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Zhang Xuan was overjoyed, did the reinforcements come so soon? And it was actually Pei Xingyan, that is, Pei Yuanqing, who was the third famous hero in the late Sui Dynasty.

But Zhang Xuan still had a trace of doubt, why only more than a hundred cavalry came?

Pei Xingyanzi Yuanqing, only seventeen years old this year, born in Hedong's famous family Wenxi Pei, he is as tall as Zhang Xuan, thin waist and broad shoulders, fair skin, handsome appearance, quiet and polite, is a rare beautiful boy.

He is not only handsome, but also superb in martial arts, holding a pair of eight-edged plum blossom bright silver hammers, weighing one hundred and sixty pounds, and Luo Shixin is known as the flying eagle double fierce.

Pei Xingyan seemed to understand Zhang Xuan's doubts, and said with a slight smile: "I was ordered to patrol along the Yongji Canal, and I happened to meet the soldiers sent by General Zhang to ask for help, so I hurried here, just as the general counterattacked the enemy." ”

"I see, thank you Captain Pei for coming to the rescue in time, I don't know how Zhang Dashuai is now?"

Pei Xingyan glanced back and said, "Time is pressing, it's better to talk while walking!" ”

Zhang Xuan suddenly woke up to the fact that there was the main force of the enemy chasing behind him, and the time could not be delayed, so he hurriedly reorganized the military horses a little, and led the soldiers to evacuate south.

Half an hour later, Zhang Jincheng led an army of 10,000 to the battlefield, looking at the corpses all over the battlefield, Zhang Jincheng gritted his teeth fiercely.

'Click! With a bang, he broke the arrow in his hand into two pieces, and he got the news just now that the person who snatched his war horse in Zhuojun was this Zhang Xuan, and the news was a step late, and he actually let the enemy go in vain.

"King, keep chasing! Avenge General Fu! His generals shouted.

Zhang Jin said that although he hated it even more, he also knew that he couldn't chase it anymore, and chasing too far would give Gao Shida and Dou Jiande the opportunity to attack his lair. He said slowly: "The gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, I, Zhang Jin, said that sooner or later I will use his head as a urinal!" ”

Zhang Xuan led the soldiers on a rapid march all the way, and thanks to Pei Xingyan leading the way, their march became much smoother. After walking more than 20 miles, Pei Xingyan smiled and walked the way, "From here, a few miles ahead is the land temple ferry port of Yongji Canal, and after passing Yongji Canal, I left Zhang Jincheng's sphere of influence." Zhang Jin said that he did not dare to cross the river easily. ”

Zhang Xuan secretly thought, "It turns out that there is still this rule, I knew that I didn't have to enter Qinghe County, how good it would be to cross the river directly, and I also had a vicious battle with Zhang Jin." More than 100 brothers were lost. ’

He didn't ask too much, so he ordered his subordinates: "Turn around and go to the canal to cross the river!" “

The soldiers turned around and ran towards the Yongji Canal, and after a short time came to the edge of Yongji, and sure enough, there was a ferry, and dozens of large and small ships were moored next to the ferry.

"General, look!"

A soldier pointed to a boat by the river and shouted, "Isn't that our boat?" ”

Zhang Xuan also saw that there were thirty flat-bottomed grain boats anchored by the river, and it was the ship they came from Zhuo County, and they did not go south. Stopped right here.

Jang Hyun was overjoyed and urgently ordered the soldiers to contact the boatman and ask them to connect the stern of the boat. An improvised pontoon bridge was made, and the army began to cross the river in formation.

"Is General Zhang going to Qi County to meet our marshal?" Pei Xingyan asked with a smile.

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "I have this idea, but unfortunately I have to rush to Luoyang in five days, I can only next time, how about the Flying Eagle Army now?" ”

Pei Xingyan smiled bitterly. "Now we are trapped in Qi County and can't move at all, and the food and grass are very tight. Because of the events of our lives a few months ago, the local governments of various counties in Shandong were very hostile to us. We tried to come to Qinghe County several times to attack Zhang Jincheng, but we were resolutely opposed by the officials of Qinghe County. ”

"Why?"

