Zhao Tianyou had something on his mind, showed up at the banquet and drank two glasses of wine, then quietly left, reconciled with Liu Changhai, who was waiting for him outside, and continued to go to the Baiyi Nunnery to wait for the Holy Maiden Yaozhu. Zhang Zhensun deliberately wanted to ease relations with Jiang Maotong, so he pulled all the civil and military officials together and came to Jiang Maotong's table to toast and chat.

Qian Kang came forward to entertain and said kind words, thanking the officials in Guangzhou and Mr. Zhang for taking care of them, and the scene eased for a while. When you are an official, you have to give face to each other to do things, and everyone carries the dumplings, as if everyone has forgotten about the unpleasantness that happened today, and they are smiling like brothers.

"Brother-in-law, I see that Zhang Zhensun is a lot more pleasing to the eye today, are we thinking too much? Do you want me to tell the old cat to stop? ”

"Bad bastard, you are blind, where can you see that he is good to you, you don't see that he is smiling at everyone, even if you are a dog!"

Qian Kang whispered in his ear: "You treat me honestly, drink more with Ling Zhen and other generals, see if there are any people who take the initiative to show goodwill, remember the name for me, and you can win it over in the future." ”

"Eh, brother-in-law, I've drunk a little too much, what should I do if I can't remember my name?"

"Get out! You're going to die! ”

When the banquet was about to end, Qian Kang was still circling in the hall, and Jiang Maotong was already drunk and unknown, and was held by the two forbidden military captains, otherwise he would have slipped under the table a long time ago.

But that's okay, the stone in Qian Kang's heart fell, anyway, the protagonist of this team is Jiang Maotong, he was drunk as mud during the banquet, if there is any problem in Zhang's mansion tonight, he can shirk it.

When the banquet dispersed, no one noticed that the Praetorian Army followed six people in, and when they went out, five people left.

Zhang Zhensun didn't drink much, and Wang Daofu saw off guests at the door of the mansion together, and there were many drunk officials tonight.

"It's been a long time since Lord Zhang's mansion has been so lively, and during the Chinese New Year this year, everyone was wary of the Yuan soldiers attacking the city, and they didn't drink a hearty wine!" Wang Daofu stroked his chest and sighed, the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty has become a distant memory, since he became an official, he has been thinking about fighting against the Yuan every day, and he has not relaxed all day long.

Zhang Zhensun shook his head and said: "The soldiers are about to overwhelm the border, Zhang Hongfan takes Chaozhou, and the next target is Panyu Guangzhou." Although the cavalry had horses and personnel, the new army was weak in combat, so how could it attack and fight in the field? Hey, we only have the ability to hold on! Seeing that Meizhou Chaozhou fell into the hands of Zhang Hongfan, he didn't dare to send troops to support! ”

"Lord Zhang, if General Zhao hadn't taken the firearms battalion on Hong Kong Island to participate in the war, I'm afraid that our Guangzhou would have fallen into the hands of Li Heng a long time ago, and we would have died and died a long time ago, how could we have the opportunity to drink and sigh."

Zhang Zhensun said with a happy face: "Walking from Hong Kong Island, it is like two worlds, it is really an unprecedented thing, General Zhao is really a genius in the world!" In this troubled world, so many skilled craftsmen can be recruited from all over the world. The imperial court was too backward in these aspects, even if there were so many military workshops under the Upper Ordnance Supervisor and hundreds of thousands of laborers, there was no master who could improve weapons. ”

"Lord Zhang, it is said that after Zhang Hongfan won the battle from northern Anhui, he gathered a workshop under the Ordnance Supervisor, and the cannons cast in Meizhou came from the hands of those craftsmen. It's not that there are no skilled craftsmen in my court, but that the people in charge are not properly employed, and the interests are complicated for personal gain! ”

Zhang Zhensun nodded, took Wang Daofu's arm and said, "Lord Wang, let's go to the study to drink tea, continue to chat, how to get along with General Zhao!" ”

In the dead of night, the wide street was deserted, and outside the high walls of Zhang's mansion, a team of soldiers on night duty patrolled back and forth, and only two guards chatted under the lamp in the inner house. The light in the study was still bright, and one of the guards outside the door, with the hilt of his sword, half-leaned against the pillar by the wall, and kept hitching, already sleepy.

The guard at the door of the study stood up, rubbed his face, shook his head to lift his spirits, and walked to a small gazebo on the edge of the study. There is a table in the pavilion, there are two wooden chairs leaning on both sides, and there are scattered chess pieces on the table, and the guards wait for Mr. Zhang outside the study on weekdays, often walking two games here to kill time.

"When I meet Lord Wang, I can't stop talking, I don't know when it will be today, oh ......" The guard muttered to himself, stretched a big lazy waist, and sat on the wooden chair.

A half-foot-long black needle appeared in mid-air, approaching the top of the guard's head little by little.

The guards hadn't yet discovered where the crisis came from, and they were still fiddling with the chess pieces on the table in their hands, when they suddenly felt a pain in the top of their heads, and they collapsed on the table in an instant, without making a sound. The old cat waited for a while, and made sure that there were no other guards around, and then he leaned out of the gazebo gently, and with a group like a tanuki, he reached the shadow outside the door of the study.

The night wind blew through the yellow leaves on the roof, rustling, and the old cat hiding in the shadows was very patient, lying there without moving. There were two people in the room, and he was not sure if he took the initiative to kill them without making a sound, so he was waiting, waiting for the moment when the door opened.

Wang Daofu and the two talked about Zhao Tianyou's character from the new things on Hong Kong Island, as well as various news rumored privately by the soldiers on the island, but they were always unsure what kind of person Zhao Tianyou was and how he could get along with him without any trouble.

"If it weren't for the imperial court suddenly sending a Jiang Maotong, we wouldn't be too anxious, I would have taken it out with my own heart and blood, and I would never lose General Zhao. But as soon as Jiang Maotong came, his eyes were staring directly at the Hongyi cannon, wanting military power and the Hongyi cannon of the firearms battalion, is this what Lord Lu meant? ”

Wang Daofu shook his head and said: "It's unlikely, Lord Lu is dedicated to the country and has the burden of rejuvenating the country on his shoulders, how can he be thinking about the city of Guangzhou, if it is said that it was sent by Zhang Shijie, this is still in the past." ”

Zhang Shijie and Chen Yizhong are not in harmony with the Manchu Dynasty, and they can be tied together to discuss matters, even if they rely on Lu Xiufu, they can mediate in the middle, and now Chen Yizhong has taken his wife and children away from home, and only Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiu are the only ones who control the government.

"Don't forget, Du Hu is Wen Tianxiang's favorite general, and Zhao Tianyou is from Guangzhou and also defected to you. Lord Wang, this task of mediating and easing relations is yours, and you must not shirk it.

During today's banquet, Jiang Maotong seems to have let go of today's conflict, and he can still let go of drinking, although that Qian Kang is vague, he is definitely unconvinced in his stomach, and this person has to be careful. ”

Wang Daofu said: "No problem, as long as this Jiang Maotong can settle down and not make trouble, I guarantee that Zhao Tianyou will not say a second word, and how to spare energy to guard against Zhang Hongfan is the top priority." It's getting late, Lord Zhang, you rest early, and I'll leave. ”

Wang Daofu got up to say goodbye, turned around and pushed open the two wooden doors of the study, and walked out with his legs raised.