Xuzhou has not been peaceful recently, although Sun Ce's attack was transferred to Runan due to the defeat of Yuan Shu, but Xuzhou's internal problems have become more and more serious.
For Chen Qi, the loss of a son in old age is a huge blow, when learning of Chen Deng's death, this old man who has half a foot in the coffin, Chen Deng is not only the future leader of the Chen family, but also the successor cultivated by Chen Qi with his life's painstaking efforts.
When Chen Jue learned the news, he almost fainted, and his sense of rejection of the imperial court climbed to the peak for the first time, and even after waking up, the first thing he did was to prepare to send troops to continue northward, taking advantage of the main force of the imperial court and Yuan Shao to confront him in Hebei, and raid from the rear.
It's just that this crazy idea was quickly stopped by Mi Zhu and others, and those who participated in this battle know that the Tiger Prison Pass is strong, even if the main force of the imperial court is pulled out to fight Hebei, but with the strength of the Tiger Prison, it is definitely not something that the princes of their two counties can break through.
What's more, if Chen Qi emptied all the money in the two counties at this time, what would Cao Cao next door think As the heir, Chen Deng is undoubtedly excellent, plus the connections that the Chen family has run in Xuzhou over the years, it is Cao Cao, and he does not dare to act rashly, and therefore, the Chen family can only be ranked with the princes of the world in the case of only two counties, and even the Jiangdong Sun family is not qualified to be tied with the princes, but the Chen family can sit with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao, not because of the two counties occupied by the Chen family, but because of the prestige of Chen Qi's father and son, even if they are not princes, all qualified to be placed alongside the princes.
But now, as soon as Chen Deng dies, Chen Qi is old, which means that Xuzhou has lost its heir, and many problems that are pressed down by Chen Deng on weekdays have gradually surfaced.
For example, Tao Qian's two sons, Tao Shang and Tao Ying, have recently begun to frequently visit major families in Xuzhou, including the Mi family, as for what to do, it is naturally self-evident.
Tao Qian was outside the city of Xiapi to protect the people of Xuzhou, wielding a sword to kill himself, but also let the prestige of the Tao family in Xuzhou not decline but increase, plus the pottery merchant and Tao Ying two brothers, although not a talent through the world, but by no means mediocre, the pottery merchant handles government affairs, the government affairs of a county are handled in an orderly manner, and Tao Ying is a martial artist, in Xuzhou is also a number, in addition to Xiang Yang, few people in the army can beat.
Previously, Chen Dengyun and Wen Yunwu made the two unable to see a chance, and they could only settle down to assist Chen Deng, but now that Chen Deng is dead, although the Chen family also has several heirs, there are no outstanding people, and Chen Qi's reputation alone supports the entire Chen family.
But Chen Qi is already old, in the face of Chen Deng, who is in full swing, and even in front of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other great princes, he can talk and laugh freely, and advance and retreat to a certain extent, Tao Shang and Tao Ying can follow Tao Qian's instructions before his death, and be willing to be his subordinates, but Chen Qi, in order to let Chen Deng display his talents, has not dealt with political affairs for a long time, and the military and political affairs of Xiapi and Guangling two counties are all from Chen Deng's hands, Chen Qi is using his fame to help Chen Deng enhance his prestige, which is not wrong, but now that Chen Deng is dead, the consequences of this decision, It is the feeling that the whole of Xuzhou seems to be facing a lot of buildings about to collapse.
The Tao brothers actively ran, but Cao Bao and other Xuzhou generals were ambiguous, as the head of the Mi family, Mi Zhu grounded Mi Fang.
Mi Fang is very close to Tao Ying on weekdays, but Mi Zhu doesn't want Mi Fang to stand in line at this time, he is an old man in Tao Qian's era, and he knows very well that Chen Qi's ability is not weaker than Chen Deng, and the means are old and spicy, better than Chen Deng, Tao Shang and Tao Ying, the ability is good, but not the opponent of Chen Qi, the old fox.
But in the same way, Mi Zhu doesn't want to continue to press the treasure on Chen Jue's body, as the Tao brothers said, Chen Jue is old, he can live for a few years, and if Chen Deng does not die, judging from Chen Jue's cultivation of Chen Deng now, the Chen family may not be able to have a place in the future, but now that Chen Deng is dead, no matter how powerful Chen Jue is, it will be difficult to redeem the sloppy people's hearts Originally, Mi Zhu did not plan to defect to the imperial court, but in the next few months, the changes in the situation in the world far exceeded Mi Zhu's expectations.
Yuan Shao was defeated too quickly, after the collapse of the alliance, the 200,000 army was defeated by Liu Xie in just over two months, and fled back to Yecheng in embarrassment.
For a while, the prestige of the imperial court was shocked, which also made Mi Zhu move his mind.
In fact, before this, he was more optimistic about Cao Cao, but now it is different from the past, in this year's time, after the accumulation of the imperial court over the years broke out, the power displayed made the world look sideways.
