Plan to cut off the nine states

Xu Chu changed to a sitting posture, with his left leg crossed, his right leg raised, and his hands hooked on his right knee. He had seen this posture in paintings. He tried it and found that it was indeed more comfortable than sitting upright or kneeling. If you are even more tired, you can rest your chin on your knees and take a short rest.

The doors and windows were not tight, and sounds often came in from outside. Xu Chu took it for granted and never bothered to distinguish the source and content of the sounds.

When someone comes in, he smiles, but does not stand up or bow.

Zhang Shiyu entered the room alone. The screen had been folded in half. He could see the owner at a glance, "Has Mr. Xu cultivated any immortal energy?"

Xu Chu smiled and said: "I haven't cultivated the immortal energy, and my vitality seems to be a little less."

"Sitting still every day will definitely make you weaker and weaker."

"Weak, but comfortable, I don't want to get up at all."

"Hey." Zhang Shiyu sat sideways on the edge of the mat. The mat was too short, so he had to straighten his legs and sighed softly, "Ma Wei surrendered to the Jiangdong court."

"oh?"

"I guess he had this intention for a long time. It was difficult to say it while you were here. As soon as you left, he immediately sent people to Jiangdong to apologize and flatter him. He said that it was your idea to assassinate him in the first place and that he made careless friends. Being implicated, I was never involved.”

"To surrender, you have to show your sincerity."

"I show my sincerity by betraying Mr. Xu."

"I have no choice but to treat it with a normal attitude."

"You can see clearly. Ma Wei is not a good person. I have heard of him as early as when I was in Dongdu. He is a powerless Yue Fuhou who always puts the words 'former emperor of Liang' on his head. I just have to hang a plaque on my door. I still don’t understand how Mr. Xu became friends with him.”

"Because...we share the same suffering."

"What do you two have in common... Oh, you are the son of Princess Wu and the grandson of Emperor Wu, but you never mention this."

"I never mention it, but Ma Wei talks about it. Sometimes it's the same thing."

Zhang Shiyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Yes, it's all too serious. Why bother? Forget it, I'm not qualified to say this. If you want me to forget the identity of Zhang's descendants, I can never do it. ”

"I'm trying to do it."

"You don't want to be the grandson of Emperor Wu anymore?"

"Neither unwilling nor willing..."

Zhang Shiyu shook his head and said: "Don't talk like that, it gives me a headache. Well... your other wife led the World Army back to Qinzhou."

Zhang Shiyu became angry when this matter was mentioned, "She is just the daughter of a magician. She has not been able to find a decent ancestor for dozens of generations. She is tall and strong, and her temper is rougher than that of a man... You promise I’ll get rid of her later.”

"At that time, everything I said was untrustworthy."

"Even for yourself, you should get rid of that woman. Sooner or later, she will make you lose face."

"If I don't want to lose face, I don't have to care."

Zhang Shiyu was stunned again, feeling more and more that the people at the table were completely different from the Lou Chu he knew, "She was defeated by the rising World Army in Qinzhou. No one of the two groups surrendered to the other. I feel that I am the authentic one of the Advent Army. The New Advent Army has Hanzhou to supply food and grass, so it has an advantage."

"Where has she gone?"

"I don't know, no news has come yet. Anyway, they are running away. The Advent Army has always been like this. It is said, just rumors, that a leader of the new Advent Army made a condition, claiming that if the Golden Saint is willing to remarry him, Both sides can just let it go and become one family.”

Xu Chu smiled and said: "What this person wants is the stick of birth."

"Can you still laugh? Do you think she will keep the rules for you and would rather die than get married?"

"As I said before, I have no choice but to treat it with a normal attitude."

Zhang Shiyu shook his head, "Brother-in-law, you are still my brother-in-law, right?"

"certainly."

"Brother-in-law, your current situation is not right. You look and sound like a dying person. There is always something in this world that you still care about, right?"

Xu Chu's eyes flashed, slightly excited, "I care about everything, but... I don't know how to care yet."

"Here we go again. Alas, you should really be allowed to talk face to face with that Kou Daogu. You two gods are quarreling while us mortals watch the fun."

Xu Chu smiled and said: "I don't dare to think of myself as a god. In terms of knowledge, I can't compare to this Mr. Kou."

"Then why don't you just admit defeat, let go of the thought, admit your mistake to the Fan Sect disciples, and never call yourself Fan Sect orthodox again?"

"My butt is sitting here, unwilling to move, so I have to move my mouth to keep this position."

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Shiyu liked the scheming Lou Ji more. Even the lying King of Wu was cuter than the sluggish guy now. "Let me go on, Huaizhou Shengjia, Bingzhou The Shen family and the Jingzhou Xi family are all willing to join Yecheng. It is all thanks to Princess Huanyan who sent people to persuade the three families."

"Well, she's very capable."

Zhang Shiyu waited for a while and asked with some surprise: "Aren't you curious how the princess did it? Nowadays, with so many heroes standing together, it is a great achievement to win over one family, let alone three families?"

"I'm willing to listen to what you want to say."

"I... won't tell you." Zhang Shiyu felt bored, and the next words were more concise, "He Rong's cavalry all recalled that they left the fortress because the great chanyu died, and all the lords had to go back to attend the funeral and elect a new chanyu. , it is estimated that there will be another great chaos. The general trend of the world is like this. There are some small groups of rebels in various places, which is nothing to be afraid of. At most, in a year, there will only be three or two groups left. In another three to five years, the world will be unified again. , return to our Zhang family.”

