Stepping into the mansion, as soon as he entered the courtyard, the smile on Ma Teng's face almost disappeared, he noticed a little unkindness, in the courtyard, the wind and grass were very quiet, and the servants who greeted him outside the door also had a false smile, as if they were not genuinely welcomed.

Moreover, the guards in the house, and those I saw three days ago, are clearly not the same feeling.

Today's people are burly, their hands are full of calluses, their skin is thick, like the marks of a perennial knife, and their skin is so dry and dark.

What's going on?

After the shift change, the guards on patrol today will not change so much, there must be something abnormal, since there is a difference, it is abnormal.

Could it be that today's banquet is not safe?!

Ma Teng chuckled in his heart, but he had already passed the front yard, and he was about to go to the main hall, if he left at this time, it seemed even more inappropriate.

At the very least, I can make my heart feel more stable, and in a few days, I will make a decision and prepare to do it.

But now it seems that the feast was not so peaceful......

"Father, these people are all strong generals in the army, you see that they have a clean demeanor and a calm breath, I'm afraid they are not good people."

"This banquet, otherwise don't go, go to the main hall and Zhonglang will say, leave first if you are sick, and you won't stay today to continue eating......"

Ma Tie was on the side and said worriedly.

He is indeed not very bold, and he is even more cautious than his brothers, because he is still young, his qualifications are still shallow, and he has not experienced many lives and deaths, and he can't face any life and death like a veteran.

"No, if so, wouldn't it be true that there is a ghost in our hearts, we are already down, why should we be afraid of these secret things, there is no need to worry, just be cautious in your words and deeds today."

"Whoa."

Ma Tie knew that his father's decision was generally not persuaded, so he could only nod his head and agree, even if he was going to die, he was with his father today, but he was not afraid.

After Ma Teng stepped into the main hall, Cao Ang was already dressed in brocade, arranging wine and food and waiting, accompanied by Xi Zhicai, Sima Yi, and Chen Qun, and among the courtiers, the older generation can be called Titans, and they have not been invited.

Cao Ang got up and walked out from the inside, personally took Ma Teng's hand and entered the seat, and when he called him "uncle", he didn't seem to have changed at all.

But it made Ma Teng feel more and more panicked, this atmosphere is definitely not the kind three days ago, I can't say that there is a problem, but I just feel very strange.

"General Zhonglang, at today's banquet, there are still a few gentlemen there, but the last general does not know, otherwise he will prepare to worship, otherwise he will lose ......his courtesy."

Ma Teng squeezed out a smile from his serious face, in fact, he was also asking the intention of these people, originally what Cao Ang said before was a banquet alone.

There shouldn't be so many people.

Cao Ang also immediately understood, and immediately stretched out his hand to introduce: "This is Dasi Nong Xi Zhong, Xi Zhicai." ”

"The grain and grass given to Xiliang was allocated by him, and he was also a teacher sent by my father for me to help me manage the government of the capital and stabilize the hearts of the court."

"Oh!"

Ma Teng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he bowed deeply to Xi Zhicai, and the two saluted.

"These two are my confidants, there is no need to worry, if there is a banquet and party on weekdays, it is also a few of us, talking about the past and the present, talking about the current situation, my uncle will treat it as his own family," Cao Ang's eyes were firm, not affected.

With such a statement, Ma Teng had no choice but to refuse, so he could only treat it completely as his own family, and after entering the table, he began to push the cup and change the lamp, constantly leading up the topic.

I'm afraid this banquet will take a long time......

…………

Youzhou, Zhuo County.

Where the Liu clan lived, Liu Ran invited Xu Zhen to this banquet, so that the clansmen and officials who were elected by Xu Zhen in the family came to pay a visit, and ordered the young scholars to come to listen to the teachings.

After the banquet, it gradually came to night.

Naturally, everyone is almost gone, and in Liu's mansion, a room was specially left for Xu Zhen to stay overnight and have secret conversations at any time.

At this moment, it seemed that news came, and the people of the Liu family retreated very interestingly, and asked Xiang Yong to guard the neighborhood among the clans, so that no one would disturb them at will.

After Xu Zhen arrived in Zhuo County, he paid for the rebuilding of the residence of the Liu clan, and transformed the two abandoned mountains into a leisure place for Yunzhan to go up the mountain, and built a lot of rich mansions along the mountain, entered through the gate, and walked up the mountain steps.

There are gambling houses, tea rooms, book pavilions, schools, and hot springs, and the whole mountain range is now very lively, and the harvest is naturally a lot.

Originally, there was a barren mountain behind, and there was indeed geothermal spring, but Liu Ran thought it was something strange and troublesome, and he didn't dare to go, only Xu Zhen knew about it, and directly brought people to dig the mountain, and slowly there was this spring, and the people nearby were still in awe and didn't dare to soak at will.

