Delong

Chapter 262: He Ge Xing (16)

After waking up, Zhang Xing ordered Xu Shiying and his sister to be detained in the wing of the county government, waiting for the result with peace of mind, and only let Xu Dalang deal with his brother-in-law himself.

Well, it's actually very simple to go around, that is, Zhang Dalongtou is unlikely to pardon Wang Hong or the rebel army of Dong'an Wang's... There is no problem in exchanging food for life, it makes sense in principle, and Zhang Xing also It's not someone who doesn't know how to adapt, he can even change the military order and openly allow the existence of atonement food.

But that was at least after the end of the second phase of the march, after Wang Hong.

Changing the military order now, especially the existence of Xu Shiying's close relatives, has undoubtedly become the most typical system-based reform. My own prestige has been greatly reduced, and it will make people in the world feel that the so-called rule-setting of the Dragon Gang is false and that they are the same as other rebels.

The so-called doesn't look like doing big things.

Therefore, Zhang Xing was destined not to agree to this intercession.

So why did Xu Shiying, the smartest of all the big bosses, let his sister come to Ying County to intercede?

At first glance, it seems that he just saw this, so he tricked his sister into coming to Zhang Dalongtou, and then borrowed a knife to kill people... The so-called bad guys are all Zhang Dalongtou. Externally, they are all heroic.

In this case, Xu Dalang can be regarded as killing relatives righteously at his root, and as maintaining the authority of the Dragon Gang, it doesn't matter if Zhang Xing is a villain.But think about it carefully, what kind of quality is Xu Dalang, other people don't know, Zhang Xing doesn't know?Does his own sister Xu Chi know?When the two meet, the trick is immediately exposed.

Then the so-called borrowing a knife to kill people and shirking responsibility seems to be a bit like deliberately expressing a progressive position, deliberately expressing merit and acknowledgment.

The only thing is always like this, saying one is like two, saying two is three, and it's just a matter of scatter, knowing what's in your heart, but you don't need to explain it clearly.

On the ninth day of July, Zhang Xing came to Ying County on the fourth day, and he quickly welcomed his third wave of guests—Jia Runshi brought his own father, Jia Wugen, and Fan Bao, the only remaining Fan brother .

This is inevitable after Li Shan's war, and it is also inevitable after Prime Minister Zuo Cai surrendered, but this is the main dish.

Zhang Xing was overjoyed and tensed his posture, he still went out of the city to meet him, but he spread his military posture in front of the city gate, and then pretended to sit in the middle.Three thousand tribes, one thousand out of the city, lined up on both sides, four hundred relatives behind them, two hundred lined up on the city, and two hundred stood behind them.Moreover, the flags are full of flags, almost everyone is wearing armor, and there are many long soldiers and short blades.

In addition, there are dozens of heroes accompanying them... Although the army is marching in the Eastern Expedition at this time, those who have cultivation levels in the army are still in the various armies. The promotion made the once number of nearly [-] powerful practitioners sparse to an unbelievable degree, but with the addition of some heroes who joined the gang after Li Shan became famous after the war, there is still something to say.

Such a formation, coupled with the veteran master Liu Yunhe standing sideways, Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan and other direct leaders who already have many names, as well as civil and military confidantes such as Wang Xiongdan and Yan Qing, and the arrival of the day before yesterday Zuo Caixiang and his party were more or less imposing.

Things went well.

Jia Wugen and Fan Bao arrived in front of the city gate. Jia Runshi left the team first and went to the queue behind Zhang Xing. Immediately, Jia and Fan led some officers from the remnants of the Qilu army and some officials from the Qi County turned their backs and dismounted. , Going forward, bowed his head and knelt down in public to Zhang Xing, the left-wing leader of the Chulong Gang who was sitting under the banner with the word "解" on the red background.

But Zhang Xing did not let the other party get up, but Yan Qing came forward and read a lengthy announcement to the other party who was kneeling down. It was a document that had been passed in the gang when Lihu made the decision. How to let the past go, how to classify the officers and officials of the other side, and degrade and appoint them uniformly, and how to reorganize the troops... Generally speaking, except for the positions of the leaders of Fan Bao and Jia Wugen, and the establishment of 2000 people each, there are a few Except for dry goods, most of them follow some general things announced before, which are well-known nonsense.

