Zhu Nao

On the other side, Lu Qinghui was drinking tea and chatting with Sun Zhaoping, the patriarch of the Sun family, in the backyard of the Sun family.

Lu Qinghui picked up the teacup and lightly smelled the tea fragrance in the cup.The refreshing tea fragrance made him squint his eyes in enjoyment.He took two sips, put down the teacup and said slowly: "I have already entrusted someone to handle what uncle mentioned to me last time. I entrusted someone to find a few business houses, and they are very interested in uncle's tea and the four treasures of the study. "

Sun Zhaoping's eyes lit up immediately: "Nephew, are you serious?"

Lu Qinghui smiled lightly and said, "Can I still lie to Uncle?"

Sun Zhaoping hurriedly asked: "Then, how much can they charge?"

Lu Qinghui said: "They are all big business houses, so they must be able to eat the goods that Uncle has backlogged. It's just about the price... After all, the current situation is not good, so the price may not be as good as in previous years."

Sun Zhaoping suddenly choked for breath.After all, he is a person who has seen the big world. Although he couldn't restrain the ecstasy in his heart, he was relatively calm on the surface.He thought for a while and asked, "The price is negotiable. I don't know where the business is? Are they not under the jurisdiction of the Shu Kingdom?"

Lu Qinghui paused for a moment while playing with the tea cover, and said softly: "No. They are Shu merchants."

Now Sun Zhaoping couldn't hold back, showing a surprised expression: "What, what? Shu merchants?"

This Sun family is a big family in the south of the Yangtze River after Xie and Liu. Many children in the family are officials in the court of Chen Guo, and they also have some soldiers in their hands.Although Sun Zhaoping does not serve in the court, he is in charge of the family property and is the real head of the Chen family.

The Sun family is a wealthy family, and the family's industries involve all aspects, the two biggest being tea and the four treasures of the study.Longjing tea and white tea from the south of the Yangtze River are famous all over the world, and inkstone from Huizhou is also one of the four famous inkstones in the world.Relying on these two industries alone, the Sun family earns tens of thousands of dollars every year.

However, since Ma Shu captured Xuzhou, although Shu State did not immediately retaliate against Chen State's march, it began to crowd out and suppress the business of several big families in the south of the Yangtze River.Less than half of the Sun family's goods can be sold in Jiangnan, and the remaining half is to be sold all over the world.But now, except for Chen Guo in the south of the Yangtze River, the rest of the world has been conquered by Junao, at least all the commercial routes are controlled by Zhu Nao.Zhu Nao issued an order that merchants from all over the country were not allowed to trade with Chen country merchants, and most of the Sun family's goods were immediately backlogged.

Sun Zhaoping has been very anxious recently, looking for contacts everywhere, hoping that the companies he has worked with before can continue to help him sell goods because of their old friendship.It's a pity that those people didn't dare to take the risk, so they all rejected him.This was a great blow to the Chen family.

A while ago, he complained a few words in front of Lu Qinghui, and Lu Qinghui said that he had some contacts outside, which might be of help.He didn't expect anything from Lu Qinghui at first, he just thanked Lu Qinghui for his kindness casually, but he didn't expect that Lu Qinghui actually found a way!

However, Shu merchants...

Of course, Sun Zhaoping would not be dissatisfied with selling the goods to Shu merchants, as long as he could make money.What he worries about is, do Shu merchants really dare to buy things from their Sun family?Isn't this breaking the law under the eyes of the emperor!Could it be that the Shu people set them up to trick them?

Lu Qinghui also seemed to see Sun Zhaoping's worries, and hurriedly said: "Uncle, don't worry, I was an official in Sichuan a few years ago, and I have many old students. This matter is also entrusted to them, and they are all very reliable people. "

He briefly told Sun Zhaoping about the background of the two firms that were planning to buy tea and the Four Treasures of the Study, and they were indeed big firms.He also talked about the rules of the transaction. The other party has a way to hide the origin of the Sun family's goods. Although the price should be lower, the way of trading does not sound like it will make the Sun family suffer.

After hearing this, Sun Zhaoping dispelled a lot of doubts, and said with emotion: "Nephew... If this matter can really be done, Uncle really doesn't know how to thank you!"

Lu Qinghui said: "The Lu family and the Sun family are family friends, this is my nephew's job. How can I thank you for such a trivial matter?"

Sun Zhaoping said: "Why should my nephew be modest? You know, our family has a great career and it's not easy to manage it. The Emperor Shu's ban really made us suffer a lot."

In fact, Jiangnan is so rich that ordinary people are self-sufficient enough, and big families don't worry about wealth.It's just that suddenly the income is forced to be halved, and anyone will feel anxious.

Lu Qinghui sighed: "It's all an innocent disaster... If the war can end as soon as possible, the world will be peaceful..."

Hearing this, Sun Zhaoping couldn't help but secretly startled, and took a peek at Lu Qinghui's expression.

