Chapter 384: Plotting to Trouble Hebei (I)
Zhen Jian had just been provoked by Qin Xu's poisonous tongue, and he rashly said threatening words. In fact, it has successfully aroused the anger in Lu Bu's heart, making Lu Bu, who has never been used to being coerced, unhappy. If it weren't for the face of the thousand war horses and three thousand catties of iron, I wouldn't have turned my face immediately.
You must know that Boss Lu is a figure that even Dong Zhuo dares to provoke for the sake of Diao Chan, not to mention that he is just the head of a merchant family. The previous time was just for the sake of Xuzhou's stability, so he dragged Qin Xu to "cushion his back", and accepted the Cao family, and he was almost restless. Now if he accepts another Zhen family, Lu Bu almost subconsciously looked at Yan's family, whose face was gloomy, and he had no choice but to send a "signal" to ask for help from his baby son-in-law Qin.
Talking about Concubine Lu Buna in the presence of the Yan family, Zhen Jian is really creative!
In Yan's mind, if Zhen Jiang was like Cao Bao's daughter Cao Shi, it would be okay to marry honestly. After all, Lu Bu has no children so far, and Yan's heart is also unhappy, if this little girl can leave some blood for her husband, even if Yan is sour, for the sake of Lu Bu, he has no choice but to admit it! But Zhen Jiang has been judging Qin Xu, who is not a few years older than her, since she came up, so it's a bit too much, right?
And no matter what intentions and plans he has, in front of Lu Bujun's officials and Lu Bu's husband and wife, Mingli uses sarcastic words that everyone can understand, wantonly commenting and provoking the "generals" in the army, it is not as simple as just wanting to maintain the relationship between the two families, right? What's more, it's still his own baby son-in-law. right when she is looking at her baby son-in-law is not pleasing to the eye. Then even with it, it doesn't look good for my daughter? After all, husband and wife are one! And seeing that my daughter is not pleasing to the eye, is it difficult for me, who is a mother, to rush to find a mother for my baby daughter happily? I really don't take myself as a wife seriously!
Women, young and old. As long as this temper comes up, it will make up for it until it agrees with its values! This is the last word that will not change through the ages! Therefore, if he annoys the Yan family, even if Lu Bu is willing to do this, he will be yellow! Qin Xu saw that Lu Bu and Yan's eyes noticed his body, and Qin, who didn't want to interfere in the affairs of his father-in-law's family, seemed to have to bite the bullet.
"Why, Jizhou Mu Yuan Benchu. Didn't he die of a violent illness, could it be that there was something inside? Qin Xu said knowingly.
I have to say that Zhen Jian picked the right topic this time
Yuan Shao's death has always been a mystery! Although Qin Xu knows well in history. Yuan Shao, the overlord of Hebei, was also defeated by Cao Cao, who was far inferior to himself in terms of strength and strength in the Battle of Guandu five years later, and his dream of sweeping the world and achieving hegemony came to naught. Depressed.
But at that time, it was Yuan Shao who suddenly fell to the bottom at the peak of his life. In addition, he was betrayed by his teenage friend Xu Yu, and when he encountered a catastrophe, his mind was greatly damaged, and he fell into a fatal "root of disease"; Rao is like this, Yuan Benchu, who has a strong vitality, also held on for two years, because he saw his three sons fighting for the family business, and made a mess of the iron-barreled Hebei foundation. So that the former friend, the then strong enemy Cao Cao, is expected to defeat them all. only to suffocate himself to death.
Therefore, if it is said that Yuan Shao was just because of Chang'an and his party, he was angry and couldn't think about it, so he became depressed and died of a violent illness, it would be too underestimated to be the measure of being the overlord of Hebei. Yuan Shao is wide on the outside and jealous on the inside, and his heart is not big, but if he is a person who is so easy to get angry and attack his heart, then in the few years of the battle with Gongsun Zhan for Youzhou and the mutual victory and defeat, I am afraid that he would have been angry to death many times!
What's more, when Yuan Shao encountered it in Chang'an, he was mostly ashamed and angry, and he looked sick, and he may not have the intention of covering up his shame with "illness". After all, under that circumstance at that time, Yuan Shao, who was embarrassed in front of his childhood friend and an unknown boy, and had a very good face, it was not impossible for him to use this trick to cover up the true form of his heart that was even more embarrassing.
