Zhu Nao

While the children from Jiangnan were still discussing how to help Liang fight against Shu, they didn't dare to delay any longer.The state of Liang is now in a difficult situation. If it cannot get timely help, it is afraid that it will not be able to hold on soon!

So Han Rushan immediately sent someone to contact Tao Bei to see how he could help him; on the other hand, the Xie family also arranged for people to quietly go to the river...

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A month later.

Xie Hua sat on the carriage, looking at the scenery outside the window, feeling a little uneasy.

There was also a middle-aged man in the same car with him, about forty years old, dressed in silk, wearing a gold ring on his finger, with a round belly and a shiny face, he looked like a shrewd and sophisticated businessman.

Xie Hua asked the man anxiously: "Treasurer Wang... Is that General Quan really reliable?"

Wang An hurriedly patted his chest and assured him: "Young Master Xie, don't worry. I have dealt with General Quan for several years. This man has always been greedy for money. As long as he has enough money, he will be reliable in his work, and he has never made any mistakes!"

Xie Hua couldn't help wondering: "I heard that Xie Wuji is strict in running the army, how could he have such a subordinate who is open to money?"

Wang An said with a smile: "Young Master Xie, as the saying goes, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. General Xie is indeed strict in running the army, but it is just that the army is not allowed to harass the people. But those soldiers who go through life and death for him must have a plan Right? If you don’t want money, then you want sex, isn’t life just such fun? If General Xie doesn’t even allow this, who else is willing to work for him?”

Xie Hua heard what he said.Dubious, no longer make a sound.

Not long after, the carriage stopped outside a house.

"Thank you son, we're here!"

Xie Hua was about to get out of the car, but Wang An moved his bulky body first, and his fat butt pushed him back to his original position.

Wang An clambered down from the carriage, and stretched out his hand to help Xie An: "Young Master Xie, come on."

The corner of Xie Hua's mouth twitched, he gave him a support in his hand with appreciation, and jumped off the carriage neatly.

"Mr. Xie, this is the current residence of the General."

Xie Hua is a side branch of the Xie family, and can be regarded as a relatively capable child in the side branch.This time, Xie Wuchen chose him to contact Xie Wuji.

When he first received this task, Xie Hua was so unwilling.Even if he is only a collateral lineage, he can live well in Jiangnan. As long as he helps the direct lineage children do something, he can enjoy the glory and wealth.Who is willing to go to the unfamiliar and dangerous Central Plains?

What's more, who doesn't know Xie Wuji's cruelty?He has long since broken up with Xie Jiaen!At the beginning, Xie San, who was also the direct descendant, was killed, so can he be soft-hearted to Xie Hua?

But no matter how reluctant Xie Hua was, since this task was assigned to him, he dared not refuse.So I had no choice but to bite the bullet.

After coming, Xie Hua didn't go to Xie Wuji immediately.First, he cherished his life and was afraid of death, so he rushed forward in such a reckless manner, what if he didn't die?Secondly, he couldn't find a chance to get close to Xie Wuji either.

Xie Wuji's status is too high, very few people can get close to him.He is cold by nature and has no special hobbies, so it is difficult to put eyes and ears around him.

So Xie Hua still chose to start with Xie Wuji's subordinates.

The Xie family has a big business and has businesses all over the place, so there is no shortage of contacts.In the end, Xie Hua set his target on the general named Quan Yu through Wang An, the shopkeeper.According to Wang An, Quan Yu is very rich, and he has an eye for money, but because of his outstanding ability, he is highly valued by Xie Wuji.

With weaknesses and status, there is no better candidate than this!

The two came outside Quan Yu's house, Wang An had already greeted Quan Yu in advance, so there were already people waiting outside the courtyard.Seeing them coming, the attendants warmly greeted them: "My lord, young master, please come with me, the generals are already waiting inside."

Seeing this, Xie Hua gave Wang An a satisfied look: This Wang An is indeed reliable in his work.

Wang An was full of hospitality.Even if this Xie Hua is just a collateral branch of the Xie family, if he can win over him, his prospects are boundless!

The servant led the two of them through the corridor, came to a courtyard, and stopped: "The general is already waiting for you inside."

The two thanked the servant who led the way, and walked into the yard.

I saw a sturdy warrior sitting by the lotus pond in the courtyard, and two guards stood behind him.

Wang An hurriedly stepped forward to salute enthusiastically: "All generals!"

Quan Yu got up to greet him, very enthusiastically: "Haha, shopkeeper Wang, it's been a while! Have you had a good life recently? I see that your waist has rounded again!"

Wang An was also cheerful: "Isn't that right? It's all thanks to General Quan!"

