Liu Xiu stayed in Chang'an for several months, and he had no intention of returning to Luoyang in a short time.

In the past, Chang'an was the capital, and Luoyang was the capital, but now it is the opposite, Luoyang is the capital, and Chang'an is the capital.

In this case, Chang'an is naturally rising, and the magnates in Luoyang have gone to the Chang'an resettlement place and bought real estate, so it can be said that Liu Xiu's hustle and bustle indirectly led to the recovery of Chang'an.

Luoyang has gradually become saturated, Nanyang is almost occupied, the eyes of the magnates follow Liu Xiu, and they all move to Chang'an, and many people are going to Chang'an, including Liu Zhang, the king of Taiyuan.

Liu Zhang is Liu Xiu's nephew, Liu Xiu's orphan, Liu Xiu is very fond of Liu Zhang, although Liu Zhang was crowned king, but he has always left Liu Zhang in Luoyang and put it by his side.

Liu Zhang is not too reluctant to Liu Xiu's arrangement, he doesn't want to stay in Luoyang all his life, stay under his uncle's wing, he, like many young people, also has a passion and wants to create a big career.

Liu Zhang proposed to Liu Xiu several times that he wanted to join the army, like Wu Han, Geng Yi, Cen Peng, Feng Yi, Gai Yan and others, and go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions.

When Liu Xiu heard this, he showed displeasure every time. The eldest brother only has one heir like Zhang'er, if he really goes to the battlefield, there are three longs and two shorts, how can he explain to the eldest brother? How can I be worthy of my eldest brother's spirit in the sky?

Liu Zhang mentioned it once, Liu Xiu reprimanded him, Liu Zhang was reluctant, and Liu Xiu never let go, but he was not allowed to join the army. This time, Liu Xiu attacked Kuihuan, and Luoyang's Jingshi Army was transferred to Sanfu one after another. The great Sima Wu Han, the general Geng Yi of Jianwei, the general Feng Yi of the expedition to the west, and the general Gai Yan of Huya, now these famous generals are all in Sanfu

, all preparing for the battle of the Western Expedition, Liu Zhang was so anxious in Luoyang that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and finally couldn't sit still, left Luoyang, went to Chang'an, and prepared to mention the matter of joining the army to his uncle again.

Even if he is not allowed to go to the front line to charge, he is only allowed to stay with his uncle, as long as he can join the army.

Liu Zhang is not a gentleman, he is diligent and studious, both civil and military, especially a good martial arts, and completely inherits Liu Zhang's style. Liu Zhang set off from Luoyang, crossed the stream, crossed Hongnong, and came to the junction of Hongnong and Jingzhao, Zunling Mountain. According to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", Luoshui originated from the Zhenju Mountain, and according to the "Geographical Chronicle", Luoshui originated from the Tsukling Mountain. As for whether the Zhenju Mountain in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is the same mountain as the Tsukasa Mountain in the "Geographical Chronicle", it is impossible to say

Know, there are different opinions.

Tsukayeongsan is the boundary mountain between Jingzhao and Hongnong, the east of Tsukayeongsan is Hongnong-gun, and the west of Tsukayeongsan is Jingzhaoyin.

Jingzhaoyin and Chang'an are not the same thing, Chang'an is a city, while Jingzhaoyin is a county, including Chang'an, as well as many other towns. Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Feng Yi, and Right Fufeng, collectively known as Sanfu, are actually three counties.

Tsukaling Mountain is not a small mountain, but a large rolling mountain range that continues all the way to the Qinling Mountains.

In the past, when Sanfu was in chaos, Tsukaling Mountain was a hard-hit area of bandits, and there were countless big bandits and small bandits in the territory. After the Western Expeditionary Army stationed in Sanfu, it rectified the bandits in Tsukaling Mountain several times, which made the situation in the area of Tsukaling Mountain better.

But even so, when the caravan traveled to Tsukayama Mountain, it would be extra careful.

When Liu Zhang's team arrived at Zunling Mountain, it was already afternoon, and a guard reported to Liu Zhangyu in the carriage: "King, there is Zunling Mountain in front, and now it is getting late, do you wait until tomorrow to enter the mountain?" ”

Getting late? Liu Zhang walked out of the carriage and raised his eyes to look at the sky, the sun was shining, where was it getting late? Liu Zhang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Don't delay, keep going!" ”

"This ......," the guard grimaced.

