Zhu Nao

Soon, Wei Bian was taken into the Palace of Heavenly Kings.

Zhang Xuan reprimanded the left and right, and there were only him and Wei Bian left in the hall. Both of them looked ugly, and the atmosphere was quite awkward.

Zhang Xuanzheng was hesitating about how to propose to Wei Bian that he wanted to reduce the reward for the Black Horse Army, but Wei Bian suddenly took the initiative to speak: "Master, then Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji are really hateful, they actually came up with such a trick to provoke us!"

Henry Zhang didn’t expect that he would take the initiative to mention it, and couldn’t help but startled.

Wei Bian made an impassioned statement: "Half a month ago when the Yanzhou Army came to conquer, our soldiers fought with all their strength and fought the enemy bravely, making it difficult for the enemy to advance! Xie Wuji saw that our soldiers were brave and unable to attack by force, so he had to withdraw. Unexpectedly, he Recently, he came to attack frequently again, but retreated voluntarily not long after the charge. He was so abnormal, he was afraid that he wanted Shijun to think that I had already colluded with them, so he deliberately let me win easily. Shijun is clearly aware, and must not be fooled by them. !"

In fact, Xie Wuji's three times were all feints, and he didn't use any strength at all.But Wei Bian still had to belittle the enemy and boast about his own achievements.In this way, if he didn't receive the reward for the battle, it was because of his generosity and consideration, not that he shouldn't have received it.

What Wei Bian said was also what Henry Zhang thought, so Henry Zhang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know what your Majesty is like, and I will never believe those nonsense."

Only then did Wei Bian smile and said, "I'm at ease with Master's words."

After a pause, his expression became subtle in an instant, and his tone slowed down: "That's right. I was outside the hall just now, and there seemed to be disputes in the hall. Master, I don't know what's going on?"

Henry Zhang was taken aback.Obviously, Wei Bian had heard the words that his subordinates yelled just now, and Wei Bian pretended to be stupid to give himself a chance to explain.

Henry Zhang quickly turned around and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know. Now someone in the city is spreading rumors, saying that I spent a lot of money to invite the King's black horse army. The so-called fairy entrusting dreams is nonsense, in order to incite believers to be alienated from me. Those of my men I thought it was the brothers of the Black Horse Army who were not tight-lipped, so they leaked the news..." After a short pause, he changed into a considerate tone, "But in my opinion, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji sent people to do this. , or to sow discord."

In fact, Henry Zhang doesn’t know who leaked the news, because he is the best at deceiving people, so he knows the importance of the news, and he has always been very concerned about keeping confidential news.But he can believe that Wei Bian didn't betray him, but it's hard to believe that the tone of the Black Horse Army is as strict as the officials of Xuantian Sect. After all, he is not brought out by himself, so how can he have no doubts?

And the reason why he pushed this matter to Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji was because he knew something, it was just for everyone's sake.

Wei Bianpi smiled and said: "Since it is a misunderstanding, please take care of it and clear up the misunderstanding as soon as possible. The soldiers under me are inevitably a little arrogant. If they hear something, they will take the misunderstanding seriously. , I’m afraid it won’t end well at that time.”

What he said was very euphemistic.He was really angry when he heard the words of Henry Zhang’s subordinates outside just now.Especially when someone said that he was going to take him down, he wanted to rush in and make gestures with that person, to see if these helpless villains who only knew how to tell tales could withstand his punch.Still want to take him down?He alone can overthrow all the people in this palace!

Fortunately, he was too impulsive and knew that this would only make things worse, so he endured it.

Henry Zhang's face twitched, and he was very unhappy when he heard the threat implied in Wei Bian's words, but he said: "Don't worry, my lord, it's natural."

The two restrained themselves, temporarily relieving the tense atmosphere.

Henry Zhang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My lord, I invited the brothers from the Black Horse Army to defend Fenyang. Unexpectedly, Xie Wuji seemed to know the agreement between you and me, and deliberately feinted twice. The king doesn't know something , Losing Yanzhou earlier, my religion has suffered heavy losses, and the offerings handed in by believers have also continued to decrease. Now that the teaching treasury is short of money and food, I am afraid that it will not be appropriate to follow the original agreement."

