Now that we meet old friends, things are much easier to deal with.
After the two parties met, Zhang Xing led Zuo Cai to the county seat of Yingxian County. After chatting for a while on the way, Zhang Xing realized that it was not a coincidence that the other party was here personally or that the rebel army he led was in Qi County, but it was not considered a coincidence either. Totally intentional.
First of all, when Zuo Caixiang was in that situation, he neither dared to go to the core area of the imperial court, nor to Dongyi, the traditional escape destination. Naturally, he could only run to the Langya Mountain Area. In addition, he also had some cultivation skills. He was born in a black ribbon in a county, had gang experience, and had a clan background. He was able to figure out the clues and soon became the core leader of a group of bandits.
Then, the world was in chaos, and he himself tried to go back to his hometown at this time. After all, people have old thoughts.
As a result, when I got there, I found that it still didn't work, because when the saint arrived in Jiangdu, the status of the important town of Xuzhou was not weak but strong, and the court's rule there was still tight, so he just stayed with some local clans with the same surname, then turned back, and quickly became The core of a rebel army, and once participated in the Tomoyo Army.
"The leader should have guessed what happened next." Zuo Caixiang only said it immediately. "When Longtou went to Langya, I happened to go to my hometown. When I came back, you had already passed there. Then I heard that you were causing trouble in Jiyin area of East County, and formed the Deposed Dragon Gang with Wang Wulang and Xu Dalang. I thought at that time Look, with Longtou's ability, sooner or later he will fight along Jishui... So, when the Dragon Gang gang really started to fight with Zhang Xuguo's Qilu army, another elder from the same county and the same surname happened to think of something, so I He was persuaded to bribe the nobles of Jiangdu, and favored the county magistrate of Qi County... However, in the end, he was harmed."
"Troubled times are not the same thing as ordinary times." Zhang Xing shook his head quickly. "How can I blame you for this?"
"That's true." Xie Minghe also became quiet at this time. "Troubled times make people's hearts turbulent, and people's turmoil in turn causes troubled times. Your elder also had his own thoughts... I am actually the same. That saint ran to Jiangdu. How could I think of coming to the East to find the deposed dragon? Help? But now that he has gone to Jiangdu, there is wind and fire everywhere, and I feel that if I don’t do something, something will always feel like something is wrong! At this time, my brother Zhang Xian is like a torch in the Deposed Dragon Gang, attracting me come over."
"This is Brother Xie." Zhang Xing pointed casually and gave a brief introduction. "He was born in Jiangdong, and there are some obstacles in his family that prevent him from showing his real name to others."
"know."
Zuo Caixiang immediately woke up, but couldn't help but sigh. "Brother Xie is absolutely right. It was obviously only two or three years, but because of the changes in the world, the result seems to have been experienced for half a lifetime... On the one hand, I can't help myself, but on the other hand, it is earth-shaking. I have never thought about doing it for half my life. thing."
When the others heard these words and heard the other person's narration of his experience, they were all moved with emotion. After all, in troubled times, there is more than one person who can't help himself, and more than just one person?
Not to mention how Zuo Caixiang and Zhang Xing lamented the impermanence of the world. It is only said that the Zuo rebels suddenly surrendered to the Deposed Dragon Gang, which was destined to have a huge impact on the situation in Qijun. Therefore, when Zuo Caixiang set out here, there was a violent shock inside Qijun.
The first to hit were the Fan brothers and sisters entrenched in the Zhangqiu area to the north of Zuo's rebel army, as well as the last elite Qilu officers and soldiers and the Fan clan forces.
When Zuo Caixiang and Zhang Xing met, the Fan brothers and sisters, who had already had some disagreements after the war, quickly intensified their conflicts because of this incident.
"Lihua, listen to my second brother and surrender!"
In his family's house in Zhangqiu City, the fruit of the crabapple tree above his head has begun to crush its branches, but Fan Bao doesn't even look at it. He just sits sideways on the brick flower bed and has a heart-to-heart talk with his sister.
"No surrender!"
Across a wall, Fan Lihua, who deliberately hid in the yard next to her, blurted out. "Just won't surrender!"
"If you don't surrender, your whole family will die." Fan Bao tried his best to persuade him.
"Then I'll die." Fan Lihua didn't hesitate.
