He Bai was furious when he heard this, the price of grain in the northern counties has always been high, and recently because of the chaos in Youzhou, the grain once soared to 400 yuan a stone. Now that the chaos has subsided, the grain in other places has fallen back to about 300 yuan, and in another ten days and a half months, it is possible that it will fall to 250 yuan. How could this Wuji grain merchant sell for 500 yuan? Besides, spring is coming, who else can buy forage except for people like He Bai who have a large number of horses? Thirty dollars a stone is sold for 100 yuan, which is obviously a deliberate price increase.

Yu Hua said: "I said that we are the subordinates of the generals who went to Luoyang City from Gao Sheng, and when the clear-eyed people heard it, they knew that the lowest was also a high-ranking official who ate thousands of stones. But the grain merchant was dismissive, saying that his master was still the county magistrate who ate six stones and one hundred. ”

The civil and military forces of the Eastern Han Dynasty gradually differed from those of the Western Han Dynasty, especially after the literati of the family scholars supported and controlled a large number of official positions in the court, and had the right to select and recommend officials, they looked down on the military attaches and soldiers who fought to the death to win the official reward. In particular, civilian officials still have a united party style, and a county order may have a relationship with the senior members of the DPRK and the central government, so they are particularly arrogant when facing military attachés.

He Bai was preparing for the troubled times after that, but he didn't dare to fight with others, so he let his official position fly in vain. Anyway, he is not without money, he got from Yan's property and Qiu Liju's gift when he sent him off, plus his original one, the total amount exceeded 150 million yuan, and the transaction of hundreds of thousands of yuan was not worth mentioning.

It's just that He Bai has been on fire recently because of the imbalance of yin and yang, and he was excited by this incident, and he suddenly became angry. said: "Yu Hua, Cheng Qi, you two quickly go to find out who is the head of the grain merchant's family?" What is my family background, and what other high-ranking officials and magnates in my family dare to bully me. ”

Yu Hua wanted to persuade again, but Cheng Qi answered loudly and ran away. Yu Hua was helpless, so he had to follow.

Not long after, the two came back, only to see Cheng Qi shouting angrily: "Lord, find out clearly." The grain merchant was opened by the Zhen family of Zhongshan Wuji, and the ancestor of the Zhen family was the Taibao Zhen Han of the former Han Dynasty, and then he was a high-ranking official of 2,000 stones. ”

"The previous head of the family, Zhen Yi, was only a 600-stone Shangcai County order, and he died of illness more than a year ago, and he just returned and was buried half a year ago. It is unreasonable that that grain merchant dared to use a dead man to deceive us. Now Zhen's family is just a kid in his early twenties who is the head of the family, and he has no half of his fame. Lord, do you want to ......?"

He Bai was stunned, it turned out to be her home. Looking at Cheng Qi's eager eyes, He Bai couldn't help but scold: "You bastard, you can be in charge of the affairs of the people just died, you want to come to the door to bully other people's orphans and widows, it is really unreasonable." ”

Yu Hua couldn't help but laugh secretly when he saw it, Cheng Qi pulled his head and muttered: "The new head of the family is in his twenties, older than me, where are you still a widow?" ”

He Bai sighed lightly, stared at Cheng Qi with a full beard and asked, "By the way, I haven't asked you how old you are this year?" ”

Cheng Qi scratched his head and said with a smile: "The villain joined the army at the age of sixteen to suppress the Yellow Turban, and he is just twenty this year. ”

He Bai was taken aback, but he didn't expect that the face under the beard was actually a small and tender face. Looking at Yu Hua with a rough face again, Yu Hua smiled and said, "The villain looks at the old man, but he is actually only twenty-two years old. ”

He Bai slapped his forehead and said, "I thought you were all over thirty years old, but ...... No wonder it's so immortal. ”

