"Shishi, I want to buy some brothels in Tokyo. Tell me about them.”
Ximen Qiao wanted to replicate what he did in Qinghe County to Bianliang, Tokyo.
"There are four brothels in the capital. They are the Spring Garden controlled by Tong Guan, the Immortal Seeking House controlled by Grand Commandant Gao, the Happy Forest controlled by the godfather of the officer, and the Heavenly Destiny Garden controlled by the Eighth Prince.”
Li Shishi analyzed them one by one with her fingers.
"So you're saying that the four brothels have strong backers?”
Ximen Qiao said.
It seemed that he could not afford to offend these four people for the time being.
"Sir, you can only start from scratch. Why don't you move Lion Restaurant to Tokyo or open another one?”
"Who is the Eighth Prince?" Ximen Qiao asked.
"That Eighth Prince is the younger brother of the current emperor, the leader of the four silkpants in the capital. He is even more arrogant than Gao Yamen and has tried to poach me to him many times. The Immortal Seeking Tower that I am in is controlled by Grand Marshal Gao, so of course he would not agree.”Li Shishi said helplessly. As a Courtesan Belle, she was like duckweed.
So that's how it is. There seems to be something to do here, Ximen Qiao thought.
Ximen Qiao felt a little strange. In Ximen Qing's memories, he had no recollection of any of the events in the capital.
Cai Jing actually didn't have any memory of the Happy Forest. It seemed that the previous Ximen Qing was really a country bumpkin. His grasp of business opportunities was still too bad.
"Shishi, I'll come to redeem you in a few days. I'll go back to Qinghe first.”Ximen Qiao then took out a silver note and stuffed it into Li Shishi's hand.
He had to go back and use those idle talents that he had been raising!
From Tokyo to Qinghe, Ximen Qiao didn't stop at all. He rode at full speed and arrived in just a day.
When he returned to Ximen Manor, there was already a huge pile of official documents waiting for Ximen Qiao to deal with. They were all lawsuits from the county. After flipping through them, he realized that there was nothing valuable.
He called Dai An to bring him the roster of the last recruitment. There were more than six hundred newly recruited helpers on it. Most of them were martial artists with strange skills and were from all walks of life.
Ximen Qiao drew a circle with his brush and picked out fifty wandering Daoists.
These wandering Taoist priests felt embarrassed to eat and drink for so long, so they wanted to go and exercise.
Every wandering Daoist received a brocade bag from Ximen Qiao, and the contents were similar.
There was a note that read,"The eight kings rebelled and sang praises of Gao Qiu."
Some of them were: Eight kings rebelled and praised Tong Guan.
......
He shook his head. These wandering Taoist priests were good at spreading rumors to confuse the masses. They usually fooled the ignorant people, acted as spies during wartime, and led the fishing boats.
In less than half a month, Tokyo was already filled with rumors of the Eight Kings rebelling. Rumors had their own vitality and reproductive ability.
The imperial court was in chaos. Huizong Zhao Ji was upset by his brother's crying. At first, he did not believe that his brother would rebel, and the ministers of the imperial court did not believe it either.
However, as more and more rumors spread, the content of the rumors became more and more bizarre. Many people's firm belief in the eight kings began to waver.
More people became fence-sitters.
One of the reasons why the rumors were getting more and more sinister was that it involved the Imperial Army. Those Imperial Army generals already had conflicts with each other, and now they were taking advantage of the rebellion of the Eight Princes to attack their opponents.
The civil servants began to attack each other. They had nothing to do but create rumors for their political opponents. Now, it was enough to be labeled as the Eight Kings Party.
The Eighth Prince, Zhao Ning, had been living in fear and trepidation these days, as if he was walking on thin ice. The Emperor's brother's attitude towards him had also begun to become subtle, and he no longer firmly believed in him.
When the rumors were at their most intense, several important officials in the court began to attack each other.
The Eighth Prince's Mansion was located in the east of the city, covering an area of more than ten thousand mu. There were fifteen buildings of various sizes, including pavilions and waterside gardens.
The vermilion gates of the Prince's mansion had changed from the usual bustling traffic these days. It could already be considered deserted.
When Ximen Qiao arrived in an eight-man sedan, the guards guarding the entrance could not believe their eyes. Such a person sitting in an eight-man sedan came to visit.
The steward of the Prince's mansion had been waiting outside for a long time. When he saw Ximen Qiao get off the sedan chair, he was stunned for a moment. This person was a handsome man, but he looked very unfamiliar.
The eighth king was worried about his fate. He didn't want to meet him at first, but the butler advised him to meet him. What if this person was here to help?
Only then did the Eighth Prince, Zhao Ning, put on his court clothes and sat upright in the main seat of the living room.
When Ximen Qiao came in, he saw that the eighth king was a thin middle-aged man. His skin was dark, his eyes were lifeless, and his face was haggard.
"Ximen Qing pays his respects to His Highness!" Ximen Qiao bowed.
"Ximen Qing? Why have you come to this king?"
Although Ximen Qing had acknowledged Cai Jing as his godfather, Cai Jing had taken in too many godsons. He himself did not even know how many there were, let alone others.
Zhao Ning didn't order him to serve tea. He still felt that this person in front of him was just a scholar who came to the capital to take the exam.
"Eighth Prince, you're so rude. I'm here to help you.”Ximen Qiao didn't sit down, but prepared to leave at any moment.
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