Zhu Long is very young, but his eyes are calm and deep, his words and deeds are calm and decent, and he exudes an invisible majesty between his expectations, which makes it easy for people to ignore his age and regard him as a real opponent.

When Tong Guan saw Zhu Long, he immediately lost the idea of fooling him.

He originally planned to accept any conditions, escape from here first, and then turn his face and deny anyone when he returned.

But when he saw Zhu Long, he immediately understood how ridiculous his thoughts were.

Zhu Long is by no means the kind of person who is easy to be deceived, if he feels that he is fooling him, I am afraid that Zhao'an's matter will be yellow, and his fate will be over.

Taking a deep breath, he adjusted his mentality, walked to the vacant seat on the side with square steps, and slowly sat down, Cheng Wanli sat on his left hand side, and Master He sat on the right hand side.

He looked at the two people on the opposite side of Zhu Long.

A middle-aged pedant, with a white leather face and a sparse goatee.

One is a heroic young man with red lips and white teeth, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a heroic appearance. Tong Guan couldn't help but secretly admire that there was such a heroic boy in the anti-thief's den.

Cheng Wanli introduced to him that the scholar was Wu Yong, the military advisor of Zhujiazhuang, and the young man was Zhu Biao, Zhu Long's younger brother, that is, he led 3,000 men and horses to defeat Liu Yanqing's 20,000 army, which made Tong Guan look at Zhu Biao even more.

"Tong Shuxiang, I'm still used to eating and living recently, if there is anything inconsiderate, please forgive me!" Zhu Long said politely.

The corners of Tong Guan's mouth twitched twice, and he forced a smile: "Very good, everything is fine!" ”

"It's good that Tong Shu is satisfied! You might as well stay a few more days, you haven't asked for help from Tong Shu yet! Zhu Long smirked hypocritically.

Cheng Wanli interjected: "Yes, yes, I wish the officials have always admired Tong Shuxiang very much!" ”

Zhu Long nodded and said: "Although I am a grass people, I am loyal and righteous, and I want to serve the country, but fate is a problem, and I make a mistake, so I confront the court and make a big mistake, and I ask the child to know!" ”

"I wish the big officials that since they are loyal and patriotic, and have the heart to change their evil ways and return to the right, the old man is very pleased, and if he can do this, it will also be a beautiful talk!"

Tong Guan looked relieved and said, "I don't know what the officials ask for?" ”

"I wish that as a native of Dongping Mansion, it is difficult to leave his homeland, and he has the heart to benefit his hometown, and he is willing to Yongzhen Dongping Mansion and share his worries for the court!"

Zhu Long's face was righteous and awe-inspiring, which made the corners of Tong Guan's mouth twitch.

Hmph, at a young age, his face is so thick, it's really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves!

Tong Guan looked embarrassed and said, "I wish the officials to be so young that they have such ambitions, which is admirable." It's just that Dongping Mansion is not far from Tokyo, and even if the old man tries his best to mediate, he may not be able to convince the emperor and courtiers! ”

Wu Yong suddenly spoke: "I don't know what Master Tong proposes?" ”

His voice was unhurried, gentle and flat.

"This-" Tong Guan finally knew that Zhu Long was difficult, he didn't see a rabbit or a hawk, it's not easy to fool!

He wanted to agree casually first, and then turn his face and deny anyone when he went back. But he didn't dare, if Zhu Long and the others saw through their thoughts, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Tong Guan pondered for a long time and said, "Then the old man will speak bluntly!" According to the practice of the imperial court, if the officials of Zhu Daguan want to be an official in Dongping Mansion, I am afraid that they can only serve as the capital eunuch. ”

The faces of the three Zhu Long changed, and before they had a seizure, Tong Guan hurriedly said: "The old man also thinks that this is too wronged Zhu Daguan!" ”

"That Wang Huan was also a hero of the green forest, isn't he now a noble envoy?" Zhu Biao suddenly said coldly.

In the last battle, Wang Huan successively fought Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, and Guan Sheng, the three top masters of the Zhu family, and his martial arts have been recognized by the Zhu family.

Moreover, in the midst of the chaos, he fought his way out of the encirclement and escaped, which shows his high martial arts and rich battlefield experience.

Seeing Zhu Biao mention Wang Huan, Cheng Wanli came forward to explain: "The three officials don't know, although Wang Huan fell into the grass at the beginning, he did not attack the state capital like Guizhuang. Moreover, after he defected to the imperial court, he joined the army, fought bravely, and made many military exploits. ”

Suddenly, he paused, as if hesitating, and then continued: "Although the post of Jiedu envoy is of a very high grade, it is only a Jilu official, and has no actual authority. ”

Cheng Wanli's words have three meanings, one is that Zhujiazhuang attacked the state capital, defeated the officials and soldiers, and committed a serious crime. The second is that he did not make meritorious contributions to the court like Wang Huan, and Tong Guan was not good at asking for officials for them. The third is that the prefect's authority is too heavy, and they are not worthy of it.

