In the Luofeng Pavilion at the foot of Tongque Mountain, the breeze was blowing, and Tang Jiusheng and Fatty Jiang were sitting opposite each other. A few dozen meters away, the arrogant beauty Ximen Yushuang was sitting on a big stone by the roadside with her lips pouted and angrily.

She drove the two horses to the edge of the forest to graze. Although Xiao Tang said that she was asked to watch outside and no one else was allowed to enter the pavilion, she knew in her heart that Xiao Tang could not trust her.

The fat man's name is Jiang Zhenyu, the son of Jiang Yongchun, who was demoted from the imperial guard to the general of Jiangling. Because one day he couldn't keep his playful smile straight, he was nicknamed Jiang Bula by the Jianghu people.

Tang Jiusheng sat in the pavilion, holding the Yanling knife, and listened quietly to Fatty Jiang, who was carrying a hammer, talking about how he subdued the bandits in Tongque Mountain with only a few people. His boss

How powerful was my cousin when he came back? He killed the original owner of the village with a knife.

"Old Brother Tang, I really misunderstood this new emperor before. It seems that he is not incompetent. He was just forced by the situation and chose to hide his power and bide his time. First, let these eunuchs torment them, and these eunuchs wanted to protect the power in their hands.

Power will inevitably come into conflict with those vassal kings who are ready to move, and the eunuchs will be used to weaken the vassal king's power. You see, using force to fight can be considered skillful. Even if the situation worsens due to the failure to defeat the vassal king,

You can also throw the blame to those dead eunuchs who love power. It's really a good idea." The fat man couldn't help but admired.

Tang Jiusheng shook his head, "Let's talk about how you fell into trouble. This is what I'm most concerned about right now."

The fat man chuckled, "The emperor gave my father a secret edict, asking him not only to train the five thousand soldiers in Jiangling Prefecture, but also to look for opportunities to recruit troops. King Pingxi and King Lingnan have already shown their true colors, but they haven't yet.

Once a war breaks out, five thousand soldiers may be able to defend Jiangling Prefecture for half a year, but this is a drop in the bucket and far from enough! How can it be so easy to recruit troops in a hurry? No, I am as smart as a fat man.

, so we decided to target these strongholds. As long as we capture a few strongholds, won’t we have enough troops?”

Tang Jiusheng stared at the fat man's small eyes and smiled faintly, "Even if you take down these fortresses, weapons, armor, crossbows, everything requires money, people also need to eat, horses also need to be fed. Where can you get money, food, money and food?"

How much money and food? If you only have a bunch of bandits in the village, the court cannot directly pay you money. Originally, the purpose of recruiting soldiers and horses is to protect the country and the people. You can't lead your brothers down the mountain to rob the people, right? Besides, you

The village occupies Tongque Mountain, so the faithful men and women dare not go up the mountain to offer incense. The Taoist temples on the mountain have lost their incense, so aren't you afraid that the Taoist priests from the Qingniu Palace in Tongque Mountain will come to do justice for heaven and eradicate you?"

The fat man smiled sarcastically, "The current master of Tongque Mountain, Lao Niubi, is my uncle. Back then he insisted on becoming a Taoist priest. It was my grandfather who recommended him to the previous master as his direct disciple. Now he has taken over as master.

Teach, I have said hello to him before, Qingniu Palace will not interfere in the short term."

Tang Jiusheng reached out and picked a young leaf from the willow tree next to the pavilion, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly. The taste was a bit bitter. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Why don't you let your father use these in the name of suppressing bandits?"

Have all the gangsters been recruited? Most of these gangsters are ordinary people who can't survive, so they take desperate risks. If they are caught by the officers and soldiers, they will be chopped into pieces. Many of these gangsters are captured by the feudal kings to steal women.

Those who are forcing the rebellion are gnashing their teeth in hatred of the vassal king. If they are given a way to survive, have food to eat, and have a normal identity, how can they not serve your father and the court? With fewer bandits, we have more soldiers at hand.

, these vassal kings have to consider whether they have such strong strength if they want to seek great power. Why not do something that can achieve multiple things with one stone?"

The fat man touched his nose and said, "Call me Fat Master, you literati are cunning, hehe. But my father's station is too far away from here, so I can't send troops to quell the chaos. Cross-border killing is a taboo in officialdom. And everything

Once the limited troops are transferred away, King Pingxi will take the opportunity to advance eastward. If Jiangling is not protected, the Central Plains will be opened wide."

Tang Jiusheng swallowed the willow leaves and said with a smile: "Do we have to mobilize troops to attack these bandits? Go to Qingniu Palace and borrow some Taoist priests who are good at martial arts, and together with us, we will eat them one by one.

