"Hehe, it's the second boss who understands me, we are a family after all?" Xiao Yun chuckled, not caring at all.

"You're so close, our relationship isn't good enough to be a family?" Fang Guozhen glared at him, snorted coldly, and strode into the mansion.

Xiao Yun hurriedly followed him. There were so many mansions like this in the south of the Yangtze River, with winding bridges and corridors, rockery ponds, and phoenix pavilions and towers. If he didn't follow, he wouldn't necessarily get lost. He remembered what the little princess had said to him, saying that back then

A man entered the palace through the Yellow Gate and walked around the palace for three whole days without looking for the emperor's palace. He eventually starved to death in an auditorium and was discovered a few days later when his body stank.

Xiao Yun followed Fang Guozhen through countless corridors, attics, rockeries, and flowers, as if he had walked into a strange building in Zhouzhuang, with no end in sight.

Fortunately, Xiao Yun's worries did not come true. He followed Fang Guozhen for a long time before stopping in a back garden. In the garden, there were sparse flowers and trees, and the environment was quiet, which made it feel like a place of tranquility amidst the chaos.

Opposite the garden, the mansion has high pavilions, hidden windows, secluded rooms, curved rooms, and jade railings and red canopies. It is actually an elegant house. Xiao Yun secretly sighed that Fang Guozhen would enjoy it, and only heard Fang Guozhen say: "Come in?"

"After that, I walked in first.

The elegant house is huge. When you step inside, the first thing you see is plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum brick carvings with unique compositions, exquisiteness and elegance. Then you see several rows of large shelves, plus the woodware, pottery, and porcelain from past dynasties.

There are jade ware, copper and tin ware, stone ware, purple sand, bone and horn products, many of which are famous people's calligraphy and paintings from Zhejiang. After just a few glances, you will feel a heavy feeling.

Xiao Yun nodded repeatedly after seeing this: "We haven't seen each other for several years. This bandit has really changed a lot, hasn't he?"

Fang Guozhen led him directly through the two rows of large shelves and around a corridor. Pushing the door open, Xiao Yun felt a fresh fragrance coming to his nostrils. His eyes lit up and he looked around. He saw that this was a small elegant room.

In the room, the decoration inside was completely different from that outside. Except for a calligraphy and painting of Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface" on the wall, which was quite attractive, there was nothing else that could be found.

In the elegant room, there is a table, a pot, a stove, a lamp, an incense burner, four bamboo chairs, and nothing else.

"Shall you sit down?" Fang Guozhen turned around and said, sat down under the calligraphy and painting of the preface to the Lanting Collection, then put the teapot into the tea stove with his own hands, and flicked the teapot in the stove.

The coals of fire, the coals of fire began to burn.

Xiao Yun was not polite, pulled up a chair and sat down opposite.

Fang Guozhen glanced at him and said: "Tell me, Zhu Yuanzhang sent you here this time not just to destroy the marriage between our Fang family and the Zhang family, but for other reasons, right?"

Xiao Yun secretly said: "Old fox is an old fox, I really can't hide it from you?" His expression did not change, and he said: "What are you talking about, the second master? I am not the kind of person who beats mandarin ducks. The reason for doing this is really because of my wife.

I love you so much, I almost dared to offend Zhang Shicheng for him. Not only did the second boss not praise me, but he also said such words, which is really sad, right?"

Fang Guozhen rolled her eyes at him and snorted coldly: "I don't know who your surname is Xiao, but I know very well. You deceived our Fang family a lot back then?"

Xiao Yun chuckled and said: "I can't believe that Mr. Fang Er still remembers these old things. He really has a good memory."

Fang Guozhen was too lazy to fight with him, and said with a serious face: "I don't blame you for ruining Ping'er's marriage, but I am grateful to you. If it weren't for you, Ping'er would have resented my second brother when he married Zhang Shicheng.

?I only have this one sister, so naturally I want him to be happy?"

"Is this guy really nice to his own girl?" Xiao Yun sighed. For some reason, he suddenly missed his parents in his previous life, and wondered how they should miss him now. "

"The second master's words are serious. It's just a small effort. It doesn't count." Xiao Yun said politely, and it was better not to continue to be careless. After all, he came here to persuade Fang Guozhen to join Zhu Yuanzhang to avoid him from the upcoming war. This matter

It would be better to resolve it as early as possible, and since Fang Guozhen brought him to such a secluded place, Xiao Yun could guess that Fang Guozhen also had this idea.

Lu Yi pondered and said: "What does the second master think of the current situation in Jiangnan?"

Fang Guozhen didn't expect Xiao Yun to ask such a direct question. He was slightly stunned, but he didn't shy away from it. After all, he also wanted to join Zhu Yuanzhang this time. Through these overhearing, he also had some understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang. The army in Jinling City had strict military discipline, and the soldiers in his hands were very disciplined.

There are even more capable people like Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Zhu Wenzheng, Feng Guoyong and Feng Guosheng.

Chen Youliang was so domineering that he destroyed the country. Although Zhang Shicheng was able to defeat the Tatars, it was because the Tatar court was extremely corrupt and did not hesitate to fight among themselves, so the salt dealers took advantage of him. If he really wanted to fight

It seems that Zhang Shicheng may not be his opponent. After such a comparison, Fang Guozhen's balance is obviously leaning towards Zhu Yuanzhang these days.

After some thought, he said: "With the current situation, there is no doubt that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers?"

Xiao Yun glanced at Fang Guozhen and said: "The second master is indeed a visionary. The current situation is exactly like this. I believe that not only the second master sees it this way, but also the Tatar court, so he has always been concerned about the situation in Jiangnan.

Indifferent, they are just sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, waiting for the King of Wu and Zhang Shicheng to defeat both sides, and then come to reap the benefits, but they underestimated the strength of the King of Wu, and they did not know that the Phoenix after being burned in the fire would be even more powerful.

sharp!"

Fang Guozhen was stunned. He only wanted to protect the country and the people, and he would rely on whoever was stronger. As for the other party, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng, and Tatars, there was not much difference to him. Listening to Xiao Yun's tone, he seemed to have noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang

Will he defeat Zhang Shicheng?

He doesn't really believe this. After all, Zhang Shicheng's strength is not too bad. If he estimates it is good, he can have an army of 300,000 people in less than half of Jiangnan. Although the generals in his hands are not comparable to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, he is not a coward.

, If we really fight with Zhu Yuanzhang, at most we will lose both sides. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang really wins, he must have paid a painful price! Does he believe this? "

Xiao Yun seemed to see what Fang Guozhen was thinking, and said calmly: "The second master must already know that His Highness King Wu has occupied the entire Jiangdong. In other words, most of Jiangnan, except for the second master, Chen Youding,

The remaining territory of Zhang Shicheng is only Suzhou and Hangzhou. I dare to ask the second master, if the two Huaihe Rivers fight, will His Highness King Wu suffer any big losses?"

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