The Golden Age Chapter 910: Rang Xian

The sky is sunny, although the weather is still cold, but the sun shines on the mountains in this season, but it also makes people feel comfortable.

The sun shines on the small river in Huangtu Village, and the gurgling river is sparkling.

Along the river downstream, there was a smooth stone platform. When Xuanyuan Chong came here, he saw Zhou Hongji standing with his back, staring at the river in a daze.

"Brother!" Xuanyuan Chong quickened his pace.

Although Heishui Village and Huangtu Village are only separated by a valley, the master has not been here for more than a year, and today suddenly arrived, Xuanyuanchong actually knew what was going on.

Hearing the sound, Zhou Hongji turned around and saw Xuanyuanchong approaching. He smiled and took two steps. Xuanyuanchong already said, "Why are you waiting here? Go to the house and talk."

"No need." Zhou Hongji smiled and said: "Second brother, it seems that I haven't come here for a long time. Maybe our two brothers have never spoken alone like this." Four one was defeated. When I ran back yesterday, I only brought back more than one thousand people. Last night, two thousand people were finally back, but two thousand brothers did not return to the mountain. I heard that the brothers suffered heavy casualties this time. And there are still many brothers captured...!" At this point, his expression was already sad.

Xuanyuanchong also had a solemn expression, and did not speak.

"I originally wanted to come over yesterday, but I feel ashamed of my second brother and have no face to see you." Zhou Hongji sighed: "But now the situation is severe. After sending troops, the two thousand people cannot return to the mountain. Their family members are now It's already a mess."

Xuanyuan hurriedly said: "Big brother, don't say that. The Long Rui Army and the Liaodong Army cannot be compared. As far as I know, this Long Rui Army is not temporarily recruited. They have had a fierce battle in the south of the Yangtze River and are very brave. , Is definitely not comparable to the group of Liaodong Army who are greedy for life and fear of death."

"I know you feel a little unhappy." Zhou Hongji smiled bitterly: "Although it was the old four who tried to send troops, I finally made the decision. I am worried that the delay will continue. After the strength of Long Ruijun grows, he wants to eradicate There is a huge price to pay, so it’s better to fight late than to fight early, and you are worried about your block, so I didn’t tell you in advance. Don’t blame the third and fourth. If you really have any complaints, just blame me."

Xuanyuan sighed: "Why does the elder brother say such things? There is nothing wrong with the idea of ​​elder brother. I received the news earlier that Long Ruijun set a trap, and the fourth brother and the others have just returned in a terrible defeat. Said Long Ruijun is too cunning."

Zhou Hongji groaned slightly, and finally said: "Second brother, come here today, there is one thing you want to entrust to you, you must not refuse."

Xuanyuanchong arched his hands and said: "If you have any instructions from the eldest brother, the younger brother will definitely go all out."

"Heishan will leave it to you in the future." Zhou Hongji turned around, looking at Xuanyuanchong with a serious face: "Take care of everyone."

Xuanyuanchong's face changed suddenly, and he immediately fell on one knee, and said in amazement, "Big Brother, you...you...!" Before saying more, Zhou Hongji had already interrupted: "Actually, I am early. I just wanted to retreat, just thinking about my brothers being together, but I still couldn’t make up my mind. My second brother, you know I’m a scholar. It was because of the tyranny of the Liaodong Army that I wanted to do something for the people, and I was elected as the leader by a group of brothers. , Riding a tiger is difficult, I actually don’t like this life of fighting and killing."

Xuanyuan moved his lips impulsively, and stopped talking.

"My biggest ambition is actually to write a book." Zhou Hongji smiled and said: "The Kyoto style is rippling, if you can find a secluded place in Kyoto and write a book quietly, you will have no regrets in this life. Look at me, After half a hundred years, the beard is almost white. If you continue to delay, nothing will happen in your life. This time the defeat, the people on the mountain have complaints. There is no other way to stabilize the people. To be honest, if it weren't for you these years Hold on, the Montenegrin army may not have existed for a long time."

"Brother, you must not say that." Xuanyuanchong said with a serious face: "If it weren't for the eldest brother to take in, I would have died long ago, and elder brother's kindness to me would be hard to repay in this life."

Zhou Hongji raised his hand and patted Xuanyuan's arms gently, and said softly: "Heishan has been hit hard this time and morale is low. In the current situation, I am a big boss and can't think of a way to deal with it." He sighed. , Shook his head and said: "Thinking about it, I really don't have the right to continue to sit on this top seat, so I decided to give this chair to you, go to Kyoto by myself, and stay incognito for the rest of my life. Second brother, only you in Montenegro can now If you can hold it up, you will fulfill my mind, okay?"

