With a slight flick of the seemingly ordinary fishing rod, Jiang Shang accurately threw the big fish into the fish basket on the side, and at the same time, the big fish also let go of its mouth and fell into the fish basket.

Immediately, Jiang Shang shook the fishing rod slightly, and saw that the fishing line with a straight hook was quickly wound around the fishing rod.

Jiang Shang, who got up with the fishing basket and put the fishing rod on his shoulder, slightly adjusted the whole hat, just hummed the ballad and went into the distance, and disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye. Listen carefully to the faint sound of the song in the distance, but it is exactly what Bukit sang before.

"Master Hou, the family teacher will come here to fish every day, and most of them go back at this time! The teacher didn't say goodbye before, and please don't blame Master Hou! Wu Ji, who saw Jiang Shang leave, couldn't help but apologize to Ji Chang with a little embarrassment.

Waving his hand and smiling slightly, Ji Chang, who was originally watching Jiang Shang leave, retracted his gaze and said, "It was Ben Hou who spared the old man Yaxing, not the old man who was rude!" Today, let's change the Japanese Hou to visit the old gentleman in person. ”

"Congratulations to Master Hou!" Wu Ji, who was slightly relieved, couldn't help but hurriedly bow to Ji Chang.

Ji Chang, who nodded and smiled, walked straight to Nangong Shi, San Yisheng and others, and then left together.

On the way back, Nangong Shi couldn't help frowning slightly and looked at Ji Changdao, who was smiling lightly and seemed to be in a good mood: "Master Hou, although that old gentleman doesn't seem to be an ordinary person, he is indeed a little rude, why isn't Master Hou angry at all?" ”

"Ben Hou went out to visit the sage today, and he has already visited, which is a fortunate thing," Ji Chang shook his head and stroked his beard and smiled: "The first time I came, I have seen the sage." It's a big catch. Imagine if you can't even see people, what can you sigh for? ”

Listening to Ji Chang's words, Nangong Shi was slightly stunned. Instead, he nodded in agreement and smiled lightly.

San Yisheng on the side said with a smile: "If that old gentleman really doesn't want to see each other, I'm afraid that it will be in vain for us to go to the bank of Weishui today, and we won't be able to see anyone." Since we saw it, it means that the old gentleman is not repulsive to us, and even has the intention of assisting the Hou Ye. It's just that such a high-ranking person is not sincere enough. How can it be so easy? ”

"Master Hou is here in person, it is already great sincerity!" Nangong Shi couldn't help but say.

Ji Chang, whose eyes were flashing, nodded and smiled: "Today." Ben Hou did come in a hurry! ”

Two days later, Ji Chang personally commanded Xiqi Wenwu, and hundreds of people from his entourage came to the bank of the Weishui River.

Where Jiang Shang usually fishes, there is no Jiang Shang on this day. But Bukit was alone and quietly sitting on the big rock that Jiang Shang usually fished and meditating.

"Bukit meets the Hou Ye!" Bukit who seems to have opened his eyes consciously. couldn't help but hurriedly get up and greet Ji Chang and his party.

Ji Chang, who led everyone to dismount, couldn't help but look at Bukit with a smile and said, "Bukit, why didn't the old gentleman come to fish today?" ”

"Master Hou, today's teacher is expected to have a distinguished guest, so he is preparing at home, and the special order Bukit is here to welcome the guests!" Wu Ji said with a smile.

Ji Chang was stunned when he heard this, and then Lang smiled and said happily: "Okay, there is Lao Wuji leading the way!" ”

"Master Hou. Please come with me! Bukit, who said with a smile, was the first to go.

Looked at. Ji Chang, who was smiling, immediately turned around and beckoned everyone to get on the horse and follow Wu Ji forward.

Not long after, under the leadership of Wu Ji, the group went straight to Jiang Shang's retreat and stopped in the open space in front of a large pastoral vegetable field.

