It was already dark, but Su Hu did not sleep. Instead, he tossed and turned in the tent.
As a Marquis of Jizhou, he was used to seeing storms in his life, but these storms combined did not make him as uneasy as in the past few years.
In the eyes of others, he is a superior father-in-law, and his daughter is the queen and is very favored.
But only Su Hu himself knew that all this was just an illusion. The woman who sat on the queen's throne, called him daddy, and was also named Su Daji, was not his daughter at all.
As a father, how can he not know what his daughter is like?
It's just that he didn't dare to say that the Su family has a great cause. If he said something that shouldn't be said, his own death would be a small thing, and the death of his family would be a big thing.
Therefore, when Su Hu heard that Xiqi was raising troops to rebel against the merchants and that there was no one available in the court, Su Hu took the initiative to ask Ying to come and quell the rebellion.
Of course counterinsurgency is fake, the real goal is to escape from the tiger's mouth.
It's a pity that people are not as good as God. Su Hu wanted to join Xiqi, but the generals who followed him had no intention of betraying the Yin Shang Dynasty.
Especially General Heng Ha, who had made many achievements for him, had been staring at him like a thief since he revealed his dissatisfaction with the Yin Shang Dynasty.
In addition, in the military camp, there are two generals of the Forbidden Army, Chao Tian and Chao Lei, as well as experts invited from Kowloon Island by the national advisor Shen Gongbao.
Although Su Hu was determined to oppose business, he did not dare to act rashly. He dragged him to Tiemen Town and saw that he was getting closer and closer to Xiqi.
"After Tiemen Town, there is Hongyang, and beyond Hongyang, there is Shengchi. At present, the Xiqi army is stationed in Shengchi. I led the troops here without notifying them in advance. Who would have known that I was determined to fight against business, but the situation forced me to do so.
Why can't people turn against each other?"
Su Hu felt like he couldn't breathe when he thought that he clearly wanted to join Xiqi, but was restrained by his subordinates and couldn't move. He could only pinch his nose and serve the Yin Shang.
"Master Hou, Master Su Hou?"
Just as he was thinking about it, Su Hu's ears twitched slightly, and he seemed to hear someone calling him.
I got up from the bed and looked around, but I couldn't find the source of the sound. Could it be that I was hallucinating?
"Master Hou, did you hear that?"
The sound came again. Su Hu looked for the sound and found that the location of the sound was actually at his feet.
"Escape technique?"
Su Hu was shocked. He held the sword with his backhand and asked: "This is the camp of the merchant army. Who are you?"
"I am the envoy from Xiqi. I have important matters to discuss with the Marquis. I also ask the Marquis to remove the blanket on the ground and let me come out of the soil."
When Su Hu heard that the person calling himself the Xiqi Messenger, Su Hu's eyes lit up slightly.
However, Su Hu is an old man after all, different from a newcomer who is just starting out.
When I heard that the visitor claimed to be an envoy from Xiqi, I was half convinced and half doubtful, but I didn't believe it immediately.
"Messenger of Xiqi?"
Su Hu's eyes flickered, he pulled out the sword on the bedside, and struck the carpet with the sword.
Poof!!
There was a hole in the stall, and the next second, a puff of green smoke came out of the ground and transformed into a young man in his twenties.
"The two countries are at war with each other. Please tell me why you are here. Do you intend to ask for surrender on Xiqi's behalf?" Su Hu sat on the bed, with a look of pride on his face and a coquettish attitude.
Who dares to say that he is not loyal to the emperor and patriotic?
People who didn't know it looked at it and thought Su Hu was loyal and protective of the imperial court.
"The Marquis is joking, the world is divided into three parts, and Xiqi already occupies one of them. We don't know who will win yet, so how can we talk about surrendering early?"
"Since it's not surrender, then what are you doing here? It can't be your prime minister who sent you to pay my respects, right?"
When Su Hu said this, he glanced at the envoy in surprise and muttered: "You look familiar, don't you?"
"The Marquis has good eyesight. I once followed Xibohou and went to visit you at your residence. Unfortunately, at that time, I was a lowly person and stayed outside the hall and was unable to enter. I only had half a relationship with you."
"Half a relationship, let me think about it..."
Su Hu looked up and down for a moment and said in a daze: "I remembered, you are Zhou Sheng who plays the sword, right?"
"Master Hou has great eyesight!"
Zhou Sheng bowed his hands and said: "Zhou Sheng is here on behalf of Xiqi and Prime Minister Ziya. Suhou and I, Xiqi, have a close relationship. When the old Marquis Ji Chang was alive, he often mentioned you
As a confidant, he said that there are only two and a half sages in the world, one is in Xiqi, one is in Jizhou, and the other half is in Chaoge.
