"Li Longtou, go and greet him!" Huang Junhan, the leader in Jiyincang City, suggested.
"Not bad." Zhai Kuan frowned and tried to persuade him. "Now that things have come to a point, peace is the most important thing, so don't cause any trouble."
"Li Gong, everyone is resisting Wei, Jiangdu and Dongdu have not fallen!" Meng Zhigui also had a sad look on his face. “At this time, we have to focus on the overall situation.”
Li Shu's face remained as usual and he said nothing. He only glanced at these three people and then looked at the other silent ones, including Fang Yanlang, Chang Fu, Ding Shengying, Liang Jiading, and Cui, who had recently been introduced as a confidant. Shiro couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The reason why these people are here is because they were idle, so they turned to themselves to find a future; some are because of the geographical location, their roots are around Jiyin, they are considered current management, and they have no choice but to run away; some came too late, or came from a different background. , anyway, there was no fire there, so he transferred it to his place; there were also people who had nothing to do with him at all, they were just sent to make a statement because it was inconvenient for someone to come.
It was these people, plus Fang Yanshi, Zu Chenyan, who were in Hebei at this time, and a few remaining postmen, who formed his support and team at this time.
However, Zu Chenyan has been effectively abandoned, and now he is just a proclamation writer, so-called returning to the general affairs; Fang Yanshi, who was the only person in charge of the army before, also became the deputy of the Ban County field soldiers during the two rounds of army reorganization in Hebei. The supervisor lost his military power; and the few who stayed behind obviously all gradually turned to each other because of the source of their power.
At the same time, he also lost the opportunity to acquire new blood. Because he lost the initiative to develop, the powerful people in the eastern part of the Eastern Territory, the rebels in Dengzhou, the noble families in Hebei, and the demoted officials all joined the opponent's political system as a matter of course.
This is the result of the failure of political struggle, even the failure of political struggle without any bloodshed.
Of course, there are always two sides to everything. From another perspective, until now, Li Dalongtou has been able to maintain a leadership position of about fifteen or six, as well as the foreign aid of the leader of the army, as well as Du Po Zhen, Wu The frame of a political group echoed by higher-level quasi-allies such as the Clan Brothers is actually the so-called second-in-command of the Deposed Dragon Gang who cannot be shaken by a centipede.
In particular, those who stayed behind deeply demonstrated the importance and indispensability of his group's qualifications when establishing the gang. With the team members of the Deposed Dragon Gang at that time, he established the territory and did not hand over the civil affairs to these people. Who can it be given to?
And these people will always bear the brand of Li Shu.
Cui Shilang is right. Even if he wants to stabilize this faction, he must be patient for a while and accept Zhang Xing's proposal, because if he doesn't come up with something practical, this team will not be able to maintain it.
In fact, these people in front of me are already pushing.
That's right, after more than ten days of information dissemination and deliberation, these leaders gathered together not to ask Li Shu to make any changes in Jiyin. On the contrary, they were afraid that he would make any changes, so they did it. Urgent, so as not to injure many people.
After thinking about this, Li Shu stopped at Fang Yanlang, the most trustworthy and possibly the only trustworthy person present.
"Leap." Fang Yanlang answered with a straight face. "I know your general thoughts, and I think the same as you, but I want to remind you that today we have to discuss the matter. I started from Dongjun and walked from one village to another. I walked through seventy or eighty villages in more than ten days. , we arrived at Jiyin City steadily, we can’t make any explanation, and we shouldn’t have any extra explanation.”
"It's as Fang Liu said." Nodding towards the other party, Li Shu looked around and smiled slightly. "Zhang Longtou has been working hard on his inspection tour. It's time for us to greet him and express our condolences."
Shang Xia was relieved.
Just like this, after the summer rain, the south wind picked up slightly, and the water vapor evaporated very quickly. The dirt ground might be fine, but the green brick road in Jiyin City quickly dried under the scorching sun. Zhang Xing led more than a hundred riders from the official road to the east city of Jiyin At that time, the green brick floor in front of the moat that was laid to facilitate the entry and exit of freight trucks only had traces of erosion.
Zhang Dalongtou also met Li Dalongtou again after their last farewell by the river. The latter also led the city leaders, helmsmen, protectors, deacons, and more than a hundred guards together with Yanlang, the rear room left by Jiyin. welcome.
At first glance, it looks quite grand.
