At this time, Tang Yuan, of course, didn't know the undercurrent of the high-level of the imperial court, as the last heir of the Tang family with a violent true qi in his body, he was walking on the old path of his ancestors.

The Tang family is most famous not for marksmanship, but for life-killing arrows. This is also why, everyone couldn't shoot the iron halberd, but he was able to shoot "lucky".

His little tricks can be hidden from others, but he can't hide from Bai Ke, who has nine combat power. Bai Ke has been hiding his strength for a long time. This Northern Expedition is bound to be a shining new star. At this time, he was beside Tang Qi, holding Fang Tian's halberd. Either you don't shoot, or if you want to shoot, you have to fight to become famous. It has become the eleventh nine-rank in the army of the Great Liang State, and it must be the nine-rank with the highest combat power.

Tang Yuan had actually always been very curious about how much his skill belonged to.

Fighting with Bai Ke once seriously suppressed his enthusiasm, and later when he heard that Bai Ke was a master of the nine grades, Tang Yuan completely let go of his knot.

My immortal, on the ninth grade. It's just one step away from the Grand Master.

Not to mention the Great Liang Kingdom, even in the entire land of Shenzhou, there are probably no more than a hundred people with nine rank combat power. Although there are god-like people like the Great Grandmaster, in fact, for the vast majority of people, the Nine Grades are already the pinnacle of human beings.

After all, there are only five great grandmasters.

No wonder Bai Ke would comment on Yue Pu like that. In his opinion, Yue Pu under the seventh grade is really not worth mentioning. Tang Yuan just didn't know if he could defeat Yue Pu if he had a real fight with Yue Pu. He was not very confident in his gun, but if he was allowed to shoot arrows during the competition, he still had six layers of certainty to overturn Yue Pu.

Of course, this is just imagination, after all, I haven't done it with a real knife or a gun.

And Chen Bao and Tang Hu, who fought with him, seem to have suffered a lot. However, they have only been learning martial arts for a few days, and this contest is not serious.

If you want to really compete, it will be at least half a year later.

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The bonfire crackled, and a group of people had just eaten and rested around the campfire.

Everyone is so tired.

Tang Yuan was not in a hurry to take action, he asked the scout to run to Tang Qi and ask Tang Qi's opinion. In this place where the situation between the enemy and us is intertwined, Tang Yuan does not necessarily expect the scout to bring back the news, he already has a new plan, but all this has to wait for Nalan Xin's return.

At the same time, he is ready for both.

Prepared first-hand, Nalan Xin fled.

If this is the case, Tang Yuan will recruit troops along the way, recruit as many as he can, and then take the troops to Bohai City to find Dianhan, the distance is only eighty miles, and the rapid march can be reached in one day.

Second-hand preparation, Nalan Xin is really a talent, bringing at least 200 people.

If so, Tang Yuan decided to take a risk and not help Dianhan, but went straight to Xinyang. If Xinyang was also an empty city, then their five hundred people entered the city, which was equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the enemy in Dizhou.

This move is not a clever move, but also a dangerous move.

In case they take Xinyang, provoke the enemy to abandon Dizhou, besiege Xinyang, and defend the city with their 500 men, it seems that there is some meaning of using the mantis arm as a car.

If you don't fight, your previous achievements will be wasted;

War, I'm afraid it will be a catastrophe.

He was thinking nonsense when Zhang Nu walked over. As soon as he saw this veteran with a strange temper, Tang Yuan wanted to laugh and beckoned to the veteran: "Do you understand the male dialect?" ”

"I don't understand." Zhang Nu grabbed a handful of dry food in his hand and wiped it into his mouth, "If it's Sangla, I can still deal with two sentences." ”

Tang Yuan looked up at the stars, "Brother, would you look at a person's skill level?" ”

"No, it won't."

"And how many products do you have?"

"Me?" Zhang Nu said disdainfully: "How many products, it's not the same or a first-class captain?" ”

"Listen to the tone, your grade is not low."

Zhang Nu waved his hand, "It's not that high, it's only six grades." ”

"It's not bad, many school captains are also six grades."

"Forget it, don't put a top hat on me." Zhang Nu clapped his hands: "I have a few catties and taels myself, I know it in my heart." If it's a nursing home, maybe you pay more attention to grade, but if you talk about fighting, you still rely on your brain. One of the decisions of the marshal is tens of millions of lives. Faster than any knife. ”

Tang Yuan nodded.

Zhang Nu turned his head and looked at Tang Yuan: "Then what kind of product are you?" Tang Qi values you so much, I don't think you will be too weak. ”

"Before I could evaluate, the team was out." Tang Yuan lay on a wooden plank, his arms resting behind his head, "Actually, sometimes, I don't want to know how many grades my skills have. Otherwise, when I heard about the grade of the opponent's general, I began to retreat in my heart. ”

Zhang Nu smiled and said, "I found that your kid has the same temper as I did when I was young, and I don't believe in evil. He patted his knee and stood up: "It doesn't matter who his grandmother's opponent is, just jump up and do it with him." What's the matter, the general's order, still dare to disobey the order? ”

When I first got to know each other, I felt that Zhang Nu was not very easy to get along with. But after a few days of running-in, Tang Yuan found that this old man was actually very good at talking, but there was a premise here, not to touch the old man's bottom line. His bottom line is actually very clear, that is, he must carry out the instructions of his superiors. Other than that, I don't care what you do.

In fact, he is a very qualified overseer.

The next morning, Nalan Xin hadn't come back yet, and that damn fellow, with only a donkey and mule by his side, rode by himself, and was reluctant to give it to others for ventilation.

Tang Yuan inquired everywhere, and in the entire Zhanhua City, there was no one who understood the male Jia language.

