Chapter 284

Fang Xie has nothing to do these days. He has nothing to do but go to the martial arts academy and Professor Qiu Yu to study every day. On the fourth day after Prince Yi's case, guests suddenly came to the shop. The visitor is about twenty-five or six years old, dressed in royal clothes and carrying two burly men. These two men are by no means slave schoolboys. Although they wear ordinary clothes, they can be seen that they are of military origin when they walk so straight.

The young man looks extraordinary, and his inverted triangular figure is even more eye-catching. It looks kind, but the pride and coldness between the eyebrows can't be hidden.

Fang Xie's newly hired boy led them in. After the young man came in, he casually glanced at the furnishings in the room, and then picked the corners of his mouth. The upper and lower floors of Fang Xie's shop were not long after the tailors moved away, so it was still a little messy. There are no decent calligraphy and painting decorations in the living room, but there are several pots of evergreen plants in the corner.

Fang Xie bought the abandoned house on East 18th Street for almost a little Commission, and the recently hired craftsmen are repairing it. The yard is too dilapidated, with weeds all over the ruins. Moreover, the craftsmen dare not go in easily because of their bad reputation. If Fang Xie hadn't let Kirin and Nie Xiaoju, two door gods, stay there, the craftsmen might not dare to take the job.

Later, the craftsmen learned that it was Xiao Fang, who was famous in Chang'an City, who bought the house. Many people came to persuade him with kindness. Fang Xie just smiled and said thank you, but he had no intention to stop. The title deed of this house is in the hands of Chang'an government. Chang'an government Yin knew that Fang Xie wanted to buy it and kindly advised it, but Fang Xie was firm, and Fu Yin had to send someone to complete the formalities.

It has been abandoned, and no one cares about the house. In addition, the fact that Fang Xie was granted a first-class village by the emperor has been spread, and Yin of Chang'an residence is also happy to do a favor. It's just a symbolic receipt of some silver to block people's mouth. In fact, it's no different from giving away.

In order to reassure the craftsmen, Fang Xie also asked Chang'an government to allocate a team of Yamen servants to patrol back and forth. At first, the craftsmen were worried. After two days, they gradually relaxed when they saw nothing. In fact, the so-called dangerous houses are mostly the product of false rumors. Fang Xie never believed in ghosts and gods. Even if he was reborn, he still had no change. At the beginning, the house was fierce. Most of it was inseparable from the struggle in the mall and the struggle for family property.

In this era, people's fear of ghosts and gods is much stronger than Fang Xie. The longer the rumor, the more desolate it became. Over time, the house was abandoned and no one paid attention to it.

Two days later, the concerns of the craftsmen were much less. Fang Xie set up a small bureau and asked the big dog to bury a wooden box in the house and dig it out. The wooden box was bought at the junk market. It has been for decades. Write another so-called suicide note of the old owner of the house. Find someone to make it. Naturally, no one doubts it. Fang Xie made up a sad story and attributed all the murders to the attempt to seize the family property. After the craftsmen dug out the box, the will was passed on. They had no doubt about such things, so their worries were even lighter.

Interestingly, when they heard that there were no evil things in the house, many people choked their wrists and feet and said how Fang Jieqi could pick up such a big bargain.

The house covers a large area. Fang Xie plans to build a workshop in front of the residents in the backyard. In the future, ready-made clothes will be made here. Anyway, only a small part of the silver funded by Wu Yidao is enough.

Just because I plan to move there in the future, there is little layout in the shop. When the young man came in, he found the shop rather shabby and obviously disdained it.

When Fang Xie came down from upstairs, the young man hugged his fist and said with a smile on his face, "I've seen Mr. Fang. I'm Lu ou, the tooth general under general Luo of Yongzhou in Southwest China. I'm here to visit."

Hearing general Luo's four words, Fang Xie's heart suddenly understood. The emperor's intention to send him to the southwest is no secret now. It is natural that Luo Yao's hand came down to visit. However, although the man's face was covered up, it was still clearly visible, which disgusted Fang Xie.

He knew that the people under Luo Yao were very proud. Even for the generals of other guards, they looked at them with contempt. Of course, the left avant-garde people think they are the first heroes in the world, and Luo Yao is naturally the first general in the world. Fang Xie doesn't resent the army's temperament, but he resents these people's excessive pretending and forcing. This is Chang'an, not Yongzhou in the southwest. If you still look like Laozi is the best in the world when you arrive at the imperial capital, this person is by no means an unfathomable person in the city.

The tooth will be the fifth grade, and the Ranger general on Fang Xie is also the fifth grade. Although the former is a real lack and the latter is a virtual title, there is no need for Fang Xie to be inferior. Titles are basically not related to military positions. Many people have a prominent title, but they are just small officials of five or six grades.

For example, there are at least a dozen counties and townships in Xie Fuyao's family in Jiangnan. Xie Fuyao's father is still a hereditary national Duke, but he is just a local sixth grade official. He still has to salute when he meets officials such as Sheriff.

Therefore, Fang Xie didn't feel that his first-class village was too arrogant to force the wind, or he came from a real military position.

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When the guests and guests took their seats, Lu Ou looked at them impolitely. When we saw that there were some stubble on the jaw of the hot young talent in the capital, the tooth named Lu Ou involuntarily picked the corner of his mouth, and the disdain was obvious. Or to cover up, he bowed his head and took a sip of tea.

Fang Xie was too lazy to pay attention. He smiled and asked, "general Lu came to the door. I don't know what advice?"

