Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

——There are still two days until Zhengdan Day.

On the streets of Luoyang Dongshi, there are many cars and BMWs, and there are waves of girls laughing.

Cao Pi's wife Zhen Mi was sitting in the sedan, but she opened the curtain and looked around, as if she was looking for something.

But in the end, she let out a faint sigh, as if her last hope had failed in the Luoyang East Market.

Just then, Guo Zhao, a concubine who was also a woman of Cao Pi, happened to be passing by. She noticed Zhen Mi in the sedan and asked quickly: "Why is sister here?"

Zhen Mi came to the window and said with a little bitterness.

"It turns out to be my sister. No... the Zhengdan day is coming soon. This is the first Zhengdan day since the founding of the Wei Dynasty. The master needs to congratulate the king, and we, as female relatives, have to pay homage to our mother, so gifts are indispensable... but... My father and mother don’t like extravagance, so we did what they liked... We had to buy something that was unconventional, but also practical... I thought about it, and it had to be Sichuan brocade! This way, I can make a set of New Year clothes for my mother. In the morning, I visited three streets and seven shops, but I never thought that... in this huge city of Luoyang... I couldn't even buy a piece of Shu Brocade!"

Hearing what Zhen Mi said, Queen Guo Zhaoguo thought for a moment, and then reminded: "Maybe once the war in Hanzhong started, the border trade was blocked, and the Shu brocade could not be delivered..."

"Alas..." Zhen Mi sighed faintly, "If it is because of the war in Hanzhong, the price of Shu brocade will only increase a little, and the major cloth merchants will have some inventory. But after asking around, I found out that it seems that it started three months ago. …The Shu brocade was completely out of stock and has never been delivered again… Nowadays, a piece of Shu brocade is fetched a sky-high price on the black market, but even so, there is still a price but no market, so you can’t buy it if you want!”

oh…

After hearing Zhen Mi's words, Guo Zhao thought for a moment, rolled her eyes and sighed: "It's because this Shu brocade is rare. At this time...if anyone can give Queen Bian such a gift on the official day, Queen Bian will probably be happy... It will also eclipse the gifts of other women! My sister has a good idea, but... no one expected that this Sichuan brocade is so rare now!"

When Guo Zhao said this, Zhen Mi's mood became even lower.

It is easy to say that it will eclipse other female relatives, but at this time, you want to buy Shu brocade? It's nothing short of a disaster.

"well…"

There was another faint sigh, Zhen Mi lowered her eyebrows, and seemed to have no idea for a moment.

…

In another corner of the bustling East Market, there is a lot of traffic here. Because of the New Year's Eve, many people have walked out of their homes.

There are beauties oiling the wall and fragrant carriages, there is a man E Guanbo leading a tall horse, beauties and celebrities secretly look at each other, and the spring breeze is everywhere.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi also happened to be riding their horses.

Cao Zhi handed over his hand, "Second brother is finally back. Speaking of which, this is the first time I have visited this market with my second brother in several years. But this time, my second brother escaped all the way from Jiangdong and successfully instigated General Zhu Ling. This is a great achievement, brother." First of all, congratulations, brother!"

Cao Pi looked back at Cao Zhi and this stupid brother.

But I have a different kind of complicated emotions in my heart...

——"I came back...you are actually happy for me, haha, but you don't know...I came back just to compete with you for the position of the heir apparent..."

——"My stupid brother, you are absolutely wrong about one thing. Being a brother is a meritorious service, but what you have achieved is not just for instigating Zhu Ling and his son to abandon Liu and return to Cao Cao?" The real white phosphorus was not obtained by those Taoists, it was sent by me! Zijian, Zijian, you especially know nothing and are living in a dream! ""

Thinking this in his heart, Cao Pi laughed heartily, "Hahahaha, Zijian... As you said, we have really seen very little in the past two years. How can you and I have the same mother and father? Come on, Zijian , I went to drink with my brother... To tell you the truth, during the half year in Jiangdong, I was really greedy for my brother. The tribute wine from the ancient well in my hometown of Qiao Pei, my brother has long been thirsty for it, so I left... Zijian, you won’t come home until you’re drunk today!”

As they spoke, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi both laughed. While laughing, they walked towards the largest wine shop in the east city.

The best wine there!

There is also the most plastic brotherhood——

…

It’s the same Dongshi.

Wei Xi, a famous scholar from the north, and Chen Yi, the Changle Guardsman who was trusted by Emperor Liu Xie, were strolling in the market together. The two of them seemed to be talking about topics that suited the occasion, intentionally or unintentionally.

