Chapter Eighty-Five: Unity

"Hahahaha, Brother Shi, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon, you have been famous recently, and even Li Chuang's 20,000 people have been defeated, everyone says that you are a fairy and can scatter beans into soldiers, how about it, show your hand to my brother."

Standing outside Yanmen Pass, Feng Laohu pulled Shi Lei with an unusually affectionate smile and said, no wonder, with the victory last time, Chongzhen also gave him a two-level promotion very simply, and now, the entire Yanmen Pass 5,000 soldiers are under his jurisdiction, which can be said to cover the sky with one hand, so how can he not thank Shi Lei?

"See the smile, see the smile, what kind of ability does the little brother have, Brother Feng will not know, this time to be able to defeat Li Chuang's army, it is all thanks to the unity of the people of Yulin, plus the brother's life, it is also considered that Li Chuang's army is too unsuccessful, otherwise, maybe now our brother will be separated by yin and yang." For the enthusiastic Feng Laohu, Shi Lei is also very enthusiastic, after all, they can be regarded as having a fateful friendship with each other, and they are much closer than others.

After the politeness was completed, after returning to Feng's house, the smile on Feng Laohu's face slowly retracted, and at the same time said with a hint of caution, "Brother Shi, don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, you let the money jar send a message, saying that there is a deal to cooperate with me, I don't know what the deal is, but since you can let your brother come in person, I'm afraid it's not a trivial matter, let's talk about it, what is it." ”

In response to Feng Laohu's question, Shi Lei said with a chuckle on his face, "Grain, piles of grain, as long as this deal is done, it is enough for us to lie down and eat for ten or eight years, how about it, is Brother Feng interested?" ”

Hearing these two words popping out of Shi Lei's mouth, Feng Laohu's eyelids couldn't help jumping, to say that although this Yanmen Pass is a border pass, but the operation over the years has made him not much more depressed than the mainland, and even compared to now, it is much better than the Guannei, but there is only one thing, that is, lack of food.

The land of Shanxi has been barren since ancient times, and in the past few years, the natural and man-made disasters have been continuous, and the little food produced locally, let alone paying taxes, is not even enough to eat, and Feng Laohu, as the guard of Yulin, can't let his subordinates starve.

Originally, it was possible to buy some grain from the rich land of Shuzhong through Xi'an, but now, after Xi'an was occupied by Li Chuang, let alone buying food, even people couldn't get by.

"I'm interested, I'm so interested, I didn't expect my brother to be really powerful, and now he can still get this kind of rare thing, tell my brother quickly, whose family is it, and how do you need my brother's help."

Shi Lei was not surprised by Feng Laohu's excitement, the reason why he came to Yanmen Pass this time was to seek Feng Laohu's help, how could he not understand the situation in advance, and it was precisely because he knew that Yanmen Pass, like Yulin, was now short of food, so he dared to come to the door boldly, otherwise, even if Feng Laohu had worked with him, he would not dare to act so boldly.

"Okay, as long as Brother Feng is interested, it doesn't take much effort from Brother Feng, just send me a few guides, of course, if Lord Feng can make a move together, it will be the best, but there are some things I have to make clear in advance, the origin of the owner of this batch of grain is not small, but I don't know if Brother Feng dares to offend." Shi Lei nodded.

"Oh, it's not small, hehehe, it's not to boast to my brother, in this Shanxi realm, although I, Feng Laohu, am not a big person, but I am not an inconspicuous little person, there are really few people who I Feng Laohu can't afford to offend, let's talk about it, who is it." Feng Laohu said with some disdain.

Hearing Feng Laohu's words, Shi Lei didn't speak, but just stretched out his hand and made a gesture.

Seeing Shi Lei's gesture, Feng Laohu, who originally looked disdainful, trembled suddenly, and then his eyes were stunned for a long time before he turned his head and said with a stammer, "Eighty-eight family, what, how can it be their thing, I said brother, are you crazy, you are moved by their things, you are really tired of being crooked, listen to my brother's advice, while you haven't done it yet, stop quickly, we will find another way to deal with the food, but those people really can't afford to offend, and they can't go to destroy their future for some food!" ”

Seeing Feng Laohu, who usually had his nostrils facing the sky, was frightened like this by a gesture, Shi Lei knew a little more about the power of the Eight Masters in his heart, but it was precisely in this way that he was more determined to eliminate the Eight Masters, because, for this kind of traitor, only if you let them know how powerful you are, they will be honest and obedient, otherwise, the weaker you are, the more they will think that you are a puddle of shit on the side of the road, and they will not even look at you.

