The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 338: The Arsonist (Part )

Last time, we talked about Li Yi changing his name to Wei Le and staying in an inn. Xiang Ying, who had feelings for Li Yi, began to make her own plans. So what was Li Yi or Master Wei's plan? Let's read on.

It is said that Master Wei went out to the pawn shop to exchange some money. This time it took a lot of effort, because this was the capital of Western Chu, and the people here were all worldly-wise, so he had to use more talent to make a "night pearl" of excellent quality to cheat the money.

Of course, he had his own methods and principles for cheating people, and he only cheated unscrupulous businessmen. Why? Li Yi exchanged an egg-sized "Night Pearl" for only 100 taels of silver. You should know that such a big treasure would cost thousands of taels according to the market price. Naturally, the boss thought he had picked up a treasure. So Li Yi did not cheat the poor people's money. This was his principle.

He went to a bookstore and bought several books, all of which were poetry, songs and history books of the Chu State. His purpose was to study the literary style of the Chu State. As a talented man, he naturally had to know more about this aspect, and he could not allow his works to have any mistakes in logic or history.

For example, there is no Xiang Yu in this Chu State. The current King of Chu revolted and rebuilt the Chu State. The three major families are all dependent on the royal family of Chu. To put it bluntly, the three major families have no military power.

However, the three major families have their own power divisions in the army, and in order to suppress this situation, the King of Chu will rotate positions regularly, so the political power of Chu is also quite complicated, and the royal family and the clans are both united and wary of each other.

Prince Wei also went to the music shop and bought some music scores to study. Will anyone ask why he didn't go to the gift shop?

That's because the time has not come yet! Everyone remember that high-end hunters often appear in the form of prey, so everyone should face reality! This time, Li Yi came to Xichu with a strong purpose, and there will be no unnecessary actions!

Xiang Ying saw Wei Le coming back from a distance, and hid aside to observe secretly. When he arrived at the door, the waiter immediately came forward to greet him and said with a smile: "Oh, Master Wei is back, you bought what you wanted. Next time if you need to run errands, just tell me to do it. Why bother doing it yourself?"

Wei Le reached out to stop the waiter from helping him get the book, and said with a smile, "How can I do that? It just so happens that I'm familiar with this place, so it's the best of both worlds."

The waiter said seriously, "What's there to be embarrassed about? I was born to do this. Just leave it to me. I can run errands very quickly!"

Wei Wo smiled and said, "Okay, if I need you, I will naturally look for you, such as at night..."

When the waiter heard it was evening, his heart skipped a beat. He then heard Master Wei say, "You have to bring dinner to my room in the evening. Also, I don't like being disturbed at night, and I don't want to get up early in the morning. You don't have to wake me for breakfast. I'll come to you if I'm hungry." The waiter smiled and agreed readily after hearing what Master Wei said.

Wei Le asked again: "By the way, is there any academy here, or literary gatherings, poetry gatherings or something like that? I want to go and see what's going on."

The waiter knew about this, but he couldn't answer directly because the shopkeeper had told him to do so. The waiter replied, "Yes, of course there is. I haven't been to school, so I don't know the details, but don't worry, I'll go and find out for you right now, and I'll write you a letter when I deliver the food!"

Li Yi glanced at the waiter and smiled, then handed him a few copper coins as a reward. The waiter took the coins and left happily. Li Yi went upstairs to his room to read. The waiter reported what happened to the shopkeeper, who said, "Tell Xiang Siwei that Master Wei wants to attend the literary meeting, and see what she says."

The waiter took action immediately. After hearing the news, Xiang Ying thought for a while and said, "Just tell Master Wei that the Jing family will hold a poetry meeting in two days. Most of the talented people in Baidi City will attend, and the venue will be set in the Jing family's courtyard to the west of the city." The waiter nodded and was about to leave.

Xiang Ying asked: "Hey, have you answered the question I asked you to ask? My friend is still waiting for the letter!"

The waiter said with embarrassment: "Captain Xiang, you should wait for the right opportunity to speak up. You are not that familiar with Master Wei yet, so it would be a bad idea to speak up rashly."

Xiang Ying nodded and said, "That's right. Okay, then you go ahead and do it. I have things to do as well. I'll come find you tomorrow."

The waiter nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and said, "Captain Xiang, if you find out that Master Wei has a family or if this thing doesn't work out in the future, please tell your friends not to blame me!"

Xiang Ying was puzzled and said: "Blame you? No matter how you blame others, it's not your fault. Just don't worry, it's not your fault!" The waiter smiled and left. This was what the shopkeeper taught him to say. He should have laid the groundwork first!

The waiter knocked on Master Wei's door with the prepared food, put the tray on the table and said with a smile: "Master Wei, I have found out for you that the Jing family will hold a poetry gathering in the West Courtyard in two days. It is said that all the talented people in Baidi City will go. If you want to watch the fun, you might as well go and have a look."

Wei Le nodded, picked up his chopsticks and was about to eat when he saw the waiter still in the room, so he asked: "What? Are you going to watch me eat? Is the dish poisoned, or do you have something to say?" The waiter knelt on the ground with a plop. Wei Le was surprised and said: "Ah? Is it really poisoned?"

The waiter waved his hands and said, "No, there was no poison. I was just greedy for money and promised to help someone with something. I didn't know how to speak for a while."

Wei Le picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the food and said with a smile: "Oh, why do you want me to help you with some advice?"

The waiter shook his head.

Wei Le asked in confusion: "Then why are you kneeling before me? Are you going to ask me something?"

The waiter nodded repeatedly and said, "Master Wei is really amazing. He guessed it right at once! I really want to ask you something!"

Wei Le smiled and said, "Oh, then tell me, who asked you to ask me something."

