Looking at their argument, Xuan Yi couldn't help but think of something that Huang Tian mentioned when he was chatting with him not long ago. That is, human memory is subject to change. In many cases, for the same thing and the same experience, the stories they tell may be very different. And each and every one of them thinks they are telling the truth. Now looking at the dozens of people under Liu Jiexuan, arguing about whether there was fog at night less than a month ago, Xuan Yi felt that what Huang Tian said was really reasonable.

However, Xuan Yi's main concern at this time was actually the weird fog they mentioned just now. It is unlikely that this fog was formed naturally, but is mostly the result of someone doing it.

This is not a common practice, though, it is a spell that involves two armies that are at war. One of the armies was still the official army of the Jokhang Imperial Court, and they could be protected by the Jokhang dragon qi. If it was when the Jokhang Dynasty was still in full swing, it was a golden god, and it would be difficult for him to cast spells against them. Even now, the Jokhang Imperial Court is extremely weakened, the dragon qi is also sluggish, and this is only an insignificant partial master, but it is still extremely difficult to cast spells against them. Therefore, who can cast such a spell, Xuan Yi feels that the greatest possibility is the gods of Heavenly Court.

In this move, Heavenly Court seemed to show obvious kindness. But Xuan Yi knew that this was just an illusion. At this time, Heavenly Court's eyes were fixed on this, which was not necessarily a good thing for him. But that's to be expected. Moreover, in order to achieve their goal, Heavenly Court must let Huang Zide's power grow. Strength is the most undeceivable thing, a strength, there is a luck. When Huang Zide's luck grows up, if Heavenly Court wants to influence him, the difficulty will increase. Especially since they had already gained Huang Zide's trust and were on guard against Heavenly Court, they might not be able to let Huang Zide step into the trap as they expected.

Because of the influence of the fog, He Dalong couldn't keep up with Liu Jiexuan in the end, but he couldn't go back empty-handed just like this operation. Soon, Xuan Yi got the news that He Dalong entered the mountains to suppress the bandits, won a complete victory, and beheaded more than 100 people, including some sixty or seventy-year-old bandits. Seeing this kind of news, Xuan Yi understood even if he thought about it with his heels that this must be He Dalong playing the game of "fellow countryman, borrow your leader to lead a military feat". After Huang Zide found out, he also scolded twice, and then said to Xuan Yi: "It's just that now, we really can't do anything about this kind of guy." ”

Indeed, the power in Huang Zide's hands at this time is still very limited, and he really can't do anything. So now he has to hide in this mountain for a while.

During this period, the first important thing is the integration and expansion of personnel. Now in Huang Zide's hands, all the people add up to about 500. Such a number of people is still too small, so Huang Zide must think about recruiting troops.

But with the recruitment comes financial problems. When he broke out, Huang Zide brought a lot of silver. It is not a problem for these silver to be used to support the more than ten people who broke through at the beginning. Even those who support Sang-so and bring it back are sufficient. But with the gradual convergence of personnel and the addition of new people, this money is not enough. And the wasteland that he has reclaimed is far from harvesting.

"Now I can only go out to eat big households." Huang Zide sighed.

In the area of Shangluo Mountain, there have been many bandits since ancient times. Most of these bandits hide in the poor countryside with little fertile land. Although there is no pressure to pay taxes, you can't support yourself by farming alone. So when the time of famine, they need to go out to "eat big households", that is, find a Zhuangzi with food, show the owner of the farm, and then say that everyone is a neighbor who watches and helps each other, and now the village is in difficulty, hoping to "borrow" a little food.

Of course, this "borrowing" is just a polite way of saying it, and it is a borrowing without repayment. Generally speaking, however, if a king does show enough force to break the village, or inflict great damage on the village, he will often be able to peacefully get some food from the village. Of course, the degree of request is very important. Not too little, but not too much. Otherwise, you could get into trouble. One is that it may force the rich landlords to invest more money in strengthening the Zhuangzi's defenses, such as building stronger walls, hiring and training more villagers, and engaging in an arms race with the cottages of the "kings". Later, the Zhuangzi would become so strong that even if the "kings" tried to defeat them, most of them would lose more than they lost in battle. Another trouble is that it will provoke the imperial army.

Theoretically, the imperial army's army had the responsibility to exterminate the bandits. However, the use of the army is a very troublesome matter. There's a lot of money involved in that. You must know that the opening of the army and the battle all cost money. And most of this money had to be made up by the gentry who were harmed by the bandits. Moreover, the military discipline of our Jokhang army is generally not very good, and there is even a saying that "thieves are like combs, and soldiers are like grates". really invited the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and they grabbed things, only more powerful than the "kings". The only thing they are better than the "king" is that they don't come every year. Therefore, only when the gentry decided that a certain bandit was too greedy and vicious, and the losses brought to them exceeded the expected losses that the court officers and soldiers might bring to them, they would report to the government and ask the government to send officials and troops to exterminate the bandits.

