Delong

Chapter 197 Raising Arms (10)

"I was thinking about one thing that day."

On the big river, a small square boat with no mast up was taking advantage of the rippling morning mist. Zhang Xing, who was sitting cross-legged on the bow, looked at the fog ahead and suddenly opened his mouth. "Tell me, how many practitioners do we have under the control of the Dragon Gang?"

"There must be... two or three hundred, right?" Xu Dalang, who was standing behind him, replied immediately.

"Almost." Zhang Xing said thoughtfully. "There are [-] practitioners in the world, [-] strange scriptures, [-] condensed pills, and dozens of masters... In terms of localities, if there are [-] prefectures and counties in the Great Wei Dynasty, if there are [-] prefectures and counties in the world, there should be two to three hundred masters in one county. Practitioners..."

"Dongjun and Jiyin don't have so many..." Xu Dalang interrupted.

"I know." Zhang Xing continued. "For example, in the Guanlong area and the Dongdu corner, the rich and powerful are concentrated. They don't have to do production, so they can practice with peace of mind. Therefore, the practitioners are more concentrated, so that Dou and his wife, Bai's daughter, are actually practitioners. It has reached the stage of strange scriptures, but what is the use?"

"It's not just Guanlong and Dongdu." Xu Shiying nodded and added seriously. "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel that there are more practitioners in Dongyi, Beidi, Northwest Witch Clan, and Southeast Monster Clan Island..."

"It shouldn't be just wishful thinking." Zhang Xing nodded in response. "No matter how small the place is, as long as there are military, government, and education, and a military, political, and religious center is established, it will be like a depression gathering water, and it will naturally gather civil and military talents...or in order to maintain the military and political center, force their own people Go to study literature and martial arts to practice."

"So that's the case. On the other hand, in places like Dongjun and Jiyin, people can learn civil and military skills, but they can't become high-ranking officials. In addition, in the past 30 to [-] years, the people have not encountered turmoil, and secondly, they have been subjected to labor and taxes. Tossing, no time and unwillingness to boil Zhengmai... Is it normal that one or two counties can't produce a condensed pill?" Xu Shiying made inferences. "As for the two or three hundred practitioners from our Dragon Destruction Gang, in fact, more than half of them are gathered from other places."

"Not bad." Zhang Xing sighed. "But in fact, the imperial court does not need to go against the way of heaven to cover up the path of practice, nor does it need to deliberately toss to exhaust the power of the people. As long as it maintains a proper central system and gives people a way to make progress, it will naturally be able to control and grasp the practice. The mainstream of the people...whether it is practicing or studying, isn’t it just to live a better life? Therefore, if the government is clear, the labor is less, the tax is normal, and the people below are treated equally step by step, the court will only become stronger and stronger.”

"But they still turned us back, and we knew that they were strong and we were weak, so we still turned back!" Amid the hasty oar abandonment, Xu Dalang responded faintly, and looked sideways forward.

Over there, the shadow of an obviously larger inland square boat had already appeared, and the sound of oars came from far and near.

"I know, but I didn't want to talk about this today..." Zhang Xing finally laughed. "It's just that I've been thinking about one thing since I first came back to Puyang that day, Xu Dalang, how many of the two or three hundred practitioners from the Deposing Dragon Gang have broken through the realm during the month of the incident? , or accelerated the breakthrough of the realm?"

Xu Shiying was taken aback for a moment, and just about to say something, the boat over there shouted loudly: "Who are you, crossing the river early in the morning? Looking at your direction, could it be the secret work of the bandit army on the other side?"

"If it's done carefully, it's time to cross the river in the middle of the night." Zhang Xing smiled and answered loudly from the bow of the boat.

"That's true..." The people on the big boat seemed to hesitate for a moment, and the boat slowed down slowly, as if they didn't want to cause trouble, but the two boats continued to approach according to their inertia, and they could already vaguely see the silhouettes of both sides.

"Moreover, we're not a bandit army, we're a rebel army." Zhang Xing looked at the approaching ships and figures, and didn't panic at all, but continued to report frankly.

Unexpectedly, after a short period of panic, the big ship actually turned to the outside at a distance of two or three feet, and did not answer a direct answer.

