Lu's relatives

Chapter 378
In the 400 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there are not many people who have emerged or disappeared.Up to now, only the Dong family in the Northwest, the Wu family in Bashu, the Cai family in Jingxiang, the Zhu family in Jiangdong, the Chen Liuwei family in Jiangdong, and the Zhen family in Hebei have been able to survive for several generations with the "low industry" of business. Big businessman.

These people may control different industries and sources of goods, but the only thing they have in common is that they all have a powerful backstage support behind them.

Qin Xu once heard Cai Yan mention in a chat that the Dong family was a branch of the Empress Dowager Dong’s relatives. Dong Zhuo relied on his financial resources to bully the world. It is a family of Dongzhou scholars in Shu, which provided great help to Liu Yan Suokou, the land of abundance, and most of Wu's children are officials in Shu; , and vigorously supported Liu Biao, who was said to be one of the eight horses who were most likely to inherit the throne, and Liu Biao was actually the son-in-law of the Cai family; the Jiangdong Zhu family is now attached to the Sun family to help him recuperate Yuzhang. It seems that the strength is the weakest, However, it has formed an alliance with the three old Jiangdong families of Cheng, Lu, and Zhang. It can be said that almost all the officials in the four Jiangdong counties are from these four families or relatives attached to the four families; It was a branch of the Wei family of the wealthy Hedong family. From the very beginning, Wei Zi came forward to make friends with Cao Cao. Wei Que, who was once "bullied" by Qin Xu, was the eldest son of the Wei family.As for the Mi family who seem to support Lu Bu's forces, although they have been helped by Qin Xu's sea salt strategy in the past two years, their strength has grown by leaps and bounds, but compared with these old-fashioned wealthy merchants who have been passed down for generations, they still lack a lot of background. Too much deficiency.Just like the Zhen family in Hebei!

The history of the Zhen family in Hebei can even be traced back to the pre-Qin and Warring States periods.The accumulation of more than ten generations has made the Zhen family's basic lineage not much less than those famous Confucian families. Even if the Zhen family stomps their feet, Hebei will tremble three times.But since the second Emperor Huanling, the world of the Han Dynasty has been worsening day by day, and in the past ten years, there have been bandits and wars, the Yellow Turbans are rampant, the Black Mountains are entrenched, and various forces are constantly conquests. The three states of Hebei have been in chaos for ten years. It became a pot of porridge, so the Zhen family had to seek a big tree to rely on.

However, the Zhen family is not as lucky as the other five wealthy merchants. Whether it is the Dong family, the Cai family, the Wu family, etc., they have all been branded as local lords, and as a "tool" to transport money, they have also received corresponding protection. .Since ten years ago, the Zhen family chose Liu Yan, who was then the governor of Youzhou, who actually controlled Hebei, but within a few years, Liu Yan invited him to the town and left Hebei because he coveted the emperor's spirit of Bashu; He is not a hero, and he is the patriarch of the royal family, that is, the patriarch of the royal family. In name, he has to take care of the emperor's big and small affairs. Not eye-catching.In desperation, the Zhen family chose Jizhou Shepherd Han Fu, but who would have expected that this old brother Han is benevolent and righteous, and his strategy is not bad, but his luck is a bit unlucky, and within a few years, Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai Sea To seize the foundation.Yuan Shao, who was born in the Yuan family with the prestige of four generations and three princes, and was the patriarch at that time, was obviously more reliable than those Liu Yan, Liu Yu, Han Fu and the like back then. Even intending to choose a son to marry the Zhen family, it is indeed full of sincerity.

Seeing that after Yuan Shao took control of Jizhou, he made great efforts to govern Jizhou, and he recovered the vitality of Jizhou in a short time. Zhen Jian, who is the head of the Zhen family in this generation, can be regarded as relieved. He has changed masters one after another for more than ten years, and he left almost just after he was fed.Looking at it now, this is originally from a wealthy family, and the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Benchu, who is known to be all over the world, has such "power". The immeasurable huge losses brought about by the turmoil in the past year.

