At the end of the day, we went to Tanglin. Jiao Gongxian's grain transport team was blocked by a team that came to meet him.

The leader of the team riding on a tall horse shouted loudly at Jiao Gongxian: "There are people in front, but is it Jiao Gongxian's nephew who is escorting grain and grass?"

Jiao Gongxian held the torch, and after stepping forward to see the other party's appearance clearly, he dismounted and responded loudly: "General Yang is his subordinate Jiao Gongxian." ”

Yi Dan, who was at the back of the team, heard the voice of General Yang, and suddenly felt very familiar, so she quietly took a look, but she didn't expect it to be Yang Tingyi, who was in Qiongya before, robbing grain and killing people.

Yi Dan didn't know what to do, and thought that fighting with Yang Tingyi here would definitely not be the way, so he had to quietly hide behind the grain and grass of the ox cart to investigate the situation.

Yang Tingyi saw Jiao Gongxian's team holding the captured soldiers in Zhancheng, so he happily asked, "Senior nephew, may I ask what is?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "Back to General Yang, these are the enemy soldiers who came to rob the grain captured by his subordinates, please send General Yang down." ”

Yang Tingyi said: "Okay, well done, you have captured so many enemy soldiers, the credit is not small, this general will go back, he will definitely show the lord and ask him to give you a big reward." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "General Yang, you misunderstood, this time I was able to capture these enemy troops, not because of my Jiao Gongxian, but because a woman came to help." These people were also captured by her. ”

Yang Tingyi frowned, and asked in surprise: "Heroine, is it? Where did you come from, the ability is really not small, Senior Brother Jiao, why don't you give me a recommendation?"

Jiao Gong said enviously: "It's the heroine of the Central Plains, she is here." Saying that, Jiao Gongxian looked back and looked around for Yi Dan's trace: "Miss Yi, Miss Yi, where are you?" After several searches, there was no trace of Yi Dan, Jiao Gongxian said to himself: "It's strange, you were still with me just now." ”

Yang Tingyi seemed to feel that something was wrong, listening to Jiao Gongxian's words, he was a little hesitant, but he was unwilling, and he still wanted to take a peek.

Jiao Gongxian came to bypass the grain ox cart, came to Yi Dan, who was hiding behind, and said, "Oh, Miss Yi, it turns out that you are here, I am looking for you everywhere." Let's go, our General Yang is here to pick us up, oh, he's also my uncle, he wants to meet you. ”

Yi Dan said with some embarrassment: "This, not very good?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "What's wrong?"

Yi Dan thought for a while, and made up a reason and said, "This, I'm a woman, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to see the people in your army again, right?"

Jiao Gongxian saw that Yi Dan was so prevaricated, and it was not easy to force it anymore, so he said: "Okay, since the girl refuses to meet, then I will go and tell General Yang that you have left." ”

Yi Dan replied embarrassedly: "Okay, thank you, Brother Jiao." ”

Before Yi Dan's words fell, I saw Yang Tingyi riding a high-headed horse and came over, and scolded Yi Dan loudly: "Hmph, it's really you, I didn't expect you to dare to come to my Annan's territory, see how I Yang Tingyi cleans you up today." With that, Yang Tingyi picked up the treasure knife in his hand, jumped up from the horse, and slashed at Yi Dan.

Yi Dan hurriedly pulled out the sword in his hand and said, "The thief shouts to catch the thief, it's really shameless. ”

After saying that, he also pulled out the sword in his hand and caught the big knife cut by Yang Tingyi. The two of them fought quickly in the air until they reached the ground, Yang Tingyi cut Yi Dan's chapter gate, Yi Dan was not polite to Yang Tingyi, dodged to the left, and stabbed Yang Tingyi's people with a sword. Yang Tingyi hurriedly withdrew the treasure knife, blocked Yi Dan's fatal stab, and then slashed towards the divine court in the middle of Yi Dan's head. Yi Dan's lightning speed blocked with a sword, and the broadsword slashed along the blade to the hilt. Yang Tingyi's internal strength was not weak, he pressed the big knife hard, trying to force Yi Dan back back. But Yi Dan also refused to give in, and the two were in a stalemate.

