While Miss Bai was acting wantonly and unscrupulously in Dongdu, Zhang Sanlang was spending his Mid-Autumn Festival peacefully in a village outside Puyang City, and was holding a symposium with some new people he met.

The total number of these people is only three to four hundred, all of them are from Hebei, and most of them are from Qinghe County. Two hundred of them belong to Zhang Jinsheng's core soldiers, and they were selected by Niu Da. The remaining more than a hundred belong to a

A small leader named Wang Dascaru, who was responsible for leading a small mixed cavalry under Zhang Jinsheng at the time.

You must know that Niuda was summoned by Zhang Xing and crossed the river with only a dozen cavalry. He was doing the job of a messenger. However, he immediately obtained the command of this cavalry after surrendering Wang Dascar's troops at the beginning of the battle.

He also had the right to select prisoners first after the war. Finally, he was responsible for escorting the surplus ordnance captured across the river to support Shan Dalang, Wang Wulang, and Xu Dalang.

Under various arrangements, by the time he returned to Puyang, he had turned from a black chicken into a phoenix.

He has three to four hundred capable men, plus three to four hundred mules and horses, as well as sufficient ordnance, among whom there are ten or twenty practitioners, which is enough for Niuda to defeat the four great masters Shan, Wang, Cheng, and Xu.

There was a detached posture in front of the leader. Even Niuda's father, who was a county captain, never showed up outside the city, but still handed over all the manors outside the city to his son to take care of, and his posture became very...

It's obvious.

Of course, according to Shantou Doctrine, Zhang Xingxing, the right leader of the deposed Dragon Gang, used his authority and achievements in this battle to give Niuda, the leader who was completely his direct lineage, a share of the benefits.

Therefore, whether Niu Da reciprocated the favor or got closer to each other, he in turn showed great obedience and respect to Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing was also happy with this. When he left Putai directly after the autumn harvest, he chose Niu's Manor outside Puyang City as his temporary foothold in Henan.

And he paused here for a moment and started some of his weird behaviors.

But to be honest, some have excellent results and some have very poor results.

Among them, the best part is that they work together, eat and live together... Although Niuda expressed a little worry, thinking that this would make these people despise the world-famous Zhang Sanlang, but in fact, these people who were forced to create things in a hurry

Most of the young people in Hebei who rebelled were farmers, and a small number were small traders and urban residents. Otherwise, they would not have been caught as young men, so they still insisted on a big leader who could do farm work, or at least seemed willing to do it.

A hint of recognition, and thus willing to let go of the most obvious barrier to communicate.

Of course, it has to be said that the premise of all this is that Zhang Xing is a master of both Ren and Du, and he just defeated the powerful-looking Zhang Jinsheng before the autumn harvest.

That's right, as soon as Li Ding left, Zhang Xing had unilaterally announced that the battle of Douzigang was under his command.

But with the blessing of being undoubtedly strong, a military victor, and a conqueror, and having the direct power to decide the treatment of these people at will, doing this kind of thing of eating, living and working together seems to be more effective than anyone else.

In sharp contrast, there were subsequent further attempts, which were so-called open communication with a completely open heart.

Not to mention it's ineffective, it's basically a mess.

"My family... I have nothing to say. Just like Brother Wang Qi, he did farm work when he was a child, and then served as a servant in the county several times. Then this time he said that he was going to conquer Dongyi. My mother and I

Concubine said no...no matter what, because my uncle went there the year before last for this purpose and didn't come back, so he told me to run away...but he didn't run away at first, and then when we got to the military city, everyone was walking

I was too tired, so I ran away. I ran away, and I ran away... I ran away, and then I came home. The house was in chaos. There was a war, the village was burned down, my mother was dead, and my concubine was also dead.

No more... Then it happened that Chief Zhang Da... Zhang Jinscale was recruiting troops, and I had no place to go. He also took the guy to do some work and said he would give him food, so I followed him."

