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Chapter 1291: Concealing the Truth (Part 1291) [Seeking monthly votes]

During the year when the Southwest Continent and the Northwest Continent were fighting each other, the Central Continent was also ready to make a move. This group of people were also cunning. They planned to go down as reinforcements from the beginning to help one of the routes, so that Kangguo and the Southwest Allied Forces could fight for a longer time and consume as much food and manpower as possible. Once the time was right, they would take action and reap the benefits.

After careful consideration, I decided to bet on both sides.

For this purpose, two groups of envoys were sent to lobby separately.

  One group of envoys died, while the other group returned alive, but did not bring back the news they were expecting. Kang Guo obviously saw through their calculations and rejected this poisonous temptation from the beginning. Isn't Kang Guo's move just like drinking a toast and then drinking a penalty?

If the soft method doesn’t work, then you have to use the hard method.

  If the situation drags on until Kangguo and the Southwestern Allied Forces decide the outcome, it will be a disaster no matter who wins!

Several major countries in central China are in sync and are preparing to mobilize troops.

  Unexpectedly, the news leaked out, and the Qu State in the southeast suddenly sent troops to attack, so they had to temporarily give up their plan to pick up the leak. The Qu State was established not long ago, but it has developed very rapidly in recent years. If they ignore it, maybe their hometown will be stolen!

Immediately sent envoys to negotiate.

We are all neighbors separated by several small countries. We have no grudges in the past or in the present, and our ancestors have no unresolved blood feuds. It is wrong for the little brother to suddenly roll up his sleeves and hit someone without saying hello! Shouldn't he give an explanation?

As long as the explanation is reasonable, everyone will shake hands and make peace.

The central countries have not given up the idea of ​​annexing the two territories of the northwest and southwest in one go - compared with such a large territory, the little profit of appeasing the Qu Kingdom is nothing at all, and this deal is worthwhile. However, the Qu Kingdom seemed to have eaten a weight and was determined this time. Not only did it make things difficult for the envoys, but it also said that there would be no truce.

The envoy was very angry in Qu State.

The bribery method that had always worked had also hit a wall.

The envoy's confidant suggested: [I heard that the King of Qu State, Zhai Xiaofang, has deep feelings for his queen, maybe we can start from here. ]

Even if the queen and Zhai Le share the same interests, it does not mean that the queen's mother's family also shares the same interests with Zhai Le. The situation in the southeastern continent is similar to that in the southwest, with more water and less land, especially near the coastline. Not only is the land barren, but it is also plagued by natural disasters. After Zhai Le came to power, he encouraged farming and even allowed the army to intervene in the reclamation of wasteland by the people against all odds. After a few years, agricultural development has improved slightly, but it is still not comparable to the central continent, which occupies a favorable geographical location. The business of the southeastern clans has a complex connection with the central side.

Perhaps this can be used as a breakthrough.

As long as the mother family is shaken, won't the pillow wind start to blow?

Even if the expected effect cannot be achieved, at least we should find out the reason why the Qu State suddenly went crazy. If there is no benefit, why would the Qu State mobilize its troops? Fighting a war is not like going out for an outing! With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the amount of food and grass consumed in a day is an astronomical figure.

What does Qu Guotu want to do?

I just can't figure out the answer to this question.

It even alarmed the Central Branch of the Gods Society! The branch came forward to negotiate with the Southeast Branch, but failed to get any inside information from Yu Hai. It must be said that corroding and infiltrating from the target person's network of contacts is indeed a tried and tested panacea.

Even though Zhai Le has given the Yue family many warnings over the years, and given them sweet gifts to appease their emotions afterwards, he still cannot completely eliminate the problem!

When Yu Hai told him that there were unfamiliar faces walking around the Yue family, Zhai Xiaofang paused while reviewing the memorials and said calmly, "Alas, I already know about this matter and will deal with it later."

Since it concerns the Yue family, Yu Hai cannot intervene.

Seeing that Zhai Le had his own ideas, he felt relieved.

[The officials in the court did not understand it very well, and there were many voices of opposition.] Most of them complained in private, and did not dare to openly oppose Zhai Le. This was related to the fact that the two rulers of Qu State both relied on military generals. The previous ruler Zhai Huan was better. He was also a scholar, and he took good care of the civil officials, so he was not too partial. Zhai Le was different, and he held on to the military power.

The military generals in the court followed his lead.

If it weren't for Yu Hai's support, the civil servants would have had a hard time.

Zhai Ledao: [Don’t worry about it.]

This matter cannot be explained openly.

He closed the memorial, put it together, thought for a moment and added: [When the situation in the northwest becomes clear, I will explain it to my ministers. By then, I can use the reason of "Qukang alliance, share the world"... It will also be tenable. If Kangguo loses...]

Zhai Le looked at the ray of sunlight outside the window.

