Besides, Li Xiuyun, Yun Feiyang, Ou Yangguang and others set up an ambush in Ziyun Gorge to capture Xu Zhi, An Jingsi, and Xue Atan, and loaded the three into a prisoner car, all the way to the northeast. After a few days of trekking, everyone came to the south gate of Dengfeng City.

This Dengfeng County is located in the southeast of Luoyang, the eastern capital, at the foot of Song Mountain, and the Shaolin Temple, the holy land of martial arts, in the north. Because of the war every year, the fiefdom of Shaolin was constantly eroded by the imperial court, and the resentment of the Shaolin Temple was boiling, and the monks of the courtyard fought with the officers and soldiers of the imperial court from time to time at the foot of the Shaolin Mountain. The imperial court saw that the Shaolin warrior monk was fierce, and was afraid that he would contact the Huangchao Righteous Army, so it had to station heavy troops in Dengfeng, near Songshan, and sent a Zuo Shenwu general Liu Jingren to personally monitor and suppress.

Liu Jingren saw Princess Xiuyun coming to Dengfeng, and hurriedly led the city to meet the civil and military forces in the city and went to the south gate to greet him. After Li Xiuyun entered the city, he took a short rest and summoned Liu Jingren and others in the palace.

Li Xiuyun asked, "General Liu, has there been any change in the Shaolin Temple recently?"

Liu Jingren replied hesitantly, "Princess, the city has been quite peaceful recently!, it's just ......!", he secretly glanced at Yun Feiyang with a pleading look.

Li Xiuyun said with a smile: "General Liu, don't be nervous! What happened to the Shaolin Temple?"

Liu Jingren calmed down for a while before he boldly replied: "A few days ago, the monk Zhixin of Shaolin Temple brought a few fierce disciples to have a big conflict with our garrison at the foot of Shaolin Mountain for the matter of the fiefdom under the mountain, and also injured many of our soldiers. ”

After listening to Liu Jingren's report, Li Xiuyun frowned slightly, and said puzzledly: "The monks of Shaolin Temple have always been quiet and peaceful, and there is no quarrel with the world. Why is it so big this time!"

Liu Jingren replied cautiously: "The princess doesn't know: these thieves and monks are greedy and do not want to devote themselves to the Buddha, but always think about the things outside the body, such as the money and food of the field. ”

Li Xiuyun obviously didn't believe Li Jingren's words, turned his face and asked Zhou Chen: "General Zhou, you also assisted General Liu in handling the affairs of Dengfeng, according to what you see, what is going on?"

Zhou Chen replied: "Princess, because of the annual war and famine, the Shaolin Temple has no incense, and the monks have to rely on the fiefdom under the mountain to make a living, but our army has to fight against the Caokou Huangchao, lack of food, and have to borrow the offerings of the Shaolin Temple nearby, so the two sides have conflicts from time to time!"

Li Xiuyun let out an "oh" and reproached: "Then your garrison can't rob the people and monks' property?"

Yun Feiyang saw that Liu Jingren's face was full of sweat, and his expression was very embarrassed, so he hurriedly helped him defend himself: "Princess, your identity is expensive, I don't know how hard it is to lead troops below, if the soldiers can't fill their stomachs, how can they go into battle to kill the enemy, and how can they put down the rebellion for the country?

Zhou Chen also persuaded: "Princess, what Lord Yun said is reasonable! Now all the princes in the world are doing this, although it is an expedient measure, the princess does not have to worry too much! The counterinsurgency has its own soldiers to serve, and the princess has a golden body, so she only needs to sit in the army and strategize!"

When Li Xiuyun heard this, she had no choice but to sigh and say to Liu Jingren: "Xu Zhi is right, these are all old diseases that have been in the imperial court for a long time and are difficult to return. Alas, this is the only way to do it now, but you should comfort these people and monks, borrow from them first, and when the court succeeds in quelling the rebellion, you will repay them double. ”

Yun Feiyang saw that Li Xiuyun reluctantly agreed, and hurriedly gave Liu Jingren a look, Liu Jingren immediately understood, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "The subordinates will follow the teachings of the princess, and they will immediately convey the princess's will to the soldiers after returning to the camp!"

