Facing Han Guan, who had an incorrect expression, Tang Zongbao deliberately pretended to be flustered: "Brother Tai probably heard it wrong! We didn't say anything." ”

"Yes, yes, brother, we didn't say anything. The two companions hurried to help.

Han Guan grabbed Tang Zongbao's clothes, pulled him in front of him, and asked in a deep voice, "What did Third Prince Chu say?"

"What do you mean by this, brother?" Tang Zongbao said "hurriedly", "It's just a small talk......

"Let me ask you what the third prince of Chu said?!" Han Guan's forehead was tense, revealing anger, "Explain honestly, so you have nothing to do with it." If you don't want to say, have you ever seen a big fist?"

Tang Zongbao pretended to be scared, and hurriedly said: "Brother Tai is angry! I say, I say!"

Only then did Han Guan let go: "What did the third prince of Chu say?"

"This matter can come out of my mouth and into your ears, and it must not be spread!" Tang Zongbao said "tremblingly".

How could Han Guan say such a thing, he himself was the person concerned: "Say it quickly!"

"Yes, yes!" Tang Zongbao hurriedly replied, "At that time, the third prince of Chu said publicly to us at the banquet - don't say that a new concubine is dead, even if she is Han Guan's wife, what can she do? Han Guan is just a dog with a wagging tail and begging for mercy under my father, and it is my father's gift to have today's status. But a dead concubine, do you think he dares to bark? My Chu family is the master, if the dog dares to grin his teeth, what can he do if he is killed directly? Don't look at the heavy soldiers in his hands, but a dog with a broken spine, he doesn't even dare to bark wildly......

"Ah——!!" Han Guan suddenly burst into anger, let go of Tang Zongbao and punched the table hard.

"Boom!" The wine table was instantly broken in two, which showed the strength of his arms.

Tang Zongbao and his two companions were really frightened, and hid to the side shivering.

Han Guan roared angrily, turned around and ran quickly downstairs.

"Oh, guest officer, this, this ......" The shopkeeper heard the movement, saw the smashed wine table, and the three Tang Zongbao lying on the ground in a daze, and hurriedly asked, "What happened here?"

Tang Zongbao compensated for the loss of the restaurant, and hurriedly left Lingshan County with his subordinates.

What if Han Guan thinks of them and kills them when the time comes?

Anyway, the task is completed, it seems that Han Guan will not swallow his anger, and he is bound to make some moves.

Chu Bai favored his son and compensated Han Guan with gold, Han Guan knew that there was no way to get justice from Chu Bai, and after being sowing discord, it was difficult for him to think calmly under his anger.

Lingshan County will definitely be chaotic, and the next thing is Zhao Chen's side.

Sure enough, not long after leaving Lingshan County, when he was on the way, he received information at the halfway intelligence station disguised as Orion, and Han Guan was furious and wanted to raise troops to Liao County to settle accounts with Chu Ao. Lingshan County Taishou hurriedly obstructed, and was killed on the spot by the angry Han Guan under the dispute, Lingshan County was in chaos, and Han Guan's soldiers and horses fought fiercely with other troops, and it was chaotic.

With the other party's backward information transmission speed, the surrounding counties received the information for at least half a month, as long as they were quick to whip up, it was enough for Tang Zongbao to provoke Zhao Chen.

Running all the way, they soon arrived in Eagle Peak County.

In the name of businessmen, he successfully met Zhao Hong through the arrangement of the Chamber of Commerce.

Tang Zongbao directly offered several boxes of gold and silver to envelop Zhao Hong.

Zhao Hong was very happy, agreed to drink with Tang Zongbao, and chatted very happily at the banquet.

held banquets for several days in a row, gave gifts every time, and soon laid a "friendship foundation" with Zhao Hong.

On this day, Tang Zongbao came to visit with a box of treasures, and Zhao Hong left him to eat and drink.

When the wine was half-drunk, Tang Zongbao said to him: "I view the terrain of Eagle Peak is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. And the resources are everywhere, and the people are rich. Now that Dacheng is crumbling and the princes of the world are vying for hegemony, it is precisely the time for heroes to use force! Zhao Taishou has this treasure land and has a strong army in his hands, why does he succumb to Chu Bai and be at his mercy? Zhao Taishou has both civil and military skills, and has many good generals under his account, and has won the support of the people. In my opinion, we will not lose to the princes of the world! As the saying goes, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix! Isn't it beautiful that Zhao Taishou ascends to the throne in the future, and Your Excellency is a relative of the emperor and the country?"

Zhao Hong was half drunk and half awake, and his mind became lively when he heard this. These days, I continue to receive money from Tang Zongbao, and I have a good impression of him. Coupled with today's "heart-to-heart" words, he regarded him as a bosom friend: "Listening to your words, the mouth suddenly opened! It seems that the nameless person can rise up, why can't my Zhao family?"

"That's exactly the reason!" Tang Zongbao said, "He will win the world every day, don't forget this good friend!"

"You and I are brothers, if we can do it, we will treat them well!"

That night, after Tang Zongbao left.

Zhao Hong went over to visit Zhao Chen in a drunken mood.

Zhao Chen saw that he was drunk, and he was a little displeased: "Hong'er is drinking again?"

"Uncle!" Zhao Hong stepped forward and said, "My nephew has only had a few drinks, which is not much. ”

"Why did you come late at night?"

"My nephew feels aggrieved!" replied Zhao Hong.

"Aggrieved, who provoked you again?" Zhao Chen hurriedly asked. His parents died early, and he was raised by his sister with hard work, so he has today's status, and he cares about his sister and her son. The weight of my sister and nephew in my heart is even more important than my wife and children.

Sometimes he dotes on Zhao Hong far better than his own children.