Therefore, if you want to "eat big households", the most important thing is to do two things: the first is to make those "big households" believe that you have the ability to rob him; The second is to be able to offer a price that everyone can accept. Neither of these things is a problem for Huang Zide. To show force, although Huang Zide's people are much smaller than before, if you look at it by the standard of a mountain king, it is very much. In addition, many of these people have the experience of killing people on the battlefield, and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to those little minions under the Mountain King. And the generals under him have fought a lot, and their skills are also good. It should be able to convince those rich people that if they don't take something out, their Zhuangzi may really be broken. As for the second point, it's not a problem, before following Huang Zide's rebellion, Liu Erhu had the experience of being the king of the mountain, and he did this kind of thing more than once or twice.

The only problem is that several of Huang's generals are so famous that they are all wanted by people with shadow graphics. Although the painters on the wanted warrants of the imperial court are really not very good, except for Huang Zide and Liu Jiexuan, the others are not particularly like, but the text description of their physiognomy attached to the portrait is good. Although the common people are illiterate and illiterate, the owners of each Zhuangzi can still recognize the characters. They also know that Huang Zide is now hiding in this Shangluo Mountain, but Shangluo Mountain is too big, and they don't know where he is hiding. But if the generals who went out to eat big households were recognized, then the scope of the imperial court's search would be much smaller. If you don't get it right, this stockade won't be able to stay.

Fortunately, there is now a Xuanyi Taoist in the team who is not on the wanted list. He could have led the team out to do this. It's just that Xuan Yi doesn't have experience in this area, but it's not a big problem, it's nothing more than letting Liu Erhu teach him some basic routines first, practicing with him, and then letting Dang Shouyi shave his beard and follow him as a deputy. Moreover, the party's righteous arrows shoot well, and they can also be used to show off their strength when necessary.

During this period of time, Xuanyi Daoist became almost everyone's teacher, but now Liu Erhu has become Xuanyi's teacher. This made Liu Erhu very proud, and when he spoke every day, his voice was much higher.

The nearest Zhuangzi near the village is Gaojiazhuang, but according to Liu Erhu's experience, this Zhuangzi should not be "eaten", because "rabbits don't eat the grass by the nest". If you are close, you will naturally have more time to deal with, and if you have opposing emotions, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not bring trouble. So they set their target for Liujiawan, which is farther away.

Another reason for choosing Liujiawan is that Liujiawan has better fields, more watered land, and they must have more food there. In addition, Liujiawan has a larger population and has been better defended. If Liu Jiawan can be forced to come up with something, it will be more convenient to borrow grain from other large households.

"I have inquired about several cottages around, they want to eat big households, basically go to Liujiawan first, and then show a hand in Liujiawan, so that Liujiawan can see if his hand is worth it, and it is worth a few percent of food. As long as Liu Jiawan is willing to borrow grain, other Zhuangzi will borrow some to a greater or lesser extent. Then, the original amount of grain borrowed by Liu Jiawan was returned, and the grain borrowed by other Zhuangzi was divided according to the negotiated figures. Before leaving, Liu Erhu introduced to Xuan Yi some news related to Liujiawan that he had heard.

"What?" Xuan Yi was taken aback, "Is this going to eat big households, or are they going to eat big households?" How so? ”

Huang Zide, who was listening to it on the side, smiled and interjected: "The Liu family has a magistrate, and there is a way in the official face. And the Zhuangzi is big and there are many people. He also runs some businesses, and it is said that the business is very large and very rich. There are many Zhuang Ding in the Zhuangzi, among which there are two teachers, who are said to be very good at kung fu in their hands. The walls of Zhuangzi are also high and strong. Well, it's very similar to the Zhujiazhuang in "Water Margin". In addition, the owner Liu Chengdong has a wide range of contacts and flexible means, in this area, black and white, there is no one who does not give them face. This time, the Taoist chief led the team over, mainly not to really fight them, but to use their mouths to spread some fame out, so that it would be convenient for other big families to eat in the future. ”

"Dao Chief, what about you, you will pretend to be the boss of the cottage when the time comes, anyway, now, you are not the only Dao Leader who is the king of the mountain." Liu Erhu said again, "The eldest brother of the party is the second in charge." When you want to show your hand, let the big brother of the party go on, and the archery skills of the big brother of the party are famous in the entire army. ”