Chapter 318

Through Zhao Ju's relationship, the caravan was speechless on the way and headed south. Half a month later, it successfully arrived at Baguan TXT Download at the junction of Feng and Mo.

Because of the instructions from General Ying Bu, the guard at Baguan, the soldiers guarding the city did not even check Zhao Ju's caravan and directly let it enter the city.

After entering Ba Pass, Tang Yin and others and Zhao Ju went straight to the general's mansion to see Yingbu.

Tang Yin came to Baguan once. Now more than a year later, Baguan is still the same, unchanged, dilapidated and in a state of desolation. When he arrived at the general's mansion, Zhao Ju took two steps forward, bowed and saluted the soldiers guarding the door, and said with a smile: "I want to see General Yingbu. Brothers, please go inside and report!"

This was not the first time that Zhao Ju came to visit Yingbu, and the guards all knew him. They smiled politely and said, "It's Mr. Zhao Ju, please wait a moment!" As he spoke, a guard turned and walked into the house. It is said to be the General's Mansion, but it is actually just a relatively large mansion. It is very different from the General's Mansion in Tongmen.

After a short time, the guard who came inside to report the news came out, smiled at Zhao Ju and said: "Mr. Zhao Ju, the general invites you!"

"Thank you, brother!" No matter when or who he was talking to, Zhao Ju always smiled and looked polite. He bowed to the guard again and then walked inside with Tang Yin and others.

Every time he came to visit, he was alone. Now when he wanted to let Tang Yin and his group in, the guards immediately stopped him and asked, "Mr. Zhao Ju, they are..." As he spoke, everyone looked up and down at Tang Yin and others. .

These people had actually seen Tang Yin before, but it had been too long. Moreover, last time Tang Yin was the commander of the regiment, wearing a general's armor, but now he was dressed as an ordinary citizen, so naturally they could not recognize him.

Zhao Ju smiled and said: "They are... my friends. I want to recommend them to General Yingbu..."

At this time, Tang Yin whispered to the Shangguan brothers, Cheng Jin, Jiang Mo and others on the left and right: "You stay outside, just Mr. Zongyuan and follow me in!"

"Sir..." Everyone wanted to speak worriedly, but Tang Yin waved his hands and said easily: "It's okay!"

Zhao Ju said that Tang Yin and others were his friends, and Shangguan brothers and others stayed outside, so the guards let the three of them in.

After passing through the small courtyard and entering the lobby, Tang Yin and others saw Ying Bu sitting in the middle. Yingbu still looked slovenly and listless, wearing shabby casual clothes, disheveled and unbuttoned. He didn't look like a general at all, more like a homeless tramp.

"Mr. Zhao Ju!"

Seeing Zhao Ju approaching from outside, Yingbu only bowed slightly and did not even look at Tang Yin and Zong Yuan who came with Zhao Ju. He only regarded them as Zhao Ju's servants.

Tang Yin secretly laughed in his heart. He was like this when he first met Ying Bu. At that time, his first impression of this person was also extremely bad.

"Mr. Zhao Ju must have gained a lot this time!" Yingbu asked casually absentmindedly.

"Haha! Thanks to the general, I barely managed to avoid losing money." Zhao Ju kept true to his nature as a businessman and would not say it even if he made more money. He paused and continued: "This time, the villain brought two friends to the general!"

"Oh?" Only then did Yingbu look directly at Tang Yin and Zong Yuan. Seeing Zong Yuan, Ying Bu didn't feel anything, and glanced directly at him. But after seeing Tang Yin clearly, his eyes suddenly widened, and he stretched his head, looked at him carefully, and then said suspiciously: " You...you are..."

"Tang Yin!" Tang Yin raised his head, met Yingbu's eyes, and asked him with a smile, "What? Did General Yingbu forget about me so quickly?"

"Ah?" Yingbu couldn't react for a while. He sat blankly on the chair and stared at Tang Yin dumbfounded. He was speechless for a long time. It's incredible that Tang Yin would go to Ba Pass. Isn't the Tianyuan Army in Lehu County now? Why did Tang Yin suddenly come to him? After being stunned for a while, Ying Bu jumped up from the chair, walked quickly to Tang Yin, looked up and down, and said with surprise and joy: "Master Tang? You... why did you come to Ba Pass?"

Tang Yin smiled and said bluntly: "General Yingbu, I'm here for you!"

"Ah..." Yingbu took a breath and looked at him blankly.

Tang Yin did not immediately explain his purpose of coming. He changed the subject and looked around with a smile: "It's still the same here, no different from when I left last time."

Ying Bu also wondered what Tang Yin meant by what he just said, and responded casually: "In another hundred years, Baguan will still be like this."

Tang Yin asked: "Is General Yingbu really planning to stay in this ghost place for the rest of his life?"

Yingbu trembled, met Tang Yin's eyes, and murmured: "Master Tang, what do you mean..."

