Most of the buildings in Shazhou are made of local materials. With sand as the material, even the wealthy family is no exception, the Zhang family's mansion occupies a very large area, the architectural style of the house is very different from the Central Plains, the courtyard circle is huge, but the surrounding is only half a person's high sand wall, you can see everything in the courtyard from a distance.

As soon as you enter the door, you will be greeted by a long corridor, the corridor is just a wooden frame, which is full of grape vines, and the ripe grapes are hung in bunches between the branches and leaves, heavy, red sandalwood, tempting water.

There are many knights gathered under the shade of the trees at the door, which are the guards of the heads of the major families, and the courtyard is set up with felt carpets and futons under the grape trellises, and a few small tables, and a few cases are placed with wine, meat and melons and fruits, and the "heads" of the nine families all sit on it with kneeling salutes, except for the Zhang family's hometown, there are two guards with scimitars standing behind each person.

Zhang Chengxian was wearing a Xuan sè Qu Zen robe and a high crown on his head. With clogs on his feet, he is still dressed as a Han Dynasty person, looking at his white hair, but he is a jīng god Qu Shuo, looking forward to life. Behind Zhang Chengxian, there was only a young boy with red lips and white teeth, with picturesque eyebrows, hateful and happy, very attractive. The child stood with his hands down and a respectful attitude. There are many domestic servants in green clothes and small hats waiting in the four corners.

Linghu Shangshan, the head of the Linghu family, is over sixty years old, his red face is very burly, he looks forward to the left and right, strokes his beard and smiles: "Zhang Weng has not asked about the world for many years, I don't know if he is in a hurry to find us early this morning, what is there to discuss?" ”

Zhang Chengxian smiled faintly, looked at a white-robed man in his thirties, and said to Yan Yue: "Zi said, why didn't Brother Ling come here?" ”

The man was in his early thirties, with a hooked nose and deep eye sockets, giving him the feeling of a yīn vulture. This person's name is Cao Ziyue, and he is Cao Yangong's second son, and he said with an unhappy face: "My brother has the heavy responsibility of guarding Shazhou City, so how can he leave his post lightly." I don't know what happened when Zhang Weng invited us to come, so please tell us earlier. Yang Hao's army was approaching the city, and his brother did not dare to leave for a while, so he had to rush back to the city defense later. ”

The Cao family now controls the Guiyi Army, is a well-deserved king of Dunhuang, now Zhang Chengxian relies on the old and sells the old, so aggressively invited the leaders of the nine clans, and has not communicated with the Cao family in advance, Cao Zi said that his heart is extremely unhappy, but now Shilin, religious circles, ordinary people, and even the low-level officers and soldiers of the Guiyi Army, some people are moved, the rule of the Guiyi Army is in jeopardy, and the nine major families in Shazhou are the mainstay of Shazhou.

Zhang Chengxian smiled, stroked his beard and said: "The old man is old, a pot of tea and a cup of wine in every rì, teasing his grandson and raising his old age, he should have stopped asking about the world......

Cao Ziyue interrupted him and said with a smile: "What Zhang Weng said is reasonable. Zhang Weng is in good health, if he takes care of Tiannian, in another twenty years, he will be the people of Shazhou, if there is anything, we juniors will solve it, Zhang Weng is still less good. ”

Zhang Chengxian stared at him and said, "Now that Yang Hao's soldiers are coming to the city, waving 100,000 troops, and coming in a mighty way, how are you going to solve it?" Will I be burned all over and down Shazhou? Or is it ...... Follow the example of the difficulty of the Ganzhou Hui soldiers coming to the city, and form a father and son with Yang Hao? ”

Cao Zi said that he was annoyed and ashamed, Huo Di straightened up, and said angrily: "You ......"

