Chapter 234 Good words are hard to persuade the damn ghost
The appearance of Zhuo Wangsun shocked Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun. Fearing that something might happen, Sima Xiangru left overnight because he was worried that the night would be long and he would have many dreams. Unexpectedly, Zhuo Wangsun chased after him in the middle of the night.
Zhuo Wangsun led twenty or thirty servants, each holding a lantern in one hand and a weapon in the other. Zhuo Wangsun stood in front of the team and asked, "Aren't you coming out yet?"
Sima Xiangru looked out from the car curtain and happened to see Zhuo Wangsun's face illuminated by the firelight. The alternating light and dark looked eerie and terrifying. He turned back and glanced at Zhuo Wenjun: "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Gou Tianming rode his horse and glanced at Zhuo Wangsun and the servants he brought with him. He curled his lips and said, "Shopkeeper Zhuo, why are you not sleeping at this late hour and leading people to block our way? Just think of these people behind Shopkeeper Zhuo.
I’m afraid you can’t stop us, right?”
Zhuo Wangsun rolled his eyes at Gou Tianming, ignored him, and still looked at the carriage: "I know you are inside, and I just want to ask, are you really going to follow that guy? You just say you will follow him, and from now on,
Don’t recognize me as your father from now on!”
"Father!" Zhuo Wenjun came out of the carriage, and Sima Xiangru hurriedly supported him. Zhuo Wenjun knelt in front of Zhuo Wangsun: "My daughter is unfilial. I and Mr. Sima really love her and are willing to marry her. Please allow us to do so."
Don’t be stubborn about this matter!”
Sima Xiangru saluted Zhuo Wangsun and said: "Shopkeeper Zhuo, don't talk about me and Wenjun, just talk about the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce and the merchants in Shujun. Shopkeeper Zhuo joining the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce will definitely be good for your business and the people of Shujun."
There are benefits to all, so why would Shopkeeper Zhuo insist on his own opinion and do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself for the sake of his own selfish desires, if..."
"Shut up, I'm talking to my daughter and I don't want to hear what you have to say!" Zhuo Wangsun pointed at Sima Xiangru: "I will definitely report the abduction of my daughter to the prefect. If the prefect protects me, I will report it to the court. When the time comes,
See if Su Ren can still protect you?"
"Wenjun, listen to my father's words and go back with me. As long as you don't follow him, my father can promise you anything else!" Zhuo Wangsun was a little excited, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Zhuo Wenjun looked at his father, then turned to look at Sima Xiangru. Both of them were the men he loved most in his life. He felt uncomfortable abandoning either one. He was in a dilemma and didn't know how to choose.
"Why can't Shopkeeper Zhuo join the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce?" Sima Xiangru said: "Shopkeeper Zhuo refused to cooperate with the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce because of the matter between Wenjun and me. Now that this has happened, why doesn't Shopkeeper Zhuo go along with the flow and promote our cooperation?
For a good thing, we can also join forces with the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. It’s good for everyone, so why not?”
"Hmph! What do you know!" Zhuo Wangsun said angrily: "Sichuan Chamber of Commerce sounds nice, but it is not Su Ren's tool? Su Ren used it to instigate civil war in Yelang, subdued the Yuanshan bandits, or used it to bring down the Qiang people
The whole situation is miserable, do you all think this is a good thing? You have never thought about what Su Ren is going to do! To put it nicely, it is to unite all the merchants in Shu to make money together and contribute to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, but you have forgotten
Yes, merchants are originally profit-seeking, but once the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce becomes so big that even Su Ren can't control it, what will it be like?"
"Si Ma
What did they do after unifying the six kingdoms? I can't say for others. Take the Zhuo family for example. They were torn apart, killed to death, and exiled to faraway places. Do you think Qin looks down on us Zhao people?
Wrong, even with Ying Zheng’s great talents and strategies, he dare not allow merchants to grow freely, let alone your majesty today?”
"Yes, merchants can do many things and make society better, but you have to understand that in the eyes of His Majesty, a merchant group that can control the local area or even the world? That is a tiger, even more terrifying than a tiger! As long as
If His Majesty feels that you threaten him, he will take action without hesitation and wipe out everything in an instant, including you, me and our descendants!"
Sima Xiangru listened quietly. Zhuo Wangsun had never said these words in front of others. It was the first time for Sima Xiangru. He said them very sincerely and calmly.
"Hey!" Zhuo Wangsun looked up to the sky and sighed, looked at his daughter, and said to Sima Xiangru: "If you decide not to step into Chengdu from now on, or even take a step into the temple, I will hand over your daughter to you today.
You, I hope you will escape into the mountains and forests from now on and never come back, let alone get entangled with Su Ren, I don’t want to see my daughter with her head missing."
"Father!" Zhuo Wenjun had already burst into tears.
Zhuo Wangsun waved his hand: "Get up! When Su Ren talked about you for the first time, I knew that he would do everything possible to take you away from me. It's a pity that no one in Chengdu or even Shu County can see this.
Such danger, they were deceived by Su Ren, and they couldn't extricate themselves from the beautiful vision painted by Su Ren! Either because of fear, or for profit, I am ashamed of Su Ren's ability to see through people's hearts."
