Just like a chat between friends, Lu Li's tone was calm and unhurried, without any threat, and there was even a hint of smile hidden in it.
But no one present, including Tan Long who pretended he didn't exist, really thought Lu Li was joking.
Zhang Zhiming felt as if he was being targeted by some kind of terrifying entity. He couldn't help but lower his head and didn't respond for a long time.
However, Hou Baye cleared his throat and said with a smile: "Manager Lu, I'm afraid the head of the Zhang family doesn't understand your temper yet. There are some things that he can't figure out for the time being. This can be regarded as the ignorance of those who don't know."
"So, I have a suggestion. I wonder what Mr. Lu would like."
After hearing what Hou Baye said, Lu Li turned to look at him, then nodded and said, "Go ahead."
Hou Baye was a little frightened by what he saw. His original plan suddenly changed. He thought about it again and said, "As you said, everything has its value. If you want to get something, you have to pay." Some price, this is a good trading principle, and neither the Hou family nor I have any objections to this. The Zhang family may not be able to accept it yet, but there may not be room for change in this matter. "
While he was considering his words, he was also thinking about how to come up with a more reasonable, or more "Lu Li" approach.
Originally, Hou Baye just wanted to dampen Zhang Zhiming's arrogance and get some benefits from it.
Because he knew very well that what Lu Li really wanted, apart from stability, was the secrets held by each family, secrets that were likely to destabilize the situation and cause changes.
As for the resources that no one currently controls in Yanzhou, Lu Li may not take them to heart.
However, Hou Baye saw something different in Lu Li's eyes just now.
It was like a look that understood what was in one's heart and saw through everything.
So Mr. Hou quickly changed his 'plan' in his mind and said after careful consideration: "I think, for the sake of fairness, it would be better for Mr. Lu to divide the properties into three parts. Regardless of their value, after the division, Mr. Lu will choose Part of it will be used as 'compensation' for Prince Yan's Mansion. And for the rest, every time we provide a secret that General Manager Lu wants, we can extract one from it. No matter what we get, it depends on God's will, and there will be nothing in between. Human interference will not be unfair in any way.”
“You can avoid fights while solving the biggest problems right now.”
"The specific results will be witnessed by Manager Lu."
"I wonder if Mr. Lu and the head of the Zhang family are satisfied with this arrangement?"
At the end of the conversation, Master Hou even bowed to Lu Li, which made Zhang Zhiming frown.
Although the dignified head of the Hou family can only be regarded as half of the family, he still represents the face of the Hou family and is a strong man at the peak of Mingyou. It is too ugly to grovel in front of Lu Li.
Zhang Zhiming squinted his eyes. Although he was extremely disdainful of Hou Ba Ye in his heart, he did not show it on his face. Instead, he seriously considered Hou Ba Ye's proposal.
In the end, I found that although this proposal was somewhat directed at me, it was generally considered fair.
In addition to asking Lu Li to divide Yanzhou's unmanaged resources into three parts and leaving only one part for him, this proposal was full of flattery. But Zhang Zhiming had to admit that the old fox did have his own uniqueness. The vacancy in Yanzhou was too huge. Whether it was the Hou family or the Zhang family, even if they had the intention to monopolize it, they would never have the ability.
Because there are other aristocratic families in Yanzhou, although those families that were not targeted by Lu Li were temporarily intimidated and did not dare to jump out and stir up trouble when the Yan Palace was dividing the fruits of victory, this did not mean that they could sit back and watch the Hou family and Zhang family take advantage of each other. All.
In other words, although the Hou family and the Zhang family can eat as much as they want and make their mouths watery, besides them, there are many people who are staring at this piece of fat and waiting for Lu Li's attitude.
This is also Zhang Zhiming's biggest worry.
Once he goes too far, Lu Li can kick the Zhang family out and find a more obedient family to share the fruits.
