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Chapter 437 Chen Jiu and the four great generals met
Dadu, the capital of the Daqian Empire, was built for more than a hundred years.

In the Mulan language it is called Khanbaliq, which means: the place where the Khan lives.

When it was built, it was planned and constructed by Liu Bingzhong, the master craftsman most respected by Tian Khan. It was the place where Taizu ascended the throne and also the place where the entire Daqian Empire was founded.

The reason for being located in the north is that the Mulan people are a grassland nation. Generally, the Han dynasties are located in the heartland of the Central Plains, such as Luoyang, Chang'an, and Nanjing. However, the Mulan people resisted the Han people fiercely at that time.

In addition, the nomadic people did not like the humidity in the south, so they built their capital directly in the north.

Drive, drive, drive...

Chen Jie and Zhao Ya rode two fast horses of martial artists directly to Dadu. On the way, they met many martial artists and went into Dadu from time to time.

Some people wear makeup, but their makeup is so horrible that it would be better if they didn't wear it.

Some martial artists didn't even bother to pretend and came directly to Dadu in martial arts uniforms. They entered the city so brazenly. Chen Jie originally thought that the difference in attire between him and the princess would alert the people in the city.

But now it was discovered that there was nothing. At this time, the gates of Dadu were wide open and the inspection was much looser than usual, as if welcoming martial artists from all over the world to Kyoto.

This shows Tuotuo's magnanimity. He just opens the door and invites you in. His meaning is very clear: I want to see if you will fall for it.

I just want to catch you all in one fell swoop. If you have the guts, just come in. If you lose your life in there, don't blame our court for being ruthless.

Chen Jie looked and found that the whole city was like a sitting lion with its bloody mouth wide open, waiting for the people from the underworld to fall into its trap. It can be seen that Tuotuo wanted to achieve his goal in one go.

Of course, to dare to do this, he must have absolute confidence. Then who gave him this confidence?

That’s right, Living Buddha Ba Siba.

Dadu is the imperial capital, but it is ruled by masters of the level of land immortals. Because of this, Tuotuo is even more unscrupulous.

On the contrary, when these heroes arrived in Dadu, they found that the city gates were open and there were two old soldiers sweeping the streets with worn brooms at the door.

It looks like an empty city plan.

This made these heroes of the martial arts world, who were already nervous, stop in their tracks when they saw the two old soldiers, and they were filled with fear.

Chen Jie followed Zhao Ya and mixed in with the anxious crowd in front of the city gate, without making any move to stand out.

But at this moment, a black curly-haired horse suddenly flew over from a distance, and sitting on the horse was a big man with a black face.

This big man has broad shoulders and a thick waist, eyes like an ox, and a heroic look on his face.

At this time, he rode his horse to the gate of Dadu, and then looked at the people around him, with a disdainful smile on his face, saying: "Haha, a bunch of cowardly rats, you have come to the gate of Dadu, and you are still hesitating. If you are afraid, why are you here?"

"A bunch of gutless people!"

The big man shouted disdainfully at these wandering people of the Jianghu. After hearing this, some people were naturally dissatisfied and said to the big man: "Who do you think you are? How dare you scold us?"

"Why are you not convinced?"

The big man looked at these people, who were immediately furious. Many of them drew their knives and prepared to step forward. But at this time, the big man said with murderous intent on his face: "You dare to fight me!"

As he spoke, his eyes widened, and suddenly a terrifying aura rushed over, scaring everyone so much that they shuddered all over. Only then did they realize that the reason the person in front of them was so arrogant was that he was a tough guy, and his strength was actually at the Furnace Realm!

At this time, he glared and said, "Why are you not convinced? If you are not convinced, come up and fight me."

As he said that, the big man rolled up his sleeves and prepared to compete with the heroes in the field, but these heroes were scared and no one dared to step forward.

At this time, the hero said with disdain on his face: "A bunch of cowards."

After saying this, a group of Jianghu heroes suddenly looked unhappy. Someone shouted, "Who are you? How dare you be so arrogant? I will fight you!"

As he spoke, a man rushed over and killed the strong man.

The sturdy man rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Haha, I thought you were a group of cowards, but I never thought there was actually a courageous one. Come and show me your worth."

