The night of Jiaozhi City was extremely desolate, after a whole day of round-up by the city soldiers, Huang Chen almost flew to the doors and windows of every household, although the rebellion had stopped, but the panic in the hearts of the people was far from dissipating. The city lord Yangtafeng once again showed the skill of the people's praise, scattered the city soldiers to the main streets, and personally led people to the houses of the people in various townships to greet them, of course, except for the Xu family and the Wang family who went to the empty house, and those ordinary people who did not have appeal and representativeness were not among them, but under the encouragement of the Yangtafeng, the people began to believe that the city lord who had been in Jiaozhi City for many years would bless them, instead of being overwhelmed by the three wealthy clans as before, and the officers and soldiers could not do anything.

Yang Tafeng returned to the City Lord's Mansion late at night, he did not have his own mansion, not even his family, and the official residence of the City Lord's Mansion was his residence. Yang Tafeng has been in Jiaozhi City for fifteen years, because of the monopoly power of the gentry and the landlord overlords, his methods are completely impossible to implement, it can be said very clearly that the only thing he can do for Jiaozhi City is to maintain the stability of the people in the city and the mountain bandits outside the city, and he has nothing to do.

Yang Tafeng stood in front of the window, this position he could see the armor soldiers still patrolling on the high city wall, he could see the wide but sparkling plain outside the city wall, he could see the abrupt mountain range in the night, he seemed quite peaceful today, he poured himself a glass of the famous double-steamed liquor in the city of Jiaozhi, held it in his hand, took a sip, as if reminiscing about the bitterness of the years.

"It's been fifteen years, it's really a passing year, I once thought that Jiaozhi City was just on my way, but I didn't expect to be trapped here. Two of the three mountains that weighed on me and the people have now fallen, and if I can still serve in Cochin in the future, I think it should give this city a new lease of life. ”

The rooms behind Yang Tafeng creaked, and a black shadow sat at the tea table for some time, and said in a rather disdainful tone, "I really don't understand, you want to be the lord of this Jiaozhi City, you want to go crazy, with your existing power, you can get a better position from a few princes, and now you are no longer the immature little ghost who came to Jiaozhi City at the beginning of the year, just by virtue of the accumulation of qualifications in the past fifteen years, even if you have no outstanding achievements, you can definitely be the head of the county, why bother to die in this small city." ”

Yang Tafeng was not surprised by this sudden voice, nor did he turn his head, and said with a smile, "Where is there a Jiaozhi City in other places, the fifteen-year Jiaozhi City Lord, this title has been integrated into my bones, in those dark years when the official career was hopeless, all I could have was this city." I once fantasized that the name of the Yang Ta Feng would appear in the first column of the hundred officials, and I stood at the top of the dragon chair steps, holding an ivory wat board and bowing to the emperor, and then the other officials bowed their heads to me, truly having the monstrous power under one person. ”

The black shadow sneered, "It turns out that I still look up to you, you used to look like an ambitious talent, but I didn't expect that after a few years of tempering, there is no longer any enterprising heart, and those ministers in history who have been in the history for hundreds of generations have been lying on their salaries and trying their courage for decades before they were named and moved the world, and they are called." The white-haired genius of the Fountain of Immortality is useful, and the prince of the undercover enemy country endures humiliation and steals his life until he knows his fate before he can be a traitor, and you are just a petty official with no way to be promoted, so you lost your original intention, I have to say, you are really not worthy of being a hero. ”

Hearing such mocking words, Yang Ta Feng did not get angry, but laughed loudly, and said, "No ambition, no talent, my Yang Ta Feng must be inseparable from this Jiaozhi City in this life, I have already dispelled the idea of going elsewhere, the loss of the blood red agate, from the capital of the big man's blame, almost let me lose my only official position, thanks to the mediation of the four princes Qiu Jue, let me keep this position, even if it is his dog, even if I am involved in the whirlpool of the prince competition, I have no fear." ”

The black shadow was slightly stunned, and shouted angrily, "Stupid! If I knew you were such a, I shouldn't have promised to help you in the first place." ”

Yang Ta Feng said, "At the beginning, I saved you at the risk of being chased and killed by Yu Kongsang's people, and it is also fate, but when this war is over, you can leave, and I don't really need you to look forward and backward." ”

"Of course, this is the last time, as long as this war stops, I will leave immediately." ”

Yang Tafeng smiled, still drinking at the window, he was not good at drinking, but today he did drink a lot, he had a lot of feelings, but unfortunately he had no family, no one could listen to him, and for many years, only this black shadow listened to him.