Li Xiuyun hurriedly stopped him: "General Liu! It is rumored that your newly appointed pioneer Zhonglang General Huifeng here will come to see me immediately!"

Liu Jingren hesitated for a moment, and thought to himself: What is the princess looking for a little lieutenant in our army? But he didn't dare to think too much, and hurriedly replied: "The subordinates obey the order! The subordinates will go to pass the order!"

After a while, Hui Feng was passed in, and Li Xiuyun saw that Hui Feng was wearing a battle helmet, soap armor, and a sword in his hand, and his aura was magnificent, and he asked, "General Zhou, this Hui Pioneer was recommended by you, right?"

Zhou Chen replied: "Back to the princess, this Huifeng is indeed recommended by his subordinates. His subordinates saw that he was good at martial arts in Caizhou, so they introduced him to serve in the Dengfeng military camp. But he has just joined the army, and he hasn't made an inch of merit yet!"

When Huifeng saw Li Xiuyun, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "My subordinates see the princess!"

Li Xiuyun hurriedly calmed Hui Feng and praised: "General Hui is really extraordinary, now is the troubled times, I hope General Hui can fight bravely to kill the enemy and raise the prestige of my Tang Army!"

Hui Feng replied with a "no", and then asked, "I don't know what the princess ordered her subordinates to come by?"

Li Xiuyun said: "General Hui, this princess heard that you have a senior brother named Xu Zhi, he was originally the concubine of the traitor Huang Chao, and then Huang Chao treacherously abandoned him, and now he is desperate and was brought back to Dengfeng by us. I hope you will go and meet him, firstly, Princess Ben wants to fulfill your brotherhood, and secondly, you will also persuade Princess Ben to persuade him, don't go against the current, abandon the darkness and turn to the light as soon as possible, so as to serve the court!"

When Hui Feng heard this, he shouted regardless of the crowd: "Brother Xu was arrested by you, where is he?

Yun Feiyang shouted: "General Hui, you are now a general with a face in the imperial court, you even ignore your identity and the face of the imperial court, shouting in front of the princess, why don't you hurry up and stop your mouth and apologize to the princess!"

Li Xiuyun hurriedly stopped Yun Feiyang and comforted: "General Hui misses his relatives in his heart, and he is excusable for a while, which also shows that our General Hui is a person with affection and righteousness!"

Hui Feng glared at Yun Feiyang angrily, and saw that Li Xiuyun did not blame himself, but comforted himself, he was very excited in his heart, and said in a low voice: "My subordinates thank the princess again for her kindness in rebuilding! My subordinates are willing to go to the prison to visit Brother Xu immediately, and ask the princess to give permission?"

Li Xiuyun said: "It's rare that General Hui is so benevolent and righteous! General Zhou, you immediately take General Hui to visit Xu Daxia, and by the way, let your subordinates prepare some wine and food, so that their brothers can catch up with the old days!"

Zhou Chen agreed on the side, and after speaking, he led Huifeng to visit Xu Zhi in the county prison.

Hui Feng asked his entourage to rush back to the house to inform Cheng Yingying, Cheng Yingying heard that Brother Xu was arrested, and also came to Dengfeng, she was both happy and sad, dressed up a little, and rushed to go to the prison with Hui Feng.

Hui Feng and Cheng Yingying, under the leadership of Zhou Chen, saw Xu Zhi and the others in the prison cell of the county government, only to see Xu Zhi and the three of them with their hair scattered, their faces covered with dirt, wearing inappropriate Taoist robes, and the wounds on their bodies had just been bandaged, but they were also bloodstained.

Hui Feng's heart ached, and he shouted: "Brother Xu, little brother sees you coming!", and hurriedly asked the soldier to open the prison door. Hui Feng retired from the errand service, walked in, stroked Xu Zhi's pale face with his hand, and called out again: "Brother Xu, I have made you suffer these days!"