Zhang and Xu, including the light-armored warriors who had discarded their swords and held their short soldiers, stared blankly at this scene, and fell into silence for a moment.

"Follow." Zhang Xing suddenly turned around and ordered, breaking the silence.

The light-armored warriors on the boat obviously hesitated for a moment, but following Xu Dalang's gesture, they immediately urged the square-headed boat to follow.

The ship in front noticed this, became more flustered, and immediately accelerated, but the ship was too big, and because it had turned before, it seemed heavy and slow.

"Heroes of the Dragon Clan... you guys, why bother? Everyone is just eating a piece of food." The man on the boat continued to shout back.

"But we really give money and food!" Zhang Xing still sat still on the bow of the boat, replying loudly as if talking about cross talk. "Half of the grain depot and [-]% of the money and silk are rewards, and the rest are still paid for food..."

"Didn't it mean to split the light directly, and everyone wears yellow flowers and eats big fat?" Another voice suddenly called out in surprise through the mist.

"Where will the military salary come from after all the money is allocated? It needs to flow steadily." Zhang Xing answered eloquently. "It's not just that the treasury has not been distributed, but in the future we will have to farm land and collect taxes..."

"Then what's the point of rebelling?"

"Of course it's interesting, because in the future, every mu of land will receive a land tax of one mu of land, and a family will be counted as a family for you. As long as father, son, brother, and brother are close relatives, as long as they are not separated within three generations, they will be taxed as one household... In fact, it will be counted. , which is equivalent to exempting [-] to [-]% of taxes."

"That's true..."

"It is said that according to the rules, the previous land grants must be checked, and those who join the army will be given priority...and they will also recruit civil and military soldiers to join the gang, so that the locals can do it themselves and become officials and lead the army."

"What happens next..."

"Besides, our military pay is paid in full, according to the county soldier's regulations. In addition to the rewards last month, the serious military pay was paid together when Jiyin was in Jiyin. But you, can you really get all of it? Or is it the old rules? [-]% of the seniors, [-]% of the county soldiers..."

"That's for sure..."

"Stop talking!" As the ship turned around successfully, the initial voice suddenly sounded. "The heroes on the other side, everyone lives on the river, often goes to business, and is considered half of the village... Don't embarrass us, and we won't embarrass you... We are going back to Shuizhai now, so don't follow us anymore. Otherwise, there will be many ships and officers, and they will take yours!"

"Your Captain Meng Shangong is a hero around Jiyin, and we, Chief Xu, have a brotherly friendship. I'm not afraid!" Zhang Xing was still calm, and he was only talking about it. "If I was caught, he wouldn't dare to kill me. Instead, he would bring him to rebel. How about the brothers come together..."

"Can……"

"Just lead the way inside, bring it outside the main entrance of the water village, tell us, let's stop, take a look after the fog clears and leave... No one knows that you led it." Xu Dalang couldn't help but interjected. "How about it? Do you have to fight each other?"

The boat on the opposite side no longer gave an obvious answer, but rustled for a while, as if they were whispering to each other, but it was covered by the sound of waves on the big river... Of course, this does not delay Zhang Xing and Xu Dalang, who are masters of cultivation, have already applied their true energy When they were in place, they soon heard the attitude of the opposite ship finally deciding to give in to avoid casualties.

In this way, after a while, in the mist of early winter, the small square boat followed the big square boat to a certain place, and then majesticly dropped the oars, but did not anchor, but swayed with the waves, and rowed a few times from time to time. Just walk up and down.

In fact, there is nothing to see in the water village. The river is so wide, and it can be seen across the river on a sunny day, especially since this water village is obviously borrowed from the previous ferry of Chanyuan. It is impossible to build a fence in just a few days. What a big trick, but many local people who travel between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have long been familiar with the regulations inside.

But obviously, Zhang Xing and Xu Shiying didn't mean that.

As the sun rose, the fog was pierced and dissipated as quickly as before, and soon, the small square boat that could only carry a dozen people was exposed in everyone's field of vision.

However, almost everyone didn't think much about it, because this location, coupled with the most common transportation ship in the inland river, made it hard not to suspect that it was just a military ship that had encountered some problems.