On the side, Suo Chao, the head of the Suo family, stretched out his hand and pressed Cao Ziyue's knee, his eyes shone with jǐng Jue's gaze, and he laughed deeply: "Why should Zi say be impatient, perhaps...... The old master of the Zhang family will have some unusual opinions, and he will be involved in Lord Cao, so why don't we listen to it. ”

Suo Chao is Cao Ziyue's friend, and as soon as he came forward to appease him, Cao Ziyue snorted coldly and stopped talking. However, this time, the cheerful atmosphere when the leaders of the major families had just arrived was gone, and the situation suddenly became tense.

Speaking of which, the nine major families in Shazhou all have intertwined kinship with each other, and the Suo family, as the second largest family in Shazhou, originally had the closest relationship with the Zhang family. At the beginning, Zhang Yi Cháo traveled long distances at the age of 69 in his later years and entered Chang'an as a hostage. He handed over the Guiyi Army to his nephew Zhang Huaishen, and Suo Xun, the head of the Suo family at that time, was a son-in-law of Zhang Yi Cháo.

After the death of Zhang Yi Cháo, Suo Xun launched a coup d'état, killed Zhang Huaishen and their six sons, and seized the military power of the Guiyi Army, when Zhang Yi Cháo's fourteenth daughter was the daughter-in-law of the Li family, another big family in Shazhou, her husband was Liangzhou Sima Li Mingzhen, for her brother-in-law's perverse behavior, the fourteenth girl was very dissatisfied, she and her husband Li Mingzhen launched a mutiny again, slaughtered Suo Xun's whole family, and supported Zhang Yicháo's grandson Zhang Chengfeng, that is, the current Zhang's hometown advocates the brother of Chengxian as the envoy of the Guiyi Army.

From then on, the Zhang and Suo families began to fight each other, and later, the third largest family, the Cao family, gradually grasped the military and political power in Shazhou, and drove the Zhang family out of the power center in a peaceful way step by step in an overhead and exclusionary way, in this process, the Cao family and the Suo family became the closest allies, while the Yīn family and the Li family were still closer to the Zhang family.

The change in expression towards Cao Ziyue and Suo Chao. Zhang Chengxian took in the bottom of his eyes, he just smiled faintly, and said quietly: "Ladies and gentlemen, during the rebellion of Anshi in the past, Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty took refuge in Shu, and transferred the Jīng soldiers of Hexi Longyou to escort him, so that the troops of Hexi Longyou were empty, Tubo took the opportunity to make trouble, Hexi fell, the road blocked Xiaoguan, and we, the sons of the Han family, had no contact with our homeland. But we are lonely Han family children. But he has never forgotten his homeland. It's right here in Shazhou......"

Zhang Chengxian flicked his sleeves, pointed to the land under his feet, and said in a deep voice: "After the fall of the Ganliang and Sugua Prefectures one by one, the soldiers and civilians of my Han family adhered to the last piece of Han land in Shazhou, which lasted for eleven years. Abandon my Han land, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! It is known that the soldiers and horses made the Yan Dynasty General Yan kill Zhou Ding and lead the army and the people to continue to fight against Tibet.

It was not until the second year of Jianzhong that General Yan made people talk with the Tubo general Qi Xin'er, swore to the sky, and solemnly agreed: After the soldiers entered the city, they would not kill a son of my Han family, and they would not insult a woman of my Han family.

In order to sever the blood ties between our Han people and the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people did not allow us to wear the clothes handed down by our ancestors, and asked us to braided our hair to the left, just like Hu'er. Every year, to the rì of Yuan Shuo, we Han people can wear the long-lost Han family clothes, and worship the ancestors of their own families in the East, we hope that Wang Shi can save me is equal to fire and water, but the Tang Dynasty is weak, the Central Plains is still in turmoil, and we can't take care of us! ”

When Zhang Chengxian said this, he was already in tears, and the leaders of the major families couldn't help but be a little moved, and the courtyard was silent. I only listened to Zhang Chengxian's generous speech: "Later, Tubo Zampu Dharma was assassinated by monks, my Shazhou Han'er lived up to General Yan's painstaking efforts, and the ancestor of the family took the opportunity to uncover the pole and lead my Han'er to recover Shazhou in one fell swoop.