"Do you need to ask?"

Pei Xingyan sneered and said: "Zhang Jin said that he led the army to Gaotang County several times, and the Taishou Changshi was not damaged, the general said why?" ”

Zhang Xuan understood what Pei Xingyan meant, the local government of Qinghe County has become a double-faced official, loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and at the same time Zhang Jincheng's subordinates, it is estimated that not only Qinghe County, but also the nearby counties are basically the same.

"So what are you going to do?"

"I don't know for the time being, the marshal is also very distressed about this, after all, our military food is supplied by the local government, this time he asked me to come to Qinghe County, also to learn about the situation here, by the way to the county government to urge food, the general really doesn't go to Qi County with me?"

"I won't go, please ask Captain Pei to tell Zhang Shuai for me, what I said in the Tiansi Pavilion wine shop is not a joke, Captain Pei, we will meet later!"

"I will definitely tell you, General Zhang, there will be a period later!"

Pei Xingyan saluted Zhang Xuan, led his men to cross the Yongji Canal, they turned over their horses one after another, escorted the soldiers to the distance, Zhang Xuan silently watched them go away, and looked back to see the direction of Qinghe County, at this time the sky was gradually bright

In Luoyang City, a wide and gorgeous carriage slowly drove into Dongping City under the escort of dozens of entourages, attracting the attention of countless people.

Although this is the capital of the Great Sui Dynasty, and there are countless powerful people living here, since the eight years of the Great Cause, most of the powerful people have become very low-key when they go out, and even Yu Shiji's wife, who likes to show off her wealth the most, wears an ordinary hairpin when she goes out.

At this time, the four-horse carriage inlaid with gold silk and jade pieces drove into Luoyang City in a grand manner, and even the dozens of horseback riders next to him were also dressed in bright colors, which had to be sideways.

In the carriage, Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, was looking at the situation on the street through the thin gauze curtain, his eyes were full of worry, he entered Beijing this time, nominally to report on his work, but in fact because there was news in Luoyang that was not favorable to him.

A proverb began half a month ago and was quietly popular in Luoyang, 'Peach and plum, win the world, the queen goes around Yangzhou, like a garden.' Don't talk to it, who will say it? ’

This proverb made Li Yuan terrified, he felt that someone was secretly targeting him, and if he didn't take action, his whole family would die on top of this proverb.

"Stop!"

At this time, Li Yuan saw a group of children playing on the side of the road, and hurriedly stopped the carriage.

He stepped out of the carriage, walked slowly to the child, pulled out a handful of money, and smiled, "I have a reward." Whoever can sing the Tao Li Zhang, this money will be given to whomever it is. ”

A group of children looked at each other and sang at the same time, 'Peach and plum, win the world.' The queen went around Yangzhou and turned into a garden. Don't talk to it, who will say it? ’

"Uncle, everyone can sing this song, what's so strange!"

Li Yuan's heart seemed to have fallen into a deep valley all of a sudden, and he could sing any child he could find. It can be seen that this proverb has been widely circulated in Luoyang, how can the emperor not know?

He gave the money to the child, let out a long sigh, walked into the carriage, and ordered, "Go to Wuchuan Mansion!" ”

The carriage turned around. Drive towards Wuchuan Mansion, a famous academy in Luoyang.

This year, there was also a series of major events in Wuchuan Mansion, Li Yuan killed Yuan Honghei and was named Taiyuan to stay behind, the Yuan family in the Guanlong aristocracy gathered the Chen family and the Yu family, and jointly asked the leader Dou Qingnan to ask Wuchuan Mansion to give an explanation on this matter, otherwise they would collectively withdraw from Wuchuan Mansion.

