One is the city defense guards who are ill-equipped, lacking weapons, and are as crooked as a melon and a jujube.

One is the Xu Jiajun who are well-equipped, sharp weapons, and have a superb fighting will.

The contrast between the two is as brutal as hell.

How to choose? Those who cherish their lives already have the answer in their hearts.

However, joining the Xu family army requires cutting off the flesh, and cutting it off severely, to the extent that there is not even a gentry from aristocratic families left in Yuyang County. Do you think you are afraid of people or not?

Mr. Wang, who came from Pinggu County, was very scared. He was so scared that he couldn't eat or sleep. He lay down on the bamboo mat, his eyes were dazed, and he didn't know where his mind had wandered.

"Dong dong dong" was heard on the door. Mr. Wang was so frightened that he sat up. Unexpectedly, he thought he was on the battlefield and the enemy troops had already arrived at the door of his house.

After being stunned for a while, Mr. Wang finally regained consciousness and got up to open the door.

The door opened, and a tall, middle-aged man with a scar on his face appeared in front of him. Mr. Wang's eyes widened instantly and he shouted in disbelief:

"Gongsun Hao!"

The scarred man smiled, revealing his big white teeth under his dark skin.

Mr. Wang was surprised and happy. He was just about to find an acquaintance to discuss the crisis he was about to face. Unexpectedly, an old friend came to the door.

"Didn't I say that you went to the south to sell goods? How did you get such a tan?" Mr. Wang invited Gongsun Hao to come in and looked at his dark skin in surprise. If it weren't for the iconic scar,

, he didn’t even dare to recognize anyone.

Gongsun Hao waved his hand, "Brother Wang, come out and let's go have a drink."

Mr. Wang's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around and looked at Gongsun Hao carefully, "Gongsun Hao, have you become a member of the Xu family?"

Gongsun Hao didn't answer, but he didn't deny it either. He just said: "I have just met several other old friends. We have made an appointment to have a meal at Xu's Restaurant later. I'm going to leave you, Brother Wang."

Mr. Wang has already understood that Gongsun Hao is here as a lobbyist.

Not to mention, he only needed such an acquaintance to lead the way. He nodded and asked Gongsun Hao to wait for a while, went back to the house, changed his clothes, and then went to Xu's restaurant with Gongsun Hao.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yue and Xu Dalang, brothers and sisters, were sitting on the round table, which startled Mr. Wang. He hurriedly took a few steps back, dragged Gongsun Hao into the corner of the stairs and asked:

"Gongsun Hao, what do you mean by this? We have had a close friendship in the past. Without me, your salt road would not know where to go. You actually want to repay kindness with enmity!"

Gongsun Hao laughed out loud, which made Mr. Wang laugh inexplicably, so he explained:

"Brother Wang, don't get me wrong. It's just that the leader wants to invite you to have a meal and talk about interesting things in each county. It's not what you think."

"Besides, if she wanted to do something to you, would Xu Yue need to go to such great lengths to invite you to come and watch the military exercise?"

Gongsun Hao patted Master Wang's shoulder heavily, "Brother, don't worry, as long as I am here, no one can even think of hurting you at all!"

Speaking of which, Mr. Wang is not much older than Grand Gong Sun Hao. The two of them call themselves brothers, but they only care about the loyalty they had when they were young.

Moreover, long before Gongsun Zan's power developed, Gongsun Hao was already a well-known local noble in Youzhou. If it weren't for his age, Gongsun Zan would have nothing to do with him in the world.

In terms of reputation and strength, the Wang family is far behind the Gongsun family.

Seeing that Gongsun Hao still cared about the old friendship and said words of assurance, Mr. Wang's heart suddenly dropped.

When the two returned to the private room, the gentry and officials invited from other counties also arrived.

The table was full of men. Xu Yue and Jun Mei standing behind her were among them, but their momentum was not weak at all, and they steadily controlled the rhythm of the whole place.

Xu Yue picked up the teacup, stood up and said: "Everyone has come a long way and thank you for your hard work. On behalf of the Xu family, I would like to toast you all!"

Everyone hurriedly stood up and said repeatedly: "Don't dare, don't you dare, the leader is polite, we are just unknown people, how can we let the leader serve tea? It's us who should respect the leader."

Anyone who can say this kind of thing is a human being who thinks he or she is being flattered.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yue's smile faded, "You don't have to flatter me, because it won't change the decision that our Xu family army will invade the other eight counties in half a month."

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere suddenly became solid.

The tea in the hands of the flattering businessman is almost shaking out.

At this time, Gongsun Hao's role came into play. He was busy trying to smooth things over and explained:

"Our leader of the Xu Family Army dislikes flattery. If you have anything to say, just say it. The leader will not blame you."

But he didn't know whether Xu Dalang would be dissatisfied and draw his sword on the spot.

Therefore, you can speak the truth, but you still have to grasp the scale.

Xu Yue drank all the tea in the tea cup and asked everyone to sit down and talk. The tense atmosphere relaxed.

"In today's military exercise, I believe you all should have a clear understanding of the strength of our Xu family's army. If you want to know anything about our upcoming troops, you can ask." Xu Yue said with a smile.

She is obviously just a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, but in her actions and words, she appears to be very sophisticated, making people dare not look down upon her.

Moreover, the deeds of this man who fought into the midst of thousands of troops and kidnapped Zhao Yuanji, the Northern Emperor, had already been spread throughout Yuyang County through the drama troupe's plays.

Nowadays, no one knows that Tiger Mother has no dog daughter, and the daughter of General Wang Pingping is also a fierce general in the army!

Mr. Wang now understands why the Xu family elected Xu Yue to be the leader.

Wang Pingping is very strong, but her stature is difficult to lower.

Xu Qingyang is so cunning that people dare not trust him easily.

As for Xu Erniang and Xu Dalang, these two people have never intervened in various measures under the rule, which shows that these two people are slightly lacking in the overall situation.

And what about Xu Yue? She raises her posture when she should, and she can lower her body when she should be down to earth. She can make people feel sincere when she speaks, does things, and treats others. She naturally has an indescribable affinity.

At this moment, looking at the girl's sincere eyes, Mr. Wang couldn't hold back. He took off some of his guard and asked tentatively:

"My surname is Wang. I would like to ask the leader, when will the Xu Army plan to invade Pinggu County? What measures will be implemented after the capture? What arrangements will be made for local residents like us?"

When Mr. Wang asked this question, people from other counties immediately looked at him with admiration, "You are so brave, old boy."

The leader asked you to ask, but he didn't ask you to ask like this. Since ancient times, the march route has always been the first-class military aircraft. If you ask this question bluntly, you won't be afraid that the leader will get angry and kill you with a knife!

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