The most important thing is that the imperial court encourages business, which is more willing to get closer to the Mi family, who is also a top wealthy businessman, like the Zhen family, in fact, even if he did not directly join the imperial court before, some business ideas of the imperial court still continue to affect the development of business models under the rule of various princes.
It's a pity that unlike the imperial court, which is recognized and promoted by the government, under the rule of the princes, copying the business model of the imperial court is suppressed by the family and the government, even if it is the Mi family, it is not immune.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Mi Fang tried to start contacting the people of the royal trading house, and finally chose the Zhen family, after all, they were both one of the five wealthy merchants in the past, and there was still some friendship between the two parties.
And the result, than Mi Zhu imagined more smoothly, but the conditions of the imperial court, but Mi Zhu is a little unclear, the court agreed to the Mi family to join the royal firm, but the identity will not be announced to the public for the time being, which is undoubtedly a good thing for Mi Zhu, in this way, you can maximize the preservation of the Mi family, but also enjoy the sales channels of the royal firm and the sale of some advanced items.
But there is no free lunch in the world, this truth, Mi Zhu knows, although it is not explicitly stated, but Mi Zhu knows that when the court needs the Mi family, I am afraid it is also the most dangerous time for the Mi family.
In the "big brother" room, Mi Fang stretched out his hand, shook it in front of Mi Zhu, and frowned.
"What's the matter" Mi Zhu reacted and looked at Mi Fangdao.
"When will you let me out" Mi Fang said helplessly: "I promised you that you won't have contact with the Tao family brother anymore?"
"No, grounding you has nothing to do with it."
Mi Zhu shook his head, looked at Mi Fang and said: "Even if he is on the wrong side, but now there are many people on the side of the Tao brothers, Chen Qi is to clean up the Tao brothers, and it is impossible to do anything to my Mi family, he also needs our financial support, and my Mi family's financial resources, in Xiapi, are less than one percent, Chen Qi is cunning and cunning, and will never do such a thing." ” "Then why are you" Mi Fang was a little puzzled, since this is the case, why do you want to ground yourself.
"An attitude to the outside world, my Mi family does not participate in the internal disputes in Xuzhou, in addition, there is also one thing that you need to do, this matter is related to the future of my Mi family, not careless."
Mi Zhu looked at Mi Fang and said in a deep voice.
"What's the matter" Mi Fang looked at Mi Zhu in confusion, but saw Mi Zhu with a solemn face.
"I'm going to remove you from my Mi family," Mi Zhu said in a deep voice.
"Ah" Mi Fang's eyes widened in amazement, with an expression that you are teasing me, remove yourself, what does it have to do with the future of the Mi family, she stood up suddenly, and said excitedly: "Big brother, why did I do something wrong?"
"Don't be impatient" Mi Zhu glared at him dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice: "The second son of the Tao family in Xuzhou and Chen Qi are inevitable, this time, the winner will not be in Xuzhou, the land of Xuzhou, destined to become a battlefield for the princes to compete, or Cao Cao, or Jiangdong, or the imperial court, but the ultimate winner is by no means one of the two, this place, has become a place of right and wrong, tonight is the night of the New Year's vigil, I will gather the family to drink, you take the opportunity to leave with your little sister, as for where to go, someone will answer you at that time, All you have to do is walk away, and don't be surprised wherever you go. ” "Brother, this" Mi Fang frowned and looked at Mi Zhu: "It's so serious, how can I say that my Mi family is also a Xuzhou family, don't you also say it, Chen Qi will not touch the Mi family." ” "It's always good to be careful and take precautions, Chen Jue, I'm not worried, but others may not."
Mi Zhu shook his head and smiled.
"Then where am I going," Mi Fang frowned.
"When you get to the place, you will naturally know."
Mi Zhu smiled.
"Then why doesn't the big brother leave" Mi Fang looked at Mi Zhu and said astringently.
"Do you think that Chen Jue or the pottery chamber of commerce will let me leave" Mi Zhu shook his head and said with a smile: "I represent the Mi family, I am here, even if you and my little sister leave, they will not care, but if I also leave, whether Chen Jue or the pottery merchant, they will not give up with my Mi family, in that case, the foundation of my Mi family will be completely destroyed." ” In fact, with the Mi family's family business, the foundation of Xuzhou is not impossible to abandon, but Mi Zhu knows that since the Son of Heaven chooses to cover up for him, there must be a reason, it will definitely not be just to take care of his Mi family, there will be a place where the Mi family needs to contribute in the future, whether it is to let the Mi family help break the city, or something else, if Mi Zhu is also gone, Liu Xie's plan will definitely be in vain, he wants to fight for the Mi family, perhaps, this is an opportunity for the Mi family to take off.
It's just that these words naturally can't be said to Mi Fang.
"Big brother" Mi Fang looked at Mi Zhu a little overwhelmed.
"Okay, don't follow the example of this little daughter, I will have someone bring my little sister to meet you tonight, and remember to burn this house when you leave."
Mi Zhu waved his hand and turned to leave, leaving only Mi Fang with a tangled face. t1706231537: