Chapter 1226 The situation is critical
Qianlong smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "Gan also hopes to see Palace Master Liang win a complete victory. This will only be good for our Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, not bad. But because of the Long command, Gan I can't intervene directly, I can only help Palace Master Liang in this way."
"Elder Gan accepted Liang's kindness. Liang is not a person who knows good and evil, and the situation is so critical now. , Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce can do it It's really not easy to get to this point."
When Liang Yan said this, he paused slightly and said, "There is also the matter of Li Xiaosong."
"Don't worry, Palace Master Liang! Qianlong immediately said: "Pure Yang Fire" We have been investigating the news, but we have not received any clear information yet, and the president is also confused. However, as long as either of the two appears, we will immediately notify Palace Master Liang."
"Yeah."
Liang Yan nodded after hearing this, but his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Half of what I do now is because of Li Xiaosong. It would be easy to say if things succeed, but once they fail, Xuanyuan Domain will have no place for itself. When the time comes, he will have no choice but to return to Wushuang City, and Li Xiaosong will definitely not be able to go back on his own, and death on the road is inevitable.
"Anyway, I have tried my best. Xiaosong, Xiaosong, you have to hold on, I hope everything goes well this time!"
Liang Yan sighed, said nothing more, and said to Qianlong said goodbye, turned around and left the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce.
After he came out, he still used the Tianji Pearl to cover his aura, transformed into a dark-skinned man, and walked through the streets and alleys towards the Jialan Chamber of Commerce.
Due to the martial law in the whole city, Liang Yan did not dare to make an escape and could only walk on foot. He encountered several interrogations along the way, but he was able to detect them and avert danger.
After a cup of tea, the road ahead gradually widened, and a magnificent blue compound lay beside the road, which was the Jialan Chamber of Commerce.
As the only chamber of commerce in Guangling City that can compete with the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, Jialan Chamber of Commerce is also considered to be wealthy. The entire courtyard wall is decorated with carved beams and painted beams, and there are various mysterious restrictions on the walls, which is daunting.
Liang Yan stopped and looked at the end of the street for a while, frowning slightly, feeling something was wrong.
Quiet, so quiet!
The last time I came to Jialan Chamber of Commerce, there was no such chilling atmosphere, and the monks at the entrance of Jialan Chamber of Commerce were all unfamiliar faces. It hadn’t been long since I left last time. Even if someone was rotated, It’s not like we have to replace everyone.
“Something’s wrong.”
Liang Yan became secretly vigilant and did not approach the Jialan Chamber of Commerce. Instead, he turned into an alley and entered a teahouse on the roadside.
Unlike usual, there are not many monks in the teahouse now. Most of them are casual monks who have come to the city temporarily and are sitting in the hall on the first floor chatting.
Liang Yan glanced around and quickly noticed a table in the corner.
There were two women and one man. The women were ordinary-looking and wore coarse linen clothes. One of them was tall and thin, with pockmarks on her face, while the other was short in stature, with a round face and a plump appearance.
As for the man, he was dressed as a scholar, holding a teacup and sipping tea.
Liang Yan's eyes flashed, and he walked up quickly without hesitation.
"Tea?"
"Drink tea!"
Liang Yan nodded: "I'm new here, can you borrow a table?"
The pockmarked woman glanced around and smiled: "Of course you can , now in Guangling City, there is no way out, no way in, everyone is trapped here, Just make a friend!"
Liang Yan smiled slightly, sat down at the table, and poured himself a cup of tea. He remained calm on the surface, but secretly asked through a message:
"Qingyun What's going on with the Chamber of Commerce? Did Sun Qianli agree to help?"
The pockmarked woman was naturally Xuanyuan Lingwei after she had disguised herself. Her expression remained unchanged and she laughed and said, "Fellow Taoist, the tea in this tea house is not bad, isn't it?"
"Not bad."< br>
Liang Yan nodded, put down the teacup in his hand, and heard Xuanyuan Lingwei's message: "Things didn't go well. We went to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, but found that the entire chamber of commerce was controlled by the Xuanyuan Army. I used Mibao contacted Sun Qianli and learned that they were all under house arrest in the Chamber of Commerce. Even senior Fang Junfang did not dare to leave the Chamber of Commerce compound without permission!"
"Such a quick move? "
Liang Yan frowned. It seemed that this second prince was not simple. From the moment he decided to take action against Xuanyuan Lingwei, he had already thoroughly explored all the opponent's trump cards.
I'm afraid Xuanyuan Haoyu had already taken action against the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce before they left Guangling City.