At present, the world is in chaos, and the Yin and Shang Dynasties are acting against the will. Lord Marquis, you have a reputation of being a virtuous person and love the people like a son. It should not be difficult to see that destiny is in your hands, and the Yin Shang Dynasty has lost its vitality."
Su Hu was speechless upon hearing this, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
After a while, Su Hu's image of being loyal and courageous could no longer be maintained. Even though he knew that these words could not be said by Ji Chang, he still laughed heartily and said: "Ji Chang never praises others, and these words cannot come from him."
, If I am not wrong, you made up all these words, right? Zhou Sheng played the sword, Zhou Sheng played the sword, it seems that you are indeed brave and resourceful, you actually dare to come to my camp to be a lobbyist, you are not afraid of my killing
Did you?"
When Zhou Sheng was about to say something, Su Hu waved his hand and said, "You said you represent Xiqi, do you have proof?"
"There are still some."
Zhou Sheng took something out of his pocket and took out a decree with the seal of Xibohou.
Su Hu looked up and found that there was nothing written on it. It was actually a blank decree.
"This is?" Su Hu hesitated, his eyes bright.
Zhou Sheng held the decree in his hand and said with a smile: "This is the decree of King Wu of Xiqi. Before the Prime Minister asked me to come, he once told me that you can write whatever Su Hou wants on it. This is Xiqi's promise to the Marquis.
"
Su Hu took a breath and wrote whatever he wanted. Xiqi was really generous.
Could it be that Xiqi would recognize it if he wrote the word "prince" on it?
If this is the case, if you write the character "王" on your own, wouldn't you be able to become a county king when Xiqi Ding settles the mountains and rivers?
Of course, Su Hu just thought about it this way and had no intention of writing it.
Otherwise, even if Xiqi pinches his nose and admits it now, he will probably be the first to deal with him after Dingdingshanhe is established.
"Master Marquis, please see, this decree and the seal are not fake, right?"
Zhou Sheng handed the decree to Su Hu and asked him to pick it up and read it carefully.
Su Hu looked at it again and again, nodded and said: "It's not fake. If Xiqi's decrees of the princes can be made to be fake and real, there will be no need to think about marching eastward to conquer merchants."
"That's what the Marquis said."
Zhou Sheng responded with a smile, and then said: "Su Hou has seen Xiqi's sincerity, but I don't know what the Marquis means?"
Su Hu had already believed Zhou Sheng's identity. After hearing the voice, he walked back and forth in the room. After a long time, he finally said: "The Yin and Shang Dynasties have lost their gains, and King Zhou has no way. The one who saves the people from fire and water must be Xiqi. So what about me?"
Dare to go against the grain.
However, although I am willing to surrender, 20% of the troops and horses in the camp are in the hands of Chao Tian and Chao Lei brothers, and 40% are in the hands of Zheng Lun and Chen Qi. I can command less than half of the troops and horses.
The Chao brothers were generals of the Forbidden Army and were loyal to the Yin and Shang Dynasties. They would never rebel.
As for Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, although they were sincere to the Yin Shang Dynasty, they had no ambition to die.
It's empty talk. I'm not sure that I can lead them to fight against business. If they can be captured and I lobby for them, I'm 80% sure that I can persuade them to surrender.
Of course, although the four of them are troublesome, I have my own way to deal with them. What really puts me in trouble are the four experts Shen Gongbao invited from Kowloon Island.
These people are collectively known as the Four Saints of Kowloon Island. Each of them possesses Taoism, Taoism, and God. If they cannot be reconciled, my opposition to business will only lead to a dead end."
"What the Marquis means is that as long as he can kill the Chao brothers, capture Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, and contain the Four Saints of Kowloon Island, the Marquis will be willing to attack us and enter Xiqi?" Zhou Sheng paused slightly,
Asked: "Is this what you mean?"
"That's right."
Su Hu gritted his teeth and said with hatred: "This foolish emperor, Di Xin, forced me to sacrifice my daughter to Chao Ge, making me the laughing stock of the princes. If I don't show him how powerful I am, he will think that I, Su Hu, are made of clay."
Zhou Sheng's smile became even brighter and he asked, "In that case, please write a letter and stamp it with the seal of the princes, so that I can go back and communicate with the Prime Minister."
"This is natural."
Su Hu crouched in front of the case, wrote hurriedly, and quickly wrote a secret letter to Xiqi, and handed it to Zhou Sheng as a letter of surrender.
Zhou Sheng put the letter of surrender away and said goodbye to Su Hu. He then used the Earth Escape Technique to go far away and returned to Shengchi County.