Under Zhou Yuanzhi's bitter pleading, Mrs. Huang finally gave up her indifference, hugged Zhou Yuanzhi in her arms with tears, and said softly: "Zhi'er, do you know? Mom is the one who cares about you in the world, and now that you are doing well with Xu Gongzi, Mom is relieved." Mother doesn't want to go back to your father, I don't want to see him kill the people at every turn, loot the property, and forcibly take the people's daughters, he will be punished sooner or later for doing this, I can't bear to see him fail!", and began to cry again.

Zhou Yuanzhi listened, nodded silently, and persuaded: "Mom, Zhi'er knows your hardships, you don't want to return to your father's side, do you want to become a nun?"

Mrs. Huang wiped her tears and said, "Zhi'er, my mother is old, unlike you young people, you can still wander the rivers and lakes. Mom can only forget all the hatred in this world now by escaping into the empty door, and it can be regarded as what your father has done, and repent to God!", After speaking, he returned to Mrs. Jingyi's side.

Zhou Yuanzhi saw that her mother had made up her mind, and she knew that no matter what she said, she couldn't shake her determination to cut off the red dust, so she had to sigh with tears in her eyes, and her heart was suddenly distressed, and she almost fell, Xu Zhi hurriedly hugged her. Zhou Yuanzhi reluctantly buried her head in Xu Zhi's arms and cried bitterly.

At this time, He Mengjiao also said to Li Xiuyun: "The princess is in the mood for love, why hide in this deep mountain and old forest to clear herself, why don't you go down the mountain with us!"

Li Xiuyun said softly: "Sister He, if there is a big chaos today, the princes of all parties are wrestling, Xiuyun, a princess of the imperial court, if she dares to go down the mountain, she will inevitably be hijacked and chased by all parties, not only can she not be happy with everyone, but it will affect everyone, Xiuyun is dead, and she does not want to affect Brother Xu and the sisters!"

Zhou Yuanzhi saw that Li Xiuyun understood the righteousness and did not want to affect everyone, and the resentment against her in her heart suddenly dissipated, and she said with relief: "Sister Li, Yuan Zhi also knows that you have a deep love for Brother Xu, and Brother Xu is also deeply in love with you. If my sister can go down the mountain, Yuan Zhi, Mengjiao, and Brother Xu, we are all willing to join hands with you!"

Li Xiuyun saw Zhou Yuanzhi and Xu Zhi holding hands, very intimate, hesitated for a while, but still shook his head and said: "Thank you Sister Zhou for your kindness, but Xiuyun is far from being as free and strong as her sister, Xiuyun is reluctant to go down the mountain, in addition to not wanting to affect everyone, there is another reason, that is, Xiuyun does not want to see the splendid rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty in dilapidation, and innocent people are slaughtered." As the saying goes, out of sight and out of mind, Xiuyun can only hide in this place outside the square to concentrate on cultivating, praying for the blessings of the heavens to come down to the common people as soon as possible, even if he sacrifices the happiness of his life, he is also willing!"

Li Xiuyun saw that He Mengjiao still had to persuade herself, and said with a smile: "You don't have to persuade each other, although Xiuyun was born in the royal family, she is also lonely, and she doesn't even have a caring person around her, and it is not in vain to be able to meet all your brothers and sisters in this life." Xiuyun I was weak all her life, and I hope that in the next life, I can be as strong as Sister Zhou and Sister He, and I can always accompany Brother Xu. Xiuyun would like to pray for happiness and peace for you for the rest of her life!", she couldn't stop crying.

Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi, and He Mengjiao watched Mrs. Jingyi take Li Xiuyun and Mrs. Huang back to Baiyun Nunnery, and the three of them sighed melancholy for a while, before they went to the slope of Xiangyang Mountain to dig rehmannia and walked back to Chang'an along the original road.

The three of them saw that the south of Chang'an was full of people fleeing in all directions, and the official roads in the south of the city were filled, but the gate of Chang'an was closed, and the banner of the Yellow King was changed on the city.

