Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 90 Madam Du's sorrow, Guan Changsheng's choice

dushi.

That is, the famous "Mrs. Du" during the Three Kingdoms period, whose real name is "Du E".

The master of the Qin family likes to call him "Du Xiao'e"...

She married into the Qin Mansion because of the "Yin Wind Habit" passed down from the Zhou Dynasty. In fact, it has been recorded in "Zhou Rituals" that "it is forbidden to relocate and marry the deceased."

In short, ghost marriage is prohibited.

But in fact, such feudal customs have been banned repeatedly, and even during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Chong, the most beloved son of Cao Cao, king of Wei, died of illness at 13 years old. Out of love for him, Cao Cao gave him a dowry to marry a son of the Zhen family who died young Miss, if two people are buried together, they are called husband and wife.

From this point of view, Du Xiaoe is undoubtedly lucky, at least she did not follow her deceased husband to be buried, but she is also unlucky, she met a more terrifying "father-in-law!"

The "torture" she mentioned to Qin Yilu is "soaking jujube"...

This kind of behavior started from the pre-Qin period. The ancients believed that after eating yin dates, men can strengthen their bodies, prolong their lives, and at the same time make people look radiant. trampled on.

only…

In this era, it is important to be a concubine for a day and a slave for life;

Those who have children are concubines, but those who have no children are slaves.

The master of the Qin family wanted to torture this daughter-in-law, even took her as a concubine, and tortured her with Yin date, no one would know about it, let alone take care of her.

In this era of eating people without spit out bones, the life of the poor is not life at all.

It's like Tian Xiaoe in "White Deer Plain", facing Guo Juren's request for "soaking in the sun", at first she was obedient and obedient, but later... she thought of a way to resist.

Tian Xiao'e would take out the dried dates, throw them into the chamber pot at home to soak, and then feed them to Guo Juren. This is the most silent resistance of feudal women.

Du Xiao'e naturally didn't have such guts, but...she couldn't take it anymore, she could only try to beg Qin Yilu, the son of the Qin family, to help her!

"Don't worry, girl, I will find a way, maybe father is just confused..." Qin Yilu's voice continued.

"Thank you son!" Du Xiao'e was already crying.

Qin Yilu asked with concern: "You... don't hate my father, okay? He was also a slave before, and he has experienced those inhuman treatment, but... Don't worry, my lady, I... I will help you."

Guan Yu took a peek and saw Du Xiaoe's eyes full of sadness and loneliness.

Even his hand was touching the saber from time to time, wanting to pull it out, but then pressing it down again, he couldn't help thinking, what if... if the eternally famous heroes in "Spring and Autumn" encountered such injustices, would they What will be done?
Will they draw their swords against each other and uphold justice and axioms that are out of reach in this world?
At this moment, Du Xiaoe showed a forced smile. "Young Master Qin is modest and elegant. He has studied and practiced martial arts since he was a child. If you are the head of the Qin family, how great it would be!"

"If my lady is bored, just call me to talk. There is only one dull nurse, Guan Changsheng, in this courtyard. It is expected that I will not be able to chat with my lady."

Qin Yilu continued: "I'm not a rebellious person, and I dare not have unreasonable thoughts about my little lady. I just want to chat with my little lady, relieve her troubles and difficulties, and solve my own. I want... the relationship between people and people. Lonely, there must be something in common!"

Qin Yilu's words came from the heart.

Many Qin Yilu saw his father's actions. Because of his reading, he had great doubts about these unethical behaviors.

Could it be that in order to achieve great fame in this world, one must presuppose harming others?

"As a woman, I can't control my destiny in my life, and I will follow others in joys and sorrows. It is already an extravagant hope to live with a little bit of dignity! You have a bright future, I... I only hope that you can let go of many grievances, even if you can help me A little bit, let the master sell me again, that's... also good!"

A little talk...

The voice of servants came from outside the courtyard, it was Master Qin Niu calling Qin Yilu over to discuss important matters.

Qin Yilu and Du Xiaoe looked at each other, then turned around and left quickly.

