As one of the few powerful factions under the Xindu of the Qiang Kingdom, Zu Qing naturally settled his family in Huguo Temple.

In addition to his newly married wife, Zhang's wife, there were also some other ancestral clansmen who followed his father in Beitou in his early years, and some loyal but old and weak generals.

Originally, Zu Qing still had a few brothers, but after the death of his father Zu Yue, several brothers also died for various reasons, and Zu Qing also grew up by luck because he had been a close attendant of the lord for a long time.

And now, in addition to Zu Qing, the direct descendants of the Zu family have only one cousin, that is, his uncle Zu Li's concubine Zu Daozhong, but Zu Daozhong has been foolish since he was young, and he is still old and can not be independent, and he is obviously unable to take on the responsibility of the family business.

But Zu Qing also knew that he was already on the verge of life and death, and he was in danger of dying at any time, and he might not have the opportunity to inherit the bloodline of the family, because after he was appointed to the country, he used the authority in his hand to recruit concubines for this cousin, just hoping that even if he himself died in the middle of this, the family would still have a bloodline.

But when it comes to the cunning of the old treacherous, Zu Qing is a little inferior to Zhang Jackal after all. On the day of the Huguo Temple incident, not only did he fail to control Zhang Jackal in time, but even the family members who secretly sent his cousin out of the city were intercepted, and then he was sent to Huguo Temple.

In this way, Zu Qing fell into the predicament of riding a tiger, and the last trace of room to fight for his life was controlled, originally he planned to send his cousin away from Xindu, if he really couldn't get out, he simply killed the lord Shi Hu directly, so even if he died here, there was still Zu Daozhong outside who could benefit and live in the south to pass on the heir.

But the matter has come to this point, there is no point in complaining about the world, and Zu Qing is definitely not a person who is willing to give up easily, and the hardships of making a living in the tiger and wolf pack have long shaped him into a tenacious character.

On this day, things seem to have taken a turn for the better, the day before yesterday, the newlywed lady of his family was taken home by Zhang Jackal, Zu Qing went to pick up the lady after the night stay today, and Zhang Jackal also pulled Zu Qing to talk about current affairs for a while, and gave Zu Qing two choices.

After returning to his temporary residence in Huguo Temple, Zu Qing summoned several confidants to discuss what to do next.

Although Zhang Thief said that there was still no trace of Wang Shi in the wild, the situation was still not optimistic. After checking the affairs of the southern country, it has always been a fierce advance, and the people outside the city have been scattered, or slightly hindered the march of its army, but it will never be hindered for a long time, and before long, there will be troops under the city! ”

Zu Qing frowned and analyzed: "Nanguo's style of acting, Zhang Thief feels more deeply, because it is today that I will be left to talk about the future in detail." He no longer has the confidence to keep this realm, and wants to send me away from here to the north first, and wants to use my home to pave a little back road between the secluded and the ......"

Several people in the room, even if they are not the generals of the Zu family, are all extremely close to each other, and they are worthy of their lives. At this time, when they heard Zu Qing's words, they were all overjoyed: "If the sky is really not thin, if Ah Lang can take advantage of this to leave Xindu, he will have a vast world to wait, and whether he goes north or south, he will have a lot to do......"

When Zu Qing heard this, he sighed: "I refused." ”

"How can Ah Lang ......?"

"Is there any deception in it?"

When everyone heard this, their eyes widened and they all looked at Zu Qing with surprise on their faces.

Zu Qing sighed: "Those who can get rid of my family's old sins are only in this city, and they don't want to go outside." If I go to the south, I will still be a treacherous in the eyes of the south. And if you go north, the general trend of Wang Shi is unstoppable, and there is no need to rely on me to restore the people. I won't abuse the door of the house and just whisper to the thief......"

"But right now, the people in the city are broken, and there are enemies outside the body, it is already a place of great evil, even if Ah Lang stays here, what can he do?"

