The queen mother wants to go against the sky: General, please take your seat

Chapter 945 Mr. Meng Qizhou's Head
The person who came was carrying an iron box with him, looking square, it should be an iron food box.Hearing the question from Lord Protector, the visitor put the iron box on the coffee table beside him and opened it immediately. As the lid opened, some lime powder flew up from the box.

When Duke Hu saw the lime powder, his heart shuddered.

"Grandpa, please take a look," the visitor pointed to the iron box.

Duke Hu got up and walked to the coffee table, where a human head was half buried in the lime powder in the iron box.Duke Protector shook hands behind his back, and stared intently at the head in front of him.

The person who came didn't speak, and didn't even glance at the refreshments brought by the maid, but just stared at Duke Hu.

The Duke Protector said, "Is this Meng Qizhou?"

The skin on the face of the human head was dry, and there was a cut on the right cheek, extending from the brow bone to the chin. The cut was turned outward, and the muscles that had long lost the protection of the skin appeared dark brown. This face was beyond recognition, but the Lord Protector still recognized him. Come out, this is Meng Qizhou, an aide beside Prince Rui, that's right.

The person who came closed the lid of the iron box again, and said: "He was sent to Liaodong by Prince Rui, and on the way back to Jiangnan from Liaodong, he was caught by my lord's men."

Huguogong said: "The old man guesses that he also went to Liaodong." As he spoke, Huguogong turned and walked to the chair. He guessed that Meng Qizhou had gone to Liaodong, but he didn't expect that Meng Qizhou would be on the way back. It fell into the hands of the King of Qin, and his body was decapitated.

"He has a letter with him," the visitor said in a low voice after seeing the Protector sitting down again, "It's just that our people failed to get the letter."

"Why is this?" the Lord Protector asked calmly.

"Before all the guards were killed, this man tore up the letter and swallowed it in his stomach," the visitor said: "Afterwards, our people cut open his stomach to find the letter, but after the ink on the paper was soaked by gastric juice, it was gone. It's mostly gone."

The Duke Protector said, "Then what about the remaining half?"

"The other half were just greetings," the visitor said, "After identification, the letter should be written by the wife and empress."

The Lord Protector's eyes jumped.

Someone came to pat the iron box and said: "This head, my prince said to give it to you, the Duke of the country."

The Lord Protector paused his eyes on the iron box, nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, my lord."

"My lord, you are being polite," the visitor said, "My lord ordered me to ask my lord, I heard that the young masters and ladies of your Duke Hu's mansion will soon leave Jiangnan to avoid disaster?"

Duke Protector took another look at the iron box placed on the tea table, and said, "It's nothing."

The visitor looked at Duke Protector and laughed, and said, "That's all right. When I go back next time, I will tell my prince that the rumors are not trustworthy. The Duke of the country does not intend to send his family to Liaodong."

Duke Hu's face was calm, he raised his hand and twirled the already white beard under his chin, and said: "Prince Qin, please rest assured, there is nothing wrong with me, and there is nothing wrong with Concubine Fu."

After the visitor heard the words of Duke Hu, he stood up and bowed to Duke Hu, and said: "I know, I just heard that the old lady in the mansion has gone, and I would like to express my condolences to the Duke. It is not easy for me to stay for a long time , I will take my leave now."

After speaking, the visitor turned around and left without waiting for Duke Hu to speak. He forgave Duke Hu for not having the guts to force him to stay.

The confidant steward sent the visitor back, and as soon as he stood in front of the study door, he heard the sound of a teacup being smashed on the ground in the study.The steward swallowed back the report that was on his lips, waited cautiously for a while, and then rushed to the study to report again: "Master, the visitor has left."

"Understood," the voice of Duke Protector came from the study.

The manager stopped talking, stepped aside and stood down.

In the study, the four staff members were divided into left and right sides, and sat at the lower head of the Duke Protector.The iron box containing Meng Qizhou's head was now placed on Duke Huguo's desk.The four aides didn't look at the iron box, Meng Qizhou was an aide next to Prince Rui, and he was also an aide, which made the four gentlemen somewhat hurt their kind.

"King Qin killed Meng Qizhou," Duke Hu Guo said in a low voice, "He is also telling this old man that if he can kill Meng Qizhou, he can also kill my children and grandchildren."

Duke Hu was dizzy for a while, King Qin was forcing him to cut his own way.If he sends his children and grandchildren to Liaodong, at least they can ensure that their Mo clan's descendants will continue, but what about now?It would be fine if King Qin won, but if this one lost, wouldn't he, Mo Xiao, want to bring his whole family and accompany King Qin Li Qi together forever?

"Oh," one of the staff members sighed, "My lord, I can't allow you to choose now."

The Huguogong was sitting behind the desk, with Meng Qizhou's head on his hand, after a long time, the Huguogong said: "Yes, Prince Rui will be defeated, so what else do I choose?"

"If the Liaodong iron cavalry can go south as soon as possible, then..." Another aide sitting on the lower right of the Lord Protector wanted to speak.

The Lord Protector waved his hand, interrupted this man, and said, "The Liaodong army has just fought a bloody battle with the barbarians, and it is impossible for them to go south now."

"That's right," the two sitting at the first place on the lower left of the Lord Protector nodded together, and said, "Just to raise food and grass, Liaodong should at least wait until this autumn is over. It also depends on the situation of this autumn harvest in Liaodong. This year is still a famine year, so within the next year, the Liaodong Army will not be able to go south."

No one in the study room spoke, can Prince Rui last another year?This is obviously impossible.

"Master," Mrs. Liu's voice came from outside the door.

Duke Protector didn't let his wife enter the study, but walked out of the study by himself.

Outside the door of the study, Mrs. Liu had already put on mourning clothes. Seeing Duke Hu coming out, she took a set of mourning clothes from the maid behind her and handed it to Duke Hu.

Duke Hu took the mourning clothes in his hand, and looked at Mrs. Liu and said, "You can handle your mother's funeral. I will go to the palace tomorrow. Once my mother leaves, I will have Ding You. "

When the elder dies, the children and grandchildren have to resign from office and observe filial piety. When the old matriarch is gone, the protector has to observe filial piety for the old mother for 27 months according to the law.

Hearing what her master said, Mrs. Liu hurriedly raised her head and said, "But we can't go back to the capital now."

"Let's talk about it," Huguo said.

"Let's talk about it?" Madam Liu said, "How do I talk about it? When does the master plan to send Ziqing, Shuqing and the others to Liaodong?" In Madam Liu's opinion, this matter is more important than the old lady's funeral!
Duke Protector took a look at these people standing in front of him at the moment, and said to Mrs. Liu: "They are not going to Liaodong anymore."

"What, what?" Mrs. Liu exclaimed, she didn't let her children and grandchildren go to Liaodong, did she want them to die in Jiangnan with Prince Rui? !
Duke Hu couldn't explain anything to his wife, so he could only say: "You go and take care of your mother's funeral." After saying this, holding the mourning clothes in his hand, Duke Hu turned around and went back to his study.

(End of this chapter)