Hearing that Mingjin had withdrawn his troops, Tang Niu led the army back to the camp. Although he was a little unwilling, he still failed to break through the city today.

Of course, it is not a matter of one or two days to attack the city and plunder the land, especially in the several large cities close to the imperial city, the height and solidity of the city walls far exceed that of other small cities, even if it takes a few months, it is possible.

No matter how powerful you are, you can't help it if people shrink into the city, right?

When he returned from the withdrawal, he happened to see Ning Ze leaving Zhou Yuan's side, and the two seemed to have become very familiar.

Tang Niu frowned slightly, and the moment Ning Ze turned around, the two looked at each other again. The latter smiled slightly, nodded at Tang Niu, and then rode away slowly.

Tang Niu was puzzled, glanced at his younger brother who was holding a bamboo slip, and after returning to the camp with his father to settle down the army, he went to the main general's camp to discuss matters.

The four county guards also arrived with civil and military officials to summarize today's siege battle and study the strategy of breaking the city.

When the meeting was over, everyone went back to the camp, leaving only Zhou Kui, Tang Niu, Zhou Yuan's father and son, and some henchmen and generals, Tang Niu finally turned to Zhou Yuan: "Yuan'er, just now Brother Wei saw that you were talking very happily with strangers, and it seems that you also received a set of bamboo slips, what's the matter?"

"Oh, there's such a thing!" Zhou Xuan showed a surprised expression when he heard this. He didn't pay attention to his youngest son's side, and focused entirely on the battlefield.

Zhou Yuan generously admitted: "Yes, brother! Today, Ning Ze of the Jinzhou Huajun Arsenal talked to me a lot, and that person was very interesting." When Ming Jin withdrew his troops, he gave me a book of war, saying that it was for generals not to rely on force alone, but also to be familiar with the art of war. ”

"Oh, where is the book of soldiers?" Zhou asked curiously.

"In my tent!"

"Which one?"

"Hmm...... It seems to be a manuscript of Sun Tzu's Art of War?" Zhou Yuan responded after thinking carefully.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War Manuscript?" Zhou Yi looked dazed, "I have never heard of this Art of War, can I take it for my father?"

"Oh!" Zhou Yuan immediately turned around, returned to his tent and hugged the bamboo slips that had just been placed.

Zhou Yuan took the bamboo slip, opened it and widened his eyes, because he couldn't understand a word: "This, this is the art of war?"

"What's the matter, father?" asked Zhou Yuan curiously.

"Where did that person come from?" Zhou Yi put Sun Tzu's manuscript of the Art of War on the table and spread it out, "The text in this volume is unknown to my father! I'm afraid it's not a Dacheng script." ”

Tang Niu and Zhou Yuan approached, and sure enough, they saw that the words on the bamboo slips were dense, but none of them were familiar.

The father and son were all confused and looked at each other.

"Hmph! I think it's all deliberately scribbled by the man, not words at all. Tang Niu said coldly.

"No!" Zhou Kui shook his head, "Although my father doesn't recognize these words, each word is square and orderly, as if it is self-contained. It is impossible to make up nonsense to this extent, it must be an exotic script that we have not yet known!"

"But I can't understand it either!" Zhou Yuan looked dazed, "What does Mr. Ning want me to learn?"

"Mandarin Mandarin!" Tang Niu said in a deep voice, "In the future, you should stay away from this person." ”

"Ah, brother, what do you mean by this, Mr. Ning is approachable and humorous, completely different from the people I usually see!" Zhou Yuan said.

"This person is very dangerous!" Tang Niu said solemnly, "Very dangerous! You'd better not associate with him again!"

"Dangerous?" Zhou Yuan stretched out his hand and scratched his head, "Brother is kidding, right? Mr. Ning is just a weak scholar, what danger is there?"

"Ah Niu, why do you say that?" Zhou Kui looked at Yizi curiously, "It's rare to see you evaluate others like this. ”

"I don't know why," Tang Niu looked at his father and then at his younger brother, "I just have an intuition when I see him! This person is very dangerous, and it is better not to have anything to do with him!"

"Intuition?" Zhou Xuan and Zhou Yuan were even more puzzled.

"Ah Niu, how can you intuitively judge whether others are dangerous or not?" Zhou Xuan said, "Maybe it's just that you're thinking too much!"

"Father!" Tang Niu said respectfully, "Do you remember that five years ago, I met wolves with Mandarin Ducks?"

"Remember, you almost died in the wolf's mouth to protect the mandarin birds. Zhou Xuan nodded and said, "Fortunately, thanks to his innate divine power, he successfully killed the wolves, including the wolf king, but he only had one breath left, and fortunately he was rescued by the divine doctor Yang Zhan." ”

"Well, when I met the wolf king, I will have that look in my mind for the rest of my life. Tang Niu said in a deep voice, "Brutal, cunning, deadly, chilling. Only when I met the wolf king when I was young, my heart had an inexplicable throbbing, and there has never been such a situation again. But the first time I met this person's eyes, the feeling when I met the wolf king suddenly appeared. I met my eyes again today, and sure enough, it was still the same!"

"Wouldn't it?" Zhou Yuan showed an incredible expression, "Brother, I was also present back then, and I saw the eyes of the wolf king. But Mr. Ning's eyes were gentle, and he didn't make me feel any danger, and he didn't look like the wolf king at all!"

"Anyway, my intuition won't be wrong!" Tang Niu said, "Yuan'er, you must stay away from him." ”

"This ......" Zhou Yuan turned his head to look at his father.

Zhou Nian looked at Tang Niu carefully, then looked down at Sun Tzu's Art of War manuscript, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and said: "Hearing you say this, I would like to meet this person......"

The words are divided into two ends.

