Li Xiao was mentally prepared when Cui Chengxiu came to talk to him. However, Li Xiao was not mentally prepared for Wang Tiqian's arrival.

Eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch in charge of rituals, was definitely a successful person among the eunuchs. Li Xiao did not expect that he would also come to Tongzhou.

"Haha! You kid, every time you get into trouble, you get into earth-shattering troubles. The last time you bombed the Shuntian Mansion Prison, this time it was better. You instigated the mob to burn down the Baiyun Temple, and His Majesty was furious. Our family has to admire it too!" Wang Ti smiled dryly. He offered his hand to Li Xiao, which made Li Xiao quickly return the gift. He didn't know what kind of medicine the old eunuch was selling in his gourd.

"You don't dare to say that. I just told the people the truth of the matter, but I didn't instigate it. I can't afford this crime. You are the internal minister, so you have to help me defend my case in front of Long Live."

"Haha! The boy can talk. Jiu Qiansui has spoken for you about this matter, but now Jiu Qiansui's words are actually not as effective as before. You know, although Long Live doesn't care much about things, he can't do anything to Dong. You all still have feelings for each other. Your Majesty is still not satisfied with the fact that Nine Thousand Years Old killed Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou." Wang Ti glanced around the hall with dry mouse-like eyes and saw that only Ai Husheng was standing behind Li Xiao. After sitting down, he said something lightly.

Li Xiao's heart immediately sounded alarm bells. What did he mean? Could it be that the emperor had begun to dislike Wei Zhongxian? He was the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremonial department, and his status could not be more special. People like him never say useless things. Don’t do useless things. What does it mean to come to me today?

At this time, Li Hu walked in with tea, and Li Xiao immediately took it and placed it in front of Wang Tiqian himself to cover up his inner shock. He really didn't know how to receive this.

"Nine-thousand-year-old words are useless. You don't want to know who spoke for you?" Wang Tiqian looked at Li Xiao with a smile and admired Li Xiao personally serving the tea.

"You are the internal minister, so you must have been the one to help with the matter. I made a note of it in my mind, and there will definitely be a generous reward." Li Xiao returned to his seat, with a look of fear on his face, but in his heart he was trying to guess what Wang Tiqian was going to do this time. what.

"This kind of thing, what outsiders say will work. Only what our brothers say will work!" After Wang Tiqian finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on Li Xiao, not intending to let go of the expression on Li Xiao's face for a second.

Brothers...! The current emperor Zhu Youxiao has only one brother, and that is King Xin Zhu Youjian. He is also the later Emperor Chongzhen!

Could it be that it was him?

Li Xiao was a little surprised, he never expected it to be him.

But seeing the way Wang Ti was doing it, Li Xiao immediately understood. This old guy was probably Zhu Youjian's man, and he came today to test his reputation. Ever since the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di successfully rebelled, the Ming Dynasty has always treated the princes as their own. Raise pigs.

It was the Ming Dynasty's biggest taboo for the prince to hook up with the military generals outside. If Zhu Youjian really spoke for him, Li Xiao believed that the capital garrison plus the three major battalions would kill him immediately even if his front teeth were broken.

What is Wang Ti doing?

"Oh, that's it. I would also like to thank His Highness King Xin, Manager Ai. Prepare some generous gifts and ask the Prime Minister to take them back to His Highness King Xin. As you know, Prime Minister, with my status, it is not very convenient for me to pay a visit to King Xin. convenient."

"Haha! As long as you have this childlike heart, no one will care if you are polite or not. We are slaves, and every word and deed is to serve the Lord." Wang Tiqian laughed like a vulture.

"The only way to do that is to ask the Prime Minister to express your trust in the king."

"That's easy to say! You're often away from the capital, so I'm afraid you don't know what's going on in the capital. What our slave is most worried about is not that you incite those unruly people. The unruly people are the unruly people. Even if they don't cause trouble this time, they will be troubled next time. They will also cause chaos when the opportunity arises. It doesn't matter if they kill a group of people this time, or if they kill more, the world will be more peaceful. But...! Alas...!" Wang Tiqian pretended to be worried and let out a long sigh.

"What is the internal minister worried about?"

"To tell you the truth, what our family is worried about is Long Live. He is in the prime of his life, but he has no heirs. This year, the Queen had a baby, which was supposed to be a big event celebrated by the whole country. But unexpectedly, the Queen also had a miscarriage. You should also search around Liaodong to see if there are any suitable beauties to offer to the palace. Your Majesty's descendants should also have a long line of descendants.

At that time, Emperor Wuzong had no heirs, so he could only choose talents from among the nearby princes. Alas...!"

