After Chu Qianqiu eliminated King Jing, things became extremely smooth. If you don't take into account the remnants of Zen Master Jiusi, it can be said to be a great success.
Xu Zishuang reorganized the surrender troops of the Zhenbei Army and recruited surrenders and rebels along the way. Without encountering any decent resistance, the remnants of the Zhenbei Army surrendered one after another.
The situation in Yuzhou turned from danger to safety. The powerful men from all over the country who had colluded with King Jing all showed their most flattering smiles and presented various rare treasures to Chu Qianqiu, hoping that the court could forgive them for their former thieves.
Behavior.
Misty Rain City, Cui Family Courtyard
"General Chu, please come inside!"
The ancestor of the Cui family, Cui Yongan, the oldest person in the family, went out to greet him in person. He looked so old and decrepit that he wouldn't live long. This time he had to come to salute a junior, which made him feel quite uncomfortable.
But this time, the Cui family's affairs are big or small.
To put it more seriously, it was a traitor. At least the Cui family did not resist the Zhenbei Army's rebellion. Even if General Chu warned them in advance, the Cui family was still not prepared to face the Zhenbei Army's rebellion.
It would be better to say that they relied on their own strength and pretended to remain neutral to prevent real losses.
So Chu Qianqiu came to the door this time.
"I won't say any unnecessary nonsense."
"The court is very disappointed with the Cui family's behavior this time."
With a serious face, Chu Qianqiu walked to the Cui family's living room and as soon as he sat down, he made a shocking statement.
The ancestor of the Cui family quickly stood up, lowered his head and said:
"General Chu, this is all a misunderstanding."
"The Cui family has absolutely no intention of being a thief. The Cui family has always been on good terms with the Shenwei Army..."
"Yeah?"
"Whether the Cui family is better off with the Shenwei Army or King Jing, that's a question."
Chu Qianqiu smiled and said that he had gained the memory of Jingming Dutong and knew some secrets of the cooperation between the Cui family and the Zhenbei Army.
Why did the Cui family not change anything even after being reminded by Chu Qianqiu this time?
Why did Prime Minister Cui Taihua stand firmly on the side of the Divine Power Army and support the Divine Power Army against the imperial court?
In a sense this is all explained.
Rather than saying that the Cui family supports the Shenwei Army, it is better to say that the Cui family is willing to provide some help to King Jing in a neutral state.
For the Cui family, they hope to use the sword of King Jing to baptize Yuzhou and completely turn Yuzhou into the Cui family.
"The Cui family has no intention of directly rebelling, but letting King Jing do whatever he wants is a profitable thing."
"If it fails, the Cui family can pretend to be unlucky and become thieves."
"General, there is absolutely no such thing!"
The head of the Cui family was suddenly sweating profusely and quickly defended himself.
"Okay, history should be rough rather than detailed."
"I'm not here to hold the Cui family accountable."
"This time the Shence Army seized a large amount of land from the Zhenbei Army. These lands came from the Cui family and the Mi family."
The Mi family is also one of the eight imperial merchants. To say that they are imperial merchants is better to say that they are the administrators of the imperial village.
The land in Yuzhou is divided into three large pieces, one belongs to the Cui family, one belongs to the Mi family, and the other belongs to other forces.
The Mi family belongs to the Mi family in name, but is actually the royal estate of Her Majesty the Queen. Every year, a large amount of tribute rice is paid to the royal family to supply the royal family.
The Cui family was also the largest landowner in Yuzhou and suffered heavy losses in this rebellion.
Originally, based on the level after the suppression of the rebellion, the Cui family might have paid a large sum of money to redeem these properties.
But now Chu Qianqiu's meaning is clear.
Her Majesty the Queen's property, that is, Chu Qianqiu's property, can be returned, but the Cui family's property, after being handled by the Zhenbei Army, has become two accounts.
In other words, these properties will now bear the surname Chu.
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"Yes, the general is absolutely right."
"Those fields were all confiscated."
"The Cui family will never think that those fields have anything to do with the Cui family."
"You can do whatever General Chu wants to do with it."
The ancestors of the Cui family breathed a sigh of relief. Although tens of millions of acres of fertile land were swallowed up by Chu Qianqiu in one go, it was nothing compared to the court's strong determination to hold the thieves accountable.