In the end, he rode the car, dared to be the first, and was willing to sacrifice himself to suppress the evil spirit, so he soaked alone, which made people feel grateful, and the elders of the older generation of the Liu family were almost moved to tears.

How noble is a person with this status, how can he personally enter the weirdness, I didn't expect Xu Zhen to have such a fearless mind, how not to be moved.

So as long as Xu Zhen is willing to come, the Liu family will definitely do their best to entertain them, and now they really believe his words, and the Che Qi Zhi En Tu Bao is precisely because Xuande gave him some favors at the beginning, so they will be so good to the Liu family of Zhuo County.

Liu Bei couldn't do it to return to his hometown and benefit the villagers, and now he is all doing it himself.

Jia Xu came in from outside the door, the steaming heat drove away the winter cold, of course he didn't believe that this hot soup spring water was evil in it, he could only say that the world is full of wonders, this kind of hot soup soaked for a day, refreshed, even Xuan should be a fairy spring.

There's a fart relationship with the evil one.。

So he didn't feel restrained at all, and even looked forward to soaking in the hot soup after the report was over.

In the room, there is a hot soup spring in Xu Zhen's courtyard, and he is sleeping on a recliner covered with a blanket, but the drowsiness is not very strong, and he wakes up when he hears Jia Xu's footsteps.

Not far away, Dian Wei was barbecuing, giving Xu Zhen a look, and did not get up to greet him.

They get along with each other quite comfortably and less inhibitively now.

This is mainly influenced by Xu Zhen, because he is the person with the highest status, as long as he doesn't care about any red tape at all, then he can be at ease.

The rest of the people don't have that power.

"Che ride, Tongguan has been broken."

"Okay," Xu Zhen immediately sat up and breathed a long sigh of relief, "How about the dead and wounded?" ”

"It's not a tragedy, Zhongkang lost more than 6,000 people."

"Zilong is similar, the detailed military report is still on the way, the flying cavalry came to inform me of the news first, Tongguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Zhongkang is to wear cotton clothes at night and travel at night, suddenly launch an attack, first open the door, can win."

"Ma Chao is not in Tongguan, he has already returned to Xiliang, otherwise it is impossible to win."

Taking advantage of the absence of the elite, he deliberately attacked.

"Zilong attacked for three days before, and then retreated, retreated without a trace, deceived the city defense general in Tongguan, and then Zhongkang was able to succeed and attack it unprepared."

"Hold on!"

After Xu Zhen said this, he immediately lay down again, his eyes were closed at this time, and the system panel immediately appeared in front of him.

【Limited Time Mission: Prosperous Frontier】

[Progress: 9.2%]

[Next Stage Reward: 15%]

[Remaining time: September 17, 2 years]

After receiving the news of the capture of Tongguan, it increased by 0.6%.

As your strategy retires, new missions will appear in the system, and the previous limited-time missions will disappear as time passes.

Now, in addition to the daily insistence on ascension, it is this big task, to conquer Xiliang, and then make the land of Sanzhou prosperous.

In this way, once the border is strong, in the future, the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty will not only be more stable, but also rely on the border, and Xu Zhen will be able to stand on the high wall.

"Increase troops, defend, and change people to defend."

"A good defender, headed by Zilong, can attack and defend, and let him go to guard Tongguan, send soldiers and horses, and let Pang Tong go to Zilong as a military advisor."

"Oh," Jia Xu arched his hand and said with an embarrassed face: "Then, Xu Du's ...... over there"

"This news, at most fifteen days, Xu Du will definitely know."

"And we have broken through Tongguan, it is impossible to enter Tianshui again, at this time Ma Chao will definitely place all his troops in Jingzhao and Fufeng counties, in case we and others raid again, this person is experienced in using soldiers, and he is very prestigious."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to attack Tianshui again in a short period of time, and they have begun to try their best to guard against it."

"It's okay," Xu Zhen sighed, "Tongguan and Hangu have already broken through, and this year's New Year Pass can really be stopped, thanks to Ma Teng's absence." ”

"Now, what Ma Teng wants to do in Xudu, it is not a loss, the bereavement pension will be issued immediately, and before the end of the year, arrange condolences to the families of the dead soldiers, and I will personally go with you."

"Eh, do you want to go in person?"

Jia Xu stayed in place, stunned for a moment, this is not at all.

In this case, we will be very tired at the end of the year.

"Yes, as a person in power, I must treat it as a citizen, not hypocritically, but also for the purpose of recruiting troops and horses in the future, although I have selfish intentions, I can't bear to see lonely widows everywhere."

"The pension will be distributed with me, if the deceased has no family, give it to those close to him, don't be greedy for ink, inspect the officials under them, don't be noticed, from top to bottom, all honest and honest, I Xu Bowen will give them the opportunity to make money."

