When Zhang Wu went to the tent, a man who looked like a colleague of Cheng Hui had fallen behind. At this time, he quickly stepped on the muddy ground, one step deeper, one step shallower, and stood next to Cheng Hui: "Shu Hong, Are you going to let this person meet His Highness directly? " "I asked someone about Zhang Wu's background earlier. He is a native from Guangping County in Jizhou. There is no problem. Although he is somewhat keen on fame and power, at this time he is. A good thing. Furthermore, a wealthy businessman who can travel around in troubled times must have a strong army and have considerable ability to protect himself. You can see that his brothers are all strong, and I am afraid that many of them have been killed. People have seen fierce men with blood, and now we are in chaos, so we need it" Cheng Hui was interrupted by the man in the middle of his ramble. "Shu Hong, that's not what I'm talking about!" The colleague frowned and looked at Zhang Wu's subordinates who were standing far or near. It was a cavalry team of about twenty or thirty people, all of whom were strong and strong, and the horses were all fat and strong. They were not like the war horses owned by the imperial court, which were generally emaciated during periods of inactivity. A few men noticed his eyes, but they didn't pay much attention to them, and they didn't have the usual nervous expressions when ordinary people meet high-ranking officials. After looking around again, he lowered his voice anxiously: "The situation right now cannot get any worse. If we can't get help from these people, we're afraid it will be difficult for us to escape the pursuit of the bandits. So who can control these people?" Anyone is highly regarded in front of His Highness the King of Donghai. Shuhong, since this leader is an old acquaintance of yours, you can win over him so easily Be careful of this group of people being attracted by others. Go and share your wealth!" Cheng Hui shook his head contemptuously, turned around and walked slowly in the direction of the tent: "We are all close ministers of the King of the East China Sea, and it is normal to fight for power for personal gain. But you have to know when you can fight for power and when you can't." The colleague asked in shock: "What?" Cheng Hui waved to the colleague and asked him to come closer: "Now the shogunate is experiencing repeated disasters and is in dire straits. The prestige accumulated over the years has disappeared. Under this severe situation, His Highness must take the last bit of power he can use for his own use and never allow anyone to rely on external forces to overwhelm the royal power as soon as possible. Recommending this weapon to His Highness is the limit of what I can do. Any more would be superfluous and would only create a situation of undermining Tai'a and arouse His Highness's suspicion." After a pause, he continued. : "Similarly, if others want to win over Zhang Wu and others at this time, the result will be the same. A wise person will not do such stupid things." "I see, I have learned a lesson." The colleague was sincerely convinced and nodded repeatedly: "My brother is really knowledgeable. I admire you! I admire you!" Cheng Hui curled his lips slightly and continued, "Although the military affairs are in decline, His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea is still the prime minister of the Jin Dynasty and has the power to oversee the military affairs of the six states. "As long as we escape successfully this time, hundreds of thousands of troops can be gathered in a moment, and it will not be difficult to regain our prestige. By then, we will all be loyal ministers who will share the hardships with His Highness, and our future will be limitless." He patted his head. On the shoulders of colleagues: "I am satisfied with the success of introducing righteous people on the road. I am willing to share my glory and wealth with you." They are both shrewd people who live in the circle of fame and fortune. One person does not have to say everything, and the other person can hear it easily. You can know the elegant meaning by singing strings. The colleague showed a moved expression at the right time and bowed deeply: "Thank you for your respect, I will only take the lead of my brother!" "Haha!" "Hahahaha!" The two looked at each other and smiled. Although they were in a desperate and dangerous situation, they suddenly understood. It seems like there is a golden road that can blind people's eyes paved in front of them, which makes people feel comfortable and relaxed. Amid laughter, the two of them lowered their voices in unison when they saw the lonely camp in front of them, and their expressions instantly changed to solemn ones. "But I don't know how the discussion went inside?" After a while, Cheng Hui sighed with regret and envy: "That Zhang Wu is also a man of good fortune. A mere cattle and horse dealer, from now on. To be able to become a general who can rely on His Highness's arms he has really risen through the ranks!" From the perspective of Cheng Hui and other close ministers of the King of the East China Sea, it is truly a blessing for a small businessman to be