Fu Song

Chapter 379
With a jug of wine in his left hand and a roast chicken in his right, Xiao Cheng came to the door of Cen Zhong's room, touched it lightly with his foot, and with a creak, the door opened.

Xiao Cheng looked inward in some astonishment, but saw Cen Zhong sitting at the table with a book in his hand, but his eyes were looking at him at the moment.

Obviously, this guy guessed that Xiao Cheng would come, so he left the door open for him.

"Brother!" Xiao Cheng stepped into the door with a smile, hooked it behind him, closed the door, walked to the table, and put the wine and roast chicken on the table: "I never thought of you It's actually here!"

Cen Zhong smiled and said, "If Wei Wu hadn't told me about it, I really wouldn't have known that you were holding this meeting! Junior brother, you are so disrespectful, why don't you call me for such a thing?"

Xiao Cheng turned over the upside-down teacup on the table, drank in it, and said, "It's true that the official hat on the senior brother's head is a little scary. The things on our side are not big when you talk about it." Rules, some deviant, don't dare to hurt senior brother! I really want to call out, senior brother is here, maybe you will be judged, if you don't come, you feel that you and my senior brother are hurt, don't you want to Dilemma? If I had known that Eldest Brother was thinking this way, I would have been the first to invite you."

Picking up the wine glass, Cen Zhong tilted his neck and drank it down.

"Ever since King Jing set himself on fire in the inner palace, I felt that Da Song might have to change his way of life."

Xiao Cheng was startled: "Eldest senior brother is actually a member of His Royal Highness King Jing, I have never heard of this!"

"A gentleman is not a party!" Cen Zhong glared at Xiao Cheng: "It's just that I feel pity for King Jing and Song Dynasty. Of course, I also hate the officials. It's a good card, and I was beaten by him forcibly." It's really unimaginable to become like this. This time, I really saw what it means to be painful for loved ones and fast for enemies."

Xiao Cheng smiled and tore a chicken leg and handed it to the other party, saying: "Brother, I am not afraid of your jokes, but right now, I am forming a party!"

"A group of gentlemen, not party!" Cen Zhong said seriously: "A group of like-minded people can be called a group."

Xiao Cheng raised his glass, took a sip, and nodded.

From the very beginning, he knew that his elder brother was not a rigid and sour scholar, but a flexible mind, sharp means, and a serious person who did things.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to him as soon as he took office, borrowing generals and soldiers, and he didn't shy away from his current status at all.

Obviously, what he values ​​more is the result.

And on Guangnan West Road, his reputation as a senior brother is almost on par with that of the horse beheaded.

This kind of fame is obtained by killing people's heads.

"Senior brother, are you really going to join the Federation?" Xiao Cheng poured wine for the senior brother.

Cen Zhong looked at Xiao Cheng with a half-smile: "Junior brother, if I don't join, won't you reach out to me?"

Xiao Cheng laughed a few times: "Actually, I don't need to reach out. Didn't the elder brother invite me to join the game from the very beginning?"

"So, if I don't join, I might be in an embarrassing situation in the future. I still want to be the pacifier of Guangxi Road!" Cen Zhong said lightly: "And I see that you have been very popular in Qianzhou in recent years. There are soldiers and money in the army, if I don’t borrow your spring breeze, I would be really stupid."

"Brother is willing to join, to me, it is a surprise!" Xiao Cheng said.

"I want to join the Standing Committee. Give me another seat, but I don't want it!" Cen Zhong looked directly at Xiao Cheng: "Don't try to fool me, I have already seen your plan from Jia Gui."

"Naturally!" Xiao Cheng said, "With you, I will be more confident in the future contests with Bo Zhou Yang and Si Zhou Tian."

"Aren't they your allies?" Cen Zhong was taken aback.

"They are allies, but they are also opponents in some respects!" Xiao Cheng said: "They turn the place into their own home, which is not in line with my philosophy. I have to turn them around slowly. During this period, naturally They have to cooperate and fight at the same time. They will gain some things, but at the same time they will lose a lot of things. But in general, they will not be able to do whatever they want in the future, not anywhere! Everything must be judged by the rules implemented within."

"What rules do you set?"

"The rules of the federation!" Xiao Cheng said.

"Understood!" Cen nodded emphatically: "There is one more thing, this time I came here specially, one is for your conference, and the other is that I have received information that there are some changes in Jiaozhi."