A hundred years of left, reverted to the crown. Ten counties of Li, out of the soup fire, the ancestors abolished the Tubo tribe system, rebuilt the state and county townships, built households, cleared the land, repaired water conservancy, and revitalized farming, since then the west of the river has been unimpeded, and the characters are weathered, just like the Central Plains, but ...... The descendants are not good, after the righteous cháo duke, my righteous army is getting worse and worse, and the eleven states are gradually encroached, so far, I am a Han person in the Western Regions, I can only keep the two states of Guasha, and I have to return to Ganzhou to call myself the king! ”

Cao Zi said that he couldn't hold it anymore, his face was blue, and he pressed the knife and shouted: "Zhang Chengxian, what do you mean, is this accusing my Cao family?" ”

The two swordsmen behind him immediately took a step forward, their faces showed a hideous sè, Zhang Chengxian wiped his eyelids, and said lightly: "Guiyi Army, it fell in the hands of my Zhang family, how can I blame your Cao family?" However, after your Cao family took over Shazhou, I didn't see the slightest resè when I returned to the righteous army, this is a fact, and the old man just talks about things. The old man is now eighty-four years old, the age of loess burying his neck, you child, do you want to scare the old man? ”

Cao Ziyue was so angry that he trembled all over, and shouted with disgust: "Old horseman, are you relying on the old and selling the old?" ”

When the sons and nephews and servants of the Zhang family heard this, they all showed anger, Suo Chao hurriedly pressed Cao Zi and said, yīnyīn smiled and said: "Zhang Weng, I called us here today, just to listen to Zhang Weng talk about how majestic your ancestors are, and talk about these old things in my Shazhou?" ”

"No!"

Zhang Chengxian said: "The old man said these words to you juniors, so that you know what our predecessors have done to protect the mantle of my Han family, I want you to know that we are far away in the Western Regions, and we are separated from our homeland.

The Tang Dynasty fell, the Guiyi Army was defeated, and we all became the remnants of lonely ministers without a country and a home. However, now that Captain Yang is waving his army to the west, destroying the withered and decaying, the momentum is like a broken bamboo, and Tubo and Hui are fleeing from the wind, which is a rare opportunity to restore my Han land. Do we now forget the legacy of our ancestors and our ancestors and become enemies of the heavenly army? ”

Cao Ziyue had already understood everything when he heard this, Huo Ran stood up and shouted: "Zhang Chengxian, are you trying to trick us into surrendering and surrendering to Yang Hao?" ”

Zhang Chengxian said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Taiwei Yang is here to unify Hexi and restore my Han land. You are all Shazhou clans, since the isolation from the Central Plains, we are looking forward to the Central Plains, looking forward to the Central Plains to raise troops, expel Hulu, and restore our Han land, now that Yang Taiwei is really here, should we meet him with sword soldiers? The Taiwei soldiers are strong and strong, even the Ganzhou Huifu is also closed without fighting, and does not dare to plunder the blade of the Taiwei, can I Guasha Erzhou withstand the Taiwei's army?

Descending, the will of heaven and earth, inheriting the will of the ancestors, and the heart of the people, your family will not be damaged in the slightest, and the trade route in the Western Regions will benefit greatly. The war, the morale of the army and the people is unavailable, and there is no doubt that they will be defeated, and the result of my major families is nothing but the burning of Shazhou jade. The old man really can't bear to wait for himself to go into the abyss, today I invite you to come, just to point out a clear path for my nine great families in Shazhou, where to go, the patriarchs have listened to the old man's words, and now they can make a decision? ”

The leaders of the various families looked at each other, but they didn't expect Zhang Cheng to get straight to the point first, and he actually persuaded Yang Hao to surrender.

