Luo Shixin sailed on the Yellow River, near the opposite bank, and changed his mind to let the boatman go south along the Tongji Canal, he did not have any clear purpose, it seemed that he only wanted to stay away from this sad place. But Xingyang and Jiyin counties were occupied by Wagang, choking the river of Tongji Canal, and now the water and land routes are full of bandits.

Wagang does not dry up and fish, let alone cut off traffic, but allows businesses to come and go, just cross the river to collect taxes, and naturally make a lot of money.

When he was about to arrive at the Tongji Canal, Luo Shixin didn't want to contact the Wagang bandits, so he went down the Yellow River and arrived near the Jindi Pass, where he found that the banners were all the banners of the Great Sui, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Boat family, where are the Sui soldiers here?" ”

The boatman was an old man over half a hundred years old, with gray hair and strong muscles and bones, and when he heard Luo Shixin's question, he sighed: "This is the soldiers and horses led by Lord Yang, the servant. I ferried on the Yellow River, watching Lord Yang go to Shandong with soldiers and horses first, I heard that Dou Jiande was going to attack, but within a few days, I turned around to attack Wagang, I must know that the terrain here is more important. Wagang choked Xingyang, the emperor can't come back, can you not be in a hurry? ”

Luo Shixin didn't expect that a boatman could know a lot, so he asked in a low voice, "Then why is Lord Yang stationed here?" Does he ......?"

"Wagang's power is too strong now, I heard that they have opened warehouses to release grain, and in the past few months, they have gathered nearly 200,000 bandits, and the momentum is simply amazing. Lord Yang is only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how can he be the enemy? ”

Luo Shixin sighed softly and didn't ask again.

The boatman's eyes were dizzy, and he went down the river, just at the helm, gossiping, "If you want to say that this Lord Yang is also a capable person, but compared to General Zhang, it is still a little worse......"

Hearing General Zhang's three words, Luo Shixin only felt that he had been hit hard in the chest, and his heart ached unbearably. Gently caress your chest and look out at the river.

"General Zhang is brave and strategic, he has never been defeated, if he is still here, even if it is only tens of thousands of people, he will not put the people of Wagang in his eyes, as long as he comes to attack, why should Wagang be afraid? It's just a pity that he died in the battle of the Great Sea Temple, but I heard that ...... He died in battle because of the betrayal of his men. General Zhang has three fierce generals under his command...... Luo Shixin, Cheng Biting Jin and Qin Shubao were originally extremely trusted by General Zhang, but they didn't expect that they all betrayed General Zhang and plotted that General Zhang was in Dahai Temple, which made General Zhang die. This kind of person, even if he is determined for a while, God will not like it, and most of them will accept it. ”

When the boatman said this, he was emotional and spittle.

Luo Shixin's face was blank, but he nodded and said: "Boatman, what you said is right, Luo Shixin is originally despicable and shameless, and pigs and dogs are not as good as beasts." But I think he is alive, but I am afraid that it is even more sad than dead! ”

The boatman nodded heavily, "What the guest officer said is that he was scolded by thousands of people, and this feeling is even more uncomfortable. By the way, I don't know where the guest officer is going? ”

Luo Shixin looked at the water surface that connected to the sky, and said after a while: "Let's talk about it after the dawn." ”

When the boat arrived at Liyang along the river, Luo Shixin got off the boat and swayed south.

Along the way, his physical strength gradually recovered, but his sorrow did not decrease by half a point.

Although he has money in his pocket, he just digs some wild vegetables and hunts for a living.

But after all, Luo Shixin has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his foundation is excellent, and when he arrived in Dongping County, he had already recovered his energy, but he was still thin and weak, and his face was haggard.

