Shu Blossoms

Chapter 489 Encounter with Xiao Yucheng
Hao Zesong and Ma Xingyun also clasped their fists gratefully. Yuan Wang waved his hands with a smile, looked at them and said, "My father and brother were both soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although they died unjustly, they also died on the battlefield. I should have followed Their footsteps, fighting bloody battles with swords in hand, are the glory of Yuan's ancestors. Now that they can't do it, it is also a consolation to me to be able to contribute."

With the rations secured, Zheng Heng and the others did not stay long, and Yuan Wang sent them out of Xiuli Village.

Before Zheng Heng had gone far, he was bumped by a half-grown child. He quickly reached out to help the young man, but the young man pushed him away and ran away.

Zheng Heng reacted and chased after him, "Stop, give me back my things!"

The young man who stole something was fast and thin, and he slipped around in the crowd. Ma Xingyun couldn't catch him for a moment.

It's also because this young man was unlucky today, he just got out of the crowd, and accidentally bumped into a tall man, he hurriedly dodged to the side, bent and was about to slip away, but he didn't make it, When he looked back, it was the tall man who grabbed his clothes. He looked up. It was a cold-faced man with sharp eyes, which inexplicably made him feel scared!
But the person behind him was about to chase him, so he turned around and stretched out his fist at that person, but his hands were too short to reach, and in the end he could only punch and kick with his teeth and claws, but it was useless.

In the end, Ma Xingyun chased him over, "Hey, you run really fast, kid!"

Ma Xingyun cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Xiao, Brother Tai!"

He didn't expect to meet an acquaintance in Hongdu, and he almost shouted excitedly.

Fortunately, Xiao Yucheng glared at him in time, and Ma Xingyun quickly changed his words.

"Brother Xiao, this kid stole the third brother's jade!"

Ma Xingyun pointed at the boy who was being held by Xiao Yucheng, and said angrily.

Xiao Yucheng looked at the young man calmly, and under his gaze, the young man reluctantly took out the jade, Xiao Yucheng took it over and looked at it, this jade looked familiar, Zheng Wei also had a piece in his hand, this piece should belong to Zheng Heng .

"Where is he?" After Xiao Yucheng asked, Zheng Heng chased after him, and was also surprised to see him, and said alertly, "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Although Xiao Yucheng was surprised by the title "Sister-in-law", he didn't dislike it, so he just raised his eyebrows, and replied in a similar manner: "Brother, don't come here!"

Then he handed the jade to him, looked at the young man who stole the jade, and asked Zheng Heng, "How will he deal with it?"

Zheng Heng looked at the young man, but he didn't expect the young man to look up at him, with a faint fear in his stubbornness, but he didn't back down!
"Let it go!" Zheng Heng didn't want to make any extra fuss, Xiao Yucheng nodded, as soon as he let go, the boy slid out like a loach, slipped into the crowd and disappeared.

Seeing how fast he was, Ma Xingyun exclaimed: "This kid is a good young man, the princess must like him very much if he is brought back!"

Xiao Yucheng looked at the place where the boy disappeared thoughtfully, then said to Zheng Heng and the others: "Let's find a place to talk!"

Zheng Heng nodded, and took Hao Zesong and Ma Xingyun to follow Xiao Yucheng to Shiye Posthouse.

At this time, Yin Shi had already woken up, eating the crispy fruit just delivered by the store, and reading with great interest while holding a book in the other hand, feeling very comfortable.

Hearing the sound of pushing the door, he asked with a smile without raising his head, "How are the customs of Hongdu?"

"Although it's not as prosperous and noisy as Jiankang, it's still full of people and cars and horses!" Xiao Yucheng replied.

Yin Shi nodded in agreement, "Yes, this is also the purpose of the one who asked us to come here!"

When he was talking, he stretched his fingers to the sky, and raised his head, just happened to see Zheng Heng and the others, and stood up to greet them calmly: "It turns out that there are guests and distinguished guests coming to the door, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Zheng Heng knew that he was rich, so he was busy performing the junior ceremony, "Zheng Heng has met Mr. Yin!"

