In the rain, the ox cart was parked in a dark alley, unlit, and the rainwater drifted in through the cracks in the windows, back doors, and front curtains, making the stuffy carriage a little cooler.

In the faint light, someone pulled up the edge of the curtain and looked through the coachman's coat into a deep alley in the distance.

At the end of the deep alley is the backyard door of Zhao's mansion, and at this time, someone is opening the door with a lamp, revealing four figures walking out of the courtyard door.

The distance is too far to see the appearance of the four people clearly, and the sound is naturally impossible to hear under the rain, looking from the ox cart, I can only vaguely see through the rain curtain that a little girl dressed as a maid over there is holding a package and a roll of cloth trying to hand it to the two people who are about to leave, a person dressed as a woman wearing a hat pushes a few times, showing that it is refusing, an old woman standing on the side of the maid and the person wearing a robe next to the woman seem to persuade the woman a few times, but the woman doesn't know what's wrong, Suddenly, he slapped the cloth and package in the little girl's arms on the ground, and then kept pointing towards the door, raising his hand very much, and it seemed that he was cursing.

Soon after, the woman was dragged out of the backyard by a person in a cloak, before falling into darkness, she was still waving her hand sideways towards the backyard of Zhao's mansion and opening her mouth, the old woman and the maid picked up some jewelry scattered on the ground from the package, and after a few breaths, Zhao's eldest daughter who had not yet left the pavilion appeared at the back door, holding a sword and saying something, this time she could faintly hear "Xiao Sao hooves, if you come back, the old lady will dismantle you into eight pieces...... You shameless woman......" is enough to confirm that there is a conflict between the two sides.

When the carriage in the deep alley came out and passed by the mouth of the alley here, a woman could still be vaguely heard, "You are shameless!" You can't get married! No one wants a woman like you! Do you think I am rare to your Zhao family! I'm not rare......" The curse sound was far away from the sound of rolling wheels, and someone in the carriage suddenly cried and laughed: "These two women are temperamental......

The hand that pulled the curtain was retracted, and Cheng Xu's laughter with some interest sounded, "The woman in the car can hear the voice, and there is no doubt that it is Zhao Ai'er." What a bonus...... The woman who chased out was Zhao Gongrong's eldest daughter, who had always been favored, and Zhao Aier had always been favored by Gongrong, the second daughter was originally a scholar and a martial artist in the backyard of the Zhao family in the mouth of outsiders, and they had always been extremely kind to each other. Hehe, the two of you can feel a little more at ease this time. ”

"Hmm. Xun Wenruo has repeatedly visited the magnates in the city recently, and intends to get involved in the mines and armaments, there is this scene in front of him, and then there is a talented Bo Duangong at the banquet to lure Zhao Gongrong and Qi Shunan to fight against Xun Wenruo's gang, and Liu Deran's horseshoe matter is absolutely impossible to implement too quickly. Haha, Second Prince Lu can get a good night's sleep now, right? ”

Some hearty laughter is exactly the same as the sigh of emotion that Fang Cai couldn't cry or laugh with, that voice is Zuo Ci is undoubtedly it, he quipped, and Lu Jian on one side was no longer silent, "Sleep well?" You and I have not made an inch of progress in the past, and we have been driven out in front of the barbarians like lost dogs, and such humiliation, are you sure that it can be washed away by delaying the order and separating Boduangong? ”

"The horseshoe matter has indeed been postponed, and it can be regarded as blocking Liu Zheng's money from entering the account, but it is only suspended, not to mention that the credit is still his Liu Zheng's! In the future, everyone owes him favors, even the lord has to owe him, if one day the two sides meet each other, maybe he Liu Zheng will also point to the lord's nose and scold the lord for being a brazen thief, as a minister, can you really sleep peacefully? ”

"Here you go again...... In front of Bo Duangong, you ......"

"You think I've been joking with you all the time? I won't tell you the truth, just now you and I acted separately, Lu Mou has already written a letter about what you said to Liu Zheng that day and sent it to the lord. ”

Listening to Lu Jian's serious voice, Zuo Ci's breath stagnated, Cheng Xu was silent for a moment on one side, knocked on the carriage, the ox cart moved, and Lu Jian's suppressed voice was still ringing, "Didn't you also say it, this favor has to be calculated by the lord." Since this is the case, don't blame Lu for this move. In addition, before the lord has replied to decide your whereabouts, if you disturb people's hearts and are suspected of defecting to the enemy, you should not let Lu hear it again. Naturally, it may also be that Lu is more likely to think about it now, if you feel that what you say will make Lu wrong, then don't speak, so as not to make the relationship between everyone too stiff. ”

Zuo Ci didn't respond, Lu Jian also fell silent, Cheng Xu laughed a few times, and said: "Both of them are doing things for Liu Fujun, at this time it is a difficult time in Youzhou, the situation can be described as confusing, the two of you must not hurt the harmony, and you have to work together to help the old man let Youzhou get through the difficulties." Hahaha......"

