Chapter Ninety-Eight: Confiding
Another night of hangover, and when Zhuang Feng woke up, he had a splitting headache there;
This is not as good as the fact that the patriarchs of several tribes drank there, but it was not as good as their own people like Zhuang Fengwu Biao Shen Xin drinking there;
Drinking with Wubiao Shen Xin, it is with the mood, the reunion of the old people, and it is still the best wine; and drinking with these clan chiefs, this wine is also a good wine, but this wine is too strong, and the mood is also a social drink that has to be drunk;
The so-called wine is less than a thousand cups of confidants, and there are not more than half a sentence of speculation;
Zhuang Feng and the patriarchs of this group of tribes belong to the friendship that is not too much for half a sentence, but this person is sometimes like that, the more this situation is, the more he has to socialize, and then get drunk with there;
Especially today's Zhuang Feng's physical condition that he can no longer drink alcohol, which makes Zhuang Feng even more painful;
Ten years ago, Zhuang Feng belonged to the type that could drink, but in the blow of Zhuang Feng's wife's death, he was drunk all day long to anesthetize himself, and the time he woke up on the street was far longer than the time he woke up in his bed, so that his physical health was extremely poor, and he couldn't drink anymore if he hurt his body, in the words of the doctor, if Zhuang Feng wanted to live a few more years, it was best to quit drinking;
In the last two or three years, Zhuang Feng has indeed quit drinking;
When he woke up drunken again, Zhuang Feng was extremely painful with him, and he habitually lit a cigarette;
Zhuang Feng hates this kind of unavoidable entertainment, and Zhuang Feng also belongs to the kind of people who can be exempted without socializing, even if Zhuang Feng was able to drink ten years ago, this is this virtue;
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Zhuang Feng has not made any friends in the upheaval of the civilian world in the past ten years;
A person who doesn't like to socialize is very difficult to fit in in today's society;
Zhuang Feng lit a cigarette and lay there thinking about some messy things, when Xia Yu pushed the door in;
Xia Yu entered Zhuang Feng's room, and saw that Zhuang Feng was lying there burning a cigarette, and said with a smile: "Why, still lying in bed;"
"Headache;" Zhuang Feng replied casually;
"Those people can drink so well, what kind of fun are you making;" Xia Yu said there;
Zhuang Feng smiled and did not speak;
Xia Yu actually drank more than Zhuang Feng, but he woke up before Zhuang Feng, and he couldn't see the drunken appearance;
"Decanting soup;" Xia Yu looked at Zhuang Feng without speaking, and handed the decanting soup to Zhuang Feng;
Zhuang Feng took it casually, poured it down with a breath, and then followed with a long sigh of relief;
Xia Yu looked at Zhuang Feng, smiled a little lovingly, and said loudly: "Xiaoqiu, your physical state?"
In the past, Zhuang Feng was far stronger than Xia Yu, but now he is not as good as Xia Yu when he even drinks wine, and Xia Yu's delicate mind is naturally noticed, but this has not been seen with Zhuang Feng for ten years, and I don't know what it is;
Xia Yu is not completely deaf to what is going on outside the window, about the change of Zhuang Feng ten years ago Xia Yu knows, and also knows that Zhuang Feng has been missing for ten years, and the Zhuang family has collapsed;
Zhuang Feng has been missing for ten years, and now he has reappeared; Xia Yu naturally didn't ask anything, Xia Yu knew Zhuang Feng too well, and knew Zhuang Feng's virtue;
It's just that now seeing that Zhuang Feng's physical health is obviously not as good as before, there are doubts;
"It's wasted;" Zhuang Feng didn't hide anything, and said casually there;
Xia Yu looked at Zhuang Feng's casual appearance, and was inexplicably a little bitter there;
Zhuang Feng's simple two words were also said casually, but Xia Yu knew that Zhuang Feng was not the one who could easily say these words, which meant that Zhuang Feng was a little depressed, or helpless in the face of fate;
"Don't be like this, your young master is not dead yet;" Zhuang Feng looked at Xia Yu and the reddening eyes there, and hurriedly said there;
Xia Yu didn't reluctantly smile, just looked at Zhuang Feng, who looked so affectionate and bitter;
Zhuang Feng looked at Xia Yu's appearance, and did not force a smile anymore, talking to Xia Yu about the life of the past ten years of exile, and also about Zhuang Feng's current state;
For Xia Yu, Zhuang Feng doesn't need to hide anything;
Listening to Zhuang Feng talk about the upheaval of life in the past ten years, Xia Yu couldn't help but cry out there, crying loudly;
Xia Yu cried out, Zhuang Feng naturally hugged Xia Yu into his arms, and at the same time said in Xia Yu's ear: "Didn't I come back alive to see you?
