Indulge in the national teacher

Chapter 60

The relationship between Yuezhi Kingdom, or the entire Western Regions and Dayao is not very close.Apart from the caravan traveling between the two countries, there was no other communication between Yuezhi Kingdom and Dayao.

But now it is different, according to the information from Shangzuo, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Yuezhi Kingdom intends to become Dayao's vassal state.

Out of this consideration, Gu Fang must go to the trading company to find out the details of the Yuezhi Kingdom.

In addition, the group of cat demons who took root in the Qinyang Palace came from the Yuezhi Kingdom, and Lian Heng had a close relationship with one of the cat cubs, which further strengthened Gu Fang's determination to go to the trading company.

The largest commercial firm in the capital is located at the end of Beishi Street.It was a big house with three entrances and three exits.People come and go in the house, and businessmen from all over the world gather here, so fish and dragons are mixed, and the flow of people is huge.

Although Lian Zong couldn't go to the firm with Gu Fang because of border issues, he still sent four secret guards to protect Gu Fang's safety in secret.

As for this, Gu Fang also understood.

As soon as he stepped into the firm, the supervisor of the firm greeted him.

This director Lu Shanglu is slightly fat and has a kind face, but no one will despise him because of his appearance.

It was this seemingly friendly supervisor who instigated one supervisor to suppress the power of another during the civil strife in the firm a few years ago.When they both suffered losses, he suddenly emerged and took charge of the entire firm in one fell swoop.

As the firm was involved in Dayao's finances, the Hubu Shangshu contacted Lu Shang immediately, and the Hubu Shangshu became one of Lu Shang's backers.

Why do you say "one of them"?Because the relationship between the Ministry of Rites and Lu Shang is also very good.

As mentioned earlier, the caravans in the firm come from different countries, and it is hard to guarantee that some foreigner will use the caravans to cause troubles and cause disputes between the two countries.

Because of this, the Ministry of Rites, or the imperial court, needs Lu Shang to secretly observe the actions and traces of caravans from various countries, so as to resolve the incident before it happens and prevent international disputes.

To sum up, the firm is the hub for Dayao to communicate with other countries.

Moreover, the information that the Yuezhi royal family intends to form an alliance with Dayao this time was passed from the business to the Ministry of Rites.

And the reason why Gu Fang came out to receive Lu Shang in person as soon as he arrived at the firm was because the Ministry of Rites had greeted Lu Shang in advance.

"My lord, please come inside." Lu Shang put his position very low.He respectfully led Gu Fang in front, not paying any attention to the astonishment of the people around him when they saw this scene.

After arriving at the large room that Lu Shang arranged for Gu Fang, Gu Fang bowed his head to Lu Shang reservedly, and said, "I'm in charge."

"Don't dare." Lu Shang waved his hands again and again, not daring to accept Gu Fang's thanks.

Although he was "surprised" in the firm and was a respectable figure in the capital, his status was nothing compared to the national teacher.

The national teacher can communicate with the world and ask God to bless the people of Dayao Limin. How dare he, a small business executive, make a mistake in front of the national teacher?

"Where is the caravan of the Yuezhi Kingdom now?" Gu Fang asked Lu Shang straight to the point, and asked him the purpose of coming to the firm this time.

"The caravans of the Yuezhi Kingdom are resting in their yard. They are waiting to set up stalls on Beishi Street tomorrow, and then they will leave when the Yuezhi Kingdom's mission enters Beijing." Lu Shang immediately realized that He said everything, "It's just that according to the caravan leader, the mission should have arrived in the capital long ago. But I don't know why, so far there is no sign of it."

After listening to his words, Gu Fang thought to himself that the delay in the mission's entry to Beijing should be precisely because of the famine raging in the prison, and they diverted their routes.

This Lu Shang is also capable.Such important information as the time of the embassy's entry into Beijing was actually told by the people of the Yuezhi Kingdom to him, a "businessman".

Gu Fang couldn't help giving him a high look, and felt happy that Lian Zong had such a capable person under his command.

"My lord, do you want to call the caravan?" Lu Shang looked at Gu Fang's expression and asked cautiously.

"No rush." ​​Gu Fang waved his hand, "I'm asking you a question."

"My lord, please tell me." Lu Shang hastily expressed his loyalty, "Caomin must know everything."

"Did the caravan from the Yuezhi Kingdom bring a group of kittens?" Gu Fang asked.

Lu Shang was stunned for a moment when he heard Gu Fang's question, then he quickly came back to his senses and replied: "Yes. The people of Yuezhi Kingdom took good care of the kittens. No one would come to them to buy them. Sell."

Speaking of this, Lu Shang seemed to have thought of something, with a smile on his face, he said: "The group of cats look down on everyone, except for our Highness Qinyang King. That silver kitty still jumped into His Highness's arms on his own initiative."

"So, His Highness didn't take the initiative to buy it?" Gu Fang paused while drinking tea.

