"Yes, her name is Jiang Yiwan. She lives in the mountains four hundred miles away from Zhiyang City. I only have this one relative. In this age of war and chaos, I really can't rest assured."
"Jiang Yichen, Jiang Yiwan." Xu Sheng couldn't help but read it again, and said with great interest: "Your two names complement each other, which is very interesting. Your parents are talented."
"There, the names of our siblings were not chosen by our parents." Xiao Jiang felt a little embarrassed, lowered his head and touched his nose.
"Oh?" Xu Sheng felt curious, looked at Xiao Jiang, and continued to ask: "The parents did not give the name, so who did it?"
"I heard my father say that our name was calculated by a wandering Taoist priest."
Taoist priest!
Xu Sheng was startled and couldn't help but think of a period in the past and a Taoist he had seen before.
He met that Taoist in the heavy rain on the official road to Xu's house. At that time, Xu Sheng thought that he was just a foolish Taoist who was delirious, but now that he thought about it, it was not that simple.
Xu Sheng still remembers the Taoist leaning against the window and asking leisurely: "Do you believe in destiny?"
At that time, he didn't care about this issue and thought the destiny was suspicious. He thought about it casually and said he didn't believe it. However, now it seems that this issue is crucial and the destiny is by no means illusory.
"Destiny! Destiny!" Xu Sheng read it twice, with deep doubts in his eyes.
"God...Brother, what's wrong with you, brother?" Xiao Jiang noticed something was wrong with Xu Sheng and called softly from the side.
"Nothing." Xu Sheng waved his hand, feeling that he was overthinking it. He calmed down and smiled at Xiao Jiang, "Go and fetch your sister. She must be safe in Zhiyang City."
"Okay, thank you, thank you very much." Xiao Jiang's face was full of joy. He didn't pause too much and immediately packed it up in a hurry.
"Are you going to leave now?" Xu Sheng asked in confusion.
"Well, sooner rather than later." Xiao Jiang replied with a smile.
"But you'd better wait, I'll find you something." Xu Sheng turned around, closed the door and went out without waiting for Xiao Jiang's answer.
As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, he saw sergeants standing on both sides.
"Where is my brother?" Xu Sheng looked around, but did not see Xu Yang's figure, and asked curiously.
"Mr. Xu," a soldier came forward, clasped his fists and said, "General Xu went north to Heng County to meet with the generals of our Fanchuan Army. Before he left, he told us that your word is his imperial order in Zhiyang."
"Leave?!" When Xu Sheng heard this, he felt disappointed for a moment, but he quickly recovered, looked at the soldier who spoke carefully, and said: "Since my brother gave the order, then I don't have to be pretentious.
Brother, can you please select a few people from the army to form an escort team?"
"General Xu has an order, you cannot go out." The soldier's tone was serious and non-negotiable.
Can't go out!
When Xu Sheng heard this, he instantly became dissatisfied. These sergeants said they would obey his orders, but they still only focused on Xu Mang. Since he couldn't go out, how could he get the "Meteorite from the Sky" hidden in the upper reaches of the passing water?
"And "Nirvana Sutra"?
but......
Xu Sheng then thought about it, and now is really not the time for him to leave. First, his brother has left, and he did not say goodbye. It is inevitable that there will be more estrangement between brothers who already have a lot of gaps; second, there is a war in the north, and he insists on going his own way.
There are bound to be some dangers; thirdly, after Xiao Jiang picks up his sister, he will also be indispensable for his arrangements and care.
"Okay, I'm not going out." Xu Sheng confronted the soldiers for a long time, but he took a step back and said slowly: "I'm not going out, but the people in the house behind me must go out. You'd better
Don't stop it."
"This..." The soldier looked confused, while Xu Sheng's gaze was threatening.
"Okay." After a long time, the soldier finally gave in and said with dissatisfaction: "That person can go out, but for the escort team, we can only mobilize ten people at most."
"Okay." Xu Sheng nodded, then flicked his long sleeves and strode away. After he walked a dozen steps, a pair of sergeants lined up neatly and followed him quietly...
Night fell again quietly, with only mottled lights and shadows flickering on the boundless land.
Xiao Jiang was alone, riding a donkey, traveling silently among the rolling hills.
Xu Sheng gave him ten guards, but he didn't take any with him. In fact, he was a smart man, and he thought more deeply about this matter than Xu Sheng.
After all, the protective effect that ten people can play is limited. On the contrary, it is easy to cause disaster through arrogance. It is better for him to choose some safer places to walk in rough mountains and rivers alone. Furthermore, he cannot ride a horse, so he cannot let ten sergeants ride a donkey with him, or ride a donkey with him.
Just let them weigh their legs and walk, that would be too slow.
Xiao Jiang walked bumpily, feeling a mixture of joy and sorrow in his heart. He was eager to see his sister, but he was also afraid that there would be nothing but desolation when he got home.
"Sister, wait for me. Xiao Jiang will go back soon. I will help you live a good life. You will never have to worry about it again." Amidst the sobbing wind, Xiao Jiang's voice carried a cry far away...
