The cavalry wore the stars and the moon all the way, and finally arrived at Fangling County in the evening two days later. Jiang Wei then knocked on the city gate with the edict in his hand stamped with the seal of the king of Hanzhong.

Xiang Lang, the Taishou of Fangling County, welcomed the arrival of Jiang Wei and his party. Not only did they arrange a sumptuous meal for the soldiers, but they also temporarily vacated all the courtyards of the office for a group of Yu Linlang to rest. He himself held a banquet in the main hall of the office and personally accompanied Jiang Wei to entertain him.

Xiang Langzi Juda, in his early fifties this year, looks no more than forty years old because of proper maintenance.

The table in front of him was full of delicacies, but his attention was not on these things at all. There was a faint sadness on his face, just because the war in Jingzhou had changed, and the internal and external communications were cut off, Fangling County had not received news from the court and Jiangling for half a month.

Jiang Wei was indeed very hungry, and after a simple greeting and a seat, he began to gobble it up, and he especially liked the plate of fruit called Chang Chu on the table. In fact, Changchu is the kiwifruit of later generations, which is a specialty of Shangyong and Fangling.

Chang Chu has been peeled off by the maid and placed on a plate, crystal clear, exuding a sweet and sour smell. Jiang Wei said heartily while eating:

"This thing is sweet and sour, and my daughter's family will love it. After a while, the banquet was over, and a few should be brought to Miss Guan San. She had very little rice and water along the way, but she didn't want to get sick before she moved to the reinforcements. ”

Xiang Lang found a gap, toasted a glass of wine, and said: "At the moment of the catastrophe, the old man doesn't know the taste of food and can't sleep at night, but General Jiang eats and drinks as usual, and his true husband is too!" ”

Jiang Wei stopped his chopsticks at this time, took the towel handed by the maid next to him, wiped his mouth, and raised his glass to the Fangling County Taishou in front of him.

This Xiang Lang Xiang Taishou is a native of Xiangyang Yicheng, Jingzhou, and is the backbone of the hardcore Jingzhou faction, and he is the first person Jiang Wei has to fight for on this trip.

Fangling County is adjacent to Shangyong County. Shangyong County Taishou was the former Wei Taishou Shen Tan who surrendered, but it was Liu Feng, the deputy army general who was called "Major General", who held the authority of Shangyong. In fact, in Shangyong, Fangling, and Xicheng, Liu Feng's status is indeed the most respected, and Shen Tan and Meng Da, who are the second-in-command and third-in-command, were so overwhelmed by him that they didn't even dare to come out.

Fortunately, Xiang Lang is the hardcore of the Jingzhou faction, he is good friends with Zhuge Liang, and has a close relationship with Ma Liang in Jingzhou. It is precisely because of this relationship that Jiang Wei already knew on the road that this Xiang Lang could be won over.

And the best way to win him over is to use his status as a hardcore member of the Jingzhou faction. In history, one of the most famous things about this person is that after Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, after the defeat of Jieting, he shielded Ma Tan, the general of the defeated army, and did not report it, and finally ate and was dismissed on the spot. It can be seen that he is a person who is extremely protective of his shortcomings.

Jiang Wei took advantage of the toasting interval and his mind turned sharply.

"The last general was ordered by the king of Hanzhong to comfort the counties of Jingzhou, and he didn't want such a change to happen, which was really unexpected. Fortunately, before leaving, I visited the military advisor, and he promised him the right to do things on the spot, and gave him the opportunity to do things in person, so that he could be at peace in the end. It made Tai Shoumi smile......"

In fact, the right to arbitrariness was fought for by Fa Zheng for him, but in order to lead Lang into the alley, he was deliberately ambiguous and only replaced it with the word "military advisor". Anyway, Zhuge Liang is a military advisor, and Fa Zheng is also the mastermind, so there is nothing wrong with being commensurate with a military advisor.

"Oh? Is it appropriate for Kong Ming to teach face-to-face? Xiang Lang really asked.

Jiang Wei said noncommittally: "The night before leaving, Mr. Ji Chang was also there, thanks to his very detailed introduction to the customs of Jingzhou." The last general wanted to visit and travel around after finishing the consolation matter, and he didn't want such an accident to happen......"

Jiang Wei said, with a surprise expression on his face, and asked rhetorically: "Hey, is Xiang Taishou also familiar with the military advisor?" ”

The corners of Xiang Lang's mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile of "You don't know this", and said to himself: "General Jiang doesn't know, the old man once worshiped under Mr. Shuijing, and he had the same friendship with Kong Ming. As for the general's Ma Liang Ma Ji Chang, he is the old man's fellow countryman. Both of these are dragons and phoenixes among people. ”

Jiang Wei bowed his head and said: "What Taishou said is very true. However, in the opinion of the last general, Ma Jichang's younger brother Ma Youchang is quick to think, and he is not far behind. ”

At that time, Ma Liang had already become famous, but Ma Yan's statement was not obvious, and Xiang Lang was even more surprised when he heard it, and asked: "The general also knows the name of Ma Youchang?" ”

Jiang Wei smiled: "Not only do I know, the last general has also drunk tea with him!" His eyebrows furrowed slightly, revealing an expression that seemed to be reminiscing, and said slowly: "Mr. Zhuge brings the late school to the posterior, and I often go to the gentleman's house to ask for knowledge when I am resting." In addition to Ma Youchang, Jiang Gongyan, Dong Xiuzhao, Fei Wenwei, and Guo Yanchang are all first-class talents, and they have intersected with him, which has really benefited him a lot......"

