Zhujiazhuang, late at night in winter.

The north wind was howling outside, and a lone lamp was like a bean on the table of the eight immortals in the room.

The cold wind penetrated through the cracks in the doors and windows, and the dim light flickered on and off, making the expressions of the four men at the table even more blurred.

One of them sits high in the main seat, with his back against the back wall.

Under the shadow of the lamp, his body is strong, his face is resolute, his facial features are cold, and his edges and corners are sharp, like a carved stone statue.

Occasionally, when the lights are on, you can see that he is Zhu Long.

The person on the left is slender and thin, and it is Wu Yong.

The scribe on the left is calm and capable, but it is Xu Guanzhong.

In this ordinary hut, the lord of Zhujiazhuang and the two major military divisions were gathered, obviously plotting to discuss major secrets!

And sitting opposite Zhu Long, the middle-aged scribe was Master He Wen.

He was originally the master of Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Mansion, but he was bought by Zhu Long and made many great contributions to Zhu Long.

Later, he performed well in the "rescue" of Tong Guan, and was favored by Tong Guan and taken to Tokyo.

However, on this cold and lonely night, he suddenly came to Zhujiazhuang again and appeared in front of Zhulong.

"Master He, you came in the middle of the night in the wind and snow, I don't know what is urgent?" Zhu Long asked with concern.

He Wen's heart warmed, and he said calmly: "I came here, not only on the orders of Tong Shuxiang, but also on my own will!" ”

"Oh?"

"Presumably, Zhu Daguan and Wu Junshi have already learned the news that Zhao Liangji has arrived in Jeju, right?"

Zhu Long nodded.

"Zhao Liangsi is a person who is Tong Shuxiang!" After He Wen finished speaking, he was not surprised to see them, and he knew that they already knew.

He went on to say: "Zhao Liangsi's condition is that you accept the imperial court's recruitment, and seal the blessing of the great officials to recruit envoys to Jiangnan and conquer Fangla. ”

Zhu Long suddenly asked: "What kind of product is this 'Jiangnan Recruiting Envoy'?" ”

He Wen was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "No product!" ”

Nothing?

Zhu Long was stunned, he was not a monkey, of course he knew that Wupin was not the biggest, but literally - there was no grade!

"Do you want me to go to Fangla?" Zhu Long pretended to be surprised, and then laughed, and the laughter was full of sarcasm.

When Zhu Long's laughter stopped, He Wen spoke: "This is Zhao Liangsi's condition. ”

"Oh? This is not a decision of the imperial court? Wu Yong heard the meaning of the words.

"Yes!" He Wen didn't sell it, and said directly: "The emperor said to Tong Shuxiang in private, as long as you let go of Caoyun, everything else can be discussed." ”

Zhu Long, Wu Yong, and Xu Guanzhong looked at each other and smiled, sure enough, Cao Yun was the lifeblood of the emperor.

It seems that the emperor is the person who needs money the most in the world, and he has to pay money to hundreds of officials and pay food and salary to the army, and without money, the dynasty will be difficult to sustain.

Xu Guanzhong asked, "Does that Tong have an explanation?" ”

"Dare to ask this gentleman's name?" He Wenchi asked, he had not met Xu Guanzhong yet, and the two did not know each other.

Zhu Long introduced: "He is the right army division and marching staff officer, and his surname is Xu Guanzhong!" ”

"It turned out to be Xu Junshi, who has admired the name for a long time!" He Wen was polite, in fact, he had never heard of Xu Guanzhong.

Xu Guanzhong smiled and arched his hand and nodded in return.

"Master Tong said, there is no need to ask for Fang La, Tian Hu and Wang Qing can also do it. If the Great Officials are willing to conquer Fang La, you don't need to be the main attacking force, you just need to approach from the north. ”

"After the war, he will give you a credit, and then you can be knighted!"

He couldn't see through He Wen's true thoughts.

Zhu Long had never trusted He Wen, a person who betrayed his owner for money, how could he be loyal to himself.

Now that he has climbed the high branch of Tong Guan again, seeing that the future is bright, the relationship between him and Zhujiazhuang has become a thorn in his heart.

"What is Master He's opinion?" Zhu Long asked tentatively.

He Wen was silent for a long time, as if he was brewing a speech, suddenly raised his head, and said solemnly: "The big officials see that Your Majesty and Taishi Cai are evil, and the scholars and others don't like your past of resisting the government, only Tong Shuxiang admires you very much, he is in a high position, and he can bless and promote you!" ”

Zhu Long nodded and said in a deep voice: "What you say is reasonable!" I have made a secret covenant with him, and you know it. ”

"Time has changed, after Zhao'an, the big officials must not meet Tong Shu before the matter of the covenant, the past things, should be forgotten, or forget, this is good for everyone!" He Wen's words are meaningful.

"It's nature!" Zhu Long smiled.

