Chapter 195 You all come together (6k)

After the night attack, the usually talkative Guo Yaoshi, Ma Kuo and others tacitly stopped chatting while walking and urged their horses to hurry up.

Before dusk that day, the front troops had arrived outside Liangxiang City.

Pharmacist Guo took the opportunity to invite the personnel of the Xuanfu Division into the city, using the excuse that there might be disturbances from bandits.

After settling everything, he said goodbye to Tong Guan and left the city, heading straight for the military camp in the north of the city.

Several commanders of the Ever-Victorious Army had received the message from Guo Yaoshi in advance and were waiting in the Liangxiang stronghold.

From the very beginning, there was more than one commander of the Ever-Victorious Army, Guo Yaoshi.

The Ever-Victorious Army was retained at that time, and Emperor Tianzuo appointed Guo Yaoshi, Liu Shunren, Zhang Linghui and Zhen Wuchen as commanders, and this structure has been maintained to this day.

It was only because Guo Yaoshi took the lead in surrendering to the Song Dynasty, and because his troops were the most capable in fighting, he was most appreciated by Huizong and became synonymous with the ever-victorious army.

In addition to Zhen Wuchen who completely sided with Guo Yaoshi, Liu Shunren and Zhang Linghui's troops were relatively independent. Because they were not effective in defending Xiao Gan, many places in Jizhou were occupied by the remnants of Liao. At that time, Tong Guan sent a military letter to severely reprimand Guo Yaoshi.

Of course, Guo Yaoshi turned a disaster into a blessing. He later defeated Xiao Gan at Lulongling and completely eliminated the remaining Liao forces. He was then appointed as the Grand Marshal by Huizong.

Liu Shunren and Zhang Linghui only obey orders and not announcements, but they are also part of the Ever-Victorious Army in external affairs, and they also share in Tong Guan's military support.

Guo Yaoshi came to the central army and sat down, looking around at Liu Shunren, Zhang Linghui, Zhen Wuchen, Zhao Heshou and other commanders, frowning and saying: "Prince Guangyang came with bad intentions. I failed to intimidate him with military power yesterday, and I also lost dozens of brothers. Tomorrow's parade will be the key, and everyone must contribute."

"General, why don't you explain it clearly? We only know that Tong Guan brought a brave general with him. I heard that this man is extremely arrogant?"

"Humph."

Seeing Zhang Linghui asking, Pharmacist Guo snorted coldly and added slowly: "Not only are they arrogant, they simply treat the Ever-Victorious Army as nothing!"

"Arranged by Tong Guan?"

Liu Shunren was the first to raise questions.

Pharmacist Guo did not comment, muttering: "Tong Guan is only one aspect. The key point is that he was born a bandit. I heard that his hands have the strength of a thousand pounds. It seems that he is highly appreciated by the emperor."

"A thousand pounds of strength?"

Zhen Wuchen and Zhao Heshou cooperated in supporting roles.

Pharmacist Guo nodded and stroked his beard, then told the story he had heard from Ma Kuo and what had happened last night, picking out the important parts. Everyone remained silent for a long time.

"Why are you silent? Tong Guan brought this man to Hebei, obviously to establish our authority. So if we don't break his arrogance, the Ever-Victorious Army will be ignored by the court. This matter concerns the interests of everyone. We must discuss countermeasures tonight. He will definitely make new moves tomorrow!"

"This man is so powerful, and he is also highly regarded by the Emperor. How can we deal with him? The Marshal has to make the decision."

After Zhang Linghui finished speaking, he looked at Liu Shunren, as if to say that Pharmacist Guo had a high position and that he would naturally have to take over first if anything happened.

Pharmacist Guo knew that the two men were cunning, so he signaled Zhen Wuchen with his eyes.

Zhen Wuchen understood and stood up, saying seriously, "The commander-in-chief has already made a move in Fanyang yesterday. If he makes another move now, it will easily give Tong Guan an excuse. Zhao Heshou and I just came up with a solution. Please consider it patiently."

"Let's talk about it first."

While Guo Yaoshi and others were plotting, Tong Guan also sent Ma Kuo to Yang Chang's residence to remind him that General Changsheng would have understood most of the plan tomorrow, and hoped that he would still wear military uniform and have a martial arts show with Lu Zhishen.

Generally, unless there is a combat mission, no one will wear armor and ride a horse at any time. Neither people nor horses can bear it.

