The inner courtyard forms a building, and it is late at night.

Outside the window, there was already a full moon hanging high, a little starlight twinkling, and there was an indescribable silence.

Xingchen Tower is not big, it is not used to receive generals and foreign guests, although the house is small and very elegant, at this time, in addition to Yuan Shang, there is only Li Ruxian who plays the piano.

Yuan Shang carefully tasted the wine in his hand, the wine color is red, if the residual blood, not turbid but not very clear, this is a kind of wine that has never been seen, it is Yuan Shang's command known as the drunkard Du Xu for Yuan Shang personally brewed, it is said that every three years can become such a small pot, and the longer the time, the more rich and sweet like most of the wine, and the time is exactly three years, from Yuan Shang into the state, to sweep away the power of the warlords and warriors, a total of three years and eleven months, the first half of the year was spent in the fight, the last three years and six months, It is spent in the rectification and construction reform, just like this small pot of wine, witnessing the changes in the past four years, the longer the time, the more fragrant the wine, and the same, the longer the time, the people are also changing.

Li Ruxian never asks about Yuan Shang's military affairs, she is like the most gentle and considerate wife, never asking her husband everything outside, this kind of wife may not fulfill her responsibilities, but it is undeniable that this type of wife is a man's favorite, and Li Ruxian is undoubtedly the intimate beauty that men dream of in their lives but can not meet.

Li Ruxian's ten slender fingers caressed the strings, the sound of the piano was melodious, and it made people feel peaceful and calm, although she was playing the piano intently, those good-looking eyes had been looking at Yuan Shang affectionately, not coquettish, nor talking, just watching quietly, it had already made her feel extremely happy.

She has no ambitions. By Yuan Shang's side. No matter where you are. It is ten million times warmer than being in the high Tibetan Immortal Pavilion, that is, Yuan Shang is busy all day long, as long as she knows where Yuan Shang is, her heart is also satisfied.

The sound of the piano is like a complaint, and the sound of the night is like a mountain spring winding from the valley, flowing slowly, crisp as a pearl falling on a jade plate, and sometimes low back like a whisper.

It's a musical feast. Wine and beauty have intoxicating tunes, a man can't get drunk without getting drunk, but as a person in power, Yuan Shang doesn't allow himself to have a mind that is not clear, and obviously, his prudence, his restraint, many times, can affect his life.

Pang Tong came. And then there are others.

A huge cloak with light steps. With Pang Tong's current status in Yuan Shang's mind, he was still deliberately one step behind, and the second to step into the Star Tower.

The sound of the piano stopped suddenly, Li Ruxian got up gently, nodded at Yuan Shang, walked around the screen lightly, and walked in, there are three floors in the Xingchen Tower, this is the first floor, Li Ruxian picked up the steps and went up to the second floor and returned to her boudoir.

A smart woman has always been very clear about her position, and when a man talks about things, if he can't interfere with it, it's better to turn around and leave.

"Here we go." Yuan Shang put down the wine bottle, his eyes were cold, and said.

"My subordinates have seen my lord." Pang Tong bowed down with the other person.

"No courtesy." Yuan Shang waved his hand, pointed to the other two seats, and said, "Sit down and talk." ”

Pang Tong and the other person were not polite, took a few steps forward, and hurriedly sat down.

As soon as the person wearing the huge cloak finished sitting down, he lifted the cloak cleanly, revealing a dusty face, elegant and square, with a smooth chin, who was not Tian Feng, the chief military advisor under Yuan Shang.

"It's hard for you to rush back from Youzhou all the way." Yuan Shang looked at Tian Feng, who was tired, and said in a rather gentle tone.

When Tian Feng heard this, although his body was already tired, he still shook his head and said: "The lord is serious, and being able to do things for the lord is not hard, it is just a matter of duty." ”

"You"

Yuan Shang shook his head, rushed back to Linrong City from Jixian County, it can be described as thousands of mountains and rivers, Tian Feng is a scholar, he has practiced martial arts for a few years to strengthen his body, but he is also a weak scholar after all, how can he compare with a rude man, he has been non-stop for four or five days, he must have been tired, this, Yuan Shang still knows this, but Tian Feng has always been this style, vigorous and resolute, things have not been implemented, even if he is tired and tired, he can't stop, and he is born with subjective hard work, which really makes Yuan Shang sigh, If all the scribes under his command are such practical people, why worry about not succeeding in great things.

Pang Tong also has some admiration in his heart, this Tian Feng is only thirty-five or sixteen years old, but his temples have been dyed white, in the final analysis, it is caused by overwork, if it is said that Yuan Shang took the state a few years ago, there are indeed a lot of trivial matters, as the chief military adviser Tian Feng not only has to share the trivial matters in the army for Yuan Shang, but also has to be responsible for the government affairs of the state, after a few years, the high-spirited long dark hair has gradually been dyed white, and at present, the development of the state has entered the normal track, but Tian Feng, who is busy and habitual, can not be idle, and it is okay to give advice to Yuan Shang, I also have to recruit talents everywhere, and there are endless things to do every day, compared to Yuan Shang, who is the shopkeeper, he is really too busy.

