Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 324 Zhen's Path Has Narrowed

Sure enough, this Li Xiao will come. These two gifts are obviously not light. It can be seen that Li Xiao intends to focus heavily on the King of Bohai.

But if you want to get into the king's car, two gifts, it seems shabby again.

"Great gift! This king will accept it with a smile!" Liu Qing smiled harmlessly, and joked: "However, Patriarch Li, this king has four concubines, and it is really difficult for this king to give you two gifts. !"

Li Xiao seemed to be used to this kind of scene, and there was no embarrassment on his face. This performance made Liu Qing feel a little embarrassed. This Li Xiao already has the demeanor of a big businessman.

As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's someone else who is embarrassed?

"May I ask Your Majesty, what are the preferences of the other two concubines?" Li Xiao asked generously.

Liu Qing thought about it, Xun Cai's hobbies are too broad, and the gentleman's six arts are all involved.

However, the "control" in the Six Arts is not to control the horse, but to control the king.

As for Qianying, it's easy to say, she likes swords.

But how can Liu Qing really want it? It's just a joke.

"Patriarch Li laughed at me. Just now, I just joked about buying grain, so relax!" Liu Qing laughed.

Li Xiao was not hypocritical, and expressed his gratitude again, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After bidding farewell to the Li family, Liu Qing left Lu Nu and went to Wuji the next day.

On the other side, in Wuji Zhen's mansion, two men and a woman were gathered around the bed, looking worried, and lying on the bed was a person who didn't look old, but had a very haggard face.

"Father, since you have been sick and returned home, you should rest in peace and recuperate. It is better to let your mother take care of the food storage as in the past."

Zhen Yan persuaded him that he was working in Quliang, and when he learned that his father was seriously ill, he asked for leave to go home to visit him. On his left side was his younger brother Zhen Yao, who was still young, and on his right side was his younger sister. Zhen Rong is exactly fourteen years old, and the other three sisters have all married early.

Not to mention that the mistress Zhang is fine, but when she mentions him, Zhen Yi gets angry. Now Zhen's situation is all because of her short-sightedness!
Well, Zhen's was originally the largest grain supplier, and originally took advantage of the skyrocketing price to ship goods to make a fortune, but the result?However, the Zhang family operated in the opposite direction. Instead, they purchased grain from the market at a high price, and stocked it up. As a result, the price of grain has collapsed now.

"Father, don't blame your mother. My mother is also considering the family. The price of food during this period is quite strange. My Zhen family is not the only one who suffers."

"But the Zhen family is indeed the family that suffers the most!" Zhen Yi immediately responded, the anger in his tone was self-evident, "A woman's opinion is a woman's opinion, she should take good care of Mi'er, family affairs, I will deal with it myself in the future!"

Zhen Yan didn't know how to persuade her, so she simply remained silent. Her father came back for half a month, calling it to recuperate, but the illness was not healed, and his physical condition became worse and worse.

"Father, calm down and take care of yourself!" Zhen Rong said softly.

"Rong'er is still good, unlike you guys, who only angers me!" Zhen Yi smiled at his daughter, Zhen Yan was speechless for a while...

"Rong'er, I have a good relationship with Yuan Taifu. He died suddenly a month ago, leaving behind a son who is not yet married. I want to betroth you to him. The Zhen family and the Yuan family will work together to deal with the current predicament."

When Zhen Rong heard that his father wanted to marry her, a look of confusion appeared on his pretty face. His father was informing her, not asking for her opinion. Who to marry and when to marry were all up to the father. like that.

"Father orders." Zhen Rong replied lightly.

"Father, my sister is only fourteen, and she will be born next year, so why be in a hurry." Zhen Yan said.

"What do you know! You..." Zhen Yi just wanted to scold, but suddenly stopped his mouth, turned his head up and sighed.

How does the brat know about the pressure of the family, and only he knows about his illness. Unfortunately, he is in his early thirties and his children are so young. If he doesn't arrange it properly, who will arrange it in the future?Zhang?

Zhen Yi's tone changed, and he suddenly became more serious, "Yan'er, Yu'er died young, Yao'er was still young, your mother is a girl after all, the burden of Zhen's family will fall on your head sooner or later, I will deal with the current predicament." Find a way to get out!"

Zhen Yan thought for a while, and then said: "Father, I was on duty in Wei County, and I also heard rumors that Xun Yu, the governor of Jizhou, was an aide of the King of Bohai, and Tian Feng, the governor of Zhongshan County, was also an aide of the King of Bohai. Jizhou has already followed the lead of the King of Bohai, and the Zhen family is in a predicament, can you ask the King of Bohai to help?"

Zhen Yi thought about it carefully, and he also knew something about what Zhen Yan said, but the Zhen family had never had anything to do with the King of Bohai, but he was an official in Runan, and he had a good relationship with the Yuan family. The Yuan family is the leader, and the Zhen family is no exception.