But the wish is very full, but the reality is very skinny.Just when the Zhen family was full of joy and wanted to increase investment in Yuan Shao, helping Yuan Shao, who was already on the verge of flattening Hebei, to make a further step in order to grab more profits, "misfortune" came again to this sixty-year-old, but still able On the head of the old head of the Zhen family, Zhen Jian, who has a number of daughters in the night, has a good body, and eats delicious food.

Yuan Shao is dead!die suddenly!The news made the Zhen family panic.I heard that my lord, Liu Yan, who is only in his fifties, has been in poor health for the past two years; Han Fu and Liu Yu are already a piece of loess now, and now Yuan Shao also died young, so it is difficult for the old Zhen's family to take refuge Who is fucked?
It may be a coincidence that this kind of thing happens once or twice, but it has happened again and again in the past ten years. Even if the Zhen family members don't frighten themselves, they can't stand the gossip of some people who are jealous of the wealth and power of the Zhen family. what.Now Bingzhou in Hebei Province is occupied by Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan. This kid's attention was all on military affairs before. He relied on the horses produced in Bingzhou to build cavalry. When he first took power, he was reckless and frivolous, regardless of his own strength. The matter of Yuan Shu held Cao Cao back, and he didn't know where he is now, and he was not the image of the Ming Lord; while Yuan Xi, the second son of the Yuan family, although he was a little gentler, was closer to the officials of the government affairs department under Yuan Shao's command. But after all, taking shelter under his brother, even if he is not annexed by Yuan Tan in the future, under the current situation in Hebei, it will be difficult to achieve a major event after all.Besides, the strangeness of Yuan Shao's death has already been leaked by "informed people", saying that it seems to have something to do with his two precious sons.

It's not that Zhen Jian never thought of taking his family to seek refuge with Gongsun Zan who had been able to fight Yuan Shao for so many years.But now that Gongsun Zan is trapped in the capital city, he "hands over" all state affairs, military and political affairs, to Liu Xuande, the clan clan member of the Han Dynasty.Zhen Jian, an old thief for many years, can naturally tell that Liu Bei holds his own identity, and has two brothers of peerless fierce generals, who are definitely not people who have lived under others for a long time. It is not yet known where Youzhou belongs. Dare to entrust the whole family easily.

But sometimes things are not something you can hide from if you want to.Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were born in the Yuan family, so they naturally knew that if they wanted to make great aspirations, it would not be enough to collect so much agricultural tax and exorbitant donations simply by harassing the people in the territory.If his father Yuan Shao hadn't had the full support of the Zhen family, it would have been empty talk if he wanted to achieve the current situation in a short period of time.Therefore, although the Yuan family in Hebei is no longer prosperous, no matter whether it is Yuan Tan or Yuan Xi, they have never stopped wooing the Zhen family.Moreover, no matter whether it is Yuan Tan who is full of ambitions, or Yuan Xi who is struggling to survive, the two brothers all remember the marriage between the Zhen family and the Yuan family.

These words were said by Zhen Jian himself when Yuan Shao's power was at its strongest, so naturally he couldn't fake it.But now that the old Yuan's family has fallen to this point, who wants to bring up that "old story" again?In desperation, he could only drag it slowly with hypocrisy first, and then find other ways to solve the matter.

The smell of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley. Whether it is a cold weapon or a hot weapon, the war is actually a national strength.The so-called ten thousand taels of gold with the sound of a cannon can almost be regarded as a universal truth regardless of ancient or modern times.As a wealthy businessman with the financial power to make a power soar into the sky, Zhen Jian has two choices before him.

