Chapter 74: Flying Swallows Travel South

In December of the third year of Guanghe, heavy snow was found in the wings.

It was already the end of the year, Chu Yan lit a pine oil lamp, which made the room feel a little warmer.

Although Chu Yan was distributed, he was unwilling to use it. He believed that the better the environment, the harder it was to maintain. A comfortable life would make people lose their ambition, but he was a person with a strong ambition. Or, ambitious? Chu Yan couldn't explain it clearly, but he always retained simple living habits.

Speaking of which, he was born in a family with a pretty good family.

My father was a gentry from Zhending, and he had a lot of prestige. However, after three years of severe drought in Changshan, the officials sent by the court not only ignored them, but also kept plundering the people. My father was beaten to death by the government at the yamen because of arguing based on reason.

Since then, Chu Yan's family has been destroyed and people have been lost, and they have been wandering in the world.

Fortunately, he learned military books from others when he was young and was good at shooting skills. He had been wandering around the world for three years and was still prosperous. The officials who caused his family to be destroyed in the past have been killed by him. As a wanted criminal in the court, Chu Yan surrendered to Zhang Niujiao of Taiping Road three years ago, and with his own skills, he won the favor of Zhang Niujiao.

It was also the year when my father died, so it was snowing like this.

Chu Yan picked up the tiger-headed giant spear and walked out of the room with great strides.

Standing in the yard, his mood became particularly gloomy. He waved his spear and brought out light. The spear head trembled, and seven or eight spear flowers danced out. The big spear was like a dragon going out to sea, flying up and down. Chu Yan felt that the official who killed his father was standing in front of him, and his chest was gushing out, shouting loudly, and the gun was hanging on the wind, dancing with snow all over the sky.

"Okay, it's good!"

Just as Chu Yan's gun dance was rising, someone suddenly shouted loudly next to him and applauded and laughed.

The big gun pounced on the edge and turned the python over, Chu Yan stepped back and closed his posture, turned his head to look to the side. He saw a middle-aged man standing with his hands behind his back and smiling at him.

"Entertainment Father, when are you back?"

Chu Yan was very happy to see that person. This middle-aged man was Zhang Niujiao, the northern commander of Taiping Road. He was from a poor family, but he was well-educated in martial arts. He also had outstanding military tactics and straightforward temperament, and was deeply trusted by Zhang Jiao. He was one of the only two figures in Taiping Road who could establish his own army except for the three brothers Zhang Jiao, and was as famous as Runan Zhang Mancheng.

When Chu Yan came to join him, Zhang Niujiao took a fancy to him at first sight. Not only did he entrust him with important tasks, but he also accepted him as the adopted son of Minglei.

And Chu Yan is also very successful, proving Zhang Niujiao's vision.

Nowadays, Chu Yan is the commander of Zhang Niujiao's personal army and is also called Xiaoqushuai. Even the three brothers Zhang Jiao have heard of his name.

Chu Yan is very grateful to Zhang Niujiao.

Without Zhang Niujiao's kindness of knowing and meeting, he would not be as good as Chu Yan's today.

Therefore, when I saw Zhang Niujiao, I was very happy. In addition, I used all the marksmanship all the way, and the gloom in my heart also dispelled a lot.

He carried a big gun backwards and walked up to greet Zhang Niujiao.

Zhang Niujiao held Chu Yan and smiled and said, "Feiyan's throat-locking gun makes her more and more beautiful. I am so happy for her father."

"It's not that the adoptive father has the right teaching!"

Zhang Niujiao laughed and waved his hand to signal his follower to retreat. He pulled Chu Yan into the room, frowned suddenly, and said unhappily: "What do those people do? Why don't you light a brazier in the room?"

Chu Yan hurriedly said, "Enjoying father, this is Yan's idea. Yan remembers that when he was young, he listened to his father's reading. There is a passage in it: God is about to give a great responsibility to this person, he will first suffer his mind and will, toil his muscles and bones, and to starve his body... My son thinks this is right. Those who achieve great things must remain alert at all times, be greedy for enjoyment, and will lose their fighting spirit."

Zhang Niujiao nodded repeatedly, "My son said it well."

"They sent charcoal, but I just didn't want to use it. But since the adoptive father came, I immediately ordered someone to send it."

After a while, a brazier brought by Chu Yan's in-person helps add a little warmth to the room.

Chu Yan asked, "Father, Daxian and good teacher came to you overnight. What happened?"

Zhang Niujiao looked dark and sighed and said, "Have you heard of the attacks on the Taoist temples in Suiyang, Changyi, Lu and other places one after another?"

Chu Yan nodded, "I heard some of it."

"What do you think?"

"view?"

"Today is just a chat with you, my father and son. If you have something to say, you don't have to worry about it. Heaven knows the earth, you know me."

Chu Yan thought for a while, "The cause of the matter was not very clear. I only vaguely heard from people that it seemed that Li Damu of Suiyang occupied other people's property and killed other families. As a result, the other party's friend killed Li Damu's nephew for revenge... The child thought that this matter was wrong from the beginning. Not to mention that occupying property can easily arouse public anger and easily reveal our background. Most importantly, Li Damu should not mobilize the power of the various states for his own personal grudges. I am worried that this will completely expose our strength and attract the attention of the court."

