Aggrieved Fish Sprite

Gong Jun is wearing a big cloak, and inside is a fine Shu brocade gown, not an official uniform.

Wearing cowhide-soled satin boots, the dismounting action is extremely agile.

In the eyes of others, Gong Tongzhi, who was promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei after the new emperor ascended the throne, was not only full of spirits, but also looked seven or eight years younger.Many people in Taijing City were puzzled. They only heard that they could get rich by being promoted, but they never heard that they could become younger.

In this regard, Gong Jun's confidant Xiao Baihu has something to say.

What makes you young is not pretending to be old.

Gong Jun was not that old at first, and with his profound skills, he should be a few years younger than his real age. In the end, he met a careless emperor, Lu Zhang, who happened to be an old emperor. You know, it’s fine if you’re not dark or thin, if you don’t look old, you’re afraid it’s not going to hinder the emperor’s eyes.

Gong Jun can only hold his nose and pretend to be old, now that the narrow-minded one is dead, won't Gong Jun live younger and younger?

If it wasn't for worrying about the previous disguise, Commander Gong would be ten years younger overnight.

No, it has become too much, and even a Beijing official asked someone to come to the door to talk about matchmaking.

——It is impossible to get married, and the commander of the palace wants to live with the eight raccoon slaves, and he is thinking about the tiger raised by Emperor Yongchen in his heart.

Xiao Baihu could see clearly, Gong Jun said that he didn't want to keep the cat, and thought that the cat was tossing around, stomping people and stomping people's faces with arrogance, but that cat named Ahu was so domineering!

One is as powerful as eight cats, and when you look at people, you look at them proudly. When you put them in the cat pile, the other cats either explode or scream. It is indeed the cat that Yuqian has raised for many years. Look at this style. There is no other cat in the whole city of Taijing. two.

Although it is difficult to raise and coax, it is even more difficult to discipline, but when Ah Hu lays down in front of people after eating and drinking, revealing his soft hairy belly, he can rub it whatever he wants, not to mention Gong Jun, even Xiao Baihu Want to secretly hug home.

This is His Majesty's cat, I have the same cat as Your Majesty!

No no, when Ah Hu is in a bad mood, he doesn't even give His Majesty face, and I can't even rub His Majesty's hairy belly!

Xiao Baihu never thought that he would meet Ahu once in so many days, and when Gong Jun was not around, Ahu didn't scratch him because he looked familiar. Emperor Yongchen also admired himself very much.This made Xiao Baihu feel as if he had been beaten into chicken blood. He worked harder than before, and stuck to Gong Jun's side even more. He wished to imitate Gong Jun's every move. As long as he lived like Gong Jun, he would have both a cat and an official position.

"Reporting to the commander, the surrounding area is deserted and no one is stationed."

Gong Jun glanced at his subordinate who had been extraordinarily thoughtful and attentive recently, and took the kettle from Xiao Baihu.

"Really? It seems that King Tianshou is desperate and doesn't plan to return to Yizhou?"

After Gong Jun drank the water, he led the people to the collapsed city wall.

He rushed over all the way, he was very tired, but the matter to investigate was right in front of him, and he didn't care about rest, so he was about to step in.

"Wait a minute, Commander. Someone seems to have been here." Xiao Baihu pushed aside the two vertical white flags and volunteered, "Let the subordinates go in and have a look first."

Gong Jun glanced around, for some reason he really felt like someone was spying on him, so he didn't reject Xiao Baihu's proposal.

Xiao Baihu led the four Jinyi guards into the charred ruins, and immediately screamed.

"Who is it?" Gong Jun drew his saber out of its sheath, and rushed over in a flash.

All I saw were horrible corpses everywhere, as well as figures slowly walking out of the black cave in the mountain of corpses.

Rao Jin Yiwei couldn't help being terrified when he saw this scene. This is not a human world, it's clearly purgatory.It was dark, with a burnt smell lingering at the tip of the nose, and Xiao Baihu and the others were even more frightened out of their wits by the sudden appearance.

"... He, he was still on the wall over there just now, and he floated over." Xiao Baihu's eyes were straightened, and his mouth was dry.

Can't blame him for being cowardly, this place is so terrifying, he saw such a strange scene before his mind was shocked, he just screamed in fright, he was still holding the weapon in his hand, and he didn't even turn around and ran away. Courageous.

"How can there be a ghost, you don't recognize Qinggong?" Gong Jun scolded, fixed his eyes, and almost followed Xiao Baihu's footsteps and screamed, "Master Meng?"

