Zhang Fei, Yang Yi, and Ma Liang were all at Guan Yu's house, and they were sitting on the guest seats.

Guan Yu, on the other hand, sat in the main seat and patiently listened to Mi Fang's story.

"Now, I have issued a notice, and the entire Jiangling City knows that Yunqi's arrest is to arrest Wei spies, and it is not a joke!"

"In a few days, the entire Jingzhou will know. By then, all misunderstandings will be eliminated. After all, Yun Qi has made a great contribution this time."

While listening to Mi Fang's words, Guan Yu stroked his beard.

My heart couldn't help but murmur.

——"This boy really has his own talent!" 』

It was a false alarm after all.

However, after Mi Fang mentioned so many names of Wei spies, Guan Yu actually felt a little scared.

If we think about it again, in the past few years... we encountered a series of strange events during the Northern Expedition to Xiangfan, such as the sudden disappearance of food, grass and ordnance.

For example, when they raided Lejin's grain road, Lejin actually knew about it in advance and set up an ambush;

For example, every time they attacked Xiangfan, Cao Ren and Man Chong seemed to be able to calculate exactly how many days of food and grass Guan Yu had carried... and because of this, they were always confident.

How could these things not be shocking when viewed together?

Yun Qi's move... more than uncovered Wei spies.

The meaning here is probably much more profound!

Of course, Guan Yu would not boast about Guan Lin in front of so many people.

He raised his hand and said, "There is a lot of work to do."

Hearing this, Mi Fang smiled, "I just completed the final arrest. When it comes to merit, how can Yun Qi's merit be as great as that of Yun Qi?"

"Hahahaha..." Zhang Fei laughed, "You too, if my second brother says you have merit, then you have merit! At least, wasn't Li Miao tied up by your order? He is still naked at the city gate. , What a joy!”

"Zifang, you're not just for Yun Qi, but you're also for my elder brother. You should be humiliated by such a shitty bird! It's so satisfying to hear it!"

It seemed that he had thought that during the celebration banquet in Yizhou, Li Miao openly humiliated his eldest brother Liu Bei, which made Zhang Fei furious.

Guan Yu had always disliked scholar-bureaucrats, and he even disliked "trolls" like Li Miao who were in vain.

Since he dared to scold Yun Qi, he also dared to bite Yun Qi. It didn't take much to humiliate him, which was very satisfying.

Simply, Guan Yu didn't mention him and turned to look at Yang Yi.

"The Wei spy matter has been settled. Next, the examination of Yang Shangshu appointed by Kong Ming should also be carried out, right?"

this…

Yang Yi's eyes were fixed, "This is Yi Guan Gong."

The words have not yet been spoken…

"Guan Gong..." Zhou Cang quickly walked into the main hall, cupped his hands and said: "Jiang Xia urgently reports, the scouts are waiting outside the door!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Yi handed over his hands knowingly, "If Guan Gong is busy with official duties, this Yunqi exam, I will retire first."

Yang Yi felt that his level was not high enough and he should not be involved in such military affairs...

But how could Guan Yu let him go?

Urgent news from Jiangxia, is it good news? Or asking for help? He had a good idea.

Just as it happened, for Kong Ming's assessment, this urgent report came just in time, which was considered a divine assist.

"It doesn't matter..." Guan Yu waved his hand rather boldly, "Yang Shangshu is from Jingzhou, and now he is responsible for the military affairs of Jingzhou. There are no outsiders here." After saying this, Guan Yu raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Cang, "Send the scouts to come in and report!"

Not long after...

The scout quickly entered the door and opened his mouth quickly: "The great victory in Jiangxia Sunset Valley, more than 3,000 tiger and leopard cavalry were annihilated, 1,000 were captured, and countless baggage, ordnance, weapons, and war horses were seized. This is a poor battle report and meritorious service!"

As he spoke, the scout hurriedly took out the battle report and presented it in his hands.

Zhou Cang quickly took it and sent it to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu quickly unfolded it, and his pair of red phoenix eyes were tightly attached to the text of the battle report.

It doesn't matter if it doesn't stick, as soon as it sticks, his expression changes slightly.

Because there are only two names recorded in this merit book.

——Huang Laoxie

——Guan Lin!

Guan Yu couldn't help but sigh.

——"Huang Laoxie and Yun Qi... aren't they the same person? So... Tanzhi, Guoan, Weizhi, what about them? Don’t they have any merit to claim? 』

But after thinking about it for a moment...I understood immediately.

