Ma Bufang sneered: "I don't want to follow in the footsteps of the Xichuan clan. Mr. Lee, please go back. ”

Li Ru smiled: "You misunderstood, we will never act rashly, we will wait for the opportunity." Glancing at Ma Bufang, "Or is Brother Ma willing to be oppressed by Lu Bu's husband rather than resisting?" Ma Bufang was silent. Li Ru said: "Brother Ma, can't you still see the general trend of the world today?" Cao Cao occupies the Central Plains, half of the prefectures and counties in the world are in his hands, Cao Cao is wise and wise, and his fierce generals are like clouds and ministers, like Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun and other generations are all enemies, and Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others are also geniuses who can help the world. Sooner or later, the world belongs to Cao Cao. ”

Ma Bufang frowned and asked, "Have you already made contact with Cao Cao?" ”

Li Ru smiled and nodded, "Of course." Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed to find Brother Ma! Sooner or later, Prime Minister Cao Cheng will dominate the world, and I estimate that it will fall into the hands of Prime Minister Cao Cheng in five years at most. If Brother Ma doesn't plan early, when the prime minister enters the main gate in the future, he is afraid that others will take the lead. Li Ru saw that although Ma Bufang was already tempted, he was still hesitating, and continued: "Actually, Brother Ma doesn't have to do anything for the past few years for the time being, just Taoguang is obscure and recuperating, and when the time comes, he will take this Fufeng County in one go!" After the matter is completed, the prime minister will at least make Brother Ma the Taishou of Fufeng County! ”

Ma Bufang felt that what Li Ru said was very tempting, but Xichuan's matter made him dare not agree rashly. After hesitating for a moment, he hugged his fist at Li Ru and said, "Mr. is kind, I don't dare to forget it." It's just that this matter is very important, please allow me and my family to think about it in the long run. ”

Seeing that Ma Bufang didn't agree immediately, Li Ru was a little disappointed, stood up, hugged his fists and said, "Since Brother Ma said so, I will wait for Brother Ma's good news." Ma Bufang stood up, clenched his fists and said, "I'll send Mr." Li Ru hurriedly said: "Promise more, Brother Ma stays, don't send each other." Ma Bufang understood that Li Ru didn't want to attract the attention of others, so he hugged his fists and said: "Then I won't send it down." He turned to the butler next to him and said, "Go and get a plate of gold." ”

The butler answered and left.

A moment later, the butler came in with a wooden sign covered with red silk, and presented it to Ma Bufang with both hands, and Ma Bufang motioned for him to hand over the gold to Li Ru. The housekeeper hurriedly came to Li Ru with the gold in his hand and presented it with both hands.

Ma Bufang hugged his fists and said: "A little courtesy, and please ask Brother Li to smile." ”

Li Ru smiled and hugged his fists and said, "Since Brother Ma is so loving, then I will be disrespectful!" Then he took the plate of gold and bowed his head to Ma Bufang. Ma Bufang hugged his fists and sent him off. Li Ru turned around and left the back hall.

Ma Bufang looked at Li Ru's back and frowned.

Li Ru came out of the gate with the gold in his hand, and a servant and a carriage were waiting for him at the door. Two servants came forward to salute. These two servants, one is dry and thin, and he is Li Ru's groom, and the other is strong and healthy, and he is Li Ru's cronies and guards.

Li Ru said: "Go back to the inn." Then he boarded the carriage. A retinue jumped into the driver's seat and sat side by side, and with a wave of the horsewhip, the horse stepped on the footsteps and dragged the carriage forward. At this time, although it is already night, there are still many pedestrians on the streets, and the stalls of small vendors are still very lively. Li Ru's carriage was not conspicuous at all on such a street.

Li Ru opened the red silk covered on the wooden plate, and six yellow ingots of gold came into view. Li Ru smiled and muttered, "This Ma Bufang is still quite interesting!" Putting the gold aside, he thought, "Since Ma Bufang gave me a generous gift, this matter should be successful." ”

……

Ma Bufang paced back and forth in the back hall, looking distressed.

A woman in a plain dress came in through a side door, accompanied by a maid. The woman's jet-black hair was draped behind her head, unadorned, not particularly beautiful, but her gentle and gentle temperament made it easy for people to have a good impression.

The woman came to Ma Bufang, "What is the husband worried about?" ”

Ma Bufang sighed and knocked his forehead, "Hey, there are some things that make me very annoyed!" ”

"Can the husband listen to the concubine, and the concubine may be able to give her husband ideas."

Ma Bufang said: "There was a guest just now, it was the sergeant next to Dong Zhuo back then, Li Ru ......" Mrs. Ma was taken aback. Ma Bufang told Mrs. Ma what Li Ru said when he came to the house, and finally said with a distressed face: "Although Li Ru's mention is good, I am worried about the footsteps of the Xichuan scholars!" ”

Mrs. Ma asked puzzledly, "Why does the husband have to go against the general?" Aren't we the people of the great generals today? ”

Ma Bufang smiled bitterly, "Madame should have also heard about the Xichuan scholars, the general regards us scholars as enemies, what else can I do?" ”

Mrs. Ma smiled and said, "Why does the husband only know one and not the other?" ”

Ma Bufang showed a puzzled look, "Why did Madame say this?" ”

Mrs. Ma said: "Didn't you see that there are not a few scholars who are reused by the generals?" For example, the Zhen family, who was loyal to Yuan Shao before, such as the Cai family of the previous Xiangyang clan, are all bigger clans than our family! Aren't all the generals reusing them now? ”

Ma Bufang was stunned, "That's true!" Why is that? ”

Mrs. Ma smiled, "Husband, the concubine thinks that the general is a master of great talent, and he will never deal with the Li people and various families under his rule for no reason!" The confiscation of the Xichuan clan is completely self-inflicted, and the people who are obviously the generals are conspiring with outsiders to conspire with the generals! In this way, let alone the general, I'm afraid that no prince will allow it! In addition, I also found that a very important reason why the Cai family and the Zhen family were favored by the generals was that they gave up most of their cultivated land and shifted their main energy to business. ”

“……。 I think the general's approach is profound, firstly, to obtain a large amount of land to resettle the people, and the people will only be at ease when they have the land in their hands, and the world will be calm; Second, the general hoped to vigorously develop commerce to increase government revenues in order to cope with the current problems. The general played a big game of chess, and he would never allow anyone to stand in his way! Husband, I think we should take the initiative to have a good talk with the general, conservatism is not a long-term way, only forge ahead and continue to innovate is the foundation of the long-term prosperity of the head of the family. ”

Ma Bufang was overjoyed and said: "Madame's words made me suddenly!" What Madame said is very true, I will go to see the general at once! With that, he prepared to leave.

Mrs. Ma hurriedly said: "It's getting late at this time, husband ......"

Ma Bufang had already walked out, "The general will leave tomorrow, I have to seize this opportunity!" ”