Beiliang was in turmoil, and the news that Chen Zhibao was about to be king in Shu had spread all over the world.

It is probably to become the second king of different surnames in Liyang earlier than Xu Fengnian, who inherited the King of Northern Liang.

A simple carriage slowly stopped at the door of Chu Mansion. The doorman who was leaning against the side door was a little stunned. The groom was a young woman in green. She thought that the owner of this family was really not afraid of letting the maid enter the tiger's mouth. But when the doorman saw the figures walking down the carriage, he was so scared that he was silent. His mouth was trembling. He threw a handful of melon seeds and staggered out the door. The first person to walk down was a white-haired man with a white background and a black shirt. He didn't have much distinction, but that face made the doorman feel worried. In Beiliang, only this young man could suppress himself.

The master of the family. There were the second son of the general, Xu Longxiang, and Yuan Zuozong, who was in the wind of Yushu, and the strong and strong Qi Dangguo. The four of them were all powerful characters who could not visit the Chu Mansion. They actually gathered together. Could it be that the house was searched? The gatekeeper hurriedly spitted a few times. General Chu was loyal and could not copy anyone. Seeing the rare distinguished guest in the leader, the prince Xu Fengnian, the clever concise gatekeeper knelt down without saying a word. He was about to hold his spirit and shout, so that he could make his master's face a little, Xu Fengnian laughed and said, "Okay, get up and lead the way."

The group of people sat down in the lobby of Chu Mansion and felt a swaying on the ground. Chu Lushan, wearing loose casual clothes, crossed the threshold and rolled into the hall. A piece of fat meat was kneeling at Xu Fengnian's feet. "Lu Qiuer finally hoped that His Highness had arrived at the humble house. The radiance was shining. Turn around and burn more incense for his ancestors."

Xu Fengnian kicked over, "House? I don't think it's much worse than the Northern Liang Palace. Today I'm bringing Brother Yuan and General Qi to your side to drink. Don't talk nonsense and find a clean place that is not so vulgar."

Chu Lushan finally stood up shakingly, turned around and gave the old housekeeper a sharp look. He turned his head and smiled that was so flattering that he was tired of. A pair of soft, boneless and white fat hands held Xu Fengnian's arm, "You can have a good place to drink and tea. Later, Your Highness has any dissatisfaction. Lu Qiuer will cut two pounds of meat and then drink."

Xu Fengnian sarcastically said, "You are so sirable that you can't put your chopsticks in the food."

Chu Lushan said embarrassedly: "It's Luqiuer that is useless. He has not grown a fat and thin pork belly that is suitable for wine to be served on the plate."

When I came to a bamboo house, the purple bamboo was sparse and not so dense that it made people feel desolate. The small pool was deep and green. The sunlight shone through the gaps of bamboo leaves. By the water, there was a wild turtle the size of a palm dragging his house to bask in the sun. Hearing the footsteps of people, he slid into the oil green pond. The small hut was big and the lighting was clever. When I pushed the door in, it looked quiet and bright without any cramping. There was also a guqin with patterns in the bamboo house, sitting here

Whether drinking or drinking tea, it is considered that people, the scenery and tea and wine complement each other. Xu Fengnian glanced at the guqin. Outsiders didn’t know the talent of the butcher Chu Bacha. He knew the inside story. Chu Lushan was able to show off his skills in both qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and lyrics. It’s a pity that he couldn’t look like a famous scholar. After sitting down by the window, Chu Lushan poured two glasses of wine for Xu Fengnian and Qi Dangguo, and asked Yuan Zuozong with a wine pot, "You don’t dislike the dirty hands and smelly wine, so you dare to pour a glass for you."

Yuan Zuozong raised his eyelids, and Chu Lushan poured out the glass of wine.

Qi Dangguo has a good relationship with Chu Lushan. Among the six adopted sons, he is the most popular among them. He often travels to households with the other five adopted sons of the same generation. A young girl who was born in the Chu family a few years ago recognized him as her godfather, so she almost made a marriage for the two children. Chu Lushan beat and scolded several sons at every turn, which was similar to the one he picked up. However, he felt sorry for this young girl and despised Qi Dangguo's young son, who looked vulgar, made Qi Dangguo question Chu Lushan when he met in the past two years, why was my son ugly?

