Standing a hundred feet away, there were two people looking at this from afar.

One is the pale Nalan Changhui.

The other person stood beside her, a young man, the vicissitudes of life in his eyes could not be suppressed, and the dead air circulating around him seemed to hook his soul with a bull's head and horse face.

"The Pingfeng Zhang family died a promising family leader, in exchange for the hearts of the people lost in Nanyangzhou, Changhui, you say, does the Pingfeng Zhang family make money?"

The young man spoke unusually old.

Compared to his appearance, it is really terrifying.

Nalan Changhui replied respectfully: "If you go back to the third grandfather, the Pingfeng Zhang family will not make money or lose money." ”

"Oh, the old man thinks that the Pingfeng Zhang family has made money, how can Changhui think that he will not make money or lose money?"

The young man who was called the third grandfather by Nalan Changhui asked in surprise.

She changed her tone: "Even if the Pingfeng Zhang family had more dealings with the general in the past, after this incident, the general also had a grudge against the Zhang family. ”

"After all, you are too young to understand people's hearts, the five words of the general of the auxiliary country, it seems to be the supreme glory, compared with the simple 'general', and the 'general of the world's soldiers and horses' after the founding of the country, it is actually those people in the imperial court, the humiliation of Zhao Gouchen, the word auxiliary country, only once in the miscellaneous generals, in order to reward Zhao Gouchen, he has always been decisive in killing, how can he swallow this breath quietly?

Zhao Gouchen killed Zhang Hanzhi and used his head to warn the remaining clans, which was really borrowing the general trend of the Pingfeng Zhang family, and some of the meaning of pulling tiger skin as a banner.

In the future, those people who Zhao Gouchen officially fought against the imperial court would have to do without the help of the Ping Fengzhang family. ”

Nalan Changhui just nodded and said nothing.

The third grandfather of the Nalan family, for some reason, came from afar to find her, not to mention the reason.

Nalan Changhui has a lot of guesses in his heart, could it be that the third grandfather came to Jinlu City for the general?

"Changhui, you are an outstanding junior of the Nalan family, if you have something to say, you don't have to hinder my identity, hide it, and don't dare to speak. ”

Nalan Changhui looked at Zhao Gouchen, who was speaking at the Heping Fengzhang family, and sighed faintly: "The situation in Jinlu City is complicated, and Changhui is only a shallow learner......

"Well, it's okay, the third grandfather went to Nanyangzhou this time...... That's it, you'll find out later. ”

“......”

On that side, Zhao Que, who had seen Nalan Changhui and Nalan Mingqing, the patriarch of the Nalan family, said to the Zhang family who replaced Zhang Hanzhi: "When will you leave for Pingfeng?"

"Back to the general, we have hurriedly collected our clothes, and after counting the rest of the property, we set off to rush back to Pingfeng. Zhang Xuanzhi replied.

This person has just introduced his name and surname, as well as his status in the Zhang family.

He is Zhang Hanzhi's younger brother.

Zhang Hanzhi took the initiative to ask for death, although Zhang Xuanzhi was reluctant, but he understood the eldest brother's approach, this is the decision made after hearing that the general measured Jinlu City with a horse's hooves.

"Zhao didn't want to kill Zhang Hanzhi. Zhao Que paused and said quietly.

Zhang Xuanzhi said: "If you can do something for the general, the eldest brother will die." ”

“......”

Zhao Que sighed again.

This is the difference between the gate valve and other families.

Gate valve will always find the most suitable path at the moment.

Zhang Xuanzhi hurriedly said again: "I am wrong, I can do what I can for the people of Nanyangzhou, and the eldest brother will die without regrets." ”

"Why bother in the first place?" Zhao Que asked rhetorically.

"Human desires are endless, the Zhang family doesn't want to do that, and the situation will force the Zhang family to do it. Zhang Xuanzhi said helplessly, "What's more, the Pingfeng Zhang family is so big, the general knows something, and the division of Jinlu City is really a marionette." ”

Zhang Xuanzhi observed Zhao Que's expression, and seeing that he was not a little impatient, he continued: "Eldest brother...... The death of the eldest brother was actually for the old stubbornness of the Zhang family. ”

Zhao Que bowed: "Originally, Zhao planned to let your eldest brother go back to Zhang's house and inform the head of the family, since your eldest brother is dead, you go back and tell the old master about the affairs of Nanyangzhou." ”

Zhang Xuanzhi bowed his head, "When I return to Zhang's house, I will definitely not add fuel and vinegar to inform the old master of the truth that happened in Nanyangzhou, but there is one thing to say, and two to say." ”

Zhao Que turned his head to Xue Jian and said: "I still have to bother Xue Tingshi, send all the money and food of the Pingfeng Zhang family to the predetermined location, tonight and one night, until tomorrow morning, maybe the families of Jinlu City have all 'contributed' money and food, and when Zhao gets how much food each victim needs, it is the moment when Xue Tingshi comes forward and scatters the money and food to the victims without leaving a trace." ”

Xue Jian nodded yes, and allocated a hundred soldiers to transport the money and grain that had been arranged by Pingfengzhang's family to a specific location.

