And then, as expected, the situation of the Lu family took a turn for the worse. Although they still had the qualifications to be a royal merchant, they could be said to have hit a wall at every turn.
They no longer fawn over her, and although they welcome her with smiles, they are always being polite and contradictory, and it is hard to take advantage of the Lu family.
Both Zhu Ya and Lu Buwei understood that this was to hang on to the Lu family. King Qin was not as knowledgeable as the Lu family, so he just asked his subordinates to clean up the Lu family and slowly grind them to death.
But so what, they can't break the situation. As long as the Lu family remains in the position of royal merchant, they will have to continue to endure.
The Lu family was still unable to step down from this position because the people above him did not agree, not King Qin, but the general manager.
The people in the palace are so smart. If the wind blows in one direction, they will immediately fall down.
Now, whether the Lu family succeeds or fails, they are also merchants.
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On the other hand, Mr. An was frightened and went to kowtow to King Qin to plead guilty, but in the end he did not agree to let him go to the fiefdom.
He said that he was right and had done great service to the country, so he was allowed to stay in the royal capital.
The implication is don't make trouble, just stay behind closed doors and reflect on your mistakes, then let him live.
After Mr. An returned home, he severed all relations with the Lu family and threw all the things Lu Buwei had given him on the street.
No one dared to move, leaving it to be exposed to wind, sun, rain, and insects.
Just like the Lu family, they are slowly decaying.
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March 20, outside Buzhoushan City, in the fields.
Seeing that the Lu family failed, Zhu Ya came to see Yamazaki again. Although there was no chaos this time, she knelt down after meeting.
Yamazaki didn't help her, nor did he stop working. "What happened?"
Zhu Ya explained everything one by one and asked for help.
Yamazaki stopped and wiped his sweat, "This is a good thing."
"What!"
"The Lu family relied on the Qin royal family to prosper, and now they are repaying the favor."
Zhu Ya was a little annoyed, "Sir, what you said is so simple."
"It's that simple. This is the opportunity God gives you."
"what chance?"
"You are already old enough. You have cultivated the golden elixir, and your lifespan should be over half. If you don't want to die, it's time to concentrate on cultivating the Tao."
"If we don't resolve this matter, we will lose concentration!"
Yamazaki smiled and said: "Just let it go. If you can't let it go, just endure it. King Qin will help you let it go."
Zhu Ya was startled, "How can you help? Order to kill us?"
"That's not true. Your crime is not worthy of death. I'm just helping you dissipate your family wealth. That's what the Lu family owes to the Da Qin royal family."
Zhu Ya refused to give up, "Is there no other way?"
"This is the fate of cause and effect. It is the retribution for you, a businessman, who insists on getting involved in political affairs."
Zhu Ya gritted his teeth, "Don't say anything certain. It was not the case last time. Mr. An was finally rescued from King Li's capital by Xizuo."
"This time, that time."
Zhu Ya stood up, "Damn it, I shouldn't have come to ask you."
"Ah, that's best. Don't come here anymore and walk slowly."
Yamazaki continued to work, ignoring Zhu Ya.
Everything that needs to be said has been said, even God has given them a chance, but they don't want it. They have to wallow in the mortal world, worry about mundane things, and sink deeper and deeper into it. That is their own fault and they will not live.
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Zhu Ya hurried back to Qindu and met Mr. Zhuang and his entourage who were on an envoy to Zhao.
She went to say hello kindly, but Mr. Zhuang hated the Lu family for harming his family, so he framed her as a rendezvous and took her to the capital of Zhao with him.
I just happened to have been thinking about her beauty for a long time. Who said that she has the art of beauty? She looks like she is only in her twenties, with a face that is full of beauty.
It just so happens that the entourage has a roster and cannot be added or removed at will, only family members can be added.
So Zhu Ya was registered as a concubine and became a formal entourage.
It can be said that she can't even escape unless she can escape the joint pursuit of Zhao and Qin.
