A large number of officers and soldiers surrounded Siguogu, and a number of squads went into the mountains to search for them, so as to prevent Qinzhou's "distinguished guests" from having accomplices.

Zhang Shiyu, the prince of Jibei, entered the house, and when he saw his sister sleeping on the mat, he couldn't help but be stunned, his eyes turned to Xu Ji, who was sitting opposite, and asked coldly: "...... you?"

Xu Ji quietly got up and whispered, "Let her rest." ”

The sound outside was too noisy, Zhang Shi woke up, sleepy-eyed, and saw his brother and Xu Ji standing nearby, and hurriedly turned around, "Why is my brother here?" Sun Yalu didn't come? Xu Ji, you have miscalculated this time......"

"Mr. Sun is outside." Zhang Shiyu replied.

"Hmph. Please help me call Colorful. ”

"Sister, you stayed here last night?"

"I came out at night to take a breath, I just wanted to rest for a while, but who would have thought that I would fall asleep. I'm like this now, I don't talk to you, I'm calling Colorful to come over. ”

Zhang Shiyu dragged Xu Ji out of the house, went to the door of his sister's room first, and said loudly: "Colorful, the county lord called you over." ”

"Got it." Colorful replied inside, without asking where the county lord was, holding a box, and hurriedly went out.

Zhang Shiyu glanced at the soldiers in the distance, and asked bluntly: "Xu Ji, I have always trusted you, when you are your own family......"

"Is it because of Yu Zhan? I'm sorry the news leaked, but by no means my ......"

"I'm not talking about him, who will believe what a scholar in cloth says? I also know it wasn't you who leaked it - I mean my sister. ”

"What is the county lord...... Oh. Xu Ji smiled.

"Don't laugh, I promise in front of my father that you are not a prodigal child, and you will never do shameless acts."

"Your promise is still valid, I'm not a prodigal child, and your sister isn't a frivolous person, she'...... Still a kid, just tired last night, rest there for a while. ”

Zhang Shiyu let out a sigh, a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "I know...... Brother-in-law, don't think about it, I just think it's not the right time, it's not to deny that you and my sister are husband and wife......"

"At the current time, the prince should not mention the word 'brother-in-law' again."

"Haha." Zhang Shiyu laughed dryly, "I didn't come here today for this matter, what about the people of Qinzhou?" ”

"Here." Xu Ji looked at his bedroom and raised his voice, "General Meng!" ”

"In!" The voices in the room trembled, and no one dared to come out.

"We need to find a place where we can talk, and stop being overheard."

"Yu Zhan is gone, and Mr. Fan's grave is relatively deserted."

"Before the grave of the dead?" Zhang Shiyu looked a little embarrassed, "Okay, I'll go and ask Mr. Sun, you bring someone from Qinzhou." ”

"Okay."

Xu Ji knocked on his door, "General Meng, come out." ”

Meng Yingbo opened a crack in the door, saw that there were no officers and soldiers guarding the door, and was a little relieved, and then looked at the crowd in the distance, and still couldn't be sure, "...... You're here to get me? ”

"It's here to protect you. Come with me and I'll take you to meet two important guests. ”

"Yes, I listen to Childe, what Childe says, what I do."

When Meng Yingbo went out, Xu Ji glanced at him, "Leave all the weapons in the house, and don't bring any with them." ”

"Nothing?"

Xu Ji nodded.

Meng Yingbo went back to the house to store weapons such as waist knives, Zhang Shiqing happened to come out of the study with the ring, and he had already returned to normal, and walked closer and smiled: "I know why my brother came, this is one of Huanyan's means to 'resolve suspicions', so as to show everyone that she has no suspicion about our family." ”

Xu Ji smiled back.

"Understand where the general trend is, it's easy to 'figure out people's hearts', why read those military newspapers?"

"The general trend is used to 'figure out', and the details are used to 'persuade'."

Zhang Shiqing pursed his lips slightly, "'Persuasion' is the most boring, I never 'persuade', colorful, do I need to 'convince' you?" ”

"Persuasion? What is Persuasion? "Colorful face is inexplicable.

Zhang Shiqing returned to his room, uncharacteristically, not at all interested in what was likely to be a crucial conversation.

Xu Ji took Meng Yingbo to Fan Guan's tomb, but was stopped three times on the way, and different people came to search his body, only Meng Yingbo was searched alone, and confirmed that there was nothing hurting on him, and then he was released.

Sun Yalu stood in front of the tombstone, Zhang Shiyu was a little farther away from him, guarding in front of the wooden house, refusing to approach the tomb, the two could only talk loudly, and when they saw Xu Ji coming, they shut up at the same time.

Xu Ji introduced, Sun Yalu approached, and asked Meng Yingbo about the situation of the Descending Army and Xijing, which was not very polite, and found that the news of this person was still more than ten days ago, so he smiled and said to Zhang Shiyu: "Does the prince have something to ask?" ”

Zhang Shiyu shook his head, he had been standing at the door, did not come over, and posed as an observer.

"It's okay for the time being, please go back and rest first."

"Ah, then I'm leaving." Meng Yingbo didn't know why, but he didn't dare to ask, glanced at Xu Ji, and left.

Meng Yingbo didn't go far, four officers and soldiers ushered in, the first two and the last two, escorted him back to his original place, but he was not tied with ropes or shackles, which made Meng Yingbo feel more at ease.

Sun Yalu watched Meng Yingbo walk away, and said to Xu Ji: "He is either a 'distinguished guest', or an ordinary thief, he came to Yecheng in order to ask Xu Gongzi to come out of the mountain again and be the king of Wu again." ”

"Yecheng is in need of a messenger, and General Xiao Meng has come very coincidentally, so he should be treated as a distinguished guest."

