Delong

Chapter 170 Floating Horse Walk (17)

At the end of May, which may be the hottest period of the year, the road south of Dengzhou Daying stretched for tens of miles in a mess.

On the one hand, there are formed soldiers, honor guards, and queues, and on the other hand, there are disorderly running, declaring, escaping, and dodging... and the two can always be seamlessly switched. The order maintainer just now suddenly fell into some kind of chaos. The chaotic army that had just been organized by the enforcers, who had been reduced to the enforcers, had to maintain order in turn.

What's more, the information is extremely chaotic, and news that is not true or false is flying all over the sky.

After a while, someone announced that the sage had promised to reward the three armies when he arrived in Xuzhou, and he would reward him again when he arrived in Jiangdu; after a while, there were rumors that Mr. Yu went to see the sage and wanted to send the palace maids to the native place of Dongdu. Some soldiers were wives; when they turned around, some people said that General XX had rebelled... Anyway, no matter whether it is true or not, it is basically just for fun.

The most absurd major incident occurred in the afternoon of this day. Seeing that the road ahead was not shaded, a group of Guanxi soldiers stopped in a mountain depression by the roadside, refused to go on the road, and instead yelled at the passing queue. , booing and shoving, obstructing the journey, no one dared to take care of it for a while.

But at this moment, by coincidence, a father-in-law of Beiya passed the imperial decree from the front to the back... The original intention of the imperial decree was to let Xue Changxiong, who had gone to Hejian with the headquarters, take over the security of Hebei, and crusade against and clean up the thieves in Hebei...The result The leader of the garrison army stopped the angel, and after asking about it, he immediately turned around and announced that it was the sage who asked them all from Kansai to go to Hebei to listen to the assignment of General Xue Changxiong.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of formed troops directly retreated in the direction of the camp behind them, not knowing whether they really misunderstood or were pretending to be confused.

However, since Lai Zhan'er gritted his teeth and complied with the saint's request, how could he allow the troops to disperse like this?

It must be known that although no one said it, the real high-level people knew that the sage was avoiding Dongdu and the emperor's uncle Cao Lin after the actual defeat of the three campaigns.And once Yujia arrives in Jiangdu, the army is the core capital if he wants to get along with the emperor, confront him, or turn against him... As for Lai Zhan'er himself, he was originally unwilling to take power, but once he was in charge, he would No means or no prestige?Is it inexperienced or inexperienced?
Ever since, after Shengjia decided to turn to Jiangdu, even since the three expeditions to Dongyi, the largest military law enforcement has been implemented.

Lai Zhan'er took over, the sage nodded, the two ministers approved, and the Beiya issued an order that Sima Huada, Sima Zheng and his son, Han Yingong, Zhao Guang, etc. would gather elite troops to suppress, and finally beheaded more than [-] people, and the bloody headless corpses were thrown away No one ignored them by the roadside, but their heads were hung on the backs of the cavalry horses.

Then, these cavalrymen were handed over to Zhao Guang, who was trusted by the sage, to be used for military discipline and suppression.

After being silent and timid, the team re-emphasized that no one is allowed to leave the team without the imperial decree, the decree of the two ministers Yu Zhang and Niu Dugong, and the direct military orders of the generals under Lai Zhan'er.

Otherwise, the military law patrol has the power to kill the fleeing people directly on the spot.

After this incident, the team finally entered a delicate balance where chaos and fleeing were unavoidable, but a large-scale mutiny was suppressed after all.

and continued southward.

But still the same sentence, things are always in a dynamic chaos, and this road is destined to be uneven.

"So, are you planning to go to Huaishang and then turn around to take office in Wu'an?" On the night when the military law was emphasized, in the roadside camp that had just been set up, Prime Minister Yu Changji didn't express much after listening to the words, but turned towards him. people asked. "There must be something hidden here, right?"

"Yes."

Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, and answered earnestly. "It's about Jing'antai... There are three groups of people in Jing'antai who want to go back to the Eastern Capital, but when it comes to Huaishang, the Huaiyou League itself is an official offline directly supported by Jing'antai, and it was also personally organized by the officials on the same day. Li... What they mean is that they hope that I will use some connections when I am on the Huai River, and let them separate quietly through the way of dividing the boat, so as not to cause trouble."

Yu Changji nodded: "That makes sense."

"Is there any obstacle here?" Zhang Xing became more earnest. "Will the imperial court have special consideration for this matter?"

"There's no such thing." Yu Changji looked at the other party indifferently, still speaking casually and relaxedly. "East is the Eastern Capital of the Great Wei, and Jiangdu is also the Jiangdu of the Great Wei. The people in Jing'antai originally joined the army to suppress the law and order in the places along the way. Now that they have returned from the Eastern Expedition, they can naturally go back...Of course, many Eastern People from all backgrounds are more homesick, so you are right to keep a low profile."

Zhang Xing also nodded, and wanted to turn back, but after taking two steps, he turned his head and stopped, his tone was as serious as ever: "Where is Mr. Yu? Is there any family member who wants to go back to Dongdu to report and make arrangements? I am willing to help you."

Yu Changji sized up this young man who was not considered unknown, but then slowly shook his head: "My brothers and sons are all accompanying officials and don't need to go back, while Dongdu's wife and stepson are only in Dongdu. You are all enjoying the wealth and honor, and there is no need to come here... You are thinking too much."

Zhang Xing nodded again, then turned and left.

Immediately afterwards, he found Zhang Han directly, and told Yu Changji honestly what he had said, and asked the same question.

Zhang Han's reply is actually very similar, and it seems very straightforward: "I am here alone, and I am still from the south, so I must accompany you properly. As for the family members in Dongdu, they will have their own opinions in the future, and there is no rush."

