Let them show their loyalty!

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu roughly restored the whole story in his mind.

As a thousand-year-old family, the Kou family must have a set of means to collude with the powerful and support the grassroots.

And throughout the ages, in addition to blood ties, the most reliable relationship is obviously "marriage".

So, just like the Kou family used Su Wanqing to "seduce" Qiu Tu and formed a strong connection with Qiu Tu, the Kou family must have also facilitated the marriage between King Kang and the Queen.

It may even be because King Kang started from humble beginnings at that time, so the Kou family's marriage would be more powerful.

Of course, for King Kang, relying on a marriage to gain the support of a noble family is definitely a sure-win business.

So, the two sides hit it off and officially cooperated.

So, this also led to the Kou family's selection of King Kang, supporting him all the way, and helping him establish the 6th Shelter.

And just like all such "entrepreneurship" combinations will always have a grudge and break up.

After the 6th Shelter developed better and better and became more and more powerful, the relationship between King Kang and the Kou family was obviously not as close as before.

During this period, the queen must have faced a dilemma like countless daughters of powerful officials: should she stand on the side of her husband or her family?

In the end, perhaps because of interests or feelings, the queen chose King Kang.

During this period, Princess Xi appeared.

Princess Xi's family was obviously inherited from before the Cataclysm Era, so there were some marriages with the Kou family.

After Princess Xi's family fell, Princess Xi took refuge with her cousin, the queen, and then lived under the queen.

What happened afterwards may be that the queen was indeed in poor health; it may be that Princess Xi poisoned; it may also be that the Kou family noticed that the queen was out of control and took the initiative to take action; in short, the queen was critically ill.

In order to continue to enjoy the dividends of the 6th Shelter, the Kou family must want to find a woman with the surname Kou for King Kang again.

After all, only in this way can the born prince have half of the Kou family's blood, and the Kou family can further bind with the 6th Shelter and enjoy more dividends.

However, King Kang was already growing stronger at this time and did not want to be controlled by the Kou family anymore.

So, it may be King Kang's instruction, or it may be that the queen really fell in love with King Kang.

In short, the queen finally chose Princess Xi, a cousin who looked a bit like herself.

With the queen's dying designation and King Kang's consent, no one else or any force could find fault.

So, Princess Xi was at the top, and with the support or acquiescence of King Kang, she cultivated the power of the royalists and then opposed the Kou family.

This also led to the Kou family always regarding Princess Xi as a thorn in their eyes.

In addition to the conflicts accumulated by both sides over the years, it is obvious that the prince born by Princess Xi made all the plans of the Kou family on the 6th shelter fall through.

Although Qiu Tu was not sure that his guess was 100% correct, he felt that it should be 70% correct.

As for the rest, there were some small details that were difficult to verify because both sides insisted on their own opinions.

For example, who killed the queen? How did King Kang die? Why did King Kang start to trust the Kou family and alienate Princess Xi in his last year? And so on.

But the main thread of the matter is clear, which is enough for Qiu Tu to have a clear understanding of the whole 6th and 7th shelters.

At this time, when Qiu Tu was thinking, Princess Xi was also quietly observing Qiu Tu.

It must be said that Qiu Tu was originally very handsome, and since he was in a high position and reached the peak of strength, he has a different temperament from ordinary people, which can be said to be excellent.

During the time of contact with Qiu Tu, Princess Xi had already seen Qiu Tu's cunning. Well, resourceful.

In addition, Qiu Tu is now the top force in the entire northwest region and can bring help to herself.

Princess Xi suddenly felt that it would not be a disadvantage if something happened with such an excellent man?

At this time, just when Princess Xi was thinking about it, Qiu Tu slowly came back to his senses.

He looked at Princess Xi who was sitting in front of him, and then asked, "Does the princess have a good relationship with Queen Kou?"

Princess Xi was silent for a moment, and then said, "It can only be considered good."

Qiu Tu understood immediately: It seems that it is just average.

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What about with King Kang?"

Princess Xi was silent again.

After a moment, she said, "It can only be said that they are respectful to each other."

Qiu Tu understood again in seconds: It's still average.

It seems that his guess was right. Most of the complicated marriages of the three people are political factors.

Emotional considerations are almost negligible.

This is also in line with Qiu Tu's judgment of Princess Xi-a standard political creature.

In this case, the next thing will be easy to do.

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu slowly approached Princess Xi in the eyes of Princess Xi, and then stopped.

