Hanzhong, Huafu.
A fat, wealthy businessman with gold and jade finger rings on his fingers anxiously paced back and forth in the garden: "Hey, okay, why are you rebelling?"
"Forget about rebelling. You still want to use my Hua family's ship for free. You are so shameless, why don't you hang yourself on the southeast branch!"
"But after all, they are local snakes and they have a lot of troops. So what can I do if I don't hand over them!"
"It would be okay if they just want a batch of ships, but I'm afraid they will ask for endless things." An old man with gray hair and a kind face did not hide the sadness on his face, "War is the most expensive thing in terms of money and people. Master, I heard that the emperor's army We have arrived at the border area of Shu, maybe..."
Hua Bufang shook his head: "Take refuge in the emperor? Not to mention that the foundation of the Hua family is in Shu, but after joining the emperor, the emperor will no longer spy on my Hua family's property during war? Don't you want to requisition my Hua family's ships?" When gods fight, mortals suffer, it’s the same thing.”
The housekeeper sighed and said to the point: "Master, the gods have already fought, and the Hua family will inevitably be affected. In this case, we should make a decision earlier and join one side to protect ourselves. Perhaps You can also seize opportunities in dangerous situations.”
"That's all we can do..." Hua Bufang paced and pondered.
Two factions appeared in his mind, one was the Emperor's army and the other was Du Ruan's army, and their positions swung wildly between the two factions.
Shu has been a dangerous area since ancient times. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It has abundant food and grass and a unique location. It has always been a battleground for military strategists, and it has always been a place where uprisings and separatist regimes continue.
When the new emperor took office, he was able to suppress the rebellion in Lower Shu, but he never completely conquered it and only stabilized a superficial peace.
Now that the land of Shu is in chaos again, between the new and powerful new emperor and the dominant local snake, which side has a better chance of winning...
To surrender to the emperor, it would be best if the emperor wins. If the emperor loses, he can simply withdraw his troops from Shu and return to the capital, but the Hua family's hundreds of years of foundation in Shu will be destroyed.
Taking refuge in Du Ruan would completely put an end to his thoughts of developing north. If he won, his Hua family would continue to live a prosperous life. If he lost, the Hua family would die together with Du Ruan.
No matter who he seeks refuge with, if he makes a careless choice, he and the Hua family will have no way out and a dead end!
The more Hua Bufang thought about it, the more irritable he became. The more irritated he was, the faster he walked. Unconsciously, the two of them reached the wall of Hua Mansion near the outer street.
"In this rebellion in Shu, the banner of Du Ruan and his two brothers is to kill the evildoers and save the true emperor." Hua Bu took his eyes off the peach tree in front of him and said quietly, "So, this queen is the true goddess after all. Reincarnated, he is still a monster..."
At the same time, outside the wall of Hua Mansion, Yun Yaoyao and Niu Xiuer were discussing furtively.
"Your Majesty, why don't we enter through the front door instead of climbing over the wall?" Niu Xiu'er was puzzled, and then suddenly realized, "I understand, this is called not to take the ordinary road, so that you can see the scenery that is invisible to ordinary people!"
Yun Yaoyao nodded with admiration: "Xiu'er, you are really smart!"
"Hehe~" Niu Niu was shy.
Yaoyao said sadly: "The walls of the Hua Mansion are too high. Even though I am strong and strong, I can't reach them."
Niu Xiu'er rolled up her sleeves and said seriously: "Empress, I have a solution!"
The next second, Niu Xiu'er lifted Yun Yaoyao, her muscular thighs slowly bent down, accumulating strength, and then she let out a whoosh and threw it up: "Empress, let's go!"
Inside the wall, Hua Fu was so worried that she picked the twelfth peach blossom bud that had not yet bloomed. She was moved by the scene and was about to recite a poem.
Unexpectedly, a huge force suddenly hit from behind, and Hua Bufang was kicked two meters away and rolled three and a half times.
The housekeeper was horrified: "Master! Someone is here, there is a thorn..."
Before he could finish speaking, another figure jumped from outside the wall.
This figure was even larger. When it landed, the shadow cast on the ground was so big that it could cover Hua Fufang's entire body.
Hua Bufang was so frightened that her whole body was trembling. Yun Yaoyao also opened her mouth in shock and was about to stretch out her hand to stop him.
The next second, Niu Xiuer, who had landed, sat down on the ground.
The flowers don't let go: "..." Die.
The housekeeper was angry and anxious, and tried hard to pull the person away, but he couldn't pull him away at all.
After reacting, Niu Xiuer quickly sat up and scratched her head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I will lose money..."
