Chen Wu vaguely remembered that when he was in Pengcheng, after Chen Zhi was praised by several Pengcheng elders, the surprised looks of each family, and he also remembered that he admired Chen Zhi because of this, and even completely returned to his heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"How long has it been? The lord no longer needs the Venerable's evaluation to enhance his prestige, but can have an equal relationship with these Venerables, no, looking at the appearance of several elders, I'm afraid there is still an intention to welcome and flatter the lord! ”

This feeling is not out of nowhere, because Chen Wu also has a similar taste from the attitude of several servants around him towards him.

At this moment, in front of Chen Wu, there was a servant of the Tang family who was looking at him with a flattering smile, and said in his mouth: "Our father-in-law was quite serious in the past, and he has been slightly ill recently, but looking at his smile today, it is a symbol of health, it can be seen that Chen Taishou's words make my old lady so happy." ”

"Little Brother Chen, you have followed Taishou for so long, you must know a lot of his old man's deeds, why don't you tell us about it?"

"Yes, and I see your words and deeds, little brother, that is also a degree of advance and retreat, and it is worthy of being influenced by Taishou."

His master was praised, Chen Wu was also happy, and the flattery of others made him more and more comfortable, and he soon got along with everyone.

At the same time, the wine and food also came up at this time, and the main owners stopped talking, and Chen Zhi persuaded them to drink happily.

Several elders looked at each other with smiles on their faces, and they didn't say more, and the others finally had time to talk to Chen Zhi, climb and make friends, or say a few words to Wu Jie, and talk to Tuoba Yulu about the scenery outside the Saiwai.

In such an atmosphere, whether it was Tuoba Yulu from Xianbei, or Wu Jie, who was adhering to Wang Jun's order, or other elders of the Daijun family who had all kinds of thoughts, they were all happy.

Before the dinner began, several elders of the big family had something to say and had a strong purpose, but when the luncheon officially began, they stopped mentioning these things, and gave the stage to the others.

For the people of the family, today's luncheon is an occasion to make contacts, so when they talk, they are all good to hear.

In this way, the meal is harmonious, and no one raises anything sharp and sensitive at such a time, and after three rounds of drinking, there is another persuasion of wine, and some people propose to recite poetry against it.

Originally, Chen Zhi was famous, and it stands to reason that he should be allowed to start, but today Chen Zhi is the highest status in the audience, he doesn't take the initiative to speak, and others are not good at proposing, after all, you drink with the leader, and there is no reason to let the leader sing to help the fun.

And the banquet at noon occupies the office time in the afternoon, which is a violation of the regulations, because of the presence of Wu Jie, Tuoba Yulu, an exception can be made, after all, this one is sent by the superiors, the other is a friendly army, and has just experienced the battle array, there can be an exception, but if there is any poem in the banquet, it will not sound good.

Chen Zhi had just arrived, and no one dared to instigate him in this matter.

So, after everyone devoted themselves to chanting poetry and music, Chen Zhi saw that the fire was almost over, so he left with a few elders, which was also exquisite, as soon as they left, the people below suddenly lost their pressure and scruples, and their interest was a little higher.

Chen Zhi and a few elders came out, and after a few polite words, he said goodbye to them, and the scholar Chen Wu also followed at this time, and asked, "Master, are we going back to the yamen now?" ”

Chen Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, I'll go back to the Yamen, but you stay here, and after the luncheon, send a message to Tuoba Jun for me, saying that I have something to say to him in the evening, and what he plans in his heart can be said, I will give him a counselor, this is not a personal relationship, but out of justice, I also know that the existence of the clan is higher than personal friendship, and he will not think about it." ”

Chen Wu was slightly stunned, but he still responded, and then asked a few more questions, knew the details, and then returned to the restaurant.

As soon as Chen Wu left, Chen Zhi turned around and walked forward, and soon three people approached, the person at the head was not very old, and it was Ran Zhan, who was now protecting Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi called Ran Zhan's words and ordered: "Hongwu, you send two people...... Or you are waiting here in person, and when Wu Jie comes out, you pay attention to his whereabouts, don't let him find out, if it's not easy to hide, then you don't have to follow. ”

Ran Zhan shook his head and said, "If I leave, who will protect the gentleman?" There was also confusion in those words.

Chen Zhi said with a smile: "At the moment, this generation of counties is also calm, where is there any threat, it is enough for the two of them to follow me, let you keep an eye on it, it is really overkill, but there is no suitable spy at the moment, others are not skilled, it is easy to be found if you keep up, only if you are strong in martial arts, you can do it around, hold your breath, and do whatever you want, so you have to be wronged to stare at him." ”

Chen Zhi said clearly, and Ran Zhan immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, gentleman, this matter will be handed over to me, and the task will be completed." ”

"Don't rush to pack the ticket first," Chen Zhi added: "This time you are keeping an eye on you, not the name of the victim, you just need to see where this Wu Jie has gone, who he has seen, and who he has contact with those aspects, but whether he has seen anyone or not, you will come back tonight." ”

"No!" After receiving the order, Ran Zhan found a corner and stood up, staring at the restaurant with wide eyes.

Chen Zhi smiled and was escorted to the yamen by two guards.

On the other side, during the banquet, Wu Jie and Tuoba Yulu did not leave, and after Wu Jie saw Chen Zhi leaving, he became more and more active, walking slowly back and forth, greeting and talking with everyone along the way, or quoting scriptures, or exporting into chapters, so that others admired.

After a cup of tea, the congregation could not help but praise.

