Chapter 121 The Lost Dog
In the following days, Zhang Chong showed off his hospitality as a host and took Cai Yong to climb mountains and talk a lot.
Cai Yong was also impressed by Zhang Chong's insight and magnanimity. Even if this person is not the kind of person who takes orders as his junior brother said, he is still outstanding.
Just like that, an old man and a young man wanted to talk happily. But although it is good to forget the year, there is also a day of separation. Finally, Cai Yong, with the hope of Hu Mu's class, said goodbye to Zhang Chong and Duman, and returned to Fenggao to discuss with Hu Mu's family.
Zhang Chong also has a lot of things to do to deal with the aftermath. In the coming period, he will have to hold on to Taishan Fang's system and production. More cruel tests are yet to come, and he will use every moment of respite to practice his internal skills.
The news of Dongpingling's defeat finally fermented in Jinan Guoxiang Temple.
When it was first reported that Taishan bandits were invading the country in Tugu County, the whole country of Jinan was worried. But later, word came from Tugu County that the Dongpingling soldiers who were advancing westward were suspected to have been wiped out. Now everyone felt at ease. These gangsters in Tugu County are spreading unreliable news.
But when Tugu County said that the road to the west of the county was cut off, and the Dongpingling soldiers had not come for a long time to gather food, Jinan began to really panic.
Later, they caught several deserters in the West Market. These people escaped by chance in the heavy fog and did not dare to go home and wandered around the West Market. From these deserters, Dongpingling really knew that the sky was falling.
Not only were all the Dongpingling troops wiped out, but the military commander Wang Kang and the thief Cao Changguo Yong were both dead.
Today, at the Guoxiang Temple in Jinan, the patriarchs of the Guo and Wang clans are sitting in the hall of Xun Nui, the Prime Minister of the state, asking him to give an explanation to the two families.
I heard that Prime Minister Xun took the crime in the back room and cursed:
"What explanation? What explanation do they want? Aren't Wang Kang and Guoyong officials of the Han family? They died for the country. What does it have to do with me, Xungui? Why do you want to ask me for an explanation? They are doing personal things for me." It’s really unreasonable for those people to ignore public and private affairs and dare to block the truth.”
These words soon reached the ears of the patriarchs of the Guo and Wang clans who were sitting in the front hall. The two old men were also very old. When they heard Xun Nui's high-sounding words, he almost choked with anger.
How could this Xun family be so shameless? Aren’t you, Xungui, going to suppress the bandits? Is it now a national matter? Thinking about Xun Shenjun, he is so noble and upright, how come he has such a dog.
The two families were so angry that they rushed to the back office, but Xun Yu, the son of Xun Nu, came out. I don't know what he said, but actually persuaded the heads of the two families to go back.
The officials in the office praised Xun Yu for a while, and Xun Yu returned the favor with a smile. Then he went back to the back office and knocked on his father Xun Yu's door.
At this moment, Xun Cui was pretending to read a book when he heard a knock on the door. He felt irritated. He patiently said slowly:
"Who?"
"Sir, it's a boy."
Seeing that it was his son who was coming, Xun Kui stopped reading. When Xun Yu opened the door and came in, he took his son to a quiet room aside.
As soon as the two sat down, Xun Nui complained to his son:
"Sure enough, the people of Qi are difficult to treat. I think that I am worth two thousand stones, but the door is blocked by the local tycoon. It is really embarrassing."
Xun Yu just listened silently to his father's complaints. When Xun Kui finished venting his words, he took his clothes and bowed:
"My lord, it is difficult to treat this hero because there is no one in the country. In the past few days, I have searched for famous people and made friends with heroes. I have interviewed two outstanding people for your lord. From my point of view, they are both temporary choices. I recommend them to you now." Relieve troubles.”
Xun Kui was right. He knew that his son had always made a lot of friends, but he didn't expect that he could also find good friends in Jinan. He probed his head and asked:
"Is he a Confucian scholar from Fu's Jingshe?"
Xun Yu shook his head and said:
"Confucian scholars and ordinary people do not know the current affairs. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. There are two scholars here. One is as bright as the sun and the moon in his arms, and the other is as decadent as the jade mountain is about to collapse. Want to talk to the two of them, like a spring breeze, each has its own autumn color."
How about saying that language is powerful? Xun Nui had never seen these two people before, but just hearing his son describe them like this, he couldn't wait to see them.
He stood up excitedly and asked Xun Yu:
"What are these two people called and where are they now?"
Compared to his father's excitement, Xun Yu remained calm and said calmly:
"The person like Riyue, whose surname is Wang and Xiu, is from Yingling, Beihai. The person like Ruyushan, whose surname is Bing, whose name is Yuan, is from Zhuxu, Beihai. These two people traveled together to study together, and are currently attending Fu's Jingshe."
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"Okay, okay, I'll ask the visitors to invite them into the house. It would be a great regret in life not to be able to see such a beautiful woman."
Xun Yu's purge:
"Sir, how can such a fine scholar be treated by ordinary people? You must go and invite him in person. This is a courtesy and virtuous corporal."
After her son mentioned this, Xun Nui stroked her forehead and said with a smile:
"Yes, yes, I will go to the bus to invite you in person."
After a while, a Zhulun bus drove out from the Prime Minister's Mansion in Jinan and went straight to Fu's Jingshe.
Soon, the whole city knew that two noble men from Beihai were recruited into the mansion by Xun Guoxiang's official car, and the carp jumped over the dragon gate.
For a time, students from all over the country who visited Fu's Jingshe were looking forward to it.
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Some people are proud of the spring breeze, while others want to fight with beasts in the mountains of Mount Lu.
Autumn is the season when wild beasts gain weight. The wolves in the mountains will not let go of any prey, which determines whether they can survive the winter safely.
