Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 14668 Banquet (I)

The Zuoqiu family has ruled the Star Empire for nearly ten thousand years, and their family is very prosperous. However, the Zuoqiu family has a rule, that is, except for the direct descendants of the family, other family members cannot be crowned kings, nor can they have fiefs. They can be taken care of when doing other things, and they can also be given a sum of money every month to support them, but if they are not capable, they cannot be given too much power. Therefore, in the Star Empire, there are not many people in the Zuoqiu family who hold real power, or even very few. After all, not all people in the Zuoqiu family are geniuses. They have to compete with the people of the entire Star Empire, and they are often defeated by the other side, but their lives are often not difficult.

In fact, another reason why the Zuoqiu family could not come to power was that those ministers were playing tricks. After years of development, those ministers had become very powerful, so they began to plot against the Zuoqiu family. Under the same outstanding circumstances, they would give priority to people with other surnames, and would not use the Zuoqiu family if possible. It was precisely because of this that the number of people in the Zuoqiu family who held real power was decreasing. This was also caused by the ancestral precepts of the Zuoqiu family. Whenever the Zuoqiu family wanted to reuse someone from their family, those ministers would collectively oppose it, and in the end the matter would be left unresolved.

In the Zuoqiu family of Zuoqiu Wen's generation, there were not many direct descendants. Zuoqiu Wen had five brothers in total, which seemed to be a lot, but in fact not a lot, because they were royal family and could marry many wives. In this case, there were still only five brothers, which was really not a lot. Inevitably, after these five brothers grew up, they began to compete for the throne.

Among the five brothers at that time, Zuoqiu Wen was not the most outstanding. He had only one thing in common, which was kindness. He was also very low-key. Therefore, the other brothers did not take Zuoqiu Wen seriously at the beginning. Only one brother was very good to Zuoqiu Wen. That was Zuoqiu Zhi. Although he was younger than Zuoqiu Wen, he was more outstanding than Zuoqiu Wen at that time. Everyone believed that his ability was better than Zuoqiu Wen. Zuoqiu Zhi also always took good care of Zuoqiu Wen. The relationship between the two brothers had always been very good.

But no one expected that in the end Zuoqiuwen's father, the emperor of the previous generation, passed the throne to Zuoqiuwen. At that time, the other brothers expressed their dissatisfaction, and only Zuoqiuzhi supported Zuoqiuwen and even supported Zuoqiuwen in purge the other three brothers. The three brothers were killed, and Zuoqiuwen sat firmly on the throne. Zuoqiuzhi was the only prince of Zuoqiuwen's generation. His name was Rui, so he was called Prince Rui. He was not only a prince, he was also the commander-in-chief of the capital's garrison.

Zuoqiu Wen trusted Zuoqiu Zhi very much, so he handed over all the troops of the capital star to Zuoqiu Zhi for command, and Zuoqiu Zhi became the commander-in-chief of the capital's garrison. It can be said that Zuoqiu Wen handed over the safety of the capital star to Zuoqiu Zhi, which shows how high Zuoqiu Zhi's status is and how much Zuoqiu Wen trusts him. It is precisely because of this that when Zuoqiu Wen saw the document given to him by Wei Xianchen that it was written that among the people living near the teahouse, there was a family whose child worked in Prince Rui's mansion, and a magic circle was found in that person's home. After testing, the magic circle was found to be a detection magic circle, and its main function was to detect whether there were any restrictions on a person, which made Zuoqiu Wen's heart sink.

There is a restriction on Malo's body, which is the Soul Explosion Seal. The reason why Malo goes to the teahouse every once in a while is not because there is something wrong with the teahouse, nor because someone is sent to monitor Malo in the teahouse, nor because someone wants to meet with Malo in the teahouse. Instead, every time Malo goes to the teahouse, he must pass by that person's house. As long as Malo arrives at the teahouse, their magic circle can monitor whether the Soul Explosion Seal on Malo's body is still there. If the Soul Explosion Seal on Malo's body is still there, it proves that Malo is still under their control. If the Soul Explosion Seal on Malo is gone, it means that Marlo may no longer be under their control. So when Zuo Qiuwen saw the report, his face was so ugly.

You have to know that the army here on the capital star is all under the control of Zuoqiu Zhi. If Zuoqiu Zhi really has second thoughts about him, that would be too scary. If Zuoqiu Zhi really attacks him, even if he can escape, it would probably cause turmoil in the empire. After all, the entire capital star's army is under the control of Zuoqiu Zhi. In this case, if Zuoqiu Zhi really rebels, the commotion it causes would be too big. When Zuoqiu Wen saw the report, his heart sank. It was too scary.

And because of this discovery, Zuo Qiuwen suddenly understood why someone like Ma Luo would betray him. You must know that Ma Luo is the deputy commander of the secret guards, and his status is already very high. Such people generally will not betray, because even if they betray, the new master will not give them a higher status than now. But if the new master is a big shot himself and gives him some greater benefits, then he may be betrayed. You must know that in the Star Empire, the status of merchants is not high, and the status of officials is the highest. Marlo could not betray Zuo Qiuwen for money, it can only be because of status.

For ordinary people, it is absolutely impossible to make Marlowe betray even if they want to. Marlowe will not believe what a person of lower status than him says, but if a person of higher status than him says something, he will believe it, and Zuoqiu Zhi is a person of higher status than him. The most important thing is that the voice for Zuoqiu Zhi to become the emperor was higher than Zuoqiu Wen's, so it is not surprising that Marlowe betrayed. Zuoqiu Wen did not expect that Zuoqiu Zhi would be betrayed at the beginning. Even now, although he is suspicious, he will not deal with Zuoqiu Zhi before there is solid evidence, because the relationship between the two is really too good, and Zuoqiu Wen really can't bear to do it.

This is also the reason why Wei Xianchen and others were so careful after they found out about Zuo Qiuzhi. The first person who found out about this matter was sent directly to Zhao Hai, and it would be difficult for him to see the light of day. The people Wei Xianchen sent to monitor Zuo Qiuzhi were also the most elite people. The reason why he also sent people to monitor Wang En was to provide a layer of insurance. If someone like Ma Luo could betray, let alone other people, if Wang En and others couldn't get over it, then Wang would really be in trouble, so he had to provide a layer of insurance.

At the same time, he also wanted Gao Qi not to betray them, because after Gao Qi found out that he was spying on Wang En, he would wonder if someone was spying on him, so he would not dare to betray. Wei Xianchen had been doing this for his whole life, so of course he was more careful now. After Zuo Qiuwen finished his work for a day, he directly issued an order to invite Zuo Qiuzhi to the palace. He used to invite Zuo Qiuzhi to the palace frequently. During this period, a lot of things happened, so he hadn't seen Zuo Qiuzhi for a while, so Zuo Qiuwen decided to invite Zuo Qiuzhi to the palace. He still wanted to see Zuo Qiuzhi with his own eyes.

Soon Zuoqiu Zhi came to the palace. He looked very similar to Zuoqiu Wen, but was stronger than Zuoqiu Wen. He was quite good at military affairs. It was for this reason that Zuoqiu Wen handed over the defense of the capital planet to him.

Zuoqiu Wen and Zuoqiu Zhi did not meet in Zuoqiu Wen's study, but in a small side hall, where there was a table with some food and some wine, which was very normal in the past.

Zuo Qiuzhi came to the door and walked in without knocking. Zuo Qiuwen was reading a book inside. When he saw him coming in, Zuo Qiuzhi smiled and said, "Come on, come and sit down. I've been waiting for you for a while."

Zuoqiu Zhi smiled and said, "Brother, do you want to drink again?" He didn't say politely, and didn't even bow like Zuoqiu Wen. He sat directly opposite Zuoqiu Zhi. The table was not very big, and there were not many dishes prepared. They were all Zuoqiu Zhi's favorite dishes.

Zuoqiu Wen put down the book and said to Zuoqiu Zhi with a smile: "Yes, I want to drink again. A lot of things have happened recently, and I finally dealt with them. I feel a little upset, so I asked you to come and have a drink with me." After saying that, he poured himself a glass of wine first.

Zuoqiu Zhi also poured himself a glass of wine. The two of them clinked their glasses and then drank the wine in the glass. After putting down the glass, the two of them took a few bites of food. Zuoqiu Wen said to Zuoqiu Zhi, "You've heard about what happened recently, right?"

Zuoqiu Zhi nodded and said, "I heard that something happened to the secret guards? But I don't know why. I just didn't expect that something would happen to the secret guards. Aren't they the most loyal? How could something happen to them?" Zuoqiu Zhi looked at Zuoqiu Wen curiously, as if he really only knew this much. Zuoqiu Wen didn't stare at Zuoqiu Zhi the whole time, and his performance was no different from usual. As an emperor, if he didn't even have this little acting skills, then he would have been emperor for so long in vain.

Zuo Qiuwen sighed and said, "Don't mention it. I don't know what's wrong with Ma Luo. He actually betrayed me. Do you know what they are going to do? They are actually going to go to the Beast Garden to kill people. This is almost equivalent to suicide. Even if they killed people, they can't leave the Beast Garden alive. That is the royal inner garden. Although Ma Luo did not participate in it personally, the order was given by Ma Luo. Do you know who they are going to kill? It's Zhao Hai. They are actually going to go to the Beast Garden to kill Zhao Hai. It's crazy." Zuo Qiuwen was so angry that his face turned blue when he said this. He usually didn't show his emotions, but he would behave like this in front of Zuo Qiuzhi, because he absolutely trusted Zuo Qiuzhi.

Zuo Qiuzhi was also a little surprised when he saw Zuo Qiuwen's look. Then he looked at Zuo Qiuwen in confusion and said, "Brother, why did they kill Zhao Hai? Didn't Zhao Hai just set up a magic array in the Beast Control Garden? Is it worth it for them to take such a big risk to kill Zhao Hai? Are they crazy?"

Zuo Qiuwen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard what Zuo Qiuzhi said, and then he said, "Letting Zhao Hai go to the Beast Control Garden to set up the magic array is just a cover. The real purpose is actually to let Zhao Hai study spiritual roots there. I think they must have got this news, so they sent people to kill Zhao Hai."