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Chen Yijian naturally smelled the pungent smell of blood emanating from that army. However, he didn't show it, but looked at the man next to him and asked him, "Brother, what's wrong?"

The man withdrew his gaze and looked at Chen Yijian, but did not speak. Just a frowning brow, slightly stretched. Shaking his head, he said he was fine.

Although he had a good chat with Chen Yijian, the two met in Pingshui after all, and there were some things that they could say, and some things that they naturally couldn't say. It's not that he doesn't worry about Chen Yijian, but even he himself doesn't know whether the idea in his heart is correct or not. If this guess is not true, then if he tells Chen Yijian, and then Chen Yijian tells his guess to others, it is estimated that the man will be imprisoned at that time.

What is the most taboo for people like them who walk the rivers and lakes? Isn't it just a shallow and deep word, four big characters!

Since the man was reluctant to say it, Chen Yijian naturally didn't want to ask too much. raised his hand and saluted a few people, and said: "Brothers, if there is fate, if we meet in the future, the younger brother will invite you to drink." ”

The man and his entourage hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted, and said: "Hahaha, then at that time, the little brother must prepare enough wine, our brothers have no other skills, and this is the biggest ability to drink." ”

Chen Yijian also laughed, and said, "That's naturally no problem!"

Maybe they were in a hurry, so a few people didn't say hello to Chen Yijian too much. After taking another step, he re-stepped onto the official road and walked forward.

Chen Yijian looked at the backs of the five people leaving, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He frowned and whispered, "Could it be that the army that passed just now has really slaughtered the small town or city in front of it?"

Behind him, among the weeds, the voice of a weasel is remembered. said: "Big brother, do you want to let the crested starling go to see the situation first?"

Chen Yijian was silent for a while and said, "Well, crested starling, you go to the front and take a look." ”

Before he could finish speaking, a blackbird flew up quickly from the grass. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from sight, and he didn't know where to go.

The weasel's voice sounded from the grass again, and asked, "Big brother, where are we going now?"

Chen Yijian hesitated a little, and after thinking about it, he said, "Keep moving forward and see the situation." ”

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An army of five hundred men, from top to bottom, was all dressed in black armor. Walking on the official road is not immense.

The big banner with silver letters on a black background, accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves, hunted in the morning breeze. In addition, there was not a single sound in the team of five hundred people.

A soldier walking at the front saw that there was no one else on the official road. He raised his right hand high and made a special gesture to the people behind him, which only they could understand.

Then, the whole army was seen, and at this moment the speed of its advance was accelerated.

But even so, the sound of horses' hooves was still neatly sounded as if only one horse was emitting. From this, we can see how strong the training quality of this army is.

The team sped all the way forward, and only slowly slowed down when it was less than a few miles away from Qucheng. But he didn't stop, but according to the previous walking speed, he didn't hurry or advance towards Qucheng.

On the city wall of Qucheng, the soldiers in charge of patrolling had already discovered this sudden team. After seeing the somewhat strange silver flag on a black background, he hurriedly came down from the city wall and rushed to the county guard mansion to report the situation.

Because of yesterday's incident, the identity of the other party should not be underestimated, so General Ma, who was supposed to be in charge of the military of a city, is now dealing with the other party. However, General Ma said that if anything happens again, he can report it to the county guard first.

Soon, Lord Shouliu of Qucheng County followed the soldier to the city wall. Looking at the army that had been stopped by the soldiers defending the city, and the banner that he didn't recognize. Lord Liu couldn't help frowning a little, but the rules of officialdom were here, so he could only ask the other party with a smile: "What army are you from, why did you come to Qucheng?"

A horse stepped out of the group, apparently the leader of the group. Sitting on horseback, he raised his head and saluted Lord Liu: "The last general is the vanguard battalion under the command of King Anding, and he came to take over Qucheng on the order of the prince. ”

The man spoke very rebelliously, although he saluted Lord Gunshou Liu. But from his tone, there was no sense of respect. On the contrary, when he said that he was going to take over Qucheng, he exuded a fierce killing intent from his tone. It seems that as long as Liu Junshou says a word, he will immediately give an order to let the four hundred and ninety-nine soldiers behind him launch an offensive against Qucheng.