[If we lose, the hope of the world rests on your shoulders and mine! ]

Yu Hai: [……]

The young scholar has assisted Zhai Le for many years, and his face has become more like a social animal, and his eyes are not as bright as before. At first glance, he looks depressed, as if he has been sucked dry by male monsters/female monsters in turn, and his whole body exudes the aura of "living is good, and dying is also okay". He is already dissatisfied with the current workload, and when he hears Zhai Le daydreaming about unifying the world...

He might as well look for a place with better feng shui first.

Even if I die, I will die gracefully and honorably.

  [Guilong, you have a bit of youthful vigor!] Zhai Le patted his friend on the shoulder, trying to inspire his enthusiasm!

Yu Haisheng said helplessly: [No! ]

  Living is so difficult, it’s better to be hanged by a three-foot white silk!

Zhai Le: [……]

Yu Hai said with a headache: [Since it is the same whether I die early or late, if I had known this would happen, I should not have been saved by the First Lord! ]

The good days didn't last for a few years, and we had to suffer a lot.

In order to repay his gratitude, he first worked for the half-dead Zhai Huan, and then was passed on to Zhai Le by Zhai Huan, and continued to work for Zhai Le.

  Is it my destiny to work like a slave in this life?

Zhai Le was amused by his self-deprecating speech, and a relaxed smile rarely seen in recent times appeared on his face: [I know Guilong has been working hard, so I have granted you a leave for the next two days. Go back and have a good rest.]

Yu Hai stayed at home and refused to see visitors. He just wanted to deal with some people so that they would not come to Yu Hai for help and make things difficult for him.

The king and his minister reached a tacit understanding with just a glance.

  To show his determination to go to war, Zhai Le killed the envoys!

The court officials were in an uproar and tried to dissuade him.

Zhai Le said: [What is there to persuade? The queen cried to me, saying that her little sister was assaulted by a villain. If such a great shame is not punished severely, what do you think of the women of Qu country? Are you afraid of the men of Qu country, so you humiliate the women to save face?]

The court officials looked at each other in silence.

No, that’s not the news they received.

  Not to mention that the woman from the Xunnan Zhao clan was only a sister of the queen's side branch. When the queen got married, she was only a seven or eight-year-old girl. It was impossible for her to have any feelings for the queen, and the queen would probably not cry to the king for her. Even if this pair of sisters from the same clan had feelings for each other, the woman was sent by the Zhao clan to the envoy to win over their feelings. It was consensual, so how could it be considered an infringement?

There was no way the queen could cry out.

The messenger was caught in the hall and was dumbfounded when he heard this.

He subconsciously looked at the Zhao officials among the court officials.

The latter's expression was also very interesting, bewildered, surprised, anxious, suddenly enlightened, and retreating. The envoy saw this, how could he not understand? Whether this was a conspiracy between Zhao and Zhai Le to set him up, or whether both Zhao and himself were tricked by Zhai Le, he was finished! He immediately broke free from his restraints and began to curse.

  Damn Zhai Xiaofang, are you waiting for me here?

The result was not surprising—

A sharp "Protect the emperor" sounded outside the palace, and the envoy died with his eyes wide open. Everything happened so fast that the court officials were too late to stop it. Zhai Le killed someone and happily announced the end of the court. What is "Don't kill envoys when two armies are fighting"? The rules are dead.

Throughout hundreds and thousands of years of history, being an envoy has been a high-risk profession, especially when sent to an enemy side that is about to go to war.

  Kill them all if they come. If you don’t kill them, it won’t boost the morale of the troops!

As soon as the court was dismissed, many officials rushed to Yu Hai's residence crying.

The king went crazy when Yu Xiang was away for a day. Yu Hai's head hurt from the noise, but he still smiled gently: [The man has been chopped into a pool of meat paste, and we can't glue him back. Now that things have come to this, there is only one way to go. ]

This battle has to be fought.

Without fighting, neither country will be able to back down.

The Qu State mobilized its troops very quickly.

The resistance encountered was also much weaker than expected.

It was not that the opponent's strength suddenly decreased, but that the opponent was not fully prepared from the beginning. At the same time, there were discordant voices within the country, and several warlord forces emerged from the people. Among them, the momentum of the warlord forces was the strongest. Wherever they went, they could be said to be "a call for a hundred responses". They quickly accumulated 20,000 to 30,000 troops and horses, and also cooperated with the Qu State several times.

This warlord raised a flag without words.

As the name suggests, the flag does not have any words on it.

  It is said that it is because the leader has no name or surname?

Some insiders also found that most of the high-ranking warlords were old friends of Quqing Academy, but their leader was a woman with an unremarkable appearance. After looking through the remaining materials of Quqing Academy, no details about this woman could be found. The outside world was also curious about who this woman was, why she could gather so many students from Quqing Academy, and why she could recruit 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers as soon as she came out of the mountains?

