If there is a chance to do it all over again, the King of the East China Sea will definitely say to the more than 150 noble children: "Stay by my side and live and die with me." ”

He deeply regretted it, not because he had lost so many soldiers in vain, but because when he needed to employ people, he found that it was precisely those guys with noble backgrounds but who were as timid as a mouse that were his natural allies.

"Actually, that's not called cowardice." The King of the East China Sea explained to Lin Kunshan, "It's like when the house is on fire, the slave can be brave and timid, the master doesn't, the master is only calm and flustered, but no matter what, the master doesn't have to rush into the fire himself, right?" The Huns were just a fire, and those noble sons did not participate in the war, because they felt unnecessary and humiliating, and they were supposed to be generals who scolded Fang Zun, but they were treated as ordinary soldiers. ”

"There are quite a few noble sons who have actually participated in the war, and they are still very enthusiastic." Lin Kunshan reminded with a smile.

"yes, but who are they? Most of them are concubines like Chai Yue, and the rest are like Zhang Yanghao, who have the name of honor, but they have no corresponding power, and they are in a hurry to rush to put out the fire, because they are not qualified to be 'masters'. ”

"Accidentally, the 'master' was burned to death, and only the king of the East China Sea was left."

"Of course." The King of the East China Sea sighed, if there was anyone to talk to, he didn't need to complain to Lin Kunshan, "But this can't blame me entirely, Han Ruzi and Chai Yue also have to bear part of the responsibility...... Most of the responsibility, the two of them did not give these noble children the treatment of 'masters', so that such a tragedy would happen. ”

"Even if you are a Qi Seeker who has been practicing hard for ten years, you can't say it better than the King of the East Sea." Lin Kunshan raised his glass.

The wind was biting outside, and the two of them sat around the stove in the house to drink, and whenever the wine was cold, the entourage next to them would immediately come up and re-scald the wine, completely without the instructions of the master, like a pair of eyes that could wipe the temperature of the wine.

"He's brave." The king of the East Sea pointed to his attendants and said, "Come out with a piece of charcoal in your hand." ”

"Yes." The attendant immediately stretched out his hand to the pot of charcoal, and it was not until the palm of his hand touched the red-hot charcoal that the king of the East Sea waved his hand, "Enough." ”

The retinue retreated, their palms curled up so that their masters could not see the signs of burns.

"Is there such a person around Han Ruzi?" The King of the East Sea asked.

Lin Kunshan smiled and shook his head.

"He thinks that if he has recruited a few followers, he is qualified to be the master? The people he has wooed are all snobs, all of them have a request for him, such as Chai Yue, who followed Han Ruzi just to avoid the punishment of the Chai family, and the little eunuch who was called what kind of talent, only by following Han Ruzi can he fantasize that he is the chief manager, as for those tribal soldiers, ha, it is even more of a joke, they are to eat well, where do they get their loyalty? As long as anyone is willing to pay a higher price, they will all betray, without exception. ”

"How high can the East Sea King offer?" Lin Kunshan asked.

The East Sea King's eyes were cold, "Do you think I can't hear sarcasm?" ”

Lin Kunshan put down his wine glass, "This is not an irony, it is a real question, right now it is the time to employ people, I may be able to recruit some warriors in the city for the King of the East Sea, but I have to know in my heart, so I have to know how much the King of the East Sea is willing to pay." ”

The King of the East China Sea stared at Lin Kunshan for a while, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "By the way, I will also ask for yourself." ”

Lin Kunshan raised his head and laughed twice, raised his glass and drank it all, and reached out to get the wine jug.

The King of the East Sea also stretched out his hand and blocked the back of Lin Kunshan's hand, "It's time for you to make a choice, the later you choose, the lower the price you can get." ”

Lin Kunshan kept his posture still, and a smile was put away on his face, "I have been in the army for more than half a year, and I am called a military division, but General Zhenbei rarely talks to me, and he doesn't trust me. On the occasion of this eventful season, I have a drink with the King of the East China Sea here, which has already indicated my choice. ”

The King of the East China Sea removed his arm and said with a smile: "It's not that Han Ruzi doesn't trust you, but he doesn't dare to use you, he is too deeply influenced by Yang Feng, and he is far more jealous of the qi seeker than he appreciates. ”

Lin Kunshan picked up the wine jug and filled it for the King of the East China Sea first, and then poured the wine glass in front of him.

The King of the East Sea winked, and his entourage quietly retreated.

"The King of the East Sea admires the Qi Seeker?" Lin Kunshan asked casually.

"How can I not appreciate someone who can trick my uncle around, and then regain his trust? But I don't appreciate all the people who want to be angry, Bu Yuru disappointed me very much, too immature, the situation changed slightly, and it didn't match the plan, so he panicked. I admire Your Excellency, as well as Chun Yuxiao. ”

"Haha, let's be honest, last year's palace change was just a temptation of the teacher, so his old man didn't show up, and Bu Yuru is not a proud disciple of the teacher."

The King of the East China Sea laughed, not believing a word of Lin Kunshan's words, "What about this time?" ”

Lin Kunshan pondered for a moment, "It's better to follow the trend." ”

The King of the East China Sea said proudly: "The general trend is in the hands of a few people, me, the champion Hou, and Han Ruzi...... It's barely one, everyone wants to take advantage of the trend, where are you better than others? ”

Lin Kunshan said lightly: "The general trend is in the princes and grandsons, but the key to activating the general trend is in the hands of the Qi Watchers. ”

The king of the East Sea didn't squeak, because he didn't understand, but he didn't want to ask.