"Congratulations."

Zhang Shiyu waited for a while. Seeing that Xu Chu was really not interested, he sighed: "Maybe you are the smartest person. You saw the general trend, so you abdicated early to protect yourself. To be honest, you did save yourself. I Princess Huanyan can still keep you, but if it is later, you will be the mortal enemy of Yecheng, and the Queen Mother will not be able to pardon you. "

"Sorry, I don't see the general trend. On the contrary, I am increasingly unable to see through it, so I have to meditate here, hoping to find a clue."

The steps were brought to the foot, but Xu Chu refused to walk. Zhang Shiyu could only shake his head, "Okay, I have said everything that needs to be said. Although you are useless now, it is also harmless. You can continue to cultivate immortality in the valley. Bar."

"I heard that the princess will come?"

"What, you want to see her?"

Xu Chu thought for a while and shook his head, "Just asking."

Zhang Shiyu stood up and said, "Also, if you lose to Kou Daogu in the debate, you will have to move out of this valley, but you don't have to worry about having nowhere to go, I will arrange another place for you."

"I won't leave this seat until I figure it out."

"Then try your best to thwart that guy. I'm really tired of him."

Zhang Shiyu started to go, Xu Chu said: "Can you give me some rice noodles?"

"Um?"

"My people say there is a shortage of rice and noodles in the valley."

Zhang Shiyu laughed, "Oh, I can't believe...how many people are there in the valley?"

"More than thirty people."

"I count fifty people. From now on, I will send someone to deliver rice, flour, firewood, and salt every month. I don't ask you for anything in return. Just don't lie to me again. I still treat you as my brother-in-law. Don't treat me as a fool."

"I share your aversion to lies, especially lies that lead to success."

"Haha, I'm not as extreme as you, useful lies... I'm talking about myself, you'd better stop lying."

Xu Chu smiled and said, "As long as you are willing to believe it, I will not lie."

Zhang Shiyu said helplessly: "Recharge your batteries, Kou Daogu's second question should come soon. Don't you have anything to ask him?"

"No."

Zhang Shiyu said goodbye and went out of the house, and said to his sister at the door: "You'd better go see him by yourself, don't get angry, and don't regret it. After returning to Yecheng, I will discuss it with my father, and maybe we can really dissolve the marriage." "

"Why did my brother change his mind?" Zhang Shiqing wondered. In the past, his brother was the most opposed to her "divorcing" her husband.

Zhang Shiyu didn't answer and walked towards Fan Guan's tomb.

Zhang Shiqing looked at his companions, especially Feng Juniang, "Do I still want to see him?"

"The princess decides."

"Listen to my brother, he seems...something is wrong."

"Of course something is wrong. The only person who can bring Mr. Xu back is the princess." Feng Juniang was still adding fuel to the fire.

"Okay, I'll go in, you guys wait outside." Zhang Shiqing opened the door and entered the room.

Feng Juniang smiled at the other eleven noble ladies and said, "God bless lovers. If this young couple can reunite, you will have good luck in the future."

The girls nodded one after another, and Feng Juniang breathed out, "I have nothing to do here, you stay here, I will come when I go."

Without waiting for anyone's consent, Feng Juniang hurried to chase the Prince of Jibei. She was stopped by the guards after taking a few steps. She said, "Princess Fangde asked me to bring a message to the Prince."

Two guards escorted her to catch up with the Crown Prince.

Zhang Shiyu glanced at Feng Juniang and didn't take it seriously.

Feng Juniang said: "The princess went into the house to see Mr. Xu. When she came out, the two of them would definitely be reconciled as before. I think we should inform the prince in advance."

"Reconciliation as before? That's not good. And I don't believe they will really reconcile. Looking at the way my brother-in-law looks now, my sister doesn't like it even more. If she doesn't take action, it is the greatest tolerance."

"Your Majesty, do you want to make a bet?"

Zhang Shiyu then turned to look at Feng Juniang, "You are...the one brought by my brother-in-law..."

"My surname is Feng and my given name is Ju Niang. It is said that some people call me 'Ju Yao'."

"He's quite courageous, and he was instigated by Xu Chu at first glance. What kind of gambling method do you think?"

"Simple, if the princess has a falling out with Young Master Xu, I will lose, and I will be here to deal with the prince. If the two of them reconcile, I will win. I have no other requirements. Please allow me to argue with Kou Daogu once."

Zhang Shiyu was not interested in dealing with Feng Juniang, but was a little curious about her requirements after winning, "You want to argue with Kou Daogu? Do you know how powerful he is? More than twenty Confucian scholars who have read poetry and books were impressed by his few words. Speechless.”

"I know he is powerful, so I have to argue once, and I am willing to lose."

"Okay, then come with me."

The two of them were escorted by the guards to the tomb. From a distance, they saw more than twenty Confucian scholars, old and young, all sitting on the ground, looking up and listening. Kou Daogu was still sitting on the tombstone, talking.

Zhang Shiyu was shocked, "When I left, both sides were still at the same level. How old is this..."

Feng Juniang was very excited, "If I can play against this person once, I will have no regrets in my life."