Chapter 59: The Emergence of a Powerful Enemy

  It happened suddenly, and Zhang Cheng and others were all stunned. Only Liao Shi's siblings, who had been paying attention to Zhuge Jun's safety at all times, were quick-witted and swift in their actions. Liao Hong used his sword to block Zhang Wei's sword, while Liao Fang stabbed Zhang Wei's heart with one sword.

  Zhang Cheng held his son's body and wailed loudly.

  After a long while, he slowly stood up and looked at Zhuge Jun. As for the events that had just transpired, he was an eyewitness, so he couldn't blame Zhuge Jun. However, he shifted his gaze to Liao Shi's siblings, staring at them with hatred in his eyes, saying: "Nephew, hand these two people over to me to take away."

  Zhuge Jun shook his head and didn't say a word, but his attitude was firm.

  Zhang Cheng glanced at him and then looked at Liao Shi's siblings. Without saying a word, he carried Zhang Wei's body away.

  Zhuge Jun felt extremely depressed in his heart, thinking that no matter what, this hatred could not be resolved. From now on, he would prepare to fight against this powerful enemy.

  He wrote a letter to let Erniang host the wedding for Ling'er and Ma Dai, and told the craftsmen who followed them to start brewing wine and doing business locally in Xiliang.

  He wrote another letter and sent someone to give it to Huang Yueying, telling them to be careful with their safety.

  As for competing with others in intelligence, Zhuge was not good at it. Faced with such a powerful enemy like Zhang Zhaos family, he couldnt handle it, but he wasnt worried. Who made him have an older brother like Zhuge Liang?

  He immediately set out for Changsha to find Zhuge Liang.

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  Zhuge Liang saw Zhuge Jun suddenly arrive in Changsha, knowing he must have important matters, so he asked Liu Bei for leave. Liu Bei heard that Zhuge Jun had arrived in Changsha and was very happy, saying he would host a banquet to welcome Zhuge Jun. Zhuge Liang said after discussing family affairs, he would come to trouble the lord.

  The two brothers returned home.

  "Xiao Jun, didn't you send Ling'er to Xiliang? How did you end up here?"

  He said gloomily, "Second brother, I've gotten myself into big trouble this time. Help me think of a solution." He then proceeded to recount the events leading up to it in detail.

  Zhuge Liang thought to himself, "Xiao Jun is indeed unlucky, this trouble is not small." He said to him, "This matter is indeed troublesome, but since things have turned out this way, it's not a big deal."

  "He hastily asked: 'Second brother, what should we do?'"

  Zhuge Liang said: "Let me think about it for a moment, I'll tell you later."

  As a politician, he keenly felt that this was a good thing and an excellent opportunity to stir up discord between the Eastern Wu's military and politics. By stirring up internal strife in Eastern Wu, weakening their power, it would definitely help achieve his ideal of assisting Liu Bei in unifying the country. He should push the wave forward.

  But his younger brother was involved, and his interests would inevitably be harmed. On the one hand, there were the interests of the political group, on the other hand, there were the interests of his younger brother. How to choose between them, he quickly made a decision: he should prioritize political interests and find a way to protect his younger brother's interests himself.

  He made up his mind, shook the feather fan and said: "Your interests are mainly commercial. In the future, you will inevitably be bullied by Zhang Zhao in Eastern Wu. The best and simplest way is to move to Changsha and develop here."

  For Zhuge Liang, this was a case of killing two birds with one stone:

  One of them is that you and your wife are reunited, can't be separated for a long time?

  Secondly, his brother moved the industry to Jingzhou, which not only guaranteed his safety but also greatly helped to enhance the economic strength of the Liu Bei group.

  Thirdly, when his younger brother moves to Changsha, Sun Shangxiang will inevitably follow. Sun Quan will suffer losses in both business and family relationships, and he will inevitably harbor resentment towards Zhang Zhao. Wu Guo will also harbor grievances. With a little more effort, they can be stirred up into a state of utter chaos.

  For Zhuge Jun, moving to Changsha is also possible, but it's not the best choice for now.

  One, Liu Bei's territory is too small, leaving little room for business development, such as the real estate he is about to develop in Eastern Wu, which cannot be done here.

  Secondly, this place is too close to Cao Cao's power and the risk is too great.

  Thirdly, the land of Eastern Wu is stable and vast, with good relations with its neighbors. For expanding business institutions and secretly gathering troops, the conditions are more favorable than in Liu Bei's territory.

  He also considered the problem of his second brother's reunion and thought that moving some industries to Changsha would be good, which could also disperse risks and let Huang Yueying preside over in Changsha.

  He made up his mind and said, "Second brother, your opinion is correct. I want to move some of the industry to Changsha and have my sister-in-law take care of it here, so you can also reunite as a couple. For now, I don't plan on leaving Eastern Wu. You just arrange this for me and come up with a plan on how to deal with Zhang Zhao and the others."

  Zhuge Liang said, "You want to think like that, I can give you a way. But I have a question, you already have a lot of money and are not interested in politics, what is the significance of expanding your business further?"

  Zhuge Jin thought to himself, "My great ideals are even greater than you can imagine, it's just that you don't know yet." He really had the urge to say it out loud, but his rationality told him it wasn't the right time.

  He said, "Although I'm not interested in politics, now that I've become a rich man, just eating and waiting for death is meaningless. I need to do something, or else it's all empty. Second brother, don't say anything else, just tell me what to do."

  Zhuge Liang saw that he had made up his mind, so he thought: "This is also good, let my brother and elder brother fight with Zhang Zhao and the others, there's no harm."

  He said: "You just do that... and if anything else happens, send someone to inform me and I'll think of a solution again."

  Zhuge Jun listened to his opinion and thought: "Zhuge Liang is indeed Zhuge Liang, he's really formidable."

  He said: "Second brother, you reply to Liu Bei on my behalf, I won't attend the welcoming banquet, I have to rush back to Wu County immediately."

  Zhuge Liang understood his feelings and said: "Since that's the case, I won't keep you here any longer. Be careful on your way, I'll send someone to escort you."

  He called Liao Shi brothers and sisters and said: "You two just stay by my second brother's side to protect him, don't go to Eastern Wu."

  The two siblings knew he was protecting them, and his sister worriedly asked: "Master Zhuge, won't you be in danger?"

  He smiled and said: "Don't worry about me, I will soon be the son-in-law of Eastern Wu, no one dares to lay a hand on me in Eastern Wu."