Back Off, Let Me Come

"My son is not convinced."

Cui Xiong blatantly talked back to him.

The next second, the tea cup exploded next to his legs.

Cui Zhi's eyes were so sinister that he said, "Cui Houbai!"

Cui Xiong stood up from the ground and looked directly into Cui Zhi's eyes without fear: "My father just asked his son who he was hiding for, and now his son also wants to ask his father, were you the one who knew the truth from the beginning to the end?"

"You already knew that Baojun's identity was wrong!"

"If that's not the case, why would father bother to ask?"

"Even your son is going to be manipulated by you?"

At first, Cui Xiong tried his best to restrain his emotions from losing control to prevent the father and son from getting into a real argument. However, after a few questions, he became more and more angry and couldn't hide his resentment, so he simply stopped hiding it.

Cui Zhi said nothing, wanting to hear what his son had to say.

Cui Xiong said: "Who is she?"

Cui Zhi was off guard by those three words. He laughed angrily and said in a strange way: "Why do you ask this? Why, you are being played by your father. You can't bear it. You are being played by a woman of unknown origin." Can you bear it in the palm of your hand?"

The atmosphere between father and son became even more tense.

In the end, Cui Xiong took a step back.

"Being both sides does not work every time. My father supported the king openly, but secretly gave Kang Guo an advantage and turned a blind eye. If he wanted to use this favor to save the whole Cui family, It would be too simple to think of Kang Guo."

Cui Xiong knew his father's plans and arrangements, which were nothing more than - his father retired, he came to power, the Cui family changed to another head, and in the future, with the help of Ermi in the court, all the old things would be over.

But, can it really be changed?

Cui Xiong felt that he couldn't turn it over!

My father has a close relationship with the Society of Gods, which is really difficult to separate. Moreover, Cui is so big that a single move can affect the whole body! There is not only the clan leader's branch in Qi State, but other branches are also intertwined. If Kang State doesn't move the clan leader's branch, why can't it move other branches? After all, they are blood relatives of the same race who have broken bones and connected tendons. How can they be clearly distinguished? If one loses, both will suffer.

Kang Guo's strength in this battle far exceeded expectations.

The allied forces of the southwestern countries managed to survive for less than a year.

This little time is not enough for Shen Youli to govern Heyin.

"Hmph, you are very thoughtful. Cui didn't know when his son had such a scheming mind. No matter how bad I am, I have eaten more grains than you for more than 20 years, so you don't need to worry..."

Cui Xiong's plan was not wrong.

It can even be called meticulous and thoughtful.

However, he didn't know Cui Hui's true position, let alone the existence of his grandfather Cui Xiao. The connection between Cui and Kang Guo is far closer than Cui Xiong sees. This closeness allows Cui to buy more time to change and retreat calmly.

Cui Zhi was a little annoyed when he mentioned this.

His old man, Taishan, treated his son-in-law with eyes that were not eyes, and a nose that was not a nose. He never showed a good look to his son-in-law during his house arrest. As soon as he heard that Cui Xiong was ill, he immediately summoned Cui Zhi to come over and suppress the battle.

Is Lao Taishan afraid that something bad will happen to Cui Xiong for his mother-in-law?

Hearing that Cui Zhi was confident, Cui Xiong said no more.

"The son will ask his mother about her matters."

Mother Cui Hui has a very good relationship with You Bao. Many times they don't look like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but like old friends who have known each other for a long time. Cui Xiong used to only think that the two were destined, but after jumping out of the barriers, the truth was far more complicated than he thought. His mother couldn't make sense, so he went to Ermi.

There is always one that comes in handy for the whole family.

Cui Zhi's blood pressure was a little high as he watched his son bow and leave.

But, still the same sentence——

The qualified heir is Cui Xiong.

No matter how angry he was inside, Cui Zhi still had to hold his nose and clean up the other party's mess. The news that the leader of Qi State was assassinated and died cannot be announced truthfully. It can only be said that he suffered from a sudden illness due to excessive worries. At the critical moment when Mei Meng died in battle, Cui Zhi suddenly thought and came up with the perfect words: "It can be said that 'the water of Xiaoxiang is broken, the mountains of Wanwei are tilted, the pearls are round and broken, and the jade is broken to pieces'."

The king lost his best friend and lost his spirit.

In just a few days, his condition worsened and he passed away.

Cui Zhi showed up, and the general, as a disciple promoted by Cui, naturally stood on his side. With the threat of military power, the news of the death of the king did not cause turmoil among the courtiers. With the support of a group of ministers, Cui Zhi was responsible for handling the king's posthumous affairs and recommending his successor.

"The Lord has just passed away, and the matter of his successor..."

Cui Zhi didn't want to get involved in the latter matter.

But other ministers didn't think so.

Someone said: "Mr. Cui, a country without a king will be in chaos."

There are also people who have their own ideas.

