Gongsun Du's outfit at this time was very new, the scarred armor, on which there was a messy jet-black color, it was dried bloodstains, the helmet was still complete, there was no red tassel, it was like a rooster with lost hair, and there was more scattered hair fluttering under it, plus a beard that had not been taken care of for half a month, it looked very ......

Confused?

Gongsun Du didn't feel embarrassed at all, this was the shape he had painstakingly made after half a month. Now it seems that the effect is good, at least it can suppress the "angels", and it has basically achieved its goal.

"What the angel said is very true, the lower officials are going to bathe and change their clothes here, preparing to meet the holy decree, and please wait a moment for the angel!" Gongsun Du said apologetically.

The "angel" didn't blame Gongsun Du for the deliberate smell on his body, and didn't care about the situation of waiting, so he immediately replied: "Go, go!" ”

Gongsun Du got up and saluted, glanced at Huang Zhong, and hurriedly left.

Then, Huang Zhong brought the angel back to the hall, made an excuse, and left.

Huang Zhong walked quickly to the backyard, and when he saw that there were soldiers guarding the courtyard, he stepped forward and asked, "What do you have to say?" ”

"I've seen Captain Huang!" The soldiers returned the salute, "The lord has an order, and he ordered Captain Huang to wait." ”

Huang Zhong nodded when he heard this, stopped talking, and stood quietly.

didn't wait long, Huang Zhong saw Gongsun Du walking out with wet hair, and hurriedly stepped forward to worship, "Lord." ”

"Hmm!" Gongsun Du waved at him, and then walked to the room on the side, and said, "Have you found out their details?" ”

Huang Zhong's face became solemn when he heard this, and when he entered the door, he said slowly: "Lord, according to the inquiries of his subordinates these days, they are indeed from the imperial court. ”

Gongsun Du was not surprised by this, he was not surprised on his face, but nodded.

Seeing this, Huang Zhong continued: "The chief envoy is His Majesty's personal attendant, surnamed Zhang, and ordered Xu, and the deputy envoy only knows the surname Wang, but he doesn't know his name, but according to the observation of his subordinates, it seems to be a martial artist, and it is very likely to be Wei Wei, Guangluxun, or someone from Shaofu. ”

Gongsun Du's heart moved when he heard this, and said: "Do you know what is the relationship between Zhang Xu and Zhang Rang?" ”

"How did the lord know that he was related to Zhang Rang?" Huang Zhong was stunned at first, quite surprised. Then he said, "I heard that he is Zhang Rang's fellow clan, and he is his stepson." ”

Gongsun Du said in his heart: Zhang Rang really will drill the camp and let his righteous son come, which greatly shows his loyalty, and he thinks that his status in Liu Hong's heart will be further improved.

Stepsons can also be said to be righteous sons, but unlike ordinary righteous sons, they are related by blood, and most of them are brothers. Yuan Shao was the son of Yuan Feng, but he passed it on to Yuan Cheng.

"But any other news?" Gongsun Du asked casually.

Huang Zhong hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, my subordinates learned from their entourage that they had not met any Xianbei people on this trip north, and their subordinates suspected that there might be fraud. ”

Gongsun Du's eyes were full of surprise when he heard this, in his impression, Huang Zhong was a person who was the best in the world in martial arts, but when it came to wisdom, maybe a school of people was the most suitable, and if there were more, I am afraid it would not be. But now it looks like it's obviously underestimating!

"Well done!" Gongsun Du said pointedly.

Huang Zhong didn't hear the other meaning, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said, "Is the lord going to see the angel now?" ”

Gongsun Du waved his hand and said, "Let's wait first, maybe there will be an unexpected gain." ”

"Huh?" Huang Zhong was puzzled, but he didn't say anything more, just stood quietly behind Gongsun Du, acting as a guard.

Gongsun Du didn't say anything, he closed his eyes, and his right index finger knocked on the table again and again, not knowing what he was thinking.

