In addition, Yang Yan, who represents the government, and the Huang family's Guan Yi are excellent, even if they defeat the Manichaean army, the Huang family will definitely get the support of the government, and it is impossible to drive the Huang family out of power. It's better to take this opportunity now, break up separately, and find another opportunity. Even if there is no chance, the alliance of the five families will exist in name only, and there is no need to obey the orders of the Huang family.

In addition, in the past ten days, the Manichaean army has certainly suffered heavy losses, but the five families of the Servant clan are not much better, and each family has lost five or six hundred warriors, which has exceeded the ability of each family to bear. Except for the Huang family, who wanted to avenge Huang Shunping, they could continue to persevere, and the other four families all believed that if they continued to fight against Manichaeism, they would only lose more. The Ji family and the Nong family originally advocated peace with Manichaeism, and the Wei family and the Zhou family also felt unbearable.

So these multiple factors came together, and the four families of Zhou, Wei, Ji, and Nong immediately reached a consensus, withdrew from the war, and left Hengshan. Although Huang Mingxia opposed it with all her might, she was alone, and the Huang family did not have the absolute strength to back it up, and the other four families did not need to obey the orders of the Huang family, so they were powerless to reverse the fact that they were falling apart.

At this time, Ling Xiang also came in from outside, he already knew that the four families were going to leave Hengshan, but just now it was Yang Yan and the head of the five families discussing the matter, so it was inconvenient for him to participate in it, so he waited outside. Now that the heads of the four houses were gone, he came in. However, seeing the faces of Yang Yan and the three of them, they also knew that the matter was irreparable, and they were speechless.

After a long while, Yang Yancai said: "Dong Zhizhai, how many officers and soldiers are there in Hengshan now, and the equipment for defending the city is still not bad. ”

Dong Yuan said: "Lord Hui, the equipment for defending the city is not bad, but there are only 817 officers and soldiers left, and only 162 horses. ”

Yang Yan asked Huang Mingxia and said, "Miss Huang, how many disciples of the Huang family are there now, and how many people can be recruited." ”

Huang Mingxia smiled bitterly: "Now there are about five hundred disciples of the Huang family in Hengshan, and at most seven or eight hundred more people can be recruited, and it will take at least ten days to recruit all of them." ”

When Yang Yan heard this, he could only smile wryly and shake his head. Tomorrow, when the four families leave, this movement must not be small. Manichaeism will soon know. Therefore, in three days at most, troops will definitely be re-sent to capture Hengshan. Unless reinforcements from Jingjiang Prefecture arrived in time, they would not be able to hold Yokoyama at all.

Ling Xiangji couldn't help but ask, "Then what should we do now?" Yang Yan was speechless when he heard this.

At this time, Dong Yuan said: "Lord Yang, the head of the Huang family, please forgive the officials for speaking bluntly, it's not that the officials are greedy and afraid of death, but now that the matter is now, this Hengshan can't be saved no matter what." It's better to leave Hengshan as soon as possible and find another way out. ”

Yang Yan said: "Find another way out, what other way out?"

Dong Yuan said: "Instead of waiting for death here, it is better for everyone to retreat for the time being." The head of the Huang family can go back to his hometown to take refuge for a while, Lord Yang, we should go back to Jingjiang Mansion to meet Fan Zhizhi, inform him of the situation in Hengshan, and ask Fan Zhizhi to send troops to recapture Hengshanqi. At that time, the head of the Huang family can also send troops from his hometown to help. ”

Yang Yan knew in his heart that asking Jingjiang Mansion to send troops to recapture Hengshan was just a good thing, and if Jingjiang Mansion could send rescue troops, it would have been sent a long time ago. It won't be raised until now. This shows that the current strength of the Song army is simply unable to take care of Hengshan. However, staying here can only be sent to death in vain, and it can only be avoided for a while according to what Dong Yuan said.

Sure enough, Huang Mingxia nodded and said, "It seems that we have no choice but to follow what Dong Zhizhai said, we will also withdraw from Hengshan and go back to our hometown first." ”

Dong Yuan looked at Yang Yan again and said, "What do you think of Lord Yang?" ”

Yang Yan was also helpless, and said: "It's just like this, let's also withdraw from Hengshan." ”

Dong Yuan said: "Since everyone has decided here, then don't hesitate, the sooner the better, go back to pack your things tonight, and we will leave tomorrow." ”

Ling Xiang said: "Leaving tomorrow, isn't it too anxious?"

Yang Yan said: "Manichaeism may come back at any time, the sooner you leave, the safer it will be." He said to Dong Yuan again: "Dong Zhizhai, you gather the soldiers and tell them that they will go together tomorrow if they are willing to go to Jingjiang Mansion, and if they don't want to go, they can also go with Miss Huang and them." And you, what are you going to do. ”

Dong Yuan said: "Hengshan is lost, and the lower officials can't get rid of it." Therefore, the lower official went to Jingjiang Mansion with the adults to ask for the guilt and wait for the punishment. The soldiers will be arranged by the subordinates, and the adults can rest assured. As he spoke, he saluted Yang Yan, turned around and walked out.

