Xu Ji could only wait patiently.

Zhou Yuanbin went in and out, looking extremely busy, and rarely communicated with Xu Ji - he had already asked for a plan, and the rest was how to implement it, and he no longer needed Xu Ji's guidance.

The two would occasionally chat, mostly Zhou Yuanbin complained about paying too much and getting little in return, running for the two families, but not being appreciated and reused, "Zhonggong only believes in himself, King Jin...... Alas, King Jin's biggest mistake was to trust Liu Youzhong, that old guy. ”

Xu Ji was sleepy at the post station for ten days, but he was not trapped, but his anxiety was nowhere to be relieved, and he still had to pretend to have a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about everything.

In the evening of that day, Zhou Yuanbin sighed when he was eating: "Mr. Xu can really hold on, and he is not in a hurry at all." ”

Xu Ji smiled and said: "It's useless to be anxious, it's better to wait for the result." ”

Zhou Yuanbin put down his chopsticks, "The situation is not good. His expression did not show anxiety.

"Oh?" Xu Ji understood that if everything went well, Zhou Yuanbin would never mention this.

"I did find some people, He Rong people with high status, who had the same idea as me, but ...... No one dared to do it. ”

"What about the middle palace?"

"I can't reveal the plan to her yet, Zhonggong seems to have really been forgiven, Mr. Xu said before that it would be as little as two or three days, and as much as seven or eight days, but now it is the tenth day, and Shan Yu and Zhonggong have no intention of doing anything."

"Shan Yu is busy chasing down the heroes, and the middle palace is busy looking for letters, and he hasn't spared his hands yet."

"Hehe, Mr. Xu is always ...... I'm thinking that things may have a turn for the better: if he dies alone, He Rong's department will be chaotic, and it will not be good for the Middle Palace and the Zhou and Shen families after all. ”

Xu Ji didn't want to show urgency, nodded with a smile, ate quietly for a while, and asked, "King Jin is still being detained by Shan Yu?" ”

"The King of Jin has been allowed to lead the troops, this is a good sign, after defeating the group of heroes, he still needs the assistance of our Zhou and Shen families." Zhou Yuanbin was a little proud.

"What did Zhou Senjun reveal to the Middle Palace?"

"Uh...... I didn't reveal anything, I sent my cronies to see the middle palace, saying that the current situation is very critical, there are not many ways in front of me, and it is very likely that there is only one left. Zhonggong said that everything is in Shan Yu, let me wait patiently, don't worry, she will protect the safety of the Shen Zhou family. Then a few days later, the king of Jin returned to take charge of the army, and I think there must be credit to the middle palace. ”

"But Zhou joins the army and still has uneasiness in his heart?" Xu Jidao.

Zhou Yuanbin picked up a glass of wine, and didn't drink it after hesitating for a long time, "Zhonggong...... After all, it's not as good as before, I can't guess what is on her mind, can Mr. Xu guess it for me? ”

"The middle palace will never sit still."

Zhou Yuanbin smiled bitterly: "Of course, even if it is for the sake of the two sons, the middle palace will not admit defeat." ”

"How about the two sons?"

"It's been sent to the middle palace."

"Why doesn't Zhou join the army want to stay?"

"I think about it, I will have to use the power of the Middle Palace in the future, and it is better not to tear my face with her."

Xu Ji sighed lightly in his heart, "Zhonggong has to do it himself." ”

"Huh? Impossible, never. ”

"Zhonggong will do it when he finds the letter." Xu Ji is stubborn.

Zhou Yuanbin shook his head again and again, "Zhonggong did harm Shan Yu once, but with the help of outsiders, who can she get help this time?" ”

"After Zhonggong solves Shan Yu, it's our turn."

