three kings

Chapter 364 Three pillars of the Xu family
Sun Can carefully looked at Jiangdong's family relationship, and finally set his sights on Jiangdong Xu's family, with deep doubts in his eyes.Today's Jiangdong is the most influential among the aristocratic families are the four families of Lu Zhu, Zhang Xu.They are Lu Xun, the head of the Lu family, Zhu Zhi, the head of the Zhu family, Zhang Zhao, the head of the Zhang family, and Xu Gong, the head of the Xu family.Their family has almost monopolized one-third of Jiangdong's economic resources, and their power is extraordinary.

Among them, the Xu family in Wujun is worth mentioning.The Xu family was originally just a low-ranking family in Jiangdong, but in just a few years, they became the richest man in Jiangdong, and they used their almost inexhaustible financial resources to devour the wealth of countless families, big and small, forcing them into desperation.

Back then, the Gu family scattered all their wealth to support him, most of which were bought by the Xu family at a high price.

Sun Can murmured in his heart: "Why should a poor family acquire most of the property of the Gu family, one of the original four major families? What's the secret?"

In order to solve the confusion in his heart, Sun Can called Lu Xun, who is also from the Wujun family, and asked him about it.

Lu Xun thought in his heart, "Sure enough, the lord intends to weaken the power of the family." When Sun Can promulgated the "assessment system", he faintly noticed that Sun Can had the idea of ​​weakening the power of the family.But just not sure, but when Sun Can asked about the Xu family at this moment, he was sure of this idea.The Xu family and the other big families don't use it. The other families are either deeply rooted or well-known scholars. Only the Xu family's rookie has a weak foundation and can be eliminated by the roots, so as to kill one to warn others and wipe out the roots.I couldn't help being a little shocked in my heart, but after thinking about it, I was relieved: "The lord is so talented, how can he be bound by some clans and threaten him? As long as I am loyal and serve the lord wholeheartedly, my Lu family will be able to serve the lord wholeheartedly. Why worry about these things. My lord has obviously noticed some abnormalities in Xu's family when he started attacking Xu's family."

He said in a deep voice: "The Xu family is ranked behind the three families of Zhu, Zhang and Lu, but their financial resources are far superior to these three. The head of the Xu family is surnamed Xu and named Gong. He is treacherous, cunning, and addicted to money, but he is very bold. His foresight is very strong, and he is very aware of current affairs. Back then, after Sun Ce conquered Yuzhang and Kuaiji, Xu Gong contacted Sun Ce immediately, beheaded the prefect of Wujun, and welcomed Sun Ce into the city. Later, when Sun Ce's army was in a hurry, Xu Gong For more than three months, Sun Ce paid for the food of Sun Ce's entire army by himself without compensation, and the supply was not stopped until Sun Ce defeated Yan Baihu. For this reason, Sun Ce also made him the prefect of Wujun."

Sun Can nodded. He has all the information on these things. What he really wants to know is the character of Xu Gong, whether he earned his inexhaustible money in an open and honest manner, or whether he obtained it from the common people out of conscience. Collect scraped black money.If it is black money, then Xu Gong is the best candidate.So, he asked directly: "How is Xu Gong's character? As far as I know, the Xu family is originally a small family. How did they build such a large family business in a short period of time?"

Lu Xun was silent for a while, and said: "This subordinate is not clear, but I can be sure that Xu Gong is definitely not a good person. In the past few years, Xu Gong has annexed as many as ten families, big and small, among which there are many families with strong financial resources and extraordinary abilities. Experts, but at the critical moment, some of them died unexpectedly, some died of illness, or even were assassinated and other accidents, which left them no time to take care of them, and ended up in complete defeat and could not stand up."

Sun Can's eyes flashed, and he said coldly, "You mean Xu Gong has an assassin?"

Lu Xun said: "This is just the suspicion of my subordinates, and the specifics should be determined according to the evidence."

Sun Can pondered for a while, this matter is not ordinary, it has become a common practice among clans to raise thugs and dead soldiers, Sun Can can tolerate it for the time being, but assassins are no small matter.They are good at lurking, assassination, poisoning, disguise and other abilities, which is a very dangerous existence.

If Lu Xun's words are true, then Xu Gong really deserves to die. Thinking of this, Sun Can's mouth gradually showed a sneer, he retreated from Lu Xun, called Liu Hua and Jia Xu, and told them about Xu Gong in detail .

