(Chapter 4 arrives, don't be annoyed, I have to explain the reasons for Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng's appearance first!) Hehe! I'm exhausted! Rest, three more chapters tomorrow! Don't forget that tomorrow Monday, the red ticket is mine! ）

Fengxiang Mansion soon got the news that a large number of displaced people were rushing towards Fengxiang, and the prefect Duan Youzhi was very worried, although they received Chen Qiyu's Tang report a few days ago, and learned that the leaders trapped in the carriage gorge had announced their surrender to the government, and planned to be good citizens again, and each returned to his hometown to live in peace, and never rebelled again.

Moreover, Chen Qiyu also ordered all localities that all state capitals and counties should be responsible for providing food for these demobilized converts to eat in various places where they passed, so as to prevent these converts from rebelling again because they had no food to spare.

Although Chen Qiyu's edict is clear, the local officials still don't dare to believe these cunning mutants, especially for the fact that this time the Tang newspaper did not mention whether they have taken down the leaders of the mutant army, most of the officials around the country are very worried.

After all, Chen Qiyu is a Beijing official, and he was only sent to the local government at the beginning of the year to serve as the governor of the five provinces, responsible for leading the soldiers and horses of the five provinces to suppress the mutant people's army, Chen Qiyu does not understand the cunning of these mutant people's army, but as a magistrate in Shaanxi, but they all understand the cunning of these leaders, if they really surrender this time, it is a good thing, but if they cheat and surrender again this time, then for Chen Qiyu's acceptance of the surrender of the mutant army this time, there is no doubt that the tiger will return to the mountain, and all parts of Shaanxi will immediately fall into chaos again.

As soon as Duan Youzhi heard the news that a large number of mutant people army appeared in Fengxiang Mansion, he immediately ordered all counties to be careful and guarded, if these mutant army did not make trouble, once they were found to have moved, they must stick to the city, and they must not carelessly let these cunning rebels take advantage of the loopholes.

Li Zicheng led the soldiers of the eight teams under his command, did not raise the flag, did not show their weapons, and went straight to Fengxiang County all the way.

From a distance, I saw the gate of Fengxiang County, and as soon as I saw them, I immediately closed it, and a team of officers and soldiers rushed up the city wall as if they were facing a great enemy.

Li Zicheng did not ride a horse, but hid in the army and galloped all the way to the gate of Fengxiang County, and the soldiers of the Eighth Team immediately stopped outside the city.

And the officers and soldiers in the city immediately raised their bows and shouted: "Stop and report your identity, otherwise you will be regarded as a chaotic army, and we will not blame us for not being merciful, we will open fire!" ”

Li Zicheng stopped in the army and instructed one of his subordinate generals: "Li Guo, you send someone to pretend to be a pacifier to open the city gate, and say that we are the mutant army that has surrendered, and pass through here to be ordered by Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, to come here to get food, let them open the city gate, and send food out!" ”

Li Guo is Li Zicheng's nephew, and was originally one of the first relatives to rebel with Li Zicheng.

Li Guo nodded, immediately beckoned a subordinate wearing official uniforms, and whispered to him, this subordinate nodded again and again, strode out of the crowd, came to the city gate, raised a waist card and a piece of paper in his hand, and shouted to the city: "I am the general banner of the Chen Inspector's account, Lao Tzu's surname is Liu, this is Lao Tzu's waist card and the edict issued by the Governor himself, these people are the subordinates of the Mutant Army who have surrendered to the imperial court, I was appointed to serve as the pacification officer of these people, and I just need to eat here when I pass through here." Please send the food out of the city as soon as possible, and after we receive the food, we will naturally leave immediately! Inspector Chen has an order first, pacifying is a big matter, and all localities must not shirk and refuse to give food, once these mutants are forced to rebel again, no matter who you are, you can't afford to be guilty! ”

Seeing that the person who came out to answer was indeed dressed by the official army, but because it was too far away, it was impossible to see the authenticity of the waist card in his hand on the city wall, so the defenders in the city couldn't make up their minds what to do, but they had also heard about the surrender of the rebellious army, so they didn't dare to believe the truth of the words of Liu Zongqi who came out to answer.

After listening to the words of the following "Liu Zongqi", he hesitated for a moment, so he shouted to the "Liu Zongqi" below: "It turned out to be the brother under the account of the Governor, and he was disrespectful!" But I was ordered to guard the city gate, and I didn't dare to be careless, now I asked people to put down a basket, and asked Brother Liu to put the waist card in the basket, and let the brother and I check it, if it is not fake, the brother will immediately notify the county magistrate and send the grain out! Now I also ask Liu Zongqi to restrain these homeless people first and retreat a little, so as not to misunderstand! ”

As soon as the words fell, a soldier used a rope to pull a basket down from the city tower, the "Liu Zongqi" had no choice but to wave his hand to these "homeless" behind him, Li Zicheng saw his gesture, and whispered a few words to a few people around him, and his subordinates immediately slowly retreated a distance, which seemed to be more in line with the greeting of this pacification officer.

