"No wonder, the frontier fortress is the shield of the Zheng Kingdom, deterring foreign invaders. From the founding of the Zheng Kingdom, our Zhen family has been guarding it. When Xiaoxiao was young, he only saw his father once a year." Zhenxiao showed a bit of sadness, "Now my father has gone.

Well, there have been no generals in Manhong Pass for four years, and it was my two uncles who maintained the overall situation. The two uncles worked hard and made great achievements, which is ridiculous. I would like to express my gratitude to them on behalf of my late father."

After she finished speaking, she was about to kneel down, but Liang Fenghou had already stretched out his hand to support her. His hands just brushed the gauze sleeves and then withdrew them, not daring to overstep the mark.

"Young lady is concerned about the safety of the frontier fortress, which is very valuable." Liang Fenghou returned to his seat, rubbed his fingers together, and said in a deep voice, "My subordinates are far away at the frontier fortress. Fortunately, Liu Zuocheng sent a secret message, and we were able to arrive in time to rescue Jiang.

Sir, it’s just..."

Liang Fenghou narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Taijing. He looked like a fox hiding in the grass and peeping.

But he couldn't tell clearly whether he was seeing prey or a hunter.

"Frontier scouts are all over Kyushu and the desert, and there is a lot of information overt and covert. Logically speaking, I know a little bit about the forces in Kyushu. I am just one of the two people who came here to meet the young lady. The second one, Liu is suspicious." Liu Shuo.

Yun was the first to speak in the brief silence, "I hope Liu Zuocheng will answer."

Liu Taijing sat upright and said slowly: "Liu Wei, please speak frankly."

"When I received the secret letter, there was another secret letter and express following it. The station express, the horse was changed but the person was not changed. The letters arrived at the same time. Liu was really surprised." Liu Shuoyun's face suddenly sank, "I don't know.

In this case, are Liu Zuocheng and Chen Tingwei on the same page?"

Such a straightforward attitude caught Liu Taijing off guard, and he thought about it.

"In the case of letters, Luo Chuan confessed, Ma Fu intercepted and dumped the letter for murder, and Feng Chengyue was suspected of murdering Fangzhou Mu." Liu Taijing smiled without showing his teeth, "Liu Weishi and Liang Duwei made detailed arrangements. What is written in this letter

I understand, and the handling is appropriate. Liu Wei and Shi Mo are suspicious, and Chen Tingwei and I said that we can't talk about being in the same boat, and we can just do what we need."

When Liu Shuoyun nodded slightly, his eyes turned to Liang Fenghou.

Liang Fenghou blinked.

The connection between Liu Taijing and Chen Qiusheng.

Confirmed.

"Ignoring the details of this matter for now, Lord Jiang has been saved. But Yanzhou is now a land without an owner, and no one in the Jiang family can support this." Liu Shuoyun frowned and thought, "Although Chen Tingwei stayed in Yanzhou,

The state acted as guarantee, but the new state herdsman was already on the way."

"Gu Yaozhi knows that this man comes from a poor family. He was originally from Menzhou, but he studied under Mr. Jiang and is quite famous in Yanzhou. He was later recommended by Mr. Jiang and served as Dazai Cheng in Chongdu." Liang Fenghou pointed with two fingers.

He paused and said, "I have been waiting to investigate in Chongdu for a long time. This person is clean and there are no clues."

"Dazaicheng manages the firing of ceramics and other items. It is difficult to say whether it is appropriate or not to place such a person in Yanzhou." Liu Shuoyun continued, "Although he is a student of Mr. Jiang, in recent times, according to my opinion,

Look, the people of Yanzhou prefer the Jiang family to take power."

"Jiang's eldest son, Jiang Baichuan, has read poetry and books, and is a talented man." Liu Taijing held on to the armrest, "But is a talented man big enough to control Yanzhou? Mr. Jiang knows this well. If Jiang Baichuan is talented, he must have already done it.

He joined the capital as an official instead of Gu Yaozhi coming here to take over as the shepherd of Yanzhou."

