On October 3rd, Xu Ping came to Dezhou again. Zhong Guinian took him into the city to stay, while the contact person was responsible for helping them find a replacement mount.

Along the way, Zhong Guinian had admitted to Xu Ping that he was not a smuggler at all, but a member of the Chuangbu who used his identity as a smuggler. This time he came to Shandong to escort Li Zicheng's aid supplies to Ji Tuisi.

When Zhong Guinian left, Niu Jinxing, the military advisor of the camp, gave him another task, which was to ask him to try to establish a relationship with the New Army and do everything possible to penetrate into the New Army. Zhong Guinian always remembered this task, so now Xu is

After the peace, he not only did not report to Ji Tuisi, but instead helped him escape. Zhong Guinian believed that the task assigned to him by Niu Jinxing had been successfully completed. He could get a lot of information from Xu Ping, a general who was familiar with the inside story of the new army, regardless of

No matter how you inquire, you can't gain more than winning over this person.

Zhong Guinian suggested that Xu Ping go through Shandong and then head west to Henan. Although this is not the shortest way from Zhili to Henan, once he crosses Dezhou, it is the rebel activity area. Most of the local officials from Shandong to Henan were rebelled.

The army drove them away, and all the checkpoints along the way were abandoned. After leaving Dezhou tomorrow, Xu Ping will continue south to Jinan, and then go to Shangqiu through Qufu.

Before Zhong Guinian went to chase Xu Ping, he had already sent his caravan to Dongchang Mansion, so he wanted to say goodbye to Xu Ping and go west to Dongchang to chase the caravan. He needed to continue to use the caravan as a cover to collect military intelligence on the Ming army, and at the same time, he needed to

Chuang Wang buys urgently needed supplies.

"After seeing you for a thousand days, there will be a farewell." Zhong Guinian said to Xu Ping: "The big man General Xu saw just now is named Hei Baoyi. I have already told him that he will take General Xu to King Chuang.

"

Xu Ping nodded when he heard this.

There are not many intruders lurking in Dezhou City, but according to Zhong Guinian, they are quite reliable. Zhong Guinian introduced two intruders in the city to Xu Ping, because Xu Ping's betrayal of the imperial court was already known to everyone, so

The way they looked at Xu Ping was quite complex. One of the details was a thin monkey with an unspectacular appearance. His public identity was a small commander in the North City Army of Dezhou. He was the one who escorted Zhong Guinian and Xu Ping into the city in the afternoon.

Now he went to change horses for them in a grand manner. The other man was a burly man, dressed like a Muslim, named Hei Baoyi. The look he looked at Xu Ping seemed very unfriendly. That kid always broke into the camp to use gold and silver.

The bribed local soldiers, but Hei Bao Yi, were different. They were the old soldiers who had followed King Chuang for many years. They were ordered to accompany Zhong Guinian to escort supplies to Ji Tuisi. When Zhong Guinian went to the capital to chase Xu Ping, Hei Bao Yi was lurking there.

Texas awaits news.

Zhong Guinian handed Xu Ping a letter and a token, telling him that if he got separated from Hei Baoyi along the way, with this token, the rebels from all over the country would not embarrass him and would help him go to King Chuang.

For Niu Jinxing. In addition, Zhong Guinian also obtained a fake road guide before leaving Beijing. Xu Ping was secretly surprised that Chuangying was indeed very powerful and could easily obtain such a thing.

After explaining all the things clearly, the two of them sat at the dining table and picked up chopsticks. They had just taken two bites of rice when the door was knocked open with a bang. Hei Bao rushed in and shouted: "Brother Zhong, what's going on?"

good!"

It turned out that when Xu Ping and Zhong Guinian entered the city just now, a Texas soldier who was guarding the city became suspicious and reported it to the superior officer. Unfortunately, Mr. Xiaobao was changing horses at this time, which aroused the officer's suspicion, and he immediately ordered

The spy was taken down. Seeing that the situation was not good, the black guard fled back. He shouted out of breath: "Brother Zhong, let's go quickly. In less than half an hour, the four doors will be locked and the whole city will be manned."

Already."

Since the matter was exposed, of course they couldn't stay for long. Without saying a word, Zhong Guinian and Xu Ping grabbed their weapons and rushed towards the south city with Hei Baoyi. When the three of them arrived near the south gate, they saw that the city gate was already in chaos.

The soldiers were driving away pedestrians and blocking traffic inside and outside the city. Zhong Guinian hurriedly pulled Xu Ping and hid in the alley. When he looked again, the city gate had been closed and gongs were ringing.

"It's too late!" Zhong Guinian stumbled and screamed. Once the government suspected that the imperial convict was in the city, every hotel would be checked one by one. Fake road signs cannot withstand careful inspection.

