Delong

Chapter 172 The Knight's Walk (2)

Ma's father and daughter did not follow, and the rain continued at the end of summer. Wang Shuyong invited the three prisoners back to his family's Zhuangzi outside Jiyang City at night. When they arrived, it was already very late, so naturally they didn't want to disturb anything. , only let Zhang Sanlang and his two partners go to bed early and rest.But the next morning, the rain was still pattering, and the village began to slaughter pigs and sheep. At noon, the banquet was already set.

It can be seen that this Wang Wulang, who is said to be the number one arrow in Jishui, can't wait to hear something unheard of from the famous Zhang Sanlang, and get something that can open the door to a new world for him.

And it was obviously too hasty.

"Brother Zhang, I have always heard of your name."

Wang Wulang was about the same age as Xu Dalang, with a slightly longer face and a redder face, but his eyes resembled eagle eyes, and he looked aggressive. When everyone was seated, before they had time to exchange greetings, he gave up his seat and expressed his intentions directly.

"This is not a lie. In Puyang to the north, there is a brother named Niu Da who is familiar with him. When he came back from the Eastern Capital that day, he told you all about your loyalty. This spring, when the tyrants marched three times, the world was full of turmoil, and you rescued him alone. Abandoned Lihu Xu Dalang's family... But at that time, I only thought of you as an extravagant person, thinking of meeting and making friends, but unexpectedly you gave up the future of being the king of a county, and only wanted to eradicate the world. Thief! Only now do you know that Third Brother Zhang is a first-class hero in the world! Last night was so dark, it’s not a formal ceremony, but today Third Brother Zhang is at the top, please be respectful and respectful!"

As he said, this Wang Wulang really took the lead, leading a group of people to bow their hands and salute.

Zhang Xing handled it well, he avoided the main seat without being humble, received a salute at the side of the seat, and then returned the salute magnanimously, but after they each took their seats, he just woke up... I just received the treatment of bowing at the head... ...If you think about it this way, the group of defeated soldiers in Juye Ze is indeed disorganized, disciplined and knowledgeable.

Just thinking about it here, over there Wang Shuyong has already raised his glass and continued to say:

"I'm here in Jiyang, and I heard the guests talking about the things by the Gushui. My whole body is full of enthusiasm. I wish I could fly over to pick up Sange Zhang and stay there for a long time! Now that the Supreme One opened his eyes, he really made me wait for the third brother. Third brother, please sit down in Jiyang, if the imperial court dares to send someone, no matter what, you must pass the longbow in my hand and hundreds of heroes in the family first!"

Zhang Xingjing waited for the other party to explain, and then he handed over his hands and said, "Although that Zhang Han died with more than culpability, but there is a sentence that is absolutely correct... My actions are just a matter of anger. If I can't make peace in this life, I will fall into the ranks of historians in the future." In the writing, it is just an assassin."

As soon as this remark came out, Wang Shuyong and many people in the audience looked sideways to some extent, but they all became more dignified, and no one despised him because of it.

This is of course, Zhang Xing himself knows it well, he will never really lose his position in front of these people just because of these showings of weakness... The reason could not be simpler, for these powerful people in the former land of Eastern Qi, Zhang Sanlang's behavior on the bank of Gushui was really high-altitude, and he beat a snake and hit seven inches.

You must know, why did these tycoons in Hebei, Central Plains, and Eastern borders oppose Wei?It's not because they miss Daqi, and it's not because they can't live on, but because Dawei doesn't allow them to continue to be officials.

Regardless of your famous family of thousands of years in Hebei, or the county guards of Henan for generations, since the first emperor of the Wei Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Qi Dynasty, it is just one word, long live the master of Kansai!
Even the sage of the current dynasty, because of his experience in guarding Jiangdu before he became the prince, slightly attracted the second-rate aristocratic and poor families of Nanchen to fight against the Guanlong clan, but there was still no such thing as the heroes of the old land of the Eastern Qi Dynasty.

Well, my ancestors have been Prime Minister Shangshu for more than a dozen lives, and the big family with the same name as the Zhang family in Hedong is only two generations old, but they can only serve as county captains and county magistrates. Generations of county guards are like separatist regimes, and the battle cases can be recorded in history books. Up to now, they are just tyrants, and any public servant can come to blackmail them.

Under such circumstances, it would be strange if these people were not hostile to Wei.

That's why the big and powerful families like the Xu family and the Wang family are all young people who are in charge of their families, and they are all talkative...Because their fathers often have to play the role of honest and obedient good people... When the father plays the good person, the son must be a good person. Bad boy, otherwise he won't be bullied to death?However, the world is getting worse and worse, and the villainous boy has gradually mastered the actual resources and has become the main controller of the main foreign activities, which is also a bit unprepared.

