Xu Qing walked like a fly, had something in his heart, and had no distractions, and naturally burst out with a speed that could not be compared to ordinary times.

Ju Ran naturally heard the chat of the two idlers in the teahouse just now, but he didn't have a position to say anything, but it was not enough to comfort him, the two of them were not very acquainted, but they were just duty, and they still caught up with Xu Qing quickly.

Xu's mansion was close in front of him, but Xu Qing's footsteps slowed down, and a little guy in a hat stood bored outside the door, a little deserted compared to the past.

The little guy of the "Second Young Master" saw Xu Qing from a distance and said in surprise.

After speaking, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Who is this little brother?"

Without waiting for Xu Qing to speak, Ju Ran smiled and said, "Friend." ”

When Xiao Wu heard this, he looked at Ju Ran, and saw that he was wearing cloth clothes, and he didn't have a sense of wealth and nobility, so he naturally disdained it in his heart, turned to Xu Qing and said, "Second son, why did you come back at this time?" ”

Xu Qing's face was a little ugly, and after seeing the person in front of him clearly, he didn't explain, and said a little urgently: "Little Five, can the eldest young master be in the mansion?" ”

When Xiao Wu heard this, he shook his head and said, "The eldest young master just left the mansion, and said that it was a banquet for the county guard." ”

"Banquet"

Xu Qing's face changed, he thought in his heart, and finally shook his head, if Tian Kai wants to make a move against the Xu family now, there is no need to be so troublesome, just send troops and horses to kill the Xu Mansion, but there is no need to be so troublesome, there must be a plan in this.

"Xiao Wu, guarding here, when you see the eldest prince, let him come to see me immediately, there is something important to discuss, do you know the way?" Xu Qing said with a heavy face.

"Okay, the little one is guarding outside the house today." Xiao Wu nodded.

When Xu Qing heard this, he nodded slightly, and entered the Xu Mansion with Ju Ran.

The Xu family is a frustrated surname, and the mansion will naturally not be bad, with pavilions, pavilions, rockeries, and flowing water, all of which are naturally available. If it was usual, Xu Qing would naturally introduce it, but at this moment, he had all kinds of thoughts in his heart, but he could only smile apologetically to Ju Ran, the situation of the Xu family made him quite troubled in his heart.

There are three branches of the Xu family, and it is Xu Qing's descendants who hold the authority of the Xu family, so Xu Qing returned to the house and went directly to the small courtyard where the patriarch lived.

The patriarch of the Xu family is Xu Feng, who is the biological father of Xu Qing and Xu Wu's two brothers.

When Xu Qing came to the small courtyard where Xu Feng lived, Xu Feng was fiddling with the chessboard by himself, which was a small habit of his, playing chess alone, thinking about things, and thinking about the future of the family.

Xu Feng held white in his left hand and black in his right hand, falling into thought, and even Xu Qing's arrival was unaware.

Xu Qing knew his father's habits, but he didn't bother, and stood quietly beside Ju Ran, Ju Ran was not good at this, his eyes were rolling around, and he was quite restless.

After about a cup of tea, I saw Xu Feng extricate himself from the chess game he set.

"The child has seen his father." Xu Qing bowed and said.

Xu Feng looked at Xu Qing in front of him in some surprise and said, "Xianhe, when did you come back?" ”

Xianhe, Xu Qing's words.

When Xu Qing heard this, he responded: "I just arrived, and I entered the city half an hour ago." ”

Xu Feng nodded slightly, glanced at Ju Ran behind Xu Qing, and asked, "The little brother in the back doesn't recommend him to his father?" ”

When Xu Qing heard this, he slapped his forehead and hurriedly introduced Ju Ran to Xu Feng: "This brother Tai is a new friend of the child, named Ju Ran. ”

Ju Ran also hugged his fists and said, "Junior, Ju Ran has seen Patriarch Xu. ”

Xu Feng heard this, nodded slightly, but did not look down on Ju Ran, with his level, his experience, his vision, how could it be like a small guy outside the door, although Ju Ran was wearing cloth clothes, there was no so-called wealth and nobility, but the heroic atmosphere exuded by his body, Xu Feng knew countless people, and guessed in his heart that Ju Ran was born in the army, but he did not say it, besides, he believed that his son's vision, who could be called a friend by him, would definitely not be a person in the market.

