In the early morning, the sky is slightly bright, the old house of the Qian family has erected a few zhang high white silk, see this, how the neighbors do not know how to hold on to the old man Qian who has lasted for many years, although the old man Qian has a mixed reputation, but for many villagers in Huizhou is the existence of a hundred Buddhas, therefore, many villagers consciously hung white silk at the door to show the same mourning, for a time, the city full of white silk sad face.

Old Man Qian has been on the sickbed for a long time, and the things after his death have long been prepared, and many children and grandchildren and subordinates have also expected this day, and they are not flustered, as for the children and grandchildren, there is not much sadness, but the atmosphere of gathering in the mourning hall is a little weird. Although the old man Qian was immortal, he did not designate the heir of the family, and only talked with the boss Qian Lingyun for an hour when he was critically ill, but everyone did not think that the boss could inherit the family, after the old man was critically ill, Qian Lingyun was also unconscious, and only the eldest grandson Qian Changhai stayed in the mourning hall on behalf of his father.

In the deathly silence, a loud shout suddenly sounded, saying, "The old man Zheng of the Zheng family has come to worship!" ”

The Zheng family is also one of the best existences in Huizhou, but a Qian family overshadows all the families in Huizhou, so although he is a little sad about the death of Old Man Qian, he is also secretly relieved. Under the leadership of the old man of the Zheng family, several people respectfully took three incense sticks and bowed three times, and sat down on one side after many brothers of the Qian family returned the salute.

At this moment, another loud shout sounded, saying, "Lord Taishou Yang and Lord Changshi Zhang came to worship." ”

Because of the Qian family, Yang Zhouwei, the Taishou, worked very hard, but he also knew that after the death of the old man Qian, there were more troubles, not to mention wearing it on his head, and he couldn't keep the guy who couldn't eat, so after learning that the old man Qian died of illness, he immediately led the long history Zhang Xiangzhong to rush over, and made up his mind that he would never leave without waiting for the end of the Qian family's affairs. Respectfully saluting the three incense sticks, Yang Zhouwei chatted with the brothers of the Qian family for a few more polite words of mourning and change, and then sat down on a chair on one side.

The Qian family has accumulated a lot of prestige in Huizhou, after learning the news that the old man Qian is critically ill, many family owners in Huizhou, local wang clans and even many people have come to worship the old man, noon, the huge mourning hall is already overcrowded, and this is just the beginning, the Qian family is one of the four great families of Chu, the imperial court, the major families have to come to mourn, not to mention that the brothers of the Qian family have notified the Qian family of many clansmen, the shopkeepers of the shops all over the country to come back to worship, as for the other purpose, is to have a showdown at the last moment, to decide the head of the Qian family.

The news of Old Man Qian's death was sent to Zhou Chu's desk as soon as possible, and after a long silence, Zhou Chu said lightly: "Please come over Mr. Cui and Mr. Zhu." ”

Cui Zhiheng, Zhu Yuan, these two Cui Zhiheng are the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard, originally in charge of the dark rudder of Hedong Road, and later Chu Haoyu's trust was promoted to the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard, and he can be regarded as Chu Haoyu's confidant. Zhu Yuan is the leader of the Jiangnan Province dark rudder helmsman, and he is also a well-known figure in the Eagle Guard.

It didn't take long for the two to walk in side by side. The person on the left is of medium stature and wears a gray robe, and his emaciated face is like a knife full of wind and dust, and at first glance he looks like a man who walks the rivers and lakes all the year round, especially like a horseman. Cui Zhiheng is really a horseman, he made a living from horses when he was young, and after joining the Eagle Guard, he walked in Mobei all the year round, and made a lot of contributions to the battle of Mobei that year, and it was also because of this that he entered Chu Haoyu's eyes and became the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard. Zhu Yuan is in good shape and handsome, wearing a cyan Confucian robe, he seems to be a great Confucian who reads poetry and books, and Zhu Yuan is really from a scholarly family, and he is a famous Confucian disciple in Jiangnan Province, and he is a guest of many families and wealthy families.

