Give me a lever and I can tilt the earth. Give me a monthly ticket and I can tilt the earth. Ahem, let¡¯s update in a down-to-earth manner. Chapter 581 It¡¯s still the same when we meet again Those Hukoujian scouts who took the money and went back will naturally not really go back. If they are allowed to go back, what they saw and heard in the Suzaku Mountain camp may be leaked. Although the Knight Riding School said it was not afraid of them telling anyone, how could it possibly make such a low-level mistake? They changed their clothes and left with the money, just the way the Riding School asked them to do it. Compassion does not lead troops, and a soft-hearted person cannot even kill a pig. How can he lead troops to fight? The fate of these scouts was to be hung on the big trees outside Hukou Stream, the same place where fifty people from the Xiao Riding School were hanged after their deaths not long ago. The soldiers on the wooden wall of Hukou Village saw the corpses at dawn and didn't even know when they were hung up. Dozens of soldiers used hanging baskets to get down from the wooden wall and ran over to lower the body and bring it back to the village. Before their anger subsided, a group of people came outside the village. It looked like there were not many people, only a few hundred riders. There were two big flags, one was the fierce red flag of Sui Dynasty, and the other was a pure black war flag. The team stopped a few hundred steps outside the stronghold. One of the cavalrymen urged his horse forward, drew an arrow from his bow and shot an arrow into the stronghold. The arrow struck the wooden pillar with a thud, and the feathers of the arrow were still swinging. With. Someone pulled out the feathered arrow and removed a note tied to the arrow shaft. Without daring to open it privately and read it, he quickly climbed down the wooden wall and took it into the cottage. At this time, Mo Xiandao, the head of Hukou Village, was standing in the yard looking at several corpses lying on the ground in front of him. The corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and the veins on the back of his hands stretched. The soldier holding the note walked in quickly, bowed and handed the note up with both hands. "There are officers and soldiers outside the door, they just shot in." Mo Xidao opened the note and looked at it, then his face changed, he frowned and murmured: "It turned out to be him" He glanced at the corpse on the ground, He waved his hands and ordered: "Let's carry them all down and bury them. I underestimated the capabilities of the officers and soldiers. These few of them are very skilled, but they were captured by humans. Order them to go on. No one can do it without my order." You can leave the stronghold at will." "Yes!" The people below responded and carried the body out. Mo Xidao looked at the note in his hand and remained silent for a long time without speaking. The soldiers on the wooden wall looked outside with vigilance. Everyone clenched the bow in their hands, but the cavalry stopped moving after shooting an arrow, and stopped a few hundred steps outside the village. Mo Xidao slowly climbed up the wooden wall and looked at the cavalry team in the distance with a solemn expression. "Put me down." He ordered. The soldiers on the wooden wall immediately became confused and tried to dissuade him. Mo Xidao shook his head and said: "The gate of the village must not be opened without my order. Even if something happens to me outside, I am not allowed to open the door to save me. The opponent I encountered this time was more difficult than I thought. I thought He was just a soldier from the imperial court who had been defeated from the northwest. He didn't expect that he was leading the troops. In order to prevent anyone from spying on the stronghold, he didn't send anyone out. He didn't know that the person who came was actually an old friend. If something happens to me outside, you must follow the instructions of the second master. If you really can't hold on, you would rather abandon this stronghold and go out from the other side of Huya Mountain than fight to the death with the army. It's him who came, maybe he wouldn't have asked people to kill those dozens of scouts a few days ago." He looked a little dazed, waved his hand to signal the soldiers not to persuade him, and sat down from the wooden wall in a hanging basket. They all drew back their hard bows, fearing that the cavalry from the opposite side would suddenly rush over. However, their worries were somewhat unnecessary, as the cavalry on the opposite side still did not make any move. Mo washed his sword and went down, tidied his clothes, and strode towards the cavalry. When he was halfway there, he suddenly paused, then reached out and pulled off the black scarf covering his face. The knife mark on his face was still ferocious. Fang Jie saw someone coming out of the stronghold, looked at it with his clairvoyance and found that it was indeed his old friend Mo Xiandao from Chang'an City. He originally thought that Mo Xiandao, like Zhang Kuang, died when the emperor suppressed the rebellion that day. Who would have thought that this person could escape from such a strict search and even form a team here. However, it can also be seen from this that this person's ability is indeed impressive. He got off the white lion and patted the white lion's neck to signal it to stay where it was. "No one is allowed to follow." He ordered and strode towards the opposite side. The two people walked across each other, unable to calm down in their hearts. Every scene in Chang'an City wasWhen I came up, it felt like it was decades apart. Xie stopped five or six steps away from Mo Xidao, then clasped his fists and gave a solemn salute: "I've met Brother Mo!" Mo Xiandao was obviously stunned for a moment, then clasped his fists and returned the salute: "I didn't expect that you and I, brothers, would actually meet again. At that time, I never expected that they would meet in such a way. " Fang Jie and Mo Xidao sat across from each other, neither of them carrying weapons. "Since I left Chang'an, I have been wandering around with a few brothers. At first, I thought that it would be a good thing to survive and just find a place to be anonymous. But the world is in chaos. Since the brothers chose to follow me, I always We can't let them be cowards for the rest of their lives. Since those famous families who have received countless benefits from the imperial court can rebel, why can't we who have been abandoned by the imperial court? What's more we have already rebelled once." He took off the wine bag from his waist and handed it to Fang Jie: "I later heard that you had made great contributions in countering the rebellion, and I knew that our brothers would never have the chance to sit and drink together again. Since God has given us the opportunity to meet again, You must drink this wine." Fang Jie took the wine bag and took a sip without saying much. "You still like to drink such spicy wine." Fang Jie wiped the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "I still remember when I first met you, you laughed at me for my drinking capacity for a long time." Mo Xiandao smiled and said, "At that time, You are the little brother of our border army candidates, and everyone likes you. It¡¯s just that you were destined to take a different path from us from the beginning, and we made a wrong step, and it¡¯s impossible to go back.