"You don't have to be so angry, when you get to my Xu Mansion, you can treat it as your own home." Xu Feng stroked his beard and smiled.

Ju Ran smiled lightly, but he didn't say much, this kind of scene, just listen to it, if he is serious, he is a fool.

A few more people chatted a few more words, and then they got to the point.

"I went back to Fuyang without any warning this time, but for the sake of your eldest brother?" Xu Feng said indifferently.

When Xu Qing heard this, he shook his head and said, "This time the child has important things that must be discussed with you, and the matter of the eldest brother was only heard by chance after entering the city, what is going on?" ”

When Xu Feng heard this, he glanced at Ju Ran without a trace, and saw that Xu Qing nodded, but he didn't have any scruples, and said: "Tian Kai began to shoot at Xu's family, under the pretext that someone reported your eldest brother for corruption and accepting bribes, yesterday he read out a so-called report letter in public that he didn't know whether it was true or false, and after that, he removed your eldest brother from the position of lieutenant and let your eldest brother be investigated in the mansion." ”

"Hmph," Xu Qing's face sank when he heard this, and he said coldly: "What kind of bullshit excuse, I think he has long had the intention to cut off the power of our Xu clan, corruption and bribery, not to mention whether there is such a thing, the eldest brother's position as a lieutenant was canonized by the imperial court, and Tian Kai has the right to say that he will be dismissed, it is really unreasonable." ”

When Xu Feng heard this, he sighed slightly: "Now that the situation is in chaos, the world is rising, and the imperial court has long lost its influence on the state and county, especially Gongsun Zhan, this person has wolf ambitions, which of the soldiers under his command has put the imperial court in his eyes, Liu Yu is a member of the Han family, and he will kill if he says it, and what else they can't do." ”

When Ju Ran heard this, his face remained unchanged, and he didn't interject in commenting, and listened quietly.

But seeing Xu Qing silent for a moment, he said, "What's the matter with Tian Kai's banquet to invite the eldest brother?" ”

Xu Cover Lu sneered: "There is no good banquet, I just stabbed our Xu family, turned around, and asked the Xu family again." ”

"Grain and grass?"

When Xu Qing heard this, he suddenly felt in his heart, this year, all parts of Youzhou, the harvest of grain and grass is very unsatisfactory, Shanggu County is no exception, ordinary people, there is no surplus grain, and only some wealthy families have a good life, now, several counties in Youzhou are in rebellion, Gongsun Zan is busy fighting fires everywhere, and the demand for grain and grass is increasing day by day.

Xu Feng nodded, quite satisfied with the intelligence of his second son, and said: "Xu Zhouyang's third surname, and some families who can be on the table a little bit have been invited, not for grain and grass and anything." ”

When Xu Qing heard this, he nodded slightly: "It's really shameless, the position of the eldest brother's lieutenant must be inseparable from Tian Kai, at this time, there is a shortage of food, so he will ask our Xu family for it, and he really treats us as hens who lay eggs." ”

When Xu Feng heard this, he sighed again: "That can't be helped, the power in Tian Kai's hands and the soldiers, our Xu clan can't afford to provoke him, when Tian Kai first became the county guard, I still have a little chance, and now, the position has been secured, and the crisis of the Xu family will follow." ”

"No," Xu Qing's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Father, we can't sit still, we still have a chance to fight back." ”

When Xu Feng heard this, his heart was shocked, and he looked at Xu Qing, waiting for his speech.

Xu Qing suddenly turned around, pointed at Ju Ran, who seemed to look indifferent, and said in a deep voice: "They can help our Xu clan tide over the difficulties." ”

When Xu Feng heard this, he looked at Ju Ran deeply and asked, "They?" Who are they? That's what you're coming back for, right? ”

Xu Qing didn't say anything, turned around and glanced at Ju Ran, Ju Ran understood, stepped forward, took out the waist card of the state officer from his body and handed it to Xu Feng.

Xu Feng looked at the waist card, the black iron waist card, carved in official script: "Go to the camp first, the non-commissioned officer bows"

When Xu Feng saw this, his body shook, and he looked at Ju Ran with an indifferent expression, unable to speak.