Chen Wenqi looked back and saw the two brothers Fang Junjie and Fang Yanjie running towards him.

"Brother Fang, is it you? Lord Tao has withdrawn the charges against you, why don't you go back quickly to tell Lord Lingzun about this good news? ”

Fang Yanjie gasped and said, "If it weren't for Brother Chen's great help, how could the Fang family retreat with their whole body?

Chen Wenqi said with a smile: "Second Prince Fang is very straightforward, why is he cheesy today? Why do you need to be polite between you and me? Go quickly, I don't know how anxious Miss Zhongli is—uh, she should be called Mrs. Sister-in-law now—at home." ”

Fang Yanjie's face turned red when he heard this, and Fang Junjie hurriedly stepped forward to relieve the siege: "Thank you Brother Chen for your concern." To tell you the truth, this time my brother went to the prefect's yamen to fight a lawsuit, and my father specially let us bring carrier pigeons to come, and we had to pass the book to the family once a day. As soon as we left the palace, we brought the good news home. ”

"Hehe, no wonder the two brothers are not in a hurry or impatient, it turns out that they have already made arrangements. Chen Wenqi exclaimed.

"Brother Chen, are you in such a hurry to go home?" asked Fang Junjie.

"Exactly. I'm not afraid of the two of them laughing, I've been away from home for a while, and I miss my father and mother a little. ”

Fang Junjie said with a smile: "Human nature, what's the reason to laugh at? But Brother Chen, you see that it's almost noon, why don't you eat and leave?"

"Yes, Brother Chen, we haven't seen each other for a long time, you will enjoy the light and stay today, let's catch up while eating?" Fang Yanjie also sincerely invited.

Chen Wenqi couldn't bear to brush off their kindness, nodded and said: "If you are disrespectful, you will rely on the two brothers." ”

The two couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard him agree. There happened to be a restaurant not far away, Fang Yanjie asked the shopkeeper for a private seat, ordered two or three exquisite side dishes, and the three of them chatted while eating.

"Brother Chen, the fact that you and I can drink and talk here today is really God's favor for our family. Fang Junjie said with emotion.

"Why did Brother Fang say this?" Chen Wenqi didn't understand what Fang Junjie meant for a while.

Fang Junjie explained: "If the emperor hadn't appointed Brother Chen to lead the troops to 'recruit' Fangjiazhai, and replaced him with another general, I am afraid that he would wave his troops to cover up the killing without asking about the indiscriminate situation." Under the iron cavalry, we mountain people can be dealt a blow, and most of us will become unjust souls. Even if my brother escapes by luck, he is only afraid that he will die at this time, how can he drink and have fun with Brother Chen here?"

Only then did Chen Wenqi understand what Fang Junjie meant, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother Fang's words are serious. Today, the emperor is working hard to govern and loving the people like a son, so the will is to 'solicit', 'recruit' first, 'solicit' later. What's more, as long as people have a slight sense of justice, how can they casually face the common people?"

"Having said that, I heard that after Brother Chen went up the mountain that day, my aunt and them were not very friendly, so if they were someone else, they would not be annoyed and ashamed? ”

Fang Yanjie sighed, and then said with Brother Nai's words: "Yes, Brother Chen and Uncle Zun are indeed very good, and the big array that my aunt has painstakingly put up was easily broken by you. ”

Chen Wenqijun's face flushed, and he shook his hand and said, "Oh, two Brother Fang, don't be high. If it weren't for your aunt's kindness and intention to let us go, even if our uncle and nephew were lucky enough to break out of the big array, they wouldn't be covered with flesh and blood?"

Fang Junjie didn't realize that his face was so thin-skinned, and hurriedly changed the topic: "Uh-Brother Chen, since you knew that my brother was from Fangjiazhai back then, why didn't you break this relationship with your father? Otherwise, my aunt and they would definitely not say many unreasonable words." ”

"Yes, Brother Chen, at that time, my brother and Sister Lan were locked in the dark room by my father. If Brother Chen tells us about the 'Kung Fu Teahouse', my father will definitely let us out to meet Brother Chen." Fang Yanjie echoed.

