Sha Po Lang

Jingxu, the leader of the bandit in Southern Xinjiang, did not suspect it at first, and rushed to rescue Fu Zhicheng with the "Garrison in Southern Xinjiang" who came to report. He led to the place where bandits often "ring the bell".

There are often such places in the southwestern mountains. The terrain is extremely complicated. It is a natural labyrinth. It is impossible for non-land snakes to go in and find the north. There are many underground holes.

Bandits usually try to lure people into it first, and then block their mouths to rob and kill people. This kind of place robs people, one robbery is accurate, and it is specially used to deal with some famous bodyguards and Jianghu gangs. The slang is called "ringing the bell".

Although Jingxu ran in a hurry, his mind was still not confused. When he came close, he was startled and realized that it was a "bell cover". A layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. garrison".But in a few words, there were already many loopholes, the leader suddenly wanted to hurt others, but after being restrained by all the bandits, he actually took poison and committed suicide.

Jing Xu felt suspicious, and immediately ordered his men to return. On the way, they met two blood-stained brothers from the village. Only then did they know that the lair had been torn down. When they returned in a hurry, they saw only broken tiles and charred corpses all over the ground.

Ten years of accumulation turned into ashes overnight.

"Brother!" A bandit with a distressed face staggered over and grabbed Jingxu's arm, "Secret way, don't panic, we still have a secret way!"

There are many mountains in the southwest, and most of the bandits are cunning rabbits and three caves. There are many secret passages in the mountains where they can escape.

If an enemy kills up the mountain, the people on the mountain can escape to the Hundred Thousand Mountains along the secret path with a false move, and even the black eagle in the sky can't catch the rolling mole.

When the other bandits heard this, their eyes lit up.

But Jingxu swayed, his expression was dull, and there was no sign of joy.

He watched helplessly as his subordinates happily searched for the secret path with luck - he knew in his heart that the secret path was useless.

If the other party just went up the mountain to kill people with real knives and guns, then most of the people on the mountain could escape along the secret path, and they would not be able to shake the root of the village anyway, but they actually burned the mountain.

Even Kuai Lantu didn't know what he burned.

Standing still for a long time, there was a sudden burst of sharp cries not far away, and he heard the person who was searching for the secret passage shout in despair: "The secret passage has collapsed!"

The bandit leader closed his eyes - sure enough.

In this unattractive secret room at the bottom of the mountain, what is stored is not real gold and silver like Xingzilin, but purple gold.

Even the Xuantie Battalion, which was delegated by the imperial court to the local garrisons, was stretched, not to mention the southern border garrisons, of course Fu Zhicheng had his own connections.Kuai Lantu received a secret report and learned that Fu Zhicheng had a close relationship with Taoist Jingxu, the leader of the bandit, but he didn't know that Taoist Jingxu was actually the "treasurer" who Fu Zhicheng smuggled Ziliujin.

The bandits are in the business of robbing houses and plucking geese's hair. Jingxu came forward to contact the black market for Fu Zhicheng and smuggled Ziliujin. Success, Fu Zhicheng knew about it, and had always acquiesced.

Just before this, Jingxu had just sent the latest batch of Ziliujin to the southern border garrison, and there was just [-]% of Ziliujin left in the secret room at the foot of the mountain, but who knew it had become a life-threatening talisman. After it was ignited, it blew up the secret road in the mountain and drove out all the people in the village.

Is this a coincidence?Could it be a coincidence?

Jingxu remembered that a long time ago, someone told him that "a gentleman means righteousness, and a villain means profit. Those who gather for profit will surely separate because of profit." He and Fu Zhicheng got together because of profit. Abandoning him easily, the bandits all over the mountain, get rid of one Jingxu, and support countless others.

Some of his subordinates stepped forward and said in a crying voice: "Brother, let's dig up the secret passage, maybe there are still alive."

Jingxu stood there indifferently, just shaking his head.

"Big brother!"

Crying everywhere, Jingxu suddenly shouted: "Enough!"

All the survivors stood on the scorched earth and watched him.

"Follow me." Jingxu's eyes gradually turned red, like a ferocious beast preparing to devour people, he lowered his voice extremely low, and said through gritted teeth, "Fu Zhicheng is unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous—it's been so many years, really Can't I deal with him?"

