The weather is getting hotter, and there is less and less snow in the shade.
Outside Fenyang Palace, at the foot of Guanlui Mountain, a team of thousands of people and two to three hundred carts were transporting grain. Bai Yousi held a long sword in his arms and stood on the hillside watching this scene, with two distinct groups of people standing behind him.
After a while, Bai Sanniang suddenly turned around and asked the guy behind her, who was obviously more luxuriously dressed, an extremely simple question:
"Do you recognize me?"
This group of people, that is, the Fenyang Palace garrison leader, the official chief, Beiya's father-in-law, and several Jinwu Guard officers looked at each other, and then, Beiya's father-in-law and Jinwu Guard chiefs bowed their heads honestly. He was the first to exit this simple Q&A.
Without him, when Bei Ya was strong, he liked to expand his power through the capital and palaces all over the place. After all, he was a member of the royal family. And through the capital and palace system, the establishment of various royal warehouses and even garrison troops, directly sucking blood from the local area, is itself a major feature of today's saints and must be tried.
This has nothing to do with the late emperor in any way. Just like the three conquests of Dongyi, it is a proper innovation of the times by today's saints.
At that time, the Beiya system, that is, the internal servants plus Jinwu guards, was very influential in the local area. No matter how powerful the local officials were, they would pinch their noses and give up this three-acre land.
And a large palace with a strong military flavor, such as Fenyang Palace, not only has troops stationed, but also has various warehouses, as well as Jinwu guards guarding the palace. There are also temporarily appointed chief and deputy palace envoys above, and there are also Taiyuan left behind, personnel The fight is simply not exciting.
In other words, these father-in-law and the Jinwu Guards were also prosperous back then.
However, now that the situation has changed, even Beiya is gone, and the emperor has really gone to accompany the capital in the south. Here in the north, the father-in-law and the leader of the Jinwu Guard are no longer valuable, so it would be good to give you a place to continue to stay.
Now that Miss Bai comes to ask, these people don't claim to have strong shoulders, so naturally they immediately pretend to be grandsons.
However, there are not only the remnants of the royal family who are in decline, but also the subordinates of the palace envoys who have risen to high positions, the leaders of the army and the chief officials in charge of the warehouses. They all rely on Zhang Shijing, who spends all day drinking and playing chess in Taiyuan, to take charge of the affairs of the palace. And Gongzhang Zhang's ability to take power was entirely dependent on the protection of the British Duke... Everyone knew this very well.
They really can't escape.
In this way, the two of them stared at each other for a long time. Seeing that Miss Bai was getting impatient, the head clerk who was currently in charge of the warehouse finally spoke cautiously:
"Bai...Bai Changjian thinks, should we get to know you?"
Bai Yousi laughed angrily, and simply waved his hand: "As long as you know who I am, I will take half of the food, and I will take half of the weapons and armor soon. If anyone is pursued, you can tell me my name and say Whether you are robbed by me or robbed, it’s up to you.”
The group of people nodded quickly, but were speechless in their hearts... As long as Dad You is still in Taiyuan, who will ask whether it is a disaster or not? As long as I know you are not shy about this trip, it will save you the trouble of being perfunctory.
As for that, if Dongdu really pursues your father's case, it will be a major event. It is estimated that no one cares about Fenyang Palace being robbed by some unknown Yitian Sword.
On the other side, Bai Yousi saw that the palace officials were cooperating, so he didn't bother to pay attention to it and waved them away. Then he looked at the other group beside him and nodded at the leader:
"Hong Dianqian, since I gave you the armor and weapons, I just want to leave the two masters alone. Can you go across the building to Mayi to deliver the food properly?"
The leader of the other group of slightly worse-dressed men was Hong Changya, the wave-breaking swordsman. He hesitated for a moment, then put the long sword on his shoulder, then cupped his hands and shook his head slightly:
"It's not that I don't want to do my best for Bai Changjian, but Loufanguan is really troublesome. If I use Bai Changjian's name to temporarily get through today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get through in the future."
"So you're not going to take up this matter?" Bai Yousi frowned slightly, then looked behind him. "Then do you have any heroes who are willing to shoulder the responsibility? If you do, then step forward and don't stop me."
As soon as this statement came out, quite a few people were moved.
"That's not what I meant." Hong Changya quickly explained without having time to look behind him. "What I mean is that it's okay to put grain in it, but don't go through Loufanguan. Take a slightly detour to Xinkou, go to Yanmen, and put grain in the Xixing area."
"Yanmen is also in chaos?" Bai Yousi, who was a little vague about the geographical details, was puzzled for a moment. "Where is Xixing?"