But turning back to the front, what exactly did Zhang Xing do that day?

In terms of hating the great Wei, who killed a Nanya minister?Or the one with the worst reputation after wasting time and money in the past few years?
Regarding the matter of becoming an official, Zhang Sanlang can easily give up a whole county's future... This is something that these heroes of the Eastern Qi Dynasty can't touch in their lifetime... Just throw it away like a piece of rags.

Not to mention, there is the phrase "An Tianxia" that can almost be regarded as a declaration of rebellion!
Therefore, Zhang Sanlang's reputation is so famous that it is definitely not a lie, and there is no need for additional publicity... When the old emperor uncle of Jing'an Terrace heard the news, he immediately hand-picked this bastard who was not sure if he even served as the second governor. Being the third on the black list is no nonsense.

The nature is too bad!

The impact is too bad!
That is to say, the chaos in Jing'an Tower is now a pot of porridge, and Uncle Cao himself is also in a bigger porridge pot. As long as he can catch his breath, he will definitely throw the eldest wife Paul Fang out, and first catch Zhang San as a respectful thief!
So in this case, everything Zhang Sanlang said was modest.

"However," Zhang Xing continued to speak steadily. "It's more or less done something taboo. If you linger in Jishui, you have to borrow Wang Wulang's magic arrow for protection."

Wang Shuyong immediately nodded excitedly.

Everyone raised their glasses together.

After finishing the drink, the atmosphere immediately eased a lot, but Wang Wulang was still a little anxious.

"Brother Zhang." Wang Wulang answered seriously. "You said to secure the world...how on earth can you secure the world?"

On the main seat, Zhang Xing glanced at all the people in the hall, and saw that besides Wang Wulang's accompanying knight, there were also many strange people, some of them were dressed like high-ranking people, some had the appearance of businessmen, and some looked like scholars. There is even a middle-aged Taoist priest with tattered clothes and a hole poked out of his shoes, who is holding his beard and looking curiously... I know well that this is Wang Wulang, who brought all the guests and diners in the village together to join in the fun. Call to fill the scene.

So today is naturally not a proper occasion.

But then again, although Zhang Xing was determined to rebel, since that day when he left Magu Village, it was only one wave after another. There was no specific plan, and if he didn't talk about specific plans, he would just talk about rhetoric and talk about it. What scruples do you have?

Could it be that if it spreads out, you can give yourself a double death penalty?

After thinking up to this point, Zhang Xing answered boldly, even faintly using a little bit of real energy, so that his voice shook the roof tiles: "If you want to secure the world, you should overthrow the violent Wei and re-establish the universe, and then let the strong take care of things and the weak take rest. Those who are capable should work hard, and those who are mediocre should be abandoned, and the world will be safe!"

Wang Wulang couldn't help himself when he heard that after the violent Wei was overthrown, he didn't know if he heard what was said later, because the others had already risen up.

This group of people thought about Wei getting out every day, but none of them dared to utter a word of rebellion easily, so once such big and unsubstantial words were uttered, they felt that they had learned a lot today.

However, Wang Wulang still had some knowledge. After a while, the place gradually quieted down, and he couldn't help but blushed and continued to ask: "Brother Zhang San, how dare you ask how to overthrow Bao Wei?"

Zhang Xing withdrew his gaze from a place below, and then glanced at Xiao Zhou and Wang Zhen who looked calm, but asked back: "What does Wang Wulang think?"

Wang Shuyong hesitated for a moment, and he was obviously a little nervous, but he was serious about it: "I thought, now that Wei is divided into two parts, the emperor is in the southeast, the emperor's uncle is in Luoyang, Hebei and the east are almost full of smoke and dust, and the north of Shanxi is even earlier. On the contrary, there are also people in Jingxiang who attack the city and occupy the territory. If you want to overthrow the violent Wei, you should act quickly, connect the heroes in Hebei and the east, cut off the Central Plains, Jingxiang, and isolate the northwest from the southeast. Great things can happen."

"Cao Che will not return to the Eastern Capital." Zhang Xing glanced at a place on the banquet again, and then answered seriously. "I have been in Fulongwei for a long time, and I have seen Cao Che through for a long time. He is so happy that he can't be controlled by others for a day. If the Eastern Expedition fails, if he returns to the Eastern Capital, he will definitely not be able to control the emperor's uncle Cao Lin... so it is the journey. Unobstructed, he will not go back."

Wang Shuyong was startled at first, then overjoyed, and then asked again: "What about Uncle Cao? Can we expect him to abolish the establishment or ascend the throne himself? It will cause the Great Wei to split itself?"

