From the end of last year, when Wei Shao and Xingxun started the war, this battle for hegemony that took place in the Yellow River Basin has become the focus of attention of the princes and the city lords in various places.

The spies traveled from east to west, south to north, and sent the latest news to the head of the family as quickly as possible.

Compared to others, Qiao Ping pays more attention to this war.

Although he had never heard Wei Shao call him father-in-law, even now that his daughter has been married to him for so long, Qiao Ping's impression of this son-in-law is still slowly pieced together the gains based on the words of others with scales and claws.

But in his heart, he had already started to feel intimate about the son-in-law he had never met before.

During the several correspondences with my daughter, in the past year, when her daughter mentioned this man, her tone gradually stopped being just an empty name like before.

Between the lines, there was a little more tone mixed with her emotions.

Qiao Ping was both civil and military. In addition to military affairs, he also made great achievements in his poetry and verses, and loved his daughter from the bottom of his heart.

His mind is much more delicate than that of an ordinary father.

Even though the daughter did not say it clearly, he could feel from between her lines that her daughter should have agreed with the man to become her husband.

What's more, now she's about to have a child.

He naturally paid close attention to the changes in the battle situation.

He sent spies, and every few days, the latest news about the war would be passed to Dongjun. There was no delay.

But this time, after he ended the Battle of Juye and returned to Dongjun, the latest news about the war was still at the one he received half a month ago: because of the bad weather, Wei Shao and Xing Xunle, the Northern Expedition Alliance, continued to confront the Yellow River Ancient Road area. He was at a disadvantage.

Whether it was the news itself or the fact that the spy was reluctant to return, Qiao Ping felt uneasy.

He sent out a new spy.

While anxiously waiting for the latest news, this day happened to be Qiao Ping's birthday at the age of 40.

Qiao Ping himself had no intention of celebrating his birthday, but Qiao Yue was determined to celebrate him and also welcomed the battle of Juye. Not only did he hold a big banquet in the governor's mansion, but he also rewarded the soldiers with fine wine.

That night, Qiao Jiajia gathered in the birthday hall, and the banquet was filled with glasses and everyone was in great pleasure. Before the banquet was over, someone was drunk one after another and was sent out.

The whole seat was full of fun, but Qiao Ci was alone and drank without saying a word. Zhang Pu smiled and asked, "It's a joy to win the war, and I'm happy to meet the county prince's success. I should not be drunk tonight, but why is the young master depressed?"

Qiao Ci ignored it and ignored it.

When Zhang Pu saw everyone looking at him, he felt a little embarrassed, pretended to be nothing, and smiled and said, "I have good news. I guarantee that the young master will be happy after hearing this."

He coughed and cleared his throat, "Zuodu Hou Wangba is an important official of the Han Dynasty. He has a daughter in his family. He is still young and has a beautiful appearance and a beautiful person. Zuodu Hou heard that his son and young heroes were interested in betrothing his daughter..."

The birthday hall gradually became quiet. However, before he finished speaking, he heard a "pop", Qiao Ci slapped the wine bottle in his hand heavily on the desk and sneered: "Who are you? Although my mother is gone, my father is alive. When will you decide my marriage for me?"

There was a sudden silence in the birthday hall.

Zhang Pu was embarrassed and looked at Qiao Yue.

Qiao Yue looked slightly sluggish: "Ci'er is rude! Why do you speak like this? This is what I mean. You are in the year of marriage and you are single to me for my Qiao family. It is time to consider the marriage matters!"

Qiao Ping hurriedly said, "Brother, I am grateful for the kindness of Ci'er. Ci'er is probably not able to reach the top. Brother Zuo Du Hou's kindness is better. It is better for brother Zuo Du Hou to reject the kindness of Zuo Du Hou. And it is rare for everyone to gather together tonight, so it is not advisable to discuss this matter here. Everyone should just drink!”

Qiao Ping naturally knew that when he was fighting against Juye with Zhou Qun, who was invading the army, Liu Yan was supported by an old Han official in Langya and proclaimed himself emperor. He established the title of Zhengguang. With the identity of the orthodox Han Emperor, he ordered the princes of the world to serve the kings and jointly attack Luoyang to rebel against the court, seeking to rectify the origin and restore the Han Dynasty.

At that time, Wang Ba Dong Cheng, Dou Wu and Deng Xun and others ran around and shouted, shaking the sound of the roof.

Therefore, when he suddenly heard the news that Wang Ba was interested in marriage, he was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously refused.

Qiao Yue showed dissatisfaction and wanted to speak again. Qiao Ci suddenly stood up and said straight: "Uncle, my marriage is not urgent, and it will not be too late to discuss it later in the future. I just want to ask my uncle, General Green Eyes has a kind of help to my Yanzhou. I won't say anything before. This time, Yanzhou was attacked for the second time. If General Green Eyes fought together, what is Yanzhou today? I haven't known yet. Why did Uncle ignore it? I just refuse to accept it? I really can't understand!"

