The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 405: considerable
Chapter 405: Considerable
Wei State, Pingluan Mountain.
Xiao Rongyan was invited to the Pingluan Mountain Palace of King Xihuai, where he drank and had fun with a group of nobles and royal relatives of the Great Wei.
Prince Xihuai was the most beloved younger brother of the Great Wei Emperor, who was born of the same mother. He liked to have fun and be a rich and idle person, and he was very loyal to the Great Wei Emperor, so the Great Wei Emperor indulged this younger brother in every way.
King Xihuai’s favorite thing in his life was drinking and reciting poetry with elegant people.
Xiao Rongyan was a man of extraordinary talent and the richest businessman in the world. He lived a life of extravagance and luxury. He and King Xihuai were of the same kind. Both of them were experts in enjoying themselves and lived a life of luxury, so they naturally became close friends.
When King Xihuai learned that Xiao Rongyan had returned to his country, he held a banquet at Tianlu Pavilion in the Pingluan Mountain Palace.
The Pingluan Mountain Palace was given to King Xihuai by the emperor on his birthday, which shows how favored he was…even the princes could not catch up.
Tianlu Pavilion is located at the highest point on the top of the entire Pingluan Mountain Palace. It was later built by craftsmen specially commissioned by King Xihuai.
Tianlu Pavilion is supported by twenty-six sturdy beams inserted into the cliff. It hangs in front of the cliff, and twelve thick golden lacquered ebony pillars support the ceiling. There are no guardrails on the three sides of the pavilion suspended in front of the cliff. The bronze crane lamp more than one person high set up on the edge flickers, the white gauze curtains sway in the wind, and the sounds of stringed instruments are like fairy music. Looking up from the bottom of the mountain… you would think that is where the gods live.
King Xihuai was wearing the same white gown he had worn when he came out of the hot spring, with his collar open and a wine jar in his hand. He walked among the charming dancers with a drunken look on his face. Because he had drunk the Wu Shi San, his eyes were filled with a dreamy and blurred feeling, and he looked like a real playboy.
Seeing Xiao Rongyan, who was also in a white robe, lazily leaning on a cushion and drinking alone, looking unhappy today, the drunken King Xihuai staggered over to Xiao Rongyan and sat down sideways, hooked his arm around Xiao Rongyan’s shoulder, and said with a smile: “Why… are you unhappy today? Do you think the dancers are not pretty enough? Or do you think the cold food is not exquisite enough?”
King Xihuai saw that the Five Stones Powder dissolved with fine wine was still in front of Xiao Rongyan, and his smile became more foolish: “You don’t even touch such a good thing…”
Xiao Rongyan picked up a peanut, rubbed the red cloth with one hand and threw it into his mouth, saying irritably: “Our Great Wei will attack Great Yan soon. I knew about this too late. I am afraid that Great Yan’s business will not be able to withdraw in time. Once the war starts, the losses will be huge. It’s so annoying…”
King Xi Huai laughed out loud: “Is this matter actually worth your worry?”
“Since last year, I have invested a lot of manpower and resources in Southern Yan, intending to open Xiao family shops all over Southern Yan. Who would have thought… Southern Yan was actually recaptured by Great Yan, and I had to start all over again. I finally saw some improvement, but our Wei Kingdom is about to attack Great Yan again.” Xiao Rongyan picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, “This year’s luck is really bad…”
“This is easy!” King Xi Huai patted Xiao Rongyan’s shoulder armor, “Once our Great Wei has taken over the Great Yan city, you can do your business as usual. I will have someone tell your business to never touch it!”
“I am from Wei. Our Wei attacked Dayan… Dayan still allows me to do business? It’s good that they didn’t kill my people!” Xiao Rongyan sighed, “Forget it, I’m not the kind of person who only cares about my own interests and ignores the righteousness of my country. It’s a loss, so let it be a loss!”
