@@"Leader, Housekeeper Chen has arrived with guests."
Spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. Jia Runshi's voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Zhang Xing who was writing something. The latter quickly covered the document and stood up to greet him.
However, before he reached the threshold, he became surprised: "Where's Jia Yue? Didn't he ask him to pick someone up? Why did Chief Chen lead him in?"
"It's not the guests from the North brought by Brother Jia, but the guests from Qinghe brought by Chen Internal Affairs." Jia Runshi immediately added. "Sitting in the front hall, Housekeeper Chen asked the leader to come over... there were three or four people named Cui and one named Fang.
Zhang Xing suddenly realized, isn't it? There are people coming from the north. Qinghe is very close and a large-scale battle is about to happen. It would be strange if this family can't sit still... No matter how high-minded they are, at least they have to come. Can you ask for a peace charm? I don’t understand this, how come it has continued from before Emperor Bai to now?
In fact, you can tell from the fact that they specifically hired Fang, who is closely related to the Deposed Dragon Gang, to make the ladder. I'm afraid he knows everything he needs to know.
After thinking about this, Zhang Xing thought for a while and then came to give instructions: "Brother Xie is coming from the west, isn't he? Invite him, and Feng Duan, the surrendered general who was born in the Feng family, to accompany the guests. I'll be there right away. arrive."
Jia Runshi was ordered to leave. Zhang Dalongtou went back to sit behind the case for a while, staring at his documents in a daze. Then he got up again, walked out of the backyard door, turned around, and walked up the street. Next to the corridor of the public house, turn into the county government courtyard.
At this point, I could already hear Xie Minghe's voice in the county government lobby. It sounded quite happy, but Zhang Xing didn't say anything. Instead, he entered directly from the side door and entered the county office where the main seat had been removed and many desk chairs were placed. In the Yamen lobby.
Entering the hall, I saw that in addition to Chen Bin, Xie Minghe, and Feng Duan, Zu Chenyan, the leader in charge of writing work, was also here, and he was sitting around with five people, including two middle-aged people and three young people. , all wearing Jinxian crowns, wide-sleeved robes, and pale complexions... I don't know if it was an illusion, but Zhang Xing always felt that the middle-aged man at the head seemed a bit familiar.
When these people saw Zhang Xing coming in unexpectedly, Chen Bin and others naturally stood up and saluted. Feng Duan was even more surprised and jumped up like a rabbit. He bowed and held hands, not daring to lose his etiquette... Cui Fang Of course, the five of them knew that this was the arrival of the real master, so they all avoided the table together, bowed and held hands in a serious manner, but they did not lose their etiquette.
Zhang Xing just calmly returned the greeting at the seat reserved for himself, and then took advantage of the situation and asked: "Zhang Xing, you can just call me Zhang San... I wonder where the distinguished guest in Qinghe is, how should I address him?"
"Leader, this is Cui Suchen. Cui was born in Zhengzhou, one of the six families of the Cui family in Qinghe. He was the second in the family. After three campaigns, he abandoned his official position and returned home. The two next to him are his younger brothers, Cui Yuchen, the twenty-sixth son of the Qinghe family. , Twenty-seventh Lang Cui Zhouchen, and Seventh Lang Cui Yuanbin, the next generation of Xiaofang; and this one is Fang Xuanyuan, the Seventh Lang of Qinghe Fang clan... He is considered the nephew of the three Fang leaders in the gang.
The attractive Chen Bin naturally gave pointers one by one. I heard that a walking platform was set up here at the tomb of General Longtou, so I came here to visit. "
When Zhang Xing heard this, he was lying if he said he wasn't surprised at all.
An obvious problem is that although the main line of the Cui family in Qinghe is known as the six-fang family and is widely distributed, this time it was the big and small families of the Qinghe family who encountered the problem face-to-face. As a result, Cui from Zhengzhou, whose home is in Xingyang, was sent over. Why? mean?
Of course, this question was quickly answered.