Zhuang Feng's words did not stop Xia Yu's crying, and Zhuang Feng didn't do anything more, just hugged Xia Yu quietly, and wanted to cry inexplicably;
In the past ten years of displacement, Zhuang Feng has drunk on the streets countless times, and has been chased like a dog countless times, and has also been beaten into a wasted person, so wasted that he can't stand, and his strength has disappeared to the point that he can't even unscrew the cap of a bottle of mineral water; when he is sick in a strange city, he buys medicine for himself, himself with needles, and hangs water for himself; Han Jiu's single clothes are frozen like wild dogs on the side of the road, and he may not be able to have a full meal to eat in three days; even when he meets the heart-warming beloved girl, he can only choose to give up;
Even in the past ten years, Zhuang Feng has never cried loudly, he always carries it alive, and the only time is that he silently shed tears because he gave up on the girl he loved;
Now Zhuang Feng hugged Xia Yu, and he couldn't help crying there;
After ten years of wandering, Zhuang Feng is lonely, always alone, and the only thing that accompanies Zhuang Feng is only smoke;
Zhuang Feng, who has been carrying it for ten years, can't find anyone to talk to, even if he returns to Jiangzhou and is close to Ao Xiuzhi or Tang Guiyi or Meng Yuanhua, Zhuang Feng can't tell him;
Because in front of them, Zhuang Feng is the head of the family, and they all still count on Zhuang Feng and need Zhuang Feng to resist the family;
Perhaps, only Xia Yu, who has been with Zhuang Feng day and night since he was a child, can make Zhuang Feng tell without scruples;
Xia Yu knows Zhuang Feng too well, and Zhuang Feng also knows Xia Yu too well;
In Xia Yu's eyes, Zhuang Feng is not the person with the mask of the young master, but a living man, with his own joys, sorrows, sorrows, and loneliness, and the childlike scheming that does not grow up, and he will also have careful eyes, and he will also be jealous, envious and hateful;
It's not the bearing of the young master of the Zhuang family or the head of the Zhuang family on the mask, nor the ruthless and vicious heart with the nickname of the mad dog; Zhuang Feng is just a very ordinary man, he can cry, and he also has a heart of compassion, not the real desert tiger who kills people without blinking, and even babies can be nailed to the wheels;
Xia Yu understands Zhuang, and Zhuang Feng also understands Xia Yu, which is why Zhuang Feng will not talk to other people, and what he can say to Xia Yu;
Xia Yu is in Zhuang Feng's heart, that is the person who really understands him except for Old Man Zhuang, and he is also the person who is connected by his blood;
In front of Xia Yu, Zhuang Feng doesn't need to pretend to be crazy, he can show the most real him at will;
Maybe it's because Xia Yu and Xia Xue sisters take care of Zhuang Feng too carefully, and even when Zhuang Feng is fifteen or sixteen years old, he doesn't know how to wear clothes, shoes and socks by himself, and he still has to feed him;
Xia Yu cried by himself, and Zhuang Feng also cried;
I don't know how much time has passed, Xia Yu is tired of crying, or he heard Zhuang Feng crying, which is the same as stopping crying there, and comforting Zhuang Feng in turn;
Xia Yu was still hugged by Zhuang Feng like that, and he didn't wipe the tears on his face, so he whispered there: "Xiaoqiu, don't cry;
I don't know if Zhuang Feng was tired of crying, or Xia Yu's comfort played a role, or if Zhuang Feng would naturally have a sense of security when he hugged Xia Yu, and with Xia Yu's words, Zhuang Feng fell asleep again;
Xia Yu watched Zhuang Feng fall asleep again, and didn't say anything, just looked at the sleeping Zhuang Feng with pity, and smiled there;
Xia Yu looked at Zhuang Feng's baby-like sleep, Xia Yu didn't move, just reached out and took the cigarette there, lit it habitually, and then put it in his mouth, just hugged Zhuang Feng's arms quietly, and fell asleep unconsciously;
When Zhuang Feng woke up again, it was dusk, and the setting sun was shining on Xia Yu's body through the window;