Xu Fengnian took a sip of wine and looked around for a week. Among the three, Bai Xiong Yuan Zuozong had the highest military position. General Zhen'an, who was from the second-rank, was a real and high-ranking position. In the Northern Liang army, he was only half a rank than Chen Zhibao, the captain of the Northern Liang army, who commanded the two states on the border. Yuan Zuozong is currently the deputy general of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry. Chu Lushan is the third-rank Qianniu Dragon Warrior General, but he does not have substantial military power. Qi Dangguo is even more unbearable. He is just a lieutenant who is not important and has a small official hat. However, he is responsible for carrying the flag in every major war. Because Northern Liang is under the jurisdiction of the vassal kings controlled by the military and political forces, and Xu Xiao is also

Wen was once a king of a king with a super first-rank rank, a rank of the general of the cavalry, and the emperor was far away. The civil servants were in the same rank as the Liyang Dynasty, and most of the military generals could be one or half rank higher. The court opened his eyes and pretended not to see it. Even the chief minister Zhang Julu had said something similar to the one in Beiliang. Now Beiliang doesn't say that there is no special civil servant system. Just talking about the group of generals with seventh rank or above, not mentioning the honorary officials who have withdrawn from the border, there are still as many as 80 people. And most of these backbones that support the 300,000 cavalry of Beiliang, probably most of them have never seen Xu Fengnian with their own eyes.

After Xu Fengnian finished a glass of wine, he asked while Chu Lushan was pouring wine: "Luqiuer, who do you think will be the archer of Beiliang?"

Chu Lushan said without hesitation: "General Yuan. Otherwise, the two veteran generals, Zhong Hongwu, the commander of the cavalry, and Yan Wenluan, the commander of the infantry, would have barely had qualifications and ability. But to be honest, the veteran General Zhong had a lot of prejudice against His Highness and was not involved with Chen Zhibao. It was not suitable to be the second-rank guardian immediately. Yan Wenluan looked impartial and had a gap with Chen Zhibao, but the veteran general was gloomy and was even more difficult to deal with than Zhong Hongwu.

, I have been staring at him for more than ten years, but I have never heard him say anything bad to His Highness, but it is not reassuring. After all, General Yuan has to be the magistrate of the military power of the two states, and he can make sense in all aspects. Why are you glaring? I said this in front of Your Highness and your Yuan Zuozong. It is exactly the same with your adopted father. Believe it or not. If you don’t appreciate it, you are still hard to serve you!"

Yuan Zuozong smiled and lowered his head to drink.

Huang Man'er kept squatting beside the guqin, staring blankly.

Xu Fengnian said calmly: "Lu Qiuer, give me a list and promote one or two official ranks as appropriate. If there is really a need, it doesn't matter even jump to level three."

Upon hearing this, Chu Lushan handed out a stack of origami from his sleeve and gave it to Xu Fengnian with a smile. Yuan Zuozong frowned and stared at Chu Lushan who had predicted the unknown.

Xu Fengnian smiled and spread the three pieces of paper on the table, with more than 60 people written in densely. In addition to his names, he also had a concise military resume. The length and the advantages and disadvantages were clearly visible at a glance. The font is Chu Lushan's unique running script, which is dangerous but not strange, and is elegant and fluent. After reading it word for word, Xu Fengnian pushed it to Yuan Zuozong. After reading it carefully, Yuan Zuozong's brows were slightly relaxed. The paper was neither nepotism nor too hypocritical and meritorious. There were more than ten direct confidants who could be included in Chu Lushan's, but most of them were depressed and unsuccessful middle and lower-level captains in the Northern Liang army. The common point was that they were young and good at fighting, and were full of vitality without any twilight.

Xu Fengnian asked with a smile: "Lu Qiuer, you are not afraid at all? Wouldn't you take out this item later?"

