“…… Back then, I separated from the second son and led the pursuers to the south......"

Looking at the bonfire in front of him, a few traces of remembrance flashed in Zhang Ji's eyes.

"It wasn't that I asked for credit, I was really desperate at the time, and the only thought in my heart was hope...... At least the second son, you and Jingnu can escape that catastrophe. …… At that time, I fled all the way south, and when I fled to Shahe, my strength was exhausted, and I only had the last hope of survival, and jumped into the Shahe ......."

He let out a long breath, and then said, "God is pitiful, the sky has finally spared me a life." When I regained consciousness, I found myself lying on the river beach in the Yexian area, clutching a handful of reeds...... At that time, I tried to return to Luyang to meet the second son, but the heavy snow had blocked the road at that time, and when I reached Yingshan on the north side, I did not see the second son......"

"Is it after we left?" Jingnu covered her mouth in surprise.

Zhao Yu nodded, and said with a complicated expression: "It should be after we left......

He couldn't help but sigh that if he and Jingnu had persisted in the mountains for a few more days, he might have been able to meet Zhang Ji.

With such a loyal guard by his side, whether he seeks to take the Black Tiger Village next or takes other paths, I believe it will be much easier.

Of course, he also understood that with the bad situation he and Jingnu were in at that time, unless he clearly knew that Zhang Ji could come back alive, otherwise, even if he experienced it again, he would not dare to cast all hopes.

"And then?" He asked.

"Later, ......" Zhang Ji smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "When I arrived at the mountain where I met, the mountain was full of snow, and I couldn't tell if the second son had ever been there, so I returned to Luyang...... I originally wanted to go to Zhengxiang and find Zheng Luo and others to meet, but I didn't expect that when I arrived in Zhengxiang, the area around Zhengxiang was full of Liangcheng military ......"

"It should be the soldiers of Liangcheng who are searching for Zheng Luo and others." Zhao Yu thought for a while and said.

"That's what I thought at the time." Zhang Ji nodded, and immediately seemed to think of something, and asked, "Over the years, has the second son ever met Zheng Luo?" ”

Zhao Yu shook his head and said, "I heard Ding Lu say that after my family suffered, Zheng Luo left Zheng Township with a few family guards, and since then, there has been no news of Zheng Luo and others. ”

Seeing that there was a bit of worry in Zhao Yu's tone, Zhang Ji hurriedly relieved: "Second son, please rest assured, even I can survive, Zheng Luo must still be alive......"

"Hmm."

Zhao Yu nodded, and immediately, he asked abruptly, "Zhang Ji, did you meet Ma Cheng and Cao An at that time?" ”

Zhang Ji was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "I didn't meet Ma Cheng at that time, although I really want to say that he will definitely be fine, but ......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered that Ma Cheng took the initiative to leave the broken queen when he was seriously injured.

Zhang Ji himself had been pursued by the group of pursuers, and he couldn't think of any chance that Ma Cheng could escape with serious injuries.

As for Cao An......

Zhang Ji diverted the topic in disguise: "Cao An was separated from the second son at that time? ”

"Nope."

Zhao Yu shook his head and said: "After Ma Cheng and you left, there were still pursuers catching up, and at that time, Cao An changed into my clothes at that time and led those pursuers away......"

Zhang Ji was stunned, and said with a somewhat lonely laugh: "I didn't expect that kid to have the courage to protect the master." …… I used to underestimate him. ”

After saying this, he didn't know what to say, and Zhao Yu and Jingnu also fell silent.

Feeling the change in the atmosphere, Fang was still munching on the barbecue, and his movements were suddenly paused.

He looked at Zhao Yu and then at Jingnu, chewed softly and slowly, and quickly swallowed the food in his mouth.

At this moment, Zhang Ji abruptly diverted the topic: "Second son, forgive me for being stupid and forgetting the most important thing......

As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "...... The eldest prince is still alive! ”

In all fairness, Zhao Yu had already guessed a few points about the fact that his brother was still alive, but even so, he was still very happy to get the confirmation from Zhang Ji's mouth at this moment, even if he knew very well that Zhang Ji deliberately wanted to expose the matter of Ma Cheng and Cao An.

"Really?" He cooperated with a look of delight.

"Absolutely."

Zhang Ji nodded and said, "The eldest prince, Mr. Ram, Ah Zhu, and Chu Xiao have all escaped......"

"Sister Bamboo?"

Jing Nu said with a look of surprise: "Sister Zhu is also safe and sound?" Great, great......"

She hugged Zhao Yu's arm happily.

Zhao Yu patted Jingnu lightly, and immediately asked Zhang Jidao: "My brother and Mr. Ram, I don't know how they escaped that day?" ”

"It was also a desperate attempt to jump into the sand river and flee."

Zhang Ji said with emotion: "Because I soaked in the cold river water for a long time at that time, Mr. Ram fell ill and his physical condition has been not good. Especially in Koto, the husband often feels tingling all over his body, and his hands and feet are rude, although he invited a doctor, he can't cure it, he only says that he needs long-term conditioning......"

"Dampness and cold enter the body, this does require long-term conditioning, and it is difficult to eradicate in a short time."

Zhao Yu nodded slightly, and then suddenly asked, "A few days ago on the boat, you said that you were the envoy of Jiangdong Yishi?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Ji nodded and said without reservation: "Zhao Zhang and the Ram First came to inspect several righteous divisions in Jingchu, Changsha, and Jiangxia to see if they have the ability to contain the Jin Kingdom and buy time for my Jiangdong." ”

"Mr. Ram is also in Jiangdong Yishi?"