At this time, Jiao Gongxian shouted: "Uncle Yang, Miss Yi, what's going on? Why did you start fighting? Is there any misunderstanding?"

Yi Dan took a few steps back, raised the sword in his hand, and said to Yang Tingyi disdainfully: "In vain, you are still a general, and you are actually doing things like robbers and bandits. It's not afraid of being ashamed to spread it. ”

Yang Tingyi responded: "Let me ask which team has not fought like this since ancient times? Last time it was on Qiongya Island, you were so numerous, I don't care about you." But today you are on my territory, the road is really narrow, I will not let you have another chance to escape, let's settle the old accounts together. ”

Yi Dan said disdainfully: "Settle the new accounts and old accounts together?" Well, it depends on whether you have the ability to do this." ”

With that, Yi Dan pushed hard and pushed Yang Tingyi backwards vigorously. Yang Tingyi pressed the treasure knife to the ground and braked. After he finally stood firm, he said to the soldiers behind him, "Quick, surround her for me." ”

After hearing the order, the soldiers gathered around.

At this time, Jiao Gongxian stood up and roared angrily and stopped: "Who dare I think?"

When the soldiers saw Jiao Gongxian standing up, they didn't dare to surround him again. I saw that under the starry night, Yi Dan and Yang Tingyi fought so hard that they couldn't get into each other.

While fighting, Yang Tingyi yelled at Jiao Gongxian: "Jiao Gongxian, you dare to disobey General Ben's order?"

Jiao Gongxian said respectfully: "Uncle Yang, oh no, General Yang, I don't dare to disobey the general's orders, but general, as a general, you are the leader of the army, you should know strict military discipline and clear rewards and punishments." Even if this Yi girl offended the general in the past, but she helped us catch the enemy today, it was a great achievement, how could the general be part of the indiscriminate and kill the meritorious person?"

Yang Tingyi said: "Indiscriminately, this woman has done good things to me several times, and I can't wait to break her body into pieces." ”

Yi Dan stood aside, pointed at Yang Tingyi and said: "You first led people to pretend to be pirates, robbed grain at sea, and then went to Qiongya Island to rob and kill people, doing all kinds of evil, could it be that I wronged you?"

Yang Tingyi said: "I am raising grain and grass for the lord, and I am also for attacking and occupying the city to recover the lost territory, these are all major military affairs, what do you know about a little girl? ”

Yi Dan said: "I can't control this, but if it is for the so-called reconquest of lost land, you can kill innocents indiscriminately and rob your own people, what is the use of such a victory?"

Yang Tingyi said: "Who said that I robbed my own people? Now that the Southern Han Dynasty and Jiaozhi are different, Liu Yan of the Southern Han Dynasty is arrogant and reckless, isn't this just to give him some color, it's nothing." You are a person in the rivers and lakes, since you don't know the situation in the world, don't meddle easily. ”

Yi Dan said: "Even if Jiaozhi and the Southern Han Dynasty belong differently, after all, they are all my people of Great Xia." How can you kill your compatriots for the sake of strengthening yourself? Aren't you afraid that you will be a sinner for the ages and be nailed to the pillar of shame in history?"

Yang Tingyi said: "The major events of the military world, how can you know how powerful a little woman is? I advise you to stop talking nonsense here." ”

Yi Dan said: "That's right, I'm a little woman, I really don't know anything about military affairs, but I only understand one truth: the purpose of war is to protect the people, if some people only fight for power and selfish desires, and ignore the life and death of their own people, then such a war is a war of thieves, an unjust war, and a battle of common anger among the people of the world." ”

"You..." Yang Tingyi was so angry that his face was red, but he was speechless.

At this time, Jiao Gongxian said: "General Yang, please forgive me for being blunt, you promised the lord that you would raise 30,000 loads of military rations within ten days. Your subordinates really think that you have such a great ability, general, so you are going to rob the people? If you do this, I'm afraid that it will spread out, and the reputation of my Jing Navy will not be very honorable, right?"