"Violating Wei's lack of ethics and suppressing the virtuous." Xie Minghe took over and spoke first. He obviously knew the problem and was too eager to express it. "Of the six Cui families, only Cui Yifang in Zhengzhou was able to serve as an official because he was merged into Guanlong in the early years, and he was able to continue the glory of his father and ancestors... But even Cui Erlang in Zhengzhou, whose father was the military commander of the six states, also violated the founding of the Wei Dynasty Later, he was dismissed from his important position and became an empty-headed county prince... In this generation, only the three Cui Erlang brothers had time to enter the palace, so most of the four houses of the Cui family in Qinghe, Henan and Hebei came to visit."
Only then did Zhang Xing wake up, but he felt that there was so much to complain about that he was unable to complain. Bag
You must know that no matter how rebellious or noble you are, the root of all confidence is still expressed through political power. From this perspective, Cui Erlang, whose family is in Xingyang, is of course a matter of love for his compatriots here in Hebei. Excusable.
But on the other hand, before Bai Diye became famous, there were more than a dozen prime ministers and hundreds of county guards and generals during the hundreds of years of the Tang and Zhou Dynasties, and he was known as the best in the world of literary cultivation. Of course, the Cui family of Qinghe is one of the top aristocratic families in the world, otherwise everyone would not have to come to seek relatives... Including the royal family of the Great Wei Dynasty and the Yang family of the Great Wei Zhong, they are actually related to the Cui family by marriage... But precisely because their family background is too high. It’s high, and it’s a standard Hebei foundation, so getting married comes down to getting married, and suppression comes down to suppression. During the Wei Dynasty, not only the Hebei Sanfang were suppressed to death, but even Zhengzhou Cui Yifang, who had participated in the Guanlong system early, was obviously suppressed. of suppression.
Is it okay that the Cui family of Qinghe, who has such a grand display, can only handle Cui Erlang, the three brothers who came from Xingyang, Henan?
The only thing I have to say is that I have been suppressed to this point, but I can still hold it back. I can act in such a unified manner and still don't let go of rabbits, which shows that the centripetal force of the clan is not as strong as usual. ?
Of course, these messy self-reactionary thoughts only passed by in a flash. On the surface, Zhang Xing did not delay at all. He just asked seriously: "Cui Erlang has a kind face, have we met once or twice somewhere? Is it Dongdu?"
"Ashamed." Cui Suchen calmly handed over his hands. Since the Second Expedition, I have been the supervisor of the army under the public account of Shangzhu Kingdom. After the Third Expedition, Zhang Longtou sold water to kill Zhang Han. The whole army was in commotion, so I took the opportunity to abandon my official position and return home... It should be the Third Expedition. I saw him several times on the road or at the Dengzhou camp during the retreat. "
It turned out to be the supervisor Sima who came to Zhan'er. His identity and background were probably equal to that of Chen Bin. Zhang Xing nodded, stretched out his hand to signal, asking everyone to take a seat, and he also sat down in the reserved seat, facing In this empty space at the door. return
Combined with the previous delay, it is obvious that this big leader has no desire to perform any handshake and make love to these children of aristocratic families... It's boring, it's really boring. For a person of this kind of background, if you perform it, others will just talk about it. If you don't tell me, I might even resent you for having dirty hands.
After sitting down, Zhang Sanlang continued to ask: "Since we are acquaintances, let's not talk nonsense. Cui Erlang, you are of the same clan, and there is nothing wrong with talking about the big and small houses in Qinghe, but do you know the situation in Qinghe?"
Cui Suchen was stunned for a moment and asked seriously: "What situation does Zhang Longtou want to know?"
"Let's ask in order from front to back. Let me ask a simple question first. What do the Qinghe tribes think of the Deposed Dragon Gang? How do they think of the Wei imperial court? How do they think of Cao Shancheng, the governor of Qinghe County?" Zhang Xing blurted out. And yes.