Zhang Xing could only nod his head, but he mentioned another matter: "Fulong guards His Majesty's will and serves Mr. Zhang with ten people. Will this rule continue now?"

Zhang Han was finally stunned, but after only a moment, he responded seriously: "Of course the people from Jing'an Taichung Town Fusi can go back to the Eastern Capital, but Fulongwei can't. Although they belong to Jing'an Taixi Town Fusi, their responsibilities Especially...Zhang Fuchang...Zhang Junjun, Zhang Sanlang, you have to stand firm! I know you are going to be the governor of Wu'an, but as the saying goes, a good beginning should end well, at least you have to stand firm now!"

"I understand, the matter of Fu Longwei's attendant must continue." Zhang Xing nodded knowingly. "As for someone in Fulongwei who wants to return to the Eastern Capital, I will try my best to appease you... But please bear with me, Mr. Zhang. After all, I am a person who is about to resign. I am afraid that some things need to be made by Bai Changjian, and Bai Changjian I'm afraid I can't interfere with the prosecutor's position."

"Actually, isn't there His Royal Highness Qi Wang above Bai Changjian? That is the serious Shaocheng who is in charge of Xizhen Fusi, and His Highness Qi Wang must be going to Jiangdu to accompany him." At this point, Zhang Han Xianggong probably also realized the groundlessness of his words, so he could only sigh on the spot. "In short, the country's affairs are difficult, and Zhang Sanlang must know how to endure for the country. If the situation is not right, or Bai Changjian has to make a decision, you may wish to send me a letter, and I can go to persuade... Let's go back to the previous retreat Same."

Zhang Xing nodded in agreement and bid farewell.

Immediately, he went to find Xue Liang again.

The latter was full of vigilance about Zhang Sanlang's arrival, but after hearing the whole story, he was relieved for a while, and then asked continuously: "So, Mr. Yu knows the difficulty of our Jing'an Tower, and allows us to leave? Wait until the Huai River, listen to your unified arrangement, take the route of the Huai You League, and leave in a low-key way in separate boats? Don't disturb others?"

"Yes." Zhang Xing was still sincere in his words, everyone he saw today was sincere, only more sincere, not the most sincere. "I know that I have some problems with Luo Zhushou, but I ask Xue Zhushou to consider the overall situation and make it clear to Luo Zhang and Zhang Shou that it is appropriate... From today onwards, you can stay away from Yujia and stay with Fulongwei before going to Huai. Act independently in the periphery to keep a low profile, so as not to be inappropriate at times... because at this time, a word from the imperial court may destroy everyone's life and future for the rest of their lives."

Xue Liang nodded his head deeply, deeply convinced: "I understand, I will try my best to persuade my brother and Zhang Zhushou... At this time, I really shouldn't think too much."

Zhang Xing didn't say much, but continued to turn around and visit others.

In this way, this night, Zhang Sanlang walked around more than a dozen places, including Wang Daiji, Sima Zheng, Eunuch Yu, Duijiang Ding and other acquaintances... and got different replies.

However, no matter what, after going around in such a circle, even though the news has not been fully spread, there is no doubt that in the so-called small circle of special agents, those who are interested have already known a few things:

First of all, the people in Jing'an Terrace seem to be preparing to leave Yujia and return to the Eastern Capital, and they have vaguely obtained the acquiescence of Mr. Yu... This is completely conceivable and a matter of course...Even the Eastern Capital and Jiang are unlikely to break their faces, but The three patrol groups sent by Jing'antai this time have three Zhu Shou, two Zhu Shou are the adopted sons of Uncle Cao, and one is the parent-son of one of the eight nobles in the eastern capital. They have no reason not to go back.

Secondly, Fu Longwei is not sure whether he will stay or not. Fu Longwei must want to go back to the Eastern Capital with Jinyi Xunqi, but it seems that the higher-ups do not allow it, and they are still discussing in private... This is of course.

In the end, Zhang Sanlang had some channels in his hands, probably near the upper and lower reaches of the Huaihe River, so that a small number of people could easily leave by boat when crossing the Huaihe River, without conflicting with the large forces or causing commotion.

And this channel also got the acquiescence of Mr. Yu.

Thanks to these news, in the next two or three days, more and more people among the secret agents in Yuqian took the initiative to come to Zhang Xing to seek verification and discuss. Raising horses is just as logical... However, some people are condescending, some are self-reliant, and some are cautious. Some even try to find opportunities when they know that they will not be allowed to leave, so they don't hesitate to bribe and sell information .

"Wang Daiji's words can't be believed. He just came here because the situation was unstable and he wanted to find a place of refuge... In fact, he came from a poor family, and all his power came from welcoming the saint. For him, the saint went to Jiangdu. It's a good thing, because there are not many people who can rely on it, and it is a good opportunity to climb up."

At night, with the moon rising slightly, the camp was full of complaints and groans after a tiring day, and Zhang Xing routinely held a cold bowl and sat on an overturned slab to analyze calmly.

"It's really hard to tell the truth about those father-in-laws, especially those who have property in the east..."

Qin Bao hesitated to speak.

"What?" Zhang Xing opened his eyes wide to see, with an innocent and puzzled expression on his face.

"Are Fu Longwei really going to Jiangdu to accompany him?" Qin Bao asked in a difficult way. "My mother just went to Dongdu..."

"When I go back this time, no matter what, I have to take good care of Yueniang for me and be a filial son." Zhang Xing nodded and continued to ask. "What did Qian Tang say, you are the only one who wants to go back?"

"How is it possible? Everyone is used to living in Dongdu. More than half of them have families and live in Dongdu. Who wants to go to Jiangdu?" Qin Bao said in a low voice. "In the entire Fulongwei, there are only three or four southerners, and there is a Xiao Zhou who is bored all day long..."

