The silence in the room was as dead as the three of them, except for the heavy breathing of the three of them, Zhao Donglei slowly said: "So, most of the elites of my Zhao clan are still alive and are not dead?"

"Yes!" Zhao Pu said: "The last thing is not done, I can only surrender to Yun Zhao."

"This is a blessing in disgrace!" Zhao Donglei let out a long sigh: "Do you know that when the news of your entire army being destroyed came, my Zhao family almost every family is filial to them, and the crying sounds shockingly. They are still alive, and there is still hope!"

"Yes, the old man knows it!"

"Sit down!" The crutch knocked on the ground.

Although the ground was cold, Zhao Pu did not dare to catch a handful of straw in front of Zhao Donglei and sat cross-legged in front of Zhao Donglei.

"You are already Yun Zhao's person now. Can I think so?" Zhao Donglei said.

Zhao Pu was silent for a while and said, "Old Master, I will always be from the Zhao family!"

"Very good. You've been in the north for several months, tell me how you feel!" Zhao Donglei nodded, as if he was a little relieved.

"Yes, old man, at first, I was caught as a coolie and had no chance to contact the important personnel in the North, so I couldn't say I felt it. However, when Yun Zhao occasionally inspected, he met us, and I was able to escape from the coolie's power."

"You are going to be a coolie?" Zhao Gang said in surprise: "Does the Northern Expedition Army not know your identity?"

Zhao Pu smiled bitterly: "In their eyes, I am just an ordinary prisoner."

Zhao Donglei shook his head, "You are not an ordinary prisoner. If you are an ordinary soldier, how could you let Yun Zhao meet by chance? Hey, this is the legendary killing stick. It is not easy to let you suffer a little first, and then persuade you to surrender!"

Zhao Pu was ashamed, "The old man clearly understood that I really couldn't stand it. It's okay to suffer, but the insults and whippings from the Mongolian army and supervisors really make people suffer."

"Yes, you were born in the Zhao family, how could you suffer such a crime? After suffering such humiliation, they will really find someone to threaten them. Keep talking!"

"I promised Yun Zhao to do things for them, and then I was released. While recovering from the wounds, I truly came into contact with the true Northern officials!"

"Oh, then how are they? What's the difference between them and us?" Zhao Gang asked with interest.

"The difference is big!" Zhao Pu's face became solemn, "There are fewer officials in one of their state yamen than in one of our county yamen. There are only a few dozen people. Only these dozens of people manage a huge state, which makes me really hard to understand. Everyone seems to be too busy and in a hurry."

"Only dozens of people?" Zhao Gang said in a lost voice: "In our county government, there are hundreds of people who eat the meal. How did they do it?"

"Efficiency!" Zhao Donglei said coldly: "A hundred years after the founding of Dayue, the bureaucratic system has become increasingly large. In fact, a county government office can make it operate normally with more than a dozen people, but Dayue is absolutely impossible now."

"Maybe Yun Zhao deliberately arranged for you to see it!" Zhao Gang said unconvincedly.

"That's not. After I promised to do things for them, no one followed me except the two staff members of my department. There was no one stopping me wherever I wanted to go. I also wanted to see their reality and so I left many yamen. What made me most moved by was their busyness, and every yamen was like this!"

"What else?"

"Old Master, there is also the support of the people of the northern region for Yun Zhao!" Zhao Pu said: "In the end, I arrived in Xingling. Isn't it the New Year? Every day I can see ordinary people delivering their own products to the Zhenbei Palace. Although they can't see Yun Zhao, they put the things in front of the Zhenbei Palace and kowtowed a few times, and then left with a smile on their faces. Although the guards of the royal palace cleaned up every day, the gate was still piled up like mountains every day, which made people really admire them."

"Didn't anyone deliver things to the Northern Dynasty Palace?"

"No!" Zhao Pu said affirmatively.

Zhao Donglei sighed and said, "I think so too. Li Mian is just a cover for Yun Zhao. What conditions did Yun Zhao give me?"

"He didn't offer any conditions!" Zhao Pu lowered his head and said authentically.

"I didn't have the conditions to ask me to do things for him and surrender to him? Why? My Zhao family hasn't fallen into this state yet!" Zhao Donglei laughed furiously.

Zhao Pu swallowed with difficulty, "Yun Zhao once said that if my Zhao family is willing to do things for him, there will definitely be a way out in the future."

"Live? Hahaha! What a domineering Yun Zhao, he knew that my Zhao family had no way out. Only by surrendering to him can there be a way out?" Zhao Donglei's hand trembled, and his crutches were knocking on the ground.

"Old Master, forgive me, Yun Zhao did say that!" Zhao Pu said tremblingly.

"They just asked you to come back and say this to me like this?" Zhao Donglei asked.

