Delong

218 Chapter 1: The Fate ([-])

The weather is getting hotter, and the snow in the shade of the mountains has become less and less.

Outside Fenyang Palace, at the foot of Guancen Mountain, a team of thousands of people and two or three hundred small carts were transporting food.Holding the long sword in his arms, Bai Yousi stood on the hillside watching this scene, with two distinct groups of people standing behind him.

After a while, Bai Sanniang suddenly turned around, and asked an extremely simple question to the guy behind him who was clearly dressed more luxuriously:
"Do you recognize me?"

This group of people, that is, the leader of the garrison army of Fenyang Palace, the leader of the officials, the father-in-law of the Beiya, and several officers of the Jinwu Guard looked at each other in blank dismay. Take the lead in exiting this simple question and answer.

Without him, when Beiya is strong, it likes to expand its power through the accompanying capital and palaces all over the place, after all, it is a royal family.And through the establishment of various royal warehouses and even garrison troops through the accompanying capital and palace system, and directly sucking blood from the local area, it is itself a major feature of today's saints, and it has to be tasted.

This has nothing to do with the first emperor anyway, just like the three expeditions to Dongyi, it is a proper innovation of today's saints.

At that time, the Beiya system, that is, the internal servants plus Jinwuwei, was very influential in the local area, and no matter how powerful the local officials were, they had to pinch their noses to get out of this one-acre three-point land.

And such a large palace with a strong military color, such as Fenyang Palace, not only has troops stationed, but also various warehouses, as well as the Jinwu Guards guarding the palace, and there are temporarily appointed chief and deputy palace envoys above, and there are Taiyuan left behind. The fight is simply not too exciting.

In other words, these father-in-laws and Jinwu guards had a good time back then.

It's just that, now that the situation has changed, even the Beiya is gone, and the emperor has really gone to the south to accompany him. Here in the north, the father-in-law and the leader of the Jinwu Guard are worthless. It would be nice to give you a place to continue nesting.

Now that Miss Bai came to ask, these people claimed that they didn't have hard shoulders, so naturally they immediately pretended to be grandsons.

However, there are not only the remnants of the downcast royal family, but also the subordinates of the palace envoys, the chiefs of the garrison army, and the heads of officials in charge of the warehouses. They all rely on Zhang Shijing, who spends all day drinking and playing chess in Taiyuan. And Zhang Gong's ability to take power is entirely dependent on the protection of the British Duke... Everyone knows this well.

They really can't escape.

Just like that, the two of them watched for a long time, seeing Miss Bai getting impatient, and finally the head of the staff who was in charge of the warehouse cautiously said:

"Bai... Bai Changjian thinks, should we know you?"

Bai Yousi laughed angrily, and simply waved his hands: "It's good that you know who I am, I will take half of the food, and I will take half of the armor soon. If anyone is caught, you can just report my name. It doesn't matter if I rob you, or if you rob me, it's up to you."

The group nodded quickly, but they were speechless in their hearts... As long as your father is still in Taiyuan, who will ask if he will be robbed?Knowing that you don't shy away from this trip, you can save yourself from being perfunctory.

As for, if Dongdu really pursued it and asked your father, it would be a major event, and probably no one would care about the fact that Fenyang Palace was robbed by some unknown Yitian sword.

On the other side, when Bai Yousi saw the cooperation of the palace officials, he didn't bother to pay attention, and waved his hand away, then went to look at the other group of people beside him, and named the leader:

"Hong Dianjian, since I bought armor with you, I just want to not bother the two masters. Can you pass the Loufan Pass to Mayi to distribute the food properly?"

The leader of the other group who was dressed less well, Hong Changya, Breaking the Wave Dao, hesitated for a moment before leaning the long saber on his shoulder, then arched his hands and shook his head slightly:
"It's not that I don't want to do my best for Bai Changjian, but Lou Fanguan is really troublesome. Today, I can get through temporarily under Bai Changjian's name. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get through in the future."

"So you're not going to take on this matter?" Bai Yousi frowned slightly, then looked behind him. "Then do you have heroes who are willing to take care of you? If you have one, stand up and don't stop me."

As soon as this remark came out, quite a few people were moved.

"That's not what it means." Hong Changya didn't have time to look behind him, so he quickly explained. "What I mean is, it's okay to release grain, but don't go through Loufan Pass, take a short detour to Xinkou, go to Yanmen, and release grain in the Xixing area."

"Yanmen is also in chaos?" Bai Yousi, who was a little fuzzy about the geographical details, was a little puzzled for a moment. "Where is Xixing?"