Yang Tingyi said disappreciatively: "Brilliance? The army has no food to eat, so if you want to eat human flesh like the Huang Chao Army did back then, will it be glorious? Besides, I robbed the people of the Southern Han Dynasty, who let Liu Yan bully people by relying on the strength of the crowd? I went to the Southern Han to raise military rations, first, to strengthen my Jiaozhi team and recover Rinan County as soon as possible, and second, to disrupt the Southern Han and make them unable to invade the south, this is the best of both worlds, why not?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "Although Jiaozhi is at odds with Guangzhou, after all, we are all subjects of Daliang, and we are all passed down from the roots of the Han Dynasty. Why do you want to make a big move because of your immediate position? The so-called origin is born from the same root, and they fry each other..."

Yang Tingyi said: "Okay, don't say it." You and I are very clear about the thoughts of the lord. You should do your part well, don't talk about politics and get into trouble. You're lucky to be able to come out to escort the grain and grass this time. Don't overstep yourself and take care of things you shouldn't. ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "General Yang is right, in the next small grain transport captain, you really shouldn't care too much. But in any case, this Miss Yi is a friend of her subordinates, and she has a meritorious service in capturing the enemy army, so she should not be treated like this. Please ask General Yang to read it for the sake of your nephew and you, and if the merits and demerits are offset, the big things will be turned into small ones, don't worry about it anymore, right?"

Yang Tingyi looked at Yi Dan, then at Jiao Gongxian, and at the loyal soldiers around him, so he said: "Okay, today for the sake of your Jiao Gongxian's face, this general has spared her for the time being, if you meet it again next time, it will not be so easy." Walk. With that, Yang Tingyi jumped on horseback, turned the dock and left.

Yi Dan turned his head to the side disdainfully, and squinted at Yang Tingyi's team, Yang Tingyi knew that he couldn't take advantage, so he took the team and left aggrievedly.

After Yang Tingyi left, Jiao Gongxian continued to march south with the grain transportation team.

Yi Dan led the horse and walked up to advance side by side with Jiao Gongxian.

"Brother Jiao, I heard that you called that Yang Tingyi as your uncle just now, are you also a member of Jiaowutang?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "That's right, I also worship under the Jiaowutang Sect, and I am the thirteenth generation disciple." Yang Tingyi is one of the six masters among the twelve generations of disciples."

Yi Dan asked: "I heard that the Jiaowu Hall was separated from the Tingfeng Hall in the previous Tang Dynasty, is this the case?"

Jiao Gongxian: "That's right, Jiaowutang is indeed the Tang Dynasty, separated from Tingfeng Hall." During the Tang Dynasty, Tingfeng Tang was a secret intelligence collection agency controlled by the imperial court, because the Linyi State south of Jiaozhi in Annan was now Zhancheng, and the long-term harassment of the Tang Dynasty border, the Tang Dynasty could not bear it, but there was no intention of recovering Rinan County, so the branch of Tingfeng Tang Jiaozhou was fully taught the martial arts of the Annan garrison, and it was secretly assigned to the direct jurisdiction of the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, and it was renamed Jiaowutang. For a long time, Jiaowutang has also been learning martial arts with Tingfengtang branches in various parts of the Central Plains, learning from each other's strengths, so we have formed a martial arts faction that is rooted in the Central Plains but has its own lineage. ”

Yi Dan said: "No wonder this is the case, I saw the luck method of Yang Tingyi's knife method before, which is exactly the same as the martial arts luck method of the Knife Grinding Gang. I thought..."

Jiao Gongxian said: "You can also see that the luck method of the Knife Grinding Gang is very similar to that of Jiaowutang, right?"

Yi Dan: "Yes, the current Knife Sharpening Gang is the former Tingfeng Tang, so once connected, it is right." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "Yes, because Jiaowutang is originally from Tingfeng Hall, it is normal that many methods are similar between the two. However, as far as I know, in fact, in the hundreds of years of Tingfeng Tang, the most powerful martial arts is not the current blade palm of the Knife Sharpening Gang. ”

Yi Dan asked curiously: "Is it? It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that the blade palm of the Knife Grinding Gang is the first palm in the world." Didn't they say it right?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "There is nothing wrong with what they said, but this is only in recent years, and it has only emerged on the rivers and lakes." ”

Yi Dan asked, "Really? Then, I am even more curious." May I ask if the most powerful thing in Tingfeng Tang is not the blade palm, what kind of martial arts is that?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "It is the 'Infinite Cirrus Cloud Palm' created by my third-generation ancestor of Jiaowutang, Mr. Hou Pola. ”

Yi Dan muttered to himself suspiciously: "Wuji Cirrus Cloud Palm? ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "The last two people in the world who can hold the Infinite Cirrus Cloud Palm are my master, and my uncle Kui is evil. ”

"Aoi is evil... Aoi is evil. Oops, I remembered. Could it be the evil hero who stabbed Liang Wang Zhu Wen in Chang'an City with You Bailin more than ten years ago?" Yi Dan said in surprise.