Princess Xi seemed to have guessed what was going to happen next, her lips were tightly pursed, and her hands could not help but clenched.

Qiu Tu raised her face with his hand, gently caressed her beautiful face, and then whispered, "Princess, do you remember our appointment this afternoon?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Princess Xi bit her lips with her pearly teeth.

Even though she had prepared herself many times today, she was still a little entangled and hesitant when things were about to happen.

After all, no matter what, she was once a high-ranking princess and a woman admired by thousands of people.

As a result, now that King Kang had just passed away, she was actually being insulted like this.

Even though she knew that this was the path she had chosen, at that moment, her heart was filled with shame.

She sat on a chair, her chin lifted by Qiu Tu, and she looked up at Qiu Tu, as if she was looking up at a god.

Because she looked up, her swan neck was white, slender, and beautiful, making her look like a proud swan.

But now it was obvious that the situation was stronger than the person, so after a stalemate of 5 seconds, this proud swan still sighed and lowered her head.

In the early days, Qiu Tu had heard that "the upper part opens a mouth, and the lower part runs its legs."

But he didn't have a particularly clear understanding at the time.

It was not until today that he suddenly understood the meaning of this proverb.

The beauty of young women is that they may be more reserved than young girls when they should be reserved, but once they let go, they are more open than anyone else.

Prince Xi was a little reserved before, but when she really accepted her fate, she stopped struggling and let Qiu Tu do it.

In this way, Qiu Tu ran for more than half an hour. Seeing that Princess Xi was also tired and hungry, he stuffed his Old Beijing Chicken Roll to Princess Xi.

Then worried that Princess Xi would choke, Qiu Tu specially prepared a cup of soy milk for her.

Just like that, everything was over.

Princess Xi ran to the bathroom next door without any expression on her face to vomit.

As for Qiu Tu, he sat on Princess Xi's chair, picked up the photo of the queen on the table, and looked at it quietly.

If Qiu Tu remembered correctly, Princess Xi's real name was Lin Xi. And her declining family was the "Lin Family".

Before the Cataclysm Era, the Lin Family was also a little powerful in the northwest region. Later, after the Cataclysm Era broke out, they also created the 7th Shelter with the help of the 4th and 5th Shelters together with the other three families.

Maybe because the strength of the four families is similar, the 7th Shelter has been in constant dispute since its establishment.

Later, the Lin Family fell and completely lost power, which made the situation of the 7th Shelter much better until now. The 7th Shelter is still controlled by the Wei, Han, and Zhao families.

According to the information just revealed by Princess Xi, the Lin and Kou families may have had a good relationship before, and then Kou Xuan and Kou Yu's uncles married the sisters of Lin Xi's father.

So, the two of them got in touch with each other.

'This 6th Shelter and 7th Shelter are really messy. '

Qiu Tu actually felt that the 8th Shelter was messy enough before. After all, the central government has insufficient control over the local areas, and in the planned areas, the middle-level officials have great power and can decide the life and death of the bottom.

As a result, now by comparison, the 8th Shelter is actually the best shelter in the northwest region.

Look at the 6th and 7th Shelter, what kind of monsters are they.

Sure enough, the world is a huge grass-roots team.

At this time, just as Qiu Tu was thinking this, Princess Xi also stepped in from outside.

Maybe she was choked just now, or maybe Qiu Tu fed her too much chicken roll, which made her feel offended. There was no extra emotion on her face, as if nothing had happened just now.

As she entered the inner hall, Princess Xi's eyes also fell on Qiu Tu.

She said expressionlessly, "Now. I should have satisfied you."

"The rest is the "Shan Gen", disaster materials and dozens of alien beauties."

Hearing Princess Xi's words, Qiu Tu smiled, and then joked, "Forget about the beauties. I'm not in the mood now."

"But. I really want to get the "Shan Gen" right away, can you give it to me?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Princess Xi's body stiffened for a moment.

When she first approached Qiu Tu for cooperation, she thought the situation was still under control, so she promised the "Shan Gen".

Who knew that the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse, and her "Shan Gen" became a pie in the sky.

And she had been deliberately hiding this matter because she was worried that Qiu Tu would break his promise if he knew this.

But since the Kou family had approached Qiu Tu yesterday, Qiu Tu asked again now, obviously everything was exposed.

In addition to the friendship of the two having a "midnight snack" together just now, Princess Xi decided to confess after considering for a moment.

So, she walked to the window of the inner hall, looking at the fake scene outside the window, and slowly explained, "Master Qiu, I must confess one thing."

