"His Royal Highness is visiting Ningnan this time.
If the two countries can permanently form an alliance, it will be a great thing that benefits the country and the people.
The people of Ningjun can also sit back and relax."
An elderly squire said loudly said.
"Yes, yes," everyone present echoed.
Shangguan Xiu secretly laughed in his heart, he always formed an alliance with the Feng and the thieves, and the royal family was not on the side of peace.
How could the alliance between the Feng Kingdom and Ningnan be as good as the alliance with the thieves?
It was simply ridiculous.
That's what he thought in his heart, but on the surface Shangguan Xiu still looked smiling, as if he agreed very much with what the old squire said.
"This is a small gift prepared for His Highness.
I hope Your Highness will accept it."
The old squire who spoke handed over a brocade box.
Xiao Jue took it and opened it, and there was an exclamation of surprise all around.
It turned out that the brocade box contained a luminous pearl the size of a dove egg.
Now that it was dark, under the reflection of candlelight, the luminous pearl shone brightly and caught people's eyes.
The people present were all knowledgeable people who had seen the world.
With just one glance, they had already judged that this luminous pearl was priceless.
Shangguan Xiu looked at the box in Xiao Jue's hand.
He smiled at the old squire and said, "The old gentleman's gift is too valuable.
As the saying goes, no reward is given without merit.
I really deserve it.
Please take it back, sir." " "What are you talking about, Your Highness?
Your Highness fought in the north and south for our Gale Kingdom, and conquered such a large area of Beijun.
Now, regardless of personal safety, you are visiting Ningnan.
The little old man only gave His Highness this small gift.
It's nothing to show your sincerity."
I hope His Highness will accept it no matter what."
Shangguan Xiu smiled and said, "In this case, Xiu is disrespectful."
As he spoke, he nodded to Xiao Jue, who understood, closed the brocade box and put it aside.
With the old squire off to a good start, everyone in the congregation gathered over to offer gifts and toast.
In just a short time, Xiao Jue received hundreds of large and small gift boxes, and each gift was a valuable treasure.
It was too inconvenient to have so many gifts piled up around Shangguan Xiu, so Xiao Jue asked Wu Yufei to take ten military policemen to transport the gifts back to the hotel first.
The two disasters of war and floods left Ning County traumatized and devastated.
The people lived in poverty.
Although they were not in dire straits, they were still struggling.
However, the gifts given by the people present were more valuable than the others.
I don’t know.
Yes, I thought life in Ningjun was so rich.
The atmosphere in the restaurant became more and more lively, and more and more drinks were drank.
At this time, a servant hurried to Guan Zheng's side and whispered: "Master, the wine in Juxian Pavilion is not enough."
"What?"
Guan Zheng frowned upon hearing this and subconsciously glanced at Shangguan Xiu beside him.
Lan You, who was sitting on the other side, had a displeased look on his face and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't make sense.
I just drank so much wine, why am I running out of wine?
I think this Juxian Pavilion doesn't want to open again in the future."
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While he was talking, he stood up and pretended to go to the shopkeeper of Juxian Pavilion to argue.
Guan Zheng waved his hand to him and said with a smile: "Lord Lan, please calm down.
It's my fault for not thinking well.
The wine for last night's banquet was bought by me from Juxian Pavilion.
It's okay for Juxian Pavilion to gather so much wine tonight."
It’s really hard to force someone to do it.”
"Master Guan, there is no wine now, what do you think we should do?"
"This is easy to handle.
Yesterday the Sheriff's Mansion bought too much wine, and there is still a lot left.
I will just have people transport all the wine from the Sheriff's Mansion."
After hearing this, Lan You's gloomy expression finally softened.
He stood up and sat back on the chair.
He urged impatiently: "In that case, Master Guan, please hurry up."
Guan Zheng bowed to Shangguan Xiu in embarrassment and said to the servants beside him: "Hurry up and take a few people to transport all the wine in the house to Juxian Pavilion."
"It's Master," the servant agreed and ran downstairs quickly.
Guan Zheng smiled apologetically at Shangguan Xiu and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, the restaurant will never run out of wine."
Shangguan Xiu smiled but didn't say much.
In a restaurant opposite Juxian Pavilion, Xiao Zhanting was sitting at the back of the second floor.
On his left and right, there were two close subordinates.
A young man in gray clothes quickly ran up to the second floor, came to Xiao Zhanting, bowed and saluted, and whispered: "Master"
"What's the matter?"
"The wine in Juxian Pavilion is not enough.
Guan Zheng has sent people from the Sheriff's Mansion to mix wine."
"There's not enough wine."
Xiao Zhanting raised his eyebrows.
The largest and most luxurious restaurant in Fengyang City was actually out of wine.
He said this without fear of making people laugh.
He snorted coldly and asked, "What's going on?"
"Last night, the wine for the governor's banquet was bought from Juxian Pavilion, and he bought a lot of it.
Tonight, he is preparing such a grand banquet at Juxian Pavilion.
It is normal that the wine in Juxian Pavilion is not enough. ” Xiao Zhanting rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
The insider at the Sheriff's Mansion mentioned gunpowder, but there was no movement at the Sheriff's Mansion all day long, and no gunpowder was found to have been shipped out.
