It is said that when Zhang Chengzheng sent the Flying Tiger Brigade to secretly investigate Juyitang, the imperial court was already turbulent, and the situation was changing treacherously.

The Prime Minister's Mansion in Xijingluocheng, Fuzhou

Although the emperor of the Great Qian Empire is now fourteen or fifteen years old, the imperial power has long been lost, and the imperial throne is in vain. All the military and political affairs of the imperial court did not report and consult with the emperor at all, and all military and political orders came from the prime minister's office.

At this moment, in the study of the Xiangfu, a white old man in a corset brocade robe was sitting on the kang obliquely, holding the desk and coughing violently, while a middle-aged man in his thirties was kneeling on the ground.

After the old man covered his mouth and coughed a few times, the attendant on the side hurriedly brought the spittoon, the old man waved his hand weakly, and the attendant hurriedly took the spittoon away, and then another attendant brought a glass of water with a golden cup and gave it to the old man.

The old man took a sip of water and asked the attendant to leave. There were only two people left in the room, an old man and a young man, and the old man coughed a few times, he lowered his head, and said in a low and weak tone: "Yu'er, how is the arrangement of my accession to the throne?" ”

At this moment, kneeling on the ground is the Shangshu Order of the Daqian Imperial Court, and Zhao Jingyu, the metropolitan governor who is about to take office in Qingzhou. And the old man sitting on the kang is the lord of the Zhao family, the prime minister of the Daqian court, Zhao Mu. Zhao Mu is now fifty and eight, the years are not forgiving, Zhao Mu, who is getting older and older, has done his best for his own world, and has already suffered from tuberculosis, an incurable disease, which is now getting more and more serious, and he has been bleeding several times due to coughing. His body in just half a year, it seems to have drained most of the life functions in his body, if nothing else, this has not yet ascended the throne as the emperor of the Great Qian Empire; In a few months at most, we will go to the west.

Zhao Mu knew that his limit was approaching, and he had to arrange the things after his death before he died, which is why when the world was not yet unified, Zhao Mu would ascend the throne and claim the emperor in such a hurry and announce it to the world. Some things could have been done slowly, step by step, and it could be regarded as gradual, and it would not be so rushed.

"Father, Taichang Temple has calculated that it will be an auspicious day for the zodiac ten days later, and other enthronement matters have already been arranged by the Ministry of Rites, and the emperor of the ward has been sent to issue the edict of Zen nine days later; On the ninth day of the lunar month in 622 of the Great Qian's calendar, his father ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor and announced to the world. Zhao Jingyu replied with a worried face.

When Zhao Mu heard this, he nodded with a cough, he looked at Zhao Jingyu with blank eyes, suddenly revealed a loving look, and said in a low voice: "I thought that my father's original intention was to take you back from the southern expedition triumphantly, and after the world was unified, I would ascend the throne again for my father. In addition, you immediately give Zhou Bingyan an order, and ask him to immediately lead 20,000 cavalry soldiers and horses of his headquarters to rush back to Los Angeles to defend the defense of Gyeonggi. cough cough"

Speaking of this, Zhao Mu suddenly coughed violently, he tried to cover his mouth, but he couldn't help coughing, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and Zhao Mu fell on the kang, unconscious!

"Father, father! Father! Zhao Jingyu hurriedly got up from the ground, hurriedly crawled over to support Zhao Mu's old body, and shouted.

"Someone's coming! Tell the Imperial Doctor! Pass on the Imperial Doctor! Zhao Jingyu didn't panic, he hugged Zhao Mu's body while screaming to pass the imperial doctor.

The words were divided into two ends, Zhang Cheng and others rushed to Luocheng, Fuzhou on the eleventh night, at the foot of Qiling Mountain, and the group was stationed on the spot.

