After experiencing rain and scorching heat, the weather in the Jishui Basin gradually became less hot than before, and the fields began to turn from green to green. At this time, a natural disaster suddenly occurred in Jiyin City... Specifically,
There was a strong wind.
The scope of the strong wind is only Jiyin City and its surroundings. This can be seen from the crops outside the city that are gradually maturing but not falling. The duration is also short, only lasting for half an hour, but the power is extremely strong, and many tiles are blown down on the spot.
, and also blew down several big trees around the county government. One of the big trees fell down and knocked down the wall of the county government building where Zhang Xing and his subordinates often stayed. The top of the tree was straight.
Pointed into the wall.
There is no need to be proficient in Qingdi's "Tai Xuan Jing". Most people can talk about it and know that it will cause trouble in the Feng Shui bureau.
Zhang Xing didn't care at first. Extreme weather and wind disasters, what's there to care about?
However, I don't know if it is just as Chief Zhang expressed in his previous letter. The military and political struggle for four consecutive years, especially the previous year, which was a continuous high-intensity battle, suddenly became idle, and many people were worried.
For a time, rumors started to spread all over the place and inside and outside the surrounding area, and they spread rapidly.
Zhang Xing, who had even left the land, could not ignore it at this time, but it was impossible for him to take this matter seriously, because Zhou Xingfan had already arrived, and he was about to take Xiao Zhou to see the daughter who had already appeared in Qiao County.
leader.
Even Xie Minghe was waiting for him at the border of Huaiyang County ahead.
So, just listen.
"To be fair to the chief, the main reason is that someone will rebel..." Zhang Liang, who took the initiative to report, seemed a little cautious, and the reporting location was changed to the backyard of the county government due to maintenance of public buildings.
"Who? When? How to rebel?" Zhang Xing asked seriously while sitting behind a stone table under a tree in the courtyard.
"It's hard to say." Zhang Liang was careful and a little embarrassed, and his forehead was wet. "They are all rumors, and there are all kinds of rumors, but they mainly talk about some leaders here in Jiyinxingtai, who originally followed Li
Those people who were in charge of the center then said that the chief’s rewards and punishments were unfair to them this time, so they wanted to rebel..."
"Be specific." Zhang Xing pushed the iced sour plum soup over. "How can rewards and punishments be unfair?"
Zhang Liang took it and took a sip, then relaxed and said: "Specifically, it refers to Shan Longtou. This time he has made a contribution, but he has to be cut off by Chief Wu to build a new platform in Qiao County. Although this has not been done yet,
But everyone already knows that Shan Longtou is naturally dissatisfied. There are also the Zhai brothers before, and Zhai Da was fined with military power...There are rumors that the leaders who used to hang out with Li Shu will all have their military power taken away."
"How many battalions were there in total who followed Li Shu and led troops before?" Zhang Xing thought thoughtfully.
"In addition to Zhai Da, there is also Xiaofang Yanshi, plus Ding Shengying, Huang Junhan, Chang Fu and other leaders." Zhang Liang couldn't tell whether the other party was asking or mocking, so he could only answer quickly. "If you have to argue, Shan Longtou is also
Forget it...but Xiaofang leader and soldiers are still in Hebei."
"In other words, people like Yuan Ji Yin Xingtai are worried about my revenge after the fall because they are dissatisfied with the post-war measures and because of Li Shu's old accounts?" Zhang Xing thought for a while and couldn't help asking.
"That's what I mean..." Zhang Liang became more cautious.
"Then what means are they going to use to control me in the rumors?" Zhang Xing barely paused.
"There are all kinds of methods." Zhang Liang laughed dryly. "But most of them said that we should take advantage of the chief's confidants to return to Hebei, while the chief is alone in Jiyin, and then seize the opportunity when the chief is alone or passing through Dongjun from Henan to Hebei.
, send troops to make a surprise attack."
"Didn't they consider their cultivation level?" Zhou Xingfan, who was sitting next to Zhang Xing in the shade of a tree, was part of the reason for Zhang Liang's embarrassment before. He suddenly interrupted and asked. "Among these people, the one with the highest cultivation level is the one with the single dragon head."
Can you become an elixir? I haven’t heard that I have become a master recently..."
"Isn't he Ningdan?" Zhang Xing asked in surprise.
"When did that happen?" Xiao Zhou corrected him seriously. "He should have become an elixir when we fought in Hebei... Anyway, when he crossed the river and killed the captain named Ding at the beginning of the year, that method was to become an elixir.
That's correct...but that's not enough. Although Third Brother is a complete elixir, no matter what the Black Emperor's ability is, everyone only thinks that Third Brother is a grandmaster."
"It's too difficult to distinguish between Ning Dan and Cheng Dan. They have to tell themselves." Zhang Xing was thoughtful, but then went off track. "Should we take this opportunity to conduct another census to find out our current combat strength? The previous one
The year is so rushed that many people have been promoted and cannot tell clearly."
"It's feasible." Xiao Zhou nodded in approval. "We have to do it again at the local level, release some of the current preparations, and bring in another batch... I'm afraid those children who are counting on Mengji will have to wait another three to five years.