received by a nobleman. This is certainly true, but the problem is that Zhang Wu is not a simple merchant; the King of East China Sea is not the King of East China Sea under normal circumstances. ?According to Zhang Wu Shicai's plan, he was to take advantage of the chaos of war and donate horses as a means to use the friendship of sharing adversity to get close to several senior shogunate officials, thereby winning their trust and entering the shogunate system in one fell swoop. This plan is bold compared to the previous approach of gradually infiltrating from the periphery. But even in such a radical plan, directly connecting with the King of East China Sea himself was still an unattainable goal, and Zhang Wu did not even dare to think in that direction. It is even more impossible for him to expect such a situation! Thinking of that powerThe big shot below was right in front of him. Even though Zhang Wu was extremely brave, he couldn't help but feel a buzz in his head and break out in a cold sweat: How could this be? The King of East China Sea is actually here? General Pingbei is a border warrior, but he secretly deploys his power in the Central Plains and uses every possible means to spy on the court's intelligence. This is a taboo matter. General Pingbei knew this very well, so he chose a person with a special identity in Funiu Village to act. As the spy leader with a mission to go south, Zhang Wu is also very aware of this, so he has been careful and vigilant every day since he was assigned. But precisely because he was thinking about this, his first reaction at this moment was that his identity was exposed. what happened? what happened? Could it be that the King of East China Sea has seen through my identity a long time ago and deliberately used this opportunity to expose or even punish us? Almost instantly, Zhang Wu was frightened and fainted by this idea. He felt that his legs were weak and large drops of sweat were flowing down his forehead. In a trance, Zhang Wu heard someone talking next to him. "The righteous man Cheng Hui mentioned is you, right? Very good! Very good!" Someone said reservedly: "Ehwhy does this man look so dumbfounded?" "When have humble commoners ever seen such a noble person as His Highness? I must have said You must be so happy." Someone came closer and patted Zhang Wu's cheek: "Don't be stunned!" "Who are you?" Zhang Wu subconsciously pushed away the person who slapped his cheek. "You are really stupid" Someone sneered, and then said loudly: "His Royal Highness the King of Donghai is here, didn't you hear? Ask your subordinates to let out the horses! Your Highness wants to use it! Bring the cart too Put them all on! By the way, there¡¯s some food! Bring me some decent food! Those were too cheap. Where are they for His Highness?¡± Before Zhang Wu could reply, someone kicked him on the shoulder again. : "Do you understand? If you understand, hurry up and do it! What are you still doing?" This kick was not gentle. Although Zhang Wu had a foundation in martial arts, his body tilted sharply and he quickly stretched out his hand to support him. land. When the troops staying in the camp were preparing to evacuate, most of the facilities had been dismantled; the tent they were in now was originally used as a temporary shelter for the people who took care of the horses, and the ground was not covered with carpets, so it was very crude. Zhang Wu stretched out his hand and happened to press it on a few pieces of gravel, and couldn't help but groan in pain. And the pain instantly woke Zhang Wu up, allowing his frightened mind to start working again: ***, that¡¯s not right! He stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and his thoughts suddenly changed: If his identity had been leaked earlier, then in Xuchang and Juancheng, only one servant and a warrior could behead him. , why go to all the trouble at this time? If his identity had just been leaked, he would have witnessed the team guarding the East China Sea King meandering away from the city in this embarrassing moment, and he would have been full. To meddle in this business without the protection of one's personal guards? What's more, he didn't even give himself a chance to say a word, and just insisted on collecting supplies This look was too ugly! Thinking of this, Zhang Wu raised his head and glanced slightly. In front of him, sitting like a leader surrounded by more than ten people, was a middle-aged man wearing a toga. At first glance, he looked like a handsome man. I had simply wiped my face just now, revealing a fair complexion. It was obviously well-maintained and pampered on a daily basis. It's a pity that his beard and hair are messy, his eyes are bloodshot, and the skin on his cheeks is even looser and drooping, like a candle about to melt, which is very ridiculous. Looking at his gaze, he looked a bit noble, but the two pairs of boots exposed outside his robe were torn. Ten muddy toes stretched out, shattering the majesty he tried so hard to disguise. Realizing that Zhang Wu's eyes were fixed on his feet, the middle-aged man was stunned. He lowered his head and looked at it. He instantly showed an angry expression and put his feet back under