Douluo's pride

On the quiet street, a withered yellow leaf fell from a branch that stretched out from the roof. It floated over the head of the watchman walking on the street and fell to the street. Then the sound of a carriage rolling over came, and a figure holding a clapper walked towards the eaves of the shop. After leaning down, the shaft of the carriage rolled over and picked up the leaves, which then fluttered.

"It's late at night...these rich people are really full and have nothing to do..." the watchman muttered, straightened the cloth hat on his head, and continued banging his clapper to announce the watch along the street.

The carriage stopped in an inconspicuous little courtyard. There were two red lanterns lit on both sides of the courtyard door, as if they were waiting for someone. The curtain was opened, and Tong Guan got out of the carriage with a gloomy expression, and was handed in to pay his respects. Not long after, a round-faced young eunuch in his 20s yawned and bowed his hand to the Privy Councilor in a gesture of invitation.

"How dare you be rude to the Privy Council with a small door?" The accompanying servants may have felt that their master was being neglected and were dissatisfied.

Unexpectedly, the young eunuch leading the way turned around with a look of disdain and said, "Privy Councilor, my father was still a lieutenant back then, and now the grass on his grave is not even ten feet high."

"Are you Gao Qiu's adopted son?" Tong Guanxiong walked boldly, not paying much attention to the words of this little eunuch. If you really reach their level, one word can affect the life and death of others, but with a If the servants care about you, you will lose face.

"Yeah, don't say I'm unfilial."

Gao Mu'en led the way with a lantern, his robe kept rising and falling between his legs, and he gestured with his arms in an evil manner, "If I die too, who will sweep the old guy's grave and offer incense to his little wives?" If you don’t follow people by then, then you have to turn into an old bastard with a green head? Is this the truth in your evaluation? "

"This...is probably like this..." Tong Guan was speechless and patted the bastard on the shoulder, then entered the crescent gate in a back garden.

The garden is not big. Judging from the size, the owner of this courtyard is an ordinary small wealthy businessman. It is unclear how it became the residence of the admiral of the East Factory.Tong Guan walked a section of the gravel path and saw a figure sitting there waiting for him in a small pavilion not far from the rockery in front.

The sinking heart was raised again at this moment.

"Xiao Guizi has met the chief steward." Tong Guan walked to the stone steps of the pavilion and changed his title, becoming more respectful.

There were several lanterns hanging on the eaves of the corridor not far from here, and the orange light shone over. The figure on the stone bench moved, as if he had placed something on the stone table, "Come and sit here."

Tong Guan took a deep breath and walked up, lifted up his robe and sat on the opposite side. In fact, when he guessed that the other party wanted to see him after the third watch, he was unsure whether to come over. The other party was very skilled in martial arts, even if he was currently practicing as a King Kong Boy. The gong has reached perfection, and it is probably not his opponent's, but on second thought, Admiral Dongchang wants to kill him, so there is no need to go through such trouble.

So he came over and wanted to hear what the other party had to say to him during this time.

"...The words the Governor said during the day must have made Xiao Guizi feel uncomfortable." After the tall figure sat down, Bai Ning turned to face him, and his voice followed suit: "A lot has happened in Bianliang. Things, some things have been hidden, maybe you don’t know yet.”

Tong Guan was a little uncomfortable with the other party's suddenly serious tone. He quickly said "I don't dare", and then asked: "Xiao Guizi is far in the north. What happened in the palace? Let the general manager stay in the army." Are you having trouble with our family?"

Bai Ning raised his hand to signal him not to be nervous, and played with the spout of a pot of wine with his other hand.

"...Wei Jinzhong...now called Wei Zhongxian, he rebelled a few days ago...The fanatics who deceived Xichang and some martial arts fools from the Jianghu rushed into the palace. The scene was just like Helian Ruxin did when he took His Majesty He was beaten up and wanted the officials to abdicate the throne to him, but it happened that the governor was not in a hurry to leave, so... he died."

Bai Ning looked straight at the opposite side.

Tong Guan on the other side of the stone table lowered his gaze and looked at the warm dishes on the table, "They are all eunuchs. This Wei Zhongxian is really too arrogant... Fortunately, there was no big trouble, otherwise the Northern Expedition..." "

But then, he suddenly raised his eyes and made eye contact with Bai Ning.

There was a somewhat frightened expression on his face, and he seemed to have thought of the reason why Bai Ning called him over. He hit the stone table with his fist, "If he makes trouble, His Majesty may shrink his rights over us eunuchs, or even worse." Oops...this Sixteenth State of Yanyun...this throne..." He rubbed his fist on the stone table, grinding a dent without even realizing it. "The Wu Dynasty was already suffering from internal and external troubles. How can I wait? It is easy to wait for such an opportunity, to stabilize Xixia and defeat Fang La... but that fucked-up Wei Zhongxian is causing such trouble, Tong Guan is not willing to accept it."

As he spoke, his eyes became bloodshot.

Bai Ning twirled the wine pot, "Xiao Guizi... there is no need to be so indignant. For the time being, the officials and the people in the court will not touch us. Yan Yun wants to take it, you want to take the throne, and the officials still want it." We are waiting to become a wise king who opens up new territories and expands our territory, leaving his name in history. We still have a chance..."

"... I am killing two of your closest generals today just to create a conflict so that the officials and the civil servants in the court can rest assured that there is no need to be so anxious. In fact, Tong Guanna, you are the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, no matter who takes it Xia Yanyun, the throne for this merit will only be on your head, but have you ever thought about whether the princes and princes of the royal family are willing to sit on an equal footing with an eunuch? If you really want to care about it, plus Wei Zhongxian’s previous crimes Taboo, I feel that if it is a dead person, they will not care so much..."

The wine bottle he was turning in his hand stopped, and he suddenly pushed it in front of Tong Guan, "If you hadn't come, the poisonous wine in this pot would have been prepared for you. Rather than letting you die in their hands, it would be better to die inexplicably." On the Northern Expedition, it would be better to leave a reputation of doubt in the history books instead of dying a cowardly death, what do you think?"

The hand holding the wine bottle over there was trembling slightly, and the tall body was heaving in the darkness. You could hear the sound of his teeth grinding as he struggled.

"Ha ha--"

Suddenly, Bai Ning laughed, took the wine bottle from his hand, and poured a small glass, "What the governor just said was just a joke. Xiao Guizi should forget it. Now let's study how to break through Yelu Dashi's defense. But Our family thought of a way to make the big rock walk on its own."

The other party said it was a joke, but Tong Guan knew how it could be as simple as a joke. While thinking about it, he saw Bai Ning dipping his finger in the wine glass and writing a word on the table.

He moved his eyes and saw a big word "Guo". Tong Guan couldn't express his position and waited for the other party to continue.

"We will mobilize logistics supplies tomorrow, and set out to convert the day after tomorrow. Let your soldiers test it out so that I can see what kind of person Yelu Dashi is." Bai Ning said this, tapping his fingertips, "You have to hit it first. field."

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After that, Tong Guan left the house, the carriage turned with a clang, and returned to his mansion...

ps: I’ll post one chapter first, there will be another chapter later, more will be posted tomorrow