Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

In the tall building of the government office, several figures silently watched through the curtains as the steward below walked into the backyard of the government office with a new batch of servants.

"Master Zhao, how do you determine who King Yu's assassin is?"

Xun Yu looked at Zhao Gao who was rushing back from the side and asked curiously.

Zhao Gao glanced at the few at the back of this batch of servants from the corner of his eye and said leisurely:

"Master Xun, are you doubting the strength of our Luowang?"

Zhao Gao continued in a calm tone: "There are twenty-seven servants in this batch, and twenty-six of them are ours!"

Mr. Jiang next to him raised his head slightly, showing a surprised look.

But Zhao Qi didn't change his expression, looking straight into the distance.

Huanzhou is the territory of the Chu Palace. It would be a joke if they couldn't control the overall situation.

Xun Yu's face was startled, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled and said: "Sure enough, with the existence of the snare, everything can be guaranteed."

"I have distributed the things given by Master Jia to four of the twenty-six people. Master Xun, please tell him how to die." Zhao Gao turned to look at Xun Yu and said.

Xun Yu said: "Tonight when the feast is lively, it should be the time when he is most relaxed, so we should start from that time."

Mr. Jiang on the side frowned slightly and said, "Master Xun, he has seen Ah Qing now. What if he is scared away?"

"No, he will continue to stay here after seeing Ah Qing. His mission is to assassinate me. If one of the newly arrived servants suddenly escapes, it will easily arouse our alert." Xun Yu looked at him. He looked at the green shadow in the lake pavilion and said calmly.

The "A Qing" in Huxin Pavilion is naturally fake and is A Qing's stand-in.

In fact, not only does Ah Qing have a stand-in, but he, Jia Xu, Li Si, and Zhong Lizhen all have one or more stand-ins.

This was Li Yuan's sudden idea after he was assassinated, and he ordered Zhao Gao to find and train substitutes for various outstanding figures in the Chu Palace.

"It's time for Ah Qing to come back. Exposing her once is enough. Don't let this assassin have too much contact. It would be bad if he finds out that it is a fake." Zhao Gao ordered.

"yes!"

Zhao Qi immediately took the order and left quickly.

After Xun Yu saw Zhao Qi leaving, he looked at Zhao Gao and said seriously:

"Master Zhao, have you found traces of A Qing around the imperial court?"

Zhao Gao frowned slightly, showing a hint of worry, and said in a deep voice:

"His Highness once said that Ah Qing left in the east direction. I have sent people to the east to investigate all the way. Only a trace of Ah Qing was found in a dynasty called Dawu Dynasty. Normally, Ah Qing I have obtained her things, and now I have returned to the dynasty."

Zhao Gao showed a puzzled expression as he spoke.

All the people he sent have returned from the Dawu Dynasty. According to Ah Qing's speed, they should have returned long ago.

"Well, I hope Miss Ah Qing will come back soon. The issue that His Highness is most worried about right now is whether King Yu has the combat power of the Imperial Realm." Xun Yu sighed.

Regardless of the situation of the battle, Li Yuan and Jia Xu had already prepared for the worst, not only King Yu, but also the court.

Their territory is expanding too fast, and what they need most is time.

"But now we can falsely send a message to King Yu. We can use the remnants of the Wang family to send a message to King Yu, telling him that Ah Qing is here. In addition, Fu Dezhao died silently. This means that Ah Qing Qing is in Huanling County." Zhao Gao raised the corner of his mouth with a playful look in his eyes.

For tonight's big show, it is enough for a peak venerable person to give his life as a reward.

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As night falls, the government office is extremely lively tonight, and Xun Yu, who is the organizer and has the highest status, will naturally show up.

During Xun Yu's simple words, everyone listened quietly for half an hour to Xun Yu's words of congratulations to the King of Chu, admiration for the King of Chu, and looking forward to the future. Everyone's eyes filled with tears and they were overjoyed. From time to time there was loud applause.

In the backyard of the government office, the new batch of servants could only stand outside the corridor and watch from a distance as neatly dressed maids walked towards the front yard carrying drinks and delicacies.

Many of the twenty-seven servants smelled the fragrance and swallowed their saliva.

My stomach even growled a bit.

"Remember, the first thing you do when you come to the government office is to obey the rules. Today is your first time here, so you have a very good opportunity to observe how the people in our government office do things and what kind of service they do. Big shot.”

The fat steward walked back and forth in front of them with duck steps. Especially when he saw some people swallowing their saliva, their stomachs growling, and they looked like they had never seen the world, and he showed his disdainful eyes.

