Zhang Shiqing beat away the officials who came to interrogate, Ye Cheng's reaction was quite calm, and he didn't send anyone again until dark, but it was the guest Xu Ji expected, so after the second watch of the night, he really came.

Xu Ji had already fallen asleep at the time, and was woken up by a knock on the door, and Chang Yanzhi whispered outside: "Disturb the son, there is a guest, I want you to meet him, so I brought it directly." ”

Xu Ji turned over and sat up, put on his clothes, put on shoes, lit the lamp, and went to open the door in person.

Chang Yanzhi flashed in with a person.

The man was wearing a cloak, and as soon as he entered the room, he was about to kneel down and kowtow, Xu Ji hurriedly supported him, dragged him to the table, and recognized the guest as his old department Meng Yingbo by the light.

Meng Yingbo is the younger brother of Meng Shenglun, after the suicide of his elder brother, he briefly served as the leader of the seven clans of the Wu State, but because of his rough personality, he quickly handed over the position, he didn't care much, and was willing to be a small leader, and followed the Jin Shengnu to Qinzhou with the soldiers of the Wu State.

"General Meng!" Xu Ji was a little surprised.

"King Wu, I finally saw you." Meng Yingbo was very excited and wanted to kneel down again.

Xu Ji didn't let him kneel, and sat him down.

Chang Yanzhi: "Remind you several times that Gongzi has long not used the title of 'King Wu'. ”

"Yes, but I have to scream, or I won't be sure."

Xu Ji also sat down and said with a smile: "Calling 'Xu Gongzi' shows the old feelings, and you must not use the word 'King Wu' again." ”

"Xu Gongzi said it himself, and I recognized it." Meng Yingbo said.

Chang Yanzhi shook his head and sat down as well, he was very concerned about the situation of the children of the Seven Clans, so he wanted to stay and listen to a few words.

"When did General Xiao Meng arrive in Yecheng?"

"Don't mention it, I arrived in Yecheng seven days ago, I have been scolded by the field craftsman, I live in a small black house, I can't see the sun every day, I was only released yesterday, someone showed me the way, let me come to see Xu Gongzi at night. Let's not talk about anything else, what about the craftsman, let him come out to see me. ”

Chang Yan brought Meng Yingbo over when he saw him, and before he could talk carefully, he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard his words, "Don't you know yet?" Tian Jiang has been arrested. ”

"You deserve it, who was arrested?"

"A barbarian king of the He Rong Tribe."

"How can the barbarian king arrest people in Yecheng?" Meng Yingbo was less excited.

"It's a long story. It must have been Tian Jiang's subordinates, and as soon as he was caught, he released you, and for that alone, you have to thank him. ”

"Hmph."

"First of all, what are you doing here? The children of the Seven Clans are still in Qinzhou? Has Xijing fallen? Has anyone I know been killed? I'm sorry, Childe, I'm in a bit of a hurry. ”

"That's exactly what I want to ask." Xu Jidao.

"Yes, I was about to say - is the craftsman alright? Although he imprisoned me for seven days, every meal was good wine and meat, and he was quite polite. I am here to see Gongzi on the order of the Golden Holy Maiden, now the situation in Xijing is critical, and the day is not safe, please think of an idea quickly, or go in person, with Gongzi here, everyone's morale will be high, and they will be able to break the siege of officers and soldiers again. ”

"The Golden Lady sent you?" Xu Ji asked.

"That's right, since I recognize the Golden Holy Maiden as the master, of course I am acting on her orders."

"Is there a letter?"

"No, the road from Xijing to Yecheng is long, and there are officers and soldiers everywhere, in case the handwritten letter of the Golden Saintess is found out, I will not have a chance to meet the son. I won't say much nonsense, I'm about to die of a seven-day delay in Yecheng, and I don't know what the situation in Xijing is now. Is there a way for Childe to solve the siege of Xijing? If not, follow me on the road and go for a visit. Childe can't see death and not save it, the so-called don't look at the face of the monk and see the face of the Buddha, Childe doesn't care about the life and death of us Wu people, and he should also help the golden saintess. ”

Chang Yanzhi frowned and said: "Xiao Meng, you are still talking so upside down, and before the matter is clear, you forced Gongzi to go on the road, and what did you say, 'Don't save when you see death', how many times has Gongzi saved Wu Ren, don't you remember?" ”

"Of course, I am...... I'm in a hurry. Meng Yingbo looked at Xu Ji eagerly.

