"You have a sister?"

"Yes, her name is Jiang Yiwan, in the deep mountains four hundred miles away from Zhiyang City, I only have this one relative, and I really can't rest assured in this chaotic year."

"Jiang Yichen, Jiang Yiwan." Xu Sheng involuntarily read it again, and said with great interest: "The names of the two of you complement each other, it's very interesting, your parents are talented." ”

"There, our siblings' names weren't taken by our parents." Xiao Jiang was a little embarrassed, lowered his head and touched his nose.

"Oh?" Xu Sheng felt curious, glanced at Xiao Jiang, and continued to ask: "The name was not chosen by the parents, so who did it?" ”

"I've heard my dad say that our names were deduced by a wandering Taoist."

Taoist!

Xu Sheng was shocked in his heart, and he couldn't help but think of a past, a Taoist he had seen.

That Taoist was the one he met on the official road to Xu's house in that majestic rain. At that time, Xu Sheng thought that he was just a delirious stupid way, but now that he thinks about it, it is by no means that simple.

Xu Sheng still remembered that the man leaned against the window and asked leisurely, "Do you believe in the Mandate of Heaven?" ”

At that time, he didn't care about this question, thought that the destiny was suspicious, thought about it casually, and said something unbelieving; However, now it seems that this issue is of great importance, and destiny is by no means illusory.

"Destiny! Mandate of Heaven! Xu Sheng read it twice, and there was deep doubt in his eyes.

"God... Brother, what's wrong with you, brother? Xiao Jiang noticed that Xu Sheng was abnormal, and called softly from the side.

"It's okay" Xu Sheng waved his hand, feeling that he had thought too much, so he forced himself to stabilize his mind and smiled at Xiao Jiang, "Go and pick up your sister, she must be safe in Zhiyang City." ”

"Okay, thank you, thank you." Xiao Jiang's face couldn't hide the joy, he didn't pause too much, and immediately packed it up.

"What are you? Leaving now? Xu Sheng asked suspiciously.

"Well, sooner rather than later." Xiao Jiang replied with a smile.

"But you better wait, I'll go find you something." Xu Sheng didn't wait for Xiao Jiang to answer, turned around, and went out with the door.

As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, he saw the sergeants standing on either side.

"Where's my brother?" Xu Sheng looked around, didn't see Xu Rampant's figure, and asked curiously.

"Xu Gongzi" A soldier stepped forward, hugged his fists and said: "General Xu went north to Heng County to meet with the generals of my Fan Chuan Army, he explained before leaving, the whole Zhiyang, your words are his orders." ”

"Gone?!" When Xu Sheng heard this, he instantly felt lost, but he quickly recovered, looked carefully at the soldier who spoke, and said: "Since my brother has ordered, then I don't have to be polite, this eldest brother, can you draw a few people from the army to form an escort team?" ”

"General Xu has an order, you can't go out." There was non-negotiable seriousness in the soldier's tone.

Can't go out!

When Xu Sheng heard this, he was instantly dissatisfied. These sergeants said that they would obey his orders, but they still only had Xu Rampant in their hearts. Since he can't go out, how can he take the "extraterrestrial meteorite" and the "Nirvana Sutra" hidden in the upper reaches of the passing water?

But......

Xu Sheng thought about it, now was really not the time for him to leave. First, his brother has left, and he has not said goodbye, and the brothers who have been separated a lot will inevitably not add to the estrangement; Second, the north is at war, and if it insists on going its own way, it is bound to encounter some dangers; Third, after Xiao Jiang took over his sister, he was also indispensable to arrange and take care of him.

"Okay, I'm not going out." Xu Sheng confronted the soldiers for a long time, but he took a step back first, and said slowly: "I won't leave, but the people in the house behind me must go out, so you'd better not stop it." ”

"This..."The soldier's face was embarrassed, and Xu Sheng's eyes were pressing.

"Yes" After a long time, the soldier finally backed down, and said with dissatisfaction: "That person can go out, but if the escort team is concerned, it can only mobilize ten people at most." ”

"Okay" Xu Sheng nodded, and then flicked his long sleeves and strode away. After he had walked a dozen steps, a pair of sergeants lined up and silently followed......

The night silently descended again, and on the boundless earth, only some mottled light and shadow flickered.

Xiao Jiang was alone, riding a donkey, silently walking among the rolling hills.

Xu Sheng gave him ten guards, but he didn't bring any of them; In fact, he was a smart man, and in this matter, he thought more deeply than Xu Sheng.

After all, the protective role that ten people can play is limited, but it is easy to cause trouble due to swagger, so it is better for him to choose some poor mountains and rivers to walk safely; Besides, he couldn't ride a horse, so he couldn't let ten sergeants ride a donkey with him, or let them walk with their legs crossed, that would be too slow.

Xiao Jiang walked bumping away, his heart was mixed, he was desperate to see his sister, and he was afraid that when he got home, there would only be a barren land.

