Three Kingdoms

In many cases, people are always accustomed to imagining good things and then ignoring their mistakes, and they often suffer some setbacks as a result. It's just that when some people encounter setbacks, they will reflect on themselves first, while some people will look for other people's excuses to relieve themselves.

It's everyone's fault...

If so and so hadn't done this, then this wouldn't have happened...

Since there is such a problem, then why didn't someone point it out before, and only now...

And so on.

But now among the three assistants in Guanzhong, Que Yi and others are like this.

Groups that are aligned because of interests will eventually break up because of interests.

When they found that things did not change as they expected, and even began to move into an uncontrollable area, these people each had their own thoughts. Profit is the glue. As long as there are fresh leeks to cut, everyone is smiling. Once the leeks are gone, everyone will naturally look sad.

In the courtyard, a variety of voices were intertwined. It seemed that everyone wanted to express their attitude and show their thoughts, but they were unwilling to listen to others' words, which made it somewhat confusing.

Among the gentry, there has always been a trend of pursuing luxury and nobility. Of course, these gentry children among the three assistants in Guanzhong are not exempt from this custom. Especially these local wealthy people, who are not as powerful as Wei Duan and others, naturally want to pursue a balance on luxury, so everything used in the halls is expensive.

But now, no one has the time to spend on these expensive utensils, which are usually used to compare and show off. Nowadays, no one will take a second look. Everyone is eager to express their thoughts, often Before this person could finish speaking, the next person interrupted him.

Your own interests are the most important, and you need to protect your own interests no matter what. The problems of others are nothing, and you must not suffer!

But sitting in the hall, there were noisy voices on both sides. Even though he was talking about calming down and stabilizing his aura all day long, at the moment, all kinds of thoughts were rolling in his mind, and he couldn't maintain a wave at all. In a state of calmness, although he was drinking tea with a tea bowl in his hand, his mind was not entirely on the tea. He had even drank all the tea bowl and was still holding it in the air to drink.

In the hall, the people involved in this matter have been discussing it for almost an hour, but not even a single thing has been decided...

Mainly because these people are not core figures, and core figures will not appear in situations with so many people.

Some people didn't believe it at first, so they sent people to investigate again, and found that Wang's rice shop in Taiyuan began to sell "fair prices", that is, prices slightly lower than the average price of grain they pushed up. When selling grain, These people immediately became furious and said in unison that the Taiyuan Wang family was a traitor! They are the scum of the Shanxi gentry! It's the pug following the gelding!

They have worked hard to push up food prices. If the Wang family is allowed to do this, wouldn't they be making wedding clothes for others?

Then after indignant denunciation of the Taiyuan Wang family, they fell into chaos.

Some people think that now that the external situation has changed, they should not continue to push up food prices and just stop when they are good. Although they do not make much, they still make some money. Even though the price of grain and grass seems to be quite high now, the profits earned by these people are actually not very large. Because in order to control the price of grain and grass, some scattered sources of supply must be purchased, and in the process, the purchase price is increased. It is indispensable, plus transportation and warehousing expenses, which also require a certain cost, so if you sell all the grain and grass at the current price, you can only make a small profit.

And once a large amount of grain is sold, it means that the price of grain and grass will fall quickly, so it is actually good to maintain a balance in the end.

Others disagree. Since they have still done it, giving up halfway means wasting all their efforts. If certain conditions cannot be reached this time and Fei Qian makes certain compromises, then when the market recovers, Fei Qian will turn around. When we were cleaning up, we had no money and no food and grass. Even if we wanted to fight, we had no leverage.

