Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 436 82 Bingyan controls strong Chu-4

Once, Yue Fei was fighting a general on horseback, and when he met a gangster nicknamed Xiong Wei, he cut off the opponent's weapon and split it in half from shoulder to waist.From then on, the Fangla tribe will leave without a fight when they see the embroidered flag with the word "Yue".The bandits in the southeast feared and hated Yue Fei, because there was a word "Fei" in his name and another word Pengju, so they gave him the nickname "Yue Diao'er", insinuating that he was the imperial eagle's claw and spleen. 'Sex' is heavy with prey, and the means are cruel.

Fang La used to occupy 52 counties in six prefectures, and the bandits in the southeast area took the red scarf as a reminder of the incident, and countless people responded.Although Wang Yan wanted to preserve the vitality of the Song Dynasty, he had to use heavy codes in troubled times. In peacetime, the killings were heavy. As one of the leaders of the southeast camp, Yue Fei repeatedly killed the giant bandits among the thieves in the southeast. .However, Yue Fei was strict in running the army, and his troops were known as "not demolishing houses to death from freezing, and not taking captives to death from starvation."Once, because the horse army accidentally dragged away a piece of grass from the roof of the people, Yue Fei wanted to cut it off.Therefore, wherever he marched, the waves were calm, the stationed villages and the villages lived in peace, and the gentry and people in the prefectures and counties all praised him, while the bandits from far and near fled away.

However, as soon as they heard that they were going to belong to Yue Fei Town, the water bandits immediately became agitated, and the Juyi Hall was full of objections, and many water bandits shouted: "If you go to Yue Fei'er, we might as well break up the gang." Let's go." Even those who dared not speak had expressions of fear on their faces.Lu Mingyu's face was embarrassed, full of worry, hesitant to speak, and looked at Zhao Xingde.

Zhao Xingde stood up and said to the pirates: "The Liao thieves invaded the south. They wanted to enslave our Chinese people and destroy the clothes of our ancestors. I know that the most taboo thing in marching and fighting is to have different orders. The southeast half of the wall is going to resist the Liao Dynasty. The invasion of bandits requires everyone to work together. However, Zhao Qi, Cai Jing, Cao Di, etc. feared the enemy like a tiger, and sat back and watched Bianliang fall. I have a barrier in the southeast half of the wall. Zhao dare to ask, if it comes to uniting the army and gathering people, planning and planning, and decisive victory in the battle, is there anyone here who can be stronger than General Yue?"

He glanced over, and all the water bandits lowered their heads.Yue Fei's prestige in the southeast is due to the accumulation of countless bandits' heads in one battle after another.All the bandits who thought they were stronger than Yue Fei in the past were killed.At this time, although the pirates were unwilling to submit to Yue Fei, none of them dared to say that they were better than Yue Fei.

Zhao Xingde sighed: "Hebei and Henan, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the sky because of the lack of special orders, but all the generals were defeated one by one by the Liao thieves. The so-called overthrow of the nest, how can there be no eggs, my people in the Great Song Dynasty may be slaughtered, There are already tens of millions of people who have been plundered as slaves. The building is about to collapse, can't we let go of the old grievances? Is the southeast going to repeat the same mistakes?"

The Juyi hall fell silent, and all the water bandits looked at each other, although they were speechless, but they still showed reluctance.After a while, Lu Mingyu said: "Mr. Zhao is responsible for righteousness, I don't know if it's right or not. It's just,..." He looked at the leaders in the hall, and said carefully, "General Yue's reputation is too great, I don't know. I really have lingering fears. The Khitan people want to ruin our southeast beautiful rivers and mountains, and the brothers will not hesitate to sacrifice their lives. If there is a war with the Liao army, there is nothing wrong with following the orders of General Yue. However, everyone does not want to Belonging to the leader of the town, this, this, or," he hesitated for a while, and finally said, "Mr. Zhao is famous all over the world, and I only want to regard you as the leader, and then follow General Yue's orders."

