subvert the late Tang Dynasty

However, after Heyang was captured by Sun Ru, General Liu Jing of Heyang was killed in battle, Li Hanzhi withdrew from Zezhou, and Zhang Quanyi (Zhang Yan) occupied Huaizhou to contain Sun Ru.

However, there was a small school under Liu Jing, named Niu Cunjie, who fought hard with the bandit army for many days, and finally led dozens of remnants out of the siege, but Zhuge Shuang and Liu Jing were dead, and Sun Ru occupied the river again. In Yangcheng, they had nothing to rely on. Some said they would seek refuge with Zhang Quanyi in Huaizhou, others said they would go to Zezhou to find Li Hanzhi.

Niu Cunjie said: "The world is in chaos today. If we just want to eat food and serve as soldiers, it's the same if we turn to anyone, but that's just eating and waiting to die. Even if we die in battle, we will be unknown. I wait for the seven-foot man. Wouldn't dying be a failure of this life?"

Everyone hurriedly said, "Brother, what do you think we should do?"

Niu Cunjie said: "Nowadays the world is in chaos, it's time to make meritorious deeds, why not choose a hero to follow him, so that he can make deeds in the future, keep his wife and son, and live a life of mediocrity."

Everyone hurriedly asked that all the feudal towns are now recruiting talents, and they didn't know who to turn to. Niu Cunjie said: "I look at the heroes in the world, but Zhu Wen, the king of Wuxing County in the Xuanwu Army, can be called a great hero and hero. In addition, Prince Zhu loves the people Ruzi, always think of the common people, why don't we go to the Xuanwu army to seek refuge with the prince, in order to get rich?"

Everyone responded one after another, and the whole group went to Daliang all the way.

Since the people had no horses, they walked to Bianliang on two legs. Fortunately, the journey from Mengzhou to Daliang was only four or five hundred miles away, and all the people were young and strong. Not afraid of hardships, there are few people along the way, and travelers who starve to death can be seen everywhere on the road.

Everyone didn't have much dry food left, the road was devastated by war, and there were beacon fires everywhere, not to mention that everyone didn't have money, even if they did, there was no place to buy food.

Fortunately, everyone was carrying bows, arrows, knives and guns. If they met Lin Zi, if they were lucky, they could kill a few hares or something to eat, so they would not starve to death along the way, so they came to the outside of Daliang City.Since everyone was wearing weapons, their clothes were ragged, and their faces were yellow and thin, it was obvious at a glance that they were rout troops retreating from nowhere.

At that time, he was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city gate. Niu Cunjie hurriedly said: "We are the remnants of the army who rushed out from Heyang. Now General Liu Jingliu has died in battle. Under the command of the prince, please inform the military master."

The soldier guarding the city gate didn't dare to call the shots, so he had to report to their general manager first, and the general manager looked Niu Cunjie and the others up and down, and saw that although these people were all carrying knives and guns, it was obvious that there were many places on the knife edge The gap, the armor on his body is even more dilapidated, it is not even as good as a beggar.I couldn't help looking down on them, and said arrogantly: "Thinking of our Xuanwu Army's service, it is not such a simple matter. Our Xuanwu Army has never lost a battle. Soldiers like you who are beaten when they meet the enemy are like bereaved dogs. , our Xuanwu Army will not accept them, so you should go elsewhere to make a living."

The crowd was furious, they rushed out from Sun Ru's heavy siege, each of them was the best of the best, how could they bear the arrogance and rudeness of others, there were a few of them holding weapons, Niu Cunjie hurried He winked at them and shouted: "Don't be rough, we broke through the siege all the way to the east, why have we never suffered, why should we be as knowledgeable as them?"

At that moment, Niu Cunjie still clasped his fists at the boss, and said: "I waited for several days for the bloody battle before rushing out of Heyang, trekking mountains and rivers all the way to the east, in order to vote for the prince, even if I am a pawn Enough."

But that one is always one-sided, saying that it is not allowed to enter, it is not allowed to enter. This time the Niu Cun Festival has become a bit popular, and the two sides can't help but start cursing. Fortunately, the military law of the defenders in Bianliang City is strict. There was friction between Niu Cunjie and others, but it was not enough to use force.

There was a lot of commotion here, the Chengmen captain sent someone to report to Xu Huaiyu, and at the same time came to mediate in person. Seeing that a more senior captain came, Niu Cunjie immediately said what he had just said.The Chengmen captain was also very reasonable, turned around and reprimanded the boss just now, then turned to Niu Cunjie and said: "So it's the captain Niu from Heyang, the people below have neglected you just now, I hope everyone will be happy." Second, brother, I will match everyone up..."

Only then did Niu Cunjie and the others feel much more comfortable. They thought they could enter the city, but the captain of the city gate changed the subject and said, "But brother, I can't decide this matter. I have already reported it. General Xu, I think General Xu will be here in a while, I hope Brother Niu will wait for a while."

Niu Cunjie and the others had no choice but to wait. Anyway, after so much suffering along the way, it was not too late.

After about two cups of tea, several horses came towards the gate of the city. The leader was Xu Huaiyu, who was in his 20s, with a handsome face, a white face and no beard, and a suit of fish scale armor.A young general beside Xu Huaiyu, aged sixteen or seventeen, also has red lips and white teeth, and is wearing chain mail, is Wang Tan.

Xu Huaiyu saw that although Niu Cunjie was dressed in rags and had a yellow and thin face, he had long arms, steady steps, and sharp eyes. He could tell at a glance that he was a martial arts practitioner all year round.He clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry Xu Huaiyu is late to welcome you, and I hope all brothers will not be offended."