Hei Baoyi silently took out a dagger and a long-handled ax from his bag and said to the two of them: "Brother Zhong and General Xu are going to grab the horses, and I'm going to chop up the eagle claws at the door."

Zhong Guinian looked at the officers and soldiers in the distance, nodded after a moment, took out the cloth bag containing the sword from his arms, and said to Xu Ping: "General Xu, come with me."

At this time, the warning gongs in front of the city gate were beating loudly. Not counting the closely guarded guards on the high towers, there were hundreds of officers and soldiers on the ground alone, as well as cavalry patrolling back and forth. Ordinary people were driven away into the distance.

, leaving a large open space in front of the city gate. Xu Ping was also extremely anxious, but he did not reach for a weapon, but judged: "We can't rush out."

"How will you know if you don't try?" Zhong Guinian said anxiously: "If you don't leave, you won't be able to escape."

Hei Baoyi prayed silently, then opened his eyes, holding the ax tightly in his right hand and the dagger in his left hand, urging Zhong Guinian: "Brother Zhong, come on!"

Xu Ping stopped the two of them: "If you can't rush through, you will die in vain."

"This is just a test!" Hei Bao interrupted Xu Ping and said impatiently: "This is a test from Allah. If we can pass it, we will continue on our way. If we cannot pass it, we will go to heaven. Anyway, sooner or later we will have to go to heaven.

where to."

"General Xu, follow me closely." Zhong Guinian said as he drew his sword and jumped out.

Xu Ping grabbed him and said, "Brother Zhong, I have another way."

Hei Bao, who was waiting for his strength, touched Zhong Guinian's body and almost lost his balance and fell to the ground. Seeing that Xu Ping had dragged Zhong Guinian deep into the alley, Hei Bao couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

Said: "You Han people are all just talking words!"

…

"Master, today I will teach you Iron Sand Palm. Please give me your guidance."

There were several futons placed in front of the tablet table, and two people were kneeling one behind the other. Jiang Ye was in front and a young man was behind him. After Jiang Ye prayed respectfully, he stood up, lit three incense sticks and put them in the incense burner.

, then stood to the side and watched the young man kowtow to the master's tablet.

Jiang Ye has many disciples, most of them in name only, but this young man is different. He is his direct disciple and the disciple Jiang Ye accepted two years ago. From his critical point of view, this kind of qualifications

You can only meet one outstanding person in three or four years. This year, the young disciple has reached the age of eighteen and has matured. Jiang Ye has begun to teach him the martial arts of his master. What he will learn today is Iron Sand Palm.

Although it is an iron sand palm, in the beginning, Jiang Ye only asked this disciple to practice with mung beans. After two years, he changed it to gravel. It would take at least fifteen years to really use iron sand. Jiang Ye's qualifications are outstanding.

, otherwise he would not be able to obtain the mantle of his former master. Speaking of which, he is best at swords rather than fists and kicks, but he has also worked hard on iron sand palms.

Jiang Ye struck down with his palm as if nothing had happened, and his entire palm sank deeply into the pot filled with mung beans, and the beans covered the back of his hand. After the demonstration, Jiang Ye said to his young disciple: "Come and try it.

"

"Yes." The young man smoothed the surface of the mung bean, and then imitated Jiang Ye's example and swung it down with his palm. With a muffled sound, the disciple grinned in pain. But when he raised his hand, he found that

There is no change on the surface of the mung beans, just some slight concave marks.

"It will hurt a little at first, and your palms will swell within two days, but as long as you keep practicing every day, you will be fine after three months."

The young man nodded in agreement and hit the pot with his palm again. After a while, the pain was so intense that beads of sweat covered his forehead, but he remained silent. Jiang Ye looked at the mung beans in the pot and was very happy that the disciple was not lazy and slippery.

Satisfied, he said, "When you slap it down with your palm and the palm sinks deeply but the beans don't fly out, then you will have achieved some success."

The disciples saw Jiang Ye's methods and praised him: "Master is very capable."

Jiang Ye shook his head slightly and said: "The one I admire the most about my master's skills is the invincible Zhang Daxia. When he puts his palm down, he can print clear palm prints even in the iron sand, which is deeper than mine. Zhang Daxia is

With bare hands, you can kill someone with just one palm."

While the two were talking, a man broke into the room. The person who came was Jiang Ye's eldest disciple. He usually helped Jiang Ye deal with matters related to the government. In Jiang Ye's practice room, disciples in name were not allowed to do anything.

Entering. This big man ran through the door and shouted: "Master, something big has happened!"

Jiang Ye asked the young disciple to continue practicing, while he sat on the chair and asked the visitors to come one by one. After hearing the news, Jiang Ye was stunned. Before he could recover, he heard someone reporting outside the door: "Master

, Mr. Zhang, please come over there."

