Late at night, alone in the courtyard.

At the very bottom of the yard is a long corridor, where two people are located, one of whom is about fifty years old, with long beards and sitting on a chair, and on the table in front of him, there is a zither.

Next to this man was standing a young man holding a pot of wine.

There were lamps on the table, and the lights swayed, and the lights fell on the faces of the two people, illuminating their faces.

The old man looked calm and his hands fell on the strings, but he did not pluck it, as if he was waiting for something.

But your boy's expression changed, as if he was a little worried, and he was about to say something.

But at this moment.

Squeak.

The wooden door of the yard was pushed open suddenly, and then he walked in alone.

With the moonlight, the boy could vaguely see a tall figure, strode over meteorically, while walking, while talking: "Mr. Li, it's this time, can you still calm down and play the piano here? This kind of elegant pleasure is really not comparable to that of us."

Mr. Li, who was sitting on the chair, put down his hands and shook his head and said, "Mr. Chen, I am not playing the piano, but sucking my heart, and I want to soothe my heart. Otherwise, the previous news alone would be enough to keep me awake at night."

At this time, the man walked up to him.

The swaying lights on the table present the man's face - the national face, thick beard, long temples, and with his tall and mighty physique, he looks like a fierce general who has walked out of the opera!

"Have you met Mr. Chen!" The boy showed a little fear on his face, and then he lowered his head to greet him.

"You are the Qilang of the Li family? Look at the talented man! You deserve to be a great family! I heard that the Marquis of Dingxiang, who is famous all over the world and invincible, is also from the Li family. Is it the same origin as you? I, Chen Shanji, cannot compare to you. I just ran to the world. If you call me Chen Jun, you are exaggerating me. It would be better to call me Chen Dadao like others!"

"We dare not meet with Dingxiang Marquis. This Li is not the other Li." The young man hesitated after hearing this, glanced at the old man, who shook his head slightly.

When Chen Shanji saw it, he was about to say something else when suddenly the door was pushed out again behind him, and a man wrapped in a thick cloak walked in.

The man's hair was loose and moved with the wind. His face was covered with frost, but his eyes were very bright. After walking in, he shook his arm, shook his cloak behind him, and then clasped his fists at the old man and said, "Shi Shu has met Mr. Li."

"Xu Jun, I didn't expect you to be here." The old man showed surprise and looked back at the young man, "Zhuo Ting, show the two gentlemen."

"I understand." The boy nodded, put the wine pot in his hand on the table, then turned around nimblely, walked into the shadow, and soon walked out again, one in one hand, carrying a solid wood chair.

When Chen Shanji saw this, he couldn't help but praise: "At a young age, you have the strength and skills. If you are willing to walk around the world, you will be able to leave a name. Unfortunately, the people from your family will not look down on me in this way."

Li Zhuoting put down the chair, was humble again, then praised the two of them again, and then quickly walked back to the old man.

The old man said, "Mr. Chen, don't praise this boy like this, and don't belittle yourself. There are also talented people and strangers in the world. Moreover, at this time, it is the time for you to show your skills!"

Chen Shanji shook his head and sighed, "Mr. Li really praised me. I just took my brothers to make a living. I have no other thoughts. Life is not as good as grass in troubled times. We are just eating food that is licking blood on the head of a knife. Now it is a war and it is even more difficult to gain a foothold. It is not easy to stabilize now. I dare not think about other things."

The old man frowned slightly, looked at the other person and asked, "Su Jun thinks so too?"

The Xu Shu nodded and said, "My brothers have no great ambitions. They can eat enough and have a place to sleep. In the past, the imperial court looked down on us, defamed and rushed us everywhere, but now there are no such troubles in the army of Yongchang Hou. I don't think this matter needs to be changed."

The old man shook his head and was about to speak, but Chen Shanji interrupted directly.

"Mr. Li, you don't have to persuade us anymore. Besides, we have only a hundred brothers. Even if we include Brother Xu, there are a few other people on the road, so how many are there? Even if we are talking about us, it will be useless. We are not more, and we are not less. If we are not careful, it is a beheading business. Why do we do such a thing?"

The old man sighed: "You are now in Yongchang's army, even if you are a thief, and wait for the imperial army to break Luoyang and be punished as a crime, it will be a death sentence!"

Chen Shanji shook his head and said, "Then he has to wait until the court breaks through Luoyang. What's more, if it's really a big deal, we will die first without waiting for the court's people to come. Compared with early death or late death, of course, we have to die late. We can live a little longer, just a while." After saying that, he smiled.

When the young Li Zhuoting heard this, he couldn't help frowning and was very disappointed. He had heard of Chen Dadao's reputation in the past, but he was a hero. He didn't expect that he was so ignorant of the righteousness. As the father and brother said, these people do not study or study, and have no morality in their hearts, which is not worthy of respect.

But Xu Shu said, "Mr. Li, if the court really wins, you don't need to wait at this time to convince me to wait, but it shows that the court's troops are still not strong."

When Li Zhuoting heard this, he was not convinced, but he still held it back, but then he heard the Xu Shu continue to say-

"We also know the news. We know that the imperial coalition forces are here. The leader is the Marquis of Dingxiang. This Marquis is powerful. We have heard that the Marquis of Yongchang suffered losses in his hands. There are still rumors recently that several generals of the Yongchang Army were defeated by them one after another and were captured. I don't know whether it is true or false, but..."

Hearing this, Li Zhuoting couldn't help but say, "That's not the rumor, it's true. Not only Cai Bing and others, but also Guan Zhishan were defeated by the King of Dingxiang and were captured alive!" Speaking of this, the young man's eyes were filled with excitement, "You must know who Guan Zhishan is, right?"

Chen Shanji and Xu Shu were stunned when they heard this, then looked at the old man and saw that the latter looked as usual.

"I know who Guanzhishan is, but it's a bit too shocking to say that he was captured... The news has not yet arrived, and it's not certain..."

Chen Shanji was just talking, but was interrupted by the old man's laughter, and then he heard him say, "Do you believe it?" Well, I didn't believe it at first, but I had witnesses telling it. Why not, let him talk to you."

"Eyewitness?" Chen Shanji and Seo Chu looked at each other and were shocked, "Is it a deserter? Or..."

Before they could finish speaking, they saw a person coming out of the innermost part of the yard.

"Brother Chen! Brother Xu! Long time no see!"
Chapter completed!