70, the old treacherous and cunning Shi Siming

"Because I see that you have a sad face every day, and you look cold, shouldn't it be a very happy thing to have a wife? ”

The magpie speaks slightly faster, even a little aggressively, a little provocatively.

"Alas, magpie, how can you talk to Lord Dugu like this. Zhang Jiwu counted the magpies.

It can be seen that although the magpie is just a guest, the Zhang family still treats her as a little sister.

But Dugu Huan, hearing the magpie's bold and pungent words, the roots of his ears were a little red.

"You seem to have a lot of point. "Dugu Huan, almost into a state of woodenness, I don't know how to deal with the magpie's problem.

The scene became a little awkward.

The magpie didn't expect that a man in his thirties, and a person who had been in officialdom for a long time, would really be so wooden that he couldn't understand what he was talking about at all. Such a man is really stupid.

A bell rang, and the old butler pushed open the door to the secret room. Attention was immediately turned to him.

"Master, Shi Siming, Master Shi is here. The old butler said in a low voice.

"Oh, he actually came to the door on his own initiative?"

Zhang Jiwu was both surprised and a little surprised.

Zhang Jilin is his junior, and he has already entrusted his family to send the funeral, he will not come for Zhang Jilin's affairs.

It can only be for what he and Jilin talked to him about a few days ago.

Zhang Jiwu looked a little excited, and immediately said goodbye to Dugu Huan, although the old housekeeper went out.

When Dugu Huan heard Shi Siming's name, his heart tightened. This is a person to actively strive for, but there is great suspense about whether this person can be used by the imperial court.

Dugu Huan watched Zhang Jiwu walk out until the old housekeeper closed the heavy door of the secret room, still looking there with all his thoughts.

With a "snap", the magpie gently patted Dugu Huan on the shoulder.

"Come on. The magpie raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Dugu Huan came back to his senses and saw that the magpie was waving to him.

The scale of this secret room was far larger than expected, and when Guo Yu was there, he dragged him to several rooms and walked around.

Guo Hua is gone, he is simply bored in one place by himself, and he is too lazy to see anything everywhere.

The magpie led him through several labyrinthine passages, which had recesses on either side every few steps to hide the three or five soldiers.

They eventually came to a large hall filled with weapons such as crossbows, spears, knives and shields, and logs, apparently used to top doors or build makeshift fortifications.

By the candlelight in the secret room, Dugu Huan looked around.

Hehe, it looks like it has some military functions here.

The magpie looked at Dugu Huan, put his index finger to his mouth, signaled Dugu Huan not to make a sound, and pointed to a wall, then walked lightly to the wall and put his ear on it.

Dugu Huan followed, only to find that there were many arm-thick holes in the wall, and bamboo tubes were embedded in the holes, and the bamboo tubes protruded from the wall for a certain length, and the magpie just put its ears on these bamboo tubes.

Dugu Huan put his ears on it, and the voices of the two men speaking came clearly.

I don't know where these bamboo tubes are connected, but you can clearly hear the sound inside.

The two men who are talking, one of them is Zhang Jiwu, and the other is probably Shi Siming, as for whether there are other people, it is difficult to be sure, and the voice of the third person has not been heard yet.

Are they in a room in this chamber too, or can they spy on the outside through here?

For a long time in Dali Temple, secret rooms and the like have long been commonplace, the princes and princes who hold great power, the rich gentry and giants, there are always some secrets that do not want to be known. Even his own house has a small secret room, so that his father can drink and talk freely with his friends, so as not to fall into the eyes and ears of others after drinking.

However, those secret rooms are nothing compared to this place. The man who built this house was really a very scheming person.

Zhang Jiwu and Shi Siming first chatted a few words of homely things, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After a cup of tea, Shi Siming suddenly fell silent, and he should not fail to answer Zhang Jiwu's words, leaned slightly, and let out a long sigh.

"Hey—"

"General, why sigh?"

"Hey, I owe you the old Zhang family. ”

"Ah-general, don't say that, what the hell is going on, please make it clear, Jiwu is really stupid. ”

Zhang Jiwu's voice was admittedly a little panicked.

"Your old lady is 70 years old, and you haven't done it?"

"What's the matter? It's not just the 70th birthday, my father hasn't had a birthday party for many years, and no matter how much his children and grandchildren insist, his old man just won't. ”

"Didn't you ask him why all this happened?" Shi Siming's tone was softened, as if he already knew everything in his chest.

"In the first few years, I have asked, but my father insisted on not saying it, and it is not good for me to ask more as a son. ”

After Zhang Jiwu finished speaking, he sighed softly.

"Well, maybe, this is also in line with his character," Suddenly, Shi Siming's words changed: "Do you want to know, why is this?"

"W-does the general know what's going on?" Zhang Jiwu suddenly remembered what Shi Siming said at the beginning of what he owed to the old Zhang family, and continued to ask: "Could it be that ——, father has not held birthday banquets for many years, and it has something to do with the general?"

