Things in Luoyang went very smoothly, and it went smoothly to Wei Zheng's expectations, he did not see Zhu Zhe in Zhu's mansion, because Zhu Zhe did not survive the cold winter of last year. Life is rare in seventy years, not to mention that Zhu Zhe is over eighty years old?

Zhu Zhe's eldest son Zhu Can is also over sixty years old, he was very polite when he saw Wei Zheng, even more polite than when Zhu Zhe met Li Xuanba, when he heard Wei Zheng say Li Xuanba's request with some embarrassment, Zhu Can agreed without blinking his eyes. Zhu Can's lack of hesitation made Wei Zheng hesitate, and he was very worried that Zhu Can would make other requests.

"Mr. Wei, before the death of my father, I told the villain that my Zhu family would not refuse any invitation from Lord Zhongyongwei." Zhu Can has lived a long time, although his vision is not as good as Zhu Zhe, but since he can become the head of the Zhu family, he must have his superiority, he saw the worry in Wei Zheng's heart, bowed down and said with a smile.

"Mr. Zhu still has such an explanation?" Wei Zheng is a scholar, a farmer and a businessman, and the Zhu family has countless properties, but Wei Zheng still looks down on them in his heart, and now when he hears Zhu Can's words, he inevitably thinks a lot of highly of Zhu Zhe and the Zhu family, bows back, and says sincerely: "The old gentleman is like a god, and he actually guessed that the son would have something to ask for, Wei Zheng admired." ”

Zhu Zhe has lived for decades, how can he ever accept the great gift of scholars? He was a little stunned for a moment, and he forgot to say polite words. When Wei Zheng had already gotten up, Zhu Zhe reacted, and hurriedly returned the salute: "Mr. has tormented the villain." ”

"The old gentleman passed away, but the Tang State Mansion did not say anything, Wei Zheng is really ashamed." Wei Zheng picked up Zhu Can and said, "Please also ask Brother Zhu to take me to worship." ”

Wei Zheng's temper was very stubborn, Zhu Can couldn't refuse, so he could only lead Wei Zheng to the mourning hall to worship, and then invited him back to the main hall, ordered someone to prepare wine and food, and knelt on the thick silk silk opposite Wei Zheng, chatting. At first, he was still a little timid, but when he found out that Wei Zheng did not despise him, he was no longer cautious and spoke freely.

The businessman traveled from south to north, and his knowledge was naturally not comparable to Wei Zheng, but Wei Zheng read poetry and books, and although he had not seen some things with his own eyes, he was often able to remind Zhu Can when he couldn't remember his name, and the two chatted from noon to sunset, and they were still unsatisfied.

Liang Xiao always maintained his vigilance, but he was still eating the Hu cakes he carried with him in Zhu's mansion, and the housekeeper of Zhu's mansion persuaded him twice, but he was glared at by Liang Xiao and didn't dare to say more. It wasn't until Wei Zheng left the main hall and Liang Xiao left with him that the housekeeper took a long breath and secretly said that the family rules of the Tang State Mansion were too strict.

Just as he was in a trance, Zhu Can's call came from the hall, and the housekeeper didn't think much about it anymore and trotted in.

"Zhu Jun, you prepare a few ox carts, take out half of the money and silver in the house, and prepare some grain, be sure to fill the ox carts." Zhu Can instructed: "I'll go to a few other houses to have a look, try to get together as much money as possible, and never let Zhongyongwei down." ”

"Master, you said that you would take out half of the money and silver in the house to Zhongyongwei?" Zhu Jun said in surprise: "I heard Mr. Wei say that I hope the master can take out 20% of the family property, did you hear it wrong?" ”

Zhu Can smiled and said: "Since Zhongyongwei has spoken, it means that he needs silver very much, and he needs a lot, and it may not be enough to send all the belongings of my Zhu Mansion to Xingyang, and now he only says that he will borrow two percent, which means that Zhongyongwei is kind, and when dealing with people like him, my Zhu Mansion will not be able to suffer." ”

"The master has only met him a few times, how can he be so sure of his character?" Zhu Jun has lived in the Zhu family since he was a child, and what he said was for the consideration of the Zhu family, so Zhu Can did not feel that Zhu Jun's words were disrespectful.

