My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 148 Wang Zhi's Test

"Teacher, you are so lucky to have such a well-behaved and lovely daughter. Since Junior Sister Wen Ji has ordered me to do so, I will withdraw and not disturb you from resting."

"However, this is my brave general Gao Shun. With him leading dozens of men, the teacher will definitely be safe."

"In this way, I can sleep peacefully." Cai Yong stroked his beard and smiled. Lu Yi was a rare gem as he was proficient in both civil and military affairs and had good command skills.

"But Sixiao needs to quickly distance himself from the eunuch Wang Zhi tomorrow, lest he be labeled a eunuch by the world!"

Cai Yong persuaded again.

"The students understand..." Naturally, he decided to give up on Wang Zhi and his ilk since he could rely on Cai Yong, a long-term supporter with no side effects.

"Well, in history, Liu Bei worshipped Lu Zhi as his teacher, and from then on he was able to truly step onto the stage of the struggle for supremacy among the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty from a peddler in Zhuo County."

"Now that I have Cai Yong as my teacher, I am no less famous than Lu Zhi. I can be considered to have some initial fame."

When Lu Yi thought of this, he was very satisfied.

But just when Lu Yi was making a plan.

Zhongshan wealthy merchants Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping also came to Wuyuan County.

Late at night, Su Shuang and others, including Zhang Shiping, almost followed Lu Yi into Wang Zhi's mansion.

Compared with his perfunctory reception of Lu Yi, Wang Zhi was very warm and timely in receiving Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping and others.

Lu Yi was just a speculator who had the initial idea of ​​joining his own forces.

However, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were the ones who were actually transferring the benefits.

The annual filial respect made Wang Zhi smile from ear to ear, and even his brother Wang Fu spoke highly of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping.

The two sides can be said to be the closest allies.

Of course, this closeness is based on a relationship of shared interests.

If Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping lost power or the horse smuggling route was taken away by Lu Yi, and they could no longer make huge profits, Wang Fu and Wang Zhi would not recommend finding a reason to arrest Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

After all, the wealth they have accumulated in their family over the years must be astonishing.

"Mr. County Magistrate, I heard that Lu Yi asked to see you today?"

Su Shuang went straight to the point and asked Wang Zhi
"Yes, he wanted to get the recommendation from me for the title of Xiaolian of Wuyuan County next year, and he came to see me today."

Wang Zhi didn't think much about it and told Su Shuang directly.

"Oh, Lord County Magistrate, please don't do as he wishes!" Zhang Shiping was shocked when he heard this and immediately organized something.

"What do you mean?" Wang Zhi asked curiously.

"Your Excellency may not know that Lu Yi is our horse smuggling competitor in Zhongshan. His goods are directly sold to the Imperial Palace through the Zhen family in Zhongshan."

"In recent months, Lu Yi has snatched a lot of market share from us, causing losses to all our Zhongshan merchants. We ask the county magistrate to help our Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce get rid of this company." Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping begged Wang Zhi.

In order to show their sincerity, they directly presented the huge amount of money they brought to Wang Zhi.

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Zhi was also surprised when he heard it.

Wang Zhi looked at the mountain of money in front of him and did not hide his greed.

"Hasn't it been your monopoly on horse smuggling in Bingzhou? Why don't you set up an ambush on the trade route to make Lu Yi lose both his money and his people?"

Although Wang Zhi was greedy, he was not stupid. Instead, he keenly perceived the key to the problem from the few words of Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping and others.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping both looked embarrassed and perplexed when they heard this.

Wang Zhi's question was very tricky. If he didn't answer it well, it would very likely affect and shake the position of Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce in his heart.

However, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping had no choice but to answer truthfully. "So this means that Lu Yi has become so powerful that he is not afraid of the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce's obstruction and has established his own faction?"

Wang Zhi's face showed strange color, and his importance towards Lu Yi suddenly increased.

Although the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is dependent on him, it is internally united and Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping have the final say.

It can be said that water cannot get in.

The benefits given to oneself are not the bulk.

Now that Lu Yi, a troublemaker, suddenly appears, it will naturally cause heavy losses to the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce, but it may not be a bad thing for himself.

Whether it is to re-support Lu Yi to replace Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to establish the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce, or to use Lu Yi as a troublemaker to ask Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping for more shares and greater benefits.

This is beneficial to me as a judge.

After figuring this out, Wang Zhi's expression began to become playful.

"I, the county governor, have heard of your requests. You can leave these valuables behind and go back to wait for news."

"Within a few days, this prefect will summon Lu Yi to come and resolve this matter."

"In this case, we two would like to thank the county governor for his kindness on behalf of the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shiping was very grateful to Wang Zhi.

"Don't worry, Lord County Magistrate. This money is just a gift for meeting you. After the matter is completed, my Zhongshan Caravan will definitely thank you!"

Su Shuang was also worried that Wang Zhi would not contribute enough, so he kept saying this.

The next day, Wang Zhi had not yet summoned Lu Yi, but he came uninvited.

Now that he has Cai Yong as his teacher, he no longer thinks highly of Wang Fu and Wang Zhi.

He came here to terminate the cooperation.

However, Wang Zhi was obviously not aware of Lu Yi's thoughts. On the contrary, because of his own thoughts, when he saw Lu Yi coming, he welcomed Lu Yi into the mansion with an even more warm and courteous attitude than yesterday.

"Sixiao came here this time, has he prepared the 10 million yuan for the follow-up?"

Wang Zhi and his son came down and poured a cup of tea for Lu Yi, which immediately made Lu Yi alert.

"To be honest, 10 million is a lot of money. It is difficult for me to raise it in such a short time."

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

Seeing this, Lu Yi decided not to reveal his true colors immediately. Instead, he pretended to be embarrassed and complained to Wang Zhi.

"Haha, this matter is not urgent. This county governor does have something I want to confirm with Sixiao."

"coming!"

When Lu Yi heard this, alarm bells rang in his heart and he immediately paid full attention.

However, there was no flaw on his face, and he pretended to be a little confused and asked Wang Zhi.

"I wonder what County Magistrate Wang wants to verify with me?"

"This matter is simple. This county magistrate heard that Sixiao was engaged in the overseas horse trading business. Is that true or not?"

Wang Zhi looked at Lu Yi with a half-smile on his face.

"The court has clearly stipulated that smuggling horses from abroad is a serious crime. I am just a small pavilion chief. How could I have the courage to violate the court's ban? Your Excellency must be joking."

Lu Yi was very smart. Naturally, he would not let Wang Zhi reveal his true identity with just a few words, so he denied it.

Are you kidding? Lu Yi and Wang Zhi are not related at all, so how could he tell him the truth?
(End of this chapter)