At the same time, in Xiping County, Runing Prefecture, which is nearly a thousand miles away, the smoke on top of the city has not yet been extinguished. Standing on the top of the city and looking into the city, stretching all the way into the city, corpses covered the road.

On the city top soaked in the blood of countless people, a man with a slightly yellow complexion and a curvy beard looked at the masterpiece in front of him with a proud face, obviously very satisfied with everything in front of him.

"Eight Kings, the brothers have captured the county government. The dog official in the county government has hanged himself. However, the dog official's wife and daughter were captured by us." Having said this, the man licked his tongue unconsciously.

Lips, a little envious, said, "That woman is really beautiful, as beautiful as a flower."

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at him and scolded with a smile: "You kid, if you don't know how to speak, don't speak. That's called being as beautiful as a flower."

"Yes, yes, the Eight Kings, the brothers are already under strict supervision. We are just waiting for the Eight Kings to come and enjoy." The man smiled and flattered.

"Yeah. You did a lot to win Xiping County this time. I will reward you with these two women this time when I get tired of playing with them." Zhang Xianzhong laughed, as if he was talking about two trivial things.

"Thank you, Eight Great Kings, thank you Eight Great Kings." The man was overjoyed when he heard this and kept thanking Zhang Xianzhong.

"Okay, okay." Zhang Xianzhong stopped him. He had heard such nonsense too much, so naturally he wouldn't take it to heart. Besides, the focus at this time was not on this matter. "Before taking Xiping County,

I have promised not to seal the sword within three days after the city is broken.

Now that my brothers have taken over Xiping County for me, I, Zhang Xianzhong, am naturally not one to break my promise and get rich. I will inform my brothers that the old rule is to hand over half of the goods gained. How much of the rest you can take depends on your ability.

"

Compared to the woman just now, this is obviously what the whole camp is looking forward to. Why did the brothers work so hard to capture so many county towns? Isn't it just so that after breaking the city, they can relax and grab some goods?

If the promise is not fulfilled this time, these grandchildren will not work so hard next time. Zhang Xianzhong knows this very clearly, so he will never let these people down.

Sure enough, the man knelt on the ground and shouted: "I thank the Eight Kings on behalf of my brothers."

"Go, go, don't be an eyesore." Zhang Xianzhong smiled and kicked him far away.

Not to mention the carnival of demons here, Luyang Pass, more than 200 miles west of Xiping County, is different from the past. This place is located at the eastern southern foot of the Funiu Mountains, and is at the intersection of traffic between Luoyang and Nanyang Basin.

The geographical location is extremely important and has been a battleground for military affairs since ancient times.

According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, after the State of Chu attacked Shen and destroyed Deng, the first section of the Great Wall in Chinese history was built near Luyang Pass. In the third year of Taiyuan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (378), Fu Jian attacked Xiangyang, causing Shi Yue to lead his elite cavalry out of Lu.

Examples such as Yangguan Pass, Guan Control Point and so on all illustrate the dangers of Luyang Pass.

Since this dynasty, as the country's political economy moved eastward and southward, Luyang Pass lost its importance in the Qin and Han Dynasties, but it still received the attention of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who specially set up a garrison near Luyang Pass to guard Luyang Pass.

Yangguan.

Because this place is connected with Luoyang and Nanyang, time changes, this place gradually became a trade road, also known as Sanya Road. Merchants set out from Luoyang to Ruzhou and Lushan, then took the overland road through Luyang Pass, and then from Shiqiao

From the town, we took a boat along the Baihe River southward to Nanyang.

Because merchants needed to switch to shipping in Shiqiao Town, Shiqiao Town slowly evolved into a lively and prosperous market town.

The Ming Dynasty has experienced more than two hundred years of decline, so naturally it will not pull down this small Luyang Pass. The guard of Luyang Pass, Ma Rujiao, is a person who knows how to enjoy himself. He does not live in the inconvenient Luyang Pass on weekdays.

, but lived in Shiqiao Town, south of Luyang Pass.

In Shiqiao Town, in front of a large house with three entrances, a slightly hurried figure knocked on the heavy door.

"Yes, who is it? Stop knocking. Do you want to announce the funeral?" The concierge reluctantly put on his clothes. It was almost midnight. Generally speaking, no one came to visit his master anymore, so the servants all came early.

I went to bed, but I didn't expect that there would be a knock on the door so late today.

"Master Ma, are you at home? I am Xiaoqi Wanpeng from Luyang Pass. I have something important to report to you," the visitor said.

"Wan Peng?" The concierge wondered about this man. He had never heard of him before and did not open the door. He called through the door, "If you have anything to do, just tell me. I will tell my master tomorrow morning."

"It's extremely urgent. Please report it to Master Ma."

"My master is asleep. Let's talk about anything tomorrow." The concierge had a tough attitude.

Wan Peng obviously didn't expect that a mere concierge could make the decision for Ma Rujiao. Thinking of his mission, he suddenly became anxious and shouted: "The Shangguan of the Nanyang Prefecture has arrived with an official document. The person who came named the person wanted to see Master Ma. It was delayed.

Can you handle Mr. Ma's big event?"

After saying that, Wan Peng became heartbroken and threatened: "Anyway, I have brought the things I brought. If you want to inform Sir, you can do it yourself. I will wait here for a quarter of an hour. If you still don't inform Sir Ma within a quarter of an hour,

I'll leave immediately."

The porter was stunned for a moment, feeling a little scared. After all, he was just a first-level servant. If he really delayed the important things of the Lord, his own life would be in danger.

The concierge opened a crack in the door and looked outside. He saw a strange young man standing outside the door. He was sure that he had never seen him before. He was even more unsure. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wait outside for a moment, I'll do it right away."

Go and ask my master to come out."

In fact, not to mention such a concierge, even the guard of Luyang Pass, Ma Rujiao, has never seen this Wanpeng, because since Ma Rujiao took office, he has been to Luyang Pass only a handful of times.

Ma Rujiao's purpose in coming to Luyang Pass was very clear. He came just for the business route of Sanya Road, and in order to take office, he spent a lot of money at that time, spending a total of 30,000 taels of silver on everything, and then he was allowed to leave.

stood out among more than a dozen candidates.

Of course, the money seems to have been well spent now. Since taking office, he has paid back the capital within just six months. What he has now is pure profit, so he will not waste time going to Luyang Pass.

Ma Rujiao remembered that he went to Luyang Pass once when he took office. Last year, he was really bored and went hunting in the mountains. He came back late, so he stayed in Luyang Pass for one night. Other than that, he had never been to Luyang Pass.

In Yangguan, except for a few thousand families who delivered their filial piety on time and on time, and he could still have some impression of it, it would be damned if he could recognize all the others.

This is when I heard the concierge say that a small flag came to Luyang Pass, named him and said that he wanted to see me, and that someone from the imperial court was waiting for him at Luyang Pass. Anyway, it was extremely credible to say that he had a nose and eyes. Thinking of the recent lack of support from the imperial court,

Jing, rogue bandits are raging, and as a guard at a pass, it makes sense for a superior officer to want to see him.

So, Ma Rujiao said: "Go and ask him to wait in the side hall. I will clean up and come back."
Chapter completed!