The task that Zhao Heng entrusted to Chen Tuan was temporarily put aside by this living god.
Yang Peng was like an Arhat cast into a golden body. He could no longer be dealt with by Chen Tuan, the living god.
If Old Taoist Chen Tuan really forces Yang Peng and the Taoist sect to fight to death, it's hard to say what the outcome will be. Chen Tuan's reputation as a Taoist Living God may also be able to influence the people of Datong and Fuxing Prefectures, causing some trouble for Yang Peng. But his reputation is really hard to use in Tianjing New City.
Most of the Dao Sect's influence is in the Central Plains. Outside of the Central Plains, its influence is really low. If the Yang family escapes to Ryukyu. The only person left who is qualified to go against the Yang family is Zhao Heng.
When the time comes for the Taoist sect, they won’t even have the qualifications to intervene, so they can only be beaten passively. Therefore, Old Taoist Chen Tuan felt that there was room for reversal and rearrangement of everything before he and Yang Peng completely became grudges. Moreover, Yang Peng's approach also greatly touched Old Taoist Chen Tuan.
Perhaps, we can learn from Yang Peng's approach and promote Taoism to a wider scope. Therefore, under the premise that Chen Tuan Lao Dao and other people from several lines did not discuss the result. Old Taoist Chen Tuan will not see Yang Peng again, nor will he take any action against Yang Peng. Although Chen Tuan's relationship with the royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasty was unusual, it was not unusual enough to involve the Taoist sect.
After all, the flowing dynasty and the Taoist sect have lasted for thousands of years. The Taoist sect is far more important in his heart than the dynasty. …
After bidding farewell to the old Taoist Chen Tuan, Yang Peng once again mounted his horse and embarked on the road to the capital of Liao Kingdom. Yang Peng felt a lot more relaxed after settling his worries about Dao Sect. Yang Peng didn't find anything surprising about the powerful Huashan Swordsman he met before. Yang Peng's current martial arts skills are hard to match on the battlefield, but this does not mean that Yang Peng is invincible.
There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the world.
Yang Peng is very clear about the level of his martial arts. His current martial arts can only be said to have reached the extreme of hardness, turning from hardness to softness. As for the word "soft", I haven't fully understood it yet. Yang Peng and Fan Long had a fight before, and Fan Long defeated him with his strength. If Yang Peng's martial arts skills want to reach the pinnacle level, he must work hard on Roujin.
When Yang Peng's martial arts reaches the point where both strength and softness are combined, and when millions of soldiers' war spears are unified into one hundred styles, he may be truly invincible. Of course, it is impossible for Yang Peng to devote all his energy to martial arts. His arena is a battlefield, and the battlefield is not a place where personal bravery is the criterion for victory or defeat.
A person's martial arts skills can only determine your chance of survival on the battlefield, but it cannot determine the outcome of a battle. Yang Peng rode his horse in the wilderness for a day and a night. People appeared around him frequently. Although Yang Peng got out of Yanmen Pass alone, it does not mean that he has no one available outside Yanmen Pass.
The power of the Secret Guard and the Jinyi Guard had already penetrated most of the Liao Kingdom. In addition, Yang Dezheng's 30,000 rangers in Fuxing Pass also often circled the Liao lands near Fuxing Pass and Yanmen Pass. As long as Yang Peng is willing, he can pull up a force of tens of thousands of troops at any time.
"Da da da~" When Yang Peng rode his horse out of Waqiao Pass and reached the foot of a tall mountain peak, heavy snow fell in the sky. The weather in the north gets colder much earlier than in the south. Along with the heavy snow, there is also a strong cold wind. The cold wind kept following the collar and cuffs of Yang Peng's clothes, and penetrated into Yang Peng's clothes. Yang Peng had to tie his cuffs and trouser legs with ropes to reduce moisture from the cold wind.
The old horse snorted, snorting white air, and walked very slowly. One person and one horse, they reached halfway up the mountain.
suddenly. A figure emerged from the mountainside, a tall and round man, carrying a mace and wrapped in an animal skin jacket. "Hey! I built this mountain and planted this tree. If I want to live from now on, I will leave money to buy the road." The man waved his mace and roared so loudly that it made Yang Peng's ears numb.