However, in the early autumn season, the sweltering heat has not abated, the so-called broad daylight, bright and clear, everyone on both sides stood and knelt, listening carefully to these nonsense that both parties had already confirmed in private, but they couldn't help but have complicated thoughts.

Jiangren will naturally be unwilling, sad, angry, and fearful, but he will also be relieved, relaxed, and relieved.

The winners will be a little restless and wary, but most people will be excited, arrogant, and proud.

In fact, everyone knew that this scene would come sooner or later after Lishan's war, and it was destined to come easily, but it happened so quickly and so directly, that everyone couldn't help but feel excited.

You should know that the so-called eight counties of Jishui are roughly arranged from west to east. Not to mention the super-large military prefecture aimed at Dongyi, which was merged by Dongqi in this area. The remaining seven counties, that is, a mountainous Langya, also have the power of fish, salt, iron and gold, and the rest are mostly recognized as rich and powerful. The counties are well developed in agriculture, commerce, fishery, handicrafts, and mining. The most wonderful thing is a Jishui, which runs through the counties, plus the big river in the north, which naturally acts as two logistics channels that are invincible in this era, making the so-called eight counties Almost one.

Now that Prime Minister Zuo Cai came, Jia Wugen and Fan Bao surrendered like this, which meant that the Dragon Gang had already obtained six counties.

The land of the six counties does not need to be placed in the era when the Baidi Lord broke the river and split the mountains, even if it is placed in the era before the ancestor emperor's eastern expedition, it is enough to be called a king.

In fact, if it wasn't for this, why would a master like Xie Minghe come?
If it weren't for being able to do this, why would those big leaders in the gang who have their own thoughts be so honest?So much so that Zhang Xing took away a lot of power in Lihu and actually held back?
And not because something bigger is just ahead!

As the saying goes, those who are Tao can make profits!Where the Tao is, the world returns to it.

Zhang Xing was also a little emotional, so that he stared at the slightly dazzling sun above his head and stared blankly for a while, and then he came back to his senses under Zhou Xingfan's low-pitched reminder, knowing that Yan Qing had finished reading, and that Jia Wugen and Fan Bao had already finished reading. Accept it in public and kneel down on the ground to express gratitude.

But after regaining his senses, Zhang Dalong got up too, helped the kneeling two people up one by one, and then said earnestly under the gate of the city in the eyes of everyone: "You two, I have something to say before, maybe It seems to be alienating, but today you can speak a few words freely... Actually, judging from the two backgrounds and talents, what is the difference between you and the few big leaders in our gang?"

Jia Wugen was slightly taken aback.

Fan Bao quickly laughed: "How can you compare with the big bosses?"

"They're all about the same." Zhang Xing said with emotion. "Actually, the situation in the Eastern Territory is rooted in the fact that the Great Wei Emperor abandoned the world, and the Eastern Territory was the most disturbed place. In order to maintain order and defend their hometown, people from their own township rose up one after another... However, some people went to There is a difference between being an official and someone becoming a thief, and the outcome is decided... Two, since you are defeated, you should know that the Eastern Territory was disrupted by the Wei court. The people in the border hate the violent Wei to the bone, and if you become an official with all your abilities, you will cut yourself off from the eastern border, how could you be our group of anti-thief opponents who fight against the violent Wei?"

Jia Wugen quickly bowed his head and said yes.

On the contrary, Fan Bao, who had been laughing with him before, was silent for a long time, and then he responded sincerely: "What Zhang Longtou said is... You shouldn't, you shouldn't, you shouldn't be an official, you should abandon a thief, you'll lose righteousness, you shouldn't be We won the hearts of the people, so we won dozens of times, and every time we turned around, we were pierced into the heart of Qi County by the new rebel army, while the Delong Army only won once, and directly swallowed up the land of the six counties."

When Zhang Xing saw that the other party had come to his senses, he nodded, and instead of expressing any unnecessary emotion, he brought the two of them into the city.

Entering the county seat of Ying County, Yan Qing immediately came to ask for instructions, asking if he wanted to hold a banquet to celebrate... But Zhang Xing refused, and only arranged for Fan Bao, Jia Wugen and other key figures to rest in the city.

This caused some uneasiness, because after Prime Minister Zuo Cai came, Zhang Xing did not let him go, nor did he make clear arrangements and instructions, but just let the other party stay idle in the city. They were all placed under house arrest.Many people speculated that what Zhang Longtou meant was probably because he wanted to secure his pockets and release them after the dethroning army occupied the main cities of the three families.

