The book is picked up again.

Although the old man who was seen through his mind was a little disappointed, he was not depressed.

Because he knew that the lieutenant general must have asked for something when he found them today, and since this was the case, then they naturally had the upper hand!

Therefore, after being seen through his thoughts, the old man did not beat around the bush, and asked directly: "This general, what are you here for today?" ”

The old man had no intention of promising the lieutenant general anything, so he didn't even bother to ask the lieutenant's name.

"Hehe......" Seeing that the old man was a little rude, the deputy general didn't care, and after chuckling, he said: "A certain family came today, not to ask for your Tian family, but to give your Tian family a great benefit!" ”

"The great benefits? Hehe......" After the old man laughed contemptuously, he said disdainfully: "Although my Tian clan is not a wealthy family, it still has some prestige in Jizhou.

I can't even look down on the Tian family!

If the benefit of the general is only a few more houses and a few more acres of land, then don't talk about it! ”

It's not that the old man looks down on Gao Ran and the lieutenant general, but that's the case.

Although Gao Ran's position is very high, he has little interest under his hands at all.

The biggest bargaining chip in Gao Ran's hand was the tens of thousands of troops he controlled.

But the old man believed that Gao Ran would never hand over the army!

Therefore, he does not think that the lieutenant will give him the benefit of making his heart flutter.

"Does this gentleman really think that my general has no chips in his hand?" The adjutant asked with a smile.

The old man didn't speak after hearing the adjutant general's words, but the contempt in his eyes became even stronger, and his meaning was self-evident.

The adjutant general didn't care when he saw the old man's eyes, and said with a smile: "What if the benefits given by the general of my family are a county?!" ”

"What ?!!" After the old man heard the lieutenant's words, his pupils shrank, he couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up suddenly, looked at the lieutenant with disbelief on his face, opened his mouth and stopped.

He wanted to ask the lieutenant whether what he said was true or false, but he suddenly thought of his attitude just now.

If you ask it now, wouldn't you be slapping yourself in the face?

So, he quickly swallowed the words that were about to spit out.

The old man was very uncomfortable and embarrassed now, he originally thought that the deputy general would not give him any benefits at all.

But after hearing the words of the adjutant general, he admitted that he was indeed moved!

It's embarrassing, and now he doesn't ask, and he doesn't ask.

If he asks, he is slapping himself in the face, and if he doesn't ask, his heart is like a kitten scratching

It's very uncomfortable.

He now very much hopes that the deputy general can give him a step down in line with the virtue of respecting the old and loving the young, so he looks at the deputy general with longing eyes, hoping that the deputy general can say something soft.

But the deputy general is not easy to mess with, he was angry just now, and now he finally has the opportunity to toss the old man, so he won't give the old man a step.

Therefore, after he finished saying those words, he picked up the teacup with a smile, slowly tasted the tea, and did not speak, waiting for the old man's answer.

“……！！” Seeing this, the old man's face darkened, and he knew that he had offended the lieutenant general just now, and it was impossible for the lieutenant general to give him a step.

After confirming this, the old man's face was flushed and he stopped talking.

Originally, if he was transferred to another family, driven by interests, the old man would definitely not hesitate to give up his face and ask the deputy general what was going on in the so-called county land.

But this is in the Tian family, and most of the people in the Tian family, under the leadership of Tian Feng, an old stubborn, have already become very difficult to gnaw.

In their opinion, face is more important than profit!

Therefore, although the old man was very moved in his heart, because of his face, even if he was so anxious that his face was flushed, he didn't ask the words.

After seeing this situation, the adjutant general frowned, and asked with a puzzled face: "Isn't Mr. not interested in a county land?" ”

Originally, the deputy general thought that when he said the land of a county, the old man would definitely give up his cheeks to ask.

However, the old man's attitude made the deputy general a little confused, could it be that the land of a county could not arouse the greed of the Tian family?

"Ahem......" After hearing the words of the lieutenant general, the old man pretended to be reserved and coughed twice, touched the goatee on his chin, and said: "Although the land of a county sounds very tempting, how can my Tian family be the kind of person who abandons allies for the sake of mere interests?" Don't mention this again! ”

Of course, the old man was not uninterested in this county, but because he was afraid that if he agreed immediately, he would damage the face of his family.

That's why he resigned on the surface, but in fact, he hoped that the deputy general would push more, and then he pretended to be reluctant to accept it.

In this way, it will not damage the face of the family, but also get great benefits, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?

But he looked down on the lieutenant, and he thought that the lieutenant could see what he meant, but his attitude was to play the piano to the cow!

Because the deputy general has never experienced politics and struggle at all, he took the old man's pretense of giving in seriously!

"Hiss......" After the adjutant general rubbed his forehead with a headache, he asked the old man helplessly: "This old gentleman, your Tian family has really become a stubborn and stubborn family as General Gao said!" ”

After saying this, he sighed and said with envy on his face: "That's a county, if you let a certain family choose, a certain family will definitely agree without hesitation, but you ......"

Although his persuasion failed, the deputy general not only did not disappoint, but looked at the old man with admiration on his face and said: "Although your Tian family has insulted a certain family, a certain family is not angry now.

Because a certain family has seen a lot of families over the years, those families are like mad dogs when they encounter interests.

Originally, a certain family thought that the families in the world were almost the same, but after seeing Mr. today, a certain family suddenly discovered that they wanted to raise a hundred kinds of people!

Whether it is a family or a major force, there are people who are different, although the persuasion of a certain family has failed today, but a certain family admires your Tian family! ”

After speaking, the lieutenant general tidied up his clothes and solemnly bowed to the old man to express his respect.

Just as he said, after he saw that the old man refused the benefits he said without hesitation, he immediately felt that although this Tian family was hateful, it was also worthy of admiration.

"......" The old man looked at the lieutenant who was respectfully honoring his luggage, his face was full of astonishment, and he roared wildly in his heart: "Gao Lan!" Why don't you send a messenger here?!

Sending such a fool is not afraid that he will be eaten alive by the old man?!!

This fool can't even see the old man's pretense of concession, and this kind of person is also worthy of being a messenger?!!! ”

Of course, the old man also knew that the deputy general was not a fool, and if he was a fool, it would be impossible to see through his arrangement just now.

And the reason why the deputy general didn't hear his words was because he had not experienced political (sensitive words) struggles and was not familiar with the words that turned in these songs.

But it is precisely because of this that the old man feels very uncomfortable.

Because if the deputy general didn't say the words "a county land", the old man didn't care whether the deputy general was really stupid or fake.

But when he said these four words, the old man had already agreed to the adjutant general's request in his heart.

But because the old man wanted to hold on and lose face for himself, he hypocritically pushed and gave in.

He never thought that the deputy general didn't hear his words, and the old man was almost blocked and spurted blood!

What's more, the adjutant general is now full of admiration because of his refusal, which makes the old man unable to even say words of repentance.

So he could only blush, nodded calmly, and said dryly: "You don't have to make such a fuss, my Tian family is so high-spirited, how can it be shaken because of mere interests?" ”

As he said this, he stroked the goatee of his chin with trembling fingers, and the corners of his eyes and mouth twitched wildly.