"Let me ask you, do you have any new news over Jishan and Dangshan?" Zhang Xing saw that he was traveling to the left, so he came to ask from a distance.
When Zuo You heard this, he stepped forward carefully and came to follow him, but he didn't dare to sit down. He just stood there and smiled bitterly: "It's just a lot of drums and gongs!"
"Since the situation is so intense, the information from the leaders should also be highlighted... Do you have any explanation?" Zhang Xingzhi sat at a table on the street and kept asking with his hands folded.
"Of course there is." Zuo Youxian also imitated the other party's clasping hands and became serious. "Actually, to be honest with Zhang Baishou, it's not bad here in Jishan. Anyway, I have been working for Master Xu during the half year I have been hanging around here... But over there in Dangshan
There was a lot of chaos. There were big mountains and a lot of people there. There were seven or eight riots in half a year. Especially after the winter, there was a constant shortage of food. But just a few days ago, I may have gotten the news that a grain ship was heading north in winter.
They renewed their friendship, and there were about 13 members of the Xu family, and they agreed that they would definitely rob this together, and there would be no more internal strife... I heard that there was a small group of bandits wandering over from the East, and they were also planning to participate.
"
Zhang Xing nodded slowly: "Is Du Pozhen one of them?"
"Yes." Zuo Youxian thought for a while. "There is such a person. He was originally a sheep thief from the Eastern Territory... He was a small-time thief, with low cultivation and few people. The friendship almost failed to connect with him.
, after becoming sworn friends, he was obviously the top three eldest brother, but he just let them wander down there and do hard work..."
"Are we going to build a dam here in Jishan?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"There is indeed a saying." Zuo Youxian continued to nod. "But I heard that we have to wait until the fleet has passed Linhuan before taking action... The water is shallow in winter, and that kind of thing can be done in one day and night. Even if it is not good, it will be effective."
Zhang Xing nodded and suddenly asked: "By the way, what are the cultivation levels of those thirteen people?"
"There is a man named Black-Hearted Tiger Zhou Xiaoyi. It is said that he has reached the Condensation Pill, but I guess he only has access to the Ren and Du Meridians, and does not have the ability to control the true energy like a rainbow at the Condensation Level... His name should also be a pseudonym." Zuo Youxian.
Extremely cooperative. "There is also a person named Lou Huan, who is also a member of the second line of Ren and Du... The remaining eleven people have seven or eight main lines of Dzogchen or upward, and three or four main lines are not enough. As for Mr. Xu,
, I know very well that he claims to be the Great Perfection of the Right Meridian, but in fact it is a little short of it, and he is a half-pot with insufficient Right Meridian.”
"I am also a half-hearted person with insufficient positive energy." Zhang Xing suddenly laughed. "Mr. Zuo You, with your cultivation level, you can definitely become a leader there, so why are you so careful?"
Zuo You was silent for a moment, then folded his hands and smiled bitterly: "Zhang Baishou wants to hear the truth?"
"nature."
"The truth is a bit offensive."
"It doesn't matter."
"Actually, to put it bluntly, I think it's not good to be an official. I think it's not good to be a thief. It's even more inappropriate to be neither black nor white. That's why I'm always cautious, thinking that it's better to be a free and unfettered person." Zuo Zuo.
You sighed and responded. "When you become an official, you must at least be a high official. Otherwise, you will be oppressed and forced by the superiors. Do you think the county officials who transported grain this time will have a hard time? And if you are a thief, you will be punished in this world.
Although small thieves are happy, they cannot be big thieves. But in this world, when everyone gathers together, it is not up to you to decide whether you become big or not... Just like this time, it is obvious who Xu is the master and what is the evil tiger.
They are all smart people, but they have to come to grab food. And if they grab the food, how can they stand still if the army comes to suppress them? Are they going to drift away like me? They may even lose their lives."
Zhang Xing couldn't refute it. Of course, he didn't want to refute it in the first place. He just kept silent for a moment and continued to ask: "Mr. Zuo... let me ask one last question, what information did you sell to General Chen when you came here?"
"There is no selling message." Zuo You looked around, hesitated, and did not speak.
