Dong Jingzhen smiled slightly and said: "Brother Lei, the three of us have always been the only ones who are the only ones who look to you, and the reason why we were willing to join the lord together back then was because I listened to your words and saw that you were the first to be loyal to him." In this Yingzhou City, our four families have been big families for decades, and your Lei family has been here for the longest time and has the most power, so we have always been headed by your Lei family. ”

"For decades, we have also been following your Lei family. But this time, if you want us to give up our decades of business here, and go and start all over again in a completely unfamiliar place, please forgive us old brothers who can't understand and can't follow. ”

Zhang Xiu, who was sitting at the bottom of the house, said: "Yes, Brother Lei, those shops of yours are engaged in the silk and bronze business, but our Zhang family has been doing rice business in this Yingzhou, unlike those shops of yours, which are still open in a different place, if my Zhang family leaves those big grain sellers who have cooperated for decades and changes to a new place, I don't know how many young people it will take to establish this relationship." ”

Yang Daosheng also said: "My family is also in the salt business, and the smugglers in the Yingzhou area also know some, this shop pù and the guys are actually not important, the most important thing is the relationship and contacts in the past few decades, if we go to a new place, these things are all gone, and we won't have to drink the northwest wind at that time!" ”

Dong Jingzhen saw that Zhang Yang and the others were in trouble, and also took advantage of the fire to rob, and then said: "Brother Lei, you have to think clearly, when the lord arrives in a new place, he can also get acquainted with the local wealthy families, just like when he found us in Yingzhou City, the so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake." For the sake of those of us who have lost their influence in Yingzhou. To offend the wealthy family where the new official took office. Do you think that with the wisdom of the lord, he would do such a thing? ”

Lei Shi said fiercely: "These are just your own conjectures, don't forget, we swore together in front of the lord that we would be loyal to him for the rest of our lives, have you forgotten your oath?" ”

Dong Jingzhen snorted coldly: "Brother Lei, we have always been loyal to the lord, before he came." We are already people in the Yingzhou government, Brother Zhang and Brother Wang were already county officials at that time, and you and I were both state officials and joined the army. In this business field in Yingzhou, the four of us have also joined forces to control almost half of the shops inside and outside Yingzhou, and our lives are actually very nourishing. ”

"But after the lord came more than four years ago, Brother Lei, you took the lead in swearing allegiance to him, our three families have always listened to you, and our ancestors have all received the benefits of the Xiao family, so they have also shown their loyalty to him, Brother Lei. Do you say we've done anything we've been sorry for over the years? Has he ever failed to carry out his orders? ”

The expression on Lei Shimeng's face softened a little. The tone was not so harsh: "In this case, the lord gave us this order, we should continue to do it, this is called a good beginning and a good end." ”

Dong Jingzhen shook his head and said: "Brother Lei, this is not a good beginning and a good end, we all follow the lord together, but because there is Queen Xiao behind the lord, it is the real Xiao royal family, and the lord, to put it bluntly, is just a clan, if it weren't for Empress Xiao authorizing him to act cheaply in this Yingzhou City, it must be that even Brother Lei, you, will not obey him." ”

Lei Shimeng stood up all of a sudden, glaring at Dong Jingzhen angrily: "Dong Jingzhen! What do you mean by saying this disrespectful thing again and again today? What I just said was to question the authority of the lord and resist his life?! ”

Dong Jingzhen responded lightly: "Brother Lei, Wei just reminded you to pay attention to the fact that the lord does not represent Empress Xiao, although he has the right to act cheaply when he was in Yingzhou, but now that others have left Yingzhou, do we still have to continue to obey his order?" I think you should also know that in this Yingzhou City, the lord is not the only one who represents Queen Xiao, the lord is gone, and the property of our brothers in this Yingzhou City cannot be given away in vain! ”

Lei Shimeng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then regained his voice: "What do you mean?" Dong Jingzhen, make it clear! ”

