stubborn thief

Chapter 154
Gao Yingxiang discovered that in the hearts of the people in Yonghe County, there are five types of soldiers and horses in transit.

The soldiers of General Liu, the soldiers of the frontier army, the soldiers of the guard army, the thieves from Shaanxi and the thieves from Shanxi.

The news that the horse thief came back later was beyond King Gao Chuang's imagination. That's what the horse thief said:
"The common people were protecting Liu Shizi. They arrested three people and asked them what Liu Shizi was doing. They were not afraid of him. All three of them insisted that General Liu did nothing."

How is this possible?
Fortunately, this strange situation only occurs in the west of Yonghe County. With Yonghe County as the boundary, the people in the east of the county are almost the same as the people in Fenzhou Prefecture.

Even when they saw thieves, they were afraid, and everyone who had to run ran into the mountains, leaving some old people and bankrupt farmers with half a foot in the coffin, and sending people over to recruit the bankrupt farmers.

If you ask more carefully, some people don't know who Liu Shizi is, they only know that Xizhou is fighting, who is fighting with whom, who wins and who loses, they don't know.

Gao Yingxiang had heard that Liu Shizi had appeared in Shilou, so he wanted to come over and talk to him.

Unexpectedly, seeing such a spectacle in Yonghe County strengthened his determination to meet Liu Shizi.

As a result, Shilou County, which was besieged by soldiers and horses, rushed to chase along Liu Chengzong's marching direction.

It's just that the Lion Camp was led by the defeated Pingyang Guards, and they ran very fast.

From Yonghe County to Xi County, from Xi County to Pu County, from Pu County to Luliang Mountain.

If Li Wanqing hadn't come from Shaanxi and let the Lion Camp temporarily stationed in Luliang Mountain, Gao Yingxiang would not have been able to catch up.

In fact, Li Wanqing almost couldn't catch up. Thanks to Cao Yao's blessing, the old thief went to the temple to pick up a bronze arhat, and the team couldn't move anymore.

Hearing Gao Yingxiang coming suddenly, Liu Chengzong was very surprised, he hurriedly took someone to meet him in front of the camp gate in the mountain, walked quickly after a long distance, and said: "Master Gao, why are you here?"

"I heard that your soldiers have entered the stone building. Come and see you."

Gao Yingxiang's face was full of smiles, and he greeted Liu Chengzong's sentry chiefs. When he saw Li Wanqing was there, his expression changed slightly, and then he smiled and said, "Shetatian is here too."

Everyone entered the camp, and the camp was digging a nest, and there were sounds of dragging and chopping wood everywhere.

Liu Chengzong's Chinese army barracks is also a den, only a little bigger.

Liu Chengzong invited Gao Yingxiang to the kang, and after some chatting and laughing, Gao Yingxiang talked about his experience in Yonghe County: "I don't even know how the lion led you to do it. The people over there are really serious. I asked several times. Guess what?" What's the matter? General Liu didn't do anything!"

"Did nothing?"

Everyone froze for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Even Liu Chengzong couldn't help laughing, and said to Gao Yingxiang: "Master Gao, we really didn't do anything."

Gao Yingxiang was stunned, and blinked at Liu Chengzong: "You really didn't do anything?"

He immediately shook his head and said: "That can't be done. I didn't do anything in the north. Before entering Shanxi, you and I agreed not to harm the people. Except for the big households who have to raise food and grass, let alone kill the other people. Even if there is a quarrel, I will not kill it." Allow them to fight with the people."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yingxiang spread his hands together: "But they are still afraid, and the people of Yonghe County are not afraid at all. My people stopped them, and they asked if it was your people, the frontier army, the banner army or the thief. Look, you It's in front of the army."

Gao Yingxiang has a complicated mentality.

When he entered Yonghe County at the beginning, the people ignored him, and they were indeed unhappy.

But after leaving Yonghe County, seeing the people in Xizhou run away after seeing the soldiers again, it brought back memories.

Who doesn't run away when people see them these days?
Shanxi is not bad. Sometimes people don’t run away when they see it from a distance, but just hide in their houses to worship Guanyin, hoping that the officers and soldiers will not enter the village.

Putting it in Shaanxi, it is now a village that has to run away when it sees anyone, unless it is a rich gentry who has something to rely on.

Whether the people in a place see the soldiers coming and running is related to the wealth situation, the power they hold, and the military discipline of the common local army.

As long as it appears once, the village is gone if the soldiers come or not, and then all the villages in this area will run away when they see the soldiers.

The place in Yonghe County is so poor that even the prince's mansion is looked down upon, obviously it has nothing to do with wealth or power.

It is normal for the people to react if they don't run away.

Thinking about this, Gao Yingxiang envied Liu Chengzong very much.

But he is still the same guiding ideology, if he can’t do it, he can change it or learn it. He leaned over to Liu Chengzong’s side: “Lion, what are you doing there, teacher.”

Gao Yingxiang's behavior made Liu Chengzong a little embarrassed, and said: "I didn't do anything. The officers and soldiers of Fenzhou Prefecture crossed the border to pretend to be thieves, slaughtered two villages, and then came to beat me. They never beat me."

