Luoyang began the first snow after the winter, one after another, flying all over the sky, the street is quiet, the New Year is coming, Luoyang's market this year is not good, grain prices are soaring, and the rice has reached one hundred and fifty Wen.

Every year, the Luoyang Grain Chamber of Commerce goes to Hedong to purchase grain, but this year they have returned empty-handed, the reason is also very simple, Hedong grain merchants do not accept Zhu Zhu's new money, ask for gold and silver to buy, many merchants who go to Hedong can only return empty-handed, things are the opposite, many Hedong merchants take new money to the Central Plains to buy materials.

This situation also began to appear in Guanzhong, the Jin army conquered Guanzhong, a large number of people took new money to exchange for silver, the price of silver has risen to one to five, one or two silver can be exchanged for five new money, and the old money that has always been Kaiyuan Tongbao can be exchanged for three to four new money.

This situation has also appeared in Luoyang, although it is not as serious as Chang'an, but the signs have been shown, on the black market, the old money of Kaiyuan Tongbao can be exchanged for two new money, and the precious treasure of silver and gold is not visible in the market at all, which is also the reason why Zhu Jun is eager to transport the bronze back to Luoyang, the depreciation of the new money makes the market depressed, and the merchants are reluctant to sell.

At this time, the news of the fall of Guanzhong had reached Luoyang, and the entire Luoyang City fell into an inexplicable uneasiness.

Luoyang Imperial Palace, Liu Sigu came to the Warm Heart Pavilion, here is the place where Zhu Jun spent the winter in the palace, the Warm Heart Pavilion is also a group of buildings, it is a palace that Zhu Jun prefers.

Liu Sigu walked into the courtyard of the Warm Heart Pavilion, and saw the palace maid kneeling on the snow, with blood stains on her body, shivering from the cold, and everyone next to her looked at her sympathetically, but no one dared to step forward.

"What's going on?" Liu Sigu asked.

A young eunuch whispered: "The saint thinks that the tea she poured is not hot enough, so he beat her with thirty sticks and punished her for another day of kneeling." ”

Liu Sigu shook his head and ordered: "Don't kneel, send her to the hospital!" ”

Everyone waited for Liu Sigu's words, and immediately hugged forward, picked up the palace maid who was about to freeze, and hurried away.

Liu Sigu knew that Zhu Zhu was in a bad mood, Guanzhong had fallen, and he had suffered heavy losses, and no one was in a better mood, but it was not strange that Guo Song could allow Zhu Zhu to deprive Guanzhong of his wealth, let alone tolerate Zhu Jun's secret discussion and exchange with the Southern Tang Dynasty, and simply regarded Guo Song as nothing.

He walked into Zhu Zhu's inner study, and a eunuch hurriedly reported for him, and after a while, the eunuch came out and nodded, and Liu Sigu walked into the warm pavilion.

In the room, Zhu Jun was pacing back and forth with his negative hands, and it could be seen that he was very anxious, and he had been restless for several days.

At this time, Liu Sigu walked into the room, and Zhu Jun hurriedly greeted him as if he had seen a savior, "Mr. is finally back." ”

Liu Sigu went to Shannan Dongdao to urge grain, and just came back, he learned the news of the fall of Guanzhong halfway, and it was estimated that Zhu Zhu's life was very sad, so he hurried back.

"Wechen just entered the city, Your Majesty, Wechen already knows about the matter in Guanzhong."

"Hey! Damn Guo Song, this time I have made the pit miserable, my bronze ware, 120,000 rich households, countless gold and silver treasures, now all gone, I have suffered heavy losses, and my heart is going to die of pain."

Zhu Jun's heart was heartbroken, and he covered his chest for a long time.

"Your Majesty, everything has gains and losses, and there must be gains and losses, it is impossible for everything to be as expected, and it is impossible for all interests to be monopolized by Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the way of heaven, there is more to lose and make up for the shortcomings, too perfect will cause jealousy, and it will only make Your Majesty lose more."

Liu Sigu really knew Zhu Zhu too well, he knew how to persuade Zhu Zhu, he knew that Zhu Zhu believed in the will of heaven, so one sentence made Zhu Zhu's depression in his heart a lot more comfortable, his pacing slowed down, and the tangled muscles on his face were also soothed.

Liu Sigu continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, Guo Song seized Hedong Road and Guannei Road, and controlled Longyou, seized Shaanzhou, took Jingyuan Road and Luoshui Road, and cut off Wuguan, Guanzhong is actually already in his bag, he can move the capital to Luoyang under Guo Song's eyelids, and transport away millions of stone grain and millions of money, which is actually a big profit for His Majesty, so Wechen heard that Guanzhong fell, Wechen is not a pity at all, the things in Guanzhong should have belonged to Guo Song, he took it completely expected, fortunately we started early, Your Majesty should be glad. ”

Zhu Jun sat down, the resentment in his heart disappeared completely, people's hearts are so magical, after untying the knot, the pain of seeking death and life before suddenly became insignificant.

