GBP Chapter 617 Meeting of Accomplices
Chapter 617 Meeting of Accomplices
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"Why has Lord Tu come to Yangzhou in such attire? Has something happened in the capital again?"
A small house, with two people.
With many outsiders watching, Li Yan immediately announced that the meeting was over, closed the courtyard where the prefect was speaking, and took Tu Jie into the inner room for a detailed discussion.
"It's not a sudden change. Our Sun and Moon Dynasty is changing rapidly every day. I can no longer call myself an adult."
"It seems that Lord Li somehow managed to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Zhao family and has now become the Prefect of Yangzhou, a wealthy and prosperous city."
Although Tu Jie's words were supported by the nine thousand taels of silver that brought him closer to Zhao Zheng, he couldn't help but feel envious of the bright future of his former comrades, or rather, his former partners.
After all, between Sichuan and Yangzhou, Yangzhou is definitely more comfortable.
Even if it were a choice between acting prime minister and his previous role in the cabinet, Tu Chieh would definitely choose the latter.
"Not an adult? What's going on?"
Upon hearing Tu Jie's two sentences, Li Yan's expression changed several times, but in the end, he avoided mentioning the latter sentence and only brought up the former.
"Tu has been expelled from the cabinet by the emperor and has become a nobody."
"If it weren't for Lord Zhao's forgiveness and shelter, and his assignment of another task, I'm afraid I would never have had the chance to see Brother Li again."
"What? Brother Li doesn't believe me?"
Lord Li, you've become Brother Li again.
Avoiding talking about what's really important?
Tu Jie had long been fed up with the loneliness of being in the cabinet, where there were many people in the room, but he was actually all alone.
We were all trash back then, and now that we meet again, I, Tu Jie, haven't even started to act high and mighty, so why are you putting on an act?
Why don't we take off our masks together?
"Haha, please forgive me, Brother Tu. I was also unsure for the moment."
"However, the past is the past. Now that a bright future is ahead, we may be able to break free from the past and create a new world for ourselves."
Li Yan seemed not to understand, and continued to laugh it off, still not daring to say much to Tu Jie, though he was less wary of her than before.
"you!"
Tu Jie, who had suffered all the injustices, thought that Li Yan had now transformed himself from a scoundrel into a fine porcelain, and was afraid of being tainted by his bad luck.
"Was the decision made by the Zhao family to build a new Yangzhou city around Yangzhou Station?"
“Brother Li, you’ve set up such a grand display. Remember, even traveling from the capital to Yangzhou takes only half a day by fast horse.”
"Brother Li, aren't you afraid that this might jeopardize the Zhao family's grand plan?"
Of course, Tu Jie wasn't someone who hadn't suffered injustice before. If direct confrontation didn't work, he would resort to the most disgusting and insidious methods possible.
On the other hand, he had finally caught a glimpse of the full picture of the company's strength, and he was not about to let it go.
"Hahaha!"
To Li Yan's surprise, Tu Jie's confident expression seemed like a funny face, making Li Yan laugh out loud.
Tu Jie was puzzled, then got angry, and then felt awkward.
After Li Yan finished laughing, he explained to him: "Brother Tu, Lord Zhao was right after all. Brother Tu truly has a heart of gold."
“But Brother Tu, do you think I could have thought of so many things without Lord Zhao’s authorization? Let alone dared to act so boldly.”
Characters like Tu Jie and Li Yan have focused almost all their skill points on two areas.
The first problem is greed, and the second is a lack of execution ability.
How could Zhao Zheng possibly approve of their greed?
"..." Especially Tu Jie, probably no one knows better than him how much wealth Zhao Zheng controls, so he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a floor to crawl into.
Moreover, judging from Li Yan's words and expression, it is not difficult to infer that Li Yan had already gained Zhao Zheng's approval.
Unlike him, who is now essentially a contract worker, doing things purely for the money.
But then Tu Jie realized something was wrong: "Something's not right!"
"The Zhao family is also in the capital. Brother Li, how can you ensure that nothing goes wrong?"
The capital city is indeed not far from Yangzhou, but even though Li Yan became one of the Zhao family's own people before Tu Jie, the Zhao family is also in the capital city, so the speed of receiving and transmitting information is not much faster.
If something really goes wrong, who will take the blame?
Could it be that Li Yan, this former comrade, has now become a disciple of the golden-haired saint? Unafraid of sacrifice, willing to dedicate himself?
Over the years, only Tu Jie has remained stagnant, acting like a true villain.
"Hmm? Who said the Zhao residence is only in the capital, and that Lord Zhao can only stay in the capital?"
Faced with Tu Jie's question, Li Yan simply smiled.
No one can resist showing off a lot in front of their old buddies who used to steal money and have fun together.
"What's the meaning!?"
Tu Jie looked up in surprise, unable to believe the words he had just heard.
"What do you mean by saying the Zhao family isn't just in the capital?"
When Zhao Zheng gave him the money at the Ministry of Works camp, the two spoke face to face.
After that, Tu Jie remembered very clearly that he only rested for one night, met Tu Jie No. 2, and set off directly the next day.
Could it be that Zhao Zheng anticipated his actions and came to Yangzhou ahead of him in the night?
But that doesn't make sense either; the new Yangzhou city clearly wasn't built overnight.
They are members of the Zhao family!
"Who said the Zhao family moved to Yangzhou? Does the Zhao family only have one official? Brother Tu, wherever the official Zhao is, that is the Zhao family."
"But weren't the Zhao family members imprisoned...?"
As expected, Li Yan cheerfully offered an explanation, accompanied by a meaningful look, directly confirming Tu Jie's guess.
On the contrary, Tu Jie himself was subconsciously refuting, not knowing whether he was refuting Li Yan or himself.
However, when he got stuck in his rebuttal and realized that the truth could only be this way, he was quickly shocked by the truth.
The Zhao family has never been as well-behaved as they appear!
"Haha, it certainly wouldn't be Lord Zhao, who's being watched by the Emperor. Brother Tu is indeed clever!"
"However, Brother Tu, these are not the key issues for you right now."
"Brother Tu, you'd better think about this quickly. The mission that the President-General assigned you was in Sichuan, so why are you in Yangzhou now?"
Ignoring the shock on Tu Jie's face, Li Yan had had enough fun and directly launched a crucial attack.
Then, they patted their butts and were about to leave.
"I truly envy Brother Tu, but please remember, Brother Tu, never betray the trust of Comrade President..."
"Li Yan, you! Brother Li! Li..."
Seeing that Li Yan had been pretending for so long, he finally stopped pretending altogether!
Tu Jie remembered the special way the Imperial Guards addressed Zhao Zheng.
Right now, Li Yan is also addressing Zhao Zheng in the same way.
As for Tu Jie, he still addresses Zhao Zheng as Lord Zhao.
So Tu Jie wanted to yell, to ask more, and to reach out to stop him, but in the end he didn't actually get up.
Because he realized that none of these things were the key.
The key point is that Tu Jie didn't go to Sichuan immediately after taking the money, but instead came to Yangzhou to enjoy himself!
And then there was Li Yan's rambling pretense earlier...
Once Li Yan had disappeared, Tu Jie realized that his friend had actually been pretending to be amused while subtly reminding him of something.
He went to Li Yan's door, so his whereabouts must have also caught the eye of Zhao Zheng in Yangzhou.
Sure enough, this money wasn't so easy to get!