Chu Lushan, who was sitting like a small hill, laughed and said, "There is no need for this. The General is my adoptive father who is willing to die. Needless to say, Your Highness is the master who I am Lu Qiuer likes to surrender. These things are so pretentious. By the way, there is another thing that has been stuck in my throat for many years. I can't vomit it quickly. If you say it wrong, don't be surprised."

Xu Fengnian nodded and said, "Tell me, let me see."

Chu Lushan sat upright and said, "The nearly 1,000 civil officials in Beiliang who can be called Shangguan are just a bunch of paste. Most of them retreated from the Beiliang army. Leading troops is a good man, governing the government and ensuring the people are simply outsiders, and there are very few who disturb the people. They are all considered great officials who are grateful to the people. Most of these people have brought many bad tempers that are good habits in the military. Protecting their children, helping their relatives and not helping them. They are like governing the army.

Generally, not to mention being the mighty official master, it is also a blessing that the people of Beiliang used to be accustomed to being poor and afraid of poverty. Otherwise, they would be in any place in the Liyang Dynasty and might have to revolt. In addition, protecting each other has become a stubborn disease. Those old generals who are idle at home, big and small, can find a bigger brothel and drink a few of them to catch up with. Those seeds behind them dare to join the army.

It is said that most of the people who are promising. As long as they stay at home, nine out of ten are domineering playboys who are unpredictable, which is the only skill in harming the countryside. Damn, the surname Yuan, are you addicted to staring at me? Can I tell my adoptive father what I said? Do you really think that the adoptive father can't see this kind of situation? It's because he is not easy to do! They are all old brothers who have followed him to tie his head to his belt and fought for decades. If you don't say anything else, I, Lu Qiuer, will tell you.

When talking about the broken incident in the Meng family in Lingzhou the past year, General Meng and his two sons died by your side at the concubine's grave. Remember? As a result, his only grandson grew up, robbed his wife, and killed a whole family of more than 40 people. But what should you do if you ask your adoptive father to do? With a click, he cut off the incense of General Meng. In the past ten or twenty years, are there few bastards who have been using smoky things to test the adoptive father's bottom line?”

Yuan Zuozong snorted coldly.

Chu Lushan said furiously: "Confucianism benevolence, righteousness, benevolence and righteousness, and the word benevolence is always the word benevolence is in the past and righteousness is in the future. If you are not righteous, you are just not a minister. If you are not kind, you will not even be a human being. If you act according to the Legalism plan, it will be even more chaotic. For the past thousand years since Saint Zhang, a whole thousand years have passed since Confucian scholars and scholars have been at the root, making a balance between the two words benevolence and righteousness. Do you really think it is a simple thing?! It is not easy to win the world immediately, but it is easy to defend the world at the horse?"

After saying this, Chu Lushan quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, slapped him a few times, and said in a sarcastic manner: "I have lost my composure, I should slap my mouth."

Xu Feng changed the topic with a gentle and clever attitude, and said with a smile: "Tell the topic. This time I came to the door, I just wanted to tell you Lu Qiuer that those who should let go of Wei Fucheng will let go, don't make things difficult for them."

Xu Fengnian paused for a moment and said calmly: "Also, Xu Xiao promised me to let you be the Beiliang Protector."

Chu Lushan fell back with a bang, and the entire bamboo house shook a few times. The fat man with a heavy body trembled violently sat on the ground, his eyes were dull and forgot to stand up.

In fact, it was the first time that Yuan Zuozong and Qi Dangguo heard this horrifying news. The former did not move at all and looked calm. The latter opened his mouth wide and could not speak.

Xu Fengnian did not go to see Chu Lushan, and said to the two present: "Brother Yuan, the veteran General Zhong Hongwu will definitely resign from his military post in anger in a while. You can take over the position openly. General Qi, you will take over Dian Xiongzuo's six thousand iron-futu heavy cavalry and Wei Fucheng's crossbow cavalry. Ning Emei will be your deputy. If you think there are few soldiers, I can add them to you. If you think there are too many, I will ignore them."