Gong Jun was dumbfounded. Isn't this person supposed to be in Jiangnan? When did he go to Yizhou?

Meng Qi nodded at him: "It's just in time, there is a shortage of manpower, and the corpses of these soldiers who died in Xuanchuan Pass have not been collected and buried."

"..."

Gong Jun pressed Xiao Baihu, who was turning blue with anger, and he didn't care about Meng Qi's commanding tone. To be more precise, he heard other meanings from Meng Qi's words——Xuanchuan Pass belongs to the The Qi Dynasty, even if it was breached by the army of the king granted by heaven, it can be counted for more than a month, why is there no one to collect the corpse?

What about the nearby state government office?

Could it be that he was killed by the Heavenly King? !

Gong Jun sailed south with the boat, concealed his identity and detoured to Jingzhou to Xuanchuan Pass, in order to check the movement of the rebel army along the way and the situation behind him. He was worried that the rebel army would directly occupy the city and guard this important passage out of Yizhou, so he should not be alarmed Others, when they saw the ruins of Xuanchuanguan, they breathed a sigh of relief.

King Tianshou went to Jingzhou desperately, not even wanting such a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, such as Xuanchuan Pass, which shows that the rebellious army's background is insufficient, so they only have such a small fortune.When the imperial court sends troops to pacify Yizhou, there must be limited resistance encountered. Who is not lucky when it can save trouble?

Now being reminded by Meng Qiyi, Gong Jun's face turned dark.

After the Qi Dynasty and the establishment of Chu, the county government did its own thing in places where the emperor was far away and did not even pay taxes. However, no one in the court was willing to go to those places where birds did not lay eggs. It was a special situation caused by the combination of two factors. !But this is Xuanchuan Pass, where troops have been stationed for many years, and the nearby prefectures and counties are all under the control of the court. After the Heavenly Grant King broke through the pass, they sent a message back to the court, neither stopping the rebels nor asking about the follow-up, so that The body remains today?

"They have the guts to obey others..."

Gong Jun roared in a low voice, Jin Yiwei specializes in investigating corruption, and he is good at analyzing clues to find the truth.

——The prefectures and counties shirk each other, fearing that the rebels will not do business is secondary, I am afraid that in these government houses, they will be in harmony with the Ning family's army, and even hate Xuanchuanguan. Anyway, the imperial court did not order it, so they just pretended not to know it. With the high-sounding reason of defending the city and protecting the people, Xuanchuanguan was allowed to maintain the miserable state when the rebellious army left without asking or looking at it.

"How dare they? Today is different. Old General Ning is His Majesty's niece." Gong Jun trembled with anger.

Xiao Baihu and the others reacted belatedly and were furious.

"Commander, did they betray..."

"Treason is impossible, sit idly by and don't ask questions." Meng Qi put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "You are the commander of Jinyiwei, and I don't need to tell you the key points here. The combination of river and ice is not a day's cold In order to suppress the Ning family army, Lu Zhang constantly sent people to split up the military power. Even the county magistrates and county lieutenants in the nearby state capitals would not appoint anyone who was biased towards the Ning family. After Emperor Chen ascended the throne, he withdrew those who had trouble with the Ning family in the army, but he couldn't replace all these local officials from top to bottom.

Xiao Baihu wanted to curse when he heard this, and said angrily: "Your Majesty should chop off all the bastards who are eating inside and out."

"Enough is enough. Your Majesty has been on the throne for less than half a year, and you can't slow down changing hands. If you wantonly replace officials for your family, the government and the opposition will be shocked. All officials are of one mind in this matter. The late emperor suppressed his relatives because of his likes and dislikes. If If Your Majesty blames the officials for their relatives, it will only arouse the rebellious hearts of the courtiers. If the civil and military officials are perfunctory about state affairs and focus on fighting the emperor, can such a court be okay?"

Gong Jun reprimanded with a headache, the twists and turns inside were like the balls of thread played by a raccoon slave naughty on his body, and the circles were entangled into dead knots, and his body was sunk deep in it, and no matter how sharp his claws were, he could tear it. not open.

"It all stems from the sins committed by Lu Zhang, but how many of the government and the people here are not clear?"

When Meng Qi said this, his tone was flat, but Gong Jun could clearly hear the killing intent, and couldn't help but think of the incident where this man broke into Beizhen Fusi and killed him so much that he almost killed himself, and suddenly goosebumps rushed out.

