didn't have the face to reconcile with me.

My cousin is dull and doesn't like to study, so he is not favored by his uncle. Moreover, he is in love with a maid in the family and makes her pregnant. When my uncle finds out, he wants to abort the child, resell the maid, and even My cousin got married to his fiancée immediately. In fact, for my cousin, if they could take that maid as a concubine, they would be satisfied. However, my uncle was determined not to let his cousin offend his family. As a result, my cousin got angry. I took the maid and fled to Jianye to join me.

I have a good impression of this cousin. Although he is not good at reading, he is shrewd in his work. I heard that he has been taking care of the family's property and affairs for a long time. His fiancée is the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Nanchu. Because his father-in-law values ​​his ability, he The marriage was arranged, but my uncle saw that my cousin could not achieve fame, so he simply let him climb a high tree. Who knew that my cousin had an affair with the maid and offended the in-law family, so my uncle became furious.

I sympathized with my cousin, but also still had a grudge against my uncle, so I arranged for my cousin to go see the Master of the Tianji Pavilion. Of course, the 'Master of the Tianji Pavilion', Han Wuji, appreciated his cousin very much and supported him in his business. In order to avoid the suppression of the in-law family, my cousin We crossed the river and arrived at Dayong. At that time, Nanchu and Dayong were still maintaining superficial harmony, so my cousin didn’t encounter any obstacles and established himself in Dayong. My cousin was indeed a business wizard, but within two years, when I invested His one hundred thousand taels of silver increased countless times. His cousin became very rich by trading goods between Dayong and Nanchu. He promptly invested the funds in other industries and became one of the giants in the silk industry. This is because I improved the loom for him and because of his intelligence and ability, and a year ago, his father-in-law came to the door and not only reconciled with him, but also sent his fiancée over. In fact, although my cousin’s fiancée is stubborn, Not that he is an unreasonable person. The cooperation between his cousin and his father-in-law also allowed his business to develop rapidly. Businessmen all value profits. They saw the crisis in Nanchu, so the two of them planned to transfer part of their business and funds to Dayong, and his cousin is the pioneer who leads the way.

I didn't expect that my cousin would be so outstanding. When I made the investment, I agreed that Tianji Pavilion would hold 50% of the shares. Later, my cousin made great plans and proposed to buy back the shares for 500,000 taels. Of course, my cousin was the one who made the investment. Okay, we're prepared to ask for a lot of money, but of course I won't go too far.

Moreover, Tianji Guild never does anything that makes its collaborators too heartbroken, so they sold the shares at a reasonable price, but as usual, retained 10% of the shares. And my cousin also knew the power of Tianji Guild, so the two parties happily reached an agreement. . My cousin is a person who values ​​affection and righteousness. Although he didn’t know about my relationship with Tianji Pavilion, he still sent him heavy gifts several times to thank me for my guidance.

This time I was captured by King Yong. When I came to Dayong, I sent Chen Zhen and others to wait for me in Dayong. There were many people in my cousin's property who I had placed. Although they had no memory of the secret camp, they still I remember the kindness of Secret Camp in arranging them, and after all, their qualifications are relatively outstanding, so many of them have become important managers. Coupled with the status of Tianji Pavilion, Secret Camp can come and go freely in the cousin's industry. . This restaurant is one of my cousin's properties in Dayong, named Jiang Nanchun. It sells Nanchu-style wine and food, and is very popular with the powerful people in Dayong. My cousin is quite good. After knowing that I was captured, he came to Chang'an in person, hoping to do his best for me. He tried to ask King Yong to "give him a favor" several times through connections, but the connections were blocked until I became the Sima of King Yong's Mansion. , King Yong just knew that my cousin had tried to save me through various means, but he appreciated his cousin very much, so I could easily leave the house to go to Jiangnanchun for a drink this time. After all, no one here could join the boss to plot against me. King Yong also Several guards with high martial arts skills were sent to protect me, otherwise King Yong would not be worried about my safety.

Looking at Chen Zhen and Han Wuji, I smiled and said, 'How are you two doing these days? Jiang's willfulness makes them worried. '

After the two of them greeted each other, Han Wuji smiled and said, "My subordinates worked hard to arrange the death plan that the young master told me to commit suicide. Unfortunately, the plan fell short. The young master was still moved by King Yong. The young master must compensate us for our hard work." '

Chen Zhen rolled his eyes at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Who keeps saying that the young master doesn't need to be in such danger to cheat his own death? Then he was overjoyed when he heard that the young master changed his mind." '

Although Chen Zhen was joking, my heart moved. I looked at Han Wuji and secretly thought about it. He was also from Shu, so how could he agree with me to join King Yong so much. My suspicious eyes were fixed on Han Wuji. If there was something wrong with this person, wouldn't my secret camp have been leaked, but there was no sign of this.

