Mysterious Catastrophe

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Chapter 795 Song Gongbao

After crossing the river, we came to the northern border.

Aaron rode Xiaoyu all the way over the mountains and ridges, traveling very fast.

And the further north he went, the more chaotic the place became.

There are so many things like bandits and horse bandits, refugees and thieves, witches and witches, blood sacrifices to the tiger He Bo, and so on.

According to what we learned on the way, there has been a severe drought in the Central Plains for three years, and the government has not been able to provide relief, and there are already many refugees in various counties.

Even the heroes of the green forest, who broke the manor of a large family, pulled up flags and erected poles, and roared proudly in the mountains and forests.

However, at last, no one has blatantly shouted the slogan of rebellion, so that Dasong can still whitewash the peace.

"Sure enough... the chaos is within ten years?"

This does not require any qi-watching technique, but a conclusion that all insightful people in the world can draw.

In fact, in Aaron's view, the world is like this, and the responsibility of corrupt officials can probably account for half of it.

The other half is due to too many people, too little land, and no breakthrough in production technology, which resulted in natural and man-made disasters!

All the conflicts broke out at the same time, even if there are wise emperors and virtuous officials in the court, they are powerless to recover.

Even Sakyamuni lamented that supernatural powers are not as good as karma, so what can ordinary people do?

"However, the arrival of troubled times is my chance."

Aaron smiled, since his name is Fang La, how could he not rebel?

Oh, no, since the destiny is fulfilled, it is not a rebellion, but a slap in the face of the people and punishing crimes, doing justice for the sky, the general trend!

……

a few days later.

After crossing mountains and ridges, Aaron got tired of eating wild game, so he drove Xiaoyu back to the official road and found an inn for a change.

hoohoo!

Xiaoyu let out a roar, immediately terrified everyone in this roadside shop, regardless of whether they were horses or horses.

Then Aaron Shi Shiran got off the back of the tiger and said with a smile: "Wuliang...that Heavenly Venerable, the poor Taoist Void Spirit, come to rest for a while, the mount scares everyone, don't blame it, don't blame it..."

"Daoist..."

The shopkeeper was so frightened that his legs trembled, almost thinking that he had encountered a monster!

After all, how can a mortal drive a white tiger?

Aaron ignored him, came to the shop and sat down, and ordered: "Give Pingdao a few vegetarian dishes and some pasta... and give Pingdao's mount twenty catties of meat."

After all, Xiaoyu is a tiger. It’s okay to eat vegetarian meals once or twice during the performance, but it will kill her if she continues to be vegetarian.

He is not a person who eats the overlord's meal, so he threw out a piece of silver first.

Although looking at the store, even if he not only eats for free, but also asks for money, he will definitely give it with both hands.

Not long after, the shopkeeper's wife timidly came up and served Aaron tea.

Originally, the woman's chest was flushed, and she was a bit flirtatious, but now her face was pale, and the powder on her face was falling off in fright.

Aaron didn't care about her, he tipped a bunch of small coins, took the tea, took a sniff, and said, "This tea is okay..."

In fact, going out in ancient times, wanting to enjoy it is a dream, and it is quite rare to be generally clean.

Not long after, several vegetarian dishes and big white steamed buns were also brought to the table.

Aaron didn't ask for wine and just ate.

At this time, those other table guests who were frightened finally regained their speech ability.

Among them, there were five or six big men at a table, each carrying a whistle stick, and a package was tied at the end of the stick, which was obviously used for self-defense when going out, after all, the road was not smooth.

One of them was a thin, dark-skinned man, but with piercing eyes, stood up: "This Taoist priest has invited... Gongbao of the Song Dynasty, today I can see the Taoist priest's subduing tiger supernatural power, I am very yearning, and I want to be with the Taoist priest." Make a date or two!"

Then he said to the shopkeeper: "All the expenses of the Taoist priest will be charged to my account!"

"In that case, thank you very much."

Aaron raised the teacup to give a slight signal, his expression was indifferent, and he obviously didn't want to pay attention.

Song Gongbao put a hot face on his cold butt, but he didn't care, and sat back again, obviously he was very good at nourishing Qi.

"elder brother!"

But among the fellow travelers, a black-faced man with a thick back and waist couldn't stand it anymore, and said in a low voice: "This thief is so ignorant... What kind of hero is my brother? Befriending him is to give him face. He is just a Taoist priest. Is one tiger a big deal? When I was in the mountains, I killed eight if not ten tigers! As long as my brother orders, I will draw a knife to kill the white tiger later, and peel off the skin to make chair cushions for my brother!"

