After Dong Zhuo finished speaking, he stopped talking and just drank and ate meat by himself, looking very happy.
The accompanying generals also drank and ate meat together, and they were very happy. They did not look depressed after the defeat in the first battle. Instead, they looked like they were sure of victory.
It was no longer them who were worried, but the wealthy families of Xuzhou who were attending the meeting.
They looked at each other, very worried about Dong Zhuo's words. They didn't know what specific plans Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei had in the future, whether they wanted to kill someone or something like that.
Some of the family representatives who had ulterior motives were even more worried and had some special thoughts in their minds.
After Qiu Yang, the head of the Qiu family in Wuyuan County, Pengcheng State, returned to his family, he found Qiu Rui, the head of the family's business department, and told him to terminate the business cooperation with the Yellow Turban Army and shrink the family business in an all-round way.
Recently, the family has entered a state of hibernation, living in seclusion and living with its tail between its legs.
Qiu Rui felt very confused about this.
"Cooperating with the Yellow Turbans allows us to earn more than three times the interest. Without them, who would we do such good business with? If we can't earn that much interest, how can we purchase land to expand the family business?"
"Yes, we can make a lot of money by cooperating with the Yellow Turbans, but when the general comes, he will kill us! We have made money, but we have no life to spend. Can we continue to do this kind of thing?"
Qiu Yang said helplessly: "Stop, General Liu has noticed this place. If Dong Zhuo is defeated, General Liu will come in person. Once he comes, everything about us will be discovered. After that, Qiu can
Whether it continues to exist or not is a question.”
Qiu Rui was shocked.
"Luoyang has already known about our affairs? How could it be possible? Could someone have snitched on us?"
"Not necessarily, but Dong Zhuo must have known something, but he didn't want to act immediately and quarrel with us, so he invited so many of us to dinner with great fanfare."
Qiu Yang sighed: "That's the Hongmen Banquet that Xiang Yu invited Emperor Gaozu to. It's a meal, but it's a warning. It warns us to stop as soon as possible, otherwise, the court will not sit idly by and ignore it.
Dong Zhuo is a man of means, and General Liu is an invincible man in the world. It will do us no good to be hostile to them. Stop it. After making the last transaction, we will get out and don't have any contact with the Yellow Turbans again."
Qiu Rui lowered his head and thought for a moment, then sighed helplessly and nodded.
"I know, I will make arrangements."
"Well, go ahead."
Qiu Yang waved his hand and returned to his bedroom to rest tiredly.
Later, Qiu Rui personally led the team and took the currency of the last transaction to the place where the transaction was scheduled with the Yellow Turban Army, and made the last transaction with them.
Then, Qiu Rui notified the representatives of the Yellow Turban Army about the relevant matters and told them that this was the last transaction, and that what happened next would be a blessing for the Yellow Turban Army.
"Wasn't it always good before? Why did you suddenly stop doing business? You can make money, and we can also make something. This is a win-win situation, so why give up?"
The person in charge of the Yellow Turban Army does not want to lose this high-quality trade and intelligence line.
Previously, Qiu had provided the Yellow Turban Army with a lot of detailed information on the Han army's actions through their connections in the state capital. The accuracy of the information was very high, allowing them to prepare in advance and win many victories.
It can be said that Liu Yan suffered losses time and time again, and it was because of his inner ghosts.
It can be said that Qiu's intelligence is an important basis for the Xuzhou Yellow Turbans to gradually gain a foothold, so the Yellow Turban Army can tolerate Qiu's purchase of many of the materials they looted at a price three times lower than the market price, thus making Qiu's profits huge.
Special profit.
This is a win-win situation, but now, Qiu has stopped doing it.
Is Liu Bei that scary?
The trade envoys of the Yellow Turban Army returned to Liangcheng County, the base camp of the Yellow Turban Army in Xuzhou, and told the news to the chief leader Xu He and the second leader Sima Ju.
