I thought that Shan Zhong was in a hurry to go to the doctor, just talking nonsense, Zhang Meng didn't take it seriously, and picked up the cloth ball and was about to stuff it back into his mouth, but Shan Zhong even seemed to be in a hurry: "The villain has been in Luoyang for many years, even if the city gates are all closed, there is a way to enter!" Then he added, "If there is half a lie, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky immediately, and it will not be good to die!" Thinking that he listened to Zhang Meng and Cao Cao talking along the way, he had long been aware of the worries of the two.

Cao Cao sneered: "I have lived in Luoyang for more than ten years since I served as the northern lieutenant of Luoyang in the year of the weak crown. In and out of the city, but never walked the road other than the city gates. Unless you have the ability to fly to the sky, don't boast about Haikou. ”

Shan Zhong shook his head and said: "Jun is a big man, he walks on a broad road, Zhong is a small person like a snake and a mouse, and Jun usually can't see or look down on the road he walks, and he can't think of it." ”

Zhang Meng said: "Tell me, if you don't go through the city gate, where else can you enter the city?" At the same time, he thought to himself: "Just look at the current situation, my trip back to Luoyang City may not be smooth sailing, if this surnamed Shan really has two brushes, keep him prepared." ”

Shan Zhong looked at the hemp rope tied to his hands and feet, and laughed twice: "Zhang Jun, look at my ......"

Shi Ah was furious, stepped forward and kicked him, and scolded: "Thief pig dog, kick your nose in the face?" ”

Zhang Meng stopped Shi A and turned to Shan Zhong and said, "I'll give you a chance." ”

Shi Ah was angry and said, "Zhang Jun, you can't let him go!" ”

Zhang Meng soothed: "Brother Shi, although this person is a thief, I have witnessed with my own eyes that he is not among the people who went to your house to make trouble. Later, he was able to save Luo Fu and kill the first evil of Ma Face, and he also had the credit for guiding the way, not that the crime was unforgivable. ”

Shan Zhong said with a sad face: "This ...... Brother Shi, I was forced to be helpless, if it weren't for the pockmarked face of the evil star who instigated me vigorously, my little handsome ...... No, the thief will not send me to your house to make trouble, in fact, I was reluctant to die at first, but the thief was so angry that he put a knife on my neck, I, I really can't help it! ”

Cao Cao glanced at Shi A, and said quietly: "Your lord wants to keep people, and he still asks for your consent?" ”

Shi A was stunned, his throat rolled a few times, and finally suppressed the anger and apologized to Zhang Meng.

Zhang Meng said: "Brother Shi, there is no need to be like this, I understand your emotions. Even if Shan Zhong did not directly bully your family, he is an accomplice and has no clear involvement. You have to ask him for an explanation, it is for filial piety. But it is righteous that I will use him today, and that I will keep him. Let's walk together, filial piety needs both, as long as it doesn't hurt his life, you say, how to deal with him to relieve his anger? ”

Before Shi A could think about it, Shan Zhong said first: "Although my surname Shan is not a role, I don't want to be underestimated." Brother Shi, I can't help but ...... your family's affairs" raised his eyes and looked at the big camphor tree beside him, "It just so happens that this is the community tree in the township, there is a shrine god to testify, your family's account, I will pay for it with blood, if I am lucky enough not to die, how about writing it off?" ”

"How do you ...... blood"

Zhang Meng and the others were puzzled, but they saw Shan Zhong suddenly bounce up, screamed and crashed straight into the camphor tree, castrating extremely violently, as if he was going to crash directly under the tree.

said that it was too late, Zhang Mengxun threw Shan Zhong down like a flying lightning, Shan Zhong's head did not hit the trunk of the tree, but still rubbed off a piece of skin, and he was bleeding all over his face.

"Hey...... Hehe......" Shan Zhong looked at Shi A and smiled miserably, "Brother Shi, can this be done?" ”

Shi Ah was speechless, sighed, and turned his head away.

Zhang Meng picked up Shan Zhong, looked at his miserable appearance, and thought secretly: "I thought that the hob meat surnamed Shan did not lose blood in his bones." With a slight change of opinion on him, he tore off a piece of cloth from the hem of his coat and wrapped his scratched forehead tightly.

Cao Cao has been watching from the sidelines, and at this time he said coldly: "Shan Zhong, it's a pity that someone like you is a thief, it's better to follow me." ”

Shan Zhong was stunned for a long time, and finally came back to his senses, looked at Cao Cao, and then at Zhang Meng, and said with a toothy smile: "Thank you Cao Jun for your face, it's just that the villain has no ambitions, so he won't come to drag Cao Jun back." ”

Cao Cao listened and snorted coldly.

Shi A said at this time: "The surname is Shan, the god of the society will not let you die, so you can live for a while." ”

Shan Zhong immediately laughed: "Thank you, brother." He said to Zhang Meng again, "Zhang Jun, if you can't believe me, you can untie the rope on my feet first, and continue to tie my hands, so that I can walk by myself, and you don't have to take me with great effort." ”

Zhang Meng drew his sword and broke the hemp rope on Shan Zhong's hands and feet, and said: "Let it go, it's just a hemp rope, more than a little less is enough." I won't let you go, and you won't be able to run away if you are given two more legs. ”

Shan Zhong couldn't see clearly when one eye was covered by a cloth, and the other eye was wide open, and he bowed and saluted: "Zhang Jun has a big heart. ”

Because there was no horse to ride, Shi Ah took the wrap from the package and tied it tightly with Shan Zhong. The leg wrap is the leggings of later generations, which is simple to use and can effectively reduce the leg soreness caused by rapid or long travel.

