When Tang Guan heard this, his face changed.

When he said those words, he thought that this was indeed the idea, and when it was exposed by Wei Lai at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable on his face.

"Hugh wants to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, how can my son-in-law be a guy like you who can make up his mind!?" the man named Ran Qiu shouted loudly at that time, looking indignant.

Wei Lai didn't pay attention to him at all, just glanced at Tang Guan, and then stepped forward.

"Tang Gongzi said that it was the discord plan of the Golden Empress that made Ning Mang Erzhou suspicious, but Tang Gongzi didn't say, you know that the news of my death has reached your ears, why don't you tell Ah Cheng about them?"

Hearing this, Tang Guan's face became more and more ugly.

Wei Lai was very satisfied with the look on Tang Guan's face at this moment, he smiled and continued: "Because I am still useful to you. ”

"Or rather, my uncertain state of life and death is still useful to you. ”

"A smart person like Tang Gongzi naturally knows that with the current state of Ningzhou, once the news of my death spreads, Ningzhou will inevitably be in chaos. ”

"You'll need some time to stabilize your forces in Ningzhou, so you didn't explain this to Ah Cheng and Commander Xiao, am I right?"

Tang Guan's eyebrows were gloomy, and he said at that time: "Tang was ordered by his father to come to Ningzhou to protect the people of Ningzhou, and he inherited the grace of Chu Hou to go to the barbarian court with two swords, how the son wants to think of me is the matter of the son, but Tang only asks for the trust of his father, and he is worthy of the people of Ningzhou." ”

"Well said!" Wei Lai said loudly, which made Tang Guan startled.

"Tang Gongzi has such a mind, which really makes Wei Lai embarrassed. ”

"I believe Tang Gongzi's words, since Tang Gongzi is here to defend Ningzhou, then now that the danger of Ningzhou has been solved, I think Gongzi should also be like an arrow at this moment, then quickly take your 100,000 army and many young talents to leave Ningzhou. ”

When Tang Guan heard this, his heart jumped.

The most important reason why he has been able to act recklessly in Ningxiao City these days, and has repeatedly asked Xiao Mu and others for more military salaries and reinforcements is that in his opinion, Ningzhou is inseparable from him and the 100,000 troops in his hands.

At present, the two most important issues facing Ningzhou are Qi and Dachu in the northeast and Yanting in the west.

With the 200,000 Sanxiao army in their hands, they were already stretched thin just to resist Qi Chu in the northeast, and without his 100,000 army, Ningzhou would be equivalent to opening the western gateway to Yan Ting.

Thinking of this, he frowned and said: "Brother Wei is young, I am more than ten years older than Brother Wei, I understand Brother Wei's thoughts, if I put it at Brother Wei's age, I can't say that I can do things more radically than Brother Wei." ”

"But now that Jiangzhou Mu has handed over Ningzhou to you, you have to shoulder the burden of Ningzhou. Don't be righteous, without my army of 100,000, how should Brother Wei ......?"

But Wei Lai didn't give him a chance to finish his words at all, so he interrupted Tang Guan immediately and said coldly: "That's Ningzhou's business, don't bother Tang Gongzi." ”

"Brother Wei, is this going to cross the river and tear down the bridge?" Tang Guan asked coldly through gritted teeth, and his gaze staring at Wei Lai also became extremely cold at this time.

Wei Lai raised his eyebrows: "Brother Tang's words are so strange, Brother Tang himself said it, he came here to defend Ningzhou, then the siege of Ningzhou has been resolved, I asked Brother Tang to go home early and reunite with his parents, how did it become a crossing the river and demolishing the bridge?"

"Wei Lai!" Tang Guan's voice was almost as low as squeezing out of his teeth.

"You have to think clearly, Yan Ting can't let you go so easily, not to mention that Qi Chu is also eyeing Ningzhou at the border, and before the enemy army is broken, he will start internal strife first, and when Ningzhou is in prison, how should you deal with yourself?"

"Don't forget, from the moment you broke into Longxiang Palace, Ningzhou had no way to retreat, but Manzhou at least had a choice. ”

Wei Lai suddenly laughed when he heard this: "I have always thought that Brother Tang is a smart person, but after listening to Brother Tang's words, I realized that I would also look at the wrong person." ”

"What do you mean?" Tang Guan asked with a frown.

