After he came to his senses, Zhang Xing ordered Xu Shiying and his sister to be detained in a wing of the county government office. He waited for the result with peace of mind and let Xu Dalang deal with his brother-in-law at home.
Well, this matter is actually very simple to go around. It is that Zhang Dalongtou is unlikely to pardon Wang Hong or the rebel army of the Wang family in Dong'an... There is no problem in exchanging food for lives. It makes sense in theory, and Zhang Xing also He is not someone who does not know how to adapt. He can even change military orders and openly allow the existence of atonement grains.
But that was at least after the end of the second phase of the march, after Wang Hong.
Changing military orders now, especially the existence of Xu Shiying's close relatives, has undoubtedly become the most typical person-based restructuring. This will make many people unconvinced and will cause the authority of the military orders issued by Zhang Xingshou to be greatly weakened. It will also cause him to My prestige has been greatly reduced, and it will make people all over the world think that the so-called rules of the Deposed Dragon Gang are false and that they are the same as other rebels.
It doesn't look like he's doing anything important.
Therefore, Zhang Xing was destined not to agree to this plea.
So why did Xu Shiying, the smartest among all the big bosses, ask his sister to come to Ying County to plead for mercy?
At first glance, it seems that he just saw this, so he tricked his sister into coming to Zhang Dalongtou, and then borrowed a knife to kill people... The so-called bad guys are all Zhang Dalongtou. Externally he is very heroic.
In this case, Xu Dalang was basically annihilating his relatives for justice and maintaining the authority of the Deposed Dragon Gang. It would be okay for Zhang Xing to be a villain. But if you think about it carefully, what kind of person is Xu Dalang? Others don’t know, but Zhang Xing doesn’t know? Does his sister Xu Chi know? When the two meet, the ruse is immediately revealed.
So the so-called killing with a borrowed knife and shirking responsibility seems a bit like deliberately expressing a progressive stance and deliberately showing off one's merits.
But things are always like this. Saying one is like two, and saying two is like three. It's all haphazard and scattered. You don't have to express it clearly in words.
On the ninth day of July, on the fourth day after Zhang Xing came to Ying County, he quickly welcomed his third wave of guests - Jia Runshi brought his biological father Jia Wugen, along with Fan Bao, the only remaining member of the Fan brothers. .
This is inevitable after the Lishan War, and also inevitable after Zuo Cai surrendered, but this is the main course.
Zhang Xing was overjoyed and stiffened his posture. He still went out of the city to greet him, but he set up his military posture in front of the city gate, and then pretended to sit in the middle. Three thousand troops, one thousand out of the city, lined up on both sides, with four hundred troops behind them, two hundred lined up on the city, and two hundred standing behind them. Moreover, there are many banners, almost everyone has their armor and stomach, and there are many soldiers with long swords and short swords.
In addition, there are dozens of heroes accompanying them... Although they are marching in the Eastern Expedition at this time, those who have cultivation in the army are still in the various armies, and many of the original deacons and protectors also received their honors after the Lishan War. The promotion has caused the strength of the powerful cultivator force, which once numbered close to two hundred, to be incredibly thin. However, with the addition of some famous heroes who came to join the gang after the Lishan War, there is still something to be said for it.
Such a formation, coupled with the veteran master Liu Yunhe standing sideways, Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan and other direct leaders with many names are beside them, as well as Wang Xiongdan, Yan Qing and other civil and military confidants, as well as those who arrived the day before yesterday Zuo Caixiang and his party became more or less energetic.
Things went smoothly.
Jia Wugen, Fan Bao and his party arrived in front of the city gate. Jia Runshi left the team first and moved to the queue behind Zhang Xing. Immediately, Jia and Fan led some of the remaining officers of the Qilu army and some officials of Qi County to surrender and dismount their flags. , went forward and knelt down in front of Zhang Xing, the left-wing leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang, who was sitting under the red banner with the word "Deposed", and asked for surrender.
Zhang Xing did not let the other party stand up. Instead, Yan Qing stepped forward and read a lengthy announcement to the kneeling opponent. It was a document that had been passed by the gang when Lihu made the decision. It was about How to forget the past, how to classify the other party's officers and staff, and uniformly demote and appoint them, and how to reorganize the army... Generally speaking, in addition to the leadership positions of Fan Bao and Jia Wugen, and how to retain the establishment of 2,000 people each, etc. Except for some dry information, most of them follow some general things announced before, which are well-known nonsense.
