Xie Xuan smiled slightly: "I think Mr. Chu is the same as you just now, Aning. I can't tell whether it's good or bad. Anyway, I think it's profitable no matter what, so I just buy a group of people."
Wang Gong laughed: "I think so too, but he is going to suffer a big loss. From what Liu Yingyang said just now, there are only four or five of these people who are pretty good, and the others are defective. I think , the further you get to the back, the higher the fineness will be, and there won’t be many decent ones released at the beginning, right?”
Liu Laozhi smiled slightly: "Yes, there are many people with strong martial arts skills behind us. Some of them were captured by us personally and are also prepared for you, the prince."
Wang Gong nodded with satisfaction, and Wang Mi on the stage said loudly: "Is there anyone bidding with Mr. Chu? If no one bids, the two hundred thousand dollars and fifty prisoners will all belong to Mr. Chu."
Wang Mi looked around, and a servant on one side raised a gong. Just like the auction in later generations, Wang Mi picked up a gong mallet and said loudly: "Two hundred thousand dollars, the first time."
"Two hundred thousand dollars, the second time!"
Young Master Chu San had a smug look on his face, and wherever he looked, the young masters from aristocratic families were smiling and bowing their hands in greeting. This was an unwritten agreement between the aristocratic families. In principle, they would not disturb the situation and raise prices. Everyone would get what they needed, no matter what. Hurt and angry.
When Wang Mi raised the gong hammer and prepared to strike the final note, Liu Yu's voice sounded calmly: "The second one from the left, five thousand dollars."
Liu Yu's voice was not high-pitched, but it was full of force and his speaking speed was steady. There was a vague and irresistible power in it, which made everyone present hear clearly. Just now, there were cheers, laughter, and congratulations. The entire venue immediately became silent.
This third son of Chu, named Chu Shuang, is the nephew of Chu Suanzi, the empress dowager of Kangxian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His grandfather Chu Pei also worked as a minister of record for several years before Huan Wen came to power because his daughter became the queen. After the incident, he became the first person to hold power in the Jin Dynasty. The Chu family of Yangzhai was unparalleled for a while and became the third ruling family of the Eastern Jin Dynasty after Wang Dao and the Yu Liang family.
However, Chu Cui was more refined and less military. He wanted to take advantage of Ran Min to destroy Zhao and make great achievements in the Northern Expedition when the north was in chaos. However, he was defeated by Li Nong, a general sent by Ran Min. Tens of thousands of soldiers died, and more than 200,000 people wanted to cross the river. The people of the Jin State in Nantou were killed by the rebel army because they lost Chu Su's support, and the Yellow River was stained with blood. Afterwards, Chu Su was ashamed and angry, and died in depression. The power of the Jin State fell into the hands of Yin Hao and Huan Wen.
The Chu family's family fortunes subsequently declined. Although Chu Suanzi, as the queen and queen mother, was extremely prestigious in the harem, even the powerful minister Huan Wen wanted to give her a third. Before Sima Yao came of age, Chu Suanzi had always been the one. The Empress Dowager was in charge of the government, but the Chu family had not produced talents for decades, until Chu Shuang, the third eldest in the family, and his two brothers died young, so the family often called him the Sanlang of the Chu family. Although Xie An His cousin married Chu Pei, and the two families were also related by marriage. However, as the Chu family's family declined, they gradually moved around less and less. Over the years, Chu Shuang was nothing more than a casual knight with no power, such as a regular attendant. Officials and major families in Beijing did not take him seriously.
But after all, Chu Pei is the prime minister, and he also has a sense of arrogance in his bones. In this auction meeting, he was the first to come out to buy slaves collectively. As soon as he made a move, he used up the maximum number of slaves that the Chu family's current title could buy, which was also He wanted to compete for the jackpot and prove to the world's aristocratic families and scholars that the Chu family was still among the influential high-level families, and that sooner or later there was a possibility of a comeback.
But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Unexpectedly, all the children of the aristocratic families did not come out to compete with him, but it was Liu Yu, a country bumpkin, who stood up to bid with him. Chu Shuang wanted to have a fit, but when he thought of Liu Yu and the Xie family, Relationship, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Master Liu, do you like this slave so much? If you want, I can give it to you. Secretary Wang made it very clear at today's auction meeting , it is also a social event between aristocratic families, so don’t lose your temper over a few slaves and compete to raise the price.”
Liu Yu smiled slightly and said: "Since it is an auction, it is natural to bid. This is interesting. If it is given away afterwards, it will only reflect the relationship between the children of the aristocratic family. But this kind of excitement of competing for each other, But it’s much less. I, Liu Yujun, was born in the Han Dynasty, and I am not a child of aristocratic family, so I ask Mr. Chu’s forgiveness.”
Chu Pei's expression changed, he looked at Xie Xuan, and said coldly: "Xie Zhenjun, this Commander Liu is the prospective son-in-law of your Xie family. You should teach him a thing or two about the rules of the family."
Xie Xuan said calmly: "Today's auction is not a gathering of black clothes, nor does it say that only children from aristocratic families can be invited to participate. Liu Yu is not married to Wang Miaoyin now. He is not the son-in-law of our Wang Xie family. He is a member of the Beifu family." A hero of the army, an officer, is certainly qualified to participate in this auction in his personal capacity. As for whether to bid more, that is his freedom, and I have no right to interfere."
Chu Shuang gritted his teeth: "That is to say, what Liu Yu did today has nothing to do with the Xie family, right?"
Xie Xuan smiled slightly: "Everyone buys the prisoners of war they like based on their family background, thinking that Liu Yu is a soldier who has fought bloody battles and probably needs capable helpers around him, so he will take the initiative to bid for the prisoners he likes. Even as the coach, I have no right to interfere."
Diao Kui's voice sounded with a hint of a sinister smile: "The one that Army Master Liu likes is naturally a warrior. I want six thousand dollars!"
As soon as these words came out, even Xie Xuan's expression changed slightly. Everyone's eyes fell on Diao Kui, who was sitting on the ground in the pergola with a smug look on his face. Chu Shuang's expression darkened and he looked at Diao Kui: " It’s fine that Liu Yu doesn’t understand the rules, Diao the governor, but you are a son of a noble family, the dignified governor of Guangzhou, General Jianwei, are you going to have trouble with Chu?”
Diao Kui smiled and shook his head: "Brother Chu, please don't misunderstand me. If you want to buy someone, then Diao will give it up. It's just Army Leader Liu. Hehe, he just killed one of our family members in the camp a few days ago." The family general, although that person deserves his punishment, after all, he has been with us for more than ten years, and he is gone all of a sudden. Our family has no leader, so we have no choice but to come here to look for candidates this time. Since it is the one that Liu Junzhu likes, then he must It will be an elite soldier and a strong general, so why should I not buy it?"
Chu Shuang gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Okay, that's really interesting. You want to compete with me for this person, right? I'll pay for it for ten thousand dollars!"
Chu Shuang also wanted to take a gamble and suddenly increased the price from 6,000 to 10,000. He also wanted to show his attitude to Liu Yu and Diao Kui so that they would stop fighting with him.
Liu Yu shook his head, raised his sword eyebrows slightly, pointed at the ninth person from the left in the crowd and said: "In addition to the one just now, I also want this person, each, fifteen thousand yuan!"
