No matter how much light there is, there will always be darkness.

Li Gu rubbed his face with his hand, so as to drive away the thick tiredness on his body.

He hadn't rested for two days and two nights.

He was still by King Zhao's side, and Xu Ziwen ignored everything after handing over his personal connections...... In fact, this noble son still can't get rid of his previous habits, and he is not pragmatic.

How to deploy manpower, how to connect with the Pu family, how to arrange vehicles, how to contact Jianzhou, how to place selected manpower in Jianzhou...... The checkpoints and roads along the way, how to open up the joints, these specific things, all fell on Li Gu's head.

The Pu family also provided some help, such as transportation capacity, the relationship of people who broke through the checkpoints, etc., if it weren't for this, it would be difficult for Li Gu to succeed even if he had three heads and six arms.

Now, taking the opportunity of this grand wedding, Li Gu took more than 100 officers of the palace and the military attache of the Xiang army attached to Xu Ziwen out of the city with the last convoy.

These hundred or so military attachés all changed their robes and dressed up as businessmen and associates. They leaned on the cart provided by the Pu family, chatting and laughing casually, and their expressions were unusually relaxed.

Many people's topic is, of course, the sensational wedding in front of them.

"The villain is rampant when he is proud." An old man in his forties, born in Zhao Wangfu, said disdainfully: "The dilapidated appearance of Nan'anhou's Mansion back then, Lao Tzu witnessed it with his own eyes, the old Nan'anhou called the troupe during the New Year, the front door entered the people, and the back door moved the furniture to the pawnshop, that joke made our old prince laugh for a while." ”

"As for Xu Zixian, I think it's also a fluke."

"I heard that this person is a Leng Tou Qing, dare to fight and dare to fight, the king of Qi in front, and now it is the old Xiangguo and them, as well as these officials in Fuzhou City, help this Leng Touqing up to block the knife head, and rush ahead for them, it's ridiculous Xu Zixian really thinks that he can't achieve anything."

"He's far from our son."

"Xu Zixian killed people too ruthlessly, the conquest was too fierce, and it hurt Tianhe too much, and he was destined to not end well." A royal general said compassionately: "Treat people and manage affairs, or our son is like this, treat his subordinates gently, his methods are not ruthless, he is personable, gentle and polite, this is what a human monarch looks like." ”

"Speaking of which, the third brother of our family is a little similar to Xu Zixian......"

"It's pretty much the same."

Li Gu looked at everyone with some annoyance, but his identity was only a staff member, these generals were all raised by Xu Ziwen to prepare to fight against the third brother Xu Ziwei in the mansion, and Xu Ziwen's way of control was the word "Enjie".

He has a gentle attitude towards his subordinates, and he will be rewarded every time there is a festival, and the money he obtains is never kept by himself, and most of it is distributed to these subordinates.

All military attachés, as long as they encounter difficulties, whether it is an accident at home, the elderly or children are sick, and they need money, Xu Ziwen will help as long as he knows.

This is actually right, Xu Zixian also did this.

But in addition to the knot, it is also necessary to reward and punish clearly, if you still blindly give grace, then you will become an indiscriminate person, these military attaches in front of you, Xu Ziwen has never punished, at most two sentences. They violated the ban, made mistakes, deserted, embezzled military salaries, and filled their own pockets, these things, Xu Ziwen covered them up. Although this method can make some people work wholeheartedly, just like the group of people in front of them, they were co-opted into a party by Xu Ziwen with the method of encore, and because of Xu Ziwen's identity as a henchman, he was suppressed by Xu Ziwei, so he could only take risks and participate in this risky action.

Due to Xu Ziwen's connivance and habitual attitude, these people in front of them, except for King Zhao, who made them fearful, were at most a little jealous of Xu Ziwei.

As for a staff member like Li Gu, he is actually quite detached in the Zhao Wangfu, and the king of Zhao is a little polite, but in front of these soldiers in front of him, Li Gu's status is just like that, everyone is working for King Zhao and serving the son.

"Don't make a noise when you go out of town." Li Gu looked serious, but his attitude was quite soothing and said: "After leaving the city, don't walk in groups, it's too conspicuous." Walk in batches, and after arriving in Jianzhou, there are people who have taken the lead in the past. ”

"Mr. Li, be careful, we haven't seen any strong winds and waves, Mr. Li is at ease." An old army leader who has followed Lao Zhao Wang since the Yanjing period, has been slippery and useless all his life, but this time he came forward to stand up to Li Gu, Li Gu looked at this half-white-haired veteran ruffian, and his heart was tired for a while, but there was no way, Xu Ziwen would not use such people if he had elite soldiers and strong generals, but in the current situation, it would be good to have these people to call.

