Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 710 Either obey or perish (please subscribe!)

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Fuzhou Zhejia.

Zhe Keqiu summoned all the important personnel of the Zhe family together.

Now, Zhekexi, Zheketong, Zhekezhi, Zhekejiu, Zhekegui, Zheketong, Zheyanwen, Zheyanshi, Zheyanruo, Zheyanyan, Zheyanye, Zhezhichang, Zheyanye Zhigang and Zhe Kecun, who should have died in history, are all in the ancestral hall.

After all the people arrived, Zhe Keqiu handed a letter to Zhe Kexi first, and then said: "This letter was written by Zhe Miao Miao, and the general meaning of the letter is that she is doing well in the palace. The Lord liked her very much, promoted her to be rich, and rewarded her with many treasures and eight maids. She also said that the Lord brought tens of millions of shi grains from outside to help the people in Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other places. , the order in the land recovered by Dazhong has basically been restored. The people of the Central Plains love Zhongzhu and Dazhong very much. In addition, Zhongzhu is going to recover Hebei, Hedong, and Yanyun in one fell swoop. I hope our Zhejia can be used by Zhongzhu. , She told the master that there are many female soldiers in our Zhe family. The soldiers were sent to the palace to serve as his bodyguards."

After reading the letter, Zhe Kexi said: "The writing is so ugly, it should be written by that girl Miao Miao." Then he passed the letter to Zhe Kecun.

Zhe Keqiu said again: "The daughters of the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty and the daughters of the clan were all taken into the harem by the middle master. It is normal for Miao Miao to be accepted by the middle master, so this letter should be true."

After reading the letter, Zhe Kecun said a little weakly: "This letter does not need to be identified, no matter whether it is true or not, it can only serve as a link. The key should be the person who brought the letter. He must have the conditions for the middle master to recruit me."

Last year, when the Jin army was defeated and went south, Yanmen asked for help, and Zhe Kecun was ordered to garrison Nao County.

Later, when Nao County fell, Zhe Kecun was captured and sent to Yingzhou.

The number of gold is persuaded, and the discount can be saved without falling.

Not long ago, taking advantage of lax guards, Zhe Kecun escaped from the Golden Camp and fled into the mountains.

The Jin army originally searched the mountains to catch Zheke, but later, when the Zhongjin war broke out, the Jin army was defeated again and again, so that the situation in Hedong became tense, and the Jin army had to stop searching the mountains. One life.

Therefore, Zhe Kecun has a certain affection for the Chinese army who saved his life.

The letter slowly reached Zhe Zhichang's hands.

Zhe Zhichang is the son of Zhe Yanzhi, he is a different kind of Zhe family in Fuzhou, he does not practice martial arts, but he is a standard literati, and he is also young and energetic.

(Later, Zhe Zhichang was the leader of the Zhe clan of the Southern School. All Zhe clans of the Southern School abolished martial arts and literature, and the Zhe clan gradually declined at that time.)
Zhezhi often said: "Our Zhe family has been favored by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Now that the Song Dynasty is in trouble, it is time for my Zhe family to serve the Song Dynasty. How can we make peace with the puppet China?"

Although Zhe Yanzhi is the junior of Zhe Keqiu, Zhe Kecun and others.

But Zhe Yanzhi's father, Zhe Keshi, was the most outstanding general in the ninth generation of the Zhe family. He was brave and wise.

And Zhe Yanzhi was the most outstanding general in the tenth generation of Zhe family, and even achieved the post of deputy envoy of Xuanfu in Hedong, Hebei, a high position that no Zhe family's children had ever reached.

Therefore, Zhe Zhichang and his branch have a very strong voice in the Zhe family, even if Zhe Yanzhi is now demoted by Zhao Huan to Haizhou as the deputy training envoy because of the loss of the Yellow River.

Zhe Keqiu's son, Zhe Yanwen, said: "My Zhe family has guarded the border for the Great Song Dynasty for two hundred years. Which generation has not died for the Great Song Dynasty? So it is worthy of any reward from the Great Song Dynasty. Now, it is not my Zhe family who wants to abandon The Great Song Dynasty, but the Great Song Dynasty lost its own country. I can't save the number of Zhe clans, and I also lost soldiers and generals, and then I was surrounded by Xixia and Jin. The danger of extinction, at this critical juncture, I think that I should make a careful choice for the Zheshi, with the goal of continuing the Zheshi for 500 years."

