Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

"If this matter is really the initiative of the Qiao family, then in order to maximize the benefits, what the Qiao family should really do is to completely suppress this news."

"In this way, when the Lujiang River changes in the future, the Qiao family will be able to obtain the maximum benefit. Am I wrong?"

Chapter 35 Sangong is nothing special

He said to everyone with a smile, the agent of the Zhu family is about 30 years old, and looks younger than the older generation like Zhou Zhong and Qiao Xuan, but on the face of the other party, there is a trace of slickness. The smiling face is obviously not as unscrupulous as it appears on the surface.

But this time, as an "outsider" who was born in Wu County, his previous argument made all the Patriarchs present slightly nod, obviously feeling some approval for this person's words.

Smiling and bowing to Qiao Xuan, he saw that he came out ahead of the crowd first, and said something nice about the Qiao family in front of everyone, which caused some subtle psychological disturbances in some families who didn't have much malice towards the Qiao family. change.

Afterwards, seeing that none of the people present spoke, and the heads of several other large aristocratic families also turned their attention to him, that person shook his sleeves and continued to talk in a friendly manner.

……

"Everyone, as I just said, as a businessman, I may be different from you when I think about some things. Most of them start from the perspective of purpose and think about the possibility of something happening."

"If the Qiao family is really in charge of the relocation of Lujiang You County, in order to maximize the benefits, the Qiao family owner should do his best to suppress the news at this moment to protect the Qiao family's relocation under the emperor's order. Get enough benefits for your family as soon as you arrive, instead of making this matter public like now."

"Whether it's as the leader of a family or otherwise, such behavior is obviously illogical, isn't it?"

Reasonable and well-founded analysis in front of everyone, the agent of the Zhu family didn't know why, he was a little biased towards Qiao Xuan in his words, and even Qiao Xuan himself looked sideways at this person frequently, as if He was thinking about the other party's purpose in helping him in this way.

At the same time, after hearing these words, the expressions of some aristocratic families present have begun to change slightly, obviously realizing something.

To be honest, no one who can be the head of the family is a fool, maybe there are one or two shams among them, but for most families, the contemporary head of the family may be a bit mediocre, but he will definitely not be a dull person .

It didn't take long, and many people present began to react.

Are they stupid?

They are not stupid.

Then Qiao Xuan is definitely not stupid.

As long as Qiao Xuan is not stupid, he will definitely not make a deed that should have been kept in the dark so public, and he will not spend so much time calling these people together as he is doing now.

If this matter was really brought about by Qiao Xuan, then most of the time, he and the others are still kept in the dark, pouring the family's resources to the area of ​​Shu County as before, and waiting for the relocation order. It turned out that hundreds of thousands and millions of money would be wasted, and everyone present would lose their heads even if they lost their heads.

He glanced at Qiao Xuan gratefully. This time, the patriarchs of these small families believed Qiao Xuan's words. Informed myself and others.

Afterwards, some aristocratic families from near Wancheng vaguely remembered that Qiao Xuan's personality was like a good old man, and reminding himself out of kindness was not an unreasonable thing, on the contrary, it was better than those bullshit conspiracy theories and the like. Much more reliable.

Of course, even though I said that, it seems that the same chopsticks always have positive and negative directions. Lujiang's aristocratic families can't always think in one direction and use energy in one direction.

Among the people present, there were still some families who were slightly wary of Qiao Xuan.

It's not that Qiao Xuan's reputation is really so bad that his fellow villagers in the same county don't want to believe him.

It's just because this matter is really too strange, so strange that those who are cautious have to think about it.

……

"Patriarch Qiao, it's not that we don't want to believe you, it's just that..."

Somewhat embarrassed, he arched his hands towards Qiao Xuan, the older one among the crowd did not change his opinion so easily like those young people, but looked at Qiao Xuan with a hesitant expression , Between the opening and closing of the lips, it seemed a little awkward.

On the other side, when Qiao Xuan saw the appearance of those people, he obviously understood something in his heart.

"It's okay, I invited you here today out of good intentions, and I have already anticipated your concerns, so you don't need to act like this."

Lang Sheng waved his hand to everyone present, Qiao Xuan didn't have any idea of ​​forming cliques or showing power, but whether the other party believed it or not, it was not a big deal to him.

Anyway, my goal has been achieved, after expressing my position in front of everyone today, I think Zhou Zhong will not pester me like before, so that's enough.

Smiling, he called his servants, Qiao Xuan sent everyone back as if he had invited everyone.

After the family heads left one by one, looking at the room that had become somewhat empty in an instant, he breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time turned his gaze back to the man beside him.

"...Qiao Xuan, you really didn't lie to me this time?"

"Is it really not your intention to relocate the Lujiang River?"

