Zhang Zheng didn't chase after him, turned the horse's head, and said to Zhu Feng'er: "Miss Zhu, are you okay?" Zhu Feng'er gasped and said, "I'm glad I met you, otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to hold on!" ”

Zhang Zheng took Zhu Feng'er to see Li Zhiyun. When she arrived, she rolled over and dismounted. When Li Zhiyun saw it, he hurriedly dismounted and greeted him. Zhu Feng'er smiled and said, "King Chu, let's meet again!" Li Zhiyun said with concern: "Miss Zhu, why were you hunted down?" Who are those guys? ”

Li Zhiyun's question reminded Zhu Fenger's sadness. Her tears flowed involuntarily, and she said with teary eyes: "Those beasts have eaten all of Mr. Yan's family." Xin'er and Yun'er were still so young, and they were also eaten by them. ”

When Li Zhiyun heard it, he understood everything. He was silent for a while and asked, "Miss Zhu, where are you going?" Zhu Feng'er wiped away the tears on her face, shook her head, and said, "I have nowhere to go now." ”

"Since there is nowhere to go, come with us!"

"Where are you going?"

"Nanyang."

The reason why Li Zhiyun wanted to go to Nanyang was because the scouts sent back to report that the common people of Nanyang rebelled under the leadership of a man named Yang Shilin, betrayed Zhu Cang, and occupied Nanyang City. He decided to go to Nanyang in person to meet this Yang Shilin for a while to see if he could form a united front with him to fight against Zhu Cang.

Li Zhiyun brought a battalion of the New Army to escort him. After he persuaded Zhu Feng'er, the team set off again. Zhu Feng'er no longer rides a horse, but rides in a carriage with Yinggu, just so that she can be a companion.

After a day's march, a small river appeared beside the official road ahead. Seeing that the sun was already on the horizon, Li Zhiyun ordered his troops to camp beside the river. The soldiers set up their tents and began to cook in pots, and smoke rose from the camp.

After dinner, Li Zhiyun walked out of the tent and wanted to take a walk by the river. When he came to the river, he found a person standing on the riverbank, who was in a daze with the river, and when he got closer, it turned out to be Zhu Feng'er.

Li Zhiyun walked over, stood beside her, and said, "What, are you still thinking about Mr. Yan's family?" Zhu Feng'er turned her head to look at him, sighed, and said, "This matter always makes me unable to let go." ”

"Yes, Mr. Yan is a good person. It's a shame that the two children of the Yan family are so cute! ”

After being silent for a while, Li Zhiyun suddenly laughed and said, "Everyone says that Zhu Cang is a man-eating demon, but I didn't expect that his daughter is kind-hearted. Zhu Feng'er glanced at him, a smile appeared on her face, and said, "Perhaps, this is influenced by my mother." ”

"Your mother?"

Zhu Feng'er nodded and said, "When I was a child, my father was always running outside and rarely came home, and I lived with my mother. She is a very hard-working and kind person, she is always busy every day, either farming in the fields, or spinning and weaving, and when the people in the village encounter difficulties, she always goes to help. My mother often told me that people can't patronize themselves in life, and when others are in trouble, they must help if they can! …… Unfortunately, she died when I was ten years old. ”

"What a mother!" Li Zhiyun sighed.

Early the next morning, the team set off from camp and arrived in Nanyang five days later. Li Zhiyun asked the new army to camp outside the city, and he led a dozen followers into the city.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, they found that the rebels were guarding the gate. They were dressed in civilian clothes and carried broadswords and spears in their hands. Seeing a group of men with swords and swords approaching, a volunteer soldier stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?" Zhang Zheng pointed at Li Zhiyun and said, "He is the king of Chu of the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Huh?" The man looked Li Zhiyun up and down, surprised, "You are really the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

Li Zhiyun nodded with a smile and said, "Brother, we are from Champion City, and we want to meet your Yang Leader, please make it convenient." At this time, another volunteer came over, and the two muttered in a low voice, and the man said to Li Zhiyun: "You can enter the city if you want to, but you must hand over your weapons!" ”

"Handing over weapons?" Zhang Zheng frowned when he heard this, "No, we can't hand over weapons!" ”

"Then you can't go into the city!"

"You ......"

While the two sides were arguing, a man who looked like a leader came up and asked, "What's going on?" The volunteer army pointed to Li Zhiyun and the others: "They came from Champion City, and they wanted to find Leader Yang, but they were unwilling to hand over their weapons. The leader looked at everyone and said with a pleasant face: "Ladies and gentlemen, the outsiders enter the city and hand over their weapons, which is stipulated by our Yang leader." Rest assured, when you leave, the weapons will be returned in full one by one! ”

Li Zhiyun said: "Since it is the rule set by Leader Yang, the guest is as the host, then we will hand over the weapon." When Zhang Zheng heard this, he pulled him aside and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, weapons can't be handed over!" Otherwise, what do we do to protect you if they are not good for you? ”

Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "We're here to make friends, not to fight, they shouldn't attack us." Taking a step back, if they want to be against us, there will be a dozen of us, and it won't be much of a big deal if we have weapons. ”

Under Li Zhiyun's persuasion, the guards all agreed to hand over their weapons, and the rebel guards let them enter the city.

