Chapter 255 New Dynasty

Both the Gu Clan and the Zhao Clan were the richest clans in the Great Zhou Empire.

Unlike the Yin Clan, Gu and Zhao families was not a simple merchant clan. The Zhao Clan's Clan Head, Zhao Xingzheng, was one of the Nine Qing Dynasty's Great Servants, in charge of the Imperial Court's Imperial Horse and the National Horse Administration. As for the Gu Clan's Patron, Sijin, how could he be one of the Nine Qing Dynasty's governors, in charge of the Great Zhou's tax valley and revenue and expenditure? The two of them held important positions and were closely related to Zhu Xian. They could be said to be hot figures in the court. Even the local emperors of the prefecture had to kowtow to Lord Gu and Lord Zhao when they saw them.

This day.

Great Zhou's hot Lord Zhao and Lord Gu sat opposite each other in the private room of the Osmanthus House, the best restaurant in Chang'an.

Zhao Xingzheng was in his early thirties, tall and thin, with a three-inch goatee on his chin, bulging eyeballs, and a straight nose.

Gu Sijin was much older than Zhao Xingzheng. He was already in his early forties. He was slightly fat and his belly bulged. Even the best tailors in the capital ignored the fat in his belly.

"This time, the Yin Clan has been thoroughly caught by Xu Han. It seems that they have almost reached the end of their road." Zhao Xingzheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Sijin in front of him.

"The Yin Clan is crying. It seems that they are already thinking of moving their clan away from Chang'an. If they want to avoid this calamity, then Lord Manor Master is not simple. Yesterday, two casinos of my Gu Clan were seized by Lord Xu." Gu Sijin said in a muffled voice, his beard trembling. Obviously, he hated Xu Han to the bone.

At this point, he didn't forget to squint at Zhao Xingzheng and ask tentatively, "Strange to say, we've already done this business in secret. How can Manor Chief Xu still find out? Could it be?"

'"The day before yesterday, our Zhao Clan also had a private field covered with an unorthodox origin, which was confiscated by Lord Xu. This private field was originally taken into the Zhao Clan only after a few changes of hands in order to not let anyone talk about it. Lord Xu has clearly listed the process, as if he had personally controlled this matter." However, before Gu Sijin could finish his sentence, Zhao Xingzheng interrupted him.

"Zhu Shouzuo has been busy receiving the immortal who is about to arrive in Chang'an these days, but Manor Chief Xu has allowed him to make nonsense," the Great Servant in charge of Great Zhou's horse administration stared at Gu Sijin with a cold gaze at that time. The Yin Clan has already made the first abandoned child. If Lord Gu still wants to be suspicious, then he should wait for the powerful Manor Master Xu to grab hold of him and follow in the footsteps of the Yin Clan. "

Gu Sijin, who was covered in fat meat, was stunned at that moment.

The bigger the stall in Chang'an City, the worse the business would be.

This hiding place could only be concealed for a while. As long as Manor Chief Xu was determined to make things difficult for them, even a deity in this world would not be able to handle such a mess. At that moment, Gu Sijin rolled his eyes and a thick smile appeared on his face.

"Brother Zhao, what are you saying? Then Xu Han is so ignorant of the heavens and the earth. We, the Zhao Gu Clan, naturally have to join hands and advance and retreat together." He smiled and said, not forgetting to stand up and fill a cup of tea for Zhao Xingzheng. At that time, he also asked, "However, Xu Han is still holding Jizhou. Zhu Shouzuo doesn't dare to do anything to him now. What can we do?"

"Zhu Shouzuo is not afraid to touch him, but the time is not here." Zhao Xingzheng narrowed his eyes and enjoyed the tea poured for him by the history of millet control. He shook his head and said, "The reconstruction of the Azure Dragon Army has not been completed yet. If Xu Han were to move now, who would guard Jizhou and Big Yellow City?" In the end, Zhu Shouzuo was only waiting for a while. "What we need to do is to survive this period of time. At that time, Manor Chief Xu will not just be a doll that we randomly picked up in our hands."

"That's the truth, but look at Xu Han's relentless appearance. Who knows how many people he will die like a mad dog before the Azure Dragon Army is rebuilt?" Although Gu Sijin's stomach was full of fat meat, he could sit in the position of one of the Nine Celestials, the Internal History of Millet Control, and his mind was not full of meat. "It doesn't matter who does it. The most important thing is to be obedient enough. If we fall, there will be many people who can be replaced when he rebuilds the Azure Dragon Army. Now that he has let Xu Han go, we can only rely on ourselves."

Gu Sijin quickly understood the current situation of the Gu and Zhao families.

This made Zhao Xingzheng, who had always underestimated him, slightly surprised. However, he quickly suppressed the peculiar expression on his face and said in a deep voice, "Although the First Lord is busy dealing with the Immortal and rebuilding the Azure Dragon Army, it is far from enough to abandon us. After all, we are not the Yin Family." I think there should be a line in all of this, but Manor Chief Xu clearly hasn't touched that line yet, and we naturally can't watch him touch that line. "As a subject, you have to share the worries of your master. Lord Gu should understand this, right?"

After saying this, Lord Gu's expression changed slightly. Regardless of how he looked at this kind of rhetoric from his subjects and master, it seemed to be somewhat unreasonable to describe their relationship with Zhu Xian, and even to the point of being presumptuous.

"Be careful, Lord Zhao." He warned softly. After all, Xu Han was currently shaking the dignitaries of Chang'an like crazy. If such a rumor were to spread out, it might bring about a great calamity.

"Haha." However, Zhao Xingzheng, who had always been cautious, smiled faintly at that time. He glanced at Lord Gu, who was full of anxiety, and said faintly, "Lord Gu, do you know why Zhu Shouzuo invited that immortal into the capital so openly?"

"Huh?" Gu Sijin seemed to smell something different from Zhao Xingzheng's strange attitude. He leaned forward and said respectfully, "Lord Zhao, please explain."

The smile on Zhao Xingzheng's face became even more intense. He slowly took out something from his bosom and handed it to Gu Sijin.

"Rumor has it that this is the divination that the immortal painstakingly sought in the Lunar Temple."

Gu Sijin was stunned. He took the item and saw that it was only a piece of paper. At that moment, he stared at it. When he saw the handwriting on the paper clearly, the expression of Zhishu Neishi, who had been up and down in Great Zhou for many years, changed. His hand that was holding the paper trembled even more, and the paper fell to the ground at that moment.

Zhao Xingzheng seemed to have anticipated Gu Sijin's reaction. The expression on his face was still indifferent, but his gaze stared fixedly at Gu Sijin, who was already covered in sweat. He said, "Great Zhou is going to change the heavens."

"Lord Gu, do you want to stop at the position of Nine Ministers of the Great Zhou Empire, or do you want to take a step further? As the king of the founding of the new dynasty, you have to think clearly."

After hearing this, Gu Sijin's expression changed. In the end, he made up his mind. He looked at Zhao Xingzheng and cupped his hands, saying, "Sir Zhao, please give me some advice."

Seeing this, Zhao Xingzheng's face immediately revealed an intriguing smile.

"If we want to be kings, we have to act like kings and treat the Xu Manor's Manor Head for His Majesty."

After he finished speaking, the smile on his face became even more intense, and there was a faint hint of a ferocious smell on his face.

It was as if the wolf in the forest had smelled its prey, its eyes shining and its mouth revealing its fangs.

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