A gorgeous and noble carriage came from the corner of the street, not in a hurry or slow, the horse's body was already raining downstream, but the horse's eyes were open, because the groom who drove the carriage shook the horse rope from time to time, so that the old horse did not dare to desert. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The carriage stopped at the tall and mighty gate of the Taishou Mansion, and the groom who drove the carriage jumped out of the carriage, put a low stool on the ground, and then opened an oil-paper umbrella, and raised it high to cover the carriage door, instead of his own body already drenched in the rain, he opened the door curtain, and said elegantly and softly: "Childe has arrived home." ”

The Taishou Mansion of Donghai County, about three miles away from the Taishou Official's Office, Lao Wanshou was in his backyard and sought alchemy with the heavenly masters, and he had not asked about political affairs for several years, and the main thing was his eldest son Lao Zhang, as well as the county Sima, the county Cheng, the lord Bo, and the governors of the county.

This prince should be the eldest prince Lao Zhang, I saw the eldest prince Lao Zhang, who was dressed in a gorgeous costume and hung a broadsword at his waist, walked out of the carriage, stepped lightly on the stool, stood on the ground, and slowly walked up the steps guarded by two mighty and tall stone lions.

The four guards guarding the gate hurriedly saluted and knelt down to show respect.

Lao Zhang didn't say a word, just walked inside, the groom kept holding an oil-paper umbrella for him, until he entered the hall, this is the hall where the guests were received after the end of the work, Lao Zhang did not stay, turned the side door and left, and the groom followed closely behind.

Now it seems that it is not only the groom, but also the person, and the dress does not look like a groom, the silk is very precious, but the high-end goods of the silk village, a silver coin can buy a meter of cloth.

Lao Zhang through the corridor through the alley, turn east and west, pass through the rockery pavilion of the water pavilion, go up the stairs along a straight mountain step, the trees on both sides of the steps are verdant, the bamboo is upright, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, it is very quiet.

After walking the steps, passing through a gate with Tianxian Daoguan written on it, and then passing through the courtyard, corridor, and verandah, and finally stopping in front of the south-facing room in a courtyard house, Lao Zhang raised his hand and knocked on the door, but there was no response, he couldn't help but shout: "Dad." The voice showed that he Lao Zhang was still very young, not as old and dignified as his movements and appearance, and he was calm and composed.

"Come in, the door is bolted." An old but strong voice came from inside the room.

Lao Zhang pushed the door open, and suddenly, a thick smell of medicine rushed into Lao Zhang's nose, smelling very uncomfortable, Lao Zhang couldn't help frowning and controlling his snort. The room was empty and clean, and there was nothing but a four-cornered tripod on top of which hung a large iron steamer, which was filled with smoke and boiling steam.

An old man with a long beard sat on a futon against the wall, closed his eyes and recuperated, and a couplet appeared on the wall behind him:

Ask the heavens for immortals

Answer: Refining the elixir

Lao Zhang hurriedly glanced at his father, and said impatiently: "Dad, you still have the leisure to ask the immortals, the White Turban Army has already defeated Qiyang County, Gray Han County, Shan County, Yuling County, and half of the land in the entire Donghai County has fallen into the hands of the White Turban Army, and the next step is Wu County, and it is up to your old man to make a decision on whether to keep it or abandon it." ”

"Aren't you in charge of the affairs of Donghai County now, you decide, and come to ask me what I am doing and when I will be able to take on the big responsibility." After Lao Wan, he scolded and opened his cold eyes.

"Dad, I've done my best, and now I have to get you to come forward, otherwise I won't be able to move the county Sima who is above 10,000 people under one person in Donghai County." Lao Zhang was neither humble nor arrogant, and said without fear or arrogance.

"What's wrong with him, you have to respect him, he is your elder and your best friend." After finishing the hysterical road, he had a headache for his son to compete for power and profit with the county Sima Lao Xinde, and he didn't know how to choose.

