A long time ago, the peasant army knew that Gao Yingxiang and others had entered Shaanxi, joined forces with the Qin army, and defeated the official army, but soon heard that the peasant army had broken with the Qin army, so Gao Yingxiang and others returned to Henan. And in Zhang Xianzhong's camp, how could there be a Qin person?

Many people speculate that it must have been Zhang Xianzhong's hostage when he evacuated Xi'an. [No pop-ups. 】

Luo Rucai asked, "Eight Great Kings, who are the Qin people in your camp?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong said: "This person is Li Yan, Li Gongzi, who wrote an essay on Ming. ”

When the crowd was neutral, there was a discussion: "It turned out to be him, wasn't he beside King Qin of Xi'an?" How did it fall into the hands of the Eight Kings? ”

"This person has some skills, I think he can't be wrong when he is in charge of catching lots."

Ma Shouying thought for a while and said, "Since the Eight Kings have Li Gongzi in their hands, why don't you come out and meet them?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Gao Yingxiang, and Gao Yingxiang nodded in agreement. Actually, it was all arranged last night.

Zhang Xianzhong sent people to the camp to invite Li Yan, but in order to show that he was not prepared in advance, Li Yan did not follow, but stayed in Zhang Xianzhong's camp.

Not long after, Li Yan came to the main hall, and after entering the door, he met with a few people who knew him, stood in front of Gao Yingxiang, and arched his hands: "King Chuang, what do you want me to do?" Gao Yingxiang said: "Invite Li Gongzi to come today, there is an important matter that requires you to take charge of the overall situation." ”

Li Yan said: "How can the kid be so decent, what kind of courage can he tremble in front of these seniors? ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "This matter belongs to you, because you are from the Qin army, not from my righteous army, so there is no favoritism." ”

He told Li Yan about the master's seizure of lots, and after Li Yan heard it, he smiled slightly and said proudly: "It is a great trust that King Gao Chuang can send me to preside over such a major event." The so-called respect is better than obeying fate, and Li Yan obeys fate. ”

Gao Yingxiang looked at everyone again: "Please ask Li Gongzi to preside over the matter of drawing lots, who does everyone have any opinions?" ”

No one answered, Ma Shouying thought that Qin Jun had broken with Gao Yingxiang and should not favor him.

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Gao Yingxiang ordered to start drawing lots.

Due to the lack of preparation in advance, these lots were made on the spot, Gao Yingxiang ordered people to cut a lot of cardboard, made into long strips of equal size, length and width, and asked Li Yan to write Hong, Lu, Zhi, Feng, and Zhong in turn according to the goal of these five people.

These five words represent one meaning, Hong is Hong Chengchou, Lu is Lu Xiangsheng, Zhili is the official army, Feng is Fengyang, and Zhong is the people who stay in Xingyang to respond in the center.

Thirteen families and seventy-two battalions, always eighty-five men, were divided into five units, each of which had seventeen battalions of peasant troops. Thus seventeen notes were written for each word.

After writing it, Li Yan thought for a while and said: "The battalions of the peasant army are very different from each other, for the sake of average strength, I divided it like this, and the thirteen families were divided into five roads, so as to ensure that each road, there would not be too few people and horses." Therefore, the thirteen of you will be the first to catch it. ”

Everyone is right to think about it, if they are all in a mixed bag, and some small battalions of people and horses go to block Hong Chengchou, wouldn't it be sent to death! According to Li Yan's method, it is much fairer.

So the leaders of the thirteen families stepped forward in turn and began to draw lots.

For the sake of fairness, Li Yan put thirteen pieces of paper on the table and stayed away from them.

Ma Shouying was the first to step forward and grabbed a piece of paper, and Guo Tianxing and others in the back also stepped forward to catch it, for the sake of fairness, Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong were in the end, and after grabbing, Li Yan walked past them and said, "Let's make lots." ”

The thirteen men glanced at the piece of paper in their hands, and then held it up in the air to show everyone.

Among these people, the two people who caught Fengyang were Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong.

Everyone looked at the lot in their hands, there was nothing to say, the peasant army was more superstitious, everything believed in the will of heaven, since God let King Gao Chuang and the Eight Kings show their faces, no one had anything to say.

After the thirteen families have finished grabbing, the remaining seventy-two battalions are about to draw lots, Gao Yingxiang said: "I don't think there is a need to catch lots, let's let the thirteen palms choose." Pick which battalion you want, and you can go all the way if you want to. ”

Everyone agreed.

Because the peasant army is not monolithic, there are many contradictions in it. Some battalions have even fought for money and women, if the two battalions with a very stiff relationship catch all the way, how can the battle be fought? didn't wait to meet the officers and soldiers, I'm afraid I would do it first. Therefore, Gao Yingxiang's words are very reasonable. And so did the crowd. After all, it's a matter of life, and it's always good to have friends around.

So the thirteen families each chose a few battalions with their own, and a lot drawing meeting ended.

After the meeting, everyone began to drink and eat until it was dark, and then they returned to the camp. Before leaving, everyone agreed that they would act in unison the next day, and attack separately according to the direction and goal agreed today.

Since this is a tough battle, no one can say what the result will be, maybe many people at the meeting will never see each other again, so everyone is half drunk.

