There was no news from the city, and the day after Fei Xun left, some officers and soldiers came, built another wooden fence around the entire courtyard, and set up tents, which were no different from the barracks.

Seeing this scene, Meng Yingbo finally gave up, and no longer mentioned the escape, drank with Chang Yanzhi and others, drank three rounds, and sighed: "Many people have a glimmer of hope in their hearts, thinking that Gongzi's abdication is just an expedient measure, and sooner or later, he will come out of the mountain again, and maybe he will bring a strong army, so that the enemy will be defeated." Alas, I've been here now - it's better to have hope. ”

Meng Yingbo poured more than half a bowl of wine, and Chang Yanzhi persuaded: "I don't know what the son thinks, and I don't bother to guess." General Xiao Meng might as well stay and spend a leisurely life in the valley than to fight everywhere and be born and die. ”

Meng Yingbo stared at Chang Yanzhi, "Even you have changed." You are a child of the Chang family, among the seven clans, the Wang family has many ministers, and the Chang family is a military general, and you want to ...... when you were in Jiangdong."

"The past is not hidden, when I was still in Jiangdong, I didn't quite understand, why did the Seven Clans have to raise troops? Do you have to put yourself at risk? ”

"Because we are the Seven Clans, Jiangdong is ours!" Meng Yingbo was not only confused, but also a little annoyed, his voice became sharp, and his eyes looked at the others.

Most of the people who stayed in the valley were the children of the seven clans of the Wu people, with a low status, who did not speak much in front of Meng Yingbo, and drank with their heads bored.

Chang Yanzhi was from a prestigious family, so he didn't care much about Meng Yingbo's anger, and said with a smile: "I understand what you mean, but ...... The state of Wu has perished, and apart from ourselves, it seems that not many people in Jiangdong miss Emperor Wu and the Seven Clans. ”

"The people are ignorant and fall with the wind, so the seven clans must dare to be the first, and when the seven clans recapture Jiangdong and restore the Wu country, the people will bow down and accept their lives."

"The Tiancheng Zhang family also thought so back then, and the state of Wu was overturned because of this......"

Meng Yingbo was displeased, got up and said, "You actually compare the Seven Clans with the Zhang Clan, and see what kind of face you have in the future to see your Chang family again." ”

"I don't think I'll ever see them again."

"You can't bear to see your parents, brothers, wives, children?"

Chang Yanzhi said with a smile: "General Xiao Meng doesn't know much about me, my parents have long since died, I have no brother or brother, I only have one sister, I married into a family with a miscellaneous surname, and I haven't had contact for many years." My wife is the daughter of the Lei family, and after the army was raised, she told me that if there was one thing that failed to restore the old Wu and worship the general Fenghou, don't go back to her. There are a lot of uncles and cousins in the Chang family, but there are not many contacts, and I am not a person who likes to make friends. ”

The more Meng Yingbo listened, the more unpleasant he became, and he snorted coldly, "Hey, the Seven Clans are too many cowards like you to destroy the country." With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Chang Yanzhi was not angry, and said to the others: "The 'cowards' of the Seven Clans are actually just a few of us. I don't plan to go back, and even if Childe comes out again one day, I don't plan to follow. You also have to think about it, whoever has a wife to take care of, and whoever intends to follow the son all the time, must make a good plan. ”

Everyone has their own ideas, you talk about it word by word, don't hide it, and know in your heart that such a leisurely day is about to come to an end.

Meng Yingbo left in a rage, but there was nowhere to go outside, he was afraid of the officers and soldiers, he did not dare to approach, and he felt depressed when he returned to his room, wandering in the courtyard, and found that there were officers and soldiers, so he had to go to the study, at least he could hide there.

Xu Ji was reading a book, and Meng Yingbo was both in awe and dissatisfied with him at this time, stood aside, hesitated, and said, "Can I ask Gongzi something?" ”

"Of course." Xu Ji put down the book, he often has people coming and going here, so he has long been used to the other party not opening his mouth, and he does not say hello.

"Is Childe going to live in seclusion for the rest of his life, or will he choose the opportunity to go out of the mountain?"

"If General Xiao Meng had asked a few days earlier, I wouldn't have an accurate answer, and now I can tell you that I will choose the opportunity to go out of the mountain."

Meng Yingbo was overjoyed, "Now is the ...... time"

"General Xiao Meng, don't get me wrong, I didn't want to be the king of Wu, nor did I want to win with the heroes, let alone seize the world."

Meng Yingbo was stunned, "Why did the son come out of the mountain?" ”

Xu Ji looked at the empty old mat and said slowly: "Inherit Mr. Fan's way, apply what you have learned, and do not fight for the world, and the world is under control." ”

Meng Yingbo was even more confused, "Mr. Fan is famous all over the world, I have at least heard of it: Mr. Fan has not been out of office in his life, but is a reclusive person from the world, and the son wants to inherit his 'Tao', what else does he say about going out of the mountain?" ”

"That is the misunderstanding of Mr. Fan in the world, he did not come out of office, because he was born at the wrong time, but he did not live in seclusion, he preached disciples, met customers to solve doubts, and unknowingly, affected hundreds of people, and I was one of them. Mr. Fan entered the WTO in his own way, and the depth of his entry into the WTO even surpassed that of Emperor Zhang Xi and the generals. ”

"Huh? Zhang Xi dominates the world, and the general crisscrosses the world, how can he not be as good as a scholar who refuses to be an official? ”

"Wait." Xu Ji smiled, "In a few years, you will see who has entered the WTO more deeply." ”

"I'm afraid I won't see it." Meng Yingbo became more and more disappointed, and couldn't help but say: "This valley is very strange, I heard that there was a demon grass raging a few days ago, and the people who live here will be bewitched...... Meng Yingbo's face changed, and he muttered: "I have to leave quickly......"

