I, the ninth grade county magistrate, scare the empress to tears at the beginning!

"Mother, Luo Yangqiu is a speculator. He wanted to bet on both Su Quan and Jiang Linglong, so he kept turning a blind eye to the massacre of the village by the Shura Palace. How could he suddenly change his mind and decide to encircle and suppress the Shura Palace? "

Zhu Bai then told Jian Shi and several confidants about the trip to Youzhou Mansion Office with Lu Yuan.

"This Mr. Lu is definitely not simple. He might have been sent by Jiang Linglong." Jian Shi sighed. It's hard to imagine how many chips it would take to convince Luo Yangqiu. "Please don't worry, Madam, I will fight." Take good care of the store and try to minimize the damage caused to the store by the civil unrest in Youzhou."

"Jian Shi, I always feel at ease when you do things."

"Mother, there is one more thing." The big shopkeeper thought for a while and decided to report this information, "I just received the latest information. Haige Restaurant and Qingshiyuan Restaurant have joined forces and hired people from the Yama Killer Organization to plan on Fushun Tower is taking action, and the target of this assassination is Ling Xiao, the manager of Fushun Tower."

"Fushun Restaurant and our three restaurants are competitors to each other. The business has been booming in recent years and is about to become the top of the four major restaurants. The shopkeeper Ling Xiao is indeed a threat." Zhu Bai said thoughtfully. She now basically knows the forces behind Haige Restaurant and Qingshiyuan Restaurant, but Fushun Restaurant is still very mysterious, and the boss behind the scenes has not yet been found out.

Previously, Fushun House competed with them in Yueyuehua Restaurant for money business in Youzhou. Zhu Bai thought he was sure of victory at the time, but ultimately lost to Fushun Restaurant.

The battle was in the form of an auction. Whoever paid the highest price would get the right to operate the bank. At the auction, no matter how high the price she paid, Fushun Tower would be twice as high as hers. She was astonished by the wealth of his wealth.

"We should have stayed out of this matter and reap the benefits, but I just heard from the empress that Mr. Lu has a close relationship with Fushun Tower. I think that the empress can inform Mr. Lu to take precautions in advance. If he is really Jiang Linglong Your Majesty's people, we can rely on this relationship to expand our business scope in Youzhou in the future. Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty is in chaos, we are betting on both Su Quan and Jiang Linglong to ensure that everything is safe and sound."

"Jian Shi, I don't want to bet on both ends this time." Zhu Bai shook his head and said meaningfully: "Don't you like gambling? Have you ever seen a gambler who always bets on both ends?"

"My Lady, are you prepared to bet all on Jiang Linglong's victory and Su Quan's loss?" The big shopkeeper was frightened. This is a very important decision, related to the personal destiny of the Crown Princess and his own destiny. Many people in the Yan Kingdom were against the Crown Princess and wanted to bring her down and kill her, but he chose to follow the Crown Princess and bet on the future, and for this he did not hesitate to betray Jian Lu.

"I am optimistic about Jiang Linglong." Zhu Bai directly told his subordinates the final decision. Previously, she adopted the strategy of betting on both sides suggested by Jian Shi, and established good relations with the forces of Su Quan and Jiang Linglong. But today, she had a new idea.

"Your Majesty, can you tell me the reason?" Jian Shi knew that the Crown Princess was a foresighted person. Since she made such a decision, there must be a reason for her to do so.

"I have many things to consider. The recent news from Lingnan and Yizhou is that Jiang Linglong has successfully recovered seven states, and there are faint signs of Su Quan's defeat. After all, he is seeking power to usurp the throne, and Jiang Linglong is attacking him. It belongs to the righteousness of the world, and we should make a choice early."

Zhu Bai then added: "The second reason is exactly what happened today. To speak of being in two boats and betting on both ends, there is no one better than the governor of Youzhou. Luo Yangqiu is an old fox, and his sense of smell is better than ours. So agile, even he decided to join Jiang Linglong, and we have no reason not to do the same."

After a long silence, Jian Shi complimented, "Your Majesty, you are wise." But his silence seemed particularly abrupt in Zhu Bai's eyes.

"Jian Shi, I know what you are thinking. Don't worry, the ministers in the country secretly accuse me of seeking power and usurping the throne like Su Quan. One day, I will convince them." Zhu Bai was full of confidence. road.

After putting on men's clothes again, the princess of the Yan Kingdom took Jian Shi and went to Fushun Tower again. She learned that the shopkeeper and Ling Xiao had not returned yet. After asking, she found out that they were all watching the Lion King Competition. , and rushed over again.

At this time of year in Youzhou, two important events are held. One is the Lion King Contest at dusk today, and the other is the Ghost Festival Ceremony tomorrow. The person who comes out on top in the Lion King Competition can receive the blessing of the Netherworld Cult Leader at the Ghost Festival Sacrifice Ceremony the next day.

These two major festivals have a long history in Youzhou, and a large number of believers gather to participate every year.

"Ten of Swords, the Lion King Competition, we must win first place this year. I want to meet with the Netherworld Cult Leader. Who is he that makes the people of Youzhou so obsessed with him?" He was walking halfway. , Zhu Bai told Jian Shi.

With the rise of commercial power represented by the four major restaurants in Youzhou, the annual Lion King Competition is actually fought by the four major restaurants in the end. The final competition is human and financial resources.

In previous years, the championship position of the Lion King Competition has always been occupied by Qingshiyuan Restaurant, and the other three restaurants have never won the championship. Zhu Bai had never paid much attention to that champion before. As a businessman, she lurked into Da Zhou to do business. The most important thing was to keep a low profile and remain mysterious.

However, this year, several young guys died in the restaurant. The cause of death is unknown, but they all have one thing in common. They went to temples and Taoist temples outside late at night to worship the Netherworld Cult Master. So she suspected that the death of the shop clerk was related to the Netherworld Cult Leader.

Although she was the Crown Princess of the Yan Kingdom and didn't care about the life and death of the people of Zhou Dynasty, she didn't want to watch the few locally hired boys in the shop die without resting in peace, so she insisted on winning this year's championship and finding an opportunity to learn from it. , the mysterious Netherworld leader.

"Please rest assured, Madam, our restaurant will definitely come out on top and win the championship this year." Jian Shi carefully organized his troops and formed an elite lion dance team one month in advance. He was very confident in the final victory, so Today he didn't go to the scene to watch, but kept doing business in the store, otherwise he would have been there long ago.

When the two rushed over, the preliminary round of the Lion King Competition had just ended. The result was the same as in previous years. All other lion dance teams from all over the country were eliminated. In the end, only their teams from the four major restaurants were left to compete for the final championship. position.

Zhu Bai first went to find Lu Yuan, who was sitting on the sidelines, and secretly informed him that Haige Restaurant and Qingshiyuan Restaurant had hired assassins to murder the shopkeeper Ling Xiao tonight and planned to uproot Fushun Tower and completely eliminate them from Youzhou.

Unexpectedly, after listening to this, Lu Yuan still had that gentle smile on his face and replied: "It's a small matter, let's watch the game first." (End of Chapter)