Chapter 176: Mixed Blessings
In the cabin at the bottom of Liu Jian's flagship, Liu Jian finally saw Qin Wang, who was like thunder.
When he saw Qin Wang's first glance, Liu Jian was surprised by Qin Wang. Young, too young. The young man in front of him had a long and well-proportioned figure, a face like a crown of jade, red lips and white teeth, especially those eyes, which were narrow and angular, deep and bright, like a star in the sky. There is a strong bookish atmosphere all over his body, how do you look like the legendary refugee butcher, let alone the lord of a county, but like a young man studying in the school.
"You're the refugee butcher, Qin Wang?" Although he knew that he couldn't judge people by their appearance, Liu Jian couldn't help but ask.
Qin Forget touched his nose in embarrassment, "It seems that my reputation is completely stinky." β
Liu Jian took a deep breath, he was really a hero from ancient times, who would have thought that the harmless teenager in front of him would do such a big thing.
"Will the Tea Horse Market really open?" That damn Zhao Qian would come over at any time, and Liu Jian decided not to waste any more time, so he went straight to the point.
"Yes, the time is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it will definitely be opened." Qin Forget said affirmatively.
"I can't figure it out, what the hell are you going to do? You've started laying out so early, what the hell are you going to do? If you don't explain this to me, be careful that I fake it. From beginning to end, Liu Jian felt very mysterious about this matter, and he felt the need to find out the true thoughts of his collaborators.
"It's simple, just like you, but just to live." Qin Forget shrugged his shoulders and gave Liu Jian an answer he hadn't expected.
"To live?" Liu Jian exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, to live." Qin Wang added, "As a general of the Water Master, you are not tolerated by the Zhao family, do you think the Huang family, the master of Yunzhou, will allow me to survive next to the Tea Horse Market?" As soon as the tea horse market opened, the interests of all parties involved, I am sure that no party will look at me as a little shrimp, let alone share a piece of the pie, my brother and I are too much of an eyesore in the tea horse market. β
"So you want to control the waterway from the Yellow River to the Chaobai River, so that no one dares to touch you easily?" Liu Jian guessed.
"Yes, the tea and horse market is already ready to be shipped, and at this time, I control the waterway, and no one dares to touch me easily. Otherwise, if I cut off the waterway for a few months, the tea and horse market will become a small market, a chicken rib. They will tolerate me for a while, whether it is for profit or rat trapping, and this is my purpose and my only chance. β
Liu Jian sneered, "Young man, you are too naΓ―ve. If you die down, others may not notice you, and if you do this, countless people will hate you
If you have itchy teeth, aren't you afraid that they will settle accounts after the autumn? β
"That's the difference between me and you, I'm not going to be as desperate as you are, I'm just waiting for an opportunity. I will try my best to create opportunities for myself, and as long as this waterway is in my hands, with the five thousand strong troops in my hands, I am confident that there are a hundred ways to bring those who hate me to their knees. Settle accounts after the fall? As long as the Tea Horse Market has been open for three years, I will make everyone and all the forces in the world weigh and settle accounts with me. β
Looking at Qin Wang's confident expression, Liu Jian was speechless. Qin Forget is right, he has been enduring Zhao Jin's oppression for more than ten years, waiting for opportunities, and he really hasn't thought much about creating opportunities for himself. At this moment, Liu Jian actually felt that he was not as good as the young man in front of him.
"If what you said is true, take the Great Yan Water Division Battalion, do you know what the consequences will be? That's rebellion! The court will not tolerate it! Liu Jian felt that the young man in front of him was still a little too optimistic.
"I have already said, give me three years, I am not afraid of anyone making trouble for me, naturally including the imperial court." Qin Forget said flatly.
Liu Jian was a little speechless, he found that he still underestimated the ambition of the young man in front of him and confronted the imperial court? It's just looking for death. Looking at Qin Wang's young face, he wanted to reprimand Qin Wang's arrogance, but the serious expression on Qin Wang's face made him unable to speak no matter what.
