Chapter 11 The Danger of the City

Tianying Pass, the only way for Yuzhou to enter Yunyang, is a steep stone wall and stone forest on one side, and a steep cliff abyss on the other.

The new Yunyang Xuanwei General Zhou Yitong was in high spirits, originally at this time, ordinary people were not very willing to come to Yunyang, a place of right and wrong, but Zhou Yitong was very happy, he thought that he was acting vigorously and resolutely, and the order was forbidden, he was Qin Yong's niece and son-in-law, compared with other Qin Xiang's protégés, the trust he got seemed to be not enough, he needed a place like Yunyang to completely attract Qin Yong's attention. And what Qin Yong values is that he is ruthless and never drags his feet in doing things, and now the chaos in Yunyang needs such a strong person to be able to control it.

Zhou Yitong swaggered all the way with two hundred personal soldiers, passing by the Tianying Pass, seeing this great mountain and river heart suddenly felt a little arrogant, thinking that such a landscape will be able to help him soar, is proud, a round of random arrows suddenly flew out of the stone forest, only to hear a wow wow wail, dozens of people have fallen, Zhou Yitong secretly screamed in his heart, thinking that he had encountered a bandit in this right and wrong, but Zhou Yitong is not a person who has never seen the market, although he was a little frightened, he quickly regained his calm, lifted the curtain, jumped off the ground, and said loudly: "Zhou someone has just arrived, I don't know that there are heroes and heroes standing here, and it is really offensive to not worship the mountain, and I hope that the heroes will come out to see them, and I will do my best to pay tribute. ”

After speaking, there was no movement, and after a long time, someone on the Chinese side of the stone forest asked: "Presumably this is General Zhou Yitong Zhou?" ”

As soon as Zhou Yitong heard that someone reported his name, he must have recognized himself, not to mention that his chariots and horses honor guards were all official cards, and the battle of General Xuanwei was matched, no matter how bold the people were, they must not have unscrupulously attacked the honor guard of the imperial court officials, thinking of this, he suddenly felt that it was a misunderstanding, and said with a smile: "Exactly, if the hero doesn't care, please let Zhou someone pass this acre and three points of land, and when I go to Yunyang, I will be grateful." ”

The people in the stone forest still didn't show up, and after being silent for a while, they said with some reluctance: "Okay, since you are the new General Xuanwei, brothers, put away the arrows." ”

When Zhou Yitong and his subordinates heard this, they suddenly felt relieved, and then sighed, thinking that they were frightened, but Zhou Yitong's calculation was naturally not how to reward these bandits after arriving in Yunyang, he thought that the first thing he would do when he arrived in Yunyang must be to send troops to suppress this group of grass robbers who have no king's law, and by the way, the prestige of governing all levels on the grounds that the supervision of the various prefectures in Yunyang is not effective to the chaos of the grass robbers.

The people in the stone forest heard a trembling sound after agreeing to let go, but no one came out, Zhou Yitong was about to urge again when he suddenly felt bad, and another burst of random arrows flew, and the relaxed soldiers were shot into hedgehogs before they had time to react, or fell off the cliff because they were in a hurry to dodge, Zhou Yitong quickly drew his knife and danced wildly, blocking a burst of random arrows, and when he hurriedly hid behind the carriage, he found that he had little left of the two hundred personal soldiers, and those who were lucky to survive had already been frightened out of their souls.

Zhou Yitong was annoyed and angry, and scolded: "Bold dog thief, I am General Yunyang Xuanwei, and you dare to openly attack the officials of the imperial court, are you impatient?" ”

"Hahahaha, Zhou Yitong, you have such a big breath." With a burst of wild laughter, the people in the stone forest finally came out, the leader was a long sword in green clothes, his face was very spiritual, he looked no more than forty years old, and the dozens of people behind him were all in high spirits, and they didn't look like ordinary bandits, Zhou Yitong poked his head out to take a look, puzzled, and hurriedly asked: "Who are you?" Do you know that I am the new Yunyang Xuanwei General, if I have three long and two short, you will be lucky for the nine clans. ”

The man in Tsing Yi sneered: "Zhou Yitong, you haven't figured it out, the reason why you are causing this catastrophe today is because you are the new General Xuanwei, the land of right and wrong in Yunyang, Lord Zhou's fate is incomplete, and he can't control this landscape." ”

Zhou Yitong seemed to understand something, and asked in surprise: "You don't want me to go to Yunyang to be a general, you, you are the people sent by Tao Chenmo?" Yes, it must be, are you going to rebel? ”

Zhou Yitong guessed not all right, these people did come to stop him from going to Yunyang, but they were not sent by Tao Chenmo, but Cheng Jinshang, the man in Tsing Yi was none other than the mysterious swordsman Lianchengzong in Cheng Jinshang's mansion.

