Lu's relatives

Chapter 381

"Qin Zhongming! Zhuzi! You are so deceitful! How dare you insult people like this! If you are so arrogant, then Lu Fengxian will surely die at his hands in the future if he trusts and favors this Zhuzi so much! Old man, just wait and see! Just wait and see!" Linzi Posthouse Inside, Zhen Jian, who was helped back by his family, was still trembling righteously.With the current image of old Zhentou, his bun is messed up and his clothes are loose. If he were to be placed on the street, he might be taken back as a refugee by the "retention team" of the Linzi government office.If it is seen by someone familiar, it is unbelievable that this old man who looks like a shrew, cursing and cursing indiscriminately, will be the "underground emperor" of Hebei who single-handedly supported Liu Yan and Yuan Shao's power, the head of the Zhen family Zhen Jian.

"Father, why don't we just go back to Jizhou! When you get home, you can shout whatever you want, here..." Zhen Jian's high-pitched and shrill voice had already made the guards and servants in the post look strange.Seeing this, Zhen Kun, the second son of the Zhen family who came here with Zhen Jian, did not doubt that if his father continued to make such a fuss, there would be a few more dead mice in the dinner.

"I'll just scold you! Why? Kill the old man if he has the ability! He, Qin Zhongming, will kill the old man if he has the ability! Don't pull me!" Zhen Jian became more and more angry. While pointing at the indifferent-looking soldier outside the door of the posthouse room, with that posture, if he was four or fifty years younger, Zhen Jian wished he would fight Qin Xu for his life.This made Zhen Kun have no choice but to stand behind Zhen Jian and point at the soldier at the door of the posthouse with his hand on the hilt of his sword, and then point to his own head, bowing beseechingly.

It has to be like this!My father didn't know that he hadn't lost his temper for decades?Now being humiliated by Qin Xu in public, seeing that he is getting more and more persuasive now, he can only do this, and hope that there will be no more troubles.This is the government office of Qingzhou. I heard that almost [-]% of the people in Linzi have received Qin Xu's great kindness. It's really a trick. These people don't care if you are a wealthy businessman in Hebei, and they will never let their father do this again I am very happy.

"Father... you should calm down, calm down, we are also responsible for this matter, who knows that our Zhen family has contacted Xuchang, I am sure I will be unhappy!" As the second son, Zhen Kun grew up. He has always been reprimanded by Zhen Jian, acting as a foil for his eldest brother Zhen Gan, but he has a kind of sobriety of staying out of it.

"Hmph! The old man won't go back! Then Qin Xu insulted me so much. If he just left like this, your father and I will lose all face! I won't leave! I won't leave!" Zhen Jian squinted his eyes, panting heavily. Although the voice has weakened, it's still not enough.With a wave of his sleeves, he shook off Zhen Kun who was pulling him, and shouted.

"Father! You..." Zhen Kun really couldn't do anything else, his father's temper came up, and he simply refused to leave and dragged him backwards. As a son of man, Zhen Kun couldn't be rough, it was really hard.When he was at a loss, he suddenly saw his second younger sister Zhen Jiang had changed her clothes and was walking towards this side with her fourth younger sister Zhen Mi. Finally, as if seeing a savior, she said to Zhen Jian: "Father, even if you don't feel angry Then Lu Bu and Qin Xu insulted us so much, so we have to take into account the reputation of my little sister! Doesn’t everyone know that Lu Bu refused to accept my Zhen family’s daughter? Wouldn’t it be ruined? Dad, have you planned something about my Zhen family!"

"Huh?!" Zhen Kun's words cooled Zhen Jian's feverish mind a little.Zhen Jian had five daughters in this life. As early as the beginning, Zhen Jian believed that these five golden flowers were the biggest reliance on the stability of the Zhen family!Moreover, some fortune-tellers said that one of his daughters had the chance to be a queen, so Zhen Jian planned to marry Yuan Shao after marrying his eldest daughter to Liu He, the son of the former Youzhou Mu and the great Han Zongzheng Liu Yu, as his concubine. Come to think of it, no matter what happens in Hebei, with these two biggest forces as his in-laws, the Zhen family will be invincible first.And from my own point of view, even if the worst outcome in the future is that the two most promising families in Hebei cannot be tolerated, it's just a fight between my son-in-law, and the Zhen family will "win" in the end.

