In Xiao's house, the food is cold, the wine is gone, and outside the window, the sunset has set. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Xiao Ning and Jian Fang sat opposite each other, but they were speechless. It was quiet inside the mansion, but the two of them knew that at this time, a thrilling battle was going on in the city of Yuejing. No matter who wins or loses, the country will change drastically.

Jian Fang reached out and picked up the flask, shook it, but put it down again.

"It's time to finish, right?" He asked.

"Almost, huh?" Xiao Ning on the other side was not sure.

There was a knock on the door, the two glanced at each other, and Xiao Ning said in a low voice, "Come in." ”

The door was pushed open, and a man walked in, Jian Fang was a little familiar, knowing that it must be the remnants of the Xiao clan in Longyou County. "Young Master, it's over. Zhang Ning won a complete victory, Liang Yidao, Liang Yijian was killed on the spot, the prince Wu Jing was captured alive, and Zhou Tai, the secretary of the military department, was put in prison. ”

Although they knew that the outcome of the matter would inevitably be like this, Jian Fang and Xiao Ning couldn't help but sigh.

"I didn't expect Da Yue to end like this." Xiao Ning shook his head.

Jian Fang's face showed sadness: "I knew this was the case, why did Old Madam Xiao and we resist desperately in Longyou County, the ending is still the same." ”

"That's different!" Xiao Ning said in a low voice: "Mother led me to Longyou County, half of it was a national feud and half a personal grudge, but she dragged General Jian into the water, causing heavy casualties to your subordinates, and I was very sorry not to go." ”

"I can't say that, now I still have more than 1,000 subordinates left, if it weren't for you that day, I would have fled to Zhongping County, and finally I would have to go out with the old emperor, let alone more than a thousand people, I'm afraid that even I would have become a ghost under the knife. A drink and a peck, its own destiny. What's more, I also got acquainted with a good brother like you, Brother Xiao. Jane said. Da Yue is finished, and he is about to change the dynasty, Brother Xiao, what are your plans next? ”

"Our Xiao family and Luo Yishui have a grudge, my father died tragically at the hands of Luo Yishui, and Luo was blocked by us in Longyou County, and it was also a heavy death and injury, which indirectly led to the defeat of Luo Yishui, and now most of the old Luo Yishui departments have been reorganized and accepted by the Taiping Army, Brother Jane, do you say that we can have a good life in the future?" Xiao Ning sighed and said.

Jian Fang said, "In this case, Brother Xiao, why do you still deceive me in the mansion, if I am in the city gate army, there may be variables in this matter." ”

Xiao Ning shook his head: "The general trend is like this, even Brother Jane, you are in the army, and you are just giving away a life in vain, do you know who the Taiping Army sent to the city?" A Grandmaster, a Half-Step Grandmaster, if I didn't agree to trap you here, I'm afraid you would have been killed by them long ago. ”

Hearing Xiao Ning's words, Jian Fang couldn't help but shudder.

"Brother Xiao, why are you so clear about this matter?" He asked, a little puzzled.

"Because Zhang Ning sent someone to find me, and with him came a leading figure of the Taiping Army, named Qianmian, I heard that he was a general in charge of the intelligence work of the Taiping Army." Xiao Ning lowered his voice: "It was from him that I received a guarantee that our Xiao clan would never be retaliated against by Luo Yishui's old department, and that we would ensure the safety of our lives and property that I agreed to join them." Our Xiao clan still has some prestige in the hearts of the Yue people, and if we take the lead in declaring our allegiance to the Taiping army when they enter the city, it will still help them to stabilize their regime and quickly put the government on the right track. ”

"I see!" Jian Fang nodded: "The Xiao clan is originally a big clan, and the non-nouveau riche Zhang Ning can be compared, and the battle of Longyou has pushed the prestige of the Xiao clan to the peak, if you promise to cooperate with them, they will indeed save a lot of trouble." But as soon as you say it with empty words and white teeth, you believe it? What if they later regret it? ”

"I didn't have a choice!" Xiao Ning smiled bitterly: "I want them to promise that after this matter is over, our Xiao clan will go to live in their Taiping City, which is their old nest, and no matter how long Luo Yishui's old hands are, it is impossible to reach that place." Brother Jane, my requirements are not high, a house by the mountains and rivers, dozens of acres of land that can support our family, plus a little savings of our own, there is no problem with food and clothing for the rest of our lives. ”

"What's left of the Xiao clan?" Jian Fang sighed: "All your family property was scattered in the battle of Longyou. "After that battle, the Xiao family's mountain of silver in Longyou County was also distributed to the surviving soldiers as promised, and everyone who died also received a generous pension, and the Xiao family really had nothing left.

