The Three Kingdoms Of The North Are Proud And Heroic

The remaining two competitions that afternoon went on as usual, but Zu Zhao did not continue to participate because he injured his muscles and bones when he fought with Han, but only supervised from the side. The rangers, including Zhang Yuan and Zhang Pre, saw Zu Zhao's strength in a real sense today, and they were inevitably more convinced.

When the two teams began to compete in the second game, Han Dang made a special trip to Zu Zhao's side, his expression was rigorous, and he said in a rare solemn tone: "Master Zu, although Han is a reckless man, he has more or less some knowledge. During this period of time, I had to admire my grandfather as a young and ambitious person.

Zu Zhao thought that Han Dang would talk to him about the wrestling of Shicai, but he didn't expect the topic to jump so quickly. He had a three-point comprehension in his heart, restrained his expression, and asked bluntly, "Why did Brother Han suddenly say this?"

Han Dang sighed in a deep voice, his face did not change, and said: "I am afraid that the peaceful days of the Han world are running out, Han has been traveling around the county in the past few days and heard a lot of things about the Central Plains. Thieves are everywhere in various states, officials are harsh on taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people are suffering in every way. There were also years of severe drought and starvation. All these are the precursors of chaos.

Zu Zhao secretly thought: It seems that Han Dang is really not the kind of illiterate general, who can carefully observe current affairs and make long-term predictions, this is a wise person. He sighed deeply and changed his grim look to Han Dang's posture, but he didn't rush to say anything.

Han glanced at Zu Zhao subconsciously and continued: "The troubled times are coming, and heroes will be born. Zu Gongzi is a rare person in the world, and the four words of young hero are well deserved.

Zu Zhao's face was calm, and he said in a sincere tone: "I thought that Brother Han was a simple and brave person, but after listening to the words, I suddenly understood that Brother Han was also a heroic figure with the world in mind.

Han Dang was not surprised and asked, "In this way, Ancestor Gongzi also has his own opinion?"

Zu Zhao looked at the crowd of people who were trying to ride in the distance, and said meaningfully: "I'm afraid that after this year, there will be no need to organize winter preparation for thieves in various places." At that time, there were rampant thieves everywhere in the territory of our Han Dynasty. However, the most worrying thing is not these, Brother Han also said that heroes are born in troubled times, and I am afraid that heroes will in turn create troubled times.

Han Dangyu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and after some thought, he came to his senses, and he sighed thoughtfully: "The dynasty is gradually chaotic, if the world is in chaos again, I am afraid that there are not a few wolf ambitions."

Zu Zhao nodded, and said meaningfully: "Although the qualifications are still shallow, the three generations of the family have been in the army, and the fathers and ancestors have always taught them, and they have received the grace of the country, so they cannot be slack." Although my ancestral family has never produced ten thousand households, he has this ambition and is unswerving. My ancestor Zhao is determined to practice by example and not disgrace his family. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and now practicing and preparing for thieves is the first step in the next step.

Han Dang smiled and praised: "The ancestor has such ambitions, why can't he set up a great cause?"

Zu Zhao suddenly turned around, bowed solemnly to Han Dang, and said pleadingly: "Brother Han is not only a person who cares about the society, but also has good skills.

Han Dang's face didn't change much, from the first time they met, he could see that Zu Zhao was deliberately wooing him, and now although he is also very optimistic about the young man in front of him, there are always some things that are difficult. He exhaled solemnly, looked at the courtyard, and said melancholy: "The ancestor is kind, Han should not have shirked, but he is in the rivers and lakes, and he can't help himself." There are too many differences between Han and Zu Gongzi, and there are things that can't be put down anyway.

Zu Zhao originally wanted to ask more, but after thinking about it, he still gave up. He knew very well earlier that Han Dang was a person, frank and frank, if he wanted to say it, he would never say it, and if he didn't want to say it, he would never say it. He didn't hide his regrets, and in the end he didn't say anything more, nodded slowly to show understanding, and said: "I know that Brother Han is not a person without responsibility, even so, I don't persuade him much." However, if his big brother in Japan and South Korea really has leisure, he must inform him.

Han Dang smiled heartily, very happy with Zu Zhao's neatness.

After practicing until the evening, Zu Zhao rewarded the winning party with the roe deer presented by Han Dang, and accompanied the winners to the town restaurant to eat a bowl of wine, and then returned to Beiguo Pavilion first. There were many children of the ancestral family on the winning side, so they were allowed to stay and drink the wine, and then they returned together. Each other is in their prime and has nothing to worry about.

The group chatted while walking, and soon left Anyang Pavilion and came to the official road of Beiguo Pavilion.

Everyone was still discussing whether they would win or lose this afternoon's competition, and from time to time, some people occasionally reminded Han Dang of the fight with Zu Zhao. However, just when they were about to reach the intersection of the Beiguoting Post Station, seven or eight horsemen suddenly rushed to the front, each holding a torch, and the shouts of one after another were accompanied by the messy and eager sound of horses' hooves, whistling towards this side.

Zu Zhao, who was walking at the front of the line, squinted his eyes and took a closer look, he hadn't seen the appearance of the visitor clearly, but he only heard that someone among the seven or eight people on the opposite side had already called out first.

