"Master, news has been sent back to the city that the general named Gao will be killed early tomorrow morning in the open space outside the city."
"Ha ha!"
When Chen Jiang heard the news from the butler, he immediately looked up to the sky and laughed, "If you want to fight me, it's a dream!"
The housekeeper curled his lips and said, "Even Lu Bu doesn't dare to go against my master. A mere general, Gao, dares to be so presumptuous. He really doesn't know how to live or die."
Chen Jiang sneered somewhat proudly, and just as he was about to speak, there were hurried footsteps outside the door.
"Sir, Boss Li wants to see you."
Chen Jiang's eyes lit up and he waved his hand, "Come in quickly and talk."
Not long after, a middle-aged man with a slightly fat figure and twinkling eyes walked in from the door.
The middle-aged man's name is Li Fu. He owns two grain stores in the city and has purchased a lot of land outside the city. He is considered a well-known person in the local area.
Moreover, Li Fu not only has money and land, but also has another reason. He is the most popular person in Xuzhou.
The Mi family's business is spread throughout Xuzhou and even the whole country, and Li Fu is one of many links.
Behind Chen Jiang stands the Chen family, and behind Li Fu there is Xuzhou Biejia Mi Zhu, so naturally they should not be underestimated.
Li Fu came to the room and saw Chen Jiang. He hurriedly raised his hands and said with a smile, "Boss Chen, I saw a notice in the city, so I hurried here to share the good news with Boss Chen."
Chen Jiang had already anticipated what Li Fu wanted to say, but he still pretended to be surprised, "Boss Li, what's the good news?"
Li Fu smiled slightly, "Boss Chen, a notice has been posted in the Yamen that General Gao will be beheaded early tomorrow morning. Do you think this is good news?"
Chen Jiang immediately laughed and said, "Boss Li, this is indeed good news. Wait until tomorrow. You and I must go to the scene to watch."
Li Fu waved his hand, "You and I are not the only ones who want to watch. I am afraid that people with land outside the city will also go and watch."
When Chen Jiang heard these words, he thought of his large fertile land. He couldn't help but slap the table and snorted, "The man named Gao dared to conquer my land. This is his fate."
Li Fu nodded, "The person named Gao offended us, so this will naturally be his fate."
At this point, Li Fu paused for a moment before continuing, "Boss Chen, Lu Bu is reckless and unreasonable. Keeping such a person in Xiaopei is probably not a good thing for you and me!" "
Hearing this, Chen Jiang nodded sympathetically, "The one with the surname Gao dared to do this, I'm afraid it was under his orders. Since he dared to do the first year of junior high school, he will definitely do the fifteenth. It is really not safe to stay here."
At this point, both of them understood each other's intentions, and just smiled knowingly and said no more.
…
Early the next morning, Chen Jiang, Li Fu and other gentry arrived at the designated place to wait.
In the open space outside the city, a tent has been set up with tables and chairs inside. This is where the supervisor will work.
This time, almost all the local gentry came to the scene just to see how Lu Bu would deal with the general named Gao.
The general surnamed Gao was so domineering. Killing him would definitely be a great pleasure. How could everyone miss it?
Not long after, a loud shout came from the distance, "The idlers are waiting to give way, the prisoner has been brought."
Chen Jiang hurriedly turned around and saw a group of soldiers coming from a distance. There was also a carriage surrounded by this group of soldiers.
Walking at the front of the soldiers were Chen Gong and Zhang Miao.
Seeing this scene, Chen Jiang's eyes flashed with joy.
It seems that Lu Bu is really out of food!
For the sake of that food, Lu Bu even beheaded his generals. How ridiculous!
The reason why Chen Jiang and others were willing to donate a lot of food in exchange for Lü Bu beheading the general named Gao was because if Lü Bu really killed the general named Gao, whoever dared to work for him in the future would gradually become disloyal. No one supports him anymore.
Once Lu Bu loses power, the local gentry like them are not the ones who have the final say in Xiao Pei.
It is for this reason that Chen Jiang was willing to donate so much food in exchange for Lu Bu beheading the general named Gao.
This is investment, investing in the future!
Under the expectant eyes of many gentry, the team arrived at the open space in front of everyone.
Chen Gong and Zhang Miao walked into the tent and sat down. The soldiers outside took the prisoners out of the carriage and pushed them to the middle of the open space, waiting for orders.