Not much.

"Lord, Lord Zhang Xu asks to see you."

The voice of the soldiers came from outside the house, and Gongsun Dudu opened his eyes suddenly, and said slowly: "Please let him in." ”

"Yes, my lord." The soldier answered, and pushed the door open.

"Hmph, that's a big guts." Zhang Xu snorted coldly, and he didn't know if he was talking about the pro-soldier or the Gongsun Du.

Huang Zhong's face changed, and he stared at Zhang Xu with tiger eyes.

Gongsun Du smiled indifferently and said, "Hehe, what advice does Master Zhang have here?" ”

Zhang Xu's face softened slightly, he knew that this trip was for people, and the most important thing was that Liaodong and the Central Plains were blocked, and it was normal for people to have an accident, so whether it was for the sake of a small life or something else, they all converged.

"Lord Taishou said that he laughed, the villain is shallow, how can he give advice." Zhang Xu lowered his posture in his words.

Then the voice changed, and he said, "My father once said that Lord Taishou didn't like cumbersome, so he said it bluntly because of the villain, and I ask Lord Taishou to forgive me." ”

Gongsun Du waved his hand and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhang Xu straightened his clothes and said: "Here, my father asked the villain to tell Lord Taishou that if the situation is not allowed, there is no need to send troops, as for Your Majesty, my father will take care of the adults." ”

Gongsun Du pretended not to know the meaning, frowned, and said, "Send troops? Liaodong has no troops left, where to send troops? But he sneered in his heart: What a Zhang Rang, he is so vicious, not only wants to separate the relationship between me and His Majesty, but also wants me to completely take refuge in you, which is really delusional.

Zhang Xu didn't know what he was thinking, so he hurriedly took out an object and handed it over.

Gongsun Du took it, his face was full of surprise, and said, "This ...... Is there something wrong? ”

Zhang Xu seemed to be very satisfied with Gongsun Du's reaction, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Taishou, my father said that it is all a family, don't talk about two families, some cumbersome things, don't do it." ”

Gongsun Du's heart became more and more cold: Zhang Rang, Zhang Rang, you really have a heart for calculating me. The decree is accepted without proclamation, and it is called a cumbersome matter, which is really audacious and audacious. In this way, I will have the handle to destroy the clan in your hands, and in the future, if there is anything I need to do, I will have to do it. It's a pity, but you didn't know that you did this, so I only had killing intent for you, and nothing else. When the time comes, I won't save you, you should die!

Although Zhang made his heart punishable, this was not the time to turn his face, and Gongsun Du didn't pay attention to it, opened the holy decree and looked at it.

Zhang Xu was overjoyed when he saw this, and said secretly: Father is really powerful! Since then, Gongsun Xiao'er has had to be our dog, let him go east, let him catch chickens, he has to catch chickens......

Gongsun Du didn't know Zhang Xu's conjecture, otherwise, I was afraid that he would turn his face directly, and right now, he was shocked by the holy decree.

Originally, Gongsun Du thought that the imperial court issued an order to let him die, but now it seems that there are also far-sighted people in the court, and he actually gave a sweet date and appointed him as the general of Duliao as the driving force.

General Duliao, with a rank of 2,000 stones, is more than a county guard, but because of his duties, he maintains the stability of northern Xinjiang and has great power. In comparison, Captain Dongyi is much worse.

However, Gongsun Du himself is too guarded, and he doesn't care so much about the name of General Duliao, especially now that the northern Xinjiang is under Xianbei, but an additional condition added to it makes him very happy.

"Today, he has been crowned Captain Dongyi as the general of Duliao to protect the northern frontier of the imperial court. In addition, the northern frontier was lost, and General Duliao could temporarily enjoy the right to open the government and recruit virtuous people to drive out the barbarians who invaded the territory. ”

Kaifu was originally a power that only the likes of the Three Princes could have, and now he can enjoy it, although it is only temporary, but after having it, if he wants to have nothing, I am afraid it is not up to the court to decide.