Zhou Yuanbin said with a smile: "Mr. Xu's speculation is not accurate. ”

"That's right. Zhou joined the army and drank a few more drinks. ”

Zhou Yuanbin took a sip of wine, "The battle of Xiangyang is about to end, there is no danger, it is estimated that the news of victory will come the day after tomorrow, if you are willing, you will directly wave your army to cross the river, if you are not in a hurry to capture Jiangnan, you will turn to Luozhou to seize the eastern capital, and by the way, eradicate the king of Liang." Now it is the Central Plains that has to be single, alas, I hope Zhonggong is really forgiven, what she did back then, after all, was for the sake of Shan Yu, and I hope Shan Yu can remember this. ”

Zhou Yuanbin became nagging again, and began to imagine how much benefit the Zhou family could gain after dominating the world alone.

"What about King Jin?" Xu Ji asked.

"King Jin...... When the problem in the Middle Palace is solved, our Zhou family will find a way to save the Shen family. ”

Xu Ji noticed that Zhou Yuanbin was talking about saving the "Shen family", not King Jin, so he smiled, "Zhou has made up his mind to join the army, I don't talk much, only a reminder." ”

"Please say, Mr. Xu's reminder must be useful."

"Try to leave a backup plan."

"I understand, I haven't been busy in vain these days, there are at least three adults who don't like to be strong and have a close relationship with our Zhou family, and they can provide protection and even help me when necessary."

"After defeating the Xiangyang heroes, Shan Yu Shi** will go to Yizhou, if he sends troops immediately, the Zhou family will not have to worry, if you want to rest the army, Zhou will join the army and be careful."

"Yizhou? Why Yizhou? ”

"Luozhou is broken, and the two states have other foreign departments to rescue, are not only in the immediate matter, he wants to seize Yizhou, one is to punish the king of Shu for the crime of uninvited troops, and the other is to take all the food from Yizhou, in preparation for a greater offensive next year."

Zhou Yuanbin nodded and said: "Mr. Xu is reasonable, the King of Shu is really stupid, since he has taken refuge in Shan Yu, he has to be half-hearted." ”

"Even if the King of Shu is single-minded, he can't change anything, just because he needs the grain and grass in Yizhou, the King of Shu can't afford to supply it, and sooner or later he will still be attacked."

Zhou Yuanbin was in a happy mood and was able to care about other people's affairs, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu also thinks that Xiangyang Qunxiong will lose this time?" ”

Xu Ji smiled and didn't answer, he hoped that Xiangyang could hold on, at least for one winter, and the result was all in vain, just like Hanzhou.

"Accept your fate, Mr. Xu, if you can get Shan Yu's understanding, are you willing to be his advisor?"

Xu Ji shook his head.

"This ...... Why bother? If you don't want to live, you want to die? ”

"The timing is not right."

"At the moment of life and death, Mr. Xu still thinks the timing is wrong?"

"It's not my timing, it's Shan Yu's timing."

"Huh?"

"If Shan Yuruo succeeded to the throne two or three years earlier, he first won the full support of the adults outside the Saiwai, and it would be a great cause to enter the Sai at this time, but he succeeded to the throne a little later, and the Central Plains was in chaos a little earlier......"

"Mr. Xu heard that I had won over a few Lord He Rong, so he thought that Shan Yujun was unstable? Then you are wrong, He Rongren's loyalty is different from our Central Plains people, you can oppose Shan Yu in your heart, but you still obey Shan Yu's orders, Shan Yu knows that he will not pursue it, as long as he can win the battle, everyone will be profitable. The three adults said that they would never do anything, but that they could provide me with protection after the 'accident'. ”

"The timing is still not right."

"Haha, looking at the world, who else will be Shan Yu's opponent?"

As soon as Zhou Yuanbin's voice fell, a servant ran in from outside, and Zhou Yuanbin said angrily: "I told you a long time ago, outsiders are not allowed to trespass, you yourself broke in." ”

The servant said in fear, "Urgent." ”

"Over there in Xiangyang?"

