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The twelve ladies of the Cui family were in a hurry, hurriedly bid farewell to their father, and hurried south, lest the river freeze and delay the trip.

Cui Jiu didn't know the content of Cui Hongsheng's conversation with the Twelve Ladies, but since Cui Hongsheng hinted to himself that the Twelve Ladies were one of Cui's layouts, and entrusted the safety of the Twelve Ladies to himself, then he was naturally loyal and dutiful, and only the Twelve Ladies. It is related to Cui Hongsheng's fate and the future of Cui's family, Cui Jiu did not dare to be careless, let go of all distracting thoughts, and did his best to assist the twelve ladies.

After crossing the river, the Twelve Ladies found Cui Jiu and asked him to find a nearby Xu's wharf, and sent a message that Cui's wanted to see Xu Shiyun.

Soon after the message came out, the Cui family's fleet entered the Tongji Canal, and Xu Shiyun also received the message, but he couldn't figure out Cui's intentions, and was worried that the Cui family was coming for the Wagang brothers, so he simply avoided it and delayed it for a while. At this moment, Xu Shisan suddenly appeared and sent news of Li Fengyun. Xu Shichang then wrote a long letter, and after discussion with the Wagang brothers, he sent a confidant deacon, escorted by more than a dozen skilled dead soldiers, to the Cui family's fleet on the Tongji Canal.

Cui Jiu saw that Xu sent a secret letter so "solemnly", and it was estimated that it was a serious matter, so he immediately personally delivered the letter to the twelve ladies.

The Twelve Ladies are very disdainful of Xu Shiyun's exaggeration, isn't it just a letter, and can they use such "sabre-rattling"? When she opened the letter and saw that it was all about the white criminals and Xuzhou thieves, she was taken aback, and her expression suddenly became solemn, so she read it carefully. After reading it, she had an unbelievable feeling, who is this white criminal? What is the relationship between him and Zuo Yiwei's general Yu Wenshu? Why is his prediction of the Crusade as pessimistic as that of the adults in his family? Why is the speculation about the future situation in Middle-earth the same as what the adults in the family say?

The Twelve Ladies forced themselves to calm down, and after thinking about it, they read the secret letter twice. Cui Jiu stood aside, his eyes puzzled, he didn't know what secrets were written on the letter sent by Xu Shixian, which made the twelve ladies panic and uneasy.

The reason why the white thief asked Xu Shichang to contact Cui Shi to try to get help was based on his pessimistic prediction of the Eastern Crusade. He seemed to know that the adults in his family were going to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, and seemed to predict that once the Eastern Expedition failed, the Cui family would be hit hard by the brunt, so he came up with this unbelievable measure. A traitor, and the No. 1 wealthy family in Shandong, will intersect, who will believe it?

The Twelve Ladies stood up, handed the letter to Cui Jiu, and then walked to the window and looked up at the embankment. The willow branches on the embankment are swaying, the willow leaves are falling, and there is a gloom. A group of black-clothed people stood in the howling cold wind, black flies, and vaguely saw the horizontal knives and bows hidden in them. The twelve ladies frowned slightly, and a trace of disdain flashed in their eyes. Xu Dalang's courage is getting smaller and smaller, such a trivial matter, but it is like facing a big enemy, and he actually let the domestic servant slaves come all the way with weapons, is it true that my Cui clan has fallen, and there are still people on the ground in Henan who dare to touch my Cui clan's tiger whiskers? But at this moment, a fierce figure dancing white suddenly poured into her mind, appeared in front of her eyes, and made her uncontrollable anger, thief, in this world, only you dare to touch my Cui's tiger whiskers and bully my Cui's children, okay, now that you send it to the door, how can you let you go? I must kill you, and I will cut you with a thousand knives to vent the hatred in my heart.

After reading the letter, Cui Jiu's expression was cloudy, and he didn't know whether he doubted the authenticity of the contents of the letter or was shocked by the contents of the letter. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then unfolded the letter and read it again, then put the letter on the desk, put his hand behind him, and slowly paced around the desk.

The twelve ladies turned lightly, "Ninth Uncle......"

Cui Jiu raised his hand and shook it gently, "Unbelievable, unbelievable...... A vicious thief, a thousand-year-old family...... Unbelievable...... "Cui Jiu's heart was full of anger and humiliation, and he couldn't accept such a fact. Since ancient times, the Cui family has been as unattainable as the sky, the Cui family looks down on all beings, life and death, and the grass mustard ant mole is crawling on the ground, and he is not even qualified to look up, but now, a thief, a prisoner, and a death row prisoner who is not even as good as the grass mustard ant mole dares to fight the idea of the Cui family, and dares to desecrate the glory of the Cui family, which is unbearable.

"Uncle Nine, what the prisoner said is quite similar to the worries of adults. If the future situation is as predicted by the adults, then it is only natural that we should use the prisoners. ”

Cui Jiu's thick eyebrows were tightly locked, he stroked his beard and groaned, and after a little delay, he whispered, "Just like what Ming Gong did in Hebei?" ”

The twelve ladies bowed slightly.

Hebei rebellions, especially the three major counties of Bohai, Pingyuan and Qinghe, are the places where Hebei thieves are concentrated and rampant, if the Hebei government and Zhuyingyang work together to suppress the thieves, just like Zhang Xutuo in Qi County, how can the thieves in Hebei become bigger and bigger? The Eastern Crusade was imminent, and the emperor ordered Cui Hongsheng to be transferred out of Hebei, which was directly related to the ineffective fight in Hebei.

