At the crossroads on the official road, four groups of people met unexpectedly, and then left in twos and twos.
Wang Xiongdan, Ma Ping'er and his party bumped into the real owner, so they naturally headed north with Dou Xiaoniang, heading straight to Gaojibo. And Zhang Shiniang bumped into Su Jingfang, and things got out of hand on the other side, so they had to return directly to Wu'an County with a reply and a gift... The only one who was a little surprised was Feng Wuyi, who took the initiative after realizing some situations. He proposed to go to Wu'an County to pay a visit to Governor Li.
Obviously, the emperor's confidants began to change their views on "bandits". At the same time, they remained unmoved in other directions. He was still a person loyal to the Wei court or the emperor's personal life... This encounter made him Li Ding, the governor of Wu'an County, was a little worried.
The old man is going, how can he stop him?
This man was not only a confidant of the emperor, but also the leader of a second- and third-rate family in Hebei. He should not be taken lightly.
However, Zhang Shiniang was a free and easy-going person, but Su Jingfang was a good person. He slowly arrived in Wucheng County that day, and in the evening, he sent a team of cavalry to protect him because of the inconvenience of riding horses. However, he escorted his wife to Qingqi. Return to Wu'an so that you can explain to the master in advance.
Old Man Feng was helpless, but he was really not good at riding horses, so he had no choice but to accept this arrangement.
As a result, after driving west for only two or three days, I saw the Red Mountain looming in front of me. After entering Wu'an County, I stayed at the Qiucheng Station beside the road that night, and unexpectedly met two groups of acquaintances from before.
On one side was Su Jingfang, who escorted his wife back to the county government, explained to the master, and then was ordered to return to meet Feng Wuyi. He was a hard worker. On the other side, there were Wang Xiongdan, Ma Ping'er and Dou Xiaoniang, but He only had three or five riders with him.
It turned out that although Wang Xiongdan and others wanted to escort the families of the rebels south, considering that Ban County was separated by half of Qinghe County and an entire Pingyuan County, it would be difficult to take hundreds of women and children with them. Moreover, these women and children had to go through an extra life. In the cruel winter, there were many injuries. Therefore, Wang Xiongdan, who was in charge, simply left most of the supplies and manpower in Gaojibo to take care of the situation. Then, while delivering a message to Ban County, he and Ma Ping'er came to the closer Wu'an County to ask for help, hoping that the latter would use it. In an official capacity, they assisted in transporting these women and children.
Moreover, we still have to count on getting a possible reply from Li Ding.
As for Dou Xiaoniang, she is just a teenager at heart. In addition, she has been naturally close to Ma Ping'er since she met a female leader early on, so she couldn't help but follow her with a red headband.
The three parties met in Qiuchengyi. Because of a strange fate before, there was no friction and they even got along harmoniously... Su Jingfang showed his kindness as a landlord and treated the other two groups to a meal, each with two taels of wine. .
"I really didn't expect that Li Silang, who is said to have learned the art of war from his uncle and has been working in the Ministry of War, is actually quite talented in politics." After three drinks, Feng Wuyi twirled his beard with emotion in the lobby of the station. "Everyone knows that the past two years in Hebei have been difficult, but I have been traveling all the way. All the inns in Pingyuan, Wuyang, and Qinghe have been abandoned. Only the middle inns in Jijun and Wu'an are in good condition. Jijun is next to Liyangcang, and there is no shortage of them. Supplies are also the outlet for Hebei to connect with Dongdu, so they are naturally suitable. It is really amazing that Wu'an can do this! "
When Su Jingfang heard the other party praising his mentor, he was naturally excited. For a moment, he was just beaming: "My mentor's talent is hard to find in the world. He can be called a super hero. How can he say that he is a mere county?"
Hearing this disgusting flattery, Feng Wuyi didn't feel any discomfort. He just twirled his beard and laughed, while Dou Xiaoniang simply lowered her head and went to eat.
After all, Su Jingfang and Li Ding have a special relationship. They are teachers and students, county princes and officials, and even benefactors and children of vassal families. In this case, it is a bit too much to say that Li Ding is Su Jingfang's biological father, but it is also true. Basically.
Let go of blowing, and no one can slap you in the face.
"Who said this in the first place, the hero of this world?" Unexpectedly, Wang Xiongdan thought for a while and suddenly asked seriously at the table.
Su Jingfang was slightly startled and actually blushed.