"Is there such a thing? Is the information accurate?" Xiao Cheng sat up straight all of a sudden.Guangnan West Road has been regarded by him as a part of the federation, so naturally no one can allow anyone to reach out to him.

"The information is accurate." Cen Zhong said: "I killed too hard on Guangnan West Road, and now I was about to poke my hands and feet to the side, so I touched some people's painful feet. Come to touch my butt, it's really someone inside who has eaten the heart of a leopard, and under the instigation of others, they have colluded with outsiders to plot against me."

"I have an idea!" Xiao Cheng said: "The best thing is to kill you, senior brother. This is really a once-and-for-all solution. The second thing is to suppress the chaos that has just settled down on Guangnan West Road. When the time comes An incompetent and mediocre official, who is so mean and ungrateful, knocks on your head, and you probably have to go back to Bianliangtai Temple. The Zhao Song official family still hates you, and you are really going to fall In their hands, taking off the official robes is considered a good result."

"These people really underestimate my methods!" Cen Zhong sneered: "I killed some and kept some. Is there any reason why I shouldn't use some methods for the remaining people? It's so good now, let I grabbed my sore foot, and learned to follow the vine, and stretched my hand to the East Road. Who told them to intervene this time? When the time comes, should they bow to me obediently, or should I publish the evidence to make them lose their heads? , it’s up to them to choose.”

"What should senior brother do?" Xiao Cheng asked while turning the wine glass.

"The power in my hands has been clearly grasped by them." Cen Zhong said: "If I arrange it in advance, I will definitely scare the snake, so this time, I will ask you to borrow troops."

"Hasn't Wei Wu expanded his army by three thousand? Isn't that enough?" Xiao Cheng was a little surprised.

"Although there are [-] soldiers in my place, can it compare with yours? The combat power is far behind, and the equipment is even simpler. More importantly, there are still some people in there, and I can't fully trust them." Cen Zhong narrowed his eyes. , said: "And little brother, there are not many opportunities like this. After passing this village, there will be no such shop. Once you scare your opponent, if you want to find such an opportunity in the future, I'm afraid it will be impossible. So, don’t you think we’re going to do it, just get a big one?”

Seeing Cen Zhong smiling like an old fox, Xiao Cheng couldn't help touching his chin.

"Let the snake out of the hole first?"

"Another misfortune?"

"And drive the tiger and devour the wolf?"

"Two birds with one stone at the end?"

The two of you said one sentence, and I said one sentence, but they both understood the meaning of the other's words in an instant, and laughed at the same time.

"In this way, senior brother, your comforter on Guangxi Road is not too far away." Xiao Cheng said.

"I'm a standing committee member of the Federation!" Cen Zhong shook his head and said, "And we can take this opportunity to drive a few nails in Jiaozhi. This is because they are making trouble out of nothing to provoke the Heavenly Dynasty, not us to provoke him, you say yes no?"

"That's exactly the reason." Xiao Cheng nodded again and again: "When we clean up the Dali Kingdom and turn around, we will teach him a good lesson. Speaking of the Han and Tang Dynasties, Jiaozhi is our Chinese territory, and the tyrants in those places are actually divided. The land, whether it is tolerable or unbearable, must be taken back."

"It must be taken back." Cen Zhong said: "When I become the comfort envoy of Liangguang Road, this matter will be the most important thing."

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

The wine glasses in their hands collided heavily.

Xiao Cheng smoked away.

Old Master Cen came to his son's room.

"What Chongwen did, fundamentally speaking, was really digging the corners of the Zhao and Song Dynasties. In fact, he was not only digging the corners of the Zhao and Song Dynasties. He was digging the corners and cornerstones of all dynasties since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Are you sure you want Join in? Qianli, if you do this, you may ruin your reputation and leave a bad reputation for thousands of years!" Old Master Cen was worried.

He has been staying in Bangzhou these days, and many things, with his experience, can naturally be seen clearly.

Cen Chongchi smiled: "Father, you are serious. Isn't it just to worship the emperor as a Bodhisattva? It's not to change the dynasty and usurp the throne for rebellion! Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, it's rare for the emperor to be worshiped as a clay sculpture or wood sculpture?"

"You know it's different!" Master Cen widened his eyes.