"What's the point of dying for no reason?" Fan Bao was speechless. "And why do you let everyone die with you?"
"Then don't worry about others, let's go and die on our own, and grab a few backers along the way!"
"Are you the one who pulls the back if you want to? Is the person's cultivation weaker than yours, has fewer soldiers and horses, or is the situation worse than you?" Fan Bao was weak. "In the battle of Lishan, everyone has tried their best. Everything has been smashed in. We have already lost. If we lose, we are defeated..."
"But eldest brother is dead, don't you want revenge?" There was a sudden cry from the other side of the wall.
"How many times have I told you that my eldest brother has already escaped and went to die with Manager Zhang. The purpose of going to die is to let the Fan family survive, so that the two of us and the rest of the family, and thousands of people are beating us. Soldiers under the banner of the Fan family can survive."
Fan Bao Machinery repeated the words he had said countless times.
"Brother went to die because the rules of the world are like this... Our Fan family has received the kindness of General Manager Zhang. Without others, we are just a wealthy family on the Jishui River. But now that the army is defeated, we have to pay for it with our lives. Go out and give an account, otherwise no one, no matter how officials or bandits, will look down upon us; the local soldiers below support us, and thousands of them risk their lives so that our Fan family can take the lead and enjoy the wealth. When it comes, we will have to Make an explanation so that everyone can survive... Be it loyalty or righteousness, that's probably what it means."
Fan Lihua didn't say anything this time. Obviously, the dispute between the brother and sister had come here more than once, and both parties knew that all future arguments would be useless.
The reason is very clear. This is not only a question of enduring humiliation but also a question of responsibility.
When you first raised the army, wasn't it because you, the Fan family, were greedy for wealth and wanted to rise to a higher level, so you agreed to Zhang Xuguo? Zhang Xuguo did not feel sorry for you. He was given a lot of official positions, power and territory, and he finally took responsibility with his own life. The thousands of local soldiers in his hometown did not feel sorry for you. In more than a year, There will definitely be a lot of dead people... So if you are willing to admit defeat, after the defeat, you, Fan Hu, will be responsible for everyone with your life, which is already a good deal.
Why are we still fighting at this time?
However, when the matter came to Fan Lihua and Fan Bao, there was another saying, that is, an eldest brother is as powerful as a father. Fan Bao was considered by Fan Hu to be thoughtful, vulgar on the outside but clear on the inside. In addition, he participated in the whole year's war, so he turned a corner. Fan Lihua was younger and could not accept that her brother's death was in vain, so she was stuck here. .
But now, with the surrender of Zuo Caixiang and the advance of the deposed dragon army, this card has to be overcome.
"You surrendered to you, and I will avenge my eldest brother alone!" Sure enough, Fan Lihua still couldn't accept it.
"This is not your fault!" Fan Bao came to his senses and scolded him sternly. "Your surname is Fan. If you go alone, people will take it as my instruction. It is the Fan family who will resist to the end. When the time comes to take revenge, you may have to pay for your little temper by tens of thousands of people! Starting from me, We three cousins, two cousins, hundreds of people with the surname Fan, four thousand soldiers from Qijun, plus old man Zhao who makes iron pots at the entrance of Zhangqiu Street, we may all die for your willfulness!"
Fan Lihua choked again.
Fan Bao waited for a long time, heard no more words from the other side of the wall, and finally sighed: "Lihua, the world is like this, we have to admit defeat... This opportunity is rare, Lao Jia and his son are still waiting for me, I have to quickly follow them Surrender, if you still have some conscience in your heart, you must not interfere in military affairs when I go to Ying County... It doesn't matter who you persuade, the key is that everyone will be affected."
After the warning, Fan Lihua still remained silent.
And Fan Bao no longer hesitated, turned around and stood up from under the crabapple tree, gathered his energy and walked out... The situation was like this, Zuo Caixiang suddenly surrendered, he could not take the risk of delaying and miss Zhang Sanlang, the leader of the Zuo leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang. The surrender preferential policy window period.
In fact, when Fan Bao came out of the hospital, he immediately summoned his core subordinates, explained his interests clearly to everyone, and then arranged for Fan's confidants to stay in Zhangqiu, and asked them to resolutely not accept Siniang's unnecessary military orders, and specially sent several The officers who had gone far with the Fan family were brought together, and they met up with the Jia family and his son who were in Zhangqiu City and were about to get another credit but slipped. There were about three to four hundred people on both sides. County went.
