"Is this the mortal world or the underworld?" Ma Funian slowly opened his eyes, and everything in front of him was hazy, as if separated by a light veil.

An illusory figure appeared in front of him, "Are you awake?" ”

Ma Funian raised his hands and rubbed his eyes vigorously, trying to wipe away the veil that was covering his eyes.

Everything around me gradually became clearer. Ma Funian sat up and looked at the figure who was talking to him, "Brother Rui? ”

Rui Wenpet was standing beside him, looking down at Ma Funian who was sitting on the ground with a blank expression.

I looked around—still in the ruined Buddha hall I had used to be. It's just that at this moment, only he and Rui Wenpet are left.

"Brother Rui, what happened just now? I'm alive? Ma Fannian slowly moved his body to stand up and asked cautiously.

"Wencai, of course you're still alive, but you just fainted." Rui Wenpet said unhurriedly.

"Brother Rui...... Don't kill me? Marven looked around again, making sure there was no one else around.

"The stakes are very high, and my brother has to make this decision to try, and I hope that Wencai Haihan will be able to do so." Rui Wenpet apologized to Ma Fonian.

Ma Funian was shocked and replied stiffly, "Little brother just wants to run for some future, I didn't expect Brother Rui to go to such great lengths." Hey-I've resigned myself to it, so I'd better be a little soldier with peace of mind. If Brother Rui has no other instructions, the younger brother will take his leave......"

Ma Funian turned around and wanted to leave, but Rui Wenzhong took a step forward and grabbed his arm, "Oh, Wencai, Brother Wei has already said just now, the stakes are high, and it is a necessary temptation." ”

"The younger brother really wants to tie up Brother Rui and find a good way out for himself." Ma Funian smiled bitterly and said, "Do you still need to pass the ghost gate like this?" ”

"Wencai!" Rui Wenpet said in a stern voice, "As a brother, I will ask you, do you want to change your situation?" ”

"If I don't want to, why do I have to come to please Brother Rui?" Ma Funian put on an open expression and asked proudly.

"Then I won't hide it from you as a brother - King Yuzhang wants to do great things, and it is the time to employ people, but you must be cautious in choosing people. For my brother, I saw that you really wanted to change, so I decided to give you a chance. ”

"What chance?"

"Don't worry, for my brother, I will ask you first, if King Yuzhang can give you a lifetime of wealth, then no matter what King Yuzhang does, can you follow?"

"If I can really get the appreciation of King Yuzhang, I will definitely swear to the death!" Ma Funian replied in the affirmative.

"Even if ...... Is it to be the enemy of the girder? Rui Wenpet paused word by word and asked with a straight face.

Rui Wenpet's words made Ma Funian thrilled again, and he was so frightened that he sat back on the ground.

"King Yuzhang...... Could it be ...... Could it be ......" Ma Funian trembled and stammered, "Want to rebel and stand on your own?" ”

"Hahahaha......" Rui Wenpet couldn't help laughing. He stretched out his hand to help Ma Funian, "Self-reliance? Sandwiched between Liang and Wei, isn't that looking for death? In the blink of an eye, it will be turned into powder and ashes. ”

"What does Brother Rui mean?" Ma Funian looked at Rui Wenpet with doubts.

"Do you know that rumor about King Yuzhang's background?" Rui Wenpet asked.

Ma Funian nodded, "I've heard a little." ”

"Do you believe it?"

"It's normal for the royal to have some such rumors, but if it's true......

"It's true!" Rui Wenpet preemptively said the words.

Ma Funian's eyes widened like copper bells, and his mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't make a sound for a long time.

"Now His Highness has finally released the bird from the cage. At present, we have made contact with his real uncle in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiao Baochu, and His Highness is preparing to go to Luoyang to meet his uncle. ”

"What about Xuzhou?" Ma Funian asked.

