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Chapter 1265: One Battle to Decide the Southwest (Part 1265) [Seeking a Monthly Ticket]

Cui Zhi did not stop.

"stop!"

Cui Zhi was about to draw aside the tent curtain.

The King of Qi slammed the table, and all his momentum was directed at Cui Zhi, scolding him harshly: "Cui Zhishan, look at what you look like now! You look like a fool who is bound by love between men and women! An unfinished intelligence can make you so confused! If you have this kind of temper, why did you put the family first in the past and pretend to be a gentleman? You had no choice!"

  Is she afraid of death?

Didn't she have the courage to fight to the death during that incident?

As long as Cui Zhi dares to stand up, even if her father and the old patriarch of the Cui family disagree, she is willing to be a pair of dead mandarin ducks with Cui Zhi!

  But Cui Zhi chose to take a step back and save their lives! He chose his family! As time passed, more than 20 years later, Cui Zhi became the head of the family who had the final say. He actually chose to indulge in lust and do what he wanted in front of her!

Just ask——

Is he qualified to make such a choice?

Facing the weeping accusation of the King of Qi, Cui Zhi remained calm. He simply turned his head slightly and looked back: "I only want to ask one question, Your Highness. Tianqing County is adjacent to the fiefdom you occupied before you ascended the throne. Are you really unaware of the many things that have happened in the territory?"

He used the name they used in their early years.

At that time, he was still the imperial concubine's captain, and the king was still the princess.

The King of Qi seemed to have heard something ridiculous, and his smile was vaguely crazy and paranoid: "What does Cui Qing mean by this? Are you trying to test whether I still have feelings for you, and whether you are like those mediocre women with their heads full of love affairs, doing stupid things for a man, and being jealous to the point of harming others? Cui Zhishan, do you take yourself too seriously? Are you younger than my many male favorites, or are you more youthful than them, or are you unique in your bed skills?"

"Your greatest charm to me is that you are the 'Head of the Cui Family', the 'Mr. Cui', and it is the connections, power, and influence that you control, not you, Cui Zhishan. I only need to beckon my fingers, and what kind of man will not come to me?"

The King of Qi's words were an undisguised sarcasm.

Cui Zhi finally frowned and said, "Your Highness has misunderstood. What I meant is that Tianqing County has been awarded by you to the three daughters of Lord You, and Lord You is now helping to take care of the affairs of the fiefdom. If you don't know, how could he not know?"

He had put a lot of effort into arranging for his mother-in-law's family to settle down. First of all, he had taken a fancy to the geographical location of Tianqing County. Since the King of Qi came to power, her fiefdom had received a lot of resources, and the nearby prefectures and counties had also benefited a lot.

Cui Zhi understood the temperament of his mother-in-law and others, and knew that they were not willing to accept too much favor. It was impossible for them to agree to settle in the capital, nor to live in Cui's hometown, and even less to live in the fiefdom of his son-in-law's ex-wife. In addition, considering security and economy, there were not many places to choose from. Tianqing County was the result of careful selection, and this place was also awarded to the three daughters by the king as a fiefdom.

The King of Qi State only knew his mother but not his father. His eldest and second daughters were ordinary people without any talent for cultivation and poor understanding, and could not be entrusted with important tasks. The King was always dissatisfied with this. Afterwards, he carefully selected a high-quality male favorite and successfully gave birth to a third daughter with talent for cultivation with the male favorite of the You family. On her first birthday, the King gave her the land next to his old fiefdom.

Although it is not stated explicitly, the tendency is obvious.

The third daughter will be her heir, the future crown princess. The niece of the male favorite You, You Bao, not only won the emperor's heart, but was also the future wife of Cui Xiong, the eldest son of Cui Zhi. With so many layers of protection, the male favorite You, who had gained power, could not help but feel proud.

He used the excuse of interfering in his daughter's fiefdom affairs to secretly make money.

Cui Zhi had also heard of these things.

But his identity was not suitable for talking about this matter. This involved the future princess and her biological father. To put it bluntly, it was a private matter of the royal family. As an outsider, he would only get into trouble if he intervened rashly. Write a letter to your brother-in-law, asking him to pay attention to the situation in the country. If there is any problem, take your family and move away immediately without delay.

The brother-in-law responded that there was nothing unusual.

I even feel that my brother-in-law is a little too cautious.

[…How can a male favorite who can use his beauty to please the king and make him give birth to a daughter, and who is always favored by the king, not have any brains? The news that his mother is practicing in the nunnery is also known to the outside world. After all, she is the grandmother of his future nephew-in-law. Even if he is reckless, he can't push away the ready-made backer.] Although he said so, the brother-in-law still listened to Cui Zhi's words.

If something goes wrong, the safety of my family will definitely come first.

By the way, I also asked about the progress of my brother-in-law and his sister.