His package was bulging, and he obviously had another weapon.

"Eh!"

Song Gongbao smiled at Yan Yan, but his voice was very low: "We left the village, we have to deal with a major matter of recruiting security, and we can't make extra troubles! I just saw this Taoist priest is amazing, and I want to make friends. Even if we can't make friends, it's nothing. As a middle-aged man, loyalty comes first, but a little money is all..."

The big men around nodded their heads again and again, as if they had been brainwashed, and they admired this big brother very much.

This Song Gongbao has a lot of background, he is the owner of Xiaohuangshan Village, the first village in the northern green forest, with tens of thousands of people under his command, he once broke through the county town, so he was valued by the Dasong court. burden.

But after all, there are three catties of nails in the rotten ship of Dasong, which can be consumed by the court, but not by the green forest.

Therefore, Song Gongbao spent a lot of money in bribes to get through the door, so he wanted to recruit security.

This time I also want to meet a key person, he also knows the way, he will not be deceived by a few small inspectors, at least he must mix up a miscellaneous general, Guangzong Yaozu!

These people thought that their voices were very low, and they were far away, so they would not be heard.

But he didn't know that Aaron had sharp eyes and ears, and everything in the hotel was like a pattern on the palm of his hand. Hearing it now, he just found it interesting: "Is this a rebel who wants to recruit?"

After thinking about it, he picked up a chopstick and fried three delicacies, and secretly opened his spiritual vision.

The surrounding light became inexplicably dim, and everyone's faces became blurred, like ghosts.

But the people at that table were different.

Most of them were bleeding from the seven orifices, their faces were pale, like evil spirits demanding their lives!

The black-faced man with the power to fight a tiger also had black blood from his nose and mouth, but his eyes were wide open.

Vaguely, it seems to coincide with a certain star in the sky.

'This is... the stars are destined, the talents of brave generals? ! '

Aaron looked at it, and thought in his heart that it was a pity: "However, the person I'm with is not a good person, and I'm afraid I will die a bad life in the future!" '

Looking at Song Gongbao again, he had a weird smile on his face, and a black-red aura enveloped his whole body, faintly blending with the blood on the younger brothers' bodies, and still penetrating into their brains!

Moreover, he also has destiny and luck, and is far stronger than the brave general next to him!

'Of course this doesn't mean that the other party has magical powers to confuse people's hearts, but that this person has a huge number of people and has an anti-king pattern? '

'Furthermore, the incitement and dominance of subordinates is so strong that these subordinates are willing to die! '

'Interesting, really interesting! ! '

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'After all, my spiritual vision is not the local qi technique, and what I see should be different from that of the local Taoist priests. '

'I just don't know what kind of quality this Song Gongbao is in the eyes of the local gas watchers? '

Aaron was thinking about it when he suddenly felt something and looked out of the hotel.

I saw a carriage driving on the official road. The old man who drove the carriage had a weathered face and scars on his hands, but they were wounded by knives and arrows. He immediately gave Aaron the feeling of a veteran of many battles.

The old pawn stopped the carriage and saw the white tiger lying on the side of the hotel. Although he was startled, he didn't lose his mind in the slightest. He just grabbed the reins and whispered to the carriage: "My lord... there is only this hotel nearby. It's just that there is a white tiger lying on the door of the store...do you want to rest here?"

"Ahem... it's right here, tens of miles around... cough cough... this is the only one."

With the sound of coughing, a young gentleman got off the carriage.

He was born with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and his facial features were extraordinary. Even though it was not too cold, he was still wearing a fox fur. He coughed a few times from time to time, his cheeks were pale, and he seemed to be suffering from physical weakness.

At this time, he was not surprised to see the white tiger, but just brought the old servant into the hotel.

At this time, Aaron's spiritual vision had not yet been closed, and he saw the three-color halo on the young man's body, which was erratic, and he was actually a true cultivator!

When the young gentleman entered the hotel, he first saw Aaron in Taoist robes. He was shocked, and then he saw Song Gongbao and his group. , There is a meeting of two kings, diving out of the dragon!Will it hinder my plans?No no...it's the last step, can you still go back on your word? '

He gritted his teeth, sat at the innermost table with the old pawn, and ordered the shopkeeper to serve tea.

But under the worried gaze of the old soldier, the young man took out a small piece of paper from his big sleeve, on which he wrote his birthday in cinnabar, stared at it silently, and wiped the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief from time to time.

Aaron was the only one who noticed this subtle movement, and he immediately frowned.

'Could it be that we're about to encounter something fun again?However, it's not worthwhile to put yourself in the theater...'

