Chapter 79 Shadows Are Heavy (1)
I have to say that Princess Taiping Li Lingyue has a very strong psychological quality. After half a pillar of time, she has already sorted out her makeup and sat in the main hall of her house, chatting and laughing with the guests.
The guest was a nun with the name of Lening. He was over fifty years old, but there were no wrinkles on the corners of his eyes, forehead, etc. He also exuded a strong graceful and luxurious atmosphere in his every move.
However, the sound made by this person's mouth sounded extremely old, as if it had been smoky and fire for centuries. "Princess, don't worry, my master, please tell the princess. The White Horse Sect will compensate the losses suffered by the princess's mansion as much as possible. The princess will never let the sect help, but will lose a lot of deficit."
"There is no need to compensate. It's only 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, but it won't hurt my body." Li Lingyue picked up the teacup and took a sip, shook her head with a smile.
"After all, the princess's loss arose because of my White Horse Sect. The sect's inadequate conception did drag down the princess." The old voice continued to come out of Ning's mouth, making people drowsy.
"No need!" Li Lingyue, the princess of Taiping in Zhenguo, frowned and continued to smile and shook her head. "I took action not entirely because of the request of the White Horse Sect. As for whether the sect is thorough or not, it is not the key to my loss to that guy this time."
"After all, the princess can't bear the losses alone!" Le Ning was stunned, his voice becoming more and more powerless.
"I underestimate the enemy and suffer a loss once. At least, it will make me awake for several years!" Putting down the teacup, Li Lingyue, the princess of Taiping in Zhenguo, raised her hand to the sun and admired her fingers with a smile.
Her fingernails were just dyed with impatiens oil, and were as bright as beans. A fragrance of peach blossoms in full bloom slowly emanated from her wrists, making her feel abnormally awake.
It was the taste of Liushen Flower Dew. Compared with the "authentic flower dew" of the Great Eater, Li Lingyue obviously prefers the former. Although the "authentic flower dew" of the Great Eater, the "authentic flower dew" of the Great Eater has a strong taste, but it does not last long, and it always reminds of the naked desire in the dark night. However, Liushen Flower Dew will make her feel that she was back at the wedding, and the sun shines from head to toe.
The atmosphere in the room was still harmonious, but the topic between the two sides suddenly became unsustainable. A little solemn appeared on the nun Likong's face. He gently raised his palm and bowed: "The sect is protected by the princess and must do something for the princess. However, the princess regards money as if it were dirt. The nun dared to ask the princess to make it clear. What should the sect do to repay the princess if it is!"
This is the real purpose of her hurrying to visit Princess Taiping of Zhenguo today. For the financial resources of both parties, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan are not considered large quantities, so there is no need to worry too much. However, after this blow, it is crucial to whether the cooperation between Baima Sect and Princess Taiping of Zhenguo can continue to maintain as before.
After all, at the end of last year, the White Horse Sect had just suffered a severe blow. Then, under the suppression of Emperor Yingtian Shenlong, the Buddhist saint had to temporarily draw a line. If the powerful ally of Princess Taiping, Zhenguo, are losing the powerful ally of Princess Taiping, those who originally had a grudge against the sect or spy on the sect's wealth, may rush forward.
"I used to help you because Huifan was quite eye-catching!" He gently flicked off a drop of water on his nails. Princess Taiping, Zhenguo, responded with a smile, "When the emperor's brother was in trouble, he was willing to help him with righteousness without asking for anything in return. When I joined forces with Zhang Jianzhi and others to expel the treacherous slander and helped the emperor ascend the throne, he also paid a lot of money and efforts. But at that time, the people who owe the White Horse Sect were mainly the emperor's brother and the emperor's sister-in-law. In fact, I did not owe the noble Sect a slightest!"
"I dare not, I dare not!" Le Ning's body was as if he was hit hard, and he shook it and instantly became much shorter. "It is the obligation of our sect to do things for the sage and the sage queen, and there is no claim to be owed or repaid. As for the princess of the country, he is also the Bodhisattva of my Baima Sect. He has given kindness to our sect many times, making our sect not know how to repay it."
