"The Lee royal family?"

A moment later, Zhao Yu came to the next room with a concern.

At this time, Jing Nu was sitting next to the sleeper in the house with an uneasy face, and when she saw Zhao Yu coming in, she hurriedly stood up: "Young master......"

It can be seen that she still can't let go of some of her behaviors.

But Zhao Yu didn't mean to blame him, and after pulling Jingnu to sit down on the sleeper, he said softly: "Are you calm?" ”

“…… Well. Jing Nu peeked at Zhao Yu's face, and seeing that her young master was not angry, she breathed a small sigh of relief and nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Just be calm." …… I can understand your feelings, but like you, don't have it again in the future, it's the first time I've seen you show such fierce eyes, even Brother Niu was scared by you......"

"Young Master ......"

Jingnu became more and more flustered.

"Alright, alright." Zhao Yu stretched out his hand and scratched Jingnu's nose, and then said with a little tiredness: "Take advantage of He Shun and let me take a nap while they are in the aftermath." ”

With that, he rested his head on Jingnu's lap and lay down on the sleeper.

Jingnu's face turned crimson because of this, and her uneasy mood gradually calmed down with the intimate behavior of her young master.

『Lee Royal Family ......』

With his head resting on Jingnu's knees, Zhao Yu closed his eyes and thought.

Although he witnessed the scene of Tong Yan's death with his own eyes, in his heart, there was no joy of revenge.

The reason for this is nothing more than that Tong Yan is just a knife and a tool, and he is not the real culprit who harmed his Luyang Zhao clan.

The real culprit is the Lee royal family.

However, if you want the Li royal family to take revenge, this is far more difficult than taking revenge on Tong Yan.

After all, the Li royal family is equivalent to the Jin Kingdom, and the strength of the Jin Kingdom, Zhao Yu also saw with his own eyes this time, the mighty 'Battle of Liangcheng' of the righteous teachers from all walks of life was so simply repelled by Xue Ao, one of the five tigers of the Chen Gate, and even when Chen Taishi, Hu Ben Zhonglang General Zou Zan, and the rear general Wang Tan and others had not yet come forward.

Although the Yingchuan Army under his command Zhao Yu also made some contributions to this, don't forget that Zhao Yu also secretly helped the righteous teacher, but his secret help did not allow Chen Miao to take the righteous teacher to defeat Liangcheng.

In the final analysis, the power of the righteous master is not enough, and it is not enough to shake the foundation of the Jin Kingdom.

About half an hour later, He Shun pushed the door with a package, and when he saw this scene in the house, he was stunned, not knowing whether to step forward.

And at this moment, Zhao Yu, who heard the movement, slowly opened his eyes: "Is it He Shun?" ”

"Yes, Grand Chief."

Hearing this, He Shun stepped forward, put down the package in his hand, and clasped his fist at Zhao Yu, who had already sat up, and said, "Great Chief, we have burned that person's body, and then buried his ashes, leaving only this ......"

He raised his hand and looked at the package beside him, but he didn't need to know that what was placed in this package must be Tong Yan's head.

"Hmm."

Zhao Yu nodded slightly.

This was what he ordered, because he was going to take Tong Yan's head to meet his parents, after all, even if this Tong Yan was not the culprit, he was only the murderer who directly caused the destruction of his Luyang Zhao family.

"Go back, go back to Kunyang first."

"Yes."

After a few hours, Zhao Yu and his party returned to Kunyang County.

When they came to the county seat, it was already dark and the city gate had already been closed, but with the identity of the leader of the Black Tiger Village and the captain of Yingchuan, Zhao Yu still entered the city smoothly.

That night, the group stayed in a post house in Kunyang City for a day.

The next day, Zhao Yu took Niu Heng and Jingnu to the county government and met with the county magistrate Liu Bi, the county magistrate Li Xu, and the county lieutenant Shi Yuan.

"See Captain."

When they saw Zhao Yu, Liu Bi, Li Xu, and Ishihara saluted respectfully.

The three of them couldn't help but feel a little emotional, once upon a time, the black tiger thief was once a hidden danger in Kunyang County, and now, the leader of the black tiger thief, 'Zhou Hu', actually sat firmly in his position as the governor of Yingchuan County, which makes people feel that the world is impermanent.

Among them, the most emotional is obviously Ishihara.