Chen Wenqi smiled slightly and said, "Why don't you want to meet the two Fang brothers?" But at that time, I was under the emperor's order, so it was inconvenient to catch up with the past, and it was not good to meet on that occasion. Please forgive me both of you. ”

Fang Junjie hurriedly said: "Where is it, we just feel ashamed to let Brother Chen and Uncle Chen sleep in the mountains." ”

Chen Wenqi shook his hand and said, "The two brothers don't have to blame themselves. Soldiers, it's normal to sleep in the open air. Think about the days when we regained the lost territory in Ningxia, when we didn't spend a long night by Jia Zhuge and counting the stars? Even if we met the two Fang brothers at that time, we couldn't leave more than 100 soldiers to enjoy it regardless of ourselves, right? Moreover, ...... That night, I didn't sleep on the hills. ”

"Oh, Brother Chen......"

Chen Wenqi said with a smile: "I talked to Lord Du Pingdu in Huanggang County for most of the night, and then meditated on the outskirts of Huangzhou City for two hours. ”

Fang Junjie said guiltily: "Brother Chen has been ...... day and night for my family's lawsuit."

Chen Wenqi hurriedly intercepted Fang Junjie and said, "Brother Fang is here again, isn't this a trivial matter, why bother?"

"Brother, don't talk about it. We don't say thank you for our great kindness, we just keep it in our hearts. Fang Yanjie had a straightforward temperament, he poured a full wine for Chen Wenqi, picked up the wine glass and said: "Brother Chen, I toast you, everything is in plain sight." ”

"Okay, it's still Fang Ergongzi's refreshment. Chen Wenqi raised his wine glass, touched it with the Fang family brothers, and drank it all.

"Seriously, this time the faint official will be known to have destroyed the number of evidence, and my brother is hard to tell. If it weren't for Brother Chen's invitation to the political envoy Tao and the prince of the palace, under the pretext of the big case of theft of treasury silver, so that Situ Jiao would not confess himself, my family would only be afraid that they would sink to the bottom of the sea. ”

Seeing that his brother was difficult to let go, Fang Yanjie quickly changed the topic and said to Chen Wenqi: "Brother Chen, if you say that you want to move Master Tao to talk about the past, after all, what happened under his rule has alarmed the emperor, and he can't stand idly by; How did you do that?"

Chen Wenqi said with a smile: "Under it, it is stained with the light of 'being ordered to solicit', and the emperor's golden-faced prince and prince can't help but buy it." ”

Fang Junjie gave a thumbs up and said jokingly: "Brother Chen is resourceful, not only can he invite the princes and ministers, but also the elders in the family. I heard my father say that if it weren't for Uncle Zun's words, they were afraid that it would not be so easy for them to agree to stop the war. ”

"Speaking of which, I suddenly have a reluctant request, I don't know if to say it?" Fang Yanjie looked at Chen Wenqi hesitantly.

Fang Yanjie has always been straightforward, but at this time, Chen Wenqi was surprised by the sudden this, and said at the moment: "Second Prince Fang has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"In the battle that day, my aunt admired Uncle Zun's high opinion of the formation, and mentioned it many times afterwards. Fang Yanjie looked at his brother and said hesitantly, "I think, please...... When Uncle Zun had free time, he came up to the mountain to teach my aunt. ”

Fang Yanjie was secretly relieved to see that his brother did not object.

After hearing this, Chen Wenqi thought to himself that my fifth uncle loves formations, which have not only been useless for many years, but also rarely appreciated by people. If you know that someone is willing to share your experience with him, I don't know how to be happy. Thinking of this, he said without hesitation: "My fifth uncle also loves formations, if I can learn with your aunt, it would be great, I will undertake this matter for my fifth uncle, and I will be called at any time." ”

Fang Yanjie glanced at Brother Nai and said tentatively. "It's just...... I am worried that Brother Chen will not be able to be the family of the fifth aunt. ”

"Hehe, my 'fifth aunt', I don't know where it is. ”

Fang Yanjie heard his aunt talk in detail about the situation in the battle that day, and naturally knew the half-truth and half-truth that Chen Xiangshan said, so he pretended to be surprised and asked, "Could it be that Uncle Zun hasn't married yet?"

