Chapter 74 The Queen Returns Home
Du Biao was very enthusiastic, and there was a gleam in his eyes when he looked at Liu Zheng.
Although Du Biao had previously been disapproving of this rising star, he had witnessed the power of this young man during the past few days in Liangzhou City.
With a sponsorship of 100,000 silver coins, the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce’s trademark can be seen in every corner of Liangzhou City… In recent days, everyone who came to Liangzhou has been brainwashed. When buying something, the first thing that pops up in their mind is whether the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce sells it.
Even this morning, when Du Biao was eating breakfast, he was looking at the chair legs with the trademark on them and was wondering if the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce had a place that sold breakfast?
If he is like this, what about others?
Du Biao's position in the Baiya Army is to be responsible for business operations. Therefore, Liu Zheng's operations made him admire and respect him very much. Unexpectedly, Liangzhou actually produced such a great talent. If this person encounters a storm, he will definitely turn into a dragon and turn the tide!
So, when Du Biao heard that the Liu father and son had a banquet last night, he finally couldn't help it and directly stated his purpose.
He felt that it would be better to be frank and honest, which was the only way to show sincerity!
Liu Zheng was slightly startled. He naturally knew what Du Biao was thinking. Du Biao had already explained his intention. Their Baiya Army was on the Queen's side! This olive branch was even more direct than Chen Ping's yesterday!
Zheng Yueru was the same at this time.
Seeing Du Biao's attitude at this time, she instantly understood everything! She was already very intelligent and was very familiar with the situation in Liangzhou City. At this time, Du Biao's appearance seemed to confirm one thing... The assassin who assassinated them on the road was most likely led by the man in front of her!
Suddenly, she felt a flash of sadness and deep disappointment in her heart. She had always thought that she was the mother of the country and had a kind and righteous heart, but all of this was an illusion! In order to fight for power, she did not hesitate to let people attack her own family...
Liu Zheng took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Third boss, Liu Zheng is just a businessman, not an official. I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate..."
Under the current circumstances, he could only refuse.
Because at this time, Chen Ping and his group, who were not far away, had also arrived at the city gate, intending to welcome the Queen. Especially Chen Ruoshi, who had been staring at him and Zheng Yueru fiercely. Liu Zheng did not want to offend anyone this time. If possible, he just wanted to have the best of both worlds and return to his Yinzhou safely.
Du Biao's eyes flashed with disappointment, and then he laughed loudly, holding Liu Zheng's arm and said with a smile: "That's right, it's Du Biao who is reckless. In this case, Du Biao will not bother you anymore. I hope that the two chambers of commerce can have more exchanges in the future!"
Liu Zheng smiled and said, "That's natural!"
Du Biao laughed and left. At this time, the entire city gate was already crowded with people, sweating profusely. Under the martial law of the Liangzhou soldiers, the main road was cleared and the people could only wait on the roadside. The royal majesty and the standards were extremely high. Liangzhou Governor Chen Ping had already brought the thirty counties and counties of Liangzhou, as well as the civil and military officials of Liangzhou Prefecture, waiting on the road. It happened that today was a change from the gloomy weather of the past few days. The sun was shining brightly, and there was no biting cold wind, making the scene more lively.
This is the current queen. Although she was married from Liangzhou, how many times has anyone really seen her?
At noon, a horse came galloping in the distance, and the rider shouted: "The queen is virtuous, and has returned to visit her family. Her kindness is known, and the prosperous era will last forever!"
Chen Ping hurriedly led all the officials forward and kowtowed in greeting: "Your kindness is known throughout the world, and the prosperous times will last forever!"
In the distance, the Queen's procession had arrived. There were three pairs of imperial flags, two umbrellas, six captains, ceremonial officers, and thousands of guards. It was so grand that one could not see the end of it.
The people also knelt down one after another, and many of them couldn't help but burst into tears. In recent years, Liangzhou has had a queen, which has made the people of Liangzhou proud and has also received many favorable policies from the court. Countless people are naturally grateful to the queen and sing praises for her.