"Brother Tang, you all know that Empress Jin has used a discordant plan against you, what do you think is the Manzhou that raised an army of 100,000 to defend Ningzhou in the eyes of Yan Ting?"

"Is it a loyal courtier, or is it my fellow party in Ningzhou?"

"As soon as Ningzhou is broken, the next turn will be you. ”

Tang Guan's face turned pale.

He knew that what Wei Lai said was true, and in Yan Ting's eyes, Manzhou was also not a place to live.

Back then, Yan Ting ignored the public opinion full of complaints, and insisted on beheading Chu Lantian, because Chu Lantian was Jiang Huanshui's protégé after all, and Ningzhou and Manzhou were both controlled by Jiang Huanshui in a sense.

And the two belong to the same border pass, and the number of defenders stationed all year round is huge, if Jiang Huanshui has the heart of rebellion, Yan Ting will not be able to compete with it at all, so the soldiers are in danger.

When Mangzhou was occupied by the ghost Rong for a long time after all, because Chu Lantian took it back, as soon as Chu Lantian died, the territory of Mangzhou was already full of complaints about the imperial court's moves, and it was impossible to be easily absorbed by the imperial court.

At that time, Chu Lantian's subordinate general Tang Zhen was valued and supported by the imperial court, and barely stabilized the situation in Mangzhou.

But the main reason why Tang Zhen was able to sit firmly on this side of General Guan and hold the military and political affairs of Manzhou at the same time, in addition to his own clever means, the biggest reliance was still Chu Hou Chu Lantian.

Yanting does have its own unique ability to control public opinion.

They killed Chu Lantian, but left Ah Cheng behind.

And Ah Cheng is the hope of Mangzhou.

Tang Zhen took advantage of this point and declared to Manzhou that Manzhou would always be loyal to Chu Cheng, so he gathered the hearts of the scattered people in Manzhou and struggled to maintain it.

However, there are pros and cons to this approach, and high-rise buildings built on the basis of public opinion are also destined to be coerced by public opinion.

Manzhou is destined to not be able to live in harmony with Yanting

Place.

Because once he does this, it is equivalent to treating all the things he has said to the people of Manzhou for more than ten years as waste paper, and people who are no longer trusted are pushed up to a tall building by Mangzhou, and they are destined to be pushed down by the group of people who pushed him up in the first place.

But fortunately, there was still Ningzhou and Jiang Huanshui before.

Yan Ting's biggest goal was always in Ningzhou, and Tang Zhen had time to try to change these or strengthen the power of Manzhou itself.

Unfortunately, the old lion finally died.

Therefore, keeping Ningzhou has become the most important thing in Manzhou.

Therefore, when Ah Cheng arrived, Tang Zhen agreed to Ah Cheng without any hesitation, because he knew that this was what he had to do, whether it was to maintain the name of so-called righteousness or to protect himself.

But apparently he wanted more.

Before leaving, he explained a lot to his son, about what to do and what not to do.

Tang Guan was very obedient and carried out his father's orders, although everything had twists and turns, but the progress was quite smooth.

Until, Wei Lai appeared.

When he heard Wei Lai's words, he finally understood that he was underestimating this boy who looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old.

His sensational method obviously couldn't scare the other party, he sank down, looked at Wei Lailiang and said, "What do you want?"

"Ningzhou's problem Ningzhou will solve it by itself, but if Brother Tang is warm-hearted, he must want to stay in Ningzhou to help Ningzhou, and it is not impossible. But ......" Wei Lai said slowly, but his eyes kept falling on Tang Guan's body.

Tang Guan didn't like that kind of gaze, as if he was being seen clearly by this young man inside and out, especially when this young man was more than a round younger than him.

"Military power. ”

"Brother Tang has to hand over his military power. ”

......

"What!" these words came out, and without waiting for Tang Guan to respond, the Ran Qiu on the side let out an exclamation, looked at Wei Lai with wide eyes, and said, "How is it possible! That's my soldiers and horses from Manzhou!"

"The guest is as he pleases. ”

"If you are a guest in Ningzhou, you have to follow the rules of Ningzhou. Wei Lai squinted and said.

When Ran Qiu heard this, he shouted loudly: "Childe, let's go! Let him fend for himself in Ningzhou! No matter how bad it is, we can still ......."

But before the words came out, he was interrupted by Tang Guan: "What nonsense!"

