Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 432 Tell me something about the capital
Mu Jing wanted to bury his father Mu Shan with a national ceremony, and he had to observe mourning for seven days before his death. The news spread through various channels, and soon spread all over Guanzhong.

"Seven days of filial piety?"

After Sishui was closed, Yuan Shao stood up, staring at the direction of the capital, and said with a sneer, "He has the guts. The capital is about to fall. Could it be that he thinks we won't be able to get in?"

"Shouting filial piety for seven days is filial piety!"

Cao Cao stood beside him, calmly saying, "Mulongtu is able to keep filial piety for his father at such a critical time. This is his filial piety. If we attack the capital at this moment, we will prevent filial piety. In terms of reputation, Not good for us!"

"Could it be that we just sit here and wait for seven days?"

Yuan Shu's eyes were dark.

"These seven days are not only the deadline he gave, but also a time for us to breathe a sigh of relief!" Cao Cao said softly: "Mulongtu will always break through, and since our vitality has not recovered, if we resist it, I am afraid that there will be huge casualties! "

"The Mu Clan still has one hundred thousand elites, so it's really hard to fight!"

Yuan Shao had to admit this.

"Can you demote some generals of the Mu Clan?" Yuan Shu asked in a soft voice. Not only did he think so, but he had already done so. It's just that the lobbyists he sent never returned.

"Don't think too much!"

Cao Cao shook his head: "It's been a while since Mu Shan's death, and the news has already spread. The Mu clan's subordinates, who should go, have already left. Those who are still with Mu Longtu are all loyal to the Mu clan. , they will not betray at this time!"

"I didn't expect that there are so many loyal people around Mu Longtu!"

Yuan Shao was quite envious.

"Give him seven days, it doesn't matter to us, and it also gives us a time to make arrangements. This time, no matter what, we must not let Mulongtu escape!" Cao Cao said solemnly: "This man is more dangerous than his father. , if we let him escape, we may have trouble sleeping and eating in the future!"

"indeed so!"

Everyone nodded.

"To the east is Sishui Pass. Our main force is here. They must not break through it. To the south are the Jiangdong Army and Yuzhou Army, and it is difficult to advance. To the west, the Xiliang Army took King Chenliu to go south to Chang'an. They must guard against the west. , they can't break through!"

Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "Only the north!"

"north?"

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes: "Now there are only Shangdang army and Youzhou remnants in the north!"

"The Shangdang army can't stop them, but the Youzhou army!" Cao Cao didn't forget Liu Bei and his two generals who he had been trying to recruit: "Although Gongsun Zan died in battle, the Youzhou army still has the main force, and Liu Xuande is even worse than Gongsun Zan, and the most important thing is that Liu Xuande has two strong generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the only thing missing now is that his name is right and proper!"

"Justifiable?"

Yuan Shao understood: "Give Liu Bei a name to command the Youzhou Army?"

"That's right!"

Cao Cao actually didn't want Liu Bei to gain power, but compared to besieging and killing Mulongtu, he can do everything else. Although he thinks highly of Liu Bei, he doesn't think Liu Bei can gain power in a short time.

"It's better to designate Liu Bei as the general of Youzhou in the name of the imperial court!"

This is a miscellaneous general.

It's like Sun Jian's General Polu.

titular.

"I can see it!"

Yuan Shu also nodded.

After the three people made a decision, it was considered to be passed among the coalition forces.

The Kwantung Allied Forces gathered dozens of princes and summarized most of the forces in the world. The rewards issued here are definitely comparable to the imperial decree issued by Liu Xie, the pseudo-emperor Liu Xie in Chang'an.

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Luoyang, the capital city.

During the seven days when Mu Jing kept his filial piety, it was very peaceful.

Neither the Xiliang Army, the Kwantung Allied Forces, nor even the Jiangdong Army that had already captured the capital would not attack the capital at this time.

In this era, a filial piety is still very important.

On the seventh day, Mushan was buried.

Mu's [-] troops went to the funeral in person.

In the northern suburb of Luoyang, under Mang Mountain, in a beautiful mountain peak, the tomb of Xiangguo Mushan of the Han Dynasty was built.

Mu Jing stood in front of the grave, looking at the tombstone peacefully.

"My lord, I found a mysterious place, and in the imperial mausoleum, I took out the corpses of Empress Dowager He and buried them together. Only I know the location!" Jiang Lu stood aside peacefully, in a low voice the way.

"I don't want to erect an inscription. The most important thing is that the environment must be good, and it should be hidden enough that no one will find it!"

Mu Jing calmly said: "They can't sleep together in life, and they can't sleep together in death. This is the only thing I, a son, can do for him!"

In front of you is the Clothes Tomb.

Luo Yang will always give up.

Mushan is a thief, and it is not an exaggeration to whip the corpse. Once the coalition forces break through Luoyang, it is normal to dig up the grave and whip the corpse. up the grave.

And in order to fulfill Mu Shan's obsession during his lifetime, Mu Jing did not hesitate to break open the imperial tomb, and brought out the Empress Dowager He who had been buried with Emperor Ling, and buried them together.

As a son, no matter he is wrong or right, he must do his last filial piety for his father.

"My lord, seven days have passed, and the Kwantung Allied Forces are ready to attack, and they are about to attack!"

Xi Zhicai came up from behind and said in a low voice.

Mujing raised his head and looked at the blue sky and white clouds: "It's time for us to leave too!"

