Wei Wuhou

Chapter 803 Besieged in Qufu 2
Zheng Chang and Zhang Qun were talking and laughing happily outside the city, but the city of Qufu was full of gloom.

Ordinary people have no power and power. In this turbulent season, they not only fear the siege of the Wei army, but also suffer from the scourge of the Qi army.

In this high-pressure state, Qufu, which was originally orderly, became chaotic in just two days, and crime was everywhere.

The whole of Qufu still maintains the basic order, and only the North City where the Lu Palace is located is left, which is the residential area of ​​the dignitaries.

But even so, the Qufu family members still feel anxious, and a strong sense of insecurity has always shrouded them.

And those who strongly supported Ji Yi at the beginning are now in a dilemma, and the Wei people have given them an ultimatum.

The people of Wei State will kill after entering the city, and the family will perish. This is the most feared thing for the family.

But the solution given by the people of Wei is also unbearable for them!
Going against the people of the state of Wei may destroy the family in the future, but if it is difficult to get along with the people of the state of Qi, it will be a catastrophe for the family to be wiped out immediately.

In the long run, it is of course the most correct decision to seek refuge in Wei, but the risk is indeed too great.

The most important point is that for the Qufu aristocrats, the chances of them succeeding in seizing the door are simply too small, and there is basically no possibility of success.

In the depths of Beicheng, a mansion next to the palace city is the residence of the Xu family, the largest family in Qufu.

The Xu family has been rooted in the State of Lu for many years, and it can be said that it is the biggest force outside of the public office, and has influence in all aspects of the State of Lu.

But after all, it is a small country and a small family. In front of a behemoth like Wei, the Xu family is no different from ordinary people.

At this time, sitting in front of Xu Wei, the old head of the Xu family, was a shabby-dressed scoundrel. No matter how you looked at this scene, it seemed strange.

Xu Wei is the lord of Qufu City, and the high-ranking officials and nobles in Qufu City rarely see him. How could such a humble person appear here.

But at this time, this shabby middle-aged man was full of confidence, and looked at Mr. Xu Wei with disdain.

I only heard the middle-aged man say: "Mr. Xu, I have explained everything to you. You have to choose carefully, otherwise you will harm your family and your descendants...it will be too late for regret!"

If someone threatened Xu Wei like this on weekdays, he would have dragged him out and chopped him up to feed the dogs!
But the poor man in front of him is not among them, and the other party even holds the lifeblood of their family.

"You are forcing us to die!" Xu Wei said angrily.

The middle-aged man straightened his messy bun, and then smiled and said, "Old Xu, you know... Qi Guo and my great Wei, you can only choose one, and you have to choose now!"

"You came to my Xu family because my Xu family is powerful, so that I can help you convince other people?" Xu Wei sneered.

It is not uncommon for this to be expected, the middle-aged man said: "If Mr. Xu is willing to help, then naturally it would be the best, and I, Fengying Division, will also speak well for the Xu family in front of the prince!"

Not to mention, the middle-aged man's last words touched Xu Wei's heart.

In front of Wei Wuji, if you give credit to his Xu family, then after Qufu was captured by Wei Jun, wouldn't his Xu family become the dominant family?

Xu Wei wasn't too worried about whether Wei Jun could take Qufu. If he could sit at his level, he knew that the general trend was in Wei and not in Qi.

"Let me consider this matter. The emissary will go down to rest first. After discussing with the clansmen, I will give you the answer!" But at this time, Xu Wei was not ready to directly agree.

Although Xu Wei's words are nice, if he doesn't agree to this matter, then the middle-aged man will be waiting for death.

But don't tell me if you see it through, since you have received this job, you should have the courage to risk everything to fight, so the middle-aged man followed the servant directly.

After he left, he hurried into a young man from the back hall, angrily said to Xu Wei: "Father, why didn't you just kill this thief?"

