After he came to his senses, Zhang Xing ordered Xu Shiying and his sister to be detained in a wing of the county government office. He waited for the result with peace of mind and let Xu Dalang deal with his brother-in-law at home.

Well, this matter is actually very simple to go around. It is that Zhang Dalongtou is unlikely to pardon Wang Hong or the rebel army of the Wang family in Dong'an... There is no problem in exchanging food for lives. It makes sense in theory, and Zhang Xing also

He is not someone who doesn't know how to adapt. He can even change military orders and openly allow the existence of atonement grains.

But that was at least after the end of the second phase of the march, after Wang Hong.

Changing military orders now, especially the existence of Xu Shiying's close relatives, has undoubtedly become the most typical person-based restructuring. This will make many people unconvinced, and will greatly weaken the authority of the military orders issued by Zhang Xingshou, and will also cause him to

My prestige has been greatly reduced, and it will make people all over the world think that the so-called rules set by the gang are false and that they are the same as other rebels.

It doesn't look like he's doing anything important.

Therefore, Zhang Xing was destined not to agree to this plea.

So why did Xu Shiying, the smartest among all the big bosses, ask his sister to come to Ying County to plead for mercy?

At first glance, it seems that he just saw this, so he tricked his sister into coming to Zhang Dalongtou, and then borrowed a knife to kill people... The so-called bad guys are all Zhang Dalongtou.

Externally he is very heroic.

In this case, Xu Dalang is basically righteous in killing relatives and maintaining the authority of the gang. It is okay for Zhang Xing to be a villain. But if you think about it carefully, others don't know what kind of person Xu Dalang is. Doesn't Zhang Xing know? Doesn't his sister Xu Chi know?

When the two meet, the trick will be exposed immediately.

So the so-called killing with a borrowed knife and shirking responsibility seems a bit like deliberately expressing a progressive stance and deliberately showing off one's merits.

But things are always like this. Saying one is like two, and saying two is like three. It's all haphazard, and what you have in mind doesn't need to be expressed clearly in words.

On the ninth day of July, on the fourth day after Zhang Xing came to Ying County, he quickly welcomed his third wave of guests - Jia Runshi brought his biological father Jia Wugen, along with Fan Bao, the only remaining member of the Fan brothers.

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This is inevitable after the Lishan War, and also inevitable after Zuo Cai surrendered, but this is the main course.

Zhang Xing was overjoyed and stiffened his posture. He still went out of the city to greet them, but he set up his military posture in front of the city gate, and then pretended to sit in the middle. Three thousand troops, one thousand out of the city, lined up on both sides, with four hundred relatives behind him.

There are two hundred troops lined up on the city, and two hundred standing behind them. Moreover, there are many flags, almost everyone is wearing armor, and there are many soldiers with long swords and short swords.

In addition, there are dozens of heroes accompanying them... Although they are marching in the Eastern Expedition at this time, those who are capable in the army are still in the various armies, and many of the original deacons and protectors also received their honors after the Lishan War.

The promotion has caused the powerful cultivator force, which once numbered close to two hundred, to be incredibly thin. However, with the addition of some new heroes who came to the gang and became famous after the Lishan War, they can still make some sense.

Such a formation, coupled with the veteran master Liu Yunhe standing sideways, Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan and other direct leaders with many names beside them, as well as Wang Xiongdan, Yan Qing and other civil and military confidants, as well as those who arrived the day before yesterday

Zuo Caixiang and his entourage were somewhat more energetic.

Things went very smoothly.

Jia Wugen, Fan Bao and his party arrived in front of the city gate. Jia Runshi left the team first and moved to the queue behind Zhang Xing. Then, led by Jia and Fan, some officers from the remaining Qilu army and some officials from Qi County defected and dismounted their flags.

, went forward and knelt down in front of Zhang Xing, the leader of the left-wing gang, who was sitting under the banner with the word "Deposed" on the red background, and asked for surrender.

Zhang Xing did not let the other party stand up. Instead, Yan Qing stepped forward and read a lengthy announcement to the kneeling opponent. It was a document that had been passed by the gang when Lihu made the decision. It was about

They talked about how to forget the past, how to classify the other party's officers and staff, and uniformly demote and appoint them, and how to reorganize the troops... Generally speaking, in addition to the leadership positions of Fan Bao and Jia Wugen, and how to retain the establishment of 2,000 people each, etc.

Except for some dry information, most of it follows some general things announced before, which is nonsense that everyone knows.

