after being kidnapped by the general

To be honest, if Zhan Shaoning hadn't called him, Yuan Li wouldn't have recognized that it was Zhan Shaoning.

This group of people all looked ashamed, their horses were already covered with dirt and mud spots, and everyone's faces were exhausted, even Zhan Shaoning had lost a lot of weight.

Yuan Li couldn't believe his eyes, how could he see Zhan Shaoning in Youzhou?

Zhan Shaoning rushed all the way to the front of Chu Wangfu, and he slipped off the horse before the horse stopped.His heart was extremely agitated, and the excitement of seeing his classmates and friends almost brought him to tears.But as soon as he took a step forward, Zhan Shaoning stopped and became uneasy.

Yuan Li was wearing brocade clothes, while he was down and out like a beggar, which made Zhan Shaoning afraid to go any further.

He didn't know how Yuanli would treat him.

"Yuanli..." Zhan Shaoning looked apprehensive, holding the rein tightly in his hand, as if planning to get on the horse and escape at any time.He was unkempt, his beard had grown a lot, and his clothes were torn.The eyes looking at Yuanli contained pleading expectation and vigilance.

The counselor behind him, Xiao Ce, watched Yuan Li's every move closely, and calmly held the big knife at his waist.

Looking at Zhan Shaoning who is like a frightened bird like this, Yuan Li felt sour in his heart.He smiled, walked quickly to Zhan Shaoning, opened his arms, and embraced him, "Shaoning, long time no see, I've been worried about you for a long time!"

Zhan Shaoning's body smelled terrible, almost nauseating in the scorching heat.But Yuan Li didn't feel disgusted at all, he hugged Zhan Shaoning tightly, and patted Zhan Shaoning's back heavily with his hands a few times.

Zhan Shaoning was beaten until he coughed a few times, but his heart suddenly settled down.He sniffed, and the grievances and hardships along the way almost flushed his eyes instantly, "Yuanli... I, I want to come to you. Would you like to take me in?"

"Does it need to be said?" Yuan Li let go of Zhan Shaoning, his bright eyes were full of smiles, without any rejection or coldness, he still pulled him to the mansion as intimately as before, "Come on, general Shaoning brother The parts of these parts are arranged properly, the horses are also fed with good food, and the big guys are well groomed, don't be cautious with me!"

As he said that, he looked back at Zhan Shaoning with a smile, blinked narrowly, and joked: "Shaoning, in order to get the sand table you want from me, you have gone through untold hardships and have to rush thousands of miles to catch up with me." ah."

Zhan Shaoning's throat was blocked, and he knew that Yuanli was for his face.Along the way, such goodwill has been scarce.It was because of the scarcity that Zhan Shaoning could hardly hold back his emotions at the moment.He paused for a while before replying in a hoarse voice: "Isn't that right? For your sand table, even if you go to Xianbei outside the Great Wall, I will chase you down!"

Yuan Li laughed loudly, and the two young men walked away quickly side by side.

Behind him, Liu Jixin, who had been standing by the mansion gate for a long time, walked towards Xiao Ce with a smile, "Limou, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Xiao Ce did not expect to see Liu Jixin here, he was a little surprised, and bowed his hands to Liu Jixin, "Chang Yue, I really did not expect to meet you here. It turns out that you left the lord's side to follow the new lord to Youzhou ah."

Liu Jixin laughed twice, "When I followed my lord, my lord hadn't come to Youzhou yet. Meeting you in Youzhou is really a coincidence."

Xiao Ce was surprised, did Liu Jixin recognize the master?

When Zhan Qibo was there, although Liu Jixin followed Zhan Qibo, Xiao Ce also saw that Liu Jixin did not really regard Zhan Qibo as a virtuous lord. He couldn't see through Liu Jixin. He often advises Zhan Qibo not to trust Liu Jixin too much.

Zhan Qibo obeyed his words, and only treated Liu Jixin with courtesy, not enough intimacy.After that, as expected by Xiao Ce, Liu Jixin left Zhan Qibo again and went to look for the next sage.

It's just that Xiao Ce didn't expect that Yuan Li, the friend Zhan Shaoning mentioned, was actually Liu Jixin's virtuous master.

What kind of ability does that young man, who has not yet reached the crown, make Liu Jixin calm down?

"It was indeed a coincidence," Xiao Ce pondered in his heart, and he tentatively asked, "But Chang Yue left the lord when he left the lord, did he already foresee the current situation?"

Liu Jixin was surprised and said, "What's the meaning of Limou's words? I'm a little counselor who stays at home, how can He De guess such a thing!"

