Walking into a big business again, Zhao Yue's mood was even more apprehensive than the last time. I don't know why, his heart beats so fast, even faster than fighting on the battlefield.

The hot face couldn't see the color in the dark courtyard, but Zhao Yue guessed in her heart that it should have become red.

Cao Ping walked between Zhao Yue and the man, and when he walked through the stone path next to the flower garden, he took a few deep breaths, turned around and whispered to Zhao Yue: "Brother Changjiao, it's really fragrant here." ”

The people marched all the way to the main hall and entered the house, and there was already one person waiting for them.

The beautiful Qianying had her back to everyone, but she couldn't stop her from captivating the country and the city, and a familiar taste began to pass through Zhao Yue's mind.

It was her, the owner of the big merchants, Ma Lu.

"I don't know which one is ignorant, and he actually said that the things sent by this girl are fake?" Ma Lu turned around slowly, frowned slightly, and asked with a hint of sadness.

Before Marven could speak, Zhao Yue took the lead and said: "Miss Ma, in Xia Zhao Yue, I have met you twice before, and I came to break in late at night this time, and I have something important to tell you, but it was just because the servants in your house obstructed it, so I made this decision to let you meet me." ”

Ma Lu didn't have a big reaction when she heard this, she didn't have the anger after being deceived, nor was she surprised unexpectedly, she just looked at Zhao Yue quietly, and said after a while: "I've met you twice?" Why don't I remember, when was this? ”

Zhao Yue was a little angry, and said in her heart that this woman was too unreasonable, and she remembered him clearly, but she wanted to pretend not to know him and show her cold side. Zhao Yue didn't know that in Ma Lu's eyes, she had seen all the princes of the Quartet, so how could she care about such a small role as him.

She really forgot about him.

Besides, the person holding the brocade box on the side saw that he had been deceived, and he was unwilling, and said fiercely to Zhao Yue: "You are really unreasonable, you actually lied to me, who would believe what you say to a person like you?" ”

Cao Ping was eager to try on the side, and was about to reason with him, but he saw Ma Lu raise his hand. Marven, who was standing beside him and waiting, stepped forward to stop the two, and then politely said to the man: "This brother, don't bother, please come here with me, my master is willing to give you another hundred dollars in order to make up for you." ”

When the man heard that there was money, he glared at Cao Ping fiercely, and followed Marven silently.

Ma Luyu walked calmly to the chair, then sat down slowly, took a sip of tea, sipped it with a small mouth, and said to Zhao Yue: "This person, you say, come to visit late at night, what is the matter?" ”

Zhao Yue looked back at Cao Ping, Cao Ping pursed his mouth, walked out of the house with great reluctance, and waited outside the door.

When Ma Lu saw this scene, she just smiled, but she did not reprimand the servant girl in the room, she thought that such a young man in front of her, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, had a shabby temperament, and at most looked a little delicate, would not say any important information.

Zhao Yue had a good impression of Ma Lu in his heart, but he really couldn't stand Ma Lu's character, and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, Zhao Yue said: "Before I say something, I hope the girl can remember my name this time, my name is Zhao Yue, a person from Yingchuan County, and now I am a soldier in the imperial court and live in a military house outside Luoyang City." ”

"Tell me, what?" Marlu's voice is beautiful, but his words are like gold.

So, Zhao Yue told Ma Lu about the news that something might happen in Luoyang, and at the same time persuaded Ma Lu to move out of Luoyang City as soon as possible, and also transferred all kinds of treasures and treasures of big merchants.

After hearing this, Ma Lu covered his mouth and nose with his hands, and couldn't help but laugh secretly, and the laughter continued again and again.

"Girl, don't you believe it?" Zhao Yue was stunned for a moment, and then asked.

I don't know why, it's clear that the girl in front of me is the same size as him, but Zhao Yue always feels that she is pressing herself, is this because Ma Lu has been in business since he was a child and is familiar with people's feelings?

The wind chime-like voice stopped, Ma Lu finally stopped laughing, she looked at Zhao Yue, and said lightly: "This kid, it's really interesting, my big business has been established for decades, and his family is solid, and he has a lot of contacts with the princes of the Quartet. And as a descendant of Ma Rong, I can also have a relationship with the Yuan family, and my aunt Ma Lun is the main room of today's Taifu Yuan Kui. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Lu paused, and the girl's petite face was full of pride and confidence.