Only Du Xiao'e was left alone, secretly sad under the moonlit night.

Of course, the faint moonlight also fell on Guan Yu's red cheeks, as if a layer of frost had been sprinkled on them, but his face became more "jujube" red against the backdrop.

I don't know if it was the blush and heartbeat when I first heard about this kind of thing, or the blood dripping from my heart, all welling up on my cheeks.

At this moment, he realized what the purpose of the large amount of red dates he had to buy every ten days was for!
Is he acting as a minion for a tiger?

...

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Jizhou, Zhongshan Country, Wuji County.

At this moment, the Zhen family's mansion is already full of people, and countless wealthy businessmen have poured into this mansion.

In the courtyard of Zhen's family, there is a large table with many bamboo slips, printed ribbons, and wooden plaques... Zhen Yi's wife, Mrs. Zhang, is writing something on the bamboo slips.

The eldest daughter Zhen Jiang also came to help...

The servants were busy back and forth, with some loudly shouting from time to time.

——"Taiyuan Wang, buy ten donkeys! A total of 20 million dollars!"

——"Longxi Li's, buy 60 donkeys! A total of [-] million dollars!"

——"Hongnong Yang, buy five donkeys! A total of 10 million dollars!"

Boxes of gold, silver and jewels were constantly carried into the Zhen family's mansion by wealthy clans, and then counted by special people, and finally carried into the underground vault by the Zhen family's nursing home.

The whole process is well organized...

Liu Bei rushed to the gate of Zhen's Mansion with a dazed expression on his face. What's the matter...?

Half a month ago, all the wealthy and wealthy merchants were snapping up horses. Now that the horses have just been sold out, why did they suddenly start robbing donkeys?
And the price is... still... still the same as the horse price.

Liu Bei's forehead is full of "confused". In his impression, the price of a donkey is only [-] yuan?Even a good donkey can be sold for less than [-] yuan...but now...

With a "Gudong", Liu Bei swallowed subconsciously.

When Zhang Weiping talked with Su Shuang, he mentioned that the Zhen family started hoarding donkeys secretly, and Liu Bei expected that since the Zhen family did it, there must be the guidance of the master Yulin behind it, and perhaps the price of donkeys would also rise appropriately for a while.

certainly…

It is almost impossible to replicate the skyrocketing price of horses.

Because of every move of the Zhen family, many people have paid attention to it...

However, even if the price rises from [-] yuan to [-] yuan, it will still be a bloody profit for the hoarders.

Now it's good... three thousand dollars has risen to 2 million dollars, which has completely surpassed Liu Bei's cognition.

How can it rise to this level?

Why can it rise to such a level?
Liu Bei felt that if he wanted to do business in his life, he would be able to sell straw mats and straw sandals. He was really not worthy of carrying shoes for Yulin temple master Liu Yu!

"Brother..."

Liu Bei took the initiative to ask a wealthy businessman who came to buy a donkey. "Why did the price of this donkey suddenly skyrocket? I remember... more than a dozen days ago, it was only a few thousand dollars!"

"Ten days ago, your news was too closed." The wealthy businessman opened his mouth and said, "During this time, the price of a donkey is even more outrageous than that of a horse. It is a price per hour!"

"This morning it was still 85 million yuan a head. No, I just had lunch and it rose to 2 million a head. But there is such a long queue. It's my turn. I don't know what the price will be. Most likely It must exceed the price of the horse!"

As the rich man said...

Now, the whole big man... there is no horse to sell on the market!
Whether it was raised by the county or the country, or purchased from the border Hu merchants, all fell into the hands of the imperial court.

The Zhen family held the last batch. Just when everyone thought that this batch of good horses was exhausted, the Zhen family's "crazy money-gathering" should come to an end...

Suddenly, a "donkey wind" swept the big man!
This is also thanks to His Majesty. In order to train the "horses" into war horses and put them at the border, His Majesty actually ordered that the emperor's ceremonial guards and the horses in the royal garden be brought into the "騄骨炒丹" for overall planning and dispatch. After the training is completed, they will be sent to the border border!