And Wu Jie seemed to please the torment in his heart, his expression was as usual, he was free, and his spirit was a little more vigorous, which was that he had a purpose and a direction of struggle in his heart, so he returned to normal.

"Chen Zhi would never have thought that I would contact other clans so quickly, let alone that I would make a move on his allies!"

As he walked, Wu Jie made a big circle and returned to the starting point, but instead of returning to his seat, he stopped at the edge of Tuoba Yulu.

This Xianbei general, at this time, was surrounded by Tang Dian and other big clan leaders to talk, laughing from time to time, a harmonious appearance, noticing the arrival of Wu Jie, Tang Dian and the others immediately saluted politely, and after saying a few words, he understood and took the initiative to retreat and go to other places.

As soon as Tang Dian and the others left, Wu Jie smiled at Tuoba Yulu and said: "Tuoba Jun, listening to you and Tang Jun, I am really familiar with the etiquette of my Central Plains, even compared to some famous people in the world, I don't let it go." ”

Tuoba Yulu said: "Where, I also studied in Luoyang in the past, and didn't Chen Hou say it, where is there any Central Plains etiquette?" This way of etiquette is applicable everywhere, not limited to the Central Plains, and we are Xianbei people who respect etiquette and are also people of etiquette. ”

Wu Jie was slightly stunned, and nodded with a random smile: "Yes, what Tuoba Jun said makes sense, it's me who is in the picture, but it's not as clear as Tuoba Jun, speaking of which, Your Excellency came to the Central Plains this time to give a congratulatory gift to Taishou, so you should know a lot about Taishou, will you help in the future?" ”

When Tuoba Yulu heard this, he showed a little smile, did not answer immediately, but glanced at Wu Jie, and said: "Mr. Wu, you don't have to be tempted, Chen Jun and I are good friends, we can be regarded as friends, this time I will help him, but also help myself, the Huns are powerful in the state, and the threat to my Tuoba Department is also very great, just before I went south, I just led the army and the Xiongnu in the grassland to fight, each has a victory, I believe that the news will soon reach General Wang's mansion, no, with the power of the general's mansion, the wind and grass on the grassland, I can't hide it from him, I'm afraid that when this battle just starts, or even when there are only a few signs, the general already knows about it, right? Mr. Wu, do you say? ”

Wu Jie smiled and said nothing.

Tuoba Yulu didn't expect the other party to respond, so he continued: "Then Mr. Wu, do you know why this battle started? The reason is that a tribe that originally took refuge in the Huns, because they were not angry and were squeezed, turned to contact our department, and wanted to defect to it. ”

Wu Jie put away his smile and made a gesture of listening.

And Tuoba Yulu's words also turned heavy, and continued: "In the end, that tribe was still destroyed, only a few tribes escaped, and they also had in-laws with our clan, so my uncle took them in, which is also a very common thing, tribes, warriors, cattle and sheep, and women are the foundation of the foothold in the grassland, without these, everything has been lost, but even so, the Huns are not willing to stop." ”

"The power of the Huns is great, they need their own sphere of influence," Wu Jie nodded, "They can't expand their power in the south, because this is the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the ideal target is the grassland in the north. ”

Tuoba Yulu nodded and agreed: "Mr. Wu is wise, it must be this idea to come to the Huns to fight, but they are also ambitious now, and they can't tolerate someone disobeying them, so they directly sent someone over and asked my uncle and craftsman to hand it over, otherwise the consequences will be borne by themselves, such an rude request, how can our ministry agree, that the Huns after being rejected, they brazenly rose up with troops, but they looked up to themselves too much, thinking that they were really saying the same, and they didn't know that they were unrighteous soldiers, and they were finally repelled by our department!" Later, his voice raised a few points, revealing excitement.

Wu Jie praised on the side, but he didn't think so, he knew very well that if Tuoba Xianbei was a small tribe, then when the Huns wanted people, they would not have a word at all, and they would send people out immediately, but the tribe was larger and the population was larger, so they were not so obedient.

Moreover, he also understood the situation in the grassland, and the Tuoba and the Huns were hostile, not for a day or two, otherwise why would the high-ranking of the small clan defect to them? As long as these people are in hand, Tuoba Xianbei will have the opportunity to re-call that small clan and annex it in the future.

As for the statement of the unrighteous soldier, it is even more bizarre, in Wu Jie's opinion, he deliberately said it to himself.

Besides, these are not Wu Jie's concerns, his real idea is to win over Tuoba Yulu.

It's just that before this idea was spoken, Tuoba Yulu suddenly changed his words: "Mr. Wu is looking for me, is he trying to let Tuoba Xianbei take refuge in General Wang?" ”

The thoughts in his heart were said so bluntly and directly, Wu Jie couldn't help but be stunned, but he immediately laughed in a low voice: "What Tuoba Jun said is a little strange, the nobles are on the grassland side, their strength is not small, and they have won and lost with the Xiongnu all year round, where do you need to take refuge in my general?" Besides, the general of my family is also the deployment of the imperial court, and your ministry is a vassal of the imperial court, and the general is a colleague, so this should be cooperation, mutual support, not refuge. ”

Tuoba Yulu also smiled: "This thing is just a different name, we say that it is a vassal of the imperial court, but across the Huns, at most it is to beat the side drum, but it is close to the general's land, that section, Yuwen Department, Murong Department, not all took refuge in the general, for the command of the soldiers and horses, willing to be the forerunner, but also got a lot of benefits, I Tuoba Department naturally understands the reason, I am good friends with Chen Jun, Chen Jun is the general's name of the Taishou, if you take refuge in the general, it's not impossible, but I don't know what benefits can be? ”