On the threshing floor, a team of fifty people had an exchange meeting going on. When a young sergeant was talking nonsense, no one except Zhang Xing was listening attentively. He himself felt frustrated, so he

He sat down on his butt, which made Zhang Xing feel frustrated.

It is said that this complaint... well, the exchange conference is a magic weapon, but Zhang Xing did not expect this magic weapon to bring him a completely reborn army.

After going through so many things, he has become aware of facing difficulties. It is said that if you want to solve a problem, you must first face the problem... But the reality is that everyone is following the logic of personal dependence. They were willing to follow Zhang before.

They communicated and accepted the current arrangement, which also tacitly agreed to follow the new anti-thief narrative structure of Zhang Longtou-Niu Tou leader, and only follow fame and fortune.

Therefore, according to Zhang Xing's understanding and expectation, this so-called exchange meeting is mainly to allow everyone to clearly describe their life story and find out why they were forced and rebelled against, and who forced them.

As the saying goes, strengthen your determination to rebel and don't be a traitor; get in touch with each other and get to know more deeply who the leader is. You will know to obey orders next time you meet.

That's all.

However, even such a simple request seemed a bit beyond his ability, which made Zhang Sanlang, who was determined to walk the talk first, feel a little frustrated...at one point he thought about giving up temporarily.

"My name is Huang Pang, and they all call me Huang Erpizi. I'm pretty much like the other brothers... I just live a good life, farm at home, and go to sell donkeys with my uncle during the off-season... Then there's the Three Marches, I escape, and when I come back, I will be the leader.

After capturing our Gaotang, we will follow him." Another person stood up according to Xiao Zhou's roll call and spoke in an extremely hasty and impatient manner.

However, it was this person who aroused the interest of Zhang Xing, who was sitting in front holding a book and pretending, because this person's accent and way of speaking were obviously different from others, and he had some official manners, and he also mentioned some key points that must be stated before.

The information was not clearly stated and seemed to be obscured.

This is also consistent with Zhang Xing's impression of this person - he is a lower-class urban vagrant, not a farmer's son like others.

"Huang Ping..."

So, Zhang Xing suddenly interrupted. "Your family and parents are still there?"

"No more." Huang Erpizi, who had already sat down, was startled for a moment. He first answered in a low voice, and then suddenly raised his voice on the threshing floor. "Gone long ago! I haven't been here since I was fifteen years old.

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"Then you followed your uncle to sell donkeys and traveled around and saw a lot of markets?" Zhang Xing thought thoughtfully. "You stopped farming? You just hung out in various cities and countryside?"

"Yes." Huang Ping's voice lowered.

"Why are there no parents?" Zhang Xing asked fiercely.

Huang Ping hesitated to speak, and his face became a little tense.

"It feels a bit like uncovering a scar, don't you want to talk about it?" Zhang Xing said with a smile. "This kind of thing should be kept in mind for the rest of our lives. How can we cover up the past and make a false statement? You should also learn from your captain Jia.

Did you listen to my story? Just like you, I had no parents, so I lived with my uncle, and then I refused to obey my uncle and fled from the north to become a soldier... We both followed almost the same path."

"How dare you compete with the big dragon head?" Huang Piao was startled for a moment, his face softened slightly, and he finally said it while chewing a straw in the threshing floor. "It's not that I have to fight with the big dragon head, but

My parents died... They were visiting relatives, and they encountered a water bandit on the way. I was not sensible at that time, and I didn't know who the water bandit was... Later, when I got a little older, I wanted to find a hero to help me.

I have taken care of my enemies and I don’t know where to look for them. When I ask people if my parents are at home, I don’t have the nerve to tell them. I don’t even have a place to visit their graves... What can I do?"

Zhang Xing was a little embarrassed... He thought it was some plot about bitterness and hatred, but it turned out to be a simple criminal case... Although this matter can also be used to explain, is the poor public security the fault of Da Wei?

Is it because the Wei officials were incompetent if the case was not discovered?

If there is a problem, it must be because the Wei system is not good!

But no matter how you think about it, it’s a bit deliberate.