"Zhang Longtou, we are all involved in the disaster of the Three Wars, so I won't say more. The saint abandoned the world, causing chaos in the world, but I don't want to say anything more, because after all, he once served as an official and served as a minister." Cui Suchen was obviously caught off guard, but After thinking for a while, he still answered in an orderly manner and slowly. "As for the heroes of the Deposed Dragon Gang, I actually admire them very much, because after the Three Expeditions, although both sides of the river were all called rebels, in fact it was impossible to tell the difference between bandits and rebels, especially people like Zhang Jinscale, who Who wouldn't be disgusted by the random killings in the southern half of Qinghe County? At this time, it was the Deposed Dragon Gang who set an example for the rebels, and together with Sheriff Cao, who was still the county magistrate, they put this man down. We all keep this in mind..."
Just as he said this, he was about to enter the alley. Suddenly, a person hurriedly stepped into the threshold and interrupted everyone. It was Jia Runshi. The latter just handed over his hand: "Leader, Brother Jia will be here soon with his guests from the North. There was only one older man, who was said to be a deputy commander, and he was accompanied by two middle-aged men and three or four young men. They were obviously good players and all of them were from Demon Guards."
Zhang Xing suddenly laughed: "It's a coincidence. Normally there are no guests, but today there are many distinguished guests... If you don't mind, you might as well welcome us in and talk together."
After saying that, he stood up and went out to greet him. Chen Bin, Xie Minghe, Zu Chenyan, Feng Duan and others had different expressions. The Cui family and the Fang family looked at each other, but they could only get up and follow Zhang Xing out.
After a moment, I saw a group of people from the Northland outside the door. I saw the leader, who was about fifty or sixty years old. He had dark skin and dense wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, but judging from his walking posture, he seemed to be strong and not weak in cultivation. , although the several young people behind him are different in height, short, fat and thin, they all have sufficient energy and blood and are quite cultivated.
As for the costumes of several people, they were actually similar to the local costumes of the Wei Dynasty, but everyone wore a half-length straight knife similar to Jia Yue's, and then added a small warrior crown on their heads...
In fact, after the Tang Dynasty moved to the south, the small crown that gradually became popular all over the world should have been the custom of the North. The straight swords popular in the army should also be the common style of the North. Among them, the elder's small crown, There seems to be some kind of decoration made of white fur hanging on it, which coincides with the uniforms of military attachés in the imperial court.
Seeing that the other party was older, Zhang Xing was much more polite and went downstairs to shake hands: "Which guard commander is he? What is his name? Do you have any friendship with Zhang San... Jia Yue may have said, Zhang San has been away from the Northland for many years, and his brain is still injured, so he really can’t remember anything.”
Jia Yue was about to introduce him. Unexpectedly, when the deputy commander from the North saw Zhang Xing taking the initiative to shake hands, he smiled and stepped forward to shake his hand. Then he directly used the ice energy. He was obviously a master of condensing pills. , without delaying his words: "It doesn't matter, Xiao Jia said everything."
Zhang Xing's expression remained unchanged, and the same ice energy surged out, fighting against the opponent in his hands, and then he was curious: "What does Si Ming mean by this? Is this a test of cultivation or does the North really have this etiquette?"
"There are all of them." The old Siming just laughed, and at the same time, his hands were full of energy. This is called a frank meeting, and it is best to exhaust both parties' energy before they can talk... Zhang Sanlang can just let go of his worries and try his best. "
Zhang Xing was of course not polite. He gradually let go of the ice energy and continued to flow it into his hands, getting stronger and stronger. Where the two of them "crossed each other", the gray-white actual energy was clearly visible.
But the opponent's cultivation is obviously more than just a pill condensation, and his ice energy is also extremely deep.
But just ten breaths later, after completing the test, Zhang Xing simply used his full strength, and the other party became obviously serious. For a while, the surrounding air-conditioning and hot air intersected, making the water vapor fill the air, but soon the area of the air-conditioning became larger and larger, and the ground was out of thin air. When frost flowers appear, many people can't help but shiver and just hold on.
After a while, the old Siming guessed something and forced himself to laugh, but he seemed to smile even happier: "That's enough..."
Zhang Xing's expression remained unchanged as he slowly lost his vitality. Only then did the two of them shake hands and talk seriously again in front of the hoarfrost-covered county government office.