Cui Hongsheng used to be the assassin of Jizhou. In the past, the area under the jurisdiction of Jizhou was the area of Bohai, Pingyuan, Qinghe and Xindu counties. In order to centralize power, the emperor changed the administrative divisions at the prefecture, county, and county levels into administrative divisions at the county and county levels, and abolished the administrative divisions at the prefecture level, so as to facilitate the central government's direct control over the localities. Cui Hongsheng was immediately reappointed as the Taishou of Xindu County, but his influence in the entire Jizhou region was very great, and the other county guards were simply unable to compete.

It is not difficult to see from this reform measure of the central authorities that the power and wealth of aristocratic bureaucrats with vested interests such as Cui Hongsheng have been damaged by the reform, and their attitude towards the reform can be imagined.

Although the Shandong aristocratic group had to support the emperor's reform in order to re-emerge, and had to help the emperor fight against the conservative forces dominated by the Guanlong aristocratic group, once the Shandong people took control of the government, they would also become a conservative force that hindered the reform. In this regard, the emperor and the reformers knew very well that the real resistance to reform was the wealthy families and the aristocratic group, so while the Shandong aristocratic group consciously used the "reform" to attack the Guanlong people, the emperor also used the "reform" to deliberately provoke the struggle between the Shandong people and the Guanlong people, so that the nobles could kill each other, while the emperor and the reformers sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and the fishermen profited.

Of course, the nobles were well aware of the sinister intentions of the emperor and the reformers, so they planned to fight, and when it was time to fight, they must fight, without mercy, and kill flesh and blood, and when it was time for tacit understanding, absolute tacit understanding, the two sides joined forces to confront the emperor and reformers, and hindered the reform process. For example, in the matter of fighting chaos and suppressing thieves, the Shandong people and the Guanlong people had a tacit understanding, and they both consciously did not act, and even added fuel to the fire, so as to confuse the situation and hinder the Eastern Crusade. The defeat of the Eastern Crusade was, of course, a blow to the emperor and the reformers, especially for the ongoing reforms, and for the nobles who opposed the reforms, the defeat of the Eastern Crusade was a good thing, and could launch a powerful counteroffensive against the reforms.

The Hebei rebellion has been suppressed repeatedly, and Cui Hongsheng's role in it is self-evident. In the same way, the repeated rebellions of Qilu are also directly related to the "tacit understanding" between the Guanlong people and the Qilu people. However, the emperor and the reformers were anxious to go east, and in order to ensure the victory of the crusade, the rebellion in the north and south of the river must be suppressed, so the emperor and the reformers had to find a way.

In Hebei, the emperor transferred Cui Hongsheng away, but what about in Qilu? What will the emperor think of to speed up the chaos and suppress the thieves?

Cui Hongsheng's departure from Hebei does not mean that Cui's influence in Jizhou has been eliminated. The Qinghe Cui clan is the first wealthy family in Jizhou, the core force of the local forces in Jizhou, and it is foreseeable that Hebei's rebellion and thieves will definitely be struggling. The shape of the Qilu region is relatively complicated, even if it is about the tacit understanding between the Long and Qilu people, but there is a Zhongtu Shui Division stationed in Donglaitun, and its two commanders are one from Jianghuai, one is from Jianghuai, and the other is Zhou Fashang from Jiangzuo, both of whom are close associates of the emperor, and they are also military bigwigs who support the emperor's reforms.

However, out of Cui's self-interest, the Twelve Ladies planned to go to Qilu to "plug in a stick" and further confuse the situation in Qilu, which required the help of Cui's power placed in Qilu and Xuzhou.

Cui Jiu was a little hesitant, because from the current general trend of Middle Earth, the Eastern Crusade could not be stopped, and once the Eastern Crusade began, the Millions of Heroes Shui 6 would attack, and Goguryeo would not have the strength to fight back at all, so he had to take into account that after the victory of the Eastern Crusade, once the emperor and the central government "made a big fight" against the Cui clan in order to speed up the reform process, how would the Cui clan respond? However, if the Eastern Expedition is defeated, Cui Hongsheng, as one of the commanders of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, has an unshirkable responsibility, and how can the Cui family save his own family? And how to withstand the storm that blows because of this?

Cui Jiu voiced his doubts.

The more powerful the white criminal, the more uncontrollable it is, just like a double-edged sword, Cui Shi can hurt people when he holds it in his hand, and he can also be injured by the sword, and the risk is very great.

"The Eastern Crusade has won, and in the long run, it will be unfavorable to my Cui clan." The Twelve Ladies said, "But if the Eastern Crusade fails, the Cui family will be even more responsible." The adults have no way to save themselves, so they can only plan in advance to protect the interests of the Cui family to the greatest extent. The adults already have a layout in Hebei, and they also have arrangements for Henan, but the situation in Qilu is too complicated, and if you want to control the situation in this area, you can only use the power of Xuzhou. The twelve ladies pointed to the letter on the case, "This trip to the south, even if there is no letter from Xu Dalang, I have to go to Pengcheng." ”

Cui Jiu pondered for a long time and asked, "Is that son of the Xu family reliable?" ”

The Twelve Ladies laughed, "Although Xu Dalang is young and stubborn, he is righteous and cautious, and he can still be used." ”

"It's a big deal, don't be careless." Cui Jiu instructed, "Between us and the white thief, there must not be the slightest trace. ”

"Good!" The Twelve Ladies nodded and said, "After arriving in Songcheng, I abandoned the boat and took the car, and rushed to Pengcheng day and night." ”

Cui Jiu also nodded, "Tell the son of the Xu family to come and see him immediately, without delay." ”

The Twelfth Lady couldn't help but smile when she saw Cui Jiu's bitter and hateful look, "Uncle Jiu doesn't want to kill him?" ”

"That's exactly what I mean." Cui Jiu sneered, "It's just that there is still a use, and I will keep him a head." ”

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