"That's natural. As long as there is a suitable one, I will definitely try my best to send him to the palace. Unfortunately, the wars in Liaodong are frequent and the population is declining. I'm afraid it's hard to find a pretty girl. But don't worry, Minister, I will definitely work hard to get it done. "Li Xiao said with a smile, he would not recruit beauties for the emperor. Damn, I have beauties, and I will keep them, so it's your turn?

After just finishing speaking, Li Xiao suddenly understood when he looked at Wang Tiqian who was smiling but not smiling.

Emperor Wuzong Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty had no sons in his life, so he chose Jiajing from the closest princes. According to this reasoning...! Zhu Youxiao didn't have any sons, so the closest prince was naturally...Xinwang Zhu Youjian.

In fact, the trend of history was precisely because Zhu Youxiao had no son. Zhu Youjian became Emperor Chongzhen. He worked for more than ten years and completely extinguished the surviving Ming Empire. He was also hanged on Meishan Mountain.

"The internal minister is indeed very wise. If you give me some advice, I will benefit from it a lot. I will learn more from the internal minister in the future!" Li Xiao bowed his hand to Wang Tiqian.

Wang Tigan, this old fox, immediately knew what was going on.

"Oh! Mr. Li is indeed a smart man. His cleverness and energy are rare in the capital city. We won't sit here any longer, so take your leave!"

"Oh! Huzi, get two cigarettes for the Prime Minister." Li Xiao ordered, and Li Hu immediately ran into the cabinet and took out two large front doors, holding them to Wang Tiqian with both hands.

"Oh, haha! This thing you made is really good. Manager Ai gave me one as a gift last time. I started to smoke and coughed, but now I don't feel well if I don't light up a few every day. Especially in the palace. When you're on duty, take one when you're sleepy. It's very refreshing." When he saw the front door, Wang Tiqian immediately took it with a smile. He carried it himself and walked out the door.

Li Xiao walked all the way to the door before turning back.

"Commander! You are really smart in doing business. You have given away cigarettes for more than two months. Nowadays, high-ranking officials in the capital like to take a puff of cigarettes when they have nothing to do. It has become common practice to entertain distinguished guests when they meet. There are already big businessmen who have offered hundreds of dollars. Two taels of silver, willing to buy a box. This time we can give it away!" Ai Husheng has a first-rate business acumen, but his political sense is that of an idiot.

He didn't listen to what Wang Tigan said. Guangpan was thinking about how to make money from tobacco! During this period, the population that Li Xiao had to feed doubled. This also led to a sharp increase in expenses. Ai Husheng was really attracted by those who offered money. I was scared of the receipt. Now that I have a hen that lays golden eggs, how could I not be excited?

Li Xiao said nothing and walked inside with his head lowered.

What he was thinking about was not how to make money from cigarettes, but what Wang Tigan said.

Now it is certain that Wang Tiqian is Zhu Youjian's person. As for the relationship between them, it is no longer important. What is important is that he is Zhu Youjian's person!

The people around Zhu Youxiao were actually hidden stakes planted by Zhu Youjian. This was terrible. I didn’t expect that the future Emperor Chongzhen would be so capable. No wonder he could kill the nine-thousand-year-old man with overwhelming power as soon as he came to power. Wei Zhongxian in both the government and the public.

Who else in Beijing is Zhu Youjian? Children and concubines in the palace always die inexplicably. Could this have something to do with them?

Li Xiao was thinking as he walked inside. If Li Hu hadn't pulled him, he would have almost hit a pillar.

"What's wrong, brother?" Li Hu had never seen his brother in such a trance.

"It's okay, Lao Ai! Have you finished withdrawing the money from the household department?" Li Xiao turned around and asked Ai Husheng.

"The last batch of silver was delivered here yesterday."

"Huzi, go find Master Man. Tell him that you can withdraw. Lao Ai, you tell Xie Youcai. Send people to occupy Baiyun Villa. Now Baiyun Temple is gone. This place belongs to us!" At this time, Li Xiao had not yet Forget about the piece of land at Baiyun Villa.

Land in the capital is very expensive now. It is indeed not easy to get such a large piece of land outside Xibianmen.

"I'm afraid this will be a bit difficult. All the soldiers have been withdrawn. The Fifth Army Commander's Office and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division will definitely come to snatch them. How can we compete with them if we don't have any soldiers?" Ai Husheng was a little embarrassed. said.

This is a problem. I have a bad relationship with the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. I have killed people not just once or twice. This time when there was trouble in Baiyunguan, I killed a member of a hundred households.

Huzi, prepare two cigarettes and follow me into the city.

Wang Tiqian never expected that Li Xiao would follow him in as soon as he arrived home.

"I just forgot to tell my inner minister about something, so please help me."