"Oh, what a nice place, the old gentleman is so laid-back!" Nangong Shi couldn't help but smile and admire.

San Yisheng smiled with a slight smile in his eyes: "The layout of this vegetable garden is also quite in line with the situation of gossip and nine palaces, which is quite interesting!" ”

"Master Hou, please!" Bukit, who looked back with a smile and spoke, walked straight along a bluestone path in the vegetable garden.

"Dismount!" Ji Chang, who commanded, dismounted first with a smile and said, "Doctor San, General Nangong, you go with me to visit the old gentleman, and the others will wait again for the time being!" ”

As he spoke, Ji Chang took Nangong Shi and San Yisheng to follow in the footsteps of Wu Ji, and walked towards the three simple thatched huts surrounded by fence walls not far away.

As soon as they approached the fence wall, Ji Chang and the three of them heard a gentle and pleasant woman's voice and the crisp and slightly immature girl's laughter. When I got closer, I saw clearly that a young woman who looked about thirty years old, dressed simply, but looked gentle and graceful, was sitting with a beautiful and lovely girl who looked like she was eleven or twelve years old, basking in the sun, doing needlework, and talking and laughing softly.

"Master! Sister Yi'er! Opening the fence door, he smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Ji Changdang, and turned to Wu Ji, who was a young woman in white and a lovely girl in green clothes, and couldn't help but give a slight salute to the young woman, and then said.

Mrs. Sister? Listening to Wu Ji's words, Nangong Shi, who was slightly dumbfounded, glanced at Na Shenyu and Jiang Yi, and couldn't help but turn his head sideways and whisper to San Yisheng on the side: "Doctor San, I heard you right, right?" ”

"I heard it too!" San Yisheng, who was speaking softly, couldn't help but look at Shen Yu with a slightly strange expression.

Ji Chang, who was also stunned, turned around and stepped forward with a smile and said to Shen Yu slightly: "This should be Mr.'s wife, right?" Old man Ji Chang, take the liberty to visit! ”

"The women of the people meet Xibohou!" Shen Yu, who smiled slightly, turned to Bukit and said, "Buji, don't you invite your teacher to come out, aren't you afraid of neglecting your distinguished guests?" ”

While talking, Shen Yu was busy smiling and leading Ji Chang and the three of them to sit down at the wooden tea table not far away, and offered fragrant tea: "The mountain and wild people, there is only coarse tea, I hope the Hou Ye, the general, and the doctor will not blame!" ”

"Madame can see who we are?" Nangong Shi couldn't help but look at Shen Yudao with a slight surprise. You know, today they are wearing civilian clothes!

Shen Yu, who smiled lightly, couldn't help but say: "In Xiqi, no one knows that General Nangong and Doctor San are the right-hand men of Xibohou and the important ministers of the auxiliary country!" ”

Nangong Shi and San Yisheng couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard this, yes, they even guessed our true identity.

"Master Hou, use some mountain fruits!" Crisp and pleasant sound. Jiang Yi came over with a smile and carefully placed it on the tea table.

Seeing Jiang Yi, Ji Chang and the three couldn't help but smile and nod. What a sensible and smart girl!

And at this moment, in the hearty and slightly old laughter, Jiang Shang came over with Wu Ji: "Xibohou came to the cold house, and the grass people Jiang Shang was out of welcome!" ”

"Mr. Jiang is serious! It was Ji Chang who disturbed Mr.'s purity! Ji Chang got up and said with a smile.

San Yisheng and Nangong Shi, who also got up and bowed slightly, saw Jiang Shang's appearance of being seventy and eighty, and then looked at Shen Yu on the side, and couldn't help but have a more strange expression on their faces.

"Father!" looked at Jiang Yi who shouted at Jiang Shang in surprise. But he didn't step forward to disturb Jiang Shang.

