Sha Po Lang

Although Kuai Lantu's soldiers were ordered to step aside, they did not take away the swords in their hands. They only left a narrow path full of swords for Fu Zhicheng. Two rows parallel to each other, each with a weapon against one side.

The two sides clashed with swords all the way, and Fu Zhicheng led the people, amidst the sound of gold and stones, gritting their teeth and colliding vigorously.

He didn't look like he came to plead guilty, but he seemed to come to ask Master Gu Yunxing for apology.

The southern Xinjiang garrison below surrounded the Xingzilin, and approached the mountain with eyes like a tiger.

Kuai Lantu didn't expect him to be so daring, he didn't even make superficial efforts, and he didn't pay attention to An Dinghou at all, his jaw tightened involuntarily.

Fu Zhicheng rushed up the mountain like a storm, and as soon as he appeared, a strong murderous aura rushed over his face.

Sun Jiao, the dog blocking the way, was the first to bear the brunt of the attack. When he hurriedly backed away, he stepped on a bandit who was tied to the ground. The bandit let out an "Aww", which softened Sun Shilang's chopstick legs.

Before Fu Zhicheng opened his mouth, one of them had already thrown himself to the ground.

Chang Geng looked down with great interest from the attic, and said to the stunned Shen Yi beside him, "I remembered."

Shen Yi hurriedly listened attentively.

Chang Geng: "Master Sun's sister-in-law married Uncle Wang Guo to fill in the house... Tsk, the emperor really, what kind of military department did you let my brother-in-law's brother-in-law join? He doesn't feel guilty for dealing with a bunch of dissatisfied generals all day long." ?"

"..." Shen Yi got stuck, "Your Highness just said that the commander-in-chief doesn't want to protect Fu Zhicheng wholeheartedly, so please enlighten me."

Chang Geng: "Otherwise, what are we doing staying in this bandit village? If he was determined to protect Fu Zhicheng, he would have rushed to the camp in southern Xinjiang to question his guilt by now."

Shen Yi was speechless, he was indeed wondering about this, but because of his unconditional trust in Gu Yun for many years, he thought that Gu Yun had some tricks.

"I guess when he saw these lawless bandits, the adoptive father had already started to weigh in his heart. If Fu Zhicheng himself came to plead guilty, I am afraid that the adoptive father would consider letting him go because of his hard work. Now..." Chang Geng laughed After a while, "It's not wrong to be greedy, it's not wrong to be cunning, it's not even wrong to be stupid, but Fu Zhicheng shouldn't openly provoke Xuan Tieying."

Three generations have painstakingly managed it, and the reputation of Xuantieying is still there for a day. No matter whether the military power is actually in the hands of the emperor or Gu Yun, it can keep the stability of Daliang on the surface.

I saw that Fu Zhicheng stared at Gu Yun for a moment, but he was still a little rational after all, put the iron sword back in its sheath, bowed and said: "I haven't seen you for many years, Gu Shuai is well."

As soon as he lowered his head, Qiqi, the guards behind Fu Zhicheng put away their weapons, and stood loyally on the wall, the atmosphere immediately relaxed.

Both Kuai Lantu and Sun Jiao were secretly thankful, it seemed that it was right to invite Gu Yun to this move.

"Not very safe," unexpectedly Gu Yun looked at Fu Zhicheng for a while, and said unexpectedly, "General Fu, just now Governor Kuai told me that as the governor of the Southwest, you colluded with bandits and connected with Nanyang. ——What do you think about this?"

Fu Zhicheng: "..."

No one expected that Gu Yun would be even more powerful than Fu Zhicheng. In front of the Southern Xinjiang army besieging the mountain, he would not even turn a corner, and directly questioned him face to face.

Suddenly, swords are tense below, but Chang Geng in the attic is still taking care of himself. He seems to like the bow that Gu Yun gave him very much. It is a big guy that weighs several tens of catties. He refuses to put it down for a moment and keeps it on his back. , I didn’t know where to find a handkerchief, and carefully wiped it repeatedly.

Shen Yi pondered for a moment and said: "But if he wants to give up Fu Zhicheng, wouldn't he just sit back and watch the emperor enforce the drumming order?"

Chang Geng said calmly: "Has General Shen ever thought about it, once the drumming order is issued, even the old peasants in the village know that the drumming order divides the military power of the adoptive father Xuan Tiehu Fu, and the commanders of the four directions oppose it, why he refuses to come out?" Voice?"

Shen Yi blurted out: "Why?"

