The "southbound delegation to meet with the delegation" set out from Liangxiang, passed through Zhuozhou and Yizhou, crossed the border of Liao and Zhou, and went straight to Dingzhou. During this period, the delegation made a short stop in Tang County, north of Dingzhou, where Wang Kunjun sent Wang Feng and Chang Shengjun, the leader of the accompanying ranger squad, to accompany Yuxuzi to visit Yuqingzi at the Yuqing Temple in Damao Mountain, near Tang County, to confirm whether she and the Taoist aunts in the temple were safe and sound, and to visit Zhou Tian's sons and daughters who were fostered by the team and killed in the "Jingyuan" attack on the night of the New Year, Zhou Yihan and Zhou De'an.

At the beginning, Zhang Weixin was moved by compassion for a while, and after obtaining the consent of the committee, he asked Zhang Xiaofei to write a letter to his master Yu Qingzi, and sent Chang Shengjun to Yuqingguan in Damao Mountain with the letter and the Zhou family sisters and brothers, and handed the two over to Yu Qingzi to take care of. It has been almost a year now, and during this period, Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, Zhang Xiaofei and others have sent people to send clothes and money several times. Later, because the team was busy with affairs, and the clothes and money sent were enough for the two sisters and brothers, they did not send anyone to visit Guanzhong in the past six months.

After the delegation entered the county seat of Tang County, Wang Kunjun asked Wang Feng and Chang Shengjun to leave the county seat with clothes, money and Zhang Xiaofei's letters, followed by four guards, and accompanied Yuxuzi to leave the county seat and go straight to Damao Mountain, not far from the county seat. The rest of the delegation stopped here for a moment, waiting for a few of them to return before continuing on their way.

Since Damao Mountain is not far from the county seat of Tang County, Yu Xuzi and the others set off in the morning and rushed back to the county seat in the evening. As soon as Yu Xuzi and the others entered the main inn where the delegation was staying -- due to the large number of people, the delegation had almost all the spare rooms of all four inns in Tang County, and the inn where Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, and others were staying was called the main inn -- they were directly invited by the guards into Wang Kunjun's house, where Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin were waiting for news from them.

Yu Xuzi and the others entered Wang Kunjun's room, and after Wang and Zhang saluted Yu Xuzi, Wang Kunjun asked: "Fourth brother, how is the situation in Yuqingguan, Senior Sister Yuqingzi and the others in the view are all right?" ”

Yu Xuzi nodded and said: "The fifth brother and the seventh brother can rest assured, the edict of the Emperor of Zhou to destroy the temple has not affected Yuqingguan, and Yuqingzi's senior sister and everyone in the temple are safe and sound. In addition, the Zhou family sisters and brothers who are fostered in Guanzhong are also fine. According to Senior Sister Yu Qingzi, although the Zhou family sisters and brothers were a little resistant when they first arrived, under the care of her and the people in Guanzhong, they have now fully adapted to the life in Guanzhong. That Zhou Yihan is a smart and clever little girl, she is very polite in her words and deeds, and she is deeply loved by Yuqingzi's junior sister. If it weren't for the fifth brother and seventh brother, you had spoken first, and you didn't want this sister and brother to become monks, but I was afraid that Senior Sister Yuqingzi would have accepted the little girl of the Zhou family as a disciple. ”

Hearing Yu Xuzi say that everything was fine with Yuqingguan and the Zhou family's sisters and brothers, Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin and others were relieved. Wang Kunjun hugged his fist at Yu Xuzi and said, "It's really hard fourth brother." From this point of view, it should not be a problem for the two sisters and brothers to live in Yuqingguan until adulthood. ”

Yu Xuzi waved his hand and said, "My own brother, you don't need to be polite. However, in the eyes of the foolish brother, there will naturally be no problem for Yihan to live in the view for a long time this week, but it is a little difficult for Zhou De'an to live in the view for a long time. ”

"How can the fourth brother say this, is it because Senior Sister Yu Qingzi doesn't like this Zhou De'an?" Wang Kunjun asked puzzled.

