On the day when Zhou Che arrived at Nanping City with a hurried march of 100,000 soldiers and horses, the spies reported that Nanping City was very peaceful, there were no battles, and there was no danger. On the walls of Nanping City, the flag of the Nanping Marquis Mansion had not been changed.
Zhou Che was surprised, "It shouldn't be."
He told the spies, "Probe again and report again."
Then he ordered 100,000 troops to camp and repair, waiting for specific news.
The spies probed for information again and again, and all they got was the same conclusion.
Zhou Che was puzzled. Just when he was about to go investigate in person, a group of people came out of Nanping City and headed straight for Zhou Che. After traveling ten miles, they got closer and saw clearly that the person leading the way was Zhou Gu.
Someone shouted in surprise, "It's the Fourth Young Master."
Zhou Che was also overjoyed and hurried forward to greet him, "Fourth brother!"
Zhou Gu climbed the mountain and dismounted, hugged Zhou Che and said, "Third brother."
Zhou Gu also hugged Zhou Gu back and asked him impatiently: "What's going on? Didn't it mean that the Northern Hebei Army was attacking Nanping City?"
"solved."
Zhou Che asked: "What was solved?"
"It's just that you came late. We have already eliminated the 200,000 troops in northern Hebei." Zhou Gu said.
Zhou Che was surprised, "How to solve it?"
Zhou Gu glanced at the 100,000 soldiers and horses who were hurrying with pale faces, and then looked at Zhou Che, who was tired and struggling to regain his energy. "The soldiers and horses rest where they are. Follow me into the city and talk as we walk."
Zhou Che nodded, "Okay."
So, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses rested where they were, and Zhou Che was taken into Nanping City by Zhou Gu.
On the way, Zhou Gu briefly talked about how to resolve the crisis in Nanping City and what he had done. Zhou Che opened his eyes wide when he heard this and took in breaths. At the end, he exclaimed, "I didn't expect that, fourth brother.
, you are really amazing."
"It's not me who's powerful, it's the unity of the army and the people in Nanping City." Zhou Gu said.
Zhou Che shook his head, "Killing Zhang Cheng twice in a row resulted in the death of the head coach of the Northern Hebei Army, and the army was in disarray. This is the most important thing. No wonder my grandfather has always said that you are the most outstanding descendant of our Zhou family."
Zhou Guxiao said, "My grandfather dislikes me the most."
Zhou Che glanced at him, "Do you believe this?"
Zhou Gu curled his lips.
Zhou Che relaxed completely and talked to Zhou Gu about the journey, "When I received your letter, I had already entered northern Hebei and turned back to Nanping. I was not familiar with the road and was afraid of being discovered by the northern Hebei army, so it took a lot of time.
It took some effort. It's no use because of my brother. I came two days late and made you suffer."
"It's Ningchi and the others who suffered, but I'm okay, as long as the result is good." Zhou Gu took him to the Nanping Marquis Mansion, "Third brother, didn't you meet Zhang Yun on the way?"
"Zhang Yun?" Zhou Che shook his head, "No."
"He withdrew with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. I thought you could meet him on the road." Zhou Gu said: "He is a person. Su Rong wants to take him in and has asked Zhang Mao to contact him. I wonder if he knows him.
"
"What's going on?" Zhou Che asked.
Zhou Gu briefly talked about Zhang Ping's two sons, Zhang Mao and Zhang Yun, one of whom had already defected, and the other was being tried by Su Rong to instigate rebellion.
Zhou Che sighed after hearing this, "So it can still be like this."
If it were him, he would have killed Zhang Mao and sacrificed Qi long ago, and then waited to kill Zhang Yun. After all, his vision was narrow.
The two talked along the way and arrived at the Nanping Hou Mansion. The housekeeper of the Hou Mansion welcomed them into the house with a smile, "Sir, Mr. Zhou, I have sent someone to arrange your yard. Seeing that you are very tired, why don't you
Let’s go freshen up and take a rest first?”
