Chen Xi did not stay in the Ministry of War for too long.

He had one more thing to do that night, which was to meet a nearly legendary figure among the merchants in the Western Regions.

This person's name is Boss Hai, and all the merchants in the Western Regions call him this.

Chen Xi sent someone to investigate and there was little information. He only knew that this person was in the West Sea, that is, the Aral Sea area in later generations, and in addition to having private castles and vast territory, he even had an army.

The power of the Sea Boss extended south to India, Persia and the Ottoman Empire, and west to the Duchy of Moscow, Lithuania and Poland had trade channels.

Since Chen Xi came to this world, he has been focusing on the Ming Dynasty. It is difficult to look further away. After all, transportation in this era is too inconvenient.

When Chen Xi saw Yun Liu, Xier, Peng Yu and others, they were ready. The most motivated of these people was Peng Yu. Since following Chen Xi, he had few opportunities to perform. Ma Ang could also join the army to fight. He basically served in various yamen and did not need to go to the middle of the day. He could only help Chen Xi do trivial things, and his best opportunity to make contributions is right in front of him.

"...Sir, I asked clearly. Boss Hai has entered the capital, but I heard that he has brought many followers. These people are giant gangsters who kill without blinking. Be careful..."

Chen Xi did not reply to Peng Yu's words, and looked at Yun Liu and said, "So what's going on in your investigation?"

Yun Liu shook his head and said, "Those Hu people are just bluffing, and some words may not be accepted. The more fierce they act, the more guilty they feel. There are countless similar forces in the Ming Dynasty."

Yun Liu did not give Peng Yu face. In her opinion, those Hu merchants had nothing to worry about.

Unlike the Ming Dynasty who often dispatched tens of thousands of troops to fight, even if the war was fought in Central Asia and Eastern Europe during this period, it was only a few dozen or hundreds of people. However, even the battle between the green forests of the Ming Dynasty may have thousands of people involved.

There is nothing else, the population base is different.

Chen Xidao: "No matter what the background is, at least it means that these people are prepared and do business with them. Although they cannot rely entirely on force, it is still necessary to show their fists appropriately... No matter what, we must give priority to ensuring that our interests are not violated and no situation is allowed."

Yun Liu seemed very confident: "Sir, please rest assured. The staff has been arranged and keep those who are unable to fly."

Peng Yu looked at Yun Liu with envious eyes, as if he also hoped to speak in Yun Liu's arrogant tone, but unfortunately he has no status now. Even if Yun Liu refuted it just now, he still has to respect Yun Liu, his boss.

Chen Xi looked at the sky outside and it was almost dark. He waved his hand and said, "It's not too early, so let's go. When you meet Hu Shang today, don't disclose your identity first. If the situation is wrong, you can use force at any time. Even if you want to make a good fortune, you can't retreat in the face of provocation. After all, this is our place!"

Peng Yu clenched his fists and replied excitedly: "Okay!"

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As night fell, Chen Xi took Peng Yu and others to Chongwenmen.

It is not far from the location where we met last time. This meeting was also in Mingshifang. There are Chongwenmen and Chaoyangmen entering and leaving, and you can also take a boat to the Paozi River Shuiguan. There are even some underground secret passages that are quietly dug for convenience of smuggling.

These secret passages were not very effective during wars due to poor traffic capacity, but they could allow merchants to send goods outside the city into the city. The five cities' military personnel occasionally sent people to block the tunnels, but more often they turned a blind eye. They also participated in this kind of smuggling, and the interests behind them were complicated.

In short, as long as the money is given enough, Hu Shang basically doesn’t have to worry about the difficulty of entering and leaving the city.

Chen Xi took the lead in reaching the agreed location, which was a house located south of the armor factory and the north bank of the Paozi River. Since there was a dock for loading and unloading goods nearby, it was very noisy during the day, and most of the people living nearby were merchants and ship owners.

Chen Xi entered the door, went directly to the main room and sat down. After a few words, he asked Peng Yu to take someone to welcome Jinbeizi.

As for whether Boss Hai will fulfill the contract, it is difficult to judge for a while. However, according to Chen Xi's guess, Hu Shang's goods are in a hurry to take action, and it is rare to meet a big buyer who is in charge of purchase and sales. No normal businessman is willing to miss it, even though he knows that the Beijing group is full of crises.

The capital was quiet that night, which was in sharp contrast to the bustling noise when the lights on the Lantern Festival the day before. Chen Xi did not sit and wait, holding the book in his hand, watching leisurely. Xier stood behind him with a sword. There were both guards standing guard and patrol in the yard outside, as well as secret checkpoints, so she was not afraid of security problems.

