"Du Fuwei is righteous, in order to save Li Zitong and Ximen Junyi, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his life to stop me, I thought I could kill him, but at the last moment, I still didn't do it." Xiao Buyi and the bearded guest galloped their horses and left Yangzhou City.

The two were followed by more than a dozen coachmen, and a row of large carts marched forward, guarded by guards. It's just that although the guards are guarding, they are somewhat confused and careless. Sun Shaofang has instructed Lord Xiao to let you die, and you have to do it. Of course, Xiao Buyi won't let them die, but he just let them dig the dirt all day long and guard the box, they don't know what the importance of this dirt box is, and they don't think that anyone will worry about it, so although they are guards, they can't lift their spirits.

The bearded guest smiled, "I expected you not to kill Du Fuwei, Li Zitong is cunning and unscrupulous, Du Fuwei believes in him, it is really no different from raising a tiger." ”

Li Zitong fled for his life, and the bearded guest watched on the spot, but he didn't stop him, and Xiao Buyi didn't ask why, because he respected any decision made by the bearded guest.

"Big brother said that Li Zitong will calculate Du Fuwei?" Xiao Buyi asked.

"Li Zitong doesn't count Du Fuwei, he is not Li Zitong. It's just that whether it can be done or not, that's something that no one knows. The bearded guest looked into the distance and said: "Although the Du Fuwei people are young, they are very early, they are brave and good at fighting, and when they lead troops against the enemy, they have always been in the front when they go out, and they are in the back of the palace, and they do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives, and they are deeply loved by their subordinates." He and Fu Gong Yi are one martial arts and one article, complement each other, and have a lot of prestige in Jianghuai, and now the Central Plains uprising, if there is development in the future, this son is probably one of them. Although Wagang has Xu Shiji, Zhai Rang really has no ambitions, and it is difficult to become a climate. ”

"Xu Shiji has left Wagang." Xiao Buyi said with a smile.

"Oh?" The bearded guest was slightly stunned, "How do you know?" ”

After listening to Xiao Buyi's talk about going south, the bearded guest pondered for a long time before saying: "Xu Shiji is a son of a big family and his family is wealthy, do you know why he took refuge in Wagang?" ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head, "I don't know, maybe he naturally likes to rebel, right?" ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Buyi couldn't help laughing, and the bearded guest also smiled, "After all, there are a few people who naturally like to rebel, since ancient times, the common people of the Central Plains have just asked for peace and mixed food and clothing." The people don't care who you are the emperor, after all, it is too far away from them, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, they can live in peace. ”

Xiao Buyi nodded, "What the eldest brother said is very true, but at the moment, it seems that it is impossible for the people to live in peace." ”

The bearded guest bowed his head and said: "That's true, Yang Guang is tyrannical and reckless, and now the people of the Central Plains want food and clothing but can't, so they naturally want to rebel." However, Xu Shiji's family is rich, his father was a kind and charitable person, Zhai Rang started an incident and plundered the Xu family, because he admired Xu Shiji's name, but left Xu Jiaqiu without committing any crimes. After Xu Shiji turned around, he was grateful for Zhai Rang's kindness to the Xu family, so he joined Wagang. It's just that Xu Shiji and his Lao Tzu really do good, but Xu Shiji is a lot more scheming, he persuaded Zhai Rang that there are villagers near Xu's house, and it is not easy to rob him, Liang County Yongqiu East County is close to the canal, and there are many business travelers, Zhai Rang listened to his advice, so he turned to Cao Yun and did it smoothly. I said that Xu Shiji was scheming, just because he came up with a bad idea and blamed Jiangdong, his Xu family was stable, but the people near the canal suffered. ”

Xiao Buyi laughed, "Most of his plans are also helpless, in the troubled times, it is good to be able to protect himself, and it is a rare move for him to think about protecting his father and fellow villagers, as for the rest, he can't care much." ”