Cao Zi said that he was shocked and angry, since the Cao family began to take charge of the Guiyi Army more than ten years ago, the Zhang family has rarely participated in the military and political affairs of Shazhou, he never thought that Zhang Chengxian, this old thing, ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and dared to openly demagogue, persuading everyone to abandon the Cao family and surrender to Yang Hao. He glanced at it in a hurry, and saw that it was clear at a glance in this courtyard, it was difficult to hide the ambush soldiers, and the guards brought by the major families were all mixed together and stood outside the courtyard, and the total number was only about a hundred or so people, and his heart was suddenly settled, and without waiting for the leaders of the major families to express his position, he stood up first, drew his knife and said: "My Cao family has made a decision, that is: cut you this incompetent, incompetent old horseman!" ”

As soon as Cao Zi said this, Suo Chao also jumped up, the two of them each held steel knives, and the guards behind them also immediately drew their swords and turned out, at this time, the head of the Yīn family, Yīn Chucai, and the head of the Li family, Li Xiyu, slowly got up and took two steps closer to Zhang Chengxian, and their personal guards immediately drew their swords and stopped in front of them.

With a fat face, with a kind and wealthy expression, Chu Cai said with a smile: "My Guiyi Army is now declining, and it is definitely not the opponent of Yang Taiwei, even if it is only for the sake of the family, I think Zhang Weng's suggestion is also right, and it is wise to abandon the city and surrender." Our major families won't have anything to lose because of this. Hehe, of course, the Cao family is bound to give up the right to send troops, but this military power is ...... If you continue to fight, don't you want to let it out? ”

Li Xiyu, the head of the Li family, said with a smile: "At that time, the best ending will be just like the Dragon King of Suzhou, which will go east and lose its glory." Look at Liangzhou Luorong Demba, now he is at the helm of Liangzhou, except that he is not in charge of the army, what is the difference from before? Then again, what is the purpose of being in power? Isn't it to keep a family safe and a city safe? Brother Zi, such a headache, isn't it good to hand over such a headache to Mrs. Yang to cāo heart? ”

The leaders of the Bian, Yan, An, and Linghu families watched coldly, and their hearts were already suddenly clear, looking at this appearance, Zhang Chengxian, the Yīn family, and the Li family had already passed the voice, in fact, for the leaders of the Bian, Yan, An, and Linghu families, there was no difference between the Cao family and Yang Hao in Shazhou. Now seeing that Yang Hao's army is strong, and the Shilin, the people and the Buddhist community in Shazhou have welcomed his arrival, and after listening to Zhang Chengxian's words of emotion and reason, they are not unmoved.

However, the stakes are high. In the long run, Yang Hao's soldiers are strong and strong, and they are pessimistic about whether the two states of Shagua can resist the enemy. In the near future, since the Zhang family, the Yīn family, and the Li family have been premeditated, they will not secretly fail to prepare, if they do not agree, I am afraid that they will soon become ghosts under the sword, and in this regard, they want to express their approval.

However, the Zhang family has left the center of Shazhou power for many years, and most of the sons and nephews have abandoned the martial arts, and they have no authority in the army.

The leaders of the four families of Yan, Yan, An, and Linghu looked left and right, hesitated, Cao Zi said that he saw that there were no ambushes in the four places, and immediately decided to capture the thief and capture the head, this Zhang Chengxian was more than eighty years old, old and old, and his movements were extremely inflexible, so he was killed in one fell swoop, and then captured yīn Chucai and Li Xiyu, which could deter the stupid hearts of several other major families and quickly quell this rebellion.

The plan in his heart has been decided, Cao Ziyue immediately handed Suo Chao a look, and said with a cruel smile: "Zhang Chengxian, I remember that your ancestor is the king of my Jinshan country, and my Cao family salutes you for three points, I don't want you Zhang Chengxian to not want to repay Jun's kindness, and actually intends to rebel." You dim old thing, do you still think that the Zhang family can call the wind and rain in Shazhou today? Now the king of Dunhuang is my father, what kind of thing is Yang Hao! Today, my second prince Cao Zi said that he will enforce the law of the country on behalf of my father and cut off the head of your old thing! ”

Cao Zi said, the halberd pointed a little, and shouted: "Come on, kill him for me!" ”

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Cao Ziyue and Suo Chao's guards immediately swarmed up, and the four scimitars first struck at the guards of YĪN Chu Cai and Li Xiyu, and took advantage of the opportunity of their guards to swing their knives to turn like a whirlwind, and the four scimitars staggered down, rolling towards Zhang Chengxian with a whimpering wind whistle, and the power of this knife seemed to cut his head in half.

