Lord Yuan

Chapter 171 Zhao Family’s Network
Zhao Jian is very young. Compared with the age of the entire frontier soldiers and officers, except for the rising star Yuan Shao, who almost came with a plug-in, and Yan Liang Wen Chou, the minimum person who can basically become a battalion commander is after 40 years old. age.

However, Zhao Jian became a Sima official with jurisdiction over 30 people when he was only 400 years old. Because he was in the military camp all year round, he had been exposed to wind and sun for a long time, and he no longer looked like what he should have at this age.

He looked at the clansmen in front of him, feeling helpless in his heart.

In any case, he never imagined that his family would collude with those Xianbei and other foreign races.

When he learned that the Zhao family was behind the smuggling of war horses and weapons in Liaodong, he almost fainted.

Just after returning home, this land that used to be extremely friendly to him suddenly became like a big net that surrounded countless people, including the former Changshi, the current Yuan Changshi, and even Captain Gongsha.

The head of the Zhao family, named Zhao Que, has been in this position for 30 years.

During this period, the Zhao family's sphere of influence expanded at an astonishing speed. As a descendant of the Zhao family, Zhao Jian has always had an indelible pride in the family's honor. This is also the reason why he chose to join the army, so that he can better Gain more fame for the Zhao family in the military.

However, the Zhao family was able to expand so rapidly. From a small rural pavilion, it only took ten years to reach the powerful level of Changli County. It took another 20 years to have enough say in the entire Liaodong. .

And this is what Zhao Jian only found out today. Such a huge net was able to hide it from him.

He suddenly came to his senses. His family had colluded with Xianbei. No wonder those foreign tribes were able to go south to plunder in incredible ways, almost never encountering any decent resistance along the way.

And when he thought about the long history of the past, he didn't expect that the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Que, whom he called his uncle, would directly express in front of him that it was because he had vaguely discovered some evidence of collusion between the Zhao family and Xianbei. Although it is not fatal enough, if he continues to pursue it, it will inevitably cause no harm to the Zhao family.

No matter how arrogant the Zhao family is, they cannot tell the world directly that they are colluding with Xianbei to seek benefits.

As a result, the former Chang Shi became a scapegoat, or a little person who had no choice but to end his life in this way.

Zhao Jian was extremely indignant. A long history officer was an official of the imperial court. He had never committed any mistakes, but he fell into the hands of his own dirty people. If this matter spread, the entire Zhao family would be destroyed by countless people, and the crime of collaborating with the enemy would be released. Everywhere is Zhu Lian's crime.

"Uncle, you are not doing this for the Zhao family, you are trying to satisfy your deformed villain desires." Zhao Jian scolded, looking at his uncle Zhao Que with a human face and a beast heart in front of him, he wanted to send him to the prison and let the captain The government came to judge his crimes.

However, Zhao Jian was tied to the railing and could only put up a feeble resistance.

Zhao was not angry, but looked at the battalion Sima who seemed to be no longer on the same front as the Zhao family, or who had been assimilated by those stupid Han troops. No, it should be Zhao Jian, the battalion commander.

"Do you know?" Zhao suddenly came close to Zhao Jian's face, and both of them began to breathe quickly.

"When my Zhao family was weak, there were so many families above us who were waiting to see our jokes, waiting to sit back and watch my Zhao family fend for itself."

"Where were you at that time? I was unscrupulous? How much did I pay for the development of the entire Zhao family?"

"You all pretend to be good people, with a righteous attitude, and let me be the bad guy. As a result, when the Zhao family was weak and helpless, no one stood up to share my burdens. When the Zhao family was powerful, you all Everyone jumped out to give advice.”

"I have sacrificed too much for the growth of the Zhao family. You will never understand. You will not understand that I was tossing and turning for countless late nights, but you were realizing the power of the Zhao family in your sleep."

Zhao's voice suddenly became rapid, his eyes widened, and he pointed at the large piece of Zhao family land in front of him.

"I won all this by various means. Don't you think it's ridiculous that you, who have lived in such an environment since you were a child, turn around and act like a gentleman in the end?"

After being bombarded by a series of comments from the family owner and uncle, Zhao Jian always stuck to his true intentions and faced him without fear. He stared at the uncle in front of him with his eyes and said sternly every word: This is not something that can be planned by my uncle. Money can kill people. In the past, Chang Shi took great care of my Zhao family. He was just doing things impartially, but he didn't want to be killed by you using such dark means. "

"That's all. Why does uncle still send people to dig people's graves now? Humiliate the widow? Is this really the good thing for the Zhao family that you say you are plausibly doing?"

Zhao Jian sneered: "It's just to show your power, the right to control other people's lives."

"Today's Yuan Changshi is not the former Changshi. He has many talents and bravery. If my uncle doesn't explain it early, he will discover these tricks sooner or later."

Zhao heard that this silly nephew had high praise for the new Chang Shi, but he who had not been touched before became full of anger.

"Explain? Huh! It's nothing more than a victory. Those Xianbei people are really dead weight. With this advantage, they can still be counterattacked."

"But the root cause is what Yan Liang did, not what you said Chang Shi did. I have sent people to try to weaken his prestige in the army, and by the way, I drew Na Yan Liang to our Zhao family. With the help of the Zhao family, With such power and a fierce general like Yan Liang, wouldn’t it be easy for the Zhao family to continue to grow?”