"Well said, Master Cui is really reasonable."
"After all, those properties were obtained by the traitors. If they were returned to the Cui family, wouldn't they be suspected of scheming with the enemy?"
"Don't dare, don't dare."
When Chu Qianqiu saw that the Cui family had surrendered, he did not intend to just give up, but asked further:
"I heard that the Cui family's secret book of suppressing the sect is called "Three Tombs and Five Codes". It records ancient events and is not inferior to the Wang family's "Awesome Spirit"."
"It is said that Taizu borrowed "Three Tombs and Five Codes" to find out the truth, and then created "Huang Ji Lu"."
What is "Three Tombs and Five Codes"?
According to legend, it is a book that records the great ways of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
This book is closely related to "Huang Ji Lu". It is said that Xiao Taizu read "Three Tombs and Five Codes" and integrated Buddhist martial arts to create "Huang Ji Lu".
The fact that the Cui family can still maintain a lofty status in Yuzhou after the rise of the Xiao family is related to the investment made back then.
Top aristocratic families like to invest in some young talents in the hope that they will grow.
There is a certain collusion between King Jing and the Cui family, which is not unexpected.
"How can the little tricks of the Cui family compare to the extraordinary skills of the general?"
Patriarch Cui quickly said politely, but Chu Qianqiu borrowed a donkey to go uphill and said with a smile:
"Since it's a trivial trick, how about borrowing Chu's perspective?"
Chu Qianqiu showed a greedy face. He was not afraid of offending the Cui family. Anyway, he would enter the cycle again after the prostitution was for nothing, and he was not afraid of making trouble with the Cui family.
"General Chu, this must not be done."
"Why not?"
"Mr. Chu has a copy of "The Secret of the Star God's Coming to the World" here, and he is willing to exchange it with the Cui family for viewing."
"Master Cui, you can't refuse Mr. Chu's kindness."
Chu Qianqiu sneered, and the dagger appeared at the end of the picture.
Xiao Taizu can watch it, why can’t I, Chu Qianqiu, watch it?
Now I have the final say in the entire Yuzhou.
I want to read the secrets of the Cui family to suppress the sect. That is because I think highly of your Cui family.
If not, do you want to die?
At this moment, Chu Qianqiu is like a proper villain in a TV series, coercing and tempting him to make the Cui family contribute their treasure of the town sect.
"General Chu, one thing is the same thing."
"Even Emperor Taizu only looked at the innate part."
For any aristocratic family, martial arts secrets are the most valuable, especially for a family like the Cui family.
If the Cui family is forced by Chu Qianqiu to hand over the secret book this time, then soon the wolves will continue to test the Cui family and add insult to injury.
"Then just use it as a dowry."
"Qingchun, Qingxue, and Qinghui are also Chu's wives."
"Just in time for them to recognize their ancestors and return to their clan."
"The Cui family provided the dowry, and the Chu family provided the betrothal gift. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
Chu Qianqiu said lightly, which made the ancestor of the Cui family almost hit the table with anger.
The Cui family is a family that has been around for thousands of years. Even if it is slightly weaker than the Wang family, it is still one of the most powerful in the world.
For example, the current Prime Minister Niu Seng is also the son-in-law of the Cui family.
Therefore, when Prime Minister Wang Ji fought against Prime Minister Niu Seng, the Cui family strongly supported Niu Seng. This was the battle between the two aristocratic families.
Now Chu Qianqiu actually slapped his nose and face like this.
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable!
And this was Chu Qianqiu's ultimate pressure. He wanted to see where the bottom line of the powerful families in the world was.
"General Chu, we cannot continue talking about this matter."
"The Cui family is not a family that sells its daughters for glory!"
"Please also ask General Chu to take back his life!"
The head of the Cui family did not believe that Chu Qianqiu would go to war with the Cui family because of this matter, so he chose a tough attitude.
"There is no reason to take back what Chu said."
"Master Cui, this is your choice."
Chu Qianqiu said meaningfully and was about to get up and leave.
The ancestor of the Cui family felt his hands trembling.
Is he really leaving?
Not ready to talk any more?
Just when the two sides were having a head-on confrontation, Cui Miaoqing, the eldest daughter of the Cui family, was pulled over urgently by her father and said repeatedly: