In the following days, Zhang Chong showed off his hospitality as a host and took Cai Yong to climb mountains and talk a lot.
Cai Yong was also impressed by Zhang Chong's insight and magnanimity. Even if this person was not a person who obeyed orders as his junior brother said, he was still outstanding.
In this way, an old man and a young man wanted to talk happily. But although it is good to forget the year, there is also a day of separation. In the end, Cai Yong, with the hope of Hu Mu's class, said goodbye to Zhang Chong, spent a lot of time, and returned to Fenggaohe
The people from Hu's mother's family discussed it.
Zhang Chong also has a lot of things to do to deal with the aftermath. In the coming period, he will have to hold on to Taishan Fang's system and production. More cruel tests are yet to come, and he will use every moment of respite to practice his internal strength.
The news of Dongpingling's defeat finally fermented in Jinan Guoxiang Temple.
At first, when there was news from Tugu County that Taishan bandits were invading the country, the whole country of Jinan was worried for a while. But later, there was news from Tugu County that the Dongpingling soldiers who were advancing westward were suspected to have been wiped out. Now everyone felt at ease. Tugu County
These gangsters in the county are spreading unreliable news.
But when Tugu County said that the road to the west of the county was cut off, and Dongpingling soldiers had not been coming for a long time to gather food, Jinan began to really panic.
Later, they caught several deserters in the West Market. These people escaped by chance in the heavy fog and did not dare to go home. They wandered around the West Market. From these deserters, Dongpingling really knew that the sky was falling.
Not only were all the Dongpingling troops wiped out, but the military commander Wang Kang and the thief Cao Changguo Yong were both dead.
Today, at the Guoxiang Temple in Jinan, the heads of the Guo and Wang clans were sitting in the hall of Xun Nui, the Prime Minister of the state, asking him to give an explanation to the two families.
I heard that Prime Minister Xun took the crime in the back room and cursed:
"What explanation? What explanation do they want? Aren't Wang Kang and Guoyong officials of the Han family? They died for the country, what does it have to do with me, Xungui? Why do you want to ask me for an explanation? They are doing private things for me."
It's really unreasonable for those people who don't distinguish between public and private affairs to dare to block the truth."
These words soon reached the ears of the heads of the Guo and Wang clans who were sitting in the front hall. The two old men were also octogenarians. When they heard Xun Nui's high-sounding words, he almost choked with anger.
How could this Xun family be so shameless? Aren't you, Xun Kui, going to suppress the bandits? Now it has become a state matter? I think Mr. Xun, a noble and upright man, how could he have such a son of a bitch?
The two families were so angry that they rushed to the back office, but Xun Yu, the son of Xun Kui, came out. I don't know what he said, but actually persuaded the heads of the two families to go back.
The officials in the office praised Xun Yu for a while, and Xun Yu returned the favor with a smile. Then he went back to the back office and knocked on his father Xun Yu's door.
At this moment, Xun Cui was pretending to read a book when he heard a knock on the door. He felt agitated in his heart. He patiently said slowly:
"Who?"
"Sir, it's a boy."
Seeing that it was his son who was coming, Xun Kui stopped reading. When Xun Yu opened the door and came in, he took his son to a quiet room aside.
As soon as the two of them sat down, Xun Nui complained to his son:
"As expected, the people of Qi are difficult to treat. It's really embarrassing to think that I am a dignified person with two thousand stones, but the door is blocked by a local tycoon."
Xun Yu just listened to his father's complaints silently. When Xun Kui finished venting his words, he took his clothes and bowed:
"My lord, it is difficult for me to rule this country. It is because there is no one in the country. In the past few days, I have been looking for famous people and making friends with heroes. I have interviewed two outstanding people for your lord. From my point of view, they are both temporary choices. I recommend them to you now."
Relieve troubles."
Xun Kui was right. He knew that his son had always made a lot of friends, but he didn't expect that he could also find grass in Jinan. He put his head and asked:
"Are you a Confucian scholar from Fu's Jingshe?"
Xun Yu shook his head and said:
"Confucian scholars and ordinary people do not know the current affairs. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. There are two scholars here. One is as bright as the sun and the moon in his arms, and the other is as decadent as the jade mountain is about to collapse. I want to talk to the two of them, like a spring breeze, each with its own autumn color."
How about saying that words are powerful? Xun Ni has never met these two people, but just hearing his son describe them like this, he can't wait to see them.
He stood up excitedly and asked Xun Yu:
"What are these two people's names and where are they now?"
Compared to his father's excitement, Xun Yu remained calm and said calmly:
"The person like Riyue, whose surname is Wang and Xiu, is from Yingling, Beihai. The person like Yushan, whose surname is Bing, whose name is Yuan, is from Zhuxu, Beihai. The two of them went on a study tour together and are now attending the Fu clan's monastery."
"Okay, okay, I'll ask the visitors to invite them into the house. It would be a great regret in life not to be able to see such a beautiful woman."
Xun Yu's purge:
"Sir, how can a common man treat such a fine scholar like this? You have to go and invite him in person. This is a courtesy and virtuous corporal."
After her son mentioned this, Xun Nui stroked her forehead and said with a smile:
"Yes, yes, I will go to the bus to invite you in person."
After a while, a Zhulun bus drove out from the Prime Minister's Mansion in Jinan and went straight to Fu's Jingshe.
Soon, the whole city knew that two noble scholars from Beihai were recruited into the mansion by Xun Guoxiang's official car, and the carp jumped over the dragon gate.
For a time, students from all over the country who visited Fu's Jingshe were looking forward to it.
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Some people are proud of the spring breeze, while others want to fight with beasts in the mountains of Mount Lu.
Autumn is the season when wild beasts gain weight. The wolves in the mountains will not let go of any prey, which determines whether they can survive the winter safely.
