The next day, April 20th.

At dawn, Zhang Ji woke up from his sleep.

As he walked out of the barracks, he noticed that the volunteers in the camp seemed to be talking about the 'attack' of the previous night.

"Those damn guys, the righteous master kindly took them in, I didn't expect them to have defected to Kunyang and tried to burn down our army's camp."

"I said they couldn't be trusted. …… How is it possible that a group of unarmed people can escape unscathed from the hands of the Kunyang people? That's Kunyang! ”

Zhang Ji knew that what these righteous soldiers were talking about was the group of soldiers who fled from Kunyang to the righteous teachers yesterday.

"For the sake of those thousand sets of weapons and armor, Guan Shuo and Chen Miao really betrayed those hundreds of fugitives?"

He shook his head incredulously.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with him, the purpose of his visit is just to observe whether the 'friendly forces' of Jingchu Yishi, Changsha Yishi, and Jiangxia Yishi have the value of 'alliance', and report to Mr. Ram after returning to Jiangdong Yishi.

By the way, it can't be said that it is by the way, and then go to Luyang to pay homage to the deceased township couple and the second son.

Thinking of the townsman couple and the second son, Zhang Ji couldn't help but sigh.

『…… Fortunately, the eldest prince is still here, and the eldest prince can finally avenge the township, his wife, and the second son."

Clenched his fists, Zhang Ji's face suddenly tensed, and a burst of hatred flashed in his eyes.

A moment later, he took the two soldiers of the Jiangdong Volunteer Division with him to the front of the barracks where Huang Yun lived, and happened to see Huang Yun also standing in front of the barracks.

"Brother Zimei."

"Brother Zhang Ji."

After greeting each other, Huang Yun invited Zhang Ji into the barracks where he lived.

He said to Zhang Ji cryptically: "Brother Zhang Ji must have heard about last night, right?" This is the matter of the Changsha Righteous Master, you and I should not interfere......"

Of course, Zhang Ji understood what Huang Yun was referring to, nodded and said, "Thank you Brother Zimei for reminding me." Please rest assured, Brother Zimei, Zhang Ji is not an eventful person. ”

"That's good, that's good......"

Huang Yun nodded, not knowing what to say.

In fact, even he was very surprised, surprised that Guan Shuo and Chen Miao, the two commanders, would really reach a tacit understanding with Zhou Hu and betray the hundreds of soldiers who had escaped.

In response to this matter, Huang Yun chatted with Chen Miao for a long time last night, and at that time he knew that Zhou Hu was indeed a capable person, at least for the time being, Guan Shuo and Chen Miao both had to try their best not to anger that Zhou Hu.

It is hard to imagine that the bandit forces in a place would make the two righteous teachers so jealous.

Just when Huang Yun sighed, Zhang Ji hugged his fists and asked, "What are Brother Zimei's plans next?" ”

"Me?"

Huang Yun was stunned for a moment, and said truthfully: "I'll stay here for a while to see the progress of Changsha Yishi...... I don't know if Brother Zhang Ji asked this......"

Zhang Ji smiled and explained: "Brother Zimei, don't misunderstand, I don't have any other meaning, but when I came, Mr. Ram and Bohu Gongzi entrusted me with other important things, asking me to pay homage to one...... The late honorable elder, therefore, Zhang is going to leave for a few days. ”

"Oh." Huang Yun suddenly realized, and then asked curiously: "I don't know which deceased Venerable Elder it is?" ”

"This ......," Zhang Ji smiled apologetically.

Huang Yun immediately understood, and said with interest: "In this case, Brother Zhang Ji can do it himself, I wonder how many days it will take for Brother Zhang Ji to return?" ”

Zhang Ji calculated for a moment and said: "The short is two days, and the most is three days." ”

"Okay." Huang Yun nodded.

The reason why he wanted to ask Zhang Ji about the return date was because Zhang Ji was the messenger of Jiangdong Yishi, and in some things, Zhao Zhang, the commander of Jiangdong Yishi, and Mr. Ram, the general of the military division, trusted Zhang Ji more.

