Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 66
The ancient mansion in the south of the city.

It was cold in the mansion, and the voices of the long-term workers and maids were much quieter when they walked. They didn't dare to speak loudly, let alone show the slightest smile, for fear of offending the moody master at this moment. .

"Patriarch, Mushan has returned with his troops!" On the lobby, the Gu clan's relatives gathered together and reported with their hands clasped together.

"I got it!"

Gu Peng knelt and sat in the first place, his fists clenched slightly, and his face like a dead tree was extremely cold. He took a deep breath, calmed down his anger, and said coldly: "Pass down the order, from the top to bottom of the family, from now on, act in a low-key manner. My order, don't run into Mushan!"

A scholar can't say that he is a soldier.

In a prosperous age, perhaps the gentry is the number one, they are domineering, and they can name officials and robbers with a single word, and take people's lives. However, in troubled times, soldiers are kings, so they must bow their heads, otherwise they will be The disaster of extermination.

At this time, Mu Shan was powerful, with thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and even the prefect's mansion gave in. If they and Mu Shan fought to the death, they would not be able to bear it.

The most important thing is that Mushan is barefoot, but they wear shoes.

It’s not impossible for Mushan to destroy their family. Although the consequences of doing so will offend the entire Nanyang and even Jingzhou gentry, making it difficult for them to walk, but barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes, and Mushan will not do this.

But they couldn't bear the result.

Zhu's extermination is a lesson from the past.

So this tone, they must endure it.

"promise!"

The several family deacons looked at each other and nodded, knowing that it would be embarrassing for a scholar to bow their heads to a rebel, but for the sake of the family, they could only do so.

"Patriarch, my nephew has something to report!" A middle-aged man stood up.

He is the deacon in charge of the family shop, Gulin, under 40 years old, the backbone of the family.

"Say!"

"In the past, our shops were looted and ransacked by the yellow turban thieves. This matter is quite strange. It is not just the rebellion of the yellow turban thieves, but some merchants in the city are helping the evil. They know where the warehouses of our shops are, and the property looted by us The reason why they haven’t been able to find out is because they hid it!”

Gu Lin said: "If I didn't pay attention recently, I found that some merchants' families in the city, such as the Zhang family of the silk shop, the Xu family of the iron shop, and the Sun family of the restaurant and teahouse...they actually colluded with Jingping Village Get up, I'm afraid I'm still full of drums!"

He paused, and said: "And recently I sent people to watch these merchants' homes, and found that today there are more than a dozen owners of merchants' homes and Mu Jing, the son of Mushan, gathered in the restaurant in the south of the city. I know what they are discussing, but they have always gathered together, and what they discussed is not a good thing, so I want to report to the Patriarch!"

"Merchant?"

Gu Peng heard the words, his pupils were cold, his blood was condensed, and his killing intent was awe-inspiring, and he shouted angrily: "How dare these lowly things do this, they want to seek death!"

He never put the so-called merchants in his eyes.

This is a bunch of parasites.

They are only interested in profit, but they can only beg for mercy for these nobles.

Just a bunch of dogs.

He usually obeyed them, but he never expected that these merchants dared to bite them hard behind them when they were in the most danger. This bite made them miserable.

"Patriarch, these merchants must seek refuge in Mushan!"

Someone said in a low voice.

"Aren't we provoking Mushan if we attack them at this moment!"

"Why don't you be afraid of Mushan, you're just a reckless man!"

Someone said coldly: "If we can't teach these merchants some lessons, our gentry will lose their reputation and let others bully us!"

"Humph!"

Gu Peng said coldly: "Mushan holds the military power, so a family naturally respects him three feet. If he uses the power of swords and soldiers, he will naturally be unable to move him, but if he really thinks that we are afraid of him, then he is too naive. The law of the court cannot tolerate a traitor. The magistrate and the prefect can tolerate him because he has not rebelled, but there is a limit to their tolerance. If the sword is used forcefully, Mushan will die, so if the sword does not move, he Don't dare to mess with us!"

He is afraid of Mushan.