"My surname is Hei, and my name is Hei Yan." Old Siming said with a smile. "He is the deputy commander of the White Wolf Guard among the Seven Demon Guards."
"So Hei Siming is wearing a white wolf tail?" Zhang Xing couldn't help but think wildly. When they were fighting, half of his eyes were focused on the white fur hanging on the opponent's head.
"No... that's a mink. It's the same thing as the mink on the hat of a high-ranking official in the imperial court. In other words, the mink tail of a high-ranking official in the imperial court originated from the tradition of the North... However, according to this statement, the Seven Guards of the North Qi Zhen, I am also considered an intruder, so wearing it is not a bad rule." Holding the other person's hand, Heiyan still smiled. As for the White Wolf Guard, it was named after the White Wolf Water, and the White Wolf Water was named after the Black Emperor hunted the dragon white wolf back then. After so long, there was no real white wolf... There was also a white wolf in Tang Dynasty. A city was built on the north side of the water and was called Liucheng. Therefore, Liucheng Town and Bailangwei are the two most southerly and most convenient places among the three towns on the east side of the Northland. For this reason, Da Siming took on this task. It's on me. Otherwise, if you really want to get close, it would be most appropriate for your uncle to come over, but he is in Iron Mountain Guard, separated by many forces and mountains, which would be inconvenient. "
Although he had done a little research on the geography, military, and economy of the North out of curiosity, Zhang Xing, who had been accustomed to Zhenqi for many years, still had a strange feeling that he was back when he first traveled through the world: "I don't know what to say. ...Is my uncle okay?"
"Very good." Heiyan said. I heard that you have become successful, and I didn’t say that I would break your legs, but I am still worried about you. "
"Then what's going on with my uncle?" Zhang Xing finally asked. I only know his name is Huang Ping. "
Hei Lao Siming was stunned for a moment, and everyone around him, whether it was the leader who followed him, Cui Fangzi, who was obviously vigilant, or people from the North, including Jia Runshi and other personal guards, were also stunned.
Then Hei Siming suppressed some weirdness and answered: "He has nothing to say. He was a wanderer when he was young, and after your parents left, he only worked as a deacon in Tieshan Guard. He is considered to be the most outstanding among the guards, and his cultivation level is also high. , after the world was in turmoil... the earth's energy was churning, and he should have already condensed the elixir.
Zhang Xing nodded and wrote down the message.
Next, the anger was removed, and neither of them talked about any personal matters, and Jia
Yue Ye continued with a serious introduction:
"In addition to Hei Siming, these two are also deacons... Deacon Zhu Quji is responsible for foreign trade in the White Wolf Guard; this Deacon Heizhonghei is responsible for assisting military affairs; the rest are All of them are Dharma protectors, and they all have extraordinary scripture cultivation. The leader is called Bai Peixiong. You can see why he is called this by looking at his figure. The two channels of Ren and Du have been connected, so he is a good seedling. The other two are Da Hong and Xiao. Brother Hong, Dahong has connected with the Du Vein. The last one is called Liu En, but he is not from the North, but from the East. The Second Expedition went bad and he crossed the sea from Dongyi and fled to the North.
Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly and wrote them down one by one, and then joined the old Siming with his arms.
When they entered the hall, the two groups exchanged their names and negotiated again. In the end, they decided to let Lao Siming sit in the center with Zhang Xing in a grand manner... I can only say that it was a good thing that the main seat was removed so that the chairs could be placed more conveniently.
Everyone sat down, but for a moment they didn't know where to start, especially since the two groups of people had their own opinions.
Even Xie Minghe didn't know how to speak.
However, after an awkward moment, Zhang Xing directly chose the person to talk to: "Old Siming came in person, so he must have taught me. Since I have shaken hands and tested, there is no need to tell lies... What do you want me to do?"