After Fan Bao left, Fan Lihua spent the afternoon honestly.
However, he was young after all, and he was always thinking about things. He could not let go of the death of his eldest brother. He was also very talented in spiritual practice. He was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he had already reached the level of eight extraordinary meridians and five meridians. When the pulse is the key to the Ren pulse, it is natural to be unwilling to do so.
She was the only one who knew that what her brother said was right, so she didn't make any trouble.
However, after thinking hard all day and night, she really thought of a way to solve the dilemma from her own perspective.
That night was speechless.
The next day, it was estimated that her brother and Jia's father and son were already halfway there. Fan Lihua changed into leather armor, picked up her iron gun, led her rouge horse, and then walked out grandly, and then just went to the front yard. Fan's confidants who were left behind were immediately alarmed.
"Fourth mother..."
Seeing Fan Lihua's battlefield attire, the guards felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and the leader was sweating profusely. "Second Master specially told me before he left, please don't cause trouble."
"Brother Guo San, I won't cause trouble." Fan Siniang answered proudly, holding the horse and carrying the gun. "I know that I can't avenge my eldest brother now, and I can't avenge my eldest brother here in Qijun... So I'm going to Dengzhou. Didn't it mean that the Deposed Dragon Gang will fight the three families in Dengzhou next? I left home and went to Dengzhou If Zhou becomes a leader, then he can legitimately avenge his eldest brother."
Guo San, the leader of the guard, was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked: "Siniang, are you going to Dengzhou with only horses and guns, but no transportation or dry food?"
Fan Lihua was stunned for a moment and immediately blushed.
"Moreover, the uncle died in battle as an officer and soldier. You avenged him and went to join the rebel army?" Guo San continued to ask. "Moreover, if the Deposed Dragon Gang goes to Dengzhou, it will definitely win easily, because those people in Dengzhou are basically the losers of the uncle. How can they stop the Deposed Dragon Gang?"
Fan Lihua was also confused. How did she know this?
When she came back to her senses, she quickly asked: "Then Brother Guo, where should I go?"
Guo San was silent for a moment, and then gritted his teeth: "Let's go! I'll find a few more of the uncle's original personal guards, who all have ordinary thoughts, to protect you to Hebei... When we get to Hebei, let's not go to Hejian Camp and Those people in Youzhou Camp, if they find a decent county guard who is as willing as Manager Zhang, they might be able to find some chance to avenge the uncle."
Fan Siniang was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed: "Brother Guo, do you want to come with me?"
And long before that, when Guo San was speaking, the surrounding guards had already turned to look at the leader Guo San.
Guo San did not answer Fan Siniang, but instead smiled bitterly at the people around him: "Brothers, I am a close confidant of the uncle. I should not have survived the battle at Lishan, but I still survived. I really feel that I can't live with it. The same is obviously true for Siniang now." , her cultivation level is so high that we can’t stop her, but she is still young and ignorant, so she cannot be left unattended, so I might as well lead someone to protect her... And I promise, if there is no chance of wandering around Hebei, I will Bring her back with all her beard and tail, and give up the idea of revenge."
The surrounding guards looked at each other, but they couldn't refute - one was the eldest lady of the master's family, and the other was his own boss, what could they do?
In this way, that afternoon, Fan Lihua, with the help of her eldest brother's confidant Guo San, led more than 30 riders out of Zhangqiu. Before leaving, she stubbornly bought an iron from the famous local Zhao Laohan next to the crossing. pot.
At this time, Fan Bao, who was almost in Ying County, had no idea that he had only left Zhangqiu for one day before his fourth sister broke away from the house... In other words, the world has changed, and the troubled times are like a boiling pot. Who can hope? Who should be restrained?
The father follows the son, the sister leaves the brother, the officers and soldiers are defeated, the rebel armies attack each other, the old friends meet on the road, the enemies are thousands of miles away, and the relatives are far away.
"who?"
Here in Ying County, Zhang Xingfu, who had just entertained Zuo Caixiang, had not yet waited for Fan Bao and Jia Wugen to meet another unexpected visitor.
"The person claiming to be Chief Xu is his sister." Wang Xiongdan also seemed to have seen a ghost.
