Zhu Nao

Wang Zhoumu had no choice but to send Lu Lianshan to discuss with the people.

Lu Lianshan is a rare official in the Yuzhou government with a good reputation and real power.Especially in the past few days, all kinds of news from the people have spread very quickly. Many people have heard of the conflict between Lu Lianshan and Wu Liang in order to protect Li Xiang. Therefore, many people have a good impression of Lu Lianshan.

After Lu Lianshan came forward, he comforted him repeatedly and temporarily stabilized the chaotic situation.

The common people broke in, although they had a hatred of being oppressed for a long time to vent, and they wished to smash the Yuzhou government to vent their anger.However, they themselves only have the ability to break, but not to build. If they really smash the government, they will not be able to clean up the mess that follows.So under the leadership of a few sane people, the people began to put forward various conditions to the government...

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An hour later, the brigade of officers and soldiers came out of the state capital and ran to the south of the city.

After two sticks of incense, Wu Liang was escorted back to the state capital by officers and soldiers.He was full of resentment and shock, struggling and cursing desperately.When the common people along the way saw him, they immediately surrounded him, spit on him and threw stones at him.Soon, Wu Liang was beaten to the point of bleeding, and he didn't dare to say a word.

After another hour, the caravans from Li Xiang and Langzhou came out of the state capital.

They were imprisoned for several days, described as looking a little embarrassed, and their bodies have lost a lot of weight.However, he seems to be in good spirits, and it seems that he has not suffered any abuse in prison.

After Li Xiang came out, he was immediately surrounded by people on the street to express his condolences.He was greeting everyone, when he raised his eyes, he saw Jun Nao sitting by the window of the teahouse.Junao smiled at him and gestured for him to go back first.

Another half an hour later, some people who were also in a mess also came out of the state capital, and dispersed in the direction of going home.

Officers, soldiers and common people came and went in and out of the state capital from sunrise to sunset.until it is getting late.

Before dark, Jing Zhe ran into the teahouse, ran upstairs, and handed Jun Nao a note.

Zhu Nao unfolded the note, with Lu Lianshan's handwriting on it.After reading it, he put away the note, got up and said briskly, "Let's go, we're going back."

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In the afternoon of the next day, Zhu Nao came to the wing of the teahouse, where Lu Lianshan was already waiting for him.

After Zhu Nao entered the room, Lu Lianshan couldn't help being surprised.This was the first time he had seen Zhu Nao in person, and he couldn't confirm whether this handsome young man was the fabled Zhu Nao state shepherd.

He was carefully looking at Zhu Nao, and Zhu Nao walked up to him and sat down across from him carelessly: "Master Lu, thank you for your hard work."

After confirming his identity, Lu Lianshan immediately showed a respectful expression, stood up and saluted: "Join Zhuzhou Mu."

Zhu Nao waved his hand: "There is no need to be too polite. Master Lu, is everything going well?"

Talking about this topic, Lu Lianshan's face suddenly showed a bit of color: "Thanks to Zhu Zhoumu's blessing, it went well! Wu Liang was arrested yesterday, was beaten [-] times on the spot, and was thrown into prison half dead. Liu Ruhu, Huang Yao, Gou Xing and other officials have also been dismissed and put into prison, the situation is over!"

Most of the officials he mentioned were his former political enemies in the state capital.The common people broke into the government yesterday and made many demands, which can be summed up in two main points - one is to demand that the government severely punish profiteers and corrupt officials, and the other is to improve people's livelihood.

Some of these demands are too drastic, while others are quite reasonable.As the official in charge of the negotiations, if Lu Lianshan wanted to fool the people, he could promise some empty words to calm the situation down first, and then go back on his regrets one by one. The people probably have nothing to do.However, how could Lu Lianshan let go of such a good opportunity?Instead of being fooled, he also helped the people come up with many more feasible ideas, and urged the state government to fulfill its promise immediately so as not to regret it later.

Under his "eat the inside out", whether Wang Zhoumu or other officials in the state government, who would dare to say a word?The angry common people outside are waiting!

As a result, Wu Liang was arrested on the spot; Wang Zhoumu signed the release order, acquitted Li Xiang and the people who smashed the shop on the spot, and released them immediately;

The common people stayed in the state capital all day yesterday for these things.Lu Lianshan seized the opportunity and forced Wang Zhoumu to agree to investigate the corruption case between Wu Liang and officials. The investigators were identified under the supervision of ordinary people, most of whom were Lu Lianshan's confidantes, and Lu Lianshan himself became the main investigator of course. trial officials.In this way, he is equivalent to the power in his hands.