"Cao Lin will work hard to take over the power of the Eastern Capital and control Kansai, but he will not abolish the establishment without authorization, let alone become the emperor himself." Zhang Xingyi said. "He is also a person who is easy to change, and his nature is hard to change... As I expected, it is not bad, the two sides should live in peace, and even live in harmony for a long time."

Wang Shuyong was a little flustered, because it was completely different from what he thought: "So that's the case, so what?"

Zhang Xing didn't answer directly, but passed the other party and set his eyes on one person in the seat.

Wang Wulang is worthy of a sharp shot, his eyes are like lightning, he has seen it for a long time, now he turned his head quickly, without any confusion, he just frowned immediately: "Wei Daoshi...you just shook your head several times just now, because you think Zhang Sange said Is it wrong, or am I wrong?"

It turned out that Zhang Xing visited several times because there was a sloppy-dressed Taoist priest at the end of the seat, who kept shaking his beard and shaking his head, not knowing whether he had real skills or fake skills.

"Everything Zhang Sanye said is true, and what Wang Wuye said is absolutely right." Taoist Wei was not afraid at all, and just stretched out his cloth shoes with bare toes to answer calmly in the seat. "It's just that Mr. Wang Wu didn't understand Mr. Zhang's meaning... That's why I shook my head a few times... If Mr. Wang Wu thinks it's inappropriate, I won't shake it."

"Wei Xuanding!" Wang Shuyong was depressed for a while, especially after he noticed Zhang Xing, who was on the main seat, looking over with interest from the corner of his eye. "If you have something to say, just say it."

"Actually, after Mr. Zhang talked about the temperament of the emperor and his uncle, the situation couldn't be simpler, but Mr. Zhang didn't bother to say..." The Taoist named Wei Xuanding, Nian Xu, was right. "Because the so-called intriguing strategies in the world are all fundamental situations, coupled with a little timing and misplacement of information... For example, it is impossible for us people to know the temperament of the emperor and the emperor's uncle, but Mr. Zhang knows it, so He's the one who knows the situation."

These words are a bit interesting, and Zhang Xing can finally free up his mouth to eat something.

"In the same way, in the current situation, it is an inevitable strategy to destroy the Great Wei and cut off the southeast and northwest, but according to Zhang Sanye's intention, it doesn't make sense to cut it off right now... because the southeast is a tax-heavy place, and there are ready-made The northwest is the foundation of Guanlong, and there are enough warehouses... In other words, both the northwest and the southeast have soldiers, food and money. As far as Wei is concerned, although the east and Hebei are in chaos, the situation has temporarily stabilized. "The Taoist priest Wei continued to point out the world, as if there was no one there. "For me, Mr. Zhang's original intention is that at this time, the rafters in the early years are the first to die... It is absolutely right to raise troops to unite the East, Hebei, and enter the Central Plains. Otherwise, can we go to Kansai to raise troops? Of course, the southeast and the northwest are also right...but it’s not at this time. If you rashly raise your troops at this time, you are going to be a violent storm against Wei.

Wang Shuyong's heart sank for a while, while Zhang Xing nodded his head on the other side of the chair, but shook his head again.

Daoist Wei paused for a moment when he saw this, and asked seriously: "Master Zhang thinks what I said is wrong?"

"I think what you said is absolutely right." Zhang Xing put down his wine glass and looked at the other party seriously. "It's not just that, in my opinion, Your Excellency's judgment and study of strategy is enough to say that the epee has no edge, and the great ingenuity is useless. This alone is enough to be commended...and being able to agree with Your Excellency here at Wang Wulang See, it's Zhang San's blessing."

As he spoke, Zhang Xing raised his glass immediately.

When Wang Wulang heard the words, he raised his glass immediately.

But Daoist Wei's face did not change at all, and he did not relax a little because of the politeness of the two: "But if this is the case, why did Mr. Zhang shake his head?"

"Brother Wei, call me Zhang San." Seeing this, Zhang Xing put down his wine glass and explained seriously. "The reason why Brother Yu shook his head is because according to my experience, no matter how you act according to the general trend, no matter how clever you are, you can't avoid two things... One is called the change of the weather, and the other is called the unpredictability of the human heart." .”

Taoist Wei's complexion changed slightly, as if he woke up immediately.

And Zhang Xing also turned his head to explain to Wang Wulang: "It stands to reason that we should first closely contact the heroes from all walks of life to avoid this wave of limelight, and then wait for the saint in the southeast to break the situation again, the emperor of the Eastern Capital. Can't suppress the civil strife in Guanlong, and then make a big move... But, if a catastrophe suddenly strikes, do we have to wait? Or if the situation gets worse and everyone else turns against us, can we wait? This It’s not a joke, the autumn harvest is just around the corner, but there are so many defeated soldiers. I’ve been traveling all the way, and I’ve seen fields all over the place are deserted. So how much food will be available after this autumn? It can last for a year, but it will only grow more and more in the future. The harder it is, the sooner or later the situation will force us to fight back.”

