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Chapter 328 The fate of the two families
Xu Jian didn't expect the King of Yue to be so direct, and asked him directly why he came, without the slightest tact.However, Xu Jian has his own ideas. He came here this time with the mission of saving the Xu family. It is better to say something clearly. A simple exchange of benefits is not the best choice.

Xu Jian raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm here to plead guilty to the King, and to present treasures to the King."

Yin Xu said lightly: "I'm not interested in pleading guilty. It's great to know the mistakes, but many times the mistakes have already been made, and even repentance doesn't have the slightest effect. Otherwise, there is no punishment law in this world. value?"

Xu Jian's heart was shocked, and he already knew that Yue Wang Yinxu's anger was not a little bit. If this continued, the anger towards the Xu family would not decrease at all, which would be very terrifying.He made up his mind that he must explain to the King of Yue, at least clearly explain what happened to the Xu family in this matter, it was unspeakable and he had to.

Xu Jianlang said: "My lord, the Xu family has indeed committed an unforgivable crime, and I don't expect your forgiveness. I just want to state the truth to you, and many things will be beneficial to your judgment. Allow Xu Jian to make this small request?"

Yin Xu smiled faintly, and asked softly: "Don't tell me, what you keep saying is what I want? If so, then I'm sorry, I'm not interested."

Xu Jian replied: "Of course I won't disappoint the King, otherwise Xu Jian would have no face to see the King."

Yin Xu sneered and said, "Let's believe you for now!" The power and attitude revealed in the words made Xu Jian secretly startled.He deeply realized that the young man in front of him was much younger than himself, but his majesty and strong self-confidence were far from his own. Perhaps this is the so-called kingly spirit!

It was under the influence of this attitude that Xu Jian secretly adjusted his heavy heart, sorted out the thoughts and words in his mind, and then said: "My lord, in fact, my Xu family has decided to submit allegiance to You, that day in Kuaiji Mountain was totally an accident, my brother and sister didn’t know the king Zunrong, it’s all because Zhou Kang tricked me!”

It was only then that Xu Jian explained all the reasons one by one, clearly explained the misunderstanding, and tried his best to show that the Xu family did not intend to offend, and all kinds of actions afterwards were just a last resort.All in all, it is necessary to do everything possible to reduce Yin Xu's anger and hatred towards the Xu family, to obtain forgiveness from the King of Yue to a certain extent, and to ask for a glimmer of hope for life.

After Yin Xu and others listened, if they followed Xu Jian's statement, then according to the previous speculation, some doubts could be explained clearly, which means that Xu Jian was completely just a misunderstanding.

Gao Yi asked: "Xu Jian, you mean that you don't know the king, all this is a misunderstanding? But what happened that day when your brother and sister and the Zhou family and Zhou Hao rushed to Kuaiji Mountain?"

Xu Jiangang hurriedly replied: "Indeed, when the king entered the city that day, our Xu family went to meet my third uncle. The others had never seen the king Longyan, so it was completely blindness of the younger brother and younger sister that day. My father had intentionally The younger sister was presented to the king, because the younger sister was depressed at this time, she was taken by her younger brother to Kuaiji Mountain to relax that day. We didn't know about the king's visit to Kuaiji Mountain at all, it was a completely accidental encounter."

Everyone could hear it clearly, and when they learned the truth of the matter, they felt a strange feeling in their hearts.It turned out that Miss Xu's family was unwilling to marry into the palace, and had a conflict with the husband-in-law preliminarily selected by the family. This matter is really funny.Yin Xu also secretly laughed, but luckily Miss Xu's family didn't want to, otherwise she would really enter the palace, not to mention that she would have no luck to bear, and there would be a lot of troubles.It seems that this fate is destined, it is not fake at all!
Su An asked: "Then Zhou Hao brought people there, why did you rush there with them? What's the purpose?"

