Chapter 0073 Prophecy
The old grandfather looked at his sons and sighed deeply. If he was not still alive, no one knew how long his family property could be kept. His sons were still a little worse off than he was.
"Master, someone claiming to be Li Yu comes to see you." The doorman outside walked in and handed over a business card with both hands.
"Li Yu? What is he doing here?" Gu Mingcai's face changed and he couldn't help but ask, "How many people did he bring?" The Gu family is the most powerful family in Fangcheng. If Li Yu leads his troops to confiscate the family's property and exterminate the clan, the Gu family will be in trouble.
"Let's go and greet him." Upon hearing this, Grandpa Gu rolled his eyes, stood up suddenly, and led his three sons out, saying as he walked, "He handed over his business card, which means he doesn't want to offend our Gu family. This man is not ordinary, not an ordinary rebel, and one can even say that he has great ambitions. I don't know whether he is happy or sad to come here this time."
The three sons also showed a trace of worry on their faces. They followed their father out of the hall, walked around the screen wall, and soon saw two young men standing under the eaves in front of the gate. One of them had a sword on his waist, and the other was handsome. They must have the man with the sword on his waist, who was Li Yu.
"I, Gu Chunqiu, greet the general. Your presence in my humble abode makes my humble abode glorious." Gu Chunqiu could not help but praise Li Yu when he saw him. After all, he was a man with a large army and had a noble bearing. The three brothers Gu Mingcai behind him also quickly followed suit and saluted.
"I dare not, I dare not, I am a junior who has come here presumptuously, please do not blame me, old gentleman." Li Yu smiled and helped Gu Chunqiu up, and then personally helped him into the Gu Mansion. Seeing this, Gu Chunqiu felt uncomfortable, and let Li Yu help him, and the two walked in front.
The three Gu Mingcai brothers looked at each other, feeling disgusted. However, Cen Wenben next to them nodded at the three of them with a smile, followed Li Yu, and walked only a few dozen steps before entering the hall, where they sat down as host and guest.
"The general is very busy. If there is anything, just let me know. I still have some reputation in the ancient city. As long as I can do it, I will do it for you." Gu Chunqiu was also very nervous, and he spoke with a hidden agenda.
"I'm sending you a fortune especially for you. But I don't know if you dare to accept it?" Li Yu smiled, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Gu Chunqiu's words.
"What about the property of Cai Laosi?" Gu Chunqiu thought for a moment and immediately understood what Li Yu meant. His expression changed. The three sons around him were surprised at first, and soon they were ecstatic.
You know, although the Gu family ranks first in Fangcheng, if you talk about land and shops, these people combined are not bad. Now Li Yu actually gave these things to himself, this is a huge wealth!
"Yes, I will sell the land and shops to you, sir. I only want money and food. I believe that these things should be easy to do in your opinion . What do you think?" Li Yu looked at Gu Chunqiu with a smile. He didn't believe that Gu Chunqiu would not eat it. Facing such temptation, not everyone can refuse it.
"General, now that you have occupied Fangcheng, all the money and food are in your hands. Why should you talk about selling them?" Gu Chunqiu quickly returned to normal and looked at Li Yu deeply.
"This general never bullies others by taking advantage of his power. If it were ordinary rebels and bandits, they would naturally want to do business without capital, but I, Li Jing, would not do that. Li Jing's men never kill good people. The old gentleman is building bridges and roads in Fangcheng and helping the victims. How can Li Yu forcibly plunder the old gentleman's property?" Li Yu smiled and said, "What's more, those lands and shops cannot be taken away. What is Li Yu doing with them?"
"General, are you going to abandon Fangcheng?" Gu Chunqiu was stunned. He didn't expect that after defeating Yin Shishi and Yuan Zhao, Li Yu would actually want to withdraw from Fangcheng. You know, with Li Yu's 10,000 troops, it would be easy to travel across the entire Nanyang County. But at this time, Li Yu actually wanted to withdraw from Nanyang County. This was something Gu Chunqiu had not expected.
"Yes, Fangcheng is not a place to stay for long." Li Yu did not hide his plan, but said: "Mr. Old is kind and righteous, it is naturally the best thing to sell these things to him."
"I heard that the general distributed the land to the people in Yunyang Pass. Why not do the same in Fangcheng?" Gu Mingjun couldn't help but say.
"Cen suggested that the general do so, which would win the hearts of the people of Fangcheng, but the general said that the problem is not the lack of land but the inequality. If the land of Cai Laosi and others is distributed to the tenants, I am afraid that the whole Fangcheng will be in turmoil, and good families like Mr. Gu will also be affected." Cen Wenben said hurriedly. He always kept a humble look on his face, which made him look very convincing.
Grandpa Gu and his three sons' faces changed when they heard this. If it was really as Cen Wenben said, and Li Yu distributed the land of Cai Laosi and others to those tenants, the tenants of the Gu family would definitely be uneasy and might even do other things. Fortunately, Li Yu did not agree with Cen Wenben's suggestion.
"General, you are kind. I admire you." Gu Chunqiu couldn't help but stand up. For the sake of his family business, he thought he should thank Li Yu. He patted his chest and said, "General, don't worry. I am willing to take over those shops and fields. Even if I can't do it alone, I still have some face in Fangcheng. When the time comes, I will join others to take them over. I will never let you suffer any loss."
"That's very good, that's very good. The old gentleman is still open-minded. He doesn't look down on Li Yu just because he is a rebel." Li Yu laughed. At least there was enough food and grass.
"Rebellion? General, you must be joking." Gu Chunqiu shook his head and did not continue.
"General, you have traveled all over the world, from Hongnong all the way to Fangcheng. What do you think of the world now?" Gu Mingjie couldn't help but ask. Gu Chunqiu also looked at Li Yu with curious eyes, waiting for Li Yu's answer.
"Ever since the foolish ruler ascended the throne, the Grand Canal was opened, and the people along the way have been living in misery and hardship. The expedition to Liaodong resulted in the loss of a million soldiers. There are countless rebel armies in the Guandong area, and heroes have risen up in rebellion. As for Guanzhong, ever since the Duke of Chu raised his army, those aristocratic families have been gearing up for battle. Within two years, the world will be in chaos, and the people of the world will suffer." Li Yu's grasp of the general trend was naturally much better than that of this era. He pointed out the way forward, and the four people of Gu Chunqiu were stunned by his words, and even nodded repeatedly.
"Cen came from Guandong and once heard a prophecy, which said that the poplar flowers would fall and the plum flowers would bloom. This meant that the Yang family's kingdom might be lost. The tyrant emperor once had a dream in which the poplar trees were flooded by water, which meant that the Yang family's kingdom would be destroyed. For this reason, the tyrant emperor also wiped out the entire clan of Li Hun." Cen Wenben added.
"Father, I have also heard that 'Li should be the emperor.'" Gu Mingcai couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Haha, this prophecy means nothing." Li Yu shook his head and laughed.
"Perhaps the prophecy is God's will." Gu Chunqiu suddenly looked at Li Yu and said, "What do you think, General?"
After hearing this, Li Yu just laughed and ignored it. He then talked to Gu Chunqiu about how to sell the land, and then said goodbye to Cen Wenben and left.
