Fu Song

Chapter 405 The Best Reason
A horse galloped quickly from the mist, and quickly approached the city gate. The soldiers who had just opened the city gate were a little stunned. Immediately, an officer led two people with guns and knives to meet them, and stopped them. On the way, he shouted loudly: "Get off the horse, get off the horse!"

The horse neighed, and the man stood up. Immediately, a masked knight pulled off the cloth scarf on his face, revealing a very haggard face.

"General Tian!" The officer was stunned, "You are back, why so early?"

Tian Zhen didn't pay attention to him, but took the reins of the horse and continued to run in. The officer was so panicked that he turned his head and shouted, and opened the half-open gate further.

In a blink of an eye, Tian Zhen rode his horse and disappeared from everyone's sight.

The officer stood there for a long time, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, something must have happened.

Inside the Tian family mansion.

Tian Chou had just finished beating his body. Standing on the bluestone slab, a soldier brought a large bucket of water and poured it on his head. The cold water touched his body, and the steaming heat immediately enveloped his whole body.

Tian Chou breathed out a breath of white air, and opened his arms. Immediately, someone brought a large cloth towel, wiped his body clean, and changed him into dry clothes.

In the small hall, a simple breakfast has been put on the table, but it is just some millet porridge, boiled eggs with pickles.

After breakfast, it means that the busy work of the day is about to start again.

The sound of hurried footsteps sounded, and Tian Chou frowned. He ran his family like he ran an army, and the house had always been strictly disciplined. However, Song's footsteps were obviously running, which could only explain one problem.

problem occurs.

When he raised his head, he saw Tian Zhen's face.

"Patriarch, the Luo family's ghost country is finished, and Xiao Zhu has won a complete victory!" Tian Zhen said, panting heavily.

Tian Chou stared at Tian Zhen for a while, then lowered his head, drank the porridge slowly, took a few mouthfuls, seemed to think of something, raised his head again, pointed to the empty seat opposite, and pointed to the table Get there early.

Tian Zhen ran for almost a whole night. At this time, he really drank enough. He reached out and took a steamed bun, split it into two pieces, then picked up the pickle dish on the table, poured some pickles into it, put them together, and stuffed them In the mouth, he started chewing, chewed a few mouthfuls, and scooped up another bowl of gruel.

Tian Chou finished drinking the millet porridge in the bowl, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, the maid next to him immediately handed over a cup of water, drank a few mouthfuls, rinsed his mouth, and spit it into the bowl that the maid held over.Another girl handed over a hot towel with a suitable temperature at the right time. Tian Chou wiped his mouth and hands slowly, and then looked at Tian Zhen.

Tian Zhen quickly stuffed half of the steamed bun into his mouth and swallowed it whole.

"I always thought that Xiao Erlang would win, but I didn't expect to win so quickly and so neatly. The strength of Luoshi Ghost Country is not weaker than ours in Sizhou. With the blessing of the imperial army on Zizhou Road, there is sufficient food, grass and military equipment. He is also called elite, how could he lose so quickly?" Tian Chou asked.

"Patriarch, Xiao Zhijuan led more than a thousand elites from Qianxi to enter Luo's Ghost Country, and went out day and night all the way to raid Dafang City."

"How cowardly, I always thought that Xiao Erlang was just a scholar, but unexpectedly he got off his horse and picked up a pen to calm the people, and got off his horse and grabbed a knife to kill people!" Tian Chou sighed. "Xiao Erlang killed Pugui in Dafang City, and burned the food and grass of the Luo family's ghost country army. These are not surprising, but they were done on the battlefield. Gui's death is not unjust, but why did the tens of thousands of troops on the front line end like this? An Ran is a seasoned and prudent general, and Tang Nu is not mediocre either!"

Tian Zhen smiled wryly: "Patriarch, this is the key point. What I can't figure out the most is, at the last moment, why the army of the Federation would join hands with Tang Nu, and within one night, An Ran's [-] troops disappeared in smoke. Afterwards, Yang Wanfu sent out another part of his army to attack Wang Zhu in front and back, and wiped out Jihuo's ten thousand troops in Puding."

Tian Chou leaned his upper body back suddenly, rested his head on the armchair, exhaled heavily, and then unexpectedly laughed.

"So in the end, I, Tian Chou, became the stupidest clown?"

