Dengzhou.
It was dusk, the setting sun was sinking on the horizon, and the golden sun was shining on the top of the city, covering the dilapidated city with a layer of gold. In front of the collapsed tower, a burly general in golden armor was pressing The knife stood upright, looking around.
He has facial features as sharp as a knife, eyes like eagle eyes, and a waist like a loose one. He is mighty and imposing, but judging by his face, he is only about 30 years old. Behind him, followed by several generals and a group of armored soldiers, they all looked at the golden armored general with awe.
General Jin Jia was Zhu Wen. He didn't speak, and the people behind him didn't dare to speak.
The collapsed female wall was stained with blood, and the fallen flag was dilapidated, but there were no corpses on the top of the city, and there were soldiers and civilians running around, transporting wood and stones to the city wall to repair the city wall destroyed by their own hands. A busy scene in full swing.
It took them a lot of effort to take Dengzhou down, and it took even more effort to defend it after it was taken down.
From time to time, a group of Taoists came to the top of the city, walked towards Zhu Wen, and saluted from a distance. There were five Taoists in this group. Forties.
Zhu Wen recognized them. These were Taoists from Mount Zhongnan, and they were the "Four Swords of Zhongnan" who had been famous for a long time. Huang Chao's life.
As Huang Chao Zeng Jin's pro-army commander, Zhu Wen is very familiar with Zhongnan Taoists, and he also knows their strengths. These people can be used as sharp knives to charge into battle, and as fierce generals, they can take the head of the enemy general among thousands of troops. It is not an exaggeration to be unpredictable.
However, Zhu Wen himself is also at the ninth level of Qi training, and he doesn't look up to the Zhongnan Four Swords, who are also at the ninth level of Qi training. Although he knows that he will not be able to walk a few rounds in the opponent's sword formation, but He is a leading general, not a quack killer.
"The priests are not in Chang'an to guard His Majesty, why did they come to Dengzhou?" Zhu Wen clasped his fists slightly and asked in a loud voice. The Taoists of Zhongnan Mountain had a high status in the rebel army, but Zhu Wen didn't mean to be in awe of them. He is not a military veteran who became famous in bloody battles, but a rascal who has not yet joined the army. Zhu Wen will not be in awe of anyone. The only strong man he really admires is himself.
The head Taoist has fair skin. Although he is in his fifties, his skin is still tender and his skin is better than that of a young woman with a lot of money. Unfathomable, but Zhu Wen has always disliked him, and always felt that the other party was like a eunuch.
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Wu Yazi, who was holding Fuchen in his arms, smiled: "In the battle in Guanzhong, His Majesty personally sits in charge, and you are assisted by the prime ministers, and he just defeated Zheng Tian. Naturally, there is no serious problem. General Zhu is alone outside the pass. It is very important to guard the gate, I will come here to help you."
Zhu Wen said expressionlessly: "So, thank you all."
He said thank you, but his face was full of indifference. Obviously, in his opinion, the battle on the battlefield is upright, and these Taoists are not needed at all. It is his most basic confidence and confidence.
Naturally, Wu Yazi could see what Zhu Wen was thinking, but he was not annoyed, and his smile did not fade: "The general occupies Dengzhou, with mountains in the west, Dongdu in the north, and Xiangyang in the south. It is indeed a promising situation. After all, the state is under the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi of Shannan Dongdao. The soldiers and horses in Xiangyang may not sit idly by. . . . "
Wu Yazi also talked at length here, but Zhu Wen was a little impatient. He was born as a rascal and had never read any books. How could he bear this? If I don't attack his Xiangyang, he will burn incense, and it is absolutely impossible for him to send troops north to attack me."
Liu Jurong, the governor of Shannan East Road in Xiangyang, is the guy who said, "Let the thieves go away today, and there may be a chance for me to make great achievements in the future", and then gave up chasing the good opportunity.
Zhu Wen continued: "As for the Zhongwu Jiedu envoy in the east..." He snorted, "Last year when our army passed through the border, he joined us. Zhou, it’s too late for him to come to see me, how dare he use troops against me?”
