Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 14 Li Yuanzhong

Among the Eight Xings of Taihang, Fukou Xing has the least fluctuation in terrain.

But that is relative to the rest of Qixing.

Looking around the precipitous mountains around, Gao Cheng couldn't imagine how difficult and dangerous it is, which is even more rugged than the Yangchang Slope Road of Taihang Baxing.

Feeling something in my heart, I couldn't help chanting:
"Going north to the Taihang Mountains, how difficult it is! The sheep intestines are twisted, and the wheels are broken."

"Zihui has a good literary talent."

Hu Luguang cheered and applauded.

"Ah!"

Duan Shao sneered and mocked:

"Read more books. What Zihui chanted is "Bitter Cold Journey" by Emperor Wu of Wei."

Hu Luguang's face was blushing, but he was not the one who didn't say anything after suffering a loss, so he straightened his neck and retorted:

"Xianbei children turned out to be distracted from studying, so they failed in writing and martial arts."

Duan Shao was furious when he heard the words:
"Chile Shuzi, don't be arrogant, martial arts matters are not limited to the courage of a man, the courage of a general who decides between the two battles is the real man.

Er Zhuzhao is stupid, he can still get three thousand, but you can only get one thousand, my Duan Tiefa is naturally like Han Xin in ordering troops, the more the better. "

Hu Luguang competes against each other:
"Even if the Xianbei children have hundreds of thousands of people, there is no need for a thousand riders to defeat you, eight hundred is enough."

While the two were arguing, one based himself on the current world and humiliated Erzhu Zhao;

Riding a little black horse, Gao Cheng, who was walking ahead, turned a deaf ear and just admired the mountain scenery along the way.

Since entering Fukouxing, Gao Cheng tried his best to ease the relationship between the two.

Even earlier, he suggested that the two of them compete in riding and archery, hoping that the two would cherish each other in the competition.

Although the expected effect was not achieved in the end, it was not without gains, at least it gave Hu Luguang the tongue in the quarrel.

It doesn't matter, as long as you don't beat up your allies on the battlefield in the future, I will be satisfied.

The time was quietly spent by the three of them day and night.

On this day, the three of Gao Cheng finally walked out of the Taihang Mountains and arrived at the Fukou Pass between Gushan Mountain and Yuanbao Mountain. Behind the pass is the vast Hebei Plain.

The guards guarding the pass may have seen Duan Shao and Hu Luguang, not only carrying bows and knives, but also looking full of martial arts.

Looking at the bowed legs, one can tell at a glance that it is a northern warrior who has been proficient in riding since childhood.

No property was demanded, and he was released immediately after some investigations to no avail.

After crossing Fukou and entering the boundary of Yinzhou, Gao Cheng asked the locals about famous scholars in Hebei.

After getting several names, after some weighing, he finally set a goal, but he was not in a hurry to visit.

After choosing an inn, Gao Cheng couldn't wait to call the innkeeper and ask him to prepare food.

"Eat first. I'm tired of eating dry food these days. I'll come visit after eating."

After gobbling and voraciously, after the three of them were full, seeing no one around, Hu Luguang asked in a low voice:
"Zihui, I still don't understand why you chose Li Yuanzhong after we heard so many famous people from Yinzhou."

He had held back this question all the way, and seeing that he was about to visit the Lord, he couldn't help but confide it.

Gao Cheng asked back:
"Do you still remember how that person praised Li Yuanzhong?"

"It is said that Li Yuanzhong is the most benevolent person in Yinzhou, but I heard that when he was the governor of Nanzhao County, he drank all day long and ignored political affairs. A few days ago, he resigned from office and returned to his hometown. He is completely like a hermit. According to me Look, it doesn't look like you're doing something big."

Hu Luguang replied.

Even Duan Shao didn't choke with him this time, and looked at Gao Cheng with doubts.

Gao Cheng did not answer directly, but mentioned an interesting anecdote:
"I heard that during the reign of Emperor Ming, there were five hundred people from Qinghe County who were stationed in the west. On the way back, because thieves blocked the road, they presented Li Yuanzhong with a thousand bolts of silk. Li Yuanzhong only took one, and slaughtered five sheep for treats, and sent only one slave. No one dares to disturb the thieves along the way."