.”
Zhang Liang was listening and felt relaxed for some reason...Obviously, neither of these two people took this rebellion seriously.
"We have this preparation, but we have to wait until next year. If we don't see a personnel adjustment now, will we rebel?" Zhang Xing asked Zhang Liang in turn. "Is there anything to say about this cultivation level? If they treat me as
Grandmaster, you have to deal with me, the grandmaster, right?"
"The most talked about thing is that they will contact Sima Zheng." Zhang Liang also smiled as he said it. "There is also talk of contact with the Qianjin Cult Leader in the south. Furthermore, it is said that Cui Tang is eager for revenge when he sees that Xue Changxiong cannot succeed.
, then after leaving Xue Changxiong, he found Wang Huaitong, and the two joined forces... It is also said that these people will take action, and Li Shu is the initiator... Of course, there must be poisoning. "
"Li Shu..." Zhang Xing was thoughtful.
When Zhang Liang saw this, he hesitated for a moment.
"These are all nonsense. If you take them seriously without any basis, you will be laughed at. The key is Li Shu." Xiao Zhou said quietly from behind. "Li Shu is still here, so they have a reason, and passers-by can make gossip.
Here's the reason... Third brother, the gang's experience is there, and Li Shu's influence is also there. You can't escape it by removing him from office. If nothing else, I knew Jishui Qunhao earlier than you did, and he's in
Ji Yin has been the leader for several years, and the first literati and literary cultivators in the gang are even more grateful to him for his knowledge... You must take it seriously, and don't cherish feathers, which will cause disaster."
Zhang Liang became more and more moved and wanted to speak.
"If I didn't take him seriously, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to go to Hebei in such a hurry that day." Zhang Xing waved his hand. "The calculation now is that if Qiu Hou settles accounts, people here in Jiyinxingtai are slightly unstable.
, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating, not to mention what you said, I really cherish my feathers, and I don't want to ruin my reputation easily, so as not to dishearten my brothers."
Zhou Xingfan nodded, Zhang Liang remained silent.
Zhang Xing then gave an order to Zhang Liang: "Be careful, don't take these rumors seriously, and don't take them seriously. Let's talk to Zhang Jinshu on both sides. When I come back from the south, I'll talk to a few people from Jiyin."
Let the leaders gather together to calm people's hearts... If you encounter trouble or emergency, and you can't find me, go to King Xiongtian, and then Manager Chen."
Zhang Liang also nodded.
A small episode, not worth mentioning. After about half an hour and after eating a little, Zhang Xing and Zhou Xingfan set off together. At the door, they met Dou Xiaoniang leading dozens of riders and guarding a carriage. Zhang Xing
He himself abandoned his horse and drove in the carriage, carrying Zhou Xingfan and headed for Qiaojun.
Let us also say that Zhou Xingfan had previously fought against the Grand Master and the main force of the Hejian Army in order to cover the breakout of the Hebei Army. He was seriously injured and almost paralyzed. Although he survived later, he was still unable to move freely. It was rainy and hot, and his bones all over his body ached.
It’s unbearable, let alone progress in cultivation.
No matter what, Zhang Xing would not allow one of his most fundamental confidants to fall into the position of Li Qingchen. This was why he had always been particularly tolerant of the rich leader before and after the war.
I need help from others.
In fact, Qin Bao should have come to see him, but his injuries were obviously relieved and he was not in a hurry, so he went to see his mother and daughter-in-law first.
In this way, the group of people traveled for four or five days, stopping and stopping along the way, including stopping for a day at the Imperial Guards' place. They met with Wang Zhuo and exchanged some words. Then they entered Qiao County, arrived at Guyang, and received the
Xie Minghe is waiting here.
When the two parties met, they did not pause, but they inevitably talked about official business while crossing the river south together.
However, after the news about the alliance was finished, Zhang Xingfu was surprised to find that even Xie Minghe had heard some rumors about "bringing trouble to the heart".
"Where did you hear this?" In front of a pontoon bridge on the Guohe River that had been built by the Dongdu Army, Zhang Xing watched Zhou Xingfan temporarily transfer to a trolley to cross the river. Zhang Xing's tone was low and he was obviously wary.
"Huaiyang." Xie Minghe said concisely and to the point.
"Where did it come from?" Zhang Xing thought for a while.
"Xingyang." Xie Minghe also thought for a while. "It's not from Dongdu, so you have to pay attention to it."
Zhang Xing nodded and reported to Zhang Liang in front of the pontoon. He and Zhou Xingfan also spoke to each other.
Xie Minghe frowned slightly after hearing this: "If that's the case, this matter is just a joke... But why is leader Zhou so murderous? Is it because he is injured and cannot bend or stretch?"
"It's not necessarily because he was injured and couldn't bend or stretch." Zhang Xing shook his head. "He was originally the general of the Southern Dynasty. Don't you know that the generals of the Southern Dynasty couldn't bend or stretch for hundreds of years? It's for this reason that I've been accustomed to dealing with risks like this... and
Don’t blame him, he’s thinking about me too.”