With inexplicable emotion, Ishihara hugged his fists but Zhao Yu said: "Du Wei returned to Kunyang this time, I don't know what is important?" ”

Zhao Yu then explained: "I came back to Kunyang this time for official business. …… A while ago, I helped the cavalry general Xue Ao in Liangcheng to repel the rebels and thwarted the rebels' conspiracy, and now the rebels are completely defeated, and on the orders of Chen Taishi, I need to assist General Xue in recovering the lost county seat in Yingchuan County, and I intend to let Kunyang bear part of the responsibility. …… Ishihara, I order you to organize the 5,000 county army as soon as possible and act according to orders. ”

"Yes." Ishihara clenched his fists and took his life.

In the afternoon, Zhao Yu met with Chen Mo, the commander of the department, and also mentioned the matter.

Different from the attitudes of Liu Bi, Li Xu, Ishihara and others, Chen Mo asked Zhao Yu with a surprised face: "Have you really started to do things for the official family?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu also said tentatively: "Did Liu Tu tell you something?" ”

Chen Mo shook his head, and then Zhao Yu said, "Did you let Liu Tu do anything?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhao Yu knew that Liu Tu had not revealed some things to Chen Mo, probably because Liu Tu was illiterate.

Just when Zhao Yu didn't know how to explain to Chen Mo, he heard Chen Mo take the initiative to say: "No matter what you decide, as long as it doesn't endanger the cottage." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yu nodded.

He knew that Chen Mo was actually similar to Wang Qing, both of them were the kind of 'egoists' who 'had no heaven' and 'no court' - of course, this 'self' did not refer to themselves, but to the small group they belonged to, that is, the Black Tiger Village.

In their eyes, whether it is the rebels or the court, they are not enough to trust, and the only people who can be trusted are their own people.

Up and down the Black Tiger Village, almost all hold this idea.

In the evening, Zhao Yu took Jingnu, Niu Heng, He Shun and his party to Black Tiger Village again and met Guo Da, Chu Jiao and others.

Guo Da, Chu Jiao and others set up a banquet for Zhao Yu and his party.

After the dinner, Guo Da came to Zhao Yu's house privately, but Zhao Yu said, "Ah Hu, have you caught that Tong Yan?" ”

Zhao Yu did not hide it, and told the truth, this honesty made Guo Da very happy.

In addition to being happy, Guo Da said to Zhao Yu: "Then have you already learned about the person behind Tong Yan?" ”

"Got it."

"Who is it?"

"This ......" Zhao Yu hesitated a little.

Seeing this, Guo Da was very dissatisfied and blamed: "Ah Hu, can't you still trust the foolish brother?" ”

Zhao Yu shook his head and said: "It's not that I can't believe it, but this matter is very high-stakes, Brother Guo, are you sure you want to know?" ”

"It's okay for you to say it directly, and your brother Guo is not scared."

"The Jin royal family."

"......" Guo Da suddenly stopped talking, and was stunned with his mouth open.

Seeing this, Niu Heng pointed at Guo Da and laughed, and Guo Da was red with a smile.

"Laugh, laugh what laugh? I just got a little, a little distracted......" Under Niu Heng's laughing mockery, Guo Da explained with an embarrassed face.

After that, he asked Zhao Yu carefully: "Ah Hu, what's going on?" ”

Zhao Yu did not hide it, and told the truth, after all, Guo Da, like Niu Heng, is one of Zhao Yu's most trusted, if he can't get Guo Da's support, then how can Zhao Yu have the confidence to get the support of Black Tiger Village?

Just as Zhao Yu expected, Guo Da was silent for a moment after listening to what happened, and then said solemnly: "Ah Hu, no matter what, I will help you......"

"Help Ah Hu take revenge? Lao Tzu, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom? Niu Heng instigated with bad intentions.

By the way, Niu Heng is the most lawless kind of villain in the Black Tiger Village, and in his eyes, Emperor Lao Tzu is nothing.

In contrast, although Guo Da is an official fan, he attaches great importance to righteousness, unless Zhao Yu betrays him first, Guo Da basically will not betray Zhao Yu - just like Guo Da did not betray Yang Tong from beginning to end.

"I haven't seen you for a while, why do you talk so much?"

Guo Da glanced at Niu Heng, too lazy to pay attention to this reckless man, and immediately, he turned his head but Zhao Yu said, "Ah Hu, then what are your plans?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu shook his head.

Even the uprising of hundreds of thousands of righteous teachers has failed, what can he plan?

Raise the anti-flag at once? Or an alliance with the rebel army of Chen Miao, who retreated into Chen's county?

Not to mention the 150,000 Jin army led by Chen Taishi and Hu Ben Zhonglang General Zou Zan, I am afraid that when the time comes, the 8,000 Taiyuan army of the chariot general Xue Ao and the 50,000 Henan army of Li Meng, the governor of Henan, will be enough to destroy him - don't look at Li Meng's brother and brother with Zhao Yu some time ago, he is also a son of the Li clan after all, once Zhao Yu raises the anti-flag, Li Meng will inevitably stand on the side of the imperial court.

