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Hujiazhuang, in Hu Rong's study.

Listening to Hu Cheng tell all the details of his trip to Shuibo Liangshan, including Jiang Hongfei and the Hu family's insistence on Hu Sanniang to be his concubine, Hu Rong's face turned pale, but he dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

After struggling for a long time, Hu Rongcai still asked in disbelief: "Is the military strength of Shuibo Liangshan really that strong?" Could it be that you fell for his suspicious tactics? ”

Hu Cheng smiled bitterly: "I also hope that I have been deceived, but even if I am deceived, Du Xing and those heroes and heroes can't all be deceived?" At that time, nearly 100 pairs of eyes saw that there were tens of thousands of armored qi refiners in Shuibo Liangshan, and the Ma Army alone had four armies, and its leaders were Lin Chong, the head of the leopard, Shi Jin, the nine-patterned dragon, Tang Bin, and the blue-faced beast Yang Zhi. ”

The four leaders of the horse army that Hu Cheng said are now all famous in the rivers and lakes, and they often do the road for the sky nearby, so they will definitely not be fake, from this point of view, most of the military power displayed by Shuibo Liangshan is not fake.

"Is the refined salt of Shuibo Liangshan really inexhaustible? Where did his family collect so much low-priced and good salt? Could it be that somewhere, I grabbed a batch of unowned, only these things you see, sold out and gone? Hu Rong asked.

"What is Jiang Yan's status in the rivers and lakes now? How could he say words that discredited him and taught him to become a laughing stock from the leader of the rivers and lakes? Hu Cheng said.

Hu Rong thought about it, unless Jiang Hongfei didn't have such a high status in the rivers and lakes, so he asked again: "Jiang Yan can really respond to all calls in the rivers and lakes?" Fang La, Tian Hu, Wang Qing and many heroes and heroes all sell Jiang Yan's face? ”

"Fang La sent his uncle Fang Yuan, Tian Hu sent his brother-in-law Tian Bao, all of them brought handwritten letters and gifts, Wang Qing came in person, and taught Jiang Yan to punch him, and he didn't dare to let go of his fart." Hu Cheng said.

"Why did Jiang Yan beat Wang Qing?" Hu Rong asked.

"Xu has any personal grievances, I heard Wang Qing say, 'Why don't you beat the younger brother a few more punches to dissipate your anger', but Jiang Yan didn't fight, and then I heard that Jiang Yan is Wang Qing's righteous brother, this is true, if Jiang Yan is not protecting Wang Qing, with Wang Qing's current situation, how can he get so many salt markets? Fang La and Tian Hu are also like this, Jiang Yan is seriously biased towards them, otherwise they will definitely be able to share a lot of salt in the market. Hu Cheng said.

"Jiang Yan was afraid that the imperial court would only encircle and suppress his family and be tired of coping, so he wanted to pick up a few people who were as dazzling as him and teach the imperial court to pay less attention to him." Hu Rong said.

"Those salt merchants also guessed like this, so they all saw that Jiang Yan was unfair, but no one said anything, after all, everyone is just a businessman, even if they occasionally use a knife and gun, it is also for self-protection, and they will not really dare to blatantly do anything with the court like him." Hu Cheng said.

Hu Rong nodded: "It doesn't matter if you do business with these strongmen to make spiritual money, but it's not worth it to stain your innocence for this." ”

This time, Hu Cheng didn't answer Hu Rong's words, obviously not agreeing with what Hu Rong said.

Hu Rong noticed a change in his son's attitude.

Thinking about the difficult situation of the Hu family now, Hu Rong also understands why his son's attitude has changed like this.

After being silent for a while, Hu Rong asked again: "Is that refined salt really only thirty wen a catty?" ”

"If my Hu family and the Zhu family completely cut off the relationship, I will definitely be able to get this price." Hu Cheng said.

"Now it's not a matter of price, but which piece of salt market did Jiang Yan give my family? If you give my Hu family a salt market with convenient transportation and a large population, it is almost like giving me money to my Hu family, and the Li family is like this. Hu Cheng said again.