Therefore, in the matter of investigating whether Jingchu Yishi and Jiangzhong Yishi are worthy of promotion, Huang Yun needs Zhang Ji to make a certificate in order to influence Jiangdong Yishi's decision.

This is also the reason why he is polite to Zhang Ji.

Bidding farewell to Huang Yun, Zhang Ji then went to see Guan Shuo and Chen Miao, and explained to the two Qu Shuai, after all, this is on other people's territory, and they need to be courteous.

Guan Shuo nodded very happily in agreement, just hoping that Zhang Jimo would reveal the secret of his meeting with Zhou Hu last night.

As for Chen Miao, he obviously saw something, and asked Zhang Ji sideways: "Could it be that Brother Zhang Ji is a person here?" ”

But Zhang Ji was silent, and Chen Miao was not easy to ask.

When leaving the barracks, Zhang Ji saw the subordinates who had been tied up with ropes.

The righteous teachers and soldiers in the camp seem to have decided that these people set fire to the camp last night, and spoke ill of these subordinates, and even punched and kicked them.

But again, it has nothing to do with him.

After leaving the military camp of the Changsha Yishi, Zhang Ji and the two accompanying Jiangdong Yishi soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary people and headed in the direction of Yexian.

Of course, considering that Guan Shuo and Chen Miao were preparing to attack Ye County, the county seat of Ye County, Zhang Ji did not dare to go, lest he be arrested as a spy.

Therefore, he could only bypass Yexian, stick to Yingshan on the north side, and go in the direction of Luyang.

After about five or six hours of driving, the group finally arrived in Luyang County before dusk.

I have to say that although Ye County blocked Luyang in front of the righteous teacher, Luyang County at this time was still heavily guarded, fortunately, Zhang Ji had lived in Luyang for many years, and the local accent had not changed.

After nearly seven years, returning to Luyang County again, Zhang Ji was very emotional.

Once upon a time, his clan uncles Zhang Chun and Zhang Wei took them to work as errands in the Luyang Township Marquis's Mansion, and he was once favored by the Luyang Township Marquis and selected as the personal guard of the second son......

"Brother Zhang, what are we doing here?"

A Jiangdong soldier's incomprehensible inquiry interrupted Zhang Ji's memories of the past.

"Worship a deceased elder."

In addition to explaining, Zhang Ji did not forget to remind the two of them to talk less and not to arouse the vigilance of Luyang people.

Thanks to a certain second son, the Luyang people are both united and xenophobic, especially disgusted with the Ruyang people, once they hear the accent of other places, they will inevitably be suspected by the Luyang people.

On the same day, Zhang Ji and his entourage first found a place to settle in the county, and then purchased some incense, paper money, as well as chickens, ducks, fish and other sacrifices, and placed them all in baskets.

The next day, when the sky was bright, Zhang Ji took the two soldiers out of the city and headed in the direction of the Luyang Township Marquis Mansion in his impression.

After about an hour and a half, they came to the former site of the Marquis Mansion in Luyang Township.

However, at this time, this township mansion in Zhang Ji's impression was already a ruin, and the ruins were overgrown with moss and weeds, which made Zhang Ji feel sad and indignant.

After calming down, he instructed the two soldiers: "You two look around, according to the people of Luyang, there should be the grave of the Luyang townsman nearby." ”

The two soldiers were very surprised when they heard this, and asked, "The 'late elder' that Brother Zhang said is this Luyang townsman?" ”

Looking at the puzzled appearance of these two soldiers, Zhang Ji nodded and said: "The Marquis of Luyang also belongs to the Zhao family, and he is a distant relative of Zhao Qushuai, so he specially asked me to come to worship. ”

"Uh-oh."

As soon as they heard that it was a distant relative of Jiangdong Qushuai Zhao Zhang, the two soldiers suddenly realized that they immediately looked around.

After a short time, the three of them found the graves of the Luyang Township Marquis and his wife.

