Back Off, Let Me Come

"Pfft-cough, cough, cough, is this rumor really true?"

After Wu Xian and Shen Tang had initially divided the spoils and divided their respective territories, he couldn't wait to return to Tianhai to take charge of the overall situation. The successive operations of the Tianhai Family made Wu Xian clearly aware that these people were gradually getting out of his control.

It's just that he doesn't have an accurate estimate of how far away it is.

For fear of the situation getting out of control, the top priority is to go back and put things in order.

Wu Xian kept this plan deep in his heart and did not dare to tell anyone for the time being. The army's return journey seemed to be uneventful, but Wu Xian was suffering in his heart every day. Halfway through the journey, he received a very outrageous rumor, and his emotions instantly collapsed.

After coughing for a long time, he calmed down and stared at a pair of big copper bell eyes that seemed to have seen a ghost: "Is this news true?"

The confidant messenger nodded heavily: "The news is reliable."

Wu Xian rubbed his swollen temples.

Thinking about the impact of this incident on myself.

"...Where did such, such unrealistic rumors come from? It's just that it was spread, and there are still people who believe it?" These rumors even spread to the circle of aristocratic families centered on Tianhai, and Wu Xian suddenly felt unprecedented Tired, the aristocratic family circle twenty or thirty years ago was not so stupid. Why is it that in a blink of an eye, everyone has lost their minds?

The confidant messenger said: "It is the period of the Dragon Slaying Bureau."

Wu Xian was shocked: "Which one?"

The confidant messenger has outstanding business skills and has already found out everything clearly: "The source of the rumor is Tao Yan, Tao Shenyu, the man who had enmity with Shen Jun several times in public before. After his defeat, the remaining forces dispersed, and each Find a way out."

For most scribes and warriors, the best way out is to rely on the power of warlords, and the second is to join a wealthy family with profound heritage. The former holds troops and horses, and can attack cities and seize territory when advancing, and occupy territory and become king when retreating. The disadvantage is that the risk is too high. Once the army is defeated, it will be swallowed up by other warlord forces and lose all its wealth. The latter relies on generations of family heritage to ensure harvests despite droughts and floods, and has no worries about food and drink. The disadvantage is that the room for advancement is limited. If the owner's investment in the warlords still misjudges, they will lose everything.

In order to make a living, Tao Yan's remnants searched for connections to get recommendations and joined the family as guest servants. There was a new owner who was hesitant about which company to invest in as he saw that the situation in Northwest China was about to be settled.

Choose Wu Xian?

The benefits of following this lord are obvious. Both come from aristocratic families, and their three views and concepts are very consistent. Both parties have consistent interest positions and spontaneously safeguard the interests of the aristocratic family circle. It is a pity that Wu Xian's power was surpassed by Shen Youli, and the two families became more powerful. If they want to compete for the dominance of the northwest in the future...

They were worried that Wu Xian would lose.

Choose Shen Tang?

Shen Tang and Wu Xian have completely opposite strengths and weaknesses. If he joins Shen Tang now, he won't be able to reap much dividends, and he won't be able to develop a deep relationship with his new master. Most of Shen Tang's old men were from poor backgrounds, so it would be troublesome if they grouped together and rejected them.

The new head of the family was constantly worried about this.

A group of retainers were recruited to discuss the family's future.

Among the disciples, there was Tao Yan's old department.

Tao Yan's old subordinates and Shen Tang have a new feud combined with an old one. How can they be willing for the new head of the family to join the old enemy? Dang even revealed all the details of the Dragon Slaying Bureau, leaving the new head of the family stunned for a moment. Everyone loves to eat melons, and the more bizarre the melons are, the more eye-catching they are.

including but not limited to--

Shen Tang hated the aristocratic family, killed the whole family, and dug up the graves of their ancestors. The skeletons of victims in Heyin and Longwu areas can prove it! Marriages between aristocratic families are frequent, and the relationships between each family are complicated. The female family members of the aristocratic family who escaped from Longwu County have a few connections, and they are also related to the local wealthy families. This melon is authentic!

