The ancient pine trees covered with clouds blocked the hot sunlight and left a large area of ​​shade. They wore a mat, a short table, and a chessboard, and the two sat opposite each other. The young man was wearing white clothes and gently shaking the folding fan, while the elderly man only wore a sleeveless vest, and the two were fully focused on the chess game in front of them.

Not far away, an incense burned with the best sandalwood, and straight blue smoke rose up and then soaked in the air. Behind the two, two cool-dressed girls, gently fanning the two of them.

But neither the old nor the young man had even a trace of his gaze on the two women beside him.

The young man was Zhu Youzhen, the third prince of Daliang who arrived in Qingzhou.

The one who played against him was Sun Tonglin, the leader of the Sun family, a local tycoon who was not inferior to Hou Xiyi in Qingzhou.

Holding a black piece in his hand, Zhu Youzhen thought for a while, but he finally took it back several times. After repeating this several times, he finally sighed and threw the black piece into the chess box on one side, saying: "Sun Gong's chess is wonderful, and Youzhen is impressed."

Sun Tonglin looked up at Zhu Youzhen, pointed to the chessboard with a smile and said, "There are still large open spaces here that can be managed. If they are managed properly, they may not be able to turn defeat into victory."

"The general trend is gone, the general trend is gone." Zhu Youzhen shook his head repeatedly, "Even if he managed a small area of ​​territory, he was finally surrounded by all sides, and he still couldn't escape the defeat. Instead of doing such a laborious effort, it would be better to abandon it and find another way. Even if he restarted the game, it would be much better than wasting his energy and doing useless work."

Sun Tonglin laughed and stretched out his hand to mess up the chess game: "Sun only heard that the Third Highness was a hero in the past. Today, this is the first time I saw Your Highness also have extraordinary achievements in the chess path. To be honest, it is rare to see that you can play chess with me and support me for so long in Qingzhou."

"Youzhen has heard that Sun Gong is known as a national player." Zhu Youzhen bowed and said, "But Youzhen has only been learning chess for two years. It is really a great honor to be rewarded by Sun Gong like this."

"Two years?" Sun Tonglin's smile suddenly faded away, and his face was full of surprise.

Zhu Youzhen nodded: "As Sun Gong said, Zhu Youzhen in the past was just a brave general. He thought he could win everything with his crotch and a knife in his palm. Unexpectedly, in the battle of Luzhou, he lost a lot, and even I became a prisoner myself. Although I returned to Chang'an later, my body could no longer be on the battlefield."

"It's a blessing to lose your horse!" Sun Tonglin looked at Zhu Youzhen, who was telling her embarrassing things calmly, and was really surprised. Zhu Youzhen in front of him and Zhu Youzhen in the rumor were two completely different people, which shows that he really heard it.

"At first, Youzhen was depressed and had a bad temper. Fortunately, Jingxiang gave me some advice and finally calmed down. It was just to let me calm down. Jingxiang asked me to learn chess skills. In two years, I didn't even learn Jingxiang's superficiality, but fortunately it made me calm down." Zhu Youzhen said.

Sun Tonglin shook his head and said, "The Third Highness is too modest. I have also experienced Jingxiang's chess. I am just the same as me. Go, the master introduces it to the door, and practices depends on personal experience. This really depends on talent and understanding. The Third Highness has a lot of climate in the layout, but it still lacks some in small means. However, small means can be learned, but this view of the overall situation is innate. No wonder Jingxiang has to look at you differently."

Zhu Youzhen smiled and owed her body.

Sun Tonglin waved his hand, and the four beauties immediately stood up, packed up the chessboard and pieces, and left gracefully. Under the big tree, only he and Zhu Youzhen were left.

"Is the Third Highness here to Pinglu? Are you planning to help Pinglu fight against the Tang army?" Sun Tonglin asked directly in one fell swoop.

Zhu Youzhen smiled, "Mr. Sun has a certainty in his heart. Didn't he ask me knowingly?"

"So, the Third Highness also thinks that Pinglu can't stop the Tang army's military. Since that's the case, why is the Third Highness still here? Why doesn't Daliang support Pinglu?"

"It's not that you don't want it, but that you can't!" Zhu Youzhen said: "You have to make choices."

"So Pinglu is a place abandoned by His Majesty the Emperor. However, if Your Majesty does this, can you give up Pinglu today. How can you know that you cannot give up other places in the future? Isn't your Majesty afraid of making other places feel upset?" Sun Tonglin said with resentment.

"So this is why I came to Pinglu." Zhu Youzhen said calmly: "I always have to give an explanation to someone like Sun Gong."

"I wonder what kind of explanation does Your Highness give me?" Sun Tonglin waved his thin arm: "Now the Tang army has launched a large-scale attack. It's just a matter of the moment when the troops are at the city. Isn't it too late?"

