Under the dim oil lamps in the tent, a big man stood at the top. He has broad shoulders and a burly posture, and the large chair he sits on is draped with two tiger skins, and a face with a clear outline of the Chinese character is faintly visible in the shadow of the lamp. Although I can't see the face clearly, I can think about it and know that a person with such a body and face shape must also have the facial features of a tough Hongyi.

This military tent not only occupies an extremely large area, but also has excellent light insulation. Lifting the curtain and entering, a line separates, from light to darkness, and the dust at the intersection of black and white floats, making people think that they have entered another world.

In addition to the big man sitting in it, there were more than ten people standing on both sides of him. The guards are neatly arranged, and the few who are slightly in the middle are of different shapes.

As soon as Zhao Dangshi entered the tent, he was greeted by a turbid and heavy smell, like the twilight exuded by the wood, fur, etc. that had been placed for many years.

The soldiers leading the way quickly retreated into a dark corner, and Huang Long walked a few steps briskly from behind Zhao Dangshi to the front, and suddenly stopped and stood still five or six steps away from the big man. He knew that no further on, there would be no place for him at all.

"King Chuang, Zhao Dangshi is here." Huang Long was half-bent, his posture was very respectful, and his tone was also cautious.

Unlike the leaders of other battalions, because of his famous name, Gao Yingxiang has never been called "the palm of the plate". Because in the eyes of everyone, as long as he lives for one day, he is the only "King Chuang" in this world, the most powerful strength and cohesion core of the entire Liukou Group, and the real "king", far from being comparable to the leaders of other battalions. Until the past two years, with the gradual rise of the strength of Huiying and Xiying, Ma Shouying, the "Old Huihui", and Zhang Xianzhong, the "Eight Kings of Xiying", have also begun to be nicknamed by some subordinates or dependents, but compared with Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, the recognition is naturally much lower.

"Well, I did."

Zhao Dangshi listened carefully, and the voice coming from the first seat was deep and low, and he was full of energy. Just like the morning bell and dusk drum on the city tower, it is thick and long, but it is shocking.

He stood on the spot and bowed down according to the manuscript that he had hurriedly beaten on the way forward: "The villain Zhao Dangshi has seen King Chuang invincible. ”

"I can't see what you look like, come closer." Gao Yingxiang's powerful and magnetic voice reached again.

Zhao Dangshi was careful, noticed Huang Long's behavior, and understood that there was a difference between dignity and inferiority in this tent, and it was not as casual as his camp. After answering, he moved two steps, came to Huang Long's side, and stopped advancing.

With the light of the first dim, Zhao Dangshi peeked ahead, first saw the nine dragons and Zhang Fatzi, and then found Liu Zhe in the distance. There are two other people alongside Liu Zhe, one is sturdy, the other is thin, and they are both raw.

"A few months ago, you killed Cao Wenzhao together with General Chuang, and strengthened the prestige of our army; Later, he assisted Liu Zhe to capture Chengcheng County and divided the attention of the officials and soldiers. I have all this in mind. ”

Zhao Dangshi immediately thanked him: "Serve King Chuang, do what you do." It's not enough to hang up. ”

"Haha." Gao Yingxiang laughed, and the laughter was also shocking, and there was thunder in the silent tent, "Liu Zhe mentioned you many times in front of me, and I have always wanted to see you, but there are still frequent wars, and I can't spare time." Later, you went into Sichuan again, alas, the mountains are blocked, and it is really difficult to see each other. ”

Before the voice could be heard, Liu Zhe interjected: "King Chuang, you don't know anything. Brother Zhao went to Sichuanzhong precisely to pack up the soldiers and horses for us to break into the camp. Thanks to Brother Zhao's extraordinary talent, in just a few months, he collected and trained an army of 6,000 people, and all of them were elite. ”

"Oh? What's the best way to do it? ”

Liu Zhe glanced at Zhao Dangshi, signaled that he didn't have to speak, and said to himself: "Brother Zhao entered Sichuan alone, even breaking through the village, even Jianzhou, Dazhou, etc. could not be its front, Luo Shangwen and Luo Wenyuan were either defeated and died, or they ran in embarrassment, and the Yunyang Forward Battalion was even more panicked like a lost dog." That's not all, even the world-famous Shi Yan soldiers and Qin Liangyu were defeated by Zhao Ying not long ago. With such a brilliant record, the word elite deserves its name. ”

The experience of Sichuan, Zhao Dangshi only told Liu Zhe and Huang Long before, Gao Yingxiang had also fought with Sichuan soldiers in Shaanxi, and knew his ability, and the fierceness of the stone soldiers was well known, and he was not sure to defeat his people, this Zhao Dangshi was defeated alone, which is really amazing. Not only him, but also Nine Dragons and Zhang Fatzi were also secretly frightened when they heard Liu Zhe's words. The two of them glanced at each other, stunned and speechless, and were a little glad in their hearts that they didn't fight with Zhao Yingzhen.

