Outside Zhengzhou City, Ma Da said to Wu Kejiu, who was depressed on the side: "Don't be anxious, endure the hunger and thirst on the road. When you arrive in the northwest, your husband is happy and may ask you to be a little envoy. Depending on your origin, you don't have to fight, you are a vain official, what else can you worry about?"

Wu Kejiu shook his head powerlessly: "It's time for war in the northwest. What kind of official can you become if you don't fight in battle!"

The other people laughed together: "It is in front of the formation that people like you are just needed. The army uses money everywhere, where does the money come from? To be honest, generals at all levels rely on the Yi to get food and clothing. You run a restaurant at home, but when you arrive in the northwest, you will naturally still open a restaurant. As long as the business is done to make the chief official happy, the promotion will be faster than fighting in front of the formation!"

Wu Kejiu felt a little excited when he heard this. Along the way, he always felt something was wrong. No matter how he looked at Ma Da, he didn't look like the Northwest Army. However, with Chen Yuhou and a group of imperial guards following him, Wu Kejiu felt that he couldn't explain it clearly. On the way, Wu Kejiu wanted to send letters to his house several times, but Ma Da stopped him with various excuses. In the end, there was no way, so he promised him to wait to arrive in Henan Prefecture and send a reliable person to deliver the letter.

While a few people were talking, a soldier rushed over and came to the front and crossed his hands to the horse: "Tijie, Marquis Yu went to Zhengzhou to pay the military order, but he didn't expect something else to happen again!"

Ma Da was shocked and turned over: "If you talk about it in detail, what happened?"

"The eunuch who sent us to transport goods had recently received another mission to expel the thieves Zhang Hai and his gang on the West Road of Jing. The guy saw that Yu Hou was well-behaved and did not care about it, so he asked us to send food and grass to Fuchang County and get the transportation immediately!"

When Ma Da heard this, he was stunned and stunned.

This small group of soldiers and soldiers forged the identity of the Shaanxi Imperial Guard, and did not want to be targeted by the Central Envoy. The imperial guards from Shaanxi had no roots in the Central Plains, and no one spoke for them when something happened. They were sent one by one to another. Along the way, they passed through the prefectures and counties, leaving traces. As long as they had not left the Song Dynasty, they could be tracked down. These errands would have to be accepted, otherwise a document would reveal their true colors.

The imperial guards in nearby prefectures and counties are basically directly under the jurisdiction of the three yamen, and each has its own superior yamen, so the local government cannot be mobilized. On the contrary, those who come from other places rely on local supply and are caught by the local government, they will be used by them. They cannot take out the official documents of the Privy Council, and they have no tasks and all responsibilities on the local government will be suppressed. Unless there is a transfer order from the Privy Council, the local government will let go.

After a while, Ma Dazi murmured, "What should I do? It takes so long to transport grain to Fuchang, I am afraid I can't get rid of it when I get there. I heard that Zhang Hai and his gang have arrived at Jingxi Road, which is the place, and most of them have been transferred to suppress the thieves again."

The others looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Fuchang was in the southwest mountainous area of ​​Luoyang, Xijing, which was the area where Zhang Hai and his gang were active from Shaanxi. Wherever they went, would the chief officer responsible for suppressing the thieves release people?

After thinking for a while, Ma Da said to the person who came: "You go back and tell the Marquis Yu, no matter what method you use, it will take two or three days. According to my estimate, Peng Tiexia and others should arrive these days. When they arrive in Zhengzhou, we will just rob people and go north along Taihang and Wangwu Mountain Pass, and don't worry about it!"

Wu Kejiu, who was on the side, heard it and said in panic: "What kind of robbery?! You are subordinates of the Northwest Korean minister, why do you sound like a thief?"

Ma Da said viciously: "We came from the northwest. When we arrived in the Central Plains, all kinds of birds bullied us. Don't worry, if something happens, you will be responsible for the general's mansion. As long as you return to the northwest safely, you will only have a good life!"