Liu Junshou was stunned for a moment, and quickly came back to his senses. He frowned more and more, looked at the man with black armor on his face, forcibly suppressed the anger that surged in his heart, and said to him: "I don't know if the general carries the will of the prince, if the general has the will of the prince, the lower official will immediately hand over Qucheng to the general." After all, if he didn't get a clear order, the lower officials would hand over Qucheng to the general. After being known by His Majesty the Emperor, he blamed it, although it is not a pity for the subordinate to die, but the general will also suffer when the time comes, it will be absolutely bad. ”

Liu Jun kept a few words, and what he said was decent, so that people couldn't find the slightest fault.

Outside the city, after listening to this, the armored man first lowered his head and groaned slightly, and then said to Liu Junshou: "What the county guard said is very reasonable, and the last will hand over the prince's letter to the lord for review." ”

After speaking, the man reached into his arms and took out a letter from his arms.

The soldiers who defended the city stepped forward and took the letter. Then quickly return to the city and climb the city wall to be inspected by the county guard.

After reading the letter, Liu Junshou's frowning brows relaxed. He said to the soldiers defending the city: "Let go, let this general enter the city." ”

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In the Qingshui Building, Mr. Chen came one day in the past and talked about the big and small truths left by the sages in the book for the people of Qucheng.

It's just that today, Mr. Chen seems to be obviously a little absent-minded. is to talk about some small stories that should be vivid and interesting, but they are also dull and boring, and there are even a few places where they make mistakes. It's just ordinary people, where can they hear it. Some people can hear it, but they only think that Mr. Chen did it on purpose, and he didn't fight.

However, those childish children, when they saw that Mr. Chen was not in good spirits today, hurriedly asked him one by one: "Sir, are you unwell, if so, you should go back to rest early today." ”

In this regard, Mr. Chen shook his head, smiled and said to the children: "It's not in the way, maybe it was because I didn't have a good rest last night." ”

I have always respected Mr. Chen's proprietress very much, and when I heard Mr. Chen say that he didn't rest well last night, where would he continue to work hard. Hurriedly got up from the chair and said to everyone present: "Everyone, the old gentleman is not in good health today, I hope you will forgive me, why don't you let the old gentleman go back to rest today, and when the old gentleman is rested, it is not too late to listen to the old gentleman's lecture, what do you think?"

The people who came here to listen to Mr. Chen's lecture were all people who respected Mr. Chen. After learning that the old gentleman was unwell, where would he force him to continue. Anyway, it's not been a day or two since they came here to listen to Mr. Chen's lectures. They still know some basic principles of life, such as mutual understanding between people.

Looking at everyone in the audience, all of them had expressions of concern for themselves, and Mr. Chen was sincerely happy about it. It's not that everyone respects him, but that those present have good intentions.

A person can only be called a human being if he has good intentions towards others.

The smile on Mr. Chen's face was very bright, very bright. Even compared to the past, it is a little brighter. It's just that Mr. Chen didn't listen to them, he still stood on the high platform, smiled and said to everyone: "I understand your kindness. As for going back to rest, there was no need for that. Let's not mention that my house is far away from here, and it is too difficult to walk back. Just to say that you came here on purpose, you have also walked a lot to get here. As a result, I haven't heard a few words from this old man, and I'm going back like this, wouldn't you be at a loss? If it were me, I would definitely feel a loss in my heart. ”

The humorous words made everyone present laugh. For a while, no one really spoke again, insisting on letting Mr. Chen go back to rest. It was the proprietress of Qingshui Building, who also chuckled after listening to Mr. Chen's words.

Zhang Zhenqing, who was sitting on the bench, did not drink today. Listening to the old gentleman's words, his face was full of smiles. This made the man sitting near him couldn't help but be curious, and asked him: "Zhang Gongzi, why are you so happy today, is there something very good?"

Zhang Zhenqing smiled at him, didn't hide it, and deliberately made some effort at home, saying: "When I went back yesterday, I met an old man on the way. He claimed to be a doctor, and said that he had heard that my wife had an emergency and that he wanted to see if he could be cured. At that time, I thought to myself, over the years, there are not 18,000 doctors I have hired, but dozens or hundreds. But when they saw my wife, they said they couldn't do anything. But I didn't want to miss any opportunity, so I invited the old gentleman to my home. Hey, guess what? The old gentleman just glanced at my wife from afar, and immediately smiled and said to me that he could heal. And said that if I didn't believe me, he could do it right away.

Of course I didn't believe it, but how could I show it on my face, so let him try it. Unexpectedly, after working all night, my wife woke up early this morning, and my wife completely recovered. You say, 'Can I be upset?'"