"Mr. Li!"
Far away from each other, Zhang Xing smiled brightly on the yellow horse and waved to shout. "Come and be safe!"
"Zhang Sanlang's expression remains the same." Li Shu also held his hand from afar, with the same smile. “Hebei has done great things!”
The entourages behind the two looked at each other in confusion, tacitly lagging far behind, leaving the stage only to these two themselves.
And the two of them did not disappoint everyone. When they reached the suspension bridge, Zhang Xing turned over and dismounted, and Li Shu stepped forward to meet him. The two of them reached out their hands almost at the same time, and held each other's hands outside the suspension bridge in front of the city gate.
It can only be said that, half a year apart, the hands of the left and right wings of the Deposed Dragon Gang, the two most important political factions at the top since the establishment of the Deposed Dragon Gang, are once again tightly held together.
The scene was still very warm and full of revolutionary passion.
Since the two sides shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Xing first chatted and laughed with several local leaders, including Zhang Daxuan who was hiding silently in the crowd, and then pointed at Chen Bin, Dou Lide, and Cui Suchen who came to meet Jiyin. While making introductions, it became lively for a while. After the introduction, everyone could not continue to bask in the sun at the gate, so Li Shu made a gesture, pointing to the city gate and inviting Zhang Xing to come inside and rest.
Zhang Xing nodded, but took the other person's hand again, actually trying to put his arm inside.
Li Shu originally thought that the drama should end here, but when the other party wanted to continue, he naturally had nothing to say... In fact, for a moment, Li Dalongtou thought that the other party was worried about assassination, so he specifically held his own.
After all, although the most sensitive Wu brothers had the self-knowledge to go to the Huaixi front line to fight in advance, who wouldn't allow others to take precautions?
Just as they were thinking about it, the two of them had just walked across the suspension bridge when Zhang Dalong suddenly stopped and looked at the city gate tower.
Li Shu naturally looked over, and hundreds of people behind him also looked up, but they didn't know what they were looking at. They couldn't be looking at Jiyin City, right?
"What is Zhang Sanlang looking at?" Li Shu asked seriously.
"I'm looking at Jiyin City." Zhang Xing answered seriously.
"..."
"Li Gong, do you still remember the first time we came to Jiyin City?" Zhang Xing just held the other person's hand and turned to ask seriously.
"Rather, how can I forget it?" Li Shu came back to his senses and laughed on the spot. "At that time, the siege of the city was urgent, and everyone didn't know what to do. You suddenly came along Jishui and brought thousands of reinforcements. The morale in the city suddenly collapsed. Then we reorganized the army here, and we were deposed. The Dragon Gang’s first serious unit.”
"Not bad." Zhang Xing nodded. "But what I want to say today is not that, but the prefect of Jiyin who was stubbornly resisting at that time... Li Gong still remembers it, right?"
"Of course I remember this. The prefect committed suicide in the tent... But, I forgot his name... Song Chang or Song Yi?" Li Shu came to his senses and responded immediately. "What's wrong, why did Zhang Sanlang suddenly think of this person?"
"My name is Song Chang, and his son's name is Song Yi."
"I am too old to be as young as you and have a good memory."
"It's not that I have a good memory." Zhang Xing responded with emotion. "Actually, I forgot about it, but when I visited the countryside a few days ago, I met many Huaixi refugees and sorted out a lot of information from there, which happened to include Song Yi... Li Gong, remember, he and Ding Tao I ordered Liu Ben to swear a blood oath on the spot. After sending my grandmother back, he would join the army again and kill us to avenge my father."
"Then what happened to him?" Li Shu couldn't help but become slightly serious.
"Dead." Zhang Xing sighed, even seeming a little sad. "According to the refugees who escaped, Liu Ben didn't know that Song Yi did indeed surrender to the army later, but since he surrendered to the army, how could he go to whichever side he wanted? So he first followed the soldiers of Huai'an County to deal with Wu Dalang and his Nanyang rebels, and survived a narrow escape After he came down, he also became the deputy captain of a county. As a result, Jiangdu demanded too much from the two Huaihe Rivers. When the Huaiyou League happened, Huai'an also fell into trouble... First he fled to Tongbai Mountain, and then the Huaiyou League could not suppress him again. He went down the mountain and led a counterattack in two counties, and was promoted to captain of the county. As a result, Du Po Zhen was in a hurry, so he sent his most outstanding adopted son Kan Leng to lead 10,000 Taibao troops there in person. Two battles Then he was caught and beheaded in public."
