After Guan Zhiqing looked at Zhang Mengcheng, he continued: "I also know about Meng Guang's quarrel with you. Your second brother has always been so rough-tempered, and the words in his mouth are really a little ugly. But after all, he is your second brother, and he will never harm you. Meng Guang also heard about the rat under you, so he spoke more ugly than usual, you are his own brother, you can't fall out with him because of these things. ”

In fact, if Zhang Mengcheng was in a normal state, he would not fall out with his second brother. However, the previous traitor incident has always made Zhang Mengcheng unable to calm down, so he added a lot of anger to the dispute with his second brother Zhang Mengguang.

And it was precisely because he bumped into the powder keg of his second brother Zhang Mengguang that Zhang Mengcheng was also stimulated to listen to him, and finally even ignored his eldest brother's advice. Zhang Mengcheng, who has regained his calm a little now, lowered his head and said after hearing Guan Zhiqing's advice: "I'll go and apologize to the second brother later, but if he is still like that, I think sooner or later I will have to pinch him again." ”

Guan Zhiqing also knew that Zhang Mengguang's stinky mouth was indeed ugly, and even the eldest brother Zhang Mengjin had a headache. However, Guan Zhiqing has no good way, anyway, this time he is just trying to persuade the two brothers to solve the deadlock, now that Zhang Mengcheng has relented, Guan Zhiqing will no longer be entangled in this topic.

"The one under Shen Yikui is named Liu Jin, and I also know that you have some friendship with him. If you run into him again next time, will you still be as affectionate as you did this time? Guan Zhiqing asked with a different topic.

"I just couldn't do it at the time, next time I'll deal with him in one go." Zhang Mengcheng was playing a package ticket, but he didn't know what would happen next time.

Guan Zhiqing saw a hint of hesitation in Xiucai, and he continued: "Xiucai, why do you think we are a group of brothers who have survived until now. ”

I didn't understand why Guan Zhiqing suddenly mentioned this, Zhang Mengcheng asked suspiciously, "Why did you suddenly talk about this." ”

Guan Zhiqing didn't speak, just continued to stare at Xiucai.

After Zhang Mengcheng thought about it, he said: "Because the brothers are united." ”

Guan Zhiqing shook his head, and said to Xiucai: "It's because we know that we have to fight, we know how to compete with others for money and food, and we know how to compete with other masters for territory and manpower, as long as we can give us one more chance to survive, no matter what we are, we will fight with others." ”

Zhang Mengcheng didn't expect this answer, he just continued to be silent, waiting for the second brother to say the rest.

"How many people we killed, and how many rations of the villagers and people were robbed. These are all fighting with others for the chance to survive in the troubled times, and some people say that people like us will definitely have retribution in the future, these are all told by those who can't fight. I only know that most of them are dead, and those who survive now have fought with others. ”

"The one named Liu Jin, although he has some friendship with you. But at the moment, we are soldiers and they are thieves, and we are fighting each other for a chance to survive. You let the other party go because of your concerns, but don't forget that the one surnamed Liu almost slaughtered you on the battlefield. That's his chance to survive, and you're throwing it away. ”

Zhang Mengcheng recalled the days after the Zhang family fell into the grass, and also remembered the dispute between the Zhang family and other people in Baoan County before the grass fell, and they had indeed been competing with others. But since he successfully recruited an and was no longer wanted by the government, Zhang Mengcheng found that he did have some slackness.

Although Xiucai didn't speak, Guan Zhiqing didn't stop talking. The second master of Jin Dingshan continued: "Actually, you are not the only one, we are also a little confused. Before, after you left Duhe Fort, the eldest brother and I and Wan Kui talked again in private, and after the eldest brother reconsidered, he still felt that there were some things that were really inappropriate about what you said in the fort before. ”

"What is it?" Zhang Mengcheng asked.

"Actually, I was a little stunned at the time, but Wan Kui reminded me. That is, you said that you handed over the military power in our stockade in exchange for the court no longer making a move against us. Guan Zhiqing remembered the conversation in the castle before, he actually forgot to continue to fight, and the eldest brother was also panicked because of the matter of the Zhang family's heirs, and Wan Kui, who finally came back, mentioned it.

"It's useless to talk about it now." After Zhang Mengcheng heard this, he was a little disapproving. Because now they have not lost their military power, but have also proved their loyalty to the imperial court, it seems a little pointless to discuss the previous topic.

"In our village, you have read the most books, and you have the most clear understanding of the movements of major events in the world. Therefore, most of the decisions in the village are indispensable to Xiucai's suggestions. But if you don't have a heart to fight because of Xiucai, and finally let the village choose the wrong way to go, so that everyone may be unlucky together, then Xiucai, are you willing? "Guan Zhiqing, as the second leader, really thinks that some naïve ideas are really undesirable for the number one think tank in the village.

Zhang Mengcheng didn't say anything, and when he regained his composure, he already understood what Second Brother Guan meant.

"Xiucai, you can see it clearly, will the days of this West Road start to come down because of the extermination of Shen Yikui?" Guan Zhiqing continued to ask.

"It's just the beginning, and there will definitely be other people who will continue to make trouble in the future, and the movement will be even bigger." Zhang Mengcheng, who knew the future historical development, directly said the changes in the situation after that.

Although he doesn't know the future like Zhang Mengcheng, Guan Zhiqing of Lao Jianghu can also see that in a short period of time, the West Road will not calm down. So he then said to Xiucai: "Since it is still a troubled day, then in order to survive, we must continue to fight with others." And if we want to survive well, we must rely on these soldiers in our hands to keep the family business accumulated in the village. ”

"And as long as we have soldiers at hand, we can also compete with other officers and soldiers for military merits, salaries, and food. When we fight for all this, no one in our village will dare to provoke them. When the time comes, let alone surviving in troubled times, the brothers can even live a life that only high-ranking officials and nobles have, and the officials of the entire Yansui Town or the entire Shaanxi will have to pat the brothers' ass,......"

Guan Zhiqing continued to speak according to the idea in his heart, and Zhang Mengcheng, who had already understood, did not open his mouth to interrupt Second Brother Guan's vision for the future.

Because Zhang Mengcheng felt that what Guan Zhiqing said was very reasonable, if you want to survive in troubled times, you can't always be alone if you only become a local tyrant. Even if they get rid of the thieves around them, there will inevitably be some accidents. It is seen as an obstacle by a more powerful force, and then it is taken advantage of by the other side to destroy it.

These things are unavoidable, and no matter what their status, they will have to fight with others because of their limited resources and opportunities for survival. The tone of troubled times is that the weak eat the strong, and only by abiding by this principle can we survive to the end. Therefore, Zhang Mengcheng's mentality is indeed a little too ideal and slack.

It's just that to what point of competition can you ensure that you can survive before you use up your last strength. This Zhang Mengcheng was not clear at this time, but there was a vague target that he already knew.

So Zhang Mengcheng interrupted Guan Zhiqing, who was still talking about the future, and said directly to him: "I want to join the army, and we don't have to bother restoring the fame of this talent." ”

Guan Zhiqing was suddenly interrupted, and when he heard Zhang Mengcheng's plan for the future, he couldn't react for a while, so he could only look at Xiucai in a daze, and said loudly: "What did you say!?" ”