From Chang'an to Yecheng, a distance of thousands of miles, if there is something, it is actually impossible to hide. Especially in the case that Yuan Shao's army supported Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi's generals and strategists were on the side, if Yuan Shao really had something to do at that time, then Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi's supporters would definitely assist the young master they supported as soon as possible, and it was completely impossible for Yuan Shao to rush back from their respective territories after he began to have convulsions, coma, and violent illness when he entered Yecheng, which is enough to prove that at least Yuan Shao was safe on the way back to Yecheng after leaving Chang'an, even if he was really angry. At least he wasn't so sick as to threaten his heir.
Then, Yuan Shao was in a coma in Yecheng for ten months, and after seeing the two sons who left behind the business and came back to be called filial piety, and the actual mind was well known, he suddenly died without leaving any last words, and then it came out that Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan and his second son Yuan Xi teamed up to "expell" the third Yuan Shang's mother and son, which is quite interesting. There are really too many things that are easy to make people have "ideas".
Because of Yuan Shao's violent death, Hebei, which had been in business for several years and exhausted its efforts, was almost unified, and faced a situation of fragmentation again under the situation of Yuan's civil strife and the rise of Gongsun and Liu Bei. Coupled with another "fruitful" descendant of the old Yuan family, the second eldest of the Yuan family, Yuan Shu, was called the emperor, which made the reputation of this huge family even worse, Jizhou, which was regarded as the private territory of the Yuan family, and Jizhou, which was not so much occupied by Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, but rather became two pieces of plastered land stolen by incompetent people, who would really put the two incompetent people in their eyes? The reason why no one has done anything so far, even Cao Cao and Liu Bei are in a wait-and-see attitude, is because the two of them have the Son of Heaven, and while they have received great benefits, it is equivalent to putting a pair of shackles on themselves, and there is no excellent excuse to easily not move troops; And the other person is eager to explain his royal identity to everyone around him all the time, and naturally he will not forget the Han Law that has long been useless.
But if you grasp the mystery of the cause of Yuan Shao's death, it will be different. For anyone who covets the land of Jizhou and Jizhou, this is definitely much greater than the temptation of a thousand war horses and three thousand catties of iron! All it takes is a "piece of evidence" that stands up to scrutiny as an excuse. It is enough to ignore the "prohibition" that the governor of the state and county shall not leave the governing land without reason. Meddle in Hebei affairs! With this name, how to do it when the time comes, you will do as you like, which is really a great gift! No wonder Zhen Jian, the old fox, took out the current "unknown true or false and unknown source" news as the most important weight for the finale after the generous gifts of 3,000 catties of iron and 1,000 war horses.
"Qin Envoy Jun Mo didn't think that the old man was old. Is there still leisure and frolicking under the feet? Zhen Jian didn't seem to notice the difference between Lu Bu and Yan, and Zhen Jian was old and sophisticated, and he didn't take advantage of Qin Xu's suspicious words. Brushing his beard, he said proudly: "The Han family should sincerely hope to be sheltered by Wen Hou, otherwise the old man will not come to Zi to visit Wen Hou in person!" As for the news worth two big states, in fact, it could have been sent directly to Wen Hou! It's just that the old man has traveled all the way. Whether it is in Linzi City, the people's speech. Or the dignity I see now in person, it is enough to see that Wen Hou is not the one who takes it pricelessly and takes it by force! Therefore, since the old man admires Wen Hou's reputation extremely, he must not ruin Wen Hou's reputation at this time! Therefore, after thinking about it, the old man felt that if the little girl Jiang Er could have the honor to serve Wen Hou, it would be a joke from her family. Naturally, I won't be slightly defiled with the daimyo of Wenhou......"
Oh, this old fox is even now. It's still a thief's heart that doesn't die! Zhen Jian's words made Qin Xu almost laugh when he heard them. It is undeniable that Old Man Zhen is indeed a good material for doing business, and every sentence between the lines is for the sake of others, he really thinks about what others think, and is anxious about what others are anxious about, but the ultimate goal remains the same. It's a pity that this kind of little trick, not to mention that Qin Xu has long been accustomed to seeing how powerful people like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have reversed black and white in these years, that is, an old official in the Linzi Mansion can be pulled out casually, and that beautiful word can make Zhen Jian stunned! I don't know if Zhen Jian was coaxed to be happy by Liu Yan and Yuan Shao, who were asking for him, or if he really thought that most of Lu Bu's army was stupid and rude, and used the thinking of a businessman to play this kind of trick with politicians.
