Chapter 330 The well-dressed and well-dressed family saw the drawbacks
Author: smug eyebrows and droopy eyes
Chapter 330 The well-dressed and well-dressed family saw the drawbacks
Speaking of the Zhou family in Shu County, like Yuan Shu, they are well-dressed and well-dressed, one of the top wealthy families in the world.
In the past two generations of the Zhou family, there are also people who have been ranked among the three Dukes. Among them, Zhou Jing, the father of the previous generation, once served as Taiwei.
Among the fathers of this generation, Zhou Zhong also became an official in the court, and also served as a Taiwei, and later moved to the position of Jiuqing.
It can be said that in the land of Jianghuai, the Zhou family, an aristocratic family, can be said to be the leader.
With the influence of the Zhou family in Shu County in the Jianghuai area, since they sent people to explain Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu had to see him.
As the fourth generation and the third prince, if the Yuan family wants to be stable in the local area, the most important thing is to make use of these aristocratic families who have common interests with them, reach political and interest alliances with them, and maintain local hegemony.
Moreover, the Yuan family in Runan and the Zhou family in Lujiang are family friends in a sense.
I think back then, when the two families first emerged, they had communicated with each other in the court.
The most direct manifestation is that Zhou Yu's great-great-grandfather Zhou Rong was conquered by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's great-grandfather Yuan An.
Therefore, even though the Zhou family has become prosperous now, if we go back four generations, the Lujiang Zhou family is actually the family of the Yuan family in Runan.
Among the four generations following Yuan An and Zhou Rong, there were countless instances of cooperation and mutual interest between the two families.
Especially from the perspective of political personnel in the court, the two families have exchanged a lot of important personnel appointments with each other in the center these years.
Therefore, when he heard that the Lujiang Zhou family helped the Sun family escape from under his nose, Yuan Shu was actually extremely angry.
However, due to the relationship between the Yuan family and the Zhou family for many years, even though Yuan Shu knew that the Zhou family had helped the Sun family, he had no intention of taking action against the Zhou family for a while.
He was still thinking about a way to go to the Zhou family to find out about this matter. Before he thought about it, the Zhou family took the initiative to send an envoy to communicate with Yuan Shu.
This is a good thing for Yuan Shu.
At least he didn't have to think too hard about how to talk to the Zhou family.
This time, the person who came to see Yuan Shu on behalf of the Zhou family in Lujiang was Zhou Shang, a prominent member of the Zhou family.
Also accompanying Zhou Shang was a young hero from the next generation of the Zhou family - Zhou Yu, who was only fourteen years old.
Among the Zhou family's generation, the three most promising people are Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi's two brothers, Zhou Shang and Zhou Zhong.
Today, both Zhou Yi and Zhou Zhong are serving in Luoyang.
Although Zhou Shang was also in Luoyang before, after Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, Zhou Shang gave up his official position and returned to his hometown, taking on the responsibility of stabilizing clan affairs in the local area.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that just like the Yuan family in Runan and the Xun family in Yingchuan, the Zhou family is also full of people with ruthless vision. In this increasingly chaotic world, they naturally have to find a way to protect themselves.
The family seeks the best solution.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is extremely unwise to place all the elites of the clan in Luoyang.
The political situation in the Luoyang court led by Dong Zhuo was extremely unstable. Once a coup occurred in Luoyang, the elites of the Zhou family would be lost in the court. This was something the Lujiang Zhou family could not afford.
But if the Zhou family were to give up the political structure they had established over generations, they would definitely not be willing to do so.
For aristocratic families, eggs have to be placed in different baskets.
The Zhou family left Zhou Yi and Zhou Zhong behind in the court in Luoyang, while Zhou Shang returned to his family.
In addition to protecting the family and revitalizing family affairs in the local area, he also used the influence of the Zhou family in the local area to expand his strength and increase his disciples while the world was in chaos. He secretly trained troops and horses, hoarded grain, grass and ordnance to ensure that the Zhou family in Lujiang could
Find a place in troubled times.
