"Brother Zhu, why didn't the Nanhuai Army attack today?" On the city wall, an old man leaned on the wall and watched, and asked puzzledly.

Zhu Ce sat on the vermilion chair, picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Heh, with Lingyue Pavilion here, even if they call, it will be in vain." ”

The old man smiled and nodded: "What Brother Zhu said is true." ”

The old man is nearly seventy years old, Zhu Ce is only forty, if you talk about seniority, the old man is even taller, but at this time he called Zhu Ce "Brother Zhu", which is really surprising. And there are dozens of other families standing around, all of them are old men, one by one, eager to try, it seems that they want to come up and compliment, but they haven't had a chance yet.

As he was talking, Liu Zhiyun walked down the steps step by step from under the city wall and slowly walked up the city wall.

"Pavilion Master Liu, why didn't you bring a disciple here? Even if the Nanhuai army didn't attack, you have to be careful to take precautions. When Zhu Ce saw Liu Zhiyun, he finally got up from his chair.

"Patriarch Zhu, Liu came to discuss something with you." Liu Zhiyun endured the unhappiness in his heart, and said with a smile, "The war is in full swing, and the people don't have a peaceful life." It just so happened that yesterday, the disciples in the sect met Master Yi from the imperial court. Master Yi is kind-hearted, and invites him to be a guarantor, and comes to persuade the two parties to reconcile, and he will be at the north gate early tomorrow morning, and he hopes that Patriarch Zhu will prepare early. ”

"This? Who made you advocate and vouch for yourself? When did I agree to a settlement? As a guarantee, what kind of thing are you? Zhu Ce was furious and pointed at Liu Zhiyun and asked.

Liu Zhiyun said that it was "discussion", but in fact it was just a "notice", and as soon as he finished speaking, he wanted to leave, not wanting to anger Zhu Ce. Liu Zhiyun turned around and looked at Zhu Ce's finger pointing at him, and his face, which was still a little smiling, was terrifyingly gloomy at this time.

"Is Patriarch Zhu talking to Liu?" Liu Zhiyun's left hand quietly touched the thin sword on his waist, and the sword was half an inch out of the sheath.

Zhu Ce naturally noticed Liu Zhiyun's subtle movements, quietly put his hand down, and turned his head: "Anyway, at least you should discuss it with me." ”

"Isn't it just a matter of discussing with you now?" Liu Zhiyun let go of his left hand, put his sword back in its sheath, turned around and walked down the steps, leaving the city wall.

Zhu Ce trembled with anger, and only then did he notice that he was still holding a teacup in his hand, slammed it to the ground, and roared angrily at the clan elders behind him: "Is she discussing with me?" Is she negotiating? Our Zhu family spent so much money to raise such a white-eyed wolf! ”

The people were silent, and for a long time, you look at me, I look at you, and they all shouted back to their people, and left the city wall one by one, and hurried home after leaving the city. On the city wall for a moment, only Zhu Ce and the people surnamed Zhu were still left.

Zhu Ce didn't stop it, the Nanhuai family has survived for a hundred years, relying on the way of the left and right, these people are afraid that they will go back to discuss with the clan and prepare what to do next.

Zhu Ce took a few deep breaths, stabilized his mind, and calculated in his heart. Ling Yue Pavilion is afraid that it will be unreliable, if there is no Ling Yue Pavilion, relying on his own clansmen, as well as the defenders of Hangcheng, if he wants to block the 30,000 Nanhuai army, it will be a fool's dream.

"The two cities of Lingyue Pavilion and Yijia are neutral, and Hangzhou alone will definitely not be able to defeat Su City. If you want to talk about reconciliation, I don't know how the old fox will open his mouth... How can this be good..."Zhu Ce slumped in his chair, thinking about what to do.

"Patriarch, let's have a bowl of chicken soup..."A clansman surnamed Zhu brought a bowl of chicken soup and came to Zhu Ce.

Zhu Ce overturned the chicken soup and yelled, "Get out!" Get out! Don't bother me! The people surnamed Zhu were startled, and no one dared to come forward to talk, so they hurriedly ran down the city wall. The city wall was empty, and only Zhu Ce was sitting on a chair alone, his eyes blank, and he didn't know what to do.

"Yo, it's a shame that such a fresh chicken soup was overturned like this." A word of admiration came from behind, and a figure flashed to Zhu Ce's side like a ghost, picked up the broken bowl on the ground, and drank the remaining chicken soup in the bowl. After drinking, I don't forget to sip my mouth, and I don't dislike it at all.

Zhu Ce came back to his senses, immediately stood up, picked up a waist knife that had been discarded on the ground when everyone was busy just now, raised the knife to the comer, and asked, "Who is it?" You can also come from above the city walls? ”

After drinking the chicken soup, the visitor sat down honestly, leaned against the pillars of the city tower, basked in the sun and said, "Oh, Lingyue Pavilion is no longer fighting, what is this." ”

Zhu Ce moved quietly under his feet and changed his position, only then did he see the person who came. A middle-aged man, dressed in tattered clothes, dotted with mud, and although his beard is not long, he is not tidy up and entangled because of the mess, which is clearly a beggar!

"Who the hell are you?" Zhu Ce asked.

The visitor glanced up at Zhu Ce, then hugged the two dirty hands together, bowed and said with a smile: "The beggar gang protector elder, the little one is surnamed Tang, and the Zhu patriarch is polite." ”

"Elder of the Beggar Gang? I haven't heard of it, which small sect is it? "Zhu Ce saw that the person who came was quite polite, and he still recognized himself, dirty is dirty, but there is no danger, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Thinking of this, Zhu Ce threw down the waist knife in his hand and straightened his clothes, since he recognized himself, his face still needed to be maintained.

