Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 384: Xun Family Rogue

The man was over eight feet tall, wearing a brocade robe and a silk ribbon, with a long sword at his waist. He looked very dignified, and there was a warrior's heroic spirit between his eyebrows. He did not look like an ordinary scholar or businessman.

Liu He looked at this man and immediately became interested. He was about to make friends with him, but Wei Zhong's face changed.

"Why is it you? Why are you here?!"

The man walked over quickly and glanced at him with some contempt.

"Hey, Wei Zhong, what you said is very strange. Jiuyuan City is not the back garden of your Wei family. How can you come here but I can't? You are not happy to see me, but I want you to look at me a few more times. What can you do to me?"

Liu He never expected that such a man with such a noble temperament could speak in a way that was quite worldly. This made him look at him with new eyes. However, this man's true nature made Liu He like him even more.

Zhang Ding suddenly shouted, "You...you are Xun Jing, Xun Gongjian, from the Xun family of Yingchuan?"

Xun Jing turned his head to look at Zhang Ding, then grinned.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang Shiping has good eyesight. The last time we met was four or five years ago in Qingzhou, right? Hehe, I didn't expect you to recognize me at first sight. You are worthy of being a wealthy businessman in Jizhou. Wow, you are a hundred times better than some guys who are blind at a young age."

"Who are you talking about! Who is blind?"

Wei Zhong was furious, but his eyes clearly showed a deep fear of Xun Jing.

"Xun Jing? Why don't I remember any historical records of such a person in the Xun family of Yingchuan?"

The Xun family of Yingchuan should be well known to anyone who knows a little about the history of the Three Kingdoms. This was a very large and powerful family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Their ancestor was the great master of Confucianism, Xunzi.

By the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the Xun family's status in officialdom was not as high as that of the Yuan family, which had three officials in four generations, it had a great reputation among scholars and even became one of the leading families of the party. After the first Party Persecution, the Xun family, which suffered a severe blow, gradually retired from the court.

Later, the family played an extremely important role in the struggle for supremacy among the princes. The most typical and outstanding representatives were naturally the uncle and nephew Xun Yu and Xun You. These two people could almost be said to be the most important advisers under Cao Cao. They took on the logistics, administration, expansion, human resources, marketing plans, strategic planning and other tasks of Cao Cao's new company.

After Cao Cao unified the north, the Xun family became the most powerful in Cao Wei. Family members were spread across both the military and political circles of Cao Wei. Xun Yan, Xun Yue, Xun Yu, and Xun You all served in Cao's camp, either as civil or military officials, and held important positions, making them very prominent.

As a history major student in his previous life, Liu He certainly had to study such a family carefully. However, after thinking about it, he really couldn't think of a Xun Jing.

"It seems that this is an unknown person in the Xun family. But no matter what, since he is a descendant of the Xun family, hehe, I can't let him go. Maybe he can help me find Xun Yu and Xun You. If I really get these two people, what do I have to worry about?"

Liu He was quickly calculating his own plans in his mind and almost forgot about Wei Zhong's affairs.

Liu He was thinking about his own things, while Zhang Shiping was reminiscing about the past with Xun Jing, and for a moment they actually left Wei Zhong aside, which made the arrogant eldest son of the Wei family very angry.

"You...you are going too far!"

Several people turned their heads to look at him, and almost at the same time, they made a gesture of waking up.

"Oh my, I was so happy chatting with Mr. Zhang Shiping that I forgot about you. But it's also your own fault. Who made you so ugly and have no sense of existence? Look at me, Xun, with this appearance and temperament, wherever I go, I will attract attention. I can't hide from you even if I want to."

Xun Jing's words made Wei Zhong almost vomit blood in anger, and also made Liu He and others frown.

"This... this Xun Jing's personality has nothing to do with being a descendant of a big family... I may know why he didn't leave any records of his deeds in this big family..."

Zhang Ding wiped the sweat off his forehead and asked Xun Jing, "Why is Gong Jian here? Also, what did you mean by cheering just now?"

"Hey, this matter..."

He was just about to speak when the old shopkeeper, who had returned to the restaurant to get medicine because of an accidental scrape caused by the handcuffs and shackles, came out. When he saw Xun Jing, he was stunned at first, and then suddenly shouted something.

"Master Gongjian! Why are you here?"

"Little Lord?"