"Naturally it is different." Cen Zhong said lightly: "Those in the past were treacherous and powerful ministers who emptied the emperor, and changed the soup without changing the medicine. No matter how arrogant the treacherous or powerful minister was during his lifetime, once he died, he would be counterattacked immediately. , and then the world has returned to the old way of the Ming emperor ruling the world. With the constitution of heaven in his mouth, the law is followed by his words, hehe, whoever becomes the emperor does not want to live such a life? But what Chongwen does now is To set up rules for the emperor is also to set up rules for future generations, such a grand cause, how can the son not participate in it, once it is done, the son will be famous in history."

"Was defeated?" Mr. Cen asked coldly.

"A real man is born in this world, so he can't leave his name forever. It is also a good choice to leave a bad smell forever. Live as a five-dish food, or die and die!" Cen Zhong laughed.

Old Master Cen left in a huff.

Looking at his father's back, Cen Zhong shrugged his shoulders. His father is old and has lost the drive he had when he was young. He still remembers that his father took the Jinshi examination with him the last time. He passed it, but he still didn't.At that time, my father was furious, and Zang Pi talked about the current affairs of the court. Since then, my father has never stepped into the examination room again.

Now, my father no longer has the high spirits of the past, but only wants to entertain his grandchildren and enjoy the family relationship.

Is it a great sin to set up the emperor?
Nonsence!

Cen Zhong sneered.

Aren't you called the Son of Heaven?Didn't you say that the king's right is granted by God?

Then you can be your god.

Human affairs, just leave it to us mortals to manage.

When it’s time to burn incense and kowtow to you, all the big guys get together, burn incense sticks to you, and pull you out to show your heroic appearance to thousands of ordinary people.

That way, you'll never make a mistake, will you?
In this way, you can always stay on the throne of the emperor.

In this way, no one will envy the infinite scenery in your position anymore.

In this way, who cares about your position as emperor!Who still has nothing to do and shouts that the emperor will take turns to sit at my house this year!
In this way, how many disputes have been eliminated in the world, those wars of changing dynasties, and rebellions, do they still have to exist?
So, this is a great thing for the benefit of the world!
God to God, man to man.

Xiao Chongwen wanted to turn the emperor into a god, and Cen Chong raised his hands and feet in favor.

Xiao Cheng staggered back to his residence. Jiang Yingxue had been waiting there for a long time. Ever since the shocking news came from the capital, Jiang Yingxue had been staying in Bangzhou.

She knew that at this time, what Xiao Cheng needed most was perhaps the warmth of family affection.

I soaked myself in warm water, rested my head on Jiang Yingxue's shoulder, and enjoyed the gentle massage from the other party's lush ten fingers. The exhaustion from the day-to-day running was gone by seventy to eighty percent in ten stops.

"The most difficult ones, Erlang settled all of them in one night!" While rubbing Xiao Cheng's temples lightly, he chatted with Xiao Cheng.

"No, no, no! On the contrary, they are the easiest to talk about, and also the easiest to trust, because they have clear goals." Xiao Cheng said: "Not only economic goals, but also political goals And the pursuit of a higher level of life goals. Among the remaining businessmen, some are easy to talk about, and some are really hard to talk about."

"For example, Zheng Zeshi?" Jiang Yingxue said: "This person is rich and has his own armed forces. For many years, he has been operating retreats overseas. He is a typical generation of cunning rabbits and three caves. If such a person wants to get all involved It's not easy. Is Erlang planning to talk to him tomorrow?"

"Well, talk to him. Behind Zheng Zeshi, there are no officials as backers. All his relationships are all piled up with money, so he has always longed for a sense of security. It is precisely because of the lack of this that he He will manage retreats overseas. Those officials who eat him and drink him don't want to get too close to Zheng Zeshi, because they know what kind of person Zheng Zeshi actually is, and they know that this guy has blood on his hands. If you get too close to him, you can't get away if something happens. Therefore, Zheng Zeshi also understands that these people will not be of much help if he is really going to capsize, so when you pulled him back then, he was willing to form an alliance with us immediately. "

"Erlang thinks highly of him?"

"Yes, among all the businessmen, in my opinion, his importance ranks first!" Xiao Cheng submerged his head in the wooden barrel, spit out a few bubbles, and re-exposed his head Said: "I must grasp this person."

(End of this chapter)