Chen Shi

The blind date banquet, which attracted the attention of thousands of people, ended quietly, and the rumors in the market gradually turned into jokes, saying that Rong Yun's eyes were higher than the top, and she would not marry unless she was a fairy.Qin Lou Chu Pavilion soon spread the word that "Thousands of Huakui are not as good as Rong Lang", which means that no matter how many times the oiran is elected, they are not as good as Rong Yun's praise. Later, someone replaced it with "Rong Lang's praise" Refers to something or someone precious and rare.

But these are the gossips of ordinary people, and the government and aristocratic families only talk about the Southwest after dinner.

After being rejected by the Southwest King for borrowing food, he made frequent moves. First, he sent envoys to Fujian and Jiangxi to lobby for an excuse. Later, he aggressively recruited shipyards to build sea-going ships, intending to open up shipping, and even extended the route to Dongying—obviously. Someone leaked the news that Rong Yun wanted to develop shipping.

However, just when everyone thought that the King of Southwest was going to attack Jiangnan, Chen Xuanxiang attacked Huguang with lightning speed.

Fujian and Jiangxi are the base camps of Gao Delai, while Huguang is the base of Zhang Quan.Legend has it that after Zhang Quan and Cui Yan failed to seize power and died, they were secretly sent back to Changsha Mansion by their cronies and entrusted to his original wife for burial.Later, when Cui Yan disappeared and Xinyan fell apart, Zhang Quan's old subordinates supported Zhang Quan's son Zhang Dun as their leader, recruited troops, and controlled Huguang.

Zhang Dun inherited his father's lust for life, but he did not inherit his military skill as a god.It's usually fine, but once on the battlefield, it's completely exposed.

In the battle with Chen Xuanxiang, Zhang Dun was scared out of his wits as soon as he rode his horse into battle. He was clearly surrounded by his cronies who were protecting him, but he was even more miserable than anyone else. It severely damaged morale and caused his own side to retreat steadily. He refused to fight again. battlefield.Although under the threat and lure of his mother, he was carried up once, but in less than a stick of incense, he was shot in the neck by the enemy because he rode his horse to escape, and died, and was carried down again.

After the death of the commander-in-chief, the morale of the army was slackened. Seeing that the general situation was over, Zhang Quan's original wife, Xi Shi, made a decisive decision, opened the city gate and surrendered, and falsely said that Chen Xuanxiang was the teacher of the king. I am very disappointed, and I have been forbearing until now because of the love between mother and child.The arrival of the Southwest King really brought the dawn of happiness to the people of Huguang.

Probably the meeting language was too nasty, and Chen Xuanxiang, who was covered in goosebumps, not only let her go, but also named her Mrs. E.

The Xi family reciprocated, and immediately replied with an extremely sincere thank you letter, saying that his status is low and it is difficult to be honored, but if the King of Southwest is willing to let him serve him closely, then he who is contaminated with dragon spirit can barely bear such an honor. The title is gone.

Chen Xuanxiang agreed to her request to move to Guangzhou.Arriving in Guangzhou with Mrs. Xi, there were also [-] of her companions, among which the Ma brothers were the most prominent.She knew that Chen Xuanxiang was very masculine, so she introduced them to him with an excuse, and they were quickly accepted.

In this way, Huguang officially belonged to the Southwest King.His power finally stood out and kept pace with the Yan Dynasty in the north.

It has to be said that Chen Xuanxiang's trick of killing chickens to warn monkeys and beating cattle across mountains is very good.Seeing this, many Jiangnan aristocratic families who wanted to attach themselves to the Rong family turned their heads to sell to the Wu, Fang, and Gu families one after another, hoping to take a ride in the team of the Southwest King, who was making great progress.

In order to stabilize the situation, Rong Yun decided to go to Fujian and Jiangxi.Compared with Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the ones that are really frightening should be the ones bordering them.Especially Jiangxi, being attacked by Guangzhou and Huguang on both sides, is very passive.Before Jiangsu and Zhejiang can train a team capable of sweeping the world, he must unite all forces that can be united.

