The Way of Rebirth

The dragon-bearded tiger immediately followed Jiang Ziya and his group to the west along the North Sea. This road was far away from those ancient and dangerous places of wild beasts, so it was safe. However, this road was not a flat road, and there were some high mountains.

, it is quite difficult for a group of people to walk in such a dangerous place like the barren mountains and wild ridges. Fortunately, the Xiqi land is not far away from them because of the people's hard work day and night.

On this day, Jiang Ziya led everyone over a dangerous mountain, only to find that in front of them was a thorny land with many bushes and forests, and there were no roads to walk on. Seeing this, everyone looked at each other and had no choice but to take out their weapons and start to chop.

Jing Zhanji opened an avenue for everyone to walk. Just as he was about to take action, Jiang Ziya stretched out his hand to stop everyone's actions. Seeing this, all the generals looked at Jiang Ziya.

"Listen," Jiang Ziya said to everyone, "there seems to be a person coming to compose a song not far away."

"Mountain climbing across the ridge, felling wood. Carrying an axe, chopping dead vines. Rabbits walked in front of the cliff, deer croaked behind the mountain. Strange birds in the treetops, orioles outside the willows. I saw some green pines and junipers, plums are white and peaches are red. Worry-free woodcutter,

It is better than a waist of gold. A stone of firewood can be exchanged for three liters of rice. Vegetables are available at any time, and two bottles of wine are sold. Invite you to drink in front of the moon, and you are happy to stay in the lonely forest. The mountains are secluded, and the valleys are silent. Strange flowers and grasses invade each other day by day. Carefree and free, at will.

"Zongheng" Everyone listened sideways when they heard the words, and heard something coming.

"What this person said is also a happy mood." Jiang Ziya smiled and said to everyone after hearing these words, "This song gives me a feeling of purity, freedom, and freedom. I think the person who made the song must also be a wise man.

Talented"

"Listen to these words, this man is actually a woodcutter." San Yisheng said aloud after listening to the man's song, "It seems that this woodcutter must often come and go here. I think he is very familiar with this place, but we are lucky to meet him.

How about calling this man to lead the way for us?"

"Great Goodness" When all the generals heard this, they all nodded happily and responded.

"That woodcutter, come this way" San Yisheng saw that everyone agreed and shouted loudly in the direction where the song came from.

"But who called me?" came an echo from the other side, "Are there monsters causing trouble in the deep mountains and wild forests? They are trying to trick me, but I won't go."

"Little brother, please come over here," Jiang Ziya could only shout loudly after hearing this, "We are all ordinary people, not monsters, how dare we deceive you? I called you here because I have something to ask for."

"Hey, how do you know I'm a young man?" came the question.

"Haha, just listen to your accent," Jiang Ziya said with a smile, "please come here quickly, little brother."

"Since you are begging me so much, how can I remain indifferent? Just wait for a moment and I will come over." Hearing the words, the other side responded immediately, and then saw the swish sound of leaves swaying from the other side. Not long after,

Then a young man appeared.

When everyone looked at him, they saw that the man had a delicate face, thick eyebrows and big ears, bright eyes, eight feet tall, and a body like a tiger or wolf, but he was also qualified to be a good general. He wore a straw hat, cloth clothes and linen shirt, and straw sandals on his waist.

There was a machete hanging on his shoulder, a pole carried on his shoulder, and a rope attached to it. He must have just come here to chop firewood.

"But I don't know who you are?" The woodcutter hesitated when he saw the gestures of everyone in front of him, "Could it be that some prince, noble, or noble minister accidentally entered this place?"

"You have good eyesight." Jiang Ziya liked the visitor very much when he saw it, and said with a smile, "We are the officials of Xiqi. Because we failed in the crusade against the evil thief Chonghou Hu, we had no choice but to escape from here, but were trapped by this thorn.

There is a place blocking the way. I thought it must be extremely dangerous to come here in the mountains and forests. Just when I was worried, I was lucky enough to have my little brother come here. So I asked my little brother to lead the way for us. We will definitely be rewarded."

"Sir, what are you talking about?" The woodcutter immediately responded with a smile upon hearing this, "I, Wuji, am from Xiqi. I have been greatly favored by Xibohou for generations. Today, all the officials are in trouble here. How can I, Wuji, not help me?"

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"Thank you, thank you so much" San Yisheng said with great joy when he heard this.

"Please be careful, this thorny land requires woodcutter work like us to handle it properly." Wuji immediately put the pole on his shoulders aside, took out the machete from his waist and looked towards the thorns, but saw that Wuji's sword skills

Skilled and experienced, in less than half an hour all the thorns blocking the road in front of him were cut off by Buji, opening a highway for everyone.