Yuan Zuozong put down his wine glass and said, "I will never refuse."

Qi Dangguo rubbed his cheek hard, "Your Highness, can I do it?"

Xu Fengnian joked: "Then you can't let me be a general of a sturdy warrior, right?"

Chu Lushan got up with a sad face and was about to speak when he saw His Royal Highness wavering to the window.

Not long after, a beautiful woman stood timidly at the door holding the little girl. Chu Lushan trotted over and slapped her in the face, "Who asked you to disturb your highness's pleasure in drinking!"

The child in the young woman's arms cried loudly, Chu Lushan hugged her arms and comforted her quietly. The woman's mouth was bleeding, but she still endured the biting pain and gave a graceful blessing to everyone in the house. Yuan Zuozong and Qi Dangguo were not surprised, and they did not get up, nor did they return the gift.

Only Xu Fengnian walked to the door and Wen Yan smiled and said, "I have met my sister-in-law."

The woman with a face that was so shameless that she was so nervous that she was just a concubine of the Chu Mansion. How could she be the prince’s sister-in-law? She was just not sure how to deal with it. Chu Lushan said coldly with disgust: "Get back!"

The woman gave another blessing and slowly returned.

Xu Fengnian didn't take a look at the little girl with a pink and jade-made baby, reached out to pinch her cheeks, and hid, and had to shrank his hand helplessly, "Lu Qiuer, your daughter is lucky to be like her sister-in-law, no wonder you don't want to marry General Qi. Little girl, how old are you?"

The little girl with tears on her face pouted and didn't say anything, sulking.

Chu Lushan had to smile and said, "I'm only over three years old and I'm talking much later than ordinary children. However, the first word I said was my father, which made me so happy. I've been walking for half a year, but I like to clingy."

Chu Lushan rubbed his daughter's red face and said with a smile: "Come on, call our prince, father."

Xu Fengnian was amused and cried, and scolded: "Get out of your egg."

The little girl was not very sensible, but she already knew how to protect her shortcomings. She puffed her cheeks at this bad guy who spoke fiercely to her father, and did not exhale or inhale, and her face soon turned red.

Chu Lushan laughed and said, "This is her killer move, and I don't know why anyone learned it. I can't help it every time."

Xu Fengnian was also amused, "Let her rest for a while, be careful to hold her breath."

Chu Lushan quickly kissed his daughter's forehead, "Changsheng Changsheng, be good, turn around and give you beautiful clothes, don't be angry."

The little girl looked up and smiled brightly at her father, then looked at Xu Fengnian, and began to bulge her cheeks and hold her breath hard, but she couldn't resist being tickled by Chu Lushan, and soon she broke the effort. She had to hide in her arms and not look at Xu Fengnian.

Xu Fengnian laughed loudly, "Oh, I blame me for not having a gift for meeting? Xiao Changsheng, do you know that I gave your father a second-rank Beiliang guardian. This gift is too light? Well, I will leave it here today. If I have a son in the future, I will let you be my daughter-in-law."

Chu Lushan said with a look of ecstasy: "Your Highness, should Lu Qiuer take it seriously?"

Xu Fengnian nodded and said, "You really do it. But the premise is that your daughter will change even if she grows up."

Chu Lushan said excitedly: "Don't worry, my elders will follow her mother, and I will not be much ugly in the future!"

Chu Lushan turned his head and said, "Yuan Zuozong, Qi Dangguo, you two have to testify for me. If your highness repents in the future, I will rely on you two to speak up for justice!"

Yuan Zuozong stood up and said, "It depends on his mood."

Qi Dangguo laughed loudly, feeling comfortable all over. The little green ant wine on the table was not enough to drink.

Xu Fengnian grimaced at the little girl who glanced at him secretly, and then said to Chu Lushan: "Don't give it away."

Watching the four of them walk on the bluestone path carefully built by themselves. When their backs gradually fade away and disappear from their sight, Chu Lushan then came to the edge of the pond with his daughter in his arms.

The little girl called out "Dad" crisply.
Chapter completed!