Zhou Ji was silent for a moment, Yang Fuguang was indeed right, if he hadn't felt a real threat in the territory of the Zhongwu Army, as a Jiedu envoy, he would not have come to see Yang Fuguang like this.
A few years ago, the rebellious army plundered the Central Plains, and the former Zhongwu Jiedu Envoy Xue Neng was killed in battle. At that time, Zhou Ji was only a tooth general. He was recommended by Yang Fuguang to be the Jiedu Envoy. Therefore, his relationship with Yang Fuguang has always been very close. good.
Zheng Tian called on soldiers and horses from all walks of life to attack Huang Chao in Fengxiang, and Li Yan (renamed Li Yan after ascending the throne) ordered soldiers and horses from various towns to recover Chang'an in Xichuan. Zheng, but Zhou Ji was full of worries and never responded positively.
As long as the Tang Dynasty survives, Zhou Ji is willing to do so, because he can gain meritorious service and reputation, be rewarded by the court, and be promoted to rank. Capital, after all, a virtuous minister chooses the master, and a talent would not be willing to take refuge in an unknown person.
Prestige is useful at any time, and it is even more useful in troubled times.
But the premise is that Zhou Ji will not kill himself because of this, and don't make a fuss so that he loses his wife and loses his army.
To put it bluntly, it is the relationship between risk and return.
Zhou Ji never responded directly to Yang Fuguang because he felt that the Zhongwu Army had no possibility of breaking through Tongguan. The Zhongwu army is only tens of thousands. Even if Tongguan is broken, without the cooperation of other feudal towns, it is impossible for a single army to enter the pass from the east and go to Chang'an to attack Huangchao.
Making meritorious deeds in troubled times is very important, but self-protection is the most basic requirement.
But now the situation is different, because Dengzhou has been captured, and Zhu Wen asked Zhou Ji to visit him. This is clearly to tie him to the boat and not give him a chance to sway and wait and see.
"What did the supervisor see?" Zhou Ji asked.
Yang Fuguang made no secret of it: "Emissary Lian must have discovered that there have been more and more Taoists active in the city recently. With the arrival of Zhu Wen's envoy, the city is filled with a dark cloud that is about to destroy the city. Our family If you move your nose a little, you can get the smell of blood."
Zhou Ji remained silent, as a Jiedu envoy, it was impossible for him not to know these things.
Yang Fuguang said in a cold voice: "Not only that, our family also learned that the governor of Caizhou, Qin Zongquan, who has always been arrogant and domineering and violated his innocence, sent messengers to contact him when Zhu Wen attacked Dengzhou."
"Qin Zongquan, man! Wolf ambition is really hateful!" Mentioning Qin Zongquan, Zhou Ji became very annoyed. Caizhou is a state of the Zhongwu Army, but Qin Zongquan has always been dissatisfied with Zhou Ji. The other party met, and taking advantage of that opportunity, he recruited troops, as if he intended to fight against Zhou Ji.
Yang Fuguang stared at Zhou Ji and said: "Emissary Lian must know what Qin Zongquan wants to do. He is not convinced by envoy Lian. If he climbs up the big tree of Zhu Wen again this time, it is really hard to say what will happen in the future. You know, Lianshi is our family's supporter, if Zhu Wen wants to control Zhongwu...Zhu Wen is not easy to deal with!"
Yang Fuguang didn't say it clearly, but Zhou Ji understood what he meant.
Once the emperor and the courtiers, Zhu Wen wants to make Zhongwu obedient and completely turn Zhongwu into his own power, and it is possible to support Qin Zongquan to the throne. However, Caizhou had a strong army and horses, and Zhou Ji did not dare to send troops to conquer easily. It was not that his soldiers were weak, but that if Qin Zongquan defended the city, based on the opponent's management of Caizhou's city defense, he might not be able to attack it in the short term. Didn't you give others a chance? Qin Zongquan is not the only one who is eyeing the position of Jiedu Envoy. There are many people who want to make a career in the troubled times. Maybe a large number of heroes will emerge at any time, and the power of Zhongnan Mountain Daomen has no one. everywhere...
In all fairness, Qin Zongquan's talent is still higher than that of Zhou Ji, if not, Zhou Ji would not be so passive, and he would have nothing to do with the other party. It can be said that without Yang Fuguang, Zhou Ji's situation would be even worse.
Zhou Ji's eyes were turning red, his fists were clenched tightly, the situation was indeed very difficult, not to mention making further achievements, taking a step back to protect himself would not be easy. In the torrent of this chaotic world, no one can be safe and sound. In many cases, the sea and the sky may be brighter if you go one step further, or you may be doomed. If you take a step back, you may die.
Yang Fuguang took Zhou Ji's expression into his eyes, and kept his expression still, but he already knew in his heart that his words had worked, and now he was missing a real weight to make Zhou Ji submit and obey.
Yang Fuguang said slowly: "Our family's old friend in Bianzhou just sent me a letter, saying that he is the envoy of the Pinglu Jiedu, leading an army of 100,000, has flown down the river and will arrive in Bianzhou in a few days. Do the math. The day is almost here."
Hearing this news suddenly, Zhou Ji was shocked.
This is a blockbuster. When the situation in the Central Plains is stalemate, a hundred thousand troops descend from the sky. It is conceivable how much impact it will have on the situation. If it is not good, it will cause a silver carp effect.
Of course, Zhou Ji didn't know about the silver carp effect, but it didn't prevent him from understanding the situation. He said in shock, "Jiedu envoy Pinglu, His Highness King An?"
