How did it bend into a paper clip?

Wen Qin felt that this meal was too much to eat.She could only smile at Xiao Quan and Wang Tie Zhu in a slightly embarrassed manner without losing politeness: "Lieutenant Xiao, the military lords, I have finished eating, now I have some things to do and I will leave first." Pay enough money and get ready to leave.

Although Xiao Quan was full of concern for Yue Ru, he couldn't ask a word.He could only smile bitterly and said, "Okay, Mr. Wen, please go slowly! In this Lanzhou border, please feel free to come to me if you have any questions."

"Okay, thank you in advance!" Wen Qin said politely.

Everyone at the same table knew Xiao Quan's thoughts on Yue Ru.But at this moment, they could only sigh in their hearts.

A man who looked chubby and chubby comforted Xiao Quan and said: "Brother, this Mr. Wen looks like a scholar, and he is a good match for Miss Yueru. Besides, Miss Yueru won't suffer any more if she follows this man. You just Do not worry."

Wang Tiezhu glared at him, and immediately gave him a piece of meat: "Eat meat! You talk so much!"

Xiao Quan returned to his seat, and said to Wang Tiezhu with a wry smile: "The fourth brother is right, the two of them are indeed a good match."

He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his ambition is to serve in the army and protect his family and country.Yue Ru is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and wrote famous poems in the Northwest when she was only a teenager.Although their two families are family friends, the Xiao family has declined in his father's generation. Facing Yueru's excellence, he has always been a little ashamed, so he went to Beijing to take part in the scientific examination, hoping to gain fame and come back to propose marriage.But who knows that God will trick people!

That Mr. Wen looks quiet and gentle, and his words and deeds are also a style of a literati. I think that when he and Yueru were together, it was mostly a scene of a talented man and a beautiful woman composing together with the music of the zither and the flute, calligraphy and painting.

Xiao Quan drank a cup of bitter wine.Shaking his head, he dispelled the image in his mind.

A young man in scribe's clothes said worriedly, "Brother? You..."

"I'm fine. Come... drink!" Xiao Quan raised his glass.

"Drink!" The four toasted.

The four of them agreed not to talk about Shangguan Yueru anymore.Wang Tiezhu gossiped: "Brother, General Li accompanied his wife back to her mother's house this time. The big carts and small carts of gifts are like moving house."

"Second brother, you said that General Li accompanied his wife back to her mother's house?"

"Yes, third child, you don't know, there are three full carts of gifts. Tsk tsk!" Wang Tiezhu recalled the scene he saw when he was on guard that day.

The third child frowned and said, "No, I remember that the relationship between General Li and his father-in-law's family is not good? Maybe they really moved! Brother...I have a bad feeling."

Among the four, Xiao Quan, the eldest, is the champion of martial arts, Wang Tiezhu, the second, and Qian Da, the fourth, are Lanzhou city defenders, and Zhao Shichen, the third, is a scholar. The four have known each other since childhood, and later became brothers of the opposite sex.

Zhao Shichen is the one who reads the most among the three of them, and he also pays more attention to the political affairs of the court.Xiao Quan put down his wine glass and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hearing Xiao Quan's question, Wang Tiezhu and Qian Da also put down their wine glasses and looked at Zhao Shichen. Zhao Shichen still frowned and said, "Brother also knows that I have a good relationship with Li Wu, the son of General Li. Three days ago, Li Wu drank with me. , said he was going to Liangzhou. He drank a little too much that day, and he kept advising me to travel abroad and go out more. The second brother just said that General Li brought three carts of gifts to accompany his wife back to her natal home. Thinking of Li Wu's behavior that day, I feel a bit weird, and General Li has been having a hard time dealing with his father-in-law.... A few months ago, Master Li hurriedly sold off his properties in Lanzhou City and went to Liangzhou."

The connection between these two things is a bit far-fetched. After Wang Tiezhu heard it, he didn't take it seriously and said: "My third son, what's the matter? I often advise you to go and have a look? I also advise you to marry a wife quickly! Haha!"

Qian Da also laughed naively.

Zhao Shichen said helplessly to Wang Tiezhu: "Second brother, you forgot that Mr. Li has a son who works as a steward in Prince Lian's residence. I'm worried about what news they heard."

Xiao Quan's face became more serious as he listened, and his brows became more and more wrinkled: "What do you mean...?" He was a little hesitant to say it.

Wang Tiezhu and Qian Da looked at their eldest brother and Zhao Shichen with serious expressions, but they also realized that things might be a little serious.Wang Tiezhu said: "Brother, third child, stop playing charades!"

