Chapter 3: Morning Dew (Ninth Middle School)

Seeing off Wang Deren, Li Mi silently calculated in his heart, and walked to the back village where Zhai Rang lived. Since he went up the mountain, Zhai Rang has almost obeyed him. Many things can be decided on their own without reporting. However, in the current situation of unstable people's hearts in Wagangzhai, involving tens of thousands of people's orders, Li Mi felt that it was better for Zhai Da to personally distribute them. One is not to give people their own authority to arbitrarily assert the truth, and the other is to avoid the third master, Xu Maogong and others.

It just so happened that Xu Maogong was also in Houzhai to discuss with Zhai Rang about the training of the soldiers and horses of the Wagang Outer Battalion, and when he saw Li Mi entering, he immediately got up to greet him. Li Mi has always been quite jealous of this very young, but cautious Xu San, so he hurriedly took a step forward and greeted him with a smile: "Mao Gong is also here, it just so happens that I have an important matter here that I want to discuss with you and the big boss!" It's okay now, so I don't have to go to Qianzhai to find you again! ”

After that, he made a long bow at Zhai Rang: "Military Sima Li Mi, there is something important to report to the big boss!" ”

"Excuse me. In front of your own brothers, don't come to this set. If you have something to say, let's count the three of us together! Zhai Rang patted the stool on his right side opposite Xu Maogong, and commanded with a grin. Sitting next to me, I just ordered someone to make a pot of strong tea. Let's talk while drinking!! ”

"Thank you for the seat!" Li Mi respectfully finished the second long bow, and then walked quickly to Zhai Rang's side and sat down with a smile.

A maid had already found a teacup and poured a steaming bowl for Li Mi. In an instant, the rich aroma fills the nostrils. Li Mi was born in a wealthy family and has enjoyed the wealth of the world since he was a child, so with a little attention, he immediately sniffed out that Zhai Rang was drinking the best dragon group. This tea was originally a tribute to the royal family, in recent years, His Majesty the Emperor has not been at home every day, and many things are not as strict as before, so there is a chance to spread to the market a little. Even so, its price is comparable to that of the same weight of gold. Just boiling such a small pot in front of him, converted into cash, is enough to buy an ordinary minions a piece of iron heavy armor. The Wagang army has been defeated repeatedly recently, and there is no shortage of food and grass. The brigade commander of the outer battalion can't guarantee a pair of leather armor for each person, and Zhai Da's family drinks like this every day, doesn't he drink all the blood of the brothers?

Thinking of this, Li Mi's eyebrows jumped involuntarily. The teacup was held in his hand, and he no longer had the courage to send it to his mouth. When Zhai Rang saw it, he thought that the cook who made the tea for him had put the wrong seasoning, knocked on the table with his fingers, and asked in a deep voice, "What, Master?" Is it because there is too much salt, or is there not enough heat for the spices? You're an expert, just say what's wrong. I'll let them do as you say!" ”

"It's okay, it's okay. It's been a long time since I've drunk such a good tea, and I can't bear to eat it for a while! Li Mi was stunned by the question, and then forcibly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, smiled and took a big sip of the teacup, and swallowed slowly. After carefully tasting it for a while, he put down the teacup again and sighed and exclaimed: "Good thing, good thing." When I was a guard in the palace, my subordinates didn't drink a few times. I didn't expect that Zhai Da was here, and it was Shutai who could feast on it again, Shutai from the bones out! ”

"Isn't it just a pot of water? Look at what you said, it seems to be drinking the queen mother's milk soup! When Zhai Rang saw that Li Mi knew the goods so well, he immediately became happy again, and smiled and humbled himself.

"The Queen Mother's milk soup?" Li Mi smacked again, followed by a continuous cough, and the tea spurted out. Such a vulgar metaphor can only be heard here in Zhai Da's house. Accidentally, his veil was completely soaked, and he had to lift it and wipe the water stains on his face with the back of his hand. Zhai Rang's eyes saw the scars on his face that had not yet healed, frowned, and asked with concern, "Why haven't you been good yet?" It's been a few months, what is Lang Zhong in the army doing! Can't even heal this little injury? ”

"It's none of their business! Ahem! Li Mi replied while coughing while wiping tears with her hands. Ahem! The flesh on the face always has to move, so it heals slowly. Ahem, ahem, if you put it somewhere else, no matter how serious the injury is, it will be scarred! ”

Jean groaned slightly, "I said, that's what happened." That's right, if you want Lao Tzu to keep a straight face every day and not smile or speak, how can Lao Tzu suffocate to death? It's a pity, brother, you are a dignified bearded man, this way, no matter how beautiful the beard is, it can't match the face. However, a manly husband doesn't eat with his face in the first place. Don't take it seriously, how you should live your life and how you live your life! ”

Since Li Mi was injured, what he hated most was for others to talk about his appearance. Although he knew that Zhai Rang was out of kindness, and he also understood that Zhai Da was always open-mouthed, a layer of anger still surged up in his chest, slowly blocking his throat.