Xu Zhi asked the people who fled in front of him, only to know: it turned out that after Huang Chao withdrew the righteous army from Chang'an, he slept on the bashang all night, and saw that there were less than 10,000 officers and soldiers who entered the city, the banners and clothes were not in order, and there were no reinforcements and grain and grass, so he ordered Shang Rang, Pang Xun, Zhang Zhifang and others to kill a horse pistol and divide from the gates of Chang'an, and the officials and soldiers in the city were still drunk and dreaming of death, and they had no time to gather, so they were cut and killed, and even Cheng Zongchu and Tang Hongfu were also executed by Huang Chao. After Huang Chao entered the city, he hated the people of Chang'an for assisting the officials and soldiers to enter the city and defend the city, so he closed the gates of Chang'an, and slaughtered the people in the city.

After listening to the people's story, Xu Zhi asked, "Fellow villagers and elders, how can I enter the city?"

The fathers and elders dissuaded: "This little brother, now the people in the city want to try to escape from Chang'an, but you want to enter the city at this time, aren't you losing your lives in vain?"

Xu Zhi replied: "I also know the danger of entering the city, but there are a few troubled brothers in the city who are still gathering immortal buildings in the city, and I have to go to rescue them from the city!"

A common man sighed: "If there is chaos today, there is no faith between people, but this little brother can stick to brotherhood, which is really admirable, and now there is only one way to enter the city in the east of Chunming Gate, which is used by Huangchao to transport grain and grass to the city, and it will be opened when the time comes!"

When the three of them heard this, they thanked their fathers and elders, and had to make a detour to the Chunming Gate in the east of Chang'an. Xu Zhi saw from a distance that the gate of Chunming Gate was closed, and the guard on the city tower was Huang Chao's henchman Zhang Zhifang. Zhang Zhifang held a sword in his hand, and five hundred archers under his command, waiting for the battle, watching the movement under the city.

He Mengjiao saw that Chunming Gate could not enter, and said hurriedly: "Brother Xu, Chunming Gate is not open, how can we enter the city as soon as possible and rescue Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, anger, and idiot?"

Xu Zhi persuaded: "Miss He, don't worry! We just need to wait patiently, and as soon as the army of grain outside the city arrives, we can take the opportunity to infiltrate the Chunming Gate." ”

Zhou Yuanzhi said with a smile: "Sister He, what Brother Xu said is right, instead of being in a hurry, it is better to rest here for a while, and when the grain convoy of the righteous army arrives, we will follow and enter the city!", After speaking, he found a few big willow trees not far from Chunming Gate and sat down, and Xu and He also sat cross-legged on the ground.

After a while, five Dongying people came from the post road in the distance, holding a high banner, on which there were several big characters "Fusang State Envoy to the Tang Dynasty". These people wear short buns on their heads, and they wear kimonos embroidered with peonies, peach blossoms, lotus flowers, chrysanthemums, and plum blossom patterns, and each has a scimitar at the waist.

The group of Dongying people walked straight to the Chunming Gate, and the Dongying people led by them shouted loudly in broken Chinese: "The general is above, we are the envoys sent by His Majesty the Emperor Daigo of Fuso State, and we have specially come to Chang'an to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, this is our envoy!", after speaking, he vigorously danced the bronze "Jingjie" in his hand.

Zhang Zhifang heard that there was an envoy from the Dongying Kingdom under the city who wanted to enter Chang'an and meet the emperor, so he didn't dare to slack off, and replied loudly: "You guests don't know: the Tang Dynasty has long been destroyed, and I, the Yellow King, have ascended to the throne, and please wait, stay in the palace and tell His Majesty the Yellow King, and then go out of the city to greet you in person!"

The Dongying people led by him were puzzled: "The Tang Dynasty is dead? How is it possible, we landed from Suzhou and traced the river upstream, and there are Tang Dynasty flags everywhere, and we have also been treated as state guests of local states and counties, why did we just arrive in Chang'an and change the sky?"

Dressed in a kimono embroidered with lotus flowers, the Toei people replied: "Lord Sugawara, do you still remember what Fujiwara-sama told you 20 years ago? This Tang Dynasty is no longer the peaceful scene of the prosperous era more than 100 years ago.

The other three Dongying people also persuaded: "Lord Sugawara, since we have come to Chang'an, let's meet this new son of heaven, appreciate his strategy and style of governing the country, and return to China to show His Majesty the Emperor tomorrow!"

The Dongying people who were the leader nodded in agreement.

