The two martial arts seniors who were on the same side were both seriously injured and lay on the ground unable to move. Chu Yan's sword was originally with the intention of death, wanting to surround Wei to save Zhao and force Tang Zhou to retreat, but it is said that this sword will not be able to stab him no matter what. However, Tang Zhou's great wish was about to be fulfilled at this time, and he rushed straight without dodging, making Chu Yan, who was stabbed by a sword, shocked on the spot.

Zhang Jiao saw that Tang Zhou was also seriously injured and fell to the ground, sighed secretly, and said, "What I did with my senior brother at the beginning was all for me to carry forward together. Later, the senior brother changed Zhengyi to five buckets of rice, and it was prosperous for a while. I have never regretted what I did. ”

Tang Zhou coughed up a mouthful of blood and said, "Don't regret it? Do you know the little sister, how is she doing? With your actions, where will you put the little sister who has always trusted you and your senior brother? Where to put the third senior brother who has long since passed away? ”

Zhang Jiao listened, his chest straightened, and he raised his head and said: "My senior brother and I are one to spread the true sect of my Daomen, and the other is to save the people of the world from hanging upside down, how can we be ashamed?" ”

Tang Zhou sneered and said, "So what are the two of you spreading in Hanzhong, and the other is spreading Taiping Dao in the Central Plains, contacting each other privately, intending to rebel?" ”

Zhang Jiao said: "If there is a great drought today, the red land is thousands of miles, it is a warning from God!" How do you know that the Son of Heaven is still drunk and dreaming of death, favoring eunuchs, wandering people for thousands of miles, and Li Shu hanging upside down, all of them are from the Han court! I am doing this to meet the heavens and do the right thing for the heavens! I think the Ancestral Heavenly Master will also be pleased in the Heavenly Spirit! ”

Tang Zhou's face was full of disdain, and he said, "You said that you are all here to save the people?" Do you know how many people have died because of you? Did you know that when a war is torn out, the first to suffer are the people? If you talk about rescuing the people, I think you have worked hard for most of your life, and I am afraid that you will not be as good as a descendant! ”

Saying that, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Guo Bin, and said: "It's this Guo boy, who settled tens of thousands of homeless people when he first arrived in Yang Zhai Ling, and later defeated He Man and Bocai, although his meritorious service is great, I still don't see it." But there is one thing, I am convinced! That is, no matter which time he won the war, he was able to settle the prisoners properly, not only to save their lives, but also to give them food and a source of livelihood! ”

Seeing that Zhang Jiao's face remained unchanged, he knew that Guo Bin's actions had already spread all over the world, and Zhang Jiao naturally knew about it for a long time, so he snorted coldly and said, "Hmph! Do you know where the 200,000 defeated soldiers of Bocai outside Changshe City have gone? ”

Zhang Jiao was silent.

Tang Zhou pointed at Guo Bin and said, "Let this kid be sent to the outside of the plug!" They not only built a city outside the Saiwai, but also married the Wuhuan people outside the Saiwai, trafficked silk and tea from the Central Plains to the Saiwai, and trafficked felt, cattle, sheep, and horses from the Saiwai outside, which was a big deal! Nearly 200,000 people actually took this kid a few months to govern submissively! Taiping Road? They are all Taiping! ”

Although Zhang Jiao and Guo Bin discussed many of his measures during his tenure as Yang Zhai Ling, many of the events after the Yellow Turban Rebellion have not yet been mentioned. In addition, Zhang Jiao's army has been besieged for a long time, and the news is not clear, and the battle on the southern front only knows that Bocai has been defeated at the hands of the official army, as for the damage, whether it is completely annihilated or absorbed, or defeated and retreated to the south, Zhang Jiao does not know anything, so when he heard Tang Zhou's words, he was immediately shocked.

Originally, in his heart, the 200,000 troops on the South Road could not defeat the official army, and it was more than enough to stabilize the position and contain the officials and troops on the South Road. Although his side was under siege, but the commander of the previous official army was changed, and there were repeated mistakes, so he sent Zhang Bao, the general of the Digong, to take the opportunity to lead the army out of the encirclement, go to Yangcheng to recuperate, and wait for the opportunity to go south to support the army on the southern road. And he took the general Zhang Liang to hold the city, in order to hold back the main force of the official army, so that the situation on the southern front changed first.