It's a pity that the plan didn't change quickly. Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, who was considered one of the two most promising powers in Hebei, died early, and Liu He took shelter under Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao also died suddenly. Liu He, who had lost his greatest reliance, was in danger, and Yuan Shao's two sons were both useless. Now, let alone his own daughter becoming a queen, the widow has great hopes of becoming a queen.Therefore, the daughter's marriage, no matter from the perspective of a father or the head of the family, is the only way to calm Zhen Jian from his rage.

"Father, Jiang'er and Mi'er are here!" Seeing that Zhen Jian was about to calm down, Zhen Kun hurriedly hit the iron while the iron was hot, and said to Zhen Jian, looking very considerate of his sister: "This time, Jiang'er is suffering If you feel wronged, according to her stubborn temperament, something might happen, father, you should try to persuade her!"

"Hmph! You are an elder brother, you will only pretend to be boring when you encounter things, and you don't think about your own sisters at all. How can I let my father rest assured that the Zhen family's family business will be handed over to you!" Zhen Jian stared and laughed. The embarrassing Zhen Kun glanced at him, snorted angrily, and then forced out a few smiles. Facing Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi who came, he said, "Jiang Er, you have been wronged this time! But according to daddy, then Lu Feng first treated his daughter like you!" I still have some impressions, I blame Qin Xu this time, otherwise, the good thing will have come to fruition at this moment! Don’t worry, Jiang Er, this Qin Zhongming’s father will make him look good sooner or later! I’m angry with you, you..."

"Has daddy finished talking? From my daughter's point of view, maybe daddy should thank Qin Xu very much!" Zhen Jiang took Zhen Mi's hand and came in front of Zhen Jian. The veil on his face had been taken off, and he and Zhen Mi were like two lotus flowers On a generally beautiful face, there was no sign of anger at all, on the contrary, she looked at Zhen Jian indifferently, making Zhen Jian, who wanted to "comfort" her own daughter, interrupt Zhen Jian's words.

"Thank... Thank you Qin Xu? Jiang Er, what's wrong with you? You...you really are..." Zhen Jian finally felt that something was wrong, and asked in a rather hesitant tone.My own daughter Zhen Jiang has a stubborn temper and a straightforward temper, and she can't hide things in her heart, so Zhen Jian naturally knows this.Otherwise, this girl wouldn't have had such a big reaction at the beginning of the banquet when she saw Qin Xu "flattering" Lu Bu and flattering Lu Bu.But when Zhen Jian thought of these things now, his taste changed.At the banquet, Zhen Jiang and Qin Xu's "eyes to and fro" were really noticed by Zhen Jian. At this moment, I think of Zhen Jiang's tit-for-tat appearance when he first met Qin Xu. letter?

"Daddy, what are you thinking about!" Seeing Zhen Jian's eyes full of hesitation, the ice-snow-smart Zhen Jiang couldn't guess what his father was thinking, and immediately stomped his feet and said angrily.I also blame myself, why didn't I hold back when I saw Qin Xu's flattering "little man" appearance, I couldn't help but want to sarcasm before I was reconciled.It was almost because of my own impulse that the "follow-up" happened.This trip to Linzi, which was not very smooth, has reached such a point.Therefore, after seeing Zhen Jian's fury, he "misunderstood" his relationship with Qin Xu, and said hastily: "Daughter means, if Qin Xu hadn't expelled us in the end, I'm afraid we would have killed ourselves." Woe!"

"It's good if it's not! It's good if it's not! But Jiang'er, it's Daddy's fault that I know that you are still unmarried at this age! But you have to know that Daddy came here for this family first, and also for you Alright! Then Qin Xu... Just looking at Qin Xu at the banquet today, he threw us out without asking Lu Bu what he meant, which shows that this person is extremely arrogant! Lu Bu has such a son-in-law, and sooner or later he will definitely fall for him. Harmful! So, this Qin Zhongming is definitely not a good match for your daughter, Jiang Er, you must never..." Zhen Jian believes what Zhen Jiang said, and Zhen Jian is still sure of his precious daughter's "taste"!Even the anger in Lv Bu's eyes at that time, Zhen Jian could also see it, but the situation at that time, the words were all said and done, so Zhen Jian couldn't help but continue to resist.Therefore, for Zhen Jiang's words of thanking Qin Xu, although Zhen Jian is in a very special place, he also somewhat agrees.But then again, Qin Xu's arrogance can win Lu Bu's trust. Not only did he marry his daughter to him, but he even took three concubines without getting angry. "!"It's not that Zhen Jian doubts her daughter's integrity, but when she sees that her daughter is saying "good things" to Qin Xu now, Zhen Jian feels annoyed, and after seeing the "flirtatious eyebrows" between the two before meeting, Zhen Jian asks herself It's just that she is worried that her daughter will fall into someone Qin's way.

