Zhou Yu shook his head gently.
After these years of hard work, Zhou Yu has become a general. His every move was calm and collected. Moreover, Zhou Yu is not overtly aggressive, but is as gentle as jade.
In the army, he has both prestige and popular support, and is supported by all the generals.
Zhou Yu said unhurriedly: "Mr. Zhang, the reason why I am waiting for you is not to humiliate you, nor to laugh at you. I hope that Mr. Zhang can understand the lord's painstaking efforts and really think clearly. Otherwise, Mr. Zhang will still There will be many problems.”
Zhang Zhao is also a smart man and understood Zhou Yu's words instantly.
He looked determined and said: "Zhou Shangshu, if I plead guilty in front of my lord, I will naturally not make any mistakes again."
Zhou Yu nodded and said: "Since Mr. Zhang has made up his mind, it's the best. My lord and I often chat. My lord once said that only by never forgetting your original intention can you always succeed. I hope that the same will be true for Mr. Zhang."
"Farewell!"
Zhou Yu saluted and left.
Zhang Zhao frowned deeply. He was once the head of Lu Xuan's civil servants. Even if Zhou Yu is the military coach, he must be respected. Now, Zhou Yu is admonishing and admonishing as a junior.
For a moment, Zhang Zhao felt a little sad.
He did all this by himself. He can still live if he does evil by God, but he can't survive if he does evil by himself.
He only has himself to blame.
Zhang Zhao took a deep breath and took the carriage directly back to Zhang's house. But not long after he sat down, the servants in the palace reported: "The head of the family, Peng Yuan, Chen Tang and Cao Xi have come together to ask for an audience."
Zhang Zhao's cheeks twitched.
These people are here again.
The purpose of these people is to impatiently want to know the results.
Today's big families in Yangzhou, in addition to the Zhou family, Gu family and Lu family, are dominated by the Peng family, Chen family and Cao family. These three major families followed Lu Xuan early on and gained a lot of advantages and head start.
The Zhou family, the Gu family and the Lu family were definitely on Lu Xuan's side. After all, the Gu family and the Lu family in Wu County had all been purged.
The Zhou family supports Lu Xuan as always.
So now the Peng family, the Cao family, and the Chen family have joined forces with Zhang Zhao to further expand their power and influence.
Zhang Zhao subconsciously wanted to drive these people away, and in his heart he even wanted to beat them up. However, Zhang Zhao thought for a while and ordered: "Come here, invite people to the hall."
The attendant went to deliver the message. After a while, Cao Xi, Chen Tang and Peng Yuan entered the hall hand in hand.
The three people looked very excited.
None of the three people thought Zhang Zhao would fail.
Chen Tang couldn't wait to ask: "Zhang Shangshu, how is Xiangrui's situation? Has Lu Shijun agreed to become king?"
Peng Yuan and Cao Xi also looked over.
Zhang Zhao had no expression on his face and said directly: "Now, I am no longer Cao Shangshu, an official under the lord's command. I was arranged by the lord to go to the Five Classics Hall as a doctor of the Five Classics. I am responsible for the logistics and other chores of the Five Classics Hall."
The expressions of Chen Tang, Peng Yuan and Cao Xi all changed suddenly, with disbelief in their eyes.
Chen Tang didn't believe it and said, "Isn't this impossible?"
Zhang Zhao continued: "Not only was I demoted, but Zhu Wen was dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner, never to be hired again. This time, this matter is far bigger than you think."
Chen Tang took a breath when he heard this.
Extremely shocked.
After Chen Tang thought for a while, his eyes became a little angry again, and he said loudly: "Lu Shijun's arrangement is too overbearing. Zhang Gong only persuaded him to join, and he also persuaded him to become king. It was also good for him, so he would be fine if he didn't accept it. That’s all, he actually dismissed Zhu Wen and demoted Zhang Shangshu.”
Cao Xi said: "This arrangement is a bit excessive."
Peng Yuan asked tentatively: "Zhang Shangshu, we have also had contact with Lu Xuan and have some relationship. Why don't we go with you to see Lu Xuan and talk to him about this time."
