There are two Yang Shi clans in Hanzhong, both of which are old Shi clans who have been entrenched in Hanzhong for many years, and they are called Wen Yang and Wu Yang in Hanzhong to distinguish these two Yang surname families. Eryang has its own development in Hanzhong, and they are all local forces that cannot be ignored, and even the Taishou who escaped before has reused Eryang. Eryang, Yiwen and Wuwu have competed against each other for many years, and they have also formed irresolvable grudges. Eryang's family are people who are nearly fifty years old, first say Wen Yang, the head of the family Yang Kaizi Dazhan, gave birth to a son, about 20 years old, the eldest son's name is Yang Song, the word is Qingting, and the second son Yang Baizi is beautiful. Now Yang Kai not only provides Zhang Xiu with food and grass, but also openly acts as a lobbyist for him, and woos Hanzhong people to contribute to Zhang Xiu.

Besides, that Wu Yang Yang Jun, the word often wins, it just so happens that Yang Jun also has two sons, who are also about twenty, and the eldest son Yang Ren Yang Jiwei makes a good marksmanship and beats his father, Yang Jun's second son Yang Ang Yang Shitian. Yang Jun was originally the county guard of Hanzhong, since Taishou was afraid of rice thieves and fled, after Zhang Xiu successively captured the county seat, Yang Jun closed the door and locked the house, not to deal with anyone. Knowing that the spies sent by Chen Lin made several efforts to climb over the wall and enter the Yang Mansion and see Yang Jun. Yang Jun also expressed his willingness to assist the Taishou sent by the imperial court to recover the land of Hanzhong.

On this day, Chen Lin pretended to be a businessman, sneaked into Nanzheng County, led by the previous spies, knocked on the door at night, and there were a few dog barks in Yang's mansion, followed by a family member shouting through the door: "My master is unwell, and it is inconvenient to see guests, I hope that the guests please return." ”

Zhou Cang was so angry that he was about to slam the door, but was pulled by Huang Yan, and then Jia Xu spoke: "Please pass on your master, and say that Shangyong County has relatives to vote." Chen Lin ordered the spies to come forward to communicate, and the spies said: "Lord, in the past, the little ones went directly over the wall, and the first time I was tied up by the Yang Gongzi to see Master Yang, but I never called the door." ”

Chen Lin and the others couldn't laugh or cry, and they were a little curious, this spy was a person who had followed Chen Lin for many years, and he also had some martial arts, it seemed that the son of the Yang family deserved to be the son of Wu Yang. Chen Lin had no choice but to scold with a smile: "You are this goods, then you will go over the wall again, and you will say that you have come to see Master Yang." The spy sighed, turned the gate and ran along the wall, but he was afraid that he was already familiar with the road, Chen Lin had to wait, but there was no sound after listening to Jia Xu inside.

After a while, there were a few dog barks in the Yang Mansion, thinking that it was the spies who went in or were discovered, hehe. After a long period of calm, there was a clangling sound behind the gate of Yang's mansion, which was actually the sound of opening the door of the mansion, and Chen Lin was overjoyed. After a while, a crack opened in the door, only allowing one person to pass by, and a person who looked like a housekeeper turned out, glanced at Chen Lin, turned around and bowed his head as if to greet someone. Sure enough, a handsome young man, in his early twenties, full of heroism, glanced at it, and bowed to Chen Lin: "But Lord Taishou, a certain Yang Ren Yang Jiwei, my father is inconvenient to go out to greet him, and I hope Lord Taishou will forgive me." ”

Chen Lin saw that he was a good young man, so he also said: "It's okay, it is very important to act in extraordinary times, and it is rare that the Yang family is still loyal to the court and loyal to our emperor." That Yang Ren said disdainfully: "My Yang family is not the traitor who seeks glory." "I'm afraid it's Wen Yang. Then he greeted Chen Lin with a smile: "Lord Taishou, please come in, there is a lot of inconvenience here, please come in and discuss with my father." Chen Lin and the others entered the Yang Mansion through the door, and the Yang Mansion family behind them hurriedly closed the door, very nervous.

