Zhang Ji then spoke:

"If the Pei family chooses to kill people and destroy the evidence. If Wen Hou hadn't been so coincidentally involved in it beforehand, with the power of their Pei family in the entire Guanzhong, but would you have been able to collect enough conclusive evidence? ”

Lu Bu's eyes froze when he heard this,

After thinking about it for a moment,

Shaking his head slightly,

Then he replied softly:

"To tell you the truth, it's impossible, otherwise, I don't need to come to this Guanzhong in person, I am still relatively confident in our intelligence system, but here in Guanzhong, first, the layout time is too short, and then the forces of all parties are too complicated, so it is ......"

Lu Bu did not continue to speak,

But Zhang is already very clear,

glanced at Lu Bu with some curiosity,

Zhang is a little strange about the other party's behavior of actively exposing his own shortcomings.

In an instant, I figured it out,

But after thinking about it,

But I couldn't help but be angry,

Thinking that the other party has made up his mind to pull himself into the chariot,

But Zhang was not annoyed,

On the one hand, the way he looks now,

The other party is a great prince in the world,

Able to come and turn it in,

This kind of behavior already touched him a little;

On the other hand,

Zhang Ji is actually about defecting to Lu Bu,

was originally a little tempting,

He only said before that he didn't want to be a leader,

And it's not that I don't want to,

It's not that you can't,

Although it is only a word difference,

But the meaning inside is so different,

Therefore, after Lu Bu heard this,

I couldn't help but ask.

The conversation between the two before,

Although it was Lu Bu who was asking Zhang Ji questions,

But the two of them didn't test each other with a sharp edge,

Two people are willing to fight,

One is not unwilling to suffer,

It's just that it may be hindered by some mustard in my heart,

Or maybe it's just the spirit of being a reader,

So that the young scholar could not decisively say the words of effectiveness,

But after this conversation,

Both of them had some tacit understanding of the outcome.

Zhang both retracted his thoughts,

Continuing to answer the question:

"However, their Pei family did not use this more convenient and worry-free method, although there is the reason you said before, but that reason is only the most superficial reason, and the deeper reason is to show favor to you, and remove the mustard, which can then make their Pei family go to a higher level in the future."

Lu Bu looked at Zhang Ji with wide eyes,

Obviously, I haven't been able to understand the meaning of the other party's words.

Zhang Ji did not laugh this time,

He explained:

"After concealing and transferring such a group of people, the probability of their Pei family's deeds being revealed has increased greatly, and it can even be said that they deliberately left this clue for you to catch, I'm afraid that even if you fail to discover this matter when you reveal your identity, their Pei family will find a way to reveal this matter in a clever way."

Lu Bu is not a stupid person after all,

Zhang Ji's words have all said this,

He immediately understood what it meant,

Then he opened his mouth and grabbed the conversation:

"In this way, because I took advantage of this incident to rectify the situation in Guanzhong, although the Pei family bore the brunt, but because I did not take drastic actions and added some fuel, I had to secretly favor their Pei family in return."

Zhang Ji, who had just eaten a slice of sauced beef, had a smile on his face,

I don't know if it's because of the deliciousness of beef.

It's still a little bit of Wen Hou.

Lu Bu glanced at Zhang Ji angrily and said:

"Damn, there is no good thing for a scholar, and his stomach is full of twists and turns."

Zhang Ji just swallowed the beef,

I almost choked on this sentence,

Rhetorical ridicule:

"You, Lu Bu, aren't you a scholar?"

Lu Bu was dumbfounded,

He studied under Cai Yong, the world's leading Confucian,

Even if he doesn't admit it,

But most people in the world will regard him as half a scholar,

What's more, the famous verses he plagiarized,

There are already many people who read books in the world today,

He's already famous,

The sentence that just blurted out,

It's really lifting a stone and shooting yourself in the foot.

Lu Bu couldn't help but laugh,

But at the same time, he was very happy.

He had already noticed that

Changes in Zhang Ji's words,

No longer call him Wenhou,

Instead, it calls you directly,

Although there is arrogance that is not to be denied by His Holiness,

But this is in line with the temperament of young people,

It also shows that the other party truly accepts himself,

In other words, it is almost certain that

The person in front of him is already willing to serve himself.