"In troubled times, Lu Xiangguo was willing to spend all his family property back then, how could I be stingy with this half of my body?" Zhu Can squinted his eyes, the wrinkles on his face were very deep, extremely similar to Zhu Zhe before his death, he looked at the greenery in the courtyard, and said: "Zhongyongwei does not dislike the identity of my Zhu family, if he can gain power, the status of my Zhu family will be different from before, and I don't have to live in this West Market." ”

The status of merchants in this era was indeed very low, not only were they ordered to wear only black clothes, but even the place where they lived was stipulated by the decree of the imperial court.

Zhu Jun is over forty years old, upright and prime, hearing Zhu Can's words, a fire was born in his heart, and he bowed down to go out to prepare.

Wei Zheng came anxiously and left happily, his heart was indescribably comfortable, Liang Xiao saw that Wei Zheng, who was usually always serious, was smiling along the way, and felt a little inexplicable, and said curiously: "Sir, could it be that the Zhu family agreed to the son?" ”

"If Zhu Can is in the officialdom, he will definitely be able to enter the court." Wei Zheng nodded and said with emotion: "Not only did he accept it himself, but he also took the initiative to help Gongzi lobby other big households, and with him maneuvering around, Gongzi should no longer be short of money and silver." ”

"The Zhu family is so happy?" Liang Xiao said in surprise: "When the prince instructed the villain, the villain thought that the Zhu family would shirk or put forward any conditions, but I didn't expect this matter to go so smoothly, so the villain will be able to return to Xingyang soon." ”

"Don't say it's you, I didn't even think of it." Wei Zheng sighed with emotion and said: "However, although the Zhu family did not put forward any conditions, Gongzi already owes them a favor, and when the Zhu family needs help, Gongzi will not sit idly by, it seems that Mr. Zhu knows Gongzi's personality very well." ”

More than a month ago, Li Mi sent Meng Rang to attack Luoyang at night, Meng Rang attacked the eastern capital of Waiguo, and burned Fengdu before leaving, although this incident did not affect the root of the eastern capital, but it made the hearts of the people of Luoyang haze.

Although the status of the merchants was low, their vision was much higher than that of ordinary people, and when the people moved to the inner city, they were already thinking about leaving Luoyang. But as Li Xuanba said to Fang Xuanling, outside of Luoyang, there is also no place to live, and they don't know where to go. Moreover, in order to stabilize the overall situation, the imperial court will not let anyone leave easily.

Zhu Can chose to bet on Li Xuanba, in addition to the fact that Li Xuanba had helped them, there was another reason, that is, the news that Tang Guogong was going to rebel had spread among the people. Li Mi's surname is Li, Tang Guogong is also surnamed Li, and no one knows who the peach and plum in the folk ballad represents.

Three days later, more than 40 ox carts were scattered to the edge of Luoshui.

"Mr. Wei, the villain has done his best." With a hint of shame, Zhu Can said: "Time is pressing, I have only collected such a few things in the past few days, and I hope that Lord Zhongyongwei will not dislike it." ”

There were marks of each province on the carriage, Wei Zheng glanced at it, had a number in his heart, arched his hand, and said gratefully: "Brother Zhu can do this part, how can the prince dislike it?" With the temperament of the son, he will definitely remember the kindness of the Zhu family today. After speaking, he said to the other family heads or housekeepers: "Your generosity, the son will not forget." ”

Not all businessmen are willing to bet on Li Xuanba, so except for the Zhu family's property of ten ox carts, other large families have more than four or five carts, as little as one cart, and even worse, two families have a cart of things to send over, so even the head of the family is embarrassed to appear.

As for the people who appeared, the send-off was just a cover, they wanted to show their attitude, of course, maybe they had done this to others, but no one could say that they were treacherous, after all, people are panicking now, and everyone wants to have a few more backers.

Loading all the things onto the ship, Li Gou and Liang Xiao also boarded the ship with a group of teenagers, and in Li Gou's hands, there was a pass written by King Zhao, and no official dared to stop it, after all, King Zhao was likely to be the next emperor.