Yang Tafeng was silent for a long time, and said, "Over the years, I have had a very difficult time, although I am the nominal lord of a city, but in terms of power, I am not at all comparable to Xu Cong, who holds elite armor soldiers, if there is any conflict, Wang Xiong can easily solve me with his soldiers, and even the weakest of the three major families, the Liu family, is not something I can easily provoke." The five thousand armor soldiers, nearly half of whom are under the orders of the three major families and the generals who defend the city, have become a joke that can only be manipulated at will. ”

"I just came here, all the gentry don't give me face at all, I in order to consolidate the governance of the city, I personally brought gifts to visit one by one, and the other gentry are still afraid of my official position as the city lord, more or less smiling faces, but Xu Cong and the head of the Wang family are closed, where do I put the face of a city lord. But I didn't get angry, and slowly began to implement measures in some small matters, trying to take back the authority of the lord of the city from the control of the three major families

It is estimated that there are not many people in this entire dynasty. ”

"During this period, the strong threats and suppression of the three major families, and even direct intimidation, although they did not dare to kill me directly, they eliminated the manpower I cultivated again and again, and secretly used dark means to seize the territory and control power, and my governance became very difficult. But fortunately, I was still alive, and I didn't want to give up, because they didn't dare to kill me, and I was able to continue my policy, and after so many years, I finally accumulated a certain amount of power. ”

The black shadow snorted coldly, and said, "You are also too weak, if I go out of the customs at that time, I must have slaughtered the heads of the three major families first, and come to a thorough reform, and all those who disobey will be beheaded for public display, just ask if under such a strong blow, where are there any powerful gentry and strong clans?"

Yang Ta Feng said, "If you had reached the ninth rank at that time, I would naturally have this confidence, but in those years, I was alone, and the three major families had their own power, and other familiar officials protected me, how could I be able to defeat them?"

The dark shadow was silent.

Yang Tafeng sighed, "I remember, but there is a teenage girl in the city, who was humiliated by Xu Cong's son Xu Fanshi on the street, and the girl's elderly father dragged his broken leg to the city lord's mansion to complain, and I couldn't help the anger that I had accumulated for several years, and I wanted to personally arrest Xu Fanshi and convict him with the newly recruited seven-stage martial artist, but Xu Cong was in front of me, and he stabbed my men three times, and then beat him to a serious injury with one punch. I knew at that time that even if I had the heart to be a city lord who was loved by the people, they would not give me a chance, and if the three major families did not fall, this Cochin City would never be the Cochin City in my eyes. ”

Yang Ta Feng suddenly became angry, and slammed the wine glass to the ground, the porcelain pieces fell to the ground, and the black shadow began to carefully observe Yang Ta Feng's expression.

Yangta Fengdao "Xu Fanshi, Liu Kai, and some of the wealthy families under the protection of the three major families, I don't know how many hurtful things I have done, I can only endure it again and again, blindfolded again and again." Xu Cong, Liu Qidun, and Wang Xiong, they didn't know how many dirty transactions they had done that were not tolerated by the laws and regulations of the Qin Dynasty, but I could only blindfold myself and pretend to talk and laugh with them as if nothing happened. ”

"From a certain day, my own fate has been linked to the fate of Jiaozhi City, more than 293,000 people in Jiaozhi City, I am also like those ordinary people who have been oppressed by the wealthy gentry and powerful clans, I don't want to do the Spring and Autumn Dream of 10,000 people for me, but just want to make the sky of this Jiaozhi City better. ”

"I am Yang Tafeng, now I am close to the age of not confused, I have been sticking to Jiaozhi City for fifteen years, I have not received any promotion order, I am indefinite, like a puppet puppet, and I am ignored by the people. But I'm still doing what I'm going to do, what I've taken as the standard in my life, no matter how many people can't see it, but as long as I'm still the lord of Jiaozhi City, I'm going to do it. ”

The night breeze in Jiaozhi is bleak, but Yangta Feng doesn't know how many years it has been blown by this gust of wind, and at this moment he finally has the opportunity to say this, and he only feels that his chest is extremely comfortable. The name is the country, the name will be the state, and the sheep tower wind can do its best for a city, which is difficult to say, not tens of millions of words can be described.

