Zhu Nao

Most of the people Yougan brought out this time were his own capable subordinates. These people had never seen Zhu Nao before, so naturally they couldn't recognize Zhu Nao, so they thought it was the Chengdu government that sent new staff.You Gan was not prepared at all, seeing Zhu Nao himself in front of him, he couldn't believe his eyes for a long time.

After he reacted, he was terrified: "Boss, why are you... a guard is stunned by your side? This, this, this, what if someone else finds out?" Said while rushing to the window to look out , I was afraid that people from Jingzhao Mansion would be watching outside.

Zhu Nao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I brought over twenty people."

In order to protect Zhu Nao's safety, Jing Zhe selected the most outstanding youths under him.These teenagers usually only practice kungfu and study, and they don't do production, so they have practiced kungfu very well. If they encounter ordinary bandits, they can each be as good as ten.However, if you really want to lead such a group of people on the road, it is too eye-catching, and it is not safe.Therefore, Zhu Nao only brought Jing Zhe with him, and the rest of the guards pretended to be other identities and followed nearby to protect secretly.

Cheng Jingzhe told You Gan: "Don't reveal the identity of the son."

You Gan hurriedly said, "I understand, I understand."

The most effective protection for Junao is not the twenty or so bodyguards with high martial arts skills, but that no one knows his identity.It is best not to reveal his identity even to You Gan's subordinates, so as not to let the rumors leak out.

Junao asked, "How are you talking with them?"

You Gan hurriedly reported all the progress during this period to Jun Nao.

Naturally, it was impossible for Fei Cen to fully accept the conditions proposed by the Chengdu government to the Jingzhao government, but he did not mean to reject them completely.After all, the current situation is stronger than others, and it is actually a good thing if someone really comes to help him.It's just that he didn't want the Chengdu government to intervene too much in the government affairs of the Jingzhao government, so he wished to only accept the things sent by the Chengdu government, but not the people sent by the Chengdu government.

This is of course impossible.The Chengdu Mansion helped the Jingzhao Mansion for nothing, and Fei Cen reaped all the benefits. How could there be such a good thing?Therefore, the two parties can only negotiate and try to negotiate a plan that is more acceptable to both parties.

After You Gan reported the current progress of the negotiation between the two parties, he told Zhu Nao about Fezen's personality.He said: "Boss, that Fei Fu Yin is very cunning. He wants to learn how to build a workshop in Chengdu Mansion, but he doesn't know how to run the workshop well, so he wants to ask me. If I don't tell him, he still finds someone else." I came to get close to the people under my command and wanted to get some words from them. Fortunately, I was prepared and told my subordinates to keep their mouths shut. Moreover, he also asked someone to imitate the farm tools I brought, but the workshop in Jingzhao Mansion I can’t come out, I found out that he recently sent people to recruit craftsmen.”

He said again: "When negotiating with us, he often delays time deliberately. I guess he hopes to steal from us, and when Jingzhao Mansion is well managed, he can kick us out."

"Oh?" Zhu Nao was not displeased, but rather interested, "This Governor Fei is smart."

You Gan was helpless.Smart is smart, if their friends are smart, that's a good thing, but it's a pity Fetzen is not their friend!

Fezen is still a trivial matter here, and there is another even more troublesome matter.You Gan said with a bitter face: "Boss, there is another piece of bad news. I sent someone back to Chengdu Mansion to report the news, but I didn't expect you to come in person. I don't know if you received it."

Junao asked, "What bad news?"

You Gan sighed and said: "General Xie from Yanzhou also sent people to Jingzhao Mansion, and they came at about the same time as me. They wanted to come to Guanzhong to garrison troops, and they had talked with Fei Fu Yin of Jingzhao Mansion for a while. It's time."

He has been going to the government a lot lately, and the officials in the government want to get some advice from him, so he naturally tried his best to get news from the officials.And Jin Min's arrival was a big event, he heard the news only a few days after he arrived.Not only that, he bumped into Jin Min at the gate of the government mansion, and Jin Min stared at him meaningfully for a long time, apparently already knowing his identity.

Zhu Nao was slightly taken aback, but was a little surprised by the news.After a while, he frowned slightly, thoughtful.

You Gan hurriedly asked: "Boss, is the situation not good?"