Jiang Baichuan was a wanderer, and everyone in Yanzhou knew it.

"Although Jiang Baichuan is a prodigal son, he has great ambitions." Zhen Xia twisted her red sleeves, "A few days ago, he and Chen Pinggang, the left prisoner of Tingwei, were drinking in Fireworks Lane. The two people they called sister are mine. The two of them conspired.

It was decided to convict my grandfather to death, and Jiang Baichuan would succeed the position of Yanzhou Shepherd afterwards. However, in the future, Jiang Baichuan will need to build a port to support the new law promoted by Pang Boyi."

Liu Taijing raised his eyes and looked directly at Zhen Xixia: "So you killed Chen Pinggang."

"Although Jiang Baichuan is unfilial, he is still my grandfather's eldest son." Zhen Xie lowered her eyes, "Killing him will end the Jiang family's incense."

Liang Fenghou did not answer.

Liu Shuoyun thought for a while: "Pang Boyi wants to build a port to collect taxes to support the expansion of the Imperial Army in the west of the city. He has already made arrangements for this."

"So who does this Gu Yaozhi belong to?" Liang Fenghou glanced at everyone, "If he becomes a Yanzhou herdsman, will he build a canal and dam to inherit the ambition of Mr. Jiang, or build a port and implement new laws?

?”

The three of them were silent when they heard this.

Gu Yaozhi appeared out of nowhere, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"We can only tell the truth after this person takes office." Liu Taijing looked at Zhen Xiaoxiao seriously, "Miss Zhen, now that everyone is here, it's time to talk between you and me."

"Between you and me?" Zhen Xie waved her cattail leaf fan to cool off, "What's there to say?"

"In the case of Zhen Yi, all the facts came from Pang Boyi's mouth, and he was the leader of the Chancellery. Everyone said that the case was extremely strange." Liu Taijing's words were provocative, "Don't you want to find out what happened and overturn the case for your father?"

?”

"Liu Zuocheng, the little girl is curious. You have tried every possible means to set up a trap. Even the famous living Yama was persuaded by you to save my grandpa." Zhen Xiaoxiao smiled with her red lips, and asked in a subtle way, "What are you doing?"

The two looked at each other, and they could see the deep resentment in each other's eyes.

Liu Taijing habitually showed a playful smile and said: "There is no difference between what you and I want."

"I want Zheng Guo to be turned upside down and everything turned upside down." Zhen Xie looked at the person coldly and smiled brightly, "Is this what you want?"

"What you want is to overturn Zhen Yi's case and clear the name of the Zhen family." Liu Taijing's voice became much colder, "And what I want is to take back what belongs to me."

Zhenxia raised her eyebrows.

She stood up, picked up a clay jar sealed with mud from the red dresser, patted the seal open, and poured it into a teacup.

The jar is filled with the aroma of wine.

Liang Fenghou smelled the fragrance and swallowed his saliva.

He has lived in the frontier for many years and is good at drinking strong liquor, but he can smell the smell just by smelling it.

Spring is not old yet.

Zhen Xie put down the wine jar and walked up to Liu Taijing with the cup in hand. Her charming face showed a smile: "This little girl is so blessed. She is incomparable to a noble man like His Highness the King of Qi. Naturally, she would not even dare to talk about the same thing."

.How about it be like His Highness and Chen Tingwei?"

Liu Taijing stood up and took the cup, holding it slightly high: "Everyone takes what he needs."

Zhenxiao greeted her from a distance: "We will make an alliance through blood."

"cheers."

There was a soft bang, and the two clinked glasses. While drinking, their eyes were still looking at each other.

There is deep vigilance hidden in the greedy eyes.

Zhenxiao put down his glass, turned to Liang Fenghou and asked, "What do you two uncles think about Xiaoxiao's approach?"

"My lady is determined, I don't dare to speak nonsense." Liang Fenghou clasped his fists, "Liang Fenghou was dug out of the yellow sand of the desert by General Zhen Yi. He owes his life to the general in his life. Liang Fenghou will be the Zhen family in this life.