Thinking of this,

Lu Bu's sneering and smiling evolved into triumphant,

Zhang Ji naturally saw the meaning in the smile,

He also spoke generously and said:

"Don't be complacent, I just can't get used to these high-ranking scholars, since he has a few talents from the Pei family, I will play with them......"

"Ann, a, a, as long as you're happy."

Lu Bu waved his hand proudly.

Zhang did not speak again,

It's just that there is a smile on his face,

Although this Wen Hou in front of him is only meeting for the first time,

However, Zhang Ji felt that the other party had a lot of appetite for himself.

It's an inexplicable feeling,

It sounds like a mystery,

It's quite sympathetic.

Lu Bu then asked:

"De Jong, then in your opinion, are these officials in Guanzhong enough now, to be honest, I really don't have many people available now, and if I really want to mobilize people from other places to come, it is really a bit stretched. However, they have been in Guanzhong for several months now, and although there has been improvement near Chang'an, the results are really not great in the whole Guanzhong. At the decisive time, I was also preparing to use troops to Runan, and Guanzhong, as a pass to choke Hanzhong to the north and a grain route for our army to the south, should not be underestimated, and I had to be cautious. ”

Zhang Ji raised his head,

Lu Bu was looking at him with some anxious eyes at the moment,

He still looked back with a calm gaze,

Let the other party's anxious mentality fall,

Then he spoke slowly:

"What is the specific situation in the officialdom, I am just a country man, and it is not easy to judge. But with some hearsay rumors, I also probably know that these people you sent to Guanzhong before should have good abilities, otherwise, let alone stabilize the situation in Guanzhong, I am afraid that they would have been overturned or even rolled back to the state. According to my guess, most of them are gathering momentum now, after all, what they are facing is not an ordinary head snake, but a big Jiao who has almost cultivated to perfection, and the slightest carelessness will only be self-defeating. Now that you have been out of the patrol in the micro-service, I think they have also reached the moment to prepare for action, I suggest that you can send some of them out on the premise of ensuring the stability of the vicinity of Chang'an, and at the same time you can promote some of the children of the Zhong family, in addition, although the Zhong family is not weak, but compared to the other scholars in Guanzhong, it is slightly thin, I heard that there is a person named Du Ji under your command, who was born in the Jingzhao Du family, and there are two major scholar families of the Zhong family and the Du family, at least, they can be relatively stable. The next thing is to use the three hundred escort troops to suppress the other Guan sergeant clans, how to deal with it, you must know it well. ”

Lu Bu rubbed his cheeks,

Finally feel very relaxed,

Said with a smile:

"Hahaha, you Zhang Derong also want to stay out of the matter, and when the time comes, you will have to stand up and pick up a burden."

Zhang Jiyan did not refuse again when he heard this,

Looking around at this small courtyard,

There was some nostalgia on his face,

Whispered:

"That's nature, these few days are the last days to stay here."

Finally recruited Zhang Ji into his arms,

Broadly speaking,

It's still very smooth,

Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a little complacent,

Stretched,

He said loudly to the thatched hut that Hu Zhi and Fang Lin had entered before:

"Two, if you don't come out again, we'll have to drink this wine for both of us."

The voice fell,

The wooden door of the hut creaked open,

An old man and a young man walked out,

The old Confucian who took the lead walked in a dragon and a tiger step,

Where is half drunk.

In the living room of Pei Jifu,

Three young people sat in turn,

In the living room, in addition to the old housekeeper of Pei's Mansion personally waiting,

There is no more idle man waiting,

There was no one outside the living room within a radius of ten zhang nearby.

Sitting in the first place is the third son of the Pei family - Pei Ji,

The young people sitting on both sides are the young children of the other two wealthy families in Hedong,

At the same time, they are also the spokespeople of their family in this Yulu County.

On the left hand side is the Liu Quan of the Liu clan in Hedong,

On the right hand side is Xue Gui of the Xue clan in Hedong.

Liu Quan looks delicate,

It's a typical man and woman,

Xue Gui is the opposite,

Big, majestic,

Quite a superior temperament,

It looks like a general with a heavy army.

All three of them are acquainted,

Therefore, there is not much politeness between each other,

Liu Quan was the first to speak:

"Your Pei family is a little unparticular this time."