Li Shu also didn't know what to say.
Even many of the leaders behind him were a little embarrassed... In any case, even if Zhang Xingbian scolded him in person at that time, according to tradition, Song Chang's image of a loyal minister and filial son is indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and now, his son also regards him as such. An image appears in the field of vision, which can't help but make people sigh.
It is conceivable that Zhang Longtou's words should also focus on this.
But I don’t know how it will play out.
"When I say this today, I'm not saying that I feel sorry for the loyal ministers and filial sons. What's there to care about the loyal ministers and filial sons of the Wei Dynasty?" Zhang Xing looked at the stone carvings of the word "Ji Yin" on the city gate tower above, with an obvious look on his face. "What I care about is that I saw Song Chang died so simply and Song Yi was so sincere. I really thought that I would meet them on the battlefield. Then I would kill both his father and his son. Wouldn't it be a pleasure? ? Just like killing Zhang Han and Gao Jiang, it has a beginning and an end. But in troubled times, even such deep hatred is not something you can do if you want to die in front of you..."
With that said, Zhang Dalongtou finally took the other person's hand and walked slowly towards the city gate.
"It's true." Li Shu was inexplicably confused because he couldn't control the opponent's pulse.
"Besides, this matter is just an introduction. The key is, whether it is kindness or hatred, there are too many similar things." Zhang Xing said as he walked. "Remember Li Gong, I injured my head during the Second Expedition and basically forgot everything. When I escaped back, I encountered an earthquake. My legs were numb due to excessive use of Qi. It rained again, and in the end I only had one red The robe on the other side of the mountain was willing to take me and carry me out... At that time, that robe was a mountain and a river to me. I thought, no matter what the world is like, I must follow This brother who shares wealth and adversity may have to follow his path for the rest of his life... As a result, in the first village they met, the other two deserters wanted to stay and become mountain kings. That brother and I were not allowed to dominate the village. There was a fire and three of the four people died. When I came out of the mountain carrying his body, everyone was dead. You and Xu Dalang saw it with your own eyes."
"How could you forget?" Li Shu replied quietly. No matter what the other party was like, whether he was talking about something or simply recounting the past, he had already adjusted his mentality.
At the same time, Xu Dalang, who had a tacit understanding with the others and was about ten steps behind him, also had a complicated look on his face, because he remembered a conversation similar to the beginning, except that it was between him and his brother-in-law Xiong Bonan.
Now think about it, if I had been more honest at that time, had spoken clearly from Xiong Bonan, learned to be more honest, and dared not avoid today's disaster, at least the situation would have been much better?
At this time, everyone had already crossed the doorway and followed the two dragon heads into Jiyin City.
Thanks to the previous showers, the original stalls on the street had already been cleared. Hundreds of people came, but they did not encounter any inconvenience and did not miss anyone else's business.
However, this also made the conversation between the two leaders in front even more unconcealable.
"At that time, to be honest, although I said a few big words, I actually didn't care about them at all, whether it was Mr. Li or the Jingantai team from my wife's place." Zhang Xing continued to hold the opponent's hand and walk slowly He said slowly. "Because at that time, all my thoughts were on the corpse of my Paoze... The idea was very clear. There is nothing else in this world. After a person dies, he must do what he told him before he died and send him home. Bury, lay in peace, and then talk about it.”
Li Shu was silent, and like many people behind him, he just listened carefully.
"However, when I walked to his door, I discovered that there was a flash flood at night, and his house had been buried by a landslide for months." Zhang Xing's tone became obviously indifferent. "Because of this at that time, I really felt that the sky was falling, because although the world is so big, I didn't know where I came from, I didn't know where I was going, let alone what I could do. At this time, I was a housewife. He discovered the situation in advance, took Qin Er and others there, and brought me back to this world.
"The next step is Dongdu. I only stayed in Dongdu for two years, but he did a lot. He killed people, saved people, organized eucalyptus, and made enemies. He even rented a small house. Nan I also met the Prime Minister of Yamen, and the Governor of Beiya also met. Anyway, I was living like a human being. At that time, I thought, in my life, whether good or bad, I might hang out with these people... I just thought privately. I hope that one day my wish will be fulfilled and I can enter Nanya, and I also want to support Li Ding and Qin Bao to become a general.
