Fifteen miles away on the eastern outskirts of Anding County, a group of more than two thousand soldiers and horses slowly appeared at the foot of the mountain.

First there was a big flag, the Hezhong Army flag was hoisted high, and then the Fu family's commander's flag was hoisted. Just looking at the flags, they were all generals of the vassal town who were well-known in the world.

Pan Mei wore armor, carried a sword, and rode a black horse. She walked in front of the team. She looked around at the mountains and wild forests. She called the guide to inquire and confirmed that the marching route was correct.

This is the first time he has set foot in the Jingshui River Basin. It is not as desolate as he imagined. After spring, there are green vegetation all over the mountains and plains, and the streams and rivers are distributed vertically. There are not many majestic and magnificent scenery, but there is a bit of the beauty of Xiaojiabiyu.

Pan Mei led his army to the main road. Not far ahead, a team of dozens of riders came galloping towards him.

Pan Mei raised her sword upside down and signaled the entire army to be on alert.

"Old Pan! Old Pan!~"

A familiar shout came from afar.

Pan Mei's eyes widened, and sure enough, among the team, on the back of a maroon horse running in front, she saw Zhu Xiu's figure, waving to him from a distance.

"Haha!~ It's really Mr. Zhu!" Pan Mei laughed and threw the sword to the soldiers beside her. "It's my own people. Don't worry. I'm giving the order to the whole army to continue marching."

After saying that, Pan Mei came forward to greet her.

Zhu Xiu poked his head out from behind Shi Lingyan, and just as he was about to say hello, Pan Mei suddenly stretched out her arm with a wicked smile, trying to pull Zhu Xiu over directly.

Before Pan Mei could succeed, a long whip flexibly sprang out and wrapped around his arm. Yan Ping and Chen An, who were following the bay red horse, immediately drew their swords, put them on Pan Mei's shoulders without saying a word, and pulled him directly from the horse.

Pull it off your back.

Shi Lingyan flicked his wrist, and the whip was used as a rope to tie up Pan Mei tightly.

"Wow, let me go! Where did this stinky girl come from?"

Pan Mei was horrified, and by accident, she saw clearly that the person driving the bay-red horse was a young lady of fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Don't move!"

"Be honest!"

Yan Ping and Chen An scolded him sharply.

Pan Mei was angry and anxious. She put two knives on her neck and didn't dare to move. She shouted: "Zhu Xiu! You bastard! Why don't you let them go quickly!"

Zhu Xiu poked his head out from behind Shi Lingyan and said with a gloating smile: "Who told you to do anything as soon as we met? Old Pan, I was embarrassed to say it in Cangzhou before. In fact, your kung fu is quite bad. I just let you go.

People can control it."

"Fart! I just accidentally said it! You let them go and compete openly to see who is afraid of whom!" Pan Mei yelled angrily.

Zhu Xiu jumped off the horse and signaled to Yan Ping and Chen An to release him. Shi Lingyan also retracted his whip and looked at the white-faced and bearded man with contempt.

Pan Mei rubbed her wrist, glanced at Yan Ping and Chen An fiercely, and looked back and forth several times at Shi Lingyan, who was riding a bay-red horse.

Shi Lingyan snorted and turned his head. Yan Ping and Chen An stood behind Zhu Xiu, looking at each other coldly.

Pan Mei gritted her teeth. The woman and two men beside Zhu Xiu seemed to be young, but their actions were unambiguous.

The two juniors had mediocre swordsmanship, but their attacks were sharp and crisp. It looked like they had been trained on the battlefield, without any pretense.

The little lady who wields the whip is even more amazing. At her age, our old Pan is not even half as good as others.

Seeing this guy's eyes wandering, Zhu Xiu knew what he was thinking and said with a smile: "Stop guessing. Yan Ping and Chen An have been in the army for many years and have been helping each other on the battlefield. They have their own set of combined attack techniques. You can fight one against two.

