The strongest Marquis in history

In the study room, a middle-aged man in his thirties was flipping through documents

This person is Yu Chengen.

Yu Cheng'en was not born in a family. The three generations of his family were all businessmen, and all of them were quite intelligent.Ordinary businessmen, after successful business, will start to transform, hoping to step into the gentry circle and become a gentry.

Yu Chengen was not happy, he just concentrated on business, and the business he operated was not only food, cloth, but even farm tools, etc., all of which were business operations, and he continued to open up more industries.

After the emergence of new grains in Qi, such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, Yu Chengen arrived in Linzi early to take charge of the business of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, relying on him to seize the opportunity first.

After Yu Chengen gained a foothold, the industry expanded further and began to operate other industries.In particular, Yu Chengen's business also took advantage of Zhao Yuyan's line. Yu Chengen did all the supply of food and some needed businesses.He now has a high influence among the businessmen from Yanzhou to Qingzhou.

In Yu Chengen's heart, there was a touch of worry.

He had previously received news from Yanzhou that Cao Xuan sent troops to the border between Yanzhou and Qingzhou to station troops in Jibei State, and might invade Qi State at any time.This situation is tantamount to open provocation.Once the two countries go to war, it will be extremely unfavorable to Yanzhou businessmen.

However, he is a businessman.

It will not affect Cao Xuan.

While Yu Chengen continued to look at the business account books, a housekeeper entered the house. The housekeeper stood still and said, "Patriarch, the household department has sent a message. The household secretary Mihuang, please go to discuss the matter."

"understood!"

Yu Chengen responded immediately.

He had met Mi Huang before, but the interaction between the two parties was rare. After all, the other party was a minister, so how could it be possible for him to always interact with him?Now that Mi Huang had summoned him, Yu Chengen suddenly thought in his heart that the Yanzhou garrison troops might have something to do with it.

Yu Chengen tidied up, changed his clothes and went straight to the household department.He entered the household deployment office. In the hall, he saw Mi Huang who was dealing with government affairs, so he stepped forward and saluted: "Yu Chengen, a grassroots man, pay my respects to Mi Shangshu."

Mi Huang shook the writing brush in His Excellency's hand, and said, "Come here, bring the seat."

The order was given, and a servant moved the seat.

Mi Huang waved his hand to signal Yu Chengen to sit down, and Yu Chengen breathed a sigh of relief.Mi Huang never questioned the crime directly, so there is still something to discuss, and there is still a lot to discuss.

Yu Chengen sat down with half of his ass, and immediately asked: "Mi Shangshu summoned you, what is your order?"

Mi Huang smiled and said, "Mr. Yu, don't be nervous. I invite you here today because I want to tell you something in advance, so that you and the merchants in Yanzhou can be prepared."

When Yu Chengen heard that the merchants in Yanzhou were involved, he knew in his heart that it must be Cao Xuan's troops.Yu Chengen didn't show anything on his face, and said solemnly: "Please show me, Shangshu Mi."

Mi Huang's face gradually became serious, and he said slowly: "The court of the Qi State has received news that Cao Xuan of Yanzhou has sent troops to the border of the Jibei State, and has already stationed troops on the border, ready to invade the Qi State at any time."

"This incident will inevitably lead to a sharp downturn in the relationship between the two places. Further, it may bring many changes and troubles to Yanzhou businessmen who are doing business in Qi."

"I called you here to tell you that the change caused to you, please bear with me. This is not what Qi State is willing to do. Qi State wants to fight passively. Another point is that Qi State will temporarily block Border checkpoints, the materials involved at that time may be difficult to transport, I hope you can prepare early."

The embarrassing posture is very low.

This is on purpose.

It shows the sincerity of Qi State and the violence of Yanzhou, forming a sharp contrast.

Yu Chengen was very surprised when he heard it, he didn't expect that what Mi Huang said was actually like this.

He was actually worried that Mi Huang would be held accountable, and even worried that Mi Huang would suspect him and possibly prohibit their freedom.But Mi Huang didn't, or Wang Qi didn't do that.