Zhu Nao asked, "Does Wang Zhoumu still want to protect Wu Liang?"

"Protection? Security for what?" Lu Lianshan sneered, "Wu Liang was caught and immediately received [-] punishments before being thrown into prison. Do you know who ordered the [-] punishments? That's amazing." It wasn't the common people's request, it was Wang Zhoumu's own order! I guess he hates Wu Liang more than the common people now, if it wasn't for Wu Liang, he would have come to this point?"

"Eighty board?" Zhu Nao thought for a while, and said, "He wants Wu Liang to die in prison?"

Lu Lianshan froze for a moment.Zhu Nao didn't say anything, he hadn't thought of it yet.That being said, it is indeed very possible.Wu Liang did bribe many officials in the state capital, but who has been his biggest backer all along?Isn't it Wang Zhoumu himself?This has to be investigated, and there is no guarantee that many things about Wang Zhoumu will be found out.

Eighty slaps is considered a heavy punishment, and more than half of his life would have been removed after the beating.If you spend a few more days in a cold and humid prison, you may not be able to keep the remaining half of your life.If Wu Liang died like this, it would be the most convenient for Wang Zhoumu.

"Uh, then shall I find a way to save Wu Liang's life?" Lu Lianshan asked uncertainly.

Zhu Nao said softly, "Yuzhou Prefecture is under your control, you can check it however you want."

Lu Lianshan was startled, feeling a little complicated.

Yuzhou Mansion is indeed under his control.Originally, as the chief bookkeeper, he had his own group of people in the state capital. Some time ago, under Zhu Nao's reminder, he recruited a lot of people.However, due to the commotion among the common people yesterday, several of his political opponents were dismissed, and he no longer has any major opponents in the state capital.

In addition, he has the right to investigate the case in the future, so he can take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents.As long as the unification of personnel can be completed, then he will become the actual real controller of Yuzhou Prefecture.

And apart from the officials in the state capital, he has the support of the people.And because he promised the merchants that he would immediately negotiate with the Langzhou government and ask the Langzhou government to stop suppressing Yuzhou merchants, so he won the support of the merchants.Wang Zhoumu has been completely emptied by him.

Lu Lianshan said: "Zhu Zhoumu, I want to keep Wang Zhoumu for now..."

He was about to explain the reason, but before he could say anything, Zhu Nao agreed, "That's fine. Keeping him is a good shield."

Lu Lianshan opened his mouth, then closed it again, with more complicated emotions.

He has always secretly admired Jun Nao and wanted to be like Jun Nao, but he couldn't do what Jun Nao did.

As Zhu Nao said, Wang Zhoumu is a good shield.He has already emptied Wang Zhoumu, so keeping Wang Zhoumu will not do him much harm.On the contrary, if Wang Zhoumu is removed immediately, it may cause turmoil and make the Chengdu government dissatisfied.

Therefore, rationally speaking, it is a better decision to keep Wang Zhoumu.But……

Sensing Lu Lianshan's gaze, Zhu Nao raised his eyebrows slightly: "What?"

Lu Lianshan shook his head, thought for a while, and said, "Zhuzhou Mu has extraordinary wisdom and magnanimity, which is really admirable."

This sentence is not a compliment, but sincerely said.He really admires Zhu Nao's tolerance and courage.

At the beginning, Zhu Nao sent someone to find him, saying that he wanted to help him control the Yuzhou government, but he knew very well in his heart that what he said to help him was actually to use each other.Zhu Nao helped him seize power, and also planned to use him to gain benefits from Yuzhou.

However, from the very beginning until now, Junao did help him a lot, but asked him very little.

This is not because Zhu Nao has no plans for Yuzhou, but because Zhu Nao's vision is broader—he doesn't need to take Yuzhou into his own hands, he only needs to use the least cost and the fastest It is enough time to clear the obstacles and let Yuzhou become his help instead of resistance.

And his daring to do so meant that he trusted Lu Lianshan.In other words, he believed in his own eyesight.To be able to do this, what is important is not only the ability to recognize people, but more importantly, courage!

Because Lu Lianshan once thought of becoming someone like Zhu Nao, he couldn't help but imagine himself in the position of Zhu Nao, whether he could do it.

The answer is - no.In terms of vision, ability, and courage, he is really far behind Zhu Nao.