"Oh, sit down and talk if you have something to say." Wang Tigan smiled and motioned for Li Xiao to sit down. The place where he received Li Xiao was the study, which represented trust.

"Thanks to the love of the inner minister and King Xin, Li Xiaocheng is afraid that he will not be able to repay the favor. Recently, I am preparing a business and want to give 10% of the shares to His Highness King Xin. I just hope that His Highness King Xin can help me settle a matter."

"Oh! What's the matter?" Wang Tigan didn't ask Li Xiao what business he was doing, because Li Xiao always made money in business. Besides, Wang Tigan believed that this was a sign that Li Xiao was ready to surrender to King Xin. He was testing how big King Xin was in the capital. power!

"I want the land at Baiyun Villa and Baiyun Temple. I hope His Highness King Xin will be more considerate."

"This matter...?" Wang Tigan blinked and kept tapping his fingers on the table.

"Our acting King Xin has agreed to your request, and that piece of land will be yours from now on." After the Baiyun Temple was destroyed, that piece of land naturally became an ownerless land. Don't talk about this matter to King Xin, even if it is your own ability. He could eat it. Wang Tiqian happily agreed to Li Xiao!

"Thank you, Prime Minister! Please also ask the Prime Minister to send greetings to His Highness King Xin on behalf of Li Xiao!" After Li Xiao finished speaking, he smiled and said goodbye.

Wang Tigan's home is not far from the palace, which is very similar to Wei Zhongxian's. Due to work needs, his home is not far from the palace. Li Xiao left Wang Tigan's group and came to Wei Zhongxian's home. Due to emotions and reasons, what happened this time It was Wei Zhongxian who helped settle the matter, so he should come and thank him.

"Hmph! This time you kid has gone all the way to the sky." Seeing that Wei Zhongxian hadn't spoken yet, Wei Zhongxian said angrily.

Li Xiao said nothing and placed two cigarettes wrapped in brown paper on the table.

"Hmph! Sit down!" Wei Zhongxian glanced at the front door and let out a "hum" in his nose. This thing has been sold for one hundred taels of silver a box in the capital, and it is cheap and has no market. The price in the capital is only more than twenty. A high-ranking official is smoking. Nowadays, officials of lower rank cannot buy cigarettes even if they hold up money. Smoking has become a status symbol.

Li Xiao gave two cigarettes as a gift, and Wei Zhongxian was quite satisfied. After all, he was quite addicted to cigarettes. When he saw Cui Chengxiu and the others, he would usually give them one or two boxes. The six cartons of cigarettes that Xie Youcai provided in a month were simply Not enough points.

"This incident is all thanks to Jiuqiansui Zhouxuan. I am very grateful."

"Hmph! Xu Xianchun told you that behind Baiyun Temple is Lord Long Live, how could you still dare to attack? Lord Long Live was furious, if it weren't for the fact that Ning Bin had just given birth to a prince. Lord Long Live was in a good mood after hearing the good news, and Wang Tiqian was beating the drum again, you Where is the boy still alive?

But because of this incident, your reward for the Liaodong Great Victory has been lost. Humph! For such a great contribution, even the title of Marquis is not an exaggeration, and you have lost it all alive." Wei Zhongxian lectured Li Xiao aggressively, At the same time, he opened the brown paper bag and took out a box of large front doors, and then opened it skillfully.

He picked up one in his mouth, and the attendant next to him immediately struck a match. Wei Zhongxian took a puff and glanced at Li Xiao. He took one out of the cigarette case and handed it to Li Xiao.

"Thank you for nine thousand years." Li Xiao took the cigarette and lit it with a match.

After taking a puff of cigarette, Li Xiao said with a smile: "Thank you to Jiu Qiansui Zhouquan for what happened this time. There will be some good business in a few days. This time, I won't bring anyone with me. I will give you 10% of the shares!"

"10%?" Wei Zhongxian didn't even ask what kind of business it was. Li Xiao's ability to make money was obvious to all. He just expressed strong dissatisfaction with the 10% dividend.

"It was originally a business to support the wounded soldiers, but I didn't even get a cent. You know, it's not easy to lead soldiers these days. The wounded soldiers have no income and live in poverty. Looking at today's soldiers, it's inevitable I feel dissatisfied. If we fight in the future, no one will sacrifice their lives for this kid."

"Oh, that's it. You love soldiers as much as your own. No wonder you can win the battle. Well, our family has accepted this ten percent. If you have any difficulties, just ask your steward to come to our family. Wei Fu , Mr. Li’s people are here, don’t make things difficult, do you hear me clearly?” Wei Zhongxian, a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister’s door, knew very well what kind of character his gang of people had.

"No! I understand." Old steward Wei Fu smiled and nodded to Li Xiao.
Chapter completed!