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Chapter 40: Gathering and Dispersing

Li Chang came over and placed his finger on Guo Hengchuan's nose for a while. Without finding any breath, he took his finger back, wiped his palm with a handkerchief, and said to Xiaolin behind him: "Everything in the Guo family should be lost. Once it is reported, it will damage the reputation of the general."

Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "It is enough to deal with the Guo family. Don't move any of his own people. They are all heroes of the country. If you do it too thoroughly, it will make the hearts of the soldiers. Yun Zheng is born in the world, so what can I do to criticize me?

What's more, even if you kill those insiders, there are still heaven and earth who know you and I know. There is no complete secret in this world, so there is no need to do that. The things that the cobblers and others do should only be rewarded, and they need to be rewarded. The Beijing West Army never cut the butcher's knife on their brothers."

Kobayashi hugged her fists and went out, and it was obvious that he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Chang and Yun Zheng walked out of the military tent with a strong smell of blood and walked along the Hunyuan River. The sunset shone from the west, dyeing the river water red.

Li Chang pointed to the sunset in the sky and sighed: "This painting is full of blood of soldiers!"

"Yes, not only ours, but also the blood of the enemy. Guo Hengchuan is a loyal minister and martyr to the Liao Kingdom, but the most dangerous enemy to the Song Dynasty. It is difficult to tell whether something is right or wrong in the big environment. We don't have much choice, and we can only instinctively choose the path that is most beneficial to us."

Li Chang laughed and said, "The war is endless, and the journey is endless. The general is about to lead troops to Dingzhou to protect the emperor. I will buy wine to serve as the general tomorrow!"

Yun Zheng smiled and pointed at Li Chang and said, "You can drink alcohol, you can no longer drink it in a small cup. It is not good for you to stay awake."

Li Changhan nodded with a smile: "I really envy the general for being able to run thousands of miles away like a tiger. It's a pity that I can't accompany you, it's a pity that I regret!"

Yun Zheng laughed to the sky, as if very happy.

When he saw him off, Li Chang did not use his delicate little cup and replaced it with a large, thick porcelain bowl like others. He drank it very heroically, but after half an hour, he became unconscious.

After sleeping for two days, he finally woke up and heard Yun Zheng giving orders outside. He rubbed his temples and got up from the bed, pushed open a door and found an endless marching team in front of him. The war horses passed by him with a loud noise. The knight immediately saw him knocking on his breastplate habitually and then passed.

He felt that he was still sleeping, and Yun Zheng should have set out long ago at this time and could not have stayed in Yingzhou.

After Yun Zheng explained the military to Laohu and the others, he turned around and smiled at Li Chang. The white teeth on his mouth were extremely dazzling.

After quickly looking at the surrounding environment, Li Chang had already confirmed that he was not staying in Yingzhou, but was following the army to Dingzhou.

He staggered to Yun Zheng and asked in a hoarse voice: "Shouldn't I stay at Yanmen Pass to clean up the matters after the war? Why did I come here with the army?"

Yun Zheng looked at Li Chang resentfully and said, "I thought about it later. You'd better be at ease with me. Otherwise, it would be strange if the cobbler, thief, and thief could survive."

Li Chang slapped his thigh and said, "Those people cannot survive. You have a friendship with them and cannot do anything. I, the military supervisor, should help you complete this kind of thing. Have you ever thought that once this kind of love is spread out? Even if this is done for the Song Dynasty, your reputation will be over under the criticism of the scholars and officials. This kind of thing is an absolute taboo for the Song Dynasty. I just want you to leave a clean reputation in history, not the nickname of the skinned general. This time is not when you have the kindness of a woman. Where are those people? You must kill them all!"

Yun Zheng laughed and said, "It's too late. You slept for two days and walked east for two days. I told the cobblers to run away quickly with the rewards. They hid when they saw you in their lifetime. They rode fast horses again. Who knows where they had already run away at this time?

Lao Li, don’t worry about my reputation. Yun Zheng is like a person who follows them. Even if he describes me as a demon in history books, it’s no big deal. Maybe he can leave a benchmark for future generations and descendants, and don’t do things with mother-in-law and mother.

There is another reason to take you to Dingzhou. I guess all the civil and military officials in the court are going crazy and heading towards Dingzhou. You also know how simple and crude my way to deal with them is. It is better to leave this kind of thing to you. I just need to fight a good battle and kill that Yelu Huata. I don’t care about the rest.”

Li Chang knocked his head, which was about to burst open, and angrily said, "You can't bear to die from a few crimes, so you can't bear to let me get drunk for three days?"

"Take it down, I don't know how good you are. You don't look in the mirror and look at your appearance. What did the battle of Yanmen Pass torture you as a civil servant? Your temples are covered with white hair. This is the result of being too thoughtful. You are drunk for three days and sleep for three days after waking up. You must be a vibrant hero again.

