Chapter 549: Avici Hell |
"Han Tong possesses a daughter?" Lord Qi astonishingly asked: "The Jianghu rumors and words are Han Tong hasn't married for his entire life. Even the Xu Family's recruitments universally were pushed and rejected. Where came a daughter?"
Chen Ji puzzlingly said: "The Xu Family recruited?"
Brother Pao upon a side leaned upon the cool pavilion's pillar: "This matter I know. Wenyuan Bookstore that Xu Bin's dad... continuously wished to take his second daughter marrying her passing to Han Tong. But Han Tong evaded yet didn't meet. Still entrusting people carrying words giving to the Xu Family. Saying himself had already converted to Buddhism's gates. This lifetime offering and consecrating to the Buddha. Entire life not marrying."
Chen Ji was even more puzzled: "The Xu Family this kind of massive and gigantic entity. Why would they with the Canal Transport Guild unite in marriage?"
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Lord Qi slowly and leisurely spoke saying: "The Xu Family in early years offended the Southern Ocean's Johor royal family. Later the Johor royal family took control of the Melaka Strait (Strait of Malacca). Continuously not permitting the Xu Family's merchant ships thoroughly traversing. The Xu Family for the sake of striking through the Southern Ocean merchant routes... only then settled favorably upon Han Tong's human connections in the Southern Ocean."
Chen Ji lacking moving spirit expressions (without batting an eyelid) said: "Han Tong in the Southern Ocean possesses what human connections?"
Lord Qi inside the cool pavilion sat down: "Han Tong possesses a single titled sworn tied eldest brother. Named called Lin Daoqian. This person with the Johor royal family's intersecting feelings is vastly thick and deep. Therefore the Xu Family simply wished to borrow Han Tong's hands. Letting Lin Daoqian exit facing (come forward). Striking through the Melaka Strait this single line of a merchant route."
Chen Ji's fingers struck and drummed the desk: "Lin Daoqian again is what kind of person?"
Brother Pao emotionally praised saying: "If it wasn't Lord Qi speaking rising. We and our peers still wouldn't know the Southern Ocean also is this kind of refined and brilliant."
Chen Ji silently pondered and conjectured... the Inner Chancellor arresting and taking Han Tong for multiple years. Does it or does it not also possess Lin Daoqian this single layer of connections present? The Inner Chancellor also desires to strike through the Southern Ocean merchant routes?
Not certain and solid.
Zhang Zhuo once taught him. If one couldn't see comprehending a certain matter for why it occurred. Simply from the angles and degrees of benefits and harm to conjecture and measure.
For example marketplace's hundred surnames (commoners) don't comprehend why Emperor Ning heavily uses Zhang Zhuo. Also don't comprehend why Emperor Ning heavily used Elder Xu for nineteen years. But Zhang Zhuo spoke brightly, brightly, whitely, whitely (clearly). Upon this Imperial Court. Whoever is the most capable of getting silver currencies... whoever possesses abilities letting Officials do matters... whoever simply does Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
For thousand hundreds of years the Imperial Court's waves deceitful and clouds (treacherous). Speaking arriving at the bottom simply is this simple.
But Chen Ji lacked methods to use this method to conjecture and measure the Inner Chancellor.
The other party didn't want the methods of good fields increasing production. Didn't desire to relieve and unloose the Salt Certificates' corruption and abuses. Reaching even the formulas for modifying and improving Firearms universally didn't want them. The other party's heart inside seemingly by no means possessed the rivers and mountains, altars of soil and grain (the state). But instead separately possessed what they pictured.
At this time. Chen Ji took the Xuan Paper upon the desk folding it rising stuffing it entering within his sleeves. He raised his head looking toward Lord Qi: "Lord Qi only necessitates properly acting as this middle-man. Bystander (other) matters no need to govern. If not setting down your heart toward what this subordinate (I) spoke of allicin. You also can immediately manufacture formulating it and try and test. But this subordinate only can wait for seven days. Within seven days if the Three Mountains Society fails capable of acting as this middle-man. This subordinate simply will separately think of methods."
Seven days.
Before the Empress exited for the funeral only possessed seven days of time. Within these seven days King Annan lacked methods to anew raise the matters of harmoniously marrying. At a certain moment Chen Ji was thinking... would this or would this not be the Empress intentionally for the sake of himself rescuing Bai Li dragging and delaying for seven days.
Chen Ji could not anew wait.
In the next moment. Lord Qi turned his body walking heading outside to go: "My Three Imperial Camps' men although don't patiently view (like) the Baron of Wuxiang County. But still know of the Baron of Wuxiang County's abilities. You say that laborious assortment (damn thing) allicin possesses uses. I simply treat it as possessing uses. You say it can rescue lives. I simply treat it as capable of rescuing lives. As for the words brought given to Han Tong. I will personally walk a single trip. Thinking it coming the Canal Transport Guild will not uniformly refuse to give this face."
