Chapter 118 Petition for Nomination

The northern region has a predominantly temperate monsoon climate.

The climate is characterized by the four distinct seasons of the year, the summer is warm and rainy, the winter is cold and dry, but after the autumn, because of the influence of summer, the monsoon is the southeast wind, blowing from the ocean to the continent, bringing warm and humid air flow, easy to form precipitation, so it is easy to produce heavy rainfall in the north after autumn.

At this time, the river water swells sharply, and the river is prone to flooding.

The city was built on the basis of a river called the Datang River, which is the mother river of the city, which not only provided water for the city, but also provided water for cultivation, and moistened the land around the city, making the city so fertile.

But after heavy rains in autumn, the river becomes violent, and at its worst, the flooding even fills the entire city and floods the surrounding fields.

Therefore, when the autumn rains come, the grain that cannot be harvested will be fed back to the earth by the flood and rain, and the city will also suffer, because once the water is released, the traces of the slaves living outside will be washed into the city, making the whole city filthy.

When the flood waters receded, the whole city was enveloped in a foul smell.

The palace battle that Qiu He was looking forward to last night did not take place.

Murong Quan's guards and Bai Dibu's army faced each other in the torrential rain for two hours, and the big men inside discussed for two hours, and finally seemed to reach a consensus.

There was no good show, Qiu He seemed to be in a mood, so he went back to sleep early with the Zhu family, what specific consensus was reached between Murong Qian and Bai Dibu, Qiu He was not interested, because even if he didn't inquire, Zhou Kuan would take the initiative to tell him.

It may have been just dawn, and Qiu He was called out by Zhou Kuan.

Zhou Kuan's face was haggard, but he sat on the edge of the bed with an extremely excited expression and said to Qiu He, "Virtuous nephew, are you up?" ”

The corners of Qiu He's mouth twitched, rubbed his eyes, sat up and said with a smile, "Wake up, wake up, Lord Wu Zhu got up so early today." ”

is full of smiles on the surface, but she is scolding her mother in her heart.

Can't you see if I'm awake or not?

"It's not that I just woke up, it's that I haven't slept." Zhou Kuan grinned and showed a mouthful of corrupt and yellowed old teeth, and the smile was uncomfortable: "Yesterday, Murong exhausted the anger of the public, and the virtuous nephew should have heard about the matter of the military introduction to the palace." ”

"I naturally know about such a big thing, but it's not easy for a junior outsider to ask too much." Qiu He said with a smile.

"Nephew really doesn't know?" Zhou Kuan looked at Qiu He and lowered his voice, "The Fei clan rebelled against the Bai Di Department and defected to the Lin Hu Department, which was confused by the Zhu family." ”

Qiu He showed a shocked expression when he heard this, because he was too shocked, his exclamation was a little split, "What?!" ”

Looking at Qiu He's expression, the last trace of vigilance in Zhou Kuan's heart also let go, "The Fei family is the third largest family in the Bai Di Department, after the destruction of the Zhongshan Kingdom, the Zhongshan royal family took us to the Yan Kingdom, and finally was taken in by the Fei family, and the Fei family was forced by the pressure of the Yan Kingdom, Chan gave up the throne, and the resentment accumulated over the years was finally exposed." ”

"Hasn't the Fei clan always been loyal to Bai Dibu? How could they suddenly rebel, and what right did the Zhu family have to accept them? Qiu He's face flushed and his face was full of anger: "Could it be that he wants to usurp the throne?!" ”

"I'm afraid it is." Zhou Kuan pretended to be sad and said, "It seems that the virtuous nephew is in the Lin Hu Department, and he is indeed not lightly excluded." ”

Qiu He's expression froze, and he smiled awkwardly.

"However, the prestige of the Qiu clan in the Lin Hu Department should still be there, after all, your Qiu clan is the one who helped the Lin Hu Department to establish." Zhou Kuancheng said, "That's right." ”

"But the authority is in the hands of the Zhu family, and I don't have any weight in speaking in the Lin Hu Department." Qiu He's grievances were about to cry.

"If you don't hide it from your nephew, the old man will have something to say, how does King Lin Hu treat you?" Zhou Kuan asked seriously.