He Wen wanted to speak and stopped.

Wu Yong said: "We are old friends, Master He might as well speak up if he has something to say!" ”

"I wish the great officials may wish to worship Tong Shuxiang as their father-in-law!" When He Wen said this, he carefully observed Zhu Long's expression.

Zhu Long was stunned for a moment, and then laughed twice.

This is actually not humiliating to him, there are more people in the army who want Tong Guan to be his son, and the queue can be lined up from Tokyo to Luoyang.

"If a big official can become the son of Tong Shuxiang, he will be able to show his strength in the future, make meritorious contributions, and become an official and a knight!"

"What kind of person is Tong Shuxiang, how can he look down on Zhu?"

"That's what the Prime Minister meant!"

Zhu Long pretended to have no intention of asking and asked, "Tong Shuxiang, his old man, everything is okay?" ”

"The cardinal is in good health, and he is favored by His Majesty, everything is fine!"

Xu Guanzhong suddenly chuckled and said lightly: "Tong Shuxiang is not in Tokyo now, right?" ”

He Wen was startled and almost stood up, but quickly returned to normal, and smiled casually: "Xu Junshi is really like a god!" The Prime Minister went to Gangnam! ”

Gangnam?

Zhu Long instantly understood!

After He Wen left, a sneer appeared on the corner of Zhu Long's mouth, and he asked Wu Yongdao, "Military Master, why did he come here?" ”

Wu Yong smiled and said, "He is dissociating himself from us!" ”

"Break it off?"

"He made the lord forget the past, just to cut off the past, let's not mention the unbearable things of his past."

Zhu Long was silent for a while, and said: "He has also made contributions to us, everyone should get together and disperse, leave some affection, and see each other in the future." You tell him tomorrow and reassure him that we won't trouble him anymore! ”

"Yes!"

Xu Guanzhong asked out loud: "What is the lord's plan to do about Zhao'an?" ”

"What do you think?" Zhu Long asked rhetorically.

"The subordinates feel that they should annex the weaker Tian Hu and Wang Qing, and leave the hard bone of Fang La to the imperial court to gnaw."

Zhu Long was noncommittal, and suddenly said, "I want to see Fang Jie tomorrow!" ”

……

Fang Jie stood at the bottom of the hall, his hands clenched into fists, and glared angrily at Zhu Long.

He also knew that the minister of the imperial court had arrived.

These days, he has been patiently waiting for Zhu Long to make up his mind, but he has waited for the worst news.

He felt that he had been deceived by Zhu Long!

"I didn't expect the dignified Dragon King to be untrustworthy!" He said angrily.

"Dare to be rude!" Bian Xiang, who was standing at the foot of the steps, shouted angrily, pressing his right hand on the handle of the knife, his body tensed, and he made a gesture of rushing forward at any time.

Zhu Long got up and went down the steps, stretched out his hand to stop Bian Xiang, looked at Fang Jie calmly, and said lightly: "What did I promise General Fang?" ”

"You ......" Fang Jie was speechless for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, Zhu Long really didn't promise anything, but just said that he would discuss it with his brothers.

Zhu Long's face softened, and he said with a little apology: "I really don't want to see the world in chaos, the people are displaced, and I don't want my brothers to shed blood. In order for everyone to live in peace, the hegemony of the emperor I gave up is also worth it! ”

Bian Xiang was moved, the lord is really kind-hearted, and his righteousness is thin!

With such an initiative, my old Bian was willing to die in battle.

But Fang Jie looked disdainful and snorted coldly: "Woman's benevolence! I think you're greedy for glory and riches! Even if I looked away, I thought you were a big hero like my imperial uncle! ”

"I'm leaving!"

He shook his hand, turned and left.

"General Fang stays!" Zhu Long shouted.

Fang Jie paused, turned around and said angrily: "What? Do you still want to arrest me as a step into the body? ”

Zhu Long was not angry, and said calmly: "I just want to tell you that the imperial court has secretly sent more elite soldiers and fierce generals to encircle and suppress the Holy Prince's generals, and the privy envoy Tong Guan personally commands it!" ”

"And how is the battle going?" Fang Jie's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked.

Zhu Long shook his head, "I only learned the news last night. ”

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the council hall, and the guards outside the door came in and reported: "Qiqi Dragon King, someone wants to see General Fang Jie!" ”

"Let him in!"

Everyone looked out the door, only to see a majestic man covered in blood-stained armor and tattered rushing in, his eyes bloodshot.

"Zhang Jinren?" Fang Jie was surprised, this person turned out to be Zhang Jinren, a fierce general under Fang La's privy envoy Lu Shinang, and one of the twelve gods of Jiangnan.

"Major General, it's not good! Hangzhou was surrounded by officers and regiments and was in danger. The Holy Father's general sent many generals to break through the siege and come to you to help the soldiers! ”