After hearing this, Liu Hua secretly scolded himself for being confused, for forgetting at such an age.In history, the cause of the death of Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, was assassinated by Xu Gong's disciples.Sun Ce's martial arts are not top ten in the world, but he is also a top master who is hard to beat. It is difficult for a hundred and 80 people to enter him. If an assassin is not a master, how can he stab Sun Ce with outstanding martial arts? Don't you even have that insight?
Xu Gong is also recorded in a few words in history, saying that he was greedy for money and once secretly colluded with the thief Yan Baihu to seek huge profits from the people.Although history has changed now, it is difficult for a person's personality to adapt to the changing times. Xu Gong in Jiangdong has no intention of leaving an untimely bomb behind him, which may explode at any time.

Liu Hua said coldly: "Xu Gong is not virtuous and incompetent. Xi Nian once secretly colluded with Yan Baihu to squeeze the people's money, and even a hundred deaths can't atone for his crime. It's just a severe punishment, killing one as an example."

Sun Can looked at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu understood what Sun Can meant, and said blankly: "Leave this matter to Jia Xu, and we must investigate and deal with the whereabouts of those assassins as soon as possible, and catch them all." Assassins are all over the camp of poisoners.

Sun Can asked Jia Xu to let go and do it.

Jia Xu first analyzed Xu Gong's information, and seeing that there was no news of Xu Gong supporting the assassins, he immediately understood that Xu Gong's possession was very deep, and he would only use his trump card when he could use them. At that time, he severed all contact with those assassins.Therefore, even if some people suspected that Xu Gong supported the assassins, there was no basis for it.

Jia Xu was a bit more deceitful than a fox, how could Xu Gong be his opponent? After thinking about it for a while, he came up with an excellent way to deal with it.He first let out rumors in Wujun City that Sun Canjun had recently wiped out a group of assassins, but he didn't say anything about the specifics.He expected that Xu Gong would not be able to resist sending someone to investigate after he got the news.

Facts have proved that Jia Xu's guess is completely correct.

Xu Gong loves money like his life. Since he is willing to spend a lot of money to train a team of assassins, it is enough to show that he attaches great importance to these assassins.As soon as he heard the rumors, his heart beat non-stop.He knew that his talents and abilities were not as good as those of those clans, and the reason why he has achieved today is all because of the huge sum of money he earned through secret communication with Yan Baihu and the team of assassins in his hands.Now that Sun Can's laws and regulations are so strict, it is almost impossible for him to find new ways to make money. The only thing he can rely on is those assassins and killers who can do things for him.With them, he could use some extraordinary means to seek family wealth among the clans. Without them, it would be difficult to earn more money with his not-so-great relationship network.Gold, silver and jewelry are his pursuits all over his life. He can hardly imagine how he can earn more money without those assassins.

"Do you want me to be like those stupid people, relying on business to get some petty profits?" Xu Gong couldn't bear the anxiety in his heart, so he went to Youquan County in the south of Wu County that night, where a manor was open. It is the base where he trains assassins.

What he didn't know was that when he rushed out of the house, an agile figure followed behind them.

Ten days later, a young man in ragged clothes staggered to the door of a luxurious pawnshop, looked at the signboard of "Xu's pawnshop" and showed a sneer.

When he stepped into the pawnshop, a look of great sadness suddenly appeared on his face.

The shopkeeper of the pawn shop is a middle-aged man with upturned nostrils and an arrogant face. His whole body is covered with thick "oil and water". His eyes are too fat to open, and only a small gap is exposed.

He glanced contemptuously at the young man in tattered clothes, raised his head proudly and said, "Boy, this is not a place where you come casually, if you don't have any good stuff, just get out obediently."

The young man didn't answer. With trembling hands, he took out a cloth wrap from his pocket, and slowly opened the cloth wrap. There was still a cloth wrap inside the wrap, and it was still opening.The young man hit six floors in a row and finally showed his true colors.An ancient lacquer box lay flat on the young man's hand, and there were some strange characters all over the lacquer box.

The shopkeeper's sharp eyes suddenly lit up, and his expression suddenly became serious.Since he is the shopkeeper of the pawnshop, he has some knowledge. The characters on the ancient lacquer box are the ancient characters of the Western Zhou Dynasty thousands of years ago.The box is like this, the contents inside must be...

The young man opened the lacquer box and cried, "My mother is seriously ill, so I have no choice but to order this ancient jade handed down by the family today. I will definitely redeem it in the future."

A jasper flawless toad-shaped jade lay quietly inside the box.