Zhu Wen's temper is so fiery, Wu Yazi is not angry at all, instead there is admiration in his eyes when he sees the other party pointing out Jiangshan, just like looking at a piece of rough jade, his smile is even wider, "Zhou Ji, the loyal military governor, maybe you don't have to worry about it too much." There are many, but the supervisor Yang Fuguang, General Zhu should always remember."
"Yang Fuguang?" Of course Zhu Wen remembered that Wang Xianzhi was lured to surrender by the other party. He frowned slightly, "What kind of waves can an eunuch make? It's not that he will look down on eunuchs. No one can do great things, so Tian Lingzi, Lieutenant of the Shence Army, is not an idiot?"
Tian Lingzi clamored to defend Tongguan, but he couldn't restrain his troops from marching quickly. Before he set off, he didn't arrange food, fodder and supplies. As a result, Tongguan was declared lost before he reached Tongguan, and he could only flee in panic.
No one in the world knows the Shence Army, let alone the lieutenant of the Shence Army. Even the emperor is constrained by it, but that lieutenant of the Shence Army was defeated without even seeing the rebel army. up. This incident has already become a joke among the rebels.
In Zhu Wen's eyes, this kind of idiot can also dominate in Chang'an. When it comes to the battlefield, it's okay if you don't meet anyone who can fight.
Wu Yazi shook his head, and said solemnly: "Other eunuchs may not be worth mentioning, but this Yang Fuguang is not a simple person. Most eunuchs come from Fuzhou, and Yang Fuguang is the same. He was purged in Fuzhou, and after thousands of miles He came to Chang'an from afar. He was only in his teens when he entered the palace, and he had already practiced martial arts very well. He was quickly appreciated, and he met a great eunuch as his adopted son. In just a few years, he stood out in the palace struggle and held a high position. But he was dissatisfied with the status quo and wanted a better future, so he took the initiative to ask to supervise the army in the feudal town."
"When he arrived in the feudal town, Yang Fuguang, as an eunuch, quickly won the approval of some officers and men of the feudal town army. This was not only because of his high cultivation, but also because he was generous and righteous, and he was upright and upright, which was different from ordinary eunuchs. And whenever there was a war, , he always went to the front line to command the battle, his tactics were very clever, and he won many victories. General Zhu followed His Majesty since he joined the army, and he rarely fought Yang Fuguang, but Wang Xianzhi's troops were deeply hurt by Yang Fuguang. heavy."
Speaking of this, Wu Yazi paused, and revealed a secret to Zhu Wen: "I, Zhongnan Mountain Immortal Gate, stand in a vital place, and the Taoist temples thousands of miles away obey our orders, so there are many eyeliners. Xu Zhou The Taoist temple has reported more than once, saying that Yang Fuguang has evil intentions. Since he became the loyal military governor, Zhou Ji has joined the rebel army. He has had secret talks with him time and time again, and he has often shown his dissatisfaction on weekdays. This person has to be guarded against."
Zhu Wen straightened his pockets, looking a little impatient, and he didn't really believe Wu Yazi's words: "According to what the Taoist priest said, this is no eunuch, he is clearly a rare hero in the world! A guy with no seed, even a man It doesn’t even count, apart from plotting and scheming to fight for power and show off, what big things can be achieved?”
What Zhu Wen said was very clear. It would be a big joke for him to pay attention to a guy with few hands. This is a battle on the battlefield, not a conspiracy in the power field.
Wu Yazi said seriously: "It's not that he doesn't want to be a man, but he can't. It's no wonder he is. In Fuzhou, it's remote and poor, and the people's lives are hard. The poor people don't even have food, and they can't save their lives. If you want to be oppressed by a big family and live like a dog, at this time, what's the use of that thing under your crotch? For a big man, living with dignity and being respected by others is more important than anything else. To tell you the truth, General Zhu, The eunuchs in Fuzhou were all sent to Chang'an by their parents after they found someone to cleanse them, and they couldn't help themselves."
Zhu Wen was stunned, he was not very clear about this matter, he thought that cleansing was a matter after entering the palace, but he didn't expect to cut himself before entering the palace, and then ran to Chang'an.
Zhu Wen waved his hand: "Okay, the general has already sent someone to Xuzhou to contact Zhou Ji and ask him to come and see me. If Yang Fuguang really has something different, he will know when the time comes. It is useless to doubt now."