Xu Jian said with some embarrassment: "It's like this. My father wanted to present my younger sister to the palace, but Zhou Hao of the Zhou family also meant to my younger sister. He once came to ask for marriage. My father didn't agree, but Zhou Hao has always been wicked. Looking for an opportunity to get close to the younger sister. I think he heard about the news that the younger sister was going to Kuaiji Mountain that day, so he hurried over. My father heard the news that Zhou Hao was going to look for the younger sister, so he sent his subordinates to stop it. But he didn't expect The little girl accidentally offended the king, and Zhou Hao, who arrived later, learned of the king's identity, with ulterior motives, and wanted to take the opportunity to drag our Xu family into the water.

The Zhou family had always wanted to win over our Xu family. Zhou Hao only wanted to get close to the little sister, but he had ulterior motives.Thinking about it, the Zhou family didn't know about the King's stay in Kuaiji Mountain. Zhou Hao also unexpectedly saw the King, so he felt malicious and wanted to kill two birds with one stone. While murdering the King, he completely dragged our Xu family into trouble.If he knew the identity of the king at that time, he would never have dared to do such a rebellious act. "

"Don't dare? Hmph, I saw my younger brother Xu Xuan spare no effort in chasing and killing the king in Kuaiji Mountain, and said you were wronged? There is no big treason?" Su An snorted coldly and asked back.

Xu Jian was a little embarrassed. The Xu family's biggest mistake or guilt was here. If it was just a misunderstanding, it would make sense.But after the value of Yin Xu's identity, there are still such actions, but it is really knowingly committing crimes and treason.However, it is also understandable that the Xu family had no choice but to assassinate King Yue had already become a fait accompli, and they could only go one way to the dark.What they didn't expect was that their pursuit soon failed, and Yin Xu returned to Shanyin City early.But now, for the sake of the Xu family's survival, he could only humbly ask Yin Xu for his sins and beg for mercy.

Su An's words immediately made Xu Jian blush, and he didn't know how to defend himself.After being silent for a long time, he said: "My lord, the situation was urgent at that time. Our brothers were bewitched by Zhou Hao, so we had no choice but to go together. At that time, we had no other choice. The choice is perverted, our Xu family has no eyes, so we made a wrong choice." He spoke in a high-sounding manner, and from time to time offered two flattery, hoping to get Yin Xu's understanding.

After everyone listened to it, they all thought to themselves that what Xu Jian said was entirely possible.Because the whole thing is completely logical and reasonable.The most critical point is that they have reason to believe that there is no possibility of Yin Xu's whereabouts being leaked, and it is absolutely impossible for the Xu family to go to Kuaiji Mountain to ambush in advance.From another angle, it can be seen that the incident was accidental. At that time, Xu Xuan and Xu Tong had only about forty people with them, and those generals were also very weak. They were not the opponents of the guards led by Su An at all. .

It doesn't look like a deliberate ambush at all, otherwise, if you invest elite forces in the assassination of Yin Xu from the beginning, it may be a different result.And they didn't have time to notify Zhou Hao and the Xu family, so the result Xu Jian said was entirely possible.

Seeing this, Zhong Yin asked aloud, "Xu Jian, who are those mysterious assassins who suddenly appeared?"

Xu Jian naturally knew the identities of those mysterious assassins that Zhong Yin mentioned suddenly appeared and left after shooting Yin Xu.He also agrees with this... Xu Jian replied: "These people may have something to do with the Zhou family, especially that Ping Wu of the Zhou family. They seem to know each other, and they walked with those people. I think those people may be The Zhou family invited them here, just like this..."

Ping Wu knew those people?Yin Xu summed up the information behind this incident in his heart, which is really intriguing.It's just that if Zhou's family invited them here, it seems that some explanations don't make sense.The obvious problem is that if the people invited by the Zhou family, or if they are related to each other, then the possibility of this matter being deliberate will be greatly increased, and there will be a big difference between it and chance.As for the identities of those people, we can only find a way to find out from the clue of Ping Wu.