Zhao Shichen sighed, stretched his head among the three and whispered, "I'm a little worried that something will happen to Lanzhou City."

Wang Tiezhu immediately said seriously in a low voice: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhao Shichen didn't answer Wang Tiezhu's words. He thought for a moment and said, "Second brother, I didn't talk nonsense. The number and time of Beirong's harassment of Lanzhou in the past two years are different from those in the past. Do you think there is any difference?"

Wang Tiezhu tilted his head to look at Qian Da, then turned back to look at Zhao Shichen and nodded, "Well, there are more than before. In the past, it was mostly autumn and winter. It seems that there have been four seasons in the past two years."

Xiao Quan, who had been silent for a long time, said at this moment: "Are you worried that Bei Rong is going to attack Lanzhou City, and General Li and Master Li both knew about this in advance, so they left to avoid disaster?"

"Ah."

"Do you know... how serious the matter will be if your guess is true?"

Only then did Qian Da realize that his three older brothers were very serious, but he was still a little confused, so he asked, "Brother, will this be serious?"

Wang Tiezhu slapped Qian Da on the head, and said: "Fourth brother, you are so stupid! If what your third brother said is true, it means that Bei Rong is coming to fight, and then, there are traitors collaborating with us in Daliang! And This traitor is probably..."

"Tie Zhu! Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Quan interrupted Wang Tiezhu's words.It's all just guesswork.

"Oh."

It was only at this time that Qian Da realized that the situation might be serious.

Xiao Quan stopped talking.After a moment of silence, he silently sorted out the things that he also found weird when he came in.He was the only one among the four who had been to the capital, and he was also the one who had the most access to military intelligence among the four.He thought about General Li's behavior carefully, and said to his three brothers very seriously: "Shi Chen's guess is very likely to be true! But it may also be just a coincidence! Now let's do our own thing first. This Guessing matters is of great importance, so don't spread it indiscriminately."

"Yes, big brother!" The other three agreed in unison.

Xiao Quan thought for a while and said: "Well, you can also consider sending your family members out of the city to escape. If there is any change in Beibei, Lanzhou City will bear the brunt!"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay. They were all natives of Lanzhou, and most of their relatives were in Lanzhou.If it is made clear that the Beirong is going to attack Lanzhou, everyone will definitely pack their bags and run away immediately.But now, it's just a possibility.Inconclusive.Relatives will only treat them as nonsense.

Wang Tiezhu began to persuade Zhao Shichen to go out again, "Third son, you and your mother are the only two in your family, you can consider taking your aunt to go out for a while, and if you have nothing to do, just go out and play."

Xiao Quan looked at Zhao Shichen, and said, "Shichen, Tie Zhu is right. I, Tie Zhu and the fourth child are all soldiers, and we cannot leave our posts without permission. If something happens, we may have to rely on you later! "

"Well. I'll go back and talk to my mother."

Several people didn't feel much after eating this meal.It just fell apart.

Xiao Quan, Wang Tiezhu and Qian Da are going back to camp.On the way, Xiao Quan said: "Tie Zhu, take a few brothers out of the city to investigate."

"yes, Sir."

Beirong has been invading for the past few years, and he has fought against Beirong many times.In the past, they were all small groups of cavalry, and they ran away after the robbing, and generally seldom entangled with the Liang soldiers.In the past two years, the tactics used by the invading Northern Army cavalry are indeed different from the past.In the past few months, they even had a group of chasing soldiers, who were completely wiped out by the Beirong cavalry.This incident shocked the entire Lanzhou City.

The Beirong had civil strife for decades, and it was only in the past ten years that the unification was realized.The king of Beirong has been busy with Annei, so Daliang and Beirong have lived in peace for a long time.Now if the king of Beirong takes action against Lanzhou, he will definitely not stop at Lanzhou. After Lanzhou is Yanzhou, and after that is Liangzhou.I think the whole Northwest will be uneasy.Liangzhou is the fiefdom of King Lian. In the past two years, King Lian has been strengthening the city walls of Liangzhou and building checkpoints in Liangzhou and the border between Lanzhou and Yanzhou.This kind of behavior was inconspicuous, but combined with what the four of them said today, Xiao Quan felt even more uneasy.

Xiao Quan is the captain of the city guard, who is responsible for the defense of Lanzhou City.He didn't express his worries, he just inspected the four city gates, doubled the number of guards in the city, and ordered that everyone who enters and exits Lanzhou City must be strictly investigated from now on, and everything has been done Protective work, back home at night.It suddenly occurred to him that the Mr. Wen he met during the day should still be in Lanzhou City.

For the sake of Yueru, he had to let Mr. Wen leave Lanzhou City early and return to the capital.