On the hillside, after Jin Gefuzi Zhang Bofeng left, Cao Lin, the great uncle of the Wei Dynasty, gradually put away his original expression of wisdom and became confused and lonely.

Yes, he is the Grand Master. Until now, even though the Wei Dynasty has actually collapsed and it is difficult for him to make progress in his own path, he is still a Grand Master and the top master of violence in the world.

But as a leader, Cao Lin failed too much.

The most obvious one is that even Li Qingchen betrayed him.

To put it bluntly, for example, if he had a misunderstanding about Zhang Bofeng's attitude, it seemed that Emperor Cao could have asked about it if he wanted to, but why didn't he ask? Why did he believe Li Qingchen's words?

In the early stage, it was naturally because the situation was not that serious, or the separation of positions between the two sides seemed to be tacit, and it was not necessary or worth asking at that time; but later, the fig leaf of the Wei Dynasty was suddenly lifted, and the situation

After a collapse of decline, at this time, I didn’t dare to ask.

However, these are not the real reasons. The really sad thing is that he has no one he can trust to take on this task.

Who should come?

The Great Wei was based on Guanlong, so it did not hesitate to exploit other places in order to enrich Guanlong. However, after the collapse of the Great Wei, the nobles of Guanlong did not hesitate to choose alienation and betrayal. As soon as the Bai family came forward, everyone flocked to it.

They came up and gathered around him impatiently... It was Zhang Bofeng who had the demeanor of a great master and did not easily become a tool for others. But as the first generation of the Jin Dynasty, didn't the Zhang family actually join him politically?

Otherwise, how could I have misjudged it?

Of course, even so, Cao Zhongcheng did not expect that people from Jingantai, the young Guanlong generation whom he single-handedly promoted, would actually betray him.

This setback hit Cao Lin so hard that he was not even willing to admit that it was a betrayal.

As a bystander and a high-ranking person who has met too many people, Uncle Cao actually understands some of Li Twelve Lang's actions. Regardless of what the other party said at the time, it seems to be some kind of ideological dispute, but in fact, who is to blame?

Having been stabbed in the waist, ending his cultivation prospects, and being captured alive and thrown into prison, he will never let go. Especially Li Qingchen, who was born into a noble family, but he has a character that cannot afford to lose.

It has already been revealed... If Cao Lin remembers correctly, Li Qingchen lost to Zhang Xing that time, and then he broke the rules and asked the elders of the family to come forward to make peace and bribed Zhu Shou, who was in charge of personnel in Taichung.

Such is his nature, not to mention that things in the world are hard to avoid, but there is no such thing as noble or vulgar.

However, this is still not the reason for Li Qingchenhu to do something to himself.

Cao Lin asked himself, maybe any commoner in the world could stand up and accuse him of being immoral, maybe any Guanlong noble could confidently engage in political confrontation with him, but for the young talents in Jing'antai, he would really do everything

To a certain extent... If someone is from a good family background, he will not treat him equally just because his family is politically opposed to his. He is also willing to promote someone from a poor family background. Even Zhang San has thought about adopting him as his adopted son, and even Qin

He even saved his life.

If Li Qingchen hadn't told him, would he have believed it?

But Li Qingchen still deceived him, even Li Qingchen deceived him!

Back to Cao Lin, the great master actually knew very well that the reason why he just followed the other party's ideas and immediately accepted some discussion meeting was of course because he saw a new way to solve the problem or saw the application of the method.

I had a new chance to make a final blow because I didn't want to offend a great master who had no worries and wasted my last blow... But it was more than that... At the same time, after learning about Li Qingchen's deception, Emperor Cao's uncle

For a moment, he felt a sense of uneasiness and fear. He was afraid that if he continued to lead this unit into the depths of Hebei, chasing each other and escaping with the gang, it would be full of flaws and torn apart as it went. When the time came, he would still be there, but this

An army has turned into a pile of powder.

And abandoning everyone, and being a great master alone in Hebei, isn't it also the result of running out of gas?