But this is definitely not the time to be angry, with his current strength and prestige, he does not have the capital to turn his face in front of Zhai Rang and Xu Maogong. So despite the anger in his stomach, Li Mi grinned and said in a low voice, "Who said it wasn't? Isn't it just to talk and eat? The brothers were afraid that I would be upset, and they always tried to comfort me. In fact, since I, Li Mi, dared to rebel, I would have put life and death aside a long time ago, so how could I care about this face? ”

"It's good if you don't care, it's good!" Zhai Rang didn't realize that he had offended someone, and still shouted loudly. "A husband must not be open-minded, second, he must be without a position of power, and third, gold, silver and jewelry are indispensable. As long as you have these three things, a woman is not throwing herself into her arms with bright eyes, who cares about your face? If you want me to say, don't cover it with white veil, let it see the light and the wind more, maybe it can be better and more crisp! ”

"The big boss is very right!" Li Mi smiled and nodded, and casually ripped off the white yarn and threw it aside. "I stood in his way, but I didn't want the brothers to see it every day and make their hearts feel blocked. I really didn't take it seriously. Sooner or later, we will catch the surnamed Li and return the enemy of that day one by one! ”

After saying this, he suddenly remembered that there was Xu Maogong sitting opposite. Quickly turn his gaze from the corner of his eye and quietly observe the other party's movements. Xu Maogong didn't seem to hear what Li Mi said just now, holding the teacup and savoring it. Occasionally, I pick up a few snacks on the table and eat a few pieces, and I am at ease.

"You don't have to look at him. Mao Gong is a person, and he has always made a clear distinction between public and private affairs. Li Zhongjian owes us a blood debt, and Mao Gong will definitely recover it for the brothers in the future. But after the recovery, Mao Gong will also set up a grave for him, and it will be a brother's righteousness! ”

Xu Maogong and Sui general Li Zhongjian used to be friends of life and death, and it has long been known in Wagang Mountain. Although tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were lost in the hands of Li Zhongjian, the heroes of the Wagang camp did not hold a grudge against Xu Maogong because of this. In the eyes of most of them, Li Zhongjian is a capable hero, and Xu Er's family once called such a capable hero a brother, which shows that Xu Er's skills are not worse than the other party, at least he has the qualifications to fight side by side with the other party.

was pierced by Zhai Rang, and Li Mi's face couldn't help but blush slightly. Fortunately, Xu Maogong was also pulled back from his distraction by Zhai Rang's laughter, put down the teacup, and interjected with a smile: "Are the big bosses and Migong talking about me?" Nothing? I was thinking about how to break the situation in front of me. Didn't you hear what you two said? By the way, didn't the second boss say that there was something important to discuss with the big boss? What is it that actually asked the second master to run in person? ”

"Uh-huh, uh-huh!" Not only Li Mi, but Zhai Rang was also asked and coughed repeatedly. The two of them quickly put away their miscellaneous thoughts, and sat up straight with a smile.

"Mi Gong said, the topic just now is really too far?!" Relying on the identity of the big boss, Zhai Rang turned the conversation to the topic with a smile.

"Actually, my intention is the same as that of Mao Gong, I want our Wagangzhai to be freed from the situation in front of us as soon as possible!" Li Mi nodded in response, cleared his throat, and said with a smile Wang Deren's suggestion to recruit Cheng Mingzhen into the gang, and he planned to send him to cross the Yellow River with Fang Yanzao and others, and contact Hebei Qunxiong to create a great cause.

Of course, he wouldn't tell Zhai Rang and Xu Maogong that Cheng Mingzhen might have a relationship with him. Not to mention the large treasures that may exist. All of this is put on a high-sounding excuse that seems justified and reasonable.

"More than 20,000 people were taken away?" As soon as Li Mi's words were finished, Zhai Rang immediately puffed his teeth. He's not a good decision-maker. Before Li Mi went up the mountain, he basically relied on Xu Maogong for big and small affairs. After Li Mi went up the mountain, because he listened to the words of the warlocks and was worried that Xu Maogong's dictatorship would be too long and threaten him, he took back part of the power in the village from Xu Maogong and assigned it to Li Mi. tried to use the balance of Xu and Li to maintain his status as the master.