Zhang Xing, who was discussing the situation with his new political opponent Xie Minghe, was quiet for a long time, and then asked again: "Who?"
"The person claiming to be Chief Xu is his sister." Wang Xiongdan repeated helplessly.
Even since Zhang Xing came to this crucial position in Ying County, he knew that he was destined to have no peace. At this time, he couldn't help but feel confused, and Xie Minghe continued to be confused.
Of course, luckily Zhang Dalongtou didn't ask who the visitor was for the third time.
"Please...please invite this 'sister' to come in...forget it, I'll go to the front to greet you." Zhang Sanlang was unable to respond. In the end, he stood up and took the initiative to greet her.
And after a while, he saw the visitor - a young woman about the same age as herself, whose eyebrows did resemble Xu Shiying's.
It is worth mentioning that she did not wear men's clothes, nor warrior clothes, but typical ordinary women's clothes.
"Xu Chi, a daughter of the common people, has met Zhang Longtou. She has heard about Zhang Longtou's name from Yudi's letters for a long time. It is a great honor to meet him today." The visitor bowed slightly in front of the county government hall, not shying away from the heads hanging around. "However, the civilian girl is here today to seek forgiveness for her husband."
Zhang Xing was confused again and again. While making a gesture to let him in, he asked in confusion: "Who is Mrs. Xu's husband?"
"My husband, Wang Hong, served as the county magistrate of Sishui. He was from the Wang family in Dong'an, Langya County. After Zhang Longtou killed Zhang Han in Nanya, Langya was in turmoil. Later, my father and his younger brother followed Longtou in revolting in Dongjun, so the Wang family simply He also stood up and established a rebel army, under the name of the Zhishi Army... and according to the dragon's head law, as a leader, he could not restrain the big leaders above him from indulging his subordinates in looting, or he would inevitably be beheaded along with those people in public display. ." Xu Chi said slowly while following Zhang Xing inside.
When he heard this, Zhang Xing suddenly stopped inside the hall door, and then narrowed his eyes slightly: "Did Xu Shiying ask you to come to me to ask for forgiveness?"
"He has just passed Guishan and is still in Xintai." Xu Chi continued to complain in a low voice. "The folk girl came directly from Dong'an."
This means there is no denial. It only shows that Xu Shiying did not delay the march because of her sister and brother-in-law.
"So, why should I pardon your husband?" At this thought, Zhang Xing responded seriously. "If you ask me, your husband has brought it upon himself, and the law does not tolerate it. He has also made things difficult for your brother, ruining your brother's reputation and prestige. It is better to kill him first according to military law, and then I will personally arrange a matchmaker to betroth you to a true hero. Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds? You must know that our Deposed Dragon Gang has no shortage of true heroes.”
Xu Chi was finally stunned, and then hurriedly responded: "The Wang family of Dong'an listened to my words, and since last year, she has bought a lot of grain from Xuzhou and Donghai to save it! It's enough to buy my husband's life! Zhang Longtou, a lot of grain, It’s enough to live for many people, and my husband-in-law is not missing out on carrying out executions to establish his authority!”
This really hits someone's weak point, and it really makes sense.
Sure enough, under the teasing gaze of Xie Minghe not far away, Zhang Xing was silent for a while, then took two steps forward, and then asked in a low voice just across the threshold of the lobby:
"Mrs. Xu, do you really have such a deep relationship with your husband?"
Xu Chi was at a loss for a moment.
"I mean..." Zhang Xing's words became more sincere. "Otherwise, your husband will die and I will depose the Dragon Gang's reputation as a law enforcement officer and my brother's prestige in the gang; then I will continue to be a matchmaker and let you marry a real hero; you can find a way to give the food directly to me. Your brother...doesn’t he have the best of all three?"
Xu Chi was stunned, and then suddenly burst into tears on the spot: "I knew that Aying had always looked down on his brother-in-law, so he must have bad intentions when he persuaded me to come here alone this time!"
Zhang Xing suddenly realized, and was about to scold Xu Shiying with the other party, but he woke up again - if this is the case, how could Xu Dalang have such bad intentions? After he transferred his sister, he might have taken advantage of the situation to march into Dong'an to grab food.
I just don't know if he will take the opportunity to kill his brother-in-law, or if he will pretend to let him go.
PS: Good night everyone.
