In Menghu Village, a brand-new five-character banner with "Practice for the Universe" was erected. It is said that it was to suppress the "Practice for Heaven" flag in Fulong Village.
In Juyi Mountain Cave.
Shangguan Fan Qing acted like he didn't recognize his relatives, sitting upright on the tiger-skin chair, followed by Jiang Hezhu, a group of young men, Haitang maid, Sun Dali, and Sun Wu and Wang Hulu, who had a blue nose and swollen eyes.
They are indeed Xin Zhuo's group walking on the front foot and climbing the mountain on the back foot.
There is no special meaning, it is simply because I have lost all my money, the city is at war again, and I have nowhere to go. There is still one month left before the appointment at Qiugong Pavilion, so I have to find a place to stay.
Moreover, they were stimulated by Xin Zhuo's various behaviors. Whether it was Xin Zhuo's arrogant maneuvers in which he defeated all the younger masters of the four families in one fell swoop, or his high spirits when he was besieged by 100,000 people, these were really not the actions of normal bandits!
So they think it’s okay for us to be bandits for a while!
"That little Xinzhuo is really cunning and hateful. He deceived me too much. When he called me alliance leader, he was very well-behaved. But he turned around and refused to recognize anyone. He called me Sun Laowu, which is nothing!"
At this time, Sun Wu covered his swollen face and looked at Shangguan Fan Qing: "The boss, the boss, must make the decision for me!"
I am used to being the boss, but I am not used to calling others.
"It doesn't matter!" Shangguan Fan Qing waved his hand, "Young Master... Since the boss has fallen into trouble, I will naturally avenge you. By the way, you just said that Xin Zhuo's literary talent is not good?"
"It's not impossible, it's just too bad!"
Speaking of this, Sun Wu's face couldn't help but shine with confidence, "I heard about the poem he wrote in Hualou, Fucheng. I was a little confused, but to be honest, it was very likely that he copied the poem. If someone else’s paper is published, he is not as good as me, and the gourd can prove it!”
Wang Hulu nodded immediately: "Of course! That Xin Zhuo used strange words and said nothing. He is a idiot."
"fart!"
The Haitang girl on the side suddenly felt as if she had been insulted, and said angrily: "Then Xin...Xin Zhuo's poems are new poems. They have never been heard before, so how can they be copied from others?"
Shangguan Fan Qing looked at her in surprise: "Haitang, you are so protective of him, do you want to marry him?"
"I-I don't have that!" Haitang pouted and looked at her toes, feeling unspeakable.
Shangguan Fan Qing looked at Jiang Hezhu again: "Mr. Jiang... the second master, what do you think?"
Jiang Hezhu patted the folding fan and said leisurely: "It's just a little thief, his martial arts is good and he has some tricks, but how can we let him be the best? Why don't we invite him to rob together before he goes to Qiugong Pavilion and see who robs?" The money is more and more outstanding!”
"That's it? Isn't this too boring?"
"Of course not! If you lose his face first, the young man will not be angry in his heart. He will most likely wait for an opportunity to retaliate, plunder, kill too much, etc. Maybe the Qiugong Pavilion's qualifications will be revoked by the Master. They are deprived.
At that time, we will invite him to compete in martial arts and try out his marksmanship. If he is not very talented, we feel that he is just ordinary. We can give him a try and then blow his pride. This is a murderous and heart-breaking plan, a third-rate plan, even if it doesn't hurt him at all, it's enough to kill him! "
"Hmm, vicious enough..." Shangguan Fan Qing pinched his chin: "Do you think you can beat the Ascetic Sword Murong Yi?"
Jiang Hezhu shook his head: "It's two realms short, I guess I can't beat him!"
Shangguan Fan Qing asked curiously: "Then why do you think you can beat Xin Zhuo?"
Jiang Hezhu's face froze, and he laughed: "Isn't there a big boss?"
"Report!"
At this moment, the person who delivered the message entered the cave: "Everyone in charge, the young one is back with a reply from King Xin!"