"Now that you have taken action, you must fight to the end!" They were already facing each other, but they retracted halfway. When others saw it, it was really a joke! What's more, even if you stop now, others won't hold grudges? On the contrary, it will make people see our reality even more, and when the time comes to deal with us, they will become even more unscrupulous! 』

"Didn't you think that this food and grass were insufficient before? Now who knows, they are coming from Hedong to adjust the food!" This move is Wan Shi! What should we do if this happens later? Eat them all? Where does that much money come from? 』

"Everyone, everyone, don't be afraid. Haven't we already figured this out? This hussar's food and grass are just enough for now. What's more, a batch will be sent to the surrounding areas soon. There must be a shortage of food. I can't tell. These grains from Hedong were originally going to Youzhou, pretending to be rich to scare us! 』

As the host of the meeting, Queyi really couldn't stand listening anymore. He felt that if the discussion continued like this, when would the final result be reached, so he couldn't help but asked loudly: "Brother Yang!" Brother Yang! I don't know about this, any advice? ! 』

The crowd was noisy, everyone had ideas, everyone had ideas, but Yang Shuo still sat among them, closing his eyes and concentrating, as if he was completely unaware. At this time, I heard Que Yi's questioning voice, and then slowly opened my eyes and smiled, "I am just an outsider, what about this..."

"Well? How could Brother Yang speak like this? Too out of touch! 』

"We all obey Brother Yang's instructions. Please be quiet!" Everyone, be quiet! Please give Yang Xiong some advice! 』

"Yep! Please give me some advice, Brother Yang! 』

When the wealthy people sitting at the top heard this, they immediately became unhappy and kept talking with eagerness.

But most people who do bad things have a common subconscious, that is, they like to drag people into trouble. From shocking corruption cases to petty thefts, this seems to be the case.

Although the Yang family is no longer glorious in the past, it still has some airs, so Yang Shuo has naturally become the favorite of these people. How could Yang Shuo easily put aside the relationship and get rid of this place of right and wrong?

Yang Shuo smiled and said: "There are countermeasures... There are some, but if you really want to do it... I'm afraid you won't be able to look back..."

"Now that the hussar army is outside, there is room for change..." Although Yang Shuo's tone was calm, the words he spat out were earth-shattering. "Now that the number of refugees in Jingzhou, Guanzhong is getting heavier, there will naturally be a lot of food and grass. If there is a little noise, , it’s a big disaster..."

"Brother Yang!" ” Que Yi took a breath and said, “Brother Yang means...”

Yang Shuo shook his head, "I didn't say anything... I was just worried about these refugees..."

Everyone in the hall suddenly fell silent, and then you looked at me, I looked at you, and my breath gradually became heavier...

In fact, most of these big households in Chang'an Sanfu were harvested from various places during the Western Han Dynasty. Although they have now taken root again in the land of Chang'an Sanfu, how many of them are Those who are grateful to the big man may have ten fingers full of dissatisfaction.

During the Western Qiang Rebellion during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, although most of the battles were fought in Youfufeng and Longxi, did the troops passing through the border have no impact at all on Zuo Fengyi and other places? Among them, it is common for family fortunes to rise and fall, with the early movers in decline and the latecomers at the top.

Nowadays, although all families regard Guanlong as the foundation of their family business and have many connections with each other, they cannot be said to be harmonious or close. They may be like family members, but there are also feuds, and even people in the same family Within the family, there are differences in closeness and distance due to distance, and there are even people who do not interact with each other until old age and death.

Therefore, the current wealthy and powerful families in Guanzhong Sanfu and other places are different from the gentry system in Yuzhou, Jizhou, Jingzhou, Xuzhou and other places. The gentry system in Guanzhong Sanfu is even more chaotic, and there are upstarts who are inclined to Feiqian, such as Li There are also people like Yuan Yuan and others who were assimilated by Shandong like Que Yi and others, and there are also people like Wei Duan who are weak and fall in that direction...

Some of the big names in Longyou during the Old Qin Dynasty still had the idea of ​​putting their military merit first, but big families like Que Yi and others who had been seriously assimilated by the Shandong gentry felt that land was everything they needed to settle down. Therefore, after Fei Qian implemented the Jue Tian system, some people, especially Longyou Lao Qin, basically had no objections. In addition, some people who had won military honors in several battles also supported it, so Que Yi and others did not. The weight of what he said was so heavy that he could only hold his nose and endure it for the time being.

Then as D-day came closer and closer, these people finally couldn't sit still. It was quite rare that they abandoned some of the gaps between the families and gathered together to plan countermeasures. This time there was a fluctuation in food and grass.

