In the cell of Wagangzhai, a middle-aged man reads leisurely by the faint candlelight, seemingly unconcerned about his situation. The man was handsome and neatly dressed, and on the table in front of him, there was a pot of hot tea, and a servant knelt quietly and waited.

The man read the book for about an hour, then finished reading it, then closed it and put it down, rubbing his eyes to rest.

"Mr. Li, since Gong Zhai doesn't welcome you, why do you want to stay in Wagangzhai?" The little guy said: "He has been keeping you here for more than half a month, ignoring you, obviously not planning to reuse you." ”

"I can't bear this humiliation, how can I do big things?" Li Mi said calmly: "Although there are many righteous armies in the world, only Zhai Gong can really succeed." ”

"Senior Brother Wang hasn't been here for a few days." The little guy said with some worry: "Mr. asked him to give advice, and I don't know if Gong Zhai can listen to it." ”

As soon as the little guy's words fell, Wang Bodang took two soldiers into the cell, happened to hear his words, and smiled from afar: "Gong Zhai understands the righteousness, so he naturally listens to persuasion." ”

The cell door opened, Wang Bodang walked in, and said to Li Miyi: "These days, Mr. Hard. ”

Li Mi stood up, smiled slightly, and said, "With your care, how can there be any grievances?" ”

Wang Bodang and Li Mi have known each other for a long time, Li Mi followed Yang Xuangan to rebel, and has been on the run since the failure, during which he taught classes, and Wang Bodang is half of his student.

When Li Mi defected to Wagangzhai, someone said to Zhai Rang that when Li Mi followed Yang Xuangan, he became a deserter and persuaded Zhai Rang to kill Li Mi.

"Gong Zhai listened to Mr.'s words, admired Mr. very much, and sent me to invite Mr. to come over to talk about it." Uncle Wang held the disciple salute and said respectfully.

Li Mi nodded, instructed the little guy next to him to clean up, and then accompanied Wang Bodang out of the cell, and when he met the cell leader, Li Mi did not forget to give a salute to thank him for taking care of him these days. This small gesture greatly moved the cell boss who had been living in the shadows, and also made Wang Bodang respect him even more.

The three of them came to Zhai Rang's house, and Zhai Rang had already set up a banquet and waited.

"Mr. Li, my brothers in Wagangzhai are all vulgar people, and they are neglectful to Mr., please forgive me." Zhai Rang put down his body and arched his hand and said: "Let me be confused for a while, let Mr. suffer a lot of grievances, and today I specially set up a banquet to make amends." ”

"Why should Zhai Gong be polite." Li Mi smiled, returned the salute, and said: "The brother in the village is righteous, and it is natural for him to look down on me as a deserter. ”

"With Mr.'s great talent, of course, he is not willing to be killed." Zhai Rang asked Li Mi to sit down, ordered someone to pour good wine, and said with a smile: "Bodang has already explained the reason why Mr. left Yang Xuangan, if it were me, I am afraid that I would make the same choice as Mr." ”

When Yang Xuangan rebelled, Li Mi made three strategies for him, but Yang Xuangan took the lower strategy as the upper policy and took Luoyang directly, but was blocked by Li Xuanba, and the reinforcements of the imperial court arrived, so he had no choice but to withdraw the army.

In the process of retreating, Li Mi suggested that Yang Xuangan retreat directly to Tongguan, but Li Xuangan did not listen, and sent troops to attack Hongnong Palace. As a result, he failed to conquer it for three days, and Yang Xuangan continued to set off towards Tongguan, but the pursuers of the imperial court had already arrived and defeated Li Xuangan's army.

"Why mention the past." Li Mi said disapprerovantly: "Now that I have defected to Zhai Gong, I only hope that Zhai Gong can accept advice and overthrow Yang Guang's tyranny." ”

"That's how it should be." Zhai Rang toasted Li Mi a cup, and said proudly: "Mr. offered advice and said, let me seize Luoyang and Daxing, presumably Mr. already has a clever plan in his heart, there are no outsiders around this time, Mr. would like to say it?" ”

"Gong Zhai is strong now, do you have anything to worry about?" Li Mi drank the wine and said slowly.

