At the banquet, the atmosphere was much more relaxed, Zheng Lin'er raised her glass with her hands with a red face, and toasted to "Brother Bi" with Zheng Haoran with her eyes shining. But the center of the crowd was Qiao Feng, who put down Chang Erhu with three fists and two feet, Chang Erhu also stepped forward with a smile and touched two glasses with him, Guan Yu gave Qiao Feng a look from time to time, signaling him to take it easy, don't really drink too much nonsense in public, revealing the fox's tail. Qiao Feng blushed and nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

After taking a seat, Zheng Haoran sat next to Guan Yu and asked him about his life experience. Guan Yu lied that he and these friends were all soldiers of the original Great Qi Hussar Battalion, and that the team was broken up when the bandits were suppressed in Qingzhou, so he was wandering around, and originally planned to return to the capital.

Guan Yu was talking and laughing, coming and going with everyone, staggering, while scanning everyone with the corner of his eye, he noticed that in a dark corner, a tall thin man with a black and white beard was observing the four of them without saying a word, and from time to time he cast a vicious gaze at Guan Yu.

Early the next morning, Guan Yu and the other four had just finished washing, and Zheng Lin'er appeared in front of them with a smile. Guan Yu asked him what arrangements the regimental envoy made for them, and Zheng Lin'er only said that she had asked the eldest brother, remembering that they had just arrived, and asked them to rest for a few days before joining the team. Guan Yu sighed secretly in his heart: Zheng Haoran is still suspicious, and he is not at ease with them! It seems that the deployment of troops to reconnoiter the reed shoals scattered all around should be put on hold for the time being, and it would be better to find out the situation on the island first.

"Oh, by the way, Miss Lin'er, I forgot to pay you back after a rush yesterday." Guan Yu said as he took out the blue-green jade bracelet from his arms and handed it to Zheng Lin'er.

Zheng Lin'er's face turned red, and she took it with a complicated expression, and put it on her left wrist again.

In the mansion of Ruan Wu, the king of the east of Qingzhou Mansion, the candlelight was dim, and it was late at night.

With a "cang", Ruan Wu pulled out a sword with a cold light and put it on Ma Yuanqi's neck.

Ruan Wu rebuked in a low voice with an angry face: "You treacherous and despicable villain, with a femme fatale heart, have repeatedly provoked the brotherhood of our brothers and instigated me to rebel, what is your intention? Do you really think I don't dare to kill you? ”。

Ma Yuan, who was kneeling on the ground for a long time, faced the cold and shining blade on his neck, his face was calm and fearless.

He stared at Ruan Wu's anxious face with straight eyes, and said loudly: "Lord Dong, everything under your subordinates is for the sake of your grand hegemony, and there is no selfishness. There is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of us, once you miss it, there will never be such a good opportunity again, and your subordinates will risk death to admonish! If you still think that your subordinates are the spies planted under your nose by the Holy God today, you can cut me off with a sword, and your subordinates will never complain. ”

Ruan Wu gritted his teeth and stared at Ma Yuanqi's eyes, trying to see the clues from them, but the other party stared at him directly without blinking, showing no weakness.

After a long stalemate, Ruan Wu finally slowly put the sword into the sheath, turned back and retreated to the side of the chair and sat down, the only two people in the entire hall who had their own hearts and kept silent with each other, the atmosphere was very dull.

Ruan Wu poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip slowly, and said, "If you have any ideas, you can tell them truthfully." ”

Ma Yuanqi knelt forward and climbed two steps, turned his body back to face Ruan Wu and said: "Lord Dong, my subordinates have been following you for a long time, and I have long seen that you are not only a rare talent, but also have the ambition to dominate the world!" And now is the perfect opportunity for us to make a big show! You see, the king of Pingnan led his army away from Pingzhou and expanded his territory; The king of Dingbei was chained to the shore of Hongze Lake to suppress bandits, and the king of Guanxi exterminated the hussar battalion in a battle, and the men and horses were lost, and he is currently busy recruiting troops and horses, and the entire Qingzhou Mansion is in your hands. Now that the Great Qi Dynasty is dying, there is no need to worry, if we use the name of King Qin's rescue at this time, send troops to Pingzhou Mansion, and force the new Emperor of Great Chu to abdicate and let Xian and you, you can make no effort to set the world! ”。

Ruan Wu tilted his head, kept brushing the thin beard under his chin, swept Ma Yuanqi with the white of his eye, sighed softly, and said in a low voice: "You stand up and talk back." ”

Ma Yuanqi stood up, patted the dust on his knees, bent down and bowed deeply, and said, "Prince Xie Dong's grace not to kill." ”

Ruan Wu sighed softly: "Our army is sent to Pingzhou, what should the king of Guanxi do?" It is impossible not to play the imperial court at the checkpoints along the way. ”

Ma Yuanqi smiled and said: "These subordinates have already made plans for the prince, and the king of Guanxi is not worried, you can put him under house arrest first and persuade him to be used by me, anyway, he doesn't have many people in his hands, and he can't ...... lobby if he can't do it." He stopped talking and stretched out his palm to make a "neck wipe" motion.

Ruan Wu thought for a moment, pointed to a round stool not far away, and said, "You move it over and sit down and talk slowly." ”

Ma Yuanqi happily moved the round stool closer and carefully put half of his buttocks on it.