Not to mention that Zhao Yu has not mastered the entire Yingchuan County for the time being, even if he masters the entire county, he will not be able to compete with the entire Jin Kingdom.

Thinking about it, he can only pin his hopes on Jiangdong Yishi now, to see if Jiangdong Yishi can take advantage of the gap between the Jin State to suppress Chen Miao, Guan Shuo and other rebels after occupying Mount Tai and Shandong, and quickly develop the strength that can be an enemy of the Jin State.

And during this period, he will also develop his own strength and wait for the opportunity to one day form an alliance with Jiangdong Yishi and his brother Zhao Yin.

The revenge of his Luyang Zhao clan will naturally be avenged by his Luyang Zhao clan!

Of course, he only has a preliminary idea of this matter for the time being.

After thinking for a while, he said to Guo Da: "Let's strengthen ourselves first, strive to control Yingchuan County as soon as possible, and then wait for the opportunity to ......."

"Hmm." Guo Da nodded solemnly.

Unlike a heartless guy like Niu Heng, Guo Da obviously knows how to do it, so he naturally knows that rebellion is a matter of being cautious.

That night, Zhao Yu discussed with Guo Dahaosheng, although Guo Da is not a person who can give advice, but as long as Zhao Yu sets the direction, he can arrange it properly, and he can be regarded as a very reliable person.

"That's right."

At the end, Zhao Yu seemed to think of something, and told Guo Dadao: "Tomorrow I will secretly go to Luyang to worship my parents, and you can cover for me." ”

It turned out that he wanted to take Tong Yan's head to worship his parents before Taishi Chen, Xue Ao and others came to Yingchuan County.

"Okay, don't worry, leave it to me." Guo Da responded to the matter.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Yu took Jingnu, Niu Heng, He Shun and his party to Luyang County secretly in a carriage.

In order to prevent being entangled by the rebels under the command of Ye County and Guan Shuo, Zhao Yu and his party did not take the official road on this trip, but next to the south of Yingshan, and took a secluded road that was not often taken, which was the one under the mountain of 'Chujiazhai' back then.

Chujiazhai, that is, Chu Jiao, Chu Yan father and son with the clan to build a cottage.

In all fairness, ordinary people don't dare to take this kind of secluded road at all, but as the leader of the largest group of bandits in Kunyang County and even Yingchuan County, Zhao Yu naturally doesn't have to worry about this kind of thing - who dares to rob him in his territory?!

A day later, Zhao Yu and his entourage arrived at the boundary of Luyang.

Like the previous visits to his parents, Zhao Yu did not enter Luyang City, but went straight to the ruins of his Luyang Township Marquis's Mansion, and came to the Xianghou Tomb built by Luyang County Commander Liu Weituo, that is, there are the clothes of the townsman and the Zhou couple, as well as the clothes and tombs of Zhao Yin and Zhao Yu.

Every time Zhao Yu came to worship, he would always see his own grave, which made him feel weird.

Stopping the carriage in the distance, leaving a black tiger dressed as an ordinary person to take care of it, Zhao Yu instructed Jingnu, He Shun and others to bring sacrifices, and the group headed towards the township mound.

A moment later, Zhao Yu came to the front of the Xianghou Tomb.

As in previous years, the graves of the townsman and the Zhou couple stood in the middle, and the graves of his brother Zhao Yin and his Zhao Yu were still on the left and right.

It is not an auspicious thing to go to your own grave.

But no matter how auspicious it is, Zhao Yu can only let his own empty tomb stand there, after all, he doesn't want to reveal his identity for the time being.

Just when Zhao Yu was secretly sighing, suddenly He Shun walked quickly to his side and said in a low voice: "Great leader, someone has come to worship, it seems that it has been these two days. ”

"What?"

Zhao Yu was slightly stunned, walked quickly to the graves, and sure enough, he saw some fresh fruits and pastries offered in front of the tombs of his father and mother.

"Is it Liu County's order?"

Zhao Yu immediately thought of Liu Wei, the commander of Luyang County.

After all, over the years, Liu Wei has often come to worship the townsman and his wife, but what makes Zhao Yu puzzled is that the Liu County Order will generally only come to worship on the first day of the first lunar month, Qingming, July 15 and the winter solstice, and now it is only the third day of the third month of March.

Zhao Yu glanced left and right, and found that his brother Zhao Yin and his tomb had no tribute.

『…… It's not Liu County.'"