I saw that under the gaze of the two soldiers, Zhang Jigong respectfully kowtowed in front of the tomb of the Luyang Township Marquis and his wife.

Immediately, Zhang Ji stood up and looked at both sides of the tomb.

I saw that next to the graves of the marquis and his wife in Luyang Township, there were two small tombs on the left and right, the tomb in the east, the tombstone was engraved with the words 'Zhao's eldest son', and the tomb in the west, the tombstone was engraved with the words 'Zhao's second son'.

Ordering the two soldiers to set up the sacrifices, Zhang Ji walked to the small tomb on the west side, squatted down, and stroked the tombstone with mixed feelings.

At this time, a soldier asked, "Brother Zhang, do you need to place sacrifices in front of this tomb?" ”

Zhang Ji turned his head and immediately saw a soldier standing in front of the small tomb on the east side.

"Prince, don't blame me......

Zhang Ji raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "Put it all on the table." ”

"Yes!"

Ordering the two soldiers, Zhang Ji once again set his eyes on the tombstone in front of him, with mixed feelings.

Suddenly, a soldier shouted in a deep voice, "Who? Who's there? ”

“……”

Zhang Ji stood up abruptly.

At this time, he saw that in the forest in front of the mausoleum, several figures appeared at some point.

Looking at the back again, from near the ruins of the Xianghou Mansion, I don't know when a few people appeared.

"Refugees? Rogues?'

Zhang Ji glanced around at those people, clenched his fists and said loudly, "I don't know which brother is making this joke with me?" …… If your brothers are short of money, it just so happens that Zhang still has some money to spare, and I just hope that your brothers will make it convenient. ”

As he spoke, he took out a money bag from his bosom and took the initiative to throw it a few feet away.

"Smack."

The money bag fell to the ground with a loud noise, which showed that there was a lot of money in it.

But what made Zhang Ji frown secretly was that these people didn't even look at the money bag on the ground, it was obvious that these people were coming for them.

Thinking of this, he motioned for the two soldiers to approach him, and at the same time pressed the saber at his waist with his left hand, and asked in a deep voice, "Wait...... Who exactly is it? ”

At this time, among the group of people surrounding Zhang Ji and the others, one of them took two steps forward, and immediately took out a black towel from his arms and wrapped it around his head.

"Black Tiger Thief?!"

Zhang Ji could see at a glance that this black scarf was the symbol of the group of black tiger thieves he had seen on the bank of the Shahe River the night before.

Just when Zhang Ji was frightened, he saw the black tiger thief wearing a black scarf and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang Ji, don't you recognize it?" In Xia He Shun, I also saw Zhang Ji's brothers the night before......"

"Sure enough, it's Zhou Hu's people...... Why are Zhou Hu's people here?'

Zhang Ji was frightened and asked calmly: "It turned out to be Chief Zhou's subordinates...... I don't know what to do? ”

He Shun hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Without him, the big leader wants to meet Brother Zhang Ji." ”

"Oh?"

Zhang Ji raised his eyebrows, and secretly thought in his heart: That Zhou Hu, most of them wanted to learn about Jiangdong from my mouth.

With this in mind, he looked around, and at the same time pressed the hilt of his sword with his left hand, and quietly withdrew a little.

Probably noticing his actions, He Shun immediately dissuaded: "Brother Zhang Ji, don't be impulsive, whether it is us or the big leader of my family, there is no malice...... Don't Brother Zhang Ji want to know, why can I guess that you will appear here? ”

"Huh? That's right, why did Zhou Hu and his gang guess that I would come here? Isn't it ......?"

Zhang Ji was slightly stunned, and then, his eyes showed a little incredulity.

Could it be that Zhou Hu was actually a person from his Luyang Township Marquis's Mansion?

Who could it be?

Suddenly, Zhang Ji recalled the night before, when Zhou Hu faced Guan Shuo and Chen Miao, the pupils in his eyes shrank slightly.

"Is it ......?"

A figure that was once extremely familiar appeared in his mind, making his whole body tremble slightly with excitement.