Zhu Nao

Dou Ziyi received Zhu Nao's order and got ready to go.

Outside the city of Langzhou, the envoys from Chengdu are still fighting among themselves.

The person who just now had a dispute with the Langzhou officers and soldiers and asked them to open the city immediately was named Lu Jia. He was Lu Qinghui's confidant and the leader of the suppression faction in the team.At this moment, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he pointed at the person who was so messy just now and reprimanded him: "Xu Yi, what is your intention?! Why are you talking to the Langzhou people?"

Xu Yi said leisurely: "Where did I start talking? When did I speak to the Langzhou people?"

Before Lu Jia could open his mouth, Xu Yi continued: "Brother Lu, do you mean that I just asked Langzhou officers and soldiers to go back to report? You have misunderstood me. I think we are far away as guests. If you don’t conflict with others, naturally you don’t want to conflict with others.”

Undoubtedly, this Xu Yi is Xu Yu's confidant, and also a representative of the win-win faction in the team.

Hearing their quarrel, Chen Wu couldn't help persuading them: "Brother Lu, Brother Xu, don't argue. When we come to Langzhou City this time, we are the face of Chengdu Mansion. Even if there are any conflicts, Let’s wait until we go back, don’t let the officials of Langzhou read the jokes about our Chengdu mansion. Don’t you think so?”

Xu Yipi smiled and said: "Chen Gongcao is very true. I want to be kind, don't I just want to earn face for Chengdu Mansion? To prevent people from thinking that we in Chengdu Mansion are bullying and difficult to get along with."

Lu Jia sneered with a "ha": "Brother Xu, don't you have some misunderstanding about the word face? If they don't open the city gate, they are refuting our face!" Turning to Chen Wudao again, "Chen Gongcao, you Why didn’t you argue just now? You know that your weakness made the people of Langzhou look down on us from the very beginning!”

Chen Wu originally wanted to turn off the fire, but unexpectedly, he caught fire instead, and suddenly his head got bigger.

It is not an option to continue like this.Lu Jia suddenly took a few steps forward, stared at Chen Wu, and said sternly: "Chen Gongcao, I don't want to blame you. But before entering the city, you may have to think clearly about the purpose of our coming to Langzhou today. ?”

Xu Yi said from the side: "Huh? Aren't we here to give gifts?"

Lu Jia glanced at him and ignored him at all.He just stared at Chen Wu: "Let me make my words more clear. Although this Langzhou shepherd put down the bandit rebellion in Langzhou, he came from a wrong path and had ulterior motives! We came here today. The warning is the truth. We must let him see the majesty of Chengdu Mansion and make him fearful, so that he will restrain himself. But if we behave weakly, let him think that our Chengdu Mansion is afraid of him, only afraid of him. From now on, you will be even more daring! Can you bear this responsibility?"

Xu Yi continued to throw cold water on the yin and yang: "Why didn't I hear that we have other tasks besides gift giving?"

Lu Jia said viciously: "Shut up! Everyone knows what's going on."

Xu Yi was yelled at by him, shrugged, and stopped talking.

The situation once again reached a stalemate.

Twenty or so people in that team were all looking at Chen Wu, waiting for him to make an idea.No matter what everyone thinks, after all, Chen Wu is the leader of their team, and Chen Wu must have a clear stand.Otherwise, he would sway left and right, and the situation would only become more chaotic.

Chen Wu was both annoyed and depressed.The reason why he was not tough enough was not that he didn't have any ideas in his heart, but that Xu Yu and Lu Qinghui, the two young men, couldn't offend either of them.But the disturbance of the crowd made him understand better - since this task has fallen on his head, he is doomed to be unable to please both sides.Either choose to offend one, or it is very likely that both of them will be offended by him.

He closed his eyes in annoyance, then opened them again, looking at Xu Yi and then at Lu Jia.With a heartbeat, he finally said, "Brother Lu, I understand."

The gift-giving team was in an uproar.Chen Wu made it clear that he supported Lu Qinghui's suppression faction.

Everyone was not surprised by this choice. In fact, before that, even though Chen Wu didn't say anything, his actions were clearly inclined to suppress the faction.Otherwise, he would not be the first to question the officers and soldiers when the guards refused to let them enter the city immediately.Right now, he is just showing his position clearly.