Liu He and Zhang Ding looked at the old shopkeeper and Xun Jing in surprise. Xun Jing shrugged and said, "That's right, this Jiuqu Pavilion is the property of my Xun family, what's the problem?"

Zhang Ding was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Oh my, I should have thought of it earlier. There are only a handful of owners in the world who can run a restaurant of this scale and quality here. On the opening day of other restaurants, they all put up lights and decorations, and the owners personally sent people to preside over the event. Only the Jiuqu Restaurant, on the opening day, not a single person from the owner's family showed up, and there was no celebration at all, it just opened quietly. Hey, with this style of doing things, only your Xun family can do it."

"Low-key, that's what we call low-key. Why bother with all those fancy things? It's a waste of money and useless. It's better to spend your time on cooking. Look, our restaurant's business is just as good..."

He pointed inside the restaurant and was about to show off, but when he saw that it was smashed to pieces and there was no sign of a customer, his face suddenly turned dark.

Looking at his expression, Liu He and Zhang Ding almost laughed out loud.

Seeing this, the old shopkeeper was worried that he couldn't find anyone to complain to, so he immediately started crying to Xun Jing.

After listening to his explanation, Xun Jing's face turned even darker.

"Well, I thought that Governor Liu wanted to arrest you for no reason, and he arrested you at the door of my restaurant. I thought something had happened, but it turns out that you are the one who smashed my restaurant! Arrest, arrest, arrest immediately, and don't let you go once you are arrested!"

The frowns on Liu He and others' faces became even thicker. It turned out that this guy had no idea what was going on. He just listened to a few words from Liu He and then he got involved excitedly.

Wei Zhong panicked and took a few steps back, leaning against the wall of the restaurant.

"If you dare to touch me, I will make sure your market will not be open and your business will not be able to continue!"

But when he said this, he was far less arrogant than before.

Xun Jing folded his hands over his chest and looked Wei Zhong up and down.

"Hey, you yawn like a toad, you are so arrogant. Do you think your Wei family can be the master of the world's merchants? Do you think you can be the master of your Wei family just because you are an uneducated kid? If you don't control your bad temper when you go out, you will be beaten to death sooner or later. I beat you so hard in Chenliu that even your parents couldn't recognize you. Have you forgotten so quickly? Do you want me, Xun, to recall it for you? You won't learn your lesson without a beating!"

Xun Jing was about to slap him, and Wei Zhong was so scared that he quickly covered his head with his hands.

"Bah, you look good but are useless. The Wei family will be ruined sooner or later because of a prodigal like you."

Xun Jing spat at him, then said, "Liu Taishou has strict laws and a well-ordered government, with a constant flow of merchants. Any businessman with a normal brain would not miss such a great opportunity. I am not as stupid as you. This Jiuqu Pavilion is only the first business of my Xun family in the six counties of the northern border. I, Xun Jing, hereby announce that within this year, my Xun family will open more than ten restaurants in the six counties! In addition, everyone who drinks at Jiuqu Pavilion today is free!"

"Wow..." Now the spectators around were all excited.

Zhang Ding laughed and said, "Haha, my dear nephew, you are really generous this time. So many people are rushing in to eat and drink for free. Your restaurant must have lost a lot of money this day!"

Xun Jing smiled mysteriously and then walked in front of Wei Zhong.

"You destroyed my restaurant. It will cost two million to renovate it. In addition, all the free food and drinks today will be charged to you. Well, I feel sorry for you, so I won't ask for more. Just three million, which makes a total of five million. Take it!"

He simply spread out his hands and extended them in front of Wei Zhong.

"You...you want to treat people to a meal, why should I pay for it? You...you are unreasonable!"

Xun Jing's face suddenly darkened.

"Ah, you dare to reason with me? Why were you unreasonable when you smashed my store? Why were you unreasonable when you resisted the law enforcement of Governor Liu? If you hadn't made me angry, would I have treated you to a meal to appease my mood? If you say you don't blame me, who else can you blame? Stop talking nonsense, give me the money or not!"

After saying that, he raised his hand as if he would slap you at any time.

Wei Zhong's face was filled with panic, and he promised repeatedly: "I'll give it to you, isn't it okay if I give it all..."

"Wait a minute, five million is too heavy to carry. Hehe, I heard that you brought a piece of jewelry that Tao Zhugong gave to Xi Shi when you went out this time. I think that thing should be worth five million. Just use it as a compensation!"

(End of this chapter)