The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 378 Chief Zhu Chui
Zhou Zong's hand when twisting his beard trembled, and he accidentally pulled off a few white beards, which made his face tremble in pain.

The old man kept telling himself in his heart, calm down and don't be like a common man in the market.

"You said Zhou Ling shot Dongmei, do you have any evidence?" Zhou Zong said in a deep voice.

Hu Guangyue replied: "Queen Dongmei was heartbroken and persisted under the Baizi Bridge all night. When we arrived, she was already very angry. Thanks to her holding on for a breath and telling us Zhou Ling's conspiracy, otherwise we would not be able to determine Mrs. Zhou's identity. whereabouts.

My young master concluded that since Zhou Ling dared to attack Dongmei, it meant that he had completely fallen to the prince's party. The northern bandits sneaked into Jiangning City, first kidnapped Mrs. Zhou, and then brazenly assassinated Mrs. Zhou. Isn't this justifiable?
Therefore, in order to prevent accidents, my young master ordered me to lead people to protect the old lady. "

Zhou Zong frowned and said, "Who is your master?"

Hu Guangyue smiled, clasped his fists and saluted, said nothing, and retreated behind Xu Xuan.

Zhou Zong looked at Xu Xuan: "Xu Shangshu, I guess you have a close relationship with this person. Can you honestly tell me who this person is?"

Xu Xuan got up, clasped his hands and said with a smile: "Now that things are up to now, I don't need to hide anything. That friend is indeed an acquaintance with Xiaguan, and he is also a bosom friend of Xiaguan. He is not a gangster who roams the rivers and lakes. The founding lord of Dingyuan County in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhu Xiu!"

Zhou Zong stood up in shock and said suspiciously: "Zhu Xiu? I seem to have heard of this name somewhere!"

Xu Xuan smiled and said: "This boy also has another nickname, 'Mr. Siyou'! This boy was originally from Dingyuan, Haozhou. Unfortunately, he was kidnapped by the Khitan people to Tanzhou when he was young. Fortunately, he met Mr. Siyou, a hermit in Tanzhou. I paid homage to him. He studied under him, and later met Chai Rong, the adopted son of the Lord Zhou in Cangzhou, the Duke of Taiyuan. He later served as the governor of Jingzhou and the tooth commander of Zhangyi Army.
During the Kaifeng incident last year, Zhu Xiu followed the Lord of Zhou and raised troops from Yedu, went straight to Kaifeng, and made many extraordinary achievements. He was a loyal minister who helped the Lord of Zhou create the foundation of his country!

This man was awarded the title of Marquis of the Kingdom at a young age, and was highly regarded by the Lord of Zhou. He served as the Deputy Envoy of the Huai Army in Suzhou Town. Looking at the north and the south, this man can be said to be the youngest official in the border region! "

Zhou Zong was suddenly enlightened and couldn't help stroking his forehead. He remembered that a thick newspaper was distributed to the court last month, detailing the current situation in the north.

He gave a comprehensive analysis of the newly created Great Zhou Dynasty, and also introduced the Zhou Lord Guo Wei and his trusted ministers one after another.

Among them, Zhu Xiu's name seemed to be among them.

Although there is little information, this person is really too young, and it has sparked a lot of discussion in the Tang court.

Some praised this person as an extraordinary hermit who was born in the world, and had the talent of heaven.

Some were dismissive, thinking that fame outweighed talent. Zhou lord Guo Wei would reuse such a young man. He was really stupid. The Zhou Dynasty would definitely be as short-lived as the Liu Han Dynasty.

Zhou Zong didn't remember to read the Di newspaper carefully at that time, and just glanced at Zhu Xiu's articles.

After taking it for granted that this person was probably also an official, he was appointed to be important because he was related to Guo Wei.

Unexpectedly, after listening to Xu Xuan's introduction, I found that it was completely different.

"Then Zhu Xiu came to Jiangning this time really to find relatives?" Zhou Zong asked doubtfully and looked at Zhu Wu.

Zhu Wu puffed up his chest and said with great pride: "They are my brothers! We were born from the same mother's womb!"

Of course Zhu Wu could not understand the series of titles introduced by Xu Xuan, but he could only tell that his brother Zhu Xiu seemed to be very famous in the north, and the emperor had made him a marquis and a high official!

"My dear mother, smoke is finally coming out of our Zhu family's ancestral grave~"

Zhu Wu roared excitedly in his heart, and his eyes became wet.

Zhou Zong was shocked again.

After getting Xu Xuan's approval and meeting Zhu Xiu's biological eldest brother with his own eyes, Zhu Xiu was not an official at all, but a proper ninth-generation poor peasant!