Zhang Xing understood: "Well, what message did he ask you to send to someone? He didn't need to report the horse, but he had to use you?"
Zuo You finally smiled bitterly: "As long as Zhang Baishou understands it, how can I dare to say it?"
Zhang Xing couldn't help laughing: "Should it be for Jishan or Dangshan?"
"Both." Zuo You said helplessly.
"What's the specific content?" Zhang Xing didn't look surprised at all. It would be ridiculous if the world did not support bandits and respect themselves. If nothing else is said, how can the merchants from Xuzhou be sent to the metasequoia forest without being blocked by Jishan and Dangshan.
Zuo You kept silent.
"Mr. Zuo." Zhang Xing reached out to the other party and responded sincerely. "I didn't care about your identity that day. I just gave you horses, knives and silver. I already treat you as a close brother..."
Mr. Zhou, who was supervising the serving of dishes, couldn't help but look back. Zuo You, whose cultivation level was four or five levels higher than Zhang Xing's, actually didn't dare to say anything. He could only nod casually: "
I will keep Zhang Baishou’s kindness in my heart.”
Zhang Xing also continued to respond: "The current situation is that you are placed here instead of Longgang. This shows that General Chen does not regard you as one of his own family... Our dearest brothers will be in trouble.
How can we still care about an outsider?"
Zuo You was startled for a moment and asked, "Will Zhang Baishou be in trouble?"
"It's not me, it's our brothers." Zhang Xing responded seriously.
"Our brothers...?"
"Think about it... It's okay if I can't do anything. I'll just lose all my belongings and be demoted. But if you just leave like this, aren't you afraid of being on the blacklist, even Xianyun Yehe has done the same thing?
No?" Zhang Xing asked the other party sincerely. "Brother Zuo, since you are engaged in this business, you should know what the real interests are."
Zuo You was silent again, and simply said: "Zhang Baishou is also a smart man. I should have guessed it even if I didn't tell him... General Chen asked me to send a message to Dangshan, telling them not to come across the west bank of the Huan River, otherwise he would definitely
It is difficult to handle, but on the contrary, it will be easier for him to handle.”
Zhang Xing nodded and asked again: "Do you want to tell these people again?"
Zuo You immediately shook his head: "Zhang Baishou opened his mouth, how can he do it again? Now I just want to go to the head of the Long Whale Gang in Xucheng, hide for a while, and then swim to the old place of the East China Sea... After all, we are like this
I’m afraid I won’t be able to hide it from General Chen even if I communicate with you.”
As he spoke, Zuo You pursed his lips to indicate that there were quite a few people sneaking peeks on the street, and there were even more people peeking behind the closed facade.
"Since you've offended him, that's good." Zhang Xing was proud, but he pointed at a casino manager who had just paid out the money and shouted loudly. "Go by yourself, whether it's Chen Ling's business or not.
I'm looking for twenty taels of silver...to give to my brother as a farewell gift, or I'll cut off one of your hands."
The steward raised his head and hesitated for a moment, then stopped talking and finally turned around to look for the money.
Zhang Xing turned around and smiled.
Zuo You also laughed.
After a while, Zuo You immediately rode away, but Zhang Xing was yelling and asking first if those women were bought just this year and would they like to go home? They will have their own winter clothes when they go home. These three people
I didn’t dare to pursue him during the day. I also called out to those who had broken off their hands and were working as prostitute stewards, saying that they behaved themselves and wouldn’t stop business when meeting prostitutes. They just wanted to cut off one of their hands. Are there any objections?
For this reason, he killed another person in the street and cut off the hands of two more people, leaving the originally pleasant street in a mess.
But by this time, Qin Bao's three men had not completely destroyed General Chen's property.
It’s also helpless.
Let's say that during this massive riot in the Metasequoia Forest, Zhang Xing's mere four or five people actually destroyed Chen Ling's property in the entire market, and by the way intercepted the information about this road from Zuo You, while holding three thousand fine armors in their hands.
Chen Ling, who was so close, didn't show his face during the whole process... Frankly speaking, this actually cast a shadow on Zhang Xing's heart.
