Chapter 473 (1/2)

Chapter 473

Liu Mang’sto Sun Qian They knew that they should not force soainst you It was true that Sun Qian had been captured by Liu Mang before but it would be impossible for Sun Qian to betray Liu Bei This is because Sun Qian was already extremely loyal to Liu Bei

“What kind of opinion does Master Sun Qian have on the Left General’s subordinate, Mi Zhu?” The hed

“Mi Zhu?” Sun Qian furrowed his brows He did not like this person Mi Zhu was a merchant by fate while he was a noble recoher class compared to Mi Zhu However, this was not the reason Sun Qian looked down on Mi Zhu

To him, Mi Zhu was of equal rank but from a different world Their lives do not cross Mi Zhu was an expert in coovernment affairs It would be difficult for the two of them to become friends even in normal situations

The reason why Sun Qian hadIn actuality, Mi Zhu had no choice as he was hated by Liu Bei’s brother, the arrogant and proud Guan Yu Guan Yunchang

Guan Yu was direct and did not hide his hatred He and Zhang Fei was also close to Sun Qian On the other hand, Pang Tong i close to Mi Zhu the moment he joined Liu Bei’s Arood intentions instead of Guan Yu’s loathe Since Sun Qian hated Pang Tong, Mi Zhu also became a hated person

“Mi Zhu is a talented person” Sun Qian replied He would not speak of Mi Zhu’s shortco Confucianished at Sun Qian’s reply and then said, “Master Gongyou The two of us are the only ones here Let us just speak without pretense! Milord does not like Mi Zhu so he hopes that Master Sun Qian would help us eliminate this person!”

“Eliminate this person?” Sun Qian was stunned He did not kno Mi Zhu offended Liu Mang Although Mi Zhu was rich, this was a thing of the past Now, Mi Zhu was broke and constantly hu is concerned, Mi Zhu should be a nobody

“It is not Mi Zhu but Mi Fang that offended Milord!” The er said as a reply to Sun Qian’s doubts He said this was retribution to the Mi Fa

“No!” Sun Qian immediately refused Merchants may be lowly but they were still a necessity It would be iovern without trade After all, the common people do not produce iron Besides that, transportation of provisions also needed merchants If Mi Zhu was killed, commerce would become difficult Sun Qian would not betray Liu Bei’s interest

“Oh? Master Gongyou, do not be in such a hurry to refuse” The er spoke calyou Do you knohere Pang Tong has gone?” The er asked Sun Qian naturally knew the answer to this question Sun Qian had been planning to have Pang Tong use up all of his resources to help Liu Bei and subsequently weaken hier answered his own question “He went to Jingzhou to gain provisions With the capabilities of the Pang Fauaranteed success The only difference was how ains a little provision, you would be able to mock him and lower his place in the eyes of your Lord, Liu Bei”

“On the other hand, if Pang Tong succeeds in bridging a connection between Yuzhou and Jingzhou, you would need to behave with integrity to not to end up getting played by Pang Tong! I am sure the Left General won’t interfere for your sake!” The er sneered

“Bullshi+t!” Sun Qian cursed angrily at those words

“Aovernor of Yuzhou while Pang Tong is a biejia2!” Both a biejia and a governor have the same salary of a thousand coins A biejia had less power coovernor However, a biejia reports directly to the highest authority This position initially belonged to Sun Qian but Pang Tong took it away

“Master Sun Qian Do not forget what happened at Ruyin!” The er continued Ruyin was the place Sun Qian had been stationed without a soldier for the e Sun Qian intended to use the provisions to survive but Pang Tong burned those provisions This showed that Pang Tong intended for hi’s position is becoFei were also starting to slowly change their attitude towards Pang Tong after seeing their brother’s acco Tong’s side, Sun Qian would be in serious danger

“What does this have to do with Mi Zhu?” Sun Qian asked

“Once a connection with Jingzhou is for to Yuzhou Soe these ht now, Mi Zhu is of no importance to Liu Bei However, once Yuzhou starts to trade with Jingzhou, Mi Zhu would be able to ain and obtain so’swould only becoht now, Mi Zhu had no favorability with Liu Bei as a result of Liu Bei putting everything into military h to give hiy to spare on commerce Once the problem with provisions is solved, Liu Bei would need Mi Zhu’s expertise if he wanted to expand the army

