Outside there was the sound of thumping footsteps and slightly insolent laughter. Zhu Youzhen put down the book in his hand a little helplessly, Tian Guofeng's house is always so shapeless, if it was placed in the past, Zhu Youzhen would be very disgusted with such a guy who has no rules and can't teach it repeatedly, but now he likes this kind of character.

In his opinion, such a person has a clear distinction between love and hate, joy and anger, and can see the bottom at a glance, and is a person who can really be trusted. On the contrary, it is Chen Fu, who is a little gloomy and incomprehensible. You don't know what he's thinking, what he's asking for.

Of course, in terms of getting things done, Chen Fu is much more efficient.

The door rang softly, and Tian Guofeng and Chen Fu walked in.

"Your Highness, such a day is really refreshing!" Tian Guofeng's face was full of red light, and as soon as he spoke, a mouthful of wine sprayed directly onto Zhu Youzhen's face, so that Zhu Youzhen had to dodge sideways.

"Look at your appearance, you drank a lot, what kind of noodles did you eat in that restaurant? Is the two hundred taels of silver I gave you? Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

"Where is it needed?" Tian Guofeng took out a bag from his arms, and it jingled, "It's just twenty taels." ”

"Twenty taels?" Zhu Youzhen said suspiciously: "How can there be such a cheap place?" ”

"Twenty taels to buy wine." Tian Guofeng said: "I didn't spend money on the food, and I didn't go to any restaurants." I found an abandoned garden. ”

"How many?"

"There are about twenty of them, the officials are not big, and the biggest one is a Xuanjie captain." Tian Guofeng said excitedly: "I asked people to buy wine, and then I went to touch a few chickens and a dog!" ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at him dumbfounded, and said after a while: "You, are you really addicted to being a bandit?" What do you make those people think of you? What do you think of me? ”

Seeing Zhu Youzhen's somewhat unhappy appearance, Tian Guofeng was stunned before he said: "Your Highness, but they are all very happy, it is the Xuanjie captain, and he personally touched a person's house and stole a piece of bacon out!" Everyone ate happily and drank happily, and they said that in the future, as long as His Highness gave an order, they would go to the fire, and they would not hesitate. ”

Hearing Tian Guofeng's words, Zhu Youzhen was really speechless. It's true that snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths, kill pigs and tails, and each has its own way of killing!

But as long as it works well, it's fine.

"Your Highness, the silver will be returned to you!" Tian Guofeng picked up the silver bag and presented it to Zhu Youzhen with both hands.

"That's it, you take it, remember to buy wine again, and then go stealing chickens and dogs with these people again." This friendship, always have to be one after another, more meetings to maintain, you might as well ask these people what difficulties they have, if there is, naturally they have to help, the silver is not enough, although come back to get it. Zhu Youzhen said.

"Okay!" Tian Guofeng smiled and put the silver back into his arms.

"Chen Fu, what about you?" Seeing Tian Guofeng shrank a little lazily to a chair in the corner of the room and sat down, his upper and lower eyelids drooped, and he actually fell asleep, Zhu Youzhen shook his head and turned his head to look at Chen Fu.

is different from Tian Guofeng, Chen Fujian's status is much higher, not only there are generals, but also records to join the army, soldiers Cao to join the army and other powerful figures in the army who hold real power.

"Your Highness, these people's vision is high, so I spent nothing of the money you gave me." Chen Fu spread his hands and said.

"It's fine, as long as you can spend it, it's good, but these people, are you sure they'll be loyal to me?"

"Your Highness, Hou Xiyi is like a candle in the wind, a lamp in the rain, and the wind and rain are things that can be seen by anyone. And His Royal Highness's status is here, and there is nothing wrong with climbing high branches to seek wealth. Besides, Hou Xiyi wants to run away, and has already started to arrange these things, if he can hide it from ordinary people, how can he hide it from these people? I can't say it, and it makes them feel a little cold. Hou Xiyi didn't plan to be in the same boat with them, so it was naturally impossible for them to share Hou Xiyi's weal and woe. ”

Zhu Youzhen has relatives: "This is the lesson, these troops were originally Hou Xiyi's most trusted pro-army, but now, they turned their backs on him without hesitation, if they are not right, An Neng hopes to serve the next force!" ”

"Your Highness, I will continue to contact these people, they are different from those people who interact with Guofeng, they value the future and prospects, I hope that when necessary, Your Highness can personally meet them and let them have a reassurance." Chen Fu glanced at Tian Guofeng on the side.

"Okay, this matter will not be said until I reach an agreement with Sun Tonglin." Zhu Youzhen walked around the house a few times and said, "If you don't deal with Sun Tonglin, this matter will be very troublesome after all." ”

"Yes." Chen Fu nodded.

"General Cao Bin will arrive in Qingzhou in ten days." Zhu Youzhen said suddenly. "Xu Xiang is very capable, Tai'an's side, now settled down."

"Ten days later, Hou Xiyi should also return to Qingzhou, right?" Chen Fu said with a smile.

