Dusk had passed, and the sky was slowly getting darker.

On the tower of the north gate of Yuanyang City, behind the female wall, next to a little light, there are three people: Zhou Dongcang, the director of Yuanyang City, Li Liang, the deputy commander of Yuanyang Wei, and Gan Xin, the official of the north gate.

The three of them were waiting on the castle tower for a battle report on the victory and defeat between the Jiang Dragon Guard cavalry and the Green Dragon Guard cavalry.

"Newspaper. ”

"Speak. Zhou Dongcang was a little excited, the current Yuanyang City is only temporarily safe, if the Jiang Longwei cavalry wins, he will continue to endure the threat of Jiang Longwei's light cavalry, and when the Jiang Longwei army reaches the south gate of Yuanyang City, he will have to open the city gate to surrender; if the Green Dragon Guard wins, he can open the north gate and attack the Jiang Longwei cavalry at the north gate with the Green Dragon Guard cavalry, and will order Jiang Tao and Sun Tu at the south gate to attack the Jiangcheng soldiers at the south gate at the same time.

Zhou Dongcang hoped that the Greentown soldiers would be victorious, and he continued: "Speak quickly. ”

"Your Excellency, dinner is ready. ”

"Get out. Zhou Dongcang burst into foul language.

Li Liangdao: "Director Zhou, do you think it is the people of Greentown who win, or the people of Jiangcheng who win?"

"I think it's all possible. Li Liang, what do you think?"

"My lord, I think the people of Jiangcheng will win. ”

"Why?"

"There are a lot of people. ”

Zhou Dongcang smiled and said, "It's very common to win more with less. Besides, today's Jiang Longwei cavalry is simply vulnerable. ”

"The cavalry is still very strong, mainly because the generals are incompetent. ”

"The reason is the general?"

"Yes. If it is a big deal to govern the army, it will be able to conquer everything. ”

Zhou Dongcang's face changed greatly, he knew that Li Liang was Xuan Zhongxian's cronies, but he still felt very uncomfortable listening to what he said so bluntly.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Zhou Dongcang said in his heart: Lao Tzu treats you well! You value Xuan Zhongxian so much, if there is a suitable person to replace you in the future, I will let you disarm me and return to the field, where to go back and forth.

Li Liang saw that Zhou Dongcang's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he wanted to praise Zhou Dongcang a few more words, but he really couldn't say the words of flesh, and secretly thought: "Illness comes from the mouth, and disaster comes from the mouth".

So, Li Liang decided to say a few words of compliment, flatter Zhou Dongcang, and expose Zhou Dongcang's heart knot.

The compliments had been brewing in Li Liang's heart for a long time, and he finally mustered up the courage and said, "Actually, Director Zhou ...... thing."

"Newspaper. "At the top of the staircase of the city wall, soldiers appeared listening to the news.

Zhou Dongcang said a little nervously: "Come here." He said to Li Liang again: "The fighting in the north has become quieter, and the victory and defeat have been decided." ”

The soldier trotted all the way, straightened up beside Zhou Dongcang, and said, "Report." Zhou was in charge, and the Greentown people were defeated. ”

"Alas. Zhou Dongcang slapped his thigh.

Li Liang knew that the atmosphere was about to change, and his compliments could not be spoken.

Zhou Dongcang said to the city gate official beside him: "Order the north gate guards, open the north gate quickly, and invite the Jianglong guard cavalry outside the city to enter the city for dinner." ”

"Director Zhou, ...... you?"

"Say no more, open the gates. Come, go and inform the city gate official at the south gate, let him open the south gate, and invite the eight hundred cavalry from the south gate to enter the city. ”

Li Liang was shocked: "Master Zhou, don't ......"

Zhou Dongcang had a dark face and said to the herald beside him: "Go and carry out the order." ”

"Yes. ”

Zhou Dongcang summoned his two personal guards, and after whispering in his ear, he said, "Go quickly, there must be no mistake." ”

"Ordered. "Guaranteed to complete the task. ”

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Time is like water, passing slowly, and after half an hour, it will be the second watch of the second night.

On the street in front of the Yuanyang City Governor's Office, the Inspection Department of the various squares and cities in the city, and the government division, the lights are bright, and there are bright places, and there are banquets.