"Although Yan'er's words are somewhat reasonable, my Zhen family and the King of Bohai have nothing to do with each other. Now that food prices are collapsing, the Zhen family may not have much time to survive. Only the Yuan family can digest it like this." I have made up my mind to have a large stockpile, as long as Ronger is promised to Yuan Zhongda, all the grains of the Zhen family will be provided to the Yuan family in the future, so it will be a long-term plan."

"However, Zhongshan is far away from Runan. If one day, the King of Bohai and the Yuan family turn against each other, how will the Zhen family's business be maintained?"

Zhen Yan asked a question, which made Zhen Yi fall into deep thought. Now the Yuan family is mainly fighting with Dong Zhuo and Liu Biao, and it is not difficult for a discerning person to see that the King of Bohai has an aggressive heart for Yanzhou. If this is the case, sooner or later, the Yuan family will also turn against each other. At that time, Wu Ji Zhen's situation is delicate.

After all, the whole Anping County's battle to destroy the powerful made the whole Jizhou full of wind and rain, and the Boling Cui family, such a prominent family, also fled to Henan with their whole family. In the future, the Zhen family could easily end up like this.

When Zhen Yi was hesitant, Zhen Yan hurriedly said: "Father, I heard that the King of Bohai likes female sex. The Cai family and the Xun family all promised him with a daughter. Even Dong Zhuo gave Zhang Luo a marriage for him." He turned to Zhen Rong, and continued He said: "My sister is beautiful, why doesn't my father do what he likes and promise her to the King of Bohai? If the Zhen family is protected by the King of Bohai, wouldn't they be able to sit back and relax?"

As soon as Zhen Yan finished speaking, Zhen Yi scolded: "Confused! You have seen how the King of Bohai treats the powerful nobles in various counties!"

Zhen Yan was at a loss for words for a while. From the surface, the past two years have not been very good for the powerful gentry in Jizhou. First there was the Yellow Turban, and then there was Montenegro. After a while, it finally calmed down. It is aimed at the tyrants of the gentry.

As the county magistrate of Quliang, Zhen Yan has done a lot of basic work himself, so she knows a lot. Although on the surface, the heroes of the gentry have been subject to many restrictions and restrictions, but now is not the time to start. The facts have proved that, After accepting the unified control of the county government, the benefits gained by each family and ethnic group not only made up for the losses of the Yellow Turban riots, but even exceeded the gains before the Yellow Turban riots.

Take Quliang, which he governed, as an example. In the past, each family operated independently, and when there was a drought, their production would be greatly reduced.

The song of the curved beams means the vertical and horizontal twists and turns of the river. When it is dry, it will die from drought, and when it is flooded, it will die from waterlogging.

However, after extensive water conservancy construction last year, the waterways were unblocked, able to store water and discharge floods quickly, coupled with large-scale land reclamation and sufficient labor, last year's autumn harvest, even though Quliang was affected by the drought, the autumn harvest still increased by [-]%.

However, it is a bit difficult to convince my father with these things, not to mention that my father is only thinking of making friends with the Yuan family, and my relatives may not listen to it. Moreover, Zhen Yan has no objection to making friends with the Yuan family.

On the second day, Zhen Yan inquired about a piece of news.

Liu Qing, the king of Bohai, appeared in Lunu and bought food on a large scale to use as military rations.

The purchase of grain with great fanfare has come to Wuji again, and the intention of the Bohai King is undoubtedly a clear card.

Zhen Yan quickly told his father the news, maybe what he wanted to say yesterday, plus today's news, his father should be able to listen to it.

However, just when Zhen Yan was about to persuade his father, an unexpected visitor came to the house.

Yuan Shao's long history - Chen Lin.

Although she didn't know why Chen Lin came here, Zhen Yan could figure out a thing or two, probably it was the matter of in-laws that his father said.

Either no one cares about it, or both the Yuan family and the King of Bohai have come.

That's all, let your father decide everything!

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It's not the first time Liu Qing has come to Wuji. The last time, he passed by here when he was going to Anxi County.

When Tian Feng first arrived, someone contacted him and introduced Wuji's recent situation to Tian Feng, including Zhen Yi's condition did not improve, his son Zhen Yan came back from Wei County to take care of Wuji, and the latest news, Chen Lin visited Zhen's a few days ago .

"Yuan Hao, your eyeliner is well done!"

"My lord, I laughed. I'm ashamed of not being able to put the eyeliner in the Zhen family! But my lord, Chen Lin came to visit first. I'm afraid someone else will get the lord's food first. Do you want me to go and find out first?"

"One of the county guards is snooping? Is the Zhen family worthy of this pomp?" Liu Qing said coldly. He was a little unhappy when he heard the news of Chen Lin.

Yuan's hand extended to Jizhou again?
Also extended to my future wife's house?

I remember that after Yuan Shao was defeated in Bohai, he came to Zhongshan County to suffer again. It is estimated that it was the result of Yuan Wei and Zhen Yi's discussions together.