Yu Chengen was grateful and said solemnly: "Mi Shangshu, the great kindness of the king of Qi, I, the merchants in Yanzhou, are very grateful. Please Mi Shangshu tell the king of Qi, we will do our best to organize forces to lobby Cao Yanzhou. We are businessmen, I don't want such a thing to happen. Although my ability is limited, I will do my best."

Mi Huang nodded and didn't say much.

Although he actually needs Yu Chengen and others to intervene in the situation in Yanzhou, stir up public opinion, and form public opinion, but these words cannot be said, they can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.

Mi Huang said: "Mr. Yu, the matter is roughly the same. You should handle it yourself and make preparations early to avoid being caught off guard and difficult to deal with when something really happens. I still have a lot of government affairs to deal with, so I won't let you go." I leave you for tea."

Yu Cheng'en said: "The grassroots leave."

He turned and left.

On the way back, Yu Chengen also kept thinking about the war between Yanzhou and Qingzhou. When he returned to the mansion, Yu Chengen directly ordered someone to notify the main Yanzhou businessmen who were doing business in Linzi.

About two quarters of an hour later, nearly 20 people gathered, all of whom came to Qi to do business.In fact, besides these people, there are many other people, but many other people are scattered all over the territory of Qi and cannot come back to attend the meeting for the time being.

Yu Chengen looked around at the crowd and said directly: "I hurriedly invited you here today because there is a conflict between Yanzhou and Qi. It is very likely that war will start, and it may even affect us. Let's discuss this matter in advance."

As soon as he said this, an old man with a bright head sitting on the first left side in the crowd took the initiative to say: "Speaking of this matter, the old man also got the news that Cao Xuan sent troops to the border of Qi State, making a gesture of attacking Qi State. King Qi is so powerful that he never approached Yanzhou. On the contrary, Cao Xuan thought he was right and took the initiative to provoke."

"Isn't this the same as bringing your face closer to be beaten? Moreover, this is also an active provocation, causing a conflict. Cao Xuan's move is really absurd. I really don't know how he thinks about it."

"I'm really mad at this old man."

"You must know that when the war started, we businessmen were not human inside and out. Even if we managed to do some business, we would be affected, ranging from ruining our family property to jeopardizing our lives."

The old man's name was Hong Yibo, and he was mainly engaged in the silk and cloth business, and his business in Qi State was not small.

After Hong Yibo's words fell, the rest of the people followed suit, all with dissatisfied expressions on their faces, they all disagreed that Cao Xuan wanted to go to war, because it would affect them.

Yu Chengen raised his hand to press down, and everyone was quiet. He continued: "Shangshu Mi summoned me just now and said two things. The first is that war may happen and it will affect us, so please be considerate."

"Secondly, it means that the border may be closed. Let us prepare in advance to avoid being affected. Qi State, it can be said that it is benevolent and righteous. But Cao Xuan's provocation, I am afraid the result will be bad."

"I think we need to do something now, at least to defuse the fighting."

Yu Chengen directly expressed his thoughts.

After all, he didn't want his family business to be damaged, let alone start a war.

Hong Yibo stroked his beard and asked, "Master Yu, how do you plan to resolve the conflict?"

The rest of the people looked at Yu Chengen.

You know, this is a war involving the entire Qi State and Yanzhou. They are just businessmen and may not have much energy.

Yu Chengen said: "This time, my consideration is that we arrange some people to return to Yanzhou quickly to spread the news of King Qi's benevolent government, and also to take care of us. In the end, it is definitely not a good strategy to promote the enemy of Qi. , is not conducive to our Yanzhou, in short, all kinds of propaganda, hope that Yanzhou will stop the war."

After a pause, Yu Chengen continued: "In the end, I hope that Cao Xuan will stop the war and stop making mistakes on the wrong path. Otherwise, it will be extremely detrimental to Yanzhou, and it will make Yanzhou, which has just stabilized, fall into war again. What can we do? Yes, this is the point, other aspects are difficult to touch, what do you think?"

Hong Yibo thought for a while and said, "I think your suggestion is feasible. That being the case, let's proceed according to this strategy now, and let's work our own way."

"Yes, we all work our own way."

"Those with great ability will influence more people. Those with small abilities will do their best."