"There are many mountains in southern Xinjiang, and there are many cottages. These bandits form their own system, they don't act independently. As far as we know so far, there are three major bandits in total." From the bandit den in Xingzilin, Chang Geng took out a piece of paper that seemed to have been smashed. The sheepskin map was pointed out to Gu Yun, and the markings on it were extremely complicated, including terrain, climate, what kind of roads, what kind of vehicles and horses could be walked, etc., etc.

Gu Yun had seen such a blueprint in Jiangnan, and recognized it, it must be the handwriting of Linyuan Pavilion. He looked at Chang Geng thoughtfully under the oil lamp, and without saying a word, motioned him to continue.

Gu Yun mixed three thousand Xuantie soldiers into the caravan going south to return home, under the name of "Wolf Smoke", sneaked late at night, when Kuai Lantu's guards surrounded Fu Zhicheng on the top of Xingzilin Mountain, two dozen air killers Xuanying came After controlling the dog-eat-dog mountain, Xuanjia and Xuanqi soldiers divided into two groups, cutting tens of thousands of southern border garrisons down the mountain into several sections.

The head coach was captured, the Xuan Tie Ying arrived in person, and there were many troops stationed in southern Xinjiang, but they were taken care of by Gu Yun like a flock of sheep that would not resist.

When a commander leads troops not to kill, but to build courage, no matter what kind of tiger and wolf army he has behind him, he will become a carload of sheep.

However, the last scuffle in Xingzilin was not over yet, and Chang Geng brought another piece of news.

Chang Geng: "The forces of these three bandit chiefs divide the melons in southern Xinjiang into three parts. They usually live in peace and quiet, and each controls the bandits in the territory. They are all more or less connected with the southern border garrison. The most special one is the northernmost one. Taoist Jingxu."

Shen Yi asked: "Why is this person special? Is he the most powerful? Or is he the closest to Fu Zhicheng?"

Chang Geng: "Because he smuggled Ziliu gold for General Fu."

Gu Yun's eyelids twitched, and he raised his head suddenly: "How do you know? What exactly are you doing in Southwest this time?"

Four years ago, when Monk Liaoran led him to Jiangnan, Gu Yun already had a vague guess in his heart. Linyuan Pavilion is far away from the rivers and lakes, and it is impossible to fully monitor the exchanges between loyal officials in the court. Jiao Huo is probably tracking Ziliujin, a private black market.

Chang Geng smiled lightly, as if he didn't want to say more, he just said: "The Jianghu people have their own way, the foster father doesn't have to worry."

As soon as Gu Yun raised his hand to stop him from speaking, he said with a dark face, "You should know what crime I have committed in smuggling Ziliujin—if caught, I will die. The black market for Ziliujin is full of desperadoes, and a gentleman is not in danger. Under the wall, do you understand?"

Shen Yi listened beside him so embarrassed that he wished he could blush for Gu Shuai, and when he taught others a lesson, he was upright and talkative, as if smuggling Ziliujin had nothing to do with him!

Chang Geng didn't argue with him, nor was he anxious with him, he just looked at him with a half-smile, with a clear expression of "I know all about you, there are outsiders around, so it's not easy for you to expose it".

Gu Yun was taken aback for a moment, then immediately recalled it, thinking: "What? This little bastard has found out about me?"

Chang Geng pressed Gu Yun's hand: "Father, don't rush to get angry, listen to me first."

Chang Geng put his hand on the back of Gu Yun's hand. His palm was warm and his joints were distinct. He gently grasped it with the strength of grabbing a baby bird, and released it immediately, but for some reason, it brought out a strange smell.

Gu Yun suddenly felt a little awkward. The relationship between friends and brothers is so close, hugging, shaking hands, even kissing is nothing. There are not so many formalities between generals, especially in the army, but this action is too "sticky" Now, Gu Yun's fingers involuntarily moved slightly, and for a moment he forgot what he wanted to say just now.

Chang Geng said without changing his face: "Just now Ge Chen sent me a message with a wooden bird, saying that Jingxu's mountain was burned."

Gu Yun: "...Ge Chen?"

Chang Geng: "It's Ge Pangxiao."

Gu Yun glanced at Sun Jiao. Ever since Kuai Lantu died and Fu Zhicheng was arrested, Mr. Sun has become a weak and pitiful little quail, capable of nothing but shivering. Gu Yun asked someone to watch him stand up.

This matter can be understood after a little thought.

Fu Zhicheng knew Gu Yun's whereabouts a long time ago, if he really wanted to get rid of his relationship with the bandits, why would he do it at such a critical moment?Isn't it killing people without asking yourself?