After a while, Zhang Zhifang climbed the city tower again, took out a holy decree from his arms, and read it aloud: "The envoy of Fusang State listens to the edict: Recently, I have violated the peace of the dragon's body, tired of political affairs, and neglected to meet guests, so I will give a hundred taels of gold, and please return along the same road, and the VIPs will pass through various places, and all expenses and needs will be met as much as possible." After I recover, I will definitely send an envoy to your country to return the salute!

After listening to the edict, the Dongying people led by him looked up to the sky and shouted: "The four of us represent our country, ride the wind and waves, not far away, cross the sea, and die for a lifetime, before arriving in Suzhou, your country, after a year of wind and rain, trekking through mountains and rivers to reach your country's capital Chang'an." We are a small foreign country, and we have turned the people into fools, and we have been in Chang'an for 20 years, just to see the momentum of the Emperor and the Tang Dynasty and the demeanor of a great country! Now let me wait for a futile, how can we face His Majesty the Emperor of our country, and how can we face the thousands of civilians in our country?"

The other four Dongying people also persuaded: "Lord Sugawara, now that the Tang Dynasty is dead, and the outside of Chang'an City has become a battlefield, it doesn't matter whether the emperor of the Central Plains is the emperor or not, whether it will be a great country or not, it doesn't matter, we might as well accept the gold and return to the mother country along the same road, which is the best policy!"

The Dongying people led by him were still unwilling to give up and said: "My lords, in the past three hundred years, my country has sent envoys thirteen times to Chang'an to learn the culture and skills of the Tang Dynasty. Nowadays, the people of our country are proud to wear the costumes of the Tang Dynasty, learn the culture of the Tang Dynasty, and advocate the customs of the Tang Dynasty. But over the years, no one knows whether we have learned everything about Datang and the essence of Datang! Your Excellency does not know: Before setting out, the contemptible people promised His Majesty the Emperor that we would come to Chang'an this time to compete with the capable people of Datang, and test whether our learning results over the past 300 years are better than blue!"

The other Dongying people sighed: "Lord Sugawara, it turns out that this is the case, now that we can't enter Chang'an, how can we discuss the merits of the Tang Dynasty with the capable people of the Tang Dynasty in terms of literature and martial arts?"

Just when the five Dongying people were secretly annoyed, a large convoy of grain and grass slowly walked from the post road, and Zhang Zhifang saw that the grain and grass had been transported to the city, so he had to open the city gate and personally lead hundreds of soldiers to respond.

Xu Zhi secretly complained when he saw it, he never thought that Zhang Zhifang would personally receive the grain and grass into the city, if he insisted on entering the city at this time, he would be intercepted by Zhang Zhifang.

Just as Zhang Zhifang was about to turn the horse's head and drive the grain cart into the Chunming Gate, he saw the Dongying people led by him pull out the scimitar on his waist and shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, why don't we take the opportunity to break into Chang'an City!", after saying that, he raised his knife and slashed at Zhang Zhifang.

Not to be outdone, Zhang Zhifang jumped down from the horse and waved his sword to meet him. The Dongying people jumped up with both feet, raised the knife with both hands and slashed, it was a move "knife splitting Huashan", Zhang Zhifang secretly used internal force, raised the sword up, the swords intersected, and with a bang, both of them popped out of the way. Dongying people stuck a knife into the ground before they stabilized their stumbling bodies. Zhang Zhifang knelt on one knee and did not fall.

Zhang Zhifang saw that the internal force of the Dongying people was equal to his own, a "carp jumped over the dragon gate", like a big bird, his arms were spread, and he turned a few heels from the air, a move "A glimpse", and swept the eyes of the Dongying people with a sword, and the Dongying people lowered their heads to avoid Zhang Zhifang's volley sword, shook their wrists with their hands, and made a move to "turn over the river and the sea", the sword head drooped, seemingly clumsy, but like a rotating head, it was close to Zhang Zhifang's crotch.

Zhang Zhifang had never seen such a strange sword move, he didn't dare to take risks, and hurriedly jumped back more than a dozen steps before he escaped the pursuit of the Dongying people, but the embarrassment when he retreated caused several Dongying people to laugh at him.

Where did Zhang Zhifang suffer such humiliation, he was angry and annoyed, and simply used the "plum blossom sword technique" that had not been used for many years, he danced the long sword in his hand, and the person walked the "zigzag", his figure moved extremely quickly, and the sword light flashed, just like the plum blossoms coming in the wind, and even the soldiers behind him cheered for him.