Zhu Jun pondered for a moment and said: "Mr. said that there must be gains if there is a loss, what can I gain if I lose Guanzhong?" ”

"Your Majesty has lost Guanzhong, and you will definitely be able to get Jianghuai."

Zhu Jun was stunned for a moment, and asked for a while, "How do you say this?" ”

"Why did Your Majesty delay in attacking Jianghuai, but wanted to exchange Guanzhong for Yangzhou, where is the fundamental reason?"

Zhu Zhu pondered for a moment and said, "I am afraid that Guo Song will interfere and attack Luoyang from behind. ”

"That's right, he didn't occupy Guanzhong before, maybe he would interfere, but now that he has occupied Guanzhong, Weichen believes that he will definitely acquiesce to His Majesty to seize Jianghuai."

"Why?"

Liu Sigu smiled slightly: "After he captured Guanzhong, he and His Majesty had a common enemy.......

"You said it was Li Shi!" Zhu Jun replied first.

Liu Sigu nodded, "Your Majesty is right, now Li Shi's threat to him is even greater than ours, if we go to attack Jianghuai, Guo Song will not interfere with us, Weichen believes that he will definitely send troops to defend the state, contain Tian Yue, and prevent Tian Yue from attacking Luoyang." ”

Zhu Jun quickly calculated in his heart that although he lost Chang'an, Yangzhou, Yizhou and Luoyang, the four richest places in the world, if he could capture Yangzhou, he could compensate for it.

Thinking of this, he said: "If there are no boats, what should I do if we cross the Huai River and the Yangtze River?" ”

"Your Majesty, it is true that we do not have warships, but we do have trough ships, have you forgotten? There are thousands of trough ships in Luoyang and Xuzhou, adding up to 2,000 boats, which is enough to cross the river. ”

Last year, Guo Song purchased ships in the Central Plains, and later Zhu Zhu noticed that he detained a lot of ships, which are currently concentrated in Xuzhou, about 1,000 ships, and nearly 1,000 ships in Luoyang.

He nodded, "Then I'm going to prepare!" ”

"Your Majesty must make careful arrangements this time, take Yangzhou and even Jianghuai at the lowest cost, and then destroy the Huaixi Army, and integrate with the Shannan Dongdao Company, and the entire north bank of Chang'an is ours."

Liu Sigu's advice finally calmed Zhu Jun's anxiety, so that he no longer cared about the gains and losses in Guanzhong, but began to actively prepare for war and prepare to launch an offensive in the southeast.

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Under Liu Sigu's repeated persuasion, Zhu Zhu of Luoyang finally untied the knot in Guanzhong's lost heart and began to prepare for Jianghuai with all his might.

But Li Shi in Chengdu was shocked and angry because Guo Song captured Guanzhong, and his anger accumulated in his heart, and he finally fell ill.

The news of Guo Song's seizure of Guanzhong and Chang'an quickly spread throughout Chengdu, like a stormy wave sweeping the government and the opposition, some people looked forward to it, hoping to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, while some people were more pessimistic, thinking that Guo Song was going to ascend the throne as emperor.

All kinds of rumors spread in the well of Chengdu, and Dugu Autumn has become the focus of attention during this time, after all, Guo Song married his youngest daughter, he should be able to get tangible news here, there is an endless stream of visitors, and the threshold of Dugu Mansion is about to be broken.

There are also some related figures who have also attracted attention, such as Taichangqing Wen Ji, his son Wen Miao joined the army as Guo Song's secretary and mastered all kinds of secrets, so when Wen Ji went to court, there were always people who came forward to get some news from him, of course, in the end, he couldn't get anything, and Wen Ji himself had no news!

However, some businessmen are more keen, and they have news that Guo Song renamed Xingqing Palace as Jin Wangfu, which can't help but make many people think about it.

That night, the carriage of Dou Yi, the head of the Dou family, slowly stopped in front of the gate of Duguqiu's mansion, and Duguqian, Duguqian, the son of Duguqiu, had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Dou Yi came out of the carriage and said with a smile: "Let the virtuous nephew wait for a long time, what about your father?" ”

"Father is already waiting in the Guike Hall, and I specially asked the little nephew to greet my uncle!"

"Good! You take me in. ”

"Uncle Dou, please!"

Dugu Qian took Dou Yi and walked towards the house, Dou Yi smiled and said: "Thank you for the matter of the cabinet." ”

"Where! With a gesture, uncle doesn't have to be polite. ”

"Do you plan to go to Chang'an to open a cabinet?" Dou Yi asked silently.

"Chang'an is the most prosperous place in the world, how can you not go, sooner or later, you will definitely have to go, but when to go, the little nephew doesn't know for the time being."

Although Dugu Qian is young, he has been rolling in the mall for many years, and he is already very sleek, and it sounds like he answered, but when he tasted it, he didn't say anything.

Dou Yi laughed dryly, and followed Duguqian into the atrium, Dugu Qiu had been waiting here for a long time with a smile.