If you don't see each other, how ruthless is affection. --------Northern song dynasty. Sima Guang "Xijiang Moon"

In the luxuriously decorated Tianzi private room of Xiaoxiang Garden, the singing and dancing had just ended, and the yellow-clothed dancing beauty was dressed in thick clothes, with infinite style at the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, stretching out her slender jade fingers, and raising a glass to toast Chen Long. Any normal man, even if it is a cup of poisoned wine, is probably as happy as he is.

Chen Long took the wine glass, looked at Mei Niang's infinitely innocent gaze, raised his head and drank it all, and suddenly his hand stiffened, and he knew from the wine glass with a woman's fragrance that the opposite side was the Yellow Turban Saintess who had not met but had already clashed.

Countless thoughts flashed in an instant, and he knew why Yang Huai would rather die to maintain the safety of the saint. Such a girl deserves the gentle care of any man. Why is she as poisonous as a snake and scorpion in her heart?

This glass of wine, Chen Long only felt that he drank it for a long time, the moment he put down the wine glass, the charm girl was full of smiles, like hibiscus flowers blooming, peonies blooming, and the cup was full of another cup, naturally sitting next to Chen Long, stretched out his hand, pulled Chen Long to sit down, and in an instant, Chen Long's nose was filled with that charming body fragrance, surpassing all the aroma of fat powder and lead flower.

Zhang Ning's voice sounded like a clear spring: "Brother Chen, as soon as I saw you, I knew that you were a naturally righteous person, and you also loved our sisters just now, it seems that some guests are already unbearable." Since I fell in love at first sight, although I am not strong enough to drink, I still have to give my eldest brother another glass. As he spoke, he drank the wine in his hand, and his cheeks, which were as white as frost and snow, immediately swelled with two reds, adding to the delicacy.

Now that Long Chen knew the identity of the other party, he finally relaxed from the surprise of the first meeting, and his brain finally began to function normally. This beautiful woman who captivates the country and the city, the saint praised by the Yellow Turban Army, and the demon girl in the mouth of the officials of the Han Dynasty, is now really sitting in front of her, these beautiful eyes are so pure, as if a pool of clear water penetrates to the end, why is her heart as poisonous as a snake and scorpion? Could it be, for her ideals? So what is her ideal?

Chen Long's curiosity about Zhang Ning now is no less than Zhang Ning's curiosity about Chen Long. Chen Long used all his wisdom to fold Liu Xian, although he got Yang Huai, but he lost Huang Gai and Peach Blossom, he got Liu Min, but Peach Blossom was still poisoned, and the two were able to fight a tie, so there was a hostage exchange tonight. Why, then, did this saint disguise herself as a Kabuki tonight and come to see me in person? Why did she come to play this most dangerous game with me?

Xing Daorong saw that Chen Long was silent, and said with a smile: "Wenlong, don't you see that Mei Niang is just a woman, but she has a discerning eye, and the person she likes must be right." Saying that, he raised his glass to toast and asked in his mouth: "Wenlong, do you know that today's Han Dynasty has long been riddled with holes, officials are corrupt, the princes support their own troops, the scholars are forcibly conscripted, and the people are displaced. Wenlong has the talent of the heavens and latitudes, and is both civil and military, dare to ask what is Wenlong's ambition? ”

Chen Long saw that Zhang Ning's beautiful eyes were not looking at him for a moment, and gradually understood that one of the purposes of Zhang Ning's appearance here must be to try to recruit himself. After listening to Xing Daorong's words, he couldn't help but say: "Wenlong is just a country man, he is plain and tranquil, how can he have any ambitions? General Xing laughed. Looking at Zhang Ning's beautiful eyes again, he suddenly dimmed, obviously dissatisfied with his answer.

Xing Daorong had already received Zhang Ning's entrustment, and continued to ask reluctantly: "Wenlong is joking." In today's troubled times, people like Wenlong are needed to come forward and raise their arms, so that the people can hope to end the pain of this war as soon as possible. When the plague was rampant, General Tiangong was fortunate to receive the guidance of the old immortal of Nanhua and awarded a volume of "Taiping Techniques", which widely applied Fu Shui to save the world. At the beginning of the year, General Tiangong saw that the people of the world were really too bitter, so he risked the danger of dying and annihilating, fearless of hard work, ascended to the heights, and called out millions of followers, who were bound to overthrow the decaying old dynasty and return the people to peace and prosperity. Xing Daorong said that he was feverish, took a sip of wine, and continued: "Since the beginning of the year, my Yellow Turban Army has established stable bases in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Jingzhou, and Xuzhou, with hundreds of thousands of armor and millions of followers. As the so-called good birds choose trees to perch, since Wenlong is a free body, why not follow my Yellow Turban Army, sweep the world, and return the world to peace? If so, I am willing to protect Wenlong as the lord of Lingling, and let Wenlong develop freely in the future and compete in the world. ”

Seeing Zhang Ning looking at him expectantly, Chen Long couldn't help but raise his wine glass, he was not loyal to anyone, this is indeed a fact. And his ideal is to put things in order and return the world to peace, which is also consistent with the ideal of the yellow scarf in Xing Daorong's mouth. Thinking of this, Long Chen said slowly: "What General Xing said is not unreasonable. The general sincerely invited, how could I not feel it in my heart. However, the Yellow Turban Army is loosely organized, the internal good and bad are uneven, and I have heard that there are incidents of massacring cities and villages and looting the people in various places, how can these be explained? As a matter of fact, because the Yellow Turban Army did not have a unified command, the soldiers in various localities had no organization and discipline, and there was no unified political, economic, educational, and national defense policy. What if Zhang Jiao won the world? Don't think about being emperor yourself? In time, there are just a few more warlords in the divided areas. ”