"Reporting to Bai Changjian, Yanmen said it was not chaotic, and it was chaotic if it was not chaotic... This is because when Ma Yi arrived at Loufan, it was locked by Loufan, and the refugees could not get through. The mountains block it, but the border is too long and there are too many traffic points. It is impossible to stop it completely. We can only use the mountainous area at the junction of the two counties to stop a large number of refugees, and then lock individual refugees southward at the key point of Xinkou. Taiyuan, this means interception at various levels." Hong Changya explained briefly. "As for Xixing, it is a mountain pass at the junction of the two counties. There is a local hero in Mayi who I am familiar with, so I just took it and used it as a pass."

"If that's the case, why don't you go directly to Mayi via Xixing?" Bai Yousi continued to ask. "Or go to Loufan Pass to stock up on food, at worst, you can turn away from Xixing?"

"I don't want to hide it from the White Lady, there is indeed a big mess in Mayi, and the food distribution alone is just to stop the boiling water..." Hong Changya answered seriously. "It's better to occupy a place in Xixing, and then I will arrange the brothers to make a deal with several big tycoons in the south of Mayi under the name of food distribution, and to take in the refugees in the north... If they are willing to go south, it is their business, if not, it is feasible to just transfer to Mount Wutai, or even make a resettlement on the outside of Montenegro."

From Jindi to Hebei, the mountains stretching for hundreds of miles should be regarded as one in theory.

But in fact, because the Red Mountain in the southern section is too prominent, it makes this mountain range more layered in the eyes of the locals...not to mention the Yanshan Mountain in the north, but the Wutai Mountain and Hengshan Mountain in the middle section are also collectively called It is Black Mountain, and Hongshan extends a little further south into Weijun and Jijun, which is called Zishan.

It is named after the color that Hongshan specifically refers to.

Therefore, Bai Yousi realized the other party's plan after thinking about it for a while, so he laughed on the spot: "The world is in chaos, dragons and snakes are rising, I heard that you, Hong Dianjian, gathered a lot of military bandits last year. Quite famous, don’t you have other thoughts?”

Hong Changya was silent for a while, and continued to cup his hands: "For me, I am originally from Jindi, and I just stood up to protect my hometown, and I have a clear conscience; for Bai Changjian, including Mr. Zhang who helped me a lot before, and even There is also the British official in Taiyuan City, why not observe my words, observe my actions, and make a decision later? My cultivation and structure are all here, and I can’t change the sky.”

Bai Yousi smiled, and immediately nodded: "I have heard about your affairs, it is rare to be able to take responsibility and make plans today, and I will believe you once."

Hong Changya bowed his hands and held the long knife on his shoulder again, heaving a sigh of relief.

"However, there is one more thing I want to ask." Bai Yousi glanced at the team that had already started to transport food, and continued to ask. "Since you have such a solid foundation in Jindi, do you know what is going on with Mayi prefect? ​​Others are fine. Why doesn't he release food when his house is on the fire? Even if it's just a drop in the bucket, he should act like that." …Wang Rengong, I remember, was also a veteran, so he should know the pros and cons of the situation."

Hong Changya hesitated for a moment.

"Go ahead." Bai Yousi was a little annoyed.

"Actually, the reason is very simple." Hong Changya solved the mystery with one sentence. "Everyone in Mayi said that the prefect Wang is probably loyal to His Majesty. At least he should have contacted Youzhou. He didn't release food. On the one hand, he was afraid of violating the law. On the other hand, he seemed to be wary of Taiyuan and doing military affairs. Prepare……"

Bai Yousi was stunned for a moment, and then realized - what the other party said was probably true, Wang Rengong was planning to use the stored food as an army ration, and her father was probably really wary of Wang Rengong, and even wanted to take advantage of the situation to force Wang Rengong to ruin himself, but It's not simply letting go of the turmoil in northern Shanxi.

Although the status of the two Guanlong veteran generals differed by a level, they only used the people of Mayi as bargaining chips.

After a while, Bai Yousi gave a dry laugh, as if he was mocking someone, or self-deprecating, but he looked at the other party awe-inspiringly: "Jin's military affairs are inspected, isn't Hong Changya, the Breaking Wave Saber?"

"Yes." Hong Changya was slightly taken aback, but quickly shook his head with the knife. "But it's really not the land of Jin, the fifteen counties of Jin land, and what Zhang Sanye wrote was the five counties of Hedong..."