At this time Xie Hua stepped forward and saluted Quan Yu: "General Quan."

Quan Yu hurriedly stepped forward to support Xie Hua: "I don't know what to call this young master?"

Wang An did not tell Quan Yu Xie Hua's identity in advance, nor did he fully explain Xie Hua's purpose.He just told Quan Yu that he wanted to do a big deal with him, and vaguely pointed out that the owner behind the deal was from Jiangning Mansion.

Quan Yu has been in the army for many years.This hint will not fail to come out.After hesitating for a while, he still showed his interest after confirming to Wang An that the deal would be very lucrative.So Wang An made a simple test, and immediately set up a bridge, and there was this scene of Xie Hua's door-to-door today.

Xie Hua reported his family background: "I am a descendant of the Xie family in Wuhu, single name Hua, line nineteen."

Quan Yu immediately raised his eyebrows: His surname is Xie!

He hurriedly said: "So it's Mr. Xie! Mr. Xie, please take a seat."

Several people were seated, and the attendant brought tea, Xie Hua said with a smile: "General, this is the first time we meet, Xie has prepared a small gift, please accept it with a smile."

The attendants outside picked up three big boxes and came in. Quan Yu saw that each box was picked by two people together, and the person who picked the boxes was struggling to walk, so he couldn't help wondering what was in the box and it was so heavy.

Soon everyone put down the boxes, and as soon as the lid was opened, Quan Yu's eyes widened: these three boxes were filled with golden bars!Three full boxes! !

Xie Hua heard that Quan Yu loves money, so he simply gave the most straightforward gift to ensure that there will be no mistakes.He said with a slight smile: "A trivial gift is not a respect, so please accept it with a smile."

Quan Yu only felt dry mouth.If this is still called a thin gift, then what kind of gold and silver mountain is a generous gift? !A mere descendant of the Xie family is so generous, isn't the Xie family rich and invincible!

He couldn't help thinking that before Xie Wuji joined Zhu Nao's command, the army was so hungry that they couldn't get enough to eat and gnawed on all kinds of weeds and tree bark.At that time, why didn't Xie Wuji ask the Xie family for help?

When Xie Hua saw Quan Yu's expression, he knew that the matter had become three points, and asked, "Is General Quan still satisfied?"

"Satisfied, of course satisfied!" Quan Yu hurriedly said, "Mr. Xie is too polite! You see, I didn't know that Mr. Xie was coming today, and I didn't make any preparations. I only have this rough food...I'm really sorry. Still Please thank you son, don’t blame me!"

"Where is it! I came here rashly, and the generals are willing to welcome you. I am very honored!"

When the three big boxes of gold were sacrificed, Quan Yu's attitude became obviously more enthusiastic.Several people said some polite words again, warming up the scene, and then began to cut to the point.

Quan Yu asked: "I don't know what kind of business Mr. Xie is going to discuss with me this time?"

Xie Hua said: "That's right. The general also knows that the world is in chaos and bandits are everywhere. Our Xie family originally had businesses all over the world, but because of the unfavorable current situation, we have suffered heavy losses over the years and cannot make ends meet."

Quan Yu nodded.He also knew that it was difficult to do business in the past few years. The reason why he got to know Wang An was that Wang An had spent several times to hire their army to help transport goods and fight against bandits.However, what Xie Hua said about making ends meet was an exaggeration, just listen to it.Xie's family can't make ends meet, so why don't the others drink the Northwest Wind?

Xie Hua said: "The first thing, I hope that if our caravan can pass through the general's territory in the future, I ask the general to take care of it."

Quan Yu said with a smile: "It's easy to say, easy to say! It's a trivial matter! What about the second one?"

Xie Hua said: "The second thing... because our family has a lot of business in Henan and Hebei, and the current situation has become more and more bad recently, everywhere is in chaos... Whenever the army comes, we don't even have time to escape. The new army found some reason to say that we colluded with their enemies and copied all our goods. Where can we justify it?--No way, we can only admit that we are unlucky. So if someone can give us an early warning , let us know in advance where there will be chaos, and we can also respond in time..."

Quan Yu remained silent.What does this mean, is to ask him for military information?You must know that this information is absolutely confidential!Otherwise, if you let the enemy know about the sneak attack in advance, what kind of sneak attack should you steal?

Seeing that Quan Yu's expression changed, Xie Hua hurriedly said: "General, we are just ordinary businessmen. We don't understand anything about military matters. We just want to protect ourselves... If General Quan is willing to protect us, we will never The general will be treated badly."

Quan Yu narrowed his eyes.The Xie family is just a businessman?That is of course impossible.But this thing...

