When it comes to Lanzhou, Downing will think of Lanzhou ramen restaurants all over the country, which is Tangning's only impression of Lanzhou.

After arriving, Tang Ning knew that places like Huanzhou were considered paradise compared to here.

It's windy and sandy. It's hot, it's just February, and it's already a stuffy feeling.

Along the main road to a small village near the city of Lanzhou, the villagers did not seem to care much about the army, perhaps they had seen a lot.

It's just that Zhenjiang Jun didn't have a tattoo on his face, but it made them want to see the excitement. However, most of the people who watched the excitement were the stinky boys, and the adults went to work in the fields.

The vanguard had arrived in Lanzhou a day earlier, and told the current Shaanxi transit envoy and Lanzhou governor You Shixiong that Tang Ning had led the Zhenjiang army to come.

To cooperate with the Zhenjiang Army to use troops against Qingtang, You Shixiong knows it. A few years ago, an angel sent the will of the official family, and it was sent in September.

You Shixiong hid in a corner where no one was holding the holy decree and pondered for a long time, feeling that this holy decree was sent by the official family as soon as the Empress Dowager Gao died.

It is said that the new official takes office with three fires, and the new emperor takes office. It seems that this fire is about to burn on the unlucky Qingtang people.

The army is not allowed to enter the city without anything, no matter where it is, this is the rule. The men sent by You Shixiong to greet the Zhenjiang army were waiting three miles outside the city, leading everyone to the edge of a village, which was the place where You Shixiong was stationed for the Zhenjiang army.

In fact, he is quite kind, at least with the village nearby, the army does not have to be so troublesome to obtain supplies. Otherwise, if Tang Ning arrives at the city that needs to be stationed for more than three days, he will have to dig a well for the local government at the garrison outside the city for free, which will be very troublesome.

After placing the army, Tang Ning met You Shixiong, who was very familiar to Tang Ning, under the guidance of the Lanzhou General Judge, who was very familiar to Tang Ning.

You Shixiongsheng's thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the beard on his lips are different from others. The most popular style among the officials of the Great Song Dynasty was a slender mustache with a wisp of goatee on the upper and lower jaws.

But You Shixiong's beard is very thick, and the beard on his lips is like a wooden comb in the shape of an arched bridge. The beard on the chin is also a large handful, which looks very tacky.

He looked to be in his fifties, and he didn't add the majestic hanging pins and nasolabial folds, but he did not lack the same forehead lines as crow's feet. The temples were slightly pale, with a smiling expression, and nodded at Tang Ning and said, "Dragon and tiger, presumably this is Tang Xuan."

I have admired the name of a young hero for a long time, and when I see it today, it is really extraordinary. ”

Tang Ning saw that although You Shixiong's expression was not good, his mouth was very polite, and he was flattered and said: "The transfer made the adults praise falsely, Tang is just lucky, where is the young Ying."

Male. ”

You Shixiong shook his head and smiled: "Good luck? The old man doesn't think so. The old man thought that he was lucky when he was young, but when the old man really knew his name by the official, he was already not confused.

I heard that before you reached the crown, you have already met with the official family several times. Tang Chan, just the word good luck can't explain your experience. ”

Tang Ning was speechless for a while, but fortunately, after You Shixiong finished speaking, he invited Tang Ning into the house to talk.

Lin Wei, Yang Yingzheng and Qi Fu have always been by Tang Ning's side. Although Yang Yingzheng has not encountered Pei Xiantong's assassination since he was Tang Ning's guard. But the three of them occasionally practiced martial arts in private, and he naturally knew how powerful Lin Wei's skills were.

Listening to Lin Wei again, he couldn't keep the assassin, and even when he joined forces with Qi Fu, he could only hold the assassin back, Yang Yingzheng couldn't help but be very vigilant in his heart.

Lin Wei is not a person who likes to talk big, he took advantage of his diarrhea to talk to him, and after he was in a bad state, he simply admitted defeat and didn't find any excuses.

If Qi Fu said this to him, he would naturally not take it seriously. But what Lin Wei said is very credible. Therefore, Yang Yingzheng never went too far away from Tang Ning, unless sometimes Tang Ning would send him to the battlefield to fight and break through.