¡± Fang Jie shook his head. Shaking his head, he didn't know what to say. When they saw each other again, both of them felt as uncomfortable as if there was a stone stuck in their hearts. "Actually, it's quite strange to think about fate." Mo Xida took a sip of wine and smiled and said: "Back then, I worked for Prince Yi and you worked for the emperor. If we had met face to face like this at that time, I'm afraid it wouldn't be the case. Instead of drinking, you should know my temper. Even if you and I get along, I will never show mercy." Fang Jie hummed, his face not changing at all. He never thought about blaming Mo Xiandao for anything. It is impossible for everyone to choose the same future. Maybe you think you are wrong, but others may not think it is wrong. "I know" Mo Xiandao said with a somewhat bitter smile: "Later, Prince Yi was defeated. People from the Imperial Guards Department, the Criminal Department's Dali Temple and the army searched for Prince Yi's people in the city. You did not participate. I I know you are actually afraid of meeting people like us. If you do, you will be in trouble. You are not too cold-tempered. I remember when we were drinking together, I said that your temperament is not suitable for being a scout. I actually looked down on you at that time. Who would have thought that a few years later, I would fall into the trap and you would have become a general?" Fang Jie shook his head: "No one is right or wrong in those things. If I were in my shoes, you would be the same. Give it a try. But you're right about one thing. I was really afraid of running into you so I didn't go to search." "Zhang Kuang and I are more sorry for you." Mo Xidao lowered his head and remained silent. After a while, he said: "Actually, if you think about it, we were brothers at that time, but Zhang Kuang and I were both biased against you and deliberately alienated you. Although we have similar backgrounds, you were appreciated by the emperor just after you arrived in Chang'an City, and you also With the help of people like San Jinhou, you can climb up quickly. Actually, thinking about it, it's probably because of jealousy I have been working in the border town for more than ten years, and Zhang Kuang has been working in Northern Xinjiang for ten years. In terms of credit, the two of us have. "Who is not older than you?" "Zhang Kuang is dealing with the barbarians in Northern Xinjiang. He is always on tenterhooks. It is easy to sneak into the barbarians. How many others can do it if I am in Eastern Xinjiang and go to the East alone? Chu Qianli killed someone, and then killed him back with his own strength. You just killed a horse thief, but you got more than us. How can we feel happy? " Fang Jie remained silent, he knew Mo Xi. Dao was right. For Sui Dynasty, the two of them had made far greater contributions than themselves. Zhang Kuang lived among the barbarian tribes for several years, and then led the border troops to drive the barbarians hundreds of miles north in one breath. During those years, when did he live a solid life? Mo Xidao was in Eastern Xinjiang. He sneaked into Dongchu alone and assassinated several important figures in Dongchu. Without backup supplies, it was a miracle that he could come back from Dongchu. Because of the deaths of those big shots, those in Dongchu who were clamoring to punish the Sui Dynasty and stop Dongchu merchants from doing business with the Sui Dynasty all stopped talking. It stands to reason that these great achievements are enough for the two of them to be promoted to noble positions. But the court did not do this because the court would not admit it.These things were done by Sui Dynasty. Using a trick against the barbarians and forcing them to retreat hundreds of miles to the north would bring a bad reputation to the Sui Dynasty if word spread about it. Naturally, he would not admit the killing of Dongchu officials. "Same people have different fates." Mo Xiandao smiled and took another sip of wine: "Are you coming this time to destroy our Huya Mountain?" These words were finally spoken out. "Brother Mo," Fang Jie was silent for a while and said, "No matter what happened in the past, it is very difficult for us now. Let's just drink today and not talk about other things." Mo Xida was stunned for a moment, then nodded. : "Yeah you and I actually have some similarities in our bones. When I came out, I told my men that if I had known that it was you who led the troops to Huangyang Road, I would not have ordered the killing of the dozens of scouts under you. You wouldn't have ordered their bodies to be hung outside for public viewing. Because of this, even if you knew it was me in Hukou Gorge, you would still have my scouts killed and hung outside." He sighed. Said: "This is a soldier" Fang Jie didn't say anything, just drank sips of wine. "I will not surrender or take people to you." After a while, Mo Xiandao suddenly said: "You know even if I don't tell you, when you sent people to hang the bodies of my men outside the mountain stronghold, in fact, You know I can't surrender unless everyone in Huya Mountain is willing to surrender, but even then I won't. If they are willing to follow you, I won't stop you, but I can't pretend to be doing nothing and keep my head down with you every day. "See you." "If you think about it carefully" Mo Xiandao smiled: "We don't have a deep friendship, right? With your current status, you can call me Brother Mo when you are here alone. I'm satisfied. If I were in your current position, maybe I wouldn't come." Fang Jie answered after a while: "Because you are you and I am me." Mo Xiandaojiang was already empty. Throwing it aside, he looked back at the village and said: "I will discuss with them when I go back. If they are willing to follow you, then I will open the gate of the village and let them take refuge. If they are not willing let's meet again at the head of the sword. "Let's just say goodbye." Fang Jie stood up and clasped his fists: "Actually, you are right, if you meet no one will show mercy" Mo Xida was stunned, and then laughed, Turn around and leave. "Happy!" He roared, shattering the clouds in the sky.