“You and I are close friends, how can I watch you suffer losses?” King Xihuai smiled and moved closer to Xiao Rongyan, “Don’t worry, this battle… won’t start so soon! Move quickly and withdraw your business and your people as soon as possible, and wait until our Great Wei attacks and occupies the city, then you can go back again!”
“The fighting won’t start so soon?” Xiao Rongyan was puzzled. He moved closer to King Xihuai and said, “Didn’t they say that the main forces of Great Yan are now in Rongdi? Isn’t this the best time for Wei to attack Yan?”
King Xihuai shouldn’t have discussed state affairs with Xiao Rongyan, but when he thought about the person in front of him who was his best friend, he looked around and lowered his voice to Xiao Rongyan, “The general and the prime minister have a disagreement. A new army suddenly appeared in Dayan, and its general Xie Xun is brave and terrifying! The prime minister doesn’t advocate war. He is afraid that Dayan may seem to have its main force in Rongdi, but in fact it is hiding its strength for other purposes. So my royal brother ordered the army to approach the border as a test!”
Xiao Rongyan nodded.
“Who knows…” King Xi Huai lowered his voice, “Who knows, Dayan seems normal during the day, but our spies heard the sound of horse hooves at night, and smoke billows from the valleys in Dayan’s territory at night. I’m afraid Dayan has hidden soldiers there, waiting for our Wei to go there… It’s a good way to catch the turtle in the jar. Now the prime minister and the general have sent people to investigate. We have to wait until the results are sent back before we know whether we can fight.”
Xiao Rongyan suddenly sat up straight and looked at King Xihuai: “Speaking of this, Yan… I suddenly remembered something. Your Highness knew that I was trapped in Southern Yan before. The people around the Ninth Prince of Dayan once purchased a large amount of iron and weapons from me. The amount of iron and weapons I transported within the territory of Jin was not large, but not small either. I originally thought that Jin and Southern Yan and Xiliang would go to war, and I would be able to sell them at a good price in Pingcheng. Who knew that the people who bought them at a high price were actually people from Dayan!”
King Xi Huai tightened his grip on the wine glass, sobering up a lot: “If you want iron and weapons, it means you have soldiers…”
“We don’t know how much Yan earned. Later on… Yan sent a lot of iron ore and weapons to Dayan, and cooperated with the advisers of the Prince’s Mansion of Jin State, splitting the profits 50-50… In this way, Yan made a lot of money, and the profit was considerable.” Xiao Rongyan continued.
King Xihuai’s heart skipped a beat. He made a lot of money with a 50-50 split. How high a price would that be?
The fact that Dayan was willing to spend a huge sum of money to buy iron was not a good sign. It was possible that there were soldiers hidden in the mountains of Dayan, just like the elite troops led by Xie Xun of Dayan.
Thinking of this, King Xi Huai sat up straight and said, “I have to go to the palace…”
Xiao Rongyan advised, “But… Dayan doesn’t necessarily have to buy iron for the army, or… farm tools? It’s not right for the prince to rush into the palace to talk to His Majesty about this matter without any evidence.”
“Since you are so uncertain, I’d better go to the palace and tell my brother! After all…if something happens to Wei, I won’t be able to live such a luxurious life!”
King Xihuai was the most self-aware. He drank all the wine in the jar, stood up, asked the maid to change his clothes, and went into the palace immediately.
Yue Shi was quietly waiting for Xiao Rongyan under the plank road of Tianlu Pavilion. Soon, he saw the drunken Xiao Rongyan being carried down in a sedan chair by the servants of King Xihuai.
Yue Shi hurriedly stepped forward and helped Xiao Rongyan up from the sedan chair: “Master!”
“Yue Shi…” Xiao Rongyan smiled foolishly.
“Yes, I am your subordinate!” Yue Shi helped Xiao Rongyan get on the carriage and said goodbye to the steward of Prince Xihuai’s mansion.
There is one more update! I will come back later! Little ancestors, go to sleep first… and read it after you wake up!
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