"Not to mention whether there will be an accident in Luoyang in the near future, even if something really happens, how can it implicate me. It's ridiculous to persuade me to move the big business. ”

Zhao Yue frowned tightly, and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ma Lu again.

The girl was sharp and aggressive: "I don't know you at all, but you lied into my house, I don't care what your intentions are, even if the capital of the Han Dynasty is moved, my big merchant will not move a bit." ”

Zhao Yue was unwilling to say: "Miss Ma Lu, you are really confused, I ......"

"Okay, no need to say any more, it's late at night, and I want to rest." Ma Lu said as he stood up and beckoned the servant to take care of the inner room, "I heard an outsider say so much today, I am already considered benevolent and righteous, you leave quickly, don't entangle here, otherwise don't blame me for ordering the servant to arrest you and go to the official." Cao Cao, the northern lieutenant of Luoyang City, is a good official who strictly enforces the law and is not afraid of power! ”

Zhao Yue had nothing to say, so she could only grit her teeth and quit the big business, and she had some complicated feelings for Ma Lu in her heart.

Looking at the moon in the sky, Zhao Yue thought that he might indeed be thinking too much, Ma Lu's family background was solid, and the relationship network of the princes from all walks of life in the field was complicated, so he would probably not be implicated.

With a wry smile, so far, he can only comfort himself like this.

Cao Ping saw Zhao Yue come out, and hurriedly went over to inquire about the situation.

Zhao Yue looked at Cao Ping, and only said that he was tired and wanted to go back to the military house to rest first, and then tell him the whole story of the matter tomorrow.

This is how the two embarked on the return journey.

In the main hall of the inner mansion of the big merchants, the lights that had been extinguished were turned on again. The slender Ma Lu sat on a wide chair, and below stood Ma Wen and Ma Wu.

"Master," Ma Wu bowed his head and said, "Why did you call me and me here late at night?" ”

Ma Lu sighed softly, his sentimental appearance was not at all like a sixteen-year-old girl, he looked at Ma Wen and Ma Wu standing below, and then said: "You all know what that person said today, I don't believe it all, but I don't believe it at all, after all, ......"

"I have been in business since I was a child, and no matter what I do, I have to think more about it so that I don't end up empty-handed."

The candle flame in the main hall reflected Ma Lu's handsome little face, fair and exquisite, she should have been an innocent and lovely girl, but it was a pity that she was born in troubled times, grew up in a family, and devoted herself to the business world.

That night, Zhao Yue, who returned to the barnage, slept very unsteadily, he had a person in his heart that he couldn't forget, but in the end, he still fell into a deep sleep.

……

In the next few days, Zhao Yue and Cao Ping always exercised in the barn, and did not step out of the barn, they worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, and lived quite regularly.

Just one day, a huge piece of news came.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty has changed!

It turned out that after Dong Zhuo won in Pinggang and received Lu Bu and other forces in the annexed states, he began to plan the abolition of the old and the establishment of the new, and held a meeting again a few days ago to discuss the matter of changing the emperor.

This time, Dong Zhuo only summoned the Manchu civil and military forces, and did not go to various places to invite the princes. First, because the envoy was delayed on the road for a few days, which would delay the opportunity, and secondly, Dong Zhuo was also afraid that there would be another prince like Ding Yuan, relying on the army outside, and he would easily dare to turn against him.

In the hall, Lu Bu held the Fang Tian Painting Halberd and stood majestically behind Dong Zhuo, and the rest of the generals also stood around the main hall with weapons.

Dong Zhuo slowly walked from the high platform to the civil and military officials, and said proudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the matter of changing the new emperor discussed earlier had to be given up because of the obstruction of the traitor Ding Yuan, and now Ding Yuan has been ambushed, and tens of thousands of horses under his command have also returned to the imperial court. I hope you will consider it carefully this time! ”

The civil and military officials sitting in the audience were silent, and the Fang Tian painting halberd in Lu Bu's hand slowly moved in front of their eyes, and they shuttled through the hall with Lu Bu, the former glorious Han Dynasty hall has now become a prison for these people.

