Xiaoqi

After remembering the origins of Yuan Xi and Feng Ji, Li Li sneered with a look of disdain: "Yuan Shao borrowed food from the Zhen family, but became angry because the Zhen family did not lend him the expected amount, and instead sent his son Yuan Xi to lead the army." Come here to intimidate. The Yuan family father and son are really amazing, they act so domineeringly, they really deserve to be born in a famous family of four generations and three generations, and they are so righteous when they bow their heads to borrow money from others, it really impresses me!"

"Who says it's not!" Chen Dao said approvingly: "If it wasn't for the lord's previous order that the general should not act rashly, three nights ago, the general wanted to bring his guards and kill them halfway. Look How arrogant is he, an old boy in Fengji!

Today is even more breathless, Yuan Xi'er is even more arrogant than Feng Ji, acting perversely and unscrupulously, unexpectedly blocking the city without authorization.He also brought five hundred soldiers into the front yard of Zhen's Mansion.When that kid entered Zhen's residence, his head was thrown up to the sky.When I saw the elders of the Zhen family, they didn't look straight at them.Hold your head high, squint your eyes for a glance, and nod your head, and you're done.That appearance is really irritating, with a face that deserves to be beaten and disciplined! "

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed dumbfounded, and said, "Don't be angry, uncle. I will give you this chance sooner or later, and let you teach Yuan Xi a lesson.

In fact, for the rich and powerful Zhen's consortium, 3000 shi of grain and [-] million yuan is just a drop in the bucket.a piece of cake.The Zhen family didn't need to use the government treasury at all, they could get enough food directly from the food warehouses and shops in Changshan Kingdom, and it could be delivered to Yuan Shao's military camp within two days.It's just that this kind of thing can't be easily let go. Once this example is opened, if Yuan Shao borrows food and money from the Zhen family every three days in the future, even if the Zhen family is the richest in the world, they can't afford such endless forced borrowing, and they still Borrowed but not repaid.If this is the case, within ten years, Yuan Shao will wipe out the Zhen family's old background, and the family business accumulated by the ancestors of the Zhen family will be destroyed. After the family property is completely emptied, they can only look up The Yuan family survived the day with a sigh of relief, and became a small family that was not popular.

However, it may be a good thing for us now that Yuan Xi led troops to break into Zhen's Mansion, and it will have an unexpected effect.

Prior to this, the Zhen family had never explicitly expressed their support for me, and several elders of the Zhen family were unwilling to move the Zhen family's ancestral business to Chang'an.The behavior of Yuan Shao and his son now must have cleared the minds of the Zhen family, and let them truly know that in troubled times, having money and food is tough, but it is not omnipotent.No matter how big the family business is without the protection of a strong army, sooner or later it will be raided by the princes, and it will even bring disaster to the Zhen family. "

"This..." Chen Dao was astonished, and after hesitating for a moment, he said in a low voice: "Actually, the Zhen family treats us very well. The Zhen family and the elders of the Zhen family are not bad people. They treat people sincerely. They treated us extremely courteously, and the young ladies of the Zhen family are kind-hearted and good people. My lord may not know that after you left the Zhen residence, although the Zhen family did not entertain us with a banquet like before, they were still feasting every day. , There are sharp pastries at night, without exception. For this reason, the soldiers are very grateful to the Zhen family. Today, seeing Yuan Xi and others being rude to the Zhen family, the soldiers were filled with righteous indignation, and they wished to rush forward to stand up for the Zhen family. "

"Hehehe!" Li Li nodded with a smile, and said with deep feeling: "My Xiliang men are all passionate and passionate men with a strong sense of justice. I don't see women and the elderly being bullied; I have a clear distinction between love and hate, and others treat him three times." If the points are good, he will pay back with all his heart. These good qualities are worthy of admiration and affirmation, and must be passed on forever. But as a soldier, especially Li Li's personal soldiers, everything is based on obeying orders. No one is allowed to defy. This is unquestionable and must not be violated!"

