Nowadays, Yunfeng looks more and more pleased with Yuan Dan. This person has no scruples and is a gambler. He is the best helper to win money for himself. If Yuan Dan really has a third sister, he will be happy to marry Yuan Dan.

Of course, the premise of marrying Yuan Dan as in-laws is that Yuan Dan's imaginary sister doesn't look too ugly.

Meeting Yuan Tan's look for help, Yunfeng said disdainfully: "One thousand gold is too small to raise the energy! In this way, I will lend you five thousand gold, and you use it to gamble. It's still the same old rule. If you win, we will win against each other."

How about half a point?"

For a moment, Yuan Dan was as excited as if he had been injected with blood. His face was bloodshot and his whole body was twitching! The last bet of one thousand gold had caused him to lose sleep for several nights. Now it was a bigger bet of five thousand gold.

I won’t have to sleep for at least half a month.

"Ah ha ha ha." Yuan Dan couldn't help but laugh wildly and called him by his name: "Gu Junxiao, did you hear that? Can you afford to bet and say something?"

"Arrogant person!" Although Gu He's lips were blue with anger, he avoided talking about it. His Gu family's assets were far more than five thousand gold. The problem was that assets were not equal to cash. He could not afford so much cash. His family's

The cash had already been lost to Gu Chun.

The four surnames in Wu County have always been in the same spirit. Yuan Dan's arrogance fell into Lu Na's eyes. Lu Na also had a nameless anger rushing to the top of his head. He immediately snorted coldly: "Don't worry about Junxiao. How far behind are you? Our three families

I'll help you figure it out, but you won't lose face."

Zhou Song also expressed his position: "Yes, Brother Shiyuan's words are reasonable. Your filial piety should not be ignored."

Although Ji Zhan felt it was inappropriate, he was not confident of victory. However, at this time, he could not tolerate being a coward, so he stroked his beard and said, "You are filial, but there is no harm in speaking."

Gu He thought for a moment and said sarcastically: "Now I, Mrs. Gu, can only give out two thousand gold. If I don't have enough money, I will trouble you all. But please don't worry, I, Mrs. Gu, will use the property in my name as a mortgage and will never receive this wealth in vain.

."

Lu Na waved his hand generously: "Hey, what is the mortgage? We are just showing our attitude. We will win this battle. Why bother?"

When Yun Feng heard this, he frowned slightly: "Dazhongzheng had a good idea. He didn't recognize his father and son on the gaming table, and the brothers settled the accounts openly! There is no proof for what he said. It's better to show the money openly, since it's right.

You don’t want to gamble with nothing, because the four of you can’t even afford five thousand gold?”

The four heads of the family were all slightly sullen. They always spoke eloquently, and what they said didn't count. Looking at each other, Lu Na held back his anger and said: "Okay, get the money and start the war immediately!" He waved back, and the other three

Each household head also sent servants back to the house to collect money.

Yunfeng had just sent away his personal guards. Qian Feng, who was standing aside, cupped his hands in envy: "General Yun has gained a lot from his trip to Jiankang. Congratulations to Feng first."

Qian Feng is proficient in all kinds of military tactics and strategies. He is not the type who talks about military affairs on paper like Ji Jian, otherwise he would not be cited by Wang Dun as the chief planner. From the beginning, he was not optimistic about the four surnames of Wu County.

Why is it not so expensive?

One side of Kuang has been fighting barbarians in the northwest region all year round, while the other side has not experienced war for more than ten years, and its troops are farmers who have been put together temporarily. There is no doubt who will win and who will lose. After seeing the comparison of the military appearance of the two sides, Qian Feng was even more surprised.

It confirmed the speculation in my mind.

He came here on behalf of Wang Dun this time just to observe the actual combat effectiveness of Yunfeng's army and provide a basis for Wang Dun's future military operations. He originally did not want to get too involved with Yunfeng, after all, it was only a matter of time before he turned against Yunfeng and started a fight. However,

Unexpectedly, as soon as he climbed to the top of the city, he was pulled by Yunfeng, and they began to talk affectionately like good friends for many years. They talked about folk customs and anecdotes from various places, which made him puzzled.

Yunfeng smiled strangely: "Brother Shiyi, please forgive me for speaking briefly. Brother Shiyi does not seem to be a scholar. So, may I ask, what does brother Shiyi think of what I have done to Jiankang?" What’s your comment? Please speak frankly.”

