Jiuxi

Chapter 445 Chapter 443 [Please enter the urn]

Shazhou, Yalong tribe, Heishui village.

Luo Hengshan, a tough-headed young man, slipped into Luo Jiujiu's room, looked at her dazed figure sitting in front of the window, and shouted affectionately: "Sister!"

Luo Jiujiu asked without looking back, "What's the matter?"

Luo Hengshan said: "The leaders of all the ministries are here. Abba calls you over."

Luo Jiujiu was slightly startled, and the conversation he had with his father after returning that day came to mind.

"Abba, the people of Qi are very sincere this time. They are willing to give Shazhou a lot of gold, silver and materials as compensation. They will also make a guarantee in the name of the Emperor of Qi that a situation like Hou Yu's will never happen again in the future. As long as We agreed to sign the oath of friendship, and the Qi State will teach the people of Shazhou free of charge the art of farming, and the seeds and iron tools will be sold to us at very low prices.”

Facing the sincere expression of his eldest daughter, Luo Yaozong was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Jiujiu, I know you owe Lu Chen a favor in the capital of Qi. This time he is here on behalf of the emperor of Qi. You want to take this opportunity." Return the favor. But you should also understand that major events in Shazhou are not decided by our Yalong tribe. If we show too closeness to Qi State, we may become a public enemy in the eyes of the other six tribes."

Luo Jiujiu could only tell Lu Chen's analysis about Jing Ren, and then said: "Abba, now that the dispute between Qi State and Jing State has become a foregone conclusion, can Shazhou really stay out of the matter?"

Luo Yaozong frowned slightly.

"Brother Luo, everyone understands what you are saying, but Qi State wants to bribe us Shazhou people again with a little money. This is simply a dream."

Luo Hengshan was dragged out by Luo Jiujiu and went to the back mountain to practice martial arts.

Luo Jiujiu watched him leave, then straightened his clothes and walked towards the big house.

This episode did not affect the discussions in the room.

"It hurts, it hurts, sister, let go quickly!"

Luo Jiujiu stood up and came closer, pinched the young man's ears like lightning, and said angrily: "My father said that your martial arts have not improved for several months. You still have time to care about my affairs. I think you are really naughty." It’s itchy!”

Luo Jiujiu narrowed his eyes and laughed: "Then what?"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Luo Hengshan hurriedly patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely support you!"

In addition to these seven people, there are more than a dozen young men, who are either the sons of the leader or capable generals of various ministries.

Luo Jiujiu continued: "My father said last time that people suddenly came from the north to do big business with Jinchuan. My daughter suspected that these so-called businessmen were spies of Jingguo. If I had to choose between Qi and Jing, my daughter would rather choose Qi and Jing." After all, the current emperor of Qi was able to punish Hou Yu, which shows that he is different from the previous emperor. As for Jingguo, the murder at Yanziling nineteen years ago was indeed due to the despicable betrayal of the emperor of Qi, but the source was. It was Jingren who forced Emperor Qi to do this, and it was Jingren who finally did it!”

After Luo Jiujiu came in, there were immediately several blazing eyes on her face. As if she didn't realize it, she said hello to all the leaders and then sat down behind Luo Yaozong.

Luo Jiujiu was very aware of his father's calm temperament. He expected nothing to happen in a short time, but he didn't expect that there would be a change within a few days. His father actually invited the heads of various departments over, obviously to discuss this matter. event.

Luo Yaozong looked at her slightly excited face and said softly: "Okay, let me think about it carefully. You still have to be more cautious about this matter and not make a hasty decision."

Luo Hengshan grinned and said in a mature manner: "Sister, I know what you are thinking. When you heard that the Qi man named Lu was coming, you immediately went to Yunling, and then you wanted Abba to convince the others Headman, right?”

At this moment, the room was full of people. Luo Yaozong was sitting in the main seat, surrounded by a circle of middle-aged men. They were the current leaders of the various ministries in Shazhou.

"is it?"

His thoughts returned to the present, and he turned to look at the strange smile on Luo Hengshan's face. Luo Jiujiu raised her hand and pinched his cheek, saying, "You brat, what are you laughing at?"

This man's name was Yang Jin, a leader in Shuixi. He was forty-two years old and was famous for his upright and staunch temperament.

Shuixi is located in the westernmost part of Shazhou, not too far from the birthplace of Hengjiang River, hence its name.

Among the seven tribes, the Water West has the smallest number of people, but Yang Jin's statement at this moment was so resounding that the other leaders did not look down upon him at all, because they knew that there was never a shortage of warriors in the Water West who were not afraid of death. Luo Yaozong looked calm and said slowly: "According to your opinion, we should directly reject Qi's overtures?"

Yang Jin said in a deep voice: "From more than one hundred and sixty years ago to nineteen years ago, we Shazhou people were loyal to Qi State. Whenever they were in need, as long as a decree came from Shazhou Erlang, we would do it ourselves." Bring dry food and go into battle to kill the enemy! In that battle nineteen years ago, Shazhou did not even receive the order from Emperor Qi. After the fathers learned that Heluo was besieged, they still sent out eight thousand warriors. But what was the result? Brother, if there is no clear explanation on this matter, I, Yang Jin, will be the first one not to agree to be on good terms with Qi!"

