Zhang Miao didn't let Xu Ji wait for a long time, he obviously couldn't bear his temperament, he didn't want to miss the opportunity in front of him, even if Xu Ji didn't show any flaws, but he still couldn't wait to choose to do it, after all, the night is long and dreamy, Zhang Miao doesn't want to leave more trouble, solving Xu Ji as soon as possible is beneficial to him, there is no harm to him, Zhang Miao has no reason not to do such a thing, but he doesn't know that this is exactly what Xu Ji wants to see.

As long as Zhang Miao is more impatient, then the corresponding Xu Ji's chances will also be greatly increased, this is the reason why Xu Ji will make an unknown appearance, obviously Xu Ji's actions after returning to Yuxian County successfully confused Zhang Miao, but in fact, Xu Ji has already completed the war preparations, and the only thing he needs to do is to wait for Zhang Miao's actions.

And Zhang Miao did it very simply, he sent a letter to Xu Ji to go to Chenliu County to report on his work, this kind of request is simply a joke for Xu Ji, this is something that can be decided without any consideration, Xu Ji rejected this request and replied to Zhang Miao in strong terms: The subordinates have done their best since they arrived in Yu County, and they have investigated and dealt with Yu County and Jiwu County, and now it is the time to clean up Chen Liu's political style, Wen Lie thinks that he is conscientious, and he can give orders if he has an arrangement, but if he reports on his work, his subordinates think that it is not necessary.

And Zhang Miao, who received such a reply, was naturally furious, of course, this was just an excuse, anyone with a discerning eye could see it, and Zhang Miao then raised troops to attack Yuxian County, in the name of Xu Ji, who was strict about disrespecting Shangguan, and Xu Ji, who heard about it, just smiled at Guo Jia and said: "Disrespectful Shangguan? What a big name, Fengxiao, what crime do you think this is enough to cure? The banter between the words was overflowing, and Guo Jia also smiled and said: "What a big crime, how much do you have to betray the army and exile, right?" ”

It is not difficult to see that these two did not take Zhang Miao seriously at all. However, this is the norm for Xu Ji and Guo Jia, and Zhang Miao is far from being afraid of them. Besides, it's just a small obstacle for them. Xu Ji didn't take Zhang Miao seriously anymore now, and he needed such an opportunity to let out his roar to the world. Xu Ji doesn't want to be that obscure person anymore, he needs fame, status, everything. Only with these Xu Ji can he get close to Yining, which is already Xu Ji's biggest motivation now.

And Zhang Miao's so-called crime is just an excuse, who among the people of Chen Liu doesn't know Xu Ji's political achievements? This is nothing more than Zhang Miao needs a legitimate reason to send troops, and although this is a bit far-fetched, it is indeed true, and some people will refute it, but this makes people look down on Zhang Miao a little, and in this way, Qingliu's evaluation will definitely not go anywhere. At least he can't run away from the name of being jealous and jealous, and this is still Zhang Miao's victory. If Zhang Miao is defeated, then he will definitely be ruined, and Xu Ji's limelight in Chenliu County is the highest time, not to mention Xu Ji's reputation. Xu Ji really doesn't have much reputation elsewhere, but Chen Liu's Xu Ji has been circulating his reputation almost all the time in the past few months, this is not an inconsequential thing, in fact, Zhang Miao has already faced a lot of criticism, if he really can't sit back and watch Xu Ji continue to grow bigger, he will definitely not choose this time, but many times he has to do it.

And for Chen Liu at this time. This is also the time when the people are looking forward to peace, at this time, Zhang Miao launched this war not only lost the time of the day, but also left his familiar Chen Liu to fight in Xuji's home field, Yuxian, so he lost the geographical advantage. At the last point, the people did not want to have any more wars, and the people were determined. And Zhang Miao's actions also violated this, and he lost his life again. That is to say, Xu Ji is almost sure to win, although Xu Ji is a disadvantage in the situation, but in fact, he is firmly in the winning position. Yes, not an advantage, but a winning momentum!

And no matter how Zhang Miao acts, he has fallen into the upper hand, although he has a seemingly valid reason for sending troops, but no one does not understand what is going on, although Xu Ji has the upper hand, he still does not dare to take it lightly, these things do not guarantee that he will win, once something goes wrong, he has no way to retreat, so there is no room for mistakes.