While speaking, Li Li's voice paused for a while, then his tone changed abruptly, and he said calmly: "The Zhen family has a good reputation, treats people with sincerity, and is kind-hearted. It can be called a family of officials and businessmen with a conscience. Human feelings, business affairs have to be treated objectively, and emotions cannot be used. Public and private are not distinguished, and they are mixed together.

What's more, the Zhen family is definitely not a weak family that can be bullied, otherwise he would definitely not be able to develop such a large family property today.We have lived in Zhen's Mansion for so long, has anyone ever been to the side rooms on both sides of the main courtyard of Zhen's Mansion, and who knows how many family members and how many family members are kept in the thousands of rooms of Zhen's House?Take a look at the maids in the main courtyard of the Zhen family's twelve entrances. There are more than 1000 beautiful girls. From this, it is not difficult to imagine how huge the servants, nurses, diners and dead men in the Zhen family are. number.Although I don't know how many guardian powers the Zhen family has now, I dare say that if the Zhen family doesn't have five thousand family members.Even if I, Li Li, have no eyesight, I have lived in vain for so many years!

With the huge ancestral house of the Zhen family, let alone [-] soldiers brought by Yuan Xi, even if there were ten times more troops, the Zhen family would not be powerless to resist, let alone swallow their anger and allow others to bully them.Because of this, Mrs. Zhen had long seen that Yuan Xi was bluffing, he was strong on the outside but on the inside, and brought a group of soldiers to act as a front.It's okay to scare the timid people in the Zhen family, but it's useless to the Zhen family and the Zhen family elders. It will make them feel angry and look down on Yuan's father and son even more.

So Shuzhi don't need to be angry, and he can't just look at anyone or anything on the surface.Also pay more attention to some things hidden in the depths; don't be impulsive, and be calm when things happen.No surprises.Fang showed the wind of a general! "

After carefully listening to Li Li's words, Chen Dao blushed slightly, and lowered his head a little ashamedly.

Obviously, he has realized that he is too impulsive, and what the protagonist Li Li said is indeed right.

When Yuan Xi led the troops into the Zhen Mansion, the Zhen family didn't even bat an eye.Sitting as firmly as Mount Tai, never seeing Yuan Xi face to face.From this point of view, the Zhen family was clearly confident and did not take Yuan Xi seriously at all.Not to mention the more than 1000 Yuan family soldiers who blocked the city.

"Uncle Zhi, don't blame yourself." Noticing the difference in Chen Dao's expression, Li Li said in a harmonious voice: "No matter who encounters this kind of thing, it is inevitable that they will make mistakes in judgment. Just now Zicheng and I were also very nervous in front of the city gate. A major event has happened in the city. We didn’t feel at ease until we heard what happened from you. It’s just a false alarm, it’s not worth it. By the way, where are we going and how are we going to enter the city?”

"Eh?" Chen Dao was astonished, and said anxiously: "My lord, please forgive me, I was distracted and forgot to tell the lord where the secret door is in advance. Walk a hundred steps forward and you will find the wall of Zhen Manor's South Court. It is also part of the south gate city wall. There is a secret door under the wall. There are several big locust trees in front of the door, which is extremely hidden. Moreover, there are no roads around, and few people usually pass by here, so it looks deserted, but it is actually The back door of the Nanyuan of the Zhen Mansion. Earlier, the Zhen family told the general that the south tower and the city wall were all funded by the Zhen family, so the city wall a few miles to the south is actually the enclosure wall of the Nanyuan of the Zhen Mansion."

Li Li laughed in astonishment and said, "Okay! The ancestors of the Zhen family are truly amazing people, with long-term vision and extraordinary courage. They actually used the city wall as their own wall, and it just happened to be used today! Hehehe!"

With Chen Daotou leading the way, Li Li and Li Zhi led their horses into the South Garden of Zhen's Mansion, then handed over the horse to Chen Daotou, and went straight to the middle courtyard to rest.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Ma Yunluo, Zhen Jiang, Zhen Tuo, Zhen Dao, Zhen Rong, Zhen Mi and other six girls greeted him and bowed to salute.