Yang Chang was confident of his great strength and the power of his horse, so he walked in full armor most of the time. However, when running for a long time like yesterday, he would take off his armor and march in his official robes.

The pretentiousness in Fanyang was just the appetizer, while entertaining the troops in Liangxiang Dazhai was the main course, so naturally they had to dress up to attract attention.

The second day of the first lunar month, the hour of Chen.

The red sun rose to mid-sky, and the Liangxiang stronghold was shining with golden light. Soldiers like mountains and guns like forests were standing solemnly around the parade ground.

Tong Guan symbolically went through the process of entertaining the troops and handed over the supplies to Guo Yaoshi's men, while he went to the stage to watch the Ever-Victorious Army's training.

He stepped on the ground and stabbed the spear, causing the earth to shake.

The shouting was so loud that it seemed as if the sky was being torn off.

Tong Guan nodded frequently as he watched, secretly praising the Ever-Victorious Army for its well-trained personnel.

Putting aside personal feelings, the Ever-Victorious Army is a good team, but Guo Yaoshi leads the team in wearing Hu clothing, which obviously shows that they are not truly loyal to the Song Dynasty. The stronger they are, the more uneasy people feel.

Just after watching the military exercise, Tong Guan immediately exchanged glances with Ma Kuo, signaling Yang Chang and Lu Zhishen to perform martial arts.

Ma Kuo was about to make a proposal to Guo Yaoshi, but Liu Shunren, one of the commanders of the Ever-Victorious Army, suddenly asked Tong Guan for instructions first.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that Yang Guancha is extremely brave and once performed the amazing feat of throwing and smashing a stone lion. Since we have the opportunity today, can you ask him to give some advice to the few useless officers under my command?"

"Wait a minute."

Zhang Linghui also clasped his fists and stepped out of the line. He pulled Liu Shunren's sleeve and reminded him in a deep voice: "What kind of person is Yang Guancha? Why let your generals make a fool of themselves?"

"Hey, that's wrong. Yang's observation ability is amazing. It's disrespectful to teach him one-on-one."

"Then two or three of us can ask for advice together?"

The two of them sang the same tune and put Yang Chang on the fire. This was the countermeasure they discussed with Guo Yaoshi and others last night. Moreover, this shameless request was just the beginning. After all, Yang once boasted that he could fight a thousand people alone.

After saying this, Tong Guan looked at Yang Chang and asked, "Yang Guancha, is it convenient for you?"

"It's all at the king's command."

"Well."

Yang Chang's hearty response did not surprise Tong Guan at all.

He had seen it with his own eyes and knew that Yang Chang had the ability to fight in a group. He thought that three people should be easy to deal with. He smiled and nodded and said, "Then select three representatives to come to the stage to observe and learn from Yang. We will all go to the stage to watch the battle and let the soldiers broaden their horizons."

"Your Majesty, General Zhang alone has 20 to 30 officers and soldiers under his command. It may not be enough to choose only three people."

“As many as you want!”

Before Pharmacist Guo had finished speaking, he heard Yang Chang's arrogant speech, which made Liu Shunren, Zhang Linghui and others look at each other in surprise.

Is this guy really capable or just a reckless man? There are more than a hundred warriors here today, and they can tire you to death in a round-robin battle.

Ma Kuo obviously thought of this as well, and hurried over to remind him quietly: "Yang Guancha, too much is as bad as too little."

"Don't worry, Ma Lianfang. I know what's going on."

"Ok."

"A fight on horseback or on foot? If it's a fight on horseback, we won't change positions. We'll have a better view on the stage."

Seeing that Ma Kuo could not be persuaded, Tong Guan hurriedly took over the conversation and made a look, implicitly reminding Yang Changma Zhan.

After all, Zhaoye Jade Lion is majestic and powerful, and considering Yang Chang’s performance outside Liangshanpo, he would have an advantage even in a rotation battle.

But Yang Chang did not appreciate his kindness, waved his hand and said calmly: "The guest should follow the host's wishes, and we all follow the Ever-Victorious Army."

"hehe."

Pharmacist Guo was secretly pleased and immediately climbed up the pole, clasping his fists and praising, "Yang, you are so brave. It's not good to show your real kung fu in a horse fight. It's better to fight on foot on the stage. My king, let's move to the stage to watch the fight."

"Alright."