Xie Minghe's face turned red...because he heard Zhang San's routine taunt.
The generals of the Southern Dynasty were not used to dealing with risks like this. They were clearly used to being treated as risks like this... And the people who dealt with these generals of the Southern Dynasty were precisely the Southern Dynasty family behind Xie Minghe.
But for some reason, Xie Minghe, who had been feeling a little tired lately, felt a little warmer when he heard this kind of taunt he hadn't seen for a long time. He actually brightened up a little. He only blushed and said slowly: "We are on our way now. Don't talk about this. I will wait until I see that person."
Master Qianjin, please first ask him to test the abnormality of the wind disaster. Is there anyone who can explain the abnormality of the disaster more accurately than the great master? If he opens his mouth, the following message will be scattered by three or four points."
"It's also a way." Zhang Xing nodded.
The two men immediately led their horses onto the pontoon bridge.
Unexpectedly, when the two of them were behind the scenes, Xie Minghe suddenly stopped and looked at the person next to him with a slightly strange look: "That's not right."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Xing was puzzled for a moment, but he stopped halfway in the river.
"You're wrong..." Xie Minghe said seriously. "Why is Li Shu the root cause of this kind of thing? Li Shu is just a pretext."
Zhang Xing nodded.
"So you don't have a serious idea?" Xie Minghe continued to ask. "Why was it just perfunctory at the time?"
"Xiao Zhou is injured. As you said, he can't bend or stretch, so I don't want him to waste more energy." Zhang Xing answered frankly while continuing to lead the horse forward. "Besides, the root of this matter is too deep.
, it will be difficult even for a while..."
"You feel sorry for him." Xie Minghe looked at the cart in front of him that had already boarded the river embankment. There, Zhou Xingfan was clearly suffering from his own pride. He actually took the initiative and had someone help him onto the river embankment. "What is it?"
"It is the current military system, the government military system." Zhang Xing gave his own opinion. "We look flashy and have a gang shell, but in fact it is the hegemony of government politics, grammar and law officials when the Zhou Dynasty split.
The routine of granting the Tianfu military system...it just pays more attention to the system and the overall structure."
Xie Minghe nodded repeatedly. If not for this, even he wouldn't be here for a long time. Jiangdu Military Revolution would have left, let alone people like Cui Erlang who were full of systems and laws.
"Let's just talk about the government army system. Under the government army system, there is actually no forbidden army, or the soldiers from various places take turns to serve as the forbidden army. In this case, I, the chief, will always be exposed to the brothers in the battalions below." Zhang Xing was a little bit.
Helpless. "And if you want to avoid this situation, you need to establish the so-called Forbidden Army, which is an elite recruiting army directly under me, a recruiting army that can suppress the surrounding battalions... But if this is the case, this recruiting army and the Forbidden Army will only
If it gets stronger and stronger, and eventually completely replaces the government army, it will not be able to exert its upper and lower combat effectiveness, and I am not prepared to do so."
"It's true." Xie Minghe has already come to his senses. "This is not a mutually beneficial thing, but something that can only be tolerated... If we were to forcefully set up an army to serve as the Forbidden Army at this time, I'm afraid that this rumor would have already destroyed Wuliu
Ten battalions came together."
Zhang Xing nodded.
"But you can't do nothing, just watch and listen, right?" Xie Minghe felt that something was wrong again. "The government military system only decentralizes military power, which does not mean that other things should not be done. Since the Daxingtai has been established, there should be rules
It’s time to get up.”
Zhang Xing still nodded: "I have concerns, but don't rush, take your time... Do you really think there will be trouble? Could it be that all my hard work on people's hearts over the past four years have been in vain?"
While they were talking, the two of them had already crossed the Guohe River, which was at its peak in late summer, and arrived at the end of the pontoon bridge.
At this time, Xie Minghe hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhang Xing, and said: "If I really want to rest for a while, while the peace negotiation has been completed, I will take a leave first and go home... The matter of Xue Changxiong in Hebei,
Leave it to Chen Bin and Dou Lide."
Zhang Xing nodded directly without thinking.
Immediately, the two of them stepped onto the river embankment together.
Thousands of miles away, Bai Yousi climbed onto a green and high slope, and then looked at a city in front of him.
It is said to be a city, but it is actually more like a fortress, or even a pass. Two rivers come from both sides, meet on the south side of the city, and then continue to flow south into the sea. Behind the fork of the river, to the north, stands a not tall
Stone Mountain, this city rises with the mountain on its back and the river, locking the thoroughfare between the river and the mountain.
In fact, this city is called Sanhe City.
Frankly speaking, Bai Sanniang seemed to have a personal understanding of the importance of the city at this moment... It was different before, really different. After coming down from Taibai Peak, she was used to coming and going. It seemed that
There has never been any city that can restrain her. Even in the Western and Eastern Capitals, she likes to fly around freely after the curfew. However, what she needs to pay attention to at that time is only those people with advanced cultivation but always in the city.