Otherwise, Zhao Hong's talent can't be the master book at all, and his eldest son's knowledge is much better than him, so he is more suitable than Zhao Hong.

Facing his uncle, Zhao Hong said directly: "My nephew has been thinking about it recently, that Chu Bai can have today, thanks to the support of the soldiers of Xizhou. Among them, the uncle's credit accounts for a large share! How can the Chu family be virtuous, if it weren't for our desperate service and lay a huge territory?"

When Zhao Chen heard this, he smiled and touched his beard.

Zhao Hong continued: "In my opinion, Chu Bai is not as good as his uncle!

"Is that okay?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Uncle!" Zhao Hong said, "Now Dacheng is crumbling, and the princes are rising in all directions, chasing the Central Plains." From my point of view, all the princes in the world are inferior to their uncles, so how can they be able to seize the country? My Zhao clan has a wide range of contacts and huge influence in Eagle Peak County. My uncle was benevolent and loved by the people. Our army has a wide range of soldiers, sufficient food, and the terrain of Eagle Peak County is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. This is all a God-given inheritance, and it is not a pity to take it! My uncle is so majestic and strategic, and he succumbs to Eagle Peak County, and he is driven by Chu Bai, how can his nephew not be aggrieved?"

Hearing this, Zhao Chen lowered his head and pondered.

"Uncle has a heavy army in his hands, how can he live up to the will of heaven if he holds this dangerous place?" Zhao Hong persuaded, "Chu Bai's incompetent generation has been defeated by Ning Ze several times. That Ning Ze is just a nameless person, a child, but he can occupy the land of Jin, Han, and Cheng. Chu Bai couldn't resist Ning Ze, but attacked his allies, such a treacherous person, everyone in the world laughed at him. It's better to replace it, my Zhao clan has many talents, why are you afraid of the princes of the world?"

Zhao Chen's heart moved, but he remained calm: "The stakes are very high, and you can't make a decision easily." You go back first, and I'll think about it. ”

Zhao Hong left his uncle's house and did not return to the house immediately, but went to visit several brothers of the same clan who had a good relationship and secretly discussed the matter.

It was soon agreed that the clan was full of ambitious people.

When he returned to the house, he met his mother again and explained the matter in detail.

The next day, Zhao Hong's mother went to her younger brother's house early, met with Zhao Chen, and persuaded him to take Eagle Peak County as the foundation, break away from Chu Bai's camp, and compete for world dominance.

Zhao Chen did not agree immediately, saying that he needed to think carefully.

At the time of the order, the civil and military officials who were moved by Zhao Hong's words stepped forward one after another, asking Zhao Chen to break away from Chu Bai and stand on his own and compete for hegemony in the world!

In today's state of competing for the deer, who doesn't think about themselves? These civil and military officials also want to get ahead and hope for greater development.

Doing things under Chu Bai, of course, it is better for Zhao Chen to directly join the ranks of the world dominant, if they succeed, they are all ministers of the dragon, why not be crowned a king?

Zhao Chen was finally moved, after all, the vast majority of civil and military officials support him, and the picture described by his nephew to himself is too feeling, who doesn't want to ascend to the throne?

Therefore, the soldiers were summoned to publicly announce that Eagle Peak County would stand on its own and would no longer obey Chu Bai's orders. It also strengthened the training of soldiers and raised food and grass to prepare for the expansion of its sphere of influence.

The dispersion meter was very successful, and two mines were successfully planted in Xizhou.

Tang Zongbao left quickly, and quickly turned back to report.

Han Guan suddenly rebelled, killed Taishou to control Lingshan County, sent troops to attack Liao County, and threatened to capture Chu Ao; then Zhao Chen stood on his own, announced that he would no longer obey Chu Bai, and issued a letter to denounce Chu Bai for breaking the contract and annexing his ally Su Jun, which was unjust.

The backyard suddenly caught fire, and Chu Bai, who had taken down Su Jun's power, was happy and didn't pass, and instantly had a headache.

Han Guan was reasonable, because his concubine was forced to death by Chu Ao, but he didn't expect this guy to value that concubine so much, and even did not hesitate to rebel? Chu Bai always felt that he should not rebel against himself because of this kind of thing.

This Zhao Chen was more unexpected, and he was also an official that Chu Bai would never have imagined would rebel.

In any case, the fire in the backyard must be extinguished as soon as possible, so that other princes do not take advantage of it.

Chu Bai hurriedly sent envoys to Lingshan and Eagle Peak to meet Han Guan and Zhao Chen, ask the other party the reason for the rebellion, and persuade him with good words, hoping that it could be resolved peacefully and pacified.

It's just that Han Guan was extremely angry, and the envoy was killed on the spot after he passed, and he didn't give any chance to speak at all.

Zhao Chen didn't kill the envoy, but ordered him to send a letter to Chu Bai, denouncing Chu Bai for all kinds of crimes, the most important of which was betraying his allies and committing unrighteous acts.

In short, it's not negotiable.

Chu Bai was immediately furious and sent troops to attack Han Guan and Zhao Chen.

As a result, Xizhou fell into civil strife, and Han Guan and Zhao Chen soon united to resist Chu Bai together, pulling the entire Xizhou into the quagmire of war.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiangzhou assassin Shi Cheng Wan sent troops to Liao County, and cooperated with Han Guan and Zhao Chen to attack Chu Bai, wanting to take the opportunity to eliminate him.

Faced with the pressure of the three parties, Chu Bai was in a predicament and hurriedly asked Lu Cong for help.

At the same time, he also expressed his displeasure with his act of annexing allies and did not come to his rescue.

Helpless, Chu Bai could only face Han Guan, Zhao Chen, and Cheng Wan alone.