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    Most of the guests in the tea house were chatting. After a while, some people got up and left, and new guests came in, and some went up and down the wooden building next to them.  , Since it is common people's chat, it should be mainly based on the family's filial piety. However, those who can come to this teahouse to drink tea seem to be different from ordinary people.  Li Ji heard what the weather has been like these days, the forecast for this year's harvest, whose children are naughty, and other things about the city and the countryside. Of course, the guests mentioned the most interesting things in the city, major events in the court, secrets about the palace, and rural affairs.  There are also many things that have nothing to do with the people, such as Lao's entry into Beijing and the movements of surrounding princes.  Although it was difficult to tell the authenticity of many contents, it also made him feel that his trip was worthwhile.  Some secrets are even difficult to find out in detail. If they can be verified and reported to Duke Cao, even if the assassination fails, it will still be regarded as meritorious.  Therefore, Li Ji patiently mingled with the crowd, sipping the tea, occasionally adding a few words, and skillfully guiding the topic to where he was interested.  ¡°These guests in the lobby of Ailai Teahouse are not the typical silent old farmers, many of them are also pretentious.  In the conversation, everyone could talk about astronomy, geography, and military affairs, and everyone had their own reasons. When they argued, their faces turned red and their saliva flew.  Occasionally, someone with a robe and a crown that is obviously more distinguished than the people in the hall comes in. No matter who it is, most people in the hall will recognize it no matter who it is. Some people stand up to say hello, and some even ignore the difference in status and talk about the topics they talked about before.  Ask for answers.  When faced with questions, some people in broad robes and high crowns may not answer, while others may tell them casually.  But no matter who it is, as long as someone in the hall greets someone, they must at least stop and nod. They will never pretend to be superior to others and leave regardless of their status.  Listening to the tea guests in the hall talking about the identities of these people who went upstairs, some of them were even upstarts from the Yuan Dynasty who had direct access to the emperor.  Li Ji looked at the stairs. The floor of this tea house is not the dividing line between the common people and the nouveau riche. The price is.  In other words, as long as he can afford tea on the second floor, Li Ji can go upstairs.  After sneaking into Luoyang for the past few days, today was the most rewarding day. Li Ji was elated, but before he knew it, the teahouse clerk had come to change the tea leaves twice. It turned out that it was already midday, and he drank a belly of tea, not caring about how full he was.  He felt even more hungry, and was afraid that Xia Houjin, Gong Chengjiu and others might think something was wrong, so they went out to find their accomplices on the pretext of looking for food.  It was previously agreed that Xia Houjin and Gong Chengcheng had been wandering outside the teahouse selling goods, waiting for news.  Li Ji stayed there for too long and thought that the two of them would be suspicious. Unexpectedly, when he found the two of them, Gong Chengzheng was smiling apologetically to a woman under the shade of a tree on the bank of Luoshui River, while Xia Houjin was sitting on the ground.  The children who were playing with the woman did not show any signs of anxiety.  Li Ji waited for a while in the distance, and when the woman left with the child, he stepped forward and asked Gong Cheng: "A certain person has achieved great things for his family and left his family and life here. This time is different from the past. You still have the intention of having an affair."  Woman? " Among the group of people, Gong Cheng is the most handsome and young. He used to hook up with women when he was working as a craftsman, and he could get a lot of information from the women he hooked up with, so no one blamed him.  Li Ji has this question.  Gong Cheng rolled his eyes and ignored him, but Xia Houjin explained: "Today, for some reason, there were so many shoppers. The goods the two of us carried were sold out in less than half an hour. People came to ask from time to time. This woman also wanted to buy something."  " Li Ji also knew that the previous scene was not a male and female hookup, but that among the twelve dead men, he was only familiar with Gong Cheng before, and the two of them had the best relationship. The previous question was half a joke and half a prelude.  After Xia Houjin explained, he asked about what happened in the teahouse, and Li Ji told him one by one.  