In a small inn, in a secluded attic.
Zhou Ran squinted his eyes and lay on a smooth chair, half asleep, looking very comfortable. (Note: Tables and chairs had already appeared in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.)
Yu Cuiwei, who had already cleaned up, and Wang Zhixing, who had a gloomy face, came up to him with unfriendly looks.
Wang Zhixing, in particular, had a grim face. He was "slaughtered" by Zhou Ran without realizing it.
This bastard pounded his chest and pounded the table before the meal, swearing that he would treat the meal; when ordering dishes and preparing wine, he was so generous, as if he owned the inn and didn't care about the price of the food and wine at all.
But in the end, when it came time to pay the bill, I spent a long time but didn't have a single penny to pay.
Finally, he apologized and sighed, saying that he didn't bring enough money today and had used it all up when eating just now; so Wang Zhixing had to pay the bill himself.
Wang Zhixing really couldn't afford to eat without paying. He was not Mo Wenlan and Mo Yangguang.
What they didn't know was that Zhou Ran was really a good man. All the money in the family was kept by his wife Qi Miaoge. Whenever he went out for a drink, he would calculate the price and never take a single penny more.
Of course, these were all small matters. Even though he was being taken advantage of by the other party, Wang Zhixing would not turn hostile. In his opinion, Zhou Ran was in their hands now, so why shouldn’t he let them do whatever they wanted
Thinking of this, Wang Zhixing calmed down a bit, and then looked at Zhou Ran with a bad face, and said gloomily: "Zhou Ran, General Ningyuan, fifth rank lower."
"When recovering Nanzhao, he was awarded a title of third-class honor for his meritorious service by beheading Zheng Maisi, and was given privileges such as one wife and one concubine, and his family could use ox carts."
"In addition, Zhou Ran is the deputy governor of Yaozhou and Guan Yu's last disciple. He lives in the Yaozhou Governor's Mansion in compliance with his master's orders. He has a wife, Qi Miaoge, and a concubine, Li Wenyi. Am I right, Lord Zhou?"
While Zhou Ran was taking a rest, Wang Zhixing went out to investigate and found out every detail of Zhou Ran's background. After revealing his true colors, Wang Zhixing narrowed his eyes and stared at him gloomily.
This information, of course, is Zhou Ran’s personal information, but anyone who knows something about the official system of the Tang Dynasty would easily find some problems.
Based on this information, we can immediately figure out who Zhou Ran is loyal to.
According to the official system of the Tang Dynasty, the rank below the fifth grade should be Cavalry Commandant, but Zhou Ran was a lord.
The lowest rank of nobles in the Tang Dynasty was baron; but Zhou Ran was a lord. Based on this information, it was not difficult to infer that the person Zhou Ran was loyal to was General Zhu Li of Huaihua.
This is because only in the Heshuo New Deal, among the eighteen levels of nobility, was the rank of Lord.
Zhou Ran is a lord, which means he is Zhu Li's man. If we continue to infer this, it is not difficult to find that the real ruler of Yaozhou is Zhu Li.
Black-robed Li Gong knew about the battle of Nanzhao, but the Secretary General did not know about it yet. After hearing the news, Wang Zhixing and Yu Cuiwei both turned pale and looked even uglier.
The Secretary General and Zhu Li had been entangled for so long, how could they not know how difficult the other party was? They never dreamed that they would face each other again in this southwest area.
Since Nanzhao can be controlled by Zhu Li, what about other places in the world? Who can guarantee that similar things will not happen in other places
If Zhu Li gradually infiltrates the world in this way, and one day he makes a call from a high position, will the Li family of the Tang Dynasty still be able to keep the throne? This is why Wang and Yu are so frightened.
However, after hearing Wang Zhixing's explanation, Zhou Ran remained calm, as if the person Wang Zhixing was talking about was not him.
Then, he said in a nonchalant tone, "You two, why don't you speak frankly? You are holding me hostage just to treat me to a meal, right?"
"Since we are enemies and not friends, why should you care about my identity?"
"You two may as well tell me your purpose. If I can live, I will not bear to die. Unfortunately, I still have two lovely wives, and I haven't finished loving them yet. If I fall into your hands like this, I will feel a little unwilling!"
No matter how shocked Wang Zhixing and Yu Cuiwei were, Zhou Ran's jokes reminded them that worrying about long-term things would not help at all, and the most important thing right now was to get the Konoha Order.
After figuring this out, Yu Cuiwei looked beautiful and said in a cold voice, "Please come here, General Zhou. We do have a favor to ask. We want to see your concubine, Li Wenyi."
When Zhou Ran heard this, his squinting eyes suddenly sparkled with a gleam of brilliance. It turned out that the other party's target was his woman. What did they want to do? Don't they know that everyone has a reverse scale
As the saying goes, there are three things a man can never give up.
First, the head on your neck must not be taken away easily by others no matter what.
The second thing is his own woman. For a real man, his woman can only be his forever. In ancient times, the hatred of having one's wife stolen was a life-and-death feud that would not end until one's death.
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The other party asked to meet Li Wenyi, which obviously touched Zhou Ran's sore spot. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually furious in his heart.
