Wang Kunjun agreed very happily, which made Zhong Youpeng's heart feel a lot more steady. The "Battle of Dabaoshu," a major event that caused a sensation in the middle of last year, was a foreshadowing event, which was of great benefit to him in the future, bringing in more companions for the great cause of opposing Liao.

The problem of how to show the strength of the "Flying Dragon Army" has been solved, and the meeting between the crossing team and Zhong Youpeng will be over. Wang Kunjun and the others chatted with the Zhong family father and son again, and did not stop talking until it was getting late and the lights were lit in the house.

That night, Wang Kunjun and others held a banquet in the "Liangyuan" to entertain the Zhong family and his son. Since the two sides have already negotiated cooperation, the meal is far more enjoyable and lively than noon. Zhong Youpeng, as a guest, naturally became the object of toasting from the traversals, from Wang Kunjun onwards, all the traversers who participated in the banquet toasted him one by one.

Although the traversers who participated in this meeting were only part of the representatives of the traversal team, there must have been more than a dozen people in total. Moreover, the wine used in the banquet is still the distilled liquor brewed by the crossing team, if Zhong Youpeng really drinks it one by one without refusal, he is afraid that he will be drunk and unconscious before the banquet is over. Zhong Youpeng, who is an old man, naturally understands this, so after three or four drinks with Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin and other committee members, he experienced the power of liquor, so he excused himself to be old and unable to drink, and handed over the "heavy responsibility" of fighting wine to his son, thus ensuring that he remained awake when his son was carried back to the room by the subordinates after the banquet. This is not to say that Zhong Youpeng doesn't feel sorry for his son, the reason why he asked Zhong Shiwen to fight for him is mainly because he still has important things to do at night, and he can't be drunk by Wang Kunjun and others.

After directing the subordinates to carry Zhong Shiwen, who was already drunk, back to the guest room where the father and son lived, Zhong Youpeng instructed the subordinates in charge of serving to put Zhong Shiwen on the bed and feed him some sobering soup.

After tossing for a while, when the people finally settled Zhong Shiwen, Zhong Youpeng waved them away. After confirming that his son was okay and that everyone had gone away, he changed his clothes and left the guest room, called the two stewards, and asked them to lead the way for him to Zhang Weixin's residence.

Due to the large area planned in the north area of the "Cool Garden", there is a certain distance between each small courtyard for travelers or guests to live, so it is not very close to Zhang Weixin's residence from the guest room. In addition, during this period, they encountered many patrolling guards, and the two low-level stewards who led the way had to explain to each other. In this way, the three of them just stopped and stopped, and it took some time to reach their destination.

When the guards in charge of guarding outside the small courtyard reported the information of Zhong Youpeng's visit to Zhang Weixin, this guy had just finished washing up and was about to go to bed. Therefore, after hearing the report of the guards, he secretly thought to himself that Zhong Youyou's friends had the intention of visiting at night, and at the same time put on his coat again under the service of his subordinates.

There was not much time, Zhang Weixin, who had cleaned up and had a preliminary judgment on Zhong Youpeng's intention to visit, came to the main hall in front and met with Zhong Youpeng, who had been invited in. After the two exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Weixin changed the topic and asked: "The staff members came to visit at night, so they must not have come to chat with him." If you have anything to say outside the staff, just say it directly, and listen to it in the next place. ”

Seeing Zhang Weixin's straightforward inquiry, Zhong Youpeng also accepted the idea of going around in circles with the other party, and said very solemnly: "The old man is here for nothing else, all for the future prosperity of the court." ”

"For the sake of a prosperous future?" Zhang Weixin asked puzzledly, "I am just a descendant of the Han who has just returned from overseas, relying on the help of the staff and the concerted efforts of the brothers, this can be regarded as earning a rich family business with the brothers." Although he relied on a large amount of money to buy a small official position from the Liao Khitan Emperor, this official position is just a petty official without office and power, and it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of real officials, and there will be no chance of promotion or transfer in the future. It can be said that with the family property in hand, it is a good ending for those brothers who are below and below to be a rich man who does not worry about eating and drinking, where can we talk about any rich future? ”,

