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Chapter 77 Aren't You the Same?
Zhang Guo's face turned red when he was looked at, he bent down and shook his hands, saying:
"Master Chang Shi, this... I can't blame me for overthinking this. You see, although I have merit, but when I look back, Linjiang City is still the one surnamed Xie who is in charge. After inquiring, Shen Qingzhi's sons are assigned to be the eldest son of the Crown Prince. Accompanied by reading, I...I also..."

He spread his hands with a bitter face, but did not continue.

Zong Ai's expression seemed to look down on him, but he said:
"...I need to explain this to you? Xie's family is noble, and those local clan gentry are willing to give some thin noodles to their family's surname... let you become the sheriff? Which one of the local tyrants is not The noble family guarding the fertile land, is it up to you? Is there anyone willing to listen to you?"

"This... this... I think there are garrisons here. Even if they look down on me, they can't look down on Wei's army." Zhang Guo is still not reconciled, and still wants to persuade Zong Ai to speak for him.

Chang Shi Zong'ai tilted his mouth and made a more obvious sneer, and said: "Is the garrison of my Great Wei State helping you to clean up the mess? You should give up on it. The city of the Han people has never been captured. It’s only for the garrison, not county officials. The most important thing is being able to collect taxes, why change this rule because of you?”

Zhang Guo's complexion changed a bit, it was a little dark, but he squeezed out a forced smile again, and answered a few times reluctantly: "Yes... yes..."

Zong Ai knew what he was thinking in his heart, so he eased his face and persuaded:
"I said, don't feel injustice. You surrendered at the beginning, but to save your life, now not only your life is saved, but you are also promoted to a higher level. What is there to be dissatisfied with? ... You are a general, and there are always generals." The promotion path, don’t think about these useless things. Go back and lead your soldiers, fight a few good battles, and you will naturally be promoted to the rank, what do you want?”

Zhang Guo's face turned red when he heard this: Zong Ai's words were right, he surrendered because he was afraid of dying in the hands of Wei Jun, and it was all to save his life.

Now that I have saved my life, I just remembered that I want to ask for some benefits from the Emperor of Wei... I knew that when I surrendered, I should have negotiated the terms... Unfortunately, it is too late to say anything now. .

Zhang Guo's face became more sincere, and he bowed deeply to Zong Ai, thanked him, and turned to leave.

Shen Liuzhen moved half of his body from the back of the tent, looking at Zhang Guoyuan's back, with a long light shining in his eyes.

As soon as Zong Ai turned around, he happened to see Shen Liuzhen's expression, followed his eyes to look at Zhang Guo who was going away, and instantly understood what was going on.

So he walked over with a playful smile, and teased Shen Liuzhen, saying, "Yo...why are you so angry?"

Shen Liuzhen panicked for a moment, because he hated that Zhang Guo too much, he forgot to cover it up, and let Zong Ai see it.The light in his big eyes flickered twice, and he thought to himself, as a child, that it is normal to hate one's enemy, so that people won't be wary of him.

That's why he curled his lips, looked at Zhang Guo's back with a bit of resentment and said, "...he's a villain!"

As expected, Zong Ai didn't have any dislike for him, but said with a smile: "He is indeed not a hero, but aren't you just like him now, serving Wei Guo? He is a villain, what are you?"

Shen Liuzhen struggled for a moment, angry because he was put together with Zhang Guo, but in the end he was relieved and sighed, and said in compromise:
"Master Chang Shi is right... I have no right to say anything about him."

He paused, puffed his cheeks and said:

"However, since ancient times, those who surrendered out of greed for life and fear of death are not worthy of trust. If he can surrender once, he can surrender a second time. Such a person must not be reused."

Zong Ai rolled his eyes at him and said:

"It's up to you to say? But what kind of person is useful. People like this have long been used. Believe it or not, His Majesty will definitely send him to the north to hunt Zhuzhu later. Zhuzhu kills captives. Even if he surrenders, he is dead. Do you think he dares to surrender?"

Zong Ai's eyes were very sly, and with a sense of superiority, he looked at the back of Zhang Guo who had gone away with a sense of superiority.

And Shen Liuzhen's surprised look flashed across his eyes, and he looked at the emperor's car not far away, and he had a little more respect for the emperor of Wei State in his heart... Shi Yu Fuli is already a generation of famous generals, and he is in his prime. Conspiracy, prestigious reputation, not to mention as a barbarian, what is rare is that he is quite capable in governing the country...

Shen Liuzhen's heart is naturally more toward the Han people, hoping that one day, the Han Dynasty can fight over, reunify the world, and reproduce the prosperity and glory of the Great Han Dynasty.

However, the emperors of the Southern Dynasties are very well-behaved, and they are far worse than Shi Yufoli.

Shen Liuzhen was faintly disappointed and suspicious: Can he really wait until this day in his lifetime?

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"Hey! . . . Ho! . . . Hey!"

Xie Yuan stood in the queue, waving the spear in his hand and following the routine drills with the soldiers.

The soldiers of the Southern Dynasties formed a corps of 60 people, and their corps leader stood at the front of the queue and led them to practice with every shout and movement.

It's just that the movements taught made Xie Yuan frown, feeling uncomfortable all over. After following along for a few times, he felt that he was going to be crippled by training, so he stopped practicing with them and just followed the movements taught by his master. practice yourself.

As a result, Xie Yuan, who was standing on the edge of the phalanx formed by these four gangs, suddenly appeared, waving a spear and shouting to kill the sky, directly shocked the loose and loose state of the 60 people. broken.

Their team leader... the short and strong man with dimples, because of his height, stood behind Xie Yuan, and was also stunned by the shock. Like everyone else in the queue, he looked at Xie Yuan. The movements of Yuan's hands stopped.

In a panic, he saw the corporal leader with a mustache walking towards them.

Only then did he come to his senses, anxiously holding the end of the spear, he stabbed hard at Xie Yuan's back, and said angrily in a low voice:

"As long as you know how to show off!"

In the end, Xie Yuan turned around to vent his energy. He poked a hollow in his hand, his feet were unsteady, and he almost jumped out.

As soon as he stood firmly, he quickly turned around and apologized to Captain Hu with a smile on his face, saying:

"Captain...he...he couldn't learn it when he first came here. I'll teach him later, and he will definitely be fine tomorrow."

Chief Hu Wuchang looked at Xie Yuan dissatisfied. Xie Yuan stood there, holding his spear, and let him look at him. His pair of red and phoenix eyes were extremely calm, and he had a natural power. This really showed the feeling of contempt and contempt vividly.

Corporal mustache looked at her like this and sneered.

The gang leader hurriedly raised his foot to kick Xie Yuan, but Xie Yuan easily twisted his waist and dodged it.When he stepped on the ground, his body was crooked again, his face was extremely embarrassed, and he was anxious to wink at her:
"Apologize to the corps chief! Said you will study hard, hurry up!"

(End of this chapter)