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"Xiao Yu, you have always been thinking about it lately, it seems that you always put your mind on Xiao Wan, which is not what a merchant man should do." A month after Lu Wan left, Shang Mei looked at his son with some pity and said with concern.

"Mother, Xiaowan is a girl's house, and I don't know where she will go. I have sent people to Emei, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Zhouzhuang to find his whereabouts, and no one has reported it until now, the situation in the world is chaotic at this moment, and I am afraid that she will encounter risks when warlords cut dramas! Shang Yu was directly summoned to the back hall by his mother after returning from the Fengyu Mountain Youth Secret Barracks, and he couldn't help but say worriedly after hearing his mother's words.

"Xiao Wan has a martial arts skill, and she will never be in danger easily, but it's a pity that my son's marriage, Xiao Wan's character is slightly biased, but she is an upright person, and I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future after she leaves this time." Shang Meishi sighed and said, where is there still the appearance of the ordinary village woman in Lijia Village back then? When it comes to analyzing things, it turns out to be the head of the road.

"Yu'er, as your mother, I have to persuade you. Men in troubled times should have great ambitions, how can they waste their minds on their children's private affairs? At this moment, you are the commander of Lai'an County, and you have high hopes for Marshal Zhu. My mother saw that you were suffering from love, so I had to call you, hoping that my son could use his mind in the county governance and reproduce the prosperous world created by the ancestors of the merchants. Shang Mei looked at Shang Yu and said these words slowly, a slightly reproachful look flashed in his eyes, obviously very dissatisfied with Shang Yu's current performance.

"Mother, I know!" Listening to his mother's words, Shang Yu knew in his heart that he had indeed put most of his attention on Lu Wan recently, no wonder Shang Yu was like this, it had not been long since Shang Yu and Lu Wan got together since the cliff, but that deep affection was seared in his heart, and he only sobered up after listening to his mother's words at this moment.

But Shang Yu looked stunned in an instant, and asked in surprise: "Mother, what did you say?" What is the prosperity of the ancestors? Shang Mei's words clearly surprised him with the meaning of what he had said.

"Xiao Yu, although your father is not here, my mother thinks it's time to tell you all this. I've had enough of keeping it in my heart for so many years. Shang Mei said with a sigh.

Shang Jian's death Shang Mei and Shang Yu still did not know, Shang Mei saw that Shang Yu was a little depressed, so he wanted to confide in him about his ancestors.

"Mother, what are you going to tell me? Was the ancestor a generation of virtuous ministers or good generals? Shang Yu immediately recalled in his heart all the sages with the surname Shang that he knew.

"Merchants will not really become anyone's courtiers, this is what your father personally told his mother, everyone in the world is equal This is the words of the ancestors of the merchants, and now the business alliance is left by your ancestors, and its family is distributed between the Central Plains and the countries of the world, and its wealth is by no means imaginable by you and your mother." Shang Mei finally slowly revealed a shocking secret.

"The business alliance was founded by the ancestors? Mother, are you serious? Shang Yu asked with wide eyes as he looked at his mother in disbelief.

"This is what your father said to his mother, so how can it be fake, those two pieces of moon pendant are half of each of your ancestors and the monarch of Minyue State before they were separated more than a thousand years ago, but I didn't expect it to return to my merchant after all." Shang Mei said slowly, and took out the moon pendant that had been merged together from his arms, this complete earth moon pendant was shining with a soft pale blue light, which made people fall into a dream.

"Mother, is the ancestor who founded the Shang Alliance a Shang Xing?" Thinking of the portrait in Lu Shaobei's room at the Lu's Inn in Quanzhou, Shang Yu couldn't help but move in his heart and immediately asked his mother, and the doubts in his heart increased.

"Where did you learn the name of your ancestor? Listening to your father's story, there are no rumors about his place left in the historical classics or among outsiders, has your master already discovered that you are a descendant of that ancestor? Seeing that Shang Yu could say the name Shang Xing, Shang Mei asked Shang Yu in question.

"Mother, I'm just guessing, I once saw a portrait of the ancestor of Shangxing in Mr. Lu's house, Mr. Lu said that it was the ancestor of Shangdao, and it was very similar to me, Mr. also asked me if I was his descendant, I didn't know at the time that it was naturally not the descendant of the ancestor of Shangxing." Shang Yu recalled what happened in Quanzhou at the beginning.

"I never thought that my ancestor was that Shang Xing, and I didn't kowtow a few more times at that time!" Shang Yu couldn't help but regret his rudeness at that time.

"Xiao Yu, it took my merchant ancestors decades to complete the formation of the Shang Alliance with their great wisdom, and they also merged with dozens of families and sects, and then ceded the Shang Alliance to the elected successor, and since then the whole clan has lived in seclusion among the world, but the merchant is born a business wizard, and his memory is extremely strong. When your father was young, he was familiar with the topographic maps of various parts of the Western Regions, and he fled to Quanzhou and did not really leave the Shang League, and the Nalu family only later learned that they belonged to the Shang League. ”

"I didn't expect that after countless years, my son, you not only served as an official, but also served as the heir of the business alliance, at this time, you must not waste a little bit of energy on the personal affairs of your children, and go all out to serve the country, this is what a merchant boy does!" Shang Meishi said this, stretched out his hand to wipe the tears flowing from the corner of his eye, and then looked at his son with soft eyes.

