A new day, a new beginning, at the head of Ruyin City, General Chen Midou was leading soldiers to patrol. Although the Chen army was stationed in Qicheng more than 160 miles away, in order to prevent it, we must not be careless.

In a battle shed, several soldiers were keeping watch. Even though there were beacon towers outside Ruyin and they actually did not rely on the city sentry to guard them, these soldiers still performed their duties conscientiously, and although they were bored, they did not whisper.

Chatting is prohibited when keeping watch to avoid being inattentive and neglecting external alerts. This military discipline is found in many armies, but if it is strictly enforced, it is not possible for any army to do it. The performance of these soldiers is worthy of the name of the Hulin Army.

The King of Xiyang was in Ruyin, and of course the soldiers of the Hulin Army were also in Ruyin. After entering the city, they were not idle and still took on various affairs. They took on the guard duty with other soldiers in the army, whether it was day and night.

Chen Midou looked at these conscientious Hulin soldiers and remembered many past events.

As the "old man" when the Hulin Army was founded, Chen Midou has always been proud of his experience. Although he and many of his comrades have transferred to the sequence of the mansion soldiers, the good foundation laid during the Hulin Army has benefited a lot from him and his comrades.

With his military merits, Chen Midou went from a poor boy who couldn't eat enough to General Yitong. He had land, wife and children, servants, and his mother had maids to serve him. He enjoyed happiness every day. Chen Midou, who was 31 years old this year, can finally say that he was "at the age of thirty."

The Hulin Army of the King of Xiyang provided him and many of his comrades with the opportunity to change their destiny. Now, looking at these unrestrained Hulin Army soldiers, Chen Midou could foresee that the other party could also change their destiny in the future.

The Hulin Army was recruited and trained by the King of Xiyang. In fact, the Hulin Army soldiers were the King of Xiyang's troops, but the King of Xiyang did not restrict the personal freedom of the soldiers.

The soldiers who made meritorious will be promoted, but the Hulin Army's official positions were limited, so many soldiers who made meritorious were recommended by the King of Xiyang and transferred to the sequence of government soldiers and became the official generals of government soldiers formally organized by the imperial court.

This was a treatment that was only received by the powerful people from all over the country when they were enrolled into the palace soldiers, but Chen Midou, who had no hometown party and relatives, got it through his own efforts and the opportunities given by the King of Xiyang.

Not only that, Chen Midou, who was born in the Hulin Army, also began to operate the industry through various support provided by the Hulin Army logistics organization "Welfare Society", and gained a place in the growing Huangzhou business group.

With the huge profits obtained by operating the industry, he can have sufficient financial resources to support his troops without drinking soldiers. When leading troops, he has a reliable guarantee and is not afraid that no one will follow him and fight for his life.

With Chen Midou's foundation, it is impossible to raise a group of troops in a short time. Only by relying on the King of Xiyang can we have the current family business and glory.

Not only Chen Midou, but many generals who came out of the Hulin Army wanted to gain a foothold in the new world, the prerequisite was to rely on the big tree of King Xiyang, and the industries they operated in their own homes were also relying on the large ship of the Huangzhou Merchants Group to achieve smooth sailing.

With a profitable industry, everyone can afford the various expenses in their family, hire slaves, maintain a decent life, and raise a loyal enough department.

The helm of the large ship of the Huangzhou Merchant Group is King Xiyang. Therefore, even after leaving the Hulin Army, the loyalty of the generals such as Chen Midou to King Xiyang remains unchanged. Their fate has long been tied to King Xiyang. They dare not say that they all prosper, but they will definitely lose all.

The prerequisite for everyone to enjoy wealth and glory is to be protected by the King of Xiyang, the big tree, so the enemy of Xiyang is their enemy.

The so-called enemy is an enemy in any sense, not limited to enemies on the battlefield.

Chen Midou patrols the city and came to the city north. He saw flags waving on both sides of the road outside the city gate. Many soldiers lined up on both sides of the road with spears in their hands, as if they were setting up a formation to greet someone.

To the north, there were dust flying, and cavalry approaching Ruyin. Chen Midou held the female wall and looked at it with his eyes narrowed. He saw that there were many flags raised by the other party. Although he couldn't see what was written on the flag, Chen Midou and the soldiers knew the other party's origin.

As the team got closer and closer to Ruyin, the whispers gradually sounded: "Look, it's the envoy of Chen State who is here,"

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Chen State was about to take down Ruyin, but Zhou State (Yuwen) actually took the lead in robbing food from the tiger's mouth. Such a brutal act of betrayal of the alliance attracted strong condemnation from the Chen State. However, the general of Chen State put the overall situation first and decided to be courtesy and then to the army, and sent envoys to Ruyin to question the crime one after another.

Faced with the condemnation that made justice awesome, the generals of the Zhou army were indisputable. The previous arrogance had disappeared, replaced by various sincere explanations and their determination to make up for the failure.