Lu Ou raised his head, smiled and said, "where can I give you any advice? I just heard that the saint general left the matter of going to the southwest to Lord Xiao Fang, so I came to visit."

This is very direct. You can understand it without thinking about it. Because you are the imperial envoy appointed by the emperor to go to the southwest, I came to see you. If you don't have this identity, who comes here to gossip. People in officialdom pay attention to a vague speech and will never express their thoughts directly. But this man doesn't even bother to be vague. It's no different from saying it directly.

Fang Xie was not angry either. He smiled faintly and said, "general Lu should go to the ceremony department first. The officials of the ceremony department are preparing for the instrument process."

Lu Ou couldn't help laughing and said, "how many people are there in the etiquette department?"

Hearing this, Fang Xie's face changed and his eyes looked cold at Lu ou. Perhaps he also realized that what he said was too disrespectful. Lu Ou leaned back to avoid Fang Xie's sight and explained: "I mean, the etiquette department is not staffed enough and is busy now. Since you are an imperial envoy to the southwest, it's better to discuss some things directly with you."

"Is there anything to discuss?"

Fang Xie asked.

Lu Ou was just tightened by Fang Xie's eyes. Only then did he realize that the boy in front of him was also a soldier. That kind of cold eyes can only be seen by people who have killed many people.

"About the long Princess..."

Lu Ou was stopped by Fang Xie when he was halfway through his words. He glanced at Lu ou and said faintly, "it's not time to discuss about the long princess. Your majesty just asked me to go to the southwest and reward the soldiers stationed in southern Xinjiang. What does it have to do with the long princess?"

Lu Ou was angry at this. He was silent for a while and suddenly smiled: "Lord Xiao Fang is right. It has nothing to do with the long princess."

He waved, and the two attendants immediately came over and put down the gift box they were carrying.

Lu Ou said with a smile, "I brought some southwest specialties on my first visit. They are not valuable. I just want to be fresh. If you don't dislike it, take it."

Fang Xie said: "The imperial capital is too big. There are hundreds of miles of cities and millions of people... Merchants from all over the world gather here and sell everything. I haven't been to the southwest, but there is a market three miles to the west of the shop. There are many businessmen from Yongzhou. I heard that they transport goods from Yongzhou to the imperial capital by water for up to a month. General Lu actually travels faster than professional businessmen , this southwest specialty must be really fresh. "

Lu Ou was really angry with Fang Xie's words, and his anger suddenly burst out. Fang Xie even compared him with those humble businessmen, and what he said was that they came in such a hurry to ask for people, and they were more anxious to get benefits than those businessmen. Moreover, they were in a hurry because they were not secure.

"Mr. Fang hasn't been to the southwest. Maybe he was cheated by some unscrupulous businessmen. I heard that someone took the local products outside Gyeonggi road into the imperial capital. I dare say they are southwest specialties. Unexpectedly, many people bought them... It's a shame for the businessman."

The meaning of the words is obvious. It means that Fang Xie has no insight.

Fang Xie said, "it's true... Some people are so eager for quick success and instant benefits. They want to make a fortune by cheating people. Today, they want to sell you fake goods, so they come to sell them. They flatter you. They leave immediately after cheating people and pretend they don't know each other face to face. How can this be done? It's better to be honest, right? General Lu?"

Lu Ou's face changed. After being silent for a while, he stood up and said with a smile: "it's presumptuous to bother today. This time I'm actually here to invite Lord Xiao Fang to enjoy his face. General Luo's army is sent to the capital to handle affairs. General Ye Jinnan is in charge of it, and I'm just a starting hand. General Ye is a senior general. He will invite Lord Xiao Fang to have wine in red tea tomorrow night. Lord Xiao Fang can't refuse."

"Tomorrow night?"

Fang Jie wrinkled and didn't pretend to be difficult: "I made an appointment with the etiquette department to listen to music in red tea. If you don't mind, let's go together?"

Lu Ou was not a sociable person. His face became colder and colder. He smiled with anger, said goodbye and turned away.

Fang Xie smiled coldly, turned back and said to the big dog, "send out the things left by general Lu and let him count. Don't let others say that we have cheap hands and taken other people's" local specialties "..."

He got up, stretched his waist and said with a smile, "three days for please and one day for cry. You're so casual as Lao Tzu? Do you want to invite me to dinner and make an appointment?"

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East 23rd Street, Guixian teahouse.

Lu Ou came in angrily. He entered an elegant room under the guidance of the waiter and slammed the door behind him. His face was livid. He sat down, picked up the teapot on the table and poured a few mouthfuls directly into his mouth. The tea was still hot, but he didn't care much.

The man sitting across the table looked at him, couldn't help laughing and said, "why, did you eat flat?"

Lu Ou said angrily, "a five-level cavalry general who can't get on the table should pack me some lofty. If this kind of goods are put in the southwest, I'll kill it with a knife! When I arrive at the imperial capital, I'm so cowardly. A fart official dares to throw his face at me."

Sitting opposite him was the older man who came with him.

His name is Ye Jinnan, Luo Yao's confidant.

"You're wrong."

Ye Jinnan smiled and said: "Fang Xie is not a cat and dog. I told you to know this man first. You didn't listen. You thought you could buy him with two thousand Liang silver... I didn't want you to go like this. I knew you would hit a nail. This is the imperial capital, and people's vision is high. Besides... Do you know who he is? Two thousand Liang silver, you are twenty thousand in front of him Two, he may not be excited. "

This means that Fang Xie is not here. If Fang Xie is there, he won't tell him. Twenty thousand taels of silver doesn't move? That's impossible... But two thousand taels, do you really think I haven't seen it?