"Oh? Ha ha! The thing we just discussed is still related to your winning brother, and without your participation, wouldn't this matter be tedious and tight? ”

Cheng Xu laughed, he didn't care about Zhu Wei's gloomy face, and when he saw Ying Xiaosi asking, he immediately told about it.

It turned out that after Ji Zhong reported the matter of the Lion City to Wangcheng, it caused an uproar in the government and the opposition, and Shi Yong openly rebelled as the general of the unified army, which was the first case after the founding of the Yan State, but these are all official statements, and the major forces have their own intelligence channels, so it is not enough to communicate with outsiders.

After the shock, the ruling class of the Yan State quickly intervened, not only transferred back to various places to return to Jianchang to report on their duties, but also the officials of the garrison in the city were transferred more and more frequently, and even the Suzaku Army, which was a pro-army of the royal family, was also affected. And these are just a prelude to the exchange of rights, and the real main course is the division of the Lion City in the power vacuum!

Today's Yan State court is like a towering giant tree, officials at all levels are like root systems, and complex interests link them together, born for profit, and die for profit. At the top of this canopy, it is divided into three main branches, one of which is the old civil official group headed by Zhu Guogong Zhu Xi, these people mainly take the friendship between teachers and students as a link, and use the cultural rule as a means to continuously replenish fresh blood through the annual selection of students.

The other is the royal power dominated by the Vermilion Bird Army, as another veteran force of the Yan Kingdom, the Vermilion Bird Army can be said to be the foundation of the royal family, and it is precisely because of such an armed force in hand that the Yan Kings of the past dynasties have the confidence to call for wind and rain in the court, but as the royal family of the Yan Kingdom, their Ji family has such an ancestral motto, that is, the military master of the Vermilion Bird Army can only be served by a member of the royal family, but this person can never become the King of Yan. In this way, even if there is a change of dynasty in later generations, it can also ensure that the bloodline of the Ji family continues, but for King Yan, the existence of the military master has always been a gap in his heart, especially the current military master, who is more eloquent than King Yan, which makes King Yan's position very embarrassing.

And this last one is an emerging force headed by the Cheng family, these people are characterized by being poor, their official positions are generally not high, and only the Cheng family has entered the core power layer after many years of struggle, so to speak, they are relying on the Yan King to ascend the throne, and their vital interests are closely related to the Yan King, once the Yan King falls, they are the first to be unlucky. Therefore, these people's loyalty to King Yan is no less than that of those royal children.

Today's gathering in Sanjiang Pavilion was originally a temptation between Zhu Wei and the forces behind Cheng Xu, but no one expected that Ying Xiaosi, as a third party, would appear here quietly, and the contradictions between Ying Xiaosi and the Zhu family, Cheng Xu naturally heard of it, but compared with the behemoth of the Zhu family, Ying Xiaosi is obviously much harmless, out of consideration for confronting the Zhu family, Cheng Xu handed an olive branch to Ying Xiaosi as soon as possible.

"So that's the case, so I think the two of them should be the candidates for the city lord of this Lion City."

Win Xiaosi's brain turned very fast, and he instantly figured out the mystery of this, if he hadn't come here by mistake today, the Zhu and Cheng families would have reached a consensus a long time ago, it seems that although this Cheng Xu is very friendly to himself, but this inner plan is not as simple as it is on the surface.

"Hey! What city lord is not a city lord, I think we will inevitably be officials in the same mansion in the Lion City in the end, so it's good to get acquainted with it now. ”

Cheng Xu smiled and played the round, not mentioning the matter of the city lord at all, while Zhu Wei completely had a cold face towards Ying Xiaosi, and he really couldn't have a good impression of this person who wanted to spoil his own good deeds.

"Relying on clinging to the top of the magnates, it can't last long, although the Vermilion Bird Army has a transcendent status, but there are a lot of rules and regulations, for local things, they don't have any foundation, if you want to be a peace officer in peace, then don't do much, wait for the main hall, everything is based on my Zhu family. Remember, don't try to challenge my bottom line. ”

After speaking, Zhu Wei didn't look at Ying Xiaosi's attitude, and stood up by himself, and the scholars and students below also got up one after another, bowed to both sides, Zhu Wei walked a few steps forward, and when he passed by Ying Xiaosi, he suddenly stood still, and only heard him say in a voice that everyone could hear: "Cheng Xu, discuss with you at the beginning, that's to give your Cheng family face, don't think that the people who are nominated by the Vermilion Bird Army can compete with my Zhu family, and tell you clearly, something like this has no foundation, When our Zhu family wants him to die, he will die when he wants, send you four words, don't make mistakes. ”

After speaking, with a flick of his hand, Zhu Wei walked to the staircase like a victor surrounded by the surrounding students, and the momentum made those poor students who supported the Cheng family couldn't help but feel awe, and even their hearts were shortened. Although Cheng Xu had the heart to refute, the tense was unclear now, and it was not the time to tear his face with the Zhu family, so after hesitating, he still swallowed this breath.

But at this time, Ying Xiaosi suddenly spoke.

"Hey, I said, Zhu Luzheng, please wait!"

Zhu Wei in front of him stopped his steps, with a disdainful smile on his face, the last dismount just now was originally intended for Cheng Xu, but he didn't expect to win Xiaosi to appear here, and he happened to use it for him, no, Cheng Xu didn't dare to return the favor after hearing it, and he hadn't taken a few steps yet, so Win Xiaosi made a choice, it seems that this Lion City is still my Zhu family after all.

"That, that who! Yes, that's you! ”

Ying Xiaosi turned around and beckoned forward, and the waitress who made the small report at first was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she was calling her again, so she hurriedly walked over.

When the waitress walked to his side, Ying Xiaosi cleared his throat and asked aloud, "Is this dinner funded by Zhu Luzheng today?" ”

The waitress was stunned when she heard this, and she didn't understand why Ying Xiaosi asked this, but after thinking about it, it seemed that it was normal to ask, so she replied: "It is indeed funded by Lord Zhu." ”

"Well, has this meal been settled?"

"This money has been settled before the dinner begins, and Lord Zhu is a regular customer of our place, and he never defaults." The waitress nodded hurriedly and replied, for fear that if she answered slowly, she would lead to some misunderstanding.

"Oh? That's right. ”

Ying Xiaosi suddenly smiled evilly, crossed his fingers and said: "When I first came, I ordered three meals to take away, I saw it from the beginning to the end, this Zhu Luzheng didn't take out a penny from his body, what, Zhu Luzheng, as the host, is he deliberately in arrears when he leaves the table now?" ”