However, in the early autumn, the summer heat has not abated, so-called broad daylight, the world is clear, everyone on both sides stood and knelt, listening carefully to these nonsense words that both sides had already confirmed in private, but they could not help but have complicated thoughts.

Naturally, when you surrender, you will feel unwilling, sad, angry, and worried, but you will also feel relieved, relaxed, and relieved.

The winner will be a little uneasy and wary, but most people will be excited, arrogant, and proud.

In fact, everyone knew that after the Lishan War, this scene would come sooner or later, and it was destined to come easily. But it happened so quickly and so directly, and everyone couldn't help but feel excited.

You know, the so-called eight counties of Jishui are roughly arranged from west to east, Dongjun, Jiyin County, Dongping County, Jibei County, Lu County, Qi County, Langya County, Dengzhou... Among them, Dengzhou is the general management state, which is

When the Eastern Qi Dynasty merged many states and counties here, not to mention the super-large military state of Dongyi, the remaining seven counties were Langya Mountains, but they also had the power of fish, salt, iron and gold, and the rest were mostly recognized as rich and powerful.

The county, agriculture, commerce, fishery, handicraft industry, and mining are all very developed. The most wonderful thing is a Jishui River, which runs through the counties, plus the big river to the north, which naturally serves as two unfavorable logistics channels in this era, making the so-called eight counties

Almost in one piece.

Now that Prime Minister Zuo Cai has arrived, Jia Wugen and Fan Bao have surrendered, which means that the gang has captured the six counties.

The land of the six counties was enough to be called a king, not even in the era when Emperor Bai cut off the rivers and split the mountains.

In fact, if it weren't for this, why would a master like Xie Minghe come?

If it weren't for being able to do this, why would the big leaders in the gang, who had their own agendas, be so honest? So much so that they could endure being deprived of a lot of power by Zhang Xing in Lihu?

Not because something bigger is just ahead!

As the saying goes, those who follow the Tao can bring benefits! Where the Tao is, the world will return to it.

Zhang Xing was also a little emotional, so much so that he stared blankly at the dazzling sun above his head for a while, and then came back to his senses with Zhou Xingfan's low-pitched reminder, knowing that Yan Qing had finished reading, and that Jia Wugen and Fan Bao had already

I accepted it in public and lay down on the ground to express my gratitude.

After coming back to his senses, Zhang Dalongtou also stood up, helped the two kneeling people up one by one, and then followed the city gate and spoke sincerely in the eyes of everyone: "You two, I said something before, maybe.

It seems to be a quarrel, but today I can say a few words freely... In fact, judging from your background and talents, what is the difference between you and several big leaders in our gang? "

Jia Wugen was slightly startled.

Fan Bao quickly laughed: "How can you compare with the big leaders?"

"They are all the same." Zhang Xing responded with emotion. "Actually, the situation in the Eastern Territory is that the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty abandoned the world. As the place that was most disturbed, the Eastern Territory, in order to maintain order and protect the hometown, the people of the hometown.

Everyone rose up one after another... It's just that some people became officials and some became thieves. This is the difference and determines the outcome... You two, since you have lost, you should know

, this Eastern Territory was disturbed by the Wei Dynasty. The people in the Eastern Territory hate Wei Wei to the core. If you become an official with all your skills, you are secluded from the Eastern Territory. How can you be our group of rebel opponents who fight against Wei Wei?"

Jia Wugen quickly bowed his head and said yes.

On the contrary, Fan Bao, who had been laughing with him before, was silent for a long time, and then he responded sincerely: "What Zhang Longtou said is... You should never, never, never resign as an official, abandon a thief, lose your righteousness, and lose your righteousness."

We won the hearts of the people, so we won dozens of times, but every time we turned around, we were attacked by new rebel forces deep in the heart of Qi County. However, the army only won once, and then directly swallowed up the land of the six counties."

When Zhang Xing saw that the other party had woken up, he nodded, no longer expressed any unnecessary emotion, and took the two of them into the city.

After entering Yingxian County, Yan Qing immediately came to ask for instructions and asked if he wanted to hold a banquet to celebrate... but Zhang Xing refused, and just arranged for Fan Bao, Jia Wugen and other key figures to rest in the city.

This caused some uneasiness, because after Zuo Caixiang came, Zhang Xing did not let him go, let alone make clear arrangements and instructions. He just let him live in the city. Now that the other two major forces in Qi County have come to surrender, they also

They were all placed under house arrest and treated as if they were under house arrest. Many people speculated that Zhang Longtou probably wanted to be safe and let the army occupy the main cities of these three families before he was released.