Wei Xi sighed loudly: "In previous years, at this time, I would buy a few pieces of Shu brocade, and then cut two sets of clothes that fit well, and give one to my mother and one to my wife. If the price is right, I would also make one for myself. If the outfit is made of Shu brocade, Walking on the streets of Yecheng...not to mention how beautiful it is! But this year...sigh...this holiday is coming, who would have thought...that I can't even buy a piece of Sichuan Brocade!"

"Yeah..." Chen Yi said with emotion: "I thought that the Hanzhong battle completely stopped the transportation of Shu brocade. I never thought... three months ago, Shu brocade stopped sending any bit of Shu brocade to the Central Plains. This Shu brocade is a consumable. , it’s gone once it’s cut... The key is that its embroidery work and techniques cannot be imitated by female workers in the north... In the past, Shu brocade was easy to get during Zhengdan, but wine was hard to come by. It seems that this year it will be the other way around!"

As Chen Yi said.

Wine, Sichuan brocade... are the few luxuries in this era.

What is luxury?

No matter which era, it was purchased by the top wealthy people to demonstrate their noble status and financial strength.

The more expensive it is...the harder it is to get it, the more rich people are willing to pay for it and get it!

It is precisely because of this that the shortage of goods in March caused the price of Shu brocade to increase more than ten times, and there is a faint trend of continuing to increase.

Therefore...this is how Wei Xi and Chen Yi felt.

It's just that... while feeling emotional, Chen Yi seemed to suddenly think of something. He narrowed his eyes and asked in a very soft and thin voice: "There are only two days until the official day? Is the plan... going on as normal?"

When Wei Xi heard this chant, he seemed to suddenly think of something. His eyes flashed, and then his expression became a little more solemn. After pondering for a moment, he responded with a softer and thinner voice.

"Everything is business as usual——"

"Ji Ping from the Imperial Medical Office is going to deal with the guy in the palace, and we're going to control the palace gate, right?"

Chen Yi seemed to be speaking in Wei Xi's ears.

Wei Xi didn't dare to respond, but he stared at Chen Yi with meaningful eyes, and then nodded heavily.

--"yes! yes! 』

Having said this, the two of them raised their eyes and looked at each other... solemnly cupped their hands, and then walked to both sides of the street respectively, as if they were going to prepare, but the way the two of them drifted away seemed to have a hint of "forgetting about each other." "Jianghu" sense of déjà vu.

However, Chen Yi's eyes and expression changed the moment he left Wei Xi.

It became dignified, sharp-edged, and undercurrent.

It was as if he had already made that unexpected but reasonable decision in his mind.

——"Good birds choose trees to roost in, King of Wei and Emperor of Han!" 』

——"Haha... glory and wealth... how to choose?" How to choose? Isn't this right in front of me? Don’t I, Chen Yi, know? Ha ha ha ha ha…"

Thinking of this, Chen Yi's brightest smile already overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

Look at the other side.

After Wei Xi left Chen Yi, he turned into an alley. In the alley... a beggar was begging along the street. Wei Xi squatted down, took out coins from his clothes, and whispered:

"I have followed your gang leader's instructions to test Chen Yi's position with my actions on the first day. Please tell Geng Ji, Wei Huang, Ji Ping and the others, and also tell Mr. Li... The original action on the first day was postponed to verify Chen Yi's position. The action of whether Yi is particularly loyal to the Han Dynasty begins!"

Well…

The beggar raised his eyes slightly. He was none other than Zhuang Yifang, the Six-Pocket Elder of the Beggar Clan. He was just stunned for a moment, then raised his head towards Wei Xi, grinning quickly, as if he was open to money.

"Hey, thank you for the reward, sir!"

…

Outside Luoyang City, on an official road.

Two merchants were riding small donkeys in front, followed by a huge convoy.

This is the convoy of the Chen Liuwei family, the descendants of the former marquis Wei Qing. When Cao Cao Chen Liu raised an army, his clan leader Wei Hong supported him. When Cao Cao chased Dong alone, it was also Wei Zi, the general of the Wei family, who helped him.

It's just...now that the Wei family has declined due to the deaths of Wei Zi and Wei Hong, and because of the division...it has been divided into many shares and is doing business in various parts of the north.