She is a great master who keeps her own rules, and the masters... It is precisely because of this that she has always had some doubts about the role of the city.
But now, when there are tens of thousands of people behind them and they still need to consider their lives, when they have to consume part of their material reserves every day they move, and when there are countless internal incidents happening every day they move,
Every day she moved, she encountered harassment, obstruction and intimidation from the Dongyi people. However, Bai Sanniang was very clearly aware that these cities that she had once neglected were probably one of the major obstacles for her to return to the Central Plains this time.
.
Just as he was thinking about it, several horses came riding on the Hecha wooden bridge outside the city in the distance. They fell far down the slope, but it was Wang Fubei who had been sent into the city before.
The latter walked up and when he was dozens of steps away, he handed over his hand again.
"What should I say?" Bai Yousi recovered his thoughts and asked seriously.
"The guard general in Sanhe City, whose surname is Li, is called Li Qiu Sheng, was obviously nervous. I told him what happened, but he just said he didn't believe me, and instead put the city on guard." Wang Fubei reported helplessly.
Bai Yousi nodded: "I'd like to trouble Mr. Wang to go there again and tell him that I'll ask General Li to talk to him in person and I'll make it clear."
Wang Fubei was puzzled and a little dissatisfied, but he still handed it over and left.
After half an hour, the main body of the first half of the huge team behind them had also appeared behind the slope, and there was obviously a commotion due to the appearance of the city in front and the pause of the vanguard troops.
At this time, dozens of riders finally came out of the city and came to this small slope.
"White Snake." Before Wang Fubei could introduce her, Li Qiusheng took the initiative to hand her over, but used a rare title.
"General Li, do you know about me?" Bai Yousi stood on the slope, holding his sword and smiling slightly.
"Of course I know." Li Qiusheng reluctantly handed over his hand again. "White Lady has been in Dongyi for half a spring and a summer, how could she not know?"
"Now that you know it, how can you not get out of the way?" Bai Yousi asked rhetorically.
"How do I know whether Madame White Lady is traveling westward privately with a hundred thousand people, or whether she has the permission of my Grand Governor?" Li Qiusheng spread his hands and looked bitter.
Bai Yousi nodded, then shook his head: "How could I bring one hundred thousand people to the west without your permission?"
Li Qiusheng was speechless for a moment. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Perhaps the Governor has something to hide?"
"Don't you have anything to hide?" Bai Yousi couldn't ask further.
Li Qiu Sheng was stunned.
Wang Fubei hurriedly came to persuade: "General Li, the reason is very simple. Since the Grand Governor let us over, no matter what his reasons are, as long as you follow his example and let us over, you will not be responsible. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, you will never be able to escape."
It's not your relationship...why do you care so much? I just thought you didn't know the deeds of our Mr. Bai."
Li Qiusheng was silent for a long time and slowly shook his head: "In that case, is there a customs clearance document or a warrant from my chief governor?"
"I am the general manager, how can I receive the order from your chief governor? Not to mention the ultimatum for customs clearance!" Bai Yousi asked back, his tone also stern.
"In this case, I can't let you go!" Li Qiusheng mustered up the courage and tried his best to speak.
"Your Excellency, your mind has been made up?" Bai Yousi asked with a frown. "There is no conflict between the Gang and the Dongsheng Kingdom at this time. Our group is not fundamentally an enemy. I really don't want to meet at arms."
Li Qiusheng's face turned pale: "That's the case, I just ask Bai Sanniang to see my sincerity in taking the initiative to come out of the city to meet you. Let me go back first, and then make further arguments."
"In that case, you can go back." Bai Yousi waved his hand.
Li Qiu Sheng didn't dare to wait a moment longer, and went straight downhill. He didn't dare to use his true energy to leap, he just lowered his head and mounted his horse, and turned back in a hurry.
Seeing the other party go down, Wang Fubei hurriedly came over and said, "This man is inexperienced and has a weird attitude. In addition, this place is not far from Jin'ao City. I'm afraid he deliberately made things difficult for us because of Li Ziqi's words."
"That's exactly the case, but since he's like that, we have no choice but to 'don't care'. You go find Chief Cheng and join us to organize the front army and prepare to attack the city with me." Bai Yousi was too lazy to care about this.
When Wang Fubei heard this, he became energetic and hurried down.
On the other side, Bai Yousi looked from a distance. After a moment, he saw Li Qiu Sheng entering the city with dozens of horses. He also saw that the soldiers on the city were being dispatched more quickly. He was still waiting to see, but he saw something
Strange place... It turns out that water from the river was diverted outside the city to create a moat, and there was a suspension bridge on the moat. But after Li Qiusheng entered the city to take precautions, he didn't close the suspension bridge. Isn't it strange?
After watching for a while, he saw a group of men and horses coming out of the city again. Bai Yousi was inspired. He knew the other party's plan. In addition, the troops and horses were still being prepared at this time, but he did not hesitate and rose into the sky with golden energy.
It overflowed and turned into a giant phoenix several feet long, and rushed towards the city.
