This kind of pomp of the vassal king entering the capital is equivalent to demonstrating to Li Li. If the loser is not lost, it shows that they are not afraid of Li Li.

Unfortunately, this move was just a bluff at best. In fact, they came to pay tribute to Li Li and showed good things to the team, and put on posture for the people along the way, showing that they were strong and not weaker than the Xiliang Army.

Therefore, the General's Mansion did not give these tribute missions a good look; instead, he refused to receive them, he instead responded to them and left them aside without even asking.

Moreover, this is far from enough. Only with comparison can the gap be revealed, and only with comparison can we deeply understand the huge gap.

To this end, the General's Office arranged a special person to receive the three missions including Gongsun Zan, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, and held a grand banquet in the main hall of the inn.

In contrast, the other vassal regiments that were not interested in were coldly treated, and a huge sense of loss arose. However, they could not and dared not show any dissatisfaction. Otherwise, if they were honest, the soldiers guarding the city would most likely arrest them in prison, and even if they did not die, they would have to peel off their skin. Instead of asking for trouble like this, it would be better to endure it for a while. As long as they achieved the purpose of this trip and fulfilled their mission, it would be a blessing.

After all, it is no longer as peaceful as the times of peace, and it is common for all princes to kill people at will.

As the saying goes: Those who know the times are heroes.

Nowadays, I am better to be a good person as a slaughter and be more obedient and try not to cause trouble. After finishing the work, I will leave as soon as possible. This is a wise move.

This is also Mi Zhu’s most urgent idea at the moment.

However, although the younger sister Mi Huan is married, she is still willful and curious about many novel things. Since entering the Xiliang realm, Mi Huan has looked around the east and west along the way, and seems to be interested in everything she sees, and feels fresh when she sees it. For example, the wide and flat official road, there is a wind lamp hanging on a two-meter-high wooden stake every fifty steps on both sides of the road, and there are also large carriages coming and going. People along the way only need to take out five five-zhu coins to ride this kind of carriage; in addition, the road is densely packed with evergreen trees and many flowers.

In fact, all this not only made Mi Huan feel curious, but even Mi Zhu himself was extremely surprised. He sat in the window and looked at the new things outside the window. What he was most interested in was that there were endless caravans leading to Chang'an official road, and even the blonde and blue-eyed Western Regions caravans, as well as the camel caravans only available in Yongzhou. What surprised him deeply was that he had always thought that Xiliang was bitter and cold, and the Xidu Chang'an had long been abandoned.

The land was desolate and uninhabited for hundreds of miles; but when I came to Chang'an in person, I realized that the rumors were unreliable. There were countless villages and Zhendians along the way, and the population was densely populated. Zhendian was prosperous and there were almost no refugees. Although the people did not have silk and satin, they were dressed neatly and were very energetic, and greeted everyone with a smile. Such a prosperous place was even better than the counties of Xuzhou. There was no desolate scene.

What really surprised Mi Zhu was that the majestic and majestic Chang'an City was definitely the largest city he had seen so far. This capital city, located on the Guanzhong Plain, covers an area of ​​more than 30 miles, with a total of twelve city gates from east to west, south to north, and the two walls on the east and west sides were as high as five meters high. The south city is still under renovation, and the north city is still being expanded.

The northern city, which covers an area of ​​more than ten miles, can still be seen as a deserted city wall, but it has now been renovated and expanded. The newly built three-story attics rise up, rows horizontally and vertically, with wide streets and alleys, reasonable layout, neat and atmospheric. I think this place will soon become one of the most prosperous street markets in the city, with broad prospects and unlimited business opportunities. Mi Zhu is still extremely arrogant when it comes to commercial operations. After all, the Mi family in Xuzhou is a merchant family, involving various commercial fields, including houses and shops.

To be honest, when Mi Zhu saw the newly built North City, he was moved, and countless business opportunities emerged in his mind, and they were all business transactions that were stable and profitable. At a moment, he couldn't wait to buy a real estate in this city, and then get involved in the construction of the North City, and grab a considerable amount of money here. Unfortunately, this idea can only be thought about. Judging from the current situation, it is undoubtedly a delusion to enter the Xiliang business world, and it is impossible.

In addition, the bustling streets of Chang'an City, the orderly public security, and the rich commercial atmosphere made Mi Zhu very moved. When the night was late, he had imagined more than once that if the hundreds of millions of households in the Mi family in Xuzhou were involved in the business circle of Chang'an, participated in the expansion of the North City, and then traded with the Western Regions, he would definitely make a fortune; within three years, he could double his existing assets and truly become a top-ranked merchant family in the Han Dynasty, and even had the strength to compete with the Zhen family, the largest merchant in the Central Plains.

It’s a pity that the reality is cruel, the world is chaotic and the princes are in power, this can only be a beautiful dream.

In addition to regret, Mi Zhu couldn't help but think of the Wuji Zhen family, who had business dealings with him.

