Delong

Chapter 261: He Ge Xing (15)

Now that old friends meet again, things are much easier to clean up.

After seeing each other, Zhang Xing led Zuo Cai to Yingxian County. After a little chat on the way, Zhang Xing came to his senses. Whether the other party was here personally or the rebel army he led was in Qi County, it was not a coincidence, but it was not considered a coincidence. It's all on purpose.

First of all, in the situation of Zuo Caixiang back then, he did not dare to go to the core ruling area of ​​the imperial court, nor did he dare to go to Dongyi, the traditional escape destination. Naturally, he could only go to the Langya Mountains.In addition, he himself has some self-cultivation. He was born as a black ribbon in a county, has gang experience, and has a family background. He can get some clues and soon become the core leader of a bandit.

Then, the world was in chaos, and he himself tried to drill into his hometown at this time, after all, people are old-fashioned.

But when I got there, I found that it was still not enough, because the sage arrived in Jiangdu, the position of Xuzhou's important town was not weak but strong, and the imperial court's rule there was still strict, so he just kept buttons with some local clans with the same surname, then turned back, and quickly became The core of a rebel army, and once participated in the Zhishi Army.

"Leader should have guessed what happened later." Zuo Caixiang only spoke immediately. "When Longtou went to Langya, I happened to be going to my hometown, and you had already passed by when I came back. Then I heard that you started an incident in Jiyin, Dongjun County, and formed the Dragon Gang with Wang Wulang and Xu Dalang. At that time, I thought So, with the ability of the leader, sooner or later he will fight along the Jishui River... So, when the Dragon Clan really started fighting with Zhang Xuguo's Qilu army, and an elder with the same surname from the same county thought of something, I would Instigated him to bribe the nobles in Jiangdu, and appointed the governor of Qi County... But in the end, he was harmed."

"Troubled times are not the same as ordinary times." Zhang Xing shook his head hastily. "How can I blame you for this?"

"Indeed." Xie Minghe also fainted at this moment. "Troubled times make people's hearts turbulent, and when people's hearts are in turmoil, they in turn push back into troubled times. Your elder also has his own thoughts... In fact, I am the same. The saint ran to Jiangdu. How could I think of coming to the east to find the dragon?" Help? But since he went to Jiangdu, there are evil winds and fires everywhere, and I feel that if I don’t do something, I always feel that something is wrong! At this time, my Zhang Xiandi is like a torch in the Dragon Gang, attracting me come over."

"This is Brother Xie." Zhang Xing casually pointed and introduced. "Born in Jiangdong, there are some obstacles in his family, so it's not easy to show his real name to others."

"know."

Zuo Caixiang immediately came to his senses, but couldn't help feeling emotional. "Brother Xie is absolutely right. It was obviously only two or three years, but because of the changes in the world, it turned out to be like half a lifetime... On the one hand, I couldn't help myself, but on the other hand, it turned the world upside down. I didn't think about it for half my life. things."

It's rare for the rest of the people to be emotional after hearing this and hearing the other party's narration of their experiences. After all, in a troubled world, there is more than one person, more than one body?
Not to mention how Zuo Caixiang and Zhang Xing lamented the impermanence of the world.It is only said that Zuo's rebel army suddenly surrendered to the Dragon Gang, which was destined to have a huge impact on the situation in Qi County. Therefore, the Zuocai Prime Minister set out here, and there was a violent shock in Qi County.

First of all, the brothers and sisters of the Fan family entrenched in Zhangqiu, north of Zuo's rebel army, and the elite of the last Qilu official army and the power of the Fan family.

And when Zuo Caixiang and Zhang Xing met, the Fan brothers and sisters who had been at odds after the war quickly intensified the conflict because of this incident.

"Ewha, listen to what my second brother said, surrender!"

In my house in Zhangqiu City, the fruit of the crabapple tree above my head had already started to press down on the branches, but Fan Bao didn't even look at it, he just sat sideways on the brick flower bed and talked to his sister bitterly.

"Don't drop!"

Across a wall, Fan Lihua deliberately hid in the yard next to her, and blurted out the answer. "Just don't surrender!"

"If you don't surrender, the whole family will die." Fan Bao tried his best to persuade him.

"Then I'll die." Fan Lihua didn't hesitate.

