Chapter 357: Internal Affairs of Qu Mansion

Qu Yongjie stood at the gate, tilted his neck, and watched the crowd hanging the plaque of Zhongyong Hou Mansion with red letters on the door lintel. There was no joy or anger on his face with a national character, so he just stood there lightly, looking at the four shining golden characters thoughtfully.

"Congratulations to Mr. Hou!" The family and his relatives came forward to congratulate the master one by one. Once the Great Chu was named the vassal, it could be hereditary to the generation. Qu Yongjie has now named Zhongyong Hou, so his son Qu Ping can inherit the position of Mr. Hou regardless of whether he has a future prospect or not. Qu Ping, who stood behind Qu Yongjie, looked happy and took out a red envelope from his arms and distributed one to his family members.

Standing beside the newly-respected Hou Ye was a gentleman who was hired by Qu Yongjie only after the New Year. His surname was Long, and he was respected by Qu Hou Ye as a military advisor. He valued it very much. He was respected by Mr. Qilong inside and outside the mansion. Qu Yongjie had a yard in the past Qu Mansion and the current Hou Ye, and he even sent several maids and old mothers to serve him. Mr. Long did not refuse and took it care of him. He usually didn't look respectful to Qu Yongjie. He often called him his name directly to Qu Ping.

Qu Ping felt very disgusted with this dead face. He took the opportunity to make things difficult for Mr. Long several times. Mr. Long had a good temper. After Qu Ping's teasing, he was too lazy to speak out, as if he had thought he was unlucky. But soon Qu Yongjie learned from the girl that his son had teased Mr. Long, and he was furious and beat Qu Ping to death. Even Mrs. Qu knelt on the ground and cried and begged her husband to show mercy. In the end, if Mr. Long had not come forward to beg for mercy for Qu Ping himself, Qu Ping would have to lie on the bed for several months at the very least.

With this lesson, Qu Ping was completely honest in front of Mr. Long, and the other servants in the mansion were even more respectful. Thinking about the eldest young master offended Mr. Long, he was beaten to death. If this person was himself, his family would have to go to the mass grave to find him.

But Qu Ping saw Mr. Long's ability, and didn't know how Mr. Long operated. Anyway, since Mr. Long came, there has been a steady stream of gold and silver flowing into Qu Yongjie, and even a lot of military armor was brought in, which greatly alleviated the situation of backward armor and weapons in Qu Yongjie's army. In a few months, the Xingzhou army replaced the cannons, and the whole army was completely renewed. The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted. Qu Ping, who led a battalion in the army, was also eager to try. Now the heroes are fighting in a mess. If they want to take advantage, they have to fight.

Qu Yongjie naturally does not have as impulsive as his son and subordinates. His family knows his family affairs. Qu Yongjie, who has been carrying soldiers for a lifetime, knows that the Xingzhou soldiers now look glamorous and are still far from the strong army. It is more than enough to barely deal with Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei's former refugee army. Compared with the world's famous strong army, it is really not enough.

"The head of the army has been granted the title of Master of War, and now he is the top powerful man in the Great Chu. Why do you not look so happy?" Mr. Long, who had a dead face, asked in a low voice.

Qu Yongjie smiled slightly and shook his head and said, "If it were the Taiping New Year Festival before, if I had to be a vassal, I would be very happy. At least I would have to hold a banquet for a few days and invite friends to celebrate. But now the world is in chaos, with heroes rising and bees rising everywhere, what is there to be happy about?"

Mr. Long raised his head slightly, "I'm complaining that the old emperor is not favored to you enough. You have worked hard for decades and have not won a position as a waiter. However, once you were defeated by Li Qing, you were punished out of the capital and almost became the unjust soul of the refugee army. That's right, if it were me, I'm afraid I would be unwilling to accept it."

Hearing Mr. Long's slightly sarcastic words, Qu Yongjie's face turned right, he clasped his fists towards Luoyang, and said seriously: "Mr. Long was wrong, so the emperor favored Qu and had always trusted him. After the defeat of Li Qing, he lost to his subordinates. He was an unknown general who greatly damaged the reputation of the Imperial Guard and lost the face of the emperor. He was indeed shameless to stay in the capital. The emperor understood his feelings and asked him to come to the south to quell the rebellion. If it weren't for the emperor's actions, how could Qu Yongjie be today!"

Mr. Long nodded slightly, "You are nostalgic."

Qu Yongjie smiled and reached out to ask, "Mr. Long, the war in Qinzhou is in full swing now, and a certain family still has many things to ask Mr. Long, let's sit in our study!"

Mr. Long nodded, "Please ask first."

After entering the study room, the guest and host sat down. Qu Ping, who followed him, became a servant who served him, and he worked hard to make tea for the two of them, and then he stood beside his father with his hands down.

"What do you think of the Battle of Qinzhou?" Mr. Long asked Qu Yongjie.

Qu Yongjie pondered for a moment and said, "King Ning's thoughts are really hard to figure out. Logically speaking, Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei have been in favour of him for a long time. They should have a full understanding of the talents of these two people. It is definitely difficult for these two people to fight against Xiao Yuanshan. Ning Wang's subordinates are not short of famous generals who can fight against Qu Yongjie. If Ning Wang sends these people, with the current 100,000 Southern Army in Qinzhou, they can at least gain the upper hand, but Xiao Yuanshan is steadily occupying the initiative, which is really hard to understand."

