Chapter 244: Secret Meeting in Jinling (Part )

"Haha... Now that the important matter has been settled, I can go back and report to the Prime Minister."

In the Zen room, Shen Dongshan and Minister Jia battled wits and courage, bargained, and discussed for two hours. It was not until noon that the two reached a consensus and they both breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Shen Dongshan didn't dare to offend the court in his heart. The reason why he dealt with Minister Jia was just to get more benefits from the court.

On the other hand, Minister Jia did not dare to anger Shen Dongshan. The Prime Minister had already ordered that if Minister Jia did not give in and fell out with Shen Dongshan, he would not have a good time after returning to Lin'an.

Therefore, the two of them finally gave in to each other and ended the matter peacefully, which was undoubtedly the best outcome for both of them.

"Lord Jia has come from afar, why don't you rest in Nanjing for a few days, so that I can show my hospitality to you." Shen Dongshan greeted.

Minister Jia smiled bitterly and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "I have official duties to attend to. How dare I delay? Moreover, the Prime Minister is still waiting for my report in Lin'an. So..."

Having said this, Minister Jia's eyes rolled slightly, an indescribable strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said meaningfully: "So tomorrow morning, I will set off back to Lin'an." From his tone, it seemed that he was quite helpless and bitter.

Shen Dongshan knew clearly that there was something else behind Minister Jia's words, but he pretended to be confused and continued to drink his tea with a smile on his face.

"Alas!" Minister Jia slapped his thigh and said with a look of regret, "I have always heard that 'Jiangnan is a beautiful place, and Jinling is a royal city.' I have not had the opportunity to personally experience the prosperity of Jinling in the past ten or eight years. Now that I have finally arrived here, I am... Alas!"

Seeing the regretful look of Minister Jia beating his chest and stamping his feet, Shen Dongshan smiled slightly, then slowly put down the teacup, gently placed his right hand on Minister Jia's arm, and said with a mysterious smile: "Although Lord Jia will only stay in Jinling for one day, I, Shen, will do my best to let you experience the prosperity and prosperity of 'the beautiful land of Jiangnan, the imperial city of Jinling'."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Minister Jia's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked curiously, "Master Shen means..."

"Shen has built a Wanxian Building in the most prosperous area in the north of Jinling City. It can be called 'a paradise on earth, a land of wealth and bliss.'" Shen Dongshan said with a wicked smile, "Not only are all the best beauties in Jiangnan gathered there, but also all the stunning beauties from all over the world. They are plump and thin, beautiful as peaches and willows, with fairy-like figures and jade-like qualities, and beautiful women of all nationalities... They are all available. They are not prostitutes in brothels, and they don't receive guests on weekdays. They are only for Shen's use. But each of them is extremely beautiful and talented, and they are all stunners in the world, the best beauties."

Hearing this, Feng Tianba couldn't help but have a strange look in his eyes, while Minister Jia swallowed his saliva subconsciously and asked with a smile impatiently: "What a 'heaven and earth, a land of wealth and bliss'. I just wonder...how many beauties are there in this Wanxian Tower?"

"There are at least several hundred of them." Shen Dongshan seemed very satisfied with Minister Jia's reaction and smiled faintly, "And each of them has his own charm, all different."

"Several...hundreds?"

Minister Jia's eyes changed, he was extremely surprised, but at the same time he couldn't help drooling, his face full of greed.

"Master Shen, although you are not a god, you live a life like a god... You are so free and easy, I am afraid that even the current emperor... can hardly compare..."

"Lord Jia, you are too kind. How dare I compare myself to the emperor?" Shen Dongshan waved his hand modestly, "I have ordered people to prepare a banquet to welcome Lord Jia and Guard Feng. In the next day and night, you two can enjoy all kinds of delicacies in the Wanlou, and enjoy the happiness of having two wives! Haha..."

"Those beauties..."

"Minister Jia, please feel free to choose. There is no need to have any reservations." Shen Dongshan smiled nonchalantly.

"Oh my!" Minister Jia stood up in a hurry and bowed to Shen Dongshan repeatedly, saying, "Master Shen is so kind to me. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave Wanxian Tower tomorrow, haha..."

"It doesn't matter if you can't get out. Mr. Shen will have someone prepare a carriage and then send someone to carry you back to Lin'an."

Upon hearing this, Shen Dongshan and Minister Jia looked at each other and then burst into laughter at the same time.

"Master Jia, I don't go to that kind of place..."

"Tianba!" Before Feng Tianba could say no, Minister Jia's eyes darkened and he shouted, "Master Shen is so kind, how dare you not appreciate his kindness? Back off!"

Seeing that Minister Jia was now obsessed with sex, Feng Tianba could not help but snort coldly, then stepped aside and said no more.

"Come here!" Shen Dongshan ordered loudly, "Take Lord Jia to bathe and change clothes first, and then set up a banquet at Wanxian Tower." "Yes!"

After some happy greetings, Minister Jia and Feng Tianba were asked to leave the meditation room and disappeared from Shen Dongshan's sight in high spirits.

"Master, this Jia guy is a piece of shit!" Kui Qi said contemptuously, "Why would you bother to curry favor with such a greedy, lustful, and quick-success guy?"

Shen Dongshan smiled and said, "I am not trying to curry favor with him, but with the imperial court."

"Court?"