In fact, some people have already come out of the camp on their own initiative, ready to help their comrades.

"Should be able to see this from the city?" Zhang Xing set up a pergola and looked towards Chanyuan City in the northeast direction.

"It's hard to say, but it's about the same." Xu Shiying also gestured roughly. "What is Brother Zhang going to do?"

Zhang Xing turned his head and pouted, the only warrior who followed Zhang Dalong onto the boat immediately took out a flag with a red background from his arms.

Xu Dalang was startled, but immediately turned around and took it. Then he personally found a clean oar, tied it with a rope, tied the flag to it, and handed it to a trusted warrior.

The latter took it, and carefully tied it to the head of the mast that was laid down at the stern, and then slowly raised up the mast without sails.

In a short while, the red flag with the word "舍" began to flutter with the breeze in the warm sunshine of early winter.

The water village started to riot, the bored Zhang Xing didn't use the startling dragon sword on his back, but borrowed an iron gun, put it into the water under his feet, and began to release a large amount of ice zhenqi in a bored way, stirring it up from time to time.

Xu Dalang just tilted his head to watch Zhang Xing play tricks, and didn't pay any attention to it.

After a while, finally there was a large square boat with a bald mast flying the Wei flag, and then beat the drums out of the village. On the small square boat, everyone sat still according to the order.

When the people above started to set up crossbows at a distance of more than ten feet, Zhang Xing suddenly stood up, swung the iron spear in his hand high, and even stepped on the bow of the boat, Xu Shiying, who had seen clearly earlier, did not hesitate, like a fresh Longevity Zhenqi like a living python protruded from both arms, rolled up the upper part of the iron gun, and then the two of them joined forces, and with just a push, the big iron gun was thrown out.

That's right, the iron gun is crooked, it flew up crookedly from the gun body to the tip of the gun, and rolled up in the air, the people on the square boat saw the previous scene, in fact, they had already guessed that there was a master's luck Throwing the gun, but seeing the body of the gun flying crookedly like a windmill, he still couldn't help laughing on the spot.

Such accuracy, is it useful to have a master of practice and a fart?
I wish you could throw a few more, and if you run out of energy, it would be easier to capture them alive!

However, the laughter didn't stop, and as the immortal energy around the iron gun dissipated, the people on the bow felt a flash of light around the crooked iron gun, and then the wind sounded like thunder, like some huge heavy object piercing through the air Fly in general.

The samurai on the ship had just calmed down and was still at a loss. Following the trajectory of the gaudy big iron gun, he saw an officer at the bow of the ship being knocked over by the flying iron gun on the bow deck with a distance of two feet. He was taken and smashed into the deck, turning into a mass of rotten meat and paste, but his lower body was still intact, still twitching while standing on his head.

Not to mention that, the iron gun smashed into the deck and stopped for a moment out of thin air. As the plank broke, it rolled down to the cabin below, and rolled the officer's upper body viscera, flesh and blood into the inner cabin by the way.

The people on the deck were dumbfounded, but the oarsmen below were already crying.

"It's ice! What a big lump of ice!"

"Still with a gun..."

"The cabin is broken..."

"Brother Shen Qi's leg was crushed."

"Why is it full of blood... and intestines... why is there still a head?"

"I quit!"

At this point, the soldiers above realized what was going on, but they still didn't know whether the ice lump took Zhang Zhang's upper body when it rolled down. Because of being sticky...

Of course, this kind of technical problem just passed by in a flash. After being hit so thoroughly, only one of the 50 people on board died, but he didn't care about the others, and directly attacked the higher commander, that is, the previous one. One of the teams will signal for a hasty U-turn.

"It's actually not as good as a trebuchet." Zhang Xing sighed for a moment.

"What is a trebuchet?" Xu Dalang asked curiously.

Zhang Xing was slightly taken aback, but he was actually questioned on the spot... He has only been in this world for less than three years, and he has never personally participated in a large-scale siege battle. Zhang Xing didn't see the catapults in the inner siege, only the ladders, bumping logs and so on. He thought it was Dulan Khan who came from a long way, and he knew that he would leave soon, and it was too late to fire the cannon.

