A stack of military newspapers was placed on the table, Zhang Shiqing picked up the top one, read it quickly, and then looked at the others, but could not find the relevant content.

"Just a few words." Zhang Shiqing handed over the paper.

Xu Ji took it and glanced at it, the content was indeed simple, this military report came from the Yecheng envoy who sent Huaizhou, what was written was all heard, and there was no corroboration, the envoy was obviously in a hurry to report the news, and it was too late to inquire and verify.

"Ning Baoguan is a traitor, how can he be a general? I remember that there seems to be a saying in the imperial court: the title of general is exclusive to one person, and after Lou Wen passes away, this position will not be set up. Zhang Shiqing was puzzled.

General Xu Ji put it back on the table and said with a smile: "King Ning and Guo Shifeng really complement each other. ”

"What does this news mean? Is Ning Baoguan a general first, and then do that? Good news or bad news for Yecheng? ...... to me What about the little barbarian? ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "We have to wait." ”

"Wait a little longer, wait until everything comes out, why do you need to do it?" Zhang Shiqing was so angry that he ran out of the room.

Chang Yanzhi is a Wu person, who is very concerned about the changes in Jiangdong, and has been guarding the door, and then said: "There are only a few thousand people in Ningbaoguan, how can it be ...... Could it be that he used the ether as a hostage to force the emperor to make him a general? It's impossible, the emperor didn't think of the queen mother when he fled. ”

"Wait." Xu Ji gave the same answer, went out to wash his face, turned to the back of the house, and chopped wood as usual.

When the fifth root was split, Zhang Shiqing came again, and as usual, he sat on a small stool behind Xu Ji, and he could hear each other clearly without being hurt by the flying wooden blocks.

She held dozens of military newspapers in her hand, read them one by one, and after a long time, she said: "These are the military newspapers I screened out, all of which are related to Wu and Huai. ”

Xu Ji happened to be a little tired, put down the axe, turned around and said, "What do you see?" ”

"Are you really smart, or are you pretending to be smart?" Zhang Shiqing tilted his head and asked.

Xu Ji scratched his head, "I think I'm still smart, but it's not enough, there are many people in the world who are smarter than me." ”

Zhang Shiqing was not very satisfied with this answer, and shook the paper in his hand, "After reading it all, I am even more confused, the Huaizhou military newspaper has no content, it is all boring trivialities, Jiangdong Wuzhou - there is no military newspaper at all, there are four or five copies in total, and they are all irrelevant." Since Huan Yan pinned his hopes on Jiangdong, why didn't he care about what happened there? ”

"Because these are military newspapers, there is no war in Jiangdong, of course there are no military newspapers, only public and private letters."

"I'll let Colorful enter the city again later, and send me a letter for me."

"The official letter is fine, how can a private message be easily presented to outsiders?"

"I'm an outsider? I...... Outsiders indeed. Zhang Shiqing let out a long sigh, deeply feeling that he had been abandoned.

An urgent voice suddenly came from the front of the house, "Where is Gongzi Xu?" Take me to see him, I'm in a hurry. ”

"Maybe it has something to do with Koto." Zhang Shiqing guessed.

The speaker was quickly brought, and as soon as he saw Xu Ji, he immediately quickened his pace and pounced, and when he was a few steps away, he knelt down and said with a cry: "Xu Gongzi save me!" ”

"What does Lou Xiao mean by this?"

The person who came was Lou Ji, who was about to tell his intentions, and suddenly found that there was a young girl sitting nearby, and immediately guessed that this was the daughter of the king of Jibei, and couldn't help but be greatly embarrassed.

Zhang Shiqing didn't care, but was very curious, "Lou Xiao rides? Are you the son of the Lou family who is married to Huanyan? ”

Lou Ji nodded awkwardly.

"Yes, you came back from Ning Baoguan, and you should know something inside—but what are you doing here? also begged him to save his life, even if someone wants to kill you, you should also beg Huanyan, she is ...... Oh. ”

Zhang Shiqing has been reading the military newspaper these days, studying and judging the situation from it, and unconsciously his knowledge has increased, and he soon guessed the truth.

Ning Baoguan was named a general, obviously violating his promise, and now Yecheng is in a disadvantageous situation, Lou Ji, as a messenger in the middle, is naturally angry, and he came to Xu Ji for help, because the person who wants to kill him is the county lord of Huanyan.

"Please stand up and speak." Xu Jidao.

Lou Ji got up slowly, glanced at the Lord of Fangde, and refused to continue.

Xu Ji had no intention of retreating from anyone, even if Chang Yanzhi and others came to listen, he wouldn't care.

Lou Ji had to take two steps forward and arched his hand: "Xu Gongzi heard the news?" ”

"There is only a simple military report, I don't know whether it's true or not, and I don't know the details."

"It's true." Lou Ji's face was panicked and embarrassed, if it weren't for the fact that he really had no way out, he would never come here to ask for help, "Ning Baoguan deceived me, deceived everyone, and that Guo Shifeng, it must have been his idea......"

"Speak slowly."

Recalling the past, Lou Ji is still terrified.

The general was killed unexpectedly, many descendants of the Lou family panicked, and no one stood up to preside over the overall situation, Lou Ji had only one thought in his heart at that time: How could it be? How could he be so unlucky, he had just decided to betray the king of Xiangdong and firmly support the Lou family, but he encountered such an incredible situation?

