Zhu Nao

Chapter 168 There are only a few ways to make a man happy: power, sex, wine, wealth and aura

half a month later.

There are two groups of people standing on the left and right sides of the city gate of Jingzhao Mansion. One group is guard of honor officers and soldiers of Jingzhao Mansion, standing on the right side of the city gate; the other group is soldiers of Yanzhou Army, standing on the left side of the city gate. side.

The weather was getting a bit cold, and a gust of wind blew past, and Fezen couldn't help tightening his cloak.Seeing the tall and tall man in the single clothes opposite him, his face shivered, and he couldn't help but feel cold for others.

He struck up a conversation with a smile all over his face: "I didn't expect that General Xie would come to the gate of the city to greet Zhu Fu Yin in person today. The relationship between General Xie and Zhu Fu Yin is really good."

Xie Wuji gave a faint "um" and was speechless.

Fezen just felt that his mouth was tasteless, and wanted to say something more, but he didn't know where to start.

They had been waiting here for more than half an hour, and he took the initiative to chat with Xie Wuji more than a dozen times, but Xie Wuji always answered him a few words in a neutral manner, and the conversation could not continue.Even if he deliberately tried to get close, his hot face really couldn't cover his cold butt.

I really don't know if Xie Wuji has always been so gloomy, and don't the people around him feel panicked?

At this time, Wu Cong, who was standing not far from Xie Wuji, had a completely different idea in his heart.

After hearing the bad news from Liangzhou, although Xie Wuji was as calm and rational as ever in the past few days, his mood was obviously irritable and depressed, and no one else dared to gossip with him.Only when he came to welcome Zhu Nao today, Xie Wuji's mood obviously improved, even his brows and eyes stretched a lot.Otherwise, Fei Cen would be making friends with some nonsense back and forth like a cart wheel, how could Xie Wuji have the patience to answer his words?

At this moment, a fast horse rushed over, and it was the spy who came to deliver the letter: "Report——Zhu Fuyin's chariot and horse are still three miles away from the city gate!"

Three miles, that's right in front of you.

Fei Cen hurriedly ordered to his guard of honor: "Everyone is ready to welcome Mr. Zhu."

The soldiers of Jingzhao Mansion hurriedly stood in line, puffed up their chests, and prepared to play music.On the opposite side of them, the Yanzhou army did not deliberately arrange their grooming queues, but they clearly outdid the guards of honor.

Fei Cen looked back and forth a few times, and couldn't help touching his nose: How could he lead soldiers like this?

Not long after, a dark crowd appeared in the distance, and it was the arrival of the Shu army's team.

Fei Zeng cheered up immediately, and the corners of Xie Wuji's mouth opposite him had a slight curvature.

Amidst the sound of playing music, the team of the Shu army came to the gate of the city and stopped.

Jing Zhe jumped off the horse and came to the side of the carriage.The curtain of the carriage was lifted, Jun Nao got out from inside, and was helped out of the carriage by Jing Zhe.

Fei Cen was the first to step forward in three steps and two steps, full of enthusiasm: "Mr. Zhu, I'm looking forward to you! I really look forward to the day, the night!" There should be too much courtesy, but Fei Cen took the initiative to bend his body and lower his head very low, as if he was paying respects to Zhu Nao as an officer.

He took the initiative to lower his status, or raise Jun Nao's status, Jun Nao saw it, and just smiled, cupped his hands, and returned the salute.

A group of officials from the Jingzhao Mansion rushed forward, and together with Fei Cen, they scrambled to greet Zhu Nao.However, Zhu Nao's gaze went straight across the crowd and landed on Xie Wuji behind.

He smiled at Xie Wuji, his eyes were curved and bright.The corners of Xie Wuji's mouth also rarely curled up.

After a while, after seeing Xuli, everyone finally walked towards the city.

Along the way, Fei Cen kept nagging: "Master Zhu, I have cleaned up my mansion, and Lord Zhu can bring people to live in tonight. Although the house is a bit old, it can still make do with it. It's convenient. I've ordered someone to choose a site for the new mansion, and when the new mansion is completed, Governor Zhu will move to a new one."

Zhu Nao said, "No need, I just need to find a place to stay."

Fei Cen hurriedly said, "No, no, you must not wrong Mrs. Zhu!"

