Chu Lushan rubbed his hands and turned his head with a smile. "Old General Yan, you're not a beauty. If an old man likes me, there's nothing to be happy about."
Yan Wenluan snorted and stopped talking.
On the crowded city wall, Great Ancestor Gu stood out like a crane in a flock of chickens. Partridge Zhou Kang hesitated and left Lin Doufang and the others. He walked to Great Ancestor Gu alone, but there was still a distance between them.
Great Ancestor Gu showed no signs of speaking.
Zhou Kang hesitated a few times, but he didn't leave angrily. His tone was stiff as he said sarcastically, "Deputy Commander Gu, aren't you always tough? You clearly didn't want His Highness to lead the army south to the Central Plains. Why were you willing to be a mute last night? "
Great Ancestor Gu smiled and said, "Sir Zhou, what reason do you want to hear? Do you want me to admit that I'm a fence-sitter? "
Zhou Kang was also straightforward. He nodded and said, "If you say so, I'll go down the city wall and find some wine to drink."
Great Ancestor Gu said calmly, "Then I'll have to disappoint Sir Zhou. I didn't stop His Highness because I didn't say anything righteous, but I didn't have any dirty thoughts. I don't need to prove anything in Beiliang."
Partridge tilted his head and picked his ears. He sneered and said, "This is what Deputy Commander Gu should say. Unfortunately, His Highness has already left the city."
Great Ancestor Gu said to himself, "Which old man hasn't been young? Who doesn't have one or two girls they like? I have one, but I missed her back then. That's why I've lived to this age. I don't know if it was because I wasn't suitable for her or because I was timid. Sir Zhou, you're a famous husband and wife who help each other in difficult times. I don't think you understand. "
Zhou Kang was silent for a long time. He exhaled heavily and said in a low voice, "We've been husband and wife for a long time. Naturally, we should treat each other with respect. In fact, when we were young, there was also a fire between us."
Great Ancestor Gu sighed and said, "At least they've been together. That's better than me."
Zhou Kang suddenly turned his head and shouted, "Lin Doufang! Didn't you elope with a certain Southern Tang princess back then? Our Commander Gu said that he actually loved that princess before. From Commander Gu's tone, the two of them had an unclear relationship in the early years. Why don't the two of you talk about it? "
Lin Dafang widened his eyes and said, "What? You with the surname Gu, you better explain yourself! "
Liu Yuanji was immediately amused. He winked at Wei Tieshan and said, "This is going to be a good show."
Grand Ancestor Gu was stunned.
By the time Great Ancestor Gu came to his senses, the partridge who had set him up had already run away. He could only see the back of the partridge in the distance.
Seeing Lin Dufang trotting over aggressively, Great Ancestor Gu also ran down the city wall without saying anything, and yelled, "Zhou, if I don't beat you to death today, my surname will be Gu!"
After the two of them ran far away, Lin Doufang stopped and laughed heartily.
Lin Dufang was no fool. How could he really believe Zhou Kang's nonsense?
Yu Luandao stood next to Hu Kui. Just like Xu Beizhi and Tian Peifang, Hu Kui's position as Youzhou's Provincial Governor was about to be vacated. Unlike Xu Beizhi and Tian Peifang, Hu Kui's ambition was never to become an official. His gaze was always on the battlefield outside the pass. Hu Kui wasn't the only one like this in Youzhou. Even Youzhou's General Huangfu Xi seemed to be getting restless, as if he wanted to move his butt over to Xiaguang City. Moreover, Hu Kui and Old Marshal Chen Yunchui had come to Liangzhou together. The old man's words had revealed some clues that the Youzhou infantry really did need a young general in the prime of his life. Although Chen Yunchui didn't say it outright, the old man clearly hoped that Hu Kui would take the position of number three in the Youzhou infantry. He also hoped that Hu Kui could use this opportunity to speak to the prince and not let Huangfu Xi take the initiative. But in the end, Hu Kui still didn't say anything. For this reason, the old man didn't give him the slightest bit of face today.
The Beiliang Frontier Army was still divided into various factions, but they were no longer as clearly divided as they were in the past. With the conclusion of the first battle of Liang Mang, there were some subtle changes that naturally took place. For example, Chen Xiliang got along rather well with the entire Long Xiang Army. He Zhonghu, Zhou Kang, and the other veteran generals regarded him highly. They believed that this young man was one of the few unswerving scholars. Even if he didn't want to be a civil official, he could still be a Confucian general. Meanwhile, Xu Beizhi was rather close to Lingzhou's General Han Laoshan and Deputy General Wang Zhi. It could be said that the entire Lingzhou army was happy to treat Xu Beizhi as part of their maternal family. And Yu Luandao, who had truly made a name for himself in Youzhou, got along the best with Hu Kui. As for the prince's trusted aide, Huangfu Xi, he didn't care at all.
Not far from the two of them stood Huangfu Xi and Kou Jianghuai, who stood side by side. Although they were both generals of a province, there was a world of difference in terms of background and reputation.
Huangfu Xi didn't understand why Kou Jianghuai was willing to get close to him, a famous "loner" in the officialdom.
Kou Jianghuai lay on the arrow pile with a smile and said, "General Huangfu, there are countless capable people in the Beiliang Frontier Army, but I feel that the two of us are the most similar. Not only do we dare to gamble, but we don't gamble on a small scale. If we want to gamble, we gamble on a big scale."
Huangfu Xi shook his head. "I came from a Jianghu boorish background. Even if I went bankrupt, how much money would I have? I can't compare to General Kou, who originally had hopes of being made a marquis in West Chu."
Kou Jianghuai also shook his head. "I went bankrupt and took out a thousand taels of gold. I'm willing to put a thousand taels of gold on the gambling table. You're going to starve to death tomorrow. You only have ten taels of gold in your pocket, but you also put ten taels of gold on the gambling table. The level of gambling addiction is actually the same."
Huangfu Xi said something baffling. "Perhaps there is no difference in the level of gambling addiction. I just don't know what Kou Jianghuai's gambling character is like."
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