Zhou Ji was silent for a moment, and Yang Fuguang was indeed right. If he had not felt a real threat on the territory of the Zhongwu Army, as the governor, he would not have come to see Yang Fuguang like this.

A few years ago, the rioters plundered the Central Plains, and the former Zhongwu Jieduan Xue Neng was killed. At that time, Zhou Ji was only a general, and the position of being the Jieduan was recommended by Yang Fuguang. Therefore, he had always had a good relationship with Yang Fuguang.

Zheng Qi called on all troops and horses to attack Huang Chao in Fengxiang, and Li Yan (renamed Li Yan after ascending the throne) ordered the troops in various towns to recover Chang'an in Xichuan. At that time, Yang Fuguang had tried Zhou Ji many times and asked him to resist Huang Chao and send troops to the west, but Zhou Ji was full of concerns and had no positive response.

As long as the Tang Dynasty was not destroyed and he was fighting against the thieves for the Tang Dynasty, Zhou Ji was willing to do this because he could gain meritorious reputation, receive rewards from the court, and be promoted. If the world was in chaos in the future, this would be his capital to recruit soldiers, recruit talents, and expand his strength. After all, wise ministers choose their masters and work, and talents would not be willing to seek refuge with an unknown person.

Fame is useful at all times and is even more useful in troubled times.

But the premise is that Zhou Ji will not destroy himself because of this, so don’t make trouble for his wife and soldiers.

To put it bluntly, it is the relationship between risk and return.

Zhou Ji has always refused to respond directly to Yang Fuguang because he felt that the Zhongwu Army had no possibility of breaking through Tongguan. The Zhongwu Army had only tens of thousands of people. Even if it broke through Tongguan, without the cooperation of other vassal states, it would be impossible for the army alone to enter the pass from the east and go to Chang'an to defeat Huang Chao.

It is important to make contributions in troubled times, but self-protection is the most basic requirement.

However, the situation is different now. Because Dengzhou was captured, Zhu Wen asked Zhou Ji to visit him. This was obviously going to tie him up on the boat and not give him the opportunity to sway and wait and see.

"What did the military supervisor see?" Zhou Ji asked.

Yang Fuguang did not hide it: "I believe that the envoy Lian has also discovered that there have been more and more Taoists in the city recently. With the arrival of Zhu Wen's envoy, the city was filled with a black cloud covering the city and the city was about to destroy. If our family moved their noses a little, they could steadily get the smell of blood."

Zhou Ji didn't say anything. As the governor, he could not have known these things.

Yang Fuguang said in a cold voice: "Not only that, our family also learned that Qin Zongquan, the governor of Caizhou, who had always been arrogant and domineering to the Yin and Yang, sent a messenger to contact him when Zhu Wen attacked Dengzhou."

"Qin Zongquan is a man! His ambition is very hateful!" Zhou Ji was very angry when he mentioned Qin Zongquan. Caizhou was a state of Zhongwu Army, but Qin Zongquan had always been dissatisfied with Zhou Ji. When Huang Chao passed by, he took the initiative to go out to greet him and met him. He took the opportunity to recruit soldiers and horses, as if he was fighting with Zhou Ji.

Yang Fuguang stared at Zhou Ji and said, "What Qin Zongquan wants to do, Lian Encyclopedia must be clear in his heart. He was not convinced by Lian Encyclopedia. If he climbed Zhu Wen's big tree this time, it would be hard to say what would happen in the future. You must know that Lian Encyclopedia was supported by our family. If Zhu Wen wanted to control Zhongwu... Zhu Wen is not Yi's fellow!"

Yang Fuguang didn't say it clearly, but Zhou Ji understood what he meant.

Once the emperor and the ministers, Zhu Wen wanted Zhongwu to be obedient and turn Zhongwu into his own power, and he could support Qin Zongquan to take office. However, Caizhou was strong and powerful, and Zhou Ji did not dare to send troops to conquer easily. It was not that he had few soldiers and was weak, but that if Qin Zongquan was in the city and defended the other party's management of Caizhou City Defense, he would really not be able to defeat him in the short term. Wouldn't this give others a chance?