"Before coming to Shattered Iron City, I reminded General Zhenbei to prepare him, but he didn't take it seriously." Lin Kunshan took a sip of wine, took a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to chew, "Everyone is waiting, but as long as that incident doesn't happen, the general trend is still in the palace and in the hands of the Queen Mother." ”

As long as the current emperor is alive, the king of the East China Sea is just an ordinary clan disciple who has lost power, and the death of the emperor is the key to unlocking the general trend.

The King of the East Sea couldn't help but laugh, "I'm sorry, I've been talking to you very seriously, I didn't expect you to suddenly tell a joke." ”

"Hey, the real joke is the champion Hou, General Zhenbei reacted too slowly, but his movements were too fast, sneaking back to the capital at this time would only make him a thorn in the side of the Queen Mother."

"How can you do that...... Impossible, that impossible, last year, a group of palace maids and eunuchs defeated you. ”

"Follow the trend, King of the East China Sea, the hopeful person has been following the trend, sometimes the 'momentum' will run in front of us by itself, is it accidental? Was it an accident? Is it a coincidence? Whatever you say, we can see its value at a glance, hold on to it, and wait patiently. ”

"Waiting for what?" The King of the East Sea had unconsciously become interested.

"Waiting for someone who knows the goods."

The King of the East China Sea was stunned for a moment, "You didn't tell Han Ruzi about this?" ”

"As the king of the East China Sea said, General Zhenbei only fears and does not appreciate the qi-seekers, I revealed a little bit of tone, he doesn't take it to heart, I naturally have to stop in moderation. Donghai King is different, you understand the value of the Qi Seeker, and you also know how to cooperate with us. You are willing to listen to my persuasion and get along with Mrs. Cui as before. At the critical moment, you first thought of looking for me, but General Zhenbei pinned his hopes on a group of ordinary soldiers. ”

The King of the East China Sea leaned forward and lowered his voice slightly, "If I am the emperor and I am willing to share the world with all the kings, what does the Qi Seeker want?" Is it still a national teacher? ”

Lin Kunshan shook his head lightly, and also lowered his voice, "After last year's temptation, the teacher doesn't want to be a national teacher, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers, the teacher no longer insists on staying in Dachu, he has a fancy for a place, outside of Dachu, if he can gain a foothold there, the hopeful will be a great success." ”

"In exchange for the support of the Qi Seekers with the land outside of Da Chu, I feel like I have taken a big advantage."

Lin Kunshan said with a smile: "It's still the same sentence, follow the trend, Da Chu's luck is not exhausted, no matter how much you toss, the momentum is not in the hands of those who want it, it is better to retreat and seek the second." ”

"Shall we settle it?"

Lin Kunshan nodded.

"Can you tell me more about the situation in the palace?"

"I'm sorry, I've been on the frontier, and I only know a rough idea of the palace, but I don't know the details."

The King of the East Sea guessed that Lin Kunshan would prevaricate himself with such words, so he asked with a smile, "I'm not the only one who has made a deal with the Qi Seeker, right?" ”

"I can't answer this question, the overall situation is only in the hands of the teacher, I only know one thing, among all the possible collaborators, the king of the East Sea must be one of the people who are at the forefront."

The king of the East Sea scolded the qi seeker in his heart, but the smile on his face became more and more easy-going, "I don't just walk, I can run, I will definitely get ahead of everyone." ”

"Although General Zhenbei is walking slowly, bringing him with him can make the King of the East China Sea twice as effective with half the effort."

"Well, that's exactly what I wanted, but ...... Lack of manpower. ”

"I'll help the King of the East Sea find some people, but I need a little commitment from the King of the East Sea."

"Whoever follows me today will be crowned a prince one day."

"Haha, that's enough. Without further ado, I'll go find someone and ask the King of the East China Sea to wait for good news. ”

Lin Kunshan drank the last glass of wine, got up to say goodbye, the smile on the face of the East China Sea King disappeared along with the back of the Qi Seeker, and whispered: "What a good one, take advantage of the situation, and say that what happened in the palace is your own credit, this is called taking advantage of the trend?" Think I'm a fool? Hey, people who have lied to me once, don't think about it a second time. In! ”

The attendant pushed the door into the house and stood with his hands down.

This is the only person that the King of the East Sea believes in the Broken Iron City, and he is an attendant sent by his mother.

"What do you say about the 'Chai family'?"

More than 20 "Chai family" in the Broken Iron City have been locked up in prison because of the intention to assassinate the general Chai Yue, and have not been released so far, after the king of the East China Sea felt isolated, he sent his entourage to give these people a lot of care, before Lin Kunshan came, the entourage just went to Xiao Yuan, the leader of the "Chai family", to express the closeness of the king of the East China Sea.

"Xiao Coin is willing to serve His Highness."

"Hey, with his current situation, he can only follow the work of 'dogs and horses', is he willing to match me with Chai Zhi of the Northern Army?"

"He is willing, and he also revealed one thing to me, Chai Zhi wants to attack the Huns during the peace talks, fake the Huns to kill the Ti Hou, and take advantage of the chaos to assassinate His Highness, and then defeat the Huns, and atone for his crimes with military merits, this is the news that Xiao Yuan just got."

The East Sea King laughed briefly, "The Chai family is really ...... There are many capable people who can leak the conspiracy so thoroughly, and they can do it. Can Xiao Coin persuade Chai Zhi to change his mind? ”

"He said he could, but I didn't believe him." The retinue replied.

"Just tell the facts, you don't need to make judgments." The king of the East China Sea said coldly, but his conclusion was the same as that of his entourage, "This is interesting, Chai Zhi wants to borrow a knife to kill people, and Lin Kunshan wants to take Han Ruzi back to Beijing together, hmm...... I have to save my life first, and then which side should I choose? (To be continued.) )