The Meng's and the Liu's didn't have a grudge?
Of course there was, and it was an irreconcilable grudge!
When Meng Liang died, Meng Zhan saw him die. He vomited blood several times. After the funeral, he fell ill and was bedridden.
When he finally recovered, he felt that Meng Liang's death was very strange.
He knew Meng Hun very well. Even though he was promoted to the County Military Officer of Meng County, Meng Hun never changed. He was honest and didn't have the ability to set up a trap, not to mention provoking him several times with the word "bitch" in his words.
Not only that, but the ambush also required a lot of manpower. When Meng Hun escaped from Meng County, he brought a lot of people with him, but they were all defeated soldiers. Along the way, some died and some were injured. How could they have the ability to annihilate the elites of the Meng family?
When Meng Zhan was recuperating, he thought it was not that simple. There must be a mastermind behind Meng Hun.
Just as he recovered from his illness, he sent someone to Hejian County to investigate carefully.
But Meng County in Cang Prefecture was very far from Hejian County. It was too slow to send information back and forth every month.
By the time Meng Zhan shifted his suspicion to Liu She, Liu She had already become the General Evaluation Officer in Shangjing. He had stepped down from his position as the County Chief of Hu County and was promoted to the Chongzhou Magistrate. Right after the evaluation ended, he immediately took up his post and went to the border of Dongqing. One in the south and the other in the north.
What about Meng Hun?
Meng Hun had already taken thousands of troops to Chongzhou to avoid trouble. He just missed the Meng's spies.
Meng Zhan wanted to attack the Liu's to test Liu She's reaction. After all, he had no evidence to prove that Liu She was the culprit behind Meng Hun's murder. But the Liu's in Hejian only had ordinary people. Most importantly, Liu She was in Chongzhou and his son was studying in Langya County.
Coincidentally, the emperor had suppressed the House of Count Zhenbei. The empty military power needed a confidant.
The Meng's became the best choice. It also diverted Meng Zhan's attention.
Until half a year ago, Meng Zhan received news that there was a fierce general in Fengyi County named Meng Hun who led the army to attack Maolin County.
Meng Hun? He wasn't dead?
Meng Zhan acted as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He quickly sent people to investigate. It took a few days before he finally found something.
Meng Hun was still the same Meng Hun. He used to be the commandant of Meng County, but now he was the commandant of Liu Xi's Vanguard Battalion.
Who was Liu Xi?
He was Liu She's only son.
Who was Meng Hun?
The culprit who killed Meng Liang, toyed with Cangzhou, and swindled the grain.
With the two of them together, Meng Zhan didn't need any evidence to conclude that the culprit behind Meng Liang's murder was Liu She!
It had been four or five years, and he could not forget his son's murder. Whenever he thought of his precious son being bled to death and his corpse lying in a cold coffin, he could not let go of his hatred. Although he and Liu She had an affair, how could he be so cruel as to kill Meng Liang?
Meng Liang was as important to Meng Zhan as Liu Xi was to Liu She.
The hatred of his son's murder was absolutely irreconcilable!
Meng Zhan originally wanted to stay away from the war between the Emperor and Prince Changshou, but now he wanted to get involved. He wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to help one side win the war. Then he could attack Liu She's entire family. Who knew that the Emperor would secretly be bewitched by the concubine even though he had promised.
Meng Zhan had no choice but to change his target. He gave up on the Emperor and turned to work with Prince Changshou.
Liu She killed his son, so he wanted to destroy the entire Liu family!
The innocent Liu She took the blame for Jiang Pengji. But the Meng's were not the only ones who were harmed by Jiang Pengji.
Far away in the Northern Borderline, another storm was brewing.
The King of the Imperial Court was the King of the Northern Borderline. He had killed his way out of the ordinary royal family and became the King of the Northern Borderline. He had some tricks up his sleeve.
The loss of the horse farm could not be recovered. The large number of dead horses was heart-wrenching. But the most important thing now was to find a way to stabilize the situation and reduce the losses of the tribes and herdsmen. When it came to making up for the losses, money was a must.
When it came to money, the managers of the Northern Borderline all turned pale.
In order to resist the foreign merchants and protect the interests of the Northern Borderline, the King of the Imperial Court, under the advice of the "wise man" Wu Liba, formed a business alliance. It not only helped each other but also increased the competitiveness of local businesses.
However, there were benefits to an alliance of merchant companies, and naturally, there were certain disadvantages.
They saw the value of the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace. After observing for a while, they united and annexed the stock of Gu Xin's treasure house. They were ready to learn from Gu Xin's methods of "waiting to be valued" and "hunger marketing." They wanted to maximize the rarity of the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace.
But before they could make much money, the horse plague broke out. Then, there was the tragic death of the horses and the loss of the horse farm …
Now, they needed real money to make up for the losses. They were shocked to find that the gold, silver, and copper coins they had were less than a quarter of what they usually had.
The Northern Borderline was indeed rich, but most of their money came from various shops, horse farms, war horses, stallions, pony caravans, and precious goods … If these things were converted into gold, silver, and jewelry, the Northern Borderline's business would be as rich as a country. But when it came to real money …
Clap, clap, clap …
"Where's the money? Did someone embezzle it? "
The head manager slammed the table. He was so angry that his beard was about to fly off.
The junior manager trembled and stammered, "I wouldn't dare to do that even if I had ten guts …"
The head manager was so angry that he snatched the accounts from the other party and read them quickly.
The accounts were all correct, but where did the money of their business go?
Reading to the end, the head manager's face turned green and he said helplessly, "Think of a way to sell the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace …"
The junior manager hurriedly said, "But —"
The head manager interrupted him, "No buts. The most important thing now is to take out a sum of money. The people at the top need it."
Everyone knew that the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace was extremely precious. Gold and precious stones didn't dare to compete with it. In a few years, it might be even more expensive. After all, they had cheated Gu Xin at 30% of the price. Even if they sold it at the original market price, they would still make a profit.
Not only would they not lose money, but they could also make a lot of money.
Everyone knew the reason, but they didn't have enough time. They couldn't wait.
They had no choice but to sell the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace in exchange for real money.
At this time, they discovered a very embarrassing thing.
Most of the ladies in the Northern Borderline were of noble birth. Most of the businesses were run by these ladies' maiden families.
When they bought the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace, they didn't give them gold, silver, or jewelry at all. Instead, they "recorded it", "owed it", "took it directly" … What's more, they said they were buying it with money, but they directly used the business's money to pay for it. What was the difference between this and putting money in one's left pocket into one's right pocket?
Among them, Wu Liba's wife was the most generous. She bought ten sets of jewelry in one go.
However, the business didn't get a single cent. Instead, they got a stack of promissory notes.
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