"Wow~"

The wine, which exudes a rich aroma, flows down the spout of the pot into the glass, and the fragrance overflows.

Zhou Weiran poured wine for Yan Zhang again and said softly:

"Brother Zhou must have read Xinyan.

Zhou came here just to wait for Brother Yan’s reply.”

Yan Zhang didn't answer, he just looked straight at the wine in the glass, and after a long time he said calmly:

"You and I have only met each other a few times in the past few decades, but my Yan family and Chang family have been friends for hundreds of years, and our interests are intertwined.

Why do you think I, Yan, will help you?"

"Just because Brother Yan is sitting here now." Zhou Weiran smiled slightly: "Just because Zhou is still alive at this moment."

"You are courageous~" Yan Zhang sighed softly:

"My father said at the beginning that old King Fu was by no means a creature in the pond. When I saw him today, Brother Zhou was no worse than King Fu back then.

admire."

Hearing what his father said from Yan Zhang's mouth, Zhou Weiran's eyes flashed with sadness. After so many years, his father's death has been an eternal pain for him.

"but."

Yan Zhang emphasized a little more: "Even if Yan agrees to meet today, it doesn't mean that I will help you.

I met you because we have a little friendship, and because you are a bloodline of the Zhou royal family after all.

My Yan family has been standing at the border for hundreds of years. Every generation has men who have guarded the border and died in battles. Ask me to cooperate with the Yan people. Brother Zhou doesn’t understand me very well~"

"Yeah~

The Yan family has stood at the border for hundreds of years, its men went to war, and its heroes died in the country. It is worth singing, crying, and admirable."

Zhou Weiran nodded in agreement, and the next moment he asked coldly:

"Then, what did the Yan family get?

An official title of infantry commander, and a pile of bones of the Yan family's sons killed in battle?

Nowadays, the name of the Chang family in the north is known all over the world, and Duke An Guo plays an important role in the court. Who is not afraid of three points?

What about your Yan family? Who knows that there is another Yan family on Pinghan Road? Who knows the great contributions that the ancestors of the Yan family made for the Chang family?"

The rhetorical questions made Yan Zhang's face darken little by little, and the atmosphere gradually became solemn.

Yan Zhang held it in for a while and then said with an indifferent expression:

"Now that the border troops of Pinghan Road are marching south in large numbers, and their troops are heading directly towards the capital, one day King Ning will ascend the throne and rule the world, and my Yan family will definitely get much more than what we have now.

I, Yan Zhang, am satisfied."

"Hahaha~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Weiran, who was sitting on the chair, laughed loudly, and then chuckled:

"Brother Yan himself doesn't believe this, right?"

Zhou Weiran stretched out his hand and made a casual pull in the air: "The Chang family has been raising troops for so long, and they have been fighting with Duguxin in Longxi for a whole year. So far, they have only occupied Tianning and Jiaodong.

There are thirty-one classes in the world, how long do you have to fight?

The King of Wu was supported by Jiangnan aristocratic families, had sufficient money and food, and had a deep foundation.

Beiliangchenyue is located in the horse-producing land and the black soil of Liaodong, so it can be completely self-sufficient in military rations.

What do you have on Pinghan Road? Tianning Road and Jiaodong Road cannot support your 200,000 border troops for years on end, right?"

When Zhou Weiran said the name Chenyue, his eyes became obviously cold.

Zhou Weiran pointed out the biggest pain point of Pinghan Dao in one sentence. They had no grain-producing land, and they could not afford to fight with a large army relying on the taxes collected from several lands every year.

Yan Zhang squinted his eyes and said nothing, as if he did not comment on Zhou Weiran's words. Pinghan Road was short of food, which was a common knowledge in the world.

However, the shortcomings of Pinghan Road were covered up by the efforts of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War in the past, but now they have been completely exposed.

"Let me guess."

Zhou Weiran said with great interest: "How long can your military rations last?

Three months? Five months? Until the autumn harvest at most. When winter comes, 200,000 frontier troops will have to fight hungry.

This is just to deal with the Long Army in the south. If the Yan Army goes south in a large scale at this time and attacks the Pinghan Road border, the military supplies will only be consumed faster.

Brother Yan, am I right?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Yan Zhang's eyes, and then he said coldly: "It seems that Brother Zhou has been very interested in Pinghan Dao in the past few years."

Zhou Weiran's guess was almost accurate. Their military rations were exhausted and they could hold on until the autumn harvest. Apparently Dongting had many spies on Pinghan Road, and Zhou Weiran knew such a secret thing.

Zhou Weiran did not refute, but continued: "I'm afraid even King Wu and King Liang dare not say that they can defeat the Yuwen clan, let alone King Ning Zhou Bao.

Even if Prince Ning really ascends the throne in the future and the Chang family becomes the most powerful, can you guarantee that the Chang family will give the Yan family a suitable reward?

How high can Brother Yan be promoted to the rank of Pinghan Dao Jiedushi?

Is it possible for you to become a feudal official with real power?"

Yan Zhang's heart skipped a beat, as if he had been hit in a weak spot.

"This is pretty good."

Zhou Weiran said casually: "If the Chang family's army is trapped in the battlefield of the Central Plains and cannot extricate itself, and the Yan army goes south again, the inland will be unable to support the army.

Tsk tsk, when the time comes, let alone dominate the world, I'm afraid the Chang family won't even be able to keep a single Pinghan Dao.

At that time, where will the Yan family go? Will the Chang family be buried with Prince Ning?"

Yan Zhang's scalp felt a little numb. What Zhou Weiran said was the worst ending of Pinghan Road, but it was also a possible ending.

Zhou Weiran's eyes became colder and colder, and he said with a hint of gloom:

"When the army was defeated in Fuzhou and my father was killed, I fled all over the world. I was as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog. I finally took refuge with the Yan people and eked out an elusive existence in the land of Dongting.

Over the years, I have learned the truth that you must fight for what you want with your own hands instead of waiting for charity from others.

Power must be in your own hands!"

Zhou Weiran's words hit Yan Zhang's heart, making Yan Zhang's expression very complicated.

Finally, Zhou Weiran said in a deep voice:

"How can a great man live in a state of depression for a long time?

Today we will let the Yan soldiers enter the pass and use their power to sweep across the Central Plains. The next day, my two brothers will secretly accumulate strength to fight back and defeat the Yan country!

At that time, the whole world belongs to you and me!

I, Zhou Weiran, swear in the name of my father that when the Zhou Zi Huang Banner stands again, I will hold any official position or fiefdom, Brother Yan, you can speak.

The Yan family will eventually become famous all over the world with Brother Yan's name!"

Zhou Weiran's voice was deafening. If the guests in other rooms hadn't been cleared out, Yan Zhang would have been really worried that other people would hear his remarks.

After a long silence, Yan Zhang only said one sentence:

"It will take me some time to arrange my own staff."

"good!"

Zhou Weiran's eyes revealed a look of ecstasy, and he said in a deep voice:

"I wait!"

Under Zhou Weiran's delighted gaze, Yan Zhang stood up slowly, looked at Zhou Weiran indifferently, and said calmly:

"I have only one sentence for this cooperation, and I ask Brother Zhou to keep it in mind.

In this world, you can have a surname of Zhou, you can have a surname of Yuwen, you can have a surname of Chang, it doesn't matter.
Chapter completed!