"Yes, yes. Chen Wenqi's heart moved, and he vaguely felt the "deep meaning" of Fang Yanjie's question.

Sure enough, Fang Yanjie was overjoyed when he heard this, and raised his glass to Chen Wenqi: "That...... My aunt...... Oh, I'll thank my aunt in advance. ”

Now that he knows what Fang Yanjie means, he naturally can't let people open this mouth. Chen Wenqi took a sip of wine and said, "I take the liberty to ask a question, if the two Fang brothers can say it, they will say it, and if there is any inconvenience, it will be fine." ”

"Brother Chen doesn't have to be polite, please say. ”

Chen Wenqi picked up the wine glass, stood up and said, "I will give you a glass first." If the question is abrupt, please forgive the sin. After speaking, he took a sip of the wine in the cup.

Seeing that he was so cautious, Fang Junjie didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and he also drank the wine in his toast and said, "Brother Chen, you and I don't know each other for a day, there is nothing abrupt or abrupt. If you ask, my brother will know everything. ”

Chen Wenqi said with a smile: "In the battle that day, my uncle made a little disrespectful remarks and offended your aunt. The aunt's answer was puzzled, and I hereby asked the two for verification. ”

"What did my aunt say?" Fang Yanjie hurriedly asked.

"At that time, she said to her uncle, 'Hugh is talking nonsense!' This girl is still a yellow flower girl, how can she have any husband and son to teach?' So I take the liberty to ask the two brothers, I don't know if your aunt is a famous flower or a boudoir?"

When Fang Yanjie heard him ask, he was secretly overjoyed and replied: "Since Brother Chen asked, I will tell you frankly that my aunts and sisters are indeed waiting for the boudoir." It's just because my grandparents died early, and the two aunts were brought up by my parents. Perhaps because she often practiced martial arts with her father, our eldest aunt has been obsessed with formations since she was a child, even to the point of being infatuated. When it came to the year of Jilu, her father talked to her about marriage, and she neither nodded nor shook her head, but only put forward one condition: no matter who broke through the formation she had set, he would let his father call the shots. Otherwise, even if Pan An is reincarnated and Shen Wan is reborn, I will not consider it. ”

"It's no different from my uncle. Chen Wenqi said intentionally or unintentionally, and then asked: "Later, there were no people who broke into the battle?"

"I'm ashamed to say that. In the first few years, there were many young talents who came to propose marriage. But no one was able to break through. Over time, people knew that this array was unbreakable, so they stayed away, and no one dared to go up the mountain anymore. Fang Junjie said half regretfully and half proudly.

"That formation ......"

Fang Yanjie hurriedly took over Chen Wenqi's words and said: "That formation is not like the 'yoke' formation a few days ago, but ...... Formation, I don't know the formation, maybe this statement is not accurate. In short, it is not the kind of formation in which soldiers stand and can change in formation, but a labyrinth where flags are placed in different directions, so that people cannot distinguish the direction. I once went in once, don't look at the wind and sunshine outside, but after I went in, it was gloomy and misty, gloomy and gloomy, the direction was unclear, and the universe was chaotic, which was really chilling. Thanks to my aunt, who had been following me, saw that I was afraid, and hurriedly took me out of the battle. Brother Chen, have you heard of this?"

Chen Wenqi smiled and replied, "I've heard a little." I have an idea below, and I would like to ask the two brothers to help refer to it. ”

"What do you think?" the two said in unison.

"If the two of you don't like to climb high, you want to invite your uncle to try it. ”

Fang Yanjie slapped his thigh, raised his wine glass and said, "Brother Chen coincides with Zaixia. Come, let's have a full drink. ”

Chen Wenqi picked up the wine glass and touched Fang Yanjie's wine glass, but his eyes looked at Fang Junjie.