"How?" "The king doesn't know, there are a lot of bandits in this Tsukasa Mountain, when people pass through the Tsukasa Mountain, they will choose to enter the mountain in the morning, and when the sky is not dark, just enough to go out of the mountain, if you enter the mountain in the afternoon, then you have to take the night road, and it is easy to be bandits

Raid. ”

When Liu Zhang heard this, he almost laughed angrily, and asked rhetorically: "Am I still afraid of those bandits?" Don't be long-winded, enter the mountain immediately, I can't delay for a moment! ”

Let Liu Zhang wait for a day before leaving, he can't wait, now Liu Zhang can't wait to have wings on his back and fly directly to Chang'an.

At Liu Zhang's insistence, the guards had no choice but to continue to hurry according to his wishes.

The road in the territory of Tsukasa Mountain is quite easy to walk, but both sides of the road are lofty mountains and mountains, and the mountains and forests are dense, so it is indeed easy to set up an ambush in this area.

The guards were all careful, holding torches in one hand and crossbows in the other, for fear of accidents.

As the nephew of the Son of Heaven, he is about the same as half a prince, His Majesty is very favored, and if there is really some accident, none of them can afford it.

The team was moving forward, and shouts were heard in front of them.

The guards hurriedly stopped and raised their crossbows in unison. Liu Zhang walked out of the carriage, raised his eyes and looked forward, only to see a large group of people running on the mountain road in front of him, including men and women, old and young.

Liu Zhang looked at it and said to the guards under him: "Don't let go of the arrows!" ”

Waiting for the crowd in front to run closer, Liu Zhang jumped out of the carriage, held the sword under his rib in one hand, walked forward quickly, and asked loudly, "What's wrong?" ”

"Master Jun, it's not good, the front ...... There's a bandit ahead! ”

Liu Zhang listened, not only was he not afraid, but he was happy. This is really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it! I still want to ask my uncle to join the army, but I can't come here, and the opportunity to make a contribution will come to the door first.

He snorted coldly and said, "Don't be afraid, tell me clearly, how many bandits are there?" ”

"There is a good ...... Dozens of people! ”

Liu Zhang smiled, and didn't take it to heart, although he didn't bring many guards, only one hundred and ten people, but it was more than enough to deal with dozens of bandits. He said, "You wait to back down first, these bandits are handed over to us!" ”

These people looked happy and panted and ran to the back of Liu Zhang's team. Not long after, a large group of people came running ahead, all of them carrying torches, some with swords, some with swords, and some with spears.

Look at what they are wearing, there are all kinds of dresses, some with open arms, some in tattered clothes, and some in women's clothes, all kinds of things, dazzling.

When they were still more than ten steps away from Liu Zhang's guards, they all stopped, and an open-minded man led by him raised the sword in his hand, pointed at Liu Zhang and the others, and asked loudly: "Are you Hongnong County Army?" ”

Tsukaling Mountain is not under the jurisdiction of any county, and it is impossible for the county soldiers to come here, but all the officers and soldiers who come to Tsukaling Mountain are either the Beijing division army or the county army. Liu Zhang sneered and asked rhetorically, "Are you waiting for the mountain bandits from Tsukasa Mountain?" ”

The open-minded man led by the big man looked Liu Zhang up and down, and saw that he was not very old, only in his twenties, and the old god of the big man said on the ground: "The hairy boy who has not dried up with milk, with such a few people, dare to go into the mountains to find death?" ”

Liu Zhang laughed and said, "Who is looking for death, just try it!" ”

The corners of the big man's mouth raised, and he swung his sword forward, shouting: "Brothers, give me a ride!" As he spoke, the big men behind him rushed forward with their weapons held high.

Behind him, there were indeed only dozens of people, but at the same time as he gave the order, dozens of people rushed out of the woods on the left and right, and the three groups of bandits added together, there must be nearly two hundred people.

