Two days later. Afternoon.

Su Lu and his party arrived outside the county of Jiyin.

Su Lu and the others were dressed as merchants from the Northland, while Kong Sheng and Manrou were mixed in as scholars and scholars, accompanied by a larger-scale caravan from Fanyang in Hedong, and mixed into the county town of Jiyin.

Jiyin County is an ancient city, and on the line of Hedong, Ludi and Henan, this is the city with the largest number of troops occupied and deployed by the rebels, which can be called a military powerhouse. Because it is the nest of the rebels, this area has not experienced much war since Taishou Gao Chengyi rebelled and surrendered to An Lushan.

For the common people, it doesn't matter who is the emperor and who is the official, the important thing is that they can live and work in peace and contentment. Because there was no war disaster, and in line with the principle that rabbits do not eat the grass next to the nest, the rebels rarely disturbed the local people, so the prosperity and stability of Jiyin County far exceeded that of Suiyang.

The rebels were heavily guarded, and all the large army camps were stationed at the foot of the mountain north of the county town, and there were only 5,000 troops in the city, all of whom were subordinates of Tai Shou Gao Chengyi's cronies.

Originally, Kong Sheng thought that Jiyin County was completely Gao Chengyi's world, after all, this person served as the Taishou of Jiyin County when he was in the Li Tang Dynasty, and he had been operating here for more than ten years, but after entering the boundary of Jiyin County, Kong Sheng heard the latest news from the mouths of past merchants: Now in Jiyin County, the rebels have two major forces, and more than 20,000 people are headed by Taishou Gao Chengyi, which is considered a local powerful faction; The remaining more than 20,000 people are led by the rebel general Song Ting, which can be regarded as an outsider.

The dispute between the local faction and the foreign faction is in full swing, and internal strife is frequent, each with its own evil intentions.

Both sides are to fight for the dominance of the county town of Jiyin. How could Gao Chengyi be willing to give up the power in his hands to others, if it weren't for the fact that Song Ting had more than 20,000 troops under him, he would have sent troops to exterminate Song Ting a long time ago.

Song Ting was originally the county magistrate of a county in Ludi. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, he heard the wind and surrendered. He became the first batch of people who first fell to the puppet Yan regime of An Lushan, and was canonized by An Lushan as the deputy commander of the Hedong Road March, leading an army of 20,000 to the south to assist the Henan rebels in guarding the entire territory of Henan, and also as a barrier for Guanluo.

Song Ting was originally ordered to attack Li Ju, the king of Jiangbei, but when Song Ting marched to Jiyin County. got the urgent military report of An Lushan's death, An Qingxu ascended the throne and became the emperor, and then canonized Song Ting as the general of Caozhou Taishou and Guide, as for Gao Chengyi, the canonized Jiyin County Taishou and the general manager of the marching army in An Lushan, but he did not issue an edict to exempt him, so there were two major military and political leaders in Jiyin County.

The so-called two tigers fight, and there must be an injury.

But these have nothing to do with Kong Sheng and others. Kong Sheng is worried about the more than 10,000 people in Xixi, as for the power struggle between Gao Chengyi and Song Ting, who loves who is in power. can be ignored.

Kong Sheng took off his mask and entered the city with Su Lu and the others. Jiyin County was a completely unfamiliar place to Kong Sheng, and the chances of being recognized here were almost negligible. And if it is concealed, it will arouse the suspicion of the rebel officers and soldiers.

The prosperity in the county town was completely unexpected by Kong Sheng. The streets are lined with shops, restaurants, and hotels, and the air is filled with the smell of alcohol.

There were faces of different skin tones and ages dangling in front of me. But there is a smile on every face, which is enough to say. In the current turbulent times, at least the people of Jiyin County live more comfortably and happily.

The requirements of the common people are relatively low, as long as they have food, a place to live, clothes and warmth, and can survive, it is an excellent thing.

Kong Sheng walked through the crowd, he looked around at the passers-by left and right, and felt a slight emotion in his heart. This proves once again. Regardless of the change of regime, whether it is the official army or the rebels, who will be in power is the same for the common people, who are always concerned about their own livelihood.

Kong Sheng stopped at the door of a restaurant called Huaiyang Wine Shop. After a brief look, he walked in. Seeing this, Su Lu and the others also followed one after another.

A guy who ran the hall greeted him with a smile: "Brother Gongzi, how many of you are?" What do you want to eat? ”

Kong Sheng smiled slightly: "Brother buddy, we-"

"There are five of us, please help us find a private seat, and we will order again." Kong Sheng looked around at Su Lu behind him, and saw that only Su Lu and one of his guards followed, and the other entourages went to the inn to settle down first, so he changed his mind.

The guy nodded: "No problem, guest officers, please come with me!" ”

The guy led Kong Sheng and the others to a position by the window on the second floor, a long table, and the place was spacious.

Sulu sat across from Kong Sheng, and his guards stood behind him respectfully. Mu Changfeng hesitated slightly, and sat on the side of Su Lu, as for Manrou, he stood behind Kong Sheng with his eyebrows lowered and lowered his eyes as always.

Along the way, she said very little. If Kong Sheng asks questions or communicates as necessary, she is almost incompatible. The more she is like this, the more Kong Sheng pays attention to her. Faintly, Kong Sheng actually had a little vigilance against her in his heart.

And such vigilance actually exceeded the vigilance of Sulu.

Kong Sheng smiled, glanced back at Manrou: "Sit down and eat something together, sit down." ”

Manrou bowed his head and shook his head: "The slave doesn't dare!" ”

Kong Sheng chuckled: "What don't you dare?" You are no longer from Brother Su's side, you are my person, I will let you sit down, where is so much nonsense? ”

Although Kong Sheng's words were soft and gentle, he actually revealed a majesty that could not be refused.

Manrou hesitated for a moment, subconsciously looked up at Su Lu, and saw that Su Lu was avoiding her eyes, she was a little in a dilemma, and after thinking about it, she knelt behind Kong Sheng for half a body, and still regarded herself as a slave serving her master.

Kong Sheng is her master, and opposite is her taunting prince, how dare she sit on an equal footing with Kong Sheng and Su Lu in public.

Kong Sheng ordered a few kinds of wine and food at random, and the guy passed it on, and after a short time, he all came together, and the speed of serving the food was incredible. However, after a glance, Kong Sheng felt that it was normal, most of them were ready-made food, and there was no pattern quality, such as meat soup, fish soup, Hu cakes, dim sum, etc., it was estimated that the kitchen was prepared in advance.

Su Lu poured a glass of wine for Kong Sheng, raised his glass and invited him to drink: "Su Lu respects Kong - a glass of respect for Brother Kong and Brother Mu!" ”

Kong Sheng smiled and raised his glass: "I also respect Brother Su!" ”

As for Mu Changfeng, he silently raised his glass and drank it all. He was tired of the red tape that was being sent, and when he saw the food and drinks, he began to pour himself drinks to satisfy his appetite. Kong Sheng and Su Lu were in power as if he didn't exist.

Kong Sheng saw that there was no one left and right, so he put down the wine cup and lowered his voice: "Brother Su, I don't know where the Lingqin Mansion is in the city?" When is it convenient for us to come to visit? ”

Su Lu smiled bitterly: "Brother Kong, in fact, I don't know. However, I have sent to pay for her, and I have heard that she lives in the city. ”

Kong Sheng sighed, and was about to ask a few more questions, when he suddenly heard an almost presumptuous man's laughter at the staircase, so he subconsciously turned his head to look over. (To be continued.) )