Li Zhiyun was taken aback when he heard the guard's words, and hurriedly said, "Where is it?" The guard pointed with his hand and said, "Over there!" Li Zhiyun ran forward with the guards, and sure enough, he saw one or two hundred people gathered in front of him, huddled together in a mess. He struggled to get into the crowd, and saw that in the middle of the crowd, Zhu Feng'er was standing there like a prisoner who had been fighting, Yinggu was standing timidly on the side, and several men were pointing at Zhu Feng'er's nose and scolding.

An old lady in her fifties was helped over. Her voice trembled: "My daughter-in-law and three grandchildren have been eaten by Zhu Cang's soldiers." My son became ill and later died. Now I'm the only old woman left, what have I done?! ……”

The surrounding people were enraged, and they shouted angrily: "Kill her!" Let her pay for her life! ......" The men rushed forward and hit Zhu Feng'er with their heads covered in the face. Zhu Feng'er didn't dodge, but stood there stubbornly, just wiped the blood flowing from the corner of her mouth with her hand. Li Zhiyun rushed over and pushed a man who was swinging his fist away, and Zhang Zheng also squeezed in and pushed several other men who were beating people away.

Zhu Feng'er knelt in front of the old lady with a "plop" and cried: "Auntie, I'm sorry for you!" It's all my father's iniquity, and I will make amends to you for him! ……”

At this time, the surrounding people gathered more and more, and people shouted: "Kill her!" Let her pay for her life! ......" Cai Hu and several other guards also squeezed in, and together with Zhang Zheng, they formed a human wall to protect Zhu Feng'er.

Li Zhiyun waved his hands and said loudly: "Everyone be quiet, please listen to me!" Although she is Zhu Cang's daughter, she is different from her father, she is a good girl with a kind heart! I am the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty, you must believe my words! ……”

However, no one around him listened to him at all. People shouted angrily, and some people were still holding poles, kitchen knives, and sticks. Many people crowded forward, and they were about to break through the wall of people formed by Zhang Zheng. Li Zhiyun's forehead began to sweat, if Zhu Feng'er fell into the hands of these angry people, they would have to tear her to pieces!

At this moment, someone shouted: "The second master is here!" The crowd ahead suddenly fell silent, and people consciously moved out of the way. Li Zhiyun looked up, only to see a strong man walking in from outside, followed by five or six guards with knives and swords.

The man walked to the middle of the crowd and frowned, "What's the matter?" A middle-aged man walked over, pointed at Zhu Feng'er and said, "Second master, she is Zhu Cang's daughter!" When Yang Shisheng heard this, he hurriedly set his eyes on Zhu Feng'er.

Zhu Feng'er had already stood up. Her hair was in a loose bun, her forehead was black, and there were blood stains on the corners of her mouth. She met Yang Shisheng's gaze, and the expression in her eyes was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Zhu Cang's daughter?" Yang Shisheng looked at Zhu Feng'er, waved his hand, and shouted, "Arrest me!" ”

As soon as the nursing homes heard this, they wanted to step forward to arrest Zhu Feng'er. Li Zhiyun hurriedly stepped forward to block in front of her, and said loudly: "You can't arrest her!" Yang Shisheng looked Li Zhiyun up and down and said, "Who are you?" ”

"I am the king of Tang Chu."

"King Chu of the Tang Dynasty?" Yang Shisheng looked at him, and suddenly glared, "What bullshit King Chu, arrest him too!" ”

"Nonsense!" With a broken drink, Li Zhiyun saw Yang Shilin walk in from outside the crowd.

It turned out that Yang Shilin was not at ease with Li Zhiyun and them, and had been sending servants to secretly follow them in the past few days. Just now, the servant saw that Zhu Feng'er was surrounded by ordinary people, worried that something would happen, and hurriedly ran back to Yang's mansion to tell Yang Shilin, and Yang Shilin rushed over.

When Yang Shisheng saw his brother, he was surprised: "Big brother, why are you here?" Yang Shilin did not answer, but said in a stern tone: "They are the guests I invited, so they are rude!" Yang Shisheng pointed at Zhu Feng'er and said, "Big brother, she is the daughter of the man-eating demon Zhu Cang, and she should be arrested and burned to death!" ”

"Presumptuous!" Yang Shilin glared at his younger brother, and then slowed down his tone, "I have my own plans for this matter, you let the people disperse!" ”

When Yang Shisheng heard this, he turned around helplessly, waved his hand to the people around him, and said, "Everyone disperse, this demon girl will be handed over to our Yang Mansion to deal with!" "It should be said that the prestige of the Yang clan among the people of Nanyang is still quite high, and as soon as the people heard that Zhu Cang's daughter was handed over to the Yang Mansion for disposal, they all slowly dispersed.

The reason why Yang Shilin rushed over to relieve the siege was not out of sympathy, but completely out of consideration of practical interests. Just as he was reluctant to agree to unite with Li Zhiyun, he didn't want to stand on the opposite side of Zhu Cang. Of course, he didn't want to stand on the opposite side of Datang.

