When Shang Yigong came back from Baofeng, he didn't bring much food, money and goods. First, Baofeng was not a particularly rich place, and secondly, Baofeng was one of the last counties to be conquered in this area. As the old saying goes, "Small chaos is avoided in the city, and big chaos is avoided in the mountains." "There are many rich people who understand this truth, so Shang Yigong really didn't grab many things. However, Shang Yigong brought back a good thing that no one had ever gotten before - a scholar who took the initiative to defect to Huang Zide and had a reputation for fame.

Since Xuan Yi joined Huang Zide's team, a large number of generals, including Huang Zide, have realized one thing, that is: "There are thousands of revolutionary roads, and learning culture is the first." The team leaders are uneducated, and the majority of soldiers are in tears. "Therefore, great importance is attached to recruiting knowledgeable people into the ranks of the revolutionary army. But because of the reputation of "rogues", there have always been very few readers who are willing to follow them. Don't talk about lifting people, there are no talents, and there are not even many children.

On the other hand, the expansion of the team and the strengthening of the organization also require the participation of more readers. For example, with the increase of the army, Huang Zide now has a lot of paperwork here, and he needs more copywriters. And Huang Zide here, there are not many people who know the words, when Luoyang was laid, he found two children who had tried and failed repeatedly and were about to starve to death among the homeless people, and now everyone politely called them Mr. Kong and Mr. Lu.

So this time, Shang Yigong actually invited a lifter, and this guy immediately shook the entire military camp. Huang Zide brought all the important generals who could be found and had nothing important to do for the time being out of the barracks to greet him. From a distance, I saw Shang Yigong and another person coming together. Huang Zide led everyone to greet him.

Seeing that Huang Zide and others came up, Shang Yigong and that one also dismounted and greeted everyone. When the two sides met, Shang Yigong introduced Huang Zide to that person and said, "Mr. Niu, this is Marshal Huang." ”

The man bowed down to Huang Zide and said, "If there is chaos today, and the people are not happy, it is all because of tyrants and traitors." Now Marshal Huang is raising troops to hang the people and fight crimes, which is really a righteous act to relieve the people from hanging upside down. ”

Huang Zide hurriedly helped him up and said, "Huang is very grateful for the help of Mr. It's really God asking my husband to help me succeed. ”

Then Huang Zide introduced Niu Juming to the others. The first person to be introduced to Niu Juming was Xuanyi Daoren.

"Mr. Niu, this is the military advisor Xuan Yi Dao Chief. Daoist Xuan Yi and Mr. Xuan Yi are both learned people, so they can get close to each other. Huang Zide took Niu Juming's hand and introduced him to him.

"I'm glad I will." Niu Juming and Xuan Yi both said this to each other, but Xuan Yi saw a hidden, fleeting contempt from Niu Juming's flashing eyes.

Xuan Yi knew that this was not an illusion. In fact, in his previous life, Niu Juming always looked at himself unpleasantly. This kind of unpleasantness is also very understandable. Because Niu Juming is a Confucian student, even if he rebels, he is also a Confucian student. In the eyes of Confucianism, Taoist priests and the like are heretics, and they are no longer "almost between divination and blessing", but they are really liars who pretend to be gods and ghosts. If it is "teased by the Lord and advocated by the best", it would be fine, but this Taoist priest is actually a military advisor here! He also knew that Huang Zide and others did not have a high level of education. For this kind of person, the name "military division" mostly comes from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there is only one most outstanding military advisor, and that is Zhuge Wuhou. In the camp of Emperor Zhaolie, the position of Zhuge Wuhou is definitely below one person and above ten thousand. However, this Taoist priest, such a thing that should only be regarded as a courtier and an advocate of excellence, actually occupies such a position by deceiving people!

In fact, when he came all the way, Shang Yigong also mentioned Xuanyi Taoist to Niu Juming. It's just that as soon as Niu Juming heard Xuanyi's identity as a Taoist priest, he despised him, and he couldn't help but discount what Shang Yigong said in his mouth a few times. If the person who told him about Xuanyi Daoist was Liu Jiexuan or Dang Shouyi, then he might have heard more about how Xuanyi helped them establish strategic policies and how they helped them train their troops. But Shang Yigong is a person who likes to brag, in Shang Yigong's view, what establishes a strategic policy, what training team, all have no legendary color, and it is not enjoyable to blow, so he picked up the most powerful place in his own way to blow Xuanyi Daoist, that is, Xuanyi Taoist can spell. What kind of method makes the pursuers get lost, what kind of fingers can calculate a lot of things, and what kind of tricks are used to raise the fog...... In short, in Shang Yigong's opinion, he blew Xuanyi to the sky and the ground, but in Niu Juming's eyes, he confirmed that Xuanyi Daoist was a demon liar. Now that he sees Xuanyi's demeanor, it is Niu Juming, and he can't help but praise in his heart: "What an old woman, give birth to Ning Xin'er." But the more this is the case, the more the disgust for Xuan Yi in Niu Juming's heart increases.

However, Niu Juming did not intend to question Xuan Yi immediately, because he at least got an accurate information from Shang Yigong's description, that is, today's Xuan Yi Dao people are very trusted by Huang Zide and others. As the saying goes, "the last is not the first", it is certainly unwise to challenge him immediately when he first arrives.