"You ladies are welcome, you are not outsiders, so you don't have to be so polite in the future." With a smile, Li Li took off his dusty robe, handed it to Ma Yunluo, and asked casually, "Have Yuan Zhong and Feng Xiao returned?"

Ma Yunluo smiled sweetly and said: "They haven't come back yet, Husband and General Zicheng are the first ones to return. Husband must be tired because of the bumpy journey. My concubine had someone heat up the hot water in the morning, and it has been heated several times , just in time to use it now. Husband washes up a bit, then takes a shower and changes clothes, I have already prepared a brocade robe for you."

"Hehehe!" Li Lixin smiled, and said with a smile: "Yunluo has worked hard. How do you know that I will definitely be back today? What if I don't come back today?"

Ma Yunluo smiled, and said confidently: "My husband has always kept his promise. He promised to return in half a month. He must come back today, otherwise it will be yesterday, and he will never postpone returning until tomorrow. On this point, my concubine Believe it or not. Hahaha!"

"Hahaha! Alright, my husband, Mo Ruo's wife, deserves to be my Li Li's woman!" Li Li laughed heartily.

Immediately he saw the slight disappointment on the faces of Zhen Jiang and the other four girls, so he explained with a smile: "You ladies don't have to worry. It will be a few days later to get back. Zicheng and I are rough-skinned and born warriors, and we can travel hundreds of miles a day, so we will come back earlier. But I assure you that nothing will happen to them along the way, and they will be able to You can rest assured that you will return safely."

Chapter 444

While speaking, Li Li took a short rest, then pushed open the door, went into the inner room to take a shower and change clothes.

After a while, when he came out of the inner room and entered the dormitory, he saw Mrs. Zhen sitting alone in the room waiting for him.

"I heard that you are back, so I came over to have a look. Did everything go smoothly?"

This time, Mrs. Zhen was uncharacteristically, she did not greet Li Li politely, nor bowed her body to salute, but stood up and handed her a cup of hot tea, and said in a gentle and considerate voice.

"Well, it went well." Li Li slightly nodded in surprise, took the teacup, sat next to Mrs. Zhen, and drank a cup of half-warm tea in one go.

He had just come out of the shower and was indeed very thirsty, and the warm tea offered by Mrs. Zhen was undoubtedly just what he wanted, and he immediately felt refreshed after drinking a cup of tea.Then he smiled and said: "Among the counties in Youzhou, the counties near Jizhou are not bad, with a dense population and relatively prosperous cities, but the counties on the border are not satisfactory, not even as good as our frontier in the Western Regions of Yongzhou. Generally speaking, compared with Jizhou, Youzhou is very different and cannot be compared.

Mrs. Zhen nodded with a smile, and said with a smile: "Youzhou is located on the border, [-]% of counties are occupied by Wuhuan barbarians, and in the northeast it borders on Koryo, Puyu and other small foreign countries. Both are places of protracted wars. In addition, Liu Yu in Youzhou governed leniently and softly, so that Wuhuan and Xianbei people often plundered counties and counties and acted recklessly. Some time ago, I heard that the White Horse General Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu Disharmony, the contradiction is intensifying day by day, presumably there will be another dispute in Youzhou.

Compared with Youzhou, Liangzhou was originally worse than Youzhou. There are barbarian tribes all over the surrounding area, including the Qiang, Yuezhi and Southern Huns tribes. .Unexpectedly, an army from Wenchang suddenly emerged and pacified Xiliang in one fell swoop.Hundreds of thousands of troops stationed at the border, before the barbarian tribes sent troops to plunder the Han territory, your Xiliang army took the initiative to send troops to conquer the barbarian tribes.In the past two years, the Xiliang army has continued to attack, so that the barbarian tribes not only cannot get food and Han Chinese slaves, but the number of tribes has dropped sharply, the territory has gradually shrunk, and their strength has been greatly reduced.