Ning Ze returned to the tent and just sat down, when he saw Liang Kai coming in quickly, so he smiled and got up and bowed: "Big Prince!"

"Arsenal Ling, I have something to ask you!" Liang Kai pulled him to the table and knelt down face to face, "Why are you looking for Zhou Yuan today? And stay with him almost all day! Could it be that you want to change the lintel and take refuge in Liangzhou Assassin Shi Zhou Cui?"

So direct?Ning Ze kept smiling, and reached out to pour him a glass of water: "What are you kidding, the eldest prince? Ling Zun has a life-saving grace for me, at this juncture, how can a lower official change to someone else?"

Hearing this, Liang Kai's face improved slightly: "Then why do you want to find Zhou Yuan, and talk to him all day." I think you're quite a good match!"

Ning Zexin said, I am ready to start in Huajun, and the foundation has been laid. Unless Zhou Ji goes to Golden State now, I may be able to investigate him. It is impossible for him to go to Golden State at present, so should I give up all the hard-earned foundation in Huajun and start over? What are you kidding?

But he replied with a smile: "The eldest prince misunderstood! I just simply think that Zhou Yuan, who is thirteen years old, is actually a captain who commands a battalion of soldiers and horses, which is really powerful! Moreover, he has a righteous brother who was named the first military general in the world by Emperor You, so he is naturally curious. So in the past, I chatted casually, but I knew that I had similar interests, and I forgot the time while chatting. But Xia Guan didn't have the slightest idea of switching to others, and please rest assured that the eldest prince!"

"Really?" Liang Kai breathed a sigh of relief, "Arsenal Ling, I know that my grandfather's prejudice against you makes you unhappy. You have real skills, and our brothers know it. It's his grandfather who has a stubborn personality, and then the incident of conscripting and suppressing the bandits in Pang Li Mountain made him very faceless. But don't worry, our brothers will go to my grandfather when we have time to solve his prejudice against you. You and Zhou Yuan have similar interests, and our brother has been with you longer, right?"

"What the eldest prince said is extremely true!" Ning Ze said with a smile, "Xia Guan is reluctant to give up the big mansion of Huajun and the hundreds of slaves. ”

Hearing this, Liang Kai smiled: "Don't worry! When you return to Huajun, you will definitely be promoted and rewarded more with your merits! The four of us brothers will definitely speak for you in front of your grandfather!"

"Thank you, eldest son!"

"With our relationship, we don't need to be so formal in private!" Liang Kai said, "We are the same age, just call me Brother Liang, and I will also call you Brother Ning, how about it?"

With 60 points of intelligence, you can still think.

Ning Ze looked at him and smiled, Liang Kai wanted to encircle himself and avoid the situation of taking refuge in others. It's just that Huajun has been stolen, and the foundation of the Liang family is gone, no matter what you say now, the situation has completely changed after you go back.

Thinking of this, he replied: "Okay! If the eldest prince does not dislike it, we will be called brothers in private." ”

"Okay!Brother Ning, then ......" Liang Kai was just about to continue talking, when he suddenly heard the soldiers outside shouting, "Arsenal Order, someone is holding a bundle of bamboo slips, saying that he is looking for you!"

"Bamboo slips, could it be Zhou Yuan?" Liang Kai stood up.

"Maybe, right?" Ning Ze was not surprised, and shouted outside, "Please let him in!"

"Wait!" Liang Kai hurriedly looked around, then quickly ran to the bathing room set up by Ning Ze, pulled down the straw curtain and hid.

"What are you doing?" Ning Ze was speechless.

"Shh~" Liang Kai responded softly, "When I'm not there." ”

"......" Ning Ze was helpless, smiling and shaking his head.

After a while, someone from outside the battalion commander came in, and sure enough, he was holding a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War.

It's just that it wasn't Zhou Yuan who appeared in front of him, but his father, that is, Zhou Hydroxy, the assassin of Liangzhou.

At this time, Zhou Yi changed out of the golden chain mail, wore a linen coat common to ordinary people, and wore a hat on his head to cover his face, and the guards really didn't expect that this person would be the famous Liangzhou Thorn History.

Ning Ze was also taken aback, according to his plan, it should be Zhou Yuan who came over, how could this be?

Hurriedly got up to greet him, gave a salute and hurriedly said, "Ning Ze greets Zhou Envoy!"

The envoy is an honorific title for the history of the assassin.

"Shh~" Zhou Xuan made a low-voice movement, walked in front of Ning Ze with a smile, and said to him softly, "This official came here secretly, if Liang Taishou knows that I am meeting his subordinates privately, I am afraid that I will be displeased." ”

I know you're still here? Anyway, there's a Liang Kai hiding behind me!

lowered his voice at the moment: "Xiaguan is just an unpopular literati in Huajun, and the arrival of Zhou Envoy Jun really makes me panic!"

"Oh, I don't see any fear on your part. Zhou Xuan looked at Ning Ze carefully, and then handed over the manuscript of Sun Tzu's Art of War, "This is what you gave to my son Zhou Yuan before today's battle?"

"Yes!" replied Ning Ze.

"The text is recorded above, why doesn't this official know any of them?"

"Oh?" Ning Ze took the manuscript of the Art of War and looked at it, and said in his heart I deliberately gave it to the Chinese version, originally I wanted Zhou Yuan to come over and continue to enhance the relationship and enhance the bond. Who would have thought that you, the father, would come in place of him? At that moment, he arched his hand and said, "Xia Guan took the wrong one, I'm really sorry! This is another language that Xia Guan learned in a foreign land when he was a child. I'm sorry! Please wait a while, and the lower officials will go and get the original copy immediately!"

While speaking, he quickly turned around and went to the table to change another bundle of bamboo slips, took it and handed it to Zhou Xuan.