The rise of the prince

Chapter 265 Wang Lun's Information + Universal Immortal
The old man was also very arrogant, and he didn't feel weak at all. Holding his beard and holding his toes, he said proudly: "Hmph, why should I be afraid? They are rebels, but I am not!"

Li Xingzhou thought he was a tough guy, but when he revealed his identity as King Pingnan, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy
They talked about everything, including the current situation in Suzhou, how the Ding family and Ding Yi control the military and political power, how they bullied the Wang family, and so on.

This person is really able to bend and stretch, to endure what ordinary people can't bear, and to accomplish what ordinary people can't do. It's normal. In fact, the higher the person is, the lower the lower limit will be. Li Xingzhou has seen it a lot, let alone him. .

Wang Lun's unscrupulous behavior is nothing more than seeing him as a 16-year-old child, thinking that he can be fooled by crying and fussing, pretending to be cute, but unfortunately, appearance is the most deceptive.

Li Xingzhou has his own judgment.

There were also things that surprised him. He did not expect that Ding Yi, the young man who had met once at the Meiyuan Poetry Conference, was actually in control of Ansu Mansion. At that time, he felt that he was not simple, but it was fate.

The old man Wang Lun was still crying about the tragic experience of their Wang family, and then spared no effort to show his loyalty and his innocence.

Li Xingzhou roughly guessed the old man's intentions. He said this to save his life, and secondly, he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. He might be really dissatisfied with the Ding family, so he would tell him the situation in the city to win sympathy, except for flattery. And complaining, he didn't have any actual promises.

If it is to fool ordinary people, this is enough, but Li Xingzhou has a clear logic in his heart.

"If you say that you are not a traitor, then you are not a traitor. Doesn't it mean that everyone in the world can rebel? Don't you think it's funny to rebel today and call yourself a loyal minister tomorrow?" Li Xingzhou put down his smile and asked, time is running out, he is not going to follow the cunning old man Lipstick.

Sure enough, Wang Lun was stunned for a moment, and he didn't care to cry, and hurriedly said: "My lord, I am not rebellious. If the old man is rebellious, how could he tell the lord about the situation in the city? He must be smart to be able to lead the army alone at a young age." Jueding, a natural child prodigy, has a wise decision in his heart!"

Li Xingzhou laughed, this old man is really treacherous, at this moment, he still wants to put a high hat on him and fool him.

But it's normal to think about it, who made him a 16-year-old kid?
"Whether this king is extremely smart or not is something you should consider. I only ask you. You kept saying that you are not a traitor and told me about the situation in Suzhou City, but you only talked about the Ding family." Where is home?
How many members of the Wang family are there, where is their home, and what did they do during the rebellion?You didn't say a word, but you kept claiming that you were not rebellious. What is the proof? How can this king trust you? "

Wang Lun was completely stunned, his expression became more tense, and he hesitated: "My lord, my lord is young and promising, leading the army alone must be very knowledgeable and mindful."

"Okay, okay!" Li Xingzhou interrupted him impatiently with a wave of his hand: "I say it again, there is no need for flattering nonsense. Since you can't speak clearly, you can't speak from now on. You can answer whatever I ask. .”

As he spoke, Li Xingzhou grabbed the old man by the collar and lifted him onto the ox cart.

He is tall and strong, so he still has some strength, and he pointed at everyone around him: "Also, please remember that you are not loyal ministers at this time, and don't try to cover up your mistakes by trying to cover up your mistakes. You are loyal and courageous, loyal or treacherous, this king knows it well, now you are a suspicious criminal captured by this king in Suzhou, you people are dead or alive, it depends on how you answer, understand."

Wang Lun stared at him blankly, too frightened to speak.

This is exactly what he wanted, and people are most likely to show their flaws in extremely tense situations.

"How many troops does Suzhou currently have?" Li Xingzhou asked.

"12." The old man agreed, and then said in detail: "In the beginning, there was only [-]. Later, Ding Yi was worried and asked for another [-]."

Li Xingzhou stared fixedly at him, and the old man added again: "In the beginning, there were only a few thousand Xiang troops. After Ding Yi stirred up people's hearts, the people raised their flags and rebelled, and then the number increased to about [-]. After the imperial court was defeated, it increased to [-], and there were [-]. After the situation stabilized, it expanded by another [-]."

Wang Lun finished speaking in one breath, looked at him innocently, and spoke very frankly and naturally.

Li Xingzhou shook his head: "You don't cherish the opportunity given to you, you will only tell lies, Yan Shen, cut it off."

Yan Shen didn't speak, just nodded, and the long knife was drawn out of its sheath instantly.

"No! The old man is telling the truth, my lord!" Wang Lun hurriedly shouted for grievances, but Li Xingzhou had no intention of stopping at all, Yan Shen's knife was already on his neck.