"That's right, it's him. Uncle Kwai is the last person in Jiaowutang to know this Infinite Cirrus Cloud Palm. It's a pity that he died young before he learned the essence. ”

"Heroes, heroes, Aoi heroes are worthy of being the heroes of Jiaowutang. Yi Dan couldn't help but praise.

"Yes, my Uncle Kwai is chivalrous and courageous, and he is as jealous as hatred. That's why he chose the name 'evil killing' for himself, which means to kill all the evil people in the world. Jiao Gongxian said.

Yi Dan sighed: "I heard that Hero Kui and You Bailin assassinated Zhu Wen in Chang'an City together, but they missed. Later, he died at the hands of Zhu Wen's eagle dogs. ”

Jiao Gongxian asked curiously, "Miss Yi, how did you learn about this?

Yi Dan was in a trance for a moment and said, "Oh, I also listened to what Master said. After all, Kwai Daxia and You Daxia are both famous people in the rivers and lakes. Children of the rivers and lakes, who doesn't know?"

"Oh, yes. Since the death of Uncle Aoi. There is no such hero in my Annan Jiaowutang. Alas, sad!"

At this time, Yi Dan remembered that in the Yi Mansion in Chang'an City, Kwai Jie Evil held the eight-year-old You Zihan in his arms, jumped onto the big water tank, and just wanted to escape, but he was pierced through the heart by Jiang Yizhong with a poisoned arrow from behind. Thinking of this, Yi Dan couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Hey, back then, Aoi Daxia died to save Sister Zihan, but everything now is not what he imagined." ”

"What's wrong with you, Miss Yi?" asked Jiao Gongxian curiously.

Yi Dan didn't fully understand the envy in front of him and the current situation he was in, so he concealed it: "Oh, it's nothing, I'm just sighing, the hero is gone, and the heroic spirit will last forever." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "Yes." However, back then, if Uncle Aoi had learned the complete Wuji Cirrus Cloud Palm, let him Zhu Wen have thousands of troops, I am afraid it would be difficult to hurt Uncle Aoi in the slightest. ”

Yi Dan asked, "What kind of powerful martial arts is this Infinite Cirrus Cloud Palm?"

"Infinite cirrus palms, swallowing clouds and fog, all-encompassing, dusty and powerful, shaking mountains and rivers. It has always been my martial arts mastery in Annan Jiaowutang. Jiao Gongxian said proudly.

Yi Dan replied curiously: "Swallowing clouds and fog, shaking mountains and rivers, is there really such a powerful martial arts in the world?"

Jiao Gongxian: "That's right, of course there is." But it's a pity that this martial art has now been completely lost. ”

Yi Dan asked, "Why is it lost?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "More than thirty years ago, my ancestor, that is, Huo Yingguang, the eleventh generation hall master of Jiaowutang. When he expelled the rebellion of Persian merchants in Guangzhou, he single-handedly led away the enemy and preserved the foundation of the world's martial arts. He himself was pierced to death by a thousand Persian throwing knives. Since then, the intact Cirrus Palm has also been lost. ”

Yi Dan said regretfully: "I see. Huo is a hero who is for the country and the people. ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "Because when he died, my master and Uncle Kui were still young, and they didn't have the ability to cultivate the all-encompassing Wuji Cirrus Cloud Palm, but they only learned a few empty-handed moves, so after the death of the ancestor, the complete Wuji Cirrus Cloud Palm was lost from then on." ”

Yi Dan said: "I also know a little about the Knife Grinding Gang assisting the Huang Chaojun and quelling the rebellion of Fanshang in Guangzhou. But I didn't expect that there would be heroes of Annan Jiaowutang, which is really disrespectful and disrespectful. ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "It's a pity that all those heroes and heroes sacrificed their lives for the country." My master is the only one left, but he has also been imprisoned by the lord. ”

Yi Dan asked: "The lord that Mr. Jiao is talking about, is it not Qu Chengmei, the envoy of the Jing Navy?"