"Didn't the old emperor of the Wu family reward a lot of silver in order to appease people's hearts? What's more, the Xiao clan has hands and feet, and they can't starve to death. Xiao Ning smiled.

Jian Fang was silent for a long time, "Brother Xiao, if you don't dislike it, can you be next to your house and let me have a companion?" In the future, the two of us will carry the hoe together, make it at sunrise, rest at sunset, and when we have time, drink a few glasses of wine between the fields, and drink a few handfuls of wild vegetables to drink? ”

Xiao Ning said in surprise: "Jian Fang, you are also quite famous now, and you are still very young, after the Taiping Army enters the city, you will not be without you, don't you want to fight for a future?" ”

Jian Fang shook his head: "Brother Xiao, my family knows my own affairs, I still know how many goods I have in my stomach, if I continue to serve in the army, most of them will die on the battlefield." After the battle of Longyou, and then this time the Yuejing Incident, my heart has long been cold, I have seen too much life and death, but the blood can no longer boil, besides, these intrigues are really terrifying, I can't play with these. It's better to unload your armor and return to the field early, and retire to the countryside with you, maybe you can live a long life in the future. Since you have a connection with the Taiping Army, if it is convenient for you to tell me, let me also go to Taiping City to settle down, right? ”

Xiao Ning laughed: "Of course there is no problem, I don't care about anyone else, you are my son's godfather, can I not care?" After that, we will live next to each other, to be honest, don't be angry, your little girl, I have already taken a fancy to my son, why don't we kiss again? ”

"That's what I thought about for a long time." Jian Da laughed, "Brother Xiao, why don't we go to my house again at this moment, the two of us brothers have two more drinks, no matter how the situation changes outside, we just close our own door and entertain ourselves!" ”

"As you wish!" The two held hands and walked out with a smile.

The two of them let go of everything, and naturally they were wandering, regardless of the change of the king's banner at the head of the city, and just went to be their own Nanshan Lang, but at this moment, in Yuejing City, small-scale battles and purges were still going on.

The Praetorian Guards who were defeated by the City Gate Army scattered and fled, Zhang Jian was commanding the City Gate Army to search everywhere, and those staunch supporters of the Wu clan immediately closed the door of the house after getting the news, and they also resisted stubbornly in the annex, and they also needed to be cleaned up everywhere. With these three masters on the horse, it was easy to defeat the opponent, and as time went by, the shouts and kills in the city gradually faded away.

Zhang Ning is very busy, today seems to be the busiest moment in his life, he wants to hand over a complete Yuejing City to Qin Feng, in order to reflect his value.

If a person has no value, he will naturally be abandoned by others, and on the contrary, he can naturally be reused, the Taiping army is about to come to the city, his time is very short, he wants this limited time, fully show his ability. Just like a few years ago, he and the old emperor Wu Jian planned to destroy the Luo clan, and he was as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

All the courtiers and officials were ordered not to return to their respective residences, not even their own yamen, and the row houses outside the palace were temporarily used as office space, and all the departments were concentrated here to deal with affairs, in case there were some additional incidents.

I have to say that Zhang Ning's temporary measures have played a great role in stabilizing the current chaotic situation.

Yuejing City was originally the nest of the Wu family for many years, once the Wu family fell, a big chaos was inevitable, but because most of the important ministers of the imperial court took refuge in Zhang Ning, a Zhang Anmin notice was posted, and the affairs of the various ministries and government offices were also handled in an orderly manner, but in disguise let the people of Yuejing City settle down.

The Wu clan collapsed, as if their days had not changed at all.

Under Zhang Ning's strict order, all shops are not allowed to close, must be open for business, such as grain shops, which are related to the livelihood of the people, are maintained by soldiers standing in front of the door, even if there are ordinary people rushing to buy, they must not close their doors, the treasury of the imperial court is ready for them at any time, of course, they must not take the opportunity to raise prices to make a fortune, those who dare to do this, first ask themselves if they want to have a head.

There was not even a curfew in Yuejing City, Zhang Ning tried to create a calm state, and in fact, he also achieved the effect he wanted, this person is still quite anxious, these measures, even Yinggu and Huo Guang also nodded secretly, so that when the Taiping army enters the city, the resistance of Yuejing City will be minimized.

After a busy night, Zhang Ning, who had two dark circles under his eyes, finally received a report from outside the city after dawn. The Taiping army from Zhengyang County and the main force of the Taiping army from Zhongping County will arrive in Yuejing City at noon tomorrow.

Next, he has to worry about how to create a grand ceremony to welcome the new master of Yueguo into Yuejing. (To be continued.) )