"However, don't talk about what happened when the Three Zhengs came. I slowly discovered that the world seemed to be safe, but in fact it had been hollowed out long ago. It was falling apart in front of my eyes, so the Three Zhengs came... This At that time, the most terrifying thing was not that the brothers were separated from each other in the past, but that many people, whom I thought would continue to talk to me, continue to hang out with me, and continue to enmity with me, suddenly disappeared!"
Hearing this, many people behind him, including Xie Minghe, Chen Bin, Cui Suchen, Fang Yanlang and others who knew that there were similar stories without even thinking about it, but not just them, many people's hearts trembled more or less.
At this point, Zhang Xing also grabbed his hand and turned to look at Li Shu, speaking sincerely: "Mr. Li, can you understand what I mean? You gritted your teeth and rescued the remnant of fugitives who raised you as your sister. Suddenly there was no message; Your half-boss, who you thought was the biggest obstacle in your career and who has always taken good care of you, suddenly disappeared without knowing where he was...
"The Douzhi who helped you out of trouble in Wenwenfang, the official slave who served you tea for a year, the pregnant concubine you saved with great effort, and the battle of wits and courage with you almost made you disgraced. The lieutenant general, the arty bribe target, the hero who you find particularly interesting and may have certain achievements in the future, or even the neighbor you often see every day when passing by, suddenly disappears, dies, and is completely cut off...
"It is said that in this door last year, people's faces and peach blossoms reflected each other's colors. I don't know where the people's faces have gone, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze... Li Gong, Li Gong, do you know what I mean? Have you ever experienced such a thing?"
"Who hasn't experienced this?" Even though Li Shu had been preparing for a long time, he couldn't help but gradually let down his guard. "I have been dating Yang Shen for half my life. I thought that if I wanted to be his mastermind in this life, I would achieve great things and be able to get along well with my king and his ministers. But what happened? I lost everything in ten days! Not only was he dead, but also everything I had Old friends, wives, children, clan members, everything that Dongdu has managed for a long time are all gone! I won’t hide it from Saburo. That day when we met on the river embankment, it wasn’t just you who didn’t care about us? I don’t care about anything about you, either. Just trying to save face and survive."
"Then what?" Zhang Xing asked from the side.
"Then...then the most rare moment was actually on the way back from the Three Expeditions. Everyone was avoiding the corvee and the conscription. No one knew you, and no one cared about you. You called yourself a hero, but you lived in the world, and there was no one. One person knows you well... If I hadn't found Fang and Xu later, settled down a little, and prepared to rebel against Wei, I would have ended it altogether on that day, or gone crazy." Li Shu sighed. "You have to find something to think about for yourself!"
The people behind him were equally disappointed. One of them, an elderly protector named Zhang, was nudged by a horse on the side because he just lowered his head.
"What happens next?" Zhang Xing couldn't ask further.
"After that, it's about deposing the Dragon Gang." Li Shu said with a rare smile. "It's the other way around. It's just like drops of water forming a river, or rammed earth forming a high platform. Every day you meet new people and encounter new things. Every day you feel that our Dragon Gang is thriving... …”
"Then Mr. Li, do you understand what I mean?" Zhang Xing suddenly took the other party's hand and stopped on the central avenue of Jiyin City, and then stood facing the other party who was caught off guard.
The people behind him were obviously caught off guard. In their haste, many people bumped into the people in front of them, and the horses also neighed due to friction.
Li Shu quickly understood, then laughed, and asked calmly: "Zhang Sanlang wants to say, because of this, we must cherish this situation, right?"
"Not bad, not bad." Zhang Xing held the other person's hands and spoke honestly. "I have thrown away too many things in my life, and I really don't want the Deposed Dragon Gang to make the same mistake again and disappear into thin air, and I don't allow him to disappear into thin air, because this time I have even staked my own aspirations and ambitions. To put it bluntly, I just It’s me who’s gone, and I want the Deposed Dragon Gang to continue...but it’s more than that!”
"I still understand what's going on... so what if it's more than that?" Probably because of the gradually setting sun in the west, Li Shu turned his head slightly to avoid it and narrowed his eyes.
"That is to say, even if we don't talk about deposing the entire Dragon Gang, we don't talk about Jian eradicating the violent Wei, we don't talk about stabilizing the world, we don't talk about ambitions, we just talk about you and me, just Zhang and Li, they are also lonely souls who meet on the river. , As for this... Li Gong, have you ever thought about how rare this is?" Zhang Xing also turned to the side and asked with slightly squinted eyes.
