Xie Tong smiled and said, "The juniors were ignorant before, so that the seniors were troubled, and I ask the seniors to forgive me!"

Song Wenyuan laughed and said, "It's all a family, why be so polite, the coming day is long, the Taoist and the virtuous brother have time to be close, let's watch the army review!"

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As soon as Song Wenyuan waved his hand, the herald immediately stepped forward and shouted, "The parade begins!"

Immediately, he raised two small flags and waved them continuously, and the entire army in the school yard began to run according to the instructions of the herald.

At first, it was the reinforcements, who were armed with round shields and broadswords, moving neatly, and in the shouts, the broadswords swung straight forward, as neatly as a person.

The cavalry behind him also set off to move, the horses walked straight and slowly, stepping on the ground of the school yard, making a pleasant stamping sound, and the silver-white armor emitted a white light in the sunlight, reflecting the crowd could not open their eyes.

The entire parade of about 2,000 soldiers marched through the school yard from south to north, causing a burst of applause from the crowd.

It was the first time Xie Tongshang had seen such a splendid review, and he felt as if he was in it, feeling every change in the venue.

Song Wen said complacently, "Brother Xian, how is my brother's army, which is higher or lower than the righteous army of Huangchao!"

Xie Tong exclaimed, "The soldiers of my brother have received extremely strict training, which is not comparable to the Yellow Nest Guerrillas, they are indeed an elite army!"

Song Wenyuan continued, "Brother has been in charge of Jinan for two years, has not neglected to train troops, what I look forward to is that one day I will be able to fight bravely on the battlefield and serve the imperial court, today I finally waited, I will tell you a good news for my brother, with the assistance of Wuxu Dao Chief, my brother has gathered enough 100,000 taels of silver, and the 30,000 army is ready to go at any time!"

Wuxu Dao Chang looked at Xie Tong with a smile, and said, "The old Taoist guards a broken Taoist temple, and the incense is not very vigorous, so he can't take out much silver taels to help Shaoxia, please forgive Shaoxia!"

Xie Tong looked at the army in front of him, and said in his heart that there were 30,000 horses, and there was still some hope for defending the city, but in the face of Huang Chao's hundreds of thousands of troops, I am afraid it would not be enough to change the situation, at least 100,000 horses, otherwise it would be an egg hitting a stone.

He asked, "Brother, is there no other way?"

Song Wenyuan smiled bitterly and said, "There is really no way at the moment, marching and fighting costs money, but my brother only has these abilities." Hey, isn't there anything you can do?"

Xie Tong hesitated for a while, he had a way, he couldn't spend all the money in Cao Gong's treasure house in ten lifetimes, the key was that he couldn't be sure if Song Wenyuan had reformed himself, once he tore off his disguise, wouldn't it be cheaper for him.

Xie Tong was stunned for a moment, and said, "Brother Rong wants to find a way!"

Song Wenyuan continued, "The military situation is urgent, if the virtuous brother has any money and food, it is better to take it out now, once Xiangyang is broken, the family and the country will no longer exist."

Xie Tong said, "Little brother research!" He paused, and continued, "Little brother still has a little friend in Luoyang, and he may be able to raise 200,000 silver taels, which can solve the urgent need." Xie Tong had no choice but to take out a part of the silver taels from the treasure.

Song Wenyuan was surprised, "Brother Xian has such a generous friend, and he must introduce him to his brother."

Xie Tong said, "Where is there any generosity, it's just a down-and-out family, the younger brother has a life-saving grace for them, so the younger brother decided that they will not politely refuse!"

Song Wenyuan said thoughtfully, "Isn't it a martial artist?"

Xie Tong was originally making up nonsense, he didn't want Song Wenyuan to learn about the library in the library, and when he saw Song Wenyuan touching the melon, he had to bite the bullet and say, "Brother guessed it, yes!"

Wuxu Daoist had been listening to the conversation between the two, and only then did he speak, "I heard that the martial arts family has been expelled from Luoyang by the Sima clan, and the traces are uncertain, I didn't expect that it was actually the plan of the Ming Plank Road to secretly Chen Cang, it is really beautiful, but with their strength, can they come up with so many silver taels!"

Song Wenyuan interrupted him and said, "Dao Chang doesn't know, this martial artist started in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was also famous for a while, although it is now down, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and these strengths are still there!"

He paused and continued, "That's fine, the problem of money and food is solved. The military situation is urgent, when will the virtuous brother go to borrow money!"

