Chapter 122: Zhou Hui
At dusk, the weddings of Wang Chong and Xiao Qiao, Lu Qiling, and Gan Ning and Da Qiao were officially held in the sound of drums.
Speaking of which, this is the first time Wang Chong has seen Xiao Qiao, with a moth eyebrow, double pupils cut water, a clever smile, and a red and black dress, he really looks like a fairy, and he is unbelievably beautiful.
Compared with Xiao Qiao, Da Qiao's appearance is also not much better, and because he is two years older than Xiao Qiao, he looks more mature and charming, beautiful and dignified, although Gan Ning is not a woman, but when he saw Da Qiao's beauty, he was still shocked, and he was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses.
It stands to reason that Xiao Qiao, who is a concubine, is not qualified to worship with Wang Chong with Lu Qiling, but Lu Qiling doesn't mind, and Wang Chong naturally doesn't care.
After the wedding, the banquet began, all the officials and generals in Anhui City attended, and even Tai Shici and Zhou Tai, who were prisoners, were also invited, and the scene was very lively.
From the spread of the news to Wang Chong's wedding, the time was only three days, and many families were too late to come to congratulate on the wedding day.
However, compared with Jiujiang County, which is far away, there are still many families in Lujiang County who attended this wedding.
After three rounds of drinking, Liu Ye brought a middle-aged man to visit Wang Chong, only to see that this person was about thirty-five or sixteen, majestic and heroic, and his aura was quite powerful, and he knew at a glance that he was a person who had been in a high position for a long time.
"Lord, Ye is here to introduce to you, this is the former Duke of Zhou in Lingshu County, Luoyang, his father Zhou Zhong and his grandfather Zhou Jing were both ranked as the third duke, and they are the current head of the Zhou family, and they are also the ......" Liu Ye said this, and secretly gave Wang Chong a meaningful look, "Zhou Sui's father!" β
"Zhou Hui of Shuxian County, I have seen General Annan!" After Liu Ye finished speaking, Zhou Hui immediately respectfully saluted Wang Chong.
Wang Chong got up, smiled and said politely: "Oh, it turned out to be Zhou Gong, what a blessing!" β
"General Annan is polite." Wang Chong's attitude was obviously a little perfunctory, but Zhou Hui still did not change his face, and said to himself, "Zhou Hui came this time, firstly, to congratulate General Annan on his wedding, and secondly, to apologize to General Annan for my unsuccessful dog." β
Wang Chong smiled, spread his hands, and pretended to be surprised: "Apologize? What apologies? β
The corners of Zhou Hui's mouth twitched, this exaggerated acting skills are really enough!
However, Zhou Hui didn't dare to show it, so he had to explain patiently: "A few days ago, the dog openly offended General Annan in the Qiao Gong's mansion, and he really deserved death. β
"Oh?" Wang Chong raised his eyebrows and played with taste, "Does Ling Gongzi really know that he is wrong?" It must be known that when Ling Gongzi left the Bridge Mansion, he threatened not to give up with Ben Jiang, to be honest, Ben Jiang has been looking forward to it, how does Ling Gongzi plan to take revenge on Ben General! β
"This son of a son who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures!" Zhou Hui scolded Zhou Sui to death in his heart, if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have come to Wang Chong so quietly now.
Zhou Hui has lived in officialdom for a long time, and he knows the way to protect himself, before his younger brother Zhou Yu planned to defect to Sun Ce, his attitude is neutral, not supporting or opposing, you can toss as much as you like, it is your own business, and it has nothing to do with the Zhou family, so you don't want to get a little funding from the family.
At the beginning, Huainan was still in the hands of Yuan Shu, once Yuan Shu found out that the Zhou family was secretly an enemy, it was very likely to bring disaster to the family, Zhou Hui did not have much ambition, and in his early years, he succeeded his uncle Zhou Yi, that is, Zhou Yu's biological father, as Luoyang Ling, and he has always been cautious in his actions, and then the world was in turmoil, and he also resolutely left his post and returned to his hometown Shu County.
Zhou Hui's idea is very simple, he doesn't want the family to rise in chaos, he just wants the family to survive this huge catastrophe.
In the past few years of returning to Shu County, with his uncle Zhou Shang resigning Danyang Taishou and returning to his hometown, the whole family except Zhou Yu has no one to become an official, before, Zhou Hui didn't want to provoke Yuan Shu, and now, he also didn't want to provoke Wang Chong, but people are not as good as heaven, and his eldest son Zhou Sui had a conflict with Wang Chong.
As the so-called crime is not excused, Wang Chong is now the lord of Huainan, if he wants to concoct the Zhou family, they can't hide even if they want to, Jinfan just needs to take out Zhou Yu to talk about things, and he can justifiably send troops to uproot their Zhou family.
Wang Chong's strong Zhou Hui has long heard of it, how deep-rooted was Zheng Bao's power in Chaohu before? It's not that Wang Chong was beheaded without saying a word, and even several families close to Zheng Bao were not spared.
Although there are many protΓ©gΓ©s of the Zhou family, and his reputation among the people is far greater than Zheng Bao, but with Jinfan's strength, even if he destroys the Zhou family, he only needs to endure the pain for a while.
Zhou Hui didn't dare to slack off, so on the grounds of congratulating Wang Chong on his wedding, he came to Wancheng to meet Wang Chong in person, hoping to expose the grievances between the two families, but looking at Wang Chong's current attitude, Zhou Hui knew that if the Zhou family did not have some blood this time, I was afraid that this matter would not end peacefully no matter what.
With a long sigh in his heart, Zhou Hui opened his mouth and said: "The dog is less than anything, I offended General Annan, my Zhou family is willing to be punished, and now General Annan is reforming in Huainan, and the material consumption is bound to be huge, so my Zhou family is willing to pay 500 gold and 50,000 stone grain to fund General Annan to achieve great causes, I hope General Annan can reveal this matter and no longer pursue it!" β
Wang Chong squinted his eyes and smiled, "Duke Zhou's benevolence and righteousness would have been admired, but is it too little for only 500 gold and 50,000 stones?" This alone is not enough to reflect Zhou Gong's sincerity. β
Zhou Hui almost scolded when he heard this, 500 gold and 50,000 stone grains are less? How greedy you are.
However, under the eaves, he had to bow his head, Zhou Hui took a deep breath, endured his grievances, and asked lightly: "Then according to General Annan's opinion, how much should my Zhou family pay to be appropriate?" β
Wang Chong said: "It's not much, just double it!" β
"What!? Add...... Double!? Hearing this exaggerated figure, Zhou Hui's calm face finally changed greatly, you must know that although his Zhou family is an official family, it is not a landlord Haoqiang, and it is too difficult for them to take out 1,000 gold and 100,000 stone grain in one go.
Wang Chong sneered: "What? Does Zhou Gong have any doubts? β
Facing Wang Chong's cold eyes, Zhou Hui trembled, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no...... No! β
At this moment, Zhou Hui almost dared to conclude that Wang Chong had definitely killed the Zhou family before, and if he didn't come today, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"That's it!" Wang Chong nodded, and reminded with a cold face, "Duke Zhou, as long as the Zhou family can donate 1,000 gold and 100,000 stone grains this time, I can no longer worry about you about Zhou Yu, but if I find out that you are secretly dealing with him in the future, then I will be ruthless!" β
Zhou Hui's expression changed, and he lowered his head inexplicably.
I see...... Is it because of Zhou Yu......