Chapter 67: The Scholar Who Blocked the Way
Chu Gong is naturally a hundred willing. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the wealthy families of various families could not find a reason to oppose it. Anyway, you don't have to lead the troops to fight the bandits, and it is a matter of skin to give some people, money and food. The only thing that was unpleasant was that the family Haoqiang, who was close to the Fuyang Realm, felt a strong uneasiness. Although Zhang Tianshi said it easily, it was a full 100,000 thieves, 10,000 young and strong, plus 1,000 county soldiers and 3,000 private soldiers, no matter how you look at it, there is not much chance of winning. For this occasion, the only way to temporarily transport the money and grain accumulated by the clansmen and generations to the storage in Wancheng is the complete strategy. Those heavens and earths and houses that cannot be moved can only be resigned to fate.
Some rejoiced, some sorrowed. Most people think that the best solution has been found for a major crisis, but in the eyes of some, it is just the beginning of a much larger crisis.
10,000 young people? Is that really that simple? Armed with 10,000 swords, guns and arrows, the "young and strong" took away 1,000 combat-effective county soldiers and 3,000 powerful private soldiers, and replenished a large amount of money, food and materials. It can be called a god-level layout!
Judging from the entire banquet process, Zhang Mancheng's confusion at the beginning was not a disguise. The change began with the appearance of the black-robed scholar. In the shortest time, the fastest means, to obtain the maximum benefits. Plans have changed, more drastic than before.
The son of the breaker has fallen, and a storm that is about to sweep the entire Han Dynasty will unfold around Wancheng.
Taiping Road, the incident is imminent!
The banquet that could have led to the Hongmen Banquet was finally dispersed, and the killing machine was temporarily hidden. On the pretext of raising grain and grass and gathering private soldiers, He and his entourage quickly left the county guard mansion and left Wancheng.
Looking back, the entire Wancheng was controlled by an invisible black hand, and it was busy running, recruiting troops, collecting food, and collecting weapons and armor.
This is a huge whirlpool, not that He Xian dare not interfere, but that he can't.
Taiping Dao took advantage of the crisis of the epidemic to gain the trust of Chu Gong, and because of the crisis of the bandits, he obtained military power, money, food and materials. In the middle, even if He Xian took the initiative to ask for help and snatch the military power, he could weaken part of the power of the Taiping Dao, but in that case, the He family would definitely become the target of the Taiping Dao. Fight against the anger of Taiping Dao with his own strength, He Xian can't. Since you can't, you can only let it go. The flood is monstrous, and it is better to block than to sparse. What He Xian can do is to keep a low profile and keep a low profile, accumulate strength, and do a good job of dredging when the flood is flooding, so as to minimize the damage caused by the flood.
He Zhen and Ah Fu were in a carriage, He Xian was alone in front of a carriage, and Wen Ping led more than 20 guards to surround the convoy, cheering up the spirit. After getting out of Wancheng's sight, Wen Ping urged the team to speed up. The earlier you enter the scope of Hejiazhuang, you will have more guarantees.
Not long after leaving Wancheng, an unexpected guest appeared at the front of the convoy riding an old horse and a basket of bamboo slips.
Hearing Wen Ping's reply, He Xian was a little surprised, but he still got out of the car himself and led him into the carriage. The convoy continued to drive quickly in the direction of Hejiazhuang, northwest of Wancheng.
He Xian looked at the guest opposite with a smile, unable to understand the purpose of the other party's visit. But it is certain that the other party has no malicious intent, let alone a believer in Taipingdao. Because he is the young man of the Li family of Fuyang, Li Yan, and Li Zhengfang, who revealed the news that the Four Great Bandit Alliance was preparing to raid Wancheng to He Xian not long ago.
"Childe seems surprised by my arrival?" After a short silence, Li Yan, who was sitting precariously, still spoke first.
"Definitely! At this moment, Xian thinks that Li Gongzi is already on the way to recover Yang is more reasonable. He Xian was not polite, and pointed out his own questions.
"Fuyang has his brother Li Neng to cooperate with his father to preside, Yan, but he is a superfluous person."
"Oh? Is that the blue-robed scribe in the county guard's mansion? He Xian asked with some curiosity.
"Exactly! The elder brother Li Neng, who has outstanding talent and morality, is the eldest son of the lineage, and is deeply loved by his father and appreciated by the county guard. ”
Li Yan's words were square and respectful, but he still couldn't hide the unpleasant sense of loneliness.
"What does this have to do with your presence here?"
"It's a big deal! Because the county guard is not thin on his brother, the brother will definitely deal with this bandit crisis according to the will of the county guard; And because my father loves my brother, he will focus on his brother's opinion. In other words, this time the Fuyang Li clan will stand in the same boat as the county guard, and that's why I'm here. ”
"Is there any problem with fighting thieves with the county guard?"
"The county guard will be defeated!" Li Yan replied categorically.
Hearing this, He Xian found that this Li Yan was not simple, and his thinking logic was very thorough, which was the most lacking among the talents He Xian had now. What's more, he was able to come to the conclusion that "Chu Gong will be defeated", which made He Xian very curious.
"Oh? You don't even know how the county guard is going to fight the bandits, how can you tell if they will be defeated? He Xian continued to ask.
"The bandits are just a scabies, and the intimate relationship with the Taiping Dao people is the main reason for the defeat of the county guard."
"Taiping Daoist?" Hearing this word, He Xian's interest in this Li Yan became even stronger.
"Take my Fuyang County as an example, the Taiping Daoist people spread for nearly ten years, in previous years, there were still few believers, but the Taiping Dao entry threshold is very low, as long as you donate a small amount of money and food, you can become the Taoist, practice the so-called health and health, get rid of illness and live a long life. However, in the past few years, as the plague has raged and natural disasters have continued, more and more believers have become believers from the low-level people to wealthy families, believing in the Taiping Tao. ”
"Although there is a certain deception in the Tao method of strengthening the body and dispelling illness and longevity, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it?" He Xian deliberately tested the school road.
"At first, Yan thought the same. When believers learn that those aqueducts are ineffective, they will naturally lose trust. But hearing that there was a "Taiping Dao person killing incident" in Yingchuan County last year, Yan suddenly realized a very serious problem. ”
"What's the problem?"
Li Yan didn't answer directly, but took out a roll of bamboo slips from the rucksack at his feet and respectfully handed it to He Xian.
"Fuyang, about 5,000 believers......"
"Wancheng, about 13,000 believers......"
"Xinye, about 7,000 believers......"
"Bowang, the believer is about ......"
……
"It's ...... How many believers does Taiping Dao have in Nanyang County? He Xian exclaimed.
What Li Yan handed to He Xian turned out to be the statistics of the number of believers in Taiping Dao in Nanyang County! This is something He Xian never expected. In this era, there are people, like He Xian, who are paying close attention to the development of Taiping Dao!