The guards under Liu Zhang's command did not give it in vain, and they pulled the crossbow machine one after another, and they heard a series of crossbow arrows firing, and the first row of bandits to rush was shot to the ground.

However, like a red-eyed madman, the bandits behind him passed over the corpses of their companions and continued to rush forward to kill. Liu Zhang sneered, took out his saber to accompany him, and shouted: "Fight!" ”

The guards put down their crossbow machines, and they all drew their swords one after another, and fought with the oncoming bandits.

The mountain bandits thought that Liu Zhang and these people were all county troops, and they didn't pay attention to them, but when the two sides handed over hands, they found that the combat power of this army was several grades higher than that of the county army. Not only is the individual combat power strong, but the cooperation is also very tacit.

The two sides fought for a short time, and twenty or thirty people fell on the bandits' side. Seeing that the other party was fighting bravely and fiercely, he felt that his side was not an opponent, and the open-minded man led by him simply blew the whistle and gave the order to retreat.

Many of the mountain bandits immediately gave up the battle and followed the open-minded man and ran towards the mountains and forests. Liu Zhang had just killed three bandits with his own hands, and was on the rise, when he saw that the other party was about to run, he was willing to let it go, so he chased after him with a sword.

The guards were afraid that Liu Zhang would lose, so they also chased into the mountains and forests.

Liu Zhang was chasing and killing at the same time, and the mountain bandits who ran in front of him were stabbed to the ground one after another.

In all fairness, Liu Zhang's martial arts are much higher than those of his guards, and his physical fitness is also good, and the speed of chasing the enemy is fast.

Unconsciously, the mountain bandits who were chased and stabbed to death by him had as many as seven or eight people.

Just as he continued to pursue the enemy, he suddenly heard a sneer from the woods in front of him. When Liu Zhang heard the laughter, he was furious, and without thinking about it, he directly threw the torch in his hand before.

The torch swirled in the air, flew more than ten meters, hit the trunk of a large tree, and bounced to the ground.

By the faint light of the torches, one could see a tall and thin man standing beside the trunk of a tree, dressed in a gray robe, and it was not clear what he looked like.

Liu Zhang subconsciously slowed down, and the aura emanating from the other party's body made Liu Zhang instinctively aware of the danger. He narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Hugh is pretending to be a ghost behind the tree, get out and talk!" ”

"Huh!" With another chuckle, the gray-clothed man standing next to the tree walked towards Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang stood still, as the other party got closer and closer, Liu Zhang finally saw clearly, the other party's age was about thirty years old, with fair skin, light eyebrows, thin eyes, a straight nose and thin lips, a delicate appearance, and a bit of fairy wind.

"You're a bandit?" Liu Zhang asked uncertainly.

"You are the king of Taiyuan." The other party said with certainty.

Hearing this, Liu Zhang's heart was shocked, the other party was able to tell his identity in one mouth, which was incredible. He stared at each other, and asked in a deep voice, "You are not a mountain bandit, who are you?" ”

"Someone who wants your life!"

"Presumptuous! Daring! With the roar, the two guards who had caught up with Liu Zhang rushed towards the man with flying steps, and the two swords, one left and one right, stabbed each other's chests.

As if he hadn't seen it, the man stood still, not moving, but when the edges of the two swords had pierced his approach, he raised his hand, and heard two crisp sounds, and the swords in the hands of the two guards flew out to the left and right.

The two guards stood in place, their faces full of incredulity, and their mouths opened wide subconsciously. To be honest, neither of them could see clearly how the other party made a move, nor did they know why the sword in their hand suddenly flew out.

Liu Zhang in the back saw it clearly, the other party did not use weapons, but just popped out two fingers very quickly, and the fingertips flicked on the swords of the two swords, and then, the two swords flew out together.

Flick the sword away with a flick of your fingers, unseen and unheard.

The man said to the two stunned guards, "I only want his life, not yours, go back!" ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hands and pressed them against the chests of the two of them, and before the two guards could react, they felt a powerful thrust coming towards them.

The two guards both screamed, flew backwards, and after landing, they took several steps back in succession, and finally sat on the ground. The two of them were not injured or felt any pain, but their bodies were forcibly sent a few meters away by the other party.