There was a clear whistle from the ground, like a crane roaring in the sky, Zhang Chengxian was motionless, and the boy behind him with red lips and white teeth, handsome like a little girl, suddenly flashed in front of him like a ghost, and waved his arms, "Sonorous and sonorous!" There were four crisp weapons clashing, and the fragments of the big sleeves flew all over the sky, and the little boy showed a white arm, and a short sword with a sharp edge in his hand was revealed.

The sons and nephews of the Zhang family were shocked when they saw the attack on the head of the family, they had already seen this little boy's amazing martial arts, and they also believed that she had enough strength to protect the head of the family, because of this, this gathering was set up in such an unobstructed place, where there was nowhere to ambush the ambush soldiers, of course, if it weren't for this, Cao Ziyue and Suo Chao, who had already had some trouble with the Zhang family, would not go to the banquet rashly and be unsuspecting. Rao was like this, seeing the thunderbolt-like sword light of the four guards, they were still shocked into a cold sweat, and it was not until Xiao Tong successfully defused the opponent's attack that they were greatly relieved.

Several nephews of the Zhang family rushed forward to help the old family master down, but Zhang Chengxian waved his hand and stood motionless.

The little boy opened four knives, twisted his waist and shook a move to the left, suddenly accelerated instantly, and pounced on the enemy in front of him, the sword light was in the air, like a wisp of silver thread fluttering, and it continued to come out when fighting, a sword-like light, a sword-like sword light shuttled, two beams of light danced in the air, Zhan Zhi was in front, suddenly in the back, Zhan Zhi was on the left, suddenly on the right, Zhan Zhi was on the top, suddenly on the bottom, so fast that he was dizzying, and the other three swordsmen were about to rush to Zhang Chengxian's side, but at this time they had been stopped by the guards of yīn Chu Cai and Li Xiyu, and when they saw that their partners were in danger, hurriedly turned around and killed, but although the speed of the three of them was fast, it was still a step behind the speed of the boy and the other guard attacking and retreating one by one, and the fierce sword wind only whistled behind the little boy, always a fraction of a second, and could not hurt him by half a point.

The swordsman who was suppressed by Xiao Tong was indeed good at martial arts, but it was a pity that his sword technique in the Western Regions was so fast that he couldn't use it at all, the swordsman retreated seven steps in a row, the knife split the grid, seven steps back, suddenly roared, gave up the defense, and split Huashan with one move, Huo Di slammed down, and the little boy retreated, so fast that he left a phantom in the same place.

The sword light split through the phantom, the tip went straight to the ground, and with a "bang", the yellow sand flew, and the knife man clenched the handle of the knife with both hands, his eyes were wide open, motionless, and the blood in his throat was gushing out. The little boy didn't look at it, as soon as his body retreated, the sword in his hand immediately turned into a heavy sword shadow, and a thrilling sword sound suddenly sounded, and the dazzling sword light crossed the throat of a swordsman.

Immediately, the man's body was brought forward by the little boy, and he was able to meet the sword light swept by another swordsman, the red light flashed, and the bloody qi splashed everywhere, and the swordsman was caught off guard, and split his partner in half with a knife.

There are only two swordsmen left, the little boy's movements are obviously leisurely, a young boy with eyebrows like flowers, a white lotus root arm, a silver silk in his hand, pointing east and west, vertical and horizontal, advancing and retreating sharply, drifting like the wind, his demeanor and movements are indescribably beautiful, and his big eyes that are as clear as water still have time to glance at Cao Ziyue and Suo Chao from time to time.