If you are on horseback, it is not difficult to win, but if you are fighting on foot, it is not easy to win.

Shi Lingyan, the daughter of Shi Jieshuai, has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and has extremely good bones. If it is just a martial arts contest, not related to life or death, you Lao Pan will probably not be your opponent."

Pan Meiniu's eyes widened: "How could Shi Jieshuai be so dignified and honorable and give birth to such a beautiful daughter?"

Shi Lingyan was furious, shook off his whip and was about to take action, but Zhu Xiu quickly stopped him.

Pan Mei knew she had made a mistake, so she laughed guiltily, cupped her hands as if to apologize, and pulled Zhu Xiu aside.

"Good boy, I'm still wondering why you came to Jingzhou so well? It turns out that Shi Jieshuai used a honey trap to lure you here!"

Pan Mei put her arms around Zhu Xiu's shoulders and snickered, as if that was the case.

Zhu Xiu rolled his eyes and didn't bother to explain. He hurriedly said, "I'll tell you about this later. How are you doing after leaving Cangzhou?"

Pan Mei shrugged and said: "After leaving Cangzhou, Mrs. Fu and I rushed to the army of Duke Wei. Duke Wei sent someone to take Mrs. Fu back to Yedu. During the period, she also met with the late emperor, who commended Mrs. Fu in person.

Not long after returning to Kaifeng, the Hezhong Army also withdrew from Hebei, and Mrs. Fu returned to Puzhou with Li Chongxun. Not long ago, Li Chongxun wanted to come to Chang'an to stay for some reason, and Mrs. Fu happened to want to go to Qianling to worship, so she came with him.

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Zhu Xiu nodded and asked about the current situation of Chai Rong and Guo Wei.

Pan Mei lived in the river with Fu Jinzhan and didn't know much about Kaifeng.

After reminiscing about old times, Zhu Xiu looked at the grain escort team passing by on the official road and said with a smile: "Where did you find this team? Why are they all a group of old soldiers and wounded soldiers?"

Pan Mei said helplessly: "It was sent by Zhao Siwan, the governor of the Yongxing Army. I don't know why he sent a group of old and weak soldiers to guard the grain. What's even more strange is, what does this matter have to do with his Yongxing Army?"

"Zhao Siwan?" Zhu Xiu's heart moved. Yes, it was another general who followed Li Shouzhen in the rebellion.

Zhao Siwan's Yongxing Army is stationed in Huazhou, and Jingzhao Mansion is also within his garrison area.

Li Shouzhen sneaked into Chang'an secretly, maybe just to meet Zhao Siwan.

It seems that the Yongxing Army is going to make some changes. They are reluctant to send out elite troops and hire some old, weak and disabled soldiers to serve as a food escort team.

Zhu Xiu looked at the eye-catching and flamboyant banner of the Hezhong Army and frowned: "Did you come all the way from Jingzhao under the banner of the Hezhong Army?"

Pan Mei said strangely: "That's natural. With the flag of the Hezhong Army, no one dared to check and stop him at the checkpoints along the way. When passing through Xinping in Pizhou, Wang Shouen, the governor of the Jingnan Army, personally went out of the city to reward the army, and tried every means to find out who the Hezhong Army and Zhangyi Army were.

relationship."

Pan Mei patted Zhu Xiu hard on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I have boasted a lot for your Changyi Army. From now on, with Li Jieshuai of the Hezhong Army as your backer, no one will dare to underestimate you anymore!"

Zhu Xiu secretly told Wang Shouen that Wang Shouen knew about the deal between Zhang Yijun and Li Shouzhen. When Li Shouzhen rebelled in the future, Wang Shouen would definitely complain to the court.

Pan Mei added: "Li Jieshuai also went to the court to speak for the Zhangyi Army. Now in Guanzhong, everyone thinks that the Zhangyi Army has defected to the Hezhong Army. Although this has damaged the reputation of Shi Jieshuai, but the Hezhong Army

In return, people like Wang Jun and Jiao Jixun will not dare to rip off people casually anymore..."