Zhu Ya was unable to defend herself and was unable to resist, so she could only accompany him. At the same time, he sent someone to send a message to Lu Buwei, asking Lu Buwei to come and rescue her quickly.
However, when Lu Buwei received the letter, he did not go to save Zhu Ya, but was happy instead.
A woman, whether given to Wang or Sun, can give the Lu family a way out.
And he also has an idea about what Zhu Ya said about dispersing all the family wealth.
In this way, the heart disease is removed and the disease is cured.
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Lu Buwei officially made a confession, saying that his illness was difficult to recover and he could no longer be a royal merchant.
Feeling that he had failed the king by leaving at a time when people and money were being used, he was willing to offer all the property of the Lu family to help Da Qin overcome his sorrow.
The matter was so big that the steward did not dare to neglect it and brought it to King Qin.
King Qin asked Ming that Lu Buwei had indeed been ill for a long time, and he was sure, but he only wanted family wealth, not property.
Shops, farmland, etc. are of no use, so why not sell them? How dignified!
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Lu Buwei breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the imperial edict of commendation. This strategy of retreating into advancement was finally accomplished.
By resigning from the position of royal merchant, the Lu family would not be wiped out, and would not eventually collapse with heavy debts due to various blows. That would be a failure.
Nowadays, there is still family property. If the property is gone, it will be gone. In a few years, you can still earn it back.
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Zhu Ya was waiting for Lu Buwei to rescue her in Zhaodu, but she didn't want to wait until the child was born. Lu Buwei didn't come to Zhaodu until the child was nine years old.
At this time, King Qin was seriously ill, this time he was really terminally ill.
At the same time, the situation in Nanbuzhou has become delicate again, because everyone has recovered a lot of energy and is sharpening their swords.
However, the alliance between Qin, Zhao Wei and Han Wei to exchange protons was still effective, but it restricted everyone from fighting.
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Zhu Ya wished she could give birth to Lu Buwei, but she could only smile and lie that she was his child.
Lu Buwei was very happy and loved the child very much. He mobilized more resources to help the child practice and also found many secrets of exercises.
Zhu Ya didn't think much about it. Not knowing what it was, Lu Buwei finally opened the secret room of the disciple's cave, which contained the secret book of the exercises.
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Lu Buwei worked hard in business for ten years, passing through Nanjing Pass, Buzhou Mountain City, and reaching three other continents. He also traded with the kingdoms of the princes of the Zhou Dynasty and introduced Lingshi coins. The Lu family's wealth returned.
He spread his wealth around the capital of Zhao and lobbied everywhere. After half a year, he asked Zhu Ya to prepare, saying that he wanted to save her and the child.
Zhu Ya was overjoyed, but she never expected that Lu Buwei just used them as a cover to prevaricate the Zhao people, saying that only one of them was left for father and son.
In the end, only Mr. Zhuang was taken away, leaving Zhu Ya and her son in the capital of Zhao, where they continued to act like monkeys.
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As soon as Lu Buwei left Zhao, King Qin died there, leaving an imperial edict for Mr. An to succeed him.
Mr. Zhuang became the prince, so he was taken away.
As for Zhu Ya and that son, sorry, he has many sons, hundreds of descendants, no less than one.
Since waking up from a serious illness, he has learned from the pain and followed Fan Zhen's example.
In the past ten years, he has become more approachable and charitable, and has become a well-known good businessman.
At the same time, a caravan guard was established, a private army scattered throughout the country.
But this is only on the surface. In fact, he has become increasingly philistine and hypocritical, willing to give up anything for the sake of profit and the so-called great cause.
But precisely because of this, he recognized the importance of his own strength, recruited a large number of people, hid craftsmen and soldiers everywhere.
After getting the secret book of Jie Jiao Kung Fu, he intensified his efforts and let the dead man practice any useful secret techniques and spells.
Don't think about whether it's sinister, harmful to moral integrity, and harmonious. Anyway, it's not written in the secret book.
But he didn't understand that the cause and effect of the secret magic spells of Jiejiao could scare the gods half to death. Fortunately, he didn't practice it himself.
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