He hurriedly walked forward, and a soldier came leading a green lion. Zu Jue made a move to help Liu Taozi get on the horse, but before he could get close, Liu Taozi had already climbed onto the horse.

"You get on your horse too."

"only!!"

Zu Jue quickly got on the horse and followed Liu Taozi, "Lord, is it as I said?"

"It's almost the same."

Zu Jue shook his head disdainfully, "These idiots. Master, don't pay attention to them. We still have to focus on running the local area. Lou Rui must have agreed to the deal, right?"

"Um."

Zu Jue said aggrievedly: "I originally contacted the merchants just for these big deals, but Tian Zili and others despised me and actually framed me to harm the merchants and wanted to smuggle trade. It's really hateful."

Liu Taozi glanced at him and said nothing.

Zu Jue continued: "Yang Zhong will come over next year, and Yongfeng must be the Zhou people's first target!"

"Lord, we have to go all out. Next year, we will open the eyes of the people of Zhou! Let them know what it means to be invincible!"

"When you come to Yecheng this time, you have to take away enough things, otherwise it will be a waste of time."

"I have thought about it. The first thing is to negotiate a good deal, and then the talent!"

"There are many capable generals in the court, such as King Lanling, King Ande, Hulvxian, Baoxian and other good generals. We must take away a few of them, as well as those scribes, Lord, and many ministers who were close to you before.

They have all been exiled to the south, if you can get them to come back and serve you, that would be a great good thing!"

"You are most in need of local officials now. I think the Liyang Prefect is also a good talent and can come under our rule. There are also Lu Yao, Cui Jishu, Wang Xi, Xian'an and others. They are all very talented.

These people can’t be let go either!”

Zu Jue rubbed his hands, his eyes were greedy, and he looked like a profiteer.

The two prime ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yang Min and Zu Jue, could be said to be completely opposite in terms of their appearance, stature, character, and political ideas. Apart from the fact that they were both from wealthy families, they had almost nothing in common.

"Master, please come back to your home with me first."

"Mansion?"

"This is Liu Mansion, your home"

"I have found a few friends, and they are all waiting for you."

Zu Jue led the way and took Liu Taozi back to his 'home'. This was the second time Liu Taozi came to this home.

There was a soldier guarding the door. When he saw Liu Taozi arriving, his expression was very strange and he hurriedly bowed to see her.

Liu Taozi and Zu Jue's behavior felt a bit like they were seizing someone else's mansion, but since he was the general's son, there didn't seem to be any preemption. Anyway, it was very strange.

There were originally no servants in the mansion, but at this moment, there were many people running around. These were the servants brought by Zu Jue to enrich the mansion.

When Zu Jue took Liu Taozi to the inner room, he saw a group of people sitting here.

They have different expressions, and it can be seen that they are all 'wise men' from wealthy families.

Seeing Liu Taozi come in, several people slowly stood up.

The atmosphere was a little weird, Zu Jue hurriedly walked forward with a smile, "Lord, these are the friends I usually talk to you about!"

"This is the former right servant shooting Wei Gong, and Wei is closing in"

Wei Shou is not young, has a relatively reserved temperament, and looks like an ordinary little old man. He bowed to Liu Taozi with a smile, but his face was not very good-looking.

Wei Shou was so famous that he didn't need much explanation from Zu Jue.

He is known as the number one person in the literary world, he is talented, and he is very powerful in all aspects. Among the officials, he may not be the best in terms of talent, but he is one of the best in terms of reputation.

The little old man took the initiative to pray and see Liu Taozi, but he had no character at all.

Liu Taozi nodded in return.

Zu Jue said with a smile: "Wei Gong has now been dismissed from his official position. He was originally deceived by Gao Yuanhai, He Shikai and others, and mistakenly thought they were good people.

They were deceived and mistakenly thought they were good people. Then they were dismissed."

Liu Taozi's brows twitched.

Wei Shou's face turned red and he was speechless immediately.

He was also in bad luck. First, he bowed to Gao Yuanhai, He Shikai and others, causing his reputation to be damaged. Later, he sent someone to secretly contact Chen Ren to do business, and then he was beaten and dismissed. Finally, he was involved in Gao Guiyan's matter.

inside.

The most talented man in the world in the past is now infamous. Especially after He Shikai was killed, Gao Yuanhai was left out, and Gao Hong and others came to power, his situation became even more embarrassing.