Fang Qian's father and daughter, as well as Zhang Cheng and Yang Wenzhao, sat around the bonfire, looking at Yang Wenzhao, who was a little restless, and Zhang Cheng, who could never see a trace of nervousness, Fang Qian looked a little funny. He knew that Zhang Cheng had already sent someone to Qiling Mountain, because at this moment, Feng Jingyu, who was the commander of the guard battalion, was actually not in the garrison, but he was gone. Such an obvious thing, a discerning person can understand what is going on at once.

Looking at the different expressions of the two people, one on the left and one on the right, Fang Qian said funny: "I said, the old man is really funny when he sees the two of you." One looked nervous, the other calm. I said, Lord Yang, what's the matter with you? Is there no information on the pro-guard battalion? ”

Yang Wenzhao was seen through his thoughts, smiled, glanced at Zhang Cheng who was roasting chicken on the side, waved his hand, and said: "Listen to what Miss Fang said, this Juyi Hall is all sharpshooters, and the guard battalion is a newly formed unit, and I have never seen blood, and I am a little worried when I encounter such a strong enemy!" ”

"In my opinion, the guards are all excellent in martial arts, and their combat effectiveness is far better than that of some imperial court troops. Not to mention defeating the enemy, at least saving your life is not a problem. You have to believe Master Zhang. "Fang Qian has been observing the pro-guard battalion all the way, and he has a good understanding of the pro-guard battalion, he has also followed the lord in the army before, and he is still somewhat sure of the army's combat quality and combat effectiveness. Therefore, Fang Qian admired and appreciated Zhang Cheng's good management of the army in his mind.

"Hey! You see, you see. Master Fang knows me a lot, but you are still a person who has followed me Zhang Cheng for five or six years, and you actually doubt my ability. Hey, careless dating, careless dating! Zhang Cheng shook his head and said inappropriately.

Fang Ningyu covered her mouth and sneered, it was the first time she had seen Zhang Cheng's unserious words.

"Hey, it's a mule or a horse, pull it out and slip it, and you'll know." Yang Wenzhao shook his head and said.

"Good! I'll make a bet with you! If I win, you will take care of Jizhou for me, do a good job of assassinating history, and I will also let your son Yang Tianyou be the county guard of Beidi County; If I lose, I'll do the Jizhou Assassin History. How? Zhang Cheng said provocatively. Yang Wenzhao is less than forty, he is already exhausted and tired, Zhang Cheng also thinks of his hard work and has the heart to reduce pressure on him. Besides, Yang Wenzhao's son, Yang Tianyou is now twenty-two, he has been following Yang Wenzhao to manage the government affairs of Beidi County all these years, and he has learned a lot of important things about politics from his father. One is that he is unwilling to give authority to others, saying that he is a fake public and private; Second, I also felt that it was not the right time, and I wanted to keep Yang Tianyou by my side to experience and experience; Moreover, he was also embarrassed to open this mouth to Zhang Cheng.

Yang Tianyou wanted to take charge of the matter, or Fan Zhong mentioned it to himself when he chatted again, and Zhang Cheng wrote it down. That's why I said it at this time.

Yang Wenzhao is such a lively person, he immediately understood what Zhang Cheng meant when he heard the words, and he was quite moved in his heart, but he buried this gratitude deep in his heart, stood up, and bowed to Zhang Cheng to thank him. Fang Ningyu on the side was stunned, and then he was full of joy; But Fang Qian nodded, admiring Zhang Cheng's actions.

When dawn broke, more than 200 people poured out at the foot of Qiling Mountain, and the Flying Tiger Brigade was all excited, and among the other more than 100 people, they were all happy, led by a young strong man wearing chest armor and carrying a longbow and Feng Jingyu hooked shoulders and walked towards Zhang Cheng and others.

"Look! They're back! It seems that our guard battalion has returned triumphantly! Let's go, go out and have a look! Zhang Cheng saw more than 200 people from afar, and recognized at a glance that it was the Flying Tiger Brigade that had returned. He stood up and said to Yang Wenzhao, who was still waiting. Fang Qian's father and daughter persisted until late at night, couldn't stay up anymore, and had already fallen asleep. Naturally, I didn't see this scene at the moment.

