Xu Chu, who was guarding outside Gan Qian's house, suddenly found a figure in the distance walking quickly into the courtyard with a torch, although he knew that it was his own person, but he couldn't see his face clearly, and shouted to stop him from a distance out of caution, and said, "Who?" ”

"Me, me!"

So much so that at midnight, the sleepy-eyed Xu Chu looked at the comer, and recognized that the comer was Zhang Ping's kid through the glimmer of the torch, and said: "Where have you gone, I haven't seen anyone this day!" ”

Zhang Ping's face was full of dust, and the wide robe was full of dust, especially the stain on his chest, as if he had rolled in a mound of dirt.

Now Liu Lan's white-eared soldiers are headed by Xu Chu, Zhang Ping is the deputy, the so-called official level crushes people to death, plus the relationship between the two is quite good on weekdays, and the relationship is naturally deep, so he glanced around, and said mysteriously: "Hey, I'm going to stare at the two girls in the apricot forest...... No, no, I'm going to the apricot grove to keep an eye on the spies for the lord! ”

"Spies?"

Xu Chu looked puzzled, when did Xinglin have a spy, why haven't I heard of it, I looked him up and down carefully, and saw his thief's eyebrows, looking obscene and obscene, and immediately realized, I said that this kid hadn't seen anyone for a day, it turned out that the lord was worried about the pair of sisters in the apricot forest.

Pointing his thumb at the head of the room, he whispered: "This one hasn't settled down well, and he's worried about the pair of sisters in the apricot forest?" ”

"Shh

Looking around nervously, Zhang Ping, who didn't find anything, coughed dryly twice, completely looking like a decent man and a gentleman, with a serious expression, but his eyes blinked. looked like he knew it, and said, "What do you mean to worry about your sisters again." With so many people, it is not good for the lord's reputation to be heard. It's spying on spies! The heavy nasal voice deliberately emphasized the last five words.

"Yes, yes, it's spying on spies!" Xu Chu smiled lewdly, with a look of full understanding: "What's the matter with the spy?" What was found out of nothing! ”

Zhang Ping was about to reply, but she heard two dry coughs, and turned her head to see who it was not the lord Liu Lan. However, at this time, the lord came out with a black face, and was just about to greet Xu Chu, but suddenly found that Zhang Ping was also guarding outside the house. His face immediately became ugly, and he said in a deep voice, "Why are you here?" How's it going over there? ”

"Lord!"

"My lord."

After Xu Chu and Zhang Pingxian and Shi Li, the latter replied truthfully and said, "There is no movement at all. Looking at the black-faced lord carefully considering his rhetoric in his heart, don't be a bad guy who can't make a comeback, and said with a smile: "Lord, the last general came because he had some ideas in his heart, and I don't know if it is feasible, so I came here to ask for instructions!" ”

Liu Lan was in a bad mood at the moment. was dumped by a woman, whether it was inside or face; It was difficult to accept it physiologically or psychologically, and he couldn't vent the evil fire in his belly, so he said with a black face: "Say! Then he said, "If you speak falsely, you will be convicted of the crime of leaving your duty without permission!" ”

Some things are just that. Just like men and women are reasonable, they still ask for their own hardships, just like him and Gan Qian. The other is like those shows who have only met the ruffians, and they will eat a heavy punch if they can't be sure. And the last one is the official level, and there is no reason to speak of it.

Zhang Ping had a bitter face. looked like I had provoked someone, and said: "Lord, the last general is still the idea of noon, we may not be able to wait for the cavalry of more than 100 people, if we wait for the rabbit like this, it is better to lead the snake out of the hole, and then I am not afraid that they will not come out!" ”

At this time, Xu Sheng sent Xiaopei County soldiers, there were many people, and there were no scruples, plus Zhou Yu, who had never fought before, did not understand his routines at all, and was worried that if he was not careful, this smart female boy would not only not take the bait but fall for his tricks, and finally end up with a bamboo basket to draw water, but now it is different, there are many people, and they can completely control Da Qiao and them, and when the time comes, they will force Zhou Yu, the little turtle, to show his head!

If you dare to come to Xuzhou to fight the autumn breeze, you have to leave some thoughts, otherwise you can come and leave if you want to, how can there be such a good thing in the world. Especially his appearance in Xuzhou is full of strangeness, judging from the news that Chen arrived, Sun Ce is still on the side of the Lujiang River, and naturally he can't fight with Zhou Yu, so the forces he represents behind him are intriguing.