Tian Zhen lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Zhao Yuannan came to Luo's ghost country, persuaded Pugui to attack Qianzhou, and then went to Bozhou, but was rejected by Yang Qing, then went to Zunyi Army, got the promise of Zunyi Army, and finally came to Sizhou.

Tian Chou did not withstand the pressure of the Presbyterian Church, and finally could only promise that he would never send a single soldier to Qianzhou.

But now, what kind of ending is it?
Luo's ghost country is over, and Qianzhou has won a big victory.

Yang Qing kept a close eye on the Zunyi Army, and in the end, he joined forces with the Zunyi Army and entered the territory of Luo's ghost country. Needless to say, Yang Qing's credit was that the Zunyi Army also got some soup to drink in the end.

As for that Zhao Yuan who was gathering people to deal with Xiao Erlang, at the last moment, he joined hands with Xiao Erlang and wiped out the tens of thousands of Luo's ghost country's troops.

How could a person like Zhao Yuan do a loss-making business? He must have reached a deal with Xiao Cheng.

Everyone has their own income. The Luo family's ghost country is over, and everyone can make a lot of money.

Only Sizhou, only Tianchou, not only got nothing, but also his family's status in the federation will decline, and the right to speak will naturally decrease.

The loss this time was obvious, and Sizhou really suffered a big loss.

Tian Chou suddenly roared, stood up, put his hands on the table, and overturned the table in front of him, letting the cups and saucers fall all over the floor, and the golden millet porridge in the unfinished basin was even more so. Spilled all over the floor.

The maids and guards in the room were too scared to breathe.

In their images, Patriarch Tian Chou has always been calm and unhurried, as if everything is under control. They are used to Tian Chou who is confident, but they have never seen such a distraught Patriarch.

Tian Yi waved his hand, and those girls and guards quickly retreated out, even ignoring the mess in the hall.Everyone doesn't want to stay here anymore, because when the head of the family is furious, once he vents his anger on others and suffers a catastrophe, there will be no place to complain.

After venting, Tian Chou finally calmed down.

What is lost is already lost. What I want to think about now is how to recover the loss and minimize the negative impact.

"What did Tian Yi say?" Sitting down again, Tian Chou said.

Tian Yi has openly declared that he has no relationship with the Tian family, but if the bones are broken, Tian Yi will definitely not sit idly by at this time.

"Young Master, I have asked Xiao Zhuan to judge!" Tian Zhen lowered his voice, and said: "Xiao Zhupan was very angry, and told Young Master, this time, without a few heads, it is impossible to calm the block in his heart."

"A few heads!" Tian Chou laughed: "Xiao Erlang is really considerate, he gave me such a good excuse to come here, so that I can take this opportunity to clean up our Tian family."

Tian Zhen didn't dare to make a sound, but lowered his head deeply.

He is very clear that Tian Chou's words represent that the Tian family will carry out a large-scale purge. Some people who used to be high in Sizhou will be killed. fall into the dust.And behind these people, there are countless local officials, generals, and powerful people in Sizhou. The trees have fallen, and the hozens on the trees will naturally be cleaned up.

Sizhou, I'm afraid there will be rivers of blood.Maybe there are many people I am familiar with, but when I come back next time, I will never see them again.

"The Tian family has been passed down for hundreds of years. It is too big. It is like an ancient tree with too many branches. There will always be some rotten, withered, and worms. If it is not repaired, even the main trunk will also grow." It's affected." Tian Chou closed his eyes, and said slowly: "It's time to fix it, it's time to fix it."

"Homeowner..."

Tian Chou waved his hand, and said: "There are some things you don't understand. You come back after a long time, and you go home to rest for a couple of days. We will prepare some food and money here, and you can take it back to Xiao Erlang. "

"Patriarch, if you only send these things now, will there be any suspicion of superfluous, which makes people look down on us in Sizhou!" Tian Zhen summoned up his courage and said, "Even if we did not support Xiao's judgment this time, with the help of What about the previous friendship and the strength of our Sizhou?"

"Ha!" Tian Chou laughed, "First point, the money and food this time are not for the purpose of apologizing to Xiao Erlang. Since I, Mrs. Tian, ​​have sat down on the matter, I have to admit it. As the head of the family, naturally I have to shoulder the responsibility, but as you said, with my strength in Sizhou, I don't need to be humble. He Xiao Erlang will not exclude me from the core because of this matter."