Xu Zhi opened his eyes slightly, saw Hui Feng wearing armor, and showed joy, but then shook his head and asked, "Are you my senior brother Hui Feng?"

Xu Zhi and Hui Feng felt very uncomfortable when they saw Zhou Chen standing in the dark corner of the prison, staring at them and talking. Zhou Chen couldn't interject when he saw the two talking, and reminded Hui Feng very knowingly: "You brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, you should talk about your feelings well, but you don't forget the princess's entrustment!", after saying a few words to the jailer, he turned around and left the cell.

Cheng Yingying saw that Xu Zhi was in a trance, and said: "Brother Xu, he is your senior brother Hui! And me, I am Cheng Yingying, you should always know each other, right?"

Xu Zhi carefully identified it again and said, "Senior Brother Hui, Miss Cheng, I didn't expect to meet you here, you have always been good?"

Hui Feng nodded and replied, "Brother Xu, we are all fine! Since Bai Ting said goodbye, we have been thinking about Big Brother and Miss Zhou in our dreams!"

Xu Zhi held Huifeng's hands tightly, and let Xue Atan and An Jingsi behind him come to see Huifeng and Cheng Yingying.

At this time, a few soldiers walked into the dim and damp cell, and the ground was full of wine and food, Huifeng saw that Xu Zhi and the three of them had traveled thousands of miles, and they were all tired, so he quickly let everyone turn into a banquet, and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, two brothers, although I am half a master in Dengfeng here, but the official is humble, I can only entertain everyone here, the etiquette is not good, please forgive me!"

Xu Zhi saw that Hui Feng hadn't seen him for a few days, so he learned the politeness of officialdom, was very good at talking, and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Hui, we are not outsiders, our brothers still drink and talk as before, how about it?"

Xue Atan first clapped his hands and shouted: "Brother Hui, the younger brother has been fascinated by you for a long time, and Brother Xu has not mentioned you less along the way!"

Huifeng persuaded everyone to drink and eat, and said with a smile: "Brother Xue, it's a pleasure to meet you, you are Brother Xu's brother, that is, my Huifeng's brother, my Huifeng has another good brother!

As soon as Hui Feng's words fell, An Jingsi shouted: "Brother Hui, why don't you take me with you when you bow to Xue Aniu?"

Cheng Yingying was very strange and asked, "Xiao Jingsi, are you bragging! You are so young, how can you be Brother Xue's eldest brother?"

Huifeng listened to Cheng Yingying's words, and saw that An Jingsi's expression didn't look like a lie, and he was also a little puzzled in his heart.

An Jingsi pouted and said, "Sister Cheng doesn't believe it, you can ask Brother Xu, he is our witness when we worship in the Needle Valley!"

Hui Feng and Cheng Yingying looked at Xu Zhi with puzzled eyes at the same time, Xu Zhi had no choice but to tell Xue Atan how to bet with An Jingsi, losing all three battles, and finally had to say goodbye to An Jingsi as the eldest brother.

Hui Feng and Cheng Yingying listened to it interestingly, and they both laughed: "It turns out that there is such a story between them, Xiao Jingsi and Brother Xue really don't know each other!"

Xu Zhi saw Huifeng and Cheng Yingying at this time, all the pain on his body had been forgotten, and his mood became very happy, he picked up his wine glass and said: "Senior Brother Hui, Miss Cheng, the three of us can meet in this small Dengfeng County today, have a drink!"

Hui Feng and Cheng Yingying responded: "Okay, Brother Xu, we have met thousands of miles away, we should have a few drinks and celebrate!"

Xu Zhi finished drinking the wine and said, "Brother Xue, little Jingsi, you also respect Senior Brother Hui and Miss Cheng! Thank you for their hospitality!", Xue Atan and An Jingsi also raised their glasses and finished toasting.

Xu Zhi and Hui Feng knew in their hearts that they both had too many questions to ask each other, but they didn't know where to start, and the two were hindered by the rare reunion of brothers, and no one wanted to say it, for fear of ruining the joyful atmosphere. But in the end, Hui Feng still couldn't hold back his concern for his brother and asked, "Brother Xu, there is a sentence that my brother doesn't know what to ask?"

