Hundreds of headless or headless corpses were hung high outside the city gate of Jianye. The entire city wall was covered with corpses. Blood flowed down the city head, forming dark brown lines on the city wall.
Traces of it. People who passed by it all shuddered after seeing them.
They are the whole family and the nine clans of the Zhu family. As soon as Sun Hao ascended the throne, he immediately ordered the execution of the whole family who led the rebellion, and the Zhu family destroyed the nine clans. Of course, this was naturally the work of Zhang Cheng, and there was no opponent in the court. As for
Zhang Cheng had never figured out how to deal with the deposed emperor Sun Liang. He sent him away like Dong Zhuo did, but in fact, Zhang Cheng did not dare to kill him because he was not mad enough to do so.
Zhang Cheng asked his father-in-law, Zhuge Jin, for advice. Zhuge Jin sighed: "If we don't remove the emperor, there may be another change. On the surface, our current position is stable, but in fact, who knows how many people are secretly against us."
"What my father-in-law means..." Zhang Cheng looked at Zhuge Jin, and no one dared to say the rest of the sentence.
Zhuge Jin closed his eyes: "As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. There is nothing you can do about it."
"Who should I send?" Zhang Cheng asked: "Although the second brother and Fendi are the best candidates, I don't want them to get involved in this kind of thing. As for the other people, after thinking about it, only Bu Lu is suitable. This person
He is an old and cunning man who appears to be obedient to us, but is actually a difficult opponent, more dangerous than Xue Zongbulu. If he gets rid of that person, he will never be able to get rid of us again."
Zhuge Jin nodded: "It's a good idea, but you have to be careful to prevent that old boy from cheating!"
Early the next morning, the morning court had just ended. Bu Lu left the main hall and was walking out of the palace. Although Bu Lu was over fifty, he was still in good health. He was not deaf or blind, but there was wind under his feet when he walked.
Maybe Bu Lu had something to do today and walked very fast. Sikong Xue Zong chased for a long time, and then he grabbed Bu Lu's clothes while panting.
"Sir, what's wrong with you today? Are you in a hurry?"
Bu Lu smiled: "Nothing, I just want to go out and get some fresh air."
"Then you can't run so fast!" Xue Zong has not yet recovered, and the burden on his fat body is too heavy: "I think you must have something to do, let's go, find a place for us to chat!"
Xue Zong never let go and pulled Bu Lu towards the palace gate. The two sent the coachman back first and headed towards the Qinhuai River while joking. Quan Duan and others proposed a plan to destroy the Qinhuai River.
As a result, the whole family was slaughtered. The matter of the Qinhuai River was never mentioned again. Because the Zhang family held a huge share in the Qinhuai River, Qinhuai River's business was getting better and better.
This is not the busiest time in the Qinhuai River. All the brothels of all sizes are closed, and they need to rest after a night of toil. These two people came here, and naturally they didn't have much interest in learning to sell themselves. Even though
I'm afraid it's because of weakness. When they arrived at the teahouse they frequented most, the aroma of tea filling the room immediately hit their nostrils as soon as they opened the door.
Sitting down in a private room, someone brought fragrant tea. Xue Zong then said, "What's going on? I've seen you look bad these days, and you went home immediately after morning. Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Or is there something wrong at home?"
Bu Lu shook his head slightly, looked around, and lowered his voice: "I'm really worried about something."
"What's up?"
Bu Lu moved his body next to Xue Zong, and in an almost inaudible voice, he said in Xue Zong's ear: "Deposed Emperor Sun Liang!"
Xue Zong is also a smart man. Bu Lu has already said this, how could he not understand the meaning: "You mean, they are going to take action?"
"Not only does it happen, but the person who does it is probably one of you and me!"
"Ah!" Xue Zong was stunned: "This is a big crime!"
"Who says it's not the case? But what if you and I don't do it? What about the whole family, the Zhu family? It's different now that they are hung on the city wall!"
Xue Zong instantly lost his interest in drinking tea. He put down his tea cup and sighed. Although the two of them were not good birds, it was not that they had never killed people before, but the person they wanted to kill now was different. This person couldn't kill him no matter what.
, if someone knew about it, it would be infamy for eternity.
"Squeak!" When the two of them were in a daze, the clerk opened the door and walked in: "Two adults, we are looking for you!"
Xue Zong was dissatisfied: "Who is this person? He actually came here and told him that we are not here!"
"Mr.
It has also become narrower, and it fits the body tightly and is no longer so baggy. This man has a handsome appearance, and you can tell by looking at his eyes that he is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Are you...?" Bu Lu looked this man up and down.
The man waved his hand to let the guy go down and sat cross-legged across from the two of them: "I can't say who I am yet, but I'm here to help you two solve a difficult problem. If you two are interested in listening, then let's continue talking.
, if you two are not interested, I will turn around and leave, but you two have to think carefully, as soon as I leave, you will be infamous for the rest of your life, otherwise you will be like the people on the city wall."
"Who are you?" Xue Zong had already understood. This person probably heard their conversation. This was a big deal, and it would be very serious if it reached Zhang Cheng's ears.