Both of them are well-known figures in the Eagle Guard, but Cui Zhiheng and Zhu Yuan both know the identity of the Tsing Yi scribe in front of them, and they know that he is the weight of the Seventh Prince's heart, otherwise they would not be able to come to Huizhou under the trust of the Seventh Prince, so the two of them did not dare to be presumptuous, and bowed to Zhou Chu when they entered the house.

Seeing the two of them look like this, Zhou Chu smiled and said, "The two of you have tormented Zhou, please." ”

Although he was trusted by the Seventh Prince, Zhou Chu was only Zhou Chu and not the Seventh Prince, so Cui Zhiheng and Zhu Yuan were not polite, and sat under Zhou Chu after thanking him.

Looking at the two of them, Zhou Chu didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "This time, the seventh prince originally intended to come to Huizhou in person, but there was a civil rebellion in Qi'an, Huainan, although he knew that this was the trick of the heavenly thorn traitor, and the seventh prince could only go to Qi'an, and now, the old man Qian died, I am afraid that the heavenly thorn thief will do it, and according to Zhou's guess, the heavenly thorn is to control the Qian family with the power of thunder, and when the time comes, even if the seventh prince arrives, the overall situation has been decided, and the seventh prince is helpless." After a pause at this, Zhou Chu turned his mouth and asked: "Mr. Zhu has been in Jiangnan for a long time, and Commander Cui has also been here for a while, according to the two guesses, the Qian family brothers, who is most likely to be in charge of the Qian family?" ”

Cui Zhiheng and Zhu Yuan both understood what Zhou Chu meant, the Heavenly Thorn Rebel had a far-reaching layout, and even did not hesitate to cause a popular uprising to prevent the Seven Princes from entering Huizhou, they must have been properly arranged in Huizhou, and just waited for the death of Old Man Qian to push the person they selected to the throne with a thunderous momentum, so the person who is most likely to be on the throne is most likely to be the Heavenly Thorn Rebel.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Yuan replied first: "After the assassination of Qian Lingyun, the eldest and youngest of the Qian family, if nothing happens, the head of the Qian family will choose from the second Qian Sifang, the third Qian Susu, and the fourth Qian Yuan. Among them, Qian Sifang controlled the grain and tea business, which was the foundation of the Qian family and had the highest voice in the Qian family; Qian Susu controls the Qinglou and the casino, these two industries are profiteering, and they have made a lot of gold leaf for the Qian family, and Qian Susu was born in the rivers and lakes with friends everywhere, except for the popularity weaker than the second Qian Sifang, his strength is not weaker than Qian Sifang and even suppresses him. As for the fourth Qianyuan, he took over the Qian family's pawn and jade business, although he made a lot of money, but in terms of popularity and strength, he was far from Qian Sifang and Qian Susu, and became the object of the two of them. ”

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Chu nodded but did not open his mouth, but looked at Cui Zhiheng, seeing this, Cui Zhiheng said: "Before the old man Qian passed away, he had a secret conversation with the eldest young Qian Lingyun for an hour, as for what was discussed, no one knew, and my Eagle Guard couldn't find out. Therefore, Cui thought that the position of the head of the Qian family, the eldest and youngest Qian Lingyun was the key, not to mention that Qian Sifang and Qian Susu were the weakest Qian Yuan, once they got the help of Qian Lingyun, they could also take the position, after all, the Qian family still had a force that had never surfaced, Kong, back then, it was the same existence as my Eagle Guard and Heavenly Thorn. ”

Zhou Chu nodded again, but asked again: "Qian Dashao has been stabbed for so long, and there is no news?" ”

Originally, Qian Lingyun was the most likely to inherit the Qian family, but he was assassinated when the old man Qian was critically ill, and this matter did not need to be investigated at all, and they could know that it was the handiwork of the heavenly thorn, so as to support the person they liked to take the position, but in the past so many days, the Qian family has not made any moves, which cannot but be strange.