At this time, Tan Youli also put down his tea cup and chatted with Zi Shan and Liang Yan. The purpose was to cover up others' eyes and prevent the Xuanyuan Army monks who might be around from noticing him.
"Brother Liang, what was the result of your trip? Will the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce agree to help us?" Xuanyuan Lingwei asked again through a message.
After hearing this, Liang Yan shook his head slightly and said: "Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce is unwilling to get involved in this dispute, but Qianlong and I have some friendship and agreed to create chaos in the city to facilitate our operations. "
After hearing this, the disappointment in Xuanyuan Lingwei's eyes flashed away.
"Now that we are in a weak position, it is reasonable for the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce not to take action." Xuanyuan Lingwei secretly smiled bitterly, and then sent a message: "But they are willing to support from the side, which can be considered to be helpful to our plan. Yes."
"Not bad." Liang Yan nodded and said, "Now. In the entire Guangling City, our only promising ally is Xuanyuan Qi. He is also investigating your second brother's crimes. The most important thing is that Pei Xinhai of the Jialan Chamber of Commerce has an extraordinary relationship with him. If we can get this person to take action. If we help each other, the success rate of our operation will be greatly improved.”
"Xuanyuan Qi, my fourth brother, has always been indifferent to fame and wealth and lived idlely. I didn't expect that I would get involved this time. If the second brother hadn't done too many evil things and made people angry, I guess the fourth brother wouldn't be like this."
< br>Xuanyuan Lingwei said this, thought for a while and then said: "You just said that Fourth Brother and the Jialan Chamber of Commerce I have a relationship with Pei Xinhai, but I don’t know if this person will stay out of the matter like Qianlong of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce?”
“I can’t say for sure, but from what I saw that day, Pei Xinhai has already been with Xuanyuan Qi. Having reached an alliance, we should not sit idly by at this time, but..."
"Just what?" Xuanyuan Lingwei asked urgently.
“It’s just that I just used my spiritual sense to explore the Jialan Chamber of Commerce outside, but I found that their chamber of commerce compound was somewhat suspicious. It was completely different from the last time I came here. Even the guards at the door had been changed. ." Liang Yan told everything he saw.
"There is such a thing!" Xuanyuan Lingwei frowned and secretly said: "Is it possible that the second brother's ears and eyes are so powerful that even Xuanyuan Qi and Jialan Chamber of Commerce have been exposed?"
“It’s hard to say.” Liang Yan drank tea and knocked on the table in front of him. Said: "It's just that the situation is so critical now, we have to be careful in every move we make." While they were secretly exchanging rumors, a waiter came out from behind the teahouse. He looked to be in his early twenties and had a cultivation base in the early stages of foundation building. Carrying a jasper teapot, he walked straight to Liang Yan's table.
"Guest sir, this is the 'Hundred Years of Spring' you want. These seniors really know what they are buying. This 'Hundred Years of Spring' is the signature of our Chunfeng Tea House. Almost all the guests who come here have to taste it." The teahouse waiter said, While placing the jasper teapot on the table.
"We didn't"
Xuanyuan Lingwei frowned and was about to refuse, but saw Liang Yan beside him making a gesture and hurriedly swallowed back the words.
"Centennial Spring, this is a good product! It tastes sweet but elegant, the best tea!"
The dark man Liang Yan disguised laughed and continued: " It’s Lu’s first time here. I don’t know how many of these ‘Century Spring’s the shop owner still has. Lu also wants to buy some.”
After hearing this, the teahouse clerk's expression did not change at all, and he simply said: "Since the senior sincerely wants to buy it, then go sit with the junior in the private room upstairs. The shopkeeper of our teahouse will be here soon."
"Okay!"
Liang Yan nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
The other Xuanyuan Lingwei, Tan Youli and Zishan were a little confused when they saw this, but after experiencing recent events, they had no doubts about Liang Yan, so they would not object at this time. .
A few people followed Liang Yan to the second floor, and were led by the teahouse waiter into a private room. There was actually a cave inside, a small garden with spring scenery of a lotus pond, rockery and strange rocks, which complemented each other beautifully.
There is a small pavilion in the middle of the garden. There is a stone table in the pavilion, several stone benches, and an incense burner on the table. It looks very elegant.
The waiter led everyone to sit down in the pavilion one by one, and poured everyone a cup of "Century Spring". He then bowed his hands and said, "Dear guests, please stay here for a moment. I will go and invite the shopkeeper. I will come soon." Then go back."
After that, he turned around and walked out of the garden along the gravel path he came from.
After the waiter completely disappeared, Xuanyuan Lingwei finally couldn't help but ask: "Brother Liang, do you know the shopkeeper of this teahouse? How did they bring us here in such a mysterious way? , will not plot Isn’t it evil?”
