The three of them deliberated carefully, and before they knew it, a pair of eyes were peeking gloomily around the dimly lit corner.

Guanzhong, Chang'an City.

Not far from the general's mansion, outside the gate of the deep mansion with the plaque of 'Xifu', there are 500 soldiers in armor, all of whom are strong and mighty, and they are an elite of the lineage transferred from outside Chang'an City.

During this period, officials from the government continued to come and go, unloading boxes of sealed boxes from the wagons and transporting them to the palace.

The box was placed in the vestibule, and the officials honestly withdrew from the mansion without saying a word.

Every day.

On the wider bluestone flat road, Wang Yun, who went down to the early dynasty, deliberately detoured to this place, and next to him, there was also the current Guozhang Fuwan.

Looking at the Xice Mansion from afar, Wang Yun stroked his white beard, a thoughtful look appeared on his face, and his eyes narrowed.

On a closer look, he hadn't seen that gentleman in a long time.

A few months ago, Xi Ce announced that he would retreat to the outside world and refuse to visit all visitors. As for the affairs of the mansion, they were handled by his eldest disciple Guo Huai.

At the moment when the military is tight, as a joke for Lu Bu's henchmen, he chose to retreat at this time?

Who would believe it!

Anyone with a little brain knows very well that this is just a cover to cover up.

Until a few days ago, rumors began to spread in Chang'an City that Xi Ce had died of illness in his bed, so he announced that he was in retreat to avoid causing unnecessary panic.

As a result, the Chang'an officials who learned of this information brought Lideng Mansion one after another, named Mr. Visit, which was really a test of the truth.

These people with ghosts in their hearts were naturally blocked by the armor at the door, and their superiors had given death orders before, and no one was allowed to set foot in the theater, even if the royal family was noble, and they were not allowed to cross the line by half a step.

Some people did not believe in evil and wanted to break in, but they were cut off by the officers stationed there, and everyone was frightened to retreat.

After this incident, the news of Xi Ce's death became more and more fierce, and many people were speculating whether Xi Ce was dead or not.

Some secretly cultivated forces have also begun to stir up.

"Situ Gong, do you think this guy is in doubt, or is he really dead?" Fu Wan lowered his voice.

At the beginning, he also went to visit Xice, although he was the old man of the day, but the armor guarding the outside of the mansion also did not give him face and expelled him.

Fu Wan hated this in his heart, but he didn't dare to attack, so he had to retreat in a huff.

"If Xi Ce died, then this level would have turned the sky upside down! His eldest disciple Guo Huai certainly has some ability, but after all, he is a little younger......" Wang Yun shook his head slightly, and his tone was very determined.

That being said, if it weren't for his righteous daughter Diao Chan to reveal, he might have thought that Xice was dead.

As for the contents of the box, Wang Yun estimated that it was a secret report on the military situation collected by the School Affairs Department from all over the country.

"If you don't die, then why do you have to mobilize troops to guard the mansion?" After Fu Fu's face was solemn, he was particularly puzzled by this.

"Well, it's said that I'm afraid of death...... As you know, Guanzhong has been unstable in recent times, rumors have spread everywhere, and it is inevitable that some people will have bad intentions. Lu Bu and his wife and daughter are not in Chang'an, so as Lu Bu's confidant and holding the military power in Guanzhong, the strategy has become the best choice for assassination. ”

Wang Yun spoke confidently, as if he knew everything about the things in the theater.

Others can't get into the theater, but someone can!

"Are you saying that the drama is deliberately trying to lure the fish to the bait?" After listening to this, he suddenly became enlightened, and his expression was quite surprised.

Wang Yun bowed slightly, acknowledging this.

Subsequently, Fu Wan remembered one thing, and said to Wang Yun: "Two days ago, Ma Chao, who was on the battlefield in Huainan, suddenly returned to Chang'an and went to the theater, but a few days later, he quickly left Chang'an. I wonder if he will go to Xiao Guan to confront his father Ma Teng, so let's inform Han Sui in advance, lest he be caught off guard. ”

Wang Yunren is old and refined, how could he not have expected this, as early as when Ma Chao returned to Chang'an, he had already sent someone to inform Han Sui.

As he left, Wang Yun hooked his fingers.

A figure appeared in the dark, under the dark eaves where the sun could not shine, only half of his head was exposed, and he said in a respectful tone: "Lord, what do you command?" ”

"Good students are staring here, if there is any trouble, remember to report it as soon as possible." Wang Yun put the old hand stroking his beard behind him, and his eyes seemed to be a little gloomy.

In his life, he has experienced countless ups and downs, so he will no longer be as frivolous and impetuous as a young man, and once he makes a move, he will definitely ensure that nothing goes wrong.

