After the ten people introduced each other to greet each other, the red sun had leaned on the shoulder of the left barrage.

The dinner was held on the top of the three-story terrace in the garden of the prefecture, from which you could see Lake Isan and the sunset rippling in the lake.

"I went to the three official warehouses in Duanli City, and the grain was full."

Duan Tiannan first mentioned what he had seen and heard from this investigation.

"The city walls have been rebuilt, heightened and widened, and a lot of new weapons have been put on - look at the inscriptions sent by Yunlan City."

"The morale of the generals in the city is not bad, I pretended to be a beggar, and I also got a few copper plates from a group of street patrol teams."

He said that he made a bowl of rice wine by himself, like drinking water.

"The grain of a county supplies a city, and the Tang family supplies ten percent of the salary, and the morale is not bad."

Xu Yuntao replied, raising his chin slightly.

"I still have the ability to be far away from the turmoil."

He had heard of this person in his mouth, Hong Fan, who was from the Feng family, was a garrison general in Duanli City, and was stationed in the military camp outside the city.

"What I didn't expect the most this time was that Donald didn't leave, hiding in the city and squatting on me."

Duan Tiannan continued.

"Fortunately, it happened that Brother Hong captured Qiandianxing, and he was forced to make a move, and he ate my palm raw, so he had to vomit a few mouthfuls of blood."

There was a little laughter in his voice, but there was no smile on his face.

"After two sieges, he is now very wary of us."

Qiu Xu and the two of them were silent when they heard this.

"Duanli City is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack."

Hong Fan also nodded.

"When I entered the city, I calculated that the density of the horse wall was higher than that of my hometown of Jinhai City."

Xu Yuntao sighed.

"Actually, if we had to attack before, we could have taken it."

"There are more than 10,000 elite soldiers under the jurisdiction of our army."

"With it as a backbone, it is easy to pull out an army of 50,000; If it weren't for the big gap at the level of martial artists, there would be a dozen with the Heavenly Wind Army! ”

He clenched his fists.

"The defenders of Duanli City are full of less than 20,000."

"It's just that the Tang family's thousand thoughts are really sharp - leaning on the female wall and condescending, flying swords shuttling back and forth, killing people is like mowing the grass......"

Wu Yuan, who was sitting beside Xu Yuntao, couldn't help but recall his weakness when he faced Tang Xingqing twice, so that his face was full of anger.

"That's true."

Seeing this, Wen Kaige frowned at his brother.

"I knew that Thousand Dots Star was so powerful, and the three of us said that we wouldn't come to save you."

Everyone laughed.

"There is an iron palm today, and if we don't come, Angkor is a false alarm."

Qin Juzheng made a joke.

"No, I wasn't going to do it."

He picked up the wine cup, but listened to Duan Tiannan say.

The atmosphere at the table changed slightly.

Qin Juzheng thought that Duan Tiannan looked down on a few of them, and the hand that raised the glass froze, and his smile was reluctant.

However, Wen Kaige and Wu Yuan himself are like ordinary.

Duan Tiannan also felt inappropriate, and hurriedly explained.

"It's not that I don't want to save you, it's really inconvenient."

He paused for a moment, weaving words.

"There are two situations for my generation of martial artists, and there are no taboos to shoot."

"The first is to be alone, without worry, and even with your own life."

"For this kind of person, what kind of evil list and martial arts academy are floating clouds, kill if you want to, leave when you want to, and earn every day you live by your ability."

Hong Fan immediately thought of Wan Guangji and chewing bones.

"The second is a battle between chariots and horses, which can be a death match between two people, or a confrontation between two armies."

Duan Tiannan saw that Hong Fan listened carefully, and spoke more carefully.

"After signing the life and death certificate, when I heard the sound of war drums, I did everything I could - for example, Brother Hong used a poisonous blade against Su Peifeng in a battle, and others had nothing to say."

"In addition, don't say that Yuanci, Tianren, even a few people on the heavenly list have constraints-people with similar fists have become a crowd, and they must compromise with each other."