Seeing that Zhang Zhifang's sword light was about to envelop the Dongying people, the Dongying people neither waved their swords to meet them, nor did they retreat to dodge, but let out a strange laugh: "You Tang warriors can also be called chivalrous with these carving insect skills? Then let you see the skills of our Fusang people!", after speaking, he raised his sword with both hands to the sky, kicked the ground with both feet, and suddenly disappeared from Zhang Zhifang's sword light.

Zhang Zhifang thought that as long as he swung his sword to trap the Dongying people, he would definitely win, but the Dongying people suddenly disappeared in front of his eyes, looking around, but there was nothing in front of him, he was horrified in his heart, and felt that the ground was soft and soft, as if something was wriggling on the ground, and suddenly from the ground behind him, a person jumped out, it was the Dongying person, Zhang Zhifang was just about to turn around and see what was going on, and the Dongying person had cut off his head with a sword.

The Dongying people led by him held a knife in one hand and grabbed Zhang Zhifang's head with the other, and several other Dongying people saw it and applauded one after another, and Zhang Zhifang's subordinates were also stunned by the strange scene in front of them, and no one dared to step forward, so they abandoned the grain and grass and fled back to Chang'an City.

Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi, and He Mengjiao followed the five Dongying envoys, followed the chaotic soldiers, and poured into the Chunming Gate.

As soon as the three of them entered the restaurant, they heard the shopkeeper crying: "The three guest officers are finally back, and the villain is still afraid that you will not be able to enter the city for a while and a half, so leave the three patients in the small shop?"

Zhou Yuanzhi saw that the shopkeeper's words were a little strange, and asked, "We went to Zhongnan Mountain in the south of the city, isn't there still Uncle Xie?"

The shopkeeper cried and sighed: "Three guest officers, don't you know that that friend of yours was forcibly taken away by a group of soldiers when he was in a small shop today and just treated a few people!"

He Mengjiao said anxiously: "Uncle Xie is also wrong for treating the people, why should they arrest people?"

The shopkeeper said: "This girl, you don't know yet, right! A few days ago, the officials and troops entered the city, and the people welcomed it, which angered the Yellow King, and now that the Yellow King has returned, of course he wants to kill the people in the city to vent his anger, but your Uncle Xie is acting against the will of the Yellow King, and of course he will be arrested and questioned!"

Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi, and He Mengjiao listened to the shopkeeper's story, so they had to boil the medicine according to the prescription of Imperial Doctor Xie, and gave it to Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, Anger, and Idiot, and then instructed the guys in the store to take care of it. After the three of them finished processing, they decided to go to the prison in Chang'an to find out the news of Imperial Doctor Xie.

Xu Zhi and the three of them just wanted to approach the Hanguang Gate of Dali Temple, when they saw that the intersection of the market was full of notices, crowded with people watching, and those people shook their heads and sighed.

Xu Zhi took Zhou Yuanzhi and He Mengjiao to squeeze into the crowd to take a look, it turned out to be a notice of execution of prisoners, it turned out that after Huang Chao returned to Chang'an, he hated the capriciousness of the people of Chang'an, and decided to put several neighborhoods of Li Zheng and the elderly in the neighborhood to death regardless of whether they collaborated with the enemy or not, and all the "Duliushu" in the northeast corner of Xishi at three o'clock in the afternoon were executed, including Imperial Doctor Xie who treated the people for the disease.

After reading it, the people talked about it one after another. This sighed: Wang Lizheng has been promoted by the villagers as the chief of security since Yizong, but he is a good person. The one shook his head and said, "Doctor Xie practiced medicine in Lanlingfang, and how many tuberculosis patients have saved us, pitiful!" A young man shouted: "Fellow villagers, these are all very good people, Huang Chao said that they defected to the enemy, who believes it?"

At this time, a loud voice from the crowd came from the Dongying people: "Folks, since everyone is reluctant to let good people die unjustly, let's all go to the West City under the single willow tree to send them off!"

The suggestion of the Dongying man immediately caused a cheer from the onlookers.

Xu Zhi saw that thousands of people followed the five Dongying people, and walked straight towards the Duliushu Execution Ground in Xishi, and also whispered to Zhou and He: "Yuan Zhi, Mengjiao, we will also follow the people to the Xishi Execution Ground and take advantage of the chaos to save Imperial Doctor Xie!", Zhou and He both nodded yes.