But if this is the case, there is no reason not to hold a banquet. At least it will make people feel better, right?

There are some people who are just stingy and are reluctant to take out a drop of wine, as if there is none at all.

Nothing happened in the afternoon, and in the evening, Ying County once again welcomed a group of guests. However, this group of guests were much more carefree, and even calling them guests seemed a bit awkward - the guests had not participated in Lishan

Cheng Zhili, the leader of the battle, after learning about the surrender of Qi County, hurriedly crossed Jishui and came here with only a dozen riders.

The arrival of Cheng Zhili made the originally crowded Ying County inexplicably agitated... It's not that Cheng Dalang can't come. He hasn't asked Zhang Longtou for permission since the Lishan War. What's wrong with coming over to chat and have a heart-to-heart relationship? He's not allowed to pursue her.

Progress? But in this case, the most direct expression is that most people’s previous guesses have come to nothing.

If we just hold back these surrendered people and take the opportunity to let the three big leaders of Qi County lead their troops to sweep and receive them, Cheng Zhili's arrival would seem a bit unreasonable.

And then, just before the sun was about to set, several generals sitting in the city saw a purple stream of light, and an even more brilliant golden glow across the sky, landing in the direction of the county government office.

Purple-faced King Xiong Bonan's Zixia Qi is very special, almost the signature of Hebei and the Eastern Region, so the appearance of this stream of light undoubtedly means the sudden arrival of King Xiong Bonan. And that ordinary and extremely brilliant light

The true energy of light is more powerful and faster than the purple-faced king's light, but it can only be the Yitian Sword that even the Black List dares not hold.

The atmosphere began to become tense. Zuo Caixiang was okay. Jia Wugen and Fan Bao both issued military orders to be careful with their subordinates who followed them into the city. Fan Bao, who had barely condensed his elixir, even put on a set of lightweight leather armor for himself.

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After dark, things really didn't end. The doors opened in the south, north, and west of the city in sequence, and each time there was the distinct sound of horse hooves and the friction of armor coming from the streets.

Under this situation, even Zuo Caixiang gradually began to feel uneasy. While comforting his subordinates, he secretly tied a dagger to his Liuhe boots and covered it with his trouser leg.

As for the few local people in the city, they turned off their lights and lights early and did not dare to make any movement.

Sure enough, after a while, Zuo, Jia, and Fan were knocked on the door of their temporary residence one after another. The people who came were all Liuhe boots, clothed and well-dressed, and there was only one person each. They only said that it was Zhang Dalong who had made a show of fashion.

Fruit reception, inviting people to eat fruit.

The three of them live in separate places, each with their own thoughts, but under the roof, they dare not disobey.

In this way, within a short while, the three of them arrived at the backyard of the Yingxian County Government Office. As expected, the place was brightly lit, and there were some fruits and vegetables that were suitable for the early autumn season.

The three people had different experiences. Zuo Caixiang arrived early and recognized Zhang Xing, Jia Yue, Zhou Xingfan, Yan Qing, Wang Xiongdan and many others. He also guessed Bai Yousi who was next to Zhang Xing at a glance, but did not recognize the others;

Fan Bao and Jia Wugen naturally knew that Bai Yousi was the only woman here who was dressed as a man, and they also recognized that it was actually Cheng Zhili from the same county. However, the others only relied on personal experience... For example, before the rebellion, Fan Bao had seen Xiong once on Jishui River.

Bonan, Xu Shiying, and Jia Wugen met Dan Tonghai once because of some old grudges.

But it didn't matter anymore. When Zhang Xing saw the crowd gathered, he immediately made introductions. It turned out that starting from this evening, the first person to arrive was Cheng Zhili, followed by Xiong Bonan and Bai Yousi, two masters of elixirs who have quick feet, and then

But it was Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, two big leaders, and a leader named Wang Zhen.

"Niuda stayed behind to lead the army on the southern front, and Wang Shuyong stayed behind to lead the army on the northern front. It is difficult to come over, so we are all together." Zhang Xing said frankly. "Actually, today's fruit feast started from that day.

I had this idea after Mr. Zuo arrived, because at that time I guessed that once Mr. Zuo arrived, Qi County would probably quickly open up the situation... Everyone, you all know about Mr. Zuo, and there is no need to say more about his contribution.

, It’s just something I didn’t expect before. We have a lot of big leaders here today, so I thought we could give him the status of temporary leader first, and I’ll straighten him out immediately when the replies from the next few big leaders and Mr. Li arrive.”

Shan Tonghai and others were speechless and even a little frustrated.
To be continued...