Chapter 420: Donghai City's Scheme
Although such an ending is surprising, it is actually reasonable.
Shen Kuang and Su Yao, the two were probably destined to have such an ending from the beginning of their encounter, some people expected it, but no one could quit halfway. But until the end, when both of them were deep and couldn't extricate themselves, they had to do the most ruthless parting.
Heaven is like this, always likes to peel those good things apart into pieces, and finally let us patch them together.
If you think about it, maybe that's how each of us came here.
Shen Guo thought through many things in one night, while Lin Wanzhao and Jiang Ning became the best sisters in one night.
The personalities of the two are actually independent and self-contained, Lin Wanzhao is, and Jiang Ning is even more.
But the two of them with such personalities are safe and sound in getting along, but they feel more and more that the other party is very in line with their hearts.
It's not that the two are naturally attracted to each other, but someone should always take a step back when they get along, Jiang Ning knows, and Lin Wanzhao, who is her sister, also knows.
Naturally, most of the exchanges between the two revolved around Shen Qian, and they didn't say much about Su Yao.
It is said that Su Yao and Shen Jing have been together for the longest time, because of the relationship between their original identities, they also know each other the most, if it hadn't happened, Su Yao and Shen Jing would definitely have a good result, and before them.
Jiang Ning, who was lying on the bed, said softly, "Sister, what do you think of Shen Jing?"
Lin Wanzhao said lightly when she heard this: "Is my sister still worried about him, worried that he has something to say in his heart and won't tell us?"
Jiang Ning didn't deny it, she was just worried about Shen Qian, so she nodded and said, "I've been with him for a long time, and I know what kind of character he is. It was precisely because he was not completely relieved that he did not say it, and if he had seen it, he would have told us naturally."
Lin Wanzhao said: "After all, they have gone through the most difficult period together, and none of us can replace it."
Jiang Ning naturally knew this, and she had complicated thoughts about this matter and even about Su Yao.
As a woman, Jiang Ning actually sympathized with Su Yao's plight, but from Shen Jing's point of view, she couldn't relieve Shen Jing.
Jiang Ning said slowly: "It's all a trick of fate, in fact, Su Yao is also a hard-working person. I deliberately asked someone to investigate her when it happened, and some things were changed to me, and I might have the same choice."
Lin Wanzhao heard this: "But you're worried about Shen Qian, so you can't forgive her, right?"
Jiang Ning nodded silently when she heard this, but did not speak.
Seeing this, Lin Wanzhao said again: "That Miss Su has actually always loved Shen Jing, I saw it when I saw her for the first time today, and that kind of look can't be hidden. Her love for Shen Jing is very complicated, because she feels indebted, so she is a little afraid to face Shen Jing."
The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear.
Lin Wanzhao and Jiang Ning could both understand this matter, but they chose not to do it for Shen Jing and Su Yao.
After a while, Jiang Ning looked at Lin Wanzhao and said, "Sister, is my reaction too big?"
Lin Wanzhao smiled slightly when she heard this, "It's not big at all. My sister is like this because she likes him, and if he pretends not to know, then we will ignore him together."
Hearing this, Jiang Ning also laughed, yes, ignore him together.
Among the several people, Lin Wanzhao was the oldest, so Jiang Ning naturally regarded Lin Wanzhao as a big sister during the chat.
Lin Wanzhao immediately took Jiang Ning's hand and said slowly: "Shen Guan, he has not been easy to go this way, his sister has helped him the most, even if his sister is angry with him about this matter, he should be angry. However, sister, don't worry too much, Shen Guo is not the kind of person who can't see things clearly, he just needs time to face it, and the same is true for that Miss Su."
Jiang Ning nodded when she heard this, "Sister, I can save all this. I'm not afraid he'll change his mind, I'm just worried that he'll get hurt again."
Lin Wanzhao said with a smile: "I will come to tell him tomorrow that I must let him understand his sister's intentions and let him accompany his sister more
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Hearing this, Jiang Ning's cheeks suddenly turned red, in front of Lin Wanzhao, she had already accepted the posture of a big woman, and now she was just a little girl, how could she stand such a joke.
Jiang Ning immediately replied: "Accompany my sister more, you haven't seen him for so long, he doesn't accompany his sister, I'll talk about him."
After Jiang Ning finished speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Anyway, it's nothing more than fault to blame Shen Jing, who let this be a love debt he provoked.
"By the way, sister, I may have to go back tomorrow to see Uncle Han, and there are still things waiting for me to deal with over there. Let him spend time with his sister for the rest of the year." Jiang Ning also laughed.
Hearing Jiang Ning mention Shen Qian's senior uncle, Lin Wanzhao asked curiously, "Sister, will this Senior Uncle Han be difficult to get along with?"
Jiang Ning smiled when she heard this: "Sister, don't worry, Senior Han is known as a medical saint in the rivers and lakes, and he has a bad face for Shen but is very good to us, I believe that when my sister meets Senior Han, he will also be very enthusiastic." There is also a younger sister named Shi Yu who is with Senior Han, and my sister probably knows that it was Shen Guo who provoked him anyway. Sister Shiyu is very cute, and I believe my sister will like it too."
This night, Jiang Ning and Lin Wanzhao chatted until late at night before they could sleep.
When it was really time for everything to be silent, many people had fallen asleep under the moonlight, and only Su Yao and Uncle Tao Zhong set foot on the way home.
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On the Eastern Front, although the advance of the imperial army was later met with strong resistance from the rebels, the overall situation was relatively strong for the imperial court.
Guanfeng County, Yulou City.
The army of the imperial court had a head-on conflict with the rebels here not long ago, and it has to be said that Hou Jing, the county lieutenant who was born in the army, was a character, and under his arrangement, the 10,000 imperial army failed to take this small city for half a day.