The bearded guest smiled: "What you said also makes sense, but Xingyang has plenty of grain and grass, and it is not far from Wagang, if Xu Shiji is smart, he should persuade Zhai Rang to conquer Xingyang and occupy the granary there." It is okay to mix food and clothing, and now the people in the country are not working, and no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, there is no storage. If the enemy is coming, and the long-term supply is insufficient, who will follow you? ”

Xiao Buyi groaned: "Big brother, what you said is also reasonable, but Xingyang is really a military stronghold, I went all the way south and found that Xingyang is on the west side of the Tongji Canal, not far from the Tiger Prison and Yanshi, and after passing the Tiger Prison Yanshi, you can go directly to Luoyang, the eastern capital." Luoyang is the top priority of the Great Sui, even if you conquer Xingyang, how can Yang Guang let you defend it? Now the Great Sui Henan is close to Zhang Xutuo, Pei Renji, and Yang Yichen are all holding the Great Sui Fortress, you have captured Xingyang, as long as these three people advance, I am afraid that Xu Shiji will be beyond his power if he wants to resist. Now that the elite soldiers and generals of the twelve guards of the Great Sui Mansion are all located in the capital and Chongyao areas, even if Yang Xuangan is defeated and tens of thousands of elite soldiers return, what can a mere Xu Shiji do? ”

The bearded guest thought for a while, "What you said is extremely true, Buyi, I found that you are very smart, much smarter than my eldest brother." ”

Xiao Buyi was a little embarrassed and said, "How dare Buyi compare with the eldest brother?" ”

"Big brother has only lived a few decades longer than you, and what is better than you is nothing more than experience. But if you pay attention to everything and know how to analyze, it won't be long before I can't teach you anything. But if you want to lead troops to fight in the future, you can learn more from your second brother, that kid is very calm, and he can't press a fart with a few bars, but he can specialize in using soldiers, I think if you have to reuse, don't let Zhang Xutuo. It's a pity that he never had a chance to ......"

"Now the second brother is a county magistrate in Mayi." Xiao Buyi smiled: "Now he can probably be useful." ”

The bearded guest was surprised: "Isn't he a foreigner?" ”

Xiao Buyi told the things in Kyoto again, and as soon as the bearded guest arrived in Yangzhou, he helped him make trouble everywhere, and by the way, he also found out the details of the opponent, but he had little gossip with him.

After listening to this, the bearded guest sighed with emotion: "You kid has a colorful life, not only does he live a nourishing life, but also helps your second brother by the way, I don't know when I will ask for an official to do?" ”

"Big brother really wants it?" Xiao Buyi smiled: "I'm just afraid that you won't be able to see it." ”

"I'm just joking," the bearded man shook his head, "what's so good about being an official, even if I am given an emperor to do, I don't want to." ”

"Isn't it good to be an emperor?" Xiao Buyi smiled dumbly, "That's the lord on top." ”

"What's so good about being an emperor?" The bearded guest said lightly: "Listening to the words of the minister, the people are angry and their conscience is uneasy, and they are angry and their own surname is guilty after listening to the words of the loyal minister. I'm happy and happy now, if I listen to countless people clamoring in my ears all day, then won't I be annoyed? ”

Seeing Xiao Buyi looking at him dumbfounded, the bearded guest asked, "What's the matter, you don't agree with me?" ”

"It's not that I disagree, but I think it's fresh." Xiao Buyi laughed, "Do you know how many people want to be emperors today?" ”

"It's their business what they want, and it's my business how I do it." The bearded guest's eyes flashed, and he suddenly asked, "Buyi, are you going to be this servant Shaoqing for the rest of your life?" ”

"I can't do it for a few years." Xiao Buyi shook his head and said, "But no matter what, if you do it for a day, you have to seek a day of welfare for yourself, right?" ”

The bearded guest laughed and scolded: "You kid is actually more slippery than anyone else, but why do you always give people a feeling of being realistic?" ”

"Where is Big Brother going?" Xiao Buyi asked.

