At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 649
Two years ago, Zhang Xutuo died in an ambush near the Dahai Temple in Xingyang. Luo Shixin buried him by the Yellow River, and then brought thousands of surviving Qijun sons. After many twists and turns, he finally returned to Qijun. In Qi County, there are as many thieves as cow hair, and it is almost in a state of no government. Only Licheng, which is the county government, has better law and order, but it will still be attacked every once in a while. After a pause, first the captain of Qi County died in battle, and then the county magistrate died in battle.

As a result, Qi County has no chief officer. When Xu Yuanlang led the bandit soldiers to attack, all the officials in the county government were ashamed, but no one stood up to take the lead in defending against the bandits. Later, Luo Shixin stepped forward to fight against the bandits. He went out, gathered hundreds of old troops from the past, defended the city, and finally made Xu Yuanlang retreat in the face of difficulties.

Later, Meng Haigong and Dou Jiande also came to attack Licheng successively, but in the end they were repelled by Luo Shixin's army. Luo Shixin's reputation in Qi County was also getting higher and higher. He refused, and just kept calling himself a general.

Obviously, Luo Shixin also understood that he was good at leading troops to fight, but he didn't have the ability to govern a county, let alone separate one side.

Before Dou Jiande and Xu Yuanlang competed for Qi County, Luo Shixin originally planned to surrender to Dou Jiande, because Dou Jiande's style evaluation was not bad, but before it could be implemented, Dou Jiande was defeated by Li Mi, and his entire army was almost wiped out. Gaoquan accepted everything, Luo Shixin had no choice but to give up.

Not long after, Gao Bufan captured and killed Yu Wenhuaji, and sent troops to attack Qi County. After discussing with his brothers, Luo Shixin almost agreed to join Gao Qi, but Luo Shixin still wanted to test Gao Bufan's tolerance, so he asked Pei Xingyan He said that it is okay to want him to sacrifice the city and surrender, but Qi Wang Gao Changqing must come to accept the surrender in person, otherwise there will be no discussion.

Luo Shixin also thought that Gao Bufan would come, but he didn't expect that the other party would come so quickly. It took only four days. It can be seen that Gao Changqing must have rushed here as soon as he received the news. Luo Shixin was very satisfied and benefited from this attention.

Let's say that Luo Shixin and Fan Hu rushed to the city gate after putting on their clothes, ordered people to put down the suspension bridge, opened the city gate and rode out of the city. Sure enough, they saw a heroic young man riding on a big green horse with sharp eyebrows. His eyes are full of heroism, his temperament is calm and confident, and he is the King of Qi, Gao Changqing.

Luo Shixin drove forward, cupped his fists and said loudly, "Luo Shixin has seen King Qi."

Gao Bufan returned the courtesy with a smile: "General Luo, you are being polite. The last time I was merciful to General Luo's subordinates, this king had to escape and save his life. I haven't had a chance to thank you yet."

Luo Shixin shook his head and said, "That's King Qi's own good skill, it has nothing to do with Shixin."

Since Luo Shixin refused to admit that he would deliberately release the water, Gao Bufan stopped mentioning it and said with a smile: "It is said that General Luo wants to see this king?"

Luo Shixin nodded and said: "Shixin is straightforward, he doesn't like to beat around the bush, and I hope King Qi will forgive him a lot. It's okay to ask Shixin to surrender, but there are a few conditions!"

"Tell me, if you have any requirements, if this king can satisfy you, I will try my best to satisfy you." Gao Bufan also said bluntly.

Luo Shixin said happily: "Okay, the King of Qi is really quick to speak, and Na Shixin said bluntly, first, the Qi army must ensure that the people of Qi County do not commit any crimes."

"Naturally, the Qi army has strict discipline and has never done anything wrong to the common people. General Luo can rest assured."

Luo Shixin nodded and continued: "Second, kill Li Mi and avenge General Zhang."

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "This king will defeat Li Mi, but I cannot promise you to kill Li Mi."

Luo Shixin frowned, "Why?"

Gao Bufan said solemnly: "Fighting on the battlefield, everyone lives in peace. General Zhang died on the battlefield and sacrificed his body for the country. It can be regarded as a well-deserved death. It does not involve personal enmity, so this king does not agree with you using this method of vendetta to retaliate. This is undoubtedly an insult to General Zhang."

Luo Shixin pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "King Qi is right, so how about beheading Li Mi on the battlefield?"

"That's not a problem. As this king said, fighting on the battlefield is a matter of life and death, but if Li Mi surrenders, this king has no reason to kill him."

Luo Shixin patted his chest, and said proudly: "That's fine, Shixin will kill him on the battlefield. Third, General Zhang is from Hongnongyi Township. Shixin buried General Zhang by the Yellow River in Xingyang. After Li Mi was wiped out, Shi Xin hoped that General Zhang's body would return to its roots and that his descendants would be treated kindly."

Gao Bufan said bluntly: "No problem, although I am an enemy and not a friend of General Zhang, I still admire General Zhang very much. Even if you don't tell General Luo, I will arrange for someone to move General Zhang's body back to his hometown and bury it in the soil. For safety."

Luo Shixin was also unambiguous, immediately rolled off the saddle and got off the horse, took off his helmet and landed on one knee, respectfully said: "Luo Shixin pays his respects to King Qi."

"Greetings to King Qi!" Fan Hu and the others hurriedly got off their horses and bowed on one knee.