The corresponding Xu Ji also made a lot of preparations, not only Chen Zhi's hand arrangement, in fact, Xu Ji's preparations are far more than this, Yu County has now gathered almost eighty percent of the soldiers under his command, this is the source of Xu Ji's self-confidence, even Zhang Miao is difficult to recruit such a number and quality of soldiers in such a short period of time. However, Xu Ji is still facing that problem, his resistance is a little unjustifiable, even if he has the support of the people, but after all, he has less confidence in the righteousness, which will be a hidden danger, so Xu Ji must now solve this trouble before Zhang Miao's army comes to Yu County, and he can't wait to solve it.

But Zhang Miao occupies the scoundrel move of suppressing people with official ranks, Xu Ji does not have the ability to overthrow this, and more importantly, Zhang Miao can only use this excuse, so he must be guarding against Xu Ji's possible counterattack, so this trouble seems to be tricky and somewhat unexpected.

Guo Jia is also at a loss for this, it is not impossible to overthrow Shangguan, but Xu Ji does not have so much time to plan, Zhang Miao's action is to wave the army to cover up and kill in Yu County, Xu Ji really does not have the time and energy to collect the bad deeds of this Taishou Lord. But the problem can't be solved, otherwise this must be a hidden danger, this trouble is not solved, even if Zhang Miao Xu Ji is defeated, he will not get the fruit of victory, Zhang Miao only needs to write a letter to give him a big hat, and in this way, all the hard work Xu Ji left in Nanchen is just to make a wedding dress for others, which is obviously not a result that Xu Ji can accept.

The reality is that Xu Ji doesn't have much choice, he must find a way before Zhang Miao arrives, otherwise it is difficult to say what kind of result this war will bring him, and what Xu Ji hates the most is nothing more than being invincible and undefeated, so that all his preparations will become a laughing stock, and what he is planning will also become a dream. But although the result will be very bad, Xu Ji still doesn't have any good way, Zhang Miao's official rank is higher than him, this matter can't be changed, of course, Zhang Miao is definitely not without flaws, but even if he finds these in a short period of time, it will be difficult to deal a fatal blow to Zhang Miao, if this effect cannot be achieved, then even with these handles, Xu Ji still has nothing to do with Zhang Miao.

However, these are all later words, as soon as Zhang Miao rectified the armament, Xu Ji had already ordered Yu County to start a tense state of combat readiness at the same time. Xu Ji attaches much more importance to Zhang Miao than Liu Xian and Wei Zhong before, and he knows very well what kind of person Zhang Miao is. This guy is not comparable to Liu Xian and Wei Zhong, Zhang Miao was born in a real family after all. And the characteristic of these so-called real families is the origin of family learning, followed by a wide range of contacts, and this condition of having the ability and connections is undoubtedly far stronger than the previous two. And such an opponent will only be more tricky, although Xu Ji has made trouble in Nanchen before, Zhang Miao has no reaction, but this not only does not mean that the other party's incompetence is a proof of the opponent's ability, in fact, whenever there is a step Xu Ji reveals a flaw or is negligent, he will face Zhang Miao's merciless attack, and Xu Ji's only thing to be glad about is that he did not leave any handle for Zhang Miao in dealing with Liu Xian's affairs, and Wei Zhong committed suicide and Zhang Miao couldn't find anything to use before the battle, Otherwise, you are likely to be stifled before you become a trend. But now it's different, Zhang Miao is forced to do it to himself, otherwise if he continues to develop like this, the problem he may face is that he is powerless.

Therefore, Zhang Miao's decision is a bit reckless but also a helpless move, he will never let Xu Ji continue to grow like this, for Zhang Miao, Xu Ji is already a big problem in his heart, and the result of continuing to let Xu Ji grow is that he is too dignified and too guarded by the post overhead, which can almost be said to be funny, no one cares how Xu Ji does it, and Zhang Miao will become the laughing stock of the big man.

