Li Ran still didn't know whether Shu Niu had any relationship with the Ji family of Lu State or even with Qi State. After all, in his opinion, the only way to explain why Shu Niu is so hostile to him is to collude with the Ji family.
On the other side, after Ji Xian returned, he immediately made arrangements, asking Shu Niu to stop the plan of transporting grain to Weiguo for sale, and instead went to donate grain.
This made Shu Niu, who had been presiding over the matter early in the morning, very angry. After receiving the news, he hurriedly returned home from the warehouse angrily.
"Father! Why did you suddenly change your mind?!"
"Although these three thousand stones of food are not much, if we donate all of them, won't our family lose blood?"
Shu Niu looked extremely excited and puzzled over the arrangement of the ancestor sacrifice.
After all, he has always been in charge of this matter, and now such a big decision has been made, but his father did not discuss it with him at all in advance. How could this not make him angry?
Seeing this, Ji Xian's eyes glanced back and forth on him, with a touch of worry in his eyes.
"This is what I and Dr. Zichan have agreed upon together. My son doesn't need to say anything, just do as he is told."
After the words fell, Ji Xian looked very tired. He waved his hand and signaled Shu Niu to retreat and make arrangements.
"But father..."
"Okay...don't you understand what I'm saying as a father?"
Seeing that Shu Niu still refused to give up, Ji Xian's expression suddenly changed slightly, and two sharp gazes burst out from the eagle's eyes, falling directly on Shu Niu's face, with a majestic look beyond words.
Logically speaking, Zhu Niu should have reacted when he saw his father's color at this time. But he seemed to be extremely concerned about this matter, and even now, he still had to find out.
"Father! Forgive the child for being presumptuous."
"As for our Ji family's transportation of grain to Wei State for sale, I have made an agreement with Qi E, the official of Wei State, early in the morning. Once this batch of grain arrives at Wei State, we will complete the handover with them, and the benefits will be quite rich. ! Now my father suddenly changed the sale to donation to Weiguo, wouldn’t we have broken the trust of others? How can we do business with the doctors from Weiguo in the future? Moreover, Weiguo Qi’e’s side is not easy to explain. ah."
"The reason why I have the guts to say this is because I don't want others to say that I, Ji Clan, am dishonest in my words!"
Zhu Niu's face suddenly became very sincere, and in his words, he valued the interests of the Ji clan more than anyone else.
However, when Ji Xian heard the sound, he just shook his head, and then said slowly:
"Trading with the Qi family of Wei State has brought us a lot of rewards. Have you ever thought about what the ministers of Zheng State would think if we transport grain to Wei State just to trade with the powerful? ?”
After today's conversation with Li Ran, Ji Xian's brain circuit suddenly became clear. Faced with what Shu Niu mentioned, his rebuttal was well-founded.
Even though Shu Niu is not selling food directly to the people of Weiguo, but to the dignitaries of Weiguo. But in his current view, this move is also extremely dangerous.
In other words, this food shipment to Weiguo cannot be bought or sold in any case, but can only be donated.
Li Ran has analyzed it thoroughly. If his hands and feet are not clean at this time, he may end up with both fame and fortune.
When Shu Niu heard this, he knew that his plan for this operation had been ruined, and his expression suddenly became very angry. However, in front of the ancestor, how dare he break out on the spot, so he had to turn away and gritted his teeth bitterly.
At this time, all I heard was Ji Xian's faint words:
"You don't want to go to defend the country this time. Leave it to your two younger brothers."
"Father?"
Zhu Niu was shocked when he heard the sound, and turned around suddenly, his face full of unspeakable disbelief.
What was originally well planned has undergone such a huge change at this moment, and even now he, the person in charge, has to be temporarily withdrawn. Even though Shu Niu was always known for his calm mind, his expression suddenly changed at this moment.
"What? You don't want your two younger brothers to go and practice?"
Ji Xian's tone also changed slightly, and it seemed to have a chilling tone.
In fact, the internal fighting within the Ji family is nothing new. Ji Xian has a clear understanding of fire and has long been aware of it.
But he also wanted to see which of his three sons was more suitable to take over his position as the head of the family. Therefore, I have always turned a blind eye to this matter and never said anything.
As for Shu Niu, because of his status as a commoner, he has always been diligent and hard-working. Compared with his other two direct brothers, his performance is indeed much better. And this is where Ji Xian has been hesitant.
However, Shu Niu is obviously not suitable to be in charge of transporting grain to Weiguo this time. He wanted to ensure that this batch of grain would not be traded away by him without authorization, so he had to replace it with someone else. So naturally, the other two legitimate sons are the most suitable candidates.
The meaning of his words is actually very clear. Fights within the family are family affairs. You should clearly distinguish the importance of such external matters, and do not delay the interests of the entire family for your own selfishness.
Shu Niu naturally understood this, but he was still unwilling to accept it. After all, he was busy with this matter from beginning to end. Seeing that the journey was about to begin, the person in charge of Ji Xian suddenly changed, and he wanted to give this credit to his two younger brothers in vain. Wouldn't he be drawing water from a bamboo basket in vain?
"Father, the child doesn't understand. Why? What did the child do wrong?"
Zhu Niu was very aggrieved, but when he heard these words, there was a sense of questioning.
In fact, it is not difficult to see from this that Zhu Niu's status in the Ji family is second only to Ji Xian, and as he controls more and more family affairs, he dares to do this even in the face of Ji Xian's arrangements. Question it.
"enough!"
"Just follow your father's arrangements. Why are there so many problems!"
Ji Xian had no patience to explain to him anymore, his expression changed, and he suddenly shouted.
Shu Niu was startled when he heard the sound, and had to swallow back what he wanted to say, gritting his teeth and said:
"Yes, a child must obey his father."
After he left, Ji Xian called his servants and asked his other two sons to come.
"Ji Wang, Ji Xun, I will leave it to you two to take charge of going to Weiguo to provide disaster relief this time."
Ji Zeng was the second child. He was as tall as Ji Xian, but he didn't look very smart. After hearing what Ji Xian said, he was stunned for a moment before answering.
Although Ji Xun is a little clever, he still doesn't quite understand the arrangements for Ji Xian at this moment. He is a Buddhist type of person, so he wanted to ask if his brother Shu Niu was always in charge of this matter. But Ji Xian gave him a sharp look, and he immediately stopped.
"This time, the food for our family sacrifices and the food for the court are all donations. After they arrive at the Wei Kingdom, they will be returned immediately after delivery to the Wei people. No delay is allowed. Do you understand?"
Ji Xian looked at the two sons in front of him, with a hint of hatred in his tone.
Compared with erecting an ox, there are many differences between Ji Zeng and Ji Xun.
This time, when Shu Niu was dissatisfied with the matter, it happened to be the two of them. On the one hand, it was to train them, but on the other hand, Ji Xian also had the intention of restraining Shu Niu from beating Shu Niu.
It's just that you can't say this in front of Ji Zeng and Ji Xun. After all, they and Shu Niu are also half-brothers.