"Old Chen, go and notify the head chef right away. As usual, make a delicious meal and deliver it to the Bamboo Garden. Remember to carry a hundred catties of tender bamboo."

At this time, a maid in bright clothes stood under the eaves of the corridor and spoke arrogantly to the steward.

The steward immediately bowed his waist, showed a flattering face to her, and said with a smile:

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away, go right away."

"Hurry up!" The maid turned and left.

After seeing her leave, the steward's flattering face immediately returned to calmness. He glanced at the people next to him and said:

"Okay, just stay here and don't move. I will give you instructions when something happens."

After saying a few words, he flicked his sleeves and strode away.

"Tch, he is also domineering and domineering here. In the eyes of others, he is not just a dog that barks around."

Among the servants, Fu Dezhao slowly lowered his head. The maid just now must be Ah Qing's maid.

Also, how could such a peerless genius eat with these little people in a mere county.

When Manager Chen left, a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks who didn't look like an honest man showed a disdainful expression.

"Hey, don't talk nonsense."

A simple-looking man next to him immediately tugged on his sleeves and looked around nervously. The two seemed to know each other.

"What are you afraid of? My uncle is Hou Defu, the captain of the city gate guard!" The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said louder.

All the eyes of these people were focused on this man.

When he felt everyone's eyes on him, the man became even more proud. He raised his head high and glanced at them.

Many people met his gaze with humble smiles, but some also showed disdain.

"Haha, a mere captain is such a big official. We can enter the government office to work, and it doesn't matter who is behind it."

A rather handsome man couldn't stand the man's arrogance and sneered.

The handsome man is considered the most handsome among the twenty-one men, so he attracts the attention of the six women here.

"Oh, so you have some background, let's talk about it." The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks was even more dissatisfied with this handsome man and said unconvinced.

"Oh, I'll scare you to death if I tell you!" the handsome man said disdainfully.

"Hey, come on, tell me and see if you can scare me to death!" The man with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks took a step forward and said with a cold gaze.

"Okay, okay, stop talking. If others see it later, we will be punished." The same honest and honest man saw that there was about to be a conflict, and the man who grabbed the sharp-mouthed monkey anxiously stopped him.

"Don't hold me back, I'm going to see what you can do about this pretty face." The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks shook off the honest and honest man's hand.

"You really take yourself seriously, don't you?"

The handsome man's face was cold as he took a step forward and faced the man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.

Seeing the impending conflict, many of the newly arrived servants opened their eyes wide, as if they were watching a good show. Many of them backed away cautiously and looked around nervously, fearing that Manager Chen would come out and take them with them. punish.

Fu Dezhao was such a person. There were two people beside him who retreated to a position with him.

Fu Dezhao glanced at the two men, and saw a man with a simple face, a bit big, and an honest look. When he saw him looking over, he showed a simple smile.

Another man with a body as thin as a bamboo pole was hiding behind Fu Dezhao, his body trembling, his eyes shining with excitement as he looked at the conflict ahead.

At this time, a pretty woman among the six women sneered:

"Haha, they are all working in the government office. Are you pretending to be a big shot here?"

"Do you care?" The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks showed no sign of weakness. He knew that this kind of woman looked down on him, so he directly attacked her without giving her any face.

When the handsome man saw this woman standing up, his eyes lit up, and he straightened his chest and raised his head to show his best side: "You're right, you shouldn't be around such a person."

"Yes, we all came together and should unite." The person next to him also spoke.

"That's right, that's right. If we unite as one, we can make our lives in the government office better."

"Yeah."

Many people nodded and looked expectantly.

"Haha, a group of servants can still talk about unity?"

At this time, another arrogant man stood up and looked at the ridiculous remarks of this group of servants with a mocking face.

"Sweet, what do you mean?"

"Hey, you've gone too far."

"Keep a line when doing things so that we can meet each other in the future?" Some people suddenly asked dissatisfiedly

"Haha, a bunch of bastards, what's the point of meeting you?" This man was even more arrogant than the sharp-mouthed and monkey-cheeked man just now.

The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks showed excitement when he saw someone joining his side, and said loudly:

"This brother is right, snakes don't live with rats, so you should know your place!"

"Hey, you guys have a noble status, so why did you come to the government office with us and become servants?" the handsome man mocked.

"There are three levels of people, and there are naturally three, six, and nine levels of servants. How is it possible that you, the lowest servants, know the thoughts of our higher-level servants?"

"What the hell, come and tell me your background and see if I dare to fuck you and that's it!"

"Hey, come on, I really don't believe it!"

Seeing that the conflict ahead was getting more and more intense, Fu Dezhao smelled a strong smell of meat and vegetable buns.

Fu Dezhao turned his head and looked, with a speechless look in his eyes. The honest-looking man next to him took out a big bun from his arms and chewed it with relish, his eyes fixed on the conflict ahead.

It was him whose stomach was growling just now.

"What does this smell like to you?"

The thin man in the back had his nose twitching and stepped forward to look at the honest man.

"Holy crap, where did you get this meat bun?"

The thin man was shocked.

"Shh!"

"Don't speak so loudly!"

The honest man bit the big bun and quickly covered the thin man's mouth.

The thin man quickly took a step back.

"Isn't this the bun we had for lunch? Why do you still have it?"

The honest man bit off more than half of the bun in one bite, swallowed it in several mouthfuls, and said quickly: "This is what Manager Chen gave me to eat."

"Steward Chen is your relative?" The thin man was even more shocked. Steward Chen, a person who can hold his head up to the sky for them, would give them extra food?

Unless you are his relative!

"No, no, no, no, no," the honest man explained after swallowing the other half of the bun in one gulp:

"You are all full this afternoon. I saw there were thirty-one more buns, so I asked Manager Chen if I could take them all away, and he agreed."

"Is it that simple?" The thin man looked unconvinced.

"Yes, it's that simple, he gave it to me." The honest man nodded, then took out a bun and handed it to the thin man.

"Hey, do you want to eat one?"

The thin man rolled his eyes, picked up the bun, approached the man, and showed a very kind and friendly smile.

"Thank you, brother. May I ask what your name is?"

"My surname is Zhang, just call me Lao Zhang." Lao Zhang said honestly and kindly.

"Where is Brother Zhang from?" The thin man took a bite of the bun and looked at the conflict ahead, seemingly casually asking.

"I am a farmer from Qianglong Village, Heyuan Town outside the county town." Lao Zhang said honestly, taking a bite of the meat bun.

"Farmer?" The thin man bit the bun's mouth and asked in surprise.

Fu Dezhao on the side was also attracted by the conversation between the two people, and looked at Lao Zhang with a flash of surprise.

The people in front of me are right. Even if you think you are a servant, you need to be related to someone to be able to work as a servant in the government office.

This Lao Zhang is a farmer, and he can also ask Manager Chen to give Baozi. His identity is not simple at all.

"Then why did you come so far to work in the county government office?" The thin man was very clever and asked pretending to be curious.

"My mother asked me to come to the government office."

"Your mother?"

"Yes, my mother said that Master Xun and we are distant relatives, so she asked me to come find Master Xun." Lao Zhang muttered while chewing the meat buns.

Fu Dezhao and Shouzi's expressions were shocked.

Master Xun?

Is this the biggest in the entire government office now?

Fu Dezhao was even more shocked in his heart. The history of the civil servants and generals in the Chu Palace had always been extremely mysterious. They searched the entire dynasty but could not find any trace of these people.

The person next to him is actually a relative of Xun Yu?

This time, it aroused Fu Dezhao's great curiosity.

"Which Mr. Xun is it?" The thin man seemed to be greatly shocked, and the hand holding the bun trembled.

"That's Mr. Xun who is in the government office now. After I took the letter from my mother to the people in the government office, I came in."

The honest old Zhang's voice was a little higher and his chest was slightly raised.

"No wonder Manager Chen listened to Brother Zhang. If Brother Zhang doesn't give up, you will be my eldest brother from now on."

The thin man stuffed the bun into his mouth, grabbed Lao Zhang's arm with both hands, and said with extremely eager eyes.

"No need, no need." Lao Zhang was a little embarrassed to see the thin man being so enthusiastic, but a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes and he took out all the buns in his arms. There were five or six buns in total.

"Come on, brother, let's eat steamed buns together, and we'll work hard together from now on!"

"Thank you, Brother Zhang!" The thin man didn't hesitate at all, took a meat bun and thanked him happily.

Lao Zhang saw that the thin man didn't dislike his buns, and showed a happy smile. He stuffed a bun into his mouth casually. While he was eating, he saw Fu Dezhao next to him looking over, and he politely took the buns in his hands. Pass it to Fu Dezhao:

"Come on, brother, are you hungry?"

"Would you like one?" (End of chapter)