In the big tent, He Rong Pingshan is just a "servant", although he only serves one person, but after all, he is not free, and he has not eaten or drunk all night.

The banquet was finally over, and everyone else went back to the tent to lie down and sleep, but He Rongpingshan wanted to eat some food first, and dozens of real servants stood in front of him, feeling "ashamed" that he could not share the worries of his master.

Xu Ji was also called, stood with the servant, waited for a while, and saw that He Rongpingshan didn't care about his intentions, he stepped forward, sat on the side, and said to the nearest servant: "Bring the bowl." ”

The incident happened suddenly, and none of the many servants stepped forward to stop them, and when they reacted, Xu Ji had already sat down, only a few feet away from his master.

The crowd changed color.

He Rong Pingshan was also surprised, stared at Xu Ji for a while, nodded to the servant, and motioned for him to bring another bowl.

Xu Ji poured himself a drink, He Rongren didn't use chopsticks, he didn't have a knife on him, so he tore the meat with both hands, and ate it in large pieces, not at all.

After eating almost, Xu Ji said, "Thank you, I won't bother." ”

"Wait a minute." He Rong finally spoke, he ate slowly, and had been thinking about his thoughts, and then finally thought about what to say, and said to many servants: "Stand down." ”

The servants obey the orders of the Lord and leave obediently.

He Rong Pingshan used a knife to carefully cut the last bit of leftover meat on the bones, this is a habit he has developed since he was a child, and now it has become a hobby.

"I don't have to force your submission any more, I relieved myself of this task last night." He Rong Pingshan was still staring at the bones in his hands.

"Congratulations." Xu Ji also stared at the bones, wondering what fun this was.

"The craftsman is dead, so he's lucky. As for you, I was going to let you go, but I was reminded that merely relieving me of my mission did not pardon you, so I can now dispose of you as I please, and I will not be punished for it. ”

"Congratulations." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"I've figured it out, I won't kill you for the time being."

"Congratulations to myself."

He Rong Pingshan finally pulled out the last small piece of tendon, but he didn't eat it, put down the bones and the knife, and felt satisfied, "I want to leave you and watch the princess's wedding-the princess wants to marry no longer me, but Shan Yu." He Rong Pingshan stared at Xu Ji and added: "Congratulations." ”

"What joy do I have when someone else gets married?"

"You succeeded, the princess won't marry me, but—she won't marry you either." He Rong Pingshan smiled, "It's right to think about it carefully, the princess should be matched with Yu Cai." Oh, I forgot to say it, Shan Yu's wife is also from your Central Plains, she ...... Will treat the princess well and make the princess makeover. He Rong Pingshan picked up another bone, cut off a large piece of meat, and put it in his mouth to chew slowly.

"And you're going to keep me watching?"

He Rong Pingshan smiled and swallowed the meat, "Why not?" It's still interesting to think about, that Kou Daogu is the one who made enemies with you in Yecheng, right? ”

"That's right."

"He's a talent, maybe I should persuade Shan Yu to keep him."

"You should keep him with you, at least a 'surrender.'"

"Haha, you can't humiliate me now. Get out of here and wait for the wine. ”

Xu Ji stood up, "No matter how clean the bones are, it can't prove your ability, just when you are your own brother, but what he needs now is a general, not a child who can pick meat." ”

Xu Ji turned around and left, He Rong Pingshan was silent for a while, and suddenly roared: "I want you to watch her tortured, and then feed you alive to the dog!" ”

Xu Ji returned to his residence and said with a smile to Changyan: "We really can't go." ”

Chang Yanzhi did not show disappointment, "Then stay for two more days." ”

"I shouldn't have offended so many people." Xu Ji said suddenly.

"Who did Childe offend again?"

"It's still those people from the past, Kou Daogu, He Rongpingshan...... If I think about it, I have no reason to make a feud with them, if I had taken a step back in the first place......"

Chang Yanzhi: "That's not a matter of one step back, two steps back, Gongzi doesn't want to make enemies with these two people, he has to retreat from the beginning: don't stay in Siguo Valley, and don't accept the little county lord." Find a real barren valley and die there, in that case, Childe will not have a grudge against anyone, people outside will not remember Childe, and even former acquaintances will forget Childe completely. ”

"I don't want to be forgotten."

"Then there is no way back, Mr. Fan left a message for Childe, although it is only three words, it also shows that he is waiting for you, Childe is willing to let Si Guogu give up to those mediocre disciples?"

"They're not mediocre, but I'm not willing to let them out."

"Then Childe will inevitably have a grudge against Kou Daogu. When the little county lord went to ask for help, could the son bear to turn him away? ”

"I can't."

"Then the son will inevitably have a feud with He Rongren, not Pingshan, but also pulling out and pushing mountains."

Xu Ji smiled: "You're right. ”

Chang Yanzhi was a little unable to contain it, "The world is in chaos, ordinary people have to fight and grudge with others in order to fight for food, not to mention that the sons are fighting for things and people that ordinary people dare not hope for, but they want to have no quarrel with the world, how is it possible?" ”

Xu Ji Zhengse said: "What General Chang said is extremely true, I should change it." ”

Chang Yanzhi was a little embarrassed, "I'm a little bit unscrupulous, and the son is not to blame." ”

"No blame, I want to thank you. I don't want the king's name, it doesn't mean that I have to give up everything, I still have things that I care about, and they should belong to me and suit me. ”

Chang Yanzhi smiled and said: "I was relieved to hear Childe say such things, for a while, I really thought that Childe was going to be a family." ”

"Haha, I'm afraid that no temple is willing to accept me."