Xu He and Sima Ju suddenly learned the news and were very surprised. They didn't know what happened to Qiu. After listening to the messenger's story, they calmed down a little, and then their eyes were filled with alertness and fear.
But this was just the beginning. In the next two days, the other five families that were cooperating with them also sent people to send news, saying that the cooperation was over, that everyone would meet again, and wished them good luck.
At this time, Xu He and Sima Ju were completely stunned.
Could it be said that Liu Bei really set his sights on Xuzhou?
"Liu actually noticed this place. This shows that Liu has dealt with all the worries in the north and can now free up his hands to deal with us."
Xu He whispered: "If Liu comes here, we have absolutely no hope of defeating him. We will definitely be defeated. Even if the whole army is annihilated, it is a good ending. At worst, we will all be caught and sent to Luoyang to be broken."
…”
Sima Ju gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Isn't it possible? Although Liu is good at fighting, he may not be truly invincible, right? Victory and defeat are common things for military strategists, so why does Liu win every battle? Is he a god?"
"We are relatively reluctant to deal with the Xuzhou army, let alone Liu's elite soldiers? There can be no assumptions about this kind of thing."
Xu He worried: "Now that Dong Zhuo is threatening the people of Xuzhou, he has obviously guessed that we have a cooperative relationship with some wealthy families in Xuzhou. If he does this, more wealthy families in Xuzhou will not dare to continue to cooperate with us, and we will lose control of the Han army."
If you don’t control your actions, the next situation will be very bad.”
Sima Ju had a look of hatred on his face.
"Damn Liu Bei! Are we just going to sit back and wait for death?"
"Xuzhou is the location of the Fourth War, which is really not conducive to our long-term transition. Under the current situation, we have only one choice."
Xu He said slowly: "Go south, go to Jiangdong or Jingzhou to find opportunities, avoid Liu's attack, open up our own territory, and then develop slowly."
Sima Ju was furious.
"So many years of achievements, so many things that brothers have sacrificed their lives for, why do we just give up like this? No matter how hard he fights Liu Bei, I will risk my life not only to break off a few of his teeth! I can't just leave like this."
Of!"
"Jiu! You have to calm down! It is precisely because what we have today was obtained by the sacrifice of so many brothers, that we must preserve our useful bodies!"
Xu He said coldly: "The temporary retreat is not a failure, it is preparation for continued fighting. Liu's cavalry will arrive in the Central Plains soon. We are not opponents, but across a big river, Liu has nothing to do with us."
Already.
We can apply our experience in Xuzhou to Yangzhou or Jingzhou. In short, we must not let Liu Bei catch them all in one go. If we stay in Xuzhou, we will definitely die. Only by leaving Xuzhou can we have a chance of survival! We cannot be reckless!"
Sima Ju was so angry that he yelled and smashed several desks before he calmed down a little.
However, during this period of calm, he had a small idea.
"We can leave, but we can't leave so easily."
"Um?"
"Those wealthy families have made so much money by lowering our prices, and now they won't help if they say they won't help. How can there be such a good thing in the world? They must pay the price for it!"
Sima Ju said with hatred: "Kill them all!"
"this……"
Xu He frowned and thought for a while: "Isn't this not good?"
"Do you still think we can come back?"
Sima Ju said angrily: "Liu Bei is here, is there still a place for us in Xuzhou? This is what you said. Once we leave, we will never come back. So before we leave, we must teach those traitors a lesson!"
"
When Sima Ju said this, Xu He was speechless.
After thinking for a long time, Xu He could only nod helplessly and agreed with Sima Ju's idea.
So when Dong Zhuo was preparing for war and preparing for the Yellow Turban Army in World War II, Xu He and Sima Ju had already sent out their elite Yellow Turban Army to act separately, killing six families from Pengcheng and Xiapi that had cooperated with them in one fell swoop.
The Yellow Turban elites rushed away with anger and greed. All members of the six families were killed, the family properties were plundered, and the family residences were set on fire, turning it into a white field.
After all the agencies were exhausted, the profit was tripled, and in the end, all that was left was a white and clean land.