She was afraid that her statement would not be clear enough. She gritted her teeth and added gaspingly: "Actually, when the sect was still named Dayun Sect, an elder proposed to ask the princess to be the guardian saint of our sect. It was only then that the princess was favored by the saint queen, and the sect was worried that she could not afford to climb up, so she settled down and invited the princess of Luling at that time."
"That's the chance that I missed?" Princess Taiping, Zhenguo raised her eyebrows, and the expression on her face seemed to be a smile.
Le Ning shivered again in his heart, and smiled again, adding: "I dare not, I dare not. My family master once said that the suffering today is all because of yesterday and tomorrow's blessing. I would like to cherish the present day. It was not the princess who missed the varsity sect that day, but the varsity sect missed the varsity. Today, I would like to ask the princess to give the varsity a chance to change yesterday's mistakes."
"Are you also asking me to be a saint?" He smiled and looked at the other party. Princess Taiping shook her head gently, "How old are you in the White Horse Sect? You actually want two saints of protectors? If something happens in the sect in the future, is it more effective for me, the later saint, to speak, or is it more effective for the emperor's sister-in-law?"
"This..." Le Ning's face turned red and hesitated and could not respond.
Although since Li Xian ascended the throne and became emperor, the White Horse Sect no longer mentioned it, and the empress had been the saint of the Dharma Protector back then. However, the entire sect still acknowledged that Empress Wei Wushuang was the saint of the Dharma Protector. As long as Wei Wushuang did not propose it and returned the position of the saint, the White Horse Sect would not have the courage to remove him from the list.
Therefore, if Princess Taiping is invited to serve as the saint of the Dharma Protector, there will inevitably be a problem of two saints in one sect. It is indeed difficult to arrange the two saints clearly.
"I don't care about it. Since I was a child, I will never use things that others have used, even if it is unique in the world!" I glanced at the other party with disdain, and Princess Taiping added with a smile. Her slightly fat chin was raised high, like a proud swan.
"That's nature, that's nature. Poverty nun has little knowledge and makes the princess laugh!" Seeing that Princess Taiping, Zhenguo, gave up her plan to be a saint, Le Ning thrust her heart tightly, and finally got a moment of relaxation. She raised her hand and wiped her forehead, and apologized with a smile.
"Hmph!" Princess Taiping sneered and then lowered her head to drink tea again. Obviously, she no longer had the mood to continue talking to the other party.
Seeing this, Le Ning gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth and asked for advice: "Ni Ni talked about the past today, not because he wanted to ask the princess to pick up others' wisdom. Instead, he wanted to explain that the princess has always been respectful and fearful to the princess. This time, the princess suffered losses, and the princess hoped to provide compensation. Although the princess regarded money as dirt, the princess still hoped that there would be other ways to express his affection for the princess!"
After a pause, she was afraid that she would not express it clearly enough, and quickly added, "Pinnie is dull and does not know what is in the world, and can still get into the princess's eyes. But as long as the princess is willing to give some advice, the princess will do her best to satisfy the princess!"
"It's not a loss. I don't care about this little money!" Finally, I forced the other party to agree to let him offer the offer. Princess Li Lingyue, the eldest princess of Taiping in Zhenguo, put down the teacup with satisfaction and nodded with a smile. "As for compensation, I don't hurry to say it. I have a few questions, and I want to ask the teacher to solve my doubts first."
"Princess, I will definitely know everything!" Finally, Princess Taiping let go, and Lening quickly smiled and expressed his opinion.
"As far as I know, the great cannibals believe in the Crescent Sect, and whenever their army arrives, they will definitely flatten all the Buddhist temples. Why can they even ask the White Horse Sect to help me? "Princess Taiping didn't go around the corner, thought for a while, and went straight to the topic.
Le Ning didn't dare to neglect it, and thought about it and explained truthfully: "Princess Qibing, although the great cannibals all believe in the Crescent Sect, the sects are different. Just like Buddhism, it is also divided into Zen and Tantric Buddhism. Mahamu is a sect that likes to do business. It is said that as long as you have money to make money, even if it is a cross from your enemies, they can deliver goods to your door. Therefore, they can have normal contact with the Bi Sect. They do not hate each other! When they encounter problems, they will ask Bi Sect for help."