"I know, I know." Jiang Ye simply explained a few words to his disciples and hurriedly left the practice room.

When he arrived at Zhang Jeff's home, the disciples of the Zhang family who greeted him at the door led him to the back study, which was where Zhang Daxia used to discuss secret business. Although there were a few close disciples outside, they all hid far away.

"Have you heard? Maybe..." Jiang Ye opened the door and shouted loudly towards the inside before he crossed the threshold. But before he could fully express his shock, he saw someone next to Zhang Jeff.

He stood up and said hello to him: "Master Jiang, you are well!"

The second half of the scream in Jiang Ye's throat was stuffed back into his stomach. He stared at the man with his mouth wide open for a long time. Yes, it was Xu Ping in front of him. Jiang Ye's expression suddenly changed.

It was eerie and terrifying. He silently turned around to look at Zhang Jeff and his junior brother Le Lin. Neither of them said a word. Jiang Ye turned around and slammed the door shut, saying "hmm" to Xu Ping in return, tensed

Face looked at the other two people beside Xu Ping and asked, "These two must be the heroes who broke into the camp?"

Hearing this, Xu Ping sighed, nodded, and asked: "Did the government know about it so soon?"

"Under three trees, why can't I offer it?" Jiang Ye couldn't help shouting.

According to the report from the eldest disciple to Jiang Ye, the prefect was so shocked that he stood upright in the lobby when he learned that imperial prisoners had appeared in his territory and rushed to the camp. Jiang Ye estimated that the urgent report was on his way to the capital now.

, all the garrison troops near Dezhou would be alarmed. He stamped his feet and shouted to Xu Ping: "General Xu, you have gone too far. Regarding betraying the new army, if you ask some people to intercede, even if you can't expect pardon, etc.

You can be safe if you avoid the limelight. When the time comes to hire people in the future, it is not impossible to make a comeback. How...how can you join Chuangying?"

A man who looked like a scribe next to Xu Ping could still remain calm, while another man with a fierce look on his face snorted heavily, obviously very dissatisfied with Jiang Ye's words. Jiang Ye calmed down, and the expression on his face became more unkind and cold.

He glanced coldly at Zhang Jeff and Le Lin.

Just listen to Zhang Jeff's explanation: "Master Jiang, we want to help General Xu leave the city, but our caravans are not in Texas now. Remember that you have a caravan leaving the city tomorrow, so I invite you to discuss it."

Jiang Ye knew in his heart that Zhang Jeff and the others were deliberately trying to drag him into trouble. If he were just an ordinary criminal, this kind of thing would be nothing more than a trivial matter to them, and they would not even take it seriously and leave it to a disciple. But Xu

Ping Ke is very different from ordinary people. If the imperial convicts who break in are found out, they will definitely be implicated. Jiang Ye thought about this and shook his head repeatedly: "The storm is getting tight now, so leaving the city tomorrow may not be a good idea.

, In my opinion, it is better for General Xu to hide in the city for a while and wait for the storm to pass before leaving, which is a safe strategy."

"I'm afraid this is not good," Le Lin immediately retorted: "The prefect knows about the relationship between the three of us and General Xu. Maybe he will give us face in the first two days and not come to investigate, but after the whole city has been searched, if

If there is no trace of General Xu yet, he will definitely track us down."

Zhang Jiefu continued: "Besides, there is no place to hide. It would be safest to hide in my junior brother's kiln? But General Xu's reputation is so great that he can be easily recognized. Besides, if the government Xu Xu

If you pay a large bonus, even our own disciples may not be completely reliable at that time. I think General Xu must leave immediately, and the sooner he leaves, the better."

Jiang Ye knew that what they said was reasonable, but he still shook his head like a rattle: "That's not appropriate, that's not appropriate. I think it's better to hide General Xu in the secret room first."

No matter how hard Zhang Jeff and Le Lin persuaded Jiang Ye, Jiang Ye refused to let go. Zhang Jeff said angrily: "Master Jiang, do you have a safe secret room - a secret room that only you know about and that other disciples know nothing about? If you do,

Just let General Xu go to your place, I don’t have such an absolutely safe place anyway.”

Le Lin also shouted: "Master Jiang, unless you report us immediately, in the future, even if my senior brother is harboring an imperial criminal, you will not be able to escape knowing the truth and not reporting it."

Readers who support my ideas no longer need to argue in my book review area. I will just look at the objections. If this book is not used, maybe there will be a chance to use it in the future. Anyway, my ideas are clearly stated. Regardless of whether I agree or disagree.

Objection, since everyone has been honest with each other, there is no need for anyone to convince others. Do you have any thoughts or guesses about Xu Ping’s fate, his relationship and meeting with Li Zicheng? I didn’t write the character Li Zicheng very well in the physical version.
Chapter completed!