Thinking of this, Lu Lianshan couldn't help sighing: "Zhu Zhoumu, I really admire you. But... excuse me, I have a doubt in my heart, can I ask Zhu Zhoumu to clarify it for me?"

Zhu Nao said generously, "Speak."

Lu Lianshan said: "Zhuzhou Mu's moves are unexpected. Although it is a brilliant move, it is also dangerous. I don't know how Zhuzhou Mu has such courage?"

Many of the things Zhu Nao has done are really worthy of the words "excellent and brilliant".It is not surprising to Lu Lianshan that he provoked the people to rebel to attack the Yuzhou government.However, he was able to control the rebellious forces of the people through such simple means as placing manpower and setting fire to the arsenal, which really made Lu Lianshan applaud.This trick seems not difficult, but because it is the least costly and most effective method, it is hard to say how powerful it is.However, Junao's every step is really risky.

The most risky thing is that Zhu Nao dared to come to Yuzhou in person. Although this would allow him to control the overall situation faster and more effectively, if he made a mistake, he might lose everything!

Zhu Nao thought for a while, then asked, "Why would I dare? Then why wouldn't Master Lu dare?"

Lu Lianshan was taken aback: "Me? I... I'm afraid that if I make a wrong step, the loss will be heavy and irreparable, so naturally... I will be timid and hesitant."

Zhu Nao let out a "huh": "The loss is heavy and irreparable? How can it be considered a heavy loss and irreparable?"

Lu Lianshan was taken aback again, not knowing what to say.

Zhu Nao smiled and said: "I never carried anything in my life, and my life experience is nothing but vain. Apart from that, I earned everything after that. If there is a loss, just earn it again. Earn more and earn less, originally It's all net profit. Why care about it too carefully?"

Lu Lianshan was dumbfounded.

Before doing something, he has to weigh the pros and cons. If he has less than what he has now, it is a loss.But according to what Zhu Nao said, it seems that everything is a net profit?What he said seemed to make some sense, but it was really against human nature, and in fact it was still fallacious.

In the final analysis, it is because this guy is born to be a delusional person, lacking in heart and lungs, that's why he is like this...

Lu Lianshan resentfully gave up the idea of ​​learning from Zhu Nao.If he can't learn it, he won't be able to learn it in ten lifetimes.

After talking for a long time, it was getting late, and there were still things to deal with in the state capital, so Lu Lianshan couldn't stay any longer.Before he left, he asked Zhu Nao: "While I'm handling the case recently, if Zhuzhou Mu has anything to ask for, let me know as soon as possible, so I can arrange it earlier."

Zhu Nao thought for a moment, and said, "If it's convenient, give me the storefront of Zhengda Grain Store. I see that store has a good location and a big storefront. It's a good place to do business."

Lu Lianshan hurriedly said: "It's easy to say, easy to say. Wu Liang's assets are just about to be liquidated. I will open a back door for you, and I will give you a cheap shop. The people in the city will also be happy—ten taels of silver, how about it?"

Zhu Nao said, "Deal!"

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Not long after, Wu Liang's property confiscated by the Yuzhou government was liquidated and auctioned, and the storefront of Zhengda Grain Store was transferred to the non-traitor grain shop at a low price.

In a few days, Feijianliang will renovate the original storefront of Zhengdaliang Store. It is no longer closed and only the windows are open to the outside. conduct.

On the first day of the new store's opening, people lined up for three streets.

The Yuzhou government also opened up the grain business, and no longer authorized any merchants to monopolize the business.However, in view of the fact that the price of non-traitor grains is cheap and the reputation is excellent, it is difficult for other businessmen to compete with them, so there are very few competitors.

When the overall situation was decided, Zhu Nao stopped staying in Yuzhou, and left the grain business to Li Xiang to take care of, and then returned to Langzhou with Jing Zhe and others.

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On the return carriage, Zhu Nao raised the curtain and looked out the window.

Outside the car window, the field is desolate, and jackdaws crow from time to time on the bare branches, making it even more silent.

In the season of the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, there is a lack of vitality everywhere.

Jing Zhe asked beside him: "My lord, after we go back, do we have to go to other states to open food business?"

Zhu Nao shook his head: "No need, leave it to others."

This time he came to Yuzhou in person because Yuzhou was his first step in opening a grain business. Only those businessmen who have succeeded will have the confidence to continue with him.Now that the initial test is very successful, the business affairs can be handed over to other businessmen, and he no longer needs to do it himself.

——He has more important business to do!