?It was October in a blink of an eye, and the war that began to ignite in June in the Central Plains was still not extinguished. The general manager of Anzhou, Yuwen Liang, led his army to guard all important places in Jingzhou. After the Luoyang imperial army conquered Xingzhou, it continued to confront the "pseudo Zhou" Yuchi Dun army. Since the general manager of Yuzhou failed to design the attack on Anlu in September, there has been no movement. He guarded the territory to guard the east and Yuwen Liang, the west to invade.

A convoy outside the Huangzhou General Administration and Hengzhou station stopped slowly. Several carriages were rutted out of the ruts, and the carriages seemed to be carrying heavy goods. The escorts surrounded a middle-aged man in high-end clothes and had a meal in the station and left a few people beside the car.

It was noon, and although the autumn sun was not as strong as midsummer, it was also dizzy. Just as the guards guarding the carriage were drowsy, more than ten riders galloped towards the post station.

Seeing someone approaching the carriage, the guards looked at each other with vigilant spirits. One of them turned into the post station, while the other few were holding their swords with their hands, looking tense. The more than ten riders passed by the carriages and stopped directly in front of the post station.

"Lao Liu, go in and arrange some of the best wine and food!" A young man sat on the horse and said, looking at the carriages, he then threw his whip off the horse without looking back and stepped into the gate of the station. The follower quickly stepped forward and led the horse to tie the horse to the horse-tethering stone beside him.

The young man's entourage immediately hung many pheasants and hares. It seemed that he had just returned from hunting. The people next to the carriage were relieved to see the other party doing this and then returned to normal. But he never thought that the young man would make trouble shortly after he walked into the post.

"Sei Shi! Where has the good wine gone!" This was the voice of the young man.

"How do you talk to me..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a bang sound, and someone was slapped in the face. The slap made the post go crazy and the people guarding the carriage outside the door were silent when they heard the sound.

Suddenly, several people rushed out of the post station and all of them hung up their bodies. The middle-aged man shouted at the person guarding the carriage: "It's the official. Go away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man who was staying outside pulled his sword and rushed up. The middle-aged man directed his left and right to fight with him and galloped away in panic. Before he could run far away, the young man chased him out and bent his bow and shot him in the shoulder. After he was shot, he shook his body and stumbled on his horse and continued to escape.

"You guys are in jail with the postman. Come with me, don't let him go!" After saying that, the young man stepped on his mount and chased him. Several followers rode their horses and chased him reluctantly, while the remaining few tied up their opponents who were injured.

The two sides chased each other and galloped westward on the official road. A large group of people suddenly appeared on the road ahead. The young man thought it was the other party's accomplice, but after looking for a while, he was overjoyed and then shouted loudly: "We are the official in Hengzhou. Don't leave the thief!"

"You have to catch the living!"

The group of people opposite seemed to hear his shouts. Several riders rushed out of the queue to welcome the middle-aged man. When the distance between the two sides instantly approached, one of them bent his bow and arrow and shot the horse's head directly. The middle-aged man stumbled forward and rushed forward before he even landed.

"A good method for a hero!" The young man stood up to the front and exclaimed. When he was about to ask the other party where he was coming, he felt a stern: these people all looked like soldiers in armor, and more than ten riders surrounded them, as if they were hunting.

"We are the envoy Zhou of Hengzhou who was ordered to arrest the important criminals. I wonder who the general?" He decided to give him a polite ceremony and then a soldier. At this time, if there are many enemies and few people, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape but die.

"What crime does this person commit?" asked the man holding the middle-aged man. He grabbed the man with one hand and held the reins with the other, and was also full of vigilance. It was just when each other was guarding against each other. One person in the team behind him stepped forward. The man looked sharp-mouthed and monkey cheeks, and he didn't look like a gentleman. He glanced at the young man and suddenly spoke:

"Isn't this Zhou Sanlang? Long time no see!"

"Is it...Yuwen Fifteen?" The young man was a little surprised. He was Zhou Faming, the younger brother of the new governor of Hengzhou Zhou Fashang. Four months ago, the new army of Xiyang County, led the new army of Yuwen Wen of Xiyang County to attack the "leadership party" at the Baman camp in Tongbai Mountain, four months ago.

"Master Shi Zhuang. It's your own person, your own person." Yuwen Shiwu smiled and signaled that there was no need to be nervous behind him. After he immediately stepped forward to say hello to this old acquaintance: "Oh, Zhou Sanlang has become more and more successful in the past few months, and he knows that he is bullying the fewer ones!"

"If you catch a thief, you have to bully the few. What should you do if you go to the battlefield?"

Yuwen Shiwu's poisonous tongue master Yuwen Wen excited Zhou Faming's face and turned red: "Nonsense! We just waited at the post station, so we hit the more with less and just left the thief's head!"

Shi Wansui saw the two of them quarrel like enemies and was too lazy to pay attention to it, and directly threw the person in his hand to the ground. The man was shot with an arrow on his back and was dizzy when he was thrown up before he got up. Before he got up, he was tied up by Zhou Faming's entourage.

"It turned out to be Zhou Sanlang. I haven't seen him for a long time. I wonder if it's good now?" Yuwen Wence asked immediately. As he saw this chasing from the front and back, he thought that some young man was being chased by the evil man. He was thinking of drawing his sword to help him, but he was a fugitive.