"What you have to do is to go to Jianzhou and follow that person." Li Gu was physically and mentally exhausted, but he still warned these people: "Let's take advantage of the money and military supplies you have in hand, bring out more manpower, and wait for the place where King Zhao will be useful to you in the future." You usually shout that the benefits are not enough, but now the fame and wealth are in front of you, and the more people you bring, the higher the power position in the future, such a good thing, you must not mess up. ”

Before and after, including the people sent by Li Gu, most of them were military attaches at the level of team officers to deputy capital heads.

Of course, these people are quite unwillingly in King Zhao's mansion, and this time they dare to come out and take risks, but they also want to take risks and strive for higher fame and wealth.

Li Gu's words, everyone still listened to them, but some people still muttered: "Mr. Li can't trust us too much?" I am a general from a dignified family, my father was also a martial artist, I have been a martial artist since I was a child, I have been strong in martial arts, skilled in bows and horses, and familiar with military books. Those mud legs, they also deserve to fight with us? As long as we do things together, we will lead the troops to train and hold the men and horses in our own hands. When His Royal Highness King Zhao sent troops, he immediately counterattacked, this is a good thing, and we will never do anything bad. ”

"That's right, Li Kaiming is just a poor army, and there is no way to rebel, what can he do?"

"Compare the bow horse, the fight, or the art of war?"

"We are from the Zhenggenzi General's family, Mr. Li doesn't underestimate us too much."

"Rest assured, you won't mess it up."

A large number of people opened the valve, loudly proclaiming their determination, but in fact, they also expressed their dissatisfaction with Li Gu.

The person in charge this time is Xu Ziwen in the eyes of these people, and Li Gu is also an errand runner.

This guy is noisy, putting on the face of the principal, and he is hateful.

Li Gu was simply helpless, these people in front of him were clasping their arms and waving their fists, with a face that did not look at Li Kaiming and the others in their eyes. They are indeed from Jiangmen, but in addition to learning bow and horse skills since childhood, and reading a few military books, I am afraid that over the years, they have been fighting dogs and cocks, drinking and playing with money, and prostitutes chasing pleasures.

This time, they are also gearing up, eager to immediately join the battlefield of Jianzhou, in addition to effectiveness, of course, they also want to get enough benefits for themselves.

Li Gu reminded them at this time, pouring cold water on them, how could these people listen?

"Alright, alright." Li Gu was quite annoyed and interrupted these people's conversations. He is also too tired, he has been doing these things without sleep for the past two days, but these old men in front of him take it for granted, no one takes the initiative to run, no one takes the initiative to share the burden for Li Gu, at this time, the eyes of these Qiu Eight generals are completely contemptuous, it is conceivable that if these guys really succeed, what kind of attitude will they have towards Li Gu.

Li Gu didn't want to say more, pointed to the vicinity of the east gate, and said, "It's already brightly lit over there, I'm going to rush over to see this big scene, and I won't accompany you." The gates of the city have been opened, so let's go. ”

At this time, everyone was speechless, only a few people muttered: "Why don't you leave tomorrow, there is so much excitement in Fuzhou City tonight, if we don't leave, get together to drink and watch the lively tricks, how beautiful it is." ”

This caused everyone's embarrassment, Li Gu was so disgusted that he didn't want to say a word, but fortunately, the military attache guarding the city gate had already opened the city gate in the dark, and the convoy and the crowd began to flow out, Li Gu didn't even want to stay for a moment, the attention of the city was on the wedding at the east gate, and Li Gu was also anxious to see the situation over there, so he hurriedly got on his horse and walked forward quickly along the road to the east gate under the corner of the city wall.

At this moment, Li Gu is completely relaxed, all the chess pieces have been successfully arranged, if the things at the bottom develop rapidly, Xu Zi's efforts to enter Fujian Road first will be a complete failure, at least under the control of King Zhao, Fujian Road will become a whole.

Xu Zixian had only one chance, and that was to openly raise the flag and rebel.

At that time, his clan identity, close to the bloodline, will become his shackles.

With such an identity, who would believe in his character?

The image and prestige created before will be swept to the bottom in an instant.

It will be very difficult to govern a place that has been defeated by a strong army.

The officials will not obey, the people will be distracted, the merchants will be afraid, and the army will become a beast that will be difficult to control.

It may be that years of business work will make these negative influences disappear, but at that time, how much can Xu Zixian gain?

As long as there is a little sense, they will retreat and operate in the Eastern Domain to protect themselves, instead of trying to get involved in the Fujian Road.

After King Zhao opened the mansion, he had the power to appoint and dismiss officials, so what would Li Gu get at that time?

In the night breeze, on horseback, Li Gu, who was physically and mentally exhausted, suddenly smiled.

……

"It's not that simple......"