Wu Kejiu was not willing to believe it, but seeing the fierce appearance of these people, I dare not say more.

The soldier rode away, and Ma Da said to the others: "This matter is so great. I send two people to the road to see where Peng Tixia and his party are. As long as they leave the Kaifeng Prefecture, they will ignore it and go back as soon as possible!"

Everyone is said to be, there are two smart and capable people who turn on their horses and gallop along the way.

Peng Tixia, a dozen soldiers, Zhang Qi and the other three left Kaifeng City, and stayed overnight in the morning. Three days later, he arrived in Puyang Town.

Looking at the sky, Peng Tiejie said to his opponent: "We will go to the Mashop to rest for a night, leave tomorrow morning, and arrive in Guancheng County at noon."

A little leader beside him said, "Tixia, seeing that the sun has not set yet, why don't we rush for a long journey to the inn in front of us to rest? There is no place to live in the horse shop, so we can do it, we just feel wronged to the guest."

Peng Tixia frowned: "Now that Jingxi Road is not peaceful, so don't walk at night. Besides, it's too late to arrive at the inn, and they didn't prepare meals, so many troubles. Let's take a break in the horse shop tonight."

After saying that, he glanced at the Zhang family and ordered his subordinates to prepare. Zhang Yuan defected to Dangxiang, so Peng Tixia would not treat the Zhang family's nephew as guests of honor, but he had to escort them at the top of the mountain.

According to the normal itinerary, I should have stayed at the Zhengzhou Inn in Guancheng County today. Because Peng Tieshi was greedy for alcohol in Zhongmu County, he delayed his journey for a long time, so he had to stay in Pucheng for a night. The inn was fully equipped and convenient for food and accommodation, and Peng Tieshi was in official business and did not have to spend money. The horse shop was actually a place to change horses and feed horses, and the living conditions were quite simple. Peng Tieshi still had wine and just wanted to sleep for a while, but couldn't take care of that much.

The soldiers fed the horses, and some went to cook in the fire. They became busy. There were only a few soldiers watching the horses in the horse shop, and there was no extra manpower, so they had to do everything themselves. Fortunately, these soldiers were used to doing this kind of thing, so they were busy and not messy.

Zhang Qi took his two nephews to rest on a big rock, watching everyone busy, expressionless.

Nephew Zhang Bingyi said, "Uncle, I don't know how many days it will take to go to the northwest. It's really hard. When I get there, I don't know if it's going well."

Zhang Qi said lightly: "We have to go. Could it be that we can really bring people back? My brother has been wandering around since he was a child and has caused countless disasters. He is determined to be a high-ranking official and make a lot of money. This time he went to Dangxiang, he was determined to surrender to the enemy. How could he come back!"

"Then - what else are we going to the West? Wouldn't it be embarrassing if we can't get people?"

"Can you not go? This is the masters in the court, and it is our turn to speak. If you don't go, you will first treat us as family members of the robbers and go to prison, which will be even more miserable. Don't talk, just act according to the instructions of Tizhi."

After hearing this, the two nephews remained silent, not knowing what to say.

Zhang Yuan was different from others when he was young. He also studied in Huazhou when he was young. He was promoted from Huazhou in his prime and failed to take the imperial examination in Beijing. Most of the time he wandered around in the name of studying abroad, Ren Chiang Kai-shek. There were many people in the northwest, and Zhang Yuan was also famous and famous in the world. Before joining Dangxiang, he had traveled to the border prefectures for several years and was familiar with the style and geography of the border. He originally wanted to join a general, but unfortunately he was not satisfied and eventually embarked on the road of treason. Because he was familiar with the military situation in the border area, he was also a rare Jinshi in the village. Yuan Hao bought horse bones for a thousand gold coins, and he valued Zhang Yuan very much. He went to Dangxiang to promising a high-ranking official and generous salary.
Chapter completed!