Zhou Faming saw that the second son of Anzhou General Manager hurriedly stepped forward to salute in front of him and explained the whole story: A few days ago, there were thieves robbing business travelers in Hengzhou. His second brother, Zhou Fashang, the governor of Hengzhou, sent an official to search everywhere. Seeing that there was insufficient staff, he led his troops to help and later searched for clues to chase the post station in front to get a "surprise".

"This time I went to Xiyang, Bazhou Prefecture. I was afraid that there were thieves who wanted to buy the road, so I brought more people." Yuwen Wen roughly explained the purpose of his trip. Zhou Faming looked at the team after hearing this, but saw that there were many carriages and a large number of soldiers behind him, which looked like thousands of people.

"The county magistrate has brought the troops under his command. Could it be that he has gone to Bazhou?" Zhou Faming asked. The Anzhou General Manager mobilized manpower and material resources to prepare for his son's appointment in Xiyang City. Now there is no war in the Huangzhou General Manager. I think the Xiyang General Manager will definitely be in Bazhou to appear here.

Yuwen Wen did not hide it and nodded, saying that he also invited the other party to sit in Xiyang when he was free. Bazhou and Hengzhou were both under the jurisdiction of the Huangzhou General Administration. Bazhou is on the north bank of the Yangtze River and Hengzhou is in the northwest of Bazhou. The borders of the two sides are adjacent to the prefectures and the distance between the prefectures is more than 100 miles.

Zhou Faming took over the conversation and said that he was also familiar with Xiyang City. Yuwen Shiwu heard him say this and said sarcastically: "Zhou Sanlang seems to be familiar with wherever he goes. Next time I wait to go to Chang'an, I will ask Zhou Sanlang to lead the way?"

Zhou Faming couldn't help but tell the truth: his father Zhou Jing, as the head coach of the Chen army, attacked Ba, Qi and other Jiangbei prefectures, and quelled the rebellion of powerful people. During this period, he also served as the prefect of Xiyang, so he lived in Xiyang for a period of time.

"So that's it. It's reasonable to visit Zhou Envoy Zhou when I pass by Hengzhou, but it's inconvenient for my family to accompany me, so I will definitely visit you in the future."

A chance encounter ended soon. Zhou Fashang looked at the team that had been moving east for several miles and was thinking. The cavalry had impressed him so much that the infantrymen were very energetic. He felt that the new army under the command of Xiyang County Gong changed a lot compared to more than four months ago.

"Now there is a place to go for fun."

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Outside the mansion of Anlu and Xiyang County Duke, the once lively mansion is now closed and it is quiet inside. A carriage slows down slightly when passing the gate along the street and then continues to move forward. After turning the intersection, a middle-aged man got out of the car and knocks on the door of a resident's yard.

"Lucky, where is the mansion of Xiyang County Duke?" He asked the old man who opened the door. The other party looked at him and said that you had just walked by and turned around and went back.

"I was asked by my boss to come to Anlu to visit Manager Liu from Xiyang County Duke's Mansion. When I first arrived, I didn't recognize the road. I just arrived at the address and arrived at the front door of the mansion. I was puzzled when I saw that there was no movement inside. I wonder what happened in the mansion?"

"Are you here to find Manager Liu? You are late!" The old man said with a smile. Seeing this, the middle-aged man bowed and asked him in a humble tone. The old man told him what was wrong.

It is said that the Xiyang County Duke was ordered to go to the Huangzhou General Administration to be an envoy and move with his family in the mansion. A few days ago, the mansion was carrying goods and loading more than a dozen cars, but he was busy moving. Even the county duke's wife and son who had just finished confinement also set off together and now she has been leaving for seven or eight days.

"I heard that Manager Liu has left with me, but there are still people in the mansion to guard me. If you have something to do, you can leave a letter."

After thanking the old man, the middle-aged man got on the carriage and changed his accent and started talking to another person in the car. The man heard that Yuwen Wen had moved his family to Bazhou and slapped his knees: "Let that guy escape!"

"Chief, will you rush to Bazhou immediately now?" asked the middle-aged man. The man thought for a while and said he was not in a hurry to send someone to Bazhou to find out before he could talk.

"Remember, the side room named Yang must also be found out. If you act, you must protect her and the little girl's lives!"

Shortly after the carriage slowly left, several people sneaked to the mansion of Xiyang County Duke. Seeing the deserted door, they hesitated for a while and then went forward to slap the door. After a while, the door opened slightly and stretched out their heads to ask what was wrong.

Seeing that the other party said he wanted to talk to Manager Liu about the deal, he said with regret that most people in the mansion moved to Bazhou with the boss. If they were anxious, they would go directly to Xiyang, Bazhou Prefecture. If they were not anxious, they would leave a message here for them to convey it.

"Bazhou? Bazhou... Where is Xiyang?" The man looked puzzled when he heard this. Seeing this, the concierge roughly said the direction of Bazhou. Seeing the other party's eyes flashing and he suddenly said something:

"What are you looking for Manager Liu to buy? There is a tiger skin in the mansion."

"Uh, I heard that there are tiger whips in the mansion to buy three..." The man's eyes lit up when he heard this.

When the concierge heard the other party say this, he glanced at both sides of the door and said, "I don't know Wu\Tenglan..."

"I'm confused when I read all the time!" The man quickly followed up with a second sentence. The concierge nodded and let him enter the door. After a while, the man walked out of the door happily and led his entourage away.
Chapter completed!