Seeing this, Chen Lin said, "Young Master Yang, why are you so cautious? Yang Ren sighed: "Lord Taishou doesn't know anything, since my predecessor Taishou abandoned me, my Yang family has been closed for a year, that Zhang Xiu thief came to persuade from time to time, and many colleagues of the former father also surrendered one by one, and my Yang family has no choice." ”

After listening to this, Chen Lin felt even more admiration for Wu Yang, it was rare to be able to stick to his position in such a situation, and Chen Lin couldn't help but be full of respect for Yang Jun, the head of the Yang family. There was a person standing in front of the main hall of the Yang Mansion, and Wu Yi stood upright in front of him, waiting for Chen Lin and the others. Chen Lin hurriedly crossed Yang Ren and took the lead in saluting Yang Jun: "This must be Master Yang, a certain Chen Lin Chen Bozhi, I have seen Master Yang." Although Chen Lin is a junior, he is the guard of a county, Yang Jun saw Chen Lin like this, and hurriedly held it, a pair of calloused iron hands firmly supported Chen Lin, so that Chen Lin was stunned, and he was indeed a person who practiced martial arts.

Yang Jun: "How dare you be old, Lord Taishou tortures the old." Chen Lin said: "Loyalty and righteousness are only seen in the national crisis, and Master Yang is deeply trapped in the land of anti-thieves, and he is unmoved, and he deserves a certain worship." Saying that, he pressed heavily and knocked Yang Jun's iron hand down, Yang Jun and Yang Ren who was watching were shocked, and they didn't expect this Taishou to be such a brave person. When the warriors met, they naturally respected martial arts, and Chen Lin instantly received a lot of favor from the father and son of the Yang family, and hurriedly welcomed Chen Lin into a seat.

After talking about the situation in the six counties of Nanzheng, Yang Jun opened his mouth and said: "Now that the imperial court can't send a big army, Lord Taishou is in trouble to fight against the rice thieves in the three counties of Shangyong, but it is embarrassing. ”

Chen Lin laughed, turned his head to look around and saw that there were no idle people waiting, and said endlessly: "Now that the two thousand army has quietly gathered outside Xicheng, I don't know if Master Yang can help." As soon as Chen Lin finished speaking, Yang Ren's father and son, together with Yang Ang, who came out later, stood up in shock, and Yang Jun even lost his voice: "Two thousand troops gathered outside Xicheng? Taishou-sama, but seriously? "Xicheng is no less than hundreds of miles away from Shangyong, and it is really shocking when Chen Lin secretly brought the army. As long as Chen Lin is attacked and captures Xicheng, and then officially confronts the rice thieves in the name of the imperial court, I am afraid that it will not be difficult to exterminate the rice thieves.

Chen Lin and the others couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw the Yang family's father and son so surprised, it seemed that Jia Xu's plan was shocking. Chen Lin pretended to be calm and said: "Exactly, Xicheng will be captured in the near future, and the battle to exterminate the rice thieves will be officially launched, I don't know if the Yang family is willing to help the 300,000 people in Hanzhong?" After Chen Lin's reconfirmation, Yang Jun knew that what Chen Lin said must be true, and he couldn't stop being shocked in his heart, and said in a loud voice: "Why did Taishou say this, my Yang family has lived in Hanzhong County for generations, how can I allow such chaotic ministers and thieves to plague Hanzhong County, and my Yang family will do my best to assist Taishou to pacify the rice thieves." ”

When Chen Lin heard this, he was very happy, with the Yang family's internal response, presumably the six counties of Nanzheng would soon be able to return to his hands, at least so that Chen Lin's rule would be much less hindered. It is not easy for the Yang family to persist until now, Chen Lin does not think that if the imperial court has been ignoring the affairs of Hanzhong County, the Yang family can always close the door and thank guests, and one day they will come back. Because any loyalty has a bottom line, and when things reach a bottom line, betrayal will occur, but fortunately, Chen Lin is coming early and quickly.

Yang Jun also said: "There are five or six thousand anti-thieves in Xicheng now, but there are also many Hanzhong people forcibly recruited by Zhang Xiu's thieves to join the army, and many of them are the county soldiers who had to take refuge in the past. ”

When Chen Lin heard this, this Yang Jun was really a little loyal, and at this time, he actually begged for mercy for the children of Hanzhong County. Chen Lin hurriedly said: "Naturally, this time to quell the rice thief rebellion, only the head of the thief, as well as a group of traitors, ordinary soldiers and civilians, as long as they are not stubbornly resistant, they will not be blamed in the past." Chen Lin knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in Hanzhong County, he must first get the support of the people of Hanzhong County, and it was really a good idea to kill people on a large scale.