Lian Chengzong shook his head and said, "You are still wrong, forget it, don't guess, General Zhou, do you choose to come by yourself or do it by me?" ”

If Zhou Yitong, the person in the forest who didn't see it just now, was just shocked, then after seeing them, he knew what real despair was, his eyes were full of anger and horror, but there was nothing he could do, but Zhou Yitong didn't intend to admit defeat, he was making the last effort, and said: "Tao Chenmo offended Qin Xiang and offended the saint, even if you kill me, there will be other people coming, no matter what, Tao Chenmo, this Xuanwei general, will definitely not be able to do it, you are his soldiers, the master is a capital crime, I can understand your impulsive protector, if I am appointed General Xuanwei, I will ensure that you will soar, don't forget, I am the son-in-law of Qin Xiang, as long as I say a word, how can you be satisfied with this little Yunyang? ”

Lian Chengzong shook his head again and said: "Zhou Yitong, what is the difference between me and you if we are so forgetful, not to mention, what you guessed is ridiculously wrong, so let's do it, I have heard that your martial arts are good, I will give you a chance, if you can win me within twenty moves, I will let you go." ”

Zhou Yitong had no other way, looked at the knife in his hand, and asked after a little hesitation: "Even if I win you, how can I believe that you will let me go?" ”

Lian Chengzong said coldly: "Do you still have a choice?" ”

Zhou Yitong roared angrily, drew his knife and slashed at Liancheng Sect.

Lian Chengzong is a first-class master in the rivers and lakes, because he was rescued by Cheng Jinshang when he was surrounded and suppressed by the government to save his wife and children, and he was rescued by Cheng Jinshang before he joined the Yunlu General's Mansion.

Zhou Yitong was completely desperate at the moment.

Lian Chengzong said coldly: "Zhou Yitong, be a good person in the next life, don't be a tiger again." With that, the long sword was unsheathed, and with a snort, Zhou Yitong's head was separated.

At the end of the time, Tao Chenmo was escorted from Yunyang to Yuzhou by Cheng Yanwu with two thousand elite soldiers, Wei Wenzhong accompanied him, Ren Pujia and others were sent to the city gate, the people knelt down for ten miles, Zeng Yingying had tears in her eyes, seeing this scene, Ren Pujia couldn't help but moisten her eyes, she didn't know how to comfort this little girl who was only a few years old, at this moment, she herself needed a comfort. Tao Chenmo, on the other hand, looked very relaxed, as if he had finally unloaded his burden, and sometimes, death was not necessarily a bad thing.

At the time, the general's mansion had been waiting for the new General Xuanwei for a long time, but there was no response, Zhong Jie's face was gloomy, Yan Yu looked helpless, let him choose, Tao Chenmo seems to be a better person, and the upcoming Zhou Yitong is Qin Xiang's person, no matter what, groveling will definitely not be able to escape, so at this moment, he actually misses Tao Chenmo a little, but Cheng Jinshang, Wang Jinyi and others have no expression on their faces, everything that is about to happen seems to have been expected for them a long time ago.

Finally, everyone in the hall waited for news, two news.

First, the new Xuanwei general Zhou Yitong was raided by bandits in Tianying Pass, and his head was in a different place, and the first was that Yang Mingzhen of Qianzhou once again gathered 50,000 troops to approach Yunyang.

Hearing these two news, the most shocked were naturally Yan Yu and Zhong Jie.

Yan Yu sighed that his life was bitter, as if all the bad things had broken out recently, and he said tremblingly: "Bandit, there has never been a thief in Yunyang for so many years, how could it come out at this time, Yang Mingzhen, a bastard, is also making trouble at this time, and he doesn't let people live?" ”

Zhong Jie was stunned, he couldn't imagine that these bandits would dare to attack the imperial court officials so boldly, General Yunyang Xuanwei was killed, and Yang Mingzhen came suddenly, not good, Yunyang definitely can't stay.

And Ren Pujia's first thought was naturally Tao Chenmo, she had fought off strong enemies side by side with Tao Chenmo, but now things are wrong, and Yunyang has become a mess, who can turn the tide in such a situation? She is more worried that Zhou Yitong's death is likely to be related to Yang Mingzhen, Yang Mingzhen's attack on the city at this moment is definitely not a coincidence, maybe what he wants is that Yunyang has no owner, even so, Tao Chenmo's life is also a threat, so Tao Chenmo, who is not far from Yunyang at this moment, is likely to be in danger of his life.