"Reporting to Bai Changjian, Yanmen said there was no chaos, and even if there was no chaos, it was still chaos... This is because when Ma Yi arrived at Loufan, it was locked by Loufan Gate, and the refugees could not get through. However, although there was no chaos when Ma Yi arrived at Yanmen, There are mountains in the way, but the border is too long and there are too many traffic points. It is impossible to stop them completely. We can only use the mountainous area at the junction of the two counties to stop large groups of refugees, and then lock individual refugees south at Xinkou. Taiyuan, this means interception at all levels." Hong Changya explained briefly. "As for Xixing, it is a mountain pass at the junction of the two counties. There is a local hero in Mayi who I am familiar with, and he happened to occupy it and use it as an opening."
"If that's the case, why not go directly to Mayi via Xixing?" Bai Yousi continued to ask. "Or just go to Loufangguan to stock the grain. In the worst case, you'll be transferred from Xixing?"
"I'm not hiding it from Bai Nuxia. There is indeed a big chaos in Mayi. Putting food alone is just to stop the boil..." Hong Changya took it seriously. "Why don't we occupy a place in Xixing, and then I will arrange for the brothers to make a deal with a few wealthy people in the south of Mayi in the name of raising grain, and create a long stream to accommodate the refugees in the north... If they are willing to go south, it is their business. If they are not willing, it is feasible to just transfer them to Wutai Mountain, or even make a resettlement outside Montenegro."
From Jin to Hebei, the mountains stretching for hundreds of miles should theoretically be regarded as one.
But in fact, because the Red Mountain in the southern section is too prominent, it makes this mountain range look layered in the eyes of locals... Not to mention the Yanshan Mountain in the north, the Wutai Mountain and Hengshan Mountain in the middle section are also collectively called It is the Black Mountain, and the section of the Red Mountain that extends further south into Weijun and Jijun is called the Purple Mountain.
It is named after the color of Red Mountain.
Therefore, after Bai Yousi thought about it for a moment, he realized what the other party was planning, so he laughed on the spot: "The world is in chaos, and dragons and snakes are rising. I heard that you, Hong Dianjian, gathered many military bandits last year. In Montenegro and northern Shanxi, It’s quite famous, could it be that you have other ideas?”
Hong Changya was silent for a moment, and then continued to hold his hands: "For me, I am a native of Jin. I just stood up to protect my hometown, and I have a clear conscience; for Bai Changjian, including Mr. Zhang Sanye who helped a lot before, and even As for the British prince in Taiyuan City, why not watch my words and my actions before making a decision in the future? My cultivation and structure are all here, and I can't change the world."
Bai Yousi smiled and nodded immediately: "I've heard about your story. It's rare to be able to take responsibility and make plans today. I also believe you for once."
Hong Changya held his hand in front of him, held the long knife on his shoulder again, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, I have one more thing to ask." Bai Yousi glanced at the team that had already begun transporting food, and continued to ask. "Since you are so well-established in the Jin region, do you know what happened to the governor of Mayi? It's nothing more than others. Why doesn't he put food on the fire? Even if it's just a drop in the bucket, he should show off. ...I remember Wang Rengong is also a veteran, so he should know the dangers of the situation."
Hong Changya hesitated.
"Go ahead." Bai Yousi looked a little irritated.
"Actually, the reason is very simple." Hong Changya revealed the answer in one sentence. "People in Mayi say that Governor Wang is probably loyal to His Majesty. At least he should have contacted Youzhou. He doesn't release food. On the one hand, he is afraid of violating the law. On the other hand, he seems to be wary of Taiyuan and do something for the military. Prepare……"
Bai Yousi was stunned for a moment, and then realized - I'm afraid what the other party said was true. Wang Rengong was planning to use the stored grain to fill the army, and her father was probably wary of Wang Rengong, and even wanted to use the situation to force Wang Rengong to commit suicide. It's not just about letting the unrest in northern Shanxi go unchecked.
Although the two Guanlong generals were different in status, they both only used the people of Mayi as bargaining chips.
After a moment, Bai Yousi laughed dryly, as if he was mocking someone, or mocking himself, but he looked at the other party with a solemn look: "The military affairs in Jin are all inspected. Isn't the Wave-breaking Sword Hong Changya?"
"Yes." Hong Changya was slightly startled, but then he quickly picked up the knife and shook his head. "But it's really not the land of Jin. There are fifteen counties in the land of Jin. What Mr. Zhang wrote was the five counties of Hedong..."