Qin Baoyue spoke more and more difficultly, and finally sighed.

"Actually." Zhang Xing was still relaxed. "As long as you want to leave, Jianghuai can always do something..."

Qin Bao lowered his voice: "I probably know that this is your original intention, third brother, but isn't that a violation of military orders and leaving the team without authorization?"

"Then what can we do?" Zhang Xing was straightforward. "Fulongwei and Fulongyin are the last layer of protection for a saint... The superiors will not allow everyone to leave. If you want to leave, you have to sneak away in violation of the military order! Otherwise, follow this saint to Jiangdu and die there. Ten years and 20 years! Come back when the world is turned upside down in the north! Listen to me, you must ask yourself what’s on your mind, and don’t force yourself.”

Qin Bao was completely speechless and could only lower his head and support his forehead.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Xing continued to ask seriously: "If anyone in the same row wants to leave, will you stop it?"

Qin Bao just lowered his head and shook his head: "It's just that I can't do anything alone, how can I stop others at this time?"

"The Shangguan forced you?" Zhang Xing asked calmly.

"Which Shangguan?" Qin Bao finally got a little annoyed. "Is it you, third brother, or regular inspection?"

"For example, Shaocheng..." Zhang Xing didn't panic at all, and gave an inexplicable idea. "Another example is who among the two husbands..."

Qin Bao was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head again: "What kind of Shangguan is this? It's too far away, just pretend you can't hear it."

Speaking up to this point, Qin Bao didn't bother to fight with the opponent anymore, so he simply let go: "Third brother, don't test me... You should have guessed something when you came back this time, and you should do it in time." Yes, I naturally want to bring Fulongwei's brothers back to the Eastern Capital...and how can I be a villain? But, did you tell Chang Jian about this? Chang Jian nodded, so you don't have to worry about going back If things are not settled, or if you go to Jiangdu and can’t come back, some things will be solved easily.”

Zhang Xing nodded: "I will talk to the Changjian, but slowly...you should know what I mean."

"I understand." Qin Bao shook his head in response. "You want Chang Jian to go according to your arrangement... You have always been like this. You seem to be obedient on the surface, but in fact you always have a rivalry inside... But according to me, you might as well talk about it quickly, so as not to be distracted."

Zhang Xing also shook his head in response: "Really, I can't get up soon. I'm actually afraid of alarming Dugong Niu. Once someone like him comes forward to suppress him, say a clear word, and then pay special attention to him, we can't do anything."

Qin Bao thought for a while, but he had nothing to say.

In fact, as Qin Bao said, Zhang Xing is trying to play a game of chess, and he is now creating chaos... Chaos creation itself is actually very simple, because the situation is already chaotic, he just needs to play a series of roles and play randomly. As a banner, just hold a chicken feather as an arrow and bring together people with different needs.

Moreover, he wisely chose to start with the most dangerous Yu Changji, but he did not dare to directly mention the key information of Fulongwei. He pretended to be smart, but in fact he was clumsy and timid. Although he took risks, he seemed to have succeeded in reassuring Yu Changji's heart.

Of course, it's just like that.

Zhang Xing was just gambling, so he didn't have to worry about whether Yu Changji thought too much about it.

With Yu Xianggong's words, Zhang Xingfu took advantage of Zhang Han's special connection with Fu Longwei to get Fu Longwei from the little Xianggong Zhang, and finally broke the matter apart.

Then, naturally, taking advantage of the excellent temptation of returning to the Eastern Capital in a fair and honest manner, the entire secret service agency, and even other places in the imperial front, were naturally affected, causing considerable turmoil.

And to go further down, it is natural to hold back from touching big figures like Dugong Niu who can easily change the situation, and wait until they reach the watershed that everyone is aware of before taking specific actions.

But Zhang Xing, Qin Bao, and everyone including many smart people are not gods... Their ingenuity, planning, and thorough understanding, even including Lai Zhan'er and others' order His efforts to control were soon easily overwhelmed by other things.

The two most obvious of these things are called weather and geography.

Let’s talk about the weather first. From the end of May to June, it’s the hottest time of the year, and it’s getting hotter and hotter since we left the camp and headed south. However, the team didn’t have any preparations for evacuation or heatstroke prevention.

This is called heat transpiration, which can catalyze everything.

Besides geography, before the team set off from Dongdu, they walked all the way. The so-called downstream along the big river, this time they went south from Dengzhou Daying. The way they walked was not a small road, but there were 10 people Underneath, how hard is it to walk along a road in the hilly area along a Gushui road that is only a hundred steps wide?

Above Gushui, there is not even shipping.

This is called the rough road, enough to wear down all things.

Therefore, just continuing to walk for seven or eight days, the exhaustion and heat made the situation difficult to support.

More and more soldiers, civilian husbands, servants, and palace servants began to suffer from heat stroke, and then fell to the side of the road, and some even died directly. Falsifying heat stroke... In this regard, military law enforcement officers have encountered great difficulties. On the one hand, they can't tell who is pretending to be heat stroke and who is really heat stroke. And large-scale non-combat attrition.

The team lost order again, but for the time being, there was no large-scale mutiny again...Because they were too tired, and they were facing the test of the natural environment and endurance, the advanced practitioners had an absolute advantage at this time, and in turn became the leader of the order. Excellent controller.

As for a little bit of peace of mind, or the only effective official measure that makes people laugh and cry, it turns out to be wishing for plums to quench thirst.

The superiors told everyone below that at this time, the bandits on Yimeng Mountain on the other side of Gushui were not mentioned, and retreating to Dengzhou Daying was not as fast as going forward to Langya.