In order not to split the Guanlong nobles, Dou Qing had to ask Dugu Shun to mediate, and Dugu Shun was one of the Guanlong nobles. Only he can redeem the split of Wuchuan Mansion, but Dugu Shun put forward the conditions for purifying Wuchuan Mansion, and Dou Qing had to agree. Zhang Zhongjian, Li Jing and more than a dozen other Wuchuan Mansion backbones were cleared.

Although the head of the Yuan family was temporarily stabilized, this incident also made Dou Qing seriously ill, and the daily affairs of Wuchuan Mansion had to be handed over to his nephew Dou Yan as his agent temporarily.

In the back house of Wuchuan Mansion, Dou Qing was pacing slowly in the garden with a cane, accompanied by his righteous daughter Zhang Chuchen, and Dou Qing was recovering from a serious illness. He was so thin that he was reduced to a handful of bones, and his body was very weak. He pointed to a gazebo in front of him with a cane and smiled, "Sit down!" ”

Zhang Chuchen hurriedly asked the maid to lay a soft cushion on the stone bench in the pavilion, and she carefully helped Dou Qing to sit down. "Father-in-law, slow down!"

Dou Qing sat down slowly and said with a smile: "I thought that this illness would kill me, but I didn't expect my life to be quite hard, and Lord Yama still refused to accept it, and it is estimated that I can live for another two or three years." ”

"Don't say that, father-in-law, you will definitely live a long life."

Dou Qing laughed, "I've already seen it, whether it is to live for a year, or ten years, just like you hope, whether it is to live to be a hundred years old, in fact, it is meaningless, I just hope that Wuchuan Mansion can finally complete its mission, and I can turn a blind eye." ”

Speaking of this, Dou Qing glanced at Zhang Chuchen again, "And you, I also hope that you can marry a good family, and stop killing with a sword." ”

Zhang Chuchen's face flushed, and he said in a low voice: "My daughter doesn't want to do this now." ”

Dou Qing nodded, "Yes, you are now Huo Fengzhi, you really can't do it without you, out of the dust, do you have any news of Zhong Jian now?" ”

Zhang Chuchen hesitated and said, "I heard that Senior Brother and Senior Brother Pharmacist went to the Western Regions, and they will return in a year." ”

"Hey! This is my iniquity. ”

Dou Qing regretted in his heart, he knew that even if Zhang Zhongjian and Li Jing were cleared out of Wuchuan Mansion, Dugu Shun still refused to let them go, because they knew too many secrets of Wuchuan Mansion, and the two had to flee to the Western Regions to avoid trouble, which made Dou Qing feel very sorry in his heart.

At this time, Dou Qing's nephew Dou Yan hurriedly walked over, bowed down and saluted: "Second uncle, Shude is here!" ”

Dou Qing nodded, "Let him come over!" ”

Dou Qing gave his righteous daughter Zhang Chuchen another look, Zhang Chuchen understood, and temporarily retreated with a few maids.

Not long after, Li Yuan hurriedly walked over, and he knelt down in front of Dou Qing, "Son-in-law to meet your father-in-law!" ”

"Get up!"

Dou Qing's face was a little displeased, and he said to his nephew: "You go down too!" ”

Dou Yan retreated, and only Dou Qing and Li Yuan were left in the pavilion, Dou Qing said coldly: "I heard that Li Yuanjun is living quite well in Taiyuan, and he is extremely nourishing, how can he still have the energy to come to me?" ”

Li Yuan understood his father-in-law's annoyance, he smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "The son-in-law also wrote to my father-in-law to explain that the son-in-law just wanted to emulate Xiao He and use corruption to confuse Jinshang, which was really a last resort, and it was definitely not my intention. ”

Dou Qing shook his head, "Do you think Yang Guang is so stupid?" Can't see you're deliberately covering up? Also, you have ruined your reputation, and now not only is your reputation ruined in Taiyuan, but even Luoyang is spreading your greedy reputation, Shude, do you still want to do great things? (To be continued)