"Come, come, let's see what's going on. Do you see a monkey riding a donkey?"

On a dirt road in the country, a bunch of idle urchins are making noisy, chasing and pointing

Zhong Sheng was walking with a little donkey. On the donkey's back sat a proud ape, holding a branch of red fruit and eating it happily.

Well, it’s been more than half a month since he left Du Ping’s house.

After my sister-in-law's wedding ended, she said goodbye the next day and went back to Zhongnan Mountain.

Originally, Zhong Sheng planned to see the monkey, bring him some food to play with, and then leave on his own.

Unexpectedly, on the first day back to the mountain, I encountered some remaining soldiers who had fled into the mountain and joined forces to try to capture the apes.

Apes are not vegetarians either. An iron branch can poke many remaining soldiers away.

Those remnant soldiers were not regular soldiers. Their armor was broken and their morale was low. Those who were killed by monkeys fell on their backs and most of them were blinded.

The ape was originally as powerful as a rainbow, but when he saw Zhong Sheng appear, his eyes rolled and he immediately came up with some evil idea.

It was pretending, and was hit in the arm by a remnant soldier. It rushed forward to complain with red eyes.

"Okay, I know you feel wronged."

Zhong Sheng deliberately ignored the eyeballs scattered on the ground, stroked the back of the ape's head, and comforted it with a sweet voice.

After cleaning up the remnants of the soldiers, one person and one monkey began to reminisce about the past.

The ape was very aggrieved and kept gesticulating to Zhong Sheng, telling him how miserable he had been bullied in the mountains during his absence.

Zhong Sheng looked at his smooth and oily fur and his increasingly horizontal cheeks, saying that he really didn't notice it.

At the end, the ape grabbed Zhong Sheng and held on tightly without letting go, saying that no matter where you go, he will follow you from now on.

Zhong Sheng was scratching his scalp when a donkey brayed loudly. The little donkey stepped forward and stepped forward.

The monkey looked shocked and looked at Zhong Sheng in disbelief. In such a short time, you have a new love outside? You are still a stupid donkey!

"Angang!"

The little donkey was very proud and laughed a few times at the ape, which directly triggered a battle for pet and position.

After a fight, the ground was covered with hair, including donkey and monkey hairs.

The ape won, pulling the donkey's tail, stepping on the donkey's butt, and laughing proudly.

This was a historic battle, which established the ranking order of the group headed by Zhong Sheng.

Zhong Sheng＞Ape＞Little donkey.

The little donkey had a bruised nose and a swollen face. It was very unwilling to give up. One night, it scurried to Zhong Sheng's bedside in the dark and screamed strangely, indicating that it was still young. When it grew up, the wild monkey would never be its opponent. It hoped that the owner would not neglect it.<

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Before leaving the mountain, Monkey Ape took Zhong Sheng with him and emptied the storage of Monkey Wine.

More than a dozen wine gourds were placed on the back of the little donkey, finally ensuring the needs of the journey.

One person, one monkey and one donkey set out lightly, leaving their hometown Zhongnan Mountain.

As my second uncle said, young people should go out and travel around.

At present, the world is beginning to settle down. It is not like the turmoil in previous years, with wars and disasters happening everywhere.

Guanzhong belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and the place is relatively peaceful. Although there are occasional defeated soldiers and bandits, the local security is generally good.

Zhong Sheng was traveling abroad. He had a lot of money and a donkey to carry his luggage, so he was very relaxed.

It's just that the monkey is too conspicuous, and some people always regard him as a monkey entertainer.

There is no way, this monkey is too spiritual, quirky, and can understand human speech. Both adults and children like it.

Even the funny gestures of apes that like to step on the backs of donkeys and look left and right were amazed by the people watching the excitement along the way.

"Tu Tu Tu Tu!"

There is a naughty boy behind, deliberately teasing the ape and spitting the date core in his mouth towards it.

The ape made a face at him, took in a large handful of red fruits, and spat out the cores like rain.

For a while, the fruit cores flew everywhere, and it was so lively.