"What's the origin of this statement?" Feng Wuyi took the initiative to ask.
"I won't hide it from Mr. Feng." Wang Xiongdan answered seriously. "If I remember correctly, these words should have been praised by the leader of my family, Fourth Master Li. I am a personal guard and am often accompanied by attendants. I must have heard it. However, there were not many people present at the time, and I was still in the East Territory, but I didn't want to It’s a bit strange that it actually reached here.”
Feng
Wu Yi suddenly realized that based on the way Zhang Xing, the rebel, interacted with Li Ding, the county governor, and Su Jingfang's reaction, it was most likely Zhang Xing who wrote this statement in the letter, and Li Ding felt so proud that he couldn't bear it. Just showing off to the people around him... This shows that Li Ding really values the rebel.
Having said that, Feng Wuyi had experienced Qian Tang's failure and had obviously learned a lot. He just pretended not to know and said with a smile: "So, Commander Li's talent and virtue are obvious to all. Your leader is a little bit better." Taking care of you is also normal.”
"That's not necessarily the case." Wang Xiongdan already knew Feng Wuyi's identity, so he just squinted his eyes and continued to sigh. "First of all, the leader of my family really respects Mr. Li, and it's definitely not just a little care... As I remember correctly, "The hero of the transcendent world" is just one of the words. It should also be called "Wolong", and What, if Li Si doesn't come out, what will happen to the people in the world? What "the world Tao Luo has one stone, others share two buckets, Li Ding alone has eight buckets"... All these kinds of things are countless."
Feng Wuyi almost broke his beard, and Su Jingfang was also dumbfounded... The former was amazed by Zhang Xing's rhetorical methods to win over people's hearts, while the latter realized that these words circulating in the county were all from that Zhang San Lord.
If this is the case, my mentor may not say anything, but he is particularly concerned about Mr. Zhang in his heart.
"Second, come on." Wang Xiongdan continued. "The talent of Governor Li is so bright, but it is not obvious to all... Longtou once said that Fourth Master Li was in Dongdu in the past, and he was depressed. At that time, the only one who was willing to reuse him was Yang Shen, who wanted to rebel. He saw his talent. , the only people who are willing to believe him and respect him are Mrs. Zhang and a mere two or three people from my family.
"What's even more deplorable is that the leader of my family, a Tian Han from the north and a martial artist in the army, can easily win the governor of Wu'an County by offering auspiciousness in the Eastern Expedition. But Fourth Master Li, with his background and talents, can't We have to rely on the struggle between Jiangdu and Dongdu and the internal strife in Guanlong to take over the position that my family leader abandoned like a worn-out shoe, and stretch it a little... It can be seen how casual this foolish king is to the affairs of the world? And the Guanlong family is so powerful How far is Heng Wuji?"
Su Jingfang was young after all. After hearing this, although he also noticed that the other party was vaguely complimenting Zhang San in reverse, he felt that he understood a lot of things in an instant, as if the sun had cleared the clouds.
In comparison, what kind of person is Feng Wuyi? Of course he knew that the other party's words meant to stand up for the rebels. He even guessed that he was worried and came here specifically to tease him. But for some reason, he didn't know why. Telling the story, I actually feel the same way.
The Guanlong family is arrogant and unscrupulous, so there is no need to say more.
As for the saint, Feng Wuyi is loyal to the saint. However, over the years, he has also seen clearly that the saint focuses solely on the so-called "big" things, but does not care about the details of governance. In personnel matters, he only cares about his position. , regardless of talent and virtue... Why can't Li Ding be used for his background? If others don't know, Feng Wuyi can't guess?
In all likelihood, it was because of the involvement of the Han family, Li Ding's mother clan.
On the one hand, the saint wanted to achieve great success, unify the world, and establish a great cause, but on the other hand, he also regarded suppressing Guanlong and sorting out the military nobles. The three brothers of the Han family were all generals, and Han Bolong was at the forefront of the nine heroes of the founding of the Wei Dynasty. Related people, etc., Nature is suppressed.
What is regrettable is that this policy not only suppressed outstanding talents like Li Ding in Guanlong for a long time, but also caused resentment. As a result, during the last expedition, because of his all-or-nothing mentality, he made peace with the famous military clans. The so-called He fell short of success and even gave up the cause of suppressing the Guanlong military clan.