Without waiting for Xie Tong to answer, Wuxu Daoist said with a smile, "Luoyang has enough grain and grass, and the old Taoist can send people and horses to go with the young man, and use local materials, which can save a lot of trouble! ”

Xie Tong listened to a head and two big, he was secretly digging treasures, how could he let people accompany him, didn't this mean that he leaked the secret, thinking of this, he politely refused and said, "The Taoist chief's kindness is understood by the younger generation, this goes to Luoyang, Xie can go to a certain person, the Wu clan has just experienced a robbery, and the world is full of doubts, and he can't see outsiders. ”

Wuxu Daoist said unrelentingly, "The old Taoist sent people just for convenience, but he didn't go into the city with the young man, but only waved the flag and shouted outside the city, how!"

Xie Tong refused and said, "Forget it! The eyes of the martial arts family are all over Luoyang, how can the people of the Taoist master not escape their eyes, as for the procurement, the Wu family will help the juniors!"

Wuxu Daoist looked at Song Wenyuan with a puzzled expression.

Song Wenyuan smiled and said, "Since this is the case, the virtuous brother can do it himself! Tomorrow, the army is about to go south to Xiangyang and part ways with you, I hope that the virtuous brother will not fail in his mission and transport the money and grain to the front line of Xiangyang as soon as possible!"

Xie Tong nodded, and said with a smile, "Please rest assured, brother, the younger brother will definitely succeed!"

At this moment, the next person came to report, "General, Madame is here."

The general's wife is Hong Shan's sister Hong Ye.

Song Wenyuan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Hurry up, please!"

Hong Ye was accompanied by many soldiers, Shi Shiran walked up to the parade platform, Xie Tong hadn't seen her for a long time, Hong Ye was still like that, but his face was a little haggard, not charming and moving.

Song Wenyuan said, "Why is Madam so interested today, and she came to watch the military parade!"

Hong Ye said softly, "After staying at home for a long time, it is inevitable that you will be a little bored, and today I heard that my husband was parading here, so I came to join in the fun!"

Xie Tong hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "Xie Tong has seen Mrs. Sister-in-law!"

Others, such as the Governor of Wuxu, also greeted the general's wife.

Hong Ye looked at Xie Tong, walked straight to him, and said, "Xie Tong, how is Shan'er!"

Xie Tong was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect that she was still thinking about her sister, and hurriedly said, "Shan'er is okay, she has traveled thousands of miles with Xie, her body is still healthy, and she is in Xiangyang!"

Suddenly, Hong Ye took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it fiercely towards Xie Tong, while scolding, "You beast who is inconsistent with what you look and do, return my father's life!"

The dagger swept towards Xie Tong's throat like lightning, and this sudden change caught everyone present off guard.

Xie Tong's figure flashed, and the dagger swept against his throat.

Hong Ye couldn't strike a blow, so he raised the dagger again and cut it at Xie Tong's chest.

Xie Tong retreated to the rear again, and this time he jumped more than two feet, beyond Hong Ye's attack range.

Song Wenyuan hurriedly hugged Hong Ye from the rear and said, "Madam, my father-in-law was not killed by Xie Tong, the murderer was Yi Wuxing, he has already been ambushed."

Hong Ye said angrily, "It's all a raccoon dog, Xie Tong, you remember it for me, you are a person who is inconsistent with the outside, and the appearance is not the same." Duplicity. ”

Seeing that Hong Ye was escorted down by the maidservant and others, this turmoil had ended, but it had already ruined the scenery, making everyone lose the interest of continuing to watch the parade.

Xie Tong was unimpressed when he heard Hong Ye's insult at first, and when he heard her scold for the third time, an extremely bold idea suddenly popped up in his mind, whether that mysterious cloth was given to him by Hong Ye!

This matter is extremely probable, the same word is said three times in a row, this is already a rare thing, what is Hong Ye hinting at him! Could it be that Song Wenyuan is really inconsistent on the outside and is lying to him?

Xie Tong suddenly doubted his senses.

Song Wenyuan saw Xie Tong in a daze, thinking that he was frightened by his beloved wife's actions, and hurriedly comforted, "Brother Xian, don't panic, your sister-in-law is blinded by hatred, so she made such a terrifying move, don't worry, it won't take too long, my brother will definitely be able to persuade her to untie this knot, and when the war in Xiangyang is over, you will take Shan'er to Jinan, and it will be a great blessing for our family to reunite at that time."

Wuxu Daoist laughed and said, "So, the old Taoist congratulates the general and the young man first."

Xie Tong hurriedly recovered from the horror and said, "Brother doesn't have to worry about the little brother, the little brother was not frightened, this is all a trivial matter."

Song Wenyuan smiled and said, "It's not early, I have prepared a banquet in the house, today we are drunk and resting, it can be regarded as a good brother to catch the wind and wash the dust!"

Xie Tong realized that after watching the military parade for a full day, the sun had already set in the west, and he did feel hungry at this moment.

