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The word "Guishun" pulled Shen Cong out of his panic, walked in front of Xu Ji in a few steps, and looked him directly into the eyes, "Interesting, interesting......"

Xu Ji took a step back, "What did Shen Gongbu think of?" ”

"Don't be so polite, since you are married to the fifth brother, we can be regarded as brothers."

Shen Cong suddenly became kind, but Xu Ji was not used to it, and arched his hand: "Then I will take the liberty of calling 'Brother Shen'." ”

"Brother Xu Xian." Shen Cong even had a smile on his face, "There's something I've always wanted to ask. ”

"Brother Shen just opened his mouth."

"This ...... You participated in the assassination, and the Jibei Wang family doesn't seem to have any jealousy towards you. ”

"Probably because the Emperor of All Things is not popular."

"No, it doesn't matter if others don't like the Emperor of All Things, King Jibei and the Emperor of All Things are compatriots, and Yu Shizi is deeply favored......"

"Yu Shizi can be more favored than Duan Shizi?"

Shen Cong was also a close attendant of the Emperor of All Things in the past, so he naturally knew who was more favored, and among the children of the clan, Zhang Shiduan could be said to be incomparable, and he was still given death.

"Well, that's a reason, but it's not like there's no jealousy towards the assassin at all, and it's rare for Yu Shizi to see you on the street before he got out of the car."

"Please Brother Shen guess the reason for me."

Shen Cong laughed a few times and turned to Guo Shifeng, "I'm just guessing, Mr. Guo doesn't know if he feels the same way as me, the Jibei Wang family seems to be ...... It's great to see the Emperor of All Things die, after all, it doesn't do them any harm, but ...... Hehe. ”

"On the contrary to what?" Xu Ji continued to ask, but he refused to say it himself.

"It's a big deal."

Xu Ji thought for a while, "I can't see that the crown prince has ascended the throne, and the king of Jibei has changed from a minister of the guard to the head of the forbidden army, and he has not seen his cronies." ”

Guo Shifeng stood aside and smiled without saying a word.

Shen Cong laughed, leaned closer, and patted Xu Ji on the shoulder, "Yes, yes, in addition to the current emperor, the Emperor of All Things has several sons, what benefits can the King of Jibei get?" It's me who thinks it, Brother Xu Xian, don't take it to heart, and don't talk nonsense everywhere. ”

"I don't even understand what Brother Shen wants to say, how can I talk nonsense?"

"Haha. But the Jibei Wang's family is really good to you, and even the county lord sent it over, that is, he still recognizes you as a son-in-law - the virtuous brother will pass on a word for me. ”

"Yes, I may have to visit Yu Shizi again in the next two days."

"Don't be 'these two days', it's today, just go later. Please tell Yu Shizi that although I am a member of the Shen family, I have different ideas from my father and brothers, and I have no way to go and have been drowned so far. ”

"Brother Shen only cares about himself, regardless of the rest of the family?"

"State affairs first, family affairs second, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, I choose loyalty." Shen Cong arched his hand sideways, his head slightly raised, and his face was solemn.

"Okay, I will convey Brother Shen's meaning to Yu Shizi."

"There is also Lan Yonglan's left army, Yu Shizi is young after all, and he may still have to be the leader of Lan Zuojun."

Xu Ji said with a smile: "Brother Shen was a little anxious, and even asked me to intercede with the Lan family. ”

The Lou and Lan families were not in harmony, Xu Ji stabbed him, and the Lan family had no feelings for him, Shen Cong patted his head, "It's me who is confused, I will find a way to communicate with Lan Yong by myself, and the two of us have some friendship when we were in the Eastern Capital...... Mr. Guo, why don't you speak? ”

"I mean, it's either hands-on or submission, there's a trade-off between the two......"

"There is no need to weigh it, the assassination was a helpless move, but the result is unpredictable, I actually don't agree with it in my heart, and now I feel that it is a wrong move. Taking advantage of the fact that the situation is not yet clear, there is still a chance to return to obedience, and when the imperial army goes north, the Shen family and the two of them will not be able to escape death. ”

Guo Shifeng is not a more serious person, and nodded, "That's right, let me discuss it with Xu Gongzi again and think of a comprehensive solution." ”

"Don't go empty-handed when you meet Yu Shizi, you two will discuss first, and I'll go find some suitable gifts." Shen Cong hurriedly went out, he brought a lot of things, in addition to bribing the assassin Shi, there were many left, I wanted to use it to collect and sell the generals of Jizhou, but he didn't send out a few boxes.

As soon as Shen Cong left, Guo Shifeng immediately said: "Yu Shizi must not be the person in charge, even if he wants to be obedient, he should not be found." ”

"Brother Guo thinks it's Lan Yong?"

"No, Yu Shizi came strangely this time, it seems that he even moved his home, it doesn't look like he came to win over the generals of Jizhou, and it doesn't look like he wants to go north to negotiate peace with He Rong's department." Guo Shifeng glanced out and said in a low voice: "If Brother Yu Shizi and his party can find out the true purpose of Yu Shizi and his party as soon as possible, there may be a turnaround, otherwise, we are afraid that we will be defeated." ”

"Brother Guo has not made up his mind to submit to obedience?"

"Hey, the ups and downs of the world are not this kind of ups and downs, you have to let the other party know that you really have an indispensable use, know the other and know yourself, we only know ourselves now, we don't know the other, and submitting to us is tantamount to death."

Xu Ji felt that he couldn't even be a "confidant" now, "I'll try my best to inquire." ”

Shen Cong ran back, holding a wooden box in both hands, and carefully handed it to Xu Ji, "The treasure I brought, this one is the most precious, it is the Buddha statue of a famous monk in Tianzhu who has opened the light, cast in pure gold, decorated with seven treasures, and priceless." The Empress Dowager and the King of Jibei both believe in Buddhism, and this gift is very suitable. ”

"Too precious, isn't it?"