"I can't find Daoxin, I was going to go back to see the second child and you, but since the second brother has arrived in Mayi, I will go back to the Eastern Capital with you first, and then go to Mayi to have a look." The bearded guest explained.

Xiao Buyi was a little happy, "So we just happened to be on the way." ”

The bearded guest smiled with warmth, "I also feel like it's a good trip." By the way, what are you doing with those dozen or so broken boxes? ”

Xiao Buyi looked back, "Big brother didn't say that I forgot, Shaofang, take off the box." ”

"Here?" Sun Shaofang wondered.

Xiao Buyi nodded, Sun Shaofang didn't ask any more, and asked the porter to unload the boxes on the carriage into the wilderness, and then let them turn around. The wealthy car dealers are all inexplicable, they just feel that these people have money and have nowhere to spend, but the commissions are paid early, they are just doing things, and their doubts can only ferment in their stomachs.

After the porter left, Xiao Buyi asked the guards to push the boxes together and burn them on fire, Sun Shaofang couldn't help but ask, "Boss Xiao, are you sick?" ”

"Do you have medicine?" Xiao Buyi asked rhetorically.

Sun Shaofang couldn't help but laugh and said, "I mean you have something wrong with your head?" ”

"Can you cure it?" Xiao Buyi replied with a smile.

Sun Shaofang didn't have a clue, and waved his hand and said, "Brothers, set fire." ”

The guards were afraid that the burn would not be complete, so they collected the dead branches and leaves and piled them on the chest, and burned them with fire, crackling.

Ah Rust and Zhou Muru also looked at each other, came over and asked in a low voice, "Boss, what's going on?" ”

"If you burn the box, it will be a lot less trouble." Xiao Buyi explained.

Ah Rust and Zhou Muru looked at each other, and said in unison: "The boss is wise." ”

Everyone didn't understand, only the bearded guest had a wise smile in his eyes, "Are you afraid of trouble?" They came to rob it, and it was not even more enjoyable to fight. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled bitterly: "I've been making a show to attract Wang Shichong's attention, although there is soil in this box, according to his suspicious surname, it is inevitable that he will not want to come and have a look." Everyone has been tired for so long, wouldn't it be better to burn the box with a fire and cut them off? ”

The bearded guest lowered his voice, "He probably couldn't dream of it...... he didn't dream" Before his words fell, he suddenly looked up into the distance, only to see the dust in Yangzhou City, and dozens of horses rushed towards this swift speed. The bearded guest had a keen eye, and when he saw that Wang Shichong was the leader, he couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Is he here to grab the box?" ”

Xiao Buyi was also puzzled, so he could only say: "Just wait and see." ”

Wang Shichong laughed from afar: "Lord Xiao, you won't know me when you leave, the troublesome person is here, and I can't explain it." Although he laughed, his eyes swept over the burning box on the side, and the corners of his mouth twitched inadvertently.

Everyone dismounted, and everyone had already unfolded the holy decree, "Xiao Buyi received the decree." I was glad to hear that Xiao Buyi's Jiangnan matter had been completed, and I ordered to go to Taiyuan as soon as possible. ”

After the general secretary announced the holy decree, he handed it to Xiao Buyi, and said with a smile: "Lord Xiao saddled his horse and tired, only to leave Yangzhou, and then to Taiyuan, but I was just summoned by the order, and Lord Yushi personally ordered it, so I dare not disobey it." ”

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "It's the minister's duty, but I don't know when the saint can let me go to Taiyuan?" ”

Tongshi Sheren first shook his head, and then explained: "Since the word "speed" has been added to the holy decree, it probably means that Lord Xiao will let go of everything and go to Taiyuan. ”

Xiao Buyi nodded, "In that case, Lord Wang, there will be a period later." ”

He said that he would leave, Wang Shichong's face was gloomy, but he asked Tongshi Sheren: "Zhao Sheren, don't you go with Lord Xiao?" ”

Zhao Sheren shook his head, "I didn't have an order for this, I will go straight back to the Eastern Capital to restore the decree." ”