It's okay if I don't say this, but as soon as I say it, a heartbreaking voice comes from the ground: "I am the richest man in Hanzhong, I need you... Ouch!... Do I need your money!"
The housekeeper stood up shakily, holding the flowers.
Yun Yaoyao silently retracted her hand, feeling that this fat figure who had suffered an unreasonable disaster was very familiar.
When Hua Bufang finally stood up and looked over angrily, Yun Yaoyao raised her eyebrows.
Oh, hold the grass! Isn't this the wealthy flower merchant she wants to find?
After Hua Buzai saw Yun Yaoyao's face clearly, she took three steps back in shock: "Oh my mother! The Emperor...the Queen?!"
As soon as the shock receded, Hua Bufang's already suffering fat body suffered another disaster.
"my waist!"
"master!!"
Half an hour later, Hua Bufang was lying on the bed, his whole body covered with splints and white cloth strips.
The two of them looked at me, and I looked at you, their big eyes staring at each other's small eyes, both of them looking at each other speechlessly.
Yun Yaoyao: It’s a bad start and it’s easy to be rejected...
Hua Bu Fang: The inner balance of who the Queen is is moving closer to the evil side...
The awkward atmosphere between the two was finally interrupted by Yun Yaoyao's solemn voice.
"If you don't let go of the flowers, do you know how your life and reincarnation are recorded in the Book of Life and Death?"
This sudden sentence made the flowers stand still. He shook his head subconsciously: "I don't know."
Yun Yaoyao looked down at him condescendingly and said slowly: "In the ninth year of Jingyuan, a rebellion broke out in Shu. The richest man in Hanzhong, Hua Bufang, defected to the traitor Du Ruan, providing him with money and ships, delaying the rebellion that was supposed to end in half a year. for three years.”
"The land of Shu was in chaos, wars were raging, and the people were in dire straits. After the emperor suppressed the rebellion in the land of Shu, he became furious and ordered the execution of the nine tribes of the people involved!"
People instinctively have a sense of awe for their nine tribes. When Hua Bufang heard this, he couldn't help but shuddered and laughed dryly: "The Queen..."
There was pity in Yun Yaoyao's eyes: "In this life, your nine clans were executed, and you were cut into pieces by five horses. You were thick and bloody. The frightened horses pulled a stick of incense before your hands, feet and head could be recovered." All separated."
This cool sentence "the hands, feet, and head are all separated" made Hua Bufang shrink his neck in fright: "This joke by the Queen is a bit scary..."
Yun Yaoyao didn't respond to his words, her expression didn't change, it was still so plain, so plain that she seemed to be telling a fact, and continued.
"You aided the tyrants and committed too many sins. In your second life, you fell into the realm of animals. You ate water every day, slept in pig pens covered with pig feces, were whipped by your master, and were bullied by other pigs. Only flies and mosquitoes stayed with you. Not giving up, Zhu Sheng’s innocence was stained one night by a drunken beggar.”
A drop of cold sweat ran down Hua Fu Fang's forehead, and he swallowed secretly.
Yun Yaoyao just watched so quietly, but it gave Hua Bufang a great sense of oppression.
Her pupils were dark, hiding condescending compassion, which gave Hua Bufang an illusion. He seemed to have seen his miserable three lives through these eyes.
"In your third life, you were reincarnated as a giant lizard from the Kingdom of Tianzhu. You originally lived a very peaceful lizard life until that man from western Tianzhu appeared..."
Hua Bufang couldn't hold it any longer: "Queen, please stop talking!"
Unknown things are always scary, especially when these words come from the mouth of a mysterious goddess.
Hua Bufang suppressed the palpitations in her heart and said: "Since the Queen is a goddess who has descended to earth and has the ability to predict the future, why don't you kill me first? Then the Hua family can't help Du Ruan and the two of them. Instead, she came here secretly today." Hua Fu told me this?"
"Because you are an extraordinary person."
This unexpected answer also made the flowers go away.
"Seriously?" Hua Bufang's eyes widened.
Yun Yaoyao nodded, her dark pupils staring at the flowers, and repeated these words word for word: "You are an extraordinary person, so I am willing to come and save you once."
Hua Buhang's heart suddenly jumped like a stick beating a drum.
"What do you mean by this?" His voice turned from fear to excitement.
"The secret must not be leaked." Yun Yaoyao did not say anything.
The less the other party said, the more curious Hua Bu Fang felt, like a cat scratching his heart.
He knew he was extraordinary, but the goddess said he was extraordinary. Could it be that he could be even more extraordinary?
The kind of extraordinary thing that makes his family tree start with his flower? !
Hua Bufang knew that he had entered the other party's trap, but he couldn't help but keep moving forward.
"Can I give you some tips?"