This is the three sons trying to ease the tension between their father and their brothers!

——"Haha...what a great brotherly respect!" 』

Guan Yu was quite pleased, but handed the battle report to Zhou Cang.

"Show it to my third brother and Yang Shangshu."

Here, he deliberately did not mention Ma Liang, how could Ma Liang not understand what Guan Gong meant.

He immediately explained, "General Yide, Wei Gong... this great victory, this victory report also has a story, and the protagonist in this story... still has our Fourth Young Master Guan!"

"Oh..." Zhang Fei and Yang Yi looked up at the same time after receiving the battle report.

Suddenly, I became curious about Ma Liang's story about "Guanyun Banner".

However, it is strange to say, how can everything be related to Guan Lin?

Ma Liang did not beat around the bush and told the story smoothly.

Including, at the beginning...how a batch of ordnance made by "Huang Laoxie" passed through the fourth son Guan Lin became apparent to the public.

How did this batch of ordnance stir up the changes in Jingzhou?

How do the various forces compete? What kind of undercurrent is surging in Jiangling City.

How do all the forces show their weaknesses...

Until the end, how Guan Lin used a "chess piece" to lure the snake out of the cave made Cao Ren of Xiangfan unable to restrain himself and sent all the tigers and leopards to plunder the Sunset Valley.

How Guan Lin asked his brother Guan Ping to set up an ambush in Sunset Valley.

One pile, one piece...

Zhang Fei and Yang Yi became more and more fascinated as they listened. At the end, they saw that there were only two names on the merit book in the battle report.

——Guan Lin Guan Yunqi was among them.

call…

After all, Zhang Fei, who had always been carefree, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air at this moment.

"Ouch... Second brother, you have given birth to a 'rebellious son', you have clearly given birth to a 'little Kong Ming'!"

Zhang Fei was already a little incoherent.

"Third General, you can't say that." Ma Liang quickly corrected him.

How can we say that he is little Kong Ming?

It’s okay to say it’s Xiao Zhangliang!

"Hahaha..." Guan Yu, on the other hand, smiled happily like an old father when he heard his third brother Zhang Fei's praise of his son Yun Qi.

But inexplicably, I remembered that this son had repeatedly contradicted me, and even now, there is a bet between father and son...

If Guan Yu loses, he must apologize to Guan Lin in front of the people in the city.

When I think of this, I can't help but feel like I've hit a wall.

"hehe…"

The original laughter turned into a bitter smile.

For Guan Yu, he doesn't know whether he is happy or troubled by having such a son!

Yang Yi, on the other hand, raised her hand politely and said: "My congratulations to Mr. Guan..."

"I'm more looking forward to Mr. Yunqi being able to answer Zhuge's three questions and figure out the strategy for breaking the situation in Shu."

"Both Uncle Liu Huang and Military Advisor Zhuge are eager to see through this."

We had a good chat originally.

Suddenly, because of Yang Yi's words, Guan Yu's expression returned to seriousness and his tone became serious. "What did Yang Shangshu just say?"

Ah... Only then did Yang Yi understand.

Guan Yu's words continued, "Yang Shangshu just mentioned the test questions and mentioned the defeat in Shuzhong, how come Guan can't understand it?"

hehe…

Yang Yi smiled, and he murmured in his heart.

——"Guan Gong, Guan Gong, stop pretending, I know you...you never leaked the test questions to Mr. Yun Qi." 』

Yang Yi thought so in her heart, but said it in her mouth.

"It's the lower official who made a mistake."

Guan Yu immediately ordered Zhou Cang, "Kong Ming's examination of Yun Qi is really a big deal. Pass on Yun Qi quickly..."

"Here!" Zhou Cang agreed and walked away quickly.

Zhang Fei seemed to have thought of something, "Second brother, I look at this guy Yun Qi's temper. Zhou Cang may not be able to bring him!" "I'll go too. I just heard someone say that when he came out of the prefect's mansion yesterday, This kid went to the outskirts of Xicheng, where Kong Ming’s father-in-law’s villa seems to be, and I happened to drop by to visit him!”

When he said these words, Zhang Fei remembered what Zhuge Liang told him before leaving Chengdu.

——"Hong Qigong has a great relationship with Jingzhou. It is necessary to investigate his true identity!"

——"You might as well go and sit with my father-in-law Huang Chengyan. He settled in the "Mianshui" Villa in the western suburbs of Jiangling half a year ago. Perhaps, you can find out the truth about Hong Qigong once you go there."

