More than 100 wet officers and soldiers walked into the stockade in horror, and found that the strange soldiers who defeated them were just a group of ragged people.

The victors were elated, forgetting to line up, crowding on both sides of the road, making fun of the defeated officers and soldiers.

It was a complete victory, there were no casualties among the volunteers, and a large number of officers and soldiers fell into the water, and a few of them were injured by their own people.

Chao Hua and other generals walked in the crowd and gave a sharp order, asking everyone to return to the team, and at the same time check the soldiers of their team, and report if there is one more, one less, or if the face is wrong.

As expected, there were still people who fled, and even a squad of dozens of people ran away under the leadership of the centurion, and many volunteers just came to see the excitement and try their luck, once they found out that they were really going to cause trouble, they had to risk losing their heads, so they didn't care about the real emperor or the fake emperor, and they fled when they got the opportunity.

For Han Ruzi, it saved the lunch of dozens of people, and he was able to share a little bit of it among the prisoners.

The last group of volunteers returned to the village, bringing a horse and a frightened infantry captain, who could not distinguish who were the officers and soldiers and who were the rebels, and said "the king spares his life" when he saw everyone.

There were not enough rooms in the stockade, the captives were kept in pigsties, and the pigs were eaten up yesterday.

Han Ruzi didn't see these captives, so he ordered a meal, and each team took turns guarding the captives, although he ran away with some volunteers, he didn't particularly care, and believed that those who stayed would be more loyal.

The main bookkeeper, Chao Yongsi, had to re-record the name, and the door panel was scraped down a full two inches thick.

And just like that, another afternoon was going to pass.

The king of the East China Sea watched coldly, and he didn't urge, the sky was about to darken, and Lin Kunshan couldn't help it. After coming to Han Ruzi and politely asking the guards to leave, he sighed, "What is Your Majesty worried about?" ”

"I'm worried that this rebel army has been created for too short a time, and if it really comes to the battlefield, it will still be vulnerable."

"I don't know anything about the battle formation. But I know that it takes at least half a year to train an army, and even if Your Majesty does not stop for a moment, it is impossible to turn these people into soldiers in just a few days. Lin Kunshan took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "The key to this incident lies in the people's will, not a few hundred people here, Your Majesty raised his arms and shouted, the more people who responded, the safer it will be in the future." Even if the Cui family controls the Southern Army, it is impossible to confront the entire world. ”

Han Ruzi was silent for a while and asked, "Do you know that the King of the East China Sea proposed a ten-year covenant to me?" ”

Lin Kunshan nodded.

"Can you believe it?"

Lin Kunshan hesitated and shook his head.

"That's what I'm worried about." Han Ruzi smiled, "I haven't seen many deceptions, but I've read some in the history books, so summarize it yourself." There are thousands of tricks, but one thing is common. ”

"Oh?" Lin Kunshan looked very curious.

"Scammers always trade great benefits in the future for small benefits in the present. Once the deceived person is attracted by the huge profit, he will forget the small profit in his hand and willingly hand it over to the scammer. ”

Lin Kunshan laughed and did not answer.

Han Ruzi continued: "For example, Chun Yu Xiao, inciting the princes and kings to rebel, promised huge benefits after becoming emperor. At such a time, who cares about the small benefits that he brings as a guest of honor on the throne of the princes? ”

Lin Kunshan was slightly embarrassed, "Your Majesty is underestimating your teacher when you say that." ”

"'Look down' can make things a little easier, like myself, promising everyone the glory and wealth after the deed. What they take is their present allegiance, even to their lives. ”

"Your Majesty thinks of himself as a liar?" Lin Kunshan said in surprise.

"It depends on whether the matter is successful or not, if the king of Qi won the world at the beginning, Chun Yuxiao would be an immortal of the unknown prophet, and the king of Qi would be defeated, and your mentor would inevitably be regarded as a liar. I'm the same, if I become an emperor and fail, I'm a liar and a joke. ”

Lin Kunshan laughed dryly, "In this way, we are all liars." ”

"Well, we are all liars, at least until it happens, and we are all liars in exchange for an illusory future for a tangible present." Han Ruzi smiled, "What I want is this small army, and what the King of the East China Sea wants is my reputation, he won't let me be the emperor for ten years, I will be martyred in this uprising, maybe at the moment when the palace gate is open for me." ”

"The Qi Seeker will help Your Majesty and prevent the East Sea King's plan from succeeding."

Han Ruzi pointed to Lin Kunshan, "This is the 'now' that the Qi Seeker wants." ”

"What does Your Majesty mean by this?" Lin Kunshan was obviously stunned.

"I've read the file of the Qi Lookout, and I've been wondering, what exactly do you want?"

"To put it big, we hope that the world is peaceful, and to say smaller, we hope that the art of looking at qi can be used by the country, and like stargazing and divination, it will be stationed in Qintianjian."

Han Ruzi shook his head, "You're talking about 'the future', I'm talking about 'now'?" ”

"Now?"

Han Ruzi smiled: "Actually, you have already got the 'now' you wanted. ”

Lin Kunshan also smiled: "What Your Majesty said is becoming more and more incomprehensible. ”

"You just said that you wanted to help me, but I know that the Qi Seeker not only helped me, but also helped the Cui family, as well as the previous princes and kings, I didn't even open my mouth, you have helped me establish a good reputation among the people, this is an unexpected big 'help'."

"Doesn't Your Majesty want this help?"