For these people, who both want to fight for their own interests but are afraid of completely falling out with Fei Qian, it is best for both parties to take a step back and finally reach a result acceptable to both parties.

The law does not punish everyone, right?

What's more, the Hussars are currently outside, and the intensity of Guanzhong's control is naturally relaxed. If you don't act now, you have to wait for the next opportunity, and you don't know that it is the Year of the Horse and the Monkey...

However, hoarding and raising food prices are still within the scope of commerce. Even if they go too far, the problem is not too big. Just like when they competed with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for the salt and iron business, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not see any generals. All the big salt and iron merchants in the world have been killed. Once things don't work out, just spend some blood and lose some money, and it will be over.

But now Yang Shuo's suggestion is completely different...

Inciting the refugees to cause rebellion would be a recipe for loss of head, so most of the people present hesitated.

Yang Shuo glanced around, sneered and said, "Everyone, don't forget... with the current price of food and grass, this refugee chaos... I'm afraid it will only happen sooner or later..."

"ah……"

"this……"

After hearing what Yang Shuo said, everyone couldn't help but have a headache. Because what Yang Shuo said is indeed a possibility of future evolution, there is still a high chance...

The price of food and grass is soaring, the market is out of stock, and there are more and more refugees in Jingzhou. Is there either a slight disturbance or a riot? Everyone looked at each other, somewhat panicked for a moment.

Yang Shuo sat in it, seemingly confident, but in fact he was also worried.

The last time Yang Shuo was involved, he thought he was just giving an idea and then he could get away. Unexpectedly, after reporting Yang Xiu, Yang Xiu asked Yang Shuo to return to Chang'an and report everything to Pang Tong. Then Yang Shuo took it from Pang Tong. Bian received a new order, that of "refugees"...

Yang Shuo could more or less guess what Yang Xiu was thinking, but he basically had no clue about Pang Tong's intentions. But now it was impossible to go back and ask Yang Xiu, so he could only pretend to be calm and normal. But there was a lot of panic in my heart...

Leaving Yang Shuo and others aside for the time being, at this moment, Yang Xiu, who was in Luoyang, also rushed to Hongnong Huayin and paid homage to Yang Biao.

Since Yang Biao failed in the struggle for supremacy, in order not to cause unnecessary trouble, Yang Biao pretended to be a hermit and "hidden in the city", leaving the main matters to Yang Xiu to handle, while he took a back seat.

In the Han Dynasty, hermits were born with a layer of protection. No matter who it was, killing hermits and sages without permission was always frowned upon. Even if Chong'er was determined to kill Jie Zitui to silence him, he still had to use the pretense of mountain fire. After all, with Jin Wengong’s talent and strategy, it is impossible for him to act like an idiot and think that a person who has to carry his mother on his back can run faster than a mountain fire. Otherwise, the animals that are buried in the sea of ​​​​fire will have no face...

So when Yang Biao stepped back, he had the intention of washing his hands in the golden basin. Since he had washed his hands in the golden basin, he had some protective clothing that allowed him to forget his past and become a Buddha. In history, it was precisely because of this that although Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu, he still maintained some courtesy to Yang Biao. However, washing hands in a golden basin does not mean that you are truly an expert in the world. You don't care about worldly things and you still have to eat, drink, poop and fart. When Yang Xiu found Yang Biao, Yang Biao was also sure Won't disappear.

"What Xiu'er is worried about..." Yang Biao stroked his beard slightly, "It makes sense...it just needs some heat." 』

Yang Xiu also nodded and said: "The child also knows it, but the incident happened suddenly and it was not possible to be safe..."

Yang Biao hummed.

For the Yang family, the relationship with these big families in Guanzhong Sanfu is not that good. And from a certain perspective, the Yang family should have represented the Shanxi gentry to compete with Shandong, but in many cases the Yang family actually did the opposite. Shanxi's interests were sold out in exchange for Yang's own interests. Yang Biao's wife was born in the Yuan family. She was the great-granddaughter of Situ Yuan An and the elder of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Therefore, even if the Yang family was completely Shandongized, there was basically no problem.

