Hou Fang lives in the north courtyard, which means sitting in the north and facing south.

At this time, the north courtyard was brightly lit, and the room was still shining brightly. Although it was late at night, Hou Fang and his two staff members were still discussing things.

The thing discussed was nothing more than how to reverse Hou Fang's impression in Wang Can's eyes. Hou Fang had already sent troops to meet Wang Can and inform Wang Can that he was loyal to Wang Can, but Hou Fang directly surrendered to Ma Teng and became Ma Teng's man. Now he directly surrendered to Wang Can, and once again returned to Wang Can's command, coming and going, completely wall-to-wall.

He looked at the staff below and asked, "Two gentlemen, what can you do to change my status in the heart of King Shu, this is related to my future career, don't be careless!" ”

When Hou Fang's two staff members heard this, they both showed embarrassed expressions.

As the saying goes, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, Hou Fang has preserved his official position and saved his life, but he still wants to be promoted, which is very difficult.

But the bigger the Hou Fang's officials, the more benefits they get.

This is a mutually reinforcing relationship, and the better the situation of the Hou Fang, the better they will be; The worse Hou Fang's situation became, the more sad they became. Therefore, although the two of them despised Hou Fang in their hearts, they still had to give advice to Hou Fang.

The chubby staff thought for a while and said, "My lord, if you want to become the confidant of the King of Shu, you have to do what he likes." For example, grain, grass, and ordnance, this is what the King of Shu needs, if you can prepare grain, grass and ordnance, you will definitely be able to win the favor of the King of Shu. Or, you can report to the king of Shu who is still loyal to Ma Teng, and who is ready to assassinate the king of Shu, which can also be rewarded by the king of Shu. ”

After Hou Fang heard this, his brows furrowed slightly.

Where is he going to get food, grass and ordnance? Besides, the big clan in Xinping County was killed by Ma Teng and Wang Can, and there are not many people loyal to Wang Can, and there are very few people in Ma Teng, so it is difficult to complete both roads.

Hou Fang thought for a while and said, "Sir, I'm afraid it's difficult to complete!" ”

The chubby staff said in a deep voice: "My lord, if you want to be a big official and do great things, you have to do whatever it takes!" ”

This sentence is already charting the path for Hou Fang.

If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, it is definitely not possible to do things honestly. If you want to become Wang Can's henchman, you must do whatever you like by any means and use various means to accomplish what Wang Can wants.

After hearing this, Hou Fang fell silent and nodded thoughtfully.

At this time, the clear-looking staff member said, "My lord, I have a solution. ”

Hou Fang was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "What can I do, sir, just say." ”

The clear-looking staff said: "Ma Teng's family and daughter all live in the county government, because the news is closed, Ma Yunlu doesn't know that Ma Teng and Ma Dai have been killed. At this time, you told Ma Yunlu the news of Ma Teng and Ma Dai, and threatened Ma Yunlu, saying that the King of Shu was ready to kill all Ma Teng's wives and concubines. If you want to save Ma Teng's wife and concubine, only Ma Yunlu can save the lives of Ma Teng's family and save their family from being humiliated. ”

Hou Fang raised his eyebrows and said: "This is nothing, if I threaten Ma Yunlu and am discovered by the King of Shu in the end, wouldn't I have to bear the wrath of the King of Shu?" ”

The clear-looking staff said with a smile: "No, the King of Shu is not angry but happy." ”

Hou Fang asked, "Why?" ”

The chubby staff continued: "The ancients also have a sense of color, Ma Yunlu has a natural appearance, and the heroism of Xiliang's daughter, even a saint will be tempted when he sees it." The King of Shu is in his first year, and he will not let go of such a beautiful woman, you have solved the problem of subduing Ma Yunlu for the King of Shu, and the King of Shu must be grateful. ”

Hou Fang thought about it carefully, and an excited expression appeared on his face.

