The two were chatting happily, and Liu Chan was worried that there was no one available under his command. The man in front of him suddenly wanted to give him hundreds of capable men. This made Liu Chan very happy, but he also had some doubts in his heart. Who is he? What can he do?
Sending a hundred people at once was a big deal, but why couldn't he remember it? However, when the time came, he still had to take a look at the people he sent.
Yuan Shang was even more happy. He thought Liu Chan would refuse. After all, who wants a group of embroidered clothes messengers to wander around him? After Emperor Xiaokang promoted the embroidered clothes messengers, embroidered clothes have become the most terrifying among the Han Dynasty.
It symbolizes that there may be officials who dare to rebuke Shangguan and express their power and unyieldingness, but facing the embroidered messenger, almost no one dares to have such character, otherwise, your character will be broken.
The Embroidered Clothes Messenger is the most terrifying organization in the Han Dynasty. From the emperor's relatives to the servants, no one can be arrested, and they can take people into the Embroidered Clothes Prison without any charges. They can only be punished by the emperor.
Assigned, no one can order them except the emperor, and they are not subject to the control of the Xingfu. Spies are all over the world. In Guishuang, there are spies in embroidered clothes. Every move of everyone is reported to the emperor truthfully.
Yuan Shang knew in his heart that those officials treated him respectfully on the surface, but in their hearts, they hated him very much and had a lot of disdain. They didn't know how to abuse him secretly. But Liu Chan was different. As a man who had been engaged in exploratory work for a long time,
As the leader, Yuan Shang could see that Liu Chan really wanted to get close to him, and he was actually somewhat grateful to him.
Yuan Shang did not expect that Liu Chan was so kind. He often heard his subordinates saying that Liu Chan was unlearned and unskilled. Now it seems that those spies should be dismissed. The two chatted happily for more than two hours. Yuan Shang then
Reluctantly leaving, Liu Chan personally escorted him out. As soon as the two of them reached the door, they saw a carriage stop and Liu Bei slowly walked down.
"Father!" Liu Chan hurriedly stepped forward to support him. Yuan Shang's face gradually turned cold and he saluted Liu Bei. Liu Bei was stunned for a moment and then returned the salute. Yuan Shang didn't say much and quickly bid farewell to Liu Chan and left. Liu Chan supported him.
Liu Bei walked towards the courtyard and said as he walked: "Father, just let me know if you are coming so I can send someone to pick you up. You always come without telling me... I have no preparation..."
"I came to you...I'm not here to eat your food. What are you preparing..." Liu Bei said displeasedly, Liu Chan smiled, and the two walked into the mansion. Liu Bei then bowed his head.
He asked in a loud voice: "Why did Yuan Shang come to your place?"
"Ah???" Liu Chan's eyes widened, his whole body trembled, and he was stunned.
Seeing Liu Chan's fearful look, Liu Bei looked at him strangely and asked: "What do you mean? Didn't you just walk out arm-in-arm with him? I'm still wondering why you are so close, don't tell
I, you didn’t recognize him??” Liu Chan was stunned for a long time and slapped his forehead suddenly. Then he remembered, isn’t this person Yuan Shang?!
No wonder he looks familiar. He looks a bit like Yuan Yao. They are both tall and thin, and have the same eyebrows and eyes. Just now, he was having a pleasant conversation with the leader of the Embroidered Clothes Messenger. Oh my god! He looked sad, looking at
Looking at Liu Bei on the side, "Father, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!!" Liu Bei glared at him angrily, "Let's talk about it back to the study!"
The two of them quickly returned to the study and sat down. Only then did Liu Bei ask, "What exactly happened?"
Liu Chan looked desperate, "My child was studying, and suddenly I heard that someone was visiting me. I didn't recognize him, so I could only chat with him. He suddenly said that he would arrange for some people to come to my Xuxian Courtyard, and my child was short of manpower. I heard that I was naturally happy about this, so I agreed, and said that the more people, the better. Oh, how could I have thought that the one he wanted to arrange was actually the embroidered messenger... What should I do..."
Liu Bei squinted his eyes, pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "Very good. In this way, you will be serving the emperor, and your Xuxian Academy will become one of the institutions of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy. You can finally I can serve His Majesty! This is great!!"
"Okay?? Father, how can this be good? With hundreds of embroidered messengers around, the child will probably have trouble sleeping and eating..."
"What, are you planning to usurp the throne?"
"Father, please don't talk nonsense!! How dare my child?!"
"Then what are you afraid of?!" Liu Bei said angrily, looking at the stupid son in front of him, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and said angrily: "I have told you so many times, the identity of a merchant, It's nothing among the big men. Even if you have me and the Sun family behind you, who will think highly of you? Who will help you? Do you want to expand your career on your own?"
"Now, there are capable people from the Embroidered Clothes Envoy to help you. Originally, you had no way to build Xuxian Yuan all over the world. In Luoyang, people give you face, but in other areas, who will care about you? It can be said that There are many obstacles, but now, you just don’t want to expand, even if Yuan Shang doesn’t allow it, he will take you to establish branches all over the world, and if there are obstacles, you don’t need to take action, the messenger of embroidered clothes will come directly to your door! "
"What's more, the merchants of the Han Dynasty were originally the warehouses of the temple. If the treasury had no money, it would suppress the merchants and fill up the treasury. But now you are working for the emperor, and the emperor will protect you, and you will be safe. From now on, No one will dare to trouble you anymore..." Liu Bei said slowly, Liu Chan frowned and listened carefully.