After you eat a village, train and stabilize it, you can take your troops to eat the next village. While eating, ask your father to write a secret letter to the emperor, asking the emperor to pardon these bandits who surrendered and reward them with a reward.

Soldiers are provided with food, and those who disobey are all killed. Who is stupid enough to become a bandit? General Jiangling can only lead 5,000 soldiers? It cannot be four conquers, four peaces, and four security.

General Zhen? Can’t you bring 120,000 to 340,000 troops? Now, the more soldiers your father and I have, the more secure and confident the emperor will feel, right?"

The fat man patted his thigh and said, "That's the truth. I accept it, fat man, so I'll do this." The fat man patted his sleeves and said seriously: "Brother Tang, I heard that you won the second place in the Jiangnan Road Examination.

After taking the first place, he won the second place in the martial arts competition? Now I can't call him Brother Tang, but must be called Master Tang..." Before he could finish his words, he fell to the ground laughing.

Tang Jiusheng sighed, "When I was a child, my father asked me to study literature, so I studied literature, and when he asked me to practice martial arts, I practiced martial arts. He also said that one day when he was old, he wanted me to inherit his title of national master.

I don't want to. As for taking the exams, I just want to confirm whether I can learn those things. In the end, I don't want to take the exams to become an official. The emperor himself has to hide his power and bide his time. Do I have to suffer those eunuchs?

Their anger? People can’t be arrogant, but they can’t be arrogant. As for loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, don’t people first have to love themselves before they can love others?”

The fat man laughed heartily and pointed at Ximen Yushuang, who was still pouting and sulking on a stone by the roadside: "Then you love that beautiful girl who is as beautiful as a flower?"

Tang Jiusheng shook his head and said sadly: "I only love my little junior sister. I haven't seen my junior sister in two years."

The fat man was so surprised that he drooled and asked: "Your junior sister? She's prettier than this one? Then tell me how you hooked up with this beautiful girl who leads your horse. Fatty, I'll follow suit and hook up with you as soon as possible."

Two beautiful girls who are as beautiful as angels, so that we can complete the great mission of our Jiang family to continue the family lineage."

Tang Jiusheng smiled and kicked the fat man, "How about you, can you make a career? Lose weight, become more handsome, more reliable, the son of a general and a master of martial arts, how can you not get a wife?"

The smile on Tang Jiusheng's face was warm: "My junior sister is as gentle as jade. In my eyes, she is the most beautiful woman in the world. From the first time I saw her in Heyue Academy, I fell in love at first sight. I left the academy to travel

When Jiang Hu said goodbye to her, he told her that when you are two years older, I will come back and marry you as my wife. My little junior sister looked very cute when she blushed and was shy, but she still nodded obediently. "

Tang Jiusheng looked at the fat man with a smirk on his face, patted him on the shoulder, and recounted the past with a sad face, "I'm really not familiar with this Ximen girl. The first time we met was on the official road outside Wuquan Town. I stared at her.

I took a second look at her breasts - you can’t blame me for that. What man wouldn’t take a second look at such a magnificent breast? As a result, she drew her sword and chopped it off. Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough, otherwise I would have been miserable.

.Later, she tracked me all the way to Lingxuguan, and exchanged the black unicorn for my big white horse, and I found out that her name was Ximen Yushuang. Then we met here and was surrounded by your men, and she took out the sword brazenly.

Kill your old Song."

Tang Jiusheng turned around, smiled and shouted to Ximen Yushuang, who was still pouting angrily on the stone, "Miss Ximen, come over and chat with us."

Ximen Yushuang was still fuming, "If you don't go, Xiao Tang will die." As she said this, she slowly moved her feet towards the pavilion.

The fat man had a bad smile on his face: "You may say no, but your body is still very honest!"

Tang Jiusheng smiled and punched him, "You are a bad guy."

The fat man's smile was quite vulgar: "They are all bad people."

Ximen Yushuang entered the pavilion and sat next to Tang Jiusheng, but there was still some resentment in her eyes. Tang Jiusheng smiled and said: "I just talked about some things between men with the fat man, which is not suitable for you, a girl, to listen to."

Ximen Yushuang curled her lips and said in a low voice: "You are lying." As she said this, her eyebrows and eyes relaxed obviously, and most of her anger was obviously gone. The fat man looked at it and sighed secretly in his heart, this silly girl is really

So coaxing.

Sometimes lies between people are just like this, they are weak, but the other party believes it. Sometimes the other party actually doesn't believe it, but they still have to force themselves to believe it. It is better to have a step to step down than to have no step to step down.

