The next morning, Qin Lei asked Tieying to invite Li Guangyuan again.

This time, Li Guangyuan did not refuse and arrived soon.

Qin Lei was waiting for him in the small study where he met on a daily basis. Li Guangyuan saw that he looked as usual and felt a little relieved. Qin Lei exchanged a little greeting and took out a piece of paper from the book "New Three Kingdoms" and handed it to him, saying a little worriedly: "I don't know who to look for, so please teach me."

Li Guangyuan took it and saw five names on it, namely, Ma Medical Officer of Qi State Imperial Hospital, Eunuch Huang in the Inner Prison, Monk Zhishan from Baoguo Temple, Taoist Xu from Longhu Mountain, and Tie Zhonghao from Zhonghu Pavilion, and five irrelevant people.

Li Guangyuan looked at the five names without any doubt. Obviously he was aware of this.

This was the result of Li Guangyuan's inspiration at that time that Qin Lei had lost his memory. He originally planned to take advantage of Qin Lei's assassination and earn more benefits in the negotiations. This list of medical personnel who came to visit was a by-product.

Unexpectedly, the situation took a sharp turn and the negotiations were over hastily ended, so it was meaningless to pretend to be sick. Qin Lei wanted to use this by-product to save himself.

He turned his gaze away from the paper and looked at Qin Lei. His highness was sent to a foreign country as soon as the month old. If it weren't for the careful care of the eldest princess who married into Qi, it would be a question whether she could survive. After the eldest princess passed away, she was even more lonely and helpless and bullied by Qi. Now she has been abandoned by her motherland.

Li Guangyuan sighed in his heart, his face becoming more and more serious.

Qin Lei brought the teacup to Li Guangyuan, and then stood quietly waiting for him to get out of his thoughts.

After a long time, the middle-aged official sighed and said in a stern voice: "Your Highness, do you know why I, Daqin, have you signed a contract in a hurry?" Before Qin Lei could answer, he continued: "I, Daqin, have completed the arrangements, and the war will begin in one month at most."

Qin Lei nodded, it was true. But for some reason, he smiled with self-deprecatingly.

This is no secret. Zhao Wujiu, the Duke of Yusheng of Dongqi, had returned to Shangjing from the front line overnight, and should have urged the Emperor of Qi to mobilize the war.

Qin Lei smiled and said, "That means there is at least one month left."

Li Guangyuan saw His Highness and was still chatting and laughing, nodding, "The sky is endless, there are three people available on this paper." He pointed three times on the paper: Eunuch Huang, Monk Zhishan, and Tie Zhonghao. "Eunuch Huang is the close attendant of the emperor of Qi, and Zhishan is the first disciple of the national teacher of the Qi State Monk Huineng. Tie Zhonghao can be an arm support."

Qin Lei nodded slightly and said with a little distress: "Since my aunt went, my nephew's situation has become more and more difficult, and now he is under house arrest and is difficult to perform." If there are few soldiers outside the host's mansion, he can still fight the generals, but now there are 200 Jinwu. Although Qin Lei is confident, he is not so arrogant that he can provoke hundreds of strong men with just two people.

Li Guangyuan squinted his beard and pondered: "Eunuch Huang still has some friendship with Weichen, so he handed it over to Weichen. However, Weichen will set off for the future and return to China. The other two need you to communicate with him in person."

Qin Lei smiled and said, "I also need my elders to contact me."

Li Guangyuan moved quickly and sent a message at noon, and it was done.

As he approaches his return, his affairs are complicated, so he can only do this, and he can only rely on Qin Lei himself.

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At noon that day, the chef of Qi, who had good craftsmanship, prepared a table of Xiqi dishes, four meats, four vegetables and two soups, both of which were all in color, fragrance and taste. It seems that Qin Lei's praise of his cooking skills with practical actions greatly inspired the chef's enthusiasm.

Xiqin cuisine is similar to the Sichuan cuisine of Qinlei's original era, and it emphasizes spicy and fresh flavor: bright vegetables, tempting half-fat slices with various pepper seasonings. Under the careful cooking of the master chef, it turns into a table and tastes like a saliva in the mouth. When you smell it, you will be intoxicated. It tastes even more authentic delicacies that are exciting to eat.

In Qi State, where you never get tired of eating, the Western Qin cuisine, which is simple to make and strong in taste, is regarded as a country dish by dignitaries, but ordinary people praise it and is well-written. Seeing that Qin Lei has a strong appetite and is not afraid of meat and fish, this chef tentatively made it once. Sure enough, it was very popular and eaten by Qin Lei and Tieying, so the Western Qin cuisine became a regular dish in the recipes of the Protectors.

Qin Lei picked up a piece of golden-glowed refried meat, tilted his head and asked Tie Ying who was eating with a big head, "You really have no relatives with that Tie Boss?"

Tieying was biting a piece of green rapeseed in her mouth. He shook his head vigorously when he heard this, shaking the leaves left and right, and the soup splashed.