The discussion that Dong Zhuo said should have been discussed by everyone together, but this was not a discussion at all, it was clearly a notice of resolute words. At present, Dong Zhuo is already above 10,000 people under one person in the court, and everyone knows how much power he actually has, but they can't say it clearly.

Cao Cao sat in the middle of the crowd, looked at the expressions of the people around him, and most of them lowered their heads and didn't say a word.

Most people were afraid of Lu Bu's martial bravery, Li Ru's resourcefulness, and Dong Zhuojun's terrifying number of 200,000 people, but there were a few people who were not afraid at all, and Yuan Shao was one.

He couldn't care about Cao Cao's eyes on him, and he didn't care about the consequences, so he got up, walked in front of Dong Zhuo, and asked in a loud voice: "Dong Zhongying, do you really want to do this unrighteous act this time and leave a lasting infamy!?" ”

Dong Zhuo squinted at the person in front of him, smiled coldly, and asked knowingly, "Isn't this Yuan Benchu in front of you?" This is the junior of the minister of the central government, who rushed out of the ranks without asking the elders of the clan, and said something that was easy to be punished by the nine clans! ”

As soon as these words came out, one of the people in the banquet stood up tremblingly and accused Yuan Shaodao: "Originally, I didn't apologize to Master Dong and sit back on the seat!" ”

Everyone looked over, and it turned out to be Yuan Kui, the Taifu of the court. Yuan Kui is a loyal and honest person, and he does not seek any fame and fortune, but just longs for the Yuan family to survive the troubled times unharmed. When Yuan Shao got up, he was already frightened in his heart, lest this uncompetitive nephew say something that implicated the Yuan family, but he didn't expect Yuan Shao to really say it.

Fortunately, Dong Zhuo seemed to want to give Yuan Kui a face, which meant that as long as Yuan Shaoken would put an end to the matter, he would not pursue it.

But Yuan Shao is a man of temperament, and he was touched at this time, don't say his uncle's words, even if his own father comes, he will never change his mind.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was not only unrepentant, but even used his uncle as a means of suppression, Yuan Shao pulled out the sword at his waist and glared angrily at Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo was startled at first, but was soon blocked by Lu Bu holding Fang Tian's halberd, and the two sides were on the verge of breaking out.

Yuan Shao held the sword tightly and looked at the people around him, but no one was willing to get up and help him, even Cao Cao, who used to be called a brother and a brother, was still sitting in his position and closed his eyes to recuperate, Yuan Shao's heart was a lot colder. looked at his uncle Yuan Kui again, kept giving him a look, and desperately waved his hand to make him not impulsive.

Yuan Shao was unwilling, but he could only say loudly to Dong Zhuo: "Dong Zhongying, I won't do anything with you today, the coming day will be long, I will slowly settle this account with you, hum!" After speaking, Yuan Shao inserted the sword into the scabbard, and then turned around and prepared to leave the hall, but was stopped by Song Xian and Hou Chenger at the door.

Seeing this, Li Ru hurriedly ran down from the high platform, walked quickly to Dong Zhuo's side, and whispered: "My lord, according to my son-in-law's opinion, it is better to let him go first, the Yuan family is extremely powerful in the court, and many of them have old friends, and the rich businessmen and giants in Luoyang City also have connections with it, so they need to be slowed down." ”

Dong Zhuo nodded, and with a wave of his sleeves, Song Xian and Hou Cheng got out of the way.

Yuan Shaotou left without looking back, he wanted to go back to Hebei, and get up with those people with lofty ideals who had met over the years, and became his own faction. In Yuan Shao's eyes, Dong Zhuo can even change the emperor, and the Han Dynasty is completely finished, from today on, he is no longer ready to be a courtier of the Han Dynasty, the so-called Great Han has become a synonym in his heart. In troubled times, he will rely on his own strength to win the respect of others.

After Yuan Shao left, no one in the court dared to resist Dong Zhuo, although many people still had doubts in their hearts, but in the face of the persecution of Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, they could only sigh secretly and reluctantly accept the reality.

In this way, the thirteenth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Shaodi of Han, was forced to abdicate and changed his title to King Hongnong, and his half-brother Liu Xie, King of Chenliu, succeeded him as Emperor Xian of Han.