"Let's go!" Yang Wenzhao was also overjoyed, and hurriedly followed Zhang Cheng out of the camp to check.

Walking in front of Zhang Cheng, Feng Jingyu patted the shoulder of the young man next to him, knelt down suddenly, and said to Zhang Cheng: "General, the last general is fortunate not to be dishonored." Juyi Hall has been recruited. Moreover, the master of Longqiu Ling Hall has admired the general for a long time, and when he heard that we were sent by the general, he immediately led the whole hall to defect to the general! ”

"Xiaomin Longqiu Ling, who has admired the general's name for a long time, heard that the general was coming, so he led the whole hall to come to serve. I hope the general will put it away! "This person is the master of the Juyi Hall, the famous thief, after the former Divine Arrow General, Long Qiu Ling.

"Haha! Hurry up, please! Come on, come on, everyone has worked hard, hurry up into the camp and drink! Zhang Cheng helped Long Qiu Ling up and laughed. took Long Qiu Ling's hand and walked into the camp together.

Hearing that Juyitang was actually captured by the guard camp, Fang Qian's father and daughter came out of the camp, and happened to see Zhang Cheng pulling Long Qiuling, followed by more than 200 people into the camp. Fang Qian was silent for a long time before he said in admiration: "Under Zhang Cheng, there is another fierce general." ”

But Fang Ningyu smiled slightly and didn't say a word

But it was said that everyone entered the account, Zhang Cheng sat down, Yang Wenzhao and Feng Jingyu sat down on the right, Long Qiuling and the two middle-aged people sat down, and after a few drinks, everyone exchanged a few words, and Zhang Cheng asked: "What's going on?" Feng Jingyu, tell everyone about it! ”

Feng Jingyu saw that everyone was looking at him, but he glanced at Long Qiu Ling, and when he saw Long Qiu Ling's expression as usual, he said truthfully: "This is the case."

It turned out that Feng Jingyu sent Mo Xiaodao to the county to inquire about intelligence, and the owner of the Fuyuan Inn had already known a lot about Juyitang, and he also knew a Juyitang brother.

Immediately after, Mo Xiaodao led the team and secretly stunned the dozen or so Juyi cousins with sweat medicine, and explained their intentions. When these dozen or so Juyi Hall brothers heard the news, they heard that it was the Beidi County Guard, and General Yun Lu came to recruit the Juyi Hall, they were all mentally shocked, and they did not have the slightest loneliness and decadence of being captured, and they said that their hall master had long intended to serve Zhang Cheng, so they were willing to take Mo Xiaodao and others into the mountain. Subsequently, these dozen brothers took Mo Xiaodao and found the other eight brothers one after another. Ninety brothers.

Mo Xiaodao led everyone back to Qiling Mountain and explained the situation to Feng Jingyu. Feng Jingyu was overjoyed, and he immediately ordered the Shuai Feihu Brigade to march in a hurry, feeling the belly of Qiling Mountain.

In the middle of the night, two groups of men and horses wearing night clothes, taking advantage of the cover of night, quietly climbed into the temporary cottage, knocked the two guards guarding the camp unconscious, and then touched the tower, and knocked the two guards on the tower unconscious. The Flying Tiger Brigade immediately quietly entered the cottage.

After a hundred centaurs entered the cottage, they instantly turned the sleeping eight. Ninety people were all subdued. Feng Jingyu's trip was mainly to investigate how well the Flying Tiger Brigade's ability to raid in the dark at night was after more than ten days of training. Sure enough, everything went very smoothly, and the Flying Tiger Brigade successfully completed its mission.