When I arrived at a village, I passed by a wine shop, and I only heard the spittle flying inside, "If you want to say that this hero of the world is Li Mi." I think that although Zhang Sutuo claims to be the first general of the Great Sui, after all, he has lost his name, and when he is in the hands of Li Mi, he will inevitably die. ”

One person continued: "Li Mi is very strong, but Brother Xu is not bad, this time, Brother Xu's righteous banner is held high, and the servants are gathered, so we will go to Brother Xu." I heard that Brother Xu's martial arts are world-famous, even if Zhang Xutuo does not die in the hands of Li Mi, he will die in the hands of Brother Xu. ”

The man was happy, but before he finished speaking, he saw a beggar-like man standing in front of him, and he couldn't help but be taken aback, and said in disgust, "What are you doing?" ”

Luo Shixin slapped it with a punch, and the whole table was scattered. There were four people sitting around the table, and they all jumped up when they saw this, and said angrily, "Boy, what are you doing?" ”

Luo Shixin said in a condensed voice: "Who said that General Zhang was famous? ”

"It's Lao Tzu who said it, what can you do?" One of them had a big head and shouted loudly.

"Don't allow it!" Luo Shixin just stretched out his hand, grabbed his chest, raised his arm and swung out, the man flew up in the air, slammed into the wall, spat blood, and fainted.

Only then did the crowd come forward, stunned and unable to move. Seeing Luo Shixin's haggard face, as if a gust of wind could blow him down, who would have thought that he would have great strength.

"What are you going to do?" Everyone asked.

Luo Shixin sneered: "With a few pieces of material, you dare to say that General Zhang is famous?" When General Zhang was alive, no one dared to say no, and no one could say when he died. I'll hear you rats mention General Zhang's name again and cut out your tongues. He walked straight out, everyone looked at each other, and suddenly a person shouted: "He is Luo Shixin under General Zhang, I know him, when he was in front of the Great Sea Temple, he snatched General Zhang's body alone, killed countless people, and no one dared to stop him." However, he was very strong at the beginning, but now he hasn't seen him for a few months, how did he become so thin? ”

Everyone shuddered and asked, "Didn't he betray Zhang Xutuo, how did he come to defend Zhang Xutuo?" ”

"The rumors can't be believed, presumably these are all rumors about Wagang sowing discord, although Zhang Xutuo is dead, this Luo Shixin is still desperately defending, how can he betray Zhang Xutuo?"

There are different opinions, and there is no consensus, Luo Shixin has heard it a long time ago, but he strode forward and did not look back, but his eyes were full of tears.

I saw a blacksmith shop not far ahead, clanging with ironware, and sparks were flying. Luo Shixin slowly stepped forward, took out a piece of silver and put it down, and said in a deep voice: "Help me make a thing." ”

The blacksmith glanced at the silver, "I don't know what the guest officer wants to build?" ”

Luo Shixin was as calm as a mountain, and said word by word: "Killing gun!" ”

**

Not far from Jinti Pass, the Sui army was encamped, with deep ditches and high bases, and their backs were against the Yellow River, but they did not fight.

Now Jindiguan is occupied by Wagang, and Wagang sent a team of men and horses to camp and settle down, and Jindiguan is dependent on each other, vaguely besieging it. But all the bandits are very afraid of the Sui soldiers, among the famous generals of the Sui Dynasty, in addition to Zhang Xutuo, over the years, Yang Yichen has also made the bandits feel cold, as for Pei Renji and others, they are a step behind.

Yang Yichen personally led his troops to fight Wagang, although the bandits were on guard, they were no longer too afraid, after all, Zhang Xutuo of the Great Sui was folded in Wagang's hands, and a mere Yang Yichen was nothing? But no matter what, the bandits still didn't dare to rush to the camp, just besieged from afar, and besides, the lord of Wagang Village and Pushan Gong had already given an order, no matter how Yang Yichen fought, they would not fight, but the siege was the main thing.

But Yang Yichen came these times, not only did he not fight, but the drums in the army did not sound a few times, which really made everyone inexplicable and unclear.

Yang Yichen hadn't closed his eyes for a few nights, his brows were tightly locked, and he looked into the distance, only to see bandits everywhere, and the momentum was huge, and he was also secretly frightened.