Because Zhang Zhenqing's voice was not small, almost everyone present heard his words. As soon as he heard that the daughter-in-law who had been crazy in his family for a long time had been completely cured, all his faces showed sincere joy. They all got up to congratulate Zhang Zhenqing, and said some auspicious words, such as what: Good people have good rewards, after so many years, your unwavering devotion to your wife has finally moved the heavens and the earth, and all kinds of words.

It was Mr. Chen, who was sitting on the high platform, after hearing Zhang Zhenqing's words. also got up from the chair, bowed to him, and said: "Zhang Gongzi has a deep love and righteousness, and he is a model for my generation!"

Zhang Zhenqing also hurriedly stood up from the bench and saluted the old gentleman.

In the lively restaurant, there is a young man in gorgeous clothes, with a smile like a spring breeze on his face, walking in from the door.

The boy is very low-key, so he didn't attract everyone's attention. I just found a quiet place to sit down, asked the guy for some food and drinks, and poured myself a drink.

It was unintentionally met Mr. Chen on the high platform, and the young man also smiled politely at him, so he buried his head in drinking again. It seems that the purpose of his coming here is really just to drink the 'clear water wine' that moves the whole Qucheng.

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Li Mansion is located in Baiyun Street in the east of Qucheng.

This can be said to be the richest street in Qucheng. Because all the people who live here are rich and powerful families. Even the street of Baiyun Street is paved with expensive high-quality blue and white stone. And other streets in Qucheng, just paved with some green bricks, it is completely different from cloud and mud.

The reason why this is so, in the case of the people who live in Baiyun Street, is that they have a noble status, how can they step on the inferior green bricks like ordinary people.

And Li Mansion is the largest family on Baiyun Street, and there is no one.

According to legend, there seems to have been a big man in the ancestor of the Li Mansion, who was once at the top of the temple in Western Qin. The power in your hands, that's even more terrifying. It is a disciple, there are not 8,000, but there are 3,000. Even the Taishi of today's Western Qin is also his disciple. Therefore, even if no one enters the temple in the Li family now, it is not comparable to ordinary big families.

Otherwise, how could that domineering Li Gongzi be so arrogant in Qucheng? After deliberately killing a person in the imperial court and still a lieutenant with a high rank, not only was he still safe and sound, but in turn, he also needed General Ma, who was guarding a city, to personally come to the door to deal around?

As for General Ma's irritable temper, what kind of wounds he has not suffered on the battlefield after so many years of marching and fighting? Today's achievements are entirely due to his earnest military exploits. Not to mention flattery, even in front of those bigwigs in the military department, he will say whatever he has in his heart. When did you feel like today, and you have been here for a long time, but the other party hasn't even shown up to talk to someone?

If it weren't for being a court master, the power was too huge, and he would have patted his ass and left. Where do you need to sit here, it looks magnificent, but in fact it is cold and abnormal, and there is no human connection to the living room.

Tea, drunk and full.

The servant was guarding the door, although there was a smile on his face, but when he looked at General Ma, there was no respect in his eyes.

It was about a time before there was a stick of incense before an old man finally came to the door. The old man had a smile on his face, and after walking into the living room and sitting down, he said to General Ma a little apologetically: "I have kept the general waiting for a long time, there are too many family affairs, and I hope that General Haihan." ”

The person who came was none other than the current head of the Li family, Li Dongfu.

General Ma forcibly suppressed the dissatisfaction that had already risen in his heart, squeezed out a somewhat stiff smile on his face, and said to the old man: "Old Li, it's serious. ”

The old man smiled and continued: "I don't know why the general came to our Li family this time?"

As soon as he heard this, General Ma was angry in his heart. You have a fucking grandson, even if you are arrogant outside, now you dare to attack and kill military personnel. It's good that you, an elder, still have the face to ask me what's the matter. Don't tell me, you don't know what your grandson did at the city gate yesterday. With the power of your Li family, I guess I already knew about it at that time. Sure enough, the small ones are not good things, and the old ones are not good birds.

However, General Ma can only think about this in his heart, and it is impossible to say it. No matter how upright his personality is, he won't be stupid to this extent.

At that moment, he put away the smile on his face, and said to the old man very seriously: "Old Li, you must have heard about what happened at the city gate yesterday about Li Gongzi, right?"

Li Dongfu nodded, still smiling and said, "I heard about it!"

Originally, General Ma thought that Li Dongfu would give some explanation for this matter. But he never expected that Li Dongfu just said such a sentence, and there was no follow-up. Instead, he looked at himself with a pair of old spicy eyes.

This made General Ma a little unsure of what to say for a while.