— Leaving aside the factional disputes, and only talking about Chen Wu's own heart, he didn't have the slightest liking for Zhu Nao, a fool who dared to pretend to be the shepherd of Langzhou, and he even hated it.If it weren't for the chaos in the current situation, it wouldn't be enough for such a fool to beheaded ten times in the downtown area!It's just that the warning to suppress is already very polite, and Xu Yu's idea of ​​wooing Zhu Nao to please him is completely incomprehensible to him, so it is difficult to follow suit.

After Chen Wu made his statement, he didn't dare to see Xu Yi and the others' reactions, for fear that they would be annoyed.However, this was too much for him to worry about.Xu Yi and the others didn't look disappointed, but gave each other a look.Obviously, Chen Wu's decision did not affect their mission.

After waiting for a long time, the city gate finally opened, and several people came out of the city to welcome them.

"Master Dou Ziyi of Langzhou Mansion is here to welcome the envoy!" Dou Ziyi led the crowd to salute Chen Wu and others.

As the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling person with your hand. The people led by Dou Ziyi have a humble attitude and considerate manners. After everyone in Chengdu Mansion has received the ceremony, they shouldn't be more embarrassing.However, they thought they had been neglected before, and now they wanted to win back.

So Chen Wu rode on the horse, deliberately looking taller than others in stature.He looked at Dou Ziyi condescendingly, and said coldly: "Master Dou, this is how your Langzhou Mansion treats guests? You made us wait outside the city for so long!"

Dou Ziyi was slightly taken aback, but asked in a nonchalant manner, "I wonder how long the envoy has been waiting?"

Chen Wu frowned: "It's been more than half an hour if you don't say anything."

"More than half an hour? That really made you wait so long. I'm really sorry..." Dou Ziyi said neither humble nor overbearing, "Since our Langzhou is under the rule of the Chengdu government, it is subordinate to the upper government, and our style of behavior is naturally imitated by the upper government. Therefore For the negligence caused, I hope that the envoys of the government will be more tolerant."

Chen Wu and everyone in the gift-giving team were startled.Chen Wu immediately asked: "What do you mean? What does it mean to imitate the superior government? Could it be that our Chengdu government taught you to neglect guests?"

Dou Ziyi said slowly: "That's not true. It's just that our Langzhou has been invaded by bandits for many years. From the officials to the common people, we have been looking forward to the arrival of the Shangfu. Until today, we finally look forward to the envoy. It can be seen that the Shangfu Act 'slowly' and 'take it easy'. In this way, we can't help but learn a little bit."

Martial Chen's angry expression froze immediately.

Take your time?Taking your time?This is really speaking without dirty words, but every word hides a knife!Langzhou has been in chaos for so many years, and the Chengdu government has never intervened to control it. Although there are some reasons, no matter what the reason is, it is a big loss.If this word spreads, no matter how they say it, they don't take it seriously.

Chen Wu's face flushed with embarrassment, and everyone behind him was also silent.With such a big mistake, what other small mistakes could they make of each other?

Seeing the tense atmosphere, it was Dou Ziyi who took the lead to break the siege: "Your envoy, please enter the city quickly. The state shepherd is already waiting for the envoy to drive you in the state mansion."

Chen Wu's momentum has been weakened by most, he has nothing to say, he can only say awkwardly: "...let's go to the city."

After the team entered the city, on the way to Langzhou Prefecture, the officials of Chengdu Prefecture walked very slowly, observing the scene in Langzhou City while walking.

After a while, several people couldn't help but whispered to each other.

"This Langzhou is really strange."

"What's weird?"

"I have hardly seen any refugees along the way."

"This...wouldn't it be that their state government drove away all the refugees and hid them when they heard about our arrival?"

In the past few years, natural disasters have occurred frequently, not only Langzhou was affected, but the eight prefectures under the jurisdiction of Chengdu Prefecture were all affected by refugees.Even in the richest city of Hanzhou, beggars and refugees are common on both sides of the street.But this phenomenon does not exist in Langzhou Prefecture!

One person said: "We just waited outside for more than half an hour, how can this time be enough for them to hide the refugees in the city?"

Another person said: "Let's not talk about the inside of the city. When I came this way, I found that the closer I was to Langzhou, the fewer refugees there were on the road. Haven't you seen that there are few beggars outside the city?"

Everyone recalled the scene they saw when they came, and couldn't help but be stunned.Not to mention that I didn't pay attention, but after I said it, I realized that it was really like this!Hasn't this Langzhou ever suffered a disaster?How can the people be so orderly?

However, in their impression, Langzhou not only suffered disasters, but also experienced more serious bandit disasters than other states.In any case, Langzhou should be more chaotic!

Some are full of doubts, some are thoughtful.