Who is it? Is it Sun Ce or Yuan Shu, it stands to reason that Zhou Yu and Yuan Shu have never dealt with each other when they watched the Three Kingdoms before, but this Zhou Yu has been married to Sun Ce since he was a child, and he is still a good family.

But this is even more strange, didn't Xiao Qiao marry Sun Ce and Zhou Yu after they broke through Anhui City in the future, could it be that they were hooked up with the two of them at this time? Belongs to the category of normal love, is it not a battle to marry?

Liu Lan's thoughts can be turned around, could it be that Zhang Hong, Zhang Zhao and Lu Su and others have also made contact with Zhou Yu, and the latter has already made a good stand for him early on, just wait for Sun Ce to go through the motions and put on a corporal Lixian?

A heart sank to the abyss, and he said resolutely: "Let's go, let's go to the apricot forest!" ”

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Pengcheng, Zhangfu.

"I called you two juniors here today to let you sit on the sidelines and talk about your views on the future prospects of the Zhang family."

Zhang De looked at his son Zhang Fen and his younger brother Zhang Zhao's son Zhang Cheng, and said: "I guess you both already know, today Zhang Fei came to the door in person, not only took Sun Ce's people, but also blocked the gate with bluestones, and now we can't get out if we just want to." ”

Although Zhang De maintained restraint, the faces of the two juniors were already full of anger, when had the Zhang family been bullied like this, even Tao Qian did not dare to humiliate the Zhang family so much when he was alive, not to mention that it was only a small lieutenant who came today and not him Liu Lan himself, Qi said: "This Zhang butcher is too deceitful and too much, is he going to trap us in the mansion?" This is how my Zhang family will gain a foothold in Pengcheng in the future! ”

"Humph!"

Zhang Zhao, who had never spoken, snorted coldly beside him to express his dissatisfaction, but some things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface, and it was necessary for him to remind the best of the two juniors of the Zhang family: "Without Liu Lan's order, he Zhang Fei dared to do this?" As for trapping my Zhang family, it won't, in other words, the current Liu Lan doesn't dare to do anything to our Zhang family. I think the most he will be trapped until he arrives in Pengcheng! You guys wait and see, with what I know about Liu Lan. When the time comes, he will definitely come to the door to apologize. After Zhang Zhao swore that after he finished speaking, the words changed. said to the two of them again: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now, since I called you two today, I want to tell you about the development of the Zhang family in the future."

After Zhang Zhao and Zhang De glanced at each other, the latter took over and said, "The Zhang family's decision to go south was decided early on, but it is absolutely difficult to do it with the current situation. Zibu, you must have also seen that my Zhang family is now thin, just these young people who are not in their early twenties, do you and I, who are going to be in the ground, really want to implicate them? Or aren't you afraid of the consequences of Liu Lan, a murderous and hungry wolf, once he angers my Zhang family? ”

"Big brother!"

"Zibu, you listen to me first!" Zhang De interrupted him and said: "The Zhang family's decision to attach to the son of Chengsun Jian in Xianxian County has long been decided, but now it is different, I bought the people of the Mu Mansion, and I heard the bottom line news of Liu Lan that you can go south, but only you can go south." It is impossible for him to let the Zhang family move south, if you go to Sun Ce's place at that time, what will the Zhang family do? What should Zhang Cheng do? ”

Among the young children, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Fen are the most talented. Especially your son Zhang Cheng, don't look at the fact that you have never given him a good face, but I know that it is among your heirs. You are most optimistic about this little son, why shouldn't I? My son Zhang Fen is not a talent. But Cheng'er is a great talent, so ah. I mean, you don't have to think about going south to serve Sun Ce and study along the way.

"But big brother!"

"I know what you think, but there are some things that are not humanly possible, now what we have to consider is how to take care of the family and family learning, what I mean, is that after you come out of Xuzhou, I am taking care of the family study with some heart, so that the family and the family can be taken care of, and I still have some ideas, I want to sell some land, let Cheng'er also learn that Zheng Xuan to walk around, from the East China Sea to the West Sea, from Youyan to Jiaozhi, so that after a round of study, with Cheng'er's talent, it is really like Zheng Xuan's six arts, At that time, our Zhang family will really become a famous Confucian family in the world.

