Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three: My Old Lady Just Made a Fool of Herself, What's Wrong? (3)

"Using further alliances?" Xu Pei frowned in embarrassment, "This... I'm afraid it will be difficult. She is nineteen years old, and she is a bit old."

Han Yu was stunned, looked at his master's face, and asked silently——

Where did your mind go?

Does forming an alliance have anything to do with people's age?

After all, it is his own master, no matter how stupid he is, he has to save face for him, and he cannot make a big fool of himself.

"No problem." Han Yu said.

Xu Pei shook his head like a rattle, "That's impossible, the eldest son is only ten years old, I can't bear to push him into the fire pit."

Han Yu remained expressionless, but was actually dumbfounded: "..."

Seeing that Han Yu didn't respond, Xu Pei thought he was silently resisting, and said helplessly, "Wen Bin, you will never let your lord let me go in person... This is not going to work. Whether Lan Ting will marry or not is another matter. Mrs. Shi is still there, and the people under her are not willing."

Since ancient times, the most commonly used methods of alliances are nothing more than two.

One is interest transactions, and the other is marriage.

In most cases, these two situations are interlinked and coexist with each other.

Although the in-law relationship is not strong, it is better than not even having such a relationship.

After being shocked, Han Yu calmed down and said helplessly, "My lord may have misunderstood, but Yu didn't mean that."

Now it was Xu Pei's turn to be embarrassed.

But as the protagonist, which one is not thick-skinned?

He quickly returned to his normal state, coughed twice, and asked calmly, "Wen Bin, tell me quickly, don't be a fool."

Han Yu said, "My lord has a very good personal relationship with Liu Xi, why don't you send someone to prepare a batch of food and grass, give her a generous gift, and congratulate her on taking down the three cities of Shangyu. My lord, you don't have to be shy, you can directly describe the relationship between you and Xu Erye After the beginning of spring, Liu Xi will inevitably go to war with Beijiang, one can imagine the great pressure. We can't support her troops, but we can spare some food and grass for her..."

The territories under Xu Pei's rule are all rare and fertile lands in Dongqing, with abundant food, so there is no need to worry about food and drink.

They are not short of food.

Although Jiang Pengji has farmed the fields for many years, the war consumes too much food.

Once there is a shortage of food, you can only tighten your belt and fight.

Giving gifts was just an excuse, but the real purpose was to hint at Jiang Pengji—the alliance between the two families.

She supported Xu Pei, Xu Pei sent her food, and both sides took what they needed.

Not only that, Xu Pei can also gain a good reputation - supporting Jiang Pengji is equivalent to making a contribution to resisting alien races.

He doesn't need to pay a single soldier, he only needs to pay a little food to cover himself.

Xu Pei thought for a while, then nodded in agreement with Han Yu's suggestion.

"In that case, then follow Wen Bin's words."

Xu Pei was very annoyed by his cousin, but the other party was always against him, and he was very angry.

In terms of seniority and inferiority, no matter what, he is more qualified to be the heir of the Xu family, but his old grandfather favors the youngest son and grandson, and suppresses him, the eldest son and grandson, everywhere. Their struggle was already on the surface, and Xu Pei had no way out.

If he could use Liu Xi's power to suppress Xu Fei, Xu Pei would be willing to do so.

Nansheng Kingdom, Jiangzhou.

As the saying goes, nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart and soul into it. After An Xing's persistent entanglement, he finally touched Lu Zheng's heart.

It's a really different feeling with a counselor and without a counselor.

When there is no counselor, everything depends on oneself, the internal affairs are messed up, and no one helps oneself to advise.

With counselors, the power up and down has a new look, and everything is properly arranged.

Lu Zheng was deeply "moved" by An Jing, and went out to help him. He helped him win half of Jiangzhou in the first battle and consolidated his foundation.

Now that more than a year has passed, Lu Zheng has successfully won the hearts of An Min's subordinates and secured his position as the number one counselor under his tent.

It's a bit embarrassing to say that, there are no two decent counselors under An Min's tent, except for Lu Zheng himself.

"Sir, aren't you sleeping yet?"

The book boy picked up the lamp and added oil to the lamp so that Lu Zheng could read the documents.

"Today is done today,

Not finished yet, can't sleep well. "

Lu Zheng was dressed in plain pajamas and a large cloak over his shoulders, half of his face flickered under the flickering orange candlelight.

The book boy sighed, he knew that he would be so tired after going out to work, and he would not have persuaded his husband to help An Xing at that time.

"What are you looking at, sir?"

The book boy found that Lu Zheng had been looking at the secret report for a long time, and he hadn't moved his eyes away.

"The secret letter from Dongqing... The lost three cities of Shangyu have returned. Master and the old man should be very pleased."

Lu Zheng smiled, with blue stubble around his lips and swollen eye bags, he looked a few years older than his actual age.

The book boy gave a short ah and asked, "Is what the teacher said true?"

Lu Zheng raised his hand and straightened the cloak over his shoulders, "Of course it's true—your husband can't slack off, let's light another lamp."

He said he disliked An Jing, but Lu Zheng had been observing him secretly.

Seeing that the successive blows gradually smoothed An's corners and arrogance, Lu Zheng reluctantly agreed to become an official.

As soon as he became an official, he tried his best to help An Min find a safe place to live.

Half of Jiangzhou!

Next, it is time to fight steadily and further expand the power.

An Xing is good everywhere, but there is only one thing that gives him a great headache.

His power is still too weak, and his personnel structure is even more serious.

If he can't find anyone to help him share the work, Lu Zheng wonders if he will die from overwork.

Zhongzhao, Bianzhou.

"The emperor's son, you are too deceitful, why don't you just turn against him!"

The man in the black gown thumped the low table heavily, and the muffled and loud bang hit people's hearts hard.

Since the death of the former Empress Du, the emperor has become more and more obsessed with sensuality, and has no intention of court affairs, and even condoned his relatives and eunuchs to kill Zhongliang.

The aristocratic families looked on coldly, because most of the people implicated in it at the beginning were from poor families and had little to do with their interests.

Unexpectedly, in the past two or three years, the eunuchs and relatives have become so powerful that they can shake the country.

The two forces joined forces to deal with the gentry class, and even planned several palace coups in an attempt to seize power from them.

The Nie family in Bianzhou can be regarded as a first-class family in Zhongzhao, with a long inheritance, so they naturally bear the brunt of it.

Political opponents are pressing harder and harder, but they cannot retreat again and again.

"Against what? This is not a simple matter of eating and drinking water. It involves a lot, so you can't do it lightly!"

"If we continue to endure, will we be allowed to be bullied by those rootless eunuchs and untouchables from humble origins?"

The other party said nothing.

After half an hour.

"I have to discuss this matter with my father and the elders of the Gan clan. Second brother, don't act recklessly."

The man called "Second Brother" frowned and swallowed his anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I see."

Because the emperor was in power, and there was a demon queen who brought disaster to the country, there were more and more uprisings in Zhongzhao.

Until the coup d'état in which the eunuchs and their relatives conspired to kill the gentry was revealed, the Chinese imperial edict did not rule the country.

The princes of various families supported by the nobles rose up.

The huge country was instantly torn apart.