The surprise on his face did not seem to be fake, and he sighed sadly, and said regretfully: "Who would have expected that the white rice crowd would rise? Who would have thought that the emperor would be so merciless? I was also shocked when I heard this. Sleep, when I think of the death of the Zhan family, my heart aches...Fortunately, although Mr. Zhan died, Mr. Shaoning is still alive. With you by his side, Mr. Shaoning can also rely on something. Li This is a blessing in misfortune. My lord is benevolent, you and Young Master Shaoning can stay here to recuperate and recuperate."

After Xiao Ce listened quietly, he didn't feel anything wrong, so he nodded and said, "Then thank you Brother Changyue and Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Li had people prepare water and clothes for Zhan Shaoning. Zhan Shaoning took a good bath, shaved off his stubble, and walked out of the bathroom rejuvenated. Yuan Li had already prepared meals for him.

Zhan Shaoning didn't care about talking, he put down the bowls and chopsticks and burped after swallowing three bowls of rice, and complained to Yuan Li: "I haven't eaten a meal so comfortably for a long time."

Yuan Li comforted him a few words and asked him about the journey.

It turned out that after Zhan Shaoning fled Beijing with his old army, he went all the way to Youzhou to join Yuanli, but all the way the white rice crowd raged, Zhan Shaoning and his party were weak, and they brought a lot of horses, and they were repeatedly targeted by the white rice crowd and bandits.They hid all the way and encountered many hardships. When they arrived in Youzhou, there were less than 200 of the 50 people in the old department.

When Zhan Shaoning mentioned this, his face was completely numb, "I am a fugitive from the imperial court now, and I dare not stay in any place where I go, lest the local officials find us. Yuanli, I really have nowhere to go, so I can only come to you. "

Yuan Li patted him on the shoulder silently, comforting him silently.

Zhan Shaoning forced a smile at Yuanli, "Don't talk about me. How are you? When I heard that you were taken to Youzhou by that evil spirit Chu Hechao, I was shocked. What did he do to you? ? Have you been bullied by him?"

Yuanli's expression changed subtly.

Bully?It seemed that he had left Chu Hechao in the cold a little bit more.

He shook his head, and briefly told Zhan Shaoning what happened in Youzhou in the future.

After hearing that the Yu family in Yizhou had sent two beauties to Yuanli, Zhan Shaoning said with a smile: "This is also reasonable. Mr. Xiao Ge has been dead for five months, and the mourning period for you and General Chu has already passed a hundred days. Back then How many days have you been married to Mr. Xiaoge? They naturally think that you are not familiar with Mr. Xiaoge. Besides, you are so young, just at the age of young Muai and full of blood. Is this a normal thing? Even if you don’t like it, you will accept it. At most, you will keep it in the backyard, and it’s just a few more meals in the mansion. The beauty of the Yu family in Yizhou can be regarded as a little famous, and he never thought that you would refuse directly.”

Yuanli raised his eyebrows, "You also know the Yu family in Yizhou?"

"I know," Zhan Shaoning nodded, and said skillfully, "The Yu family in Yizhou is also a well-known merchant in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. They also visited my father when they traveled to Luoyang before. They sent them to my father's backyard." Mrs. Yu, the soft-spoken Mrs. Yu, is indeed a beauty."

Speaking of this, Zhan Shaoning recalled the scene of a whole family being beheaded.Seeing that he stopped talking, Yuan Li knew that this had touched Zhan Shaoning's pain point, so he changed his words calmly, "Shaoning, do you know the Zhang family in Youzhou?"

"I know a thing or two. The Zhang family in Youzhou is considered a big family and a big business," Zhan Shaoning came back to his senses, and continued to Yuan Li as if nothing had happened, "They are quite honest. Their family advocates close relations with all forces, and they are also a good person. Talents. They should have a lot of rare things in their hands, salt tea cloth horses, and many connections. It’s just that they don’t have power behind them, and they often need to spend a lot of money to appease officials at all levels.”

As he said, Zhan Shaoning dragged his chin and thought, "Now that you are in Youzhou, they should be eager to get in touch with you. You asked them to find a way to buy you a horse, which is considered right. I think they will definitely take this I'll take care of it for you. But Yuanli, since you want to make money, why don't you sell the soap to Yangzhou and Xuzhou? The land in Jiangdong is much richer. Only Chen Wang and Chenliu, the wealth he accumulated for generations is only I'm afraid that if you hit it, it will kill you and me."

Yuan Li couldn't help laughing, "What you think is what I think. I will write to the teacher today and send the soap to Xuzhou. I ask the teacher to find one or two wealthy businessmen from Xuzhou and Yangzhou for me. Business."

Zhan Shaoning sighed, "Lord Ouyang, how is he doing in Xuzhou?"

Yuan Li sent a letter to Ouyang Ting when he left Luoyang, and received a reply before he arrived in Youzhou.In the letter, Ouyang Ting scolded Chu Hechao for being shameless, and after the scolding, he swallowed his breath and comforted Yuanli, since he went to Youzhou, he should do his best and never slack off.If there is anything you don't understand or something is missing, just tell him this teacher, and he will send someone from Xuzhou to send it there.