After playing for a long time, Lao Zhu's family is still a tenant farmer of their Lao Zhou's family?Zhou Ling arrested his mother and brother-in-law's family. No wonder he wanted to kidnap his daughter!
It's all the fault of that ignorant and incompetent Zhou Ling!

Zhou Zong's face was livid, and he scolded Zhou Ling in his heart.

But Zhou Zong couldn't figure it out. How could a son of a sharecropper, who only attended a few years of official education in the county when he was young, become the favorite of the Lord of Zhou, the founding marquis of the country, and the deputy commander of a town?
Suzhou was an important town north of the Huaihe River. The Zhou Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were in a stalemate on the front line. As soon as the Zhou Dynasty came to the throne, he announced the formation of an army to suppress the Huaihe River, clearly eyeing Huainan. The Tang Dynasty court was still nervous about this, and discussed how to deal with the threat of the Zhou army.

The military envoy to suppress the Huaihe River was Li Chongjin, who was the nephew of the Lord of Zhou, and his deputy envoy was Zhu Xiu.

What ability does a young man who is less than 20 years old have to take on such an important task?
Zhou Zong did not doubt the Zhou Lord Guo Wei's view of people, let alone Guo Wei's methods.

Zhou Zong was deeply interested in the young man who could make Guo Wei so important and trustworthy. He really wanted to get to know this Zhu Xiu.

Elder Zhou Zong narrowed his eyes slightly and recalled the past.

It was almost ten years ago. It was still in the sixth year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty and the fifth year of Shengyuan in the Tang Dynasty. As an envoy of the late emperor Li Min, he went to Bianliang to meet Jin Emperor Shi Jingtang.

At the palace dinner, Zhou Zong met Liu Zhiyuan, who was the governor of Zhuzhou at the time, and one of his trusted generals, none other than Guo Wei!

Zhou Zong and Liu Zhiyuan drank a few drinks and talked and laughed for a while.

Guo Wei was sitting silently at the bottom, almost close to the palace door. Liu Zhiyuan called him over and offered Zhou Zong a glass of wine.

Just this glass of wine left a deep impression on Zhou Zong.

He was really a mighty and fierce general. Zhou Zong knew some facial skills. After looking at Guo Wei's face, he concluded on the spot that this person would definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future.

Sure enough, ten years later, he became the Lord of the Central Plains.

After coming back to his senses, Zhou Zong asked curiously: "Is this Zhu Xiu an unparalleled general?"

Xu Xuan laughed dumbly: "No! This man has a healthy body and a tall figure, but when it comes to martial arts skills, he can't even pass the selection of the Sixth Army of the Forbidden Army, let alone a general."

Zhou Zong was even more surprised and said suspiciously: "According to this, Zhu Xiu is a scribe? What ability does he have to serve as the deputy commander of the first army?"

Xu Xuan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Zhu Xiu's ability lies not in his fists and feet, but in his exquisite mind and extraordinary wisdom. It is said that he can look up at the sky and look down at the terrain. Cangzhou observed the secrets and concluded that Yelu Deguang would die in Hebei. Sure enough, within a few days, Yelu Deguang died of illness in Zhenzhou.

Zhu Xiu's mentor, Mr. Siyou, a hermit in Tanzhou, was a strange man who compared himself to Kong Ming and Fang Du. Zhu Xiu created the black fire thunder, and the secret was passed down by Mr. Siyou.

Now that Mr. Siyou has passed away, Zhu Xiu has inherited the title of mentor. "

After a pause, Xu Xuan said solemnly: "Your officer has been with Zhu Xiu in Jingzhou for several months, and I ask myself to know him. This person is not only good at civil affairs, but also has unique insights into military affairs. He is a rare person. The Confucian Commander-in-Chief, given time, will surely become a general and become a prime minister!"

The more Zhou Zong listened, the more surprised he became, and the more curious he became. He knew very well who Xu Xuan was, and he had never seen him speak so highly of anyone before.

Unexpectedly, he had great admiration for the young county Hou Zhuxiu, who had a strange life experience and legendary experiences.

Zhou Min and Zhou Yan looked at each other in shock. If the person who spoke was not Xu Xuan, a famous Jiangnan talent, they would have wanted to point their noses and scold him for being shameless!
How could there be such an outstanding person in this world?
Or a young man who has not yet reached the age of weakness?

Zhu Wu felt light all over, and Xu Xuan boasted to Zhu Xiu on the spot that he was his biological brother. It was as if he was praising him, and he felt so beautiful that he almost floated to the sky.

Hu Guangyue grinned and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. When did Mr. Xu become his master's chief flatterer?

(End of this chapter)