"It looks like winter is coming, but the grain and grass in the village are insufficient, if the soldiers can't even eat, where will they have the strength to fight?" Zhai Rang sighed and said worriedly: "This year's disaster, the people themselves can't eat, and there is no surplus food to buy. In the south, Zhang Xutuo blocked him, and he did not hide from Mr. Wagang fought dozens of battles with him, and did not taste a victory. ”

"Zhang Xutuo is a person who can not only use soldiers, but also buy people's hearts, and all the soldiers under him are working hard for him, and it is really not appropriate to fight with him at this time." Li Mi already had a plan in his heart, whetted Zhai Rang's appetite, and said: "But Zhang Xutuo only has more than 10,000 people in his hands, which is not enough to stop the righteous army from going south, why doesn't Zhai Gong bypass him and snatch grain and grass from Xingyang?" ”

"Xingyang?" Zhai Rang pondered for a while, was amazed, and said ashamedly: "How could we not think of such a simple thing?" ”

"Gong Zhai has always wanted to defeat Zhang Xutuo, and all he planned was how to fight Zhang Xutuo head-on, so he naturally ignored other methods." Li Mi said: "Yang Guangyuan is in Jiangdu, and when Xingyang Taishou submits the fold, we have already returned to Wagangzhai, and Zhang Xutuo is helpless at all. ”

"Sir is really talented." Zhai Rang praised it again and said: "Thanks to Bodang's persuasion, otherwise Jean will regret it for life." ”

"Brother Zhai, Mr. Li's words are not finished yet." Wang Bodang said with a smile: "How can the gentleman's strategy only achieve this little benefit. ”

"Is there any other benefit?" Zhai Rang said in disbelief: "Please also ask Mr. to tell me carefully." ”

"Zhang Xutuo is stationed in Dongjun, although he doesn't dare to take the initiative to attack my Wagang, but after all, he is a thorn in Zhai Gong's heart." Li Mi said.

Zhai Rang nodded and said helplessly: "That's true." ”

"Now that the big families in Dongjun have basically moved away, in Yang Guang's heart, Dongjun is dispensable." Li Mi continued to analyze: "At this time, Xingyang is attacked, Yang Guang will inevitably transfer Zhang Xutuo to guard Xingyang, in this case, the entire county of Dongjun will be Zhai Gong's. ”

Zhai Rang admired Li Mi's talent more and more, and toasted three glasses of wine before calming down his mood, bowing down and saying, "Please also ask Mr. to stay in the village and give me advice." ”

"I can't stay in Wagangzhai for the time being." Li Mi helped Zhai Rang up, and seeing Zhai Rang's puzzled look, he explained: "It's not difficult to snatch the grain and grass in Xingyang, and I'm not worried at all with Bodang." ”

"Is there anything else that Mr. Fei has to do?" Zhai Rang didn't want to lose a talent like Li Mi, and said earnestly: "As long as Mr. is willing to stay, let me be willing to meet all Mr. requirements." ”

"Gong Zhai is too worried." Li Mi smiled: "I don't plan to leave Wagang, but to strengthen Wagang." ”

It turned out that during Li Mi's escape, he made many heroes, but these heroes formed a faction, like a plate of scattered sand, Li Mi wanted to gather these forces in Wagang Village to conspire with great things.

"Sir, you're going to lobby the other rebels yourself?" Zhai Rang said worriedly: "Now that the war is in chaos, how can I rest assured?" ”

"Brother Zhai, don't worry." Wang Bodang interjected: "The imperial court caught Mr. twice, but didn't Mr. sit here properly?" Mr. is not only strategic, but also very good at martial arts, Brother Zhai doesn't have to worry. ”

When Zhai Rang heard this, he looked at Li Mi again, and when he saw Li Mi nodding confidently, he no longer dissuaded, and the banquet of atonement instantly turned into a farewell banquet.