Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6594 Later words
"Are the Cui and Zhao families so brave? They directly captured the Media Trading City. By the way, is there any problem in the design of the Media Trading City? How come it was taken down twice in a row?" Chen Xi felt much better after receiving the reports from the Cui and Zhao families. If nothing else, at least the Media Trading City was recovered before the deadline.

It's hard to say how good this was, but at least it saved the face of the Han Empire. However, Media fell twice in such a short period of time, and Chen Xi had to think about whether there was something wrong with this thing.

"Even if there is a problem, it's the Zhen family's problem. Anyway, I've never seen anyone's Wu Castle being destroyed." Li You sneered, "After so many years, even if there is a problem with Midia, it should have been discovered long ago, and if it was really taken seriously, it should have been repaired long ago, it wouldn't have been delayed until now."

Chen Xi was speechless. It seemed to be true. Over the years, the large families in Central Asia, including the three families of Guo, Liuyin and others that were destroyed, were not actually killed by the destruction of Wu Bao. Instead, they made operational errors and failed to collude with the Central Asian bandits to cause trouble. Wu Bao did not play its due role, and then failed to collect the dogs and was beheaded instead. In short, it was a tragedy.

But to be honest, it's not that there is a problem with Wubao built by the three families of Guo, Liu and Yin, but that the three families are too accustomed to domestic operations and have forgotten their own reasons, which led to failure in the underworld. It has nothing to do with Wubao. The Han family has gathered the wisdom of the masses to create this thing, and it is really tough.

"There must be something wrong with the defense of Mediah Trading City." Fa Zheng said casually, "Otherwise it would be impossible for it to fall twice in such a short period of time."

"Won't this put the blame on Rome?" Mi Zhu said cheerfully.

As soon as the Zhen family fell into trouble, Fa Zheng urgently notified Mi Zhu, saying that Brother Mi would treat me to a big meal and I would give you a big job. Mi Zhu didn't understand what he meant, but it was just a big meal, no problem. Then Fa Zheng directly gave Mi Zhu a package plan to take over the Media Trading City, and Mi Zhu was dumbfounded.

After learning from Fa Zheng that the Zhen family had inexplicably fallen, Mi Zhu realized that there was a high probability that the Media Trading City would be handed over to their Mi family for operation. However, Mi Zhu, who had always been cautious, felt that even if there was a probability of more than 90% that something would happen, he still had to be steady before it happened. How could he make a plan? This was a bit too much.

Fa Zheng said that Brother Mi had invited him to dinner that year, so I will take care of the matter this time. In a few days, the news in Chang'an must be spread that Madam Wu has spiritual talent and her son Liu Yong has the potential to become king.

Mi Zhu was stunned after hearing this. This hasn't happened yet, are you crazy to do this?

Fa Zheng said directly that I am only in my early thirties this year. If I don't act domineeringly, people will think I have no presence. I don't mean anything else. I heard that the Wu family is not cautious, so I will give them a big blow, double the damage. It's useless to spread rumors based on hearsay. I will give you something serious!
Mi Zhu was almost scared to death after hearing this. After drinking and eating with Fa Zheng, he stopped working and rushed to the Executive Yuan. He could ignore the affairs of the Han Empire's Commercial Affairs Department, as it would not explode anyway. But if Fa Zheng took the lead and rushed into a major event that might involve the issue of succession, it would really explode.

Putting aside other things, Fa Zheng took the lead. Just based on his status and identity, everyone on the opposite side of the street who didn't die would feel sorry for Fa Zheng's fate. The question is, is it really that serious?
Not really, not at all. Mi Zhu has always been kind to others, and Fa Zheng is too direct. Facing such a Fa Zheng, it is difficult for Mi Zhu to persuade him, so he can only come to the Administrative Court. After Fa Zheng expressed his willingness to take the lead in the Administrative Court, Guo Jia actively followed up and said, "Give me a whole bottle of wine. Given our relationship, there is no second choice for this task, and you will definitely get it done!"

These words were said in front of Zhuge Liang, Li You, Jia Xu and a group of people. It was still early in the morning and Chen Xi had not come. After Chen Xi came, he put forward a more radical proposal, which made Zhuge Liang look sideways. He even felt that Chen Xi was just looking for trouble. Fa Zheng could just make a move and Guo Jia could just play a supporting role. If Chen Xi wanted to express his opinion, let alone Liu Yong, the elder of the Wu family had to recall his life first.