"Oh, so that's it!" Princess Taiping suddenly realized and nodded with a smile, "Where is the White Horse Sect, why should I help them?"
"You are the princess, the White Horse Sect is highly praised by believers. Many people will send money in the sect and ask the monks of the sect to help those who need money to help them. The sect's teachings are not allowed to borrow money, but when doing business, everyone will have times of poor turnover. What's more, the White Horse Sect has a big transportation in Luoyang, Chang'an, Jinling, Guangzhou, Taiyuan, Yueyang and other places, and there are temples. Whether it is borrowing or saving money, it is very convenient! You can even deposit it in Chang'an and then take the credentials to Guangzhou to collect it. The sect only charges a very small transfer fee, which is much easier for them to carry the money with you." Knowing that Princess Taiping is not easy to cheat, Le Ning tried to tell the truth, just passing by in the details.
"It turns out to be the relationship between the merchant and the creditor!" Princess Taiping smiled and gently stroked her hands, "No wonder she can give up the dispute over doctrine."
"It made the princess laugh. The people in the Clan also had to accumulate merits for the donor who deposited money, so they had to do so!" Le Ning's face was so hot that he lowered his head and explained softly.
"It is indeed a good deed of accumulating merits. Otherwise, if money is kept at home, it will only become moldy, and it is not like a war horse, and it can give birth to a foal!" Princess Taiping nodded and agreed to Ning's statement. Then, she picked up the tea and took a sip, and asked quietly: "I am also very interested in this kind of accumulation of merits. But I don't know how much I have to pay to participate in it?"
"This..." Although she had already prepared herself, Princess Taiping would speak loudly. However, she never expected that Princess Taiping would set her mind on the foundation of the White Horse Sect's existence and growth. Immediately, the nun Li Ning stood up, and her body trembled like a lotus leaf in the wind.
"Why, Master Tai can't make the decision? It's okay, go back and ask Zen Master Huifan." Li Lingyue, the princess of Taiping in Zhenguo, also stood up and waved her hands with a smile.
"Princess knows clearly! Pond Ni, Pond Ni really dare not make decisions!" After looking at Ning again, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, forced himself to stand firm, and politely put his hands on Princess Taiping, "Pond Ni will bring the princess words to Master Huifan. The princess is busy with affairs, Pond Ni dare not disturb too much, please let Pond Ni take his leave!"
"Well! Let's go, I'm tired, so I won't give you away!" Princess Taiping's face showed no disappointment or anger, and she waved her hands generously. She looked like a general who was planning and had already locked in the battle situation thousands of miles away! "Come here, I'll see you off for me!"
"Yes!" Immediately, several heroic maids entered, and supported Ning with his legs trembling. Watching the figure disappear outside the door, Li Lingyue sat back on the chair, stretched, and then smiled and admired his fingers.
The scarlet fingernails are as bright as flowers in the sun. The fragrance of flower dew on the wrists comes again, making people feel refreshed.
On the side of the Master of Liushen Hualu, she lost less than 20,000 yuan today, plus some connections and political resources. However, if she could successfully grasp the White Horse Sect, even if she was just a 10% share, what she could gain would not be less than 200,000 yuan, plus countless financial supporters and believers of the White Horse Sect.
From childhood to adulthood, no matter what she does, she never admits losing. Those who lose from here can always earn double the money from elsewhere. Today, the same is true.
"Princess, Li Niang took Cui Shangshu from the back door to the mansion with a carriage. At this moment, both of them were waiting in the study and asking the princess to receive him!" A beautiful servant walked in quickly and reported in a feminine voice.
"Help me up!" Princess Taiping frowned and whispered instructor. Then, with the help of the servant, she stood up and walked slowly outside the door.
"Princess, be careful of the steps!" The servant was taller than her, but bent down, trying to make himself look shorter than her, and continued to remind him in a sarcastic manner.
"I know! You can let go!" Princess Taiping waved her arm impatiently and staggered the servant. Then she lowered her head and sorted out the sword around her waist. Surrounded by the maids, she strided towards the study.
The loss today is not big, far from the point where she is "harming her muscles and bones". However, the responsibility that should be pursued must be investigated! Otherwise, everyone below will be lazy, and a thousand-mile dike will be destroyed by an ant hole!
