My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 145 Negotiation
"I am different from those who try to curry favor with others without knowing how to give back." Lu Yi smiled confidently.

"I, Lu Yi, have always been grateful and repaying kindness. If someone gives me even a drop of kindness, I will repay them with a spring of gratitude!"

"Oh? Report back with a spring of gratitude?"

"Haha, that's interesting."

Wang Zhi couldn't help but smile when he heard it.

"I have seen many people who are good at words but not at heart. If you want me to believe in your sincerity, you must show some sincerity first."

"This is easy. I have always admired the governor very much. I don't know when, which month, or which day I will meet him. Therefore, I have always kept my sincerity deep in my heart and carried it with me."

"As long as the governor is willing to give me a chance to show off, I will not let you down!"

"Hmm?" Wang Zhi saw that Lu Yi said it so confidently and looked at Wang Li beside him for advice.

After seeing Wang Li nod in response implicitly, he waved his hand in a magnanimous manner.

"Well, I will spend a cup of tea with you!"

"Thank you, Governor!" Lu Yi immediately bowed and took his leave.

"Brother, how is it?" After Lu Yi retreated to the gate of the palace, Gao Shun and others immediately went to greet him.

"Although there were some twists and turns, it was still going smoothly. Please arrange some people to carry the property we prepared into the palace through the back door."

"Yes!" Gao Shun immediately went down to make arrangements.

"Wait a minute!" Lu Yi suddenly remembered Cai Yong, who was very friendly to him at the banquet, and pulled Gao Shun again.

"Did you see a middle-aged scholar with extraordinary bearing coming out just now?"

"There is a man who went towards the north of the city. What instructions does brother have?" After hearing this, Gao Shun recalled and immediately described the man's characteristics to Lu Yi.

"That's the person!" Lu Yi's eyes lit up when he heard that.

"This person is the famous scholar Cai Yong. If we can make friends with him, it will be of great benefit to our future development. Please quickly send someone to secretly investigate his residence and select some precious but not high-value items from the things we brought. Send them to him in my name and ask to see this person."

"Pay attention, your attitude must be respectful."

"Got it, big brother!" Gao Shun immediately took the order and left after hearing it.

A moment later, Lu Yi returned to the banquet with several of his men.

It’s just different from the last time when I came empty-handed.

This time, Lu Yi returned with a full load.

Among the large boxes that several men were carrying with difficulty were the golden Wuzhu coins and precious gold and silver items.

It is worth as much as five million dollars.

"It seems that Commander Lu's sincerity is a little lacking!"

But Wang Zhi was still not satisfied with the situation, and he made some subtle suggestions in an unhappy way.

"Haha, let the county governor know that these are just greeting gifts. If the county governor can accept me as a disciple and recommend me as the next year's Xiaolian of Wuyuan County, I am willing to pay the county governor double the tribute!"

"Give five million now and another ten million after the deal is done?" Wang Zhi raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"No! I, the governor, also need to take care of the connections. How can I put it off until next year? Send it to me this month!"

"Only in this way can I see your sincerity and sincerity."

"This..." Upon hearing this, Lu Yi frowned and pretended to be embarrassed.

"What's the matter? Captain Lu is in trouble?" Wang Zhi asked back.

"It is difficult, but I will definitely do my best. In ten days, I will let you see my sincerity."

If nothing unexpected happens, Lu Yi's profit in September would have reached Jiuyuan by now.

He made a profit of more than 10 million this time, so it would not be difficult for him to take out another 10 million.

However, the more difficult it is to ask someone to do something for you, the closer you are to your limit.

Therefore, Lu Yi pretended to be in a difficult situation just to prevent the greedy Wang Zhi from continuing to raise the price.

Fifteen million. To be honest, it has exceeded Lu Yi's original budget.

It would be a loss just to buy a place for filial and honest officials. After all, how much does a ready-made prefect cost?

But if you can get in touch with Wang Fu, it would be worthwhile.

Of course, the premise is that Wang Fu has not fallen.

Lu Yi had already found out through Zhen, who went back and forth to Luoyang every month, that Wang Fu usually started his vacation in late October at the end of the year.

His downfall seemed to have occurred in early November.

In early October, Lu Yi paid the gift money and officially joined Wang Zhi as a disciple. After blending into Wang Fu's power, he still had twenty days to avoid Wang Fu's downfall.

As long as Wang Fu was informed of Yang Qiu's conspiracy, with Wang Fu's favor in front of the emperor and his enormous power, Yang Qiu could be brought down almost immediately.

Even if Yang Qiu and the forces behind him could not be moved away, as long as Wang Fu ended his vacation and hid in the palace in time, not giving Yang Qiu the opportunity to act first and report later, then as long as Liu Hong was there, no one could harm Wang Fu in the slightest.

With Liu Hong's favor, Lu Yi estimated that the final winner would be about 60 to 70 percent likely to be Wang Fu and his political allies.

A 60 to 70 percent chance of winning is enough for Lu Yi to take the plunge!

"However, no matter how urgent this matter is, we can only wait until Wang Zhi publicly acknowledges his status as a disciple, otherwise Lu Yi will not be able to grab the biggest share of the political dividends."

"In that case, I'll be waiting for your good news!" Wang Zhi replied indifferently, then picked up the tea and took a sip.

Wang Zhi would take time to meet with several defectors like Lu Yi almost every day, so he didn't pay much attention to him.

When Lu Yi saw Wang Zhi serving tea to the guests, he tactfully excused himself and left.

However, Wang Li did not leave with Lu Yi, but stayed in the palace. Presumably, he had other things to discuss with Wang Zhi.

After Lu Yi left the palace, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he is mentally strong, it is not a good idea to give people the impression that he is being treated as a grandson.

Fortunately, as long as he can endure for a few more years, when Lu Yi becomes powerful and the Yellow Turban Rebellion breaks out, he will no longer be afraid of anyone.

As soon as Lu Yi left the palace, Gao Shun immediately came to greet him.

"Brother, it's done."

"When we first gave him the gift, Cai Yong was very cold and made it clear that gifts should not be accepted easily. But as soon as I mentioned my eldest brother's name, he immediately changed his mind and accepted it very readily."

"And he also left a message, saying that he would always welcome Big Brother to visit whenever he wanted."

"Oh? In that case, let's go meet him now!"

Lu Yi couldn't help but become interested when he heard this.

He still had a good impression of Cai Yong.

Not only was he very respectful and polite to me at the banquet just now.

Moreover, I admire Cai Yong's true character.

Historically, after Dong Zhuo died due to Wang Yun's series of schemes, almost everyone in Guanzhong rebelled against Dong Zhuo overnight.

Of course, one of the reasons was that Dong Zhuo was causing chaos in the world and wreaking havoc in Guanzhong.

However, Dong Zhuo had also given favors and courtesies to many people during his lifetime.

However, only Cai Yong took into account Dong Zhuo's kindness and set up a mourning hall for him.

And because of this, he was killed by Wang Yun.

It can be said that Cai Yong was brainless and had no political wisdom.

But it cannot be said that Cai Yong has no true character.

Moreover, Cai Yong's daughter Cai Wenji should have been born at this time.

Lu Yi was also very curious about this tragic talented woman.

(End of this chapter)