Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

"Just you?"

Zhou Quan finally put down the wine bottle that he poured into his mouth. Looking at the self-recommended person, he smiled softly and said disapprovingly:

"I have seen too many desperate counselors like you. Do you know how dangerous my current situation is?

If I lose, I may not die, but you will definitely die, because I can't protect you. "

Zhou Quan placed the wine bottle heavily on the table and stared at him closely, but there was a trace of expectation in his eyes.

The people who dare to come to him now are either idiots who can't even see the situation clearly, or they are really capable.

The scholar smiled slightly when he heard Zhou Quan's words, strode to the table, and said with a light smile:

"Now that Zhou Qing is not the young master of the Zhou family, Master Zhou has given up?"

"He is not the young master of the Zhou family now, so he won't be in the future?" Zhou Quan saw the person in front of him step in, and his originally bowed waist gradually straightened.

The handsome scholar looked at Zhou Quan's expression and said with great confidence.

"I'm here, but he's not!"

"Oh!" Zhou Quan's eyes brightened when he saw the scholar exuding a strong aura of confidence in front of him, and he suddenly shouted to the door:

"Please take a seat, waiter will serve tea!"

The scholar ignored the messy wine table, waved his sleeves, and sat down calmly.

Soon, the waiter came in to serve tea. He looked at the messy wine table and did not dare to say anything. He just quickly cleaned it up and left.

After Zhou Quan saw the waiter leaving, he couldn't wait to ask:

"May I ask, sir, how can I break the situation and overwhelm Zhou Qing?"

Seeing Zhou Quan's expectant look, the scholar's eyes showed a trace of complacency. It could be seen that Zhou Quan really had no choice but to come at the right time.

"Mr. Zhou, have you ever thought about your advantages compared with Zhou Qing?"

"Advantage? Do I still have an advantage?" Zhou Quan shook his head and laughed at himself after hearing this.

With a smile in his eyes, the scholar took a slow sip from the tea cup in front of him and said:

"In the Zhou family, anyone who is an enemy of Zhou Qing can be turned into Young Master Zhou's advantage!"

"Zhou Qing's enemy?" Zhou Quan rolled his eyes, revealing the slightest glimmer of light, as if he had some understanding.

The scholar continued: "Yes, I have heard about Zhou Qing's deeds for a long time. Because of the support of the ancestor of the Zhou family, he acted unscrupulously and was arrogant. When Zhou Yan was still there, I could suppress him and make him temper. .

But now that no one is suppressing him, he is doing things more unscrupulously. There must be many Zhou family members who dare to be angry but dare not speak out. This is Mr. Zhou's opportunity. "

"You mean, I brought them all over?"

"That's right!"

"However, they may not be willing to lean towards me."

Zhou Quan showed a wry smile. He was now at a huge disadvantage. The patriarch of the Zhou family alone was like a mountain pressing down on him. Who dared to go against him.

Seeing Zhou Quan's serious answer, the scholar seemed to understand what Zhou Quan was thinking, and smiled slightly:

"Master Zhou, do you remember how Zhou Yan suppressed Zhou Qing?"

"Uh-huh!"

Zhou Quan's mind was shaken, he stood up suddenly, and suddenly woke up. The heavy dark clouds above his head seemed to be lifted at this moment, and he looked at the scholar in front of him excitedly.

"The waiter serves tea, serves good tea!"

After calling the waiter to serve tea, Zhou Quan clasped his fists at the scholar and said with a hint of respect: "We have been talking for so long and I still don't know your name. I feel really guilty!"

The scholar raised his chest and raised his head, and said quite proudly:

"Jiang Gan!"

Jiang Qian?

Zhouquan kept searching for information about this person in his mind, but found nothing. It seemed that he was an unknown talent.

How could such a person not be of use to me!

Zhou Quan said respectfully: "Sir, you are a great talent. It is my blessing to have him help me."

Jiang Gan's smile did not change, and he held up the good tea that the waiter had put in his hand, "Now that the dynasty is in trouble, I came to Huanyang City, and I want to show my talents and live up to what I have learned throughout my life."

"With your help, I will be able to achieve great things, and your name will shine brightly in the future!"

Zhou Quan stood up and raised his tea cup in honor of Jiang Qian.

Jiang Gan stood up and returned the greeting: "Thanks for the compliment from the young master, I, Jiang Gan, will definitely live up to the high expectations of the young master!"

After a while of modest conversation.

Zhou Quan said directly: "I just heard what Mr. said, and I was enlightened. But if I think about it carefully, how can I promise Zhou Yan's people that I want to win over? My purpose is clear at a glance. Will they recognize me? What if they think I am What should I do if I’m taking advantage of them?”

As he spoke, Zhou Quan showed a look of embarrassment and looked at Jiang Qian expectantly:

"Please help me, sir!"

Jiang Qian heard Zhou Quan's worries and chuckled:

"Mr. Zhou, in fact, you are natural allies. There is no need to take advantage of them. For those who have followed Zhou Yan, do you think Zhou Qing will let them go?