In the study, Li Gu and Cui Xi were both extremely nervous, kneeling and standing. Especially Li Gu, as a hardcore confidant of Princess Taiping, knew how terrible it was when her master started anger. Sweat flowed down her ears.
Hearing the familiar footsteps from the door, the two turned their heads together. After seeing Princess Taiping's face clearly, they immediately shivered again, rushed forward and bowed deeply, "I have seen the master!"
"My minister Cui Shi, I have met Princess Taiping, Zhenguo!"
"Forget it!" Princess Taiping stepped into the door, her slightly fat body immediately blocked the sunshine outside the door, making the whole room dark.
"I was incompetent. I was fooled by Zhang Qian and lost my master's reputation. I would like to punish the princess!" After all, I grew up next to Princess Taiping. I was far more expert than Cui Xi for how to calm the anger of my master. I decisively took off a whip from my waist and held it high above my head with both hands.
"Do you still know that I have lost my reputation?!" Princess Taiping grabbed the whip without hesitation and thrust hard at the shoulder of Li Niang. With a "pop", she tossed the other party to the ground, causing pain to shrink into a shrimp.
However, Li Niang did not dare to cry out the pain or beg for mercy. She supported the ground with her hands, raised her twisted face, and gritted her teeth and said, "I should beat you, thank the master for your punishment. Please don't be angry, otherwise, if you get angry, I will not redeem you for a hundred deaths!"
"I'm so angry that you think beautifully!" Princess Taiping curled her lips and sneered, waved her arms, whipped down one whip after another, and in an instant, she whipped the girl in a slight state.
Although the raccoon rolled all over the ground with pain, he still refused to let out any screams. Whenever the whip stopped, he immediately tried to raise his head, looked at Princess Taiping with tears in his eyes, begging, "I should beat you, thank the master for the punishment. Please don't be angry, otherwise you will be angry and you will not redeem yourself if you die!"
"Hmph, I think beautifully!" Princess Taiping was still unhappy and continued to wave the whip, whipping down one by one. It was not until she thrust the rooster girl tightly and fainted with her eyes closed, then she threw down the whip in awe and turned her knife-like gaze to Cui Shi, Minister of Rites, "I have taught me a lesson to let Cui Shangshu watch the fun?"
Cui Shi was frightened and his legs instinctively retreated. However, he knew that he had run away from the monk today and could not escape from the temple. So he simply made up his mind and bowed in a hoarse voice, "I am so proud, congratulations to the princess, congratulations to the princess!"
"What did you say, Cui Shangshu?" Unexpectedly, Cui Shi did not take the initiative to beg for mercy, but instead formed a circle with him. Princess Taiping's heart had just weakened a little, and immediately rose up again. She widened her eyes and forced her towards the other party step by step.
"I congratulations to the princess, I have added another industry in the mansion, and I will make money every day!" Cui Xi's brain was running quickly, but his words were intermittent. "Today, today, the Liushen Trading Company defeated the Zhenbao Pavilion of Dashi and became famous in Chang'an. I believe that from now on, there will be no place for Dashi Glazing in my Tang Dynasty. And the Liushen Trading Company can sell glaze so cheaply, and I must have figured out a better way to burn glaze. From now on, its Liushen Flower Dew, various glazes, and mirrors that can clearly see the pores on people's faces will inevitably be sold all over the world. Therefore..."
After a pause, he finally straightened his thinking completely and avoided his suffocation to death due to his confusion in breathing. "So, no matter how many shares of Liushen Hualu have in his hand, the profits will be more than a hundred times in the future. According to the articles of Liushen Commercial Bank, every time the shares are expanded, the major shareholder can subscribe first. With the princess' financial resources, you can do it slowly!"
"Huh?" I never made this angle, and I had seen the group of shares of the Liushen Commercial Bank that I had previously sent someone to snatch from Wang Yuanbao. Princess Taiping was stunned, and the anger in her stomach was immediately unsustainable.