Before entering the door, Zheng Heng had already introduced Yin Shi to Hao Zesong and the others. They respected them very much and performed the student etiquette just like Zheng Heng.

Yin Shi looked at these energetic young people, smiled gratifiedly, and beckoned them to come in and sit down.

Yin Shi was sitting in the middle, Xiao Yucheng, Zheng Heng and the others were sitting around, Zheng Heng asked, "What is the meaning of what you just said?"

"Hongdu is adjacent to Jiujiang, and under the protection of Han Daoyuan, it is stable and prosperous. In the past few years, there have been nearly [-] people in the city. There are only a handful of counties like this in the entire Zhou Dynasty. It is too precious! If Jiujiang is unstable, Hong The capital bears the brunt, when the time comes, this place will surely lose its prosperity and be miserable!"

"Your Majesty sent us here not to fight, but to stop the war and solve the possible military chaos in Jiujiang as sparingly as possible!"

Yin Shi's words made Zheng Heng and Hao Zesong fall into deep thought. After a long time, Zheng Heng sighed, "But it's not easy!"

"It's not that it's not easy, but it's too difficult! The Jiujiang army is Han Daoyuan's direct descendant. I'm afraid he's the only one who can make this monster crawling and closing its eyes to rest its head and ears."

Hao Zesong shook his head, thinking it was impossible!
"It's up to people!" Xiao Yucheng comforted them, and then took out Emperor Zhou's secret decree. Zheng Heng and the others hurriedly bowed to receive the decree, and they listened to him solemnly say: "Your Majesty secretly ordered me and Lord Yin to assist General Sun in pacifying Jiujiang."

Hao Zesong quietly gave Zheng Heng a look, Zheng Heng immediately understood, got up and walked to Xiao Yucheng's side and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, does your Majesty also say in this edict that you can order and prohibit it when necessary?"

Xiao Yucheng gave him a look full of deep meaning, Zheng Heng immediately understood, and looked at Hao Zesong, knowing it in his heart.

"When did you arrive in Hongdu, and how is the situation now?" Xiao Yucheng asked.

Zheng Heng sighed and told them all about their current predicament, "The order we received was to meet up with General Sun, but we have been here for more than a day, and neither General Sun nor the army showed up. The most important thing is the food we have left It's been less than a day."

Hao Zesong interjected softly at this time, "Is General Sun not coming?"

"What Your Majesty told us is that General Sun led his troops here before us. If we haven't arrived by this time, something may have happened."

After hearing his words, Zheng Heng's three hearts sank immediately, that was an army of tens of thousands, who could have such great ability to stop them.

Seeing this, Yin Shi comforted them, "Don't worry, General Sun is also a veteran, and that is an army of tens of thousands. They may be stopped for a while and want to swallow them, unless the Great Wei cavalry comes in person. Now the Great Wei is busy with the Northern Expedition. Even if General Sun has something to do, it's a small trouble, it's just that some people don't want him to come to Hongdu and come to Jiujiang."

After hearing this, Zheng Heng didn't feel relieved at all. If Sun Xicheng couldn't come with a large army, only 6000 of them would really be enough to fight the Jiujiang Mansion soldiers.

"Okay, I don't think about these useless things. Since His Majesty sent Mr. Yin and me here, we will definitely not risk the lives of the soldiers. The most urgent thing now is that you can find a way to get food? I was sneaked out of the capital overnight by Your Majesty. Didn't hang around too much."

Xiao Yucheng patted his shoulder and asked with concern.

Zheng Heng nodded, "Well, I went to Xiuli Village just now and saw Yuan Wang, and he promised to help find a solution!"

Xiao Yucheng felt relieved when he heard the words, "If you have any trouble, you can come here to find us! The army must hide in the forest, and it must not be discovered!"

(End of this chapter)