The preliminary preparations were mainly in the Anbei area, and Zhang Renyuan was more comfortable to do. As the governor of Shuofang, he inspected the northern military towns such as the Three Surrendered Cities, and his main responsibility was to guard against the Turks. In other words, these areas are under his jurisdiction, and as long as he shows his identity, he has a green light to do anything, and no one can afford to obstruct military affairs. What's more, it was not a day or two for him to deal with the Turks, and when the three surrendered cities were first built, there were still many people in the court and the central government who opposed them, and it was completely his own initiative to set them up, and he could simply be called the "father of the three surrendered cities", and the operation and foundation of it are not difficult to imagine.

Therefore, in his plan, the process from handing over armor and ordnance to the Turkic cavalry to helping them enter the Guanzhong Plateau was stress-free, and it was handled by his henchmen and friends. What is really dangerous is the final stage after entering Guanzhong, where the risks and pressures are great.

Before that, Zhang Renyuan thought that it was foolproof, and he still had this confidence. However, when there were still two days left to deliver the armor and ordnance, his psychological fluctuations were still relatively large...... Once you start, you can't stop.

Now that Zhang Renyuan has closed his door, he has not seen any officials and guests, no matter what official duties he has, nothing is more important than the big things in his hands.

After bathing at home, he changed into a sackcloth coat and went to a Taoist temple in the city alone. This Taoist temple doesn't even have a name, and the architectural pattern can see the traces of new construction, and the pavilion houses inside are all newly built...... After all, the city of Xishou has no history, and it is a military town that has just been built for many years.

Most of the new cities have a characteristic, the cultural atmosphere is not thick, and there is a lack of precipitation. The religious atmosphere is not strong, and even there is only one Taoist priest in this Taoist temple, and the other two or three people are just miscellaneous servants who are responsible for cleaning and other chores, and only that one person can be regarded as a Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest was obviously an acquaintance of Zhang Renyuan, and it was not the kind that he was generally familiar with. The casualness of the two after meeting can be seen, Zhang Renyuan, a person at the level of a scholar and a doctor, usually pays attention to etiquette, but after meeting with a Taoist priest, he didn't even have basic etiquette, he found a stool and sat down, and he didn't care about what he was thinking about there.

The Taoist priest made two cups of tea with his own hands, then brought one over and put it next to Zhang Renyuan, picked up another cup and drank it. The tea is very hot, the Taoist priest blows and drinks it in small sips, and because the air inhaled in is more and less water, it makes a very loud sound, and it is very unparticular like a rough person in the market, and the people who care about the demeanor are gently brushing the water surface with the lid of the cup.

At this time, the Taoist priest finally spoke: "I don't want to scold you, but I can't help but say a few words about you, that thing is really not very reliable." I don't understand, you are a good official, you can enjoy as much as you deserve to be rich, what do you care about so much? ”

Zhang Renyuan also picked up the teacup casually and said lightly: "A true confidant doesn't need to be in love with everything, this is the difference between us, you are a person who sees through the world, isn't it nonsense what I say to you?" ”

"I don't want to do it and I don't force you, I've made up my mind, it's just a little more sure that you are here, and you don't want to go and don't force it." Zhang Renyuan said expressionlessly.

The Taoist priest's expression immediately became displeased, and after a long silence, he hummed a sentence from between his teeth: "If you regard yourself as a confidant, you will die!" ”

Zhang Renyuan turned his head to look at him after hearing this, and the two looked at each other for a moment and didn't say anything, but it was already clear that each other's hearts didn't need to say anything...... Silence is better than sound at this point.

Zhang Renyuan said after a while: "Don't be in a hurry to do it when you get to the ground, two situations will be decided immediately: in case those two thieves accidentally have to leave early; Our centaurs were discovered prematurely. ”

"I'm not old enough, you just said last time, you can't forget it so quickly." The Taoist priest had a relaxed smile on his face, as if this kind of thing of holding his head to Baoding and making up his mind to die was as simple as going to the market to buy vegetables. He said with a calm expression, "The old man (Zhang Renyuan) should not have too much hope for us, in fact, I, a Taoist priest, don't believe in immortals. They (Taiping mother and son) are in high positions, and the people around them are not vegetarians...... All in all, I think the chances of you getting this done are slim. ”

Zhang Renyuan said: "I have long understood. If the sneak attack fails, everyone can only show it and do it openly. There are naturally very few people born at the right time, if everything is beneficial to us, anyone can accomplish the work under the general trend, what else do you want me Zhang Ren to do? ”

"Haha......" The Taoist priest laughed insolently.

"Are your two retinues reliable?" Zhang Renyuan asked, and then smiled half-jokingly, "Don't be like the butcher under Jing Ke, who is only in the market, and he is completely at a loss when he sees the big battle." ”

The Taoist priest smiled: "It should be better than a butcher." One of them is a reckless man, but his greatest strength is that he is very solid; Another teenage lady, who was exterminated by the government since she was a child, has seen extremely brutal things with her own eyes, and I am afraid that she will not be able to escape the experience of her youth in this life. are all relatively reliable people...... There is another 'play' today, how about you take a look at it together? ”

"Anyway, I'm closed to the guests, and there are no mundane troubles during this time, so let's just take a look."