As he spoke, the big man looked at the sturdy man rushing towards him, and then he saw the sturdy man reach out and pull out a spear from behind his back, and then he went straight to the sturdy man riding the black horse at the door.

A spear came straight at him, and the sturdy man riding the black horse dodged.

When the man saw that his first shot failed, he stabbed again, but was dodged again. He did this again and again. After several shots, there was a loud snap, and the spear in his hand was actually snatched into someone's hand.

"Get out of my way!"

The gun-wielding sturdy man shouted, and then the sturdy man riding the black horse laughed and said, "I thought you had two more moves, but it's nothing. Get lost!"

As he spoke, the man was lifted up by the strong man on the black horse holding a spear, and then pushed hard.

He fell off the horse with a bang.

At this time, the strong man riding the black horse said, "You rat, you only have two tricks. Don't try to be a big shot like others. Go home and learn from your master's wife."

With a bang, the sturdy man shot the spear in his hand directly at the crotch of the gangster who came forward.

When the spear stabbed directly there, everyone was shaking wildly there, seeing this scene.

The gun-wielding wuxia hero seemed to have suffered a great injustice and roared, "How dare you humiliate me like this? Tell me your name!"

The strong man riding the black horse laughed and said, "Haha, why not? Huaiyuan is always in spring!"

"If you want revenge, come find me. I'll fight you to the end!"

After saying this, Chang Yuchun rode his horse and went straight into the city.

At this time, Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie in the crowd and asked, "Do you know this person?"

When Chang Yuchun announced his name just now, it could be seen that Chen Jie was obviously moved. After a moment of silence, Chen Jie said, "I know a thing or two. This man is a fierce general!"

Chen Jie was not talking nonsense. This man was indeed a fierce general and a very brave one.

Zhu Yuanzhang had a talented general under his command named Xu Da, and another fierce general who always went ahead in every battle, that was Chang Yuchun.

It would take a long article to describe his heroic achievements, so I won’t mention it for now. However, this man was also quite famous, even more famous than Tang He.

I didn't expect to meet this person here today.

But why did he act alone? What about Zhu Yuanzhang?
Chen Jie thought about it and narrowed his eyes. He needed to pay special attention to this person, but Chen Jie did not want to subdue him. First of all, this person was stubborn and had his eyes set on you gentlemen. It would be difficult to make him change his ways.

Secondly, this man was too violent, and according to historical records, he liked to kill prisoners. As a result, he was haunted by evil spirits and died on the way to an expedition at the age of forty.

Chen Jie was just thinking about it, when at this moment the young general who was beaten up by Chang Yuchun stood up with a look of grievance on his face, and suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves not far away, followed by a man riding over.

He was wearing white clothes and riding a pure white BMW.

He has a spirited face, eyes like lightning, and a powerful aura. He looks like an extraordinary person.

Seeing this man, the defeated man rushed over and said, "Brother Zhang."

The man saw his fellow apprentice being bullied like this, frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Just now a big black guy bullied me."

The senior brother named Zhang frowned and said, "Oh, you are not hurt."

"Brother, you must avenge me!"

After hearing this, Senior Brother Zhang said, "Well, if there is a chance, I will meet this man. Okay, Junior Brother, don't forget the purpose of our trip, to enter the city."

"Yes, senior brother!"

As he spoke, he saw the senior brother named Zhang heading straight into the city. Chen Jie looked at the guy in white clothes and white horse. For some reason, he felt familiar with him.

Chen Jie was thinking, Zhao Ya looked at him and said, "Shall we go into the city?"

Chen Jie said: "Go into the city."

The two of them then went straight into the capital city.

At this time, there was a group of people standing on the city gate. The leader said, "Remember this, Huaiyuan Chang Yuchun."

"And Ding San and Ding Si from the Five Tigers Sect."

……

"Sir, what is the method of the person who used the gun?"

After hearing this, the man pondered for a moment and said, "It looks like a Zhou family gun."

"What is the Zhou family gun?"

"You can know Zhou Tong of the Southern Song Dynasty."

"I know, I know. He seems to be the master of Yue Pengju, the Southern Song Marshal."