Qin Lei ignored it and put the slices of meat into his mouth, chewing them happily. He ignored the iron boss's problem.

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Qin Lei didn't know that the iron boss was facing a key choice.

Shangjing City is a traditional four-sided city with a strict structure. The east of the city is where high-ranking officials and nobles live; the west of the city is where merchants gather; the south of the city is where ordinary people live; the north is where various departments and Jinwu Guards live. These four departments guard the huge imperial city, with strict classes and no one can cross it at any time.

Although the three kingdoms are united and the war is not extinguished, they can have the same roots and origins, and they are very complementary, and they naturally have frequent exchanges and prosperous trade. However, due to the opposition and contradiction between countries, it is difficult for individual merchants to survive in difficulties and exploitation. Therefore, merchants have to gather together and form large and small businessmen to face the challenges of survival.

There are many commercial businesses of all sizes on Taozhu Street, the most prosperous west of Shangjing City. The largest one covers an area of ​​dozens of acres, with red tiles and green trees, and high walls and courtyards. There are many museums in the inner area, and business travelers gather. There is an ancient plaque in front of the door, which reads "Zhonghuguan". As the name suggests, it is a place where merchants from the capital of Qin State gather. Tie Zhonghao is the main hall here.

The calm and graceful Master Tie, who was in a state of calm manner in the past, lost his temper at this time. He had been working in Shangjing for 16 years before he could have achieved the status of being pampered and responsive. Suddenly he wanted to give up everything in Shangjing to complete the task full of spider webs, Tie Zhonghao could not face it calmly.

He paced back and forth in the hall for a few steps. After a long time, he said to the old man dressed in a silent butler standing next to him: "Uncle Cai, please arrange three things: 1. From now on, all the shops in my Tie Family will stop purchasing goods, and all the flow of money in the account will be withdrawn. 2. He agreed to Fatty Liu's acquisition request, but must be delivered in cash. 3. Our people will all withdraw from the country."

The old man called Uncle Cai said in a hoarse voice: "Master, then your efforts for the past sixteen years have been wasted?"

Tie Zhonghao was silent for a long time, and finally straightened his waist and said firmly: "The family is above everything!" The voice was like gold and stone. In fact, when he sent the guards in the mansion to stop Qin Lei's assassination a few days ago, he understood that sooner or later today would be today.

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The person who caused Tie Zhonghao's trouble was saying goodbye to Li Guangyuan, the young minister of the Honglu Temple of Qin.

Li Guangyuan would set off for his trip to return to China early the next morning and had a ceremony. Qin Lei was trapped in the mansion and could not see him off, so Li Guangyuan came to say goodbye in advance.

At the gate of the host family, Qin Lei was a little sad. Although he had been with Li Guangyuan for a short time, the two were both teachers and friends, and they got along very well, which was a friend of mine.

Qin Lei was reluctant to leave and held Li Guangyuan's hand and said, "I don't know when I will see you again today." Tieying on the side saw that His Highness still insisted on his usual tragic route towards Lord Li, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.

Li Guangyuan was also a little reluctant. Although the fifth prince's academic studies were delayed, his talent and intelligence were extremely rare. The most difficult thing was to be generous and humble and treat others with sincerity. If he could return to China, he would definitely be a pillar of the Qin Dynasty. He completely forgot about the poor people who were still lying on the hospital bed in the battle between the hostage house.

He patted Qin Lei's hand and said emotionally: "Your Highness, take care of yourself. If you have time, read more books in that box, everything is fine, but your knowledge is not enough." Qin Lei's wise men don't know anything, and it should be said that they are ignorant of learning.

Seeing that the master was a little embarrassed, Tieying picked up a tray and went forward. There were three glasses of water and wine on the plate.

Qin Lei held up a cup with both hands, toasted to Li Guangyuan, and said aloud: "The first cup, I wish you a smooth return and a smooth journey." There was no trace of sadness on his handsome and gentle face.

Li Guangyuan took it solemnly and drank the cup full of it.

Qin Lei picked up the second cup and said with a clear voice: "I wish my second cup to win the Qin flag and avenge my shame in one battle!" His voice was elegant, but there was indescribable irony.

Li Guangyuan looked at Qin Lei apologetically and drank it.

Qin Lei picked up the last cup and said aloud: "The third cup, for tomorrow's meeting! Please drink this cup full!"

Seeing Qin Lei's former spirit regaining his former spirit, Li Guangyuan couldn't help laughing, took the wine glass, drank it all, and said loudly: "It's really a friend who meets wine!" He threw the glass and turned into a sedan chair.

Li Guangyuan put up the curtain of the sedan chair and bowed to Qin Lei and said firmly: "After returning to the country, I will definitely meet the emperor and ask for an explanation for you. Take care of your Highness, and there will be a date in the future!"

After saying that, he got up the sedan chair and left...

Qin Lei walked to the door, habitually stepped onto the stone bench, and pondered silently. Jin Wu, who was guarding the door, was shocked. He heard that the "martial madman" in front of him beat his colleagues to bed in this place.
Chapter completed!