"No, a senior official from the Office Department also arrived in Tongzhou and is now hiding in Tongzhou City. They said, if the old man is interested, then he will come to meet the old man in person to discuss it. If it is unintentional, then it would be fine." Zhao Pu whispered. In fact, the man had another sentence that Zhao Pu did not say, because it was too embarrassing. The original words of that sentence were, "If the old man Zhao was unintentional, Zhao Pu, you should just treat it as a bonus to the Zhao family we gave!"

"Well, Dad, we lure him, captured him in one fell swoop, and then presented it to the General of Congyi. Our Zhao family will definitely not be in such a dilemma as it is now!" Zhao Gang said overjoyed.

Zhao Donglei raised his crutch and knocked on Zhao Gang's patella with a sound. Although he was not strong enough, he also made Zhao Gang gasp, "I think you have been a little confused when you become an official over the years!" Zhao Donglei roared: "You gave it to Congliang after being trapped, but you can think of it. Why, are you going to give Zhao Pu to Congliang? Isn't he also Yun Zhao's person now?"

Zhao Gangzi stroked the patella with a stroke, looked at Zhao Pu, but said nothing.

"You are confused!" Zhao Donglei sighed: "If you do this, you will not only not be able to win the favor of Congliang, but will also arouse Congliang's suspicion. Our Zhao family now has thousands of prisoners in the north. If Zhao Pu can come back, they will not send some people to persuade them to surrender? Zhao Pu did not touch me this time, what about the next time? Congliang is now focused on dealing with Yun Zhao, and will let the guys who are likely to surrender live like this? Besides, even if Congliang really has a big belly, why should we make a mortal enemy with the Northern Army like this? It was okay for the two armies to confront each other in the past, but now it is very different to trap."

"My son is confused!" Zhao Gang nodded repeatedly, "Dad thought deeply, and his son remembers it!"

"Zhao Pu, you are back, where is Huang Xuanwu?"

"He is back too. The rank of the two of us will be back at different times. I am in front and Huang Xuanwu is behind. I just don't know if Huang Xuanwu has entered the house smoothly. The rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the

"It's really a coincidence!" Zhao Gang snorted. If the scene at the gate during the day was not angry, a beggar would have lie at the door, which would have attracted his attention.

"Zhao Gang, you can find an excuse to visit the Huang family and tell them that you must keep calm and never reveal the news of Huang Xuanwu's return. You can't have the idea you just thought. That would bring disaster to the Huang family. Just say that I said it, do you understand?"

"Yes, dad!"

"Go and do it!" Zhao Donglei waved his crutch and said.

Zhao Pu let out a long sigh. Zhao Gang's words just now scared him to death. Since he survived by chance from the North, Zhao Pu now values ​​his life very much.

"Who is coming from the north? It's definitely not Guo Feng, who is that person?"

"This man didn't come from the north. He had always been hiding in the south. The old man must have heard of his name. His name is Hong Anbang!" Zhao Pu said.

"Hong Anbang?" Zhao Donglei widened his eyes, "It's really a famous person. After the Empress Xian Concubine Shangjing returned to power, Hong Anbang escaped without a trace. Unexpectedly, this person had already arrived in Tongzhou. This person was really a big boss-level figure in the Zhengfangsi. I heard that this time the Virtuous Concubine returned to power, he received the absolute support of this person. If it weren't for them, it would be difficult for Luowang to create such a big momentum. Such a person is worth seeing, with courage and knowledge, and the enemy's initiative is a character. I want to see how he can convince me?"

"Is this the old man agreeing?" Zhao Pu was overjoyed.

"I just promised to see him!" Zhao Donglei sneered: "But you can't show up, you can't even go out of the mansion. Even in the mansion, you have to hide well and not show up. Otherwise, there will be too many people. Once the news is leaked, it's a great matter. How do they know that I agree to them?"

Zhao Pu reached out and tore open a corner of the already torn clothes, and took out a note that was a finger wide, "They said, the great master had his own way to notify them. This was their point. The great master just needed to send someone to say it there and they would know!"

"Baorentang?" Zhao Donglei widened his eyes, "How could it be them? This is the largest pharmaceutical shop in Tongzhou! The old shopkeeper has been in Tongzhou for many years. At that time, he had not yet won the Northern Army. When did he become a member of the Northern Army?"

In Baoren Hall, Hong Anbang was looking proudly at the white-haired old shopkeeper, "Old Hou, I think Zhao Donglei will be so shocked that his eyes fell off. He was afraid that he would never have thought that you were a mistress. By the way, what is your mistress' name? I am still used to calling you Lao Hou!"

The old shopkeeper smiled and said, "You should call me Lao Hou. I often forget Luo of my Mengren's name. When I followed Mr. Mole to the Southern Dynasty, decades have passed in a flash. I am a little confused sometimes if I am a Mengren or a Dayue person."
Chapter completed!