The Mystery of Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 17 The Little Soldier Zhang Xiaoding

Damn Zhang Xiaojia is waking up from a coma at this moment.

When he jumped into the Shunxing Canal, he passed out as soon as the icy cold water surged. He didn't know how long he had been in a coma.

After waking up, what came into view was a carriage carriage, the interior decoration was very simple, on the other side, sat a middle-aged man.

"You're awake." The voice was not loud but extremely majestic.

Zhang Xiaojia tried to open his mouth, where is this.

"You are in my carriage, we just left Xixia Pass." There was no trace of emotion in the middle-aged man's words.

"You saved me?"

"I was passing Xiuhe just now, and my men found you and rescued you into my carriage."

"Thank you." Zhang Xiaojia didn't expect that he would survive. When he jumped into the Shunxing Canal, he was already determined to die. Unexpectedly, he was washed to the Xiuhe River by the river, and was rescued by a middle-aged man. His wounds were bandaged and secure. , the clothes were also changed, Zhang Xiaojia struggled and fumbled, and all the belongings were there.

The murder dagger and the amulet left by his father are all Zhang Xiaojia has.

If Chang Yun was present at this time, he would definitely be surprised, because Zhang Xiaojia's amulet was also blue in color, but the relief on the front was replaced by stars.

The middle-aged man threw a water bag to Zhang Xiaojia and asked, "What's your name? Who hunted you down?"

Zhang Xiaojia thought for a while, and told the whole story in detail. He said that when Ning Mingyuan offered Xia Guo women for the foreign barbarians' pleasure, the middle-aged man's face was extremely ugly. Hearing that Zhang Xiaojia had killed them all. After the three savages stabbed Ning Mingyuan again, their faces looked better.

"In the capital of my Great Xia, there are such traitors. They kill well and kill less." Hearing the middle-aged man's praise, Zhang Xiaojia didn't feel a little happy in his heart. His family was ruined and his family died overnight. Nosy temperament.

After listening to Zhang Xiaojia's story, the middle-aged man asked, "Do you know who that Zhuangzi belongs to?"

Zhang Xiaojia shook his head, there was no mark on Zhuangzi, he was eager to save others, and he didn't even think about who Zhuangzi belonged to. The killer who chased him after him was obviously not from Ning Mingyuan, and there were still many doubts waiting for him to solve, but he himself Now in this state, I am afraid that walking is a problem, let alone revenge.

"What's your name?" The middle-aged man asked again.

Zhang Xiaojia replied: "My name is Zhang Xiaoding, haven't I asked you yet?" After so many changes, Zhang Xiaojia didn't want to tell his real name, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

The middle-aged man said: "I am the new governor of Daxia Xiji Prefecture, Yang Sheng."

The middle-aged man was Yang Sheng, the governor of Xiji Prefecture newly appointed by the emperor. After Chang Guangsheng was killed in Gancheng, the emperor, Mu Qing and others carefully considered and decided to let Yang Sheng take over.Yang Sheng is also a veteran of the Xia Kingdom. He had been leading the army in Lingnan Prefecture before, and he was the leader of the three armies. He must take the lead in every battle. He has fought against Nanshi in Lingnan all the year round, and he has made great achievements in battle.

The unknown of Chang Guangsheng's life and death this time made the emperor and Mu Qing realize that the situation in Xiji State is extremely dangerous. Although the thief's intentions are unknown, he can guess with his toes that the conspiracy behind it must be huge. The court's reassured people sit in town, after much deliberation, the emperor ordered Yang Sheng's general, and only gave him three days to prepare.

Yang Sheng hurried back to Kyoto from Lingnan, met the emperor, went to the Armed Forces Academy to get the relevant seals, and set off in a hurry.When passing Xiuhe, Zhang Xiaojia happened to be rescued.

Yang Sheng asked, "Are there any relatives at home?"

Zhang Xiaojia's eyes darkened, his parents and sister died in accidents, so he didn't have any relatives.

Yang Sheng sighed secretly, and asked again: "What are your plans?"

Zhang Xiaojia's expression was miserable, what could he have planned with his current ghostly appearance.Yang Sheng also saw Zhang Xiaojia's thoughts, and he must have worked hard based on his experience, "Would you like to go to Xiji State with me?" As a veteran, Yang Sheng's invitation was very direct.

Zhang Xiaojia was stunned, going to Xiji State?

Yang Sheng said boldly: "Because of this catastrophe, I guess you won't be able to stay in the capital any longer. Why don't you come with me to Xiji Prefecture, a good man, why don't you make meritorious deeds on the battlefield? It's better than being secretly sad in this capital." Listening to Yang Sheng With Cheng's tone, it was obvious that he was extremely impatient with the officialdom.

Zhang Xiaojia thought about it, and it was indeed a good choice to follow Yang Sheng to the West Pole. It would not only give him a legal identity, but also avoid being chased and killed. Maybe he would have a chance to find out who was behind the scenes and avenge his parents and sister.

"Okay, I'll follow you to the West Pole State."

By coincidence, Zhang Xiaojia, no, Zhang Xiaoding started his military career following Yang Sheng, the governor of Xiji Prefecture in Daxia.Since then, the untouchable Zhang Xiaojia has died, replaced by Zhang Xiaoding, the war god of the Xia Kingdom and the general who fell into battle.

Yang Sheng and his party were all cavalry, and they were extremely fast. They arrived in Yecheng, the capital of Xiji State, in five days.

Yang Sheng stationed his horse in front, Zhang Xiaoding and other relatives stopped one after another.

