Early the next morning, Zhao Tong went out and went straight to the General's Mansion. The general commanded the internal and external military, and Zhao Tong resigned and returned to Beijing, and in terms of form, he had to make a report to the general. Although he knew that Li Yan couldn't manage the affairs of Jingzhou and didn't dare to embarrass him, Zhao Tong was still meticulous and well prepared.

Li Yan gave Zhao Tong a lot of face and was personally responsible for this assessment. After asking questions as usual and checking some things, Li Yan closed the assessment book with a smile and asked the scribe to show Zhao Tong the inquiry record.

"Boren, it's a pity to transfer you back from Jingzhou. However, Chengdu also needs generals like you to rectify and rectify, and those tiger ben and Yu Linlang in the palace have become more and more scattered recently. ”

Zhao Tong smiled, read the record, and signed his name on it. Only then did Zhengse reply: "Thank you for the general's false praise, I dare not be ashamed." Although I have made small contributions, it is only because of the Han and Wu alliances, sincere cooperation, and the general's strategic planning and proper command, and I can only be attached to this end. Now that the situation has changed, it is not only useless for me to be in Jingzhou again, but it is an obstacle, and it is appropriate for me to return to Beijing to take up my post. As for the tiger ben and the feather forest, there are some scattered, but it is not necessarily the responsibility of the commander. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Li Yan moved his body, changed to a more comfortable position, and looked at Zhao Tong with a smile.

Zhao Tong is modest and does not take credit, there is nothing strange about it, this is the family style of the Zhao family. Zhao Tong frankly said that his identity was a little embarrassing in the next battle, which was also a fact, but he reminded Li Yan from the side that he retreated, and it was Zhennan General Wei Ba who made concessions in cooperation with his strategy. Zhao Tong himself may not care about this, but he must make it clear to Li Yan. Of course, Li Yan also understood.

However, in the accusation of Hu Benlang and Yu Lin Qi, Zhao Tong vaguely refuted Li Yan's opinion, which made Li Yan very concerned. Last night, Zhao Tong didn't come to the General's Mansion after leaving the palace, what did he do, Li Yan was clear, Zhang Shao's trip to Zhao's Mansion certainly didn't escape his ears and eyes. In fact, Ma Tan went to the Yulin camp. Li Yan also soon knew. I just don't know what they said. At this moment, Li Yan very much wanted to get a clue from Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong wanted to speak for Zhang Shao, and Li Yan couldn't help but increase his attention, because this might not only represent Zhao Tong's own opinion. It may also represent Wei Ba's opinion. Wei Ba asked Zhao Tong to return to Chengdu to take up his post. That is to let Zhao Tong serve as his mouthpiece in Chengdu.

"General. You are a battle-hardened general, and you command the troops well, and you must not know the truth that leading troops is like raising a dog. Zhao Tong smiled and said a common saying in the army. This dog is not a pig. If you don't move your nest for a long time, and you don't have much chance to go to the battlefield, you will inevitably grow into a puff and will inevitably relax. From another point of view, this is also the general's good governance of Chengdu, and there have been no police for many years, which makes these people scattered. If you want to talk about the person responsible, the general who commands the military inside and outside the country is the first person responsible. ”

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile. He laughed twice, stretched out a finger and shook his head: "Boren, this is not like what you said. Did the two horses sent by Zhang Shao make you tempted? I don't have a good horse to send you. ”

Zhao Tong shook his head and said, "General, Zhang Shao is a rough man, his mouth is stupider than me, how can he teach me." I grew up with him and don't know him yet? ”

Li Yan's heart moved, and his smile slowly cooled down.