Tong Guan glanced at Yang Chang and thought to himself, don't embarrass yourself in fighting on foot, because I am relying on you to establish my authority.

Liu Shunren, Zhang Linghui and others went down to pick people, and Yang Chang suddenly walked to the edge of the platform and called out to Pharmacist Guo.

"Captain Guo, can you please change my weapon?"

"Hmm?" Pharmacist Guo was stunned when he heard it, and asked curiously: "Yang, you are not good at using your weapon? You can go to the weapon rack in the training ground and choose from all kinds of weapons."

"No."

Looking at the phoenix-wing gilded halberd in Lu Zhishen's hand, Yang Chang shook his head helplessly and said, "My weapon is too lethal. I'm afraid that I won't be able to control it when the fight breaks out, and I might hurt your officers."

"hiss"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, thinking, "Aren't you asking for trouble?" The more arrogant you act now, the more ruthless the Ever-Victorious Army will be later.

In the past two days, Pharmacist Guo has been teased continuously.

Hearing this "Versailles" argument at this time, he did not feel angry at all. He thought that the more Yang Chang boasted, the worse his actual ability was.

"Yang observed the weapon, is it that boring one? It has great killing power?"

"You will know once you give it a try, Commander."

Yang Chang waved to Lu Zhishen to ask for the weapon, and threw it towards Guo Yaoshi below the stage.

Pharmacist Guo did not know that the drill weighed sixty kilograms, and he was not prepared to stretch out his right hand to take it, which nearly dislocated his right hand.

"It's so heavy. Yang Guancha is indeed very powerful."

"Master, go pick me a long stick. A wooden one will do."

"Yes!"

Lu Zhishen clasped his fists and accepted the order, then jumped down from the platform like a nimble fat man.

Pharmacist Guo, Liu Shunren, Zhang Linghui and others frowned at the same time, and they all thought that Yang Chang and the fat monk had real skills, so they made fine adjustments when selecting people later.

The original plan was to select thirty people to fight ten rounds of round-robin battles with Yang Chang, but this was temporarily changed to sixty people.

Twenty rounds, the fight would probably not end until the afternoon. Even if one had a thousand pounds of strength, it would have been exhausted long ago.

Even if you win a few rounds by chance, you are still a loser if you get beaten up in the end.

Yang Chang, you brought this upon yourself, you can't blame anyone else.

Soon, all the 'contestants' and 'audience' were present.

Sixty generals of the Ever-Victorious Army were stationed at the bottom of the left and right sides of the arena, and would take turns to go up and "ask for advice" in a fight. Tong Guan, Guo Yaoshi and other distinguished guests were on the north side of the arena, and the south side was surrounded by officers and generals of the Ever-Victorious Army.

When he saw Lu Zhishen handing over the long stick and Yang Chang nodded in satisfaction, Pharmacist Guo reminded Tong Guan: "My lord, can we start now?"

"Ah."

Tong Guan responded softly, while Ma Kuo stopped Yang Chang and said, "Yang Guancha, you can pick your own men. There are many generals who want to ask you for advice. I estimate that the competition will take a long time. If you need to rest in the middle, please tell me earlier."

"Ok."

Yang Chang clasped his fists and nodded to Ma Kuo, while telling Lu Zhishen to wait in the audience. He then looked around and used his [Eye of Insight]. Although he acted very high-profile, he was very cautious before showing off.

Use the [Eye of Insight] to check in advance, similar to looking at your opponent's cards when playing cards. If you encounter a strong opponent who you really can't beat, you can also find a way to shirk responsibility in advance.

His realm was elevated to the second level of Qi Refining, and the energy consumption for spying on ordinary people was very low. For his Dantian, which was like a pool of water, it was equivalent to scooping out two or three scoops of energy.

After looking at the sixty people one by one, it was found that none of them could fight. The most powerful one was only [Mastered in Sword and Knife], and most of the others were just proficient, which was far from Yang's [Superb Spear and Stick].

In terms of strength and showmanship, it is hard to lose.

It seems that it is not wrong to describe you as country chickens and clay dogs.

"Yang observed, if it's difficult to fight one against three, then change to one against two."

"hehe."

Yang Chang laughed out loud, and he decided to go for the big one.

He turned around holding the long stick, then looked around and said, "Dividing into groups is a waste of time, you all should come together!"

"What did he say? Together?"