Speaking of this, Hu Cheng recalled with an unbearable face: "There are so many heroes and heroes who participated in the conference, and I didn't even get a projectile-sized salt market, and everyone else was full of harvest, and in the face of those people's ridiculous eyes and words, I wanted to find a crack to get into." ”

"Confused! The big husband should be able to bend and stretch! Hu Rong said.

"Father doesn't know, my personal honor and disgrace is okay, I'm afraid, I'm just afraid, if you and my father and son make the wrong choice again, they will be all wrong. Jiang Yan can have today, I don't know how many wealthy families have been destroyed, how can I send my family? ”

Hu Cheng knew that he had to say a few heavy words to wake up his father, who hadn't seen the reality clearly.

Hu Rong's heart sank!

In fact, he has realized that what his son said is not alarmist.

In fact, the reason why he chose to form an alliance with Zhujiazhuang in the first place was also because he was afraid that the people of the Hu family would go to the public trial.

But Hu Rong is a little unwilling, he is almost old, but he has stained this innocent body, and he has to take the innocence of a pair of children.

After hesitating again and again, Hu Rong asked Hu Cheng: "Isn't Li Ying also betting on both sides?" Why can he Li Jiazhuang, but I can't Hu Jiazhuang? ”

Hu Cheng knew that his father still wanted to be offended, so he deliberately brought up Li Ying's stubble in an attempt to persuade him to continue betting on both sides.

Hu Cheng knew that this was a successful experience summed up by his father's decades of life experience, and this set of successful experiences made Hujiazhuang stand tall for decades, so his father still tended to use this set of successful experiences to solve this problem.

Hu Cheng was not annoyed by his father's stubbornness, he believed that as long as he could explain it, with his father's wisdom, he would definitely make a wise choice.

"Uncle Li didn't throw himself into Shuibo Liangshan, he just gave all his fields to Jiang Yan, and in the future, most of his family's fields will be distributed to the tenants in his village, so that there will be no direct contradiction between his family and Shuibo Liangshan."

"Uncle Li did not marry the Zhu family, but adhered to a distance of freedom of advance and retreat."

"In my opinion, it is not so much that Uncle Li bets on both sides, but rather that he does not bet on both sides."

After listening to Hu Cheng's patient analysis, Hu Rong also realized that Li Ying did not help each other and always remained neutral, and for this reason, he even did not hesitate to offend the Zhu family and give Shuibo Liangshan one-third of his wealth, which was essentially different from the practice of wanting to benefit on both sides, not wanting to pay anything, and not wanting to offend anyone.

Thinking that Jiang Hongfei had compensated the Li family, so that the Li family would not lose but would make a lot of money, Hu Rong asked: "Then my Hu family also learns from the Li family, and the two do not help each other, and remain neutral, is it feasible?" ”

Hu Cheng didn't answer and asked: "Father is ready to quit the Zhu family?" ”

"This ......"

Hu Rong hesitated!

It's not that Hu Rong is reluctant to do this family business.

Rather, if his Hu family quits his family with the Zhu family at this time, and the people of the Zhu family are not fools, how can they not know that his Hu family is going to betray the Zhu family?

In this way, it is not good to wish the family Zhuang to do one and not stop the fire and he will take the family village.

And if he doesn't have the Hu family at this time, he will quit the Zhu family?

So how could Jiang Hongfei believe that his Hu family would remain neutral?

This choice is a dead knot in itself, and it can even be said to be a dead end.

After being silent for a long time, Hu Rong asked: "Zhujiazhuang and my Hujiazhuang really have no chance of winning?" ”

Hu Cheng did not answer Hu Rong's words directly, but said: "The husband is the victor without a fight, and the temple is counted as a lot; The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. More wins, less wins, and nothing counts? ”

Although Hu Cheng didn't say it explicitly, how could Hu Rong not know that these words were followed by: "I look at it this way, and I can see the victory or defeat." ”

Thinking about it again, now that Shuibo Liangshan and Zhujiazhuang have not yet started a war, Jiang Hongfei has sent secret agents into the three of them, and it has already made Li Jiazhuang make a decision not to help each other, making him sway, and basically disintegrating the alliance between their three villages.