When it was over, Feng Jingyu explained his intention to Long Qiu Ling, and Long Qiu Ling was also very happy when he heard this. didn't care about Feng Jingyu's capture of him just now, but urged Feng Jingyu to take him to see Zhang Cheng quickly. Along the way, Feng Jingyu and Long Qiuling both felt that they were like-minded with each other, and they were even in love, and they also hooked their shoulders and called each other brothers, which surprised everyone.

Since ancient times, strong people have admired strong people very much, and naturally sympathize with each other. The two of them can come together, and it is indeed fate.

Knowing the reason, Zhang Cheng laughed, he picked up the bowl and said to Long Qiu Ling: "Okay! Heaven really sent me one. Will! I, Zhang Cheng, welcome all of you brothers from Juyitang! Come on, come on, do it! ”

The three of Long Qiuling also picked up the big bowl on the table and drank the wine in the bowl.

Yang Wenzhao asked Longqiu Ling on the side: "General Longqiu, everyone has been drinking for so long, and I still don't know who the surnames of these two brothers around you are?" You give everyone, introduction. ”

Long Qiu Ling patted his head, he stood up again, pointed to a middle-aged man beside him and introduced: "This is the second hall master of my Juyi Hall, Lin Xian, his archery skills are outstanding, no less than below; This is the third hall master of my Juyi Hall, Xiao An, and he is also a master of archery in a hundred steps. ”

Lin Xian and Xiao An stood up together, and shouted at Zhang Cheng: "Meet the general!" ”

"Haha, okay, sit down, come on, don't be polite, everyone drink, drink!" Zhang Cheng picked up the wine bowl and said.

The crowd drank it all again.

Feng Jingyu said goodbye for a long time, and he said to Zhang Cheng: "General, the last general has long admired the prestige of the Longqiu Hall Master's divine arrow, and today I have a fate, I still hope to be able to admire the Longqiu Hall Master's divine arrow archery technique." ”

Zhang Cheng was also quite curious, looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Long Qiu Ling suddenly got up and arched his hand: "Then it's ugly!" Please! ”

Everyone came to the outside of the big tent, Zhang Cheng and Lin Xian and others stood left and right, Long Qiu Ling stood one hundred and fifty steps away from the front, took off the longbow that had been carried behind him, three arrow feathers on the string, Long Qiu Ling bent the bow and took the arrow, and the arrow flew out with a whizz in a moment.

"Doot toot!"

Three arrows hit the target, and all three arrows hit the bullseye at the same time. Immediately after, Long Qiu Ling put on three more arrows, bent the bow and set up the arrows, and the three arrows were shot, Long Qiu Ling didn't even look at it, and once again put on the three arrows, and shot them out without hesitation, and three more arrows were put on the string again, and shot out firmly

"Toot beet, toot toot!"

Nine arrows hit the target, almost all of them in the bull's-eye.

"Good!" Zhang Cheng and others applauded!

"The Dragon Hill Hall Master deserves the name of the Divine Arrow! From now on, Longqiu Ling will lead the Divine Arrow Battalion and be the head of the Divine Arrow Division, and the five-rank general! Huang Ling is your deputy, I believe that with your archery skills, Huang Ling will be your deputy willingly. As for how Lin Xian and Xiao An arranged, let you deal with it yourself! Zhang Cheng said excitedly, with Longqiu Ling, the Divine Arrow Division is truly worthy of the name of the Divine Arrow.

"Thank you general, Longqiu will be crushed to pieces, and swear to follow the general's command to the death!" Long Qiu Ling fell to his knees and followed closely, almost at the same time, Lin Xian and Xiao An also knelt down at the same time, shouting at Zhang Cheng: "I am willing to follow the general to the death, unswerving!" ”

"Good! All right! Zhang Cheng helped the three of them up, and said, "Brothers from Juyi Hall, you are still led by yourself, and you will go to the capital with me for the time being." When the capital is done, you will go back to Jizhou with me to take office! Zhang Cheng patted Long Qiuling on the shoulder, looked at the three of them and said to them.

"I'll take my orders!" All three were on call at the same time.