Chasing a wife to the crematorium, it’s still more interesting to watch others.

  When this matter was mentioned, Cui Zhi's rare good mood also collapsed, and his anxiety about appearance and age became more and more serious. Faced with his brother-in-law's nagging, the brother-in-law, who had already gained weight in middle age, had a big waist and a beard, and his head hurt. He seriously suspected that his brother-in-law was deliberately showing off to him. If Cui Zhi's state is called fading beauty and love, what is his state called? Is it considered destroying the body?

The last time we communicated was three or four months ago.

Right now there is chaos and war, and with the Immortalists causing trouble, it is difficult to send home a letter, or even a single word.

Seeing that Cui Zhi had misunderstood, the King of Qi did not apologize or give in.

But she became more and more annoyed at the usurpation of her male favorite, You.

She doted on him for the sake of her three daughters, but she didn't expect that he would have such a big appetite. She really only found out about the Tianqing County incident now. It was good that Cui Zhi's mother-in-law and her family left early. If they stayed in the country, she didn't dare to think about the consequences.

As a family of moderate wealth, how could the rebellious people let them go?

These wealthy families are often the easiest to exploit.

Thinking that the current situation in Tianqing County was related to her favorite male favorite, the King of Qi also felt a little guilty and spoke with less confidence: "The troops have been sent to deal with this matter. What's the point of Cui Qing going there now? If something really happens, it will be difficult to save it."

Cui Zhi didn't say anything, just looked at her.

The King of Qi said again: "Mr. Cui, please put the overall situation first."

Cui Zhi finally responded, and immediately recommended someone to replace himself: "I think Mei Xiang and the Lord have known each other for many years, and they have a tacit understanding, and her strength is no less than mine. I have selfish motives, but she is focused, so she will be more suitable for the current situation."

All that's left is to tell the King of Qi -

His mother-in-law was trapped in Tianqing County, and his wife Cui Hui might go to rescue her. For him, the two things combined were more important than the battle between Kangguo and the Southwest Allied Forces. If he didn't go to rescue her, he would be upset and unable to accomplish anything. What's the point of staying? It would be better to let Mei Meng, who was full of ambition, take over. As for Mei Meng's whereabouts?

Haha, he naturally knew that Mei Meng had gone to the front line secretly.

  After explaining the matter, Cui Zhi didn't care whether the king agreed or not, he just lifted the curtain and strode away, ordering people to prepare fast horses and mobilize hundreds of private soldiers to accompany him. The king of Qi sent people to stop him, but where were Cui Zhi and others in the tent?

Upon hearing this, the King of Qi turned pale.

He ordered people to block the news that Cui Zhi escaped from the battlefield.

But it's too late, the truth will eventually come out.

Gongyang Yongye and Luo Yuan were both introduced by Cui Zhi. When they heard that Cui Zhi left because his mother-in-law and wife were in danger, they felt mixed emotions. They thought they had lived a long life and had seen all kinds of scenes. But, this was something they had never seen before.

Not to mention the other allied forces, even Cui’s own people were confused.

Cui Zhi's confidant shattered the instructions Cui Zhi had hurriedly left behind, his eyes were ferocious and bloodthirsty, even the bold Cui Mi trembled: "When you are young, you are steady and self-controlled, but when you are old, you start to make a big move..."

Cui Mi complained while trying to comfort others.

He was afraid that this elder who had watched his father grow up would be angry to death.

Such excitement is also inseparable from Qi Cang, a fun-loving person.

While other allies were analyzing Cui Zhi's intentions from the perspective of the political situation, Qi Cang's thoughts were much simpler. He couldn't help but complain: "Heroes are often tempted by beauty. Sex is like a knife that scrapes bones. I don't know what Cui Zhi's wife looks like. She could actually fascinate him and make him do such a stupid thing as saving people on the battlefield... If a man wants to succeed, he still has to stay away from women." Shen Tang said: "You stay away from women, and you succeed?"

Qi Cangbai asked her: "When did this old man abstain from sex?"

The superiors always like to use money, power and sex to win over the generals, high positions, generous salaries, luxurious houses and beautiful maids. Qi Cang is not a saint, so he naturally accepts everyone who comes. Whether he is under Zheng Qiao's account or under the account of the King of Qi, he has never restrained his selfish desires. If a person has never tasted the taste of indulgence in sensual pleasures in his life, then his life is too boring.

Shen Tang: "..."

Qi Cang: "Is Cui Zhi the love-brained person you mentioned?"

It really is a brain that dung beetles won’t even eat.

Shen Tang was about to laugh at Qi Cang's self-righteousness: "You believe that the patriarch of a noble family is in love, so aren't you even more naive? Even if you are sold, you can still help others count the money you earned. They are the traders who place more bets, understand?"

Qi Cang frowned: "Is there something fishy?"

Shen Tang raised his eyebrows, deliberately making things difficult for and humiliating the other person.