(Later, Zhe Yanwen wanted to lead the Zhe family back to Fuzhou, but Jin Guo wanted to make friends with Xixia, so he moved the Zhe family who had a feud with Xi Xia to Shandong Yidu. This is a branch of the Zhe family who moved eastward. Zhe Yan Wen is the leader of this branch.)
Zhezhi Chang Chong Zheyanwen bowed and said: "Uncle Seventeen's words are different. Although the Song Dynasty suffered such a catastrophe, it did not perish. Recently, there have been rumors that His Royal Highness King Kang has ascended the throne in Yingtianfu, Nanjing. In the Great Song Dynasty, the Zhe Clan should send someone to contact him to discuss the strategy of expelling gold and expelling the middle school, if he can support the new emperor to rebuild the country, he will be worthy of the loyalty of my Zhe Clan."

Zhe Yanwen said leisurely: "In the past, Zhao and Song had millions of soldiers, and the mountains and rivers were intact. They were not the opponents of the Liao and Jin. Now the mountains and rivers are broken, and the elites are exhausted, and there are Dazhong who destroyed the Liao and defeated the Jin and entered the Central Plains. How will the Zhao and Song reorganize?" Mountains and rivers?"

Zhezhi often said: "The true qualities of a hero can only be revealed when the sea is in the middle of the sea."

Zhe Yanwen looked at Zhe Zhichang and said: "Xia people hate my Zhe family to the bone, so they will take this opportunity to destroy my Zhe family to avenge them. Without the support of the Chinese army, how can my Zhe family survive? Is it impossible to wait? The expected Zhao Song rescue?"

Zhezhi often said sonorously and forcefully: "Stay in the stronghold, and die when you die."

This is the dilemma that the Zhe family in Fuzhou is currently facing - on the one hand, it is the loyalty that the Zhe family has kept for hundreds of years.On the other hand, it is also the severe situation that the Zhe family will be exterminated if they are not careful.

For many families, this is not a difficult choice.

But for Zheshi, this is indeed a dilemma.

There are less than a thousand cups of wine every confidant, but a few words are not speculative.

Zhe Yanwen knew that if he continued to argue with Zhe Zhichang, there would be no result.

Furthermore, no matter Zhe Yanwen or Zhe Zhichang, they are all juniors now, and it is not their turn for Zhe Shi to make decisions.

Therefore, Zhe Yanwen stopped arguing with Zhe Zhichang, but Zhe Keqiu waited for someone to pay respects, saying: "I ask the elders to make a decision."

Zhe Keqiu listened to the words, looked at Zhe Kexi, and said, "Uncle Jiu, what do you think?"

Zhe Kexi is the only surviving fruit of the eight generations of the Zhe family, and he is also the most senior member of the Zhe family at present, so it is natural to ask his opinion first.

Zhe Kexi said: "You are the patriarch, why are you asking me instead?"

Zhe Keqiu said: "You are an elder, and sister Meifeng is your youngest daughter, so naturally I have to ask your opinion on this matter."

Zhe Kexi sighed, and said: "This is an important matter related to the life and death of our Zhe clan. How to care about some women is up to the patriarch to decide, and the old man supports it."

Zhe Keqiu said: "Uncle Jiu really understands righteousness!"

Zhe Keqiu looked at Zhe Kecun again, and asked, "Twelve younger brothers, what do you think?"

Zhe Kecun said: "The Lord of the Middle Kingdom has always been famous and virtuous. Even Han'er, he is highly respected. If he hadn't surrendered Yan Yun to Zhao Song, Han'er would never have rebelled, and neither would the Hu people." It is possible to enter the Central Plains, and the situation in the Central Plains will not end here. Now that he leads the army back to the Central Plains, he must aim to unify the world. From my point of view, no one can stop his ambition, so the Zhe family must either obey or perish."

After being captured and escaped, Zhe Kecun has matured a lot, and he has become more and more disappointed with Zhao Song, so he is on the side of the vote.

Zhe Keqiu looked at Zhe Ketong again, and asked, "Third brother, what do you think?"

Zhe Ke said, "We still don't know what the Lord's conditions are. Is it too early to decide now?"

I can ask for a discount and ask other people.

Most people's opinions are similar to Zhe Ketong's, and they want to hear what conditions Li Yan can offer Zheshi to them before making a decision.

In other words, most people are actually in favor of the vote.

This is also normal, after all, people want to live.

Moreover, Li Yan's prestige and virtuous name aside, becoming the new master is not a difficult thing to accept.

Of course, there are also quite a few disciples of the Zhe family who, like Zhe Zhichang, believe that the Zhe family should be loyal to the Song Dynasty.

but--

These people are only a minority.

Moreover, the age is generally younger and the seniority is also lower.

The point is that these people are now without a leader—their leader, Orihiko, is now serving as the Deputy Envoy of the regiment in Haizhou.

Therefore, the result of Zheshi's final discussion was to have a good talk with the person Li Yan sent to deliver the letter, that is, Yan Qing, before making the final decision.

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(End of this chapter)