"Obey!"

The sound under the eaves then vanished like a ghost, as if it had never been here.

In the theater, there is a secluded pavilion in the south of the back courtyard.

It is a quiet place, with a small stream flowing and many ancient trees planted along the riverside, and the occasional bird perched on the branch and chirped and sang.

It was late autumn, and the courtyard was full of yellow leaves.

Sitting in a wheelchair, on his lap sat a little girl who was pulling her father's beard.

The great strategist sitting in the rear shouted in pain on the spot: "Zhao'er, light!" ”

When the little girl heard this, instead of relenting, she became more and more happy.

Seeing his daughter's happy smile, Xi Ce's heart warmed, and he was finally able to understand why the general doted on the little bell so much.

If he had been a son, he would have been beaten half to death!

Just as the father and daughter were sharing their families, a young man with a dashing posture and wearing a dark robe passed by the garden gate and strode towards here.

When he came to Xi Ce, the young man bowed his hand, and then handed out the bamboo slip in his hand, and said respectfully: "Dramatist, this is a secret report sent by Wang Pengshi, please take a look." ”

Ordinary trivial matters, he definitely would not come to disturb this teacher.

Seeing that this senior disciple was not in a hurry or impatient, Xi Ce was quite satisfied. He lowered his daughter from his body, then took the bamboo slip and spread it out on his thigh, scanning it carefully.

When the daughter saw that her father had a new love, she forgot about herself, and suddenly puffed up her pink cheeks, puffed up angrily, and wanted to throw this bamboo slip, but her father firmly pressed it aside with one hand, and let her use her hands and feet at the same time, and she couldn't move forward for half a point.

This scribe, who was particularly weak in the eyes of outsiders, was extremely powerful in front of his daughter.

After reading the bamboo slips, Xi Ce laughed, Shu is so virtuous, this is not false at all.

In the intelligence, this guy named Fa Zheng is really not a good stubble, and his grasp of the timing of the war is simply accurate. If Liu Zhang can listen to his advice, it is estimated that it will become a particularly difficult trouble in the future.

Fortunately, Liu Zhang didn't bird him.

Since you Yizhou don't need this person, then we should find a way to recruit him.

Although Lu Bu has a lot of martial arts, but who will have too many talents?

Xi Ce just smiled, and Guo Huai, who was a big disciple, guessed his thoughts.

However, it is estimated that it will take a lot of effort to get Fa Zheng to join.

"There's no rush on this matter."

Xi Ce put away the bamboo slip and handed it to his daughter, who threw it on the ground, jumped up and stomped on it, leaving a few small dusty footprints.

After all, it will be several months before Zhang Song will enter the customs to pay tribute, and at that time, let's see if we can get some useful information from him.

The most important thing at the moment is to resolve the current crisis as soon as possible.

"Berji, tell me about the current situation in various places."

The daughter opened her little hand and begged for a hug, and the joke that Taishan collapsed in front of her and did not change color on weekdays suddenly lost her immunity, and she reached out and hugged her daughter back in her thigh.

Hearing the teacher ask about the current situation, Guo Huai sorted out his thoughts in his mind, and then made a brief report.

After the Xianbei people went south, they seized Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties, and now they are turned away from Yanmen Pass, and the Yanmen guards are Yanyi, the general of Zhenbei, and Han Lie, the deputy general.

These two people both participated in the decisive battle to expel the Xianbei people back then, and their experience in commanding troops is also old.

If it weren't for Ma Teng's diversion to Guanzhong, I believe that at this moment, the two sides would have joined forces to attack back and forth and drive the Xianbei people out of the Han realm.

In stark contrast, the eldest prince successfully rescued Hedong, and then in the battle with the Huns, he shined, killed the Huns to the point of losing their armor, and raised the prestige of the Han Dynasty!

On the other side, Liu Yu led the army into Youzhou, recovered most of the counties, and saw that he could completely recover Youzhou, but Wen Chou led 70,000 troops to the north, reinforced the local defenders in time, and Youzhou Governor Shi Guanjing formed a corner left and right, stabilized his foothold, and prepared to counterattack Liu Yu.

In the south, the puppet emperor Yuan Shu was beaten to doubt his life, but he did not surrender and beg for mercy, perhaps because of the pride in his bones, he was not allowed to bow his head to these lowly guys.

Sun Ce's Jiangdong army was at a stalemate in the area of Poyang Lake, and it is said that they encountered a particularly difficult group of water bandits, as if they were called Jinfan thieves.

In Yuzhou, after losing to Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao retreated to Fuling, but fortunately, Gao Shun sent troops in time, commanded by Fang Yue, and occupied Xinji first, which was considered to temporarily contain Zhang Xiu's troops.