I always feel that our future journey is difficult, and you are still indispensable at this time. If you want to die early, go to dream. Once you get on the ship of my army in the west, you will live a good life and enjoy wealth."

After hearing Yun Zheng's words, Li Chang didn't know what it felt like in his heart. He felt his nose sour and his heart felt like a big piece of cotton was blocked. This feeling that he had never felt before made him feel a little uncomfortable. He shook his sleeves irritatedly and continued to climb into the carriage to sleep. At this moment, looking at the sun was a torment for him.

Seeing Li Chang climbing onto the carriage in a mess, Yun Zheng smiled and stepped onto the big green horse. He pointed at Dongfang with a whip and shouted: "Target, Dingzhou! Go for full speed!"

The black army chief immediately began to accelerate, and smoke and dust rolled along the Loess Road on the grassland towards Dingzhou.

Since leaving Yanmen Pass, the cobbler has taken Long Yangsheng, a traitor, a liar, and a thief to run towards Taiyuan without stopping. He remembers Xiaolin whispering to him.

"Don't look back now. After you settle down, you must live carefully. Never dare to be discovered by the military inspector, otherwise there will be only a dead end."

The five people ran for three days without sleep. Seeing that Taiyuan City was right in front of them, the cobbler tied the reins of the war horse on a deserted slope, looked around and said to his tired companions: "No one chased after the journey here. It seems that the Grand Marshal gave us a way out!"

The thief rolled down from his horse and lay on the grass with his back on his back and said unwillingly: "We have made great contributions, and the general should not treat us like this!"

The liar also got off the war horse and gently patted the trembling war horse legs with his hands and said to Long Yangsheng softly: "We have the fate to enjoy the wealth in the burden."

Although Long Yangsheng's handsome face was covered with dust, he was full of vitality and smiled: "It is true. The Grand Marshal is the only noble I have ever seen in my life who keeps my word."

The thief jumped up and said angrily: "We have made great contributions and should be promoted. We will be dismissed with a little gold and silver. I don't accept it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a coldness between his waist and ribs. He was so familiar with this feeling. It was the feeling of a weapon entering his body. He tried hard to turn around and saw the cobbler's ice face that had not melted for thousands of years.

"It doesn't matter whether the commander gives treasure or not. The old man only wants to survive. What can we do in Yanmen Pass tell others about the things we do? Since the commander besieged Guo Hengchuan, the military supervisor ordered us to stay in the military camp. To put it nicely, it's rest, to put it badly, it's house arrest. At that time, the old man was ready to be killed.

As a result, General Xiaolin was welcomed. He gave us one bag of gold and silver, one good horse, and personally sent us out of the heavily guarded Yanmen Pass. With this one, the old man felt that it would be better to follow the general to serve his life. Since you have resentment, don’t blame the old man for being shady! If you don’t die, it will drag us down for life!"

After saying that, he stirred the skinning knife in his hand into the thief's body. The thief's mouth spit out a large mouthful of blood foam and fell softly to the ground...

The thief took out a shovel from his body like a magic trick, and quickly dug a big hole on the barren slope.

The liar and the thief pushed the thief's body into the pit, and threw the thief's package into it. They covered it tightly with loess and did not have a grave. I believe that new grass will grow here in no time after a long time.

The four of them sat in a circle, ate the dry food in their hands silently, drank clean water, and after a meal, Long Yangsheng whispered: "I don't ask where the two brothers are going, I just wish the two brothers can live their lives safely."

The cobbler's eyes were a little wet, and he looked at Taiyuan City not far away and said, "I used to have a family, a wife, and a child. Later, I was separated from Hebei. I was going to go to Hebei to find them. If I can't find me for a year, I won't stop for a year!"

Long Yangsheng turned around and hugged the liar and smiled, "We are going to spend our whole life together, find a small village with beautiful mountains and rivers, buy some land, and raise some livestock. It is best to adopt one or two dolls to make the whole life full of brothers. I thought, if I become a woman in the next life, I will marry him. Without him, I can't live."

The thief curled his lips and said, "It's a promising future!" He patted the packed gold and silver next to him and said, "I don't plan to live so miserable. With the treasure that I can't eat and drink all my life, I plan to ride a crane to Yangzhou and spend all the money in the brothel and tiles. I will change the bride every night. If I spend all the money, I will be a thief again. It's a joyful game.

Haha, I'm anxious, I'll leave first!"

After saying that, he got up and patted his butt, stepped on his war horse and shouted at Taiyuan City: "My ladies, I'm here! Hahahaha..."

The cobbler smiled and rode his own war horse and walked eastward.

Long Yangsheng was also very excited and was about to get on the horse, but found that the liar was digging the loess he had just filled.

"The dog-dream thief is dead, gold and silver cannot be wasted..." (To be continued)

ps: Chapter 1,
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