These words were printed on Zhang Fei's forehead.

Now, it's time to go and take a closer look.

However, there were some discrepancies in what Zhuge Liang said. At this moment... Zhang Fei had more than one 'Hong Qigong' to ask for advice.

He was also very curious about the identity of ‘Huang Laoxie’…

What's more, after hearing what the second brother said just now, Huang Laoxie seems to have a close relationship with Guan Lin.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fei shook his head. His brain circuit could not understand these twists and turns.

He simply cupped his hands and said, "Second brother, say goodbye!"

Without waiting for Guan Yu to reply, Zhang Fei ran out of the room in a hurry.

Ma Liang gently stroked his beard, "The three generals really haven't changed at all!"

When Yang Yi heard this, he subconsciously whispered, "Guan Gong, on the other hand, seems to have changed a lot... He is no longer as domineering and arrogant as before!"

On the outskirts of the west city of Jiangling, withered yellow leaves are falling to the ground one after another. This autumnal season is the most suitable for reciting a poem.

The sun is warm and the warm wind is intoxicating.

Guan Lin and Huang Chengyan were sitting on soft cushions respectively, with a chessboard in the middle. Accompanied by the "clang" sound of workmanship in the villa, the two of them were playing chess as if they were turning a deaf ear.

Behind him, Huang Chengyan's donkey has gained a lot of weight recently and is chewing grass leisurely...

In front of him, the chess game was already halfway through. Guan Lin took the lead with white, and Huang Chengyan held black. Although he was lagging behind, his territory was still much larger than Guan Lin's.

As the chess game became clearer and clearer, Huang Chengyan slowly started talking.

"When you wanted the repeated crossbows, wooden oxen and flowing horses, and sidecars made in the workshop to have the word 'Huang Lao Xie' written on them, I was still doubtful at that time. Why did you choose the word 'Xie'? Now, let's do the whole thing. End, I just realized... you are indeed a very evil boy, and you really deserve the word 'evil'."

Guan Lin dropped the white piece in his hand on the chessboard.

He smiled and asked: "Evil? I am so upright? Where is the evil?"

Huang Chengyan chuckled and dropped the black piece in his hand onto the chessboard, blocking Guan Lin's surging offensive.

"Being able to draw the production diagrams of these ordnances is considered a small evil!"

"...and used this batch of ordnance to attract competition from all parties, using their greed and determination to win, and leading them into the trap step by step. In this way, they also gained face and dignity. The money gained from this bluff alone... is not A small amount, right? Isn’t this a sin?”

"After that, I used this batch of ordnance to lure Cao's army in Xiangfan out of the city and into an encirclement. At the same time, I sold two goods for one thing, which led to a big fight between Jiaozhou and Soochow... The two tigers fought, and the hunter benefited. This deployment and planning was so sophisticated. , isn’t that considered an old evil?”

Speaking of which…

Guan Lin couldn't help but interrupt, "Old Huang, you are only half right. It is right to lure Cao Jun out of Xiangfan...but...it is not so true to lead Jiaozhou and Soochow to fight."

"At least the information I got is that the power behind the Jiangdong woman is the Lu family, one of the four major families in Wu County. They are no match for the Sun family!"

Huang Chengyan shook the black spot in his hand and said, "Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know that Lu Xun and Lu Boyan's wife is Sun Ce's daughter Sun Ru? The Lu family and the Sun family have broken bones and connected tendons!"

oh…

Guan Lin scratched his head, he really hadn't thought about this aspect.

His original intention was to sell two goods for one thing, attracting two tigers to compete for food.

It doesn’t matter if you are from Soochow or the Lu family, as long as you are from Jiangdong.

This is because although Jiaozhou is nominally affiliated to Soochow, in fact, because Soochow plunders and exploits the "resources" of the Jiaozhou area, the people of Jiaozhou hate Soochow from the bottom of their hearts.

It's just because of his lustful power!

As a result, when enemies meet, they will become extremely jealous and fight over disagreements.

Just now, Guan Lin also received a flying pigeon from Shi Huolong and others.

It's done.

Everything is going smooth.

Now the money of both "two families" is in the hands of the beggar gang, and the goods are in the hands of the Changsha prefect. The "Lu" family in Wu County and the "Shi" family in Jiaozhou are all in vain.

With this in mind, Guan Lin waved his hand coolly, "Sun Ru, just be Sun Ru. It's not important... What's important is that we are not short of money, right?"