Zhao Tong was unmoved, and then said: "If you want to talk about lips and teeth, the three children of the Che Cavalry General, Zhang Shao and the Empress are all loyal people, and only the young actress Cai Lingya has sharp teeth. She is famous for her ability to speak in Linyuan, even General Zhennan can't say anything about her, Wei Wu is a pawn on the battlefield, but when he sees her, he has to back down. ”

Li Yan sat up straight, narrowed his eyes, and looked directly at Zhao Tong. Zhao Tong's words seem to be just talking about some common things, but in fact, they point out two layers of relationship. First, the Zhao family, like the Zhang family, is an important figure in the Yuan Cong Department, and if you want to persecute the Zhang family, you must consider the reaction of the Yuan Cong Department. The second is that although the Zhang family and the Zhennan general Wei Ba are not as close as the Guan family, the Zhao family and Wei Ba, the relationship between Zhang Xingcai and Guan Feng and Xiahou Hui links the Zhang family and Wei Ba, and you have to consider Wei Ba's attitude. The most important thing is that Wei Wu was mentioned, and Li Yan had to consider whether it was possible for Zhang Xingcai to marry Wei Wu and really tie the Zhang family and the Wei family together.

Li Yan is in Chengdu, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't know anything about Jingzhou. Zhang Xingcai's whereabouts have always been on his radar. It can be said that the reason why he has not sent his daughter to the palace until now is inseparable from Zhang Xingcai. When Zhao Tong mentioned this, he immediately hit his weakness.

Li Yan was silent, his face gloomy.

"General, when I was about to arrive in Chengdu, I received an urgent letter from General Zhennan." Zhao Tong diverted the topic at the right time. Li Yan is a smart person, and when it comes to this, he will naturally weigh the weight, and in a short period of time, he should not mention the matter of sending his daughter to the palace again. As for how to deal with it in the future, he can't control it, so he can only buy Zhang Shao a little time to see if Zhang Shao can have a good relationship with Wei Ba as soon as possible and tide over this difficulty. This is the limit of what he can help Zhang Shao, with his own liliang, he can't stop Li Yan, not to mention that Wei Ba didn't give him a clear instruction on this matter.

"Oh, what did Ziyu say?" Li Yan was really attracted.

Hearing Li Yan call Wei Ba so affectionately, Zhao Tong was relieved. He smiled slightly: "The Wu people are ready to buy fire bombs from him." He paused, giving Li Yan a time to digest, and then threw out a bigger message: "However, he senses that the Wu people seem to have obtained the stone bullet to make jishu." I don't know if the general or the prime minister agreed, or if someone deliberately leaked secrets, this matter is very important, and he can't do it, so I can only report to the general in private. ”

Li Yan's scalp suddenly felt numb, and the Zhang family was left behind by him. The Wu people have jishu to make stone bullets, and they still want to buy fire pottery bullets? Wei Ba himself has always refused to give Wu Ren this jishu, but Wu Ren still got a jishu, so who revealed it?

There is no official news about this matter, which means that it is all a private transaction. It's not just Zhuge Liang in Guanzhong. It is also possible that Mengda of Xiangyang obtained, and it is even possible, that the Wu people obtained this jishu through fine work. Whatever the reason, this is bad news for Li Yan.

If Zhuge Liang leaked out, it means that Zhuge Liang wants to rely on the Wu people to contain him. The strength of the Wu people has been strengthened, not only can they increase their offensive against Wei and respond to Zhuge Liang's attack, but they can also be used to counter Shu Han's attack, that is, to block his Li Yan's advance. If it was leaked by Meng Da and others, it would be even more terrible. This shows that some people do not hesitate to harm their interests for personal gain. This is for Li Yan, who has regarded Jingzhou as his own shili range. Undoubtedly an unforgivable offense.

Who is so bold? Li Yan was furious. If this matter is not investigated, he will take the Wu people's sacrificial knife and compete with Zhuge Liang will be completely ruined. Compared with this matter, the position of any queen is a floating cloud.

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When Zhao Tong walked into the door of the General's Mansion. Pan Ziyu came to the Wei Mansion with gifts. Wei Yan's father and son were fighting outside. Wei Ba took his mother Deng and several younger siblings away. The Wei family is now relatively deserted, and Pan Ziyu's visit was a bit unexpected.

