The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 352: The Qu Family's Plan

Last time, we talked about Li Yi going to the Qu family to apologize, but the Qu family's attitude towards the loss of Xiu Jian made him question. How will the next story develop? Let's read on.

Back then, the Qin State used a divisive strategy to force Qu Lie to resign and go to the State of Ba alone. You should know that it was Qu Lie who led the Chu army to capture the land east of the State of Ba, so the king of the State of Ba would naturally not like this Chu talent.

On the other hand, the State of Ba could not withstand the Qin army's powerful bows and crossbows, so it was naturally defeated. The Ba army had no intention of fighting again, and the king ordered them to retreat to the capital, not even to Jianmen Pass. This is how Qu Lie, with only one sword, guarded Jianmen Pass and blocked 100,000 Qin troops for seven days and seven nights, and finally died in battle.

Later, the Qin army captured the capital of Ba State and planned to advance eastward. They drove the Chu people out of Ba State in the name of helping Ba State regain its lost territory. The King of Chu then regretted not listening to Qu Lie's advice.

However, what is the use of regretting? The land of Bashu was completely returned to Qin, providing sufficient food and manpower for the Qin army to conquer the six kingdoms and unify the nine provinces.

Now, Qu Zhi repeatedly dissuaded the King of Chu from conquering the Western Regions, but was given a nominal position by the King of Chu to retire, and no one used the strategy of sowing discord this time. But at this time, the King of Chu ordered the Wu Gu Cult to steal the Xiu Sword, and it was related to the Northern Expedition. What was going on?

Li Yi couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, so he bowed and asked, "I have something I don't understand and would like to ask you uncles. What was the purpose of the King of Chu ordering people to steal the Xiu Sword? And what does this have to do with the Northern Expedition?"

Qu Zhi placed the sword in front of him and said sternly, "Before the expedition, the prince went to the Xiang family to borrow the Phoenix Halberd, but after getting it, he was unable to bring out the power of the Phoenix Halberd. After that, the prince came to my Qu family to borrow the sword, but the heavy sword was not easy to use, so he had no choice but to leave. What do you think the prince's intention was in borrowing these two weapons?"

Li Yi touched his chin and asked in confusion: "These two weapons are used by people in the Transcendent Realm. It seems that the prince has found an opportunity to advance to the Transcendent Realm."

Qu Zhi nodded and said, "Little fox, I told you before that the king must have a backup plan. We guess that helping the prince to ascend to the extraordinary realm is one of the backup plans."

Qu Zhi interrupted, "Our Qu family went to so much trouble to redeem the Jun Xiu Sword, so we will not lose it again. The Jun Sword is engraved with the seal of blood, and only the blood of our Qu family can hold this sword. The Xiu Sword has the seal of spirit, which tells us where the sword is."

Qu Xia said awkwardly: "So you already knew that Xiu Jian was lost? Then I was stalling for time for Wei Lang before, and you were just teasing me! You old guys are too mean!"

Qu Zhi smiled and said, "Silly girl, do you think you can deceive us with your little tricks? Well, I won't talk nonsense any more. Wei Le, the king insisted on going north this time, despite the opposition of our three families. He must have been bewitched by the witchcraft religion.

Now we not only want to know the king's back-up plan, but also to find out the plan of the Wu Gu Cult! Those Miao people who play with insects are more vicious than each other. If the prince is promoted to the extraordinary realm by their means, then he will be in trouble!"

Li Yi asked, "Who knows the plans of the Wu Gu Cult, the Saint Lan Ze? But it would be difficult to get information from her. She is a tough nut to crack."

Qu Zhi waved his hand and said: "Lan Ze is just a decoration. If you want to know all the truth, there is only one place, and that is Tianshuyuan!"

The Tianshu Academy was the highest decision-making body of the Chu State. Its members were naturally the direct descendants of the King of Chu, but the three major families were excluded. Except for the Prime Minister Su Bu and the chief elder of the Wu Gu Cult, Kan Jin, outsiders did not even know who the other members of the Tianshu Academy were.

The Qu family tried every means to find out the news about Tianshuyuan, but they couldn't even find out its location. You can imagine how mysterious this Tianshuyuan is. It can also be seen from here that the King of Chu's trust in the three major clans is not even as great as that in the Wu Gu Cult.