Since then, many prairie tribes had to move to Bingyou Erzhou, making these two states and counties increasingly depressed.The barbarian cavalry was rampant, and the grass bandits were rampant.If this situation continues to develop, most of the counties and counties in Youbing Erzhou will be reduced to the territory of barbarian tribes in the near future, and our Han people can only continue to move inward.transferred to other counties. "

Hearing Zhen's words, Li Li felt extremely heavy, but there was nothing he could do to help.After all, the tentacles of the Xiliang army can't reach into the two prefectures yet.Both the princes of the Central Plains are holding back.And the distance is too far, beyond reach!

It is hateful that the feudal princes of the Han Dynasty are separatist and wanton internal friction, but no one really puts their minds on calming the border and expanding the territory.After all, Xiliang lived in a corner, even if he wanted to exterminate the barbarians.Defending the territory of the Great Han Dynasty, but unable to use its strength, what can we do?Therefore, it is indeed a top priority to deal with civil strife in the Han Dynasty as soon as possible; otherwise.Once the Xiliang army wiped out the barbarians with all their strength, someone behind them would take the opportunity to stab them, and even the foundation of Xiliang would be taken away.

This is Li Li's deepest helplessness. Even though he has a passion for blood and a heart to defend the territory of the Han Dynasty and the people of the Li people, he is always bound by the world situation and surrounded by the princes. He dare not act rashly, otherwise he will have a foundation The danger of overturning.Therefore, what he can do now is to clean the snow in front of his own door and let others put the frost on the roof. In Xiliang, he has to protect the people of Xiliang from being bullied by the barbarians. As for other states and counties, he is helpless; It is hoped that the princes who occupy these states and counties can resist the barbarian invasion and guard the territory of the Han Dynasty and the people on the border.

Thinking of this, Li Li couldn't help but feel a little depressed, so he changed the subject and asked softly: "Madam must be here for something, right? If Madam doesn't think I'm an outsider living here, you might as well tell me directly."

"Wenchang has something in his words, so heartless! You ask yourself, when did I regard you as an outsider?" Zhen asked with a pretty face and an angry voice.

"Hehehe!" Li Li didn't expect Zhen's reaction to be so strong, so he grinned and said, "Madam, calm down, I just said this casually, and I just said it casually, Madam, don't take it seriously. When I entered the city before, I saw The personal guards under Yuan Shao's tent held the city gates and forbade the common people to enter and leave, and later learned from Chen Dao that it was the second son of Yuan who came. Judging by the posture, Yuan Xi's visit is not kind! I don't know how Madam plans to deal with it?"

"Hmph, all men are heartless and heartless!" Zhen Shi pretended to be angry and gave Li Li a look, but the expression on her face was extraordinarily charming, as if Li Li had always abandoned her.

Seeing the shy and angry attitude of a little girl like Zhen Shi, Li Li's heart fluttered, and his eyes couldn't help turning to Zhen Shi's white, tender and plump body, but his peeping movements were very subtle, and Zhen Shi didn't seem to notice it at all.

Hearing that Li Li was talking about serious business, Mrs. Zhen no longer cared about Li Li's lack of words, put on a look of being bullied, and said weakly: "Yuan Xi came here to ask my Zhen family for money and food. He asked for 3000 shi, grain, grass, and [-] million yuan. The concubine refused to agree to it before. I didn't expect that he would come here with troops, clearly asking for money and food by force. If he didn't agree, he would fight. Although the concubine is The head of the Zhen family is a woman and Taoist family after all, he has never seen such a situation before, so he was too scared to show up, so he could only ask the clan elders to entertain Yuan Xi and his party. After the banquet was over, he could only hold back his breath It's bad luck, just give him money and food. I don't know why this disaster has never happened, my Zhen family is really unlucky!"

"Hahaha!" Li Li couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw Zhen's suffocating appearance of being bullied, his voice was full of emotion and lifelike.

It wasn't until Mrs. Zhen rolled her eyes angrily and waited for him that Li Lifang stopped laughing and said with a smile: "Madam, there is no need to be angry. It is not worth it to ruin your body because of Yuan Xi's popularity. Isn't it just 3000 shi, grain and grass and [-] million yuan?" Money? To the Zhen family consortium, it’s really nothing to mention. Madam Quan is supposed to save money and eliminate disasters, just send Yuan Xi and others away, so why bother with him. What's more. What's more, the mountains never turn around, the Zhen family will regain the face they lost today, sooner or later, in the future, they will give Yuan Xi some eye drops in front of Yuan Shao, so that he can't finish eating. What's Madam's opinion? "

After hearing Li Li's words, Zhen smiled instead of anger, and asked softly with a smile: "Did I just say that you are a heartless man?"