Jiang Shang, who smiled at Jiang Yi and nodded slightly, turned to Ji Chang and said, "Master Hou, let's talk in the house!" ”

"Good! Sir first please! Ji Chang, who nodded with a smile. As he spoke, he followed Jiang Shang into the thatched hut in the middle.

In the courtyard, Shen Yu also turned to Nangong Shi and San Yisheng with a smile and said, "General Nangong, Doctor San, please sit down!" ”

"Oh. Mrs. Jiang is polite! "Laughing at the scattered Yisheng. He hurriedly pulled Nangong Shi to sit down.

Next, Jiang Shang and Ji Chang talked for a long time in the house, and even lunch was sent in by Shen Yu. No one knew what they talked about, but in the afternoon, Jiang Shang, who came out hand in hand with Ji Chang, had already agreed to go to Xiqi with Ji Chang to serve.

So, Jiang Shang then took his wife and daughter, his disciple Wu Ji, and his only entourage Jiang Shuang and Ji Chang to Xiqi City. And Jiang Shang just arrived in Xiqi City, the second day. Ji Chang personally ordered Jiang Shang to be given a mansion and a doctor, and Bukit was also named General Wude

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed. It's May.

At night, in the Xibohou Mansion, in the study where Ji Chang lived, San Yisheng and Nangong Shi came together.

Ji Chang, who stopped to look at the music, couldn't help but look up at San Yisheng with a smile and said, "Doctor San, how is it, I asked Doctor Jiang to handle government affairs with you, how is he doing?" ”

"Master Hou, San Yisheng is ashamed!" San Yisheng, who shook his head and sighed, smiled helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Hou Ye Shengming, that Doctor Jiang is indeed extraordinary. In just half a month, Dr. Jiang handled the big and small government affairs in Xiqi, no matter how big or small, and there was no mistake in the slightest, and he even suggested to me that several civil officials should be transferred from their original posts to more suitable positions. This, I also mentioned it to Hou Ye before, and Hou Ye should go down. As a result, as Dr. Jiang said, those civil officials did a good job in their new positions. Dr. Jiang is capable and accumulates kindness, even if ten people are scattered, it is still too much! ”

Ji Chang couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "It's really rare to be able to admire Dr. San so much!" ”

"Master Hou, Doctor Jiang is the great sage of Xiqi who God has given me! San Yisheng is willing to assist Dr. Jiang and let him be the head of my Xiqi civil officials, the prime minister of Xiqi government affairs! "Sanyi Shengxuan is even a positive color to Ji Changdao.

Ji Chang, who was stunned, hesitated slightly, but looking at San Yisheng's sincere appearance, he still nodded with a smile.

On the side, Nangong Shi also smiled and said, "Master Hou! Na Buji is also worthy of being a disciple of Dr. Jiang, not only outstanding in martial arts, but also quite familiar with the way of arranging and using troops. In less than a month, Bukit was able to lead an army on his own, so that all his generals were convinced! Congratulations to Master Hou, I have added another member of Xiqi who can recruit cadres! ”

"Oh?" Ji Chang, who raised his eyebrows and smiled, couldn't help but nod and said, "Okay!" God bless Xiqi! ”

Listening to Ji Chang's words, San Yisheng and Nangong Shi couldn't help but smile at each other.

At this moment, the doorman suddenly said outside: "Master Qiqi, eight hundred miles of border emergency report!" ”

Hearing the report from the doorman outside, the three of Ji Chang, who were smiling with a restrained smile on their faces, couldn't help but be a little surprised and solemn. Border emergency report, that means that someone has invaded Xiqi! How many years has such a thing not happened since Ji Chang governed Xiqi? The Xiqi army is more likely to go out to pacify unstable factors other than Xiqi. The people of Xiqi are afraid that they are almost forgetting what war is.

"Quick!" Ji Chang, who reacted first, was busy shouting with a slight flash in his eyes.