A swarthy face was suffocated red at this moment.

It's just that he doesn't speak, and Li Dongfu, who is sitting at the top, is also reluctant to speak.

For a while, the atmosphere of the whole living room seemed relatively quiet.

In the middle of the courtyard outside the living room, there is a locust tree with lush foliage. The leaves are tender and green, and even in early autumn, there is no sign of withering.

There is a wind, blowing gently, driving the locust leaves to flutter leisurely. In the rubbing between the leaves, there was a faint sound of salsa.

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The City God Temple, located in the south of Qucheng, covers an area of the entire temple. Because the imperial court has a clear rule on this part, the city god temple in a city, except for the national capital, the rest of the city, all need to be determined according to the size of the city, the number of people, economic strength and other factors, the scale of the city god temple in the city.

Qucheng is not a big city in Western Qin, so the built God's City Temple will not be too big.

The City God Temple in Qucheng, the City God enshrined in it, is a man who looks like a scholar. As for its origin, even the oldest old man in the city can't tell one, two, or three. I just know that this City God Lord seems to have a great favor for Qucheng. Therefore, the people of the city often come here to offer incense and pray.

Incense can be regarded as exuberant.

Standing at the door of the City God Temple, which is full of people, look up at the plaque hanging high at the door, with three big characters written in gold lacquer, 'City God Temple'. The two men in strange costumes couldn't help but smile at the corners of their mouths.

One of them, a man wearing a black top hat, said to the other, "It seems that this city god is having a good life." ”

After listening to this, the smile on the corner of the other man's mouth couldn't help but be even brighter. Shaking his head, he said, "I just don't know if he can be so comfortable after a while." ”

After speaking, the two of them took a step forward and followed the people who entered the City God Temple and walked inside together.

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The crested starling goes fast and comes back quickly.

Soon, it landed in front of Chen Yijian, and told him everything he had detected from the front.

It's about a dozen miles away. There is a small town called Mawei Town.

The town is quiet, quiet like a ghost town. Moreover, from a distance away from the town, you can smell a disgusting smell of blood. When you reach the sky above the town, you can see that the town is in shambles. I don't want it to be a place for people to live.

In the center of the town, there is a wide square, but I don't know why, at this time, the square is full of corpses of ordinary people, and it is simply a river of blood. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as purgatory on earth.

And around the town, there are a large number of soldiers. Looking at their clothes and the banners they put up, it can be determined that they should belong to the same family as the army they met on the official road before.

After speaking, the crested starling looked at Chen Yijian, whose face was a little heavy, and asked cautiously: "Big brother, what are we going to do next?"

Chen Yijian kept a calm face, but did not speak immediately.

On the contrary, it was the weasel, who opened his mouth and said to the crested starling: "Do you still need to ask, of course, you will go to Namawei Town and kill all the soldiers who stayed behind." I didn't even think about it, I knew that the corpses of those people in the town square must be their masterpieces. Didn't the eldest brother say before, for such bad guys, we don't need to be polite to them at all, just go up and kill them. Isn't it, big brother?"

Chen Yijian still didn't speak, but he was thinking about the news that the crested starling brought back and the army he met before.

If it is really according to what the crested starling said, then the current people of Mawei Town must be dead. Even if you rush over right now, it doesn't mean much. Even if we could kill all the soldiers who were left behind and avenge the deaths of the people, what would be the use? Could it be that those people would be resurrected because of this?

On the contrary, the previous army, judging by their appearance, should be heading towards Qucheng. If they had a premeditated plan in Qucheng, it was estimated that what happened in Mawei Town would befall the people of Qucheng again. If he wants to take that meaningless revenge, it is better to leave for Qucheng immediately, maybe he can help the people of Qucheng.

Thinking of this, Chen Yijian immediately said to the crested starling: "You hurry up and go to Qucheng to see if anything happens there." ”

Then, Chen Yijian said to the weasel again: "You also go along, if something really happens, you two can take care of each other." ”

After speaking, Chen Yijian didn't bring the two of them to ask any questions. The next moment, his figure disappeared in place.

It's just that when he disappeared, both the crested starling and the weasel heard a very anxious voice coming from Chen Yijian's mouth.

"You must not have anything to do, or I will never forgive myself in my life!"

The two glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of doubt in each other's eyes. But the two of them didn't say much, and they disappeared in the same place. Of course, the crested starling is used to fly. The weasel, on the other hand, turned into a yellow light and quickly rushed towards the direction of Qucheng.