"If you generals hadn't bumped into the boy this time, I'm afraid these barren mountains and ridges would have confused you all," Wu Ji said with a smile when he saw everyone coming out. He picked up the pole again and turned around to clear the way forward.

"I'm so lucky to have you, little brother," Jiang Ziya replied with a smile.

"But I don't know which officials of Xiqi are you?" Wu Ji led the way and asked everyone with a smile.

"I am San Yisheng, the senior official of Xiqi. Among them are all the generals of Xiqi, including Zhao Gong, Bi Gong, etc., but this old gentleman is me, the prime minister of Xiqi." San Yisheng said immediately.

"Oh," Wu Ji hurriedly turned around and knelt down on the ground after hearing this, "Young man has eyesight but cannot see Mount Tai, but he didn't know that I, the pillar of Xiqi, is here. Please forgive me for offending you."

"Little brother, don't worry," Jiang Ziya said with a smile, "It's too late for us to thank little brother for rescuing us this time, so how can we blame you? But since little brother is a citizen of Xiqi, he must know about the recent events in Xiqi, but he doesn't know

everything is OK?"

"Old Prime Minister, Xiqi City is in danger these days." Wu Ji immediately said after hearing this, "We live far away from Xiqi City, so the war has not affected us, but we are the people of Xiqi who are in great danger to Xiqi's safety.

It's because of concern, but the old prime minister doesn't know that in the past few days, we in Xiqi have been losing battles in succession, losing troops and generals. The enemy's morale is high, and they have attacked the big city of Xiqi several times. If the people in the city had not resisted desperately, Xiqi would have been conquered in the past few days.

Fortunately, the army and horses from the south route returned in time, which made the merchant army feel wary. I, Xiqi, can still breathe for a few days, but I am afraid that I, Xiqi, will be in danger if I no longer think of any plan to defeat the enemy."

"What?" Jiang Ziya panicked when he heard this, "Is this Shang Dynasty army so powerful?"

"The Shang Dynasty's army and horses were originally strong. Although our Xiqi army has a large number of people, it still has a lot of new soldiers and it is difficult to fight against it. What's more, the leading general of the Shang Dynasty is the fourth general of the Jiamengguan Demon Family.

People with extraordinary abilities and special skills, I, General Xiqi, often died in their hands, so defeat is inevitable," Wu Ji said immediately.

"Oh?" Jiang Ziya's eyes lit up when he heard Wu Ji's words. Then he looked up and down at the woodcutter in front of him, nodded and asked, "If we think like this little brother, how can we win?"

"This..." Wu Ji hesitated when he heard the words, and he spoke after a long time, "This is just my own idea. If there are any mistakes, please don't laugh at me. If you want to defeat this big businessman, you need to first

Only the four generals of this demon family can be defeated."

"Can you tell me?" Jiang Ziya suddenly became very interested and asked again, "Why do we need to kill these four generals of the Demon Family first?"

"This army and horses are only led by the four generals of the Demon Family. They are the defenders of Jiameng Pass. They have full confidence in their commander. However, the four generals of the Demon Family are also arrogant people. They do not have officials such as deputy generals under their command. They divide the generals and horses into four parts.

One person leads the way, so if we kill the four generals of the Demon Family, firstly, it will damage the enemy's morale, and secondly, it will cause the enemy's lack of command and fall into chaos. Our army can take advantage of this opportunity to launch a large-scale attack.

It will be decided in one battle," Wuji explained with a smile.

"That's right." Jiang Ziya nodded upon hearing this, "Then do you have a way to kill the enemy general?"

"Alas" Wu Ji shook his head and sighed after hearing this, "These four generals of the Demon family are important generals of the Great Shang in their eastward and westward expeditions. They are highly capable and have many methods. I couldn't think of any way to kill them at the moment. I wanted to do this but

This is what all the gentlemen are thinking about, and I can only think of so much..."

"I'm quite surprised that little brother has such knowledge." Jiang Ziya immediately said with approval, "Since little brother is so extraordinary, how come he is chopping firewood and working in this remote place, wasting this good time and drowning all his talents here? No.

If you go out this time and come back to Xiqi with us, I will definitely give this little brother an official position so that he can show his talent."

"This... young man is just a villager in the mountains. I'm afraid the gentlemen are a little frightened in recommending him like this." Wu Ji said hesitantly after hearing this.

"Hahaha, in today's world, the four princes have rebelled against three parties, and war has come to the world. All heroes have come out to assist the Mingjun. My little brother has such talent, how can I watch this great talent disappear in the mountains and fields in vain?

