After completing Liuji Trading Company's "letter of surrender" to Zhang Zhiji, and further deepening the intimacy with Zhang Zhiji through another series of coquettish maneuvers, Li Yuanjing felt a big stone fall in his heart.
No way.
The cycle of nature means there will be gains and losses.
When Li Yuanjing reaped the benefits of pulling Zhang Zhiji's tiger skin, he was destined to bear the responsibility.
The first thing to bear the brunt was Zhang Zhiji's request to Li Yuanjing to help him here for a few days.
This obviously made Li Yuanjing unable to refuse!
after all.
Zhang Zhiji's official status at this time was the governor of Qizhou, commanding the soldiers in nearly ten counties in the central, northern and northeastern parts of Qizhou.
and.
With Zhang Zhiji's status, both the territory and the number of soldiers under his command are likely to continue to increase.
It is not surprising that the higher-ups directly transferred the soldiers from the Xishan Camp of the capital to come over.
At this point in the development of the main political situation, even Li Yuanjing, a political amateur, somewhat understood Emperor Longtai's plan.
He was wary of King Qi!
and.
This wariness is still very strong!
Zhang Zhiji is his key piece to change the situation in Qizhou!
after all.
Let’s not mention the barren northern part of Qizhou, including the northeastern coastal areas, but the mountainous area in the central part of Qizhou has always been the inherent sphere of influence of the King of Qi!
Zhang Zhiji's task as a 'support point' is no different from pulling chestnuts out of the fire.
And specifically about Li Yuanjing himself.
Since he has chosen Zhang Zhiji, he certainly does not want Zhang Zhiji to fail and leave Maicheng.
otherwise.
Once King Qi launched a counterattack, how could Li Yuanjing have any other choice but to run away?
so.
It's okay if Li Yuanjing can't help in places like Yicheng County and Boshan County, but Li Yuanjing will definitely try his best to help Zhang Zhiji get this three-acre land in Fengcheng County!
…
Because he had to stay in Fengcheng County for a while, Li Yuanjing was not worried about his own safety, but Quanzi Village had to be on guard.
After all, it is the Emperor Yuanna who is high in the mountains.
After leaving Zhang Zhiji, Li Yuanjing directly called Zhang Kun and Chen Chuxue to purchase nearly twenty carts of grain, and returned to Quanzi Village with more than thirty people. Li Yuanjing only left Zhuzi beside him, and Kuizi and ten other people then returned to Quanzi Village.
Xiangzi was transferred back from Tieniu Town.
This time.
Li Yuanjing not only reduced his expenses, but also reduced his goals. At the same time, his defensive capabilities were not weak.
Zhu Zhu, Kui Zi carries more than a dozen grenades on his body, which are enough to deal with emergencies in the county.
Xiangzi, who already has considerable intelligence experience, can provide some intelligence support to Li Yuanjing.
Li Yuanjing originally wanted to inform Liu Yun and ask him to take good care of Xiugu's daughter Ya'er, but after careful consideration, Li Yuanjing temporarily gave up this idea.
Mainly, Li Yuanjing also found out at this time that the conditions in Liu Yun's house were indeed good.
If Li Yuanjing really knows Liu Yun now, Ya'er's treatment will definitely be much better at this time. However, who can guarantee that he, Li Yuanjing, will always be at the forefront of the storm?
What if Li Yuanjing loses power?
It's better to let nature take its course for now.
After finishing their work, they sent Zhang Kun and others back to Quanzi Village overnight. It was already dark.
Li Yuanjing was about to go back to read, but Zhang Zhiji sent someone over to ask Li Yuanjing to go to a banquet.
This also made Li Yuanjing sigh deeply in his heart.
Fortunately, he had been cautious before. When Zhang Zhiji invited him to move to his place, Li Yuanjing didn't agree.
otherwise.
The entanglement with Zhang Zhiji is really too deep, and it will be difficult to cut him off later.
Li Yuanjing came to the inn where Zhang Zhiji was staying. There were already many people here, all of them well-dressed, but not only those in military robes, but also many powerful gentry, even Liu Yun and Xue Dashan were among them.
.
A group of people were gathering in the foyer, talking and laughing.
Seeing Li Yuanjing coming, a group of people all looked sideways.
At this time, the soldiers on duty under Zhang Zhiji had already known Li Yuanjing, and even knew that Li Yuanjing's identity was unusual. They hurriedly took advantage of the situation and welcomed Li Yuanjing inside.
This made everyone outside feel a little dumbfounded.
Who would have thought.
Li Yuanjing, a young boy wearing only a sheepskin jacket and a Confucian scholar's robe, would actually receive such courtesy from Zhang Zhiji. None of them, the powerful men of Wind City, have the qualifications.
soon.
This group of people discussed Li Yuanjing's identity in low voices.