"Sir is the military commander of the Jiangdong Volunteer Division, if there is no Mr. to give advice and strategize, how can he defeat Han Yan?"

Only then did Zhao Yu know that it was Mr. Ram who defeated Han Yan, one of the 'Five Tigers of Chenmen', not Zhao Zhang, the commander of Jiangdong Yishi.

Recalling the pedantic and stubborn appearance of Mr. Ram in the past, he asked with a strange expression, "Does Mr. Ram know that he is in the rebels?" ”

Zhang Ji suddenly understood, and said with a chuckle: "Mr. Yan, he has been treated well by the townsmen for many years, and now it is time for him to repay this kindness." ”

“……”

Zhao Yu nodded, secretly sighing.

And at this moment, I heard Zhang Ji say in a low voice: "In fact, Zhao Zhang's rebellion against Jin was persuaded by Mr. Ram. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Yu showed a little surprise on his face.

Seeing this, Zhang Ji explained in detail: "Let's talk about the Pi Zhao family first. …… The second son may not know that Zhao Zhang was born in the Xiapi Zhao family, which is a branch of my Luyang Zhao family, and the current head of the family, Zhao Zhen, is the second uncle of the townsman and the uncle and grandfather of the two sons. This old man has two sons under his knees, the eldest son Zhao Zhang, who is now the Jiangdong Yishi Qu Shuai; The second son, Zhao Yu, is now the deputy marshal of Jiangdong. …… After the Xianghou Mansion was martyred that day, the eldest prince and Mr. Ram went to the Xiapi Zhao clan with their genealogy, and informed the old man Zhao of the whole reason, and the old man Zhao was shocked and angry. …… During this period, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Ram had some discussions, but I don't know what they discussed. …… The reason why I defected to Jiangdong was that I heard that there was a Zhao family in Jiangdong who killed the county order and rebelled, and I suspected that it might be a side branch of my Luyang Zhao family, so I went to investigate, but I didn't expect to really meet the eldest prince and Mr. Ram and others. ”

"I see."

Zhao Yu nodded and asked, "Mr. Ram wants to borrow the power of the Pi Zhao clan to avenge my Zhao clan?" ”

"Not really." Zhang Ji shook his head, and said with a little inexplicable pride: "Although the Xiapi Zhao family is also a big family in Xiapi, it is still inferior to my township mansion, but the eldest prince is still young, and Mr. Ram thinks that the eldest prince should focus on his studies and skills in front of him, and should not be too involved in revenge...... Therefore, Mr. recommended Zhao Zhang as the handsome. ”

After a pause, he said again: "In fact, the Xiapi Zhao family has contributed a lot to this incident, and my Luyang Zhao family has contributed a lot, not to mention that Mr. Ram gave him advice, even the grain and grass were provided by the Zhou family...... The second son still remembers that you entrusted your uncle Zhou Yun to buy hundreds of thousands of stones of grain in Xuzhou and other places, which was originally intended to be used for Wang Shangde's military market trade. …… Right now, the eldest uncle is responsible for storing grain and grass for the righteous teacher. ”

"No wonder...... I'll just say that Zhao Zhang, a county lieutenant in Xiapi, recruited tens of thousands of soldiers to sweep Jiangdong in just a few years, and had to fight with Han Yan during the period, where did he get the food and grass...... It turned out that there was the help of the Zhou family.

Suddenly, Zhao Yu couldn't help but ask, "Are my grandfather and grandmother also in Jiangdong?" Is the second old man in good health? ”

Zhang Ji smiled bitterly and nodded.

Seeing his expression, Zhao Yu also immediately came to his senses - his daughter and son-in-law died suddenly, and one of his grandsons did not know whether he was alive or dead, and he knew the mood of the second elder without asking.

"When the time is right, I will go to Jiangdong to visit the second elder......"

As he spoke, Zhao Yu changed his words and asked again: "What are Jiangdong's plans this year?" No, what are Mr. Ram's plans? ”

Zhang Ji looked left and right when he heard this, and then whispered: "Mr. Ram decided to capture Jiyin, Jinan, Taishan, and Shandong around this year, and then use Mount Tai and Jishui as barriers in the north, and Jining, Nanbeihu, and Pengcheng in the west as barriers. During this period, the Jin Kingdom was in the north, Yuzhou was taken in the west, and when the Jin State was weakened, it was thought of crossing the river to the north and entering the ......"

"Good guy, this is to replace the Jin Kingdom."

Zhao Yu never thought that Mr. Ram's approach of avenging his Luyang Zhao clan would be so radical.

He laughed and said, "Mr. Ram wants to help me replace the Jin Kingdom with the Zhao family?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ji couldn't help but laugh, and then he explained: "Mr. Ram once said that Tong Yan, a Liangcheng lieutenant, can never have so much power, it can be seen that there are people behind him, and it is very likely that they are powerful people of the Jin royal family, such as the royal family and relatives." And the Jin court will not punish it for the sake of my Zhao family, but will only forcibly suppress it and cover it up. In this case, if we want to find the real culprit of the year to take revenge, we must be prepared to be the enemy of the entire Jin Kingdom. ”

These words made Zhao Yu's heart sink.

He had to admit that in this matter, it was Mr. Ram who saw it thoroughly.

『…… So, should I add fuel to the fire?'

Fingers lightly clasped his knees, and Zhao Yu fell into deep thought.