The rise of the prince

Chapter 272 The Charm of Leadership

The wind howled constantly, and the spring breeze in early April was even more unscrupulous.

Thousands of soldiers from the Shenji Battalion, together with the Yamen Xiangjun brought by Qifang, totaled about 3000 people. This was a huge team, and the narrow streets of Luzhou City were almost packed to the brim.

Ordinary people would run away when they saw it.

The team was mighty and mighty, walking towards the west of the city. Along the way, many Xiang troops were trembling, but the morale of the Shenji Battalion was high and the formation was neat.

"Have you thought about what you are going to do, my lord?" Qi Fang who was beside him suddenly asked him while walking.

Li Xingzhou glanced at her, saw the worry in her eyebrows, and couldn't help laughing: "Of course I know, the matter is now on the line, how could this king not know."

"Then why Pingnan King doesn't seem to be worried at all." Qifang asked puzzled, this is a desperate move.There was dissatisfaction between her brows, she didn't hide it, she probably thought it was too hasty to act like this
Li Xingzhou said amusedly: "Could it be possible that you have to cry until you feel that I am worried, so you can feel relieved?"

"That's not necessary, but at least you don't have to laugh like that." Qi Fang was speechless: "My lord knows how difficult it is."

Li Xingzhou glanced at her: "You are questioning this king, but Hu Luopingyang was bullied by dogs, so why is this king living in another country without soldiers in his hands?"

He said it casually as a joke, but the fact is that ordinary people must have been intimidated when they heard that he was the king of Pingnan County in the court, but Qifang was not. Xiang Jun can raise two or three thousand, so it is naturally impossible for her to obey orders honestly under such circumstances.

"Ping Nan Wang speaks seriously, if you want to curse someone, you can be more direct, don't beat around the bush." ​​Qi Fang was not angry.

Li Xingzhou just smiled, and didn't care about the gunpowder in his words. He likes humorous people. Humor is the greatest wisdom in communication. Too serious and rigid can sometimes become a burden. The foundation of humor is the spirit of pride and optimism.

Just like in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", when Cao Cao lost Huarong Road, his three smiles, laughing at Zhou Yu's lack of strategy and Zhuge's short-witness, have become the subject of ridicule for many later generations.

But because of these three smiles, Li Xingzhou fell in love with Cao Cao deeply.

In the face of desperation and the test of life and death, ordinary people can't do it even if they think calmly, not to mention laughing at the critical moment of life and death. Cao Cao can humorously turn it into a challenge to his own wisdom, humorous and heroic.

Just like the Long March, the chasing troops were behind, the conditions were difficult, and there were deadly air strikes from time to time, maybe they would be unlucky and die at any time.In such a situation, tens of thousands of lives are on his shoulders, but the leader walks while watching the mountains, writing poems, chic and free, living like a romantic and heroic poet.

This is the mind and spirit of a leader.

The kind of optimism and positivity engraved in the bones is more useful than anything else, making this kind of people destined to become excellent leaders. Apart from their wisdom, their abilities also exude charisma all the time.

If your boss is always frowning, downcast, and has no confidence in what he says or does, no matter how talented he is, who will work hard for him?

Optimism is contagious, as is negativity, and as a leader, every word and deed will infect countless followers.

Li Xingzhou actually understood these truths in his previous life, but He Qifang naturally couldn't explain it. He smiled confidently: "Of course the king is going to fight for his life. Luzhou's life and death depend on it. Of course I know."

As he spoke, he patted Meixue, who was walking steadily with her head upright, "But even so, so what, look at my Meixue, if something goes wrong, I'm afraid it won't survive, but it is calm and composed, Not nervous or frightened at all.”

"You! Did the prince call me inferior to your horse?" Qifang said angrily.

Li Xingzhou talked while walking, and changed the topic: "In the capital, the people all call this king a great evil in the capital, but I am still the king of Pingnan County, and I still supervise the imperial army. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because good deeds are not very wise, and evil deeds are also very foolish. There are some things that only a wicked person like me can do. The bad person in people's eyes has one advantage, that is, he is not involved, he will not be dragged down by fame, and he will not be affected by morality." And imprisoned, so this king dares to do anything, fearless, and unrestricted!" Li Xingzhou finished speaking loudly, and then looked at Fang confidently: "There is nothing impossible for this king, hahaha!"

Both Yan Shen and Di Zhi puffed up their chests and followed closely behind him.

Qifang was stunned for a while, and did not speak. The soldiers of Shenjiying each led a pack horse, loaded with gunpowder, pellets and food, and their morale was high. Before noon, their team had already gathered at the foot of Guanyin Temple Mountain in the west of the city.

Li Xingzhou was riding on the horse, and looking around, there were no trees on the hillsides on both sides of the valley, only bushes and stumps that had been eaten up. The whole mountain was bare, as if it had been eaten by people.

There are also many temporary sheds built with linen or even wooden frames. The mountains are full of people, so dense that you can't see the edge, and they emit a stench that can be smelled from far away.

More than 3000 people with complete armor gathered at the foot of the mountain, and they immediately attracted the attention of the crowd on the mountain. Many eyes were on them, most of them were not friendly, full of fear, repulsion, fear, and anger.

In front of the Guanyin Temple on the top of the mountain, there are hundreds of monks holding long sticks and shaved their heads, showing half of their shoulders. However, many of them have not even shaved their hair, and almost no one is wearing monks’ cassocks, which are linen clothes. Show off your shoulders.

There are at least tens of thousands of people kneeling down on this mountain.
Many Xiang troops were already frightened and began to retreat.

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion reloaded quickly, and then lined up in an orderly manner. Even in the face of the unkind eyes ten times their own, they still did not lose their positions.

Li Xingzhou didn't know whether it was the powerful firearms that gave them confidence, or the effect of the training, but no matter what, he laughed happily.

Qifang felt a little ashamed, but there was nothing she could do, she just asked curiously: "My lord has thought it over, are you really not afraid of death?"

"Fear, people are afraid of death, but being afraid doesn't mean retreating. When you talk about family members judging the situation, you don't bow your knees. The children of my Tian family are also the same. There is no one who is not afraid of death, but isn't it difficult to face life and death? There are several times in a lifetime. Wonderful experience." He ordered loudly.

"Yan Yan, raise the king's flag to open the way, and spread the word that the king of Pingnan County in the court summoned the universal immortal!"

Yan Shen received the order, took the golden banner on the yellow background, took a deep breath, rode his horse forward, and shouted in his mouth: "The son of heaven, the grandson of the emperor, the king of Pingnan County in the imperial court, summons the great immortals of the world!" Then he rode up to the top of the mountain The avenue of Guanyin Temple.

If you want to defeat Ding Yi, thousands of troops are not enough, Li Xingzhou can only give it a go.

Only 400 meters in front of him, in the wide valley on the left and right, there are people all over the mountains and plains. Yan Shen rode up on his own, but no one dared to stop him, and they all moved away from the road. They all held their breath, for fear of sudden changes.
"Son and grandson of the emperor, the king of Pingnan County in the court, summoned the great immortal of the world!" Yan Shen shouted loudly in the crowd as he walked, as if he had the majestic momentum of thousands of people, and the soldiers of the Shenji camp behind him Seeing this, the morale of the army was greatly boosted, but Li Xingzhou could see that Yan Shen's body was trembling slightly.

This is an invisible confrontation, and Yan Shen's shouting is actually a provocation. It depends on who can hold it up whether he is the universal immortal or the emperor.

(End of this chapter)