He took a deep breath and said, "Zhicai, send me an announcement. At noon the day after tomorrow, I, Mujing, will perform the crowning ceremony and inherit the title of Marquis of Ming from my father. Everyone is welcome to come to the capital to watch the ceremony!"

"promise!"

Xi Zhicai's eyes lit up, and he bowed and nodded.

……

Returning to Luoyang, Mu Jing dragged off his plain robe, changed into a white Confucian robe, and started his last busy work.

In the capital, he needs to explain many things.

The first ones I met were the shopkeepers of Jingping Trading Company.

The capital was in turmoil, but it did not cause chaos. Jingping Trading Company, Jiutu Sanku, Zhang Heng, the shopkeepers of Jingping Trading Company had already anticipated the danger, and they hid from the beginning, and only started to emerge after Mujing returned.

However, a turmoil completely destroyed the foundation of Jingping Trading Company in the capital for several years.

"Several, sit down!"

Mu Jing knelt and sat on the upper seat, took a sip of tea, looked at the apprehensive shopkeepers of Jingping Commercial Bank, and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry so much, even if you are buried with me, I won't let you be buried with me!"

It is normal for businessmen to pursue profit and forget justice.

Now that the Mu family is in such a situation, Jingping Trading Company has lost their support, so they will naturally feel uneasy, and at this time they will not tie up Mujing and go to Luoyang City together.

"Big shopkeeper, we..."

Zhang Heng didn't know what to say. These years, they followed Mu Jing and walked out of Nanyang step by step, which gradually made the profession of businessman look better. In fact, he did not expect that the Mu family fell so quickly.

"Needless to say!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "Just one thing today, I will resign from the position of the big shopkeeper of Jingping Commercial Bank. In the future, Jingping Commercial Bank will have nothing to do with me, Mulongtu."

"Big shopkeeper?"

All the shopkeepers stood up one after another.

Zhang Heng's face was blushing, he gritted his teeth, and said, "Boss, Jingping Trading Company was established by you, and I will live and die with you!"

Although businessmen are chasing interests, they cannot be so blatantly treacherous.

"I'm not being humble, and I'm not trying to test you!" Mu Jing waved his hand, shook his head, let them sit down, and then said: "Our family Mu's fate is our own fault, and we can't blame anyone. Whether it can be killed or not is still unknown, there is no need for more people to be buried with me for the Dragon Herding Picture!"

"But..." Xu Lin's eyes were red. Compared with Jingping's three giants, he was the least like a businessman, and he wanted to keep this friendship even more.

"Don't talk, listen to me!"

Mu Jing interrupted him and said: "Jingping Commercial Bank will definitely not be able to use this name in the future. The commercial bank is too large and eye-catching, and it needs to be split up. I am now a criminal of public anger. Anyone who has anything to do with me, You will all be hit. I can’t protect you anymore. Jingping Trading Co. has finally come to this point. It has the foundation of Nanyang and has established many strongholds above Guanzhong. It monopolizes most of the grain and salt industries. If I want to move you, I can't help you, you already have the capital to fight against those in power, the important thing is that you can't be too high-profile, and you can't get involved with me!"

"In addition, I have a word of warning to you!"

Mu Jing looked at their faces one by one: "It is imperative to split up Jingping Commercial Bank, so that we can survive the crisis, but the power of merchants is weak after all, if you can't unite secretly and help each other, you will eventually be punished by others in the future." Eat it, so even if Jingping Trading Company is split up, you must unite to keep your own status and wealth!"

This is his sincere advice.

If he couldn't make the decision to drag Jingping Trading Company to die together, he would show them a way out.

"Big shopkeeper, we are all Jingping merchants, and we don't want to give up big shopkeeper!" The shopkeepers felt ashamed, they were a little nervous, they really wanted to abandon Jingping trading company and go, and they did well to make Mujing scold them However, at this moment, Mujing was still thinking about them, how could he not be moved by doing it with heart and soul.

"There's no need to do that, you go as soon as possible, before we start fighting, leave the capital as soon as possible, once we fight with the surrounding soldiers and horses, Luoyang will be destroyed!"

Mu Jing waved his hand.

He, Mulongtu, has to do things from the beginning to the end. Since he started the path of Jingping Commercial Bank, he will personally end the future of Jingping Commercial Bank, a commercial plaque.

"Today's matter is that we owe the big shopkeeper, and the big shopkeeper will always be the big shopkeeper of my Jingping Trading Company. No matter what happens in the future, even if the name of Jingping Trading Company cannot be kept, my Zhang Heng's Zhang family will always be the big shopkeeper. Jingping merchants will never change, I believe that the big shopkeeper can get out and make a comeback, as long as the big shopkeeper sends a letter in the future, I will definitely join my family!"

Zhang Heng has been in charge of Jingping Commercial Bank for many years, and his actions are very decisive. Now, it is useless for him to be sad, and he does not have too much indecision. He took a deep breath, stood up, and handed over to Mujing.

It's a promise.

"So are we!"

All the merchants cupped their hands and said.

"Boss, I know that we can't help you if we stay, but I also know that the soldiers and horses of the big shopkeeper are short of food. In the capital, we originally had [-] shi of grain. When the Xiliang army went south, our granaries were all I searched and took about [-] shi, but the remaining [-] shi was hidden by our Jingping Trading Company, and I gave it to the big shopkeeper, I hope it can help the big shopkeeper!"

Zhang Heng then knelt down and saluted: "Heng hereby congratulates the treasurer, a victory and break out of the encirclement!"

"We wish the treasurer the best of luck, and break out of the encirclement!"

The shopkeepers said with tears in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)