However, now with Xu Dalang's inquiry, Zhang Xing turned to realize that there is a possibility... In the siege warfare of this world, the existence of Ningdan and Qijing masters makes it necessary for a large amount of materials to be prepared for a long time. There was no need for existence or research and development of war equipment from the very beginning.

That's why Grandpa Bai Yousi had the gaudy engineering methods and countermeasures during the battle between Grandpa Bai Yousi and Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty.

Then, on the other hand, the Iron Armored Crossbow is a sharp weapon against practitioners below the level of Condensed Dan. Can Catapults and Ballistas be things that change the times?
Can they deal with alchemy masters?

"Don't you know about trebuchets?" After a while, Zhang Xingfang asked cautiously. "What about the giant crossbow?"

"Of course Ju Nu knows, and someone did it." Xu Dalang answered seriously. "Some people have long thought that if a powerful crossbow kills a practitioner below condensed alchemy, then the giant crossbow can naturally kill a condensed alchemy master... But the condensed alchemy master moves too fast, and it is difficult for ordinary people to operate and aim. It is not as good as the same Cultivators launch sneak attacks... Slowly, things will return to the situation of master against master."

Zhang Xing nodded slowly, temporarily suppressing his thoughts.

At the same time, while the two were talking calmly, the water village on the opposite side, the Dazhai on the road, and the city had already been startled by the previous movement, and became chaotic and noisy.

"The next step should be to order the commander to attack, and if they still can't send troops to drive us away within [-] minutes, then the army has no fighting spirit, or their own command has reached a certain level..." Xu Dalang replied. Come on, look at it for a while, and speak seriously. "If that's the case, in fact, we can mobilize small boats and try to set fires without waiting for our own navy! We can even try to cross the river upstream and downstream and make a surprise attack with [-] people! A decisive victory in one fell swoop!"

Zhang Xing didn't comment, but asked instead: "What if we don't drive us out for an hour?"

Xu Dalang was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "If you don't send troops for an hour, I really don't know how to deal with it, because I don't know what's going on?"

"Then there is only one possibility, and that is that the prefect Wang Huaidu himself is not willing to fight at all." Zhang Xing blurted out.

"It's natural... But if you don't want to fight, why are there so many people here?" Xu Dalang was speechless, pointing his finger at the huge Shuijun stronghold in front of him that completely sealed off Chanyuan City. "So it's back to the previous question? Even if Wang Taishou himself is unwilling and unable to fight, there should be someone who can persuade him to push him to fight, but I don't know who it is..."

"So, if that's the case, that person can order it himself... right?"

"Naturally... Isn't Brother Zhang San here for this?"

"Then just watch!" Zhang Xing sat on the bow again. "It's just a pity that I didn't invite a pair of blowers from Puyang City, and there were no wine and dishes to serve..."

Xu Shiying was silent.

However, after waiting for more than an hour, no soldiers or boats came out. On one side was a small flat-headed boat that could only carry more than a dozen people, with a red-bottomed "拍" flag flying, and on the other side, more than ten thousand boats complete with water and land. People's officers and soldiers Dazhai... The two sides sat quietly for a while, as if they were confronting each other.

The sun was getting higher and higher, Zhang Xing didn't bother to wait any longer, he stood up, urinated on the bow of the boat, then turned around and gave the order:
"Let's go! Tell your people to go the way of Meng Sangong and hand over Fang Yanlang's letter, saying that I, Zhang Xing, would like to meet with him, Wang Taishou, by the riverside this evening to peacefully resolve the Chanyuan matter. If he comes, I promise that the Dragon Gang will not touch Ji County within a year, and I will give him a way to explain to others; if he does not come, I will let the army that successfully invaded Dongping County return, and take Ji County first! At that time, swords and guns will have no eyes, and everyone will be treated equally regardless of high or low."

Xu Shiying was full of doubts, but at this time she cheered up after receiving this order.

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, followed the light swing of the square boat, turned back to the direction of Henan, and asked with a smile, "Do you have any questions?"

"Yes." Xu Dalang was also frank. "It's Wang Taishou himself who is worried and doesn't want to cause trouble, but why doesn't that person not send troops? If he is incompetent, why can he prompt Wang Taishou to send out the army so quickly?"

"It's actually very simple, that person is not here, not even in Ji County." Zhang Xing laughed.