"Okay, I'm relying on my old age to show off my old age, let's talk about it first..." The black old Siming got the words and immediately stopped worrying. "The Seven Guards of the Demons was a system established by the Black Emperor and has been passed down for thousands of years. For this reason, across the mountains and seas, outsiders always think that we are savages. Especially in the thousands of years since the White Emperor came out, everything has been governed by the system. , and also said that the three radiances overwhelm the four emperors and so on, they are looking down on us anyway, but since we can survive for thousands of years, we must have our own reasons..."
"This is natural." Zhang Xing nodded, but he was speechless in his heart. He specifically started talking about this nonsense. He felt guilty. The system must be backward.
However, this must be true, but I don’t know what the specific reason is. I guess I have to go there with my own eyes to find out.
"Zhang Sanlang, let me tell you the truth. It doesn't matter whether you remember it or not. If you don't remember it, you can still do such a thing, which means we are right." Hei Lao Siming continued. And when we are looking for you now, we naturally think that you can do great things, and that you can overthrow the Wei Dynasty and stabilize the world as you said... After all, the Black Emperor chose you. "
Zhang Xing smiled and said noncommittally: "Why did Black Emperor order me?"
"That day in the Baifeng Tianchi in the North Land, I ordered you to be ordered by Lord Tunfeng. A total of five people were ordered to die, and two of them died. Now there are still you, Jia Yue, and another one in the North Land. But now, basically It's up to you... "Hei Lao Si ordered me to respond seriously. Just tell me who the Black Emperor has chosen to fight for the dragon this time."
"To be honest with you, Lao Siming, I know there's something weird about me." Zhang Xing glanced at Jia Yue, who was a little nervous, and didn't refute. "But what if I clicked on it? Has Jia Yue ever told you about my Bai Sanniang and Sima Zheng?"
Hei Lao Siming was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I told you."
"So the world is not just the Black Emperor, but also the Four Yus. I don't say whether the three radiances can outweigh the four Yus, but there are definitely more people who use glowing Qi than ice Qi and weak water Qi." Zhang Xing Seriously. "Above the three radiances and four emperors, there is a layer of God's will, and below there is a layer of human heart...Old Siming, I am here to tell you clearly. If you tell me some things, I will not deny them. I am even willing to listen to them clearly and distinguish them clearly. , because it may indeed be true, but you don’t have to open your mouth or even make a big show of it to admit it. After all, the affairs of the Supremes are the affairs of the Supremes. We are human beings, and we have things we should do... What do you think?"
"Of course it's feasible." Hei Lao Siming nodded: "I knew you were injured and had forgotten things before I came here, so I thought of this..."
"Actually, that's how it should be." Zhang Xing said with a smile. If the Supreme Being can really control everything, no matter how self-righteous I am, I won’t be able to escape from His grasp. Maybe even willingly and comrades are of the same mind?”
"This is natural." Old Siming also laughed again.
"Then how are you going to cooperate?" Zhang Xing suddenly became serious.
"It's very simple." Lao Siming answered seriously. The formal alliance is... We are entangled with each other between the Northland and the Seven Cities.
It’s been going on for a long time, but for a long time the imperial court has stood by the Seven Cities and oppressed us. Now that the imperial court is in trouble, we will naturally rebel. It’s just that the situation in the North is that you are among me, and you are among me, and there is also Youzhou. The battalion is suppressing it, but it is really impossible to create a good situation as soon as possible, especially now, even if they form an alliance, they can only use the Bohai Sea Road to connect the White Wolf Guards with Bohai County and Dengzhou. "
At this point, Heiyan paused for a moment and said in a more serious tone: "So, we need to form a fleet first to do business, deliver news, and transfer supplies. I don't believe you don't want our leather, ironware, and war horses from the North. , we also want those household items from the Eastern Border and Hebei... We have been going back and forth a few times, and the bulk of the critical goods have been packed, so we naturally trust them. Then in a year and a half, who will need reinforcements to save someone in a hurry? It’s not impossible, why not take things by surprise and launch a surprise attack or support at sea? As for the relationship between the two families to be further developed, we have to wait until the Youzhou camp is gone. Then it’s okay to just have a detailed chat before the war.”