However, in the early autumn, the heat has not abated, so-called broad daylight, the world is clear, everyone on both sides stood and knelt, listening carefully to these nonsense words that both sides had already confirmed in private, but they couldn't help but have complicated thoughts.
Naturally, you will feel unwilling, sad, angry, and worried when you surrender, but you will also feel relieved, relaxed, and relieved.
The winner will be a little uneasy and wary, but most people will be excited, arrogant, and proud.
In fact, everyone knew that after the Alexander War, this scene would come sooner or later, and it was destined to come easily, but it happened so quickly and so directly, and everyone couldn't help but feel excited.
You must know that the so-called eight counties of Jishui are roughly arranged from west to east, Dongjun, Jiyin County, Dongping County, Jibei County, Lu County, Qi County, Langya County, Dengzhou... Among them, Dengzhou is the general administrative state, which is Not to mention the super-large military state that Eastern Qi merged with many states and counties here to target Dongyi, the remaining seven counties are Langya, which is mountainous, but also has the power of fish, salt, iron and gold, and the rest are mostly recognized as rich and powerful. The county has developed agriculture, commerce, fishery, handicrafts, and mining. The most wonderful thing is a Jishui River, which runs through the counties. In addition, the large river to the north naturally serves as two unfavorable logistics channels in this era, making the so-called eight counties Almost in one piece.
Now that Zuo Caixiang has arrived, Jia Wugen and Fan Bao have surrendered, which means that the Deposed Dragon Gang has succeeded to the six counties.
The land of the six counties was enough to be considered a king and an institution, not even in the era when Emperor Bai broke the river and destroyed the mountains, but even in the era before the emperor's eastern expedition.
In fact, if it weren't for this, why would a master like Xie Minghe come?
If it weren't for being able to do this, why would the big bosses in the gang who had their own agendas be so honest? So much so that Zhang Xing took away a lot of power in Lihu and actually endured it?
Not because something bigger is just ahead!
As the saying goes, those who follow the Tao can make profits! Where the Tao is, the world will return to it.
Zhang Xing was also a little emotional, so much so that he stared blankly at the slightly dazzling sun above his head for a while, and then came back to his senses with Zhou Xingfan's low-pitched reminder. He knew that Yan Qing had finished reading, and that Jia Wugen and Fan Bao had already finished reading. I accepted it in public and got down on the ground to express my gratitude.
After coming back to his senses, Zhang Dalongtou also stood up, helped the two kneeling people up one by one, and then followed the city gate and spoke sincerely in the eyes of everyone: "You two, I said something before, maybe It seems like we are trying to create a estrangement, but today you can say a few words freely... Actually, judging from your background and talents, what is the difference between you and the big leaders in our gang?"
Jia Wugen was slightly startled.
Fan Bao quickly laughed: "How can you compare with the big leaders?"
"They are all the same." Zhang Xing responded with emotion. "Actually, the situation in the Eastern Territory is that the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty abandoned the world, and the Eastern Territory is the place that has been most disturbed. In order to maintain order and protect the hometown, local people have risen up one after another... However, some people have gone Some people become officials, and some people become thieves. This is the difference, and it determines the outcome... You two, since you have lost, you should know that this Eastern Territory was originally disturbed by the Wei Dynasty. The people in the border hate Bao Wei to the core, and if you become an official with all your skills, you are secluded from the Eastern Territory. How can you be our group of rebel opponents against Bao Wei?"
Jia Wugen quickly bowed his head and said yes.
On the contrary, Fan Bao, who had been laughing with him before, was silent for a long time, and then answered sincerely: "What Zhang Longtou said is... You should never, never should, resign from an official position, abandon a thief, lose your righteousness, and lose your righteousness." We won the hearts of the people, so we won dozens of times, but every time we turned around, we were attacked by new rebels into the heart of Qi County, while the Dragon Deposition Army only won once, and then directly swallowed up the land of the six counties. "
When Zhang Xing saw that the other party had woken up, he nodded, no longer expressed any unnecessary emotion, and took the two of them into the city.
After entering Yingxian County, Yan Qing immediately came to ask for instructions and asked if he wanted to hold a banquet to celebrate... but Zhang Xing refused, and only arranged for Fan Bao, Jia Wugen and other key figures to rest in the city.
This caused some uneasiness, because after Zuo Caixiang came, Zhang Xing did not let him go, let alone make clear arrangements and instructions. He just let him live in the city. Now that the other two major forces in Qi County have come to surrender, they also They were all placed under house arrest and made like house arrest. Many people speculated that Zhang Longtou probably wanted to be safe and let the deposed dragon army occupy the main cities of these three families before releasing them.
