"Brother, this is a God-given opportunity, so take it!"
"Yes, what Brother Sun said makes sense. We are traveling across Jizhou and all we want is wealth and honor. Now that we have a good opportunity ahead of us, how can we miss it?"
"Brother, just give the order, I am willing to be the pioneer!"
Sun Qing and other bandit leaders dared to fight tooth and nail, but in terms of vision and insight, they were obviously short-sighted masters. They were completely fascinated by the generous terms offered by Liu He, and they never thought about whether the scented bait was in it. They would pack poison, and as soon as Liu Fu was taken out of the Chinese army's tent, everyone immediately started shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Um……"
Zhang Yan was originally very attracted by the conditions offered by Liu He. Now when she saw that all his generals were almost unanimous in wanting to form an alliance with Liu He, she was immediately moved by it. She just thought about the past relationship with Gongsun Zan. He was an old friend of his, but he didn't have the nerve to start talking about destroying the Gongsun clan, so he could only pretend to be hesitant and hesitant, but in fact he was waiting for the generals to persuade him one more time. Come up and get off the donkey.
"Uncle Zhang, my nephew has something to say and I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
Gongsun Xu was already on pins and needles, but when he saw the generals of the Black Mountain Army expressing their stance like this, he really lost his composure. Although he wanted to rely on the Black Mountain Army to compete with Gongsun Ming for the master of Youzhou, But he absolutely didn't want to see the Gongsun clan finish their game like this. Seeing that the situation was critical, he had no choice but to stand up from the side.
"If your nephew has something to say, just be the first to say it. He is much more polite than your uncle."
When Gongsun Xu came forward like this, Zhang Yan suddenly remembered that Gongsun Xu was also a member of the Gongsun family. It was a bit inappropriate to discuss the annihilation of the Gongsun family in front of him, and his old face couldn't help but blush.
"Uncle Zhang knows that although his younger brother is a bit like Meng Lang, he is by no means an ungrateful person. How could he listen to others' instigation and start an army to attack Uncle Zhang? There must be something fishy in this. The left and right Fangcheng is not far from here. Why doesn't Uncle Zhang send someone to find out what's going on? It won't be too late to make a decision once the truth is revealed."
Although he was very reluctant to say good things for Gongsun Ming, but forced by the situation, Gongsun Xu had no choice but to remonstrate.
"Well, that's right, Chu Ming, you will go to Fangcheng now and see what Gongsun Ming wants."
Once he heard that Gongsun Xu's words were reasonable, Zhang Yan didn't hesitate any more and quickly made a decision.
"promise!"
Zhang Yan's original surname was Chu. Later, she changed her surname to Zhang because she admired Zhang Niujiao's great kindness in passing on the throne before his death. Chu Ming was his cousin who had not yet entered the fifth service. He had always followed Zhang Yan to beg for food, so he ordered his brother to , Naturally, I didn’t dare to violate it, so I responded quickly, and then led a dozen personal guards to ride towards the Bohai Navy camp five miles away...
"Report, my lord, the Black Mountain bandits have sent Chu Ming as an envoy to ask for an audience with my lord."
In the Chinese army's tent at the Fangcheng camp, Gongsun Ming was explaining to Xue Yi, the manager of Bohai County who had been ordered to rush over, the precautions for his mission to Jingzhou. Unexpectedly, he saw a military commander on duty hurried in from the outside and rushed towards him. Gongsun Ming bowed and reported tightly.
"Well, if you give this letter to me, you will say that I don't have time to see him and ask him to forward this letter to Zhang Yan. The letter will naturally contain the information I want to know."
Gongsun Ming had obviously expected that Zhang Yan would send someone to inquire about the news, and he had already made preparations for it. With a shake of his hand, he took out the seal and seal with fire paint from his wide sleeves. The letter was handed to the military prince who came to report.
"promise!"
The military prince who came to report the matter obviously didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Gongsun Ming's gourd, but he didn't dare to ask more questions. He responded respectfully and hurriedly exited the Chinese army's tent.
"Tomorrow..."
Not to mention that the military prince was confused and didn't know what was going on, Gongsun Fan who was participating in the military plane was also confused. He couldn't help but feel worried, and he wanted to give some advice.
"Uncle, there is no need to say more. My nephew has his own sense of responsibility in this matter. Don't worry. As soon as Chu Ming leaves, Zhang Yan will come to see my nephew. If you don't believe me, wait for an hour and you will see the result."
Gongsun Ming obviously didn't intend to explain the mystery in detail, but just let it go with a smile. Although Gongsun Fan was very confused about this, he couldn't ask any more questions. He could only smile bitterly and shake his head...
"Well, why did Brother Ming come back so quickly? Isn't Gongsun Ming in the camp?"
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Zhang Yan was laughing and chatting with the generals, when suddenly he saw Chu Ming walking in with a strange look on his face, and he couldn't help but be startled.
"Replying to the eldest brother, I didn't see Gongsun Ming in person and was blocked in front of the camp. However, the guard in front of the camp handed over a letter from Gongsun Ming, saying that it contained the details that the eldest brother wanted to ask about."
Hearing Zhang Yan's question, a look of shame immediately appeared on Chu Ming's face. While explaining, he took out a letter from his sleeve, held it with both hands, and handed it to Zhang Yan respectfully.
"hiss……"
Upon hearing what Chu Ming said, Zhang Yan's curiosity suddenly aroused. She quickly took the letter, tore open the seal with force, and poured out a piece of paper. After just one look, she couldn't help but... I took a breath of cold air, there was nothing else, there were only two lines of words on it, the first line said two idioms - lips die and teeth are cold, remove the grinding wheel and kill the donkey, and the second line of words:
It read, "If you want to know the details, I am alone at Xiangsi Pavilion waiting for a ride. I am not waiting until noon. I will not wait for you respectfully."
"Brother, what are you..."
Seeing that Zhang Yan was stunned for a long time without saying a word, Chu Mingke couldn't hold himself back and quickly tried to ask half of the questions.
"No, it's nothing. Do you know where Xiangsi Pavilion is located?"
Being interrupted by Chu Ming, Zhang Yan finally woke up from the panic. She looked up at the sky outside the tent and suddenly realized that there was not much time left before noon. How could she have the time to talk to Chu Ming? After explaining, he immediately asked a question that confused the generals.
"Uncle Zhang Mingjian, the Acacia Pavilion is located by the Wuding River three miles northwest of our army camp. It is said that it was built by the flying general Li Guang to describe his achievements. Later, because many people left here to say goodbye, it was also named Acacia Pavilion.”
Just when the generals were at a loss, they saw Gongsun Xu stand up proudly and immediately gave a detailed answer.
"Okay, come on, prepare your horses, I'll ride to Xiangsi Pavilion alone right now!"
After figuring out the location of Xiangsi Pavilion, Zhang Yan had no intention of explaining to the generals in the tent. When he suddenly got up, he issued an order in an urgent tone.
"Brother, you must not leave the camp easily, in case..."
When he heard that Zhang Yan was going to ride out of the camp alone, Chu Ming was frightened and hurriedly offered to remonstrate.
"No need to say more, I have made up my mind. You all should return to your headquarters, prepare your horses and soldiers, and be ready for battle. Let's all go."
Zhang Yan had clearly made up his mind. Before Chu Ming could finish his words, he waved his hand impatiently and made his final decision in a cold voice...