Another hometown general was heartbroken, deeply sorry for Zu Qing for giving up such a rare opportunity to escape from Xindu.

"Alas, I still failed to live up to Lang Jun's trust and failed to send my ancestral father's blood heir out of the letter capital in time, causing Lang Jun to be in a dilemma......"

Another person said with a face full of chagrin and remorse, this person has a nose and eyes, a narrow forehead, and he has an obvious appearance, but he can participate in such a confidential meeting of the Zu family, and the rest of the Zu family generals are not surprised.

This man's name is Wang An, who was a slave of Zu Ti in the old years, and Zu Ti did not harm him because of his status as a Hulu, but gave him goods and goods to return to Hebei. After that, this Wang An made great achievements in the country and became a general, but he did not forget the old favor of Zu Yi, and then Zu Yue rebelled and defected to the north, and his people also tried their best to take care of the Zu family.

Even if it weren't for his efforts to preserve, I was afraid that even Zu Daozhong, the only bloodline of the ancestor, would be harmed by people who harbored evil thoughts about the ancestral family, and he would not be able to become an adult.

And Zu Qing was in the Huguo Temple earlier, and it was entrusted to Wang An to escort Zu Daozhong out of the city, but that night Xindu was too chaotic, first the returning Yan Wang Shibin was killed, and then many Haoqiang who were attached to Zhang Jackal were transferred into the city, so in the chaos, Wang An also failed to send Zu Daozhong out of Xindu in time, resulting in the current situation.

Hearing Wang An's tone full of self-reproach, Zu Qing opened his mouth to comfort him a few words: "The inside and outside of the letter capital were too chaotic that day, and I didn't arrange it well, now that I think about it, it's not a blessing that my brother is blocked in the city." Even if you go out of the city, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to escape safely. Wang Jun can cherish the old favor and help my family, Qing is grateful, and as for the failure of the plan, there is no need to blame himself for it. ”

As he spoke, he turned to look at several other generals and said with a smile: "Although I rejected Zhang Thief's arrangement, I accepted another appointment, and I will go to the West Hall tomorrow to be in charge of the palace guards." Now that the evil lord has entered the gate, it is useless to defend it, but Empress Liu, the heir and the king are in the west hall, if I am like this, I will also have a lot to do. ”

Several other people still need to be persuaded, because they understand that Zu Qing has no intention of serving the country to death, but now he has to take the initiative to fall deeper and deeper, and it is clear that he is already determined to die.

But Zu Qing didn't give them a chance to advise, and directly raised his hand to stop the words that a few people were about to blurt out, and then sighed: "My father's debts were repaid, and in the old years, my father rebelled against Jiangdong, so that Jin Zuo was dying, and my uncle's lifelong attack on the old Xun was even more ruined here." I was lucky enough to survive, but I was blessed by God, and I didn't want to do nothing in this life and live up to the will of God. Even if he dies here, he hopes to be able to leave a little heroic reputation behind. ”

"But I also know that Zhang Thief has no good intentions for me, and if I use it again this time, I will definitely be plotting it. Because Dongtai still can't relax when he stays overnight, if he really dares to commit a plot to kill me, it will be nothing more than burning Dongtai and dying with him! ”

Speaking of this, Zu Qing was already full of determination. Shi Hu is now detained in Dongtai, but because there are still uncontrollable forces such as Zhang Ju and Shi Zun who he had taken away before outside the Xindu City, even Zhang Yu does not dare to harm Shi Hu without authorization, and he does not want to bear the notoriety of killing the monarch.

In today's Dongtai, the doors have been nailed, and Shi Hu is detained in it, leaving only a few palace people to take care of him. In order to prevent Shi Hu from passing on the news to the outside world, even the daily food supply was only sent to Dongtai in a hanging basket.

Therefore, even if it is Zu Qing, it is difficult to directly contact Shi Hu at the moment, and if he really wants to inflict harm, he can only set fire to Dongtai and burn the tyrant clean.

