Thief Emperor

Chapter 252 Planned robbery!

There are smart people everywhere in the world.

Even a "newcomer" like Li Yun could quickly see that the Great Zhou Dynasty had reached its end, and the nobles involved in it could see it even more clearly.

On the surface, everyone was "receiving the grace of the country", but at this time, all the far-sighted nobles were already looking for other ways out.

Although the Jingzhao Du family has not yet reached the point of seeking another way out, Du Qian himself is definitely trying to find another way out.

Of course, this does not mean that he has decided to take Li Yun as the main force. To put it bluntly, both parties are in the stage of observing each other.

However, as of now, in Du Qian's eyes, Li Yun is already a big shot.

A leader does not need to have a lot of professional skills. More often than not, what he needs is courage, vision, and the ability to make the right choice when the group reaches a crossroads.

To put it simply, it means making the right choice at the right time.

Apart from anything else, Li Yun's practice of distributing land equally in Yuezhou has actually revealed his determination. In the world today, among the hundreds of states, no Sima in any state would do the job of distributing land equally at this juncture.

No one would even go to the state to pay for the soldiers.

Most people are thinking about how to put more benefits into their own pockets.

Even if some of these people have foreseen the impending changes, most people would not make the same choice as Li Yun is making now.

After all, working alone has an uncertain future.

Moreover, the investment is too great and the payback period is too long.

At this time, everyone believes that ten birds in the bush are not as good as one bird in the hand.

If everyone can pocket the ready-made benefits, they will pocket them. Who would think of investing in themselves at this time?
Most people will not do this, especially those with vested interests. They would rather live a life of luxury and are unlikely to invest resources in unknown risks.

Therefore, although chaos has broken out in various places up to now, in fact all the rebels, including Qiu Dian, Wang Junping, and those rebellious Hexi bandits in Hexi Village, Shidai County, Xuanzhou, all came from the lowest class.

Wang Junping, who came from the best family, was a salt merchant, but not a big one.

Du Qian reached out and poured tea for Li Yun, and continued: "Although Sima came from the grassroots, in terms of vision, he is much better than Qiu Dian and his ilk. Apart from other things, Sima's approach to occupying Yuezhou is different from Qiu Dian's..."

"It's a million times stronger."

Du Qianhe also took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If Sima continues to progress like this, there will be no problem in dominating Jiangdong. If you can become a local lord, you will have the ability to protect others in troubled times."

"Once the time is right..."

Du Qian looked at Li Yun and said slowly: "As long as we proceed step by step, we may be able to achieve great success."

Li Yun remained calm.

Anyone can say these polite words. He cannot let others start dreaming of becoming the king just by drawing a pie in the sky with a few words.

That would be no different from Qiu Dian who called himself the King of Yue.

Li Yun lowered his head and thought for a long time without saying anything. After a long time, he said, "If it is true as the envoy said, the chaotic world is coming, what should I do in the future?"

Du Qian seemed to have already made up his mind. He looked at Li Yun and said with a smile, "I have thought about this question for a long time."

"Among all the forces in the world today, Sima is the weakest. It does not have a large-scale army, nor does it have a territory like Tuntianzhou. It does not even have the right to send troops out of Yuezhou."

"Therefore, if the Yuezhou Army wants to grow stronger, it can only rely on the imperial court for the time being."

Du Qian looked at Li Yun and continued, "When there is chaos in Jiangdong in the future, the Yuezhou Army will have the pretext to march out of Yuezhou and take advantage of the chaos in Jiangdong to grow stronger."

"One day, if Sima can dominate Jiangdong, he can write to the imperial court and send troops to help the imperial court eliminate the rebellious bandits everywhere in the world."

"after…"

Du Qian narrowed his eyes and did not continue speaking. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "Therefore, the most important thing for Sima right now is to expand his influence to the entire Jiangdong. I think being the governor of Wuzhou is a good opportunity."

"Wuzhou is nothing to Sima, but the rank of this governor is very important. If there is a rebellion in Jiangdong in the future, Sima can lead troops to suppress the rebellion and then transfer from the post of governor of Wuzhou to the post of supervising all military affairs in Jiangdong."

At this point, Du Qian smiled and said, "It's just that this position of supervising the military affairs of Jiangdong is probably not something you can get by relying on merit."

"The imperial court will not allow such officials to exist in local areas."

Seeing that he was keeping it a secret, Li Yun took a deep breath and asked, "Please enlighten me, sir."

"At that point, if you want to get this position, you must be better than the court in some aspects, and if necessary, you even have to fight with the court."

"But that's all for later."