The Yellow Turban Army, which can open up inside and outside the city, got the news of the defeat of the South Road army soon after Zhang Bao broke through, although the news is not very detailed, the defeat of the Bocai army is undoubted, so Zhang Jiao is quite worried about this matter. However, there is still a glimmer of hope, after all, Bo Cai has 200,000 troops under his command, even if he is defeated, the loss of numbers should not be too large, according to his guess, it should only be defeated and retreated to the south. If this is the case, as long as Zhang Bao leads his army south and attacks the rear of the officers and troops on the southern route, the situation may be turned around immediately.

At this time, Tang Zhou's recounting also destroyed Zhang Jiao's last bit of hope, and he immediately knew that the army in Guangzong City was already alone. Zhang Bao's army was small in number, and if it was used to disturb the grain route, it might be able to achieve miraculous results, but it was by no means enough to reverse the overall strategic situation of the world.

Although there are still Zhang Xiu's five buckets of rice in Hanzhong, their power is only in Hanzhong, and they can't help the general situation in the world, and with Zhang Xiu's cautious character, I am afraid that they will not send troops to support Taiping Dao.

Until this moment, Zhang Jiaofang has a clear understanding of the general trend of the world, and he has fought for most of his life for the Taiping Road, and he was originally high-spirited, confident, and proud of the Yellow Turban Uprising, but he has entered the predicament of the end of the road. He looked at Guo Bin and said, "What he said, but is it true?" ”

Guo Bin nodded slowly and said, "These are all true. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Jiao seemed to be more than ten years old all of a sudden, and his eyes suddenly lost his spirit, and after a long time, Fang said to Chu Yan: "I am seriously injured, and I am going to die, you can take my wrench, return to Guangzong City, find Zhang Liang and Zhang Niujiao, and pass on the news of my death." And told them that they were all implicated by me. Now there is nothing to do, let them lead the army to break through the siege, and they must not give their lives in vain. As he spoke, he took out a not-so-delicate wrench from his bosom and handed it out.

stroked the top of Chu Yan's head and said, "You let them find a place to live in seclusion, don't ask about the rivers and lakes again." ”

When Chu Yan heard this, she couldn't stop crying, and only nodded vigorously.

Guo Bin was puzzled and said, "How can the injury under the ribs be so serious?" The seniors only need to be raised for a few months, and they will be cured. Guo is not talented, or he may be able to provide asylum. After the seniors are healed, between the emergencies, the Central Plains may have no place to stay, but when you get to the outside of the plug, isn't it the sea wide with the fish jumping, and the sky is high for the birds to fly? ”

Zhang Jiao listened, sighed, and said: "I know your good intentions, but you don't know that I am one by one, the empty doors are all under the ribs, and the death points are also under the ribs, and the injuries under the ribs are like giving people the kung fu around them to be wasted." With my skills, although the martial arts are not all wasted, if I can carefully recuperate for a year and a half, if I am lucky, there will only be one or two percent, and there is no possibility of recovery. Besides, I received another palm, and the five internal organs were displaced, even if the ancestor himself arrived, I am afraid that there is no way to return to heaven. ”

Guo Bin didn't give up, pulled Dong Xing'er forward, and said, "Xing'er, come and show your seniors, your family's superb medical skills, there must be a way!" ”

Hearing Guo Bin's words, Chu Yan's eyes lit up, and she looked at Dong Xing'er with anticipation, hoping that she could rely on her family's medical skills to save people.

At this time, Guo Bin completely forgot the identities of the two, in his eyes, Zhang Jiao at this time was just an amiable and respectable martial arts senior, not only righteous and thin, martial arts and virtues are convincing, but also Guo Bin has a great grace to teach. The end of the hero is the most regrettable and lamentable, who would have thought that millions of disciples all over the world, stomping on the Han Dynasty to be terrified of a generation of heroes, would die outside the ancestral hall of this deserted village? How can this not make people sigh?

Zhang Jiao waved his hand to stop Guo Bin and Chu Yan, who was looking forward to it, and said to Dong Xing'er: "It is a martial art, which is the authentic sect of Taoist Xuanmen, inherited from the previous dynasty. Seeing Dong Xing'er's puzzled face, she explained: "Liuhou is one of the founders of the 400-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Zifang. After Qin annihilated Han, he sniped Qin Shi Huang in Bolangsha. When he fled to Xiapi, he met Huangshi Gong and obtained the "Taigong Art of War". Since then, he has not only been well aware of Tao strategy, resourceful, but also cultivated, and his inner kung fu has become a family. It's just that the affairs of the rivers and lakes have never been valued by scholars, so they are not widely spread. ”