Qian Feng was startled and quickly laughed: "Haha, extraordinary people do extraordinary things. How can Feng Lai make unreasonable comments about the general's actions?" In fact, he still agreed in his heart, especially when the common people obtained the same political power as the nobles. In his mind, it was just a hostile stance and it was inconvenient for him to agree with him face to face.

Yunfeng clearly caught Qian Feng's brows twitching slightly. It was obvious that this person was not as careless as he appeared on the surface. He knew that he could not rush. The time to recruit Qian Feng would have to wait until after Wang Dun was defeated, so he changed the subject. , continue to talk nonsense all over the world.

Everyone on the city was looking forward to the upcoming battle, and in the palace, there were also people who were full of expectations. Sima Shao was combing his old father Sima Rui's hair, and Sima Rui's hair was covered with a layer of old oil and became lumpy. They are stuck together and are very difficult to comb out, and they also emit a disgusting sour smell.

According to the custom passed down from the Han Dynasty, one should bathe once every three days and bathe once every five days. According to the explanation in "Shuowen Jiezi" written by Xu Shen, the so-called bath refers specifically to washing one's hair, while bathing refers to cleaning the whole body. And the word "bath" means "bathing". , spread your fingers, spread your feet, and spread your hands.

The ancients had long hair, which was very troublesome to wash. Sima Rui's body was weak and could not withstand any trouble, so he did not wash his hair for several months.

Sima Shao didn't dislike it. He was very patient and very careful, and he lifted the clumps of hair away little by little. At the same time, he often glanced out of the palace unconsciously from the corner of his eye.

Sima Shao also got the news that the Wujun coalition forces would fight Yunfeng today. To be honest, he really wanted to go and watch the battle, but he didn't dare! He would not leave the palace easily for fear of being surrounded by Wang Dun. , can only wait anxiously for the battle report to come back from outside the palace.

Sima Rui narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "Daoji, did the two rebels start a war? Was there any news from outside the palace?" His voice was weak and hoarse.

Sima Shao shook his head: "No, it was only reported that the two sides were confronting each other outside the Dongli Gate. Presumably they have not taken action yet, otherwise the news would be sent back immediately outside the palace."

A look of regret appeared on Sima Rui's face, and he sighed: "It's a pity that Wang Dun's traitors have 30,000 troops stationed in Stone City. Otherwise, Daoji, you would take advantage of the fierce battle between the two sides and lead the imperial army to attack, and you would be able to kill them in one fell swoop." After being captured, he forced Liangzhou Mu's messenger general to attack Wang Dun, causing both sides to suffer losses. In this way, our Sima family's power can be determined! What a pity, what a pity! Forget it, no matter how dog-eat-dog the two parties are, Liangzhou Mu is not good either. He acts without scruples, fearing that he will cause even more trouble to Wang Dun." Then, he seemed to think of something again, and said to himself: "What are they doing? Why don't they start a war? Could it be that they are planning to shake hands and make peace? ?”

Sima Shao felt that the possibility of making peace was very small. Just as he was about to express his analysis, a man from the Huangmen hurried over and saluted: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness, the four surnames of Liangzhou Mu and Wu County have officially started war!"

"Well done! Beat them hard! It's best if all the thieves are dead! Hahahaha!" Sima Rui suddenly became excited, cursing vaguely and laughing repeatedly.

Sima Shao quickly stroked Sima Rui's back and said urgently: "Aweng, please calm down!"

But Sima Rui seemed to have been given a tap on his smile point. His laughter was covered with saliva on his clothes. He just couldn't stop. Without paying attention, a mouthful of thick phlegm entered his trachea!

"Cough cough cough!" Sima Rui coughed violently, and the expression on his face became more and more painful!

"Ah Weng, Ah Weng, what's wrong with you?" Sima Shao was anxious, and he slapped Sima Rui on the back with more force.

Although Sima Rui's coughing stopped, a gurgling sound came from his throat again, his lips and face became increasingly blue, and his breathing became rapid and weak.

Sima Shao panicked and shouted: "Quick, call the imperial doctor!" Before he finished speaking, he saw Sima Rui suddenly rolled his eyes, kicked his feet, and his head with gray and white hair hanging softly.

To the side! (To be continued...)
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