"Xuzhou - it is the meeting gift that His Royal Highness gave to the Northern Wei Dynasty." Rui Wenpet said with a smile, "Your Royal Highness's uncle was named the King of Qi in the Northern Wei Dynasty; And Emperor Wei also promised His Royal Highness that if he returned from Xuzhou, he would be crowned King of Danyang. ”

"So, if you are willing to follow Your Highness and accomplish this great thing, why worry about having no future and wealth?" Rui Wenpet gently patted Ma Funian's shoulder.

"But I'm going to Luoyang......" Ma Funian showed a hesitant look.

"Wencai, you are not married, you don't have a wife to tie you up, south or north, it's not just a thought of you." Rui Wenpet persuaded, "Do you want to go north to get your glory and wealth, or do you want to stay in the south and continue to suffer in this place where there is no future?" ”

"You are a smart person," Rui Wenpet stared at Ma Funian's eyes, "How should you choose, for my brother, I believe that you are clear." ”

"............" Ma Funian pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind, "Okay! Instead of doing nothing, it's better to give it a go! Brother Rui, tell me, how can I serve His Highness? ”

"Good!" Rui Wenpet clapped his hands happily, "As a brother, I know that Wen is a decisive person!" ”

"Say, Brother Rui, what do you want me to do?"

"The Northern Wei Dynasty will soon send troops to receive Xuzhou, but I never expected that His Majesty would send a Chen Qingzhi to accompany him. Although Chen Qingzhi only has 2,000 soldiers and horses, judging from the last time he attacked the Wei army at night and relieved the siege of Pengcheng, this person should not be underestimated. ”

"But after all, he only has 2,000 people, and the defenders of Xuzhou are still in the hands of His Highness. As long as strict precautions are taken, those 2,000 people will not be able to set off any storms. Ma Funian said disapprerovingly.

"This is exactly what Your Highness needs you to do!" Rui Wenpet approached Ma Fonian, and said with a serious face, "You are his joining the army, every move in the army, you know everything you want, Your Highness's meaning, to ensure that Chen Qingzhi will not make a mess, as for the specific way to do it, His Highness will naturally have arrangements at that time." In the future, we will meet as usual as usual, and I will tell you about His Highness's instructions. ”

"It's not too early, you go back first," Rui Wenpet took Ma Funian's hand, walked to the door, and said in a serious tone, "Wencai, it is about the lives and future of all of us, you must keep it secret!" ”

When Ma Fannian returned to the barracks, he still felt in a trance, was everything that happened just now really real? Xuzhou is such an important place, not long ago by the Northern Wei Dynasty clan dedicated to Daliang, and then went to Jiankang to enjoy glory and wealth; But in the blink of an eye, he was about to be dedicated to the Northern Wei Dynasty by the clan of Daliang, and then wanted to go to Luoyang to be crowned king......

If Xuzhou is really lost, what will happen to our 2,000 people? Will you be a captive? Or can you return to Daliang smoothly under the leadership of General Chen? It is more likely that it will be surrounded and suppressed by King Yuzhang and the Wei army, right? Do we have a chance to live?

King Yuzhang was recommended by Mr. to do the history of Xuzhou Thorn, although Mr. said that His Majesty would not blame him, but really want to watch Xuzhou lose it like this?

All kinds of questions and speculations kept flashing in Ma Fannian's head, and he felt that his thoughts were starting to turn into a mess, and he couldn't figure it out......

That's right! Sir said that once the purpose of King Yuzhang is understood, it will be reported to him immediately!

Ma Funian took out his pen and ink, his rapid breath accompanied by a trembling pen, and wrote everything he knew into a secret letter.

He called a guard—this was one of the more than a dozen guards that Zhu Yi had arranged to come to the army with him.

"Hurry up, hurry up and send this letter to Mr., you must deliver it to Mr. in person, and ask him to open it himself!" Ma Funian tried to keep his voice as low as possible, and hurriedly instructed the guards.