The wine table is full of Yuanyang City's specialties: stuffy pot meat, dry goose pieces, stewed chicken, red stewed four-legged fish, stewed eel with bacon, stewed tripe bandage, stewed Yuanyang fish head, duck soup and other hard dishes, as well as a variety of side dishes with wine.

Under the leadership of the deputy commander Chen Zheng, the Jiang Dragon Guard cavalry was eating meat and drinking a lot of wine, and they were celebrating their victory - defeating the Green Dragon Guard cavalry and establishing their military prestige; the whole army marched into Yuanyang City, eating delicious food, drinking alcohol, and holding silver coins.

The officials of the hundred households and the officials of the thousand households who were concentrated in the main mansion of Yuanyang City, in addition to eating, drinking, and holding, each of them also hugged each other. Everything was provided free of charge by Zhang Yifeng, the merchant leader of Yuanyang City, and Zhou Dongcang, the chief officer of Yuanyang City.

Life must be happy, don't make the soldier empty and lonely.

"Eat, drink, and play. "Some of the soldiers who had eaten and drunk enough began to gamble for money.

Where there are people, there is gambling.

Gambling, smoking, drinking, working, taking drugs, and even fishing can all be addictive. Why do you become addicted? These things regulate the nervous system of the human being, and even make the adrenal glands secrete a lot, and make the heart beat faster. In short, gambling, working and fishing give people a sense of anticipation, accomplishment, excitement and excitement, while smoking, drinking and drug use can make people feel narcotic, comfortable, excited and happy.

In the hall of the Yuanyang City Governor's Mansion, Zhou Dongcang, Li Liang, Sun Tu, Jiang Tao, Ling Hu Wuji, and other officials of the Principal's Mansion and the Wei Command Department were all accompanying the "guests" to eat and drink, chat and brag, gamble and hug women.

The "guests" are Chen Zheng, the deputy commander of Jiang Longwei's avant-garde, Xuan Zhongxian, the military envoy of Jiang Longwei's avant-garde (the chief of Yuanyang City), Jiang Longwei's official Qiushui (deputy inspection envoy of the Market Inspection Department of Shiyang Town, Yuanyang City), and the eight Qianhu officials of Jiang Longwei's avant-garde.

The banquet has already begun for a quarter of an hour. From beginning to end, Xuan Zhongxian did not take off the iron mask, let alone eat or drink.

The beautiful maid beside Xuan Zhongxian gnawed on the meat and bones blankly, she didn't know how the previous humorous Hua Da master could become so cold.

This is an iron man who exudes cold air, not a man.

Fang Qiushui said to the deputy commander: "Deputy commander Chen, I will accompany Xuanda to go out for a walk." ”

Chen Zheng, who was sitting in the guest seat, did not speak. Zhou Dongcang, who was sitting on the main seat, said: "I know that Lord Xuanda doesn't like banquets, so let's let him go." I accompanied Deputy Commander Chen to drink a few more glasses, come, dry this cup, and three more glasses. ”

"Master Zhou, you are cheating, the wine in my cup has been drunk, and I poured another glass. Yours haven't finished yet,......"

Zhou Dongcang raised his neck and drank the wine in the cup, and said to the maid beside him: "Pour it full." Come Brother Chen, I'll drink this cup with you. ”

While Chen Zheng was drinking, Xuan Zhongxian, who was in iron armor, nodded to Zhou Dongcang and left with Fang Qiushui one after the other.

Xuan Zhongxian walked straight out of the gate of the main mansion and walked very fast, Fang Qiushui ran a few steps before he followed.

"Boss, why are you walking so fast?"

Xuan Zhongxian did not speak, and walked quickly towards the south gate.

Fang Qiushui saw that Xuan Zhongxian didn't answer, so he didn't ask anymore, and followed closely behind. Fang Qiushui couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he saw the four guards including Guard Xin following behind.

When they were about to reach the south gate, four guards blocked the way of Xuan Zhongxian and Fang Qiushui.

Fang Qiushui shouted: "What do you want to do, do you still need to listen to you when you go out of the south gate with the army?"

Escort Xin accompanied the smiling face and said, "Fang Qianhu official, don't embarrass me. ”

Fang Qiushui trembled with anger, "You ......"

Xuan Zhongxian waved his iron gloves and said, "Go to that inn to stay." ”

Fang Qiushui followed Xuan Zhongxian's gaze and saw a small inn called "South Gate Laughter House".