Chen Ji bowed his body cupping his hands: "Possess labors (thanks for the trouble)."
Lord Qi walked out a few steps. Backing his hands turning his head back asking saying: "Baron of Wuxiang County. I possess a single matter not comprehending."
Chen Ji calmly said: "Lord Qi please speak."
Lord Qi asked saying: "The Baron of Wuxiang County's exiting origin is Right Prefecture Street's Chen Family. Originally literature and martial identically complete... front pathways lacking measure (limitless future). Why must mistakenly enter divergent crossing paths releasing that Yuan Cheng to return to Jing?"
Chen Ji shook and shook his head: "Lord Qi excessively praises. This subordinate originally simply is a mud-legged Concubine's Son. Haven't thought past my own body's front pathways."
Lord Qi sneered and smiled: "The Baron of Wuxiang County doesn't know himself ah. You took the Feather Forest Army drilling them turning into essence sharpness (elites). Again at Fragrant Hills killing out reputed fame. Previously possessing Prince Fu pulling horses. Later possessing the Top Scorer writing poetry. Even if you don't walk the Imperial Examination this single line of a path. Within the military universally also capable of grandly unfolding grand plans. Yang Yang toward the Ten-Thousand-Year Army Regional Commander Lu Wuya protected and recommended you. The Hu Family's Great Master Hu Junye also released out words coming. So long as you went to Taiyuan Prefecture. Guaranteeing you Rapid Rise to High Position."
Chen Ji remained silent not speaking.
Lord Qi emotionally sighed saying: "But now. Yang Yang and Hu Junye universally shut mouths not mentioning old matters anymore. Only because Yang Yang's Master died in Yuan Cheng's hands. Hu Junye's eldest son, also died in Yuan Cheng's hands... The Baron of Wuxiang County yourself ruined your front pathways. The Three Imperial Camps universally cannot contain you anymore. Why suffer coming to this?"
Chen Ji finally opened his mouth: "Lord Qi. You and your peers possess your and your peers' paths. I possess my paths. Merely this and nothing more."
Lord Qi no longer redundantly urged: "Forget it right. The Baron of Wuxiang County properly look after yourself to do it. I go already. You two positionings can at my White Jade Garden wait for information."
Chen Ji and Brother Pao sat inside the cool pavilion waiting. From the Chen hour (7 - 9 AM) waiting arriving at the fading evening Shen hour (3 - 5 PM). Period between White Jade Garden even a mouthful of water universally didn't give to drink.
Continuing until the setting sun sank entering the city pools' (city's) behind back. Lord Qi only then slowly and leisurely returned coming. Inside his hands still redundantly possessing a single small little cow-leather wine pouch.
Chen Ji rose his body asking saying: "How?"
Lord Qi hesitated for a moment: "Han Tong is willing to meet you. But he doesn't feel you possess abilities to rescue his daughter... If wishing him to Trust you... simply first kill that person who intercepted and stopped his daughter. Certifying it giving him to look. Within three days killing this person. He naturally will come to meet you."
Chen Ji slightly wrinkled his brows.
The person whom Han Tong spoke of was who? Noble Consort Xue.
Chen Ji said he possessed methods to rescue Bai Li. But Han Tong by no means trusted it. The other party wanted him to certify himself possessed the value of knotting alliances.
If Chen Ji even matters occurring inside the palace prohibitions universally couldn't strike listening arriving at. Or perhaps it was Chen Ji also didn't possess the abilities of killing shutting to death Noble Consort Xue. That simply certified Chen Ji didn't possess the capabilities of transforming rotten decay into miraculous and wondrous. Han Tong absolutely would not brave dangers coming to meet him.
But where Noble Consort Xue precisely was, Palace of Assisting the Earth, was within the deep palaces. Surrounding circumference still possessed twenty-plus named Trouble-Resolving Guards gripping guard. Himself ought to how kill her?
Lord Qi raised his eyes looking at him: "I know the matters you and your peers are doing. Definitely are grand matters capable of poking breaking the Heavens. Ugly words spoken at the front faces. You and your peers possessing matters occurring however don't implicate the Three Mountains Society. Still possessing quite a few remaining residual soldiers pointing at the Three Mountains Society to scramble a mouthful of rice to eat."
Chen Ji promised saying: "Lord Qi set down your heart."
Lord Qi continued slowly and orderly arranging logic (methodically) saying: "What ought to be spoken universally spoken finishing already. Swearing A Blood Oath rising vows right. His required things... if you fail to accomplish arriving at it, that simply forget it. If you accomplished arriving at it, he yet doesn't come to meet you. Is simply him losing Trust toward you. Without analyzing whatever matters done. All must not toward the royal court sell out the other party."