Zu Qing's plan in his heart was that after he went to the West Hall to stay on duty, he would wait for the opportunity to get rid of Empress Liu and the prince Shi Shi in the West Palace, and as for Dongtai, he would also leave his cronies to guard it, and at the same time set fire to Shi Hu. These people are the core figures of the current state of the country, and they are also the key bargaining chips for Zhang Jackal to be able to barely control the situation in Xindu at the moment, once lost, Xindu will collapse immediately.

As for Shi Zun, who was released by him before, even Shi Hu, the real Emperor of Great Zhao, has been counterattacked by his subordinates, and a false king who rebelled against Yu Kou in Shi Zun would not be the opponent of the Jin army.

But there is still one link in Zu Qing's plan that cannot be made up, that is, his cousin Zu Daozhong, who is also in Huguo Temple at the moment. Even if Zu Qing took advantage of the chaos inside and outside the Jin army to attack the city, but it was divided into two ways, there was still not enough strength to protect Zu Daozhong and evacuate Huguo Temple.

Wang An pondered for a moment and then said, "Since Lang Jun has made up his mind, please give me the affairs of Dongtai for the time being." I have lost my life before, and now I don't dare to ask for it boldly. But my grandfather's great kindness to me must be repaid! Ji Long is brutal, an unprecedented murderer in the world, although I am from the same clan, I am deeply ashamed. Lang Jun is willing to sacrifice himself to wash away the old sins of his family, and there may not be no righteous people in Huzhong! At that time, Huangquan will see you again, and you will be generous! ”

Regarding Wang An's statement, Zu Qing did not doubt it. He has been born in the court for a long time, and when he sees the ugliness of many people, he will naturally not be pedantic enough to believe that the Jin people will be good and the Hu people will be evil, not to mention that Wang An's righteousness has also been tested for many years, otherwise Zu Qing would not let him join this kind of secret meeting.

It is conceivable that as long as the Jin army has not completely invaded Xindu, no matter whether it is the east platform or the west hall, it will be difficult to be spared. At this time, Wang An asked for help, and Zu Qing was no longer inhibited, and nodded in response.

And he did feel that Wang An was not the best person to protect Zu Daozhong, he knew that Wang An was loyal and righteous, but the Jin army outside the city did not know, if Wang An escorted Zu Daozhong to break through and leave the city, even if he could successfully escape from the city, he might be besieged and killed by the Jin army because of his strong Hu state.

With Wang An in charge of Dongtai affairs, Zu Qing can wholeheartedly arrange the assassination of the West Palace, and at the same time reserve the next group of henchmen to escort Zu Dao back to Jin.

In fact, if he really waited for the army of the Southern King Division to knock on the city, the chances of Zu Daozhong being able to successfully escape were not small, and the morale of the troops in the city was already demoralized, and there would definitely not be many people who would work hard to stop and kill those who broke through in the city. What's more, if Zu Qing can succeed, Zu Daozhong will be the only person to inherit his special merits, even if it falls into the hands of the city defense army, those army will probably be eager to send Zu Dao heavy gifts into the Jin army camp.

After some conspiracy, it was late at night, and suddenly there was a strange sound outside the secret room, Zu Qing's face changed suddenly, and he rushed out of the room with a sword, and saw his newlywed lady standing under the corridor with a clean face.

The lady of Adong saw her husband rushing out with a sword, and her demeanor was not lacking in hideousness, her pretty face was full of horror, she covered her mouth and whispered, and then said softly: "The concubine saw that the husband was still holding the lamp in the middle of the night, so she let the kitchen eat a small soup, no, it wasn't intentional......"

Zu Qing didn't speak, raised his hand to stop the other generals who were about to run out of the room, the sword in his hand trembled, pointing at the poor Zhang lady from afar, and at the same time staring at the face of this lady, her eyes were faintly cold. As for the two servants who stayed behind but were negligent due to fatigue, they were also completely sleepy at this time, trembling, and prostrate under the court.