In the Nan'an Hou Mansion, someone sighed: "The foundation of King Zhongshan has always been in the Eastern Domain, and it has its own system pattern. The Fujian Road is complicated, and the attachment of several big officials looks optimistic, but so many officials, small officials, generals and military attaches of the forbidden army and the box army, ordinary soldiers, outside the prefecture and county, so many officials, civil gentry, students, merchants, and clans in the city, these forces have their own ideas, and also have their own demands, and now the general idea is that the king of Zhongshan wants to protect everyone with strong force. But if King Zhongshan uses the method of governing the Eastern Domain to govern Fujian Road, I am afraid that the backlash will be greater than the support. ”

The crowd was silent for a moment, and it was.

Xu Zixian established a more efficient government of officials in the Eastern Domain, with access from top to bottom, acceptance of supervision, and the integration of officials and officials, and the power of public supervision was far greater than that of Fujian Road.

If you go to the Fujian Road, how to unify the forces everywhere and use the forces of all parties instead of scattering them will be the first problem after Xu Zi enters the Fujian Road first.

This wedding is indeed a precursor, but it will only make the haters more hateful.

"Zhongshan King's extraordinary product." Lin Dingyi said quite firmly: "There won't be anything that will stump him." ”

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"You useless thing, you have been a wreck all your life, and you want your son to be a wretch?" Chen Man's wife is like a cat with its tail stepped on, with its teeth and claws, eager to fly on Chen Man's face, scratching his face all over his face.

Chen Man dodged quite embarrassedly, and explained while dodging: "We don't have a deep grudge against each other, there is nothing that can't be resolved, King Zhongshan and King Zhao are fighting, we will be involved in this matter?" ”

"Fart!" Chen Man's wife took a sip and scolded: "Can the matter of the second child and Xu Ziwen be revealed?" For the sake of wealth, can you have a son? You are willing, but I am reluctant. Besides, who gave you your fame and wealth now? What's so great about Xu Zixian, but he raised thousands of soldiers on the broken island and defeated the pirates by luck, and now everyone is rumored to be powerful, you also want to go, lick the ditch, bastard things, you don't want to think about it, you are still a character in front of King Zhao, when you come to Xu Zixian, you have to kill your son first, and then kneel down and hold his stinky feet, if you want to do it, I would rather die than obey. ”

Chen Man was spit on his face by his wife, and the nobles around him wanted to laugh but didn't dare, Chen Man was also the deputy governor, and he was a big man with real power in the city.

And as Chen Man's wife said, the Marquis of Jingyuan's Mansion is now quite close to Zhao Wangfu, and it is rumored that King Zhao intends to recommend to the imperial court to promote Chen Man to the Duke of the Kingdom, but this promotion still has to wait for the opportunity, such as Chen Man to get a war exploit, or to be rewarded for his hard work, and now these two conditions are not yet ripe, so he can only wait.

"Let's take a look and talk about it......" Chen Man's original firm heart was also affected by his wife's words, and indeed as his wife said, it was not yet the last moment, but he was really not in a hurry to make a decision.

……

"Under Xu Ziwen, come to congratulate His Royal Highness King Zhao."

In front of the Changwen Marquis' Mansion is an endless stream of people, living in the same square, each other will have contacts at weddings and funerals, the noble and powerful doors, it is a difficult gap for ordinary people to cross, for the powerful people with considerable status, such as Xu Ziwen, the Changwen Marquis Mansion in front of him is where he often comes.

When Xu Ziwen arrived at this time, he barely attracted much attention and attention, although he represented His Royal Highness King Zhao.

Although the elders of the Chen family came out to greet them and invited them all the way into the main hall to take a seat, which is a privilege only for a few VIPs, Xu Ziwen still felt obvious coldness and alienation.

This is also a very normal thing...... Xu Ziwen thought indifferently, there will definitely be a fierce confrontation between the Zhao Mansion and the Zhongshan Palace, and even a life-and-death battle, of course, the Changwen Mansion is on the side of the Zhongshan King, and there is no second possibility.

In this way, how could the Marquis of Changwen Mansion be enthusiastic about himself?

Xu Ziwen did not have the slightest mood swing, he was calm, drinking and eating, and the rest of the guests, showing the demeanor of the children of the powerful of the family, and seemed not to feel pain at all for the marriage in front of him......

Not far away, Chen Dujing, Chen Duguang, Chen Duli, Chen Duzhong, as well as Chen Zhengzhi, Li Mingyu, Yang Fu and other core figures of the Changwen Marquis Mansion gathered together, and everyone frowned, looking at Xu Ziwen who was calm in the hall.

"This disgusting thing!" Chen Du snorted angrily and said, "Why did King Zhao send him over?" ”

Everyone felt the same way, but it still felt weird when Chen Duguang said it.

