Chapter 26: The Task is Accomplished

  Li Zhe's nonsense temporarily settled Zhao Yun, and the rest of the things were not a big problem. After all, the military power of Liu Bei's army was in Zhao Yun's hands.

  As long as Zhao Yun is unwilling to take drastic measures against Li Zhe, Zou Jiu alone cannot stir up any waves in Sanli Town. As long as Zhao Yun stays here with him, his life in the thriving community of Sanli Town will inevitably assimilate Zhao Yun with ease.

  Back in Sanli Village, Li Zhe immediately ordered his subordinates to secretly monitor Zhao Yun and the 1,000 soldiers he brought with him, as well as Su Wu. He handed over military affairs to Zhao Yun, with Su Wu assisting, and briefly handed over civil administration before leaving for the 21st century.

  Everyone has been waiting impatiently here for a long time.

  Call Li Dong's gang over, arrange a good place for all participants to indulge in debauchery, after the revelry, several important figures finally sit down together to discuss seriously.

  "What does Brother Dong think of this thing? Is it still worthy of Brother Dong's eyes? Haha! For this antique, Li Zhe went through great hardships and fought with all his might, even feeling like he was reborn. The feeling at this moment is unparalleled."

  Li Dong was also laughing with his mouth wide open! He finally saw the extremely valuable antique that Li Zhe had been talking about!

  Edict of the Girdle!

  This is not only extremely valuable, but also the famous "Edict of the Belt" in history! The Edict of the Belt, which has a close relationship with the fate of warlords such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Ma Teng and Yuan Shao! Almost spanning decades of warlord struggles in the Three Kingdoms, it can be called a treasure of historians!

  Since the Romance of the Three Kingdoms began to circulate throughout China, the story of the Three Kingdoms has been well-known among Chinese people. Almost anyone on the street can tell you about Lv Bu, Zhao Yun, and Wei Yan. This book is indeed a primer for Chinese strategic wisdom.

  Important historical relics existing in such popular books, and the entire Chinese history and culture are closely related to the rare antique, even if it is only a legendary object! Even an ordinary Chinese knows the preciousness of this thing, let alone Li Dong, a true antique expert.

  It can be seen that with the hype and emergence of the belt decree, antique experts and historians will inevitably surround this belt decree, spitting out water, and countless news media reporters will flock to it, frantically trying to dig up every bit of inside information related to this treasure. And with the appearance of the belt decree, the entire history of the Three Kingdoms period will be redefined, and the debate over loyalty and treachery will rise again. It's not impossible that the entire Southeast Asian cultural circle will once again stir up a wave of research on the history of the Three Kingdoms. This is something that can trigger a cultural fever throughout the Chinese cultural circle! Its influence is by no means limited to history alone!

  In this lifetime, being able to operate such an antique business can be said to be the pinnacle that an antique dealer can reach. And Li Dong's antique shop will surely rise to the highest point in the Southeast Asian cultural circle's antique world with this deal!

  Li Zhe, this kid, is indeed the noble person destined for me! Li Dong looked at Li Zhe and liked him more and more. At this time, he was already deeply convinced of his own intuition. I, Li Dong, am indeed worthy of being a descendant of an antique family! This premonition is so accurate, can I also try to develop in the field of Feng Shui in the future? Li Dong's eyes looking at Li Zhe even had some tendency to lean towards being gay!

  "Great! Great! Of course, great! Li Zhe, my younger brother, you really have a good wrist! You can even get your hands on such a good thing, this is a treasure that's hard to come by in a thousand years!" Li Dong grasped Li Zhe's hand, excitedly unable to control himself.

  Previously, Li Dong's attitude towards Li Zhe was largely based on his judgment of the potential of the team behind Li Zhe. However, at this time, under the influence of various abnormal emotions, Li Dong found Li Zhe more and more pleasing to the eye, and had thoroughly acknowledged that Li Zhe was one of his own people. What was originally a public relationship has now begun to shift in the direction of private friendship.

  This is also normal. In the business world, it's right to maintain absolute calmness and not let personal emotions interfere with one's judgment. But in reality? People are not trees, who can be without feelings? Even the coldest and most ruthless businessman has a thread of humanity in his heart. Long-term cooperative partners will inevitably cultivate some personal emotions beyond official business, and these emotions reflected in business become what is called interpersonal relationships.

  No matter what kind of affairs, interpersonal relationships are always an important factor that can affect human judgment. Where there are people, there is no lack of places where interpersonal relationships play a role. This thing is ubiquitous in the world where humans exist.

  With this big business, Li Zhe and Li Dong finally established a truly stable cooperative relationship. Between the two, what was originally an interdependent relationship had subtly shifted in a direction more favorable to Li Zhe. At this point, Li Dong was even willing to hold the reins for Li Zhe.

  "It's nothing, nothing! It was just a coincidence that I stumbled upon it! Don't praise me too much, big brother!" Li Zhe understood Li Dong's loss of composure, but he was still able to control his own emotions.

  "Alright then! I'll leave the specifics of the antique auction to Second Brother, I don't understand any of it and wouldn't want to cause trouble for Older Brother. After it's all done, just give me a shout, Second Brother!" Li Zhe said succinctly.

  If it were before, Li Zhe would have been despised by Li Dong for doing such a careless deal, which would have affected the future distribution of benefits between the two. However, now that Li Dong's view of Li Zhe has changed and he regards Li Zhe as a permanent partner, Li Zhe's gesture of completely letting go is perceived differently: generous, magnanimous, a man of great character!

  That's Li Dong's evaluation of Li Zhe at this moment! In short, it is full of various praises.

  "Hey! Little Zhe! You're at it again, dumping everything on me. I'm just your slave, huh? You're such a lazy bum!" Li Dong said with a big belly, sitting on the couch and pointing at Li Zhe with a smile. With their current relationship, this kind of teasing was acceptable. It was no longer the cold, distant transactional relationship they had before.

  He's all set, and he's going to make a big splash with this precious treasure not just in Southeast Asia but globally! As for Li Zhe, he can just sit back and wait for the money to roll in.

  After that, Li Zhe handed over the remaining matters to Liao Yun-kai and Li Dong's subordinates to deal with how to continue keeping this thing, how to operate with bank loans, how to contact various antique shops for exhibitions, until the final auction transaction and so on. These big shots naturally don't need to worry about such trivial matters.

  Li Dong promptly paid Li Zhe 10 million yuan in cash as a deposit to maintain the operation of several companies in his hands.

  For Li Zhe, the affair of the imperial edict on the belt is finally over!

  ……

  Late at night, Li Zhe was lying comfortably in his large house, surfing the internet.

  More than a dozen days ago, the post he made in the forum has already had many people following up, although most of them are water army, but there are still some very valuable replies.

  PS: It's almost 300 now, I'm so excited! As promised, once it reaches 300, I'll update more! Isn't sharing the joy with everyone better than enjoying it alone? Haha!