"Humph!" Zhu Biao's face turned to the side, and he said gloomily: "Wang Huan must not have captured a court official like us!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Tong Guan and Cheng Wanli's faces were ugly, and they once again realized their situation.

Cheng Wanli had to say something, Tong Guan waved his hand.

"The position of prefect has always been held by civil officials, this is the practice of this dynasty, not to mention the officials, even the emperor cannot change it, otherwise it will be unanimously opposed by the ministers! Even if the official agrees, he can't do it, that is tantamount to deceiving the officials! Please also wish the officials another condition! ”

"Then let's do it!" Zhu Long's eyelids drooped, and his face was expressionless.

Tong Guan smiled wryly, "Although the Jiedu envoy is a false position, he is also from the second grade, and he is considered to be the top of the generals!" Even if I had the heart, I couldn't make a promise! ”

Although he was rejected by Tong Guan twice in a row, Zhu Biao was angry, stood up, held the table with both hands, leaned forward, and was aggressive.

"That's not good, that's not good, Master Tong, you look down on us, right?"

"You have won the trust of the Zhao official family, you have been in charge of the military for more than 20 years, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, how many generals and prefects are from your disciples!"

"Others don't say it, let's talk about Lord Cheng, he was originally just a gentleman in your mansion, but he was appreciated by Lord Tong and rose all the way to the position of prefect."

"At that time, Su University Scholar was so famous and knowledgeable, and it took more than ten years to become the prefect, and the relationship of Master Cheng was more powerful than Su University Scholar?"

"There are also Yumei and Bi Sheng, with that little ability, they can be the Flying Dragon General and the Flying Tiger General, if it weren't for the Tong Adult, they would have worked hard to be a commander!"

Zhu Biao lost his temper, making Tong Guan and the three of them silent.

"Don't be rude!" Zhu Long waved his hand and asked Zhu Biao to sit down.

But anyone can see that Zhu Long himself is also very angry, but he just holds back his anger, which makes Tong Guan and Cheng Wanli feel quite embarrassed.

"I don't know if Zhu is qualified to be the commander of any road?"

Zhu Long's tone was very flat, and Du Tong could clearly feel the danger in it, so how dare he not agree.

And this position is not too high, if you work hard, you can still operate, such as sending it to remote areas, but Zhu Long will not agree.

"Yes, yes, but ......," Tong Guan hesitated.

"It seems that the child has a difficulty?" Zhu Long asked lightly.

"This ......" Tong Guan does have difficulties, and the head of the soldiers and horses is also very different. It's okay if it's a remote area, but it's impossible to stick to Jingxi Road.

Because the seat of Jingxi Road is Nanjing Yingtianfu, and the political status is extraordinary, if he proposes to let a Zhao'an anti-thief leader serve as the head of Yingtianfu's soldiers and horses, then he will be scolded as an old dog by the Manchu civil and military.

"Tong Shu Xiang does have difficulties." There was a voice next to him that was neither humble nor arrogant.

Tong Guan turned his head in surprise and looked over, it was Master He who had never spoken.

For this person, he only met before entering this room, according to Cheng Wanli, it was his former master, who now helps him run errands and is responsible for the liaison with Zhu Long and others.

It's just an errand runner, and he doesn't pay attention to this person.

What he didn't know was that it was not Cheng Wanli who brought Master He to participate in the negotiations, but Zhujiazhuang asked for it, on the grounds that they had been talking to Master He and only trusted him.

Otherwise, Cheng Wanli would never let Master He appear in front of Tong Guan.

A little master dared to face Zhu Long's coercion, saying that he "really had difficulties", either recklessly or courageously.

Master He looked at Tong Guan and bowed slightly, which was considered to have been asked.

Then he looked at Zhu Long and said: "Zhu Daguanren, Sanguanren, Wu Junshi, the three of them may not know, the court has the rules of the court, and many rules are helpless even for the emperor, let alone Tongda?" ”

"Master Tong rejected Zhu Daguanren's conditions three times and twice, which is a manifestation of his sincerity! No matter how hard you try to force each other, it won't help! ”

"It's better to take a step back, everyone thinks in one place, and works hard in one place, how to strive for the greatest interests for the officials under the premise of realizing Zhao'an!"

Zhu Long and Wu Yong listened to it, felt that it made sense, and nodded slightly.

Zhu Biao had an expression of "believe in you as a ghost", and his face was tilted to the side.