Li Yi asked in confusion: "What does uncle mean by saying this to the younger generation?"

Qu Zhi said seriously: "If possible, we plan to send you to Tianshuyuan! We have been trying to send people to Tianshuyuan for so many years, but we have failed."

Qu Zhi nodded and said, "Anyone who has any connection with our three surnames cannot enter, so we want to choose you this time. You have both strength and courage, but the key is that you, an outsider, have no connection with our three surnames at all."

Qu Xia heard something wrong and immediately interrupted, "Hey, what Second Uncle said is not right! Xiang Ying has been pestering him, and Jing Xin is also interested in him. How can he say that it has nothing to do with the three surnames?"

Qu Zhi smiled and said, "Who in Xijing doesn't know that Wei Le sneered at Xiang Ying, and Xiang Ying even fought with him for his sister. As for the Jing family, although they won the bet, they haven't taken any action so far. This kid hasn't even formally met Jing Xin's father.

Therefore, as long as our Qu family falls out with this kid because of the loss of the sword, won’t he completely cut off ties with the three families? Only in this way can he have the possibility of entering Tianshuyuan. "

When Qu Xia heard this, she was stunned. She was clearly asked to seduce Wei Le before, and now she has him. But now they are going to fall out. Wouldn't it be a waste of her life? She looked at her father with resentment, and the latter gave her a gesture to calm down.

Li Yi was puzzled and asked, "Since being related to the three surnames will exclude us, I wonder how the uncles and aunts plan to send the younger generation to the Tianshu Academy?"

Qu Zhi replied: "I don't know what tricks the Wei army used, but all the food and grass of the frontline army were burned. Now Subu is worried about how to raise food and grass. This is your stepping stone to enter Tianshuyuan."

Qu Zhi said, "The problem is that all three of us are against the Northern Expedition, and you have fallen out with us, so you have to come up with a reasonable reason to force the three of us to sell grain."

Qu Zhi nodded and said, "In order to prevent the king and Subu from getting suspicious, we have to raise the price of grain. In other words, you have to find a way to convince Subu to buy grain at a high price."

Hearing this, Li Yi sighed in his heart: Damn, aren't you playing both sides? Not only do you want to make money, but you also want to use this opportunity to send me to be a 007. This is a clan! If the Wei army attacks Chu in the future, you must be moved away!

Seeing Li Yi in deep thought, Qu Zhi said, "Little fox, now that we have spoken out, you should also tell us the truth. Are you sure you can win the king's trust?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "To be honest with you uncles, since I dare to come here, I have made a plan. I am from the Yuezhi tribe in the Western Regions of Shaya. We have a set of moon worship rituals. We can use this method to invite the Moon Palace Fairy to build momentum for me."

Qu Zhi asked in confusion, "Is the Fairy Chang'e really a real person? Is it not just a legend?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "Of course, and I'm not bragging, I'm the only one in the world who can invite the Moon Palace Fairy."

Qu Zhi's eyes turned and he asked, "Wei Le, are you trying to gain the king's trust by using the elixir of immortality?"

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "There is no elixir of life in this world. Even if there is, even if Your Majesty takes it, you can't live forever. When the First Emperor sent people to seek immortals and elixirs, he only got two sentences in the end. One is that the one who destroyed Qin was Hu. You uncles should all know what this sentence means.

Another sentence is that the emperor cannot live forever, because the emperor has dragon energy in his body, carrying the fate of the country and the fate of the human race. The three energies are too heavy a burden. Since ancient times, most of the short-lived monarchs died early because their bodies could not bear such a burden.

Qu Zhi was surprised and asked, "Wei Le, you actually know the way of destiny? Can you control the destiny of the country?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Not only the national destiny, but also the dragon energy of the emperor can be controlled! So as long as you see the king, the dragon energy will lead the king to the younger generation."

Qu Zhi asked in confusion: "Western Regions, Shaya Yuezhi people, you don't have any Confucianism or Taoism heritage there, how did you master this technique?"

Li Yi bowed and said, "Uncle, what you said is true. The Western Regions do not have the inheritance of Confucianism and Taoism, but we have the inheritance of the first generation of saints. The art of destiny of this junior generation is passed down from the Code of the First Saint. However, the First Saint Cangjie was a master of this art after all, and this junior generation has only learned the basics."