"well…"

The one who was sighing was named Wei Lie, and he was the grandson of Wei Zi. His father, Wei Zhen, was still an official in Cao Wei. The one beside him was named Wei Jing, and he was Wei Lie's younger brother. The two of them were escorting the caravan, but their brows were furrowed. ,dejected.

"The world is in chaos, this business can't be done!" Wei Lie sighed with emotion.

Wei Jing echoed: "Who says it's not the case? In the past years, our family has made a lot of money by selling Shu Brocade, but this year... you tell me, you tell me... I haven't seen a piece of Shu Brocade on the black market. The entire Central Plains and Everyone in the north is looking for Shu brocade... Whoever finds it will make a fortune! But our family has no way..."

"The world is still in chaos..." Wei Lie said with emotion: "The former officials did not eat anything but wild vegetables. They could not live in mansions in the wild. They held the next generation in their arms and chanted some belated love... But now the official must wear Shu brocade when going out, and once the Shu brocade is forged, it will become a piece of gold... The Xiahou family has asked me about Shu brocade several times, and I don’t know how to respond!"

As he spoke, Wei Lie sighed again and looked sad.

"Actually...if we really want to talk about Shu brocade, there may not be no place to purchase it..." His younger brother Wei Jing suddenly whispered mysteriously.

"Where?" When Wei Lie heard this, he became curious and his eyes were filled with desire.

"Xuchang!" Wei Jing lowered his voice and told him softly.

"How could it be Xuchang?" Wei Lie didn't believe it.

Wei Jing looked around to make sure no one heard their conversation, and then whispered, "It's news from the black market, saying that a batch of Shu brocade has been delivered to Xuchang, and it is in the hands of the prefect Fu Shiren there..."

"Ah..." Wei Lie's pupils were round and huge, and he exclaimed: "This is a matter of losing one's head..."

Wei Jing said quietly, "The price of Shu brocade has increased tenfold... let alone losing heads, even if it is to kill the Nine Tribes, someone will do it... Sigh... Sigh..."

Wei Jing ended his words with a sigh, and the implication was very clear.

They don't dare to go to Xuchang Fu Shiren to buy Shu Brocade, but there must be someone who dares to do it and is already doing it.

Because...the profits are too, too, too, too big!

…

…

In Xuchang City, the New Year is approaching, and here... the reconstruction work of half the city after the fire... has finally come to an end.

Most people have their homes again.

During this period, in order to prepare for the air raids by the Wei Feiqiu Legion, Jingzhou's flying balls would hang in the sky almost all the time from morning to night, observing everything in the sky.

Once traces of the enemy are discovered, the alarm will be sounded in a special way.

Because of the experience of the last natural fire, under the guidance of the soldiers, the common people today are particularly attentive to digging deep air-raid shelters or rehearsing air-raid drills.

After all, this is about life, and no one dares to slack off.

On the contrary... Guan Yu was a little depressed during this period, not because he was bored... but because he had nothing to do.

Logically speaking, given the current situation... even though the new year is approaching, he should still lead his troops to continue the Northern Expedition.

but…

As soon as the Hanzhong battlefield on the Western Front had just opened, Wei Wei did not mobilize troops from the Central Plains to block the opening of the Western Front battlefield;

Secondly, because of the existence of flying ball soldiers, both sides' conquests on the ground level are tantamount to being exposed to each other's eyes.

It is true that Xuchang is close to Luoyang, but...it is still not easy to carry out a series of Northern Expedition actions under the eyes of the enemy.

Both sides are waiting, one is waiting for the results of the Hanzhong battlefield, and the other is waiting for the changes in the situation in the Central Plains.

But after waiting like this, Guan Yu's role will undoubtedly be weakened, and he can't fight. Fu Shiren is responsible for the governance of Xuchang City. Guan Yu and Guan Jiajun seem to have nothing to do except for daily training. boring!

It is in sharp contrast to Guan Yu...Fu Shiren's mansion can be described as crowded.

Box after box of gold and silver were sent to Xuchang through various routes, and then sent to Fu Shiren's mansion.

Looking at the main hall of this mansion, it is crowded.

And that's not the most exaggerated thing... The most exaggerated thing is that the black market businessmen were holding Fu Shiren's thighs tightly. They were begging and pleading, as if they were begging grandpa to sue grandma.

On the other hand, Fu Shiren waved his hand rather boldly...

All the responses were just two words, "No, no!"

These black market merchants became anxious and raised their prices one after another, "In fact, it is not impossible to pay ten times the market price... As long as you speak, General Fu, then... then... I will sell the iron and get the money for you..."