Recently, Li Milian suffered defeat, and under the pressure of Cheng Zhijie, Shan Xiongxin and others, Zhai Rang had to readjust the division of power of several core figures. But most of the military affairs are still undertaken by Xu and Li, and he is happy to be a big shopkeeper.

But 20,000 people is not a small number after all, even if it is Zhai Rang, who has no intention of doing business, he is a little hesitant for a while. At this moment, Zhang Xutuo's army is pressing not far away, and although the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses in the outer camp is low, a few more people can be a little more secure. No matter how bad it is, they can still play a role in delaying time! By the time Zhang Xutuo had packed up the 20,000 soldiers and horses under Wang Deren's command, the main village had already received a warning and could calmly move before the enemy attacked the mountain.

"Guancheng Zhou Wenju has just returned from recruitment, and he can take Wang Deren's position!" Regarding Zhai Rang's reaction, Li Mi had already prepared. Smiled and explained methodically. "It stands to reason that the owner of Wang Zhai has also been in front for half a month, and he should be replaced to rest and recuperate. He was originally the owner of the village in Linshu Mountain, Hebei, and his lair was on the edge of Juluze. When I got there, I was familiar with the people and the land. In case they can contact Zhang Jincheng and Cheng Mingzhen, they will jointly threaten Liyangcang. In order to protect the grain and grass in the warehouse, Zhang Xutuo had to divide his troops and march north. At that time, we will concentrate our efforts again and break it with one drum, and wash away the shame of the day! ”

Think about it, you make me think about it! Zhai Rang waved his hand, and then gently tapped his brain shell with his knuckles. Li Mi spoke too quickly, and in a hurry, his thoughts couldn't keep up with the other party's words at all. The only thing that can be heard clearly is that Wang Deren went to Hebei, and Zhang Xutuo would be defeated by the Wagang army. This is a good thing he dreamed of, but Li Mi was always too full of talking, and he put down a ten-sided ambush formation last time, saying that he would definitely be able to capture Li Zhongjian alive, but he was chased back like a rabbit by others, if it wasn't for Wang Bodang's desperate protection, he almost lost his life.......

"Twenty thousand is a lot?" Without waiting for Zhai Rang to sort out the chaotic thoughts, Xu Maogong groaned and spoke. "Mi Gong is in a hurry, I'm not saying that there is anything lacking in your deployment, I'm worried that Cheng Mingzhen's side will cause misunderstanding!"

Li Mi's eyebrows jumped, and he wanted to argue with Xu Maogong for a few words, but when he heard that the other party seemed to have something to say, he endured it and asked in a deep voice: "Misunderstanding?" Isn't he afraid we'll take the opportunity to swallow him? Just a few thousand, who is rare? ”

"Of course our Wagang Mountain is not rare for his thousands of minions?" Xu Maogong nodded and continued: "But it is precisely because Cheng Mingzhen only has a few thousand soldiers and horses in his hands that we can't send so many brothers over. Otherwise, if Cheng Mingzhen mistakenly thinks that we are forcing him to compel him by force, things will be in trouble! ”

We can't bully the small with the big and lose our reputation. Zhai Rang finally came up with some clues and spoke out loud. Which of these brothers did not come voluntarily? If people are reluctant, we have to rush the ducks to the shelves, isn't that awkward for ourselves? After coming, he is not of the same heart with us, and he will give you a pick at the critical moment, and the battle to win will be a success or a failure! ”

"The big boss and the third boss want to screw it, I didn't let all 20,000 people go to Cheng Mingzhen's house. What's wrong with that, isn't it just looking to make people misunderstand? Li Mi smiled, and continued to add in the tone of Zhai Rang's words. After the 20,000 soldiers and horses crossed the Yellow River, they did not go directly to Cheng Mingzhen, but found a suitable place between Ji County and Wei County to settle down first. While posing as if he was preparing to attack Liyangcang, he echoed with Cheng Mingzhen, Zhang Jincheng and others. When the time is almost up, when Cheng Mingzhen will not misunderstand what we mean, Fang Yanzao and Wang Bodang will make a special trip to visit them. I think that Cheng Mingzhen is also an understanding person, and he should know that joining forces with our Wagangshan will have a hundred benefits and no harm! ”

It's pretty much the same. Mao Gong, what do you say? Zhai Rang felt that Li Mi's words were very reasonable, and nodded while asking Xu Maogong for advice.