Everyone returned to Song Wenyuan's mansion from the school field, and when dusk came, Jinan officially entered a long dark night.

The city is brightly lit, and the restaurants and brothels sing and dance, showing the sense of tranquility of the peaceful and prosperous era everywhere.

Xie Tong and others passed through the most prosperous street in Jinan, looking at the prosperity on both sides of the street, he rose a sense of harmony from the bottom of his heart, such an atmosphere does not know how long it can be maintained, for the battle of Xiangyang, he is not sure whether he can win, once it fails, the Central Plains will be re-involved in the war.

Unconsciously, the Song Mansion was already in sight, and when everyone arrived at the mansion, the wine and food were ready, and they were in Song Wenyuan's living room.

There are not many people to accompany him, in addition to Song Wenyuan and Wuxu Daochang, there are also Fang Zhai and Zhen Yuanzi, as well as the famous generals under Song Wenyuan. Xie Tong has not felt such a scene for a long time, and since leaving Chang'an, it is the first time that he has attended a dinner party on a formal occasion as Xie Tong.

The wine and food were all together, Xie Tong was arranged in the first seat on the right side, obviously Song Wenyuan attached great importance to him, and the first seat on the left and right was the Wuxu Dao Chief, followed by Fang Zhai and Zhen Yuanzi and a group of generals.

Song Wenyuan sat in the center of the hall, he saw that the people were almost coming, and said with a smile, "Everyone be quiet, General Ben has something to say!"

There was an instant silence in the hall.

Song Wenyuan paused, and continued, "Those who came today are all important members of my Jinan army, the Venerable of the Taishan Sword Sect, and the predecessors of the six masters of martial arts, the Taoist of Zhenyuanzi, it can be said that you are the core force of the military and martial arts in Jinan, and I have invited you here today because I have an extremely important matter to discuss with you." As we all know, after the traitor Huang Chao retreated to Guangzhou, he did not change his mind and rebelled again, and now he is leading the army to attack Xiangyang, Xiangyang is in danger, and my Tang Empire has been re-involved in the war. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, they had been comfortable in Jinan for a long time, and they didn't even know the news of the big battle in Xiangyang.

Many generals exchanged heads and whispered to each other. Some people even questioned it loudly, not believing that it was true.

Song Wenyuan said loudly, "Everyone, be quiet, it is definitely not a rumor at this time, this one next to General Ben is the world-famous Xie Tong, General Xie, he just came from Xiangyang, and after Brother Xie's dictation, Xiangyang is now in extreme danger." ”

Everyone was shocked again, all because Xie Tong's name was really big, and he was also the Qin criminal designated by the Holy Lord, the murderer of Dr. Hong, and he was even more inseparable from Song Wenyuan, he appeared here, the form suddenly became very subtle, what trick was Song Wenyuan playing, and the hall fell into chaos again.

Song Wenyuan said, "Brothers, now that Xiangyang is in danger, how can we, as the leader of the Central Plains army, stand by and watch, this general has decided to send troops to Xiangyang from tomorrow."

As soon as these words came out, the hall was silent, no one discussed it anymore, everything came too suddenly, and it was not until this moment that everyone understood the meaning of today's military parade, which was similar to the point.

Song Wenyuan continued: "The generals will listen to the order. Tomorrow, the cavalry brigade and the infantry brigade, together with the transport and reserves, totaling 100,000 people, will get up on the fifth watch to make food and set off. ”

"Order". There was an answering voice in the hall.

Song Wenyuan said, "Today should be a bar for you!

Immediately, he turned his head to Xie Tong and said with a smile, "Brother Xian, the army will set out tomorrow and go straight to Xiangyang, and your movements in Luoyang should also be faster, so as not to delay the big event!"

Xie Tong said, "Brother Wenyuan, please rest assured!"

Song Wenyuan no longer answered, but picked up the wine glass and walked down.

Xie Tong finally put his hanging heart to the ground at this moment, it seems that Song Wenyuan is bent on helping him, otherwise he would not openly announce this matter in front of so many important generals, it seems that he is thinking too much, as for the mysterious cloth, he wants him to fall out with Song Wenyuan publicly! But in any case, his goal has been achieved, the reinforcements have arrived, and Xiangyang will be saved.

The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that such an important matter as sending troops tomorrow should be recuperated, how could many generals be drunk and frolicking, it was a taboo on the march, but fortunately, the enemy was still thousands of miles away and would not pose any threat. What's more, if it's not his Xie Tong's soldiers, he can't manage it if he wants to.

Thinking of the big things to come, Xie Tong's mood suddenly improved, he drank four or five cups in a row, and devoured a big meal, and began to think about tomorrow's itinerary in his heart. (To be continued.) )