"Master", after Chun Yan saw Zhuo Buqun, she called out timidly. Obviously, Zhuo Buqun was usually more dignified at home, that was why these servant girls were so afraid.
"Father, you were looking for me? What's the matter?" Zhuo Sijun said. After talking to Liu Xun, this little girl felt a little uneasy.
" En, Chun Yan, you may leave. I have something to discuss with Miss," Zhuo Buqun said. Seeing this scene, Chun Yan knew that her master didn't want her to know the contents of the conversation.
" Yes, Old Master. Chunyan will help Young Miss wash her clothes now. She will come back later to serve Old Master and Young Miss." Chunyan tactfully retreated.
"Jun 'er, according to your observations, did Liu Xun order people to do the things that happened to the Zhuo Family several times?”Zhuo Buqun said.
"Impossible. We might have some misunderstanding about Liu Xun. "This person is extremely conceited and arrogant. If he really wanted to touch us, he wouldn't have used such a method," Zhuo Sijun said with certainty.
"It seems that my son is quite confident in Liu Xun. You have been out and about for many years, so father believes in your judgment. If you said it wasn't Liu Xun, then it probably wasn't.”
"All these years, you've been managing more than half of our family's business. Your big brother, that useless thing, doesn't know how to do anything serious except eat, drink, and gamble all day long. Although you're capable, you're still a girl. I'm worried that after a hundred years, the Zhuo family's foundation will not be able to be preserved.”
" Father, don't worry. Eldest Brother was just muddle-headed for a moment. He'll get rid of those bad habits," Zhuo Sijun said considerately.
"I hope so. Father is worried about something else.”
"Although our Zhuo family is rich, we are just a merchant family. This incident shows that if we don't have a powerful force backing us up, our family's wealth might be lost at any time.”
"I don't quite understand what Father means.”Zhuo Sijun's face was still a little tender, and her voice had changed. She immediately thought of a possibility.
She was a smart and capable girl. Over the years, she had followed the Zhuo family's caravan and traveled all over the country. She was knowledgeable and knew countless people.
When it came to marriage, it was inevitable that she would be a little flustered.
"Father sees that Liu Xun is decisive in killing and is the material to achieve great things. I want to recruit him as my son-in-law. What do you think?”Seeing his daughter's expression, Old Master Zhuo understood and immediately brought it up.
"Father, you can't rush this matter. If you don't handle it well, you might end up shooting yourself in the foot. If that Liu Xun doesn't know how to appreciate favors and refuses, then we won't be able to retreat.”
"In your opinion, what should we do?”Zhuo Buqun knew that this daughter was very intelligent and always obeyed her every word.
"This matter needs to be discussed in the long run. Our daughter thinks that we might as well discuss a collaboration with Liu Xun first. Liu Xun still needs our Zhuo family in many areas.”As expected of the Zhuo family's Le Liangzhu. After the initial panic, Zhuo Sijun immediately came back to her senses.
"Liu Xun did his best to suppress the great clans of Yizhou and help those poor kids. "If we cooperate with him, will we be asking a tiger for its skin?" Zhuo Buqun voiced out his worries.
"Don't worry about that. Liu Xun's tricks are just to buy people's hearts. If you want to gain a foothold in Yizhou, you can't do without the support of the great clans. "His schemes may be able to fool others, but he can forget about deceiving his daughter." Zhuo Sijun's eyes flashed with a sly light.
"How does your daughter want to cooperate with Liu Xun?”Zhuo Buqun asked doubtfully.
"Father, what do you think we rely on to dominate the world?”Zhuo Sijun asked instead of answering Zhuo Buqun.
"Is there a need to ask? Of course it's the army. We have to live according to Liu Xun's wishes.”，Zhuo Buqun said without thinking.
" You got half of it right. Actually, from your daughter's point of view, it's mainly horses," Zhuo Sijun said.
"How do you know?"
"Father, think about it. Western Liang's elite soldiers are famous all over the world. In the past, Dong Zhuo controlled the government and played with all the heroes in the world. Now that Lu Bu's cavalry was famous throughout the world, what did they rely on? Isn't it just Ma Duo Ma?" Zhuo Sijun analyzed.
" That makes sense. Horse trafficking is also one of our Zhuo Family's businesses. We can use this to exchange with Liu Xun," Zhuo Buqun said happily.
" That's just one of the reasons. Our Zhuo Family is as rich as a country, and there are many things we can negotiate with Liu Xun," Zhuo Sijun sighed." It's a pity that for generations, the men in our Zhuo Family have never thought of making progress, so we have to depend on others.”
Zhuo Buqun was embarrassed by his words and said: "If my Sijun was a man, there would be another family with the surname Zhuo in the world.”
Then, she said self-mockingly," When we get married to Liu Xun and Liu Xun becomes the Emperor, my daughter will be the Empress. At that time, she will be the mother of the world and will be much stronger than the princes.”
"Let's talk about marriage in the future. The matter at hand is to form an alliance with Liu Xun. Father, have you thought about who should handle this matter?”Zhuo Sijun smiled.
"Needless to say, I'll naturally leave it to you. "From today onwards, Father will entrust the matter of forming an alliance with Liu Xun to you. No matter what big matter it is, you have the right to make your own decision," Zhuo Buqun said resolutely. He knew very well that other than this daughter, no one else could handle this matter well.
" Don't worry, Father. I won't harm the interests of the First Reading Family. On the contrary, our family can still reap a lot of benefits from this matter," Zhuo Sijun said.
