Shuofang City, the main hall of the General's Palace.

Spring has appeared, and the sky is sunny. Chang Zhaoqing sat on the main seat, although he was a guest, he only wore ordinary home clothes, wide robes and long sleeves, and he looked more and more narrow-shouldered and thin.

His cheeks were shriveled, his eyes were focused, and his eyebrows were pale and pale and he was by no means wealthy, but fortunately, he finally added a bit of solemnity because of the heavy goatee he had specially grown.

The titled general, who has been sitting on the seat of General Shuofang for twelve years and has not fallen, is holding a cup of tea, bowing his head and sniffing lightly, taking a sip from time to time, leisurely.

There was a person sitting in the guest seat, with a burly physique, white hair and a round bun, and a half-body iron armor in the most ordinary part of the Great Zhou Army, which was old and dull, and it was the Baotai of the Great Banner Gate.

"Chang Junmen called me here, it wasn't just for tea, right? The old man is a rough man, he doesn't love tea, he only loves wine. ”

Chang Zhaoqing did not have the coldness when facing Liu Tugou that day, and said with a smile: "I was going to entertain guests today, and this guest happens to be an old friend of the master of Zhangmen, so please come and accompany you." ”

"Oh, the old man has a lot of friends, but unfortunately after a long time, they inevitably part ways, and few people can be called old friends. Hehe, Prime Minister Bai knows how many people can press the sword and pour it like the old one?"

A voice suddenly came from outside the door, low and deep, penetrating: "Can say this, who dares to say that the old brother is a rough man?"

A middle-aged swordsman walked in, with a crane-backed ape arm, a forehead slightly raised compared to ordinary people, and his eyes were blazing.

He was wearing a brown robe and carrying a long sword, walked straight to Zhang Baotai and sat down, casually removed the teacup on the table beside him, untied the long sword and placed it on it, and smiled apologetically to Chang Zhaoqing: "I only drink wine, not tea." ”

The ordinary wooden scabbard has no carving, and the hilt is wrapped with ordinary blue hemp rope, which is badly faded.

The old ruffian's expression was complicated, and he said softly: "It's you?"

The swordsman glanced at Zhang Baotai and smiled kindly: "Old brother, why should the white head be as new, no matter how like-minded the fate of one side is, can he really know each other for dozens of years? This time, the military exploits of the hundred anti-thief heads plus the seizure of 30,000 taels of silver have all cheapened your little son, how can you thank me?"

Listening to his voice, this middle-aged swordsman was Gongsun Long, the lord of the Green Forest Alliance in the Northern Four Prefectures.

Zhang Baotai snorted and said, "I knew that today, I should have let you die in the hands of the Luo family swordsman in Jianzhou......"

The veteran ruffian said, and a narrow smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Now that you and the Luo family are working for the same master, how does it feel?"

Gongsun Long narrowed his eyes, and his smile gradually faded: "I heard that the elder brother has realized seven or eight points of 'listening to thunder in a silent place', and the younger brother really wants to see it." ”

Zhang Baotai stood up violently when he heard this, slapped the table and glared: "Lao Tzu is still afraid of you? ”

Chang Zhaoqing coughed, put down the tea bowl in his hand and said, "It's all grandfathers, so don't play this trick of feigning anger and pretending to be crazy, aren't you annoying?"

Zhang Baotai laughed, suddenly looked angry, sat down again, and said: "I just can't get used to this old boy's wagging tail and begging for mercy, what's the matter, as soon as I climbed the high branches, I forgot to give birth to your father in the north?

Gongsun Long smiled slightly: "I don't believe that Youzhou didn't accept blood bribes in the past, this time Xian Dengwei is very familiar and straightforward." It is said that if there is a father, there must be a son, and vice versa, just look at the means of the golden tablet, and you will know what kind of virtue you are. ”

Chang Zhaoqing waved his hand and said finally: "Okay, okay, it's enough for the two of you to flirt, now let's get down to business." ”

He looked at the two Green Forest Grandmasters whose expressions had become serious, stopped his gaze on Gongsun Long's face, and continued: "Gongsun Gang Master is a guest from afar, but behind him is leaning on the big temple of the Eldest Princess's Mansion, according to the meaning of the East Palace, it is naturally welcome. It's just that the Haidong Gang's methods are a bit excessive, and it is clear that Qingzhou is already in the hands of the two highnesses, so why should they be so anxious for quick success? ”

Gongsun Long's eyes turned, noncommittal.

Chang Zhaoqing looked at Zhang Baotai again and said: "Li Songqi was installed by His Royal Highness, everyone knows this, although this kid who doesn't know life and death thinks too highly of himself, after all, he has some means, he gave the credit to the golden tablet, he wants to promote the cooperation between His Royal Highness and Daqimen and even a few adults behind him, and the target is naturally the East Palace and the Eldest Princess's Mansion." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Baotai smiled and said: "You two are now a group, this old man is like a mirror in his heart, although His Royal Highness has a bad reputation, but once it comes to a critical juncture, Daqimen has no choice but to use a dead horse as a live horse doctor." ”

Chang Zhaoqing was unimpressed by Zhang Baotai's threat, shook his head and said: "The master of the Zhang Sect will not interfere where he goes, but there is only one case, the things in the temple, we can't intervene as subordinates, but the things below can't be left to them, after all, they look at the overall situation of the world, Youzhou is just a corner, and this corner is our overall situation." ”

Chang Zhaoqing seemed to be babbling, but in fact, every sentence was straight to the point, and the two Green Forest Grandmasters nodded again and again.

Zhang Baotai said with a look of agreement: "Whether this is true or false, it is indeed true, if you want me to say, although the group of girls in Jianzhou are hypocritical, they are tightly grouped in this kind of thing, and we in Youzhou can't always have one intestine to the end." Didn't I see that Li Songqi promoted that Liu Tugou to a centurion? Chang Junmen was only given a chief, but he was compared to others. ”

The veteran ruffian is sitting on the ground, and he always leads the words to the people of Youzhou, obviously under the guise of isolating Gongsun Long, which makes the leader of the Haidong Gang frown slightly, Rao is so, when he heard Zhang Baotai call Jianzhou Haoqiang a girl, he still couldn't help but smile, and asked: "Liu Tugou?"

Chang Zhaoqing really had nothing to do with Zhang Baotai, a veteran ruffian, and just changed the topic and said: "It's the young man who watched Yu Yatou dance the sword a few days ago, the grandmaster recommended by the Murong clan, who is not inferior to the newcomers on the rivers and lakes, and now he is the captain of a hundred horsemen who first ascended to defend a light pole." ”

"Oh, the Murong clan is worthy of being a saint with a high surname, and the background is indeed extraordinary, but it's a pity. ”

Gongsun Long shook his head and sighed: "There are too few such characters in the cold family. ”

Zhang Baotai said disapprerovingly: "You are wrong, I think he is from a poor family at all." Chang Junmen, although he doesn't know what Liu Tugou is thinking, he won't lie dormant for too long, so why not help him gather the soldiers, and it can be regarded as a good fate?"

Chang Zhaoqing took a sip of the teacup, shook his head and said with a smile: "He went back to the grass valley with the golden tablet, and when he came back, he sent his share to my house." If you knew what this bare-pole hundred rider asked me for, you wouldn't think so. ”