"Exactly!" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

"I don't know how the front line is playing? If Liu Xinda wins, all of our arrangements will be in vain. Chen Fu was a little worried.

"That's why I have to fight for Sun Tonglin." Zhu Youzhen said: "As long as Sun Tonglin throws himself at us, even if Liu Xinda wins, we can still replace Xiyi, if this is the case, it will be a great thing." Liu Xinda is just a fierce general, at that time, he gave a lot of favors and support, and he was not afraid that he would not rely on us. However, if you want to win, it is too difficult, once the Yellow River defense line is lost, then the entire Pinglu will not be far from defeat, and there will not be much time left for us. ”

Chen Fu dragged the sleepy-eyed Tian Guofeng out of Zhu Youzhen's residence, Zhu Youzhen was not only happy, but also anxious in her heart. Sun Tonglin's consideration has passed for three days, and Zhu Youzhen, who seems to be light and light, is really worried in her heart.

If you want to do great things, manpower and financial resources are indispensable, and the Sun family can provide him with these, and more importantly, as long as the Sun family is convinced, the vast majority of the powerful people in Pinglu will follow.

Zhu Youzhen wants to take all these people away.

It takes time.

Every day is precious.

A day earlier, he would have been able to withdraw more of his living forces.

Another day passed, and just when Zhu Youzhen's patience was almost exhausted, Sun Tonglin finally came.

"Sun Gong, do you know that I live like a year, looking forward to Sun Gong coming over like a long dry land and longing for the rain to fall?" Zhu Youzhen made no secret of her eagerness: "I just hope that Sun Gong brings me good news." ”

"If I don't give good news to Your Highness, is Your Highness ready to kill my Sun clan?" Today's Sun Tonglin was dressed quite formally, and after throwing his hand, he straightened up and smiled.

Sun Gong laughed. Zhu Youzhen said: "This is Qingzhou, even if I have this heart, it is difficult to have such courage, and I don't have such strength, so I can only gather if I agree, and go if I don't agree." Sun Gong, please be seated! ”

The two sat down separately, and Sun Tonglin said: "I know that His Highness has not been idle for a moment since he arrived in Qingzhou, and now among the Qingzhou garrison, I am afraid that most of them have fallen to His Highness, right?" ”

"I wasn't prepared to hide it from my grandfather." Zhu Youzhen said calmly. "It's hard for Hou Shuai to succeed, I can't watch these good men become the trophies of the Tang Army."

Sun Tonglin said: "I came today to have an in-depth discussion with the Third Highness about the future, I want to see if the Third Highness is worth my Sun's efforts." ”

Zhu Youzhen sat up straight, "Please speak up." ”

"The Third Highness is the weakest among the three princes of Daliang today, is it not?"

"It depends on how Sun Gong looks at it." Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

Sun Tonglin nodded: "Prime Minister Jing must support you, and His Royal Highness's foreign aid should be Tianping Cao Xuan, with the support of the two of them, it is no wonder that His Highness has the intention of winning the championship." The most lacking thing for Your Highness now is that you lack an army that you can control with your own hands, which is why you are here. ”

"Not bad!" Zhu Youzhen smiled: "Now it seems that I have come to the right place, at least now my command has increased to tens of thousands." ”

Sun Tonglin muttered: "When the general trend is today, it is actually clear, it is nothing more than the competition between the Li clan of Zhenzhou and the Zhu clan of Xuanwu. Xiang Xun is a spoiler at best. My Sun family, if I go to Lingnan, the best result is just to be a rich man, and if I go to Zhenzhou Li Ze, there will be no chance in politics. Li Ze is too guarded against people like us. And the Sun family is absolutely unwilling to sink into an ordinary family. Therefore, His Highness did give us a choice, and I, Sun, are willing to fight for it. ”

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, stood up, and said: "Sun Gong is like this, Youzhen will not be disappointed in the future." ”

Sun Tonglin waved his hand and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to be like this, you need to increase your strength, and we also need a political position to protect the interests of our family, this is just an equivalent exchange." But Your Highness, please also give our Sun family a guarantee. ”

"What does Sun Gong want?"

"I have a granddaughter who is at a young age." Sun Tonglin said: "Marriage is something that our Sun family wants to see. ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned and said: "Sun Gong, Youzhen has a wife, she is the daughter of my former general, her father and brother all died for me, if I abandon her and marry another, the world is afraid that it will abandon me." ”

"We don't want to be in the right room." Sun Tonglin smiled and said: "His Royal Highness is the king, so naturally there can be side concubines, and if His Royal Highness ascends the throne in the future, he will be the imperial concubine." In this way, Sun is willing to saddle the horse before and after His Royal Highness, and serve the work of dogs and horses. ”

"If I accept a side concubine, I also need my father's decree."

"All you need is your Highness's consent. My Sun family naturally doesn't worry about His Royal Highness's repentance, and as for the marriage, it is natural to wait for my Sun family to move to Guanzhong. Sun Tonglin said.

"Yes!" Zhu Youzhen nodded heavily.