Seeing that the fire had arrived, Yang Fuguang stopped hesitating, and suddenly left his seat to bow, crying sadly: "A real man is grateful and loyal, loyal and courageous, he repays his family and country, and cares for the people! The court treats integrity and envoys very well. Now that the country is in trouble, the integrity and envoys are the pillars of the country. He should have made contributions to the country and strangled the rioters and is famous in history. How can he be willing to betray the court and be driven by the bandits? He has ended up being accused of eternal infamous?"

Yang Fuguang's generous speech was already full of tears, but his eyes were firm and his waist was straight, making people unsurprising that even if there was a sea of ​​swords and fire in front of him, he would move forward.

Zhou Ji was immediately moved and hurriedly bowed to Yang Fuguang, and cried bitterly: "The country is in a difficult situation, the emperor is running west, and the people are suffering. He was originally heartbroken, and he wished he could die with the rioters. But because he was alone and could not fight the thieves alone, he was indifferent to the opposition and wanted to wait for a good opportunity to die on the battlefield! Now, with the support of the army inside and the King An outside, he would help him. Even if there were many difficulties, he would still serve his family and country!"

Yang Fuguang was overjoyed and immediately stood up with Zhou Ji, pulled out his dagger, cut his palm, and dripped blood into the tea cup. The two of them used tea instead of wine, and blood was a ally.

This is just a simple ceremony, without any great momentum. Compared with the blood-making alliance that prevailed in the same era, it is nothing special and even more concise.

But the changes in countless situations and the changes in many historical trends depend on such an unpure and unmascrowded oath.

After the two decided to make up, Zhou Ji said, "Zhu Wen's envoy is still in the inn, so I will arrange for someone to kill him now!"

This is to accept a letter of controversy, showing firm determination and position.

Yang Fuguang said unscrupulously: "Why do you need Lian to do it? There are people here in our family. Although they are not the best masters, it is more than enough to kill an envoy."

Yang Fuguang expressed his unconditional trust in Yang Fuguang.

Both of them were moved by each other and were about to say something else when they suddenly heard a sneer from the roof: "I am very moved by the two of you so loyal to the Tang Dynasty. It's a pity that you can't kill the envoys. Not only can you not kill them, but your own lives are also difficult to protect!"

"Who?" Yang Fuguang and Zhou Ji were shocked. When they heard each other's voice, they were on the roof. Before that, they did not notice each other's whereabouts and did not feel the other's aura. This shows that the other's cultivation is much higher than theirs, but who else in Xuzhou would have higher cultivation than theirs?

The two looked at each other, both rose from the ground, fisted and palmed toward the roof, smashed the roof directly, and rushed out of the flying broken wood rubble.

Standing on the roof, Yang Fuguang and Zhou Ji stood side by side, and immediately saw five Taoist people.

The man over fifty years old stood on the roof of the next yard, holding a whisk, and still had a disdainful sneer on his face. On the roofs and on the courtyard walls, four sword-defeating Taoists stood high and low. The four of them were very demeanor, but unlike the ordinary Taoists' free and ethereal temperament, they actually exuded an iron-blooded killing aura. Obviously, they were not Taoists of the Qingjing, but had experienced many bloody battles!

Seeing these five people, Yang Fuguang and Zhou Ji couldn't help but look dark. They felt the strong pressure from each other, like a mountain pressing down on the top, making the two of them breathless.

As the governor of the heartland of the Central Plains, Zhou Ji's cultivation is not low in the land of continuous war. He has already broken through the middle stage of Qi training and reached the seventh level of Qi training. Yang Fuguang comes from the deep palace and has a higher level of cultivation, which is at the eighth level of Qi training!
Chapter completed!