Since Wagang conquered Jindi Pass and occupied Xingyang County, he has not only opened a warehouse to release grain, but even his equipment has been much more elite.

Today's Wagang people are no longer the poor and destitute they were at the beginning, holding rusty knives and sticks, and scattering with one blow, even if Yang Yichen has experienced a hundred battles, he has to be careful.

Although there are many people in Wagang, what he is most worried about is not the bandits, but another thing, this is not far from the Great Sea Temple, thinking of this, Yang Yichen sighed lightly.

There was a major general standing beside him, although he was ordinary-looking, his armor was distinct, and he looked heroic. The major general kept looking at Yang Yichen, full of admiration, and when he heard him sigh, he couldn't help but ask: "Lord Yang, I don't know what is worrying?" Although there are many bandits, we are fighting steadily, and we may not be able to exterminate them. What's more, there is Master Pei in the Tiger Prison Pass, and Yang Taishou in Xingyang City, as long as we stick to this place, we are all strong troops, we are stationed here, it is difficult for Wagang to develop, let alone take the eastern capital. When the time comes, if the reinforcements of the Great Sui come......"

Speaking of this, the major general stopped, and he was also panicked in his heart, secretly thinking that Wagang became famous in the first battle, and now it is really powerful, and all counties are in danger, and it is impossible to say that it is impossible to send troops to rescue. It's just that there are countless elite soldiers in the eastern capital, and it seems that only the eastern capital can send troops to solve the crisis here. But the saint is far away in Yangzhou, if there is no order, how can the eastern capital easily send troops. But Mingdong has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, but he is watching the crisis here, but it is also a great ridicule.

Yang Yichen looked at the major general and said softly: "Runfu, what you said is extremely true. If the Holy One is still in the Eastern Capital, with the majesty that has always been, what is the difficulty of calming the crisis here, I sigh for this. Runfu, General Zhang...... Died in the first place...... We can't afford to take precautions. ”

The major general's eyes showed gloom, and he said softly: "My father followed General Zhang, and afterwards I said that General Zhang was in and out of the thieves, like entering a no-man's land. But later rescued his father, but because of ...... Because he remembered the whereabouts of his three generals, he turned around again and surrounded by thieves, but he didn't expect that he ......"

Speaking of this, the major general choked up a little, "My father was also seriously injured in front of the Dahai Temple, and he had to be rescued by General Zhang to break out of the encirclement." Later, when he heard that General Zhang had died, he fell ill and died of depression. ”

Yang Yichen's eyes also flashed with tears, and he said softly: "The old man knows that Ling Zun is a man, and so are you, you have lived up to General Zhang's trust!" When the old man heard the news of General Zhang's death, he was shocked at first, and then sad, and now he said that he is here to stand still......"

The major general is called Jia Runfu, and his father is called Jia Wuben, Jia Runfu has always followed Yang Yichen, but Jia Wuben is a deputy general under Zhang Xutuo. Jia Runfu was sad, and suddenly asked, "What does Lord Yang mean by not moving?" ”

Yang Yichen sighed lightly, "The bandits are huge, we can't act rashly, we are ambushed by the bandits, one of them, but the most important thing is that even if we defeat the bandits, what can we do?" If the Holy Lord does not return to the Eastern Capital, the bandits can be reunited after they are dispersed, and we want to fight again, but I am afraid that it will not be so easy. ”

Jia Runfu sighed lightly, "It turns out that Lord Yang has been planning so far, I don't know what other tricks Lord Yang has?" ”

Yang Yichen's brows tightened, and he said in a deep voice: "Actually, I have already asked the Holy Lord for a decree, asking him to return to the Eastern Capital this time, otherwise it will be difficult to get rid of the thief." ”

When Jia Runfu heard this, his face changed slightly, and he said softly: "Lord Yang, the Holy ...... The Holy One has never liked people like this...... I'm just afraid that Lord Yang will get into trouble...... Woe. ”