Yang Shilin knew very well that the reason why the Qiuchi State established by the Yang clan of the Di clan had been able to exist for more than 300 years was because of its superb balancing skills, maneuvering between the major forces, and no one could be offended. Qiu Chiguo is too small, and only by balancing the relationship between all aspects can he survive in the cracks.

Although Yang Shilin didn't know why Zhu Cang's daughter appeared in the entourage of the King of Tang Chu, Zhu Cang's daughter came to Nanyang with the King of Tang Chu, and if something happened here, he would not only offend Zhu Can, but also the Tang Dynasty. So, he would never allow that to happen!

Li Zhiyun saw that the people around him had dispersed, so he walked up to Yang Shilin and said, "Mr. Yang, thank you for coming over to solve the siege!" Yang Shilin hurriedly returned the salute: "The King of Chu is polite." Yang did not fulfill his responsibilities, which frightened everyone, and Yang should make amends! Please follow Yang back to the cold house, Yang has something to say! When Li Zhiyun heard this, he knew that the other party was going to have a showdown.

Everyone followed Yang Shilin back to Yang's mansion. Yang Shilin invited Li Zhiyun into the hall, and the servant left after serving fragrant tea. Yang Shilin looked at Li Zhiyun and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the reason why Yang avoided talking about the alliance with you is really because he has his own troubles. Yang led the people of Nanyang to rebel, just because he couldn't bear to see the people being poisoned by Zhu Cang's army. The people of Nanyang just want to live in peace, and they don't want to participate in the world's disputes. Therefore, we really don't want to be the enemy of Zhu Cang! Yang had already sent a messenger to Ju Tan and reached an agreement with Zhu Cang. He is willing not to blame the past, and in the future, the two well water will not interfere with the river water, and they will not disturb each other, and they will be safe and sound! ”

Li Zhiyun listened, smiled, and said, "You betrayed Zhu Cang, killed his people, and occupied his city, how can he give up?" That's just a delaying tactic for him! Yang Shilin said: "The King of Chu is wrong. Although Zhu Cang is vicious, he can also be regarded as a good man. As the saying goes, a gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase, he will not break his word, right? ”

Li Zhiyun saw that the other party had made up his mind, and he couldn't force it, so he had to say: "Okay, since Mr. Yang has made a decision, then the king can only express regret." It is no longer useful for this king to stay here, and he will leave for Champion City today. When Yang Shilin heard this, he hurriedly said: "Why is Your Highness in a hurry? Let's go tomorrow. Tonight, Yang will hold a banquet in the mansion to entertain His Royal Highness and his party! ”

Li Zhiyun waved his hand and said, "No need! We have been bothering in the house for a few days, and we are very uneasy, so it is better to leave early! Yang Shilin saw that the other party insisted on leaving, so he had to say: "Since this is the case, then Yang ordered the housekeeper to send you out of the city!" ”

Li Zhiyun returned to the side courtyard where he was staying and told everyone to pack up. He came out of the house and found Zhu Feng'er standing under a big tree in the middle of the courtyard, staring at a Junzi orchid in the flower pond in a daze. Li Zhiyun walked over, stood beside her, and whispered, "Still thinking about what happened just now?" Those ordinary people are ignorant and coarse people, don't take it to heart. ”

"No!" Zhu Feng'er turned her head to look at him, "I don't blame them. I realize today the magnitude of my father's sin. If they kill me, they can alleviate the pain of losing their loved ones, and I will admit it. ”

When Li Zhiyun heard this, he hurriedly said, "Miss Zhu, don't think so. You have to believe that everything will eventually pass. ”

Li Zhiyun and the others left the city, joined the new army stationed outside the city, and then set off back to the city of champions.

Zhu Feng'er and Yinggu sat in the carriage. Along the way, she didn't say a word and was sullen. Ying Gu looked at her and comforted: "Sister Feng, the matter is over, don't think about it anymore." Zhu Feng'er glanced at her and said, "Aunt Ying, you say, why do people live?" What's the point of seeing so many cruel things and suffering so much in life? ”

When Ying Gu heard this, she hurriedly said, "Sister Feng, don't think so. When people are alive, they can encounter many good things and meet many good people. For example, my parents died young, and I have been a maid for my wife since I was a child, and my wife has been very good to me. Later, I met Wang Ye again, Wang Ye is a very good person, he has done many good things. Only when I am with the prince can I know that everyone can get along like a family, regardless of their status! ”

Zhu Feng'er looked at her and said, "I really envy you, your parents died early and didn't drag you down." ”

"Sister Feng, how can you say that?"

"You won't understand."

……

After the team returned to Champion City, they only rested for two days and hurriedly set off for the Tuntian location in Xingshan, where Scarface had already led three other battalions of the New Army to station.

Li Zhiyun invented the cylinder car to divert river water to irrigate fertile fields, and the crops grew well. A few months have passed, and the wheat is ripe and ready to be harvested with a scythe. Under the blue sky and white clouds, a breeze blows, and large fields of wheat roll golden waves.

Li Zhiyun stood at the head of the ridge, facing the endless golden wheat waves, and sighed: It's really good! After the wheat is harvested, the new army's military rations for this winter and next spring will be guaranteed.