"Who is the lord planning to send?" Tan Shu looked at him with great interest, and almost wrote "choose me, choose me" on his face.

Rong Yun said, "Me."

Everyone else was taken aback.Tan Shu hurriedly said: "It's absolutely impossible! How can the lord be in danger alone with a body of a thousand pieces of gold?"

Rong Yun smiled and looked at Chen Zhi who was listening and eating snacks: "Of course I am not alone, Master will accompany me."

Chen Zhi: "..." Suspected that besides himself, he also had a master who would accompany him.

Others still disagree.

It's not that he didn't trust Chen Zhi, but he didn't trust Chen Zhi very much, especially those witnesses who saw him fall from the roof with their own eyes.

How can a person who can't even stand on the roof convince them that he can help Rong Yun gain a firm foothold in Fujian and Jiangxi?

Tan Shu was the only one who supported Chen Zhi: "I can carry the luggage for Chen Xianren."

He put it another way, maybe Rong Yun can still think about it, grabbing a job must not be given the slightest chance!He said: "How can I work for others when I have something to do? What's more, after I leave, the Rong family needs someone to sit in charge, and the source is that there are no two people."

Many people are watching Hu and Lin's sons, who is Rong Yun's number one confidant, now it seems that Lin Zhiyuan is undoubtedly.Hu Nianxin's going to Mingzhou can be said to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, or it can be said to be exiled from the country, it depends on everyone's opinion.

Rong Yun said: "This trip is a secret operation, I hope you will keep it secret."

The others hastily agreed.

Chen Zhi winked at Tan Shu, telling him to look after others, and Tan Shu nodded knowingly.

Rong Yun took a slight step forward, interrupting the exchange of glances between the two of them: "As the anniversary of my parents' death is approaching, you all say that I'm going to visit the grave, and just stay on the mountain for a while."

Everyone agreed in unison.

After they left, Chen Zhi looked at Rong Yun with a half-smile: "When did I say I would accompany you to Fujian and Jiangxi?"

Rong Yun turned pale with shock: "Couldn't Master not accompany me?"

Chen Zhi said: "...Your expression can be more fake."

Rong Yun put away her panic and whispered, "I won't go if Master doesn't go."

Chen Zhi clapped his hands: "Okay, I like staying at home the most."

On the second day, Rong Yun packed the luggage for the two of them herself, and sat in the carriage to wait.

Chen Zhi, who was deprived of sleep, stood at the door with a gloomy face: "What I said yesterday was that I like staying at home the most."

Rong Yun opened the carriage: "So I built a new home for Master."

Chen Zhi looked at the luxurious and extravagant interior of the carriage speechlessly: "Where did you find out that I like bright gold so much that I don't miss the tea table?" The precious and exquisite appearance of the gold-rimmed tea table reminded him of Yin Monkey The paperweight given may not be more useful than ordinary ones, but it is indeed very practical-it can be used as gold when you pick it at a critical moment.

Seeing that Chen Zhi was tempted, Rong Yun said, "I know Master blames me for making my own decisions, but I really don't want to leave Master. If I go out alone, Master won't worry about me, right?"

……

That's true, but it's not pleasant at all to be told...especially by one's apprentice.

Chen Zhi deliberately sang a different tune: "You think too much. When a wolf grows to a certain age, he has to go out to forage by himself, otherwise he will never learn to be independent in his life. You are 14 years old. If you were a wolf, now you are full of children and grandchildren. Of course, the master is very happy. Don't worry, I won't follow you."

Rong Yun stared dumbfounded at him waving his hands smartly, and went back to the room to catch up on sleep.

Seeing Chen Zhi walking farther and farther away, Rong Yun shouted at the top of her voice, "Master, I have taken all your favorite sheets and bedding into the carriage."

Chen Zhi replied indifferently: "I know where the new one is."

Rong Yun: "..."

The guards who secretly protected him saw him standing there, not moving for a long time, couldn't help but jumped out and asked, "My lord, what should we do now?"

Rong Yun said: "I originally asked you to protect Master well. Since Master is at home, you should stay at home and protect him."

