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Zhuang Yang went to the market to try to buy some supplies, but all the horses at home were confiscated by the government, so Zhuang Yang had to walk.Ah Yi was worried that Zhuang Yang would look weak and be robbed, so he followed Zhuang Yang.

Since Jinguan City was besieged a few days ago, the price of goods has increased several times. With the money Zhuang Yang brought, he only bought some salt and a little dried fish.In the past, Zhuang Yang would not have to come out to buy these things in person, and the servants Chang Yi and his wife would do it for them, but they have already left and returned to their hometown in the countryside.

The city does not have game, vegetables and fruits like the countryside. The poor will not starve to death in the countryside for a while.But the countryside has become a den of thieves, and lives may be lost.

As soon as he left the store, he heard the sound of men and women crying, mixed with ferocious yelling. Zhuang Yang turned his head and saw a group of officers and soldiers escorting three prison wagons, and behind the prison wagon they were chasing the prisoner's family members, crying and screaming, very miserable .

Although the people in the prison car looked embarrassed, they were all dressed up as businessmen. Zhuang Yang recognized one of the prisoners, and he was Mu Zheng.

Zhuang Yang was startled, and then fell into a daze.

It takes a huge amount of money to fight a war. The king of Shu or the commander of Shu obviously paid the military salary to the rich merchants in Jinguancheng.

Similar things happened more than ten years ago, but the methods of extortion and looting are different.

Mu Zheng's plump body was stuck in the narrow prison van, which looked pitiful. Zhuang Yang couldn't bear it, and wanted to go to see him, but was pushed away roughly by the soldiers, and almost fell to the ground.

"Erlang, are you okay?"

Ah Yi held Zhuang Yang by his arm, quite indignant at the brutality of the soldiers.

"Nothing, I'm afraid this day will become more and more difficult."

Zhuang Yang patted the dirt on his body, shook his head and sighed.

Not far away, the master and servant heard the people around him shouting and running anxiously. Ah Yi exclaimed, "Erlang, it's on fire!"

A puff of thick smoke rose from the store, and the autumn wind was strong, so the smell of burnt items would not come. Zhuang Yang said anxiously, "That's Bushi."

Zhuang Bing's shop is in the city of Buenos Aires. In the past two days, Zhuang Bing has been in chaos, and Zhuang Bing is still operating.

"Ayi, let's go there quickly."

Zhuang Yang grabbed his robe and rushed towards Bushi. He ran very fast, and Ah Yi followed closely.

There are many shops in the cloth city. In this windy day, the flames spread rapidly. When Zhuang Yang and A Yi arrived, the cloth city was burning, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the heat was scorching hot.

"Brother!"

Zhuang Yang exclaimed, and squeezed into the crowd. He ran to Zhuang Bing's shop, but saw that the shop had long been engulfed in flames.Zhuang Yang was dazed for a moment. Standing in front of the sea of ​​flames, he didn't realize that the flames burned his hands and face red, and the smoke choked his nose. It wasn't until someone pulled Zhuang Yang hard that Zhuang Yang came back to his senses.

Zhuang Yang anxiously asked the crowd, looking for Zhuang Bing.

"Ayan, I'm here!"

Zhuang Bing responded to Zhuang Yang's call. He was sitting on the ground with burnt marks on his clothes and hair, and his face was ashen.

"Brother!"

Zhuang Yang was pleasantly surprised. He went to check on Zhuang Bing and saw that he was not burned, but his feet were limping.

"I was in the bunk when the fire started. It burned very quickly. I escaped in a hurry and accidentally injured my leg. I'm fine..."

Zhuang Bing shook his head helplessly, the others had escaped, but the shop of Shu brocades was all gone.

"It's good that people are fine. Brother, let's go back."

Zhuang Yang supported Zhuang Bing, and Ah Yi came to help, each holding one arm.

Zhuang Bing took one last look at the burning shop, and said quietly, "What can we do in the future."

The shop he had painstakingly managed was burned, not only his hard work, but also most of his property.

"Brother, I still have money. Don't be sad if you can survive."

Zhuang Yang still has two gold cakes, which are enough to survive the siege.

The three of them walked slowly, leaving the once bustling bazaar, which was now filled with smog and panicked crowds.As for why the city of Buenos Aires was on fire, it was later heard that someone set the fire on fire. As for the arsonists, they may be a group of thugs.