"That's nonsense! Isn't my husband such a villain as you say?" Gou Tianming was furious and had already put his hand on his weapon: "If you dare to slander your husband, if it weren't for Mr. Sima's face, I would have you beheaded today.
!I don’t care what happens in the future. In short, my husband has made me go from a precarious bandit to a good person who has no worries about food and drink now. If you dare to go to Wenshui or Wonsan and say these things, I guarantee that you won’t be left with any scum.”
"Don't make any alarmist remarks. I only know that everyone who follows you has a very good life. Even the untouchables who were trampled under your feet are all ordinary people in your eyes. How many lives have you saved by pioneering business?"
?How many border troubles have been reduced by disrupting the Yelang and Qiang lands? How many people have been saved by gathering the Yuanshan bandits? But you are talking nonsense here. Everything I have is given by my husband. Who dares to embarrass my husband?
, I, Gou Tianming, will make his life worse than death even if I risk my life!"
"Haha!" Zhuo Wangsun smiled: "Fools can't be saved! Just wait for the day when the wrath of heaven comes!"
Sima Xiangru listened to Gou Tianming's words again and felt that there was some truth in them. He became hesitant and the things he had learned before were useless for a moment. No matter how hard he tried to trick them, he could not get into these things. Appeared in front of him
I climbed a mountain, a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't see the top of the mountain.
"Shopkeeper Zhuo, I can't satisfy your request. No one knows what the future will be like, but please rest assured that I will take good care of Wenjun throughout my life and will never let him suffer any injustice."
"So you are still prepared to follow Su Ren to the end?"
Sima Xiangru nodded.
"How can you be so sensitive and stubborn? Come here, take down these two evil obstacles for me!"
"Who dares?" Gou Tianming drew his weapon, and the guards following him also drew their weapons. Although Zhuo Wangsun brought many times more people than them, no one flinched. Both sides were at war with each other and were about to take action.
Zhuo Wenjun rushed to get in front of Zhuo Wangsun, but was hugged tightly by Sima Xiangru. The cries and murderous intent made the resting birds fly up in fright, and hurriedly flew into the distance. The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded.
There was a sound on the official road, and you could hear it clearly in the middle of the night. The horse's hooves were very fast, and there must be something urgent. In this kind of weather, at this time, if a man on horseback rushed from the direction of Chengdu, he would know who he was with a quick guess.
The few Zhuo family servants surrounding the carriage were already agitated, and they could even hear screams and wails. The sound of horses' hooves did not slow down because of this sound, and they were still galloping forward.
The big ax in Huang Shisan's hand was dripping with blood. He couldn't see clearly in the dark night, but he could clearly smell the strong smell of blood. Hawking followed closely, and when he was approaching the carriage, the big black horse suddenly accelerated and rushed forward.
Breaking out of the siege of the Zhuo family's servants, he broke in.
"Hey...!" The big black horse man stood up and landed heavily on the ground with his front hooves. Hawking chuckled: "It seems that I came at the right time. Mr. Sima, are you okay?"
Sima Xiangru shook his head and supported Zhuo Wenjun to stand aside.
Huo Jin smiled at Zhuo Wangsun: "My eldest brother said that Shopkeeper Zhuo can go out of the city late at night. It seems that he, the Chengdu captain, has not done a good job. He will have to reorganize the county soldiers later. In addition, eldest brother asked me to tell Shopkeeper Zhuo, Sima
You don’t need to worry about my husband’s future, he must have thought about it for Mr. Sima, even if Mr. Sima no longer follows my elder brother, he will not have to worry about food and clothing in this life.”
Zhuo Wangsun's face was gloomy, and he stared at Hawking who was showing off his power: "Huh! I don't know how to write the word "death", so what's the use of being arrogant here?"
Gou Tianming laughed loudly: "Shopkeeper Zhuo, aren't you going to take action? Come on, let me see what these servants of yours are capable of!"
Zhuo Wangsun took a deep breath, ignored Gou Tianming, and looked at Sima Xiangru: "You will regret it!"
Zhuo Wangsun left, and he left quite simply. These servants of his were not Su Ren's guards, so Zhuo Wangsun made a wise choice to withdraw. After hearing that his daughter had eloped with someone, Zhuo Wangsun wished he could kill this useless person.
He brought his daughter back and beat him to death. But when he saw his daughter, he changed his mind. He wanted to persuade Sima Xiangru with reason, which would not only achieve his goal, but also get rid of one of Su Ren's arms. However, he misjudged Sima Xiangru.
Xiangru didn't expect Sima Xiangru to be so pedantic.
On the way back, Zhuo Wangsun kept thinking about the consequences of this incident for him. Except for the Zhuo family, all the merchants in the entire Shu county had joined the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. This was not good news for them.
The power he had worked so hard to establish in Shu was about to be destroyed. As a descendant of the Zhao Kingdom, his heart was bleeding.
"Master, do you want to report this matter..."
Before the butler finished speaking, Zhuo Wangsun understood. He shook his head: "Don't worry, things haven't reached that stage yet, we still have a chance!" (To be continued)