While Feng Wuyi was thinking, a thunderbolt suddenly sounded in his ears.
"As the saying goes, chaos comes from above. Unless Cao Che is killed, the world will be difficult to bring peace. If the Guanlong is not sparse, the world will be difficult to connect!" Wang Xiongdan continued to speak boldly. "Since we are heroes, we should work together as one."
"Bold!" Feng Wuyi instinctively jumped up and glared at him.
However, this attack only frightened Dou Xiaoniang, who was eating her fourth bowl of noodles with all her heart. It also aroused the anger of Ma Ping'er, who had been a serious listener: "It's up to you to rely on the old man to talk about things that everyone in the world can judge." Are you bold?"
Feng Wuyi's hands were trembling, and several of his guards behind him got up in shock early. However, as if they had been warned earlier, dozens of knights from Wu'an County also got up one after another, causing many people in the post hall to panic for a moment, and many people wanted to flee.
Old man Feng returned to Qingming and managed to sit back under the attention of many people.
, but still angrily retorted on the spot: "How can the world judge everyone?"
"Are the elders from the eight counties in the east not considered to be part of the world, or are the elders from the six counties in Huaixi not considered to be part of the world?" Ma Ping'er also refuted it one after another. "Or maybe here in Hebei, the army killed so many people in the past two years, but one after another, the rebels who couldn't stop the death can't be considered the world's people? These people don't even care about their lives, they just want to rebel, they just want to To kill the tyrant and eliminate the tyrant Wei, what is public opinion?!"
Feng Wuyi was speechless for a moment, but when Dou Xiaoniang heard this, she nodded heavily in agreement.
"Well said." Wang Xiongdan followed immediately, speaking clearly. "Under the Three Conquests, every time millions of families were destroyed, tens of millions of people were implicated. The whole world saw the destruction of tens of millions of families and their lives. What is the public opinion if a tyrant bullies the Wei Dynasty if it is not universal justice?"
Su Jingfang sat still and turned a deaf ear. Other guests in the lobby of the nearby inn were whispering after they reluctantly sat down again.
When Feng Wuyi saw this scene, he was discouraged for a moment: "This is not the two of you arguing with me. I'm afraid it's the rebel Zhang Xing who is arguing with me from afar, right?"
"That's true, but if the truth is true or false, where does it come from?" Wang Xiongdan was quite magnanimous. "I have only one thing to tell you. It would be ridiculous if you think you can win the hearts of the Wei Dynasty in Hebei... If I were your Excellency, since I have returned home, I would simply go back to my hometown in Changle and teach people to read, read and write, and build a foundation in arithmetic. I've been running around here in vain and annoying people."
"There is no such thing." Su Jingfang quickly intervened to reassure him. "My mentor specially sent me to welcome..."
Feng Wuyi was laughed out of anger.
And with a smile, he also realized, why should he care about a group of children? It would be fine if Zhang Xing were here, and there would be no harm in arguing with him, but these two young men were just showing off with the rebel's usual words, and Su Jingfang was even more of a slippery boy.
The key is to see Li Ding first.
Thinking of this, he simply handed over his hands and went upstairs to rest half-sulked.
When I walked up the stairs, I heard the bustle resumed below. I even heard Su Jingfang curiously asking if Zhang Longtou had any other words of praise for his mentor. He wanted to learn from them...
There was no words for the night, and early the next morning, everyone headed west together. Wu'an County and County Zhiyongnian were actually farther east, and they arrived at Qiuchengyi. However, after another day of hard work, they arrived at the city in the evening.
The extraordinary hero Wolong Li Ding did not meet anyone immediately. Instead, he placed two groups of people in a rather magnificent building in the city, indeed in the famous Black Emperor Temple in Hebei... Under the Red Mountain, if there is no Black Emperor My Grand View was strange... I slept peacefully for another night, but the next day I came to the Black Emperor Temple in person, and then went to the back hall alone, and asked Su Jingfang to invite two groups of guests in turn.
Of course, Feng Wuyi must be invited first.
The two parties only met in the back hall of the Black Emperor Temple and exchanged greetings. As soon as they sat down, Feng Wuyi, who had learned the lessons from the plains before, got straight to the point: "Master Li Fu, I am here to imitate Zhang Shizhao and serve as a temporary envoy..." At a time when the country is in crisis, the situation in Hebei is even more difficult, but please do not waver in your loyalty and make the situation worse."