Like this kind of calamity, Yang Peng met no less than a hundred people along the way. Some were killed by him, and some were killed by the Rangers. In short, Yang Peng had indeed witnessed the chaos outside the customs. Everyone said that there were three chaos outside the pass: the Liao soldiers raiding the valley, the bandits robbing the roads, and the black shops that ate people without spitting out their bones.
The Liao soldiers in Dacao Valley had been killed by Yang Dezheng's rangers and did not dare to leave Xijing City. Now all that's left are the ruthless bandits and the gangsters who eat people without spitting out their bones. Yang Peng didn't encounter any illegal shops, because basically all the illegal shops along the way had been taken over by Jinyiwei and Secret Guards.
Only this bandit, he met a lot. And it’s still the kind that can’t be killed. If you harvest a crop today, it will grow tomorrow. It can be seen how chaotic it is outside the customs. Yang Peng had heard these words of a man wielding a mace no less than ten times. The man looked at Yang Peng and said nothing, thinking that Yang Peng was scared to death.
Hehehe smiled. He waved his hand, and many people emerged from the mountains and forests on both sides, ready to capture Yang Peng. Yang Peng drew his horizontal sword with his backhand and fought fiercely with the bandits. There were not many bandits. A dozen of them were not enough for Yang Peng to fill his teeth.
"What a handsome swordsmanship." The man wielding the mace saw Yang knocking down his minions with seven three strokes and five divided by two. Not only was he not angry, but he praised him.
"I'm here to meet you." The man's walking posture was very special. He was obviously a reckless man, but he walked with a majestic and arrogant air. As soon as the man took action, the remaining minions all moved out of the way.
"Look at the stick!" The man waved the mace, and the wind roared and hit Yang Peng. Yang Peng raised his eyebrows and stepped forward with a knife.
"Bang bang bang~" The two of them exchanged seven moves, but the man's mace never landed on Yang Peng. On the contrary, it was Yang Peng's horizontal sword that made two gashes in the man's body. The man stared and said in surprise: "Your martial arts are not weak. Jiao is no match for you. Jiao is a man. If you are willing to keep your money, Jiao will let you pass."
"Jiao?" Yang Peng put away the horizontal sword with a strange expression, stared at the man, and asked: "Is this Banana Mountain?" But Yang Peng remembered that the information Jin Yiwei gave him included all the nearby forces. Among them. On the road that Yang Peng must pass, the most tyrannical bandits are a group of strongmen from Bajiao Mountain.
There are only a few hundred strong men in Bajiao Mountain, but they have created a great reputation in this area. The reason lies in the four mountain kings of Bajiao Mountain. The great king of Bajiao Mountain is Yue Sheng, nicknamed Golden Sword. This person is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also well versed in the art of war, and has taken care of a banana mountain in an orderly manner. The second king is called Meng Hu. This person is also highly skilled in martial arts, well versed in the art of war, is generous with money, and is good at making friends. The three kings are called Jiao Ting. He is also familiar with the art of war and is a generous man.
The four kings are called Yang Xing, and they are nicknamed Tiger Fighting Taibao. This person was not proficient in the art of war, but he was very skilled in martial arts, so he took the fourth place on Mount Basho. With these four people in the village, plus a group of well-trained minions, Bajiao Mountain can be regarded as a powerful wilderness in the northwest. Yang Peng didn't have a good impression of a group of bandits.
What made him feel weird were the two mountain kings on the mountain. Jiao Ting Meng Hu. These two can also be regarded as loyal queens. Logically speaking, these two guys still have a relationship with the Yang family. If Yang Peng hadn't transferred Yang Dezheng to Datong, then these two guys would most likely have been recovered by Yang Dezheng and become Yang Dezheng's right-hand man. What Yang Peng didn't expect was that before Yang Dezheng hit these two guys, he hit him first. However, as far as Yang Peng knew, this place was still five miles away from Bashan Mountain.
Why did we bump into each other here? The man was stunned, shook his head and said: "This is not the case, the one behind is." Yang Peng raised his eyebrows and said: "Then you are Jiao Ting?" The man was stunned and said: "You know me?" Yang Peng looked left and right. , said: "Where is Meng Hu? Didn't it say that Jiao is not separated from Meng, and Meng is not separated from Jiao?"