Since the Pingfeng Zhang family himself said that all the money and food are here, Xue Jian will not lose the face of others, and order the money and food again.

A hundred soldiers trembled.

They knew in their hearts that the people who stood in their very close positions were all big people who couldn't be provoked, and even the generals of the auxiliary country were no longer as sharp as Fang Cai, which was enough to see the extraordinaryness of the Ping Fengzhang family.

Zhang Xuanzhi died of his eldest brother, and asked sadly: "I left some good tea at home, will the general go back to the mansion to drink tea and rest for a while?"

Zhao Que shook his head slowly: "You guys deal with Zhang Hanzhi's funeral." ”

"In my lifetime, I will never blame the general, and I also know that the general is forced to do so. Zhang Xuanzhi complimented.

Zhao Que sighed, turned over on his horse, looked at Zhang Hanzhi who was separated from the corpse, and said to many soldiers: "Send someone to inform the whole city of the affairs of the Pingfeng Zhang family." ”

"Subordinates obey!"

What to say, Xue Jian has already typed the draft, and he is waiting for the general to say this.

Hurriedly summoned several officials and army leaders to behead the general Zhang Hanzhi, the head of the Pingfeng Zhang family, distorted the experience, and beautified the Pingfeng Zhang family, so that he spread it to the whole city in the shortest possible time.

Zhang Xuanzhi's relatives are very close to the hearts of the people, and it can be expected that the eldest brother who was killed by the general will definitely be scolded by the people for a long time, and he, Zhang Xuanzhi, will become a person admired by the people who is out of the mud and unstained.

This result, even if the Great General and Xue Thorn History have not spread it, the Zhang family in Jinlu City will also spread it widely.

However, Zhang Xuanzhi thought about it, hesitated again and again, and suddenly took a step forward and shouted: "General!"

Zhao Que looked back at him: "What else is going on?"

"I'm afraid this will not be able to dispel the anger of the people. Zhang Xuanzhi bent his waist very low.

Zhao Que gradually frowned.

He guessed a little bit of Zhang Xuanzhi's thoughts.

"You say. ”

"Yes. ”

Zhang Xuanzhi said in a trembling voice: "The eldest brother once said that the general killed him, you don't have to care about his appearance after death, people die like a lamp going out, and the eldest brother is not the great master of the three realms on the top of the mountain, and the reincarnation is ethereal, please hang the body of the eldest brother and hang it at the city gate." ”

"How much time?" Zhao Que took a long breath.

Zhang Xuanzhi then resolutely said: "Three days and three ...... Three nights!"

"It's okay, Zhao respects Zhang Hanzhi's decision before his death, Xue Tingshi, and then let people tell Zhang Xuanzhi's reputation to the people. ”

Zhao Que shouted loudly at Xue Jian.

Xue Jian secretly said that Zhang Xuan's resolute attitude towards doing things should be busy.

Zhang Hanzhi's wife and children cried sadly, and Zhang Xuanzhi didn't look back even a glance.

He promised his eldest brother that he would take good care of his sister-in-law and his son.

The two soldiers gathered Zhang Hanzhi's body and prepared to carry it to the city gate and hang it for display.

Zhao Que rode past the door of Pingfengzhang's house.

Pingfeng Zhang's family pays attention to the heritage, just look at the door it builds, it is not an ordinary family can be made, graceful and luxurious, majestic, distant view of the awe-inspiring heart, close to see the details, tsk, praise Pingfeng Zhang's family to find a skilled craftsman, the means of wonder.

Xue Jian followed behind Zhao Que's horse.