Moreover, these people have ulterior motives and their intentions are really suspicious. Their identities and the people behind this scene need to be more careful.Now Yin Xu has to put up all his energy to deal with unexpected situations that may suddenly appear. It is an eternal truth that it is easy to hide a hidden arrow and it is difficult to guard against it.

The things Xu Jian said did reduce his doubts to a certain extent. It seems that the Xu family still has some excuses.But after they knew their identities, they still wished to have luck and wanted to put Yin Xu to death. This kind of behavior was hateful and irritating.Perhaps a slight reduction can be considered, but the punishment for the Xu family is absolutely impossible to be exempted, especially those key figures who participated in the entire assassination incident should not be lightly spared.

As for how much it can be relieved, it depends on what the Xu family can come up with to make him feel excited. This is the main purpose of Xu Jian's coming to see him.It's also the reason why I am still willing to talk nonsense with the Xu family.

"Okay, I already know these things. As for the truth of the matter, I will naturally investigate. What exactly did your Xu family do in it, I will definitely find out the truth. If you want to use this today to deceive the widow , then the result will be that the Xu family will die even worse." Yin Xu's words were very light, but his demeanor and majesty made people unbelievable, and Xu Jian couldn't help being a little scared.Immediately, he calmed down and replied: "My lord, please check clearly, Xu Jian has absolutely no lies!"

Yin Xu nodded and said: "Okay, since that's the case, let's talk about your ultimate purpose here! The Xu family is really very good at what I want but don't have!"

Xu Jian was trembling, so he could only reply with a wry smile: "Your Majesty is the lord of the Yue Kingdom, so you can naturally get what you want. That's why my Xu family hastily came here to make a fool of yourself. Please accept it!"

"What is it, just tell me!" Yin Xu lay on the couch, looking at Xu Jian unbearably, and asked casually.

Xu Jian said in a deep voice, with correct words: "What I want to dedicate to the king is the location of the Zhou family's ten secret granaries in Shanyin."

Hearing this sentence, everyone in the imperial study was shocked, it turned out that the Xu family really had something special about it.If it is something that the King of Yue wants but does not have, then the danger of the Shanyin Zhou family will no longer exist, and Shanyin City will be completely in his hands.From now on, he will not be threatened by others again, so he can deal with Dongou Siyao and Minyue Wuzhu in the south with peace of mind.

While worrying about something, Xu's family rushed over to plead guilty to him. Obviously, they also knew that this was what Yin Xu wanted the most right now.If you want to survive, you have to show enough sincerity and price, only then can Yin Xu forgive them.Seeing the reactions of Yin Xu and everyone else, Xu Jian felt that he was right to come this time, the choice of the Xu family and the gambling of the Xu family were both right.Giving Yin Xu what he wanted the most is a sin, and the Xu family seems to have a glimmer of life.

Yin Xu stood up slightly and asked, "Is what you said true?"

Xu Jian was even more determined, and he was secretly happy, and hurriedly replied: "Yes, most of the Zhou family's grain arrived in Shanyin, and my Xu family helped to transport it. Pay attention, it should come in handy today, and it can be regarded as a little effort for the king.

Of course, I know that these ten granaries may not be all of them, but they should be able to cover most of them. Among them, there may be more than [-]% of the Zhou family's grain storage in Shanyin.I believe that the King only needs to transfer the army to search, and there will be a result.At the same time, the Xu family is willing to hand over all their property, which can be regarded as a dedication to help the king make the country rich and the army strong, and the country stable! "

The Xu family was in ruins, and now, for the sake of the family's safety, they did not hesitate to agree to Yin Xu's offer of all the property of the Xu family in exchange for safety.Yin Xu smiled lightly, and said: "The Xu family is a big family in Shanyin, and it is certain that the family is rich, but this is not important. Compared with the widows, I care more..."

Yin Xu didn't go on, but they all understood that for Yin Xu, the most important concern now was the whereabouts of the granary of the Zhou family.If you find this, then Zhou and Xu's families are in their pockets, and how to deal with it depends entirely on your mood, so Yin Xu is not in a hurry.

