Yan Xiang lowered his head, put his hands behind his back, and walked into the sect mansion slowly. Before the servants of the Zong family could speak, two soldiers met him, one brandished a ring knife in his face, and the other picked up the scabbard and slammed it into his knee. The two cooperated tacitly, and the technique was sharp, and the healthy servant was immediately knocked to the ground, the bridge of his nose was broken, and blood flowed out of his fingers, he let out a miserable scream, and then received another knife ring, lost half of his teeth, and the scream also stopped abruptly, leaving only a suppressed and vague whimper.

When the other servants saw this, they all retreated, and no one dared to take a step forward.

Zong Hui, who had just walked out of the middle gate, was taken aback, and his face changed drastically. "Mingfu, what does this mean?"

Yan Xiang glanced at him and continued to walk forward. Zonghui followed closely and asked again. "Ming Mansion, what did my clan do that made Ming Mansion personally come to the door to ask for the crime and kill the killer?"

Yan Xiang ignored him and continued to move forward, and several soldiers rushed up and held the sect guild down. Looking at the raised knife ring, Zong Hui closed his mouth in recognition, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, and his legs trembled involuntarily, leaning against the wall, and slowly sliding down.

Yan Xiang walked into the atrium. Zong Cheng stood at the bottom of the steps and greeted him. Yan Xiang ignored him, looked around, went straight to the hall, took off his shoes, and sat down on the chairman. Take off the leather bag from your waist and gently place it on the desk. Ten soldiers rushed in, standing still on either side, murderous.

The corners of Zong Cheng's eyes twitched twice, his face was a little ugly, he stretched out his hand to signal the servants who rushed in from the side courtyard not to act rashly, he slowly went up to the hall, came to Yan Xiang, and bowed down.

"Ming Mansion, could it be that any of my clan's unscrupulous children committed a crime, and the Ming Mansion personally came to arrest people?"

Yan Xiang raised his eyelids and glanced at Zong Cheng. "Zong Shilin, just after the autumn harvest, the county is preparing to plan, and General Zhou is about to go on the expedition again, I have a lot of things to do, and the time is also very tight."

Zong Chengqiang said with a smile: "The Ming Mansion has a lot of opportunities......"

"So, you'd better not waste my time."

Zong Cheng opened his mouth, and the smile on his face gradually stiffened. "Since that's the case, then please ask the Ming Mansion to speak up in person."

Yan Xiang looked at Zong Cheng quietly. The two looked at each other, and although Zong Cheng forcibly looked at Yan Xiang calmly, the hair on his forehead and sideburns was soaked with sweat. Yan Xiang suddenly laughed. He pursed his lips and nodded. "Okay, Zong Shilin, at this point, you are still pretending to be confused with me, it seems that you really don't regard me as a friend. In that case, I don't have to worry about it. He got up and walked to the front of the hall, put on his shoes, stood still under the porch, and gave a sigh.

"Surround the clan's family, and no one can escape, regardless of men, women, and children, all of them will be taken to the county prison to be held pending trial."

"Whoa!" A soldier walked briskly out of the atrium and gave a loud order. The sound of stumbling footsteps rang out, rushing backwards along the corridors on either side. The sound of footsteps was incessant, as if there were a hundred or ten people.

Zong Cheng was taken aback, hurried to Yan Xiang's side, grabbed Yan Xiang's sleeve, and said in a loud voice: "Ming Mansion, why is this?" ”

"Why?" Yan Xiang raised his hand and stuffed the leather bag with the seal ribbon into his belt. He raised his hand, pressed it on Zong Cheng's shoulder, and chuckled: "God knows, the earth knows, you know, I know." Do you really think you're doing that seamless? Zong Shilin, you can rest assured that you can be a celebrity, this kind of spy is not suitable for you. ”

Zong Cheng's legs weakened, he took two steps back, leaned against the pillar, his eyes widened, and he looked at Yan Xiang in disbelief. Screams and cries rang out in the backyard, and several gorgeously dressed ladies were driven out, and they were pushed and stumbled by the soldiers, and one of them tripped over the hem of his overly long skirt and fell to the ground, crying bitterly.

Zong Cheng shook his head, woke up like a dream, and pounced again, begging bitterly. "Ming Mansion, can you take a step to speak?"