After a while, Liu Chan couldn't help but laugh and asked: "Then this is a good thing?"
"Of course it's a good thing. If you do business in the name of the emperor, as long as you don't make mistakes, then you, the richest man in the Han Dynasty, will not really have a chance. You can even leave many things to the embroidered clothes messenger. If you can't solve the problem, someone will naturally help you. You deal with it, alas, you idiot, your talent is not that great, but your luck is good." Liu Bei sighed with emotion.
Liu Chan giggled, still thinking about Liu Bei's words in his mind.
"Father...husband..." As the two were chatting, Sun opened the door and walked in. Holding a bowl of meat porridge, she put it in front of Liu Bei with a smile. Liu Bei looked at the meat in front of him. The porridge couldn't help but be lost in thought, with a dull look on his face, "I heard that my father was coming, and I knew that my father liked porridge, so I made it specially. My father... he also liked what I made..."
As Sun spoke, her eyes gradually turned red.
Liu Bei sighed and just said: "Excuse me..." He looked at Liu Chan again and motioned Liu Chan to comfort him. Liu Chan looked at his father, then at his wife, grinned and said: "Actually, that's it. , the meat porridge she made is still not as delicious as the one made by Wang Erlang, I will ask Erlang to help my father make another bowl another day..."
Liu Bei took a deep breath, resisted the urge to beat his son, and said to Sun with a smile: "Excuse me, your father is gone, but you still have me. This kid is stupid, but he has a good heart. If
If he does anything wrong, just tell me and I will definitely deal with him."
Sun didn't dare even say that, Liu Chan's face turned pale with fright. He had not returned home yesterday. If his father found out about this, he would be beaten. He looked at Sun nervously, Sun
But he did not mention what happened last night, but instead boasted: "Recently, my husband has been studying day and night and working very hard. He said that he must always listen to my father's words and must read. Even if he is doing business, he must know the meaning of the classics."
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Hearing this, Liu Bei showed a smile of relief, looked at Liu Chan in front of him, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, as long as you understand, my father will not harm you, let you study more.
I also want you to understand something. Father can’t always help you or give you advice. You need to think about many things by yourself..."
"Hahaha, Father, that won't work. You have to help me for another twenty years. Maybe, my son also needs you to teach me. Maybe that kid can pass the exam? Isn't that right?" Liu Chan laughed.
He said.
Liu Bei was silent for a long time and then nodded.
Liu Chan saw his father off, relaxed for a moment, and slowly walked into the study. Sure enough, his wife was already waiting for him. Liu Chan quickly sat down and picked up the book. Then Sun said: "Husband,
Ah, I am a woman, so I shouldn’t have said anything else, but when I was chatting with my sister-in-law and the others yesterday, I heard that there was a flood in Yanzhou, and two counties were submerged... Jimin Mansion is busy with this matter
Woolen cloth..."
"We have made a lot of money these days, shouldn't we help out? Those people are so pitiful."
"They have their own temples to help with their matters. If I help them privately, don't I give others a handle? Let's forget it."
"Huh??" Sun stared at him, slowly squinting his eyes and revealing his fangs.
"Ah, but we are a kind family, so of course we still have to rescue them. Let's do this. I will go to Jimin Mansion now and donate some materials to them and let Jimin Mansion do the work for them. What do you think?" Liu Chan laughed quickly.
He said.
"Husband, this is best. We can't take away money. The money we eat for one meal can save several poor families. If we have the strength, we should help those poor people more. Isn't this right?
There is something wrong..."
"Madam, what you said is right. What you said is very reasonable. I can teach you!!"
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"So, he agreed?" Sitting in the Hall of Houde, looking at Yuan Shang in front of him, Liu Xi asked with some relief. Yuan Shang nodded and continued: "Liu Chan is different from the others. He treats his ministers very well.
I even want you to send more people to help, so I decided to send a hundred people to set up Xuxian Yuan all over the world. This way, it will be much faster to find out the information."
"Well, very good, my clan is still reliable..." Liu Xi nodded, but his expression became more and more unkind. Liu Xi was very angry because he once again sensed the deception. In the temple, it seemed that
Many ministers are planning conspiracies behind their backs. If there is anything wrong with me, you can just come to me directly. Why bother to make something happen in private?
Liu Xi was very angry, and Yuan Shang was extremely busy.
Yuan Shang has been accompanying Liu Xi for a long time. He can feel the changes in Liu Xi during these days. The emperor who was humble, gentle, accepting advice, and courteous to the virtuous was gone forever. The emperor gradually became
Irritated, unable to listen to other people's advice, he became increasingly wary, had an inexplicable fear of ministers, and was moody to the extreme. Yuan Shang, who had read history books, could think of the Han Dynasty Emperor Xiaowu when looking at Liu Xi.
However, he dare not say that the current emperor is no longer the prince he assisted in the past. As he grows older, he becomes more and more arbitrary and cannot tolerate the slightest doubts from his ministers. It can be said that apart from the lack of support,
Except for the alchemist, he was almost the same as the emperor in the past. Yuan Shang did not dare to tell the emperor about this because he was not alone.