"That's right!" Shen Dongshan slowly put away the smile on his face and said seriously, "You should have seen everything today. The court and the martial arts world seem to be two unrelated places, as if they don't interfere with each other, but in fact, it is not. On weekdays, although the court does not interfere in the grudges of the martial arts world, it is closely watching the every move of the martial arts heroes. As long as there is a slight disturbance in the martial arts world, the court will know it immediately, and will use some little-known secret means to seek benefits and avoid harm in secret, and control the visible with the invisible, so that it seems that the court has no way to deal with the people in the martial arts world. In fact, the heroes of the martial arts world are all in a big chess game set by the court, and no one can escape, but they themselves are unaware of it."

Upon hearing this, Kui Qi's eyes flashed with surprise, and he exclaimed: "Then Luo Tianjin, Jin Fuyu and the like..."

"Although they are martial arts heroes, they are far from being able to compete with the imperial court." Shen Dongshan said quietly, "No matter how powerful the martial arts sects are, they only occupy a small corner and gather a few thousand people. But the imperial court is different. The imperial court gathers the power of the whole country and controls billions of people. Just imagine, using the whole country to attack a corner, and using billions to control thousands, who will win and who will lose in the end?"

"Of course it's the imperial court..." Kui Qi suddenly realized and said in shock, "I understand! So compared to people like Luo Tianjin and Jin Fuyu, what the master really cares about are the prime minister and Minister Jia, the imperial officials. On weekdays, you are on good terms with those people in the martial arts world, but it's just a show. In the final analysis, the master's real backer is the imperial court of the Song Dynasty."

"Yes, but not entirely." Shen Dongshan shook his head and said, "If I only rely on the court, I will be manipulated everywhere. Most of the hard-earned money I earn will be given to corrupt officials like Jia Shilang. Otherwise, I will have no way to survive. So I need heroes from the martial arts world to check and balance the court, so that these officials dare not act rashly against me. But if I only rely on the power of the martial arts world, Dongshan Company will also be suppressed by the court and will never become the number one company in the Song Dynasty, and I will never sit on the throne of the richest businessman in the Song Dynasty."

After that, Shen Dongshan's eyes moved, and he murmured to himself with a hint of meaning in his words: "Nothing is absolute in the world. Today's Song Dynasty court is already facing internal and external troubles, many disasters, and serious illnesses. It is struggling to survive. Its deterrence and means today are no longer comparable to those in the past. Although today's court can barely maintain the overall situation in the Central Plains, it is unable to contain the heroes of the martial arts world one by one. Not only that, the court even needs to rely on the power of the martial arts world to help itself fight against foreign invasions. Otherwise, how could the prime minister of a country recruit a commoner? How could he ask me for help? The current situation is a crisis for the Song Dynasty court, but it is a rare opportunity for the heroes of the martial arts world and us."

"It is said that heroes emerge in troubled times. It seems that this is true." Kui Qi nodded thoughtfully.

"Heroes and rats, royal teachers and bandits, are only one step away." Shen Dongshan chuckled, "This time, the prime minister wants Luo Tianjin to unify the martial arts world. If I guess correctly, the court will definitely recruit Luo Tianjin in the next step. By then, recruiting Luo Tianjin will be equivalent to controlling the Central Plains martial arts world. It's a good plan, but... after the failure of the last recruitment, Luo Tianjin has long been disillusioned with the court, and even threatened not to have any dealings with the court... Then why does the prime minister continue to favor Luo Tianjin? What means will he use to recruit Luo Tianjin again? Could it be that... the prime minister still has some secret means that he hasn't used yet? Or is there some secret magic weapon hidden in the dark that cannot be told to outsiders..."

"Master, let's not talk about how the court will recruit us in the future, let's talk about how we can accomplish this matter now?" Kui Qi reminded worriedly, "Jia threw this hot potato to you, and he got away with it, but what should you do, Master? Now, the six major sects and the four major families are incompatible because of the Chenzhou incident. It is difficult to stop them from fighting, so how can we make them willingly submit to Luo Tianjin again?"

"Calming down the disturbance and recommending Luo Tianjin are two different things. We have to solve them one by one and not rush into anything. Right now, what I'm most concerned about is the Chenzhou incident... There's something strange." Shen Dongshan frowned slightly, rubbing his fingers on the teacup repeatedly, and pondered, "The more I think about it, the more I feel... The Chenzhou incident is like a trap, a scam. Someone is deliberately provoking conflicts between the six major sects and the four major families."

"Could it be Ye Tong?" Kui Qi asked back, "After all, Ye Tong invited the person..."

"Kui Qi." Without waiting for Kui Qi to finish his words, Shen Dongshan suddenly gave a fierce look and ordered, "Think of a way... to find this 'Senior Ye', no matter if he is real or fake!"

"What the master means is..."

"This person is crucial to solving all the mysteries. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle." Shen Dongshan said quietly, "If I can find 'Ye Tong', I will know clearly what happened in Chenzhou. I won't be confused now and run around like a headless fly."

Kui Qi did not accept the order without hesitation like he did before. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and said hesitantly: "But what if we can't find Ye Tong..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Dongshan suddenly waved his hand to interrupt Kui Qi's doubts. He slowly stood up and stared at Kui Qi with a suspicious look, his eyes were uncertain, as if he was thinking about something over and over again.

"master……"

"I almost forgot about someone!" Without waiting for Kui Qi to speak, Shen Dongshan suddenly reached out and patted his forehead, then said with a half-smile, "This person must know the inside story of Chenzhou, at least... more than we know."

"Who?"

"Listen! After the banquet, you must hurry to the guesthouse and invite Huang Yulang... Oh no! You should invite Mr. Huang Liu to come over for a chat. Master, it's time for me to see him now!"

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(End of this chapter)