Shen Tang has a violent temperament, and his ferocity is comparable to that of the violent master Zheng Qiao. The typical evidence is that Shen Tang violently beat his old master Tao Shenyu in public at the Dragon Slaying Bureau League meeting, and his emotional control was quite poor. Really, that scene is so cruel that I can’t even stop it! The main purpose of his new home is to surrender to her. If something doesn't go his way one day, are he not afraid of being grabbed by his hair and beaten and humiliated in public?

Shen Tang killed Ying Ye, and I heard that she secured Longwu County by killing ordinary people in Shiwu, one tribe after another, until they reached the royal capital. In the capital of Shiwu King, she only picks and kills, no matter men, women, old or young, if she is caught, her head will fall to the ground!

In addition to the above three points, there are also——

The new head of the family looked slightly cold: [Anything else? 】

[I heard this from the late Lord Shen Yugong. Shen Youli was a promiscuous person and had no taboos between men and women. There was a staff member named Gu in her account who used her yang to replenish yin and became sick all the time. The two of them had no scruples in the Dragon Slaying Bureau... In the early years, the former Lord Shen Yugong had a disagreement with the man named Gu, so the treacherous man turned a deaf ear to Shen Youli, and then the man named Shen stabbed the former Lord in the back when he was crossing the river. . 】

Tao Yan's old words were sonorous and powerful, and when he mentioned Tao Shenyu, his eyes filled with tears. He did not mention the details of the hatred between Tao Yan and Gu Chi, nor did he mention that Tao Yan took refuge with Zheng Qiao before crossing the river to attack Shen Tang: [If parents don’t believe it, they can ask others. 】

The others mentioned by the old ministry were his former colleagues.

Some former colleagues are attached to other local aristocratic families, and they only need to send someone to give a couple of confessions to know whether his words are true or false.

A pair of oral confessions basically matched.

The faces of all the family heads were greener than the leaves of green vegetables.

Naturally, they would not believe it so easily, and sent people to investigate, but the information returned was generally consistent with what those subordinates said - it was true that they killed the whole family, dug up people's ancestral graves, and started killing in Shiwu University. Is it true that I brought back a bunch of ears when I went to the royal capital? Is it true that the Dragon Slaying Bureau lost control and beat Tao Shenyu in public? Of course - is this extravagant melon true?

At this time, a wise man looked at the rough information about Shen Tang's staff and suddenly discovered some pattern - why were all the civil and military men in Shen Tang's staff so outstanding, yet all of them were bachelors? Given their/their status, the people below didn’t give them/them handsome boys and girls? Even if the people below don't give it away, Shen Youli, as the lord, should reward it, right? This is unreasonable!

so--

Are they really not related?

After thinking about it, Wu Xian is more worthy of investment.

At this juncture, Shen Tang sent out notices to recruit talents. Seeing that there were not many people to recruit, we specially sent people to do ideological work at the door, asking them not to hide and tuck in, and to come out if anyone at home could work. There will be no such good opportunity in the future.

There was a house owner who was making innuendoes.

It is said that there is an ugly but talented tribesman in the clan, who is also a literary scholar. I wonder if Jun Shen will dislike it.

The local official who was in charge of being a lobbyist was startled.

The government office had the personnel information of the local wealthy family, and the family in front of him also had many personal contacts with him. In the mood of taking care of his acquaintances, he went to the door in person to make peace. However, he didn't remember that there was an ugly and talented scholar in this family.

and--

How ugly can you be if you are polite and nourishing?

He had an intuition that the head of the family in front of him was dishonest.

Is the so-called ugly literary scholar a test?

