Ji Ying understood that the reason why Chai Guangyun did not appear should have been deliberately arranged by Guan Lei, and the reason for this, Ji Ying thought she had guessed it.

Ji Ying believes that Chai Guangyun has some friendship with her, which is well known. Although Chai Guangyun's appearance is conducive to reaching a consensus between the two armies as soon as possible, it is inevitable that it will be true. The purpose of Guan Lei's move is to give an explanation to the people of the world, so as not to cooperate between the two armies in the future, and it will be said by people with ill intentions in the DPRK and China that they rely on personal friendships to form gangs, which will not be good for Yan Jun and Zhao Jun at that time.

Ji Ying is the third product, although Guan Lei has a heavy army, but he is only a fourth product, so Guan Lei bowed first and saluted, and called him "Lord Ji". Ji Ying didn't dare to take it big, she hurriedly hugged her fists in front of her chest, bowed down and replied: "Don't dare, Ji Ying was entrusted by King Yan to come to see Guan Shuai." ”

"Lord Ji came alone, which surprised Guan Mou."

"Guan Shuai greeted him personally, and Ji Ying was flattered."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Guan Lei dodged the road, made a gesture of please, and said: "It's windy at the city gate, please come into the city to talk." ”

Ji Ying thought that Guan Lei would take her directly to the Zhao military officer's office, but who knew that she was led to the martial arts arena outside the official office.

At this time, the spacious arena was bustling with activity, and as far as the eye could see, tens of thousands of soldiers were practicing under the supervision and leadership of the generals, either dancing spears, playing sticks, riding horses, or archery. Ji Ying had seen such a scene in the forbidden army barracks, but in comparison, it was just a small thing, and the number of people in the forbidden army, I am afraid that the soldiers of the Zhao army have not taken it seriously.

Along the way, there were many generals and soldiers who saw Guan Lei and Ji Ying, and they all greeted each other with the most standard military salute, Guan Lei occasionally replied, but most of the time he just nodded his head lightly and responded.

With so many people coming and going, Ji Ying didn't see a familiar face. It seems that Guan Lei is not a person who simply does superficial things, he is very cautious in doing things.

Guan Lei brought Ji Ying to the stage, facing the brothers with high morale, standing with his hands in his hands, as if thinking about something important. The white breath exhaled from his mouth floated up and quickly dissipated in the wind. He said: "Guan heard that Lord Ji once went to the forbidden army camp in order to investigate the case, but unfortunately he was framed by the villain and was injured, right?" ”

Ji Ying didn't know why Guan Lei started with this sentence, but she replied truthfully: "I'm ashamed, it's all because of my carelessness." ”

"But my lord also met Commander Qu Shao because of this incident."

Ji Ying still couldn't figure it out, and replied, "Yes." ”

"What kind of person do you think, what kind of person is Commander Qu?"

"Upright and confident, agile and flexible, with a high prestige in the army. Just ......"

"It's just that now he's the prince's lackey, isn't it?" Guan Lei turned his head and looked at Ji Ying.

Ji Ying didn't dodge Guan Lei's aggressive eyes, she said: "It seems that Guan Shuai has a relationship with Commander Qu. ”

Guan Lei's head pointed to the martial arts arena in front of him again, but his eyes were even more distant. His voice was indifferent, but every word was loud: "There is more than a friendship." Without a great commander, how can Guan Lei come to be today......"

How so? Could it be that Guan Lei has received any favor from Commander Qu?

The two are not fellow villagers, and it seems that they have not had the opportunity to meet before. After entering the imperial court, one is a literati who has been squeezed out, and the other is a military general who is in the limelight, even if Guan Lei is forced to enter the military camp, what does it have to do with the commander of the forbidden army who is far away in the capital?

"The champion has always been on the rise, and his friends are all royal relatives and nobles, so he shouldn't have thought of the suffering of those of us who were 'born at the wrong time'." Guan Lei said, "Back then, Guan was young and vigorous, conceited and talented, and he only wanted to be able to sway for the country. Until you run into a conspiracy that shouldn't be bumped into. ”

At that time, Ji Ying was still studying hard in the small ravine, her nationality was unknown, and she was not clear about the political affairs in the court, so she naturally didn't know what kind of scenery Guan Lei, who had become Tanhualang at that time, and what kind of depression he had encountered.

Guan Lei, who is diligent in government affairs, has been promoted again and again, and has been in the position of Zhongcheng in the imperial history, and his limelight is comparable to the current Ji Ying, but he has never made any royal relatives.

In August six years ago, the fragrance of cinnamon, and the osmanthus wine brewed by Qingxiang's sister-in-law was drunk in every corner of Chang'an Street. At the time of rest, how could Guan Tanhua, who loves wine, poetry, calligraphy and painting, miss such a good opportunity, the first thing he did when he came out of the official office was, of course, to go to Jixiang Hutong to buy wine and drink.

