In the cold land city, in the guild hall near the Ji Mansion, there were many more people walking around. It is uninhabited all year round, and only opens every five years when major families routinely come here to form an alliance.

Each of the 10,000 families has a courtyard here, and with the serious illness of the lord this time, these courtyards have also become lively.

In a courtyard closest to the Ji Mansion, Lu Zhan was entertaining two people in the house, namely Ba Zhi, the head of the Ba family, and Qiu Linxuan, the head of the Qiu Lin family.

The three of them didn't need servants, they found a backyard to leave the pavilion, and made tea by themselves.

"Brother Lu, how long can that person last?" Ba Zhi pointed in the direction of the Ji Mansion behind him. Lu Zhan took a sip of the tea bowl and said thoughtfully: "It should be able to last for a while, and the people who ascended to the Heavenly Palace also saw it, and sent a lot of pills, at least they can go to Zhaoqin City." However, the oil has run out and the lamp has withered, and I have specially visited the bed, and my body is as cold as ice, and my mind is already scattered. On a hot day, a charcoal fire will be lit in the house, and the best fire will only sober up for a while. Ba Zhi hesitated for a moment, and closed the tea bowl in his hand,

"If that one leaves, which one are you going to support, is it the eldest or the second." Lu Lie glanced at the tea bowl in front of the other party, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Ba is sure that the lord is not in good health and is ready to cover the coffin, I don't know which one Brother Ba prefers." ”

"I tend to favor Ji Chen, this person is relatively loyal, and he has not entered the path of cultivation, so his control over the province will inevitably be weakened accordingly, which is also good for our various families. As for the restructuring, I am afraid it will be more difficult to promote it. Ba Zhi said bluntly, turning his head to look at Qiu Linxuan beside him,

"What is Brother Chulin's intentions?" Qiu Linxuan was a tall man, and when he heard this, he sneered: "Ji Xin has worked hard for so many years, thinking of making the Ji family last forever like a human race, but in the end, he still fell on his own life and fell into nothing. Saying that, he looked at Lu Lie with a smile,

"The Lu family is the dominant family among my 10,000 households, such an excellent opportunity, I think Brother Lu might as well take the opportunity to take the position and change the owner of this cold Lu City. Our shepherds are who has the biggest fist and who is in power, so why not change the surname and establish a new policy. Lu Lie smiled slightly,

"Brother Ba, you are roasting me on the fire, there are so many thousands of households, how can I be in the Lu family. That's it, this discussion is adjourned. I also think that Ji Chen's position is better, and I have also seen Ji Ye's person, although he has no intention of power, but if he sits in a high position, he will inevitably make waves again. That's good, let's sign a joint letter before going to Zhaoqin City to settle this matter, in case there is a recurrence. At this time, a servant suddenly came to report and handed over a post, saying that Murong Yingge, the head of the Murong family, had visited.

Lu Zhan laughed when he heard this,

"Murong Yingge is here to fight for his son-in-law's position, and he just happened to pull him to study together." Qiu Linxuan twisted his beard and said thoughtfully: "This person is said to have a close relationship with the Ji family, I don't know what he thinks about the restructuring, should I avoid it." Lu Zhan smiled and waved his hand at Qiu Linxuan,

"Brother Qiu Lin doesn't have to worry, it's true that the Murong family and the Ji family are in-laws, but as far as the restructuring is concerned, it is not on the same road. Murong Yingge has been with me for a long time, and once vented his bitterness with me, saying that Ji Xin pressured him to take the lead in agreeing to the reform, and he was quite resentful in his heart. At our point, the interests of the family are the greatest, and a little love for children is nothing. I don't believe that if it involves family affairs, you are reluctant to give up one or two of your children. To tell you the truth, my Lu family and the Murong family have long been allied. Moreover, this man's ambition is no less than that of all of you here. I think everyone has read the history books of the human race, and there are still few cases of those relatives usurping the throne. Hehe, Ji Xin has been tough all his life, but he gave birth to a cowardly son, after he left, the Ji family said that it was not possible to be divided by the Murong family to a lot of power. Ba Zhi sneered: "He took a shortcut, but it's a pity, we are shepherds, this is Kuntianzhou, if you want to play the human race, isn't it unsuitable." If there is a new lord, we must think of reducing the number of guards in various places and reducing the land under the lord's direct jurisdiction. His Murong family either obediently walked the same path with us and got a piece of the pie, or he didn't blame us for taking his territory. Lu Zhan laughed and said,

"Don't worry, Murong Yingge is just a fox, but he can act with pretense of authority, but he has no pillar stone, no matter how much he eats, he can't become a tiger, he will judge the situation."

"By the way, I heard that Ji Bi arrived in Cold Land City yesterday, he is the lord's younger brother, but he came later than us outsiders." Bazhi suddenly remembered something,

"I heard that the position of lord was originally intended to be passed on to Ji Xin, but it was given to Ji Xin because he couldn't practice. He was also exiled to Wuling City to be a small city lord, and this time the Xingshan garrison was said to be to prevent him. Could it be that Ji Bi was angry in his heart, so he came so late. Qiu Linxuan refilled the other two family heads with new tea, and with a flick of his fingers, a buzzing fly landed outside the pavilion,

"Hehe, Ji Bi, a waste. I heard that the reason why he came late this time was because he collected a thousand men and horses from his Wuling City, and handed them all over to Ji Xin to defend Hanlu City in case anything changed. Thinking about how many people he could have in Wuling City, there was an empty shelf left, and he still ran over to see his brother off, and he had never seen such a backboneless person. Lu Lie raised his eyes and glanced at Qiu Linxuan, but he wanted to say something but endured it,

"Be careful, Ji Bi still has ideas. By the way, the three of us are chatting here, and we are still hanging the head of the Murong family outside. He turned his head to the servant and said, "Quickly invite the head of the Murong family to come here, forget it, I'd better go and greet you." The sky gradually darkened, Lu Zhan's face was slightly red, and after sending the other three family heads out of the door, he turned around and returned to his study.

