Cheng Yanjin did not take any action after arriving in Yangxin; Instead, after arranging the army, he quietly left and went to Donglai. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info accompanied by Dongfang Yumei and Cui Sanye, the apricot forest master. Because he got the news that Zhou Fashang, the chief of the East Lydon Prefecture Naval Army, was critically ill.

After coming to Donglai, they did not go directly to Zhou's house, but first found a place to live in Donglai, and only went to Zhou Fashang's house at night when there were few people.

As soon as they reported at the door, it didn't take long for Zhou Shaoji to run out with red eyes. As soon as he saw Cheng Biting Jin, he almost burst into tears, and hurriedly ran up and said, "Brother Xian, why are you here?" You are busy with official business, how can you still have time to come to me! ”

Cheng Yanjin sighed and said: "Don't mention it, we heard that Mr. Zhou is in poor health, so we came over to take a look, come, let me introduce you, this is our Liangshan miracle doctor Cui Jing; I also invited him and asked him to diagnose Mr. Zhou! ”

Zhou Shaoji was overjoyed and hurriedly invited them in, and in it, Cheng Yanjin also met Zhou Fashang's younger brother Zhou Faming, who was the real commander of Zhou Fashang, and Zhou Shaofan, another genius son of Zhou Fashang.

When the two saw that Zhou Shaoji had brought in three people, and they didn't know each other, they were stunned at first, and after asking about the situation; knew that people had come all the way to treat Zhou Fashang; I also held the dead horse as a live horse doctor, and let them give it a try.

Cui Jing frowned as soon as he stepped forward to take Zhou Fashang's pulse, and he asked Zhou Shaoji a few more questions, and his brows became more and more wrinkled. In the end, Cui Sanye shook his head and said, "Everyone, Manager Zhou's illness has reached the place where Si Ming belongs; In addition, he is fifty-nine years old, old and weak, and the medicine stone is useless, even if my master comes, it will not be cured. Please be prepared.

However, I can prescribe a medicine to hang his life, and if nothing else, it can also extend the life of Mr. Zhou for a year and a half; But you must remember that he should rest in peace and not be troubled or unpleasant. ”

The Zhou family only smiled bitterly when they heard his previous words, after all, all the famous doctors in Donglai have been invited, and everyone is this set of rhetoric, but they were disappointed once; But when he heard his words, they were so energetic that they almost didn't offer Cui Sanye as a god; I almost knelt down and kowtowed to thank you.

Cui Jing didn't pay attention to their previous and backward sets, and ordered someone to bring a pen and paper, and wrote a prescription with a brush. Zhou Shaoji hurriedly ordered his subordinates to go and grab the medicine, and then invited Cheng Yanjin and others to the living room to serve tea.

It didn't take long for the medicine to be decoctioned; poured it into Zhou Fashang. Although the effect could not be seen for a while, Zhou Fashang's complexion was a little ruddy after a short time, and his breathing was much smoother, and the Zhou family was even more grateful to Lao Cheng.

Zhou Faming himself and Zhou Shaofan were guarding Zhou Fashang here, so they asked Zhou Shaoji to accompany Cheng Yanjin and others.

Everyone sat down, Zhou Shaoji thanked Cheng Yanjin and the others again, and then asked: "Brother Xian, I have paid a lot of attention to you these days, but you have done a great career?" Thy inheritance is in the south, and what are you doing in the north? ”

Cheng Yanjin laughed and said: "I came to the north, and I am naturally a figure in the north that I fancie." Let's not mention that Manager Zhou is seriously ill, we as juniors should come to visit, even if the friendship between the two of us is worth my trip! ”

Zhou Shaoji let out a long sigh and said, "Alas! To disappoint my brother, I, a stupid man, cannot say anything but water warfare, but I also don't know much; Now no one pays attention to the navy of the Great Sui at all, and it is already in name only. I, the deputy head of the navy, are almost unpopular. ”

Cheng Yanjin smiled: "Brother don't worry, that's because they don't have foresight, I've been expanding the water army, if my brother has nowhere to go, why don't you come to help my younger brother?" ”

Zhou Shaoji was heartbroken and said: "Biting Jin, I still have 10,000 brothers under my command, can you give them a way out?" ”

Cheng Yanjin laughed and said: "So I don't dare to ask for it!" But brother, let's talk about the ugly things in front; Since he has become my Liangshan's soldier, he must abide by our rules. If anyone still wants to eat and wait for death in the sailors of the Sui Dynasty, they will not do their job; Or if you don't abide by military rules, I won't agree. ”

Zhou Shaoji smiled: "This is nature, this is nature!" Cheng Yanjin patted Zhou Shaoji and said: "Brother, I can only temporarily appoint you as the deputy head of the Liangshan Water Army, but I promise that there will always be a day when you will become famous in the world!" ”

Zhou Shaoji said: "Okay, don't talk about the deputy manager, even if it's a sailor, I'll do it!" However, there are thousands of warships on the Sui army, and it is not easy to get them all away. ”

Cheng Yanjin said: "If the boat can get it, it doesn't matter if you can't get it!" The key is personnel, which must be in their own hands, and what we lack most is qualified sailors! Zhou Shaoji nodded again and again when he heard this.

