Time flies, but everything goes smoothly for six consecutive days. Whether it is Shaohua Mountain or Shijiazhuang, there is no sign of invading officers or soldiers, and no outsiders step in. This is really happy, but for all the heroes,
But there is something else that is unspeakably strange.
However, because of this, the construction of the fortifications was extremely smooth. By the afternoon of the sixth day, the last arrow tower in Shijiazhuang was repaired and inspected one day ahead of schedule.
At the same time, the project of forging weapons in the Shijiazhuang is coming to an end. Now not only the young people in the village have weapons that they can handle, but also the weapon warehouse on Shaohua Mountain is full of them. And each archery tower
I have even stored some arrow feathers, and if I don't have one thousand, I have eight hundred.
At this time, in addition to practicing military training and shooting targets, everything is ready. Once Shi Taigong's first seven days are over and the funeral is over, everything can be done.
On the eve of the funeral, according to the custom of Shijiazhuang, the host family would entertain relatives and friends attending the funeral. Although Shi Jin had to go to Shaohua Mountain to drop grass, the rules should not be changed.
Fortunately, the defense preparations were complete, and he was happy to take a rest. With the help of his brothers, Shi Jin set up a flowing banquet in the Shaohua Mountain village to entertain the brothers in the village and the folks from Shijiazhuang.
That night, Chen Da, who had been stationed at Shijiazhuang, was also called back, and only sent his subordinate Wu Sangou to stay behind.
Chen Da rode a horse and brought several brothers up from the back mountain. Seeing the arrow tower checkpoints being renovated and consolidated one by one, he felt indescribable joy in his heart, but he also couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Just like after he fell into the grass, he once sneaked into the city and came to his old house. The feeling at that time was the same as now. At that time, he only had a quick glance. The original house had long been destroyed by the evil man.
The official took it and resold it.
Although the house is still the same, with not even a single brick or tile being touched, the owner has changed. After being painted over, it is nothing more than a familiar and unfamiliar place to Chen Da.
The feeling of exile in a ruined homeland could no longer be concealed by any excuse. In my heart, half of the concept of home had been broken. The other half was just a reflection of my feelings towards the young man in the company of Zhu Wu and Yang Chun.
Huashan has put more and more efforts into it, and gradually the feeling of home is also involved.
Chen Da felt that his last home was on Shaohua Mountain. From now on, he would only be buried next to Shaohua Mountain. This feeling has never changed to this day.
Chen Da's mind turned to this point, and he shook his head vigorously, driving all his thoughts away. He tightened his legs under the horse's belly, and came up the mountain quickly. At this moment, Shi Jin and others were waiting at the gate of the mountain village.
The four brothers were reunited after being separated for a few days, so they were naturally happy.
When Lieci sat down at the table, Chen Da couldn't help but sigh to everyone again and again: "It's really a change of scenery!"
Zhu Wu was overjoyed when he heard this, but he didn't bother him and replied: "It's natural to do something big like this."
Shi Jin shook his head slightly and said, "This is nothing. When we capture Huayin County, earth-shattering events will follow!"
Everyone was excited after hearing this, and immediately drank a bowl of wine.
Before the wine bowl was put down, Zhu Wu noticed the slight frown on Shi Jin's brow.
Before Zhu Wu could think about it, he heard Shi Jin ask: "Is Li Baicao here?"
Yang Chun replied: "I'm not here yet, I'll go out and have a look." Then he got up and left.
With just these two sentences, Zhu Wu guessed about 80% of the answer, and his expression darkened involuntarily.
Chen Da didn't know the reason, so he asked Shi Jin suspiciously: "My brother wrote to me a few days ago and said that the injury was fine. Could there be something wrong? Why did he think of Li Baicao?" He said very seriously. It's concern.
Shi Jin was afraid that Chen Da would be worried, so he smiled and said, "This injury is nothing." He couldn't help but sigh, "It's just that there hasn't been much movement in Huayin County."
Chen Da was puzzled, but instead smiled and said: "Brother, there is no need to worry about it. The bird officer was killed by our brothers. A governor died here, and thousands of his soldiers were killed. How can the state and county dare to come again?" Protect him."