Xuanyuan Chong shook his head and said: "

Brother, Montenegro can't do without you. With you, Montenegro can't collapse. I can promise you other things. This is the only thing. "

"Do you think I was testing you?" Zhou Hongji stared at Xuanyuanchong, and smiled bitterly: "Don't think too much, what you said to you today is from the bottom of your heart and has no other intentions. The second brother, the brother who died in battle is just like that. Not to mention, but a large number of brothers have been captured, but I can’t think of any way to save them. The Liaodong Army and us are enemies of life and death. The Long Rui Army has captured so many brothers, and it is very likely that they will be taken away by the Liaodong Army. If they fall into the hands of the Liaodong Army, there will be no way out."

Xuanyuan Chong groaned slightly, and finally said: "Brother, the matter of the prisoners, leave it to me."

"Do you have a way?"

"You are right. If those brothers fall into the hands of the Liaodong Army, they will definitely die." Xuanyuanchong said with a serious face, "So we must not let the Long Ruijun hand them over to the Liaodong Army. I will prepare and go down today. , Go to Long Ruijun to find Qin Xiao personally."

"Are you going to find him?"

Xuanyuan Chong said: "Now there is no other way but to negotiate with Qin Xiao. If he agrees, we will redeem those brothers."

Zhou Hongji frowned, thoughtfully, and finally shook his head and said: "No. The Long Rui army defeated our army in the first battle. Qin Xiao must show off everywhere, even if he does not hand him over. To the Liaodong Army, I am afraid that I will also send it back to Kyoto to invite credit. You are the second master of the Black Mountain. Wouldn't you just throw yourself into the trap when you ran over at this time?"

"There is no other way." Xuanyuanchong said sternly: "If you want to save those brothers, you can only go to see Qin Xiao. Brother, if Qin Xiao is really willing to release people, he will definitely put forward extremely harsh conditions... ..!"

Zhou Hongji said immediately: "I will hand Black Mountain to you, no matter what conditions they propose, you will be the master."

"If my eldest brother said so, my younger brother would not dare to go this time." Xuanyuanchong said with a serious face: "The eldest brother is the lord of Montenegro. He used to be, and he will also be. If you have just been, I beg your eldest brother to take it back, otherwise the younger brother will clean up and go down the mountain now. , Never stay on the mountain."

Zhou Hongji sighed: "Second brother, why is this necessary? No matter, I will discuss the matter later. Only this time when going down the mountain, the second brother must be careful. In any case, you must come back to me in good health."

"It shouldn't be too late, I'm going to go down the mountain." Xuanyuan Chong arched his hands, as if there was something on his mind, he wanted to stop talking.

"Does the second brother have anything to say?"

Xuanyuanchong hesitated, and finally said: "Brother, if I can't come back, please take care of Suyun."

"You are not allowed to say such things." Zhou Hongji said with a cold face: "You can definitely return safely."

"Besides, if the situation is really serious, Brother might as well consider recruiting security." Xuanyuanchong said softly: "Liaodong Army and us are incompatible with each other. They want to eradicate us and then quickly, so we must never surrender to them. It is Long Rui. Although the army has had a battle, there is no enemy of life or death. In addition, Qin Xiao is highly regarded in front of the emperor. If you have the opportunity, you may wish to negotiate with Qin Xiao. If the conditions are reasonable, you may wish to be enlisted by him." He looked solemn and knew. I couldn't say this at all, but this time I went down the mountain, life and death were uncertain, but I had to consider the way of retreat from Montenegro.

Zhou Hongji was startled, and then smiled: "Second brother's words, I remember them for my brother."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from a distance: "Big Brother, Big Brother...!"

The two followed the prestige, only to see Shen Xuangan leading the two people along the river, and beckoned here from a distance. Zhou Hongji and Xuanyuan rushed to look at each other, and Shen Xuangan speeded up the pace and came over loudly. Said: "I'm back, all...all are back!"

"What's back?" Zhou Hongji asked in amazement.

Shen Xuangan approached, nodded towards Xuanyuan, out of breath, and said, "Song Lun, it's Song Lun, he is back with hundreds of brothers!"

"Song Lun?" Shen Xuangan stretched his brows: "He is not dead?"

"He was arrested by the officers and soldiers." Shen Xuan said with a feeling: "But Qin Xiao let them back."

Zhou Hongji showed an incredible color, and Xuanyuan Chong was also a little surprised.

"They have already gone up the mountain." Shen Xuan said, "I'll let them eat something and wait in the Juyi Hall later. Brother, let him tell you the details in person."

