In the pickaxe capital, between the wine shops, merchants come and go, and there are more scattered cultivators scattered into it.

At the beginning of Yongzhou, everything went from disorder to order, and therefore, these scattered cultivators were often able to find a way out.

"Have you heard, the forbidden army is recruiting new soldiers, and the treatment is very good!"

Looking at the few casual cultivators who were excited in the restaurant, someone poured a basin of cold water.

"The forbidden army only recruits Guan Shuliang's family, why are you so excited? Just a few of you can pile up a car of black materials, will people accept them? ”

As soon as a sentence came out, a few casual cultivators who were still in high spirits just now suddenly wilted like frosted eggplants.

"I heard that General Hu Ben's mansion is recruiting customers, don't ask about your background, just look at your ability, go and have a look."

When the words came, most of the casual cultivators in the restaurant stood up, paid attention to the unfinished wine and food, paid the money and left in a hurry.

All that remained was a table in the corner, on which a young man smiled as he held the wine glass in his hand.

"Forbidden Army? Interesting!"

It's just that the reason why this young man came here was not because of leisure, but because of the two people in the private room not far from this table.

"When Yang Xiaode left the Shendu with the first emperor and the first king of Shu, Lord Taifu was far away in Jizhou. Otherwise, with the prestige of the adults, they would not let that chaotic minister wreak havoc. ”

Jian Chang took a pot of wine and poured it for Chang Yu, with a very respectful attitude. However, the chaotic ministers in the mouth of the servant obviously mean something.

"Jian Chang has a good reputation. Even when I was in the Shendu, I am afraid that I would not do anything. Yang Xiaode is the great Sima set up by His Majesty Emperor Qi, one of the three auxiliary ministers, a young hero, he has not been able to stop the princes, who can stop it? ”

Chang Yu didn't seem to understand the deep meaning of Jian Chang's words, so he pretended not to know what to say.

"Alas!" Jian Chang sighed, "Although you are a courtier, you shouldn't put your beak as a lord." However, the fact that His Majesty Emperor Qi appointed Yang Xiaode as an auxiliary minister is really a big mistake. What a pity! At that time, the courtiers admonished, but they still did not let His Majesty Emperor Qi take back his order. Then Yang Xiaode is young and thin, how can he convince the public? So much so that after the chaos in the world, it has to be said that there are three reasons. Speaking of which, the situation is very similar to that of the past. The Son of Heaven is young, and the ministers of the auxiliary government are young. Although the prime minister has a lot of martial arts, he is not very stable. The affairs of the government still need to be handled by an old and serious courtier like Lord Taifu, so as to reduce the chaos. ”

Jian Chang Yu's high hat knew very well what was going on in his heart. It's just that this top hat is not so easy to pick up.

In that year, the Xia clan launched Yang Xian, wanting to use the power of the Yang clan to balance the family in Yizhou. But they soon discovered that the young Yang Xian was not a wolf cub that had no teeth, but a man-devouring tiger.

He not only swallowed the family of Yizhou, but also completely squeezed the Xia family to the margins. For a long time, the Xia clan was in an isolated and helpless situation, and the only force that could be controlled was the 30,000 forbidden troops in the palace of the king of Shu.

With the strength of the Xia clan alone, it is categorically unable to compete with the fledgling Yang Xian.

Therefore, the Xia clan needs allies. And in Yizhou, they couldn't find it.

But now it's different.

Yang Xianbing went out of Longdao, and then annexed Liangyong. A large number of old forces chose to betray Liang Ting and take refuge in the Zhou family.

It's just that not all of them are able to enter the core of the Zhou Chamber.

Among them, not to mention the group of military leaders in Liangzhou, Chang Yu and the local forces in Yongzhou that he controls and can influence are a great force.

Forming an alliance with it is Xia's latest choice.

However, Chang Yu's attitude was very hesitant, and finally smiled slightly and said, "Jian Chang said that he was laughing. Although the prime minister is young, his martial arts are obvious to the world, so where do I need to take care of it? ”

The Xia clan spoke confidently, not only because they had the natural trump card of Xia Gong Nirvana in their hands, but also because they had such a force as the forbidden army under their command.

In contrast, Chang Yu, a veteran of the Great Zhou Dynasty who was once the governor of the Great Liang Dynasty, although he had some influence among the Liang army in Yongzhou, but at this moment, this part of the surrendered army has been dismembered by Yang Xian.

It can be said that the Xia clan wants to form an alliance with it, and it is precisely because of this that they have taken a fancy to it. They not only need Chang Yu's financial and human resources, but also his political influence.

As for Chang Yu, being the vanguard of the Xia clan and charging for them has no benefit at all except for inexplicably provoking the forces of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Jian Chang said to the old fox in his heart, but he smiled slightly on his face, and said: "Master Taifu is too humble!" ”

Jian Chang Shi didn't believe that Chang Yu had no ambition, in fact, he was very wary of Chang Yu, and he didn't believe that he would be willing to bend his knees to Yang Xian.

At the moment, he is reluctant to agree, but the benefits are not big enough.

"Master Taifu, come, drink. This is a secret treasure I brought out of the palace, and you must have a few more drinks today. ”

Jian Chang was reluctant to make the atmosphere very embarrassing, and saw that Chang Yu did not agree, nor did he force it.

"Then I'll have to try it."

This was a secret meeting, so neither Jian Chang nor Chang Yu brought attendants. When Chang Yu staggered out of the restaurant and was about to return home, the young man at the wine table followed him and took out a copper-yellow dagger.

Sang Luo had been planning for a long time, wanting to kill this Great Zhou Taifu and obtain his soul.

The artifact of the Soul Quenching Knife can not only give his master the power to obtain the power of the soul of the dead under this knife, but also allow his master to transform into the appearance of the soul before his death.

This kind of power is very suitable for Sang Luo's ability, which is why the God Emperor gave him this artifact in the first place.

If Sang Luo's assassination can succeed this time, then he can transform into Chang Yu and blend into the Zhou room.

It's just that when he turned the alley, the figure of the old man in front of him disappeared.

"I've followed the old man all the way, what do you want to do?"

The old man's voice came from behind, and the hairs on Sang Luo's body exploded.

It was a feeling as if he was pressed by a mountain, and that heaviness almost made Sang Luo breathless. Sang Luo had always been bold, but at this moment, a trace of fear seeped into his heart.

Impossible, why is this old man's cultivation?

Chang Yu's sudden outburst was completely unequal to what Sang Luo had detected and felt. It's just that he didn't hesitate, and at this moment, his figure blurred and fled into the distance.

"Dream Butterfly! Protoss? ”

Chang Yu touched his beard and said leisurely, with a smile on his face.