On the second day, Fang Ling accompanied Shi Baoliang to pick horses in the surrounding counties, and his superb horse skills immediately increased his status in Shi Baoliang's heart, plus He Zhong stood on the same front with him, Fang Ling became a celebrity around Shi Baoliang, and over time, he might be able to sit on an equal footing with He Zhong.

However, even if Shi Baoliang praised Fang Ling verbally and said that he was very important to him, his trust was still on the verge of being there, because he did not mention to Fang Ling that the King of Yizhou would come to Tancheng, and He Zhong did not take the initiative to reveal the matter.

All this was not out of Fang Ling's expectations, these two corrupt officials are very good at superficial work, and they are very good at talking about the truth, calling them brothers, but they have their own little calculations in their hearts.

Fang Ling didn't expect to gain all of their trust in such a short period of time, as long as he didn't doubt it, it was already good. And he also knew very well that Fang Zongao had always acted cautiously, especially the top secret like the Three Kings Gathering in Tancheng, even if Fang Zongao came here, even if Shi Baoliang had the opportunity to contact him, it would be impossible to bring himself.

Therefore, if you want to get in touch with Fang Zongao, you must go through other people.

After a few days, through the various information he collected, he locked on another important person-Yuan Zhixiang.

Although Yuan Zhixiang is only a district lieutenant, he is the deputy captain of the guard under Chang Bai, and his power is not much higher than the official position, as Chang Bai's henchman, he can naturally get all kinds of secret news, and Shi Baoliang obtained the information about the coming of the three kings from him.

Yuan Zhixiang is cautious and has a very smart mind, and he is highly valued by Chang Bai, but he also has a small shortcoming, that is, good gambling.

In the military, gambling is almost the only pastime for soldiers, so many officials turn a blind eye or even participate in it.

Of course, this kind of gambling is also very measured, first, only with their own people, and secondly, the stakes are not large, which will not cause unnecessary disputes.

With the identity of the celebrity around Shi Baoliang, Fang Ling successfully met Yuan Zhixiang, and then ran to the general's mansion every day to gamble with Yuan Zhixiang's subordinates for a day and a half.

Fang Ling was not good at gambling, so he lost the majority, but because the stakes were not large, he only lost a few dozen taels of silver in a day, which was just "Mao" and "Mao" rain for him, but for these soldiers, Fang Ling, who was good at gambling, was regarded as a rich man.

So in the next few days, Fang Ling almost didn't live in Shi Baoliang's mansion, but lived in the backyard of the general's mansion.

Fang Ling's generous moves, coupled with the support of Shi Baoliang, a general's relative, quickly became familiar with the guards. Shi Baoliang naturally didn't care about this matter, he wished that Fang Ling would get through more relationships and become his eyes and ears.

It's just that he didn't know that Fang Ling was playing his own calculations, and Fang Ling obtained a lot of useful and reliable information through the mouths of these gamblers, especially Yuan Zhixiang, including the King of Yizhou, of course.

Fang Ling tentatively proposed that he wanted to see the demeanor of the king of Yizhou with his own eyes, and such a trivial matter was accepted by the bold Yuan Zhixiang. So, on the night after the king of Yizhou entered the city, Fang Ling finally got the opportunity to contact him.

King Yizhou's entry into the city is very secret, and his whereabouts along the way are also very secret, in fact, even Chang Bai himself does not know, or the king of Yizhou sent his cronies to pass on the letter before entering the city.

Since the king of Yizhou was going to hold a banquet in the back hall, under the arrangement of Yuan Zhixiang, Fang Ling changed into a set of guard clothes and came to the entrance of a corridor in the back hall with the other three guards, where you can easily see the panoramic view of the hall. It doesn't have to be discovered by others.

After chatting with the guards in the same room, there were generals in the back hall one after another, and some of the high-ranking ♀ generals in the army who were qualified to attend the banquet were all senior generals in the army, except for Chang Bai, there were only six generals and their lieutenants, adding up to only a dozen people, among which of course there was Shi Baoliang.

Although Shi Baoliang is a deputy general, because he is a relative of Chang Bai, he is much more powerful than other deputy generals, and it can be said that he is on an equal footing with the generals.

Compared with other generals who only got the news of the arrival of the king of Yizhou today, Shi Baoliang was already prepared, and his face was a little more proud.

It didn't take long for Chang Bai, the southern general, to come, Chang Bai, who was in his fifties, was wearing a general's uniform, his skin was whiter than that of other generals, although he was burly, he exuded a bit of elegant temperament, a pair of eyes were deep and bright, and he did look like he had a feeling of both civil and military.

Fang Ling squinted his eyes slightly and looked at him, no wonder this person can be called the first military general of Yizhou Country, just looking at his restrained and unrestrained temperament, it is enough to prove that this person is powerful, no wonder even Huang Longhu has a headache, and he has the idea of attacking Tancheng by surprise.