You Shixiong invited Tang Ning to enter the government hall, and according to the rules, non-government officials had to hand over their weapons when they entered the court.

And if the three of them want to follow Tang Ning into the hall, they have to hand over their weapons to the officials on the side. But the three of them naturally refused to hand it over, and the officials in Lanzhou were all veterans, and their tempers were more stubborn than those of a stubborn donkey.

When five stubborn donkeys bump together, it is naturally indispensable to make a noise.

When You Shixiong heard it, he turned his head and glanced at it, feeling a little disdainful in his heart. Xin said that he had such a high position, and there were only two guards around him. Although he can be regarded as a general, he has three guards by his side, and he takes himself too seriously.

So he said leisurely: "Tang Chan has a big pomp and circumstance, do you have to bring three guards when you go out?" ”

Tang Ning smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, Tang Mou is also a last resort." ”

"What do you mean by that?" You Shixiong pursed his lips, naturally not believing Tang Ning's words. The guys who took on heavy responsibilities at a young age are really frivolous, I thought that this Tang Ning was different, but now it seems that I still think highly of him.

In addition, Tang Ning came here to fight Qingtang, and You Shixiong naturally did not have a good impression of Tang Ning. His own reception was just to give the official family a face.

After all, he can spurn Tang Ning, a flashy child, but he can't look down on the Zhenjiang Army formed by the official Chrysostom Yuyan.

Tang Ning knew You Shixiong's psychological activities, and before arriving in Lanzhou, Cheng Yang had already told him about You Shixiong.

Self-beating thirty

A year ago, this guy went to Yizhou to join the army as a secretary, and he spent half his life in the northwest dealing with the Xixia people, Tubo people and Qingtang people.

As a veteran of the borderlands, he even had a war horse that could give the Song army an advantage when fighting against the Western Xia people, so he naturally set his sights on his dishonest neighbor Qingtang.

For more than 20 years, Qingtang has become readily available under his experience. As long as you wait for a good time, you can easily pick the fruits of victory.

However, at this time, Downing came. What was originally eaten by one person has become divided in half by two people, and no one is happy with it.

To say that You Shixiong has no opinion on himself is false. You Shixiong's attitude was soft and thorny, and Tang Ning could understand it very well.

So seeing that You Shixiong's face showed a little unhappiness, Tang Ning did not fight-for-tat. Instead, he smiled bitterly again and explained: "The transfer envoy doesn't know that Tang Mou had to demolish a Taoist temple two years ago because of a bandit suppression operation.

And in this Taoist temple, there is a Taoist priest with a very hot temper, who regards Tang as a great enemy of life and death without asking questions. From two years ago to now, a total of 26 times have been stabbed to Tang.

The last time was just two months ago, Tang took the brothers of the Zhenjiang Army to celebrate the New Year briefly, during which Tang went to the woods to relieve his kung fu, and the Taoist priest jumped out of nowhere to kill Tang.

Fortunately, Tang ran fast, otherwise this life would have been confessed on the road. ”

You Shixiong was still a little unconvinced, he raised his eyebrows and said, "There is such a thing? Didn't you tell the officials? ”

Tang Ning sighed and said, "Lord Liu Ling, the official of the Imperial City, has been leading his men to search for the traces of that Taoist priest for two years. But the Taoist priest was elusive and erratic.

Coupled with her high skills, even if an imperial city official finds her, she will be knocked unconscious and thrown into the woods, and then lose her trace again.

If you don't believe me, Liu Gongshi is outside the city, you can check with him. Even if Tang has the ability, he can't let the people of the Imperial City Division speak in vain, and this point should be known to the Lord. ”

You Shixiong still had some disbelief in his heart, he knew very well how fierce the people of the Imperial City Division were. Throughout the ages, spies have always been indispensable in war. With these spies, the commander in command of the war has the intelligence to win thousands of miles away.

As the chief general of the Lanzhou Theater, he is no stranger to the Imperial City Division. The intensification of civil strife among the Qingtang people was caused by the fact that he got the news sent back by the imperial city officials, and then sowed discord from it.

After thinking about it, You Shixiong felt that Tang Ning had no need to lie to himself. So he waved his hand and said, "You two, don't entangle with them." Since Tang Chan was worried about the assassins, let the three of them come in and protect them. ”

"Yui."