Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 14692 Night Party

Xu Kang was sitting in his study. He was tall and very strong, with short hair as thin as steel needles, dark skin, and eyes like copper bells. He looked like a tiger while sitting there. Although he looked like a brainless warrior, he was actually very smart. Under his management, the Xu family had developed very well. Although not as good as other big families, their development was already quite good among some military families.

Just when Xu Kang had just finished processing a bunch of documents, there was a knock on the door. Xu Kang said in a deep voice, "Come in." Immediately, a servant came in from outside the door. He bowed to Xu Kang and said, "My lord, someone wants to see you."

"Who?" Xu Kang frowned and looked out the window. It was already night time and normally no one would come to visit at this time, so he asked this.

The servant said, "The other party didn't say it, but he gave this. He said you will know after you read it." After that, he handed a jade plate to Xu Kang. Xu Kang was stunned. He took the jade plate and took a look. He saw that the jade plate was very ordinary, with patterns engraved on one side and the word "Virtue" engraved on the other side. When he saw the jade plate, Xu Kang's eyes couldn't help but shrink. He immediately said, "Please come in quickly. Remember, don't let others see him. Also, I don't want anyone to know about what happened today." The servant's heart trembled, and then he immediately responded. He was an old servant of the Xu family, and he knew very well what he should and should not do.

The servant went out, but Xu Kang was already standing in front of the study door, waiting there. He recognized the jade token, and he remembered that Eunuch Decai carried such a jade token on his body, so he thought that it might be Eunuch Decai who came. If it was really Eunuch Decai, then there must be an important matter. You know, Eunuch Decai is someone close to the emperor, and his coming meant that it was the emperor's intention.

After a while, Decai arrived at Xu Kang's study. He clasped his fists towards Xu Yongyi and said, "General Xu, I am honored."

Xu Kang hurriedly said, "Eunuch Decai, I am honored to meet you. Please come in." Decai smiled and walked into the study. After they sat down in the study, Xu Kang said to Decai, "Eunuch Decai, why are you here? Does His Majesty have any instructions?"

Decai smiled and said, "Today we came to see General Xu, it is indeed the order of His Majesty. His Majesty is carrying out a plan and wants General Xu to help, but I wonder if General Xu is willing?" Decai kept smiling when he said this, but Xu Kang did not dare to neglect it at all. He immediately said, "Please give your orders, Your Majesty. Xu will do it even if he dies."

Decai smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't keep you in suspense. It's like this. Your Majesty wants to ask General Xu to take the initiative to hand over the military power at the court meeting the day after tomorrow. I wonder if General Xu is willing to do so?"

Xu Kang was stunned when he heard Decai say this, and then his face changed. He looked at Decai with his eyes fixed, and did not speak for a long time, and Decai also looked at him quietly, still with a smile on his face. Xu Kang looked at Decai's appearance. He really didn't know what Decai meant, but Decai's words just now really scared him. You know, although Xu Kang lives here in the capital star, he is the commander of the Third Army of the Empire, and his status is very high. He didn't expect that Zuo Qiuwen would give him such an order. Is this to take back his military power, or is it just a test? If his military power is really taken back, then their Xu family will definitely be greatly affected. I'm afraid it's hard to say whether they can become a big family in the future. But if he doesn't hand over his military power, the emperor will not let him go. Although other big families will help him fight against the emperor, the emperor will definitely focus on dealing with him. Then their family's future life will not be easy, so Xu Kang is very entangled now.

Decai didn't say anything and just looked at Xu Kang calmly. As soon as Xu Kang saw Decai's look, he knew that if he didn't give an answer today, it would be impossible. He thought about it, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, please reply to His Majesty, Eunuch Decai. I will voluntarily hand over the military power the day after tomorrow. Your Majesty, please rest assured." Xu Kang finally decided not to confront Zuoqiu Wen. After all, Zuoqiu Wen was the emperor. If he handed over the military power, the worst that could happen was that he could find a military position in the future. But if he didn't hand over the military power, Zuoqiu Wen would definitely deal with him. It was hard to say what would happen in the end. Although other big families would not watch their family fall, he couldn't guarantee to what extent those big families would do. So he finally decided to do as Zuoqiu Wen said and see what Zuoqiu Wen meant.

When Decai heard Xu Kang agreed, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, General Xu is indeed a loyal and righteous man. I won't hide it from General Xu. His Majesty said that General Xu, you took the initiative to hand over the military power. It's not that His Majesty wants to take it back. General Xu proposed it, but His Majesty will not agree. Instead, he will reward you. As for what reward you will get, I can't tell you now. General Xu, that's all I have to say. I'll leave first. I hope General Xu won't disappoint His Majesty." After saying that, Decai stood up and rushed to As Xu Kang stretched out his hand, Xu Kang was stunned, then he immediately reacted and put the jade plate into Decai's hand, then he moved his hand again, and an even more beautiful jade fell into Decai's hand. Then Xu Kang said to Decai: "Thank you for your advice, Eunuch Decai. It's just a small gift, not a token of respect. I hope you don't mind it, Eunuch Decai." Decai smiled and said, "General Xu, you're polite." Although he said that, he put the jade away directly, then turned and left, leaving the Xu Mansion in the blink of an eye.

As soon as Decai left, Xu Kang's face immediately became solemn, and he said immediately: "Come, go and invite the second brother, the third brother, and the fifth brother." The servants responded and went to invite them. There are five brothers in the Xu family, and the fourth brother passed away a few years ago, so there are only four brothers left, and among the four of them, Xu Kang is the leader. The other three are also strong and capable, but a little bit worse than Xu Kang. Moreover, the four brothers of the Xu family are very united, so if Xu Kang has something to do, of course he has to ask the others to discuss it together. After a while, three people who looked very similar to Xu Kang came to the study.

After the three men sat down, one of them said, "Brother, it's so late, what's the matter with you calling us here?" The person who spoke seemed to be the youngest among the few people, but he looked very similar to Xu Kang. He was equally majestic and had the same amazing aura. This was also related to the martial arts practiced by the Xu family. The martial arts practiced by their family was called Tiger Demon Roaring Sky Force, which was a very domineering martial arts. The aura was naturally very amazing. The Xu family's martial arts was also very famous in the Star Empire and was extremely powerful.

Xu Kang glanced at a few people and then said, "Eunuch Decai came just now. He came to see me for only one purpose. He wants me to take the initiative to write a letter to the emperor at the morning court the day after tomorrow and hand over the military power." He stopped here, and the other three jumped up when they heard him say that. One of them said, "What? Hand over the military power? Why? The Third Legion has been led by my Xu family since the founding of the country. It was established by my Xu family with all our wealth. Why does he ask us to hand over the military power now? What does he want to do?" The "he" they were talking about was of course not Decai, but Zuoqiu Wen. After all, Decai had no thoughts of his own. He represented the emperor's intentions, so their reaction was so big. And from their reaction, it can be seen that they did not have much respect for Zuoqiu Wen. In fact, these big families are like this. In their eyes, Zuoqiu Wen represents only the Zuoqiu family, and the Zuoqiu family is just a family that is stronger than theirs.

Xu Kang glanced at them and said, "Be careful with your words. He's the emperor. If I hear you say that again, I'll kill you. Speak nicely." Xu Kang had a high reputation among the brothers. The other three immediately became obedient, but their faces were still full of anger. One of them said, "Brother, we can't agree to this. The Third Army is known as the Tiger Army. That's our Xu family's territory. If we hand it over, our Xu family will be finished. We can't agree to this."

The other two also nodded. Xu Kang glanced at them and then said, "Of course I know, but if we don't agree, what can we do? Rebellion? How many people do you think will support us if we rebel? If we don't rebel, then we will have to unite with other families to fight against His Majesty. His Majesty may let us go this time, but will our Xu family have a good life in the future? Besides, those civil servant families, do you think they will really help us? They have been suppressing us all these years. The development of our Xu family in recent years is far less fast than theirs. Isn't it because of the suppression of their family? If His Majesty suppresses us at that time, do you think they will help us? It's good enough that those guys don't rush up to bite us. How could they help us? So this time, His Majesty gave us a choice, whether to choose to support him or to help him."

When the other three heard what Xu Kang said, they all fell silent. They all nodded. Xu Kang looked at their expressions and continued, "I received news these days that the major families seem to be connecting with each other. I don't know why, but this time, we are not included in the connection. Maybe His Majesty knows something, so he came to us and wanted us to express our attitude and support him in this way. If we don't choose to support His Majesty at this time, His Majesty will definitely not let us go. Moreover, Eunuch Decai said that this time His Majesty only wants an attitude from us and will not really take back our military power. Even if we propose it, His Majesty will not agree, and will even reward us. What reason do you think we have in this situation not to support His Majesty?"

  When the three brothers heard what Xu Kang said, they were all stunned. Then one of them said, "Brother, can His Majesty believe what he said? He just asked Decai to come and tell us. What if he doesn't admit it at that time? Wouldn't we lose both the lady and the army?"