The elder brother who travels through is hard to do

"Does Jiu Shao know the cause and effect? ​​Jiu Shao came from the capital, and there must have been a leak of news there. This time, he came here to target Qian. The person must not be the Empress Dowager, nor the Emperor. Let me guess, it is Grand Master Fu." Is he still the King of Qi? Or the King of Chen? No matter who it is, there will always be someone in my Dingbei Palace pushing hands." The Fourth Young Master's eyes are calm, making it easy for people to ignore his frail body.

Xu Bei, Lao Qiu, and Zhang Meng looked at each other, Xu Bei's movements were stiff, and he really wanted to shout, shouldn't talking about such secrets be a secret place to drive out irrelevant people?Or is he already a dead man in the eyes of the Fourth Young Master?Only the dead don't reveal their secrets.

Zhang Meng also found that the fourth son was quite different from the rumors. Seeing the surprise and admiration in Jiu Shao's eyes, he knew that the fourth son was right, but he needed to further confirm someone or some people in Beijing. It doesn't matter who the person is, I believe that the spies hiding in the Dingbei Palace will not escape the eyes of the Fourth Young Master.

He was also a little unpredictable about the thoughts of the four young masters, and he would talk about it in front of them, his eyes flickered with worry, the others were fine, but the boy Bei was an ordinary person, so he didn't know whether it was good or bad to be involved this time.After wandering around in the rivers and lakes in his early years, he entered the Wanjia and met many people, but he has never seen anyone with such a city at such an age as the Fourth Young Master.However, he has always admired King Dingbei and the Xiao Family Army of Prince Dingbei's mansion, and was moved by what the fourth young master said in the cave. He only hoped that the fourth young master could leave Bei boy with a way out.

Wan Qiu really admired the Fourth Young Master, if he hadn't heard what Chen Wang said, he would never have put Chen Wang in the list of suspects, because in the eyes of others, Chen Wang is so beautiful, the least Maybe he has dissatisfaction with the nephew on the dragon chair.

"Is it King Chen?" Before Wan Qiushi could answer, the Fourth Young Master asked again, although it was a question, but his tone was affirmative.

Wan Qiushi was surprised again, his eyes sparkled with curiosity, causing the fourth young master to chuckle: "I guessed, but Jiu Shao's expression told me the answer, it is this King Chen, right?"

Wan Qiushi pursed his lips in annoyance, a faint pink color appeared on his face, and the roots of his ears became bright red again.He felt that his previous behavior was very stupid, and it was easy for people to see what he was thinking in his heart. It was no wonder that in his previous life, he was played around by a scheming person like Chen Wang, and even gave away the entire Wan family.

Wan Qiushi's appearance made the Fourth Young Master's heart feel a little softer. Although Jiu Shao appeared here, he still had a lot of doubts, but no matter what, the Wan family's Jiu Shao appeared here and took a great risk. Someone in the capital knew that it was very possible for the entire Wan family to be destroyed in one fell swoop, and he couldn't bear to be too demanding for such a young man.

The Fourth Young Master, who never likes to explain too much, softened his voice because of the annoyed young man in front of him and continued: "My Xiao family is already in an awkward position, and the court is worried about the Xiao family. Even if my Xiao family does not consider the fate of the palace, For the sake of the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command and the countless people in the North, Qian often speculates about the dispositions of those in power in Beijing and the princes in private, "The fourth son means that the court will place chess pieces in the Dingbei Palace, and the same , The Xiao family also has a back hand in Beijing, and they will not let the court suppress them. These are actually put on the bright side, "The empress dowager does not have such great ambitions, she is just a woman, as long as she has the supreme position, she can be satisfied." Yes, Grand Master Fu, what he was thinking about was how to make the people on the dragon chair obey his wishes, and make the court the hall of speech for his Fu family. Now he doesn't have much time to deal with my Xiao family, the emerging princes It made him feel threatened. As for Your Majesty, heh, let’s not talk about it..."

Anyone who knows something about the imperial court actually knows what the Fourth Young Master's chuckle means. In fact, the current Majesty has been deliberately raised and abandoned by the Queen Mother and Grand Master Fu. He doesn't have the ability to stand up even if he wants to. Your Majesty should have taken back the power of the court, but the several stunning women who were collected from the people by Grand Master Fu made His Majesty linger in the harem happily.