After Pingfengzhang's house, he asked: "Xiaguan thought that when he came to Pingfengzhang's house, there would be a fight to the death. ”

Zhao Que let out a long sigh: "General Ben also did not expect that the Pingfeng Zhang family would rather die a promising Zhang Hanzhi than retain his reputation. ”

Xue Jian praised: "It is worthy of being a family of gate valves, whether it is Xue Jian or the great clan that emerged after the founding of Great Xia, there is a big difference between them and them." ”

Zhao Que sighed: "It's a good calculation, Zhang Hanzhi was killed by Zhao, the rumors spread, the Pingfeng Zhang family will occupy a part of the hearts of the people of Nanyangzhou, the people are easy to be confused, they will only praise Zhang Xuanzhi's righteousness to kill their relatives, and when the victims of Nanyang are settled, the Pingfeng Zhang family will find a few more Confucians, and set up a monument for Zhang Han's tree, and the people have to praise him for sacrificing his life, as for what evil the Zhang family has done, Zhang Han's death is needed to make up for the disaster, but with the passage of time, no one will gradually ask." ”

"General, in this way, you owe the Ping Fengzhang family a favor for no reason. Xue Jian said softly.

Zhao Que laughed: "Human favor? Hey, this is not a small favor, but a big favor, killing Zhang Hanzhi, a promising Zhang Hanzhi of the Pingfeng Zhang family, this favor is not small." ”

Xue Jian added: "At that time, it was impossible to kill the truth. ”

When Zhao saw the actions of Ping Fengzhang's family, he wanted not to kill people and sent them away. ”

In this case, with a little rumor from the lower officials, the reputation of the Pingfeng Zhang family in Nanyang will be stinky. Xue Jian sighed.

It's easy to kill, but it's hard to punish the heart.

Zhao Que killed and punished the previous clans.

When he arrived at Pingfeng Zhang's house, he let the two brothers Zhang Hanzhi and Zhang Xuanzhi put together, although they did not kill Zhao Que's heart, but they made him in a dilemma.

Killing, there will be troubles, not killing, it means that Zhang Hanzhi killed himself to become righteous, and he and Xue Jian were even more passive at that time.

Therefore, Zhao Que chose to kill him and slightly won the initiative.

"Alas, especially Zhang Xuanzhi, he is too unsparing in doing things. Zhao Que said.

"Zhang Xuanzhi's future achievements are limitless. Xue Jian commented directly.

The direction of Zhao Que's horseback riding was to Nalan Changhui and Nalan Mingqing.

Xue Jian saw the two of them, and pretended not to see them.

Zhao Que smiled bitterly: "When and where, for the people and the righteousness of the world, it is really easy to use." ”

Xue Jian didn't know how to answer, so he had to shut up.

Zhao Que took out the paper that Zhao Sui wrote to him: "One of the Zhang Han of the Pingfeng Zhang family is dead, and the rest of the family don't have to worry, you can take someone with you." ”

Xue Jian solemnly took the thin piece of paper and arched his hand: "Your Majesty will receive the order." ”

Although the paper was light, it was as heavy as Mount Tai in Xue Jian's hands.

Since Zhao Que handed over the next things to him, he didn't need to do too badly, and he couldn't think of the old feelings when he went to the family he was familiar with.

"Xue Tingshi, don't disappoint Zhao. Zhao Que said meaningfully.

Xue Jian's smile couldn't help but be decisive: "Please rest assured, the general is ready to be ruined." ”

"Wrong, you are ruined in the reputation of the family, but you are supremely glorious in the hearts of the people. ”

The general laughed, the lower officials only asked for a while, and the matter of Nanyang was reported back to the Xue family, and the clan elders were very happy not to point at their noses and scold. Xue Jian smiled solemnly.

Zhao Que said: "You go, I have to see why Nalan Mingqing of the Nalan family came to Jinlu City." ”

"Oh, he's Nalan Mingqing?" asked Xue Jian incredulously.

The young man standing in Nalan Changhui is indeed unexpected, he is actually the third elder of the Nalan family, with a high position and a wide range of contacts in the court.

When such a big man arrived in Jinlu City, and it seemed that he had come specifically to find the general, Xue Jian thought with his heels, and he could understand that it was definitely not an ordinary thing.

Can you still come to Zhao Gouchen to drink and admire the moon?

Xue Jian led the troops to another street.

Zhao Que arrived not far from Nalan Changhui and Nalan Mingqing, and asked in a loud voice: "Elder Nalan didn't remember a pot of wine that Zhao owed you, and he came to ask for wine?"

"General, if you don't say it, the old man has forgotten, and you still owe the old man a pot of fine wine. Nalan Mingqing laughed loudly.

The reason why he owes Nalan Mingqing a pot of wine comes from the fact that during the period when he was the general of Xisai, the two elders of the imperial court jointly wrote a letter, and Zhao Gouchen went to Fengshahe Prefecture without authorization.

This matter can be big or small, if it is big, that is, General Cisse is interfering in local government affairs, and there is a suspicion of rebellion, whether Zhao Gouchen has done it or not, whether he has interfered in the government affairs of Fengshahe Prefecture or not, to what extent he has interfered, and he will be extremely passive when he presses his name.