After thinking about it, Aaron directly thought of himself.

'Zhongping? '

'Does that mean I'm a pure passerby?Then continue to watch the play, watch the play...'

Aaron, who was planning to leave, was relieved immediately. He added water again, followed the principle of a happy person, and waited slowly for the good show to start.

……

About half an hour later, on the official road, a servant led a donkey and slowly came to the front of the inn.

As the two approached, Aaron also heard their voices.

"... This journey is full of devastation... When I take office, I must write a letter to the emperor, requesting to open a warehouse for relief, so that the victims of the disaster can survive..."

"Master, you are no longer a speaker."

"Although I was released as a county magistrate, I still have the responsibility to guard the land, not to mention... As a scholar, isn't it my duty to make a living for the people?!"

……

In just a few words, the image of a good official who cares about the country and the people emerges in front of Aaron.

As the master and servant approached, he was startled by the white tiger as usual, and then, while the shopkeeper was explaining, he walked into the shop and looked at Aaron carefully.

Aaron also looked at the official, and saw that his temples were frosty and thin, his green robe was slightly white with starch, and there were a few patches. The servants were also dressed very simply, and he looked like a clean and honest man. people.

"Shopkeeper, how much is a pot of tea and two plates of dim sum for our master?"

The servant came forward to bargain with the shopkeeper, a little haggling, but he didn't bully others.

At this moment, a few violent coughs attracted the attention of everyone in the store.

It was that young nobleman who was lying on the table coughing continuously, even coughing up blood!

And he raised his head, wiped off the blood with a handkerchief, but with a smile on his face: "Mo Qingzheng, Lord Mo, do you still recognize who I am?"

"what!"

Mo Qingzheng was taken aback, his face turned slightly pale: "You...you are the son of Zhang Ye, the military governor in the cloud——Zhang Zifeng?!"

As soon as this remark came out, Song Gongbao first let out an 'ah', appearing very surprised.

Zhang Ye, who was born in the north, is capable of writing and martial arts, but has little courage. He once chased and killed a thief single-handedly.

He joined the army as an adult, made many military exploits, and was promoted all the way to the position of Jiedushi in Yunzhong. During his tenure, he was so powerful that the Hu people dare not go south to herd horses.

Later, there were many refugees in the north, and Zhang Ye and the Red Tiger Army were transferred to the Central Plains. They defeated the refugee army several times and made great contributions to reconnaissance and calming the chaos.

It was such a military general, but he was imprisoned by the emperor three years ago, his entire family was ransacked, and the Red Tiger Army was killed and wounded.

"Three generations of my Zhang family have been loyal to the imperial court. Three years ago, you, Mo Yushi, wrote a letter saying that my father supported the army and had the ambition of not being a minister. The aura of cyanosis is like a canopy, this is not the aura of a human subject, if you really want to commit a crime, there is no excuse for it!"

Zhang Zifeng stood up, his eyes reddened: "My father was wounded in 24 places for the imperial court. The Zhang family was full of loyalty, and finally ended up like this. The Red Tiger Army was disbanded and reorganized, and the old soldiers were helpless... These crimes, Do you admit it or not?"

While he was speaking, the old soldier's servant next to him had already drawn his waist knife, and the spirit of being a survivor of a hundred battles frightened the others so that they did not dare to move rashly.

At this moment, Mo Qingzheng calmed down instead, and sat on the bench: "Mr. Zhang also heard that the old man was in trouble, so he came here to take revenge?"

"Haha... Do you think that because you are really old and stupid, you will be demoted because of typos in the memorial?"

Zhang Zifeng laughed loudly: "I entered the Taoist school and learned Taoism, and I used it to deal with you... At the beginning, you were very lucky. I couldn't deal with you, but I could deal with your family, servants, and ancestral graves... It's not in vain I have worked hard for three years to get close to your relatives, and finally let them change your Feng Shui and ruin your luck! Only when your luck is at a low point, can I come and take revenge with my own hands! Today you choose this road, this store , is also the result of being under my Nightmare Town, what else do you have to say?"

"Oh it's you?!"

Mo Qingzheng's expression changed for a moment, but in the end he calmed down, and he straightened his clothes slowly: "A gentleman is bound to die, and you should come to me to avenge the murder of your father... But I, the official, is the envoy of the Jiedu Envoy in the Clouds. , without any selfishness, it's all for the court, even if I come again, I still want to join him... Your father may be loyal, but what about his subordinates? Your father has no will to rebel, but he has the power to rebel, this is the biggest sin!"