The one who advocated the marriage with Zhao Wangfu back then, but this old man with white eyebrows, but everyone present knew that if anyone dared to tell the old thing and slap Chen Duguang's face, it would be followed by Chen Duguang's saliva spraying on his face, for the sake of his own face, it was better not to say this slap in the face.

"I don't quite understand either." Chen Dujing's easy-going and solemn face was also a little confused, and he said: "It is impossible for King Zhao not to know his son's thoughts......"

Chen Duzhong sneered: "This son of his, who is thousands of miles away from Mingda, is now running to show his face, I just don't know what to do." ”

Chen Zhengzhi said with a smile: "Xu Ziwen probably thinks that he is still stronger than Mingda, King Zhao called him, but it may be that he wants to make him die, whether he himself is really dead, it is difficult to say." ”

"Boss, don't go anywhere else in your next life." Chen Dujing instructed: "The team that will greet you will arrive in a while, don't make any accidents, make jokes, and let outsiders pass it around, and listen to it annoying." When Mingda heard it, he was even more displeased. ”

"Xu Ziwen's affairs are known to him." Chen Zhengzhi didn't care very much and said: "Mingda is a magnificent character, so he won't be unhappy with his little sister because of this little thing, he is very ......."

Before Chen Zhengzhi finished speaking, Chen Dujing had already stared at him, he stuck out his tongue, and hurriedly said, "Father, don't worry, I'll leave it to me here." ”

Chen Dujing nodded, glanced at Xu Ziwen quite indifferently, and a smile appeared on his face again, and he hurried to receive other guests.

Changwen Marquis Mansion is also a century-old family, there are a lot of guests coming and going, on the lively, compared to only 40 years in Fuzhou, the Zhongshan Mansion with thin people is much stronger, but there are too many guests, it is also annoying.

Li Mingyu and Yang Fu both sat down, Yang Fuyue was transferred to the post of Ma Zheng Tongzhi, and he was regarded as Xu Zixian's deputy in Ma Zheng affairs, which was of course the operation of the Marquis of Changwen's Mansion.

Xu Zixian's main energy was spent on the Eastern Domain, and there would not be a lot of horse affairs on Fujian Road, and the Changwen Marquis Mansion hoped that the young children of the family, including in-laws such as sons-in-law, would be able to participate in the military and political affairs of the Eastern Domain as soon as possible.

It's not that he wants to get involved in the affairs of the Eastern Domain, how much the descendants can participate in, and how long his hand is, Chen Dujing can't not know.

For example, Chen Zhengzhi, the real uncle, has been back and forth many times in the Eastern Domain, but it is impossible to go to the Eastern Domain.

Because of its transcendent status, it is easy to attract a group of flatterers in the Eastern Domain, the existence of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, after all, the relationship between Uncle Lang is relatively close, Chen Zhengzhi is the son of the Marquis of Changwen, and his status is noble.

This is of course quite unpleasant for the ambitious and ambitious young magnates who have the heart to climb upward, but for Chen Zhengzhi, it seems that he is quite enjoying such a change.

Before that, to study and be motivated, and to prepare to go out as an official, for Chen Zhengzhi's casual nature, it was simply a miserable thing, but fortunately, the little sister's family affair was interrupted before his career began. Now Chen Dujing is asking Chen Zhengzhi to learn to treat people and things at home, learn to manage family affairs, and be cautious in the future, which is enough.

"Big brother," Li Mingyu said with a smile to Chen Zhengzhi: "There is no way to be lively at the city gate. ”

"It's a sensation in the city." Chen Zhengzhi said leisurely: "Mingda wants to take advantage of this matter to announce the return of Zhongshan Wangfu to Fuzhou." ”

Yang Fu said with a smile: "I went to the Eastern Domain a month ago, and they were already preparing early at that time. ”

"It should be more than that." Chen Zhengzhi still knows Xu Zixian quite well, he said: "Just putting on this kind of scene can't shake those fools who are about to move." What Mingda wants is a complete, unspoiled Fujian road. With the King of Zhongshan or the King of Zhao, I can't help those people at both ends. ”

The two brothers-in-law both cast suspicious eyes, Chen Zhengzhi didn't say anything, only said: "Let's see." ”

"Besides, our errand is not about that." Chen Zhengzhi raised his hand again and patted it on his head, and said with a smile: "Let's go, go in and look at Xu Zhangda, when the little sister comes out in a while, you can ask him to come out and make trouble." ”

"Even if he does, he will be disgraced."

"Let's hold him three times and talk to him about words."

The three young men looked at each other, and they all smiled bitterly, after the imperial examination, these articles had long been left behind, and Chen Zhengzhi was also glad to have thrown away the errand of studying, but now they had to "do what they liked", the three of them looked calm, slowly walked to Xu Ziwen and sat down, and talked with Xu Ziwen without any abnormality.