Having said this, Guan Lin did not panic, but turned around and looked at the workshop behind him, "Old Huang, anyway, you are the only manor in the suburbs of the west city. You might as well build more buildings and bring in more beggars." Is this workmanship good?"

"This way... the efficiency of the workshops and forgings will be higher. Besides, these beggars are calling 'Master Huang' and 'Master Huang' all day long. You won't be so lonely anymore, right?"

Speaking of loneliness…

Huang Chengyan subconsciously thought of his precious daughter Huang Yueying.

When I entered Shu, it was quite rare to see him...

After entering Shu, how could anyone be seen for two consecutive years?

The loneliness of his daughter outside was originally filling his heart.

But... it's true as Guan Lin said, because there are a large number of beggars gathered around him, each one calling "Master", which makes Huang Chengyan feel that every day is very fulfilling, how can there be any loneliness?

"If you don't talk about this...it's your turn."

Huang Chengyan reminded.

Guan Lin did not hesitate to make a bold move.

Huang Chengyan was slightly startled, "You are an orphan, haha, you want to pull the trigger, but on the chessboard... it's not easy to pull the trigger!"

"How will you know if you don't try?" Guan Lin replied with a smile.

Huang Chengyan mentioned the new sunspot and sighed, "Speaking of which, this time you just used some beggars and some ordnance, and you stirred up the changes in the entire Jingzhou situation!"

"It's you, the 'initiator' who hides behind the scenes, not showing up, not leaking out... But just like that, everything is always under your control, just like this chessboard. You seem to be at a disadvantage... but in fact, you are killing every step of the way. This The mind reminds me of someone.”

Follow Huang Chengyan’s words.

Guan Lin smiled. "Old Huang, you must be thinking of Jiang Ziya who was born eight hundred years ago in the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhang Zifang who was there four hundred years ago in the Han Dynasty... Oh, although I, Guan Lin, am excellent, I am still a little bit behind Jiang Taigong and Zhang Mousheng..."

"Of course, if you compare me to Guan Zhong or Le Yi, I will accept it reluctantly!"

hehe…

Guan Lin's words made Huang Chengyan laugh sadly.

I have seen people who feel good about themselves, but I have never seen people who feel so good about themselves!

"Hahaha..." Huang Chengyan laughed out loud, "Whoever you say is who..."

He didn't argue with Guan Lin either.

Guan Lin became interested, "Old Huang, who is it? Tell me! It can't be your precious son-in-law, right?"

"You are worse than Zhuge Kongming." Huang Chengyan was also polite, "If it were him, at least he would not humiliate Li Miao, a famous scholar in Shu!"

When it came to the inside, Huang Chengyan's tone became more serious.

"After all, you are still young and vigorous. This time you humiliated Li Miao so much. How can he let it go with his temperament? If you don't guard against gentlemen, beware of villains!"

Huang Chengyan's words became more and more serious.

When he was young, he suffered such a loss.

Once upon a time, treacherous ministers were in power and disrupted the government. He once spoke out about politics, but was recorded by villains and informed the palace dignitaries. The dignitaries then ordered his daughter "Huang Yueying" to be wanted for violating the marriage age code and being a "yellow scarf"!

(Ps: In the Han Dynasty, unmarried women over the age of fifteen paid five times the tax)

Because of this incident, his wife Cai closed her eyes and left. Huang Chengyan had no choice but to take his daughter to avoid trouble. First he went to the foot of "Leshan" and lived in a thatched hut in the deep mountains and old forests. Finally, he moved to settle down by the Baishui River at the foot of Baitu Slope. , and established the Huang Family Ancestral Hall there.

(Ps, this ancestral hall continues to this day)

After all, this is all the work of villains!

But now Guan Lin offends Li Miao just like Huang Chengyan offended a villain when he was young...

This made Huang Chengyan have a lot of worries and palpitations towards this "year-old friend".

Besides, this Li Miao even dared to scold Liu Bei. This kind of person should be kept at a distance and should not be hostile to him.

On the other hand, Guan Lin...

After listening to Huang Chengyan's intriguing words.

He chirped and seemed to ponder for a moment. Finally... in Huang Chengyan's worried expression, he decided to tell him more things.

"Old Huang, actually, you don't need to worry about me."

"How can I not be worried?" Huang Chengyan lowered his eyes with a faint look.

On the contrary, Guan Lin's words came out one after another, speaking slowly.

--"if…"

——"If I tell you, then Li Miao has been mine from the beginning!"

——"If I tell you, this game of chess is actually only half played!"

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