One is Cao Cao who welcomed the emperor.Whether it is to rely on the emperor to order the princes, or to serve the emperor to order not to be ministers, in fact, the essence is the same. With the help of the righteousness of the emperor, it is to stand on the commanding heights of morality. defeated.Owning Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Sili, and Yongliang, the Taiwei of the dynasty, Wuping Hou led Yanzhou Mu, and Xiaoqi General Cao Cao, both in terms of military power and government orders, within a few years, all appeared With an unstoppable momentum that soared into the sky, he was originally an excellent candidate.

However, Cao Cao's power has been tightly bound with Chen Liuwei's family since Chenliu raised his troops. In addition to the influence of his branch of Hedong Wei's family in the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao would naturally be very happy when the Zhen family intervened rashly. But for the Zhen family, it was tantamount to competing with the Wei family for the share of the cake.As the saying goes, blocking people's money is like killing their parents.Although the Zhen family is not afraid of the Wei family in the slightest, they have to admit that no matter in terms of background and strength, as well as the degree of trust by Cao Cao, at least in the past 20 years, they will not be able to compete with the Wei family.The six wealthy businessmen of the Han Dynasty, who have become inferior to others for no reason, including Zhen Jian, the old Zhen's family has more than ten thousand people, and they would never agree.Moreover, the Zhen family has operated for more than ten generations, so naturally they have their own sources of information. Boss Cao's not-so-elegant "name" is also the reason why Zhen Jian, who is focused on raising a daughter to make friends with powerful people and consolidate his family, is somewhat hesitant.It's not that Zhen Jian loves his daughter so much, but that he is so old, and the youngest concubine under him is not as old as his eldest granddaughter. Even if it goes into the coffin, the surface of the coffin must be shiny green.Besides, it wasn't that there was no other choice, so Zhen Jian naturally shelved this "most correct" decision.

Qingzhou!This is the second choice of Zhen Jian, the Patriarch of the Zhen family.Lu Bu came from a humble background, his ancestor was just a petty official, and his previous reputation was not very good.The most important thing is that there is now faintly the Mi family who ranks among the seventh largest wealthy merchants in the Han Dynasty, and they were pushed onto the stage by the forces of Lu Bujun.Who doesn't know that although Qingzhou still has many mountains and few fields, it is rich because of the "subsidy" of the Mi family?It is a big miracle that such a small state can feed more than 200 million people.Zhen Jian also once stopped the knowledgeable people in the clan to carefully study the refugee policy issued by Qingzhou. For all the hard work, it can be seen that the business operation does not pass on the shadow of the secret method.This naturally made Lao Zhentou have a natural liking for Lu Bujun.Moreover, Zhen Jian also learned from his own sources that Lu Bu is really a family-friendly person.Although he has a wife and two concubines now, he never abandons his wife and loves his concubine. The story of Lu Bu Diaochan back then has almost become a legend.It simply beautified Lu Bu's evil deeds in the eyes of the Taoist priests as the best portrayal of Lu Bu's heroism and dedication.And the reason why Zhen Jian finally chose Lu Bu's army is that Lu Bu has no children!

In Zhen Jian's view, it's not that Lu Bu is "not good", he is only [-] years old, it is the time when a man is at his most energetic, and there is a precious daughter Lu Lingqi in front of him, how could it be Boss Lu who is "something" No way?Then the problem must be with the wives and concubines.

The main wife of the Lu Family Courtyard, Yan Shi, is about the same age as Lu Bu, so it is probably out of the question.Since Diao Chan was selected as a secret work at the beginning, and the Zhen family also had her own kind of women, Zhen Jian naturally knew that the first thing for women to perform this kind of "mission" was to use the secret method to "cut the red dragon" before "going out". , the possibility of childbirth is cut off, and naturally it is impossible to continue the offspring for Lu Bu.As for Mrs. Cao, it is said that she is younger than Lu Bu's only daughter, Lu Lingqi.It was sent here by Cao Bao in a hurry before it bloomed at all, and it was difficult to "make achievements" for a while.