Chang Geng: "Because he grew up with the emperor, he understands that self-willed person better than anyone else in the world. If the drumbeating order cannot be carried out, and the emperor cannot control the military power with one hand, he will have trouble sleeping and eating all day long, and he will not be able to sleep if he opposes it." It’s just an increase in internal friction, and at most it will cause discord between the monarch and his ministers, and the villain will rise to power. This compromise will be made sooner or later, the question is how to compromise.”

His last few words were almost drowned out by a roar from below.

Kuai Lantu is not the cowardly Sun Jiao. Hearing Gu Yun's question, he immediately knew that this matter could not be resolved. Today's Xingzilin, either he died or Fu Zhicheng died.At the foot of the mountain there is still a large army of southern borders, those who talk too much nonsense will die quickly, so it is better to take down the surnamed Fu before he can react.

Governor Kuai then made a decisive decision, directly passed Gu Yun, pointed at Fu Zhicheng and said, "Take down this traitor!"

The surrounding governors, who were already ready to go, immediately rushed forward when they heard the order.

Chang Geng pulled out a heavy iron arrow from the arrow basket, and slowly drew and rewound the bow on the attic. Fine white mist emitted from the end of the bow sprayed on the side of his face. His face was covered with water vapor, revealing a certain kind of warmth. Yu's handsome.

Shen Yi was secretly startled, this bow was specially made for Gu Yun, even though a golden box was added, but to achieve the effect of a white rainbow arrow, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can pull. The rock didn't shake at all--this little Highness's kung fu is probably more than just "not letting go".

Shen Yi: "Even if the commander-in-chief really intends to compromise, who can replace General Fu to clean up the mess in southern Xinjiang?"

Chang Geng: "I would like to hear the details."

Shen Yi quickly took stock of all the generals in the court, big and small: "Except for Zhao Youfang, the new Jiangnan Water and Land Admiral, who is somewhat capable, the others are useless, and there may be some strong generals, but to be a commander-in-chief, you can't do it alone, and you lack qualifications and experience. If not, you have to be able to argue with the local forces and even the idiots of the Ministry of War, the emperor can't drag the commander of the navy to the mountains in southern Xinjiang, can he?"

Of course, Fu Zhicheng in the attic was unwilling to be captured without a fight. The general of Nanjiang was worthy of the name of being brave and unparalleled. He cut off a head with a sword, and turned to meet the heavy armor approaching behind him. Jiajiaojing, the whole person flipped in the air, and the three accompanying southern border troops reacted, and followed closely, their hands rolled up like a whip, tightly entangled the heavy armor.

The lighter and Fu Zhicheng roared at the same time. Fu Zhicheng held the iron sword in both hands and sent it down fiercely. He took a step forward and stood still in place——

Only then did the blood drip down like a stream.

Fu Zhicheng rode on the shoulders of the heavy armor, reached out to touch the blood on his face, and looked straight at Kuai Lantu with eagle-like eyes.

Kuai Lantu finally took a step back subconsciously.

At this moment, an arrow pierced the sun like a white rainbow, swooping down from a high place, and the screeching sound echoed throughout the bandit den. Fu Zhicheng's pupils shrank suddenly, but it was too late to dodge. The arrow precisely passed Kuai Lantu's body. The official hat, Governor Kuai's official hat was blown in half, and the bun was also untied. Governor Kuai became a male ghost with disheveled hair.Immediately, it passed straight through the chest of the heavy armor, and shattered the double-layer steel plate. Fu Zhicheng was forced by the impact and fell staggeringly. The iron arrow remained unabated and was nailed to the ground suddenly.

The ground exploded into a pit, and the three southern border troops retreated at the same time, and the point of the arrow just hit the intersection of their three tripping ropes.

The arrow tails vibrated endlessly, like buzzing noises.

"It's too presumptuous," Chang Geng said almost inaudibly, and then, with everyone looking back in horror, he pulled another iron arrow on the string, and whispered his own voice to Shen Yi, " General Shen, don't forget, there is one more person."

Shen Yi was still engrossed in his surprise, and it took him a while to find his own voice: "...Forgive me for not being able to think of it."

Chang Geng: "It's far away in the sky, but it's close in front of us."

Shen Yi was taken aback, and lost his voice: "What?"

Chang Geng: "Well, it's you."

Gu Yun in the attic didn't seem to be able to do anything with ease on weekdays at all, because his face was tense and he looked extraordinarily cold: "Governor Kuai, I have always wanted to ask you, who gave you the courage to raise so many private soldiers?"

