Xie Ming

Chapter 274: Give Face
In the side courtyard of the Zhending prefectural government office, Xie Sufu heard Liu Fujin's report that Xiao's army intended to persuade the enemy to surrender. He was delighted and thought that the situation had turned around and there was light at the end of the tunnel, so he spoke loudly.

But at the same time, Qiu Maohua in front of him looked panic-stricken and confused.

"Qiu, Qiu Zhizhong?!"

"This, eh!"

"Could it be..., it's him?!" Qiu Maohua narrowed his eyes slightly, with some reminiscence in his mind.

"Oh! That's right!"

"Liu Fu wow!"

"You just said there was a letter! Where is it?!"

"Quick! Show it to me!"

Qiu Maohua seemed to have thought of something. He sat up straight, became more energetic, and turned to Liu Fu to ask for the letter.

Seeing that his master was worthy of questioning, Liu Fu did not delay any longer and hurriedly pulled out the letter from his arms.

Qiu and Xie moved closer and unfolded the letter to read it.

"hehe."

"Hahaha"

"That's right! Your guess is correct!"

"Old Qiu! Is this a serious letter of persuasion to surrender? Huh?!"

"Haha, it really is what you think!"

"Now, we two are safe!" Xie Sufu read the letter carefully and felt that the matter was settled, so he clapped his hands and spoke hurriedly to see Qiu Maohua's reaction.

"Ugh!"

"Yes, yes!"

“There is always a way out!”

"The heaven has eyes, the heaven has eyes!"

"Ha ha!"

"Old Xie, this Qiu Zhizhong is indeed a relative of mine!"

"When he was young, his family suffered a disaster, so he took his mother's surname!"

"His mother is the sister of my father, so I have to call her Third Aunt!" Qiu Maohua said with a little relief.

"oh?!"

"Third, Third Aunt?!"

"Eh?!"

"Then what is this Qiu Zhizhong called? How old is he?!"

"If you say so, you have to call him cousin!" Xie Sufu added, directly defining the generation relationship of this relationship.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Maohua was suddenly stunned and looked embarrassed.

"Uh"

"this."

"If what I remember is correct, this Qiu Zhizhong should not be even twenty years old!"

"He entered the palace a few years ago and became the prince's companion!"

"At this age, I don't think he is much older than the prince!" Qiu Maohua smiled bitterly.

"very?!"

“Not even two.”

“Hahahaha, hahaha.”

"Okay! Okay!"

"Old Qiu, wow, Old Qiu!"

"Don't feel unbalanced about this!"

"It's called a small carrot, but it's the elders who are on top!"

"Ah?! Haha." Xie Sufu was so tactless. He just kept on enjoying himself and kept teasing.

"Humph!"

"Yes! You are right!"

"Just mock me!"

"This boy is not even 20 years old. Even if he is still a baby, I can still call him my uncle!"

"In order to save the lives of the Zhending Prefecture, is there anything I, an old man, can't do?!" Qiu Maohua pretended to be angry and said.

Hearing this, Xie Sufu was thinking, fearing that old fellow Qiu Maohua might do something tricky behind his back and cause trouble again, leaving him to act alone, so his dog face turned quickly, and he quickly changed into a fawning attitude, and took the opportunity to get close to him!
"Hey, hey, Old Qiu, who are we talking about? Look at you!"

"I was just so happy that I lost my mind!"

"Brother Qiu, you won't bother with me, your little brother! Right?!"

"If it really doesn't work, how about this? Come, I'll kowtow to you as an apology. What do you think?!"

Having said that, Xie Sufu stood up without any dignity, picked up the stool, and was about to go down to pay homage.

"Oh!" "Okay, it's almost done!"

"Oh, you Old Xie!" Qiu Maohua pretended to be supportive and relieved his anger.

After finishing the show, Xie Sufu stood up again.

"Hey, that's right!"

"Old Qiu, come here, give that letter to me so I can take a closer look!"

Without waiting for Qiu Maohua to say anything, Xie Sufu stretched out his hand and snatched the letter of surrender into his own hand, studying it carefully.

"May 17th. That's tomorrow!"

"At about 9:00 this morning, knock on the gate at the west gate to see me!"

"Tsk tsk. Ouch? Wow, Old Qiu!"

"This, this matter"

"Why do I always feel like there's something fishy going on?"

"You said, you haven't shown up for two or three days!"

"How did he know about you when he was in the army outside the city?!"

"Tell me, is it possible that the spy we sent out..."

Xie Sufu had just recovered from the excitement of his surrender, and his mind began to race again, with all sorts of wild thoughts and suspicions.

On the contrary, Qiu Maohua, upon hearing this plan, was quite disapproving and shook his head in refutation.

"hehe."

"Thank you, old man!"

"You are always brooding over useless things and worrying about them!"

"I'm telling you this!"

"Whether this scout soldier is actually collaborating with the enemy or not, it is of no importance in the current situation!"

"You still have time to doubt this?"

"Do you really think that our Zhending Prefecture is an iron-clad fortress that cannot be penetrated by a needle or splashed by water?!"

"Hmph, it's probably the other side's plan. They have already deployed secret agents into the city!"

"You haven't forgotten everything about how we defeated that kid named Xiao in Baoding City before, have you?!"

"Thank you!"

"This Xiao Jingchuan should not be underestimated!"

"Now that we have this opportunity to persuade them to surrender, we two should stop while we are ahead. We should be sensible and go ashore as soon as possible!"

"If you delay, something unexpected will happen!"

"Don't create trouble at this moment and provoke other issues!" Qiu Maohua saw through it and his words were full of warnings.

Hearing this, Xie Sufu nodded frequently and took this statement seriously!
call!
Whoohoo!
Just as the two servants were talking and making plans in the corridor, a strong wind suddenly blew up and blew into the side courtyard!
The southeast wind rises, so suddenly!
"kindness?!"

"Oh, the wind is blowing!"

"What's wrong with this wind? It's so evil!"

"Master, your body is so fragile!"

"Let's hurry up and talk in the hall!"

Seeing the sudden strong wind, Liu Fu interrupted and said something.

call!
Suddenly, the east wind blew up and swirled around the brazier in the middle of the yard!
at once!

The ashes from the fire in the basin were stirred all over the place, making a mess.

"Alas! The wind is blowing!"

"With the wind you can go a thousand miles; against the wind you will die!"

"go!"

"Liu Fu, hurry up! Let's go to the back hall and talk to him later!"

After saying this, Old Xie and Liu Fu at the side moved at the same time to help up Qiu Maohua, who was having difficulty walking. The three of them quickly hid out of the side yard and ran to the back hall!
Southeast winds in the north in spring and summer sometimes break out!
This gust of wind came suddenly, but also seemed to last long!

Once it started blowing, it blew all night and into the next morning.

The east wind howled, blowing up yellow dust in the wilderness outside the city, passing through the dense forest and brushing across the river!

In the whispers of nature, it seems as if one can hear the passage of time and the changes in the world!
You finish your song and I’ll take the stage!

Early in the morning of May 17th, on the city wall of Zhending.

The two servants, Qiu and Xie, had been waiting in front of the West Gate since early in the morning, stretching their necks and looking towards the west!

It was the first quarter of the morning (9:15).

In the wilderness west of the city, there was a small group of people gradually approaching, revealing traces of them coming from the east!

Looking around, there were less than a hundred soldiers on this trip. In the team, two large flags with the word "Xiao" on them were fluttering in the wind!
Take a leave for a May Day trip!

Dear viewers, please come back later after the holiday!
Thank you very much!

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