"Then why do you want to give gifts!" Tian Zhen was puzzled.

"Because I want to thank him for saying this and giving me a reason!" Tian Chou said coldly: "These grains and money are my thanks to him."

Speaking of this, Tian Chou stood up, walked back and forth in the room, and said: "My Tian family, because of this incident, my reputation in the federation will indeed be affected, because even Zheng Zeshi, Luo Weixian, etc. Businessmen dare to bet heavily on Xiao Erlang, but we backed down. But our strength lies here, so there are many opportunities, and we can get back everything we lost in the future."

"The head of the family is right!" Tian Zhen nodded repeatedly. "What happened this time is really unbelievable. When the news came, the whole Qianzhou was shocked. Patriarch, how did the matter turn into what it is now? In the end, why did Xiao sign the judgment with Zhao? Have you made an alliance with them?"

Tian Chou was a little lonely: "This is politics. There are no permanent friends, and there are no permanent interests. There are only permanent interests. Zhao Yuan is old and mature. I am not surprised that he does anything, but Xiao Erlang is young. , I can have such courage, such a heart, and be able to let go of my hatred and unite with my great enemy at this moment, I never thought of it."

"No one thought of it!"

And just when Tian Chou was feeling emotional, Zhao Yuan finally saw Xiao Cheng.

It has been almost a month since Xifeng started, and Xiao Cheng's entire appearance has become extremely sloppy.In the last ten days or so, they have been fleeing, and they have no time to take care of themselves.

At this moment, Xiao Cheng's hair is knotted into ropes, his body smells sour and fishy, ​​and his unshaven beard grows messily on his face. Like Xiao Ding, Xiao Cheng is actually a beard , It's just that it is usually repaired cleanly, but now if it is not taken care of, it will immediately appear as it was.

Just like when Xiao Ding grew a beard in order to intimidate the soldiers in the army, when Xiao Cheng also grew a beard, his previous elegance immediately lost a lot, and a vicious and sturdy aura immediately rushed towards him.Coupled with the fact that Xiao Cheng has been killing people non-stop during this time, the smell of that breath is even stronger.

"I have heard about Erlang of the Xiao family for a long time, and today I can finally see his true face. Mr. Xiao, I have admired you for a long time!" Zhao Yuan crossed his hands in a salute, and he bowed to the ground. He did this salute sincerely.Regardless of the differences in the positions of the two sides, Zhao Yuan admired the foresight of the young man in front of him.

Whether it's in the Northwest, or here.

"Zhao Ziyu's name, I have admired it for a long time!" Xiao Erlang returned the gift lightly, and he was also looking at the guy in front of him who looked like an ordinary scholar.

It is better to say that King Jing Zhaozhe lost to King Zhao Jing of Chu than King Jing lost to the one in front of him.

This time this guy targeted him, forcing him to gamble his own life, taking the risk of this black tiger stealing his heart, this kind of dangerous military move, Xiao Cheng actually didn't want to do it last.

Relying on his strong strength, pushing everything flat is Xiao Cheng's wish.

It's a pity that the current self, more often than not, can only make dangerous moves, and the strange soldiers stand out.

He very much hoped that such a thrilling, often surprising day would end sooner.

"Actually, there is no need for us to meet again." Xiao Cheng said: "What should be said has already been made very clear, Zhao Ziyu, don't be afraid that if you really face me, you will be chopped down by me!"

Zhao Yuan waved his hand: "If you talk about the matter between the King of Chu and the King of Jing, it's just that each is in charge. It's my duty to plan for the King of Chu, but as far as I know, Chongwen, you are not the King of Jing." Besides, the death of Xueshi Xiao and his wife has nothing to do with me or the king of Chu. In fact, the king of Chu has always admired Xueshi Xiao. If Xueshi Xiao can live until the king of Chu ascends the throne, San Si The envoy's seat will definitely be as stable as Mount Tai."

"Forget it, these things can be discussed later, Zhao Ziyu, you insist on seeing me, is it because you want to see me?"

"If I don't meet you and talk to you, I'm not sure!" Zhao Yuan said, "I really can't figure it out, I can't understand you, and I can't guess what you are going to do. I would never do like you."

(End of this chapter)