Wang Wulang immediately nodded heavily.

"One more thing." Zhang Xing continued. "It's a bit ashamed to say it, but in fact, since everyone wants to rebel, firstly, they want to destroy the violent Wei and restore peace to the world, and secondly, aren't they seeking merit? If someone starts the incident first, of course they will be confronted by the court soldiers and horses." Rounding up, but how many dare to ask the world's first heroes, if they really hold on, and they are tempered, if we go against it again, won't we be at the bottom of others?"

Wang Wulang and Taoist Wei nodded together.

"So, my strategy is." Zhang Xing finally concluded. "Follow the method of contacting heroes first, and take advantage of the current situation to bring in heroes from the Eastern Territory and Hebei... Then each place can be arranged one by one... When the situation arrives, regardless of the overall situation, it is already impressive, so it will come to fruition. No matter how forced it is, no one is afraid to mobilize in a hurry... The main thing is that everyone is a group, and the situation in the east and Hebei is our brother's... Brother Wei, Wang Wulang, what do you think?"

Wang Wulang immediately took the case: "That's exactly what it should be."

Wang Zhen remembered Zhang Xing's arrangements for himself, and nodded slightly.

Seeing this atmosphere, everyone nodded their heads more, wanting to drink together to make an explanation.

But Taoist Wei, who was really annoying, didn't move, and continued to ask:

"Mr. Zhang is more appropriate than I thought, and he has a big heart... But there is one more thing. It is right to contact the heroes first, but there are many people and the place is big. Who will take the lead? For example, Qinghe The Fang family and the Cui family, I think they will also oppose them, but they are noble families who study and practice, and they can look up to the rich families in the southern part of the river? And these rich families think highly of me, a poor family in Hebei? Foreign heroes, not only your great name Zhang Sanye in the North, but also Li Shu and Li Gong from Guanlong, who are so expensive; even the local big men, there are also Xu Dalang and Wang Wulang, as well as Cheng from Dengzhou. Liu Lang is not like brother to brother... If you want everyone to form one body, forgive me, it is even more difficult!"

Zhang Xing nodded and took it seriously: "Brother Wei said that this is a huge trouble... If I have the ability to make half of the world's heroes twist into one rope, that is also nonsense... But, is it because Difficult, why don’t you do it? Don’t you go against it? Who is superior and who is inferior, isn’t it a result of our own big waves? Since I, Zhang Xing, have a three-point reputation, I will do my part... just borrow At Wang Wulang's place, let's start and call out the heroes around to see how many people can save face? When we get together, if there are three people, it will be three people, if there are five people, it will be five people, if there are ten people and eight people, as long as They are all real heroes, so they can plan big things, why worry?!"

When Wang Wulang heard this, his blood was already boiling, and he directly raised his glass and stood up: "I invited Brother Zhang to come here for this purpose!"

Taoist Wei also slowly got up and raised his glass: "Master Zhang is wise and decisive, and has a decisive heart. Then I, Wei Xuanding, will be willing to be a flag-waving man whenever I meet him."

Zhang Xing quickly stood up with his glasses in hand, Wang Zhen and Xiao Zhou also got up...the rest of them didn't dare to neglect, and they all drank a glass of wine together.

After drinking the glass of wine, Zhang Xing walked down calmly, first took Wang Wulang's hand, then dragged him to the Taoist priest Wei, then stretched out his hand to grab another person, and said earnestly:

"Two, two, I, Zhang San, have made up my mind to come to Antianxia, ​​so I can meet you today, it's like a fish in water!"

Wang Wulang pursed his lips and let out a long breath, feeling that he was finally one step ahead of someone in his life.

And Daoist Wei was taken aback for a moment, his hands were being pulled, but he opened his mouth and became annoying again: "Master Zhang is indeed a farmer in the Northland? How did he learn such a way of attracting people's hearts in the officialdom? "

Zhang Xing was embarrassed for a moment.

But at this moment, a warrior outside hurriedly came to report to Wang Shuyong, interrupting Zhang Xing's embarrassment: "Fifth master! Mr. Puyang Niu is here! I just want to ask if there is any trace of Mr. Zhang? I dare not answer directly. "

Only then did Zhang Xing feel a little relieved, and he was overjoyed again: "We just said that if there are ten people or eight people, we can do great things... Now there are six people! Let me say that after two days, when there are a little more people, we will send out again." Send the post to Xu Dalang, just to see if he will come?!"

"Not bad." Wang Shuyong blushed. "See if Xu Dalang is coming?"

PS: Thanks to the new leader, Master Moon Night Kite... the master is auspicious.

(End of this chapter)