"I think Mr. Sun has made a lot of preparations, and this kind of preparation is more than just one. Mr. Sun is now thinking about which one should I leave?" Zhu Youzhen laughed: "My visit today is just to provide Mr. Sun with a third solution."

Sun Tonglin's body stiffened, and when he looked at Zhu Youzhen's eyes, it suddenly became much deeper.

"Mr. Sun should not worry. Zhu is not malicious, otherwise he would not have arrived at Sun's mansion like this." Zhu Youzhen said with a light folding fan: "The first way, Sun is planning to sail with Shuai Hou and go to the Lingnan training office under the last resort. For this reason, Sun also sent his children in his family to find out the specific situation. But in my opinion, this is really not a good idea."

"How can I see it?" Sun Tonglin said calmly: "If you pacify Lu, Sun will become a lost dog. At least wherever you go, it will be calm. It is also a good choice to be an apartment public security officer to enjoy his old age."

"Yun Conglong, Feng Conghu, people like Sun Gong, can't live a peaceful and peaceful life no matter where they go. If you don't offend others, people will offend you." Zhu Youzhen said lightly: "Sun Gong left his hometown and went to a land that is not familiar with. He is a bit rich and rich. In the eyes of some people, he is afraid that he is a big sheep who is too fat to be as fat as he can."

Sun Tonglin's face twitched, and a layer of red floated.

"Don't expect Hou Xiyi to guarantee you anything." Zhu Youzhen said: "At that time, he may be able to rely on his past friendship with Xiang Xun, but if he wants to protect you, he will not have that much face. As for what you say, Lingnan is calm, I am afraid it is also wishful thinking. Mr. Sun, you are a person who has experienced the vast ocean. Could it be that you don't know where this world is the prey of the weak? When you go to Lingnan, you will be like a child walking by the treasures in your arms. I'm afraid that everyone wants to try to take it away? Moreover, I believe you also know that Lingnan Xiang Xun is already ready to move. Jin Mantang should have told you about this? Two months ago, you went to Jimo and you must have gone to meet Jin Mantang?"

Sun Tonglin changed color suddenly: "Third Prince, are you monitoring me?"

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "Since I have been interested in you for a long time, I will naturally care more. If I hadn't made arrangements, I would never have thought that you would have dated Jin Mantang? Your second path was provided to you by Jin Mantang, right? Stop the Tang Jun?"

Sun Tonglin was silent for a while and said, "Third Prince, in your eyes, am I not a fat sheep?"

Zhu Youzhen spread his hands: "I don't deny that it is precisely because your Sun family's strong financial resources and sufficient personnel that attracted me. However, my attitude towards you is completely different from them. I will talk to you in detail later. Now I will talk about why it is not a good choice for you to join the Tang army."

"I would like to hear the details." Sun Tonglin said coldly.

"The Sun family is the largest landlord in Qingzhou and even Pinglu." Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "Do you think Li Ze will be very friendly to you based on this alone? You don't know about his land policy? Look at the Xue family in Hedong, now in Tubo, you are going to do business that may lose your head at any time. The Sima family went to the Western Regions to make a life, and the Fang family in Hezhong is now destroyed and killed. Mr. Sun, please be honest, none of these families are worse than your Sun family, right? If you join the Tang army, will you want to be the Sima family of Xue or the Fang family of Hezhong in the future?"

Sun Tonglin looked depressed. How could he not consider these things? It’s just that for the current Sun family, there is no better choice at all.

Stay or leave, the only two are.

If you stay, you will have to take the risk Zhu Youzhen said. If you leave, you will have the possibility of becoming a Yanggu.

"Since Your Highness thinks that neither of these two paths is feasible, I want to hear the third path that Your Highness provides me." Sun Tonglin asked.

"Go to Guanzhong!" Zhu Youzhen said: "I have a fief of a whole county in Guanzhong, but there have been wars and few people there. Sun Gong can take your tribe members to move wherever he can go. My land can be sold to you at a price. As long as there is land, Sun will still be the Sun family in the past."

"I'm afraid that your highness's price is too high, so I can't afford it." Sun Tonglin sighed.

"You can become the county magistrate of that county, and the Sun family can own an army. You don't have to deny that one of the current troops stationed in Qingzhou is completely under your order." Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "The price of selling those lands to you is absolutely fair. Of course, when you get these lands to settle your family, you must also give me something."

"The loyalty of your third prince?" Sun Tonglin said.

"That's right!" Zhu Youzhen folded the fan and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun, it depends not only on what you are going to pay now, but also on what you will get in the future. Believe me, it won't make you lose money. Maybe for Sun, this is an opportunity to make a fortune at a time."

"Where is Hou Xiyi and Hou handsome?"

"Hou Shuai is going to Lingnan, then go!" Zhu Youzhen said: "Everyone has his own ambitions, so don't force it. Besides, Hou Shuai has done so much preparation work, so why are you willing to give up halfway?"

"I need to think about it!"
Chapter completed!