Mrs. Xi immediately got busy and personally greeted her outside the gate. Pan Ziyu entered the house. I went to meet Mrs. Zhang first, and was polite, and then I was received by Mrs. Xi. They are of the same age, and they are all children of the big clan in Jingzhou, speaking of which, Mrs. Xi's background is much stronger than Pan Ziyu's, and Pan Ziyu came with a request, so she naturally flattered. Since Xiahou Hui left Chengdu, he felt that no one could talk about it, and he felt that the high place was not very cold.

The two soon became close sisters, talking and laughing at all, not at all like they had just met.

Pan Ziyu first told some interesting stories, and then slowly turned the topic to last year's Battle of Nanyang, focusing on describing the outstanding military exploits of the three brothers of the Wei family.

"The brothers of the Wei family really responded to the proverb: brothers are of the same heart, and their profits are gold. General Zhennan is strategizing and has the style of a general. The general can have the victory of Nanyang, and General Zhennan is indispensable. General Zunfu Dangkou was unstoppable, won a hundred battles, and took the lead in the battles of Wancheng and Kunyang. Speaking of resourcefulness, General Zhennan is the best to do, but when it comes to courage, General Zunfu Dangkou is also the legacy of General Zhenxi. ”

When Mrs. Xi heard this, she couldn't help laughing. She was a little aggrieved when she married Wei Feng, she was just forced by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's face, but now the Wei family and Zhuge Liang are inseparable, making it difficult for the Xi family to do it in the middle. Naturally, she was not very satisfied. However, although Wei Feng has read few books and has nothing to do with the word elegance, he loves her very much, and even loves her like a pearl in the palm of his hand. Wei Feng fought so bravely, to a large extent, he also hoped that she felt that this marriage was worth it and would not leave any regrets.

Now listening to Pan Ziyu praising Wei Feng like this, Mrs. Xi is of course sweet and proud in her heart.

"However, the most likable are the other two." Pan Ziyu's tone changed, "Among women, Xiao Yinglan is the most lovely. Smart and clever, literate and hyphenated, the best reading on weekdays, just like a talented girl of the Wei family. The most straightforward and lovely of the teenagers is Wei Wu. Although he has excellent martial arts skills and is like a god of war on the battlefield, on weekdays, he is a little shy little man. The stories between him and the queen's sister Xingcai are beautiful stories. ”

Mrs. Xi's eyes flashed, and she couldn't help laughing: "Sister Pan, are you here to be a lobbyist?" ”

"No, I'm here to be a matchmaker." Pan Ziyu moved to Mrs. Xi's side, took Mrs. Xi's arm and shook it. "Sister, I won't tell you anything, Mrs. Xiahou sent two good horses to the Zhao family, one for her grandson, so that's fine, my grandson is not a person who doesn't know the importance of it. But the other one was given to the princess, who saw the horse and couldn't put it down, and at any rate asked me to take a trip. I had no choice but to come to the township party. Sister, look at this...... Is it possible? ”

Mrs. Xi gently pushed Pan Ziyu's hand away and muttered for a moment: "This matter is very important, I have to ask my mother to make a decision." Besides, whether it's Miss Zhang or Zilie, they are all by Ziyu's side, and they have to be the masters, and this matter has to be decided by Deng's aunt and Ziyu, we are beyond the reach of the whip. ”

Pan Ziyu laughed: "Sister, don't be modest. Although General Zhennan has a heavy army and sits on one side, he has absolute respect for Mrs. Zhang and your sister-in-law. If you give an opinion, he can't ignore it. I'll be honest with you, this matter was entrusted to me by Sister Guan and Sister Xiahou, and they said, only Sister can help with this matter. ”

"Really?" Mrs. Xi raised her eyebrows and glanced at Pan Ziyu

(To be continued......)