After the news of the annihilation of the 20,000 Red Flame army reached the territory, everyone thought it was a prank, the mascot who was beaten by 10,000 Red Flame people two years ago and lost his armor, how could he have the strength to annihilate 20,000 Red Flame elites, this joke is not funny at all.

As the news from the transport team continued to feed, it was confirmed that the Red Flame people were indeed defeated, and they panicked.

By the time the news of the defeat of the Red Flame in September was well known, the Red Flame Leader no longer had the confidence and calmness it had at the beginning, and the huge contrast made people at a loss. From lords and high-ranking officials to common people and slaves, they all had a premonition that a storm was coming, and once it broke out, it would sweep away the rotten red flames from beginning to end.

The 20,000 families to which the 20,000 elites belonged suddenly fell into deep grief and fear, and the battle was completely lost and lost. The Red Flame people, who had never experienced such a painful experience, could not accept this bloody reality for a while, either drunk and drunk to numb themselves, or clamored to join the army for revenge all day long, and even openly accused the upper echelons of dereliction of duty and inaction.

The middle and upper echelons of the bureaucracy and aristocracy temporarily put aside their differences on the basis of common interests, and they were bound together in a seemingly inseparable way, giving the people a sense of common progress and retreat. Now a big defeat has ripped the hypocrisy of this behind-the-scenes transaction to pieces, and the dirty face and naked profit settlement are displayed in front of the public at a glance.

The people at the bottom are not only worried that the nobles and lords are desperate and forcibly conscripted to start the war again, but they are also worried that the huge losses of this war will be borne by them, the ants who are struggling to survive at the bottom, and then there is really no life, so some people began to flee with their families. The slaves were also worried about their fate, and they were the first to die.

Now the upper echelons are busy shirking their responsibilities and grabbing power, while the lower echelons are looking around for their lives to find their next home. The stormy red flame collar looks calm on the surface, a happy scene, as if the defeat in August has not affected the mood of the bigwigs, and they are still singing day and night, and the groom is still singing day and night. But I don't know how many dirty methods there are between each other in private, today you die on the street, tomorrow he dies, there is a posture of you singing and I appear.

These tyrants on the streets and alleys seem to have smelled a little danger, no longer provoke cause and effect, and try their best to show their self-righteous and kind expressions to entertain the neighbors in the past, hoping that when the storm comes, they can accumulate enough yin virtue and escape the catastrophe.

The business of the dead in the Red Flame Territory is becoming more and more prosperous, and the business of 20,000 ordinary soldiers only occupies half of the country, and the remaining half is firmly occupied by the aristocratic bigwigs who died one after another. Beginning in mid-September, plain white coarse cloth hung all over the city and outside the city, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that people thought they were under hell, and their breathing was a little difficult. The teahouse restaurant is no longer as quiet as a mass grave in the middle of the night, and the needle drop can be heard. Even the stray dogs on the street corners are silently looking for food to eat with their tails between their legs.

This battle blew up the hypocritical bubble of Red Flame's strong power, and the bloody reality made the top and bottom like falling into an ice cave.

The pride of the Red Flame people turned out to be so vulnerable, and the dignity of the Red Flame people was also a rootless duckweed and a pavilion in the air, which was swept away by a sudden flood or a gust of wind.

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In mid-August, the Ministry of Construction had hired Guo family's ships to carry workers and cement to the Sun clan in Xishan. The steel used for the construction of the bridge will be purchased from Xishanling to reduce transportation costs.

At first, the workers worked step by step, and the conditions in Jixiangling were the same, and there was no preferential treatment, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation were all provided by Xishanling, all in accordance with the rules of the contract.

When Jixiang defeated the Red Flame people who were twenty times his own with more than 1,000 troops, everything changed, not only outsiders felt like a dream, but even the auspicious people themselves were like a world away, for thousands of years, everyone was slowly changing and adapting to their current roles, but one side was confident, and the other side was inferior.

At the end of August, when the news reached Xishan Ling, the lord of the Sun family went to the construction site with wine and meat to visit and comfort the auspicious construction team that built the bridge for Xishan, and thanked the mascot for his strong support for the construction of Xishan, and expressed the enthusiasm and sincerity unique to Xishan people.

Xishan was honored by Jixiang's victory, not only conveyed Sun's congratulations to Jixiang through the envoys stationed in Xishan, severely condemned the invaders, but also hoped to strengthen the military cooperation between the two domains, conduct military visits, and agreed to supply iron ore to Jixiang in advance, and Jixiang could also be paid with gold coins. When the news reached Jixiang, Premier Zhao Sheng immediately arranged for the Ministry of Commerce to start a study on the transportation plan.

Xishan Collar, the Sun Lord's Mansion.

"Lord, this auspiciousness is about to soar into the sky, it has only been two years and it has become so powerful, if it were not for the fact that war really exists, it is really unbelievable. ”

The Minister of State of the Xishan Territory was still amazed, although Chiyan was not the most powerful territory, but the army's style of not fearing death was already well-known, and he was unwilling to provoke this greedy wolf, so as not to provoke a bloody commotion in vain.