Zhu Nao shook his head and declined, but Fei Cen still tried his best to persuade him, probably thinking that Zhu Nao would look down on him because he couldn't live in his official residence.

This is quite funny, it is said that Zhu Nao is a guest, how can there be any reason why the host begs the guest to occupy the magpie's nest?However, it is his wisdom to do so.

Fei Cen did not personally lead troops to participate in the Alliance of King Qin half a year ago.But when the news of the death of the emperor and the fall of the imperial court came back to Guanzhong, Fei Cen only spent one day to be shocked, and the next day he began to make plans for the future.

He knew very well in his heart that considering the terrain of Jingzhao Mansion, it was absolutely impossible for him to stay away from disputes in the world.Therefore, there are only two paths he can take—one, rule the world and aspire to the Central Plains; second, find someone who can rule the world and aspire to the Central Plains, and then attach himself to him.No matter in terms of ambition or ability, Fezen asked himself that he had no chance with the first path, so he chose the second path with little struggle.

So who should he depend on?In fact, it is also a good choice.

First of all, he can only choose from among his neighbors, otherwise he would rather be attached to the heroes in Jiangnan and Lingnan. Before those heroes came to him, he would have killed his neighbors; Family background is no longer important, look what happened to the emperor with the best family background?Wasn't Liu Song, who had been an official for generations, also killed when he was said to be killed?At this time, only one's own ability is the foundation of one's life, regardless of whether it is the ability to cheat or deceive or the ability to serve the world.

So, considering these two points, the answer is ready to come out - apart from Zhu Nao, Fezen can hardly think of a second candidate.

Originally, Zhu Nao was fighting with Xie Wuji, but he was caught in the middle and both sides were in a dilemma.Now that Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji are like a family, if he doesn't rush to surrender, he will be the first one to suffer!

Therefore, in the past six months, Fei Cen has written letters to the Chengdu government every now and then, expressing his determination to surrender.At the same time, he also opened the door for Shu merchants in Guanzhong to show his sincerity with actions.

The people of Shu also know how to reciprocate, and get his favor, which in turn helps him to squeeze out some forces that he was originally opposed to, so that Fei Cen's own power in Jingzhao Mansion has also been stabilized, which can be said to complement each other.

After Zhu Nao and others entered the city, they found that there were still many people standing on the roads on both sides of the city, lining the road to greet each other.As soon as Zhu Nao's team came in, the common people immediately cheered and shouted "Zhu Fu Yin Mingyi" and "Zhu Fu Yin Rende" in unison. It was very lively.

Zhu Nao did not expect such a battle, and was quite surprised.Fei Cen flattered at the side and said, "After the First World War in the Central Plains, the reputation of Governor Zhu has spread all over the world. The people of Jingzhao Mansion are like me, looking forward to Governor Zhu's arrival every day!"

Zhu Nao looked at him amusedly, and gestured kindly to the people along the street.

After a while, Zhu Nao finally escaped from the crowd of Jingzhao government officials, turned around the pier and came to Xie Wuji's side.

Xie Wuji looked ahead, and said in a calm tone, "You are really loved."

Zhu Nao seemed to hear a trace of sourness from those words, and asked, "When did you arrive?"

Xie Wuji said: "Two or three days ago."

Wu Cong in the back couldn't help but glanced at them.In fact, Xie Wuji arrived five days ago.As soon as he heard the news that Zhu Nao was coming to Jingzhao Mansion, he hurried over after taking care of the affairs in the military camp.Could it be that Xie Wuji had misremembered the date?

Zhu Nao didn't know this, and asked, "Could it be that Fezen didn't arrange this when you came? That's not very smart."

Xie Wuji scoffed lightly.

Today's exaggerated battle was indeed arranged by Fezen.Regardless of whether the people in Guanzhong really loved Zhu Nao so much, they would not have dared to come to the streets without Fei Cen's signal.He did this simply to express his sincerity of surrender to the extreme.

And when Xie Wuji came, he really didn't have such tricks.This can't be blamed on Fei Cen, it's really Xie Wuji who brought a fast horse and light cavalry and came as soon as he said it. When Fei Cen received the news, everyone was already downstairs, so he had no time to make arrangements.

Therefore, although Xie Wuji didn't like this set of formations, he vindicated Fei Cen: "He is smart enough."

If it is an ordinary person, he really can't show such courage.

Zhu Nao laughed and said, "General Xie said he was smart, so he must be extremely smart."