"Of course I don't deserve it, and I don't even need my lord to show up." Tian Feng said.

"Since you're here, let's go in person."

During the rest of the time when he arrived in Wuji, Liu Qing visited many markets. The supply of food in Wuji is indeed greatly in excess of demand. The price of less than three hundred yuan may be the last time it appeared, it was the period of Guangwu Zhongxing.

"Yuan Hao, what will happen if the price of grain is the same all over the world?"

"Naturally, it is a life in the sea, a prosperous age where the people live in peace and happiness!"

"Such a prosperous age is exactly the goal of my generation!" Liu Qing sighed sincerely.

Dominate the world?It was just a natural step.

"My lord is wise!"

Tian Feng and Guo Jia who were following behind said at the same time.

Tian Feng had already ordered people to send the greeting cards, and the next day, Liu Qing took people to Zhen's mansion.

Zhen Yi reluctantly got up and was supported by his servants throughout the process. Beside him were Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao. As for Zhen's mistress Zhang, she didn't show up, and the female relatives were not allowed to appear on stage.

Naturally, Liu Qing saw Zhen Yan for the first time. Even though he was an official of Wei County, Tian Feng obviously recognized Zhen Yan.

After Zhen Yi saw the ceremony, Zhen Yan also introduced herself.

"My lower official, Zhen Yan, the county magistrate of Quliang, has met King Bohai and Lord Tianfu."

"Mr. Zhenxian doesn't need to be too polite. Since he is a Han minister, he must be a colleague." Liu Qing laughed.

After taking his seat, Tian Feng went straight to the point and said to Zhen Yi: "The meaning of King Bohai's coming to this county has already been heard by Master Zhen. The king defended the border for the country and spent a lot of money. Now the court is in constant chaos and there is no food and grass to allocate, so The King of Bohai has no choice but to purchase it himself, and the Zhen family is the first to produce grain, so I hope that the master of Zhen can sell some, and the king is willing to buy it at a price of [-] yuan at the supermarket."

Zhen Yi deliberately squeaked a few times, and then sighed.

Zhen Yan immediately said: "My father is seriously ill, and my words are vague. I hope the king and husband will forgive me. What my father means is that Zhen's grain has signed a purchase agreement with Yuan's. I would like to offer [-] shi of grain for free to the King!"

Straight to the point, stated his position, and at the same time acted generously to avoid offending, it can be said that Mrs. Zhen acted very cleanly.

Fifty thousand shi of grain is not a small amount.

"Oh? There is such a thing?" Tian Feng asked knowingly, "I don't know how much Yuan's bid is?"

"Sorry, this is confidential information." Although Zhen Yan was still young, she was not timid in the face of the mature Tian Feng and the superior Liu Qing, and she almost said that it was difficult to obey.

"Is there really no room for maneuver?" Tian Fengyi asked.

Zhen Yan's heart was shocked, he wanted to have room for maneuver, but after Chen Lin met her father, she directly finalized the matter, and her father also agreed to use [-] shi of grain to send Bohai King away, so as not to be hated by Bohai King, after all Zhen Yan still has to be an official in Jizhou, and Wei Jun is even under the eyes of King Bohai.

"The contract has been established, it cannot be broken, I am really sorry!"

Liu Qing looked at Zhen Yi calmly, and saw that his improvement was really poor, he didn't seem to be pretending to be ill.

Tian Feng wanted to say more, but Liu Qing stopped him and said, "Since that's the case, it's my king's trouble!"

After speaking, Liu Qing got up and left. Tian Feng and Guo Jia looked at each other, followed closely behind without saying a word.

Zhen Yi hurriedly called Zhen Yan and said, "Hurry up and send off the King of Bohai!"

Zhen Yan sighed, the ending seemed to be expected, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go see him off.

When Liu Qing returned to the post station, he was inexplicably angry. It wasn't Yuan Shao's boss who was so angry, but Mrs. Zhen was so decisive. It stands to reason that they knew the purpose of their visit.

One side just sent a long history to come, but as for Liu Qing, Wang Jia came personally, but the Zhen family didn't leave any room.

There is no doubt that Zhenshi chose to stand in line.

"My lord, although Zhen Yan has no great wisdom, he is still a talent to be made. The Zhen family has made such a choice, and I am afraid that he has formed an alliance with the Yuan family. Will this Zhen Yan be eliminated from Wei County?"

"Tch! Is this king so stingy?" Liu Qing snorted, and then said: "Since the Zhen family chooses to go to a dead end, this king can't help it. There are countless people who follow Yuan's family and vote for Yuan's family. How can the king be so angry! Just treat it with a normal heart!"

"Yuan Hao, you underestimate the lord's mind too much, just Zhen Yan, the lord can not only tolerate Zhen Yan, even with two younger sisters, the lord can also tolerate it!"

Feng Xiao, you understand me very well?
"Dianwei, put your halberd on Fengxiao's back and circle the post three times, and you will supervise it yourself!"

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