So even though the wolves saw that these two-legged beasts were not easy to deal with, they still surrounded them. Surrounded by the wolves were six sergeants in ragged clothes. They either held knives or sticks and surrounded a man who was wounded by an arrow.
in the middle.
At this time, the man was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, sweating profusely, and murmured:
"I'm right, right, I'm right. Don't come over."
Then if you take a closer look at this person, isn't it Zang Ba?
It was Zang Ba who Zhang Chong shot that day, hitting him in the back with an arrow. It was a pity that when Zang Ba abandoned his army and left, he took off his armor and changed into a single coat, otherwise the arrow would not have hurt him so badly.
Because he was on the run, Zang Ba's troops protected him all the way, and there was no place to bandage him. After spending more than ten days on the run in the mountains, drinking from mountain springs and eating wild fruits, Zang Ba's wounds became more and more obvious, and his consciousness became increasingly blurry.
However, these soldiers were all favored by the Zang family and their sons. They were loyal to Zang Ba and would never abandon him. Therefore, although the wolves looked around, the seven of them still supported each other and formed a circle to protect Zang Ba.
innermost.
Seeing that these two-legged beasts were still resisting, the alpha wolf lying in the distance howled loudly, and then the group of wolves began to circle the two-legged beasts alternately in groups of twos and threes.
Then suddenly, with lightning speed, a gray wolf bit one of the soldiers on the hand, and then the pack of wolves howled and began to attack the soldiers.
Screams and wails came and went.
Suddenly the alpha wolf in the distance roared again, and the attacking wolves immediately stopped attacking and retreated into the forest.
One of the soldiers cried with joy and said hoarsely:
"Have these wolves retreated?"
But no one responded to him. The few who were still alive frowned. They were all from Langya Mountain. How could they not know the nature of the wolves in these mountains? They knew that these mountain wolves only retreated temporarily and would return again at night.
To pounce on them is to hunt the wolves, and they are the prey.
For a moment, everyone's atmosphere fell into a low ebb. But at this moment, more than ten people rushed out of the nearby forest. As soon as they saw Zang Ba lying on the ground, they became anxious and quickly came over.
When the soldiers saw these people, they also looked relieved, because they were also Zang Ba's guards. They were scattered when they entered the mountain before, and they rushed over after hearing the howling of wolves.
With the addition of these dozen guards, Zang Ba's team was much safer for a while. One of them, who looked like a leader, looked at Zang Ba's injuries and frowned, knowing that he could no longer stay in the mountains.
I need to go out and find a witch doctor for treatment.
He stepped forward to carry Zang Ba on his back, and then everyone returned the same way, out of Lushan, and went to find an inner house outside the mountain to treat Zang Ba's injuries. Behind them, pairs of eyes were crouching in the jungle, staring at the guards.
’s back, followed silently.
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At the same time, Taishan County, Pingyang County, Bao's house.
Bao Tao has been in a coma since he was sent back by Bao Yu. Today he finally woke up.
As soon as he woke up, he screamed crazily, fainted several times, and kept cursing and wanting revenge. This frightened several witch doctors who treated him.
At this time, Bao Xin, the head of the Bao family, came. He was not old, but he was already very mature. He walked like a tiger and was very powerful. He did not avoid his disciples all the way, and entered Bao Tao's room.
At this moment, Bao Tao was lying on the couch, wrapped in cloth.
His skin and flesh fell off due to the fire, but he managed to save his life. He was still yelling at this moment. His concubine beside the bed was full of worry and distress, and she was worried that he was angry. Then she saw the patriarch Bao Xin coming.
, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then retreated tacitly.
As soon as Bao Xin came in, he silently moved a mazaar to watch his fifth brother making trouble there. Only when the trouble was gone, he said leisurely:
"Revenge? You can't even beat a child like this, but you still want to take revenge on the Taishan Bandits?"
Bao Tao was resentful and turned his head aside and said nothing.
Bao Xin sighed:
"The people from Hu's class have invited people to go to the mountain to negotiate peace with Mount Tai. I don't think there will be any results in the near future."
Hearing this, Bao Tao yelled at Hu's mother's family and called them traitors. But in the middle of the curse, he suddenly turned around and questioned Bao Xin:
"You don't want to be like that swine-like Mother Hu's family and want to negotiate peace with Mount Tai, right?"
Bao Xin spread his hands and asked:
"Then tell me why you didn't negotiate for peace. Although they were bandits, they finally released our tribe's soldiers. What's more important is that you can survive. This is due to family affection."
Bao Tao cursed:
"I'll admit it, Nai Gong, who is the gift of humans and ghosts now? Ah! Who is it!"
Bao Xin was silent, he knew what the fifth brother said. Although Bao Tao saved his life, his face was completely ruined. This was not only a matter of the man's appearance, but also a matter of his younger brother's future.
Regardless of whether he is an official or a local official, the most important thing for the Han family is to have good appearance. In other words, after this defeat, his fifth brother basically has no future.
And his younger brother obviously knew what happened to him. Although he had ordered people to put away all the bronze mirrors in his home, he could tell just by touching it with his hands.
Bao Tao was angry for a while, and then said in a low voice:
"Okay, although you all want to make peace with the Taishan bandits, then I will avenge this revenge alone. I will follow Yu Rang's example and swallow charcoal, and I will also avenge the dead brothers."
Unexpectedly, Bao Xin suddenly said:
"Why do you think I'll just let it go?"
Now Bao Tao stood up excitedly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Seeing his fifth brother in such a miserable state, Bao Xin also felt hatred. He supported Bao Tao and lay down again, and said leisurely:
"Don't worry, I want to make a deal with the prefect Zhang Ju."