Speaking of this time, everyone was a little excited. Soon, Zhao Xingde was about to say goodbye, suddenly, there was a noisy sound outside the academy, Zhu Sen's face was slightly gloomy, and before he could call anyone to inquire, a disciple came in with a look of surprise on his face and said: "Gentlemen, Jiangle County has received a report from the palace, the official army has captured Yunzhou, and Kyushu behind the mountain has returned to my Great Song Dynasty." At this time, the shouts outside were even louder, and the voices of "Long live the Great Song Dynasty" and "God bless my dynasty" sounded again and again.

Although Huang Jian, Zhu Sen, Zhao Xingde and others had doubts, they still felt relieved when they heard the news of the recovery of Yunzhou. Huang Jian muttered: "Hedong Xingying Jianrui is known for its tenacity, and now that he has conquered Yunzhou, there is a strong city to rely on, and he should not be afraid of the Liao people." Zhu Sen smiled and said, "Let's go, go out and have a look." Zhao Xingde and Li Ruoxue also stood up, and the four of them walked out of the house, but they saw that both the disciples of the academy and the scholars who had listened to the lecture were all excited, and people all over the courtyard ran with lanterns in their hands. The cheers outside were wave after wave, mixed with the sound of "bang" and "bang" firecrackers.

The night was cold, and Yang Xiu stood quietly in the courtyard. When talking about the gentleman of Shi Ming's moral debate, he guessed that it was Zhao Yuanzhi at the time. Zhu Shanchang treated him with great respect, but did not tell the doorman the identity of the guest, and Yang Xiu confirmed his suspicions. Because Zhao Xingde is still a prisoner, he did not tell others, but quietly waited outside this fine house, and only waited for Zhu Shanchang and Old Master Huang to leave, and then came to the door to ask for help, hoping to worship Mr. Yuanzhi's door. The windows of the house let in the light, and the figure moved faintly. Yang Xiu took a deep breath, was sincere, waited attentively, and ignored the noisy noise next to him. At this time, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder behind him, but it was his friend Yu Guanzhi, who was holding a lantern in his hand and said ecstatically: "Wen Zhong, the official army has recovered Yunzhou!" Yang Xiu then understood why the people in the academy were so excited, and a wave of blood surged above his head, before he could speak, Yu Guanzhi pulled his arm and said loudly: "Let's go and light firecrackers to celebrate!" ”

Bamboo was planted around the academy, and the excited scholars took local materials, lit a fire with dead branches and leaves, and then put the bamboo into it, and it exploded "bang". In the lonely mountains, it is as lively as the New Year at the moment. The flames of the lanterns reflected the ecstasy on people's faces, and it wasn't long before fireworks were set off, and the fireworks bloomed in the night sky.

"The people's hearts are like this, no wonder the DPRK and China are the main advocates of the Northern Expedition," Huang Jian sighed: "After this battle, the power of the prime minister should be consolidated a lot." ”

Zhao Xingde felt a little bitter in his heart, he is now out of the Xia State, the Song people celebrated the recovery of Yunzhou, it is the result of the Xia State's retreat, the purpose of the Protectorate is not to believe that the Liao State can willingly give up the Xijing Road, so he is willing to take a step back, leaving room and prompting the Liao and Song Tigers to fight. Feeling the softness of his palm, he pinched it gently, Zhao Xingde looked to his side, Li Ruoxue was looking at him with concern, he smiled slightly, and felt a warmth in his heart. He turned to Zhu Sen and said, "Brother Zhu, I still have some companions waiting outside the mountain, so I will leave." ”

Zhu Sen was stunned for a moment and said, "Yuan Zhi came from afar, don't you stay for a few more days?" There was reluctance in his tone. Huang Jian also looked at it and said, "Yuan Zhi might as well linger for a few more days." Zhao Xingde smiled and said: "Come by what you hear, and go by what you see." No regrets. "He is a prisoner, and he is out of the Xia Kingdom. Once this matter is revealed, although Zhu Sen is a relative of the emperor, I am afraid that he will also be implicated.

After the four of them sighed and said goodbye, Zhao Xingde and Li Ruoxue said goodbye and left. The starlight in the sky is dim, the bamboo forest academy is in the deep mountains, and the sedan chair driver is playing lanterns along the way, only illuminating the place in front of him, the mountains and forests and grasses on both sides of the road are black and swarthy, but there is a strange sound, as if the birds and beasts are alarmed, or the sound of the wind blowing the branches. Yang Xiu didn't care about the sinister mountain road, and followed behind the sedan chair from a distance. If it is blocking the road and asking for apprenticeship, it will be too abrupt, so Yang Xiu plans to follow him to the inn and inquire about Mr. Yuanzhi's accommodation, and he waits outside the door until dawn, and only after Mr. gets up does he come to visit, so he looks solemn. Zhao Xingde rode a horse, the feet of the four sedan chair men carried the sedan chair very fast, Yang Xiu was so tired that he was out of breath, the mountain road was slippery, and he fell down several times, he immediately got up, still following the little glimmer of the lantern.