"Yes, that's right, but Yue Pengju is only one of his disciples. He has accepted many disciples before, such as Lu Junyi from Daming Prefecture and Lin Chong, the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards. They have all received his instruction."

After hearing this, the person recording said, "Then write Zhou Family Gun."

"Just write Zhou Family Gun!"

After hearing this, the man immediately wrote in the notebook that among the people entering the city were two brothers who were spear masters of the Zhou family.

The man standing on the city gate tower is the head of Daqian Martial Arts Academy. He is well-versed in martial arts classics from all over the world, so he can tell at a glance the whereabouts of the person entering the city.

His task was to record the identity information of the people from the underworld who entered the city, and then report to the Prime Minister's Office every day. The Prime Minister's Office would send people to keep a close eye on these people to prevent them from causing any trouble in Dadu.

This can be regarded as knowing both yourself and the enemy, so that you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

"Hey, sir, what sects do those two people belong to?"

At this time, his men pointed at Chen Jie and Zhao Ya who were entering the city.

Chen Jie was at the level of Melting God. His perception of the outside world was quite accurate. At this moment, he suddenly felt someone directing him.

Without even looking up, he knew it must be someone upstairs. At this time, Chen Jie whispered to Zhao Ya, "There is someone on the tower trying to spy on us."

A smart person understood the key point immediately without any explanation. Zhao Ya immediately changed the route of her Kung Fu, and Chen Jie also dispersed her Kung Fu and started to practice the Stone Breaking Hand.

At this time, the know-it-all from the martial arts academy upstairs took a look at the two and said, "Judging from the way that ugly woman walks and breathes, she should be from a small sect under the Hengshan Sect. It's hard to check the details, but it shouldn't be a big sect."

"As for the man, he used the Kaibei Hand of the Jiangnan Fishermen's Gang. This skill is quite interesting, and it has some flavor of the Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms."

After hearing this, the people behind him immediately took note and did not take the two people seriously. After all, they were sent from two small sects and could not cause any trouble.

Their recording plan is certainly inaccurate, but Tuotuo doesn't need too accurate information. After all, it is easy for those top masters to hide from their records.

When Chen Jie and his companions entered the city, the first thing they did was to find a hotel to stay in.

The prosperity of Dadu is also quite luxurious, which is not comparable to Chen Jie's Huangzhou Prefecture. Of course, if Chen Jie's Huangzhou Prefecture is given another three or two years to develop, its prosperity may not be inferior to Dadu.

Huangzhou Prefecture is developing very fast. Although it does not have the historical atmosphere of most of the century-old buildings, Huangzhou Prefecture also has its own charm.

As Chen Jie was thinking, the group came directly to the door of an inn.

This inn is not luxurious, but it is not too shabby either. The waiter is busy at the door, having changed from his previous lazy state. After all, there are too many guests these days.

At this time, Chen Jie and Zhao Ya came over and saw the waiter looking at Chen Jie and saying, "Sir, I'm sorry to have you here. Our restaurant is full."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie took out a silver ingot and said, "It's enough for your room rent."

The waiter said, "No, it's really not about the money. If you had come three days earlier, my store would not have been full. But now, a group of wealthy people have come from nowhere."

"Oh, no more, sir, I'm sorry, please move to another place."

Chen Jie was unexpectedly turned away. Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "It seems that quite a few people from the Northern Red Scarf have come this time."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Yeah, I guess there will be some chaos."

After saying this, suddenly two people came over leading horses. The man in the lead was the one in white clothes and on the white horse whom he met at the city gate.

At this time Chen Jie looked at him, and he also looked at Chen Jie.

When their eyes met, Chen Jie had already seen through his strength and found that he actually had the strength of the Furnace Realm.

The man in front of him also looked at Chen Jie, and the waiter also saw the two people leading the white horses and said, "My two guests, I'm sorry, my inn is full. You see, both of you have been rejected by us. Please find a place to stay."

At this time, the junior fellow who was leading the white horse took out some silver from his pocket and said, "Brother Xiao Er, we don't need your silver either, just vacate a room. We looked in the inn ahead, but there were no rooms available."

