Zhang Hu and others had just suffered a defeat at Song Xin's place. In the next few days, he was indeed more honest and did not deliberately disobey Song Xin's orders.
But in their hearts, they still don't believe this young man who is only a teenager. However, the army traveled during the day and camped at night. There were no other military affairs, so Song Xin got along well with a few people.
After walking for two days, the army entered Yundu County. Yundu is located on the east bank of Mianshui River. There is a county seat called Yunmeng. "Yu Gong" once said "Yun Tu Meng", so it is called Yun Meng.
Song Xin was filled with emotions. There were hills and mountains everywhere, and the natural scenery was not destroyed. But more than a thousand years later, people lived in matchbox-like houses and could only rely on fantasy to reconstruct their imagination of nature.
"My dear brother, do you know that during the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Zhao of Zhou went south to cross the Mianshui River. Because the boat he was riding was made of glue, when the boat reached the center of the river, the glue melted and sank. King Zhou Zhao died in the Mianshui River."
Song Xin was stunned, "I'm stupid, please tell me."
""Zuo Zhuan, the Fourth Year of Duke Xi" records that later the Qi and Chu countries met for an alliance. When the Marquis of Qi asked about this matter, Qu Wan, an official of the Chu State, said: "It is our country's fault that the Chu State did not pay tribute to the Emperor. However, the Emperor's boat capsized, and he How do we relate? Let's ask Mianshui. (The failure to pay tribute is the sin of a widowed king. Dare you refuse to share the tribute? When the king of Zhao is no longer alive, the king will ask all the watersides.) "
Later, in order to pay homage to King Zhao, the people here formed a unique etiquette called: "Zuosang", also known as "Zuosang."
"Zuosang?" Song Xin felt vaguely familiar with this word. After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly found it funny. Two thousand years later, the meaning of this word has completely changed.
Xiaoyu suddenly said: "Song Xin, I remembered something. There seems to be something underwater near here. Xiaoyu feels that it will be of great benefit to you if you can get it."
"Oh? What is it?"
"I can't remember it, I just think it will be good for you. Song Xin, you must find a chance to search for it."
Song Xin nodded, "Okay, I'll find a chance to talk to Brother Wei, and we can search nearby to see if we can get some clues."
After waiting for the army to camp, he went to see Wei Tong. When they chatted with him about Zhang Hu's group, the two of them and Wei Tong's followers burst into laughter.
Then Song Xin said that when they arrived here, several people chatted that the camp here was not far from the place where King Zhao Zhao of Zhou was in trouble. Moreover, the people here still have the custom of mourning for the king of Zhou, and they are very interested in it.
"Brother Wei, can you allow me to go to the waterside and have a look? Song Xin is very curious about what the place where King Zhou fell into the water looks like."
"It's wartime, and it's not safe for you to go out alone. Why don't you ask a few people to go with you?"
"Hey, no, the large number of people is too obvious. When I go out of the camp, I put on ordinary clothes. Even if I encounter enemy soldiers, I just pretend to be a commoner." Song Xin said.
"Well, that's fine. Brother Xian, you can return to the camp in time. The password for the night is..." Wei Tong told Song Xin the password for returning to the camp at night. Song Xin said goodbye to Wei Tong and left the camp alone to go west. Not long after he left, several people saw Song Xin leaving the camp and quietly followed him out while no one was paying attention.
Song Xin walked a mile away from the camp and saw no one around, so he used earth escape to escape underground and flew westward. After a while, he ran to the river.
He stood on the sand five or six steps away from the river, watching the rapid water flow, rumbling towards the south end, and finally merged into the Yangtze River and flowed eastward to the sea.
"Is this the place where King Zhou fell into the water? Look at the rapid current. That warrior Xin Youmi was able to drag King Zhou's body to the shore. He was also an extraordinary person." Song Xin looked at the fast river and couldn't help but shout Sighed.
"Xin Youmi is indeed a man of Qiancheng. It's a pity that King Zhao of Zhou is an incompetent and immoral person, so that such a warrior cannot charge for the country. His body is wrapped in horse leather, but he can only work as a water worker who swims to retrieve the body." Suddenly a voice came not far away. It rang out everywhere, quite loudly.
Song Xin was startled when he heard this. He turned around suddenly and saw a tall man standing twenty steps away from him, with a sword hanging on his waist and behind his hands. Far behind him, several enemy soldiers were waiting with their horses.
Song Xin was shocked. He didn't let go of his consciousness to check the surroundings. He didn't even notice that this person was approaching this place. I hope he didn't see himself emerging from the earth.
"Who is this sir?" Song Xin calmed down and bowed to the man. The man was also quite polite and returned the favor.
Song Xin took a closer look at this man's appearance. He was more than eight feet tall, with a fair complexion and a tall build. The beard on his face is thick and curly.
His eyes were huge and looked a bit fierce, but there was a hint of shrewdness in them. The eyebrows are dark and thick, the bridge of the nose is not too high but still appears straight, and the mouth under the nose is quite large. No wonder he can make such a loud voice.
"This young man looked at the water here and sighed. I was passing by here and happened to hear it. I also felt something in my heart, so I sighed." The man's voice was loud, but he was very polite.
However, he did not answer Song Xin's question.
The man asked: "Brother, is he a local?"
