Fufeng Song

Xiong Cong is 24 years old this year. His ancestor Xiongqiao rode as a captain at the end of the Han Dynasty, and his descendants lived in the north.About half a year ago, the Xiong family had an affair with the Luochuan bandits because of trivial matters, and many members of the family were killed by the bandits. Fortunately, Lu Yao led his army into Daiwang City and saved the lives of the rest.Although Xiong Cong had studied, there was no chance of becoming an official in northern Xinjiang where Hu Feng was infested.And Lu Yao not only saved the Xiong family's life, but also promoted him to be an official, so Xiong Cong was eager to repay Lu Yao, and he was very positive about this trip to Jinyang.After a brief meal, he bid farewell to Lu Yao and set off with two followers.

Feihuxing was at the edge of Changshan Army's sphere of influence, so Wen Qiao and his party were kidnapped by Murong Longcheng a few days ago.But at this moment, this road is naturally unimpeded, and there is no need to deploy a large number of guards.On the opposite side of this dangerous path of hundreds of miles is Guangwu City in Yanmen County, the fief of Guangwuhou, Lord Yueshi, is here, and he has his own garrison to support him.

Lu Yao and Xue Tong watched the young scholar's back disappear into the depths of the canyon before turning back.The two of them walked trustingly on the long road on the hillside one after the other, and several retinue knights followed in the distance knowingly.

This is the junction of the mountainous area and the plain area. As far as you can look up, you can see the peaks on both sides of the mountain road facing each other and lush greenery. There are woodcutters in and out, busy cutting wood for charcoal, and looking a little farther away, you can see that the grassland is like felt, the rice paddies are connected, the river is like a belt, and the city stands in it, which is extremely majestic.

Such a magnificent mountain and river is completely under control, and a strong sense of satisfaction makes Lu Yao's mood suddenly brighten.He held the bridle and stopped to walk, stopped to watch from time to time, clicked his tongue in admiration, coupled with his scholarly attire, he looked like a son of a noble family who had time to enjoy the scenery.

But Xue Tong couldn't do what Lu Yao did.After a while, he couldn't help but said: "Daoming, although we have a foothold in Dai County, we are still subordinates of Lord Yueshi after all. You should say a few more words about Wenlin, so as not to..."

Lu Yao smiled softly: "It's okay. This trip is just a routine, who would deliberately make things difficult for a small official? Besides, we act in a fair and aboveboard way, and we can't say anything to others."

The problem is not here!Xue Tong sighed.

He is Lu Yao's most capable deputy, and he has established a mutual trust between the two since the day Daling broke through.He can always understand Lu Yao's intentions and give him wholehearted support.But in the past few days, he always felt that he couldn't keep up with Lu Yao's thinking. He felt that Lu Yao had changed, but he didn't know where.Perhaps the increasingly complicated situation is too difficult for a pure warrior like Xue Tong to see clearly.

Today, he specially sent Xiong Cong off with Lu Yao, just to find a chance to chat with Lu Yao.However, he was not good at words, and he didn't even know how to speak for a while.

When he was hesitating, he saw Lu Yao looking around and suddenly jumped off the horse.Xue Tong hurried to catch up.

Lu Yao sat down on a grassy field in the forest near the mountain depression, stretched his waist, and said, "Old Xue, you sit too."

With Lu Yao's current status in Dai County, Xue Tong is the only one among the generals who can sit beside him without any pressure, except for the lazy general Ding Miao.So Xue Tong sat down honestly and bluntly.

It was midsummer, and although there was a mountain breeze to cool off the heat, it was still dry to drive under the sun.So he repeatedly called his attendants to fetch the water bag, picked up the water bag and gulped down the cow to drink.Clear water dripped from the corner of his mouth, onto his long beard, and onto his chest. This kind of behavior was quite rough, but on the contrary, it highlighted Xue Tong's straightforward character.

Lu Yao couldn't help laughing. This scene reminded him of the situation when he hid in Danshui Mountain with Xue Tong and He Yun a few months ago to recuperate. At that time, the two sat on the hillside discussing what to do next.At that time, the remnants of the defeated general who were at a loss for their future had already taken charge of a county in northern Xinjiang after only a few months.

"Old Xue, do you still remember that when we were fighting Jisangshile at Jianchunmen in Yecheng, Mr. Lu Zhi promised a huge official position, hoping that I would help the heir of the Prince of Chengdu with him and regain Yecheng..." The two sat quietly for a long while, and then they heard Lu Yao slowly say: "At that time, I only felt that Lu Zhi's idea was very absurd. Dozens of the Lu family in Jiangdong, old and young, died at the hands of the King of Chengdu. I, Lu Daoming, and I The king of Chengdu really has a hatred as deep as the sea. Why does he dare to talk like this? Could it be that he was tortured in the prison city of Wei County and became stupid?"

