The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Lu Pugui sneered inwardly while thinking that he would do anything as long as he could avenge the king!

That day, Lu Pugui came to his brother's house for a drink. Lu Pu's mother asked him, "Brother, when are you going to start?"

He leaned in front of his brother and whispered, "Pu Man, I don't think it's enough for just the two of us. We need to find some help."

"I want to call back my good friend Wang He who has fled abroad to join us in this operation."

Lu Pu-mao asked worriedly, "Is this Wang He reliable?"

Lu Pugui nodded: "He is reliable. He is a close attendant of the king, just like me."

"This man is highly skilled in martial arts and extremely brave. With his help, the king's revenge will be avenged in no time!"

"Alright! Brother, be extra careful. If we don't succeed this time, we'll die. You and I have no way out, we must succeed!"

The next day, Lu Pugui recommended Wang He to Qingshe, saying how brave he was and how powerful his martial arts were when they served Duke Zhuang together.

Qingshe was very happy after hearing this. If he had a few more powerful generals around him, he would sleep more peacefully at night.

He immediately ordered Wang He to return to the country. After Wang He returned, Lu Pugui told him his plan.

Wang He and Lu Pugui were both loyal to Jiang Guang. When they heard that he wanted to avenge their king, they were very excited.

He said that as long as he could avenge the king, he would not hesitate even if it meant his death!

After getting to know him for a while, Qingshe felt that Wang He was a good person, not much worse than his son-in-law.

Therefore, he was very fond of Wang He and ordered the two of them to be his personal guards.

When he went out to do things during the day, the two of them followed him closely.

At night, the two of them each held a long spear and guarded the dormitory door.

This made Qingshe feel extremely safe, and he no longer felt wary of the two of them.

On a dark and windy night, the Lu brothers and Wang He led their trusted family soldiers to surround Qingshe's mansion.

Qingshe was still asleep when he was pressed onto the bed by the three brothers.

Qing She was horrified when he woke up: "You! What do you want to do!"

Wang He glared and shouted angrily: "What are you doing! I'm going to kill you!

Qing She struggled desperately and yelled, "I've treated you well! Why do you want to kill me?"

"Because you and your son instigated Cui Zhu to kill my king! I want to avenge the king!"

"You misunderstood. These things were all done by that old bastard Qing Feng. They have nothing to do with me! If they want to kill you, go kill him! Why kill me?"

"Haha! Don't worry! None of you can escape! Watch out for the sword!"

Puff! Puff! Puff! The three men, each with a sword, killed Qing She in his bed.

Then, with an order, the family guards rushed into the mansion and killed all of Qingshe's family members.

He then led the crowd to capture Qing Feng, who had already received the news that his son and his family had been killed.

He quickly gathered his men, picked up his weapons and rushed to his son's residence.

Not long after they left, the two teams met on the street. Without saying a word, they started fighting with clanging sounds.

Qing Feng's men were no match for the Lu brothers. In less than half an hour, they were beaten to a pulp and fled in all directions.

Seeing that things were going badly, Qing Feng quickly ordered his men to open the city gates and flee.

The Lu brothers did not chase after him. They thought it would be better to sort out their family affairs first before settling the score with him.

So the three of them went separately to capture those accomplices of the Qing family.

For a time, the night in Qufu City was no longer peaceful and quiet, but a mess with people shouting and dogs barking.

After Qing She's death, the Qi court was reshuffled, Yan Ying was reused again and returned to the throne of prime minister.

In order to win over Yan Ying, Duke Jing of Qi wanted to grant him sixty towns on the border of Beidian, the fief of the Qing family.

Yan Ying refused to accept it no matter what. His good friend Zi Wei asked curiously, "Yan Zi, wealth and honor are what everyone pursues. Why do you alone not want it?"

Yan Ying chuckled, "The Qing family's fiefdom was very rich, but it also led to their demise."

"I think the feng shui there is bad. If we accept the land of Beidian, although we will become rich, the day of destruction is not far away."

"The reason I didn't accept the land of Beidian is not because I hate wealth, but because I'm afraid of losing the wealth I have."

Ziwei nodded and thought to himself, Yanzi really understands the rules of living in troubled times.

Yan Ying continued, "Back then, Cui Zhu was favored by Duke Ling."

"After Duke Ling died, the Gao and Guo clans, fearing he would be marginalized, wanted to expel him from the country, and Cui Zhu began to harbor resentment."

"When Duke Zhuang ascended the throne and avenged the Gao family's old grudge, Cui Zhu obeyed Duke Zhuang's order and killed Gao Hou in Shalan."

"Then he annexed his property and wife. Afterwards, Duke Zhuang used Qingfeng to destroy the Cui family, thus avenging the Gao family."

Ziwei asked, seemingly understanding, "Do you mean that retribution has reincarnation?"

Yan Ying nodded: "What happened next further confirmed this point."

"Cui Zhu murdered Duke Zhuang, and Qing Feng was involved. In order to gain power, Qing Feng instigated infighting among his own family members."

"He took advantage of the situation and wiped out the entire Cui family. His cruelty and cunningness were far beyond the reach of Cui Zhu."

"Therefore, what Cui Zhu failed to avenge, he used the hands of Lu Pumao's brothers to avenge."

"Lu Pu'ao was a diehard loyalist to Duke Zhuang. Qingfeng had previously ordered him to destroy the Cui clan."

"Now the Lu brothers have helped Cui Zhu to destroy the descendants of the Qing family. This is the cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is inevitable."

Ziwei nodded in admiration: "So only Yanzi was smart and didn't get caught up in it. What a wise man!"

Yan Ying patted Ziwei's shoulder proudly: "You, learn well, hahahaha..."

After Qingfeng ran away from Qi, he fled to Wu, and King Yimei of Wu was very happy.

He thought Qingfeng was a talented person, so he took him in and gave him the place of Zhufang as his fief.

He was ordered to bring his clansmen to live with him and to be responsible for investigating the movements of Chu against Wu.

Later, Yimei gave Qingfeng a generous salary, making him even richer than when he was in Qi.

When Duke Hui of Lu heard the news, he said to Shusun Bao, "Could it be that Heaven has no eyes? How did Qingfeng become so rich in Wu again?"

Shusun Bao smiled coldly: "For a good man to be rich can be said to be a gift from heaven."

"If the wicked become rich and call it a disaster, then you will see that the disaster of the Qing family will soon come."

"The entire Qing clan is gathered in Zhufang. Sooner or later, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop."

Sure enough, when the State of Chu attacked the State of Wu, Qing Feng's entire clan was brutally killed by the Chu people.

The Lu brothers were also exiled because of their heavy killings and Lu Pugui's marriage to a woman from the same clan.

The final winner was Prime Minister Yan, who was unaware of the oriole behind the mantis stalking the cicada.

He immediately wrote a letter, detailing everything that had happened recently, and ordered it to be sent to Fugui City.

A few days later, the eunuch presented the letter to the city lord Zixuan. After reading the contents of the letter, she frowned.

How could the Qi court be so turbulent? It seems that no matter which dynasty, the political struggle is always cruel and ruthless.