Zhao Yu frowned slightly.

You must know that if the Liu County Commander brought the villagers to worship, he would bring the two brothers to worship together to cover for Zhao Yu, who was still alive.

And the man who came to worship these two days only worshiped the townsman and the Zhou couple, as if this person knew that both his brothers were alive.

"Is it ......?"

Zhao Yu's heart moved slightly, and he turned his head and glanced around.

"What, Grand Chief?" He Shun noticed Zhao Yu's actions and hurriedly said.

“…… It's nothing. ”

Zhao Yu shook his head and instructed He Shundao: "Send the brothers to guard around, so that no idle people will approach." ”

"Yes!"

He Shun nodded, turned around and walked to Gong Jiao not far away, and ordered Gong Jiao to take people to guard around.

"Could it be him?"

Looking at the quiet girl who was placing tributes in front of the tomb of the townsman and his wife, Zhao Yu thought secretly in his heart.

A moment later, when Zhao Yu, Jingnu and others were worshipping the townsman and his wife, suddenly, Gong Jiao hurriedly rushed over, and shouted urgently: "Big leader, big leader......"

At this time, He Shun was helping Jingnu burn paper money together, and when he saw this, he stood up angrily, and was about to scold, but suddenly saw a large group of people walking not far away, each holding a sword, forcing several black tigers to retreat one after another.

And at the head are two people who are also wearing masks.

"Big Chief......" He Shun's face changed slightly, looking at the person in the distance, he subconsciously pressed the sword on his waist, and Niu Heng from the side also widened his eyes, ready to meet the conflict.

However, Zhao Yu stopped them.

"Hugh is reckless."

He raised his hand to stop the crowd, and looked at the group of people on the other side with interest, especially the two who took the lead.

In fact, he had already guessed a few points.

In a short time, the group approached the tombs.

Zhao Yu smiled lightly and said, "I thought you were busy running for your life......

"Do you know who I am?"

The masked man on the other side said in a low tone.

Hearing this, Zhao Yu said angrily: "Don't pretend to be a ghost, and tell your men to guard around, so as not to let idle people come." ”

“…… All right. ”

The man in the mask was deflated, waved his hand and said, "Go and keep watch." ”

"Yes!"

The group of twenty men clasped their fists and dispersed, leaving only the two masked men.

"Someone you know?"

He Shun's eyes showed a little surprise, turned his head to look at Zhao Yu, and when he saw the latter nodding, he also waved his hand and said, "Gong Jiao, take people to guard around." ”

"Yes."

Gong Jiao nodded and left in disbelief.

Seeing this, the man wearing the mask raised his hand and took off his mask, revealing a face very similar to Zhao Yu.

It turned out that the person who came was Zhao Yu's brother, Zhao Yin.

"You ......"

Niu Heng's eyes widened in shock, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Zhao Yu.

From the side, He Shun also showed surprise on his face, but his reaction was obviously faster than Niu Heng, and he immediately realized the identity of the person who came, and the last vigilance in his eyes subsided.

"Ah Zhu, I've seen the second son."

Another person with a mask beside Zhao Yin also took off his mask at this time, it was the maid of the Xianghou Mansion back then, Ah Zhu.

Of course Zhao Yu knew Ah Zhu, after all, Ah Zhu was one of his mother Zhou's personal maids.

"Sister Bamboo?"

Just as Zhao Yu nodded, the Jing Nu beside him exclaimed, quickly took off her mask, walked to Ah Zhu in a few steps, held her hand and said happily, "Sister Zhu......"

"Are you...... Silent Girl? Ah Zhu looked at Jingnu in surprise, not quite sure.

It's no wonder, after all, when they separated, Jing Nu was only ten years old and had not yet grown, and now eight years have passed, Jing Nu has been judged to be two compared to back then, if Ah Zhu didn't know that Jing Nu was next to their second son, Zhao Yu, she wouldn't have recognized it at all.

"Hmm." Jingnu nodded repeatedly.

Ah Zhu was relieved, looked at Jingnu's face in surprise, and then smiled softly: "Grown up, Jingnu, she has also become beautiful......

At the same time, Zhao Yin walked up to Zhao Yu and said curiously: "You don't seem to be surprised at all?" ”

"Ahh Zhao Yu said lightly: "When I saw the tribute, I guessed that it was you." …… Why, is it uncomfortable to pay tribute at your own grave? ”

"Is it really exposed here?"

Zhao Yin frowned, and immediately replied to Zhao Yu: "Isn't it strange to worship yourself?" …… By the way, how long are you going to wear that mask? Take it off and let it be seen if it's fake. ”

"I haven't seen you for a few years, why do you talk so much?"