Then, the opportunity came for his old Zhen family.As long as he can marry all the beautiful girls from the Zhen family to Qingzhou and become Lu Bu's concubine, Zhen Jian has enough reasons to believe that his old Zhen family will definitely have the hope of replacing Xuzhou, which has been rising rapidly in a short period of time. The status of the Mi family has become the biggest boss behind the scenes in Qingzhou.No wonder Zhen Jian's confidence is so "strong"!Although the Mi family has also been in business for generations, they are just rich and food!Now at most one more salt policy can make it valued by Lu Bu, but the Zhen family is confident that they can produce something that Lu Bu has to agree to.

The Zhen family controls the largest iron mine and horse farm in Hebei!
It is true that people have no strength without eating salt; it is also true that salt can bring endless wealth to Qingzhou!But although salt is a necessity, it is not a complete strategic material.Just having salt, even if it can make Qingzhou Kongju accumulate a golden mountain, under the watchful eyes of the surrounding forces, it will definitely become a way to bring disaster in the end!
But if there is iron and horses, it will be different.The reason why Lv Bu's army is strong in combat is largely due to the fact that most of the elite in the army are cavalry. Whether it is a trap, Xiaoqi, flying cavalry, personal guards, or Xiandeng, Xiliang soldiers, they are all famous for their elite cavalry. !However, Qingzhou does not produce horses, nor does it have any iron mines, which greatly constrains the development of Lu Bu's army.Zhen Jian believes that with Lu Bu's current vision, it is enough to see that as long as the Zhen family joins in and the corresponding status is exchanged for the full strength of the Zhen family to help him, who else in the world can restrain him at that time? The world's number one fighter?The "future" that can make Yuan Shao salivate, Zhen Jian knows without thinking that Lu Bu will make the most correct choice in the end!

Therefore, Zhen Jian made up his mind and decided that Lu Bu would never refuse this good deed, which was almost equivalent to a gift from the heavenly general. The second Yuan's "surveillance" who was a bit restrained in Yuan Shu's affairs came to Qingzhou to approach Lu Bu in person, and made his own home the most beautiful. The second child who had shelved the marriage because of Yuan Shao's death, Hua hadn't married for nearly two decades Zhen Jiang and the 13-year-old fourth son Zhen Mi brought with them, intending to "implement" the matter directly after Lu Bu agreed, so as to avoid long-term delays and changes.

Sure enough, Zhen Jian was accepted by Lu Bu without much effort. Putting on a huge formation to greet him, it was enough to give the Zhen family face.But when Zhen Jian slightly revealed his intention to marry Lu Bu, he encountered a "strange thing".Although Lu Bu ordered people to make greetings with higher and higher specifications, it was obvious that they were not as enthusiastic as before.This made Zhen Jian, who had predicted that Lu Bu would be "overjoyed", a little confused.Fortunately, the source of the news of the Zhen family also has permanent eyes and ears in Qingzhou, a place that does not restrain business. They inadvertently revealed that Lu Bu and his precious son-in-law Qin Xu were "forced" to marry and were kicked out by his wife. Anecdote".Although in the eyes of different people, the people of Qingzhou and Xuzhou think that this is the image of Lu Bu Gu's family being close to the people, and the moralists think that this is the "evil fruit" that Lu Bu despises the etiquette and never stops himself. He thought it was a sign that Lu Bu was loitering between the bed and the curtain, and that the most powerful general in the world was about to lose his prestige.In short, no matter what others imagine, Zhen Jian, who is in it, reads something different in it.

The key lies in Qin Xu!

Is Lu Bu considering Qin Xu's feelings? !Or are you using Qin Xu as an excuse?Of the two guesses, Zhen Jian is actually more inclined to the former.

Ever since Qin Xunian failed to make it to Double Ten, he has made a name for himself.In fact, Zhen Jian, like the vast majority of people, didn't really believe it.He thinks this is Boss Lu's deliberate promotion of his son-in-law.There is no other reason, everyone knows that Lu Bu is over forty years old, has only one only daughter, and has no other heirs.If the three wives had nothing to show for it, Lu Bujun's huge foundation would eventually fall into the hands of this little-known boy who was said to be a slave of Lu Bu's family.Because of his background, no matter how vigorously Lu Bu "cultivated" Qin Xu, it could be explained smoothly.