"The benevolent virtue is known throughout the world, and the prosperous times will last forever!"
"Your Majesty, the Queen is the mother of the country!"
The people chanted these two sentences like a tsunami.
Liu Zheng and Zheng Yueru also knelt down, but it was obvious that Zheng Yueru, who had just suddenly figured out the reason for the assassination, was no longer as excited as before and was not looking forward to the queen's return home.
It was quite a lot of effort to march a team of several thousand people slowly, but Chen Ping remained kneeling and did not dare to stand up.
At this time, an eunuch came over and shouted at the top of his voice: "The queen is virtuous, it is cold and icy, it is not suitable for you to kneel for long, everyone stand up!"
The people of the whole city shouted "Long live the Queen" and then stood up. Then, they looked at the Queen with excitement and curiosity. The tall and luxurious carriage finally arrived in front of the officials of Liangzhou.
"Master Chen, please listen to the order!"
Chen Ping was overjoyed and walked forward on his knees.
The eunuch said loudly: "Liangzhou Governor Chen Ping is known for his benevolence. He is in charge of Liangzhou Prefecture. The weather is good, the country is peaceful, the people are loyal, and the treasury is rich! Your Majesty is clear about rewards and punishments, and he does not neglect his meritorious officials. Today, you will promote Governor Chen Ping to the post of Governor of Liangzhou!"
Chen Ping bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, crying out for the emperor's grace.
In fact, he should have been a governor of Liangzhou. But because the war in the north was intense this year, the Longyan Dynasty lost face, so he has not been promoted. Today, the queen came back to visit her parents, so naturally she had to take care of Chen Ping's feelings.
"Stand up! I am tired."
The Queen's voice came from the phoenix carriage.
Chen Ping said respectfully: "Farewell, Queen!"
"Farewell, Queen!"
The people shouted in unison.
Logically speaking, after the queen married into the royal family, she was no longer a member of the Zheng family in Liangzhou, so she could only live in the palace that had been prepared long ago. Then the people of the Zheng family came to the palace to kowtow to the queen, which was the procedure for visiting relatives.
With the Queen's return, naturally there are many high-ranking officials and wealthy people who try their best to send her gifts, so the Queen's palace must be very busy that day.
"Is Yue Ru not going back?"
After watching all this, Liu Zheng sighed in his heart at the grand ceremony of the Queen and asked Zheng Yueru who was beside him.
Zheng Yueru smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Liu, the Yinzhou Zheng family is just a branch of the Liangzhou Zheng family. Over the years, the Zheng family has expanded to hundreds of families, big and small. Where is my place?"
Liu Zheng asked curiously, "Don't you have the title of Liang Shang from the Queen Mother?"
Zheng Yueru said self-deprecatingly: "It's just a talisman for us branches."
Liu Zheng then realized that Zheng Yueru's status in the Zheng family was so low. In this case, it was not difficult to imagine that she was selectively sacrificed by the queen.
"Then shall we prepare for the Oiran meeting tonight?"
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.
With my qualifications, I can't even enter the Queen's Palace.
…
This way.
After a month's journey, the queen finally arrived at the palace.
As soon as she arrived at the palace, she ordered that she was not feeling well and was not to receive anyone, and drove away those who were queuing at the door and wanted to see the queen. Only then did she have some free time to bathe, change clothes, and dress up.
"Your Majesty, I will follow your instructions and go to the street you mentioned to see the trademarks and tear off a few of them!"
At this time, a palace maid ran in with several Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce logos in her hand.
"Silver State Chamber of Commerce?"
The Queen had a blank expression on her face: "Yinzhou, a place that is in a state of chaos, actually produced such a large Chamber of Commerce that even the White Cliff Army is interested in it?"