"This is the former Taichang Shaoqing Yuan Yuxiu, Mr. Yuan."

Zu Jue introduced.

The man was dressed simply and saluted Liu Taozi, his brows looking a little lonely.

Zu Jue smiled and introduced: "My lord, I don't know. Mr. Yuan is called Qinglang. He has been at the Shangshutai for ten years. He is one of the rare people who does not accept bribes and is honest and frugal. He was originally ordered to inspect various government offices in Henan.

He is very outstanding, but this official position was recommended to His Majesty by me. Later, because of me, he was dismissed and almost killed."

Yuan Yuxiu glanced at Zu Jue and stopped talking.

This means he was tricked.

Zu Jue introduced several other people in succession, and as expected they were all Zu Jue's friends.

Some were deceived by Gao Guiyan, some were defrauded of money, and some were defrauded of farmland.

Anyway, none of them are very clean. Except for Yuan Yuxiu who was deceived by Zu Jue, the others have some problems.

Liu Taozi sat in the upper seat, and everyone sat around.

Among them was a scribe who frowned and was not very respectful when facing Liu Taozi. His name was Chen Shanzang.

Liu Taozi couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and then listened to the other scribes showing off their knowledge.

Zu Jue secretly sat next to Chen Shanzang and pushed him with his elbow, "Don't be rude to the general."

Chen Shanzang's face turned red, "I have no relationship with the general. It was you who sent someone to capture me because you were rude first!!"

"Your father and I are old friends, and I am here to help you. With your character, you will inevitably be harmed by others. Follow the general to the border fortress. That is a good place for you. You can be mediocre, but people are not bad, and there is nothing evil.

Okay, being an auxiliary officer in the frontier fortress is more than enough. If you don’t follow the lord now, it will be too late later. Listen to me, follow the general, go to the frontier fortress, and do your job well. It will only be good for you."

Chen Shanzang was very angry.

"You still dare to mention my father? Before my father passed away, he told us that he had an IOU and told us not to forget it. You refused to recognize the IOU, and finally asked us to report it to the official to solve the problem. In the end, you stole thousands of volumes of my father's books."

Zu Jue said with a smile: "What can you do with the collection of books left to you? You don't have that talent, and it would be a waste to hold it. Why not let me use it. Don't talk too much about the past. Among everyone here,

As far as your talents are concerned, I only asked you to come here for the sake of your father, so don't say anything more and just listen to me."

Liu Taozi was still doing the same thing. He talked seriously about the situation under his rule.

"You are all famous people. I don't want to be humiliated. However, everyone under my rule is honest. In Yecheng, if I was accidentally deceived, I was dismissed and beaten. But under my rule, such a thing will be punished.

Put to death."

Wei Shou's face was red and he was hesitating. He did not expect that his great reputation would end up being ruined.

The other people all said that they absolutely wanted to follow Liu Taozi wholeheartedly.

Everyone talked for a while, but the sky turned a little dark.

They didn't want to continue the discussion, so they just took it as acquaintance with Liu Taozi today. Everyone stood up and bowed and said goodbye one by one.

Zu Jue sent them to the door.

Soon, Zu Jue returned to Liu Taozi, "My lord, these people are not good people, but they are really talented. They are all people who cannot gain a foothold in Yecheng at the moment. If my lord can use them, they can

If we take them to the frontier, they will definitely be able to play a great role. If they feel unavailable, it doesn't matter, I can continue to look for my lord!"

Zu Jue said, secretly shaking his sleeves.

The next moment, Liu Taozi made a sudden move and grabbed Zu Jue's arm.

Zu Jue was stunned, and Liu Taozi calmly pulled Zu Jue over, took out a small wine cup from his sleeve with one hand, and then threw it in front of him.

Zu Jue was a little embarrassed, "How did this wine cup get into my sleeve?"

Liu Taozi held Zu Jue's hand and looked at the soldier beside him.

"There is a package on Qingshi's body, please get it for me."

Zu Jue was a little frightened, "Lord, it's not that I know I was wrong."

The soldier quickly brought the heavy package to Liu Taozi.

Liu Taozi picked up the package, put it on Zu Jue's hand, and released his grip on him.

Zu Jue slowly unwrapped the package, only to see the golden light inside.

"My grandfather is talented and has made many meritorious deeds."

"If you want money, I will give it to you. I will give you as much as I have."

"Just don't let this bad behavior ruin your talent."
Chapter completed!