Xu Dalang was taken aback for a moment, suddenly came to his senses, but immediately couldn't ask further questions: "But if this person is not at the front line, or even in Jijun, how can he make Wang Taishou be so honest, he just retreated before, and immediately came back?"

"Because the other party is a Shangguan, a Shangguan with ability, means, background, and intelligence." Zhang Xing continued to smile.

"But if that's the case..." Xu Dalang came to his senses again, and was puzzled again. "Why did the prefect Wang dare to take the opportunity to withdraw his troops before?"

"Because this is an embarrassing Shangguan." Zhang Xing looked back at the two warships following behind him, and still replied calmly. "For some reason, Wang Taishou had to obey the other party's direct words or documents, but fundamentally he was unwilling to listen to the other party's assignment... Considering that there are only two days between withdrawal and re-advancement, this person must be trying again. The county is adjacent to the state...do you think of who it is?"

He is extremely intelligent and has a high status. He seems to be quite concerned about the actions of the Dragon Clan, but he is not embarrassed to command the county guards in Hebei... Xu Dalang is a fool if he can't guess at this time.

But after guessing it, he was so nervous that he was in a mess, and even on the boat, he couldn't help but lowered his voice and asked carefully: "Brother Zhang San means that the one who urged Wang Taishou to move is Xingyang's." Mr. Zhang?"

"It's better to call him Mr. Zhang." Zhang Xing said indifferently. "The other Mr. Zhang is dead. I saw it with my own eyes."

Xu Dalang didn't know how to reply for a moment.

The reason couldn't be simpler. He was extremely nervous about Zhang Shizhao, but the person in front of him was not nervous at all. It is doomed to be useless to say something like deploying troops at this time.

But now he has only one thought on his mind, hurry up to make peace with Wang Taishou, and then ask Li Shu to bring back the main force, so as to save the army from coming to the city overnight.

"But if he..." After a pause, seeing the boat approaching the shore, Xu Dalang was sweating profusely, but he still said these words. "Let's...should we let Li Longtou bring the soldiers back? Why don't we fight down Jishui?"

"Why?" Zhang Xing asked calmly.

why?That is the recognized emperor's think tank, Zhang Shizhao Zhang Xianggong, who almost used his own wisdom to become a hundred thousand soldiers!

Xu Shiying has a guilty conscience!
But how do you say this?
When the boat docked, Zhang Xing jumped down first, followed by Xu Shiying, the soldiers on top began to lower their flags, and Zhang and Xu stood up on the beach.

And Zhang Xing didn't seem to be going to show off, but finally laughed again: "Xu Dalang, don't be too nervous, let me ask you, if he is as terrible as you think, why can't even a king's prefect control him, making Wang's brother so terrible?" The prefect seized the statement and withdrew the soldiers for two days?"

At this time, Xu Dalang barely recovered his mood, and then thoughtfully: "So, this person has a false name?"

"No." Zhang Xing answered calmly. "I saw it with my own eyes. This is a top-notch smart guy."

"That……"

"Let me ask Xu Dalang one more thing. Why is the Eastern Territory called the Eastern Territory, the Central Plains called the Central Plains, and Hebei called Hebei?" He was clearly explaining, but Zhang Xing's re-opening seemed unbelievable.

"Of course it's..."

"It's not just a natural region... If Hebei is still separated by a big river, how do you distinguish the Central Plains from the Eastern Territory? How about the Jianghuai?" Zhang Xing asked earnestly. "And why have Li Gongju and I repeatedly emphasized that you are not allowed to cross the border to Liangjun and Xingyang?"

"It's the court's split." Xu Dalang forced himself to think seriously, and then he gave the correct answer.

"It's the court's split." Zhang Xing nodded with his hands behind his back. "Since Emperor Baidi, the world has always been a three-level system of prefectures, counties and counties. When the Great Wei ruled the world, the former emperor first abolished counties and changed them to prefectures and counties, and then the current saint changed them to counties. There are also the governor of the prefecture, the prince's Yaoling county, and the fifteen supervisory censors who inspected the area. They have been changed and changed. Liangjun, Xingyang, Nanyang and Huaiyang to the west and south of us all belong to the so-called Central Plains, and belong to the so-called Kinki land overlooked by the eastern capital in the imperial court. It can't be done... That's why we don't move Liang County at all for the time being, and it's also because we don't want to continue causing trouble in Ji County."

