The person who spoke was an old man with gray hair, his face was full of withered color, and he was dressed in a dirty white prison uniform, the same as Li Changfeng's body. Although the old man was also chained, he did not have a little malaise, and what made Li Changfeng even more puzzled was the old man's shining eyes, how could an ordinary old man not have this kind of gaze.

Li Changfeng tiptoed to the wooden wall between the two cells, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who are you?"

The old man smiled slightly, without the decadence that he should have after being imprisoned, and glanced at Li Changfeng, "Who is the old man who cares about your?"

Li Changfeng was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say, and at this moment, he saw the old man take out the only remaining steamed bun from the broken bowl next to him and throw it through the wooden wall.

"It's useless for the old man to keep this steamed bun, it's better to let you eat it. ”

The steamed bun fell to the ground and was stained with a lot of soil, but Li Changfeng ignored this, picked up the steamed bun, wiped it on his body at will, and swallowed it in one bite.

"Oh my god!" The old man stared at Li Changfeng with wide eyes, with an incredulous expression: "Boy, how long have you been hungry?

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Li Changfeng choked.

"Water, water......" Li Changfeng pinched his throat and shouted at the old man.

The old man laughed and threw his kettle over, Li Changfeng picked up the kettle, raised his neck and drank it all.

At this time, he let out a long breath: "Ah...... Cool!

"Boy, what did you do to be caught in? This is the dungeon of the Beihan Prefecture Mansion, and the people who are locked up are all notorious thieves, seeing that you are young and your skin is white and tender, why are you also imprisoned?"

Li Changfeng turned his head, glanced at the old man leaning on the corner of the wall, and laughed at himself: "What else can it be? It's just because he wrote a disobedient poem in the imperial examination a few days ago, and was seen by the faint monarch Li Mang, so he was imprisoned and waited to ask for a beheading." ”

The old man chuckled: "You kid is still a free and happy person, in such a situation, you don't regret it at all?"

"What's the use of regretting? I have been studying hard for decades, and I wanted to serve the court at that time, but who knew that today's saint was so mediocre, listening to the words of traitors, ignoring the advice of loyal ministers, beheading the old prime minister of the three dynasties, Wang Zhongtian, and punishing the old prime minister of the nine clans, this kind of king, how can he be worthy of my worship?" Li Changfeng threw the kettle back and sat in the corner, not knowing what he was thinking.

But after listening to his words, a fine light flashed in the old man's eyes, and he secretly thought to himself, this kid is still a straight man, hehe, it's not bad......

The old man smiled slightly, and glanced at Li Changfeng again: "What is that disobedient word you just said? ”

Li Changfeng glanced at the old man, thinking that he was already in prison anyway, and it was nothing to tell the old man in front of him, so he read out the poem: "I wanted to help the prime minister for the official, but the saint ruined the court." The mountains and rivers are 30,000 miles high, and a dry pen writes frenzy. The rivers and lakes are still the same, and they are left to decay and stand beside them. Since then, regardless of the affairs of the dynasty, Li Mang has been loyal!"

After listening to this quatrain, the old man got up suddenly, and Li Changfeng found out that the old man was actually one-legged, and the trouser tube of his left leg was empty, leaving only one right leg and the crutch under his left rib.

The old man looked at Li Changfeng deeply and frowned: "This poem is a good poem, but the last sentence is also a little crazy, you kid is just a scholar and talent, is it possible that you still want to chop Li Mang with a big blade?"

"What about him? This Tianxi Dynasty has been peaceful for more than 700 years before and after, and it has been peaceful for 600 years, until the last 100 years, the third emperor, there has not been a Ming monarch, especially this faint monarch Li Mang, who has learned from the king of business to build a wine pond and meat forest, abandoned political affairs all day long, indulged in women's sex, made the world miserable, and the displaced people have lost their places, and he Li Mang is not worthy of being the co-master of the world at all!" Li Changfeng became more and more excited, and he almost rushed out directly to cut Li Mang.

The old man smiled slightly, thinking about Li Changfeng's words just now, and couldn't help but nodded: "You kid is a sensible person, if you can go out this time, what are you going to do?"

Li Changfeng sneered and sighed: "Go out, haven't you already said it, all the people in this dungeon are extremely vicious, and those who come in want to get out, but none of them can really get out, since they all end up in such a field, and I am just a scholar, how can you let me get out?"

