The "middleman" that Zhu Su thought of to mediate the "blood feud" between the imperial court and Shuixi was the Song Qin Department of the Song clan in Shuidong.

Shuidong, together with Shuixi, is the land of Guiyang City, and has the right to manage it in the Guiyang field. Zhu Su's original intention was to prevent the monopoly of one department in the city, which was not conducive to the development of Guizhou. Shuixi and Shuidong have many old grudges, and they have both dedicated land for the construction of the city, and the strength of the two sides is also equal, and a pair of enemies happen to still be old rivals, and they are placed in the field to continue healthy competition.

Unexpectedly, Ma Ye's intention to force Shuixi to rebel happened.

As soon as the matter of Aicui happened, Song Qin sensitively sensed the killing intent emanating from Ma Ye, and when the people of the Shuixi tribe were excited, he chose to immediately rein in the Shuidong tribes and protect himself. In the end, seeing that the momentum was getting weirder and weirder, he simply gave up the business of the field and completely shrank into Shuidong Village, choosing to wait and see what happened and watch the situation.

Don't look at the joy of Shuixi and Shuidong's weekday fights, but in terms of position, Shuixi and Shuidong are both Qiandi Tusi, if Ma Ye takes Shuixi and opens the knife, he Shuidong will definitely not be able to escape...... Shuidong also does not lack people with outstanding vision like Mrs. Shetz, and naturally knows that in the face of such a behemoth as the imperial court, the two of them who seem to be able to call the wind and rain in Qiandi are definitely grasshoppers shaking trees, and they cannot be their opponents.

Therefore, Shuidong, which was originally another huge force in Guiyang City, seemed to have disappeared suddenly, just hoping to stay out of the matter, without a trace.

Tonight, however, an uninvited guest broke the tranquility of the eastern part of the water, which was cowering in the corner.

"What? You say, His Royal Highness the King of Daming Zhou came to visit? "In Shuidong Village, Tusi Song Qin sat up in his clothes and looked frightened." Could it be ...... Does Daming want to eradicate our water east and water west in one go? ”

"How many soldiers and horses did King Zhou bring?"

"Tusi, there are no soldiers and horses, only ten people...... "The Buyi man who came to report the news, the head of Shuidongzhai who is in charge of leading the troops and guarding it, said." His Royal Highness the King of Zhou...... Not even wearing armor. ”

His clothes were already wet from the rain...... Didn't carry weapons at all! ”

"Only ten?" Song Qin was stunned.

“…… Toast, do you want to let them into the village? The man asked.

"Your Highness came in the rain, and even his clothes were wet. Even the most ordinary guests are sure to entertain such guests to take shelter from the fire...... What's more, that's His Royal Highness of the Ming Dynasty? Behind Song Qin, a firm female voice said.

"Madame!"

"Mrs. Shuzhen!"

Inside the house, Song Qin's wife Liu Shuzhen walked out, she first looked at Song Qin, and said, "Husband, His Royal Highness King Zhou is expressing his sincerity. Our Shuidong is a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty, and we must not be rude to the Prince of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Then, she looked at the head man again: "Quick, go and prepare tea and food, let everyone get up and go to the village, and greet the king of Zhou in the Ming Dynasty with the highest etiquette in our Shuidong!" ”

"Yes......" The person on the other side also knew Liu Shuzhen's words, in this Shuidong, it was more effective than Song Qin, and when he heard the words, he hurriedly climbed in the rain to arrange the greeting.

Over there, Song Qin was still a little hesitant, scratched his head and said, "Madam, Da Ming has reversed his word and designed Ha Cui...... Maybe we will also do something to our Shuidong in the future, is it necessary for us to receive the king of Zhou so ceremoniously. ”

"Husband." Liu Shuzhen held Song Qin's arm. "We are still nominally the Tusi of the Ming Dynasty...... As long as Da Ming does not make a move, we must not act rashly. ”

"Don't say this King of Zhou...... He doesn't necessarily have the heart to deal with us Shuidong, and even if he really has this mind, we can't leave him a handle...... A name that is disrespectful to the prince may be enough for the Ming Dynasty to send a large army to wipe out our Shuidong. Isn't it? ”

She whispered, her face full of worry, Song Qin remembered what she had seen in Sizhou in the past, those terrible soldiers and generals of the Ming Dynasty who were like heavenly soldiers, and couldn't help but fight a cold war.

"Yes, Madame is right...... The handle cannot be left behind. The Prince of Daming must be received with the most solemn courtesy! ”

……

Seeing the villagers who were wide open in front of him, as well as the people of Shuidong who were in a hurry but still bowed their heads respectfully, Zhu Su was still hanging a little heart, and he completely let go. Very good, Shuidong, sure enough, has not yet made up his mind to rebel with Shuixi.

is also willing to respect himself, the king of Zhou, that is, he is willing to respect the court...... If you are willing to pay respects to the imperial court, then there is a great chance that you will be willing to help the imperial court resolve this conflict. It can be said that the purpose of this visit has been achieved at the gate of this village.

"His Royal Highness King Zhou came in the starry night, and he was really frightened...... Ahh Song Qin couldn't help but be startled when he saw Zhu Su's appearance with his own eyes.

Because he was worried that Shuixi would attack the city tomorrow morning, Zhu Su raced against time, so he was in a hurry tonight. The climate of Qiandi is changeable, and the drizzle on the middle of the road suddenly turns into a downpour, and in the midst of the heavy rain, a prince's robe under the robe will inevitably be stained with a few rain stains, and the appearance is naturally a little embarrassed at this time.

But Zhu Su was still undiminished, took off his coat and rain gear, and stretched out his hand after dismounting: "Hehe, this king has conquered thousands of miles, and he is not a weak clay puppet porcelain man...... Song Tusi, please get up, this king really feels a little cold...... You and I will find a warm place to talk again? After speaking, as if the master here, he handed over the war horse to a Shuidongtou man, and then walked in by himself.

Such a self-restraint made Song Qin, who was worried in his heart, inevitably feel a little broken, he didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly got up, and led Zhu Su to a shelter from the rain.

Song Qin arranged a temporary residence for Zhu Su, which was his own mansion in the village, and as a toast, his mansion was undoubtedly the most luxurious. But Rao is like this, looking at Zhu Su's interested left and right looks, he is still a little worried that this grade is not as good as this prince's intentions.

And Zhu Su was calm and relaxed, but taught him not to know how to speak. After hesitating for a long time, Fang said: "Your Highness, the minister dares to ask......

"I don't know what instructions His Highness has come to look for ministers?"

"Huh?" Zhu Su seemed to have just recovered from the pattern of a Buyi characteristic pottery, and when he heard the words, he sat down opposite Song Qin, and his expression gradually became solemn. "Yes, this king has something to do, and he wants to leave it to you to do in the east of the water."

......Seeing Zhu Su's expression, Song Qin couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and said in his heart, Could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Zhou wanted to win over his Shuidong Department and go to attack Shuixi? After thinking about it, Song Qin squeezed out a smile and said, "Your Highness is really not in a hurry. ”

"There is a clan sacrifice in my Shuidong tribes recently, and the whole clan is busy, so it's really not convenient......"

"Song Tusi, do you still want to stay out of the matter?" Zhu Su suddenly grabbed Song Qin's arm, his eyes were like electricity, and he looked at Song Qin with burning eyes. "If Shuixi is reversed, Shuidongan can stay out of the matter alone."

"What is the future of the people of Shuidong is only tied to Song Tusi...... Does Song Tusi want to be the turtle with the shrunken head? ”

(End of chapter)