The three of them walked side by side.

Zhang Cheng felt uncomfortable as if there were thorns growing on his body. He shrieked for a long time before he said to Xiao Cheng: "Chongwen, there is something I have to tell you."

"Zi Ming just said it doesn't matter."

"I introduced Xin Jian to my father. They originally wanted the bodyguard Huang Hai to lead the army." Zhang Cheng stopped, "Compared to Huang Hai, Xin Jian is a real warrior. This matter

,I......"

Xiao Cheng waved his hand: "Ziming is overly concerned. Everyone has different positions, and naturally they will have their own considerations and approaches. Going further, this is a national matter, and Xin Jian is also a member of the Long Guard, so there is nothing wrong with it.

.My eldest brother considers it from the national level, Ziming, why don’t you do the same?"

"Of course I do, brother." Zhang Cheng was a little ashamed: "Otherwise, I wouldn't challenge hundreds of Dragon Guards with ten people. But I don't. I just thought that if the Dragon Guards lost, my father would also lose.

To be implicated, he is the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army after all!"

"Who doesn't have a little selfishness? It's already very good to be able to do this without using selfishness to harm the righteousness." Xiao Cheng stretched out his hand and said to Zhang Cheng: "Brother Ziming admits so frankly that he is a good man worth getting to know. I

I have to apologize to you."

Zhang Cheng asked strangely: "Where did Chongwen come from?"

"I used to think that you were unfriendable because you often hung out in brothels!" Xiao Cheng smiled and glanced at Luo Gang and said, "I also threatened Yu Ting that if he dared to get close to you again, I would beat him up.

Can’t get up.”

Zhang Cheng couldn't help laughing, and reached out to hold Xiao Cheng's hand: "Okay, no matter how this battle goes, I, Zhang Ziming, have decided to make you my friend. But Chongwen, those secret skills you promised to give me are still there.

Does it count?”

"Of course it counts!" Xiao Cheng nodded vigorously.

The three of them walked together for a while, but then they went their separate ways and went back to their homes.

"Then Xiao Cheng really said that?" Zhang Chao put down an official document in his hand, looked at his son who was standing in front of him with his hands tied, and said.

"Yes." Zhang Cheng nodded: "By the way, sir, Xiao Cheng also bought 20,000 coins, betting that his elder brother would win. Sir, he is so confident, will there really be any problems in tomorrow's decisive battle?

"

Zhang Chao shook his head: "If we fight a hundred against ten, if they still lose, then my father, who is the commander of the four armies, really shouldn't do it. Xin Jian and his hundreds of cavalry troops are also full of fighting spirit. And for

My father also made arrangements properly to eliminate all possible factors outside the game, Xiao Ding, he can't win."

"Yes." Zhang Cheng thought for a moment and suddenly asked: "Sir, if Xiao Ding dies in battle tomorrow, can Xiao Cheng and I still be friends?"

This question made Zhang Chao stunned for a while before he shook his head with a wry smile: "If this is the case, I'm afraid it won't work. After all, this matter was arranged by your father and me. Although if you really want to say it, Russell only

He is the culprit, but father can also be regarded as an enemy of Xiao Mansion."

"Is this what Luo Xianggong planned?" Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth.

Although he and Xiao Cheng had known each other for a short time, they admired each other. It was heartbreaking to think that they might turn against each other in the future.

"That's right, one arrow kills many eagles!" Zhang Chao sighed: "He is worthy of being the leader of Dongfu. With a few words, he immediately caused an uproar in Bianliang. Several forces became incompatible with each other.

Hatred, and he just happens to be sitting on the Diaoyutai, watching the storm rise!"

"It is precisely because of people like this that our Song Dynasty has never been able to focus on the outside world. Instead, it made the Liao people feel proud and arrogant. Every time they think of the arrogance of the other envoys, they really want to chop them with a knife." Zhang Cheng said angrily.

Zhang Chao shook his head speechlessly, his son was still a little immature after all.

"Sir, if we lose, can I still be friends with Xiao Cheng?" Zhang Cheng suddenly asked the opposite question.

Zhang Chao was stunned. He had never thought that his side would lose.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Of course it is possible. But by that time, your father has resigned and become an old man. If Xiao Cheng still thinks highly of you, you can be friends with him."

"Xiao Cheng is not the kind of person who follows the trend." Zhang Cheng said.

"You really think highly of him." Zhang Chao said with a smile: "It seems that Xiao Yu really gave birth to two good sons. One is extremely domineering and can swallow up thousands of miles like a tiger. He dares to challenge hundreds of people and start this Bianliang war.

Fengyun. The other one is called the seed of reading, and he is known as the one who can promote people and become scholars. Now even my son is convinced by it."

"Xiao Cheng is really worth getting to know." Zhang Cheng said seriously.

Xiao Cheng, who returned to the mansion, naturally did not know that the then-captain Zhang Chao and his son had a very high opinion of him. At this time, a banquet was being held in the Xiao mansion.

In addition to his own family members in the Xiao Mansion, Gao Jian, the younger brother of Lord Baoguo, the current Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and Xiao Ding's father-in-law, also came to the Xiao Mansion in person, dragging a cart full of yellow copper coins.

