But she also knew that he must have a reason for doing this, so she didn't bother to ask.

Although there were enemy soldiers in Luoyang City, the business of the Red Apricot Courtyard was operating as usual.

The battle to defend the city has just begun, the dead and wounded on the battlefield are some ordinary people, these people who have leisure to come to the Hongxing Courtyard to have fun, are the children of some wealthy families, meritorious and famous, they don't need to go to the battlefield, when they need to be put on the battlefield, the ordinary people of Luoyang City have already died, it is estimated that the city has been broken by then, they don't need to go to the battlefield, they only need to go out of the city to greet the victorious side, offer filial piety and show loyalty, if you are lucky, you may be able to be promoted to a higher level, if you are lucky, That is, the fate of being slaughtered is no different from dying on the battlefield.

They see this very thoroughly, so it is time to eat, it is time to sleep.

After a few days, the news of repeated defeats of the army led by Wang Shichong began to circulate in Luoyang City, the defenders of Luoyang retreated into the city, the gate of Luoyang City had been completely blocked, and the granaries outside the city had been occupied by the Wagang army.

The supply of food in the city has been cut off, prices have soared, and now the price of a bucket of rice has soared to one tael of silver, and people's minds have changed.

The purchase channels of the five grain kings were also cut off, and both land and water were controlled by the Wagang army.

Although the price of food in the city has soared, Zhen is not in a hurry, as early as half a year ago, he has been fully prepared for today's arrival, in the cellar of the Laurel Building, the stored food and wine are enough for the people in the building to eat for a few years, coupled with the friendship with Bao Xinglong, the boss of the Wuliang King, his stomach will definitely not be hungry for him.

He took Zhang's lake every day to admire the moon, watched her dance the newly choreographed dance, listened to her sing a beautiful tune, asked her to teach him to practice calligraphy, taught him the four books and five classics, and then watched the sunrise and sunset together.

Even the maid in the building felt that this man was too heartless, and he only knew how to play and have fun, and he was full of food all day long.

……

On this day, Zhen Mingku was about to pick up his clothes and half-fade, and the shy Zhang went into the bathroom to take a mandarin duck bath, when there was a knock on the door.

"Master, the master of the Bao family came to invite you to come to the Bao Mansion and say that there is something important to discuss."

"Let's just say I'm sick and not available!" Zhen Mingku's life is already on the rise at this time, and the sky has to be put aside.

Zhang was so ashamed that he gently twisted his ear, and said in a coquettish voice: "You haven't been out for a few days, and if you stay at home again, you're about to get moldy!" ”

finally forced him to let go of her, carefully dressed him, tied his hair, and tidied up his clothes, until he met the standard of Yushu in her mind, and then drove him out of the building with satisfaction.

……

Bao Fuzhong.

Bao Xinglong and his son Bao Qijia warmly welcomed his arrival, and after three rounds of drinking, Bao Xinglong talked about the crisis situation in Luoyang City, and also said that the business of the Bao family's five grain kings has been seriously affected by the war these days.

"If it goes on like this, in less than a month, Luoyang City will be short of food, and the city will be broken." Bao Xinglong's words were tinged with concern.

Zhen Ming ate the vegetables bitterly, and said nonchalantly: "Isn't it better if the city is broken, Wang Shichong's family is subdued, and the people of Luoyang have been liberated, and the Wuliang store where you are the shopkeeper will definitely not suffer any losses, if the leader of the Wagang Army is not a fool, he should know the importance of the Wuliang King to stabilize the hearts of the people in Luoyang. ”

Bao Xinglong was stunned and said: "General Zhen is a courtier of the Imperial Thai Dynasty, Luoyang is now in danger, General Zhen, are you not worried about the rise and fall of the Imperial Thai Dynasty at all?" Although Lao Yu is a businessman, he also knows that loyalty and patriotism are the duty of a courtier, and General Zhen's words are really incomprehensible. ”

Zhen Ming smiled bitterly: "It's not a secret, in my opinion, these people's war has no meaning, it's nothing more than the use of ignorant people to spill their blood, to fulfill their dream of being the emperor and the emperor, since ancient times, it is the innocent people who have taken their lives to fight the world, but they are the princes and grandsons of the emperor, and the people are still enslaved, who has ever seen the princes and grandsons go to the front line to shed their blood and lose their lives?" As the saying goes, the palace and all the rooms are made of soil, prosperous, the people suffer, die, and the people suffer, so who wins and who loses, I have no interest in participating in it. ”

Bao Xinglong was dumbfounded by his words, and frowned: "General Zhen, this ......"

"I don't need to persuade the shopkeeper anymore, I've fought a lot, and I never feel like I've won a fight, and now I'm just a suspended official with no power, and I don't want to take my two ladies away from these boring fights, it's not that I don't want to contribute, but I'm really powerless."

How could Bao Xinglong not know that this person was cunning and treacherous, and still tried to say: "If General Zhen has a heart, how can there be something that he can't do." ”

Zhen Ming said with a wry smile: "Bao shopkeeper really overestimates me, the Wagang army has now captured two large granaries in Liyang and Huiluo, there are many grain and soldiers, fierce generals are like clouds, and the momentum is like the sky, but Luoyang City is commanded by people like Wang Shichong, and the victory and defeat have been divided, not to mention that at this time, who enters Luoyang, in fact, it doesn't matter to the people of Luoyang, the most important thing is who can end the war as soon as possible and let them eat well, who is a good master, Wang Shichong will definitely not be a good master, Luoyang is in his hands one day, The common people will not have a good life, in this case, why not let the Wagang army try, as the so-called emperor takes turns, come to my house today. ”

It was the first time for Bao Xinglong to see this kind of general who had no discipline at all, and he was a little surprised, but even more disappointed, and still tried to advise: "If General Zhen thinks that Wang Shichong is not a good master, why doesn't he assist the emperor and the lord of the Holy Ming?" ”

Zhen Ming shook his head bitterly: "As the saying goes, the birds are good and the bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooked, since ancient times, how many of them have a good end?" Assisting others to become emperors but ending up with a stupid thing like being beheaded, just let others do it, I'm not interested in it anyway. ”

In his opinion, the so-called lackey cooking is nothing more than because the master has a black heart, and his subordinates have done too many dirty things, once he ascends to the Jinluan Palace, he wants to wash his name, of course, he can't let these accomplices who got up early in the morning and did something unscrupulous to do anything unscrupulous grasp their handles, only to kill them all, and then let the historian give him glorious achievements and whitewash the inglorious family history, which has always been the case.

History is written by the victors, this sentence contains too much bitterness and blood and tears of the losers, light and justice are never taken for granted, the victory is not necessarily the righteous side, but the writer of history is crowned with the name of justice, just as the foreign invasion has become the ruler, for the invaded party, such the victor claims to be righteous, and uses violence to maintain his own image of justice, for the invaded people, such a victor will always be a robber and a demon.

Although he can see through, the people of this era may not, even if they see through, they may not dare to say it clearly, too many taboos make people dare not say, and even dare not think about it, human beings invented castration, one is called physiological castration, the eunuch is the first of the Chinese nation, and the other is called spiritual castration, living under strict feudal etiquette, the people who are silent like cicadas, all belong to the object of spiritual castration.