Lu Mingyu gestured with his eyes, and the leaders of the pirates below were spared, and they all said loudly again: "I just want to follow Mr. Zhao!"

Lu Mingyu persuaded again: "I was born in the grass, even if I am willing to surrender, General Yue may not take me seriously. Even if I surrender to General Yue, there are tens of thousands of heroes in the southeast, if Mr. Zhao does not come out like this, These strong men were either scattered in the grass, or used by the Khitan people. Could Mr. Zhao have the heart?"

Zhao Xingde pondered and said: "Brother Lu is serious, what can Zhao do?" Several sergeants couldn't recognize the unbelievable expressions on their faces.

Seeing that his tone was loose, Lu Mingyu patted his chest and said: "As long as Mr. Zhao is willing to make such a move, Lu will pass down the Green Forest Arrow in the name of Mr., and invite heroes and righteous men to come and conspire for great things. We would like to honor Mr. Zhao as a Chief, if Mr. Zhao goes east, we will never go west. As for the military orders of General Yue in Ezhou, as long as Mr. Zhao agrees, we will have nothing to say. When fighting the Liao bandits, the heroes of the southeast are absolutely unambiguous, and they will risk their lives. Blood bleeds." He looked generous, as if Zhao Xingde refused to agree, as if he pushed tens of thousands of reckless heroes to the Khitan side with his own hands.

Zhao Xingde couldn't figure out Lu Mingyu's intentions, but compared with saving the situation in the southeast, personal reputation is nothing.He nodded, and promised Lu Mingyu to use his name to summon reckless heroes to conspire against the Liao Dynasty.Seeing Zhao Xingde's agreement, Lu Mingyu was overjoyed, and immediately greeted the leaders of the various villages under him again, to see him as a subordinate.Zhao Xingde could only comfort them with good words and encourage them to serve the country, just like the second general Zhang Guan at the end of the Han Dynasty who made a name in history.Because the story books of the Three Kingdoms are popular in the world, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are the embodiment of loyalty, and their status in the hearts of Jianghu people far exceeds that of other generals.Listening to Zhao Xingde's encouragement with Guan Zhangxiang, everyone was also very moved.Several sergeants were infected, and their faces showed cheer, feeling that coming out with General Zhao this time would be a great achievement.

Since Zhao Xingde was the leader of the thirteen water villages, all the village owners took turns to toast.Zhao Xingde did not refuse anyone who came, and in a few words, he secretly used the method of observing people to observe the character and temperament of each general.After the banquet was over, Lu Mingyu personally sent Zhao Xingde and others to the bedroom before going back to issue the green forest arrow overnight.

"Brother Lu, Mr. Zhao is right, but no matter how powerful he is, how can he give away his ten-year foundation at once?" Liu Heng's face was a little unhappy.Although Zhao Xingde is kind, but after being subordinated to him, he will definitely not be as comfortable as before.It's not that he opposed Lu Mingyu's decision, but he still couldn't figure it out.The other dozens of heads of the family also showed doubts on their faces.

"A ten-year foundation?" Lu Mingyu sneered, "The army of Khitan thieves is about to go south, and Jingxiang is a battleground for military strategists. The Liao thieves and the official army are bound to fight here. Our stockade with thousands of soldiers, It's just a small stone that can be kicked away by others. What kind of foundation is it? If you can surrender, you can surrender. If you can't, as soon as the army from either side arrives, we will immediately be reduced to dust. There is no smallness between the two powers, and it will not be soon. Vote for Mr. Zhao, do you want to vote for the Khitan people, shave your hair and change your clothes, and let your ancestors go down in shame? Or do you want to be the partisan of the "traitor" who is scolded by the world and has been infamous for thousands of years? For the survival of the young and old in the water village, these days, I was so worried that my hair was turning gray, but fortunately God opened my eyes and let us climb the big tree of Mr. Zhao first."

