Niangzi Pass at the junction of Shanxi and Hebei was named after Princess Pingyang, the sister of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who once led the Niangzi Army to be stationed here.

This place is known as the ninth level of the Great Wall. Outside the gate, the winding and undulating Yanzhao Ancient Road winds through.

Now, the soldiers and horses of the former dynasty from Shaanxi are confronting the soldiers and horses of the Tianshun court led by Han Qi here.

Han Qi had already launched three attacks, all of which were repulsed. Previously, his offensive along the way was stopped, but he was stopped in front of the Niangzi Pass.

Those who blocked Han Qi's offensive were He Jialin, Zhou Tong, and Ma Qingshan.

He Jialin is the prefect of Yulin, and after Wang Ziteng was killed, he transferred to this position and changed from a military attache to a civilian official.

Now that he has started the army, he can be regarded as returning to his old business.

Zhou Tong was originally a first-class guard in front of the Yuanheng Emperor, and later became the commander of the Jinyi Army, and was finally demoted from the imperial capital by the Son of Heaven and served as the envoy of Shaanxi. It is also basically classified as civilian.

According to the system of great virtue, there are four main members of a province: governor, political envoy, inspector, and scholar.

The governor is the head of a province, and the political envoy is mainly in charge of taxes, money, and grain, and is in charge of judicial law and order according to the procurator. The academic administration is in charge of imperial examination education.

Therefore, Zhou Tong can also be regarded as a provincial member.

After Ma Qingshan was admitted to the Wuju Jinshi, he became a garrison of the Fengxiang Prefecture, and after a few years, he was promoted to a garrison.

When other officials wanted to join the Tianshun court, he resolutely opposed it, and finally pulled up his subordinates, and absorbed some forces from the surrounding prefectures and counties, raising the flag against the Tianshun dynasty.

Because of the common goal, Zhou Tong, He Jialin and Ma Qingshan came together.

Niangziguan belongs to Naoli, but on the edge of Naoli.

Now that they occupy Niangzi Pass, it proves that the external forces have approached the edge of Zhili, and the next step is to threaten Zhili and the imperial capital.

At this time, Zhou Tong, He Jialin, and Ma Qingshan were standing outside the south gate of Niangzi Pass.

The two people who were talking opposite were He Jialin and Zhou Tong, and the person next to him who was also shaking a fan in winter was Ma Qingshan.

The three of them are here to give them away. The person who just said goodbye was Jia Qiao, the messenger sent by Wei Ruolan.

Jia Qiao was the one who followed Niu Jizong and others at the beginning, and later when Jia Min tried the martial arts hall, he was called in the Golden Palace, that is, when he passed on the road, he intercepted and killed Jia Min on the road, but was defeated by Jia Min.

Later, Jia Qiao was exiled to Bukui because of this incident, and joined Jia Min's army of the government, and then went to Beihai. Now he is the battalion commander of the Beihai Volunteer Army.

This time, Jia Qiao was entrusted by Wei Ruolan to contact Zhou Tong and a few people to coordinate the joint attack on Zhili.

Now, the expressions of Zhou Tong and the three of them are very excited.

"Unexpectedly, as soon as Huaiyuan made a move, he was so generous, Feng Ziying and Chen Yejun occupied Jiangnan at once. I don't know how they did it. ”

Zhou Tong's excitement was beyond words.

"I've dealt with Huaiyuan's Fu Corps, so I don't find it strange. The combat power of the Huaiyuan Mansion Corps is amazing. Coupled with sophisticated firearms, it is enough to sweep away the enemy. At the beginning, if the government corps was not abolished and the Beijing camp was not disbanded, the three feudatories would not dare to act rashly just by relying on our two teams. Where is the hatred of the country. ”

Until now, He Jialin is still full of regrets when he recalls his days in Bukui.

"When I first participated in the martial arts, I felt that Huaiyuan was talented, and at that time, I, Huaiyuan, and Sun Yuanfei were the best. originally thought that he would never see each other again in this life, but he didn't expect that now he might meet Huaiyuan again in the imperial capital. ”

Ma Qingshan shook his fan as always, revealing an expression of fascination and expectation.

"We are destined to meet thousands of miles away, this time, let's meet in the imperial capital. I haven't seen Huaiyuan for a few years, but I'm really looking forward to meeting him. ”

"Master He, don't worry, it won't be long before this day comes."

While Zhou Tong was talking, a team of people came out of the pass.

"Okay, you two are here, I'll go to Jinjiling, see what's going on with those bandits, and exterminate them by the way."

Ma Qingshan said, turned the horse to the team, and then followed the team.

Jinjiling is an important passage from Shanxi to the northwest. Because of the change of dynasty and the unstable situation, a group of thieves have recently appeared there, gathering in the Wuthering Mountains and forests, robbing pedestrians and merchants.

It is also because of the change of dynasty that the local government has fallen into a state of paralysis, and they will let this gang of thieves go.

After Ma Qingshan and the others' team arrived here, in order to stabilize the local situation and ensure the safety of the rear, it was necessary to remove this threat.

This time, Ma Qingshan led 300 people, who came to suppress the bandits.

After walking for more than 60 miles, I arrived at the foot of Jinji Ridge.

Two spies sent out in advance came out of the roadside.

"How's it going, what's going on?"

Ma Qingshan asked.

"Lord Garrison, the lair of the thieves has been figured out. It's right there at Brother Mountain. However, it is estimated that they are all dispatched at this time, and they should all be on the top of the mountain. ”

"All at the top of the mountain? Why is this so? ”

"There was a caravan just passed, there were one hundred and fifty or sixty people, and it is estimated that the gang of thieves will not let them go."

