In the south of He1, I don't know when, some rumors appeared. Among them, there are two most widely circulated theories.

One of them is the saying of "Eighteen Sons of the Main Artifact", the so-called "Eighteen Sons", together they are the word "Li", which means that there will be a person surnamed Li who will ascend to the throne and dominate the world.

This statement originates from the proverb of a diviner, whose name is Song Xiance, a native of Yongcheng County, Defu, who is proficient in the number of arts, and is a warlock in the rivers and lakes.

Song Xiance's nickname is "Song Child", and some people call it "Song Shorty", when he returned from this trip, he found that Kaifeng Mansion and the whole territory of He1 South had changed owners. He was taken aback, and hurriedly counted a hexagram, and as a result, he came up with the prophecy of the "Eighteen Sons of the Main Artifact".

This person's divination and fortune-telling are extremely accurate, far from being comparable to ordinary warlocks, and he has been famous in his hometown in his early years. His proverb spread rapidly, and the people of He1 heard about it.

Everyone speculated, who is this person surnamed Li?

The answer was soon revealed, in this acre of three-point land, except for General Li of the General's Mansion, who else could fulfill this proverb?

In fact, the eighteen main artifacts have existed since ancient times, and they are not original to Song Xiance. He just happened to be at the meeting and applied this proverb to Li Xiuwen.

This is a kind of rumor with a special purpose, but people in this era still eat this set, and they all believe in the so-called "destiny of heaven".

That's right, Song Xiance has already decided to take refuge in Li Xiuwen, and he was recommended by Niu Jinxing. Niu Jinxing, through Li Yan's recommendation, is currently assisting Li Yan in training soldiers and horses in Luoyang.

Except for Li Yan, the other two have not met Li Xiuwen yet, but Li Xiuwen trusts Li Yan so much, and Li Yan has no problem introducing one or two talents for him.

Niu Jinxing knew that his ability was not as good as Li Yan, and if he wanted to get the attention of his new master, he could only make a surprise move. After thinking and meditating, he thought of this "Song child".

Song Xiance once calculated a hexagram for him, which was very accurate, and Niu Jinxing thought that introducing this strange person to Li Xiuwen would inevitably increase his weight in the other party's mind.

He could see that Li Xiuwen was very good at martial arts, and he would definitely be able to succeed in the future.

Many ordinary people in Kaifeng Mansion don't know this, they believe it when they hear it, plus since Li Xiuwen occupied Kaifeng, he has not robbed them on a large scale, and the Li family has had many good deeds in the past, but the people don't mind letting Li Xiuwen govern the world.

As the news continues to spread, more and more people believe in this statement, and only a few people are still skeptical.

At the same time, however, another narrative has quietly spread.

"From ancient times to the present, all the changes of dynasties are following the law of the five elements, the Tang Dynasty belongs to the earth, the Song Dynasty belongs to the wood, and the wood can overcome the soil, so the Song Dynasty replaced the Tang Dynasty to dominate the world. The foreign enemies of the Song Dynasty were Jin and Yuan, both of which belonged to Jin, and Jin could overcome fire, so the Jin State destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, and the Yuan Dynasty overthrew the Southern Song Dynasty. And today's Ming Dynasty is fire virtue, fire can overcome gold, so it is logical to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty. ”

This statement is very marketable, and no one understands the words "hindsight" in this era, and no matter how you choose, you can't find fault with this statement.

Such a statement was naturally concocted by Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing. First of all, bring out the previous dynasty, and occupy this reason, so that you are not afraid that no one will believe it.

The Ming Dynasty has now lost the war, the people are in turmoil everywhere, and the levy of silver has been levied year after year, coupled with the continuous natural disasters, which has already caused the people's resentment to boil, and the people are not happy.

The common people can't even eat enough, once they encounter a disaster year, the grain harvest fails, there will be a phenomenon of eating Guanyin soil, eating tree bark, etc., and even worse, there are people who change their children and eat.