"Hey, Xu Gongzi made a mistake, although you have offered a plan, Yecheng did not accept it, where did you say that you need a messenger?"

"It's time like this, and you still don't accept it?" Xu Ji was surprised.

"'At this time', there is no need to form an alliance with the thief army, and Xu Gongzi learned that Yecheng and He Rongbu have a deep friendship and trust each other, and He Rongbu is willing to send 100,000 cavalry for Yecheng to call at any time, but Yecheng does not need it for the time being; As for the army of Bingzhou, it has consolidated the grain route in Qinzhou, marched quickly in the starry night, rushed to Xijing three days ago, rested for a while, and will attack the city with the Jizhou army today and tomorrow, and it will not take a few days, and there will be good news coming. ”

"Congratulations." Xu Ji arched his hand, and turned to Zhang Shiyu again, "Especially congratulations to the prince." ”

"Huh? Congratulations to me on what? ”

"He Rongbu entered Jizhou, and the prince deserved to be reused as a brother-in-law."

"Entering Jizhou? How did Xu Gongzi listen to it? Zhang Shiyu sneered, and simply looked away, unwilling to participate.

Xu Ji said to Sun Yalu: "The officers and soldiers will be defeated in Xijing, and the news will come soon." Because the real commander of the incarnation army is none other than Cao Shenxi. General Cao's arrangement of troops is superb, unparalleled in the world, and the plan is grand, and the thinking is far-reaching, until the last moment, the opponent is unpredictable......"

Sun Yalu hadn't said anything yet, and Zhang Shiyu, who was a little farther away, couldn't help but smile: "Cao Shenxi? Cao Shenxi, who has been defeated in consecutive battles and is a prisoner? Xu Gongzi ...... What he said is too exaggerated, although General Lou was killed, when it comes to the world's famous generals, Cao Shenxi is difficult to call first-class. ”

Xu Ji shook his head and said: "What I said is true, but General Cao has a shortcoming, his will is not strong, his courage is slightly inferior, he can move forward bravely in the face of the enemy, but in the face of his own magnates, he always retreats, so that the strategy cannot be fully implemented." But the general only used six or seven points of his calculations back then, which was enough to run rampant in the world, and today's army of the world obeys General Cao's words and does not interfere with the powerful, and his plan can play a ten-point role. That's why I say that the officers and men will not only lose, but a big defeat. ”

Zhang Shiyu shook his head while laughing, feeling that there was no need to argue, so he simply stopped talking.

Xu Ji continued: "Last year in the Eastern Capital, this year in Xijing, the Jizhou army was defeated one after another, it is inevitable that morale is low, people's hearts are fluctuating, for He Rongbu, this is a godsend, rather than friendship or support, it is better to capture in one fell swoop." Even if He Rong's troops don't go south, the Huangfu family in the north will also be moved, and it is difficult to say who the 100,000 cavalry will lend to them. ”

Sun Yalu also shook his head, "Xu Gongzi finished speaking?" ”

"Long-distance and close-range attack, although it is not a clear statement, it is generally not bad, Jizhou went the opposite way and attacked Qinzhou from afar, and it is very unwise to inbred the Yi tribe and a strong enemy."

"Hey, Xu Gongzi lives in seclusion in the valley, reads a few military newspapers, and hears a few rumors, so he dares to judge the situation in Jizhou and the wisdom of the government?"

"More than that, I understand Yecheng's intention: to occupy Qinzhou in the west, showing that the Shen family of the neighboring state is benefiting, but in fact, it is to introduce the Xi family of Jingzhou and the Sheng family of Huaizhou, and the three parties are fighting, and the Shen family is hindered. At the same time, Jiangdong killed the emperor, and Yecheng elected a new monarch and successfully seized orthodoxy. When the three parties can't fight, they will come to Yecheng to seek justice, and then the Zhang family will become the co-master of the world. ”

Sun Yalu sneered, and felt that there was no need to answer.

"The county lord of Huanyan is just like Cao Shenxi back then, he has ten points of strategy, but unfortunately he is constrained by the powerful and reduces it by two points, and the non-human ones used it are reduced by two points, and the enemy is underestimated, and then it is reduced by two less, and there are only four points left, how can it succeed?"

Sun Yalu's face was gloomy, "I came to visit on purpose, thinking that Xu Gongzi really had a real plan, but it turned out to be a lie." Leave. ”

Xu Ji refused to let go, and followed behind Sun Yalu, "The biggest hidden danger in Yecheng is nothing else, it is the county lord of Huanyan himself, who is in power as a woman, and is quite ridiculed, others can get support if they succeed in five points, she must be seven, eight or even ten points to suppress ......"

Sun Yalu flicked his sleeves, quickened his pace, and shook off the uninteresting Xu Ji.

Xu Ji stopped, Zhang Shiyu caught up, and whispered: "Well said, right, but if you are too bold and provoke Huanyan, what good will it do you?" ”

"She needs to be provoked."

"Hey, whatever you want. Don't mention that matter for the time being, I have already sent Qiao Zhisu away and avoided the limelight. ”

Xu Ji looked at Sun Yalu's back and didn't squeak.

"Everyone has to be cautious now, if Huan Yan is really angry, Xu Gongzi will find a way, our family is not good to come forward again, as for my sister, I will pick her up as soon as possible." Alas, a bunch of troublesome things...... "Zhang Shiyu couldn't stay for a long time, and strode to chase Sun Yalu."

Zhang Shiyu and Sun Yalu returned to Yecheng, but most of the officers and soldiers stayed, and more than 200 people guarded everywhere, and the valley suddenly became like a prison.

Xu Ji's fate depends on the outcome of the battle in Xijing, thousands of miles away.

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