The warrior Xun always spared no effort in entertaining people, and he did so without losing the cunningness of a businessman.
As one of the most successful businessmen in the world, he is no worse than those who came after him. He must be cautious in his initial investment, and then increase it layer by layer, bit by bit, eroding people's hearts.
But he was obviously constrained by the prevailing customs and systems, and could rarely make friends with powerful people like Li Yuan. His background was a fatal injury, otherwise he would not have fallen into such a miserable state in Chang'an, with almost no "friends" around him.
Zhang Liang was a doctor in the Ministry of War, and his official position was neither big nor small, but he was in charge of an office like the Military Intelligence Department, and coupled with his experience of serving in the Han Dynasty Palace, no one dared to underestimate him.
Samurai Yu originally planned to invite two of his capable subordinates to accompany him. Once there were more people, it would be easier to talk and the atmosphere would be more relaxed, but after thinking about it later, he gave up.
Those people are not important enough, and the two of them have known each other for a short time. Even if they have the intention of making friends, they are far from being able to talk freely.
Thinking of this, Samurai Yu couldn't help but sigh to himself, his qualifications were still too low, he had to be careful with whomever he interacted with, and he couldn't even find a useful person who could stand up to him.
By the way, he didn't know that his prodigal son was beaten by the emperor when he went to Chang'an Academy to join in the fun, otherwise he would probably have no intention of making friends with anyone.
Zhang Liang doesn't know either, otherwise he will definitely stay away from this unfortunate guy. How can someone who can't even control his son deserve to be friends with me?
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The warrior Xun rented a house by himself in the south of Jiangling City. It was neither big nor small, which suited his current status. However, he did not live there for a few days. After arriving in Jiangling, he lived in the Yamen most of the time and rarely came back.
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But as one of the few millionaires in the world, once he rents the mansion, he will not be short of anything.
In fact, he quietly bought a mansion on the riverside, one that could overlook the river, and planned to entertain real distinguished guests if he had the chance.
Who is the real distinguished guest in Jiangling? For example, the governor Li Jing, the generals in the army, or the heads of the wealthy families in Jiangyou can all be called distinguished guests.
But there is still no chance to open the business, and the famous families in Jiangyou are in mourning. The owners have been sent to Chang'an one after another, and the rest have become quails, working cautiously to serve the new master.
As for Li Jing and others, it's not like they can just make an appointment if they want to.
Zhang Liang is actually very important, and I might be able to follow him on a trip to the river to see the beauty of the river.
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"My dear brother, you have been away for some time, right? It is a great blessing to be able to reunite with your family when you return to Beijing this time. I would like to give you a toast first. Today is a bit hasty. When my dear brother leaves, I will definitely serve him well.
Zhuangzhuang's behavior."
The warrior Xun entertained Zhang Liang in the main hall of the mansion. The two of them traveled all the way from Xiangyang to Jiangling without much rest and were very tired. When they arrived at the mansion, they freshened up first and then got together in the main hall.
Zhang Liang was in a good mood and raised his glass at this time: "I'm sorry to say that I haven't seen my wife and children for more than two years. I went to Chang'an with the army the year before last and went to Tongguan within a few days.
There is no comparison between me and Brother Wu. Looking at this, Brother Wu can live comfortably wherever he goes, which is really enviable."
The warrior Xun couldn't help but laugh and had a drink with Zhang Liang. "There is nothing to envy. Everyone comes and goes just for power and wealth. A good brother and a capable person will work harder. They will travel back and forth and work hard in the king's affairs. They will definitely be extremely prominent in the future. When the time comes,
But don’t forget that I once drank with my dear brother.”
Zhang Liang also laughed, "Brother Wu is joking. In terms of my position, I can't compare to Brother Wu. It's hard to say what will happen in the future. We here only do things that offend people..."
When I was in Henan, everyone looked at me like a tiger, leopard and jackal, and it was no different when I went to Jin. When I go back to Chang'an, hehe... I'm afraid that even if I want to visit Brother Wu's house, I won't be able to do so."
Warrior Tong's smile froze slightly, and he couldn't help but think of those people around Li Yuan, headed by Yu Wenxiu. His heart jumped twice, and he hid his emotions in a blink of an eye. He shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't care about that, my dear brother, as time goes by,
Then you know who I am as a person."
Listening to the conversation between the two of them, one can actually tell that they are still in the exploratory stage. Henan thieves are not easy to fool, and the rich man from Jinyang is also very slippery.
It is difficult for them to have real friendship with each other. At most, they are just official contacts. When it is useful, they will call each other brothers, but when it is no longer useful, they will immediately turn around and leave. There is no essential difference between them and the people Samurai Yu dated before.
But Samurai Yu is still willing to associate with such people and is eager to integrate into these people.
Zhang Liang has nothing to say. He has been in the officialdom for many years and has gone from being a farmer to a man of deep officialdom in the city. His experience is very inspiring.
Therefore, in his interactions with the warrior Yu, he undoubtedly occupies a dominant position.