But this time, he didn't buy any wine.

The door of Qingxiang's sister-in-law's house has been surrounded by neighbors, and everyone's expressions are very heavy. Qingxiang's sister-in-law, who was hugged inside, was crying to death, because beside her, her husband was lying with a piercing blood hole on his body.

Wu Qingxiang was brought to justice by the marshal on the spot on charges of collaborating with the enemy.

Wu Qingxiang has lived in Jixiang Hutong for generations, and has made wine as his business, and his family's wine is known as the old wine of the Wu family because of its mellow fragrance and crispness, and it is well-known far and wide. It's just that in the past two years, the neighbors have not seen him much, because the imperial court used troops against Beidi at the beginning of the previous year and requisitioned strong men for military service, and Wu Qingxiang became a soldier in the Qin army.

Wu Qingxiang joined the army, and Qingxiang's sister-in-law had no choice but to take care of the brewing business alone. However, my sister-in-law is a diligent and intelligent woman, and in just two years, everyone only knows Qingxiang's sister-in-law's osmanthus wine, and does not know the old wine of the Wu family.

And Wu Qingxiang, who joined the army, was not far behind, because he was smart and diligent, he was quickly favored by his superiors, and served as the chief of the guard in the Qin army, which is not unpopular.

It is a pity that Shi Daning, the commander of the Qin army at this time, was beheaded by King Yan because of his careless life and risking his military exploits, and his father, Shi Huachun, the former secretary of the military department, took over the position of commander of the Qin army.

Although the honest Wu Qingxiang did not participate in Shi Daning's village massacre and escaped exile, most of the original Qin army's old troops, especially the generals with military ranks, were assigned to other military camps. Wu Qingxiang was assigned to the Shu army and served as a guard in front of the tent.

Even if the process of joining the army was bumpy, everyone couldn't understand why such a flat-headed ordinary person who was really safe and secure was killed for the crime of collaborating with the enemy?

Looking at Qingxiang's sister-in-law's grief-stricken cry, Guan Lei thought, this matter may not be simple, he wants to give people an explanation.

However, just as he turned to go back to the Imperial Observatory to look at the recent submissions of the ministries, someone tapped him on the shoulder. The hand buckled on the shoulder was thick and powerful, which made Guan Lei feel strange. He turned his head and was surprised to find that the other party turned out to be Qu Shao, the commander of the forbidden army, who had never spoken.

Guan Lei has been walking in the DPRK for several years, but he has never had the opportunity to say a word to this great commander. Of course, the forbidden army is directly under the jurisdiction of His Majesty, and it is not the turn of the imperial history platform to make irresponsible remarks.

But even if Guan Lei was surprised, out of politeness, he also gave a big gift.

Qu Shao returned the salute with a smile and said, "I didn't expect to meet Tanhualang here." Could it be that Guan Daren also likes to drink osmanthus wine? ”

"Exactly, I haven't drunk it for a few days, and I'm hungry and uncomfortable, who knew that such a thing would happen."

Qu Shao said: "I can't drink this osmanthus wine today, but the champion red of Zhuangyuan Hall is also a must, mellow and fragrant, why don't we try it together?" ”

Although Guan Lei was thinking about Wu Qingxiang's case, he was not in a hurry, the commander warmly invited, how dare he shirk it, and immediately sued "bothering" and accompanied Qu Shao to the Zhuangyuan Hall.

Although the Zhuangyuan Hall is not as rich and elegant as the Dangfeng Hall, it is located in the middle of the market and extends in all directions. Qu Shao and Guan Lei chose a private room facing the street to sit down.

Guan Lei had a mess buried in his heart, and his face unconsciously showed it. Qu Shao didn't mind, but poured a glass of wine for Guan Lei.

"Tanhualang has something on his mind?" Qu Shao asked.

Guan Lei didn't want to lie, and replied truthfully: "After sweeping the commander Yaxing, Guan can't help it, it's just ......"

Before Guan Lei finished speaking, Qu Shao made a reassuring gesture and intercepted Guan Lei's words. Qu Shao said: "The doubts of adults, Qu understands them. Wu Qingxiang has been making a living in Chang'an for generations, and he has not done anything else except for brewing wine and trading every day, and there is no motive for 'collaborating with the enemy'. Even if Wu Qingxiang was really bribed and stole military secrets, such a big crime should have been reported to the Ministry of War after the marshal found out the facts, and then beheaded for public display after the Ministry of War investigated and approved. But this time, there was neither a report from the Ministry of War, nor was it killed in public, so there must be something strange in it. ”