"I don't mind if Sanlang can write you any official position." Bai Yousi replied coldly. "Since you are determined to save the people of Jin, why not limit yourself to the five counties in Hedong? And why do you always want to drill into the mountains?"

Hong Changya's heart moved slightly, and then he thought of a certain possibility...but he didn't dare to go deeper, and could only bend down with his hands folded and listen passively.

"How many people did you recruit?" Bai Yousi continued to ask.

"Not much...Three or four thousand." Hong Changya blurted out with his head empty. "Actually, there were no less than tens of thousands of people gathered before, all of whom were rebels from Jin. Later, most of them were called away by the British government and placed in the surrounding counties of Taiyuan. Many of the remaining people went home. These three or four thousand are mostly because they have something to do with the north, or because there are many people from northern Shanxi, so they continue to follow me... What they do is actually to take advantage of the chaos in northern Shanxi to do some desperate business."

"What are the specific deals?"

"One is to follow Mr. Zhang's guidance, to serve as a protection team and security team in places where there is trouble but seek peace...to wipe out the bandits, appease the local area, and then give some offerings to the local tyrants and wealthy lords." Hong Changya said something. . "The other one is that now that the border is safe and the people are suppressing bandits, it is unavoidable to involve the sale of freight, especially the chaos in Mayi and Dingxiang, but the cattle, sheep and horses of the tribes on the bitter sea are still hard currency, and the fur and iron goods of the rest of the Northland Bronze wares still have to be transported from the sea of ​​bitterness... But the situation in Mayi is getting worse and worse, the latter is rare nowadays, and the former has only one Yanmen business."

"So, you have connections in Mayi and Yanmen, at least with the tribes on the Kuhai Sea, with some officials in the county, and with some powerful people at the intersection?" Bai Yousi asked again and again, as if Back to the time when I was a patrol inspector.

"This is inevitable, otherwise it would be impossible to support thousands of brothers." Hong Changya raised his head, gritted his teeth, and explained. "But these relationships are essentially my prestige, borrowing the prestige of Taiyuan, because after the British prince in Taiyuan came, he seemed to acquiesce in a little statement left by Mr. Zhang and King Qi, but it was Jing'an. Didn't think about it anymore..."

"Essentially, it's because you did something and attracted people, that's why Saburo likes you, and my father also recognizes you." Bai Yousi smiled. "Everything in the world is like this...it's human effort, with a little courage and guidance, and after the adults get together, the false will become true, and the false will become true...isn't it?"

"It's... isn't it?"

"Nowadays the world is in chaos, so I won't talk about how a man can live in depression for a long time. I just say that the world was in chaos in northern Jin, and Wang Rengong has become a horse because he refused to release food for a saint who fled to Jiangdu. The cancer in the city and even in northern Shanxi... I am going to get rid of him with the Yitian sword, now that you have soldiers and food, are you willing to take over the county affairs and try to appease the people of the county?" Bai Yousi looked at the other party with interest.

Hong Changya finally heard a passage that he had vaguely guessed a long time ago, but didn't dare to really guess it. Then, without hesitation, he immediately put the long knife on the ground, bowed and saluted, without paying any attention to the subordinates behind him Surprised or delighted or appalled:

"Hong thanked Bai Changjian on behalf of the people in northern Shanxi! If it can be done, he is willing to work for the Bai family because he has repeatedly received favors from the respected family."

"You don't hesitate?" Bai Yousi was finally taken aback. "I still have an idea."

"Some things, I have already said." Hong Changya raised his head and answered seriously. "There's no need to say it a second time, just ask Bai Changjian to watch."

"That's good." Bai Yousi realized that he was equally happy. "I'm not going to pester you, let's watch your words and deeds... just to remind you that what Saburo did before was done by him, what I do today is what I do, and what my father's British government did is what the British government did. There is a form to fill... Also, don't call me Changjian, I am just a swordsman now, just call me White Lady."

Hong Changya was finally taken aback for a moment, and then immediately lowered his head, as if nodding, but he didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Bai Yousi also nodded, thought for a while, and then asked again: "What plan do you have? I can move easily, and I can cooperate with you."

"If I take the brigade directly to Yunnei City, it will definitely make Wang Rengong vigilant. It would be bad if the scene is set up and it will be too noisy. So I will take a few people first and go to Yunnei City to beg for food. and wait in the city."

Hong Changya immediately spoke earnestly.