He knew that Guanzhong was very important to Junao. In fact, Junao sent him this time, not because he hoped to occupy Guanzhong immediately through negotiations.After all, even if they can occupy it for a while, they will not be able to allocate troops to defend. If Xie Wuji or other troops lead troops to attack, Guanzhong will still fall.So the purpose of Yougan's visit this time is to find a way to quickly infiltrate their forces into Guanzhong.Once they have established a foundation in Guanzhong, they will buy time—time for Zhu Nao to recharge his batteries in Chengdu.

You must know that Xie Wuji has a very big weakness, that is, he is not good at managing government affairs, and he has few civil servants who can be used.So, as long as Xie Wuji infiltrates the forces into Guanzhong before Xie Wuji, even if Xie Wuji wins Guanzhong, it will be very difficult for him to clear them out.In this way, Zhu Nao can slowly recruit troops in Chengdu Mansion, and when the time is right, he will cross the Daba Mountain in one fell swoop, cooperate with the inside and outside, and enter Guanzhong.

And if Xie Wuji is allowed to win Guanzhong first, even if he is not good at managing government affairs, he is not a fool, he can't just watch the people from Chengdu government come to do politics.Once that time comes, it will be difficult for Junao to carry out his plot against Guanzhong.

Yugan was a little annoyed.Originally, Jun Nao made a long-term plan, but unfortunately the plan did not go smoothly.Firstly, it was because they underestimated Fei Cen, and secondly, they also underestimated Xie Wuji, they didn't expect Xie Wuji to come so soon.However, this cannot be blamed on Zhu Nao's poor planning. After all, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, so it is not easy to convey information.And time is very precious to them, so there is no time for Zhu Nao to inquire into some things in detail, he only made a rough calculation, and sent him to play by ear.

Jun Nao said thoughtfully, "They came earlier than I thought."

You Gan thought that there was a problem with Zhu Nao's calculation, so he couldn't say anything, so he just asked, "Master, what should we do next?"

Zhu Nao thought for a moment, then said: "You continue to talk with Fei Fuyin first. I plan to stay here for a few days and see the situation in Guanzhong before making any plans."

In any case, they must infiltrate their forces into Guanzhong.You Gan hurriedly said, "Yes, Master."

In order not to attract the attention of people in Jingzhao Mansion, Zhu Nao did not stay with Yougan for too long, only listened to him briefly report on the situation during this period, and then left through the back door with Jingzhe.

After going to the street, Zhu Nao ordered: "Jing Zhe. Separate some people and go to Yanzhou to inquire about the recent situation of Xie Wuji's garrisons in various places, and then inquire whether they have received any outstanding talents recently."

Jing Zhe hurriedly said: "Yes."

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After Xie Wuji and Wu Cong entered the city, they didn't immediately look for Jin Min.Warriors consume a lot of energy and get hungry quickly.The two had been on the road for several days, and they only ate some dry food on the way, and they were already hungry.So after entering the city, the two first found a lively tavern to worship the Wu Zang Temple.

The waiter at the tavern came to say hello: "Guest officer, what do you want?"

Wu Cong said: "What delicious food do you have here?"

Hearing that their accents didn't look like locals, Xiao Er hurriedly introduced: "The noodles dipped in water in this shop are excellent, and the pot helmets are also bought by people from the city every day."

Wu Cong glanced at Xie Wuji.

Xie Wuji said lightly: "If it's delicious, try it."

Wu Cong hurriedly said, "Then let's get two servings of noodles dipped in water and two servings of Guokui!"

Xiao Er was taken aback, and was about to explain that they have a lot of food here, and if two people had so much food, they might not be able to eat it.But Wu Cong said again: "Another four catties of beef? Brother, is four catties enough?"

Xie Wuji said: "Yes. If it is not enough, add more."

Xiao Er: "..."

Xiao Er was shocked.Although these two men were tall, they looked thin.How can there be so many things in this body?

But judging by the manner in which these two people are dressed, they look like rich men.Maybe rich people like extravagance and waste in order to show off their wealth.It is not only adding business to the store, but there is no reason to refuse it.He quickly agreed and went to notify the back kitchen.

It was time for meals, and the tavern was very lively, filled with people everywhere.Xie Wuji and Wu Cong sat at the table waiting for food, the discussion at the next table attracted their attention.

"Hey, have you heard of the Zhu Fu Yin of Chengdu Mansion?" A person at the next table asked his companions.

"Isn't that nonsense? You should ask someone who hasn't heard of him."

"Hahahaha, that's right. Now the storytellers in the teahouse are starting to tell the story of how that Zhufu Yin beheaded Yuan Jilu. Who hasn't heard of him?"

The person who asked the question first said: "Then you have heard of him, have you heard of his life experience?"