Although she has no official or position in Yunyang, it is not appropriate to meddle in affairs and decisions, but she can't wait, and asks Cheng Jinshang to bow: "General Cheng, Yang Mingzhen has been plotting against Yunyang for a long time, Yunyang Mansion has never seen a bandit under the rectification of Lord Yan and General Tao, at least during the period when he came to Yunyang Mansion, he never heard of it, and he thought that the death of General Zhou was inseparable from Yang Mingzhen, his purpose was to make Yunyang ownerless, create chaos, so as to avenge the last fiasco, although General Tao has been escorted away from Yunyang, but Yang Mingzhen will not let him go, I feared that General Tao's life was in danger, so I humbled myself and asked the general to allow me to lead my troops to escort him. ”

As soon as Ren Pujia said this, Wang Liyang instantly felt a chill down his spine, this Yang Mingzhen was really too vicious, so he quickly knelt down and asked Cheng Jinshang to send some more troops to escort Tao Chenmo.

Cheng Jinshang couldn't laugh or cry, these Yunyang soldiers knew that the enemy was not worried about whether the city could be protected at present, but they were worried about whether the main general was safe, it was really interesting, but he was more happy in his heart, first, Ren Pujia's words inadvertently led Zhou Yitong's death to Yang Mingzhen, and he no longer had the slightest suspicion, and secondly, he was sincerely relieved that Tao Chenmo could have such close friends and subordinates.

He made a gesture and comforted: "Hurry up, Yang Mingzhen's army has not yet arrived in Yunyang, so it is impossible for him to threaten Tao Chenmo, even if he sends someone to pretend to be a bandit, it is impossible to sneak attack Tao Chenmo, don't forget, Ben will be escorted by the most elite soldiers sent by him, not to mention Cheng Yanwu and Wei Wenzhong, so you can rest assured, Tao Chenmo will be safe and sound." ”

At this moment, the most embarrassing thing in the hall is Zhong Jie, the two pieces of news are both bad news, but everyone in the hall doesn't seem to care too much, but they are all worried about Tao Chenmo, a person who has committed a capital crime, and the newly arrived Zhou Yitong is already in a different place, why hasn't anyone asked?

Cheng Jinshang saw that the fire was almost over, and sighed deeply, in fact, everything was under his control, but he couldn't be too calm, but he had to pretend to be calm, and he wanted everyone to see that he was pretending to be calm. After sighing, he glanced at everyone and said with a little worry: "Don't panic, everyone, this ...... General Zhou was slaughtered by bandits before he arrived, it is really sad, whether General Zhou's death is really a bandit rebellion or Yang Mingzhen's conspiracy, it was all killed in Yunyang, I see, I think so, Yunyang is under the rule of Lord Yan, there are bandits infested, Lord Yan is naturally difficult to get rid of, so the matter of tracking down the bandits still has to be done by Lord Yan, as for Yang Mingzhen, this ...... You don't have to worry about this, Lord Shi Zhong, the supervisor of Yuzhou, is here, he has the imperial order to take over the defense of Yunyang, we wait, we will obey the dispatch. After that, he pretended to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead.

Ren Pujia was very puzzled, this was far from what she had heard of General Yunlu, in his impression, General Yunlu of Yuzhou was mighty and domineering, vigorous and resolute, which was what he looked like today.

Although Ren Pujia was puzzled, Cheng Jinshang was very satisfied with his performance, and everyone in the hall, especially the officials in Yunyang, knew that Yunyang was bound to be in danger when they saw Cheng Jinshang like this.

Zhong Jie naturally couldn't sit as a matter of course when he heard Cheng Jinshang say this, he knew that Cheng Jinshang was shirking his responsibility, so he hurriedly said: "Where is it, General Cheng has won the award, in terms of official rank, General Cheng is higher than someone Zhong, in terms of duties, General Cheng is General Dayuan Yunlu, and he already has the responsibility of going out in wartime and public security in his spare time, not to mention, General Cheng has been fighting in the south and north all these years, and in terms of experience, I Zhong is not as good as anyone at all, so General Cheng should not be modest, Yang Mingzhen's 50,000 army is coming, and the danger of Yunyang is not unsolvable by General Cheng." ”

Cheng Jinshang looked at the people in the hall with some embarrassment, then leaned close to Zhong Jie's ear and whispered: "Lord Zhong, you don't know, in order to complete the things that Qin Xiang explained, I have sent the most elite soldiers and the most experienced captains to escort Tao Chen, and now the soldiers in Yunyang have limited combat power, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice." ”

Zhong Jie looked sad, and also whispered: "General Cheng, don't be joking, didn't you transfer 50,000 elite soldiers to Yunyang a few days ago, and only then did you transfer 2,000 men and horses, can't the rest fight with Yang Mingzhen?" ”