When Cheng Yanjin and others were training troops in Shandong, because Zhang Xutuo left, the thieves who had been dormant in Shandong became active again, first Zhang Jincheng and Sun Anzu made chaos in Qinghe, and then Gao Shida was stationed in Dezhou. They occupied the prefecture and caused the land of Qilu to fall into war again.

At this time, some people who want to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune have responded, almost no one dares to rebel, these people are called kings, and the small ones are called generals, and their whereabouts are all over the prefectures and counties of Shandong, and there are even several rebels in one county.

Jinan's Shandong Assassin Shi Tangbi saw that the situation was not good, and he also began to expand his army, conscripting everywhere, and slowly gathered 100,000 male soldiers under his command; began to disobey the orders of the Sui Dynasty.

Cheng Yanjin and others also began to attack everywhere, while clearing out bandits and training the army, while recruiting displaced people to expand the army. From this winter to the spring of the following year, the brigades and troops of Yangshan not only completed the training of their ranks, but also increased their numbers to 8,000 men, and the reserve brigade reached 10,000 men.

When Zhang Xutuo arrived in Henan, he cooperated with Yang Qing, the commander of Xingyang County, and won a few battles, which dealt a great blow to the arrogance of the Wagang army and wiped out several smaller rebel teams.

His subordinate general, Liu Changgong, had already occupied Jindi and pressed the Wagang army in Wagang Village without moving.

At the same time, Wang Shichong, the head of Henan's capture and robbery, acted in Huaiyang and other places, killing countless rebels, and Lu Mingyue and Xu Yuanlang, who started again here, had no choice but to unite with Wagang, and with the help of Meng Rang and others, they could be regarded as able to gain a firm foothold.

But at this time, Emperor Yang of Sui went crazy again, and he wanted to send another million troops to conquer Goguryeo for the third time. The holy decree was in an uproar in the world, and the people's heads were once again pressed with heavy war taxes, and the elite soldiers who were fighting a hundred battles were almost exhausted. Da Sui is like a candle flickering in the wind and rain, which may be extinguished at any time.

On this day, the emperor's holy decree came to the military camp in Donglaidengzhou, Shandong, and Laihu'er received the holy decree as if he was an old teenager in an instant; Several of his sons hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Lai Hu'er sighed and said: "Long live the purpose, let me be the head of the waterway march, Zhou Fashang is the deputy head of the army, and integrate the army to go to Goguryeo again!" ”

Lai Cheng and the others were instantly stunned: "Still let Zhou Fashang go on the expedition?" Lai Hu'er nodded with a wry smile and said, "Yes! It is estimated that the holy decree of the imperial court has arrived in Donglai! ”

Sure enough, as Hu'er guessed, the imperial court's holy decree arrived at the mansion of Donglai Zhou Fashang. At this time, Zhou Fashang had been bedridden for several months, and after Cui Jingkai's drug recuperation, he had gradually recovered a little, and he could move on the ground with the support of his family.

Hearing that the holy decree had arrived, the old general hurriedly put on his helmet and armor, and with the help of his family, arranged an incense table to welcome the holy decree. When they heard that he was asked to serve as the deputy head of the waterway and go to Goguryeo, the Zhou family's family members were filled with indignation and almost rebelled. Zhou Fashang's face turned red, and he yelled: "Minister Zhou Fashang received the order and thanked him!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

Seeing that Zhou Fashang had already received the order to thank him, and knew that there was no possibility of changing the matter, a faint sobbing sound sounded in the crowd.

After sending the angel away, Zhou Fashang gathered his family together and said, "I know that my life is short, and the horse leather shroud is the fate of the husband!" I can die, but the Zhou family can't be ruined like this. In this expedition to Goguryeo, I only took Shaoji to be my deputy; Shao Fan went to Zhending to find your uncle Fa Ming, and he will arrange your whereabouts. ”

"Father, don't say these unlucky words, you Ji people have their own natural appearance, and the Zhou family still needs you to support you!" Zhou Shaoji and Zhou Shaofan fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

Zhou Fashang shook his head and said, "I understand my illness, you should do what I instruct!" The Zhou family cried bitterly when they heard this, and they agreed to retreat.

A holy decree of the imperial court caused chaos in the world, and Yangxin, where Cheng Yanjin was located, was no exception; Everyone was terrified when they heard the message, but the people in the county never came down, which made people who were ready to fight violently or flee with their families feel very different.

Other counties have been in chaos for a long time, why haven't we moved yet? As soon as this sentence came out, he was scolded by the people around him for a dog blood spray, why did he get carried away after just two days of good life, and he wanted to escape the famine? Want to rebel?

The people below reflected that Cheng Yanjin saw it clearly, but he didn't take these to heart, but silently waited for the opportunity.

At this time, Yangxin was still subordinate to Cangzhou County, Hebei, and Feng Xiudao, the county guard, constantly sent envoys to chase money and grain, but they were all detained by Cheng Yanjin.

On this night, some dark shadows quietly came to Yangxin's salt farm, and as soon as they arrived, Cheng Yanjin received information, and then the army surrounded Yangxin's salt field.

These dark shadows sneaked into the salt works, and they seemed to know the location of the salt works well, and easily found the salt workers' residence; And then disappear into it.

"Who?" An exclamation, and then an oil lamp lit up in a dormitory.