In the seat near the corner of the lobby on the first floor of Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant, Zhang Xuan and Bei Jing sat opposite each other. Zhang Xuan picked up the wine pot and filled two glasses of wine, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Bei Jing is also here to attend the Heroes Club?"

"I'm not here to attend the Heroes Club. Although Mr. Liang is interested, I have other things."

Mr. Beijing picked up the wine glass and stared at the bright red wine in the glass. Against the backdrop of the bloody wine, his pale face became even more weird. He said lightly: "My surname is Xiao, General Zhang forgot the title of Beijing!"

Zhang Xuan nodded silently. He didn't know what conflict had happened between Mr. Beijing and the Turks, which led him to leave the grassland and go south.

But Zhang Xuan's intuition told him that Mr. Xiao was not deliberately deceiving him. He should have broken up with the Turks. As for the reason for the breakup, if the other party doesn't say it, Zhang Xuan wouldn't want to know.

Mr. Beijing's real name is Xiao Xian. He is a direct nobleman of the Liang Dynasty and the nephew of Empress Xiao today. In order to restore the country, he went to the Turks twenty years ago, took over the Jinshan Palace, and established a group of his own forces. As the chaos in the Sui Dynasty gradually arose, he also sneaked into the Sui Dynasty and began to pursue his own great cause of restoration.

Xiao Xian glanced at Zhang Xuan and smiled and said, "If I said that I was against the Turks because of those 300,000 pieces of military armor, what would General Zhang feel?"

Zhang Xuan smiled, "I feel regret for the sir."

"Are you not apologizing?" Xiao Xian narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhang Xuan in a cold manner.

Zhang Xuan faced his gaze, and his sharp gaze almost saw through Xiao Xian. He also said coldly: "Since Mr. Xiao claims to be a Han Chinese, he should not think of the word 'apologies'."

Xiao Xian laughed, "No wonder Wuchuan Prefecture and Bohai Association cannot win over General Zhang, and no wonder he became famous in just one year. General Zhang is indeed different. I am just a joke. Although the 300,000 soldiers made the Turks furious, I would not be too disappointed. Speaking of which, I would also like to thank General Zhang. If it weren't for the 300,000 soldiers sinking into the North Sea, the Turks would not have issued an order to expel me. I don't know what excuses to leave the grassland. It was General Zhang's brave actions that I had at the time. I have the freedom I am today. Come! I would like to respect General Zhang."

Xiao Xian raised the wine glass and the two drank it all in one go. Zhang Xuan also admired Xiao Xian for being able to speak and his tongue was as bright as a flower. He told hatred to be kind.

However, there is one thing that Zhang Xuan could understand. Even if the other party got 300,000 pieces of military armor, he could not get it back to the Central Plains. Instead of taking advantage of the Turks, it would be better to sank into the deep sea.

But what was he looking for himself today? Zhang Xuan kept silent and waited for the other party to continue talking.

Xiao Xian pondered for a while and said, "To be honest, General Zhang, I have been observing the changes in the food prices in the Central Plains over the past few years. I found that the government's taxes have been reduced by more than half, but the food prices are sometimes high and sometimes low. It is only after the poor money in the market soared this year that the food prices suddenly doubled. General Zhang thought about the reason?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "I also found that the wine money in Tiansi Pavilion has increased significantly today, so I was curious to inquire about the food price. To be honest, I don't have a deep understanding of it in Qingzhou."

"The reason is the population change. The number of self-cultivated farmers controlled by the imperial court has decreased significantly. On the one hand, it was eliminated by war, and on the other hand, it was consumed by heavy labor of the imperial court. More importantly, it was hidden by wealthy families in various places. With fewer self-cultivated farmers, the government's taxes were naturally reduced.

But grain cannot last long, and the grain from wealthy families will still be taken out and cashed out. Therefore, the total amount of grain in the market does not decrease much, and the price of grain does not change much, but it is completely different for the court."

Xiao Xian took a sip of wine and sneered, "The transfer of farmers means the transfer of wealth. The court's taxes have long been insufficient, and they can only rely on their old capital. However, the court cannot always sit and eat the whole country. With no choice, they have to issue a large amount of bad money and change the weights and measures to exploit the people, but this is tantamount to killing chickens to get eggs. If this continues, the Sui Dynasty will not support it for a few years."

Zhang Xuan had to admit that Mr. Xiao saw thoroughly that farmers were the greatest productivity of this era, and the imperial court, famous families, and the Guanlong nobles were competitors for farmers.