Cheng Jinshang said: "Alas, I'm afraid that this matter is a little disrespectful to Qin Xiang, the tens of thousands of soldiers I transferred to Yunyang are much worse than the tens of thousands of soldiers who stayed in Yuzhou, you also know, there is only so much I can mobilize, and those who stay in Yuzhou are Qin Xiang's people, and I don't know if Lord Zhong feels that the humidity in this Yunyang is much heavier than that in Yuzhou, these soldiers are a little unadaptable, and their combat power has long been discounted, how can you let me fight?" It's not that you don't know that Yang Mingzhen's soldiers are all people who don't want to die, the last time Tao Chen was able to win was mainly because the enemy generals miscalculated by dividing their troops and attacking together, Yunyang was able to win, there were many lucks, this time it was different, Yang Mingzhen ate a trench and grew wise, how can I have a chance of winning? ”

Zhong Jie said: "General Cheng is not sure, so why did you entrust me out?" Aren't you embarrassed for me? ”

Cheng Jinshang looked at the people in the hall again, coughed a few times, and continued to lower his voice and said to Zhong Jie: "Look, Lord Zhong, you came to Yunyang with the holy decree, and the holy decree has clearly stated that you will take over the defense of Yunyang, but you represent Your Majesty, now that Yunyang is in trouble, if I don't ask you out, you have to take it yourself, do you think this will work, Lord Zhong will temporarily hold Yunyang for the time being, and I will go to Yuzhou to move rescue troops?" ”

Zhong Jie heard this, this Cheng Jinshang didn't want to escape, this is okay, waved his hand, knocked the cup on the coffee table to the ground, and smashed it, everyone in the hall couldn't hear what these two people were muttering, seeing this scene was even more frightened, Zhong Jie was stunned for a while and then pretended to be calm, and continued to say to Cheng Jinshang: "Don't do it, if you want to stay, General Cheng will stay, although Your Majesty ordered me to take over the defense of Yunyang, but I have no combat experience, and staying won't play any role, don't embarrass me, otherwise, I'll move the rescuers, You stay and defend the city, and I will set out at once, and promise to deliver the help within three days. ”

Cheng Jinshang heard this and said: "How can this work, Lord Zhong has come to take His Majesty Shengwei with him this time, this time, the hearts of Yunyang people are not more chaotic?" ”

Zhong Jie hurriedly said: "Oh, General Cheng, no matter how much you say it, it's useless, why don't you ask everyone's opinions, see who stays in Yunyang?" ”

Cheng Jinshang waved his hand and said solemnly: "How can Lord Zhong act like this, you are appointed by His Majesty to take over the city defense, how can you let everyone decide, aren't you clearly pulling everyone to disobey the emperor's order with you?" ”

"General Cheng, it's important, don't always press me with holy decrees, I think it's okay to let everyone make a choice that is most beneficial to Yunyang." After Zhong Jie finished speaking, he got up and raised his voice and said to everyone, "General Xuanwei was assassinated, Yang Mingzhen's army invaded the border, I have discussed it with General Cheng, due to the urgency of the situation, it is up to you to decide that one of me and General Cheng will stay behind, and the other will go to Yuzhou for help, General Cheng has been fighting in the north and south for many years, and his military achievements are very high, I mean General Cheng stayed, I immediately set off to Yuzhou for help, I don't know if you have any objections?" ”

Everyone in the hall knew that Cheng Jinshang was General Yunlu, and Zhong Jie was naturally incomparable to him in terms of fighting and marching, so before Cheng Jinshang could speak, everyone agreed with Zhong Jie's proposal, Cheng Jinshang pretended to wipe the sweat on his forehead and said: "This, this Lord Zhong is ordered to take over the defense of Yunyang, it doesn't seem appropriate for you to choose this way." ”

Yan Yu said mournfully: "General Cheng, don't shirk it anymore, Lord Zhong's discussion is very reasonable, for the sake of tens of thousands of people in Yunyang, please ask General Cheng to stay and fight Yang Mingzhen." ”

Everyone in the hall also seconded the proposal.

Cheng Jinshang pretended to be flustered, and when he saw that the heat was almost there, he snorted: "That's it, then, then follow what Lord Zhong said." After saying that, he didn't forget to wipe his forehead again.

Seeing that Cheng Jinshang finally agreed, Zhong Jie and everyone in the hall felt a lot more at ease, especially Zhong Jie, who could finally leave Yunyang justifiably, but Ren Pujia and Wang Liyang were very unhappy in their hearts, this Cheng Jinshang seemed to be too out of shape today.

Afterwards, Zhong Jie left Yunyang with the guards and returned to Yuzhou quickly, and Wang Liyang had to go to Cheng Jinshang to ask for clarification, but was stopped by Ren Pujia, Ren Pujia knew Wang Liyang's temper very well, if he asked Cheng Jinshang to question what would inevitably go wrong, but Ren Pujia also had a lot of puzzles in her heart, especially she couldn't let go of Tao Chenmo's safety, and hesitated for a long time, Ren Pujia finally decided to explore Cheng Jinshang's tone.

Cheng Jinshang didn't show too much surprise when he saw Ren Pujia, but smiled.