Fang Junjie smiled "hehe" and said: "Where did Brother Chen come from? Although my brother has a good relationship with Uncle Zun, it is said that Uncle Zun is not only magnificent, but also has excellent martial arts, and what is even more rare is that he is righteous and courteous, and has a chivalrous heart. My aunt - who is not presumptuous - although she has the boldness of a man, she is also not lacking in the gentleness of a woman, and the red of needlework is not bad. If it turns out to be our wish, they are a match made in heaven. ”

"In this way, let's be a messenger for the younger generations?"

The three of them looked at each other and smiled.

Chen Wenqi took a sip of the toast of wine, got up and hugged his fists and said, "Retire first." Within three days, my uncle and nephew went up the mountain to fight. ”

"As far as the word goes, we are waiting for the two of you to visit at Osakiyama. ”

Bidding farewell to the Fang brothers, Chen Wenqi left the restaurant and walked quickly towards Chenjiazhuang.

"Dad, mother, Qi'er is home. There was still a long way to go from home, and Chen Wenqi couldn't wait to shout.

Chen Ruishan and Mrs. Wen both walked out of the door, overjoyed to welcome their son's return.

Wen habitually patted the "dust" on the clothes on his son's back and back, and said caressfully: "Qi'er, are you hungry? You talk to your father for a while, and your mother will fry two dishes, and drink two cups with your father and fifth uncle later." ”

"Mother, I've just had lunch, you can rest for a while. Chen Wenqi pulled Wen's sleeve and said.

"Mother is not tired. Wen touched his son's head and looked happily at the back of the stove.

"Qi'er, come, sit here. ”

Chen Wenqi moved a stool and sat beside Chen Ruishan.

"Qi'er, I heard your fifth uncle say, this time I went to Daqi Mountain, and I didn't move a single soldier to let the owner of Fangzhai stop the battle, you did the right thing. ”

"Qi'er didn't dare to take credit, it was her father who taught her well. ”

Chen Ruishan smiled and asked with concern, "How is the Fang family's case?"

"Although it was a bit tricky, thanks to the prince of the royal palace and the political envoy Lord Stauru himself, the case was finally successfully concluded. Chen Wenqi told his father about the main points of the before and after.

Chen Ruishan said with emotion: "If there are more good officials like Lord Tao in this world, our people will suffer less." ”

After the two talked for a while, Chen Wenqi asked, "Daddy, where is the fifth uncle? Why haven't you seen him for most of the day?"

Chen Ruishan sighed and said: "He, since he came back from Daqi Mountain, he hasn't said much, he either works with his head down, and when he is free, he holds a "Summary of the Eight Formations" and looks at it over and over again, looking thoughtful, and asks him without saying anything. Alas—"

Speaking of Chen Xiangshan, Chen Ruishan immediately showed a depressed expression.

When Chen Wenqi heard this, he immediately understood the fifth uncle's thoughts. He smiled and said to his father:

"Daddy, don't worry, Qi'er may be able to cure the fifth uncle's heart disease. ”

"Heart disease, you said your fifth uncle has heart disease?" Chen Ruishan asked suspiciously.

Qi'er guessed that eight or nine would not be far from ten. Chen Wenqi replied confidently.

"He has no heart and lungs all day long, why does he have any heart disease?" Chen Ruishan didn't believe it.

"Daddy, don't worry, wait until Qi'er asks the fifth uncle to come out. ”

Chen Ruishan was happy when he saw his beloved son coming back, and he was curious about what his younger brother had to do with his heart, so he got up and said, "Let's go to your fifth uncle's room to talk." ”

Chen Wenqi nodded, and carried his father into Chen Xiangshan's room.

"Fifth uncle, Qi'er greets you. ”

"Yo, Qi'er is back, big brother, you sit. Chen Xiangshan put down the book in his hand and got up to greet the two of them.

Chen Wenqi picked up the book that the fifth uncle put down, and said deliberately: "Fifth uncle, you have already understood the formation, and you are still holding this "Eight Formations Overview" to study, could it be that you want to analyze the details and create your own formation?"

