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Chapter 68: Don't Enter the Tiger's Den

Zuo Qiu Sijin's thoughts suddenly drifted back to seventeen years ago. After half a month after leaving home for no reason, his father rushed into the house in a rainy night covered in blood. He was holding a child about three years old in his arms, his eyes were as white as paint, fair and cute, and his agile eyes turned around and looked around, without a look of fear.

Four years later, Zuo Qiu Sijin, the only daughter, had a younger brother named Zuo Qiu Wuzhi. She hid at home on weekdays and refused to let him go out to play. For the only few friends in the royal family who were familiar with the matter, they just said that the sons born to the concubines who were raised outside lived in the countryside of Guangzhou. Now they are getting older and have no children, so they are taken to raise them.

This is not unusual among the gentry, so it did not arouse other people's discussion or suspicion. It's just that Zuo Qiu Sijin understood that this younger brother's origin was unknown because she would never forget her father's wet black robe covered in blood.

"Sister, how can I understand the whiteness and keep the blackness? Today's teacher taught me, I didn't understand..."

"You know the bright place but dare to stay in the darkness. For example, you are actually smart in your heart, but you always show dullness. This is to know the white and keep the black ones, be wise and foolish, and be with the light and dust!"

"So that's how I understand it. I thought I knew that I was white and my sister was a little darker, so I wanted me to know my responsibilities and always protect my sister..."

"Puff, who wants you to keep the black? Go and keep the white one by yourself..."

"Then... I'll give you an alias, Zuo Qiu Shoubai!"

Zuo Qiu Shoubai? Will the nicknames of jokes when they were joking?

Zuo Qiu Sijin deeply hated that he had not favored his younger brother, so he made him sneak out of the back door when he was seven years old and suddenly disappeared. He had no news since then. His father searched for him day and night for three months, but finally gave up, but he did not punish her for this. He just stroked her hair and said, "Life and Death are Destined", and then never mentioned the name Zuo Qiu Wuzhi again.

"Mr. Lang, you guessed it right. I do know a man named Zuoqiu Shoubai, but I am not sure if the envoy from the court is the one I know. I must see him with my own eyes to count!"

Xu You said in a gentle voice: "I shouldn't have asked about your private affairs, but now it involves the imperial court and King Jiangxia, so I took the liberty to ask, what is the origin of the Zuo Qiu Shoubai you know?"

Zuo Qiu Sijin was silent for a long time, and finally told Xu You about the past of the two little boys who knew that white and guarded the black. Before he knew it, tears wet his clothes and said sadly: "For so many years, I have always thought that he is no longer alive..."

Xu You silently poured a cup of tea, patted her shoulder, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and looked at the moon hanging in the air, with a calm expression on his face.

Jiangdong is very big, Jiangling is very small, and the encounter between people is so strange. No one knows when the life manipulated by the God of Destiny will scare you from behind. Zuo Qiu Shoubai Ruo is Zuo Qiu Sijin's younger brother, and it seems that he has given them the opportunity to find out the trump card of the court, but on the other hand, he can no longer fully trust Zuo Qiu Sijin's loyalty.

This is a double-edged sword!

When Zuo Qiu Sijin's mood calmed down slightly, she sent her back to the room. Qingming turned around and closed the door, whispered: "Mr., do you want to stare at Zuo Qiu Sijin?"

Xu You looked as usual and said, "Will Zuoqiu Sijin betray the King of Linchuan who treated her like her legitimate sister for a younger brother who has been missing for many years and has unknown origins? I don't think so!"

"Zuoqiu Sijin has a guilty heart towards Zuoqiu Shoubai, and this mentality is extremely easy to be exploited. If Zuoqiu Shoubai is scheming, I am afraid that Zuoqiu Sijin will fall into the other party's situation without knowing it, then we will be passive..."

"Let's watch the change, maybe the name Zuo Qiu Shoubai is just a coincidence?"

Xu You doesn’t believe in human nature, but he is willing to give human nature a chance!

The next two days, I went out early and returned late in the Qingming Festival, and met with people from the Winter Solstice to learn about the latest updates in the royal palace. But these are all small characters. They were shortly after entering Jiangling City and could not get in touch with the inside story of the high-level. However, there was no progress. Through the mouths of the people in the mansion, I learned that King Jiangxia suddenly fell a bowl and plate while having eaten, and punished an old slave who had been following him for many years for a trivial matter.

Seeing the small details, these trivial matters show that the negotiations with the imperial envoy did not make King Jiangxia feel happy, but instead disturbed his mood, took his anger on others, becoming irritable and anxious.

From the changes in behavioral habits, many messages can be inferred. However, in intelligence, the reliability of a single information chain has never been very good. Not to mention multiple crossed matrix chains, at least a second information chain must be used as evidence to make conclusions based on this.