Chen Jiang looked at the prisoner kneeling in the middle and couldn't help being stunned. He turned to look at Li Fu beside him, frowned and asked, "Boss Li, am I dazzled? That person doesn't seem to be General Gao!"
Li Fu waved his hand hurriedly and lowered his voice and said, "Boss Chen, there is no dazzling, that person is indeed not General Gao."
Hearing this, Chen Jiang frowned, "Since he's not General Gao, what's the point of pushing him over? Is that General Gao still behind?"
Li Fu didn't know why this happened, so he could only whisper, "Wait and see!"
Just as everyone was talking about it, Chen Gong walked out of the tent and said loudly.
"General Gao disobeys orders and violates military orders. He should be executed for his crime."
"Come here, execute it immediately!"
While Chen Jiang and others looked at him in surprise, the soldiers stabbed the prisoner kneeling in the middle with one knife.
Chen Gong nodded with satisfaction, turned to look at Chen Jiang and others, and said loudly, "Boss Chen, now that the general surnamed Gao has been beheaded, it's all your wishes, so please leave as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Chen Jiang was stunned and suddenly shouted, "No, he is not General Gao. You are mistaken."
Chen Gong frowned, "Boss Chen, don't talk nonsense. His surname is indeed Gao, and he is also a general under Marquis Wen. If you don't believe it, you can go and find out."
Chen Jiang felt vaguely that he had been deceived, and said hurriedly, "Mr. Gongtai, I am not talking about this General Gao, but another one. You killed the wrong one."
Chen Gong frowned and said, "Boss Chen, this is General Gao that Marquis Wen is talking about. How could he be wrong? Well, the matter has passed. Don't talk anymore. Let's leave."
After spending so much food, I was deceived by buying one.
Chen Jiang's face turned red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We have donated so much food, and you are just perverting us like this, and we don't accept it!"
Chen Gong turned his head and looked at Chen Jiang, "Boss Chen, the matter has come to an end, it's better to go back quickly."
Chen Jiang wanted to defend himself, but Li Fu hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Mr. Gongtai, we'll talk about General Gao later. Can you return our land to us first? This matter can always be handled." Are you there?"
Zhang Miao walked out of the tent, bowed his hands to everyone, and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, the land was mistaken at the time, but it has been cultivated now, and I'm afraid it's too late to return it to you now. "
Many gentry present were shocked when they heard these words.
Li Fu's expression changed and he said hurriedly, "Mr. Meng Zhuo, don't you want to return the land to us?"
Chen Jiang was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and said loudly, "Mr. Gongtai, if you don't return the land to us, we will go to Xuzhou to find Liu Shijun and ask him to make the decision for us."
Zhang Miao waved his hand, "Everyone, how could Marquis Wen let you suffer? Don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
Chen Jiang asked hurriedly, "Mr. Meng Zhuo, what kind of answer does Marquis Wen want to give us?"
Zhang Miao said with a smile, "Since your land has been occupied and cultivated, it is obviously not appropriate to return it to you now. Instead, you can rent the land to Wen Hou, and then Wen Hou will give you some compensation." , isn’t this the best of both worlds?”
"Lease the land to Marquis Wen?"
When everyone heard this suggestion, they were stunned and couldn't believe their ears.
For so long, I have never heard of such a thing.
Chen Jiang gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Meng Zhuo, since we are leasing the land, how much is the rent?"
Zhang Miao smiled slightly, "Boss Chen, Marquis Wen has also said that you set the price, Marquis Wen will never counter-offer."
Chen Jiang snorted coldly, "In that case, what do you think about asking for half of the land's harvest?"
He thought Zhang Miao would refuse. After all, if half of the harvest from the land was given to him, Lu Bu would probably lose money, so how could he agree.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Miao nodded, "Since Boss Chen has mentioned the price, of course it is possible. However, Marquis Wen needs food, so we can only convert the food into Tongqian. When the time comes, we will make a clear settlement for everyone."
At this point, Zhang Miao's tone paused, and then he continued, "Marquis Wen, I know that everyone's time is valuable, so I have already written the lease documents. If everyone agrees, come over and sign it. This matter will be clear."
Li Fu suddenly said, "Mr. Meng Zhuo, can you please not rent out the land?"
Zhang Miao frowned and said with some embarrassment, "Boss Li, but the land has been cultivated, what should we do?"
Li Fu gritted his teeth, raised his hands and said, "Mr. Meng Zhuo, since we have already cultivated, we can't let you do it in vain. I am willing to spend money to buy these cultivated seeds. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Zhang Miao narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Li Fu with stern eyes, and said slowly, "Boss Li, Marquis Wen has already said that the land has been cultivated and cannot be returned to you. It is better to come over and sign it as soon as possible."
Chen Jiang also reacted and said loudly, "Mr. Meng Zhuo, I am also willing to spend money to buy it back. As long as the land is returned to me, I am also willing to spend double the money."
When everyone saw that Chen Jiang and Li Fu wanted to buy the land back, they suddenly panicked and stepped forward to shout.
"We are also willing to buy back the land."
Ahem!
Chen Gong, who was standing aside, frowned and coughed twice.
As the sound of coughing fell, the sound of swords being unsheathed was immediately heard from everyone.
Swish, brush, brush!
"Everyone retreat, no one is allowed to come forward. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy."
When many gentry saw the soldiers surrounding them, they were startled and retreated one after another.
Zhang Miao waved to everyone, "Okay, since everyone agrees, come up and draw the pledge."
Chen Jiang was furious and roared, "I won't agree."
Zhang Miao glanced at Chen Jiang, then turned to look at everyone and said loudly, "If anyone can't figure it out, just stay here and continue thinking until he figures it out."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong left, leaving many soldiers to guard the many gentry, and a clerk sitting aside, waiting for everyone to come forward to sign.
Chen Jiang's face turned red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I want to go back, and I don't know how to draw a pledge."
After speaking, Chen Jiang and the housekeeper wanted to leave, but as soon as he took a few steps, several soldiers with big swords in their hands stood in front of him.
"No one is allowed to leave without a bond."
The housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward, "Do you know who my master is? How dare you stop him? Believe it or not, my master will make your heads fall to the ground with just one word. Why don't you get out of the way?"
None of the soldiers blocking the front answered the steward's words. They just silently raised their swords above their heads, with murderous intent in their eyes.
Although these soldiers were not soldiers trapped in the camp, they were all veterans of the killing field. How could someone like the housekeeper withstand the murderous aura surrounding them.
The butler's face changed with fright, and he subconsciously took a few steps back. After he stood firm, his heart was still beating wildly.
Chen Jiang gritted his teeth and was about to step forward to defend. Li Fu came from the side and said in a low voice, "Boss Chen, stop arguing. It's useless. They won't listen to us."
Chen Jiang turned his head, looked at Li Fu with a pair of red eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "Is this the way to sign?"
Li Fu looked around, then leaned into Chen Jiang's ear and lowered his voice and said, "Boss Chen, a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses. It's not too late for us to go back and make long-term plans."
Chen Jiang turned to look at the knife in the soldier's hand, knowing that he might not be able to be kind today, so he could only nod his head angrily, "Okay, let's go back first."
After finishing speaking, Chen Jiang stepped forward and came to the document. Without any nonsense, he signed and stamped it directly.
Many gentry were originally led by Chen Jiang and Li Fu. Seeing that both of them had already signed the pledge, they had no choice but to step forward one by one to sign the pledge.
…
Chen family hall.
Although there were many people in the hall, almost all the gentry in Xiaopei gathered together, there was silence in the room.
Everyone looked at Chen Jiang and Li Fu, hoping that they would come up with an idea.
After a long time, Chen Jiang turned to look at Li Fu and asked slowly, "Boss Li, you said you would come back first. I wonder if there is any way you can help everyone."
Li Fu stood up, looked around, and said slowly, "Through today's events, everyone must understand that Lu Bu just wants to take away our land."
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
"I never expected that Lu Bu could be so cunning!"
"Yes, you and I have been shrewd all our lives, and yet we were tricked by him!"
"That's right, by doing this, he clearly doesn't give us a way to survive."
After hearing what everyone said, Chen Jiang slammed the table, "Since Lu Bu won't give us a way to survive, let him show that we are not easy to mess with."
Li Fu nodded, "Boss Chen is right. This matter must not be tolerated. We must take revenge and take back the land we lost."
Chen Jiang turned his head and looked at Li Fu, gritted his teeth and asked, "Boss Li, do you have a good way to get our land back?"