"Among the remaining three princes, King Qi is the oldest, but he is a grumpy and narrow-minded person. On the surface, he and Grand Master Fu are the most difficult people to deal with. He openly contradicted Grand Master Fu and accused the Queen Mother of being extravagant and only caring about her own interests. Enjoyment, scolding the emperor for being entrusted by his grandparents, ancestors and former emperors, if he does not think about making progress, and allows women to interfere in politics and traitors to exercise power, sooner or later the Liao family will be defeated. King Qi's "uprightness" is very attractive. A group of straight ministers gathered around him, and because King Qi's actions are too big, it is very easy for people to ignore other people."

"Prince Chen is good at poetry and prose. He is obsessed with painting. He doesn't seem to have any intention of meddling with government affairs. He is also the prince that Taishi Fu feels most at ease. However," the fourth son paused, looked at Jiu Shao with a slight smile, "someone sent me Come to a painting of King Chen, let me see his ambition, it's not that he doesn't want to get involved in the government, it's just that his scheme is bigger."

Wan Qiushi felt even more ashamed. He was also attracted by Chen Wang's talent and paintings at first, and he always thought that he was not inferior to those literati, but he never saw anything wrong in Chen Wang's paintings. However, the fourth son of Zhuangzhou saw through Chen Wang with only one painting. He died unjustly in his previous life.

"It's understandable that you can't see it when you're young. You need to know that even a scheming person like Grand Master Fu has been deceived. Qian Qian just likes to think more because of his body. Jiu Shao don't need to care about it."

Some explanations made Young Master Jiu's face even redder, and his head was almost buried in his chest. Even Zhang Meng, who was beside him, couldn't bear to look directly at his young master. Bi, how many people in this world can have the eyesight of the Fourth Young Master?

Xu Bei couldn't help shaking, he felt it was very weird, the fourth young master didn't look much older than the Wanjia Nine Boys, but he said that the Nine Boys were younger, as if there was an old man who could see through the world hidden in his body. Like a monster, Xu Bei, whose real shell does not match the age of his soul, can't help but feel ashamed, but he has always been big and can see clearly, where he is and what he eats, he was an upstart in his previous life, and he will die in this life I don't change my sex anymore, and I plan to continue to be an upstart, so there's no need to worry about it so much.

The fourth son also found that the more he explained, the more embarrassing the young man in front of him would be. He glanced at Xu Bei, who was desperately holding back something, and returned the topic to his original intention, saying: "I am going to borrow food from the imperial court this time. I will encounter many difficulties, and my Dingbei Palace will also be constrained by many parties, and I will be passive everywhere. In the end, I am afraid that King Chen’s wish will be fulfilled and he will extend his hand into the military power of my Xiao family."

Borrow food?Xu Bei was slightly taken aback. Was there really a problem with the food?Before coming here, he was secretly pleased when he noticed the rise in food prices, because this was a business opportunity for him. The price of food drove up the prices of other items, and the mountain products he bought could also be sold at a slightly higher price when the time came.

But right now he can't maintain his previous mood. He needs the Fourth Young Master to go to the capital to borrow food in person. It can be seen that the food shortage is huge. Even a person who lacks political awareness can see that the court can't be simple. Just let the fourth son bring the food back, so what will happen then?

famine?turmoil?war?

There is nothing he wants to see, even if he can earn a fortune this time, he can't stand the emergence of such a situation, who doesn't want to live a peaceful life.

Xu Bei was distressed, and he couldn't help looking at the Fourth Young Master with anticipation. The Fourth Young Master should be omnipotent, and he should be able to solve the crisis in Beidi and Dingbei Palace.

Wan Qiushi also raised his head, his face was still pale pink, but his eyes were clear and firm: "Don't worry, fourth son, I will definitely persuade my father to secretly raise food for the fourth son when I go back this time. His purpose. As the Fourth Young Master thought, the King of Qi is indeed inferior to the King of Chen, and many of the people who are attached to the King of Qi are actually the people of the King of Chen." The members of the military power of the Xiao family will appear to be members of King Qi on the surface, but no one would know that the biggest winner is actually King Chen.

"Thank you very much for the kindness of Jiu Shao, but this matter still needs to be discussed in the long term. Since Wang Chen has played such a big game of chess, he will definitely keep a close eye on the ships and horses in the north and south, especially you Wanjia, who want to sneak out from under his nose." It is not easy to transport the grain to the Northland, and it is very easy to expose the Nine Young Masters and the Wan family, if Chen Wang seizes the opportunity to question the Wan family, it will be modest, and Qian Wan will die." The fourth son said He looked at the opposite side deeply.