The Sun family is in serious business, and they don't make money from the war. The war will only destroy their business, so Sun Zhaoping also hopes to end the war as soon as possible.But Lu Qinghui's last sentence "the world is peaceful" is a bit intriguing.Was he really just expressing emotion casually, or did he mean something else?Chen Guo wanted to pacify the world, but everyone knew it was impossible, and the Jiangnan people didn't have such ambitions.Doesn't the phrase "peace in the world" mean that the people of Shu will end the separatism in the south of the Yangtze River and unify the country?

Moreover, this Lu Qinghui was able to get through the joints of the Shu merchants and let the Shu merchants do business with the Sun family regardless of Zhu Nao's ban. What kind of background does he have?Could it be that... he has been bribed by the people of Shu?

But Sun Zhaoping immediately thought that Lu Qinghui was expelled from the Chengdu mansion by Zhu Nao at the beginning, and it is said that he had formed a deep personal enmity with Zhu Nao. Under such circumstances, he should not be willing to do things for Zhu Nao, right?On the contrary, the Lu family and the Sun family have a lot of business abroad, maybe this is just Lu Qinghui's sincere words...

Sun Zhaoping hesitated for a moment, pretending that he didn't care about what he just said, and didn't make any statement.

In fact, the Sun family has been observing the situation all along.The separatist regime in the south of the Yangtze River is very beneficial to these local powerful families. After all, if the power of the Central Plains is in power, these families will definitely be restrained from entering the officialdom, lest they have too much power and do not obey the control of the court.But the division of the world has also damaged their business, especially now that the Shu Kingdom is dominant, and they are firmly suppressed in the south of the Yangtze River, which makes them suffer from many constraints.

It's hard to say which is good or bad.Although the Sun family did not show much enthusiasm for resisting Shu, they did not support surrendering Shu.After all, the benefits of separatism and monopoly are too great. Once you give up, there will be no such opportunities in the future.They can't bear it.

Lu Qinghui saw Sun Zhaoping's performance in his eyes, frowned slightly, and didn't say any more.

The two changed the subject and chatted for a while, seeing that the sky was getting dark, Lu Qinghui got up and said: "Uncle, my nephew should retire."

Lu Qinghui did a great favor today, and Sun Zhaoping was naturally very enthusiastic about him, so he hurriedly got up and said, "Nephew, let me take you out."

"How dare you trouble uncle?"

"Hey, where is it!"

As the two of them were evading, a servant quickly walked into the courtyard and came to Sun Zhaoping: "Grandson, Xie Changshi sent someone to report to Mr. Sun about the military situation in Huainan..."

Sun Zhaoping and Lu Qinghui were both taken aback for a moment, and could not help but look at each other.

Sun Zhaoping said, "Let him in."

Lu Qinghui didn't leave in a hurry, and returned to his original position and sat down.

Soon, the envoy sent by Xie Wuchen walked into the backyard—this person was the one sent by Xie Wuchen and Liu Jingfeng to report the news to the dignitaries of various families.

The envoy reported to Sun Zhaoping and Lu Qinghui how Ma Shu ran amok in Huainan, how he clashed with the gentry, and how he ignored the imperial order and robbed the local nobles to Sun Zhaoping and Lu Qinghui.Sun Zhaoping and Lu Qinghui were both surprised after hearing this.

Sun Zhaoping scowled angrily, "This horse bundle is really a disaster! He shouldn't have been allowed to go to Huainan in the first place!"

As far as Sun Zhaoping is concerned, of course he doesn't like Ma Shu, who is from a poor family and extremely restless. What's more, now that Ma Shu dares to attack the powerful gentry in Huainan, will he dare to attack them next time?

After a while, Sun Zhaoping suppressed his anger and asked the emissary, "What's the attitude of Xie Changshi and Liu Xiaowei to this?"

The emissary said: "General Jianwu is lawless and robbed the people's wealth. Duke Liu and Duke Xie are also very annoyed. As for how to deal with it, we need to discuss it with the princes when we go to court tomorrow."

Sun Zhaoping nodded, then shook his head again.Ma Shu has aroused the public outrage of the big families, I'm afraid even the Liu family won't want to protect him this time.But when such a poisonous carbuncle was raised, the dignitaries condemned and scolded him angrily, and in the end there was probably nothing they could do about it—just like no one wants to use their own soldiers and horses to fight against the Shu army, who is willing to use their own soldiers and horses to fight against the Shu army? How about packing the harness with your own strength?

In the past, when there was no strong enemy outside, the families lived together peacefully and benefited each other. In order to balance each other, they also supported a puppet emperor Han Rushan.It was indeed a quiet time.But when foreign enemies came, the disadvantages of the aristocratic families' self-government were exposed.There is no strong ruler in Jiangnan, and people will only blame each other when things happen.And the Kingdom of Shu is so powerful, how long can the Kingdom of Chen last?

Not to mention the Kingdom of Chen, as powerful as Tao Bei and his Liang Kingdom, didn't they also vanish under the iron hooves of the Shu army...

After the envoy left, Lu Qinghui stood up again and said, "Uncle, my nephew will not bother you today."