"Now that Yanzhou and Qi are engaged in business, the business exchanges between the two sides are actually beneficial to Yanzhou. After all, Yanzhou is short of food and grass, and now sweet potatoes are entering Yanzhou, which is beneficial to the people of Yanzhou. Moreover, Yanzhou's business is even more prosperous."

"Oh, after all, Cao Xuan is too arbitrary, he shouldn't be so short-sighted."

One by one, the businessmen kept opening their mouths.

Everyone expressed their opinion.

After listening, Yu Chengen waved his hands and said: "Since everyone thinks there is no opinion, let's go to action separately. Hurry up, we don't have a long time schedule, after all, King Qi is very likely to send troops to deal with Yanzhou."

When everyone got the order, they hurriedly left to prepare.

Chapter 602 Cao Xuan's Response

The next day, early in the morning.

Wang Qi got up early, changed his clothes under the service of Li Yanyun and Mi Zhen, and then the two women gave a lot of advice, telling Wang Qi to be careful and pay attention to safety.

Wang Qi responded naturally, put on his helmet and armor and left.He took Xia Houhu straight to the barracks, and Xiao Qingzhi was already ready.In fact, the army that went to Xiapi to sit in the town had already left yesterday, and Xiao Qingzhi was going to take action with the remaining [-] soldiers.

The army set off and began to go to the junction of Pingyuan County and Jibei Kingdom.

The news of Wang Qi's dispatch of troops also spread quickly.After all, when it comes to Qi State's actions, whether it is Yanzhou or Yuzhou, there are sentries watching.Especially when Wang Qi sent troops, the affairs of Yu Chengen and others began to spread back to the eastern border of Yanzhou Jibei Kingdom.

In the barracks, the army is stationed in array.

The entire barracks is extremely strict.

This time Cao Xuan stationed troops on the border, and even himself came here in person.In addition, Cao Xuan has a total of [-] elite soldiers under his command, and the main force under his command is concentrated here.

Cao Xuan is about 40 years old, not tall, with a short stature.He has dark skin, although he doesn't look handsome, but he has a heroic demeanor, which is extremely powerful.

At this moment, Cao Xuan is patrolling the camp.

Cao Xuan attaches great importance to the army, he is very clear about one thing, that is, in troubled times, people's lives are like grass and hungry, and the army is the foundation.Where there is an army, there is a place to stand.

If there is no army, even if a foothold is established, it will be a grassroots without roots in a blink of an eye, and it will be impossible to establish a foothold.

Cao Xuan has been strengthening the training of the army, and the [-] troops under his command are all elite.When Cao Xuan was inspecting the camp, a soldier hurriedly came to Cao Xuan's side and reported: "Master Zhou, Commander Cen is asking to see you."

Military Adviser Cen, named Cen Wen, is Cao Xuan's military adviser and is responsible for advising Cao Xuan.Cao Xuan was able to pull together such a large team in such a short period of time, it was inseparable from Cen Wen's advice and suggestions.

Cao Xuan nodded, turned around and went to the big tent of the Chinese army.When he entered, there was already a middle-aged scribe standing.

This person is Cen Wen.

Cen Wen was in his thirties, a little thin, with sharp eyebrows and eyes, and even dressed casually in his clothes.

Seeing Cao Xuan approaching, Cen Wen saluted and said, "My lord!"

Cao Xuan waved his hand and said, "Sit!"

The two sat down, Cao Xuan said with a smile on his face, "Military Master, what's the matter?"

Cen Wen said solemnly: "My lord, the Qi State has responded. The Qi King has never targeted Zhang Shiqi. He mobilized the army and came directly to us. This battle is a bit of a test for us."

brush!

Cao Xuan's complexion changed slightly.

It was actually coming towards him. This is not good news!

You must know that compared with Zhang Shiqi in Jizhou and Liu Heng in Yuzhou, his strength is relatively weak.Once Wang Qi directly targeted him, even Cao Xuan's elite army might not be able to withstand it.

Cao Xuan frowned and said: "Military Master, our first consideration is that even if Wang Qi wants to send troops, it is very likely to deal with Zhang Shiqi and intervene in the war in Jizhou. But now, he has come straight to us. This is a big deal for us. Pretty unfavorable."