"hiss"

"Thirty people, or sixty?"

"Is he crazy? Or does he look down on us?"

The generals and officers on both sides were talking about the plan. Tong Guan, who was watching the battle from the north, was also confused. He thought to himself, "Don't go too far, kid. Haven't you heard that two fists can't beat four hands? Can't you just take it slow and steady?"
Ma Kuo couldn't stand still any more. He waved his hand and reminded him: "Yang Guancha, didn't you say something wrong just now? If everyone goes up, won't it become a melee? It won't be satisfying for everyone to watch." "Ma Lianfang, don't say that."

The generals of the Ever-Victorious Army were afraid that Yang Chang would be too calm, so when they heard his reckless speech, Zhang Linghui immediately stepped forward to stop Ma Kuo and deliberately flattered him, saying, "Yang Guancha is a guest. He is skilled and courageous. How can we not show our hospitality as hosts?"

"Can"

"Are you all deaf? Let's ask him for advice together."

"Yes!"

The officers and soldiers waiting for battle on both sides walked up to the arena and stood on the left and right. They looked at their comrades opposite them with different expressions. Everyone guessed that Yang was crazy, otherwise most people would not seek death.

Seeing that everyone was hesitant to take action, Yang Chang took the initiative to smile and waved his hand provocatively, "What are you waiting for? Let alone sixty people, I am not afraid of six hundred people."

"I just don't believe it. Even if it has three heads and six arms, we will tear it down. Come on!"

"Damn, I've never seen anyone so crazy. Let's see the fight."

"Don't hurt your own people."

The sixty generals were taunted a second time and rushed forward with weapons in hand, surrounding Yang Chang in an instant.

Pharmacist Guo saw this and hurriedly clasped his fists to warn Tong Guan: "My king, Yang Guancha is too confident. If these reckless men under my command hurt him later, please... "

Bang bang bang!
Before Pharmacist Guo could finish his words, the fight had already begun on the stage.

Yang Changqing swept his stick forward, and the [Power of a Tiger] was released with the long stick, sweeping away more than a dozen people like a whistling gust of wind.

The people behind saw the opportunity and attacked, but unexpectedly Yang Chang retracted his attack quickly and with strange steps, and in a blink of an eye the stick head was heading towards their faces.

This blow knocked down more than a dozen people.

Yang Chang's refined strength means that he is no longer restricted by weapons and will not damage them due to excessive force. Instead, he can directly release the parts that the weapon cannot bear through swinging.

A simple wooden stick becomes a magical weapon after being attached with tiger power.

This outward force is like a powerful push that can make people surrender, or like a strong wind that can uproot trees and knock down houses, but it is not as sharp as sword energy or strong wind.

Every time Yang Chang swung his stick, someone would be thrown off the stage, but in the end he would only be injured.

If it is replaced with the Phoenix-wing Gilded Halberd, the refined power will be retained on the weapon. This kind of sweep will not knock over many people, but those who are hit will either die or be crippled, and the visual effect is not very shocking.

In less than a cup of tea, Yang Chang swung his stick dozens of times and knocked down all sixty people. Most of them were knocked off the stage, leaving all the onlookers dumbfounded.

Am I dreaming?

Pharmacist Guo rubbed his eyes, but the outcome remained unchanged.

Liu Shunren and Zhang Linghui both looked at him fiercely, thinking that this is not what you said last night. The two of us have sent out the most generals today, so why would we provoke such a fierce man?
Everyone in the Ever-Victorious Army looked astonished. Tong Guan was so happy that the functions that no longer belonged to him actually showed signs of resurfacing.

At this time, it is not a good idea to continue to make derogatory remarks, as going too far may cause an uprising.

Tong Guan deliberately sighed to Ma Kuo: "Yang Guan's actions are really unpredictable. I didn't even see it clearly, and it was over."

"Yeah, it was too fast, and I couldn't see it clearly."

Ma Kuo understood Tong Guan's intention and called out to Yang Chang, "Yang Guancha, Your Majesty didn't see it clearly just now, why don't you practice it again on your own?"

"Solo?"

Yang Chang pinched his chin and shook his head, then waved to Lu Zhishen and said, "Master, I didn't have enough fun just now, how about we have a try here?"

"Okay, all using weapons?"

"Well, I'll change mine too, bring it up for me."

"Okay, I'm just itching to show off my skills!"