The guards were all stunned, and hurriedly said: "How can you let the young master go out alone? You need help the most when you are going out. Let us escort you along the way?"

Rong Yun said coldly: "Does it mean that my words don't count?"

Only then did the others dare not say any more, and watched helplessly as his carriage slowly drove away until it was out of sight.

"Brother, we really don't care about Mr. Rong? His carriage is so gorgeous, in anyone's eyes, he is a big fat sheep!"

"Young Master Rong is extremely smart, he must have a way to deal with it."

Before he could finish his sentence, the "Coping Method" who was standing by the door and observed secretly had already attached an invisibility amulet and quietly followed.

Rong Yun, who was on the road "alone", was very depressed. The carriage stopped and went, and every time it came to a place with a beautiful scenery, it would stop to recite a poem.Sometimes it is "leaving hatred is like spring grass, it can be revived further away", and sometimes it is "there should be no hatred, when will it grow to the farewell"...Chen Zhi didn't even know that he had read the book for so long, and even said a sentence I have never written my own original poems, which makes the teacher ashamed!

When Rong Yun had been chanting "I'm feeling the time, the flowers are splashing tears, I hate the birds and the birds are frightened" for three consecutive days, not only did not change a new sentence, but did not even continue the next sentence, finally couldn't help it, and stood on the tree and rushed at him. Throw branches.

When Rong Yun heard the movement, she avoided it without a trace.

Chen Zhi threw it a few times in a row, but was avoided. He was very unhappy, so he picked up a handful of stones from the ground and prepared to throw a hard one.

Although Rong Yun lowered her head, her ears were sparse and straight, and her eyes were shining brightly.From the moment he set off on the road, he had a premonition that Master would follow him, but seven days had passed, and there was still no trace. Just as he was about to give up, a branch broke the calm and reawakened the joy and hope in his heart.

Knowing that Master doesn't like crying and acting like a baby anymore, he still can't help but want to hug Master fiercely, bury his head in his chest, and ruthlessly tell how hard he has been living these past few days :

Eating alone, no one brings food for himself.

One person recites poetry, no one applauds himself.

traveling alone...

A handful of stones suddenly shot from the front!

Because the stone appeared inexplicably, it seemed to be there suddenly, with no origin, and it was impossible for people to think, let alone dodge.Rong Yun was about to close her eyes, but the stone was already scratching her scalp and shot towards the back, and then heard an "ah", a tall and thin man jumped out from the grass behind, holding a steel knife, and slashed at Rong Yun.

While dodging, Rong Yun touched the soft sword at her waist.But the opponent's attack was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, the steel knife was swung airtightly, surrounding him layer by layer.

Seeing that Rong Yun was unable to pull out his weapon, and his life was in danger, a person appeared behind Rong Yun out of thin air without warning, wrapped him in his arms, and then... both disappeared without a trace.

Killer: "!"

The killers who can act alone are the gold medal killers of the organization, and their martial arts are extremely high, but no matter how high their martial arts are, they can't appear or disappear out of thin air.And the stone that came from nowhere, but hit him precisely, was also so weird that it made people shudder.

Holding the steel knife, the killer changed direction from time to time, for fear of being attacked from behind, he carefully protected every corner of his body. After a stick of incense, he finally lost his patience and prepared to walk away. Chen Zhi, who had watched his "performance", used the freeze technique to freeze, and then came out of the ecstasy formation together with Rong Yun.

Rong Yun looked surprised: "Master, what happened just now?"

What else is going on?Isn't it the magic weapon given by Jiewu - the marbles hidden in the ecstasy array.But Chen Zhi didn't intend to tell the truth, and interrupted: "Do you really think that being a teacher is a person who can't even stand on the roof?" Regarding this matter, he has always regretted it very much.Since it is a fairy, what's wrong with "rolling in the air and standing still" when falling off the roof?Why should I foolishly throw a dog and eat shit?

My mind at that moment must have been eaten by a dog!

Rong Yun began to flatter wildly, such as "Master is indeed wise and powerful, no one can beat him" and so on.

After hearing enough, Chen Zhi said impatiently, "I haven't found out who the killer is yet."