Seeing that the two were silent, Cheng Xu's tone was awkward: "By the way, the two of them just went and returned, have you ever heard the whereabouts of the cavalry captain?" ”

"Not ...... yet"

Zuo Ci said, and when he heard Lu Jian also open his mouth, he closed his mouth again.

Lu Jian said "not yet", and paused in Zuo Ci's mouth, seeing that Zuo Ci was silent, he continued: "Your brothers have been tracking, but since you lost the whereabouts of Brother Bo Qi in Guangyang City on the day of the fight, you can't find it. According to the news, he has not entered any city in Youzhou these days, and the rest of his henchmen and generals are still doing their own things in peace. It's a bit strange......"

However, according to Lu's thoughts, he may have to start from Youbeiping. After all, the 10,000 people stationed there, after Zhang Mancheng and the people appeared, 3,000 people suddenly disappeared, and they thought that they were going to join Brother Boqi. Now that the Yellow Turban thieves are heading north, the personnel are a little messy, and the three thousand sergeants are born on white horses, each carrying a white horse, and it is not easy to hide in the market. As long as I wait to find one or two people, I will definitely be able to find Brother Bo Jue. ”

"Well, it makes sense, it's just that Liu Zheng is coming soon, and the second son and Yuan Fang have to pay more attention to this matter. It is best to confirm the whereabouts of the Captain as soon as possible. ”

Cheng Xu said, suddenly hesitating: "It's just that there is really no news for you in Beiping?" ”

"No...... Maybe there are, but it's still a short time before they have been received. It's hard to make a conclusion about that...... By the way, today I learned that Gongsun Zidu has arrived in Youbeiping, and it seems that he was still on my father's orders for the sake of the horseshoe. Specifically, the brothers in Youbeiping are still paying attention, and I have already asked people to send people over every day to summon them, but Brother Bo Qi is not there, and those people who want to come to Liu Weitai will not make decisions at will. ”

Cheng Xu hissed when he heard this, "Gongsun Yue went to Youbeiping on the orders of Lingzun, but don't do anything...... The cavalry captain disappeared so suddenly, and the 3,000 people also disappeared suddenly in a few days, and now the 10,000 people in Yuyang are stationed in place and are not moving forward, which shows that the cavalry lieutenant is definitely still in Youzhou...... Those 10,000 people are waiting for news from the Captain! ”

He said in a nervous tone, "What do you say the Captain is doing?" Will he ...... I didn't tell you, but I had contact with Zigangong? ”

"When Brother Bo Qi disappeared, I was still in Shanggu, and there was no flying pigeon to pass on the book, how could I get in touch? After my father came here, didn't you also send someone to keep an eye on him, he was obsessed with Du Kang with Liu Yuanjun every day, where did he have contact with others? This is impossible...... Taking a step back, Brother Bo and the lord are close friends, if he really wants to do anything in Youzhou, he will definitely support us from the side. ”

But the old man heard that in the past two days, the Yellow Turban Thieves and the Black Mountain Thieves have made a detour from Yuyang to Youbeiping, but they will pass by the camp of 10,000 people from time to time, and occasionally there are people who have stayed overnight, and it is said that they get along quite happily. If this matter is not instructed by the captain of the cavalry, will the second son believe it? Will...... Riding Duwei has always hated the Hu people, this time it was Ling Zun who greeted him in advance, and he also got the news in advance, and then thought about it, and decided to join forces with Liu Zheng to attack Wuhuan that day, so he suddenly disappeared, the reason is that he is embarrassed to come to the ward? ”

"That's superficial information, you haven't found out. This matter is just the Yellow Turban Thief and the Black Mountain Thief taking advantage of the situation. They gave Fan Fang a lot of grain and grass, and Fan Fang also took advantage of it. There is no need for Brother Bo Jue to agree to this matter, Brother Bo Jue has always been subject to Liu Youzhou's grain and grass, and if he can have such an opportunity, those captains can call the shots themselves...... As for the union between Brother Bo and Liu Zheng, it is impossible, once the war is disrupted, these people such as me will also suffer, and Brother Bo Jue will also come to the ward to call us when he thinks of the love of the lord...... There's no way he's suddenly disgusted with the lord, unless we do something wrong......"