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was tense, Zhang Xiu hurriedly stood up and walked between Lei Dong and the two, first straightened his face, and said angrily to Dong Jingzhen: "Old Dong, are you dizzy?" How can you talk to Brother Lei like this! ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiu turned around with a smile, and while pulling Lei Shimeng to sit down, he kept saying: "The lord is angry, Lao Dong is not choosing words for a while, his heart is good, but he is in a hurry to speak and not pay attention, the lord knows his temperament, don't worry about him!" ”

Lei Shimeng suddenly realized that today the three of Dong Zhang and Yang were colluding and prepared, and suddenly became vigilant against the smiling Zhang Xiu beside him, he gently pushed away Zhang Xiu's hand holding him, stared at him directly, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhang, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't beat around the bush!" ”

Zhang Xiu's little eyes blinked, and he said with a smile: "Brother Lei, you don't say anything about your loyalty to the lord, but you also have to consider the interests of your brothers." Besides, we are not loyal to the Xiao family only when we leave Yingzhou, we swore to be loyal to the Xiao family and the Liang, but we didn't say that we were loyal to Xiao Milling! ”

Lei Shimeng said coldly: "Zhang Xiu, don't you forget, the fathers of our four families met businessmen from the north in this Yingzhou City, they were rich and powerful, originally the four of us were going to squeeze people out of Yingzhou City to drink the northwest wind, thanks to the father-in-law, Xiao Xuanxiao used the gold and silver from the Great Liang Treasury and handed it over to us, which allowed the four of us to tide over the difficulties, don't you remember this affection?!" ”

As soon as Lei Shimeng talked about this, Zhang Xiu and Yang Daosheng both looked ashamed and lowered their heads, while Dong Jingzhen said: "Brother Lei, the kindness of the lord and father to us really can't be forgotten, so as soon as you opened your mouth back then, the three of us brothers voted for the lord without saying a word, isn't it this love that you read?" ”

"We have been working for him all these years, and all the income from the shop pù has been given to the lord except for a little for the family. Ask for money for money. You and I are the head catchers of Yingzhou. risking his head to help him follow Na Hu Sizheng and later Li Jing, aren't these repaying kindness? ”

Lei Shimeng said slowly: "In that case, why are you so unhappy to change your property and go to a new place to continue to follow the lord?" Do you have to shirk it? ”

Dong Jingzhen sighed and said, "Brother Lei, our father has received the great favor of the lord's father, and he has been making cattle and horses for him in this life. Yes, but will our children and grandchildren continue to lose it? These industries are our ancestors in this Yingzhou City for many years of hard work to establish the ancestral industry, just give away, we are worthy of the lord, but in the future under Jiuquan, will be worthy of the ancestors of entrepreneurship? ”

Dong Jingzhen said this righteously, and Lei Shimeng didn't know how to refute it for a while.

Zhang Xiu saw that Dong Jingzhen was dumbfounded when he said it, and he also came to his senses, and continued: "Yes, Brother Lei. Besides, the four of us were all from the Great Liang Kingdom back then, and our ancestors all served Emperor Xuan (Xiao Jing. The founder of Houliang) was the personal guard, and it was he who gave our ancestors a large sum of money to come to Yingzhou to spread the branches. If you want to talk about kindness, this kindness is not inferior to the father-in-law's, should we betray Queen Xiao? ”

Lei Shimeng's face was covered with a layer of frost, and he said coldly to Zhang Xiu: "Why did we betray Empress Xiao?" Do you mean that the lord betrayed Empress Xiao? ”

Zhang Xiu shook his head: "The lord misunderstood what Wei meant, the lord embarked on an official career, developed elsewhere, and continued to manage the restoration of the country, but our four are the four chess pieces that Emperor Xuan left in Yingzhou back then, and they can't be moved, and after so many years, we have already formed a force in Yingzhou, how can we give up lightly?" ”

"Even if the lord leaves, Empress Xiao will definitely continue to send people here to take over the vacancy left by the lord, lord, Wei thinks that it is better to wait for Empress Xiao's clear order to come before making a decision."

