Chen Ziqian looked bitter, compared with Luo Taibai, his return to Yongan seemed a little redundant.

No wonder Luo Taibai would have a sense of crisis of being a master of high merit, if it weren't for Chen Ziqian's sudden return and the stationing of more than 30,000 people outside the city, Jing Ce Nian would really be attracted by the huge temptation of the granary of Silicon Valley.

You must know that this opponent is Jing Ce Nian, Chen Ziqian has not been able to take advantage of the other party, if Luo Taibai's strategy is successful, it is enough to press Jing Ce Nian to the ground and rub it.

People are really angry compared to people, and Chen Ziqian really can't find the words to refute.

In this regard, Luo Taibai smiled awkwardly.

He said that he was seventy percent sure, but in fact, he was just taking it for granted, after all, the opponent was his teacher-level Jing Ce Nian.

And this plan seems to be foolproof, but in fact, with Jing Ce Nian's current situation, it is indeed not to the point of taking risks and making a desperate bet.

It seems to be a must-do plan, but in fact, no one can do anything if Jing Ce doesn't come in the new year.

And Jing Ce Nian's kind of character, how can he be a greedy and reckless person?

It can be said that this plan is a good plan, but the mistake is that the timing is not right, whether it can succeed or not depends on luck, and it is really not to blame Chen Ziqian.

Saying this kind of thing, Luo Taibai actually just wanted to complain in his heart, after all, he almost could defeat a famous Confucian like Jing Ce Nian.

This kind of thing may seem like a win or defeat to outsiders, but it is of great significance here in Luo Taibai.

It's like a young football player who has just debuted and breaks through the door of a star-level team on the football field.

This record is enough to draw a strong stroke in the future personal career, and it will definitely be regrettable and frustrating to miss it.

Of course, Chen Ziqian would not bother with Luo Taibai about this, so he took off his armor and took Luo Taibai out of the mansion, and rode straight to Chen's manor.

On the way, the two chatted a lot, and now that the people in Yong'an are stable, and there are enough soldiers and horses to deploy defense, it is indeed not easy for Jing Ce Nian to make any waves.

But such a stalemate is always a trouble, especially when the world is turbulent and the war may burn at any time, Jing Ce Nian's soldiers and horses in Yong'an are more like an irregular **, if he is not cleaned up, Yong'an may blow up at any time.

Fortunately, before the Tongzhou Assassin returned from withdrawing from the north, Jing Ce Nian would definitely not get any strong support.

Needless to say, Pingyong and Lelin are fighting fiercely now, Zeng Yuanqi is busy consolidating the foundation of Pingyong, and although the army led by Lelin Taishou Cao Zhiyong is still deadlocked outside Pingyong County, it is not easy to defeat Zeng Yuanqi.

The only thing that can still support Jing Ce Nian is Huaihua County, which is close to Yong'an, but the rebels led by King Ao cannot attack the imperial capital at the moment, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the department are in the midst of civil strife, and the deserters are endless, and Huaihua is close to Yunzhou, where the rebels are located, and now they are being harassed and attacked by those stragglers, and they can't take care of themselves, and how can they have the spare strength to support Jing Ce Nian.

It can be seen that Yong'an can still stabilize his hand for the time being, and make a good layout to solve the hidden danger of Jing Ce Nian at one time.

Riding a horse slowly, Chen Ziqian and Luo Taibai came to the outside of the manor, raised their eyes and glanced around, the courtyard wall of the manor is more than a foot high, the courtyard gate is heavy, and there are opposing corner towers in it, which are equipped with strong crossbowmen and guards.

The two rode horses and talked a few words at the door, Luo Taibai briefly introduced the situation when attacking this manor, and it didn't take long for the gate to open, and Chen Shangbo, the patriarch of the Chen clan, personally took the uncles out to greet him.

Chen Ziqian smiled and dismounted to greet him, without the posture of a superior person at all.

The clansmen were also more and more satisfied with Chen Ziqian's attitude, and they enthusiastically praised it for a while, eager to lift Chen Ziqian to the sky.

Chen Shangbo saw that everyone was chattering, so he stomped the tiger head scepter in his hand angrily and said: "Ziqian has just returned from the expedition, gossip later, go first!" ”

"Patriarch Grandpa, please!" Chen Ziqian arched his hand to everyone, and then stepped forward and grabbed Chen Shangbo's hand and walked towards the manor.

The others followed, chattering and commenting endlessly, and Chen Ziqian didn't bother with them, and looked around when he entered the manor.