his robe. Is this the guy who claims to be the King of East China Sea? What is the prince of the prime minister of the dignified prime minister and the six states of Dudu, and one person under one person, is this like this? Zhang Wu¡¯s nervousness suddenly dissipated, and he almost laughed out loud. The man in front of him is clearly a rat who is dressed like a monkey. Look at this flustered look, look at this pretentious and guilty look! Stripping away the airs that he could barely maintain, I'm afraid this man's inner self is worse than the petty thieves Zhang Wu was used to seeing in the Taihang Mountains How could he be the King of East China Sea? Zhang Wu's thoughts changed rapidly: If you think about it carefully, the news that the King of East China Sea is here may be entirely due to Cheng Hui's talk of nonsense. The middle-aged man in front of him was probably a staff member of the Donghai King's shogunate. His status was higher than that of Cheng Hui, so he was unable to squeeze into the Donghai King's main team. He and the officials who accompanied him fell behind and were tortured to death. There is no doubt that without my intervention, these people would have died on the way to escape, and there would be no reason for them to be spared. But I really didn't expect that these guys would be so shameless. Even on the way to escape, they still wanted to steal something! That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. Cheng Hui often used the banner of King of East China Sea to take bribes and pervert the law. It is not surprising that he acted absurdly. Those who fled with him were probably all in the same boat. It seems that this group of people saw that there were many good horses in the camp, so they became greedy and planned to report the name of King of Donghai to subdue Zhang Wu and directly robbed the horses. But they also didn¡¯t think about it. Since Juancheng collapsed without a fight, the Donghai King¡¯s shogunate had fallen into pieces. Even if the King of the East China Sea really comes here in person an empty-headed prince who has lost his staff, generals, and soldiers is among the rebels. He has no more power than others, and his chances of survival are no more than others He is so arrogant at this time. , Talking about it, does it have any meaning? I was actually frightened by a group of people pretending to be powerful? If word of this gets out, his reputation will be ruined for decades! Zhang Wu barely suppressed his embarrassment and sneered, patted the dirty hem of his robe, and planned to go out to find Cheng Huifen to explain. But these simple actions angered everyone around the middle-aged man. Someone started scolding: "Village man, what do you mean? Huh? How dare you be so rude! Come on, come on and fight with me" This string of words was shouted quickly and urgently, which was obviously what he usually said. Understand. The problem is that besides Zhang Wu, there are more than ten people who came with Cheng Hui in the tent. These people looked at each other, and no one dared to seriously attack the unruly cattle and horse merchant in front of them. Zhang Wu sneered and was about to say something. The curtain was opened again behind him, and Cheng Hui walked in. "What's wrong? What happened?" The situation in front of him was obviously beyond Cheng Hui's expectation. He was stunned, and immediately grabbed Zhang Wu's arm: "Old Zhang, you are so brave! Kneel down quickly!" Cheng Hui's voice was trembling, he probably really meant well. But the content of this sentence was like adding fuel to the fire, causing Zhang Wu to explode suddenly. With a sway of Zhang Wu's arms, Cheng Hui was knocked away and fell to the corner like a gourd rolling on the ground. "Crazy guy! You dare to commit murder in front of the car, do you want to be punished by the Yi clan?" Someone pointed at Zhang Wu and shouted in anger. Before he finished speaking, he was kicked in the stomach and rolled to the ground. What a bunch of rats! Zhang Wu strode forward, reached out and grabbed the middle-aged man who seemed to be a leader, and pulled him up staggeringly with a little effort. "You! You!" The middle-aged man's first reaction was not to resist, but to widen his eyes with an exaggerated expression of surprise and disbelief. This expression made Zhang Wu feel a sense of disgust: at a time when the world was in chaos and barbarians were running rampant, thousands of ant people had mountains of bones and rivers of blood. And these weak and weak things like pigs and sheep are still in high positions, planning to oppress and plunder at all times! The King of East China Sea trusts such rubbish, no wonder he is invincible in battles and his country is corrupt! "What the hell!" The more Zhang Wu thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but slap the middle-aged man in the face with his forehand, and slapped him again with his backhand: "You dare to bully me!" These two slaps are really serious, middle-aged. Blood suddenly appeared at the corner of the man's mouth, and his fair and smooth face swelled up at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye, squeezing his eyes that were wide open into two slits.