Just at this time last year, news came out that the Wuji Zhen family moved to Chang'an, and Zhen's head of the Zhen family also made a concubine for Li Li. He could be said to have spent all his money to hold Li Li's thighs and put all the huge family business on Li Li. At that time, this news was attracted by many aristocratic families as a laughing stock. Zhen and the entire Zhen family were criticized, making people point fingers behind their backs and make them laugh.

However, in just one year, the Zhen family rose strongly and the caravans entered the Central Plains states again. Except for the rule of Yuan Shao in Jizhou, other prefectures and counties had the footprints of the Zhen family caravan, but they were not blocked or made trouble by the princes from all sides. The princes not only turned a blind eye, but also privately instructed their subordinates to take appropriate care of the Zhen family shops and never allowed to make enemies with the Zhen family caravans. This was the case in Xuzhou Liu Bei. This was something Mi Zhu personally experienced, and he personally executed the orders. Therefore, the Zhen family's business of returning to the states and counties was extremely smooth, and it was a green light all the way and unimpeded travel.

Mi Zhu still remembers this matter fresh. At that time, he really couldn't understand why the Zhen family caravan dared to go to various states to conduct business unscrupulously during the chaos in the world. The princes not only did not stop it, but instead took care of it. Until he stepped onto the Xiliang territory again, he finally knew the answer.

In fact, the reason is very simple. The princes that the Zhen family depended on was Li Li, the world's number one overlord. None of the princes dared to provoke Li Li's overlord status alone. Therefore, the Zhen family caravan, which is closely related to Li Li, naturally did not dare to make things difficult for the Zhen family caravan, and even ensured that the Zhen family caravan could not have any accidents on their territory, otherwise it would cause Li Li's anger and the Xiliang army to be overwhelmed. Therefore, although the princes fought with Li Li, as long as they failed to completely defeat Li Li and the Xiliang army under their command, no one would dare to attack the Zhen family caravan.

To this day, who in the world dares to laugh at the Zhen family's former dependence on the clan? On the contrary, many merchant families highly praised the Zhen family's act of relying on Li Li, and were extremely envious. Because Zhen's actions at that time seemed very naive and impulsive, they used the clan's efforts to help Li Li, which was tantamount to a big bet, but the facts proved that this woman was really unique and bet on the right bet, laying a solid foundation for the Zhen family to take off again.

Asking himself, Mi Zhu often lamented that he was not as brave as the Zhen family. If he had been, he would never have suppressed the rise and fall of the entire family on a young man like Li Li. This also determined that he would not have achieved such great success as the Zhen family, and could only live behind the Zhen family, curled up in a corner, and be a wealthy man from the East China Sea. Not only that, after completely serving Li Li, the two sons of the Zhen family successively took office, one was the chief officer of the General's Mansion and the other was Jingzhao Yin. It is said that this time he helped Li Xuan expand the North City and gave hundreds of mansions. The Zhen brothers were once again awarded great rewards and promoted titles by Li Li. For this reason, Mi Zhu envied the wealth and status of the Zhen family at this time, and this was also the goal he had been pursuing and striving for.

In view of the great success of the Zhen family, Mi Zhu wanted to follow the Zhen family and use the whole clan to help Liu Bei achieve great achievements. However, Liu Bei was not lucky and suffered repeated setbacks when he first as the governor of Xuzhou, which led to his current situation in a difficult and in danger. He had to contribute a lot of money and grain, which was for Li Li.

However, Liu Bei never expected that he sent Mi Zhu to Chang'an out of trust, but Mi Zhu was greatly stimulated along the way to Chang'an, which led to many thoughts that he had never thought about before. Before that, Mi Zhu was very optimistic about Liu Bei, believing that Liu Bei was persevering and persevering, and that Zhang Zhiyong would definitely achieve something big in time. For this reason, Mi Zhu followed Liu Bei and even wanted to marry his younger sister to Liu Bei to deepen their relationship and truly become Liu Bei's confidant.

However, many people and things in this world cannot be compared, especially the comparison between people. Mi Zhu always believed that Liu Bei could accomplish things, but after arriving in Chang'an City, he had not seen Li Li himself yet, and felt that the prefectures and counties in Xiliang were full of vitality and contained endless energy. In addition, the Xiliang army was really powerful and had a broad prospect.

From this, it extends to Liu Bei and Li Li. Mi Zhu suddenly realized that Li Li is stronger than Liu Bei in any aspect and has a bright future. This thought has been stuck in his mind as soon as it emerges, and it cannot be dispelled and lingered. It always lingers in his heart, which makes him very distressed, but he has to think about it. After all, this matter is related to the rise and fall of the entire Mi family. It is so big that it is impossible to be careless. But after thinking about it, he still has no clue. Now, many people and things are entangled, and they are inconsistent. If you don’t make decisions as easily as before, a little carelessness will lead to a disaster for the extermination of the clan.

Mi Zhu still gained nothing for the whole day. In the anxious waiting, many thoughts entrenched in his mind surged into his heart, making him extremely distressed??????

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Chapter completed!