Therefore, everyone must work hard to reach Langya as soon as possible.

Under such circumstances, the strange spy force connected by Zhang Xing did not even need to instigate, and began to grow grass on its own... More and more Jing'antai patrols began to hint or even clearly suggested that Zhu Shou and others take the initiative Taking advantage of the situation to leave, and with the frequent appearance of these hints and explicit indications, the accompanying Fu Longwei became more and more uneasy.

These beings who are almost all masters of strange scriptures are becoming less and less willing to conceal their intentions. They began to connect themselves, and then expressed their opinions and exerted pressure to Zhang Xing, Qian Tang, Qin Bao and others, hoping to obtain promises and be able to cooperate with Xun The riders returned to Dongdu as well.

Zhang Xing maintained a strange seriousness and rebuttal.

On the contrary, Qian Tang, after being forced to do nothing, took the initiative to find Bai Yousi in Yuqian and made a report.The latter also flew over immediately and made a consolation, but to be honest, the effect was not good. These consolations and promises could not resist the steaming heat and the rough road.

After all, Bai Yousi was unwilling to rely on force to suppress his subordinates.

During this period, Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi looked at each other several times, unexpectedly there was no cooperation or discussion... I don't know if the two parties have noticed something, or they are a little embarrassed that Bai Yousi may have deceived Zhang Xing.

Looking back now, Bai Yousi let Zhang Xing go first, probably because he got the news that he was going south to Jiangdu.

On June [-]th, at noon on this day, the team by the waterside of Gushui was marching hard against the scorching sun. Many mules and horses and people who went to drink water were routinely killed by the waterside. Suddenly, the temperature dropped slightly and the wind moved slightly. Then the dark clouds became dense, as if a summer thunderstorm was about to begin.

Looking at the dark clouds above his head, Zhang Xing keenly realized that those plans of his were probably going to be soaked in the previous scorching sun and this rain, and what happened next would probably take one step, one step at a time, and seize the opportunity. Execution... can no longer be blamed.

Even, be prepared to fail and give up.

But he surprisingly didn't have any mood swings.

"Let the vehicles stop and don't move any more to prevent mountain torrents, river surges, and roads from being washed away. Let everyone get off their horses and try to hide from the rain next to the vehicles."

Turning his gaze from the sky, Zhang Xing turned his head to give instructions in the blowing summer wind.

"Fulongwei, Jinyi Patrollers gather together to act together, and there are a few people who have an appointment, and send someone to remind them, whoever wants to come...just make sure that the ten on duty are in the same column, with Zhang Xianggong came here together, just in case."

The surrounding Fulongwei hurried away after hearing the words, while the lower-level and less disciplined Jinyi patrols immediately got off their horses and began to rest on the spot, or try to find a place to hide from the rain.

Luo Fang and Zhang Changgong, two masters who were obviously at the alchemy stage, jumped into the air directly, trying to control order, and by the way, looking for shelter from the rain for their subordinates.

However, there are no villages in front of this section of the road and no shops in the back. Even if there are villages along the way, they are far away and must be occupied by approaching troops. There are a few trees on the side of the road, and no one dares to go because they are worried about thunderstorms, so Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Luo and Zhang walked around many times, and they could only follow Zhang Xing's suggestion to gather next to the vehicles.

After a quarter of an hour, when the raindrops had almost started to fall, Mr. Zhang Han, also under the guard of Fulongwei, arrived here, and was invited into a cart parked in the middle of the road.

Even the dignified gentleman can only hide in the luggage cart, let alone the others.

In Russia, there was heavy rain, thunder and lightning, and it was like a dark day for a while, but the rain fell like soybeans, and the people who hit it couldn't even lift their heads... In this case, unless it is Luo Fang and Zhang Changgong who are condensed The above masters can release the true energy from the whole body, forming a true energy shield to avoid, otherwise they can only bear it by force.

In fact, even Mr. Zhang Han, who hid in the luggage cart, was quickly wet all over, and shrank in a corner, in a panic for a while.

Fortunately, the summer rain came and went quickly. In the afternoon, the downpour quickly ended and the scorching sun reappeared.

Not only that, but the road became muddy again, and the vehicles were submerged in it. In addition, the nearby water surged rapidly, making the feasible road narrow rapidly, which undoubtedly gave everyone a sense of powerlessness close to despair.

"Inspector, don't go to the Huaihe River, let's tell Zhang Sanlang to turn around!" Someone suddenly shouted, but it was a patrol rider in brocade clothes who was quickly wrinkled by the sun, Bai Ribbon.

His direct inspector, that is, Xue Liang, waved his hands again and again, and at the same time looked back at the carriage with some unease... Over there, Zhang Han and Zhang Xianggong were also in a state of distress. He was panting heavily in the car, and Zhang Xingli was standing under the car beside him, but he didn't say a word.

However, the situation cannot be solved by waving your hands. The vehicle cannot move if it cannot move. The dragon guards are restless because of the possibility of returning to the Eastern Capital.

All who can breathe are full of resentment.

Seeing that Xue Liang didn't have the guts to show up, this Baishou suddenly stepped forward, stepped on the muddy water, and yelled at Zhang Han: "Mr. Zhang, what do you say? We are members of Zhongcheng, how can we ask us to go?" Jiangdu?"

Zhang Han was caught off guard, and perhaps because he was unwilling to discuss such a sensitive issue in public with a patrolling rider, he simply shut up.

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, sighed at this moment, and replied with a loud voice: "Old Zheng... Didn't we agree? When we get to Huai River, I will let you go."

"Old Zheng!" Luo Fang, the inspector of the first inspection team, also spoke out in time. "Who allowed you to talk to Mr. Zhang like this?"

