714: C714 The Hu Caravans

C714 The Hu Caravans

3The next day, on the main road.

A group of black armored soldiers were escorting a carriage on the official road.

In the leading horse carriage, the county governor and Su Ming were playing chess on a chessboard.

Around dawn, Su Ming bade farewell to Wang Hu's family and followed the county governor into the horse carriage that led to the capital.

And now, night was about to fall. Stone Ox County was located at the border of Shangyang County. According to Situ Zhong, who was leading the way, everyone's position was within the scope of Xihe County.

The chess board the two of them played was a specially made magnet chess board. Although it was bumpy along the way, it did not affect the chess match between the two of them.

However, on the black and white chessboard, the next step was to take. The county governor had been thinking for a long time.

Su Ming said with a smile." Lord County Governor, this move of yours is enough for you to think for an hour. If you don't put down your piece, I'm about to fall asleep. "

The county governor's brows were tightly furrowed. After a while, he gradually relaxed, but he directly pushed the piece and admitted defeat.

"I don't want to play anymore, I don't want to play anymore." The county governor said with a faint smile, "Mr. Su's chess skills are superb. I am not a match for him. If I continue to think about it, it will be useless. I might as well throw the chess piece earlier and admit defeat."

"The county governor is being too modest." Su Ming said calmly.

County Governor Shoudao said, "Mr. Su is an honest county governor. The county governor calling me by my name makes me seem like a stranger. My real name is Nangong Xin. If Mr. Su does not mind, just call me by my real name."

Su Ming said with a faint smile, "I heard that the county governor is the elder brother of the current emperor. He is the dignified Third Prince of South Huai. He calls me by my real name. How would a commoner like me dare? "

Nangong Xin said with a smile, I heard that the county governor is the elder brother of the current emperor." What Third Prince, it's just an empty title, it's not worth mentioning."

As the two were talking, the carriage suddenly stopped, and there was a commotion in front of them.

Nangong Xin coldly said, "What's going on?"

Not long after, situ Zhong lifted the curtain of the carriage and said slowly: "Sir, there is a group of horse carriages in front of us. They are setting up camp and blocking the main road. Look at the flag... It should be... ……”

Nangong Xin said coldly: " What should it be? "

Situ Zhong said, "It should be the Hu caravan's caravan."

Nangong Xin's expression changed, "The Hu caravan? How could it be such a coincidence?"

Su Ming said calmly. " To be able to move the county governor, it looks like the Hu merchant group has quite the background. "

Nangong Xin explained. "Sir, there's something you don't know. The Hu merchant group is the number one merchant group in our South Huai Nation. Their assets are enough to be called rich enough to rival an entire country. Even His Majesty the Emperor has to give some face to the head of the Hu merchant group."

When he heard this, Su Ming was slightly surprised.

It seemed like there were some differences between the Ding Middle World and the outside world. Even in the ancient times of Huaxia, there would never be a merchant who had the qualifications to challenge a country, let alone the Emperor who had to give face to a merchant.

Now, this Hu merchant group was actually able to make Nangong Xin lose his composure like this. It must be that their wealth had already reached an astonishing level, to the point that they could control a country.

Su Ming's expression couldn't help but become more cautious at this moment.

At this moment, a loud shout came from outside the carriage.

"It's the Third Prince in the carriage!"

Nangong Xin recognized the owner of the voice, the Hu caravan's Chief Steward - Shen Qu.

Nangong Xin frowned and pushed open the curtain of the carriage.

In front of him was a majestic scene of tents being set up. The size of the carriage with the Hu flag was not any smaller than the county governor's.

There was also the middle-aged fatty who stood respectfully in front of the horse.

Nangong Xin squeezed out a faint smile and said, "General Manager Shen, we have been apart in the capital for several years. I never expected to see you here."

Shen Qu smiled and said: "It really is the Third Prince. Didn't you oversee a region in Shangyang County? Why have you come here? From the looks of it, he still wants to head to the capital. "

There was a clear rule in South Huai State. For a duke like Nangong Xin who protects a region, unless there are special circumstances, he cannot go to the capital as he pleases.

At this moment, shen Qu seemed to have understood something.

He continued: "Could it be that the Third Prince is going to the capital for this year's Skysplit Tower smelting trial?"

Situ Zhong's complexion darkened.

"General Manager Shen, the Duke's departure is a top secret of the Imperial Court. It's better to not speculate!"

Situ Zhong did not lack a sense of threat when he said this.

In recent years, the Hu merchant group had been active in the Imperial Court too frequently. According to rumors, many ministers in the Huai Nan Kingdom had secret dealings with the Hu merchant group.

Although it was just a rumor, since it was spread out, it definitely would not be baseless.

Situ Zhong was a firm faction of the Imperial Court. Naturally, he did not have any good feelings towards the Hu merchant group in the middle of this whirlpool.

The county governor waved his hand and said. "Mister Situ, you speak too seriously!"

These words woke up the impulsive Situ Zhong. Situ Zhong, who knew that his attitude was too impulsive, instantly shut his mouth.

"Hahaha." Shen Qu smiled and said: "This one has misspoken. I can't control this broken mouth of mine. It should be hit, it should be hit."

When Su Ming saw this scene, he quietly moved closer to Situ Zhong and asked in a low voice.

"What kind of background does this guy have? It seems like he isn't a simple person." Su Ming asked in a low voice.

Situ Zhong harrumphed. "What kind of background does he have? He's just the supervisor of the Hu Merchant Group's External Affairs, and the Hu Clan is relying on an Immortal. If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have dared to be so impudent here even if he had ten guts!"

The two of them spoke very softly, but Shen Qu's ears were extremely sharp. Although he could only hear a few words from the two of them, he could still infer the approximate content of the conversation.

Naturally, he also discovered Su Ming who had walked out of Nangong Xin's carriage.

He, who had never seen Su Ming before, frowned slightly at this moment.

"This is?" Shen Qu asked.

However, he was too unfamiliar with Su Ming's face. But to be able to sit in the same carriage as the Third Prince of South Huai Country, it was definitely worth paying attention to.

The county governor said in a light voice. I forgot to introduce. This is Su Ming, Mr. Su, a guest elder of Shangyang County."

Su Ming nodded slightly.

Currently, he had yet to arrive in the capital of Huai Nan. Before he was officially recruited, the title of a foreign delegate of Shangyang County was considered appropriate.

"Oh, so it's the Third Prince's foreign delegate. I apologize for my lack of respect."

Although Shen Qu said so, his eyes clearly showed that he was looking down on Su Ming.

A guest chamberlains was just a customer under Nangong Xin's banner. Although his status was not small, he was definitely not a heavyweight figure.

Shen Qu would not take such a person to heart.3

Seeing the change in Shen Qu's expression, a faint smile appeared on Su Ming's face.

Shen Qu's attitude was exactly what Su Ming wanted. The current situation was still unclear, and Su Ming didn't want to become the center of attention.

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