But if this is the case, there is no reason not to hold a banquet. At least it makes people feel better, right?
It just so happens that some people are just stingy and are reluctant to take out a drop of wine, as if there is none at all.
Nothing happened in the afternoon, and in the evening, Ying County once again welcomed a group of guests. However, this group of guests was much more carefree, and even calling them guests seemed a bit awkward - the visitor was Cheng Zhili, the leader who did not participate in the Battle of Lishan. After learning about the local surrender of Qi County, he hurriedly crossed over to Qi County Shui, with only a dozen riders, rushed here.
Cheng Zhili's arrival made the originally crowded Ying County inexplicably agitated... It's not that Cheng Dalang couldn't come. They haven't asked Zhang Longtou since the Lishan War. What's wrong with coming over to chat and have a heart-to-heart relationship? Aren’t people allowed to pursue progress? But in this case, the most direct expression is that most people's previous guesses have come to nothing.
If we just hold back these surrendered people and take the opportunity to let the three big leaders of Qi County lead their troops to sweep and receive them, Cheng Zhili's arrival would seem a bit unreasonable.
And then, just before the sun was about to set, several generals sitting in the city saw a purple stream of light, and an even more brilliant golden glow across the sky, landing in the direction of the county government office.
Purple-faced Heavenly King Xiong Bonan's Zixia Qi is very special and is almost a signature in Hebei and the Eastern Region. Therefore, the appearance of this stream of light undoubtedly means that Xiongbonan's sudden arrival. And that extremely ordinary radiant Qi, but it happened to be more magnificent and faster than the purple-faced king's stream of light, but it could only be that Yitian Sword that even the black list did not dare to take away.
The atmosphere began to become tense. Zuo Caixiang was okay. Jia Wugen and Fan Bao all issued military orders to be careful with their subordinates who entered the city. Fan Bao, who had barely condensed his elixir, even put on a set of lightweight leather armor for himself. .
After dark, things really didn't end. The doors opened in the south, north, and west of the city in sequence. Every time, the obvious sound of horse hooves and stomach friction came from the streets.
Under this situation, even Zuo Caixiang gradually began to feel uneasy. While comforting his subordinates, he secretly tied a dagger to his Liuhe boots and covered it with his trouser leg.
As for the few local people in the city, they turned off their lights early and did not dare to make any movement.
Sure enough, after a while, there was a knock on the door of the temporary residence of Zuo, Jia, and Fan. The people who came were all dressed in Liuhe boots and cloth clothes, and there was only one person each. They only said that it was Zhang Dalong's head that showed off. Fruit reception, inviting people to eat fruit.
The three of them live separately and have their own thoughts, but they dare not disobey when they are under the roof.
In this way, within a short while, the three of them arrived at the backyard of the Yingxian County Government Office. The place was indeed brightly lit, and there were some fruits and vegetables that were suitable for the early autumn season.
The three people have different experiences. Zuo Caixiang arrived early and recognized Zhang Xing, Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan, Yan Qing, Wang Xiongdan and many others. He also guessed Bai Yousi who was next to Zhang Xing at a glance, but did not recognize the others; Fan Bao and Jia Wugen naturally knew that Bai Yousi was the only woman here who was dressed as a man, and they also recognized him as Cheng Zhili from the same county. However, the others only looked at their personal experiences... For example, before the rebellion, Fan Bao had seen a male on Jishui River once. Bonan and Xu Shiying, while Jia Wugen met Shan Tonghai once because of some old grudges.
But it didn't matter anymore. When Zhang Xing saw the crowd gathered, he immediately made introductions. It turned out that starting from this evening, the first person to arrive was Cheng Zhili, followed by Xiong Bonan and Bai Yousi, two masters of elixirs who have quick feet, and then But it was the two big leaders Xu Shiying and Shan Tonghai, and a leader named Wang Zhen.
"Niuda stayed behind to lead the army on the southern front, and Wang Shuyong stayed behind to lead the army on the northern front. It is difficult to come over, so we are all together." Zhang Xing said frankly. "Actually, today's melon and fruit banquet was an idea I had since the arrival of Mr. Zuo, the Prime Minister of Zuo, because at that time, I guessed that once Mr. Zuo arrived, Qi County would probably quickly open up the situation... Everyone, Zuo You all know about Third Master, and the credit goes without saying. It’s just something I didn’t expect before. We have a lot of leaders today, so I thought we could give him the temporary leadership status first, and wait for the next few leaders. The reply from the leader and Duke Li has arrived, so straighten it up immediately."