As Ji Chang's voice fell, in the hurried footsteps, a tired sergeant walked in quickly and knelt down on one knee to Ji Chang respectfully and said: "Lord Qiqi, the Northeast Army is urgent, the Northern Bohou Chonghou Tiger has been ordered by the king to personally command an army of 200,000 troops, which is already on the northeast border of Xiqi, and may invade Xiqi at any time!" ”

Listen to the sergeant. San Yisheng and Nangong Shi couldn't help but change their faces slightly, but it was Ji Chang, who looked very calm. It didn't seem like a surprise at all.

"Okay, Ben Hou Zhilu said, step down!" Ji Chang, who indifferently commanded the sergeant, watched the sergeant respectfully retreat, then took a deep breath and closed his eyes slightly, and then said in a slightly low tone, vaguely with a cold killing meaning: "Please all the civil and military, the starry night discussion!" ”

Looked at. San Yisheng and Nangong Shi couldn't help but hurriedly respond: "Yes!" ”

In the quiet courtyard, Chen Xi, who was dressed in plain clothes, was standing quietly looking at the northeast.

"Miss. The northeast seems to be "Yan Xue on the side looked at the northwest sky, and couldn't help but frown slightly and said in surprise.

Chen Xi, who took a light breath, said softly in a cold tone: "The wind and clouds are rising, and the blood is gathering." A big war is about to break the peace that Xiqi has always had. ”

"I went to see my father. You don't have to follow! Chen Xi, who said indifferently, turned around and left directly.

Seeing this, Yan Xue, who was stunned, her beautiful eyes flashed slightly, as if she had thought of something, and she couldn't help but show a worried look on her face

Where Ji Chang and Mrs. Taiji lived, in the living room, Mrs. Taiji, who was sitting on the main seat, heard the words of Chen Xi, who was sitting on the soft chair next to her, and couldn't help but stand up in shock: "What? Will there be a war in Xiqi? You're going to go with the army? No way. Xi'er, even if you really want to fight. That's also a man's business, what are you going to do? ”

"Mother, although Xi'er is a daughter, she can kill and capture the flag when she goes to the battlefield!" As he spoke, Chen Xi got up and knelt down in front of Mrs. Taiqi and said, "Mother, you can know that it was the Northern Bohou Chonghouhu who came to invade Xiqi this time, and he was also one of the accomplices of Yi Kao. This time, I will use his head to sacrifice to the spirit of the heavens! ”

Listening to Chen Xi's words, Mrs. Taiji, who was slightly distracted, turned her brows and frowned slightly and hurriedly said, "Xi'er, mother understands your mind!" However, the battlefield is too dangerous! ”

"Mother rest assured, it's hard to have any capable people under the tiger tent, so why can't I! Even if there are advanced cultivators to help him, they may not be my opponents! Chen Xi was confident and stubborn.

Hearing Chen Xi say this, Mrs. Taiji, who was a little helpless, didn't know what to say for a while.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Madam, don't persuade Xi'er!" Since she is bent on going, let her go! ”

As soon as the words fell, in the sound of footsteps, Ji Chang walked straight in.

"Father!" Seeing Ji Chang's Chen Xi, he couldn't help but shout respectfully.

Ji Chang, who waved his hand to signal Chen Xi to get up, walked straight to the main seat and sat down, and then looked at Chen Xi, who was getting up, and smiled helplessly: "Xi'er, my father knows that even if I don't agree, I'm afraid you will have to follow, right?" ”

Listening to Ji Chang's words, Chen Xi, who lowered his head slightly and pursed his mouth, although he didn't say anything, he obviously acquiesced.

Seeing this, Mrs. Taiji couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"Master Hou, how is it? Is it really the Northern Bohou who led his troops to invade? Instead, Mrs. Taiji was busy looking at Ji Chang.