Tang Jiusheng looked at Ximen Yushuang, who had a pair of beautiful eyes, seriously, and asked sincerely, "I have always been curious, how do you know about my situation? And can you introduce yourself? Can you tell the one-horned figure?"

The person who gave the horse away must be a rich or noble family, and not just an ordinary wealthy family."

Ximen Yushuang obviously hesitated for a moment, but then said: "My father is Ximen Yuanjie, one of the four great protector mages of Dashang in the past. I am her third daughter."

Tang Jiusheng and the fat man looked at each other. Tang Jiusheng's expression was obviously painful, and the fat man also sighed: "It turns out she is King Pingxi's sister-in-law."

Tang Jiusheng lowered his head and grabbed his hair, and said vaguely: "Why are you his daughter?"

Ximen Yushuang paused and said: "I am his daughter, what can I do? Can I decide whose family I will be reincarnated into? Do you think I am willing to be his daughter?"

The fat man looked at the top of the pavilion and said slowly: "How damn sad."

Ximen Yushuang took a deep breath and thought about it again and again. She didn't know how to word it, but finally she couldn't help but said: "Actually, I came out because I escaped from my marriage."

"Escape from marriage?" Fatty and Tang Jiusheng looked at each other again, seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

Ximen Yushuang said bitterly: "Yes, that old bastard of my father insisted on marrying me to that fat pig of King Lingnan as a concubine. You know, my second sister is Princess Pingxi, and King Pingxi and Lingnan

Wang is a cousin. If I marry the King of Lingnan, the two of them will be cousins ​​and brothers-in-law. My father said that this is called a close relationship and it will make the future of the Ximen family more brilliant. But I don’t want to become a victim like my second sister.

, so I escaped with the help of my second brother and second sister."

"You're so awesome. You left the princess alone and escaped from marriage. Fatty, I deeply admire you. You are strong!" The fat man raised his thumbs.

Ximen Yushuang had a sad look on her face, and sighed quietly, her voice a little bitter, "Then what can I do? If you ask me to marry that lecherous fat pig like the King of Lingnan, I might as well just die. It's just me.

If I escape, my father will definitely not let me go."

Some people dream of becoming a princess, while others abandon them. Strictly speaking, we can’t say who is right or wrong. It’s just that the philosophy of life is different, which leads to different choices. In such a troubled world, it’s just a matter of the nobles and nobles clinging to each other and officials and cliques.

It's just for their respective interests. Obviously, the marriage between the Ximen family and the prince falls into this category.

Tang Jiusheng raised his head and looked at Ximen Yushuang with a complicated expression. He just asked tentatively, "Then what are you going to do next? Where are you going?"

Ximen Yushuang smiled bitterly, "I don't know where to go. After I escaped, I wandered around aimlessly. I encountered dangers several times on the way, but I managed to escape. Later, I saw a young hero saving a beauty in Wuquan Town. I missed him.

If he could save me, maybe I would still have a chance. So, I suddenly attacked him on the official road outside Wuquan Town. As a result, he defeated me in thirty rounds. My strength was only in the middle of the fifth-level realm.

I'm not sure if he is a fourth-grade person. The person my father sent to capture me must be a second- or third-grade expert. I don't think he can save me in the end. After thinking about it, I might as well follow him. Just in case.

When I was in danger on the road, at least for a short period of time, this young man was able to help me block the way. Later, in Lingxuguan, I secretly changed his horse. In fact, when I saw him heroically saving the beautiful girl, I also had some feelings for him.

Admire it."

Tang Jiusheng burst out laughing suddenly. Fatty and Ximen Yushuang looked at each other in confusion. Tang Jiusheng waved his hand, "I'm sorry, just now I remembered that in Lingxuguan, you changed the horse and used the hand to stop you.

The little Taoist priest kicked a dog that was chewing shit. The little Taoist priest ran back to the Taoist temple in panic and shouted to us who were drinking tea, "Guan, temple master, no, it's not good, Tang, Tang, Tang's donor's horse, let me

, let someone get the better of you!'"

The fat man fell down laughing, and Ximen Yushuang also burst into tears.

Tang Jiusheng showed his hands to Ximen Yushuang, "You are a straight-tempered person, and I am also very honest when dealing with straight-tempered people. Although you are as beautiful as a flower, many people want to take advantage of you, but I don't want to lie to you.

It’s useless for you to admire me, I love my little junior sister.”

An expression of despair and heartbreak appeared on Ximen Yushuang's beautiful face. Fatty could hardly help but want to comfort her, but he finally held back. Fatty smacked his lips and said, "Old Tang, your little girl is so popular.

Okay, I’m so blessed, I’m so envious and jealous!”

Tang Jiusheng smiled proudly: "Who made me look so handsome?"
Chapter completed!