Ren Pujia, a smart and virtuous person, naturally did not directly question Cheng Jinshang, but asked Cheng Jinshang: "I am really worried about General Tao's safety, and I implore General Cheng to allow me to escort him all the way to Yuzhou." ”

Cheng Jinshang asked with a smile: "How can Madam not know the severity, now that Yang Mingzhen's army is pressing, why don't you worry about the safety of Yunyang but care about Tao Chen's life and death in Yunyang?" ”

was asked by Cheng Jinshang like this, Ren Pujia couldn't help but choke a little, asked herself, since she hit Yunyang, Ren Pujia and Tao Chenmo and others worked together, seemingly for the safety of Yunyang, but now that Tao Chenmo was questioned and escorted, her feelings for Yunyang seemed to have suddenly become weak, she had been worried about Tao Chenmo's safety, and did not pay attention to these changes in herself.

Cheng Jinshang couldn't help laughing when he saw Ren Pujia suddenly choking, and said, "Okay, Ben Jiang knows the purpose of your coming, Ben Jiang just asks casually, don't take it to heart." ”

Ren Pujia had to smile awkwardly.

Cheng Jinshang continued to ask: "I don't know what kind of person Ben will be in the eyes of Mrs. Pujia?" ”

Ren Pujia was a little surprised, hesitated slightly, and replied: "I have never seen a general before, nor have I worked with a general, and I don't know the general's way of dealing with the world, but I have heard many times that the general cherishes talents and loves talents, loves soldiers like sons, and is both courageous and strategic, which is why the humble position has doubts today." ”

Cheng Jinshang said with a smile: "Although this evaluation is not all right, but Ben Jiang is still a little complacent when he listens to it, haha, Ben will ask you again, do you believe this evaluation of the world?" ”

Ren Pujia thought for a while and said: "There is no trust between people for no reason, but there can be suspicion for no reason, but fortunately, I am fortunate to meet General Tao in my humble position, and I can believe that there can be no reason for trust in this world, and there can be no suspicion for no reason, General Tao can trust General Cheng, and I can trust General Tao, so even though I am full of doubts, I still believe that General Cheng's actions today must have a reason." ”

Cheng Jinshang still smiled, and then said with some seriousness: "That's the case, then please Mrs. continue to trust me, this matter is about the general, the fewer people who know the root cause, the more beneficial it is to Tao Chenmo and Yunyang, so please forgive Mrs., I can't talk about it in detail at this moment, but please rest assured, Tao Chen's end is not in danger, and Yunyang is not in danger." ”

Although Ren Pujia still had some doubts, she believed that Cheng Jinshang was by no means a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and his words could be regarded as half reassuring.

After saying goodbye to Cheng Jinshang, Wang Liyang, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, immediately came over and asked Ren Pujia about the result, Ren Pujia smiled and comforted Wang Liyang, and repeated Cheng Jinshang's words to him. Wang Liyang has been in Yunyang for more than ten years, I felt that this life was basically a little city guard, until he met Tao Chenmo, he ignited the ambition that germinated when he was a teenager, and saw that everything seemed to be beginning to turn around, but unexpectedly, Tao Chenmo flew into trouble, and now Tao Chenmo was captured, and the entire Yunyang City, Wang Liyang also seemed to lose his backbone in an instant, at this moment Yunyang he dare not trust, only Ren Pujia can make him feel a little at ease, since Ren Pujia chose to believe in Cheng Jinshang, he had to calm down for the time being.

Now the people in Yunyang City have their own thoughts. Yan Yu and other officials have been so sad that they are almost numb, and the good Yunyang City can now be said to be full of twists and turns, especially after seeing the performance of Cheng Jinshang and Zhong Jie today, they are convinced that Yunyang City will be difficult to survive this time, and all the officials are thinking about finding an opportunity to leave Yunyang, but Cheng Jinshang sent people to look at them to death, saying that officials at all levels in Yunyang must stay to help Yunyang, so as not to panic, in Yan Yu's opinion, Cheng Jinshang's move is undoubtedly to pull a few more pads.

And Ren Pujia and Wang Liyang, Wu Changqing and others are worried about Tao Chenmo, especially Ren Pujia, for her, Yunyang City does not seem to have much to do with whether it is broken or not, she has provoked the lives of tens of thousands of Tongping people with the strength of one shoulder, so she is not a cold-blooded and ruthless person, but at this moment, she wants Tao Chenmo to be safe and sound, because she firmly believes that as long as Tao Chenmo is still alive, Yunyang City will one day return to tranquility, she was stunned, and couldn't help but walk to the shore of Yunshui, her eyes were full of scenes of walking on the shore of Yunshui with Tao Chenmo in the past, Zeng Yingying is well-behaved and sensible, not noisy or noisy all the way, occasionally looking up at her mother's tired face, wanting to speak and stopping, Liang Yuan has always wanted to persuade Ren Pujia to leave Yunyang, especially at this moment, but he knows that his master is a person who understands righteousness, and he will definitely not leave at this moment, so he just silently followed behind the two masters, and did not speak.