Ling Xiang also said to Yang Yan: "Brother Yang, then we also need to go back and make arrangements and leave as soon as possible." ”

Ling Xiang and Huang Mingxia walked out of the mansion side by side, Huang Mingxia sighed and said, "Senior brother, I'm really useless, you worked hard for me to get the position of this patriarch, but I made a mess of things. ”

Ling Xiang patted her lightly on the shoulder and said, "Senior sister, you don't have to blame yourself too much, you can't be blamed for this, it's not your fault that the four families colluded to target us." ”

Huang Mingxia approached him, pillowed her head on his shoulder, and said, "But if my father is still the patriarch, there will never be such a thing." You, as well as the second uncle, the third uncle, and the fifth uncle, all hope that I can do as well as my father, revitalize the Huang family, and avenge my father, but I have made a rule, I can't do it, I really can't do it. As he spoke, he lay on Ling Xiang's shoulder and cried bitterly. She and Ling Xiang grew up together, childhood sweethearts, and fell in love. At this time, she was depressed in her heart, and naturally regarded Ling Xiang as the person she could rely on the most, and poured out her heart.

Ling Xiang gently held her shoulder and said, "Senior sister, don't think too much, no one can do well from the beginning, if you do your best, I believe that you will be as good as Master in the future." And I'll do my best to help you. ”

Yang Yan listened from afar, sighed secretly, but couldn't help but think of Zhao Qianru, and couldn't help but feel a cramp in his heart, he had been busy paying the Manichaean army for a while ago, and he had no time to think about Zhao Qianru, he thought that he had forgotten her, but now Yang Yan found out that he and Ben had not forgotten her, but just buried this relationship deep in his heart and didn't want to think about it. Now that she has been touched again, her thoughts about Zhao Qianru have become even stronger, and I don't know how she is doing now.

Yang Yan suddenly thought that it would be okay if the matter of Hengshan was over like this, anyway, Yu Yunwen had entrusted his own affairs to finish it, return to Jingjiang Mansion, and explain the matter to Fan Chengda, and it would be fine. You can go back to Lin'an. When she returned to Lin'an, she might not be able to see Zhao Qianru, but at least she felt much closer. Thinking of this, Yang Yan thought of the tassel again, at this time, she must be looking forward to going back sooner at home. The winter in Lin'an is much colder than in Guangnan, maybe she thinks that she has made all the cotton clothes for herself.

However, Yang Yan also thought that there was Yan Rui waiting for him at home, "She must also be looking forward to me going back early." "But how will you settle Yan Rui after you go back? Did you really take Yan Rui as a wife and concubine? In fact, Yan Rui is extremely talented, and her life experience and experience are also very sympathetic, now she can't be a concubine, and there is no obstacle to accepting Yan Rui as a wife and concubine, and the tassel will not object, and Yang Yan doesn't care that Yan Rui has been a prostitute, but when he went to save Yan Rui, he never thought of accepting her as a concubine. So now that he thinks about it, Yang Yan always feels that it's a little hard to say, but it's hard to say what the body is, and he can't say it.

Yang Yan suddenly remembered that he had agreed to Yu Yunwen to come to the south, did he also intend to avoid Yan Rui's question? However, avoiding it is not always a solution, and this problem must always be faced. He couldn't help but smile wryly and shook his head, refusing to think about it anymore.

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On the second day after Yang Yan, Dong Yuan, Ling Xiang, and Huang Mingxia led the crowd to leave Hengshan, the Manichaean army really came back, and the soldiers captured Hengshan without bloodshed. However, in the team that entered the city, the one who stumbled beside Zhong Ziang was not the young sect leader Zhong Zhenxian, nor the Ming King Zhao Cao or the Wing King Chen Ziming, but Lai Wenzheng among the five scattered people.

Lai Wenzheng was originally a tea merchant in Jiangxi, but later due to the serious tea tax in the Great Song Dynasty, he lost his old capital and joined Manichaeism, and is now one of the five scattered people. In Manichaeism, it has always been known for its resourcefulness.

This time, the Manichaean army advanced into Hengshan and failed to attack it repeatedly. Lai Wenzheng said to Zhong Ziang: "The guards of Hengshan seem to be led by Yang Yan, but in fact, they are mainly the children of the five families of the Yu clan. The five families of the Gu clan have always respected the Huang family in the past, and although the other four families are not convinced, they are helpless because of their poor strength. Now that Huang Shunping is dead in Yongzhou, his daughter is still young and cannot serve the public, and the Huang family is greatly injured, and the other four families must have their own ghosts. When the army of our Holy Sect is overwhelmed, they can still unite to confront our Sect, and once this crisis is resolved, they will have their own fights. Tear each other down. Therefore, it is better to pretend to withdraw the army, and wait for the alliance of the five families of the Su clan to collapse, and then come to Hengshan to enter. (Full Text)