Qu Zhi nodded and said, "I see. No wonder your sect can become a great scholar. It turns out that it is the art of destiny and the way to heaven. In this case, third brother, let's act according to the plan."

Qu Zhi nodded and said, "Wei Le! I was kind enough to lend you my Qu family's heirloom, but you failed to keep it properly and lost the Xiu Sword. Do you know your guilt?"

Li Yi immediately cooperated and bowed, saying, "It is indeed my fault. I beg you to give me a few days' grace. I will come back to apologize after I find my sword again!"

Qu Zhi suddenly interrupted their rivalry and asked, "He, Wei Le, lost my Qu family's heirloom sword. Isn't it too light for us to just break up with you?"

Qu Zhi shook his head and said, "If Xia'er hadn't interceded for us and threatened to die, how could we have let him go?"

Qu Zhi said: "Although Xia'er is a legitimate daughter, I'm afraid her weight is not enough."

Qu Zhi smiled and said, "That means I, an old fox, value this kid's talent and said a few words for him."

Qu Zhi shook his head and said, "It's still not enough!"

The three of them looked at Qu Zhi at the same time. Qu Zhi looked confused and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

Qu Zhi smiled and said, "Xia'er is your eldest daughter. How could you, as a father, bear to see your precious daughter sad?"

Qu Zhi scratched his head and said, "Shouldn't I mediate? Do you want me to favor this guy? It would be bad if this gets out, right?"

Qu Zhi waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, it's just right. It shows that you are flesh and blood and you value friendship and loyalty. And it was you who lent the Jun Xiu Sword, so you are also responsible for not knowing the person well."

Qu Zhi smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, he should be punished. It just so happens that the restaurants and inns that Third Brother runs are not doing well, so let's confiscate them all this time."

Qu Zhi said, "We have to expel Fei'er from Baidi City! It just so happens that the Dianzhou government office is short of a Siwei, let him go."

Qu Zhi asked: "Second brother, isn't this Siwei a little young? Fei'er is still the legitimate son after all."

Qu Zhi said: "Fei'er is going there to be punished, not to be gilded! If it weren't for you, a rough man, Fei'er would have been in the army long ago!"

Qu Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. It's almost the same now."

Qu Zhi said unhappily: "It seems like you guys are taking revenge for personal gain!"

Qu Zhi smiled and said, "You picked up a good son-in-law, but you are still not satisfied. I just don't have a suitable daughter, otherwise it would not be your turn!"

Qu Zhi also smiled and said, "Third brother, if you don't want to, then I will take the blame. Wei Le will be the son-in-law of my second wife. It just so happens that I have a legitimate daughter who is suitable. Although she is not as beautiful as Xia'er..."

Qu Xia interrupted immediately, "No! No! Uncles, please stop imagining this. Wei Lang and I have already decided to spend our lives together. Just give up on this idea!"

The four leaders of the Qu family smiled at each other. Qu Zhi shook his head and said, "Alas, you are getting more and more rude, you damn girl! Forget it, Wei Le, are you ready?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "Please uncle..."

Before he could finish his words, Qu Zhi kicked out, sending Li Yi flying. The latter crashed through the gate and landed in the courtyard. Before Li Yi could get up, Qu Zhi jumped out and kicked him again!

The force of this kick was just right, and it kicked Li Yi out of Qu's house and threw him on the street. Fortunately, no one was hit, otherwise it would have been a serious crime.

The pedestrians on the street were stunned. How could a person fall from the sky? Oh my god, he was vomiting blood! Did he fly out from Qu's house? He must have offended the Qu family!

As the crowd was watching, an angry roar from Qu Zhi came from inside Qu's mansion: "Wei Le, if you can't find Xiu Jian, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"

Then the gate of Qu's mansion opened, and Qu Xia ran out like crazy crying, "Wei Lang, Wei Lang!" She pushed through the crowd and rushed to Li Yi, hugged Li Yi and wiped the blood for him. At this time, several maids came out and pulled Qu Xia back to the courtyard.

This scene is very similar to the scene where Fahai separated Xu Xian and White Snake. Li Yi watched Qu Xia being pulled back to the mansion by the maid, and then lost consciousness.