Chapter 158: Qinhuai River, Qinhuai River
After leaving behind that group of problematic young students, Li Xuan finally returned to the leisurely life he had before, and after the court meeting the next morning, he returned to the harem in a leisurely manner, enjoying Zhu'er's beating of his back and pinching his shoulders, while drinking the tea made by Dong Yunyun.
If you want to eat a snack, you don't have to stretch out your hand at all, say it, and then Dong Yunyun will bring the snack.
This day is what he wants to live as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as for any wars, food and other military affairs, they are all extremely fucking troubles, and they can go as far as they want.
It's a pity that his wanted notice is still posted at the gate of the surrounding prefectures and counties, otherwise he would take Dong Yunyun's master and servant and the Ye family, take the incense car and take the flat boat all the way to the east, see the prosperity of the world, and go to the south of the Yangtze River to compare the poetry of those talents, who is more popular with the top brands on the Qinhuai River.
Whenever he thought of the Qinhuai River, Li Xuan sighed with remorse at the same time, how could he cross and become an emperor in the ravine, if he became a rich young master, how good would it be, the painting boat of the Qinhuai River he wanted to get on that boat, a row of oirans he wanted to hug that one to sleep, he hugged that one to sleep, and when he had time, he soaked in those ladies, hooked up with the noble ladies who had been empty for a long time, that day, thinking about it made people feel intoxicated!
It's a pity that the ideal is too plump, and the reality is too skinny, Li Xuan is destined to only imagine these things.
If he wants to visit the Qinhuai River in the future, it is estimated that he will have to wait until his luck is bursting, overturning the Ming army, and leading the army all the way east along the Yangtze River to Jinling, so that it will be possible.
Now, I can only think about it!
Just when Li Xuan was enjoying a comfortable little day in the harem, in a valley more than a hundred miles away from Huangzhu Mountain, a large group of people dressed in disheveled clothes and rags were trudging through the path of the mountain.
If you look closely at this group of hundreds of people, then you will find that these people are a little different from ordinary people, not to mention the old and weak women and children in the team, all of them are carrying bags and baskets on their shoulders, which contain many tattered belongings.
However, the young men at the front and back of the procession were armed with all kinds of weapons, including knives, swords, spears, bows and arrows, and of course rudimentary weapons such as sickles, hoes, and even sticks.
Such a group outside the mountains may be called homeless!
But in the mountains, such a group has another name, and that is bandits!
Judging from the way they marched together with a large pile of tattered belongings, it is not difficult to analyze that this group of bandits is on the way to relocation.
There are quite a lot of bandits and thieves in the mountains, or there are quite a few mountain people who are simply trying to avoid the government's taxation, and there are only four large bandit dens within a radius of 100 miles with Huangzhu Mountain as the center, not counting Li Xuan himself.
Even at the end of last year, the bandits of Huangzhushan swept away the bandits' dens within a radius of 100 miles with a thunderous force, but in fact there are still many relatively small cottages around, and these cottages are generally landless farmers who have fled into the mountains.
The Tang Dynasty's attitude towards them is also relatively kind, those who are willing to join Huangzhushan to play rebellion together will accept it, and those who are unwilling are not reluctant, anyway, there are not many of them combined, and there is basically no armed force, it is not the previous Cockscomb Mountain, the kind of bandit den like the Black Tiger Village.
This is still talking about the situation within a radius of 100 miles, as for a radius of 100 miles, it is not something that the strength of the current Tang Dynasty can control.
The mountain is so big, naturally there can't be only such a bandit as Huangzhushan, and it can't be only an area with a radius of 100 miles.
The outside area is bigger, and there are not a few bandit dens.
However, with the strength of the Tang Dynasty, and the fact that people's activity areas are generally relatively small in these years, the information is relatively closed, so for what are the large bandit dens hundreds of miles away, these bandits in Huangzhushan themselves do not know.
And the group of bandits in front of him who suddenly appeared within dozens of miles of Huangzhu Mountain obviously couldn't be the one who was in the vicinity of the original place.
In the group, among the people walking in front of the group was an older old scribe, who was wearing some tattered clothes, but although the clothes were tattered, it was obvious that this was a robe that only a scholar would wear.
This old scholar is a little hunched when he walks, and his physical strength seems to be unable to keep up, and he is panting when he walks.
In front of him, there were several strong men with knives, one of whom was particularly eye-catching, this person was of medium stature, and did not look like many strong muscles, but there was a scar on the chin that seemed to be a burn, which made his whole face look fierce and a little scary.
"Big boss, we've been walking all day today, and I'm afraid the mother-in-law and children behind me won't be able to hold on!" At this time, a strong man next to him said to the man with a scarred face: "And it's not too early now, and there is time to set up camp, I'm afraid it's going to be dark when I'm done!" ”
Hearing this, the scar-faced man stopped and looked at the team of old and weak women and children in the back, in his sight, although those old and weak women and children were still insisting on walking, many of them were already choking, especially some old people with poor physical strength, and they would stop after taking two steps.