"Hah! Listening to what Elder Zhen said, Qin, as a member of the lord's command, is really honored! Qin Xu has always called himself a "successful person" in his previous life, although he is very suspicious of boasting, but he has also made some small names in the business world, at least he has more experience in changing this topic and borrowing his strength to play tricks: "I just don't know if Elder Zhen's eldest son is also saying the same thing to Cao Mengde now?" I don't know what Elder Zhen plans to sell to Cao Mengde, which lady in the house is it? ”
"Huh? ......" Qin Xu's words are extremely heart-wrenching! The Zhen family and his entourage, their faces changed suddenly, Zhen Jiang's beautiful face was flushed, and the eyes that looked at Qin Xu were full of shame and anger after the dream woven with lies was exposed, it was the little girl Zhen Mi, who was originally a little face that didn't care about everything, and there was also a bit of loneliness that did not match her age, which was fleeting! And Zhen Jian, who thought that he would live in the same coveted land of Hebei with words, would be able to get what he wanted, his trembling body was like a sifting of chaff, and he couldn't say a word, and above an old face, the face of Tie Qing, who was said by Qin Xu in a few words, tended to turn from green to black and then to white.
Qin Xu's poisonous tongue is definitely not blown! When he wanted to "avenge" Lu Bu, he was able to say that Cao Cao, an old fox with a deep city, almost vomited blood, and it really didn't take much effort to deal with Zhen Jian. There is news from the shadow in charge of Jia Xu, and the Zhen family's actions that they thought were hidden were actually already under the surveillance of the shadow. Isn't it uncomfortable to use this as a bargaining chip?
"Not bad! My son did go to Xuchang, but compared to the distance between Xuchang and Jizhou, Qingzhou is much closer to Jizhou, doesn't Wen Hou want to return to Jizhou to repay the hatred of Yuan Shao's expulsion that day? Seeing that Qin Xu had already spoken! Zhen Jian is old and refined, so he naturally knows that today's affairs are too urgent, too dry, and too memorized, not to mention a big enemy, and let Lu Bu's favor that he had just exchanged for a thousand war horses and three thousand catties of iron disappear; This makes Zhen Jian, who has been doing "loss-making" business in recent years, really want to slap himself twice! Harmony makes money! Harmony makes money! The famous saying of wisdom through the ages, how could he break the merit as soon as he saw this Qin Xu? Zhen Jian had already begun to regret that he was too sharp at the beginning, but the words had already been spoken, like water, and the matter had come to this point, so he simply didn't play falsely, forcibly calmed the surging qi and blood in his chest, and still made his last effort. said: "Moreover, don't hide it, my Zhen family." Controlling almost all the horse farms in Bingzhou, almost all the iron mines in Jizhou, the old man and even your army have a lot of fine horses, but the source of horses is scarce, so they have to turn their strength to the direction of infantry, and the cavalry troops hardly dare to use it except for the daily ten-month drills. If you have Jizhou as help, plus my Zhen family's full help, not to mention Hebei. It's the ...... of the world."
"Someone! Eviction! Zhen Jian is making the last effort, hoping to impress Lu Bu, who is anxious to find the source of the horse, and can serve as the umbrella of the Zhen family rooted in Jizhou. I don't feel how much difference between my current self and the sanctimonious appearance I had before. Unexpectedly, he saw that the corners of Lu Bu's mouth were hooked. didn't know that this was a sign of Lu Bu's anger and desire to kill. I thought that my words of profoundly analyzing the gains and losses for Lu Bujun had successfully "moved" Lu Bu, and when he was about to add more fire, he suddenly heard Qin Xu shouting and instructing the soldiers of the trapped camp outside the hall to be evil masters and chase away guests. Dengshi was a little stunned!
"No!" And what made Zhen Jian even more uncomfortable was that now it was clear that Lu Bu was on top of the main seat, but Qin Xu dared to act on behalf of him like this, and the strange thing was that the sergeant who was on duty outside the hall. He really came in and crossed in front of Lu Bu! And those who are said to be high-ranking civil and military officials of the Lu Bu Army. didn't even make a single accusation, such a way of "hospitality", what is Qin Xu going to do?