Yan Xiang raised his hand and slowly opened Zong Cheng's hand. "There is no time to lose."

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Nanchang, Taishou Mansion.

Liu Miao sat in the middle, pressing the edge of the case with both hands, leaning forward slightly, like a tiger about to pounce, and his momentum was compelling. Nanchang, who was sitting on his right, was so frightened by his might that he didn't dare to speak. Xu Shao, who was sitting opposite Gao Gan, looked relaxed and contented.

Liu Miao tilted his head sideways and looked at Xu Shao, his thick eyebrows frowning slightly. "General, is the news reliable?"

Xu Shao chuckled: "Can such a thing be a joke?" He paused, then smiled and sighed softly. It's really not the best option. If possible, of course, it is to take Youzhou and Merge Prefecture first, take the north of the river, and then take Youzhou and Iron Cavalry to the south. But the situation is like this, and it has to be. Sun Ce took Jingyu as a fence and Wu Hui as his heart, slaughtered heroes, and had the tendency to sit big. If you don't take advantage of its fledges and strangle it, you will take it again in the future, and you are afraid that it will be even more troublesome. ”

Liu Xuan's face was hot. Although Xu Shao said it very tactfully, he still blamed himself.

Xu Shao saw Liu Xuan's hesitant expression with his eyes, knowing that Liu Xuan had a heart, for fear that he would think that he was deliberately sarcastic about him, and then said: "Sun Ce is cunning, not only good at fighting, but also demagogic, on the one hand, he derogates the family name, and on the other hand, he coerces the people to respect themselves. The contemptible land in the east of the Jiangdong is not as honest as the people of the Central Plains, and they are mercenary, and they do not distinguish Zhu Zi, and there are also reasons why Danyang Wuhui will go down in one go. The leader of the alliance went south at this time, and he also wanted to save the clan suppressed by Sun Ce, and he didn't want Sun Ce to spoil the atmosphere in Benzhou. ”

Liu Xuan's face was slightly pale, and he agreed: "In this way, it makes sense. Although Gongsun Zhan is brave, he can't use people, and he has a bad relationship with Liu Yu, and the scholars of Youzhou are cold, and it is difficult to achieve great things. On the contrary, this Sun Ce has quite a city, and the Wu Hui family was actually divided by him and used by him. In a few years, let him stabilize the southeast, and the Northern Expedition of the alliance leader will inevitably hinder him. It is better to take advantage of Gongsun Zhan's new defeat and inability to attack, and punish him a little. ”

Gao Gan, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly said: "Although the wise men under the command of the alliance leader are like clouds and fierce generals are like rain, but without a water master, he still can't enter Jiangdong. At present, Danyang has changed hands, Niu Zhuji is controlled by Chen Zhi, and even the envoy has to avoid his front and cannot take office. I am afraid that this war in Jiangdong will have to make Jun have to worry a lot, and it is best to defeat Chen Dao first, seize Niuzhuji, and cut off the communication between Jiangdong and Jiangxi. ”

Liu Miao looked at Gao Gan and was angry in his heart. Since he came to Yuzhang, Gao Gan's attitude has not been bad, and he said a few cool words from time to time. He probably took Yuzhang as his forbidden body, didn't want anyone to interfere, and didn't care about the overall situation. If he hadn't taken into account Yuan Shao's face, he would have taken down Gao Gan a long time ago. How can you achieve great things by making multiple doors?

Liu Miao thought for a moment. "Yuancai, if Sun Ce attacks Yuzhang, how many paths are there to choose?"

Gao Gan said slowly: "Roughly out of the north and south lines, the south line is more than Wuyi, from the valley water down, can go straight to Yuhan, Nanchang." The northern line is from the river, into Pengli, take Pengze, Chaisang. Why, does the envoy want to divide his troops to resist the enemy? ”

"That's right, that's what I mean, I don't know what Yuan Cai wants?"

Liu Miao stared at Gao Gan, with a bit of provocation in his eyes. Gao Ganbai's face suddenly turned red, and then he smiled again, and said in a dumb voice: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." I heard that Tai Shici, the old general of the envoy, is good at mountain warfare, and he is likely to come from the south road, I really want to compete with him, so it is better for me to guard Nanchang, and Peng Ze and Chaisang will ask the envoy. ”