"By order of General Zhenbei, I invite the head of the Qu family to discuss matters."
In Youzhou Mansion, the five major families back then are no longer powerful now.
After the destruction of the You family, the Xiao family, Jiang family and other families climbed onto Cao Su's lap and followed behind Cao Su.
However, the power of the two original big families, the Wei family and the Qu family, has shrunk.
In fact, the reason for the "shrinkage" is not that the strength of the two major families has become weaker.
In the final analysis, it is because of the attitudes of the newer families in the city, such as Cao Su's Cao family, the Liu family who is married to Cao Su, and the Ma family of Cao Su's general Ma Chao's family. The strength of these emerging families
Strong and vigorous in development, it soon squeezed out some established families.
Several families no longer have the prestige they once had, and they no longer have the reputation of being several big families. They are just like one of the larger families in Youzhou Prefecture.
On this day, outside Qu's house, a group of cavalry suddenly arrived.
The cavalry were all dressed in black armor. The leader, with a strong breath and a strong physique, came to the door of the Qu family and said loudly: "Please discuss the matter with the head of the Qu family."
The Qu family occupies a very large area, which is a legacy inherited from our ancestors.
But the knight's inner energy was powerful, and his voice with inner energy spread throughout the Qu family, and everyone in the Qu family heard it very clearly.
This caused some commotion in the Qu family.
Not long after, there was a movement in the Qu family's residence. A middle-aged man in yellow ran out in a panic and came to the front of the Xuanjia cavalry.
"Tiger Cavalry?"
The middle-aged man was startled and quickly raised his hands and said: "Qu Bokang, the head of the Qu family, is here."
The leading knight glanced sideways at Qu Bokang and said calmly: "Please, Master Qu, the general has been waiting for you for a while."
"Cao Su wants to see me?" Qu Bokang had a trace of doubt in his eyes, not understanding why Cao Su suddenly wanted to see him.
Logically speaking, Cao Su should be busy with various wedding matters now and should not have time to see him.
What are the arrangements? Or what kind of content do you want to collaborate with him on?
Qu Bokang thought wildly for a while. All the major families in the city that had cooperated with Cao Su had made good profits. The Qu family was also one of the few families that continued to implement the "solo" policy.
The knight brought the horse, and the old men of the Qu family were a little worried and shouted worriedly: "Master..."
"It doesn't matter, I'll come back as soon as I go."
Qu Bokang had met Cao Su several times, so he was naturally not as scared as the people under his command. He jumped on his horse and ran towards the city with the Xuanjia cavalry.
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"I already know what you said."
"Since it is the people of Youzhou Prefecture who are at fault, then we Youzhou Prefecture will take responsibility for this matter." Cao Su's face turned pale. After listening to Gong Wu's explanation, Cao Su, as a member of Youzhou Prefecture, was concerned about the "fraudulent business practices" that had occurred in the city.
Lord, I hate you deeply.
Cao Su promised: "I will definitely make the decision for you. There is no need to worry about the goods you mentioned."
"How many people are there in the Red Wolf tribe now?"
Cao Su asked.
When Gong Wu, the top master of the Red Wolf tribe, heard Cao Su's response, he immediately showed his expression of ecstasy without concealing it. It seemed that the priest was right, and the senior officials of the Qianyuan Dynasty were reliable. He quickly replied: "Now
There are more than 7,000 people in the tribe."
A tribe of 7,000 people is not considered a large tribe on the Youbei grassland.
Cao Su nodded: "I can retrieve the goods for you. Even if you can't find them, I, Youzhou Mansion, can provide them for you for a fee."
After hearing Cao Su's words, Gong Wu was even more happy and hurriedly thanked Cao Su.
They were even prepared to use the highest etiquette in their tribe and kneel on the ground.
However, Cao Su stopped him: "Don't thank me in a hurry yet."
Gong Wu looked at Cao Su in confusion, "Why don't you thank him? Cao Su is about to become the savior of their tribe. If he were on the grassland, he would be enshrined as a god of longevity."
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me." Cao Su's tone was calm. He looked at the young Gong Wu and analyzed it for him: "Your goods were defrauded by our merchants in Youzhou Prefecture. This is what we, Youzhou Prefecture, gave you."
compensate."
Cao Su changed the topic and sneered: "But you ignored the laws of Youzhou Prefecture and followed me privately with the intention of plotting something evil. So what about this matter?"
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If the goods are lost, Cao Su can help him find them, but he has broken the law, so he can't just pretend that nothing happened, right?
Gong Wu's face turned pale, and after hearing Cao Su's words, he was instantly speechless.
Cao Su's words were very direct and explained a very simple truth.