Kuai Lantu's face was ashen-colored, and the iron arrow's "buzzing" sound filled his ears. He couldn't figure out which side Gu Yun was standing on, and suddenly became a little flustered: "Da, the commander-in-chief doesn't know, the governor of Nanzhong is not aware of the situation. It is located in the frontier, in order to prevent the rioters from rioting, so the court pardoned it, but there is a defense army..."

Gu Yun: "The defense forces of the world, except for the Emperor's Imperial Forest Army, are not allowed to use light fur cavalry or more light machine steel armor, and the heavy armor gold box of the Imperial Forest Army cannot exceed six seals - Kuai Lantu, did I remember wrong or did you remember?" wrong?"

Kuai Lantu gasped.

Of course he knows that he is overstepping, but whether this matter is big or small, he can put a big hat on him and make a big contribution, but if he can bring down Fu Zhicheng and let the drumming order be carried out, it will be a great achievement. Lost, it's nothing at all, the matter has come to this point, and there is no turning back, he clenched his fists fiercely, and said in a dark voice: "The traitors and thieves are by my side, is Hou Ye going to break up with me now to overthrow the guards?"

Gu Yun frowned slightly, as if he wasn't used to talking face to face with people, he was completely different from his slick tongue on the rebel ship in the East China Sea, Kuai Lantu immediately thought he had caught his flashing look, and suddenly felt that it was legendary The Marquis of Anding is nothing to be afraid of.

Kuai Lantu went all out, thinking: "He is just a young man with a high status, without the old master, what is Gu Yun?"

Fu Zhicheng shouted angrily: "Kuai, who do you call a traitor!"

Kuai Lantu raised his voice and said: "Everyone, we are now besieged by the rebels. For the present plan, we can only capture the thieves and the king, so that they will not have a chance to react! Please restrain your subordinates and don't indulge in rebellion!"

Fu Zhicheng was so angry that he laughed back. He already had an ugly face, but when he smiled, he looked like a ghost: "Catch me, try it!"

As soon as the words fell, Fu Zhicheng's personal soldiers took the lead in attacking and broke into the main hall of the bandit's lair.

Little Xingzi's bandit den was filled by Jia Ge in an instant.

Shen Yi didn't understand why Gu Yun was still pretending to be cowardly and watching the fun. He was so excited by the screams of killing people that he almost turned around and went down to the attic. When he turned around, he saw Chang Geng's face remained unchanged, and the point of the arrow never left Gu Yun's surroundings. Who would be so bold? If you dare to get close, you will put someone in a string.

"General Shen, don't worry, foster father has a plan in his heart, and I'll keep an eye on it too." Chang Geng spoke with a kind of determination and unquestionable indisputability.

For a moment, Shen Yi suddenly had an idea in his mind - Gu Yun just deliberately intensified the conflict between Fu Zhicheng and Kuai Lantu, did he want to borrow a knife to kill someone?

Chang Geng: "If Fu Zhicheng is taken down today, and there is no commander-in-chief in southern Xinjiang, although the emperor is determined to go his own way, he also knows the importance. The frontier is an important place, and a general must guard it. Looking at the government and the public, no one is more qualified than General Shen—not to mention, in the final analysis, The emperor's suppression of my adoptive father's military power is nothing more than too much suspicion. They have grown up together, and the safety of Daliang is still on my adoptive father's shoulders. Once the drumming order is issued, the Xuantiehu Talisman is useless, and Nanjiang Whoever is the commander-in-chief has jurisdiction but no actual military power, since the adoptive father has expressed his attitude, shouldn't the emperor give a sweet date with a stick to make it easier for General Shen?"

Speaking of this, Chang Geng paused, and said with a smile: "Look, General Shen, although the emperor doesn't like my cheap younger brother very much, the rewards he should give during the festivals are not less than a penny. The salary is even higher."

Shen Yi ignored the complicated question of "Who is supporting the family?" He looked at Chang Geng in shock, his expression changed a few times, and he sighed after a long time: "Your Highness is really different."

Back then, the young man they brought out from Yanhui Town was so innocent and stubborn, and could see all emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy at a glance. Shen Yi secretly admired him many times for his firm determination—if it was an ordinary child, he would change from a small town boy to a current prince overnight. Fascinated by the prosperous emperors, Chang Geng was a child who never knew what glory and wealth were, but he resolutely left the Hou Mansion, preferring to roam the rivers and lakes in the sky and the sea, rather than go back to be His Royal Highness who is a frog in a well.