Everyone looked at each other and hurriedly moved over. Shangguan Fan Qing grabbed the letter and saw a paragraph written on it:
"Two orioles sing at the green willows, spring swallows peck at the spring mud, and the uneasy and uneasy people are picking up gold underneath. They are confident and bend their bows to shoot the big eagles. The white horses pass through the gap, and they have a glance that lasts for thousands of years. They are laughing and joking, uneven..."
Jiang Hezhu and Haitang looked at each other in confusion. What did you write?
Sun Wu couldn't help but laugh victoriously: "How's it going? As I expected, he's just uneducated and can't understand it at all."
"Shut up!"
Shangguan Fan Qing scolded everyone with a serious face. He read the content of the letter in detail again, sighed softly, and said with certainty: "This letter is actually very profound and professional. I completely understand what he means. What he means is He provoked me, his words were very sharp, and he was like a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved. Please reply!"
The tea bowls in Sun Wu and Wang Hulu's hands fell to the ground. Jiang Hezhu and the others also looked at each other blankly. How...how could this be analyzed?
One night, plus one morning.
The messenger broke his leg while running.
The two wrote twelve letters back and forth.
Fortunately, it is short, clear and easy to read.
But, I really don’t know what the meaning is.
However, Shangguan Fan Qing always spoke sincerely and resonantly, which made Jiang Hezhu, Haitang, Sun Damu and others have to carefully observe each letter and then become confused.
It was not until noon that the last letter from Fulongzhai arrived. Xin Zhuo's language style suddenly changed, leaving only a short line of vernacular:
"The exchange of letters has been suspended. The Dongyi Kingdom has invaded, the rebels have attacked the city, and reinforcements have not arrived. As people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I have to take the overall situation into consideration, so I decided to go and provide support. It is said that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. You and other idiots cannot understand this. I despise you for your profound sentiments about family and country!"
Shangguan Fan Qing was silent.
Then,
He thinks it makes sense!
…
Of course Xin Zhuo does not have such a profound awareness.
It was just that Murong Xiu received a letter from Feiyang. It was said that the rebels and the Dongyi Kingdom's allied forces were besieging the city, and a temporary army composed of remnants of the border army, warriors from the four major families in the city, and some idle warriors were confronting them!
This kind of thing has nothing to do with just a few people in Fulong Village, but Xin Zhuo didn't wait for the next visitor to Qiugong Pavilion.
We cannot rely on such unreliable backers!
I killed eleven warriors from the Four Families this time. Thinking from my perspective, if I defend this city, the government and the Four Families may have to settle accounts with me.
Although he didn't understand why advanced warrior forces like Qiugong Pavilion and Shuiyue An didn't go to support them, he felt that he might be able to show off his presence.
A mature and stable bandit must learn to take advantage of all situations to reduce his own potential dangers, such as moral kidnapping.
As soon as the idea came to his mind, he led Cui Ying'er and Murong Xiu's group straight towards Fucheng.
Fulong Village was far away from Fucheng, but there were horses brought from Menghu Village. The seven people worked hard and arrived at a low mountain outside the city at dusk the next day.
Looking down from the top of the mountain, we can see that Fufeng Mansion is very large and cannot be seen in its entirety. However, the city has lost its former prosperity and the streets are in a state of depression. Occasionally, a few passers-by appear in a hurry and are in a hurry.
And outside Dongcheng, there was another scene——
Under the city, there was a large crowd of people. There were probably tens of thousands of people as far as the eye could see, but the people wearing imperial armor accounted for only a part of them. There were also warriors in various costumes from the four families and idle warriors with various costumes and weapons. At first glance, Look, it's colorful.
Opposite the trench and the horse-rejection pile, there was another wave of men and horses, numbering about 13,400, with neat armor, a forest of spears, and neighing horses. But it is divided into two parts, one is the rebels with black armor and iron helmets; the other is the Dongyi soldiers with leather armor and leather hats, bald pigtails, and carrying scimitars.
The two waves of troops totaled nearly 30,000 people, with flags fluttering and murderous intent rising to the sky. The solemn and strangulating momentum of the battlefield alone was frightening to watch.