His voice was a little shrill and thin,

With that charming look,

It's really like a woman,

Pei Ji smiled on his face,

But he hadn't spoken,

Xue Gui on the other side snorted lightly and said:

"The surname Liu, don't get cheap and sell well, Brother Pei is interesting enough to the two of us, the news I got that afternoon, this will be passed on to the two of us in the evening, you will be content." After all, the risk taken by the Pei family is much higher than that of our two families, and Brother Pei always needs time to make some adjustments. ”

The smile on Pei Ji's face froze,

In the bottom of my heart, I can't wait to beat this guy up,

This Xue Gui seems to be playing a round for Pei Ji,

But the words that came out were even more yin and yang,

Pei Ji has always been disgusted with this Xue Gui,

Compared with Liu Quan, who is suspected of being a sissy,

This guy is the real insidious and cunning,

A veritable guy who eats people and doesn't spit out bones.

It's just a little embarrassing,

The smile on Pei Ji's face immediately became brighter,

Some helplessly spread his hands and said:

"The two brothers have wronged me, I was really busy at the time, and you all know that our Pei family just got a vote some time ago, and then I received the news that Wen Hou Weifu came to our Guanzhong. The two of them also know that the little brother I am notoriously timid as a mouse, when I heard the news, I didn't hurry up and wipe my buttocks clean, so our old housekeeper thought it through, and reminded the little brother, don't you hurry up and inform the two brothers. ”

Liu Quan's black and white eyes are dripping and wandering,

Regarding Pei Ji's remarks,

He didn't believe it at all,

But then again,

This kind of thing is harmless,

After all, there is a slight delay in time,

In today's situation,

It's not that important,

Pick up the wine glass in front of you,

took a shallow sip and said:

"Hehehe, Brother Pei, Brother Liu, I'm just joking, why are you still taking it seriously. Don't listen to Xue Manzi fanning the flames there. The three of us are in the same breath, and the three of us brothers are even more heart-to-heart, come, brother, I will toast you first, thank you brother for your notice. ”

Pei Ji and Xue Gui hurriedly raised their wine glasses,

After the three of them drank a full cup together,

Pei Ji spoke again:

"The two brothers have also informed the family."

Xue Guimo rubbed the thick short hair on his chin,

Nodding his head and saying:

"This is natural, and I happened to receive a notice from the family side in the past two days, and it was the same news."

After a pause, Xue Gui then spoke:

"Our two families are relatively much better, after all, the business is not too eye-catching, Brother Pei, your family's business is relatively dangerous, you have to clean up your tail during this time, don't leave hidden dangers, if there is anything that can be used for brother, but please say it bluntly."

He said these words with sincerity,

It's like an elder brother who cares about his younger brother is chattering,

Outsiders will probably praise when they see it,

is worthy of being a child of the Xue family, who has always been known for his righteousness,

Only at critical juncture can we see the distance between relatives and relatives.

On the other side, Liu Quan played with the delicate porcelain wine glass with the three fingers of his right hand.

also hurriedly echoed and said:

"Brother Xue is right, the three of us are in the same breath, if there is anything that needs the help of the brothers, just ask."

Looking at the warm words of concern between the two,

Pei Ji's heart was sneering,

For this verbal expression of kindness,

It doesn't cost two pennies,

Not only can you get a good impression,

At the same time, it can also win some good reputation.

This kind of thing,

The rising stars of these three families,

As early as under the influence of the family elders,

That's why there are only three of them in the house now.

Otherwise, the words will be too fary,

Even if it is a metaphor for smelling and crying, it is not an exaggeration,

He Pei Ji naturally didn't take it to heart at all,

It's just that you need to do all the work on face,

The reason why the three major families have stood tall for so many years of ups and downs,

Needless to say, the filth in their hearts is not to be talked about,

But on the big picture,

The three can still advance and retreat together.

Pei Ji raised his wine glass at this time,

He sat up much more upright,

It is rare to show a little serious look on his face,

Lang Sheng said:

"Thank you two brothers for your concern, the younger brother is here to toast the two brothers."

After a drink,

Pei Ji put down the wine glass in his hand and said:

"Invite the two brothers to come this time, in fact, there are important things to discuss."