Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

Tang Yu can only poach women from others if they are destined to be together.

Because some people are determined to follow the Great Teacher of Virtue to the very end in rebellion, and you can only watch helplessly as they head towards their doom.

Because the person they believe in is not you.

"The imperial army has already been mobilized, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion will likely be defeated within a few months."

Influenced by Tang Yu, Xun Yu did not think that these people were any rebellious traitors, but just pitiful people who couldn't get enough to eat.

If these people still had food to eat, they wouldn't have followed Zhang Jiao in his rebellion.

In recent years, the imperial court has been corrupt and incompetent, so local officials have been levying exorbitant taxes, and the people are already burdened by heavy taxes.

"Hair like chives, cut it and it grows back; head like a chicken, cut it and it crows again, officials need not be feared..." This is a folk rhyme that has been passed down among the people.

Wenruo, this war will indeed end, but the world will never be at peace again.

Xun Yu hugged the person next to him, and then couldn't help but ask this question.

"Will Jiaojiao feel tired? How can I help you?"

"Actually, it's not tiring. With my abilities, doing these things shouldn't be too difficult. What I lack is talent."

Managing an ever-growing number of subsidiaries has become so tedious for me that just looking at the books is exhausting.

"Would Wenruo like to begin entering my world?"

Rather than let the world continue to rot like this, it would be better to support another force to reunify and stabilize the world.

Otherwise, if warlords wage war in the future, it will only make the people of the world suffer more and more.

Xun Yu had already deduced this from his conversations with Jiao Jiao over the past few days.

Once the emperor passes away, a life-or-death struggle will inevitably ensue between the eunuchs and the gentry.

When the world descends into chaos, local armed forces will inevitably rise up, leading to a civil war among the warlords.

If no one is able to turn the tide and quickly unify the world, this chaotic war may last for a very long time!

"Jiaojiao once asked me whether this world belongs to the Han dynasty or to the common people."

"To make life better for all the people, should we support the Liu family emperor or a new dynasty that is better for the people? I think I've figured it out."

After saying this, Tang Yu leaned forward and kissed Xun Yu on the cheek.

“Very good. Since Wenruo is willing, let her start helping me with the accounts. I now have more than 5,000 people under me, and I need to find someone I trust to help me manage these.”

As a result, the couple quickly began to secretly accumulate more and more power.

Chapter 13 Xun Yu of the Three Kingdoms

Five years later, Emperor Ling of Han passed away.

After Liu Bian ascended the throne, the situation did not stabilize. Instead, a fierce struggle broke out between the eunuch-led faction and the upright gentry led by He Jin.

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle, He Jin was killed, and the gentry, mainly from Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's side, stormed into the palace.

The eunuchs kidnapped Liu Bian and Liu Xie and they escaped, after which Dong Zhuo entered the capital.

The two sides fought to a standstill, giving Dong Zhuo a huge advantage.

Then Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor and decided to install Liu Xie as the new emperor, causing uproar throughout the land.

By the time Dong Zhuo had taken control of the situation in Luoyang, it was already September.

In order to stabilize his rule, Dong Zhuo directly summoned the most famous scholars and Confucian scholars in the country to the capital, including Xun Shuang, Xun Yu's uncle.

As for Xun Yu's father, Xun Kun, he passed away the year after the Yellow Turban Rebellion ended.

The Xun family members stayed at home to observe mourning for three years, which only ended last year.

It was already the first year of the Yonghan era.

With Xun Shuang, the Minister of Works, in the court, even though there were many people in the world who opposed Dong Zhuo, no one could foresee the signs of chaos that would follow.

As a result, the Xun family's status rose instantly, and Xun Yu was directly given a place in the list of candidates for the civil service examination by local officials.

Sometimes power is just that direct.

There was no such quota before because no one from the Xun family was in the imperial court.

Now that Xun Shuang, the Minister of Works, is in the court, people around him will naturally flock to him.

Then, Xun Yu was directly recruited by the court as the Palace Guard Commander, so Xun Yu needed to set off for Luoyang immediately.

Over the past five years, the Tang family's caravan has been established, and they have currently engaged in several profitable businesses, namely porcelain, white sugar, and fine salt.

Porcelain and sugar are simple commodities, and the imperial court wouldn't interfere in such businesses, so they amassed wealth without anyone noticing, and thus formed a powerful force.

Salt is a sensitive commodity, often controlled by local powerful families.

However, with the world in such a chaotic state, Tang Yu, after joining forces with the Mi Clan of the East Sea, secretly started doing business, since the seaside was more convenient.

The money had already been secretly accumulating, and now Tang Yu was accompanying Xun Yu to Luoyang because they were planning to establish a base there.

Starting from Yuzhou to conquer the world would be a bit too difficult.

Because this land is a battleground, troops can come to attack you from all directions.

Therefore, Tang Yu needed to choose a perfect defensive position, so he had to go to Luoyang.

After setting off, the family rode in a rickety oxcart towards Luoyang. In those days, horse-drawn carriages were rare, and oxcarts were the mainstream.