This Liu Zongqi stepped forward, walked under the city gate, stretched out his hand and put the waist card in the basket, and was quickly lifted up by the soldiers in the city, and he took a few steps back, pretending to be impatient and shouted to the above: "Hurry up!" Lao Tzu came all the way from Hanzhong, this foot is blistered, and now these people outside are all hungry like wolves, if they can't get food, they will really have to be the opposite, Lao Tzu won't be the first to be unlucky? Hurry up, hurry up! ”

When the waist card was lifted up the city wall, the soldiers immediately presented the waist card and the edict covered with the blood-red seal to the general, picked it up and saw that it was indeed true, so he turned his head and said to an official wearing a small mixed cyan civilian uniform standing behind them: "Lord Li, this waist card and the warrant are not fake, I think these people below should not be dressed up by the chaotic army!" Do you open the door and let them go into the city to get food? ”

This person wearing low-grade civil official clothes is none other than Li Bingcheng, the magistrate of Fengxiang County, who stood at the head of the city from beginning to end without speaking, and has been silently looking at the group of "homeless people" gathered outside the city gate

After listening to this general reply, Li Bingcheng not only did not nod, but suddenly sneered: "Confused! This official can conclude that this group of so-called homeless people outside the city is not a rebel army that surrendered at all, and the people below are definitely not pacification officials, they must be pretended to be bandits! These people are simply a chaotic army, trying to trick me into waiting for the door to open! You want to take advantage of the city! ”

That was always a little dumbfounded, he looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see anything unusual, I don't know why this Li Zhixian insisted that this group of homeless people outside must be a chaotic army, so he explained curtly: "But this waist card is really not fake!" ”

"Confused! These rebellious troops and the government have been enemies for several years, I don't know how many officials and soldiers have been killed, and it is not a simple matter to find a few such waist cards? What's more, the rebel army is surrendering to the imperial court this time, who knows if it is a fraudulent surrender again? And it is not surprising that they got the warrant, how can you believe them! Li Bingcheng continued to sneer and replied.

"But if they are really outcasts passing through this place, if we don't provide them with food and straw, and force them to rebel again, the guilt will not be borne by the Lord." The general hesitated and continued to say to Li Bingcheng.

"Humph! No way! You see, although they are chaotic on the surface, but so many people, it is impossible to listen to the orders of a small pacification officer, they actually have people secretly dispatching, just now you ordered them to retreat for the time being, and they will retreat together in a short time, if there is no one to secretly command, how can thousands of people do it so easily?

If you look at it again, the people in front of these chaotic people outside seem to be bare-handed, but if you look behind you, there are many flashes of light faintly, isn't this flash their hidden sword soldiers? If we believe their words, when the city gates are opened, we will surely rush in, and you and I, the masters, will probably not be able to call the shots at that time! This Li Bingcheng is not a mediocre official, his eyes are still very sharp, pointing to the "homeless" people outside the city and saying to this general.

This always looked carefully along Li Bingcheng's fingers, and really saw that there would be some things flashing from time to time among the homeless people, as a person in the army, he naturally knew better than anyone what those flashes were coming from, and when he broke out in a cold sweat, he scolded: "These bastards and bandits almost deceived me!" If they really have weapons, fortunately Master Li saw their horses' feet, otherwise, this time it would be a big trouble! Come on, get ready to fire, crossbowmen get ready, blast these damn bandits out there to slag! Damn! If you want to deceive us, let them not die well! ”

"Slow, don't be reckless! Listen to the officer! Let's do this......" Li Bingcheng hurriedly stopped the general manager, and whispered to him in his ear, and the general manager's face gradually eased, and then showed a hint of a wicked smile.

Li Zicheng led the crowd to stand outside the city, waiting for the reply from the city, but on the other side, he secretly began to deploy his subordinates, so that his general Liu Zongmin secretly selected one hundred and ten old brothers of the eight teams, these people are all very brave, so that they hide their weapons and get ready, as long as the city checks the waist card order of the pacification officer, opens the door and delivers food outside, he immediately rushes up to seize the city gate, and then he immediately leads the crowd into the city and captures Fengxiang City.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement in the city, and the "Liu Zongqi" shouted under the city gate again: "I said, the brothers in the city have listened, Lao Tzu has come all the way here, and everything has been handed over, when the hell are you going to let Lao Tzu wait?" I can tell you, if you don't send food out quickly, if you force these people to rebel again, none of you can afford to suffer! Hurry up, okay? ”

At this time, a person on the city tower stretched out his head, coughed lightly, and then said loudly to the Liu Zongqi below: "Presumptuous! How dare the puppet shout again! Could it be that you think that if you are a person under the account of the Overseer, this official will not dare to punish you? ……”