"When a person compromises, there are rules."

"The first rule is the law."

"In Kyushu is the imperial court, and here it is the princes and kings."

He looked at Wu Yuan and the others.

"For example, if you assassinated the county lieutenant of Yuxian County and were arrested and executed by Qianmian Feng, this is an official matter, and you are on the royal road."

"The second rule is morality."

"There is no reason that is recognized by the whole world, the big cannot bully the small, and the thing cannot be done, this is the reason of the people."

"In the situation at noon today, if I have a mind or not, I can kill Tang Shengwang with one blow, and Tang Shaoyou has no way to take me."

"But in the end, he can also come over to wash Tingshan Pass and Longqiu Town."

"In the end, it will only be that neither he nor I can stand it."

"Even if I'm on the side today, it's not good to make a move on the little lady of the Tang family."

Duan Tiannan spread his hands.

Qiu Yuankui and Xu Yuntao bowed their heads to prove it.

Hong Fan had an idea.

Earlier in Jinhai, the highest force was two innate people, and the power structure was very simple.

Later, in Xijing, there was a Zhangwu Academy, not only him, but every Tiqi opened his mouth to "commit crimes" and "resist the law", and he never needed to consider the unwritten unspoken rules.

[Speaking of which, he has always been a martial artist, but in fact, he has never entered the rivers and lakes. 】

Hong Fan thought about it, feeling a little wrong.

"But today Tang Shaoyou made a move on me."

He asked.

"Yes, but since you didn't kill the little lady of the Tang family, and the old traitor Tang has no excuse to kill you, not to mention that you are still in the list?"

Duan Tiannan should have said.

"If he stops you, he will either detain you for a while and send you out, or simply wait for your family to ransom you."

"Why, you didn't know this?"

He reacted again.

"After I left home, I worked as a horseman in Liangzhou, and I don't know much about this."

Hong Fan said bluntly.

"Are you still riding now?"

At this time, Qiu Yuankui suddenly interjected and asked.

Xu Yuntao also looked solemn.

"Now I'm acting on my own will."

Hong Fan replied sideways.

"There's nothing to say about whether you ride or not—unless one of the admirals comes, the moire silk suit is useless."

Duan Tiannan casually uncovered the stubble.

"Back to just now.

Whether it is the legal theory or the morality I mentioned, the premise is that the top warriors of several parties can touch each other.

If you are congenital against a celestial person, both sides will not be able to sit at the same table, and there will be no rules at all. ”

After listening to the whole process, Qin Juzheng was still confused.

But Hong Fan had already understood.

To put it bluntly, this thing is similar to human feelings, there is no clear criterion, and it all depends on grasping a "degree".

Immediately, he thought of the other rebels.

The five Yuanci Grandmasters of Huaiyang Kingdom were all from local families, and only one Duan Tiannan stood on the side of the rebels.

"What about the rest of the rebels in Huaiyang Kingdom? Are they all relying on Brother Duan's deterrence and protection? ”

Hong Fan said curiously.

Duan Tiannan immediately laughed.

"Where did I get that much?"

"Brother Hong, you think so highly of Brother Duan, although Big Brother is happy, he also feels quite pressured."

He was silent.

"It's not that Fengjia Yuanci can't make a move, but it's just a vent of anger, and it's meaningless."

This time it was Qiu Yuankui who answered.

"Huaiyang spans two thousand miles from east to west and one thousand from north to south."

"About one-third of the three counties and twenty cities have suffered disasters or turmoil, and the hearts and minds of the people and the establishment have been scattered."

"If the royal court wants to be purged, in addition to suppression, it is necessary to send officials to restore the government, select and transfer strong people, and station the army for a long time - otherwise, it cannot restore basic functions such as statistics, governance, and tax collection."

"But it's all a long-term plan to pay first and get later."

"With gluttonous use and style, killing chickens and taking eggs is too slow, how can you do such a thing?"

Qiu Yuankui said disdainfully.

(End of chapter)