If it is small, it is not worth mentioning, the Xisai is bitterly cold, and the general led his troops to Fengshahe Prefecture to recuperate, so as to fight the enemy army in the cold mountains in a better state, why not? Could it be that the princes of the court think that the Xisai army should suffer in the wind and sand?

And Nalan Mingqing was instructed by the head of the Nalan family to join forces with the civil and military officials of the Xisai family to turn big things into small things and small things for him.

Zhao Que made a special trip to write a letter to Nalan's house, owing Nalan Mingqing a pot of wine.

Nalan Changhui was surprised, the cause and effect of the general owing the third grandfather a pot of wine, she didn't know.

Of course, she didn't know that in order to prevent rumors from spreading rumors and turning into Xisai's rebellion, the other elders of the cabinet confined public opinion to the temple, and whoever dared to spread the word in the market would be punished.

Zhao Que looked around, and sure enough, he found an inn, and said with a smile: "Elder Nalan, come and have a glass of wine, it can be regarded as Zhao Mou picking up the wind and washing the dust for Elder Nalan." ”

Nalan Mingqing walked to Zhao Que, who was leading the horse, "The general is invited, but he is disrespectful." ”

Zhao Que glanced at Nalan Changhui.

Her face was not very good, she should have heard that he was going to measure Jinlu City with the horse's hooves and offended the family of the dead family.

Nalan Changhui asked in a straight voice: "How are you going to calm down the turmoil afterwards?"

Zhao Que spoke to Nalan Mingqing, meaning something: "Elder Nalan is so friendly with Zhao now, aren't you afraid that other clans will hate the Nalan family?"

When Nalan Mingqing arrived in Jinlu City, he saw that Zhao Gouchen almost pushed the big families in the city, especially the Pingfeng Zhang family.

The moment he saw the general kill Zhang Hanzhi, his heart almost jumped to his throat, only because he had Nalan Changhui, the genius of the Nalan family, by his side, that he calmed down and said something to weigh the pros and cons.

As for why he knew, the Pingfeng Zhang family was using Zhang Hanzhi to change people's hearts, this kind of thing, the Nalan family had also done it, and Nalan Mingqing knew it at a glance.

Nalan Mingqing said with a smile: "The general said that he laughed, after today, Daxia quickly knew that the general opened the family with a knife for the sake of the people of Nanyangzhou, although the people's hearts could not be seen and touched, it was expected that those families would not dare to embarrass the generals on the surface, let alone regard the people's hearts as nothing?"

He added: "It's just that the general is more cautious. ”

Zhao Que bowed: "The cautious one?"

"Yes, since ancient times, this thing should only belong to one person. The general received the hearts of the people in Nanyangzhou, and presumably the group of thieves in Jiangjinzhou would also appreciate what the general did. Nalan Mingqing analyzed.

Like him, a family elder who has dealt with officialdom all his life, the most feared is not only the gate valve, but also the one on the throne today.

Nalan Changhui listened silently on the side, and his heart instantly calmed down.

The people on the throne, no matter how jealous they are of Zhao Gouchen, they have to consider the feelings of the people of Nanyangzhou.

Zhao Que suddenly smiled and said: "Xue Tingshi can't see clearly in the bureau, but the three elders have told Zhao's dependence." ”

Nalan Mingqing said: "Xue Tingshi is regarded as a Zhongxing generation by the Xue family, and he is cautious in doing things, and it should be replaced by old decay, and he follows the general to measure Jinlu City with horseshoe, maybe it is worse than Xue Tingshi, and now it looks like Xue Tingshi's mind is still big." ”

I patted the door of the inn for a long time.

The innkeeper opened the door in fear.

"How many guest officers?"

"Three. ”

"Guest officer, please. ”

The three of them were not like the people in the market, and the innkeeper invited them to sit in as if they were fated.

Zhao Que said: "All the good wine and good food, with our Elder Nalan here, don't think you can't afford to pay for your wine!"

The guest officer laughed, the small one, who has opened the inn for so many years, can see at a glance that the three distinguished guests are all dignitaries. ”

The shopkeeper said a few kind words, turned around and ordered the cook to prepare wine and good food.

Nalan Changhui squinted at Zhao Que.

Nalan Ming smiled happily: "Your feelings for the general, the old man knows, if the general is willing to take a concubine, you also agree, and the Nalan family will never stop it." ”

Zhao Que hurriedly said: "Miss Nalan, as a genius child of the Nalan family, how can she become Zhao's concubine, she must be married to the media, so as to be worthy of Miss Nalan's prominent status." ”

"Has the general seen Ma Hechuan?" Nalan Mingqing changed his words and stopped mentioning this matter.