In this case, not to mention that Shuibo Liangshan has overwhelming military power, even if it doesn't, Zhujiazhuang is afraid that the defeat is decided.

Thinking that Zhu Chaofeng can also be regarded as a hero, as a result, the whole family fights, and before the fight starts, it is already doomed to defeat, Hu Rong sighed!

But when I think about it again, if he goes wrong in this step, he is afraid that his fate will not be much stronger than Zhu Chaofeng, how can Hu Rong still be in the mood to worry about his brother-in-law?

After going through this matter from beginning to end several times, like Hu Cheng, Hu Rong couldn't find any other way out.

In the end, Hu Rong could only ask weakly: "Jiang Yan wants his sister to be a concubine...... Really non-negotiable? ”

Hu Cheng shook his head: "I really can't think of a way to go." ”

Hu Cheng took a deep breath and said without self-reproach: "My family did too wrong before, and now I don't submit this vote, how can I teach Jiang Yan to believe in the sincerity of my Hu family's Zhuang Toucheng?" ”

Hu Cheng said again: "And Jiang Yan's current identity, since he has spoken, it is difficult to take it back." ”

Hu Rong also knew that some of the people who mixed the rivers and lakes regarded their faces as bigger than the sky, so Hu Cheng's guess was not impossible.

After hesitating for a moment, Hu Cheng looked at Hu Sanniang, who was still practicing martial arts and supernatural powers in the courtyard, and said leisurely: "If I guessed correctly, Jiang Yan wants a sister, and I haven't taught my sister who doesn't know the height of the sky, and it will be even more difficult to teach Jiang Yan to change his mind." ”

Hearing Hu Cheng say this, Hu Rong was worried: "Then your sister will not suffer if she marries?" ”

"No, it won't. I have inquired, Jiang Yan is very good to his concubines, his family is also very harmonious, several concubines are not mean people, besides, my sister's martial arts and supernatural powers are not fake, how can she suffer? Hu Cheng said.

"There is another benefit, although Jiang Yan has a lot of concubines, he has never set up a main room, if his sister can please Jiang Yan, maybe she can become Jiang Yan's main room." Hu Cheng said again.

"What if you become Jiang Yan's main room? It's just a strong lady's ear. Hu Rong was not very interested.

Who thinks, Hu Cheng shook his head: "I have a different opinion from my father. ”

"Oh? What do you think? Hu Rong asked.

"I look at Jiang Yan's style of acting, my ambition must be not small, and it seems to be a big thing, maybe my sister married in the past, but it was a blessing for Saion to lose his horse." Hu Cheng said.

"What do you mean...... Jiang Yan may be able to achieve great things? Hu Rong pointed to the sky.

Hu Cheng nodded:

"In the past few years, I have seen that behind the prosperity of my Great Song Dynasty, there are actually many problems, and there are signs of decline, Jiang Yan, Fang La, and Tian Hu's generation appears, which is proof, if it is a peaceful and prosperous world, where will these strongmen be allowed to become a climate, even if they appear, I am afraid that they will be wiped out soon."

"But if you look at it now, Jiang Yan is obviously arrogant, but the imperial court does not dare to send a large army to encircle and suppress it. The Manichaeism in Nafangla is even more of a rebellion, and the imperial court does not dare to prohibit it. There is also that Tian Hu, who is already rumored to be the son of a dragon, and it is rumored that those who destroy the Song Dynasty will come out of the place where the dragon and tiger meet, so what can the court do with him? ”

"My family lives here in Liangshanbo, and I know better than anyone how high Jiang Yan's prestige is on this left and right, if he climbs the heights and shouts, he will gather many followers, and within a month or two, I am afraid that hundreds of thousands of people will be gathered."

"Look at Jiang Yan's subordinates again, there are both civil and martial, and there are four beams and eight pillars. Now, Jiang Yan has another endless way of wealth in his hands. Shuibo Liangshan is bound to get bigger and bigger. ”

Speaking of this, Hu Cheng looked at Hu Rong and said with burning eyes: "These are not the things I like him the most. ”

"And what do you value most about him?" Hu Rong asked.