Zhou Zhong glanced at his old acquaintance suspiciously, he could naturally see that Qiao Xuan's "performance" today was only [-]% in order to inform those aristocratic families in advance and maintain his good-natured persona , the rest of his mind is mainly to express his position to himself, so as to prevent himself from misunderstanding the other party because of some things.

Opposite him, Qiao Xuan smiled slightly, seeing Zhou Zhong's "you're done" look, he seemed more relaxed than before.

"Well, I really don't know."

Nodding with pursed lips, Qiao Xuan's eyes were also a little bit sad.

"Patriarch Zhou... no, old friend."

"As an old friend, let me advise you with the last sentence. The situation of the big man is not the same as before. I advise you not to make empty talk."

"My son-in-law is different from Lu Kang's soft bun. He...has soldiers in his hands. Don't let your years of experience hurt you."

Said to Zhou Zhong in a low voice, Qiao Xuan was also a little tired today, and he didn't want to say anything more, so after half exhorting and half admonishing the other party, he got up and walked towards the door, obviously not intending to Then leave the other party to live in his own bridge mansion.

And then, after hearing Qiao Xuan's words, Zhou Zhong was slightly stunned, and at the same time looked at Qiao Xuan's back with a pensive look.

"You say that, but I also heard my clan brother talk about it, but is he really so wicked?"

Zhou Zhong frowned as he stretched out his hand to grab Qiao Xuan's sleeve again, but he understood what Qiao Xuan had been worrying about all along.

But as the leader of a local family, although Zhou Zhong also knew that the local officials who were seized by the military and government had great power, but his years of experience with Lu Kang and other former prefects made him somewhat unable to arouse his awe of Zhang Yan.

Wei Wei stopped, feeling the big hand behind him pulling his clothes, Qiao Xuan also felt a little speechless.

After sorting out his words, he turned around and looked at Zhou Zhong with complicated eyes.

"Patriarch Zhou...you know about our two families, you have known each other for so many years."

"The matter of the two children before, I know that you inevitably have some thoughts in your mind, but this is all in the past. Don't let your temporary thoughts affect your decision."

"That's Zhang Changshi's adopted son. In his eyes, the Sangong's family..."

"It's nothing special."

He said to Zhou Zhong word by word, Qiao Xuan also understood why the other party, who was at the same level as him, or even faintly higher than him, would behave so well towards the new Lujiang prefect and some things in his own family. Stubbornness, even seeming a little stupid, is nothing more than what happened to the children in the previous generation.

And after saying this, Qiao Xuan didn't care about Zhou Zhong's suddenly dry expression, just flicked his sleeves like this, and walked towards the courtyard gate in the distance.

"Okay, let's see off..."

Chapter 36 Ending

"Misjudgment?"

"Hey, what kind of misjudgment is this..."

On the small road to the east of Anhui City in Lujiang, Zhou Zhong was leaning on his family's carriage at this moment, recalling what Qiao Xuan said to him just before leaving the Qiao Mansion.

As the person in charge of the Zhou family, he naturally understood what Qiao Xuan meant, and also knew that Qiao Xuan's remarks were all for his own sake, so he was not angry, and just recalled the news that the other party revealed to him.

To be honest, he knew his own children well. Zhou Yu was only because he was still young, fifteen or sixteen year olds were already rebellious and radical.In addition, he is a boy, and his personality matures later than that of a girl. Whether it is acting a little arrogant on weekdays, or leaving home this time to seek development in the Jingzhou area, it can be said that it is all within Zhou Zhong's expectations. , he even felt a little happy about it.

As for Qiaoying's marriage...

This matter is not to say who is sorry for whom. With the relationship between the two families, perhaps the younger generation will be a little embarrassed when they meet, but it is different from what ordinary people guessed. For them, the older generation, such a thing It will not affect the relationship between the two families.

After all, it was the high-ranking Zhongchang Attendant who sent someone to ask for a marriage proposal. It is called a marriage proposal at a good level, but at a harsher level, no matter whether it is the Qiao family or any family in the world, there is no chance that they can refuse when they meet. Otherwise, it would be an unbearable disaster for the family.

And as an adult whose status is similar to Qiao Xuan, Zhou Zhong can naturally feel the helplessness in the other party's heart when he made the decision at the beginning, let alone feel that the Qiao family is sorry for the Zhou family because of this matter.

Sighing slightly, after Qiao Xuan revealed some information about Lujiang's future in front of everyone today, Zhou Zhong knew his original purpose. The idea of ​​development is already shattered.

To put it more seriously, what Qiao Xuan did was to pull everyone present to the same starting line.

But when he thought of the relationship between the Qiao family and the new prefect, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little envy in his heart.