Gong Jun couldn't help taking a step back, a chill suddenly appeared in his heart.

"The national teacher just said..."

"Wait a minute, I'll bring a few people who survived that day."

***

Jiangxia City.

Qiu Jing watched wave after wave of panic-stricken merchants squeeze onto the ferry and flee to the north.

Many more people took carriages and headed towards Yangzhou.

Standing at the top of the city and looking at the scene, the hills are about to fall, the trees are falling and the monkeys are scattered, it is very bleak.

"...It's too late to regret leaving now."

"General Nie."

Qiu Jing hurriedly turned back to salute. The visitor was in his fifties, with a gray beard and a voice like a bell.

"You're a baby girl, it's outrageous to hang out in the rivers and lakes, and now you have to bring people to defend the city... What's the matter, all the good men in the south of the Yangtze River are dead. Well, look at these people who are running away. Parents lost two legs."

The old general was full of anger when he scolded people, Qiu Jing stood beside him helplessly, and only after a while did he answer: "I also want to thank the general for his trust and allowing me to enter the city."

"What are you talking about? You took the letter of recommendation from that old boy Bao Guanyong. I will naturally believe you. I think he was also a well-known Chu general in northern Xinjiang back then. It's a pity." Old General Nie said with raised eyebrows, pretending to be annoyed , "Besides, the name of Fengxing Pavilion in the south of the Yangtze River, the old man is not ignorant, the business has been done for so long, what else is there to hide?"

Qiu Jing's expression became even more embarrassing. The Fengxing Pavilion's network mainly relied on business routes, and the people in the army who could get in touch with them and knew them well were probably because of buying and selling military equipment and food.Jiangxia's food production is extremely abundant, and there is no shortage of manpower in the army. Every year, this old general Nie sells food and buys medicine through secret channels to make up for the shortage in the army in time.

Although this is a good thing, it is unexpected to say so in public.

Just like when Qiu Jing came to ask for an interview with a letter of recommendation, Old General Nie saw through her identity at a glance, and opened his mouth to ask why there was a female doll.

Qiu Jing: "..."

After so many years of walking in the rivers and lakes, there are really few people who can tell her male and female.

"It's better for these eggless bastards to run away, so as not to stay and cause trouble." General Nie sat down on the top of the city with such a big sword, and said coldly, "I'm in a good mood to catch up with the old man, or let them each pay a fee." Only one hundred catties of grain are allowed to leave the city."

Qiu Jing knew that General Nie really wanted to hoard more food and grass, but he didn't do it in the end not because he was in a good mood, but because there were many servants in these rich merchants. It is a hidden danger.

Now that Jiangxia City is allowed to leave but not to enter, Qiu Jing had to take the people from Fengxing Pavilion to check on every Jianghu person who wanted to help each other near the city gate.

After entering the city, he also lived and ate with Fengxing Pavilion, separated from the military camp, so as to avoid the secret attack by those people who really had the obsession to seek refuge with the King of Heaven.

These Jianghu people came in batches, or sworn brothers, or fellow gangs, and few came alone.

Qiu Jing suddenly caught a glimpse of a man wearing a tattered Taoist robe at the top of the city, with a steady demeanor and a long sword on his waist, walking slowly in the opposite direction of the crowd swarming out of the city. , but it can be melted into everything like flowing water, ancient and unrefined.

Qiu Jing's pupils shrank, and his hands subconsciously supported the city wall.

"Pavilion Master?" Qiu Jing's confidant raised his eyes in surprise.

"A senior expert is here, follow me quickly to meet him."

Qiu Jing bid farewell to General Nie, and hurried to the gate of the city, just as the Taoist frowned and said awkwardly to the people of Fengxing Pavilion at the door: "Poverty Dao comes from the Tianshan sect, he is from Yanzhou, and he has wandered here... "

This is too far away, the registration number is hesitant for a single person, and the person in charge of recording is full of suspicion, especially when he finds that this person looks at the wanted notice posted at the gate of the city from time to time.

A name suddenly popped up in Qiu Jing's heart, and after matching the person's appearance and age, his eyes finally fell on the sword.

Yes, it is--

"It turned out to be Daoist Ning, I'm being rude."

The best sword in the world, Ning Changyuan of the Tianshan School.

Although he was a wanted criminal in the Qi Dynasty, Feng Xing Ge would occasionally do the business of pretending to be a registered permanent residence and introducing Du Duo, and he had actually dealt with Ning Chang Yuan in the north.