But if this is the case, there is no reason not to have a banquet.At least it makes people feel better, doesn't it?

But some people are cheapskates, and they are reluctant to take out a drop of wine, as if they don't have it at all.

Nothing happened in the afternoon, and in the evening, Ying County welcomed a group of guests again.However, this group of guests is much careless, and even calling them guests seems a bit out of place-the visitor is Cheng Zhili, the leader who did not participate in the Battle of Lishan. Water came here with only a dozen or so riders.

Cheng Zhili's arrival made Ying County, which was already somewhat crowded, agitated for no reason... It's not that Cheng Dalang couldn't come, he hasn't asked Zhang Longtou for instructions since the Lishan War, what's wrong with coming here to chat and have a heart-to-heart chat?Still not allowing people to pursue progress?But in this case, one of the most direct expressions is that most people's previous guesses have come to nothing.

If it was just to delay these descendants and take the opportunity to let the three big leaders of Qi County lead their troops to mop up and receive them, Cheng Zhili's arrival would seem a bit unreasonable.

And then, just before the sun was about to set, several generals sitting in the city saw a purple streamer one by one, and an even more dazzling golden glow across the sky, and landed in the direction of the county government.

The purple-faced Heavenly King Xiong Bonan's Zixia Zhenqi is very biased, almost a signboard in the Hebei and Eastern regions, so the appearance of this streamer undoubtedly means that the Xiongtian King has arrived suddenly.And that extremely ordinary radiant radiance is more magnificent and faster than the streamer of the purple-faced king, but it can only be Yitianjian, who is said to dare not even accept the black list.

The atmosphere began to become tense, Zuo Caixiang was fine, Jia Wugen and Fan Bao all issued military orders to be cautious to the subordinates who followed into the city, and Fan Bao, who had barely condensed his alchemy, even put on a set of light leather armor for himself .

After dark, things really didn't end. Doors opened in the south of the city, north of the city, and west of the city in sequence. Every time, there were obvious sounds of horseshoes and armor rubbing from the street.

Under such circumstances, gradually, even Zuo Caixiang began to feel uneasy. While comforting his subordinates, he secretly tied a dagger to his Liuhe boots and covered it with his trouser legs.

As for the few local people in the city, they turned off the lights and turned off the fire early, not daring to make any movement.

Sure enough, after a while, the doors of the temporary residences of Zuo, Jia, and Fan were knocked on one by one. The people who came were all dressed in Liuhe boots and commoner clothes, and there was only one person from each of them. Fruit hospitality, invite people to eat fruit.

The three are separated, each with their own thoughts, but they dare not disobey when they are under the eaves.

In this way, in a short while, the three of them arrived at the backyard of Yingxian County Yamen one by one, and the place was really brightly lit, and some melons, fruits and vegetables that were suitable for the early autumn season were placed there.

The three had different experiences, Zuo Caixiang came early, recognized Zhang Xing, Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan, Yan Qing, Wang Xiongdan and many others, and also guessed at a glance that Bai Yousi was beside Zhang Xing, but he didn't recognize the others; Fan Bao and Jia Wugen naturally knew that Bai Yousi was the only woman in men's clothing sitting here, and they also recognized Cheng Zhili from the same county, but the others only looked at their personal experiences... For example, before the rebellion, Fan Bao once met a male in Jishui. Bonan, Xu Shiying, and Jia Wugen met Shan Tonghai once because of some old grievances.

But it doesn't matter, Zhang Xing saw everyone, and immediately introduced them. It turned out that starting from this evening, Cheng Zhili was the first to arrive, followed by Xiong Bonan and Bai Yousi, two fast-footed alchemy masters, and then But it was Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, two big leaders, and a leader named Wang Zhen.

"Niu Da stays in charge of the army on the southern line, and Wang Shuyong stays in charge of the army on the northern line. It's not easy to come here, so we are all together." Zhang Xing said openly. "Actually, today's melon and fruit banquet is an idea that Zuo Caixiang had after the arrival of the third master Zuo that day, because I guessed at that time that when the third master Zuo came, it is very likely that Qi County will quickly open up the situation... Everyone, Zuo You all know the matter of the third master, and there is no need to say more about the credit, but I really didn't expect it before. We have a lot of big bosses today, so I thought I could give him the temporary leadership status first, and wait for the next few The replies from the big boss and Mr. Li have arrived, and they should be rectified immediately."