Zhao Yu complained impatiently, but still reached out and took off the mask, revealing his face that was seven points similar to Zhao Yin.

From the side, Niu Heng looked at Zhao Yin and then at Zhao Yu, and after thinking and meditating for a long time, he suddenly closed his fists and suddenly said, "It turned out to be a brother......

Zhao Yin was immediately happy, looked at Niu Heng and smiled: "Brother, where did you find this fool?" ”

Seeing Zhao Yin ridiculing Niu Heng, Zhao Yu was a little unhappy, and said when he heard the words: "Believe it or not, this foolish man can hammer you into the soil with one hand?" ”

"I believe it."

Looking at Niu Heng's burly physique, Zhao Yin showed a strange expression, stepped forward and patted Niu Heng's strong arm, and said with a smile: "Meet me, big man, I am his brother, Zhao Yin." ”

Given that Zhao Yin is Zhao Yu's elder brother and his attitude is also very polite, Niu Heng naturally showed a kind side, scratched his head and said honestly: "My name is Niu Heng." ”

From the side, He Shun also hugged his fist towards Zhao Yin: "He Shun is down." ”

Seeing this, Zhao Yin nodded solemnly and said: "Well, the two of you know at a glance that they are loyal and righteous people, and it is his luck that there are two of them by my brother's side." ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." He Shun looked humble.

From the side, Niu Heng's face was full of joy, patted his chest and said: "Ah Hu is my brother, and his business is my business......"

Seeing Zhao Yin leave himself from afar, and fight with Niu Heng and He Shun in a few words, Zhao Yu was a little unhappy in his heart, and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, what are you doing?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yin slowly walked to Zhao Yu's side, looked at the brother next to him and said with a smile: "I guess you caught Tong Yan, most of you will come to worship, so I came here two days in advance to see if I can wait for you and talk to you for a few words......"

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the package offered in front of his parents' graves, and said casually: "Tong Yan has the head?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yu responded casually, and immediately looked at Zhao Yin and said, "I really admire that you dare to come to Luyang at this time...... Do you know that Xue Ao and Li Meng are about to lead their army to Xuchang? And that Taishi Chen, who will also come to my Yingchuan in a few days......"

"So what?" Zhao Yin spread his hands and said.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu said angrily: "Don't you know, Xue Ao is bent on catching you?" ”

"Catch me?" Zhao Yin was puzzled and said, "Didn't he want to arrest Chen Miao?" What did he catch me for? ”

"Who told you to write to humiliate him in the first place?"

"Uh-oh." Zhao Yin suddenly realized, and then remembered that he wrote a letter to humiliate Xue Ao in order to contact his younger brother in the Jin army, but he didn't expect to be hated by Xue Ao for this.

But he didn't care, nodded and said: "I can't think of the dignified Chen Sect Five Tigers, so hold a grudge, then I really have to be careful." ”

"You humiliated him like that day, and you didn't let him hold a grudge?"

Zhao Yu rolled his eyes, and then Zhao Yin said, "You said you want to talk to me, what do you want to talk about?" ”

I saw Zhao Yin glance at the package containing Tong Yan's head, and suddenly restrained the smile on his face, but said: "Brother, I guess you have already tried Tong Yan, I think you also learned the truth......

Zhao Yu moved slightly: "You already knew?" ”

"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Zhao Yin said with a sigh on his face: "Over the years, many Zhao families in the world have been slaughtered first, and then they were convicted by the imperial court for treason, and I Luyang Zhao clan generally suffered, and I can roughly guess ......" Saying, he turned his head to look at Zhao Yu and said with a chuckle: "So, what are you going to do if you know the truth?" ”

Zhao Yu's heart moved slightly, and he said with a smile: "You want to join forces with me?" ”

"No!" The smile on Zhao Yin's face suddenly retracted, looked at Zhao Yu Zhengse and said, "I want you to stop!" ”

"What?" Zhao Yu frowned.

"Don't you understand?" Zhao Yin Zhengse said: "I want you to give up revenge, live a good life with Jingnu, and Hugh will participate in this matter again." Didn't you become the captain of Yingchuan? That's enough money for the two of you to live a good life. As for revenge......"

He raised his hand and pointed at Zhao Yu's chest, and said in a deep voice: "I am the eldest in the family, and the responsibility of revenge is on my shoulders, unless I die one day, it will not be your turn." ”

『……』

Zhao Yu's expression gradually became unkind.

He finally understood why he was unhappy to see this Zhao Yin everywhere today, just because this kid had been a brother from beginning to end.