"Daddy!" The meaning in Zhen Jian's words, even a fool could hear the insincere, let alone Zhen Jiang.Seeing the weird smiles on the faces of his second brother and younger sister, Zhen Jiang felt even more feverish on his face, and said, "Dad, don't worry about your daughter's affairs! According to my daughter, the reason why Qin Zhongming did this was because he wanted to find It's just a step down for Daddy and Wenhou!"

"What's Jiang'er's opinion? Come on and let Daddy hear it!" Zhen Jian can still trust the resourcefulness of his precious daughter, and has always lamented that if Zhen Jiang was born as a man, he would definitely do something, and, A few years ago, Zhen Jian always thought that the prophecy of the fortune teller would fall on Zhen Jiang's head, so he had been carefully choosing a husband for his second daughter until she became the "old" girl she is today.Seeing Zhen Jiang's words at this time, it seems that there is still room for change at this time, so he asked immediately.

"Qingzhou has many mountains and little farmland. Although it relies on the sea and has the sea salt business of Xuzhou Mi's family as its support, it can be called a rich state, but this is only a temporary trend!" Zhen Jiang saw that Zhen Jian finally stopped taking Qin. When Xu talked about the matter, he felt at ease, took his younger sister Zhen Mi's hand, walked into the hall and sat down, and said slowly: "The current stability and prosperity of Qingzhou is nothing more than a mirror image. This matter is not only about my daughter, I believe that everyone who has an undying heart for Qingzhou has a feeling! Even Wen Hou and... and that Qin Xu must have the same feeling. Otherwise, if I come here with my father, Lu Wenhou will never be three Yi specification, put out such a big battle to deal with me and other merchants."

"You mean that Lu Bu actually attaches great importance to us?" Zhen Kun "understood" faster than Zhen Jian at this moment, and blurted out: "But why does Lu Bu allow Qin Xu to treat us like this? You Look at Dad, who was so angry, he just pointed at the door and yelled, today's dinner almost went to waste!"

"Zhuzi! Shut up! Listen to Jiang Er!" I don't know if my second son is really stupid or pretending to be stupid to see his jokes. Zhen Jian who calmed down really wanted to sew Zhen Kun's mouth shut. In my furious anger, I didn't see Zhen Kun's small movements behind her back. Looking at the little daughter Zhen Mi who was covering her mouth and giggling loudly, Zhen Jian's old face was also a little flushed.

"Yes! Father! Second brother!" Zhen Jiang gently pulled his sister's little hand, covered his mouth with a chuckle, and said: "Wen Hou's army is mostly cavalry, and according to information, its infantry are also heavy armored swords Needless to say, the battle power is unparalleled; but behind this powerful battle power, there is also a key that restricts its development, that is, although Qingzhou and Xuzhou are rich, they do not produce iron or horses! All the military supplies are used It originated from another state. Therefore, if a force that can continuously provide these military resources came to the door, how could Lu Wenhou refuse to let him in?"

"Jiang'er is right. My father thought the same way before. After Cao Cao, who had already won the land of Yongliang, was placed behind Lu Bu, he only sent your elder brother; and my father took you and Mi'er together. Coming here to meet Lu Bu in person, isn’t it just seeing that Lu Bu actually needs my support more than Cao Cao!” Zhen Jian nodded and said, “But who would have thought that Lu Bu is so ungrateful. This old man is giving a big gift again Sending off his daughter again, this Shu... This Lv Bu actually indulged Qin Xu and that Shuzi humiliated me so much, hmph, just as Jiang Er said, let's see, he Qingxu Erzhou without my Zhen family's help, a few years later , what will be the ending!"

"Daddy!" Zhen Jiang blushed a little when Zhen Jian said to send her daughter off just now, and then said with a wry smile: "Didn't Daddy always teach that we wait for a family of merchants to make money with harmony? Besides, what my daughter just said is also true." It's just speculation to the greatest extent, in the current situation, without my Zhen family's help, Lu Wenhou would have to spend some trouble at most, and in a short time, there will be no danger of destroying the foundation!"