On the threshold, Su Jingfang pricked up his ears early.
Unexpectedly, when Li Ding, who had dark circles under his eyes and unkempt beard, heard this, he smiled bitterly in the audience: "Does Mr. Feng think that I will rebel because of my personal relationship with Zhang Xing, so he would not even enter the house and come to warn me? "
"I didn't say that." Feng Wuyi shook his head in reply. "As for coming here this time, I'm just talking about my personal feelings. I don't mean to intimidate anyone."
"Don't worry, Mr. Feng." Li Ding sighed, speaking seriously. "Within two years, it is unlikely that I will rebel. Even if I rebel, it will most likely have nothing to do with Zhang Sanlang or the Deposed Dragon Gang."
Feng Wuyi breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt ridiculous. How could he feel relieved for such a promise?
So, the man continued to laugh and cry, and asked again: "Two years later, Mr. Li is going to rebel?"
"There is no such thing." Li Ding shook his head. "I have never been prepared to do the opposite... But with the current situation, can Dongdu still hold on for two or three years? Once Dongdu cannot hold on, Jiangdu cannot hold on either, and the Wei Dynasty will basically be finished. The Wei Dynasty will be finished by then. When all the heroes rise together, the whole world will be considered a rebel, and when a person is in the situation, he cannot help himself at all. As a county guard, I have to save the lives of the people of this county and the lives of my subordinates.
Responsible. "
Feng Wuyi was startled and wanted to refute, but thinking of the argument the day before yesterday, he felt powerless again. Even a few little kids couldn't argue, so why not this one?
So, he just forced himself to ask: "So, if the situation in Wei Dynasty is still good, Commander Li will not take the initiative to join forces with that Zhang San?"
"No." Li Ding replied decisively. "Feng Gong... In the current situation, I am not afraid of anyone, and there is no one else here. Let me tell you the truth... You guessed the wrong direction. Since Zhang Xing has arrived in Hebei, if he wants to gain a foothold, he must get up from the southeast corner. , even if things go smoothly, how can we get to Wu'an County in two or three years? If Wu'an County and I really want to turn against each other, I'm afraid we will have to start from Taiyuan instead."
Feng Wuyi was stunned on the spot, but after a moment, he suddenly understood.
"Feng Gong has been in the imperial court for a long time, so he should know the local military and political traditions, right?" Li Ding explained calmly without changing his expression. "The Red Mountain-Purple Mountain-Heishan Mountains line dominates Hebei. Therefore, whether it is the present dynasty, the Eastern Qi Dynasty, or the earlier Great Zhou Dynasty, they all took Taiyuan as their foundation and Wu'an, Zhaojun, Xiangguo, and Hengshan. The county is a pawn, condescending and controlling Hebei... This is a military system, a political tradition for hundreds of thousands of years, and it is dictated by geography."
Feng Wuyi remained silent, but knew that the other party was telling the truth. Under the Wei military system, Taiyuan had a huge influence on the four counties along the mountains and Hebei. In order to weaken and control Hebei, the Wei had always encouraged So.
The most obvious evidence is that although there is no permanent establishment, there have been frequent temporary requests for these four counties to report military affairs to Taiyuan.
And Taiyuan, Bai Hengqiu...
"Feng Gong." Li Ding continued. "I heard from my student that yesterday you lamented that the people's livelihood in Wu'an is not bad, but do you know why it is not bad?"
Feng Wuyi came back to his senses, but he was still confused: "Of course Mr. Li is strict and tolerant in his governance. He is a so-called transcendent hero..."
"That was just joking." Li Ding replied seriously. "The reason why Wu'an County is safe is just because after I took office, I quickly swept away the rebels...the rebels in the territory. Then I refused the entry of soldiers and horses from the Hejian Camp and the Youzhou Camp in the name of Taiyuan. At that time, Yecheng in the south and Taiyuan in the west sent food to them at the same time. To be honest, Taiyuan gave only half of what they received from Yecheng. However, Taiyuan said that in the name of Taiyuan being left behind, it could isolate Hebei's official troops from entering and harassing them. I was categorical about this benefit. I can't refuse. That's why I said that your Excellency has thought too much and has gone astray. What Zhang Xing wants to deal with is the Hejian Camp. The key points are Bohai and Plains, followed by Wuyang, Qinghe, Hejian, and Boling. We But this side wants to follow the swing of Taiyuan. The two families are actually completely unrelated."
Feng Wuyi really had nothing to say. After a long pause, he could only stand up and hand over his hands: "I thought wrong. The British Lord is loyal. If you follow him, you will definitely serve the country loyally."
Li Ding just laughed and reluctantly handed over his hand.
Feng Wuyi sighed and left directly. Then, Wang Xiongdan, Ma Ping'er and Dou Xiaoniang, who were waiting outside, entered under the leadership of Su Jingfang.
"I already know your purpose of coming." For these people, Li Ding, who sat back and did not move, was much more straightforward. "I will arrange for a manpower escort. I will only mention the official team going to Bohai. Let Xiao Su lead a whole team and let him prepare. You can leave immediately..."
Wang Xiongdan and the other three were overjoyed and wanted to thank him.
Unexpectedly, Li Dingfu waved his hand again and continued: "The time is short. It will only take two or three days. I won't have time to reply to the letter. I will reply slowly in the future and then send someone to deliver it... There is only one important point. I feel irritable. You can do it for me." Let me tell him that the killing is purely a woman's kindness, and even a bit hypocritical, which is not appropriate at all. "
Wang Xiongdan and the other two were startled.
"When did this happen? And where is it?" Li Ding sat there and sneered with dark circles under his eyes. "Do you think the world is at peace? And Hebei and the East are the same thing? Counting the Three Expeditions, how many thousands of people have died in Hebei? In troubled times, heavy laws are used to quickly restore order and people's hearts, and he kills whenever he needs to, but he always It's killing, killing, one out of ten becomes one out of thirty, then one out of four, one out every two, will it become two out of three later? What he says is more ruthless than anyone else, and one She is just doing one thing, but when she actually does it, she is always formal, as if insisting on killing can give herself an explanation. It should be discarded, it should be thrown away, such a woman's kindness will only delay the situation, and how can she do anything great? ?Sooner or later he will have to
This inexplicable benevolence and loyalty were killed in Hebei! "
Wang Xiongdan hesitated to speak, but in the end he did not say anything... because in fact, many people within the Deposed Dragon Gang were aware of what Li Ding said. Mr. Zhang's killing looks cruel, but when compared with the overall environment, you can see that it is not cruel, but an inexplicable kindness.
It's like a good person's private compromise with the current situation.
"Forget it." After saying it in one breath, Li Ding shook his head, seemingly bored. "That's it... you take a day off, go back early, and wait for Xiao Su to find you. Don't make any mistakes. As for the details of the "Six Tao" he wants, I will try my best to complete them for him."
The three of them did not dare to say anything and could only surrender.
Besides, the three people complained for a while, but after all, it was a matter between two big shots, so it was meaningless. Instead, they were really happy to have received this promise and had an explanation for the current matter.
And sure enough, Su Jingfang was very agile and quickly formed a convoy to find the three of them. Only the next day, he successfully led the team to set off.
But on this day, a shadow fell on the minds of the three people, because the weather was gloomy, the clouds thickened, and the north roared. Someone who knew the geography of Hebei had informed them early that there was likely to be a heavy snow covering the entire Hebei area. to.
Sure enough, although the group tried their best to speed up, as soon as they left Wu'an County, they saw snowflakes rolling down from the sky, getting bigger and denser.
Dou Xiaoniang was worried about the people in Gaojibo, and her face was naturally ugly. Then she thought that in the whole of Hebei, according to legend, there were few of them in Wu'an County, and most of them were from Qinghe. She became more and more uneasy, and her face became even more ugly. Get up, because I don’t know how many people will be as defenseless as the people in Gaojibo, and then countless people will freeze.
"Good snow."
Unexpectedly, just when Dou Xiaoniang broadened her horizons a little and was worried about the people of Hebei, Li Ding suddenly smiled in the back hall of the Black Emperor Temple in Wu'an County.
Zhang Shiniang came out from behind, curious: "After the snow, everything is frozen, why is Shiro not sad but happy?"
Li Ding was slightly startled, and then smiled bitterly: "I was taught by Zhang Sanlang again... He said in the letter that it is snowing now, and although there is a possibility that people will be frozen and unable to survive the winter, if it doesn't snow yet, next year the whole Hebei will definitely be infested with drought and locusts... By then, the entire territory will really be dead without a burial place."
Zhang Shiniang thought for a while and fell into a trance.
PS Good night.