Lei Shimeng's eyes swept over the faces of Dong Jingzhen, Zhang Xiu and Yang Daosheng one by one: "You three, all mean this, don't you want to listen to the lord's orders?" ”

Yang Daosheng's face was full of smiles, and the two piles of fat on his chin also trembled as his mouth opened: "Lord, what do the three of us mean, we want to wait for Empress Xiao's order, if it is the same as the lord's, we will abide by it, otherwise if we listen to the lord and deliver the property now, if Empress Xiao does not agree in the future, we want to take it back, but it will be difficult." ”

Lei Shimeng suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, the sound shook the dust on the beam and fell a lot, and the three of them were shocked by his laughter, and their hearts throbbed, and they didn't know what Lei Shimeng was going to do next.

Lei Shi laughed fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't it just those shops that are reluctant to give up?" Isn't it just that he refuses to go to a new place with his lord to suffer and face an unknown future? Don't you just want to leave Yingzhou, where you have stayed for decades, and start from scratch somewhere else? My three good brothers, to put it bluntly, do you need to find so many reasons? I'm so tired of you! ”

Dong Jingzhen's face turned blue and white for a while, he sneered, and said, "Yes, what if you admit it?" Brother Lei, we just said very clearly, your silk and porcelain shops can be opened anywhere, and my restaurant, brothel, and Brother Zhang and Brother Wang's rice shop and salt shop are not so easy to open in another place, of course you don't have a backache when you help the lord speak, have you ever thought about the tomorrow of the brothers? ”

Zhang Xiu and Yang Daosheng listened to Dong Jingzhen's words, glanced at each other, and looked at Lei Shimeng together, obviously Dong Jingzhen said what was in their hearts.

Lei Shi said violently: "What yours and mine, our Qiē is all given by the Xiao family, and it is all given by the lord, even if he wants to take it all back, it is a matter of course, do you have any opinions?" ”

Dong Jingzhen's voice also revealed three points of coldness: "That's your Brother Lei's opinion, dozens of people in Dong's family have to be fed, but not as free and easy as Brother Lei, if it is Empress Xiao who also gives this order, I will also admit it, but with the words of the lord, it is difficult to obey." ”

Lei Shimeng didn't pay attention to Dong Jingzhen, looked directly at Zhang Xiu and Yang Daosheng, and said, "Do you two also think the same as him?" ”

Zhang Xiu didn't dare to face Lei Shimeng's eyes, lowered his head, and acquiesced, while Yang Daosheng said: "Brother Lei, I'm sorry, it's really difficult for the younger brother to accept giving the industry that has been run for several generations for decades to an outsider, and the lord is probably frightened by that Wang Shichong." I'm not afraid of the king. Even if he comes in person now. It may not be able to fight the four of us working together! ”

Lei Shi snapped, slapped the table heavily, stood up suddenly, and yelled at Yang Daosheng: "What nonsense are you talking about!" The lord is in Yingzhou, how many winds and waves have come, Hu Sizheng and Li Jing can't help him, will they still be afraid of this newcomer Wang Shichong? Yang Daosheng was frightened by Lei Shimeng, and quickly shut up and bowed his head. Don't dare to speak again.

Dong Jingzhen said disdainfully: "Brother Lei, that Wang Shichong may not be exaggerated, yesterday among the state and county officials, the four of us were not summoned, I felt bad in my heart at the time, but that night the lord ordered us to resign and evacuate quickly, isn't this Wang Shichong seen through our identity, is there any other explanation?" ”

"Besides, what is Shen Liusheng? Why do we give him all this inheritance? Just a word from a lord who fled Yingzhou overnight? ”

A hoarse voice suddenly came from behind the screen behind Lei Shimeng: "Why? Just by the secret agreement I made with your lord! ”

Except for Lei Shimeng, the other three were startled. One by one, they all stood up, staring at the source of the voice with a stunned face, a middle-aged man in his forties, with a gloomy face, bronzed complexion, and a hooked beard on his upper lip, walked out, he wore a staff hat, wearing a dark crimson satin dress, tall and strong, on both sides of the nose, two deep nasolabial folds made his gloomy aura even more obvious, looking like a copycat military advisor.