Gong Wu stood on the ground, his expression solemn, his brows furrowed, obviously lost in thought.
After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Cao Su: "General Zhenbei, I, Gongwu, only do things for myself. I am the only one who wants to do evil things to you. It has nothing to do with our tribe. If you want to punish me, please punish me."
Bar!"
He held his head high and moved forward, as if he was upright and righteous, showing a bit of complacency.
Cao Su's eyes were like daggers, and the momentum on his body was overwhelming, making Gong Wu feel like he couldn't breathe.
After a moment of silence, Cao Su replied: "Punishment is not the specialty of our Youzhou Prefecture."
Gong Wu asked: "Then what is the characteristic of our Youzhou Prefecture?"
Cao Su paused and said: "It's very simple, two words -"
"Renovation."
"Renovation?"
Gong Wu looked at Cao Su blankly, not understanding what reform meant.
Cao Su said calmly: "Reformation means making up for the mistakes you have made through your individual labor."
Gong Wu still didn't understand, but he probably understood what Cao Su meant.
Cao Su's intention was to let him bear the mistake alone, which was basically in line with Gong Wu's idea.
Gong Wu hit his head heavily on the ground, kowtowed and admitted his mistake: "I beg you, general, to grant me reform!"
Cao Su was surprised by the sincere surrender of the young people from the grassland tribe.
He seemed to have ignored the existence of these tribes on the Youbei grassland in the past.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! To some extent, the people in these tribes seem to be a better resource that can be used by him and bring him new energy.
Cao Su nodded and let Gong Wu kneel on the ground, praying for reform.
When the other young people in the Red Wolf tribe saw such a scene, they were both shocked and sad.
Not long after, Zhongjin and Hong Ding came in a hurry, and at Cao Su's signal, they began to thoroughly investigate the matter of the Red Wolf tribe being defrauded a few days ago.
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It was not the first time that Qu Bokang stepped into the Zhenbei General's Mansion, but today he felt particularly different.
The tall general's mansion is like a giant beast with its mouth wide open. A "whoosh" of cold air blows from nowhere in the mansion, making people shiver.
"Snapped--"
He stepped into the spacious meeting hall. Cao Su had been waiting for a long time on the high seat in the hall.
Of course, Qu Bokang knew Cao Su. This current lord of Youzhou, the third-rank Zhenbei general of the imperial court, was a famous figure in the dynasty and a legend in the world.
He did not dare to make excuses, so he quickly took two steps forward to meet Cao Su.
"No need for these false promises. I came to see you today. In fact, I have a few questions to ask you."
Qu Bokang has not been the head of the Qu family for a long time. A few years ago, his old father was still at the helm of the Qu family.
Qu Bokang's heart skipped a beat when he heard Cao Su's somewhat cold tone. He raised his head and looked around, and saw a prairie man wearing a "long-haired" hat.
This prairie man glared at him as if he had a deep hatred for him, which made him even more confused.
"General, if you have any questions, just ask them. I will tell you everything I know."
Qu Bokang cupped his hands and said with a relatively low posture.
Nowadays, the whole Youzhou Mansion is like a piece of iron. The entire Youzhou is obeying Cao Su's orders. It is very strange for their small Qu family to see Cao Su today. Cao Su wants to deal with their Qu family
, he doesn’t even need to take action, there are many people to help him do it.
Therefore, in the hands of Cao Su, the Qu family was just a stronger mantis, not worth mentioning.
It was not his turn to put on airs and lowered his head to express his attitude to Cao Su.
Cao Su pointed at Gong Wu beside him and said, "Master Qu, have you ever met this friend from the prairie tribe?"
Qu Bokang was stunned and said honestly: "General, this friend and I seem to be meeting for the first time."
Qu Bokang didn't look like he was faking it, and Zhongjin, who had gone out to deal with the matter early in the morning, came to Cao Su's side and whispered a few words in his ear.
Cao Su nodded: "It's normal for the Qu family master not to know this friend from the grassland, but does the Qu family master know that people in your family are very familiar with this friend from the grassland?"
Qu Bokang looked at Gong Wu in astonishment. Has the Qu family's business expanded to the grassland now? Why hasn't he heard of it?
Gong Wu couldn't bear it any longer. He pointed at Qu Bokang and cursed: "General, it's them. I remember there was a boy among them who looked very similar to this one. We are obviously the same family!"
Qu Bokang suddenly realized when he heard Gong Wu's indignant complaint.
He looks very much like him. Isn't that his precious little son? The younger son has just turned eighteen this year. How did he get into trouble with these prairie men?
In fact, Qu Bokang didn't care if he messed with these prairie men. What could the prairie men be capable of?