"A caravan of one hundred and fifty or sixty men? It's all at this time, how can there be such a big caravan? What goods to carry? ”

"Back to Lord Garrison, this caravan is a little suspicious."

"Tell me, what's so suspicious?"

"One is that the vehicles and horses are gorgeous, and they look like rich and powerful people. The second is that the car does not seem to carry large quantities of goods, and if there are goods, it is also a yellow and white thing. ”

"Yellow and white? How so? ”

"There doesn't seem to be much cargo on the car, but the ruts are very deep, and the goods are heavy. The garrison dismounted and looked at the ruts. ”

Ma Qingshan got off the horse to check the ruts, and sure enough, he fell deeper into the ground, and it was obvious that the things on the car were relatively heavy.

"Since it's not a caravan, it's a high-ranking official and nobleman who escaped from the imperial capital, a corrupt official. These people are not good things, and it is better to be robbed by bandits. ”

"What do you mean by the garrison, we don't care about them?"

"We still have to take care of it, after all, we are here to suppress bandits. If the bandits have any stolen goods, we will also collect them. ”

"What do you mean by the garrison, when the bandits have robbed the property from those people and killed them, then we will collect the property from the bandits and kill the bandits?"

"When did I say that? How can we see death without salvation? Let's go, go to the bandits. However, the brothers were tired of walking, so they did not have to walk so fast. The order goes down, and when you are tired of walking, you stop and rest and walk again. ”

"Oh, I see, Lord Guard."

The team of carriages and horses mentioned by the spies was indeed not a caravan, but the two families of Prince Zhongshun and Yongchang Horse of the former dynasty who had escaped from the imperial capital.

On that day, they coaxed the emperor to bless him, saying that they were going to Chang'an to build another foundation in order to plan for the future, but it was just an excuse, in fact, it was just to get a sum of money.

As for where they really want to go, they don't have a clear goal in mind.

After leaving the imperial capital, he walked all the way, pondering where to go along the way. So it's a stop-and-go along the way.

Later, when I saw that the three feudatories had conquered the imperial capital, I was in a hurry.

However, at this time, it is not easy for them to leave.

The area of Niangziguan belongs to the boundary of Weize County.

When he walked to Weize County, the local officials received an edict from the Tianshun Imperial Court.

Although the officials have not yet decided whether to join or not, they have detained the two families.

Later, when they heard that Han Qi was about to arrive here with his troops, the local officials decided to completely annex themselves to the imperial court.

Because he had hesitated before, he decided at this time to hand over the two families of Prince Zhongshun and Yongchang to Han Qi as a meeting gift.

In addition to the prominent status of these two families, the large amount of property they carried with them also made this meeting gift more weighty.

Originally, the abacus played very well, but I didn't expect the situation to change too quickly, and Han Qi was actually stopped at Niangzi Pass.

At this time, the situation was not good, and the local officials accepted a large bribe before letting the two families go.

The two families originally planned to go to Niangziguan, but as soon as they heard that He Jialin was here, they dispelled this idea.

Because the original murder of Wang Ziteng was involved, Prince Zhongshun was involved. Now if you go to Niangzi Pass, wouldn't you be in the net?

In desperation, I had to continue to go west, hoping to feel Taiyuan Mansion.

Liu Shoushan, the prefect of Taiyuan Prefecture, was originally brought up by Yongchang Horse, and now he plans to go there, avoid it for the time being, and wait until the world is peaceful in the future to make plans.

Walking along the way, you will reach the top of Jinjiling Mountain.

He was about to rest for a while before leaving, when suddenly there was a whistle, and more than a hundred bandits came out from both sides.

The thieves couldn't help but say, they came up and killed.

Although the two families have brought a lot of family members, they are not opponents compared to these bandits.

After two teas, some of the family members died, some were injured, and some saw that the situation was not good, so they robbed their belongings and fled.

In the end, Prince Zhongshun and Yongchang Concubine, together with a group of ladies and maids, were surrounded.

"Who are you, Lang Lang Qiankun, who dare to block the road and rob, kill people and steal goods, aren't you afraid of the king's law?"

Although Prince Zhongshun knew that he would not escape today, he still threatened fiercely and tried to intimidate the other party.

"Hahaha......."

The bandit leader laughed maniacally.

"Zhao Qiancheng, at this time, you are still putting the prince on the shelf with us, Dade has died, and now it is the world of Tianshun."

"How do you know who I am?"

Zhao Qiancheng is the name of Prince Zhongshun, and when he saw that the other party said his name at once, he felt that something was wrong.

"Zhao Qiancheng, you are also a person who is going to die anyway, so I will be merciful and tell you the truth, so as to save you from being a fool. The news of your whereabouts was told to me by Hao Zhixian. Brethren. Leave the women, the men are not left, do it. ”

The bandit leader waved his hand, and the thieves swarmed up.

Although Prince Zhongshun and Yongchang tried their best to resist, they were not opponents after all. In a few moments, all the men were slaughtered, and only a group of women remained, huddled together and howling wolves.

At this moment, Ma Qingshan led people to appear, a burst of bows and arrows, most of the bandits were shot to death, a few bandits saw that the situation was not good, they fled to the mountain, and the soldiers chased after them.

A young woman rushed to Ma Qingshan.

"Why are you here at this time?"

Although he said it in tears, his tone was still arrogant.

"Who are you?"

"Lord Yongning."

This person is the county lord of Yongning.

"Lord Yongning? Haven't heard of it. ”

Ma Qingshan didn't bother to pay attention to her, so he was about to walk away.

"Haven't you heard of Prince Zhongshun and Yongchang Concubine?"

Ma Qingshan stopped.

"I've heard, I've heard, they're all bastards, are they dead here? Okay, good, it's more than innocent. Come on, bring them all back, and hand them over to Lord Zhou to dispose of. ”