Although no one from the Han family in Xinyang is serving as an official in Bianliang, their permanent contact person in Bianliang City, a distant cousin of the Xiao Han family, also rushed over to Zhuangxing.

Kiss or not, we are a family, the bones are broken but the tendons are still attached!

At this time, they naturally share the same hatred.

What was different was that at the banquet held in the courtyard today, ten of Xiao Ding's personal guards sat at the head of the banquet.

Gao Jian is only in his early forties this year. He is very well maintained, but he looks like he is in his early thirties. Standing next to Xiao Ding, it is really difficult to tell who is older and who is younger. He, the young minister of Honglu Temple, is

It is a leisurely position, but most of the time, it is more about calling friends and singing about the wind and moon. For people like them, wealth is indispensable, but power is difficult to grasp.

To maintain wealth, relying solely on the merits of ancestors will always become thinner if you use more, so building a huge network of relationships through marriage is the best choice.

He is actually quite satisfied with this son-in-law.

At a young age, he is already famous all over the world, and he is in the heart of the emperor. If this continues, in less than twenty years, he will be a lieutenant. With such a son-in-law, their family can rest easy. People like him can't be attacked.

The descendants of the Gao family of Jue will point to this son-in-law from now on. How could anyone say that his sons are not living up to expectations!

But who would have thought that something like this would happen.

These days, he has really become haggard.

When I came to visit today, although I still didn't have any good feelings towards Xiao Ding, I came here with a full 20,000 copper coins.

For his family, it was not easy to suddenly come up with 20,000 yuan in cash.

He is not Gao Yu, the protector of the country.

At this moment, this usually elegant and elegant scribe was holding a large bowl of wine and stood in front of He Zheng and other personal guards. They were all astonished as quails and didn't know what to do with themselves.

The person in front of them was not only Xiao Ding's husband-in-law, but more importantly, he was a high-ranking official. A small seventh-grade censor made them tremble with fear, but this was a fifth-grade official.

"Father-in-law, we have to go to war tomorrow, so they can't drink too much today." Xiao Ding accompanied them and explained with a wry smile.

"Alright, they use small cups, but I'd rather use a big bowl!" Gao Jian got mad as a scribe and said directly to He Zheng and others: "Fellow warriors, Gao will not say anything false. My father-in-law

The reward awarded to Mr. Gao will be doubled. Let’s drink Zhuangxing wine today, and then come to the celebration banquet tomorrow. It’s a sign of respect for Mr. Gao to do it first!”

With a tilt of his neck, he drank down a large bowl of wine, leaving Xiao Ding secretly complaining.

The wine today is a strong one brought by Xiao Cheng, so there is no way to drink it this way.

Watching Gao Jian smash the empty bowl on the ground, the ten guards in front of him were also infected by the frivolous attitude of the scribe in front of them. Although what he held in his hand was only a small cup, they all drank together and shouted

Say "Thank you, sir, for the wine" and then drink it all in one gulp.

Gao Jian, the head here, was smiling brightly, but he immediately became drunk, and when he was blown by a gust of wind, he immediately fell backwards.

Fortunately, Xiao Ding was on guard, supported his father-in-law, waved his hand, and two servants had already come up, carrying a bowl of poured Gao Jian and hurried to the back to rest.

On the contrary, He Zheng and others were stunned.

Seeing Gao Jian drinking so generously, I thought he was a powerful person and didn't want to drink a bowl.

Gao Jian fell, and the banquet must continue.

The Xinyang Han family came forward to toast.

Xiao Cheng stepped forward to toast.

Even the Xiao family's mistress Xiao Yi, Xiao Ding's family Gao Qi, and finally Xiao Han's family also came out and toasted everyone with a glass of wine.

In Xiao Cheng's view, this is telling these people that there is no other choice but to risk their lives and fight tomorrow.

Especially when Gao Qi and Xiao Jing were toasting, this woman and this baby made the faces of these men change a little on the spot.

They knew Gao Qi.

Over the years, Xiao Ding used the proceeds from his wife's dowry to subsidize the military. Ordinary sergeants didn't know it, but it was impossible for them, the personal guards, not to know.

Xiao Cheng sighed secretly in his heart, wondering how the battle will be tomorrow? Even if he wins, how many of these men in front of him can still sit down and drink a glass of celebratory wine.

Xiao Ding restrained the army very strictly. If he said it was half a catty of wine, it was half a catty of wine. Even on such occasions, he was not allowed to drink more.

The banquet was very grand, but it also ended very early.

The entire Xiao Mansion usually had lights on until midnight, but today the lights were turned off early. Even the dogs guarding the home and the courtyard were gagged, and the crowing roosters were killed with one knife. In the evening

The servants on night watch walked quietly for fear of disturbing these people's rest.

Xiao Cheng, however, didn't feel sleepy at all.

If the eldest brother wins tomorrow, the Fourth Army will definitely be put on the agenda to go to the border to fight. This is a matter of extremely far-reaching impact. Since the Fourth Army can fight in turns, other armies stationed in the area will also be on the agenda.

In the sequence of rounds of battle.
Chapter completed!