The most reassuring person in the whole Yunyang City is Dou Ming, the general committee of Baiyangdu, because Yang Mingzhen came to attack, he was also recalled, but after returning to Yunyang Mansion, he did not wait uneasily in the mansion like others, but took the servant to row a small boat to the Yunshui to fish, Ren Pujia was walking on her own, and suddenly heard someone greeting her, and looked up to see that it was Dou Ming, Dou Ming smiled and said: "Let's just say how can it be so easy today, a stick of incense has not taken time to have several big fish, it turned out that Mrs. swam on the shore, I think it's the fish in the water who are also worried about the worries of the lady, and they are absent-minded, and I have benefited. ”

Ren Pujia has seen Dou Ming a few times after he arrived in Yunyang, and he has also heard Tao Chenmo talk about it, when Tao Chenmo was appointed General Xuanwei, Dou Ming can be said to be indispensable, but this person does not like merit, not aggressive, Tao Chen was the last general Xuanwei at the beginning of the plan to let him do the internal affairs of the general's mansion, but he politely declined, and finally insisted on returning to Baiyangdu to be his general committee.

Hearing Dou Ming's joke, Ren Pujia couldn't help but smile and said: "General Committee Dou is so interested, now there is probably no one else in Yunyang City who can have such leisure and leisure." ”

Dou Ming said: "The old man has no other use, but as far as Mrs. said this, the old man can guarantee that not only Yunyang City, even if you look at the whole world, there are few people who can compare to the old man. "This Dou Ming's servant is lighting a charcoal fire and preparing to put the fish in the pot.

It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, Ren Pujia turned around and looked at Zeng Yingying and Liangyu, and motioned for Liangqi to take Zeng Yingying back to the house first, and then she got on the boat.

Dou Ming made a cup of tea for Ren Pujia, and he picked up a cup of old wine, took a sip, and said: "Good wine, Madame, wait a while, this Yunshui fish will be killed and cooked, it is definitely much better than what Madame eats on weekdays." ”

Ren Pujia smiled and said: "The sky is wide and the water is wide, if you don't have everything to worry about, this is really like a fairy." ”

Dou Ming waved his hand and said: "There is nothing disturbing in the world, only people who disturb the heart, the reason why mortals are too worried is mainly because they have too many assumptions, madam, you see, this cloud and water are calm, where can you see the sound of swords?" ”

Ren Pujia was a little suspicious and asked, "What does General Dou mean by this?" ”

While speaking, Dou Ming's fishing rod moved again, Dou Ming hurriedly put down the wine glass in his hand, picked the rod and closed the string, a big fish was hooked again, Dou Ming was very satisfied, looked at the hanging fish carefully, and then put it back into the river with great satisfaction, and said: "Today is enough, just leave you until next time." The released fish swung its tail a few times and disappeared, Dou Ming returned to his seat, took another sip of the wine glass, and then said slowly: "Now the people in Yunyang are like the fish in this river, some people are hooked and waiting to be slaughtered, and they become the belly of others, and some people are like this fish just now, lucky and reborn." ”

Dou Ming's words were so clear that Ren Pujia was in a fog, Ren Pujia took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "General Dou's words are very profound, but Pujia is dull and doesn't understand very well. ”

Dou Ming stroked his beard and said: "If Madame is like those fish in this river who are absent-minded or obsessed with the earthworm on the hook, then it is very likely that they will find trouble for themselves and become a meal on the plate. ”

Ren Pujia seemed to understand something, and asked, "Is General Committee Dou talking about everything that is happening in Yunyang now?" ”

Dou Ming smiled and said, "The old man only told his wife one thing, that is, the clouds are calm, there are no wind and waves, no flash floods and no showers, so why is Yunyang City in danger?" The rest is up to the lady to think of for herself. ”

What a smart person Ren Pujia is, Dou Ming said this, she seemed to be more convinced of the thoughts in her heart, and said: "General Committee Dou is saying that Yang Mingzhen will not attack Yunyang at all?" ”

Dou Ming said: "Think about why. ”