Seeing that Xing Daorong and Zhang Ning were listening carefully, Chen Long continued: "If you want to seek happiness for the common people, you must break the boundary between the scholar class and the common class, so that the privileged class will no longer become the master of the country, so that the common class will also have a channel to rise to the ruler of the country, replace the rule of man with the rule of law, and the Son of Heaven will be guilty of the same crime as the common people, establish a political consultation system, select representatives from all walks of life to participate in the formulation of various national policies, and surpass the privileges of the Son of Heaven, so as to truly introduce policies that are satisfactory to the people." ”

Hearing the last paragraph, Xing Daorong was already dumbfounded, Zhang Ning's beautiful eyes rippled with brilliance, and he fell into deep contemplation. The simplest truth of this later life, in this era, sounds completely subversive, enough to shock them to the point of shock, enough to make them think about it for the rest of their lives.

After a sigh of emotion, shocking the two yellow turban bosses, Chen Long suddenly remembered that the wall had ears, pushed the case, got up and left, and said in his mouth: "Farewell!" Zhang Ning stood up, his disappointment was overflowing, and he said, "Are you leaving?" Can I still meet Brother Chen another day? ”

Chen Long was pulled by her sleeves, and when he saw her beautiful eyes, he softened his heart and said: "Mei Niang, are you also from the yellow scarf?" Zhang Ning's expression was shocked, and then he smiled: "Brother Chen said that he was joking, I am just a kabuki here." What about your men, where does our daughter's family understand? It's just that Brother Chen has been leaving repeatedly, is he disgusted with my singing and dancing and ugly appearance? ”

Chen Long hurriedly shook his head and said: "The song and dance of the charm girl, the appearance of the charm girl, are unparalleled in the world." I like it so much, just because I have something important to do, I have to make some arrangements, otherwise I won't leave tonight. Chen Long originally intended to chat with her in this private room for a while tonight, but there was ambiguity in the words, the speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, and Zhang Ning's face turned red.

Chen Long saw that Zhang Ning's appearance was getting more and more gorgeous, and his heart had to leave quickly, otherwise he would not be able to pull out his legs. Arch and Xing Daorong said goodbye and fled for their lives. pretended to go downstairs first, and when I looked back, I saw that the two of them were not sent out, and turned into the private room next door.

Liu Xian and a young scribe were holding a teacup on the wall to eavesdrop on the movement next door, when suddenly the door of their private room was pushed open, and they were all startled. Liu Xian was about to scold, but when he saw that it was Chen Long, he quickly invited him to sit down, and asked in front of the scribe, "Big brother, why are you here?" As he spoke, he introduced the scribe beside him: "This is Liu Ba Liu Zichu." Seeing Long Chen's surprised look, he hurriedly explained, "Didn't you tell me to bring someone my father trusted to listen?" My father, besides me, trusts Zichu the most, and it is best for him to tell his father what happened. I have already told Zichu about your and my worship, and now Zichu has understood who the real Yellow Turban is detailed, and he will explain everything to his father. ”

Liu Ba slowly stood up, the corners of his arrogant mouth were tightly pursed, and he shook Chen Long to the end, and said: "Zichu is guilty, he killed Wenlong's wife and friends in a cage, and apologize to Brother Wenlong." Zichu will surely clear their suspicions in front of Taishou and bring the real criminals to justice. Chen Long faced the world-famous Confucianism during the Three Kingdoms period, and knew how difficult it was to say these words from Liu Ba of the Qing Dynasty, so he helped Liu Ba up.

Liu Ba continued: "For the safety of the hostages tonight, Liu Xiangongzi and I will go back to the Taishou Mansion to prepare, and when you successfully exchange hostages, Wenlong can leave with the hostages, and I will give Ming Taishou and raise soldiers to raid Xing Daorong's mansion, tomorrow morning is the day when this Yellow Turban traitor is beheaded." ”

Chen Long nodded, thinking about whether to tell Liu Ba the secret of Mei Niang, but after hesitating, he gritted his teeth and didn't say anything. Chen Long always felt that Mei Niang was not a real demon girl, but she was just swayed by the times, and she was a little unscrupulous for the so-called ideals of the Yellow Turban, and she should help this beauty take the right path, instead of hurting her because of her mistakes. was about to leave, suddenly Liu Ba grabbed him and said: "Wenlong's words next door just now are really deafening, I originally thought that there was only one hero in the world, Cao Mengde, but I didn't expect there to be a Chen Wenlong by his side." What should be done to make this political negotiation successful? ”

A black line appeared on Chen Long's head, but he didn't expect that the political consultation remarks just now not only made the big man of the Yellow Turban stupid, but also frightened this world-famous Qing Gao scribe, and hurriedly prevaricated while walking out: "Zichu, I still have to prepare for the exchange, and I'll talk about it later." As soon as he said goodbye, he saw that there was no one outside the door, so he hurriedly went downstairs to leave, and went back to Liu Yong's mansion to prepare to go.

Liu Ba stared at Chen Long's back, and gently exhaled a breath of turbidity, he regarded himself as a high-ranking person, extremely high, but the remarks of the political consultation just now, he could never have imagined it, and if he had the opportunity, he must ask clearly in person, thinking about his thoughts, he couldn't help but smile bitterly at Liu Xian: "Your eldest brother is really incomprehensible... Liu Xian smiled and said, "Now do you know why I recognize him as my eldest brother?" Pull Liu Ba back to the county government and prepare to go.