But it doesn't mean that Mu Shan can be domineering. As the saying goes, the teacher is famous, even if Mu Shan wants to send troops to defeat them, he must have a reputation, otherwise he will be a traitor, Nanyang will not tolerate him, Jingzhou will not tolerate him, the world will tolerate him Don't leave him alone.

"What does the owner mean?"

"Didn't these merchants think that by relying on Mushan, they could compete with us?"

Gu Peng sarcastically said with a sneer: "Then let him know that the gentry are not to be provoked, and tell all the families that from now on, boycott all merchants who are close to Jingping Village, and let them have nothing to sell. , let them have nothing to buy, no labor, no source, but only rely on the profits from reselling, I will see how long they can survive!"

"promise!"

When everyone heard the words, their eyes were clear and bright.

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in the restaurant.

"Master, there is something I want to ask!" Zhang Heng said suddenly.

"But it doesn't matter!"

Mujing put down the wine cup in his hand, and said with a smile.

"In the past, we helped Jingping soldiers and looted the warehouses of the gentry. This matter can no longer be hidden. They have already realized that we have meddled in it, and they must be very angry!" Zhang Heng stood up, cupped his hands and said: "The gentry in the city have always been arrogant and domineering. , won’t let us resist them, they may not dare to disobey the county captain, but they will definitely be ruthless if they attack us!”

"so……"

Zhang Heng said in a loud voice: "I also ask the big shopkeeper to take action and save my life!"

"Please take action, big shopkeeper, save my life!"

Everyone also bowed their hands to invite each other.

Their fear of the gentry is deep in the bone marrow and soul.

"Do you want me to invite father to come forward and warn these gentry?" Mu Jing played with the wine cup with his right hand, and said calmly: "It's not impossible, we will advance and retreat together, and you and the others are also helping me in the past, out of emotion and reason , I should take this matter down, but..."

His voice made everyone feel slightly happy, but when he changed his words, it made everyone a little nervous, and looked at Mu Jing with a pair of eyes.

Mu Jing raised his head, his eyes swept away, and he looked straight at the crowd: "Are you willing to be suppressed by the nobles for the rest of your life?"

"If we don't hold back, what else can we do?"

Everyone smiled wryly.

"Now there is a very good opportunity!" Mu Jing said.

"Chance?"

"what chance!"

Everyone looked at Mujing and frowned.

"A chance to resist!"

Mu Jing said calmly: "The power of others is always useless. Only my own strength is the one to rely on. My father can step forward. If they exert strong pressure, they must not dare to be too presumptuous, but let us Waiting for merchants is always looked down upon by people, thinking that we can only hide under others, and dare not hold our heads up high..."

He changed his voice: "But if we can rely on our own strength to resist the oppression of the gentry, then we can gain a foothold in the world as merchants!"

"It's easy to say, but the shopkeeper, how can we merchants stop the nobles?"

The mood of the people is not high. How many times they have been taught that resisting the gentry has no good end, and they are already a little numb.

"Why can't you stop it?"

Mujing's calm face was full of evil spirits: "My father led the troops to suppress all directions in the town. How could they dare to use swords? Don't you have any guts?"

"The shopkeeper is right!"

"Master County Captain led troops to suppress Wuyin. Anyone who dares to mess around will be massacred. Since then, our safety is guaranteed!"

"If this is the case, they are already hostile anyway, so it doesn't matter if you block it!"

"..."

Everyone heard the words, and their mentality began to change a little.

"Great treasurer, it's not that I don't want to wait, but that every corner of this county has the tentacles of the nobles. Even among the merchants, I wait only a small number, and most of them obey the orders of the nobles!"

Zhang Heng pondered for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "I'm afraid I have little chance of winning!"

"If you haven't tried it, how do you know your success or failure? Are you willing?" Mu Jing looked at Zhang Heng: "Zhang Heng, they joined Jingping Trading Company not only for survival, but also for dignity. You don't want this dignity. ?"

"Since the shopkeeper has such ambitions, why would he hesitate to fight? Please give orders to the shopkeeper!" Zhang Heng clenched his fists, and was finally inspired by Mu Jing to fight. What Mu Jing said was right, he still wanted to take a gamble , bet on dignity.

　Second more!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)