Ren Pujia thought about it, Yang Mingzhen's defeat of Yunyang has only been less than two months, even though he claims that he has 100,000 people, but Yunyang lost almost half of the battle, and its elite exile army is also among them, although his most powerful army has never come to Chongqing, but after this battle, the fear of the Qianzhou tribes has begun to change, before the determination of Qianzhou Anping, Yang Mingzhen will never dare to attack Yunyang again, not to mention, the elite of Yuzhou is all in Yunyang at the moment, Cheng Jinshang, who is shocking, is still looking down, Yang Mingzhen will not dare to attack at this time even if he is a husband, So, since Yang Mingzhen will not attack Yunyang, what does everything that happened in Yunyang City mean recently? Cheng Jinshang deliberately held back and wanted to push Zhong Jie as the handsome, Zhong Jie didn't dare to take over recklessly, so Zhong Jie fled back to Yuzhou naturally, and then thought of seeing Cheng Jinshang later, Cheng Jinshang's various performances, Ren Pujia immediately understood, everything was intentional by Cheng Jinshang, spreading the news of Yang Mingzhen's siege was intended to force Zhong Jie back, so, the assassination of the new General Xuanwei, could it also be planned by Cheng Jinshang? Thinking of this, Ren Pujia suddenly felt a chill on her back, and couldn't help but shake her head, and quickly took a sip of hot tea.

Dou Ming saw it really and said with a smile: "Madame has thought clearly?" ”

Ren Pujia nodded and shook her head, and said: "If this matter is really as I expected, it is not too secret, I just, I was just disturbed by some things, and I didn't care about the power behind it." ”

Of course, some things in Ren Pujia's mouth refer to Tao Chenmo's safety, Dou Ming smiled meaningfully, and said: "Madame's heart is naturally not a bad thing, since you know the whole thing, you should be a person who understands, and don't think about something useless." ”

Being laughed at by Dou Ming, Ren Pujia was a little hot, but quickly regained her composure and said: "General Dou Hugh wants to laugh at me, but Pujia Ren is worried and doesn't know ........"

Dou Ming stopped smiling and said slowly: "Madam is still worried that Tao Chenmo's life will be in danger?" ”

Ren Pujia said worriedly: "Yes, I didn't expect that Xiaoxiao Yunyang is also a turbulent undercurrent, I am really worried that General Tao may become a pawn in the hands of others." ”

Dou Ming sighed and said: "Tao Chenmo, this kid, whether it is mind or martial arts, is very comparable, but if he is too introverted, introverted people must have stubborn worries, and if he is too stubborn, he will be suspected of pedantic, and if the killing of Chu Chun'an is dealt with by any person, there will be no situation today." ”

Ren Pujia seemed to remember Tao Chenmo's voice and smile again, and said leisurely: "When this happened, I'm afraid no one was more difficult than General Tao, the reason why Tao Chenmo is Tao Chenmo and not other vulgar people is because he would rather be in danger than have morality in his heart, which seems to be pedantic, but in fact it is the work of a true gentleman." Pu Jia didn't mean to offend General Dou, but just ........"

Dou Ming was stunned, and said with a smile: "Look, Madam is clearly helping Tao Chenmo to speak, don't care, the old man has no other ability, but he has always been very accurate in looking at people, Madame doesn't have to worry, Tao Chenmo is not a premature person, General Cheng also really cherishes Tao Chenmo, the old man believes in the reincarnation of heaven, this matter will never end here, you see, that's all it takes, the fish is almost over." ”

Getting off Dou Ming's boat, Ren Pujia's mood was much better, all the way back to the house, the first thing was to pick up Zeng Yingying and say that she wanted to make food for her, Zeng Yingying saw that her mother was so happy, and naturally she was a lot more happy, not to mention that there was delicious food, and she saw it really, but she didn't ask much, thinking that something good must have happened.

And Zhong Jie is bitter here. It is said that Zhong Jie finally escaped from Yunyang when he found an opportunity, and relaxed a lot along the way, thinking about rushing back to Yuzhou as soon as possible, who had thought that after half a day's journey, the horses of the group began to pull up their stomachs for no reason, where can they go, but in any case he was unwilling to return to Yunyang, so he planned to walk to the post station to change some horses, and walked for less than a day, but unexpectedly encountered a bandit again, although the life of the group was not in danger, but the coil and official plate documents that he carried with him were robbed, which made Zhong Jie bitter, The horses are gone, and you can also use the official disc to do some maneuvering at the post station or county government, and now the official disc documents have also been snatched away, just like the ordinary people, he also took people to the post station to try to convince the post officer that he is the supervisor of Yuzhou, but where have these post officials seen him on weekdays, even if someone has seen it, I am afraid that at this moment I will deliberately deny it, Zhong Jie had to be blown away as helpless, and even almost beat out of the door with a stick, I thought that even if I left Yunyang, even if I got out of the sea of suffering, my task was almost completed, Who expected that this was under the knife mountain and into the sea of fire, he was suspicious, his horses would not eat bad stomachs for no reason, so many years, although the world of the abyss is full of smoke, but Yuzhou is generally stable, I have not heard that there are so many bandits, but things are so coincidental, at this critical time, not only his horses are sick, even the bandits seem to have too many overnight, but at this moment he has no time to think about it, the most important thing at the moment is how to return to Yuzhou quickly.