Xu Dalang was completely awakened.

He is a smart person, and he knows everything.

To put it simply, different regions or regions are not responsible for a group of people in the imperial court, and the degree of attention is not the same thing.

If it were normal, you rebelled, regardless of the ends of the earth, Da Wei would push out tens of thousands of soldiers directly.

But isn't this half of the world turned upside down?Isn't the imperial court half-paralyzed now?Then, even if it is only a few tens of miles away, your rebellion in Dongjun and Liangjun are not a heavyweight at all in the eyes of the court.

Hold your hand, and you'll likely gain months of extra respite.

Even, Xu Dalang has no doubt that Wu Jingfeng, who is higher than Zhang and Li on the black list, must be the first thorn in Dongdu's eyes now, because the place where he rebelled is in Nanyang, and he is about to wipe out Nanyang That's it... Dongdu is temporarily short of troops. If Nanyang is not pulled down, it may not be possible to fight against the dragon gang.

As for Hebei, in fact, they shouldn’t have come here. Isn’t it because Zhang Li (and maybe Xu Dalang himself) are defeatist, thinking of running to Hebei after failure?So knowing that Jijun and Weijun have a special status in Hebei, they still couldn't resist Chanyuan's temptation.

This is a natural transfer base on the other side of East County.

But something went wrong.

"So..." Xu Dalang came back to his senses and took it seriously. "It's not that Zhang Xianggong is not smart, but that his powers and responsibilities are limited... He is in Xingyang, and he can only manage a few counties in Kinki!"

"If he could control the counties in Kinki, we would have been beaten half a month ago! How can he still be so comfortable now?" Zhang Xing shook his head. "In my opinion, he can control half of the county in Xingyang and let himself sit more securely, which is already good! Kinki is managed by Uncle Cao himself! He dare not go back to the Eastern Capital... Going back to the Eastern Capital as him, If there is trouble, Uncle Cao will not tolerate him! And if he sits still, he has confirmed the plight of his family losing power, whether it is in Kinki or Ji County in Hebei, they will naturally despise him more and more!"

Xu Dalang sighed slightly.

This is the problem. It’s not that he’s not smart, or that he can’t understand the logic, but that he doesn’t understand the rules of the game at the top level, and it’s hard for him to adjust his vision to a higher level for a while.

But he's only in his early twenties, and he'll have ample opportunity later on to see things with a high-level perspective.

"Longyou was beaten by shrimps in shallow water, and bullied by dogs when tigers fell in Pingyang." Seeing the flags put away, Zhang Xing concluded his speech to Xu Dalang. "No matter how smart and capable Zhang Xianggong is, he can't stand meeting such a saint and went directly to Jiangdu. What should he do? Seeing that Wang Taishou used all his energy to deal with us, I would say that this is already quite remarkable. And we should also be bold enough to make shallow-water shrimp with dragon whiskers!"

Xu Dalang let go of his heart and nodded heavily.

In the afternoon, the message that Wang Huaidu agreed to meet arrived at the ferry outside Puyang City at the same time as the news that the rebel army had directly entered Dongping County.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Xing crossed the river again with Xu Dalang, and then saw Wang Huaidu who came in casual clothes on the embankment in the outskirts of Linhe County, Ji County in the evening.

The latter brought at least seventy or eighty strong men with iron armor, crossbows and spears by his side, and they only watched from a distance on horseback.

"The one in the middle is Wang Huaidu, and the one on the left is Meng Sangong. Maybe I can shake him by talking to him." Xu Dalang pointed to one of them.

"Don't worry about him, after a few words, it's up to you whether you succeed or fail." Zhang Xing waved his hands in response, and stepped forward directly, calling each other from afar. "Your Majesty, I killed Zhang Han to rid the world of thieves. Your Excellency is responsible for guarding the land, which belongs to self-defense. This time, I am here to invite you. Why worry? If you believe me, please come forward and speak privately..."

As he said that, he walked forward more than ten steps alone and stood on the embankment.

