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

Chapter 39 Shame
Xu Ding's face was serious, and he said: "For the present plan, we should block the news first."

"As long as we have taken precautions and informed the villagers in advance to help conceal the matter, there will be room for change in this matter."

Needless to say, the unity of Xujiazhai is as long as the top and bottom collude. When the government sends people over, they insist that they have never seen Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong. Naturally, the government has nothing to do with them.

Just like hiding fields and households in the clan, every time the government sends people to count the population, those hidden households will be hidden in advance.

I'm afraid that when they don't know, some villagers will be tricked by the government, and things will naturally be a little tricky.

Xu Chu said hurriedly: "I will handle this matter overnight."

Xu Ding shook his head, and said: "Since there are concerns, there is no need to be too anxious about this matter. Everyone is resting too late, and it will not be too late to notify tomorrow."

Xu Jiazhai has long been familiar with concealing things from the government, and there is no need for too much preparation.

Xu Ding is worried about another thing now.

Xu Chu seemed to see that Xu Ding had something on his mind, and immediately asked, "Brother, do you have other concerns?"

Xu Ding nodded and said: "Zhou Yufu of Xiangxian County pleaded for the life of the people and died generously. He can be regarded as a great husband in the world. Zhou Ziyi avenged his ancestors and killed the Prime Minister of Pei Guo in anger. He is also a hero in the world."

"However, as fugitives, they concealed their identities and stayed in Xujiazhai. After all, there was something wrong."

Obviously, Xu Ding was a little dissatisfied with the two's concealment of their identities.

If Xu Jiazhai hadn't sent spies in Xiang County to relay the news in advance, the consequences would have been disastrous if they had been attacked by the government without any preparation.

But Xu Chu frowned and said, "I don't think these two people are selfish. They haven't revealed their identities, so I'm afraid they are worried that they won't be accepted by us."

In the eyes of ordinary people, attacking and killing two thousand Shi Pei Guoxiang is a heinous crime. Who would dare to cover it up?

Xu Ding naturally knew this truth, but he felt somewhat unhappy in his heart, saying, "We treat people with sincerity. If he doesn't reveal his identity before leaving, then the two of them may not be able to have a close friendship."

Xu Chu pondered for a while, and said, "If that's the case, just like what my brother said, just send them away, and there is no need to have any more contact with them in the future."

"Has Zhong Kang ever fallen asleep?"

At this moment, the two brothers suddenly heard Zhou Qi's voice.

Xu Ding winked at Xu Chu, first pointed at himself, then raised a finger and shook his head.

Xu Chu understood, and immediately pretended to be a little confused and replied: "What's the matter with Zi Yihuan?"

Zhou Qi's voice came again: "I didn't want to disturb Zhongkang's rest, but I have something important to tell him as soon as possible. The two of us went to find Brother Bokang, but he was not in the house, so we came over to chat with Zhongkang."

Inside the room, Xu Ding opened his mouth and made a mouth shape, which Xu Chu immediately understood.

He waited until Xu Ding hid behind the screen, then opened the door, pretending to be tipsy and said, "You two, please come inside."

Xu Chu was talking when he opened the door. When he opened the door completely and saw Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong clearly, he was shocked.

Xu Chu no longer pretended, but quickly stepped forward and asked, "Ziyi, Bode, why are you two acting like this?"

It turned out that Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong, who were standing at the door, had tied themselves tightly with ropes. When Xu Chu suddenly saw this situation, he immediately lost his composure.

Seeing that Xu Chu was about to step forward to untie the rope for the two of them, Zhou Qi took a step back and said, "We were treated warmly by the two Zhongkang brothers, but we concealed our real identities from the two of you. After returning to the guest room, we The two of them really felt ashamed, tossing and turning could not fall asleep, so they bound their hands to apologize to the two brothers!"

When Xu Chu heard the words, he suddenly realized, but pretended to be surprised: "What does Ziyi mean by this?"

Zhou Qi said: "To tell you the truth, I am the grandson of Mr. Zhou from Xiangxian County. Because Wang Ji, Prime Minister of Peiguo, was distributing water conservancy donations indiscriminately, my ancestors pleaded for the people, angrily reprimanded Wang Ji in front of the Prime Minister's mansion, and finally fell to the pole and died."

"I was not angry in my heart. After burying my father, I killed Wang Ji angrily on the seventh day of my father's first year and beheaded him as a sacrifice to our ancestors."

"We committed such a major event. We originally wanted to come to Qiao County to join the Cao family. We never thought that Zhongkang would be hunting tigers on the way. Because we admired Zhongkang's heroism and Bokang strongly invited him, we came to Xujiazhai. "

"However, we are important criminals of the imperial court after all, and we may harm the two brothers if we stop here, so we bound our hands and came here to plead guilty."

"Even if Zhongkang hands us over to the government, we will have no complaints or regrets. We just hope that we can repay you for your hospitality!"

Zhou Qi's words were genuine, and Xu Chu was moved and angry at the same time.

He stepped forward to support Zhou Qi and said angrily: "Wang Ji's tyranny in Pei State, who in Pei State did not suffer from it? Ziyi was able to accomplish such a feat, he is really a hero of the world. I hate that I can't be with Ziyi. As brothers, how can we hand you two over to the government?"

"Zi Yi is like this, doesn't he trap my brother into injustice?"

At this moment, after hearing the conversation between the two, Xu Ding, who had been hiding behind the screen, also walked out quickly with a look of deep shame on his face.

He first stepped forward to personally untie the ropes that tied the two of them, then led them into the house, and bowed deeply: "I just heard the news, and I know the feat of the two brothers. I came to meet Zhongkang overnight, also for the sake of This matter."

"Before, I used the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman, and I was worried that the two brothers would not tell us their true identities."

"I never thought that the two of you would be so loyal. In order not to implicate my brother, you even bound your hands to come here. I am really ashamed!"

At this point, Xu Ding's face turned red and his eyes were full of guilt.

Xu Chu also bowed deeply: "I used to think that I have great loyalty, but compared with the two brothers, it is like a firefly compared to the bright moon!"

Zhou Qi heard the words but secretly thought it was a fluke.

He never thought that Xujiazhai's intelligence system was so developed. The Xu brothers had already received the news before the government's pursuit documents arrived in Qiao County.

If he did not identify himself in advance, he would inevitably be separated from the Xu brothers.

If this is the case, even if they do not send Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong to the government, the fate between the two parties will be severed.

Fortunately, Zhou Qi hurriedly stepped forward to support Xu Ding and said, "The two of us concealed this matter first, how can we blame my brother harshly?"

"Of course my brother is loyal, he doesn't want to send us to the government."

"However, there are many people in the stronghold, and many people know that my brothers and I are having a banquet here. If the government finds out, wouldn't it affect my brother?"

Xu Ding and Xu Chu looked at each other, then laughed and said, "Zi Yi, please don't worry, as long as my brother says hello, there will never be any news from the village that the two brothers stayed here overnight!"

Seeing the confident looks of the two, Zhou Qi didn't have any doubts.

Even the far-flung township party in their Zhouji township will do everything possible to help Zhou Qi, let alone the more united Xujiazhai.

(End of this chapter)