Qiu He was slightly stunned: "What does Lord Wu Zhu mean?" ”

"Back then, Murong Ke, the king of Linhu, was poor and white, and came to my Bai Di Department to ask for him, no one looked down on him back then, it was your grandfather who was soft-hearted and took him in, and then he came to prominence, and it was your grandfather who came forward to vouch for it, so that King Bai Di borrowed troops, so that he is now in the Lin Hu Department, but now what about your Qiu family?" Zhou Kuan said with indignation on his face, "If it weren't for the Qiu clan, he Murong Ke would have been buried in the belly of the beast a long time ago." ”

Qiu He's smile stiffened and he didn't answer.

Zhou Kuan glanced at Qiu He's expression, and coughed a little unnaturally, "I know, your father must have told you about the battle for the throne of Bai Di back then, and the fact that your Qiu clan was implicated in becoming a slave and was saved by Murong Ke." ”

Qiu He lowered his head, biting his lip and not speaking.

"But virtuous nephew, there are some truths that even your father doesn't know very well." Zhou Kuan sighed deeply, patted Qiu He's shoulder and said, "When the Zhongshan Kingdom was destroyed, a total of three clans escaped and defected to the Yan Kingdom, the royal clan Zhai clan, as well as our Zhou clan and Sang clan, the Yan King arranged us here, and assisted the Zhai clan to force the Fei clan Chan to give up the throne, Feicheng was changed to Qiancheng, Zhai, Sang, Zhou, and Fei were the four major clans, and then Donghu was powerful, and our Qiancheng became the territory of Donghu, and then Qin Kai and your ancestors expelled Donghu, but your Qiu clan was abandoned, and finally could only defect to our Qiancheng, So there are five clans of Zhai, Sang, Zhou, Fei, and Qiu, and we can form the Bai Di Department to integrate into the Donghu Alliance, and your Qiu clan has contributed a lot, so we also respect your Qiu clan very much, but later the Sang clan usurped the throne, and your Qiu clan stood on the wrong team, and the Zhai clan suffered at the same time. ”

Qiu He watched Zhou Kuan tell this history with a melancholy face, and there was no guilt on his face for being a minister after assisting the Sang family to usurp the throne, and he couldn't help but sigh at the cheekiness of this old guy.

"Your Qiu clan was originally a great family, and you only hated the ambition of the wolf son of the Sang clan at that time, and held the power in your hands, forcing us to assist him in usurping the throne and doing such disloyal things, at that time, your grandfather was the only noble person, and he denounced the usurpation of the Sang clan in front of everyone, but unfortunately, the old gentleman was killed by Sang Yang's dog thief with an arrow in anger." Zhou Kuan seemed to be emotional, and he squeezed out two tears.

Qiu He blinked, thinking that although Sang Yang is a usurper, he is also the monarch of your Zhou family, so he is afraid that he is not subordinate.

"It's a pity that the Zhou clan was weak at that time and had no real power, so they could only watch the Qiu clan die, and in the end, Murong Ke's savage took all your people away, the old man is ashamed." Zhou Kuan said more and more grief.

"Lord Wu Zhu doesn't have to be sad, it's a thing of the past." Qiu He opened his mouth to comfort.

"No, as the saying goes, the truth of heaven is obvious, the Sang clan usurped the throne and rebelled, and there must be righteous people to punish the evil and promote the good, my Zhou clan is willing to do the right thing for the heavens, and the ancestor of the Zhai clan who was tragically wiped out, as well as the enemy clan one by one!" Zhou Kuan's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance really looked like a martyr, but the horizontal flesh on his face trembled with excitement, and he looked a little disobedient.