Rong Yun was very good at searching, and soon found a bamboo plaque - oval, finely crafted, with orchid patterns on one side, and "Fragrant Empty Valley" written on the other.

Chen Zhi said, "Does this look familiar to you?"

Rong Yun smiled and said, "Not only are the eyes familiar, but the people are also very familiar."

Chen Zhi asked, "'Plum Blossom Kill'?"

The killer's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly regained his composure.

Rong Yun said: "It should be called 'Orchid Killing'."

Chen Zhi said, "Open a new store?"

Rong Yun shook her head: "'Plum Blossom Killer' has left the Meishu Palace and is self-reliant." Although Hu Yue, the mastermind, was dead, it was the "Plum Blossom Killer" who was performing the mission at that time, so he has been paying close attention to their movements.

Chen Zhi was surprised, but also felt that it was expected.On that day, Mei Ruoxue forcefully demanded that the boss of the killer organization name the mastermind who killed Rong Yucheng, discrediting his business reputation. Although he quickly informed Hu Yue afterwards, Hu Yue died not long after, and the boss couldn't swallow this. The tone is also reasonable.

He spoke out his guess, which drew the killer's widened eyes.

Rong Yun praised Chen Zhi for his observation and intelligence.

Chen Zhi said: "Stop flattering, first ask who the mastermind is."

The killer was ready to be mighty and unyielding, rich and honorable, but who knew that Rong Yun pulled out the steel knife in the opponent's hand, raised the knife and dropped it, quickly chopped off the opponent's head, and then said to Chen Zhi: "I want to kill you alone!" There are only a few people who died, it was either him or him, there is no need to guess, whoever it is is the same to me." He threw the steel knife to the ground, grabbed Rong Yun's hand, and gently Say, "The important thing is that Master is here with me now."

Chen Zhi said, "Your hand just killed someone."

Rong Yun said: "But I let go, what if Master is gone?"

Chen Zhi said, "You can cry and watch."

When Rong Yun's mouth was flattened, tears welled up in her eyelashes.

……

Chen Zhi admits defeat.

When the two armies joined forces, Rong Yun was very excited, and told over and over again how Chen Zhi threw a handful of stones, hit the killer, and saved her heroic history.Because the image of himself in his story is too tall, so tall that even Chen Zhi himself is embarrassed to clarify that he didn't find the killer hiding in the grass, and the handful of stones were just used for pranks... Unfortunately, he missed it.

On the road again, Rong Yun no longer went in the direction of Fujian, but diverted to Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi.

When Chen Zhi didn't show up, Rong Yun hoped that the carriage would go slower and slower, so as to give the master enough time to catch up; when Chen Zhi appeared, he hoped that the carriage would go slower and slower, so that the journey could be extended. Not easy time for two.

It's a pity that no matter how he excuses to delay the journey, the journey that should be completed will always be completed.

Not long after they arrived in Nanchang Mansion, they were discovered by the prefect and asked to go to the mansion for a while.

Rong Yun prepared a gift and went frankly.

The prefect was a white-haired old man in his sixtieth year, and he was very enthusiastic when they met. He praised Rong Yun and Chen Zhi from head to toe, saying that they are rare men in this world, and they will have a great career.

Rong Yun wore a high hat to lobby, analyzed the situation, pointed out the danger of the Southwest King, and hoped that they could watch and help each other.

The prefect said: "I don't know that the king of Southwest is ambitious? But, what can we do? Jiangxi is not like Huguang, and Zhang Quan has left a lot of manpower for them, but we really don't have many strong men in Jiangxi. On weekdays It’s not even enough to farm the land, let alone go to the battlefield to fight.”

Rong Yun said: "Although the Southwest King has taken Huguang, the people of Huguang are tough, and it will take time for him to completely subdue it. Don't worry, if we form an alliance, our strength will not be inferior to the Southwest King."

The prefect pondered for a long time and said: "If you want to form an alliance, there is only one way."

"Appreciate further details."

"Marriage." The prefect said, "Only by marriage can I fully believe in your sincerity. After all, we are the ones directly bordering Huguang and Guangdong. Don't worry, Mr. Rong, my daughter and granddaughter are all immortals and will never will disappoint you."