After saying these words, Zhang Xing just felt comfortable all over. Isn't this what he wants from distant friendships and close attacks, alliances and mutual assistance, fairness and reasonableness?
So he nodded immediately: "It's easy to say, let's do it! Do we want to drink blood with blood, or swear an oath on the Black Emperor? Or write serious documents?"
"Whatever." Heiyan relaxed and felt extra magnanimous. "If you ask me, it's not as useful as selling us several ships of lacquerware, pottery, porcelain, and tea..."
"That's true." Zhang Xing also smiled. So it’s settled like this? Hei Si Ming will stay with us for a few more days and take a look around. I’ll prepare a complete set of documents and oaths here. When the ships from Dengzhou and Bohai Sea gather over there, we’ll Just exchange documents, make an oath of alliance, and announce it to the public?"
"Okay!" Black Sima smiled with his palms raised. I knew this trip would be particularly straightforward... Jia Yue was still a little worried when he wrote the letter. What was he worried about? I forgot, he was also a man from the North. "
"Yes, that's just the kind of guy I am." Zhang Xing replied with a smile, and went to see Bai Peixiong and the others again. "How about you Northerners? Do you want to stay in the gang like Jia Yue? Gain more experience and learn something before going back?"
The few of them looked at each other, and Bai Peixiong stood up and handed over his hands: "We came here just because we heard that a real hero came out of the north. Master Zhang San has done great things. We wanted to come and have a look. By the way, we renovated the ship and protected Hei Si." It’s just a matter of fate!”
Zhang Xing was overjoyed.
No wonder Hei Yan didn't mention this matter. It turned out that he was not one of his people, and he didn't mention anything about the Black Emperor's instructions... The Seven Demon Guards are really loosely organized. How can it take thousands of years to return divine power? Aren't you going to fall? After we agreed, Zhang Xing finally seemed to remember that there were a few people with the surname Cui in the audience, so he hurriedly came to see Cui Suchen: "Cui Erlang, where did we talk before?"
Cui Erlang was silent for a moment, but he did not make any tricks like countless classic cases of his ancestors. He just answered calmly: "Zhang Longtou, you asked us before how we view the imperial court, how we view the Deposed Dragon Gang, and how we view Cao Cao. Shancheng? I also answered.
Zhang Xing suddenly said: "Oh, yes, then you should mean that the court has no moral principles and the tyrant has no deeds, but you are not prepared to resist or condemn it; as for the Deposed Dragon Gang and Cao Shancheng, they can be considered to be able to restore order. None of you support it? Is that what you mean?"
Cui Suchen was silent for a moment and nodded in response: "In troubled times, I am a humble citizen, I just ask for a talisman... I have no other intention."
Zhang Xing laughed again: "But if that's the case, what kind of amulet do you ask for? You have already said that our Dragon Gang follows rules. You are from Xingyang. If I remember correctly, your brother inherited the Dong Duke, and the leader of our gang, Xu Shiying, is now working as Duke Dong in name only... I don’t believe you don’t know the rules of our gang and the stability of the place.”
Cui Suchen was speechless for a moment, but he still tried his best to respond: "The main reason is that Qinghe is not very clear here, and it is related to the life and death of the whole clan, so I dare not not come and have a visit."
"It's not clear here in Qinghe whether it's fake, how could it be unclear?" Zhang Xing still shook his head, but nodded again. "But the second half of the sentence leaves people speechless. In troubled times, swords have no eyes. I look at the history books and see that Cui's purity, Zhang's splendor, Lu's strength, and Li's sinking can be seen in the troubled times. There is a clear distinction between strong and weak, and one can only deal with vulgar warriors as much as possible in order to maintain peace in the family. This continues to this day...
However, the words "Sheng Dou Xiaomin" are still hypocritical. How can the real "Sheng Dou Xiaomin" have the right to speak? You can't see the danger, right? At this time, I am afraid that Cao Shancheng is training the city defense!"
Under the interested attention of several people from the North, Cui Suchen stood up and became more and more embarrassed: "We are so poor now that we can hardly protect ourselves. I am really ashamed of my hometown."