Jiao Ting said in shock: "How come you even know my brother?" Yang Peng put the horizontal knife on the horse's back, thrust his hands into his cuffs, and said nonchalantly: "Tell him to come out." Jiao Ting was stunned. Stunned, he whistled towards the mountains and forests on both sides. After a while, another man led a group of people and appeared in front of Yang Peng. Jiao Ting stared at Yang Peng and quietly told Meng Hu about his encounter with Yang Peng.
Meng Hu glanced sideways, stared at Yang Peng, pondered for a long time, clasped his fists and said, "What do you call this brother? Where did you hear the name of our brother?" Meng Hu was good at making friends, so he met powerful people. When I talk to someone, I always like to cross-examine.
After all, in the green forest world of the northwest, Basho Mountain is not invincible. For example, Dujiazhai in Jinjiling, which is close to Youzhou, and Mukezhai, which is not far from Jinjiling, are not something they can afford to offend. Yang Peng looked at Jiao Zanmeng Liang with a smile and said, "You two are indeed good. You are big enough, and your martial arts should not be weak..."
Yang Peng's inexplicable words made Jiao Ting and Meng Hu look confused. Jiao Ting asked Meng Hu angrily, "Did you meet a fool?" Meng Hu shook his head, frowned, and asked Yang Peng in a deep voice, "Brother, please prove your identity truthfully, otherwise, don't blame us brothers for not being responsible." You're welcome." Jiao Ting and Meng Hu subconsciously clenched their weapons, preparing to capture Yang Peng.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I have taken a liking to you two, and you will be my subordinates from now on. I will give you one day to prepare. Someone will recruit you tomorrow."
"You are talking nonsense. Could it be that you are crazy?" Meng Hu secretly waved his hand at Jiao Ting. The two men were ready to take down Yang Peng.
Yang Peng took a step back, abandoned his old horse, and retreated along the way he came. Jiao and Meng were left with confused faces. After Yang Peng came down from the mountain, Jin Yiwei's men came to his side. Yang Peng wrote an order and passed it on.
Following Yang Peng's order. The rangers outside the pass began to gather quickly. Jiao and Meng led Yang Peng's old horse back to the village. As soon as he entered the house, he saw a strong man, shirtless, practicing his sword.
"Brother, where are you practicing swordsmanship?" Jiao Ting shouted. The strong man put away his sword and stood up, feeling a wave of heat rising from his body. The strong man asked Jiao Ting, "When I went out today, did I meet any fat sheep?" Jiao Ting put down the mace in his hand and said dejectedly: "Don't mention it. When I went out today, I didn't meet any fat sheep. I went crazy. I don’t know where this person heard the name of our brothers and threatened to recruit us.
As a result, before Meng Hu and I could take action, he scared away. Before the man ran away, he said he would give us a day to prepare. "In this village, the only one who can be called brother by Jiao Ting is King Jin Dao Yue Sheng. After listening to what Jiao Ting said, Yue Sheng looked at Meng Hu. Compared with Jiao Ting and Meng, Meng Hu is a better person. cautious.
So Yue Sheng prefers to listen to Meng Hu's analysis. When Meng Hu saw Yue Sheng looking at him, he whispered: "Brother, that person is talking nonsense. He has no entourage, and no money. My younger brother guessed that this person was just talking big words to embolden himself. "
Yue Sheng nodded and said: "That's good. Nowadays, the situation in the northwest is turbulent, and the Zheyang family has risen strongly. The northwest has changed from a three-legged situation in the past to a four-legged situation today. This situation is not very stable.
Yang Dezheng had previously stirred up civil strife in the Liao Kingdom and forced Yelu Xiuge, the king of the South Branch of the Liao Kingdom, to withdraw his troops. Once Yelvxiu brother is allowed to stabilize the situation in the Liao Kingdom, he will definitely send his troops south. When the time comes, when we fight together, with the little strength of our brothers, survival will become more difficult. "
Jiao Ting hummed and said: "I must say that Yang Dezheng is a real person. With his own strength, he occupied the land of three states in the northwest of the country, and became the king and hegemon. He became the local emperor. He is also a local emperor, and his local emperor sits much longer than us." Yue Sheng glared at Jiao Ting and said coldly: "What do you know? Don't look at the Yang family's glory, but it is actually dangerous behind their backs. .In the eyes of Song, Liao, Dangxiang, and the Three Kingdoms, the Yang family was like a tumor growing on their bodies.