"Childe will sleep for a while, and I'll go out to inquire about the news."

Xu Ji didn't sleep long last night, but he didn't have the heart to rest, so he sat on the blanket and meditated.

Guan Dao came uninvited, standing at the door, the high crown on his head almost touched the top of the tent, staring at Xu Ji for a long time, I did what I said. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "You are cocooning yourself. ”

"Xu Gongzi's composure is admirable, I want to see how long you can hold on. Oh, Shan Yu has just decided to marry Princess Fangde, and has already sent someone to Yuyang to greet his relatives, and the emperor will stay here and leave when the marriage is over. ”

"If you want to be a strategist, you have to have a little bit of 'ups and downs with the world', and I lack some, such as Mr. Guan, but not at all. Persuading a prince is one of the most dangerous things in the world, and if you shake your tongue and lips among princes with a vengeful heart, you will soon get into trouble. ”

"Why didn't Xu Gongzi wander among the princes for his own selfishness?"

"So look at me, trapped here, nothing has been accomplished."

"I'll learn from that." Kou Daogu suddenly showed anger, "After you, the woman surnamed Feng will not get a good death." ”

"She's tougher than me, you have to be careful."

Kou Daogu exited the tent, knowing that he had arrived too early, and that he would have to wait a little longer to see the enemy collapse.

Chang Yanzhi came in and asked, "What is he doing here?" ”

"Like He Rong Pingshan, he wants to see my panic."

"Hey, then they must be disappointed. The emperor sent someone over and asked Gongzi to come over and meet. ”

Zhang Shiyu thought that the amount of alcohol was okay, but he was defeated in front of Shan Yu, woke up with a hangover, had a splitting headache, his whole body was sore, and he vomited in a clay pot, but he couldn't vomit much.

"Xu Ji, you have read a lot of books, have you ever seen an emperor who is more unlucky than me in the history books?"

"I've seen it, my life hangs in the hands of people, the day is in danger, I can't even save the people closest to me, and in the end I am either killed, or forced to Zen and live a prisoner-like life."

Zhang Shiyu raised his head and said with a smile: "Those you said are all the kings of the dead country...... No, no, I don't want to be the king of the dead country, the emperor of all things is, even if Tiancheng wants to die, he can't die in my hands. Hey, I didn't call you here to talk about this, something happened last night, I couldn't figure it out, and Lord Huanyan was not there, so I had to come over to discuss with you. ”

Xu Ji glanced left and right, Zhang Shiyu understood, and said to the attendant: "You stand down." ”

Several attendants looked at Xu Ji and didn't move, Zhang Shiyu said: "Don't worry, Xu Ji won't do such a thing as stabbing anymore - you won't, right?" ”

"No, it won't."

Zhang Shiyu waved his hand, and the attendants retreated.

"First King Liang, then Shan Yu, they are helpless, they can't share my worries, but in the face of a scholar, they have to show their loyalty." Zhang Shiyu scoffed.

"You can't force anything, that's all they can do."

"If I don't force it anymore, I really want to become the 'king of the dead country'." Zhang Shiyu was stunned for a while, vomited a few more times, and continued: "Shan Yu wants to marry my sister, pick up people today, and get married tomorrow, and then he will attack with me and ask for guilt." Do you understand? It was not a borrowed army, but it was combined into one army, but he had two or three hundred thousand cavalry, and I had less than 10,000 troops. ”

"Before leaving, what did Lord Huanyan say?"

She ...... I only said that the alliance would be successful, so I didn't have to worry, but I didn't say what to do if I didn't borrow troops. ”

"The county lord is a careful person, she would never have expected this situation, she didn't remind her, she just agreed."

"Well, it seems like a decision that Huan Yan will make, but what about the long term? After the annexation of the state is captured, who does it belong to? Can Tiancheng get benefits? ”

"These things have to be answered by the county lord of Huanyan himself."

"Well, she still treated me as a child, and didn't discuss anything with me." Zhang Shiyu was slightly annoyed, and immediately added: "Xu Ji, don't think about it, I don't have any other intentions now, and I forgot all the things I mentioned to you before." ”

Zhang Shiyu once instigated Xu Ji to fight against the father and daughter of the king of Xiangdong together, at that time there was still Yecheng to defend, but now there is almost nothing, and he relies on the county lord of Huanyan far more than he is dissatisfied.

"I never thought about it." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"I can trust you." Zhang Shiyu nodded, "I'll just wait and do nothing?" ”

"My thoughts may be contrary to the Lord of Huanyan, I don't know if you want to hear it."

"Huanyan is not the right thing to do, I would love to hear other people's opinions."

"Insist on borrowing troops, if 100,000 fails, you will need 50,000, 50,000, and then reduce."

Zhang Shiyu smiled bitterly: "I know that I can't borrow it, why do I still want to open this mouth?" Shan Yu will never let me go alone to attack and merge the state. ”

"It's hard to say, the mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch often happens later."

"You...... What do you know? ”

"I don't know anything, I just think you should insist, you can't borrow soldiers, you just continue to use the strategy of the county lord of Huanyan, in case you borrow it, you will have your own way."

Zhang Shiyu nodded slowly, "My sister's business...... You don't care, do you? ”

Xu Ji thought for a while and said, "I care." ”