Zhao smiled and continued to talk, treating the new Chang Shi as just a lucky boy. "It was what I did to dig up the grave of Chang Shi, so that the new Chang Shi could retreat and avoid ending up like this."

Zhao Jian didn't expect that his uncle had already paid attention to the new chief historian. He knew Yuan Shao's abilities well and could not see his uncle destroying himself. Although what he did now was enough to be cut into pieces by a thousand swords, if he went through If you deal with it yourself, you may still have a chance to save the Zhao family.

At the same time, he was also sincerely frightened about Yuan Shao's abilities. Such a person was incomparable to his predecessor, Chang Shi, but his uncle treated him as a small person. Zhao Jian suddenly laughed and began to mock him crazily. My own uncle.

"My uncle thought he was flawless and could hide everything from the enemy, but he didn't know that Yan Liang was a man of great skill in both civil and military affairs, and all of his followers were extremely brave. Even according to what his uncle said, Yan Liang was already a peerless general. He could pick out the heads of thousands of troops as if he were trying to find something in a bag. .”

"As everyone knows, this person has been following Chang Shi since he came to Liaodong. Such a person does not choose to continue to follow Chang Shi, but my uncle wants to make him join the Zhao family with some meager profits. Isn't it crazy? ?”

"Not to mention, under his command is a general like Wen Chou who is brave enough to defeat all three armies. Even compared to Yan Liang, he is no less generous. My uncle is setting the Zhao family up for self-destruction!"

Zhao Que was startled when he heard this. He did not know more about the details than Zhao Jian, but he knew that no one would be tempted by benefits. It was just that the benefits were not big enough, so he didn't believe it. No one will give in to endless benefits.

The ultimate warrior is no exception.

However, he did not expect that he would have such a fierce general as Wen Chou under his command. Zhao Jian would never lie. Even in this situation, Zhao Jian still had reason to believe that everything he said was true.

But Zhao was already thinking about how strong the Zhao family could be if he could get the second general Yan Liangwen and Chou.

"Don't forget that the Zhao family has put so much effort into you that you can achieve such a high position in the military as the battalion commander now. Don't think that you can get rid of the relationship with the Zhao family after becoming the battalion commander!"

When Zhao Jian heard this, he responded with a sneer: "I am a member of the Zhao family in life, and I will be the soul of the Zhao family in death."

"So, why are you so entangled with your uncle? With your current position as battalion commander, you can command more than a thousand soldiers. If you can serve our Zhao family, who else can stop us in Liaodong?"

"My uncle and I have nothing to say. You are seeking your own destruction! Sooner or later, the entire Zhao family will be destroyed by your hands!"

Zhao Jian turned his head and had nothing to say to this stubborn man who was completely paranoid. He only hoped that before Chang Shi fully discovered the crimes involved, he could help the Zhao family clear some of their charges and make the Zhao family free of charge. It will not be destroyed in this doomed catastrophe.

However, Zhao did not intend to continue talking in detail with his nephew who was determined to change the Zhao family's policy.

At this moment, another clan member suddenly arrived outside the mansion.

After meeting the head of the family, Zhao Que, he hurriedly said: "Head of the family, something serious has happened."

Zhao Que's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He glanced at Zhao Jian who still turned his head, and angrily said, "Why are you panicking? If you have anything to say, just tell me!"

The visitor looked panicked, and the sweat on his forehead couldn't stop flowing down. He took a few big breaths, and then said anxiously and sharply: "The foreign tribesmen who were placed in the country have all been arrested. This news was conveyed through a secret letter before a clan member was arrested."

Zhao was shocked. He had put in all those foreign tribesmen with great effort, so that he could better use his power to obtain tax revenue. It was an extra effort that he could get without any effort. income.

He hurriedly asked: "Who dares to arrest members of my Zhao family?"

These people are related to the financial lifeline of the Zhao family. The Zhao family has been able to develop extremely rapidly in recent years, and half of the credit is due to these expatriates. By secretly falsifying accounts and using some small tricks when counting people, the captain No one in the house knew how many people there actually were in Liaodong today.

The captain had tried to check the accounts, but after he bribed his personal expenses with a large sum of money, so that he had many handles in his hands, he would naturally choose to go to his side and get a satisfactory result. Naturally, there won’t be any more trouble.

In this way, the Zhao family has been involved in these matters for a full 20 years. If it continues, the Zhao family will sooner or later evolve into an aristocratic family in the entire Liaodong County, no longer just dominating a Liaodong vassal country as it does now.

The visitor murmured in a low voice: "I heard that it was assigned by a person named Xun Chen. Those soldiers were all under his command. They were not given time to react at all. Now I think they have all been captured and taken to the Duwei Mansion. The head of the family , think about what to do quickly, if we let them reveal everything that happened over the years, our Zhao family will be doomed!"

After hearing this, Zhao, who was like an ant on a hot pot, immediately slapped the visitor's face hard.

He said sternly: "It's not that easy. Don't worry, they won't say a word."

What he was worried about now was how could Xun Chen dare to make such a big move. Such a move could not have been made by the captain. As far as he knew, the captain Gongsha had been ill for dozens of days. I've been to the Duwei Mansion.

Who is going against the Zhao family!If he were to find it out, he would definitely let it experience what pain is.

(End of this chapter)