"Hehe, sort of. ”

"This—" Zhang Jiwu looked a little hesitant, unsure if he really wanted to hear it.

"Haha, are you hesitating, do you want to listen to me continue?"

Shi Siming seemed to be asking for the other party's opinion on the surface, but his tone was very firm.

Zhang Jiwu was silent for a moment, and then he should come down: "Jiwu is willing to listen." ”

"Oh, it's all old things from many years ago, and I don't know where to start when the words come to my mouth," Shi Siming pretended to sigh, and then asked: "Your father has always been worried about your sister's affairs." ”

"It's-"

Of course, Zhang Jiwu knew the meaning of Shi Siming's words, his father had always been extremely reluctant to marry his sister to An Lushan in his heart, but this bitter water, the Zhang family held it in their hearts and never refused to confide in outsiders. After all, the Zhang family lives under the wings of An Lushan, how dare they show the slightest resentment.

"Why, it's you spitting up, this is in your house, and I'm afraid that the wall will not have ears?"

Hearing this, Duguhuan and the magpie couldn't help but look at each other coldly, could it be that he found out?

"General Shi, what did I say, the matter of the little sister, my father did show a little displeasure at first, but this is all in the past. ”

"Hey-" Shi Siming sighed softly, "It's so easy to pass, to this day, I have to admire your old man." ”

"This-today, the general's words made Jiwu quite confused. ”

"Hehe, you are sensitive, and wooden. Let me tell you the truth, back then, I intended to promote the relationship between Ling Mei and An Lushan. ”

"Uh-" Zhang Jiwu replied softly, looking a little embarrassed.

"Your Zhang family is as kind to me as a mountain, Shi has nothing to repay, at that time, I only felt that An Lushan Brother An Xiongzhen was on the side, and the momentum was unparalleled, he would have a great cause in the future, if it contributed to the family affairs between your Zhang family and Brother An, your Zhang family would also be considered to be prosperous, don't open the situation. ”

"Yes, thanks to the care of His Majesty and the General over the years. ”

"Hehe, do you still think so now?" Shi Siming's words changed, with a bit of coldness in his words, "When you came to my house with Jilin a while ago, you had a lot of complaints. ”

"It's-"

"I finally understand why your father opposed this family affair back then, he told me at the beginning, although An Lushan has the courage of a hero, but he has no amount of benevolence, and I also laughed at him for being a corrupt man and not knowing talent. So far, it's really my fault, it's me who hurt you, and I can't hold this Luoyang City for a few days, it's me who hurt you. ”

"General, what does the general mean—"

There was a long silence.

"Luoyang City is in danger, An Lushan is crazy again, we two have to find a way out for ourselves. ”

Shi Siming said this, but there was a bit of temptation in his tone. Zhang Jiwu did not respond, and the two fell into a cold silence again.

Although the two Zhang Jiwu brothers had already tried Shi Siming several times before, once they really reached this point, they didn't dare to take the lead in piercing this layer of window paper.

Shi Siming talked around and over today, and now he finally got to the point.

Duguhuan and Magpie, who were hiding behind the wall, listened to the two of them word for word, knowing that things had reached a critical moment.

Silence, cold silence, like a confrontation in the dark night, whoever is the first to make a sound, is the one who is about to die.

Dugu Huan stared at the magpie, only to see a trace of eagerness and anxiety on her face.

Whether it is Duguhuan or a magpie, no matter what, they can't imagine that Zhang Jiwu at this moment - sweat has soaked his underwear.

"Jiwu-" Shi Siming was the first to break the silence, his tone calm and firm.

"Uh-ah-General Shi, General. ”

Zhang Jiwu was obviously flustered, although he had long wanted to pull Shi Siming into the water and surrender to the Tang Dynasty together. But when it came to the moment, cowardice and fear crushed him speechless.

"Alas, Jiwu, don't worry so much, I know that your brothers don't treat me as an outsider, how can I treat your brother as an outsider, if it wasn't for your father, I wouldn't be where I am today, I originally intended to marry your father as a brother of the opposite sex, but your father shirked it in every possible way, but the relationship between our two families is not bad. ”

"Yes, yes. That's what the general said. ”

"You and Jilin, I came to my house a few times ago, how could I listen to you two, it seems that your brother has already planned?"

"Yes, yes, ah, no, no, no, no, no, nothing, nothing is planned. ”

The sound of "pop" was the sound of the palm gently patting on the shoulder, although it was invisible, Duguhuan guessed that it must have been Shi Siming who patted Zhang Jiwu.

Dugu Huan couldn't help but worry, the situation outside the secret room was obvious - Shi Siming had already settled on Zhang Jiwu.

"Hmph-" Shi Siming snorted lightly, "Zhang Jilin, is he okay in Tang Ying?"