"Yes. Madam did say so, but I didn't take it to heart. Madam don't mind." Li Li responded casually.

Zhen's expression suddenly changed, she stared at Li Li with burning eyes, and said word by word: "I just know now, Li Wenchang, you are really a heartless, heartless, heartless, heartless man!"

"Eh?" Li Li woke up in astonishment, looked at Zhen Shi suspiciously, and immediately the two looked at each other, staring into each other's eyes motionless.

After a while.The eyes of the two moved slightly, and they looked at each other and smiled: "Hehehe!"

Zhen's pretty face blushed and she stopped laughing, and said softly with her red lips parted: "You are such a shrewd guy, nothing can escape your eyes. Now that you know everything, I will inquire directly. What do you think I should do? Do you want to lend money to Yuan Shao?"

"Everything is planned before you act, so you can be invincible. So what if you borrow it. So what if you don't borrow it. I wonder if Madam has thought about the stakes?" Li Li asked in a harmonious voice.

Zhen's phoenix eyes moved slightly, a look of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he thought about it and said: "It is true as Wen Chang said, the little money and grain borrowed by Yuan Shao is really not a difficult matter for my Zhen family. Within three days It can be sent to his military camp. It’s just that this kind of thing can happen again and again, but it can’t happen again and again. If Yuan Shao tastes the sweetness, he will borrow money and food from my Zhen family every now and then. Sooner or later, he will be dragged down and emptied out. Therefore, this case cannot be opened, and we must resolutely resist it. Even if we have a stalemate with Yuan Shao, we will not hesitate. After all, Yuan Shao is also a powerful overlord. What's more, although my Zhen family doesn't have as many soldiers and horses as Yuan Shao's tent, it is still a big family that has been passed down for nearly 200 years. How can I not have the ability to protect myself after accumulating so much money and food!

Because of this, I still don't plan to lend Yuan Shao the amount of money and food he wants, at most I can lend him 100 stones of grain and grass and [-] million coins, and besides that, I will never give him one more grain or one copper coin! "

After Li Li heard the words, he sorted out his thoughts a little bit, and said: "Madam is strong when she encounters strength. She is tenacious and courageous, and Wenchang admires it. But has Madam thought about how to get along with Yuan Shao in the future? After all, the foundation of the Zhen family is still in Jizhou. For the face of father and son, how do you know that Yuan Shao will not wait for the opportunity to retaliate, take the opportunity to cause trouble, and even uproot the Zhen family, and completely take the family property of the Zhen family as his own?"

"Hehehe!" Mrs. Zhen smiled heartily, and the eyes she looked at Li Li suddenly softened, no, it should be said to be as gentle as water.After laughing, she said softly: "Wen Chang's ability to say these words proves that you really think about my Zhen family. I am very grateful for this. It is true that Yuan Shao is in Jizhou right now, and he can do whatever he wants. Any family can fight against it. But outside of Jizhou, there are many princes who are not afraid of Yuan Shao, and even dream of annexing Yuan Shao's Jizhou; such as Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, Yuan Shu of Nanyang and Cao Cao of Yanzhou, and,,,, ,, you, Xiliang Li Wenchang!"

Speaking of this, Zhen's tone paused for a while, seeing that Li Li's expression was the same, she continued: "If Yuan Shao sent someone to borrow money from me a month ago, maybe I wouldn't hesitate at all, and I would lend him the full amount right away. Yes. Because I was more optimistic about Yuan Shao before, thinking that he was born in a family of officials and eunuchs, four generations and three lords. His family members and old officials are all over the world. No, I didn't expect that I would test Yuan Shao's mind and the city three days ago, and today he sent Yuan Xi with so many soldiers to intimidate my Zhen family.