The group of men and horses in front of the city, wearing uneven armor and mostly holding hammers and chisels, were ordered to go out of the city to break the wooden bridge on the main river outside the city. As soon as they walked out, when they looked up, they saw an extra sun in the east. Looking carefully, it seemed that
It was a real dragon in the shape of a giant bird. They were frightened and turned back one after another. Sure enough, they hid back in the city gate before the opponent pounced.
Just as he was about to rejoice, he noticed a sudden earthquake in all directions, followed by a rumble above, bricks and stones falling down, and the entire city gate tower collapsed.
It turned out that Bai Yousi had transformed into a master's unique true energy, which looked like a giant phoenix. With just one pounce, he actually knocked down the city gate tower.
Li Qiu Sheng had already made arrangements in the city. At this time, he had just boarded a high platform in the city to defend the city. He witnessed this scene with his own eyes and was stunned. As a result, Bai Yousi saved the bridge outside the city with one blow and had already caught a glimpse of Li Qiu.
Sheng held the command flag on the high platform and couldn't help but think of what had happened just now. In addition, she knew that this was a trick played by Li Ziqi behind her back, so she became angry.
As a result, he jumped up again and flew to the side of the opponent's high platform. Then he waved his long sword and used his true energy like a fan to cut away one after another, chopping up the vertical high platform made of hardwood and masonry like tofu.
, and then the high platform with a radius of one foot collapsed with a rumble under the watchful eyes of the defenders all over the city.
"In that case, I'll just let you pass!"
Li Qiu Sheng was so frightened that he lost consciousness. When he saw the other party coming directly towards him, he couldn't help but say these words in his heart. Unexpectedly, he was so frightened that when the words came to his lips, he couldn't make a sound. When he waved his true energy, he could only use his instincts.
He jumped up in anger and tried to escape.
Unexpectedly, when Bai Yousi caught a glimpse of this scene, his fighting instinct kicked in, and since he hadn't done anything for a long time, he just raised his hand and slashed the opponent from the air with a sword.
After chopping it down, I realized that I should have captured him alive.
But it was too late. With just one strike of the sword, Li Qiu Sheng was broken into two pieces and fell down, his internal organs were smeared all over the floor.
It’s also bad luck!
Of course, back to the present moment, let's just talk about today's level. The result is still good. There are only a thousand or so soldiers in the city. They have witnessed the white lady pounce, swing, and chop. She is so majestic that the rest can't say that they are kneeling.
He surrendered, but he became more obedient as Bai Yousi announced that the army would not enter the city.
The roads outside the city became smoother, and the city also "voluntarily" replenished a certain amount of ordnance and food for the large passing team.
The level of Three Rivers City was surprisingly easy to pass.
Seeing that it took two days for the queue to pass through Sanhe City, the city felt relieved, and several more riders galloped out to report everywhere. Not to mention other places, two of them headed north, towards the capital.
But after only galloping for one day and night, he was stopped in a small town.
The great governor of Dongyi is here.
Not only him, but Wang Yuande, the general of the Dongyi royal family, is also here.
After listening to the report, both of them were a little dazed and silent.
After a while, Wang Yuande came and asked: "Why is it a phoenix? Where did she visualize it?"
"It's supposed to be a phoenix, so that's right." Li Ziqi responded quietly. "The real dragons in the world have different shapes, like beasts, birds, fish and snakes, and the Red Emperor lineage has many bird shapes... This
It makes it clear that what Sanniang is visualizing is herself, or someone else. It is said that observing others makes oneself... From this point of view, she is indeed the chosen one of the Red Emperor Empress, and is even closer to her."
Wang Yuande said sarcastically: "If I had known earlier that it was appointed by the Supreme Being, I would not have intervened without reason."
Li Ziqi slowly shook his head, with a rare hint of resentment: "Even if you knew it, I'm afraid you would have a hand in it. As long as you make it difficult for me, no matter whether it benefits you in the overall situation or who is involved, you will always be happy
of."
Wang Yuande couldn't help but laugh dryly, but then asked: "Since the Governor knew that I couldn't see the overall situation, why did he still let her go that day?"
Li Ziqi closed his eyes and sighed, and then spoke: "Because this matter is too troublesome... If God does not care about people, she, Bai Sanniang, is the master of the demon island appointed by the Supreme. But if she doesn't want to, then she is the Supreme.
Wishful thinking; if we are talking about people and God, it means that someone was hit by a storm and landed here, and we have no reason to fall out with the gang now. We should have sent him back in a friendly manner, but in the end we detained him for no reason; and the most troublesome thing is,
But we are not the parties involved, we are just entrusted by "others", just like outsiders meddling in the family affairs of other people's father, son, mother and daughter. Not to mention that we don't want to get involved, even if we really want to get involved, it will just keep cutting things off and causing chaos.
I didn’t know how to start, and I didn’t know whether to be gentle or serious? So, I just kept silent that day and let her go."
"Indeed, if we really kill them," Wang Yuande said with squinted eyes. "Not to mention that the gang has become life and death enemies, even the errands of the two supreme beings are 100% bad... But, we really have to let them go.
