Shu Han of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

"Five hundred households?"

Lu Qun's eyes lit up and said.

"Yes, five hundred households." Seeing the change in Lu Qun's demeanor, Chen Xue felt that he had already won the task, and even lying became very natural.

Don't worry about whether the top can really seal five hundred households, just lie back first.

"Okay, let the old man discuss with you." After receiving Chen Xue's affirmation, Lu Qun pretended to hesitate and said.

"Okay. I'll wait for news from my husband at home." Chen Xue nodded and raised his fist.

"Please." Lu Qun said politely.

Chen Xue nodded, got up and left.

Lu Qun got up and saw each other off, and they went all the way to the gate before they said goodbye.Lu Qun returned to the mansion, and Chen Xue also walked out of Lu's mansion.When Chen Xue walked out of Lu's mansion, he looked left and right, and then cautiously walked to the left.

Not long after, Chen Xue met a farmer, who was wearing coarse linen clothes, very ordinary.

"He agreed, but for the sake of caution, send someone to watch the front and rear doors to prevent him from telling the truth." Chen Xue said softly to the farmer.

"Ah."

The farmer nodded.Immediately, the two passed each other, as if they didn't know each other.

Not long after, some people began to follow outside the gate of Lu Mansion.

After Lu Qun returned to the mansion, he immediately found his second son, Lu Feng.Lu Qun's sons, whether they are the eldest son or the second son, are all over 30 years old.The eldest son went to the south, and the main support of the family was the second son.

"This time, I have achieved something for my father." After seeing Lu Feng, Lu Qun immediately told Lu Feng all the conversations he had with Chen Xue.

"Father intends to refuse and betray Chen Xue?" Lu Feng said in surprise.

In Lu Feng's view, it was very wise for Lu Qun to refuse Wei Guo's invitation.But betraying Chen Xue is a bit incomprehensible.Businessmen are shrewd.

They never put all their eggs in one basket.Even the Chu State is extremely powerful and has the momentum to unite the world.But after all, Cao Wei is not without a chance.

There's no need to sell Chen Qun for this so-called achievement.If in the future Cao Wei raises his troops to go south, what should he do if someone avenges Chen Xue?

Both father and son are businessmen, so of course Lu Qun knew what Lu Feng meant.He patted his son's shoulder lightly, and said: "A businessman shouldn't put all his eggs in one basket. But being an official is different. The way to be an official is to move forward bravely once you decide your position. Now As a father, he has the title of great concubine, and he has a little capital for educating his grandchildren. Moreover, the attitude of the emperor towards businessmen is also conducive to us pushing the younger generation into official careers. The goal of our Lu family It's a family of officials, not a family of merchants."

Lu Feng was a little confused, but his father was the person he admired the most.Even if he didn't understand, he nodded and said, "Then what does the father plan to let the son do?"

"Let's go. After leaving the mansion, immediately leave the city and go straight to Shouchun. Find the left general Huang Zhong to make the decision."

Lu Feng said.

This was also done for the sake of caution. Since there is a spy like Chen Xue in Shucheng, there must be others in other places.Maybe there are people like that around the county magistrate.

Therefore, the most cautious thing should be to bring the news to the army, and the left general Huang Zhong, who is in charge of the entire Huainan, will preside over and arrest him.

"No." Lu Feng also knew the seriousness of the matter, and immediately agreed.Just when he was about to leave, Lu Qun said again, "Put on your clothes and climb over the wall."

Just now Lu Qun's heart moved, he was afraid that their mansion had been targeted, and if Lu Feng was found to leave in a hurry, he might be alarmed.

"Okay." Lu Feng nodded and left.

"Wei State? Compared with Wei State, Chu State is more in line with the old man's wishes." After Lu Feng left, Lu Qun stroked his beard and said with a smile on his face.

On the other side, Lu Fengjin obeyed Lu Qun's order, changed into a servant's clothes, climbed over the wall and left Lu's mansion, then went directly to the horse market, bought a fast horse, quickly left Shucheng, and went straight to Shoucheng. spring.

After galloping for half a day, Lu Feng arrived outside General Zuo, Huang Zhong's camp.

"The main camp, leave quickly." After Lu Feng approached the camp, the soldiers guarding the gate shouted very rudely.

"I am Shucheng, the son of Lu Qun, the chief minister. Because my father discovered Cao Wei's spies, he sent me here to ask General Zuo to take the lead, and also asked the sergeant to pass it on."

Lu Feng got off his horse and said respectfully to the soldiers guarding the gate.

In addition to enjoying the benefits of the field, Da Shuchang can also benefit a bit at this time.At least not grass people.

"Hold on."

After hearing this, the chief guard at the gate was taken aback, but he also believed that no one would make fun of such a thing, especially the son of the eldest son.

Therefore, Shi Chang said politely, then quickly turned around and entered the barracks.

Huang Zhong is Zuo General, the head of the five generals in the front and back, and the second in status after the left and right generals Pang Tong and Xu Shu.He led [-] troops to sit in Shouchun. In addition, he restrained the former general Tai Shici and the right general Gan Ning to jointly guard the Jianghuai.

As a veteran of Chu State, Huang Zhong is loyal.The barracks under his rule are well-arranged, and the soldiers are also very capable.

This day, Huang Zhong was reading in the big tent of the Chinese army. This was Huang Zhong's habit. He was in the army, and whenever he had free time, he would not put down the book.