So... here comes the question?
Without horses, what is the use of the emperor's chariot?
What does the Empress Dowager use for her car?
What do the nobles and beauties of the palaces use for their cars?
In addition, there are many places where horses are needed in the royal garden... How to fill the vacancy of "horse"?

The ministers and common people of the Manchu Dynasty were still thinking about this issue.

The emperor Liu Hong's show operation came. First, he rode in a "donkey cart". When going out of the palace for parades, ceremonies to sacrifice to heaven, etc., in all the ceremonial guards, the places that originally needed horses were all changed to donkeys.

Such an emperor's guard of honor, although not as grand as a big horse, but the donkey's "嗤嗤" and its lazy posture are inexplicably "joyful" and "close to the people"...

Many people heard the impact of the sound of the donkey and knew that His Majesty's move was to train good horses for war horses and defend the border. They all started singing and dancing to welcome the emperor's guard of honor.

In addition, the emperor openly ordered Cao Song, the great minister of agriculture, and Zhang Rang, the minister of the central government, to hold a beauty contest for donkeys in Luoyang city!

Anyone with a donkey at home can participate…

And four times a year!
Those who won the first prize were given an official title of two thousand shi, and the top five were also rewarded with official titles. Although these official titles were for positions with little "real power", scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants could not stand up to the status of many classes. The child was lifted up.

Merchants are eager to become officials.

The gentry of the wealthy family is eager to join the clan!

so so...

In order to cater to the emperor, merchants and wealthy families bought donkeys, rode donkeys, and participated in donkey beauty pageants. So...could the clan remain indifferent?The Son of Heaven makes a donkey cart, and you make a carriage, what do you mean?Do you want your head anymore?
All of a sudden, the big families tried every means to buy donkeys...

Donkey prices change every hour!It's skyrocketing!
certainly…

On the surface, there are donkeys in the market. These donkey vendors seem to be competing with each other, but in fact, they are all secretly operated by Cao Song. He hoarded [-] donkeys and sold them slowly in pieces!

Speaking of which, Cao Song is also a genius. In this era, "hunger" marketing has come...

There are not many donkeys released each time!
On the contrary, the Zhen family has become a gathering point for all the big families to rush to buy because they have hoarded hundreds of donkeys!
If you think about it with your toes, you know that after hoarding horses, hoarding donkeys... the Zhen family is the biggest beneficiary!
Of course... this is on the bright side.

The chain reaction is... All the wealthy clans respect the Zhen family behind the "Kirin talent" of Yulin Temple for "making money in a proper way" like gods!
Just at this time, a poem came out.

——"It looks like ice and snow in the world, and the dark fragrance floats on the river."

——"Know the road of heroes all over the world, and there is a willow man in Yulin who bows his head!"

The image of Liu Yu, a "Taoist" who can pinch and count, and who can predict the future, is directly on the paper...

This is simply more eye-catching and impressive than Yuedan's comments and ten celebrities' comments!
Rather…

Under countless invitations, this Yulin temple master still maintains an inherent mystery, and no one is seen!

certainly…

There are also some unpredictable people who tried to rob the Zhen family or kidnap the master of Yulin, but inexplicably, they all encountered huge resistance, as if there were countless forces protecting the Zhen family and Yulin. view.

Make them daunting!
And this adds infinite mystery to the mysterious Yulin temple master "Liu Yu".

A good sentence-know the hero's road all over the world, and there is a willow man in Yulin who bows his head!

now…

Listening to the chats of the donkey buyers, Liu Bei was deeply shocked.

Once again, he was full of emotions...Going south to Yulin Temple, this step is indeed the right one.

It was even more lucky to save the wife of Liu Yu, the master of Yulin Temple, and let Liu Bei take the road completely wide.

call!
Take a long exhale.

Feeling emotional, Liu Bei touched the letterhead hidden in his chest. The most urgent thing is to send this letterhead to Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family.

"Dare to ask, brother..." Liu Bei found a servant of the Zhen family. "I'm Liu Bei, whose name is Xuande. I have important matters to meet with Patriarch Zhen...and I'm going to look at Xiongtai..."