"Big brother, let me think about it again!" Zhang Zhao was a little uncertain in his heart, it was difficult to choose between Sun Ce and Liu Lan, on the one hand, the foundation was not successful, and on the other hand, he had a small foundation, could it really only be the icing on the cake?

"Father, let the child say a word!" Zhang Cheng snorted, while secretly observing his father's face.

"Say!"

"Father and Sun Jian are world friends, and it is understandable that they want to help the orphans and widows of the Sun family, but the child's meaning is still that this matter should be delayed, the so-called waiting for the price to sell, why don't the father wait to see who is more sincere on both sides? And Sun Ce is now just a subordinate general under Yuan Shu, to put it mildly, it was Yuan Shu who took him in for the sake of his father's face, as for Yuan Shu's Lujiang Taishou who should inherit Sun Ce, it is all a later story, once Yuan Shu does not fulfill his promise, is it possible that his father will still serve Sun Ce? On the other hand, Liu Lan, he is now the state pastor in charge of Xuzhou, this is the real power, although he does not dare to touch the Zhang family, but he may not want to move the Zhang family. ”

Zhang Zhao nodded yes, greatly appreciative, and said, "The analysis is good, go on!" ”

"Actually, my father can drag both sides first, if Sun Ce is really in charge of Lujiang, and his father is not too late, then Liu Lan will also have some scruples and dare not do anything to the Zhang family, if Yuan Shu changes his hexagram at that time, Sun Ce is still the general of the Yuan family, how can his father really serve his life, how can there be any reason to vote for servants in this world, that is, to vote for his master Yuan Shu, presumably he will also sweep the bed and wait for it!"

"The children can be taught!"

Zhang Zhao and the eldest brother looked at each other and smiled, and said: "Compared with Yuan, Sun and Liu, the Yuan brothers are in the limelight, and if I go out of the Yuan Highway, I will not be taken seriously, so Huainan is just the next choice." And Xuzhou, the land of the four wars, not to mention whether he can compete with Cao Cao, even those old men, there will inevitably be no place for me to stand, why do you want Liu Lan to do everything possible to let the old man come out, his ideas are the same as Tao Qian, not for how talented the old man is, but to value our Zhang family, is to play Tao Qian's skill of checks and balances, is to let our Zhang family balance his in-laws Mi family and humerus Chen family! ”

"So, Liu Lan is just the middle choice!" Zhang Zhao said earnestly: "And my old friend's son Sun Ce is different, his father and I are friends in the world, plus he has no one available under his account, and the old man's talent will be useful, and he will definitely be able to show what he has learned in his life, whether it is with love and reason, or the little selfishness in the old man's heart, Sun Ce is the best choice, if according to my nature, there is no room for turning back in this matter, but when it comes to the family, this matter has to be put aside first, and then wait and see for some time." ”

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"Lord, didn't you say you were going to Xinglin, why did you return to Xiaopei?"

"I thought about it just now, let's not go!" Liu Lan said with an unfathomable look of a master outside the world.

Xu Chu opened his mouth, wanting to ask but feeling inappropriate, and finally completely abandoned the trace of curiosity in his heart.

It can be said that this 'official' has been in office for a long time, and some things will be self-taught, and some things the 'boss' wants you to know, and will naturally let you know, but you don't want you to know, but you are stupid enough to ask, then you will be branded as unqualified!

Xu Chu was not stupid so he didn't ask, and the people next to him didn't think to get to the bottom of it at all, but they would still be wrong about the lord's intentions, if he didn't mean to say it, he wouldn't have deliberately said it to be unfathomable to arouse the curiosity in their hearts, but Liu Lan, who didn't receive the expected effect, still caught the hint of stupidity that Xu Chu revealed.

"Why?" Xu Chu asked curiously. He was not stupid, so he never asked, and it was precisely because he was not stupid that he was the first to ask when he found that the Lord was still unsatisfied.

There is such a person in this world, he seems to be five big and three thick on the outside, but he was born with a delicate heart or thick and fine, so such a person is born to be a master of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, because their appearance will make the other party press the label of a reckless man and relax their vigilance.

No one asked, and Liu Lan couldn't lick his face to explain, the way of control is the way of mystery to put it bluntly, so that your subordinates don't know what you're thinking, and they can't guess what you're thinking, but although the situation in front of him has served such a purpose, it is not the result he wants.

This smile made the few people who stretched out their ears to listen around become more and more confused, and with an expression of wanting to know, they almost opened their mouths to urge. (To be continued.) )