"Where? Idle and just pass the time. Chen Xiangshan said lightly.

Chen Wenqi saw that the fifth uncle was really listless, so he deliberately provoked the topic: "Fifth uncle, Qi'er was ordered to recruit Fangjiazhai this time, why don't you ask how this matter is going when you come home?"

"With such a capable nephew as you, it must be done well, why do you need to ask?" Chen Xiangshan replied perfunctorily.

Chen Wenqi pursed his lips and said deliberately: "Even if you don't care about Qi'er's affairs, don't ask how the Fang family is doing?"

Chen Xiangshan was really a little interested, and asked, "How is the Fang family?"

"After investigation, the so-called Fangjiazhai 'bewitching the foolish, gathering mountains and forests, and disturbing the place' is completely groundless, so Qi'er played the book to the emperor and revoked these accusations to the Fang family. ”

Chen Xiangshan snorted: "I already know it in Daqi Mountain, so I need you to come back and rap?"

"Also, the Fang family's lawsuit has also been won, and the charge of 'forcible robbery' has also been cleared. ”

"That's a good result. What else?"

"It's gone. ”

"Gone?"

Seeing Chen Xiangshan's stunned expression, Chen Wenqi smiled secretly.

"Qi'er, you said your fifth uncle ......" Chen Ruishan reminded when he saw his son blindly gossiping with Chen Xiangshan.

Chen Wenqi winked at his father and said to Chen Xiangshan: "Fifth uncle, after this errand, you have done Qi'er a great favor." Qi'er thought about it and wanted to give you a big gift to the fifth uncle. ”

Chen Xiangshan shook his hand and said, "Between our two uncles and nephews, what do you say about helping or not helping, and giving gifts or not? You are an official, and you are going to be separated from your fifth uncle and me?"

"No, no, no! Fifth Uncle, don't get me wrong. This big gift, Qi'er, I don't spend a penny or a tael of silver, just a ...... In short, if you know what this gift is, I'm afraid that Qi'er won't give it. "Chen Wenqi deliberately sold Guanzi.

"Cut! No matter what, the fifth uncle is not rare. When Chen Wenqi was at home, he had a very close relationship with Chen Xiangshan, and the two would occasionally "forget" their seniority and play tricks on each other. Chen Xiangshan thought that his nephew was playing tricks on him again, so he said disdainfully.

Chen Wenqi saw that the fifth uncle was not as curious as expected, so he changed the topic and said, "You are not rare, forget it." Fifth uncle, someone has set up a strange formation, claiming that no one can break it, do you want to try it?"

A look of excitement flashed on Chen Xiangshan's face, and he shook his head: "I'm not interested." ”

Sure enough, the "illness" was not light.

"Alas, this can be said by Miss Fang, not only can no one break it, but no one dares to try it. Chen Wenqi shook his head and said to himself.

"What are you talking about? Is it Miss Fang's formation? What is she doing in formation?" Chen Xiangshan grabbed Chen Wenqi's hand and asked like a cannon.

Chen Wenqi smiled at Chen Xiangshan and said, "You're 'not interested', why do you ask it?"

Chen Xiangshan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I'm interested again now, can't I?" A sentence made Chen Ruishan on the side laugh, pointed at him and said: "It's a shame to play tricks in front of the juniors?"

Chen Wenqi tried his best to hold back a laugh and said, "Okay, okay." Listening to the Fang family brothers, the eldest girl Fang used four thousand and ninety-six flags to set up a strange formation. She put this in the hope that someone would break it. But they said that if anyone broke through this formation, she-"

"What's she?" Chen Xiangshan asked urgently.

Chen Wenqi grinned, "She ...... Make a promise. Fifth uncle, are you still interested?"

Chen Xiangshan listened, and his two thick eyebrows rose upward. He didn't answer Chen Wenqi, and subconsciously grabbed the "Eight Formations Overview" and flipped through it aimlessly.

Chen Ruishan asked at this time: "Qi'er, do you mean that the eldest lady of the Fang family lined up to recruit relatives?"

