"What, Chen Dong is here?" Zhao Xingde felt a sense of surprise and said to Lu Mingyu, "Please take me to meet Shaoyang." Lu Mingyu nodded quickly. Luo Xianshi had just refused to give in to each other, and then followed Zhao Xingde without hesitation, walking side by side with Lu Mingyu. In an instant, these famous figures in the world welcomed them. Some of the gangsters were confused and asked each other: "Which is Chen Dong?" Although Chen Dong was a Confucian leader, he was not as talked about by the people of the city as Zhao Yuanzhi. Some bandits were ignorant and didn't know who Chen Dong was? After others explained it clearly, the man suddenly realized "oh" and sighed, "It turns out that this Guan'er is Mr. Yuanzhi's friend."

A fastboat was parked quietly at the dock of the water village. Yang Zaixing instructed the crossbowmen on the ship to be on guard and the rowers were cheered up. If there was any change, they would turn around and leave immediately. Although Yang Zaixing was from the north, since the army went south, he was quite familiar with the habits of the southeast water town and bandits because of the clearance of the water village. After all, he stood behind Chen Dong. When he was idle, he observed the reality of the water village. After seeing this, Yang Zaixing became interested and said intimately: "This village is well-managed and can almost catch up with the climate of Wuma Mountain. If I bring an elite soldier to fight, how can I fight?"

"This is the army of Ezhou Town," the village heads whispered at the dock, "Are you here to recruit peace?" The same guess question, some people hope, some people panic, and some people disdained. Xie Daya spitted in the lake and cursed: "Master, please help me!" Lu Da next to him looked at the flag on the official boat timidly: "If you recruit peace, two taxes, additional consumption, discounts, service money, and purchases," Thinking of these already strange names, Lu Da's face turned pale, "All this year has ended, it's not enough to shave your belly." He couldn't help but see the shaking body in the thatched hut, looking at Chen Daguanren with a complicated expression, and he couldn't see any difference with Li Dashan, who forced his family to destroy.

A group of people turned out from behind the small round hill behind the dock. The one who walked in front was Lu's village master. Many leaders of the village were followed by him, Mr. Zhao, whom everyone knew, and a hero with a strange face. When the village heads looked over, Lu Mingyu had already walked to Liu Gao in three or two steps and asked, "Where is Lord Chen?" Liu Gao pointed to the clutch parked on the outside of the pier and said, "That person said he was Chen Dong."

Chen Dong was wearing casual clothes and stood on the bow of the boat, like a gentry visiting friends. He seemed to have some senses and looked at this side and immediately saw Zhao Xingde. No matter how anxious he was, he was still leisurely outside. At this time, he could no longer calm down, his face was surprised, and he said in a lost voice: "Yuan Zhi!" After revealing the case, he had not met for ten years. At this time, when the country was in a difficult situation, they were very different from ten years ago, and they were afraid to recognize each other. He looked closely and believed that it was Zhao Xingde. His figure was taller than before, with a slightly darker cheek, and his chin and beard shaved into a dark blue color. He still had a gentle smile, but he accidentally showed a cold look.

"The years of morality have not come easily." Chen Dong sighed. From Zhao Xingde's letters and articles, he also roughly realized that Zhao Xingde's ten years of hardships and despairs have been through the battlefield for 3,600 days and nights. The hardships he experienced may not be worthy of being talked about. Just a moment ago, Chen Dong reminded himself that Zhao Xingde represents the power of the Xia Kingdom, and he must treat each other calmly. But at this moment, he was excited and ignored anything.

"Let the boat boards," he urged hurriedly, "let me go up the pier!"

With his urging, the imperial guards became more and more busy. With a bang, the thick wooden boards slanted on the pier, and they were hit by both ends, and the middle was still trembling. Chen Dong walked over step by step and met Zhao Xingde who was walking towards the opposite side.

"Yuanzhi, I haven't seen him for ten years, and his style is even better than that of the past. I'm back this time! Very good!"

"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, how dare he fall behind others!"

The two looked at each other and laughed. During the national crisis, old friends met again, and they were all filled with joy and sorrow. For a moment, they forgot to greet the heroes of the world beside them.

Lu Mingyu stood beside him and sighed secretly: "We know each other in the cold, one at the height of the temple, and the other at the distance of the world, and singing together. How many great things have these two people worked together? If there were no these two people in the Neo-Confucian Society, they would probably not have such a huge momentum, so that they would have the momentum of respecting the emperor without obeying orders. Ten years ago, who would have thought that a group of scholars from the Imperial Academy would be able to compete with Cai Jing, Cao Di and others for Zhao Qi! This is the momentum of the times for heroes!" He defected to Zhao Xingde, and he originally wanted to follow the horse's tail. Now that he saw Zhao Xingde and Chen Dong meet, he couldn't help but feel excited, and the scar on his forehead seemed to be hot.

"Chen Shaoyang is a person with a temperament," Luo Xianshi sighed, "I saw him today and it was indeed worthy of his reputation." He suddenly felt aroused, and he felt alert in his heart. Luo Xianshi looked up and saw a man standing behind Chen Dong with a tiger-back and bear-waisted waist. He just turned his eyes away from this side. "Who is so powerful?" Luo Xianshi's confident eyes were extremely accurate, and he kept a secret heart, "There is a fierce general in the Ezhou Zhenguo Army, and this person is probably not an unknown person." If the Zhenguo Army had not had a great friendship with the Southeast bandits, he wanted to make friends with the other party.