Zhu Yuan opened his mouth and replied: "It was the dead man who attacked the eldest young Qian Lingyun, and he did not leave any clues, Qian Sifang and Qian Susu and even the fourth Qian Yuan, the three brothers all wanted to find out the murderer and get Qian Dashao's support, but in the end, it was all gone, and it was the order of the boss Qian Lingyun to stop the investigation, which is strange." After a pause at this, Zhu Yuan continued: "Perhaps, Qian Dashao knows something." ”

Suddenly, a light flashed in Zhou Chu's eyes, and he was silent for a moment and chuckled, and said: "This Qian Dashao is really interesting, if you have the opportunity, you must see it, and," In the elongated voice, Zhou Chu looked at the two of them with a smile and said: "The seventh prince wants a long house to take over the Qian family." ”

Cui Zhiheng and Zhu Yuan, who listened to Zhou Chu's words, both showed a touch of discoloration, but they regained their calm in an instant, while Zhou Chu asked with a smile: "I don't know if the two of you can do it?" ”

Cui Zhiheng is the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard, Zhu Yuan is in charge of Jiangnan Wei, the two came to Huizhou for the Qian family, and now they suddenly heard that the Seventh Prince has made a decision to support the Changfang to take the position, and Qian Dashao Qian Lingyun was seriously injured and died, so it can only be the eldest grandson Qian Changhai. It's just that Qian Dashao and Qian Lingyun have been retired for many years, and Qian Changhai's strength as a third-generation disciple is extremely limited, and it is too difficult to seize the position of head of the family from several uncles and uncles. For a while, Cui Zhiheng and Zhu Yuan did not speak, thinking about how to deal with this situation, and there was silence.

Cui Zhiheng and Zhu Yuan were able to occupy high positions, both of them were highly mentally qualified, and they quickly came up with countermeasures, and when they looked at each other, they both saw what the other party was thinking. Looking at Zhou Chu, Cui Zhiheng opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Zhou, Cui thought that this matter could be started from two parties, one was the Qian family, and the other was Qian Dashao Qian Lingyun. After a pause, Cui Zhiheng explained: "Old man Qian has gone immortal, the second Qian Sifang and the third Qian Susu are not willing to be subservient, there must be a dragon and tiger fight, we can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight to get the benefit of the fisherman, but after all, we are outsiders, we can't interfere in the affairs of the Qian family openly, we must Qian Changhai persuade Qian Dashao Qian Lingyun, otherwise, even if we support Qian Changhai, I am afraid that he will not be able to control the Qian family, thus causing trouble in the world." Speaking of this, he hugged his fists and saluted, and Cui Zhiheng continued: "A little foolish, Mr. Zhou is talented, and he wants to have a plan." ”

Seeing that Cui Zhiheng finally took his own army, Zhou Chu laughed disapprovingly. Although he is respected by Chu Haoyu and is known as Chu Haoyu's confidant, he rarely appears in front of people, many people only hear about him and don't see him, and Cui Zhiheng's current identity is from the sea of blood in the sword mountain, it is entirely because of the seventh prince Chu Haoyu that he bought him a little face, and seeing him ask questions again and again, he couldn't help but speak out proudly.

Smiling at himself, Zhou Chu opened his mouth and said: "In Commander Cui's words, to help Qian Changhai ascend, you need to take care of both inside and outside. It's not us, but the imperial court, as far as Zhou knows, Shen Dudu will arrive soon, in addition, the saint has ordered the scholar Lord Chen and the household Li Shangshu to rush to Huizhou, Zhou Chu believes that Lord Chen and Li Shangshu are here for the Qian family, and," In the elongated voice, Zhou Chu smiled calmly and said: "As far as Zhou Chu knows, there was another person who accompanied Old Man Qian last night, Li Li. ”