Therefore, Niu Juming also took Xuan Yi's hand and said with a smile: "I listened to General Shang talk about the Taoist, that is really a living immortal!" It is really a blessing to meet each other today. ”

Xuan Yi knew that although Niu Juming was a little cautious, and his loyalty was also very problematic, in his previous life, he took the lead in escaping when the situation was unfavorable, but this person's ability was also passable, although it could not be compared with those famous ministers in history, but at least, it would not be worse than himself who did not have "Huang Tian", the old man who carried him around. It is still of great help to the interests of the Huang Zide Group today. So he also smiled and said: "Sir is a talented person, and it is also the luck of the poor to be able to meet Mr." ”

Huang Zide introduced Liu Jiexuan and other generals to Niu Juming in turn, and everyone greeted Niu Juming one by one, and the situation was quite harmonious.

That night, Huang Zide held a banquet in the camp to entertain Niu Juming. During the banquet, Niu Juming took the opportunity of Huang Zide to toast him and asked him:

"Why should the marshal be under a fortified city instead of seizing a piece of land on which to be built? You must know that those who have become great undertakings since ancient times have a foundation to stand on, such as the Guanzhong of Han Gaozu, the Hebei of Emperor Guangwu of Han, the Guanlong of Tang Gaozu, and the Jianghuai of Dazhao Taizu. Now that the various armies of the imperial court have been severely weakened, it is time to seize a place of foundation. ”

Huang Zide listened to it and laughed: "Mr. is really talented." It coincides with the opinion of Daoist Xuanyi. This can be regarded as a hero's vision! In fact, the various actions of our army now, such as helping the people, such as playing the banner of 'hanging the people and fighting crimes' and 'resting with the people', and even besieging Kaifeng now, are in order to lay a foundation and have a foothold. ”

Niu Juming was secretly taken aback when he heard this, and after thinking about it for a while, he asked again: "The marshal plans to use Henan as a base place?" That's not right! ”

Huang Zide had no intention of taking Henan as the foundation, but he didn't plan to say this directly, but wanted to take advantage of Niu Juming's insight, so he asked, "Why did Mr. say that?" ”

Niu Juming hurriedly replied: "Marshal, first of all, there are many disasters in Henan, and there is not much food to grow, so it is difficult to support the army to fight. Moreover, Henan is a place of four wars, and it is difficult to defend against the southeast and northwest. Henan has little production and is difficult to defend, so it is difficult for the marshal to really recuperate. So, Marshal, although I am also from Henan, Henan is really not a suitable place to be a foundation. ”

Huang Zide asked again: "Then what place does the gentleman think is the most suitable place to be the foundation?" ”

"Huguang!" Niu Juming immediately said, "Marshal, Huguang is good!" First of all, the lake is vast and fertile for thousands of miles. There are Yangtze River, Han River, and Dongting Lake in the territory, if you make good use of it, you will not worry about running out of water. As the saying goes, 'the lake is wide and ripe, and the world is full'. Huguang is the granary of the world, and with Huguang, the marshal will not worry about having no military rations. Only with military rations can we feed a large army. In contrast, what does Henan have? It's just people. But today, there is no shortage of people. And the location of Huguang is good. To the west of Huguang is Sichuan, and between it and Sichuan are either mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and only a small number of troops are needed to hold it; Either the Three Gorges, the water potential of the Three Gorges is treacherous, and it is not difficult to defend. To the south are Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangzhou, both of which are mountainous places, and the imperial court does not have much strength in these places, and it is difficult for the army to enter Huguang from these directions. To the east is Jiangxi and Anhui, but Huguang is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, while Anhui and Jiangxi are in the lower reaches. As for the north, it is Henan and Shaanxi. There is the Dabie Mountain between Henan and Huguang, which is also easy to defend. From the north, there is almost only one road in Xiangyang. However, the handsome also knows that Xiangyang is a strong city in the world, and there has been a saying of 'Xiangyang with iron' since ancient times. As long as it is properly defended, it is difficult to conquer it even if it has ten times the army. On the contrary, with Huguang as the base, if you want to go east, it is to go down the Yangtze River, that is, 'Wang Ruilou ship down to Yizhou, Jinling Wang Qi is gloomy. If you advance north, it will also be convenient to capture Ganshan. Advance can be attacked and retreated, this is the foundation of the royal industry! ”

Huang Zide listened to it and laughed and said: "Mr. Niu is really knowledgeable, and he is really a rare and intelligent person in the world." Every word is said to the key...... Dao Chief, don't you say? Speaking of the back, he asked Xuan Yi again.

When Xuan Yi heard this, he stood up and bowed his hand to Niu Juming and Huang Zide: "Mr. Niu is talented, and he admires him so much. The marshal can be assisted by Mr. Niu, which is really loved by God. ”

Niu Juming listened to these words with great satisfaction, and he felt that his performance today should have shown the quality of a true national soldier. A true national scholar should be able to assist the king in the right direction, not by drawing talismans, burning incense, and playing those strange tricks.

In such a mood, he couldn't help but glance at Xuanyi Daoist again.

At this moment, he saw Liu Jiexuan stand up again, pick up the wine bowl in his hand, and laughed: "Mr. Niu, my old Liu must toast you!" Mr. Niu, you are such a talent! What I said tonight is exactly the same as what Daoist Xuan Yi said, it's amazing! Hahaha......"