"I'm fine with whatever official position Sanlang can write for you." Bai Yousi responded coldly. "Since you are determined to save the people of Jin, why not limit yourself to the five counties east of Hedong? Why do you always want to crawl into the mountains?"
Hong Changya's heart moved slightly, and then he thought of some possibility... But he stopped in his mind and did not dare to go deep. He could only bend over and listen passively.
"How many people have you recruited?" Bai Yousi continued to ask.
"Not many...three or four thousand." Hong Changya blurted out with his mind empty. "In fact, there were no less than tens of thousands of people gathered before, all of whom were rebels from the Jin region. Later, most of them were summoned away by the British Duke and placed in the counties around Taiyuan. Many of the remaining people went home. The final ones These three or four thousand are probably because they are involved with the north, or they are simply mostly people from northern Shanxi, so they continue to follow me... What they do is actually taking advantage of the chaos in northern Shanxi to do some life-saving business."
"What are the specific transactions?"
"One is to follow Mr. Zhang's instructions and serve as a protection team and security team in places where there is trouble but want peace... exterminate the bandits and pacify the place, and then give some offerings to the local powerful and wealthy people." Hong Changya said one thing. . "The other thing is that since we have secured the territory and the people and suppressed bandits, we will inevitably have to deal with freight, especially with the chaos in Mayi and Dingxiang. However, the cattle, sheep and horses of the tribes on the edge of the bitter sea are still hard currency, and the rest of the leather goods and ironware in the north are , bronzes, they still have to be transported from the bitter sea... Only the situation in Mayi is getting worse and worse, the latter is less common today, and the former only has one business in Yanmen. "
"So, you have many connections with Yanmen in Mayi, at least with the tribes on the edge of the Bitter Sea, some official connections in the county, and some powerful connections at the intersection?" Bai Yousi asked again and again, as if Back when I was on patrol.
"This is inevitable, otherwise we wouldn't be able to support thousands of brothers." Hong Changya raised his head, then gritted his teeth and explained briefly. "But these relationships are essentially me pretending to be powerful, borrowing the prestige of Taiyuan, because when the British Duke of Taiyuan came, he seemed to acquiesce in what Mr. Zhang San and King Qi left that time, but it was Jing'an Taiwan. I didn’t pay any more attention to it…”
"Essentially, you did something and won over people, so Sanlang liked you and my father recognized you." Bai Yousi smiled. "Everything in the world is like this... Everything depends on human effort, with a little courage and guidance, and when adults get together, what is fake will become real, and what is imaginary will become real... isn't it?"
"Yes...right?"
"Now that the world is in chaos, I won't say anything about how a man can live in depression for a long time. I will only say that northern Shanxi first caused chaos in the world, and Wang Rengong refused to provide food and comfort the people for the sake of a saint who fled to Jiangdu. He has become a horse. A cancer in the city and even northern Shanxi... I am going to get rid of him with the Yitian Sword. Now that you have soldiers and food, are you willing to take over the county affairs and try to appease the people of the county?" Bai Yousi looked at the other party with interest.
Hong Changya finally heard the words that he had vaguely guessed a long time ago, but did not dare to guess. Then, without any hesitation, he immediately put the long sword on the ground and bowed in salute, without caring about the subordinates behind him. Surprised, happy or horrified:
"Hong thanked Bai Changjian on behalf of the people of northern Shanxi! If it can be accomplished, because I have been favored by the respected family many times, I am also willing to serve the Bai family."
"You didn't hesitate?" Bai Yousi was finally startled. "It's better to say that I already had an idea."
"I have already said some things." Hong Changya raised his head and answered seriously. "There's no need to say it a second time, just ask Bai Changjian to watch."
"Okay." Bai Yousi reacted and was equally happy. "I won't bother you, but I'll watch your words and deeds... I just want to remind you that what Saburo did before was his doing, what I did today is what I did, and what my father, the British public, did was what the British public did. You must have this in your heart There is a form to fill out...Also, don’t call me Chang Jian, I am just a swordsman who travels around the world now, just call me White Lady."
Hong Changya was finally startled for a moment, and then immediately lowered his head, as if he had nodded, but in fact he remained silent.
Bai Yousi nodded upon seeing this, thought for a moment, and then asked again: "What plan do you have? I am mobile and can cooperate with you."
"If I lead the brigade directly to Yunnei City, it will definitely alert Wang Rengong. Then it will be bad to cause a scene and make a big fuss. So I will take a few people first and take the main road to Yunnei City to beg for food. And wait in the city.”
Hong Changya immediately spoke sincerely.