In the battle of Juye, the Green-Eyed General was so powerful that Zhou Qun died in his formation. All the generals of the Qiao family were convinced. Unexpectedly, Qiao Yue would not tolerate him. Everyone did not dare to speak out due to Qiao Yue's status, but they were somewhat puzzled in their hearts.

At this time, Qiao Ci suddenly spoke, as if she had said what she was in her heart, and everyone turned their eyes to Qiao Yue.

Qiao Yue still had a calm face and did not make a sound.

Zhang Pu said on the side: "Why is the young master so disrespectful to his lord? Compared to the former, the Qiao family was just a fugitive slave. Now that the lord does not punish him, it is a mercy outside the law. If you accept it again, wouldn't it be a laughing stock?"

"I only know that the times are creating heroes! If there is such a hero, I will not accept them, but instead judge the level of people based on their background and push him away! No wonder Yanzhou has fallen to this point, and it depends on sending women to rest in order to protect themselves!" Qiao Ci sneered.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became stiff.

Qiao Yue's face changed.

"Being presumptuous! The bigger the heavier he is, the more he is disrespectful! He even openly contradicts me for a horse slave!"

Qiao Yue angrily hit the desk and shouted sternly.

Qiao Ping insisted on not recognizing Bizhu as a son-in-law, and there was still a lot of helplessness in his elder brother's insistence on not being able to recognize Bizhu as a son-in-law.

I can only persuade me slowly.

Knowing that his son had just sent Bi Tong away, he was depressed, so he contradicted Qiao Yue. He couldn't bear to blame him more, so he just stood up and said, "Ci'er is drunk. Let's go down first!"

Qiao Ci stared at Zhang Pu fiercely, got up from the table, turned around and strode out of the banquet hall.

Qiao Ping said: "Brother, don't blame me. Ci'er has been helped by General Green Eyes to save her life. This time, Yanzhou has solved the problem, but he has helped him. Seeing that he had not even entered the Dongjun gate, he just drank a few glasses of wine. I thought he was uneasy for a moment, so he offended him. When I went back, I would tell him well."

Qiao Yue's face was still gloomy.

Seeing this, the generals of the family knew that the banquet would be difficult to eat. They were already drunk, so they stood up one after another, supported each other and retreated without mentioning each other.

Only Qiao Yue and Qiao Ping and Zhang Pu were left in the birthday hall.

Zhang Pu coughed and threw a wink at Qiao Yue.

Qiao Yuefang finally forced a smile and said, "Forget it, as an elder, can I still have the same knowledge as Ci'er?"

Qiao Ping thanked him.

Thinking of his son leaving angrily, he was a little relieved and said, "It's getting late. I saw that my brother had just drunk a lot of wine. Why don't he disperse this and rest earlier?"

Qiao Yue said: "Second brother. You have been busy all the time. You and my brother may not have had time to sit down and have a drink like tonight. Taking this opportunity, I will give you a drink first."

Zhang Pu picked up a wine pot on his table and served Qiao Ping with his hands.

Qiao Yue raised his glass and said, "In this battle of Juye, my Yanzhou won a great victory, all depends on my second brother's merit. Brother, I respect you for a cup, and I will do it first."

Qiao Ping was stunned, hurriedly took it and drank the wine in his glass.

Zhang Pu filled him with a cup again.

"Brother knows that he is mediocre. Over the years, both inside and outside have been managed by my second brother, so that Yanzhou has achieved today's situation. While I was relieved, I felt ashamed of being a corpse. I will respect this second cup!

Although the two brothers usually have different opinions and often have disputes, they see that the elder brother has a lot of earnest words. Thinking about the hardships over the years, I have worked hard to manage them. Today, I finally saw the results. Qiao Ping couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion and bowed and said, "Brother, don't let my brother down. If it weren't for the brother's tolerance, what could I do with my own strength? I should respect my elder brother for a cup."

After saying that, I drank it all again.

Qiao Yue seemed to be moved, raised his third glass of wine and said, "It's great. In the future, you and my brothers will be together, so why don't you worry about success!"

Qiao Ping nodded and drank the wine in the glass again.

After three cups, Qiao Ping was about to leave, but Qiao Yue said again: "Wait a minute. I have something to say to my second brother."

"Please speak with me, elder brother."

"To be honest, I have decided to lead Yanzhou to support the Han Emperor and completely break up with the rebels of Xingxun!"

Qiao Ping was surprised: "Liu Yan? Why didn't the elder brother mention such a big matter in advance?"

Qiao Yue said slowly, "What does the second brother mean? Could it be that I must get your permission first when doing things?"

Qiao Yue was anxious. The drink he had just drunk seemed to suddenly surging and rolling in his abdomen, burning his lungs, and his forehead and back. In an instant, he felt hot and sweating.

"I didn't mean this! I should break up with Xing Xun, but I just invest in Liu Yan. Brother, please think twice! If the situation is not clear today, Yanzhou can protect itself for the time being. In my opinion, we should wait and see first, and we should not rashly invest in Langya!"