Not long after, the crowd finally reached Langzhou Mansion, the gate of Langzhou Mansion was opened, the officials of the mansion stood in two rows, and a young man led a group of guards standing in the middle of the avenue to meet them.There is no doubt that he is Langzhou Mu.

Everyone was surprised when they saw Zhu Nao.They have already heard a lot about Jun Nao, who can be said to be cunning, cunning, and arrogant, so in everyone's imagination, he either has sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, or looks like a roe-headed rat, in short, he should be a strange person.However, seeing him in person, he found that he had a handsome face and a pleasant smile, not to mention that he didn't look weird at all, and he was even quite handsome!

Not only that, everyone has heard that Jun Nao is young.But because he did many cunning things, people often forget his age.It wasn't until seeing the real person that he realized that this person was really young, with no trace of sophistication on his face.Such a person is actually the legendary delusional person? !

Seeing the crowd coming, Zhu Nao took a few steps forward to meet them.Although the other party represented the Chengdu Mansion, his official position was not as high as his, and he did not salute, but only bowed slightly to show his respect: "Langzhou Shepherd Zhu Nao welcomes the envoy of the superior mansion."

Chen Wu had long thought that when he met, he would first give the other party a blow.However, because he was surprised, he was stunned for a moment before he realized: "Chengdu Mansion Cao Chen Wu...has seen Zhuzhou Mu." When he said this, he lost his momentum.

Zhu Nao smiled and said, "Please send me into the mansion to speak."

The people from Chengdu Mansion traveled hundreds of miles to Langzhou. Although they were received by officials from various states on the way, there were still some dangerous places.Therefore, most of them carry weapons for self-defense.

It stands to reason that anyone who enters the government must disarm their weapons, but Chen Wu looked back at everyone and did not give the order to disarm them—this was also his warning to Langzhou Mu.

Bringing weapons into the mansion does not mean that he will cause trouble in the state capital.The political significance of this move is far greater than the operational significance.He needs to use this matter to let Zhu Nao understand that their Chengdu Mansion is above Langzhou, and if their Chengdu Mansion wants to clean up Langzhou officials, they can do so.

So Chen Wu led the crowd and swaggered towards the state capital.

However, before they entered the gate, they suddenly heard "ping ping" and the sound of swords and soldiers, and it was Zhu Nao who led a dozen guards who untied their sabers all at once!

All the officers and soldiers of Chengdu Mansion immediately retreated again and again, putting on a defensive posture.Chen Wu was also taken aback, thinking that Zhu Nao was going to fight directly, he was shocked and angry: "Zhuzhou Mu?!"

However, Junao's guards did not untie their swords to draw them.After they took off their sabers, they threw them into the bamboo towers at the gate of the state capital.

Zhu Nao said with a smile: "You guys have surprised you. This is the rule of my Langzhou Mansion. All people entering the mansion must first disarm their weapons before entering the mansion. Even my guards are no exception."

Chen Wu: "..."

He never expected that Junao would have such a move.After his guards set an "example".If the officers and soldiers of the Chengdu government still refused to follow suit, their hostility and arrogance would be far more serious than simply refusing to disarm their weapons.

Chen Wu hesitated for a moment.

Behind him, Xu Yi took two steps forward and persuaded in a low voice: "Chen Gongcao, let our people unarm their weapons."

Lu Jia also followed up, and said angrily: "What solution! He did it on purpose to show us. Are we going to be led by the nose?"

Chen Wu hesitated again and again, gritted his teeth, and made a decision.

He said loudly: "Zhuzhou Mu, I will represent Chengdu Yin when I come here with the Chengdu Yin Talisman. When I enter the Langzhou Mansion, I don't need to disarm my weapon, right?"

He originally thought that the two sides would be in a stalemate because of this, and Jun Nao might bring up legal principles to argue with him, but unexpectedly Jun Nao was very calm after hearing this: "Oh? Then there is no need to explain it."

Chen Wu: "..."

Chen Wu: "???"

However, all the guards around Zhu Nao bent down again, and there was a ringing of pings and bells, and they all retrieved the weapons they had just unloaded, and put them on their upper bodies again.

Chen Wu: "!!!"

Zhu Nao said with a smile: "Today the envoy of the upper house came, and the envoy said he was going to break the rules, so that's the way to break the rules. I'm not an old-fashioned person either. Let's go, let's go into the mansion quickly."

Before Chen Wu and others could respond, his knife-wielding guards had strode towards the lobby.

Chen Wu: "..."

Chen Wu: "..."

Can you still come this way? ? ?