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The atmosphere in the Chu family meeting hall was depressed. Chu Zongguang frowned. He hated this kind of thing the most. He knew Chu Xiu's thoughts, but if Chu Sheng and his son really did such a thing, what would happen if Chu Sheng and his son really did such a thing?
This is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.
Chu Zongguang looked at Chu Sheng and his son and said, "Did you really do this?"
The second lady stood up and said with an aggrieved look: "Of course not. Others don't believe me. Don't you still believe me, sir? How could I do something that is detrimental to the interests of the Chu family? That batch of ore I
Yes, it was sold, but it was my father who I sold."
Chu Zongguang frowned and said, "Then how did the ore end up going to the Li family?"
The second lady said: "My father's Kaishan Martial Arts School needs a batch of weapons. In the entire Tongzhou Prefecture, only the Li family's weapons are the best, but the Li family's weapons with level three or above are all made directly in Qingyuan Town of Yan State.
, those are treasures, and with my relationship, even if the Li family still has some treasured weapons, they will not sell them to my father.
So my father had no choice but to find a way to sell this batch of ore to the Li family, and then the Li family agreed to help him forge weapons.
But as a member of the Chu family, even if Ding Kaishan is my father, I will not harm the interests of the Chu family."
After saying that, the second lady directly took out the banknote and handed the fifty-five thousand taels of silver into Chu Zongguang's hands. She said with an aggrieved look: "The fifty-two thousand kilograms of ore, based on the highest market price, is only fifty-two thousand taels."
, but there are three thousand taels more here, which is more than the highest price.
Although my Chu family's ore can be sold to Yan State to make more money, this batch of ore is enough for a caravan to travel once. I sold it directly to my father, and the caravan saved time. Isn't this good?
Besides, master, please don’t forget that when the Chu family first came to Tongzhou Prefecture, my father helped the Chu family a lot. There is no credit for this, but it is hard work anyway, right?"
Seeing the second lady finishing her trick, Chu Xiu frowned.
It seems that the second lady is not unprepared, she has already thought of excuses.
But no matter how she made excuses, she couldn't change the fact that the ore fell into the hands of the Li family. Chu Zongguang wouldn't choose to turn a blind eye, right?
But it turned out that the elders of the Chu family fell silent after seeing the banknotes. Anyway, the Chu family did not suffer any loss this time.
Chu Zongguang, on the other hand, frowned. It was really difficult for him to carry Ding Kaishan out with the second lady.
After all, Ding Kaishan really made a lot of efforts for the Chu family to gain a successful foothold in Tongzhou Prefecture.
Although the Chu family later compensated Ding Kaishan a lot, Chu Zongguang couldn't help but scold his father-in-law.
So he just snorted twice and said: "Okay, let's forget about this matter, Chu Xiu, you don't have to pay attention to this matter."
After Chu Zongguang finished speaking to Chu Xiu, he turned his eyes to the second lady and said lightly: "And you too, don't think that I don't know what your plan is.
After all, the Li family and our Chu family have different paths. Let’s forget what happened this time. If you have anything to do with the Li family next time, you will definitely not be lenient!"
After saying that, Chu Zongguang asked everyone to disperse and left directly.
Chu Sheng, mother and son Shi Shiran left. Chu Sheng showed a proud smile to Chu Xiu before leaving, but Chu Xiu remained expressionless.
The decision Chu Zongguang made today simply gave Chu Xiu the urge to scold his mother.
Being able to fool the enemy into something like this makes the Chu family look as if they are not Chu Zongguang's.
After leaving the Chu family mansion, Chu Xiu went all the way back. When Ma Kuo saw Chu Xiu coming back, he asked with a smile: "Mr. Chu, did your father punish that mother and son heavily?"
Chu Xiu shook his head, and Ma Kuo was stunned and said in disbelief: "Your father actually doesn't care about this kind of thing. What on earth is he thinking?"
Even a rough guy like Ma Kuo knew that what Chu Sheng and his son did was taboo.
Infighting is okay, let alone small aristocratic families like the Chu family. The top big families in the world fight even more fiercely. In almost every generation of heirs, unless one of them can crush the others, they will see blood from generation to generation.
But the problem is that there is a prerequisite for internal fighting, which is that one's own interests cannot be harmed.
Although the actions of the second lady, mother and son relied on sophistry and banknotes to prove that they did not harm the interests of the Chu family, they did harm to the interests of Chu Xiu.
By using outsiders to deceive one of his own, doesn't Chu Xiu count as a member of the Chu family?
Chu Xiu said with a gloomy face: "I don't know what my father is thinking now, but this matter is definitely not over yet. Let people prepare, I want to touch Li Zhao!"
