C87

Chapter 87 - Meeting

The rain poured heavily, but Curved End and the rest did not stay in Dazhang Pass, early the next morning, they continued forward through the rain! Zhao Chen would ascend the throne very soon, they had to hurry to Middle Han Area!

Along the way, Wang Shu no longer mentioned about his three most important strategies, and the Curved End naturally did not mention about them either!

In fact, Curved End was also thinking about this! He thought about it for a whole journey and only made a decision when she was about to reach the Middle Han Area! He decided to follow Wang Shu's "plan of action", to seek refuge with His Highness and obtain military rations from him, so as to ensure that her Jingyuan Army would not have any worries!

As for the dispute and conflict between the crown prince and Zhe Keqiu, he would definitely not participate!

Once he made his decision, Curved End's heart gradually relaxed! In fact, he had been frustrated ever since he had left the land. It was only now that he could stop being frustrated! Curved End started laughing and talking again!

When it was the first day of the seventh month, Curved End and her men finally arrived in front of Middle Han Area!

It was still raining heavily. Everyone was covered in mud and water!

"It's been raining for so many days, why isn't it stopping? To barge into the Hanzhong City with this kind of muddy water, you must be shaming yourself! " Curved End laughed out loud!

"What's there to be ashamed of? We're soldiers, we're soldiers. We're soldiers who have traveled for a long distance, and we're filthy, so it's nothing!" Wang Shu said.

As they were talking, one of the soldiers in front said, "General, look! There's someone ahead!"

Curved End and Wang Shu were stunned for a moment. They looked to the front and saw a group of people standing at the entrance of Hanzhong City.

"It's Zhe Keqiu!" Curved End was startled, and immediately replied.

"Zhe Keqiu!" Wang Shu's heart was also in a daze. He never thought that Zhe Keqiu would actually be waiting here in the rain for the arrival of the Curved End!

Actually, when Curved End, Wang Shu and the rest were passing by the Dazhang Pass, the guards had already sent people over to inform Zhe Keqiu, so Zhe Keqiu had received the news in advance! He predicted that Curved End and the others would arrive today, so he waited here!

In the pouring rain, Wang Shu's eyes revealed a pondering look. In his opinion, for Zhe Keqiu to be willing to wait for the Curved End through the rain could be considered a scheme, and would have some merits! Previously, when Zhe Keqiu stole Wu Jie's contribution, it was probably because Wu Jie's strength was too weak, therefore Zhe Keqiu looked down upon Wu Jie, and was too lazy to recruit Wu Jie!

As they were talking, Zhe Keqiu had already led his people over! Zhe Keqiu and the others did not hold any umbrellas, nor did they have any rain gear, they just allowed the heavy rain to fall on their bodies! I'm afraid that by the time they rush to the side of Curved End and the rest, they would all be drenched! What he had done was exceptionally sincere!

"Let's go!" The Curved End said!

Curved End and the rest all went forward to welcome him!

"General Qu, long time no see!" From afar, Zhe Keqiu's voice came out! Zhe Keqiu's inner strength was profound, but his voice sounded very clear!

"Haha, Old General Zhuo, it has indeed been a long time since we last met!" The Curved End laughed.

At this moment, the two of them were standing together with a face full of smiles! Speaking of which, the two of them could be considered old acquaintances. Back when the Western Summer Empire invaded the Northwest, the two of them fought together under the command of the path of seed masters! However, at that time, the Curved End was just a deputy general, and there was still too much of a difference between his status and Zhe Keqiu's! And now, as the great commander of one of the Curved End s, his position was no less than Zhe Keqiu's!

"This rain is really heavy! General Qu, quickly come with me to my house! " Zhe Keqiu wiped the rain off his face and said.

"Alright!" Curved End nodded!

Immediately, Zhe Keqiu brought Curved End and the rest into Hanzhong City. Due to the heavy rain, there were not many people on the streets of Hanzhong City. A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at Zhe Keqiu's home.

By the time they arrived, the servants of the House of Zhuo had already prepared hot water. Curved End, Wang Shu and the others would first wash up here! Following that, Zhe Keqiu prepared another feast, and after Curved End, Wang Shu and the rest finished eating, Zhe Keqiu invited Curved End, Wang Shu and the others to a quiet house!

"General Qu, it has been ten years since we last met, right?" Zhe Keqiu looked at Curved End and smiled.

"That's right. Ten years and three months! I remember back then when the Western Xia people went south to attack the Yan'an Prefecture. I followed the order to rescue the Yan'an Prefecture and coincidentally met with Old General Zhuang! " Curved End said.

"After ten years of absence, the General Qu's elegance has grown even more! At that time, General Qu only had a few thousand soldiers and horses, and they were just a deputy general. Now, General Qu already has a hundred thousand soldiers and as the special envoy, they were the Northwest Barrier, the pillar of the nation. Even if I have to say it out loud, I can't help but feel fear for the future! " Zhe Keqiu laughed.

"How can I, Qu, the last student in the academy, dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with the General Crop?" Curved End laughed.

"The Crown Prince is about to ascend the throne. The General Qu has travelled a long distance to assist the Crown Prince. On behalf of the Crown Prince, I thank the General Qu first!" Zhe Keqiu said.

