Qiu Xinggong brought tens of thousands of people to join him when he took refuge, but the people he brought were not part of Qiu Xinggong's people not long ago.

Tens of thousands of slaves and thieves in Pingliang surrounded Fufeng County and Zhiyong County, and they could not attack the city for several months, and the thief army ran out of food.

Qiu Shili had a friendship with the slave thieves in Pingliang, so he sent Qiu Xinggong to lead 500 people to carry grain, lead cattle, and take wine to the slaves' military camp, and the leader of the slaves gave a deep salute, Qiu Xinggong waved his knife to kill the slave marshal, and said to the thieves: "You are all good people, why do you serve slaves as masters and let the Son of Heaven say that you are slaves?" ”

All the slaves and thieves bowed down to the earth and said, "We are willing to do more with you!" So Qiu Xinggong led these people and Qiu Shili to meet Li Yin in Weibei, Li Yin appointed Qiu Xinggong as the Guanglu doctor, and then sent tens of thousands of slaves and thieves to the Wucunjing, accepted more than 8,000 people, and the rest were all disarmed and returned to the field.

Because Li Yuanjun has a large granary Yongfeng warehouse, there is no shortage of food at all, so all armies do not refuse to come to the rebels who surrender, but Li Yin always insists that there are not many soldiers, so when recruiting soldiers, they must go through strict checks.

"Is there a virtuous person in Jingyang?" Li Yin asked Song Zhengben at this time, since the attack on Weibei, every time he went, he had to ask Song Zhengben such a question, although Song Zhengben was not from Guanzhong, but with the help of intelligence officers led by Fu Ying, he could know the talent situation in each place under some attention.

Every time Li Yin knows that there are idle talents in a certain place, he will definitely visit him in person, those people can take refuge in him, Li Yin is welcome, unwilling to work for him, Li Yin does not say anything to recommend to Li Yuan for them, the image of Corporal Lixian Lingwu Gong has now penetrated into the hearts of the people in the Weibei area.

However, Li Yin has accepted many people these days, but most of them are people who have empty talk and no real skills.

Song Zhengben replied at this time: "In the western suburbs of Jingyang City and north of Jingshui, there is now a person surnamed Fang Qiao Xuanling, who was once a jinshi at the age of eighteen, can write poetry and literature, and is quite talented. ”

After Li Yin heard the words "Fang Qiao Fang Xuanling", his originally calm heart suddenly fluctuated, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Fang Xuanling's talent is beyond doubt, he is as famous as Du Rumei, and his outstanding contribution to "Fang Mou Du Xuan" has laid a good foundation for the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

On this day, Li Yin, Li Yin, Su Dingfang, and Song Zheng themselves were dressed in civilian clothes, riding horses to Fang Xuanling's residence, Fang Xuanling lived at the foot of the mountain on the bank of Jingshui, looking at several people on the side of the mountain from afar, hoeing and plowing in the field, and singing loudly The lyrics in the "Book of Songs, Xiaoya, Caiwei": "Cai Wei Cai Wei, Wei also just stopped." Said to return, the year is also the end of the ......"

"Cai Wei" is an agricultural poem and anti-war poem, in which the last one is "I have been in the past, and the willows are still there." Now I think about it, the rain and snow are falling. "More timeless sentences.

Song Zhengben praised: "The old people are cloudy, there are sages in the township, and the people will be wise, although I have not seen Mr. Fang and his people, but just look at the style here, you can know that it is extraordinary!" ”

Li Yinlema asked the farmer, "Where does Mr. Xuanling live?" ”

The farmer said: "Two miles straight ahead is a pine and bamboo forest, and the gentleman lives in a bamboo house where the forest lives. ”

Li Yin thanked the farmer, rode forward, and entered a few bamboo houses in a forest where pine and bamboo meet, and the surroundings were very quiet, only listening to the birds, not listening to the voices of people.

Li Yin got off his horse and knocked on the door, and an old servant came out to ask, Li Yin said: Li Yin, the son of Tang Guogong and Lingwu Gong, the Taiwei of the Great Sui, came to visit. ”

The old servant's hearing didn't seem to be very good, and Li Yin said it a few times before he could barely understand, and replied: "My husband went out to collect medicine, I'm afraid he won't come back so soon." ”

Li Yin was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and thought to himself if he wanted to see this Fang Xuanling, would he have to come to the thatched house three times?

Su Dingfang said: "The general might as well go back first, and leave a letter to summon this person to Jingyang City." Song Zhengben and others also agreed with this law.

Li Yin was reluctant to return in such a hurry.

Fang Xuanling in history took the initiative to take refuge after Li Shimin entered the customs, Li Yin was afraid that if he was a little negligent, he would run to Li Shimin according to the inertia of history, and he would regret it at that time.

Li Yin looked around and saw a simple thatched pavilion by the stream not far away, so he said: "This place is very quiet, it is difficult to come out of it, and it is not too late to rest and walk." As he spoke, he led the yellow horse to the thatched pavilion.

It's sunset.

Halfway up the hill behind the bamboo house, two people are sitting on a boulder playing chess, the chessboard is temporarily carved out of the boulder, one person uses the stone he picked up casually as a white chess piece, and the other person uses a fine wood as a black piece. The chessboard and chess pieces were rudimentary, but both of them played attentively and played quite fiercely.

The person who plays chess with fine wood is a personable scribe, and when he plays chess, he shakes the paper fan in his hand from time to time, and the calligraphy and paintings in the paper fan are all from famous artists.

The man who used the stone as a chess piece wore a scarf on his head, had an extraordinary bearing, and had a medicine basket beside him.

By this time, it was nearing the end, and the personable scribe raised the chess piece, his brow furrowed, and he had not been able to fall for a long time, obviously having lost the wind.

In the end, the scribe Wei Ran sighed, "It's still Brother Xuanling's chess master, like Mei Gan's downfall." ”

The one who played against the scribe was Fang Xuanling, who Li Yin came to visit on this trip, and the scribe himself called himself Rumei, so he was naturally Fang Xuanling's friend Du Rumei.

Fang Xuanling was originally from Zhangqiu, Qi County, and Du Rumei was from Duling, Jingzhao County, and the two did not know each other, but in the eleventh year of the Great Cause, Fang Xuanling, who was the county lieutenant in Xihe City, Xihe County, suddenly hung up his seal and moved his family into Guanzhong, thus getting acquainted with Du Rumei in Duling.

Although the chess game had been played, Fang Xuanling was still staring at the chessboard in a daze.

Du Rumei said with a smile: "The distinguished guest came to visit, but the host stayed elsewhere and did not return, this does not seem to be in line with Brother Xuanling's style!" ”

Fang Xuanling carried the back basket of the medicine collection, "In this troubled era, the monarch chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the monarch, if he Lingwu Gong wants to achieve great things, if he doesn't even have this bit of patience, he is not worthy of my help!" ”

Fang Xuanling began to go down the mountain with a cane as he spoke, and Du Rumei hurriedly said: "If after going down the mountain, Lingwu Gong Li Yin is still waiting for Brother Xuanling, could it be that Brother Xuanling has decided to follow him?" ”

Fang Xuanling's expression was complicated and he didn't answer immediately. Du Rumei continued: "I have already seen Li Shimin, the Duke of Dunhuang, who is eloquent and strategic, can be called the master of the Ming, and is also the concubine of the Duke of Tang Guo, who is definitely more worthy of refuge than the Duke of Lingwu." ”

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said: "If it is not the eldest son, the difference between the son-in-law and the concubine is not too big, you must have also seen the Longxi Gong Li Jiancheng, how is his person?" ”