In the afternoon, several heads of Montenegro sat on the chairs one by one, Zhou Hongji in the center, left and right

Xuanyuanchong and Shen Xuangan, Du Zitong and Zhou Yuanbao were also sitting next to each other, and the heads were all looking at Song Lun who was standing in the hall.

"Qin Xiao invited you to dinner alone, and then told you to take someone to escape in the middle of the night." Du Zitong stared at Song Lun with a look of disbelief: "In the middle of the night, a tent caught fire. The officers and soldiers were all evacuated to fight the fire. You just took the opportunity to run directly. When I came back, the officers and soldiers did not hunt down?"

Song Lun of course heard the suspicion in Du Zitong’s tone and bit his head: "Yes, I thought he was talking nonsense at first, but his people really left in the middle of the night. When we ran out, they didn’t. Send one soldier and one to catch up."

The heads of the family looked at each other.

Du Zitong laughed out of his voice and said, "Why should he let you go? If he catches you, he can ask the court for credit, or even give you to the Liaodong Army to behave. Why do you just let you go? Song Lun, you are honest Explain, what is going on?"

"The four masters, the facts are really like this." Song Lun hurriedly said: "You can ask other brothers, I didn't deceive a word."

Shen Xuangan sneered and said: "Song Lun, have you been bought by Qin Xiao and come back to serve as the internal response of the officers and soldiers, and you want to attack Montenegro by cooperating inside and outside?"

Song Lun was shocked and fell to his knees with a puff, and said, "The third master, there is no such thing. If you don't believe it, you can chop off a small head now. I can't figure out why Qin Xiao wants it. Let us go, lest they say nothing. After we escaped, the brothers kept supporting each other, and finally ran back." Looking at Du Zitong, he said: "Four masters, the younger one has followed you for many years, and treats you. Loyal and loyal, never bought by officers or soldiers."

"Brother Brother, what you said is serious." Du Zitong glanced at Shen Xuangan and said lightly: "Song Lun is loyal to me and will not do anything to sell brothers. Song Lun, the third master is just to test you , Don’t take it seriously."

Zhou Hongji stroked his beard lightly, thoughtfully, and pondered for a while, then looked at Xuanyuan and asked: "Second brother, what do you think is the strangeness in this?"

"The younger brother also feels very strange." Xuanyuan said: "The fourth brother is right. If you have captured the prisoners, you can ask for merit. Why did you suddenly release everyone back? What is Qin Xiao's idea?"

Song Lun hurriedly said: "Qin Xiao said that they had a conflict with the Liaodong Army and did not want to hand us over to the Liaodong Army. He also said that he is not a butcher who kills people without blinking. If he leaves us, he will eat more food every day. They don’t want us to consume their food, so they just let us come back."

"Fart." Du Zitong scolded: "He is not a pig, I think things will be as simple as this? Just to save a few grains of food, I let you go? I ask you for a reward, and the food in exchange is countless. If he doesn't understand, the emperor can still let him lead the army?"

Song Lun lowered his head and suddenly thought of something. He raised his head and moved his lips, but his eyes swept across the five heads, but he still didn't say anything.

"Just say what you want to say, don't hide it." Du Zitong looked in his eyes and immediately said: "What else did he say?"

Song Lun hesitated and said cautiously: "He said something very strange casually, but...but he didn't finish it, he seemed to think of something and didn't continue to say it."

"What?" Du Zitong leaned forward and urged: "Hurry up, what else did he say?"

Song Lun said: "When I left his tent, he suddenly said...!" Then, following Qin Xiao's appearance, he deliberately pinched his throat and said: "After I go back, I will give you... .!" Then he looked at Du Zitong, Du Zitong stared at Song Lun, Song Lun also looked at Du Zitong, there was a moment of silence, Du Zitong annoyed: "Say, what's behind?"

"Nothing." Song Lun said: "He said this half of the sentence, and then he seemed to think of something, and immediately stopped. Then he asked me if I was a subordinate of the fourth master of Baimuzhai, and I said yes, he didn't say anything. "

Shen Xuangan repeated Song Lun's words: "After I go back, I will show you to you...!" Looking at Zhou Hongji, he said: "Big Brother, Qin Xiao just wanted Song Lun to bring a sentence at first. Speaking up the mountain, passing a message to someone, but suddenly thinking that Song Lun is the fourth brother, he didn’t go on."

Song Lun hurriedly said: "What the third master said, I think about it later, that's what it is. After he failed to say something, he realized that he had said something wrong, so he didn't continue to say it. Who is going to send a message to."

The heads of the family looked at each other, but at this moment, the eyes were full of vigilance.