Also on May 8, in the city of Xianyang. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info When Xue Pinggui walked into the Qingyun Building, he heard Zhuang Ji's angry scolding.

"your grandma! My brother Zhuang Ji won't lose!"

Xue Pinggui was quite surprised, and when he walked up to the second floor, he saw broken porcelain pieces sprinkled on the floor. His brother Zhuang Ji stood in the center, his whole body was muscular, and his hands were dancing, like a giant bear in a rage.

In front of him, there were several richly dressed girls, their bodies trembling. There were also two dozen or so people dressed as attendants, all of whom were spread to the ground, unconscious, or groaning in low voices. Only a few people stood in front of those noble women, all of them with pale faces and frightened eyes.

Fortunately, there was also the shopkeeper of Qingyunlou, who was grabbing Zhuang Ji's arm with one hand. And this person's arm seemed to be thin, but it made it difficult for Zhuang Ji to move half a step.

Xue Pinggui raised his eyebrows slightly. walked to the side of his friend Zhou Yan: "What's going on?"

"It's these stupid girls who are talking about the war in the north, saying that Yingchong will definitely lose this time. And this discussion is just that, but he still said that after this defeat, how miserable Anguo Mansion will be. He also said that he didn't measure his strength and went north without authorization, which caused my Great Qin country to be in danger. When Mrs. Anguo is mentioned, there is also a lot of disrespect in her words. ”

Zhou Yan has always liked women, but at this time, he was not interested in the girls in front of him who had changed dramatically: "These words happened to be heard by Zhuang Ji." You know, this guy can't tolerate others and say this in front of him. ”

Xue Pinggui suddenly understood when he heard this, he first looked at the girls, and then at Zhuang Ji, who was still angry, and the shopkeeper of Qingyunlou who was frowning on the side. After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward: "I said Lao Zhuang, why do you need to deal with these weak women? ”

Zhuang Ji looked dissatisfied when he heard this, turned his head and glared at Xue Pinggui angrily, but the latter asked the other side with a smile: "A few people, you said today that An Guogong will definitely lose this battle, do you mean it, or do you listen to what others say?"

The ladies couldn't help but glance at each other, and after a moment of eye contact, a round-faced girl replied cautiously: "I didn't mean to, just because the people around me said so." And recently, everyone has been talking about it. ”

Xue Pinggui also expected this, and continued to ask with a smile: "I remember how many of you are good friends with Shangguan Xiaoqing of Shangguan Mansion?"

"It's not a good deal. ”

The round-faced girl hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "It's just that she gets closer every day, she is the second princess in the future, and she is generous, and often holds banquets and flower parties, and invites the nobles in Xianyang City to the banquet. So I waited, and often went to Cai Guogong's mansion as a guest. ”

Xue Pinggui almost understood, and waved his robe sleeves speechlessly: "How about this? Today you apologize to my brother, and today's matter is over." Don't look at him as a tyrant, but he is actually very reasonable. ”

Those noble ladies have no intention of complying, they are all eager to get out, once the matter is out of trouble, or it has been delayed here for a long time, it will only be detrimental to the reputation of a few people.

At this time, when they heard this, they all apologized to Zhuang Ji with joy in their eyes, and then left in a hurry. But just when a few people just walked to the staircase, they heard Xue Pinggui's voice coming: "You need to know that in Xianyang City now, the inspection is very tight, and the embroidered clothes guard is strictly investigating the gossip everywhere. In the future, you still have to be careful, whether it is intentional or not, it is better to say less about the untruths of these people, so as not to cause trouble from the mouth!"

When the nobles heard this, their faces changed slightly, and their expressions showed a little panic. They all turned around and saluted Xue Pinggui to show that they were taught, and then hurriedly went downstairs with a group of entourage.

The turmoil subsided, and the shopkeeper of Qingyunlou still glanced at the three of them with an unhappy expression. had the intention to blast this one out, but he was afraid of the above explanation, and finally endured it and calmed things down.

And Xue Pinggui and Zhuang Ji also came to sit in the four-story elegant seat of Qingyun Tower.

Zhuang Ji also knew the reason, and after sitting down by the window, his expression was still angry: "I can't figure it out, if Ying Chong loses this time, will she be Shangguan Xiaoqing What good can she do? The next time I see her, I will definitely beat her!"

"Oh, it's not good, but she's refreshed. You need to know that even if it is between close relatives, you can't see that others are better than your own. And there are always stupid women in the world who think they are smart. ”

Xue Pinggui didn't care much, and poured tea for the three of them with a calm expression: "Even if you want to teach a lesson, it won't be your turn to make a move, and I'll talk about it when Yingchong comes back." If you do something to her, it is disrespectful to the royal family, but now Ying Chong wants to find her bad luck, and it is in vain to fight. ”

Zhuang Ji looked puzzled, but he knew that Xue Pinggui was for his good, so he didn't say anything again.