"After Lu Zhi came up with a strategy to defeat the enemy, I understood. Taking out the white tiger banner left by the King of Chengdu, and ordering the dead soldiers of the King of Chengdu lurking in the Jisang Army, this is indeed a miracle that can turn the world around." Moreover, given the tense situation at the time, if it were not for such actions, the city of Ye would not have survived. However, the white tiger banner is an important weapon of the country, and few civil and military officials do not know it. It is enough to sit on the ground when it is used on the battlefield where thousands of people are watching. The accusation of having an affair with the rest of the King of Chengdu. Lu Zhi has already predicted that those who use the white tiger flag must be regarded as part of the King of Chengdu." Lu Yao smiled wryly: "His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea has always been very jealous of the King of Chengdu, and even the new King Cai Sima Tengdu supervised the military forces in Yecheng, and strictly monitored Yecheng, the place where the King of Chengdu had been operating for many years. A group of bandits from Hebei who originated from the rest of the King of Chengdu rebelled and killed King Xincai. , defeated the bandits, and stabilized the situation in Yecheng... How would the king of the East China Sea understand such a story when it spread to the court? I am afraid that the fire in Yecheng has not been extinguished, and the secret order to take my leader has arrived, and Luoyang's crusade army will also be dispatched .”

"This..." Xue Tong never thought that the desperate struggle in Yecheng would not only be ineffective, but would actually cause such bad consequences.After a while, he finally said in shock: "This Lu Zhi is really hateful...but the King of the East China Sea would really react like this?"

Xue Tong hesitated for a while, approached Lu Yao and said in a low voice: "When we were in Funiu Village, didn't we have some friendship with the Lord of Jingling County..."

Lu Yao waved his hand and interrupted Xue Tong's words: "Official affairs and personal friendship, how can they be confused. His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea belongs to the imperial clan, and he was able to overthrow the heroes of the barbarians and achieve his current status, relying on ruthless methods of conquest. You may wish to count the lives of the brothers and princes in his hands. For him, the King of Chengdu is the most terrible enemy, and anyone related to him will never be forgiven. The Lord recognizes us, so he is merciful, hehe, then we will not be able to do the work of Taifu Lushangshu."

"Lu Zhi is indeed an old fox. He wants to force me to come forward to integrate the rest of the King of Chengdu, and join hands with him to fight against the King of the East China Sea. After all, Lord Shi Heng was the leader of the warriors under the King of Chengdu, the general after the official worship, the governor of Hebei, and perhaps Jiangdong. In Lu Zhi's opinion, the Lu family's poor reputation still has some appeal." At this point, Lu Yao simply didn't know whether he should be proud or sad, he sighed, and continued: "In the past ten years, I have The internal turmoil in the Jin Dynasty was endless, and the good situation of the court was brought to the sky. Of course, I have no intention of participating in such chaos as Lu Zhi wished. Therefore, after the battle in Yecheng was over, I was busy gathering troops and reorganizing Jisang Jiangzhong and put Lu Zhi in custody. At the same time, I also communicated with Wei County officials such as Yang Heng, Cai Ke and others, and implored them to explain to the court. But at that time, after all, Lu Zhi escaped because of his negligence. Get away, with his cunning and wisdom, there will definitely be troubles in Wei County."

"That's why we rushed to Daijun at full speed?"

"The trip to Daijun was first of all to fulfill Yue Shigong's entrustment, but it was also to get away from the right and wrong place of Yecheng as soon as possible, so as not to be taken in by Lu Zhi again...Old Xue, you know that, if we hadn't been vigilant , He almost took advantage of him on the way. Afterwards, the internal strife in the begging army seemed to be instigated by someone behind it. Alas, the situation at that time was too complicated, it was really subtle."

The retinue cavalry who were a little far away suddenly shouted, it turned out that a roe lost its head for some reason, rushed out of the sparse forest, and rushed straight in front of the soldiers.This is an excellent food addition, and the fur can also be used to make clothing.Everyone hurriedly bent their bows and set up arrows, trying to capture it, and suddenly made a fuss.Today Lu Yao didn't let He Yun follow him, but brought a few soldiers along at random.These soldiers are only sixteen or seventeen years old, and the oldest are less than twenty. It is the time when they love to play and play, and they all know that the era of the county has been set, and they all relax a little, and they lose their minds when they act. rule.

Seeing them running around chaotically, Lu Yao shook his head again and again, but he didn't want to criticize them, he just talked to Xue Tong.

"In the eyes of Lord Zhugun of the Luoyang court, since we are fighting in Daijun, we will be cleared of all suspicions. First, if we really collude with the old subordinates of the King of Chengdu, we will never stay away from the King of Chengdu's business for many years. Yecheng, and traveled thousands of miles to the northern border here. Second, after the death of the King of Chengdu, his forces were scattered. Although I collected one of them, I did not hesitate to put it into the battle against Hu'er In the middle, let it be consumed...Since ancient times, people with different ambitions have never acted like this."

"The reason why there was a series of wars in Daijun was not because I, Lu, was greedy for meritorious deeds. It was just to remove the suspicion and save the heads of you and me. Now it seems that since Daijun is in my hands, Wen Taizhen has something to rely on in Danhan Mountain; the court has already relieved us, so this kills two birds with one stone. Very good, very good." Lu Yao smiled and said, "So, do you understand, old Xue?"

Xue Tong frowned and thought for a while, and finally nodded deeply: "So that's the case." He got up and walked around a few times, and couldn't help asking: "But Yue Shigong..."

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