"The Kou family launched too quickly, resulting in the "Shan Gen" being left in the "Kang Wang Treasure House", and it is not in my hands now."

"So. I may only be able to fulfill my promise after I take over the center."

Speaking of this, perhaps worried that Qiu Tu was fooled by the Kou family, she also added a special sentence, "Of course. Don't worry, the Kou family doesn't know how to open the "Kang Wang Treasure House". So, although the "Kang Wang Treasure House" is now in their hands, the "Shan Gen" is still very safe. "

Whether Princess Xi's words were true or not, Qiu Tu could only nod slightly to show his belief when the two of them were so close just now.

Just like that, after resolving the biggest misunderstanding, the atmosphere between the two became more harmonious.

So, the two simply sat together again and talked about the next situation of the 6th Shelter.

According to Princess Xi, since Qiu Tu's 1,800 dark soldiers came to help, the Kou family's front line has been retreating step by step, and now it is almost retreating back to the Central City.

However, Princess Xi's heart is still a little nervous. She feels that the Kou family will not give up so easily, and they must have other back-ups.

So, Princess Xi wanted to make a concerted effort, while the Kou family had not yet fully reacted, to directly capture the Central City, remove the Kou family from the list, and regain the power of the 6th Shelter.

So, she hoped that Qiu Tu could give her more support.

So that she could win this battle.

However, compared with Princess Xi, Qiu Tu was not so optimistic.

From his contact with Kou Xuan, he felt that Kou Xuan was not the kind of person who would sit and wait for death, let alone the kind of person who would only stand on one side.

Now he is still waiting for his news. If he does not give a clear answer, he is likely to find some other way out.

At this time, when Qiu Tu and Princess Xi took a step further.

Shelter 6, Central City.

Kou Xuan, Kou Yu, and three other men who looked dull and bookish at first glance.

The three were obviously Kou Tianyou, Hou Yu, and Han Dong from the 10 Jerry of the Kou family.

Because of their outstanding abilities and the support of their families, these three people all held important positions in various departments of the 6th Shelter.

Tonight, the five people gathered here, obviously to discuss something important.

Han Dong, "I talked to the 7th Shelter these two days."

"They mean that if we need it, they can send people to support us. But the number of disaster victims cannot be too large, and they can only send 800 people at most."

"After all, they themselves are a bit short of successors now, and they can't spare many people at all."

Hearing Han Dong's words, Hou Yu nodded slightly, and then said, "The situation in the 7th Shelter is indeed complicated now."

"In other words, it has become very complicated since the "Partridge Terrace Incident" more than ten years ago."

"So, we must not act too hastily."

After speaking, Hou Yu paused, and then said, "I have good news here."

"The 3rd Shelter gave us an accurate answer: If we are sure that we need support, Vice Speaker Shen Yuzhou can take his daughter with him and visit the 6th Shelter again on behalf of the 3rd Shelter. "

Hearing Hou Yu's words, the other four people present, including Kou Xuan, could not help but frown slightly.

The next second, Kou Yu was the first to lose patience.

"Shen Yuzhou's daughter? I remember her name is Shen Lingshuang, right?"

Seeing Hou Yu agreed, Kou Yu said, "That witch, she made a lot of trouble in our shelter last time."

"Why did her father come again this time when he was doing business?"

Hou Yu is a middle-aged man with a bald head, a shiny forehead, and gold-rimmed glasses.

After hearing Kou Yu's words, he hesitated for a moment, glanced at Kou Xuan first, and then slowly said, "According to our intelligence in the 3rd Shelter, this Miss Shen is a bit unusual."

"Although her publicly disclosed information is the peak of the fourth level, it seems that she is far more than the peak of the fourth level."

"There was a rumor circulating in the upper circles of the 3rd Shelter. It is said that the reason why Shen Yuzhou can sit so firmly in the position of vice chairman is actually because of his daughter."

Hearing Hou Yu's words, Kou Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Because of his daughter? But the last time I met him, I felt that his daughter was just an ordinary girl of 16 or 17 years old. "

"Could it be a rumor?"

Just then, Kou Xuan, who had been sitting in the main seat and had not spoken, slowly spoke.

His fingers gently and rhythmically tapped the armrests of the mahogany chair. He seemed to have thought of something, and whispered, "Shen Lingshuang Shen Lingshuang."

After a moment, he looked up at the people around him, and then asked, "Do you remember that Qiu Tu has a personal secretary, what's her name?"

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