After all, Han Wuji had always been scheming in the past. When he saw my gaze, he felt cold in his heart. He quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Master, my subordinates are indeed leaning towards Dayong. We were waiting for you in Chang'an a few days ago, and I met someone from the past." When he saw that I was in a good situation, he told me that he wanted me to join them in supporting the prince of Shu and re-establishing Shu. I politely refused at the time, but the man said that there are people organizing resistance forces now. If I don't agree, when those people find me, they will never let go of my rebellious nature. My subordinates know that these people bully the weak and fear the strong. If the young master After surrendering to King Yong and relying on King Yong's power, these people would not dare to openly come to see their subordinates. '

I sighed slightly. I was not surprised by the existence of the resistance forces in Shu, but it was so stupid to use this method. Han Wuji was quite opposed to Dayong in the past. When I wanted to cheat my death, he didn't say it. But I am very positive, and now I am overjoyed that I have surrendered to King Yong. Such changes are caused by the resistance forces. A person who has given up on the past and has his own life, who is willing to join the resistance forces with no future? ? After confirming that those forces could not cause any big disturbance, I still told Han Wuji and others to pay attention to their own safety. Although assassination cannot change the general trend of the country, an individual's destiny can be changed. After thinking about it, I Han Wuji said: 'Next time they come to force you, just say that you are doing business and are willing to fund them, but you don't want to participate. '

Han Wuji said in surprise: "Why did the young master do this?" '

I smiled lightly and said: 'I want you to control their actions. This will be of some help to me, and it will be easier to eradicate them in the future. '

Han Wuji remained silent, and I was a little confused. Just as I was about to ask him what was wrong, Xiao Shunzi's voice rang in my ears: 'Master, he is from Shu. '

Only then did I remember that although he had just expressed that he was relieved that I had taken refuge in Dayong, it did not mean that he was willing to see the resistance of Shu fail.

Shaking my head slightly, I said: "Wu Ji, I understand what you are thinking, but you have to understand that most of these people are not loyal to the Shu Kingdom, but just want to regain the lost power. They use this method to plot rebellion. Not only is there no chance of success, but it will also involve more people, and they may even hurt more people. For example, if you don’t have the ability to protect yourself, how will they deal with you? Think about it carefully. I won’t force you. I will leave these things to others to do. '

Han Wuji knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, 'I would like to thank you for your magnanimity. '

I looked at Chen Zhen, and he nodded slightly. I knew he would take over this matter, and he would monitor Han Wuji and prevent him from endangering my great cause.

Chen Zhen saw that Han Wuji had calmed down and said, 'I wonder if the young master is going to tell His Highness King Yong about the existence of the secret camp. '

I smiled lightly and asked: ‘What do you think? '

Chen Zhen said: 'I believe that if I tell King Yong, the young master will have less power to protect himself in the future. But if I don't tell King Yong, I'm afraid that King Yong will doubt the young master's loyalty in the future. '

I looked at Xiao Shunzi, who said coldly: "You are right, but the secret camp must not be exposed to the sun. The reason why the young master can move forward and retreat freely is because of the existence of the secret camp, and King Yong Just because we doubt the young master’s loyalty, the worst we can do is leave Dayong. '

I thought for a while and said: "Xiao Shunzi is too extreme. If this happens, we will be hostile to King Yong. This is not good. The secret camp cannot show up. So be it. I will try not to meet Chen Zhen in the future. Chen Zhen Zhen is responsible for hosting the secret camp, and Xiao Shunzi is responsible for conveying my instructions. From now on, the mission of the secret camp is to integrate itself into the lower classes of Chang'an. Remember my words, and you cannot get involved with the power of the upper class. In this way, even if His Highness King Yong has discovered the existence of the secret camp, so he will not be too afraid of me. After all, His Highness King Yong will not believe that I have no power to rely on. At worst, I said that the secret camp is Xiao Shunzi's subordinate. I think it's fair, after such a long time, they can at least see some depth of small straights. '

Xiao Shunzi nodded and said: 'When King Yong put the young master under house arrest, he had sent some experts to monitor us. Although I can come in and out, if I take the young master with me, I probably won't be able to escape easily. Now the guards sent by King Yong around us are also good in martial arts, but they are just for protection, because there are no masters who can entangle me, and their military force is much weaker. They are just ready to help me protect the young master. '

I was about to tell them something when suddenly there was noise and the sound of weapons clashing outside. I frowned slightly. This Jiang Nanchun restaurant is a high-end place. How could anyone do something here? I glanced at Xiao Shunzi, He walked out knowingly, and came back after a while to tell me that there was a fight outside. Xiao Shunzi said it looked like a vendetta. I have seen bloody battles on the battlefield before, and I have also seen literati fighting with each other, but I have never seen a vendetta in Jianghu. I couldn't help but become interested. I called Xiao Shunzi and walked out of the door.

Although Jiang Nanchun is a restaurant in name, it is actually a small garden. The garden is full of Jiangnan landscapes. Flowers, bamboo forests, small bridges, flowing water, and rockeries cleverly divide the space in the garden into hundreds of small spaces. , each small space has different styles of pavilions and pavilions, which is the most respectable in the bustle. There are corridors connecting the pavilions everywhere, and outside the corridors are lush flowers and trees, so the layout is very elegant and secretive, perfect for confidential conversations. meeting.