"Now that Qufu is occupied by the State of Qi, the Duke of Qi has even sent additional reinforcements. The outcome between the two countries is uncertain. Why do you want to favor the State of Wei?" Xu Wei's son was very dissatisfied.

After glancing at his son, Xu Wei said in a deep voice, "What do you know? Wei has 50 armored men, and Qi can fight against it?"

"What is the state of Qi fighting against? Although Duke Qi has reconciled with the big families in the country, there are still many conflicts. How can he stand shoulder to shoulder with Marquis Wei?"

After hearing this, Xu Wei's son did not continue to argue, but asked again: "Since father has already made up his mind, why didn't he just agree to that fellow directly?"

Xu Wei couldn't help but smiled wryly, and then said: "Things are not that simple, you have to plan carefully before making a decision, otherwise it will only cost the lives of the whole family!"

After thinking about it, Xu Wei said to his son: "Go and thank the two families in person, and let the two patriarchs go over the house to talk about it. Don't hide it from others, and don't be discovered by others!"

This matter cannot be done by relying on the Xu family's family. It is necessary to find enough helpers. If they can control the soldiers of Lu State, the chances will be greater.

Xu Wei's son went down soon, but obviously he didn't have much love for this job, and his philosophy was different from Xu Wei's.

On the other side of Xu's mansion, the middle-aged man who was talking and laughing just now, his face sank when there was no one around.

An old guy like Xu Wei is not easy to deceive. Originally, he thought it would be scary enough to come in at risk, but now he is trapped in Xu's mansion and cannot get out.

In fact, Jian Ding didn't have much expectations for whether the Qufu aristocratic family could make waves.

Therefore, even if Xu Wei agreed to his request, Jian Ding felt that it was not safe to stay in Xu's mansion. If Xu Jian failed, he might have to be buried with him.

So Jian Ding paced back and forth in the room, thinking of all the ways to escape.

In the inner courtyard of Xu Mansion, after waiting for half an hour, the Patriarchs of Xie Zhou's family rushed to Xu Mansion secretly.

Afterwards, Xu Wei told the two old men about the envoy's request from the State of Wei, hoping to see what they thought.

But Xu Wei would never express his opinion first, otherwise he might fall into a passive position, and it would not be worthwhile to be sold out.

After listening to Xu Wei's report, the two Patriarchs were unable to make a decision for a while.

But different from Xu Wei, these two people tend to stand still. After all, the Qi people are the actual controllers of Qufu, and everyone's lives are in the hands of Qi people.

It is impossible to directly refuse, so the head of the Zhou family said: "Old Xu, the Qi people are powerful, and we can't move them down with our little power!"

After the Patriarch of the Zhou family finished speaking, the Patriarch of the Xie family also echoed, which made Xu Wei's face very ugly.

So Xu Wei said: "You two, if the city is broken, the Wei army has clearly stated that they will kill my family!"

He was reminding the two of them not to focus on the short-term, but to look at the long-term. In the end, they will have to pass the test of Wei Guoren.

Immediately, Xu Wei added: "The envoy of the Wei State just said that if we can abandon the dark and turn to the bright, we will definitely report to the Marquis of Wei to seal us!"

Jian Ding didn't agree to these things, Xu Wei said this just to increase his position, and wanted to use this to persuade Xie Zhou and the others.

However, Xu Wei's words didn't have much effect. Both Xie Zhou and Xie Zhou had their own interests in mind, and they still had no plans to change their intentions.

Of course Xu Wei couldn't use force at this time, so he said to the two: "Since we can't make up our minds, then we can find other people and see what they mean!"

Xie Zhou and the others looked at each other, and seeing that the other party had no intention of objecting, they agreed to Xu Wei's request.

So Xu Wei recruited servants and asked them to find the heads of the other three clans, and the six of them could represent the Qufu clan.

If the other three had the same thoughts as Xie Zhou, then Xu Wei would not say anything more, and the envoy of Wei State who was put under house arrest in the backyard could be killed.

(End of this chapter)