world festival

Inside the Jiedu Mansion in Yangzhou, in front of the White Tiger Hall, the guards were strictly guarded. Outside the gate, the guards of the Yellow-headed Army were standing in armor and holding lances. Suddenly, they heard a loud shout from inside the hall: "Bold, these thieves have robbed the ancestors of the thieves. How dare you?" Sending letters begging for appeasement, begging for an official position and suing him, Gao Chong is stupid enough to pass on the letter to him, could it be that Wang Qinian was coerced by him and had no choice but to do so?" The man who spoke was a rough-looking man with grown-up siblings and three feet wide Stop, wearing a purple robe, walking back and forth angrily, it is Huainan Jiedu envoy and Hongnong County King Yang Xingmi.

A person next to him persuaded: "Calm your anger, read the letters of those people first before making plans. Gao Chong is cautious, and Wang Qinian is more serious and brave. There must be hidden secrets between the two of them."

The man who spoke was fair-faced, with a beard under his chin, bright eyes, a light robe with a soft belt, and a jade belt around his waist. He was really a first-class handsome man. Yang Xingmi listened, only read more than ten sentences, Yang Xingmi sat down and listened slowly.When they finished reading the letter, both of them sat down to think carefully, and there was a long silence.

"So Duke Mu of Qin drank the wine of stealing horses, and King Zhuang of Chu pardoned the guests who had lost his body, and Qin Mu of Chuzhuang, the princes of Yi and Di, were listed as five princes, and they were worshiped for a thousand times. Therefore, why don't you let go of the momentary hatred and accept the eternal love Li. Xiyong teeth were first sealed and everyone has no taboos. If we can still be used by the king, the heroes of the world will not come back, and Qi Hengjin's literary affairs are insignificant." Yuan Xi repeated the last few sentences in the letter and sighed: "No matter what the strategy is, the tongue in this population is similar to that of Zhang Yi and Su Qin. What's more, Shouzhou Haozhou is the gateway to Huainan. It is inevitable to take something, but there is no chance. If this person is an internal response, the other party will not doubt it. However, Haozhou City is a good idea, but Shouzhou is also difficult to hold alone. No wonder Gao Chong sent letters to this person, if someone did the same at that time. It’s just that this person robbed a certain party’s convoy, and he will be rewarded heavily in the future , what is the warning for the latecomers?"

"That's nothing. Hao and Shou prefectures are big things, and robbery is a small thing. They can follow the power. A certain Hei Yundu was originally Sun Ru's surrender, and many of the ministers also surrendered. Then Cai Chou dug a certain In the ancestral grave, a certain person just killed himself. They can't tolerate this person if they tolerated him. At most, they will reprimand him in the future, just be careful. Besides, when he was poor, he was also a thief, and he was also a colleague." Speaking of the last sentence, Yang Xingmi couldn't help laughing.

"Your envoy was joking." Yuan Xi replied with a smile: "However, this Lu Fang not only gives words, but also understands people's hearts. The strategy described later is to train soldiers, accumulate food and grass, eat away at the south of the mountain, and sit and watch the two powers in the north. It is quite feasible, and the soldiers are also quite capable. You know how powerful Heiyun is. Back then, the "Cai Thief" was so powerful that even the army led by Pang Shigu was defeated by him. The basics, light soldiers rushing forward, under the stronghold of the city, was defeated by a certain class. Even so, if it weren't for that Sun Ru was easy to kill, the sky was angry with others, the sky seized his soul, and it rained continuously, his soldiers were sick and the food and grass were not enough , I am also seriously ill in bed, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the king to defeat him. The letter said that Lu Fang had only 500 under his command, but he was able to defeat Wang Qinian. It should not be underestimated. Local tyrants, if they have an official position again, they will probably enter the water and be difficult to control."