When Yang Jun heard that Chen Lin was so benevolent, he was overjoyed, and said to Chen Lin: "In this way, my Yang family will do our best to help Lord Taishou pacify Hanzhong County as soon as possible." Old and old, coupled with the early years of injury and disease, can not personally charge for the adult, if you let the dog help the adult, the dog Ren and Ang, a bit of martial arts, especially the eldest son is better than the old decay, I hope the adult does not shirk. "Yang Jun and Chen Lin both know that after pacifying the rice thieves in Hanzhong County, they must reuse the Yang family, and listening to what Chen Lin meant just now, I am afraid that Yang Kai is going to be finished. From then on, there was only one Yang in Hanzhong, so Yang Jun proposed to send Yang Ren and Yang Ang brothers to join the crusade, but he wanted to ask for more credit, so as not to be criticized when the Yang family was reused in the future, saying that the Yang family had no merit.

Chen Lin should not do anything, so Yang Ren's brothers knelt down to meet Lord Taishou. Chen Lin saw that although Yang Ang was not as good as his brother, he was also burly, and happily helped the two brothers up. I heard that there are still many old friends and protégés of the Yang family in Xicheng, etc., Chen Linlian asked the Yang brothers to enter Xicheng first, and agreed to open the city gate at midnight three days later and let Chen Lin's army enter the city. With the help of the Yang family, the food for a few days of more than 2,000 troops was not a problem, and the Yang family was warned a few times not to be too obvious, so as not to be suspicious. Chen Lin and the others left Yang's Mansion overnight, returned to the inn, and left Nanzheng at dawn to return to Xicheng to turn Gaoshun and arrange the battle of Xicheng.

In Yang's mansion, after Chen Lin left, Yang Jun's father and son were talking, and Yang Ang said: "Father, do you really want to help this Chen Bozhi?" Yang Jun's face changed, and he shouted: "Hugh is rude." Then he sighed and said: "My Yang family is already on the verge of life and death, and the Yang family has not known how much pressure it has been under for a year, but I am afraid that if this is too guarded and will not come again, my Yang family will also take refuge in the thief like that Yang Dazhan." The two brothers will go to Xicheng tomorrow to find Uncle Nachang, who was kind to his father and Lao Chang, presumably he will live up to my Yang family, Lao Chang is the county lieutenant of Xicheng, and now although he is pressed on one head, he has many henchmen. This can also be regarded as giving Lao Chang a chance to make meritorious contributions, and in the future, it is better to intercede with Lord Taishou and save his life. Go, rest well, act according to the plan tomorrow, and the Yang family will fight here for life and death. ”

Yang Ren said: "Father, it's okay to be a thief, it's just that my brother is helping Lord Taishou in Xicheng, isn't it dangerous for my father to be in this Nanzheng." Yang Jun laughed, this eldest son is always more thoughtful than the second son, very good, very good, said: "According to the time, when Taishou secretly attacked Xicheng, he secretly left Nanzheng for his father, and sooner or later this Yang Mansion will still be my Yang family." ”

And in Chen Lin's team, Huang Yan said to Chen Lin: "The eldest young master, you really trust this Wu Yang so much, if he designs to harm the eldest young master, wouldn't it be a disaster?" Jia Xu said with a smile on the side: "Commander Huang filtered, this Yang army can hold on for a year without surrendering, and now the lord is here in the righteousness of the court, then Yang Jun naturally will not see that this is the best time for his Yang family to get out of an embarrassing position, so this Yang family will not oppose the lord, but I don't know if the Yang brothers can make a difference in Xicheng, don't let the enemy suspect the lord's affairs." ”

Chen Lin said: "What Wen He said is reasonable, Huang Yan doesn't need to worry, as for Wen He's worries, he can make the spies pay close attention in Xicheng, and if there is anything wrong, he can know it as soon as possible." ”

Everything went according to plan, just waiting for the appointed time to come, Chen Ze of the three counties of Shangyong also began to set off, and the day before the appointed time, eight hundred cavalry rumbled to Xicheng, without concealment. Although Chen Lin ordered Chen Ze to build cavalry with a limit of 1,000 cavalry, he lacked war horses for a while, so he only had 800 cavalry now, but he was mainly the remaining elite of the Yellow Turban War.