“…… All in all, the situation will not be bad in the next few years. In this area of Youzhou, as long as Xianbei and Wuhuan control it, it will be peaceful if there is no accident. ”

After Lu Jian left, everyone walked into the backyard, Lu Zhi said a few words about the situation in the court, and then listened to the sound of crying and talking from the palace gate at the end of the corridor, and the words changed, and he frowned: "As for Deran, there are two days, this time it is Bo Jue leaving, and the remnants of the moth thieves will definitely have to think twice, and it will be peaceful for a while." The only thing to consider is the matter of Xiongfu Gong, as well as the Zhongxing Sword ......"

Everyone walked through the corridor, and many people gathered at the gate of the mansion, and they were surrounding Li Yan's family who were carrying their bags to comfort something.

At this time, Yan Yu hid her face and cried, Qin Yueji and Li Lang also had red eyes, many old and weak women and children comforted them, and Li Yan and Li Cheng also talked to Zhu Ming, Chang Jiwen and others.

Seeing Lu Zhi and Liu Zheng coming, Li Yan, Li Cheng, Zhu Ming and others greeted them.

"Uncle, nephew......"

When I heard about Tong Yuan, Liu Zheng and others had to accompany Xun Shuang and his party after all, and they also neglected Li Yan and Li Cheng's family, Cao Cao left early, in fact, he also felt that the atmosphere of Zhuangfu was wrong, but after that, Liu Zheng was delayed after all, and at this time he was apologetic, and he had to apologize, Li Yan held his arms, shook his head and said: "Needless to say, it's not what you meant." Senior brother insists on going his own way and walks freely, since he has a heart, I will fulfill him. ”

These words were said freely, but Li Yan's eyes were already red, and the wrinkles on some of his elderly faces seemed to be getting deeper and deeper in the dusk, "Deran, your aunt said that your matter is over, and there should be no big trouble in the future." You and I have talked about Yan Cheng recently, and my uncle will no longer apologize here...... It's that such a big thing happened to the Yan family here, and Langya always has to have an explanation. Now that my brother has passed away again, my brother and sister-in-law and my nephew may also be ostracized because of you and me. The uncle made his own decisions, so he and Ah Cheng went to Xuzhou. When the matter is over, Ah Cheng's family will definitely come back, as for me and your aunt, let's take a look at the attitude of the Yan family first, and if there is a chance in the future, I will come over to help. ”

"Uncle just goes, he can also write to and fro every day, but the distance is far away, so I will find someone to escort ......"

"Liu Gongzi doesn't have to. Li will instruct Tang Shi and Mei Ping to go back with Zicaigong. There are more than ten people protecting the whole way, and you can rest assured of the safety of Zicaigong's family. ”

Li Li had never met Liu Zheng before, but Li Cheng Kehai and others would often mention him and Tang Shi and others in front of Liu Zheng, and he also knew that Liu Zheng often praised them, and when he talked at this time, he would not feel separated from Liu Zheng.

However, Li Li was also asked by Cai Yu when he just walked from the peach orchard, and only then did he know the situation of Tong Yuan and others, and his face was heavy at this time: "Later, Li will also go south and explore along the road with Ah Chou, if Mr. Jian and Ah Liang rush over when they learn the news that you are trapped, I will just meet Ah Liang and go to Xuzhou." As for what I'm waiting for......"

He paused, glanced at a few maids, and still had reservations: "When the time comes, Mr. Jian and Brother Lai Chao will find someone to replace him." I'm going to go and come back, I'm afraid it will take some time. ”

"Yes, you're short of manpower on your side. We've got Tang Counsel in them, no problem. ”

Li Cheng bowed his head and laughed dryly, "De Ran, rest assured, my mother will handle all the affairs of the Yan family this time, and there will be no more Yan Cheng." ”

Liu Zheng was also a little embarrassed: "It's all because I don't take care of it well, so I can get ......."

"That's Yan Cheng deserved it, this time it didn't affect the Yan family, thanks to Ciming, benevolence and righteousness. But Ci Ming Gong can do this, it must be Gu Nianzi's face with you, so you don't have to defend him anymore. ”

Yan Yu wiped her tears and looked at Cai Yu, "Cai Gongzi, the old man also heard from Ali, and the news of Brother Ling has not come so far." Maybe something is delayed, don't be in a hurry. Ali: They will also help along the way. ”

"Where does Mrs. Yan say, I want you to comfort Cai, Cai is really flattered."

Cai Yu arched his hand with a heavy face, and then said to Li Cheng: "I also ask Brother Li Cheng to mourn for Cai to pay tribute to Xiongfugong."

Li Cheng nodded, and said goodbye to Li Yan and Yan Yu and Lu Zhi, Li and others, and at the same time, on the mountain road outside the mansion, four people suddenly came up.