Dong Jingzhen was the first of the three to react, he pointed to the middle-aged man, and said in shock: "Who are you?" When she said this, Dong Jingzhen glanced at Lei Shimeng, and asked again, "Why are you here again?" ”

A hint of a smile appeared on the face of the middle-aged man with a hooked beard, revealing a mouthful of white Sensen's teeth, which made people shudder even more, his tone was gentle, and his voice was as hoarse and ugly as just now: "This is Brother Dong, Brother Xiao has always said that you are shrewd and capable, and you have scheming, but I didn't expect that this scheming of yours was all used in a small calculation for yourself." ”

Dong Jingzhen's voice was a little angry: "There is no need for you, an outsider, to intervene in the affairs between our brothers, besides, who are you, why are you pointing fingers here?" ”

Lei Shimeng said in a deep voice: "Brother Dong, this is Boss Shen, the richest man in the city, you should have heard of his name." "This Shen Liusheng has rarely appeared in Yingzhou City, and among the locals in Yingzhou, there are not many people who have seen his true face in Lushan.

Although Dong Jingzhen was already prepared in his heart, when he said this thing in Lei Shimeng's mouth, he still couldn't hide his disappointment, and he said to Lei Shimeng: "Brother Lei, you may not be too unrighteous, the three of us brothers believe that you will come alone, but you colluded with this surnamed Shen in advance and let him eavesdrop on the side?!" ”

Lei Shimeng responded coldly: "These are all arrangements of the lord, originally let the three of you come today, not to discuss whether to transfer the shop at all, but directly according to what the lord said, here to discuss the details of the transfer, so I called Brother Shen here just to go through the handover procedures, I didn't expect you to dare not listen to the lord's order." ”

Zhang Xiu's face, which had been smiling, also became gloomy, and he said coldly: "Brother Lei, why should an outsider interfere in the matter that our brothers discussed behind closed doors?" And he's still eavesdropping behind the screen! You don't think of us as brothers anymore! ”

Lei Shimeng was about to speak, but Shen Liusheng gave him a look and motioned him not to speak for the time being.

Shen Liusheng turned to Dong Jingzhen, smiled slightly, and said: "Please don't misunderstand, Shen didn't mean to eavesdrop on the conversation between your brothers, Shen thought at the beginning that the four of them would discuss the details of the delivery first, and then I would come out directly to sign an agreement, which would save time and effort, but Shen didn't expect it to be like this." ”

Dong Jingzhen snorted disdainfully: "Let Boss Shen see the joke." However, you also heard our conversation just now, this handover, forgive me, we are not willing to give up the foundation that has been operating in Yingzhou for many years, leave our hometown, and go to other places to meet the unknown fate. ”

Shen Liusheng smiled: "What if it's a known fate?" ”

Dong Jingzhen's face changed slightly: "What does Boss Shen mean?" ”

Shen Liusheng's hoarse voice didn't sound as bad as Dong Jingzhen just now: "Shen also listened to the conversation of the three just now, you mainly think that you can't be as comfortable in a new place as in this Yingzhou City, whether it is connections or relationships, it is not as smooth as here in your hometown, right." ”

Dong Jingzhen twisted her head to the side: "Knowingly ask!" ”

Shen Liusheng nodded. He continued: "You're still worried about going to a new place. There are also some local tyrants there. Big families and the like have controlled the local market like you, so when you get there, even if you have the money from these transfer stores, you can't compete with them, right? ”

Dong Jingzhen, Zhang Xiu, and Yang Daosheng exchanged glances, and then turned to Shen Liusheng and said, "Not bad." Outsiders want to come to us to grab land, and our brothers can still squeeze him out of this Yingzhou, Boss Shen, I know that you are not small, you have a lot of money, and even the lord is willing to cooperate with you, but in this Yingzhou, you may not be able to fight against us landlords, why don't you try? ”

Shen Liusheng laughed, his voice like a night cry. The sound of breaking a gong shook people's hearts for a while.