That evening, on the way back to Longgang, Zhang Xing began to reflect on himself again, but he had no choice.
There is no way, this time things are already very difficult:
The first one is that he is not familiar with the place and has traveled a long distance. Apart from wearing a tiger skin, he has no real strength to draw on.
Secondly, it means that the situation is indeed not good. There is a shortage of food in the mountains, this wave of food is not planned, and the water is shallow in winter. There will be a conflict no matter what.
At the same time, all the forces are still half-hearted. It is difficult to name the enemy and ourselves. It is difficult to distinguish the Whale Gang from black and white. Needless to say, the people in the Jianghu are not trustworthy at all. And the army on Longgang also means to stand by and watch...
Even Zhang Xing had no reason to criticize others. When he was found by Bai Yousi, he was just perfunctory. Those ordinary Jin Yiqi just wanted to save their own belongings.
Thinking about it carefully, the only people who are willing to protect the food team and maintain order to prevent this incident from getting out of control are Bai Yousi and Qin Bao, plus Zhang Xing, who has abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side... Of course, Hu
Yan, Qian Tang, Li Qingchen and others are also credible, but they are only listening to Bai Yousi's instructions.
At the end, when I came back to the scene, this Chen Ling really made me feel powerless.
In their wild thoughts, they returned to Longgang Village... When the sergeant in the village came to see Zhang Xing and his party, their expressions had already changed, but they were restrained properly and no one caused trouble.
Not only that, when I went back to wash up, the clerk from before came over and said that General Chen was hosting a banquet and asked Zhang Baishou to please him.
Zhang Xing let out a long breath in his heart. It was not that he felt that there must be a turning point this time, but that there would probably be a clear explanation this time.
Sure enough, he entered the back hall on the second floor of the main building alone. Before he could say anything, Chen Ling, who was sitting in the main seat, blushed and clapped: "Zhang Baishou, Zhang Sanlang, we met by chance, but I have to recognize you.
He is indeed a person... He is the confidant of the noble daughter of the Bai family and has a bright future; he is also ranked among the best in the world and has outstanding talents; and he can do things regardless of his decency and dare to use any means. He is ruthless... To put it in good conscience, I will change it to
Others are almost moved by you today, but I, Chen Ling, also have my own ideas. If you are interested, you might as well sit down and have a glass of wine and let me explain it to you slowly."
Zhang Xing nodded and sat down directly. Then the beautiful maid who brought incense came up to flatter and arrange the arrangements.
After everything was settled, Chen Ling raised a glass on the couch and asked: "I am older, so I would like to speculate on one thing. Does Zhang Baishou want to wait until I get angry by you today and accuse you before he brings the wine?"
Present the gifts one by one, explain their value, and then promise me a future for the Bai family? Isn't this the ultimate inducement you can do? At the same time, you can also play with me on the applause? "
Zhang Xing nodded, actually admitting... In fact, this is exactly what he planned to do.
When Chen Ling saw this, he smiled first and raised his glass to express his gratitude. Zhang Xing, on the other hand, was not polite and stood up to warm the wine and drank it down in one gulp.
"Take it out." Chen Ling turned around and looked at the maid behind him.
The two maids, who were dressed differently from the others, immediately bowed and went into the back room. After a while, they came out together holding a shining golden object.
Zhang Xing could see clearly that it was an object that looked like a gold awl.
"Zhang Baishou." Chen Ling sighed and pointed at it. "This is a dragon bone, sprayed with gold to form a golden cone... I have thirty-seven of these dragon bone gold cones in my home... May I ask what this copybook is like for Zuo Jun, the King of Comparisons?
?Send one to Bai Xinxun, and ask Zhang Baishou to pass it on to you."
Zhang Xing suddenly realized: "It turns out that my family is so rich...it seems that I am as childish as a child today."
"No, no." Chen Ling responded sincerely. "No, no... these are all foreign objects. Otherwise, why would I give one away easily? There is only one thing that matters to me.
That is how our Zhongli Chen family can continue... But to be honest, it is too difficult... Do you know how you got this dragon bone golden awl?"
"I would like to hear the details." Zhang Xing looked coldly and held his hands in front of him.