Thinking of Sun Jiao's stupid look of "Governor Kuai and I have colluded together" from the beginning to the end, it is really clear at a glance-it is obvious that the Ministry of War is trying to forcefully promote the drumming order, and Kuai Lantu is trying to get rid of Fu Zhicheng. The two hit it off and provoke bandits With Fu Zhicheng, let those two dogs bite dogs in front of Marquis An Ding. At that time, no matter how selfishly Gu Yun wants to protect Fu Zhicheng, he will not be able to reverse the truth.

Most of the wicked ghosts who set fire to the mountain were Kuai Lantu.

But it is impossible for Kuai Lantu to know the true relationship between Jingxu and Fu Zhicheng, otherwise he would not set fire to the mountain, because even if it is clear that Kuai Lantu colluded with bandits, this crime may not necessarily put the Southwest Governor-General Nanjiang to death If Kuai Lantu knew that Fu Zhicheng was smuggling Ziliujin through Jingxu, he would never have burned the evidence for them hastily—the smuggling of Ziliujin was treason, and ten Fu Zhichengs would be enough to kill him.

"There are generally three sources of Ziliujin in the black market," Chang Geng said in detail, "The first comes from the official reserve. Although the laws are strict, there are always Shuoshu who take risks for personal gain, steal Ziliujin from the official reserve, and resell it after adulteration. The second is from the folks; the second is from hackers, those who desperately searched for Ziliu gold mines outside the customs, and dug them back after a narrow escape; the third is from overseas. The reason why we made a special trip to check this line is because of this The ultimate source is Nanyang."

Gu Yun sat up straight suddenly: "Are you sure?"

Chang Geng silently nodded.

Shen Yi's face also turned serious.

They all know that Nanyang does not produce Ziliujin.

Ziliujin from overseas flows into the Daliang black market, and they are all directly traded with foreigners. They are tied to a fixed line and connected to a fixed person. They will not be transshipped from others by accident. The risk is too high.

If someone really used Nanyang as a cover to control the Ziliujin black market in the Southwest from a distance of eight zhang, then the people behind it took such a big risk and hid it so deeply, they were definitely not just buying and selling Ziliujin.

Chang Geng: "Nanyang is not in our country, our ability is limited, we sent people to Nanyang several times, but they all returned in vain. When he was able to come into contact with Ziliujin, what he thought of would never be to get a mountain of farming puppets to reclaim wasteland and land."

After Gu Yun listened, he pondered for a moment, stood up and blew a long whistle, a black eagle quietly descended from the sky and landed in front of Gu Yun.

Gu Yun frowned slightly, and issued three military orders in a blink of an eye.

"Two teams of Xuanying scouts bring this map and find out the location of the three major bandit leaders in southern Xinjiang at night. Take the bandit leader first!"

"Take the Nanzhong Governor's Defense Team into custody, and thoroughly investigate who gave Kuai Lantu the idea to instigate Fu Zhicheng and the bandits in this way."

"Interrogate Fu Zhicheng, Ji Ping, you go."

Everyone took their orders, but after Gu Yun finished speaking, he squinted his eyes involuntarily, even Shen Yi hadn't noticed something was wrong, Chang Geng had already grabbed him: "Father, do you...have you brought your medicine? It's almost dawn, why don't you rest for a while?"

Shen Yi came back to his senses when he heard the word "medicine". At the same time, he felt a little strange in his heart. Chang Geng's eyes seemed to be always glued to Gu Yun's body, and he could immediately detect any disturbance.

Gu Yun habitually wanted to deny it.

But Chang Geng hurriedly said: "Miss Chen gave me the acupuncture method last time. I haven't tried it yet. This matter may not be over yet. I'm afraid it will change again. My foster father asked me to try it."

It was only then that Gu Yun remembered that Chang Geng already knew about it, and it would be useless to hide it any longer, so he said "I'll go and lie in the back for a while", and tacitly agreed that he followed.

In Chang Geng's luggage, he carried a set of silver needles, some regular medicines, a small amount of broken silver, and a few books—Gu Yun had already discovered that this child looked like a dog at first glance, but in fact, there were so many things around him. Two sets of clothes were changed and changed back and forth.He couldn't figure it out no matter what, why Chang Geng, who had to show eighteen skills in martial arts when he was a child, refused to stay in the capital no matter what, insisted on suffering all over the rivers and lakes?

One month and two months are fresh, and four years are also fresh?