Yin Xu looked at Xu Jian and said, "Okay, tell me the whereabouts of Xu's granary now, don't try to bargain with me, it won't do you any good, please trust me!"

Xu Jian's back felt cold, now the life and death of the Xu family was completely in Yin Xu's hands, even though he now had what he wanted most.But bargaining is undoubtedly a very unwise behavior. Yin Xu may not be able to get news through other methods or channels. At that time, the things in his hands will be worthless.The key is that after the incident, there is no guarantee that Yin Xu will not cross the river and tear down the bridge.Maybe the goodwill I have built up with great difficulty, or the possible understanding will be wiped out, maybe the Xu family's hatred will go further, and it will be even more irreversible.So after thinking about it, Xu Jian felt that it was better not to hide it, but to speak hesitantly.

Simply tell Yin Xu directly, and you can gain some further favors, so that Yin Xu's good impression of Xu's family can be further improved, and more understanding can be obtained.As for whether Yin Xu will appreciate it, and how to deal with the Xu family, it is entirely up to Yin Xu!Anyway, a dead horse is a living horse doctor, and now he is not qualified to negotiate conditions with others.Judging from some things before and after, Xu Jian also feels that Yin Xu's character seems to be pretty good, he should not be too difficult for the Xu family...

After Xu Jian thought for a while, he said some addresses, and Gao Yi at the side immediately recorded them down quickly.After Yin Xu heard this, he immediately ordered: "Pu Jun, lead the troops over immediately, and control them with lightning speed. I will see the food in an hour!"

Immediately after Pu Jun took the order, he took his people there, and the battle to solve the worries and stabilize the rear of Shanyin started like this.Yin Xu and others sat in the royal study of the palace and waited anxiously. The [-] troops led by General Pu immediately dispatched. The people in Shanyin didn't know what was going on, and the army had disappeared before their eyes.No one would notice and react in advance, the incident happened suddenly, and today's Sanyin is destined to not be peaceful.

Yin Xu and the others in the imperial study were very nervous, anxiously waiting for the news from Pu Jun. If this matter is successful, many things will be resolved.It saves time and effort, and it is quite convenient, but whether Xu Jian's words are credible or not, or whether there are any transfers or changes in the arrangements and reserves of the Zhou family, these are things that no one can predict.

In fact, Xu Jian was the one who was most nervous. The information about Zhou's family was from before, and it is not certain whether it is still the same now.If the guess is wrong, then all efforts will be in vain. If there is nothing to impress Yin Xu, the Xu family will still go on the original path of no return.And maybe Yin Xu would think that he was deceiving or entertaining himself deliberately, and he would die even worse if he did so.So every minute and every second is extremely long for him, this hour is like a few years for him!

During this time, Yin Xu didn't talk to him, and no one paid attention to him.Only when the final result is determined, can there be a conclusion whether it is life or death.I don't know how long I waited, but Pu Jun finally came back after an hour was about to pass, and at the same time brought back a piece of absolutely good news.

Standing in front of him, Pu Jun replied excitedly: "Report to Your Majesty, according to the address provided by Xu Jian, we have found a total of nine granaries, and the remaining one has been abandoned. A total of over one million shi of grain was seized. It is almost all the savings of the Zhou family in Shanyin, and now the Zhou family is mainly in pain."

Hearing such an answer, Yin Xu and several important civil servants and generals of the Yue Kingdom also heaved a sigh of relief, and it was finally done.It was definitely great news. Xu Jian also heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, he made the right bet and the Xu family was saved.

In the Royal Study Room of the Yue Palace, there was a wave of excitement, and there were smug smiles on each other's lips.

After a while, Yin Xu ordered: "Gao Yi, Pu Jun, you two go quickly to take care of and register these grains, which are just in time for us to fight in the south."

After Gao Yi and Pu Jun took orders to leave, Yin Xu's eyes turned to Xu Jian. Now the fate of Zhou and Xu's family is finally coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)