Elder Tang was not angry, and then said with a smile: "It's normal for Patriarch Zhu not to recognize it, and the beggar gang is just a small sect in Chu Xiang. ”

Patriarch Zhu glanced at Elder Tang and smiled contemptuously: "Beggar Gang? Presumably all the beggars in the gang, right? Come to Nanhuai... Want food? ”

Elder Tang restrained his smile, leaned against the pillar and continued to bask in the sun, caught the lice on his body, and said while catching: "Patriarch Zhu, seeing that you look so good, if you come to my gang one day, even if you report my name, the brothers in the gang will not treat you badly." ”

was praised by a beggar for his good looks, and was invited to join the beggar gang, no matter how extraordinary Zhu Ce's demeanor was, he couldn't help it: "My Zhu family is a century-old family in Nanhuai, will I go to ask for food?" If you don't leave, don't blame Zhu for being polite! ”

Elder Tang pointed to the Nanhuai military camp in the distance below the city and said, "Can the Hundred-Year-Old Wang Clan stop these 30,000 elite soldiers?" Tomorrow morning, thank God if you can save your life, and you will be a hundred years old? The death of the princess of the Nanhuai Mansion was instigated by the Zhu patriarch behind his back, right? ”

Zhu Ce was told that he was panicked, and he hurriedly picked up his waist knife and rushed towards Elder Tang.

"Qiang" A sound of gold and iron sounded, and before Zhu Ce could react to what was happening, he was pressed to the ground by Elder Tang, and a pair of big feet covered with mud stepped on his head: "Reconciliation is going to be made tomorrow, how is Patriarch Zhu going to negotiate peace?" Give back a princess to King Nanhuai? ”

"How did you know about this?" Zhu Ce was pressed to the ground by Elder Tang, his handsome appearance no longer existed, and his well-groomed hair was messy at this time, scattered indiscriminately, looking very embarrassed.

Elder Tang took out a bun from his arms and took a big gulp. Probably because Zhu Ce's head was not easy to step on, he was a little uncomfortable, and kicked Zhu Ce aside, "Patriarch Zhu, it's boring to say it too clearly." King Chu Xiang likes smart people, but he doesn't like stupid people. Is this clear road worth it or accurate? You've got a day, and if I were you, I'd go back and pack my things now. ”

Zhu Ce was kicked to the side of the wall and hit the city wall, and the dust on the wall tiles was shaken off, sprinkled all over Zhu Ce's face. Zhu Ce didn't have time to clean up, so he hurriedly got up, as the head of the Zhu family, he still had the heart of the city, and he had fully understood the intention of the comer at this time. But there is still a question in my heart, not vomiting unpleasantly.

"Why help me?"

Elder Tang finished eating the bun in three bites, took out another steamed bun, and continued to nibble on it: "It's not to help you, it's to help the prince." Where else can you go? Go back and pack your things, bring your money, as long as you go out of the city, I can guarantee you to Chuxiang. ”

"King Chu Xiang... Want our Zhu family's thousand-year-old foundation? Then I'd rather die under the sword of the Nanhuai Army! "As the head of the Zhu family, Zhu Ce still has some responsibility, he dares to do anything, but he doesn't dare to let the thousand-year-old foundation of the Zhu family be ruined.

"No, the prince wants you to change from the Nanhuai family to the Chuxiang family. Of course, if the Zhu family is saved, some of the hard work should still be given. Elder Tang also understood Zhu Ce's bottom line and patiently explained.

"Then Nanhuai here..."Zhu Ce wanted to speak and stopped, the Zhu family has lived in Nanhuai for thousands of years, and they still have feelings for Nanhuai in the end, and they suddenly want to go to Chuxiang at this time, and they are somewhat hesitant.

Elder Tang seemed to run out of patience, finished eating the steamed buns, stood up and clapped his hands: "If Patriarch Zhu hasn't thought it through, please think about it here slowly, and I won't accompany you." With that, he stepped on the city wall. Zhu Ce thought that he was going to jump off the city wall, after all, martial arts people going downstairs were different from ordinary people. Unexpectedly, Elder Tang turned upside down and stepped on the city tower on the city wall, and when Zhu Ce ran out of the city tower and looked up, he had disappeared without a trace.

Zhu Ce's heart was beating wildly at this time, and his heart was very entangled. Nanhuai definitely can't stay anymore, these Nanhuai families are already detached, and if they stay here, they will either be caught by the king of Nanhuai and die, and it will be a death to be betrayed by these families. He didn't even have to go door-to-door to look, he knew that they must be plotting at the moment, maybe when he waited for the next city tower, he might step on the empty step and be captured alive on the spot.

The more Zhu Ce thought about it, the more afraid he became, Zhu Ce had come over like this after thousands of years, and there were many families that had been swept away by the Zhu family, and he couldn't understand that set of Xiao Jiujiu.

"That's it, it's not impossible to go from Nanhuai to Chuxiang. As long as the Zhu family can be saved, they can make a comeback at any time! Zhu Ce struggled in his heart, and finally decided to throw himself into Chu Xiang as Elder Tang said, and let the Zhu family continue, it was better than dying here.

Zhu Ce combed his hair haphazardly and stumbled towards the city. Elder Tang squatted on the roof, staring at the Nanhuai military camp tightly, and couldn't help but stick out his tongue, as if he was reminiscing about the taste of the chicken soup in the bowl that had just been broken, it was extremely delicious.