After laughing, he looked at Dong Jingzhen gloomily. The two nasolabial folds on the wings of the nose are even more obvious: "Brother Dong, we are talking about business, we should think more about ways to make a fortune together, instead of scaring each other with cruel words, I know your strength very well, if Shen is really intentional, it is not difficult to let the three of them go bankrupt and leave Yingzhou within a month, do you want to try?" ”

Dong Jingzhen was unconvinced, and was about to speak, Lei Shimeng said coldly: "Brother Dong, don't have this kind of senseless verbal dispute with Boss Shen, I have seen Boss Shen's ability, the thing in Dahong Mountain is what he did, and everyone in Yingzhou can pull out thousands of people, don't compare our strength with others, make people laugh!" ”

Dong Jingzhen and the other three people's faces suddenly turned pale, and beads of sweat began to appear on their heads, they originally thought that this Shen Liusheng was just wealthy, but they never expected that this person still had such a powerful manpower and many subordinates.

Shen Liusheng smiled slightly: "Alas, I messed up that time, and I was embarrassed to face Xiao Gongzi, so this time Xiao Gongzi took the initiative to find me, saying that when I wanted me to clean up the mess after he left, I didn't say a word, and I agreed to it." ”

Dong Jingzhen spat on the ground hatefully: "Phew, I can't wait to take someone's property, and I have the face to say such a shameless thing!" ”

Shen Liusheng shook his head and said, "What Brother Dong said is not a seizure, but an exchange. ”

Dong Jingzhen's eyes widened: "Exchange? ”

Shen Liusheng nodded affirmatively: "Yes, exchange, brother, I also have some industries in the Jingxiang area in the south, this time I will exchange with the three of you with all the Shen family firms in the three states of Yuezhou, Xiangzhou, and Hengzhou in the south of the Yangtze River." ”

Dong Jingzhen couldn't believe her ears, her body shook slightly, and after she settled down, she spoke: "Shops in three states? ”

Shen Liusheng smiled: "Shen is an outsider, there are dozens of states and counties in the Jingxiang area, it is really impossible to cover everything, just like in this Yingzhou City, I only have such a trading house that sells horses, but in Nayuezhou, I have four rice shops, three salt shops, two restaurants, one green building, two silk villages, and five copper shops, I think if you make an exchange with Brother Dong, you won't feel at a loss." ”

Dong Jingzhen felt dizzy for a while, as if he was hit by the happiness that fell from the sky all of a sudden, a restaurant and a brothel, plus four cloth villages can be exchanged for so much, he felt that he was in a dream for a while, and vaguely heard the voices of Zhang Xiu and Yang Daosheng in his ears: "Boss Shen, where are we!?" ”

Shen Liusheng smiled and said: "Xiangzhou, there are two taverns, three rice shops, two salt shops, and six cloth shops, I don't know if Brother Zhang is satisfied?" ”

Zhang Xiu was overjoyed all of a sudden, this was worth more than his seven rice shops in Yingzhou, and he kept nodding his head as if a chicken pecked at the rice while responding to "satisfied, satisfied".

Shen Liusheng finally turned to Yang Daosheng, who looked expectant, and said with a smile: "Brother, I have four silk cloth villages, two porcelain shops, and two restaurants in Hengzhou, all of which belong to Brother Wang, no way, the land in Hengzhou is too poor, and it is basically unprofitable to be a rice market and a salt market, and I have only been operating there for more than a year, and I haven't taken down all the shops there." (Want to know more exciting news about "Yin Xiong at the End of Sui"?) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add an official account, search for "Qidianzhongwenwang", follow the official account, and never miss every update! (To be continued......)