Zhang Xiaoding didn't know how to ride a horse before, and after the wound on his body was fine, Yang Sheng asked his own soldiers to teach him the art of riding a horse. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaoding had a very high level of understanding, and in just a few days, he was able to gallop a horse. The soldiers don't give in too much.

Yang Sheng liked this young man picked up halfway, and taught him the art of war and martial arts whenever he had free time. Zhang Xiaoding had also learned some fur from the veteran grandfather in the untouchables' compound before, but he had the ability to learn by analogy, so Yang Sheng let him be the own soldiers.

Yang Sheng turned around and said, "Xiao Ding, Ye Cheng is ahead."

Zhang Xiaoding rode forward and looked at the city in front of him.

I am used to seeing the majestic city walls of Kyoto. The city in front of me can be said to have no characteristics at all, but it is different from the magnificence of Kyoto. The walls of Yecheng are full of traces of battles. It is normal to think about it. , but it is the front line of the western border of Daxia. A hundred miles west of the desert is the sphere of influence of the Ule people. Therefore, once a war breaks out, Yecheng will be the first battlefield.It was also for this reason that Xia Guo had always had heavy troops in Xiji Prefecture and Yecheng, and the five frontier garrison regiments were also places where the Xia Army's combat effectiveness was extremely strong.

"Enter the city", Yang Sheng whipped his horsewhip, and led Zhang Xiaoding and the guards towards the city wall.

West Pole Governor's Mansion.

Yang Sheng was sitting in the hall, flanked by restless civil and military officials from Xiji Prefecture, Zhang Xiaoding and other soldiers were waiting outside the hall.

Yang Sheng looked around for a week, and asked slowly: "Do you understand what the governor means?"

The officials below looked at each other in blank dismay, this matter was too strange, Chang Du fell ill so well, and went to the capital for treatment without notifying anyone, even Young Master Chang Yun and a group of soldiers were taken to the capital.

Yang Sheng knew what everyone was confused about, but the emperor specifically explained when he summoned him alone that the news of Chang Guangsheng's assassination should not be leaked for the time being, so he had to find an excuse to evade it.

It's just that it's impossible to hide the news for too long. Didn't you see the expressions of some senior officials below?These people are human beings, and they are trying to remind Yang Sheng, the new governor, that they have masters in the court.

Yang Sheng didn't bother to pay attention to these thoughts of his subordinates, his mind was now full of the real mission of this trip, thinking of the information sent by Yuan Pavilion Master Mu Qing, Yang Sheng couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle.All the armaments and weapons of the three legions were stolen. Chang Guangsheng, the former governor of Xiji State who discovered this, was assassinated in the territory of Daxia by thieves and Wule wolf soldiers who cooperated from inside and outside. God knows what big conspiracy is behind it.

Yang Sheng cleared his throat: "Everyone, this governor has just arrived here, and I don't know much about the situation in the West Pole. I still need a lot of support from my colleagues. This governor doesn't have three fires when a new official takes office. How did the regular governor set the rules before, and what do you still do?" Execute it."

Officials in Xiji State repeatedly said that it is not selling to someone.

Governor Shi of Xiji is obviously the head of the civil servants, his name is Yang You, and he can be regarded as Yang Sheng's family.Yang You cupped his hands to Yang Sheng and said, "Does Governor Yang have any plans to inspect various places in the near future? I wish I could make arrangements early." When the governor takes office, it is only natural for him to inspect the big cities one by one. If so, Chang Shi needs to inform the local authorities , so that everywhere will be ready.

Yang Sheng waved his hand: "It's okay, the governor just came here, and it's Dongyue recently. It's extremely inconvenient to travel in the freezing weather. It's the same when we go in spring." Of course Yang Sheng wants to make inspections, but he has to follow his own way , or else everything will be snatched to the front, inspection?Patrol the bird.

Someone in the ranks of military officers snorted softly, obviously dissatisfied with the hypocrisy of the new governor, Yang Sheng didn't take it seriously, the soldiers looked down on hypocritical people the most, but now he needed to show weakness, so he had to act like this.

Yang Sheng looked at the generals below, secretly remembering the appearance of the coldly snorted man, and said in a deep voice: "The frontier regiments need to strengthen their guard recently, especially the camp posts near the border. At the beginning of the month, a group of Ule wolf soldiers passed by The desert sneaked into the vicinity of Gancheng in our Xia country, the emperor was furious, and the court was furious, if such things happen again, the military law will not tolerate it."

The news of the Wule wolf soldiers crossing the border immediately caused an explosion in the hall, and the frontier defense in the western border of Great Xia was like a fence under the reflection of this incident.The generals felt hot on their faces, while the civil servants gloated at the generals. Civil and military discord, or mutual restraint, was also the basic national policy of Daxia.

Looking at the various expressions of the officials, Yang Sheng felt hesitant, so he hastily ended his first meeting in Xiji State.

After the officials left, Yang Sheng called Zhang Xiaoding to his side.

"Are you satisfied with where you live?"

Zhang Xiaoding hurriedly thanked him. After entering the governor's mansion, Yang Sheng actually arranged for Zhang Xiaoding to live in the room of the former governor's son. On the one hand, Zhang Xiaoding had never slept in such a good room. grateful.

It is true that Yang Sheng asked him to come in at this time because he had an extremely important matter to entrust to him. After getting along with him in just a few days, Yang Sheng saw this young man's courage and integrity. a test.

"Xiao Ding, go to Hongshi City tomorrow and find someone for me so that no one can find out."

Zhang Xiaoding's expression also became serious.

(End of this chapter)