Yang Zaixing stood quietly behind Chen Dong and glanced at these people in the wild. Many of them stared back with a faint hostility. Yang Zaixing had long been used to it. He was just doing his duty to protect Lord Chen. After he was convinced that these people had no malice towards Chen Dong, Yang Zaixing's eyes fell on Zhao Xingde. Ten years ago, when Zhao Xingde served in the tent of Wang Yan in Hejian, Yang Zaixing was just a hero among the thieves in Wumashan Mountain. Now, he is the commander of the State Army, a seventh-rank martial arts man, while Zhao Xingde has been wandering in the world for ten years, recruiting heroes in Dongting to serve the country. During this period, the world and personnel changes. Back then, his common enemies were Tong Guan, the eunuch, and now he is the Liao bandit who invaded the south. In addition to his feelings, Yang Zaixing looked at Zhao Xingde with more friendly eyes.

If Zhao Xingde noticed it, he nodded to Yang Zaixing, and then brought Lu Mingyu and others to Chen Dong. Chen Dong was at the center of the court for a long time and was also a famous leader of the Qingliu, and now his every move has attracted attention from the world. After calming down, he had a smile on his face and met the heroes of the grassroots one by one. Although he was not at all restricted, he always made Lu Mingyu and others feel a sense of looking up. In comparison, Zhao Xingde is still closer, making people feel as if they are facing the spring breeze.

Lu Mingyu and others sent Chen Dong to the guest room and asked him to rest for a while. After half an hour, he went to Juyi Hall to welcome him. After Chen Dong saw off these Jingxiang heroes, the smile on his face had just dissipated. He deliberately opened the door wide, as if it was not care about the details, but in fact he could see the outside clearly in case anyone eavesdrop on his talk with Zhao Xingde.

"Was Yuan Zhi's trip coming from the five palaces?" When he turned around, Chen Dong disappeared the complicated expression in his eyes.

"Yes." Zhao Xingde nodded, "Both sides of Hangu Pass, brothers looked at the wall and defended their insults outside. The five prefectures intended to help Song attack Liao, but Cao Di and others deposed the public because of their personal destruction. The Xia army was not allowed to advance eastward to fight against the Liao army." He shook his head and sighed, "I was in the Eastern Expedition Army for a long time, but what I waited for was the news that the Liao army had broken through Bianliang. On the way, I heard that the Liao army was in a strong position. No famous cities and towns could defend for more than three days. Chuzhou, Huangzhou, and Jiangzhou were successively lost. I heard that the Liao army had advanced to Taipingzhou, the Yangtze River, but because it was not good at water battles, it had to stop at Caishi Ferry." He paused and pondered, "It is said that the northerners are good at cavalry, the southerners are good at boats, and relying on the natural dangers of the river, maybe they can slightly stance the Liao bandits."

"It's too late," Chen Dong shook his head and sighed when he heard this, "Just three days ago, Li Cheng and Kong Yanzhou, the two rebel generals, suddenly made a rebellion in the name of respecting the emperor's order to welcome the Liao army. The rebellious army had seized Majiadu, and the navy commander Shao Qing was defeated and died in a desperate battle. The natural danger of the river was no longer owned by me, and the Liao army's large teams were already crossing the river."

"What about Jiankang Mansion?" Zhao Xingde asked anxiously, "Jiankang is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is more control and straitorous. Just keep it..."

"Jiankang is over!" Chen Dong slapped the table before Zhao Xingde finished speaking, "Zhao Qi appointed the old thief Cai Jing as prime minister and asked him to preside over the southeast situation. However, the old thief Cai was afraid of the enemy like a tiger. As soon as he heard the news that the Liao army crossed the river, he escaped from the water gate like a frightened bird. Some of the troops gathered in Jiankang, some of them followed the old thief Cai, and others scattered. Now Jiankang only has an empty city, and the Liao army doesn't even need to attack the city."

Zhao Xingde was dumbfounded when he heard this and sighed: "I had known that the southeast was empty and the imperial guards were too unbearable to fight. But I didn't expect that they would be so decayed!" He originally thought that Jiankang was the most important place in the southeast. No matter how afraid Zhao Qi, Cai Jing and others were, they wanted to protect half of the southeast. They had to strive to ensure that Jiankang was not lost. The clinker was easily given up.

Chen Dong said angrily: "It's a pity that the old thief Cai is willing to ignore the family rules of his ancestors in order to compete with us for Jiankang, Hangzhou and other places. He has put many benevolent people in our society to be imprisoned and punished. In just over the past month, many people have been sentenced to death. He went through many troubles to rob us of prison, but when the Liao thief came, he gave in. They even gave it to the Liao thief with both hands, and they refused to let us do the job well!" He sighed heavily, "The situation in the southeast is already in danger. The Liao army even sent only more than a hundred cavalry and dozens of cavalry to escort the eunuchs from Bianliang to recruit surrenders. Yelu Dashi wanted to hold the emperor to order the emperor to despise the ministers. This piece of Cao Mengde's use of bad tricks has really become a fig leaf for many shameless people!"
Chapter completed!