"I know what you're worried about, in your heart, how can a person or a group confront the imperial court." Seeing Liu Jian's concern, Qin Forget opened his mouth to persuade, "But have you thought about it?" The entire Dayan is such a water division, you are the commander of the water division, what will the court use to exterminate you? The end result is nothing more than to woo and appease you. β
Hearing Qin Forget say this, Liu Jian thought about it carefully and felt that it was still a bit possible.
"As long as we can successfully take the naval battalion and then take Changxing Island, then there are three blockade lines on the Yellow River, and the imperial court will not be so stupid to exterminate us. If the imperial court insists on exterminating us, relying on the terrain, we can defend it for a year and a half, then the tea and horse market will be completely ruined, and no one wants to see such a result. Seeing that Liu Jian was a little moved, Qin Forget desperately pulled Liu Jian towards the bright future of the rebellion.
"I can't figure it out, you are so young, why do you have so many deviant ideas." Seeing that Qin Wangyue was talking more and more, Liu Jian couldn't help but ask.
Qin Wang's expression darkened, "It's still to live." β
Zhao Jin was both happy and sad in the past two days, and he was happy that he had finally eliminated the flood on Huolong Island and completed the task assigned by the main family. The sad thing is that Liu Jian actually succeeded, and the person who was immediately forced to death by him turned the corner again. What about his son's future?
This is a middle-aged man in his forties, who is also considered strong, but he is slightly fat and looks a little bloated. His skin was also very fair, unlike the dark complexion of the Fire Dragon King, and he knew at a glance that he hadn't suffered much.
Zhao Jin is a member of the Zhao family in Youzhou, although he is also a descendant, but he is not the head of the family. The order to extinguish the water bandits on Fire Dragon Island as soon as possible was given by Zhao Jia, the head of the Zhao family, and he didn't dare not listen. originally thought that if he sent Liu Jian, he would cut off Liu Jian's supplies and let them fight with each other, and he would be a good fisherman. In this way, you can not only take Huolong Island and give an explanation to the head of the family, but also eradicate Liu Jian and let his son take over the East Battalion of the Water Division. But God didn't fulfill people's wishes, and the head of the family was done, but it seemed that he himself did not get any benefit.
Liu Jian, with such ability, is really a big threat.
He thought depressedly.
"Dad, now that Liu Jian is back, what should I do?" Zhao Xing next to him said unhappily.
This is a typical gentleman, with oily hair and powder, pale complexion, puffy eyes, and a body that has been hollowed out by wine at a glance, and there is actually a smell of fat powder on his body.
"This Liu Jian really can't be killed, and this time he actually turned the corner again." Zhao Jin also said with an unhappy face, "And that Zhao Qian, I really don't know what he did, he was arrested by more than a thousand people on Fire Dragon Island last time, and this time it didn't work at all, it's really a waste." β
"I said a long time ago that Zhao Qian is not useful." Zhao Xing was obviously spoiled by Zhao Jin, and opened his mouth to complain, "Dad, if you listen to me and find an excuse to kill him, there won't be so many things." β
"You know what?" Zhao Jin glared at Zhao Xing unhappily, "A Liu arrow is easy to kill, but the five thousand troops behind him are not joking, they are all veterans, and it is really troublesome to mutiny." β
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, I think the master of the East Battalion of the Water Division will never be able to be me." Zhao Xing complained impatiently.
"What are you shouting? Now everyone is waiting to celebrate, it is not appropriate for our father and son to delay going out, only to find a way later. Liu Jian yelled at Zhao Xing.
"Humph! How could this Liu Jian not die outside! Could it really be that cockroaches can't die? Zhao Xing didn't dare to talk back to his father anymore, so he could only curse Liu Jian.
Zhao Jin was silent, what his son said was right, this Liu Jian is really a full nine lives, for more than ten years, he has not been done by himself once or twice, he is still alive, Zhao Jin also has a feeling of powerlessness.
"Okay, let's go to the banquet first, there is always a way, I still don't believe it, under the rule of the father, the father can't clean him up?" Zhao Jin's face was unusually gloomy.