"He colluded with my cousin to seize the Bai family's property and treated me like a beast. Has he ever spoken of morality?"
"In this world, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit! As long as I can get revenge, who cares about reputation?"
Wang Pan's eyes flickered as he whispered, "Nephew Sheng's words may be extreme, but... they do make sense. We are trapped here now, with no future."
"Zhao Muyun's influence in Shuozhou is growing. If we don't seek external help, I'm afraid... I'm afraid we'll all rot quietly in Jinyang City."
He paused, his voice lowered, "Besides... we still have the secret method of growing and purifying tobacco. I heard that the nobles of Beidi also like this thing. If we can use it as a stepping stone to advance, perhaps..."
Zhou Dequan was silent.
How could he not know the risks and humiliation of surrendering to the Northern Di?
But when he thought about his son’s death, his century-old foundation was destroyed.
He had fallen from a local tyrant to a wanted criminal, and his bone-chilling hatred for Zhao Muyun, his illusory national justice and posthumous reputation, seemed so vulnerable in the face of the cruel reality and personal grudges.
He sighed deeply, as if all his energy and spirit had been drained away in an instant, and said dejectedly:
"Now that things have come to this, what other options are there? However... contacting Beidi is extremely risky, so we must be extremely cautious."
Seeing the two of them move, Bai Sheng was overjoyed and said quickly:
"Father, uncles, don't worry! While I was on the run, I heard someone talk about a secret trade route leading to Yanyun. Perhaps we can give it a try!"
"As long as we can contact the noble Beidi, explain the pros and cons, and offer the secret method of making money by using tobacco, there is no need to worry about not taking revenge!"
The four conspired until late at night.
In the end, Zhou Dequan, who was meticulous and had connections with some shady figures in Hebei Province, was responsible for sending his absolutely reliable confidant, carrying a large sum of money and secret letters, through that secret trade route, and risked his life to go to Yanyun to try to contact the powerful people in Beidi.
After many twists and turns, the secret envoy sent by Zhou Dequan actually contacted a great Yin person's aide who had become the Privy Councilor of Beidi Nanyuan, Han Yanshou.
When the staff heard the purpose of the visit, especially when they heard about the "secret method of tobacco" and "familiarity with the internal affairs of Hedong and a blood feud with Zhao Muyun", they did not dare to neglect it and reported it immediately.
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