"General, there is a person outside the door who claims to be the son of Lu Qun, the chief minister of Shucheng, asking to see him. He said that he found Cao Wei's spies." At this time, Shichang came in and reported.

"Oh?" There was a hint of surprise in Huang Zhong's eyes, and then he was quite interested.

After the conquest in the Jianghuai area, there was no more wars.Over the years, Kou Feng treated Huang Zhong more and more courteously, and his titles reached a thousand households.

Huang Zhong always felt a little ashamed.Now that a large-scale spy operation has been discovered, some useful information may be obtained.

"Come in immediately."

Huang Zhong raised his hand and said.

"promise."

Shi Zhang promised, turned around and walked out immediately.

Not long after, Lu Feng entered the tent of the Chinese army to meet Huang Zhong, and Huang Zhong dispatched the army.

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Chengdu, inside the Chu Palace.

Kou Feng sat in the side hall, dealing with the letters from all over the place.Since the territory has grown larger and larger, the number of people under him has increased.Kou Feng's daily workload has been decreasing.

Most of them were handed over to Jiang Wan and his important ministers for review.

That was because Kou Feng believed that Jiang Wan and the others were good ministers, and nothing would happen.

However, as the Son of Heaven.Kou Feng also kept in mind the teachings of the sages, and did not give these rights to others. Even if it was an expression that Jiang Wan and others had reviewed, Kou Feng would read it patiently.

In order to avoid the situation of using power for personal gain.

In addition, although Jiang Wan and others can use it, they should not rely too much on it.For example, Duke Huan of Qi used Guan Zhong as his prime minister to dominate the Spring and Autumn Period.But after Guan Zhong's death, Duke Huan of Qi had no idea.

In the end, he even used Jianning, and was locked up in the palace by several Jianning to starve to death.After his death, the princes fought for the throne.The corpse was left unattended for 67 days, and the corpse stinks. The end of a generation of Mingjun is miserable.

A lesson from the past, a teacher of the future.

"Your Majesty, an urgent report from General Zuo Huang Zhong."

At this moment, Jiang Wan came in from the outside, holding a memorial in his hand.

Huang Zhong?Or an urgent report, could it be that Jianghuai is in war again?Kou Feng's gaze was fixed, and he immediately stretched out his hand.Jiang Wan handed the memorial to Kou Feng.

Soon, Kou Feng opened the memorial, and after looking at it, he immediately relaxed his brows, feeling quite happy.It was clearly stated above that Cao Cao sent spies to lure Lu Qun, the eldest son of Shucheng, but the lure failed, and instead Lu Qun reported him.Huang Zhong sent troops directly and captured the spy first.

Then followed the vine and captured more than ten spies that Cao Wei had arranged in the Jianghuai area.You know, spies, spies and the like are inherently secretive.

What's more, it is still such a backward communication and identification system in ancient times.Catching spies is even harder.Now more than a dozen can be captured in one fell swoop, and Jianghuai's spies have been cleared.

How could Kou Feng be unhappy?

However, apart from Huang Zhong's victory, Lu Qun's affairs also attracted Kou Feng's attention.

In the past, although Kou Feng was more kind to businessmen, he may not be close to them in his heart, because no matter what era, there is really no business and no killing.

There are many traitors.

For example, in the later Ming Dynasty, a situation of collective betrayal of the country by merchant groups even formed, which created the foundation for the Manchu Qing to enter the customs.Kou Feng used the power of merchants to open up the south, just adapting to the times.

Therefore, after Kou Feng ordered the dissemination of the technology of the book, he was mentally prepared that this technology would be introduced to the north sooner or later.But the appearance of Lu Qun made Kou Feng very excited.

What kind of people do businessmen have to divide.

"I issued an edict to announce this matter to the world, and gave Lu Qun three hundred gold and two hundred Shu brocades as a reward. Order, issued an edict to the more than [-] merchants who have obtained the production technology of Chu Shu, telling them that Chu Shu is If anyone dares to disclose the national treasure of Chu to anyone, he will destroy his nine clans. It is the nine clans. On the other hand, if he informs the spies, he will be rewarded."

Kou Feng said.

Originally, Kou Feng thought that anyway, he was confident that he would pacify the world within ten years, so the book of Chu would spread out as soon as it was spread.Now we can restrain the merchants and prevent Chu Shu from spreading, at least in the short term.

That is also very good.

"promise."

Jiang Wan promised, and immediately went down to draw up the imperial edict.

"Meng De, Meng De, even the merchants of Gu Chu State look down on you." After Jiang Wan left, Kou Feng said to himself with a happy smile on his face.

Why is Lu Qun, a businessman, so loyal?Kou Feng wouldn't believe it if he said he was loyal.Kou Feng is naturally guessing, because of the strength of Chu State.

The state of Chu is thriving, and its prosperity continues to rise.The person who feels the most clearly is probably the businessman.

"I don't know how many spies Meng De has sent to Chu, and how many of them will be exposed by those businessmen." Immediately, Kou Feng stretched his waist and said with a smile.

He was ready to wait and see.

After Kou Feng issued the edict, those merchants did not keep Kou Feng waiting for long.

About a month later, spies were continuously captured in Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Nanzhou.Although it would not be possible to wipe out all the spies Cao Cao sent in the south.

But I'm afraid I've already lost my vitality.

(To be continued)