Chang Geng had given acupuncture to many people, but facing Gu Yun alone at this moment, he felt nervous for no reason, not even the first time he learned acupuncture from Miss Chen and pricked himself like this.He couldn't help washing his hands repeatedly, almost peeling off a layer of skin, until Gu Yun couldn't bear it anymore, and urged: "Miss Chen taught you how to wash your hands after teaching you for a long time?"

Chang Geng swallowed, his voice was a little tense, and he asked cautiously: "Father, can you lie on my lap?"

Gu Yun didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and it wasn't a big girl's leg, so he just lay down, but he really wanted to ask "Are you okay?" He wanted to say it, but he was afraid of adding pressure to Chang Geng, a half-doctor, so he I endured it and went back, but thought with great relief: "If you fight it out, you won't die anyway."

He was ready to get a few needles on his skin, but unexpectedly Chang Geng was not as bad as he imagined, he basically didn't feel anything when the needle was inserted into the acupuncture point, after a while, the familiar headache came up, I don't know if it was Gu Yun's Psychological effects, but really feel a lot better.

Gu Yun relaxed, and couldn't help but said: "You followed Linyuan Pavilion in the wind and rain, what are you trying to do?"

If I really want to serve my family and country, I should go back to Beijing and enter the court to be the county king, a dignified prince, and follow those desperate Jianghu people in Linyuan Pavilion to find out what Ziliujin is?

Chang Geng paused for a moment, kept moving his hands, and politely refused: "I didn't ask foster father where the poisonous wounds on your ears and eyes came from."

Gu Yun: "..."

Chang Geng smiled, thinking he blocked him back, but unexpectedly after a while, Gu Yun suddenly said calmly: "When I was young, Lord Hou took me to the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, and I was scratched by the poisonous arrows of the barbarians."

Chang Geng: "..."

Gu Yun: "I'm done talking, it's your turn."

Gu Yun, no matter if he pretends to be a wolf or a bear or a grandson, he is a good hand. He said a sentence with a blank face, mixed the truth and the false, it all depends on his mood, basically there is no trace, Chang Geng can only rely on his intuition to think There must be water in his words.

"I...I want to take a look," Chang Geng said, "Master Liaoran told me before that there is a world in the heart, and the troubles of mountains and rivers are just a corner. You can also see yourself. I have never taken care of a seriously ill and dying person. I thought the oily skin on my body was a serious injury. I didn’t drink a mouthful of yellow gravel. I always felt that the golden horse and iron horse were just a majestic shadow. However, isn't 'how difficult the people's livelihood is' also a moaning of illness?"

Gu Yun opened his eyes and looked at him.

Under the effect of the drug, Gu Yun's eyes gradually regained their focus. Chang Geng dodged slightly at first, then regained his composure, and went up to him calmly, but he still couldn't look into Gu Yun's eyes for a long time, and his chest seemed to be distracted after looking too much. The golden box, which was not hot, was scorching and roasting, his back was numb, and he subconsciously moved his legs together, almost unable to sit still.

Gu Yun suddenly said: "Your teacher's surname is Zhong, Zhong Chan, right?"

Chang Geng was slightly taken aback.

"General Hussars, with unparalleled riding and archery skills in the world, was convicted of defying the late emperor and deceiving the emperor more than ten years ago. The civil and military courts of the Manchu court pleaded for him. In the end, he was only dismissed from office, and the old general was never imprisoned. Afterwards, he disappeared without a trace. During the rebellion in the Western Regions, the late emperor panicked and thought of the old general, but he couldn’t find anyone.” Gu Yun sighed, “As soon as you shoot with an arrow, I knew it was him who taught you — no wonder I sent him The people who go there are often lost, is the old man still in good health?"

Chang Geng responded.

Gu Yun was silent for a long time.

He didn't tell Chang Geng that Zhong Chan was also his teacher a long time ago. Was it a coincidence or intentional that Linyuan Pavilion introduced Chang Geng to him?

He couldn't help but look forward to it——will the little prince whom he staggered and brought up since he was a child of ten years old grow into a pillar in the end?

Gu Yun gradually fell asleep while thinking wildly, feeling dazed, as if someone touched his face.

When he woke up again, it was already broad daylight. He pushed away the thin blanket that someone had put on him, and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

Xuanying at the door: "Commander, the three leaders of the thieves gathered overnight and formed a mob rebel army near the Nandu River Estuary..."

Gu Yun frowned.

"They have a dozen white rainbows and dozens of heavy armors. If my subordinates read correctly, these mobs still have 'Eagles' in their hands."