Tai Shi Ci stood on a gentle slope, watching a stream of water flow down the hillside and fall into the small pool of Fang Yuanzhangyu, splashing strings of crystal water droplets, and unconsciously calmed down. He crouched down, picked up the water with both hands, and threw himself in the face. The water was slightly cool, refreshing, indescribably comfortable, and even the bad news just now became less annoying.

He came in the starry night, and as soon as he arrived in Yangxian, he heard that Xu Chun had missed, and his family property was confiscated by Sun Ce, and even the entire Yangxian City was controlled by Sun Ce. Now Sun Ce has enough money and food in his hands, and he has brought five or six thousand people into the mountain, and he may attack at any time, but the bandits in Tongguan Mountain are panicked and demoralized because of this accident. Wan Bing didn't even have the interest in listening to what he said, so he directly asked him to come to Chen Wei. Looking at his appearance of six gods without a master, Tai Shi Ci was very worried that he would surrender without a fight.

The morale of the bandits must be boosted.

Tai Shici squatted on the edge of the pool, looking at his face shaking in the reflection, and suddenly felt an indescribable sadness. The years are fleeting, the strong man is easy to get old, from the weak Guanshi County to now it has been seven or eight years, a few years of twists and turns, in the blink of an eye nearly thirty years old, the achievement has not been established, the original ambition has no hope of realizing at all. I wanted to serve my mother for the rest of my life, with full filial piety, and was trusted by Liu Xuan, so I specially asked him to accompany him, and my mother also persuaded him not to give up, so he mustered up the courage to follow Liu Xiang out of Yangzhou.

But Xu Jing and Xu Gong's arrogance disappointed him again. I thought that Wuhui was a remote place, and he would not pay as much attention to his background as he did between Qilu, but he didn't expect that Wuhui would also be occupied by the Central Plains scholars. Xu Jing doesn't look down on him, and he doesn't even have the interest to talk to him, Xu Gong is a little better, but he just appreciates his strength, just like the previous Taishou, he just wants to use him and treat him like an eagle dog, but he won't give him a chance to be alone.

Fortunately, Liu Miao gave him this opportunity.

At the thought of it, he felt lucky. He is in the same county as Liu Xuan, and they know each other very well, but the difference between the two sides is too far, and he has no chance to make friends with Liu Xuan at all. This time, Liu Miao personally came to the door to invite because of an edict from Chang'an. The imperial court felt in the troubled times, revived the style of martial arts, planned to hold a martial arts conference, convened the world's heroes to gather in Beijing to compete in martial arts, and select talents, he received this news before returning from Liaodong, if it wasn't for Liu Xuan to invite, he should be on the way to Chang'an now.

The imperial court, which ruled the country with the Confucian Six Classics, suddenly revived the style of martial arts, and held a martial arts competition like selecting scholars as langs, which was an unbelievable opportunity. When he was in Liaodong, he heard a lot of doubts, and he felt incredible, until he saw the edict in Donglai, he believed that it was true, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy while lamenting the country's misfortune.

If it weren't for the chaos in the world, how could the imperial court make such a decision.

Thinking of the excitement at that time, Tai Shici's face was a little hot. He felt that his ideas were too shameful, how sad it was that the world was in chaos and the people were not able to make a living, but he felt lucky because his selfish interests had the possibility of being realized, and he was really too selfish.

"You are the messenger?" A voice came from overhead.

Tai Shi Ci subconsciously turned around, wiped the corner of his sleeve with his right hand, wiped off the water stains, and held the scabbard, and grabbed the knife ring with his right hand, his eyes instantly became sharp, and he turned around to speak.

Chen Wei was glanced at by Tai Shici, shivered inexplicably, took a step back, slipped under his feet, and almost fell. Fortunately, Zhang Zhong supported him, so he didn't make a fool of himself. He looked at Tai Shi Ci and was secretly vigilant. This man was not only tall and vigorous, but also carried so many weapons, long and short, with swords and bows, he must have been a warrior with superb martial arts.

Seeing that Chen was defeated and not hostile, Tai Shici was relaxed and a little disdainful at the same time. This person is too cowardly, how can he become the leader of thousands of people, no wonder the morale of these bandits is low, and the roots are all in these incompetent people. But that's fine, if I'm too strong, my mission won't be able to be completed. Tai Shi Ci pushed the saber back and bowed his hand.

"In Xiadonglai Tai Shi Ci, the word is righteous, dare to ask the foot is Chen Dashuai?"

Chen Wei nodded with trepidation, looked at Tai Shici, and quietly signaled his subordinates to remain vigilant. The man carried a strong bow and arrows, and was probably a master archer. The terrain in the mountains is uneven, not conducive to running, and the most threatening weapon is the bow and crossbow that can attack from a distance, and one sharpshooter is more dangerous than dozens of sword, shield, and spearmen.

"I'm Chen Defeat, you're ...... Sent by the Assassins? ”

"Exactly."

"We were forced by the government, although the grass fell, but the cultivation and self-consumption, never did nothing but evil, and did not dare to harm the people, and had no contact with the government, why did the assassin send you to do something?"

Tai Shi Ci smiled. "Don't worry, Dashuai, I came on the orders of Liu Zhijun, not to be an enemy of Dashuai. Liu Yuanjun listened to Wu Jun Taishou Xu Jun talk about the marshal, and learned that although the marshal had no choice but to fall into the grass, he was a righteous thief, and he admired it very much. I learned that Sun Ce bullied the weak and sent me to help the handsome. ”

Knowing that Tai Shici was a friend and not an enemy, and mentioning Xu Gong again, Chen Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, he knew the relationship between Xu Gong and Xu Chun, and he often sent people to give gifts to Xu Gong, otherwise Xu Gong would have sent someone to kill him a long time ago. But this person's tone is not small, and when he came on horse, he wanted to be an enemy of Sun Ce? This stinger surnamed Liu is also too stingy.

"How are Thorn Shi going to help us, money or food? Do you know that Xu Chun has been destroyed by Sun Ce? Without money and food, we are not Sun Ce's opponents. ”

Tai Shi Ci thought about it. "I'm in a hurry and can't bring money and food, but I can contact Xu Fujun and ask him for some support. How long can the handsome man last? ”

Chen Defeat rolled his eyes. "A month or two."

"A month or two is enough." Tai Shici patted his chest, full of confidence. "Did the marshal go to reconnoiter the enemy situation just now, but did you get something?"

Encouraged by Tai Shici's self-confidence, Chen Shici's mood was just a little better, and when he thought of Sun Ce, who was close at hand, he suddenly lost his spirit again. He shook his head again and again, and recounted what he had just seen. In fact, he was far away, and he didn't even dare to approach Sun Ce's cordon, nor did he see Sun Ce's battle flag with his own eyes, but he was still very nervous, as if Sun Ce was about to kill him.

Tai Shici asked a few words, and when he saw that Chen Yu was squeaky and unclear, he knew that he didn't dare to approach, and the information he had found was limited, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the front to understand the situation. Chen Yu also wanted to see Tai Shi Ci's ability, and was thinking about how to speak, seeing that Tai Shi Ci took the initiative to go, he was in the middle of it, and agreed to let Zhang Zhong lead the way for Tai Shi Ci and accompany Tai Shi Ci to go.

Tai Shici left his mount and spear behind, entrusted it to Chen Wei, only brought a bow and arrows and a ring knife, and followed Zhang Zhong into the mountains and forests, walking calmly, giving people great confidence. When Chen Yu saw it, his interest increased greatly, and he returned to the place where he had just scouted, waiting to see Tai Shici's ability with his own eyes.