Zhuang Feng saw that Xia Yu was still in his arms, and he also showed a loving smile there, and did not move his body so as not to wake up Xia Yu;
Zhuang Feng habitually reached out to take the cigarette, habitually lit it, looked at the summer rain, and also looked at the sunset;
When Zhuang Feng was burning a cigarette, Xia Yu also woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that Zhuang Feng was also smoking a cigarette, and Xia Yu habitually took the cigarette from Zhuang Feng's mouth and put it in his mouth;
Zhuang Feng smiled and didn't say anything;
Xia Yu lit a cigarette and didn't say anything;
After the smoke was burned, Zhuang Feng said with a smile: "Get up, it's numb;"
Following Zhuang Feng's words, Xia Yu also stood up and said there: "You are stupid, you are numb from sleep, why don't you squeak and say a word;"
"That's because you're fat, you weren't like this before;" Zhuang Feng said with a smile;
"Don't talk to me, which drop of my sister is fat?" Xia Yu retorted;
Zhuang Feng smiled and said with a squinting look: "It's mellow;"
"Get out;" Xia Yu said angrily;
With the relationship between Zhuang Feng and Xia Yu, it has long been beyond the relationship between men and women, Zhuang Feng's words are naturally a joke, and Xia Yu naturally understands;
When Xia Yu said this, he had already stood up, and he was accustomed to arranging his clothes there;
Zhuang Feng looked at Xia Yu with a smile and sorted out his clothes there, and said at the same time: "I really didn't find it before, it turns out that I am in such a good figure;"
Xia Yu glanced at Zhuang Feng, and then said there: "My eldest young master, look at what time it is, you have slept all day, haven't you found anything wrong?"
"No," Zhuang Feng replied casually;
"Not hungry?" Xia Yu said angrily;
Zhuang Feng looked at the appearance of the rain, and inexplicably felt cordial, as if he had returned to that time;
"What do you think?" Xia Yu looked at Zhuang Feng staring at him and asked;
Zhuang Feng smiled, did not answer Xia Yu directly, but said like a child there: "Get up;"
Looking at Zhuang Feng's child-like appearance, Xia Yu just smiled, and then pulled Zhuang Feng up from the bed, as if he was used to pulling Zhuang Feng to wash;
Zhuang Feng didn't say anything, and it was also customary for Xia Yu to pull him to wash, and then Xia Yu followed him there to put on clothes for Zhuang Feng;
Everything seems to be so natural, Zhuang Feng is used to it, and Xia Yu is also used to it;
Xia Yu cleaned up Zhuang Feng with there, and said habitually: "Well, you can go out;"
Zhuang Feng also nodded habitually, and then lit a cigarette with the habit there, and went out;
Zhuang Feng and Xia Yu appeared, Xu Wei and Yang Lin were also accustomed to it, and they didn't have other thoughts because Xia Yu and Zhuang Feng stayed alone in the room for so long, which was also the habit of following Zhuang Feng and Xia Yu;
Zhuang Feng, Xia Yu and Xu Wei and Yang Lin came to the flower hall, where Wu Biao was sitting and didn't know what he was thinking;
"Brother Wu, what do you want?" Zhuang Feng looked at Wu Biao who was a little distracted there, so he asked there;
With Zhuang Feng's words, Wu Biao also reacted, looked at Zhuang Feng and Xia Yu, and there was nothing unusual about Xu Wei and Yang Lin;
Zhuang Feng's style of the eldest young master, Xu Wei and Yang Lin are accustomed to it; Wu Biao has already seen it ten years ago, so he naturally has no ideas;
"I'm thinking about how the three characters of Huangzhou, Yanzhou, and Haozhou will react when we come back with such a high profile;" Wu Biao looked at Zhuang Feng and said truthfully there;
Listening to Wu Biao's words, Zhuang Feng said casually: "What can you think of that, now that they have controlled the territory, it will definitely not be handed over, I don't have that kind of charm, and you don't have either;"
"I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about our appearance, will these three characters unite and join forces to kill us;" Wu Biao continued;
Listening to Wu Biao's words, Zhuang Feng really thought about something quite seriously, and after habitually lighting the cigarette again, Zhuang Feng said out loud: "It's really possible;"