"He died for no reason, what's the point?" Fan Bao was speechless. "And why do you let everyone die with you?"

"Then don't care about others, let's go to our own deaths, and take a few backs by the way!"

"Is it you who pulls the back if you want? Is he weaker than you, has fewer soldiers and horses than you, or is the situation worse than you?" Fan Bao was weak. "In the battle of Lishan, everyone has tried their best. Everything has been thrown into it. They have already lost. If they lose, they lose..."

"But brother is dead, don't you want to take revenge?" There was a sudden cry on the other side of the wall.

"How many times have I said that the eldest brother has already escaped, and went to die with Manager Zhang. The purpose of going to die is to let the Fan family survive, so that the two of us, other members of the family, and thousands of others can beat us. The disciples of Fan's banner can survive."

Fan Bao mechanically repeated the words he had said countless times.

"Brother went to die because the rules of this world are like this... Our Fan family has received the kindness of Mr. Zhang, and we have no family. We are just a family of local tyrants who sailed on the edge of Jishui, and now that we are defeated, we have to pay back our lives Go out to make an explanation, otherwise no one will look down upon you, whether you are an official or a gangster; the local soldiers below are attacking us, and thousands of people risk their lives to let our Fan family be the leader and enjoy the wealth. Make an explanation so that everyone can survive... Whether it is loyalty or righteousness, this is probably what it means."

Fan Lihua didn't say a word this time. Obviously, the dispute between the two brothers and sisters has come here more than once, and both sides know that all future arguments will be of no avail.

The reason is very clear, this is not only a question of enduring humiliation, but also a question of responsibility.

When you raised the army, wasn't it you, the Fan family, who were greedy for wealth and status, and wanted to go up to a higher level, so you agreed to Zhang Xuguo?Zhang Xuguo didn't let you down, the official position, the power and the territory he should give are just as much, and he finally took responsibility for it with his life; the thousands of native soldiers in the township didn't let you down, for more than a year, There are definitely a lot of dead people... Then you are willing to bet and admit defeat. After the defeat, you, Fan Hu, will give everyone an account of your life, which is already a bargain.

You still want to fight at this time, why?
Only, when the matter came to Fan Lihua and Fan Bao, there was another sentence, that is, the eldest brother is like a father.Fan Bao was thought by Fan Hu to be thoughtful, vulgar on the outside and clear on the inside, and he had participated in the whole year's war, so he turned the corner, while Fan Lihua was younger and couldn't accept his brother's death in vain, so he got stuck here .

But now, with Zuo Caixiang's surrender and the advance of the Dragon Army, this card has to be passed.

"If you surrender yours, I will avenge my elder brother alone!" Sure enough, Fan Lihua still couldn't accept it.

"This matter is beyond your control!" Fan Bao came back to his senses and sternly reprimanded him. "Your surname is Fan. If you go alone, people will take it as my instruction. It is the Fan family who will resist to the end. When the time comes, you will get revenge. Thousands of people will pay for your petty temper! Starting from me, As for our three cousins, two cousins, hundreds of people named Fan, four thousand soldiers from Qi County, and the old man Zhao who beats iron pots at the intersection of Zhangqiu Street, I might all die because of your willfulness!"

Fan Lihua choked again.

Fan Bao waited for a while, and finally sighed when he heard that there was no more sound from the other side of the wall: "Lihua, the way of the world is like this, we have to admit defeat... This opportunity is rare, Lao Jia and his son are still waiting for me, I have to hurry with them To surrender, if you still have a little conscience in your heart, you must not interfere with military affairs when I go to Ying County... It doesn't matter who you say, the key will affect everyone. "

After the warning was over, Fan Lihua still didn't say a word.

And Fan Bao didn't hesitate any more, turned around and got up from under the crabapple tree, and walked out with a strong spirit... The situation was such that Zuo Caixiang suddenly surrendered. The surrender preferential policy window period.

In fact, when Fan Bao came out of the hospital, he immediately summoned his core subordinates, explained the interests and interests to everyone, and then arranged for Fan's confidantes to stay in Zhangqiu, and asked them not to accept Siniang's redundant military order, and specially dispatched several The officer who had gone far with the Fan family took them with him, and when they met, they were in Zhangqiu City to make another contribution, but the Jia family and his son slipped away. There were about three or four hundred people on both sides, and there was quite a battle, so they hurried out of the city and went south to win County went.

