The order of the team committee made Shen Chong, Xiang Boyuan and others live through the first month and even live until the autumn of the second year. When the "Zuihou's dinner" was placed in front of them, they who had been acting very calm and indifferent since they were arrested immediately showed their original form, crying one by one, in a vain attempt to impress Qian Yuanshan, Huang Hai, Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin and others, who could not hear their cries at all, so that they could live a few more days.

However, he had always been a little afraid of death and a little timid in his trance, but after a secret conversation with his cousin, he became calm and suddenly, and he was very open to life and death. As the only one who ate the "Zuihou Dinner" completely, he was affirmed by the jailers on death row and even the entire "Flying Dragon Army" military prison. When all the jailers talked about Gao Da's performance before his execution, they almost always gave a thumbs up and praised him: "He is a man, his face does not change when he leaves the prison, his heart does not beat, and he walks with a steady gait, which is far stronger than Xiang Boyuan, who was so frightened that he peed his pants."

According to the usual practice, the beheading was also set at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the location was in an open space on the west side of the "Feilongzhai" shooting range. On the day of the execution, almost all the officers and men of the "Flying Dragon Army" stationed in the "Feilong Village" went to watch, and the scene could be called a sea of people.

As soon as three o'clock in the afternoon arrived, with the order of the prison officer, the heads of Gao Jing, Shen Chong, Xiang Boyuan and others fell off in the crisp and neat movements of the executioner. The rolling heads and the splattered blood made the officers and men of the "Flying Dragon Army" who were watching the execution at the scene lament that Gao, Shen and others were unable to measure their strength and seek their own death, and at the same time, they all felt awe-inspiring in their hearts, and repeatedly warned themselves to abide by their duties and never do those risky deeds that were simply wishful thinking like these people.

However, not everyone has this kind of shock and self-reflection. At the time of the execution, in a small mansion not far from the execution site, the noble, who had not recovered from his serious injuries, endured the pain with the help of his own soldiers, climbed onto the roof of his residence with difficulty, and watched the whole process of the execution from a distance with the telescopes issued by the troops. After seeing his cousin's real head fall to the ground, his face, which was a little distorted by the pain, began to twitch and became a little hideous and terrifying. And in the bottom of his heart, he has been silently reciting a sentence "Brother go well, one day my brother will avenge you".

Although the beheading of Gao Trance, Shen Chong and others was shocking, as the New Year approached day by day, whether it was the officers and soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Army" or their families, their attention gradually shifted to how to live the upcoming New Year.

On the twenty-second day of the lunar month of the seventh year of the calendar, seeing that the next day is going to "celebrate the New Year", "Qingyuan" is filled with a festive atmosphere everywhere. In the east cross courtyard of the Zhongjin Hospital, Wang Feng and Zhong Ziqi were playing with their daughter Wang Ke, who had just woken up from a nap.

After more than three years of unremitting efforts by the husband and wife, Zhong Ziqi finally gave birth to a healthy and beautiful daughter for Wang Feng in the middle of the seventh year of the calendar - although it is a pity that he did not have a boy, but after making sure that he or Wang Feng has no physical problems, Zhong Ziqi does not care very much about the first child not being a boy. Now she is pulling Wang Feng to redouble her "efforts", and she is confidently "fighting" for another boy.

The happy afternoon of the family of three did not last long, and was interrupted by Zhang Xiaofei's personal maid Mei Xiang, who came to the door. Mei Xiang came to spread the word, saying that the fifth and seventh masters invited the twenty-seventh master to the study-small conference room to talk and discuss things.

Hearing that it was his cousin and Zhang Weixin who were looking for him, Wang Feng naturally didn't dare to slack off, and immediately followed Mei Xiang out of the cross-courtyard where he lived and came to the small conference room in the courtyard.

In addition to Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin, there were also Wang Kunjun's wife Zhang Xiaofei, Liang Ziyue, director of the Internal Affairs Section of the Ministry of Intelligence, and Zheng Zhiwei, director of the Foreign Affairs Section of the Ministry of Intelligence. However, since everyone met in a small conference room, Zhang Xiaofei's identity at this time was not Wang Kunjun's wife, but the director of the intelligence department ("Dark Feather") of the crossing team.