Now, Master Hou has made this suggestion. Lu Li and Prince Yan's Mansion will first take a large part of it, and then the two families will exchange the remaining part with 'secrets'. When the time comes, the two parties will join forces, and with the tacit approval of Prince Yan's Mansion, On the contrary, the harvest is greater than the current chaotic competition.
At the very least, those 'idiots' who are observing the situation in secret with greedy eyes will no longer have any chance to intervene.
These thoughts circulated in Zhang Zhiming's mind, and he nodded, "I think there is no problem."
After saying this, he glanced at Lu Li, waiting for Lu Li's reply.
Lu Li seemed to be enjoying the performance. His increasingly deep eyes swept over the two of them. After looking back and forth a few times, he raised his hand with a smile and said, "Master Ba's suggestion is very interesting. I don't think there is anything wrong with it."
After saying that, Lu Li said to Tan Long, "Did you hear what Master Ba said?"
Tan Long immediately responded: "I heard it."
"Then go to Manager Ge and make a jade slip out of the current 'situation' in Yanzhou."
"I'm going to play a game with these two."
As he spoke, Lu Li leaned forward slightly. This action made both Zhang Zhiming and Hou Baye look serious.
Tan Long said respectfully: "No problem, Mr. Lu."
He stepped through the sight of the two 'big men', and the anxiety in his heart had already turned into unspeakable excitement.
If it weren't for the fear of delaying Lu Li's affairs, he would have wanted to show off to Shi Yan right now. I, Old Tan, am also qualified to participate in such a big event!
Forcibly suppressing this impulse, Tan Long's mouth twitched slightly, suppressing a smile, but his steps became much more brisk, and he quickly left the living room, preparing to see Ge Xinyue.
The atmosphere became silent again.
However, compared to the depressing feeling before, both Hou Baye and Zhang Zhiming were a little more relaxed at this moment.
They were more or less on tenterhooks during this period.
Ever since that night's purge, Lu Li had disappeared.
Hiding in Prince Yan's Mansion for seventeen days, he didn't see anyone, and he couldn't even send their greetings to the Mansion.
If they weren't worried about Lu Li's future settlement, Hou Baye and Zhang Zhiming might not be able to suppress their greed.
"Fortunately."
Realizing that Lu Li was even more 'terrible' now than before, Hou Baye couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.
Not only him, but also Zhang Zhiming felt like he was "surviving a disaster".
After all, Zhang Zhiming had more ideas and more secrets than Hou Baye.
In those days before, he may not have had the idea of kicking out Prince Yan's Mansion.
Although now it seems that those ideas are a bit taken for granted. But it is precisely because of this that Zhang Zhiming is even more grateful that he has not taken any action for it, nor has he revealed any clues.
While remaining silent and rejoicing, Zhang Zhiming had already begun to figure out what 'secret' he should use in exchange for those benefits.
The most valuable secret currently in his possession, and the one that Lu Li is most interested in, is the information about his teacher.
But Zhang Zhiming still didn't know what Lu Li had found, or in other words, what he had noticed.
And how should he respond and what unimportant information should he hand over so that he can protect the real 'secret' without arousing Lu Li's suspicion
"Master Zhang, why are you so troubled?"
"Why don't you invite your teacher to come out and talk to me? I'll just talk to him directly about the specific matters."
Just as Zhang Zhiming was thinking about it, Lu Li, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly spoke, as if he mentioned something that had nothing to do with him.
But the hidden content in that sentence sent chills down Zhang Zhiming's spine. He showed an expression of disbelief, and even asked a little rudely: "You... how did you know?"
After asking this question, Zhang Zhiming's heart skipped a beat, knowing that he had been completely exposed.
Maybe Lu Li was just guessing before, but now he can basically confirm something.
"I said, secrets have their price."
Facing the sudden silence of Zhang Zhiming, Lu Li tapped his temple with his finger and smiled.
But in those deep eyes, it seems that there is a terrifying monster sleeping, and once it wakes up, it will devour everything!