Not long after, the city gate slowly opened from the inside and began to welcome these hard-working people.
Except for wartime conditions caused by emergency military situations and wanted orders issued by the court, the identity of people passing by will basically not be checked at the city gate.
This also gave Qi Zhen a great convenience. She no longer had to think about how to disguise her problems. Following the merchants who were selling goods, Qi Zhen slowly walked into Nanyang City.
The last time she was in Nanyang City was just a few days ago. Qi Zhen was still very familiar with this place, but her mentality had changed somewhat.
There is a big difference in the mind between having a dark look and coming with a purpose.
Familiar with the familiarity, she found the inn where she had stayed before. Obviously, the innkeeper was already used to the coming and going of regular customers. He thought Qi Zhen was a new businessman who came to sell goods. He had no idea about this guest who had just left the inn two days ago. Bet any extra care, just smile and say hello to him.
It's just that the shop owner was obviously a little strange. What did this guest do for a living? Why was there neither goods nor packages around him? He didn't seem to be a businessman.
Qi Zhen said nothing and walked back to her room. After making sure that no one came back to disturb her, Qi Zhen followed the back window of the room and climbed out again.
Behind the inn is a narrow alley. Even during the day, no one comes, so it seems a bit quiet.
Qi Zhen can no longer be a gentleman in broad daylight. It's not that she can't, but that it's not necessary.
As for why she had to climb through the window instead of going through the front door, it actually implied that Qi Zhen didn't want to cause trouble. After all, after being stared at by the shopkeeper so many times, Qi Zhen was afraid that the system would do something wrong to her again.
It was still early, and the entire Nanyang City had not yet fully woken up, but Qi Zhen could already smell the aroma of breakfast in the surrounding houses.
Many food stalls are already open for business. The mist is rising inside the steamer, and the aroma of wheat is rich.
Although Qi Zhen had no idea how to do it, she already had an idea in her mind about who should do it.
The slightly old face appeared in her mind, and Qi Zhen walked quickly towards the east of Nanyang City based on her memory.
Among the counselors under Yuan Shu, there are two very famous people. One of them is Yang Hong. He is Yuan Shu's long history and is very close to Yuan Shu. An analogy is probably the relationship between Gongsun Zan and Guan Jing.
The other one is Yan Xiang, who is Yuan Shu's chief clerk. Although he may not be as high as Yang Hong in terms of reputation, he probably knows as much as Yang Hong.
As long as the master is clear and listens, he will be clear. If the subordinates are of the same mind, then the leader may be in trouble.
Therefore, any hero who is civilized, Taoist, and military will not only not think that antagonism between subordinates is a bad thing, but will even be happy to see it happen. After all, the situation like Zhuge Liang's to Liu Bei is rare. In the Three Kingdoms, the antagonism between civil and military officials There are many examples of opposition, among which the famous ones include Tian Feng, Guo Tu and Xu You under Yuan Shao, Sima Yi and Cao Shuang under Cao Cao, Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu under Sun Quan, etc.
Although Yuan Shu had such shortcomings, as Qi Zhen thought, there must be a reason for such a debauched and ignorant man to be able to occupy Yangzhou with an army of 300,000 in the end.
When Qi Zhen came to Nanyang this time, the first thing she thought of was to take advantage of the possible rift between Yan Xiang and Yang Hong.
In response to what Huang Yueying had done, Yan Xiang suggested asking Yuan Shao from Qingzhou and Jizhou for help. Yang Hong suggested sending another messenger to inquire about the situation. The three generals Ji Ling, Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui said that one wanted to defend the city and the other said to send troops. A few went to test the opponent's attitude, and one asked Yuan Shu to send out all his troops, and even led the conquest himself.
Qi Zhen thought about it and found it quite funny. Once a subordinate does not give him two options, but throws out four or five ideas, and even chooses all possibilities, it is actually quite difficult for the lord.
With Yuan Shu's character, he naturally would not agree with the opinions of the two generals Ji Ling and Qiao Rui. Defending the city would not work, and sending out an entire army would naturally not work. Yuan Shao's request for help was rejected by himself, so the only thing left was to send a messenger and a young man. A partial force test is most likely.
Although he kept saying that the messengers he sent would never return, but compared to the possible loss of the few thousand soldiers left in his city, he was still more willing to try the attitude of those in the lower counties.
Qi Zhen came to the door of Yan Xiang's house and knocked gently.
Tuk-tuk-tuk.
"Who is it, so early in the morning?" an old man's voice sounded.
After about half a stick of incense, the door of Yan Mansion slowly opened a crack, revealing the face of an old man: "Who are you looking for?"
"Old man, I'm looking for Master Yan." Qi Zhen said with a smile.
"What do you want from my master?" the old man asked.
"News about the rebellion in the lower counties of Nanyang County." Qi Zhen said in a carefully lowered voice.