When the first person saw this scene, he hugged his fists and said in a deep voice: "I have encountered such a parting thing after a long absence, forgive Zhang for being rude, this time I ask for my life, and go to Xuzhou with Zicaigong."

"Zhang Mancheng?!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had just sent Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others away, and Liu Zheng was sent over to comfort Li Yan, and he didn't know that Zhang Mancheng would come, and when he saw Zhang Mancheng with Bu Ji and others, he couldn't help but be vigilant.

"Huang Chang ......"

Zhu Ming and the others looked at Bu Ji and also frowned.

Only Lu Zhi was stunned, then looked at the other big man with a sigh on his face, and said with a smile: "Peng Tuo, don't come unharmed." I never thought that I was really saved by Zhang Mancheng? ”

"yes. I almost died that day, but fortunately, my brother Mancheng was saved in time, so that I could see Zi Gangong again today. ”

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, after Lu Zhi pacified Jizhou, he led the army south to Yuzhou with Huangfu Song to fight with Bocai and Peng Tuo for a long time, and after arriving at Wancheng to pacify, he met with Peng Tuo's soldiers, which is considered to have an indissoluble fate, Peng Tuo smiled, then dusted off his clothes, hugged his fists and said: "But this time is different from the past, my clothes are given by Ci Ming Gong, and this time I also came with many angels, that is, I was separated from the county government, and I didn't come here with Ci Ming Gong." Speaking of which, one day I will be able to make friends with Ciming Gong, and I have to be grateful to Liu Gongzi, and Liu Gongzi was taught by Zigangong, Peng is really grateful to Zigangong, haha...... Ahh ”

"Zicaigong is about to leave because of the death of Xiongfu Gong, but you are so quick to talk in front of Zi Gangong, and you are laughing so freely, villainous behavior!"

Zhang Mancheng retracted his foot, plucked his eyes at Peng Tuo, and then patted the young man's back and introduced: "Zhao Yi Zhao Ziping."

The young man looked clean and bookish, and at this time he arched his hand very solemnly, "Zhao has seen you. Thank you for taking care of your disciple Long. ”

"You are Zhao Yun's brother?"

Liu Zheng was stunned, thinking that the clouds are from the dragon and the wind from the tiger, shouldn't he be called Zhao Feng Zhao Zihu?

But think about it, this sentence is originally from the Qiangua, whoever chooses the name will first take the middle of the poem, and then take the beginning, there is no distinction between the young and the old, if there is a third brother, it is natural to take Zhao Feng.

"Where is the lord. Zhang dared to be sure that he must be Zhao Zilong's brother. ”

Zhang Mancheng smiled, "I learned that the Black Mountain Army asked for the people's life to go to Luoyang, and Zhang also rushed to Luoyang from Qingzhou to join in the fun." Who wants to just arrive at the junction of Sili and Jizhou, and the fight on the Ruoyang side has already been completed. Later, when he learned that Xiongfu Gong and Jingshi Wang Gongxian had died, Zhang also admired it, so he had the heart to take care of Zhao Zilong and others, but they held the Zhongxing sword incognito, and I couldn't find it, so I had to find Changshan and take Ziping over. Later, when he learned that the lord was in trouble, he rushed to it without stopping. ”

"You don't want money."

Bu Ji scolded, and said, "Since you left Wancheng, what have you done for the lord?"

Zhang Mancheng glared at Bu Ji, looked upright, and hugged his fists and said, "Lord, please take a step to speak." If it is convenient for Zicaigong, he will also wait a little, and it will not be too late to go after Zhang and the lord have finished speaking. ”

Liu Zheng heard the words and thought about the comfort he had with Zhang Mancheng before, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and then he looked at Li Yan, seeing Li Yan waving his hand, he stepped forward, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on one side also stepped forward, he thought about it, shook his head, and asked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to greet Zhao Yi and Bu Ji, and then walked to the side with Zhang Mancheng.

At this time, the sunset was already embedded in the distant mountains, and the sky and the earth were dark, Zhang Mancheng looked at the magnificent burning clouds and was silent for a long time, and said with a slight smile: "Zhang really didn't expect to see him today." That day, I escaped from Wancheng and saved Peng to Qingzhou, and since then I have gathered a lot of people to do things, and I feel ...... It was too hasty to call you lord at the beginning. ”

Liu Zheng was stunned, took a deep breath, and said with a smile: "Meng's mother moved three times, and the environment will indeed have an impact." I remember you said that if the emperor doesn't die, I will die...... So come this time? ”

"The rain has come out at night, and I have heard about the emperor's violent illness, if you still don't believe what you said in the past, so that you lost a rich road in vain, isn't Zhang extremely stupid?"