The Guanlong nobles controlled Guanlong, and the famous families controlled the place and undermined the court, which meant the court's failure to compete for productivity. This was the root of the demise of the Sui Dynasty.

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "So that's it, Zhang Xuan has been taught."

Xiao Xian invited Zhang Xuan to drink but had another intention. When Xiao Xian saw Zhang Xuan defeating Wu Yunzhao in the school field, he knew that the possibility of assassinating Zhang Xuan was not high, and he might even suffer. When the situation was turbulent and subtle, Xiao Xian did not want to form a powerful enemy, the Flying Eagle Army.

But Zhang Xuan also knows his old background, especially his relationship with the Turks, which is Xiao Xian’s concern. Zhang Xuan must shut up. If he cannot assassinate Zhang Xuan, then he can only turn around and win over. Today he seized this opportunity.

Xiao Xian looked at him again: "I have another news to tell the general, which may be unfavorable to the general. I hope the general can be as vigilant as possible."

"Sir, please say it!"

Xiao Xian said slowly: "The general was named Hu Ben General this time, and Yuwen Shu was in vain. In order to please Yuwen Shu, the Yuan family is trying their best to collect evidence that is not conducive to the general. I am afraid that their first breakthrough is what the general does in Beihai County. Generals should be careful!"

Zhang Xuan was secretly shocked. There was such a thing. He asked in confusion: "How could the Yuan family know what I did in Beihai County?"

"The Yuan family really doesn't know, but someone knows that the general should understand who is providing information to the Yuan family."

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and couldn't help but blurted out, "Bohai meeting!"

"The general is indeed a smart person. Gao Hui is in Luoyang now. I met her yesterday. She grabbed me to deal with the Feiying Army, but I refused."

Zhang Xuan was really puzzled. Wuchuan Prefecture and Bohaihui have always been mortal enemies. How could the Yuan family collude with Bohai?

Xiao Xian seemed to know Zhang Xuan's doubts and smiled faintly, "The Wuchuan Mansion is no longer the Wuchuan Mansion when Dou Qing was the one who was in the past. Dugu Shun indulged Yuan Min to act recklessly. Yuan Min began to do whatever he wanted to achieve his goal. He felt that he was using the Bohai Society, but didn't he know that Bohai would use him?

This time Zhang Xutuo was transferred to Beijing, and Yuwen Shu also put a lot of effort behind him, but the biggest beneficiary of Zhang Xutuo's entry into Beijing was the Bohai Association. This was Gao Hui told me personally that after transferring Zhang Xutuo, the next target was the general. As long as the two nails Zhang Xutuo and Zhang Xuan were pulled out, it would be much easier for Bohai to enter Shandong. So I would like to remind the general again, it is easy to avoid hidden arrows and be careful that Bohai will take action secretly."

Zhang Xuan did not expect that there were so many complicated relationships behind the general's entry into Beijing, especially the Bohai Association, the three-party alliance between the Yuan family and the Yuwen Shu family, which was a huge threat to him, Zhang Xuan, but also to the entire Flying Eagle Army.

Zhang Xuan was grateful in his heart and bowed to Xiao Xian and said, "Thank you for your honest advice, Zhang Xuan is very grateful!"

Xiao Xian nodded and smiled, "I missed the general in Beihai. I have always been very sorry. I hope that the general and I will support each other in the future. If the general is willing, we will have this drink."

Xiao Xian raised his wine glass, and Zhang Xuan also happily raised his glass and said, "It is a blessing for Zhang Xuan to date with his husband!"

On the way back to Zhangxutuo Mansion, Yuchi Gong finally couldn't help but remind Zhang Xuan: "General, this Mr. Beijing only said that his surname was Xiao, and he didn't say anything about his specific name and background. I think he seemed to be insincere."

Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "I guess he has difficulties, so I don't want to say it. Actually, I don't want to know. When he really asks me for work, I will ask him carefully."

"But do the general believe what he said?" Yuchi Gong asked again.

Zhang Xuan nodded, "He obviously betrayed the Bohai Club today. I don't know if there is any added fuel to the details inside, but I believe he has not lie to me in the big framework. If Bohai will win over me and the Grand Marshal, he will definitely cut me backhand. In order to please Yuwen Shu, the Yuan family will also use me as a fuss. In any case, I have to overcome this crisis in front of me."

Zhang Xuan knew very well that his biggest handle was the Liang Zhi case. Others didn't know the details, but Bohaihui knew very well. Gao Hui would definitely tell the Yuan family in detail. How could Yuwen Shu let him go? His crisis was already in front of him.
Chapter completed!