"Join me and work together to eradicate the traitor Zhong Tian!" Tang Yin said: "When the overall situation is decided, General Yingbu can choose any official position in the capital!"

ah! Yingbu's heart was shaken, and only then did his head finally turn around. Tang Yin traveled all the way from Lehu County to Baguan, and he must have come here to win over him. So should he accept Tang Yin's invitation and submit to Tang Yin? Yingbu is not stupid either. On the surface he looks like a rough man, but in fact he is very smart.

While he was weighing the pros and cons, Tang Yin asked: "Based on the current situation, does General Yingbu think Zhong Tian, ​​the Peng King, can last long?"

Hearing this, Yingbu's body trembled again. He only thought for a moment, and without hesitation, he immediately bowed to Tang Yin and saluted, and said seriously: "Since the last time you came to Baguan, the general has admired you very much. , Today I have come to invite you in person, and I am willing to work hard for you, even if I am broken into pieces, I will not hesitate to do so!”

Tang Yin looked up and smiled, helped Yingbu up, and said seriously: "With General Yingbu helping me, great things can be accomplished!"

Just as Tang Yin had expected, it was easy to conquer Yingbu and it was a matter of course.

Yingbu has been a guard in this ghost place called Baguan for several years, and he has long planned to return to the capital. However, his fate is difficult, and he cannot go back even if he wants to. Now that Tang Yin has offered this tempting offer, Yingbu is naturally moved. The more important point is that Zhong Tian is currently weak, while Tang Yin is strong. It is more reliable to defect to Tang Yin than to serve under Zhong Tian. Furthermore, he has had contact with Tang Yin for a long time, and he admires Tang Yin's character very much, and he also appreciates it from the bottom of his heart. Be willing to do things for him.

Although Yingbu expressed his willingness to seek refuge with Tang Yin, he immediately showed a troubled expression, as if he was hesitant to speak.

Tang Yin noticed something and asked, "Does General Yingbu have anything to hide?"

Yingbu looked bitter and said: "There are two things. First, my family is from the capital. If I submit to you, my family may be killed by the old thief Zhong Tian!"

Tang Yin nodded in understanding. For a frontier city as important as Baguan, the guard's family would usually be kept in the capital. The purpose was to keep them as hostages to prevent the guard from conspiring to rebel or treason. He smiled slightly and said: "General Yingbu, don't worry about this. Zhong Tian will not know about your submission to me. From now on, you will continue to stay in Baguan as your guard, just wait for Zhong Tian to escape to you When you are here, just seal the city and prevent him from entering! At that time, even if Zhong Tian wants to harm your family, he will be beyond his reach! "

"Oh!" After hearing this, Yingbu let out a sigh of relief. Tang Yin had no intention of taking him away and wanted to stay in Baguan. This was of course the best thing.

"What's the second thing?" Tang Yin asked.

"Since the old thief Zhong Tian usurped the throne, although I am still the guard of Baguan, Zhong Tian has sent another deputy general named Zhou Shun. He said he was to be my deputy, but in fact he was just to supervise me. With this person here , it’s a lot of inconvenience, but it’s really troublesome to not be able to deal with him directly!”

"Oh!" Tang Yin thought thoughtfully for a moment and said with a smile: "Don't make it public what you and I discussed. Just as you usually do, it will be the same in the future. Zhou Shun must not be able to notice anything."

"Yes!" Yingbu nodded and said, "I listen to you."

They were talking when a guard ran to the door of the lobby, looked at Ying Bu, bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "General, Lord Zhou, please see me!"

Yingbu frowned, this Zhou Shun, why couldn't he leave so late that he came at this time? He looked at Tang Yin nervously and asked in a low voice: "Sir, look..."

Tang Yinke was much calmer than Yingbu. He waved his hand with a smile, pointed to his outfit, and said, "Now I am Brother Zhao's servant. There is no way Zhou Shun will recognize me!"

Yingbu looked at Tang Yin's linen clothes and rough trousers, and suddenly realized, he patted his head, shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm so impatient!" As he spoke, he raised his head to the guard and said, "Master Zhou, please come here!"

"Yes! General!"

The guard agreed, couldn't help but glance at Tang Yin a few more times, turned around and left quickly.

Not long after, following the sound of footsteps, a middle-aged man in official uniform approached from outside. This man was in his early forties, with an ordinary appearance and a pair of small eyes that moved around. Entering the lobby, he saluted Ying Bu and looked at Tang Yin, Zong Yuan and Zhao Ju from the corner of his eye.

Just as Tang Yin said, Zhou Shun didn't recognize his identity at all, and most of his attention was on Zhao Ju.

Zhao Ju was a businessman from Mo. He knew that Feng often appeared on the border between Mo and Mo. He also knew about it, but he didn't take it seriously. After all, there were too many smuggling merchants like Zhao Ju on the border. Yingbu was not interested in Zhao Ju took good care of him, so he thought it was Yingbu who had taken advantage of him and pretended not to see it.

Ever since Zhou Shun arrived, Yingbu's face had been cold. He asked, "What's the matter with Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Shun chuckled and said, "I heard that there are guests at the general's residence. I was bored at home, so I stopped by to have a look."

"Huh!" Zhao Ju laughed coldly and turned his head away, not even bothering to look at him.