Shan Tonghai and others were speechless and even a little frustrated.
There is no doubt that Prime Minister Zuo Cai is credited. The situation was opened almost instantly because of his surrender against the wind, but in order to give him the status of a leader, everyone was summoned immediately. This big leader also likes meetings too much, right?
In other words, Qi County, which is so large, does not allow everyone to divide it, but instead wants to surrender these people? It would be better to not surrender and fight in directly.
However, Shan Tonghai knew very well that this was not the place for him to speak. Compared to the last time in Lishan, Zhang Xing was obviously more powerful here.
However, Shan Dalang was not easy to talk to, but someone couldn't help but ask on his behalf.
"Third brother." Wang Zhen was obviously a little uneasy and anxious. "Did you call everyone here just for this kind of thing? I should have led my troops to capture Langya County and regain Linyi."
"How is it possible to summon all the frontline leaders and leaders for this matter?" Zhang Xing looked around and directly revealed his intention. "What I mean is that Qi County has suddenly become enlightened. The south of Langya County is separated by a mountainous area and it is difficult to make progress... Can we change the plan, gather all the armies, and stand eastward to attack Dengzhou?"
The table was silent for a while.
Many people were thoughtful, many were hesitant to speak, even Xie Minghe was stunned, but the sound of heavy breathing suggested that many people were tempted.
Shan Tonghai moved his buttocks, stretched out his hand to pinch an unknown fruit, and asked slightly uneasily: "What the dragon leader means is that we will not occupy and control Qijun for the time being, and we will not reorganize the surrendered troops of the three families, but go directly to the east... to log in." Are the three families in the state caught off guard?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing answered immediately. "The three new leaders will also lead their ministries to attack together!"
"Can it be done?" Cheng Zhili suddenly said, looking a little uneasy.
"King Xiongtian." Zhang Xing did not answer, but turned to look at Xiong Bonan.
Xiong Bonan also responded immediately: "Leap, please speak."
"We have something to say about the three companies in Dengzhou, right?" Zhang Xing asked something that most people here already knew.
"Of course." Xiong Bonan replied in a deep voice, but he was looking at the people sitting in the courtyard to explain. "Those three families in Dengzhou are too powerful and cannot be dealt with directly in the same way as a small group of rebels... As a local rebel, the Zhishi Army has a bad reputation. They also brought out the looting culture, but they are the gods after all. The first one below to raise troops to rebel against Wei can annex and surrender, but must save Wang Hou's life and leave some territory for the Zhishi Army, and wait for two years before taking over it; while Gao Shitong's Bohai Navy and Shen Xunzhi's Plains Army, it’s best to drive them back to Hebei... Of course, if they don’t want to eat and toast, we don’t have to worry about it. When it’s time to fight, we should fight, and when it’s time to start a war, we must clean up the Eastern Territory.”
"That's what I mean." Zhang Xing nodded, looked around at the people sitting under the lights, and then spoke seriously. "Because they were unprepared, at this time, the mobilization of combat forces far beyond their imagination rushed in. It was impossible to cut through the knot quickly and prevent the rebels from killing each other... They thought that we would spend nearly a month doing local reception as before, But we attacked now; they thought that because we had to garrison along the way, we would further reduce our field strength and even exhaust our strength. Instead, we added more than 10,000 newly surrendered troops and 4,000 Putai troops to move eastward. ; In addition, we now have two alchemy masters and a total of seven or eight alchemy masters, and we can even use the power of our troops to directly rip out the hearts of black tigers and force them into the city of Dengzhou."
"I agree." Xu Shiying suddenly spoke, and not surprisingly, she was the first to agree. "But I still don't understand. Please tell me, Third Brother, why it took us so long to receive the first wave when there was no obstacle. Now in the second wave, it is clear that various forces are entrenched. We But do you want to just skip it like a breeze blowing in your face? Just because you want to catch Dengzhou off guard?"
"Of course not." Zhang Xing responded seriously. "The reason is very simple. We had to take it seriously before because the land we occupied in the first wave was worth spending time to take over, and we could quickly control the place in a month; and now you have also said that we will occupy the land in the second wave eastward. In fact, local forces are so intertwined that if you really want to eat it and dissipate it in your stomach, I am afraid it will take many years. Last but not least, Wei Gong did not arrive in time, but I will not hide it from everyone. I actually have no choice, so I saved some autumn harvest. We want to clean up Dengzhou beforehand and stop the large-scale use of troops... Even if it is not possible, we must limit the war to Dengzhou and protect the autumn harvest here in Qilu."