Xu Maogong saw that he could no longer stop it, thought about it, and suggested with a smile: "If you want to go, you can insert it in the area of Bowang Mountain between Wuyang and Ji County, which can not only echo with Cheng Mingzhen and threaten the Yuan treasure of Wuyang County, but also turn back to deter Liyang Cang, which is more suitable than inserting it in the barren mountains and mountains between Ji County and Wei County." I just don't know if the owner of Wang Zhai has the courage and strength to tease the tiger whiskers of Wuyang Wei Deshen! ”

Li Mi originally wanted to give Yuan Bao some color and force the other party to make a decision early. Hearing Xu Maogong say this, he was in the middle of it. Immediately responded with a smile: "It shouldn't be a big problem." Wei Deshen is a vain person, and last year he was defeated by the Ermao brothers with 500 light horses. This time, can Mao Gong let the Ermao brothers go with him, first, he can help Naruren, and second, he can also show the sincerity of our Wagangshan! ”

Wang Ermao was rescued by Xu Maogong from Wei Wensheng's knife last winter, and has been following Xu Maogong since then to listen to orders. Zhang Jin said that he wrote to Zhai Rang several times, but Xu Maogong refused on the pretext that he had not recovered from his serious injuries. At this moment, Li Mi brought up the old matter again, and Zhai Rangyi remembered that he still had such a favorable chess piece under his command, so he hurriedly knocked on the table, and pleaded with Xu Maogong with a smile, "Third child, I think this will be done." Brother Wang was originally from someone else's Juluze, although he fell in love with you, we can't detain someone else for a lifetime and not pay it back, right? Send him back, take the opportunity to sell Cheng Mingzhen a favor, we won't suffer a loss in this deal......"

"It's not like we're at a loss!" Seeing Zhai Rang speaking for Li Mi everywhere, Xu Maogong felt very uncomfortable, but he had to keep a smile on his face, "I want to keep him, maybe it will be more useful in the future." Since the big boss and the secret prince both suggested that he be let go back to Juluze, his subordinates obeyed the order. But just a few of them, the strength is still too weak, hiss......."

When Li Mi heard this, he immediately understood that Xu Maogong wanted to mix sand with his own arrangement. Quickly stood up and smiled and arched his hand, "Not a lot, a lot." I received the intention of the three masters. Our Wagangzhai is the time to employ people, don't be overstretched to use people on your side in order to find a foreign aid! ”

"It's okay, it's a stalemate anyway!" Xu Maogong ignored Li Mi's request for willingness and continued to insist on his own arrangement. "Yingden is a shrewd person and good at negotiating with people, so it is better to send him over. Originally, I wanted to send Cheng Zhijie or Shan Xiongxin to one of them, but since Mi Gong felt that there were enough people, he wouldn't bother the two of them! ”

"Brother Cheng and Brother Shan can't move lightly!" Zhai Rang also knew which brave generals on his side could really support the situation, and quickly took over Xu Maogong's words. looked at Li Mi, and then at Xu Maogong, the third child who had followed him for many years, and he was a little undecided, "Can you send two generals, Yingdeng and Bodang?" Is it a little worse than the strength? Yanzao is not a person who can go into battle, I have seen Wang Deren's skills, and that's it! ”

If Zhai Rang continued to think about it, his arrangements would be completely disrupted. Li Mi didn't dare to delay any longer, so he had to compromise with Xu Maogong, "Yingdeng and Bodang are enough!" Right now, the attention of the officials and soldiers is all on the side of the Dumb King, and they can't stop them! ”

The public is justified! Zhai Rang nodded confusedly, and then waved his hand grinningly, "Let's do it, let Bodang, Yingdeng and Yanzao accompany Wang Deren to the north together." When encountering trouble, Naruhito is the main one, and he consults with everyone to deal with it. Mao Gong arranged for a sentry to be on the bank of the Yellow River, and when the river surface froze, he would go north at any time to respond! ”

Mi and Xu Maogong looked at each other, and at the same time got up to receive the order.

Seeing that the two were about to say goodbye, Zhai Rang also stood up with a smile and personally sent the two arms out of the back village. Li Mi gritted his teeth with hatred for Xu Maogong, but he couldn't help the other party, so he could only smile and say goodbye. Xu Maogong also had one hundred and twenty precautions against Li Mi in his heart, and he couldn't do anything in front of Zhai Rang, so he smiled faintly and waved away.

Seeing that his right-hand man was far away, Zhai Rang looked at the scenery for a while, shook his head, and returned to the village with a smile. The moment he turned around, there was no longer a slight languish in his eyes.

Far away is the big boss of Wagang Mountain.