Cheng Jinshang's inner decision is not resolute, but now it seems that an arrow is on the bow, he has thrown out the introduction of Tao Chenmo, if he chooses to retreat at this moment, he will not be able to say it in public or private, I am afraid that he will have to lose the hearts of tens of thousands of people and soldiers in Yunyang, and more importantly, he really cherishes Tao Chenmo, if he is not in other ways, he will not make a risky move.

Cheng Jinshang clearly remembered Tao Chen's explanation before leaving, so he asked his left and right to take care of Ren Pujia and his party at any time. On this day, he asked Wu Changqing to take Tao Chenmo's weapon, which is also the thing Tao Chenmo cares about the most, pick up the gun, slightly heavy, only to see the gun blade seems to be often frost and snow, the cold light is translucent, the gun body is made of fine iron, Huayu inlay, with a bunch of pear flower carving, together, the blade of the gun breaks the wind, whistling, just like the pear blossom in February, when the spring is cold, the cold air hits people, but it is beautiful, Cheng Jinshang can't help but shout: "Upper blade, upper edge!" Wu Changqing, who was on the side, was a little sad, BMW with heroes, famous swords with gentlemen, but now Tao Chen is in prison, and the king of soldiers has to hide in the land of smoke and rain, which is really sad to think about.

Cheng Jinshang saw it clearly, closed his momentum, and asked, "Changqing, have you ever seen such an artifact?" ”

Wu Changqing bowed and said: "The humble post has been in Yunyang since the day of enlistment, and the shallow pond in Yunyang is small, and before General Tao arrived, the humble post has never seen such an artifact. ”

Cheng Jinshang stared at the weapon in his hand and asked, "How is it compared to the general's Shuanglong Eight Ring Knife?" ”

Wu Changqing smiled slightly: "I have never seen a general's weapon and martial arts, so I naturally dare not talk nonsense, but since it is a general's weapon, it must not be general." ”

Cheng Jinshang smiled helplessly: "You guys, I see that Tao Chenmo can't speak in this Yunyang City, and everyone else has a sweet mouth, but it's strange that you people still obey him, alas, maybe only Tao Chenmo is worthy of this Wen Yu pear spear in this world, they are all humble gentlemen, and they would rather be broken and unyielding." ”

Wu Changqing didn't answer, but his face was full of sadness.

Cheng Jinshang still looked at the spear in his hand, couldn't help but think of something, and asked, "Changqing, have you ever heard General Tao talk about the origin of this pear flower spear?" ”

"The lowly official only knows that this gun was passed on to him by the general's mentor, and he doesn't know anything else." Wu Changqing said slowly.

"Then have you ever heard General Tao say who he is taught by?" Cheng Jinshang asked.

"General Tao has never said who he is learning from, but from the general's mouth, you can feel his admiration for this elder, and you can also infer that the general's mentor is definitely not an ordinary person."

"Oh, that's kind of interesting, when Ben General first joined the army more than 20 years ago, I seemed to have seen this gun, but at that time I didn't have enough rank, so I didn't get into it." Cheng Jinshang said slowly with a few memories.

At this time, Wu Changqing fell to the ground with a snap, and said sadly: "Ask General Cheng to save General Tao and save the people of Yunyang." ”

This action frightened Cheng Jinshang, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help Wu Changqing, but Wu Changqing was too sad and unwilling to get up. ”

Wu Changqing choked up and said: "If it is auspicious, there is no need to deepen the guilt and send it to Tai'an to treat the crime, the humble post has always been unable to sleep well recently, and I am afraid that when I wake up, I will suddenly find General Tao ......" said that it is no longer possible to say this.

Cheng Jinshang shook his head helplessly and said: "Changqing, this general seems to be blaming me for listening to your words, okay, you are the manager of General Yunyang's mansion, what's the matter with crying like this." ”

"Madame, is it still Tao Chen's last thing?" Cheng Jinshang turned around and asked Ren Pujia.

Ren Pujia nodded slightly: "The matter has come to this, I'm afraid the general has no other way, come here, but, just want to see the scenery in the general's mansion, I never thought that the general was also here." ”

Ren Pujia's words seem to be more sad than answering "yes" directly, Wu Changqing is still kneeling on the ground, Ren Pujia once again reached out to help, this time Wu Changqing did not insist, but wiped his tears, and arched his hand: "I retired first." With that, he withdrew.

Cheng Jinshang looked at Ren Pujia and said, "I know Madame's state of mind, if Madame is really not here to find me, then I will go first, Madame can be quiet in this garden." ”

Ren Pujia didn't speak, just smiled and saluted.

When Cheng Jinshang left, Ren Pujia was a little choked, she was already a lot more cheerful, she never thought that she would see Wu Changqing like this when she entered the door, and she felt sad again, plus she saw a grass and a tree in the courtyard It seemed that she said goodbye to her old friend just yesterday, but the fact was that she was almost separated by life and death.