Under the night sky, Quzhou County was already silent.
Everything was quiet.
In the west of Quzhou County, a big house was lit up, making the surrounding area very bright.
This big house was the Qu Family's mansion.
The Qu Family was a century-old prominent family in Quzhou County. It was deeply rooted in Quzhou County. However, the Qu Family was famous for its strength of character in Quzhou County. The heads of the Qu Family were all upright people who were well-read.
Therefore, the Qu Family was deeply supported by the people.
The head of the Qu Family of this generation was called Qu Wufeng. He was in his early forties, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. Qu Wufeng was also well-supported by the people in Quzhou County.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when the local area was in turmoil, the county magistrate of Quzhou County caused trouble to the people, wantonly exploited and oppressed, causing the people to have no way to make a living. Qu Wufeng directly raised his arm and called for knowledgeable people to surround the county government and directly killed the county magistrate at that time.
Later, when the Tang Dynasty was established, Qu Wufeng led the people to pledge allegiance to the Tang Dynasty, and Quzhou County was included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, the general manager of Mingzhou was ready to appoint Qu Wufeng as the county magistrate, but Qu Wufeng said that his character was upright, and he hated evil as if it was his enemy. He did not speak in a roundabout way, nor did he deal with things in a slippery way. It was difficult for him to be in the officialdom, so he tactfully refused the general manager of Mingzhou's invitation.
Later, the county magistrate of Quzhou County was a person who took care of the people. Unfortunately, when Liu Heita came, the new county magistrate led the people to resist and was killed. Now Quzhou County was a group of dragons without a leader, and there was no one who could resist Liu Heita.
In fact, Qu Wufeng also knew that Liu Heita was unstoppable in Hebei.
He did not have much malice toward Liu Heita.
The reason was very simple. Liu Heita restrained his subordinates and forbade them to rob the people. In Quzhou County, Liu Heita killed the county magistrate and other people who resisted, but he did not kill or rob wantonly.
After all, Liu Heita was also knowledgeable.
But later, Qu Wufeng heard the news that Liu Heita colluded with the Turks, used the Turks' power to attack the Tang Dynasty, and even transferred a lot of money to the Turks.
Qu Wufeng was angry when he heard the news.
His impression of Liu Heita changed greatly.
Qu Wufeng was deeply influenced by everyone in the family, especially the ancestor of the Qu family. Back then, in order to resist the Turks, he generously led the army to resist. In the end, he was killed by an arrow. In the Qu family, all the descendants of the Qu family were proud of this matter.
In Quzhou County, whenever the ancestors of the Qu Family were mentioned, they would give him a thumbs-up.
Qu Wufeng was extremely against the Turks.
Originally, Liu Heita's conduct and management of the army were not bad, so Qu Wu Feng did not resist Liu Heita. But when Liu Heita and the Tujue people got together, Qu Wu Feng thought that Liu Heita was inappropriate.
Those who are not of our race are bound to have different intentions.
At the end of the day, the Turks were Turks, not Han Chinese. The Turks should be exterminated.
It's just that the power in Qu Wu Feng's hands is too little to win against Liu Heita. If not for this, Qu Wu Feng would have already raised troops to contend. In the past, in order to return Quzhou County to its former glory, Qu Wu Feng dared to kill the County Magistrate of Quzhou County. Now, Qu Wufeng was the same, but Qu Wufeng was much more steady. He knew that Liu Heita's strength was strong, so he couldn't casually make a move. Otherwise, it would affect himself in the end.
In the study, the oil lamp flickered.
Qu Wufeng was now reading the news.
In Quzhou County, there were still some big clans.
Qu Wufeng knew that it was impossible to defeat Liu Heita by relying on his own strength. So the only way was to call on more people, gather their strength, and then take down Liu Heita.
But this was not easy.
The reason was very simple. Qu Wufeng must carefully select people to ensure that everyone he chose was really going to deal with Liu Heita. Otherwise, once the news was leaked, he, Qu Wufeng, would not be able to escape death.
"Dong! Dong! "
The sound of knocking on the door sounded outside the study.
Qu Wufeng ordered, "Come in!"
The door creaked, and the servant said, "Master, there is a person outside the mansion. He said that he came from Chang 'an and wants to see you."