Bai Shou, a senior with the surname Zheng, glanced at Luo Fang, but ignored it, and just went to look at Zhang Xing: "Zhang Sanlang, there is a saying that is one moment and another moment... that day you spoke to Mr. Yu for us, we are very grateful , but in this state, if we go on, even those of us who have a little cultivation will be drowned, sunburned, and exhausted... How dare we wait until the Huai River?! Let me ask, let’s go now , maybe or not?"

As soon as this remark came out, Luo Fang, Xue Liang, Zhang Xing, and the masked Zhang Changgong each wanted to speak, but unexpectedly, the entire spy "brigade" had already exploded first, and the patrolmen in brocade clothes shouted, demanding to leave the brigade immediately , stopped advancing, and the Fulongguards were not reconciled, shouting and inciting one after another, demanding to return to the Eastern Capital together.

Up and down, in a mess.

That's not to mention, the soldiers, civilian husbands, palace men, and Jinwu guards near this section of the road also fell into a miserable situation, even worse. At this time, I heard that these Jinyi patrols and Fulong guards can turn back Dongdu began to get involved with hope, dissatisfaction and anger.

On that day, people who were exposed to the sun after being rained inevitably moaned and cried.

A heavy rain greatly increased the difficulty of advancing, and also fixed the long team on the muddy road along the river, causing local turmoil and chaos... A battle that was supposed to be the strongest among the troops The mutiny of the secret service organization seems to be in sight.

"Is there going to be an accident?" In the confusion, the pale Zhang Han asked Zhang Xing in a low voice.

"Not for the time being." Zhang Xing responded decisively. "Two of the three Zhu Shou are masters of alchemy, and they are still very intimidating to their subordinates... But it's hard to say in the future, especially Fu Longwei, everyone is a master of strange scriptures, if it is true After pulling out their knives and making a fuss, the two alchemy masters might run away immediately... But at that time, you will definitely be escorted away, Mr. Xiang."

Zhang Han became more and more uneasy: "Then think of a way, even if I run away and mutiny... And if Cao Huangshu's direct subordinates mutiny... there will be big troubles."

Zhang Xing was silent for a while, not knowing what he was thinking, and then he gave up the previous plan like a ghost, and chose to reply softly: "Actually... as long as one person comes, it can be suppressed immediately... On the other hand, in other words, It may not be possible to become someone else."

After all, Zhang Han was a smart man who became the minister of Nanya, and he quickly realized: "Bai Changjian?"

"Not bad." Zhang Xing nodded earnestly. "Bai Changjian is not only Fulongwei Changjian, but also the foundation for Fulongwei to gain a foothold after returning to the Eastern Capital. He is also a master of alchemy. Even the Jinyi Patrolmen over there, a small half of them are her old troops... She came , force and people's hearts can easily suppress the situation... But the team dragged on too long, and one of Luo and Zhang had to fly to call her, and be careful not to disturb Shengjia or other princes. "

"It's natural." Zhang Han took a long breath, nodded quickly, and then waved to Luo Fang who had been watching him nervously amidst the noise.

A moment later, a stream of light flashed by, and Luo conveniently headed towards Yujia, who was estimated to be at least ten or twenty miles ahead.

After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, when the situation was about to fail, the three streamers arrived here at different times.

Unexpectedly, besides the expressionless Bai Yousi and the nervous Luo Fang, Huben Zhonglang General Sima Zheng also came.

But what was even more unexpected was that Zhang Xing didn't have any extra thoughts at this time.

Looking back, Bai Yousi's arrival really had an immediate effect... He just turned over and landed on the carriage, with a long sword in his arms, condescending, sweeping around, Fulongwei and most of the brocade patrols gradually became quiet They stopped, and then, those ordinary soldiers and civilians also inexplicably quieted down because of some contagious emotion.

"How do you say it?" Bai Yousi glanced at Zhang Xing at his feet, and asked directly, his voice vibrating around along with his true energy, as if he could even suppress the sound of the surging water. "What do you want?"

The people around were silent for a while.

Bai Yousi came to see Zhang Xing again, but Zhang Xing didn't move at all, as if he had never heard of it.

"We want to go back to the Eastern Capital!" A middle-aged Jinyi patrol rider who was obviously the former part of the second patrol group couldn't help but said. "Inspector, take us away! We shouldn't have been asked to go to Jiangdu!"

Just as Bai Yousi was about to reply, another person suddenly spoke up, but it turned out that Baishou Wang Zhen of Fulongwei: "Bai Changjian! We don't accept it! Why are they all from Jing'antai? They can go back, and we are going to Jiangdu ?!"

As he said that, Wang Zhen actually turned his head to look at Sima Zheng, who was behind the crowd with a serious expression on his face: "Brother Sima, you also have to say something! So many people died along the way, so many people escaped, they deserved it!" Are you going to die? Why must we go to Jiangdu?"

Sima Zheng opened his mouth, but he seemed to think of something, but he was silent.

"It's not that I won't let you go back." Bai You thought for a while before answering in the car. "But going back at this time will affect people's hearts... Jinyi Xunqi should go to Huaishang, at least go to Langya... And there is a small family in Fulongwei. I promise that when we arrive in Jiangdu, we will readjust Fulongwei I will definitely allow you to return to the Eastern Capital."

Bai Yousi's promise had obviously worked, and everyone was talking about it for a while.

At this time, Zhang Xing suddenly whispered to Zhang Xianggong beside him: "Zhang Xianggong, can you promise like this?"

Zhang Han wanted to speak for a while, but those who were close to him had already woken up, and immediately whispered to each other. After a while, someone shouted: "Bai Changjian, don't forget, you must speak publicly when you leave the team. Please repeat your sentence. We I will follow you to Langya!"