Bu Lu took a sip of tea and winked at Xue Zong: "Don't be surprised, sir. Mr. Xue is like this. It seems that you already know our difficulties. How can you solve it?"
The man chuckled: "You two adults haven't said whether you are willing to accept my help, so you asked me to come up with a solution, but you don't know that the price for my help is very high."
"Do you still want to blackmail us?" Xue Zong was angry again: "Do you believe it or not, I will have you arrested now and tortured. If you don't believe it, you won't tell me."
"Hahaha..." The man laughed loudly: "You two adults are really good at it, why don't we try it and see who catches whom?"
Bu Lu quickly stopped Xue Zong. From the moment this person entered the door, Bu Lu felt murderous intent in this person. If he didn't take advantage of it, he might have killed both of them. Bu Lu quickly said: "Sir, please forgive me! I'm telling you the truth."
, we two have indeed encountered some trouble, if sir can help us solve it, I am willing to give everything I have."
"Master Bu is the one who does great things!" The man glanced at Xue Zong: "Master Xue, what about you?"
Xue Zong was panting. Bu Lu quickly tried to comfort him. After a long while, Xue Zong finally said, "That's alright, let's just believe you for a moment. Who are you?"
The man smiled slightly: "You can call me shopkeeper. I am a businessman who specializes in solving unnecessary troubles for others. Since you two have agreed, let's talk about the price first!"
Bu Lu's prediction was good. The next night, Zhang Cheng summoned all the ministers to Da Sima's Mansion on the pretext of having a banquet. Xue Zong and Bu Lu were also among them. At midnight, the banquet ended and everyone stood up to leave. Zhang Cheng will
Xue Zong and Bu Lu stayed behind, and after talking about some innocuous topics, Zhang Cheng winked at Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu nodded slightly and went out.
After a short time, Zhang Xiu and two people came in carrying a box and opened the box in front of everyone. The eyes of the people with the golden light were uncomfortable. Everyone was not surprised because they had already vaguely guessed it.
What? Zhang Xiu said: "Are you two adults satisfied? With these things, you two adults can live comfortably for the rest of their lives."
Bu Lu smiled with a smile on his face: "This is for us? I wonder if Lord Sima has any orders? We are all Lord Sima's confidants, so we can just give you orders. Isn't this not good?"
Zhuge Jin said: "As soon as the wise son-in-law changes his mind, you two adults will accept it! What if something happens? There is really something that is very important and requires your help!"
"You're welcome, Master Situ! If you have anything to do, just ask, and we will do our best!" Bu Lu had a flattering face, and Zhang Cheng actually liked him a little at this time.
Zhang Chengdao: "Your Majesty has ascended the throne, and the rebellion has been eradicated. It is the time when the country of Wu is singing and dancing, but recently people have been wanting to meet with Marquis Wucheng. I am not tired of going to the trouble, and by your Majesty's wish, I hope Marquis Wucheng can return to his fiefdom as soon as possible. I
I have already submitted the report to His Majesty, and there are two escorts. Is there any problem?"
"No problem, no problem." Bu Lu nodded repeatedly and unconsciously turned around to look at the box containing gold and silver jewelry.
Zhang Cheng nodded: "That's very good. I wonder if Sir Bu has already thought about how to escort me?"
Bu Lu and Xue Zong were stunned, and they looked at each other: "Don't worry, sir, I will send Marquis Wucheng back to his fiefdom safely."
"It's best this way!" Zhang Cheng lowered his face: "However, the road is not smooth and bandits are rampant, so an accident is possible, so I will give two fifty sergeants to take care of them along the way. I hope everything goes well.
Bar!"
The two of them understood Zhang Cheng's meaning from the beginning, but they were just pretending. This sentence had clearly told them that Sun Liang's only outcome was death. The two of them felt cold in their hearts, and they decided to avoid it and let the matter go unnoticed.
It's up to them. The matter has come to this. If you don't want to die, you can only do as Zhang Cheng said. Bu Lu said: "Don't worry, Great Sima, we two know what to do."
"That's great! Let's set off early tomorrow morning!" After Zhang Cheng said this, he turned and left. Zhuge Jin smiled at Bu Lu and nodded.
After coming out of Da Sima's Mansion, Bu Lu and Xue Zong felt a lot of pressure. They did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried to the Qinhuai River. It was the same teahouse, and the man who claimed to be the shopkeeper was sitting in the elegant seat where they met last time. Xue Zong
Zong, Bu Lu didn't say anything as soon as he entered the door, and waved for someone to carry the box in. Xue Zong opened the box himself: "Do you think these are enough?"
The shopkeeper didn't even look at it, but continued to drink tea: "Yesterday's price was too expensive for you, but if you ask me today, it won't be yesterday's price."
"How much do you want?" Xue Zong asked.
"Twice more."
"What? Our total net worth combined is not that much."
"In that case, it goes without saying. I said, I'm just a businessman. I won't do anything without a suitable price."
Bu Lu gritted his teeth: "Okay! That's it, it's settled, even if you try to sell iron, you can't be blamed for everything!"