Seeing this, Master He continued: "Since I wish the senior officials to agree with Zaixia's thoughts, then Zai Xia will be open and honest. ”

"The position of the manager, the child can be satisfied. But not on Jingxi Road! ”

Zhu Biao's eyes widened, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Why? ”

"The military states on the east and west roads of Beijing are the borders of the capital division, if you are here, I am afraid that the emperor will not be able to sleep well, and he will always think about your threat, which is not good for you! It's better to go to a remote area, anyway, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and everyone is out of sight and out of mind. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Biao was speechless and hung his head.

Zhu Long and Wu Yong listened carefully, obviously speaking to their hearts.

"Besides—we're all on our own in this room, so I'll call a spade a spade!" Master He brought the relationship closer with a word, and the two opposing negotiators turned into grasshoppers on the same boat.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Zhu Long raised his hand and motioned for him to speak.

"I wish the big officials to be brave and good at fighting, the two officials are in charge, the Wu military division is resourceful, and I wish the elite of the family army to be unparalleled......"

Master He first slapped a sycophant, and then said: "You have crisscrossed Dongping Mansion, Lingzhou, and Gaotang Prefecture, defeated several officers and soldiers in a row, and the momentum was very great, and you also killed Gao Lian, the governor of Gaotang Prefecture, Dong Ping, the head of Qingzhou soldiers and horses, and Li Cheng, the governor of Daimyo's Mansion, and now you have killed Bi Sheng, the general of the Flying Tiger, and there are countless officers who have surrendered......

Master He's words made the three of Zhu Long very comfortable to listen to, and a sense of pride arose.

"But-" As soon as these two words came out of Master He's mouth, Zhu Long knew that so many sycophants in front of him were nonsense!

However, in the eyes of the imperial court, this is a big crime committed by Zhujiazhuang! The court will definitely hate you and will not let you go easily. If you don't have the slightest merit, and you still want to be promoted and make a fortune, the court will definitely not agree! Even if Tong Guan agreed, it would be in vain. ”

"So, you're just kidding us?" Zhu Biao's face was not good.

Tong Guan and Cheng Wanli's faces changed, this Master He said it well before, why did he suddenly say such a thing, what is "white ride"? People are talking to us like this!

"Definitely!" Master He shook his head and said, "Master Tong will naturally try his best to help you, but you also have to make war exploits in order to block other people's mouths!" ”

Wu Yong snorted coldly and said, "Meritorious service? The relationship is to let us be pawns and kill each other with other green forest heroes! It's a good calculation to let us die without wasting a single soldier! ”

Zhu Long didn't say a word, and his eyes fell on Tong Guan.

Tong Guan felt a lot of pressure, and said stubbornly: "You can give a capital supervisor first, and then I will do my best to let you make war achievements, and justifiably seal the position of 'head of soldiers and horses'." ”

Zhu Long still didn't speak, and his face showed dissatisfaction.

Of course, he still accepted it in his heart. Think about Song Jiang, conquering Liao, conquering Tianhu, Wang Qing, and Fang La, and making so many military exploits, only to get the position of "Chief of Soldiers and Horses in Chuzhou".

And he didn't do anything, he got a position as a capital eunuch, what's not to be satisfied with?

Negotiations have reached an impasse.

Master He rolled his eyes, suddenly got up and left his seat, and walked to the end of the long table, and everyone's surprised eyes fell on him.

"Please forgive He Wen for being arrogant, listen to me! Official positions or something, they are all small profits in front of them, and Tong adults also have their own grand causes! ”

"Master Tong has already reorganized his troops and horses, ready to go out to conquer Liao, recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun, fulfill my Great Song Dynasty's centennial wish, and make immortal achievements! Unexpectedly, Fang La's rebellion dragged down the pace of Tong Daren, and he had to return to his division to quell the chaos. ”

"However, in addition to Fang La, there are also Hebei Tianhu and Huaixi Wang Qing's disciples who occupy the state capital and set themselves up as kings, and I don't know when they will be pacified."

"What's more, pressing the gourd to float the scoop, even if these people are leveled, will there be other people gathering to rebel, when will Lord Tong's plan to conquer Liao be carried out? Jin Guo won't wait! They will swallow all the sixteen states of Yanyun, and it will be difficult to take them back when the time comes! ”

"According to the students, Master Tong needs to wish a fierce general like Daguan to calm the rear, so that you can conquer Liao with peace of mind and have no worries!"

After Master He said what Tong Guan was thinking, he looked at Zhu Long again.

"With all due respect, any official position at the moment is vain for the Zhu officials, and the Zhu officials have no foundation in the court, and the emperor can give it with one word, or take it from one word. What the big officials need most are allies and backers in the court! ”.

When talking about "allies and backers", Master He raised his hand and pointed at Tong Guan.

Zhu Long and Tong Guan's eyes lit up at the same time.