Yun Yaoyao nodded slightly and said: "Now most of the canal has been completed. When the north and south are fully connected, it will become a true north-south transportation artery, driving the prosperity of north-south commerce and economic development, and enhancing the national power of the Yanchi Dynasty..."
"What is needed for water transportation is ships. Your Hua family is the largest ship dealer in the Jiangnan Shu region. I don't need to explain the interests involved. You must be very clear about it."
Yun Yaoyao's words touched Hua Buxin's heart. He wanted to develop northward because of the North-South Canal. The Hua family was the largest private ship dealer in the south. If they could borrow the east wind of the canal...
A boat with the surname Hua can connect the entire north and south, and the entire Yanchi!
What businessman doesn’t want to become bigger and stronger? What businessman wouldn’t want to expand across the country?
"What do you mean by the empress, can you help the Hua family become the largest ship dealer in Yanchi?" Hua Bufang asked tentatively, her breath hot.
Yun Yaoyao glanced at him: "You are too small."
"Huh?" These words made the flower linger again.
Yun Yaoyao brought a pen and paper, and soon a picture appeared on the paper.
Hua Fufang struggled to stretch his neck to take a look, only to find that the picture looked like something he had never seen before.
Yun Yaoyao patiently explained: "This is a map of the world."
"world?"
"Yes, the world. It is also called heaven and earth, world, world, and all things." Yun Yaoyao's eyes were distant, "And Yanchi, in this world, is just a very small place."
"On the other side of the sea, there are countless countries." Yun Yaoyao pointed at the map.
"Some countries are full of gold, some are rich in oil, and there are people with different skin colors from ours. Some have high noses and white skin, and some have dark skin all over their bodies, blending in with the darkness."
"Some can use steam to generate electricity, and can light up the entire palace with just a piece of iron wire. Some have iron boxes with Western wheels, which can also travel fifty miles in one stick of incense using steam, and others …”
"Between the continents is the vast ocean. When the Yanchi Dynasty becomes prosperous, Yanchi will develop maritime transportation, build ships, and conduct long-distance voyages to conduct trade and exchanges with these dynasties and countries!"
"At that time, the ship with your Hua family name printed on it will be able to sail out of Yanchi, sail across the vast sea, sail to various dynasties with mysterious and splendid cultures, and sail to the whole world!!"
"And if you don't let go, you are the number one shipping company sailing to the world!!!"
As soon as these words came out, Hua Bufang's breathing became hot!
He stared at the world map drawn by Yun Yaoyao, breathing heavily, and his blood was about to boil.
Beyond Yanchi, there are so many mysterious countries on the other side of the sea!
Yanchi, which was so vast in his eyes, actually looked so small on this map! !
Hua Bufang suddenly felt that the heavy stone that was weighing on his heart just now, the rebellion in Shu, seemed nothing to worry about compared with this vast world.
He clutched the map tightly, his eyes sparkling, and he never took his eyes off the map for a moment.
Yun Yaoyao was not in a hurry, and poured herself a cup of tea in a leisurely manner to moisten her throat.
As soon as Yaoyao takes action, he will know if there is one.
No, as soon as she threw the hook, the flower was hooked until it was hooked.
After a while, Hua Bu was willing to take his eyes away from the world map. He looked at Yun Yaoyao seriously, and his tone was sonorous and powerful.
"Hua Bufang and the Hua family are willing to serve the Queen and your Majesty!"
"I just hope that I can sail away in my lifetime and be lucky enough to see these splendid and prosperous countries!"
“It’s a privilege to have a glimpse of the whole world!”
After saying that, Hua Fufang closed her eyes, and a drop of hot tears splashed on the back of her hand.
Although he is greedy for life and afraid of death, he actually has dreams.
Yun Yaoyao raised her eyebrows, why were she crying? She was so full from eating the cake that she burst into tears?
Yun Yaoyao seems to be comforting, but also seems to be a promise: "If the flowers don't bloom, you won't regret today's choice."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hua Bufang wiped the corners of his eyes, immediately changed his face, and said with a flattering smile, "My Majesty, what do you and Your Majesty need from your subordinates to do now?"
"Just provide us with a place to stay."
Hearing such a simple request, Hua Fufang patted his chest and assured: "No problem, Hua Mansion has no other advantages, it's just big! All the mansions in the Western Zhou Dynasty also belong to my Hua family!"
Hua Bufang didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at the moment.
That night, Yun Yaoyao and Tu Shanjin led the entire army to move into the Hua Family, and the entire Hua Family and the Western Zhou Mansion were packed to the brim.
Hua Fufang, who thought that only important people such as His Majesty and the Empress came over, was forced to sleep with the housekeeper:...
Madam, you are really not polite at all.