Zhong Youpeng shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Zhao Lang's words are wrong. Not to mention that you and other brothers not only have thousands of family wealth, but also have an absolutely powerful force, and they have every opportunity to shine in this world where princes are divided and martial arts are respected. Based solely on the fact that the 'Flying Dragon Army' under your command had been mentioned in your mouth, and that it might have helped the Zhou army in the Battle of Youyun that would break out soon after, the Emperor of Zhou would definitely not treat you badly. Although it may not be a marquis to pay homage to the prime minister, high-ranking officials are indispensable. ”

When Zhang Weixin heard this, he was a little more sure of his previous judgment on the purpose of Zhong Youpeng's visit, and followed Zhong Youpeng's words and said: "Although what Zhong Yuanwai said has a certain truth, it is the so-called 'planning is in people, and success is in heaven'. The outcome of the Battle of the Clouds was unknown, and no one dared to make a judgment about the outcome of such a large-scale war. Therefore, the minds of the brothers in Xia and all the brothers are focused on how to fight the battle of the clouds, accumulate money, secretly train the 'Flying Dragon Army', and even invite people to go out to the mountains to be lobbyists, and so on. As for what kind of reward the Emperor of Zhou would give to our brothers, our brothers didn't care much about this. After all, our brothers' opposition to Liao is to expel the barbarians and return the people of Youyun to the Han family, not for the sake of high-ranking officials. ”

Zhong Youpeng first nodded when he heard this, then shook his head, and said, "It is naturally haode for the court to invite Lang and the brothers to put their minds on the battle of Youyun. But as Lang Fang said, the so-called 'people plan things, and success is in heaven'. Everything should be 'planned' first, and then there is the possibility of 'success'. If you have never 'planned' beforehand, even if the matter is in favor of the people and protected by the gods, it will be difficult to 'succeed'.

Of course, the battle of Youyun has to be 'planned', but the old man thinks that with the strength of the 'Flying Dragon Army', as long as you and other brothers command the law, it is said that it is the Khitan soldiers and horses stationed in the land of Youyun, even if the Khitan Emperor personally leads the army to help, it is not the opponent of the 'Flying Dragon Army'. Therefore, the old man felt that while you and other brothers were 'planning for war', they should put more effort into 'seeking officials'. First, there is no conflict between the 'seeking officials' and the Shuntian response to the people and the expulsion of the Khitan barbarians, and you have made great contributions to the people of Youyun, and it is natural for the high-ranking officials to be generous. Second, you may take the word fame and fortune very lightly, and don't care about the size of the official position and the amount of money. However, you and the others have many subordinates, and there are already 10,000 people in the 'Flying Dragon Army' alone. It is impossible for these people to be as indifferent to fame and fortune as your brothers, and there are by no means a few of them who expect to be able to rely on their military exploits to get promoted and get rich. And in order to satisfy the desires of these people, there must be enough official positions for them. And to have enough official positions, in addition to asking the emperor of Zhou for rewards, the most haode way is for you to have a large enough official position, and have enough positions in your hands to distribute to everyone. In this way, the 'counselor' is indispensable. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Weixin was already sure of Zhong Youpeng's purpose of coming to him, so he no longer circled with the other party. He hugged his fist to Zhong Youpeng and said, "The order of the outside seat is suddenly opened. It's just that our brothers come from overseas, and they don't know much about Middle-earth officialdom, and they don't know how to ask him for more rewards and greater official positions without completely annoying the Zhou Emperor. The staff members are not only locals, but also have studied politics before, and have made extensive friends in the officialdom, and are far more familiar with the 'officials' than our brothers. If outsiders can give advice, it will certainly be of great benefit to our brothers. ”

Zhong Youpeng didn't speak immediately when he heard this, but looked at the people who were waiting in the main hall. Zhang Weixin naturally understood what the other party meant, and immediately got up and asked: "Outside the staff and talk to the inner hall below." ”

After speaking, he led Zhong Youpeng to the small courtyard and entered his bedroom. After expelling all the subordinates, and ordering the guards to wait outside the door, and not to let anyone in without an order, Zhang and Zhong expressed their opinions and spoke freely, and studied the way of "seeking" officials together, which was not finished until after dawn the next day.