"As an official, this is what I should do!" Curved End said.

"The Crown Prince is about to ascend the throne, but the Emperor Kang is also about to ascend the throne! General Qu, what do you think of this matter? " Zhe Keqiu said.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty. Emperor Kang was a traitor, and was guilty of treason! In this lifetime, I will definitely help His Highness the Crown Prince kill this traitor! " Curved End said.

He had already thought about it on the way here, following Wang Shu's "plan" to submit to Zhao Chen, the crown prince! Therefore, he said those words without any hesitation! Of course, he wasn't going to rely on the Crown Prince; he was going to rely on the influence of the Crown Prince! Inside the crown prince, whether it was Zhe Keqiu wanting to seize the title of duke or Zhe Keqiu merely wanting to be a loyal subject, he did not care at all! He only hoped that he could obtain the military provisions he wanted after joining the crown prince. He hoped that he could stay in this land for a long time and protect his army of one hundred thousand! In other words, he did not have any political ambitions! He only wanted to conserve his strength!

"The General Qu is so loyal to the Crown Prince. After the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he will never forget the achievements the General Qu had done to him!" Zhe Keqiu said.

"This is the duty of an official, it is not considered as a meritorious deed!" Curved End said.

After the two chatted for awhile, when Zhe Keqiu confirmed that the Curved End would not join him, he was greatly relieved. If the Curved End defends against the Emperor Kang, or the two sides of the Curved End, then Zhe Keqiu will face immense pressure! Originally, Zhe Keqiu had an army of one hundred and fifty thousand, but after the invasion of the south, he fought against the Nvzhen and his army was damaged. Now, he only had one hundred thousand under his command, and Zhe Yanzhi had brought twenty thousand troops with him when he went to Sichuan. But Curved End also had a huge army of one hundred thousand under his command, and Curved End's Jingyuan Army was a well-known strong army that far surpassed his own Home Breaker! Therefore, to Zhe Keqiu, the Curved End was a huge threat!

However, since the Curved End was a threat to him, he could help him too! If he could rope in the Curved End and make the Curved End his use, his strength would once again increase! Curved End was a talented individual with both martial and literary skills. Furthermore, there was a huge army of a hundred thousand people in the Curved End, so Zhe Keqiu would never let him off!

Actually, before the arrival of Curved End, Zhe Keqiu was already thinking of this question, and he had already long thought of a plan to recruit Curved End!

said. "General Qu, I heard that you have a son, and he is already eighteen years old, and he is not yet married.

Curved End was startled, and said: "That's right!"

Zhe Keqiu smiled slightly and said: "What a coincidence! My daughter is sixteen this year, and she has already reached the age of marriage! "I think it's better this way. Our families have already become intimate with each other!"

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Curved End was stunned!

He never thought that right after coming to the Hanzhong City, Zhe Keqiu would actually suggest such an idea!

Wang Shu was also startled, he never thought that Zhe Keqiu would actually use such a method to recruit Curved End s!

Although the Curved End did not have any political ambitions, and did not have any ambitions, this did not mean that he was stupid! He was a man of both martial arts and literature. She was an exceptionally intelligent person! She immediately shook her head and said: "My son said before, the person he admired the most was the early Han Dynasty's champion, Marquis Huo Qubing. He said that she wanted to learn from Huo Qubing, 'The Huns are not destroyed, why does she have a family'! As of right now, he had not achieved anything, so the only thing she was willing to do was to make his own family a part of it! General Crop, let's forget about this matter! "

Zhe Keqiu's face revealed a disappointed expression, and said: "Then let's forget about it for now! If Young Master Qu ever changes his mind, General Qu can come here and propose to you at any time! "

Curved End nodded and laughed: "Of course! Actually, I have also heard of Miss Zhuo's name for a long time! "

He was not deliberately flattering Zhe Keqiu; he had indeed heard of Zhe Keqiu's daughter's name before! Not only him, even Wang Shu and the others at the side had heard of Zhe Keqiu's daughter's great name!

Zhe Keqiu had gotten the girl at forty years old, so her daughter was exceptionally beautiful. By the time she was fourteen years old, the pretty name of Miss Zhuang Mansion had already spread throughout the entire Northwest, and it had even caused some people to become the number one beauty in the Northwest! These two years, countless families from the Northwest had come to propose marriage, but Zhe Keqiu cherished his daughter and never married her out! But now, Zhe Keqiu had actually chosen Curved End, and Curved End actually didn't agree to it!

On the contrary, the young master of the Curved End was unknown and didn't inherit his father's ability. Although she was already eighteen years old, she only relied on his father's shadow to hang around in the army! Speaking of which, the young master of the Curved End was not worthy of the young miss of the House of turn!

"General Crop, when can I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince?" The two talked for a while before Zhe Keqiu spoke.

"General, you've worked hard on your journey. Why don't you take a good rest for the day? Tomorrow, I will bring the general to see His Highness the crown prince! " Zhe Keqiu said.

"Alright!" Curved End nodded.

Immediately, Zhe Keqiu ordered his men to bring Curved End to the inn to rest, not to mention the rest.