While he was talking, a servant came in and reported, "The man has arrived." ”

The Taoist priest slapped his face and said with a smile: "Let's start preparing, let Liu Qi and Baiyue come in first." ”

Because there were unfamiliar people coming, Zhang Renyuan instinctively picked up the shelf, found a chair to sit on it upright, and drank tea, and did not speak. After a while, a man and a woman came in from outside.

The first time you see these two veteran followers, it will make people feel a little strange...... The main reason is that the contrast is too great, first of all, the height, the man is a reckless man at first sight, and his height is at least a whole head taller than ordinary people, while the girl is petite and abnormal, because she is not very old, so the contrast between the two people walking side by side is clear at a glance; Then there is the appearance, before seeing people, Zhang Renyuan thought that a man and a woman were following a Taoist priest, and thought it was the so-called "golden boy and jade girl", but after seeing it, he found that the reckless man called "Liu Qi" was ugly and abnormal, and the facial bones were quite asymmetrical, which could be described as strange, and the face was pitted, and the woman had the feeling of "jade girl", the face was white and petite and cute, so put together it was not a golden boy and a jade girl, but a beauty and a beast; There are also completely different manners and dresses, Liu Qiyi is dressed in dirty linen clothes, the key is still the image of a hanger, and the neckline in the winter is also open to give people an untidy image, but Baiyue is wearing a stand-up collar shirt, and even the cloth buttons on the chin are tightly buttoned.

The two saluted Lao Dao together: "Meet the lord." ”

Lao Dao stroked the goatee on his chin lightly, pointed to Zhang Renyuan on the chair and said, "This old man's friend Zhang Minggong." ”

The cute girl who was originally childish immediately showed a hateful expression when she heard the word "Ming Gong", and it was hard to imagine that such a small girl and child had such a look.

Lao Dao continued: "Zhang Minggong is completely different from the kind of corrupt officials who do all kinds of evil and expropriation, and he also hates such people very much, and he takes it as his responsibility to eliminate evil all his life. ”

Baiyue's face softened slightly when she heard this, she would not doubt the words of the old Tao at all, when a person has given you a sense of security and trust since you were a child, and she has not had much contact with outsiders, she will have such unconditional trust.

At this moment, a man in Tsing Yi hurriedly walked in and said, "Zhang Tianshi, your old friend Wang's family has arrived." ”

Lao Dao said calmly: "Please come in, it just so happens that the old man's friend Zhang Minggong is also there, and he just needs to introduce you to each other." ”

The man in Tsing Yi said with a strange expression: "I'm afraid I can't invite in, I can only bring it in!" ”

Lao Dao was immediately surprised and said, "What happened?" ”

The man in Tsing Yi sent a bloodstained letter: "Zhang Tianshi will understand it when he looks at it." ”

Lao Dao took the letter and carefully opened it and browsed it, and Zhang Renyuan next to him also asked casually, "What's the matter?" ”

"Bang!" Lao Dao's calm expression disappeared without a trace, and he slapped the letter heavily on the case, his face turned white, "It's just a loss of conscience!" Lao Dao said indignantly: "The Wang family is holding a happy event, and I heard that Zhou Bin, the imperial historian of the imperial court, is in the local area, so he kindly sent an invitation. Unexpectedly, Zhou Bin accidentally saw the bride's beauty, and he had bad intentions and sneaked into the cave room to defile the bride! This is not enough, when Wang Jialangjun found out, he simply killed the Wang family, and abused the bride in every way......"

While he was talking, two servants came in carrying a shelf, and everyone changed color at first sight. But seeing the bloodstains on the quilt covering the person, it was obvious that the people below were already miserable.

Lao Dao stood up, stepped forward and lifted the quilt, everyone let out an "ah", and the girl Tong Baiyue immediately covered her small mouth with both hands, and tears burst out of her eyes in an instant.

Seeing this, Liu Qi immediately blocked in front of Baiyue, and said kindly: "Don't look at it, so as not to remind you of those painful past......

The old man raised his hand angrily, his fingers trembling: "Lose your humanity!" Such people must be severely punished. also asked Zhang Minggong to preside over the righteousness and return justice to the Wang family. ”

Zhang Renyuan looked at the situation in front of him and looked at Lao Dao strangely: "Zhou Bin does have this person...... Are you real? ”

Lao Dao said seriously: "I have known you for many years, don't you know what kind of person you are?" Can I do such a thing at any time? ”

"Zhou Bin is a well-known cool official in the court, this kind of thing is indeed like his style......" Zhang Renyuan almost believed it, this "play" was not deliberately designed at all, "But there are some things that if the people in the officialdom don't know the inside story, I Zhang can't move Zhou Bin at all." Don't look at his low grade, but he is a descendant of the Xue family who covers the sky with one hand, that is, Zhongshuling personally asked, can he pass the level of King Jin? ”G