Volume Four, Three Southern Counties, Chapter 397, Events of the Year
"So, the cause of my father's death is actually related to the late emperor?" Lu Jiuzhang asked.
"It's a thing of the past, and the late emperor is dead. Who can we confront?" Old Yangtou asked, "Not everything is black and white. Over the past thousands of years, have there been enough ridiculous things in the palace?
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"Get rid of Li Shangshu and the old Minister Hao, and your mission will be accomplished."
"It should be Master Xu who came to find you. He should have some evidence on hand that is enough to bring down Li Shangshu and Hao Shilang. You don't need to worry about the rest."
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When Lu Jiuzhang left Lao Yangtou, his heart was heavy.
When he left Jingzhao Mansion before, Lu Jiuzhang still speculated about what the new emperor meant.
Now it seems that Lu Jiuzhang is overthinking.
Because the former emperor was involved in it, there were some things that the new emperor didn't want to talk about or deal with.
As Old Yangtou said, fighting in the court is too normal, and for the new emperor, it is actually a good thing!
Back in Jingzhao Mansion, Lu Jiuzhang visited Master Xu and got some evidence...
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Two days later, Lu Jiuzhang left Jingzhao Mansion and rushed to Jiangshui County.
It's estimated that it will take a few days for fat little Zhou Zheng to arrive.
Accompanying Lu Jiuzhang were Little Killer Xuanji, Peng Qiang, Bai Xiaosu, Heizi, Luo Fusheng and Zhao Yuru, as well as representatives of the ten warriors from the trial field!
Zhao Yuru also followed Lu Jiuzhang.
This was her strong request, and Lu Jiuzhang did not refuse.
To form an army, you need someone who can manage logistics and coordinate supplies.
Everyone rushed towards Shuizhou County first.
As for Jingzhao Mansion, the impact caused by the "Beijing Blood Corpse Case" did not cause too big a stir.
The evidence Master Xu gave Lu Jiuzhang was that Li Shangshu was executed by Qiu Hou Wen for corruption.
And that Minister Hao, even if he has lived to his old age, he will inevitably be beheaded.
At this point, the eldest brother’s revenge has been avenged!
The "Blood Corpse Case in Beijing" back then came to an end quietly.
As for the Earth Alliance that was still hiding, Lu Jiuzhang didn't know what kind of trouble they would make.
The current Earth Alliance has deviated from its original intention. All they want to do is to continuously expand their power to fight against the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Perhaps soon, the Earth Alliance will also occupy a county.
But this has nothing to do with Lu Jiuzhang!
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Shuizhou County.
Lu Jiuzhang led everyone to Mr. Xu's mansion.
The moment he saw Lu Jiuzhang, Mr. Xu hurriedly complimented him, "Master Lu, I don't know whether I should call you Lord Lu or Demon Slayer Lu now!"
"Master Xu, you can call her whatever you want. Speaking of which, we are related to each other." Lu Jiuzhang said with a smile, "Your daughter Xu Yuanshan is now the young prince's princess."
"You are the father-in-law of the young prince Zhou Zheng. Is it not an exaggeration for me to call you uncle?"
"This..." When Mr. Xu thought of this, he felt angry in his heart.
"My daughter is still young. Why don't you discuss such a big matter with me? As a father, you definitely want to see your daughter happy. If nothing else, you should at least hold a big wedding and invite some famous families.
You just have to participate." Mr. Xu said sadly.
"Hahaha, people in martial arts don't care about these things." Lu Jiuzhang said with a smile, "I originally wanted to go to Jiangshui County, but when I passed through Shuizhou County, I wanted to visit my uncle."
"On the one hand, it is to reassure my uncle that Xu Yuanshan's siblings are actually living quite well in Jingzhao Mansion. After all, they are the royal father."
"On the other hand, I want my uncle to help me."
Lu Jiuzhang looked at Mr. Xu, "My uncle must know that the new emperor asked me to prepare an army of 50,000 people to resist monsters in Jiangshui County. However, the new emperor did not give food and grass, and he did not give money, so I have to do it myself.
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"It's difficult!"
Lu Jiuzhang let out a long sigh and said, "My uncle is the richest man in Shuizhou County and one of the richest men in the Zhou Dynasty. I hope my uncle can help me."
"Not only that, your son-in-law will also go to Jiangshui County soon."
"Your good son-in-law must at least hold an important position in the team I am preparing. If you help me, you are also helping your good son-in-law."
Lu Jiuzhang looked at Mr. Xu with a smile.
"This...hey, since Mr. Lu has said so, how can I disagree?" Mr. Xu smiled and said, "Well, I will invest five hundred thousand taels of gold to help Mr. Lu exterminate the monsters."
"Mr. Xu, five hundred thousand taels of gold is a bit small." Lu Jiuzhang said with a smile, "Look, Jiangshui County is just south of Shuizhou County. This is because of the relationship between lips and teeth."
"If Jiangshui County cannot defend it, then Shuizhou County will also be captured!"
"Mr. Xu, most of your family property is in Shuizhou County. If Shuizhou County is captured by the demon clan, you will have no choice but to throw away these properties."
"Throwing it away is a waste, why not give me a helping hand!"
"I don't want much, just five million taels of gold!"
Lu Jiuzhang gestured with five fingers.
"Five...five million taels of gold?"
Mr. Xu was stunned, "Don't be joking, Mr. Lu, if you want to say one million taels of gold, I can still accept it, but for five million taels of gold, even if we sell our Xu family, we still can't get that much gold!"
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"The new emperor can reward 10 million taels of gold, and that is a reward with money from the treasury. How virtuous and capable is our Xu family, that we can compete with the treasury of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Too much!
Mr. Xu felt his flesh aching just by listening to it.
"One and a half million taels, plus food and grass for fifty thousand people for half a year!" Lu Jiuzhang concluded, "If I can stop the monster outside Jiangshui County, it will be an absolute bargain for you!"
"I will try my best!"
Mr. Xu nodded.
After that, Lu Jiuzhang took everyone and continued to leave, heading to Jiangshui County.
The gold should be delivered to Jiangshui County in a while.
Lu Jiuzhang was not afraid that Mr. Xu would regret it. A mere businessman did not dare to go against Lu Jiuzhang in the Zhou Dynasty.
"Sister Zhao, do you think Mr. Xu has five million taels of gold at home?" Heizi asked.
He is still very interested in this topic.
"There should be some. The Xu family in Shuizhou County has business operations throughout the Zhou Dynasty, and their financial resources should not be underestimated. But the amount of five million taels of gold is really too big, and he must also feel pain."
Zhao Yuru nodded and said, "But if the other party can offer 1.5 million taels of gold, it is already the greatest sincerity."
"The gold we can use now is about eighteen million taels!"
"This amount of money is still not enough to prepare a good fighting force."
Zhao Yuru looked at Lu Jiuzhang, "Shou Cheng, what do you think?"