"I don't know what the Holy Lord wants Lord Xiao to do in Taiyuan?" Wang Shichong muttered to himself in a low voice, but he looked at Zhao Sheren's face, of course these are all things that can be answered or not, of course, his first thought is that Yang Guang is going to attack the Longxi Shi clan. The last time he had the merit to go to Jingmian Sheng, it was fake, but he had a secret purpose to arrest Li Valve and rebel. Of course, this kind of thing can be done by Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen, but the saint is only afraid of startling the snake, which makes him Wang Shichong lead the army, and he also trusts him very much. Xiao Buyi is not useless, saving the driver is secondary, and attracting Li Valve's attention is the goal. So what about this time, who will quell the chaos and who will be the cover?

"The power of heaven is unpredictable, how can I, a generalist, know the meaning of the saint." Zhao Sheren replied respectfully.

Wang Shichong just looked at the burning box, and his heart felt like a fire was burning.

**When Ji Qiu turned around, he only thought that Wang Shichong would be strange, but he didn't expect Wang Shichong to just pat him on the shoulder and said: "Everyone has worked hard this time, I don't seek merit but no fault, fortunately, Lord Xiao didn't find anything wrong with me." ”

Ji Qiu had a bitter face, "Lord Wang, we are all ready, we want to grab the box, I didn't expect Xiao Buyi to actually burn the box, if it wasn't for Lord Wang to inform me, I don't know when I will be able to turn around." ”

Wang Shichong sat on the chair and thought, and said to himself: "Ji Qiu, Xiao Buyi said that the earth in the box has a spiritual surname, which is used to plant willow trees, I don't know if you believe it?" ”

Ji Qiu said after a while: "My subordinates don't know. ”

Wang Shichong was puzzled, but he always felt that he had a key point in his heart, but he didn't expect that Xiao Buyi's defeat of Du Fuwei and Li Zitong's alliance really shocked him, but he did not besiege the two in Yangzhou City. On the one hand, it is because these two people are considered to be hundred-legged insects who are dead but not stiff, and it is not so easy to catch them, but the most important aspect is that even if Du Fuwei is killed, there is also an auxiliary Gongyi, and Li Zitong is killed, and there will be any princes, grandsons, etc. In his opinion, it is a symptom but not a cure, Yang Guang will not change his mind, unless he kills all the people in the world, this turmoil will never be quelled. With Du Fuwei and Li Zitong retained, Jianghuai naturally couldn't make other bandits bigger, and it was easier for him to deal with them. But Xiao Buyi's repulsion of Du Fuwei and Li Zitong was just a casual act, he made a trick, and although there was an explanation in the end, Wang Shichong didn't believe it at all. Xiao Buyi's all actions were under his own surveillance, even if Yuan Lan came to Yangzhou, he was closely watched, and let Yizi Jiangmian intercept him, but he found nothing, this Xiao Buyi ...... Wang Shichong groaned, Wang Wei hurried over, whispered a few words in Wang Shichong's ear, Wang Shichong stood up and said urgently: "What you said is true?" ”

Wang Wei's face was very ugly, but he nodded and said, "Father-in-law, the child has checked it, and it is true." ”

Wang Shichong sat down weakly and sighed, "This Xiao Buyi is really a bit of a doorway, and he actually took the treasure under my nose." ”

"Father-in-law, do you want to refer to him to the Holy Lord?" Wang Wei suggested.

Wang Shichong waved his hand and said, "What are you referring to?" We have no evidence, he does things without leakage, and now that he has left Yangzhou City, we have no way to take him. ”

"Then we're going to eat this dumb loss?" Wang Wei said angrily.