The two of them exchanged cups and cups, no longer paying attention to official rules. They were not of high birth, so who would show them to them, so the two guys ate and drank closely. After filling their stomachs, they drank and talked.
They have no shortage of common topics.
At this time, Zhang Liang asked about the situation in the capital. Not long after the warrior Yucai recovered, he immediately left Chang'an and came to Jiangling to take up a post, so he could only tell Zhang Liang what he really knew.
Zhang Liang didn't take it seriously either. He knew that not long after Samurai Yu returned to power, there were a lot of changes in personnel in the court, and it was difficult to hear much useful things from Samurai Yu's mouth.
But Samurai Yu would not disappoint him. In recent years, Samurai Yu knew the ups and downs of the Nangan family and the rumors in the market.
Moreover, he is a very good storyteller, and many things he tells are different from what others say, which is quite interesting.
Samurai Yun is not just a storyteller, and occasionally wants to find out the details of Zhang Liang. The two of them have been getting along in this way for more than a month.
It's just that Zhang Liang is about to leave Jiangyou and return to Chang'an to report on his duties, so he is not as strict as before. In front of his newly made official friends, he must reveal some details to let them know that it is a big deal to make friends with him.
It's cheap, I'm not a little person like a cat or a dog.
So the warrior Xun heard from him the names of Xu Shiji, Wei Zheng, Xue Wanjun, Zhao Shixun, Wang Qing and others, all of whom were the emperor's confidants.
Forget about one or two, with so many people connected together, it shows the deep confidence of Conglong Jiuchen.
The founding ministers were so difficult to deal with, otherwise the founding kings would not be afraid of them, because even if there are conflicts between these people, they come from the same source, and they still have affection, are connected to each other, and help each other.
It's really scary.
As he talked, Samurai Yu felt a little inferior.
Look at this person, he was just a farmer, but today he has become the climate. As for him, he followed Li Yuan in Jinyang. Even if Li Yuan is not dead, he can tell outsiders so confidently, Liu Wenjing, Pei Ji, Liu Hongji, Changsun Shunde
, are Chai Shao and others his friends?
Of course, things cannot be compared like this.
Who is Li Yuan? The head of the Li family in Longxi and the grandson of Li Hu, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Western Wei Dynasty. Naturally, he is surrounded by people from aristocratic families. It is difficult for a businessman like him to squeeze in.
But he was still reused by Li Yuan, which shows that he has indeed contributed a lot and has some talents.
Li Po was different. He came from a very low background, and the backgrounds of the people around him were a mess. It was not until he became emperor that he was surrounded by nobles.
It is not surprising that Zhang Liang is among them. Look at the generals under Li Po, most of them are from the same background as Li Po himself, just frontier soldiers.
The two of them were drinking and their faces were red, and the atmosphere gradually became heated.
Originally, the samurai Yu wanted to wait for them to enjoy the wine and come up with some other tricks to entertain people. How could there be wine but no color? For this reason, he specially asked the steward to go to the brothel to recruit two popular prostitutes.
Zhang Liang has a good official reputation in Xiangyang. He has no reputation for being lustful and greedy for money, but his reputation is not that great. Everyone is afraid of him anyway, because Zhang Liang never rubs sand in his eyes and is a little bloodthirsty...
In general, Zhang Liang was very effective in controlling chaos while he was in charge of Xiangyang.
But who knows, what those people who are sanctimonious on the surface may be like behind the scenes? For example, Li Yuan has become the emperor and comes from a family like the Li family in Longxi, but when he occasionally goes out to play in the palace, the warrior Yun often fawns over him.
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So the warrior Yun was also ready to see if Zhang Liang could withstand the temptation of beauty. After all, it had been more than two years since he left his wife and concubines, and he had been in the military...
Well, it was the usual routine, and it was the same for later people, but later people did it more secretly. In the current world, they were open and aboveboard. Even if Zhang Liang didn't like it, he wouldn't find fault with the warrior Yu.
However, before the warrior Xun summoned people to join the fun, the steward hurried to the main hall and reported: "Master, Governor Li sent someone to come to visit. The person may be on the way here. Look..."
The two guys who were drunk were startled at the same time. They stood up and looked at each other. They both saw a little fear in each other's eyes.
Governor Li was naturally no one else. The only one who could claim the title of Governor in Jiangling City was Li Jing. What made the two of them panic was that it was just that they could not go to visit them immediately when they arrived in Jiangling. They were still drinking and having fun here. This was Governor Li.
Have you come to ask questions?
Warrior Xun gave a dry smile and said, "You see what happened... Let's go and greet him as soon as possible. If the good brother is blamed, don't blame him for doing bad things."
Zhang Liang smiled bitterly and said to himself, "I, Zhang Liang, am not that stingy. It's just that in more than two years, the Shangguan caught me drinking with someone for the first time. How could I be so unlucky?"
The two of them didn't hesitate. They calmed down and realized that Li Jing was their immediate boss and came to visit him personally. He would definitely not make a fuss over such a trivial matter as drinking.
Maybe I just had nothing to do, so I happened to know that the two of them had entered the city, so I came over to talk to them...