"Little brother, why don't you take me as your teacher? I will personally teach you the art of war and planning, so that you can become famous all over the world in the future." Jiang Ziya looked up to the sky and laughed, stroking his beard.

"Buji pays homage to the master." Wuji was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately turned around and knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times and performed the ceremony of paying homage to his master.

"Okay, okay." Jiang Ziya nodded, "From today on, you are my disciple, Jiang Ziya. Come and meet your senior brother Long Xuhu." Jiang Ziya called Long Xuhu over.

"Senior brother..." Wu Ji was immediately restrained by Long Xihu's appearance, and was frightened, "This..."

"Junior brother, don't be afraid. I am your senior brother. How could I hurt you?" Long Xuhu said with a smile when he saw Wu Ji's frightened expression.

"Yes, Wuji, this dragon-bearded tiger is not an evil creature, but a member of Xiqi. Your senior brother, why are you so scared?" Chongheihu also said with a smile.

"It made all the masters laugh." Wuji calmed down after hearing this, "Wuji has met his senior brother."

"Very good, very good." Dragon Beard Tiger was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Get up," Jiang Ziya nodded and said, "We have to hurry up on this trip. We must rush into Xiqi before the Great Shang army and horses attack. Zhang Guifang's army and horses may not be able to scare the four generals of the Demon family for a few days."

"Wu Ji will lead you all forward now." Wu Ji didn't show any pretense when he heard this. He immediately got up and walked in front, leading everyone out of the mountain. After walking for about an hour, everyone finally walked out of the mountain and saw the Xiqi area.

They were familiar with the land, but at this time, everyone was in the village where Buji lived, which was still dozens of miles away from the big city of Xiqi. They ate rice hastily at Buji's house, and then allotted Buji a horse and weapons and equipment.

Let’s not forget about setting off for Xiqi City.

Speaking of this, Emperor Xin ordered his troops and horses and drove in the direction of Chaoge. Passing by Sanshan Pass, Zhang Shan, the guard of Sanshan Pass, had already led his troops, fired cannons and drums, and came out to greet Emperor Xin and his party.

All the people and horses were led into Sanshan Pass, and their servants were ordered to prepare a banquet quickly and lead Emperor Xin to sit on the throne. As for the merchants' troops and horses, they had been led by the generals stationed at Sanshan Pass to entertain them in the army.

"How is everything going for you during this personal expedition?" Emperor Xin asked Zhang Shan while sitting on the throne.

"Your Majesty, there is no trouble here. The barbarians in Gui Fang were defeated by Grand Master Wen and Beibohou, but they did not raise troops to cause trouble. Although the fifty princes from the north who were close to this pass learned that Beibohou was killed, they did not

I have never had any dissatisfaction. I will patrol day and night, and there is nothing wrong." Zhang Shan immediately replied with his hands.

"Very good, very good." Emperor Xin nodded when he heard the words, "Three Mountain Pass is an important pass in the north. One of the four major barriers to our great merchants is the confidant of the few. The one in front of Chentang Pass is Wei Guogong Li Jing.

The guarding is now handed over to Xu Gai; in Mianchi County to the west, Zhang Kui and his wife are very capable, and I like them very much, so I specially entrusted this important place to them to take care of; in the south, Youhun Pass has always been guarded by Dou Rong, my confidant general;

Deng Jiugong is in charge of this front section of Sanshan Pass in the north. Now I entrust it to the general. I hope the general will pay more attention to it."

"General, I would like to thank you for your kindness." After Zhang Shan heard this, he didn't know what Emperor Xin meant by his words. He immediately knelt on the ground and said, "General, I will definitely serve my king to the death. I will garrison these three mountain passes as if they are impregnable and protect the north of Chaoge."

"Very good." Emperor Xin's face was overjoyed when he heard this, "In the northern lands, I have already given a reward to Chong Yingbiao, the son of Bei Bohou. In the future, Chong Yingbiao will be transferred from the north, so I think if General Zhang uses this to reward the northern lands,

The earth is the foundation, and the ghosts can be conquered to open up new territories for the few. Being a general like Li Weigong will not overwhelm Aiqing's talent."

"At the end of the day, you should always encourage yourself." Zhang Shan was shocked when he heard what Emperor Xin said, and then he was ecstatic. How could it not be the wish of any general to become a general who has been recorded in history and is famous for the ages?