In previous years, the money that could buy a bucket of rice can't buy a liter of rice. Many poor people are starving and losing their minds.

If it goes on like this, I don't know what the situation will be. Jinguan City has already fallen into chaos.

When Zhou Jing arrived in Hanzhong, the Han army was already attacking Jinguan City. As for the battle between Han and Shu in Hanzhong, he did not have time to catch up.On the way, Zhou Jing knew that the Shu soldiers were defeated in Hanzhong. Zhou Jing crossed the battlefield and saw the bloody scene after the battle.

With Zhou Jingzhi's ability, although he did not participate in this battle, he can analyze the process of this war from the traces on the battlefield and the scenes of Shu soldiers throwing away their helmets and armor all the way.The two wings of the Shu soldiers were attacked by the cavalry of the Han Dynasty, the army was cut off, and then the Shu soldiers were defeated all the way in chaos.In this battle, they lost terribly, but they don't know what happened to Wei Jia?Was he involved in this battle?

Rushing from Hanzhong to Jinguan City, Zhou Jing found the camp of the Han army stationed outside the city.Zhou Jing went to see the King of Han, and the King of Han was very happy to see him coming.

At night, the king of Han and his advisers and generals made a strategy, and Zhou Jing participated in it.

Zhou Jing had just arrived, and he was not as clear as other counselors about the situation in Jinguan City at that time. After listening to the counselors’ explanations, he learned that the king of Shu forced the conscription and imprisoned the rich and wealthy merchants in the city to ask for military pay. He shook his head heavily. Relief from emergencies will lead to endless troubles.

The people in Jinguan City and the King of Shu are undoubtedly separated from each other.

"You can use the call to action to mobilize the people in the city, and use bows and arrows to shoot the call to action into the city at night."

Zhou Jing made a suggestion. His method is not a novel one, but it is very suitable for the current situation in Jinguan City.

"This plan is feasible, but Mr. Lao Zimu still needs to write this appeal."

The king of Han decided, this method was actually mentioned by other counselors, but how to write an appeal that is full of appeal and enough to incite the hearts of the people requires a person who is familiar with the crimes of the king of Shu and the psychology of the people of Shu to write it. Zhou Jing is just right. .

Zhou Jing led the task and did not refuse. Although he also had hesitation and concerns in his heart, he was obliged to do so.

Out of the commander's tent, the night was dark, Zhou Jing asked the counselor Huo Yuqi about the defeat of the Shu army in Hanzhong, Huo Yuqi narrated in detail, and it was exactly as Zhou Jing guessed.

"The King of Shu now wants soldiers but no soldiers, no generals. This battle has captured several generals of the Kingdom of Shu."

Hearing this, Zhou Jing spoke as usual and asked, "Who is there?"

Only then did Huo Yuqi realize that he had slipped his tongue, so he had no choice but to answer him: "To tell the truth, Brother Zhou, Wei Jia was also arrested, and the young master himself captured him."

When the Shu army was defeated, only the troops led by Wei Jia withdrew completely without trampling on each other or collapsing.However, Liu Hong's cavalry team was highly mobile, and soon caught up with Wei Jia's army and fought.Wei Jia was able to escape alone, but Liu Hong shot an arrow in his thigh and fell off his horse.The Han soldiers rushed forward and tied up Wei Jia.

"Where is he?"

Zhou Jing sighed, Wei Jia really participated in the battle and was captured by the Han army.

From the Battle of Hanzhong to today, several days have passed, Wei Jia has also been a prisoner of the Han army for several days, I don't know what he looks like now.

Huo Yuqi didn't dare to take Zhou Jing to see Wei Jia, so Zhou Jing had to go to Liu Hong's tent to ask.Liu Hong said: "My husband may feel resentment and resentment when he sees him, but we did not abuse him."

When he saw Zhou Jing coming to the army, Liu Hong thought of Wei Jia who was a prisoner. He planned to tell Zhou Jing tomorrow, but he didn't want Zhou Jing to find him late at night.

"Is he there?"

Zhou Jing felt sympathetic, he thought that Wei Jia's situation must be very bad.

Liu Hong personally led Zhou Jing to a low tent, but Liu Hong did not enter, but let Zhou Jing in alone.

It was late at night, and the people in the tent fell asleep.Zhou Jing held the lamp and walked to the side of the table, he put down the lamp and sat beside the lying man.First he looked at it carefully, then raised his hand to brush aside the man's disheveled hair, and saw a thin face.Wei Jia, who was lying on the mat, also woke up at this time, his eyes widened, and he looked at Zhou Jing in disbelief.