Immediately nodded: "Okay, find a place to prepare for the night!" ”
It didn't take long for them to stop in a leeward col.
The team stopped, and there were many young bandits who seemed to be like the leader and began to arrange manpower to settle down, and at this time, the old scribe walked up to the scar-faced man and said, "Master Li Zhai, now we are less than sixty miles away from that Huangzhu Mountain, and we can reach it in three or four days!" ”
The lord of Li Zhai glanced back at the hunchbacked old scribe, and then said: "If the plan can be realized this time, and the foundation of the Tang Dynasty is taken away, the owner of this village will never break his promise, Mr. Xie is the prime minister of our new Tang Dynasty, and when the time comes, Mr. Xie and your whole family can follow the master of the village to eat and drink spicy food!" ”
When Mr. Xie heard this, he showed a moved expression, and then said in a trembling voice: "The old minister wishes the emperor to win the Tang Foundation in one fell swoop!" ”
When the owner of Li Zhai heard his salutation, he showed a satisfied smile: "Go down, your son's family is still behind, you go over to help settle down!" ”
The hunchbacked old man bent down and retreated, but after turning around and walking a few steps, the deferential look on his face disappeared, and instead of a hint of ruthlessness, he muttered: "Hmph, just because you three-legged cats still want to attack Huangzhu Mountain, which can't even be taken by more than a thousand officers and soldiers!" ”
"When you get to Huangzhu Mountain, you will definitely be defeated, and then the old man will be able to escape with his family in chaos!"
After the hunchbacked old scribe went out, a strong man beside the scar-faced Li Zhai Lord also lowered his voice and said to him: "Boss, what kind of Tang Dynasty are we really going to fight?" And then the owner of the village, you become the emperor? ”
Master Li Zhai smiled: "I heard that the little emperor of the Tang Dynasty is surnamed Li, and Lao Tzu is also surnamed Li, why can't he be the emperor of this Tang Dynasty!" ”
"Besides, Huangzhu Mountain is one of the few treasures that can be farmed within a radius of 100 miles, even if you don't become this emperor, you have to grab this place!"
Another strong man bandit said worriedly: "I heard that there are thousands of people on the other side of Huangzhu Mountain, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to fight at that time!" ”
Unexpectedly, when the owner of Li Zhai heard this, he smiled: "If you can't beat it, you can't beat it, when the time comes, we will surrender directly to join them, and then Lao Tzu will be able to mix with a prince!" ”
The man next to him still looked worried: "But I heard that the government has been encircling and suppressing those people in Huangzhushan, and at the end of last year, thousands of officers and soldiers entered the mountain, what if the officers and soldiers come over?" ”
Lord Li Zhai still didn't care: "What are you afraid of, the officers and soldiers are coming, they can fight the best, but if we can't beat us, we still surrender, and when the time comes, maybe we can still do it anyway, the government is happy, and it is not impossible to give me an official!" ”
Then the people around him were still worried, and someone said: "But when the time comes, ......"
Unexpectedly, the owner of Li Zhai immediately snorted coldly: "Where did you come from so much, but this matter has already been decided, what nonsense are you talking about!" ”
This Li Zhai master was furious, and his scarred face looked even more terrifying, which made several bandit leaders around him dare not speak anymore.
Seeing that his subordinates had calmed down, Master Li Zhai said again: "I'm afraid of this and that, how can I do this, don't go to Huangzhu Mountain, what do you let us hundreds of people eat, do you eat all your flesh!" ”
"If it wasn't for you who were in the way there, Lao Tzu would have led people and those people in Longbaoshan to fight, maybe they would have won the battle with a ruthless blow, and they would have escaped with the nest like now. Don't talk about losing your hometown, and you haven't brought out much of your belongings! The master of Li Zhai seemed to be more and more angry the more he spoke, and then stood up: "At that time, a few of you were afraid of death, I tell you, when you get to Huangzhushan, if you are still as soft as last time, don't blame Lao Tzu for being unkind!" ”
Seeing that Li Zhai was furious, several other people didn't dare to say anything anymore!
Mr. Xie, who had already walked away, also heard the noise behind him at this time, looked back, and did not stop his pace, but continued to walk forward.
Since his family was captured by these bandits two months ago, he has seen this Li Zhai master go crazy many times.
Fortunately, he is a scholar, and these bandits also want a scholar to be a military advisor to give them advice, and under their deliberate flattery, they finally saved the lives of their families.
However, if you want to escape from the control of these bandits, it is extremely difficult, when the cottage was attacked by the bandits of Longbao Mountain, he also had the opportunity to escape from the chaos, but he was not alone, but a large family, and when he found his family and was ready to leave in chaos, it was too late.
When I arrived at Huangzhu Mountain, I couldn't miss the hope of escaping anymore!