Xu Shiying nodded after hearing half of it.
The rest of the people were also stunned. When they heard the end, Shan Tonghai no longer hesitated and immediately expressed his agreement. Cheng Zhili and Wang Zhen followed, and the two short-selling experts Bai Yousi and Xiong Bonan also expressed their opinions. Zhou Xingfan, Jia Yue, and Yan Qing, Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runshi and others all knew the rules and quickly expressed their opinions. Therefore, Zhang Xing immediately looked at the three surrendered generals.
The three of them were stunned for a long time without speaking.
Zhang Xing had no choice but to ask directly: "What do the three leaders think? Do you agree or disagree?"
Of course I agree!
The three of them were still wondering whether they would chop themselves into pieces. How could they have thought that they still had the right to make suggestions? Just a nod.
When the temporary meeting arrived here, Zhang Xing no longer delayed, but immediately ordered all the leaders to turn back quickly, and then all the troops marched together, and in three days they would join forces at the west center town of Dengzhou, under the famous city of Linzi.
After receiving the military order, everyone came and went in a hurry. Only Xu Shiying stayed at the same place... It was not that the other leaders didn't notice it, but they couldn't say anything. They could only guess secretly in their hearts.
However, the rest of the people walked very quickly, but Zhang Xing still had Bai Yousi, Xiong Bonan, Xie Minghe and several leaders who were originally in the city beside him. Therefore, although Xu Shiying stayed, it was not good for a while. Open.
But it doesn’t matter, Zhang Xing had the nerve to say: “Has your brother-in-law been killed?”
Xu Shiying rubbed her hands uneasily under the slightly surprised looks of Bai Yousi and Xiong Bonan: "My brother-in-law has been immoral and violated the gang's laws. I can't show favoritism."
"That means killing?" Zhang Xing couldn't ask further.
"Yes." Xu Shiying responded simply.
"Have you got the food?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"Yes." Xu Shiying was still straightforward.
"Your sister cried for a long time yesterday, and she is feeling better today." Zhang Xing sighed suddenly. "But what should I say? Firstly, children of Jianghu, there is no need to be pretentious; secondly, we are at war, so we must be straightforward and simple in everything; thirdly, it's not you who blames people and things on me... so what I mean is Yes, I want to work as a matchmaker with Sanniang to find a good family for your sister... Do you think it's okay?"
Bai Yousi, who originally thought that this trip was just to weigh weights, looked at Zhang Xing blankly, with a puzzled look on his face.
"It's great that third brother and third sister-in-law are willing to be matchmakers." Xu Shiying bowed her head in response. "I just have to wait until Dengzhou is over before I come to my sister for advice, or I have to ask my sister to go back to Baima first and talk to my father."
Zhang Xing didn't take it seriously at all: "It doesn't matter, there has to be a process... And I promise, I will definitely find a real hero for your sister... But before you leave tonight, we have to set a direction first."
Xu Dalang just nodded randomly under the gaze of many leaders who tasted the taste.
"Then do you think it's better to find someone from Qi County to ensure the unity of the Eastern Territory, or to find someone who can challenge her and won't cause trouble like some king?" Zhang Xing asked sincerely. "If you ask me, don't look for someone who comes from a high family but has no ability, so as not to be a widow again."
"Who do the first two refer to?" Xu Dalang was also a little confused. He even glanced at Jia Runshi, who was not yet an adult.
"Of course the best one from Qijun is Cheng Dalang." Zhang Xing didn't try to hide it. "I think Jia Wugen is pretty good. I heard he happens to be a widower. The man is older and won't be uneasy at home. Fan Bao is also good. This man is rough and bold on the outside, but he is quite delicate on the inside..."
Jia Runshi was completely stunned.
Xu Shiying thought for a moment and quickly shook his head: "Jia Wugen is too old. After all, Fan Bao has a grudge against me for killing my brother. Cheng Dalang...Cheng Dalang is not very good-looking...virtue...virtue..."
"I understand, I understand." Zhang Xing nodded, interrupting the other party's difficult words on the spot, and then looked at Xiong Bonan, who was thinking about something.
Xu Shiying followed the other person's gaze and was obviously startled for a moment. Then he rubbed his hands nervously, but he didn't refute a word. The rest of the people also woke up and came to see it.
Xiong Bonan realized the reactions of others and came back to his senses, completely puzzled: "Why do you all come to see me?"
PS: Good night