He glanced at the three boxes of gold, and after a while he laughed and said: "The military order is like a mountain, this is not in compliance with the rules! But, Mr. Xie is willing to make me a friend, and he is so sincere, some things are not impossible Accommodating..."

Xie Hua immediately beamed with joy: I didn't expect it to go so smoothly!This Quan Yu is really rich and willing to do anything!

The two sides couldn't help but smile at each other tacitly.

The three chatted for a while, and Xie Hua found that Quan Yu was really easy to talk as long as he took the money, so he couldn't help but gradually changed the topic to a further direction.

He said: "General, I am from the Xie family in Wuhu, and I am also a cousin of the Xie family in Huizhou. A while ago, I happened to meet an old man from the Xie family in Huizhou. He is the elder of your General Xie. He watched the Xie family grow up since he was a child." Yes. When he talked about General Xie, he sighed again and again, saying that General Xie had been alone all these years, and he did not know how much he had suffered and suffered."

After a pause, he continued: "General Xie is now a famous and victorious general, but the elders in the family will always worry about him. I don't know how the Emperor of Shu treats him? Most of the courts of the Kingdom of Shu are from Shu, thank you General, a native of Huizhou, will he be squeezed out and suppressed?"

Quan Yu didn't react for a while, and said with a smile: "Who dares to exclude us, General Xie?"

Xie Hua frowned, and said unwillingly: "General Xie is good at fighting and has made great achievements in battle. No one would dare to challenge him face to face. But secretly, will there be villains who are jealous? As far as I know, General Xie He is the person with the most reputation, the highest achievements, and the largest number of troops in the Shu Kingdom, but the Emperor of Shu only listed him as the general of the Four Expeditions along with General Yu of Chengdu, General Wei of Southern Shu, and General Huang of Jingzhou. What is the reason for this? I am afraid not Fair enough?"

Only then did Quan Yu understand: Dare Xie Hua wanted to inquire about the conflicts between Zhu Nao or other forces in the Shu Kingdom and Xie Wuji?

He thought for a moment, and said: "The reason why the emperor made such an appointment is that after all, General Nayu and General Wei have been with the emperor for many years, and they have no credit and hard work. General Xie has not long been in submission to His Majesty, if he rashly conferred the position of general Giving it to General Xie will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the old troops in Central Shu. Therefore, although General Xie has made the most contributions, he has no choice but to stand shoulder to shoulder with them."

Xie Hua sighed: "I see, this is too wronged General Xie!"

Quan Yu shook his head and said: "Who says it's not! We have followed General Xie for many years, but we are not worth it for the General!"

Hearing what he said, Xie Hua was secretly overjoyed: It seems that there is something wrong with trying to provoke the relationship between Xie Wuji, Zhu Nao, and the generals in Shu!

He said with emotion: "General Xie left home when he was a young man and wandered outside. Who would have thought that he would never return once he left! If he was still in the south of the Yangtze River, with the support of Xie's family in Huizhou, let alone a mere general, why would he not be crowned king? Maybe he is already under one man and above ten thousand people! And a hero like General Quan should have been a general with hundreds of thousands of soldiers! This Emperor of Shu is really inferior!"

Xie Hua said while observing Quan Yu's expression secretly, and found that Quan Yu's eyes tightened obviously when he heard that there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and he laughed secretly.He pretended to be at a loss again and said: "Oh, did I make a slip of the tongue? I'm a merchant and don't understand political affairs. If there is something offensive, please don't bother me, all generals."

However, Quan Yu slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Young Master Xie is indeed a relative of General Xie, and he has seen a lot of people! It's a pity...it's a pity...alas, alas! Let's not talk about it!"

Today, Xie Hua tried a few times and hit the key points. He couldn't help but wish he could get straight to the point with Quan Yu immediately and let him sow discord!

However, things should be done step by step. He has said too much today, and if he continues to talk, he may cause bad things because of impatience.So he just stopped.

It was getting late at this time, and the few people chatted for a while, Xie Hua and Wang An got up and said goodbye: "General, let's say goodbye today, we will meet later!"

Quan Yu hurriedly stood up and sent each other off: "I'll send you two out!"

Everyone declined and was polite again, then Wang An and Xie Hua finally left.

As soon as the two of them left, Quan Yu returned to the courtyard, and the courteous smile disappeared instantly.

His personal soldier asked hesitantly: "Does Quan Gong really want to associate with that Mr. Xie Hua?"

"Associate with him? Pooh!" Quan Yu cursed, "Do you think I'm crazy? You can't live a good life, but go to be the lackeys of those Jiangnan guys? Don't you see that they are trying to drive a wedge between His Majesty and Xie General, you want to disrupt the situation in Shu!"