Xun Yu was holding and playing with his six-month-old daughter, who was born six months ago.

Tang Yu was certain that she would be fighting for the world for the next ten years, so she had the child ahead of time, since she wouldn't have time to have another child later.

“Zhizhi seemed very excited; going out is a happy thing for her.”

Tang Yu's daughter is named Tang Xiao, and her nickname is Zhizhi.

For the past six months, Xun Yu has been immersed in the excitement of having a daughter, after all, he was twenty-five years old when he had his first child.

"Luoyang is quite prosperous and bustling now, let's have a good time there."

The two paid no attention to the situation in Luoyang, treating it as a trip for fun.

"Has my second brother arrived in Luoyang yet?"

"Yes, we have already achieved good cooperation with Dong Zhuo's people. We will then proceed according to plan to seize the position of governor of Taiyuan County. Dong Zhuo is currently short of money and food, so he will be happy with this cooperation."

If possible, Tang Yu also wanted to secure the position of governor of Hedong Commandery for Xun Yu, depending on whether Dong Zhuo's side would agree.

However, one should not be too greedy. As long as Taiyuan Prefecture serves as a base, Shanxi's terrain will be easy to defend and difficult to attack, allowing for gradual development.

The Central Plains is a battleground, and although it has a large population and wealth, Tang Yu felt that it would not be easy to conquer the world from there.

Therefore, she planned to start with Bingzhou, where the Taihang Mountains would serve as a defense, and the warlords of the Central Plains would be unable to do anything to her.

"Is my eldest brother still so stubborn?"

Xun Yu was asking about Tang Yu's elder brother, Tang Mao.

This person is good at studying, but his ideas are quite different from those of Tang Yu and Tang Xuan, so he hasn't been pulled onto Tang Yu's big ship yet.

However, Tang Mao didn't know exactly what Tang Yu and the others had done in private. He only knew that over the years, the Tang family had secretly accumulated a lot of wealth and grain.

“After the young emperor was deposed, my elder brother became much more clear-headed. In another year or two, he will know which side he should stand on.”

Just last year, Tang Mao's daughter, who was also Tang Yu's niece, was chosen to be Liu Bian's wife.

At that time, Tang Mao was still dreaming of becoming a maternal relative of the emperor, but he was suddenly brought back to reality when Liu Bian was deposed!

Therefore, the Tang family's beautiful dream was completely shattered.

"The situation in Luoyang will not be stable for long. The people of Guandong will not accept Dong Zhuo, a military general born in Liangzhou."

There are many conflicts and contradictions between the Kanto and Kansai regions, and their interests cannot be reconciled, so this is a conflict that was destined to occur.

Tang Yu only had a vague impression of what happened later, when warlords fought each other.

Xun Yu, however, was able to judge from the current situation that war was inevitable between the Guandong and Guanxi regions.

"It should last for at least one or two years, and those two years will be our opportunity."

Upon arriving in Luoyang, Xun Yu naturally went to see his uncle, Xun Shuang, first.

Tang Yu then went to see his elder brother Tang Xuan and began to operate in Luoyang.

"Luoyang is indeed the place that loves Xuan paper the most."

Inside the study run by the Tang family, Tang Yu was chatting with her elder brother, Tang Xuan, on the second floor.

"It's a pity that the production of this kind of paper is not high now, but it is easy to make friends with great scholars and famous people. Because of this paper, Cai Gong's attitude towards me is quite good."

The person Tang Xuan was referring to was Cai Yong, a famous scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty and a well-known literary figure in later generations.

Besides himself being famous, his daughter Cai Wenji is also very famous. Currently, Cai Yong is also highly regarded by Dong Zhuo and is serving as an official in Luoyang.

As for the Xuan paper currently produced by the Tang family, it is of course the finest white paper, perfect for painting and writing.

This kind of paper is most favored by scholars and writers.

In fact, the method of papermaking had already been mastered by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the cost was very high and the output was very low.

Therefore, most people still use bamboo slips, and paper remains an expensive commodity.

"It seems Second Brother is doing quite well in Luoyang. Has Dong Zhuo agreed?"

The Tang family was after the position of governor of Taiyuan Prefecture.

However, since Tang Mao had previously been on Liu Bian's side, the Tang family's political stance made Dong Zhuo's side somewhat hesitant.

"After the next batch of grain arrives, I should be able to become the Prefect of Taiyuan Prefecture, probably by the end of the year."

That means we'll have to wait a little longer, but it doesn't really matter.

"Little sister, have you heard the news? Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have already left Luoyang."

Although there's no major chaos yet, I'm sure the Yuan family is unwilling to accept this situation, and I have a feeling something big will happen next year.

As for the warlords of Guandong's campaign against Dong Zhuo, Tang Yu had also recalled some minor details over the past few years.

"Brother, let's speed up the transfer. Yuzhou is a battleground. Whether it's Dong Zhuo or the warlords who rise in the Central Plains, the Central Plains will inevitably fall into chaos."