He Bai pondered for a while and said: "Bullying orphans and widows is not good for my reputation, and it has great constraints on becoming a big official in the future. If you want to find someone to settle accounts, you must also pay attention to ways and means. Yu Hua, you go to Zhen's Mansion to send me a worship sticker, just say that I will go to Zhen's Mansion tomorrow morning to worship Zhen Yi. ”

On the second day, after He Bai put a few pillars of incense on Zhen Yi's spiritual seat, Zhen Yi's eldest son Zhen Yu invited He Bai to sit in the living room. Why have I never heard it from my deceased father or the servants of the family? ”

Zhen Yu was about twenty-five or six years old, pale, languishing, and seemed to have a little life short. He Bai said with a smile: "I don't know Zhuo Fan Gong in Xia, and Brother Zhen doesn't know me, what's so strange about this." ”

Zhen Yu was stunned, and gave He Bai another glass, and then asked: "Could it be that He Duwei admires the name of his deceased father very much?" ”

He Bai laughed and said: "No, He Bai never knew what Zhuo Fangong's reputation was. ”

When Zhen Yu heard this, he was quite apprehensive in his heart, and asked, "I don't know why Duwei came to the mansion ......?"

He Bai smiled: "He Bai is here to ask about the guilt." "Let's just tell Zhen Yu about yesterday.

Zhen Yu was terrified when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and bowed: "The house slave is ignorant and arrogant, and he is uncomfortable in his lower body, and most of the things in the family are managed by my second brother. In the next order, the slaves will return the money that was defrauded by the captain, and the grain and grass needed by the captain will be given free of charge. ”

He Bai laughed and said, "It seems that the Zhen family has someone who understands, but with a mere transaction of hundreds of thousands of dollars, why do I need to come to you in person." ”

Zhen Yu became more and more panicked, and bowed again and again: "I don't know what else is going on with the captain?" ”

After He Bai stood up and helped Zhen Yu up, he said: "I heard that the troubled times are seeking treasure, this is not a good strategy!" A person who is not sinful in the first place, but who may be condemned for possession of a treasure, is commonly referred to as losing one's life because of wealth. ”

"At present, many people in Zhongshan are in the midst of a famine because of thieves and chaos, but your family is hoarding a large amount of grain and selling it at a high price. I think that when you open a warehouse of grain to help your neighbors in all directions, this is a virtue that benefits everyone. When the old family owner died of illness and the new family owner had no grace, Zhen made a good relationship, and once there was a change, he could avoid disasters and be safe and worry-free in Zhongshan country. ”

Zhen Yu thought about it carefully, and immediately bowed and said: "He Duwei's words are really insightful, and Yu will order the house slaves to open warehouses to help the hungry people in all directions." ”

After that, he called the housekeeper and slave of the house, and asked people to prepare for the opening of the warehouse for relief. Soon, Zhen's old lady Zhang and his second sons, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao, came to inquire about the reason. When he learned that it was He Bai's plan, he looked at He Bai's eyes and suddenly did not come well, if it weren't for He Bai's official position being too high, maybe it would have the intention of driving people.

Zhen Yu explained carefully: "There is a lot of money and land in the family, and what is lost is only a year's harvest. If my family is able to help the hungry this year, it will win the respect and trust of the hungry people in its neighborhood, and after the autumn harvest this year, we will have more grain to stockpile. As the old saying goes: No sharp business, let the people benefit. It's the way to make a fortune in business. ”

He Bai sighed and convinced, he was just a sentence, which could make Zhen Yu understand, and Zhen Yu should have great talent. It's just that it seems that this person will also die soon, so let's find a chapter to see......

Only then did the Zhen family come to their senses, and they all stepped forward to thank He Bai for his guidance, and set up a feast to entertain He Bai.