Wang Feng entered the conference room, greeted Wang Kunjun and the others first, and then found a seat to sit down.

After Wang Feng sat down, Wang Kunjun groaned slightly, and then said, "Xiaofeng, I came to you here to discuss something important with you. ”

Seeing that Wang Kunjun said solemnly, Wang Feng, who originally felt that there would be a big matter to discuss as soon as he entered the conference room, naturally became more serious, and he said: "Brother has something to order, even if my brother goes to the soup, he will not hesitate. ”,

Wang Kunjun waved his hand when he heard this, and said: "Although this matter is important, there is no need to fight life or death, mainly rely on your mouth to persuade this best friend." ”

Seeing that his cousin was going to play tricks on his own, Wang Feng was a little confused. In his opinion, Zhang Weixin is the only one who can talk and be eloquent in the crossing team. Since this time he wants to convince people with words, and it is very likely that he is an outsider, how can it be his turn to be the seventh brother who claims to be able to tell the dead to live? Communicating with the locals is the main job of the Foreign Relations Department, and Zhang Weixin, the head of the department, has an unshirkable responsibility.

Zhang Weixin had obviously guessed what kind of reaction Wang Feng would have after hearing Wang Kunjun's words, so without waiting for the confused Wang Feng to ask, he took over the conversation and said, "Xiaofeng, listen to my brother's explanation." ”

After speaking, Zhang Weixin paused slightly, organized the words, and said, "Here's the thing. If Brother Wei is not mistaken, and there is no major deviation in the history of this time and space, from the end of next year to the beginning of the next year, Chai Rong will lead the army to carry out the Northern Expedition, intending to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun that have been ceded for a long time. And for our crossing team, Chai Rong's Northern Expedition to Youyun is an excellent opportunity for the brothers to take advantage of the situation and lay a foundation for themselves.

If we miss this very rare opportunity, and Chai Rong is seriously ill during the Northern Expedition as in the history of his previous life, and has to return to the dynasty with his teacher, and dies of illness soon after, then if we want to build a foundation and establish a career, we can only rely entirely on our own liliang to complete it. In that case, in the process of competing for Youyun with the Liao court, we will have to face the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Liao army alone. If this is the case, even if the 'Flying Dragon Army' completes the second phase of the army expansion task as scheduled, and the total strength reaches more than 10,000 people, it will definitely take longer and lose more troops because of the disparity between the enemy and our forces, so that we can win this big war, and this will be very unfavorable to our further development in the future.

Moreover, without this golden signboard of the Later Zhou court, it is very likely that many Han people in the land of clouds will not regard us as the orthodoxy of the imperial court, and thus refuse or delay cooperation with us. Once we lose the support of these 'land snakes', even if we can defeat the Khitans alone, I am afraid that we will probably not be able to hold the newly acquired place - after all, in this era, the rule of the imperial court can only reach the city at most, and when we leave the city, we need to rely on the 'feudal patriarchal system' of the clan to maintain the local area and convey government decrees.

Therefore, in order to ensure that we can smoothly borrow the momentum of Chai Rong's Northern Expedition; In order to ensure that after the possible retreat of the Later Zhou army due to Chai Rong's serious illness, the local shili will still continue to support our special liliang; Before the Great War comes, we need to find out the attitude of the local Shili and Han officials towards our people, as well as their attitude towards the Later Zhou court, so that we can make all the necessary preparations before the Great War.

To find out the bottom of the local shili and Han officials, it is naturally the most appropriate and efficient for a person who is familiar with these shili and officialdom to come forward. In other words, we need a local person who has a certain relationship with both the local shili and the officialdom to help us get this done. And among the locals we are familiar with and can get our full trust, the most suitable person to do this, and more sure to do this important thing, is your father-in-law, Zhong Youpeng, the only one. ”