When he first accepted the task, Xia Houjin knew that assassinating Emperor Yuan would be extremely difficult, so he was much more patient than Lu Kuangzu, who was dedicated to gaining greater fame for his newly promoted family. However, no matter how patient he was, he was still worried about not being able to find any clues.  In this situation, I heard that the teahouse can contact the new rich of the Yuan Dynasty. I finally have a hope. It is a hundred times better than snooping around like a headless fly on the street. It can also be used to comfort Lu Kuang, who is losing patience. He suddenly raised his eyebrows and said: "  This may be a turning point! The three of us can go together and make inquiries in various places, and we can make friends with important people in the Yuan Kingdom!" Xia Houjin is the leader, and his words are his orders.  Li Ji hurriedly took two pieces of wheat cake from Gong Cheng's bag and chewed them to cushion his stomach. Then he returned to the teahouse. When he entered, he smiled at the old tea guests who had become familiar with him before and said, "Everyone, please drink slowly.  Let¡¯s go to the second floor and try.¡± An old man who had a pleasant chat with him nodded and said, ¡°You want to sell tea, but you know its good and bad qualities. I don¡¯t want to just sit around and have nothing to do. Go quickly!¡±  After confessing to everyone, he walked up the stairs.  A moment later, Xia Houjin and Gong Cheng also entered the teahouse one after another, looking for seats to sit down, drink tea, and chat with others.  Unlike the roughness on the first floor, there are more than twenty table tables and straw mats in the second-floor hall of the teahouse. When Li Ji went up, a waiter came over to greet him. He asked him if he wanted to taste tea and asked him to sit in a free room.After a few minutes, we sat down.  Pretending to be a businessman who wanted to sell tea, Li Ji first ordered a cup of tea with different prices in the teahouse, and then looked at the other guests.  Compared with downstairs, although there are more than a dozen people sitting in this hall, it seems a bit deserted.  These tea guests are all wearing robes, and it is difficult to see each person's badge, but thinking about it, you can tell that most of them are meritorious people of the Yuan Dynasty. The few who are crowned with virtuous crowns are probably officials. These people have higher status.  They talked softly to each other, and there were two people playing chess in front of the window. The moves were just soft, and no one was watching them. It was far less lively than the first floor below.  The waiter brought several cups of hot tea, which were all served in much more exquisite white porcelain cups. This time, there were finally tea leaves in the tea cups. Li Ji made a simple distinction and found that the low-priced tea leaves seemed to be made from old stems and large leaves.  The ones with higher prices contain more buds.  The teahouse has three floors, and there are stairs above the second floor. People occasionally go up and down. Li Ji drank all the tea and called the waiter to ask: "A certain person may be selling this tea next year. I want to know more about tea and so on."  Is there any good tea upstairs?¡± The waiter shook his head and said with a smile, ¡°I don¡¯t know, but the third floor is where the owner gathers friends, and nothing is sold. My guest has already tasted all the tea in the building.¡±  Ji only wanted to inquire about the Yuan Emperor's behavior, and was not interested in the newly opened teahouse of the Yuan Kingdom. After listening to the waiter's words, he nodded and rested his mind to explore further. Unexpectedly, there was a lame young man on the stairs walking down the stairs step by step with a cane.  After hearing the conversation, Dao laughed and interjected: "If you really come here to sell tea, you can sell it all to my house!" The people on the second floor were quiet at first, but the young man's voice naturally alarmed everyone, even the two players frowned.  The behavior of the Yuan Dynasty was very different from that of the Han Dynasty. Most of the local disabled people were supervisors, and those who worked hard should stay away.  Li Ji's heart tightened when he saw the young man's lameness. Fortunately, when he took a closer look, he saw that there was a purple card hanging on his waist. Whether it was an official, a master, or a craftsman, it was easier to deal with than the supervision of a red card.  Li Ji stood up and saluted. The young man had already walked down the stairs. He saluted and said with a smile: "I am disabled and have poor etiquette. Please respect your guests and do not sin!" There were also tea guests nearby who were familiar with the young man and greeted him: "Zi Quan, today  Not working yet?" The young man turned around and replied with a smile: "I am taking a rest, so I have time!" After dealing with an acquaintance, the lame young man introduced himself to Li Ji again: "My surname is Liu Mingxuan. Because of my disability, the elder gave me the nickname Ziquan.  