"Then let Wei Chi Qilang, a local tycoon on the Xixing side, take some people from south to north, only to negotiate taxes in Yunnei City; then let the Wu tribes on the bitter sea bring some people to escort some cattle and horses From north to south, pretending to come to Yunnei to sell... At that time, the three passers-by will go to the king and prefect together for tax exemption, grain distribution, and debt relief.

"In addition, I know a thief surnamed Gao in the north of Yanmen, and I asked him to block the entrance and exit to Youzhou, so that if something bad happens, the Youzhou side will be vigilant, and the Youzhou cavalry will rush to the front of my brigade. ...

"As for the White Lady, I'll just wait for everyone to show up in Yunnei City when everyone begs Wang Taishou to release food. I don't know what the White Lady thinks?"

"It's all good." Bai Yousi listened for a while, then laughed on the spot. "Just do as you said... I'll wait for you in Yunnei City, and you have to take care of your subordinates so that you don't let the wind go."

Hong Changya nodded naturally, and then hurriedly looked at his subordinates behind him, as if he was about to engage in a high-end drama of heroes colluding with each other.

Bai Yousi didn't bother to pay attention to this, and didn't play the trick of flying into the sky. Instead, he carried his long sword and went to the Tianchi on the top of the mountain... It was an important sacrifice place for the Hei Emperor. The large number of crows, as a result, is now widely regarded as evidence that the Hei Emperor rejected the current emperor, and is also considered to be an important reason why the emperor fled to the south.

In fact, among the four emperors, the impression of Hei Di Ye is always a bit gloomy and powerful, and the influence and image of the secular world overlap with Bai Di Ye, so that the incense and name are overshadowed by the closer Bai Di Ye. That is to say, it retained a lot of theocratic influence at the root of its origin in the Northland, and as a result, its reputation was not very good.

But the Four Royals are the Four Royals after all, and Hei Di Ye is one of the two supreme beings of the human race. Whenever rumors of this nature appear, it shows that people's hearts have reached a certain level.

You know, when Bai Yousi was there at the time, everyone was still making excuses for this matter, and there was no argument after he left, but after the failure of the three campaigns, as soon as the sage left Jiangdu, everything came out.

However, Bai Sanniang and White Heroine did not come to miss the crow, but said that as she entered the alchemy realm, she became more and more aware of the differences in some places and some people.

This Tianchi, which is used to sacrifice to the Black Emperor, probably has something to say.

It even reminds people that the previous dynasty made its fortune in the sea of ​​bitterness and established a career here, which may not be without some secrets.

Climbing to the top of the mountain, another flock of crows was startled. Holding the long sword, Bai Yousi stared at the Tianchi in front of him in a trance.

In the cool breeze, she felt a faint warm breath, verifying the extraordinaryness of this place, and then instinctively remembered some similar insights from the trip to Sichuan and the snow-capped mountains, but was inexplicably agitated...

At this time, for a while, she wished she could turn into a bird and a real dragon, feel the opportunities of heaven and earth, explore the mysteries of the universe, play freely and play in the void; but she couldn't help but want to rush to Jiyin quickly, I went to share everything about my trip with Zhang Xing; but when I thought about it, I thought of the secular world at the foot of the mountain, but I was shaken by my father's deeds, my ideals, and those mortals in front of me who would belittle my life at will. Make a break.

A fairy, or a knight, or an empress, or a wife or partner?
Will it be true that as Zhang Xing said, if you act with heart, you will end up with the same goal in the end.

Isn't she his heroine?

Five days later, Bai Yousi saw the young and powerful boy whose surname was Yuchi... and the first time she saw him, she thought of Qin Bao and Xiong Bonan.

This is a mixture of two people, the former's martial arts, riding skills and grand posture, and the latter's cultivation talent and pure heart, perfectly mixed together.

But to be honest, it's a bit strange, because in this place in northern Shanxi, the son of a powerful man with the surname Yuchi is likely to have a bit of Wu clan blood, but this person has already been appointed as a governor, and there is no delay in his cultivation path.

The so-called boundless future is no different from Xiong Bonan and Qin Bao.

But no matter what, with this person around, Ma Yi's affairs are much easier.

"This is Boss Hong's backstage?"

Yuchi Qilang was a majestic figure, tall and burly, seeing Bai Yousi leaving in the air, he dared to look back at Hong Changya who was in the team. "With such a fairy to help you, can't Mayi just reach out and get it?"

Hong Changya, who was also very good looking, was holding a long knife in his hand, with a straight face, chest up and nodding... He's used to it.

PS: Good night everyone.

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