If we leave, how about letting the back roads pass through the city? We can save them from falling into General Li’s situation?”
"Of course not, that would be clearly against the two supreme beings." Li Ziqi looked at the person in front of him and reminded him seriously.
"What is the Governor's idea?" Wang Yuande thought for a while, avoided the other party's warning, and continued to ask.
"If she left alone, there was really nothing we could do, but she was extremely ambitious, smart, and had everything she wanted. She insisted on taking prisoners and deporting people. In addition, she brought five battalions of soldiers and a fleet.
This is a brigade of almost 100,000 people... What we have to do is to hinder her along the way and delay her... With 100,000 people, even if they cut beans and millet along the way, it will only waste more time.
Drink poison to quench thirst... It's a pity that I clearly told him to win, but he was so smart that he was reluctant to destroy the bridge and instead went out of the city to meet me."
"If you don't talk about this... what if I drag her down and she just leaves?"
"If she really leaves, she will really leave. We will have no responsibility. But looking at her look, even if she is really broken, she will also take away the soldiers of the fifth battalion..."
Wang Yuande thought for a while, nodded slowly, and then asked: "What next?"
"Then when the troops of the fifth battalion arrive at Luolongtan, it will no longer be our business." Li Ziqi calmly narrated.
"Even if she brought a hundred thousand people to Luolongtan, wouldn't it be okay?" Although Wang Yuande's words were frivolous, his tone was also much more cautious.
"Then what should we use to hand over the errands?" Li Ziqi answered calmly. "We have to do something, right?"
"Does the Governor have to act half-heartedly?" Wang Yuande shook his head.
Li Ziqi also shook his head: "It's not about perfunctory, it's about doing your best and obeying fate... shouldn't this be like this?"
Wang Yuande was silent for a while, then suddenly sneered: "Is this how everything should be?"
Li Ziqi didn't say anything this time.
Wang Yuande stood up, walked to the door of the hall with his hands behind his hands, tilted his head and squinted at the beautiful late summer scenery outside, then suddenly turned back and told calmly: "The Governor said that I am against you in everything. This matter,
I probably still support the Grand Governor... Let's do our best together! I will try my best to help you when you pass by later."
After saying that, he walked out.
"So, the Dongyi people don't dare to attack, not only because they are weak, but also because they are worried about dividing the tiger?" Under the shade of the tree, Zhang Xing did not react for a moment. "But we don't have the Imperial Dragon Monument or the Jinglong Sword.
Even if it is used, how can we ensure that the tigers will block it for us?"
"There is no need to order the Dragon Monument." The Qianjin Cult Master sat at the root of the tree, twirling his beard and laughing. "As long as Fenshanjun disturbs his true form, he will go to Luolong Beach to meet the enemy, just like Bihaijun will go to Luolongtan to meet the enemy when he comes out.
It’s like going there to meet the enemy.”
Is there such a mechanism? But it seems to be somewhat reasonable and cognitive.
Zhang Xing was startled, but he still shook his head: "But it's still wrong. We have a Dragon-Shocking Sword, but we don't know how to frighten it or where to frighten it."
"When you, the Lord of the Eastern Realm, become a Grandmaster, you will know how to be frightened, even without the Jinglong Sword." Qianjin Cult Master continued to smile. "Besides, you don't know, the Dongyi people know that you don't know
?"
"Yes, they always take into account that we can alert the tiger." Zhang Xing suddenly realized. "I thought they were weak after the war."
"It is true that they are weak, but not necessarily to that extent. To that extent, they will only feel that the Central Plains is weaker." Qianjin Cult Master nodded in approval. "But in addition to Fenshanjun, the Dongyi people also have a big problem, and that is the noble species.
Lin Li naturally likes to fight within himself, and the current Grand Governor has his own faction. The royal family will definitely be dissatisfied, and they will inevitably constrain each other..."
Zhang Xing nodded, thoughtfully, and then suddenly asked: "This was just a casual conversation, why did Master Sun teach me these Dongyi things? Are you trying to remind me of something?"
Sun Siyuan was stunned and did not answer directly.
Zhang Xing simply stated: "At the beginning of the year, during the Great War in Hebei, my wife Bai Yousi sent troops and took a boat to go north to meet me. She was blown by a strange wind to Dongyi on the way. When she got there, Dongyi gave strange expressions, as if it had happened earlier.
There is an arrangement, does Master Sun know the whole story?"
Sun Siyuan was silent for a moment and asked back: "What does Chief Zhang think this matter is about?"
Zhang Xing was not polite and told what he and Bai Yousi had guessed: "According to what Emperor Bai told me, every time the energy of heaven and earth comes out, the four emperors will steal it and then divide it and use it, or make it into human beings."
, or put it into a place, or designate it for use, it is the so-called selection of each family... Sisi couldn't be the Qing Emperor or the Red Emperor's selection, right? So she was swept away by the wind but her attitude was ambiguous? But this is also strange,
Isn’t she the queen of the famous Guanlong clan?”
Behind him, Xie Minghe, who heard this for the first time, was obviously surprised, but did not say a word.