Yu Xuzi shook his head and said, "Definitely." The foolish brother said that Zhou De'an should not live in Yuqingguan for a long time, not because Yuqingzi's junior sister didn't like him. On the contrary, this Zhou Dean is an extremely well-behaved child, and Senior Sister Yuqingzi also loves him. The reason why the foolish brother said that he should not live for a long time is because the people who practice in the Yuqing Temple are all female Taoists, and there is no man. The reason why this Zhou Dean can live in Guanzhong now is because he is still an ignorant child. However, there is always a time when a child grows up, and when he is fourteen or fifteen years old, it is very inconvenient to live in Guanzhong again. First, it is detrimental to Yuqingguan's reputation, and secondly, it is not conducive to his growth. Five or six years is not a short time, but it is not too long. Therefore, you still need to come up with a solution to this problem as soon as possible. ”

After saying this, Yu Xuzi went back to his room to rest, leaving only Wang Kunjun and the others here to meditate and think about how to solve the matter. At this time, Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin both realized their negligence, and at first the two of them only thought of finding a place for the sister and brother to live in, but they didn't expect that Yuqingguan was a Taoist temple that only accepted female disciples. It doesn't hurt that Zhou De'an is young now, and it will be inconvenient for him to live in Yuqingguan when he grows up in a few years. ,

Of course, if it only involves the difference between men and women, then in a few years, Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin can take Zhou Dean out of Yuqingguan and arrange for him to study in the team's reserve liliang training class, or arrange an errand for him in a certain industry in the team. But the problem is that there is still a "father-killing enmity" between the team and the Zhou family's siblings. Especially now that Zhou Yihan is sensible, she will never forget how her father died. Moreover, Wang and Zhang can be sure that she will definitely instill this hatred into her younger brother. In that case, it will become impossible for the team to let Zhou Dean serve the team.

Thinking of this, Wang Kunjun turned to Chang Shengjun, who was still waiting on the side, and asked, "Captain Chang, you are the closest to the Zhou family's sisters and brothers, and you must have communicated more with them today than the fourth brother." In your opinion, will their sister and brother, or this Zhou De'an, be willing to work for my brothers when they grow up? ”

Chang Shengjun, as the direct person in charge of this matter, was naturally more able to gain the trust of the sister and brother, so he was also able to communicate directly with the sister and brother. He hugged his fists to Wang and Zhang, and said, "The fifth master, the seventh master, and the subordinates went to Yuqingguan with the fourth master and the twenty-seventh master, and went to visit the Zhou family sisters and brothers. According to the sisters and brothers, during this time, they lived in the Taoist temple, although they were not as free as they used to be at home, but their lives were not bad, they were well fed and warmly dressed, and Mrs. Yuqingzi also took good care of them. Usually not only teach them literacy, read some Taoist books, but also teach them some introductory martial arts. In addition to letting the siblings be responsible for cleaning their rooms, Master Yuqingzi did not ask them to do manual work like other young Taoist priests who had just entered the temple. Judging from their appearance, the sister and brother are no different from ordinary children except for missing their father a little.

As for whether they are willing to serve your lords, their subordinates think that there is little hope. Based on the subordinates' observations of the two sisters and brothers, it is impossible for them to abandon their previous suspicions and be loyal to them. Zhou De'an was still young at that time, and he might not be able to understand what the feud between the two sides was all about, but the female doll Zhou Yihan was much more mature than her younger brother. Her subordinates also tested her with words, and judging from her reaction, the four words 'revenge for killing her father' have been remembered by her, and I am afraid it will be difficult to change. Moreover, his subordinates heard other Taoist aunts in the temple say that this week, Yihan often told his younger brother about the killing of his father, and told his younger brother to keep this 'revenge for killing his father' in his heart, and when he grew up, he must find an opportunity to avenge his father.

Therefore, according to the subordinates, unless they separate their sisters and brothers now and raise Zhou De'an, otherwise, the masters still don't have the luxury of hoping to be able to turn their rivalry with these sisters and brothers. ”

Chang Shengjun's words completely broke off Wang and Zhang's intention to accept the Zhou family's siblings for their own use, because they knew very well that if they wanted to let the siblings or at least let Zhou Dean be used by the team, they could only do what Chang Shengjun proposed and separate the siblings. But this is obviously an impossible task, and it is impossible for Zhou Yihan to agree to the separation of the sister and brother. If the team forcibly separates the two, it will definitely deepen the hatred of the Zhou family sisters and brothers towards themselves, and instead make the problem more complicated and serious.

Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin are now in a dilemma, they cannot just leave it alone, and they can't think of a proper solution to the problem for a while. After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Kunjun waved his hand and said, "Since I can't think of a proper way now, it's better to put this matter aside for a while." Anyway, there's no rush on this matter, we still have a few years to figure it out. As the saying goes, 'there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat goes straight to the bridge', I believe that we will be able to solve this problem well. ”

At this point, Zhang Weixin is no longer reconciled, and can only agree with Wang Kunjun's statement, and then slowly solve this problem in the future. However, although he encountered difficult problems, Zhang Weixin did not regret his original decision. In his opinion, compared to saving the lives of the two little dolls, even if he encounters a big problem, it is worth it. Moreover, Zhang Weixin also believes that with the increasingly strong strength of the team as the backing, even if the Zhou family sisters and brothers really come to the brothers for revenge, the result will end in failure.

