Xiao Tang left Beijing this time and rushed to the southwestern road of Beijing. The first thing he wanted to do was Dengzhou, where Shuai Si and Xian Si were governed. Accompanying him were eighteen personal guards on horseback and archery, five hundred brave private troops, and all the commanders from the front of the palace.
Division, the Infantry Division of the Guards selected five battalions of brave and skilled soldiers, and randomly selected clothes, armor, helmets and swords from the Jiazhangku of the capital. On the day of departure, Yang Zhi received Xiao Tang's order and took people to the Jiazhangku Pass to support
. He selected spears, hobs, 2,500 pairs of iron armor each, a thousand pairs of cooked leather vests, and countless bows and arrows. Hongtian Lei Lingzhen and dozens of military gunners took out carts and artillery, as well as some
Dozens of lightweight "hand cannons" for two people were loaded onto the vehicle.
In terms of selecting generals, Xiao Tang's mansion was not only accompanied by Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Yan Qing, Hua Rong, Yuan Lang, Shi Qian and Xinglin Fairy Tang Pengxiu, because Tang Long, the golden leopard, was good at supervising the manufacture of weapons and armor, in order to prepare for emergencies.
If necessary, Xiao Tang would call him and go to Dengzhou with him.
What's more, Xiao Tang also deployed seven Forbidden Army generals, Guan Sheng, Yang Zhi, Xuan Zan, Hao Siwen, Han Tao, Peng Qi, and Ling Zhen, as well as Wen Huanzhang, the think tank who had been dormant in Anle Village.
Under his command, following his orders, Guan Sheng, a big sword that resembled his ancestral martial saint Guan Yunchang, carried the cold and cold Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and rode the red rabbit horse under his crotch, which was as straight as a flaming glow. He stood at the front of the team, and his momentum was
The wind is tight.
Isn’t it a bit too much to mobilize troops? Xiao Tang couldn’t help but shook his head with a wry smile, but there were crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the green forest on South Jingxi Road. Although they were all mad bandits roaring in the mountains and forests, there were many wise and brave people among them, so what about Xiao Tang?
Can you be careless?
The day before Xiao Tang's departure, Wang Huan, the military envoy of Henan and Hebei, Han Cunbao, the military envoy of Yanmen in Yunzhong, and Han Duanyan, the right official of Zanshan, also came to encourage Xiao Tang. Since the battle of Zhang Di in Mingzhou,
Wang Huan had a crush on Xiao Tang, and after the opening of Jinfeng Yulu Building in the capital, this old romantic became a frequent visitor to the music studio.
Xiao Tang naturally ordered the people in the band to take good care of this respected elder, and also intended to further win over the prominent officers and generals in the Forbidden Army in Beijing. Wang Huan and Han Cunbao also mentioned it to Xiao Tang, waiting for Xiao Tang to appease the southwestern road of Beijing.
When he returned to the capital after the incident, he had to be introduced to several other senior generals in the Ten Festivals.
As for other officials in the capital, Gao Qiu, who is currently in charge of the Guards and Infantry Command Department, and Zheng Juzhong, who is in charge of the Privy Council, all looked on coldly at the establishment of a department on Xiao Tang's route to the southwest of Beijing. Xiao Tang pretended to be a comfort envoy.
The banner of patrolling South Jingjing Road was swaggering out of the capital. In their view, Xiao Tang was just enjoying his success. Once he gained power, he could not wait to ask for power from the officials. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the officialdom of the capital, it was not possible to act in such a high-profile manner.
On the day of the trip, Tang Pengxiu stood aside and quietly looked at Xiao Tang, who was dressed in a smart outfit and riding on a horse that neighed like a thousand miles away. She saw that Xiao Tang had hair like a knife, eyebrows like a paintbrush, a tall nose, and a thin
The thin lips and the heroic posture of a man sitting upright on a powerful horse couldn't help but make Tang Pengxiu's heart flutter.
Thinking of such a man becoming her lover, Tang Pengxiu couldn't help but reveal a smile. Xiao Tang turned his head, and Tang Pengxiu immediately turned his head and looked around like a frightened little rabbit. Xiao Tang smiled slightly.
He smiled, but now that all his subordinates and confidants were around, it was not easy to flirt with Tang Pengxiu, so he could only put on airs and act like a special official from the imperial court.
When Shi Xiu, Yang Xu, Jiao Ting, Hou Jian and others from Xiao Tang's mansion respectfully sent Xiao Tang off to the city, five or six people were sitting on the wine table outside the shop next to the wine shop not far from the city gate. A military man leaned his shoulders on a weeping poplar tree next to the pond. He stood on his feet and drank all the rice wine in the bowl. When he saw Xiao Tang and his entourage of ceremonial guards in order, he spat and cursed: "Hey! What a show. Birds are so majestic, so no matter what Xiaotang is, my grandpa will be displeased!"
The military man was born with phoenix eyes and thick eyebrows, a slight beard, a white face and a rosy face. He had a flat head and a broad forehead. He was seven feet tall and strong. He was said to be very handsome, but there was a bit more slickness and anger between his eyebrows. Not a kind person.
The military man glanced at Tang Pengxiu, who was sitting in the carriage and opening the window to look at the scenery outside. His eyes lit up, and his heart was pounding, his bones and muscles were numb, and he just kept mumbling: "That little girl is not very pretty, and so is Jinai." A man who dislikes poverty and loves wealth will teach Xiao Tang to ride on him!"
