The Divine Heavenly King had no interest in Xu Ji's plan, and even felt that it was a bad idea.

After many handovers, the official office was already in tatters, but it still had the largest courtyard in the city, and the soldiers of the Divine Heavenly King sorted and stacked the looted items, a pile of food, a pile of armor, a pile of money, a pile of cloth, and a pile of miscellaneous items.

None of the piles were taller than an adult's, and most of them were useless, even a few door panels.

The Divine Heavenly King is in his fifties, wearing a armor that can no longer be seen in the primary color, without a helmet, revealing sparse hair, and a melancholy face, not like a general, but more like a patriarch facing a difficult situation.

He was one of the few leaders of the new army who did not give himself another big name, and insisted on using his original name Gong Fan, especially disliking others to call him the Heavenly King - this was a title that the leaders had forced on him, not out of his own will.

"What kind of king am I? If you want, call me 'Brother Gong', that's enough. Gong Fan said to the guest, but his eyes did not look over, still staring at the items in the courtyard, and said to a small leader: "Only so much?" ”

"There are still some that haven't been delivered, and they should be ...... More. The little boss said uncertainly.

"Collect the grain, distribute the armor to those who have not yet done so, reward the valuable to the meritorious, give the cloth to the families of the wounded and wounded, and the rest ...... If you can bring it, bring it, and burn it if you can't. ”

The little leader took the order and left, and Gong Fan looked at a few guests, "Which of you is the big leader?" ”

Du Gousan said: "It's not decided yet, so come to your ......"

Gong Fan shook his head, "Don't come to me, I can't be the master." ”

Yan Peck Ying stepped forward and said with a smile: "Gong Tianwang Hugh wants to resign, we are mainly here to borrow a place and convene the leaders to discuss a major matter." ”

"How many times have I said that I am not the king of heaven."

"It's easy, Brother Gong is loyal and righteous, we can't trust others, that's why we came to you."

"I can't even support the thousands of soldiers under my command, where do I get my loyalty and righteousness?"

Gong Fan's words were cold, Yan Peck Ying and Du Gousan were a little embarrassed, Mu Tianzi said: "Everyone is short of food, so I have a headache, this Xu Ji said that he has a way to find food, so we brought it to share with Brother Gong." ”

"Huh?" Du Gousan didn't remember Xu Ji saying such a thing.

Xu Ji himself smiled silently, and secretly said that this Mu Tianzi has the essence of persuasion, whether it is true or not, the first sentence must first make the other party deeply interested, and the next words can be said.

Gong Fan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xu Ji again, "Do you have food?" ”

Without waiting for Xu Ji to speak, Mu Tianzi said: "Xu Ji has a bigger plan, if it can be realized, food is no longer a problem, and we will no longer be chased by others, but we will chase and beat others." ”

"Really?" Gong Fan only stared at Xu Ji alone.

Xu Ji said: "Brother Gong has heard of my name?" ”

Gong Fan nodded, "I've heard a little." Please come in and talk. ”

There was not even a table or chair in the official hall, so Gong Fan ordered his subordinates to pick up a few stools from the clutter pile outside and come in, regardless of the guests and hosts, and sit in a circle with the guests.

"Then who, go and search again, see if there is any tea left from our hometown, if there is any, make a pot of tea, if not, boil some hot water."

"Who" took the order and left, Gong Fan said: "Our army is too poor, there is no wine, I hope you Haihan." ”

"We're not here for the drinks, either." Du Gousan and the others knew that the Shenxing Heavenly King had always been stingy and didn't care about him, so Du Gousan quickly explained the plan to seize the title of the Incarnation King, and finally said: "The old army must have accumulated a lot of grain and grass, just to enjoy it." But it's not just the three of us, we have to ......."

Gong Fan raised his hand to stop Du Gousan from talking, "It turned out that it was for this matter, please go back, I don't participate, and I can't provide a place for you to deliberate." ”

Du Gousan said in surprise: "Brother Gong, you don't want food?" ”

"Yes, but I don't want the food of the king."