The guard took the secret letter and was about to turn around to leave, when Ma Funian grabbed him again, "And! Please reply immediately and instruct the student what to do; Then you have to rush back at once with the letter from your husband! ”

Watching the guards leave, Ma Funian anxiously began to circle around his tent, "Do you want to tell General Chen so that he can be prepared......

But Mr. specifically said that this is a good opportunity to knock General Chen.

Ma Funian fell into a deep tangle......

During the days of waiting for Zhu Yi's reply, Ma Funian was extremely tormented, and he really lived like a year. But in front of others, he still has to try to put on a casual appearance; And in front of Rui Wenpet, he didn't dare to be seen as flawed, he knew very well that although it seemed that Rui Wenpet regarded him as his own, but once he was noticed that something was wrong, his life would be difficult to protect.

And the Wei army did start to act as Rui Wenzhong said - Anfeng Wang Yuan Yanming and Linhuai Wang Yuanyu led an army of 30,000 and entered the territory of Xuzhou.

Chen Qingzhi, who got the military report, convened everyone to discuss together in the big tent.

"I thought it was strange to receive the military report from the sentry cavalry this time, so I personally rode the black thunder to investigate." Xu Jin took the lead in introducing the situation to everyone, "The Wei army seems to be targeting Pengcheng only this time, and it did not attack other counties, villages and towns, and came straight towards Pengcheng. But the strange thing is that when they came to a place about fifty miles away from Pengcheng, they actually stopped, set up camp, and began to build fortifications. ”

"Fortifications? Aren't they preparing to storm the city? Yu Tianxuan asked puzzled.

"Yes, so the sentry told me that the Wei army was building fortifications, I couldn't believe it, and I went to confirm it myself." Xu Jin scratched his head, "But they're really preparing for defense!" ”

"Doesn't make sense...... What the hell is Wei Jun up to? Song Jingxiu folded his arms in front of his chest and raised his eyebrows and muttered to himself.

"Could it be that you are waiting for reinforcements from behind?" Hui Ze put forward his own opinion.

"But I didn't find out, there were reinforcements behind them." Xu Jin crossed his waist and said to everyone, "The brothers of the sentry riders have been cross-probing, and even if a bird flies by, it can't escape their eyes. ”

"Whatever their intentions are, we can't sit idly by." Chen Qingzhi's brows tightened.

"Come on, Brother Chen, I still have to be a striker!" Xu Jin loudly asked for battle.

"But are we going to do it ourselves?" Ma Funian, who had been silent, hesitated to speak, "Do you want the defenders of Pengcheng to ...... with us?"

"At present, the intentions of the enemy forces are not clear, and the defenders of Pengcheng cannot be easily mobilized." Chen Qingzhi shook his head slightly, "Since the Wei army wants to defend, let's sneak attack him first and explore the truth." ”

"In this way, Brother Yu, Wencai, you stay in the camp to guard." Chen Qingzhi began to order.

"Xu Jin, select a hundred brethren who are skilled in archers and horses from among the cavalry; Brother Hui Ze and Brother Song, each of you will lead 500 brothers and follow me to attack the Wei army. ”

"General Chen, there are 30,000 enemies, and more than 1,000 of you ......" Ma Funian's worry was overflowing.

"Don't worry, Wencai, we are just going to explore the reality of the Wei army, and we will not fall in love with war." Chen Qingzhi smiled and comforted Ma Fonian.

"Let's go and get ready, let's go as soon as possible!" Chen Qingzhi commanded loudly.

Everyone left the big tent one after another to prepare for their own affairs, Chen Qingzhi saw Ma Funian still standing in place with his head bowed, so he looked at him and asked, "Wencai, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Ma Funian raised his head, just in time to meet Chen Qingzhi's gaze, he hurriedly looked away, lowered his head again, and tried his best to look like usual, "It's nothing, General Chen will take care of himself when he goes out, and he will leave his ......."