The servant shook his head, "No, it's Qinzhou...... It's Liangzhou. ”

"Where the hell?"

"The news just came, the Yang family in Liangzhou rebelled against Shan Yu, led the army to attack the generals of the various departments, the troops were defeated, and fled back to the outside of the Saiwai, Qinzhou has no help, and the situation is critical."

Zhou Yuanbin was stunned, "When the Tiancheng Imperial Court was still there, the Yang family secretly communicated with He Rongbu, and they have always been very honest, why are they bold now?" ”

"I don't know, I just got the news that the messenger has set off to see Shan Yu."

Zhou Yuanbin waved his hand and said, "Got it, go out, don't mess around again." ”

"Yes, yes." Seeing that the master was not particularly interested, the servant withdrew in a curt.

"There is no such thing as a perfect thing." Zhou Yuanbin smiled and said, "This kind of thing is indispensable when you surrender and rebel, there are Han and Jing in the front, and it is beneficial and cool in the back, by the way, there is also King Liang who took advantage of the fire to rob." ”

"Shan Yu is in trouble."

"It's not a big trouble, the Yang family has few soldiers, and they can't afford to set off a big storm, so it depends on which state Shan Yu wants to pacify first, or Shan Yu will pass on an order and reassemble the foreign departments, and the Yang family is not an opponent."

For Xu Ji, this unclear victory in the distance is a ray of sunshine in the haze for days, picking up the cup and drinking it all.

"Mr. Xu can drink again?"

The wine was extremely uncomfortable in his stomach, Xu Ji shook his head again and again, endured it, and said, "Has Zhou Senjun heard the news of Princess Fangde?" ”

"Mr. Xu hasn't forgotten her?" Zhou Yuanbin asked with a smile.

"More than ten days ago, someone said that she would be sent to the Shan Yu camp, and there has been no news, so I'm a little curious."

"Mr. Xu suspects that the princess was kidnapped by the Yang family in Liangzhou?"

"Two things may be connected."

"I'll go and inquire about you." Zhou Yuanbin got up, "If Shan Yu really wants to go to Yizhou, the Zhou family can take this opportunity to make a lot of money, Mr. Xu's speculation is very valuable." ”

Not long after Zhou Yuanbin went out, he came back and said: "It's really a little strange, a few days ago, it was rumored that Princess Fangde, Jin Shengnu and others were taken prisoner, and they were all sent over, but now there is no news, and some people say that although the Descendant Army was defeated, it was not wiped out, and many people fled, and the princess was not captured at all." ”

"The Yang clan of Liangzhou participated in the war, presumably to save the Descendant Army."

"But...... Why? Most of the descendants are the people of Qinzhou, and the Yang family is a wealthy family in Liangzhou, where did the friendship between the two sides come from? Yang's betrayal of Shan Yu at this time is tantamount to self-suicide - there is no reason. ”

"There will be new news soon."

"If nothing else, another messenger will come before dark." Zhou Yuanbin laughed twice, "Liangzhou is too far away, and the victory or defeat over there can't affect the situation here." ”

"Did Zhou Senjun ever think that if the Yang clan of Liangzhou took the opportunity to enter Qinzhou, the three northern states would rebel, and the retreat of He Rong's department would be gone."

"Shan Yu had already prepared for this, leaving heavy troops to guard the Qinzhou Pass, so when he was lost, He Rongren was not too worried. With the strength of the Yang family, even if they poured everything they had, they would not be able to capture the Qinzhou Pass. ”

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Zhou Yuanbin shouted.

The servant pushed open the door, stood outside and said, "Kou Shengshi is here, saying that he brought an old man from Mr. Xu, and asked Mr. Xu to go out and have a look." ”

Xu Ji was taken aback.

Zhou Yuanbin smiled: "Mr. Xu, is this a golden mouth?" Speaking of whoever arrived, the person Kou Daogu personally sent to you to see must be Princess Fangde. ”