On the day of Mi's mother's sacrifice, when Liu Lan and his entourage came to the Mijia mausoleum, it was also a place with beautiful scenery, with a green dragon on the left, a white tiger on the right, a case mountain in front, and a bright hall in front of him.

Mi's mother is not buried alone, but buried with Mi's father, a huge white marble tomb and treasure top, look at its corner you can know that the scale of the underground palace is huge, at this time in front of the tombstone is kneeling Liu Lan and his wife are silent.

After the two of them finished the memorial, Dongmei, the maid on the side, was about to step forward to help Mi Zhen, but she didn't want to be stopped by Liu Lan, and shook her head at the same time, how could Dongmei not see what it meant, it was obvious that the uncle wanted the young lady to accompany the old lady for a while.

"Xianggong, I want to spend more time with my mother." Mi Zhen didn't look back, his voice was flat but with a bit of expectation.

Liu Lan didn't speak, just stood aside silently, the cotton cape and the cotton hat connected to the cloak wrapped it tightly impermeable, but even so, he still noticed that Mi Zhen's body was trembling slightly, it had entered winter, no matter how good the weather was, it was also extremely cold and biting.

I couldn't bear it, so I untied the inky black cloak that Mi Zhen had sewn by himself and draped it on her body, when he took the cloak from Mi Zhen's hand the day before, those eyes seemed to have discovered a new continent, and he praised Mi Zhen's ingenuity in his heart, after all, if this cloak was sewn by Zhen Jiang, it would be impossible.

The shock in her heart is naturally self-evident, after all, a rich lady like Mi Zhen is also good at female popularity, which naturally makes her have a little change in her opinion of this kind of woman living in the upper class.

"I'm not cold." Mi Zhen refused his kindness, and her hands were even more busy untying the cloak that had been draped over her. I want to give it back to him. But he clearly saw the concern from Mi Zhen's eyes, where there was not a cold look. smiled slightly, rejecting Mi Zhen's kindness. Said: "You just put it on, your mother has been watching you, if she sees you catch a cold, she will be distressed." ”

Mi Zhen trembled slightly, silently withdrew her hand, and put the cloak on her body again, she had a thousand words to say to her parents, but at this moment, she didn't know where to start.

Until the time of departure. Only then did he say to his mother in his heart, mother, the child has found a good son-in-law who loves his daughter, although the daughter is married to her as a concubine.

On the way back, Xu Chu came to Liu Lan's side silently, handed him a small note, and said, "Lord, Xiao Pei Feige passed the book." ”

Liu Lan took the note, although he had not yet read the contents of the letter. But his brows were furrowed, he knew better than anyone else that if it weren't for the important thing, Xu Shu and Jian Yong would not fly pigeons to pass on their own books. Since it was a flying pigeon, something must have happened, and he asked, "Do you know what happened?" ”

Xu Chu shook his head. Said respectfully: "Zhong Kang didn't dare to watch it in private."

Liu Lan glanced at Xu Chu in surprise, then nodded with satisfaction and said, "Zhongkang." Actually, that's what I like the most. But he said, "Sometimes you don't have to be so cautious. Zhongkang's loyalty, I still believe in it. ”

"Thank you for your trust."

Xu Chu laughed, but said: "But there is a difference between the top and bottom, Zhong Kang will never dare to go beyond it." ”

With a noncommittal smile, Liu Lan slowly unfolded the small note, only to see two names written on it, namely: Potter and Zang Ba. Just this glance, a cold glint flashed in Liu Lan's eyes, although he didn't say anything on it, he had already guessed a rough idea, handed the note to Xu Chu, and said with a flat expression: "You also take a look and tell me your opinion." ”

Xu Chu took the note, just glanced at it slightly, and then handed it back to Liu Lan, his expression was a little solemn, and he was about to speak, but he was silent, and then said slowly: "The lord should ask Mr. Sun about this matter." ”

Liu Lan nodded, smiled, and said, "But now I just want to hear your opinion." ”

Liu Lan understands Xu Chu day by day, and he is even more impressed by Xu Chu, he is the same as Zhang Fei, he is not as good as he seems on the surface, he only knows how to shout and kill all day long, but he is a person with inner knowledge, especially Xu Chu, who has pearl words at every critical time, if you compare them with Xu Shu, they must be reckless, but it is undeniable that they all have a delicate heart.

Xu Chu thought for a while and said, "Then Zhongkang will talk a thing or two. ”

After speaking, he was bold and said, "If you think according to Zhongkang, you just need to start first." ”

"Do you want to do it first?"