After Lu Zhishen finished speaking, he strode forward, "took back" the phoenix-wing gilded halberd from the hands of Guo Yaoshi's followers, and threw it toward the arena, and Yang Chang stretched out his hand and easily caught it.

The two of them throwing and catching the ball made Pharmacist Guo look sideways again.

This fat monk is quite impressive!

Later, Lu Zhishen came on stage carrying a water-milled Zen staff, and nodded slightly to Yang Chang before stepping forward to start fighting.

Dang Dang Dang!
The two men were equally strong, and the two weapons were of similar weight. The metallic roar caused by the collision made the onlookers feel extremely uncomfortable and gave them goose bumps.

"They don't have any grudges, right?"

"Why did you hit me harder than before?"

"This is called a martial arts competition. What happened just now was just herding pigs."

"Shh, keep your voice down! My scalp is tingling."

The exciting fight makes people's blood boil and it has its own admirers.

Even within the Ever-Victorious Army, there were still people who were generous with their praises, and there was constant whispering from the audience.

Pharmacist Guo frowned, thinking that he had been careless before. He did not expect that there would be such a powerful man in the Song Dynasty. He thought that Yang Chang's glory had already faded and it might end soon.

However, he underestimated the extent of the competition.

The two had not fought each other for several years since they left Liangshan. Especially since Lu Zhishen hadn't felt so good in a long time, how could he possibly end the fight so hastily?

Although Lu Zhishen was extremely powerful, his realm had not yet broken through to the Qi Refining stage, so his strength control was far inferior to Yang Chang's. Therefore, he swung the staff as he pleased. In order to test his own limit, Yang Chang deliberately did not use [Qi Suppression Force] to suppress him.

As a result, Lu Zhishen fought more and more vigorously, and when Yang Changheng was about to make a move, he suddenly stepped forward, leaped up and swung his stick to hit him.

There was a click.

The wooden board under his feet was broken by the stick.

The cycle was repeated until wood chips flew everywhere and the arena was shaking.

"My king, please retreat quickly. I'm afraid the arena will collapse. It's best to stop them."

"General Guo?"

Ma Kuo hurriedly pulled Tong Guan back, while Tong Guan looked at Pharmacist Guo for advice.

"Who can stop this? It doesn't matter if the ring collapses."

"This"

Pharmacist Guo's answer made Tong Guan speechless. He thought, is this about the collapse of the arena? You will compensate me for injuring Yang Chang?
Tong Guan had just retreated half a meter away when the arena in front of him collapsed with a loud bang.

Yang Chang and Lu Zhishen were still fighting, and the fight caused sand and rocks to fly everywhere, as well as broken wood.

This strange scene made Liu Shunren forget the humiliation he had just felt.

He asked Zhang Linghui in disbelief: "The monk has a grudge against Yang Guancha? Why is the fight still going on?"

"Who knows? It doesn't look like a duel at all."

Zhang Linghui secretly glanced at Pharmacist Guo and thought to himself, Tong Guan found this pair of tough guys and in a flash they intimidated all our soldiers. Can he still dominate Yanshan like before?
"Master, are you coming again?"

"That's enough. I tried my best but it didn't work. You really have become stronger, but I enjoyed the fight just now!"

"Haha, if you fight a bad guy in the ring, you might have to pay."

Yang Chang and Lu Zhishen walked out of the smoke and dust side by side, and their hearty laughter made others stunned.

You guys just fought till the sky was dark, but it turned out to be just a normal fight between friends? How much momentum would you have on the battlefield?

Yang Chang naturally would not compensate for the arena, but instead gained the respect of countless admirers.

The main body of the Ever-Victorious Army is composed of Liao and Xi people. They relied on themselves from their establishment to their fame, and won their glory with every sword and spear. Instead of hating the strong, they admired them.

Now that he thought about it, Yang Chang's boasting of being able to defeat a thousand enemies alone might have been a real ability, so Pharmacist Guo and the others saw him off respectfully.

Yang Chang became famous in Liangxiang Dazhai, which made Tong Guan's subsequent inspections and receptions very smooth and successfully completed the planned schedule.

In mid-April, Yang Chang accompanied Tong Guan out of Hejian Prefecture, and then parted ways with the Xuanfu Division.

Tong Guan went south to Daming Prefecture as planned, and fulfilled his promise to have Ma Kuo transfer people to Zhending Prefecture.