An eunuch next to him said, "Empress, this Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce is not only good at creating momentum, but also developing rapidly. I heard that this time they even spent a lot of money to prepare a program for the Oiran Association for the Empress."
"Is it?"
Queen Zheng Fu laughed coldly and said, "I heard that the Yinzhou County Marquis is famous and it seems that he wants to get the title of Marquis from me this time. Then let's see if the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce can give me a surprise today."
"Empress, General Zheng's messenger has arrived!"
The queen raised her eyelids.
…
"Congratulations, Governor!"
"Your Excellency has been promoted to Governor, a title you truly deserve!"
This side, Liangzhou Prefecture.
As soon as Chen Ping came back, he was greeted with all kinds of congratulations.
He smiled coldly: "For me, being a governor, what difference does it make? The current situation in Liangzhou is that the White Cliff Army is too powerful to be eliminated, which is the most worrying thing. But I wrote to the emperor to curb or even wipe out the White Cliff Army, but there has been no response! The prince can't do anything about the White Cliff Army!"
Everyone was shocked and said to the lord, "Master, please don't speak so much and cause trouble."
Chen Ping sighed deeply.
Nowadays, the whole Liangzhou was terrified when talking about the Baiya Army. In this atmosphere, he, the governor, had no sense of existence at all. How could he feel good?
After sending away a group of think tanks, he became very restless when he thought that the queen was not far away.
Then he called Chen Ruoshi over.
Then he looked at her with burning eyes and asked, "Ruoshi, let me ask you, what do you think of the young master of the Liu family?"
"ah?"
Chen Ruoshi blushed when asked this question. She was so embarrassed that she lowered her head in panic.
Chen Ping saw her expression and knew what she was thinking. The current situation was bad and he could only place his hopes on the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce. If the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce could be supported by him, the Baiya Chamber of Commerce would naturally be constrained. He immediately smiled bitterly and said, "In this case, your father will make the decision for you this time!"
"Ah! Father..."
…
Lantern Festival, Oiran Conference.
The Queen Mother visited her parents and enjoyed the occasion with the people.
Several things together made everyone in Liangzhou look forward to the night. Starting today, the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce will provide "Drunk Yinzhou" for the whole city to drink. However, the price of Shenxian Brew and Baiyujing has been increased by 20% on the basis of the original price! After all, Liu Zheng didn't want to lose everything. At first, Zheng Yueru didn't understand the meaning of Liu Zheng's approach. Until today, she understood what differentiated consumption is...
The "Zuiyinzhou" was consumed very quickly, but the Shenxian Brew and Baiyujing were almost sold out by the evening! What surprised Zheng Yueru was that the loss from the free drinks of Zuiyinzhou was actually made up by the profits of the other two kinds of wine!
The entire Liangzhou city was in a carnival.
"Are you ready?"
Liu Zheng looked at Shen Manqing who had dressed up today, and a group of courtesans.
"Don't worry, sir. We will surely astound everyone tonight!"
"I swear to help Sister Manqing and capture the Oiran!"
Liu Zheng smiled slightly and took a deep breath. Although he had always been confident, he was still a little nervous at this moment. If he could not attract the Queen's attention today, all the expenses and efforts would be in vain!
"Let's go!"
Liu Zheng waved his hand and all the women got on the float.
Who would have thought that just after I went out and walked a few steps on the street, a man with shifty eyes approached me.
"Sir, do you want to play?"
"Invest some change, and if you're lucky, you can get married right away!"
When Liu Zheng heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
What kind of era is it that there are still people with these opening lines?
He looked curiously and asked, "What are the odds?"
The man chuckled, "Young Master, you've asked the right person. This year's Oiran Contest, the first choice is of course the Lanxiang class! Jinghua Xiao Ruozhi, the most likely to win the palace dance! The second is Fengminglou, followed closely behind. The young master of the Liu family is a genius, and no one knows what other tricks he has!"
Genius?
Liu Zheng chuckled.
He still likes this evaluation very much.