Of course, Zhang Miao was in a very bad mood at this time. This is not the time he wants, and his current actions can be said to be forced to be helpless, of course he will not be ignorant of Xu Ji's return to Yingyin a few days ago, and he has also heard the news of Jian Shuo's trip to Yingyin before. The sudden appearance of these two guys in Yingyin is not good news for Zhang Miao, he has not forgotten that Xu Ji, the official position of the postal superintendent, was personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, why was Jian Shuo able to leave Luoyang? It must have been an order from the emperor. I don't know what new moves the emperor has made. Regardless of whether this action is aimed at himself or not, Zhang Miao must solve Xu Ji, after all, Jian Shuo is a celebrity in front of the emperor. It's hard to say that Xu Ji didn't get any benefit from it.

"Pass my orders, and we'll be pulled out tomorrow!" Zhang Miao finally gave the order. Now this situation can't help but let him not do it, the possibility that Xu Ji may be in the emperor's hands is always a threat, Zhang Miao is not arrogant enough to think that he can compare with the emperor whose wrist is thicker, and the easiest way to solve this trouble is to ignore the emperor's possible actions and deal with Xu Ji's trouble first.

After Zhang Miao gave the order, he fell into deep thought again, and a young man in the hall, who was dressed like a scribe but had a vague martial artist's demeanor, asked, "Why is Meng Zhuogong so impatient?" Could it be that there is a secret in it? Facing the question of the person in front of him, Zhang Miao just snorted lightly and said: "Zixiao doesn't have to test me, just tell Meng De that I can't do anything." ”

The young man known as "Zixiao" smiled and didn't speak again, but the disdain in his expression was not concealed at all, Zhang Miao waved his hand a little irritably: "You go down first, I still have official business to do, remember to bring Meng De when you go back." After that, he didn't pay attention to the middle-aged anymore, and the young man didn't have any change in his expression, just bowed respectfully and retreated, just as he was about to go out, Zhang Miao suddenly raised his head and asked, "Your name is Cao Ren, right?" Why did Meng De say something for the yellow-mouthed child? ”

The young man looked up at Zhang Miao, but the playfulness in his expression made Zhang Miao feel very uncomfortable: "When I came, my brother expected that Meng Zhuogong would ask this question, but my brother's words were a little disrespectful to Meng Zhuogong. After saying that, Xiaoxiao didn't continue, Zhang Miao frowned and asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Brother said that Meng Zhuogong and Xu Duyou are fighting, and the defeat is decided!" After the young man said this, he turned around and left, but Zhang Miao was cold, and an ominous feeling suddenly came out. And the young man who left was Cao Cao's brother, Cao Ren.

Zhang Miao knows Cao Cao very well, this is a person who is not good at lying to him, but he concluded that he would be defeated thousands of miles away, I am afraid that it is not simple, Zhang Miao immediately shouted: "Chase that guy back, no, please come back!" ”

Zhang Miao's faint uneasiness told him that he had to be cautious, and that he needed to get to know his opponent again, and Cao Cao obviously knew Xu Ji better than himself. After a short time, his subordinates brought Cao Ren back, and Cao Ren didn't seem surprised in his expression. I didn't panic, but I looked like I had expected it a long time ago. Zhang Miao was not in the mood to care about what the young man in front of him was thinking, he frowned and asked, "What else did Meng De say?" ”

Cao Ren Shi Ran found a seat by himself and sat down and said, "My brother just asked me to convey a word to Meng Zhuogong. Xu Wenlie is young and old, and the scheming of the city government is far beyond ordinary people. Oh, and also, my brother specially reminded him that he burned the 50,000 yellow scarves of the Changshe back then, and he said, which shows that Xu Wenlie is by no means a soft-hearted person. After saying this, Cao Ren showed an even more strange expression on his face and said: "Zixiao has another add, what I have seen and heard since I came to Chen Liu, it seems that Meng Zhuogong is not very sure of winning. Moreover, it seems that the situation in Chen Liu is not in your favor. ”

Zhang Miao became even more head-scratching after hearing this, the situation developed into what he didn't expect now, he never believed that a poor family with no family background would grow to the point where he could threaten him, and Cao Cao's words were also a huge warning to Zhang Miao, Xu Ji could even burn 50,000 yellow scarves without blinking an eye, and it was self-evident what he would do for such a Taishou, and Xu Ji's scheming Zhang Miao had already experienced it, and he was deceived by him at the beginning before he was relieved to put him in Nanchen to stay, Now that I think about it, Zhang Miao doesn't hate himself every time. Even the trouble he is facing now is what he has brought for himself. As for Xu Ji's city, although he has not yet understood it, he can see from this kid's scheming that it may not be simple.

