Su San didn't know when he came back. Looking at Xu Zizhen's appearance, he sighed secretly and called softly: "Sister Di Ji is gone. It's getting late. Let's go to the city first."
Xu Zizhen took a deep breath and came back to his senses, but he was still a little strange. Zhao Su suddenly appeared here, but he didn't say anything substantial to him, nor gave him any suggestions to save people. He only said to take care of himself.
It was a bit unusual to disappear after giving him a warm hug, but Hejian Mansion was right in front of him, and saving people was important, so Xu Zizhen didn't have time to think about it carefully.
Hejian Mansion was an important town on the East Road of Hebei in the Song Dynasty. It was originally a prosperous city with a large population and a large population. Unfortunately, it was captured at the beginning of the Jin people's southern invasion. However, Wu Qimai was a wise monarch. He was not like the later Mongolians.
They did not engage in bloody rule or even massacre the city, but managed the Song people in the city and the Khitan people who fled from the former Liao Dynasty in the most assimilated way. Now the people in the city seem to have gradually become accustomed to the rule of the Jin people, and the city gates are constantly changing.
There were people coming in and out, it was very lively.
Xu Zizhen brought Su San and Xu Mo to the city. The towering city wall in front of him made him a little embarrassed. He really didn't know what the guards here did for a living. Such a dangerous and easy-to-defend place could be broken down so easily.
But before he could think about it anymore, his eyes suddenly swept across the city gate inadvertently, and he saw a row of narrow iron cages hanging on the side of the wide city gate, with bloody human heads inside, which made people look at them.
Shockingly, one of them had a human head with thick eyebrows and beard, eyes wide open in anger, Xu Zizhen's eyes suddenly stopped there, his hands and feet instantly became cold, and the blood all over his body seemed to rush to the top of his head at this moment.
Mi Tang! This head turns out to be Mi Tang!
Xu Zizhen's hands shrunk in his sleeves were already clenched tightly, veins popped out on his arms, and his teeth were chattering.
Mi Tang was straightforward and bold, with a calm and generous temperament. Xu Zizhen had a good impression of him even though they didn't have much contact with him. When he rescued people in Zhending, and then took him into the Taihang Mountains to escape the pursuit of the Jin soldiers, this scene seemed like a fairy tale.
In front of him, Xu Zizhen wanted to go on a rampage and kill all the golden people in sight, but his reason made him calm down.
Su San also obviously recognized Mi Tang. She also clenched her fists and her body trembled slightly. This was because she was trying her best to suppress her anger.
Xu Zizhen whispered: "Su San, hold on!"
Su San gritted his teeth and nodded slowly, forcing his eyes away from the row of people.
There was a lot of people coming and going at the city gate. A group of golden soldiers stood there lazily. Everyone who entered the city would be searched. Those who brought things into the city had to be inspected separately. Xu Zizhen took a deep breath.
After calming down his emotions in one breath, he and Su San and Xu Mo walked towards the city gate.
The three of them were all dressed as poor people. Xu Zizhen's knife was hidden in the pole. Unless the pole was broken, there would be no clue. Su San did not bring out the cooked copper rod at all. He was in rags and had a dirty face.
The yellow and black spots were so ugly that the golden soldiers guarding the gate lost interest after just one glance. He waved his hand and let them in without even confiscating a copper coin from them.
Xu Zizhen couldn't believe it and whispered: "You just let us in?"
Xu Mo said: "Brother, you don't know that when the Jin soldiers attacked Hejian Mansion, it was quite brutal. From outside the city to inside the city, many places were severely damaged. What is most lacking in Hejian Mansion now are craftsmen and civilians.
The purpose is to restore the original appearance of Hejian Mansion, so whenever anyone comes into the city, especially civilians like us, they will be the last to check."
Ever since he decided to come here with Xu Zizhen, Xu Mo seemed to have changed into a different person. He was not as flamboyant and frivolous as before, and seemed to really want to help Xu Zizhen to the end.
Xu Zizhen suddenly realized and took a look around. Sure enough, not only were there many shabby and dilapidated places on the city wall, but many houses on the streets still had traces of swords, arrows and artillery fire. Some houses were even mostly destroyed, leaving only half of the ruins and broken walls.
The ground was shattered.
He said with some surprise: "The defenders of Hejian Mansion actually still have some backbone. Look at this situation, there was no shortage of fighting."
Xu Mo said disdainfully: "Shit, all those grandsons ran away when the golden dog was dozens of miles away. What you see are all left behind by the heroes of the Tianxiahui who led the people in the city to defend them." At this point, he said
His eyes became a little sad, "Actually, now that I think about it, I'm not that good at all. I was too timid and afraid to go with you. As a result, my house was occupied and my father and mother were killed..."
He was choked up when he said this and couldn't go on. Xu Zizhen suddenly understood why Xu Mo went to cheat. It was because he had completely lost confidence in the officials and generals of the Song Dynasty. Hejian Mansion was destroyed, and Taiyuan was also destroyed sooner or later.
It will be broken. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to deceive one by one and make some money before death or becoming a slave of the country.
Xu Zizhen was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Your revenge will definitely be avenged!"
Xu Mo just smiled faintly. Xu Zizhen's words were just a comfort to him. Now that Jin is strong and Song is weak, if he wants to take revenge, he must drive the Jin soldiers back completely. But is it possible for the Song Dynasty now?
The three of them were walking aimlessly on the street. When they arrived here, they needed to familiarize themselves with the terrain. Even with Xu Mo, a former local snake, to lead the way, Xu Zizhen also needed to observe carefully and make a rescue plan based on the current situation in the city.
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As he was walking, he suddenly noticed that there were many people in front of him running hurriedly in one direction, as if something good was waiting for them. Xu Zizhen was very curious, so he grabbed a middle-aged man running by and asked
He said: "Brother, why are you running in such a hurry? Is anyone putting porridge out?"
The middle-aged man glanced at the three of them and said with a smile: "Did you just come here, little brother? The yamen is recruiting people to go to Xiufang City. The porridge can only be used to fill a meal. This Xiufang City does not have two meals a day.
Isn’t it a great thing to have a day job and not only take care of food but also get paid?”
Xu Zizhen also said happily: "It's really a good thing. My brother is also looking for a job."
"Then hurry up and go. If it's too late, you won't be able to catch up." The middle-aged man said and started running again. Xu Zizhen winked at Su San and Xu Mo and followed.
There is an open space in front, and in the middle there is a government official standing there with his head held high, with an arrogant expression, as if he has been a great errand. There are already more than a hundred people crowding in front of him, including men, women, old and young.
, all of them were in ragged clothes, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and they were looking at him eagerly.
The yamen officer looked at the crowd and shouted: "Stand up, Xiufang City will select a total of sixty people, regardless of gender. There is no fine work, but you must have some strength. Anyone who wants to come in and make a living should do so early."
Get out of here, do you understand me?"
Everyone at the bottom responded indiscriminately, and then there was a chaotic queue, taking turns to go to the yamen officer to have a look. All the taller ones with some flesh on their arms were left, but they really didn't choose carefully. Xu Zizhen and Su Sanxu
Mo dispersed and blended into the crowd. There were sixty out of a hundred choices, but all three of them were chosen.
Those who were not selected left with disappointed expressions on their faces. The yamen servant still had his hands behind his back and raised his chin to the remaining sixty people: "Come here with me." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Xu Zizhen was still mixed in the crowd, and coincidentally, next to him was the middle-aged man who had just led him the way. However, the middle-aged man frowned after he had not gone far: "Strange, isn't Fangshi in the east?