The disadvantage of the two families is actually obvious, that is, there is a gap between the number and strength of the army and the imperial army.
Therefore, as the war entered the white-hot stage, the two families began to gradually force the common people to enlist in Guanfeng County and the entire eastern region to cope with the shortage of troops.
But how can these ordinary people who have not undergone systematic training compete with the regular army of the imperial court, so they are basically cannon fodder when they go to the battlefield.
This practice of the two families not only caused the people in Guanfeng County to complain, but also made Dugu Chong and the imperial army hateful.
At the forefront of the battlefield, the two great families would often force ordinary people to go to the forefront in response to the first offensive of the imperial army.
But the front-line generals also knew that these people were just ordinary people, and for a while, the rhythm of the imperial army's attack was disrupted.
But even so, Dugu Chong and a group of civil officials sent by the imperial court had to order no more attacks.
In the area controlled by the two families, the people's lives that were not affected by the original were finally broken, countless men were forced to join the battlefield, and scenes of wives being separated abounded.
As for the East China Sea City, the two families have actually been eyeing each other for a long time.
There is a force to be reckoned with in Donghai City, and if this power is used properly, it will exert unexpected energy. And you can unite with the Cui clan's black sword attendant to fight against the harassment of the building outside the building.
In Donghai City, in a luxurious building, four people are sitting around a square table drinking and eating.
The piano sounded in the room, and there were several good-looking maids waiting.
Between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the four of you came and went, laughing constantly, and said politely one sentence after another.
Not long after, one of the young men smiled and said, "Lord Zhao, how are things going for tomorrow?"
The middle-aged man named Zhao Zhe narrowed his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Cui Gongzi, don't worry, everything has been arranged, and I am not afraid that they will not cooperate obediently afterwards."
After Zhao Zhe finished speaking, the young man turned to look at the other person beside him, "Then Qingzuo will play to his heart's content tomorrow."
This person seems to be none other than Shen Qingzuo, who is about to break through the three levels tomorrow.
In addition to Shen Qingzuo, one of the other three is Zhao Zhe, the county commander of the Donghai City Government, and the other is Cui Minglang, the son of the Cui clan of Qinghe.
There is also a person named Chang Zixing, who comes from a well-known Jianghu family in Donghai City, the Chang family. The first level of tomorrow's three passes is Chang Zixing's action to stop Shen Qingzuo.
The two major families have long been interested in the fat of Donghai City, and after the two families got into trouble, at the beginning, Donghai City was indeed as the old shopkeeper Qian Jin said, and few people cared about this matter.
But, in the end, there will be someone who can't resist the temptation.
As the war on the front line continued to tighten, the two major families wanted to gather the entire Jianghu forces in Donghai City for their ownership, and the reward was naturally extremely rich, making it difficult not to be greedy.
Although Shen Qingzuo's identity has been confirmed by the government, there are still many people who are skeptical, but this does not affect him to break through the three levels as a member of the Shen family.
The wolf's ambition was also exposed.
If the two major families want to merge the Jianghu forces of Donghai City, they must nominate one or several Jianghu families who can speak, such as the alliance forces of the five major families of the East China Sea back then.
Of course, not all families will be willing to be the lackeys of the Qinghe Cui clan and the Qizhou Gao clan, and if these are unwilling, the two families want to convey an attitude to them through tomorrow's three passes.
As for the method of attitude transmission and whether the rest of the family will accept it, the few people present tonight seem to have a good idea.
Many people know that Shen Qingzuo is in the camp of the two major families, once he is really allowed to gain a foothold in Donghai City as the Shen family, then in the future, under the secret operation of the two families, there will definitely be more people with unknown circumstances to join in. Then slowly, the original distribution of power in Donghai City will be broken, and the Shen family that rises again will only be the lackeys of the two families, and Donghai City will no longer be Donghai City.
The first level of tomorrow's three levels is Chang Zixing, which belongs to their own people.
But the last two levels are all families that stand on the opposite side of the two families, and they will not let Shen Qingzuo easily break through.
After a while, Chang Zixing raised his glass to toast the other three, and he said with a smile, "As long as the Sui family and the Zhou family are resolved tomorrow, the rest of the family will not dare to obstruct it like this."
Cui Minglang said, "There is a lot of pressure on us from the front-line Dugu Chongbu, so there is not much time left for us. Senior Chang, Lord Zhao, and Brother Qingzuo, the affairs of Donghai City need to be faster. Moreover, our contact with the Langyu Wang clan has been hindered a lot by the Louwailou Building, and the above also intends to use Donghai City as a stronghold to connect with Nanliang in the future, if we want to stabilize the situation or even succeed, the help of the Langyu Wang clan is very important, and you should also be able to see that the relationship is very strong."
After Cui Minglang finished speaking, the three of them should claim to be.
Compared with the imperial court, the power available to the two major families is still too small, and the Xianbei Murong Department was blocked by the imperial court outside Jibei Pass, which made the two major families, which were already somewhat stretched, even worse.
Half of Guanfeng County had already been captured by Dugu Chong, but relying on Hou Jing's battle line to shrink and send innocent people to the battlefield, it successfully blocked the continued eastward advance of the imperial army and gave the two families time to breathe.
On the side of the Langyu Wang family, Xiao Tong, the crown prince who escaped, was originally preparing to do something in Langyu County, but gradually he found that he was constrained a lot, and many things he wanted to do could not be carried out, and Xiao Tong gradually realized that something was wrong.
The Langyu Wang clan is now focused on aiding the two major families of the Great Wei, and it can be said that they have spared no effort, and others do not know only they know, because only in this way can the Wang family be preserved.