Chang Bai had just sat down when a strong voice came from the corridor: "The king has arrived." ”

Everyone hurriedly stood up, and then saw Fang Zongao, who was dressed in civilian clothes, walked out, he was over sixty years old, his appearance was in his fifties, his appearance was majestic, his eyes were full of essence, and he was not "exposed".

There are two columns of people behind him, and the left column is a few guards led by Zheng Lan, the deputy commander of the guards, who are all familiar faces to Fang Ling, after all, he has nothing to do in Yizhou Wangcheng, but if these people see themselves here, they are afraid that they will even eat their hearts alive.

Another column of centaurs immediately attracted Fang Ling's attention, these people were wrapped in black robes, their cloaks were pressed low, and their faces were wearing black and white masks, only a pair of eyes were exposed.

The cultivation released from these people made Fang Ling secretly surprised, because each of them was actually a master of the Qi Realm, and every cultivation was above himself.

Fang Ling frowned slightly, his gaze returned to Fang Zongao's body, and what he saw a few months ago, Fang Zongao didn't seem to have changed, but there were suddenly so many black-clothed masters around him, could it be because he was held hostage by himself that he recruited this group of people?

It's just that this mask seems a little mysterious, and before Fang Ling can think about it, all the generals have already bowed down, respectfully calling the king.

Fang Zongao sat down leisurely, looked at everyone with a smile and said: "Excuse me, you guys are guarding Tancheng and attacking the East Dome Pass, which is much harder than the king who is idle in the royal city." ”

This sounded like a compliment, but Chang Bai quickly arched his hand and said: "It took a month for the ministers to fail to capture the East Dome Pass, and they also bothered the king to rush here in person, which is a dereliction of duty! ”

As soon as the other generals heard this, they understood, and it turned out that these words were not praise, but implied reproach, and they hurriedly "revealed" their frightened expressions.

Fang Ling smiled secretly when he saw it, it was worthy of Fang Zong's arrogance, this politics was played very well, and it also showed that Chang Bai was proficient in politics and could react so quickly, if this person was not removed, he was afraid that he would also become his fierce rival.

Fang Zongao waved his hand lightly and said: "Forget it, if this king condemns you all, then who will capture the East Dome Pass for this king? But if you want to be defeated like the war in the north, don't keep your heads!"

Everyone shuddered when they heard this, and as soon as they stood up, they immediately bowed down and said, "The ministers are willing to share the worries of the king, and they will definitely capture the East Dome Pass!"

Fang Zongao smiled faintly and said: "Get up, this king is here in person this time, just for the war in Dongqiongguan, and not only this king is here, but the king of Dongzhou and the king of Anxi will also come here." ”

Everyone couldn't help but be taken aback, and at the same time cheered up, after all, the king of Youzhou was in charge, and the morale was naturally needless to say, and the heart was solid enough.

Chang Bai said with a smile: "The king's wisdom is like heaven, coupled with the assistance of the king of Dongzhou and the king of Anxi, he will definitely be able to solve this month's protracted battle, as long as the East Dome Pass is broken, the imperial city will be within reach!"

The generals hurriedly said: "With the king in charge here, our army will definitely be greatly boosted, and we will definitely be able to capture the East Dome Pass!"

Fang Ling couldn't help but smile when he heard this, Fang Zongao did have a bit of talent, and a few words boosted everyone's morale, but he didn't find that the enemy was standing in front of him, if he really found himself, he didn't know what kind of anger he would become.

Fang Zongao said to Chang Bai at this time: "This king will live in the mansion from today onwards, and the 10,000 horses I brought are stationed ten miles outside the city. ”

Chang Bai nodded hurriedly, and Fang Zongao said again: "The king of Dongzhou and the king of Anxi should have sent a secret letter over, right?"

Chang Bai replied: "Your Majesty, the King of Dongzhou and the King of Anxi County will arrive tomorrow afternoon, and their two roads have been united, with a total of 30,000 horses. ”

"30,000 horses, hmph, they are really enough to be wary of this king!" Fang Zong snorted arrogantly.

When Fang Ling heard this, he frowned slightly, although he had expected that the Three Kings would bring people and horses, but he didn't expect that there would be a total of 40,000 horses, so if Huang Longhu only dispatched forty percent of his troops, even if he added his own 50,000 horses, it would be a bit insufficient.

Just pondering, the wine and food had already come up, Fang Zongao raised his glass and said: "Although the East Dome Pass has not been captured, I still have to reward you for your hard work." ”

The generals hurriedly raised their glasses, and just as Fang Zong's arrogant head was drinking the contents of the cup, Fang Ling's eyes suddenly lit up, and he found that there was a gray patch under the root of his ear.

With Fang Ling's eyesight, this thumb-sized patch seemed to be in front of him, Fang Ling took a closer look, and immediately recognized that this was a birthmark, as soon as he understood this, Fang Ling was suddenly shocked, and once again looked at this man who claimed to be the king of Yizhou.

Unlike the courtiers of Yizhou State, the ministers can't look directly at the king, so what characteristics Fang Zongao has, the courtiers don't necessarily know.