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Sima Hao slammed the table in front of him to the ground, his eyes were red and crazy like a beast, the war in Suzhou City had been heard, and his most beloved eldest son Sima Lang had died at the hands of the royal army.

The former palace of the king of Chu was full of wealthy clans from all over the Chu state, and they looked at Sima Lang and waited for his decision, because Li Chuyuan's order had arrived in Lin'an.

He announced that he would renounce the throne of the king of Chu and follow the mission of royal unification, and from then on he would be with the light and dust, and handed over to the imperial court for management.

"Li Chuyuan, the erector who betrayed the old King of Chu, also betrayed all of us, and now they are just a puppet of Xiao Ming, now we can no longer trust him, we can only rely on ourselves." Sima Hao said word by word.

"So what do we do now?" A wealthy family asked worriedly, "Now that the royal army has occupied Suzhou, the Songjiang River and Jiaxing, and the land along the Yangtze River has fallen, after they have rested, the next step will definitely be Lin'an." ”

"Yes, all the 80,000 soldiers have been dispersed, and now we can only mobilize more than 90,000 troops, how can this resist Xiao Ming's 100,000 army, not to mention that there are still some people who have obeyed Li Chuyuan's order to surrender to Xiao Ming."

"Hmph, the surrender is all those untouchable generals, what is there to worry about." A wealthy family said disdainfully, he said to Sima Hao: "Lord Changshi, from the beginning to the end, this Xiao Ming has the intention of destroying our Chu State, and now the only hope is that we all join the merchant council, so that we can still have the identity of a councilor, if the merchant council is established, we will still keep our wealth and status, but this Xiao Ming is different, you look at the north, now those wealthy families have all become ordinary people, at most they keep some silver, The imperial court is tantamount to uprooting the wealthy families that have existed for thousands of years. ”

Sima Hao lowered his head and was silent when he heard this.

The man continued: "What's more, now Cao Kun has the support of Westerners, and there is also the help of the Green Dragon King, this Green Dragon King still has some ability, he has now gathered a large number of people, and the momentum is huge, and now he promises the people in the south to divide the land, not to pay food, and to collect a lot of people's hearts. “

"Hahaha......" Sima Hao suddenly laughed a few times, and he suddenly said coldly: "Yao Bin, I have long suspected that you have a secret relationship with the Merchant Council, but I didn't expect it to be the case, you are now demagoguery, what is your intention!" ”

Yao Bin did not panic, but looked indifferent, and said to Sima Hao: "Speaker Cao Kun asked me to thank Changshi, if it wasn't for Changshi's opening up, the parliament would not have been able to withdraw from Suzhou City so smoothly. ”

As soon as these words came out, the wealthy people in the hall suddenly talked about it, and their eyes changed when they looked at Sima Hao.

Sima Hao's face sank, he didn't fully believe Xiao Ming from the beginning, if it weren't for Li Chuyuan being the king of Chu in name, he wouldn't even allow the royal army to enter the territory of Chu.

And when the royal army took Songjiang and Jiaxing in just a few days, which they hadn't taken for months, he panicked, because he was worried that he would attack them after Xiao Ming's army.

So he played two hands, putting part of the bet on the merchant council, and now it seems that this decision is very correct.

Sima Hao's expression was seen by Yao Bin, and he said: "Lord Changshi, Speaker Cao Kun also said that if Lord Changshi is willing to join the parliament, he is welcome at any time, and he is willing to give your Excellency a position as vice speaker." ”

Then he turned to face the other wealthy families and said: "Brothers, for the sake of today, only by joining the parliament can we save our lives, in fact, the merchant council is to protect the interests of the big businessmen and the wealthy families, in the future, not only will we not lose anything, but we will also gain more rights through legislation." ”

The wealthy people were slightly moved, and Yao Bin's words went to their hearts.

Sima Hao's expression also softened at this time, and he said to Yao Bin: "Long live the Merchant Council, I join the Merchant Council on behalf of the Sima clan." “

"Our Sun family also joined."

"The Dong family also joined."

“……“

After Sima Hao, one by one the wealthy families expressed their positions.

Yao Bin smiled, and he said aloud: "Without further ado, now we have to gather all the troops and new troops, if nothing else, the royal army will soon move south, before they go south, we will build fortifications around Lin'an, drag the royal army here, only in this way, the parliamentary army will have a chance to breathe and gain a foothold in the south." ”

Sima Hao nodded, and he said: "Our wealthy family has been inherited for thousands of years, and has always been at peace with the imperial courts of previous dynasties, but Xiao Ming wants to destroy our foundation and distribute our land and wealth to the people, how can we still endure it, everyone fights with him, even if we can't win, we have to drag him exhausted, and when the barbarians in the north ease up, it will be the time for us to attack from the north and the south." “

Yao Bin nodded with satisfaction, not long after he returned from Europe, such a change had taken place in the Chu State, which made him very excited, and he felt that what he had learned in Europe could finally be put to use.

In the past two years in Europe, his psychology has also changed drastically, and the prosperity and power of Europe have made him envious, which makes him convinced that the merchant council was established correctly.

……

In Suzhou City, Xiao Mingzheng and Li San marked the location of the current parliamentary army on the map, and after the war began, the secret guards poured into the south to collect intelligence.

Lying on the map, the heavy smell of ink came to my nose, this was not a hand-drawn map, but a mimeographed map.

For the convenience of warfare and exploration, Xiao Ming asked the printing house to engrave several versions of the map, which ranged from simple to complex, including simple world maps, local state and county maps, minerals, water conservancy, oceans, and ocean current maps.

In addition to some of these maps for cultural and educational purposes, most of them will be used for military and exploration.

Lin Youde is now retreating south with the parliamentary army, and he left behind the decision of the merchant council before leaving, and they will establish themselves here, here, and here. ”

As he spoke, Li San pointed to the location on the map.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly, these places are Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other regions in modern terms, while Chu State includes a part of southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, eastern Jiangxi and other regions.

Now he has conquered Suzhou, Songjiang, and Jiaxing, which is equivalent to taking the area of southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Jiaxing, Zhejiang, which is only a part of the Chu State, and most of the land is under the control of Sima Hao.

"Cao Kun, the old fox, is not an ordinary character, and it is estimated that there is someone behind him, and all his actions now are carried out in an orderly manner." Xiao Ming groaned.

"Indeed, we have found traces of the activities of the British associations, and it is very likely that they are making suggestions for Cao Kun."