"You don't understand? The current incarnation king is not right, and King Xue ...... before he died."

"I understand." Gong Fan interrupted Du Gousan again, his eyes swept over the faces of the three heavenly kings, but he didn't look at Xu Ji, "Since everyone calls me 'brother', let me put up a stand and say a few words that I don't like." ”

"Brother Gong said." The three heavenly kings said one after another.

"Well, people are self-aware, what are our origins, we know each other's roots, King Du Tianwang used to be a mason......"

"Hooked in the wall." Du Gousan corrected quietly.

Gong Fan ignored him and continued: "Yan Tianwang was originally an Orion, Mu Tianwang has never been a serious businessman, and I am just an old farmer. ”

Mu Tianzi said: "Brother Gong is too modest, and the prince will have a kind of Xiangning?" Emperor Tiancheng's family counts several generations up, and it is also unknown. ”

"The Zhang family has accumulated at least a few generations of yin virtue before they dare to be the emperor, even so, it didn't last long, they were still too anxious and not virtuous enough."

Du Gousan smiled and said: "We don't want to be emperors, just ......"

Gong Fan still shook his head, "The title of the king of the world, we don't want it, it is a divine position given by the Buddha, and it can't be won by stratagem, I ask you: Have any of you communicated with the gods and Buddhas?" ”

The three heavenly kings were silent, and Xu Ji spoke: "I have had." ”

Du Gousan said unhappily: "Let's talk about serious things, don't talk nonsense." ”

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the soldiers of the old army, I was possessed by King Xue who ascended to heaven in the Eastern Capital, and I can only defeat the officers and soldiers besieging the city with his help."

The other four looked at each other, not knowing whether it was true or not.

Two soldiers walked in, one holding a pot and the other holding a bowl, poured hot tea, and distributed it to everyone.

The tea looks pretty good, Gong Fan's face changed slightly, he glared at the soldier, reproached him for being wrong, and then said with a smile: "I didn't think I had some complete tea leaves left, come, everyone drink, you're welcome." ”

The tea was too hot, the bottom of the bowl was hot, and there was nowhere to put it, so several people each took a sip and put the bowl on the ground.

Gong Fan blew a few times and took a small sip, raised his head and said, "Why don't you drink tea?" It's good tea, don't waste it. ”

"I'm not thirsty, I'll drink it later." Du Gousan said with a smile, not interested in tea.

Gong Fan insisted on drinking half a bowl of tea, and said: "Listen to this Xu Ji's meaning, he wants to be the king of the world, I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with you, and I can't help." ”

Du Gousan immediately said: "Let's help him take the throne, and he will pass on the king's horn to us...... One of us. ”

Gong Fan sneered: "There is a rich man, I went to borrow grain, and said that he would borrow 100 stone this year and 200 stone next year, do you think he will lend it to me?" ”

Du Gousan shook his head, "Of course I don't borrow it, one hundred stones are actually lent out, but two hundred stones are not known to be true, it is likely that I just said it casually, and I won't pay it back later...... Oh, Brother Gong is saying that Xu Ji may not keep his promise? ”

"He is now alone, in your hands, how can I say that if he takes back the king's title, if he does, there will be people loyal to him, and you will dare to compete for the throne against him? If he can't regain the king's title, he will still be alone, and the loss will be yours. ”

Du Gousan was speechless, Yan Peck Ying also hesitated, only Mu Tianzi said: "As long as Xu Ji is in our hands, there is always a way to make him obey." ”

Gong Fan sighed lightly, "But I only saw you 'obeying' him." Be a down-to-earth person, accumulate more grain and grass, prepare for the winter, and think less about those boundless things. We are all ordinary people, and we have not had contact with the counselors since we were young, and we are easily deceived by them, and I am asked to say that we should never deal with them, and the farther away the better. ”

Du Gou San hurriedly said: "Don't, even if you don't take the title of the king of the world, you can become a big leader by killing Xu Ji!" ”

Gong Fan sneered again, "Big Boss...... Are you taking this seriously? ”

Du Gousan was even more anxious, "Why don't you take it seriously, this is what everyone said at the beginning, Brother Gong, you were also present at the time." ”

"Present, I saw a large group of you shouting and shouting, shouting to avenge the enemy, and I didn't even figure out what was going on, so I said that the one who killed Xu Ji succeeded to the throne of the big leader."