"Those two villages were slaughtered by the guards? Worse than thieves."

"We are different from the officers and soldiers. It doesn't mean that thieves have high morals. Robbing a wealthy family is enough to feed hundreds of people for a year. There is no need to rob the people. The officers and soldiers may still be doing it for credit, money, and food."

Liu Chengzong raised his hand and tapped his temple: "We kill common people just for fun and are crazy."

But Gao Yingxiang did not agree this time. He said: "Lion, not everyone is like you. There are thousands of veterans of the frontier army serving, and everyone knows that the big family is rich, but there are a few who can take down the big family. Who would want to be with you?" Just be a good person."

Liu Chengzong was stunned for a moment, sighed softly, shook his head and said, "I'm just a human being. The good people in northern Shaanxi all died in the drought."

These words made Gao Yingxiang have mixed feelings, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy. He comforted: "At least you don't kill good people."

This is where Liu Chengzong feels that he is not a good person. Master Gao's words can be said to be a pot that is not open.

He is very guilty.

Can the hungry people who rushed into the Black Dragon Mountain be said to be villains?

Or are all the servants who are dedicated to their duties in Yan'an Fucheng not good people?

Or are those frontier troops who are sincerely loyal to the emperor going out to quell the chaos not a thing?

For those who are still alive, blood oozes from every inch of ground they step on, and so does he.

"Don't say that."

He waved his hand, took a deep breath and said, "Let's continue talking about Yonghe. I killed the flag soldiers in the army who participated in the massacre, and hired ordinary people to dig holes... I think they might respect me and fear me, so let them Subordinates, don't provoke the common people, the common people are used to it and ignore us."

Not to provoke the common people, this request is actually not simple.

Gao Yingxiang shook his head: "Then where do you sleep at night? Today, if you sleep in the mountains overnight, you will be half as cold and sick in the morning. Many of my people are sick and have to sleep in the house."

"So I didn't move. I was at Yatou Mountain at first, and then at Huojiabao. The officers and soldiers moved a few days ago. After sleeping in the officer's camp, I slept in the mountains for a night. I couldn't bear it. There were cotton clothes and bedding outside the mountain. Row."

Gao Yingxiang smacked his lips, not wanting to chat with Liu Chengzong.

They are not talking about the same mountain at all.

The mountains Gao Yingxiang refers to generally refer to all the wild lands. It is cold, and many of his men curled up in Yanchang County all winter.

There are not enough cotton-padded clothes and quilts. Many of my subordinates wear the same clothes for four seasons.

And what Liu Chengzong said was that it was Luliang Mountain, which still had trees and grass, and it would definitely not be able to stand it in the early morning, because the moisture and dew in the mountains could not stand it.

It wasn't the same thing that he was worried about.

This Liu Shizi is really rich, everyone has cotton jackets!

Gao Yingxiang suddenly understood something, and asked, "You made that padded jacket yourself in Xingzihe, and you bought all the cotton and cotton cloth?"

Liu Chengzong didn't know why Master Gao had such a big reaction, so he nodded twice.

with a snap.

Gao Yingxiang slapped his thigh, looked at the group of people in the nest and said, "Damn it, I said why I couldn't buy any cotton cloth last year!"

"I understand. You didn't do anything. You didn't bother the people at all. You set up your own camp when you slept and cooked your own meals. Did you never buy anything in Shanxi?"

Liu Chengzong nodded.

Self-sufficient.

Gao Yingxiang's eyes were still full of envy, but he wasn't jealous at all.

Liu Shizi attracted the attention of the two guards in the south, and then let him disperse the army in the north to besiege the city and plunder the big households.

This is probably the way one person has one person.

Thinking of this, Gao Yingxiang was not in the mood to chat with them, and simply said seriously: "Lion, can you let the brothers go out first, I have some private matters of my own, let me tell you."

Private matter?

Liu Chengzong nodded with everyone, told them to go out first, and turned to look at Gao Yingxiang.

Gao Yingxiang waited for a long time, and felt that the people outside were far away, so he asked in a low voice, "Why did Shetatian come here?"

"I'm going to send some things to Yan'an Mansion. The family is raising chariots and horses. It's boring for him to wait in Yanchuan, so he will come over for a few days."

As Liu Chengzong spoke, he realized that Gao Yingxiang looked cautious, so he asked, "What's wrong with Shooting the Sky?"

Gao Yingxiang shook his head, and asked instead: "He's fine, don't transport things to Yan'an Mansion, tell your family to stop the convoy immediately, has Zuo Guzi looked for you?"

Liu Chengzong said: "No, Master Gao, what happened?"

"An accident happened at home. Don't send money or food to Shaanxi. It's best not to send anything home."

Gao Yingxiang paused for a while, as if he was thinking about what to say, and then he said: "Yingen transported things from Wubao to the west, and met the rout of Zuo Guazi. He had never beaten Hong Chengchou in Hancheng, so it stands to reason that the army was defeated. We should have been notified, but no, there is a problem.”

Liu Chengzong looked distressed: "He lost again?"