What's more, wasn't Zhang Sanlang also from Jing'antai before? Do you want to come out and bow and take responsibility?

After thinking about this, Zhang Xingzhuang acted as if nothing had happened and just sighed: "Indeed, but I can't blame you for this kind of thing. The world is like this. You still think that your parents are already great... What about your uncle?"

"Uncle is also dead." Huang Ping calmed down a little. "I was a strong man who was arrested with my uncle... He died on the way back... I am a prodigal son with nowhere to go, so I went to invest in Zhang Jinscale."

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Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, and immediately made a few notes in his notebook, and then asked seriously: "Your uncle is a donkey dealer. There should be some explanation. How did he get caught as a young man?"

"It's just that we were blackmailed." Huang Ping finally became a little anxious again. "In the beginning, several helpers in the county who worked in the yamen knew that my uncle had a few donkeys and wanted to blackmail us, but my uncle resisted.

They all thought they were going to get through, but unexpectedly, a Zhonglang general from the Hejian camp came from the north and rushed to the county with an urgent order. The county magistrate was afraid and let the helpers arrest people. The result was

The donkeys were divided, and the people were dragged into the army. Many people in Gaotang were arrested like this..."

"Do you hold grudges against that lieutenant general?" Zhang Xing finished recording and raised his head to ask. "Do you know his name?"

"Grudge, I will hate him all my life, but I don't know what his name is."

"Then do you hold grudges against those gangsters and the county magistrate?"

"Hold a grudge."

"Want to take revenge?"

"If you can see him, he will definitely be killed...The county magistrate has been killed by Zhang Jinsheng, but several helpers can't be seen, and I don't know where they went."

Frankly speaking, the result was still unsatisfactory, but Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly, as if he had grasped some trick: "General Zhonglang, County Magistrate, Gang Xian, do you know who these people are?"

"without……"

"They are all from the Wei Dynasty...right?" Zhang Xing guided him slightly uneasily...I can only say that it is okay, after all, I have returned to the logic of fixed body questioning...but it doesn't seem so far-fetched.

"right."

"Then do you hold grudge against the imperial court?"

"Why don't you hate me?" Huang Erpizi's tone was probably smooth. "But usually I don't dare to hate them. I just remember those people."

"But you have become a traitor... You have rebelled against Zhang Jinsheng, and you are now here with our Deposed Dragon Gang. What else do you dare not hate?"

"That's true." Huang Erpizi nodded, and then asked seriously. "But Da Longtou, I have one more thing to say. I will boldly ask today, if they are all rebels, why did Zhang Jinscale be beaten before?"

Jin Sheng killed the imperial magistrate!"

"Because he massacred the city." Finally getting a question that he had been longing to be asked, Zhang Xing was shocked. He quickly put down the notebook in his hand and shouted loudly. "We are all rebels in pursuit of life, but we, the Deposed Dragon Gang, and others rebelled against thieves.

It’s different. Our rebellion is to really lead everyone to drive away the Wei Dynasty court and live a good life. The other rebels are still leading the rebellion. The big leaders want to steal money, food and women, but they never thought of letting you do it.

Live a good life...and here, Zhang Jinsheng is especially excessive. He despises human life as much as that dog emperor. Killing the county magistrate today seems to have avenged you, but tomorrow he will massacre the city and thousands of others will follow you.

The same people have no home... So we must kill him and clean up the rebel army! We must return to the right path! Rebellion also follows rules and the incompatibility of good and evil!"

Huang Erpi was confused, as if he didn't expect to get such an answer, and it was obvious that he didn't understand it very well.

Others, too, suddenly started talking when they heard this, but they still seemed a little out of tune and confused.

However, Zhang Xing didn't care. In his opinion, it was a success to be able to naturally lead to this issue through this method of communication, which was actually far away from the typical grievance meeting in his mind.

Moreover, he also realized the problem, that is, it is meaningless to rigidly ask these people to self-report. He needs to be the "host" to actively guide and communicate in order to achieve good results.
To be continued...