"Don't worry, even if you want to go to Xijing, now is not the time."

Meng Yingbo heard a glimmer of hope, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Yes, yes, you have to prepare, but there are too many officers and soldiers on the road, and you can't walk during the day, so you can only walk at night - how about tomorrow night?" ”

"General Xiao Meng is still too anxious." Xu Ji smiled, "I'll ask you a few things first, and I know what to expect." ”

"That's right, Childe is strategizing to win a thousand miles, ask."

"How many troops does Xijing have? How many people? ”

"Uh...... The specific number is not clear, and Gongzi also knows that the soldiers of the Descending Army will come and go in the future, and they will always be unstable, but they are more than in the Eastern Capital, because the officers and soldiers fought too hard and chased too closely, and many people ran around. As for the common people, there were almost as many families of the Descendant Army as there were soldiers, and probably more. ”

"What about the original people of Xijing?"

"That's not much left, Xijing is almost an empty city, the Golden Holy Maiden sent Cao Shenxi into the city to negotiate, and the soldiers took the whole city without blood."

"Well, can there be a new army in Xijing?"

Speaking of the new army, Meng Yingbo smiled, "Don't ask, I have to talk about this matter too." There are many leaders of the new army, and there are three of them with the highest status, one of whom is called Xiong Invincible, and I don't know what he thinks, he actually asked the Golden Holy Maiden to marry ......"

"I've heard about it." Xu Ji interrupted.

"Oh." Meng Yingbo was a little disappointed, "What happened later?" ”

Xu Ji shook his head.

Meng Yingbo was interested again, "After talking back and forth a few times, the golden saint said that she had to see me before she could make a decision on whether to marry or not......"

"The Golden Holy Maiden said such a thing?" Chang Yan's case was born.

"Sit down and listen to me. At that time, I had not yet arrived in Xijing, and there were not so many officers and soldiers, so the two sides brought 30 people to meet with each side, and I happened to be selected to see the scene with my own eyes. Meng Yingbo himself laughed first, and the laughter was endless, it took a while to stop, coughed twice, and continued: "The male enemy is very satisfied, but the golden saint is not satisfied, and proposes a martial arts competition, if she loses, she agrees to marry him, if she wins, haha......"

Chang Yanzhi: "No wonder Tian Craftsman wants to lock you up for seven days, and it doesn't calm you down like this." ”

"I'm sorry, I think it's funny when I think about it. The golden saint said that if she wins, the invincible enemy will recognize her as a godmother. ”

Chang Yan was stunned, and laughed out loud.

Xu Ji shook his head while laughing, both feeling that it was impossible, but also feeling like something that the Golden Holy Maiden would do.

Chang Yanzhi smiled and said: "Don't ask, the Golden Holy Maiden will definitely win, and there is one more righteous son." ”

"Of course, we have all seen the skills of the Golden Holy Maiden, and we have never seen the invincible, so we thought that the rumors were exaggerated, so we readily agreed. The two of them are comparing the kung fu of the horse, and the coincidence is that they both use a long lance, and no one stabbed anyone in the first meeting, and the face of the male enemy is a little unbearable, and in the second round, the golden saint did not make a move, and he shook his head, and the male enemy used too much force, and almost fell off the horse, and the third round - the golden saint staggered between the two horses, and the long lance stabbed obliquely, picking off the helmet of the male invincible. Haha, it's a pity that you weren't there, I didn't see how embarrassed the enemy was, he first refused to admit defeat, then said that there was something wrong with his horse, and then scolded his subordinates, saying that they were not loud enough. And then...... Then just when everyone didn't expect it, he suddenly turned around and knelt down, shouted to the golden saint, 'Godmother', got up and ran on his horse, and the thirty people he brought didn't have time to follow, so he stayed where he was, how embarrassing it was. Ha ha. ”

Meng Yingbo said happily, and Xu Ji and Chang Yanzhi also felt funny when they heard it.