"Sister, wait for me. Xiao Jiang will go back immediately, I will take you to live a good life, and you will no longer have to be afraid in the future. In the whimpering wind, Xiao Jiang's voice drifted far away with a cry...

What Xiao Jiang didn't know was that on such a lonely night, someone was like him, hurrying and hurrying, without stopping for a moment.

That person, with an extremely handsome and bewishing face, galloped all the way south at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people. His direction of travel is contrary to Xiao Jiang's, and there is only one goal, that is, Zhiyang City, which is extremely stable in Xiao Jiang's eyes and is enough to protect her sister's thoughtfulness.

Is Zhiyang safe? Maybe it was, but it doesn't. Its crisis not only came from the young man who went all the way south, the mass grave in Liaozhou, but also from someone's decision.

In Shenzhou, where Xu Sheng had never arrived, what Xu Yan and the generals of the Fan Chuan Army did not expect was that the "Great Pillar Kingdom", which was reviled by the people of the world and leaned towards the government and the opposition, issued an edict a few months ago:

Today, the world is in turmoil, people's livelihood is withering, and smoke is rising everywhere, especially in Kanto. All the wolves and villains, the tigers and the devils are rampant, ravaging the earth and angering the heavens; He has made my fields barren to grass, and my people have starved to death in the wilderness. Woohoo, as I have heard, I often look up and sigh, and wet my clothes with tears; I often beat my chest and pause, and I can't sleep at night. I have consulted with the general several times to allocate troops to help the country; However, the country is declining, the treasury is empty, the weather is not smooth, the government and the opposition are chaotic, and you can't do what you want and what you want. At this time, after more than ten years of hard work, the emperor has lived up to his wishes, the overall situation has been decided, the court is temporarily cleared, and the Kanto group of thieves is fighting, and the wildfire is intensifying; I will fight against the opinions of the people, revitalize the strength of the whole country, and will fight against it regardless of life and death. Today, the people of the lower realms take God and Yongerzhou as the first, and those who are exiled, fugitive, detained, punished, convicted, or enslaved will not be held accountable once they join the army; All the displaced people lost their land, after the battle, the land of Kanto was left to choose.

At this time when the country is in danger, the benevolent and righteous people should work hard, and the mulberry cloth clothes cannot shirk their responsibilities; Those who have sinned in the past are a good opportunity to redeem themselves; Those who have been frustrated, how can they let this opportunity go? How can Kanto resist the might of our great power? Weak and wasted soldiers, how can I stop my Heavenly Empire Master?

The Kanto villains, heaven does not tolerate it, people and gods are angry, the emperor and queen of heaven cannot tolerate it, everyone can get it, and they should be cut off and wiped out together, and they will not be deceived by their flattery. Remember and encourage the public.

Needless to say, the reason for victory and defeat is obvious.

This edict is hereby declared to the world, and Kyushu and ten directions look at it together.

It was such an edict that opened the prelude to quelling the chaos in Kanto.

This "hasty move" of the Great Pillar Kingdom is really unexpected by the world. In fact, his attitude towards Kanto has always been ambiguous.

Although the chaos in Kanto is huge, in the final analysis, it is only in Kanto. In this war, it is impossible to break through the Bishui Pass to the east, to the south to defeat the Jiangzhou clan, and to the north is far from touching the core area of the Northern Desolate people.

This mess is, in a way, a joke. But anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly that the strength of Kanto is too weak, and there is no need to compare it with the Shenzhou Imperial Court, and the Liu family, which is only "half of Zhongzhou", is also fearless about it. As long as the "Great Pillar Country" is willing, then the chaos in the Kanto region can be quelled in an instant.

However, what is puzzling is that the "Great Pillar State", which firmly holds the absolute power of Shen and Yongzhou, has always adopted a laissez-faire policy towards the Kanto region and sat idly by.

The Kwantung War burned for 30 years, and the "Great Pillar Country" was in power for more than 20 years, and in these 20 years, he really had too many opportunities; However, he didn't take a chance, or rather, he didn't care.

Some people feel that the "Great Pillar Country" is too "cowardly", even if they have absolute strength, they are still worried about "what if"; Some people believe that the "Great Pillar Kingdom" is adopting a "balancing act" and wants to use the Kanto Rebellion to weaken the strength of other major clans; There are also speculations that the "Great Pillar Kingdom" actually has no real power, and his alliance with the Yongzhou royal family is only superficial, and even there is a lot of opposition within his family.

Regardless of what happened, for more than 20 years, the "Great Pillar Country" has been laissez-faire to Kanto, and it seems that it does not care about it at all. No one thought that "he", who had always turned a blind eye to the Kanto region, would issue an order for a crusade at this time!

Although he can probably only mobilize the forces of Shen and Yongzhou, it is enough; He also recruited exiles and criminals, and his military power was further expanded.

At present, almost 400,000 soldiers with complete armament and sufficient food and grass are marching towards the Kanto, and even its vanguard has already reached the Kanto. Judging from the direction they moved, the first stop was Zhiyang!