The small building I was in was very elegant. When I opened the door on the second floor, I saw a balcony surrounded by red railings. There were stairs leading to the lower level next to it. The guards of King Yong were waiting on the lower level. I stood in front of the railing and looked towards the lower level. Looking down, there was an old man standing with his hands behind his back on the corridor connecting the downstairs and another pavilion. Behind him stood two mighty-looking middle-aged people and a beautiful and charming girl. Outside the corridor, On a rockery, stood a scholar in yellow clothes. He was handsome, but a little frivolous, holding a jade flute in his hand. Opposite him, stood a handsome young man with a sword in his hand. The two of them During the fight, the young man's swordsmanship seemed to be good. The flash of sword light forced the scholar to be very embarrassed. However, the scholar laughed and cursed and taunted me from time to time. I saw that the young man was blushing and almost going crazy.

When I looked down, the scholar was fighting back and shouting: "Oh, it's really terrible. Xiaosheng was just joking for a few words, not trying to compete with you for beauty. Don't worry, although your junior sister is beautiful, Xiaosheng is used to it." He has captured all the beauties in the world, and there are many prettier than her, but he just teased her a few words and didn't even touch a hair on her head, so why are you so desperate. '

The young man shouted: "Nonsense, nonsense, you came to seek refuge, we accepted you with good intentions, but you, you did such a rude thing and offended my junior sister." ‘As he spoke, his sword skills became even faster.

While resisting, the scholar in yellow swore: "My fair lady, a gentleman is so courteous. Xiaosheng is just yearning for a beautiful lady. He has been pursuing Miss Sha for a few days, but he has absolutely no indecent behavior. Besides, Miss Sha is a disciple of Fengyi Sect, and Xiaosheng is." I'm so brave, but I don't dare to offend her. Jingjing, Jingjing, please beg for me, I didn't offend you. '

The beautiful girl's jade face was slightly red, and she said fiercely: "What pursuit? You are hanging around me every day, playing the flute outside when you have nothing to do, and even stealing my things. You should be obedient and let my senior brother give you a beating." Then return the things, or I will never let you go. '

The scholar in yellow sighed and said: 'Oh, it seems you won't let me go. Hey, you've had enough of watching the show. Brother, if you don't save me, I will die. ' As he spoke, the jade flute in the scholar's hand suddenly turned into thousands of phantoms. The young man seemed unable to distinguish the difference, and subconsciously took a step back. Unexpectedly, he forgot that he was on the rockery, staggered, and quickly stabilized his lower body. At this moment, the scholar suddenly flew into the air and rushed towards my direction, shouting: 'Brother, help me. '

Just as his body flashed, a middle-aged man behind the old man rushed towards him like an eagle. The scholar shook his hand and heard a violent explosion. The smoke was billowing, mixed with light red smoke, and the scholar shouted: "Brother, don't use poison, I don't have any big hatred against them." 'Everyone immediately stood there holding their breath. When the smoke cleared, a few people looked intently and saw that the scholar had disappeared. On the balcony in the direction of his escape, a scholar in Tsing Yi was smiling bitterly. Standing behind him A handsome servant standing there turned his face sideways, seeming to be snickering.

The young man pointed his sword at the balcony angrily and said: 'Where's that bastard? Hand him over quickly. You are using poison in broad daylight. You must not be a good person. '

Being pointed at me, I couldn't help but smile bitterly. I was actually framed. Just now Xiao Shunzi secretly said to me that this scholar seemed to be trying to break out. I was just curious to see how he would break out, and suddenly green smoke appeared. When I came, Xiao Shunzi immediately stood in front of me, and then we heard his frame-up. I don’t know what the red smoke was, but I knew it was definitely not poison. But to those who glared at me, I But how to explain it?

At this time, several guards from Prince Yong's Mansion had rushed upstairs to see that I was safe and sound. One of the guards walked up to me and whispered: 'Sir, what happened. '

I shook my head gently and raised my voice: 'Guys, that person just now has nothing to do with me, please be careful. '

The young man said loudly: "Quia, when we met that man, he was walking towards you, and he broke out from your direction just now. It's strange that you are not in the same party. Tell me, what is the relationship between the romantic Xia Jinyi and you?" '

I smiled slightly and said: 'I really have nothing to do with that person, so please be clear about it. '

The old man suddenly said: "Do you despise our intelligence so much? Xia was originally walking towards you. After seeing you just now, he made several attempts to break out in your direction. If it has nothing to do with you, why did you never refute?" . '

At this time, the guard whispered in my ear: "These people are from Chang'an Guanzhong Lian, and the old man is Sha Qingyuan, the leader of the alliance. Guanzhong Lian brings together Chang'an warriors. It is actually where the imperial court controls people in the world. Sha Qingyuan Now he has a neutral status, but he is more biased toward King Qi because many of his disciples serve in King Qi's army. '

Suddenly a vague plan came into my mind, and I said, "Master Jiang, this is wrong. I heard the noise outside, so I went out to see the excitement. The man suddenly climbed on. There were several buildings nearby. How did I know that it was us who killed this person? It would be beneath the dignity of the co-leader to believe one side of the story. '