After a while, Zhu Nao asked, "By the way, is there any news about the horses in Liangzhou?"

Mentioning this matter, Xie Wuji's eyes suddenly turned cold.He frowned and said, "I'll talk about this matter later."

Looking at his expression, Zhu Nao guessed something.They were probably in a situation where they couldn't speak clearly, so he stopped asking.

At the gate of the official mansion, Fei Cen generously welcomed Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji into the official mansion.It is said that there are many secrets in the government that outsiders are not allowed to see, but Fei Cen has no such taboos, on the contrary, he will take the two of them wherever it is secret.Even the treasury account books and other top-secret important affairs, he ordered someone to show them to them, as if he wanted to take the initiative to reveal his old background.

This is where Feizen is clever again.

He knew how important Guanzhong was to Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji, and they would never rest assured that Guanzhong would be ruled by someone they didn't trust.Since he is determined to surrender, he can only do it thoroughly, and never give himself the taboo of being swaying.Only in this way can he truly protect himself.

Sure enough, after reading the account books, Zhu Nao sincerely praised him a few words, and chatted with him about Guanzhong's future governance strategies, which can be regarded as showing his sincerity that he does not regret his status.

After visiting the official residence, Fei Cen said, "Master Zhu, go to the mansion first to put down your luggage and rest for a while. Tonight I arranged a welcome feast for Governor Zhu and General Xie."

Zhu Nao said: "You only need to find a few inns for me, which can accommodate the manpower I bring, and your official residence is still yours."

Fei Cen was about to persuade him again, but Zhu Nao said, "I will only stay here for a few days, and I will temporarily live in Hanzhong."

Fezen couldn't help but startled.

By this time today, there is no need to play riddles with tongues.Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji's vision and ambition for the world have been clearly revealed, so it is impossible for Zhu Nao to live in Shu for a long time.

After all, central Shu is a land of four fortresses, which is suitable for partial security and not suitable for the Northern Expedition.In order to plan for the world, he must shift his focus out of Daba Mountain.

Zhu Nao and the others also deliberated for a period of time before making a decision on where to settle after leaving Shu.Chang'an is certainly good, with well-developed transportation and rich land, but it is still far away from Shu.

As for Hanzhong, the south can rely on the land of Shu, and the north can look up to the Central Plains, which is a very good center.And one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, he has always occupied Fei Cen's territory, even if Fei Cen is determined to surrender, it is difficult to avoid disputes.Therefore, it is better for him to stay in Hanzhong.

Sure enough, upon hearing this decision, Feizenden was overjoyed.But he still expressed a lot of regret, and said: "Then, it's getting late, how about Zhu Fu Yin, General Xie, how about we go to the restaurant for a banquet first?"

Everyone was indeed a little hungry, and after leaving the government, they went straight to the restaurant.

.........

night.

Qingqin and elegant sounds, a gluttonous feast, and interlaced cups and cups.

After drinking for three rounds, Fei Cen left the banquet in the name of relief, and went to the corridor under the courtyard.

The official in charge of organizing the banquet hurriedly greeted him: "Fu Yin."

Fei Cen hiccupped and said, "It's almost finished, Master."

The official scratched his head and said, "Which call should I go to?"

Fezen licked his lips, a little embarrassed.

Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji are here today, he is a landlord, he should do his best to be a landlord.For his long-term plans in the future, he also had to coax these two big shots.And what can make a man happy, to put it bluntly, is nothing more than the following: power, sex, wine, wealth and aura.

Power and wealth are long-term plans, and no one else wants this in his hands; the wine is already in place, and there is only one word left.

But this color word made him difficult.Both Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji are not very old or young, but neither of them has a family, and they don't even have a concubine, so they are completely unfeminine.It is very possible to say whether these two are manly, after all Zhu Nao has a bunch of young guards around him, Xie Wuji is always walking around the barracks, if they are manly, it is quite convenient.

But how to say this is all his own speculation, if this kind of thing is wrong, wouldn't it just offend people?When he was drinking just now, he also tried to ask insincerely, but Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji didn't answer his words, they only talked about people's livelihood and military affairs, causing him to drink for a long time, and his stomach was still full of fog.

After a while, Fei Cen said: "Go for both. Anyway, let them choose by themselves, they can't go wrong."

The official received the order and hurried to make arrangements.