Li Shu was blocked.
And Zhang Xing continued: "Li Gong, what I mean is that between you and me, I must try my best to be considerate, and I can help you a little bit, and I will never let you and me suddenly lose the result... …Especially now that I have the advantage, I should take responsibility."
Li Shu was rarely stunned for a moment, but he somehow knew that the words had reached this point, which was basically the most critical moment, so he gritted his teeth and responded:
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"It's natural."
"Nothing is natural, only prevention in advance." Zhang Xing grabbed the other person, suddenly serious and cold in the summer. "I have made up my mind, Mr. Li. Now that things have come to an end, let's not engage in any private exchanges, and let's not talk about east, west, northwest... Next month, I will summon the leaders of the gang and directly follow the gang's instructions at the beginning. Gui, depose you as the leader, depose Wei Gong as the chief, and then recommend yourself as the only chief of the gang, and also pursue personnel rights and veto power!"
The people accompanying him were not only some leaders who had heard the news a long time ago, but also many local officials in Jiyin City who came out to greet them, as well as the temporarily gathered staff officers, clerks, county officials, and county officials. They were all stunned when they heard the words. Although the leader had long known about the limelight, he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the word "deposed".
Many people were originally worried about Li Longtou relying on Jiyin City to deal with Zhang Longtou. Now it is reversed. Instead, they are worried that Zhang Longtou will make a sudden attack and deal with Li Longtou here and now.
But if this is the case, what do the previous words, statements and vague guarantees mean?
Of course, Zhang Xing soon dispelled these misunderstandings:
"The reason for this is because now, my meritorious status is unshakable, and it is not my fault to depose the Dragon Gang. It is time for me to be justified! If I delay it any longer, I will not only deceive the world and steal my reputation, but also delay the important tasks of the gang. But. Don't worry about unnecessary things. Since I have said these words, I will definitely give you a corresponding explanation, because your meritorious status in the gang is second only to mine and cannot be shaken! But that is my rightful and justifiable decision through the leaders of the gang. After becoming the chief, you will be supported by the decisions of the big bosses and exercise authority and your appointment. In addition, the decision-making system of the Deposed Dragon Gang will not change!"
Some people behind him who were originally nervous now relaxed and lost some courage to resist and express themselves.
At the same time, it was difficult for Li Shu to explain clearly his mood at this time.
He was first moved by the other party's recollection of the past... Humans are not grass and trees, how can we be indifferent? But soon, with the sudden showdown, there was unmistakable shock and anger.
He did not expect that the last one would be on an equal footing with the other party, and even the equal status of exchanging benefits in private would be taken away publicly.
But soon, the big leader clearly realized that he had no room for resistance. If he really resisted, his so-called faction would probably fall apart in an instant, and he would also fall into an unbearable situation.
This plunged him into some intense panic.
But when I thought of the initial guarantee, I felt a sense of joy and even a hint of gratitude.
At this point, shame and frustration naturally follow.
Zhang Xing grabbed the opponent's hand and looked back at the entourage behind him: "You can tell the whole world what you want to say today! Brother Xie, you are responsible for this matter and make arrangements as soon as possible to prevent things from being delayed or leaked to outsiders. An opportunity to take advantage of.”
Xie Minghe wanted to answer.
At this point, Zhang Xing directly let go of his hand and continued to hold the other person's hand, but almost dragged the other person forward: "Li Gong! Li Gong! Meeting each other is easy and the journey is difficult, let's go and cherish it!"
Li Shu almost staggered along.
Everyone reacted and rushed to follow with a bang, attracting many people along the street to look over.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yan Qing, who was among the crowd behind him, was inexplicably excited. As he led his horse forward, he couldn't help but turn around and say to the horses on one side: "Chiping Jiu Sheng, what you said is absolutely true. Third brother is going to succeed." , the disputes within the gang, up and down, left and right, it doesn’t matter if you don’t draw the sword, once you draw the sword, it will be solved easily!”
Before Ma Wei was proud, Chen Bin in front couldn't help but laugh first, causing Zhang Daxuan, who had always lowered his head, to look up at these people and secretly curled his lips.
It seems to be saying-does this need to be said?
ps: Get rich! hair……