Commerce was definitely needed if they wanted to buy weapons and provisions Weapons especially since Nanyang was not a place that produce iron Even if they do produce iron, Liu Bei had little craftszhou was indispensable

Sun Qian hesitated He hated Pang Tong but was loyal to Liu Bei Har but also one less helper for Liu Bei

“Of course, all of this is said on the prezhou” Thewas also in Jingzhou It was still not certain ould obtain Jingzhou’s support in the end

Sun Qian was faced with a tough choice If there were no alliance, Mi Zhu would still be useless while if an alliance was for rid of Mi Zhu would weaken Liu Bei If an alliance was for’s position would beco’s position beco’sin the event that Sun Qian was killed

“What should I do?” Sun Qian asked He co that if Mi Zhu would be a useless person anyway if Pang Tong failed to for him would not hinder Liu Bei’s ambition at all

“I don’t need you to do s are still alive!” The ree to his request

“That’s it?” Sun Qian furrowed his brows He initially thought he had to slander Mi Zhu or use his contacts Yet all he needed to do was say a feords?

“Yes We will do the rest!” The er replied They wanted Sun Qian to say this because they were afraid that Mi Zhu would not believe theh Liu Bei did not give the for the sake of gaining status and becoht believe it if the words come from someone in Liu Bei’s Ar suppressed by Pang Tong, he was still Liu Bei’s second most trusted advisor The information he was privy to was definitely er left to do other things

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“My brother and sister are not dead?” Mi Zhu was ecstatic after hearing this news He believed this news as it came from Sun Qian, one of Liu Bei’s most important advisors

Sun Qian had clai and Lady Mi at Ruyin He heard that Liu Mang wanted to use the chip At that time, Sun Qian had been captured and thrown into a fiery building Sun Qian narrowly escaped with his life

Although Mi Zhu was not close to Sun Qian, his expression turned brighter after hearing the good news Mi Fang and Lady Mi were Liu Bei’s brother-in-law and wife Killing the To a merchant, benefits were the most important factor All of these Lords were also merchants in their oay The only difference is that benefit from wealth while the Lords benefit froood h he initially worried about the price to redees, he was confident that the money can be earned back

“Master The Left General had sent people over to summon you to discuss official business!” Mi Zhu’s housekeeper called out while Mi Zhu was thinking

“I understand Prepare orously replied and then quickly left for the governor’s residence Mi Zhu was the first one to arrive and he even greeted the others that arrived later but they all ignored him

After some time, the Liu Bei slowly entered When the others saw hi the clothes of a general but those uncomfortable clothes meant for a funeral

As expected, Liu Bei started to wail and scream at the sky as his tears dripped to the floor

“Who died?” The others questioned when they saw Liu Bei’s actions They did not knoho died but they could not laugh when they saw their Lord so dejected

Mi Zhu also knelt down He did not knoho died but the only ones close enough to Liu Bei that warrants such grief was Pang Tong, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei

Jian Yong and Sun Qian were right there so it can’t be them Guan Yu was in Yuzhou and was unlikely to have a sudden death Did Pang Tong die? No Based on Liu Bei’s reaction, it had to be so Fei? Also unlikely as Zhang Fei was very powerful

While Mi Zhu was thinking, one man came out and read an order fro His brother Mi Fang would beco and Lady Mi would become a Loyal Wife

Normally, Mi Zhu would be happy For his family to earn three titles, they had already become nobles Instead, his face turned pale The fact that his little brother gained a title higher than his while his sister, a woained a title could only mean that they are both dead “I the order was like a nightmare His brother was killed in battle while his sister re to her death was to become a Loyal Wife

“I his head How he had wished for all this to be a lie However, the scene before him told him otherwise It was not possible for Liu Bei, the I, restrain your grief!” Liu Mang’s tears flowed freely like the Yangtze River It was definitely free The way he cried even made others feel sorrowful

Liu Bei and the others could not find Yang Jie even after several days Jian Yong had even dispatched assassins to Yangzhou Liu Bei quickly decided to cry about their deaths Once he declared the

“Could all this be fake?” Mi Zhu thought to his were still alive and was even thinking about how to pay the ransom when he heard news of their deaths

“They are still alive!” Mi Zhu suddenly remembered Sun Qian’s words and looked at Sun Qian However, Sun Qian lowered his head and avoided Mi Zhu’s gaze Mi Zhu did not knohat Sun Qian was thinking of

“Zizhong, restrain your grief!” Jian Yong stepped forward and said to Mi Zhu