Now Xu Huaiyu is famous all over the world. In the battle outside Bianliang City, 500 troops broke through seven enemy camps in a row, and retreated after defeating [-] troops. This kind of record can be said to be proud of the world.

Niu Cunjie and others heard that the young man on the opposite side turned out to be Xu Huaiyu, who was famous all over the world, and immediately ordered him to kneel down on the ground, and said in unison: "General Xu is so powerful in the world, I have admired it for a long time, and seeing you today is really a three-year-old man." Fortunately..." Although these words may sound flattering, they are all telling the truth.

Xu Huaiyu said modestly: "Now the Xuanwu Army is employing people, all of you have traveled all the way here, advanced to the city to rest for a day, and tomorrow will meet with all the brothers to clean up the dust." The reason why Xu Huaiyu is so polite is because he saw that Niu Cunjie is extraordinary , is by no means an idler, if he sincerely takes refuge in him, he will also be a fierce general in the future.If it is an undercover agent sent by other feudal towns or Qin Zongquan, it will be treated separately. If they are directly arranged to join the army, wouldn't they just fall into the enemy's plan?

At this time Zhu Wen also happened to be in Daliang, because Wei Feng had just given birth to a daughter, Zhu Wen handed over the command of the front line to Zhu Zhen, Li Tangbin and others, and brought his own soldiers back to Bianliang to visit his newborn daughter.Now Zhu Wen can be regarded as having both sons and daughters, but it is a pity that Zhang Xiaohui still has nothing to do.

Although Liu Jinzhi and Zhu Wensheng's son Zhu Youyu is the eldest son, he is not the legitimate son. Since his mother Liu Jinzhi is now occupied by Shi Pu, Zhu Youyu cannot take over Zhu Wen's family business in the hearts of the old lady Zhu; Huang Ying's son She doesn't even have a title, and now she is called Kang Qin. Only a few people know this secret, even Kang Jian's adoptive father, Kang Jian, doesn't know about it, and it doesn't count; A foreign woman from Japan, and her son Zhu Yougui, also known as Yaoxi, does not have the right to inherit.

Only the heirs of Zhang Xiaohui or Wei Feng are qualified to take over Zhu Wen's family business, but Zhang Xiaohui has nothing, and Wei Feng gave birth to a daughter, so although Zhu Wen has a son and a daughter, Mrs. Zhu still has some Not so satisfied.

But Zhu Wen didn't care. In his heart, all children are the same, there is no distinction between high and low.

At this time, Zhu Wen was chatting with Wei Feng, who had passed confinement, holding his daughter in his arms. Zhang Xiaohui was also at the side. The family was happy and harmonious, and the scene was very warm. Hearty laughter came out from time to time, showing their happy mood.

Zhu Wen heard the report from his own soldiers, saying that it was Xu Huaiyu who asked to see him, and said with a smile: "You guys talk first, and I will come as soon as I go."

When Zhu Wen arrived in the living room, Xu Huaiyu was already waiting there. Xu Huaiyu expressed his worries and said, "I see that Niu Cunjie is very skilled in martial arts, and he is a rare hero. The spies who came here first arranged him to rest in the post, he only brought forty or fifty people with him, and it seems that even the spies would not make much noise."

When Zhu Wen heard Niu Cunjie's name, he seemed to have some impressions in his mind. There is a biography of Liang Chen in "New History of the Five Dynasties", and he was the founding general of the Later Liang Dynasty.Zhu Wen immediately said: "Brother Huaiyu is worrying too much. He brought people to Xuanwu. We should treat each other with sincerity. How can we be suspicious? Since he is a small school under the command of Liu Jing in Heyang, Zhuge Zhongfang should know him. At least he should have seen it, why not ask him to see if it is really Niu Cunjie, then he will naturally know if he is a spy from Caizhou."

Xu Huaiyu said: "The last general also meant the same thing. Before I came, I had already sent someone to notify Zhuge Zhongfang and asked him to take someone to identify him. I think we will see the result tomorrow. I came this time to tell the general first, Niu Cunjie This person is definitely a talent, whether he is a spy of Caizhou or not, I hope the county king will save his life when the time comes, now that Xuanwu is getting more and more prosperous, and there are more and more troops, it is the time for employing people, what is lacking is generals, It’s hard to come across one, it would be a pity to kill it.”

Zhu Wen smiled and said: "Don't worry about this Huaiyu. As the saying goes, 'a thousand soldiers are easy to get but a general is hard to find', I still understand this truth. What's more, I think this Niu Cunjie is definitely not a spy of Caizhou. I can Guaranteed, hehe..."

Xu Huaiyu intentionally asked Zhu Wen why he was so sure that he was not a spy. Zhu Wen looked confident, so he didn't ask any more questions.

But it was said that Niu Cunjie and others were arranged to rest in the post station. Xu Huaiyu arranged it very thoughtfully, ordered dozens of sets of clean clothes to be delivered, and ordered people to boil hot water for them to take a bath, and there was enough food and wine.Niu Cunjie and his group feel that this is really a heavenly day on earth. When they were in Heyang, Liu Jing really yelled at them, so he didn't treat them as extraordinary people.Everyone agreed that Niu Cunjie's decision was very correct. Fortunately, the Xuanwu Army came. If it had come to Li Hanzhi, it would have been good if he hadn't been beaten with military sticks. How could he treat them so well?