Chapter 50 (2/2)

The middle aged man was still silent, but that hint of darkness grew in his eyes.

Cui De Lu continued seriously, “You also know that there was a censor who died in my building. This thing is pretty troublesome. That idiot died himself but his family raised the trouble all the way to the government of Chang An. The prince was related to that censorer and therefore couldn’t speak in a situation like this, therefore I could only solve this problem myself. If you could help me out in a situation like this, then I will never interrupt the business in Forty Seventh Street ever again.

Although the man was just a owner of a brothel, although he kept saying himself and himself only, but the middle aged man knew very clearly that he was representing the att.i.tude of the prince. What he said was the voice of the prince. He thought for a moment and smiled, “Even if the prince was related to the censorer, but it should be very easy to calm the situation down. How would he need gangs to help him out?”

Cui De Lu’s face got gloomier, “Do you not understand or are you pretending not to? If it’s the previous one, then there is no more Chao of Chun Feng Pavilion in my eyes, because you are an idiot. If it’s the latter on, then there is no more Chao of Chun Feng Pavilion in my eyes, because you are too smart but doesn’t know when to appreciate favors.”

The middle aged man answered calmly, “The business of Forty Seventh Street is no trouble. It’s not a trouble to the prince, nor a trouble to me, Chun Feng Pavilion’s Chao. If a department of the government really needed it, I will give it to them without questions. But……you shouldn’t pressure me because of this.”

“The rule of us, Chun Feng Pavilion, is to not interact with the power struggles in the government. No matter the prince, the military, or the government, if they are related to power struggle, then I will walk as far away from them as possible. The more you pressure me the more I will do so.”

“Chun Feng Pavilion’s Chao is the head of the biggest gang in Chang An. You have thousands of people under you to feed. The government gave you the business of transporting goods, and now you want to walk away? Do you think you could walk away? Where do you want to go? Where could the three thousand brothers under you go? The jail of Department of Justice or the military prisoners in the boundaries?”

Cui De Lu stared at him ghastly, “In the previous years the Court was calm and it was possible of protecting yourself. But now the Fourth Princess has returned and she wanted to make her brother the crowned prince. Yet the queen is still alive, and the queen also has a son! of course these royal business has nothing to do with you, but if you don’t state your opinion clearly right now, then……both sides wouldn’t accept you!”

“Is it a must to find an owner as a dog?” The middle aged man sigh deeply and asked, “So you are representing the prince to accept me?”

“Yes. Now everyone in Chang An who’s capable are pressuring you. Why? because you are a dog without an owner. In this kind of situation if you are willing to take refuge under any side, no matter the military or others, if you got an owner, then people would think twice before bothering you because of your background.

“Can I ask a question?” The middle aged man suddenly smiled and asked.

“Sure.”

“Between the queen and forth princess, who would the prince support?” Cui De Lu said without a trace of hesitation, “He wouldn’t support any side. The prince is forever loyal to the emperor. Whoever the emperor says is right, the prince will support whoever.”

The middle aged man heard this answer and was silent for a long time. Then he raised his head slowly and smiled, “I’m sorry. As a man of Tang, I’m not used to being a dog.”

Cui De Lu was stumped and he pressured his irritation down and advised, “Everyone will be a dog in some point of their lives, some people couldn’t even be a dog if they wanted to.”

The middle aged man stood up and wrapped his sword on his waist and gestured carefreely, “Owner Cui, you are not a suitable adviser, because you don’t know my personality.”

The face of Cui De Lu got uglier, he stood up and spoke deeply, “Are you worrying that your decision wouldn’t convince your underlings? don’t worry, the prince said that if you are willing to join his side, even just symbolically, he will make the military compensate and give you two heads. Can’t you, as the leader of them, convince your three thousand brothers then?”

Since the conversation has advanced to this point, he couldn’t care about using the prime stepward as a cover up anyone, he directly mentioned the prince in his words. But the middle aged man seemed to not care and directly walked out of the door. No one noticed that when Cui De Lu said, “As the leader,” the middle aged man smiled mysteriously.

“Just you wait, Chao.” Cui De Lu stared at his back head ghastly, “It seemed that you and your brothers are living too well in Chang An and forgot how to spell the word ‘respect’. But I must remind you, these people are the most powerful figures. It’s not a world that a c.o.c.kroach like you who dwells in the sewers can understand.”

The middle aged man gradually slowed down, but he didn’t turn back his head.

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