So even though the wolves saw that these two-legged beasts were not easy to deal with, they still surrounded them. Surrounded by a pack of wolves were six sergeants in ragged clothes, holding knives or sticks, surrounding a man who had been wounded by an arrow.
At this time, the man was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, sweating profusely, and murmured:
"I'm right, yes, I'm right. Don't come over." Then if you take a closer look at this person, isn't he Zang Ba?
It was Zang Ba who Zhang Chong shot that day, hitting his back with an arrow. It is also a pity that when Zang Ba abandoned his army and left that day, he took off his armor and changed into a single coat, otherwise the arrow would not have hurt him so seriously.
Because he was on the run, Zang Ba's troops protected him all the way, and there was no place to bandage him. After more than ten days on the run in the mountains, drinking from mountain springs and eating wild fruits, Zang Ba's wounds became more and more obvious, and his consciousness became increasingly blurry.
However, these military officers were all favored by Zang's father and son, and they were loyal to Zang Ba and would never leave him. Therefore, even though the pack of wolves looked around, the seven people still supported each other and formed a circular formation, protecting Zang Ba inside.
The alpha wolf lying in the distance roared loudly when he saw that these two-legged beasts were still resisting, and then the pack of wolves began to circle the two-legged beasts alternately in groups of twos and threes.
Then suddenly a gray wolf bit a soldier on the hand with lightning speed, and then the pack of wolves howled and began to attack the soldiers.
Screams and wails came and went.
Suddenly the alpha wolf in the distance roared again, and the attacking wolves immediately stopped attacking and retreated into the forest.
A soldier cried with joy and said hoarsely:
"Have these wolves retreated?"
But no one responded to him. The few who were still alive frowned. How could they not know the nature of the wolves in these mountains if they were all from Langya Mountain? They know that these mountain wolves only retreat temporarily, and then they will pounce on them again at night. This is the hunting of wolves, and they are the prey.
For a moment, everyone's atmosphere fell into a low ebb. But at this moment, more than ten people rushed out of the nearby forest. When they saw Zang Ba lying on the ground, they became anxious and quickly came over.
When the soldiers saw these people, they also looked relieved, because they were also Zang Ba's guards. They were scattered when they entered the mountain before, and they rushed over after hearing the howling of wolves.
With the addition of these dozen guards, Zang Ba's team was much safer for a while. One of them, who looked like the leader, glanced at Zang Ba's injuries and frowned. He knew that he could no longer stay in the mountains and had to go out to find a witch doctor for treatment.
He stepped forward and carried Zang Ba on his back, and then everyone returned the same way, out of Lu Mountain, and went to find an inner house outside the mountain to treat Zang Ba's injuries. Behind them, pairs of eyes were crouching in the jungle, staring at the backs of the guards, silently following them.
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At the same time, Taishan County, Pingyang County, Bao's house.
Bao Tao has been in a coma since he was sent back by Bao Yu. Today he finally woke up.
As soon as he woke up, he was screaming crazily, fainted several times, and kept cursing for revenge. This frightened several of the witch doctors who treated him.
At this time, Bao Xin, the head of the Bao family, came. He was not old, but he was already very mature. He walked like a tiger and was very powerful. He walked into Bao Tao's room without avoiding his disciples.
At this moment, Bao Tao was lying on the couch, wrapped in cloth.
His skin and flesh fell off due to the fire, but he finally managed to save his life. He was still yelling at this moment. His concubine beside the bed was full of worry and distress, and she was worried that he was angry. Then she saw the patriarch Bao Xin coming. , finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then retreated tacitly.
As soon as Bao Xin came in, he silently moved a mazaar to watch his fifth brother making trouble there. It wasn't until the trouble was gone that he said leisurely:
"Revenge? You can't even beat a child like this, but you still want to take revenge on the Taishan Bandits?"
Bao Tao was resentful and turned his head aside without speaking.
Bao Xin sighed:
"The people from Hu's class have invited people to go into the mountain to negotiate peace with the Taishan thieves. I don't think there will be any results in the near future."
Upon hearing this, Bao Tao cursed Hu's mother's family and called them traitors. But in the middle of the scolding, he suddenly turned around and questioned Bao Xin:
"You don't want to be like that swine-like Mother Hu's family and want to negotiate peace with Mount Tai?"
Bao Xin spread his hands and asked:
"Then tell me why you didn't negotiate for peace. Although they were bandits, they released our tribe's soldiers in the end. What's more important is that you can survive. This is due to family affection."
Bao Tao cursed:
"I'll admit it, Nai Gong, who is the gift of being a human or a ghost now? Ah! Who is it!"
Bao Xin was silent, he knew what his fifth brother was talking about. Although Bao Tao saved his life, his face was completely disfigured. This was not only a problem of the man's appearance, but also a problem of his younger brother's future.
Regardless of whether he is an official or a local official, the most important thing for the Han family is to have good appearance. In other words, after this defeat, his fifth brother basically has no future.
And his younger brother obviously knew what happened to him. Although he had ordered people to put away all the bronze mirrors in his home, he could tell just by touching it with his hands.
Bao Tao was angry for a while, and then said in a low voice:
"Okay, although you all want to make peace with the Taishan bandits, then I will avenge this revenge alone. I will follow Yu Rang's example of swallowing charcoal and avenge the dead brothers."
Unexpectedly, Bao Xin suddenly said:
"Why do you think I'll just let it go?"
Now Bao Tao stood up excitedly, his face full of disbelief.
Seeing his fifth brother in such a miserable state, Bao Xin also felt hatred. He helped Bao Tao lie down again and said leisurely:
"Don't worry, I want to make a deal with the prefect Zhang Ju."
(End of chapter)