As a family, we will go through fire and water, no matter what."

Zhenxiao looked at Liu Shuoyun.

Liu Shuoyun paused for a moment to gather his composure, then bent down and saluted: "For the benefit of the common people, Shuo Yun, I am willing to do my best and devote myself to it."

Zhen Xia kept smiling and looked at Liu Shuoyun, with doubts in her eyes.

After a while, she said calmly: "That's good."

There is a profound meaning in Liu Shuoyun's words. He said that he was for the benefit of the common people, not for the Zhen family.

Liang Fenghou could see and hear it, but this time he did not speak out to defend himself, but chose to remain silent.

Their fates were different from the beginning. They were just on the wrong path and were tied together by coincidence.

"Because of my grandpa's matter, my two uncles delayed their duties at the frontier for a long time. Xiaoxiao feels deeply guilty." Zhenxiao turned around and sat down, "Is the frontier all right now?"

"The case of Mr. Jiang is now a foregone conclusion. He will be escorted to the capital soon." Liang Fenghou was not looking at Liu Shuoyun. "The two of us will rush to Chongdu tomorrow."

Liu Taijing put away his smile and asked hesitantly: "Why are Captain Liang so anxious?"

Liang Fenghou glanced at Zhen Xie, and then said: "It's about changing generals for Manhong Pass."

Zhen Xie's eyes sharpened. There had been no generals in Hongguan for four years since Zhen was beheaded. This was because the Zhen family had been guarding the border for generations, and the direction of the army was no longer determined by the emperor.

But now it's finally time to change generals. A brand new general will take over Manhongguan, and Zhen's name will gradually be forgotten, eventually being buried in the long river of history.

No longer exists.

"Is this anxiety caused by the nuisance of foreign invaders?" Zhenxiao looked at Liang Fenghou and Liu Shuoyun, "Or is it something else?"

Liu Shuoyun nodded solemnly and said: "The power of the foreign invaders does not matter, it is just that the outer desert has changed a lot, and a brand new force is rising."

Liu Taijing stared and asked slowly: "The forces outside the desert? It is related to the border fortress. Liu Weishi, please tell me directly."

Liu Shuoyun pointed at the table, like a counselor arranging troops.

He said: "There are countless countries in the outer territory, big and small, but they are not on the map of Zheng. A few days ago, I received a message from the post station that the foreign invaders sent 30,000 troops straight to the northeastern sea, set up camps, and gathered people to form a defensive force. Moreover,

It is extremely strange that none of the scouts from the Zheng Kingdom pursued me."

Liang Fenghou's eyebrows were serious, regaining the unique seriousness of a warrior beyond the Great Wall.

He continued: "For this reason, I sent a scout team to the surrounding sea area to investigate the information. I found that in the northeast area, there was a team of tens of thousands of people from the foreign vassal logging logging. I also found a team of merchants on their way to the pass.

, According to what they said, this foreign vassal army came from the other side of the strait, and its target was the land of Zheng Guo Jiuzhou."

Zhenxia raised her finger to her red lips, frowned and asked, "What kind of small country is this foreign vassal? It's actually attacking from across the sea."

Liang Fenghou replied in a deep voice: "The name of this foreign army is Cana."

…

The fragrance of Zuixian Tower lingers all night long, the fragrance of wine, the fragrance of dreams, and the fragrance of women.

Although it was late at night, the guests in the restaurant were constantly changing, and the air in the hall was mixed with the smell of sweat and dishes.

Lu Bupin rarely appears in the audience.

He was sitting alone on a slump, with a stack of cold plates on one side of the table, and a small three-legged cauldron in the middle. A warm fire was steaming underneath, and the wine in the cauldron was bubbling in the cooking room.

This pot of wine has been cooked properly and is ready for drinking.

But Lu Bupin didn't move. He raised his head and stared at the dancer on the stage twisting and dancing, his half-squinted eyes obsessed with the music, and he patted the palm of the other hand gently with one hand, as if accompanying the music.

He didn't drink.

He is waiting for someone.
Chapter completed!