Liu Lan muttered, but in the end, he smiled awkwardly and said, "Zhong Kang thinks that at such a critical moment, why would I accompany Zhen'er to sacrifice his mother?" ”

Xu Chu was stunned in place, wasn't it just to accompany his wife to sacrifice his mother? Thinking so, he didn't recklessly ask, since the lord said so, then he must have a deep meaning, but it's a pity that with his foolish qualifications, how can he guess the truth. Thinking about this, he scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Zhong Kang doesn't know the deep meaning of the lord. ”

Liu Lan and Xu Chu walked towards the Ziche in front, at this time Mi Zhen had already entered the car and was urging him, but he didn't seem to be aware of it, just walked with Xu Chu, listening to Xu Chu's inquiry, as if everything was expected, and said with a smile: "Do you know how the big insects in the mountains hunt?" ”

Xu Chu thought about it, but he didn't know if it was the same as what the lord wanted to express, so he said: "I know a little bit about it, but I don't know if it's the same as what the lord said." ”

Liu Lan's favorite thing is Xu Chu's point, knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, and he will never pretend to understand, and said with a smile: "The big insect hunting in this mountain must be attacked from behind, rarely from the front." ”

"Zhongkang still doesn't understand."

Liu Lan patted Xu Chu's shoulder and patiently explained: "At such an undercurrent surging time, the potter suddenly found out that I actually had the leisure to come to the East China Sea, what do you think he will think?" ”

"He'll ......"

Xu Chu secretly glanced at the lord and saw him nodding to himself, so he said what he said in his heart: "He will definitely think that the lord is already in his hands." ”

Liu Lan nodded and said, "Yes, he will definitely think that I am a bamboo in my chest, and he will suspect that I will never come to the East China Sea just to pay tribute, but must be here to discuss a big plan." ”

He looked up at the west, then retracted his gaze, and said: "In this way, he will never sit firmly on the Diaoyutai again, and he must make a move." ”

"But what about the potter?"

Xu Chu said suspiciously: "Now that the Danyang Army is divided into two, he doesn't have any capital to compete with the lord." ”

"That's why I'm afraid he'll look for foreign help." Liu Lan said in a deep voice: "Cao Cao in the west has a grudge against the Tao family to kill his father, and it is impossible to help him, besides, the current Cao Cao is too busy to take care of himself, and Yuan Shao in the north has not been able to touch Xuzhou, as for Gongsun Zan and Tian Kai, it is even more impossible to help him, so there is only one Yuan Shu and Zang Ba." ”

"Zang Ba?"

Xu Chu said disapprerovitically: "This person is not to worry. ”

Liu Lan shook his head, his face was solemn, and said, "Don't underestimate this person." Although he seems insignificant, at this time, he is a pivotal pawn with me and the potter, and no matter who gets it, he will immediately turn the situation around. ”

"What about Yuan Shu?" Xu Chu still didn't care about Zang Ba, but asked about Yuan Shu.

"Fangjin Kanto, the Yuan brothers are the most powerful, I am really afraid that the potters will jump over the wall and give up Xuzhou, so it seems that I am worried." At the end of the conversation, he laughed out loud and said, "It seems that the potter doesn't want to make wedding dresses for others." ”

"How does the lord know that the pottery merchant did not collude with Yuan Shu?" Xu Chu looked at the lord's high-spirited appearance and asked humbly.

Liu Lanyi said angrily: "That's it." As he spoke, he pointed to the small note in his hand.

"This?"

Glancing at the note in the master's hand, Xu Chu suddenly realized something, and exclaimed, "So that's the case." Xi said: "Could it be that the lord already knows that this Zang Ba is not in collusion with the potter?" "Otherwise, why would the lord be so excited?

"No, I guess Zang Ba must have promised the potter." Liu Lan said with an oath.

"What?" Xu Chu exclaimed in surprise and said, "In this way, the lord must start early and collect his people for his own use." ”

"It's not to the point where we're fighting each other."

Liu Lan said with determination: "This Zang Ba can't move yet, if he moves easily, if he succeeds in one blow, it will be enough, if he can't hit it, it will add to the trouble." After a pause, he added: "If we really succeed, we will definitely force the potter's dog to jump off the wall in a hurry, so we will have to face Yuan Shu, an opponent we can't compete with at the moment." ”

"But with the support of Zang Ba, wouldn't the lord still have no chance?" Xu Chu was extremely worried about the lord's situation at this time, no matter what, it was a dead end, but he didn't know how the lord would deal with it.

"Zhong Kang doesn't know, I have already made contact with Zang Ba before the potter, so I know better than anyone that although Zang Ba promised me to help me and will definitely agree to the potter, he must only work and not contribute."

"I see." Xu Chu said with a smile: "No wonder the lord has such confidence, it turns out that everything is under control." ”

"Haha, this is called anticipating the enemy's first opportunity."

At the end of the talk, he said in a low voice: "You say, when the potter mistakes Zang Ba's promise for the truth, will he do anything blind?" ”

"What does the lord mean?"

Xu Chu's heart suddenly moved, and he hurriedly said: "Could it be that the Tao Chamber of Commerce took the initiative to jump out to attack the lord?" ”

Liu Lan was stunned, he didn't expect Xu Chu to think of this, and said with a wry smile: "That's not it." "No matter who is the lord of Xuzhou, unless I go back to Liaodong myself, my position in Peixian will never move, even if it is a potter, he knows in his heart that once he becomes the lord of Xuzhou, he will only win me over, and will not take the initiative to provoke me, after all, he is blocking Cao Cao's tiger for him. Even if he moves me, it will wait until he has the strength to compete with Cao Cao, otherwise the word Cao Cao will become the best talisman in our Zaipei County. (To be continued.) )