The black shadow has no ridicule at this time, maybe for the world, Yang Tafeng is just an insignificant little person, but for this city, even if he is defenseless, even if he is defenseless, but he is worthy of any citizen in Jiaozhi City.

There was silence in the room for a long time, Yang Tafeng barely stabilized his mood, turned around and sat on the other side of the tea table, and said, "This time, your whereabouts are estimated to have been noticed, although they can't find out your identity in a short time, but don't go out in the near future." ”

The black shadow said, "I didn't bring that Jiang Ming's body back this time, aren't you a little disappointed?"

Yang Ta Feng Dao "is originally a matter of will, that Jiang Ming is very extraordinary, he can become a martial arts master in just over a year, I have to say that his adventures are transcendent, I rely on some ancient records and experience, I can conclude that the martial arts he practiced are naturally at the level of Yue Zi, and there may even be a certain level of empty words, if you can get it, the strength will definitely be able to go to the next level, and the reason why I let you take the risk to bring him back is also here." ”

The black shadow was the man in black who killed Jiang Ming in the army formation during the day, and after he came out of the formation, he hid in the city, waiting for the scouts of various forces to leave before sneaking into the city lord's mansion, which he had often done for fifteen years. He listened to Yang Tafeng's words, and said, "It's better to be thoughtful, the two people who came to rescue Jiang Ming are not simple, but they want to save people, but I have no way." Although I can't get good exercises, it doesn't prevent me from going further in my martial arts cultivation, as long as I understand the trick of Zhanshi, even in the face of Yu Kongsang's martial arts master who has invaded the realm of lust and binding spirits for many years, I also have the confidence to fight with him. ”

Yangta Fengdao "It is too difficult to participate in the enlightenment of the Zhan style, it is said that among the three major marshals of the Qin Dynasty, only Yu Kongsang can master that kind of means, the eastern generalissimo Meng Jianyan and the southern generalissimo Deng Xing have not participated in the enlightenment, if it is possible, it is easier to continue to fight Jiang Ming's idea." I already know the identities of those two people, they are from the Qianfeng Inn, and Jiang Ming had some intersection with the Qianfeng Inn before, and it is estimated that they were sent by the manager of the inn. ”

The black shadow was surprised, "Act seven, don't they generally not intervene in ordinary dynastic disputes, doesn't this cause the disgust of those big people?"

Where can we track it, it is a super organization across the nine fields, even if someone can get away with finding this kind of secret, I am afraid that they can only pretend not to know. If it weren't for my spies, I might have discovered them. It's just that what makes me wonder what Chang An is thinking, it seems that an eight-stage martial arts master is not enough to attract their attention, but it is really incomprehensible that he chose to break those rules to save him. ”

The black shadow muttered, "Since those two people are from the seventh act, then my identity is difficult to hide, maybe there will be spies to spy on you soon." ”

Yangta Fengdao, "Don't be too panicked, although the seventh act has extensive information, but you don't have the eye of the sky, you have been doing it for fifteen years, and the general of Zhu Ze County back then, Ling Tongzhi, has already died without a body, this is what Yu Kongsang, the generalissimo of the western soldiers and horses, and a group of soldiers saw it with their own eyes, no one can suspect that you are the thief who stole the red luan green jade back then." ”

The black shadow's name is Zhu Wu, which was taken by Yang Tafeng when he sacrificed his life to save him, when he said, "Since you can only stay with me now, then you must change your identity, in order to save you, my newly cultivated henchman died, you will take his place, his name is Zhu Wu", this name has been used for fifteen years.

Zhu Wo said, "Now in Jiaozhi City, Xu Cong escaped with a clan of armor, Jin Shuizong helped you slaughter the Wang family because of the previous promise, and today after your previous actions, you have won a lot of people's hearts, I don't know what you plan to do next?"