Yang Fuguang smiled and became more confident: "That's right, it is His Highness Wang An who brought down Wei Baoheng and Liu Xingshen!"
"His Royal Highness King An has brought one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and he will arrive in Bianzhou in a few days? Why is it so sudden? He... His Highness has one hundred thousand soldiers and horses?" Zhou Ji was amazed, his surprise was It makes sense, there are 100,000 soldiers and horses in an ordinary town, and 30,000 to 50,000 are not bad.
Only the frontier military towns guarding the border will have more soldiers and horses, but they will not exceed 100,000. And Pinglu is located in a place where there is no war, and there has always been only about 30,000 soldiers and horses. How can the army expand like this now? How much? If one hundred thousand soldiers and horses can be brought out, then the Pinglu Army has hundreds of thousands at least!
Zhou Ji was shocked and surprised, but also surprised, which is exactly what Yang Fuguang needed, so he began to praise Li Ye without hesitation, and to build up momentum for Li Ye: "His Royal Highness King An came out of Zhenping Lu, but he received an edict written by His Majesty himself. , in order to prepare for the rebellious army. Although the rebellious army did not go to Pinglu to occupy the geomantic treasure land, the duty of His Royal Highness King An will not disappear because of this. With the continuous supply of soldiers and materials from the imperial court, King An With His Highness's outstanding talents, it is not unimaginable to expand the army by one hundred thousand in three years."
Zhou Ji calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "The superintendent is right. His Highness King An is the successor of the old King An. The father of the tiger has no dogs. How could he be so talented? In the year when he became the crown, even Wei Baoheng and Liu Xingshen could fight each other. Actually, he left well-prepared for a place where there was no battle in Pinglu, and after three years of accumulation, he now has an army of 100,000, which is indeed unexpected and reasonable!"
Zhou Ji's words were full of admiration.
This is the role of prestige, if Li Ye hadn't defeated Wei Baoheng and Liu Xingshen, and won the praise and admiration of the world, Zhou Ji would not believe anything now, and Li Ye could have promoted one hundred thousand kings.
When Yang Fuguang saw that the fire was coming, he no longer hesitated, and suddenly left his seat and bowed down, crying out in grief: "A man of gratitude, loyal and courageous, reporting to his family and country, and sympathizing with the people! The court treats honest officials well. Now that the country is in trouble, honest The emissary is a pillar of talent, should have made great contributions to the country, strangled the rebels, and his name will go down in history, how could he betray the court and be driven by bandits? He will be infamous forever?!"
Yang Fuguang's impassioned speech brought tears to his face, but his eyes were firm and his waist was straight. There was no doubt that even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire in front of him, he would go forward bravely.
Immediately, Zhou Ji was deeply moved. He bowed to Yang Fuguang and wept bitterly: "The country is difficult, the emperor is running westward, and the people are suffering. It hurts my heart. , You can’t fight the bandits alone, so you’re going against the law, you want to wait for a good opportunity, and then die on the battlefield! Now there is the assistance of the supervising army inside, and the king of An rushing to help outside, even though there are thousands of difficulties, this envoy must serve the country!”
Yang Fuguang was overjoyed, and immediately stood up with Zhou Ji, drew out the dagger, cut the palm of his hand, and dripped blood into the teacup.
This is just a simple ceremony, and it doesn't need to be too grandiose. Compared with the blood-soaked alliance that was prevalent at the same time, there is nothing special about it, and it is even simpler.
But countless changes in the situation, many changes in the direction of history, depend on such an impure and not grandiose oath.
After the two made up their minds, Zhou Ji said: "Zhu Wen's envoy is still in the post, I will arrange for people to kill him now!"
This is to submit a certificate to show a firm determination and position.
Yang Fuguang did his part and said: "Why do you need a cheap envoy, there are people here in our family, although they are not top-notch experts, but they are more than enough to kill an envoy."
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Yang Fuguang expressed his unconditional trust in Yang Fuguang.
Both of them were moved by each other, and were about to say something more, when they suddenly heard a sneer from the roof: "You two are so loyal to the Tang family, and the poor Taoist is very touched. It's a pity, you can't kill the envoy, not only kill No, your own lives are in danger!"
"Who is it?" Yang Fuguang and Zhou Ji were startled. They heard each other's voice on the roof, but before that, they hadn't found each other's whereabouts or felt each other's breath. This shows that the other party's cultivation He was much higher than them, but who else in Xuzhou could have a higher cultivation level than the two of them
The two looked at each other, and both got up from the ground, punched and palmed the roof, smashed the roof directly, and rushed out from the flying broken wood and rubble.
Standing on the roof, Yang Fuguang and Zhou Ji stood side by side, and immediately saw five Taoists.
The man over half a century old was standing on the roof of the next courtyard, holding Fuchen in his arms, with a sneer of disdain remaining on his face. On the roofs and courtyard walls on all sides, there are four sword-bearers standing up and down. The four people have a demeanor, but they are different from the ordinary Taoist's free and easy temperament. A pure Taoist, but one who has experienced many bloody battles!
Seeing these five people, both Yang Fuguang and Zhou Ji couldn't help but their faces darkened. They both felt a strong coercion from each other, as if Mount Tai was crushing the top, making them breathless.
As a Jiedu envoy in the hinterland of the Central Plains, Zhou Ji's cultivation level is not low, and he has broken through the middle stage of Qi training, reaching the seventh level of Qi training. And Yang Fuguang came from the deep palace, and his cultivation base is even higher, he is in the eighth level of Qi training!
But now, Yang Fuguang clearly felt that each of the five Taoists put him under great pressure, which showed that the other party's cultivation was actually at the ninth level of Qi training!