"That's right. This old man's daughter is better than countless other men. After that thief is caught, you will be responsible for negotiating with Liu Xun about the alliance." Old Master Zhuo left a few words and hummed a tune before leaving.
Not long after the old man left, Zhuo Sixiong sneaked into his sister's room.
"I say, sister, you asked me to lead Liu Xun to your room, and I did as you said. Don't forget what you promised me."
"Aiya, brother, I said you have a bright future. "It's just a few shops. Am I the kind of person who would burn bridges after crossing the river?" Zhuo Sijun said unhappily.
"You know that's not what I meant. I was just asking casually. Sis, did you ask me to lure Liu Xun to your room because you want him to be my brother-in-law? I fully support you."
"What are you talking about? What benefits do you get from him being your brother-in-law?”Zhuo Sijun looked strangely at this good-for-nothing older brother, not knowing why he would ask such a question in a daze.
" After he becomes my brother-in-law, at least I can take revenge on him and vent my anger," Zhuo Sixiong said hatefully.
" Vengeance? Vengeance for what?" Zhuo Sijun looked at this big brother as if he was a monster and thought," Someone else had sex with your sister, and you're still venting your anger? What kind of person is this?”
"Aiya, little sister, you don't know. If I don't vent my anger, I'll be panicking. Do you know what Liu Xun called me at the entrance of the manor today?”
"How do I address you? Call you brother-in-law?"
"If he really called me brother-in-law, then forget it. He actually called me nephew. This kid isn't even older than me, why is he so mischievous? But I can't refuse."
"What is it? Call you nephew?" Zhuo Siya pointed at her eldest brother and couldn't hold back her laughter anymore.
"Sister, what are you laughing at? " I'm thinking that if this kid becomes my brother-in-law, I'll call him my younger brother. Wouldn't that make it even?" Zhuo Sixiong said with a serious expression.
Putting aside the matter of the Zhuo siblings, let's not talk about it for the time being.
At this moment, Liu Xun was discussing with a group of subordinates how to deal with the thieves who had broken into Zhuo Village.
"Brother Xiaozhi, do you think that the leader of the thieves will really come back to Zhuo Village in three days?”Liu Xun asked.
"I thought that this thief would most likely not come.”
"How do you know?"
"The reason is very simple. Today, the lord has caused such a huge commotion. This matter must have spread to the thief's ears long ago. I think the thief must have hidden long ago.”
"Fa Xiaozhi's words make sense, we should prevent the thief from escaping.”
" Brother Yongnian, what do you think of this thief?" Liu Xun turned to Zhang Song." Will he come to Zhuo Village?"”
" My lord's purpose is probably not as simple as helping the Zhuo Family catch a few thieves, right?" Zhang Song did not answer Liu Xun's question and instead asked," If you want to catch a few thieves, you can just send a deputy general. Why would you need to trouble my lord?"”
"Brother Yongnian, what do you mean?"
"My guess is that my lord wants to take this opportunity to subdue these great clans and make them grateful. "The second is to take the opportunity to wipe out the mountain bandits in the territory. In the future, when the army goes out, there will be no worries," Zhang Song said.
"Brother Yongnian is indeed worthy of being my subordinate, but you only know one part and don't know the other. Not only do I want to use this opportunity to subdue these great clans and befriend them. On the other hand, I still need a tiger general.”
"The tiger general that the lord mentioned, is that the bandit leader?”Xu Huang said.
" That's right. You must capture him alive. I have great use for him," Liu Xun said as he killed Ding Jietao.
"Since that's the case, my lord can ambush a troop of soldiers in the Zhuo residence and wait for the rabbit. "In addition, send another group of people to search for the bandits near Chengdu." Zhang Song offered a plan.
"Not only that, mobilize all the constables in the yamen. Anyone who provides clues about this person will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins. He ordered the generals at the passes of Yizhou to send troops to guard the exits of the water and land routes and strictly check the pedestrians passing by. Once suspicious people were discovered, they would be arrested first. If someone neglects his duty and does not investigate seriously, causing the thief to escape from Yizhou from his jurisdiction, bring his head to see him.”
"Order all the guards and yamen to send me a letter immediately if they have any clues about the thief leader. No matter what the price is, you must capture this person alive and bring him to me. If anyone disobeys the order and kills the thief leader, he will be beheaded immediately.”
"Order all the shops to report the goods that have recently been sold and let the Zhuo family be responsible for identifying them. If they dared not to report it, once it was found out, the shop would be closed and the owner would be imprisoned.”
"Lead the Zhuo family's servants to the various shops to identify which are the stolen goods. Follow the clues and find the thief's leader.”
"Where is Xu Gongming?"
"I'm here."
"Xu Huang, I order you to immediately select fifty strong soldiers and ambush them at Zhuo Village. When the bandit leader appears, capture him and bring him to me.”
"I will obey your orders."
" My lord has mobilized so many people to capture this person alive. It seems that my lord already knows who this person is," Zhang Song said with a smile as he twirled his beard.
"That's right, I'm confident I know who this person is. If it was really him, he was a great general. "Since this kind of talent is in our Yizhou, how can we let him fall into the arms of others?" Liu Xun said.
"The lord has always been unpredictable in his actions. Who in the world can compare to this kind of foresight?”Zhang Song was filled with emotions.
"Who is this person?" Fa Zheng suddenly said.
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