Quan Yu really loves money, but that doesn't mean he is an unprincipled person for money.Due to the huge military expenditures, most of the military expenditures need to be raised by the officers themselves, so Xie Wuji is indeed looser about his subordinates' love for money.The reason why Quan Yu was able to be reused by Xie Wuji was because most of the money he collected was spent on military expenses, and he had a bottom line in doing things, he would not do things that robbed wealth and harmed the people, and would not do things that were rebellious and immoral.

When Wang An came to him and said that the owner from Jiangning Mansion wanted to see him, he had already vaguely guessed that this matter was unusual.The reason why he agreed was not for money, but because he wanted to know what the purpose of those people was.

When that Xie Hua talked to him today, he cooperated on the surface, but actually laughed secretly several times - Xie Hua was implying him that if he played for Chen Guo in the south of the Yangtze River, Chen Guo would definitely value him.But even according to what Xie Hua said, let him go to Chen Guo to be a general with a hundred thousand troops?ha!The [-] soldiers in Jiangnan, can the [-] soldiers and horses in Yanzhou fight?He is not rare to give it to him!

He has followed Xie Wuji for many years, and he is undoubtedly loyal to Xie Wuji.And more importantly, the situation in the world has become increasingly clear.He firmly believes that Zhu Nao is the future master of the world!At this time, if he betrayed Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji, even if he was given ten thousand taels of gold, he wouldn't be able to do it!

Quan Yu said: "Send someone out to have a look. When they are far away, prepare horses for me immediately. I'm going to see General Xie!"

The subordinates immediately prepared to go according to his instructions.

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In the morning of the next day, Xie Wuji hurriedly walked into the hall of the temporary palace.

Zhu Nao was about to get up, when he saw him come in, he sat back down again.

Xie Wuji said straight to the point: "The Xie family sent people to try to bribe my generals."

Junao was slightly taken aback.

Last night Quan Yu came to Xie Wuji in a hurry to explain what happened, but Xie Wuji was busy in the barracks, so today he had time to come to Zhu Nao to explain the matter.

Junao asked, "What did they say?"

Xie Wuji relayed all Quan Yu's words to Zhu Nao.

After hearing this, Zhu Nao understood, shook his head and said with a smile, "They are afraid that their lips will die and their teeth will be cold, and they want to help Tao Bei."

Although Xie Hua didn't mention this at all in his words, he just asked Quan Yu about the Shu army's military plan for Henan and Hebei.However, they came to the door at this time, and with a little analysis, their intentions could be ascertained.

Not to mention Zhu Nao, even Xie Wuji guessed the Xie family's intentions.He said indifferently: "I let Quan Yu continue to communicate with Xie Hua, and at the same time, I also ordered other officials in the army that if they encounter similar things, they don't have to startle them, but continue to make false claims with those people and get counterfeit information from them."

Jun Nao's eyes lit up immediately, and he smiled approvingly.

Compared with a few years ago, Xie Wuji has changed a lot.Thinking back when Xie San came to him and he found out that he had secretly bought his generals, he killed Xie San without hesitation.But now, he won't do that anymore.

Killing people is certainly a solution, but it is only a middle or even a bad policy.On the contrary, it is best to use strength to fight, use tricks, and confuse the enemy... These are the best strategies.

Compared with killing people, it is difficult to determine whether these best strategies are kind or cruel.Just benevolent or not, cruel or not, has never been the principle of Xie Wuji's actions.

——Only by restoring the national program as soon as possible and ending the war is his consistent principle!

Zhu Nao looked at Xie Wuji.Xie Wuji's face was still clean and delicate, but his eyes were exceptionally resolute, with an aura that didn't match his appearance.A long time ago, Zhu Nao felt that Xie Wuji was like a snow peak on a high mountain, beautiful and inconspicuous, touching and soul-stirring.

He complained jokingly: "Could it be possible that I really want to make you a queen so that the world can know that you are mine and dare not think of you again?"

Usually when he teased Xie Wuji like this, Xie Wuji was either speechless or dumbfounded.But this time, Xie Wuji was slightly startled, his eyes darkened.

He was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Then how do I teach the world that you belong to me alone?"

Junao was stunned.

After a while, Xie Wuji got up, his expression had returned to calm, as if he hadn't said anything just now.He asked: "When I came in just now, I seemed to see that you were going out. Do you have something to do?"

Zhu Nao came back to his senses, nodded and said, "I'm going to see Shangguan Xian."

Xie Wuji was surprised: "Shangguan Xian?"

"Hmm..." Zhu Nao said, "There are three more days, and the four months I promised him will be here."