"As soon as the river opens in a few days, let Li Twelve Lang cross the river." When Cao Lin returned to the camp, the weather had turned from cloudy to overcast, and then it began to drizzle. Obviously, the continuous southerly wind made the spring

The recovery is coming very quickly, and this year's cold flood will probably end soon. Cao Zhongcheng issued the military order in the spring rain. "Also, order the whole army to camp here with peace of mind, continue to stand still, wait for the opportunity of war, and focus on appeasing Dong Dong."

All the soldiers and horses...where is Duan Shangshu?"

"In the back camp." Luo Fang faced him with his hands in hand, but stopped talking.

"Ask him to come to the center and share the tent with me." Cao Lin ordered, and then asked again, "What do you want to say?"

Luo Fang paused and spoke carefully: "It's no big deal. All major matters are decided by the adoptive father. I think that if the adoptive father feels that Duan Shangshu is inappropriate, he will kill him directly, or destroy him like he did with Qin Er, and then

The child can be looked after for his adoptive father, so why bother to take care of it personally and waste so much effort?"

In the drizzle, Cao Lin looked at the other party, feeling both frustrated and relieved.

What is frustrating is that the other party is still so arrogant and does not know how to unite people. After going out to experience a county, the world situation has become like this. He is still so ignorant of the overall situation. This is probably what he will do in this life. What is gratifying is that regardless of the other party,

What's wrong with this, this adopted son with obvious character flaws and the upper limit of his abilities still has a simple sense of loyalty and filial piety to himself... At this point, what else do you want?

"What nonsense are you talking about?" At this thought, Cao Lin was not angry. Instead, he smiled as if he were facing Zhang Bofeng on the hillside. "Duan Shangshu is the chief officer of the Ministry of War, and one of the left-behind guards in the eastern capital designated by the saint before he left. How can he shout

Fighting and shouting to kill? The worse the situation is, the more people must unite."

Luo Fang nodded as if he understood. Seeing that his adoptive father had no extra requirements, he went straight to deliver the order.

On the other side, another great master Zhang Bofeng, who was in a completely different mood, left Jijun at noon and walked diagonally through the mountains. In the evening of the same day, he appeared in Yecheng, Weijun, and then disclosed his identity and contacted the gang who had already had some suspicions.

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Hearing that Old Master Zhang had arrived, Fan Wang, the leader of the left-behind city defense dressed as an ordinary team member, took the initiative to greet him, bowed respectfully, and then informed the other party of Zhang Xing's current location as instructed - the small town of Hanling in the southwest of Yecheng.

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Like many small towns next to big cities, this is an independent military city built on the back of mountains and rivers, with a single function.

Obviously, under the pressure of the Grand Master, especially after the two Grand Masters appeared in Hebei, the gang immediately implemented corresponding preparations to ensure the personal safety of the leaders.

Of course, Zhang Bofeng understood very well, so he thanked him immediately, then directly encouraged his energy and went straight to Hanling Mountain to see Zhang Xing.

In the evening, the spring rain continued, but still did not wet the ground. At this time, I saw a specific fire lit in the distance on the Chengtou Mountain in Yecheng, and another stream of golden light arrived unhurriedly and grandly. Zhang in Hanling small town.

The leaders of the gang and gang naturally knew the reason, so they waited early in the small school ground in the city.

The Grand Master landed calmly, and there was no formal meeting when the two sides met. It was just a normal greeting and farewell. The so-called gang chief Zhang Xing took the lead, and the leaders slightly bowed their hands, while Liaocheng Xingtai Commander Wei Xuanding, who had just come from Wuyang, paid homage alone.

Old Master Zhang was a little surprised and asked the whole story. When he learned that he was Wang Huaitong's student, he immediately woke up and didn't say anything.

"Master, since you are willing to do the Dharma in person, please come in and sit down." Zhang Xing extended his hand to signal.

"That's what I meant." Seeing this situation, Zhang Bofeng just twirled his beard and smiled in the drizzle, not moving at all. "But now the situation has changed..."

With that said, he calmly explained the results of his discussion with Cao Lin.

"On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, Hongshan? Regardless of cultivation, origin, or position, anyone who wants to go can go. Uncle Cao will also go, and is he willing to cease fighting for this purpose and no longer pursue? Master Zhang is willing to guarantee the safety of the members of this association?"