This phenomenon has caused many tenants who have lost their land to leave their homes and seek a way out. It can be said that except for the people in the Jiangnan area, whose lives are relatively good, the people in other places are living very hard.

Now that they hear such a statement, many people think that the Ming Dynasty has run out of energy, and it should be time to change the dynasty.

Taking advantage of such a great opportunity, Song Xiance and the two put Li Xiuwen on the altar.

Heroes, born at the right time!

The Ming Dynasty is exhausted, and whoever can overcome the fire will have a dynasty of water to overthrow this court. Who will build such a dynasty?

Li Xiuwen!

There is a basis for this.

Two years ago, Li Xiuwen was ambushed by the enemy in Kaifeng Mansion, and the carriage rushed straight into the grain river, but he was able to survive the disaster, what does this mean?

If you encounter water, you will prosper, and turn danger into disaster!

Li Xiuwen, a person from Kaifeng Prefecture. In his early years, he was paralyzed by cold poison and could only sit in a wheelchair. As the saying goes, "the cold is also ice, and the melting of ice is water". Such a stubborn disease can be recovered, which once again verifies the saying that when it encounters water, it will be prosperous.

This is a great calamity, and there will be a blessing in the future!

Kaifeng Mansion, called "Bianzhou" in the Tang Dynasty, and later called "Bianjing", is the Beijing division of the Northern Song Dynasty, the five elements of the word "Bian" belong to water, this is the land of Li Xiuwen's Longxing!

As a result, there are many people with good deeds who automatically and spontaneously dig out Li Xiuwen's deeds related to "water virtue". For example, the python robe that Li Xiuwen once wore was dark, and the blackness was basically black, and the water was dark.

The five elements belong to the water in the north, and the color is black. The General's Mansion is located in the north of Kaifeng City, doesn't this verify the fact that Li Xiuwen is a water virtue?

There are countless similar examples, anyway, as long as it has something to do with water, all of them have been added to the head of Li Xiuwen, the "Emperor of Water De".

The statement of the Emperor Shuide spread throughout the south of He1, and when there was a lot of uproar, Li Xiuwen, the "Emperor of Water" himself, did not know about it, because he was guarding Cizhou at the moment and was busy resisting Hong Chengchou.

Strictly speaking, Li Xiuwen is not very good at leading troops. Lao Dao left him "Hundred Battles Strategy", he did not study it thoroughly, but simply knew some strategic things, and the three-stage attack and three-column style used by the Shenji Battalion were still known in his previous life. When it comes to cold-weapon warfare, he may not even be as good as an ordinary general under him.

Otherwise, how could he have fought with Sun Chuanting for so long with 10,000 elite troops?

In the end, it was only by relying on the absolute superiority in numbers, coupled with He Renlong's backlash, that Sun Chuanting was completely defeated.

Today's Hong Chengchou soldiers are well-fed and good at leading troops to fight, except for that night attack, Li Xiuwen did not dare to fight rashly at all, relying on the fortified city of Cizhou City to resist Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou is actually very helpless, he has so little troops, although he can besiege Cizhou City, but he can't really play a role. Li Xiuwen had already prepared, he planned to fight a protracted war with himself, he had money and food, this was determined to consume himself.

The imperial court is not as rich as him, not to mention that the food and salary are difficult to maintain, even if the imperial court really allocates it, it will not be able to distribute it in full. If he drags it down like this, I'm afraid that the first to be consumed will be his own people.

But what can you do with the people who are guarding the city?

Besiege?

It is difficult to get in, and the troops are wasted in vain.

Bypass?

If you go around, you have to march away from the official road, so many people add food and grass, and the march is inconvenient and not to mention, if you are ambushed by Li Xiuwen, it will be too late for you to regret it.

However, Hong Chengchou is not helpless, he has already sent people to make a detour to Kaifeng City, as long as the edict is handed over to the little prince Zhu Lunkun, it is possible to divide Li Xiuwen's forces and let the enemy army rout from the inside. (To be continued.) )