Jiao Gong said enviously: "That's right, it's Qu Gong." ”

Yi Dan said: "Then why did he imprison your master?"

Jiao Gong said enviously: "It was because of the disagreement between my master and the lord's opinions, so I was imprisoned by the lord." ”

Yi Dan asked, "Why did your master want to disagree with the Jiedu envoy?"

Jiao Gongxian: "This is not my master's will, but the intention of the previous lord, my master is just carrying out the last wish of the previous lord." ”

Yi Dan asked curiously, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "This matter is very complicated and complicated, and it is very simple to say that it is simple, in fact, my master wants to continue to fulfill the last wish of the previous lord and enter the Central Plains to unify the world." And now the lord thinks that with my Jiaozhi strength, I can't compete with that Guangzhou, and I don't have the ability to dominate the world at all. Therefore, it is better to take a safe corner and advance to the weak place in the south. ”

Yi Dan said: "Oh, I see, this is also a big disagreement, right?"

Jiao Gongxian: "Of course, this is simply a big disagreement. Even our Jiaowutang is divided into two factions because of this. When my master was the former lord, he was the hall master of Jiaowutang and was deeply trusted by the previous lord. He advocated a single-minded expedition to the north and not a southern expedition for the time being, so as not to suffer from the enemy on his back. This strategy was also endorsed by the previous lord. But now the whole situation has been reversed, and the current princess Zhang is expanding from the north to the south, ignoring my master's advice. My master gave him a death reprimand, which made the lord lose face, so he imprisoned him. ”

Yi Dan said: "If you want to unify the Northern Expedition, you must first conquer the South to strengthen yourself." Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, also did the same. Why doesn't your master agree to go south first? Is it just that he is afraid of being attacked on his back?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "Master said that the city is basically still an uncivilized barbarian, unreasonable, perverse, good at throwing cold arrows at black stones, if you consume it with them, you will fall into the quagmire, self-destructive, and you will not be able to go on a northern expedition at all." However, I don't really agree with Master's statement."

Yi Dan said: "Then you mean, you don't support your master's proposition?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "I agree with Master's general direction, and I fully support the unification of the world, but it really doesn't matter who will unify it. It's just that Rinan County is a land owned by the old Han, and it must be taken back. Otherwise, I will never have peace in Annan."

Yi Dan said: "I understand, Brother Jiao, you are in favor of recovering the city, so the Jiedu envoy asked you to escort the grain and grass, right?"

Jiao Gong said enviously: "Actually, the lord originally wanted me to be a general, but Uncle Yang told the lord that he was afraid that my master and I would have the same idea, and I would oppose him again when I had power in the future, so let me just be a small team leader who escorted grain and grass, and observe for a while." Actually, I don't care, as long as I can serve the lord. ”

Yi Dan said: "Could it be that Mr. Jiao is willing to be this little grain captain, and you can't be bullied by that Yang Tingyi?"

Jiao Gongxian: "Although I don't like Uncle Yang's personality very much, but after all, we are all working for the lord, let's work together to win the city first." Besides, Liu Bang was able to win the battle back then, and the first person who took the credit was Xiao He, who was in charge of grain and grass? Raising and escorting grain and grass was not a simple matter, and it was not easier than going into battle to fight. ”

Yi Dan said with a smile: "Brother Jiao, you can see it so clearly, I admire it very much." ”

Jiao Gong said enviously: "Wealth is like floating clouds, fame is like dust, I don't really care." As long as I can do something for the people of Annam, I will be satisfied."

The group walked and chatted all the way, and soon returned to the outside of the town where Yi Dan had lived before. Yi Dan pointed to the light in front of him and said, "When I arrived, it was the inn in the town in front." ”

"Okay, then I'll send the girl back. Jiao Gongxian said.

"Then thank you, Mr. Jiao. Yi Dan said politely. (To be continued.) )