At this time, the people outside the courtyard also moved, although the people of yīn Chu Cai and Li Xiyu had prepared in advance, but the guards of each family stood alone together, and when they saw that the courtyard began to act, they could only injure one or two when they suddenly attacked, and the rest of the people were all entangled together, and the guards of the other families saw that their own family masters were watching from the wall, and they also took out their swords and stepped aside, not knowing whether they should do it or not.

Cao Ziyue and Suo Chao saw the little boy's terrible martial arts, and couldn't help but be startled, in the past few decades, the Zhang family has gradually declined, in order to avoid trouble, the disciples and nephews have abandoned martial arts, and the Zhang family has never recruited a large number of guests and generals, they really didn't expect a little boy to have such martial arts, the two suddenly retreated, looked at each other, Cao Zi said: "Retreat, bring the troops!" ”

The two of them rushed out of the door, and as long as they had grabbed the horses, no one could stop them. Unexpectedly, at this time, the servants in green clothes and small hats suddenly pulled the sleeve of their right arm, and there was a sound of "snort", and everyone covered their right arms, and tied their sleeve crossbows on their arms, aiming at their bodies, and at such a close distance, the two of them turned into birds, and they did not want to escape.

It didn't take long for the sleeve crossbow to be invented in the Central Plains, Cao Ziyue and Suo Chao had never seen this kind of thing, seeing those people raise their right arms, and a small cylinder was tied under their arms, although they knew that it must be something that was not good for themselves, but they didn't understand what it was, the two of them still sped up and ran out, and then they heard a clear voice behind them: "Don't let go of the arrow, you want to live!" Deal with their guards! ”

Immediately they heard two screams, and the two of them heard it clearly, it was their own guards, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, and they exerted their strength under their feet, and they were faster than the galloping horses in a short distance. The little boy solved the two swordsmen, a swallow three copies of the water and chased up, Cao Ziyue and Suo Chao ran out like a race, seeing that they were only three steps away from the gate, they listened to the sound of the wind breaking their clothes, and the two of them were kicked in the back of the heart at the same time, and the whole person went forward, and his head was against the threshold.

Cao Zi said that the clothes and skin on his chest were torn, and he was in a hot pain, his head was against the thick threshold, and he was dizzy, he supported his hands and just jumped up, and a mango shoe stepped on his back, his feet were not big, but they were as heavy as a mountain, and his whole person was firmly pressed to the ground.

The little Taoist boy stepped on Cao Zi and said, his sword pointed at Suo Chao, rubbed his nose on the back of his left palm, and said crisply: "What about you as the second prince?" You are like this, you don't look like a prince when you wear a dragon robe, and the eunuch is almost the same, fighting with my uncle? Hum! ”

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In the middle of the city, with Guiyi Street as the line, on the east side is the team composed of the sons and nephews, family generals, guardians, and tenants of the eight great families of Zhang, Suo, Yīn, Li, Bian, Yan, An, and Linghu, and on the west side is the men and horses of the Guiyi Army.

Because Cao Ziyan did not attend the banquet in person after staying in Shazhou for his father, the Zhang family failed to control the Guiyi Army in their hands, so they urgently recruited all the capable warriors in the major families, temporarily formed a civilian army, relying on the terrain, occupied half of the city, and at the same time sent people out of the city quickly to contact Ai Yihai, and transferred his light cavalry to Shazhou.

The head of the Suo family was controlled by Zhang Chengxian, and he was used as a hostage to coerce the Suo family to participate in the rebellion, and now a confrontation between the eight major families in Shazhou and the Cao family in control of the army has formed. Cao Ziyan gave an ultimatum: within an hour, he must release his second disciple and surrender, otherwise he will attack immediately.

Zhangfu, Zhang Chengxian with his big sleeves behind his back, pacing slowly, listening to his grandson Zhang Lian recount the situation of the confrontation on the street, and suddenly said: "Although my Zhang family has not asked about Shazhou for a long time, but after all, the Guiyi Army was established by the ancestors of my Zhang family, so I don't believe that the soldiers of the Guiyi Army will throw guns and arrows at the old man." I'll go and say it myself! ”

The sons and nephews of the Zhang family were shocked when they heard this, and his fourth son, Zhang Yu, said: "Dad, by all means, now we have pulled the eight families over and occupied half of the sandbank, as long as we hold this half of Shazhou City, it will be considered a great success, and when Captain Yang's soldiers and horses arrive, the situation will inevitably be reversed. ”

"Stupid!"