Gao Yingxiang originally sat on the tiger skin Taishi chair with a golden knife, but he straightened his posture and nodded: "If you are really a young man, you are worthy of the rising star of my righteous army." ”

Zhao Dangshi was busy and said modestly: "King Chuang and Liu Zhangpan are serious, the villain is just a prestige of King Chuang, a fox and a fake tiger, and he has won a few battles by luck, and he is really not elite." Then he sighed slowly, "It's a pity that the officials and troops in Sichuan were too anxious, and they didn't have enough time to gather all the families and battalions to go out of Sichuan to serve in front of the king's tent." ”

Gao Yingxiang disagreed, and said lightly: "Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jin, Henan, Chu, Huai, East and even South Zhili, where has my surname Gao not been?" Where can I stop my iron horse galloping? If you want to enter Sichuan, you can choose another opportunity to go in the future, so why worry. ”

His tone is flat, but the more bland it is, the more it reflects the grandeur of the content. In the words, the officials and troops of the provinces were regarded as nothing, and there was no frustration of recent defeat. Zhao Dangshi understands that this is the magnanimity and strength that only people with such status experience as Gao Yingxiang will have. What if you lose, who hasn't lost? As long as there is still a breath left, hope and blood will not decay by half. This composure and calmness, self-confidence and pride, Zhao Dangshi compares himself, and there is still a big gap with Gao Yingxiang.

Gao Yingxiang is a veteran-level rogue who started in the first year of Chongzhen. In the past, Wang Jiayin, Shen Yikui, Zhang Cunmeng and other giants who were as famous as him were all like a cloud of smoke, and they were destroyed one after another, only he lost and lost, and never perished. Not only that, but also continued to grow and develop, and even organized the Rogues to break the encirclement and suppression of the officials and troops several times, which can be called the top decision-maker of the entire Liukou group and the most powerful opponent of the officials and the army. With him, the Ming Court would not think that the Liukou had really disappeared.

Everyone echoed and praised a few words, Gao Yingxiang changed his words, and suddenly said: "Brother Zhao, the ninth brother of Shicai came to report, saying that you ignored the friendship of my righteous army and resisted each other, but is there such a thing?" ”

The wicked sue first, as has always been the case since ancient times. Zhao Dangshi was prepared, and unhurriedly defended: "Although the villain is stupid, he is not a person who does not know how to lift up, if it weren't for the two big brothers of Nine and Fat who deceived people too much, how could the villain dare to conflict with him." ”

Before the words were finished, the nine dragons rushed to scold him and said: "What nonsense, my brothers and I kindly invite you to watch the trick, and you repay virtue with grievances and beat me first." Look, did I knock out these three teeth myself? And when they looked at him, they saw that his left cheek was swollen like a hill, and what he said was true.

Zhao Dangshi said coldly: "The way of benevolence and righteousness runs throughout. There is no way in the Ming Dynasty, and only when the hearts of our righteous soldiers are desired can they be invincible. But what difference do you do like beasts? It is a small matter to harm the lives of innocent people, but it is a big matter to destroy the prestige of the king. If we all follow the example of the two of you, the world will regard our righteous army as a demon, and what will we do to save the people from fire and water, and save the world from injustice? ”

Jiu Long Li was at a loss for words, and he had nothing to refute, so he could only grit his teeth and say: "You have a sharp mouth, every time you are clever and make a good statement, break the king, don't deceive him." Having said that, everyone could hear that he was not confident enough to speak, and they knew a little about his daily style, and roughly guessed the reason why he was in harmony with Zhao Dangshi.

People have a conscience, even if they are thieves and criminals, subconsciously, they will tend to occupy the moral high ground. The behavior of Nine Dragons and Zhang Fatzi is perverted, beyond the acceptability of ordinary people, but first, it is not about themselves, and secondly, it hinders them from having someone behind them, so everyone turns a blind eye and doesn't want to meddle in things. However, when changing the situation and asking them to choose between the two, there is no doubt that they will basically side with Zhao Dangshi, who is righteous and awe-inspiring in his words.

Gao Yingxiang is a hero, and his vision is comparable to that of an extraordinary rogue. The reason why he can prosper for a long time is not because he blindly relies on good courage and ruthlessness. Grasping people's hearts and minds and controlling public opinion can sometimes be much more useful than defeating an enemy army or capturing a city. After sitting in the camp, he also coerced many Confucian students in the camp, and whenever he had free time, he would summon them to lecture for him. The stories in the book are nothing more than loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, and after listening to it a lot, he also feels that it will never be able to sustain it for a long time just by fighting and killing. It's just that as soon as his status is high, he has to consider more and more thoughtfully, and he can't get used to seeing the brutal acts of the Nine Dragons and Zhang Fatzi, and wants to punish them, but the constraints around him are like shadows, and he can't let go of his hands at all, plus the external enemies are looking at him, and he really has no chance to clear the inside. But at the moment, needless to say, Zhao Dangshi's words are very suitable for his spleen and stomach.