Yang Chang didn't want to see Song Jiang's face, so he and Lu Zhishen skipped the Zhending government and agreed to wait in Huolu County in the west.

Ma Kuo stayed in Zhending for five days before bringing Shi Jin to Huolu to reunite.

As soon as they met, he pulled Yang Chang aside and apologized quietly, saying, "Shi Jin is popular with people. I heard that he was going to be transferred to Qinzhou. Brothers have been holding farewell banquets for several days. Song Fangyu was also very earnest. I retreated but had to stay for a few more days. If I hadn't been in a hurry to go back to Taiyuan for something, I'm afraid I would have had to eat for a month."

"Shi Jin is a man of integrity and generosity, and he has always been popular with people."

After Yang Chang nodded in agreement, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"I wonder which brothers are hosting the farewell banquet?"

"On the first day, it was Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, and then it was Hua Rong, Dai Zong, Shi Xiu, Yan Qing, and it seemed that there were also Qin Ming, Zhang Qing and others."

"This"

Seeing Yang Chang's strange expression, Ma Kuo hurriedly asked: "What's wrong? Is it wrong?"

"Haha, I don't like to talk behind people's backs, but I don't want Ma Lianfang to be kept in the dark. Let me put it this way. I have hosted Shi Jin's brothers for the past few days. They may have some friendship with him, but the ones with whom he has the deepest friendship are not among them."

"So strange? Could it be..."

Ma Kuo reacted instantly, his face darkened, and he frowned and said, "Zhending Prefecture is an important town in Hebei. As long as we can hold it firmly, the Jin army in Yunzhong and Pingzhou will not be able to join forces. However, Song Jiang is so cunning, I am afraid he can't take on this important task."

"Well, what I said may not be accurate. Maybe those people have other ways."

Yang Changxin said, "Good fellow, you actually thought so far ahead? Song Jiang might be able to defend the city by relying on the terrain, but the outcome of a head-on confrontation with the Jin soldiers in the wild in the future is unknown."

Analyzing the situation during the expedition against Fang La, after Song Jiang's many campaigns against bandits, there should have been very few main forces of Liangshan left, and perhaps even fewer elite troops than the veteran soldiers of Liangshan in Qinzhou.

It is estimated that the 50,000 Liangshan soldiers in Zhending Prefecture were mainly composed of surrendered soldiers from Hebei and Huaixi, as well as new soldiers recruited during their stay in Jiangnan. Their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

No matter how Ma Kuo treats Song Jiang, Yang Chang will actively prepare for war when he returns to Qinzhou.

He had a premonition that the Jin army would invade soon, so he had to first defend his base in Qinzhou, and then slowly take over the Three Jins. By then, he would be able to compete with the Song and Jin dynasties for the world.

Yang Chang and Ma Kuo parted ways in Huolu. One went south to Cizhou and entered Fukouxing, then went around Luzhou and returned to Qinzhou. The other went from Jingxing to Pingzhou and returned to Taiyuan.

In early May, Yang Chang spent the night in Wu'an County, Cizhou.

Lu Zhishen and Shi Jin talked all the way, and they were still drinking and chatting when they checked into the hotel.

Yang Chang suddenly remembered that Shi Jin had not brought his family with him, and they were going to cross Fukou Pass tomorrow, so he interrupted their conversation and asked Shi Jin: "Brother Shi, where are your family? Huayin County?"

"Yes." Shi Jin nodded and replied: "When the court offered him amnesty, I sent someone to send him back to his hometown. I haven't seen him for several years."

"Then we will part ways in Wu'an tomorrow. You can go back to Huayin County to move your family there first, and then you can come to Qinzhou to reunite."

"Will you settle down in Qinzhou? If Brother Yang is transferred away from here in the future, won't you..."

"Don't worry, I won't transfer you anywhere else."

Seeing Yang Chang's confident words, Shi Jin's face was full of doubts.

"why?"

"Brother Yang Chang, this is for your own good. It is better to be with your family day and night than to be separated for a long time. I will go with you tomorrow. We will go south to Xiangzhou and Weizhou first, and then go west along the Yellow River."

"okay."

Shi Jin finally stopped asking, but when Yang Chang heard the word Xiangzhou, a character suddenly popped up in his mind.

Xiangzhou is Yue Fei's hometown. Is he in his hometown now? Will he rebel against me?

(End of this chapter)