As early as a few days ago, even before the Qiao family got the news, the Zhou family in Shu County, Lujiang actually got some news.After all, his own younger brother Zhou Yi is currently serving as the magistrate of Luoyang in Luoyang, the imperial capital. It can be said that no one can know the big and small things in Luoyang city faster than him.

At that time, although Zhou Zhong didn't know the specific identity of the prefect of Lujiang, nor did he know that the other party was the son-in-law of the Qiao family, but the news of the relocation of Lujiang had already reached his ears.

"A son from Luoyang took the position of general and led [-] regular troops and [-] militiamen to the Central Plains to suppress the bandits. By mistake, he pulled the main force of the Yellow Turbans in the entire Baibo Valley back from the Chenliu Yingchuan area, and followed the court's Xiyuan regular army. There was a large-scale encounter with the opponent's main force on the plain."

"This battle directly drove the entire yellow scarf back to the hometown of Baibogu, and that general also took back the two lost lands of the Han Dynasty in Hedong and Taiyuan..."

Recalling the news that Zhou Yi sent to him at the beginning, Zhou Zhong can be said to be very impressed with the opponent's military achievements. He is extremely envious of this series of things and at the same time feels a little jealous.

At the same time, while knowing the other party's credit, Zhou Zhong naturally also learned in advance the reward given to the general by the current emperor of the Han family, Liu Hong, through the information sent by Zhou Yi in detail.

"A fifth-rank partial general is promoted to a fourth-rank solid general, and the food ratio is two thousand stones."

"The position of the prefect of Lujiang will be sealed, and the food will be two thousand stones."

"The meritorious residence is first-class, and the city of Anhui is the country, enjoying the status of a king and noble, and eating thousands of households."

……

There are three awards in a row, both literary and military. It can be said that no matter whether it is military or civilian, the noble son of Luoyang, the newly appointed Marquis of Wan, Zhang Yan, has reached the peak state that he can achieve at his age. , approaching Wu Chenghou, Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, the prefect of Changsha, who have been in politics for many years and have extremely rich experience in the battlefield.

It should be noted that Sun Wentai is already in his 30s this year. Although he is much younger than himself, he is already a middle-aged man.

In contrast, Zhang Yan is just a 26-year-old "handsome young man", who can be said to have a bright future.

His fingers tapped lightly on the rim of the car. Since Zhou Zhong used to take advantage of his family's power to hold the position of the chief minister, one of the Nine Ministers, he can be said to know more about some official customs than the white body Qiao Xuan. There are many, but also to see farther.

For example, Zhang Yan's most inconspicuous general position among the three awards made Zhou Zhong's eyebrows twitch, and it was also a constant mixture of envy and jealousy in his heart.

What I envy is that the word "backbone" of the "backbone general" seems simple, but compared with other fourth-rank military positions, the "backbone general" will not be officially awarded at all on weekdays, and has always been in a vacant title. state.

It can be said that once someone is named a backbone general, it means that the emperor of the dynasty regards him as the main backbone force of the entire Han army in the future, and the other party has received enough grace and grace.

And this jealousy is naturally because compared with the other party, the young people of his own generation are far from developed.

The Zhou family is a family of two generations and three fathers, and most of the young people of this generation are of mediocre aptitude. No matter whether it is their own branch or the younger brother Zhou Yi's branch, there are currently no figures who have become officials. It is said that the whole family is in decline, and they can only rely on themselves as the former chief minister and Luoyang order Zhou Yiqiang to save face.

However, Zhou Yu, who is the most promising of the next generation, has not yet shown any particularly eye-catching qualities because of his young age.

But fortunately, for this matter, Zhou Zhong is not in a hurry now. After all, although Zhou Yu is young, in terms of talent and ability, it can be said that he has gathered all the advantages of Zhou Zhong and Zhou Yi, and has straight Forcing his grandfather, one of the three highest-ranking princes in the history of the Zhou family, Zhou Jing's trend exists.

Although the other party's performance is still a bit childish, after a few years of growth, Zhou Yu will grow up at a very rapid speed.

What Zhou Zhong was jealous of was because the other party, Zhang Yansheng, was born in a good era, and he was able to rely on his practical achievements in suppressing bandits to rise to the top and gain a firm foothold in the entire court at once.

When Zhou Yu grows up, this big man doesn't know what he will look like, and whether he will have so many opportunities to create a step for Zhou Yu.

Pursing his lips, it can be said that Zhou Zhong had secretly made a plan in his heart at this moment. After Zhou Yu came back from his experience, he would adopt the other party from Zhou Yi's knee to his side, and let the other party follow him to learn from him those who only have three gongs and nine qings. Practical knowledge that can only be accessed in bureaucratic situations at the highest level.

Just thinking of the Qiao family suddenly, Zhou Zhong's heart tightened again, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of pity, and he couldn't help feeling a little envy from the bottom of his heart.

"Hey, partiality..."