"Look, it's the eldest prince who is back."

The voice of the call is very familiar, as if it is a child of the ancestral family.

The seven or eight people suddenly slowed down their horses and stopped before Zu Zhao approached. Take a closer look, the first person is actually Zu Zhan.

Zu Zhan and Zu Zhao are the same age, but since they were children, they have been helping the family with internal affairs, and they are not very good at riding. Therefore, it is very awkward on horseback now, and after seeing Zu Zhao and other people, there is a sense of relief.

"Eldest prince, you are back, we are about to go to Xihe Bridge to find you."

"Ah Zhan, why are you in such a hurry?" Zu Zhao grabbed the reins and asked.

"Uncle Hong just came back from Lingzhi County, something big happened." Zu Zhan hurriedly explained.

"What?" Zu Zhao's expression changed. He could see from Zu Zhan's face that it was definitely not a good thing, although his first thought was that Uncle Hong encountered anti-thieves and Hu Ma on the way back to Xu Wu, but he thought about it again, Xu Wu and Lingzhi were only sixty or seventy miles apart, and the Han army stationed in the border was in Lulongsai between the two counties. The ancestral caravan and the county peddlers traveled back and forth between the two counties like a leisurely stroll, and there was no major incident for several years. How could it be robbed at this time?

"What, what's going on?" On the side, Gongsun Long was still immersed in the depression of failing the competition, but after listening to Zu Zhan's words at this moment, he suddenly changed to a state of urgency and righteousness, and asked busily.

"Talk as you go." Zu Zhan said urgently, and after speaking, he turned his horse's head and walked back.

Zu Zhao kicked the horse's belly and quickly followed Zu Zhan. Gongsun Long and several children who were not weak in the family also hurriedly stepped forward.

Everyone turned all the way back along the official road, and the fragmented and chaotic sound of horses' hooves carried an extremely anxious conjecture

, "Uncle Hong's team was ambushed by a group of horse thieves on the way back to Xu Wu, and robbed the twelve good horses we had just bought, and even Uncle Hong's horses were robbed of eight or nine horses." Zu Zhan said worriedly, he sighed very melancholy after saying this, and his expression was not solemn.

Several children of the ancestral family who came out with Zu Zhan all had similar gloomy expressions.

"How many people were hurt?" Zu Zhao noticed the abnormality and asked solemnly.

"This trip, including Uncle Hong, a total of sixteen people have gone, and right now... Only nine people returned, two of whom were not lightly injured. Zu Zhan said in a very heavy tone, and even choked up a little at the end.

The children who had just returned from Xihe Bridge with Zu Zhao all gasped when they heard this. Although Youbeiping County is a border, there are many incidents of thieves and bandits, but there are very few serious casualties like this time. In particular, it was just a trip to Lingzhi County to buy a new horse, and there had never been a mistake in the past seven or eight years. Not only that, the father of one of the children happened to accompany Uncle Hong to buy a horse this time, and he was already in a hurry at this time, and hurriedly asked Zu Zhan about the situation of the injured and the returnees, and was greatly relieved after being told that he was only slightly injured.

On the next road, Zu Zhao didn't say a word, and his face was cold like never before.

Along the official road directly to the gate of the backyard of Zujiazhuang, at this time, there were already seven or eight armed children of the ancestral family guarding outside the backyard door, and these children hurriedly stepped forward to help hold the reins when they saw Zu Zhao and Zu Zhan coming back. They all had grim faces, as if a great enemy was coming. Through the courtyard wall, the backyard was brightly lit, and many mixed human voices could be heard. In the depths of the courtyard, there was a burst of unstoppable voices of female relatives howling and crying.

After passing the gate of the backyard, after getting off the horse in the open space in front of the horse farm, Zu Zhao and the others saw several horses with different degrees of injuries parked on the other side of the horse farm, even in the dark, they could see the wet blood stains on the bodies of these horses. If Uncle Hong was usually present, he would have immediately arranged for someone to come to treat these injured horses, but unfortunately, one of the injured horses this time was Uncle Hong's own mount.

Zu Zhan asked a servant to go to the middle hall first to inform Zu Zhao of the news that he had returned, and then led Zu Zhao, Gongsun Long and others to hurry away. As soon as he passed through the porch of the courtyard on the second floor, several elders of the family walked quickly, led by Zu Zhan's father. Zu Zhan first bowed briefly to his father, and then mentioned the encounter with Zu Zhao on the road.

"Third uncle." Zu Zhao greeted.

"Your grandfather is already in the hall, and Uncle Hong is also there. The guests of the Gongsun family are invited back to the West Courtyard for the time being, but Lord Chunyu is still there. At this time, Chen Jun, the county government, should have received the news, and maybe he will come to the house later. You go first, and I, my seventh uncle, and your twelfth uncle will go to find Ah Fan and Li Qifu. The third uncle said worriedly.

Zu Zhao knew who Ah Fan was in the third uncle's mouth, this person's name was Zu Fan, and he should be his nephew according to his generation, but he was five or six years older than himself. Zu Fan was called to the middle of the county in the name of courage and squareness the year before last, and now he is stationed in the township not far from Beiguoting. You pay to be in charge of public security in a township, and now that there is such a big case, it is indispensable to ask him to help.