vstars Chapter 142 Conspiracy
Chapter 142 Conspiracy
The group snapped out of their daze and, seeing the flying apsaras scattered all over the ground, could no longer sit still.
"I wonder how Fellow Daoist Zhuge distributes these fine wines?" Qin Shuang stood up, cupped her hands in greeting to Kongming, and asked.
"Well! If you're asking me to set up a shop and sell the products myself, I really don't have the time or inclination. I've found an agent each in the Tang and Yuan dynasties to handle the sales!"
Kongming was well aware of Qin Shuang's intentions, but this was exactly what he wanted.
"As expected!" Upon hearing this, Qin Shuang and the other two felt their hearts pounding.
The two jars of wine he bought had changed hands several times. If they could obtain the agency rights for the Song Dynasty from Kongming, it would undoubtedly be an enormous fortune.
"I wonder if any sect in our Great Song Dynasty is authorized to distribute this wine?"
Hua Qingfeng narrowed his eyes and asked, after all, in the Song Dynasty, his Five Absolute Sword Sect was the leader. If anyone dared to get there first, he would not mind removing them from the list!
"Hey... do you think this wine is so easy to brew? We've already made an endless amount of gold coins just from the Tang and Song dynasties, who the hell would still be recruiting agents in your Song dynasty!"
Once Zhu Ganglie (Pigsy) has a chance to make money, he becomes more cunning than anyone else, and at this moment, he started to extort money from others.
"That's not true! When it comes to wine tasting, wine appreciation, and financial resources, it has to be our Great Song Dynasty. If Fellow Daoist Zhuge were to bring 'Flying Apsaras' to our Great Song Dynasty, I guarantee the profits would be greater than those two countries combined!"
Qin Shuang spoke up, saying that now that the main target was right in front of him, he had to find a way to take him down.
"Well... let me consider this carefully!" Kongming said calmly, tapping his fingers on the table.
He had to maximize his profits. The Jade Cauldron Sect and the Heavenly Thunder Sect were strategic partners. If he were to choose an agent in another country, the price would definitely be higher than that of the two sects.
Seeing that Kongming wouldn't budge, Qin Shuang asked again, "I wonder what price Fellow Daoist Zhuge offered them?"
"Three thousand gold coins per jar!"
Kongming added a thousand gold coins without hesitation, so that even if they became agents, they could earn an extra thousand gold coins per jar.
"What? It's so cheap!"
To everyone's surprise, Qin Shuang was almost speechless upon hearing this.
You should know that this wine usually sells for more than 10,000 gold coins a jar outside, but Kongming only has 3,000 gold coins here. There is a lot of room for maneuver in this!
"The three emperors of our Great Song Dynasty are willing to offer five thousand gold coins per jar to secure the agency. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Zhuge?"
Kongming's eyelids twitched upon hearing this. This was practically making money while lying down! If he didn't agree, when would he?
"I hit it off with you at first sight, fellow Daoist, so I'm doing you this favor. However, it's not because you offered a high price, but because I want every cultivator to be able to taste this fine wine..."
"Of course! How could Fellow Daoist Zhuge lack gold coins! Our three sects will definitely promote 'Flying Sky' wine to every corner and benefit the cultivators of our Great Song Dynasty!"
Jin Ting, fearing that Kongming might change his mind, hurriedly said so, and winked at Qin Shuang and Hua Qingfeng.
"Fellow Daoist Zhuge, here are 100 million gold notes. We hope you can give us some priority, since we started later than the Tang and Yuan dynasties!"
Qin Shuang took out a hundred million gold notes and stuffed them into Kong Ming's hands. As long as Kong Ming accepted the money, this big deal would be a sure thing!
"Hehehe... No problem, no problem... Give it to me..."
Pigsy rushed forward, snatched the gold note, and grinned from ear to ear.
Back when he first came down the mountain, he didn't even have ten gold coins in his pocket.
These days, tens or hundreds of millions are commonplace, it's like a dream.
After exchanging pleasantries, Kongming rose to take his leave...
Anshi's Three Prefectures.
"Young master, Zhuge Liang has circled the borders of our three prefectures and arrived at Jiufeng Mountain in the Song Dynasty!"
A guard reported this to An Lushan.
"He actually got to Nine Phoenix Mountain?"