Zhang Chengxian scolded, looked around at his nephew's family, and said earnestly: "Cao Ziyan didn't invite the old man in person, this is a big variable." At the beginning, a Suo Xun, a son-in-law of my Zhang family, was able to launch a mutiny and seize power, not to mention that now the Cao family has controlled the Guiyi Army for decades? My Zhang family, now only rely on the ancestral Yu Yin, just the prestige of the righteous cháo duke, we are stronger, more domineering, in order to strengthen our influence on the soldiers of the Guiyi army, and completely control the situation in Shazhou.

If we wait for Captain Yang's reinforcements and don't make further moves, our shock to the Guiyi Army will gradually disappear, and before Captain Yang's reinforcements arrive, Cao Ziyan will launch an attack, although our eight major clans have joined forces, but the army is in the hands of Cao Ziyan, how can our nephews, generals, and tenants really fight as well-trained army opponents? If you're not careful, you'll lose all your efforts. ”

Zhang Chengxian put his hand on his son's shoulder, patted it gently, and his old eyes moistened: "Son, now, you are also almost seventy people, with gray hair and wrinkles, your eldest brother, second brother, and third brother have all gone before my father and son." In this lifetime of my father, I have only two wishes, one is to go to Chang'an, worship the mausoleum of the righteous cháo duke, dedicate a glass of water and wine, and fulfill the filial piety of my descendants; One, just want our Zhang family to prosper again, the Yīn family, the Li family, their families are Shazhou clans, content with the status quo, but the Zhang family is different, our Zhang family, single-handedly created the Guiyi Army, the ancestors of our Zhang family, is called the emperor, what's the matter, can not be reduced to a businessman's family, guarding this palm-sized place in the desert, our Zhang family's descendants, even if they can't be called the heroes of the first generation, they must be the heroes of one side, which is not a loss of the face of our ancestors of the Zhang family. ”

Zhang Chengxian sighed for a while, and then said: "The work of half the city, it is possible that the previous work will be abandoned, for my father to take the entire Shazhou City, and hand over a complete city to Yang Taiwei, this can become the step of my Zhang family's advancement, do you understand?" ”

Zhang Yu said excitedly: "Dad, I'll go there for you!" ”

Zhang Chengxian shook his head, and said with a smile on his eyebrows: "The Zhang family is gradually declining, as a descendant of the Zhang family, it is difficult to escape the blame for my father." If I can follow the ancestors of Yu Lie, wave my arms, and create this righteous act, under the nine springs, I will have the face to see the ancestors and ancestors, son, don't fight with my father! ”

Ma Yi listened to Zhang Chengxian's idea, and immediately shook his head and said: "No, it's too risky to do this, even if ordinary Guiyi sergeants don't dare to be unfavorable to the old man, but the Cao family has ruled the sandbar for many years, and it is inevitable that there will be some henchmen, but if one person casts a cold arrow, the old man will be in danger of his life." Never. ”

Zhang Chengxian said with a smile: "I believe that if Captain Yang is stationed in Magua Prefecture and has not attacked the city for a long time, he also does not want to kill his brothers in the Guiyi Army. The old man has made up his mind, so you don't have to stop it. ”

Ma Yi repeatedly dissuaded, Zhang Chengxian insisted on going, in desperation, Ma Yi had no choice but to say: "In this case, please wear soft armor inside, and accompany you to go with you, Mr. must not cross the street, if there is any accident, Ma Yi will go all out, always to ensure the safety of Mr., otherwise...... Uncle will definitely blame me. ”

Zhang Chengxian smiled and said: "When I see you, the old man will know that Taiwei Yang is a benevolent and righteous person, Cheng, I will listen to you, so I will wear a soft armor and try my best to save my old life, hehehe......"

