"Sir, you can't go." Jin Lu said flatly, "This Wu Zijing has made it clear that he wants to catch them all."
"Of course I won't go." Xu Huan pushed the letter and said with a smile, "I am seriously ill, so where can I go?"
Ready-made reasons, don’t use them in vain.
Ji Jing took the letter and handed it to his staff: "Then I will refuse."
Xu Yin asked: "Will Wu Zijing give up?"
Xu Huan said: "The fact that he did this shows that he still doesn't want to fight. It's internally unstable. It's okay if the fight goes smoothly, but if there's one problem, it will fall apart in the blink of an eye."
Xu Yin nodded, anyway, he was holding off for now, taking advantage of this time to make deployments and find reinforcements. Wu Zijing wouldn't be able to fight them for a while.
The discussion lasted until noon, when everyone dispersed.
Xu Yin stayed to eat with his father.
Wei Jun hesitated to report: "Second Young Master Yan is still outside."
Xu Yin asked curiously: "Why is he here?"
Wei Jun looked helpless: "He comes to see you every day to play chess, and he came today too. He can't even drive him away."
Xu Huan smiled: "Then invite him in."
"yes."
Yan Ling came in and saw Xu Yin was there, her eyes were shining. She managed to maintain her restraint and saluted them: "Master Xu, Miss Xu San."
Xu Huan smiled and said: "Second Young Master Yan, I have troubled you to wait for so long. Why don't you stay and have a meal?"
Isn't this why Yan Ling shamelessly stayed until now? He was overjoyed at the moment: "Okay, okay!"
Xu Huan couldn't help but smile, the young man's thoughts are really clear.
Lunch was served, and the three of them each took a table.
Xu Yin ate in silence, pretending not to see the eager eyes on the other side.
"Second Young Master Yan, does this dish not suit your taste?" Xu Huan asked.
"Ah!" Yan Ling regained consciousness and replied with a smile, "No, it has a unique flavor and is quite delicious."
"Really?" Xu Yin suddenly said, "As for our cook, Mr. Yan is very difficult to serve. The mutton is too muttony, the fish and vegetables are too fishy, the braised one is too strong, and the steamed one is too bland. Count on it.
After all, the only thing in our house that you haven't been picky about is probably white rice."
"Uh..." Yan Ling regretted so much, why did she act like a monster when she first came here?
"Perhaps Mr. Yan is used to it?" Governor Xu was still kind and smoothed over the situation, "Come and have a meal."
After this incident, Yan Ling became more honest, ate in a decent manner, washed her hands and rinsed her mouth after the meal, and then accompanied her father and daughter to enjoy the cool weather.
Yan Ling was racking his brains to figure out how to find out the news, but Xu Huan was already waving his fan and said, "I originally wanted to keep the second young master Yan in Nanyuan for a while, but at the moment, I'm afraid that's not possible."
What does this mean? Yan Ling asked hurriedly: "Master Xu, does he think this kid is in the way?"
Xu Huan said with a smile: "What did the young master say? It's not that he doesn't want to stay, but that he can't stay. Nanyuan is facing a major crisis now. How dare I ask the young master to take risks?"
Yan Ling's heart trembled. Sure enough, something big happened today, right?
"What exactly happened, Master Xu, can you tell me? Maybe I can help."
Xu Huan remained calm: "The trouble occurred in Yongcheng, Wu Zijing has already captured it."
Yan Ling was shocked: "So fast?"
"Yes, it's faster than we thought." Xu Huan continued, "He occupied Yongcheng and sent a message to several nearby state capitals, saying that he would hold a lantern festival in Yongcheng and invite us to participate in the event.
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Daliang people believe in Buddhism, and the Lantern Festival is their grandest festival, mainly to worship their ancestor Daro. Wu Zijing was not originally from Daliang, so the Lantern Festival was simply an opportunity to show his power and make them surrender.
Yan Ling frowned and asked, "Sir, are you going?"
Xu Huan shook his fan and chuckled: "I'm not cured yet. I'm full of energy but not strong enough!"
Yan Ling nodded, but did not loosen his brows.
Xu Huan took a sip of tea and continued: "Therefore, we cannot keep the young master here any longer. If the young master is interested, he can return to Guanzhong to report a message and ask your father-in-law to lend a helping hand. I would be very grateful."
Yan Ling opened her mouth, but she didn't make any promise.
He went back to the guest house with worries. Yan Ji knew about it and nagged beside him: "Master, why don't you just listen to Mr. Xu and let's go back quickly? It sounds like Nanyuan will be involved in the war at any time! Here we are.
For my sake, there is very little we can do, so we have to let the Duke make the decision."
Yan Ling was lying on the banyan tree with her arms as pillow. He glanced over and said, "That's not what you said a few days ago."
Who is the one who desperately encourages him to marry Miss Xu San so that Nan Yuan can be included in his pocket?
Yanji said: "It's one moment and the other! It used to be a fat piece of meat, but now there is a tiger watching next to it. Of course, running away is more important!"
Hearing what he said, Yan Ling twitched his lips. He was really good at metaphors, but this was indeed what happened.
He thought for a while and said: "For the Tongyang plan, Nanyuan must not fall into the hands of Wu Zijing, so I will definitely help. However, asking my father to send troops will not work. If we really fight Wu Zijing, it will be a mud pit and we will be beaten."
Others benefit.”
"What should we do?"
Yan Ling thought for a while and said: "Contact the secret agent first and send the news back."
…
Xu Huan did not expect to rely on these two words to let the second master of Yan run for Nanyuan. He specifically told him that the purpose was to deliver the news to Duke Zhao. In any case, Duke Zhao would not
I hope Nanyuan falls into Wu Zijing's hands.
The letter of rejection was quickly sent to Yongcheng.
A few days later, Ji Jing hurried over to report——
"Sir, Wu Zijing sent an envoy here, saying that he wants to inquire about your condition."
Xu Huan sighed: "It's really aggressive!"
Xu Yin asked: "Father, how do you plan to deal with it?"
Xu Huan tapped his fingers on the armrest and said with a smile: "Since you want to visit the patient, let him visit!"
The envoy from Yongcheng stayed in the posthouse that night.
When this middle-aged official with a big belly met Ji Jing, he asked, "I heard that there is a girl Xue from Nanyuan who is famous in the capital for her pipa playing. Can you please come and meet her?"
Ji Jing replied with a smile: "I'm afraid I will disappoint you, Miss Xue has returned to Beijing long ago."
"That's it!" The messenger smacked his lips regretfully, thought for a while and then said, "They say that the Xu family's twin sisters are stunningly beautiful. I wonder if it would be an honor for me to see the grace of these two young ladies?"
Ji Jing was furious! It was unreasonable to compare the two young ladies with an official prostitute!
But when he glanced at the envoy, he saw that the envoy was smiling but not smiling, and his anger instantly cooled down. This person obviously did it on purpose. Maybe he was waiting for him to fall out and seize the excuse to take action. At this time, there was absolutely no excuse for Wu Zijing to send troops.
Thinking like this, Ji Jing suppressed his anger and forced a smile: "I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for the two young ladies to be kept in a boudoir."
The envoy felt deeply regretful and nodded: "Then I will go visit Governor Xu early tomorrow morning. This shouldn't be inconvenient, right?"