Zhang Zhao smiled coldly and said mockingly: "I am the only one who agrees with the proposal to persuade people to move in this time. All the civil servants and generals under the lord's command are unanimously opposed to it. In addition, you also want to persuade people to move in, but you don't know that the matter of auspiciousness involves the former Sun Family rebellion.”
"Do you think it can still be changed?"
"It can't be changed."
"My lord did not say that I would deal with you, but the news of my being demoted has already spread. Everyone knows about my relationship with you. Now that I am being dealt with, you will definitely be affected as well."
"Businessmen working in Shu County have their own intelligence networks. They will definitely get the news and then take action."
"Or, take a piece of meat from your body. Or, sever ties with you to avoid getting burned. In the past year or so, you have expanded so rapidly. Now, you will suffer such a huge backlash."
There was quite a bit of gloating in Zhang Zhao's words.
He was all disposed of.
These people deserve to be implicated.
Chen Tang's expression changed after hearing this, especially Zhang Zhao's words were harsh. He became angry and said loudly: "Zhang Zhao, it's all your fault. If you weren't such a waste, how could we be like this?"
Peng Yuandao: "Zhang Zhao, it's all your fault."
Cao Xi also said angrily: "Zhang Zhao handled this matter very poorly."
Zhang Zhao couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene, with a self-deprecating look on his face. This was the wealthy family he had connected with. If something happened, he would be blamed for his incompetence. When nothing happened, he would be supported in every way.
It’s really hilarious.
It is really absurd for him to want to use the power of these big families to become the representative of the Yangzhou big family.
"Come here, see the guests off!"
Zhang Zhao scolded sternly.
The servants of the house rushed in directly, with a fierce look, as if they wanted to drive people away.
"let's go!"
Chen Tang also flicked his sleeves and strode out.
Cao Xi and Peng Yuan followed, both of them feeling a little uneasy and uneasy.
The three of them walked out of the hall hand in hand. As soon as they walked out of the Zhang family's gate, a servant came to Chen Tang's side. He looked panicked and said quickly: "The head of the family, the grain merchants and cloth merchants who supply the Chen family have all made it clear that the supply will be cut off. In addition, , the merchants who bought wine from our Chen family will no longer buy wine."
Chen Tang's mind exploded.
It’s over!
Chen Tang's legs weakened and he collapsed directly to the ground. His breathing was rapid and he looked terrified.
"Master, it's not good."
The servant of the Cao family came quickly and said in a panic: "Officials from Youshu County came to investigate and said that the Cao family's shops have many problems. Now many of the Cao family's shops have been sealed up."
Cao Xi also fell to the ground, his eyes dazed.
Peng Yuan felt a little relieved when he saw that his people didn't come. But he hadn't breathed a sigh of relief yet. In the blink of an eye, he saw people from the Peng family arriving, shouting something bad about the head of the family. Peng Yuan rolled his eyes, became even more unbearable, and passed out directly.
Chen Tang and Cao Xiru looked at each other with despair in their eyes.
The two of them suddenly looked much older.
The three major families will be greatly affected by this incident, and their power will be drastically weakened. The key is that the collapse of their three major families means that the power of Yangzhou's powerful families has also collapsed.
Cao Xi was unwilling to give in. He looked at Chen Tang and said with a trembling voice: "Brother Chen, you are the smartest. We are collapsed now. What do you think we should do? We cannot continue like this, otherwise, our situation in the future will be worse than now. Worse."
There was despair in Chen Tang's eyes, but there was also a hint of hope. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go to Lu Shijun and ask him to show his respect. As long as he says a word, we will be saved."
"Yes, let's go find him."
Cao Xi also nodded hurriedly and answered, as if he saw the last straw in his desperate eyes.
The two decided on a strategy and quickly woke up Peng Yuan. The three of them took a carriage and headed towards the Prefecture Mufu. When the carriage arrived outside the State Shepherd's Mansion, Chen Tang quickly came to the door, told the concierge his intention, and asked the concierge to inform him.