Then he asked Hu Luguang back:
"For this kind of people, if Mingyue is Er Zhu Yusheng, can he fall asleep peacefully?"

Hu Luguang immediately understood:
"So it's not that Li Yuanzhong has no intention of dealing with affairs, but is just being wise and protecting himself."

Hearing the words "Mingzhe protects oneself", Gao Cheng took a deep look at Hu Luguang, and continued:

"This person values ​​wealth and righteousness. He is an extraordinary person. He sets extraordinary ambitions and does extraordinary things. Li Yuanzhong has great wisdom. The reason why he hibernates is to wait for the Ming Lord."

A thousand bolts of silk is not a small amount, and Yu Wentai paid a high-level reward: ten thousand bolts of silk.

The forced installment was not paid off until Yang Jian usurped the throne.

Duan Shao on the side woke up and said:
"Zihui thinks that if you get Li Yuanzhong alone, you can get the land of Yinzhou!"

Gao Cheng tapped on the table and said with a smile:
"Grandfather has his own army from Beizhen, so there is no need to rely on others to win Yinzhou. However, winning the land is the best, and winning the hearts of the people is the best. The hearts of Yinzhou are all tied to Li Yuanzhong alone."

The three of them didn't delay anymore, Gao Cheng used the five baht money given by Lou Zhaojun to buy a door-to-door gift, and left for Liyuchuan on the west mountain.

Li Yuchuan is not a person's name.

Since the Sixteen Kingdoms period, wars and turmoil in the north have been endless, and wealthy families in Hebei often built forts to protect their clans.

When Li Yuanzhong's father, Li Xianfu, was alive, he gathered thousands of people from the Li family in Zhao County to develop a land of mountains and swamps with a radius of [-] to [-] miles in the west mountain, and built Wubao, named after Li Yuchuan.

"I just found out today that Ge Rong's failure to attack Li Yuchuan repeatedly was not due to his incompetence."

Gao Cheng looked at the majestic Wubao located in Liyuchuan from a distance, and sighed.

What he saw today completely overturned his imagination of Hebei Wubao's power. He thought it was just a big manor.

The so-called Wubao masters are clearly the owners of small cities. No, these Wubao are much more difficult to chew than small cities.

It's no wonder that after the Northern Wei Dynasty unified the north, there was no way to take these Wubao, but to establish a suzerain supervisory system, and appoint Wubao masters as suzerain supervisors to manage the place.

The towering city walls blocked the sight of the three, but inside the dock, the shouts of killing from the trilogy drill broke through the sky.

Before the three of Gao Cheng approached, a group of Xiangyong blocked their way.

"I would also like to ask the strong man to pass on the news. Gao Zihui, a scholar in Jinzhou, was ordered by his father to study in Hebei. Because the road is impassable, he came here to seek help from Sovereign Li."

When Li Yuanzhong received the report, he was talking with his brother Li Mi who had returned from Xindu in the side room.

"When the soldiers are in chaos, why do scholars from Jinzhou come to Hebei to study?"

Li Mi doubted it first.

Li Yuanzhong frowned, and repeatedly asked his confidant in charge:
"You said his surname is Gao? Did he come to Hebei at the order of his father? How old is he? How many people accompanied him?"

"The little man called himself Gao Zihui, and the messenger said he was about eleven or twelve years old, and there were only two teenagers with him, who were only sixteen or seventeen years old."

"The surname is Gao, and he is from Jinzhou. Could it be that he was appointed by Gao Huan, the governor of Jinzhou?"

Li Mi vaguely thought of a possibility, but denied it himself:
"Impossible. Gao Huan's subordinates are not unmanned, so it's impossible for two teenagers to protect a child."

"Where did it come from, it will be clear when you see the previous side."

Li Yuanzhong ordered his confidants:

"You go and take those three people to the main hall, don't lose your etiquette."

The confidant in charge should resign, and Li Yuanzhong and Li Mi also got up and left for the main hall.

(End of this chapter)