"Well, if you call me godfather, I'll tell you."

"Do you have something under your crotch that can make me call you godfather?"

Shen Tang didn't let Qi Cang call her adoptive mother because the role of "mother" was different in Qi Cang's eyes. As a child raised by a widowed mother, if Qi Cang was humiliated by using "father", the other party would just remain indifferent. When he got crazy, he could even make some sarcastic remarks like "If you don't abandon me, I'd like to be your adoptive father" and "The Fang Tian Huaji is specially used to kill adoptive fathers". If he used "mother"... Qi Cang would really get angry.

Qi Cang didn't get angry, nor did he call him foster father.

  How can a military commander who has managed to survive to this age be a reckless man?

With just one suggestion from Shen Tang, Qi Cang was able to figure out the whole thing.

Qi Cang looked towards the Kangguo garrison with sinister eyes: "Cui Zhi, this old fox, has he also shown goodwill to Kangguo in private?"

There is another terrifying point behind this.

If Cui Zhi's action was not because of love, but because he took advantage of love to hide in the back and observe the situation, what does it mean? It means that the outcome may be decided in the short term, and Cui Zhi, who has already bet on both sides, only needs to stay away from danger and protect himself.

Qi Cang closed his eyes and thought about clues from all sides.

If the truth is as he guessed, then——

  What exactly made Cui Zhi make the judgment that the outcome would be decided?

I can't understand it at all. I might as well believe that Cui Zhi is just a love-brained person who is so sick that he can abandon the overall situation.

Cui Zhi, who was at the center of the storm, didn't bother to care and rushed to Tianqing County day and night. What he saw along the way was worse than the intelligence. It was also possible that the rebellion of the Eternal Life Cult spread and worsened too quickly, and the local governments had no time to react and were caught off guard. Cui Zhi's group didn't seem to be many, but they were all tall and strong, and it was obvious that they were not easy to mess with, so no one dared to stop them rashly.

"Is the situation so serious?"

Cui Zhi and his group did not have a completely smooth journey.

Small-scale rioters will hide when they see them, but when the scale gets large enough, they will stare at them as if they were a plate of meat!

"Parents, I got the news."

Traveling day and night was not only physically demanding but also mentally exhausting. Even Cui Zhi was a little exhausted. The group had to take a temporary break on the road to adjust and replenish food and water. The experienced soldiers went to inquire in advance. Soon they brought back bad news.

The rebellion originated from the Immortal Cultists, but as time went on, the real main force became ordinary people. Among them, some were so poor that they could not survive at the beginning, and some were robbed of their property by others and had to make a living by drifting.

The scale of the river quickly grew from a trickle into a surging tide.

The rapid expansion of scale is astonishing.

There are many people in local governments who are just sitting there doing nothing. If they are slow to react, the situation will quickly get out of control. Add in some people who are trying to take advantage of the disaster to make a fortune, and you can imagine how chaotic the situation will be.

Cui Zhi took a sip of water.

"What about Tianqing County?"

The man's eyes were evasive and he looked embarrassed.

"The plague was rampant in Tianqing County. The government had been suppressing the news. When they found someone was sick, they gathered them together under other pretexts to let them fend for themselves. The people were kept in the dark and had no idea about it. The government only arrested people without treating them and closed off all the main roads in the country. How could they prevent the spread of the plague? People were in a panic until the Eternal Life Cult rebelled and attacked the government. The plague was completely out of control..."

"Parents, you are not allowed to enter Tianqing County!"

"Is there any news about the mistress?" Cui Zhi did not respond, but instead asked about Cui Hui's whereabouts. If Cui Hui took risks, the news would surely spread to various places, and he just wanted to know whether Cui Hui had set out to rescue people.

"The mistress used your warrant to transfer 30% of the medicinal materials in the account."

These herbs are for the frontline troops. Thirty percent is an astronomical figure. Now they have all been transferred by the mistress...

"You went to Tianqing County?"

"went."

Cui Zhi nodded.

In that case, there is nothing more to say: "Let's go!"

"As ordered!"

After Cui Zhi divorced Cui Hui, he kept in touch with his former wife's family and encouraged his children to visit their grandmother. Cui Mi was the most diligent. Cui Zhi would personally visit her if he had time, so he was not unfamiliar with Tianqing County. However, he could not equate the broken walls and ruins in front of him with the peaceful and harmonious place in his memory.

The place was devastated, with signs of fire everywhere.

The confidant brought the veil and asked him to put it on: "Be careful, sir. These corpses died of the plague. Be careful not to get infected by the plague."

Cui Zhi said, "Let's go to Qingshui Temple."

Qingshui Temple was the nunnery where his mother-in-law practiced Buddhism. In order to serve her more conveniently, his brother-in-law and his family also bought a house nearby.

The closer he got, the heavier his heart felt.

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