"Shaft! What are you doing? Zhen Jian didn't understand why he said it so well just now, why did this Qin someone turn his face when he said it, in a hurry, Zhen Jian made a look of grievance, and even planned to say something to Lu Bu again, but unexpectedly, the sergeant who was waiting in a hurry was no longer impatient with Zhen Jian's verbosity, and was going to step forward and push it!
"If you don't get out, blast out!" Qin Xu put his hands behind his back and swept the Zhen family and others, even the person who claimed to be Lu Lingqi's "uncle" was no exception, and said coldly.
"No need! Thank you, Qin Envoy! Father, let's go! Seeing that the loyal sergeant who carried out the order was about to make a move, it was Zhen Jiang, who had previously despised Qin Xu for patting Lu Bu's ass and stirring up the good things between himself and Lu Bu, but he suddenly frowned, as if he had thought of something, pulled Zhen Mi's hand with a calm face, just looked at Qin Xu's hand deeply, and said to Zhen Jian.
"Huh!?" Zhen Jian has always been ashamed of his two daughters' scheming, otherwise he would not have let her reach the age of twenty, which is definitely a "saint warrior" level girl in Dahan who has not yet married. At this moment, seeing that her daughter's attitude suddenly turned 180 degrees, and she didn't know which tendon was out of order, or if it was really different from Qin Xu, Zhen Jian, who was hesitating, exerted her courage to support the Zhen family until now, and finally chose to believe in her daughter, but the old face still glanced at Zhen Jiang and Qin Xu angrily, brushed her sleeves and left, and finally saved some face.
"Why save him!?" The banquet broke up unhappily, and only Lu Bu and his wife were left in the hall, and Gao Shun, Song Xian, Zang Hong and other high-level cronies of Lu Bujun's civil and military, Lu Bu glanced at Yan, who was looking at his son-in-law with a satisfied gaze, and said in a cold tone.
"What is the lord talking about? This old Zhen Tou was disrespectful, and Xu was afraid that his words would pollute the ears of the lord, so he ......" Qin Xu looked like he didn't understand Lu Bu's words, and looked at his old mother-in-law for help, but he didn't expect that the goal was achieved Yan, but he whispered a few words in Lu Bu's ear very unrighteously, and he didn't look at Qin Xu, and turned around and went back to the back hall, which made Qin Xu really dumbfounded.
"Load! Keep loading! The corners of Lu Bu's mouth hooked slightly, and he said with a sneer: "Qin Envoy Jun is so majestic!" I didn't say anything about my distinguished guest in court, and let go of the person who inquired about the confidential information of our army, tell me, how can I thank you? ”
Thank? If you Boss Lu really dare to thank you, we will really dare to accept it! Qin Xu glanced at or was looking at the wine cup, as if the patterns on it were very attractive, Gao Shun, pretending to discuss important matters, but it was Song Xian and Zang Hong, who were looking straight at this side, and slandered Lu Bu. On his face, he said very respectfully: "So that's what happened." Now that this noble guest has become a wicked guest, what is there to do? If the air disturbs the lord's wine, which is not beautiful, it is better to drive it away! As for the matter of spying on the news of our army, I only need to order General Gao and General Song to be careful, and Zang Sima strengthens his vigilance to clarify his ears and eyes, why bother to compete with the future God of Wealth of our army? ”
"Huh? God of Wealth? This Zhen family is jealous of the Mi family, you even beat their idea......" Lu Bu was really dissipated by Qin Xu, and his slightly damaging words temporarily attracted attention, especially when he heard Qin Xu's idea that he still wanted to fight the Zhen family, he was wondering, and he didn't know what he thought, and his face suddenly didn't look good, but he didn't say anything.
The lord laughed! The supply of money and food from the Mi family is enough for our army, but it is only enough for a corner of our army, if you want to make a difference, but as the old man of the Zhen family said, without the supply of military materials such as iron and horses, it is really difficult to become bigger! Now that there is such a good opportunity for the Zhen family to serve, how can Xu take care of his personal feelings and neglect the great cause of the public! Qin Xu said with a smile: "And I believe that after what happened just now, whether it is the lord or the old man Zhen, you will finally get what you want!" ”
"So-and-so, I really have to thank you, right?" I don't know which string Qin Xu's words touched, in short, Lu Bu pondered for a while, suddenly raised his head, and said with a smile...... (To be continued......)
PS: Thank you for the monthly pass support of the sister "potassium sulfide"!