They wanted to choose an adult lord from the clan.

Since the previous master had an heir, recommending someone else over the heir would easily lead to criticism. Cui Zhi's support would be no problem: "A country cannot live without a king, let alone a troubled time of internal and external troubles? It is even more important for a king to stabilize the hearts of his subjects!"

Cui Zhi chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb on all these topics.

If you really can't fool him, just pretend to be fainted.

He himself was bedridden because of the death of his mother-in-law, and now he was holding on to his weakness to stand up and preside over the funeral ceremony of the king. In addition, the king was still his ex-wife, so it was logical that he could not bear multiple blows and could not afford to fall ill. After many times, the ministers also knew that Cui Zhi did not want to go into this troubled water, so they could only send people to check Cui Zhi's words.

Cui Zhi doesn’t have to join, but he has to express his stance.

Regardless of whether they elected a young leader or an adult clan leader, Cui Zhi could not express dissatisfaction. Otherwise, if they select candidates and Cui Zhi jumps out and says no, wouldn't that cause chaos? Cui Zhi also gave them reassurance that it didn't matter whether the new owner was a descendant of the previous master or a descendant of another clan, and then continued to be the hands-off shopkeeper.

Due to the special situation, the body of the king did not stay for too long.

However, Shuangqi decided to carry the coffin to the burial.

The officials of Qi State also urgently captured a male member of the royal family who was over 30 years old to succeed the new king. The new king was a playboy at home, and was almost stunned by the big pie that fell from the sky. Sitting at home, the throne will come from the sky! There is such a good thing in the world?

He hurriedly took the throne and immediately conferred the title of heir to the former king.

When the king received the news, several male favorites with children wanted to fight for power and support their daughters to be the king, and they themselves wanted to be the regent husband behind the curtain. However, the civil and military officials of Qi State on the front line blocked the news of the death of the former king, resulting in the new king candidate being determined just as the male favorites took action. They had to be driven out of the royal court and protected with their daughters.

It was more like house arrest than protection.

The first thing the new king did when he took the throne was to send people to negotiate.

He said, "Let's not fight this battle for now."

Before the peace envoys stepped out of the city gate, Kangguo sent envoys to offer condolences. Qi was in mourning, so Kangguo temporarily stopped attacking Qi and focused on attacking Qi's allies. The territory belonging to Kangguo was expanding every day.

The new lord regretted it just a few days after he was promoted.

When the lord's excitement wore off, all that was left was endless trouble. He thought he had found a big bargain, but he didn't expect to get into big trouble. Qi suffered heavy losses in the last battle, and now there are no soldiers, no generals, no food...

How can this battle be fought?

Kangguo wants to swallow the southwest?

It's easy to chew.

The lord wants to use a delaying tactic, first show weakness in exchange for living space and time, and stabilize Kangguo with benefits. Give him a few years to recover, and then plan for other things. This idea cannot be said directly, and the new lord has no choice but to find Cui Zhi.

Cui Zhi was still practicing Tai Chi with the new master.

Don't ask, if you ask, he was very sick and his brain was on strike.

The new master was turned away twice, and was about to go for the third time. He saw the condolence envoy sent by Kangguo, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​visiting. He felt fooled.

There was no other reason. The envoy's surname was Cui, Cui from Cui's family.

Cui Zhi's second son, Cui Mi!

For a moment, the mourning hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Whether civil or military, they all showed hatred, wishing to kill Cui Mi in front of the spirit!

"This envoy looks very kind."

As he said, he observed Cui Xiong's expression with his peripheral vision.

"He does look kind. I remember seeing him at the banquet at Cui Gong's mansion. Speaking of which, Cui Gong's second son seems to have the same name as the envoy?"

Cui Xiong said calmly: "It's my brother."

Cui Mi bowed to Cui Zhi and said: "Hello, father."

He said to Cui Xiong again: "Hello, brother."

The faces of the civil and military officials of Qi State, including the new master, were distorted.

He looked like he had swallowed a fly.

Cui Zhi and his son never mentioned Cui Mi's loyalty to Kangguo!

The three of Cui's father and son openly admitted their relationship in public, which made the others look like a nobody. Cui Zhi's son defected to Kangguo, but that didn't prove that Cui also defected to Kangguo? It was not new for the children of aristocratic families to bet on multiple things. With Cui Mi's legs on him, could Cui Zhi still care which lord he was loyal to?

Cui Mi didn't care about other people's reactions.

When he held the incense and worshiped, other scenes flashed before his eyes, and he was quite emotional in his heart - he had seen the Queen of Qi die in more than a dozen different ways, and he had also seen her future in which she survived. Only in this case, his eldest brother was safe and sound.

Cui Mi respectfully handed the incense to the eunuch and bowed again.

He chanted in his heart to pray for the Queen of Qi.