Upon hearing this, An Lushan immediately stood up.
"That's right, not only did the sect leader of Nine Phoenix Mountain personally greet them, but also..."
"What else? Speak!" An Lushan glanced at the guard.
"Two other elders from other sects have also arrived at Nine Phoenix Mountain!" the guard continued.
"It seems they firmly believe that Kongming is a member of the Sima family!"
An Lushan's expression was not good. When he rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, the three major factions of the Song Dynasty had contributed a lot.
Of course, the three major factions in the Song Dynasty didn't have any good intentions either. Their assistance in the rebellion was simply to bring the three prefectures into the territory of the Song Dynasty.
However, An Lushan would not have his way and instead colluded with the three major factions of the Ming Dynasty.
Neither the Song nor the Ming Dynasty would tolerate the expansion of the other's power, so the An family's three prefectures have been developing in the cracks over the years.
Under An Lushan's leadership, the mortal realm of the three states was relatively peaceful and harmonious, while the Biyou Sect in the cultivation world made rapid progress in strength.
This has led to the current situation of being on the fence.
As long as the three prefectures under An Lushan's control did not declare their allegiance to one side, both the Song and Ming dynasties allowed An Lushan to develop his power base in a treacherous manner.
On the contrary, if the Tang Dynasty were to send troops to the three prefectures of Anshi, it would provoke intervention from the Song and Ming dynasties. After all, they had finally weakened the Tang Dynasty's strength, so how could they allow it to recover?
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to reclaim the three prefectures over the years.
It wasn't until Du Ruhui wanted to kill Li Guangling that he petitioned the emperor to allow Li Guangling to go to war.
If they win, the Tang Dynasty will directly take over the three prefectures; if they lose, Li Guangling will bear all the consequences.
In the end, Li Guangling was nothing more than a pawn being manipulated, a mere cannon fodder.
However, Kongming's appearance, in a way that exceeded everyone's expectations, quietly changed the course of this game...
"Young Master, should we now ask the Biyou Sect to take care of Kongming?"
Then the guard asked.
"Hmph! I'm afraid they don't even have the guts now!"
An Lushan paced back and forth, his mind racing with thoughts.
"What do you mean by that, young master?" the guard asked, seemingly not understanding.
"When Zhuge Liang came to our border, his purpose was to tell everyone that he had arrived, but then he turned his attention to the Song Dynasty, and the three major sects of the Song Dynasty treated him with great courtesy. What will the Biyou Sect think of this?"
An Lushan analyzed.
"This……"
The guard was speechless.
If the three major factions in the Song state dare not touch Kongming, it would simply confirm Kongming's identity.
An Lushan glanced at the guard and continued, "Perhaps they now believe in Kongming's false identity."
"Then what should we do? Please, young master, come up with a solution. Otherwise, once the three states of An lose the support of these cultivation sects, then only destruction awaits us!"
The guard said worriedly.
Where is An Yong?
An Lushan's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he shouted.
"What are your orders, young master?" Upon hearing this, An Yong immediately ran in from outside.
"How's it going that I asked you to spread the news that Kongming is a member of the Sima family?" An Lushan asked sternly.
After all, this crisis is one that has never been encountered in many years. If Kongming manages to intimidate these cultivation sects, then his An family will surely be destroyed.
"Rest assured, young master, I believe this news will soon spread to every corner of the four kingdoms," An Yong replied truthfully.
An Lushan narrowed his eyes. His move was a completely open scheme. Since Kongming's false identity was circulating among the high-ranking members of various sects, he would give it a push.
"We must find a way to spread the news faster, and get it to the Sima family of Shengzhou before Kongming makes his move!"
An Lushan's tone revealed an unquestionable resolve.
But he also knew that this move was extremely risky, considering what kind of existence the Sima family of Shengzhou was.
How can we tolerate being used as a pawn by others?
Even if Kongming is eventually executed by the Sima family, if the Sima family finds out that it was An Lushan who did it on purpose, then the An family will inevitably be implicated and punished.
Therefore, An Lushan instructed An Yong to spread the news among several countries first, and then it would naturally reach the Holy State.
In this way, the Sima family would not suspect that someone had done it on purpose.
The only way to turn the tide now is for Kongming to disappear...