Qiu He endured his nausea, pretended to be excited and asked in a trembling voice, "What does Lord Wu Zhu mean by this?" ”

"Then the Zhu family obviously wants to take advantage of the presence of Murong Ke, the king of Lin Hu, to lead the troops and collude with the Fei clan to usurp the Lin Hu tribe and stand on its own." The righteousness in Zhou Kuan's eyes disappeared instantly, and he became a thief, "And the Sang clan will definitely not tolerate this matter, and will inevitably lead the troops to fight, and Murong will definitely get a piece of the pie, the iron smelting method of the Lin Hu Department is enough to make him an expelled prince and become the foundation of his foothold in Donghu." ”

"Murong Ke is even more cunning and vicious than Murong Ke, I heard that he just saw the beautiful wife of the young master of the Fei clan and wanted to rob and occupy it, which caused yesterday's palace mutiny." Qiu He frowned, "If he really replaces Lin Hu and stands on his own, it may not be a good thing for Bai Dibu." ”

"Now that Lin Hu and Bai Di are devouring each other, it is inevitable that they will both lose and be injured, it is you and I who do the right thing for heaven! I have divined several times, and all of them are auspicious signs, this is a sign from heaven! Heaven is instructing us to take this opportunity to eradicate these sinful wickedness once and for all! Zhou Kuan was trembling with excitement, and the greed in his eyes was overflowing.

Talking about usurpation is so fresh and refined, what kind of person are you?

Qiu He was extremely disdainful in his heart, but his face pretended to be stunned and entangled.

"Virtuous nephew, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the Fei clan took away eight hundred private soldiers, plus the soldiers of the Lin Hu Department, it should be less than three thousand, the Sang clan decided to send a thousand garrisons this time, two thousand slave troops, plus Murong exhausted a thousand cavalry, the two sides will inevitably fight for both sides, although the Zhou clan does not have too many private soldiers, but during this period of time with you to buy and sell the armament, you can also get together a thousand soldiers, when the time comes, after they go out, we quickly control the palace, the Sang traitors all control, no matter who wins or loses, None of them are our opponents, after controlling Murong and killing the Zhu family, you go to accept the Lin Hu Ministry, and then bring the previous slaves and grain back to the city, and then smelt iron tools and equip the slave army, and when the Yan Di War is over, the remnants of the soldiers under the hands of King Bai Di and King Lin Hu will inevitably be defeated, and when the time comes, you and I will be the real masters of this Bai Di Department! Perhaps, he can also subdue the rest of Donghu and rebuild the Zhongshan Kingdom! After Zhou Kuan finished saying this sentence with a dry mouth, he stared at Qiu He with burning eyes.

Seeing that Qiu He still had a look of hesitation on his face.

Zhou Kuan frowned slightly, and continued to agitate, "Virtuous nephew, do you want the Qiu family to be a slave and a maid for the rest of your life, don't you want justice for the family?" A manly man, he is not ashamed of his ancestors in life, and how is death different from livestock? ”

Qiu He seemed to be stimulated, his eyes instantly turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "It's all up to Lord Wuzhu!" ”

Zhou Kuan showed a relieved smile, patted the back of Qiu He's hand and said, "In the future, everyone will be a family, and after the matter is completed, I will let Hong'er marry you." ”

Qiu He showed an excited smile, and was about to say something, when suddenly there was a report from the attendant outside the courtyard: "Lord Wu Zhu, the Sang family invites you to go to the palace to discuss important matters." ”

"Got it, let them wait for me outside for a while." Zhou Kuan stood up and tidied up his clothes, patted Qiu He's shoulder, and handed him a token, "The Sang clan is suspicious, and I will definitely not stay in the city, and after we go on the expedition, the matter of controlling the Sang clan in the palace will be handed over to the virtuous nephew, and my son will try his best to cooperate with you." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wuzhu, for your trust." Qiu He knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Qiu He will not disgrace his life." ”

"The tiger father has no dogs, and the virtuous nephew will definitely not insult the lintel." Zhou Kuan smiled and walked out of the room.

Weighing the token in his hand, after watching Zhou Kuan's fat body leave the courtyard, Qiu He showed a mocking smile on his face, and sneered, "Old fox, with a doorman order, it looks like a family master's order." ”

The ink wolf, like a gecko, jumped down from the beam of the inner house, "How to deal with the more than 1,000 private soldiers of the Zhou family?" ”

"This is our vote, so naturally we don't need to deal with it." Qiu He smiled like a little fox, "Let's go, go and find Murong Quan." ”

The ink wolf frowned slightly.