"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 Xing sat at a table on the street and kept asking with his hands folded.
"Of course there is." Zuo Youxian imitated the other party's example and became serious. "Actually, to be honest with Zhang Baishou, it's not bad here in Jishan. Anyway, I have been the boss of Xu's family for the half year I've been hanging around here... But there was a lot of chaos over there in Dangshan. It's a big mountain with a lot of people. There were a lot of troubles in the past half a year. The farm, especially since winter, has been short of food, but just a few days ago, maybe because they got the news that a grain ship was going north in winter, they formed a new friendship, and there seemed to be thirteen people in the Xu family, and they agreed We must fight for this together, without any more internal strife... I heard that there are also a small group of bandits wandering over from the Eastern Territory, and they are 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. He had low cultivation and few people. He almost didn't connect with him when we became sworn friends. After the sworn friendship, he was obviously the third oldest brother, but Just let them wander down there doing hard work..."
"Are we planning to build a dam here in Jishan?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"There is indeed such a statement." 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 is 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 another one named Lou Huan, who is also from the second line of Ren and Du... The remaining eleven people have seven or eight positive channels that are perfect or upward, and three or four positive channels are not enough. As for Mr. Xu, I am It is clear that he claims to be a perfect Dzogchen of the Right Meridian, but in fact he is a little short of it and 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 level of cultivation, you can definitely be 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 easy person." Zuo You sighed and responded. "When you become an official, you must at least be a high official, otherwise you will be bullied and forced by the superiors. Do you think the county officials who transported grain this time will have a hard time? As for thieves, it is fun to be a small thief in this world. But you can't be a big thief, but in this world, when everyone gathers together, it's not up to you to decide whether you become big or not... Just like this time, the leader Xu and the evil tiger are obviously smart people. But they have to come to grab food, and if they grab food, how can they stand still when 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. 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? You don't have to report the horse, but 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 but laugh: "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 with self-respect. If nothing else is said, Jishan and Dangshan are not blocking the way, how can Xuzhou's merchants go to this metasequoia forest.
Zuo You remained silent.
"Mr. Zuo." Zhang Xing reached out to the other party and responded sincerely. "I didn't care what your identity was that day. I just gave you horses, knives and silver. In my heart, I saw 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, "Is Zhang Baishou going to 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 black list? Even Xianyun Yehe has done the same thing. No?" Zhang Xing asked the other party earnestly. "Brother Zuo, since you are doing this business, you should know what the real benefits are."
Zuo You was silent again, and then 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 easy 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 we do it again? Now I just want to go to the Xucheng Changwhale Gang's headquarter, 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 through communication.”
As he said that, 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 steward who had just paid out the money and shouted instructions. "Go by yourself, whether it's Chen Ling's business or not, and find another twenty taels of silver... as a farewell gift to my brother, or I'll cut off one of your hands."
The steward raised his head and hesitated for a moment, then stopped talking and 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 yelled and asked first if those women were bought just this year and would like to go home? I have my own winter clothes when I go home, and these people won’t dare to chase them within three days. He also called out those who had broken off their hands and worked as stewards of prostitutes, saying that they behaved according to their own rules and would not stop business when they met those working in prostitutes, but they only had 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.
By this time, Qin Bao and the three men had not completely destroyed General Chen's property.
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 intercepted the information on this road from Zuo You. They were holding three thousand fine armors and were nearby. 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 borrow.
Secondly, it means that the situation is really not good. There is a shortage of food in the mountains. This wave of food is not in the plan. Moreover, the water is shallow in winter. There will be a conflict no matter what.
At the same time, all the forces seemed to be half-hearted. It was difficult to name the enemy and ourselves. It was difficult to distinguish the Whale Gang from black and white. Needless to say, the people in the Jianghu were not trustworthy at all. And the army on Longgang also had the intention of standing by and watching... Even Zhang Xing had no reason to criticize others harshly. When he was approached by Bai Yousi, he was just perfunctory. Those ordinary Jin Yiqi just wanted to keep their own belongings.
Thinking about it carefully, the only people who are willing to protect the food team at this time and are willing to maintain order and prevent this incident from getting out of hand are Bai Yousi and Qin Bao, plus Zhang Xing, who has abandoned the secret and turned to the light... 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, a few people 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 previous clerk came over and said that General Chen was hosting a banquet and asked Zhang Baishou to be invited.
Zhang Xing took a long breath in his heart - he didn't think that there must be a turning point this time, but he said 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 figure... He is the confidant of the noble daughter of the Bai family and has a bright future; he is also the first in the list of people in the world and has extraordinary talents; and he can do things without regard for propriety and dare to use any means. He is ruthless... To be honest, for As someone else, I was 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 talk to you slowly."
Zhang Xing nodded and sat down directly, and then the beautiful maid who had her own 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 bringing the wine to you?" 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? And at the same time, you can also play with me on the applause? "
Zhang Xing nodded and actually admitted... In fact, this was exactly what he was planning to do.
When Chen Ling saw this, he smiled first and raised his glass to signal, but Zhang Xing was not polite, stood up and warmed 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 like a gold awl.
"Zhang Baishou." Chen Ling sighed and pointed. "This is a dragon bone, sprayed with gold to make a golden cone... I have thirty-seven of these dragon bone gold cones at home... May I ask how this copybook of Zuo Jun, the King of Comparisons of Things, is done? I would like to send one to Bai for inspection, please Zhang Baishou. pass."
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, how could I easily give one away? In fact, there is only one thing that matters to me, and that is that our Zhongli Chen family can continue... But said To be honest, it’s 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.
ps: Good night everyone.
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