"Fifty thousand! Ansu Mansion has fifty thousand soldiers!" Wang Lun cried out in fright, and Li Xingzhou told Yan Shen to stop. The more nervous he was, the bigger his flaws would be. It would be easy to find out whether he was lying or not through the details.

In psychology, there is such a law of liars that liars never forget.

It is very difficult for ordinary people to remember all the details of a time period, unless they are special personnel who have undergone special training, such as special agents, special scouts, etc.

People don't remember everything that happened over a period of time, so they repeatedly correct themselves as they narrate to get their thoughts in order.

For example, when asked what they were doing last night, people would say, 'I went home and I sat in front of the TV oh no, I took a shower and called my mom before I sat in front of the TV. ' Something like that.

But liars don't make such instinctive mistakes when they state, because they have everything planned in their mind's hypothetical situation.They never say, 'Wait a minute, I was wrong. '

But it was the reluctance to admit that they were wrong when they made their statements that exposed them as liars.

Just like the sweaty old man Wang Lun who looked at him in horror like watching a ghost.

At this moment, in his heart, he must be as terrifying as a ghost who understands people's hearts, because he can see through him lying with a few casual words, not to mention that he is really good at acting and very calm.

In fact, he didn't know that his narration had long exposed the fact that he was lying. It had been several months since the Suzhou incident, let alone an old man, even a young man with the best memory could not remember the details.

If you keep correcting when you narrate, admit that you have said something wrong, and then re-state it, it will be credible, because human physiology determines that people's memory will be confused and missing after a short period of time.In the end, he insisted on it and talked about it without any correction. Li Xingzhou concluded that the old man was lying.
"Remember, there is no second chance." Li Xingzhou warned him, and then asked: "How is the military force in Suzhou roughly distributed?" At the same time, he reminded with a smile: "Don't make a mistake this time, if you make a mistake, you will die."

The poor old man was so frightened that he could only nod his head. He probably never had such an experience in his life. This time he didn't answer immediately, but lowered his head to think for a while, and then said carefully: "Most of the troops were transferred to Linyang, which borders Luzhou. In the county town, there are about [-] in hoard, no, there should be [-] at present, Ding Yi has already transferred troops from Suzhou City for more than a month, anyway, it is either [-] or [-]. There are [-] defenders in Suzhou City, stationed in the big camp outside the city .”

Li Xingzhou nodded, "[-] in Linyangshui, [-] in Suzhou, and [-] on the border of Luzhou."

"How do you know that!" Wang Lun was stunned.

Li Xingzhou smiled, and then his voice became stern: "How does this king know? Is it the king of the world? Do you think that the court will let you rebels fail? This king is young, and the nobles of the Tian family will go deep alone?
How the imperial army was defeated back then, the common people didn't know the reason, you big families in Suzhou, you must not know the reason, the defeat of the imperial court was just a result of luck, and it didn't hurt any muscles or bones.If you win by chance, you will be complacent and self-satisfied, and dare to become an independent country, which is simply audacious!It is not easy for the imperial court to reorganize the army and go south to deal with you rebellious officials and thieves!
You keep saying that you are loyal to the imperial court, do you think that this king doesn’t know that you are just a henchman of a traitor, that the distribution of profits is uneven, and that you want to betray the Ding family with resentment, just sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, your little thoughts can hide it from me king? "

Li Xingzhou knew that Wang Lun's terrified expression made him guess right. Sure enough, the old man stopped pleading and hurriedly got off the bullock cart, crying and kowtowing to let him spare his life.

Li Xingzhou didn't intend to kill him, so he asked a lot of information about Suzhou.

It is mainly the details of the fortification, as well as the main high-level figures. Many details can only be known by people in high positions like Wang Lun.Knowing yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles without danger. The details of the deployment of troops in Suzhou are obviously extremely valuable information.

Li Xingzhou asked Di Zhi and Yan Shen to remember it firmly, and finally patted Wang Lun on the shoulder and said, "Yes, you cooperated very well. I will spare your life today. You should remember it too, Yan Shen, bring the handsome flag here." !"

Yan Shen hurriedly brought over the Pingnan Wang Banner with gold letters on the yellow background, "If you see this handsome flag outside Suzhou City in the future, you will open the west gate and lead the imperial army into the city. The status of the king will keep your Ding family safe, rich and prosperous, and at the same time let the past go, understand."

Wang Lun repeatedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Li Xingzhou didn't say much, they had been delayed here for almost half an hour, "Let's go, continue marching!"

The forest here is deep and dense, and there are human figures everywhere. Wang Lun has no idea how many of them there are. He only feels that the shadows of the trees are shaking, densely everywhere.

Farewell to Wang Lun and his party. Two hours later, they entered the border of Luzhou. The coniferous forest on the top of the mountain gradually decreased, and the broad-leaved forest and bushes gradually increased. These vegetation are more conducive to concealment.