You have to know that these soldiers are not uglier than ordinary people.

A considerable number of them were brave warriors, and there were even some famous generals who came directly with their own private troops to join them. The literary side had the Quqing Academy, and the military side had this group of generals and rangers. The speed at which this unknown force developed was astonishing!

Zhai Le was also shocked.

  As far as he knew, his friend had been active in the northwest, and the incarnation active in the central and southeast had only appeared in the past two years. In such a short time, it was impossible for her to accumulate a deep foundation. Or was it that Xiahou Yu and Gu De had such strong connections?

Zhai Le felt somewhat regretful.

If I had known this, I would not have kept these two even if they couldn't work for me. Now, they are all my friends.

Little did they know that Xiahou Yu and Gu De were even more shocked.

The purpose of Quqing Academy is to teach everyone. As long as you have the desire to learn, you have the opportunity to enter the academy. It does not restrict students to be scholars or warriors, nor does it restrict ordinary people. Even so, 90% of the students in the academy are scholars, and the rest are martial artists.

This also led to Xiahou Yu's network of contacts being seriously biased.

Recruiting scribes?

There is no need to worry about having no goals.

Recruiting military generals?

Ah, this is a bit embarrassing.

Xiahou Yu and Gu De searched through their network of contacts but could only find a few. When they went to visit them, people either politely refused or turned a deaf ear to them, trying to maintain basic decency.

It's not that they don't give Xiahou Yu a face, but they are different from the scholars. When the scholars go to Xiahou Yu's master, how many people will they bring with them? The brave warriors are different.

In addition to their own tribes, they also have private tribes ranging from a dozen to several hundred people, and these private tribes also have families.

Seeking refuge is not a matter for each household!

  Even if everyone agreed to surrender, Xiahou Yu's master would have to pay for their food! If they ran out of food one day, how would they explain to their brothers who had been through thick and thin with them?

Taking all factors into consideration, many people choose to wait and see.

So--

  How did Shen Zixu Tang build this team?

The secret is simple.

[Of course we are not asking for foreign aid. Kangguo is short of manpower and cannot mobilize sufficient manpower.] Shen Zixu Tang pinched his chin and smiled mysteriously, [When our people arrive, you will know what is going on. This is absolutely reliable!]

Xiahou Yu and the others suppressed their anxiety and waited for a strange young man to come. The young man bowed and said: [My name is He Shu, my courtesy name is not Zuo.]

【Xiahou Yu, courtesy name Zikuan.】

【Gu De, courtesy name Yourong.】

[Before I came here, I heard the master mention two colleagues. After seeing them today, I realized that the description did not match my own style. ]

Although it was just a casual greeting, it eased the atmosphere a lot.

Xiahou Yu took He Shu to see the lord.

[You came quickly without doing anything. Did you bring the things? ]

Shen Zixu Tang took two steps at a time and skipped the meaningless greetings. His anxious look made He Shu curious about what was in the two large boxes that his master asked him to take with him.

[I have brought them all.]

He Shu brought two large boxes when he came.

The two large boxes were brought from the homes of Gong Xichou and Shao Chong and were sealed and packaged before being sent to He Shu.

Zixu was urging him to hurry up, so He Shu had to ride as fast as he could, leaving the team heading south and rushing over first, for fear of delaying the important matter.

[My Lord, what is in this? ]

The two boxes are not very heavy.

Shen Zixu Tang snapped the copper lock on the wooden box with his fingers.

Before the box was opened, countless speculations emerged in the minds of the three people.

  I've thought of everything, but the only thing I haven't thought of is that the box is filled with... uh, dozens of men's underwear?

After realizing what it was, He Shu retreated with a strange expression.

With a glance, Xiahou Yu and Gu De had the same reaction.

Fortunately, there was no strange smell in the air.

He Shu was almost speechless: [My Lord, you—you—]

He was urging them to deliver one box, no, two boxes of men's trousers? Don't ask why it was two boxes, because his master also broke the copper lock of another box!

When He Shu thought about the secrets he brought all the way from the northwest, which turned out to be two boxes filled with trousers made of various materials, he felt like his soul was floating and kicked He Xin out.

Congratulatory message: [……]

  He doesn't want to face this scene!

Shen Zixu Tang had been keeping her head down, so she naturally didn't see the complicated and strange expressions of the three ministers. She said happily, "With these evidences, our future affairs will be easier."

[Handle? ]

[All these calf-length pants have owners.] Gong Xichou said that these calf-length pants were all made of brand new material, so she picked one up without any psychological burden. On the strip of cloth was a person's name, and next to the name was a seal. And it was not an ordinary seal! There was a faint martial spirit flowing between the lines, and it was clearly stamped with the martial tiger talisman!

  |ω`)

Tangmei: Okay, okay, it would be easier for any incarnation to start a business than for me, right?