Nalan Changhui married Zhao Gou Chen??

Of course, the Nalan family is willing, but Zhao Gouchen may not be willing.

became the son-in-law of the Nalan family, and the future development of the Nalan family, Zhao Gouchen can't do it if he can't think of it!

Zhao Que shook his head: "Zhao has never seen Ma Langzhong." ”

"Ma Hechuan is now the official Zuolangzhong, and the scenery is incomparable. Nalan Mingqing sighed.

Zhao Que followed his words, "The Nalan family escorted Ma Langzhong to Jinlu City, I don't know what the Nalan family is going to do?"

"Hey, the Nalan family is divided into two groups, one group advocates marrying Changhui to Ma Hechuan, and the other group doesn't take Ma Hechuan seriously, thinking that this person is just an opportunist. ”

"I don't know who the third elder is?"

"It must be the latter, otherwise, can Changhui still sit here quietly? Nalan Mingqing quipped.

Nalan Changhui blushed for a moment.

The third grandfather pierced her heart and mentioned to the general that Nalan Changhui knew what the third grandfather was doing, and the third grandfather thought that if the general was moved, with him, he would be able to settle the family affairs immediately.

After all, in the Nalan family, the third grandfather's words are second only to the head of the family, and even the second grandfather can't compare.

Zhao Que smiled and nodded.

Although he and Nalan Changhui do not have the name of husband and wife, they have the reality of husband and wife, Zhao Que wants to push the boat down the river, but the situation is stronger than people.

Its own eight-phase dragon python counterattack is an almost unsolvable situation, not to mention countless enemies.

Zhao Que's heart moved, and he asked, "Did something go wrong with the techniques cultivated by the three elders?"

Nalan Mingqing sighed and nodded: "Yes, I have encountered a bottleneck, I am afraid that if I hold on for a few more months, I will have to go to see the king of Hades." ”

This matter, Nalan Changhui is clear.

Zhao Que said: "There is no way to prolong the life of the other way by waiting for the technique of the left way, and it is really hard for the three elders to survive until now." ”

"Ten years ago, he was assassinated, his life hung by a thread, and the old man thought that he would definitely die, and he would never have thought that he could survive for so many more years. ”

Nalan Mingqing's cultivation of the technique of the side door and left path is biased towards Taoism, but the price paid is not something that Taoists can tolerate.

Attributing this technique to the side door is also to feel that the price paid is too great, and it is really a sword that goes off the rails, and it is not the right way.

"Use my son's three drops of heart blood to awaken potential, and then use my son's three drops of blood to hang his life, and let my poor son be willing, once he complains, the old man will die immediately. In the middle of each month, I repeated these actions, and after so many years, my son is no longer as thin as a human being. ”

Zhao Que sighed: "Filial piety, no matter the heart, the son of the three elders, both the heart and the deeds, so many years, there has not been a complaint, it is rare in the world." ”

"Don't mention this, don't mention this, let's talk about it, why did you go to Jinlu City in Nanyangzhou. Nalan Mingqing's face was discouraged, and he sighed heavily and said.

Zhao Que said secretly, business is coming.

"Third Elder, please speak. ”

"The old man knew that the general was in Jinlu City, Nanyangzhou, and it was revealed by King Yu. Nalan Mingqing squinted his eyes and said.

Zhao Que sighed in his heart, and bowed his head: "Yes, King Yu knows that Zhao is in Nanyangzhou." ”

King Yu seemed to have some complaints about the general. Nalan Mingqing said.

Nalan Changhui looked at him in great surprise.

As the leader of the Xisai family, King Yu has complaints about Zhao Gouchen, the general who was also born in Xisai?

No way!!

Nalan Changhui didn't believe it at all.

It's incredible.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Que said lightly: "Why?"

King Yu didn't say anything, but just wooed the Nalan family. ”

Point to point.

Zhao Que asked directly, "How long has it been since the Son of Heaven showed up?"

"I showed up once four days ago. Nalan Mingqing replied.

"What is the spirit of the Son of Heaven?"

"Slightly low. ”

Zhao Que nodded: "The Nalan family can accept King Yu's wooing. ”

However, the Nalan family refused. Nalan Mingqing shook his head and said.

"Why?" Zhao Que's face remained unchanged.

Nalan Mingqing looked at the young man in front of him: "The Nalan family thinks that the general is more promising!"

Zhao Que replied with a wry smile: "Zhao's injury is so serious, the three elders praise it. ”

"Don't hide it from the general, the old man came from a long way from the capital, and it was because of the general's injury. Nalan Mingqing said leisurely.

Be confident.