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After a while, the banquet was set up. Zhang Shan respectfully invited Emperor Xin to sit on the banquet, and then invited the military marshal Huang Feihu to sit on the banquet before sitting down. All the other generals sat down on the banquet, and then the drums and music started playing, and the banquet started with singing and dancing.

At first, Di Xin frowned slightly when he saw this, but he didn't show any sign of hiding his thoughts in his heart. He laughed and laughed with the generals. Huang Feihu was very capable, so he naturally noticed Di Xin's actions just now, and he was overjoyed at the thought.

He didn't say anything at the time, and continued to drink from the cup.

After dinner, Di Xin looked drunk, squinted his eyes, stood up, and swayed on both sides, "I have to go back to Chaoge first, and Aiqing will be in charge of these three mountains."

"The king is drunk, why don't you stay here for the night?" Zhang Shan said immediately.

"I'm not drunk," Di Xin waved his hand and said, "This time Shi Chao Ge is a big deal, how can it be such a trivial matter? Where is Huang Feihu?"

"The end will be here." Huang Feihu practiced Taoism diligently, but it was difficult to get drunk within a few bowls of any kind of wine. He responded immediately.

"Quickly order up the troops and horses, I will lead the army to clear the way," Di Xin said shakingly.

"The last general takes orders," Huang Feihu said with his hands raised, and then walked out of the main room. Seeing this, Zhang Shan followed him immediately.

"Marshal" Zhang Shan approached and held Huang Feihu, and whispered, "Let the king rest here for a day."

"General Zhang." Huang Feihu frowned when he heard this, "The mobilization of troops and horses is a big deal, how can it be like this? The general also leads the army in the war, and he doesn't know this? How can he conquer the ghosts in the future?"

"Marshal, Marshal Huang," Zhang Shan clapped his forehead with his hand when he saw this, "It's not that Zhang Shan doesn't know about the military affairs, but that something big has happened in Chaoge. I'm afraid the king will definitely cause a big trouble when he returns."

"What happened to Chaoge?" Upon hearing this, Huang Feihu grabbed Zhang Shan's collar and asked.

"Marshal, there is news from Chao Ge that the Prime Minister has died for some unknown reason." Zhang Shan had no choice but to whisper to Huang Feihu, "The general has only received the news recently, so when the king returns, if he knows about the major events here,

I'm afraid he will be furious. You know, when the king is angry, his blood will flow into a river and millions of corpses will be buried."

"What?" Huang Feihu staggered and almost fell down, but Zhang Shan caught him in time, "What on earth is going on? Old Prime Minister Bigan has always been a vegetarian, how could he die suddenly?"

"This general doesn't know, but the news came from Chaoge that Queen Su Daji suddenly suffered from heart disease. The doctor Fei Zhongyouhun and his two doctors sent a miracle doctor to check, and they only said that the Queen's disease was a congenital disease and had to be cured.

A piece of Qiqiao Exquisite Heart can be cured, but somehow I heard that the old prime minister was born with Qiqiao Exquisite Heart, so the Queen issued an order to take a piece of the Prime Minister's heart leaf," Zhang Shan said in a low voice at the moment.

"How dare this bitch do this?" Huang Feihu's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he was furious. The veins on his face were exposed, his hands were tightly clenched, and his body was shaking constantly. His momentum even forced Zhang Shan back dozens of steps.

"Marshal, Yuanshi" Zhang Shan said immediately when he saw this, "Please calm down, we should hide this from the king this time."

"I can't hide it," Huang Feihu sighed when he woke up. "The king hurriedly retreated because he felt something in his heart. Otherwise, why would the king be so anxious to return to Chaoge now? Moreover, after he said this, he had to hide it for a while.

You can’t hide it for the rest of your life.”

"This..." Zhang Shan was dumbfounded when he saw this, and after a long time he sighed, "I'm just worried that when the king returns, he will be furious, and Chaoge may be in trouble. Now that the world is in chaos, Chaoge can't go on business anymore, otherwise the merchants will

The country is definitely unstable. Marshal Huang should give more advice to the king."

"I woke up." Huang Feihu nodded immediately after hearing this and said, "Go and order the general's horse, so as not to keep the king waiting."

"Alas" Zhang Shan let out a long sigh when he saw this, and then walked to the important place in the pass, called the generals of the merchant army, and gave them some instructions before walking back.

When Huang Feihu saw that the matter was done, he turned around and walked back to the main hall. Emperor Xin was sitting on the throne, looking drunk. Although his eyes were blurred, a cold light flashed from time to time. Huang Feihu was slightly worried when he saw this, but that was the end of the matter.

He had to take one step at a time, and thinking about this, Huang Feihu could only sigh in his heart...

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