Could it be that Guan Zheng's bartending was fake, and that the smuggling of gunpowder into Juxian Pavilion was real.
Thinking of this, his heart moved, and he whispered: "Find a way to investigate and see whether the goods shipped to Juxian Pavilion by the Sheriff's Mansion are wine or something else."
"It's the hall master," the young man in gray agreed, turned and left.
There was quite a lot of wine stored in the Sheriff's Mansion.
According to the order of Guan Zheng, the servants returned to the Sheriff's Mansion and transported out eight carriages of wine.
Each carriage contained at least twenty wine jars.
This much wine is enough for two large banquets.
The servants drove the carriage and went straight to the Juxian Pavilion after leaving the Sheriff's Mansion.
When the carriage convoy was walking down the street, a young man slowly walked out of a small alley on the street.
The young man walked a few steps with the motorcade on the street.
He put his right hand on his waist and took out a small stone from his belt.
He clasped the small stone and looked at the carriage next to him.
He suddenly flicked his fingers outward and clicked. , the pebbles flew out without any hesitation, and hit the horse's belly right in the middle.
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The horse was in pain, roared loudly, and ran forward uncontrollably.
The driver who was driving the carriage was startled.
He quickly grasped the reins and shouted while cracking his whip.
The horse was frightened and completely out of control.
It ran forward for more than a hundred meters before being stabilized by the driver.
However, within a short time, several jars of wine fell to the ground in the car, and the strong aroma of wine immediately spread.
The young man who popped the pebbles seemed to be fine and walked swaggering by the motorcade.
When he passed by the broken wine jars, he glanced quickly.
A total of eight jars of wine fell from the cart, five of which were broken.
Among the five broken jars, three jars had wine flowing out, while the other two jars had nothing flowing out.
Through the broken ceramic pieces, you could see yellow paper packages inside.
The young man only had time to take a look at it.
Several servants ran over on the street, quickly picked up the broken wine jar and put it into a bamboo basket.
A steward rushed to the carriage where the accident occurred and shouted sternly at the driver: "What's going on?
How did you drive the carriage?"
"The little one didn't know what happened, and the horse was frightened for no reason."
"Stop being so verbose, hurry up and catch the train.
I'll settle the score with you when we get to Juxian Pavilion."
The driver thought he was unlucky and kept shaking his head and sighing.
The steward turned his eyes and glanced towards the street.
It was already dark now, and there were few pedestrians on the street.
Soon he saw the young man walking on the street.
He narrowed his eyes and stared at the other person intently.
Although the young man did not look at him, he could feel his gaze.
He maintained his original speed and walked forward leisurely.
When passing by a small alley, he turned around and got into the alley.
Seeing this, a cold light flashed in the steward's eyes and he raised his hand.
Two big men dressed as servants came quickly to him.
The steward pointed to the small alley where the young man walked and said: "Catch him and kill him without leaving any traces."
The two big men glanced at the entrance of the alley, nodded their heads, and quickly chased after him.
The steward did not stop, hailed the convoy, and continued to march towards Juxian Pavilion.
Let's talk about the two big men entering the alley and looking forward.
It was so dark in the alley that they couldn't see anything clearly.
The two looked at each other, each pulled out a dagger, hid it in his sleeves, and then walked deeper into the alley.
The two of them walked more than 20 meters away when they came face to face with a group of people.
They all looked like drunkards who had just drank.
They all staggered when walking.
The two big men stood sideways against the wall, trying to let the drunken men pass, but just as they passed each other, the drunken men suddenly showed their daggers and pointed them at the two unprepared men.
The big man stabbed him viciously.
The two big men opened their mouths wide and were about to scream, but their mouths were immediately covered by the other side.
The other side's dagger went in and out of their bodies, and each time the knife was pulled out, a bloody arrow came out.
In the blink of an eye, the two big men were both stabbed dozens of times.
They leaned against the wall and slowly slid to the ground.
Their stomachs were almost torn apart, with scarlet blood and white intestines flowing out.
After confirming that the two of them were dead, the drunkards handed the bloody daggers to one person, wiped the blood on their hands, and then went their separate ways and returned to their homes as if nothing had happened.
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Let's talk about the young man who secretly took action and frightened the horse.
He walked around in the alley and when he walked out of the alley, he was already near Juxian Pavilion.
He entered the restaurant opposite Juxian Pavilion, saw Xiao Zhanting, and said in a low voice: "Master, we have confirmed that there is indeed something else hidden in the wine shipped out from the Sheriff's Mansion.
What is it specifically, my subordinate?"
It has not been found out yet.”
Yes, Guan Zheng was indeed using bartending as a cover to transport the explosives into the Juxian Pavilion openly.
After understanding this, he waved to the young man and said, "Well done, you have nothing to do here."
"My subordinates resign."
The young man bowed and gave a salute and walked out of the restaurant.
After he left, Xiao Zhanting said to his two confidants: "We have to find a way to inform the adults of this news."
If he could not confirm the conspiracy between Guan Zheng and Lan You before, now he is basically certain that Guan Zheng and Lan You are going to take action in Juxian Pavilion and intend to blow up the entire Juxian Pavilion with explosives.
This text is provided by Meng Luoluo: