The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 437
At noon this day, Zhe Keqiu had a rare moment of leisure, so he accompanied his wife Huang and several children to eat in the back house.

Halfway through, Huang was about to add vegetables to her husband, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of the housekeeper hovering at the entrance of the flower hall.She put down her chopsticks at that time, and said in displeasure,
"Liu Guan's family, didn't you see the master eating? What happened, and the master must come forward to solve it?"

"This..." Liu Guanjia couldn't help hesitating for a while, not knowing whether he should say it or not.

Zhe Keqiu saw the housekeeper like this, but he didn't think too much about it, instead he said impatiently, "If you have something to say, just say it, what a mother-in-law is doing!"

Hearing this, Liu Guan's family had no choice but to reply honestly, "Master, Fifth Master is back and is waiting in the side hall."

Standing up abruptly, he almost knocked the dining table to the ground, but at this moment he couldn't care less about it, and said eagerly, "Why did he come back at this time? Tell me, what happened?"

Liu Guanjia lowered his head, gritted his teeth and replied, "The fifth master said that the uncle and the second master were captured by thieves..."

"What, my son!" Upon hearing the news, Zhe Keqiu hadn't reacted yet, and Huang almost fainted. After all, she was only Zhe Yanwen, the son of the eldest son, how could she easily accept this bad news?
"Ma'am, please sit down first, and we will discuss the matter after you have clarified the matter." Zhe Keqiu hurriedly supported Huang, carefully let her sit down, and told his youngest son, Zhe Yanye, to take care of him carefully before going to see Zhe Ke. Sincerely.

I didn't want Fang to take a step, but Huang grabbed his sleeves, and saw that he had recovered, and said with firm eyes, "I will go with the master!"

Zhe Keqiu frowned and said, "You will only add to the chaos if you go, you should wait for the news in the back house with peace of mind."

Huang was also a female general before she got married, and since her son's safety is at stake, how could she listen to this?Immediately, she threw off her husband's sleeve and walked outside.

Seeing the situation, Zhe Keqiu had no choice but to dismiss the children with a wave of his hand, and quickly chased after his wife.

After a while, the couple came to the flower hall, and saw Zhe Kezhi was walking around in circles with a sad face.

Seeing them coming in, Zhe Kezhi didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, so Huang said anxiously, "Fifth Uncle, stop saluting, and tell me what happened to Yanwen and the others?"

Zhe Kezhi looked at the third brother, and after seeing him nodding, he told the story in shame.In the end, he knelt down on the ground and bowed, "Little brother has failed my brother and sister-in-law's trust, please punish me!"

"Okay, between my brothers, don't say that again." Zhe Keqiu pulled his brother up, and then said,
"In the past, Yanwen maintained that his martial arts were extraordinary, and he didn't take others seriously. Now that he suffers a loss, it may not be a bad thing."

Huang wanted to refute, but in the end she was worried about other people, so she reluctantly took her words back and asked, "Uncle Wu, brother Yanwen, is his life in danger?"

Zhe Kezhi respected this sister-in-law quite a lot, upon hearing this, he hurriedly comforted him, "Sister-in-law three can rest assured, Yanwen and the others are all safe and sound, and it is not impossible to come back, as long as the third brother agrees to make peace with that Mu Xu. "

Huang breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his gaze to Zhe Keqiu's face to see how he made a decision.

Zhe Keqiu walked to the main seat with a blank expression and sat down, and asked, "Since the fifth brother left the army and chose to come back at this time, he must have brought back Mu Xu's peace negotiation conditions, let's hear it! "

Zhe Kezhi clasped his fists and said, "Third Brother Mingjian, Mu Xu said that he wants Third Brother to meet him before the battle within ten days, and talk about the matter that the Yang family boy mentioned earlier."

After hearing this, Zhe Keqiu didn't say whether he agreed or not, instead he asked enthusiastically about Zhe Keqiu's impression of Mu Xu.

Zhe Kezhi was startled for a moment, and then replied honestly, "This Mu Xu is only about twenty years old, and his appearance is extraordinary, he doesn't look like a bandit leader, but rather a prince.

Martial arts are extremely good, which I have only seen in my life.Yanwen fought against him, and he was captured alive before he could survive three rounds. "

Zhe Keqiu shook his head, and said dissatisfiedly, "Who asked you about his appearance and martial arts, I want you to tell me how he is?"

"Third brother, forgive me, but it's really hard for me to make an evaluation. It's just that Mu Xu's tone of voice is quite loud. It seems that he was extremely arrogant because he learned about it when he was young. It's just that since he can do such a big thing, it's not easy to think about it. generation."

After Zhe Kezhi finished speaking, he told Zhe Keqiu the original conversation between him and Mu Xu after he met Mu Xu, and let him make his own judgment.

After listening to the brother's description, Zhe Keqiu was silent for a while, then sighed, "I'm afraid this person has long been disobedient. If so, things will be a bit difficult to handle."

Although Zhe Kezhi understands his brother's concerns, he still persuades,
"Third brother, I know that you are worried that negotiating peace with him will cause misunderstandings in the court. But you also have to consider the safety of your two nephews, as well as the life and death of our entire family!"

"Speak carefully!"

"Then Mu Xu now occupies most of the land in the east of the river, and has nearly [-] troops under his command. If my family is determined to stand on the side of the court, in order to avoid worries, why not attack my family with all their strength?

I think that Mu Xu understood this point and wanted to make an agreement with us, so he first sent the Yang family boy as an envoy, and then led the troops here himself.

The younger brother was worried that if his elder brother refused him again this time, he would definitely not let it go.At that time, people will definitely not bring only [-] soldiers and horses to invade the country. Not only the lives of the two nephews are in danger, but even the prefecture is afraid. "

Zhe Kezhi's remarks can be said to have extremely serious consequences.After Zhe Ke asked to hear it, he immediately fell silent. He wanted to fight with Mu Xu, but he was worried that his brother's words would come true and ruin his family's century-old foundation.

Seeing her husband's dilemma, Huang couldn't help but comforted her, "Master, since our family surrendered to the Song Dynasty, countless clansmen have been buried in order to guard a corner of the northwest. Isn't it enough to repay Taizu's kindness? ?
The current situation is so difficult, the Zhao family should also be considerate of my family's difficulties.Furthermore, nowadays the world is full of wars, the emperor is unworthy, and the court is even more treacherous.To be disrespectful, I don’t know how many years the National Games of the Song Dynasty have been. Our family should have prepared early. "

Hearing his wife say such rebellious words, Zhe Keqiu was furious and said, "You are a woman, how can you say such rebellious words, you have forgotten my ancestors' precepts?"

The Huang family refused to budge, "The concubine speaks like this because she remembers it. My ancestors only said that making future generations loyal to the Central Plains dynasty does not mean that my family is only loyal to Zhao and Song Dynasties.

If one day, Mu Xu sits in the world, is it possible that the husband will let the whole family be buried with Song Dynasty?Or is it that Mu Xu is from a different race? "

Knowing that sister-in-law said this to get angry with her brother, she still couldn't help but think about it, and even said involuntarily,

"Sister-in-law's words may not be true. There is a saying that you are not afraid of [-], but just in case. Then Mu Xu is so young, so good, who knows what will happen in the future? Take a step back, even if he does not have the destiny of the emperor, But it should not be difficult to separate one side!"

Zhe Keqiu's eyes widened, and he pointed at Zhe Kezhi, not daring to say anything, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

"Ah, little brother..." Zhe Kezhi finally came to his senses, his mouth went bald for a moment, and he actually spoke out what was in his heart.Seeing that the words had come out of his mouth, he simply broke his heart and said,
"Third brother, what's wrong with my younger brother's words? As my sister-in-law said, our family is already worthy of Da Song. Today's peace negotiation with Mu Xu is just an expedient measure, and we may have a good relationship!"

Zhe Keqiu looked at his wife and brother, shook his head and said, "You are all insane, the Song Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, with many soldiers and generals, how can a grass bandit be able to shake it?"

Having said that, but thinking of the consequences of completely offending Mu Xu, it is a compromise after all.
"Come on, fifth brother, send someone to tell Mu Xu that I promised to meet him before the battle, and the time will be five days later."

After saying this, Zhe Keqiu seemed to have exhausted all his strength, slumped on the chair, and muttered, "I just hope that you will not regret what you did today."

(End of this chapter)