Wan Qiushi trembled, and the scene of the Wan family being questioned and ransacked in his previous life appeared in his mind, and he was annoyed that he was not careful, but fortunately the fourth son reminded him in time, otherwise he would still be a sinner if the catastrophe happened, and the situation did not change in the slightest, so he couldn't help feeling depressed Said: "Is there no way to destroy King Chen's conspiracy?" There was still hatred for King Chen in his eyes.

"Of course there is!" The affirmative voice of the fourth son made the hopeless Wan Qiushi regain hope, and looked at the fourth son, "As long as he finds a way to keep Chen Wangbai busy, as long as he can't find Wan's delivery Naturally, the traces of food will no longer stare at Wanjia."

Xu Bei shrank his eyes slightly, and didn't dare to move, for fear that he might show a slight abnormality, and also hoped that Lao Qiu would not have any abnormalities.

At places he didn't see, Lao Qiu also shrank his eyes, and thought he glanced at Xu Bei indiscriminately, thinking to himself, if Brother Xu Bei had the magic of heaven and earth in his sleeve, he could completely transfer the grain Transport it back to the North to solve the plight of Dingbei Palace.

However, he didn't know how much food Xu Bei's immortal method could carry at one time. Secondly, the matter of the immortal method was so mysterious and unbelievable. How could one believe it without seeing it with his own eyes? Besides, he didn't know whether Xu Bei was willing to reveal it. For the fourth son to know, he is afraid that he will lose his freedom involuntarily.

Lao Qiu was very entangled. If it was him, he would not hesitate to confess to the fourth son. After several years of military experience, he had already regarded himself as a member of the Xiao family army. What's more, without the protection of the Xiao family army in Dingbei, the people living in the north, including myself, will not have a peaceful life. Once those barbarians outside the pass cross the border, they will burn, kill and loot the people inside the pass. It is disgusting. Therefore, Even if he took his own life immediately, Lao Qiu didn't hesitate at all.

However, Xu Bei is not him, he can't decide any of Xu Bei's thoughts, if he handed him over without asking Xu Bei's thoughts, it would undoubtedly be a kind of betrayal to Xu Bei, which is the most shameful thing for him, Xu Bei It was because he trusted him and Tieniu that he would show his hands in front of them, but he could not betray this trust.

Two kinds of thoughts started a tug-of-war in Lao Qiu's mind, which resulted in him not being able to do what Xu Bei wished, and the entangled thoughts directly appeared on his face. If Xu Bei turned his eyes a little, he would see it clearly, but unfortunately he He didn't dare to move at this moment, he knew the horror of the white fox, and the fourth young master on the opposite side should be a powerful person with a higher level of cultivation than the white fox, so he couldn't be careless.

As everyone knows, the more scruples in my heart, the more flaws will be exposed.

Even Zhu Kangcheng noticed the strangeness between the two of them, and murmured in his heart, could it be that there is something wrong with Xu Bei, as the young master expected?

At this moment, Miracle Doctor Lin came out. His voice at this moment was like the sound of nature to Xu Bei. He didn't even notice it. He looked at Miracle Doctor Lin with gratitude, and secretly wiped cold sweat in his heart.

"You," Miracle Doctor Lin pointed at Zhu Kangcheng, "Take him and follow me to the back, and the others will stay." After speaking, he turned and walked back, in the direction where the sulfur smell was strongest.

"Okay." Zhu Kangcheng responded, leaned down and said "Excuse me", and hugged the Fourth Young Master again to catch up with Miracle Doctor Lin, while the Fourth Young Master nodded slightly to the few people present, and his eyes slid across Xu Bei again.

Tieniu came out after a while, Lao Qiu saw this and asked: "Brother Tieniu, how long will it take?"

Tie Niu replied: "I can't leave today, why don't you tell the fourth son that you and the boy Bei will go first?"

Lao Qiu looked at Xu Bei, Xu Bei wanted what he wanted, and wished he could run away immediately, the farther away from the fourth master the better, his nerves would weaken if he stayed any longer, so he looked expectantly at Lao Qiu and Tieniu.

Lao Qiu secretly sighed in his heart, and turned to Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, help us ask the Fourth Young Master."