Cui Shi immediately calmed down when he saw her expression. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his face, slowed down his voice a little, and continued to add: "Li Gu had already decided to act against the Liushen Shang before, and Weichen had tried his best to dissuade him. However, she refused to listen to the words of Weichen in the name of the princess. Fortunately, although she lost the investment of the two Zhenbao Pavilions in this time, she earned back a share of the Liushen Shangshang. It was also considered a loss and a loss of Dongli!"
Princess Taiping of Zhenguo frowned, her face was gloomy and gloomy: "It's not that easy to collect it? This palace's loss today is not about money. I..."
"Princess, please listen to my words!" Cui Shi quickly felt something wrong and quickly interrupted, "The wind knows the strong grass, and the slander knows the sincere minister! If you don't experience a storm, how can you know whether others are loyal to the princess? In today's affairs, some people are alienated from the princess, and the princess only loses some face. If the princess reaches the critical moment of life and death, and someone abandons the princess again, the princess will lose it, probably not face but life!"
"Huh? Who dares?!" Princess Taiping, Zhenguo, raised her eyebrows and clenched her teeth, and her slightly fat face was full of ruthlessness.
"Today, after Liushen Business launched the glass revolving lantern at the price of four hangings and two. The housekeepers of various governments who were shopping in Zhenbao Pavilion in Dongcheng City immediately scattered birds and beasts!" Cui Xi did not refute, but just listed the facts that had happened one by one. "The carriages that were delivering goods to the buyer's house were inexplicably overturned on the road. Those buyers who had received the goods and had no time to repent may also say that it was the women or younger generations in the family who were willful and erratic, so they could not repent.
He made the decision and spent a lot of money to buy a bunch of waste back. I wondered the princess, if there was another Shenlong Revolution, which of these people would be like last time, as long as the princess raised her arms and shouted, she would sacrifice her life and wear armor to accompany her?" (Note: Shenlong Revolution, Zhang Jianzhi and others led their troops into the palace to force Wu Zetian to pass the throne to Li Xian. On that day, Princess Taiping wore armor and held a sword, and led a group of people to support Li Xian. Therefore, she was enfeoffed as the princess of Zhenguo.)
"This..." Princess Taiping, Zhenguo, was stunned again, and her face suddenly became very solemn.
Since she was named Princess of the Town, she has only suffered losses under her own brother Li Xian. Therefore, she has long formed an illusion in her heart that no matter what she does, those who have received her favors and promotions, as well as those families who have been closely connected with her, will choose to spare no effort to support her.
Today, after Cui Shi defeated Zhenbao Pavilion, she listed the performance of her supporters one by one, and then she suddenly realized how fragile this kind of support was!
Those who temporarily changed their minds and stopped buying Liuli can also be said to protect the face of both parties. Those who bought Liuli back home and said that the head of the family was unaware of it can also be said to be forced by the situation. Those who deliberately broke the carriage on the way and made the goods never deliver them to their homes may be considered as worthy of their conscience when she encounters trouble in the future. How could they choose to stand with her through thick and thin?
"In fact, the princess can think of these things himself, but the princess was just angry and had no time to think about it. I think that since the defeat of Zhenbao Pavilion is decided at this moment, the princess has no need to be worried about it anymore. Spending energy on sorting out the power at hand and observing the reactions of all parties in the capital is the best choice." After a secret look at Princess Taiping's face, Cui Xi said the more she said, and said the more she said: "Although the owner of the Six Gods Business Company, although the foundation is shallow, the holy favor has been very prosperous recently. If the princess continues to chase him, she may be misunderstood and is deliberately against the emperor. If the censor takes the opportunity to fan the flames, even if the emperor trusts the princess, he may have to punish him to block the world's long mouth!"
"This..." Princess Taiping was so confused that she couldn't tell for a moment that Cui Xi was right and what was wrong, and the wrinkles on her forehead were as deep as a ravine!
"I am not talented and I am willing to pay attention to the performance of all forces outside for the princess, so that the princess can get the news in time and deal with it calmly!" Cui Xi breathed a sigh of relief in her stomach, raised her hands, and volunteered.
"Go, go quickly!" Princess Taiping Li Lingyue waved impatiently when she heard this.
"I obey the order!" Cui Shi bowed and turned around and left in a hurry. He was afraid that he would go slowly, and he was fucked in public like that girl.
Chapter completed!