Looking at Dong Xing'er, who couldn't help nodding and showing a shocked look, Zhang Jiao smiled knowingly and continued: "The so-called: 'The prince is in power, and the gods are avoiding'. Jiang Tai is fair, wise, and omniscient, and is the lord of the gods and the head of the immortal class. He is knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, and the "Art of War" written by Taigong with all his life's energy is naturally not trivial. Not only can it be used to cultivate the truth, but it can also cure diseases and save people. It's my own injury, I know best, don't waste my strength. ”

Giving Guo Bin a reassuring look, Zhang Jiao continued: "When Zhou Tianzi was divided into heroes, Jiang Taigong asked for Qi land as his fief, and he was praised by everyone for his humility and easy-goingness. However, how can things be so simple, do you know that Qi Di Linzi Tian Qi Yuan? This is said to Guo Bin.

Guo Bin said: "I have heard Guan seniors say that Qi is the one who is Qi, and he has a heaven and a Qi Yuan. ”

Zhang Jiao nodded and said, "Yes, Tianqi Yuan is also known as Dragon Pool." It is about 26 zhang long from north to south, about 13 zhang wide from east to west, about 1 zhang deep, and is built with a stone barrier all around. There are three springs inside, the spring water is gushing out, clear to the bottom, it is the extremely cold day in winter, the spring water is also steaming, never frozen. At the south end of the dragon pond, there is a drinking water well on the east and west banks, commonly known as "longan", the inside is made of stone, the outer cover is pounded with triple soil, and the import is made of a boulder. The water level in the well can be raised to a height that can be reached by hand, which is more than two feet higher than the water level in the pool. ”

Hearing this, Guo Bin finally reacted, before he was reborn, he had heard an ancient poem called "Eight Views of Linzi", which was made by the Ming Dynasty poet Han Chaoran, and blurted out at the moment, saying:

"Wine flag wind outside Gaoyang Pavilion,

Dwarf locust is cloudy and summery.

Autumn into the dragon pond moon bright,

Spring returns to Niu Mountain, and it rains.

Ancient mound ruins Huai Yan Xiang,

The former site of the barren platform hangs the Huan Gong.

Zijiang fishing returned late,

The West Temple hugged its head and listened to the bell. ”

Listening to this poem, Zhang Jiao couldn't help but be stunned, although he is not a person who is good at resignation, he can also understand this poem with simple words. The "Dragon Pool" in the poem refers to the natural Tianqi Yuan.

Although the text of this poem is simple, it is written everywhere about the beautiful scenery of Linzi, and there is no word of praise, but it is full of leisure and leisure. Where did Zhang Jiao, who runs around all day long, experience such a chic and casual life? Knowing that his time was running out at this time, and his busy career had become a joke, Zhang Jiao was disheartened and lazy, and he no longer thought about the people in the world, at this time he just wanted to live a leisurely and comfortable life for a few days.

I was stunned for a while, and kept muttering a sentence in my mouth.

Chu Yan listened for a while, and Fang heard him say a poem that he heard him recite a few days ago, which seemed to be heard from Guo Bin.

"Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water,

The waves sweep away the heroes.

Success or failure turns empty,

The green mountains are still there,

Several degrees of sunset red.

White-haired fisherman on the river,

Accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze.

A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet,

How many things have happened in ancient and modern times,

It's all laughing and talking. ”

Listening to it, Tang Zhou on the side also burst into tears, what is the revenge he has been striving for for more than ten years? Now that he is seriously injured and is dying, the only thing that can accompany him is the second senior brother Zhang Jiao, who wants to kill him and is fast. In a trance, I seemed to have returned to the scene when the five brothers first entered the school and competed together. That is because the senior brothers are rigorous and kind, and the junior sisters are lively and lovely, without deceit and intrigue. At that time, how could I have imagined that more than ten years later, when I met the second senior brother whom I once respected very much, it would be such a situation? The revenge he had been so desperate for was about to be achieved, but why didn't he even have a trace of joy in his heart?

If it is really like the poem says, when you meet the second senior brother, you can sift a bowl of turbid wine and talk about ancient and modern things, how comfortable it would be!

After a while, Zhang Jiao and Tang Zhou stood up tremblingly at the same time, walked forward slowly, looking at each other's white hair, their eyes were full of nostalgia and reluctance. Finally, the two of them held each other's arms and stood upright on the ground.

Guo Bin looked sad, and when he wanted to separate the two, he realized that the two martial arts masters who had been fighting for decades had passed away suddenly, but with a happy smile on their faces.