Zheng Chang and Zhang Qun were chatting and laughing outside the city, but there was a gloom in the city of Qufu.

The common people were powerless and powerless, and in this turbulent season, they not only feared the siege of the Wei army, but also had to suffer the scourge of the Qi soldiers.

In this high-pressure state, Qufu, which was originally orderly, was chaotic after only two days, and evil was everywhere.

The whole Qufu still retains the basic order, and only the north city where the Lu Palace is located is left, which is a gathering area for the magnates.

But even so, the Qufu clan still felt panicked in their hearts, and a strong sense of insecurity had been enveloping them.

And those who strongly supported Ji Yi at the beginning are now in a dilemma, and the Wei people have given them an ultimatum.

After the Wei people enter the city, they will go on a killing spree, and the family will die, which is the most feared thing for the clan.

But the solution given by the Wei people is also unbearable for them!

If you go against the people of Wei, you may exterminate the clan in the future, but if you can't get along with the people of Qi, it will be a catastrophe immediately.

In the long run, it is certainly the right decision to take refuge in Wei, but the risks are indeed too great.

The most critical point is that for the Qufu clan, their chances of success are simply too small, and there is basically no possibility of success.

Deep in the north city, a mansion close to the palace is the residence of the Xu family, the largest family in Qufu.

The Xu family has been rooted in the Lu country for many years, and it can be said that it is the largest force outside the public office, and it has influence in all aspects of the Lu country.

But after all, it is a small country and a small family, and in front of a behemoth like the Wei State, the Xu family is no different from ordinary people.

At this time, sitting in front of Xu Wei, the old head of the Xu family, was a scoundrel in shabby clothes, and this scene looked strange no matter how you looked at it.

Xu Wei is the lord of Qufu City, and it is difficult for the high-ranking officials and nobles in Qufu City to see him, how can such a person from a humble background appear here.

But at this time, the shabby middle-aged man was full of confidence, and he looked at the old man Xu Wei with disdain.

I only heard the middle-aged man say: "Old Xu, the words have been explained to you below, you have to choose carefully, otherwise it will cause disaster to the family and harm your children and grandchildren...... It's too late to regret! ”

If someone threatened Xu Wei like this on weekdays, he would have dragged the other party out and chopped it up and fed it to the dogs!

But the poor sour in front of him is not among them, and even the other party still holds the lifeblood of their family.

"You're forcing us to die!" Xu Wei said angrily.

The middle-aged man straightened his scattered bun before he smiled and said, "Old Xu, you know...... Qi Guo and my Great Wei, you can only choose one, and you have to choose now! ”

"You went to my Xu family because my Xu family is powerful, so I can help you convince others?" Xu Wei sneered.

This is not unusual, and the middle-aged man said: "If Elder Xu is willing to help, then it is naturally the best, and I, the Wind Shadow Division, will also speak well for the Xu family in front of the prince!" ”

Not to mention, the last sentence of the middle-aged man touched Xu Wei's heart.

Give credit to his Xu family in front of Wei Wuji, then after Qufu was taken by the Wei army, won't his Xu family be the only one?

Xu Wei was not too worried about whether the Wei army could take Qufu, and if he could sit at his level, he knew that the general trend was in Wei but not in Qi.

"Let me consider this matter, the messenger will go down to rest first, and the old man will give you the answer after discussing it with the clansmen!" But at this time, Xu Wei was not ready to agree directly.

Although Xu Wei's words are good, if he doesn't agree to this, then the middle-aged man is waiting for death.

But if you don't see through it, since you have received this errand, you should have the courage to fight at all costs, so the middle-aged man directly followed the servant down.

After he left, a young man hurriedly walked in from the back hall, and said to Xu Wei angrily: "Father, why don't you just kill this dog thief?" ”

"Now that Qufu is occupied by the State of Qi, and the Duke of Qi has sent additional reinforcements to arrive, the outcome between the two countries is unknown, why do you want to favor the State of Wei?" Xu Wei's son was very dissatisfied.

Glancing at his son, Xu Wei said in a deep voice, "What do you know? Wei has 500,000 armored soldiers, and Qi can fight against it? ”

"What is Qi Guo going to fight against? Although the Duke of Qi reconciled with the major clans in China, there were still many contradictions, how could he be comparable to the Marquis of Wei? ”

Hearing this, Xu Wei's son did not continue to argue, but asked again: "Since my father already has an idea, why didn't he just agree to that guy?"

Xu Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then said: "Things are not that simple, you have to plan carefully before you can decide, otherwise you will only take the lives of the whole clan!" ”

After thinking about it, Xu Wei said to his son: "You personally go to the Zhou Xie family and let the two heads of their families come to the house to talk, don't hide from others, don't be discovered!" ”

This matter cannot be done by the Xu family, and it is necessary to find enough helpers, and if you can master the soldiers of the Lu State, it will be even greater.

Xu Wei's son went down soon, but obviously he was not so attached to this errand, and he and Xu Wei's ideas were different.

On the other side of the Xu Mansion, the middle-aged man who was still talking and laughing was sinking like water when no one was around.

An old guy like Xu Wei is not easy to deceive, originally he thought that it would be terrible enough to risk coming in, but who knew that he would not be able to get out of the Xu Mansion now.

In fact, Jian Ding didn't have much hope for whether the Qufu clan could make waves.

Therefore, even if Xu Wei agreed to his request, Jian Ding felt that it was not safe to stay in Xu's Mansion, and if Xu Jian failed, he would probably have to be buried with him.

So Jian Ding paced back and forth in the room, thinking of all the ways he could escape.

In the inner courtyard of the Xu Mansion, after waiting for half an hour, the head of the Xie Zhou family secretly rushed to the Xu Mansion.

Subsequently, Xu Wei told the two old fellows about the request of the envoy of Wei, wanting to see what their opinions were.

But Xu Wei will never express his opinion first, otherwise he is likely to fall into passivity, and he will not be able to make it if he is sold.

After listening to Xu Wei's complaint, the two heads of the family were also difficult to make a decision for a while.

But unlike Xu Wei, these two people tend to stand still, after all, Qi people are the actual controllers of Qufu, and everyone's lives are in the hands of Qi people.

It was impossible to refuse directly, so the head of the Zhou family said: "Old Xu, Qi people are powerful, and with our little power, we can't move them!" ”

After the head of the Zhou family finished speaking, the head of the Xie family also echoed, which made Xu Wei's face very ugly.

So Xu Wei said: "Two, if the city is broken, the Wei army will clearly say that it will destroy my clan!" ”

He was reminding the two of them not to look at the present, but also to look at the long term, and eventually they all had to pass the Wei people's level.

Immediately, Xu Wei added another weight: "The envoy of Wei also said that if we can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, we will definitely report to the Marquis of Wei to seal us!" ”

Jian Ding didn't agree to this, Xu Wei said this just to add weight to his side, and wanted to use this to persuade Xie Erren.

However, Xu Wei's words didn't have much effect, Xie Zhou and Zhou both had their own interests to consider, and they still had no intention of changing their intentions.

At this time, of course, Xu Wei couldn't use force, so he said to the two: "Since we can't decide, then let's find other people and see what they mean!" ”

Xie Erren glanced at each other, and seeing that the other party had no intention of objecting, he agreed to Xu Wei's request.

So Xu Wei found another servant and asked them to find the heads of the other three clans, and their six families would be able to represent the Qufu clan.

If the other three people also had the same idea as Xie Zhou, then Xu Wei would not say anything, and the envoy of Wei who was under house arrest in the backyard could also be killed.