"Don't be afraid of this!" Zhang Niujiao thought for a while, "With Feng's mediation, Xu Feng would not have much trouble in the court. Those castrated donkeys have taken so many benefits from us. If we can't do this, what's the use?"

Chu Yan nodded, "This is just one of them."

“What about the second one?”

"From the news of the attack on Lu State Daoyuan, Child has been paying attention to this matter. She always feels that there is a mystery in it... Those people seem to do this on purpose so that we can pay attention to them. Why do we need to pay attention to them? Child feels that this is not just revenge, but deliberately attracting our attention and covering up something."

Zhang Niujiao nodded again with appreciation, "My son is indeed smart, and he is worth recommending it to the great wise and good teachers for his father."

"Recommended? What do you recommend?" Chu Yan asked in confusion.

Zhang Niujiao was not in a hurry to answer, but after pondering for a while, he asked again: "I will talk about this later. I'll ask you if there is any third place?"

"Third, I looked at the other party's actions and were well-trained. It can be seen that those people were not the mountain village men mentioned by Li Damu, nor were they bandits... The child was worried that Zhang Zhangba was a reckless person, and he was probably not the opponent of the other party. After reading the reports carefully, he found that the other party was not only brave, but also quite wise, so he was afraid..."

Before Chu Yan could finish his words, Zhang Niujiao sighed.

"My son observed it, it was indeed careful. I didn't even pay attention to these situations before, and I thought it was a bandit's rebellion. But I didn't expect..."

"What happened to the adoptive father?"

Chu Yan had a bad premonition and looked at Zhang Niujiao and asked.

"The great teacher asked me to go and told me two things. First, last month, someone stole something from Dongjun."

"What?"

"A list... Someone stole a list, all of which were filled with officials and clans of the court who were loyal to us in Luoyang."

When Chu Yan heard this, he was shocked, "Is this serious?"

"The second thing is that three days ago, Zhang Zhangba and Tao Pinghan led 3,000 Yellow Turban Strongmen to pursue the other party, but accidentally encountered a burial in Guangling. Those people were so vicious that they burned my three thousand elite Yellow Turban Strongmen, Zhang Zhangba and Tao Pinghan died in battle. Although the news has not spread yet, believers in Xuzhou are already in panic."

Chu Yan's face turned pale.

"Enjoyed Father, this is definitely not what a small bandit is doing. It must be that the court has set its sights on us. The most urgent task is to confirm the place where the list goes. If the list flows into Luoyang, then the forces we worked hard in Luoyang will disappear."

Halfway through his words, Chu Yan suddenly stopped talking.

He seemed to understand something, and he got up and was about to speak, but was stopped by Zhang Niujiao.

"Feiyan, the list is handled by the Daxian and the good mentor. The whereabouts of the list are still uncertain. The people who only know how to steal the list are now fleeing with those people. After the burning of Guangling, those people suddenly disappeared. We are about to get up, and the troops and food in various places are also being prepared. But the believers are now shaken. If those people cannot be killed immediately, the reputation of the Daxian and the good mentor will also be greatly affected."

Chu Yan wanted to say: The list may have been sent to Luoyang.

But he still held back because he also knew that Taipingdao had its current momentum and Zhang Jiao's reputation played an important role.

Zhang Niujiao said: "I have ordered people to strictly guard the important roads from Qing, Yan and Yu to Luoyang. You don't need to worry about the list. As long as the list appears, Feng Zhi and Xu Feng will naturally try to deal with it. But those thieves need to be dealt with. Your uncle Zhang Mancheng is now fully dealing with the military affairs in the south. The matters from Runan to Nanyang are cumbersome, and I'm afraid he won't be able to make any moves for a while. Therefore, I recommend you to the great wise and good teachers, and you are responsible."

Chu Yan thought about it and felt that the list should not be a problem.

There were Feng Xi and Xu Feng in Luoyang, and no movement could escape their eyes and ears.

But he was still a little worried, and he always felt that this matter was not as simple as he imagined.

"Flying Swallow?"

Chu Yan suddenly woke up and stood up and bowed, "Father, it's not difficult to deal with this matter. But the child wants to know that Xu, Yang and Jingzhou can cooperate? If so, the child will definitely find those people and kill them."

"The great master has ordered that you can dispatch the dojos in the southern states at will. Except for military affairs that cannot be interfered with, all local dojos need to cooperate with your actions and obey your command. This is the God-given order given to you by the great master. With this order, the manpower in the states can be gathered."

Chu Yan took the gold medal from Zhang Niujiao, took a look, and put it in his arms solemnly.

"Don't worry, the child will take the thief's head to come and report."

Zhang Niujiao smiled slightly, stood up and patted Chu Yan's shoulder and said, "I naturally believe you can do it. I will listen to your good news at home for my father... In addition, this matter should be carried out quickly. You'd better clean up overnight and take people to set off at dawn."
Chapter completed!