Yang Tafeng raised his head and looked out the window, under the cover of night, the lights of the city wall were particularly dazzling, the corners of his mouth lifted a touch of coldness, and there was a kind of firmness in the coldness, he said, "Of course, it is to clear the only remaining Liu family, uproot all the gentry and strong clans, build Jiaozhi City into the best city, and give the people the responsibility of the city lord who has been late for many years, this is my mission and my value." ”

On the night of Liang Jin and Lin Han's quarrel, a letter was sent from the Qianfeng Inn in Jiaozhi City and delivered to Luo Hu, Luo Hu saw the content of the letter for the first time, and wanted to pass the news to Liang Jin and Lin Han, but saw that both of them were indifferent, and they had no leisure to do anything other than their anger, so they dispelled this idea.

Luo Hu pulled Chu Hong into the camp tent, handed him the messenger, and said, "Jiang Ming has always been righteous to us, he helped a lot of butterflies in Jiaozhi City, and he helped Lin Han find medicinal materials that can cure your leg injury in Cambrian Pass, we can't ignore him." Now Lao Jin and Hanzi are angry in their hearts, and it is not convenient to deal with this matter, so the two of us will go to Jiaozhi City early tomorrow morning, visit and thank Qianfeng Inn for their help, and bring Jiang Ming back. ”

After reading the letter, Chu Hong nodded and said, "I have no opinion, the two of them can take care of each other, Jiaozhi City is not our territory after all, we have to be careful in everything, secret spies and responses are indispensable, leave a letter when we leave tomorrow, so that they can also know our whereabouts." ”

Luo Hu nodded yes, and called two lieutenant generals into the tent, one was Yue Zhiyan, who had a gap with Jiang Ming, and the other was a man named Feng Qing, who was about twenty years old, and both of them were also seventh-rank martial artists, at this time they knelt on one knee in front of Luo Hu, waiting for orders.

Luo Hu said, "Feng Qing, your subordinate soldiers and horses have been in peace recently?" Feng Qing said: "Because a few days ago, we set up a defensive line on the North and South Mountain Roads, and received a large number of bandits and surrendered Qin soldiers, and my subordinate soldiers had an extremely chaotic scene, and many people often did not listen to orders, and those few captains in charge could not provoke them, only I could calm them down, and the final general was incompetent, and after many days of training, they were helpless. ”

Luo Hu said: "This can't just blame you, after all, those foreign bandits are not people from the Wohua Mountain area, and some of them have been bandits for twenty or thirty years. ”

Before Feng Qing could agree, Chu Hong on the side smiled and said, "I really can't imagine that there are people you can't control, but this is not a trouble, some people just need these thorns to soothe their anger." ”

Luo Hu suddenly said, "How did I forget, a few days ago in the southern mountain road, the affairs in my own camp can only be dealt with by myself, but when I got here, there was someone to help." Both Meng Lang and Liang Jin were extremely strict in their army, and Meng Lang could only temporarily be stationed near Jinhui City because he had to guard against Zhu Gai's army, but Liang Jin, the commander of Yama, could use it. ”

Feng Qingdao: "Commander, what do you mean ......?"

Luo Hu smiled and said, "I'll write to Lao Jin in a while, and ask him to come to help you tomorrow in his spare time, I believe that those troublemakers have good fruits to eat." ”

Chu Hong said, "After arranging the affairs in your fourth battalion, you will quickly decide tomorrow's task, most of my subordinates are longbowmen, and they are not as good as your people in terms of fighting, and this mission is special, my people have no effect in mixing into the city, so the arrangements for other personnel have to be drawn from your battalion." ”

Luo Hu said, "You are a little slippery, except for Hanzi's subordinates, I'm afraid that your subordinates have the best relationship with you, and they are reluctant to send people when they go out on a mission." But this time it does allow you to escape, I have my own arrangements for the spy and the people who respond, but this time I don't have to be too manpower, as long as there are five or six people with you, and then seventy or eighty people are hidden in the city as a response. Yue Zhiyan, this time you will act with us and set off at dawn tomorrow. ”

Yue Zhiyan gave up his hand to obey the order.