"Not only that, but these two people were also mad, and besieged more than 20 of my people with more than 1,000 troops. Han Yingtou was very righteous and came forward to stop it, and they actually wanted to kill Han Yingtou in the battle. If it weren't for the timely arrival of the Ma army in our battalion, I am afraid that not only the villain, but even the head of the Han camp would have been innocently killed and became a ghost under the knife. Zhao Dangshi Lang Lang said, his eyes were like torches, and he kept looking at the nine dragons. The nine dragons had a ghost in their hearts, and they involuntarily took half a step back.

If it was just the grievances between the nine dragons and Zhao Dangshi, Gao Yingxiang could handle it impartially, but at this time, he heard that Ai Jiang was also involved in this matter, and he was almost victimized, and his expression couldn't help but change.

Liu Zhe is Han Gon's direct boss, and he regards it as an arm, "hums", and said with a stiff face: "If he makes a mistake, he will not be spared!" ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "In order to persuade Han Yingtou, he did not hesitate to risk his life, but these two people still don't know how to stop, but it's a pity that Han Yingtou is like an eagle and a fierce general, and he was killed by these two people!" ”

Liu Zhe was shocked, ran up two steps, put one hand on Zhao Dangshi's shoulder and asked urgently, "How is Han Gon?" ”

Zhao Dangshi shook his head and replied: "Han Yingtou is fine, but he was hit by an arrow in the hip." Unfortunately, he was not wounded in the enemy's ranks, but he was planted in the hands of his own brothers. Brother Huang came with me and saw it, which can be testified. ”

He deliberately accentuated the tone of the words "his own brother", unable to hide his anger and contempt, Liu Zhe turned his eyes to Huang Long for verification, and Huang Long bowed his head, which meant that this matter was true.

"Haha, the ninth brother and the fat brother are really brave and extraordinary, they can make Hai Dongqing like this, so majestic, so powerful!" Liu Zhe knew that Han Gon had no worries about his life, and he was slightly relieved, but he was the chief general under Gao Yingxiang, how could he allow others to bully him like this? What's more, I still gave two miscellaneous cards to ride on the head. Is it tolerable or unbearable, he laughed dryly, and the hideousness and ridicule in his expression were clearly visible.

At the beginning, what the nine dragons and Zhang Fatzi thought was to deal with Zhao Dangshi and Han Gon together, and there was no proof of death. However, the change was sudden, and Zhao Ying's Ma army arrived, and they really didn't have time to react, not only did they not care about killing, but even their own lives were in danger. In hindsight, as long as either Zhao Dangshi and Han Gon could be eliminated at that time, the situation would not be as passive as it is now.

"You and I all know Han Yingtou's methods. escaped from the hands of the officials and soldiers several times, and he made great contributions. Now the two of you have done such a righteous and shameless thing, hurting Han Ying's head, and then you will take the lead, you two will go. Liu Zhe was full of indignation, and his green muscles burst out, if it weren't for Gao Yingxiang, his vinegar bowl fist would have been greeted long ago.

The nine dragons and Zhang Fatzi didn't dare to talk back to him, and they were speechless. Zhao Dangshi said a few words, and he had completely reversed the direction of the wind.

Liu Zhe did not give up, and said to Gao Yingxiang: "King Chuang, what these two guys have done is really hateful, and if I don't punish them severely, I can't show my military might in the camp." ”

Gao Yingxiang didn't answer, and the sturdy man on the side said: "Brother Liu, this matter cannot be arbitrary." ”

"Arbitrary?" Liu Zhe raised his right eyebrows, and was very unhappy, "The words are chiseled, and the evidence is like a mountain, what is arbitrary?" ”

The man replied: "I have heard the story of the nine and fat two. The two of them bullied the widows with the public, and they really couldn't get on the stage, but in the end, it was this Zhao brother who made the first move. As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Dangshi, "Which of us is not a violent temper?" It's normal to be bullied and beaten back. Everyone knows the temperament of the nine dragons, and their heads are easy to get confused when they are red-eyed. He would besiege Brother Zhao with more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, but it was just a momentary excitement, and he had no intention of killing Brother Zhao and Han Yingtou. Just imagine, more than 1,000 people beat 20 people, and if they really want to kill people, how can they drag Zhao Ying's horse army to help? ”

The courage of Zhao Dangshi and others, as well as the potential to burst out in a desperate situation, Gao Yingxiang, Liu Zhe and others did not personally experience it, and they couldn't understand it. Zhao Dangshi saw that this person excused the nine and fat two, so he first saluted and asked, "I don't know what to call the palm plate?" ”

The man replied, "I am a monk in front of me, and my family name is Wang, so I don't mention my name." The brethren gave face and called the 'King of Order'. ”