"Who is rebelling?" The uncle seemed to have bad ears and asked loudly.
Thanks to the lack of people on the street now, Qi Zhen lowered her head and smiled bitterly, and activated her psychic communication skills: "The counties under Nanyang County are going to rebel."
The uncle stared at Qi Zhen again and again, and said: "My lord is sleeping, please wait a while and come back when your lord wakes up."
Qi Zhen smiled and took out a broken piece of silver, stuffed it into the uncle's hand, and said: "Master, please be accommodating. It's really urgent."
"Ouch!" I don't know where the uncle got his agility. He dodged behind the door, and the money fell from his hand to the ground with a bang, and rolled to Qi Zhen's feet.
"Why don't you learn from this young man? Old man, what do I need your money for? I told you to wait for a while. I will let you know when you wake up." The uncle's voice came from the door.
Bang!
The door of the mansion was closed heavily, and Qi Zhen was blocked outside the Yan family by a gatekeeper.
Qi Zhen was a little helpless. Maybe she came too early, but she never expected to meet such an old man who refused to take any advice.
After turning around and leaving the Yan Mansion, Qi Zhen found a shop across the street and sat down, ordered some food, and stared at the situation in front of the Mansion while eating.
After about half an hour, the door of Yan Mansion slowly opened, and it was the old man who opened the door just now.
Qi Zhen had been impatient for a long time, so she rushed forward and said to the old man who was struggling to open the door: "Old man! Have you told Mr. Yan?"
"Ah? Who are you?" the old man at the door asked in confusion.
"I, just now, only half an hour ago, I knocked on your door." Qi Zhen pointed to her face.
The old man looked at Qi Zhen carefully online, and suddenly said: "Oh, it's you, the young man!"
"Have you remembered?" Qi Zhen said happily.
"I remember, I remember." The old man also laughed, and then asked: "What's the matter with you?"
Qi Zhen slapped her forehead.
have to! Maybe this old man still has amnesia.
"I have something to do with Lord Yan Xiangyan, please let me know." Qi Zhen said helplessly.
"What's going on?"
If the old man didn't look fake, Qi Zhen would have suspected that he was deliberately teasing her.
Qi Zhen patiently used spiritual communication to explain the reason she just made up.
The old man's face showed an expression of sudden realization, and he replied softly: "Wait a minute, I will report to you."
As he spoke, the old man turned around and prepared to go back to the house to report. However, he seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Qi Zhen, "What's your last name?"
Qi Zhen replied: "Just tell Mr. Yan that my surname is Cai, and you will know it."
Although Qi Zhen didn't care whether his name would be known to Yan Xiang, he was still very concerned about whether it would increase the possibility that the other party would see him after he took out the name of the Cai family.
The reason why Qi Zhen came to Yan Xiang's mansion openly instead of sneaking in secretly was because in her own plan, whether it was Yan Xiang or Yang Hong, Qi Zhen hoped to have the same real influence as Zhuge Liang had on Kong Niao. Instead of using illusions to control them, then she would have to stay with them most of the time, not to mention Qi Zhen didn't know whether those methods could really achieve the goal she wanted after truly controlling the other party.
Rather than being so thankless, it would be better to take the conspiracy route from the beginning, either to provoke the delicate balance between him and Yang Hong, or to find a way to make Yan Xiang completely switch to his side from the bottom of his heart.
Of course, the premise is that Qi Zhen must first figure out the opponent's camp, otherwise everything will be in vain.
If the other party is really a die-hard loyalist to Yuan Shu, then don't blame Qi Zhen for being rude to him. Although he is not going to kill him, it would be hard to let such an old man lie in bed for ten days and a half. , the problem is still not big.
However, to Qi Zhen's expectation, Yan Xiang actually came out of the house to greet him.
When Qi Zhen saw the old chief clerk who had not tidied up his clothes, it was still difficult to understand whether the surname Cai had such power?
Yan Xiang walked closer, the old concierge following behind was a little hard and panting.
"Young man, which family are you from?" Yan Xiang beamed.
"Uncle... Cai Xi." Qi Zhen said loudly.
This status is equivalent to Huang Yueying's uncle. If nothing else, he is already in an invincible position in terms of seniority.
"It turns out he's Brother Cai's son. Please come in, little brother." Yan Xiang said with a laugh.
After Qi Zhenxin finished speaking, she originally thought that her generation should be quite high, but in the end, she was still a dwarf.
This means that Qi Zhen didn't say that he was Cai Xi's grandson, otherwise wouldn't he be a generation younger?
But from the content of what the other party said, it seemed that the relationship with Cai Xi was not a simple friendship. Otherwise, Qi Zhen would not have heard Qi Zhen say her surname was Cai, and then hurriedly went out to greet her.
Even if he is just a junior.
Qi Zhen showed a bright smile: "Hello, Uncle Yan!"