"What I like most is that he is very methodical and not impatient."

felt that this was a bit too general, his father might not understand, Hu Cheng further explained: "Fang La's people, Tian Hu's people, including that Wang Qing, I have seen them, and I have heard about them, which gives me the feeling that his three families are very impatient in doing things, and they can't wait to overthrow the Great Song Dynasty at once and seize the Zhao family's Jiangshan Sheji, but the strength of Shuibo Liangshan, which is above his three families, has always been steady and steady, and he is not rash at all." ”

Hu Cheng didn't say it, Hu Rong hadn't noticed it yet.

Hearing Hu Cheng say this, Hu Rong also had a similar feeling.

Hu Cheng imagined: "If Jiang Yan can really achieve great things, and my sister can become Jiang Yan's wife, then my Hu family ......."

Hu Rong interrupted Hu Cheng's sweet dream: "What is your sister's character, you still don't know?" Even if Jiang Yan can achieve great things, she will most likely ...... Alas~! Anyway, what's the use of saying that now? My family still has a choice, just take one step at a time. ”

Although he didn't want to take this step, Hu Rong, who really had no way out, still said: "Go and call your sister." ”

Soon after Hu Cheng went out, he called Hu Sanniang in.

Hu Sanniang, who still had fragrant sweat on her face, came in and asked, "Dad, what are you doing with the slave?" ”

Hu Rong looked at this daughter he had loved since he was a child, and he really couldn't say anything about letting her marry a strongman as a concubine.

But for the sake of the lives of the Hu family, Hu Rong still asked Hu Cheng to tell Hu Sanniang about his experience of this trip again.

Originally, Hu Sanniang listened to it with relish, and she still yearned for the hero conference, thinking that it would be interesting if she could go and see it.

I don't want to, Hu Sanniang listened and listened, and I heard it, Hu Cheng said it euphemistically, because she was clamoring to arrest Jiang Hongfei, Jiang Hongfei insisted that she be a concubine, and if the Hu family dared not agree, the Hu family would be destroyed.

Hu Sanniang raised her eyebrows: "I'm afraid that he will do something, and the soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth!" ”

Hu Cheng shook his head: "My sister thinks too simply, I went to see it in person, even if my three families and several other small villages are sincerely united and in the same boat, they are not his opponents in Liangshan, not to mention, there are also those of us who want to throw themselves into Liangshan and make up their minds not to help each other." ”

Hu Sanniang said indignantly: "Who wants to join the enemy? Who wants to sit idly by? ”

It's a bit hard to talk about.

It was Hu Rong, who said responsibly: "It is my Hu family who wants to surrender to the enemy, and it is the Li family who wants to stand by and watch, I wish the family is defeated, are you satisfied this time?" ”

"This ......"

For a while, Hu Sanniang really didn't know what to say.

Hu Rong hardened his heart and said: "My father has already decided, I will marry you to the master of Jiangzhai, as the sincerity of my Hu family's investment in Shuibo Liangshan, you pack up, and your brother will send you to Shuibo Liangshan tomorrow morning to marry the master of Jiangzhai." ”

I don't know if he has no face to see Hu Sanniang, or if he is afraid that he will make a decision to harm the entire Hu family because of his soft-heartedness, in short, after saying these words, Hu Rong ran away and left his study.

Only Hu Cheng, who was preparing for the aftermath, and Hu Sanniang, who looked at a loss, were left in the same place......

……

I really want to take a day off! I even thought of a reason to convince myself.

It has been on the shelves for more than 20 days, and there is not a day when I go to bed before two o'clock, which is enough to fight, not bad for this day.

Anyway, today's workload has been completed, and the difference between adding this chapter and not adding this chapter is not too big.

It's all at this point, and it's just written out, not to mention that it's meaningless.

If you have more chapters, you won't necessarily have a few more monthly passes.

It's better to keep this one and send it together in two days, it will be regarded as a change, and you can ask for more monthly passes.

……

In short, when people want to be lazy, they can really think of a lot of excuses to convince themselves.

But in the end, my willpower prevailed over my laziness.

I'm sorry, today's second chapter is a bit late, so I've kept you waiting, sorry.

Also, ask for a monthly pass.

(End of chapter)