Gao Yingxiang chose Li Zicheng's battalion, and Zhang Xianzhong did not choose anyone else, because the sum of these three peasant armies was about 70,000 or 80,000 horses, accounting for nearly one-third of the total number of peasant armies.

The three men drank little wine, and by the time they had sent away the plates of the battalions, it was already completely dark.

They also returned to Gao Yingxiang's big tent, and as soon as they entered the tent, Li Zicheng asked: "King Chuang, Jingxuan, this lot is well caught." You two are really lucky, too. ”

Gao Yingxiang smiled: "What luck is not lucky, this is all Li Gongzi's clever plan." ”

Li Yan listened to it in the back and smiled slightly.

Li Zicheng didn't understand: "What do you say?" Is there a mark in the lot? ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "That's not true, let Li Gongzi say this, he knows best." ”

So Li Yancai said: "Of the thirteen lots, none of them say Fengyang, so no matter who catches it, they can't catch Fengyang." ”

Li Zicheng was stunned: "Then why did we catch it?" ”

Li Yan said: "That's because I secretly stuffed it for them when I walked by them." I wrote two lots of Fengyang and kept them hidden in my sleeve. ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "The size of the lot is the same, we put Fengyang's lot in front and show it to everyone, so no one will suspect that there is another one behind." ”

Li Zicheng laughed: "Li Gongzi will still do this? I didn't expect it. ”

Li Yan said: "Originally, I wouldn't have been, these carving insect skills were learned from Mr. Zhang Yi." ”

Gao Yingxiang patted Li Yan on the shoulder: "This time it's thanks to Li Gongzi." Li Gongzi has done me a great favor to the rebels, I am grateful, I should have sent you back to Xi'an, but in this current situation, the officers and soldiers are divided into many routes, and the soldiers are pressing, I am afraid that you will fall into the hands of the officials and soldiers on the way, so I have to ask you to accompany us to Fengyang. ”

Li Yan said: "I think so too. If the officers and soldiers caught me again, they wouldn't have sent me to Beijing, and they cut off my head. Follow you, it's still safe. ”

Gao Yingxiang felt a little guilty: "I will make the best arrangement for your living with the Red Girl and others." In addition, you have more than 100 cavalrymen, and I will also change them into the best horses, the best guys. As soon as the situation improves, I will send you back immediately. ”

Li Yan arched his hand: "Thank you for your kindness." ”

He returned to his big tent and saw the Red Lady and Xiaoqing, and Yizhimei were all here, waiting for him anxiously.

Seeing Li Yan come back, the red lady breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought that those people would have a hard time for you!" Li Yan said: "How do you say this?" The red lady said: "The Qin army has killed the peasant army, in case someone attacks you, it is also possible." ”

Li Yan smiled: "At the moment, it seems that Gao Yingxiang will not move me." He's counting on me for advice. ”

The red lady said: "Did you succeed in your plan?" Li Yan nodded: "Early tomorrow morning, let's follow Gao Yingxiang and get up to go to Fengyang to make trouble in the world." ”

Xiaoqing looked excited: "Great, I like to make trouble, I'm not afraid of things, the bigger the better." ”

Li Yanhu raised his face: "This matter is so big that it can punish the Nine Clans." You can be happy now, once you are caught by the official army, Chongzhen has to crush us, and you are not afraid of this? ”

Xiaoqing frowned: "I'm afraid, but it's ...... Let's just not let the officers and soldiers catch it. ”

Li Yan smiled bitterly: "The world is unpredictable." ”

Yizhimei approached him and looked at his shoulders: "Li Gongzi, how is your injury?" ”

Li Yan said: "It's almost ready, writing, eating, it doesn't hurt much." Yizhimei is still not at ease: "There won't be any root of the disease." Li Yan said: "No, I tried, the whole arm moves freely, and it will definitely not be crippled." ”

Xiaoqing snorted coldly: "This is the result of careless dating, Li Gongzi, you have to be careful in the future." Some people don't blink their eyes when they deceive people. ”

The red lady pinched the back of Xiaoqing's hand: "Little girl, don't chew the root of your tongue." At the moment, everyone's lives may not be saved. ”

Li Yan said: "The red girl is right. But don't worry, with me Li Yan here, I can protect your lives. But there's a conundrum at the moment. ”

The red lady said: "What is it?" ”

Li Yan said: "The Central Plains has gathered 300,000 peasant troops, and the momentum is huge, and the world is looking sideways. The attention of the officials and the army is also here, and at this time, it is a good time for the development of the Qin army. I would like to send a man back to Xi'an, meet the King of Qin, and tell him what I mean. But at present, the official army has four episodes, and it is too difficult to return to Shaanxi. And Gao Yingxiang looked at us very tightly, and it was impossible to get out of the camp of the peasant army and mix with the men and horses of the official army. ”

Yizhimei said: "What's so difficult about this? Li Gongzi, you should send me. I won't be able to return to Xi'an in less than half a month. ”

Li Yan looked at her: "I know you are very capable, but the road is far away and there are many officers and soldiers, so I am not at ease." ”

Yizhimei smiled: "When you were imprisoned in the official army camp, I also easily got out, so you can rest assured." What's more, apart from me, the only people who can do this are Sister Hong and Sister Xiaoqing, can the two of them get away? As for the cavalry, you wouldn't dare entrust such an important matter to any of them. Therefore only I go. ”

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