Although Wei Bian had plans to return the money, he was still quite unhappy when Henry Zhang took the initiative to mention it.After all, it was his generosity and loyalty to bring it up first, but it was a last resort for Henry Zhang to say it first.In addition, when he was outside just now, he heard the voices inside, which made him feel even more resentful.

So he said indifferently: "Our agreement was signed in black and white to form a contract. It is said that no matter what happens, we should follow the agreement... But Wei is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, and is willing to understand the difficulties of the master. Today's In the end of the war, Shijun only needs to send my casualties back to Youzhou, and give their families a settlement, and I will not ask Shijun for additional money."

As for the last bounty that was planned to be refunded, he never mentioned it now.

Henry Zhang was relieved to see that Wei Bian could agree.But after being happy for a while, he began to feel that Wei Bian was really unreasonable - he was willing to trust Wei Bian, which was magnanimous enough.If it were someone else, who wouldn't suspect that Wei Bian and Zhu Naoxie Wuji were colluding secretly?Some time ago, Wei Bian sent someone to report that Zhu Nao sent an envoy to lobby him, but he refused, but he said that the lobbyist was very skilled and failed to catch him.In fact, can Henry Zhang not guess Wei Bian's thoughts?As long as Wei Bian knows how to be a man, it is time for him to propose not to receive remuneration at this time, and even the remuneration he received the previous two times should be refunded!He still has to wait for himself to speak!

Both of them were slandering each other in their hearts, but they still maintained a polite face.

Although an agreement was reached on this issue for the time being, it was not the solution after all, and the problem was still in front of them—what if Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji still frequently resorted to this one-hit-and-go method?Is there any other reward for the dark horse army to go to battle?This cannot always be negotiated on the basis of affection, and a new agreement must be made.

So Henry Zhang said: "My lord, in the current situation, we may have to re-sign the contract. In my opinion, I will pay the army on a monthly basis. I originally said that it was six thousand yuan a month. It is better to mention eight now." A thousand guan. Naturally, I will still be responsible for the monthly food expenses of the soldiers, which will not be counted in the eight thousand guan.”

When Wei Bian heard that there would be no additional rewards for going to war, he immediately became anxious: "This is not possible! The war is dangerous, and if there is no reward and incentive, how can the soldiers risk their lives to fight for you? Your eight thousand coins is not enough to pay The dead and wounded brethren are sent to the mourners and pensioners, and to take care of their families!"

Henry Zhang resisted not rolling his eyes.What if you want to use gold to make coffins for soldiers in the war?So much money is not enough to bury people?Not enough to support family members?Why not grab it!

In fact, the two sides agreed to calculate the remuneration according to the number of battles and the time spent, which is beneficial to both parties.For the Black Horse Army, there are heavy rewards for fighting, and they can get monthly silver when they don’t fight. .The heavy rewards during the battle are also to enable the soldiers to fight with all their strength, instead of being passive and idle.

This agreement was very reasonable, but Zhu Nao took advantage of the disadvantages and took the opportunity to provoke.Even if Henry Zhang and Wei Bian don't want to conflict with each other, it's about interests, and it's impossible for the two sides to work together.

The two couldn't stop arguing, and both refused to give in.After a lot of tearing, Henry Zhang was more afraid that Wei Bian would leave after angering Wei Bian, so he had to take the lead in giving in.Wei Bian didn't want to give up halfway and ruin his reputation, so he backed down a little.

So the two sides added many supplements to the original contract, agreeing that if the black horse army suffered many casualties in the battle, Xuantianjiao would compensate them; The salary will be reduced by how much.

After arguing for two hours, after the two barely reached an agreement, Henry Zhang ordered someone to take a pen and paper, and put the new agreement back into a deed as evidence.

The two Xincheng contracted each hold a copy, Wei Bian folded it and stuffed it into his arms, and Henry Zhang carefully put it back in the box.

"Your Majesty is righteous, I will remember it in my heart. If there is a need in the future, I will definitely invite the brothers from the Black Horse Army to help out. I only hope that the King will not shirk." Yes, Henry Zhang always wants to say something nice and flatter him at this time.He also knew that Wei Bian cherished his reputation, so he said, "I believe the world will soon know that the king is a true hero."