Ran Qiu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously closed his mouth, he knew that he almost said something that should not be said, and he was afraid for a while, and lowered his head with an ugly face, and stopped speaking.

Seeing that the drink stopped the other party, Tang Guan's face softened slightly.

Then he looked sideways at Wei Lai, sank his gaze, and said beyond everyone's expectations: "It's according to Brother Wei's will." ”

......

"Childe, how can we hand over the military power? Isn't this equivalent to cutting off one's own hands and feet?" followed Tang Guan with a gloomy face and walked out of the state pastor's mansion, and Ran Qiu asked impatiently.

Tang glanced at him and said: "That step is the worst choice, it is not good for Manzhou and us, and before that, we don't need to completely tear our faces with Ningzhou for the sake of temporary tongues." ”

"After all, we fell for the trick of the demon queen, and we did something to make a loss, and if we didn't let something out, there was no way to calm that guy's anger. ”

Ran Qiu thought about the last step Tang Guan said, and nodded secretly, it was true that he was not willing to go to that step.

But he was still a little confused: "However, after handing over the military power, we have not done what the general has explained, and we will be subject to others everywhere in Ningzhou." ”

Tang Guan smiled when he heard this: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and those who do big things should not care about the immediate gains and losses, but the long-term future." ”

"The envoys of Da Chu will arrive in Ningxiao City in a few days, with this kid's sharp temperament, he will definitely have a conflict with the envoys of Da Chu, even if there is no conflict, he will never be able to agree to the request of Da Chu, and in the end, the person he can ask for is still us. At that time, it was time for us to bargain with Ningzhou. ”

"Besides, if the military power is not given to him, he can afford it. ”

Tang Guan said this, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a hideous smile.

Ran Qiu behind him was stunned for a while when he heard this, and finally came back to his senses, but he had to sigh secretly in his heart, his son's heart was far from being comparable to ordinary people......

......

"Ahh After Tang Guan left angrily, Sun Daren and others surrounded him and looked at Wei Lai with a smile on their faces.

I haven't seen each other for many days, everyone is worried about Wei Lai's situation, and at the same time, they are all busy with various things in Ningzhou, and today Wei Lai returns, the heart they are hanging on has finally let go, and at the same time, it is as if they have found the backbone of the heart, and they are no longer as worried about the future as before.

Wei Lai also turned his head to look at them, and as soon as his mind moved, the four Yin soldiers suddenly dispersed.

He smiled and said, "I've worked hard for you these days. ”

Xiao Mu nodded, and said: "It's all what should be done, why do you have to say it, but Brother Wei is here, if you think there will be a lot of trouble, it must be a life of death." ”

"It's a bit of a hassle, but it's more rewarding, and I'll talk to you more about it when I have time. After saying that, Wei Lai looked at Sun Daren on the side, and he glared at the other party fiercely.

After not seeing him for many days, Sun Daren needed to grow his beard and his body was much stronger, but he could be regarded as fulfilling the promise he made to Wei when Wei Lai left. It's just that cultivation is important, but his reckless nature has not changed much.

He sank his brows and said with a bit of reprimand: "How many times have I lost this, why don't you remember it for a long time, if I come back at night, do you think you can be Tang Guan's opponent?

Why don't you understand?"

In the face of Wei Lai's reprimand, Sun Daren didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

He stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head, and said, "This time, I am not acting recklessly, I am called wise and foolish." ”

"Have you learned to use idioms?" Wei Lai raised his eyebrows, and asked angrily and funny: "Then you should tell me, how can you be wise and foolish?"

Sun Daren blinked, and the qi around him shook, and the golden thread that connected him and Wei Lai suddenly appeared.

"Ever since I opened the Fourth Divine Gate, I have been able to perceive the situation between you and me through this thing. ”

"So, no matter how desperate they are, I'm not worried at all, because I know you're still alive. I had noticed that you had come to Liningxiao City before, so I dared to poke their majesty. ”

"Otherwise, you are so stupid to me? Although Grandpa Sun has rough skin and thick meat, there is no need to take a beating for nothing. ”

Sun Daren looked like he took it for granted, he said this, and raised his head, waiting for praise.

Wei Lai was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he seemed to be really wrong to blame the other party, he shook his head with a wry smile, and without saying much, he turned his head and looked at Ah Cheng on the side again.

But the girl bowed her head and was silent.