After friendly consultations, Chen and Zhou reached a consensus on the ownership of Ruyin, which was the general idea that "Ruyin has been an indivisible sacred territory of Chen State since ancient times." The Zhou army captured Ruyin this time to fulfill the friendship of the allied forces and to do it for Chen State, rather than a treacherous act of destroying the alliance.

The commander of the Zhou army, Yu Wenwen, promised in public that he would return Ruyin to Chen State within a time limit, and Chen State sent Kong Fan to express his understanding of the Zhou army's attack and defeat Ruyin, and Chen State Council gave necessary compensation for the losses suffered by the Zhou army in the siege.

The second day after the envoy of Chen State arrived in Ruyin, the two conveniently reached a preliminary consensus on "land for peace". Of course, the specific conditions still need to be negotiated. On the afternoon of the same day, Yuwen Wen held a banquet at the inn in the city to entertain the envoy of Chen State. The host and the guests drank and talked happily, and the scene was very lively.

Yuwen Wen was drunk at the banquet and was helped to sober up by being helped by his left and right. After a while, Chen Guo ordered the Lord Kong Fan to get up to change his clothes and leave the table.

In a corridor, Yu Wen Wen, who had already left the seat, had a deep conversation with Kong Fan, who had left the seat to change clothes. The two had been separated from Xiyang for many years, and now they are rarely reunited, so they naturally have to collude and communicate.

It was rare to have a chance to meet, but there was not so much time to greet him. Yuwen Wen pointed out the topic as soon as he came up: he gave up his great achievements in "recovering" Ruyin to Kong Fan, so the other party must also meet the conditions he proposed.

Kong Fan naturally made a promise for this reasonable request, and the two communicated and coordinated the details of the negotiation and decided the results in advance.

Yuwen Wen knew that it was not suitable to turn against Chen State now, so he attacked Ruyin only a means to seek benefits rather than a goal. He was not afraid that Chen State would break his promise, because if the other party dared to do whatever he wanted, he would dare to do whatever he wanted.

The most important thing was coordinated. Yuwen Wen started talking about private matters and complained as soon as he opened his mouth: "Mr. Kong, what's going on with Jiankang? The riots have not been suppressed yet. It is said that Bianhuai Liesi turned into white land. My man's residence is probably suffering heavy losses. Who will compensate for this loss?"

"Don't worry, when the rebellion is quelled, Kong will definitely make up for the king's losses."

"My losses are a trivial matter, but the mouth of Qinhuai River was occupied by the riots. Huangzhou's goods were transported to Jiankang. Where can I unload the goods? Gong Kong can find a way."

"Don't worry, this matter has been resolved. The ship can be berthed by Shitoujin, so no one will make things difficult for him."

Of course, the third person could not know that the scene of Yuwen Wen and Kong Fan whispering was the absolute confidant who was venturing on their own, who would die if they saw him.

Previously, Yuwen Wen occupied Ruyin and told Fan Yi, the general stationed in Qicheng, that he would let the "people who can make the decision" talk to him about the belonging of Ruyin. After thinking about it, Fan Yi simply asked Kong Fan, the supervisor who was supervising the battle in Zhongli to decide.

Kong Fan was overjoyed when he learned the news. He ignored the dissuasion and immediately set off to Ruyin to ask for his crime.

As a military supervisor, Kong Fan had the right to speak and decide the situation in Huainan, so he was a "person who could make the decision". Yuwen Wen had a special relationship with him, so he did not feel that he would be in danger of his life when he came to Ruyin.

Kong Fan knew that since Yuwen Wen spoke like this, he was of course tactfully asking him for "invitation". When will he not come here if he is so public or private?

Of course, the performances of both sides during negotiations were both acting. Kong Fan was righteous and righteous, and Yu Wen was careless and misunderstood, and they were all acting for Chen Guo’s side.

The two of them can only do their business in formal occasions. If they want to say something quietly, they can only find an excuse to meet in private.

Yuwen Wen wanted to obtain certain benefits from Chen State on Ruyin's grounds, and Kong Fan needed to cooperate. Kong Fan knew it very well, and of course he should cooperate vigorously to strive for "mutual benefits".

Fan Yi held heavy troops but could not take Ruyin. Kong Fan ignored his safety and took Ruyin back with his own risk. It is conceivable how such a "feat" would be praised by the emperor.

This great achievement was made by Yuwen Wen's "spoken with peaches", so Kong Fan naturally had to "repay with plums".

So the two of them had to talk in detail so that they could better collude with each other... The transfer of interests, even if it involves traitorism, it would be nothing for Kong Fan. If he doesn't do anything for himself, he will not have any psychological burden.

After some profit transfer, Yuwen Wen was in a good mood. Seeing that there was still time, he asked: "Mr. Kong, Jiankang is in chaos, and the mansion has not been affected, right?"

"If you are in trouble, the king is worried that everything in Kong's family is safe. Now the family is in Taicheng, so it is very safe."