Shan Tonghai and the others were speechless and even a little depressed.

There is no doubt about the merits of Zuo Caixiang. The situation was opened up almost instantly because of his surrender against the wind, but in order to give this leader the status, everyone was called immediately. This leader likes meetings too much, right?
Or in other words, the Daqi County does not allow everyone to divide it, but instead give it to these descendants?In this way, it is better not to surrender, but to directly enter the comfort.

However, Shan Tonghai knew very well that this was not the place for him to talk, and Zhang Xing was obviously stronger here than in Lishan last time.

However, Shan Dalang was not easy to speak, but someone couldn't help asking for him.

"Third brother." Wang Zhen was obviously restless and anxious. "Did you call everyone here just for this kind of thing? I was supposed to lead my troops to take Langya County and recover Linyi."

"How could it be possible to call the leaders and leaders of the frontline troops for this matter?" Zhang Xing looked around and directly revealed his intentions. "What I mean is that Qi County is suddenly open, and the south of Langya County is separated by mountains, so it's not easy to make progress...Can we change the plan, gather all the troops, and go eastward to enter Dengzhou?"

The table was silent for a while.

Many people were thoughtful, many people hesitated to speak, even Xie Minghe was stunned, but the heavy breathing suggested that many people were tempted.

Shan Tonghai moved his butt, stretched out his hand to hold an unknown fruit, and asked a little uneasy: "What the leader means is that he will not occupy and control the Qi County for the time being, and will not reorganize the troops of the three families, but go directly to the east... The three of the state were caught off guard?"

"Yes." Zhang Xing answered immediately. "The three new leaders will also lead the various ministries to attack together!"

"Can it be done?" Cheng Zhili asked suddenly, also looking a little uneasy.

"Xiong Tianwang." Zhang Xing did not answer, but turned to look at Xiong Bonan.

Xiong Bonan also responded immediately: "Leader, please speak."

"Do we have something to say about the three companies in Dengzhou?" Zhang Xing asked something that most of the people present already knew.

"Naturally." Xiong Bonan replied in a deep voice, but he saw the people sitting in the courtyard explaining. "Those three families in Dengzhou are too powerful to be dealt with directly in the same way as a small group of rebels... As a local rebel army, the Zhishi Army has a bad reputation, and they also brought out the atmosphere of looting, but what kind of people are they? The first one to rise up against Wei can be annexed and surrendered, but it must be saved for Wang Hou and a little territory for the Zhishi Army, and it will be eaten after two years; while Gao Shitong's Bohai Navy and Shen Xuanzhi's Pingyuan Army, It's best to drive them back to Hebei...Of course, if they don't want to eat toast, we don't have to worry about it, we should fight with each other, we should start a war, we must clean up the eastern border."

"That's what it means." Zhang Xing nodded, looked around at the people sitting under the lights, and then spoke seriously. "Because they were unprepared, at this time mobilization far surpassed their imagination, and the mobilization force rushed to their brains. It might be possible to cut through the mess quickly and prevent the rebels from massacring each other... They thought that we would spend nearly a month to do local reception as before, But we are attacking now; they thought that we would further reduce our field forces because we had to garrison along the way, and we would even exhaust our strength. Instead, we added more than [-] newly surrendered troops and [-] Potai troops and moved eastward. ; plus we now have two alchemy masters, a total of seven or eight alchemy masters, who can even use the power of the army to directly draw out the heart of the black tiger and force them into the city of Dengzhou."

"I agree." Xu Shiying said suddenly, unsurprisingly the first to agree. "But I still don't understand. Third brother, please be sure to clarify. Why did we take so long to receive the first wave when there was clearly no obstacle? But you want to skip it like a breeze? Just because you want to catch Dengzhou by surprise?"

"Of course not." Zhang Xing answered seriously. "The reason is very simple. We had to take it seriously before, because the territory we occupied in the first wave was worth taking time to take over, and we could quickly control the place in a month; and now you also said that our second wave eastward occupied In fact, the local forces are deeply intertwined. If you really want to eat it and digest it in your stomach, it may take years and months; the last point, Wei Gong didn’t make it in time, but I don’t hide it from everyone. I actually have no choice, so I saved some autumn harvest It means to clean up Dengzhou and stop the large-scale use of troops... At worst, we should also limit the war to Dengzhou to protect Qilu's autumn harvest."