Wang Shichong changed the topic, "Bian'er, as a father, I also asked you to pay attention to the movements of Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, what news is there now?" ”

Wang Wei said in a deep voice: "After Li Zitong and Du Fuwei escaped from Yangzhou City, they marched all the way to the north, and now they are based in the area of Juluze. ”

A sly smile appeared at the corner of Wang Shichong's mouth, "You lead the elite soldiers to wait around there, pay attention to concealment, don't let them find out." If these bandits have a foreign enemy, of course, they will unanimously go to the outside world, but if there are no officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress them, sooner or later they will all have internal strife. If there is no internal strife, you will not move, if one side is defeated, the other side will definitely be greatly injured, this time my son can send troops, will definitely make the Jianghuai bandits and thieves greatly injured, a year and a half can not cause trouble again. ”

"Father-in-law is sure that they will definitely fight among themselves?" Wang Wei asked with some admiration.

Wang Shichong smiled and said: "Du Fuwei is seriously injured now, he has a lot of power and prestige in Jianghuai, Li Zitong lost his dog, if this good opportunity for annexation is given up, it will not be Li Zitong!" ”

**Xiao Buyi and the others rode all the way north, and soon arrived at Huaishui, Xiao Buyi was not in a hurry to find a boat, and went north from Tongji Canal to Xijing, but he rode a horse against the Huaishui, and when he arrived in Shanyang, he saw that there were several big boats waiting on the river early, and when everyone was still puzzled, Xiao Buyi beckoned everyone to get on the boat.

When Sun Shaofang saw that the ship had the logo of the Yuan family, he already understood something, and immediately beckoned his subordinates to get on the boat.

Although this ship is not official, it is much more comfortable than the official big ship, Sun Shaofang and the guards have already been waiting for them, Xiao Buyi and the bearded guest took Ah Rust and Zhou Muru to another big ship.

Yuan Lan was waiting on the deck early, and when she saw Xiao Buyi coming, she smiled and said, "Buyi, it's been hard all the way." ”

Xiao Buyi finally relaxed a little when he arrived here, at least he knew that now the Yuan family was finally his reliance, and he didn't feel anything about Ruoxi, but when he thought of Qiaoxi, there were still bursts of warmth.

They obviously discussed meeting here, but Ah Rust was puzzled: "Boss, when did you contact Mr. Yuan, why don't we know?" ”

"Good thing you don't." Xiao Buyi smiled: "If you also know, I'm only afraid that I won't be able to deceive Wang Shichong's old ghost." ”

Everyone entered the cabin, Qiaoxi was sitting still, and when he saw everyone coming in, Huo Ran stood up, his eyes fell on Xiao Buyi, he wanted to call something, but he was shocked when he saw a strange ugly man next to him looking at him.

The bearded guest smiled at her, lowered his voice and said to Xiao Buyi: "Buyi, the embroidery on your clothes is her craft?" ”

Xiao Buyi blushed a little, "No." ”

"Oh, there's another one." The bearded guest laughed, no longer speaking, Yuan Lan had long been paying attention to the bearded guest's movements, although the bearded guest was ugly, but the momentum was compelling, standing there casually, the attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, no one dared to underestimate it.

"Buyi, don't you know who this is?" Yuan Lan asked tentatively.

"This is my eldest brother Zhang Zhongjian, who should have seen Brother Yuan in the grassland." Xiao Buyi suddenly thought that the bearded guest was mostly disguised and elusive in the grassland, but this Yuan Lan may not have seen it. Unexpectedly, Yuan Lan said solemnly: "Is Your Excellency the righteous brother of Li Jing, a foreigner?" ”

Xiao Buyi was a little strange, "Brother Yuan has seen my brother-in-law?" ”

Yuan Lan shook his head and said: "I haven't seen it, but the Xijing incident was a sensation back then, and I have heard about it, but I didn't expect to see Your Excellency today, which is really a blessing in three lives." ”

Xiao Buyi remembered that Pei Bei once said that Li Jing was a bearded guest, Li Jinghong whisked a woman, Li Jing hurt people by mistake, but he was taken down by a bearded guest, and since then he has rarely appeared in the Eastern Capital, but he didn't expect that even Yuan Lan knew about this matter. Thinking of Pei Bei, I don't know how the injuries have been recovered in the past few months, Xiao Buyi can't wait to fly to Taiping Village immediately, but when he saw that the big ship was already moving, he knew that Yuan Lan was doing things very accurately, and he had already headed north without his orders.