Qiao Yue snorted in his nostrils: "Second brother, do you think I don't know what you are thinking? You are just thinking about relying on Wei Shao and getting a share of him in the future. Brother advises you not to rely on you anymore! Now Wei Shao is suppressed by the Xingxunle Zhenggong coalition forces on the old road of the Yellow River. The defeat is determined, and he will be unable to protect himself. You still expect him to protect my Qiao family in the future? As the orthodox Emperor of Han, Liu Yan won't say anything about the world, and even Yuan Zhe is openly supported by Yuan Zhe! The emperor's kindness is so great that my Qiao family is loyal and kind, and I have been ordered by generations of herders to come here. Now that we are following the general trend and supporting Liu Yan, how has it become a rash move you say?"

Qiao Yue suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, and his eyes seemed to be black.

He tried his best to calm down and said, "Brother, have you ever thought that my Qiao family and the Wei family are in-laws! Wei Shao was in a dilemma, and my Yanzhou should have sent troops to help. Even if he didn't help, he shouldn't have any rash actions at this time! This move by the elder brother is like putting in the wrong place, and where is my daughter?"

Qiao Yue said coldly: "Second brother, after all, you just want to tie the life and death of our Yanzhou and Qiao family together with Wei Shao, right? Don't say that Wei Shao is unable to protect himself now, and he will take a step back. Even if he escapes this disaster by chance, there will be only two ways out in the future. Become Liu Yan the emperor, or make him the great. If I worship Liu Yan the emperor, my decision today coincides with him, how can you not nod? If he establishes himself the great

, What is the difference between it and the rebel thief Xun? If you get a crime of treason, my Qiao family will be affected by the fish. Then you will be spoiled by the world. How do you tell me to face the ancestors? As for your niece, you were forced to marry the Wei family due to the situation, and you were also unwilling to do so at that time. Since this is the case, it is not too late to make up for the treason. In my opinion, it is better to take her back, so that the two families will be broken, so that they will not be involved in the future!"

Qiao Ping could no longer bear it and was furious: "I can't follow my brother's words! Since my brother said this, I also said it bluntly! My brother suddenly decided to serve Liu Yan, and he must have believed that Wei Shao would be defeated in this battle. He was afraid that Xun would be held accountable in the future, so he was eager to clear his relationship with Wei Shao to express his innocence? When the marriage between Wei Qiao's two families was originally based on the brother's intentions. Now that there is a slight riot, the brother will betray the promise. What is the difference between such behavior and the grass on the wall?"

Qiao Yue was furious: "How dare you talk to me like this? Do you still have my brother in your eyes? Don't forget that I am the head of the Qiao family and the governor of Yanzhou!"

Qiao Ping said: "I also know that if my brothers are fighting, a disaster will not be far away. But I will never agree to this matter! I advise my elder brother not to follow others and underestimate Wei Shao. Even if he is at a disadvantage now, he may not have no chance to win in the battle of the Yellow River! The spy I sent before has not been able to return for some reason. The news I know now is only half a month ago. The war has changed rapidly, and the reality is still there. I have not yet learned, and I am still waiting for the news. I also advise my elder brother to be more patient and not to do confusing things that make the enemy happy and the relatives hurt!"

Qiao Yue's expression was gloomy.

"Wei Shao's military strength is not as strong as Xing Xun. In the battle of Gaotang, he was defeated and retreated to Muye. If he had not encountered the severe cold weather, he would have been destroyed by the coalition forces. How could he have had a chance to turn defeat into victory? I have no children and regarded Ci'er as a parent-child. Am I doing this for myself? It's not for the long-term consideration of Yanzhou! You don't have to say more. Let me tell you the truth, I have reported to Langya! You can't let this matter be discussed again!"

Qiao Ping suddenly felt stuffy in his chest, his eyes were blurred, and there seemed to be countless ox hair needle tips thorning densely. He realized something was wrong and shouted sternly: "You guys put medicine into my wine--"

My eyes suddenly sting and I couldn't see anything anymore.

Qiao Ping was furious and overturned the food table in front of him. With the impression of the remaining direction, he drew his sword and stabbed Zhang Pu on the opposite side. Zhang Pu got a sword on his shoulder, screamed and fell to the ground.

Qiao Ping swung his sword and wanted to kill again, but the medicine was rapidly exerted, shaking, and the sword fell to the ground, and the person fell to the ground.

With the last bit of consciousness left by the Spirit Platform, he gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, Yanzhou may be ruined by you-

Qiao Yue was trembling all over. Seeing Qiao Ping gradually stop struggling on the ground, Fang rushed forward and explored his breath. Knowing that he had just fallen into a coma, Fang breathed a sigh of relief, turned around suddenly, and said angrily: "What medicine did you put into the wine? Why can't his eyes look at things?"

Zhang Pu was stabbed in the shoulder and fell to the ground, covering the bleeding with one hand, feeling panic and confused.

The medicine in the wine was given by Liu Fan, which was called colorless and odorless, but the medicinal properties were several times stronger than ordinary Mongolian medicine. He was afraid that the medicine would not fall, so he threw more.
To be continued...