"Sir, I am a commoner who fled here from the north. I have read a few books for a few days and came here to see the place where King Zhou Zhao fell into the water."
Song Xin saw that he was not dressed like a commoner, so he directly called him "sir."
The man did not shy away from calling Song Xin, and said: "Well, no wonder I don't have a local accent in Jingzhou. How do you call me brother?"
"The villain's surname is Song. His family is poor, so he only gave him an unpleasant name. He was afraid of offending the ears of adults. I don't know what your surname is?"
Song Xin would not tell the other party his name foolishly. But there seemed to be some guess in his mind, but he didn't dare to confirm it, so he asked the other person's name again.
"Haha, brother, I am also a passerby. My surname is Zhang. No need to mention my name." The man's eyes lit up and he immediately returned to normal without saying who he was.
"Huh? Your surname is Zhang?" Song Xin's heart tightened...and this voice...
"Just now, my brother lamented Xin Youmi. Zhang was a little emotional, so he casually said what he was thinking." The man said with a smile.
"What your Lord is saying is absolutely true. King Zhao of Zhou spent money from the state treasury on his expedition to the south and found property, but he wanted to use it for his own treasury. Compared with Xin Youmi who fulfilled his duties faithfully, it was far behind. Moreover, King Zhou plundered along the way, and greatly It lost the hearts of the people in the south. In the end, the boatman may have made the boat with glue instead of copper nails, and let it sink in the river and drowned. The ministers knew that public money and profits should be returned to the public, but the monarch only knew how to use public money for personal gain. It is indeed no wonder that he died in Mian River. Others." Song Xin replied.
"Hahaha, my brother's opinion agrees with my heart. If the ministers know justice but the king does not, then the country will change over time. If the king and ministers do not know justice, the country will perish. Isn't it the same for Huan Ling in this dynasty? Later, Only then did the ten permanent servants disrupt the government and Dong Zhuo came to the capital. The world was in chaos." The man sighed deeply.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Song Xin was quite emotional and felt that what the other party said was right. At the same time, I also have a good impression of this man.
"Little brother, I think your sword is pretty good. Can you let me have a look?" The man saw Song Xin's sword and asked curiously.
"Oh, okay." After saying that, he took off the sword and handed it to the man.
The man drew out his sword, and a cold light shone. "Well, it's a good sword. I dare to ask, brother, where did you get this sword?"
"This sword is a family heirloom. Even if you flee, you should carry it with you. First, it will not forget your ancestors, and second, it can defend yourself." Song Xin said half-truthfully.
Since the other party doesn't want to reveal his identity, he can't say anything.
The man nodded and returned the sword to its sheath, "Well, it's a good sword, but it's a pity that it can only be kept in the sheath forever." After that, he handed it back to Song Xin.
"What do you mean, sir?" Song Xin didn't understand what he meant.
"A sword should be used to kill evil and leave justice in the world. It is just hidden in a scabbard. It is no different from scrap metal."
Song Xin raised his hands and asked, "Excuse me, sir, who is the evil one?"
"My little brother is really asking questions knowingly. Who is evil in this world, it is naturally Cao Mengde. Who is righteous, is naturally Liu Xuande who helped the Han Dynasty." The man said.
Song Xin could now guess the identity of this person.
"He is Zhang Fei! I met Zhang Fei!"
Although he was excited in his heart, he did not point it out. He suppressed his excitement and asked: "Why? Prime Minister Cao welcomed the emperor to order the disobedience, pacified the north, ended the war, and made the people live in peace. Why is it evil?"
"Cao Cao serves the emperor, which is actually holding the emperor hostage. As time goes by, he will inevitably replace him. This man believes that he has welcomed the emperor, so he controls the government and excludes dissidents. He kills Dong Guiren's family, kills the prince, and cuts off the blood of the Han Dynasty. Everything he did was done. It’s a disobedient thing to do.”
In his heart, Song Xin did not attach much importance to the relationship between monarchs and ministers in this era. After all, the demise of a declining dynasty was inevitable. Even if the Cao family doesn't replace it, it will be replaced by another family. Doesn’t your master Liu Bei have the will to be independent?
Moreover, the so-called emperor is just the nominal leader of the noble families in the world. Who stipulates that everyone in the world must have the surname Liu?
"It turns out there is such a thing. Thank you, sir, for informing me." He had naturally heard about Cao Cao's killing of Dong Gui and Dong Cheng, but it had nothing to do with him.
"Well, little brother, it's really fate that we met today. I hope we can meet again and talk freely in the future." Zhang Fei walked a few steps and seemed to remember something. He turned back and said to Song Xin: "Brother, from now on you will be the best." It’s better not to go out alone, it’s not peaceful now.”
Song Xin was slightly startled and wanted to ask what he meant, but the big man turned around and walked away. He got on his horse, gave Song Xin his hand from a distance, and then rode away.
Song Xin said to himself: "What did that sentence mean just now?"
Xiaoyu said: "I'm afraid I'm reminding you that there's a war nearby, and I want you to avoid it? However, the man just now was full of murderous intent, and Xiaoyu even felt scared. He must have killed many people." Xiaoyu's timid voice came.
"Oh, he should be Zhang Fei. His appearance here is not good news. It must be... it is better to go back and report to Brother Wei quickly." Song Xin said to himself.
