That night, in the study room of the Ge family compound, in addition to Ge Xiong, there were two extraordinary men. They were Ye Guang, the head of the Ye family in Ye County, also known as Sihou, and Guo Hong, the head of the Guo family. Yinghuai.
After Ge Xiong was silent for a moment, he said seriously: "The life of Ruzi is not a serious concern, but if things are really as Qin Hui said, then our Laizhou has actually fallen into despair."
"Is it true?? Liangshan's strength has reached this point?" Guo Hong, holding a string of rosary beads in his hand, said with some doubts.
Upon hearing this, Ge Xiong looked at Ye Guang with a look of awe and said, "Brother Ye, what do you think?"
I saw Ye Guang sitting on the left. He seemed to be born with a calm, restrained, wise and open-minded temperament, which made people pay attention to him.
After hearing this, Ye Guang frowned and said: "Some time ago, one of my nephews came back and said that Jinan Mansion was attacked by thousands of bandits. The leader was none other than the general from Liangshan. Coupled with the bandits on Shili Mountain, I am afraid it is not false. Liangshan has already Laying out the entire Jingdong!!"
Guo Hong's expression changed, "This Song Jiang is actually so capable."
"It is said that heroes emerge in troubled times, but in fact, having more troops is nothing. In the past dynasties, there have never been refugees and bandits who have achieved great success. The Three Kingdoms and the Yellow Suppression at the end of the Tang Dynasty all failed. Do you know why? ??" Ye Guang said.
"Brother Ye, please stop showing off!"
"It's just because these people regard the so-called poor people as their foundation. However, what books have these people read, do they know what the art of war is, and how to govern a country? They don't know, so even if they are monstrous in the early stage, they will eventually fall, but This Song Jiang seems to be different. He actually puts forward that the most important thing in the world is that the wealthy should come first. Actually, Brother Ge, you don’t have to worry. What they want most is not to rob our wealth, but to hope that I can surrender, because if our three families surrender, it means they are in the same family. There will be a storm in the future, and he, Song Jiang, is by no means a bandit or bandit, but has the heroic ambition to serve the world!!" Ye Guang said seriously.
When Ge Xiong heard this, he said: "What does Brother Ye mean? They won't take action?"
"No, if they are forced to do anything, they can only take action. Then it will be a lose-lose situation. My three families will be destroyed, and Liangshan will also be feared by all the noble families!!"
Guo Hong thought for a while and said cautiously: "Although the imperial court is declining day by day, after all, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops. If we take refuge at this time, if something goes wrong, our three families will be in catastrophe!!"
Ge Xiong nodded and said: "Brother Ye, my son is said to be highly skilled in martial arts and unstoppable, I don't know..."
Ye Guang laughed bitterly, "Brother Ge said that I was joking at this time. With my little ability, it's okay to scare people. If we really compare with these fierce and desperate people, the gap is too big. His fame is all because of The Ye family is here, but it’s a pity that he still doesn’t know himself!!”
“What should I do??”
Ye Guang raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Don't worry, you two. Half of the land is actually not a big deal. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people willing to farm. In fact, we can't control it at all. However, the Qin military advisor who came this time is wise and shrewd. , but after all, he is a little younger and more immature!!”
"What does Brother Ye mean??"
"You two, do you really want to leave Laizhou??" Ye Guang did not answer when he heard this, but asked directly.
Ge Xiong and Guo Hong shook their heads after being stunned. Naturally, they didn't want to leave. In Laizhou, they were like local emperors. But if they went to other places, even if they had money, they would be suppressed by the powerful families in other places. Life is definitely not going to be easy.
"We can sell half of the land, and we can even secretly help prepare some food and wages for Liangshan's army, but our families cannot be forced to enter Liangshan, nor can we publicize that our three families have surrendered. Everything must be done secretly. If Liangshan in the future If we really achieve something, my three families will naturally be willing to surrender. If they fail, it will have nothing to do with us. They will just spend some money. Yan Nai is forced to have no choice but as long as his family does not join, the court can easily solve it!!"
When Ge Xiong heard this, he frowned and said, "Would they be distrustful?"
"If they don't trust, that's all they can do. Who made this Qin military advisor lose his confidence first?"
Ge Xiong was stunned and said in confusion: "Brother Ye, this military advisor of Shilishanmen is very confident??"
"He was just pretending, and his method was wrong. He said at the beginning that the world is most important, and the rich come first. This also represents the inner decision of Song Jiang, the one who truly dominates everything above Liangshan. He will not touch us as a last resort. If he first uses the ferocity of bandits to intimidate us, the three families can only surrender, and then in Yanliang Mountain he values the foundation of the family, and people will be more fearful than proud, but he got the order wrong. , if the guess is correct, the Qin military advisor should have gone up the mountain not long ago. He lacks a banditry. Since ancient times, good people are afraid of evil people, and evil people are afraid of unruly people. And the people our family is least afraid of are literati, because literati know the truth. "Ye Guang's eyes were deep and he spoke the last four words meaningfully.
When Ge Xiong and Guo Hong heard this, they immediately understood, and most of the nervous expressions on their faces disappeared in an instant.
"Then I'll ask him to come over tomorrow."
"No, don't worry, he didn't say three days, then let's talk in three days!!"
Ge Xiong and Guo Ying nodded after hearing this.
"In addition, from today on, it is best for our three families not to hold any official positions in Laizhou officialdom. My son's soldiers and horses are all gone. The focus is on cultivating elites in the family and waiting for the opportunity to change!!" Ye Guang said seriously.
"good"
"Oh, by the way, I hope you two can be more generous."
"Brother Ye, please tell me"
"Based on my many years of experience, Song Jiang on Liangshan Mountain is by no means simple. He may be the hero who stirs up the world in the next ten or even twenty years. So since we agreed, we will follow the rules. The hero , cold and ruthless, today's attention may be a butcher's knife tomorrow, so we must ensure that the family can survive such turbulent and troubled times smoothly. The most important thing is to satisfy the Song village leader, so all the land is sold at 20% of the market price. "Liangshan"
"What, that doesn't mean giving it away for free."
"It's just a free gift!!" Ye Guang said seriously.
. . .
Three days later, that night, when Qin Hui walked out of the Ge family courtyard, the guard next to him was holding a wooden box.
After getting on the carriage, looking at the ashamed and self-blaming Qin Hui, the guard said with some confusion: "Military advisor, haven't they already agreed? They even gave half of the land deed in advance, and it was only 20% of the price, so it was just for free!!"
"No, they have seen through my thoughts in Liangshan. They stayed out of the matter, but they still sit firmly on Diaoyutai. These lands are nothing. What is scary is the sophistication of these three masters."
"After all, I was too young, I lost my confidence first, and I was unworthy of my brother's advice." Qin Hui said, his eyes condensed and said: "I looked carefully just now, these three families are actually dominated by Ye Sihou, the head of the Ye family. In the future, we must completely To control the three families, we must first attack the Ye family and send people to keep an eye on everything in the Ye family!!"
"yes!!"
"Military advisor, things have never been smooth sailing. Although they have not completely recovered, the three families have also expressed their attitude. This can be regarded as a secret return, especially since they support me from Liangshan and control Laizhou officialdom. This is an opportunity. I must ask my brother to make arrangements for someone to come over!!"
When Qin Hui heard this, he nodded and said with some reluctance: "Brother Zhe, it seems that you and I are going to be separated from now on. We have gone to Liangshan, so take care of it."
When the guard named Zhe heard this, his eyes became a little tangled.