"There's no way, my subordinates are born to work hard, and I can't stop it." Tian Feng smiled, he didn't care, he was tired, this was the life he wanted, and he lived a fulfilling life.

Yuan Shang smiled silently, when he saw this kind of subordinate, he had nothing to pick and choose except for snickering happily.

The three of them didn't say much to each other, but they saw Pang Tong take out a piece of white paper from his sleeve, which looked very smooth, and a touch of red on it was unusually obvious, it was the so-called urgent information that Frustrated Hu handed to Yuan Shang two hours ago.

"The lord's hand is really clever." Pang Tongchang smiled, the white paper in his hand was stretched out, and it was just a waste paper densely scribbled with dotted ink, and the cinnabar fingerprints had melted away and turned into a small red oval.

When Yuan Shang heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he said with a smile: "Ma Teng would never have thought that he would be tricked by me." ”

Tian Feng didn't know why, he just listened, but Pang Tong smiled and said: "The ability to detect intelligence is very strong, but it is not so powerful that it can monitor the entire state all the time, and when he reacts, he doesn't know how angry he should be." ”

"Ha Lu Ha"

This time, even Tian Feng also heard a rough idea from the few words, but saw Tian Feng laugh loudly, and then Yuan Shang's words said: "Don't worry, Ma Teng is afraid that he has left Linrong City now, and when he reacts, it is estimated that he will be out of the border of Bingzhou, thinking about it, Ma Teng, who has been in Liangzhou for half his life, has not been so teased like this since he was a child, and he is relieved, and he is estimated to be angry enough." ”

Tian Feng's heart suddenly awe, he couldn't help but feel unlucky for Ma Teng, the first time he entered the state, it was just the first time, he was so unlucky and was recognized by Yuan Shang, the dozen or so grandmaster-level masters raised by the general's mansion, with his status, naturally knew it, not to mention that the painting skills were really powerful, and he went to Huaili to squat for a few days, and then painted Ma Teng's appearance eight or nine points realistically, Ma Teng bumped into Yuan Shang's hand, but it was not wronged, that is, the portraits of other princes were also hung in the dark building of the general's mansion, including their lives, origins, and a series of information that can be obtained by the intelligence department, such as the number of troops in hand....

After talking about Ma Teng, Yuan Shang's face was slightly constricted, and he looked at Tian Feng and Pang Tong solemnly and said, "Both gentlemen are great talents, I don't know what Lu Dao thinks about Ma Teng's transaction?" ”

Pang Tong and Tian Feng glanced at each other, but saw that Pang Tong stood up and said: "Ma Teng is right, indeed, relying on the power of the annexation alone, even if our army can repel Dong Zhuo, the casualties are also not small, in the past few days, our army has become the target of the public in Youzhou, and 80,000 tigers and wolves are no matter how good they are, they can't support the two states for two-front operations, so our army is very passive in comparison." ”

Yuan Shang and Tian Feng nodded slightly, Pang Tong's words were indeed the old words, and the current dilemma that Yuan Shang and the tiger wolf in Bingzhou were currently encountering.

Pang Tong's words were only half, but after seeing Tian Feng groaning, he continued: "Shiyuan is right, no matter what, the expansion of the army is urgent, and the 80,000 standing veterans must be at least doubled." ”

"Expand the army." Yuan Shang stroked his chin covered with scum, and said after a little hesitation: "Actually, I have been thinking about this matter for a long time, but this is not a matter that can be achieved overnight, the military supplies and armaments after the expansion alone are enough to empty the treasury of the state, besides, the hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass that were requisitioned from the people and scholars from all over the country have not been repaid, I am afraid that the money will be tight." ”

Tian Feng and Pang Tong heard this, their faces were slightly gloomy, and the emptiness of the state treasury has always been everyone's heart disease, and now Youzhou has just improved, at most it can only provide a small part of the support, like in the state of such a large number of loans will not work at all, whether the people are willing or not, the most important thing is that the situation in Youzhou and the state is not much better, the war in the past few years has already caused the scourge of Youzhou, to a certain extent, you, Youzhou is actually more difficult than the state, so this road is not going to work.

"It's better to send it somewhere else to raise food first." Suddenly, a cold light flashed in Tian Feng's eyes.

Pang Tong's eyes also flashed, looking at Tian Feng, looking at the situation, the two must have thought of going together.

Yuan Shang suddenly got up, looked at the map behind him, his arm fell, and he pointed to one of them, his eyes were shining, and a killing force rose from the house. (To be continued......)