Xu Zizhen's heart skipped a beat, and he pulled out the knife without hesitation, but before he could speak, he saw the axe-wielding general on the opposite side walking up to him, throwing the ax away, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Brother Xu, is it really you?
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Eh? Do you know me? Xu Zizhen looked up and looked carefully, and then realized that he knew the person in front of him. It was Xin Chou, the guard of Jincheng Gate who had fought side by side with him. The dozens of soldiers surrounding them all also looked familiar.
All the garrison officers and soldiers under Meng Du's command were looking at him with admiration on their faces.
Xu Zizhen immediately breathed a sigh of relief and cursed with a smile: "Damn it! Lao Xin? You scared me. I thought I was caught just after I came back."
Xin Chou's expression was a little excited, and his eyes were a little wet: "When you leave, we brothers are thinking about you. I don't know whether you are alive or dead, but I know that nothing will happen to you, brother... By the way, you
What are you planning to do? Are you passing by or..."
Xu Zizhen saw that he was a little hesitant when he said it, and immediately understood that he was still an imperial prisoner. Whether to arrest him or not made this upright man very embarrassed. Xin Chou's attitude also made him a little touched. He patted him.
Xin Chou looked over his shoulder and said with a smile: "Of course I'll be fine. It's not like you don't know how capable I am, but I plan to go into the detention center to do something. Lao Xin, can you think of it as a convenience?"
Xin Chou nodded, suddenly waved his hand and said: "Take him back to the pass."
Xu Zizhen was startled and almost raised the knife again: "Lao Xin, you..."
Xin Chou laughed and said: "Don't worry too much. Now the magistrate of Lanzhou has changed, and there are many new people at the pass. Brother, please feel aggrieved for a while. We will take you back as a spy and find an opportunity to let you go. You
Isn’t it just passing the test?”
Xu Zizhen felt uneasy: "Won't someone come to check on me while you are escorting me back?"
Xin Chou snorted proudly: "Who dares?"
Xu Zizhen was amused: "Oh, so awesome?"
Song Xia has signed an armistice agreement, but the new Lanzhou magistrate is worried. He is afraid that the Xixia people will renege on his promise, so he sends people to wander outside the customs every day. Today, Xin Chou was on duty, and he happened to see Xu Zizhen return, so he personally took him with him.
After returning to the pass, of course they still showed some effort. Xu Zizhen and the others were stripped of their personal weapons and their arms were tied behind their backs with ropes. They looked like prisoners.
At the pass, Xu Zizhen believed that Xin Chou was not bragging. When a guard he had never seen saw that Xin Chou had arrested someone, he came over with a smile and wanted to ask a few words, but Xin Chou glared back:
"If you want to catch the spy, go out and arrest him yourself."
The guard's expression changed and he quickly got out of the way, and Xin Chou entered the gate in a swaggering manner.
The situation inside the pass was still the same, but the defenders seemed to have lost their previous momentum, and they were all listless and unable to lift their spirits.
After that, brothers have no hope. Even a hero like you ends up like this, how can others live their lives?"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became: "Master Wen was demoted for no reason for being such a good official. Mr. Xiao Zhong was fined a year's salary for sending troops to help Lanzhou privately. Hundreds of good men in your Shenji Battalion all became prisoners of the imperial court.
Even your war horse was killed because he disobeyed the new owner, what kind of fucking bullshit do you think this is?"
Xu Zizhen didn't know what happened after he left. He knew that Wen Chengyan was demoted, but he didn't hear about the punishment of Mr. Xiao Zhong. The death of the old horse made him feel even more painful. He was silent for a moment.
He said in a deep voice: "The current imperial court is indeed rotten, but we can't break the pot. Sooner or later, there will be a day of great prosperity."
Xin Chou sighed again and said no more. He took Xu Zizhen to a secluded place, personally untied the rope on his arm, and took out a few ingots of silver from his arms: "Brother, if you have anything to do, please leave first.
, brother won’t keep you, see you someday.”
Xu Zizhen didn't want to take it at first, but when he saw Zhuo Ya next to him, he took it anyway. After thinking about it, he suddenly said: "Lao Xin, if you have a chance, move up there and try to change places. You are a general, stay here.
It’s wasted.”
Xin Chou didn't understand what he meant, so he laughed and said, "It's not a waste. I, Lao Xin, have beaten the summer dog here countless times. It's quite enjoyable."
Xu Zizhen smiled: "We won't have to fight in the future. Xixia won't mess with us for the time being."
Xin Chou was simple-minded and straightforward. Perhaps it was because Xu Zizhen once rode into the Xia army to rescue him. This rough man had become another person after Wen Chengyan who could trust Xu Zizhen unconditionally.
He didn't ask why, he just asked bluntly: "Then where should I change to?"
Xu Zizhen pointed his hand: "As long as it's in the north, it's fine."
Xin Chou nodded and suddenly hugged Xu Zizhen: "Brother, take care!"
Xu Zizhen also hit him on the shoulder: "Lao Xin, take care!"
After bidding farewell to Xin Chou, Xu Zizhen took Daye and Zhuo Ya to Lanzhou City. The city guards here were also newcomers that Xu Zizhen didn't know. The guards were loose. Xu Zizhen easily got in. He walked around carefully.
When we came to a courtyard, we looked around and saw no one before knocking on the door.
The door opened soon, and Du Jin stood inside the door with a smile on his face: "You are finally here, come in and talk."
Xu Zizhen smiled awkwardly and went in. He was actually a little embarrassed to come. After the battle at Xingzibao, Du Jin also followed him back to Lanzhou, but he only focused on Oh Ye's injury and the next development, forgetting about Du Jin.
, If Yun Shanglan hadn't told him before leaving, I'm afraid he still wouldn't have remembered it.
Du Jin didn't care, and didn't ask Xu Zizhen about the specific details of the quelling the rebellion. He and several subordinates had been living in seclusion here, but none of the things in Xixia had escaped his ears. With a system as big as the Yun family, it was natural that there would be
their intelligence delivery system.
After the two chatted for a while, Xu Zizhen went straight to the topic and coyly told Yun Shanglan's instructions. Du Jin was very happy and agreed directly. However, if he didn't go with Xu Zizhen, there would be too many people to target.
As a matter of fact, when he got to Bianliang, he would have a way to find Xu Zizhen.
After the matter was agreed upon, Xu Zizhen got up and left here. Time was already very tight. He had to get to Bianliang early to have a better chance of completing his plan. He also decided on the route. He would not go directly to the east first, but would take a detour through the southeast.
Fengxiang Mansion on the other side, then go eastward across the river all the way to Zhengzhou, Henan, and finally arrive in Bianliang, Kaifeng.
The Jin Kingdom has torn up the agreement and raised troops brazenly. At this time, the northern end of the Song Dynasty, such as the Zhending Prefecture in Taiyuan Prefecture, has fallen into the hands of the Jin Kingdom. This news just heard from Du Jin also made Xu Zizhen temporarily change the direction of his journey.
He is not afraid of Jin Bing, but he doesn't want to waste any more time.
The day and night driving continued again. Xu Zizhen had nothing to focus on now. He could only hurry up and down the road. It was still the same as before. He would rest for two hours, then eat, and then continue on the road. After a few days, the horses were a little tired.
Xu Zizhen originally wanted to persist for a few more days, but he had to stop when he arrived at Jingzhao Mansion.
Zhuoya finally couldn't hold it any longer and fell ill from exhaustion.