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Senior Brother Hui, when did you become so polite, our brothers are close, if you have any questions, just ask the eldest brother!"

Hui Feng made up his mind and asked, "What happened to the four of us after we separated in the White Pavilion? How did you get caught by the officers and soldiers of this little Dengfeng?"

As soon as Hui Feng finished speaking, Cheng Yingying also asked curiously: "Yes, Brother Xu, why don't you see my sister Yuan Zhi?"

Hui Feng and Cheng Yingying's words were like a thunderbolt, breaking the previous cheerfulness of the feast, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely dull, everyone stopped eating and drinking, and turned their eyes to Xu Zhi in unison, looking forward to his narration.

Xu Zhi has always been reluctant to recall this unforgettable painful day, but he was silent for a long time, and still told Huifeng and Cheng Yingying about the whole thing after the four of them parted from the confessional pavilion.

When Hui Feng and Cheng Yingying heard this, they were very sentimental, and sighed repeatedly: "It turns out that so many things have happened since we separated! Brother Xu, you have worked hard all the way!"

Cheng Yingying then scolded: "This Yellow King is too ruthless, and he actually broke up a pair of beautiful people like Brother Xu and Sister Yuan Zhi, so that you are separated by one side and suffer from lovesickness!"

Xu Zhi listened to Cheng Yingying's words, his heart was gloomy, and he sighed: "However, Yuan Zhi promised me before leaving: she will get out of Jiangnan as soon as possible, and then the four of us can get together again! It's just that I haven't heard from Yuan Zhi for a long time, and I'm very worried about her, and I don't know what happened to the righteous army going south this time?"

Hui Feng said: "Brother Xu, don't worry! According to the report of the imperial court, after King Huang led the righteous army to cross the river, he first stayed in Runzhou for a long time, and then the imperial court used this time to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to encircle and suppress the righteous army in four directions. The righteous army stuck to Runzhou, there were no reinforcements in front of it, there was no grain and grass in the back, and the losses were heavy, but the Yellow King for a secretary, he even disregarded the life and death of the soldiers, and refused to evacuate for a long time, and finally the generals were helpless, under the leadership of General Shang, the day before the city of Runzhou was broken, he hijacked the Yellow King's Luanjia, and led the army to forcibly evacuate Runzhou, and then the righteous army went all the way to the south, which was also what the imperial court never expected, and now the righteous army has begun to wave north!"

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "That's good, it seems that the day of our reunion with Yuan Zhi is not far away! Miss Cheng, you two sisters can see each other again!"

Cheng Yingying sighed: "Yes! I haven't seen Sister Zhou for a long time since Bai Ting said goodbye, I don't know where she is now?

Xu Zhi also sighed: "I really regret it, I shouldn't have let Yuan Zhi go south with the army alone in Caizhou, risking her life, and now she has no news, if she has three long and two short, I can't forgive myself for the rest of my life!"

Cheng Yingying saw Xu Zhi's gloomy expression, knowing that he blamed himself very much for Zhou Yuanzhi's southward departure, and comforted: "Brother Xu, you don't have to worry too much, she is the princess of the Yellow King after all, as long as the righteous army wins and the Yellow King is safe, Sister Yuanzhi will be fine!"

Xu Zhi was a little relieved when he heard Cheng Yingying's words, and suddenly asked: "Just talking about me and Yuan Zhi, I almost forgot, what happened after you left Baiting? Why did Senior Brother Hui suddenly join the army, how did you come to this small Dengfeng City thousands of miles away?"

Hui Feng and Cheng Yingying looked at each other and smiled, Hui Feng saw that Cheng Yingying was a little sad on her face, so she hurriedly held her little hand and whispered a few words of comfort, which was very intimate.

Cheng Yingying was very embarrassed in the face of so many people, and said to Hui Feng with a red face: "Brother Hui!