At this time, the young man who was talking with him about the general situation of the world in the midst of the swords and swords, his whole body has faded away from childishness, and his face is completely different, which makes him terrified.

Chang Geng didn't respond. For the past four years, he has never dared to slack off for a day. It's not because he wants to make contributions, but because he wants to become strong as soon as possible. One day he will be strong enough to be able to talk and laugh with Wu Ergu...to protect a person.

"My biggest problem right now is lack of money," Chang Geng said. "Although shipping is open, people from the Central Plains seldom go to sea. That's the case with Haiphong. Trade is brought in by foreigners coming and going. In the final analysis, large sums of money The profits are still earned by these foreign merchants who run the boats, and the little money flowing in is not enough for the emperor to buy Ziliujin with Westerners in private."

Shen Yi: "This is only for a while, it's not that there is no way out."

Chang Geng seemed to smile a bit: "That's right, I went to the ancient Silk Road this spring and saw that the entrance of Loulan was so prosperous that it was unbelievable. When I remembered that it was supported by my adoptive father, I couldn't help feeling proud—up to three years , the ancient Silk Road can be completely opened up, and it really runs through the entire territory of Daliang. When the people can really benefit from it, there will be enough gold and silver flowing into the treasury. , who would dare to invade? Then the Ministry of War has the final say, or my adoptive father has the final say, in his eyes, there may be no difference."

Shen Yi was silent, he didn't know why after five years of separation, Chang Geng understood Gu Yun better.

But he spoke every word well.

In the past few years, Gu Yun often thought about beating this and that, but since he took over the ancient silk road, he has less and less mentioned these things.

On the one hand, as he got older, he thought more and more, and his anger gradually subsided, and on the other hand... Gu Yun never thought about holding on to the military power and not letting go of any prestige from the beginning to the end.

All he wanted in his life was the stability of his family and country.

If he can fight, he will wear armor and mount a horse. If he needs to defend, he is also willing to be a poor guard on the Silk Road.

Hearing that the tacit understanding and trust between a general and his armorer cannot be interfered with by others, Chang Geng couldn't help feeling a little sour in his heart.Before he could get out the vinegar, there was a sound of flapping wings.

A bird landed on the window sill, Chang Geng was stunned for a moment, then temporarily retracted the bow and arrow, the bird obediently flew over and landed in his palm.It was actually a wooden bird, and it was so vivid.

Shen Yi was born in the Lingshu Academy, seeing Lie Xinxi's faults will be with him all his life, when he sees the bird, his eyes are straightened, and it's not easy to ask Chang Geng for it, so he scratches his ears and cheeks with greed.

Chang Geng tapped the bird's belly lightly and rhythmically a few times, and the wooden bird's belly popped out, revealing a roll of paper inside.

Chang Geng took a look at it, and Shan Beng's expression changed slightly.

Shen Yi: "What?"

At this time, Gu Yun caught a ray of light from the corner of his eyes in the attic, he raised his hand, but just put that slender and beautiful hand like a nobleman's on the sword at his waist.

A small Southern Xinjiang soldier suddenly appeared and rushed straight to Kuai Lantu, Gu Yun's black iron guards immediately came to his rescue.

Kuai Lantu hadn't had time to feel relieved, but when he saw that the soldier from southern Xinjiang spewed out something, he instinctively felt that something was wrong, and it was too late when he turned his head to dodge.

A blowing arrow the size of a finger pierced straight into his neck. At the same time, the Xuantie guard slashed at the Southern Xinjiang soldier's head, as if he didn't even see the blowing arrow flying towards Mr. Kuai.

Kuai Lantu's throat twitched violently, as if he wanted to reach out and grab something——

In a blink of an eye, the assassin and the assassinated were killed at the same time.

Sun Jiao was so frightened that he bumped into the wall behind him with a bang, and Gu Yun suddenly smiled at him.

The next moment, a scream rose into the sky, half of the roof of the high-hanging hall of the bandit's nest was lifted, and countless black eagles roared down——

Kuai Lantu and Sun Jiao wanted to use Gu Yun to force Fu Zhicheng to fight against him, but Gu Yun didn't follow their ideas. Using this method to infiltrate the Black Tie camp in southern Xinjiang, he reappeared and dealt with Fu Zhicheng.

But not right.

Chang Geng suddenly turned around and rushed down to the attic, this situation did not end here!

The start is not Kuai Lantu, not the Ministry of War, not Sun Jiao, not even Gu Yun...