Both sides of Guiyi Avenue were full of soldiers and people with guns and bows waiting for them, but the whole spacious street was lonely, and there was not even a dog.

Suddenly, on the side of Dongcheng occupied by the eight major families, an old man in cloth walked out slowly, followed only by a boy with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and the soldiers of the Guiyi Army who were waiting in a serious battle opposite were all stunned, and they all exchanged their heads and ears, and gradually, someone recognized the identity of the old man, and the whispers converged into a wave, and the lineup of the Guiyi Army suddenly moved.

Cao Ziyan looked at the knife, and saw the old man wearing a curved Zen robe, with a high crown, and a high-toothed clog, just like the ancients of the Han and Tang Dynasties, stood in the center of the street, looked at the two sides of the street with strict swords and clear barriers, and suddenly shook his arms, and said in a loud voice: "The old man is the envoy of the Guiyi Army, the observer envoy of the eleven states such as Guashasu Ganliang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the descendant of Zhang Yi Cháo, the general of Jinwu, Zhang Chengxian!" ”

The sound on the opposite side became even stronger, Zhang Chengxian paused, and then said: "Soldiers of the Guiyi Army, do you know what it means to return to righteousness? Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, grateful for the feat of my return to the righteous army, has been praised, which can be annotated: the heart of resisting loyal ministers, and the long horn of Kunyi. The story of Dou Rong Hexi can be seen in the heyday; Li Lingjiao's strange soldiers are nothing more than righteous brigades! This is righteousness.

Guiyi Army is the ancestor of the family Yi Cháo Gong was founded by the Yi Cháo Gong, Yi Cháo Gong Su has great ambitions, and since he was a child, he likes to recite "Feng Changqing Xie Death Expression": Ji Sheji is restored, and Hu is defeated, and the minister's wishes are fulfilled. Raise your head to the sky and seal your seal, that is, you will be the minister of the corpse and the ghost of the holy pilgrimage. If you know the death, you will form a grass army in front of the wind array, lead the king's division, and level the thieves. Life and death are rewarded, and they are not grateful......

Righteous cháo Gong is bent on recovering my Han land, raising the ambition of my Han people, and regretting the disdain of my descendants, so that the decline is so, and now the king is far away, I and other descendants, do not have to form a grass army, return to the wind array, lead the king to the army, but only open the city to welcome each other, to return to the homeland, to pick up the old people, can't it be done? Should we kill each other surrounded by wolves? ”

Cao Ziyan became short of breath and shouted, "Kill him!" Give me shè to kill him! ”

On the long street, the wind is bleak, blowing Zhang Chengxian's jaw under the beard to fly in the wind, as if there is really the spirit of the ancestors hovering on it, the soldiers of the Guiyi Army are awe-inspiring, and who dares to do it, Cao Zi's speech is extremely corrupt, he grabbed a pair of bows, opened the bow and took the arrow, and aimed at Zhang Chengxian.

Zhang Chengxian raised his voice and said: "Captain Yang with 100,000 soldiers, pointing to the west of the banner, where he passed, he did not surrender, and now, he returned to the righteous army, and he wanted to be rich and noble for the Cao family, and he used his mantis arm as a car to resist the heavenly army?" ”

"Whoosh!" A cold arrow slashed at the face, and the little boy behind Zhang Chengxian flashed, and then he came to the front of him, and with a roll of his big sleeves, the cold arrow disappeared without a trace.

Cao Ziyan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this.

Zhang Chengxian shouted: "Soldiers, if you are willing to be a rebel army, stand here!" If you are willing to be the Cao family's army, just come over your arrows to the old man and the people of Shazhou who raised you! ”

The movement on the opposite side suddenly stopped, and it was silent for a long time, and suddenly someone strode towards the side of the street, but one person moved, and some people followed one after another, and soon, the Guiyi army was like cháo water, pouring towards the east city, and in the sonorous sound of armor, there was a futile and desperate, hoarse shout of Cao Ziyan: "Stop! Stop! ”