"Eh, I'm just asking you, if you can really go out, what do you want to do?" The old man was not angry, put down the cane in his left hand, and sat back down.

Li Changfeng looked up at the wall above, and said in deep thought, "If you can really get out...... Then I will abandon the identity of this scholar Xiucai, throw my pen from Rong, and worship the Northern Tu Army, he may be able to calm this troubled world one day and kill Li Mang, the faint king. ”

"The ambition is quite big, but you have no power to restrain the chicken, what do you do to calm the troubled times? Besides, there are 800,000 elite soldiers under Li Muyuan in the northern soil, and it doesn't seem to make any difference if there is more of you and less of you, right?"

"You old man, you asked me to say what I wanted to do when I went out, and you mocked me when I said it!" Li Changfeng looked at the old man with a look of resentment.

The old man laughed, and then said, "Boy, the old man sees that he is destined for you, so he will tell you some big truths. The Nine Kingdoms of the Central Plains fell apart, although the strength of the Tianxi Dynasty ranked first a hundred years ago, but it was also in the last hundred years that the princes of the dynasty have defected, fighting for each other, and expanding their territory vigorously. Especially Li Muyuan, who is majestic in the north, the 800,000 northern barbarian iron cavalry under his command is not just talking, when Li Ye, the king of Yishan, rebelled, relying on this steel force under his hand, he beat down nearly half of the original territory of the Tianxi Dynasty for tens of thousands of miles!"

Li Changfeng frowned, and couldn't help asking, "Why are you telling me this?"

The old man waved his hand and chuckled: "Don't worry, you kid, wait for the old man to finish!"

"Just now, you said that you want to vote for Li Muyuan's account, the old man might as well tell you the truth, he Li Muyuan is very ambitious, if it weren't for the dragon chair under Li Mang's buttocks, he would still make a fart! Could it be that you really think that he, Li Muyuan, is for the sake of thousands of suffering people? You are wrong! This Tianxi Dynasty has been passed down to Li Mang's generation, and it has been like a rotten dead wood. Above the court, the loyal ministers are dead, and those who flee are fleeing, if the major vassal kings are now leading their troops to attack, only the white-headed general in Shanheguan will be left to lead the troops to meet the battle!"

Hearing the old man's words, Li Changfeng was stunned for a moment, and his mood couldn't calm down for a long time.

After half a ring, Li Changfeng looked up at the old man, frowned and asked, "Could it be that there is only one military general left in the entire dynasty?" Also, who is the white-headed general you just said, old fellow?"

The old man's gaze swept over Li Changfeng, and he pondered for a long time, then sighed and said, "Alas, anyway, it's okay to be idle, so what's the matter with the old man telling you...... The white-headed general's name is Zhang Xiu, the Zhang family has been passed down for eight generations, and he has made humvee feats for Jiangshan Sheji, but Zhang Xiusheng was born at the wrong time and met the faint king Li Mang......"

The old man's eyes were full of respect, and he couldn't help but think of the bloody battle a few years ago......

Three years ago, Shanhe Pass

Outside the Shanhe Pass, Yue Long, the first general under Li Muyuan, held a jet-black meteorite iron spear, a red-maned horse sat under his crotch, and 50,000 Northern Barbarian Iron Horsemen stood behind him.

"Zhang Xiuxiao'er, do you dare to go out of the city to fight with me!" Yue Long's spear pointed obliquely at the head of the city, exuding a monstrous battle intent on his body, looking at the general in blue and black armor at the head of the city, and shouted loudly.

"Yue Long, you Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry have repeatedly invaded my mountains and rivers pass, do you really want the war to burn the Central Plains again and destroy the lives of the people?" Zhang Xiu's eyes widened angrily, and he did not show weakness.

If you can persuade Emperor Li Mang to give way to my marshal, the chaotic situation of a hundred years can be solved in an instant, and everyone knows that my Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry is arrogant and domineering, and there is no one in my eyes, but have you ever wondered whether Emperor Li Mang really has the qualifications of the Great Emperor?"

"Presumptuous! Your Majesty's name is not something that a country man like you can talk about! Come, open the city gate, and behead this group of disloyal and unrighteous people with this commander!"

Zhang Xiu shouted, ordered his subordinates to open the city gate, took a black big knife, put a majestic war horse on his hip, and led the troops out of the mountain and river pass.