After Fan Bao left, Fan Li spent the whole afternoon being honest.

However, he was young after all, he thought about it, and he was always grieved in his heart. He couldn't let go of the death of his elder brother, and he was also very talented in cultivation. The point where the pulse is the key and the Ren pulse is naturally unwilling.

Only she also knew that what her brother said was correct, so she didn't make trouble.

However, after thinking hard all night, she really thought of a way to solve the predicament from her own point of view.

I was speechless that night.

The next day, it was estimated that her elder brother and Jia's father and son had already walked halfway. Fan Lihua changed into a leather armor, took her own iron gun, and led her own rouge horse, and walked out grandly, and then only in the front yard. Immediately alerted Fan's confidants who stayed behind.

"Si Niang..."

Seeing Fan Lihua's battlefield attire, the guards felt as if they were facing an enemy, and the leader was sweating profusely. "Second Master gave special instructions before he left, please don't cause trouble."

"Brother Guo, I don't want to cause trouble." Fan Siniang answered boldly, leading the horse and carrying the gun. "I know that I can't avenge my elder brother now, and I can't avenge my elder brother here in Qi County... So I'm going to Dengzhou. Didn't I mean that the Dragon Gang will fight the three families in Dengzhou next? I left home and went to Dengzhou If Zhou becomes the leader, he can justifiably avenge the elder brother."

Guo San, the leader of the guard, was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked back: "Si Niang, you go to Dengzhou with only a horse and a gun, and no rations or rations?"

Fan Lihua was slightly taken aback, and immediately blushed.

"Besides, the uncle died in battle as an officer, so you avenged him and went to join the rebel army?" Guo San continued to ask. "Besides, if the Dragon Gang goes to Dengzhou, it must be an easy victory, because those people in Dengzhou are simply defeated by the master, how can they stop the Dragon Gang?"

Fan Lihua was also in a daze, how did she know this?

When she came back to her senses, she hurriedly asked again: "Then Brother Guo, where should I go?"

Guo San was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth: "Let's go! I'll find a few more of my uncle's original bodyguards. They are all in the same mind. They will protect you to Hebei... When we arrive in Hebei, let's not go to Hejian Daying and Those people in Youzhou Daying, looking for a decent county guard who is as willing to employ someone as Director Zhang, may find a chance to avenge the uncle."

Fan Siniang was stunned for a moment, and then she was overjoyed: "Does Third Brother Guo want to come with me?"

And long before that, when Guo San was speaking, the surrounding guards had already turned their heads to look at the leader Guo San.

Guo San didn't answer Fan Siniang, but instead smiled wryly at the people around him: "Brothers, I am a close friend of the uncle. I shouldn't have survived the First Battle of Lishan, but I did. I really can't bear it. Now Siniang is obviously the same. , she has a high level of cultivation, we can't stop her, but she is young and ignorant, so she can't be left alone to take care of her, so I will lead someone to protect her... And I promise, if there is no chance of wandering around Hebei, then Bring her back all beard and tail, and give up the idea of ​​revenge from now on."

The surrounding guards looked at each other, but they couldn't refute - one was the eldest lady of the main family, and the other was his own boss, so what could they do?

In this way, this afternoon, with the assistance of her elder brother's former confidant Guo San, Fan Lihua led more than [-] riders out of Zhangqiu. pot.

But at this time, Fan Bao, who had already arrived in Ying County, didn't know at all that his fourth sister broke away from the house after only one day away from Zhangqiu... Or, in other words, the world is different, and the chaotic world is like a boiling pot, who can count on it? Who is bound?
Father obeys son, sister leaves brother, officers and soldiers are defeated, and rebels attack each other, so people meet by the side of the road, enemies avoid thousands of miles, and relatives are far away.

"Who?"

Here in Ying County, Zuo Caixiang had just been entertained, and Zhang Xingfu, who had not waited for Fan Bao and Jia Wugen, encountered another unexpected visitor.

"The person here claims to be Chief Xu's elder sister." Wang Xiongdan also seemed to have seen a ghost.

Zhang Xing, who was discussing the situation with his new key political target, Xie Minghe, was quiet for a long time, and then asked again: "Who?"