For a moment, the eyes of the shopkeeper of the pawn shop opened wide, and he murmured in disbelief, "Priceless treasure, priceless treasure..."

"The shopkeeper...the shopkeeper...the shopkeeper..."

The young man called the shopkeeper several times in a row before waking up the shopkeeper of the pawnshop.

"What...what?" The jade stone made his head blurry, and he almost lost his sanity. He didn't know what he should do?
"My mother is seriously ill and urgently needs money for medicine to save her life. When ordering this treasure, the shopkeeper sees how much this thing is worth?" The young man repeated in a sad voice.

The shopkeeper of the pawn shop just woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said: "Young master, please wait here, and I will send someone to inform our patriarch immediately. Come on, quickly serve some good tea and desserts, and give me a warm welcome." Young Master." The attitude of the pawnshop shopkeeper took a dramatic 180-degree turn.The boy turned into a son, ignored him and became enthusiastic, and let the girl serve him at any time.

Such a big change made the young man very uncomfortable and became timid.

Seeing him, the shopkeeper of the pawnshop said in his heart: "Old Township, it is a cruel thing to have this treasure." But there was still a sleepy smile on his face, trying his best to please him.

Soon, a man with a deer-headed mouse came in quickly, and the man asked, "Where is Baoyu, where is Baoyu?" with an anxious look on his face.

He is Xu Gong, the Patriarch of the Xu family. He loves gold and silver treasures, and he also likes jade and other treasures very much. Today, a servant reported that someone came to be the priceless jade of the Western Zhou Dynasty.At that time, he was eating breakfast, and when he got the news, he rushed here before he had time to eat.

The shopkeeper of the pawn shop came to Xu Gong's side flatteringly, whispered to him softly, and told Xu Gong about the precious jade in detail.

Xu Gong walked quickly to the young man, and said with a smile: "What kind of precious jade is it, can I let you see it?"

The young man was a little wary of Xu Gong, so he didn't hand it over to him, but stood at a distance and opened the box for Xu Gong to watch from a distance.

The flawless jade was presented in front of Xu Gong's eyes. Even though he was somewhat prepared, Xu Gong was still attracted by the jade, and his eyes were full of greed, showing a strong desire to possess.

He smiled and asked, "How do you sell this jade?"

The young man shook his head desperately, and denied: "This precious jade is my family's most precious treasure, and I will never take it away."

A gleam flashed in Xu Gong's eyes, and he continued to smile: "The price is definitely not a problem, as long as the young master asks, I will try my best to satisfy it."

"If you don't sell it, you don't sell it!" The young man insisted, "If you don't want to be a pawnshop, you can go to another pawnshop next time."

After finishing speaking, the young man turned around and wanted to leave.

Xu Gong hurriedly stood in front of the young man, and said flatteringly: "Dang, Dang, Dang... How can there be any reason for doing business? This jade is indeed the best jade, but if the workmanship is poor, I will give you twenty gold. The interest remains the same. If you can’t return the interest on behalf of the owner within three years, the property will belong to me. Come here, get the paperwork.”

Xu Gong ordered people to take out written documents to write down the terms, and ordered people to take out twenty gold.

Just when the young man was about to sign, a man rushed towards him. He knocked off the pen in the young man's hand and said angrily, "Nizi, are you really going to sell this heirloom?"

The young man looked at the person in surprise, and said guiltily, "Uncle, why are you here?"

The uncle said coldly: "If I don't come, will I just watch you sell the heirlooms of our Zhou family? Come, go back with me, and I will bear your mother's medical expenses freely."

Saying that, ignoring others and pulling the young man to the outside.

Xu Gong was in a hurry, and said: "The word is based on it, and An Neng regrets it?"

The uncle stared wide-eyed, and shouted: "My nephew signed and pledged, how can it be effective, you get out of here." He pushed Xu Gong away three zhang away.

Xu Gong's body was so thin that he couldn't withstand such a push. He stepped back a few steps and sat down on the ground.

Xu Gong said angrily, "Come on, stop them for me."

Five or six clerks stood in front of the uncle fiercely with a wooden stick.

The man glanced lightly at five or six guys rushing forward with three punches and two kicks and beat them to pieces, crying for their father and mother.Then he took the young people away calmly.

Xu Gong looked at the backs of the two, his face was ashen, and said coldly: "Come here, follow them secretly, keep track of their whereabouts at any time, and call sixty good men to the mansion, and catch them on the way..." He bent his neck and made a killing gesture. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please visit www.CMFU.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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