Finishing speaking. Lord Qi struck open the cow-leather wine pouch himself brought back. Taking the wine inside it pouring pouring it flowing upon the white porcelain bowl upon the desk.
Chen Ji only then caught sight of. Inside containing it was wine blended with blood: "This is?"
Lord Qi from within his sleeves extricated out a single grip of a Short Blade passing giving it to him: "Inside is Han Tong's blood. He already released blood, rose vows. Now it's your turn. Speaking coming shamefully. Now The Jianghu already is not flourishing Swearing A Blood Oath this single set of old compasses and rulers (rules) anymore. After all for this long also haven't seen whoever suffering Heavenly strikes and Thunder cleaving. But the Baron of Wuxiang County also don't feel it is troublesome. The Jianghu simply leans upon these old rules still hanging onto a single breath of air present. If this also identically isn't possessed anymore. Our these old bones' Jianghu simply identically isn't possessed anymore."
Chen Ji remained silent for a moment. Receiving passing the Short Blade cutting open his hand's heart (palm). Taking blood dripping upon the bowl center.
Lord Qi straightly looked at Chen Ji: "Rise vows. The Jianghu's winds and rains jointly shouldered. The Heavens and Earth's rights and wrongs identically severed."
Chen Ji repeated and recounted saying: "The Jianghu's winds and rains jointly shouldered. The Heavens and Earth's rights and wrongs identically severed."
Lord Qi again spoke saying: "If violating this vow. Forever falling into Avici Hell (Endless Hell)."
Chen Ji's eye expressions inside resembling storing and hiding a single mouthful of a withered and parched well: "If violating this vow. Forever falling into Avici Hell."
Lord Qi lifted rising the bowl. Taking the blood wine sending it with a single drink exhausting it completely. His expression grave and solemn: "I for your and your peers' sake acted as middle-man. Simply is for you and your peers mutually acting as guarantees. Without analyzing whether matters succeed or not. Still hoping you two people don't go do matters of turning backs on Trust and discarding Righteousness. Otherwise this Capital City The Jianghu anew lacking people Trusting you half a single character. Those violating this vow... when living ten thousand arrows pierce their hearts. After dying excavating graves and slaughtering corpses!"
"Comprehendedly knowing it." Chen Ji from within his sleeves extricated out the safely folded Xuan Paper passing giving it to Lord Qi. His head not universally turning back departing White Jade Garden.
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Chen Ji returned arriving upon Plum Blossom Pavilion. From far away watching the final fading evening colors vanish behind the city walls' back. Night winds blowing his hair tips shaking and swaying. Not knowing what he was thinking.
Brother Pao slanting leaning upon the railing balustrades. Smilingly toward inside the Tobacco Pipe stuffing tobacco silk: "Your eye expressions when with Lord Qi speaking words. Not knowing whether bystanders possess seen them cross. Reflecting perfectly I possess seen them cross."
Chen Ji didn't speak words.
Brother Pao faintly smiled: "The time you and I signed the housing and rooms collateral mortgaging compact and contract... your eye expressions identical, identical with today's. That day when you signed characters lowering the brush was very heavy. Initiating the very start I still pondered and thought you small kid signing a single compact and contract that's all. Organizing this entirely grave and stern to do what. Later when turning recalling it to only then discover. That day you gripped the brush identical to gripping a blade."
He looked toward outside the leaning railings. The Eight Great Hutongs during the grand funeral duration ten thousand households' lanterns extinguished. Ten thousand sounds utterly silent. A single swath of desolate bleakness: "Back then you lied to and deceived me. Saying you would exhaustingly rapidly mutually return money. Today you lied to and deceived Lord Qi. Because you at the very roots point-blankly haven't planned complying with and guarding your vows. Eastern Master. You however rationally clearly thought it through properly. This single step treading exiting out simply completely lacks reversing head paths (turning back) anymore."
Chen Ji calmly said: "People who uniformly cannot bear to lose anything... uniformly lack methods to alter anything."
Brother Pao blanked frozen. And afterwards lowering his head for the sake of himself illuminating and igniting the Tobacco Pipe.
He took the Fire Wood Strips piecing approaching nearing the tobacco silk. Violently and fiercely inhaling a single mouthful. The tobacco silk within an instant curling and withering parched within the fire. The weak and faint fire light illuminating his firmly definite spirit expression.
Brother Pao toward outside the building forcefully spat out a single mouthful of grey-white smoke and mist: "I can do what?"
Chen Ji looked at Brother Pao for a single glance: "Previously letting you quietly receive collecting Ginseng coming."
Brother Pao splitting his mouth smilingly said: "Early on prepared safely and properly already."
(End of this chapter)