At this time, Zhou Yan suddenly spoke: "Actually, it's not just Shangguan Xiaoqing, right? Now those parents and brothers are not optimistic about this battle." You also know my second uncle, who is also a veteran general in the army. He said that in the previous battles of Yingchong, although he won beautifully, his achievements were brilliant, especially the burning of 200,000 Xiongnu in Suzhou, which can be described as very happy. But this is all a trick, and I have never experienced a grand battle. But this time in the field battle with the Huns, the situation was very different from before. ”

Zhuang Ji frowned slightly, and subconsciously wanted to refute, but in the end, he snorted lightly and was silent for a while. Zhou Yan is telling the truth, not saying bad things about Yingchong.

And recently, he also heard his family talk about this matter, and they were also one-sided and not optimistic, and carefully analyzed the various pros and cons of this battle, and thought that Yingchong's chance of winning was only one percent.

Although Zhuang Ji felt unhappy, he knew that his family was not talking nonsense. In addition to him, Zhuang's family has very good brains, and his father is in the army, and he is even known as a wise general.

"I also heard a veteran general say that it was too risky for Yingchong to fight with the seven divisions of the left wing of the Xiongnu in southern Hebei. At this time, the best way is to give up Jizhou completely. With hundreds of thousands of troops, retreating to the mouth of Loufeng, the same can threaten the Xiongnu flank. ”

Xue Pinggui also smiled: "But you also know that guy's temperament, I'm afraid that he can't let go of the nearly 10 million Great Qin people in southern Hebei." Retreating to the mouth of Loufeng, he would never refuse. ”

Not only was Ying Chong unwilling, but the Heavenly Saint Emperor also didn't want to see the fall of southern Hebei and the crisis in Liangzhou.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but glance at him: "You can still laugh?"

Xue Pinggui snorted when he heard this: "Have you forgotten? If it comes to the frontal battle, Ying Chong is in Songyang Academy, but he has never been defeated, and no one in the entire Great Qin is his opponent." ”

"That's just a war on paper, right?

Zhou Yan sneered, and then looked at the north with a stunned expression: "Zhao Kuo in the past was also as confident as him, and he mastered the army at a young age. How similar are the two of them? I only hope that he will come back this time with all his beard and tail. In fact, it doesn't matter if you lose this battle-"

As he was talking, Zhuang Ji slapped his fist heavily: "Look over there! I recognize him." ”

Xue Pinggui and Zhou Yan looked out of the window suspiciously when they heard this.

There are several restaurants near Qingyun Building, because the business is prosperous and the nobles gather. The street next to it also forms a large street market.

It was evening, and there was still an hour before the curfew, which was the busiest time for the street. I saw countless horse-drawn carriages stopping on both sides of the street, crowded with people, rubbing shoulders one after another.

Seeing this, Xue Pinggui couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of his lips. Now in Xianyang City, there can be such tranquility, but it is all thanks to Yingchong's successive successes, which made Xianyang's people feel at ease.

It's just that although the people have stabilized, in the middle and upper echelons of the court, those noble families are floating in the hearts of the people.

It's not good if there are too many people, he was lucky to look for a long time before he found a few familiar faces, and the color changed slightly.

"That person, is his name Yuan Xiang? I remember this person, a diner of the Baili family?"

Zhou Yan also thought thoughtfully when he heard this: "It was the carriage of the Xie Xiang family, and among the few people around, there was a child of the Pei family of Donghe-"

Xue Pinggui couldn't help frowning: "This is inevitably too blatant, the Baili family, after all, is a criminal clan that colludes with the enemy." ”

"It's just a diner, not a member of the Baili family. ”

Zhou Yan sneered, with mockery in his eyes: "Who doesn't know that in this Manchu Dynasty now, the one who most hopes to win Chong at the hands of the Xiongnu is the governor surnamed Xie." ”

Before Ying Shiji served as the envoy of the Breaking Army, he also made a lot of efforts. This time the victory was defeated, and the Heavenly Saint Emperor couldn't help but bow to the political hall. But if Yingchong wins, then this court situation will have a good look.

Unfortunately, this is possible, very little-

Xue Pinggui glanced at Zhou Yan strangely, Tianshui Zhou was one of Xie Ling's money bags, and he would give millions of gold every year. It sounds like this person is quite unhappy with Xie Ling.

The two were talking here, but Zhuang Ji snorted angrily, suddenly got up and rushed out, and shouted angrily: "I'll beat them!"

Xue Pinggui and Zhou Yan couldn't help but be stunned, and smiled bitterly together, thinking that this was not Zhuang Ji's temperament?

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At the same time, in the Wude Palace, in Dingwu City, Liangzhou, King Mengjin of Wude County, was looking at a talisman book in his hand.

After a long time, he took a long breath and sighed: "The future life is terrible! The future life is terrible! I don't expect An Guogong to have such a beautiful child!"

After finishing speaking, Meng Jin's eyes turned to his eldest son, Meng Wen, who was sitting upright on the side: "Pass the order to Mengshan, the Lianbao on the side of Xilin County can be suspended." The remaining seven million gold, I have other uses. ”

When Meng Wen heard this, he was stunned: "But what if the king of Zuogu Li moves his army westward? Xilin County has no danger to defend, and only this fort can block the Xiongnu soldiers." ”

"Westward?"

The King of Nawude sneered: "This possibility is too small, there is no need to consider it!" (To be continued.) )