The boy next to him had sharp eyes. When he saw Shi Xiu seeing off Xiao Tang, he immediately said to the soldier: "Brother, isn't that guy Shi Xiu, the desperate man?"
The military man's eyes narrowed, and when he saw Shi Xiu, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and cursed angrily: "That guy is so arrogant because he is a dog raised by Xiao Tang! He dares to come to Bianliang in Tokyo! If I seize the land, one day I will take the life of the bandit!"
The few rogue boys around the soldier were all local gangsters who only engaged in deceit and abduction in the streets of the capital in the past. In the past, they all relied on the soldier to be strong and good at using guns and clubs to win the battle in Bianliang, Tokyo. He was used to doing bad things, but since Shi Xiu came to Bianliang, Tokyo, he used thunderbolt methods to control most of the foxes and rats in the capital. This soldier and a few scoundrels had suffered the consequences of the desperate Saburo, and now they saw him Naturally, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet each other.
"But brother... Even though strong dragons can't suppress local snakes, Shi Xiu has Xiao Tang's backing, so I'm afraid we can't provoke him either." At this time, another boy said to the soldier.
After hearing this, the military man was furious. He jumped up and gave the boy a hard slap on the ear, and cursed: "You are a bunch of birds who only care about others' prestige. Grandpa, am I easy to mess with?"
As soon as the military man had money in hand, the three brothers and the four brothers drank wine and meat all day long, but if they had any trouble, they would pull out their fists and hit them, so the gangsters were both afraid of him and relied on him. Although the rogue's face was burning with pain, he did not dare to argue with the soldier.
Seeing the anger of the soldier, the other scoundrels had no words to persuade him, "Brother, please bear with your anger for a moment. Your father-in-law was also worried that he would get into trouble, and he also asked me to come and persuade him..."
"Why do you care about that old coffin lady!? How dare that old immortal thing bother me?" The military man glared and cursed loudly. His verbal abuse of his father can be said to be extremely unfilial. , the soldier said in a dark voice: "Feng Shui is turning, how could I know that there will be no trace of me, Wang Qing? Since Shi Xiu dares to provoke us, he will suffer a lot when he falls into my hands!"
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It is said that Xiao Tang led his army out of Bianliang, Tokyo, and marched all the way past Yingchang Prefecture and into the boundary of Ruzhou. After walking for a few days, they arrived at the boundary of Lushan in Ruzhou. Not far beyond Lushan, it is southwest of Beijing. Dengzhou where Lu Shuaisi is located.
The then magistrate of Lushan County was named Yang Qing. When he heard that Xiao Tang, who had just been appointed as the pacifier of South Jingnan Road, was passing through the county, he immediately turned around like ants on a hot pot and treated Xiao Tang and others respectfully like a filial son and a virtuous grandson. back.
Xiao Tang and his close friends arranged their carriages and horses, stopped the troops for reorganization, and took a short rest before setting out on the road. Seeing that Tang Pengxiu was bored, Xiao Tang asked her to have some fun in Lushan County. Tang Pengxiu suddenly became lively again.
She nodded repeatedly, and walked out of the county government office while chatting and laughing with Xiao Tang. Not far from the government office, there were rows of shops and stalls, including those selling snacks, women's clothing, and all kinds of jewelry.
It has everything.
Tang Pengxiu wandered around various stalls like a cheerful little oriole, picking up the hairpin to look at, and picking up the rouge and gouache to smell it. Instead, Xiao Tang was left behind by Tang Pengxiu, just like in later generations when he had a girlfriend and
When she goes shopping, she basically has to follow others to carry bags and pick up things...
Xiao Tang smiled bitterly to himself. Suddenly he saw Guan Sheng, Xuan Zan, Yang Zhi and Hao Siwen not far ahead. They had left the government office and seemed to be wandering around Lushan County to relax. Guan Sheng and the other four saw Xiao Tang accompanying them.
While shopping with Tang Pengxiu, I thought to myself how could such an occasion detract from the scenery of Shangguan? They all clasped their fists and were about to turn around and leave.
But at this moment, Xiao Tang, Tang Pengxiu, Guan Sheng and others heard someone shouting: "Selling firewood!"
The big man's rough voice was as loud as a bell, which startled Tang Pengxiu. Xiao Tang wondered where this man came from, his voice was quite loud... He just looked over at the shout.
, but was immediately shocked by the sight in front of him.
Xiao Tang saw that although the tall man, who was as tall as a black tower, was carrying firewood, what he was carrying on his shoulders turned out to be a strong tree trunk. The trunk was more than ten times wider than an ordinary shoulder pole, and the trunk was tightly tied.
The firewood he lived in was almost as high as a mountain, and it seemed to weigh more than a thousand kilograms! The big man was walking as if he was carrying a mountain. What was even more terrifying was that he was not blushing and out of breath, but he could still carry the firewood that was as high as a mountain.
Walk like flying!
Unexpectedly, there are such people in this small Lushan County!? Xiao Tang was surprised in his heart. Compared with Lu Zhishen, who uprooted the weeping willows in the Water Margin, and Wu Song, who freely played with stone piers weighing four to five hundred kilograms, this person
The man's unparalleled strength is enough to compete with them!