"In this way, this male enemy is not very powerful." The way of the word.

"You can't say that, it's called the strongest of the strong, the stronger of the strong. After the enemy ran away, he didn't mention the matter of courting relatives, but he killed dozens of leaders of the new army in a row, and they all used long lances, which shows that his skills are not low, but the skills of the Golden Saintess are superior. ”

"That's weird, the hero is defeated by the Golden Holy Maiden, how can he kill his own people?"

"It's not my own people, there are many leaders of the new army, and they don't belong to each other. After losing the competition, he always felt that he was being ridiculed, he was unreasonable, and he did not inquire about it, and when he heard the rumors, he led his troops to attack, and he had to stab the opponent to death with a long lance. ”

"There are too many enemies and you've been killed by other bosses, right?" Chang Yanzhi guessed.

Meng Yingbo shook his head, "Are you wrong, later the officers and soldiers entered Qin, and the fierce enemy was defeated in successive battles, and the leaders of the new army who laughed at him did not decrease, but more, and even his own subordinates often joked about this matter." The male enemy was angry, so he simply led people to defect to the Golden Saintess, and called him 'Godmother' every day, which was more filial than his own mother. ”

Chang Yanzhi was stunned for a long time, "The hero is invincible...... A true hero, it seems that he sent the Assassins before the tournament. ”

"What assassin?"

Chang Yanzhi roughly told Dai Pohu about his assassination, and Meng Yingbo was furious, "I didn't expect Dai Pohu to do such a thing!" But it's okay, the enemy doesn't dare to send assassins anymore, and when the son arrives in Qinzhou, he will have to be called 'Father-in-law'. ”

Xu Ji smiled bitterly: "I don't dare to recognize such a righteous son." According to you, the strength of the Descending Army has increased greatly, and as far as I know, the officers and soldiers of various states are suspicious of each other, and only the Jizhou Army is besieging the city with all its might, and the Descending Army should not be in danger. ”

Meng Yingbo was slightly stunned, and immediately said: "It's not a matter of more soldiers and fewer soldiers, but food and grass, the supply of officers and soldiers is sufficient, but the army of the Descendant Army eats less than one day a day, although there are many soldiers, it is a burden." There is also a big problem, although the Golden Holy Maiden has subdued the powerful enemy, the number of opponents in the army has only increased. ”

"Why is that?"

"No way, who made the golden saint a woman, after the descendant army returned to Qin, it has been not going well, although the Xijing has been captured, there are four city walls, lack of food and clothing, many people say that the soldier is pure yang, and you can't let a woman be the commander, the yin qi is too strong, and it is difficult to have a future. Many people want to push the young king to the throne, but he is still a baby. More people miss Childe, miss Childe's ingenuity and bravery, as long as you go, all problems can be solved. ”

Xu Ji snorted, pondered for a moment, and said, "What did General Wang Dian say?" ”

"Wang Dian? It's nothing to do with him, I'm on the orders of the Golden Holy Maiden......"

"Wang Diannai is the leader of the Seven Clans, and he didn't say a word when you came to Yecheng?"

"Ah...... Just tell me to complete the task......"

"General Xiao Meng, if you don't want to tell the truth, let's go, don't waste your tongue with me."

Xu Ji's tone was stern, Meng Yingbo still thought he was the king of Wu, he was scared in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I'll tell you the truth, it's all Wang Dian, I just said that I can't hide it from my son, he has to ...... It wasn't sent to me by the Golden Holy Maiden, it was a joint decision of the Seven Clans. But what I just said is not half a lie, the golden saintess is indeed in trouble both internally and externally, there are officers and soldiers outside the city, and there are dissatisfied leaders inside the city, this is more than 20 days ago, and the current situation will only become more critical. Now only we, the Wu people and some of the officers and soldiers who surrendered, are truly loyal to the Golden Holy Maiden, and neither the old army nor the heroic enemy can be trusted......"

Xu Ji was about to speak, when the old servant's panicked voice suddenly came from outside the house, "The government has sent someone again, this time the little county lord can't stop it!" ”