The atmosphere in the room became increasingly solemn.

Peng Yao, the leader of the Zhehuang tribe who was sitting opposite Yang Jin, nodded and agreed: "Old Yang is right. For nineteen years, the Qi court has not responded directly to this matter. How can I, the eight thousand son of Shazhou, Sacrifice in vain?”

These words won the support of quite a few people in the room.

Luo Jiujiu looked at this scene and understood his father's initial hesitation more and more.

At this moment, Hardy, the fat Jinchuan leader, smoothed things over and said: "Lao Yang, Lao Peng, don't be anxious. Brother Luo understands very well. Now that Qi State has taken the initiative to come to the door, it is not like before. He is a small character who has never been heard of, but sent the famous Shanyang Hou Luchen. It seems that the Emperor of Qi really wants to shake hands with our Shazhou and make peace this time. The so-called asking price is high and we can pay back the money. Putting forward some conditions and seeing how Qi people will react is not considered betraying one's own people, right?"

The Jinchuan tribe is not weak in Shazhou, second only to the Yalong tribe and the Tieyang tribe, and because the Jinchuan tribe controls the upper reaches of the Hengjiang River and Feiniao Pass, the only thoroughfare from Shazhou to Jiangbei, it has always traded goods with the north. , so the life of the tribe is the most comfortable.

Hardy has the smoothest personality among the seven leaders. As for whether his words are to ease the atmosphere, or whether he wants to use this opportunity to give Qi a hard blow, others naturally do not know.

Luo Yaozong took the opportunity to take over the conversation: "What Lao Ha said is what I want to say. Brothers, the blood feud back then naturally needs an explanation, but we also have to consider the people of the clan. In the past ten years, because of the complete severance of contact with the Qi State, Life is not easy for everyone. Now that Qi Guo has taken the initiative, I think we can at least give him a chance. "

Yang Jin was silent.

In terms of the difficult situation, the tribe in the western part of the water has the most difficult life due to geographical influence. Thanks to the secret support of the Yalong tribe in recent years, when Luo Yaozong talked about this topic, he could only choose to remain silent.

Next to Hardy, Na Yan, the leader of the Dashi tribe with a lean body and sharp eyes like falcons, sneered: "Actually, this matter is not difficult to handle. If the Qi State is really sincere, then let the Emperor of Qi personally do the work for the Eight Shazhous." Qianerlang writes a memorial essay! I heard that the people of Qi care about this thing the most. As long as Emperor Qi clearly explains what happened nineteen years ago in the memorial essay, then we can have an explanation for our ancestors. To embarrass Emperor Qi, there is no need for him to apologize to the people of Shazhou in his memorial, as long as he doesn't tell any lies."

Before the leaders could speak, the young people around them cheered loudly.

Unlike these elders, the younger generation in Shazhou had not experienced the tempering of war and did not have much fear of Qi. On the contrary, some of them looked eager to try.

Luo Jiujiu couldn't help but said: "Uncle, the Emperor of Qi will definitely not write this memorial. I heard that he will only offer sacrifices to God. Besides, the Emperor of Qi previously punished Hou Yu because he listened to me He mentioned the crimes Hou Yu has done, so he really sincerely wants to repair relations with Shazhou."

Na Yan loved her very much, just like his own daughter. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "Jiujiu, the Emperor of Qi's punishment of Hou Yu, in Lao Na's opinion, has nothing to do with Shazhou. You also said before Well, Emperor Qi not only punished Hou Yu alone, but also dealt with many officials. This shows that Hou Yu colluded with those people to deceive Emperor Qi. This is the reason for his anger. If he does not deal with these people severely, he will do it again in the future. Which Qi official takes him seriously?"

Luo Jiujiu was slightly startled. She didn't expect that Na Yan, who had never left Shazhou in his life, could see it so clearly. She couldn't think of how to refute it for a while.

A tall and handsome young man took advantage of the situation and joked: "Sister of the Luo family, we all know that you received help from the Marquis of Shanyang when you were in the capital of Qi State, so you would like to speak for them. However, Qi Xinxin There are many tricks in Si Shen, so you have to be more clear-headed and don’t fall for the other party’s deception.”

Luo Jiujiu's face darkened, but before she could get angry, the middle-aged man in front of the young man scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? No one will think you are mute if you don't speak."

The young man lowered his head in disbelief.

The middle-aged man's name is Shen Min, the leader of the Tieyang tribe, the second largest ethnic group in Shazhou, and the young man is his eldest son Shen Tianyi.

Shen Min smiled apologetically at Luo Jiujiu, and then said to the other leaders: "I agree with Brother Luo. Since it is Qi State who takes the initiative now, we can give the other party a chance. However, we Shazhou people value courage the most. , if that Shanyang Hou Luchen has the courage to come to Shazhou and meet us face to face, it is possible to continue talking about this matter. If he doesn't have the courage, then go back as soon as possible without wasting everyone's time. ”

Luo Jiujiu subconsciously wanted to object, but Luo Yaozong coughed lightly and then said: "Brother Shen's proposal makes sense. Let's take this opportunity to see how sincere Qi Ren is."

The rest all agreed.

Luo Jiujiu looked at his father's profile and couldn't help but feel secretly worried.

(End of this chapter)