Wang Zuogua's lifelong career seems to be only about beating Hong Chengchou.

"It's defeated again, and before I came here, I heard that the new general of Yan'an, Ai Mu, has already taken office. I don't know how many soldiers he brought with him, but Zhang Shusheng and Ji San'er, the leaders of Hexi Road, have already been recruited."

Hexi Road is the two prefectures of Yan'an and Qingyang.

Gao Yingxiang said: "Yang He wanted them to station troops in Suide. I just happened to meet them marching when Ying En met them. I suspect that Zuo Guangzi was also recruited."

"Master Gao means that Zuo Guazi will help the officers and soldiers attack us?"

Liu Chengzong narrowed his eyes and thought about this possibility: "Governor Yang stationed them in Suide, I guess he meant to buy horse bones with a thousand dollars."

"Yes, it probably means that, let the leaders of all walks of life watch, surrender to the court and live a good life." Gao Yingxiang nodded and said: "That's what the lamplighter said."

Light the lamp?
Liu Chengzong had a little impression of this person. In his memory, many big leaders didn't know him, but he knew this person because his name was Zhao Si'er.

Then I heard Gao Yingxiang say: "The lamplighter is called Zhao Sheng, a scholar from Qingjian. He originally wanted to be a scholar, but was falsely accused by the county magistrate of lighting up lamps at night to read military books, imitating the old things of Huang Chao, and was forced to riot. He was voted not to be the captain of the second team. "

Liu Chengzong smiled: "Another person who could have been a good person, but unfortunately he didn't want to die."

Laugh and laugh.

The situation is serious.

There are rebels in the north who have been recruited, and it is very likely that Wang Zuojia has also been recruited.

The imperial court appointed a new general to Yan'an.

Liu Chengzong was very worried about his family.

He asked, "Master Gao, where is Ai Mu?"

"I also want to know where he is." Gao Yingxiang slowly shook his head and said, "But he has learned a lesson from Li Bei, and no one has heard from him until now."

Speaking of this, Gao Yingxiang came to his senses and quickly asked, "What do you want to do?"

Liu Chengzong took it for granted: "Go back to Shaanxi and kill Ai Mu."

The last time we dealt with Li Bei, we still needed to gather the leaders from all walks of life.

Now he has [-] sergeants dedicated to fighting under his command, which may not be worse than Yan'an General.

He made up his mind that, as a general in Yan'an Mansion, he would fight every one sent by the court until the court sent his favorite candidate.

For example Yang Yanchang.

Thinking of Yang Yanchang, Liu Chengzong couldn't help showing distress, he knew that Yang Yanchang would not be allowed to serve as king.

The chief soldier pissed off the governor, and now Yang Yanchang doesn't know where he is.

If he was still in Yan'an Mansion, at worst he would annihilate himself once, and he should be a general no matter what.

"Don't be impulsive. Now the imperial court has not only sent generals to Yan'an Mansion, but also appointed Du Wenhuan as the chief soldier of Yansui to supervise Guyuan. Besides, I heard that officials from Shanxi and Shanxi are writing letters to the imperial court. Control two provinces, at this time, you must not act rashly."

"Du Wenhuan?"

Liu Chengzong frowned and gritted his teeth: "Du Wenhuan!"

Du Wenhuan is considered a veteran of general background.

Chengyun's father died in the bandit camp, which was caused by Du Wenhuan's attempt to escape from aiding the Liao Dynasty by leading an army to smash a nest.

As a result, the Mongols entered Yan'an Mansion for ten days in revenge, and Du Wenhuan didn't even dare to fart.

In Liu Chengzong's heart, Wu Zimian, who was scolded by Yuhebao sergeant every morning after waking up, was ten times stronger than Du Wenhuan.

At least Wu Zimian guarded Yansui Town, and the northern captives did not break into Yan'an Mansion to burn, kill and loot.

Liu Chengzong thought about it in his heart. The imperial court was starting to rectify Yansui Town and Yan'an Mansion. Now those who are making trouble there are small chiefs. I'm afraid no one can control General Ai Mu.

Last year, his father, Liu Xiangyu, was able to command the wind and rain in Fushi, Ansai, and Ganquan counties because the government had no soldiers and they had soldiers.

Once Ai Mu arrived at Yan'an Mansion, Zhang Nian, who was sitting in the city of sorrow, immediately became a bird out of the cage.

Now there are only two ways, either he goes home, or the family comes to Shanxi.

Of course, he can just sit back and watch, but he is afraid of regretting it for the rest of his life.

He asked, "How many soldiers does Master Gao have?"

"There are [-] people who can fight, [-] recruits, and [-] farmers. What do you want to do?"

Good guy, it seems that Gao Yingxiang has recruited many soldiers when he entered Shanxi.

Liu Chengzong said: "There are not many banner troops left in Pingyangwei and Fenzhouwei. Master Gao will take my craftsmen along this road to enter Pingyang Mansion, find Tieye, and let the craftsmen make cannons for me. Cast cannonballs, as much as you can cast."

"I want to go back to Shaanxi and fight Du Zongbing and Ai Cangjiang."

　good morning friends!
　　
　
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