Ji Chang, who nodded lightly, couldn't help but speak: "Waiting for the 200,000 troops of the Tiger to come here!" Moreover, these 200,000 troops are all elite soldiers and strong generals who followed Chonghou Hu's southern expedition to the north. Among them, there are 60,000 soldiers and horses of his brother Chongheihu. To know the Dao, the Chonghei Tiger is also a fierce general, and he also knows Taoism, which is very difficult to deal with. ”

Taoism? Chen Xi, whose eyes flashed when he heard this, couldn't help but have a trace of sneer and inexplicable taste in his eyes.

"Actually, that's not the most important thing!" Ji Chang, who shook his head slightly, turned helplessly and said: "The key is that although my Xiqi army is elite, it rarely has major war tempering, and the whole is not as good as Chonghou Tiger." In this way, even if you win, it will be a miserable victory! What's more, there is not much certainty of victory at all! Therefore, in order to boost morale, Ben Hou decided to personally lead the army to the battle! ”

"What?" Mrs. Taiji, whose face changed, couldn't help but hurriedly said, "Master Hou! This war is not a child's play, can your body withstand it? ”

Patting Mrs. Taiji's hand, Ji Chang sighed and said, "Madam, for the sake of Xiqi, Ben Hou has no choice!" ”

"Mother rest assured, Xi'er will guarantee her father's safety!" Chen Xi couldn't help but say busily.

Listening to Chen Xi's words, Ji Chang, who smiled slightly, was also busy comforting Mrs. Taiji and said, "Madam, don't worry!" With Xi'er here, Ben Hou will be fine. ”

"Master Hou, when are you going to leave?" Mrs. Taiji, who nodded reluctantly, couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Ji Chang, who hesitated, said softly: "Early tomorrow morning!" The military situation is like fire, and Benhou can't be delayed! ”

As soon as she heard that Ji Chang was leaving tomorrow, Mrs. Taiji, whose face changed slightly, suddenly turned slightly red.

"Father, mother, Xi'er will go back and prepare first!" While speaking, Chen Xi hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Ji Chang, who saw Chen Xi leave, couldn't help but say, "Madam, don't worry!" With Xi'er here, we Xiqi will definitely win this battle! ”

"I know that Dao Xi'er is very good at martial arts, but after all, two fists are hard to beat four hands!" Mrs. Taiji frowned.

Seeing this, Ji Chang immediately hurriedly said: "Madam, this time, Dr. Jiang will accompany him as a military advisor, and General Bukit will also go to battle together." Ben Hou has this article and martial arts, and the odds of winning are greater. Madame, you don't have to worry too much! ”

"Master Hou, madam, the second son asks to see you!" A maid suddenly came to report.

Listening to the maid's words, Ji Chang, who glanced at Mrs. Taiji, smiled helplessly and said, "Let him come in!" ”

After a while, Ji Fa walked in quickly: "Father, mother! ”

"Fa'er, it's so late, don't go to rest, what's the matter?" Mrs. Taiji couldn't help asking.

Ji Fa quickly stepped forward and knelt down to Ji Chang and said, "Father, please allow the child to go with you!" ”

"Nonsense! Is it child's play? Have you ever been at war? Ji Chang, who scolded lightly, frowned and said, "Fa'er, it's equally important for you to sit in Xiqi!" ”

Ji Fa, who bowed his head slightly, turned around and said, "Father, the child understands!" However, Xiqi has a doctor and a fourth brother who can control the situation, so let the child go with you! ”

"Father has made up his mind, you don't have to say it anymore, go ahead!" Ji Chang waved his hand.

Looking up at Ji Chang, Ji Fa, who was a little unwilling, couldn't help gritting his teeth and retreating helplessly.

Seeing Ji Fa leave, Ji Chang couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "It's still so impulsive, regardless of the overall situation!" ”

On the side, Mrs. Taiji couldn't help but hurriedly persuade: "Master Hou, Fa'er is also worried about you, so I want to go together." Now, he's grown a lot! Master Hou, don't be too him! ”

"If he is not stricter, how can he take charge of Xiqi in the future?" Ji Chang said earnestly. (To be continued......)