Jiang Lu, who was far away in Chaiyang, had now arrived in Shao Peichen's yard.
Shao Peichen sat on the large sofa and glanced at Jiang Lu with a pair of slender eyes.
His eyes were too gloomy as he looked Jiang Lu up and down.
Jiang Lu couldn't help but hold his breath.
Seeing Jiang Lu's cautious look, Shao Peichen couldn't help but laugh: "Why, the commander is afraid of me?"
Jiang Lu shook his head.
"Oh, it's not me who's afraid, but the government of the Republic of China?" Shao Peichen calmly picked up a cigarette and started smoking leisurely.
"You said before that if Chai Yang is defeated, you will take action." Jiang Lu looked at Shao Peichen and had to say that although Shao Peichen had a cunning and shrewd philistine appearance, there was something about him in every move he made.
Breathtaking elegance.
Elegant and dangerous.
White smoke overflowed from between his lips and enveloped his face.
"Defeat? Take action? How does Marshal Jiang want me to deal with this mess?"
His eyebrows were hazy in the smoke, but when they fell on Jiang Lu, they still made his back tighten.
"Sir, Chai Yang can't be defeated!" Jiang Lu couldn't help shouting when he saw Shao Peichen acting like he had nothing to do with him.
With a snap, Shao Peichen took a sip from the cigarette in his hand and threw the remaining half in Jiang Lu's face.
"Commander, please keep your voice down, I was frightened and the whole of Chaiyang can't afford to pay for it," Shao Peichen said quietly.
Jiang Lu immediately withered. He knew that, let alone him, the commander of Chaiyang, even all the commanders in the northwest were probably not enough for Shao Peichen to take seriously.
Shao Peichen sank into the sofa and looked at Jiang Lu quietly.
"Isn't this all the commander's fault?"
After saying that, Shao Peichen snorted.
Jiang Lu was so panicked that he didn't know what to do. He clutched the corners of his clothes tightly with both hands.
Shao Peichen frowned: "Since you are afraid that Chaiyang City will be lost, why don't you go back and study how to surrender, how to negotiate terms with Huo Tingyu, and why don't you come to my place?"
He looked at Jiang Lu with disgust.
"I..." Jiang Lu gritted his teeth, but still didn't speak.
Shao Peichen continued: "I know Marshal Jiang is unwilling to give in, but you really can't beat Huo Tingyu. You don't dare to bet on the financial resources and connections behind Huo Tingyu."
"It's not a shame. Recuperate and recuperate. It's not impossible to fight again next year. Huo Tingyu didn't hurt Chai Yang's roots this time. It's not impossible to make do with it."
The disdain in his words made Jiang Lu grit his teeth.
Jiang Lu nodded hard twice and stood up to leave.
Behind him, Shao Peichen leisurely lit another cigarette.
idiot.
It's just that I can't afford to lose. Although he is indeed the one behind it, he is also the one who lacks the support of Jiang Lu and just protects Chai Yang. He insists on competing with Huo Tingyu.
However, in this way, the peace in the northwest has indeed been broken, and my goal has been achieved. The northwest is now a powder keg. In chaos or not, there will be overt and covert struggles.
It is impossible for other warlords to see that Huo Tingyu's family is dominant.
Thinking of this, Shao Peichen chuckled.
Xu Fanming rode his horse all the way from outside the city to the gate of Chen's mansion in the city.
Unfortunately, Chen Jinjun was not in the Chen Mansion this time, so Xu Fanming missed the opportunity.
On the contrary, Miao Yu, who had stopped working for two days because of the war, saw Xu Fanming.
"Headguard, are you here to see your employer?" Miao Yu greeted Xu Fanming while instructing the juniors below to carry wood to build tables and chairs.
Xu Fanming looked at Miao Yu. The old man was only focused on building a theater and had truly turned his back on what was going on outside the window.
He nodded: "Where is my boss?"