That night, Guo Fu suddenly came to the door and told Xu You that the envoy had left the royal palace. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have gone to Tan Xiaozu's mansion.

Xu You asked: "Did Mr. Guo have any advice?"

Guo Fu said respectfully: "Master Huang said that he was now being stared at by Yan Wan and could not help the husband too much. He could only provide some insignificant information. How to respond depends on the husband's decision."

He paused and said, "However, when I went out, Lord Huang said again that the husband must have read the Book of the Later Han Dynasty. It is said that if he does not enter the tiger's den, how can he get a tiger's son..."

Ban Chao went out of the Western Regions and left the allusion of "How can you get a tiger's son if you don't enter the tiger's den". The situation he faced was somewhat similar to Xu You now. According to the original plan, Xu You did not rule out imitating Ban Chao and killing the imperial envoy, forcing King Jiangxia to have no choice. But this was the worst. At that time, the Han Dynasty was strong and the Shanshan Kingdom was weak, and Ban Chao would not cause too much trouble. Now, King Jiangxia was strong and King Linchuan was weak, so he had to think so simple and rough. Especially Zuo Qiu Shoubai was probably Zuo Qiu Sijin's younger brother. If he wanted to kill him, Zuo Qiu Sijin would be a huge obstacle.

When Guo Fu left the strange brigade, Xu You asked Qingming and Zuo Qiu Sijin to sneak into Tan Mansion to wait, looking for an opportunity to investigate Zuo Qiu Shoubai's identity. He could not reveal the secret of martial arts, and sneaking into Tan Mansion was obviously not something that an ordinary person could do, so he could only let Qingming and Zuo Qiu Sijin go.

Tan Mansion.

As the Sima of the Jingzhou Governor's Office, Tan Xiaozu's reputation was resounding throughout the Wuxi Barbarians. The people in the capital had too much knowledge of him and one-sidedly thought that he was just a more capable general of Pingman. However, He Fangming once commented on Tan Xiaozu like this: This son is the Great Wall of Jiangdong!

Zuoqiu Shoubai didn't wait for too long. Tan Xiaozu walked out in casual clothes, bowed and smiled, "Take some private matters and let the envoy wait for a long time!"

In the changing season, it was not an exaggeration to let the emperor wait for private matters and confiscate the house and behead him. But now, even though he knew that Tan Xiaozu deliberately took the position, Zuo Qiu Shoubai could only swallow this grievance with tears.

Strength determines everything!

After the greetings, Zuo Qiu Shoubai was too lazy to go around in circles. The situation was clear. The two heroes stood together. The people below only needed to express their opinions and stood in a row. He took out a secret edict from his sleeve and handed it over, saying, "The Lord personally wrote that he wishes to be appointed as the governor of Jingzhou and the military affairs of the five prefectures of Jingyong, Liangjiang and Xiang. From now on, he is as close as a family. The Lord will not let down his grace, and the Lord will not let down his lord!"

As the family said, it can be seen that An Xiuming was determined to win. Tan Xiaozu naturally expressed gratitude and received the edict, saying, "I will not receive any reward without merit. The master is so loving, and I am really sorry that I dare not take it!"

"If the general wants to make a contribution, he will have great contributions now. I just don't know if the general is willing to share his worries for the Lord?"

"But I have a life, I will never refuse!"

"Okay!" Zuo Qiu Shou smiled with a smile on his lips, saying, "Please lead troops into the mansion, kill the head of King Jiangxia, and hand it over to me to return to the capital to report."

About an hour later, the knock on the door sounded, and Xu You didn't need to ask. Just looking at Zuo Qiu Sijin's lost expression, you knew that Zuo Qiu Shoubai was indeed Zuo Qiu Wuji who disappeared many years ago. As for how he became the confidant of King Hengyang, it was probably another story.

In fact, Xu You missed the opportunity to meet Qi Mo again, otherwise he should have known at this time that the so-called other story is actually the same story. He has also participated directly or indirectly, and then influenced each other's lives at a certain node...

Zuo Qiu Sijin sat still, lowered her head, and after a while, he spoke: "It's him! Although so many years have passed, he has grown from a child to a real man, but his appearance has not changed much. He can still see his childhood appearance. Especially when walking, his shoulders are not moved, his steps are consistent, and he is always so cautious and steady."

The same name, similar appearance, similar habits, and people who practice martial arts have extremely sharp six senses and six senses, which means they will never make mistakes. Xu You suddenly said, "Are you sure to find out the news from him?"

"I...I'm not sure..." Zuo Qiu Sijin said: "I have been separated from Wuzhiyi for many years. I can't guarantee that he still recognizes my sister. I still remember the friendship when I was a child. I have each made my own master. I can't help myself. If I go there rashly, the consequences will be unpredictable..."

"What if I want to kill him?"

"ah?"

Zuo Qiu Sijin suddenly looked up, with a shock and shock in his eyes, and said, "Kill, kill him?"
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