my wife is queen

Chapter 117 Transparent Crystal
On the contrary, the iron tower man was stunned. He said these words just to vent his dissatisfaction. Even if he wanted to kill Huang Taiji and Dorgon himself, he couldn't do it in the capital.

In this way, the Jurchens were given an excuse to attack Shanhaiguan, and the court and the Jurchens still maintained relative stability.

Although there is a small group of friction, it has not yet reached the point of starting a big war, and the current situation at the Liaodong border is not suitable for a big war.

Yuan Gong's temperament is not so impatient, and he is more thoughtful in his actions. He mentioned a few words to the man in the iron tower: "Now is not the time to fight the Jurchens. The timing is not right. We will not start the war with the Jurchens until the frontier army in Liaodong has finished its drills. In addition, the most important thing at present is to prevent the marriage between the Jurchens and the Horqin Grassland, which is the court's confidant, and the life and death of Nurhachi's two sons are not important."

"Pity."

Li Mian shook his head, originally thinking that he could sneak attack Huang Taiji and Dorgon together with the iron tower man, but seeing that he gave up his thoughts for the sake of the overall situation, he shook his head and said it was a pity, and left with Jinu and Yunniang up.

It's a pity that Sun Chuanting is not in the capital.

With Sun Chuanting's temper, Huang Taiji and Dorgon would not let Huang Taiji and Dorgon survive tonight.

Li Mian himself was no match for Huang Taiji and Dorgon, and they had several first-class guards beside them, so they could only suppress their thoughts of attacking for the time being.

He returned to the mansion, took a short rest for a few days, and planned to go to the Caochangyuan again.

Li Dingguo, He Jin, and Lao Huihui started the dung business, and they did well, earning enough money to feed thousands of brothers.

The three of them have already finalized their respective territories, but there are still some entangled accounts that need to be checked by Li Mian.

When Li Mian left the mansion, he ran into Ma Yun who came to deliver things to the mansion, and stood at the gate of Baiqiangyue Cave and chatted for a few words.

Ma Yun, as the tax supervisor and eunuch of Chongwenmen, also served as the tax supervisor and eunuch of Caochangyuan, so it is not suitable to continue to live in the mansion.

Ma Yun lives in the official office of Chongwenmen. He has been promoted, and the power in his hands is much greater than before.

He still came back every now and then, bringing box after box of various tributes, all of which were tributes from Lianghuai Salt Merchants, Shanxi Merchants, and Chaozhou Gang.

Ma Yun only left a small part, and most of the remaining filial piety, all moved to the mansion.

Every time Ma Yun met Li Mian, there was a huge disparity in the status and status of the two parties, so he took the initiative to respect and salute: "It is a good thing for the son-in-law to go to the Caochangyuan more often. In terms of face, I didn't replace the three masters of the Caochangyuan with eunuchs, but I can't relax my vigilance for the accounts of the prostitute gambling house in their hands. The servants can trust the son-in-law, but they can't trust the three masters. I hope the son-in-law will go to the grassland a few more times It is best to go to the court every ten days and a half months, and take Yunniang to check the accounts, it is an explanation to the son-in-law, and the slaves are also at ease, and there should be no slack when it comes to His Majesty's money."

Li Mian nodded: "This sentence is a good word. My son-in-law blocked many yamen in the capital with one tael of silver and sixteen coins. Now that I have no foothold, I can't make any mistakes in the money, otherwise your majesty will not be in the way." We are ahead, and the first person who wants to arrest us and send us to prison is Your Majesty."

Hearing Li Mian's explanation, Ma Yun was relieved, pointed to one of the copper nailed boxes and said, "Here is a box of crystals sent by the salt merchant. The servant girl heard that the son-in-law likes to collect some strange things, such a box of pure color crystals is considered rare, if the son-in-law likes it, the servant girl will let someone move it to the study in Dongshaojian."

Li Mian wanted to refuse, but he seldom put the filial piety sent by Ma Yun into Dongshaojian's study, and usually put it directly into the warehouse in the mansion.

When he heard that it was a box of pure-color crystals, he thought about it, and agreed: "Eunuch Ma has a heart. Since he has already spoken, I can't refuse, so let's move this box of pure-color crystals to the study."

It was rare for Ma Yun to hear the words of removing filial piety from the mouth of the son-in-law, and there was a smile on his face. It was his duty as a slave to serve the princess and the son-in-law.

Ma Yun personally brought the box of filial piety, and sent it to Dongshaojian's study room, and told several second-class maids not to open the box until the son-in-law arrived.

Li Mian left the mansion, and rode Wu Mingji to the Caochangyuan, followed by a carriage, Pheasant Nu and Yun Niang followed him to serve.

Li Dingguo, He Jin, and Lao Huihui had some spare cash in their hands, and they resolutely disagreed to chat under the old pagoda tree, feeling that they had neglected their boss.

After the three argued hard, Li Mian changed the place of the chat, went to Liuquanju, and sat in the backyard of Liuquanju.

The shopkeeper Liu Quanju saw Li Dingguo and the others coming, so he hurried to the backyard and charged the guests who were drinking at several tables. Today's drinks are all free, and I hope they will give up the space.

The backyard of Liuquanju is very large, and there are several old willow trees with luxuriant branches, covering a large area of ​​shade.

The backyard of Liuquanju is better than the lobby. There are three or five Eight Immortals tables, which are used as private rooms.

However, there is no lacquered screen in the private room in the backyard of Liuquanju, and the eight immortal tables are placed far apart.

The guests at several tables in the backyard were in high spirits, and they felt dissatisfied when they heard the words of shopkeeper Liu Quanju.

However, when they saw Li Dingguo and the others walking towards the back, they got up and left directly, not daring to offend the three masters of Caochangyuan.

The boy in Liuquanju hurriedly cleaned up the backyard, and brought a round mahogany table and some eight-legged drum stools from the second floor, and put them under the willow tree.

Li Mian sat in the main seat, Li Dingguo, He Jinlao, and Lao Huihui took their seats in turn, and carefully accompanied the owner to drink.

Lao Huihui was older and more experienced in doing things, without further ado, he took the initiative to ask someone to bring the account books for this period of time, and handed them directly to Yunniang.

Li Dingguo and He Jin saw Lao Huihui's actions, and then they suddenly realized that they hurriedly arranged for someone to fetch the account books, and handed them all to Yunniang.

As long as Li Dingguo handed over the account book to Li Mian, he felt relieved. He didn't drink any alcohol, so he specially asked someone to bring a pot of clear tea. I replaced the wine with tea, and accompanied Li Mian to drink Liuquanjuli's famous rice wine.

Li Dingguo's ambition is not only to be a chef in Caochangyuan, but also has a greater ambition, never drinking.

He Jin was different, looking at Lao Huihui with a bit more dissatisfaction in his eyes, which made him show off in front of his boss.

The unsolicited donation of the account books was a great opportunity to show loyalty, but it was not seized.

(End of this chapter)