Miao Yu put one hand on his waist and held a pipe in the other: "I think it must be in Huo Mansion, I don't know."
Xu Fanming turned around and saw Xu Sheng: "Xu Sheng, where is she?"
Xu Sheng naturally knew that Xu Fanming was asking about Chen Jinjun: "My boss is in Huo Mansion, I guess he will come later."
Xu Fanming nodded and paced back and forth anxiously.
"What's going on? Why are you so anxious?" Nie Shi asked Xu Fanming while rolling up his sleeves.
Xu Fanming looked at the shopkeepers of the Chen family and suddenly realized that it was still early and it seemed that the news had not spread in Yongzhou yet. However, he was still very anxious: "It's not a good thing."
Nie Shi nodded thoughtfully, turned and left.
Xu Fanming couldn't sit still and could only walk back and forth in the hall, as if this could relieve the anxiety in his heart.
But as the sun gradually rose, the shopkeepers of the Chen family also started to move around. After a while, the room where Xu Fanming was standing was crowded with the shopkeepers of the Chen family.
When Nie Shi saw that everyone had arrived, he walked to Xu Fanming and said, "Tailor, please tell me what happened. Everyone is here."
Xu Fanming looked at the empty hall behind him that was filled with people and couldn't help but sigh.
Chen Jinjun, the person involved, was not here, and Xu Fanming didn't know what to say for a while.
Just when Xu Fanming was struggling, Chen Jinjun walked in from the door.
Xu Fanming quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Jinjun looked at the crowded scene in the front hall and was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Looking at Xu Fanming's serious expression, Chen Jinjun knew that something was wrong.
Otherwise Xu Fanming would not have arrived at the Chen Mansion so early and gathered all the shopkeepers of the Chen family together.
Xu Fanming let out a long sigh: "The matter still came from Jiang Lu in Chaiyang."
As soon as he said this, Chen Jinjun's brows immediately wrinkled: "What's going on?"
"There are rumors. Jiang Lu said that you and Huo Tingyu had an affair. Huo Tingyu tried to attack his deceased brother's widow. Do you think this is a rumor?"
Xu Fanming looked at Chen Jinjun.
Chen Jinjun lowered his eyelashes: "Rumor?"
With that said, Chen Jinjun sat down and looked around.
"Shuai Huo and I have a cooperative relationship. The development of the Chen family cannot be separated from Yongzhou, and the stability of Yongzhou cannot be separated from the Chen family. Anyone who says this is the enemy of Yongzhou."
"But it's not up to you," Xu Fanming sighed, "I'm afraid now the news has spread throughout the northwest, except Yongzhou."
"Let them pass it on. If you are upright, you won't be afraid of the shadow." Chen Jinjun looked indifferent.
"Are you upright?" Xu Fanming raised his eyebrows meaningfully.
Chen Jinjun glanced at Xu Fanming warningly, and unconsciously stiffened his neck.
Xu Fanming knew that Chen Jinjun was being tough, but he didn't try to discredit her. Instead, he said to Chen Jinjun: "Huo Tingyu won't let this matter continue to spread. I'm just worried about whether there will be any bad effects?"
Chen Jinjun bit his lower lip and slowly shook his head.
Xu Fanming stamped his foot angrily: "The rumors outside Yongzhou are extremely unpleasant, so I'd better be prepared."
Suddenly, Chen Jinjun grinned.
Xu Fanming was a little confused and didn't know why she was laughing.
Chen Jinjun looked at Xu Fanming: "What rumors has the escort heard about caring about me? Or can't he listen to it?"
"My boss is obviously not..."
"Why am I not."
Xu Fanming was about to refute, but was interrupted by Chen Jinjun.
Chen Jinjun stood up, looked around at all the shopkeepers of the Chen family, and finally laid his eyes on Xu Fanming.
She said word by word: "The matter in Yongzhou is my matter, Chen Jinjun."