After thirty years of drinking, He Bai smiled and said: "Speaking of which, your Zhen family still has a treasure, and under the powerless protection, I am afraid that it will still be remembered by others." ”

Zhen Yu asked curiously: "Oh, I don't know what other treasures my Zhen family has?" I don't know. ”

He Bai said with a smile: "You really don't know, I know a little bit about Wangqi, and I see that there are colorful clouds in the sky above your house that are condensed and not dispersed, and there is a phoenix-shaped appearance." Your family will have a noble daughter. ”

Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered her daughter in the family to come out, and asked He Bai to meet him to see who this person was. Zhen Yi has a total of three sons and five daughters, the eldest son Zhen Yu, the second son Zhen Yan, and the third son Zhen Yao, these three are the eldest, and they are all adults. The eldest daughter Zhen Jiang is eighteen years old, the second daughter Zhen Tuo is sixteen years old, the third daughter Zhen Dao is eleven years old, the fourth daughter Zhen Rong is seven years old, and the youngest daughter Zhen Mi is five years old. The five women lined up and bowed down.

He Bai was taken aback, the genes of the Zhen family are really powerful, not to mention the future Luo Shen Zhen Mi, but the four older sisters in front of him are all more delicate than flowers and whiter than snow, which can be called beautiful and moving. Especially the eldest daughter Zhen Jiang and the second daughter Zhen Tuo, they have all reached a good age to get married, but they are more attractive to He Bai than Xiao Zhen Mi, who is only five years old.

He Bai finally came back to his senses, pointed at Zhen Mi and smiled: "This is this girl." ”

Mrs. Zhang said happily: "Liu Liang, a scholar from Runan, once said that Mi'er is unspeakably expensive, but he is vague about what kind of noble method he has. I don't know if Captain Ho knows? ”

He Bai said with a smile: "The appearance of the phoenix should be the life of the queen." ”

Zhen's family was overjoyed immediately, picked up Zhen Mi and looked at it non-stop, and kept thanking He Bai. After He Bai and the others of the Zhen family were a little more excited, they said: "It's a pity that after death, he was bullied during his lifetime...... It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

The Zhen family was shocked, and Mrs. Zhang hurriedly asked in a panic: "He Duwei, is there any way to save him?" ”

"It's not nothing, it's just ...... Alas, it's hard, it's hard, it's no different from picking the stars and the moon. ”

Old Madam Zhang hurriedly pulled the whole family to kneel in front of He Bai, kowtowed, and said, "If He Duwei can help Mi'er achieve the position of queen, my Zhen family is willing to give thanks to each other." ”

He Baiqu pretended to calculate, and after a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "If I help her, my life will definitely be difficult to protect." You say, "Do I help or don't help?" ”

The Zhen family was all stunned, speechless for a long time, just kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. He Bai is secretly happy, this Zhen family is enough to fight for the future wealth and wealth. So he deliberately sighed and said, "That's it, since I met this woman, I have been implicated by this woman." If I want to get rid of this woman's influence, I have to work hard. I'll give it a try. ”

The Zhen family was overjoyed, and kowtowed again, and Mrs. Zhang asked, "I don't know how to save Mi'er?" ”

He Bai asked mysteriously: "I wonder if the old lady knows the story between the Empress Dowager Bo and the Wei Wangbao in the early Han Dynasty?" ”

Empress Dowager Bo, the mother of Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty, was the concubine of Wei Wangbao, and later gave birth to Liu Heng with Liu Bang, after the death of Empress Dowager Lu. Liu Heng was welcomed as the emperor and was the Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. Empress Dowager Bo also entered the palace and became the Empress Dowager, and the Bo family was rich and noble for many years because of Empress Dowager Bo. Whoever reads, no one knows.

The Zhen family hesitated for a long time before agreeing to hand over Zhen Mi to He Bai as a concubine. However, He Bai also asked to give Zhen Jiang to himself as a concubine, strengthen the connection between the two families in advance, and also facilitate the care of the young Zhen Mi, and then give Zhen to Chengzhang as his wife. And agreed that no matter who is rich in the future, they will not forget the other two. Zhen gritted his teeth and agreed,

He Bai hurriedly invited Cheng Zhang from the army to help Zhen Yu see a doctor, and he couldn't wait to hold Zhen Jiang into the room to vent his desire to gather in the past few days.