He thought about it for a while: [Because we have known each other for many years, I will tell you a little bit. Mr. Shen never judged people by their appearance, but I heard that he preferred courageous warriors with strong physiques. Saburo has become famous at a young age, so he might be recommended. His future prospects are limitless! If one is a man of letters and the other is a man of arms, supporting each other, why worry about being in a poor family? 】

Don't hesitate, push both of them!

Let the handsome one show around more to gain some impression points.

The face of the house owner turned from cloudy to rainy in an instant.

He stood up, waved his sleeves, and angrily chased away the guests.

The lobbyist was confused, but he could see one thing - this family didn't like Shen Jun. Could it be that they had other ideas?

He was secretly unhappy: [These wealthy families...]

Are you still thinking about betting everywhere at this juncture?

I don't know if these families were secretly angry, but he visited another family the next day, and was kicked out without even saying a few words. As a last resort, the officials had no choice but to report the matter, fearing that the new leader above them would be angry.

What's even worse is——

These aristocratic families expressed goodwill to Wu Xian.

[These people are unwilling to go to Shen Jun. Even if they force themselves to come, they will just sit there and eat nothing in the future. It is better not to...] The officials who were rejected everywhere were also angry and cursed in private.

As everyone knows, Wu Xian is also jumping around and scolding these aristocratic families for their evil deeds. What's the use of rushing to find him now? Why did he go there earlier?

This is to roast him on the fire.

What he is most afraid of now is that Shen Tang will find a reason to attack.

Do you want to force him to death as internal troubles remain unresolved and external troubles arrive again?

The next second, he remembered something important.

He hurriedly ordered people to spread paper and grind it, and picked up a pen to write a letter.

Who are you writing to?

Of course it is for Shen Tang.

Never give Shen Tang a chance to take the blame!

Worried that the speed would be too slow, I specially found a capable confidant to deliver the letter. It must be delivered to Shen Tang as soon as possible.

To show his sincerity, Wu Xian personally denied that the matter had anything to do with him, and sent all the information obtained from the investigation to Shen Tang. When Shen Tang saw this handwritten letter, she roughly guessed Wu Xian's intention, but she never expected that the source was Tao Yan!

"Tsk, it was too easy for Tao Shenyu to die. One day, I will dig up his grave if I am interested." Most of the anger caused by this incident had been dampened by the heavy official duties. Shen Tang couldn't even get angry at the moment. She just wanted to dig up his grave. I want to sneer, "If you cut the weeds without eradicating the roots, they will grow again with the spring breeze! It's my fault that I didn't kill all Tao Yan's old men! It's because they ruined my reputation everywhere. It's interesting!"

"It's so interesting!"

Shen Tang smiled angrily at everyone.

She couldn't even smile when she thought that one of the most favorable evidences for this cucumber was that she had many singles under her account.

"You are unmarried and have no children. What does this have to do with me? I admit that there is a lot of work in the early days of starting a business, but in the past four to five years of Heyin and Longwu, only the first year was busier, right? Overtime pay is also in the form of benefits. It has been distributed. After you have been promoted at the grassroots level and the official office has been restored, shouldn’t everyone take a break? In the conscience of heaven and earth, I really have not oppressed you to the extent that you have no intention to even consider life-long matters. You have a house, you have a carriage, There are salary and benefits, right? Why not get married?"

Shen Tang was seriously injured by this "cucumber"!

The grievances in my heart are about to overflow!

She is really too bitter, even more bitter than bitter melon!

All the subordinates under the tent suppressed the leader, and she endured it silently like the little daughter-in-law who was a doormat. She thought that all her hardships would come to an end, but unexpectedly, public opinion dealt her a heavy blow. No matter how big a landowner or capitalist she is, she is just a victim of evil!

Shen Tang went crazy on the roof grabbing Wu Xian's handwritten letter.

Qin Li said gently: "Master, come down first."

Chu Yao sighed: "Wu Lang, we have something to discuss."

Zhao Feng scratched his head: "The final general will be married..."