Today, the four of them chatted very happily, and Lu Zhan simply invited the three family heads to a dinner. Between the staggered plans, an offensive and defensive alliance has been decided.

The servant brought a bowl of snow lotus soup and placed it on the table. Lu Zhan grabbed the bowl and scooped it up and ate a few bites, suddenly remembered something, looked up and said,

"Go and call Jia Kui." The servant said yes, turned and went out the door. After a while, Jia Kui came to the study.

When Lu Lie left Cold Land City, considering that Jia Kui was familiar with the city, he left him to serve his father.

In the past few days, Jia Kui has been busy inside and outside, and he is familiar with all the doors in the city, and he is quite neat, which also makes Lu Zhan pay more and more attention to him.

Entering the study, Jia Kui bowed to Lu Zhan,

"Your Excellency." As he spoke, he stepped forward and took down the empty bowl on the table, turned around and handed it to the servant behind him.

Lu Zhan nodded with satisfaction, this kid just has a job in his eyes, but his background is a little worse, otherwise he will be more than enough to be a city lord after a few days of training and making a war exploit or something.

"Jia Kui, I'm going to Zhaoqin City soon, and I don't need your service here. Tomorrow, you will go back, go to the young master, and tell him that before I return, the soldiers and horses cannot be withdrawn, and you must join forces with the Ba family and the Qiulin family to create some momentum, and it is best to bring the Murong family in, so that the Ji family can see our combat strength, know our determination, and save them from thinking about the west. Then contact the farther family, and move together. I heard from the head of the Murong family today, and a few of the Ji family's governors seem to have some ideas, and they want to transfer some of the guards back, but I just let them not dare to transfer the guards without authorization. Remember, to move without breaking, not only makes the Ji family feel pressure, but also can't let them jump off the wall in a hurry. As for whether to send troops in the future, we will discuss it according to the situation when I return from Zhaoqin City. Speaking of this, Lu Zhan thought for a while and instructed: "However, if there is any change in Zhaoqin City, I will directly send troops to take Hanlu City first, and when the time comes, when the province is in chaos, you will decide who will succeed the leader, and our Lu family will take Lu Lie as the next head of the family." The Qiu Lin family is right, those who are virtuous and virtuous are in the upper position, why can my Lu family only be ten thousand households. It's just that now our strength is not enough to subdue the heroes, and we can't be strong, so as not to invite the disaster of extermination, we might as well help others to take the position, as for who it is, Lie'er knows in his heart. I understand. ”

"The villain understands." Jia Kui hurriedly replied.

"Okay, let's go, wait for this incident, don't follow the young master, go to the army to seek a future, just say what I said." Lu Zhan pinched his eyebrows, he was a little tired from going around in the past two days.

Seeing that Jia Kui did not leave, Lu Zhan was a little strange,

"But there's something." Jia Kui's face turned red, and he stepped forward and fell to his knees.

"Thank you for the mercy of the head of the family, the little one will follow him to the death, and follow the work of dogs and horses. It's just that the head of the family also knows that my identity is a little embarrassing, and I went back to pass the message this time, for fear that the young master would suspect it. The little one dared to ask the master of the house to give him a token, so as not to delay the business. ”

"Hehe, that's just as well." Lu Zhan laughed softly, his son is sometimes quite suspicious. casually picked up a knife from the wall and handed it to Jia Kui,

"This knife is my possession, and it has been with me for many years, and he will know it when he sees it to Lie'er. Well, I'll write another letter. As he spoke, he lifted his spirits and wrote a few words to his son.

Jia Kui took the letter, carefully put it in his arms, and quickly stood up,

"The head of the family has worked hard for many days, so rest early, and the little one will definitely deliver the letter."

"Oh. Okay, then it's hard for you. Lu Zhan smiled slightly when he heard this, put down the pen, and motioned for Jia Kui to leave.

"Adults, little farewells." Jia Kui bowed and retreated, and when he arrived at the door, he knelt down and kowtowed again, turned around and went out of the door, and gently closed the door.

"It's also a talent, why can't Lie'er look down on it." Lu Zhan shook his head slightly, ready to read the book again and go to sleep.

Early in the morning of the second day, the sheng xun in the cold land city roared in unison, and a wide golden chariot slowly drove out of the Ji Mansion, and on both sides were guards covered with heavy armor.

At the four corners of the body, there are blazing torch furnaces, which are constantly exposed to the wind, but there is no half of smoke and dust, and can continue to burn for more than a month.

Even so, everyone could still see that there was a faint layer of white gas around the body, and a layer of hoarfrost formed on the carriage.

The servants serving in the carriage were also dressed in thick clothes, and their faces were pale from the cold. The convoy slowly walked out of the city, and there were more than 100 honor guards in front of it to open the way, and the tall flag had a big Ji character on it.

The leaders of the Ji family's nearby branches followed closely behind the golden chariot, and the carriages of the various families followed. As soon as they left the Cold Land City, two heavy horses quickly followed by two columns of heavy horsemen on both sides of the convoy, tightly protecting the convoy in it, and there were a few danghu birds hovering in the sky, alerting the surrounding situation.

Ji Ye sat in the golden brim, looking at his father who was silent, like a candle in the wind, holding a letter tightly in his hand.

Turning his head to look at the undulating grass waves outside the window, he asked softly,

"Is that good?"