The more Zhu Xiu listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Li Shouzhen seemed to be deliberately promoting the close relationship between Zhang Yijun and him!

But in this case, when Li Shouzhen declares his own rebellion, how will the court view the Changyi Army?

Zhu Xiu broke out in a cold sweat. Li Shouzhen, this bad old man, is really bad!

"You said that Li Shouzhen left Madam Fu in Chang'an to be responsible for raising food and fodder to complete the deal with our Zhangyi Army?" Zhu Xiu asked hurriedly.

Pan Meidao said: "Yes, Li Jieshuai ordered the Zhangyi Army to transport 100,000 kilograms of salt to Chang'an as soon as possible, and then send another 20,000 kilograms of grain to Jingzhou."

"Twenty thousand shi!" Zhu Xiu's breathing became rapid and his eyes turned red. If he could get 20,000 shi of food, the soldiers and civilians of Jingyuan Prefecture would be able to safely spend the autumn harvest.

But now Zhu Xiu only has 10,000 jins of salt in his hands. Besides, even if he really has 100,000 jins of salt, he doesn't intend to give Li Shouzhen the advantage in vain.

"Ms. Fu is in Chang'an..." Zhu Xiu muttered to himself, lost in thought.

"Yes...are you okay, kid? Are you so startled that you are stunned?" Pan Mei thought his reaction was a bit strange.

"Old Pan, I'm sorry, you can't stay long. Transport the grain back to the county town and rest for two days. You must lead your people back to Chang'an immediately the next morning." Zhu Xiu said seriously with a cold face.

"So hasty?" Pan Mei looked puzzled. He planned to stay a few more days to catch up with Zhu Xiu.

"Time is tight, so I can only bother you to make a hard trip. Here, you not only have to find a way to transport 20,000 stone grains back, but you also have to bring Madam Fu with you."

Pan Mei was surprised and said: "Bring Mrs. Fu to Jingzhou? Is there anything wrong with you? Mrs. Fu is living in Chang'an, why are you coming to Jingzhou? Besides, she is Li Shouzhen's daughter-in-law. She does not live in Chang'an with her husband.

What's the point of coming to Jingzhou to see you?"

Pan Mei looked weird. Could it be that brat Zhu Xiu had bad intentions for Madam Fu?

Zhu Xiu was angry and anxious. He stamped his feet and said, "Li Shouzhen was so ambitious that she secretly sneaked into Chang'an and contacted Zhao Siwan, the governor of Yongxing Army, and Wang Jingchong, the inspector of Fengxiang Army, in an attempt to separate Guanzhong and become the king on her own! If Mrs. Fu still follows Li

If father and son get mixed up together, their lives will definitely be in danger!"

Pan Mei's eyes gradually widened, and she subconsciously raised the back of her hand to touch Zhu Xiu's forehead, muttering: "I'm afraid your brain is broken..."

Zhu Xiu shook it off dumbfounded: "Go back to the city first, and I'll tell you slowly on the way. It's a very important matter, so keep it in mind and remember not to reveal anything. In addition, get your people ready and set off early the next morning.

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Pan Mei scratched her head, wondering: "It's not a problem to rush back to Chang'an, but with this small manpower to escort 100,000 kilograms of salt, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Zhu Xiu shook his head: "There is no one hundred thousand catties, only ten thousand catties! You send ten thousand catties of salt back to Chang'an and give me twenty thousand stones of grain in exchange."

"..." The corners of Pan Mei's mouth twitched fiercely, and she really felt that there was something wrong with Zhu Xiu's brain.

Using 10,000 kilograms of salt in exchange for 30,000 kilograms of grain is almost like grabbing for nothing.

After not seeing each other for more than half a year, Pan Mei suddenly felt that Zhu Xiu had a bit more gangsterism.

But the target of the robbery turned out to be Li Shouzhen. Isn't it too childish?
Chapter completed!