Seeing this, the waiter clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Seeing the waiter like this, the one leading the white horse said, "Don't embarrass the shop owner. Let's just move forward."

As he was about to leave, Chen Jie gave Zhao Ya a look, and the two of them followed.

The man leading the white horse glanced at Chen Jie, who clasped his fists and said, "Mianshui Nanbatian."

The man leading the white horse was stunned and clasped his fists and said, "Zhang Dingbian of Changshan."

Ah!
When Chen Jie heard the name of the person in front of him, he was also surprised, and his eyes couldn't help but brighten up. Zhang Dingbian, this is not an ordinary person.

He is also a fierce general of this era.

He was also a fierce general under Chen Youliang in history.

If we talk about Zhu Yuanzhang's friends, there was Xu Da, a handsome man, and Chang Yuchun, a brave general.

The most important general around Chen Youliang was Zhang Dingbian, and this fierce man was a bit like a combination of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

Historically, the final decisive battle between Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang was the Battle of Poyang Lake.

In that battle, Zhang Dingbian personally drove a small boat and led dozens of people directly to rush towards Zhu Yuanzhang's flagship. No one could resist along the way.

He almost reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ship and completed the great task of beheading the general.

However, he was finally intercepted by Chang Yuchun who came from the side and was forced to retreat. Otherwise, if he had really been able to reach Zhu Yuanzhang's flagship, Chen Youliang might have won.

It can be seen that Zhang Dingbian's military force is strong.

At this time, an aide to Zhang Shicheng in Suzhou named Luo Guanzhong witnessed this naval battle. Later, based on this naval battle, he wrote the chapter on the Battle of Red Cliffs in his future novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

A general in the novel was also designed based on Zhang Dingbian, whose surname was Zhao, name was Yun, and courtesy name was Zilong.

He became one of the most handsome generals recognized by later generations.

This is the deeds of Zhang Dingbian as known to Chen Jie. Moreover, this man was very loyal. After Chen Youliang unfortunately died in battle, he still supported Chen Youliang's son, Chen Li, to continue to inherit Chen Youliang's Chen Han Empire.

If I were Chen Youliang, wouldn't this person be my favorite general?
Looking at Zhang Dingbian in front of him, Chen Jie's eyes were full of enthusiasm, just like what Cao Cao said: Zhou Gong spits out food to feed the people and the people are at peace with him. He wished he could recruit talents from all over the world.

At this time, Zhang Dingbian looked at Chen Jie. He didn't know why, but he felt a sense of familiarity. He felt that the person in front of him had a similar temperament to him.

Sometimes people are so magical. Sometimes they have a good impression of each other after just meeting for the first time. In ancient times, it was called "feeling like old friends at first sight", and later generations called it "aura".

So the two of them did just that, introducing themselves to each other and having something to talk about.

After a few words, they agreed to move forward together. On the way, Chen Jie learned that Zhang Dingbian was the sixth-generation descendant of Zhou Tong. They had been learning skills in the mountains all these years. This time, seeing that the world was in chaos, their master asked them to go down the mountain to gain experience.

By the way, let me introduce his junior fellow apprentice, Kang Maocai!
Hearing that the person in front of him was called Kang Maocai, Chen Jie looked at him a few more times. After all, he was also a historical celebrity.

In history, Chen Youliang's decline from prosperity had a lot to do with this person.

In the 20th year of Zhizheng's reign, Chen Youliang captured Taiping City and planned to join forces with Zhang Shicheng to attack Yingtian Prefecture. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was attacked from both sides.

Moreover, his troops were outside, and if Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng really joined forces, he would surely die.

At this time, his adviser told Zhu Yuanzhang that his subordinate Kang Maocai had a old ties with Chen Youliang and could be used.

So, under the instruction of Zhu Yuanzhang, Kang Maocai pretended to be an insider and sent someone to write a letter to Chen Youliang, saying that he was guarding the wooden bridge in Jiangdong and could come by boat. When the time came, the wooden bridge would be dismantled and the boat would go straight to Yingtian.

As a result, after Kang Maocai wrote the letter, he turned the wooden bridge into a stone bridge overnight and reinforced it, making it impossible to dismantle the bridge and pass through.