Rong Yun said: "I made an oath half a month ago, the country is still undecided, and I swear not to marry a wife."

Chen Zhi: "..." When did you make the oath? !

The eunuch waved his hand: "Since that's the case, Mr. Rong can do as he pleases."

"Although I can't get married, the prefect has heard of Lin Zhiyuan and Hu Nianxin? They are both born in the top families in the south of the Yangtze River. They are handsome and talented, and they are my brothers and sisters. If the prefect is interested, I can be a matchmaker."

The prefect was obviously not interested in Lin Zhiyuan and Hu Nianxin.According to the information he inquired, although these two people came from aristocratic families, the family business has been merged into the Rong family. They are half aides and half housekeepers, and their identities are different from before.

Rong Yun said: "Afterwards, I will rush to Fujian. What should I do if the prefect also asks me the same request?"

The prefect looked ugly.

Immediately afterwards, Rong Yun began to talk about the truth, the prefect's trust should not be reflected in the form of marriage. After all, marriage seems to be a close relationship, but countless history proves that it is not very reliable to turn your face when it is time to turn your face. It also harmed the girl's lifelong happiness for no reason.

Probably what he said was too sincere, the prefect looked a little better, and said unwillingly, "We can discuss after the dinner."

Rong Yun knew that she would never agree, so she let him play.

Anyway, in his mind, there are only two people in the family, one is him, the other is the master, and when others come in, they are all called to intervene!

During the meal, the daughters and granddaughters of the prefect's family proved once again that Rong Yun's beauty is universal.

It's just that Rong Yun behaved very indifferently, Mingming was young and had lush hair, but she was more calm than those monks.When someone teased him like this, he said solemnly: "I intend to become a monk, but the master said that I haven't passed the test, so I'm taking the lead to practice now."

Chen Zhi: "..." Since when did Rong Yun get used to lying in front of him without changing his face, and she also got used to turning a blind eye.

After staying in Nanchang Mansion for three days, Rong Yun offered to leave.

The prefect finally let go at the last moment and decided to form an offensive and defensive alliance with Jiangsu and Zhejiang.But he has a condition, he has the opportunity to let Hu Nianxin and Lin Zhiyuan come to Nanchang, obviously he did not give up the idea of ​​marriage.

Since it was someone else's marriage, Rong Yun said that she could not reject it outright on behalf of them, so she would definitely go back and tell them.

After leaving Nanchang Mansion, they immediately set off for Fuzhou Mansion. Because they found Jiangxi as an ally, the two of them were in a good mood and traveled all the way there.Near the border between the two places, Chen Zhi saw the guards.That's all, what is really surprising is that the clothes of these guards say "King of the Southwest".

Money can turn the devil around.

Chen Zhi and Rong Yun mixed into Fujian, and soon received the news that Fujian had surrendered to the Southwest King.

As a result, the strength of the Southwest King, which owns Guangdong, Guangxi, Huguang, and Fujian, has increased sharply, and there are faint signs of surpassing the Yan Dynasty.

Rong Yun didn't dare to stay longer, and immediately set off on her way back.One is that he is worried about being discovered by the Southwest King's spies in Fujian, and the other is that he is afraid that the news of Fujian's submission will make the Jiangxi prefect, who was not firm enough in the first place, completely stand on the opposite side.

Fortunately, when they returned to Hangzhou, a letter from Jiangxi prefect also arrived, urging him to send Hu Nianxin and Lin Zhiyuan to Nanchang as soon as possible for his youngest daughter and eldest granddaughter to "choose".

With the enemy at hand, Rong Yun didn't have the heart to deal with it, so she sent a letter to Mingzhou and asked Hu Nianxin to complete the task.

After Tan Shu knew from Chen Zhi that he had such a relationship but failed to make it happen, he couldn't help feeling depressed: "I've also reached the age to start a family."

……

Chen Zhi said: "Come on, come on, my cousin is gone, but the list of female guests from that day is still there, I will check for you to see if there is any suitable one."

"Okay." Tan Shu happily agreed.