Ruan Wu bowed his head and said, "What do you think of my sworn brothers?" ”。

Ma Yuanqi leaned down, leaned close to Ruan Wu's ear and said: "Your eldest brother Liu Qian, that is, the Son of Heaven of Da Chu now, is domineering and arrogant, but he should be cautious in his bones, as long as he is captured alive and forced to abdicate, he will definitely agree after weighing the pros and cons." As for the Guanxi King Zhai Longbiao, he is a tendon, put him under house arrest first, it is better to persuade him to surrender, and kill him if he doesn't surrender. Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, is also an ambitious fellow, and he sent a messenger to bring heavy salutes to win him over, maybe he can temporarily form an alliance with our army, at least he will stand still and watch from the wall. Remember, this is only temporary, and when you ascend to the throne, be sure to kill him to avoid future trouble. ”

Ma Yuanqi took a breath and continued: "Lord Wang, what you should be most wary of is your sixth brother Guan Yu, the king of Dingbei, this person is insidious and cunning, scheming, you also know it when you want to come to the prince, and this person will never be co-opted, only get rid of him first." Isn't he suppressing bandits in Hongze Lake now? You can kill with a knife! After our army captures Pingzhou City, you have to capture his family as soon as possible, even if he escapes from the bandits and leads his troops back to Pingzhou, he will be tied up and thrown into a trap. This person can only be killed, never kept! ”

Ma Yuanqi's words, Ruan Wu, the king of Zhendong who listened to it, nodded again and again.

Ruan Wu narrowed his eyes, looked Ma Yuanqi up and down again, and said with his fists clenched: "Sir's words made me pause." It's just that you are so desperate to help me, you must have a plan, right? ”。

Half of Ma Yuanqi's ass quickly left the round bench, knelt down on the ground again, looked up at Ruan Wu, the king of Zhendong, and said with blazing eyes: "The subordinates have nothing else to ask for, just to support a generation of Ming Jun, and it is the ambition of the subordinates to assist one person to dominate the world!" As for my personal life and death, honor and disgrace can be put aside. ”

Ruan Wu got up excitedly and swore an oath: "If Mr. can help me ascend to the throne of God, I will live up to Mr. and crown you as the Dazai of the dynasty!" If the oath is broken, there is such a stool". As he spoke, he swung his sword and split the small round stool that Ma Yuanqi had just sat on in half.

Zhai Longbiao, the king of Guanxi, received an invitation from Ruan Wu, the king of Zhendong, and went to the mansion to drink, he didn't say a word, took three or five guards, got on the horse and went straight to the Dongwang mansion.

When he entered the door, Zhai Longbiao had already smelled the strong aroma of wine and food, and he laughed and said: "The third child will still enjoy you, I am busy every day with smoke behind my buttocks, recruiting soldiers everywhere, but you have collected a group of good cooks who are in the house every day to delicacies from the mountains and seas, delicious and delicious, how do you know that you think of me today?" ”。

Ruan Wu wore a gilded brocade robe, invited him to the table with a smile on his face, and then glanced at the side, and said: "What's the matter, brother, I miss you, go to my house to drink a drink, you and my brother gossip, you still have to bring a few personal guards?" Afraid that brother, I won't hurt you? ”。

Zhai Longbiao laughed and said: "Third brother, you also know my virtues, and you will definitely not be drunk when you drink, and your ladies dislike me Lao Zhai and don't like me to stay in the house for the night, so I have to arrange a few followers to wait for me to be drunk and carry me back to the camp!" ”。

Ruan Wu said with a smile: "Let them go down, I have ordered someone to prepare separate wine and food for them, today you and my brother will have a good drink, if you really drink too much, you don't have to go back to the camp, let your sisters-in-law get out of the way, you and my brother will sleep together, and talk at night." I haven't seen you in a while, so we're chattering. ”

Zhai Longbiao reached out and grabbed a chicken leg on the table and devoured it, waved his hand behind him without looking back, signaling the guards to retreat.

The guards bowed and turned to retreat.

After the two of them took their seats, Ruan Wu clapped his hands gently, Ma Yuanqi walked out from behind the screen, bowed to Zhai Longbiao, and said with a smile: "Humble to meet the prince of Guanxi." ”

Ruan Wu said with a smile: "This Brother Ma is a rare talent, today you and my brother just talk about wine, let this Brother Ma work hard to pour wine for the two of us." ”

Zhai Longbiao glanced at it and saw that it was a scribe who was powerless, so he turned his head without care, picked up a bowl of wine and touched Ruan Wu, raised his neck and drank it all.

After a few bowls of wine, Zhai Longbiao's black face flushed slightly. Ruan Wu asked with a smile: "Fourth brother, if one day the eldest brother, who is the current saint, is unfortunate to return to heaven, who do you think among our brothers can ascend to the throne?" ”。

Zhai Longbiao glared and said, "Third child, what do you mean by this?" Big brother, he is in the prime of life, aren't you cursing him when you say that? This is a crime of deception! It's a good thing that our brothers don't care about you! ”。

Ruan Wu was embarrassed and hurriedly poured wine for Zhai Longbiao, and said with a smile: "Third brother, I drank too much, it's just a hypothesis, what if there is really such a day?" ”。

Zhai Longbiao looked up at the sky and said, "If there really is such a day, let me think about it...... Of course it's the second brother! He has read books and is knowledgeable, and this is no more headache than going into battle to kill the enemy! ”。

Ruan Wu snorted coldly, and said with a straight face: "Fourth brother, do you think that the third brother and I may be up to this important task?" ”。

Zhai Longbiao glanced at Ruan Wu, and couldn't help laughing: "Just like you, a bear? Don't tease me, our sixth brother is better than you! ”。

Ruan Wu gritted his teeth and said secretly in his heart: In that case, okay, Brother Guan Yuxian, I won't let you live in this world for more than three months!