Xie Ming

Chapter 423: Distant Water Cannot Put Out Nearby Fire
Yuzhen told Xiao Jingchuan about this, and the matter was related to Yue's previous affair. Shen Chaozong was shocked and secretly displeased!

After all, the Shen family came from a family of commoners and merchants. Although they were wealthy and had a great fortune, it was precisely because of this that, apart from the officials, they were most afraid of soldiers and bandits!

Soldiers are dangerous. Even ordinary people are sometimes afraid of them and feel even more panic-stricken than they are when they see bandits.
Even if you have a lot of money, you only have a head and a torso, which is really not enough to chop. In the past, when the war was approaching the city, Shen Chaozong had suffered a lot from it and was slaughtered several times!

Therefore, it was understandable that Shen Chaozong almost lost his composure when he heard Yuzhen's words involving people in the military!

"Yu, Yuzhen girl wow!"

"This"

"Why are you suddenly mentioning this kind of person at this moment?"

"Does he want to use his connections to save the Gu family from danger?!"

Shen Yinxia showed a look of fear, trying to remain calm, and then grasped the key point at the right time.

Upon hearing this, Yuzhen took a deep breath, her eyes lit up, and she nodded in response.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chaozong let out a long sigh. He didn't expect that things would come to this point and he would be suddenly blocked and unable to proceed. He was stunned for a moment and felt torn!
He made a hasty plan in his mind. Firstly, Yuzhen's entry into the palace for the selection of concubines was already risky. Now, it involved a military man, and he was even a military commander. Thus, the risk of leaks and failure increased greatly!

I’m afraid that the plans we had just made are no longer the same!
Secondly, it is even more troublesome!

It seems that this girl Yuzhen might have some special feelings for General Xiao Jingchuan!
If this is only a one-sided similarity, it might be better.

But if there is friendship between us, then...if he goes to the palace again, in the future, when he returns from the north to the south, we will bring an army to punish him. If he gets angry, it will be difficult for the Shen family to clean up the situation!

Just these two emotions disturbed Shen Chaozong's mind, which was enough to annoy him frequently, let alone more complications? !
So, after a moment of awkward silence, Shen finally replied with a trembling voice.

"Ugh"

"My girl!"

"That's a good saying!"

"Distant water cannot quench nearby fire!"

"Uh"

"We are in a critical situation now. Let's not even talk about whether this person can be trusted with important matters!"

"Even if it is still reliable!"

"But you also need to understand!"

"Right now, General Xiao is still defending the northern Shandong border against the enemy!"

"Even if I, your uncle Shen, listen to you and risk my life, I will drink this cup of tea and go straight to Nanjing to ask for help and pass your message to the north."

"But, it's over a thousand miles away!"

"No matter how fast you run, it may take at least half a month to go back and forth!"

"And the prefect Zhao Xiande, along with the Gu family, will definitely not let us go on like this!"

"Uh"

"Well, your Aunt Liu and I, well... that's easy to talk about!"

"Even if the situation gets worse, even if someone demolishes this mansion, what is there to fear?!"

"It's mainly you!"

"Time waits for no one! I, Shen Chaozong, am afraid that I can't protect you, girl!"

"He, Zhao Xiande, is a mean person who holds grudges!"

"Besides, the Gu family can't bear to lose face!"

"The government may not be able to take action against you in the short term in order to save face and public opinion!"

"But the local Jiangbei garrison, those bastards of Liu Zeqing's army, are not so kind!" "They are all connected!"

"I, your Uncle Shen, am just afraid!"

"If we fall out, our Shen family will suffer the consequences before we can wait for the victorious Governor General Xiao!"

"This Yangzhou city usually seems to be a bustling city with singing and dancing!"

"But, the warlords in Jiangbei are stationed in the east of the city!"

"Who knows if there are spies hiding in the alleys of our mansion right now?"

"If there's any disturbance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get you out of the city overnight!"

Shen Chaozong's words did not seem to be an admonition to Yuzhen, but rather contained a hint of his own calculations.

He paused again and spoke again.

"Daughter."

"This time, I have discussed everything with your Aunt Liu!"

"No matter what, I, your uncle Shen, will not allow the Gu family to kidnap you!"

"What kind of wealth and house are these? Ha!"

"Even if I have to sacrifice my life this time!"

"I will definitely protect you!"

"Erlang, his life or death is still unknown, which makes me extremely regretful!"

"So, I, Shen Chaozong, feel that I can no longer allow you and Xiao'e to make mistakes!"

"Otherwise, I will not be able to face my big brother Zhu in my nine springs!" Shen Zi encouraged himself again.

Upon hearing this, Yuzhen shed two more lines of tears, her eyes were sparkling, but her expression was dim and indifferent once again!
"call--"

"Girl wow!"

"Then, is that swordsman still around you?!"

Suddenly, Liu Wanyun, who had been standing beside him, saw Feng Yi taking a breath and suddenly interrupted.

"Uh" Yuzhen shook her head when she heard it suddenly.

"Well, do you have any other ideas? Pass the message to that...that Xiao, Commander Xiao?!"

Yuzhen remained silent again, turned around and shook her head, responding helplessly.

That's it!

Liu's words may seem like a casual comment, but they are actually quite relevant!
Considering the current situation, the danger is imminent, and given the resolute attitude of the master, there is no room for compromise in the Gu family and the marriage. And relying on the strength of the Shen family, it is impossible to quickly move foreign aid from Shandong.

So it is necessary to ask Yuzhen if she has any backup plan from now on!

If he is able to answer again, then things will become unpredictable and will eventually be out of control. There is no need to mention sending a beautiful girl to the palace!

But now it seems that the girl does not have this ability. Then, what is Xiao's talk about being a military commander is just like the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water, everything will fall back to the starting point!
There is no need to make any further judgments. At the very least, if the crisis is not resolved, how can we talk about long-term plans?

At this time, Shen Chaozong was sitting anxiously in the main seat, and when he heard the second question, he suddenly raised his eyebrows!
Still calculating and scheming, the reason why the prefect Zhao's family was so eager to promote this marriage was actually because they were trying to take the opportunity to coerce the Shen family and the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce!

You know, in the current situation, the prefect of Yangzhou and Liu Zeqing's troops in Jiangbei have already been in collusion with each other and are in the same bed!

If the situation is allowed to deteriorate further and if the Shen family really gets involved with such ruthless scum, then from now on, the Shen family will probably become Liu Zeqing's money bag!
By then, you will be stuck in the quagmire and it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky to get out of it!
Of course, Shen Chaozong had never told Liu Wanyun about this external matter, let alone told Yuzhen about it!

So, words mean a thousand, deeds mean ten thousand!
This time, with Wanyun's suggestion, the idea of ​​catching her and pushing her to enter the palace for selection may, in a sense, be Shen Chaozong's last chance to escape, so there is no possibility of relaxing easily!
Even though there are many risks and it seems that he is willing to take this gamble once, that's it!

(End of this chapter)