"Yes," Jia Xu licked his lips, which was domineering, but for some reason, they still believed that the rider could do this.

This year alone, the cotton planted in various places according to the incentive system has been harvested more in the north, and it has been stored ten times more than when it was in Jizhou.

Then let the idle women who are at home and have no land to cultivate to make them, so that tailoring cloth art can also develop and rise, and there are many skilled craftsmen.

"Then I, then I'll soak for a while, and then I'll arrange it immediately."

Jia Xu bowed down and laughed, it was so cold outside, it was finally warm up, this hot soup was reluctant to leave, otherwise it would be really in the second half of the night, it might be all putty on Dian Wei's body, which was a little unhygienic.

I can't say it, so I pull it and run in circles.

The old man's body is not young anymore, although he was not young when he ran away.

"Go now."

Xu Zhen said solemnly.

"Huh."

Jia Xu was already taking off his coat, but immediately put it on again, turned around and trotted all the way out.

After he left, Xu Zhen also got up, packed up his clothes, and after he was dressed neatly, he called Dian Wei to guard him, and he was about to go back.

"I've been here with the Liu family for a long time, I'm a little lazy, and I'm almost going back to govern."

"After the soldiers and horses are sent to Tongguan, we will move the garrison to Bingzhou, and there are still many things to discuss."

Xu Zhen said with a rather solemn face, "Now, it depends on what the result of Ma Teng's entry into Xu Du is." ”

"Master, the countermeasures have been thought of, and no matter what the outcome is, we are ready to deal with it."

Zhuge Liang said expectantly.

He was still young at this time, and he was in the middle of the Han situation, and he analyzed these situations by himself and made countermeasures.

Once he fights in the future, he can gain a sense of accomplishment, fight with many advisors of the Han Dynasty, analyze the situation, arrange countermeasures, and use every card in his hand well, just like the card game created by the master, it requires thought.

"Wait for a result."

Xu Zhen nodded, changed his leisurely normality, and immediately got up with a serious expression.

"Let's go, go back, Awei, go to the barracks and give an order, let Wen Yuan come back to the government office to see me."

"Eh, got it."

Dian Wei rubbed his chest in the pool and replied lazily.

"Go now!"

Xu Zhen's eyes widened, and he almost didn't rush down to give him two big pockets, and he was still soaking! It's addictive, isn't it?

It's not easy to find a natural warm soup, don't let you wash the water away!

"I'm annoyed!"

Dian Wei snorted and got up to get dressed.

……

In the evening, inside the government office.

Zhang Liao arrived from the barracks.

He didn't know what was going on with the summons of the rider, and he couldn't guess what was going on.

But the moment he heard the summons, he immediately came, and he didn't dare to delay the slightest.

"Ride the bike."

"Wen Yuanlai," Xu Zhen beckoned, and then glanced left and right, Dian Wei immediately walked farther away, and Zhuge Liang also got up and went elsewhere, leaving the two alone.

"Let me ask you, when they first met Cao Zhen between the water gorges in Chengshui, they were really hiding?"

"Yes, it is very well hidden, and there are only merchants and rich people on the deck, but it is the general under the command of the last general who notices it, and there is a flag in the cabin, absolutely yes."

It's already the fifth.

Zhang Liao thought to himself.

Don't love it too much.

They really wanted to kill you at that time.

Sometimes when he thinks of this, Zhang Liao feels that Xu Zhen is not worth it, so that he can't sleep at night, how many things he has done for the Cao family in the past ten years.

In the end, what else do you have to pay in exchange for their loyalty and kindness?

This relationship will certainly not be eased in the future, and it can only be said with power, and the occupation of Liangzhou is for self-preservation, and it is not because of much ambition.

Up and down the realm, all the officials can see this, not to mention the followers and confidants, not to mention the civil and military, if you don't understand your mind, how can you always follow you.

"Rides, and orders?"

"Okay," Xu Zhen sighed, and then seemed to have made up his mind, and immediately said: "Fufeng County is connected to Jingzhao County, which is the barrier of Yongzhou, and it is difficult to climb over at this time. ”

"However, we have another way, which he absolutely can't hold, I want to send you to get through, once you can get through, not only Xiliang, our territory will be as big as the Central Plains."

Xu Zhen said with a solemn face.

Such a heavy responsibility made Zhang Liao a little stunned.

Such a big credit......

You want to order me to go...... Flattered......

Zhang Liao subconsciously glanced at Dian Wei.

The Marquis of Dian will not be ...... Jealous, right?

"Humph!"

Dian Wei subconsciously glared angrily, snorted coldly, and did not smile.

Look at what I'm doing, I have flowers on my face?!

(End of chapter)