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The carriage is very large, luxurious and comfortable, with at least a dozen square meters. The floor is covered with fine gold wool carpets, and the simple small table is also made of Hainan's finest rosewood.

It can be seen that Shen Jin is definitely attentive.

Next to it, there is a light scent of incense, which is faint and ethereal, and smells very good.

Li Yuanqing and Shen Jin were sitting opposite each other, while Xiaolian was making tea for them.

Li Yuanqing looked into Shen Jin's eyes with a smile, "Brother Shen, the way of business is important, but you must know that guarding the family and the country with gold and iron is the right path for a man."

Shen Jin quickly nodded respectfully, "What the eldest brother said is absolutely true. To be honest, at this point, I also feel that there are many things that I can't do my best to do. It's true that I have more than enough intention but not enough power. Alas."

Shen Jin sighed deeply, "Brother, to be honest, this official position of 100 households was set for me years ago when the old man was still sober. However, in the past two months, I have been going to the military camp to get a job. I have no time to spend shopping.”

Li Yuanqing smiled, took a sip of the fragrant tea that Xiaolian had just served, and said: "The old man is far-sighted. Brother Shen, the sage once said, peel off the cocoon by pulling out the silk. You must remember that only by pulling out the silk can you peel off the cocoon. There are too many. There is no need to rush things."

Denglai's position was too important. Since Shen Jin had made it clear that he wanted to rely on him and put the chips on himself, how could Li Yuanqing turn him away? He also endured his temper and gave this little brother some advice.

However, it seems that Shen Jin is older than him...

Shen Jin nodded in satisfaction, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said: "Brother, originally, my father was going to come to the dock to greet you in person this time. However, the old man has been unable to get away. "

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing, "Brother Shen, it's okay. Yuan Qing is a junior, so naturally he should visit General Shen."

Although Shen Jin's explanation was well-intentioned, he was actually a little immature. With Li Yuanqing's shrewdness, how could he not understand the deeper meaning?

At this juncture, I am afraid that there are also some changes within the Shen family.

At least, Shen Jin and Shen Shouchong are both father-in-law, and there may have been some differences in their plans for the future.

As the saying goes, ‘a tiger father has no dog sons’.

But Li Yuanqing did not leave a deep impression on Shen Jin's father Shen Shouchong. In the history in Li Yuanqing's memory, he had only heard the name briefly, but it was a blank face.

Li Yuanqing had had one or two contacts with Shen Shouchong before. Although it was not very deep, Li Yuanqing could basically determine that General Shen, the future commander-in-chief of Denglai, was a mature and prudent man...

In other words, if you lose him in the crowd, you may have a hard time finding him...

With the temperament of a person like Shen Shouchong and the fact that Li Yuanqing had the label of "eunuch" on his head, he could have guessed the result without even thinking about it.

However, Li Yuanqing is not anxious, let alone angry.

Although the Changsheng Camp was already considered powerful at this time, and Li Yuanqing was also famous in the Ming Dynasty, the roots lay here.

He is a martial artist, which is destined to mean that at the so-called 'higher level', his weight and right to speak are far from what he wants.

But under the current circumstances, this is understandable.

Although he coveted Denglai extremely, Li Yuanqing knew very well that within the overall framework at this time, including within the next few years, he did not have the capital to acquire Denglai at all.

However, there is no big problem if you plant some seeds in advance and take care of them to grow and develop.

The dock was five or six miles away from Dengzhou City. While chatting with Shen Jin, Li Yuanqing did not feel that time passed very slowly. After a while, the carriage had entered the city and soon arrived at the gate of Shen's mansion.

Just when Shen Jing was about to invite Li Yuanqing to settle down in the Shen Mansion, Li Yuanqing smiled and waved his hand, "Brother Shen, let's just go to the Shen Mansion. I would rather go to your house."

Shen Jin was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help being overjoyed, and said hurriedly: "Brother, please wait a moment. I will make arrangements immediately. However, my father has already received the news, this..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Set up here and let's go visit Master Yuan and General Shen together."

Seeing Li Yuanqing giving him face like this, Shen Jin was even more happy and said hurriedly: "Brother, please wait a moment. Everything will be taken care of by the younger brother."

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With Shen Jin's financial resources at this time, a few houses are naturally not a problem.

And the house he gave Li Yuanqing to live in was naturally the best house. It was not far from Shen Mansion, just across an alley, and it covered an area of ​​about six or seven acres.

Although this house is not very big, it is very exquisitely decorated and has all the facilities.

It can be seen that this boy is definitely a person who enjoys life.

After settling down the female family members, and having a pleasant mandarin duck bath with Ren Ying'er, Li Yuanqing changed clothes and came to Shen Mansion with Shen Jin.

Tomorrow is Shen Yourong's sixty-eighth birthday party. At this time, many guests and friends have come before and after Shen's residence, including some southern generals. Even if they couldn't come, they all sent people to give them gifts.

During Shen Yourong's military life, he fought in both the south and the north, and had friends and friends all over the world. In this regard, Li Yuanqing was far from comparable to others.

However, among all the guests and friends who came here, basically none could compare with Li Yuanqing in terms of status or wealth.

Li Yuanqing followed Shen Jin to the lobby of Shen Mansion, where Shen Shouchong was talking with a short, stocky man with a mustache.

Shen Jin hurriedly walked up to Ben and whispered a few words to Shen Shouchong.

Shen Shouchong was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and hurriedly said to the man next to him: "Brother Zheng, I'm sorry, please sit here for a while, I have to go to greet an important guest."

As he said that, Shen Shouchong laughed and hurried towards Li Yuanqing, "Li Shuai, you can come to the Shen Mansion. Please, please come quickly. Come and serve good tea."

"General Shen is so polite. But I am so sorry for this junior. Gen Sheng, please bring me the gift list."