"Mother, I understand! Xiao Yu will definitely forget his personal feelings, try his best to serve the country, and drive Hu Lu out of the Central Plains. Shang Yu thought of the slaughter of the whole village of Lijia Village, coupled with the unspeakable evil deeds of the Yuan army that he had seen since he was a child, at this moment he was not only the county commander, but also responsible for the feint attack on Jiqing, and he could be regarded as the commander of the former army, and he was immediately aroused by his mother's words.

"Yu'er, only then do you look like my merchant boy! Your father was a warrior with swords back then, and you look like him! It's just that Mr. Lu has never told his whereabouts, and when you have time, you can repair a letter to Lu Xingsheng, and ask him to ask someone to bring it to your father, so that our family can reunite as soon as possible! Shang Meishi couldn't help but say with relief when she saw that her son had cheered up a lot, but suddenly remembered her husband who had been separated for two years and couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Shang Yu forgot about his children's personal affairs for the time being, and devoted himself to leading the army to feint and attack Jiqingfu to command, and the ten ballistae were to be transported to the Chuzhou camp, but Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to stop them, but the newly made crossbows were transported away.

Two months later, the Chuzhou Red Turban Army conquered Hezhou, and changed its name to Liyang County, taking the terrain to the south to reject the Yuan Army, so far the Chuzhou Red Turban Army has nearly 100,000 soldiers, 100 generals.

The secret soldiers sent by Shang Yu have been secretly transferred by Zhu Yuanzhang to dozens of people, all of whom have been arranged under his henchmen and generals, and helped the generals of various departments to search for and suppress the Yuan army's rout hidden in the countryside and the Yuan army's meticulous work.

In the same year, Zhang Shicheng took the opportunity to quickly occupy Changshu and Pingjiang (Suzhou), the richest towns in the south of the Yangtze River. And there is a great tendency to continue to move south.

"Brother! This feint can come to an end for the time being, and the Yuan army in Jiqing must be very tired, so it is better to let them rest for a while! Zhu Yuanzhang personally went to Lai'an County to inspect the military situation at this time, and said to Shang Yu with a smile in the county office.

"Big brother! Why did you want me to stop feints? Shang Yu asked puzzled.

Because the young soldiers lurked into the other side of the Chujiang River within dozens of miles, the soldiers and horses of Lai'an continued to cross the river at night to sneak attack the weak points of the defense between the towns and towns of the Yuan army, and in two months they have killed thousands of enemy troops, but the casualties on the other side are only hundreds, and the continuous rotation of night soldiers has also made nearly 10,000 people in the army rotate several times, and the soldiers who have been stained with blood are no longer afraid to go into battle, and the cooperation between the troops is also faintly clean.

Shang Yu learned a lot of battle formation methods during this time, although the night sneak attack was not glorious, but the Yuan army at this time no longer set up troops in small towns and towns to defend, but retreated to larger towns, if not to carry out a feint, it is likely that those Yuan troops will return to those towns and villages that were originally close to the river.

"Brother, for my brother, I will have to lay down Taiping Road in a while, and then I will be able to capture Jiqing Mansion early next year. If our army attacked Taiping Road with all its might, the Yuan army of Jiqing Mansion would inevitably think that our army was unable to attack it, but Zhang Shicheng had already threatened the area under the jurisdiction of Jiqing Mansion. ”

"At present, Suzhou has entered the hands of Zhang Shicheng, and its southward trend has been completed, and the Jiqing Yuan army will inevitably join forces with the Yuan army of the southern states to counterattack Zhang Shicheng, at this time we don't have to do such a hard move. Giving up the feint attack will allow Zhang Shicheng to fight with the Yuan army with all his might, and then our army will definitely be able to greatly reduce the loss of soldiers, and it will also cause Yuan Gou and Zhang Shicheng huge losses. ”

"After Brother Wei takes down Taiping Road, with the power of a great victory, it will definitely be twice the result with half the effort to attack Jiqing Mansion with empty troops!" Zhu Yuanzhang replied with a smile.

"But the eldest brother doesn't want to march with a ballista, just because he wants to get miraculous results when he captures Jiqing Mansion, is this the reason?" Shang Yu suddenly remembered the amount of the previous attack on Hezhou, and Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly gave up taking the ballista.

"It is for this reason that after the brother will capture Jiqing Mansion, he will inevitably build the city wall so that even this kind of ballista cannot be broken when the financial resources are sufficient, and the ballista must be sealed after driving Yuangou out of the Central Plains. Zhu Yuanzhang lightly decided the future of ballistas with a smile.