Zhang Mancheng smiled, and was slightly silent for a moment, "Actually, I was also paying attention to you later." I have been reading those bamboo slips since I went to Qingzhou, and I have been thinking about your past remarks repeatedly. I couldn't help it at that time, so I also came over and met Zhang Yan...... He told you about it? ”

Seeing Liu Zheng nodding, he looked at Bu Ji who was accompanying Peng Tuo to talk to Lu Zhi in the distance, "Bu Ji is here, I know, but I can't say it, I thought Zhang Yan would say that Bu Ji ...... after all."

"I know. Now I will also weigh it, let's get down to business, you and I don't have to be too rigid about such personal feelings, these heart-to-heart words, there will be time in the future. ”

“…… It's not human. ”

Zhang Mancheng smiled, sorted out his thoughts, and said: "Over there in Yizhou, Sun Zhong and Yuan Chao and the Wudou Mi Sect have won and lost, and now they can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold. But the matter of revenge is not in a hurry for a while. There are a lot of people around Zhang Lu, and the Wudou Rice Sect is deep-rooted, so we have to figure it out slowly. ”

He seemed to think of something, "By the way, this time Xiongfu Gong had an accident, and in Nanyang, Jian Xianhe originally sent someone to pay attention to the situation in Luoyang, and he already knew about it." That Yan Liang had already set off to the north, and after knowing that Zhao Zilong and the others had lost their whereabouts, he went to Xuzhou while investigating. Nanyang's letter should not arrive soon. Zhang inquired that Zhang Ren was disheartened and was ready to go back to Yizhou to build a well-dressed mound of male Fu Gong and keep filial piety. ”

"He doesn't go to Xuzhou?"

"I heard that it was Xiongfu Gong who died, and he didn't care about the Yan family and didn't want to go. Zhang felt that as a big disciple, the Yajiao gun had to be passed on to Zhao Zilong, and he was somewhat suspicious. However, I heard that this kid is a little conceited, and his mind is more delicate, maybe when he heard about the death of Xiongfu Gong, he was a little sentimental, and he couldn't see the tragic appearance of his master's death, so he wanted to escape. ”

"The last one is very likely."

Liu Zheng explained, he didn't forget that Zhang Ren was quite conceited when he came over, and although he was tempered since then, his heart was still a little high, and he heard that Tong Yuan, who had always been admired, died, which was undoubtedly a big blow to Zhang Ren who lived under the shadow of Tong Yuan, and it was understandable that he would do such a thing.

"So he's still a loyal man."

Zhang Mancheng didn't know what he thought, and sighed, "Now it is Huang Hansheng, the Wen family's father and son, and Yan Liang who are protecting Jian Xianhe and ...... Huang Hansheng returned to his heart, and he had to congratulate the lord. ”

Liu Zheng smiled when he heard this, "In the future, I will teach you the method of five fowl drama and spitting." If you want to learn the Heaven Breaking Sword and the Hundred Birds and the Phoenix, you can also do it. You'll be at home, too. ”

Zhang Mancheng was noncommittal, and said: "That Pu Hu actually fought with Jian Xianhe in Nanyang a few times before, and there were also my people to help him. I just didn't expect that he suddenly came to Zhuojun to take revenge. I've already found someone to find out about this person......"

He looked at Liu Zheng and said with a smile: "I hope the lord can rest assured...... Tsk, it's the first time I've called someone like this, I'm really not used to it. ”

"It's okay if you don't shout in private."

Zhang Mancheng smiled and continued, "Then Pu Hu and my subordinates can't be intercepted and killed on the road, and in the future, they will embarrass their Pu family in Ba County." ”

"I'm not in a hurry."

Liu Zheng's eyes suddenly flashed, and his breath became short, "You go on." ”

Zhang Mancheng felt Liu Zheng's changes, was slightly puzzled, but didn't ask, and continued: "There are my people all over Qingzhou now, and I am also trying to win people's hearts according to your ideas during this time. However, they are all a bunch of rough men, and I can't understand it when I reason with them on weekdays, and I will come over a year ago, also because of the amnesty in the world, many people have left, and their hearts are bored, so they come out to relax. Naturally, there are still some effects, and now that you have yourself, you can do things better. ”

He suddenly said with great interest: "I heard Peng Tuo say that Cao Mengde is going to Qingzhou to take up the post of Jinan Minister, and if he wants to be the prime minister, it is actually effortless."

Liu Zheng hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "Let him be." In the past, when he was appointed as the lieutenant of the northern part of Luoyang, Cao Mengde explicitly forbade it, how can he be an ordinary person, you may not be able to stop it, and he will make enemies in vain. And what he does is also something that benefits the people, don't stop it if you can, you have to work together in the same boat. You can help me a little bit in the future. Let's wait to stabilize the big man first. ”

"Me? I won't stay? ”

Zhang Mancheng was stunned.