"However, it's just a matter of heart. If the court has a will, I will obey it, no matter what it is. Shen Cong deliberately emphasized the last sentence, some words are not easy to say, I hope the other party can understand.

In order to be obedient, Shen Cong was willing to betray even his own family, of course Xu Ji understood, but he didn't understand why Shen Zhi was unguarded against this son, "Well, I will send the gift, and the words will also arrive." ”

Shen Cong breathed a sigh of relief, "Please remember that I am loyal to the court, don't hold a grudge against Jinyang, and when I return to the Eastern Capital in the future, I will kneel in front of the Virtuous Brother's Mansion and bear the guilt." ”

"Just treat me to a drink."

Shen Cong laughed, "Please every day, every month, the world's fine wine, the virtuous brother can taste it to your heart's content." ”

Xu Ji said goodbye, suddenly remembered something, and said to Guo Shifeng: "Has Brother Guo visited Mr. Fan?" ”

"Fan Guan, who thinks about the valley?" Guo Shifeng shook his head, "I don't have a door with him, no one introduces me, and I want to see but can't see him." ”

Xu Ji remembered that Guo Shifeng once said that he had visited Fan Shu in the past, but he really ate "closed doors", so he said: "We should try again another day." ”

Without waiting for Guo Shifeng to speak, Shen Cong said: "I know Mr. Fan well, my father once hired him as a Xibin with a lot of money, Mr. Fan resigned because he was seriously ill, but my father still often sent people to greet him." It turns out that Mr. Fan is also in Yecheng, so I can say, when I introduce him, he will definitely see you, but don't be in a hurry. ”

"Of course." Xu Ji went out with the gift box, returned to his residence, and immediately sent someone to see Master Huang with a gift, asking him to deliver a name sticker to Yu Shizi.

Master Huang is rare and honest, he actually refused to accept the gift, and sent someone else to send a name sticker, and soon got a reply, Yu Shizi will accept the banquet of Zhou Tingshi tonight, and invite the seventeenth prince to meet tomorrow morning.

The sky was getting dark, Xu Ji was eating, Guo Shifeng hurriedly came in, uninvited, "Good news, the Descending Army has not been destroyed." ”

Xu Ji put down the dishes and chopsticks, got up and said, "Where did the news come from?" Are the Three Kings alive or dead? In whose hands are the two cities of Mengjin? Did the Jinyang Army go to war? ”

Guo Shifeng shook his head, "The military report from the imperial court only says what the achievements of the officers and soldiers are, and it seems that they are still chasing the remaining thieves, so I guess that the army has not yet been destroyed, and there is no other news." Two days after tomorrow, Shen Bingzhou may send someone to deliver a letter, and then he will know in more detail. ”

The imperial court military report is not credible, the descending army has no contact with Yecheng, only by waiting for the news of the Shen family can the truth be clarified, Xu Ji sat down, "Brother Guo, let's eat some together?" ”

"No appetite. The more I think about it now, the more wrong it becomes, how can it be so coincidental, on the day Yu Shizi arrived in Yecheng, the news of the Battle of Mengjin also came? ”

"And Yu Shizi has to see me on the street."

"What did he say?"

"Didn't say anything, just reminisced."

"He's deliberately letting the people in the city see that your friendship is still there."

Xu Ji nodded, he felt strange at the time, and he never understood the reason.

Xu Ji continued to eat, Guo Shifeng sat opposite and meditated, until Xu Ji finished eating, Guo Shifeng still did not speak.

"Let's go to the teahouse." Guo Shifeng finally spoke.

"Brother Guo, won't you go together?"

"You go by yourself and see how other people react, this may be Yu Shizi's intention...... The younger brother is more familiar with Yu Shizi, what kind of person do you think he is? ”

"Not a man who uses scheming."

"Unless we think too much, there must be a master behind Yu Shizi to guide me, I also have to inquire, I will come again on the second watch." Guo Shifeng resigned.

Xu Ji waited for a while, got up and went to the Xuanwen Hall.

There were several times more guests drinking tea than last night, and as soon as Xu Ji came in, everyone looked over, and then looked away.

Xu Ji asked for a pot of tea, and waited while tasting it.

Jiangdong Wang Dian was the first to come over, sat down as an acquaintance, and whispered: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, although the victory of officers and soldiers may not last long, although the army of the world is defeated, it may not be able to recover." ”

"That's what I thought too." Xu Ji said with a smile.

After saying the kind words, Wang Dian quickly turned to the topic, "I watched the posture of the son of the king of Jibei entering the city, his father's ambition is not small, I am afraid that he will not be satisfied with the position of commander of the forbidden army, Xu Gongzi has an old relationship with his son, why not persuade his father and son to stand on their own?" ”

"This kind of thing can't be persuaded by people who are not close to me, but I can try."

"Gotta try." Wang Dian nodded slightly with deep meaning, got up and left.

A few more people came over one after another, either to inquire about the situation, or to make a request, which was nothing more than the two thoughts of Shen Cong and Wang Dian.

Xu Ji drank half a pot of tea, and no one came, so he got up and went back to his residence, feeling that he didn't get any useful information.

The second watch has passed, and nearly the third watch, Guo Shifeng came again, also uninvited, closed the door, and didn't speak for a long time.

Xu Ji sat there and waited.

"The imperial court is going to move the capital, right?"

"Move the capital?" Xu Ji was taken aback.

"I got the news that there are more than ten eunuchs hidden in Yu Shizi's team, sneaky, as if they are protecting someone, is it - the emperor himself?"