"Don't worry too much. There are no more than a thousand soldiers here. Even if they are brave and invincible, what's the problem? Besides, Sun Ru was so rampant back then and he was defeated by someone, let alone this person. Now that Huainan is roughly determined, the big problem is Zhu Wen in the north. This person He is quite knowledgeable about current affairs, and if he doesn’t use it, he fears that the hearts of heroes in the world will be chilled.” Yang Xingmi replied with a smile, “You will write a book later, agree to the man’s request, and let Gao Chong take it away, while Wang Qinian and Gao Chong will stay behind. He thought that he would contact Haozhou and let him pretend to take refuge in Haozhou as an internal response, and someone would offer a reward for his first response, and next year he would send troops to take Haozhou and Shouzhou in one fell swoop."

The two discussed it, and Yang Xingmi thought that a stone in his heart was about to fall to the ground for several years. Since the Huainan War, although Zhu Wen and himself had helped each other and defeated common enemies one by one, the two knew that it was nothing. It was a short-term plan, and the two sides played tricks on each other. Zhu Wen once expressed that Li, the Sima Li of the Xuanwu March, was staying in Huainan in an attempt to replace Yang, and Yang Xingmi drove him out by force. Strong and prosperous, defeated Pang Shigu and Yang Xingmi one after another, and was about to annex the entire territory of Huainan. Zhu Wen was in the middle of a battle with Shi Pu, Zhu, and Zhu Jin brothers in the north, and they were unable to look south. The two maintained this situation, but today Sun Ru has already conferred the title, and Shi Pu, Zhu, and Zhu Jin are also poor and living on their last days.However, Shouzhou, the gateway to Huainan, is still in the hands of others, as if it has a thorn in its back, and it is really difficult to sleep and eat.If we can succeed today and win Shouzhou, I can sit back and relax.Thinking of this, he waved his hand down violently, and heard a click, and actually made a big hole in the bamboo table next to him. When he looked up, he saw Yuan Xi looking at him with eyes full of excitement, and blurted out a sentence: " In March next year, we will send troops to hunt down the thieves."

By the Huaihe River, in Xiaoqugou, in the tent of the Chinese army, Lu Fang, Wang Yu, and Wang Qinian are having dinner together. The thick millet porridge with pickles, Lu Fang eats it with a splash, shouting happily, and licking the rim of the bowl after eating, feeling comfortable Patting his belly with his hands, he looked refreshed.He raised his head but found that Wang Qinian was looking at him with strange eyes, so he asked: "Brother Li, why is this so? Could it be that there is something wrong with a certain face."

"I see that your manner of speaking is quite polite, and the letter you wrote is even more brilliant. I think you are from a noble family. How come you look so ugly, even the veterans under a certain command are nothing more than that. Look at Brother Wang and You are about the same age and have the same status, at least you are far better than you, it seems that you are self-aware in recommending Brother Wang for the post of governor." Wang Qinian pointed to Wang Yu who was leisurely drinking porridge,

"That's that, since his family had more than 4 acres of land and more than [-] large livestock, and he was the eldest son of the family, he naturally had a warm bed and thick shoes. It can be compared, six or seven years ago, someone was a farmer of the Lu family, and he was a black-faced man digging lumps every day, so it would be good." Lu Fang replied with a smile.

"Zuo son-in-law? Really," Wang Qinian was taken aback when he heard that, and looked sideways at Wang Yu for proof, only to see Wang Yu nodding his head.It turns out that since ancient times, a son-in-law has been extremely looked down upon. No matter how poor and helpless an ordinary man is, he is unwilling to marry into his family.In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was insufficient to conquer the Xiongnu, so he recruited his son-in-law to join the army. In the eyes of the world, he looked like a prisoner or a slave. The army was full of men, but Lu Fang changed from a son-in-law to the leader of the army. Wang Yu and his left and right The soldiers didn't show any humiliation and disobedience. It can be seen how many things they have done in the past to make everyone admire them.Thinking of this, Lu Fang's gaze became complicated, and he said in a low voice, "Brother Lu is truly outstanding, regardless of his background."