Wei Jia was really in a mess, with disheveled hair, dirty clothes, and the smell of blood and sweat on his body.

Borrowing the dim oil lamp, Zhou Jing looked at Wei Jia's body, and sure enough, he saw Wei Jia's thigh was wounded, the wound had been crudely bandaged, and the wrapped cloth strips were stained red with blood.

Wei Jia's face was sallow and thin, his eyes were shining, but he was in good spirits.He sat up from the ground and looked at Zhou Jing, showing a row of teeth, just like in the past, it was a smile, Wei Jia said: "Zimu, long time no see."

Zhou Jing didn't smile, his expression was solemn, he grabbed Wei Jia's wrist and felt Wei Jia's pulse, which was weak.

"Are you on a hunger strike?"

Zhou Jing's words were cold and harsh. If he hadn't known Wei Jia since childhood, he might not be able to recognize this thin and sickly man today.

"Sleeping all day long, doing nothing."

Wei Jia didn't answer the question.He was imprisoned in this low room, surrounded by heavy guards, and he had nowhere to go.

Although he was not responsible for the defeat in the Battle of Hanzhong, the grief in his heart was hard to calm down when he saw the Shu soldiers losing their resistance and blindly fleeing for their lives and dying tragically.

The commander who led the Battle of Hanzhong was Wei Jia's father. Although he was not responsible for the crime, he still felt deeply guilty and blamed himself.

"Zimu, did the King of Han ask you to persuade me to surrender?"

Wei Jia knew that many captured Shu generals had surrendered, so he had to say that the King of Han had a way of winning people's hearts.When he was first captured, the King of Han came to visit Wei Jia from time to time, but after seeing Wei Jia was really stubborn, he put him aside.

"I'm not here to persuade you to surrender."

Zhou Jing spoke indifferently, but he held Wei Jia's hand and never let go.

Wei Jia's father was a veteran of Shu King Gongsun Shi. It can be said that during the past ten years, Wei's father was a high-ranking official and generous salary, and received a lot of kindness from the Shu King.Even if he accepts his kindness, Wei Jia will do his duty.

Zhou Jing could understand Wei Jia's choice, just as Wei Jia understood his choice to join Han.

"Bo Xu, I don't want to, you and I meet in such a situation."

In the dim tent, there is a bean lamp, and two friends, one is a prisoner and the other is an official.

Zhou Jing's words were sentimental, and he didn't often call out Wei Jia's name.For Zhou Jing, the word Bo Xu was too close, and it would be good to call him General Wei, but after all, he couldn't alienate him.

That year in Zhuli, when he left in Bo Xu's carriage, he should have known that the relationship between the two was not over.

Day and night, the fighting outside the city continued, and many people in Jinguan City were driven to repair the city wall, complaining.During these days of siege, gangsters can be seen running around in Jinguan City. The robbers and his subordinates who were supposed to maintain law and order were sent by the county guard to kidnap the children of wealthy families and force the people to serve as soldiers.What the officers and soldiers do is almost the same as that of the gangsters, so there is no justice and justice.

The bankers closed their doors and closed their doors, and they would not go out unless they had to.They tried to use a door to separate the various atrocities happening outside the courtyard.

Zhuang Bing was injured and lay on the bed, and Lin Qiang accompanied him to take care of him.

On such days, Zhuang's mother's condition relapsed, she had a headache and palpitations, but Zhuang Yang couldn't find a doctor, so he had to let Zhuang Lan and Zhuang Ping accompany his mother and give her more comfort.

After all, the banker is still lucky. There is still money in the family, food in the pot, and a well in the yard, so there is no need to panic.

They all thought that they would live like this forever until the Han army entered Jinguan City to end this depressing and hopeless life.

Until one evening, a group of officers and soldiers broke into the farmer's courtyard.

A burly general entered the courtyard, Hong Sheng shouted: "Where is Zhuang Yang?"

Zhuang Yang, who was carrying water in the courtyard, stood up and replied calmly: "I am Zhuang Yang, I wonder why the general is looking for me?"

The general looked at Zhuang Yang, and pulled out a portrait from his arms for comparison, then motioned for the soldiers to step forward and hold Zhuang Yang.

The general sneered: "Follow me to the commander's residence."