Yue Long's face was hideous, and his eyes looked coldly at the imperial soldiers behind Zhang Xiu, his face full of disdain. How could this group of people compare to the Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry behind him? The Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry's prestige was killed from countless battles.

There were frequent wars at the northern border passes, and the terrain was dangerous, and any Northern Barbarian cavalry was better than two or three Southern Tu Emperor soldiers. This is not only the physical fitness of the soldiers, but more importantly, the black armor on the Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry.

This armor was forged by a secret method, and the current commander of the Northern Barbarians, Li Muyuan, had spent a huge amount of money to dig out nearly a thousand skilled forgers from all over the Cullinan Dynasty. The armor was taken from a meteorite iron mine in Mobei, and in terms of hardness and toughness, it was several times better than the armor on the Southern Earth Emperor soldiers.

This is also the biggest reason why Li Muyuan can dominate Mobei now, whether it is the emperor of the Tianxi Dynasty or the neighboring dynasties, no one dares to provoke Li Muyuan easily, what he is afraid of is the hundreds of thousands of iron-blooded armor under his command!

"Zhang Xiu, our marshal admires you very much, if you can surrender with peace of mind, you will be allowed to be prosperous in this life, and future generations will enjoy all the wealth. If you belong to the marshal, help the marshal dominate the rivers and mountains, and open up the foundation of the world, you will definitely become the founding general of the prosperous era in the future, but it is much better than guarding the border like you do today!"

"Hahaha, you let Ben Shuai belong to Li Muyuan? There is absolutely no way! This world is chaotic, all because of his foreign Li clan, if it weren't for Li Ye's rebellion a hundred years ago, how could my huge Tianxi Dynasty become the current situation?

This Zhang Xiu was the most outstanding general of the Tianxi Dynasty, and he won Li Mang's trust and led 100,000 elite soldiers to guard the mountains and rivers. You must know that this mountain and river pass is the first barrier between the northern barbarians and the southern soil, if the mountain and river pass is lost, then if Li Muyuan waves his troops south, he will definitely be like a bamboo, approaching the imperial capital!

It can be seen from this that the importance of Shanheguan!

Yue Long frowned, when he came, the marshal had already ordered, this Zhang Xiu is a general, if he can really belong to the Northern Barbarians, then he will definitely be like a tiger in dealing with the Southern Land in the future, if he wins the Shanhe Pass, it means that he will choke the throat of the Southern Land, if he Li Muyuan makes up his mind and wants to destroy the entire Southern Land, even if Li Mang personally leads 500,000 imperial soldiers, he can't help him!

But if Zhang Xiu can't be attached, the marshal has already ordered when he comes, then he will step on the mountains and rivers, behead Zhang Xiu, and slaughter the whole city!

Thinking of this, Yue Long suddenly laughed insolently, and the meteoric iron spear in his hand pointed diagonally at Zhang Xiu opposite, and shouted loudly: "Zhang Xiu, I will ask you again, are you willing to belong to my northern soil! If you don't want to, even if you have 100,000 imperial soldiers behind you, Ben Jiang will definitely kill all of you today!"

"Although I Zhang Xiu is not a generation of famous generals, I also know what loyalty and righteousness are, what is a thief, my Zhang family has eight generations of single transmission, all of them are the heart of the dynasty, the son of heaven, no matter what you say today, I will not be able to belong to Li Muyuan. As long as I, Zhang Xiu, are here, don't even think about stepping half a step across the mountains and rivers!"

Yue Long sneered and said, "In that case, then let's fight!"

"Kill!"

Zhang Xiu shouted loudly and led all the 100,000 imperial soldiers out of the city to face the battle, and the scene was extremely huge. You must know that all the imperial soldiers in the entire southern territory are only about 500,000, but Li Mang directly allocated 100,000 elite soldiers to Zhang Xiu, which shows the importance of Shanhe Pass!

If he loses the Shanhe Pass, let alone him Zhang Xiu, even the entire Tianxi Dynasty can't afford it!

But in the face of Yue Long's 50,000 Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry, although they were superior in numbers, Zhang Xiu was still not happy. The prestige of the Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry, who among the nine countries in the world does not know? Especially the black iron armor, which is even more indestructible, plus the Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry has been stationed on the northern frontier and has been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, it is impossible for these ordinary Southern Earth Emperor soldiers to stop it!