He originally wanted to talk about the disaster of killing, but it was taboo, and he didn't dare to say it, Yang Yichen didn't know! Gently patting Jia Runfu's shoulder, Yang Yichen sighed, "Runfu, there is no point in soldiers dying too much. General Zhang cherishes the surnames of his soldiers, these soldiers have also followed the old man to fight for many years, how can I bear them to die easily, if I can exchange the life of the old man for the surname of these soldiers, the old man's death is not a pity! ”

**

"Yang Yichen wants to do the opposite?!" Yang Guang slapped the table angrily and threw the music in his hand on the ground.

The ministers were awe-inspiring and looked at each other.

After Yang Guang arrived in Yangzhou, he did not ignore the government and politics, in fact, he also cared about the situation in the world.

After all, this is his world, when he went from the eastern capital to Yangzhou, he was as persistent as a cow, persuading him not to go south, if he was not killed, he would be thrown into prison! He only thought that when he arrived in Yangzhou, he waited for Chen Xuanhua to pacify the bandits, and since then, he has been with Chen Xuanhua with peace of mind, traversing the splendid mountains and rivers of the Great Sui!

What I didn't expect was that it was just half a year of hard work, and the world was already out of control.

Zhang Xutuo's death was a big blow to him, he heard that after Zhang Xutuo's death, almost the six gods had no owner, and he pinned his hopes on Yang Yichen. Urgently summoned him to turn back from Shandong and attack Wagang. Over the years, Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen have almost conquered and been invincible, only thinking that they would be able to calm down soon.

Now that bandits are rampant, he is a little timid even if he wants to turn around. When he went south, Xiao Buyi, Yang Yichen and others opened the way for him to attack the bandits, which was vast and spectacular, and the bandits also fled in despair. Now that bandits are all over the road, he has no confidence to return to the Eastern Capital!

But this cowardice is transformed into anger and erupts, earth-shattering.

Pei Yun and the others already knew the content of the recital, and looked at each other, Yang Guang was furious, and when he saw that no one answered, he said angrily: "Don't you have anything to relieve my worries?" ”

Yu Shiji stepped forward tremblingly, "Back to the saint, in fact, I want to ...... This bandit should not have reached such a rampant level. ”

Yang Guang was slightly happy in his heart, "What about Yu Aiqing's meaning?" ”

Yu Shiji could only muster up the courage to continue to be deceived, "Although there are many thieves, there is really nothing to worry about. Think about General Zhang and Xiao ...... back then The defeat of Wagang is like a weightlift, Yang Yichen has experienced a hundred battles, why is it difficult to pacify Wagang? ”

He wanted to say that Xiao Buyi had also pacified Wagang, but suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Yang Guang frowned and said, "Then why did he say that I must return to the Eastern Capital so that the bandits can be pacified?" ”

Yu Shiji hesitated, "Back to the saint, Yang Yichen defeated a thief, but he has a lot of troops. In the past, there was still General Zhang, but now that General Zhang is gone, he has self-respecting troops, and most of them think that the Holy Lord can only rely on him to pacify the bandits, and it is inevitable that he will be arrogant......"

Yang Guangda was furious, "Doesn't he want to rebel?" ”

Yu Shiji looked around, and when he saw that no one answered, he could only say: "Most of the time I want to go back, but this time I borrowed the bandit to ask the saint to return to the Eastern Capital, maybe what will happen next time." ”

Yang Guang's eyebrows were raised, his anger grew, and he slapped the table case angrily, and said loudly: "Send someone to summon Yang Yichen to Yangzhou immediately, and temporarily hand over his military power to Pei Renji to be in charge." ”

Although he was angry, one hand shook involuntarily. Yu Shiji only wanted to protect himself, where can he manage a lot, and said respectfully: "Holy Lord, Weichen will do it immediately." ”

Yang Guang's eyes swept away, and it had already landed on Yu Wenhuaji's body, "Right Tunwei, how are you doing?" ”

Yu Wenhua hurriedly came out and said: "Back to the saint, Weichen is asking people to hurry up to do it. Daochang Huan said that Daochang Xu was seriously ill and died, and he lost a lot of mana, and he could not read alone, so he needed to rely on external forces. I now order hundreds of people to go to the Yamato Kingdom to find the spirit grass immortal medicine, and there are ......"