Damn it, how dare you set your sights on his woman? What does he want to do? Are you looking for death
Restraining his anger, Zhou Ran narrowed his eyes slightly and said indifferently and stiffly: "My wife has been in a bad mood recently. I wonder if you two have any advice. It's the same if you tell this general."
Seeing Zhou Ran's cold expression and the determination to fight to the death, Wang Zhixing immediately understood the other party's mood.
After all, he is also a man, and he naturally knows that for a man, whether it is cuckoldry or betrayal, it is a heart-wrenching pain; for any man with blood, experiencing this is no less than a life-and-death catastrophe.
If you are interested, you might as well observe your surroundings carefully. Many men who are truly sincere will die young if they experience this, unless they don’t know it. Of course, the same should be true for women. “Deep love does not bring longevity.” There is no reason for our ancestors to lie to us.
A woman that a man deeply loves is always a sore spot for him, as evidenced by the facts.
In order to avoid Zhou Ran's misunderstanding, Wang Zhixing quickly pretended to laugh and said, "Haha, General, you misunderstood. To be exact, there is something on Madam Zhou's body that originally belonged to us."
"We went south to Yaozhou this time to ask Madam for that thing back."
"General, don't worry. As long as we get that thing, we promise that we will never harm you and your wife." Wang Zhixing promised solemnly.
Humph, Zhou Ran heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but at the same time he felt secretly disdainful.
They are enemies, and who knows if the other party will kill them after getting the things. Anyone who believes in the enemy's guarantee is a fool.
But on the surface, Zhou Ran breathed a sigh of relief and said cheerfully: "I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be just this small matter."
"Don't worry, as long as I go back and give her a good scolding, I promise that my wife will immediately and obediently return the things to you two."
"Alas, maybe it's because our family is too poor, so my wife has to do everything well. This is because I'm useless. After I go back, I will definitely rectify the family tradition and let them know that not all junk is good." Zhou Ran said with a stern face, but still majestic.
"Haha." Before he finished speaking, Yu Cuiwei chuckled and reminded him, "General Zhou cannot go back for the time being. However, you can write a letter and we will find a way to pass it to Madam Zun and ask her to bring the Konoha Order and go to the place we specify to replace the person."
"In this way, we can take our things and leave, and you and your wife can return home happily. Isn't that wonderful?"
Beauty at all, Zhou Ran frowned secretly. This damn woman was so cautious that she left him no chance at all. He was really helpless.
The doctor quickly brought up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Wang Zhixing and Yu Cuiwei stared at Zhou Ran without saying a word; their meaning was very clear, they had to check Zhou Ran's letter to prevent him from playing tricks.
Under the pressure of the situation, Zhou Ran frowned slightly, but did not hesitate. He immediately started writing. In a short while, a letter was finished.
Regardless of how good General Zhou's writing skills were, Wang Zhixing and Yu Cuiwei could still barely recognize the twisted words on the paper.
I saw that on the paper, written in black and white, it was written: "My dear Wen Yi, what's going on? It's not nice to take other people's things. I heard that you took someone's Muye Order, and now they come to ask for it back, and even invited me to have tea. I feel really embarrassed. Hurry up and send the Muye Order over, dear, be obedient, the location is in the xx grove..."
After Zhou Ran finished writing, Wang Zhixing and Yu Cuiwei came over immediately and spent a quarter of an hour to finally finish reading it.
Yu Cuiwei frowned, her pretty face cold, and ordered bluntly: "No, there are too many exposed things, General Zhou should write another letter."
"Uh, is it not possible?" Zhou Ran pretended to be confused on the surface, but he was thinking about how to escape from the trap at a frantic speed. At least he had to make Li Wenyi aware of the news that he was kidnapped, and at the same time, he couldn't let the other party find out.
After one letter failed, Zhou Ran immediately started writing the second one without letting the two of them rush him.
Now he was just like a well-behaved primary school student. When they asked him to rewrite it, he would do so immediately without any disobedience.
"No, General Zhou, please write another one."
"No, General Zhou, you should think about it again."
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After writing dozens of letters, Wang Zhixing and Yu Cuiwei both said no. Zhou Rang pretended to be impatient and said unhappily, "You two, how about you tell me and I'll write it? Is that okay?"
Yu Cuiwei and Wang Zhixing originally had this plan, but they had not forced Zhou Ran in order to get his cooperation. Now that Zhou Ran had suddenly proposed this method, the two of them suddenly hesitated again and did not dare to agree easily for a long time.
Zhou Ran had long been aware of their little thoughts, and he said this on purpose, just to make the other party hesitate.
Seeing that the other party was indeed hesitating, Zhou Ran was just what he wanted. Without waiting for Wang and Yu to make a decision, he sighed helplessly and said, "Well, seeing that you two are so embarrassed, this general will not force you."
"I'll write another one, but this one, if it works, it's fine, if not, forget it." Zhou Ran seemed very impatient, even extremely annoyed by this silent coercion.
He scribbled a letter again, the language was very brief, saying: "Last night was a beautiful night, and I enjoyed myself with you. Today I am drunk in the woods of xx, and I am too weak to do anything. I hope my lady will take me home."
Wang Zhixing and Yu Cuiwei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after reading the letter. It consisted of only a dozen words and did not mention the Konoha Order at all, but it was able to make Li Wenyi come to them on her own initiative. This was already the best result.