Meng Yingbo went back to his house and bolted the door, for fear that he would be tempted by the monsters in the valley and lose his true heart.

This is the first time that Xu Ji has admitted to outsiders that he has the idea of going out of the mountain, but he didn't get understanding, so he had to smile wryly and shake his head.

Soon after nightfall, Xu Ji was reading a book with a lamp, and a young soldier came from outside, Xu Ji looked familiar, but he couldn't remember when he had seen it, "Your Excellency is ......"

The soldier didn't bring a weapon, came to Xu Ji, and whispered, "Childe doesn't remember me?" I came the other day to ask for guidance......"

"Oh, you're ...... Xiaoba, is the Southern Expedition back? ”

"Yes, I only came back yesterday, and today I was transferred to guard the valley."

"It looks like the trip went well." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"Smooth, there was no fighting, meeting with the Huaizhou Army and the Wuzhou Army, talking about business, we traded privately, and we didn't fight a battle, and we came back." The soldier stepped forward, took out a small burden from his arms, and offered it with both hands, "I know that Xu Gongzi doesn't look down on these things, but everyone is grateful to Xu Gongzi and doesn't give a little gift, and they feel uneasy." ”

Xu Ji took the burden, opened a corner, and found that there were some large and small silver nuggets inside, and said with a smile: "I haven't done anything, I deserve it." ”

"That's right, we followed Gongzi's advice, brought valuable soft things, almost everyone in the south made some money, this bit of silver is made by everyone, not much, please Xu Gongzi must smile, otherwise, I can't explain it after I go back."

The silver was only twenty or thirty taels, which was indeed not much, but it was not a small amount for dozens of soldiers, and they thought that they had made some money on this trip.

"Who bought what you brought?" Xu Ji asked curiously.

"Wuzhou soldiers, they like it, especially the cloth and silk, but it's a pity that we don't bring enough, otherwise we can make a lot of money!" The soldiers were excited.

"Which 'Wuzhou Army' are you talking about? As far as I know, the cities of Wuzhou are self-reliant, and all of them call themselves the Wuzhou Army. ”

"The Wuzhou army in Stone Town, those who recruited an army a few months ago. I don't know where they got so much silver, but the clothes were torn, so everyone was generous, and the Huaizhou army was not prepared, and their eyes were very red when they watched us do business. ”

"I see." Xu Ji put the silver bag on the table and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll take it." ”

The soldier bowed his hand again, "I'll have an explanation when I get back." Also, please forgive Master Xu, we are here to act on orders, and we have no other intentions......"

"You are here to protect the valley, and it's too late for me to thank you, so what kind of 'understanding'?"

The soldier laughed a few times, "I can't stay too long, I'm leaving, please Xu Gongzi continue to study, Xu Gongzi is like a god, and he will become a god in the future." ”

Xu Ji was once again a "fairy", he was very interested in the news brought back by the soldiers, and thought repeatedly: What does it mean for Ning Baoguan's subordinates to be rewarded?

As the night deepened, Xu Ji wanted to go back to the bedroom to rest, and just after crossing the threshold, he heard the sound of horses' hooves in the dark, and soon, dozens of knights galloped to the front, leading several people to hold torches.

The sound of horses' hooves was loud, and the others were disturbed and came out to check.

Among the knights, there were no familiar faces from Xu Ji.

A general recognized him, and said on the horse: "Please Xu Gongzi come with us." ”

"Where to go?"

"You'll know when you get there. Go now and don't delay. ”

"Okay, I'll lead the horse."

"No, horses are readily available."

Someone led the horse over, Xu Ji took the reins, turned over the horse, and said loudly to the stunned Chang Yanzhi and the others: "Good life, wait for me to come back." ”

Everyone responded to the order, no one dared to step forward, those knights were equipped with swords and guns, and there were hundreds of soldiers around to help, no one could afford to provoke.

Six or seven horses in front, dozens of horses behind, Xu Ji was sandwiched in the middle, went out of the valley overnight, got on the road, and went straight to Yecheng.

Xu Ji didn't resist, and he didn't ask, he expected this moment, a little earlier than expected, it was more troublesome, he had to survive the danger in front of him.

When I arrived at Yecheng, it was not yet dawn, but the city gate opened as soon as I called.

The first time Xu Ji entered the city, he didn't have a chance to see the bustling streets, and he didn't even remember the path, so he was taken directly to a mansion.

The journey went well, and the knight was more polite to him, invited him into a spacious room, closed the door, locked the outside, and said no more.

The room is divided into two rooms, both lit with candles, Xu Ji blew them out one by one, went to bed, for him, the general trend is irreversible, if the luck is bad, he can only consider himself unlucky.

Soon after dawn, Xu Ji was awakened, and after washing, he followed several soldiers to the depths of the house, and no one explained along the way.

In front of a small courtyard, the soldiers stopped and handed Xu Ji over to the four eunuchs.

There were a lot of people in the courtyard, all eunuchs and palace maids, he was left under the corridor, and was not summoned immediately, the sun slowly rose, Xu Ji was sleepy and hungry, and finally someone came over and took him to the main house.

There were also a lot of people in the main room, obviously to prevent accidents, Xu Ji swept his eyes and saw that Zhang Shiyu, the prince of Jibei, was also among them, Zhang Shiyu didn't look at him, and his expression was indifferent.

"Do you have to completely destroy our Zhang family?" The Empress Dowager, who was sitting in the center, spoke, and her tone was not particularly angry.

Xu Ji couldn't step forward, stood at the door and arched his hand: "The emperor died in Jiangdong, and the empress dowager mourned." ”

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