Now Qin Xu is the Great Han Tejin Weiwei, General Zhengdong, Wutinghou and the governor of Xuzhou. He has already controlled half of the soldiers of Lv Bu's army. Chinese popularity is quite good.It is also because after Qin Xu married the Mi family, he has already controlled Lu Bujun's financial resources. In the eyes of Zhen Jian who doesn't know the truth, Qin Xu has become a "big tail" in Lu Bu's heart. Taking a concubine is Lu Bu's "private matter", but it may "threat" Qin Xu's "future". Even Lu Bu, who is the leader of an army, has to worry about Qin Xu's feelings.

Thinking of this, Zhen Jian secretly rejoiced in his heart that a strong general like Lu Bu also has a hesitant temperament, and that it might be easier to "control" in the future, so he intuitively regarded Qin Xu, who is also the son-in-law of the Mi family, as an opponent.As the head of the family, Zhen Jian's emotions, along with the people around him, even including Mrs. Yan's "cousin" uncle who didn't do anything, began to feel that Qin Xu was not very pleasing to the eye.This "cousin" uncle who was suffering in Bingzhou didn't know at first that his "cousin" niece was already the wife of the great general Hushi, but he was treated to delicious food and drinks by the Zhen family who came to him suddenly. Psychologically, it is natural to lean towards the Zhen family.

"Who is this family provoking whom?" As soon as he entered the door, he was scolded by a veiled girl, and inexplicably slashed by these people who didn't know him at all. If he hadn't listened to Lu Bu If there is something pointed out, Qin Xu doubts whether these people are crazy.And coming here with Qin Xu, Lu Lingqi, who thought it would be her father who wanted to use her husband like an animal, after seeing the inexplicable eyes of these people, especially the handsome and heroic man After Boss Lu, he was already in his twenties but hadn't married yet. He had given birth to the second daughter of the Zhen family, Zhen Jiang, who was not married to a king. The husband again provoked a woman who shouldn't be provoked outside, and was sued in front of his father.

It is estimated that even if Qin Xu is a man of two generations, he would not have expected that Lu Bu, who had obtained the "purpose" of the Zhen family's coming here in advance, wanted to find his precious son-in-law who seemed to have some ghost ideas no matter what, to "share" or " Solve" the raging fire that was about to ignite in his own backyard, but it made the misunderstanding Zhen Jian and his party see Qin Xu, who had the "background" of the Mi family, as a stumbling block preventing him from ascending to the top.

"Oh! It turned out to be the old man of the Zhen family!" Lu Lingqi was helped into the inner house by the maid half-begging and half-begging. Qin Xu stared at the Zhen family group with inexplicable but always unkind eyes. After looking at Lu Bu, , with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, he cupped his hands and said, "I'm a big Han Tejin Weiwei, General Zhengdong, Wutinghou leads the governor of Xuzhou, and Qin Xu is polite!"

"Ahem..." Lu Bu has always believed that his precious son-in-law has a poisonous mouth.Back then, he was able to heal all the headaches that Cao Cao scolded, so it was easy to deal with these merchants!Qin Xuming seemed to be introducing himself very solemnly, but he smashed a bunch of official positions personally appointed by the emperor to the Zhen family and his party who were nothing but white.The big man is the most respectful, even if the rites and music are broken now, as long as Confucianism still occupies the dominant position in thought, it will be like a mountain, and you can't help it.This made Ling Ben, who was planning to pretend to be an elder and intend to suppress Qin Xu's family because of Lu Lingqi's "uncle" next to him, had to hold back after hearing Qin Xu's sudden and formal self-reporting of his family. Nose stood up, and bowed solemnly to Qin Xu, who had a very high rank.