"That's right, those Yuezhi people refused to get off His Highness's body no matter how much they coaxed the kitty, so they had to ask His Highness to take the kitty away." Lu Shang recalled the scene at that time, and couldn't help but burst out laughing, " It was just the silver kitten, but then the whole group followed."

"So that's how it is." Gu Fang thought about it.

"Oh, one more thing. After Maoqun followed His Highness, the attitude of the people of Yuezhi Kingdom towards us Dayao people is much better." Lu Shang said again.

But when he saw Gu Fang drooping his eyes and saying nothing, he thought that his talk made the national teacher unhappy, so he felt sorry for him.

However, Lu Shang was thinking too much.Gu Fang didn't speak because he was certain in his heart that those cat demons had an extraordinary status in the Yuezhi Kingdom, and those merchants from the Yuezhi Kingdom might not be just businessmen.

Thinking of this, Gu Fang told Lu Shang: "Take me to the yard of the Yuezhi Kingdom caravan."

Although Lu Shang didn't understand why Gu Fang took the initiative to meet those businessmen, out of blind trust and admiration for the national teacher, he did so.

The master of the national teacher must have his consideration for doing this.It's not something ordinary people like me can guess.

Lu Shang felt more and more that Gu Fang was mysterious and resourceful.Even Gu Fang's previous reticence and indifference were interpreted by him as prudence.

Gu Fang didn't know that he had an extra admirer at this time, he just wanted to find out the situation of Yuezhi Kingdom quickly, and then go to Lian Heng's place.

If it was as he imagined, and the group of cat demons had a superior status, then the alliance between Yuezhi Kingdom and Dayao might have other motives.In particular, they did not enter Beijing with the mission.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Lu Shang and Gu Yu stopped at the gate of a yard.Gu Fang stopped Lu Lu from pushing the door in, but let Lu Shang stay where he was.

Gu Fang looked around, and then jumped to the top of the courtyard wall.He looked down and saw the people in the Yuezhi Kingdom caravan doing something in the yard.

Gu Fang noticed that those people had different hair colors, and their pupils were green, amber, or blue, which were completely different from Dayao's.

Of course, this is not what made him suspicious. What really surprised Gu Fang was that there was a translucent cat following this person from Yuezhi Kingdom.Whether it's a big cat or a small cat, they are all connected to the Yuezhi people by a thin line that ordinary people can't see.

Gu Fang looked at the steps of these people when they walked again, and felt that there was something wrong, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Just when he was puzzled, a hidden guard quietly landed beside Gu Fang and said to him, "My lord, this is a walking habit only soldiers have."

"Soldier?" Gu Fang's expression tightened.

"That's right, only highly trained soldiers will have this way of walking. The subordinate stayed with the marshal at the border for a while, and I remember it clearly." The dark guard explained to Gu Fang.

"So that's it." Gu Fang didn't pay much attention to the situation in the courtyard at this time.

If it was someone in the army, no wonder Lu Shang couldn't see it.Although he has a close relationship with the imperial court, he still knows little about the situation in the army.

Gu Fang jumped down from the wall, and then planned to take Lu Shang back the same way.

There is no need for him to stay here anymore.If the caravan of the Yuezhi Kingdom in the courtyard was really dressed as a soldier, he couldn't handle it alone.

Gu Fang thought about the transparent cat shadows he saw again, and he wanted to bring Lian Heng to Lian Zong as soon as possible, so that he could explain the matter to them together.

However, people are not as good as God.Although Gu Fang has some ability to communicate with ghosts and gods, he can't match God's arrangement.

Just as Gu Fang was walking back, he met Qinyang Wang Lianheng who brought a silver kitten to the firm.

"Your Highness." Gu Fang saw the half-squinted silver kitten in Lian Heng's arms at a glance.For no reason, he felt that the unusual kitten seemed to have noticed something.

"Huh? Your Excellency the Imperial Teacher." Lian Heng stepped forward beamingly, almost saying the word "Sister-in-law Huang", but luckily he still remembered that they were not in the palace at the moment, so he changed it in time. mouth, "Why isn't brother here?"

His Royal Highness Qinyang Wang looked left and right, but he didn't find his royal brother, and suddenly felt strange.

"He has something to deal with." Although Gu Fang was answering Lian Heng's question, his eyes were firmly fixed on the silver kittens whose bodies began to emit white mist.

But neither Lian Heng nor Lu Shang noticed this.

At the same time, Lian Zong discussed the famine in Daman with a serious expression in the Qianyuan Hall.

The oldest Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice sighed and said: "The old minister has experienced the violence during the reign of the late emperor."

In the third year after Lian Zong's father became emperor, a famine suddenly broke out in Qiannan.At that time, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials happened to be an official in Qiannan.He had personally experienced the scene where the people were in dire straits.

"At that time, although it was not serious enough to cannibalize people, there were countless refugees caused by the famine." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials closed his eyes fiercely.

"I know." Lian Zong stood up from his chair, and he solemnly said to the ministers present: "So I need everyone to join me in preventing this."

Famine is not the most terrible thing, but the most terrible thing is the refugees, riots, and even plague brought about by famine.