Sun Zhaoping pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Nephew, those disciples of yours in Sichuan are old, if there is a chance, how about introducing them to uncle?"

Lu Qinghui was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Of course!"

Sun Zhaoping looked at him with a tacit smile.The disadvantages of Chen Guo's regime are being revealed little by little, making Sun Zhaoping realize that it may not be the solution to keep watching.

He said with deep emotion: "Perhaps the world will be at peace as soon as possible, and it will be good for everyone...Nephew, go, I will send you out!"

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After leaving the Sun Residence, Lu Qinghui got into his carriage.Before the carriage started, he lifted the curtain and glanced at the magnificent Sun Mansion.

"Lu Gong, do you want to go back to the mansion?" asked the coachman.

Lu Qinghui nodded and put down the car curtain: "Go back."

Previously, Lu Jia brought him Zhu Nao's message, asking him to help win over Chen Guo's descendant faction, he thought this matter would be extremely difficult to handle.However, after the real start, he found that the matter was much easier than he had imagined—it was because Junao had given him enough bargaining chips.

Although he is also a descendant of a family in the south of the Yangtze River, but only relying on the so-called "friendship" and "face", he knows that it is absolutely impossible to persuade the dignitaries of the Chen country to listen to him. These people are just talking.While Zhu Nao was suppressing and buying, he pushed and pulled, which immediately made his speech in front of the dignitaries much more important.

It's just that these dignitaries have not yet made up their minds, they are still watching the development of the situation.Until one day, they found that Chen State was in danger, and Zhu Nao and Shu State were the destiny, and they would give up their hearts.Lu Qinghui didn't know what Zhu Nao's plan was, but he had vaguely sensed that this day would come soon, and Jun Nao might make Ma Shu a crucial move.

And he will also play this game of chess with Zhu Nao, just as a reward for Jun Nao.

——When he left Chengdu Mansion, it was clearly a mess.Even if Yuan Jilu is the chief culprit, he, the young governor of the Chengdu Mansion, cannot escape the blame.For so many years, he has always felt guilty about this, dreaming back at midnight, and often dreaming of the city of Chengdu that was destroyed by the rebel army when he left.

It was Zhu Nao who restored Chengdu Mansion to its former appearance as the land of abundance, and solved a regret in his heart.

If he still has any wish now, it is to hope that Jiangnan and the world will be at peace as soon as possible...

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A few days later, Xuzhou.

Two soldiers sent by Ma Shu to Jiangning rushed back to the barracks, and immediately went to report to Ma Shu.After hearing the report of the two, Ma Shu couldn't help but change his face.

"My father is not sick? My family has been controlled by the court?!"

"Yes, General Jianwu, we have seen with our own eyes that many troops have been deployed near Mafu..."

"Bang!" Ma Shu slammed his fist down on the table, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

In fact, he was not surprised that the court controlled his family.Not to mention him, any general who leads troops abroad, the court will use his family as a pledge to ensure the loyalty of the general.He acted in a hurry and did not have time to transfer his family members temporarily, and if he really transferred his family members, he would arouse the vigilance of the court, so he did not make any arrangements for his family members.

——You must know that he didn't intend to descend to Shu so soon. He is still playing the role of a loyal minister and general of Chen Guo. He is just growing rapidly and is just up for sale.

But now it was Chen Guoxian who stabbed him in the back!Trick him to go back on the pretext of his father's serious illness, and then what?Then of course he will be deprived of his military power!The Huainan army was pulled out by him through all kinds of hard work, and Xuzhou was also brought down by him risking his life!It doesn't matter that the children of those aristocratic families have been on his head for so many years, and now they still want to take away everything from him without a single soldier!It's so hateful! !

——He still didn't realize that it was his actions that made him not only failed to be valued by both sides, but put him in a predicament that both sides didn't like.

But no matter how annoyed Ma Shu was, his immediate priority was to raise food and grass.Otherwise, his army would not be able to sustain it at all.The dignitaries of Chen Guo have regarded him as a thorn in their side, and he knew that this road might not work, so there was only another road...

After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Form a team of envoys to Luoyang to see the Emperor of Shu..."

The guards were taken aback and looked at each other.

Ma Shu's every word was full of reluctance: "Go and talk to the Shu people. If I am willing to bring Xuzhou back to surrender, how does he plan to arrange me?"

Although this is the path he had thought of long ago, all of this is far from what he imagined at the beginning.He originally hoped that he would dominate one side, so that Zhu Nao, the emperor of Shu, would love and hate him so much that he would take the initiative to send people to seek meritorious service.And he has both soldiers and horses and talents, so he doesn't worry about not being able to rise to the top in the future.But right now, he knew that although he occupied Xuzhou for a short time, he hadn't gained a firm foothold, and he didn't have enough bargaining chips for him to negotiate.But he had no choice, the early break with Chen Guo made it extremely difficult for him to survive with the army.

He can only hope that Zhu Nao is a person who loves talents, and he can see his extraordinaryness, so he will still use him...