It is said that in the past, when the male Jia people controlled this place, there were only three translators in the entire city. One escaped with the county magistrate, and the remaining two died in the battle.

Tang Yuan ordered someone to bring food to the captives, but everyone looked reluctant.

The next day, another one died. I don't know if he died of internal injuries or starvation.

I heard that those male soldiers hadn't eaten for two days, and when Tang Yuan and the others came here, they were hungry and fought back. can still have such a fierce bow and arrow counterattack, which can't help but make people feel that their basic skills are solid.

"Don't starve them to death, when Nalan Xin comes back, maybe he can get some useful news." Tang Yuan said to Chen Bao: "You are responsible for delivering food to him." ”

Chen Bao was also very reluctant, but he would not resist Tang Yuan, but took someone to deliver food to the captive.

Now Chen Bao also has a few younger brothers, following behind him.

Now the gates of the city were opened, and the hungry people of the city rushed out of the city, and plucked up many weeds, mushrooms, ferns, and even bark and leaves to satisfy their hunger.

For them, it's a tough time.

Since people were too hungry and some robbery and theft would inevitably occur, Tang Yuan felt that he should select some educated people in the area and temporarily form a county government team.

"Lao Zhang, let's leave in two days, and there will be no place to reason here in the future. I think we should choose a local person who understands "The Law of Daliang" to be a temporary county official. "Tang Yuan came to find Zhang Nu.

Zhang Nu was lying on the ground, he was not lazy, but he wanted to save his physical strength as much as possible to prepare for the next long-distance walk, "There is this requirement in the military regulations, but I have not arranged for a county official." Besides, I only know military regulations, but I don't understand the law, you asked me to do it, find someone, I don't know if that person is really talented. ”

Tang Yuan said: "We can search the local area and find a slightly famous scholar to be a county official, that is." ”

Zhang Nu thought about it and nodded.

asked Liu Zhan to take someone to visit, and soon got the news that there was a local Liang Dynasty Xiucai named Li Jinxian.

He is in his forties this year, and when he used to be under the management of Daliang here, he lived a decent life, but later, he was unlucky and became the focus of the male Jia people, and now he is not a ghost, and when he was found, his daughter-in-law was starving to death, leaving him and a son and a daughter, who were also hungry and in a trance.

"Give them something to eat first." Tang Yuan frowned and said to Chen Bao: "Let all the soldiers give a day's rations to the people, and one can be saved." ”

"Wait!" Zhang Nu immediately stood up and said, "In the case that the army's food is insufficient, no matter what happens, you can't put food. This is an iron law in the army. ”

"Lao Zhang, don't take it too seriously. When we set out, each of us brought seven days' rations. It's only been two days now, and whether we rush to Bohai or Yangxin, it's enough. Tang Yuan stared at Zhang Nu and said.

"And the strong men?" Zhang Nu said: "We still don't know how many strong men Nalan Xin can recruit, if we recruit three hundred people, our food will be reduced by half immediately." ”

Zhang Nu's character is there, his position is there, he has his reasoning, and he has his persistence.

Tang Yuan knew that if he told him directly, he would definitely be rejected.

Tang Yuan thought for a while, walked up to Zhang Nu's side, and said, "Old Zhang, let me ask you a question. You say, "What are we fighting for?" ”

Zhang Nu smiled and said, "Of course, it's for the court, for the emperor." ”

Tang Yuan shook his head and said, "But I think that we are fighting for the people. No matter who became the emperor, I didn't really care. If a person suddenly appears, he can wipe out all countries, unify China, and completely end such wars like Qin Shi Huang. I'd rather help that person and overthrow the girder. ”

"Tang Yuan, what you said is a big rebellion."

"It's okay, I'll just talk to you in private." Tang Yuan waved his hand and motioned for Chen Bao to convey his order, asking each soldier to give up a day's food to the people in the city who were about to starve to death.

Let them have the strength to go out of the city and pull out the weeds.

If you eat this grain and do not have the strength to stand up, then it is up to your destiny.

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The food has been distributed, and the people did not react at first, but in the afternoon, some people came to the county government one after another, and they did not shout loudly, but just knelt at the door of the county government, kowtowed inside, muttered something in their mouths, wiped their tears and left.

Even if you can't hear what they say, the weather-beaten veteran Zhang Nu may be able to guess it.

From the moment Tang Yuan ordered the grain to be released, Zhang Nu was angry with Tang Yuan, did not speak, and occasionally scolded angrily, or said: When I see General Tang Qi, I have to sue you!

But when he saw more and more poor people kneeling at the gate of the county government, he stopped saying those words.

Tang Yuan was looking down at a book.

This is a copy of "Governing the Country" and a "County Chronicle" that he found from the bookcase of the county office. There are many historical events recorded in it, and he reads it as a storybook and reads it with relish.

Zhang Nu walked over, "Let me ask you a question. ”

"Just ask." Tang Yuan put down the book.

"In the morning, you said that if there is one person who can unify Shenzhou like Qin Shi Huang, then you would rather help that person overthrow Daliang."

"Yes, I did."

"But what if that person is a Hu man?" Zhang Nu's face was as cold as a piece of ice.

Tang Yuan smiled and said: "Hu people are also people, and the people of Hu people are also people, and they should be treated equally." It was their tribal leaders, the Great Khan, and the kings who started the wars, and these people could not represent the people. However, there is a problem that cannot be ignored, because there are few Hu people, so when they become emperors, they will definitely feel uneasy, panicked, and worried, so they will try their best to suppress the Han people. But if the Han people are the emperors, they will not have such concerns, and they will take care of the Hu people in many ways. For the sake of the overall situation, I chose the latter instead of helping the Hu people. ”

After listening to Tang Yuan's words, Zhang Nu left without speaking.

Later, he did not raise any objections because Tang Yuan distributed military rations to the people.