Yuan Li could only be thankful that Ouyang Ting didn't know that Chu Hechao had kidnapped him in public, otherwise Ouyang Ting would be so angry that he couldn't even write this letter.

In addition to these, Ouyang Ting was even more distressed by the beheading of Jing Zhaoyin Zhan Qibo's family. He also did not believe that Zhan Qibo would be the one who embezzled the disaster relief money.

But it's not easy to tell Zhan Shaoning about these things, I'm afraid it will sprinkle salt on Zhan Shaoning's wound.

Yuan Li sighed in his heart and shook his head, "The teacher said that everything is fine with him, but I don't think it's that good. He told me that King Chen has started to recruit troops and buy horses to follow the court's order to suppress the rebels. Yes, the teacher feels that this move is really breeding tigers."

Zhan Shaoning sneered, "The Son of Heaven is short-sighted, so of course he can't see such future troubles."

After saying a few words, Yuanli could see the exhaustion on Zhan Shaoning's face.He brought Zhan Shaoning to the bedroom, and said in a gentle voice: "You should have a good rest. When you get here, just feel at ease, don't think about anything, and sleep on it for a long time."

Zhan Shaoning wanted to say something, but couldn't say a word, and finally nodded emphatically.

Night shrouded.

Zhan Shaoning lay on the clean and tidy bed after a long absence.

The quilt was full of the quiet smell of incense, and Zhan Shaoning buried himself in the quilt and took a deep breath of the fragrance.The windows are wide open, and the cool evening breeze blows in. The bells at the four corners of the bed curtains ring softly, and the cicadas and frogs outside urge people to fall asleep.

Zhan Shaoning's tears unknowingly soaked a piece of bedding.He lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, forcing himself to fall asleep.

Fortunately, he saw the right person...

Fortunately, Yuanli was willing to take him in.

The world is so big, after all, there is still a place for him to stay.

Zhan Shaoning's nerves that had been tense for a long time suddenly relaxed, and it didn't take long before he fell into a deep sleep.

At night, there were too many mosquitoes. Yuanli got a basin of clear water and put it in the house. When he was squatting beside the water to get a basin of soapy water to kill the mosquitoes, Liu Jixin greeted him with a worried face.

After seeing him, Liu Jixin asked strangely, "Master, what are you doing?"

"..." Yuan Li looked down at himself in the same retreating posture as a child playing with mud, decisively found a plausible excuse, and said calmly and warmly, "Wash your hands."

Liu Jixin didn't say much, but said bluntly: "Master, how long will we stay in Ji County?"

"About ten days." Yuan Li said.

Liu Jixin asked again: "How does my lord plan to arrange Zhan Shaoning and Xiao Ce's party?"

Yuan Li put the soap aside, washed his hands and stood up, saying: "Shaoning was born in a family and is familiar with dealing with various forces. I intend to ask him to assist me in the follow-up sale of soap."

To put it simply, Yuanli thought that Zhan Shaoning's personality and background from a big family made him suitable to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

When they met for the first time, Zhan Shaoning was able to take the initiative to get acquainted with Yuanli.When he was in Guozixue, Zhan Shaoning was able to get along well, and he was very familiar with all the powerful and noble families. He was really a rare diplomatic talent.

Liu Jixin frowned, "Does my lord want to keep them in Ji County?"

Yuan Li didn't understand, so he nodded, feeling that something was wrong with Liu Jixin, and asked humbly, "Sir, do you think this is inappropriate?"

Liu Jixin pondered for a moment, and did not answer Yuanli's question first, but continued to ask: "My lord, Wang Er is also a talented general, why did you only take Wu Kai with you when you went to Shanggu County this time, and didn't bring him?" Wang Er?"

"Wang Er is indeed a talent to be made," Yuan Li said with a smile, "The reason why I only brought you and Wu Kai, why don't you come and guess my intentions?"

Liu Jixin smiled helplessly, "My lord, I didn't bring Wang Er and Guo Lin with me when I went to Shanggu County this time. It's because I don't trust Ji County, so I left all the people you trust behind, and only took me and Wu Let’s go to the battlefield, Kai. The people you leave behind don’t mean you don’t like them, and the people you take away don’t mean you trust us.”

Yuan Li laughed, "What Mr. said really touched my heart."

"If I can't even see these things, how can I be qualified to be the lord's counselor?" Liu Jixin shook his head, "When you leave Ji County next time, will you still keep them in Ji County?"

Yuan Li nodded slightly, "That's right."

Liu Jixin took a deep breath, his complexion changed, and he suddenly saluted deeply.

"My lord, if you want Ji County to be stable, Zhan Shaoning would rather stay, but Xiao Ce beside him will definitely be killed!"