"Yes, Daddy. Chen Wenqi put away his joke and told Chen Ruishan and Chen Xiangshan the matter as it was.

Chen Xiangshan's marriage broke Chen Ruishan's heart, and when he heard that there was such a good thing, he slapped his thigh and said happily: "Oh, this is a great thing." You kid, you don't say it sooner. After that, he looked at Chen Xiangshan and asked, "Old Five, what do you think?"

Chen Xiangshan shook his head and didn't make a sound.

Chen Ruishan asked in disappointment, "What's the matter?

Chen Xiangshan replied in a sullen voice: "That's not it, whether you can break the formation or not depends on it." ”

"Ahh Chen Ruishan slapped his thigh and said, "Then go and see, aren't you very good at formation?"

Chen Xiangshan shook his head and didn't make a sound.

"Not going?"

Chen Xiangshan nodded.

Chen Ruishan was unhappy, stared at his eyes and asked, "Why?

Chen Xiangshan shook his head again. Since going down the mountain, Fang Haoqin's figure has lingered in front of him, he recalled the scene over and over again, and even longed for it...... But he felt that he had nothing to do except for a little bit of martial arts and formations that could neither support his family nor make a living, so how could he be worthy of Fang Haoqin, who was picturesque and had a small family of jasper?

Chen Ruishan saw him muffled like a gourd, and said hurriedly: "Why the hell, you said it clearly?"

Seeing his brother asking, Chen Xiangshan involuntarily revealed his heart to him:

"Big brother, if it's not the little brother, I don't like her. The eldest lady of the family is beautiful and unearthly, how can you look down on a village layman like your brother and me?"

Chen Ruishan knew his younger brother's thoughts, and said with relief: "I said the fifth child, you think too much, right? Since the eldest girl Fang is in array to recruit relatives, she definitely doesn't care whether her future husband is an elegant person or a layman. Besides, it's true that we are people from the village, but what is vulgar? Aren't you full of martial arts and strategy?"

Chen Xiangshan was reprimanded by his brother for a few words, not only did he not get angry, but he opened his frowns, and when he was about to nod in agreement, he suddenly shook his head and said: "Martial arts and strategies can't be eaten as food." You can't go horizontally and vertically, so you can't look down on it. ”

Chen Wenqi knew that the fifth uncle was suffering from gains and losses, so he repeated the evaluation of the Fang family brothers about him, and finally said: "Fifth uncle, don't be ashamed of yourself. In the eyes of Miss Fang, you are a true gentleman with good conduct and a dashing and dignified character. In the battle that day, I saw that Miss Fang had a good impression of you. After you came down the mountain, she kept talking to you several times. If she doesn't look down on you, why should she talk about you?"

Chen Xiangshan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked:

"Qi'er, is this true?"

Chen Wenqi pursed his lips and said, "Believe it or not." ”

Chen Ruishan was observing his words and expressions on the side, and when he saw Chen Xiangshan's depressed expression, he knew where his "heart disease" was, so he asked happily:

"How about it, old five, how about going to the battle tomorrow?"

Chen Xiangshan blushed and bowed his head and replied, "The younger brother is all arranged by the eldest brother. ”

"Good, good, good. Chen Ruishan said "yes" three times in a row, got up from his seat, took Chen Wenqi with his left hand, and pulled Chen Xiangshan with his right hand, "Let's go, let's go and have a few drinks today." ”

Mrs. Wen had already finished the wine and food, and when she heard the news, she cried with joy and said:

"Now it's okay, the fifth uncle has become a family, and we can also explain to the ancestors of the Chen family. Come, I'll pour you wine, Qi'er, you will make an exception today and drink two glasses with your fifth uncle. ”

Chen Xiangshan grabbed the wine jug and said, "Sister-in-law, Qi'er can't drink, I only drink half a cup, and I will participate in the study of the formation with him later." ”

Seeing this, Chen Ruishan smiled secretly, and did not force them, he picked up the wine cup in front of him and drank it all.