They also understand that if Zhou Qing becomes the young master of the Zhou family, their life will be very difficult, and you are the only competitor with Zhou Qing, so they may be waiting for you to recruit them. "Jiang Gan said meaningfully.

Zhou Quan looked at Jiang Gan with brighter and brighter eyes.

That's right, why didn't I expect that the friends I had made friends with in the past few days were leaving one by one, just because they were afraid of Zhou Qing.

But those who had followed Zhou Yan had a hostile relationship with Zhou Qing, so there was no question of whether they were afraid or not.

"Sir, do you know which ancestor of the Zhou family supports Zhou Yan?"

"Third Ancestor!"

"However, the Third Ancestor is currently on the battlefield in Yizhou." Zhou Quan spoke frankly about Jiang Gan's question.

"The ancestors who support Zhou Qing are at the Yizhou battlefield?"

"Of course!" Zhou Quan said with a relaxed expression. It was because the great ancestor was still on the battlefield in Yizhou that Zhou Qing's position as young master was not decided immediately.

Jiang Gan leaned back slightly with a smile on his face: "That's good!"

Zhou Quan raised his hands and said, "Sir, what's your plan?"

"Master, you can overwhelm Zhou Qing in three steps!"

"Sir, please speak!" Zhou Quan's eyes lit up.

Jiang Gan behaved elegantly and said slowly: "The first step is that as soon as you return, Master, you will send a letter to the Third Ancestor to directly express your intentions and obtain his approval."

"Okay, I'll write it right away." Zhou Quan nodded in agreement.

Jiang Gan nodded: "It is impossible for the Third Ancestor to support you right away, but his attitude will change for the better. The second step is to use the Third Ancestor's attitude towards you to win over people who used to be Zhou Yan!"

"good!"

Zhou Quan nodded seriously, and Jiang Gan's few words were like a clear path in the darkness. The smile on his face became wider and wider, and he looked at Jiang Gan with bright eyes.

"With help from my husband, I will be able to defeat Zhou Qing."

However, Jiang Gan shook his head slightly and said:

"Young Master, remember not to get carried away. Winning over Zhou Yan's people and the support of the Third Ancestor will only allow you to stand on the same level as Zhou Qing, but it will not allow you to defeat Zhou Qing immediately."

Zhou Quan's heart sank, and his joyful mood was immediately washed away.

That's right, I haven't won yet.

"Remember sir's teachings!"

Zhou Quan stood up and bowed to Jiang Qian again, his eyes filled with joy. Fortunately, he got a great talent!

If this person went to Zhou Qing's place, wouldn't he never be able to turn over again?

Jiang Gan accepted the bow calmly and said in a deep voice:

"Sir, if you want to come in and defeat Zhou Qing, you still need outside intervention."

When Zhou Quan heard this, he thought of the three friends who had just abandoned him, and sighed:

"Sir, what you don't know is that these families now fear me like a ferocious beast. Even if I get the support of the Third Ancestor, they will not dare to interfere in the affairs of the Zhou family easily.

Don't look at the fact that Zhou Qing has a lot of disciples following him now. If Zhou Qing and I stand on the same level, their family will send another group of young disciples to get closer to me.

The strongest among these families in the city is only a Tiangang Realm, or even just a Grandmaster Realm. As long as our Zhou family blows a breath, we can destroy them.

It's okay to have fun with them at ordinary times, but when things really happen, they hide faster than anyone else. "

Jiang Qian listened quietly to Zhou Quan's words, smiled and said nothing, stared at the tea cup in his hand, shook it gently, and after Zhou Quan finished speaking, he said:

"These grassroots families naturally have no effect on the young master. The third step is that we need to find a force to cooperate with that can make the Zhou family take it seriously!"

Zhou Quan's eyes moved, and a ray of light flashed,

"Sir, what you want to say is the Black Dragon Gang and the two hidden families?"

"That's right, if the young master makes good friends with them, the head of the Zhou family will definitely consider your relationship."

"However, I don't have much communication with them. If I make friends easily, I'm afraid they have ulterior motives and deliberately put me and Zhou Qing into a long-term fight and consume the strength of our Zhou family."

Zhou Quan is most aware of the dirty deeds of the children of these aristocratic families. It is normal for them to get along with you on the surface but to stab you in the back, especially the two hidden families. Zhou Quan believes that they are likely to choose one of them and let him have a long-term relationship with Zhou Qing. competition and consumption.

Jiang Gan nodded slightly when he saw Zhou Quan looking considerate of his family.

"Young master, if you have this intention, the Zhou family will definitely flourish in your hands."

"This still requires help from my husband." Zhou Quan was very satisfied with the counselor who came to seek refuge with him. He was indeed a great talent.

Jiang Gan saw that Zhou Quan's praise of himself was very useful, so he smiled and said:

"Sir, what I mean by borrowing external forces is different from what you think of."

"oh?"

"Sir, please tell me." Zhou Fang looked forward to it, wanting to see what kind of surprise Jiang Gan could give him.