To the west of Guanzhong, Ma Teng led the Xiliang army to Xiaoguan, and the momentum was violent.

In the area of Rencheng in Yanzhou, the imperial army in the eastern part of the country was divided into four routes, commanded by Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Liu Wei, respectively, and marched towards Rencheng, trying to engage with Lü Bu.

Looking at the entire Han Dynasty from the strategic map, wars were fought almost everywhere.

After talking about the current situation, Guo Huai wanted to speak and stopped.

Seeing this, Xi Ce said: "Boji, in front of me, it doesn't hurt to say anything. ”

Guo Huai hesitated for a moment, decided to say what was in his heart, and confessed: "Drama master, the disciple knows that it is not good to chew people's tongues behind his back, but I am always a little worried, worried that Ma Chao will defect to the enemy army." After all, he is Ma Teng's biological flesh and blood, and the disciple thinks that he must be guarded against! ”

In case Ma Chao defects, opens the door of Xiao Pass, and leads Ma Teng into the pass, this is equivalent to lifting a stone and hitting his own feet and luring a wolf into the house.

"Meng Qi wouldn't do this, he acted a little reckless on weekdays, but he always had loyalty in his heart."

There is an indescribable certainty in the flat tone of the joke, Ma Chao joined Lu Bu's camp at the age of ten, and over the years, they have all watched Ma Chao grow up little by little, this kid is arrogant, but he always knows the righteousness of the family and country.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to pass Lu Bu's pass.

Hearing that Xi Ce said this, Guo Huai didn't want to say anything more, the teacher just knew it.

"Compared to Meng Qi, I'm more worried about the other person."

The play twisted a small handful of short beards, and the eyes were particularly deep.

"What do you mean?" Guo Huai was a little uncertain.

There were no outsiders in the courtyard, and the drama strategy said this person's name solemnly: "Old Situ, Wang Yun." ”

When Guo Huai heard this, he was taken aback, and then he didn't understand: "Drama master, how can you suspect Lao Situ, the disciple thinks that Lao Situ will never do villain things!" ”

Guo Huai even played a package ticket on the spot, he was born in Yanmen, and when he was young, he heard all kinds of deeds of Wang Yun as an official in an impartial manner, and he has always taken Wang Yun, an old-timer, as a role model on the road of life.

Over the years, Wang Yun has made a lot of contributions to the general, especially after marrying the righteous daughter Diao Chan to the general as a concubine, he has done his best, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has done his best.

Take some time ago, for example, when Shi Xu was guilty of foreign enemies, after Lao Situ learned about it, he didn't care about dressing, and ran barefoot to report the news. Otherwise, it really made Xu Ji strike first.

"Old Situ Ke has always been on our side!"

Guo Huai is convinced of this.

"It is precisely because of this that I am even more uncertain about this old man's thoughts."

The joke said slowly, and then raised two fingers and gently rubbed the acupuncture points on the top of his eyebrows, which seemed quite a headache. He had secretly sent the school affairs office to investigate Wang Yun many times, but he did not get any effective information.

With years of keen sense of smell and an eye for seeing people, he can almost be sure that Wang Yun, the old man's city, is far deeper than he imagined.

Sometimes, this kind of seemingly harmless guy is the most dangerous.

Of course, there are also some people who eat in the bowl and look at the pot, which is also hateful.

For example, Li Su.

If it weren't for the inadvertent detection by the School Affairs Department, Li Su and the secret spies of the Kwantung rebels had secretly contacted twice, and it would be difficult for outsiders to know what was discussed.

Wang Zheng later personally interrogated the two spies captured alive, but unfortunately he could not be tried until he died.

So, Wang Zheng wanted to take someone to move Li Su, but was stopped by the joke.

First, there is no conclusive evidence; Second, Li Su is now ranked below Jiuqing, in an important position, and he is Lu Bu's fellow countryman, who has followed him for many years, and has made a lot of achievements.

Taking him to prison will inevitably damage Lu Bu's majesty.

Therefore, for Li Su's fornication with traitors, the drama should also be a long-term plan.

"Dramatist, when I wandered around in the past few days, I found that there are many strangers in Chang'an City, these guys have sharp eyes, not like homeless people, but more like killers."

"It's probably a ranger from a foreign country, instigated by a traitor, who wants to take my life!"

Do you want to be more prepared?

The school affairs department has cleared hundreds of people in secret.

I guess they all came to me,

There are countless strong crossbows,

but a strong crossbow,

Ranger, righteous word head,

Emphasizing righteousness over death,

To put it mildly, even if he is king in Xiliang, no one can help him.