Mi Zhu felt that this was outrageous, but he had been with this group of people for a long time and naturally knew that if they were let loose, they would dare to do anything and were not afraid of offending anyone. So in order to prevent things from getting to the outrageous level where Fa Zheng took the lead, Mi Zhu had been in the Executive Yuan every day recently, listening to the international situation and making some not-so-serious remarks.

"Never mind, just deduct it first." Chen Xi thought about it and felt that it did make sense. Media fell twice in such a short period of time, 99% of the reason was that the Zhen family was stupid enough, but for the remaining 1%, isn't there a little bit of your Roman fault?
"Don't hold back. Rome is probably wondering why Media fell twice in such a short period of time. They might think we staged it ourselves. Let's create some tension for Rome." Zhuge Liang said without even looking up. "The most urgent thing is to solve the problem of fast-growing rice seeds for Rome. As for other things, we can investigate them later."

Fa Zheng liked to find fault with Zhuge Liang to some extent, but he still had to agree with things that were reasonable and logical, so when he heard what Zhuge Liang said, he also agreed. After all, Rome was really about to explode, and there was no need to put more pressure on the other side.

"The head of the Zhao family has collected most of the fast-growing rice and said he would hand it over to Rome. This has saved our face. The biggest problem has been solved, and the rest are internal issues." Guo Jia also agreed. You can use rumors to put the blame on others instead of using official language.

"What's the current situation with the Zhen family?" Li You looked at Chen Xi and asked. The Media trading city was taken back and the flag was raised. The face of the Han Dynasty was largely saved. The only thing left was how to deal with the guilt of the Zhen family this time.

"Zhen Yan is OK. He accepted the material list sent by Zhao and said that he would compensate them later. As for the fast-growing rice seeds, he directly put them into the material list and let Zhao and Cui choose them." Chen Xi raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "The problem was barely solved before the next court meeting, but the loss of his title and fiefdom is a certainty."

"It seems that he has escaped a disaster." Fa Zheng said with some surprise. He had thought that Zhen Yan was dead, but he did not expect that there would be a sudden turn of events and Zhen Yan actually survived.

"Not really." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Zhao's supply list even includes things like 10,000 oxen, 5,000 war horses, and 10,000 pack horses."

Fa Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized what the hell Zhao and Cui had written.

"The Zhen family is indeed rich, but the supply lists of the Zhao and Cui families were written to meet the Zhen family's deadline." Zhuge Liang, who had also read the supply list, said with some emotion. The Zhen family sent this supply list to Chen Xi as their last struggle, but Chen Xi chose to pretend that he saw nothing.

When Zhen Yan did not receive a reply from Chen Xi the next day, he realized that Chen Xi would definitely not help, and they, the Zhen family, could only solve these problems on their own.

"Everything that the family has accumulated over a hundred years has been almost used up." Zhen Yao looked bitterly at the meeting hall, which was now so deserted that only one elder was left, and said to his brother.

"If we don't do this, we won't even be able to stand here. We should pay for all the losses in Media Trading City." Zhen Yan said calmly, "If we don't pay, we won't even have the dignity we have now. After all, we must give an explanation for what happened this time."

"But their inventory list completely exceeds the normal level. It is impossible for Media to have so many supplies, let alone a ranch!" Zhen Yao said with some anger. He was very angry at the Zhao and Cui families for taking advantage of his misfortune.

"So what?" Zhen Yan sighed, "The seal is right there. If we don't admit it, our brother-in-law won't mind punishing us again on the grounds that the Zhen family lost the prince's seal and didn't report it, but instead forged the prince's seal. And this time the punishment will be more severe than what we have accepted."

Zhen Yao was very angry when he heard this, but he could not deny the facts that Zhen Yan said.

The most severe legal punishment for what the Zhen family did is the death of the head of the family and deprivation of their titles and fiefdoms. However, this is not enough for Chen Xi. Among all the people lost by the Han Empire over the years, the one caused by the Zhen family ranks among the top three.

For Chen Xi, as a relative, if you are capable, he will give you a chance. If you are not capable and just want to eat, drink and enjoy your life, Chen Xi is willing to support you. But if you are obviously incapable and still want to occupy a high position, then if something goes wrong, don't blame Chen Xi for being too harsh.