"Go aside..." Before Liu Bei could open his mouth, the servant of the Zhen family waved his hand. "Who do you think my master is? You can see him whenever you want? Is there anything else? With your outfit, can you afford to buy a donkey? Recently... none of our master's matters are more important than yours. You can just see him , go to line up!"

This…

Liu Bei is helpless, indeed... Most of the people flocking to Zhen's mansion at this moment are wealthy families and merchants. Liu Bei wants money but has no money, and he wants power but no right. It is too difficult to meet Zhen Yi.

Good thing…

"This brother...this..."

Liu Bei was about to take out something from his arms.

A businessman on the side saw it and laughed and said: "It's useless for you to take money. If you can see the head of the Zhen family with hundreds of thousands, then where is your turn? Our side... who doesn't ask the head of the Zhen family?" Recommendation, how about going to pay a visit to that 'Liu Lang' who 'bows his head at Yulin'? Don't pretend to be smart!"

"That's right, this Zhen's mansion is not what it used to be... If my family can also talk to 'Guardian Liu', my family will also be very rich if it is not guaranteed, and I will be among the rich and famous!"

Listening to the sarcastic remarks of these merchants...

Liu Bei took out a small wooden sign on his own, and carefully handed it to Zhen Mi's servant.

He lowered his voice, "Your Majesty, I'm from Yulin Temple..."

This…

The servant's expression changed immediately when he heard the words "Yulin Temple", and his straight body bent a lot, and when he saw the unique wooden plaque of "Tianshi Dao", his expression turned even more serious.

"The little one has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, so he offended him just now..."

The servant whispered softly...

Immediately carefully put away the wooden sign. "I forgot, Your Excellency's name is..."

"Liu Bei Liu Xuande of Zhuo County!" Liu Bei replied immediately...

"Mr. Liu, wait a moment!" The servant's attitude towards Liu Bei was also reversed [-] degrees... He did not forget to arrange for others to bring a wooden stool for Liu Bei.

The servant quickly walked to the table in the middle of the courtyard... and quietly showed the wooden sign to Mrs. Zhang, who was keeping the account.

Mrs. Zhang looked back at Liu Bei...

Immediately got up quickly. "Everyone wait a moment, I have something to report to my husband..."

While speaking, she quickly walked to the back hall.

Seeing this posture, a group of merchants rubbed their eyes, feeling incredible...

this time...

No one dared to look coldly or sarcastically at Liu Bei, and even...some of them walked to Liu Bei's side with keen eyesight, trying to get acquainted. "Dare to ask brother's Taiwan background?"

In their opinion... the one who can make the Zhen family treat it so seriously must be a well-known wealthy clan in a certain county!
It seems that before, it was a dog who looked down on people.

"Oh…"

Liu Bei was about to answer.

But at this time...

The sound of "stepping" footsteps, from far to near, with eager steps...

It's... Zhen Yi!
Zhen Yi, the patriarch of the Zhen family, came to welcome Liu Bei in person.

Holding the wooden sign in both hands, he walked to Liu Bei under the guidance of Mrs. Zhang. "Your Excellency is Liu Xuande?"

"Exactly!"

"Please…"

Zhen Yi showed extreme respect, Liu Bei was also shocked, this was the first time he was treated with such courtesy.

"Patriarch Zhen...please..." Liu Bei never forgot the etiquette.

The two quickly walked into the back hall one after the other.

On the other hand, all the merchants in the courtyard were stunned and dumbfounded. Some merchants from Youzhou guessed it.

"Liu? Zhuojun..."

"To make Clan Chief Zhen treat you like this, if you think it's a big clan in Zhuo County, Youzhou, it must be... Liu Deran's branch, right? I heard that Liu Deran bought eight good horses last time and became famous, even the county magistrate. I especially recommended it to the county magistrate, and promised this year's 'Xiaolian', I don't want...the Liu family sent people to buy donkeys, so it can be seen...the Liu family of Zhuojun needs to send someone to contact it!"

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(End of this chapter)