But Zhong Sheng knew that the monkey was playing. If it swallowed with all its strength, a fruit core could pierce the rock, and the skull of the naughty boy would have already been pierced.

Apes are also very playful. They can distinguish good from evil and know that urchins mean no harm.

The naughty boy cried, pulling the adult's clothes and pointing at the ape, "I want that, buy it for me quickly."

Zhong Sheng thought to himself that he was really a troublemaker, so he pulled the little donkey and made it walk a few steps faster.

At present, most of the Henan area has been pacified, and except for Luoyang City, the rest has been included in the territory of the Tang Kingdom.

To enter Henan from Guanzhong, you need to go through Hangu Pass. I recall that when I left Hangu Pass in the west, I entered Guanzhong from Henan. Now Zhong Sheng has done the opposite.

Zhong Sheng always remembered that his second uncle once said that there was an army of man-eating beasts in Luoyang City.

After walking out of Zhongnan Mountain, I wanted to look for any direction, but unknowingly, I chose Henan.

On the way, we also encountered bandits hiding in the grass taking advantage of the road, and rioters fleeing to Guanzhong.

Zhong Sheng was not merciless, he drew his sword and cut, heads were rolling, and he gained a few more victories.

Crossing the border via Hangu Pass and entering the Henan region, the local situation changed again.

Both sides of the street are full of busy people, moving like ant colonies.

Governments from various places prepared money and food for the young and strong, and carried them continuously towards Luoyang City, and the procession and convoys continued day and night.

There are temporary recruitment sites for the Tang army in every town and village.

Zhong Sheng has an extraordinary appearance, is tall, has the strength of an animal, and has a lot of luggage. At first glance, he looks like a well-to-do son of a good family.

Such talents are the most favored targets of the Tang Dynasty's military conscription.

Zhong Sheng was pulled into some persuasion and talked about the benefits of being a soldier: he would not have to worry about food and drink, he would make great contributions, and he would honor his ancestors...

When he heard the Guanzhong accent in his mouth when he refused, a Tang soldier at the recruitment office was surprised, fellow countryman!

In Tang Junzhong, the influence of the Guanzhong Township Party was intricate and deep, and they often liked to support the younger generations from the same township.

Regardless of the fact that Uncle Zhongsheng failed in the imperial examination, if he had joined the army, he would have already made a career.

Firstly, the second uncle is capable of fighting and fighting, and is the seed of a peerless general. Secondly, most of the military power of the Tang Dynasty was inherited from the Guanlong Group.

The officer also spoke with a Guanzhong accent and pulled Zhong Sheng into a cordial conversation.

Zhong Sheng took the opportunity to inquire and found out that the Tang army had been besieging Luoyang City for several months without any results.

Nowadays, everyone in the Tang Kingdom is running wildly, sending people and food to the front line.

He vaguely remembered that in the fourth year of Wude, King Qin Li Shimin broke through Hulao Pass and defeated Dou Jiande, and then Wang Shichong was also defeated.

Luoyang, as the capital and political center of the Zheng Kingdom, was inevitably destined to fall.

"Listen to my advice, brother, this is the time to employ people on the front line."

"Henan's new land, people's hearts are still undecided. If we dare to fight, it must be our Guanzhong Township Party."

"Let's go. We have been on the battlefield since ancient times. If you can survive the first three battles, you will have hope if you survive."

"When you are a soldier in the government, you divide the land. The higher your military rank, the more you get. When you return to your hometown, you will not bow to the official, but you will enjoy the blessings of being a master."

This was not what Zhong Sheng was worried about, "I heard that there have been tragic incidents of cannibalism in Luoyang City?"

The officer was stunned for a moment, he didn't know clearly, "Maybe there will be?"

Luoyang is a big city and has sufficient food storage to sustain the siege for a year, but the specific situation is uncertain.

In the end, Zhong Sheng still did not join the army, which made the township party officers sigh.

Before leaving, he gave Zhong Sheng a few thick pancakes and a packet of raw garlic

"The garlic is brought from my hometown and it's delicious."
Chapter completed!