It was such a brave and sophisticated army, but it was slaughtered by the auspicious defenders of only more than 1,000 people in seven days, and even the famous general Huoyun was buried under the rocks.

Some people say that it was auspicious to take advantage of the geographical advantage to kill the Red Flame people; some people say that the Red Flame people were too anxious, and attacked the strength of the other with their own shortcomings, and died of blood; some people say that it was the young jealous young master lord, whose amazing military talent buried the elite of the Red Flame, and was doomed to the tragic end of the Red Flame people from the beginning. For a while, there were different opinions, but the ending was doomed. Chiyan's face was completely lost in seven days, and the mascot didn't even have a fig leaf left, now it's up to Chiyan to send troops and empty the grudge book.

"Unbelievable, really unbelievable, is there really a once-in-a-century genius in this world? The lord of the Sun clan also sighed again and again, knowing that auspiciousness was so powerful, he should have put his posture lower, so as to strengthen the cooperation and exchanges between the two leaders, but fortunately, it was not too late to make amends, and the Xishan Leader did not do anything that damaged the reputation of auspiciousness.

"What good plan can the Qing family have to deepen the communication between my Sun clan and the Jixiang Wang clan?" said the Sun lord.

"The Lord doesn't need to worry, when auspicious meets the Lord, he won't care about these subtleties, they are willing to do business, and we will do business with them. "The Secretary of State or the bystander is clear, but I can see it clearly.

"Yes, the only thing I can do is iron ore and meat, what are the plans of the Qing family?" said the Sun Lord.

"If there is a shortage of iron in good fortune, we will sell iron ore to them, and this alone will make the good man understand the meaning of our Lord. As for the others, they are insignificant, and if they are too deliberate, they will make Jixiang look down on me. The Secretary of State has been calculating.

The Lord of the Sun Clan pondered that this was really the reason, and this was the previous scene.

Later, Sun inquired about the situation of the auspicious Wang, and when he learned that the three daughters of the Wang family had two daughters to be married, he had a mind to marry the Wang family and marry the eldest daughter of the Wang family as a daughter-in-law.

When the Minister of State learned of his master's plan, he was so frightened that he rushed to the lord's mansion and broke into it without being informed.

Seeing that his humerus minister was so embarrassed, Sun was a little displeased, and said, "Why is Qing like this?"

The Minister of State said: "The Lord wants to marry the Wang family and marry the eldest daughter of the Wang family to the eldest young master?"

"Exactly, what's wrong?"

"By no means, the lord of the Wang clan has already promised that he will never use women in exchange for political capital, and I heard that the eldest daughter has a marriage contract, wouldn't the lord's move be a slap in the face?"

When Sun heard that there was such a reason, he hurriedly said, "Qing's words are conclusive?"

"It's true, the nephew of the minister's house is also doing business in auspicious terms, and he was interested in the eldest daughter of the Wang family, so he was inquired about, and this is the news. If it weren't for my nephew's cleverness, I'm afraid I would have to hurt my muscles and bones at this time. "The Secretary of State is a little glad to be here now.

Sun listened to it at this time, and his own minister was trustworthy, but fortunately he didn't make a big mistake, so he said a little sneeringly: "I took it for granted, I almost did something bad with good intentions, but fortunately, I was reminded by the Qing family." ”

Then the master and servant discussed for a long time, how to tie auspiciousness and Xishan together to advance and retreat together when this troubled era came.

Xishan's specialty is raw silk, and if you want to find a high-quality backer like Jixiang, it is not possible to spend blood, so Sun decided to sell raw silk to Jixiang and supply meat at a reasonable price. In this way, it is enough to show Sun's attitude, and if you want to come to auspiciousness, you will not fall into Sun's face, and having contacts is the long-term way.

Thinking about it, the Sun family still doesn't feel very safe, money is something outside the body, and the Wang family is good at the way of management, or he can't look down on the benefits given by Xishan, so he doesn't give up and says: "Qing family, I heard that the Wang family has reached the age of marrying, although the little daughter of my Sun family is a concubine, but she is also beautiful, gentle and virtuous, she has practiced piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she has learned to be a good woman, how about allowing him to be a wife?"

The Minister of State was about to reply, but Sun added: "It is also appropriate to be a concubine." ”

This sentence shocked the Minister of State to cry and laugh, the Lord was stunned, for fear that this thick thigh would run, and he would have to climb a relative to feel at ease.

After thinking for a while, he replied: "Why should the Lord worry about the sky, Miss promised to the Wang family Zi is indispensable, I heard that the Wang family has outstanding appearance, words and deeds are very decent, and the most considerate woman, I guess I will not treat Miss badly, but I don't know what the other party is planning to do, and I am afraid that it is not appropriate to rashly mention my relatives." ”

"Yes, I'll send someone to find out the other party's tone, and make arrangements as soon as possible, so as not to ruin a peerless marriage!"

The Secretary of State almost fell off the stool when he heard this, and his own master really doesn't regard himself as an outsider, this kind of attitude can be played in his true colors, really, really temperamental!