"It's my fault that I'm so blind that I haven't been able to see that guy's true nature..."
Chao Shen sighed.
I thought Zhu Shen was a reserved person who was not good at words, but he turned out to be a cold-natured villain. He just hid his passion for fame and wealth under the mask of reticence. Maybe that was what he was like when he arrived in Liyang.
That's the plan, right? Just use Ouspensky as a stepping stone, and when you have the opportunity to climb up, you give it up without hesitation.
Zhu Shen suddenly said something at the celebration banquet that shocked Chao Shen. Li Yanggong even threw the table in anger and left the banquet. The banquet was an unhappy success. Chao Shen went to Zhu Shen that night to persuade him to think more carefully, but when he arrived,
Behind the mansion, I found a blazing fire——
The research results obtained with Ouspension's funding were packed and loaded onto the cage truck. The remaining documents and creation machines that were difficult to take away were all set on fire and burned! Zhu Shen had no intention of leaving anything to Li Yang.
Any inheritance or even the entire mansion was burned to the ground!
"Ju, you actually did this!?"
Just listening to Chao Shen's story, chills can't help but grow on the back of Acorus.
As the saying goes, killing can only be done with a nod, but Zhu Shen's ridiculous approach goes far beyond that limit. To use an inappropriate metaphor, it is like sleeping with someone's young daughter, and then spreading the word that the other person is a slut.
Such, so shameless. No matter how hard I tried, I never thought that people could be so shameless!?
"Maybe he wants to take the opportunity to show his loyalty to the imperial court, right? After all, Li Yang has been demoted to a remote southern barbarian place by the Central Plains. If he doesn't completely break up with Li Yang, it will be difficult for him to integrate into the circle of Qin Zaosi in the imperial territory."
Although the old supervisor's voice was calm, the anger contained in it was still burning brightly.
"The head of the family did not retain Zhu Shen, nor did he allow anyone to demolish the mansion that was burned to rubble. Although he never blamed me, he never actively tried to win over the master after that... In recent years, Liyang's construction has continued
The decline was probably the seeds planted at that time."
"That's it..." Although the mystery was finally solved, he suddenly felt depressed after hearing this. Chang Pu took a deep breath to suppress his emotions while confirming to the teacher. "The inspector...
…No, that guy Zhu Shen, did he rise to prominence after joining Qin Zao Si?"
"Reaching success? Ha, how is that possible!?"
Chao Shen hummed heavily.
Zhu Shen's creative talent was only average at best, and it can be said that most of the achievements he achieved were due to Wu's continuous investment. In order to serve the court, Zhu Shen did not hesitate to set fire to the house and cut off relations with Wu. The result was like this
It's like a sapling cutting off its own roots, purely seeking its own death.
After all the years that Zhu Shen had joined the Qin Zao Division, Chao Shen had never heard of any news that he had made any achievements. If he could not even hear his name, he would have been completely submerged in the quagmire of the Qin Zao Division.
"I really didn't expect that that guy would have the nerve to come back to Liyang even after he did such a thing!?"
The old supervisor let out a long sigh, as if he had breathed out all the air in his lungs, with an undisguised look of disgust on his face.
"Soaked in the putrid quagmire of Qinzosi over the years, that guy has swallowed so much stinky water that the putrid stench from his body can be smelled all over the street... Let alone talking to that guy, just seeing that picture
I can’t help but want to spit it out. Shh, shh shh.”
The old superintendent said with disgust on his face, and he took out two incense tablets and threw them into the incense burner nearby, as if to dispel the foul smell brought by someone's name.
Watching the green smoke rising from the incense burner, Iris was quite speechless.
Zhu Shen and the Wu family actually have such a long-standing grudge. This time, they come to Liyang to challenge with the power of the imperial court and Jinbo. It seems that they are coming with bad intentions. The entanglement between the two is more serious than she imagined.
It is a thousand times more bizarre, but to a mortal as mediocre as a calamus, it is as terrifying as a poisonous pool that dare not approach it.
Calamus just wants to stay away from entanglements as much as possible.
However, from the moment she listened to the truth, this wish was destined to not be realized.
"So I don't have the face to see His Highness for the time being..."
Chao Shen shook his head and sighed. After a moment, his troubled eyes fell on his closed disciple.
"Having said that, Zhu Shen can't just leave that guy alone. Since he's going to Fang Zao Si for inspection tomorrow, how about you, Chang Pu, receive him on his behalf?"
"Eh? Me, me?"
Hearing this, Chang Pu was immediately frightened.
The feud between Zhu Shen and Wu Shi was so fierce that she never believed that she had the ability to mediate in this malicious whirlpool. However, when the always serious teacher lowered his head and said, "I'll take care of everything," in the end, Calamus could only do
I accepted it with great distress.
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The capital of Liyang Territory is adjacent to the Dahe Commercial and Fishery Territory. In terms of purely geographical location, it should be quite suitable for the development of waterway trade. However, the downstream of the Dahe Commercial and Fishery Territory passes through the Jinbo Territory, and the Sun family who rules Jinbo not only formed a powerful navy to monopolize the waterway
, and has been eyeing Li Yang for a long time.
Although the Liyang military soldiers were famous for their bravery, their poor and weak country was unable to spend as much money to build a naval army as the Sun family did, so they were unable to break through the Sun family's river blockade. As a result, the big river merchants and fishermen were nothing more than the Liyang people.
The value of irrigation and fisheries.
Despite this, Liyang still built a river port next to the territorial capital, but ironically, it was the archenemy Jinbo people who made the most of this facility.
At this moment, three Jinba battleships and a luxury ship are moored in the river port in the name of escort. The thick-walled battleships are connected to each other to form a ship fortress like a mobile fortress. The ship fortress is tightly defended and can be released at any time.
In recent days, the inspectors dispatched by the Imperial Construction Department have used the ship fort as a base to carry out activities.
Although it is logical that the Wu family, the prince who ruled Liyang, should prepare the residence, firstly, the Wu family had no good intentions towards the inspectors, and secondly, Zhu Shen might not dare to enter the Wu family's official residence. As a result, the situation changed for both parties.
Default exception.
The ones responsible for guarding the ship fort are the Jinbo battleships, and the Fangzhou surrounded by the battleships is equivalent to Zhu Shen's private palace. After all, it represents the inspection tour of the Imperial Construction Department, so the facilities and decoration on the Fangzhou are as luxurious as the imperial court.
There were twenty or thirty people on board, including the handymen and servants responsible for serving Zhu Shen.
Zhu Shen's daily life is basically taken care of on the boat. Thanks to the generous support of the Jinbo Sun family, the level of luxury is comparable to that of a prince. However, after enjoying breakfast in his private room every day, Zhu Shen will spend some time
Let’s think about today’s itinerary and strategies.
After all, he had broken with the Wu family in such a tragic way in the past, so he would definitely not be without fear when he returned to his old place this time. Especially considering the fierce folk customs of Li Yang, if he bumped into Li Yang Gong, he might be torn into pieces.
When he burned down his mansion and went to the imperial territory, Zhu Shen had vowed never to set foot in Liyang territory again in his life. But oaths are oaths, and in reality Zhu Shenze was indeed forced into a situation where he had no choice...