"Then let the local tycoon Yuchi Qilang and others from the Xixing side take some people from south to north, only to go to Yunneicheng to negotiate taxes; and then let the Wu tribe on the edge of the Bitter Sea take some people to escort some cattle and horses From north to south, they pretended to come to Yunnei to sell... At that time, the three people went to the Wang Prefect to pay taxes, release grain, and forgive debts.
"In addition, I know a thief named Gao from the north of Yanmen. I asked him to block the entrance and exit from the direction of Youzhou to prevent something bad from alerting the direction of Youzhou and causing the Youzhou cavalry to arrive before my brigade. …
"As for the White Female Hero, she just wants to show up in Yunnei City when everyone asks Prefect Wang to provide food. I wonder what the Female Hero thinks?"
"They're all very good." Bai Yousi listened for a while and laughed on the spot. "I will do as you say...I will wait for you in Ziyun Nei City. You must also take good care of your subordinates and don't let the news leak out."
Hong Changya nodded naturally, and then hurriedly looked at his subordinates behind him, as if they were about to engage in a high-end drama of heroes collaborating on big things.
Bai Yousi didn't bother to pay attention to this, and did not play the trick of flying into the air. Instead, he followed the step by step and held the long sword to the Tianchi on the top of the mountain... That was an important sacrificial place for the Black Emperor, and he had encountered the situation during the sacrificial ceremony here before. The large number of crows is now widely considered to be evidence that the Black Emperor despised the emperor, and is also considered to be an important reason why the emperor fled to the south.
In fact, among the four emperors, the impression given by Black Emperor is a bit gloomy and strong, and his worldly influence and image also overlap with that of Bai Emperor, so that his popularity and reputation are greatly overshadowed by the closer Bai Emperor. That is to say, it retains a lot of theocratic influence from the roots of its origin in the Northland, and as a result, its reputation is not very good.
But the Four Emperors are the Four Emperors after all, and the Black Emperor is one of the two human supremes. Whenever rumors of this nature appear, it shows that people's hearts have reached a certain level.
You know, when Bai Yousi was at the scene, everyone was still trying to excuse the incident, and there was no fuss after he left. But after the failure of the Three Expeditions, as soon as the saint left Jiangdu, everything came out.
However, Bai Sanniang and Bai Nuxia did not come to miss Crow, but to say that as she entered the Chengdan realm, she became more and more aware of the differences in some places and people.
This Tianchi used to worship the Black Emperor may have some truth to it.
It even makes people think that the previous dynasty prospered in a sea of hardships, and there may not be some hidden secrets in establishing their career here.
After reaching the top of the mountain, another group of crows were startled. Bai Yousi held his sword and looked at the Tianchi in front of him in trance.
In the breeze, she felt a hint of warm breath, verifying the extraordinaryness of this place, and then instinctively thought of some similar experiences during her trip to Sichuan and the snow-capped mountains, but she felt inexplicably irritated...
At this moment, she wished she could transform into a bird and a real dragon, feel the magic of heaven and earth, explore the mysteries of the universe, be free and at ease, and play in the void; but she couldn't help but want to rush to Jiyin quickly, I went to share everything about my trip with Zhang Xing; but when I changed my mind and thought of the secular world at the foot of the mountain, I was shaken by my father's actions, my own ideals, and the mortals in front of me who casually despised my life. Make a break.
A god, a knight, an empress, a wife or a companion?
Will it be true as Zhang Xing said, if you act with heart, you will end up with the same destination through different paths?
Aren't you his heroine?
Five days later, Bai Yousi saw the powerful young man named Yuchi... and the first time she saw him, she thought of Qin Bao and Xiong Bonan.
This is a mixture of two people. The former's martial arts, riding skills and majestic posture, and the latter's cultivation talent and pure mind are perfectly mixed together.
But to be honest, it's a bit strange, because in northern Shanxi, a powerful son with the surname Yuchi is probably of some witch descent, but this person has already been appointed governor and has no stagnation in his cultivation path.
The so-called promising future is no different from that of Xiong Bonan and Qin Bao.
But no matter what, with this person here, things in Mayi will be much simpler.
"Boss Hong, is this your backstage?"
Yuchi Qilang was majestic and tall. He saw Bai Yousi flying away in the air before he dared to look back at Hong Changya in the team. "If you have such a fairy to help you, wouldn't Ma Yi be within your reach?"
Hong Changya, who is also very attractive, holds a long knife in his hand, has a straight face, and nods with his chest raised... He has long been used to a fox pretending to be a tiger.
PS: Good night everyone.