Sun Siyuan laughed dryly: "It's impossible to say that Bai Sanniang was born in the south."
"So, if this matter was done by the Red Emperor Empress, and Master Sun is the leader of the True Fire Sect, doesn't he know the details?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"I abdicated many years ago because of the chaos in the church caused by the fall of Nanchen. Not only did the gang alienate me, but the Red Emperor Empress also seemed to have resented me, and she has had few orders since then." Sun Siyuan was forced into a corner.
, whether it can be concealed or not. "For the current matter, you may have to ask the current True Fire Cult, or even the female crowns who are dedicated to guarding the True Fire."
This is equivalent to admitting it.
Now that he had admitted it, Zhang Xing did not want to push too hard, so he changed the subject after hesitation: "If this is the case, will Leader Sun still consider the future of the True Fire Sect?"
"What do you mean, Chief Zhang?" Sun Siyuan immediately became serious.
"Two things." Zhang Xing explained. "First, Master Sun wants to re-erect a pagoda in Huaibei, build a medical school to pass on medical skills, and build a hospital to treat diseases and save people on a large scale according to what we discussed two days ago.
We are naturally going to do our best to help, but I wonder if Master Sun will take the opportunity to preach? If he preaches, will the True Fire Sect in the south think that you are dividing the congregation?"
Sun Siyuan was silent for a moment and couldn't help asking: "Does Chief Zhang think we can preach?"
"Of course." Zhang Xing promised calmly. "The True Fire Sect is the true story of the Four Imperial Sects. How can it be forbidden? But if it really becomes a trend in Huaibei and starts a new one, Master Sun cannot blame us for splitting the True Fire Sect.
good."
Sun Siyuan nodded: "I came from the north, how can I blame you? If something strange happens in Huainan, I will be the only one to bear the burden."
Zhang Xing nodded and continued to remind:
"Secondly, I have actually heard a little bit about the affairs of the True Fire Sect in Jiangnan. For example, it doesn't matter if the female crown is in charge of the True Fire. However, the main line of the True Fire Sect, that is, the part led by the current leader, the trainer, Yutong, is focused on
Those who fight include another group that does not admit that it is a lineage of the True Fire Cult. In fact, they are also mixed in the Jingxiang rebel army. There are even fights between the two families... I am not talking about internal fighting, but that, according to my observation
, these people act hastily, are either too naive, or only know tricks, and even the entire Jiangnan rebel army is somewhat ineffective. If there is a confrontation in the future, both the enemy and the enemy will inevitably be destroyed. How will Master Sun deal with it then?"
Sun Siyuan was silent for a while again, but still asked: "What does Chief Zhang think I should do?"
"First of all, as the Grand Master, Master Sun is essentially uncontrollable. If you insist on doing anything, I can't help it, but I still hope that if the two families fight, Master Sun can continue to maintain neutrality." Zhang Xing said his own opinion.
Conditions. "However, if Master Sun really puts an end to the incestuous relationship, if necessary, I hope Master Sun can be more generous and open-minded, first resigning as the dean of the hospital and the dean of the medical school, and then return to the south, and then in his private capacity
Act...in other words, we must distinguish between public and private affairs and be open and honest.”
Sun Siyuan thought for a moment and sighed: "If this statement is actually fair, I have nothing to say, so I should obey it."
"I dare not say that I want Master Sun to obey." Zhang Xing explained quickly. "But we have seen the Master's medical skills and medical ethics with our own eyes in the past few days. We really feel that Master Sun's coming to Huaibei to build a pagoda is an opportunity that is hard to buy for us.
It is precisely because of this that we have to repeatedly think about the things that may lead to a bad outcome in this matter... As the saying goes, if you fail to foresee the consequences, they will be ruined. That's about it."
"That's the truth." Sun Siyuan nodded, then lowered his head to look at the pieces of paper in front of him. They were the articles that the other party handed over when he came over today. He couldn't help but sigh again. "I heard Master Zhang say something about Zhang before I came here.
Chief, after I left, I could hear my ears ringing, but I still didn’t expect Chief Zhang to be so impeccable and so generous..."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and the pieces of paper they had discussed floated directly into the air. The summer wind could not disturb them in the slightest, and they floated behind him, which was said to be a wooden house, more like a shed with an open door.
.
After a while, a person walked out of the house with his head bowed. He was extremely tall and huge, even bigger than Wu Changzai. He was like a giant, but he only wore a coarse short coat. He was the one who was said to have disappeared during the turmoil in Jiangdu.
The former general manager of Xuzhou, who stayed in Jiangdu, the master came to fight.
Lai Zhan'er came out twirling these pieces of paper and sighed: "I think it's good, it's just one clause. What if someone violates this treaty?"
Zhang Xing smiled bitterly: "If the Grand Master breaches the contract, or if we help him breach the contract, there is really nothing we can do about it other than to let this matter go away from now on. Because we are the main contracting parties, our reputation will be ruined at worst... So, I also
All I can say is, please wait and see what we do in the future."