"Zhang Xing repeated it for a while, and then made an immediate decision. "Of course I will go, and so will King Xiongtian, and our gang will immediately publicize Master Zhang and inform Hebei Province, so as to attract as many people as possible to participate in the meeting."

Xiong Bonan also nodded.

Zhang Bofeng naturally nodded: "In that case, we can see you on the 25th."

As he spoke, the stream of light rolled up and flew straight up. It is said that he came by the wind and left by the wind without any delay.

Everyone watched the stream of light heading north and remained silent for a long time before returning to the hall in the small city.

No one questions Zhang Xing's promise. This is for sure. Even if Zhang Xing doesn't go in the end, he will agree at this time. The seven-day truce period is to help those who need it most at the moment. It is a big surprise. In order to transfer more supplies

, including the large amount of storage here in Yecheng, and for the safe withdrawal and deployment of more troops, and for the overall situation in Hebei, he and Zhang and Cao had to compromise.

In fact, when they returned to the small town hall, everyone immediately summoned the staff and documents, and quickly revised the retreat plan in order to use these seven days to further transport supplies, and just then began to discuss Zhang Bofeng's appearance.

"Old Master Zhang is indeed not standing on the opposite side." Xie Minghe, who had just returned from Li Ding, was a little confused. "But the question is, why did Cao Lin agree? Did he give us a chance to breathe for nothing? Did he know that the British Duke was openly in Jin?

Is it a matter of seizing power and gathering troops? According to Old Master Zhang’s words, we also need to invite the British Duke, will we take the opportunity to deal with it? "

"Maybe you know, maybe you don't know, but the main reason is that Cao Lin suddenly lost the confidence to defeat us." Zhang Xing blurted out. "Cao Lin's attack has a great chance of winning, but it is mainly because of his absolute strength.

, can break the overall situation and win. In addition, Dongdu's army itself does not have an advantage against us, especially since we have made it clear that we will not waste the battle, but will retreat immediately. In this way, the front will be lengthened, and the disadvantage of Dongdu's soldiers and horses will be

It’s even more obvious... At this time, another great master comes to stop him, so of course he will lose confidence."

"Yes, that should be the truth." Wei Xuanding nodded at the side. For some reason, he seemed to be a little emotional at this time, so much so that he was restless.

"If that's the case, it would be more reasonable for him to turn to deal with the British Duke." Xie Minghe continued to frown.

"But we can't relax just because of this." Zhang Xing continued. "We still have to be careful. Who knows if Cao Lin is using Master Zhang to paralyze us and suddenly surprise us... We will continue to move tomorrow...

This time it is Xu Dalang who is here to make the decision. Don’t tell anyone else and let you know the destination after setting off tomorrow.”

Xu Shiying nodded.

Xie Minghe continued: "In any case, this Red Mountain meeting is an opportunity. Can our gang take advantage of the opportunity to escape, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then make profits from the chaos?"

Wei Xuanding finally couldn't hold himself back: "Let's not talk about this, does the chief really want to go to Hongshan?"

As soon as these two people spoke, the hall became restless.

It's one thing to agree, there is a consensus from top to bottom, and if you don't get it cheap, you won't get it in vain, but what to do next, especially how to profit from the chaos between two grand masters or even three grand masters, is very difficult.

But this is exactly the problem that we must face now.

"What do you think?" Zhang Xing was silent for a while and carefully asked for opinions.

"I think it may be difficult to make profits out of chaos." Xu Shiying rarely took the initiative to speak. "First of all, we lack the proactive means to deal with the Grand Master. We are passive in everything and depend on people's faces; secondly, after capturing Li Yang, we have actually

The world is in shock, otherwise Cao Lin wouldn't have come... At this time, the surrounding forces with imperial backgrounds will more or less regard us as a thorn in their flesh, and they won't avert their eyes even a little bit. How can we make profits out of chaos?

To put it bluntly, if someone really takes the opportunity to deal with someone, we will definitely be the target."

Zhang Xing burst out laughing when he heard this.

Seeing this, Xu Shiying frowned slightly: "Chief, what did I say wrong?"

"No." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "On the contrary, I think what Xu Dalang said is very good, but precisely because he said it so appropriately, there is no need to worry about some things..."

The brows of the people around him became tighter and tighter.
To be continued...