What Xiao Jiang didn't know was that on such a lonely night, there were people just like him, hurrying on their way without stopping for a moment.
That man, with an extremely handsome and enchanting face, was heading south at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, galloping crazily. He was traveling in the opposite direction to Xiao Jiang, and had only one goal, which was to be extremely stable in Xiao Jiang's eyes, enough to protect her.
My sister is thoughtful in Zhiyang City.
Is Zhiyang safe? Maybe it was once, but not now. Its crisis comes not only from the young man who went south to the mass graves in Liaozhou, but also from a certain decision of someone.
In China, which Xu Sheng had never reached, what Xu Mang and the generals of the Fan Chuan Army did not expect was that the "Dazhu Kingdom", which was reviled by the world and had overwhelming power, issued an edict a few months ago:
Nowadays, the world is in chaos, people's livelihood is ruined, and wars are rising everywhere, especially in Guandong. All kinds of wolves, villains, and tigers are rampant, ravaging the earth and angering God. They have made my fields barren and turned into grass, and made my people starve to death in the wild. Woohoo.
, from what I heard, I often looked up and sighed, my clothes were wet with tears; I often beat my chest and stamped my feet, and could not sleep at night. I discussed with the general several times to mobilize the army to help the country; however, the country collapsed, the treasury was empty, the weather was not favorable, and the government and the public were confused.
You can't do what you want, and what you can't imagine. Now, after more than ten years of hard work, the emperor has paid off, the overall situation has been initially determined, and the court is temporarily clear. It happens that a group of thieves in Guandong are fighting in a melee, and the wildfire is getting more intense; I have tried my best to fight against it.
Everyone has agreed to mobilize the strength of the country and attack it regardless of life and death. Today, the people of the world, with Shen and Yongzhou as the first, all those who are exiled, on the run, imprisoned, sentenced, sentenced to death, or enslaved, once they join the army, they will
No investigation will be held; all those who have lost their land as refugees will have the land in Guandong at your disposal after the war.
At this time of national crisis, benevolent and righteous people should work hard without caring about their own lives, even if they wear mulberry cloth and cloth clothes, they cannot shirk their responsibilities; those who have sinned in the past are the opportunity to redeem themselves; those who have been frustrated, how can they let go of this opportunity? How can Guandong Xiaoxiao resist?
The might of our great country? How can our weak and useless army stop my heavenly master?
The villains of Guandong cannot be tolerated by nature, are indignant by both humans and gods, and cannot be accommodated by the emperor, emperor, and empress of the country. Everyone should punish them if they find them. They should be cut off and wiped out together, and they will not be deceived by their flattery and obsequiousness. We all should remember them and encourage them together.
There is no need to elaborate on the reasons for victory or defeat. The trend of rise and fall is clear to heaven and earth.
This edict is hereby declared to the world, and all the nine states and ten directions will look upon it.
It was such an edict that opened the prelude to pacifying the chaos in Guandong.
This "hasty move" of Dazhu Kingdom was really unexpected by the world. In fact, his attitude towards Guandong has always been vague.
Although the chaos in Guandong is huge, in the final analysis, it is only in Guandong. This war cannot break through the Sishui Pass in the east, cannot defeat the Jiangzhou clan in the south, and cannot reach the people of Beiyouhuang in the north.
core area.
From a certain point of view, this chaos is a joke. Anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly that the strength of Guandong is too weak. Needless to say, it does not need to be compared with the imperial court of China. Even the "half-walled Zhongzhou" Liu family is completely indifferent to it.
Fear. As long as the "Dazhu Kingdom" is willing, the chaos in Kanto can be put down in an instant.
However, what is puzzling is that the "Dazhu Kingdom", which firmly controls the absolute power of Shenzhou and Yongzhou, has always adopted a laissez-faire policy towards Guandong and sat back and did nothing.
The war in Guandong has been raging for thirty years, and the "Dazhu Kingdom" has been in power for more than twenty years. During these twenty years, he really had too many opportunities; however, he did not seize a single opportunity, or it can be said that,
He didn't care at all.
Some people think that the "Dazhu Kingdom" is too "cowardly". Even though it has absolute strength, it is still worried about "what happens"; some people think that the "Dazhu Kingdom" is adopting a "balancing technique" and wants to take advantage of the Kanto Rebellion.
Weakening the strength of other large families; some people speculate that the "Dazhu Kingdom" actually has no real power, and his alliance with the Yongzhou Wang family is just superficial, and there is even considerable opposition within the family.
Regardless of the situation, in short, for more than 20 years, the "Dazhu Kingdom" has been letting Kantong go as it pleases, seemingly not caring about it at all. No one thought that "he", who had always turned a blind eye to Kantong, would actually launch a crusade at this time
The order!
Although he could probably only mobilize the troops of Shenzhou and Yongzhou, it was enough; and he also recruited refugees and criminals, which further expanded his military strength.
Now, almost 400,000 soldiers with complete weapons and sufficient food and fodder are marching towards Guandong, and even their vanguard has already arrived in Guandong. Judging from the direction of their movement, the first stop is Zhiyang!