There is a big inn at the foot of Longqi Mountain, which is the place where the guest officials who usually visit the mountain stay. Yang Xiu saw Zhao Xingde go straight to the inn, his heart was ecstatic, and he was about to follow up, when he suddenly received a heavy blow to the back of his head, his eyes were dark, and he immediately fainted. When he woke up and turned around, he felt that the light was dim, and he was already in an room, and Zhao Xingde was sitting in front of him, as if he was looking at him.

"You're a student of the academy, and you've been following me, what do you want?" Zhao Xingde asked in a gentle manner. The secret whistle arranged by Du Blowhorn found that he was following this person behind him, and immediately knocked him unconscious, pretending to be a drunken person, and dragged him into the inn for interrogation. Zhao Xingde saw that this person had the name tag of Zhulin Academy on him, so he ordered him to wake up and ask him personally.

Yang Xiu didn't dare to slack off, and said on the ground: "Late Yang Xiu, cursive character Wenzhong, the name of Mr. Yuanzhi for a long time, the wish of his life is to follow Mr., obey orders day and night, and wish Mr. will include his disciples in the account." He fell to the ground, his heart pounding. Although I don't know how he was knocked unconscious or how he came here, I guess this teacher will have other means besides articles in the future. Only then did Yang Xiu realize that Zhao Xingde was a prisoner, and he had peeked through his hideout, and if he couldn't take him in, he would probably have to kill him. Thinking of this, his heart was cold, and he immediately said sincerely: "Mr. Zhao is not a murderous person, the ancients had a broken arm to seek the law, what is this little test?" ”

The oil lamp in the house was dim, Zhao Xingde looked at Yang Xiu who was lying on the ground, his Confucian robe was full of mud, sweat soaked his back, and he followed him all the way out of the mountain, presumably suffering a little. He remembered when he was studying in the past, slowed down his tone, shook his head and said, "I am a friend of Zhu Sen, but not Zhao Yuanzhi, I think you have recognized the wrong person." He paused, and said in a deep voice with a cold face: "Zhao Xingde is a criminal of the imperial court, if you follow him, you will not only ruin your future, but also implicate your family." I didn't think I heard what Shicai said, after you go back, go and ask Zhu Shanchang for guilt. ”

Yang Xiu was stunned, he was not stupid, the person in front of him denied that he was Zhao Yuanzhi, either he was really not, or Zhao Xingde refused to accept the apprentice, nor did he want to harm himself, so he simply denied it. Thinking that his parents were alive at home, Yang Xiu felt a trace of hesitation in his heart, he was silent for a while, bowed to the ground again, and said in a deep voice: "Please forgive the juniors for being abrupt, thank you for the grace of Mr. Preservative." After speaking, he got up and wanted to leave, there were two guards standing outside the door, Zhao Xingde waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Let him go." The guards let Yang Xiu leave the inn.

Du Chuijiao sent a scout to follow him, and if he did not return to the academy, but intended to report to the government, he would be killed. Looking at the back of the young man who was depressed and leaving, Zhao Xingde sighed, and when he returned to the room, Li Ruoxue asked worriedly, "Is there nothing wrong?" Zhao Xingde shook his head and said in a low voice: "A student of the academy wants to apprentice. He patted the back of Ruoxue's hand lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Visiting Zhu Sen, it was indeed me who was abrupt, so I will hide my tracks along the way in the future." Li Ruoxue nodded, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

At dawn the next day, Zhao Xingde's group of men and horses pretending to be a caravan set off for the north, and the saddle horse was tiring on this way, and it was expected that it would take about three months to reach Chang'an at the earliest. Along the way, Zhao Xingde never showed any trace of his whereabouts at all, and when he had nothing to do, he carefully observed the caravan's horse-drawn carriage's ability to carry goods, and recorded the conditions of the various roads in his diary. And after nightfall, he began to think about how to create a firearms battalion in the Dragon's Tooth Army. The General's Mansion did not want him to waste time during the journey, so Zhao Xingde was allowed to report to the Military Government on the establishment and training plan of the firearms battalion before arriving in Chang'an.

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