Thinking that the world's well-known Wenchen military generals were about to enter the urn, Gongsun Du couldn't help but smile on his face.

"Is General Duliao still satisfied?" Zhang Xu didn't know when he had come back to his senses, and asked with a smile at this time.

Gongsun Du was overjoyed and replied: "Yes, in this way, it will be much easier for Liaodong to resist the barbarians outside the Saiwai." ”

Zhang Xu didn't hear the other meanings, just smiled proudly, and said mysteriously: "General Duliao, do you know why this is?" ”

Gongsun Du was stunned when he heard this, and then he had a guess, but he didn't break it, but asked according to the other party's meaning: "Why?" ”

Zhang Xu said proudly: "My father knows that Xian is humble and powerful, and if the general wants to help the imperial army in the Central Plains to recover the lost territory, there will be difficulties, so I asked Your Majesty for the power to open the mansion in order to strengthen the general's strength." ”

Gongsun Du said gratefully: "Thank you Zhang Changshi!" "But I don't care in my heart, who knows if that's the case! With Zhang Rang's shamelessness, there is no possibility of putting other credits on himself.

Zhang Xu was young and couldn't see the true thoughts in Gongsun Du's heart, so he just asked, "Dare to ask when the general is going to raise troops?" ”

"Bold!" Huang Zhong suddenly shouted, "How can you casually inquire about the matter of raising troops!" ”

Gongsun Du frowned, and shouted: "Huang Duwei, how can you be rude to the general's guests, and don't get out!" ”

"Yes, my lord." Huang Zhong retreated as he said.

Zhang Xu was still dissatisfied, and said: "General, your subordinate is really rude, not only restricted the villain's freedom before, but also gave up a little meat, so that the villain has green vegetables and white porridge, and now he offends Tianwei at will, the general can't just let him go!" ”

Gongsun Du is very dissatisfied, how will he deal with it, do you still need to take care of it?

However, he said: "Lord Zhang is the son of Zhang Changshi, and he is also a close attendant of His Majesty, why should he have a rough acquaintance with him?" ”

Without waiting for Zhang Xu to reply, Gongsun Du said again: "At present, Liaodong is besieged by the three tribes of Fuyu, Lou Ru, and Goguryeo, and there are no extra troops. ”

Zhang Xu was dissatisfied: "Aren't there still a few thousand people here? Just let them go? ”

Gongsun Du couldn't wait to kill Zhang Xu in his heart, and let the dangerous people attack Xianbei, wouldn't that let them go to death! But he had to pretend to be ashamed and said: "What Lord Zhang said was not bad at all, but this move is also difficult to do!" ”

"Huh? Why? Zhang Xu was full of surprise.

Gongsun Du was quite patient at this time, and slowly explained: "As the saying goes, soldiers and horses go first before they move grain and grass!" If it was a few months ago, Liaodong still had some grain and grass available, but now the three tribes of Fuyu suddenly attacked, coupled with Xianbei on the side, the army was stretched, and had to recruit troops and horses, and now, the remaining grain and grass in Liaodong is only enough for more than ten days. ”

"Huh? So serious? ”

Zhang Xu was taken aback, and then wondered: "Xianbei? Hasn't Xianbei already withdrawn from Changli? ”

Gongsun Du pretended to smile bitterly and said: "Lord Zhang doesn't know, not only Xianbei has not completely withdrawn from Changli, but there are still thousands of elites hiding in the Yiwu Lu Mountain next to it, and the three tribes of Fuyu are afraid of the power of Xianbei and raise troops to attack, in order to let the general relax the defense in the direction of Changli, so that they can break it in one fell swoop, and there will be no worries, and they can attack the Central Plains with all their might." ”

Zhang Xu stood up and wondered, "Is this really the case?" ”

Gongsun Du smiled bitterly again, and said: "It's about the comfort of the imperial court, how dare Ben Jiang say anything?" ”