"The person here claims to be Chief Xu's elder sister." Wang Xiongdan repeated helplessly.

Rao Zhang Xing knew that he was doomed to have no peace since he came to the key position of Ying County, so he couldn't help being in a trance at this time, and Xie Minghe was always enlightened.

Of course, fortunately Zhang Dalong didn't ask the third time who it was.

"Please... invite this 'sister' to come in... Forget it, I'll go to the front to meet you." Zhang Sanlang was powerless, so he stood up and took the initiative to meet her.

And after a while, I saw the visitor - this is a young woman who is about the same age as me, and her eyebrows and eyes are indeed somewhat similar to Xu Shiying.

It is worth mentioning that she is not wearing men's clothing, nor is she wearing samurai clothing, but a typical ordinary woman's clothing.

"Minister Xu Chi has seen Zhang Longtou, and she has heard about Zhang Longtou for a long time from the letters of my foolish brother. It is a great honor to see you today." The visitor squatted slightly in front of the county government hall to salute, and did not shy away from displaying the heads hanging around. "However, the daughter of the people is here today to ask for forgiveness for her husband."

Zhang Xing was dazed and dazed, and while making a gesture of asking to be let in, he asked in a daze, "Who is Mrs. Xu's husband?"

"My husband, Wang Hong, once served as the magistrate of Sishui County. He was born in the Wang family of Dong'an in Langya County. After Zhang Longtou killed Zhang Han in Nanya, Langya was in turmoil. He also stood up and set up a rebel army, which was hung under the name of the Zhishi Army... and according to the law of the leader, he, as the leader, cannot restrain the big leaders above from indulging his subordinates to plunder, and he is afraid that he will be beheaded along with those people to show the public .” Xu Chi said slowly while following Zhang Xing in.

Hearing this, Zhang Xing suddenly stopped in the hall door, then narrowed his eyes slightly: "It was Xu Shiying who asked you to come to me to ask for forgiveness?"

"He just passed Guishan and is still in Xintai." Xu Chi continued to complain in a low voice. "Minnv came directly from Dong'an."

This is not denied, it can only show that Xu Shiying did not delay the march because of her sister and brother-in-law.

"So, why should I pardon your husband-in-law?" Zhang Xing responded seriously after thinking up to this point. "If you want me to say that your husband has done it to himself, the law does not tolerate it, and he also made it difficult for your brother, and ruined your brother's reputation and prestige for no reason. It is better to kill him first according to the military law, and then I personally tell the matchmaker to betroth you to a real hero. Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds? We must know that we have no shortage of true heroes in the Dragon Sect.”

Xu Chi was finally stunned, and then quickly responded in a panic: "Dong'an Wang listened to me. Since last year, he has bought a lot of grain from Xuzhou and Donghai and stored it! It is enough to exchange my husband's life! Zhang Longtou, a lot of grain, It is enough to live many people, and my husband and son-in-law are not spared for the execution of punishment to establish prestige!"

This really hits someone's soft spot, and it makes sense.

Sure enough, under the playful gaze of Xie Minghe not far away, Zhang Xing was silent for a long time before he took two steps forward, and then asked in a low voice across the threshold of the lobby:
"Mrs. Xu, do you really have such a deep relationship with your husband?"

Xu Chi was at a loss for a moment.

"I mean..." Zhang Xing's words became more and more earnest. "If this is not the case, your husband will die, and I will depose the dragon gang's reputation as a mountain of law enforcement, and let my younger brother have prestige in the gang; then I will continue to be a matchmaker and let you marry a big real hero; you can find a way to directly hand over the food to me." Your brother...doesn't he have the best of all three?"

Xu Chi was dumbfounded, and then burst into tears on the spot: "I knew that Ah Ying had always looked down on his brother-in-law, so this time I must have no good intentions in pushing me to come here alone!"

Zhang Xing suddenly realized that he was about to scold Xu Shiying with the other party, but he realized it for the second time - if this is the case, how could Xu Dalang not be as simple as An Xin?After he transferred his sister away, he might have taken advantage of the situation and marched into Dong'an to grab food.

I just don't know if he will take the opportunity to kill his brother-in-law, or pretend to let him go.

PS: Good night everyone.

(End of this chapter)