Yunliu was in charge of the gatekeeper, responsible for collecting the latest news from Hu merchants from the intelligence personnel who came to contact, and uploading the information at any time, so that Chen Xi would choose whether to stay or withdraw.

It was not until the second day that news finally came that Jinhuzi appeared in Suzhou Hutong.

Yunliu stood respectfully in front of Shen Xi and said, "Sir, this boss of Hai has nails inside and outside the capital. At the same time, he may have had an affair with some powerful people in the capital through some unconventional means... Will he leak out the matter of your private meeting with Hu merchants and let people use this to make a fuss?"

Chen Xi looked at Yunliu and said, "In the past few years, the capital has changed rapidly. After Liu Jin's purge and later the eunuch party was liquidated, until now, whether it is a civil servant or a military general, the officials have basically changed a few times. How capable is he, a Hu merchant from the Western Regions, to establish good relations with the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital?"

"Besides, now the Ministry of War has firmly controlled the five cities of the Military Affairs Office and the City Defense Office. Even if someone wants to stumbling for me, where will he mobilize the troops?"

Since Zhu Houzhao did not follow the court and rule, no matter whether it was the center or the local government, all operations were not placed in the clear place, so Yun Liu didn't know what the situation was in the court now, and how much power the Ministry of War had, so naturally he didn't understand Chen Xi's horror.

Chen Xi did not explain it to her before. In fact, since the fall of the Zhang brothers of the foreign relatives, the main military forces around the capital have been directly or indirectly controlled by Chen Xi. Although the Imperial Guard is not under Shen Xi's control, Chen Xi will know anything related to the dispatch of troops in the capital as soon as possible.

Obviously, Chen Xi could not check himself, so there would be no accidents.

Yun Liu realized his mistake, smiled bitterly, and said, "Jinhuzi came to fulfill his contract, but he did not bring Boss Hai, and stopped halfway through, insisting that the adults meet on a passenger ship on the Paozi River... Did the adults go over?"

Chen Xi didn't even raise his head, and continued to look at the book in his hand, and said lightly: "Tell Jinbeizi that I will wait for him and Boss Hai to appear here. If he doesn't come, the business will be completely ruined... Whether to do this business depends on how they choose. I will not interfere. But if they give up, then I will not be as easy as they come to Beijing again in the future!"

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When the news was passed, Boss Hai quickly left and it took about an hour to reappear. This time he brought some people, all dressed up by people from the Central Plains, and even verbally could not tell whether they were the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Yun Liu came back and reported: "...Sir, these people all hold Lugui in their hands. According to Lugui, they are the people guarding the border of Hami Guards, Handong Guards and Anding Guards in the west of Jiayuguan. It seems that these Hu people have obtained the identity of the people of the Ming Dynasty through some operations."

Chen Xi shrugged and said, "If you have money to open the way, you are in the poor and deserted border area. What's the difficulty? Bring people here."

Yun Liu seemed very embarrassed: "There are many people, about forty, and they all carry weapons. If it is not good for adults after arrival, then..."

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "It is possible to leave most of them in the front yard. Only Boss Hai and Jinhouzi are qualified to go to the main house to negotiate with me. If they don't want to come, I won't force it."

She also had the attitude of getting out if she liked to do business but didn't do it. Yunliu found that Chen Xi was not easy to talk to today, but she had no good feelings for the Hu people, so she naturally stood by Shen Xi and took the order and left.

After bringing the person into the door, more than forty people piled up in the yard in a mess. Most of these people were covered in fleshy faces and strong bodies, and they emitted a fierce aura all over their bodies.

The golden beard stood in front of the crowd, next to it was a burly man in his thirties. Judging from his posture, this man should be the legendary boss Hai.

"We are here, where are we going to meet our customers?" Jinbeizi asked Peng Yu who was accompanying him loudly.

Because there were many Hu people, the atmosphere on the scene was a little nervous. Fortunately, Peng Yu also brought many people. Yunliu was arranged in the four corners of the yard to maintain safety. The two sides stood clearly and their attitude was not friendly.

Accompanied by Xier, Chen Xi came out of the main house and stood in front of the door without moving forward. Although the light in the yard was dim, Jinbei still recognized at a glance that the "young eunuch" who had talked to them about business before.

"Your Excellency, our boss Hai has arrived! Have you all sat down and negotiated the business calmly?"

Jin Huzi was very happy to see Chen Xi. As long as the wise man did not intentionally break the contract, the possibility of reaching a deal would become larger invisibly.