[Death of my Taoist friend, not of me. ]

[Compared to my brother, you should rest in peace. 】

If other envoys came to pay their respects, they might have been in danger of losing their lives, but Cui Mi was as comfortable as if he had returned home, walking in and out without worrying about his life. He just sat down and wanted to drink some tea, but the teacup was taken away by a hand: "Brother, my tea."

He was thirsty after the long journey.

"Don't drink yet, answer first."

Cui Mi could only put away his unruly sitting posture that was as soft as noodles: "What does big brother want to ask? Everything else is easy to say, big sister-in-law, don't ask."

Cui Xiong was choked: "Second Mi!"

Cui Mi said earnestly: "Big brother, wake up!"

Cui Xiong said: "I should ask her clearly, what have I been with her for all these years, has she never been sincere?"

"You are unlucky."

Cui Xiong: "..."

Cui Mi sighed: "Listen to my brother's advice, she is not a qualified clan wife, and being a clan wife is too wasteful. To be presumptuous, big brother, you need a virtuous wife, one who is not much different from you in brain and is willing to regard you as the first in life."

Big brother can't even squeeze into the top ten in that person's heart.

Cui Xiong opened his mouth: "...but..."

He didn't want the other party to be a pure clan wife, nor did he intend to restrict her to the inner house. Can't these two Mi see it?

After all, they are brothers. They know each other's thoughts without saying anything: "Of course I can see it! But the one you like is different. I'm really afraid that one day you will be..." In terms of mind, the elder brother is more than the other. But in terms of decisiveness, the elder brother is hard to flatter. People are all made of flesh and blood. If an ordinary girl has been with the elder brother for a few years, she will be shaken if she doesn't say she has a secret crush on him. But the other person just abandons him. The difference between the two is too big! How can the elder brother compare? A forced melon is not only not sweet but also poisonous! Cui Xiong looked at his younger brother, and his younger brother looked at the ground. In the end, Cui Xiong chose to save the country in a roundabout way. "When I ask, you just need to say yes or no." Cui Mi raised his eyebrows inwardly.

Brother, do you think you can find each other this way?

Too naive.

After three rounds of questions, Cui Mi discovered that the naive person was himself.

Cui Xiong had a rough guess about You Bao's true identity, and felt a lot more at ease. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his younger brother's expression of confusion. He said, "My father and I are different. Don't worry, personal feelings will not affect family affairs."

Youbao may be a key part of Cui's transformation.

"...I know why you do this..."

Cui Mi swallowed back the rest of his words.

In fact, he has always wondered why his elder brother did not end well in so many futures and died in a fancy way. Now that he sees it, he can't really blame anyone else. He can only blame his elder brother for being too narrow-minded, and the opponents he provokes are the least likely to accept this... …

Cui Xiong's eyes were puzzled: "What?"

Cui Mi said earnestly and sincerely: "Being sincere can help you survive."

"Brother, I'm not sincere enough to you?"

How many disasters has Cui Mi caused by himself?

He hasn't asked why Cui Mi ended up in the Kangguo camp!

"Er Mi, weren't you originally loyal to Lady Zhongli? There was no news of Lady Zhongli's whereabouts before the battle. What are you..."

Cui Xiong thought that Zhonglifu was captured by the Kang State, so he simply surrendered to the Kang State, and Cui Mi was also packed into the Kang State camp.

He was not very surprised by this result.

He had long guessed that Zhongli Fu was related to Kang Guo, and his father also reached a secret deal with Kang Guo through this person.

Cui Mi forced himself to laugh.

"This...it's a long story..."

Seeing that Cui Mi didn't want to go into details, Cui Xiong didn't continue to ask, and his heart dropped to his throat: "Brother, I'm still worried about Cui's future, but I didn't know that you have this relationship with Kang Guo. With this relationship, , the situation will be much more relaxed in the future.”

Cui Mi knew what his brother was worried about as soon as he heard it.

He continued to sneer: "Brother, there is something I didn't tell you."

"What happened?"

"Don't we have an ancestor?"

"Of course we have maternal ancestors."

It can't be that my grandmother gave birth to my mother, uncle and others alone.

"I just recently found out that my grandpa is also the number one person in King Kang's court. Whatever you are worried about will not be a problem." Relying on these relationships, the Cui family had enough time to escape!

It fell in Cui Xiong's ears like thunder on the ground.

"How is that possible?"

The Cui family and Kang Guo, who have a good reputation, have been in secret communication for a long time?

No wonder his father still laughed at him?

Did the co-author’s father already know about it?

Cui Mi whispered: "I only found out recently, and - grandpa is planning to ask father for you or me..."

Both have the surname Cui, but have different ancestors.

"I want you?"

Cui Mi emphasized: "And you."

In the future he saw, his father almost exploded with anger.

No matter what kind of future it is, it will not be good for the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law.

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Tomorrow is the 31st, so I have to get busy.