"Don't cry poor." Zhang Xing waved his hand and became serious, "Since Mr. Hei Sima has made a good start, I won't do any trivial things... That's good. If you insist on needing the amulet to feel at ease, I'll give it to you. , handwritten document to ensure the safety of your Qinghe Cui family's house... But you must report to me the size of the house, the number of servants, and the distribution of the farmland. Otherwise, how will I know whether it is your family or not? And, most importantly, The most important thing is, how many Chengdan, how many Ningdan, how many strange scriptures, how many normal channels, whether there is a master, what age, male or female, which branch and which generation must be reported, otherwise, how will I know? Have you colluded with the imperial court and prepared to act as internal collaborators?"
Cui Suchen didn't say anything. The universe that stood up after him had already widened his eyes, and then waved his hands quickly: "How can this be done?"
"First of all..." Zhang Xing sat there and sighed. "If you don't come, we, the Deposed Dragon Gang, are not people who will destroy production or plunder private property. Secondly, even if you are here, if there is any Wubao stronghold in the clan, it will still be wiped out. Usury debts It will definitely be burned, the official slaves will be released, and the private slaves will be redeemed at the official price. Correspondingly, the land will be granted again, and the taxes will be collected normally... But don't worry, we won't get involved. I’m not forced to join the army, I just want to find out the details. Is there any problem with this? Or do you have any additional requirements?”
Cui Suchen remained silent. Cui Yuanxin, who was slightly younger and the youngest, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but asked: "How about Ruofang?"
Zhang Xing glanced at the man surnamed Fang and said without hesitation, "Treat everyone equally."
Cui Yuanhe was speechless for a moment.
Cui Suchen hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't say anything more. He just handed over his hand and said, "Zhang Longtou, please allow us to discuss with the clan."
"It's close anyway." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "You can come and go freely."
Cui Suchen smiled bitterly, which surprised Zhang Xing.
Chen Bin finally spoke: "Longtou has been busy organizing the army these days. He doesn't know what the front line looks like. Cao Shancheng has already started to monitor the Cui family and the Fang family. It's not that easy to come and go... I only let Cui Qilang go there privately. That’s fine, the rest of the Suchen brothers can stay here.”
Zhang Xing suddenly understood, but he felt that there was nothing wrong with what Cao Shancheng did... Aren't you Cui and Fang having an affair with "rebels"? It's just that they didn't reach an agreement.
Of course, this did not affect his expression as usual: "That's good, just stay nearby and see how our Deposed Dragon Gang does things. It's best to see some gains and losses in governance, and help us fill in the gaps."
Cui Suchen responded with his hands raised.
In this way, today's meeting was divided into two. One party was extremely happy, but the other party could only be said to have ended unhappy.
In fact, the meeting with the people from the North cannot be said to be a complete success. For example, Jia Yue was obviously uneasy after being exposed. However, Zhang Xingcong woke up to many things after hearing what the other party estimated and chose, but was too lazy to do so. Pay attention.
Otherwise? Should I study theology again and persuade the other party to achieve the goal of the lotus blossoming in their heart?
Is this matter not as important as the Cui family in Qinghe?
"They don't want to be a big boss. That's a personal matter. These big families are not that exaggerated, and they don't have the ability to directly control personal behavior. They mainly want family privileges, especially personal dependence." After dinner in the public room , everyone had a routine discussion, and Zhang Xing made the point. But here in Hebei, I won't even depose the leader of the Dragon Gang for personal gain, let alone them? Just because of a surname, I have to take advantage of it? How can this be true in the world? When I was still a black ribbon, the Eight Families of Jiangdong They all copied it too!"?
Xie Minghe turned a deaf ear.
Chen Bin, on the other hand, answered seriously: "I will test Cui Erlang with Brother Xie later. He is a weak man on the outside but has a lot of troubles in his heart."