Soon, this cry became mainstream.

Standing outside the carriage, Zhang Han was in a state of panic, but looking around, seeing Sima Zheng, Bai Yousi, Luo Fang, and Zhang Changgong all present, he was more or less relieved and pretended he hadn't heard of it.

However, seeing this, the Jinyi Patrollers and Fulongguards who had stabilized around became uneasy, and the noise resumed. Some people even asked whether Zhang Xianggong's posture was to settle accounts after the fall?
"Mr. Zhang, it's hard to do what you can, why don't you get in the car and say a few words?" Zhang Xing came to persuade him earnestly. "I'll help you up, it's right next to my home inspection, safe and sound."

Bai Yousi lowered his head in surprise, and finally nodded.

Zhang Han looked at Zhang Xing with a little irritability, and then glanced around, finally helpless: "Zhang Changjian, I told you to handle it carefully, but I actually want to come forward in person!"

It seemed to be complaining to Zhang Xing.

But Zhang Xing just nodded and apologized.

But after a while, with Zhang Xing's support and the assistance of the people around him, the Nan Yamen finally climbed onto the body of the luggage cart from the front of the cart, and only under the cover of Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi one after the other, he stood up On the roof of the car, after the surroundings became quiet again, they looked around coldly:

"What do you want the truth to say?"

"Master, please allow us to leave freely in Langya." A patrolman in brocade clothes shouted hard.

"Please promise, Mr. Fu Longwei, we can reorganize when we arrive in Jiangdu, so that people with families can return!" Fu Longwei also shouted loudly.

"It's all right!" Zhang Han, with messy hair, suppressed his anger and responded loudly. "Is there any more?"

The surroundings were quiet, but Bai Yousi slightly turned her head and glanced sideways, because from the corner of her eyes, she clearly saw Zhang Xing smiled, as if she wanted to say something.

In fact, even Qin Bao below was obviously shocked.

But at this moment, a person suddenly came in a crowd, and got on his horse, facing each other with a knife to show that he was not weak: "I want to ask Zhang Xianggong, why was General Sima not allowed to go to Luolongtan to save people? Did you Don’t you know there are hundreds of thousands of troops to the east of Luolongtan?”

"Who is this person?" Zhang Han was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Zhang Xing.

"This is the youngest son of Zhou Zhuguo who stayed behind in Jiangdu's deputy, Fulongwei is the same as Zhou Xingfan." Zhang Xing also stared blankly at Zhou Xingfan who suddenly appeared, and then chose to be honest.

"Young Master Zhou." Zhang Han laughed on the spot after trying to figure out who it was. "I know your father is hanging out alone, but the safety of a saint is more important. Not to mention the situation, even if your father was in the tent at that time and encountered danger, I would openly suggest that he kill himself and die for His Majesty... you guys Mrs. Zhou, especially your father, who has been favored by His Majesty and is a general of the country, doesn’t he have the consciousness to die for the country?”

Zhou Xingfan's eyes were about to burst, but he was angry again and again, forced to press down, and then gritted his teeth and asked, "Then I ask you, my father died for the country as a general, and you are the husband, why can't you sacrifice your life to pay for your crimes? This Eastern Expedition, Could it be that you were the first to advocate the wickedness of the emperor before the sage remembered it?"

As soon as this remark came out, there was a lot of commotion around, and even many ordinary soldiers and palace people who had been silent since Bai Yousi and Sima Zheng arrived were also talking about it. They never expected that one of the culprits of the Eastern Expedition would be here. in front of you.

This is not as simple as a difficult journey, and how many people's lives will be ruined here.

Zhang Han himself is also aware of the turbulent crowd, but it is difficult to avoid it at this time. In other words, the presence of Bai Yousi in front of him and Zhang Xing behind him gives him a little security and confidence, and this situation of facing the turbulent tide alone It made him go back to the time when he faced the ministers of Nanya and other colleagues alone in the court hall.

Instead of being ashamed or afraid, he felt an inexplicable anger.

The angry accusations and the secretly shouting and cursing finally subsided a little bit.

Xiao Zhou, who realized how to argue, did not hesitate, and immediately cast the remaining three trump cards: "Everyone, this person has always been evil to the king, not just this Eastern Expedition. He suggested that His Majesty go south to Jiangdu, and suggested that the saints join the army." Those who marched in the city, and those who suggested that the saint build a big golden pillar were all conceived and proposed by him!"

The people around became more and more uproarious, and they no longer had any scruples in shouting and cursing. Many people pointed at the noses of the people in the car and cursed.

And Zhang Han glanced coldly, but he didn't have any scruples.

When his voice slowed down, he turned around and yelled: "Are you planning to rebel?! As the head of the Nanya Office, I am a sage who advises you, the sage accepts it, and then you go. What qualifications do you have to be dissatisfied? Do you know what Nanya is? Your husband?!"

Shocking everyone with one word, Xiao Zhou's complexion also changed. It seemed that Sima Zheng who was in the distance to assist him, and Luo Fang also visibly twitched, but he didn't know the expression of Zhang Changgong under the mask.

"Don't forget!" Seeing that everyone was stopped, Zhang Han gritted his teeth and continued to yell. "It's not uncommon for a saint to bleed a million when he is angry! And as the chief executive, if I am angry today, I can also make you lie down dozens of corpses, and your families will be destroyed... As for you people, mere mediocre people, you are angry here today. , If the shape is turbulent, so what? Grab the ground with your head? I want to see, I am standing here, who dares to make a sound?!"

Everyone's complexions were either livid or flushed, but they dared not speak!

Only Bai Yousi raised his eyebrows and wanted to speak.