The reason why he didn't take Yang Fuguang seriously and didn't want to spend more time was because of this. Since he had already made arrangements, he just had to see if Zhou Ji would come to Dengzhou or not.
But Wu Yazi said: "I'm afraid it will be too late by then."
Zhu Wen was displeased: "What does the Taoist priest mean?"
Wu Yazi didn't explain, but smiled and said: "It's better to go to Xuzhou on behalf of the general. If there is any unexpected situation, it's better to prevent it before it happens, and try not to cause trouble to the general. After all, the overall situation on the battlefield cannot tolerate the slightest mistake .”
Wu Yazi is willing to suffer, Zhu Wen is of course happy to see the success, as long as he doesn't ask him for soldiers and generals, hinder him from repairing the city defense, and arrange Dengzhou's defense. "If that's the case, then there will be a leader."
"It's easy to say, easy to say."
Wu Yazi took the famous Zhongnan Four Swords, flew directly out of the female wall, mounted the horse tied in front of the city gate, and rode on the official road.
After a while, the boss of Zhongnan's Four Swords frowned and asked Wu Yazi: "Zhu Wen is so arrogant, why do we have to run errands for him and do such a thankless thing?"
Wu Yazi still smiled: "Who is not arrogant among all great talents? Zhu Wen's little temper is nothing. As for other things, don't ask too much."
Zhong Nan Yijian hesitated to speak.
Wu Yazi hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I can only tell you that in the past, we at Zhong Nanshan did our best to assist Huang Chao, but from now on, we must make Zhu Wen feel good about us."
Zhong Nan Yijian thought for a while, and suddenly realized something, he couldn't help being startled: "What does senior brother mean?"
Wu Yazi sighed lightly: "This is what Master meant. Huang Chao has the luck to disrupt the world, but he doesn't have the luck to control the world."
Of the Zhongwu five prefectures, Xuzhou is the governing prefecture, and the other surrounding states are subordinate prefectures. The Yamen of the Jiedushi is in Xuzhou City.
At night, Zhou Ji, disguised as a peddler, left the Jiedushi's mansion through the back door, lowered his head, got on a vegetable delivery cart that had just been unloaded, and sat on the back of the cart. The steward took the money in his hand, without even looking at Zhou Ji, he pulled the cart and left from the alley.
The cart walked through the streets and alleys, picking places with few people. After half an hour, they came to the back door of a deep house. The farmer knocked on the door, and bowed to the person who poked his head out: "Here you are!" .”
The people in the mansion nodded to Zhou Ji, and the latter entered the mansion sideways. Under the leadership of the previous man, he walked through the corridors and yards, and soon came to a remote house. The guide knocked on the door, and inside A thin voice came: "What's the matter?"
"Here we come." The servant leading the way said in a low voice, and stepped aside to let Zhou Ji in.
Zhou Ji walked into the door with his hat brim pressed, and quickly looked around. This room should be a place for servants to live, and it is not spacious. Except for the bed next to the wall, there is only a hardwood square table, four long benches, and a Standing beside the table was a six-foot tall tall man in brocade clothes, that was Yang Fuguang, the supervising soldier.
Zhou Ji took off his hat, showing a tough but slightly displeased face, he saluted Yang Fuguang with his fists cupped, and said with a wry smile: "Jianjun Yang, we are in Xuzhou, why do we have to meet like this?"
Yang Fuguang's face is fair and beardless, but his facial features are quite thick, and he seems to have little yin energy, which seems to be a bit of a rough man, but after all, his skin is delicate, so it is a bit weird.
Yang Fuguang greeted Zhou Ji to take a seat, poured a glass of water for him from the teapot, and said in a cold voice: "Our family has no other choice. Has Envoy Lian met Zhu Wen's envoy today?"
"I've seen it." Zhou Ji took a sip of water, put down his teacup, looked at Yang Fuguang and said, "Zhu Wen asked me to see him. This request is indeed too much, but is it worth the war?"
Yang Fuguang sat down, took a look at Zhou Ji, and said in a calm manner: "The reason why Lianshi is willing to come is not just because of our family's words, right? If Lianshi didn't find anything unusual, didn't feel strange and threatened, why would he want to come?" So come to see our family?"