"Brother Wang raised someone up. Yang Shijun defeated Sun Ru, the man-eating villain, and saved the people of Jianghuai from fire and water. From a small soldier to Huainan Jiedushi, one side's guards, only seven years, and future princes and princes. He is a real hero, a great hero. A certain He Tuizhi has been farming with halberds all these years, just to keep his family healthy and warm in his belly. I look forward to the Ming Lord can vote, and today I voted for Yang Shijun. It is really a drought and rain. My heart is much more at ease." Lu Fang said loudly.

"Yes, yes." Wang Yu next to him continued: "Today is the time for heroes to rise up. If someone dares to follow the school captain Jiwei, make a little contribution to Yang Shijun's great cause, get a wife and shade, and hope The school lieutenant will help you." Wang Yu continued with a shy smile.

"I also understand what you two are thinking. It's just that this matter must be kept secret. Other than you, Wang Fo'er, Li She'er, and Xu Big Eye are the only ones who know about it. How can we make those three people shut their mouths?" Wang Qinian said. He looked at the two with a smile and said.

Lu Fang, Wang Yu, and Wang Yu looked at each other, and Wang Yu lowered his head and said closer, "Brother Wang is thinking about letting Brother Wang feel at ease later."

Wang Qinian was startled when he heard this, and was about to ask again, only to hear that the guards reported, "The chieftain Wang Foer seeks an audience."But seeing the expressions on the faces of the two of them, they were also quite surprised, not as if they were fake.I thought: "Could it be that this was not arranged by Lu Fang, forget it, just wait and see what happens."

Lu Fang summoned a guard and gave some instructions in a low voice.He picked up the horizontal knife with his backhand and put it in the place where his right hand was convenient, and waved his hand to let Wang Fo'er come in.

When Wang Fo'er came in when he was young, Wang Qinian saw it and couldn't help marveling secretly: "What a majestic man, I'm afraid the Vajra Protector in the temple is nothing more than that." I saw that Fo'er was wearing a Ge robe, with a splint on his left hand and a stick. The straw rope was hung around his neck, and he didn't show any courtesy when he came in. He sat in front of the three of them at once, reached out to pick up the pottery bowl, with five fingers like a snare drum, scooped a bowl out of the pot and ate it.The three of them looked at each other, quite embarrassed.That Fo'er ate six or seven bowls in a row, and ate the pot upside down, before he raised his head and said, "Don't worry, you three, you are very hungry and can't take care of it. It's just that something disturbed the two leaders, King Lu. "

"What's the matter?" Lu Fang unconsciously moved his body back a bit. Wang Fo'er was already tall, sitting on the ground was half a head taller than Lu Fang, which made him feel very stressed.Said, "They are all my brothers, Fo'er, please explain clearly."

"It's no big deal. A certain Fo'er and the following brothers want to invest in Qijiazhuang. I don't know if Brother Lu and Brother Wang will agree." Wang Fo'er said.

"What, join Qijiazhuang, you mean that the people you lead join Qijiazhuang? Why is that?" Everyone was startled, and stared at the big man in front of them with wide eyes.

"Exactly, if you don't want to accept it, please ask Chief Lu to accept a certain class as your slaves, as long as you have something to eat, and invite the two of you to speak well in the Zhuangzhong Council." Wang Fo'er stood up and stood up. Kneel, Su Rong said, and after finishing speaking, he bent down and kowtowed twice.

"Slave of a certain family? Don't be a joke, Chief Wang. You are an equal, why did you invest in a Zhuangzi? If you don't explain it clearly, how dare you accept it." Lu Fang's face changed extremely when he heard Wang Fo'er's words. Gloomy, he got up and took half a step back, grabbing the handle of the knife at his waist with his right hand.

"I don't have any malicious intentions. I joined your Zhuangzi just to survive. As for your slaves, it's okay. In this world, no matter how many people want to sell themselves as slaves to get a full stomach, they can't get it. In the past seven years, the power of Qijiazhuang has continued to expand. Everyone in the village has food to eat, and they don't have to worry about being robbed by others at any time. Even if they die, they die for the well-being of their families.