Hearing this, Wei Bian's face really looked better, and he smiled and said a few compliments, and both of them explained the unhappiness just now.

Ordinarily, the conflict here has been temporarily resolved, and Wei Bian also plans to go back and give an explanation to his soldiers.When he got up and was about to leave, Henry Zhang stopped him again.

"Wait a minute, my lord, there is one more important matter."

Wei Bian stopped and asked, "What's the matter? Master, please tell me."

Henry Zhangdao: "The reason why Xie Wuji pretended to attack again and again is probably that our agreement has been known to them. This matter should be a confidential matter, and it shouldn't be in their ears. It must be someone who has a bad mouth Strictly, it will be leaked. Therefore, after the king returns, he must tell his subordinates, and the news must not be leaked again."

Whether it was the agreement between Xuantianjiao and the Dark Horse Army, or the matter of the fairy entrusting a dream, Henry Zhang suspected that it was revealed by someone in the Dark Horse Army.He was already very dissatisfied with this, but he didn't want to conflict with Wei Bian, so he held back and didn't criticize, but just reminded Wei Bian to keep it secret.Otherwise, what they are doing here will immediately spread to Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji's ears, what's the big deal?

But what he thought was tactful and polite still made Wei Bian furious.

Wei Bian retorted unceremoniously: "What does Zhang Shijun mean? Do you suspect that my subordinates leaked the news?! Why isn't someone in your Xuantian Sect betraying the news?"

Henry Zhang said displeased: "I have always been strict about keeping secrets, and I will never let people who shouldn't know know."

Not to be outdone, Wei Bian said, "My dark horse army is full of good men, and they will never do such dirty things! Master, instead of reminding me, why don't you take care of your own people!"

What he said was actually mocking the followers of Xuantian Cult who are not good men and only know how to do nasty things.In fact, no matter how cooperative Wei Bian is on the surface, he still looks down on the cultists in his heart.Both he and Henry Zhang naturally have confidence in their own people, but they don’t trust the other party’s people.In Wei Bian's view, it's not unusual for a group of liars in Xuantian Sect to do anything, so what's the point of betraying news?

Henry Zhang suddenly said angrily: "You! How dare you!"

Wei Bian also glared at him.

At this time, if anyone makes a concession, it will be blamed on their own head.How can such a big event involve tens of thousands of dollars of money?

The two sides had been in a stalemate for a long time, but after all, Wei Bian's momentum was superior.Henry Zhang was afraid that he would pounce on him, so he could only swallow his breath again and said: "It's not that I don't trust the king, I just reminded him. Be careful when the king goes back, there is always something wrong."

Wei Bian said coldly: "Then please be careful, Master, don't make a mistake and pass it on to others!"

Henry Zhang: "!!"

Wei Bian no longer entangled with him, turned around and left after leaving the words.

Henry Zhang was dumbfounded looking at his back.

After Wei Bian left, Henry Zhang couldn't hold back his anger anymore, got up and kicked over the table, scolding: "These sons of a bitch! I...!!"

After he finished scolding Wei Bian and Black Horse Army, he finally realized that the one he should scold the most is actually Zhu Nao.

From the very beginning, he clearly knew that Zhu Nao was trying to make a difference.He thought he was ready, as long as Wei Bianzhong promised, as long as he didn't get suspicious, he wouldn't let Zhu Nao's treachery succeed.But in the end, Zhu Nao only had such a simple move, and they made trouble like this.

Why? ——Because right now it is no longer a matter between him and Wei Bian.It was the conflict between the interests of the Xuantian Sect and the Dark Horse Army!If they don't fight, is it possible that they still cut their meat and feed it to wolves?Even if he is willing, even if Wei Bian is willing, can the Xuantian Sect and the Black Horse Army be willing?

There is already a rift between them, and it is good to have a bloody head without a fight.I'm afraid this dark horse army won't be able to stay for a long time...

It's a pity that it still takes a lot of time for his Xuantian to teach his own army to practice, so he still can't send the black horse army back immediately, and has to rely on them to delay for a while.

I only hope that their new contract is reached, and the two sides can cooperate for a while longer.I also hope that Zhu Nao is already at the end of his rope, so he can't use more methods...