As long as the war between Song and Liao comes to an end. The Yang family will be quickly eradicated. Meng Hu raised his eyebrows and said: "Brother, do you mean that the Song Dynasty can defeat the Liao people and regain the sixteen states of Yanyun?" "
Yue Sheng said firmly: "I can definitely do it." Jiao Ting and Meng Hu looked at each other and nodded: "That's good. The Bajiao Mountain we occupy is also a good place. At that time, we may be able to help Da Song ." Although the brothers are just reckless, they have their own ambitions in their hearts.
This point cannot be compared with other bandits. Yue Sheng called Yang Xing, and the four brothers drank and talked about their ideals and ambitions in the Juyi Hall. I didn't fall asleep until the moon rose tomorrow.
The next day. When the four brothers woke up, they felt something was wrong.
"What...what's going on?" The four of them were seen tied up with five flowers and tied to the pillars of the Juyi Hall. The brothers in the cottage were all tied up and thrown to the ground. Groups of soldiers occupied the entire Juyi Hall.
The leading general was staring at them with a smile but not a smile. "The first boss of Bashan Mountain is Yue Sheng, the second boss is Meng Hu, the third boss is Jiao Ting, the fourth boss is Yang Xing...it's the four of you, right?"
The leading general was wearing leather armor and a strange leather hat. He wore two swords on his waist, one long and one short. The longer one was a horizontal sword, and the short one was a scimitar. Underfoot is a pair of cowhide boots. Those cowhide boots are now stepping on the chair that symbolizes the first position in the Banjiao Mountain village. Jiao Ting and Yang Xing struggled hard, but they couldn't break free from the rope made of water-soaked cowhide tendons.
"Let me go..." "You can't be considered a hero if you attack secretly. If you have the ability to fight alone..." "..."
The two shouted, but the general turned a deaf ear. He seemed to be waiting for them to give him a satisfactory answer. Yue Sheng stared with disheveled hair and growled, "Third brother, fourth brother, stop shouting." Yue Sheng looked at the leading general and said with a ferocious face: "A certain family is Yue Sheng, who are you? ? Tell me your name so that brothers from a certain family can understand."
The leading general grinned and said softly: "Down below, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd Battalion are at Hoktu."
"Ranger?" Meng Liang's pupils shrank and he said solemnly: "So you are from the Rangers. No wonder you were able to sneak up to Banana Mountain and capture our brothers." Meng Liang raised his head and stared at The leading general said: "Our brothers from Bajiao Mountain and you Rangers have never been in conflict with each other. Why do you want to attack us?" Hoktu shook his head and smiled: "I was not the one who captured you. It belongs to the Ranger Army. Your Basho Mountain is somewhat famous in the green forests of the northwest. This Basho Mountain is also covered with traps by you. We, the members of the Ranger Army, are orthodox soldiers. We are not good at destroying agencies, and we are not good at destroying agencies. Knows the skill of assassination and destruction.
Someone else captured you. I was just ordered to take you back outside Yanmen Pass and hand you over to the reserve camp of King Yan’s Cavalry Army in Youzhou. "Yue Sheng frowned and looked at Meng Hu with a puzzled expression. He still didn't understand why everything changed after waking up overnight. Yesterday, they were still high and mighty mountain kings in the green forest. .I became a prisoner today.
Meng Hu lost his voice and asked, "Could it be that the person who said he wanted to recruit us yesterday wasn't crazy?" Jiao Ting said in astonishment, "Isn't it possible?" Yue Sheng's frown deepened. Yang Xing looked confused and asked, "What's going on?" Hoktu stared at Meng Liang happily and said, "You're not too stupid..."
Yue Sheng glanced at Meng Hu quietly, and Meng Liang understood and asked: "General, we brothers are just a group of small characters who have no ambitions and fell into trouble. Why bother you to mobilize troops?