Du Qian said softly: "The most important thing right now is to capture the governor of Wuzhou. One more state's money and grain will be a great help at the moment."

Li Yun stood up, clasped his fists towards Du Qian and said, "Thank you for your advice."

Du Qian shook his head slightly and returned the greeting with a bow: "I don't deserve it. I just expressed some shallow and foolish opinions."

Li Yun looked at Du Qian and said with a smile, "Are you willing to help me, sir?"

Du Qian smiled dumbly: "Since I came to Yuezhou, haven't I been helping Sima?"

He bowed to Li Yun and said, "When Sima achieves success in the future, please help me save the Du family, or at least save Mr. Du's family."

Li Yun looked serious.

"Your Excellency's business is Li's business." The two men saluted each other.

At this point, a cooperative relationship between the two people was established.

However, until now, the relationship between the two is still just a cooperative one, without a clear superior-subordinate relationship.

This is normal. After all, Du Qian is still Li Yun's boss in name, and he is older than Li Yun. Before Li Yun has achieved a certain level of success...

It is difficult to establish the superior-subordinate relationship between the two.

That day, Li Yun stayed in the study of the governor's office for more than an hour.

It has to be said that Du Shijun is not only far-sighted, but also knowledgeable and has some unique insights on many things.

After more than an hour of contact, Li Yun really benefited a lot.

At least, his understanding of this world has become deeper.

Even the future development process of Li Yun Group had a slight outline during this conversation!
…………

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Li Yun stayed in Yuezhou City for a few days and settled down his home there completely. He bought all the necessary things. If nothing else, at least it felt like a home.

The young couple, newlyweds, are naturally very much in love. In the past few days, they have been together almost every day, and have been communicating their feelings to each other.

On the fourth day after Li Yun moved, Dong'er bought some ice on the street and made some ice drinks for Xue Yun'er and Li Yun, which were very refreshing. After Li Yun ate a little, he gave Dong'er a thumbs up and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the little girl to have this skill."

Dong'er put her hands on her waist, looking very arrogant and proud.

When she was about to speak, Li Zheng ran to the backyard. After seeing the "family of three", he hurriedly stopped and did not dare to come over from a distance. He just waved at Li Yun and called out "Second brother".

Li Yun looked at Xue Yun'er and said with a smile, "I'll go see what's going on."

Xue Yun'er also stood up and followed Li Yun over. When they were close, she bowed and called out "Uncle".

Li Zheng quickly bowed his head and returned the greeting: "Sister-in-law."

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile, "What are you in such a hurry for?"

Li Zheng coughed and looked at Xue Yun'er. Xue Yun'er was not angry either. She said, "Uncle, have dinner at home later. I will ask someone to arrange the food and wine."

Li Zheng quickly shook his head: "Thank you, second sister-in-law, thank you, second sister-in-law, I have something else to do, so I can't stay any longer."

Xue Yuner nodded gently and said, "Then you guys chat, I'll go walk over there."

Having said that, she walked away gracefully.

After she walked away, Li Yun smiled and said, "What's so mysterious?"

"It's not a particularly serious matter, but it's not a good thing either."

Li Zheng squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "So we can't let the second sister-in-law hear it, so as not to ruin the image of the second brother."

"go."

Li Yun glanced at him and scolded him with a smile: "Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me what's the matter?"

Li Zheng chuckled and whispered, "Didn't my second brother ask us to send a few people to keep an eye on that Zhu in Mingzhou?"

"Just now, the brothers in Mingzhou sent news that the man surnamed Zhu is exactly as my second brother expected, and he has already started preparing to move!"

“More than a dozen cars!”

"So urgent?"

Li Yun was a little surprised.

Zhu Tong will leave office at the end of the year. He estimated that Zhu Tong would start moving in the middle of the year, around June or July, but it is still May and not the middle of the year yet.

It came a few days earlier than Li Yun expected.

After Li was surprised, he smiled and said, "More than a dozen trucks, this old guy has been well fed and well-fed in Mingzhou in the past few years."

After thinking for a while, he said softly, "Tell them to keep watching and send messages back at any time. Skinny Monkey, you should personally take people to do this. Do it cleanly and beautifully, and don't leave any traces."

At this point, Li Yun paused and continued, "Also, it's best to work in Mingzhou, so that Zhu won't make trouble everywhere. In Mingzhou, he won't have any reason to say anything."

Li Zheng chuckled and lowered his head deeply.

"I'll make arrangements now!"

After saying that, he clasped his fists to Li Yun and turned away.

Li Yun looked up at the sky and touched his chin.

"Zhu Tong fled early, could it be that Jiangdong..."

he whispered.

"What's going to happen next?"

(End of this chapter)