Jiang Wei said as he secretly glanced at Xiang Lang again, and when he saw Xiang Lang listening, he stroked his beard and smiled, and the smile implied the meaning of "It turns out that you are your own person", and his expression was already very close.

It turned out that Xiang Lang saw Jiang Wei talking eloquently, like a few family treasures, and showed his close and good colleagues one by one, and there was no doubt at the moment, he was already completely regarded as a disciple of Zhuge Liang, and he was equivalent to the younger generation of Jingzhou Junjie such as Ma Jian and Jiang Wan.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei smiled secretly in his heart. This time, he moved out of Zhuge Liang, the leader of the Jingzhou faction, as well as Ma Yan, Jiang Wan and other core backbones as a cover, so he couldn't favor Xiang Lang or him.

The more he chatted, Xiang Lang only felt more and more affinity, and simply called him "Boyo"; Jiang Wei changed his name to "Mr".

The two chatted a few more words, accompanied by a few glasses of wine, and the atmosphere of the banquet became more and more familiar.

Jiang Wei saw that the time was ripe, so he expressed his intention: "Don't hide it, sir, in this trip, I know that the Eastern Wu betrayed the alliance and attacked it, and Guan Junhou retreated to Maicheng." This adventure is to seek reinforcements to relieve the siege of Wheat City, I wonder if Mr. is willing to help? ”

The matter is big, Rao is Xiang Lang regarded him as his own, and he also hesitated: "Fangling is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, and it should be rescued by transferring troops...... Just ......"

His brows furrowed slowly, and he said slowly: "I really don't hide it, Fangling County has only been attached for a few months, people's hearts are unstable, and there are countless people who secretly communicate with Cao Wei. The 2,000 county soldiers were already stretched thin to suppress the rebellion in various places, and they really couldn't spare the manpower to go south. ”

"If Nanjun is lost, Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng will become an enclave, hanging overseas, how can there be any reason to hold on?" Jiang Wei saw that he had already said this, so he simply had a showdown: "I thought that Mr. simply let Shangyong take over the defense of Fangling City, lead the army and go south to rescue Guan Junhou in the next one, and then retreat to Shuzhong together, without losing a great achievement!" ”

Xiang Lang pondered for a while, and suddenly sighed: "The old man is the lord of the princess, and he has the duty of guarding the land, if he leaves his post without permission, won't he be entrusted by the lord?" ”

Jiang Wei suddenly asked: "Sir, in the heart of the king of Hanzhong, Fangling is more important than Guan Junhou and Hou, who is more important and who is lighter?" ”

Xiang Lang's eyes wandered and he frowned.

Jiang Wei stared at Xiang Lang and couldn't take his eyes off it: "I heard that when the king of Hanzhong was still in Xuzhou in the past, he went out on an expedition and entrusted the heavy responsibility of staying in Xiapi to the three generals. But the three generals had a gap with Cao Bao, and they actually asked Lu Bu to seize this only foothold. At that time, the three generals wanted to apologize for their crimes, but the king of Hanzhong said: The city can be lost and recovered, and the siblings can be broken and restored? It can be seen that the king of Hanzhong is the lord of benevolence and virtue who values love and righteousness. ”

He mentioned the old incident of Zhang Fei's loss of Xuzhou as an analogy, and Xiang Lang was really moved.

Jiang Wei struck while the iron was hot and continued to persuade: "Before leaving, the military advisor already expected that the situation in Jingxiang might change. He confessed in private, and did his best to ensure that the prince and marquis were safe and sound, and the rest was handled by the imperial court. This is not his nonsense, Zhuge Liang did mention this meaning that night.

At first glance, hearing that Zhuge Liang also meant this, Xiang Lang did not hesitate anymore and made a decision on the spot:

"In this way, the two thousand soldiers of the county, and the net worth of the old man's life will all be entrusted to Boyo!"

He got up and was about to take the talisman, when he suddenly remembered something, patted his forehead and said: "A few days ago, the major general sent a member of the Yamen Gate to this place. The major general regarded the military affairs of the three eastern counties as a ban, and the old man was worried that this person would interfere with it. ”

"It's better to invite him here and have a good talk with him in the future." Jiang Wei said lightly. In fact, he already had a plan in his heart, this Ya Keeper would be the best obedient, and if the yang was disobedient, he wouldn't mind killing the individual sacrifice flag.

Xiang Lang nodded and instructed left and right: "Go find the little boy." ”

After a while, a fair-skinned, fair-faced young man, about twenty-four or five years old, bowed to Xiang Lang and asked, "Uncle, are you looking for a nephew?"

Xiang Lang introduced: "This is the envoy sent by the lord, General Jiang, you have seen it." ”

"I've seen General Jiang!" The young man saluted with his fists in a respectful manner.

Xiang Lang introduced to Jiang Wei with a smile: "He, the son of my brother, is called Xiang Pet, and he has not officially appeared yet, and he followed the old man out to see the world." He was very fond of martial arts, and often walked around the camp, and was very familiar with the new Yamen. ”

After the introduction, he turned to Xiang Pet and said, "Ah Pet, you go to the camp and invite General Wang here, and say that there is a messenger from Yizhou, and the old man invites him to accompany the banquet." ”

"Yes!" Xiang Pet replied and turned to leave.

Jiang Wei looked at the young man's neat back, but he was taken aback in his heart: "Zhuge Liang's "Teacher Table" mentions that the general is favored, the sex is gentle, and the military is Xiaochang, could it be this person?" It turned out that this person was Xiang Lang's nephew...... This... It was a bonus. ”