Ma Kuo asked doubtfully: "Let Boss Han take action?"
Chu Xiu shook his head and said: "No, let's take action ourselves! This time I not only want to touch Li Zhao, but also want to force the Chu family. Otherwise, if I follow the normal procedures, I will never be the heir to the Chu family.
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Now Chu Xiu also saw that Chu Zongguang didn't like him. Even though his favorite son Chu Shang was dead, Chu Zongguang still didn't like him.
Those within the Chu family are even more short-sighted, all focusing on their own immediate interests.
Chu Xiu no longer has the patience to waste time with them. If he wants to get this position as quickly as possible, he must either kill the boss Chu Kai and the third boss Chu Sheng, or he can only make contributions that no one can surpass. Only then can he get this position.
Location.
The Li family now has such an opportunity, moving Li Zhao is just a hook, and destroying the Li family is Chu Xiu's real plan!
In the past, the Li family and the Chu family had so much trouble. If Chu Xiu could completely destroy the Li family, who could compare with him?
Although his personal strength is not as strong as that of the Li family, Chu Xiu is confident that this matter can leverage the strength of the entire Chu family.
Ma Kuo shrugged aside. Anyway, they were taking Chu Xiu's money to do things for Chu Xiu. Naturally, Chu Xiu could do whatever he said.
Moreover, they are now cooperating well with Chu Xiu. If Chu Xiu can take the position of the heir of the Chu family and have enough power, it will actually be good for them.
"By the way, Mr. Chu, do you know which way the Li family's caravan is going to take? If you can't find out, I'll tell Boss Han and ask them to keep an eye on it for you."
Chu Xiu shook his head and said with a strange look in his eyes: "No need, I have my own solution for this."
With that said, Chu Xiu called Gao Bei and asked: "Please help me pay attention to Li Jing's current situation in the Li family, and tell me the news about him."
If Li Zhao hadn't mentioned this matter before, Chu Xiu would have almost forgotten what happened in Yuanbao Town.
But now that Li Zhao suddenly mentioned it, Chu Xiu suddenly had an idea.
Li Jing is actually only a minor figure in the Li family. Although he is appreciated by Li Zhao, he is still just a servant after all, not even a steward, and his situation and whereabouts are not secrets.
At this time, Li Jing was drinking in a tavern.
If a member of the Li family like Li Jing drinks in a tavern owned by the Li family, he will naturally get some discounts, but now he deliberately avoids these places and chooses a tavern run by an ordinary businessman.
He didn't want other servants of the Li family to see his jokes and laugh at him.
Li Jing is an ambitious person since he was a child.
Although he is a servant of the Li family, he is not willing to remain a servant all his life.
There are many people with such ambitions, but most of them are just daydreaming. But Li Jing is different. He is the kind of person who really dares to do it, so he works very hard and works hard in the Li family.
Although he doesn't want to be a servant, if he can't even be a servant, how can he become a master?
With this idea, it took Li Jing a short time to stand out from a bunch of servants and win the appreciation of Mr. Li San. However, the experience in Yuanbao Town was like a nightmare, which directly destroyed everything for him.
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Li Tong, the steward of the Li family, was humiliated by Chu Xiu because of his involvement, so he became angry with him after returning to the Li family.
Third Young Master Li also reprimanded him because he caused trouble outside and was not prudent in his work. Although it was just a reprimand, it actually meant that he was disliked by Third Young Master. Therefore, Li Tong has been more aggressive in the Li family during this period.
They mercilessly made things difficult for him, and no one in the entire Li family was willing to stand up for him.
Now Li Jing doesn't know who he should hate.
Do you hate Chu Xiu for humiliating him in the first place, or do you hate Li Tong for bullying Chu Xiu, and can only take out his anger on Chu Xiu, or do you hate Li Zhao for abandoning him without mercy?
Just when Li Jing was a little drunk, a man suddenly walked out of his side and said, "Li Jing, my young master, please come over. Please keep your voice down and don't scream."
As he said that, the man put his hand directly on Li Jing's shoulder. The force immediately made Li Jing understand that he could not resist.
This immediately made Li Jing sober up. He whispered: "Who is your young master? I am a small character who can't stand on the stage. Why does he want me?"
"You'll know when you go there!"
The man threw down a piece of silver and took Li Jing hostage and left the tavern, but he didn't go far and took him directly into the second floor of an inn.
Pushing open the door, there was only a young man in the room, wearing a golden brocade robe. On the table were a wild goose feather knife, a salted dish of peanuts and a pot of rice wine.
The moment he saw this man, Li Jing's eyes were filled with horror.