Chapter 501 Zhu Mingqing Arrives in Yue State
That night, the palace gate, which should have been closed, suddenly opened.
A group of people suddenly appeared at the Third Prince's residence and woke up the sleeping people.
The third prince was a little sleepy at first, but when he saw the large number of imperial doctors in the bedroom and the eldest prince who had arrived earlier than him, he became alert.
"Third brother, you are finally here!" The eldest prince glanced at him coldly.
The third prince didn't want to pay attention to him and immediately stepped forward to ask about his father's condition.
"Your Highness, I must be feeling anxious and anxious. Coupled with the recent busy state affairs, I am somewhat overwhelmed and exhausted. I need to recuperate."
The imperial doctors studied it, prescribed some medicine and left.
The third prince breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking that his father was in trouble.
"Come forward!"
Emperor Jiancheng suddenly opened his cloudy eyes and looked at his two sons in a hoarse voice.
"Father!"
The two of them stepped forward respectfully and stood side by side.
The eldest prince had a lot of thoughts in his mind. Why did he and the third prince suddenly call over late at night?
Especially when my father’s health is getting worse.
Could it be...
"Ahem..." Emperor Jiancheng's eyes brightened instantly. "The reason I called you here today is because it's related to the Luo family. No matter who it is, as long as they can kill the Luo family, the position of crown prince will be theirs!"
when--
The eldest prince accidentally stepped back and hit the vase on the side, causing the vase to shatter onto the ground, but no one paid attention to it at this time.
Both princes were attracted by the position of crown prince mentioned by Emperor Jiancheng.
But obviously, the third prince hid better.
"Father, please rest assured. I will do my best. Father, please also take care of your health so that we can see the end of the Luo family!"
The eldest prince was unwilling to be outdone and showed his attitude.
Only after Emperor Jiancheng finally yawned in exhaustion did the two of them suggest leaving.
It was late at night and the palace guards were escorting him.
The third prince and the eldest prince left the palace side by side, and neither spoke to the other.
Before getting on the carriage, the eldest prince turned his head and looked at the calm and composed third prince.
"Third brother, big brother will not show mercy!"
The third prince raised a feminine smile and said, "Big brother, take care of yourself!"
After the two returned home, they immediately summoned their respective advisers.
It was not until the afternoon of the next day that the doors of the study in the two princes' mansions were opened again.
…
The eldest prince and Duke Xu have already begun to make preparations in secret, and the previously agreed plan to perform the sacrifice has come to a temporary halt.
They have been sending people to keep an eye on the third prince, but they have not detected any movement from him so far.
"Grandfather, something's wrong!"
The eldest prince frowned.
Duke Xu nodded slightly: "The Third Prince has a gloomy mind. If he doesn't move, he must have other ideas."
The eldest prince frowned: "Father has always been partial to him. Could this also be a pretext?"
Duke Xu obviously thought of this as well: "If that's the case, then we should make preparations for both scenarios!"
The third prince, who they had always thought was inactive, had already sent people to the Kingdom of Yue and colluded with Chi Yan again.
Don't be fooled by his apparent willingness to kill everyone in the Luo family.
Even if the Luo family is powerful, if he ascends the throne, crushing them would be as easy as crushing an ant.
The most important thing now is to quickly seize the initiative while the boss's faction focuses their attention on the Luo family.
Yue State, General Chi Yan’s Mansion, in the study.
Chi Yan's fiery red hair was scattered behind him, his brows were ferocious, and he looked at the contents of the letter with a strange smile on his face.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Enter!"
Han Jing placed a wooden box on the table, his expression excited: "General, those merchants really do have salt!"
After saying that, he opened the lid of the wooden box, revealing fine salt as white as snowflakes.
Chi Yan suddenly stood up, grabbed a handful, and the fine salt slid away like quicksand, and he burst into laughter.
"Good boy, I was right about you!"
Han Jing put his right hand on his left shoulder, a look of joy of being recognized on his face.
"It is Han Jing's honor to work for the general!"
Chi Yan laughed uncontrollably and carefully licked the salt in the center of his palm. After confirming it, his expression became even crazier.
"With this deal, I don't think Yongchang can compete with me!"
Yue State was an inland city and was already short of salt. Even now, some wealthy families were still consuming coarse salt.
But he could get fine salt.
With such achievements, I don’t believe that Yongchang cannot be suppressed.
"How much can the Nanxia merchants offer?" he couldn't help but ask.
Han Jing raised his eyes and said solemnly, "We can provide at least 3,000 catties every month! 70 wen per catty!"
Chi Yan was overjoyed, as there was huge profit to be made from it.
The current price of salt is that one pound is equivalent to one hundred pounds of grain.
He could easily increase the price he sold to the court and make a profit from the difference.
"Okay, after we make an appointment, notify this general. I want to talk to them in person!" Chi Yan said happily.
Han Jing nodded: "Yes! Then I will take my leave first."
"Wait!" Chi Yan's eyes fell on the letter on the wooden table, and then he looked deeply at Han Jing. "You've been here for a few months, and you have a lot of soldiers under your command. The war is about to start. How about going to a real battlefield?"
Han Jing's mind moved and he came.
"I'll leave it to the general!"
After leaving General Chi Yan's Mansion, Han Jing turned a few corners and made sure that there was no one behind him before arriving at an inconspicuous courtyard.
He quickly slipped in, opened the door, and showed a sincere smile on his face:
"lady!"
Zhu Mingqing raised his eyebrows, "Is there good news?"
Han Jing nodded: "I just heard from Chi Yan that the Kingdom of Yue is preparing to go to war with Nanxia!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mingqing's expression paused. This was not good news at all. Once a war broke out, there would be unrest and countless refugees.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Did Chi Yan agree to buy salt?"
Han Jing nodded. "Tomorrow at noon, at the largest restaurant in the city. What do you think, Madam?"
Time quickly came to the next day.
Chi Yan hid his red hair and brought Han Jing to the agreed place, where he saw an ordinary woman with a man behind her.
He looked at the two of them. The woman was sitting and the man was standing. So it seemed that the one doing the salt business was this woman?
Chi Yan was shocked and at the same time felt contemptuous.
But soon, in the following negotiations, Zhu Mingqing repeatedly stood firm and refused to give up a penny, which made Chi Yan excited.
But it's a seller's market now.
I could only suppress my anger and reluctantly agree to the deal.
"Madam is really eloquent. I wonder which noble family in Southern Xia she is from?" he asked without trying to help but ask.
Zhu Mingqing smiled calmly and said, "I won't ask about your origins or past. If General Chi Yan still wants to do this business, it's better not to know more."
"Furthermore, if a subsequent war breaks out, the profits involved should be clearer to you, General, than I am."
Chi Yan's eyes turned fierce and he immediately looked at Han Jing.
"I dare not, and I have never revealed this to anyone!"
I dare not leave him out in the cold.
Chi Yan is arrogant. After all, in Yue State now, Han Jing only has himself as his backer.
He cast a scrutinizing gaze upon the woman. It seemed that she was quite important. He had only just received the information, but the woman had obviously known about it for a long time.
Really?
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