Below, Gu Chi and the others looked up at the roof. They were all called to the rescue by the lord's personal guards - the lord who had always been conscientious suddenly turned over the table and went on strike! Suspected to have been greatly stimulated.

"I won't go down, you must promise first!"

Gu Chi scratched the tip of his nose and said nothing.

"Marriage is all about fate. Besides, literary scholars live longer than ordinary people. These things are really not urgent." Qin Li boasted that he was well-informed, but his master had never experienced it when he climbed on the roof in the middle of the night and went crazy to urge marriage. , but I can’t regret it yet.

No matter how deviant the new lord is, he is still better than Duke Wu.

Shen Tang said: "I'm not talking about you."

Qin Li is a new member, and this time the cucumber has nothing to do with him.

Her sharp eyes glanced at Chu Yao.

Chu Yao was just thinking about how to speak when he heard a rough male voice interrupt: "Master, why do you have to force it? Wu Hui became famous in the northwest when he was young, and someone once came to him to propose marriage. However, something happened to Wu Hui not long after, and he has been It has been delayed until now. Over the years, he has tasted all the warmth and coldness of human relationships..."

Chu Jie came to the rescue, and Chu Yao gave him a look of approval.

These words brought back Shen Tang's memories. Chu Yao lived a miserable life in Xiaocheng. As a handyman in Yuehua Building, who would he marry? Pushing forward further, after encountering so many changes and setbacks, how can you still think about starting a family? Just surviving is a stumbling block.

Shen Tang couldn't bear it.

He said apologetically: "Alas, it was me who touched Wuhui's old wounds."

Then I thought about it, all these people in the account couldn't make up a pair of parents. They all have their own ups and downs. As the lord, she didn't want to be considerate, but she also made trouble unreasonably and exposed scars... The more she thought about it, the more guilty Shen Tang felt, and she took the initiative to follow her. The roof climbed down.

I feel embarrassed in front of everyone.

"Well, I'm busy with official duties, so I'm going back to work."

Seeing the lord disappearing in a hurry, everyone looked at each other in shock, until Gu Chiyin suggested: "These aristocratic families are so ignorant, there is no need to show any mercy to them. Why don't we spread the word about the three families who donated the least money, let's-"

He raised his hand and made a gesture on his neck.

Everyone unanimously approved, otherwise this matter would not be relieved!

Shen Tang slapped the table: "Just do it!"

Rip off the dead!

As a result, many aristocratic families have not yet recovered from the bad news that "the Yi clan will be killed without evidence of the debauchery between Shen Jun and his subordinates" and that "Shen Jun wants to vigorously build the local area and revitalize the economy, and hopes that you will contribute money to build a monument of merit." After gaining a foothold, I received another rumor.

"The three families that donated the least money are going to be killed by the Yi tribe?" The aristocratic family sent people to inquire about Shen Tang's attitude. When they accidentally learned of this gossip, the head of the aristocratic family asked with a dark face, "Is the source reliable?"

The retainer said: "The source of the news is reliable. It came from the personal guards around Shen Youli. The orders have been written and sealed!"

The head of the house closed his eyes and thought for a moment.

"Is there any news from Wu Zhaode?"

The doorman shook his head: "No news has been sent back yet."

After saying that, he hesitated again.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, the head of the family exclaimed: "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating? Is there any other bad news?"

Guest: "I heard that Wu Zhaode returned all the things sent by the Li, Song, and Wang families..."

Returning the goodwill gift made your attitude very clear.

The doorman hesitated: "And..."

The head of the family asked: "And what?"

The guest had a sad face: "Wu Zhaode also sent someone to spread the word that he and Shen Youli Tangdi are deeply in love, and the two families do not distinguish between you and me. He warned the three families not to do anything to sow discord again..."

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Shiigugu lives in a coastal city, and his home is only half an hour's drive from the sea. You can imagine how emotional he was today. I have relatives who make a living from fishing, and my circle of friends is filled with despair. Woo woo woo...

I hope Onigashima sinks like the background of this article...