Gao Bufan helped Luo Shixin up, and said with a smile: "Everyone, please get up quickly, you will be one of your own from now on."

Next, after introducing each other to each other, they surrounded Gao Bufan and went into the city. The Qi army quickly took over the defense of Licheng and incorporated all the defenders in the city. However, they did not break up, and continued to be led by Luo Shixin. , Most of these defenders are the soldiers of the Bafeng Battalion under the original Zhang Xutuo's bed, and their combat power should not be underestimated.

In this way, the Qi army took over Licheng without a single soldier, and also incorporated a group of generals such as Luo Shixin and Fan Hu, as well as an army based on the original Bafengying soldiers. Only three thousand, but the combat power is no small matter.

For the next few days, Gao Bufan stayed in Licheng to preside over government affairs, while Pei Xingyan continued to lead the Qi army to attack the remaining prefectures and counties in Qi County. The territory of Qi State.

It is said that Licheng, Qijun is now in Jinan, Shandong. The most famous place in this place is spring water, especially in the Sui Dynasty a thousand more than 400 years ago. The groundwater here is more abundant. If you dig a well, the spring water will rush It rises up, clear and sweet, and tastes better than that of Nongfu Spring.

Gao Bufan and Luo Shixin were wandering in the streets of Licheng, and they had encountered several springs along the way, and it was very convenient to wash their hands and feet.

At this time, the two turned into an alley, and found that there was another well next to it, and clear spring water was bubbling out from the mouth of the well. Gao Bufan took two big red persimmons from the basket carried by the guard captain Gao Dahe. , washed it with well water, then threw one to Luo Shixin, and ate the other one by himself.

Luo Shixin once fought side by side with Gao Bufan in Goguryeo, so he still understands his temperament, but people will change, and now Gao Bufan is not what he used to be. As the king of Qi, Luo Shixin and Gao Bufan Getting along with each other is relatively cautious, but after getting along with each other these days, Luo Shixin found that Gao Bufan is still as easy-going as before, except in formal occasions, he never puts on airs when getting along in private.

So Luo Shixin was not polite, took the persimmons and ate them in big mouthfuls, pointing to the dilapidated courtyard at the end of the alley: "Brother Qin lives there, but Brother Qin is still blaming himself for the death of General Zhang , Depressed, no matter how much I persuade him, he refuses to come out to do errands anymore, he concentrates on serving his mother at home, and usually only makes a living by collecting firewood."

Gao Bufan nodded, and soon, they came to the yard, and heard the sound of chopping firewood coming from inside.

"I knew Brother Qin would be chopping firewood again at this hour, so there's no need to worry about making the trip in vain." Luo Shixin said as he pushed open the courtyard door and walked in.

Gao Bufan asked the other soldiers to stay outside, and only brought Gao Dahe into the yard. The latter was holding a basket of fruit in his left hand and meat, eggs, rice noodles in his right.

"Brother Qin, King Qi has come to visit you and mother." Luo Shixin yelled loudly, as if he wanted Qin's mother in the room to hear.

When Qin Qiong saw it, he quickly put down the ax and stood up, brushed the sawdust and dust off his body and saluted: "King Qi personally came to the humble house, Qin Qiong is far away to welcome you!"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "General Qin, you don't need to be polite. This king came here uninvited, but it disturbed General Qin's Qingxiu."

Qin Qiong smiled wryly and said: "King Qi is laughing, Qin Qiong is only a white body at present, and cannot be called a general."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Then I will call you Brother Qin."

Qin Qiong didn't dare to take it seriously. At this time, Qin's mother probably heard the movement, groped out the door with a cane, and asked in a low voice, "Qiong'er, is there a guest?"

Luo Shixin took a quick step forward to support Mother Qin, and said with a smile, "Mother, I brought King Qi to visit you."

"Shixin, why is your child here again? Are you hungry? Mother will make you steamed buns to eat. Don't steal other people's steamed stuffed buns. Brother Qin, you can't rub the sand in your eyes. Be careful with your skin." Mother Qin Xu Xu Talk about authentic.

Luo Shixin smiled awkwardly and said, "King Qi, my old lady is a little confused!"

Gao Bufan naturally saw that the old lady's eyes and ears were not working well, so he made a bow and raised his voice: "Gao Changqing pays homage to Mrs. Qin."

Qin's mother narrowed her eyes and looked at Gao Bufan for a while, then murmured: "Shi Xin, is this the wife you married? Jun is quite handsome, why does he look a bit like a man?"

Gao Bufan almost fell over, Gao Dahe and Luo Shixin had black lines all over their heads.

Qin Shubao hurriedly leaned into his old lady's ear and said, "Mother, this is King Qi, my son mentioned it to you before."

Qin's mother was stunned for a moment, and then groaned: "It turns out that the king of Qi has arrived, and the women have offended so much, they deserve death." After she finished speaking, she knelt down and apologized.

Gao Bufan quickly supported him and said: "Those who don't know are not guilty, Mrs. Qin, don't need to panic, and this time I'm visiting Brother Qin in a private capacity, so I don't have to pay too much attention."

Qin's mother was obviously very excited, and ordered: "Qiong'er, the prince personally appointed by the emperor is here, our family has never had such a blessing, why don't you hurry up and invite the prince to sit in the house."

Qin Qiong hurriedly said: "Please come to King Qi!"

(End of this chapter)