Chen Xi shook his head slightly: "You are not in a bad mood and actually found a fake boss Hai to cheat? This trick is too pediatric! Be prepared around and follow my orders!"

With Chen Xi's order, no less than one hundred crossbowmen emerged at the surrounding walls and roofs at the same time. In addition, a large number of musketeers appeared, and the atmosphere in the yard instantly fell to freezing point.

The Hu people felt the danger and took out the weapons they carried, and automatically circled them from the inside to the outside, with the blade facing outward. However, the symbolic significance of doing so was greater than the actual significance. Without a shield to protect them, as long as Chen Xi gave the order, these people would be shot into candied haws by bows and arrows.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Jinhuzi waved his hand quickly: "Don't move around, don't move around, say something! Since you are determined to trade, it's better to make money with kindness... Brother, we come with sincerity, what does it mean to do this?"

Peng Yu shouted, "What do you mean? Do you still have the face to ask us? Our head said it very clearly. What you brought is not Hai Boss at all. You still need to explain it to you? Since you are not sincere in your heart, you naturally cannot continue your business!"

"There is no need to kill someone..."

Golden Beard said nervously.

These Hu merchants are busy all over the Eurasian continent. They can be said to be a group of bandits. Not to mention a small armed conflict with bandits and tribes. They have experienced wars between countries personally. However, when suddenly facing the threats of hundreds of Ming archers and dozens of musketeers, even if they have confidence in their hearts, they can only give in for the time being.

Chen Xi's eyes were bright: "Jin Dangjia, I'll give you face and ask you to come to Boss Hai to discuss the transaction. You proposed this matter yourself, but now you find someone pretending to fool me. What kind of intention is it? I'm not the kind of street vendor who sells one or two taels of silver. Do you know what the consequences will bring about this deception?"

Jin Huzi couldn't help but feel scared: "He can mobilize so many officials and soldiers, this person is very capable. If the court knows about his business with us, he may lose his mind, so he minds being deceived so much."

Jin Huzi was in the wrong first and wanted to argue, but at this time he knew that it would be useless to explain it, so he simply said: "If you have something to say, we will not do business for now, and we will no longer set foot in the capital. As for the goods we brought, we will give them to this brother as a punishment for being dishonest... Can we leave now?"

Peng Yu sneered: "You do business whenever you want, and you leave whenever you want? I just said why is Boss Hai not impressed at all? The feelings are made by you when you find someone to fake... It is also our master's shrewdness that has not been successful by you! The boss, you can kill these untrustworthy barbarians with an order!"

Chen Xi suddenly raised his hand, and the atmosphere present was extremely tense.

Just when these Hu merchants thought that the young man in front of him was going to order the shooting, Chen Xi said unexpectedly: "Golden Beard, I know that Boss Hai is among the crowd behind you. If you let him come out, we can continue to negotiate the transaction... I have sincerity. If you don't know how to grasp this opportunity, don't leave. Anyway, idiots will only waste food if they stay in this world!"

Yunliu and Peng Yu both looked at Chen Xi in surprise, wondering how Chen Xi concluded that the person around Jinhuzi was not Boss Hai. If it was based on his experience in dealing with people, how could he judge that Boss Hai was among the crowd? At least they did not get the relevant information, and the news was not passed to Chen Xi, and they had no way of understanding what Chen Xi had inferred.

The golden beard looked flustered and looked back at the group of Hu people he brought, and soon one person walked out of the crowd.

This is a young man. He looked roughly dressed, but he looked fine and tender, gentle and delicate, as if he was a big boy. If he looked carefully, he could find clues. This man looked sharp and smiled slightly, he felt cold in his heart.

"Who are you?"

Peng Yu took a look, and suddenly a hair was standing upside down. He subconsciously took a few steps back. After a sensation, he reacted and quickly blocked Shen Xi.

Yun Liu raised his sword and stepped forward. Before she could speak, Chen Xi asked, "Are you the boss of Hai?"

The man did not answer, Jinbei walked over with a look of shame: "I'm really sorry, I need you to come out in person..."

Before Jinhou could finish his words, "Boss Hai" suddenly pulled out a thin sword from his waist and instantly pierced Jinhou's throat. When Jinhou's blood flowed, he covered his neck in disbelief and fell down, a burst of screams came from all around him... Not only were the Hu people shocked, but even the people on the Ming Dynasty felt incredible.

The young man killed the golden beard as soon as he came out. His methods were decisive and his aura were far and very comparable to those of people.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Since it's Boss Hai, let's talk inside!"
Chapter completed!