He couldn't help rubbing his hands and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to Ma Yunlu, explain the benefits, and let her take the initiative to send the newspaper." ”

Both staff members said, "Your Excellency is wise! ”

Hou Fang said with a smile: "Thanks to the strategy of the two gentlemen, in the past, Ma Teng's army was killed, I didn't know how to deal with it, and I had to give advice from the two gentlemen to save my life and sit firmly in the position of county commander." Now if you can win the favor of the King of Shu and rise step by step, you will definitely not forget the great kindness of the two gentlemen. ”

The two staff members smiled and hurriedly humbled themselves.

As they continued to talk, no one noticed a figure floating by outside the study.

Hou Fang and the two talked for a while before letting the two staff members rest. The chubby staff and the clear-looking staff saluted Hou Fang, and then walked out of the study together. Hou Fang stayed in the study alone, and he had to deal with some things, and he could not go to rest when he was done.

In the study, the lights are bright.

Outside the study, the night was dark and dark.

The two staff members were talking as they walked.

When the two of them walked out of the courtyard, they heard a soft cough in the middle of the passage in the distance. Suddenly, both of them stopped and looked down the dark hallway. Because the light is too dim to see clearly. The clear-looking staff member said: "Lao Yu, look at what happened, how can there be a cough?" ”

Lao Yu is the name of the slightly chubby staff, his surname is Yu, and he is called Lao Yu.

Lao Yu nodded slightly and walked towards the darkness. When Lao Yu's slightly chubby body disappeared in the darkness, a figure suddenly jumped behind Lao Yu, stretched out his hand holding a cloth towel and covered Lao Yu's mouth and nose. Lao Yu couldn't breathe, his body writhed a few times in the dark, and then he didn't move, and there was no movement.

The clear-looking staff couldn't see the situation clearly, and saw that Lao Yu's figure was still in the dark, but he didn't move.

He thought for a moment and walked forward.

However, just as he walked forward, another man sprang out from behind him and covered his mouth.

The clear-looking staff opened their eyes wide and knew that something was in trouble. He opened his mouth to snuggle, but he didn't make a sound. A hand quickly touched his neck, and with a sudden force, the neck was twisted off with a click. His body writhed, and he was still a little conscious.

As he swung his body, he heard a voice behind him: "You actually beat my young lady's idea, damn it!" ”

After the words fell, the clear-looking staff did not move at all.

After a short time, the two bodies were dragged to Hou Fang's yard and hidden, temporarily left outside. Matthew returned to the courtyard with two soldiers and asked the people who were watching Hou Fang in the courtyard, "Is there any movement from Hou Fang?" ”

The soldier replied, "Third son, Hou Fang is still in the study. ”

Matthew nodded and commanded, "You stay here, I'll go and lure him out." ”

After finishing speaking, Matthew walked lightly towards the door of Hou Fang's study, he hid outside the door, and knocked on the door gently. At this time, the murderous intent in Matthew's heart was already surging rapidly. Hou Fang actually wanted to threaten Ma Yunlu, this had already touched Ma Xiu's scales, and Hou Fang had to be killed before Ma Xiu could be happy.

"Boom! Boom! ”

Hou Fang noticed the sound of the door and immediately stood up and opened the room.

The door opened, but Hou Fang didn't see anyone there.

At first, Hou Fang thought that it was his staff who went and returned, but no one outside the house frightened him, how could there be no one? Just when he was shocked in his heart, a slight cough suddenly came from outside the courtyard. This was set up by Matthew specifically to attract Hou Fang's attention.

When Hou Fang heard this, he walked out of the study.

Just a few steps after Hou Fang took a few steps, Matthew suddenly rushed out from behind Hou Fang.

"Bang!"

A slight voice sounded, and Hou Fang felt a pain in his chest.

His heart ached, and he opened it to make a sound.

However, the moment he opened his mouth, his mouth was immediately blocked. Not only that, but the nose was also covered. Hou Fang had difficulty breathing, and his body kept struggling. However, Matthew was too powerful to allow Hou Fang to resist, and after his mouth and nose were gagged, no matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail.

After a while, Hou Fang did not move.

At this point, Hou Fang and his two staff members were killed.

PS: The fourth shift is completed, and the rest is over.