Treacherous ministers have deep routines

With a sound of "Crack!", the lid of the lacquered wooden brocade box was closed, blocking everyone's sight.

Yuan Shao's expression was really embarrassing, and he silently withdrew his gaze with a gloomy expression.

Looking at the situation, Zhang Miao thought it was impossible to kill the merchants. After all, there was Wei Man intervening. If he couldn't get rid of the roots, there would be endless troubles. Why bother to do such a tricky business?

But if Wei Man was able to gain benefits in this way, Zhang Miao really felt hard to appease.

Wei Man already got Wei Zi's family property, and he is already very rich, it can be said that he is rich, and now he has Fu Jia's family property, how can he make others not jealous?

On the one hand, Zhang Miao didn't dare to act rashly, but on the other hand, he couldn't swallow the bad breath.

Immediately he smiled at Yuan Shao and said, "By the way, Mr. Yuan, you are staying here at Chenliu. Why don't you come and stay in my house for a while, so that we can discuss the alliance of allied forces?"

Zhang Miao knew very well that if Wei Man wanted to gain a foothold among the many warlords, he would definitely participate in this meeting, but Wei Man was not currently on the list of people invited to the meeting.

Wei Man, but...

Just a nobody.

Zhang Miao deliberately brought up the alliance, just to win over Yuan Shao and show off in front of Wei Man.

Yuan Shao is half of the initiator of the alliance, so he has the absolute right to speak on the list of invitees. Zhang Miao deliberately mentioned the alliance at this time, obviously because he wanted Yuan Shao to remember Wei Man, so he prevented Wei Man from participating in the alliance. possible.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he really turned his anger on Wei Man. Although he knew what Zhang Miao was thinking, he hated Wei Man even more than Zhang Miao.

But he didn't want Zhang Miao to take advantage of him.

So Yuan Shao fell into repeated entanglement again. Should he unite with Zhang Miao to make Wei Man look good, or unite with Wei Man to suppress Zhang Miao, a local snake?

Or no one is united and alone?

Yuan Shao was originally entangled, but now when he thought of this, he became even more entangled, vacillating from side to side.

He was afraid that he would go to Zhang Miao's house and be tricked by Zhang Miao again, so it would be difficult for him to agree to Zhang Miao for a while.

How could Wei Man fail to see Yuan Shao's hesitation?

Wei Man and Yuan Shao have been in business for so many years, and they used to fight for justice together and cause trouble together in the early years, so they naturally know Yuan Shao's nature well.

He suddenly smiled and said, "Hey! Brother Meng Zhuo, why did you think of going with me?"

Meng Zhuo was naturally Zhang Miao's nickname, and Zhang Miao was suddenly called by Wei Man so warmly and kindly, and he knew that Wei Man was going to bully him again.

Wei Man said to Yuan Shao: "Elder brother, younger brother also has the same intention. Elder brother comes here, why not stay in the younger brother's camp? I have nothing to entertain, only a sincere heart!"

Now it's all right, Wei Man has "sincerity", and Zhang Miao has a stand.

Not to be outdone, Zhang Miao said with a "hahaha" smile: "Hey! Brother Mengde! What you said, I invited Mr. Yuan to stay here to discuss business in detail. My brother may not know it. The prefects of the county are preparing to form an alliance to discuss the matter of blocking Dong Bandit, this is a major matter that concerns the world! Brother, let’s put those small troubles in the future, when Yuan Gong is not busy!"

Zhang Rang listened to "Brother Meng Zhuo" on this side and "Brother Meng De" on the other side, calling them very kindly, and then heard them laugh heartily, "Hahaha". , the hypocrisy and flattery are vividly displayed.

Zhang Rang, who had inherited a lot of money, didn't feel much about their battle of wits and courage, so he sat on the table and ate his lunch in peace.

When Wei Man heard that Zhang Miao satirized him as a petty brawler, he immediately said, "Is that so? What my brother said is also true. I am just a petty brawler, but the common people are just making a living. , What brother said makes sense, no wonder my younger brother is the most popular among the common people, so many people came to work in a short period of time, so it is exactly like this!"

Wei Man put on a look of sudden realization, clapped his palms while talking, and said, "I also want to thank brother for reminding me."

Zhang Miao's expression fell "Shua!".

Seeing that Wei Man was already a little better, he put in more effort.

In any case, Wei Man came to see Yuan Shao this time, and the meeting was imperative, so it must not be missed.

Immediately he said to Yuan Shao: "Mr. Yuan, there happens to be a porridge place in my camp tomorrow, and the people near Chenliu will come and go, some come to join the army, some want to see Mr. Changqiu's demeanor, and some... "

Wei Man made his voice longer on purpose, and then he said: "There are some others. I heard that the famous Yuan Gong who resisted the Dong bandits is about to come to Chenliu, so I came here specially to meet Yuan Gong. If Yuan Gong can It must be a great act of kindness to show up at the porridge shop!"

Yuan Shao squinted his eyes, and suddenly felt a little moved. After all, if he wants to become the leader of the alliance, he must cherish his own reputation. If he can improve his reputation among the people, that would be a great thing.

"certainly……"

Wei Man also said: "Mr. Yuan must not hesitate to publicize his good deeds everywhere. Mr. Yuan thought about doing these things in silence, but now the alliance is in time. If someone with a heart can win the position of leader, wouldn't it be Broke the anti-thief plan? Therefore, Yuan Gong should suffer a lot!"

Wei Man's words were sincere, and his flattery was extremely loud.

Yuan Shao was really moved, Zhang Miao was about to refute something, Yuan Shao raised his hand to stop Zhang Miao's words, and said: "Okay, I haven't seen my brother for a long time, I just happened to stop by your place to catch up on the old days!"