"Okay, wait a minute." Here only Tie Niu can come and go freely without restriction, and he didn't hear the previous conversation and didn't know what was going on, so he turned around and walked back after speaking.

Xu Beixin picked it up again, knowing so many secrets from him, the fourth young master would not refuse to agree, he wanted to cry but had no tears in his heart.

Suppressing the thought of wanting to walk around, for fear of being looked at strangely, the bottom of his buttocks seemed to be bitten by insects, and his eyes were fixed on the direction in which the three of them left.

Fortunately, Tieniu came back when he could hold back, and said in Xu Bei's expectant eyes: "The fourth son said he knew, but don't tell what happened here, or you will bring yourself danger." , Fourth Young Master said that he believes in you."

"Don't worry, Fourth Young Master, Boy Bei and I know the importance, and we will not disappoint Fourth Young Master's trust." Lao Qiu replied seriously.

Xu Bei's heart fell back to his original position. It was unbelievable that the Fourth Young Master would be so kind to let him go back, but it would be nice if he could leave anyway.As for leaks?Unless he's getting impatient.

The two said goodbye to Young Master Jiu and Zhang Meng. Young Master Jiu didn't care about them and didn't intend to keep them. He believed that the fourth son would only be more considerate than him, so he asked Zhang Meng to send the two of them down the mountain on his behalf.

Zhang Meng was very reluctant. This time it was a coincidence. I don’t know when I will see Xu Bei again next time. On the way down the mountain, he said: "Keep the sign I gave you last time. That sign can prove my identity. If you see a boat with the logo of Wanjia on the river, you can ask them to send me a message, or ask them to help you. As for the shops mentioned by Young Master Jiu, you have to wait until Young Master Jiu and I leave here. Leave it for me. An address, I will send someone a letter to you after the matter is settled, and then you can send it according to the location of the store on the letter."

"Thank you, Brother Zhang." The first person Xu Bei was grateful for after he came to this world was Brother Zhang. Without Brother Zhang's advice, he would not have been able to integrate into this world so quickly and figure out the way here. Young Master Nine's opening was also because of Zhang. For the sake of big brother, he will keep it in mind, "Brother Zhang, you must be careful when you are with Young Master Jiu."

"Understood, don't worry about mother-in-law and mother, your brother Zhang knows it well, let's go, be careful on the road."

Xu Bei and Lao Qiu bid farewell to Zhang Meng and walked down the mountain path. Xu Bei sighed endlessly, but Lao Qiu said goodbye to Zhang Meng and made no more sound.

No matter how thick Xu Bei's nerves were, he could still see Lao Qiu's strange silence. When the two drove the ox cart some distance away from the hill and there was no one around, Xu Bei felt that it was necessary for him to have a good talk with Lao Qiu.

It happened that Lao Qiu also had the same meaning, and the two turned their faces almost at the same time, looking at each other face to face.

Looking at each other for a few seconds, Xu Bei was defeated first, and sat down on the grass next to him, scratching his head in frustration, wishing to turn the time back to the time before he showed his magic tricks, even if he lost this batch of goods, he would keep his mouth shut It's not that he doesn't believe in Lao Qiu and Tieniu, but it's because he knows these two that he understands that Lao Qiu is also facing a dilemma.

"Old Qiu, don't go back in a hurry, let's talk." Xu Bei had a bitter face.

Lao Qiu sighed and walked to his side, sat down as well, reached out and patted Xu Bei's shoulder and said, "I can understand your feelings, it seems that your immortal magic power is more powerful than I thought." Xu Bei didn't have to worry about it anymore, "Tell me honestly, how many things can you move at once with this immortal method?"

Xu Bei fell down on the ground and looked up at the sky: "Old Qiu, I won't lie to me, it can probably carry five rooms." This room is not a room of more than ten square meters that is possible in modern society, but According to the gestures of the ancient houses in which we live, a house is at least thirty to fifty square meters in size.When he first woke up, the space in his brain was a bit small, but he found that as his body got better, or gradually adapted to his body and the ancient environment, the space tended to recover gradually, that is to say, the area decreased. expand.

"This..." Lao Qiu also smiled wryly, "If it was a little less, I wouldn't have to worry so much, brother, you said it would be great if you could only move one carload of things, no, it's not good..." Lao Qiu said I don't know what to say, but of course it's for the Fourth Young Master and Dingbei Palace.