Therefore, from Chen Xi's point of view, since the Zhen family cannot protect Media and cannot hold on to this golden rice bowl, then they should give it to others. Similarly, based on the huge wealth brought by this golden rice bowl, since it cannot create the expected value abroad, then it should be dismantled and distributed to those who can bring value.

The Zhen family, with assets of 20 billion, can not bring as much significance as the Cui family and the Zhao family, with assets of 2 billion. It would be better to take this opportunity to distribute the 20 billion assets to those in need.

Therefore, the list of supplies written by Zhao fell into oblivion after being handed over to Chen Xi by Zhen, because Chen Xi believed that the Zhen family had so many things, so since they had them, they should take them out and admit defeat.

In Chen Xi's view, the flow of wealth is to stabilize the country and society. Since this cannot be done and even has a counterproductive effect, it is time for it to flow into the hands of others.

Zhen Yan did not realize this, but Zhen Yan at least knew from Chen Xi, Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng how serious the trouble his family had caused was. It was not something that could be solved by the death of the clan elders or the loss of their titles and fiefdoms. It would take all of the above combined, and even his own life, to bring it to an end.

If the head of another family received orthodox education, faced with the choice between the future of the family and his own life, he would most likely choose decency if his brothers were available as backup options. But Zhen Yan was not like that. Zhen Yan had never received orthodox education as a head of the family. From the very beginning, his acquisition of the position of head of the Zhen family was a series of accidents.

Therefore, Zhen Yan never thought about sacrificing himself for the Zhen family. What Zhen Yan always thought about was to survive and continue his life of debauchery.

Twenty billion yuan worth of materials and industries were used to pay off debts, and the future of the Zhen family was thrown into confusion. However, it was not important to Zhen Yan. At least by making this choice, the bottom line of what Chen Xi, Zhuge Liang and others required of him was met. The Media Trading City was successfully taken back, and he, Zhen Yan, did not have to die. As for the rest, he had to survive first.

When there is no hope of survival, Zhen Yan can pretend to be a hero and pave the way for his younger brother, but when he can survive, Zhen Yan will naturally choose to survive.

The family's property was used to pay off debts, and supplies were confiscated, but what was left was still enough. The decline of the wealthy family was still at a level that ordinary people could hardly imagine. At least if Zhen Yan wanted to live a life of luxury, he still had enough money to do so. But the Zhen family was finished. The foundation accumulated from the end of the Western Han Dynasty to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was enough to divide the land and make a living, had been exhausted.

"It's okay, at least we are all alive, and there is only one voice left in the family. We will depend on you from now on." Zhen Yan patted Zhen Yao's shoulder and said casually.

Zhen Yan was really free and easy. After all, the assets that evaporated never belonged to him, and now that they were gone it would not affect his life of luxury. So, just let it go.

As for those guys who felt lost because of the heavy loss of family assets, Zhen Yan could only provide arbitrary help other than actual help, to encourage them and let them continue to fight for the Zhen family. The family is in this state, and there are still those guys who feel lost because of this. They are the backbone of the family and will be Zhen Yan's meal tickets in the future. Of course, he has to encourage them and let them make a comeback.

Anyway, Zhen Yan has no plan to come back. He just wants to enjoy life. As for the rest, just leave it to Zhen Yao. His younger brother seems to have a strong fighting spirit.

In this case, after all the things that should be taken away from his family are taken away, the position of the head of the family will be handed over to Zhen Yao. Zhen Yan has thought of everything. He is not suitable to be the head of the family, and the position of the head of the family is too dangerous. Only capable people can sit firmly in the position, and only then can they die with understanding. He is not that kind of person. He is a fool, a playboy in the bar, a resident of the brothel, and is only suitable for a life of luxury.

"Here, this is the seal of the head of the family. Take this with you and leave the Central Plains. I have explained everything I need to tell you. You take the remaining confidants in the family and go to where you want to go. The Zhen family depends on you." Zhen Yan threw the jade pendant and sword seal representing the identity of the head of the family to his younger brother. "From now on, you will be the head of the Zhen family. I hope that the Zhen family can grow stronger again in your hands."

Zhen Yao was mentally prepared for this scene. He reached out to take the sword seal, and then the two sides parted ways. The huge Zhen family compound has been empty since then.

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