The waiter said, "It's a girl who seems to be attracted to you, sir, so she asked me to ask you if you have a family."

Wei Le nodded and smiled: "Tell me how much money you received from them first?"

The waiter held up five fingers.

Wei Le shook his head and smiled: "Just five cents?"

The waiter shook his head and said, "No, no, no, it's five taels of silver."

Wei Le was stunned for a moment and then asked thoughtfully: "Is that girl pretty?"

The waiter said quickly: "Beautiful, beautiful! She is really beautiful, definitely the most beautiful I have ever seen! But to be honest, I have never seen such a beautiful woman." The waiter became less and less confident as he spoke.

Wei Le smiled and said, "I'll trust you for once, give it to me!"

The waiter asked, "What do you want me to get, sir?"

Wei Le said, "Give me the five taels of silver you received! Since you are asking me questions, shouldn't you give me the money?"

The waiter gave the silver to Wei Le without thinking. The latter weighed it in his hand and said, "You can go back to that girl. I don't have a family. But if she wants to ask questions again, let her come and ask me herself. If she dares to show her face, it will be meaningless." The waiter nodded and stood up to leave.

Wei Le stopped him and asked, "Come back and tell me about the Jing family. The Jing family is one of the three major families. I'm new to Baidi City and don't know much about many things. Tell me in detail, whether it's hearsay or government reports, tell me everything you know."

So the waiter started to explain in detail:

The Jing family is the last of the three major families in Western Chu, but in fact, the strength of the three major families is not much different, because none of them has military power, it just depends on which family has more disciples and old servants.

The biggest difference from the Northern Wei Dynasty is that the three major families of Western Chu are more harmonious with each other, and there is no competition or fighting. This is of course only relative to the overall situation. Small disputes still occur, such as official promotions and job competitions, but the relationship between these three families is obviously much better than that of the four major families of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and intermarriage is common.

The Jing family has produced seven doctors. Those who are still in important positions include the Imperial Censor Jing Zhi, who is also the head of the Jing family, and the Doctor of Heavenly Secrets Jing Kui, who is in charge of the Sitianjian.

After listening to the waiter's introduction, Li Yi nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, come and lend me your hand."

The waiter stretched out his hand, and Li Yi returned the silver ingot to the waiter, who looked confused.

Wei Le smiled and said, "Go tell the girl who asked you to inquire about my situation that if the poetry gathering cannot be held well, it is better not to hold it. If you have something to say to me, just say it directly. I don't like women who beat around the bush and are petty."

The waiter was stunned.

Wei Le smiled and said, "Remember, to use my original words, beating around the bush is petty! Okay, just clean up the remaining dishes and go down. It's none of your business."

The waiter picked up the dishes and ran out to find the shopkeeper, telling him what had happened.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Little rabbit, you are so lucky! You are fine this time, Master Wei saved your life! You don't have to worry about Xiang Siwei causing trouble for you this time, Master Wei took care of it himself! Just be happy!"

The waiter was surprised and said, "Really?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Really, this Young Master Wei is really a good man! Great, you made five taels of silver for nothing!"

The waiter was overjoyed when he heard this, then he changed his mind and said, "How about I give you some? If it weren't for you, I would have messed it up!"

The shopkeeper waved his hand and smiled, "No, spend it yourself, but can you listen to me in the future?"

The waiter nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I can. I'll do whatever you say."

Didn’t Xiang Ying say that she had something to do? What business did she go to do?

She went to find Jing Xin, the third daughter of the Jing family. Jing Xin and Xiang Ying were good sisters, but Jing Xin was a talented woman, while Xiang Ying was a fierce gangster. It was strange that the two of them had such a good relationship, perhaps because they had similar personalities.

The two sisters always confide in each other, and discuss solutions when they encounter troubles and difficulties. Xiang Ying came to discuss something with Jing Xin, and she told Jing Xin about her crush on Wei Le, which made Jing Xin laugh.

Jing Xin teased, "Wow, what a handsome man he must be, to have mesmerized your Tieshancha. I really want to see it!"

Xiang Ying said: "I can't describe him as beautiful, it's not appropriate, it's very inappropriate, it's the kind of feeling that is not only delicate but also very masculine. You don't know, I looked at him, just that one look, I felt like I wanted to pounce on him!

Luckily I controlled myself in time, otherwise I would have been so embarrassed! You don’t know! When I went back to Huaxiang, some people even laughed at me, saying that I was so obsessed that I even forgot the law.”

Jing Xin laughed and said, "What they said is right. You forgot the law. If a man broke into the Flower Alley, shouldn't he be paraded through the streets with a sign? But you let him run away and even went to ask if he had a family. Oh, that's really funny. I just want to know what you would do if he had a family!"

Xiang Ying said angrily: "Then I will catch him and parade him through the streets!"

Jing Xin asked, "Is it a parade with placards or a parade on horseback?"

Xiang Ying asked: "What's the difference?"

Jing Xin smiled but said nothing. Xiang Ying finally reacted and reached out to grab Jing Xin, angrily saying, "How dare you make fun of me! Wait and see how I deal with you!"

The latter was so frightened that he ran around the room, saying as he ran: "I see, most likely he is riding a big horse, wearing a red robe and a hat, with gongs and drums beating, going home happily, and holding his waist in misery! Hahahaha!"

When Xiang Ying heard this, her face turned red all the way to her ears. She stopped chasing him and calling him, and just sat there stupidly.

This frightened Jing Xin, and she hurried forward to ask, but Xiang Ying grabbed her, pressed her to the ground and tickled her, saying, "This is called all is fair in war. My Xiang family is a family of military generals, everyone can lead troops, and everyone understands the art of war. Do you accept this?"