"Old Qiu," Xu Bei turned his head and glanced, knowing what Lao Qiu meant, "I don't understand political affairs. You said how much profit would the Fourth Young Master need to lose to borrow food when he went to the capital? How much impact will this incident have on the palace and the border?"

Seeing what Xu Bei said, Lao Qiu was relieved. It seemed that Xu Bei was also considering whether to recommend himself, and he didn't only care about his own safety.

So Lao Qiu did not hide anything, and speculated based on his experience and vision in those years at the border: "If the four sons come forward, the loss will definitely be minimized, but we can't hold back the imperial court and extend their hands into Beidi and Dingbei." In the army, and when the food will be delivered, they have to decide, for the court, the later the better for them, when did they take the lives of the people at the border seriously?"

If you really care about the life and death of the people at the border, how can you make troubles frequently to weaken the military power of the Dingbei Palace, and the old guy Ma Zongbing, who has never seen how many barbarian soldiers he has killed, but always takes advantage of the prince's back, isn't it? Relying on the fact that the imperial court is behind him?

Thinking of the situation at the border, Lao Qiu grabbed the withered grass on the ground a little irritably and said, "You also know that there was a drought this year, and the scope was very large. I heard that even outside the border was affected. According to my understanding of the bandits outside the border, They will never let go of the idea of ​​robbing the people in the pass, but until now there has been no news of a war at the border, I am worried that these inhuman bandits may be waiting for an opportunity."

Xu Bei's heart skipped a beat when he heard this: "Could it be that someone will inform them?" Otherwise, how could he say that he was waiting for an opportunity? Although Xu Bei didn't study for many years and didn't know much about the formation of troops, he also watched the Three Kingdoms since he was a child. Growing up in novels like Romance, a treacherous official like Qin Hui joined forces with the enemy to frame him not to defeat Yue Fei, even during the war of resistance, there were countless traitors, so he has an upright heart like Lao Qiu There are heroes of justice, and there is never a shortage of shameless scum.

Lao Qiu also trembled in his heart: "No way..." As a member of the former Dingbei Army, he did not want this to happen.

Xu Bei was surprised, didn't that mean what Lao Qiu said before?So what does he mean by waiting for an opportunity?

Lao Qiu continued with a look of hatred in his eyes: "If this is the case, then the prince and the prince will be in danger, a damn bunch of bastards! No, since I can guess it, the fourth son will definitely not miss it. The young master should have been prepared to guard against them, so the food problem is even more important. Brother Xu Bei, you know that the border soldiers have to fill their stomachs before they go to the battlefield, so that they have the strength to fight the bandits with their lives. If you need to tighten your belt or even..." Lao Qiu didn't dare to imagine it any longer, he just looked at Xu Bei expectantly, he had now elevated Xu Bei's status in his heart, and even changed his address unconsciously.

"Brother, do you know why I went to the battlefield to kill the barbarian soldiers? It was because our entire village was completely destroyed when those barbarian soldiers attacked. The whole village, except me, was killed, and the women were killed. They raped and then killed, even the little girl who was only seven years old. When I was collecting the body for them, I saw the daughter-in-law of Grandma Wang’s next door who was about to give birth. There was a big hole in her stomach and a bloody blood clot next to her They are not human at all, they are a group of robbers, things that are not even as good as animals, if my eye is not blind, even if I die at the border, I would not want to come back..."

Seeing Lao Qiu's only remaining eye was red, as if it was about to devour someone, Xu Bei knew that it was not aimed at himself, but at the robber who destroyed his family and village. Seeing Lao Qiu's painful expression and the other eye The blood oozed out of his blind eyes, and Xu Bei had no more thoughts in his mind. Huo went out and said, "Old Qiu, I am also a man, I shouldn't be greedy for life and afraid of death, anyway, I will be a good man again in 20 years, let's go, let's go back , I'll go tell the Fourth Young Master!"

He couldn't lie down anymore, and he wanted to get up when he turned over. Anyway, he took his life. Obviously, he could save many soldiers at the frontier by stretching out his hand. You have to look down on yourself, but if you are a coward, even if you fail in the end, it is enough for the fourth son to take good care of Min Qing after all your hard work. This is also worthy of the original owner of this body's heart of protecting his younger brother. .

"Brother!" Lao Qiu grabbed Xu Bei's arm excitedly, "Good brother! From now on, my old Qiu's life will belong to you, brother. If anything happens, I will stand in front of you and help you carry it."