I am only eighteen years old now. As a craftsman, I only have a good household registration. I dare not talk about business. Fortunately, my father has military service and is a first-class meritorious citizen. I can do business on my father's behalf, so I dare to discuss things with guests." "Beihai Li.  I am just a young businessman. I am lucky to meet a noble family in Luoyang! Please take a seat!" Li Ji just greeted him politely, but the young man was not polite. He put his crutch next to the table and knelt down, ready to talk to him.  The look of a long conversation.  Li Ji had no choice but to sit down. He originally wanted to make friends to spy on Emperor Yuan's behavior, but the young man's uninvited appearance made him a little wary.  Facing Li Ji, Liu Xuan first predicted the future sales of tea in the Yuan Dynasty, and strongly invited Li Ji to participate in the matter. Li Ji said that he would consider it for a few days before giving a reply, and the tea matter stopped there.  Let¡¯s talk about various topics again.  Although he is physically disabled, this young man is cheerful, always smiles when he speaks, and he is very measured when he occasionally violates etiquette, so that he will not be offensive to others.  Many of the guests who were coming in and out knew him. From time to time, people came to greet him and mentioned craftsmanship. He must be a craftsman from Henan who relied on the merits of his father's generation to earn money by doing business. It didn't take long for Li Ji to be suspicious.  Deliberately leading the topic, Li Ji was pleasantly surprised to find out after half a day that this young man Liu Xuan knew a lot about the affairs of the Yuan Kingdom. From what he said, he was also familiar with brothers Deng Zhong and Xie Yun, and could enter and leave the palace at any time.  .  "It's just that many people in Luoyang claim to be familiar with Emperor Yuan. I wonder if the young man in front of me is bragging.  On the other hand, after listening to Li Jishan bragging about everything in the world for a long time, Liu Xuan was filled with envy. He hugged his stump and lamented that he could not be free, and it would be difficult to travel around the world and see things in the world.  At least on the surface, the two of them had a happy conversation and got along well with each other. Before leaving, Liu Xuan left his home address, asked Li Ji where he lived, and invited Li Ji to come to Yuan Dynasty to sell tea.  Profit.  This teahouse is different from other restaurants. It is open until the end of the day and there are still customers coming and going. However, the three assassins were afraid that they would be too conspicuous and could not stay too long, so they left one by one after dark.  In the end, this day was still in vain, but they finally had a clue and direction. Xia Houjin, Li Ji, and Gong Cheng were very excited.  Xia Houjin first went to another guest house to inform Lu Kuang about this, and finally stabilized the hearts of the dead soldiers. When he was staying at his own guest house, several new rangers moved in to the guest house where he, Li Ji and others lived. Their accents should be from Bingzhou.  place.  The next day, Li Ji and Gong Cheng went to the teahouse again and had toFew secrets.  In the evening, Lu Kuang came over. When the five of them were discussing in Xiahou Jin's room, someone suddenly knocked on the door.  Long instruments are not easy to carry. Today Lu Kuang came over with only a short blade hidden in his arms. When he heard a knock on the door, he was startled. He quickly took out the short blade and clasped it behind his elbow.  Xia Houjin held him down, glared and yelled in a low voice: "Don't be anxious!"  This leader of the Yipin Xiahou clan.  By the time Lu Kuang retracted his short blade, Cao Cheng had already withdrawn his head from the window and signaled to Xia Houjin that nothing was going on outside.  Xiahou Jinfang raised his voice and asked: "Who is outside the door?" The shop owner's voice sounded: "Someone is visiting Merchant Li. Can Merchant Li be in the room?" Xia Houjin nodded and asked Li Ji to open the door.  It was Liu Xuan, the young man Li Ji met in the teahouse yesterday.  (For some unknown reason, Tiger lost three months¡¯ remuneration during the Spring Festival at Qidian. The money was not credited to the account. I couldn¡¯t get an accurate explanation when I contacted the editor. Although the money was not much, it was too demotivating. I should have stopped writing.  I mean, after a few months of idleness, I finally felt itchy again, so here¡¯s another chapter)?¡­
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