However, there was a voice ahead of her: "I thought the whole world would be safe if everyone got angry!"

"What the hell?"

Zhang Han turned around in surprise, and almost looked at Zhang Xing who had spoken with Bai Yousi.

At this time, Zhang Xing had already pulled out the standard scimitar, and then stretched forward with one hand to grab the opponent's bun, while waving the other hand directly towards the opponent's neck.Almost at the same time, a real silver-gray icy qi gushed out from the hand that swung the knife, instantly enveloping the entire scimitar, making the cold light of the blade shine brightly.

The next moment, as the scimitar flew over the opponent's turned neck, Zhang Xing easily grabbed the opponent's head.

Blood spurted out from the neck, blocking Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi's sight for a while, and after a while, as the corpse rolled over and fell down, the two directly looked at each other at close range... Zhang Xing was not surprised that, Bai Yousi didn't show any expression, but just stared at him firmly, as if he wanted to carve himself into his body.

This scene stunned everyone, and after a few breaths, there seemed to be a little movement below.

Hearing the sound, Zhang Xing withdrew his gaze, took only half a step forward, then held the knife in one hand, and raised Zhang Han's head high in the other, and announced proudly in the afternoon sun after the rain: "Since Zhang is determined to get angry And to secure the world, let’s get rid of a small thief for the world today!"

There was no sound again below.

When he came back to his senses, Sima Zheng instinctively touched his waist in the distance, but kept a strange silence and quietness after glancing at Bai Yousi. The same was true for Luo Fang and Zhang Changgong—they knew it all, to put it in a bad way, If Bai You thought to stop it, Zhang Xing would not be able to kill anyone at all.

But Bai Yousi's cultivation base and the Fulong Seal in the opponent's hand made them have to keep calm.At the same time, even they felt a little strange, a little relieved, and a little panic in their hearts.

Seemingly confident, Zhang Xing killed people in public, and didn't say much, but directly jumped out of the car and walked towards the side of the road. Surrounded by warriors in brocade clothes, there were patrol riders in plain brocade clothes, or dragon guards in dark brocade clothes, They evaded one after another, like wheat waves in the field flying away from both sides.

Without saying a word, Zhang Xing passed the stunned Qin Bao, the emotional Xiao Zhou, the rough Wang Zhen and other Fulongwei groups, and arrived under the tree where the horse was tied. After staying for a while, he lifted the knife to cut open the bark, dipped in the blood still dripping from his neck, and wrote a line on the tree with the knife:

"The thief killer is Zhang Xing of the Northland."

Then, he tied the head to the back of the yellow puma's horse, got on the horse, tied the embezzled mule to his wrist, and slowly waded into the water.

Seeing his appearance, he wanted to cross the river on a floating horse.

After walking about a dozen steps, Xue Liang suddenly couldn't help but move towards the other side when he was about to enter the water.

But with just such a move, the group of Fulongwei that Zhang Xing had just passed, and even half of the Jinyi patrolling cavalry, all instinctively moved, but turned around one after another, holding their swords and came in unison in the direction of Uncle Cao's adoptive son, as if It's about silently squeezing and fighting against something.

Not only Xue Liang and some of the patrolling knights in Jinyi were shocked on the spot, but even Sima Zheng and Luo Fang's expressions changed immediately, and Zhang Changgong also let go of his embraced hands.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, and many people couldn't help but want to say and shout something, suddenly there was a long howl that was visibly vibrating with true energy.

The whistling sound was long and turbulent, continuous, accompanied by Zhang Xing’s floating horse into the Gushui, not only that, the head of the horse’s queen still oozes traces of blood, mixed with the yellow river water after the rain, forming a line of color in the afternoon sun A fancy long ribbon.

Whether Fulongwei or Jinyi Xunqi didn't know what this long howl meant, they were all stunned.

Xiao Zhou's heart was in a state of confusion. He glanced at Qin Bao and Bai Yousi, but he didn't get an answer. This made him feel like he was holding back a fire... He also wanted to shout out, but it seemed that he was so far behind. something.

A moment later, this Jiangnan general, suddenly unable to suppress his emotions, rode his horse forward, jumped into Gushui, and followed suit.

Then at the moment of entering the water, he tried his best to shout and echo.

At least dozens of people turned and moved, and Qin Bao even took a few steps forward...but he stopped abruptly when he thought of the other party's previous words and the gaze he had just glanced over at each other.

It was Wang Zhen who suddenly took a deep breath, got on his horse, and left with him.

After a while, more than ten riders followed suit.

However, at night, when Zhang Xingsu was in the mountains, only Wang Zhen and Xiao Zhou were with him... This is not surprising, because Bai Yousi, who realized what happened, then led Jin Yi Xun Qi and Fu Longwei crossed Gushui collectively, but only went upstream, Luo Fang, Zhang Changgong, and Xue Liang were all among them.

Zhang Xing didn't have anything extra to say to Wang Zhou and the others, it wasn't their turn at this time, they just ate dry food early and went to bed early.

It was said to go to bed early, but only Wang Zhen went to bed earlier, Zhang Xing and Xiao Zhou obviously had their own thoughts, and they were all thinking wildly.

What Xiao Zhou was thinking, Zhang Xing didn't know, the latter was only thinking about himself.

For a long time, Zhang Xing has always had a strange demand on himself. He said that he only wanted to do his best, but for some reason, after every action, he always fell into moral and rational reflection, and the more he thought about it, The more he feels that he is not doing well enough... Even if things are handled beautifully and properly in the eyes of others, he will feel that he is just a tinkerer, or that he has not dealt with someone in the most fair way.

Such sentiments are certainly understandable.