But Chen Youliang, this fool, actually believed Kang Maocai's lies and sailed directly to Jiangdong Bridge. When Chen Youliang's men stood on the boat and called out, "Old Kang."

In the end, no one agreed. Instead, the defenders on the city wall were seen standing still. The so-called easy-to-demolish wooden bridge had already been turned into a stone bridge.

Only then did Chen Youliang realize that he had fallen into a trap. Kang Maocai had deliberately lured him in, causing Chen Youliang to miss the opportunity to join forces with Zhang Shicheng to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang.

This was also one of the major reasons for Chen Youliang's final failure.

This battle was also performed in a Peking Opera called "Dang Liang"

Also known as Kang Maocai who blocked Chen Youliang.

Thinking of all the things that happened in history, Chen Jie looked at this junior fellow with a slightly unfriendly look in his eyes. However, this junior fellow didn't know that Chen Jie had inexplicably held a grudge against him and marked him as a key focus target.

Chen Jie also introduced Zhao Ya, calling him Chen Qi.

Zhao Ya understood it immediately. Chen Qi, Chen Qi, is pronounced as Chenqi (陈妻) in Chinese.

I couldn't help feeling sweet in my heart.

So the group headed straight forward. On the way, Chen Jie chatted with Zhang Dingbian about what he had seen and heard. However, when asked why Zhang Dingbian came to the capital, Zhang Dingbian did not say a word.

Chen Jie did not ask any further questions, and the four of them just continued on their horses, asking at three more inns. Finally, they found one with two vacant rooms.

Chen Jie and he each booked a room.

After entering the room, Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, you seem to admire Zhang Dingbian."

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "This man is very eloquent. When I talked to him, I found that he is very proficient in the art of war. He is a rare talent as a general. If I can recruit him, he will definitely be a great help to me in the future."

Zhao Ya thought for a moment and said, "Well, Zhang Dingbian is indeed quite capable. He is Zhou Tong's sixth-generation disciple, so doesn't that mean he is Yue Pengju's fifth-generation disciple?"

"This can be considered as a descendant of a famous family."

Chen Jie said: "Well, it is indeed admirable."

Zhao Ya said: "Then why don't you reveal your identity and treat him with sincerity? Wouldn't it be easier to recruit him this way? Your name, Chen Jiusi, is now known to everyone in the world."

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Although I love talents, I can't forget the purpose of our trip. Although Zhang Dingbian is a talented general, we can't be unreserved when we meet for the first time. This time, the first thing we have to do is to save my father-in-law."

"What do you mean, your father-in-law?"

Zhao Ya glared at Chen Jie, then said, "You sleep on the floor today, and I sleep on the bed. Before we get married, you are not allowed to get close to me."

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "It's freezing cold, especially in the second half of the night. Aren't you afraid of freezing me?"

Zhao Ya said: "I have never heard of a great master in the Melting God Realm being able to freeze. Go to sleep."

As Zhao Ya said this, she got on the bed and wrapped herself tightly in the quilt. Chen Jie blew out the candle, then came to Zhao Ya's bed and gently hugged her from behind.

Zhao Ya's heart tightened, and she didn't know how to deal with Chen Jie's next move. Before they got married, she didn't want to have a relationship with Chen Jie.

Just like this, Zhao Ya's heart was pounding, she was afraid that Chen Jie would force himself on her and she would not be able to resist.

Fortunately, Chen Jie didn't do much.

"If you don't want to, I won't force it."

Chen Jie said this in Zhao Ya's ear, and Zhao Ya felt relieved immediately.

"Go to sleep."

Quiet, the room fell into silence instantly, the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms, but just as the house fell into silence, suddenly, there was a sound of tiles rustling outside.

Chen Jie suddenly opened his eyes, and Zhao Ya also opened her eyes. The two did not say a word in the darkness, but they understood each other's thoughts.

Chen Jie got up, followed by Zhao Ya. The two of them came to the window, pushed it open, and then saw two people in night clothes running on the roof.

Judging from the figure, Chen Jie recognized him instantly. It was none other than Zhang Dingbian whom he met today.

(End of this chapter)