Speaking of this, Yu Wenhua and wanted to stop talking, and said tremblingly: "They must be hurrying up to deal with it, as long as they find what Daoist Huan needs, they can let Mrs. Chen return to Yang, and ask the Holy Lord to wait again...... A few days. ”

Yang Guang grieved the death of Yuwenshu, and remembered what he said on his deathbed, so he was able to seal Yu Wenhua and the official title of the general of the Right Tunwei. Not only Yu Wenhua and there is a reward, even his younger brother Yu Wenzhi and he is also rewarded as an official who will be a young eunuch.

However, at this time, the official position vacancy was serious, and the value was also depreciated greatly, although the two brothers were both in high positions, but they were as timid and cowardly as ever, and Yuwen Zhihe didn't even have a chance to go to court.

Yang Guang was quite conflicted in his heart at the moment, he wanted Chen Xuanhua to return to the sun as soon as possible, and he wanted to wait for a few days, after all, the country looked more and more chaotic, and Chen Xuanhua would only be disappointed when he saw it. At the beginning, Chen Xuanhua asked him to be diligent and love the people, he agreed, but now it looks like it is not as good as it was at the beginning, how can he not let Yang Guangda be disappointed, he is disappointed but not tight, but he can let the beloved woman disappointed and unwilling. After Yuwenshu's death, Pei Ju, Yu Wenhua and said that the restoration period should be postponed, he was angry, relieved, hopeful, disappointed, and all kinds of feelings were complicated. Now it's not only Yu Wenhua who is lying to him, even if he himself is also deceiving himself, even if he kills Yu Wenhua, what can he do? There is still hope for keeping it.

His mind was already chaotic and numb, but no matter whether Chen Xuanhua was still yang or not, he seemed to be unable to return to the Eastern Capital for the time being.

Thinking of this, Yang Guang was distraught and turned back to the harem. Empress Xiao greeted her early and asked softly, "Holy Lord, the early dynasty has worked hard." ”

Yang Guang suddenly hugged Queen Xiao and did not move for a long time.

Empress Xiao didn't dare to ask, didn't dare to struggle, she only felt that the saint was extremely strange.

After a long time, Empress Xiao felt a wet piece on her shoulders, and knew that Yang Guang had cried again!

Yang Guang rarely cries, but recently, he has been crying more and more often, does this mean that he has become weak?

"Holy ......," Empress Xiao asked softly, "what's wrong with you?" ”

Yang Guang suddenly let out a cry and said, "Queen, my country...... My Xuanhua ...... I...... Except for General Zhang and you, there is no one credible! But General Zhang left me, Queen, you can't leave me again! ”

Empress Xiao burst into tears and choked up: "Holy Lord, I will never be separated from you for the rest of my life!" ”

**

When Yang Guang was crying, Xiao Buyi was laughing.

Yang Guang lamented that there were no credible people, but there were more and more people that Xiao Buyi could trust.

It's not the difference in chance, it's the difference in surname. Of course, people with different surnames do the same thing very differently.

When Yang Guang consumed his father's hard-earned family business little by little, Xiao Buyi was accumulating his strength little by little with his white hands, becoming more and more extensive.

Now in the grassland, the five words of the horse god Xiao Buyi are not much different from gods!

He was very busy during this period, but he was busy and very rewarding, his strength in the grassland was far less than that of Khan and Kedun, but his prestige was already on par with the two.