Niu Gensheng behind him did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly handed the gift list respectfully to Shen Shouchong's hand.

Shen Shouchong glanced at it and his expression changed greatly. He didn't expect Li Yuanqing's gift to be so heavy, probably no less than three thousand taels.

He did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly and respectfully welcomed Li Yuanqing inside.

But although Li Yuanqing was chatting with Shen Shouchong with a smile on his face, his eyes were attracted by the man with a mustache sitting not far away.

This is not to say that the mustache is so handsome, but the main reason is that this guy is completely different from ordinary people in terms of appearance and temperament, especially when Li Yuanqing heard that his surname was ‘Zheng’ just now...

Shen Shouchong exchanged greetings with Li Yuanqing, and suddenly remembered, he hurriedly slapped his forehead and said: "Hey, Li Shuai, look at my brain. Li Shuai, brother Zheng, are really busy and confused today, so you are neglecting me." Please forgive me, two distinguished guests."

As he spoke, he hurriedly introduced: "Li Shuai, this is Zheng Zhihu, the second head of the Zheng family in Fujian. Brother Zheng, this is the world-famous Li Yuanqing, Li Shuai."

Although the Zheng family was a famous name in history and was almost unified at this time, occupying the entire southern sea area of ​​​​the Ming Dynasty, at this time, the Zheng family had not been completely cleansed, and their statement was not obvious in the north. .

However, the Zheng family was basically considered a 'serious' maritime merchant at this time, which is why Shen Shouchong dared to openly introduce Zheng Zhihu to Li Yuanqing.

But how could Shen Shouchong know that Li Yuanqing knew all the ancestors of the Zheng family well?

Li Yuanqing has admired the Zheng family for a long time, and had long planned to get involved with them. However, due to various reasons, Li Yuanqing has never been able to do so. He never expected that he would meet the Zheng family here, and it was the head of the family like Zheng Zhihu. Boss.

But when I think about it, I feel relieved. With Shen Yourong's qualifications, it is reasonable to have contact with the Zheng family.

Li Yuanqing smiled and looked at Zheng Zhihu, and Zheng Zhihu also looked at Li Yuanqing with a smile.

For a moment, Zheng Zhihu hurriedly raised his hands and said with a smile: "Li Shuai, I have admired Li Shuai's reputation for a long time. It is really a great joy in life to meet him today. Li Shuai's majesty is worthy of being a dragon or a phoenix among people!"

There was a strong Fujian flavor in his words, but Li Yuanqing still understood him clearly and couldn't help but smile: "The second master is so polite. It is a good thing in life that Yuan Qing can meet the second master today."

Although the two have never met, Yang Xiaochuan's fleet had some minor frictions with the Zheng family when they went to Macau and Nanyang.

At that time, although Li Yuanqing was not well-known, Yang Xiaochuan was not a vegetarian. After a tangled struggle, both sides took a step back, and no large-scale conflict broke out, so the matter was settled.

At this time, Li Yuanqing knew the Zheng family well, but the Zheng family had always paid close attention to Li Yuanqing. Especially in the past few years, Li Yuanqing's reputation had been soaring.

After some greetings, the pretty maid served tea, and another guest came from the front. The two men, Shen Shouchong and Shen Jin, hurriedly went to the front to receive the guests, leaving the space for Li Yuanqing and Zheng Zhihu.

Zheng Zhihu took a sip of tea, looked into Li Yuanqing's eyes and smiled: "If I had known that Li Shuai would come this time, I would have prepared an extra gift for Li Shuai."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "It's better to choose the day than to hit it. Today, Yuan Qing is very happy to meet and get acquainted with Brother Zheng. Then~~ Yuan Qing borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and took advantage of the Shen family's presence today to meet with Zheng Brother, please have a few drinks."

Zheng Zhihu couldn't help laughing, "I have long heard that Li Shuai is a cheerful person who is famous all over the world. I met him today and he is indeed well-deserved. Since Li Shuai is interested, Zheng will definitely sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman."

We met with Zheng Zhihu, but chatted for a while. At this time, Shen Shouchong and Shen Jin's father and son also came back. They smiled busily and led Li Yuanqing and Zheng Zhihu to a guest room not far away to rest.

Although Shen Yourong has many descendants, the situation has basically become clear at this time. The person who will succeed him as Denglai Commander-in-Chief is none other than Shen Shouchong.

Therefore, although a concubine can also welcome guests, the distinguished guests still have to come in person.

Arriving at the guest room, Li Yuanqing was about to ask Shen Jin to arrange for someone to cook some side dishes. He first chatted with Zheng Zhihu, but a servant came over hurriedly to report, "The old man is awake and he is still conscious. Listen." When Li Yuanqing comes, I want Li Yuanqing to go see him immediately.'

Shen Yourong wanted to see him, and Li Yuanqing didn't dare to neglect him.

After all, the old man is already very old, and his consciousness may become blurry at any time. It is true that every time you see him, you will miss him.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly confessed to Zheng Zhihu, and followed Shen Jin to Shen Yourong's residence in the backyard.

"Junior Li Yuanqing has met the old man."

The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine, and the old man's old man smell was definitely not pleasant.

But Li Yuanqing was not unhappy at all. He hurriedly came to the bed, bowed his head deeply and bowed respectfully to the old man.

Shen Jin, with tears in his eyes, kowtowed to the side with bang bang bang bang.

A maid hurriedly and carefully lifted the old man up and made him lie down on the kang. She also put a quilt on his back to help him breathe more smoothly.

The old man waved his hand impatiently, signaling the maid to step back. He looked at Li Yuanqing with some cloudy eyes, forced himself to smile, and said with a slow smile: "Yuan Qing, you're here. Very good. Okay, very good."
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