At the end of these words, his tone suddenly weakened, and Lu Jian changed his tone and said: "The worst thing is that Brother Bo Jue will not go to the ward at all. What's more, Brother Bo Jue has always been arrogant, and he is by no means a personality that will be led by the nose, if this matter is helping Liu Zheng, once it is done, even he may be restrained by Liu Zheng, so it is absolutely impossible. ”

Since the second son said so, the old man was relieved. Hehe, in fact, it is not necessary to ride the captain to help, or to prevent accidents. After all, that Liu Zheng is brave, this time he came here in a bloody suit, and Kebi can be on the side, and he definitely has a lot of plans. ”

Cheng Xu groaned: "It's still such a big mess...... The old man was also afraid that Zhao Gongrong and Qi Shunan would not be able to do anything, which would cause chaos in Youzhou, and finally fall into the hands of reckless and warlike people such as Liu Zheng, or be taken advantage of by the vulgar barbarians such as Wuhuan and Xianbei. ”

He said and laughed, "It's not a secret, if my lord really has no intention of doing government affairs, the old man still hopes that a benevolent person like Liu Fujun will come and call the shots." ”

Lu Jian said: "This matter ...... The lord has always been benevolent and righteous, but I am afraid that he will not agree, and he told the lord that this time and again, the opportunity has been missed. ”

"Then we'll have to find the Captain. It's not bad to hand it over to Youzhou people like Captain Caidu, and it's a little more belligerent, but it's also very good for your own people...... In the past, Gongsun Ji was able to ride the captain, and the old man was always very envious. Hehe, if we can really work together in the future, we have to help the old man say a few good words in front of Liu Fujun and Qi Duwei......"

Lu Jian and Zuo Ci responded together, and then Zuo Ci fell silent again, leaving Cheng Xu and Lu Jian to talk, and the ox cart gradually moved away on the empty street, and soon after, in an alley where the ox cart had passed before, a horse-drawn carriage suddenly drove out.

"Sister, since you have confirmed Cheng Boduan's comrades, the weather is hot and rainy, go back...... Don't suffer the cold...... a woman poked her head out, glanced at the street, then retracted into the carriage and sighed, "Well, if my husband had known that we were coming, he would have taught me a lesson." If one of us has a mistake, it may affect the child in the womb...... Why don't you give this news to Brother Wen Ruo, and we will go back to Zhuoxian? Don't make it difficult for your sister......"

"Hmm...... My husband has killed someone, and I must feel uncomfortable...... Or my sister took the two younger siblings back to continue to deal with Brother Boqi to relieve their boredom, and then let Gongda stay in Jizhou enough and then go back to Shanggu to prepare for the merger...... The concubine is left here alone, waiting for her husband to ......"

"What do you think......

"Hehe, those two sisters-in-law stayed here...... There's Brother Wen Chou, it's okay. ”

"Well, four ladies, why don't I go back later...... Wen is really a bit empty...... That's nine lives, and even more......"

"Haha, I'll borrow your good words. The concubine really wants to have a twin for Yide. The dragon and phoenix fetus is better......"

"Sneeze ......"

A sneeze suddenly sounded, and then there was a quiet moment in the carriage, followed by the sound of squirming, and the voices of four more women panicked and merged into one.

"Hurry up, masks...... Wen Shuang, don't really suffer from the cold, or how can you explain to Yun Chang if you are a concubine......"

"The concubine said that Sister-in-law Bao was weak and shouldn't have come with her......"

"Brother Wen Chou, quick, go back to the inn......"

"Go to the hospital......"

"No, the concubine will go to the inn to rest for a while......"

"How can this be!"

"Uh, four ladies, don't worry, just go back to the inn, Sun Gongyou has already asked people to prepare medicinal materials in advance. He's a man who does everything he can......"

"Then don't go quickly, don't talk nonsense...... Hurry up and ......"

"Uh, that's ......"

With a wave of the whip, the carriage left the alley and gradually disappeared into the darkness of the main street.

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At noon the next day, on the side of the official road near Changping County, a horse team stopped on the bank of the river called Wet Yushui and was resting on the spot.

At this time, the sky was gloomy, but there was no rain, and there were scattered people on the road either on horseback or on foot, stepping on the muddy road to Jundu County, and then they noticed the horse team on the bank of the river, and after noticing the clothes of the four or five hundred people, they could always see those pedestrians change their faces, or they passed by quickly and continued to hurry towards Jundu County, or simply turned back to the city, with hurried steps and frightened looks.

"Haha, scared a few more people!"

On the bank of the river, Hou Luohou was standing half in the water, naked, wiping his face, laughing at the passers-by.

Not far away, Kebineng wiped his face with water, took a picture of his face towards the river, took care of his appearance, and then pulled the sloop, smelling the smell of rot on it, frowning, listening to the sound of "bang-la-la" on one side, but couldn't help but look at it twice.

By his side, Liu Zheng was dressed in blood, and his skin exposed to the air was also extremely dirty, if people who didn't know it, looking at Liu Zheng's ragged appearance, they would inevitably be treated as a beggar, but Liu Zheng walked all the way, but he didn't care at all, what was being washed at this time was his hands that had been washed at least fifty times along the way and were extremely clean.