When I came to Dingzhou City, I learned what it means to have ten rooms and nine emptiness.

Although the war here is long over, it seems that the wounds caused by the war will not be restored for a while.

Some people died in the war, some created the war, some fled the war, and most of the rest were old, weak, women and children, as well as a handful of those gatekeepers, who scattered their wealth in exchange for peace.

As the capital of a state, the huge city of Dingzhou has few pedestrians on the streets and dilapidated houses, which is as if it had been robbed by a three-foot digging and robbery, and it was like being baptized by a raging flood.

In the early days of the townspeople's uprising, most of them recruited troops under the banner of personal wishes, but the progress of the uprising stagnated, and there was no more abundant soldiers, and the rebels began to strengthen their troops.

Although there were few strong men left, they had already pulled away a lot, but under the instigation and snatching of the rebels, more and more children also joined the war.

There were more and more young soldiers who were only twelve or thirteen years old, and there were even a group of obviously ill-fitting scouts on the streets, carrying equipment that even exceeded their own weight, coming and going on the streets of Dingzhou City.

On the immature little face, there was a sense of solemnity and sorrow that should not be there at this age, and Zilong sighed, this is the sadness of being born in troubled times!

Although Ge Rong called for wind and rain in Zuoren City, the retainers who came to Dingzhou City and came with Zilong didn't seem to dare to be too public, and obediently led the horse to walk on the street.

"Strategist, this is Wei Kegu's territory, he is a fierce horse that is difficult to tame!"

The accompanying Ge Rong's retainers introduced Zilong, but Zilong didn't care, Wei Kegu would also be Ge Rong's defeated generals in the future, Zilong only had to keep an eye on Ge Rong.

If you befriend Wei Kegu, it will inevitably be a little redundant, and maybe there may be extraneous branches.

Originally, according to the current situation, they should have returned directly to Zuoren City, but thinking about the two days of travel, Zilong still decided to go to the post station to rest for a night, and then return to Zuoren City to die.

The post station in Dingzhou, the door is full of birds, Zilong really can't imagine, why the post station, which is an information hub, is so deserted, and this is the base camp of the six Han Baling!

It seems that the internal reasons for the defeat of the rebel army are still very crucial factors, and the desertion of the post station shows that the flow of information is not smooth, and the natural intelligence work has achieved little results.

Many forces within the rebel army have little contact, communication is blocked, and no action between each other can be coordinated and cooperated in a timely manner, and it is easy to create a situation of fighting alone.

It's just that I don't know if the same situation is true in other state capitals, towns and counties, so what about the imperial court?

After thinking about it for a long time, Zilong found that what he can rely on now is only the general trend of the situation recorded in history, and the intelligence work in this era is almost zero.

After choosing a room and arranging their own arrangements, the three of them went downstairs one after another, filled their bellies, just asked for some wine and food, and chatted with the two retainers without a word, but heard a few scoldings behind them.

"Let's go, where did the old beggar come from, don't stand in the way of the military masters here!"

For such reprimands, the two retainers who often walked in the states and counties in the sphere of influence did not care, and they had seen such things a lot.

The soldiers are in chaos, these soldiers who can go into battle to kill the enemy, the supply of food and grass is still a problem, how can there be so much food to support these useless old beggars?

So the two continued to talk and laugh, but Zilong couldn't help but turn around, looking at the tattered and pickled clothes, Zilong's brows also wrinkled slightly.

Beggars are also human beings, old people and old people, don't these people want to think about how they will feel when they themselves fall into this field?

Thinking about it, he stood up and said to the post officer: "He is so old, how much can he eat from you, go and get some naan cake and water, and count it on my head." ”

The handyman muttered, "Hey, where did this come from, can you take care of this idle thing?" ”

"Master, don't you know, there are not a thousand people like him in this city, but also eight hundred, if I have pity and charity, the post station will not become a beggar's nest?"

Zilong didn't hear it, squatted down, and helped the old beggar, the old beggar's face was full of mud, but Zilong's heart was shocked.

"Master?"

The old beggar had just cowered, but now he laughed mischievously.

"Haha, it's still my good apprentice who has a good heart, my old man really didn't look away!"

The old beggar is Tao Hongjing, this way of appearing is really unpredictable for Zilong, in his impression, although Tao Hongjing has always been like an old beggar, but he has always maintained a neat appearance, especially the red face, Zilong still remembers deeply.

How could he have thought that when they got together again, Tao Hongjing's face was covered with mud, could it be that he learned that he had come to Dingzhou, so he deliberately made such an embarrassed state to test his heart?

That's too much, isn't it?

"Master, how did you become like this? It's been a long time since I've seen you, and I'm very worried! ”

At this time, the wine and food of the three Zilong were delivered to the table, Tao Hongjing ignored the surprised eyes of the two retainers and miscellaneous servants, sat down at the table and grabbed a chicken leg and gnawed it.

Zilong waved his hand, asked the handyman to go down, and asked him to get another chicken, and then looked at Tao Hongjing, who had not met for a long time, with interest, and did not ask any more questions, for fear of interrupting his war with chicken legs.

"I encountered a bottleneck for my teacher, and it was difficult to improve my practice, so I have always walked in the red dust, but I didn't expect to encounter a little rabbit that I rescued back then, and I rescued him from his predicament."

Tao Hongjing muttered vaguely while fighting fiercely with the chicken legs, although he said it casually, it made Zilong's heart tremble.

He was safe and sound at this time, and he was in deep trouble, and the little rabbit he saved back then was not his own and the wind in distress outside Cloud City?

Could it be that the little rabbit that Tao Hongjing talked about was one of his two brothers and sisters?

grabbed Tao Hongjing's oily hand and hurriedly asked, "Master, who is in trouble?" ”

"Stinky boy, it's really unfilial, the master's cultivation has entered a bottleneck, you don't care!"

As he spoke, he wiped his oily beard, slammed his mouth twice, and threw the remaining chicken leg bones on the table, but his eyes glanced at the remaining chicken on the table.

"Good boy, when the rabbit is injured, it also needs to be supplemented, so this chicken will be given as a teacher!"

As he spoke, ignoring Zilong's panicked expression, he waved his big hand, took the chicken in the basin, copied it into his arms, and ran towards the outside of the post station.

Zilong saw it, and he didn't have time to explain, so he chased after it, and it was strange to say, the two went on a rampage, and no one stopped them, and they came to Dingzhou City in a moment, in a small forest.

A thatched house, a few wooden fences, enclosed into a rather shabby-looking house, I don't know if it can withstand the wind, frost, rain and snow.

Tao Hongjing jumped into the courtyard and stood still, Zilong also stopped, only to hear Tao Hongjing call: "Little girl, come out to see who I bring back?" ”

Zilong stared at the wooden door intently, for fear that he would miss something, and his palms were already full of sweat. (To be continued.) )