When Qu Wufeng heard it, he immediately stood up with an excited expression on his face and ordered, "Immediately welcome him into the mansion. Remember, no news can be leaked. This news must be kept secret. "
"Yes!"
The servant turned around and went to inform.
Qu Wufeng's eyes flashed with a bright light. When he heard the news reported by the servant, he had roughly understood. From Chang 'an, he must be someone from the Tang dynasty.
Now, because Liu Heita colluded with the Turks, Qu Wufeng already did not like Liu Heita, so he was determined to overthrow Liu Heita's power.
The person from Chang 'an was just right.
Not long after, Qu Wufeng heard a sound of footsteps coming from outside. Qu Wufeng strode to the door. Not long after, in Qu Wufeng's sight, a young man in his early twenties came.
The young man was not tall, less than one hundred and seventy centimeters.
The person who came was Du Qi.
He changed his appearance and put on a mustache. He looked like a man in his early twenties.
After dark at night, Du Qi was led by Mordor and quietly lurked outside Quzhou County. In a dark corner, he let Mordor climb up the city wall with a rope hook, and then pulled Du Qi up the tower, and then jumped out from the other side of the city wall.
There was a certain risk.
Fortunately, the night was dark, and Moledo was very agile. He was also a very agile person.
So they sneaked in smoothly.
After entering the city, Du Qi went straight to the Qu family according to the information he inquired.
So, he saw Qu Wufeng now.
Du Qi cupped his hands and said, "I'm Mu Qi. Greetings, Second Master Qu."
Mu Qi was now Du Qi's name in the army. His identity was Mu Qi.
Qu Wufeng was the second son, and he was called Second Master Qu. This name was a well-known thing in the city. Du Qi arranged people to inquire about the news, and he also knew this news.
So he called him Second Master Qu.
"Mr. Mu, please!"
Qu Wufeng waved his hand and entered with Du Qi. Then the host and the guest sat down. Qu Wufeng's eyes fell on Du Qi, and he said seriously, "Mr. Mu said that you came from Chang 'an. I don't know what important thing Mr. Mu came here for?"
Du Qi said, "I heard that Second Master Qu's ancestors, in order to fight against the Turks, led the resistance and can be called a hero. Today, the Turks ravaged Qu Zhou County, and Liu Heita colluded with the Turks to harm the people. Therefore, I specially entered the city, hoping that Second Master Qu can help. "
Qu Wufeng said, "My ancestors died and vowed to fight against the Turks. In my generation, we should fight against the Turks to the end. But to fight against the Turks, we must be fully prepared. If we only rely on hot-bloodedness, bravery but no wisdom, it is the road to death, and it is more like an egg hitting a stone. Such a fight, it is better not to fight, and leave a useful body so that he can take revenge. "
His words were, in fact, a probing remark.
The other party said that he came from Chang 'an.
Qu Wufeng thought it was the Tang Army, but he still needed the other party to say it.
Qu Wufeng's words just now were indeed sincere. If he simply offered his hot-bloodedness and led the soldiers to fight against the Turks and Liu Heita, he would not agree.
The people of the Qu family were also living people.
It was impossible to ignore them.
Du Qi smiled and said, "What Second Master Qu said is reasonable. If there is no detailed plan, it is impossible to take action. My plan this time is actually very simple. I hope that Second Master Qu can support the Tang Army. Next, the Tang Army will attack the city. Second Master Qu will lead the people to open the city gate, put down the drawbridge, and let the Tang Army enter the city. "
"I believe that Second Master Qu should have heard about Liu Heita's actions this time."
"Liu Heita caused chaos in Hebei, that's fine."
Du Qi said, "After all, it is an internal strife. But the problem is that Liu Heita colluded with the Turks, that is not appropriate. As the saying goes, those who are not of our race must have a different heart. The Turks wantonly robbed the people in Hebei Province, causing a lot of casualties. "
"The Qin King of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, did his best to annihilate 8,000 Turks and captured more than 5,000 people. But this time, when they arrived at Qu Zhou County, Liu Heita did not hesitate to slaughter the captives to threaten the Qin King, forcing the Qin King to hand over more than 8,000 Turks. "
"Liu Heita's action is tantamount to helping the tyrant to do evil, raising a tiger to invite calamity."
Du Qi said, "Such a person is not worthy of Second Master Qu's help, but the Qin King needs Second Master Qu's help."
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