But Liu Yun, who had already had a private transaction with Li Yuanjing, was looking at his nose and his heart, pretending not to know Li Yuanjing.
Xue Dashanren is different.
Even he rarely attended such high-level gatherings. He hurriedly tried his best to pretend to be sexy in front of everyone, and slowly introduced Li Yuanjing's life, which immediately shocked everyone.
Looking at the show off Xue Dashan, Liu Yun couldn't help but feel a coldness at the corner of his mouth.
I used to think that Xue Mang was a bit capable, but now I see that he is just a clown.
…
Li Yuanjing had no time to pay attention to the confusion of these people at this time.
After he met Zhang Zhiji, Zhang Zhiji told him his plan with a smile.
Li Yuanjing's heart suddenly became excited, and he pretended to be surprised on his face.
hurriedly said:
"Young Master, do you mean that students are like your shadow, appearing to be in the light but actually in the dark?"
Zhang Zhiji couldn't help but give Li Yuanjing a thumbs up:
"Exactly, sir, you are indeed very smart!"
Said.
His expression became much more solemn:
"Sir, we are already like this. I don't want to hide some things from you. When I come here for this campaign, I mainly focus on training soldiers. But I have to raise my own food and wages."
"But sir, you can also see that there are still too few people that I can use at this time. Therefore, I cannot tolerate not being more cautious."
"And sir, you are a famous person in Fengcheng. It is not difficult to fool our past interactions. Tonight, I just want to take this opportunity to clear your name, sir!"
"Sir, you don't have to do anything tonight, just wait for me to make arrangements. But in the future, if these people want to find me, they will think of you first!"
How could Li Yuanjing not understand Zhang Zhiji's thoughts at this time? He really couldn't help but want to give Zhang Zhiji a thumbs up.
Although Zhang Zhiji is still young, when he really plays these official and businessman tricks, he is really not just an ordinary sneaker. Is he trying to use himself as a 'white glove'?
This also made Li Yuanjing more wary of these ancients!
They just haven't been baptized by the explosion of knowledge in later generations.
If we really want them to live in the next generation, ordinary people will still be thousands of miles away from them.
"Young Master, the students are stupid and I still don't quite understand it for the moment. But what you say, Young Master, the students will do."
How smart is Li Yuanjing? He naturally knows how to express his position at this time, so he bows deeply.
Zhang Zhiji laughed under control:
"It doesn't matter. Sir, just eat, drink and have fun tonight!"
…
Not long after Li Yuanjing and Zhang Zhiji finished communicating, the banquet officially started.
It is the traditional small table sharing system.
And Zhang Zhiji has obviously spent a lot of money. Not only are the dishes quite exquisite, it can be seen that they are made by the chef, but he has also hired dozens of graceful dancers to make the banquet easy to get into.
Got the rhythm.
Not long after.
Everyone drank a few glasses of wine, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed. Zhang Zhiji stood up with a smile and said:
"Everyone, everyone."
"Today everyone thinks highly of me, Zhang Zhiji, and I, Zhang Zhiji, am honored to give me the honor to come and have a drink with me."
Seeing that everyone was begging for favors and behaving well, Zhang Zhiji pressed his hands with control, and the atmosphere instantly returned to his control.
Zhang Zhiji pointed to Li Yuanjing in the first row on his right with a smile and said:
"Everyone, I have long heard that Fengcheng has outstanding people. Not only do they have top-notch talents like Master Murong Mubai, but they also have a large number of talented people."
"I still didn't believe it before, but after I personally visited Mr. Li Yuanjing, I realized how wrong I was."
"Come here, take out the calligraphy Mr. Li gave me and ask everyone to taste it!"
"yes!"
Zhang Zhiji's soldiers had been preparing for a long time, and they quickly took out the words Li Yuanjing had written to Zhang Zhiji in Quanzi Village and placed them in front of everyone.
"The ambition is to eat the meat of Huns when they are hungry, but they are laughing and talking about drinking the blood of Huns when they are thirsty?"
"Oh my god, this is such a big spirit."
"Good poetry also has good calligraphy. I have long heard that Mr. Li Yuanjing's calligraphy is good, but I have never had the chance to see it with my own eyes. I didn't expect that Mr. Li's calligraphy is so good and his poems are so spiritual.
.”
"Haha, our Windy City is really a treasure land with outstanding people."
"..."
The crowd was chattering restlessly, and the atmosphere seemed to be harmonious.
However.
In this harmony, Li Yuanjing seemed to be smiling, but in his heart he always felt that something was not quite right.
suddenly.
Li Yuanjing was so smart that a flash of lightning flashed across his mind, and even cold sweat began to break out in his heart.
Even with his experience and government, it was only now that he understood what kind of medicine Zhang Zhiji was selling in his gourd!!