A new day, a new beginning, at the head of Ruyin City, Yitong General Chen Midou is leading soldiers to patrol, although Chen Jun is stationed in Qicheng, more than 160 miles away, but just in case, he must not be careless.

In a war tent, several soldiers are sentry, even though there are beacons on the outskirts of Ruyin, and they don't actually rely on the sentries at the head of the city to guard them, but these soldiers still perform their duties seriously, although they are bored, they don't talk to each other.

It is forbidden to chat when sentry, so as not to lose concentration and neglect external vigilance, this military discipline is in many armies, but if it is to be strictly enforced, not any army can do it, and the performance of these soldiers is worthy of the name of the Tiger Forest Army.

The king of Xiyang was in Ruyin, and of course the soldiers of the Hulin Army were also in Ruyin, and they were not idle after entering the city, but they still undertook various affairs, and undertook the task of sentry with other army soldiers, day and night.

Chen Midou looked at these conscientious soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army and remembered many past events.

As the "old man" when the Hulin Army was established, Chen Midou has always been proud of his experience, although he and many of his colleagues have been transferred to the government soldier sequence, but the good foundation laid in the Hulin Army has benefited him and his colleagues a lot.

With military exploits, Chen Midou has changed from a poor boy who can't eat enough to become a general Yitong, with a field at home, a wife and children, a servant, and a mother with a maidservant to serve, enjoying happiness every day.

The Tiger Forest Army of the King of Xiyang provided him and many of his comrades with the opportunity to change their fate, and now, looking at these fresh-faced Tiger Forest Army soldiers, Chen Midou could foresee that the other party could also change their fate in the future.

The Tiger Forest Army is the army recruited and trained by the King of Xiyang, which is actually the private army of the King of Xiyang, and the soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army are the troops of the King of Xiyang, but the King of Xiyang does not restrict the personal freedom of the soldiers.

Soldiers who have made meritorious contributions will be promoted, but the official positions of the Hulin Army are limited, so many meritorious soldiers are recommended by the King of Xiyang and transferred to the government soldier sequence, becoming the official establishment of the imperial court generals.

This was originally the treatment that only had when the powerful people in various places were incorporated into the government soldiers, but Chen Midou, a person who had no township party or clan relatives, got it by relying on his own efforts and the opportunity given by King Xiyang.

Not only that, Chen Midou, who was born in the Hulin Army, also began to operate his own industry through various supports given by the "Welfare Society", the logistics organization of the Hulin Army, and had a place in the increasingly large Huangzhou business group.

Relying on the huge profits obtained from operating the industry, he does not need to drink the blood of the soldiers to have sufficient financial resources to support the troops, and he has a reliable guarantee when leading the troops, and he is not afraid that no one will follow him when he charges.

With the foundation of Chen Midou, it is impossible to raise a batch of subordinates in a short period of time, and only by relying on the king of Xiyang can he have today's family business and scenery.

Not only Chen Midou, but also many generals who went out from the Hulin Army wanted to gain a firm foothold in the new world, and the prerequisite was to rely on the big tree of Xiyang Wang, and the industries they operated in their respective families also relied on the big ship of the Huangzhou Business Group, so that they could be smooth sailing.

With a profitable industry, everyone can afford all kinds of expenses in the family, hire slaves and maids, maintain a decent life, and support enough faithful people.

The helmsman of the big ship of the Huangzhou merchant group is the king of Xiyang, so even if they leave the Hulin army, Chen Midou and other generals are still loyal to the king of Xiyang, and their fate has long been tied to the king of Xiyang.

The prerequisite for everyone to enjoy the glory and wealth is to be protected by the big tree of the King of Xiyang, so the enemy of the King of Xiyang is their enemy.

The so-called enemy is an enemy in every sense of the word, not limited to the enemy on the battlefield.

Chen Midou patrolled the city and came to the vicinity of the city tower in the north of the city, only to see flags on both sides of the road outside the city gate, and many soldiers lined up on both sides of the road with spears in hand, as if they were setting up a formation to welcome someone.

To the north, the dust is flying, and there are cavalry approaching Ruyin, Chen Midou is holding on to the female wall, squinting his eyes, and he sees that the other party has a lot of flags, although he can't see what is written on the flag, but Chen Midou and the soldiers know the origin of the other party.

As this team got closer and closer to Ruyin, whispers gradually sounded: "Look, it's the envoy of the Chen State who is here,"

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Chen Guo was about to take Ruyin, but Zhou Guo (Yuwen's) actually took the first step to grab food, so betraying the alliance and evil deeds, which attracted strong condemnation from Chen Guo, but the general Chen Guo put the overall situation first, decided to salute first and then soldiers, and successively sent envoys to Ruyin to ask for guilt.

In the face of the awe-inspiring condemnation of justice, the generals of the Zhou army were indefensible, and the previous arrogance had disappeared, replaced by various sincere explanations and the determination to make amends.

After friendly consultations, Chen and Zhou reached a consensus on the ownership of Ruyin, to the effect that "Ruyin has been an inalienable sacred territory of Chen since ancient times", and the Zhou army's capture of Ruyin this time was to fulfill the friendship of the allies and work for Chen Guo, not a treacherous act to destroy the alliance.