With Zhuang Feng's words, Wu Biao also nodded there, because Wu Biao himself also felt that it was possible;
Zhuang Feng looked at Wu Biao's serious appearance, and continued: "In terms of the ground that the three of them control now, plus the ground that is still being contested, of course, it can be regarded as ours now;
Listening to Zhuang Feng's analysis, Wu Biao and Xia Yu both nodded;
Although it has only been three days since Zhuang Feng appeared in Mofu, I believe that the people of Huangzhou, Yanzhou, and Haozhou must have received the news, and according to the news recovered by Wu Biao, the three parties of Huangzhou, Yanzhou, and Haozhou are indeed reducing the conflict at present, and the reason for this should be Zhuang Feng's appearance;
With the strength of the three parties of Huangzhou, Yanzhou and Haozhou, in the past two years, they have not been able to completely annex the two states, and some of the ground is still in contention.
The Quartet wrestles, Mofu is the weakest, and the people of Huangzhou Yanzhou Haozhou are here to annex the ground, this Mofu is re-established, and the Mofu is still in an orthodox position in this clan to protect the two states, if this really moves, it is really a threat to the people of Huangzhou Yanzhou Haozhou, and it is really possible to join forces to destroy Mofu first;
Xia Yu listened to Zhuang Feng's analysis, thought about it there, and then said out loud: "Do you want to talk to them?"
As soon as Xia Yu said this, Zhuang Feng and Wu Biao were looking at Xia Yu;
Looking at Zhuang Feng and Wu Biao's reactions, Xia Yu said with a somewhat helpless look: "Don't look at me like this, we have to wait for Shen Xin now, this is two or three months, and others will let us wait quietly?"
With Xia Yu's words, Zhuang Feng and Wu Biao both nodded subconsciously there;
Xia Yu's words make sense, Zhuang Feng and Wu Biao did ignore Shen Xin's return to Jindu before, or Zhuang Feng and Wu Biao both blindly believed that Shen Xin would succeed, and did not think about how to deal with Shen Xin if this matter was not completed;
"Go on;" Zhuang Feng thought for a moment and said there;
"Let's talk to them first, see where the conflict of interests of these three parties is, and make some preparations; Shen Xin's matter is done, then it is still according to the original plan, let's talk to them, I believe that with your ability, young master, you should be able to buy us two or three months of stalemate time, well, at least they can not unite in these two or three months;"
Xia Yu followed Zhuang Feng's words and continued to talk there, paused for a moment, and then continued: "If Shen Xin's matter is not done, or the news is revealed, I think we will have to change our plans;
Xia Yu said this reasonably, Wu Biao nodded there, and then said: "We are landlords, and we should welcome guests from afar;
Wu Biao was not surprised by Xia Yu's analysis, nor did he feel that the Zhuang family even had such a meticulous scheming; as early as ten years ago, when the Qin family was in civil strife, Wu Biao had seen the methods of Zhuang Feng's guards and the two sisters Xia Xue and Xia Yu, so from this Xia Yu's analysis, Wu Biao did not disagree with it;
Zhuang Feng thought for a while, and said while nodding his head there: "Okay, it's time to talk to them, I haven't seen them for many years, and I don't know how these things have grown;
Zhuang Feng's words are also true, with the obvious annexation of the three characters of Huangzhou, Yanzhou, and Haozhou, if Zhuang Feng meets with people, he must be extremely careful, for fear that Zhuang Feng will murder the capital, after all, Zhuang Feng's reputation in this desert is not very good;
"Right here?" said Wu Biao, hesitantly;
"Impossible, they don't dare to come, from another angle, if I go to where they are, I won't go;" Zhuang Feng said casually;
"Do you want to protect the city?" Xia Yu thought for a while and said there;
"No, the city of Huzhou is not in their hands, but it is in the hands of the state capital;
Looking at Zhuang Feng's casual appearance, Xia Yu continued to say, "Then where do you say to choose?"