But what can he do if he knows that he can't stop it? Even if he Zhang Xiu dies in battle, he will never let Yue Long lead his men and horses to step on the mountains and rivers pass! Besides, a few days ago, Li Mang even sent people to Pegasus to deliver an edict, telling Zhang Xiu that no matter what method he resorts, he must defend the mountains and rivers pass! If he loses this city, he will come to see him!

The Son of Heaven is all about it, as a courtier, he has to obey!

In an instant, the whole battlefield was surging, the heavens and the earth were discolored, and the soldiers of the Southern Earth Emperor and the Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry were strangled together in an instant, swords, guns, swords, halberds, metal clashed, and people on both sides fell in a pool of blood at every moment.

But the one who dies the most is the one with the advantage in numbers!

Zhang Xiu took the lead, holding a long black knife in his hand, and met Yue Long head-on. Yue Long even slapped his horse forward, and the meteoric iron spear kept stabbing at Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu blocked left and right, and the two were indistinguishable.

This Zhang Xiu's knife skills are passed down from the family, the Zhang family has eight generations of Zhenguo generals, which one is not majestic, galloping on the battlefield? Hundreds of years of fighting, has already been trained Zhang's knife skills into the strongest fighting skills in the world, Zhang Xiu, as the general of the Tianxi Dynasty stationed in the mountains and rivers, this life is even more famous, nearly a thousand battles large and small, no defeat!

But today, he met the biggest enemy in his life, the spear god Yue Long!

As the first general under Li Muyuan, in the early years, he was just an ordinary soldier in the military camp, but when he cleaned the battlefield, he accidentally got a peerless marksmanship, since then, Yue Long has relied on the peerless marksmanship in his hands, repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and was promoted seven times, and finally became the first general under Li Muyuan, giving the name of the gun god.

A jet-black meteorite iron spear has raised the heads of hundreds of Southern Earth generals, and has killed no less than 10,000 Southern Earth Emperor soldiers! The body of the spear is three feet and three inches long, and the dragon is engraved on the outside, just like a dragon going out to sea, without a tassel or a sharp point, and the evil spirit is compelling.

At that moment, Zhang Xiu only shouted, and rushed towards Yue Long's accelerated horse, his eyes widened, and the black big knife cut through the air, and slashed towards Yue Long's head with a whoosh.

Yue Long smiled, the spear was round, and he directly blocked Zhang Xiu's heavy knife, only to see that the tip of his spear was pointed obliquely at the ground, but he didn't care about it, turned around and slapped the horse and left.

"The thief is gone, leaving the head!"

Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth and shouted, and rushed over on horseback, at this time in the battlefield, the military horses of the two sides had already fought together, but seeing Yue Long's sneer, he suddenly turned around, exerted force on his right arm, and the spear rolled up a puff of dust, and stabbed at Yue Long behind him.

What a return to the carbine!

Yue Long sat on the horse, his body fell straight backwards, and it was at this moment that he saw that the spear was actually in mid-air, as if it had turned into a long stick, and smashed it down towards Zhang Xiu's chest!

Zhang Xiu was shocked, so he had to clench the big knife in his hand and block it in his chest. The spear slammed into the knife surface, although it didn't hit Zhang Xiu head-on, but that kind of power still swept Zhang Xiu's whole body, and even the war horse under his crotch almost overturned!

I saw Zhang Xiu shouting violently, blocking with all his arms, forcing back Yue Long's spear, he sat up again, but he opened his mouth and spit out a pool of blood, obviously suffering internal injuries.

"Hahaha, Zhang Xiu, I thought you were amazing, but now it seems that the world is over-praised, like you, it is impossible to stop my Northern Barbarian Iron Cavalry, it is better to hand over the mountains and rivers as soon as possible, defect to my marshal, and save a life!"

Zhang Xiu wiped the blood stains from the corners of his mouth, looked down at the black big knife in his hand, and said coldly: "This knife is called General Tears, it was given by the Holy Emperor back then, and the souls who died under this knife have to be thousands, if not tens of thousands, but also thousands, although I Zhang Xiu's martial arts can't fight you, but I am the general of the Tianxi Dynasty! This mountain and river is very important to me, to the whole world, even if I die here today, it will never be possible for you to cross the mountain and river pass, let alone join Li Muyuan's thief account!"

Yue Long's face turned blue and purple for a while, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "Since that's the case, then you can die for your bullshit saint today!"

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