Yu Wenwen, the commander of the Zhou army, promised in public to return Ruyin to Chen Guo within a time limit, and Chen Guolai made Kong Fan express his understanding of the Zhou army's attack on Ruyin, and Chen Guoguo would give necessary compensation for the losses suffered by the Zhou army in the siege operation.

On the second day of the arrival of the envoy Chen in Ruyin, the two sides reached a preliminary consensus on "land for peace", of course, the specific conditions still need to be negotiated, in the afternoon of the same day, Yuwen Wen set up a banquet in the post house in the city to entertain the envoy of Chen, and the guest of honor drank and talked happily, and the scene was not lively.

Yuwen Wen was drunk at the banquet, and was helped down to sober up, and after a while, Chen Guo made the lord Kong Fan get up and change his clothes and leave the table.

In a corridor somewhere, Yu Wenwen, who was already drunk and left the table, had a secret conversation with Kong Fan, who left the table to change clothes, the two have been separated from Xiyang for many years, and now it is rare to get together again, so they naturally want to be embarrassed... Communicate.

It was rare to have a chance to meet, but there was not so much time to greet him, and Yu Wenwen picked out the topic as soon as he came up: he gave the great merit of 'recovering' Ruyin to Kong Fan, so the conditions he proposed must also be met by the other party.

For this reasonable request, Kong Fan naturally patted his chest to guarantee, and the two communicated and coordinated on the details of the negotiation, and set the result in advance.

Yuwen Wen knew that it was not appropriate to turn his face with Chen Guo now, so attacking Ruyin was just a means to seek benefits rather than a goal, and he was not afraid that Chen Guo would break his promise, because if the other party dared to mess around, he would dare to mess around.

The most important thing was coordinated, Yu Wenwen began to talk about private matters, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he complained: "Kong Gong, what's going on over there in Jiankang, the rebels have not been suppressed until now, it is said that Bian Huai Lie has turned into white ground, and the widow's mansion is afraid of heavy losses, who will compensate for this loss?" ”

"Don't worry, when the rebellion is quelled, Kong will definitely make up for the king's losses."

"The loss of the widow is a trivial matter, but the Qinhuai River estuary is occupied by the rebels, and the goods from Huangzhou are transported to Jiankang, where to unload? Kong Gong had to find a way. ”

"The king can rest assured, this matter has been resolved, and the ship is reliable and will never be embarrassed."

Such a blatant embarrassment, of course, can't let the third person know that the scene of Yuwen Wen and Kong Fan's whispering, except for their absolute henchmen, whoever sees it will die.

Previously, Yuwen Wen occupied Ruyin and sent a message to Fan Yi, the general of Chen State stationed in Qicheng, saying that he wanted to let "people who can call the shots" come to talk to him about the ownership of Ruyin.

Kong Fan was overjoyed when he learned the news, and regardless of the dissuasion, he immediately set off to Ruyin to ask for the crime.

As a prison army, Kong Fan has the right to speak and decide on the Huainan war situation, so he is a "person who can call the shots", and Yuwen Wen has a special relationship with him, so he doesn't feel that his life will be in danger when he comes to Ruyin.

Kong Fan knew that since Yu Wenwen was so open-minded, of course he tactfully proposed an "invitation" to him, such a public and private matter, if he didn't come at this time, when would he stay?

Of course, the performance of the two sides during the negotiation was acting, Kong Fan was stern, and Yuwen Wen was poor in words, all of which were acting for Chen Guo.

The two can only do business on formal occasions, and if they want to whisper, they can only find an excuse to meet in private.

Yuwen Wen wants to use Ruyin as an excuse to obtain some benefits from Chen Guo's side, and Kong Fan needs to cooperate with Kong Fan, who knows that of course he must cooperate vigorously and strive for "mutual benefit".

Fan Yi held heavy troops but couldn't take Ruyin, Kong Fan disregarded his safety and 'risked his life', and took Ruyin back with three inches of not rotting, you can imagine how such a 'feat' will be praised by the Son of Heaven.

This great achievement is Yuwenwen's "peach throwing", so Kong Fan naturally has to "repay it".

So the two have to talk in detail so that they can better mess up... The transfer of interests, even if it involves betrayal of the country, is nothing to Kong Fan, people are not destroyed for themselves, and he has no psychological burden.

After some benefit transfer, Yu Wenwen was in a good mood, and seeing that there was still time, he asked warmly: "Kong Gong, Jiankang is in chaos like that, and the house has not been affected, right?" ”

"King Lao is worried, everything is fine in Kong's family, and now his family is in Taicheng, and he is very safe."

Yuwen Wen nodded when he heard this, and asked again: "Is the Chen Guan's family good now?" Jiankang said goodbye, I haven't seen him for many years, and the widow misses it very much. ”

"The official family is still free, but... Alas, Zhang Guifei was not in the chaos of the army, and Xiang Xiaoyu died. Kong Fan sighed, he didn't deliberately sell Yuwen Wen miserably, he just told the truth.