After Xia Yu finished speaking, Wu Biao said to him: "Bring the map;"
With Wu Biao's words, a guard naturally quickly sent the map there, and then retreated on his own;
Wu Biao spread the map on the table and said, "This is the current situation;"
Wu Biao said, Zhuang Feng naturally followed over to take a look;
Although Zhuang Feng has returned to the capital, has news, and has an understanding of the current situation in his heart, he has not yet made a detailed paper mark like this;
This is also the lazy side of Zhuang Feng, some things are clear in his heart, and he is too lazy to put them on paper;
Zhuang Feng looked at Wubiao's map with detailed situation markings, and frowned there;
The marking of the martial arts mark is similar to the situation that Zhuang Feng understands in his heart, but there is still a little difference between what he thinks in his heart and the intuitive display of the homework on paper, which makes Zhuang Feng a little helpless there;
Zhuang Feng looked at the logo on the map, judging from the current situation, Mofu has been swallowed up by the three parties of Huangzhou, Yanzhou and Haozhou, causing Mofu to be besieged on all sides, and it is still in contention, or it can also be said that the ground that still belongs to Mofu is an irregular strip from Shizhou City to Huzhou City, which looks really like a piece of fat;
Zhuang Feng looked at the current situation there, and said jokingly: "It turns out that we are still quite a big piece of fat;"
"What about the jokes? Look at it, we are left with the ground of such a trade route from this state city to Huzhou City, blocking the front and chasing after the back, attacking from both sides, and sooner or later people will be divided;" Seeing that Zhuang Feng was still joking there, Xia Yu said angrily;
"Oh, Ah Yu, your vision has regressed;" Zhuang Feng still looked like a joke;
Listening to Zhuang Feng's words, Xia Yu was a little puzzled there, although Zhuang Feng was still joking, but Xia Yu understood Zhuang Feng, although Zhuang Feng was obviously not joking many times, he was joking there, and there were some key points in such jokes;
Xia Yu was a little puzzled there, and at the same time looked at the map carefully, as if she wanted to find something she didn't understand, but Zhuang Feng understood;
Just as Xia Yu continued to look at the map with there, trying to figure out what Zhuang Feng was talking about, Wu Biao understood the picture there, and then said: "We still control the communication lines of the trade route, and the forces are concentrated; and the three parties of Huangzhou, Yanzhou and Haozhou seem to have formed a situation of blocking and chasing after each other, and attacking left and right, but they have also lengthened the supply line; the trade of Huangzhou Huzhou cannot be transshipped inland, and the trade of Yanzhou cannot enter the clan protection, and there is a no-man's land of eight hundred miles long in Haozhou;"
Listening to Wu Biao's words, Xia Yu reacted, and said with some hesitation: "We take advantage of the time and place?"
"Don't listen to Brother Wu, we have a good location, but we have indeed become someone else's meal;" Zhuang Feng was still that casual appearance there;
Xia Yu didn't quite understand, and looked at Zhuang Feng there, as if he hoped that Zhuang Feng would continue to speak;