"Birth experience? What kind of life experience?"

"I don't know, what is his background? It seems that I have never heard of it before."

When Zhu Nao was in Langzhou, because Langzhou was so big, everyone knew his story as soon as he became famous.Later, people in Chengdu Mansion wanted to inquire about him and heard about him.However, Guanzhong is not Shuzhong after all. The people in Guanzhong didn't hear about Zhu Nao's deeds until he came to power in Chengdu, and they didn't know much about him.

There is also a well-informed person: "I heard a businessman from the middle of Sichuan say that Zhu Nao is actually a royal family member. The previous Chengdu Yin was corrupt and perverted the law, but the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and the court could not control the affairs of Shu, so he secretly A secret decree was issued to Zhu Nao, asking him to raise troops to capture Yuan Jilu. When he succeeded in killing Yuan Jilu, the imperial court granted him the position of Yin of Chengdu."

He added: "But the businessman who told me about this is the most bragging, I don't really believe what he said."

The person who spoke first said: "I don't know if he is bragging about other things, but he really didn't lie to you about this matter—then Zhu Nao really has something to do with the royal family, and the relationship is even bigger! As far as I know You know, Zhu Nao is no ordinary royal family member—he is the late emperor's illegitimate son!"

"what?!"

The adjacent table exploded in an instant, and Xie Wuji and Wu Cong couldn't help but look back.Maybe Xie Wuji's appearance was too eye-catching, or maybe his gaze was too cold, the person who was talking at the next table met his gaze, couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and stumbled when he was about to say something.

After a while, Xie Wuji withdrew his gaze and turned his head back.

"Is he the late emperor's illegitimate son? Who was the late emperor born to?"

"Where did you hear the news? Tell me quickly, don't keep it up."

Common people are very interested in gossip, especially hunting for anecdotes.The people at the next table were chasing after the man and asking questions.

So the man continued: "This matter was told to me in a letter written by my cousin. My cousin is in Mianzhou. He said that this matter has been spread in Sichuan, and everyone knows it." .Zhu Fu Yin was born to the late emperor and a court lady. The concubine envied the concubine's concubine's jealousy after giving birth. She was afraid that the concubine would kill their mother and child, so she secretly entrusted someone to send the child out of the palace, but lied to the palace that the child was dead. That The prince who was carried out is Zhu Fu Yin."

"Wow! The court accepted a seven-year-old child from King Bohai to ascend the throne, isn't it because the first emperor had no children? If this is true, why didn't the throne be passed on to Yin Zhu?"

"Is it because the imperial court emphasizes etiquette and does not recognize unidentified illegitimate children?"

"Come on! What's the etiquette? Letting a child who hasn't changed his teeth become the emperor, isn't it that those eunuchs want to take advantage of the opportunity to control the government? If you really want to take a powerful one back, what's the matter with those eunuchs?"

Some people joked and got off topic, while others questioned: "Are you sure your cousin isn't bragging? I still don't believe it."

The man said: "My cousin is very honest, he never brags! If you don't believe me, go to the middle of Sichuan and ask, when the late emperor died a while ago, were there many common people who were filial to the late emperor? Do you know why? It's that Zhufu Yin Start! I heard that after the death of the late emperor, the court refused to recognize him because of eunuchs taking power, and he did not dare to sacrifice openly, but filial piety must be observed. He could only secretly wear filial clothing at the mansion to worship the late emperor. Later, the news was spread by the subordinates of his mansion, the officials of Chengdu Mansion respected him, and the common people also loved him, in order to protest the injustice of the court, they all followed him in sackcloth and mourning!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard it.Guanzhong is relatively close to the capital, and no one gave filial piety to the late emperor.Central Sichuan is so far away from the capital, and there are mountains and rivers blocking it, it would be a bit strange if the people in central Sichuan really obeyed the late emperor.

After listening to all the conversations at the next table, Wu Cong felt that something was wrong, and it seemed very vivid.He didn't know how credible this story was, so he couldn't help but look at Xie Wuji: "Brother?"

In fact, the reason why he felt this way was because the story had been passed on many times, and every time it was passed on, it would be a little out of shape, and when it came out of that person's mouth, it had already been a lot more embellished.And soon, more and more vivid stories will spread in Guanzhong and farther afield.The story may still be out of shape, and those unreasonable places will gradually be perfected by people to make them more reasonable.

Xie Wuji didn't respond to Wu Cong's question.He lowered his eyes, the shadow of his eyelashes covering the mole of tears, thoughtful.