Facing Zhou Quan's gaze, Jiang Gan uttered a name:

"Xu Fengwu!"

"Xu Fengwu, the eldest lady of the Black Dragon Gang?" Zhou Quan frowned slightly.

"Sir, you want me to marry her?"

"She is indeed a beauty who makes all women in Huanzhou look eclipsed."

"It would be great to marry her!"

Zhou Quan quickly shook his head and said, "I will only have a chance if I become the young master of the Zhou family. It is impossible for the Black Dragon Gang to agree to it now."

Jiang Gan saw Zhou Quan mumbling to himself and shook his head secretly, what was he thinking.

"Sir, I mean cooperating with Xu Fengwu!"

"cooperate?"

"That's right, it's cooperation." Jiang Gan didn't want Zhou Quan to guess anymore, so he said what he was thinking directly.

"How to cooperate? And she seems to be missing now. I don't know where she is. How can I cooperate with her?"

"Xu Fengwu should be hiding. Gang Leader Xu once had the intention of betrothing her to Zhou Yan, but now that Zhou Yan is dead, Xu Fengwu will soon return to the Black Dragon Gang.

Her situation in the Black Flood Dragon Gang is very embarrassing. The Black Flood Dragon Gang Xu Shenglong and the others will no longer let Xu Fengwu interfere with the Black Flood Dragon Gang's affairs, so she also needs a breaker. "

Zhou Quan looked happy and asked: "How should we cooperate with her?"

Jiang Gan glanced at Zhou Quan and continued:

"This is the third step. Master, you should do the first and second steps first!"

"Okay, sir, please help me!"

……………………

"Miss Qing, please sit down!"

On the road from Linghong Mansion to Lingyan Mansion, three hundred cavalry guards supported Li Yuan and drove slowly to Lingyan Mansion.

With Jia Xu in charge of Linghong Mansion, I believe he will be able to take control of Linghong Mansion soon.

In the luxurious and spacious carriage, Li Yuan was receiving the returning Yue girl A Qing.

A Qing's face was covered with a piece of green gauze, and she was sitting dignifiedly opposite Li Yuan. Her voice was as clear as running water:

"Your Highness, Mr. Xun said that Your Highness will be wandering among various mansions, surrounded by dangers. During this period, please let me protect you."

Ahem... Although what Miss A Qing said is true, Li Yuan is always a little embarrassed. Now there are four Dharma Masters under his command.

Yuwen Chengdu is in charge of Lingyan Mansion, and Li Sheng and Jia Xu are in charge of Linghong Mansion.

Liu Qingquan was stationed in Lingrong Mansion to protect Xun Yu, and the Supreme Elder of Lieyan Sect returned to Lieyan Sect to guard him.

Li Yuan wants to travel around various houses. If any force goes crazy and makes a sneak attack, how can he do it without a strong person guarding him? He can't do everything by himself.

"Thank you very much, Miss Qing."

"Your Highness, you don't have to be like this. This is what I should do."

She is dressed in Tsing Yi, her skin is fair, and her brows are as delicate as the jade bamboos in the mountains, rivers, and rivers. She makes you feel relaxed and happy when you are next to her.

"Has Miss Ah Qing broken through to the Dharma Master Realm?"

Li Yuan looked at Ah Qing curiously. From what he could sense, Miss Ah Qing's aura was vague and vague, but it couldn't be traced to her cultivation level.

Ah Qing slowly shook his head and said, "I don't want to break through to the Dharma Realm yet."

Ah Qing felt that his words were not good enough and continued to explain:

"This has to do with the exercises in my mind."

"Oh I got it."

After Li Yuan responded, he stopped asking this question.

After each person is drawn from the roulette wheel, a set of exercises will be tailored to the characteristics of the outstanding person in this world.

As for what skills and characteristics they have, Li Yuan can check them, but rarely looks at them.

This is their own secret, as long as they stay true to themselves.

The carriage became quiet...

After seeing that Li Yuan was silent, Ah Qing looked at Li Yuan quietly with a pair of crystal clear eyes.

Li Yuan, who was thinking about the next thirteenth step of his plan, felt A Qing's eyes falling on him.

One breath...

Two breaths...

Three breaths...

Four breaths...

Five breaths...

Um? Why does Ah Qing keep looking at him? Is there something he wants to tell him?

"Aqing, do you have something to tell me?"

Li Yuan raised his head and asked directly.

Ah Qing's bright eyes fluctuated. She didn't expect Li Yuan to ask a question suddenly.

Although he couldn't see Ah Qing's face clearly, Li Yuan could feel that Ah Qing was a little embarrassed.

"It's okay. If you have any questions, just tell me directly. We are the most trustworthy people in this world. You help me, and I need to take care of you."

Li Yuan smiled, very naturally and sincerely.

Ah Qing could feel the sincerity in Li Yuan's heart, so he said:

"Your Highness, after you finish visiting the various mansions, can I leave for a while? I have a feeling in my heart that something inexplicable is attracting me in the east."