Yuwen Wen nodded and asked again: "How is Chen Guan's family good now? Jiankang has been separated for many years, and I miss it very much."

"The official family is still free, but...ah, Concubine Zhang died in the chaos." Kong Fan sighed. He was not deliberately selling misery to Yuwen Wen, but just telling the truth.

"Well? Concubine Zhang was not in the chaos?"

"Yes, the government is not thinking about this, and it is said that it has lost a lot of weight."

Kong Fan was in Huainan, and the emperor's recent situation was also mentioned. Yuwen Wen was quite surprised when he heard the news. He didn't understand why Zhang Lihua, as a concubine, was lost in the chaos, and the appearance of this beauty appeared in his mind.

He met Chen Shubao who visited Jiankang on a private visit, and Zhang Lihua accompanied him, so Yuwen Wen was able to see the true face of the beauty of the country, which was considered a one-time encounter.

A beautiful woman with outstanding appearance was not among the chaos army. Yuwen Wen guessed that the other party's fate would not be much better. It would be fine if she died on the spot. If she was captured alive by the chaos army, she would be worse than death. After all, it was not a single woman who had the courage to gossip herself.

A pair of jade arms, a thousand people pillows, and a little red lips made of thousands of people tasted it. Even if it fell into the hands of the rioters, it would turn into a broken flower and a defeated willow. How could it be a miserable word...

Thinking of this, Yuwen Wen only sighed that his beauty was not destined to be successful, and soon thought of Yuchi Chifan.

He could not rescue Yuchi Chifan himself, so he was always worried about the safety of his wife and children. Now that he learned that Zhang Lihua was not in the chaos, he couldn't help but worry about Yuchi Chifan. If Yuchi Chifan didn't return to his side for a day, Yuwen Wen would be worried that the princess would be forced to remarry or be lost to the chaos.

The more you think about this kind of thing, the more sad it becomes. Yu Wenwen felt melancholy and unconsciously revealed it.

Kong Fan was good at observing his expressions. Seeing that Yu Wenwen was a little depressed, he asked, "King? Why are you so lonely?"

"Oh, I am the princess, the prince is held by my family, and I miss you day and night, it really makes Gong Kong laugh."

Kong Fan had heard of Yuwen Wen’s wife and children, so he was of course persuading: “Ah… Kong thought that the princess and the prince would be able to return to the king soon, so please don’t miss it too much.”

"Take the words of Gong Kong." Yu Wen cleaned up his emotions and suddenly changed his mind:

"Mr. Kong Gong, now the Central Plains is in chaos and the Yuchi family is in great power. It is unknown who will win or lose in the end. If that day... I am a small family and wandering in Jiankang, I would like to ask Mr. Kong to protect me and protect my whole family."

The sudden topic surprised Kong Fan, but he quickly realized it. Although he was ecstatic, he followed the topic and said, "Where is the king? How could the situation be so corrupt?"

"Things in the world are unpredictable, and I have to prepare for the future. As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit has three holes. If there is really that day, please help from Gong Kong."

"Don't worry, Master, Kong understands."

Sometimes when smart people talk, they can stop when they click. Yuwen Wen is talking sarcastically, and Kong Fan can hear it.

The current situation in Zhou State has obviously developed in a direction that is beneficial to the Yuwen family. Yuwen Wen won consecutive victories in Yuzhou and reversed the situation. Unless something unexpected happens, Yuwen Wen will never fall to the point where the country needs to escape with his family. So now, you must listen to this inversely.

The other party was tactfully expressing an attitude that if Kong Fan could not stay in Chen State in the future, he could come to Zhou State to join Yuwen Wen, and the other party would protect him and his whole family.

After receiving Yuwen Wen's guarantee, Kong Fan felt that this trip was worthy. The other party was extremely good at being a human being. He protected Zheng Yi, the treacherous minister of the disaster, and Kong Fan found out clearly, so with this prerequisite, he dared to collude with the other party and leave a way out for himself.

Kong Fan learned from the other party that the Yuwen family and the Yuchi family were fighting for Henan, and Yuwen Wen is now ordered to deal with Yuchi Youqi. As for Huainan, the matter of giving up Ruyin will not be an example.

In Huainan, Chen Jun will take advantage of the cities that cannot be captured by himself. Don’t blame the Yuwen family for sending troops to capture them. If there is another dispute, please send an envoy to Chang'an to meet the Emperor of the Great Zhou. It is useless to find Yuwen Wen to argue.

Yuwen Wen was giving a briefing to Kong Fan, so as not to see him next time, but he ended up being turned away, which affected his position in Chen Guan’s heart.

Kong Fan expressed his understanding of this. Yuwen Wen was just a minister after all, so it was easy to say that he gave up Ruyin once, but he could not explain it in the court. Of course, he had to express his determination to help him in this way.

"King, if you need any help from Kong in the future, please speak up just because of your help."

Are you willing to treason?
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