Everything has its pros and cons. When Yang Biao married Yuan, there were naturally many pros, but now it has become a cons. The Yuan family in Runan fell, and only the Yang family was left as the Four Generations and Three Dukes. But unfortunately, the leader of the Shanxi gentry is no longer the Yang family, but Fei Qian in his prime...

Because of Cai Yong's incident, even if the Yang family donates family property and materials to help Fei Qian succeed, he may not be able to get any reward. On the contrary, it may even be because the Yang family is a wealthy family in Hong Kong. Once Fei Qian feels that the Yang family is very powerful, They continue to increase their demands for money, making it even more difficult for them to resist.

Therefore, before Yang's power was not strong enough, Yang Xiu could only choose not to provoke Fei Qian as much as possible. Yang Shuo turned from a participant to an informer, which was inevitable.

It's just that things don't end here...

"Father..." Yang Xiu said, "I came here this time to ask my father for advice. Can I..."

Yang Biao pondered for a moment, then raised his head slightly and motioned Yang Xiu to look upward.

In the main hall of Yang Biao's so-called "thatched cottage" where he lived in seclusion, there was a plaque "Four Knowledges" hanging.

Yang Xiu glanced at it, then rolled his eyes and his expression changed, "Father, what you mean is...could it be that here..."

Yang Biao shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case here, but there must be Qiaoqi spies in Luoyang... In addition, Xu County... probably also has... so this matter... needs to be cautious..."

Yang Xiu took a breath, then stopped talking.

The stronger Fei Qian is, the greater the threat to the Yang family, and the Yang family is sandwiched between the east and the west. If the power comparison between Fei Qian and Cao Cao is more similar, it means that the Yang family has more opportunities to develop. , the more you can have both sides. Didn't the Yang family of Hongnong make their fortune by serving as a bridge between Sanfu in Guanzhong and the counties in Shandong? Now that I have walked such a road again, although I may not be familiar with it, at least I have some experience.

Therefore, after the Zuo Fengyi hoarding incident occurred, Yang Xiu immediately decided to betray the people of the Third Assistant of Guanzhong. On the one hand, he would distance himself from the relationship. On the other hand, if Fei Qian did not handle it well, it would lead to a large-scale massacre of the Third Assistant of Guanzhong. Civil unrest, or gentry defections, or defections, etc., are all beneficial to the Yang family.

Yang Xiu even thought that he could secretly sell this matter to Cao Cao, but he felt a little unsure, so he came to Yang Biao for advice...

"Xiu'er..." Yang Biao sighed, "The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Nowadays, when the Yang family is collecting dust and keeping a low profile, we must not be too impatient to let others take control... Moreover, if you make a decision before you speak, you will not be tired, if you make a decision in advance, you will not feel guilty, and if you make a decision before doing it, you will not feel guilty, and if you make a decision before you talk, you will not feel guilty. It's not poor...this happened suddenly, if you act rashly, there will be flaws..."

"What's more... those who plot others will also plot others," Yang Biao looked at Yang Xiu and said seriously, "under the four knowledges, there is still the word prudence... You are planning here, how can you know that Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan and others How much calculation can people make? 』

Yang Xiu frowned and was silent for a while, then finally sighed and said, "I can only sit back and watch..."

Young people always feel that they can control the wind and rain, make a country prosperous with a word, and make enemies of a country with a single move. For example, they always feel that they are the luckiest kid. Even if there is no blessing from the grandpa of the system, adding a lever can do it and see the momentum. It's okay to get away, but in fact, if you are not careful, you will fall straight into the abyss, and you can't escape at all...

Yang Biao looked at his leeks, um, Yang Xiu, touched his beard, and then said: "The Hussars certainly have spies everywhere... Could it be that there is no one under General Cao in Guanzhong?" Don’t forget that when the Hussars march south to Jingxiang this time, there are many refugees from Jingzhou..."

Yang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said, "This is what Father meant..."

Yang Biao smiled and said, "Let's see." 』

"only. Yang Xiu clicked in response.

The father and son looked at each other and smiled, as if they were ready to watch a good show...