Yuan Shao said this, firstly because of the good deeds of shedding porridge, which can improve his status, and secondly, because Yuan Shao trusted Zhang Miao. Compared with Wei Man's new camp, Zhang Miao, the prefect of the side, had more sufficient troops. If Yuan Shao stayed in Zhang Miao was always worried about his own safety.

As soon as Yuan Shao made a decision, it was tantamount to slapping Zhang Miao in the face.

Zhang Miao had already been slapped once by Wei Man just now, and now he was slapped in the face again, so he stood up, cupped his hands and said stiffly, "I'm sorry, everyone. Already!"

Seeing him leaving angrily, Wei Man stretched his neck and shouted, "Brother Meng Zhuo, let's go now? Have another glass of wine!"

Zhang Miao left angrily, Wei Man burst out laughing, Yuan Shao saw the situation, Fu Jia had no profit here, so he said: "Brother, it turns out that there is still a place to give away porridge tomorrow, let's go as soon as possible today, go to Chen Liucai."

Wei Man didn't refuse either, so he nodded, and everyone drank the cup and prepared to leave.

Fu Jia was eager to see them off, fearing that something might change if it was too late, he hurriedly saw everyone off.

This meal, it can be said that only Zhang Rang ate very well. Whatever the others ate, they wished they could all go down the back of their spines, without even falling into their stomachs.

After counting all their cronies, they prepared to leave Fu Jia's house and drive to Chenliu.

Everyone came to the door of Fujiashe, at this moment, a young girl of twenty-eight years old came out of the door, with a maid by her side, and holding a bag in her arms, she came in front of everyone.

One can tell at a glance that this girl must be Fu Jia's only daughter.

Fu Jia led his only daughter to pay respects to brother Zhang Rang.

The girl's voice was very low, and she said softly and slightly shyly, "Meet my sworn brother."

Zhang Rang also bowed his hands to return the salute, saying, "Your righteous sister is so polite."

The girl stood up slowly, glanced at Zhang Rang, then handed over the bag in her arms to Zhang Rang, and said: "My little sister heard that my brother-in-law is very skilled in medicine, and I have never met each other by fate. When I see you now, I really look like a fairy." ,Admirable."

Zhang Rang said very indifferently: "My righteous sister is like me."

The girl said again: "It's just for daily use, and it's not worth anything. I just hope that my brother-in-law don't dislike it."

Wei Man saw what a pair of righteous brothers and righteous sisters. It seemed a pity that the daughter of the wealthy Jia family failed to marry Zhang Rang, but they were delivered to the door in a gentle and virtuous manner, and so many daily necessities were also sent.

It didn't take half a day on this journey, and they could reach Chenliu around dark, so why bring any daily necessities on the road?

It is simply superfluous.

Wei Man thought about it, and suddenly heard the girl say shyly, "This... must be General Wei, right?"

Hearing the girl calling him, Wei Man said, "I'm right here."

The girl suddenly smiled shyly again, and said: "My little girl heard that Wei Xiaowei is a righteous man, and he is an outstanding young talent in the world. It's just that we have never met each other. Now that we see each other, it's really... really..."

As the girl spoke, she couldn't help but blush.

Wei Man was taken aback, at first he thought that the girl liked Zhang Rang, after all she gave away so many daily necessities to go on the road, but after a closer look, he found that was not the case at all.

The girl's approach to Zhang Rang was just to "deceive people's eyes and ears", but her goal was actually Wei Man.

The girl looked at Wei Man with a very happy look, but also with some embarrassment and shyness, with an indescribable tenderness like water.

Zhang Rang may not be able to understand this kind of gaze, but Wei Man is a dude from Luoyang City, how can he not see through such gaze?

It can be said that Wei Man is well-informed and can recognize him at a glance.

Wei Man couldn't help feeling proud, he squinted his eyes, touched his chin, thought to himself, it's reasonable, after all, standing with Zhang Rang, he is still tall, energetic, handsome, Zhang Rang is just a Eunuchs, after all, they are a little softer.

Is it possible that the girls can't tell the difference between beauty and beauty?Those who adored Zhang Rang a few days ago had only temporary eye problems, but this daughter of a wealthy family has sharp eyesight!

Although Wei Man thought so, but then he thought about it, he was born as the son of a Taiwei, and in the future he will surpass the prefect of the state and county, and become the dragon and phoenix among the people, how can he marry a merchant's daughter, it will not help him.

Thinking of this, Wei Man smiled softly and infinitely, the eyes of the girl who laughed were dazzled, and her heart was shaken immediately, and her heart was endless.

Then I heard Wei Man say softly: "Young lady, you are really outrageous when you say this. What kind of hero is not a hero? You are Mr. Changqiu's adopted sister, and that is my adopted sister. We will be called brothers and sisters from now on. , so as not to be born!"

Wei Man is a dandy who roams around the flowers and doesn't touch himself. With one sentence, he immediately labeled the girl who admired him as a younger sister, and immediately cut off the girl's thoughts.

The girl's love hadn't fully germinated, she was crushed by Wei Man's palm, and her smile gradually stiffened...

After Wei Man finished speaking, seeing the effect, he was ready to set off. When he turned his head, he saw Zhang Rang looking at him with "sneaky" eyes. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he always felt that his eyes were a bit serious.

The commotion made Wei Man inexplicably feel guilty, and shook his head for a while.

In fact, Wei Man didn't know that Zhang Rang didn't have any "sensible" thoughts in his heart. Looking at Wei Man, he just felt that Wei Man rejected the girl's smile, as if...a peacock spread its tail.