"Okay." Zhang Xing nodded in response. "Sima, the supervisor who came to Zhan'er, will definitely not
It's just a pretentious thing... but you also have to be prepared in your heart. The most troublesome thing for children from such aristocratic families is that they are entangled in everything. They want to make progress and make a name for themselves, but they are worried about causing trouble; they want to be stable and wealthy, but they don't want to be idle. Doing nothing means not being able to hold power... To put it bluntly, it's because the family is so big and the business is so big. If you are really pushed into a critical situation, there is only one way to go, but there are not so many things to do. "
Chen Bin nodded heavily and seemed to agree with this. Feng Duan did not say a word, just sitting in the corner and thinking.
Just like that, let alone what happened to Zhang Xing, Chen Bin and Xie Minghe left the county government and went to the arranged residence to look for someone. After knocking on the door, they found that four or five people were there, and they were talking passionately. They also laughed on the spot. And while they were talking, they just laughed, but didn't mean to avoid it... I can only say that it was indeed the style of a famous person in the family.
Chen Bin thought for a moment, then put his hands up with a smile and asked: "Everyone, who do you think our Zhang Longtou is?"
Cui Suchen remained silent.
However, his younger brother Cui Yuchen responded on the spot: "He is aggressive, nagging, harsh and rude. He is not like a human being."
For a moment, Xie Minghe and Chen Bin actually felt that it made sense... Isn't that what it is? Even Zhang Xing here would probably laugh with his hands in his hands. If he, a keyboard warrior who traveled through four years, could be like Renjun, then But it was truly destiny.
Unexpectedly, Cui Suchen asked instead, "As Twenty-Sixth Lang said, what should a ruler be like?"
There was silence in the room.
After a long while, Cui Yuchen tried to answer: "At least he is dignified and dignified, and he does not smile. However, he is smart on the inside, and his words are sure to hit the mark. If he smiles, he will bring kindness to the world, but if he is angry, he will cause disaster thousands of miles away?"
"If that's the case, I've really seen such a person... Leader Chen has also seen it, right?" Cui Suchen sighed.
"Isn't that right? Such a person can be called a saint in this world and the supreme king of the land." Before Chen Bin could say anything, Xie Minghe reacted first and couldn't help but laugh. It's a pity that such a saint can't dominate in Hebei. Instead, he goes to Jiangdu to cause disasters in Jiangdong, Jiangxi and Huainan.
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Cui Yuchen was extremely embarrassed, and then he realized that his ideal king was actually the living saint who continued the late emperor's policy of suppressing Hebei, and even went one step further, almost destroying Hebei.
"If that's the case...what do second brothers think of Zhang Longtou?" Cui Zhouchen quickly changed the subject.
"According to me, in the current situation, it is too early to say that you are a king. Moreover, this leader has ignored the Black Emperor's choice today. He obviously does not have the attitude of claiming to be a king and hegemony. He is so young. Who can we take on? It seems inappropriate for you to speak." Cui Suchen said it sincerely. "As for the two parties talking about things, they each have their own needs and have different strengths, so there is no need to be harsh."
Everyone nodded.
"However, it was precisely because of the leader's actions that I resigned from the imperial command that day, and I should have been heading west along the east border. Since the Dragon Gang's uprising, I have been watching almost all the time... so , I have actually been watching the behavior of this leader, and I have a lot of comments about this leader Zhang." Cui Suchen continued. "For example, on that day when this man killed Zhang Han, Nei Shisheren and Bohai Fengchang were by his side, so he came to Nanya and shouted to Duke Yu: "Gong Yu, I have long said that the one who will bring chaos to the world must be this man!" And here I am. On the side of the road, the ground was covered with mud and the heat was unbearable. I couldn't help but stop and sigh: "He may not be the one who is causing chaos in the world."
All the celebrities cheered up.
At this point, Cui Suchen paused for a moment, and everyone else also held their breath and concentrated: "As for today, thinking about everything he has done in the past two years, the so-called first initiative to resist Wei, uniting the mob, practicing shallow faith, deciding rough policies, and military affairs. With a little improvement, a little gathering of people, a little peace of government, and now a little more land along the way, there is another word to add, that is...the one who can bring peace to the world may not be this person!"
PS: Merry Christmas everyone.