By the time they came to their senses, they were all captives, tied with ropes, driven by whips, and running after their horses in disarray, and this was the beginning of endless suffering for them.

Lou Ji really didn't want to recall the details at that time, so he jumped directly to that transfer.

Ning Baoguan led the army to Jiangdong, grabbed some grain and grass on the way, and once he entered the boundary of Wuzhou, he played the banner of autumn without committing any crimes.

The biggest problem faced by the Ning army was not grain and grass, but the inability to cross the river, Guo Shifeng took a small boat to the opposite bank, and somehow, he persuaded the generals guarding the river to take thousands of Ning troops over and provide some grain and grass.

The Ning army did not burn, kill, or rob, which was completely different from the previous military style, and Ning Baoguan was strict in his methods, and once personally killed a leader who robbed the people's property to warn the whole army.

Soon after crossing the river, Guo Shifeng called Lou Ji and said many things to him.

"The Lou family is finished, there is no need to hide it. The general is dead, what is left of your Lou family? The general of the Chinese army is hard? You sons of Zhulou who don't even dare to take revenge? ”

Lou Ji's face was red-eared, when the general was assassinated, Empress Dowager Luan didn't even have a famous palace maid around her, and any descendant of the Lou family could take the dagger and avenge her father on the spot, but no one did it, everyone was either frightened or at a loss, thinking about how unfortunate they were.

"Originally, there was still a glimmer of hope for your Lou family, that is, King Wu, although he has changed his surname, but his bloodline can't be changed, and when he becomes famous, it is possible to rebuild the Lou family. Unfortunately, he was too weak and crushed himself on his own. Alas, I could tell at first that he was not a contender, but he worked very hard and I changed my mind a little. It's my fault, 'hard work' is an ordinary person's trick, and the more King Wu 'works hard', the more it means that he is too ordinary and not worthy of competing for the crown. ”

"In short, your Lou family has no hope of making a comeback, all you can do is to try to save your life - for you, you especially need to 'work hard'."

Lou Ji heard a glimmer of life from it, knelt down and begged, trying all his words to please the other party.

Guo Shifeng enjoyed it for a long time, and after being completely satisfied, he pointed out a way out for Lou Ji, "Ning Wang Xiaoxiong, he will never live under the people for a long time, and taking refuge in the Jiangdong Imperial Court is just a temporary solution, once he has a foothold, he still has to set up his own banner." But King Ning didn't want to be left alone, he hoped to get a little support. I will let you go back to Yecheng, you go and tell the county lord of Huanyan, everyone understands the truth of distant friendship and close attack, King Ning and Yecheng have no mortal enmity, and they are not each other's biggest threat. King Ning is willing to get rid of the roadblocks for Yecheng, and also asks Yecheng to give us a way. ”

Lou Ji agreed, ran all the way back to Yecheng, saw the county lord of Huanyan, and after being questioned, he was puzzled: How did Guo Shifeng guess the county lord's heart? How do you know that the county lord has secretly attracted some forces in Jiangdong?

In any case, the two sides began to correspond from then on, and gradually increased trust, among which Lou Ji contributed a lot, he sincerely believed that King Ning had no way out to sue for peace with Yecheng, and he also sincerely believed that King Ning would kill the emperor at the first opportunity.

"King Ning is by no means a minister, when he was in the Eastern Capital, he was only a little lower than King Wu, and he still held a grudge, let alone bow down to the emperor? He would definitely kill the emperor, but he lacked a way to get to Stone Town. ”

Huan Yan also believed it, in her opinion, killing the emperor and monopolizing Jiangdong was the best choice for Ning Baoguan, and it was reasonable to ask Yecheng for peace.

It was under her intervention, coupled with Guo Shifeng's eloquence, that Ning's army was able to advance safely, and he really rushed to Stone Town without being intercepted by the counties along the way.

The Imperial Court of Stone Town did need an army, but it was suspicious of this traitor-turned-defector, and ordered Ning Baoguan to remove the king's title, give him the post of general, and not allow him to enter the city, but could only be stationed outside the city.

This was all a few days ago, and after that, rebellions broke out in Wuzhou County, and many self-reliant generals raised the banner of revenge for the king of Guangling, and claimed to attack Stone City.

According to the original plan, Ning Baoguan should take the opportunity to win the trust of the Liang and Lan families, and kill the emperor after entering the city.

Ning Baoguan did lead his troops into the city, but instead of killing the emperor, he accepted the title of general and wanted to lead his troops to recapture the eastern capital.

"The recapture of the eastern capital is just an excuse, Ning Baoguan actually wants to take the opportunity to pacify Wuzhou County, and the first target of his attack is a general who has already secretly defected to Yecheng. Yecheng is now very embarrassed, sit idly by, and will soon lose the support of all forces in Jiangdong, and send troops to go, but they can't get around Huaizhou ......"

Lou Ji is not concerned about these, "The county lord now suspects that I am colluding with King Ning and deliberately trying to deceive her trust. I really don't have it, but the county lord refuses to see me now, so I have no choice but to beg ......"

Xu Ji said: "You came to the wrong place, I can't defend you, and I can't let the county lord see you." ”

"As long as Xu Gongzi comes forward, the county lord will ......"

Zhang Shiqing, who had been listening, suddenly stood up and interjected: "I can let Huan Yan see you, whether you can confess depends on your own ability." ”

Lou Ji didn't know what to say.

Zhang Shiqing smiled at Xu Ji, "Let you see my cleverness." ”