After figuring this out, Wang, Zhang and the others no longer worried about the affairs of the Zhou family's sisters and brothers, and instead settled down to take a good rest. Early the next morning, the delegation re-embarked on the journey to Kaifeng, passing through Dingzhou to Zhenzhou and Zhaozhou. ,

On the 30th day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar, the delegation left Zhaozhou and was marching on the official road between Zhao and Xingzhou, when they saw the rangers who were exploring the road in front of them rushing towards them, obviously there was some urgent situation to report. Chang Shengjun, who was walking at the front, hurriedly raised his hand to signal the whole team to stop, and then urged his horse to meet him and ask the ranger about the situation.

After a while, Chang Shengjun asked about the situation, and while he instructed the ranger to continue to investigate, he turned his horse's head and galloped towards the carriage where Wang Kunjun was.

At this time, Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin, who were sitting in the car, found that the team stopped, knew that something had happened, and had already got out of the car, standing on the wheel and waiting for Chang Shengjun, seeing him coming, Wang Kunjun asked: "The team Weishenme stopped, what happened in front?" ”

Chang Shengjun saluted and said: "Fifth master, seventh master, the rangers who explored the road just now came to report, about five miles ahead, there are bandits blocking the road and robbing. ”

When Wang Kunjun heard that there were bandits robbing, he hurriedly asked: "How many bandits are there, who are the robbers, and what is the situation now?" ”

Chang Shengjun replied: "If you go back to the fifth master, the total number of thieves is estimated to be seventy or eighty, and the people who were robbed seem to be the family members of the official eunuchs, about twenty people. There should have been a fierce fight between the two sides before, and there are probably less than fifty bandits left who can still move, and there are less than twenty people in the family of the robbed eunuchs. However, according to Tanma, there was a special person in the family, who was much taller and stronger than the others, and carried a long knife in his hand, and around him lay the corpses of many bandits, all of whom must have been killed by him. The remaining bandits seemed to be quite jealous of this man, so although they had a clear advantage in numbers, they did not dare to act rashly. At present, the two sides are in a state of confrontation, how should the guards respond, and please show the fifth master. ”

Hearing that it was the family of the official eunuch who was robbed, and the two sides were in a state of confrontation, Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin and Xu Shao'an, who caught up from the back of the team, discussed it a little and decided to take care of the matter. Because no matter if it was the official's family who was robbed, it would be good for the team to save them.

So, Wang Kunjun instructed Chang Shengjun: "Captain Chang, you immediately take the rangers and a squad of the first squadron to help, and be sure to rescue the robbed eunuchs." As for the bandits, just drive them away, and remember not to chase them closely, lest they have an ambush. ”

Chang Shengjun saluted Wang Kunjun and said yes, turned the horse's head and led people to set off. At this time, Wang Feng stretched out his hand to stop him and asked Wang Kunjun: "Brother, brother, I haven't fought with anyone for a long time, can you let me practice my hands this time, and I can test the effect of practicing martial arts for more than two years." ”

Seeing that Wang Feng took the initiative to ask to go into battle to kill the enemy and test his martial arts, Zeng Zhilin and Lu Yue next to him were also a little eager to try. Don't talk about them, even Xu Shaoan is a little itchy, but because of his current identity, it's not easy to show it. For the requirements of the brothers, Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin were quite embarrassed. Everyone wants to go into battle to kill the enemy, and it is haode to test the effect of their martial arts, but it is enough to deal with dozens of bandits with two squads of soldiers, and there is really no need for the traverser to go into battle in person, not to mention that now the three traversers are all asking to go.

However, the enthusiasm of the brothers could not be harmed, so after a little discussion, the three committee members decided to let Wang Feng and Zeng Zhilin, who have more experience in actual combat, lead the team, while Lu Yue stayed to assist Xu Shaoan in guarding the rear team to prevent the bandit accomplices from sneaking attack.

Although he had some opinions on the decision of the three committee members, Lu Yue, who knew that his protest would definitely be invalid, still reluctantly accepted the result, and together with Xu Shaoan, led another squad of the first squadron and the personal guard squad to put on a defensive formation, escorting the vehicle and slowly moving behind. This will prevent possible sneak attacks from the opponent and support the front team if necessary.

Just when the rear team was adjusting the formation, Zeng Zhilin and Wang Feng had already led Chang Shengjun and the soldiers of the two squads to urge their horses forward, and went straight to the place where the bandits and the looters confronted each other

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