Another very important thing is that Zhou Shang should cultivate outstanding talents in his family to lay the foundation for the future of the Zhou family.
After meeting Zhou Shang and Zhou Yu, Yuan Shu immediately showed a very unhappy expression.
After all, the Yuan and Zhou families were close friends for four generations. Yuan Shu had known the three brothers of the Zhou family since they were in Luoyang, so it was straightforward to speak to Zhou Shang now.
"Brother Zhou, you and I are old acquaintances. Our families have been friends for four generations. What is your intention of using a knife behind my back secretly this time?"
Zhou Shang knew what kind of temper Yuan Shu had when he was in Luoyang.
"Why did Gao Dao say this? When did my Zhou family do anything that was sorry for you?"
Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes: "At this time, you are still pretending? Tell me, did you secretly help the Sun clan members to escape from the Lujiang River to the west?"
Zhou Shang showed a surprised expression.
"Yes, I did help the Sun family to donate the boat so that they could leave Lujiang smoothly... But, isn't this what your Yuan family meant? How can you say that you secretly helped them escape?"
When Yuan Shu heard this, he was so angry that his head hurt a little.
"When did I arrange for you to let them escape?"
Zhou Shang showed an innocent expression: "I'm not talking about you, this is what Yuan Benchu wrote to ask me to do. Highways, highways, your brothers are fighting, it has nothing to do with our Zhou family, you are the Yuan family,
I am also a member of the Yuan family at first, and I cannot afford to offend anyone."
"you……"
Yuan Shu made Zhou Shang choked and speechless.
If someone else dared to talk to him like this, Yuan Shu would kill him without saying a word.
But the Zhou family is different from other families.
Based on Yuan Shu's current position, as long as he wants to continue to be the overlord in Shouchun, it would be best for him to stand on the same front as the Zhou family.
"Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou, it's hard for you to do this to me. The pastor in your Zhou family's territory now is me, not the son of that little maid Yuan Benchu. Don't you even understand this?"
Zhou Shang smiled helplessly and said: "Highways, highways, the current situation is no better than before. Haven't you seen clearly the pattern of the court and the pattern of the world? Now is not the time for you brothers to fight."
"Why did I agree to Benchu to send the Sun family away? It's not because I didn't want you and Benchu to get into too much of a quarrel. Then there wouldn't even be any room for maneuver, and it would just be for others to take advantage of."
Yuan Shu was very unhappy after hearing this.
"What a joke, how could I let others take advantage of me?"
Zhou Shang sighed after hearing this.
He glanced to the side.
It was at this time that the young man Zhou Yu, who was brought to meet Yuan Shu by Zhou Shang, stood up.
Zhou Yu saluted Yuan Shu very respectfully.
"A certain Zhou Yu, son of Zhou Yi, pays homage to the envoy."
Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Good nephew."
Zhou Yu said: "Your Majesty has been busy with Yuan Jingzhou's suspicion recently, but you have neglected the situation in the Luoyang court. Yu's father and Uncle Cong are both in Luoyang. Recently, they brought a major event to the Zhou family that is related to the court. I don't know.
Does Yuan Shijun know or not?"
Yuan Shu said: "If you have any news, it's okay to say it and don't sell it."
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "While Yuan Shijun was fighting with Yuan Jingzhou's brothers, Dong Zhuo had withdrawn his troops from Luyang and returned to Luoyang, and Yuan Jingzhou's troops also returned to the interior of Jingzhou in order to fight with Yuan Shijun. Dong Zhuo
The pressure suddenly subsided and I already had other plans.”
When Yuan Shu heard this, he asked curiously: "What is Dong Zhuo's plan?"
"To be honest with Mr. Yuan, Dong Zhuo is currently in Luoyang trying to impose two new policies."
"And it is said that these two new policies have been approved by His Majesty and the Queen Mother."
Yuan Shu heard this and said disdainfully: "What new policy? What's so strange about it? Whichever emperor comes to the throne, which auxiliary minister gains power, doesn't all have one or two new policies to show its merits? What's the big deal?"
But Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "Yuan Shijun, the problem is that according to what Yan Jun and Cong Shu said, these two new policies are related to the lifeblood of a well-dressed family like you and me. Once these two new policies are implemented, people like you in Runan will
The Yuan family, as well as our Lujiang Zhou family, the efforts made by the four generations in the court within thirty years may all be in vain."
This sentence was no small matter, and Yuan Shu was immediately silenced.
"If it is so serious, what exactly is the new policy?"
Zhou Yu turned around and looked at Zhou Shang beside him.
Zhou Shang stroked his beard and half-closed his eyes.
"Just tell Yuan Shijun and don't worry about me."
"only."
Therefore, Zhou Yu roughly told Yuan Shu the news that his father and his uncle had returned from Luoyang.
Of course, there is also some content about the New Deal.
After hearing the news, Yuan Shu was immediately stunned.
He never expected that Dong Zhuo would promulgate new policies starting from two aspects: taxation into farmland and abolition of inspections and examinations.
"Old thief Dong Zhuo, is he crazy?!"
Yuan Shu roared angrily.
"Does he want to be an enemy of the whole world? Isn't he afraid of annihilating his descendants and having his entire clan wiped out?"
Zhou Yu said: "I'm afraid things are not that simple. According to Yiyu's analysis, what has happened in recent years seems to be someone who is constantly pushing behind Dong Zhuo and the Emperor. It seems that there is no trace, but in fact it is connected with each other."
"And what he is planning is the profit that has accumulated over the past century in our rich and well-dressed family. His thoughts are so vicious that we have never seen before. At this time, Mr. Yuan should not quarrel with his brothers anymore. He should join forces with Yuan Jingzhou.
Peel away the cocoons and carefully find out who is behind Dong Zhuo or Dang Tianzi, otherwise it will be too late to regret once the situation becomes overwhelming."
Yuan Shu was still very angry at first.
But when Zhou Yu said this, his expression changed a little.
Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes: "Dong Zhuo must not be allowed to succeed in matters concerning the court, but we do not need to join hands with Yuan Shao. Moreover, all the gates of clothing in the world have the power of hundreds of years of accumulation. How can he just casually throw in one or two
Can it be overturned by policies?”
"But thank you uncle and nephew for telling me the news so that I can take precautions."
When Zhou Shang heard the meaning of Yuan Shu's words, he seemed not to want to reconcile with Yuan Shao.
He was greatly surprised.
"Highway, don't be so willful. It's a very important matter. Now is not the time for you brothers to have conflicts."
Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu was a man with high eyes and arrogant. No matter how Zhou Shang tried to persuade him, he was still unwilling to make peace with Yuan Shao.
However, the fourteen-year-old Zhou Yu aroused Yuan Shu's interest.
He felt that although this child was young, he was extremely alert and very grand in his movements. He would definitely be a talent in the future, so he was interested in recruiting him.
However, Zhou Yu refused on the grounds that he was still young and still needed to study hard.
The uncle and nephew of the Zhou family then walked out of Yuan Shu's mansion and went to the pavilion to rest for the time being.
After going out, Zhou Shang looked at Zhou Yu.
"Nephew, what do you think of Yuan Shu?"
The young man Zhou Yu said decisively: "There are dry bones in the grave, a short-sighted person, and a man who is not a man of long-term success. It seems that it will be very difficult to find the black hand behind the reform by pointing at him."
Zhou Shang sighed: "In your opinion, what should our Zhou family do now?"
Zhou Yu said: "Uncle, nephew, let me say something that shouldn't be said. We see that although the world is in chaos, no matter how the world changes in the future, the benefits of having a wealthy family cannot be changed!"
"No matter who is behind the imperial court's plan, we must find him and use the power of our clan to destroy him."
"As for who will be in charge of Yangzhou in the future, it is not a big problem. The Zhou family has great talents, and no matter who it is, they can achieve great things."