"Yes, but these 'helps' are more beneficial to the seekers, and in the process of helping, the seekers have more and more 'hearts and minds', yes, you are spreading fame for me, but what about the propagandists themselves? Did it also win the favor of the people? ”

Lin Kunshan was stunned for a while, "Your Majesty's thoughts...... It's peculiar. ”

"Really?" Han Ruzi's thoughts actually came from Yang Feng, once he imagined the Qi Seeker as a "gang" with a wide range of forces, he found that many doubts could be easily solved, "Cui Hong is an important minister of the imperial court, and the King of the East China Sea has lived in the palace since he was a child, how did he get in touch with the mad monk Guangding?" Guangding has been hiding in the temple for many years, so he should be reluctant to reveal his true identity to officials. ”

"This ...... Well, that's right, I was in the middle of the contact, and the hopeful person is also a person in the rivers and lakes. ”

"Go to Hebei to meet Guangding, you want to go too, right?"

"Of course."

"And you're going to stand by me and the King of the East Sea."

"Your Majesty if you don't want ......"

"No, no. You can stand by my side, I just thought, when the mad monk sees the three of us from afar, who will be the person who really trusts and admires in his heart? I guess it's you, a powerful visionary. ”

Lin Kunshan laughed, "The teacher has reminded me many times. It would be foolish to say that although Your Majesty is young, he is both wise and brave, but I always look down on His Majesty. ”

"Hmm...... I don't think you're telling the whole truth. ”

Lin Kunshan put away his smile and looked at Han Ruzi for a while, "Yang Feng, we know his existence, and we also know that he is sparing no effort to hunt down the Qi Seeker, and the teacher admires him very much. Hope to reconcile with him. Yang Feng attaches great importance to His Majesty, and even voluntarily goes out of the palace to assist His Majesty, and the teacher said that those who want to be angry have to compete with Yang Feng for His Majesty. ”

"Yang Feng didn't leave the palace voluntarily, and he's not with me right now."

"People like Yang Feng, no matter how big the circle is, can always return to the same place in the end."

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "Now I kind of believe in you." ”

"What else does Your Majesty want to know?"

"The lookout has been operating in secret for decades. From the court to the rivers and lakes, there should be a lot of gains, right? ”

"I can't answer that question. I was only in charge of the area around the capital, and I had contact with all the people in the rivers and lakes, and I had very little contact with officials in the DPRK and China. ”

"But even the forces in the rivers and lakes, you haven't taken out all of them. I don't believe the King of the East Sea, I don't believe anything he says, I need your assurance. A guarantee that can be taken out now. ”

Lin Kunshan scratched his head and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty really wants to squeeze me dry." ”

"People who have nothing are inevitably greedy, forgive me."

"Well, now that I'm here, I'll make my own decisions." Lin Kunshan showed a firm look of determination. "In this village, there are twenty martial arts masters, all of whom I found, and I will call them later to serve as guards for Your Majesty."

"Not necessarily."

"What does Your Majesty want, no matter how much I guarantee that I really don't have it, unless the teacher shows up immediately."

"There's one thing you can do."

"Your Majesty, just speak."

"I'll set off early tomorrow morning, and after meeting with the mad monk Guangding—I'm going to send the King of the East Sea to Jingbei."

Lin Kunshan was taken aback, "Jingbei is not safe......"

"This is what I need you to do, just listen to you, please let them do everything they can to save the life of the King of the East China Sea, I don't want to let Taifu Cui lose hope at this time."

Lin Kunshan thought for a while, and reluctantly said, "Okay, just follow Your Majesty's wishes and try to keep the East China Sea King away from the battlefield." ”

"Then you have to go to see Cui Hong and convince him that the King of the East China Sea is alive and well."

"It's easy. I understand, Your Majesty wants to regain the throne safely, and if you don't see the King of the East China Sea, the Cui family will not dare to do anything to Your Majesty. ”

"I hope so."

"But this can't get rid of the Cui family."

"My ambition is not so big, as long as I am guaranteed to live, not ten years of emperors, just one year, I will no longer be afraid of the Cui family and the king of the East China Sea."

There was a knock on the door outside, and Lin Kunshan smiled and retired, "Everything is as Your Majesty wishes, I only hope that Your Majesty will remember everything that the Qi Seeker has done in the future." ”

"The Qi Seeker is flourishing, I can't rely on it yet, how can I forget?"

Lin Kunshan exited the room.

Han Ruzi was deeply tired, and he didn't know who to trust or what to believe.

The knocker came in, and Jin Chunzhong, who had gone to the capital to contact the cook, finally returned, with a face of dust and sweat, obviously after a long rush.

Han Ruzi was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately lowered his expectations, because Jin Chunzhong looked a little confused.

"See someone?" Although there were no outsiders in the house, Han Ruzi didn't want to casually mention people related to Yang Feng.

Jin Chunzhong nodded, "See." ”

"And then? What did he say? ”

Jin Chunzhong was confused because of this, "He glanced at me, didn't say anything, and went back to stir-fry." ”

It was Han Ruzi's turn to be stunned, "He didn't ask who you were?" ”

"No, I didn't say a word, I caught up and said two more words, and he didn't even look at me."

"What you saw was really 'don't die'?"

"When I asked three people and said that he 'didn't want to die,' he didn't deny it."

That's it, Han Ruzi was disappointed, it seems that he has to go in person, and he is willing to pass the message on his behalf if he doesn't want to die, he is indeed very cautious, but it is a big deal.

Han Ruzi didn't want to show obvious emotions in front of Jin Chunzhong, and was about to thank him, feeling that something was wrong, "Do you still have something to say?" ”

Jin Chunzhong's face still had a confused look, "Huh? I'm in town...... Hear about something. ”

"What did you hear?"

"The Xiongnu and the Great Chu went to war, and the Chu army was defeated."

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