In the study room of Yang's Mansion, Yang Shilin was discussing things with his master, when a cronie walked in, hugged his fists and said: "Master, the King of Tang Chu brought someone here, saying that he wanted to see you!" When Yang Shilin heard this, he was surprised: "How many people did he bring?" ”

"About a thousand people. However, the brigade was stationed outside the city, and he only brought a dozen retinues into the city. ”

When Yang Shilin heard this, he seemed to be relieved, turned to his master and said, "What is the origin of this Tang Chu King?" ”

"He's from Chang'an." Master said, "I heard that a few months ago, Zhu Cang sent an envoy to Chang'an to express his willingness to submit to the Tang Dynasty, and this King of Chu came to visit Zhu Cang on behalf of the Tang Emperor. Later, the deputy envoy of the Tang Dynasty insulted Zhu Cang at the banquet and was killed by Zhu Cang, and the two families fell out. This king of Chu somehow escaped from Jutan and led his army to conquer the Champion City. He came to Nanyang this time, probably to talk to us about cooperation. ”

As soon as the master finished speaking, the housekeeper walked in and reported: "Master, the king of Tang Chu is asking to see you outside the palace gate." Yang Shilin listened and said, "I know, you take them to the living room and serve them carefully." The butler agreed, turned and went out. Yang Shilin turned to his master again: "How should we treat this King of Chu?" The master stroked his beard and smiled: "Treat each other politely!" Yang Shilin listened, nodded, and said, "I know." ”

After Yang Shilin left the study, he came to the living room. As soon as he entered the house, several of the guests in the room stood up. The housekeeper made introductions to both parties. Yang Shilin saw that although the King of Tang Chu was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he was born plump and handsome, and his eyebrows were sparse, and he couldn't help but be a little in awe.

Li Zhiyun arched his hand and said: "Mr. Yang, this king came to disturb him, and I hope to forgive my sins!" The Yang clan of the Di nationality is a famous family with a far-reaching reputation. Mr. Yang is loyal and courageous, leading the people of Nanyang to eliminate brutality and return the people to a peaceful world, which the king admires very much! Yang Shilin hurriedly returned the salute and said: "The king of Chu is too famous." You've worked hard all the way! Have a seat! Have a seat! ”

After the two sides sat down, the servant served fragrant tea, and Yang Shilin made a "please" gesture. Li Zhiyun picked up the teacup, took a sip, put down the teacup and said: "Mr. Yang, this king came to Nanyang this time to discuss with you about the joint fight against Zhu Cang, we only have ......" Yang Shilin waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu has come from afar, let's not talk about business today!" You haven't settled in yet, have you? I follow Yang's meaning, you don't live in the post house, although the cold house is simple, but it is quite spacious, you can live in the cold house! Tonight, Yang set up a banquet to entertain you in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. In addition, although Nanyang is not as lively and prosperous as Chang'an, there are many celebrities and historic sites, and you can have a good visit. ”

Li Zhiyun saw that the other party was reluctant to talk about the union for the time being, and it was not easy to force it. After a few more small talks, Yang Shilin stood up to see off the guests, and instructed the housekeeper to take them to the place where they lived.

Li Zhiyun and others were placed in a side courtyard by the housekeeper. The courtyard is quite quiet and elegant, and there are more than a dozen good guest rooms in the courtyard.

Li Zhiyun and the others stayed in the Yang Mansion, and Yang Shilin entertained them with good wine and food every day, but he never mentioned the matter of unity. This made Li Zhiyun very helpless, so he had to lead his men to visit the monuments everywhere every day.

On this day, they came to a street, which was probably a bazaar, and the street was full of stalls on both sides, and there were quite a lot of people selling and buying things, and it was very lively. Zhu Fenger and Yinggu lingered in front of the stall, picking things up. Women are like this, they are reluctant to leave when they encounter new and interesting objects. At this time, a stall owner suddenly pointed at Zhu Feng'er and said, "I know you, you are Zhu Cang's daughter!" When Zhu Feng'er heard this, her face changed, and she hurriedly avoided the other party's gaze and said, "You recognized the wrong person!" ”

"That's right. I went to Jutan to buy goods, I know you, you are Zhu Cang's daughter! After that, the stall owner raised his voice and shouted, "She is the daughter of the man-eating demon Zhu Cang!" ”

When the people next to them heard this, they all ran over, surrounded Zhu Feng'er and Yinggu in the middle, and someone asked, "Who is Zhu Cang's daughter?" The vendor pointed at Zhu Feng'er: "She is Zhu Cang's daughter, it's her!" "The more people gather, the more they gather. They pointed and talked a lot. Zhu Feng'er pulled Aunt Ying and wanted to leave this place of right and wrong. However, it was too late, and in whichever direction they went, the people in which direction they stopped them and prevented them from passing.

At the nearby horse market, Li Zhiyun and Zhang Zheng were judging a horse for sale, and a guard hurriedly ran over and said, "Lord Wang, it's not good, Miss Zhu has been recognized." Many ordinary people surrounded her and wouldn't let her go! ”