Wang Huaidu waited for a while, thought for a while, and then slowly rode his horse forward, but he couldn't reach the front, and he didn't get off the horse either.

Zhang Xing didn't care, he came directly to ask: "My lord, the one who forced you to send troops should be Mr. Zhang, right?"

Wang Huaidu said nothing, but Nian Xu nodded.

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly, the uncle of the emperor and the sage are at odds. If the counties in the east and north of Hebei can still use the name of His Majesty, and then rely on the soldiers and horses of the Youzhou and Hejian camps to push the two generals, Xue and Li. Come to compete with the emperor's uncle, but the prince is in Ji County, can he hide from the emperor's uncle? At this time, how embarrassing Zhang Xianggong's position is, doesn't the prince know?" Zhang Xing asked earnestly, and walked forward by the way two steps.

Wang Huaidu nodded again, and his expression softened a lot... Obviously, this young rebel came from the center, and he hit the nail on the head. Up and down, I really haven't seen anyone who knows his difficulties and speaks out.

"I heard from my acquaintances in Dongdu that Zhang Xianggong is ready to go south to Jiangdu with the queen's royal driver. At this time, the prince is just perfunctory. Why does he have to fight us to the death?" Zhang Xing continued to ask, and went to the other side by the way The first two steps.

"It is the responsibility of guarding the land, and Chanyuan is under my rule." Wang Taishou finally spoke.

As soon as Zhang Xing opened his mouth, he knew that the matter had already become seven points.

"This matter is actually simple." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "I'll let a local person from Chanyuan come out to be the leader, pretend to surrender to the king's prefect, and put on the Wei flag again. Not outside Chanyuan County... In this way, how can Zhang Xianggong persecute the prince?"

Wang Huaidu was slightly taken aback.

"Even if Chanyuan lacks money and rations, it can also be included in the consumption of military rations." Zhang Xing continued to persuade.

"But if this matter is revealed...it will be from Uncle Cao..." Wang Taishou spoke again, still a little embarrassed.

Zhang Xing was not used to each other, so he came to laugh directly: "Wang Taishou is only afraid of Uncle Cao, isn't he afraid of us rebels? Don't lie to the prince, Li Shu and Li Longtou have already entered Dongping County yesterday, Yuncheng changed hands, Juyeze Liu Wan Sanzheng's old army has already surrendered... For this matter, we can find out if we go downriver for a while... So, as long as we want, we can cross the river at any time, and we will be destroyed!"

Wang Huaidu sighed, and immediately asked sternly, "Then why didn't you come directly?"

"Of course I'm still afraid of alarming Uncle Cao." Zhang Xing said frankly. "But it's definitely not because I'm afraid of your [-] or [-] soldiers from the prefect Wang."

Wang Huaidu was silent.

"Wang Taishou." Zhang Xing suddenly took two steps forward and spoke. "Wang Taishou can't trust me, right?"

"You thieves, I'm an official..." Wang Huaidu sighed more and more.

If so, what are you doing?And I'm pushing forward, why don't you run?

Zhang Xing was speechless, and he smiled like a flower without delaying him: "So let me make an oath! The prince is safe and don't be impatient... I will take the sword..."

If you are a thief, what is the use of taking an oath?

Wang Taishou was speechless, watching the opponent who had been pushed seven or eight steps away drew out a sheathless sword, and even grabbed the horse's rein tightly, ready to turn back immediately to prevent being kidnapped and hijacked.

But the other party's next sentence grabbed him abruptly.

"This sword is exactly the Sword of Shocking Dragon. When His Royal Highness the King of Qi was serving as Shao Cheng of Fusi of Taixi Township in Jing'an, I was his subordinate Fu Longwei's deputy Chang Jian. I have always been a confidant." Zhang Xing looked at Wu Wu in his hand. The scabbard sword, sighed slightly, and surprised the two people in front of him and behind him at the same time. "Before the Three Crusades, Your Highness entrusted this sword to me because he was afraid that the world would change."

"King Qi..." Wang Huaidu couldn't hold back after all, panicked. "King Qi gave you this Dragon-Shocking Sword? Is this the Dragon-Shocking Sword?"