The four of them then took a shortcut to the south, and the rain poured down on the way, as if the sky was leaking.

As twilight falls, the water vapor fills the air, and the road ahead is vast.

Cao Cao squinted his eyes, barely saw through the thick rain curtain, and proposed: "Chengying, there are still about two or three miles away from Luoyang, but it is already dark, and it is estimated that the closing door drum has been beaten, and the city gates are closed." Now that the rain is too strong, I can't walk fast, and I'm afraid I'm going to have to freeze, so why don't you find a place to shelter from the rain and spend the night? ”

Zhang Meng has been drenched in the rain for a long time, Rao is strong body, and his whole body is also wet and cold, looking back at Shi A and Shan Zhong who are walking, they are even more embarrassed like a water dog, holding their hands on horseback and replying: "If there is someone nearby, just rest for a while, ask for two cups of warm wine, and warm your body." Alas, the luck was not good, and the rain was delayed. ”

The four of them agreed, paying attention to the houses along the way, and soon found a lonely yard by a stream.

There was a plum tree growing in the yard, with many branches and fruits, but many of them rotted directly on it, and it seemed that no one took care of it.

Zhang Meng led the horse on foot. Outside the courtyard gate, there are piles of unloaded rakes and flails under the eaves, and the wood door is empty. When he knocked on the door, someone in the courtyard immediately asked, "Who is here?" "It sounded like an older man.

Cao Cao looked at Zhang Meng strangely: "Chengying, why haven't you seen you for a few days, and you have become a Sven?" Then he pushed the door straight in, "Master's house, spend the night!" ”

The courtyard door opened, Zhang Meng looked at the past, was startled, and couldn't help shouting: "Min Gong! It turned out that the person standing opposite was none other than Min Gong, who had seen him in the courtyard.

At the moment, Min Gong was hunched up, holding the door frame of the front hall with one hand and a burning stick in the other, describing him as withered, not at all as energetic as he had seen before.

"Seungyoung?"

When Min Gong saw Zhang Meng, he breathed a sigh of relief, and the burning stick in his hand fell to the ground, sliding down with his back against the door frame.

Zhang Meng stepped forward in three steps and two steps, helped him to sit down in the hall, Cao Cao also entered the hall, and Shi A and Shan Zhong stayed under the eaves outside the hall.

"Oh, isn't this Min Gong? The Son of Heaven drove back to the palace, why didn't you follow? Cao Cao asked, looking around, "There are cobwebs everywhere, and this house should have been uninhabited for a long time." ”

Min Gong sighed and said: "When the Son of Heaven returns to the palace, he will be greeted by the ministers of the court, but it has nothing to do with me......"

Zhang Meng saw that he had been covering his right leg and asked, "Gong Min, are you injured?" ”

Min Gong said with a bitter face: "It's not a coincidence, I kicked Hu Benlang from the Son of Heaven, hehe, old arms and legs, I don't have much ability, I can't even withstand this little injury, hey, hey, hey......" There was sadness in the laughter.

Cao Cao pursed his lips and said, "Tiger Benlang? Yuan Highway is a good son of the Yuan family, and he will do whatever the master says. ”

Zhang Meng remembered that he was also expelled by Huben Zhonglang from Yuan Shu, and muttered: "Now that it is eventful, the Tiger Ben military is guarding the safety of the Son of Heaven, and it is reasonable to be strict with vigilance, but black and white are not clear, and things are done indiscriminately, which seems to be too much. Min Gong is the hero of Zhou to protect the Son of Heaven and the peace of King Chen Liu, doesn't the Son of Heaven even care about this loyalty? ”

Cao Cao said indifferently: "The Son of Heaven is self-conscious, but don't forget, now the court and the central Taifu are important, hum, it is not necessary for the Taifu to care about it." ”

Min Gong coughed and gasped a few times, with a lonely look on his face.

Zhang Meng recalled the memory of the original owner, combined with what he knew, and thought: "Taifu Yuan Kui, I haven't heard much of this person in the original history, but today I heard and saw that the general was dead and the ten permanent servants were destroyed, and it seemed that all the government was controlled by him, but the current situation is a little strange." It stands to reason that Yuan Kui and He Jin are in a group, and the reason why the Ten Standing Servants were quickly defeated is inseparable from his encouragement, but now, not only does he prohibit the people of the Quartet King Qin from entering Beijing, but also the people around the original Son of Heaven are all isolated, what do you want to do? Thinking of this, he suddenly found that Cao Cao's face was solemn.

"I'm afraid Taifu has made up his mind, Yuan Benchu, life is not easy."

Zhang Mengshang was wondering, but he heard Cao Cao muttering to himself for no reason, and he also mentioned Yuan Shao, and his heart couldn't help but add more doubts.