"Zixiao, what else does Meng De have to say? Let's talk about it all at once. Zhang Miao was a little impatient, the trouble brought by this kid Xu Ji was far beyond his expectations, and even Cao Cao who spoke for Xu Ji was a little dissatisfied. Although his relationship with Cao Cao is actually quite good.

Cao Ren was very calm about Zhang Miao's reaction, and Cao Cao expected that his friend would definitely have such a reaction: "My brother ordered me to come with two orders, one is to stop Meng Zhuogong if he has time. If it's too late, tell Meng Zhuogong a word. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Miao looked at Cao Ren suspiciously: "What words?" ”

"Victory and defeat are common, and you don't lose your ambition."

"Did Meng De expect me to be defeated?" Zhang Miao's words were calm, but he was already a little angry.

Cao Ren smiled when he heard this. He stood up, walked to the door, and turned around and said, "What do you think Meng Zhuogong has a chance of winning?" If the time is right, the right person and the person loses, it is a victory. What's the difference with defeat? He didn't care about Zhang Miao's answer at all, because in Cao Ren's opinion, Zhang Miao was already bound to lose, as long as Xu Ji didn't make low-level mistakes, then Zhang Miao didn't have any possibility of winning, as Cao Ren said, if you lose the right time, place and people, what is the difference between winning this war and losing?

Zhang Miao naturally understands this simple truth, but he is unwilling, why would he lose? The dignified Taishou was defeated by the sixteen-year-old superintendent, which was tantamount to a great shame for him, and it was also a defeat that Zhang Miao was absolutely unwilling to admit, but he didn't know that in fact, Chen Liu had already laid down the shadow of Xu Ji, and the arrival and departure of Cao Ren under Xu Ji had not been concealed from Xu Ji, and Xu Ji only said to Guo Jia lightly: "Zhang Mengzhuo is not Erer." ”

Indeed, even Cao Ren looks down on Zhang Miao a little, a person who is not even willing to admit and accept his own failures will not succeed, this is the most basic common sense, and for Xu Ji, Cao Ren is naturally with great curiosity, if it weren't for Cao Cao and explaining a lot of things to him, he would be really interested in going to Yu County to visit what kind of character this young man who is highly praised in his brother's mouth. However, after all, there is a chance, Cao Ren thought so and left Chen Liu, he had to go back to recover his life.

And Zhang Miao has completely lost his cool, his only thought now is to defeat Xu Ji, and the soldiers of Chenliu County are all ready, just waiting for the dawn of the next day. It's just that Zhang Miao couldn't sleep this night, what he kept repeating in his ears was the sentence Cao Ren said, "It's a victory, what's the difference between defeating and losing", although Zhang Miao didn't admit that he failed, but he still understood that Cao Ren's words were not wrong, and his actions to Xu Ji were contrary to the people's will, and once he lost the hearts of the people, even if he defeated Xu Ji, it would be difficult to gain the trust of the people of Chenliu, especially the people of South Chenliu may not even regard themselves as Chen Liutai.

This is the role of the people's will. In other words, Zhang Miao won and lost this stop, and Xu Ji won without winning, even if he failed, he was still the desire of Nanchen Liumin.

Zhang Miao suddenly muttered a sentence: "Win if you don't win, lose if you don't lose." This is actually a paradox, but for Zhang Miao at this time, there is no more appropriate description than this sentence, the war has not started to doom its own results, the most ironic thing is that whether they win or not, the most difficult result is defeat, and the other party is already the winner regardless of whether they are defeated by themselves.

Sometimes, the world is so ridiculous, victory or defeat does not depend on both sides of the war, just like Zhang Miao today.

The sky was already faintly white, Zhang Miao sighed, what should come will still come, and what he has decided must be done regardless of success or failure. (To be continued......)

PS: Update, huh. After that, it may be late because of the update of the party or something, so please forgive me. Then thank you for your support, the bird will continue to work hard!