Yesterday we did rob someone who shouldn't be robbed and got into trouble. We brothers admit defeat. In this village, there is gold and silver that our brothers have accumulated for many years, and they are all given to you. I also ask the general to be noble and let our brothers go. "
"Hahaha..." Hoktu laughed loudly and said with emotion: "I really like the gold and silver in your hands. But this time, I can't let you go. First, you are going to be sent to People of the King of Yan's Cavalry Army. Everyone who can join the King of Yan's Cavalry Army is a tough soldier who has gone through strict screening. It is really your destiny that you can be selected.
I think back then, I took part in four Iron Cavalry assessments and was eliminated in all of them. And you have already jumped to the front of me. As long as you can pass the future training and assessment of the Cavalry Army. Your status will be higher than those below. When I see you, I have to give you a courtesy.
Secondly...this is also the most important point..." Meng Hu and the others pricked up their ears and listened carefully. Huoketu whetted the appetites of the four of them before he slowly said: "The one who will recruit you into the Cavalry Army. The order was issued by King Yan himself. Do you think that as a soldier under King Yan, I can disobey King Yan’s orders? "
"King Yan?" Meng Hu and the four others were stunned. Jiao Ting said in astonishment: "We... our brothers have been noticed by King Yan... Hehe... King Yan has also heard of our brothers' names..." Meng Hu glared at Jiao Ting helplessly and said with a wry smile: " My good brother...I'm afraid that the person we robbed yesterday was King Yan Yang Peng..."
"That crazy person?" Jiao Ting's eyes widened like bells, with a look of disbelief on his face. Yue Sheng was a little dumbfounded, and Yang Xing was a little confused. "What have you two done?"
Yang Peng, King of Yan, was a very famous person in the Song Dynasty. It would be better if he didn't rob others. You actually went to rob him? This is not to catch lice on the tiger's head. Meng Hu not only looked depressed, but also felt a little bitter in his mouth. Our brothers just robbed an old horse.
Why did you involve yourself in it? The four brothers looked at each other and accepted their fate. It's no good if they don't accept their fate. At this point, it's useless for them to struggle. One battalion of rangers was enough to push the people in their village to the ground and rub them hundreds of times.
After Hoktu confirmed the identities of the four people. He ordered his soldiers to put the four people on the horse. Then he ordered people to tie all the other bandits in Bajiao Mountain into a bunch with ropes and send them to Yanmen Pass. Nowadays, there is a lot of construction going on in Datong Prefecture and Fuxing Prefecture, and labor is everywhere. If these bandits are sent to Fuxing Mansion, they can also be used as waste.
As for the property in the cottage, it had already been plundered by the Ranger soldiers. Searching for property has become one of the necessary skills for the Ranger soldiers. The cottage in Bajiao Mountain was also burned down with a fire after it was raided and emptied. The instigator, Yang Peng, was currently riding an old horse, braving the wind and snow, staggering into Xijing Datong in the Liao Kingdom.
Xijing City, Liao Kingdom, used to be a prosperous town. But since Yang Dezheng captured Shengzhou and sent out the Rangers to plunder everywhere. This Xijing City has become a city controlled entirely by soldiers and horses. Half of the merchants who could be seen everywhere in the city had disappeared, and more were filled by Khitan soldiers.
Nowadays, only some people with background can do business in Xijing City. The newly opened Tianjing Xincheng Money Bank is one of the businessmen with a background.
In the eyes of the Liao people, Tianjing New City was a big slave country and a big benefactor. As the trade between Liaonan and southern China continues to increase. Tianjing New City purchased more than one million slaves from the Liao Kingdom. This brought millions of taels of money to the Liao Kingdom. Many nobles of the Liao Kingdom who were on the verge of decline made their fortunes again by selling Han people in Liao.
Although the number of Han people in Liao State gradually decreased, it had a great impact on the planting industry of Liao State, and the imperial court also issued repeated orders to prohibit the trading of Han people in Liao District. However, many nobles of the Liao Kingdom who wanted to make a fortune still took risks and continued to do business with the Southern Kingdom behind the scenes.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