"General Fu... we are old friends. When you were in Gong'an County... selling the army... cough, cough, confused... why are you talking nonsense? In short, General Fu... we didn't know each other for a day or two. If you want it, just make a price. If you say you want no money, but you want food, or iron... whatever you say, I will find a way to send it to Xuchang for you, how about it?"

"Isn't it just money? In fact, according to the current growth rate of Shu brocade, it will not be difficult to raise it twenty times as much as last year on the first day of the year. General Fu... It's okay to store this batch of Shu brocade in your hand, but... But all of them are gone ...It’s all wasted! You can just do it and let us make a small amount of money, but it’s really not possible, let’s do it every 30-70, and you can’t make a big profit!”

"That's right, General Fu... The people who are here today are all old friends. The women's stuff you sold before... we are also helping you manage it. You must trust us. Oh... give me a price. , as long as you make an offer, we can talk about anything!"

The stars hold the moon——

For Fu Shiren, it is as if he is surrounded by countless black market businessmen and is surrounded by stars.

This is a situation that Fu Shiren could not even dream of two years ago...

But now...I'm used to it!

That's right, since Guan Lin recognized him as his eldest brother, he has experienced this feeling of being surrounded by stars for the countless times, and he has everything.

According to the "Malos Needs Theory", Fu Shiren has already jumped out of the lowest level of needs. He has become a person with ideals, pursuits, and forge ahead. What he cares more about is respect and recognition!

"Ahem"

"Cough cough cough cough..."

Amidst the chaotic sounds around him, Fu Shiren coughed, and for a moment... there was total silence, as if everything was still.

All the noise disappeared, replaced by everyone's eyes staring straight at him... as if they were calling out a thousand times, eager to see Fu Shiren's opening——

"Ahem..." Fu Shiren coughed again, and then asked: "It seems that you are all interested in this batch of Sichuan brocade in my hand!"

"yes…"

"Who says it isn't?"

"General Fu, you... just be respectful and give me a price!"

A series of voices came out at the same time, all wanting Fu Shiren to make a quote... Everyone's eyes became even more eager.

"Ahem..."

Fu Shiren coughed lightly again, and he couldn't help but recall the letter sent by his third brother Guan Lin.

There were no pleasantries or much brotherly love in the letter. Instead, he told Fu Shiren straight to the point... This battle in Hanzhong is not easy to fight. The most difficult thing is not strategy and tactics... but food, transportation, and supplies!

It is precisely based on this that Guan Lin instructed Liu Chan to secretly control in advance and send the Shu brocade originally sold to the north to Jingzhou. As for the purpose...the only one was to help Hanzhong in the battle and solve the food, transportation and supply problems of his uncle Liu Bei!

Of course, Fu Shiren understands this kind of righteousness clearly.

After all...he, Fu Shiren, is also Liu Bei's fourth brother, and they are kissing each other!

"alright…"

With this in mind, Fu Shiren waved his hand, his eyes narrowed, and he looked around at all the black market merchants beside him, "As you said, you and I are old acquaintances, and I, Fu Shiren, also know your abilities. One or two, it is precisely based on this that the price you should pay for this batch of Shu brocade is still the same price you give me, and how much you earn is based on your own ability and has nothing to do with me!"

Uh...this...

The more Fu Shiren said this, the more uncertain these black market merchants became. Why not...Fu Shiren directly offered a sky-high price, who dared to take it...just take it?

Now...the original price, that means...there must be more stringent conditions.

All the black market businessmen present were extremely shrewd, and they listened carefully and could roughly hear what Fu Shiren meant.

They looked at Fu Shiren with some worry... but they were also curious about what he would say.

Fu Shiren continued to speak, but this time his tone was lower... and a little heavier, making him appear extremely serious.

"Listen, who of you can get this batch of Shu brocade depends on your own ability..."

"Because, what I want for this batch of Shu Brocade is not money, but food, the corresponding food. And I, Fu Shiren, no matter what you do with this batch of Shu brocade, no matter how much you take risks, it must be delivered to me in the hands of my eldest brother Liu Huangshu on the Hanzhong battlefield. Here, who can do it! Then to whom will I give all the Shu brocade in Xuchang City? In the future, he will also become the only merchant in Shu who sells Shu brocade to the Central Plains!"

this…

this…

Following Fu Shiren's deep and heavy words, the whole place fell into silence. All the black market merchants... one by one, you looked at me, I looked at you, and their expressions became extremely complicated and at a loss!

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