"Of course." Zhang Xing stretched out his sword and pointed at Dahe beside him, without any unnecessary explanation. "If the prince doesn't believe me, I will hold the startling dragon sword and draw my true energy to point at Dahe as an oath... how about it?"

Wang Huaidu was stunned and silent - this was actually confused by King Qi's message variable, and he was going to pretend to be confused and agreed. The saint and uncle, plus King Qi, the water is too muddy.

Without hesitation, Zhang Xing released the icy true energy, and the true energy rolled over the plain Dragon-Starling Sword in his hand, brought up a sword glow, and pointed at Dahe:
"Today, Zhang made an oath on Dahe. Within a year, if the prince stays in Jijun for one day, he will dethrone the Dragon Gang for one day, and he will be good to the prince day and night. If the oath is violated, Dahe will witness, Swallow me into the waves and bury the belly of the fish!"

After saying a word, Wang Huaidu was just about to speak, but unexpectedly, a wind blew up on the river, and the waves piled up and rolled towards the east.

The people in the distance didn't know it, they just went to help their clothes and hats in surprise, only Wang Huaidu and Xu Shiying, one in front of the other, were stunned immediately, even Zhang Xing panicked, quickly withdrew his sword and took up the burden hastily.

Fortunately, the wind didn't stop after taking away the sword, otherwise it would be scary.

"So that's what you said?" Zhang Xing restrained his mind and struck while the iron was hot.

Wang Huaidu hesitated for a moment, and replied in a low voice: "Actually, there are two things..."

"My lord, please tell me." Zhang Xing, who had put away his sword, immediately stepped forward, brazenly hugged the other party's horse's neck, and spoke earnestly. "The prince has something to say, the boy should do his best to share his worries..."

"There is a man named Li Tingwen, who used to be the black ribbon stationed in Dongjun. He fled to Xingyang, and was sent by Zhang Xianggong to pass on the message... From time to time, he would travel between Jijun and Xingyang, and he would also go to Dongjun to inquire about news... Now he is in the camp, if he wants to retreat, he will be troublesome." Wang Huaidu suppressed his discomfort and told each other in a low voice.

"I see." Zhang Xing responded immediately. "Today when the prince went back, he told him that we had a messenger to the prince, and that he wanted to use Erniang Bai, the wife of the former captain of the Eastern Commandery, Dou Bing, as an excuse, and threatened the prince to withdraw his troops... only let him come to Puyang City overnight to find out the whereabouts of Madam Dou. That’s it, leave the rest to us.”

Wang Huaidu nodded, then suddenly froze again: "The second wife of the Bai family is really still with you?"

"The second wife of the Bai family is related to me," Zhang Xing was still shameless, and his face was right as usual. "I originally wanted to hide from the military chaos at my place, and I lived a very good life... However, my place is not a long-term solution. After this matter, I will ask Bai Erniang to cross the river by myself, and then I will trouble the prince to send her away. Go to the Duke of England, that is, the prince’s hometown of Taiyuan... Uncle Cao also has a prejudice against the Duke of England, so there is no need to send him to Dongdu as a hostage."

Wang Huaidu was stunned again and again, momentarily flustered, then he could only nod his head, and wanted to turn back.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing was enthusiastic, and he grabbed the horse's head and asked: "Is there another matter? Please ask the prince to ask the boy to share the elder's worries."

"Oh." Wang Huaidu came to his senses and said immediately. "My third brother Huaiji...suddenly resigned from office more than ten years ago and left home. Since then, he has not heard from him. It is said that he went to visit the real dragon god...You have the Sword of Shocking Dragon. Maybe you have some connections. If you have the chance to meet He, call out for me, let him go home as soon as possible... I see someone who has a good relationship in practice, no matter who it is, I have to talk about it."

Said, actually a little dejected.

Zhang Xing has nothing to do.

In this way, before sunset, the two parties had a good time and left separately.

At night, Xu Dalang personally sat in the town. Li Tingwen had just entered the city, but before he arrived at the residence of the second wife of the Bai family, he was captured directly, and then hung his head overnight at the city gate, as a warning to everyone else.

PS: The Children's Day blessings are eight hours late... I wish everyone a happy Children's Day!
(End of this chapter)