After hearing this, Liang Yan shook his head and said, “I don’t know if there is any evil intention, but this Chunfeng Teahouse is one of the secret contact points agreed upon by Xuanyuan Qi and me! ”
"It's happening!"
Xuanyuan Lingwei's eyes lit up and a hint of joy appeared on her face.
If this is a hidden stake planted by Xuanyuan Qi, then people like myself don’t have to risk entering the Jialan Chamber of Commerce. But on second thought, judging from the caution of the tea house guy just now, the current situation It should not be optimistic.
While several people were communicating with each other, a sudden glow flashed on the gravel road in the distance, and a figure appeared, wearing a brown robe, dressed as a shopkeeper, walking quickly towards the pavilion.
"Seniors, you have been waiting for a long time! I am Cao Ying, the shopkeeper of Chunfeng Teahouse."
This person entered the pavilion and bowed to several people with a very polite attitude.
"Shopkeeper Cao, there is no need to be polite."
Liang Yan waved his hand and said: "Let's get straight to the point, but Xuanyuan Qi ordered you to contact me here?"
"That's right. Yes!”
Cao Ying glanced at Liang Yan, nodded and said, “Your Excellency’s appearance is exactly the same as the portrait left by His Royal Highness, he must be Senior Lu Mushenglu!”
Hearing the words "Lu Musheng", Xuanyuan Lingwei, Tan Youli and others had strange expressions on their faces. However, seeing that Liang Yan's expression did not change, they understood almost instantly.
"It is Lu."
Liang Yan nodded and said lightly: "I made an agreement with your Fourth Highness that day to investigate the second prince's crimes together and then use These criminal evidence brought Xuanyuan Haoyu down. Now I have brought the sixth princess Xuanyuan Lingwei here. Just here to fulfill the promise."
After hearing this, Cao Ying's face froze slightly, and then sighed softly: "If Senior Lu had come here a few days earlier, the matter might have turned around, but now, But it’s too late!”
“Oh?” Liang Yan asked with a frown.
"Just a few days ago, when our elder Pei from the Jialan Chamber of Commerce was out, he had a dispute with General Tianwei for some unknown reason. Later, God General Tianwei was charged with 'secretly colluding with Liangyi City in an attempt to cause trouble in Xuanyuan Territory' Elder Pei was captured and now he is imprisoned in the prison of Guangling City for the entire Jialan Chamber of Commerce. They were also investigated and punished by the Xuanyuan Army. Many monks from the Chamber of Commerce have been imprisoned. Now the people in the Chamber of Commerce are members of the Xuanyuan Army. If any monks who have gone out come back, they will immediately capture them. "
After listening to Cao Ying's words, Liang Yan, Xuanyuan Lingwei and others' expressions changed slightly.
Especially Xuanyuan Lingwei’s face was full of disbelief.
"Second brother, is he crazy? Father once issued an order that we people in Xuanyuan City are not allowed to interfere with the 'Wentai Treasure Fighting Conference'. He actually dared to disobey the emperor's order and arrest an entire chamber of commerce. ! You must know that there are hundreds of chambers of commerce, large and small, in Guangling City now. If this spreads, Which chamber of commerce will dare to come to our Xuanyuan Territory in the future?"
"Haha, your second brother's behavior is different from yours." Liang Yan shook his head and said, "He doesn't have anything. With the overall situation in mind, any means can be used as long as the goal can be achieved. ”
When Xuanyuan Lingwei heard this, her face darkened and she fell silent.
At this time, I heard Liang Yan ask again: "Since the Jialan Chamber of Commerce has been put in a fight, what about Xuanyuan Qi? As the fourth prince, he does not participate in party power struggles. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Xuanyuan Haoyu shouldn’t touch him, right?”
“You are wrong about that”
Cao Ying sighed and said in a deep voice: "Just this morning, Xuanyuan Haoyu sent a letter to invite His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince to his palace for a banquet, and made it clear that he could not bring any monks with him! His Highness originally wanted to reject it. He refused, but the letter also said that if he didn’t go, he would be punished for treason!”
Bang!
There was a crisp sound, and Xuanyuan Lingwei's face was livid, and she was so angry that she crushed the tea cup in her hand.
"Second brother, is he acting recklessly?! What a 'city crime'! If fourth brother goes away, I'm afraid he will never come back!"
Liang Yan His face was not good-looking, and he asked: "Xuanyuan Qi is going to go Have you made an appointment?”
“I went. About half an hour ago, His Highness the Fourth Prince dismissed the servants and servants in the palace, and asked people to bring the news to various secret posts. I just got it. News." Cao Ying replied.
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