"I didn't disrespect him, I have always followed him, but he has always opposed my decision-making, how can I be the master of the house, the entire military personnel of Donghai County are under his control, I will not be so reckless to break with him, but what he wants to support is the second brother, not me, the eldest son." Lao Zhang said calmly and ruthlessly.

"Hmph, he doesn't implement any of your decisions, let's see if there is a reason, if it's a mediocre and incompetent decision, it's right to oppose it." After working sarcastically, he loved and hated this son, and if he didn't have this son, he wouldn't have these troubles.

"Dad, my decision is absolutely not wrong, the White Turban Army has now captured four county seats, we can no longer retreat, the geographical location of Wu County is easy to defend and difficult to attack, before, we gave up Shanxian County and Yuling County, there is really no extra force to deal with the White Turban Army, now, I asked Uncle Lao to lead troops into Wuxian County to reinforce and resist the White Turban Army, but he felt that I was messing around, saying that I lost my son in old age, grief-stricken, and in poor health, it was not appropriate to run around immediately, and refused to accept the order, saying that I should lead the army to reinforce it, and I really shouldn't let him this old uncle break his muscles and bones to fight." Lao Zhang said distressedly, he really couldn't say enough excuses for the old fox.

"He's right, the matter of fighting should be handed over to you young juniors, otherwise they are all chickadees kept in cages, and you will never know the ambition of the eagle, you will know the wind and snow, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling." After finishing educating his son, he looked very virtuous and virtuous.

"Dad, you have wronged me, I have been conscientiously managing the affairs of the county in the past few years, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, but this Uncle Lao has always made me stumbling, you have always been obsessed with the elixir of immortality, I don't know, I have been holding back and not mentioning it to you before, this time there is really no way, and I ask my father to make the decision for me once." Lao Zhang resorted to a bitter trick and played the family card.

"Isn't it just for your Uncle Lao Xinde to lead troops into Wu County, this little thing can't be handled well, tomorrow the government will discuss, and I will appear." Lao Wan shouted.

Hearing this promise from his shrewd father, he was overjoyed in his heart, but his face was still bitter.

"Get out, Lai is here to pollute my elixir aura." Lao Wan scolded.

"Dad, there is one more thing I have to tell you, I want to use the Huoyue people to help me train my troops, I have no extra manpower and troops, we can only rely on ourselves to fight against the White Turban Army, Wolf Mountain County will not easily send reinforcements to the Eastern Navy, unless we can dedicate all the treasures of Donghai County to him, Nanqu County has always had a dislike with Dad, it is already good not to fall into the ground, how can I hope to send troops to help." What Lao Zhang said was very serious, very well thought out, and very resolute.

After working hard, he would not know the seriousness of the matter, and he would not have thought of what his son had already thought of, otherwise, his Taishou of Donghai County would have done it in vain, he fell into deep thought, and activated the Huoyue people, obviously opposing the prince who supported him with one hand in the royal capital, and offended him and had no good fruit to eat.

However, if the Fire Moon people are not activated, their fate is very likely to be very tragic, maybe they will die tragically at the hands of the White Turban Army, and maybe they will live a life like duckweed and perish step by step.

Although the Huoyue people only have a few hundred people, but all of them are warriors, if they can still train warriors, they are all combat power, and besides, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and it is not impossible to hide from the sky and the sea, but anyway, as long as the Huoyue is killed, it is still worthy of the prince, so this risk is not a big deal.

"Enable it, enable it, do it secretly, don't let people with ulterior motives target it, it won't end well when the time comes." After working hard, I finally agreed.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Lao Zhang readily agreed.

"Get out, I see you're upset." After exerting himself from his son, "Close the door." ”

Walking out of the Dan room, Lao Zhang had a smug smile on his face, because everything was in his plan, and he felt excited at the thought that everything would go according to his plan, as if he had seen the ultimate goal beckoning to him, waiting for his flag to win.

At this time, the rain also stopped for a while, which was a satisfying joy.