Xu Shiying nodded after hearing half of it.

The rest of the people were also stunned, and when they heard the end, Shan Tonghai no longer hesitated, and immediately expressed his agreement. Afterwards, Cheng Zhili and Wang Zhen, Bai Yousi and Xiong Bonan also expressed their views, Zhou Xingfan, Jia Yue, Yan Qing, Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runshi and others all understood the rules, and they all expressed their opinions quickly, so Zhang Xing immediately looked at the three surrendered generals.

The three of them were stunned for a long time without speaking.

Zhang Xing had no choice but to ask directly: "What do the three leaders think? Do you agree or disagree?"

Of course I agree!
The three of them were still guessing whether they would chop themselves up directly, how could they think that they still have the right to make suggestions?Just nodding.

When the temporary meeting came here, Zhang Xing no longer delayed, but immediately ordered all the leaders to turn back quickly, and then the troops from all walks of life marched together, and three days later they would join forces under the important town on the west side of Dengzhou, the famous city of Linzi.

After receiving the military order, everyone came and went in a hurry, but only one Xu Shiying stayed where he was... It's not that the other leaders didn't notice, but they couldn't say anything, they could only guess in their hearts.

However, the rest of the people walked fast, but Zhang Xing still has Bai Yousi, Xiong Bonan, Xie Minghe and several leaders who were originally in the city by his side, so although Xu Shiying stayed, it was not good for a while open mouth.

But it doesn't matter, Zhang Xing is embarrassed to say: "Did you kill your brother-in-law?"

Xu Shiying rubbed his hands uncomfortably under the slightly surprised eyes of Bai Yousi and Xiong Bonan: "My brother-in-law lost his morals first, and violated the law of helping others. I'm not good at favoritism."

"That's killing?" Zhang Xing couldn't ask.

"Yes." Xu Shiying answered flatly.

"Have you got the food?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.

"Yes." Xu Shiying was still straightforward.

"Your sister cried for a long time yesterday, but she is better today." Zhang Xing suddenly sighed. "But how should I say it? One is that children of the rivers and lakes don't need to be hypocritical; two is that we are at war, and everything must be straightforward and simple; three is that you pushed people and things onto me...so what I mean Yes, I want to be a matchmaker with Sanniang, and find a good family for your sister... Do you think it will work?"

Bai Yousi, who originally thought that this trip was just to do weights, looked at Zhang Xing blankly with a puzzled expression on his face.

"The third brother and the third sister-in-law are willing to be matchmakers, so it's great." Xu Shiying bowed his head. "It's just that I have to wait for Dengzhou to find my sister to persuade me, or let my sister go back to Baima first and talk to my father."

Zhang Xing didn't take it seriously at all: "It's okay, it will take a process... And I promise, I will definitely find a real hero for your sister... But, before you leave tonight, we have to set a direction."

Xu Dalang just nodded indiscriminately under the watchful eyes of many leaders who had tasted it.

"Then do you think it's better to find someone from Qi County for her to ensure the integration of the Eastern Territory, or to find someone to stand out, so that she won't be like a king or something messy?" Zhang Xing asked earnestly. "If you want me to say, don't look for someone with a high family background but no ability, so as not to be a widow again."

"Who are the first two referring to?" Xu Dalang was also a little at a loss, and he even glanced at Jia Runshi, who was underage.

"From Qi County, the best one is naturally Cheng Dalang." Zhang Xing didn't make any secrets. "Jia Wugen doesn't look too bad to me. I heard that he happens to be a widower. The man is older and won't be restless at home. Fan Bao is also fine. This man is rough on the outside, but he is quite delicate on the inside..."

Jia Runshi was completely stunned.

Xu Shiying thought for a while, then shook his head quickly: "Jia Wugen is too old, after all, Fan Bao has revenge for killing my brother, Cheng Dalang...Cheng Dalang doesn't look very good...virtuous...virtuous..."

"I understand, I understand." Zhang Xing nodded, interrupted the other party's difficult words on the spot, and then looked at Xiong Bonan who was thinking about something.

Xu Shiying followed the other party's gaze, obviously startled for a moment, then rubbed his hands nervously, but didn't refute a word in a daze.The rest of the people also came to their senses and came to see it one after another.

Xiong Bonan was aware of other people's reactions, and he came back to his senses at this moment, completely puzzled: "Why do you all come to see me?"

PS: good night

(End of this chapter)