At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 33 Escape to Qiao County
The two horses galloped past and galloped towards the west.

Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong knew that the officers and soldiers had arrived and did not dare to stay any longer, so they immediately fled on horseback.

Although they haven't identified where they are hiding, they have already chosen a general direction of escape, which is Qiao County, the place that Sili Xiaowei Yang Qiu must pass through to enter Xiang County.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiao County was known as an outstanding place.

Not to mention heroes such as Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren, Xu Chu and Hua Tuo are also famous.

When one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. This saying is really true.

In many cases, it is not the heroes who make the times, but the times who make the heroes.

Just like the rise of Liu Bang, many famous ministers and generals appeared among his fellow villagers; when Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, many of his fellow villagers' names were recorded in history.

These people may indeed have talents, but if they had not met Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, had not been reused, and had many opportunities to experience and grow, they might not have achieved the same achievements in history.

Some people may indeed have outstanding talents and will shine wherever they go, but such people are in the minority.Most people need opportunities and experience, otherwise they may be mediocre for life.

But then again, since those people can leave their names in history, there must be something special about them.

Otherwise, both the Cao family and the Xiahou family are extremely large families. There are countless brothers and sisters in the family. Why are these people able to hold high positions and leave their names in history books?

Zhou Qi went to Qiao County for three purposes.

One is to hide in a place where Sili Colonel Yang Qiu must pass, and wait until Yang Qiu arrives to surrender.

It is still too early for the world to be in chaos. If Zhou Qi keeps hiding around as a fugitive, Zhou Qi will also miss the best opportunity to accumulate.

So getting acquainted with Yang Qiu, gaining the respect of the other party, and getting rid of the crime with the help of Yang Qiu, is the top priority today.

Second, Zhou Qi's reputation has not been rumored yet, and even if he has no place to hide, ordinary wealthy and powerful families may not dare to hide in secret.

The Cao family in Qiao County is different.

Let’s not talk about the power and prominent status of the Cao family. Even if Cao Cao is implicated and temporarily dismissed from office, no one dares to despise the Cao family. Especially in the three-acre area of ​​Qiao County, the Cao family is more powerful than the Prime Minister of Pei and Qiao County. It works even for county magistrates.

Even if the county magistrate knew that the Cao family was hiding Zhou Qi, he might not dare to lead people to the Cao family to search for him.

This is the power of the local top family!

The reason why Zhou Qi was convinced that the Cao family would take him in was very simple. Not to mention that the Cao family had already become enemies with Wang Fu because of the death of Queen Song's family. Zhou Qi would naturally gain the attention and protection of the Cao family by killing Wang Ji.

Even if this factor is not taken into account, just because Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong are riding on the war horse presented by Cao Cao, Cao will do everything possible to protect them.

As for the third reason, Zhou Qi also has the intention of making friends with the heroes of the world.

Like Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, and Cao Ren, they were not only from famous families, but also belonged to Cao Cao's clan and relatives. Zhou Qi naturally had no possibility of recruiting them.

However, Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang, the super warriors of the late Han Dynasty, did not come from a family of officials and were not yet famous, so they could make some friends.

As for recruiting.

With Zhou Qi's current reputation and status, he can only recruit heroes like Xiang Hong who made friends in his humble beginnings. Not to mention extremely capable warriors like Xu Chu, even his future uncle Shi Huan may not be able to recruit him. Go to Zhou Qi.

The reason why he was willing to help Zhou Qi was only because of his loyalty and the friendship between the two families.

As for the plot where the protagonist's tiger body is shaken, and a few words make the fierce generals and celebrities bow their heads, it can only be lusted in the heart.

Of course, you can't recruit, but you can also make friends first.

Zhou Qi has great ambitions and deeply understands a truth: if you bloom, butterflies will come; if you are wonderful, God will arrange it.

Although in later generations, some fake female literary youths often quote this sentence, hypocritically intoxicated in their own world, and secretly comprehend some kind of unfathomable boxing technique, which has changed the flavor of this sentence a bit.

However, the truth is the truth, and it will not change because of some people's extreme behavior. Zhou Qi also agrees with this sentence very much.

With his current social status, even if the story of attacking and killing Prime Minister Pei is spread, it will attract praise and friendship from many people, but it may not be a heartfelt approval.

Those officials and scholars who praised Zhou Qi might name him as filial and brave, but they only looked down at him from above, just like the owner looking at a pug wagging its tail and showing off.

Even some people with ulterior motives just wanted to use this incident to attack the eunuch's arrogance.

Even among those heroes who are willing to make friends with Zhou Qi, how many of them are sincere?
Maybe they just took a fancy to Zhou Qi's reputation and hoped to gain fame by making friends with Zhou Qi.

It is not known how many people are as discerning as Cao Cao and can appreciate and love Zhou Qi from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhou Qi has been in the officialdom for so many years in his previous life, and he has seen many things very thoroughly, and has a very precise positioning of his current situation. He will neither belittle himself nor be arrogant.

He has no power and power now, and he can't give those defectors any benefits at all, so it is difficult to recruit any outstanding talents.

But making friends now can lay a solid foundation for the future.

Zhou Qi has great ambitions. If one day he can hold a lot of power and dominate one side, it will naturally be much easier to recruit these heroes who have deliberately handed over.

In fact, even the direct descendants of the Zhou family in Peiguo, who now look down on Zhou Qi, and the Zhou family in Lujiang, who are members of aristocratic families, may take the initiative to help him.

It's just that the current Zhou Qi is not qualified enough, and he is far from that level.

Killing Wang Ji can certainly make him famous, but it is only the first step. If he wants to truly climb the peak, he can make the heroes of the world bow their heads and obey their ears. The road is long and difficult.

"drive!"

The war horses galloped past. Faced with the full pursuit of the government, the two of them did not dare to stop at all, and rushed towards Qiao County in the dust.

The war horses they rode are too conspicuous, and they will point out the direction for the government's search.

If you can't reach Qiao County and hide in time before the search and arrest documents spread to all counties in Peiguo, I'm afraid it will be difficult in the future.

"Zi Yi, what will we do with these two horses after we arrive in Qiao County?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to drink water and rest, Xiang Hong gently stroked the horse's mane and asked with some concern.

Zhou Qi poured a few sips of water into his mouth, then plucked a few handfuls of green grass and brought it to the horse's mouth, saying: "The person who donated the horse came from the Cao family in Qiao County. When I arrive in Qiao County, I will return the horse to its original owner."

After Zhou Qi's introduction on the road, Xiang Hong also knew the power of the Cao family in Qiao County, and he was not worried that they would be implicated because of these two horses.

Zhou Qi rubbed his shriveled stomach, looked into the distance, and then said to Xiang Hong: "We have been running for two days, and we have covered a lot of distance. After passing the mountain forest in front, we are at the boundary of Qiao County. We should first find Let Zhuangzi ask for some food, and by the way, find out where the Cao family is."

(End of this chapter)