"Anyway, everyone agrees."

"Hey, what if you don't agree? Who will really shout it? Listen to my kind words and advise: When the enemy was alive, we didn't say anything to obey his orders, and then a so-called big leader, who else could he control except his own people? Instead of fighting for these useless false names, it is better to find and store food in a down-to-earth manner. The weather is getting colder, and when his brothers can't eat enough and don't have warm clothes, the 'Descending King' and the 'Big Boss' can't help. ”

The three heavenly kings were speechless, and after being silent for a long time, Mu Tianzi said, "Xu Ji, come on." ”

Du Gou San slapped his thigh, "Yes, Xu Ji, this is your idea, what's the matter if you don't open your mouth?" You spoke to us right at the beginning. ”

Xu Ji nodded with a smile, thought for a while, and said, "I think what Brother Gong said is reasonable. ”

Du Gousan raised his eyebrows, "Don't think I'll let you go, dozens of brothers were killed and injured before they snatched you, if others don't kill you, I will kill you, whether you can be a big boss or not." ”

"King Du, don't worry." Xu Ji looked at Gong Fan, "It's like a tree, some people pick its fruits, some people love its flowers, some people cut its branches, and some people cut its juice...... In short, each takes what he needs, and there is no conflict. Brother Gong has no intention of competing for fame, which is admirable, but Brother Gong's accumulation of grain and the seizure of the throne of the three heavenly kings are actually the same thing, and there is no conflict. ”

Du Gousan immediately praised: "Well said." ”

Gong Fan said with a smile: "The risk is too high, and the income is unknown, I don't do this kind of trading." ”

"Seizing the throne is a long-term plan, gathering is a top priority, and accumulating food is imminent, right?"

Gong Fan nodded.

"So we must first accumulate grain, and if there is enough grain and grass, the new armies of all roads can be merged into one, and then we can have a chance to go forward and seize the position, right?"

Without waiting for Gong Fan to express his position, Du Gousan grabbed and said: "I praised you in vain, just the first sentence is like a look, and the rest is all nonsense." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "I mean to take it step by step, first look for food from other places, and then go north to ask for the king's name after the new army is stable." ”

The other four were stunned, and Du Gou said, "Where are you going to find food?" It can't be He Rongren, right? I can understand that hundreds of He Rong people are so difficult to deal with, if there are 10,000 people, the four of us together are not opponents. ”

"Go back to Hanzhou, there is a lot of food there."

"Haha, the more you talk about it, the more boundless it becomes, if Hanzhou can grab food, why did we work so hard to come to Qinzhou? Everyone knows that there is a shortage of food here, and there is really no other way out. ”

"This time and that time." Xu Ji glanced at the four heavenly kings, "Shan Yu summoned all the heroes of the world to visit him, Hanzhou is so close, and the city lords will definitely not dare not go." If you act quickly, you can collect a large amount of grain before He Rong's people enter Hanzhou, and then bring the grain to the north, and then enter Qinzhou, avoiding the edge of He Rong's department. Winter is not conducive to cavalry, and the new army of Zhulu can be combined into a battalion, first select the big leader, and then go to the north next spring to seize the title of the descending king. Do the four think it's possible? ”

Even Gong Fan seemed to be a little moved.

Xu Ji struck while the iron was hot, and said to Gong Fan: "I see that there is black gas above this city, and it will be ominous, if Brother Gong does not leave the city quickly, he should suffer from it." ”