Now the important task of expelling the evil ghosts in the grassland is carried out by the Mengchen clan, Sun Simiao rarely comes out, but is only responsible for prescribing prescriptions, he is low-key, and even Ke Dun doesn't know that Xiao Buyi has the support of the medicine king behind him. But the Mengchen clan has been extremely high-profile recently, and there are countless grassland people living in the clan, and in the minds of the grassland people, there is no difference between them and the god clan.

Of course, the horse god is also in the Mengchen tribe, and it is even more admired and praised by the grassland people. When Xiao Buyi received the praise, he was shocked in his heart, and secretly pondered the intention of Taiping Dao.

He was in the limelight, but he did not let his guard down. Taiping Dao spread the plague, but he took the opportunity to establish prestige, and it seemed that he took advantage of it, but because he couldn't see the intention of Taiping Dao, it made him feel troubled.

He was uneasy inside, but on the surface he seemed calm, and he could even be described as calm.

Ashina sat in front of him, respectful.

Although Ashina is the brother of Shibi Khan, he has never had real power, and has always lived in the left and near Kedun, protecting the power of Kedun to save his life. But recently, his prestige has skyrocketed a lot, and in the minds of many grassland people, his kneeling is worth a thousand gold. When he knelt, he didn't know how many grassland people's lives were saved!

Although Ashina did not kneel down at this moment, Ao Shushe knelt in front of Xiao Buyi and kowtowed a few times.

Ao Sheshe is Ashina's son, and when Xiao Buyi saved Ashina, he had seen him once.

More than a year later, although he is still young, he looks much stronger and taller.

Xiao Buyi was a little surprised and said, "Ashina, why are you doing this?" ”

Ashina sighed and said: "Engong, when you saved the lives of our father and son, you said goodbye in a hurry, and you never had the opportunity to thank you, but this time you came, but you came here to thank you for coming." I only hate that my territory is too shabby, otherwise I would have to invite Engong to come to me to greet me for a few days. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "Ashina, you are really serious, it is our true nature to draw a knife to help when the road is uneven." Stepping forward to help up the Ao Shooting Set, Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "Ao Shooting Set, there is gold under the man's knees, and it is natural for him to kneel to the sky and kneel to his parents, but for me, I don't need to make this big gift." ”

Ao Sheshe said loudly: "Horse God, you saved the lives of our father and son, and this kneeling is also a matter of course. ”

Xiao Buyi could only shake his head and smile: "It's a pity that I'm leaving, otherwise I can really go to your territory to have a look." ”

Ashina was slightly surprised, "Engong, you have to go...... Where are you going? Here......"

"This is your sky, but not mine." Xiao Buyi pulled Ao She, let him sit beside him, and said with a smile: "I'm very happy to see you today." ”

Ao Shot was reluctant to say: "Engong ......"

"You don't need to call me Engong, just call me Brother Xiao."

"Nope." Ashina shook his head resolutely, "It's right to call your uncle, in fact, Engong...... I said that I had brought the Ao Shooting Facility here, but I had something to ask for. ”

Xiao Buyi was a little surprised, but nodded and said, "As long as I can, I will be a helper." ”

Ashina was overjoyed, stretched out his hand and pulled his son and said, "Engong, I won't have anything to do, but I don't want my son to be incompetent for the rest of his life." I'm here to implore Engong to take Ao Shot as an apprentice, so that he will have a vast sky, I don't know what Engong wants? ”

Ao Sheshe was not surprised, obviously he knew his father's thoughts, but Xiao Buyi was a little surprised, "But I'm going to the Central Plains soon." ”

"Then please take En Gong to the Central Plains, En Gong is very gracious, and Ashina will never forget."

Xiao Buyi smiled, looked at Ao Sheshe, and said, "Are you willing to give up the grassland?" ”

Ao Archer said loudly: "Master, if the eagle does not soar, it will never grow, Ao Archer begs Master to take me by his side." ”

He was very eager, Xiao Buyi's mind was racing, and he made up his mind in an instant, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll take you as an apprentice!" ”

(To be continued)