The benefits of trust training gradually became apparent.

The more the ordinary troops marched, the lower their morale was. However, due to the hard march, the members of the Shenji Battalion helped each other and became more integrated. The cohesion became stronger and the morale increased. The fear at the beginning dissipated, and everyone became more united. Li Xingzhou, who is the leader, naturally feels the same about this change.

This is a bit like the Long March of the Red Army. Suffering will scatter the disengaged team, but it will make the trusting team more united and tenacious.

On the ninth day, when they saw the city of Luzhou in the depression from the top of the mountain, everyone became very motivated.
"Where's father? Where is father?" Qi Fang was dressed in military uniform, and asked the soldiers a little tiredly as soon as he entered the side hall.

"Miss, my lord has gone to the east of the city to pay homage to the Universal Immortal." The soldier bowed his head in fear in return.

In an instant, Qifang felt angry rising, and could no longer suppress it, and threw the riding whip in her hand on the ground fiercely.

Early this morning, there was another commotion in the south of the city, and the crowd gathered in chaos. Some people took the opportunity to rob the pawnshops and cloth shops around. Avalokitesvara, the Universal Immortal!
Doesn't he know that the current chaos in Luzhou is all because of that bullshit universal immortal!
The more Qifang thought about it, the more anxious he became. He knew that his father was obsessed with seeking immortals and Buddhas, but this was too outrageous.

Ding Yi's lackey, Ding Feng, still occupies the main hall, so she and her father can only move to the side yard, and the two elder brothers are in the hands of the enemy, so they dare not act rashly.There was chaos everywhere in Luzhou, and the situation was corrupt. The Great Immortal of the World besieged the people and besieged the Concubine's Mansion. It has been besieged for dozens of days. She led troops several times to rescue her, but the people were so numerous that her soldiers dared not go forward.

Precisely at this time.
After the father moved out of the hall, he was weak for several days, his body was getting worse and worse, he was drowsy, he yelled every day that he would die without the charcoal fire, he was getting thinner and thinner, but his appetite was good. The maid said that he slept longer and longer every night, This seems to be a good thing.

My father didn't dare to go to the main hall to drive Ding Feng away, but when he was wandering outside, he met some great immortals, and after seeing the magic power of the immortals, he was convinced, and from then on he ignored everything
Qi Fang gritted her teeth with hatred, and couldn't help cursing: "The god of the world, bullshit, deceives the people and deceives the hearts of the people, if it falls into my hands, he will be cut into pieces!"

As he spoke, his mouth felt parched, so he picked up the teacup next to him and drank it all in one gulp.

"Miss, I...I think the Universal Immortal might really be an immortal." The soldier next to him said cautiously.

Just as Qi Fang was about to get angry, the soldiers hurriedly knelt down: "Miss, why don't you punish the villain after listening to the villain first!"

"Okay, then tell me why." Qi Fang suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Yes, miss, the master asked me to visit when the Great Immortal of the Universal World appeared a few days ago. I saw him perform immortals with my own eyes. He drew a circle in front of the Guanyin Temple in the east of the city, saying that he was the son of the Great Immortal of Guanyin. Tomorrow Then there was Avalokitesvara to protect her, and guess what happened?"

Qi Fang frowned: "What's the matter! Speak straight, don't beat around the bush."

"Yes, my subordinates are stupid." The soldiers didn't dare to show off, and hurriedly said: "The next day, the place where he drew a circle really gave birth to a statue of Goddess Guanyin. It grew out of the tree! At that time, the people present were stunned and bowed down one after another.”

Qifang couldn't believe it: "You read that right?"

"Absolutely not. There are hundreds of people watching. Even an ordinary man can't carry a stone statue weighing more than a hundred catties, but it just grew out of the soil overnight!" the soldier said with a look of surprise.

"Then there is something even more divine. The Universal Immortal said he was the son of Avalokitesvara. He was blessed by the Avalokitesvara. He was wearing a rosary and a monk's robe. He meditated in front of the Avalokitesvara. He sat for three days and three nights without eating or drinking. He didn't change his face, and he wasn't afraid of the cold wind at night. At that time, many people believed him and began to worship him and listen to his words."

Qifang was also a little surprised: "Are you sure he didn't steal food and drink?"

The soldier shook his head, "At that time, I, Liu Zi and Qi Maozi were ordered by the master to watch, and the three of us watched alternately for three days and three nights without missing a moment. The Great Immortal of the World was not frozen to death either. The master didn't believe it at first, but after these things, he immediately believed it."

Qi Fang frowned, there really are such people in the world, it's scary enough not to eat or drink, and at this time of night when the spring breeze is strong, he didn't die from the cold.
(End of this chapter)