But such a small thing would actually alarm General Zhenbei?
He suddenly felt incredible, and his eyes were a little dazed and confused.
Cao Su glanced at Zhongjin, and Zhongjin then stood up from Cao Su's side and spoke loudly: "Master Qu, this friend from the grassland is right. Your Qu family is really unkind!"
Qu Bokang scratched his head, looked at Cao Su and then at the grassland Han Gong Wu: "I don't know how my Qu family could offend this grassland... friend...
..."
Gong Wu said angrily: "It must be someone from your family. We gave all our goods and money to that boy. The boy lied to me and said that he would help me prepare the best oil, rice, firewood and salt in five days for us to take back to the tribe.
In the end, we waited for ten days, but we didn’t even see the ghost!"
Qu Bokang suddenly realized that these prairie men had been deceived!
Wait... he realized, was it his youngest son Qu Le'an who had lied to them?
This kid Le'an... If it were anyone else, Qu Bokang didn't believe they would do such a thing, but if it was his youngest son, then maybe he could do it...
...
Qu Bokang was silent, looked at the angry Gong Wu, and then looked at Cao Su, and quickly admitted his mistake: "General, I am young and ignorant, and I have made mistakes. Please be merciful. Our Qu family is willing to compensate this friend from the grassland for everything."
loss."
"Human life is at stake, how can we sum it up in one sentence?"
Cao Su spoke silently, and actually characterized this matter to a very high level.
After Qu Bokang heard this, his face suddenly turned pale. How come someone's life was involved? Isn't this prairie man standing here properly and looking full of energy?
Cao Su said in a deep voice: "Your Qu family deceived this friend from the grassland, causing him to be unable to return to the tribe in time. Do you know what painful risks their tribe is experiencing? Every night they go back for a day, there will be fresh life in the tribe.
Lives were lost because of lack of supplies..."
It's not that exaggerated... Gong Wu stared at Cao Su dumbfounded. He was about to explain, but was interrupted by Cao Su and could not speak.
"You don't need to plead for the Qu family. I made the law. Everyone must implement it according to the law, including me, Mr. Cao!"
Cao Su's two words made Qu Bokang's heart feel cold and cold, and he felt that his whole body was falling into the abyss.
Is it so serious? He felt desolate in his heart, fearing that Anle really wouldn't be able to escape this time...
"General..." Qu Bokang was extremely sad and looked up at Cao Su, begging for mercy.
Cao Su was a little indifferent, while Zhong Jin beside him coughed twice, and then issued a kind reminder: "Master Qu family, what the general means is that since this matter was caused by your Qu family, then your Qu family will
Solve it yourself."
Zhongjin's words brought Qu Bokang, who was already deep in the abyss, back to his senses.
He didn't expect that Cao Su actually meant this. He thought that Cao Su would pay for the Qu family's life.
Now, as long as he saves his family's lives, what does it matter if he spends more money?
Qu Bokang hurriedly thanked Cao Su and Zhongjin. At the same time, he also lowered his attitude and thanked the grassland man directly.
Gong Wu still snorted dissatisfiedly and turned to look elsewhere.
It didn't matter to Qu Bokang. The attitude of the prairie man was not important. The key was to satisfy Cao Su.
"The Red Wolf tribe has a total of seven thousand people. Previously, Gong Wu came to your Qu family to exchange for three thousand stones of food and grass. In addition, there were all kinds of salt, cotton fabrics, etc. These things they originally spent money to buy are the same.
No less.”
Zhongjin helped the Red Wolf tribe come up with the most suitable list, which aroused the gratitude of Gong Wu and others.
Cao Su said in a deep voice: "Let's do this."
He turned around and prepared to leave, while several young people from the Red Wolf tribe looked at Gong Wu.
"Brother Wu——"
He couldn't help but show a worried look.
Gong Wu squeezed out a smile and reassured everyone: "Follow Mr. Zhongjin, count the goods, and try to return the goods to the tribe as soon as possible. I will stay here."
Staying here and undergoing "reformation" is the way Gong Wu decided early on to make up for his mistakes.
Many young people from the Red Wolf tribe showed reluctance to give up.
Gong Wu yelled and cursed: "Don't do this, I'm not dead."
"Practice hard when you go back. If you see anyone not making progress, don't blame me for being rude."
Gong Wu had a high status in the clan. After he scolded them, these young people lost their temper and had no choice but to say goodbye to Gong Wu one by one and left the Zhenbei General's Mansion.
Gong Wu stayed in Zhenbei General Mansion as one of Cao Su's personal guards, starting as an ordinary Xuanjia sergeant for the time being.