"Self-destructive future, Brother Feng, do you think we still have a future now? Not to mention anything else, if there is no food, our Yulin will be completely finished, I estimate that Yanmen Pass is also a similar situation, besides, we are not even afraid of Li Chuang, who has millions of soldiers, are we still afraid of those traitors and traitors? If they are really that powerful, will they be able to keep Li Chuang from attacking us?

Therefore, if we want to survive now, we must have enough food, and if we have food, we will be able to resist Li Chuang's next attack, as for the revenge of the Eight Families, wait until we can survive Li Chuang's attack, and then let's talk about it, when the time comes, if we really even resist Li Chuang, there are only eight traitors, how can we be afraid! ”

Shi Lei's words made Feng Laohu, who was originally nervous, also relaxed, but after thinking about it for a long time, he asked suspiciously, "However, if this matter is really known, if nothing else, the big people in Taiyuan City are not something that my little Wei Commander can resist." ”

Hearing that Feng Laohu finally relented, Shi Lei couldn't help but say relaxedly, "Don't worry, Brother Feng, I have already arranged this matter, and absolutely no one will be able to find out." ”

Xi'an has now been renamed Xijing by Li Zicheng, Xijing Qinzheng Palace, today is actually a normal full of people, originally there was no chair here, but after Li Zicheng moved in, in order to show his love for your henchmen, let people arrange according to the appearance of the previous big tent.

Sitting on the high dragon chair, Li Zicheng looked around with satisfaction, since the attack on Xi'an City, Li Zicheng felt extremely comfortable in his heart, and also a little confused, thinking of more than ten years ago, he was just a foreign race who couldn't even eat enough, and then in order to make a living, he had to rebel, after several defeats and escapes, and even almost died in it, he finally waited for this day, and now he really has this feeling of power, this kind of good feeling that a call and an order can mobilize all people, Let him gradually indulge in it, unable to extricate himself.

However, fortunately, although he indulged in this feeling, he did not forget the crisis around him, although the Ming Dynasty has been completely rotten to the bones, but it is still the right place in the world, he did not attack Beijing City for a day, then he could not really dominate the world for a day, and this is also the focus of his confidants to discuss today.

"Zuo Fu, a few days ago, didn't this king give an order to all the counties in Xi'an to pay taxes, I don't know how it is now." On the second day of conquering Xi'an, Li Zicheng established himself as king with the support of his ministers, so he was called this king at this time.

Hearing Li Zicheng's question, Niu Jinxing hurriedly got up, and then replied, "Back to the king, since the king gave the order, the people of Xijing have responded positively, and now they have received a tax of 1.36 million taels and more than 500,000 stone of grain, and then if nothing else, these figures can be doubled." ”

As soon as Niu Jinxing's words were finished, the originally quiet hall suddenly became lively, for most of the generals of the breaking army, they didn't expect that after conquering Xi'an, there would be such a big harvest, only one order was issued, and those people actually handed over the grain honestly, you know, even if they were strong before, there would be no people to send them a grain of grain, such a huge contrast, how could they not be surprised!

Among the ministers, only Niu Jinxing, Li Yan and Song Xiance and a few others can really know this, and this is also the dream they have been pursuing, and they also know that from now on, their identity has completely changed, from the past that everyone shouted and beat the rogue, to a foundation and a rapidly rising force, and if they wait until the city of Beijing is breached, then they will replace the Ming Dynasty and become another new dynasty in China.

"Okay, Zuo Fu has worked hard, when the matter is over, this king will definitely be rewarded, Liu Zongmin, I don't know if the recent sweep of the surrounding counties has been smooth, do you dare to resist my army and continue to be foolish and loyal to the Ming Dynasty." Li Zicheng was still very satisfied with Niu Jinxing's work efficiency, so after praising him a few words, he shifted the topic to Liu Zongmin, who was ordered to lead the troops to sweep the counties around Xi'an.

Hearing Li Zicheng call his name, Liu Zongmin, who was sitting at the front, also stood up, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, King Chuang, everything is going well in the army recently, those counties are simply looking at the wind and descending, and some of us haven't arrived at all, so we sent the official seal and the letter of surrender by ourselves, and many brothers also complained to me, saying that since it is so smooth, we can simply go directly to Beijing, capture Beijing City as soon as possible, kill the faint king, and let King Chuang be the emperor as soon as possible, and we are all better off a good life." ”

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