Chen Da felt very proud when he talked about that night, and couldn't help but talk more: "Not to mention the county, even the state has not seen much movement recently. Without the protection of the state, it is impossible to say that the dog official has packed up his bed at this moment. , slipped away!"
Chen Da said this fluently for a moment, but saw that the expressions of the two brothers had not changed. He thought about it and suddenly realized it. Chen Da was so anxious that he slapped his thigh and exclaimed: "Ah! What should I do?"
Shi Jin and Zhu Wuben listened to Chen Da's eloquent words, but they were hoping that Yang Chun would repay him soon. Unexpectedly, Chen Da slapped his thigh and frightened them both.
The two of them only said that Chen Da had also seen through the key points. Zhu Wu was especially happy. It seemed that Chen Da had experienced more and was no longer as rude as before. He was not as happy as Zhu Wu for him.
I saw Chen Da jumping around with an angry look on his face and saying, "Oh, that bird officer greased the soles of his shoes, how can I avenge my brother!"
Shi Jin and Zhu Wu were surprised when they heard this. They didn't know how Chen Da could think of this.
Just when Zhu Wu was troubled and embarrassed when facing Shi Jin.
At this moment, Yang Chun strode over to the room and said anxiously: "Brother, how incredible is this? Not to mention Li Baicao, even the man who sent the message didn't come back."
When Shi Jin heard this, he looked at Zhu Wu and said, "In the past few days, there was very little news coming out from the county, but today it's all gone. It seems that we are in the open and the officials are in the dark." .”
Zhu Wu nodded in agreement, frowned slightly, pinched his beard and said: "Furthermore, the officials control the right to speak, and the people outside the village will not listen to our excuses. In this way, although we rebels rise up, we have no way of saying it." .As the saying goes, those who are unjust have few helpers, and this is where the power lies.”
Yang Chun also understood a little bit at this time and said: "Could it be that the gang of dog officials are deceiving and deliberately cutting off our information channels? And they are also deceiving the people and working as an aid to the tiger?"
Shi Jindao: "Although Du Min's mouth is better than Fangchuan's, it is not impossible to block the news. It is just a trick to hide the truth."
"What kind of statement is this to hide the truth from the sky?" Chen Da and Zhang Erjiang were confused for a moment.
Shi Jin looked at him and explained: "It's the man who built the plank road openly and visited Chen Cang secretly."
"This..." Chen Da still didn't understand.
Zhu Wu sighed and said, "It's just selling dog meat on a sheep's head!"
Chen Da said "ah" and understood, and said clearly in his heart: "Brother said this earlier, then I understood."
Zhu Wu thought for a while and said: "Now I don't know whether Li Baicao in the county is safe, or I have to teach the dog officer to notice something wrong. It makes people feel uneasy. I have to find a suitable person to find out about the county." The reality inside."
Chen Da now understood their worries and was able to intervene. When he heard this, he said, "I'll just send my subordinate Wu Sangou to disguise himself and go out tomorrow."
Zhu Wu knew this person. Wu Sangou became a monk in Shaolin in his early years. He was expelled from the temple because he liked to eat dog meat. However, he was a good man and could do things quickly. It would be safe to entrust him with such an important matter.
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But I heard Shi Jin say: "I'm afraid it's not that easy. We started to strictly investigate the incident that day, and now I'm afraid martial law is no longer a problem."
Chen Dada said: "Brother, don't worry. Wu Sangou will pretend to be a wandering monk tomorrow and just go there with the ultimatum. Naturally, no one will be suspicious."
Zhu Wudao said: "That's good. We have to leave early tomorrow morning. Li Baicao is dead and alive, and we need to find a way out." After saying that, he looked at Chen Da meaningfully and continued: "He knows a lot about our village.
, but it will never fall into the hands of the officials!"
Chen Da agreed. Everyone drank another round. They had too many concerns and no one had the time to drink again, so they dispersed early and took a rest.
Tomorrow was the first seven days, and Shi Jin had to carry Taigong Shi's coffin back to Shijiazhuang so that he could be buried in his ancestral grave the next day. So he led his soldiers and went down the mountain overnight.