The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Under Zhou Tianfu's gaze, Qi Tianlei even felt a sense of oppression.
As expected, he was an old fox who could give even Chu Yanwu a headache. The skinny camel was bigger than a horse. Even if he got to this point, he still had a deterrent effect that should not be underestimated.
After only a moment's hesitation, Qi Tianlei stepped forward and smiled, saying gently and calmly: "We in Da Qi are indeed full of talents, but who would dislike having too many capable people?"
"No matter how much money a person makes, he still has a very strong desire for money."
"Daqi's pursuit of talents is like the pursuit of money by wealthy people, and he will always open his arms!"
He rolled his eyes and suddenly looked at Zhou Tianfu, "But!"
"Prime Minister Zhou, after all, you are from Da Chu, but you don't know if your family and country complex is deep?"
Zhou Tianfu frowned slightly: "Fourth Prince, what do you mean by this?"
Although the foxes are different in size, they are equally scheming.
They are polite on the surface, but each has his own agenda, and ten thousand minds are testing each other.
Qi Tianlei said very seriously: "You are trying to show my Da Qi's sincerity, but when I enter the palace tomorrow, I will immediately ask my father to put you in great use."
"This position may not be that of prime minister, but it will definitely not be bad!"
"It's just that we are willing to provide you with power and prestige to help you return to your former glory, but we are afraid... that after you reach the top, you will only be thinking about the Kingdom of Chu."
The soil of fertility is a person’s most profound feelings.
Collaboration and treason is a chasm that no local person is willing to cross.
Once he does it, he will definitely be criticized by thousands of people, become infamous throughout the ages, and will be unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life.
So he was very worried that Zhou Tianfu had two factions, and at the same time he wanted to use Qi to take revenge.
On the other side, he still wants to return to the Chu Kingdom to retire safely after the revenge is over, and continue his respected persona.
Qi Tianlei said it rather euphemistically. To put it simply, he was afraid that Da Qi would spend all his efforts and end up raising a white-eyed wolf!
Zhou Tianfu chuckled and said, "Fourth Prince, you think too much."
"What I, Zhou Tianfu, value the most is friendship. Da Chu wants my life. Every inch of land is covered with wanted notices related to me."
"The Kingdom of Chu is huge, but there is no place for me. Otherwise, how could I come all the way to seek refuge with Your Highness?"
"Thanks to His Highness's trust and appreciation, I have decided to do my best."
"Although I didn't grow up in Daqi, Daqi is where I and my son finally belong. If you say anything false, the sky will strike like lightning and you will never be included in the family tree!"
In fact, when he set foot on this land, he was no longer worthy of being included in the Zhou family's genealogy.
Both of them showed their sincerity, and their eyes became clear and firm in an instant.
Qi Tianlei was quite generous: "Hahaha, okay, he is indeed the person that I, Da Qi, like, he is so refreshing!"
"Come, let's have another drink to celebrate our great integration!"
After a few glasses of wine, both father and son were a little dizzy, so the Fourth Prince sent someone to send them down to rest.
As soon as the door was closed, Zhou Tianfu sobered up by seven or eight points, and his cloudy eyes became shrewd.
He squeezed Zhou Ji's arm hard. This silly boy smelled of alcohol. He had really drunk too much!
Zhou Ji subconsciously wanted to scream, but fortunately, his father blocked his mouth and hinted at him with crazy eyes.
"Dad, are you not drunk?"
"We two little sheep are staying in the wolf's den, how dare you let down your guard?"
He glared at Zhou Ji with some hatred.
If I were as innocent as him, I probably wouldn't even have a chance to get here alive.
Zhou Tianfu moved towards the wall little by little with very light steps.
After confirming that no one was watching and eavesdropping, he relaxed a little and sat down at the table with his son.
"Take out all the things we brought with us and be a little gentle."
I don’t know what you are going to do on Sunday? Zhou Ji obediently took over all the gold, silver and jewelry they carried.
It was wrapped in two layers in total. The outermost layer was just ordinary clothes, and there was another layer wrapped inside the clothes.
That was their last possessions, the gold and silver jewelry that had not been sold.
Zhou Tianfu took out his body board again, as well as some jade and the like hidden in the seams of his clothes.
If it were exchanged for silver, it would probably cost close to 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.
If this money had been spent in the past, it would have been squandered in two or three days.
Zhou Tianfu sighed repeatedly, his face full of despair and sadness.
A small amount of money that was once worth mentioning. At this moment, it has become their last resort.
Zhou Ji knocked on the jewelry, confused: "Dad, now that we have found a new supporter, these small amounts of money have no meaning anymore, right?"
Hearing his understatement, Zhou Tianfu slapped him on the forehead and scolded him in a low voice: "Idiot!"
"We are in a tiger's den. Once you fail to show your own value, do you think they will still be so polite to us?"
Da Qi has always been eyeing Da Chu. They have strong military strength and can be regarded as representatives of powerful countries.
The fat piece of meat in the Central Plains is what they ideally want. However, the defense in the Central Plains is strict, and they may have lost more than half of their lives before they even set foot on the border.
This is also the reason why they are polite to them and want to win over them.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. As a former powerful minister of Chu State, Zhou Tianfu still holds the clues that those people can't get.
But what happens once these things are used up?
What if they no longer find any value in themselves?
Da Qi's desire for the Chu State, even if they captured a Chu State person, they would like to tie him up immediately and cut him into pieces to boost the morale of the army.
Based on this alone, it was Prince Qi Tianlei who mixed up with him. How true and false is this?
Zhou Tianfu has been doing this for most of his life, so what kind of person has he never interacted with?
Zhou Ji was naive, but that didn't mean he was the same.
Hearing his father's general analysis, Zhou Ji suddenly realized and felt bitter, "That means that even if you escape here, you are still on the line between life and death, and you can be slaughtered by others."
"In the past, we would all die sooner or later, but only after the value was drained..."
Zhou Ji's legs were extremely confused for a moment, his body was hunched, like a deflated rubber ball, and he murmured to himself: "Dad, I don't want to die..."
"It's all because of Xiao Chen and that dog emperor. They united to deal with our Zhou family, which is why we are in such a dilemma!"
He gritted his teeth bitterly, but he could only take his anger seriously and did not dare to say it loudly.
Suddenly, his shoulders felt a little heavier, and Zhou Tianfu's hand fell on them.
He said solemnly: "Don't worry, whether it's Xiao Chen or Chu Yanwu, I want them to die without a burial place!"