"Huh? Zhang Guifei was not in the chaos? ”

"Yes, the official family doesn't think about this tea and dinner, and it is said that he has lost a lot of weight."

Kong Fan is in Huainan, and the recent situation of the Son of Heaven has also been mentioned, Yuwenwen felt quite surprised when he heard the news, he didn't understand how Zhang Lihua, who was a noble concubine, could not be in the chaos of the army, and couldn't help but think of the appearance of this beauty.

When he met Chen Shubao who was privately interviewed by Weifu in Jiankang, Zhang Lihua accompanied him, so Yuwenwen was able to see the true face of the troubled country, which can be regarded as a one-sided fate.

A beautiful woman with outstanding appearance was not in the chaos, Yuwenwen guessed that the fate of the other party was not much better, if he died on the spot, it was fine, if he was captured alive by the rebels, it was better to live than to die, after all, it was not just a random woman who had the courage to chew her tongue and commit suicide.

A pair of jade arms and thousands of pillows, half a little red lips and ten thousand tastes, even if they didn't die in the hands of the rebels, they became remnants of flowers and willows, what a tragic word....

Thinking of this, Yu Wenwen only sighed, and soon thought of Yu Chi Chi.

He can't personally save Wei Chi Chifan, so he is always worried about the safety of his wife and children, and now that he knows that Zhang Lihua is not in the chaotic army, he can't help but worry about Wei Chi Chifan, and if Wei Chi Chifan does not return to his side for a day, Yu Wenwen will be worried that the princess will be forced to remarry or not in the chaotic army.

The more I thought about this kind of thing, the more sad it became, and Yu Wenwen felt melancholy in his heart, and unconsciously showed it on his face.

Kong Fan was good at observing words and feelings, and seeing that Yu Wenwen's mood was a little low, he asked, "King? Why are you so lonely? ”

"Alas, the widowed princess and the prince are detained by their mother's family, and they miss it day and night, it's really.... It really made Kong Gongjian smile. ”

Kong Fan had already heard about Yuwenwen's wife and children, and of course he was persuaded at this time: "Ah... Kong thought that the princess and the prince would soon be able to return to the king, and asked the king not to miss too much. ”

"It's time to take Kong Gongji's words." Yu Wenwen collected his emotions, and suddenly changed his words:

"Kong Gong, now that the Central Plains is in turmoil, the Wei Chi clan is powerful, and it is unknown who will win and who will lose in the end, if there is that day... The widow took the family to Jiankang, and asked Kong Gong to bless him and protect the widow's family. ”

The abrupt topic made Kong Fan a little stunned, but he quickly reacted, although he was ecstatic in his heart, he followed the topic and said: "Where is the king, how can the situation be so corrupted." ”

"The world is unpredictable, the widow always has to take precautions, the so-called cunning rabbit three holes, if there is really that day, please also ask Kong Gong to help."

"Don't worry, Kong, I understand."

Smart people talk to each other, sometimes it can be stopped at the point, Yu Wenwen is talking back, Kong Fan can hear it.

Today's situation in the Zhou State has obviously developed in the direction of Yuwen's family, Yuwenwen won consecutive battles in Yuzhou, turning the tide of the war, unless there is any accident, otherwise Yuwenwen will never fall to the point where the country needs to flee with his family, so now when he says this kind of thing, he must listen to it in reverse.

The other party is euphemistically expressing an attitude, that is, if Kong Fan can't stay in Chen State in the future, he can come to Zhou State to join Yuwenwen, and the other party will shelter him and his whole family.

With Yuwenwen's assurance, Kong Fan only felt that the trip was worthwhile, the other party was extremely good at being a man, and he sheltered Zheng Yi, a traitor to the country, and Kong Fan inquired clearly, so with this prerequisite, he dared to collude with the other party and leave a way back for himself.

Kong Fan learned from the other party's mouth that the Yuwen clan and the Yu Chi clan were fighting for Henan, and Yuwen Wen was now ordered to prepare to deal with Yu Chi Youqi, as for Huainan, the matter of ceding Ruyin was not an example.

The cities in Huainan, Chen Jun will take them by himself if he has the ability, and the cities that cannot be captured, don't blame the Yuwen clan for sending troops to occupy them, and when the time comes, please send an envoy to Chang'an to meet the emperor of the Great Zhou, and it is useless to find Yuwen Wen's theory.

Yu Wenwen is giving Kong Fan an explanation, lest there be a next time, Kong Fan will come to see him again, and as a result, he will go back behind closed doors, affecting his status in the heart of Chen Guan's family.

Kong Fan expressed his understanding of this, Yuwenwen is just a courtier after all, and it is good to say this kind of thing once to give up Ruyin, and if he comes again, he can't explain it in the court, and the other party is so helpful to himself, of course he has to express his determination.

"King, if you need Kong's help in the future, please feel free to speak."

Traitor, are you willing?

Yuwen Wen almost blurted out this sentence, and then high-fived Kong Fan and smiled slightly: "Kong Gong, a word is a certainty." ”