Mr. Long smiled and said, "What's wrong with this? The refugee army gathered by Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei did not fully grasp. The two bandits still have strength. Since this is the case, let them touch Xiao Yuanshan and win. Of course, King Ning was happy. If he lost, he consumed the troops of these two guys. The elite soldiers of Ning Wang were not at all. He could even take advantage of the opportunity of these two losing and losing to hold the remaining refugee army completely in his hands. Haven't you seen the information gathered a few days ago? Hu Zequan has arrived in the army of Lu Zhang and his two men. I dare to assert that if Lu Zhang and his two men suffered a huge defeat, the military command power would fall into Hu Zequan's hands. Previously, the large number of grassroots officers who were stuffed into the refugee army were afraid that they would be waiting for this day!"

Qu Yongjie was shocked, "These migrant soldiers only need to be tempered to become a strong army. It would be a matter of self-destruction that King Ning used Xiao Yuanshan to consume them!"

"If the elite cannot be in their own hands, it's better not to have it!" Mr. Long sneered: "Look, when Hu Zequan takes over the command of this army in full, Xiao Yuanshan will face a real challenge."

"Hu Zequan is still strong and his military strategy is excellent. If he is allowed to command, the battle in Qinzhou will be quite interesting." Qu Yongjie said with great interest: "Xiao Yuanshan is also a veteran. When they meet, they are pointed at the top of the head."

"The battle in Qinzhou will not have any results for the time being." Mr. Long sneered: "Xiao Haoran and King Ning are both scheming and have been planning for decades. Once they are launched, they will not be able to see the result in three or five days. We will lie down on the side of the two rebels and let them fight to the death first!"

Qu Yongjie laughed, "Mr. Long said very well, you are not afraid of high-level people watching dramas. The more they fight, the better they will be, the better they will be."

As the two were talking, a man suddenly walked into the outside world. It seemed that his status in Qu Mansion was not low, so they went straight into the study. Both of them sitting nodded to him, while Qu Ping met him and called respectfully, "Uncle Yuan!"

The one who just stepped into the study was Yuan Fang, the commander of the former imperial court officer, the spy leader of the entire Great Chu. He was plotted by his deputy Ding Yu and almost died. Later, he was sent by Duke An Guo Li Huaiyuan to rescue him and rescued him. He had been hiding in Yizhou. Duke An Guo originally wanted Yuan Fang to join the shadow of Li's family or go to Dingzhou to help Li Qing, but Yuan Fang, who had good health, refused flatly.

"Dingzhou Statistics and Survey Department is so popular that the White Fox Qingfeng is capable of. The Li family Shadow is an old spy detective organization. Its leader Li Zonghua and Yuan Fang are both called together. Whether I join the Statistics and Survey Department or Shadow, I will attack them. Duke An Guo, you understand my personality. How can I be inferior to others?" Yuan Fang said so at the time.

Duke An Guo Li Huaiyuan expressed his understanding of Yuan Fang's choice and allowed Yuan Fang to come and go freely, and the Li family did not interfere. Later, when Qu Yongjie rose in Xingzhou, Yuan Yan intended to join this old friend. Li Huaiyuan couldn't help but agree to let him go, and even asked Li Zonghua to plan and send Yuan Fang to Qu Yongjie's place by Shadow.

"Yuan remembers the great kindness of the Duke of the State to Yuan, and there will be rewards in the future!" When Yuan Fang was about to leave, he simply said this to Li Huaiyuan and left. Li Huaiyuan smiled casually, which made the third quarter of Li very angry.

When Yuan Fang came to Qu Yongjie, Qu Yongjie naturally welcomed him and was overjoyed. He immediately asked Yuan Fang to be fully responsible for the intelligence matters of Xingzhou and granted him the privilege of doing things cheaply. After Yuan Fang came here, he did not take much effort to bring most of the original Fangsi scattered in various parts of Da Chu. Although Qu Yongjie's intelligence system was considered a rising star, its scale was not inferior to other major organizations at all. Qu Ping'an dared to be disrespectful to such a person.

"Uncle Yuan drinks tea!" Qu Ping presented the teacup with both hands, but Yuan Fang did not take it for granted like Mr. Long. He stood up, took the teacup, and nodded slightly, "I'm sorry, my husband!"

"What's the work for no effort!" Qu Yongjie smiled and said, "It's natural for a child to serve Brother Yuan, and it's his blessing. By the way, Brother Yuan, come today, is there something new? "

Yuan Fang put down the teacup and nodded, "Yes, there is indeed a new situation, but it is about Li Qing, Dingzhou."

"Li Qing?" Both of them were moved.

"Li Qing had just pacified the grassland, and his strength must be greatly damaged. Does he also want to enter the Central Plains at this time and get a kick?" Mr. Long asked.

Yuan Fang shook his head and said, "He made a fuss, but he did not enter the Central Plains, but began to support the Zeng family from the sea. This is what I just received information. Li Qing's huge navy set out from the Hailing Port of Fuzhou ten days ago."
Chapter completed!