"Why is my little sister so contradictory?" Zhen Kun was confused by Zhen Jiang's words.Scratching his ears and scratching his head, he looked at Zhen Jian, who was contemplating with his eyes closed, and Zhen Mi, who looked like he had nothing to do, and asked with a bitter face.

"Second brother, Bingzhou and Youzhou are not the only ones that produce horses in this big Han world!" Seeing that Zhen Jian was lost in thought, Zhen Jiang didn't say anything to disturb Zhen Kun, but said to Zhen Kun: "What Dad said just now is coming to Cao Jun's forces!" The horses produced in Yongliang are not under Bingzhou and Youzhou."

"Second Sister is joking! Don't deceive Second Brother, I don't understand this! Although Cao Jun and Lu Bu Jun have a covenant, how can they easily buy and sell military resources like war horses? Moreover, between Lu Bu and Cao Cao, sooner or later they will inevitably There will be a battle, this is the consensus of the whole world, how can Cao Cao agree to such a matter of enlisting the enemy?" Zhen Kun said to Zhen Jiang, who was full of helplessness, with a sneer.

"Wealth is charming, and gold moves your heart! Second brother!" Zhen Jiang smiled wryly and said to his second brother who was usually suppressed by his elder brother too hard: "Even if the Zhen family has full control of the horse farms in Bingzhou and Youzhou, Who can guarantee that none of the horses from these two places will flow into Qingzhou? What's more, Yongliang can take advantage of the great river waterway! As long as Qingzhou is willing to spend money, you can still get a batch! Although the number of these is limited, But it is enough to cope with daily wear and tear. Just wait until one day when Lu Bu’s army suddenly marches northward, at that time, my Zhen family’s so-called embargo today will become a life-threatening spell for my Zhen family!”

"Then... what should I do?" Zhen Jiang's words were clearly explaining to his second brother Zhen Kun why he couldn't get into a stalemate with Lu Bujun, but in fact, he said that he wanted to get back to today's "place" Zhen Jian listened.Sure enough, after listening to Zhen Jiang's analysis, it was just the old fox Zhen Jian who was fascinated by anger and embarrassment for a while. There is really a catastrophe!
Zhen Jian is not yet confused.Naturally, we know that the Cao Cao and Lu Bu two forces facing under Jizhou are actually not easy to offend anyone!I wanted to use Cao Cao to force Lv Bu to submit, and tried to use marriage to balance and ease the relationship between the Zhen family and Cao Cao and Lv Bu. It was indeed a bit exaggerated, and the direction was wrong.Cao Cao has the Emperor Han, and the support of Chenliuwei, a branch of the Hedong Wei family. The Zhen family's contribution, and the horse and iron bargaining chips they rely on, are actually not tempting for Cao Jun, who is close to Yongliang and occupies one of them. Big.Besides, as long as Cao Cao took advantage of Yuan Tan's provocation before and sent troops to seize Bingzhou, even if the Zhen family didn't want to, what could they do with him?
But Lu Bujun is different!From various intelligence analysis, although Lu Bujun is also paying attention to the situation in the north, it is strange that the focus of the Qingzhou and Xuzhou states is on the south of the Yangtze River.The focus of Lu Bu's army can be seen from the several military deployments in recent days.People can't figure out Lu Bu's mind.In other words, as a potential "big customer" of the Zhen family, Lu Bu's "quality" is actually very good, which cannot be denied!Just because he didn't like Qin alone, he missed such a great opportunity to not only protect the safety of Zhen's family, but also benefit from it, and even threatened Cao Cao's army, who would have a battle with him after all, Isn't this the wrong medicine?Zhen Jian now has the thought of slapping himself a few times, why was he easily led into the ditch under someone Qin's venomous tongue!
"Father, don't worry! My daughter didn't like Qin Xu, who looked like a slapstick kid at first, but after listening to his words and being tricked by him, she felt that we might have really misunderstood him! After all, this person is also ours. Your savior!" Zhen Jiang said with her lips pursed.

"Jiang'er! Didn't you say..." Zhen Jian agreed with Zhen Jiang's words, but it didn't mean that he could accept what he just denied, that something happened between Qin Xu and Zhen Jiang.

"Daddy, where do you want to go!" Seeing Zhen Jian's stunned look, Zhen Jiang didn't know that her father had misunderstood again, and said coquettishly: "Then Qin Xu was indeed looking at his daughter at the banquet, but what he saw People, but not just daughters!"

"Ah! This stick! Beast..."

(End of this chapter)