"That's not what I meant." Lai Zhan'er came forward, holding the paper and said seriously. "I'm asking, what if someone in the hospital breaks the contract? For example, as you just said, the True Fire Cult was spread, and someone inside sent a message to the south.
Report..."
"Come on, sir." Xie Minghe stood up and said. "The first thing is that people in the hospital must also be under our jurisdiction..."
"Then what if people from the hospital provide cover for the gang?" Lai Zhan'er asked in return.
"What?" Xie Minghe was confused for a moment.
"If that's the case, if you're caught, the hospital doesn't have to admit it." Zhang Xing reacted quickly and gave a quick reply.
"When that time comes, how can you not admit it?" Lai Zhan'er sighed, but shook his head. "Forget it, if you can say this, it will give us some room."
Zhang Xing thought about it for a while, but finally couldn't hold it back: "Lai Gong, do you really want to stay here as a doctor? If you are willing to come, there is always a place for you. Even if you don't want to fight, with your prestige, you can go back to Xuzhou and sit in charge.
It’s reassuring.”
"It's enough for Xiao Zhou to go to Xuzhou." Lai Zhan'er looked back at the shed and his tone softened obviously. "I'll forget it. The world is so big that the only place that can accommodate me is Zhenren Sun's side."
"I understand, I understand." Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly. "The ships of the new era can no longer hold the old pirates."
These words were so incomprehensible that Xie Minghe even cast a strange look at his chief... When did Lai Zhan'er become a pirate? If he is a Jiang pirate, then he is also a Maitiegun, right?
Even Sun Siyuan and Lai Zhan'er didn't know how to reply. Fortunately, they understood what the other party meant.
"That's it." Zhang Xing stood up, not caring about the gaffe. "We will start immediately. After the fall, we will recruit the first batch of people to study medicine, and then start building hospitals and colleges at the same time... As for the hospital
site……"
"Just here." Sun Siyuan was casual. He stood up and looked around. "The sick and wounded after the war are all here. We still have to deal with the corpses to prevent the plague. There is also the site of the previous military camp. If we change it elsewhere, it will be troublesome."
"Do the colleges and hospitals have names?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"This place is to the west of the Guohe River, how about we call it the West Bank?" Sun Siyuan blurted out, the content was still casual, but it seemed a bit serious.
Zhang Xing nodded, obviously realizing something.
In this way, the final consensus was reached and it was put on paper. Zhang Xing went in again to see Xiao Zhou who was undergoing treatment. The two sides talked for a while. Seeing that Xiao Zhou's resentment towards Lai Zhan'er had disappeared and he felt at ease, he decided to go back and deal with it.
The rumors have become increasingly intense these days.
Even Xie Minghe had made preparations before coming, and would return home as soon as the final negotiations were completed.
Finally, after leaving Dou Xiaoniang's group of patrol riders behind to make contact with the hospital's preparations, Zhang Xing and Xie Minghe rode away together.
However, the two crossed the pontoon bridge and came to the east bank. When they were about to go north and south in opposite directions, Xie Minghe suddenly remembered something: "Chief, have you forgotten something?"
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, then realized it, then laughed and shook his head: "It doesn't matter, there is no need to go back and walk again."
Xie Minghe nodded and stopped caring about it, but he felt that something was wrong... Zhang Xing actually asked about the wind disaster at first, but Master Sun avoided talking about it and instead talked about a lot of Dongyi things. In the end, he really
It's getting to the point where the Supreme and the True Dragon are stirring up trouble, and now Zhang Xingfu is avoiding talking about the wind disaster... Couldn't this wind really be a sign of the Supreme's anger?
After thinking about this, Xie Minghe hesitated for a moment and took the initiative to suggest: "I'm not in a hurry to go home. How about I send you back to Hebei to meet Chen Bin before leaving?"
Zhang Xing, who was originally riding on the yellow horse, couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, but then asked the other party a strange question: "Lao Xie, everyone in the world is supreme...is it true or not?"
Xie Minghe thought for a while and gave his own answer: "Not to mention the supreme being who is all-powerful, from my point of view, he can almost be regarded as the great master. Among these great masters, there is no explanation for what they have done...
It's Bai Hengqiu. Doesn't Cao Lin have the ambition to stabilize the country? It's just that the stance is different and the path is different, so he can be regarded as a enemy."
Zhang Xing nodded and smiled again: "In that case, you can just go back to Stone City, so why worry?"
Xie Minghe came to his senses, nodded, finally stopped caring, and headed south.
Zhang Xing also reined in his horse and headed north.
After another two or three days, Zhang Xing calmly returned to Jiyin City. Sure enough, everything was calm. The previous wind disaster seemed to be an ordinary wind disaster, and the rumors seemed to disappear because the autumn harvest was coming.
Just when Chief Zhang was hesitating whether to postpone the meeting of the people at Jiyin Xingtai to report to the end of autumn, that afternoon, Zhang Liang suddenly rode into the city and reported a major event to Zhang Xing.
"Chief, Li Shu has escaped." Zhang Liang was sweating profusely and only said six words.
Zhang Xing, who was processing hospital logistics forms in the newly-renovated public room, was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