Relatively speaking, this world is the feudal era after all, the classical era after all, and the ruling class under this system is even stronger because of the existence of an extraordinary system... and he is from another world after all, at least Social thinking and cognition is an era with generational differences.

Therefore, he clearly knows that this world can be better, but at the same time, he also knows better than anyone else how much price and sacrifice he needs to pay if he wants this world to be better.

In comparison, personal efforts and attempts are not worth mentioning.

This kind of awareness, more literary and artistic, is called the more you understand, the more painful you are, and the more you know, the more hopeless you will be.

In layman's terms, it is called not daring to bear historical responsibilities, which is a bit cowardly.

Because he always felt that he didn't have the ability, the morality, and the tenacity to balance the pain.

But, from that day... yes, not today, but from the day when he returned to Wuming Mountain Village and tried to remove the vines, he realized that his entanglements were ridiculous, or unnecessary.

You are yourself.

Whether it's Zhang Sanlang or Zhang Xing in the North, it's all him.

Those cowardices, those slippery, those impulsive, those flustered, those looking forward and backward, those repeated considerations, those pretentious hypocrisy, those dodging with the flow, all those imperfections, all are the true self.

I am myself, the self in the previous world, the self in this world, is a living and imperfect person, not a savior, nor does he hope to be a savior.

But do something about it.

However, what is interesting is that Zhang Xing had awakened that day, but it was not until now that he was able to release it, organize and think about it.

Xiao Zhou finally fell asleep, Zhang Xing still opened his eyes, he no longer hesitated, but was waiting for something.

Sure enough, at midnight, the two moons were almost full, almost converging and hanging high, Zhang Sanlang suddenly heard a strange movement amidst the bursts of cicadas, then turned over, went out, turned over a small hill, and saw Bai Yousi with his hair tied up simply danced his sword under the moonlight.

To be honest, the dance is not good-looking, a bit blunt, a little too sharp.

"Does it look good?" Bai Yousi stopped suddenly, turned to look at each other under the moonlight, the long sword was shining brightly in her hand.

"It looks good." Zhang Xingcheng said to each other sincerely.

"I thought you would say it was too blunt." Bai Yousi was thoughtful.

"You look good when you dance." Zhang Xing sat down directly on the side of the hillside.

"Did you connect the two veins of Ren and Du together?" Bai Yousi leaned on his sword and asked under the moon.

"Yes." Zhang Xing said one thing. "Before you asked me to go first, you were eager to try it, but suddenly it got through."

"I've done little visualization." Bai Yousi couldn't help laughing. "The engraving is considered successful... the next step is to take time to complete the alchemy."

This caused Zhang Xing to lose his composure and be surprised... He was not surprised that the other party visualized his small success and imprinted his success, but that the other party hadn't smiled for a long time.

"You haven't laughed for a long time." Zhang Xing sighed.

"Indeed." Bai Yousi affirmed this statement. "Because there are too many things, and they are all very bad things, the visualization has also entered a bottleneck..."

"Are you waiting for that moment in the daytime?" Zhang Xing asked seriously. "You guessed what I was going to do?"

"It's not that I guessed it, but I thought of it." Bai Yousi corrected immediately. "But waiting is real... I'm actually not sure what you will do, but I have a lot of confidence in you. Fortunately, you finally did it."

"How to say?"

"Onlookers know." Under the double moon, Bai Yousi leaned on his sword and tilted his head. "The Zhang Sanlang in my eyes was angry at the beginning. He was willing to swing a knife, say a word, and let out a sigh of relief. At that time, you were the real you... But, you seem to be Always harboring certain scruples, timid, covering up and obstructing... You are obviously just a person, but you always seek perfection, always use human morality to judge yourself, and in the end instead put your true self, what you may have Many faults are enough to save the world, but I have hidden them.

Zhang Xing, everyone can calm down the world when they are angry, and there is no need for a ready-made Supreme to come down to earth to do it. "

Zhang Xing stopped talking.

"I actually don't agree with you becoming a bandit or a prisoner right now, otherwise I won't part ways with you after crossing the river, and I'm going to take people back to the Eastern Capital... But I still want to say, if you can't make up your mind today, wave your hand. Make that knife." Bai Yousi continued to speak seriously, but walked forward. "You will eventually become a mediocre person... Did you originally plan to try to assassinate someone on the Huaihe River? Or at least kill Yu Xianggong and Wang Daiji?"

"Yes...but it doesn't matter anymore." Zhang Xing replied calmly. "When the atmosphere is up, it's time to kill this guy and shock the world a little bit."

"It's enough to shock the world." Bai Yousi laughed again.

Zhang Xing remained silent.

It was not because what the other party said was wrong, but because Bai Yousi stopped in front of him, then dropped the long sword, sat beside him, and turned his head to look at him, his eyes were so intense that Zhang Sanlang was a little obsessed.

"Just do it, I will come to you in the future." Bai Yousi said firmly. "But I'm not going to talk about this today, Zhang Xing, I've visualized you for so long, and there's one thing I've been curious about..."

"what?"

"I've been thinking about you, but in your eyes, who am I?" The female permanent inspector asked seriously.

"You are my heroine, the heroine who saved me." Zhang Xing looked at each other and blurted out. "It was the moment we met on the embankment, and it was also on the Red Mountain, and it is still today, and it will be my heroine for the rest of my life!"

As he said, Zhang Xing went up to meet him under the moon without hesitation, but the other party was one step faster than him, and in turn pushed him down in the sound of cicadas.

After this night, Zhang Xing forgot most of the burdens tied to his heart, and since then his steps have been calm.

As the saying goes:
Ping Bo looked at the floating horses, and Gao Liu Yin listened to the cicadas.

Looking for the stone road again tomorrow, who will be with the drunk saddle?
PS: The first volume is over
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