Wei Lai opened his mouth and was about to say something, but at this time, Sun Daren on the side suddenly patted his head and said: "Oh! Look at my pig brain, when I came, I thought that I wanted to go to the blacksmith shop in the west of the city to see if our customized rain curtain knife was ready, why did I forget it?"

Sun Daren muttered to himself, looked at Xiao Mu on the side, and said: "No, no, no, this is important! Brother Xiao, let's go together, didn't you say yesterday that you also want to go and see!"

Saying that, Sun Daren stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Mu, Xiao Mu was stunned, he thought that he still had to discuss with Wei Lai about the next plan for Ningzhou and how to deal with the upcoming Great Chu envoys, how could he have the time to take care of those trivial matters.

"I ...... I guess you didn't say you wanted to see it, did you?" he said uncertainly.

Sun Daren grabbed his hand but used a few more force, lowered his voice and squeezed his eyebrows at Xiao Mu: "No." ”

"You want to. ”

After all, no matter how Xiao Mu reacted, he dragged him out of the State Pastoral Mansion.

......

In the blink of an eye, only Wei Lai and Ah Cheng were left in the state pastor's mansion.

Wei Lai secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, this Sun Daren, you say he is smart, but he always likes to make muddy when he shouldn't, but you say that he is not smart, sometimes he really looks like a ...... Little Clever Ghost ......

After Sun Daren left, Wei Lai was still thinking about what he had and didn't have, but Ah Cheng, who lowered his head, suddenly said, "Childe...... Sorry ......"

Wei Lai was stunned when he heard this, and only reacted after a while.

"I'm sorry what? Do you mean about Tang Guan?"

Ah Cheng nodded, it was indeed she who proposed to go to Manzhou for help, and Tang Guan's 100,000 troops were indeed brought into Ningzhou by her.

It's just that I never thought that it was easy to invite the Buddha and difficult to send the Buddha, but it made Tang Guan almost take the lead.

Wei Lai smiled and shook his head: "Miss Ah Cheng is kind, what's wrong." What's more, if it weren't for the 100,000 troops in Mangzhou these days, the army of Yanting would have been in the pool at this moment. ”

Ah Cheng only thought that Wei Lai's words were just to comfort her, she looked up at Wei Lai, and asked with a frown: "What is that son going to do next?" Tang Guan handed over the military power so easily, but it was not easy to really control the army of 100,000. ”

"I'm afraid that's just a reason, this 100,000 army, I'm afraid we can't command it. ”

Wei Lai of course thought of this, he looked at Ah Cheng and said, "Ah Cheng, you know that I have actually always had a feeling. ”

"Huh?" Ah Cheng looked at Wei Lai suspiciously.

"Whether it's a girl, or the original Chu Hou, it's actually not suitable for this officialdom, you are not that kind of person, you belong to the rivers and lakes. ”

"So, in the end, Chu Hou ended up like that. ”

"Maybe you will meet such a person in the rivers and lakes, the word righteousness is the head, and half a glass of wine can be intersected with life and death. ”

"But officialdom doesn't, there are only pros and cons, only gains and losses. If the girl continues to follow that thought, although I don't want to see that, I have to remind the girl that the girl can't say that she will be the next Chu Hou. ”

Wei Lai's words were unceremoniously, and Ah Cheng's face was ugly when she heard it, but she had to admit that Wei was right.

Whether it was Yuan Sleeve Chun before or Manzhou now, she always thought things too simple and naïve.

The villains treat others as their own, so they are on guard everywhere.

And the gentleman treats others with himself, so he is framed everywhere.

She frowned and lowered her head.

The voice was a little quieter, and he said, "I'm sorry......"

Wei Lai asked, "Why did the girl say I'm sorry?" ”

"I'm always causing trouble for Childe......" Ah Cheng replied.

If she hadn't introduced Wei Lai to Yuan Sleevechun at the beginning, she couldn't have said that the troubles that followed would not have happened.

Wei Lai shook his head: "The girl is too worried, the trouble that should come will always come to the door, and it has nothing to do with the girl." ”

"Speaking of which, I actually envy the girl, once upon a time I also thought about being a person like the girl, happy and honorable, and also fair. ”

"Childe has always been such a person. Ah Cheng said.

"Maybe it was. Wei Lai said with a smile.

Then his face was cold at that time, his eyebrows were gloomy, and he stared at Ah Cheng's words word by word.

"But ...... from now on"

"I'm afraid not anymore. ”