Qin Xu is an official, so bowing his hands as a gift is enough to save face. The Zhen family and others are just white bodies. Even if they insist on their own status and refuse to bow down, they have to bow down to the ground to show solemnity, otherwise it will be a big deal. faux pas.This has nothing to do with "seniority". Even if everyone in the Zhen family knew that Qin Xu did it on purpose, they had to do so, and they couldn't criticize Qin Xu.

The most solemn reception etiquette these days is roll call, and Qin Xu did nothing out of the ordinary. On occasions like big men, let alone in private, Qin Xu actually gave the Zhen family enough face on the surface!Even the emperors in Weiyang Palace often regard it as a kind of honor to praise and worship without being famous. Besides, with Lu Bu at his side, whether to salute or not already represents the cultivation of Lao Zhen's family!It must not be underestimated for no reason.

Of course, Qin Xu's acceptance is a personal matter.If it wasn't for the Zhen family who were full of inexplicable hostility from the moment they came up, Qin Xu would either turn sideways or return the greeting, and the matter would be nothing.But the problem is that someone from Qin was having an affair with his black-bellied sister, but he was called by Lu Bu in a daze, and when this happened, he was holding back his anger.To Lu Bu, this is his old father-in-law, so naturally he can't do anything, and he dare not do anything; but for this "uncle" who suddenly appeared and other people who don't understand, if the other party is more polite, maybe someone from Qin who has always been kind to others Maybe he would give his old mother-in-law enough face, but now, even his old father-in-law Lu Bu told himself with his eyes that he was messing around casually, so why does he care if his surname is "true" or "fake"?
"Everyone, you are welcome! Today is a family banquet, and there is a wife and elders here, so there is no need to be so polite!" Qin Xu swaggered and sat down under Lu Bu's suppressed smile and Mrs. Yan's doting and reproachful eyes. On the left hand, he said carelessly.

"Hmm..." The members of the Zhen family, who were feeling suffocated, couldn't help but stare out their eyes.What you said is extremely heartbreaking!You don't need to be polite, what are you doing?Still so defiant!No wonder Lu Bu is so scrupulous!Now, Zhen Jian can be regarded as how Qin Xu's achievements are overshadowed by the master, and how he can't lose his tail. However, because Qin Xu is so domineering, it has indirectly strengthened Zhen Jian's ability to persuade Lu Bu to replace Mi's family and become Lu Bujun. The confidence of the biggest backstage "boss".

"Thank you Qin Shijun!" Zhen Jian said almost gritted his teeth, but still put on a proud look on his face, forcing out a few "spring breeze" smiles, and said: "My little girl just now Said, all the heroic stories of Qin Shijun before, are famous and spread all over the world! Especially Zhen, who is a businessman, has heard that Qin Shijun has a bit of the art of turning stones into gold. What a blessing! What a blessing!"

"Congratulations! Congratulations!" Now that he has been offended, Qin is not a person who likes to put a hot face on a dry old man's cold ass. Hearing what Zhen Jian said is not quite right, but it is a provocative word, and he pretends to be Zuo couldn't understand, and said loudly: "Sit, sit, sit! Although Qin is in a high position, he is only a young man. How can he be so respectful to the old man? Sit down quickly! Otherwise, the father-in-law of a certain family should Said that Qin did not understand the rules!"

"Sister, who is this brother?" It seemed that Zhen Jian was really mad at Qin Xu.This old man was taught by a different person when he was young, and his body has always been very healthy, but now he only feels dizzy on his head, muddy on the soles of his feet, his old face is red and white, it is really wonderful.Just when Zhen Jian was about to "break his merits" by Qin Xu's venomous words, a little girl like a crystal doll poked her head out from behind the beautiful woman who had just sarcastically sarcastically addressed Qin Xu. Rubbing his eyes, he looked at someone from Qin who suddenly appeared, and asked softly.

"This little girl is so born..." Qin Xu just looked at it and sighed!

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