Zhou Gu also said: "Third brother, let's go and have dinner together in the evening."
Zhou Che nodded, and after listening to what Zhou Gu and the housekeeper said, the housekeeper took him to the arranged courtyard.
After Zhou Che left, Zhou Gu found someone and asked, "Where is Miss Seven? Is she in the yard?"
"I'm going to change Mr. Zhang's dressing." The servant replied.
Zhou Gu nodded and went to find where Zhang Mao lived.
Su Rong has finished changing Zhang Mao's medicine, and Ning Ze is talking to Su Rong, "Miss Qi, do you think Zhang Yun will agree to join you?"
"Maybe!"
Ning Ze seemed quite confident after hearing what she said, "Oh!" He said, "If he takes refuge with you, you will have him, Jiang Zhu, and the brothers from the Eighteenth Village by your side..." He glanced at Zhang Mao again,
Counting on his fingers, "There is also Zhang Mao, so am I the most useless one?"
Su Rong was amused, "Do you think you are the most useless?"
Ning Ze didn't want to admit it, but the facts didn't allow him to quibble. He sighed, "I will try my best to make myself less useless."
Zhang Mao teased him, "You are able to position yourself correctly and are very self-aware."
Ning Ze glared at him, "I'm more useful to you now anyway. You should take good care of your injuries. If you don't take good care of yourself, you will become a cripple."
Zhang Mao didn't want to provoke him into a fight, so he admitted that he was right and kept his mouth shut.
When Zhou Gu stepped forward, he was greeted by a servant, "Fourth Young Master."
Zhou Gu said "Hmm", and someone opened the door curtain and entered the house. At a glance, he saw three people in the house. Zhang Mao was half lying on the bed, Su Rong was sitting at the table drinking tea, and Ning Ze was squatting in front of the stove, pulling charcoal fire.
There was a strong and warm medicinal smell in the room.
Seeing him coming, everyone turned to look at him.
Consultant Zhou: "What are you talking about?"
Ning Ze scratched his head in embarrassment and honestly told Zhou Gu what he had just said.
Zhou Gu looked at him and said, "In my opinion, you don't know much about yourself. It's obvious that you are of great use. You handle many trivial matters meticulously and properly. This is rare. Your potential is also quite great. You are also very useful."
can play a more useful role.”
Ning Ze opened his eyes wide and felt a little overwhelmed by the praise, "Really?"
"Do you think I'm telling lies just to praise you?" Zhou Gu's implication was that you are a grown man and you are not worthy of me coaxing you to say nice things, and there is no benefit in coaxing you.
Ning Ze immediately stood up and jumped on the spot twice, very happy, "Thank you Fourth Young Master, Brother Zhou, you made me feel that the weather is really nice today."
Zhang Mao silently glanced out the window, wondering how the weather is getting better today? There was a cold wind outside, and there was already snow falling.
But Ning Ze felt that the weather was good, so he turned to Su Rong, "Miss Qi, is that so? Did you just hear that? Brother Zhou was praising me."
Su Rong laughed, "Yeah, you're right."
The day she took Ning Ze in, she only thought that he still had merits, but she didn't think that he really had great potential.
Seeing Zhou Gu coming over and sitting next to her, she smiled and asked, "Have you picked up Young Master Zhou?"
"Took it." Zhou Gu said, "My third brother said he didn't meet Zhang Yun."
Su Rong nodded, "It's not easy to meet."
Zhou Gu smiled and said: "Who is Zhang Yun? Who is my third brother? Zhang Yun alone may have hundreds of colorful intestines, but my third brother is too upright and only has a few at most."
It's just the intestines. Even if they are walking the same road, Zhang Yun can find out in advance that he is bringing a hundred thousand troops and avoid it. Zhang Yun will not run into him."
Su Rong thought about it and said, "That makes sense."