"I still have to keep filial piety for more than two years, you might as well stay here and help me take the lead. When the situation is turbulent, there is always a time for you to play. ”

Liu Zheng looked at Buji and the others, "When the new assassin is transferred, if there is a chance, I actually want to send more people out." Staying here will eventually be implicated by me, so it is better to let you do things outside. ”

"Aren't you afraid that I'll wait and turn it back?"

Zhang Mancheng looked strange.

"Then call back."

Liu Zheng twisted his fists, saw Zhang Mancheng's face stagnant, smiled, and then frowned: "By the way, I heard that Zhang Yan was ambushed, and there is no news, do you have any news over there?"

Zhang Mancheng said solemnly: "No." Yang Feng was also not found. When I was looking for Zhao Ziping some time ago, I was looking for clues, and I always felt that it might be Luo Shi's hand for the sake of his superiors. However, it can be seen that Naluo City really takes Zhang Yan in his heart, and he is also looking for Tao Sheng and Cai Nu...... Oh, Tao Sheng is the name of Pinghan, and we used it when we worked together in the past, and I don't know if this name is true or false. ”

"That is to say, Cai Buduo and Zhao Zilong have really evaporated from the world temporarily?"

Liu Zheng frowned and said, "What are they afraid of?" Don't even dare to reveal the news? ”

"If the Zhongxing Sword is lost, you may be in trouble with the court. The stakes are high, and it is necessary for them to be cautious. ”

Zhang Mancheng said a word, suddenly looked at Lu Zhi in the distance, and said with his eyebrows: "However, Zhang has heard a rumor, and I don't know if it's true or not."

Liu Zheng raised his eyebrows, and Zhang Mancheng hesitated: "Actually, Cai Nu and the others were originally blatantly rushing to Xuzhou, but they suddenly encountered an ambush on the road and disappeared without a trace. And this matter is said to be related to Brother Ling. ”

Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment, his eyes suddenly narrowed, Zhang Mancheng felt the murderous aura, and he had already understood it in his heart, and said with a smile: "It seems that Liu Xuande scolded Xiongfu Gong for defending you in front of the princes that day, and he also wanted to kill Zhao Zilong." Sure enough, it was wrong with you, and it was not intended to help you cover up the collusion with the Montenegrin Army. ”

Seeing Liu Zheng squinting over, Zhang Mancheng laughed dryly and explained: "You imagine that even if Cai Nu holds the Zhongxing Sword in his hand, he will be cautious and careful, but if he is quick and rests along the way, then it is impossible for everyone's whereabouts to leave no traces, and they will always be discovered."

"What do you mean, even if ordinary people find out, it's actually not a big deal, first, there is a holy purpose, if you snatch the Zhongxing Sword, you will wait to resist the will, no one will do such a thankless thing, and secondly, Cai Bu will be cautious and careful, if it is a stranger, it will definitely not be contacted, only the people of my brother, tell me about me, can I get Cai Buduo's trust?"

"Although the Zhongxing sword is a big weapon, it has become a famous sword, and the meaning it has is unparalleled after the emperor's violent illness, and what kind of general and Yuan Taiwei support, where do ordinary people dare to snatch it?"

Zhang Mancheng said, "But Liu Xuande is different. Originally, Zhang was also guessing, but now that it is confirmed, it can be sure that this matter must have been done by Liu Xuande, and maybe Zhang Yan was also his ghost. ”

He paused, "Previously, Peng Tuo sent someone to inquire about the whereabouts of Zhao Zilong and the others. Later, following a few woodcutters who were also inquiring about the whereabouts of Zhao Zilong and others, he found Liu Xuande's mansion in Luoyang. The brother found that there were always some people coming and going at the gate of Liu Xuande's mansion, and those people were neither powerful nor warriors, they were all dressed as mountain village husbands and peddlers' pawns, but they were all agile and delicate. Originally, I didn't find the connection between the two, but I found out later that every time Liu Xuande went out to buy pastries, those people would disappear, and their whereabouts were all going east, and they were also about Zhongxing Sword. ”

Liu Zheng clenched his fists and suddenly sneered, "What do you guess my brother is going to do?" ”

"The emperor is violently ill. What else can you do? Get the Zhongxing Sword first, and then say, whether to kill you personally in the future, or watch you die, is it not a matter of thought? The villager is in hand, and he has it in the world! ”

Zhang Mancheng suddenly leaned over, the sun was setting, his rough face was different in light and dark, revealing a sense of interest, but his eyes were slightly cold, faintly mixed with a hint of excitement, "Now you know why I went with Zi Caigong?" ”

"And with him, a gang of woodcutters?"

"Do you know how happy I am when you look like you make me feel better than you do?"

Zhang Mancheng raised his eyebrows.

"That's how happy it is."

Liu Zheng also raised his eyebrows with a smile, bent down and arched his hand: "Lord, thank you!"