The bearded guest looked at Yuan Lan and said: "I am a person wanted by the imperial court, your Yuan family is a big family in Runan, and you are not afraid of being implicated when you associate with me?" ”

Yuan Lan laughed, shook his head and said: "Brother Tai's words are wrong, when I heard that Brother Tai acted, Yuan Lan hated to see Brother Tai's demeanor back then, he only hated a weak person, and he couldn't do chivalrous things." Since Buyi is married to his brother, I only think that it is naked, where will there be any involvement? ”

The bearded guest nodded, the corners of his mouth twitched, "Buyi recognizes people accurately, you are very good." ”

Yuan Lan heard the praise of the bearded guest, and his face was full of light in an instant, which showed that the bearded guest had great weight in his mind. Thinking of Xiao Buyi saying that he had seen it in the grassland, Yuan Lan thought of the man who had captured Mo Goode with Xiao Buyi, and secretly thought that most of that person was a bearded guest, but why there was so much difference in body shape, most of it was because of the martial arts that could change his body, thinking of this, he admired it even more.

A girl walked into the cabin with tea and said softly, "Gentlemen, please drink tea." ”

Ah Rust was a little thirsty, reached out to hold the teacup, only to get it in his hand, almost fell off, and lost his voice: "Why are you?" ”

Yahuan looked at Ah Rust and said, "It turns out that Ah Rust still knows me." ”

Zhou Muru was also a little surprised, "Aren't you the little man of the Moon Shadow Workshop?" ”

Yahuan pursed her lips and smiled, "Gongzi Zhou also knows me." ”

Yuan Lan coughed lightly, "Xiaoman, stand down." ”

Xiaoman was very well-behaved and quietly exited the cabin. Seeing the doubts on the faces of the two brothers, Xiao Buyi laughed, "This time the treasure is taken, Xiaoman is indispensable." In fact, I went all the way south, Brother Yuan had already made arrangements, and after arriving in Yangzhou City, he asked Xiaoman to contact me as soon as possible. The Yuan family is a member of the scholar clan, and of course a maid ring from the Moon Shadow Fang can be easily arranged. Wang Shichong only thought that I had just arrived in Yangzhou City and was unfamiliar with the place, but he didn't expect that I had already contacted Brother Yuan through Xiaoman. He sent people to monitor our people all day long, and I asked everyone to pretend to dig up treasures, but I didn't know that Brother Yuan took people to take the treasure unknowingly. ”

"You keep saying there is a treasure, but where is the treasure?" Ah Rust asked, puzzled.

Xiao Buyi tapped the board with his toes and said with a smile: "The current treasure is under my feet, and the original treasure is also under my feet." ”

Zhou Muru suddenly thought of something, "Boss Xiao, are you saying that the treasure is in the Moon Shadow Workshop?" ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head, "Although it is not hit, it is not far away, in fact, the treasure is not in the Moon Shadow Workshop, but it is under the Moon Shadow Workshop." ”

The bearded guest laughed, "I guess Wang Shichong thinks about it again, and he will know where the treasure is, the cloth soldiers made dangerous moves and found the place where the treasure is, and now lives in the Moon Shadow Fang and drinks with Zhang's mother, let the guards drive away the guests, and through Xiaoman's contact, let Sun Shaofang go to the vicinity of Daming Temple in the west of the city to attract Wang Shichong's attention, let you secretly book the carriage, but let Brother Yuan secretly take the treasure, and transport it out by waterway, that's the thing, is it simple?" ”

Ah Rust and Zhou Muru were stunned, and only after a while did they say: "It's really simple." ”

The bearded guest smiled: "But many things are like this, to put it bluntly, it is worthless, but if you don't say it, you can't even think of breaking your head." ”

Yuan Lan, the bearded guest, and Xiao Buyi looked at each other and smiled, and the tacit understanding was silent.

(To be continued)