The manor has a spacious layout and a huge area, with as many as 100 courtyards alone, many of which are still sitting idle.

Chen Shangbo said with a smile: "This time I successfully won Yong'an, and the soldiers, horses, money and food are also ready, do you have any other plans next?" ”

"It's too tiring to lead troops to fight, and I finally have a chance to be lazy, so let's rest for a few days." Chen Ziqian said disappreciably, quite informally.

Of course, Chen Shangbo never asks about these things on weekdays, but now that he suddenly mentions it, he must have something in his heart, so he wants to probe his tone.

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, Chen Shangbo naturally answered: "It's okay to rest for a few days, but you just won Yong'an, the foundation of the county is not stable, and there are still many trivial matters to deal with. ”

"That's it!" Chen Ziqian was a little hesitant, he didn't expect the old man to be so eager to stuff people into the system, how anxious was he to cultivate the Chen clan?

Chen Shangbo didn't wait for Chen Ziqian to express his position, and then said: "You are still young, you don't know much about the way of being an official, the old saying is that officialdom is like a battlefield, and the water in it can be deep, if you blindly delegate power to outsiders, what do you have different opinions about the future, those outsiders unite to oppose it, what do you say you should do?" ”

"Hehehe......" Chen Ziqian grinned and smirked, the situation that Chen Shangbo said might really happen, but he didn't panic at all.

Who dares to oppose it in the future, directly serve the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and see who dares to beep!

Chen Shangbo said unrelentingly: "As the master of the people, you must learn to prevent it from happening, and the separation of powers and checks and balances is a balance point, and it is also the secret to prevent the fall of power. ”

"What the old man said is reasonable, I will definitely think about this matter in the future." Chen Ziqian wanted to prevaricate back, but seeing that Chen Shangbo was going to continue to ramble, he hurriedly added: "It's a pity that I couldn't listen to the old man's teachings in time, and when I just came back, I unfortunately had already passed on the position appointments, and now I want to pull the people in to replace me, I'm afraid that I will inevitably be talked about by outsiders, old man, you know, at the moment we have a foothold in Yong'an, and we can't afford to mess inside, this matter is really not easy to do." ”

"Is it really that unfortunate?" As soon as Chen Shangbo heard this, he guessed that Chen Ziqian deliberately prevaricated and perfunctory, and a look of displeasure suddenly appeared on his face.

Thinking that in order to win Yong'an, the Chen family contributed so much and took such a big risk, but in the end in exchange for such a result, a wave of anger suddenly surged up in his heart.

Of course, Chen Ziqian was also quite unhappy in his heart, he used people based on talent and ability, not blood relationship.

If there is anyone within the Chen family who has the ability to excel, how can he leave it alone?

But the problem is that except for the old man in the Chen family, the attributes of other people can't be seen at all, at least so far he hasn't seen anyone who can take on a heavy responsibility.

Of course, Chen Shangbo's starting point is also good, and when it comes to this, the face that should be given is always given.

After all, the Chen family is now the head of the major families in Yong'an, and they have prestige and connections.

"You know what kind of person I am, the old man, it is not all my work to win Yong'an, my Chen family has also contributed a lot, Taibai has told me, if it wasn't for the old man to help persuade other families, Yong'an would not have been so peaceful recently." Chen Ziqian said matter-of-factly.

Chen Shangbo's face softened when he heard this.

Chen Ziqian continued: "I have just become the Taishou of Yong'an, and my name is not right, if some things are too public, the impact will definitely not be good, you can understand this, right?" ”

"Besides, it's all a family, no one can lose our own family, it's not a matter of position, I will look for a good selection when I look back, old man, you will tolerate me for a while, and when a good position is vacant, I must consider our Chen children first."

"That's pretty much it." Chen Shangbo had a bottom in his heart when he heard this, and began to justify himself: "I also know the predicament of Yong'an, there are famous people such as Jing Ce Nian who are threatened in the territory at all times, and it is normal for you to have no time to take care of the employment of people, but it is precisely because of this that you should consolidate the internal relationship, I have good intentions, you may understand?" ”

"Yes, I understand, of course I do." Chen Ziqian smiled bitterly, saying simply on his lips, but there were thousands of grass and mud horses galloping past in his heart.

This is obviously Lao Tzu's ardent expectation for Luo Taibai, why did he turn his face and use it on Lao Tzu's own head?

Old man, you're afraid it's not poisonous, right?