Cen Wen nodded and said, "My lord's words are true. The current situation is beyond our expectations."

Cao Xuandao: "Military Master, how should we deal with it?"

Cen Wen looked solemn, and said: "Wang Qi's unexpected arrangement caught people off guard, but we were already prepared at the moment. So this is nothing. After all, we have [-] elite soldiers. Has a lot of fighting power."

"The key right now is that we have taken all the pressure for Jizhou. Zhang Shiqi can go all out to deal with Wang Zongxi, but after our first battle, not only our strength will be weakened, but we will also easily fall into danger."

Cen Wen put forward his own ideas.

Fighting, he thinks it's nothing, the problem is that Zhang Shiqi is cheaper, which is the most uneconomical.

Cao Xuandao: "If Wang Qi doesn't attack Zhang Shiqi, then there is nothing we can do. We can't interfere with Wang Qi's actions."

Cen Wen thought for a while, then sighed: "Since that's the case, we can only fight once. Wang Qi's strength is already the strongest. Even if we don't curb Wang Qi's development, we will suffer a lot in the next step." threat."

"Even in the future, Wang Qi may deal with Yanzhou at any time at any time. Right now, let's go to war and try to defeat Wang Qi's army. In addition, according to what Zhang Shiqi's envoy said earlier, he also invited Liu Heng from Yuzhou to send troops."

"The border between Xuzhou and Yuzhou in the south does have Liu Heng's power. We arranged for Liu Heng to send troops to deal with Qi State and win Liu Heng's support. Once we and Liu Heng both go to war, Chu State will also go to war. "

"After the first battle, if Wang Qi's army is defeated, Qi will inevitably fall apart, and we will also get a share. Of course, if the attack on Wang Qi fails, at most it will be a failure. Anyway, Wang Qi also faces many problems. threaten us."

Cen Wen said: "My minister's suggestion is to fight. Our Yanzhou is the weakest. If we don't go to war at this time, we will have fewer opportunities in the future. Seize the opportunity to fight and seize the opportunity to rise."

After Cao Xuan finished listening, he fell into silence.

The situation is not very optimistic.

He himself is a master of soldiers, so he can judge the situation.Cen Wen's suggestion is good, the question is Liu Heng, will he send troops to attack?This is an unknown number and cannot be determined for the time being.

Cao Xuan thought about it carefully, no matter how Liu Heng chooses, he can only fight, it is impossible to stop fighting.If there is no more fighting now, what will the entire Qi Congress think of him?They will think that he is too weak and that he can be bullied.

Therefore, you must not admit cowardice.

Cao Xuan didn't think the current situation was particularly difficult.It is extremely normal for him to be so weak and face the crisis of survival in the cracks.

A gleam flashed in Cao Xuan's eyes, and he said decisively: "Since you want to fight, let's kill it. The world says that Wang Qi is good at fighting, and he is extremely powerful. I want to weigh him up."

Wen Wu is first and Wu Wu is second. As the overlord of one side, Cao Xuan has his own ideas and is unwilling to admit defeat.

At this moment, another soldier entered and reported: "Lord Zhou Mu, Cheng Lin is asking to see you."

Cao Xuan said: "Please!"

Cheng Lin served as the chief bookkeeper and was also Cao Xuan's counselor.He is older, almost 60 years old.Early in the morning, he followed Cao Xuan and was Cao Xuan's confidant.

The soldiers went to report, and after a while, Cheng Lin entered.

After Cheng Lin bowed to Cao Xuan, she said solemnly, "My lord, I just received the news that many businessmen in the Jibei Kingdom are protesting against the Qi Kingdom. After thinking about it, the veterans should think it was the Qi Kingdom's handwriting. The intention is to use businessmen to exert pressure."

"There is such a situation in Jibei State, and I am afraid that it will happen in the entire Yanzhou territory."

"After all, in the past two years, many businessmen in Yanzhou have become rich by virtue of the border with Qi. Once the two countries go to war, it will definitely have an impact on these businessmen. Many people are not willing to go to war."

Cheng Lin looked worried.