The people in charge looked at each other in blank dismay, these days are comfortable and happy, and no one can see that the future situation will be so severe.Yang Zuo, the Hengjiang ghost, hesitated and said: "Anyway, it is based on the order of Ezhou, so why not vote for Chen Dong directly?" As far as we know, although Zhao Xingde's reputation is comparable to that of Chen Dong, he has no official position, unlike Chen Dong who is already the prefect of Guangzhou. .From this point of view, Zhao Xingde is not qualified to recruit water bandits at all, but can only recruit on behalf of Chen Dong and others, so Yang Zuo has the intention of directly serving Chen Dong.

Lu Mingyu's eyes moved slightly, and he shook his head and said, "Chen Dong has a lot of talented people in civil and military affairs. We rely on Chen Dong, and we can only be his pawns. Mr. Zhao is like a potential dragon in the abyss, although he is not as famous and famous as Chen Dong But it may not be lower. And Mr. Zhao has just come out of the mountain, he has not enough confidantes, and his wings are not yet fully fledged. It’s a small village with thousands of wandering soldiers, but he can’t even look down on him.” Seeing the expressions of disbelief on the faces of the brothers, he said in a deep voice, “You can trust me, Mr. Lu, from now on. Serving Mr. Zhao, we must not have two minds. If God has eyes, we will turn around from time to time, and we will have a wife and son for the rest of our lives. If God has no eyes, we brothers will be so heartbroken that we will be famous in history with Mr. Zhao Good way to die."

Seeing that he said this, the pirates didn't dare to argue any more, and said one after another: "Brother is right." "We brothers have drank blood wine, if we can die in the same year and on the same day, it will be an act of loyalty." Seeing this, Lu Mingyu , just then nodded in satisfaction, and arranged for each leader to send messengers, in the name of Zhao Xingde, to pass down the green forest arrows to the familiar villages within a radius of [-] miles, and summon the owners of the villages to come to join in the grand event.

"Why do we use Mr. Zhao's name to pass on Lvlinjian in the thirteenth chain village?" Xia Maoer complained when he came out of Juyi Hall.

"This Green Forest Arrow must be in the name of Mr. Zhao." Yang Zuo smiled slightly, and whispered to Xia Mao'er, "Back then, Hierarch Fang announced to the world that Mr. Zhao was appointed as the former military advisor of the Holy Cult. Everyone has served Mingzun, Up to now, who in the holy religion has a higher status than Mr. Zhao. Since the ascension of the leader Fang, the heroes in the world have been dissatisfied with each other, and it is for this reason that only Mr. Zhao can shoot this green forest arrow .”

Xia Mao'er opened her mouth wide, with an incredulous look in her eyes, she didn't say anything in the end, just nodded.Indeed, when Fang La's uprising swept across the southeast, almost all the powerful and reckless heroes were involved.Nowadays, some famous village masters, whether true or false, serve Mingzun's disciples.Fang La died, and after the collapse of the Ming Cult, the leaders of the Ming Cult would either die in battle or be arrested by the imperial court and punished by the Ming Dynasty.To this day, among the surviving figures of the Ming Cult, except for a few self-proclaimed heavenly kings who are despised by the old brothers, there is really no one who is above the former military adviser of the Holy Cult.People in the Jianghu despise the rich and powerful, but they attach great importance to the distinction between top and bottom in this kind of secret door.If Lu Mingyu passed on the Green Forest Arrow by himself, the giant bandits who were similar in status to him would probably scoff at him, but if he used Zhao Xingde's guise, at least it would be justifiable.

It was late at night, Zhao Xingde was sitting in front of the window with his clothes on, quietly looking at the water outside the window.There have been many changes today, and he doesn't know what the way ahead is. Without electricity, the night of this era is much darker than the future.Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and a faint light lit up in the darkness.Zhao Xingde stared intently, only to realize that it was a small firefly.Now that the spring is cold, the little flying insects that were supposed to appear in the summer were born a few months earlier, and I am afraid that they will freeze to death in a short time.

The ancients were tired and the night was long, Zhao Xingde let out a long breath, and looked at the little flying insect with great interest.In this cold early spring night, it is so small that it is flying with all its strength, and even for the last minute and second, it will continue to emit its own light and heat.