People are always changing, and perhaps when they look back on the past, they realize that they have long been far from the goal.

When Xiao Buyi arrived in this era, he was first afraid, then sought self-preservation, and then development. These are all normal people's reactions, if you are born as a boat girl, every time you make a living by fishing and carrying passengers, although you have self-esteem, you will not be self-reliant enough to have the idea of dominating the world anyway.

Even if Zhai Rang has been in trouble for many years, he is also a little rich and expensive, he does not want to forge ahead, and he has never thought of being an emperor, otherwise when he listens to Li Mi's advice, he will not be sincerely afraid and shocked. Although Li Mi was already aiming for the world, he first started as a guard, and then approached Yang Su in order to become rich and noble, and took refuge in Yang Xuangan to seek fame, and only when he realized that the road was not passing, he hoped that he would succeed.

Maybe these people will laugh when they look back on the past, and Xiao Buyi is the same.

When he first arrived in this era, Xiao Buyi's ambition was not much greater than that of Zhai Rang, he just started from the things he was familiar with, selling horses to earn a living, because he really didn't know what else he could do besides selling horses and robbing. Meeting the bearded guest was a turning point in his life, but now even the bearded guest could not have expected his achievements today. Xiao Buyi got the Yi Jin Jing of the bearded guest, his life is fundamentally different, his martial arts are strong, coupled with the urgency of the situation, the future suddenly appeared in the troubled times, he from the cloth to the right Xiaowei general, no matter the vision or knowledge is far from being able to compare with the beginning, only to see whether it is Wei Chi Gong, Qin Shubao or Li Jing, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, although they are all talented, but they are not as good as him, but I can't help but feel panicked and excited in my heart.

Princes and generals, rather have a kind! He was excited only because he felt that since these people could leave a name in history, he could do better, although the four words of Taiping Dao's cloth clothes were inexplicable, but it always made him feel that Taiping Dao would not be untargeted, he now has some foundation, and his confidence is far more than when he sold horses, but what he was afraid of was that he knew history, and in his memory, he did not remember the character of Xiao Buyi. This made him have a very strange feeling every time he thought about it, he felt that with his current momentum, there would be more or less records in the future, but he had no trace at all, what kind of shocking changes had happened in it, it was something he couldn't figure out now.

But no matter how it develops, Xiao Buyi now only believes that the best way to control his fate is to strengthen himself, so that he can attack and retreat with ease. He had already begun to carry out his plans in an orderly manner, and he knew that with Ah Rust's knowledge, it would be useless to say more, and who could think too far ahead? Even if it is Li Yuan, all he thinks about now is to seek a way out in the troubled times, not to mention Li Shimin, he has a good relationship with his two brothers, how could he think of killing his eldest brother and younger brother with his own hands in the future?

Xiao Buyi was a little funny when he thought of this, people who don't know the heavenly machine don't know the things of Ming Yue, but even if he knows the heavenly machine, he also doesn't know the things of Ming Yue!

"Boss Xiao, I think you are very different from before," Ah Rust sipped the rice wine, "You used to be a very cheerful person, since you fell seriously ill, you have changed a little, but you can only be better for your brothers." I know that I have poor knowledge and I don't see many things far, but since you have made up your mind, the brothers have decided to follow you, Lu Mingyue is his misfortune to meet you, and it is our luck that we met you. ”

Ah Rust said naturally, Xiao Buyi's heart was warm, only with the original brothers, he really lost his calculations and felt at ease.

"Let's not be too arrogant, Lu Mingyue may not be easy to deal with, maybe he is still ready to take our sacrifice flag."

"Boss Xiao, as long as you want to do something, you will definitely be able to do it." "I mean, you seem lazier than anyone else, but the brothers know that you are more serious and careful than anyone else. ”

"Don't be in a hurry to praise me now, it's important to find a countermeasure." Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "I saw Yang Yichen, it's not bad, now he is begging for bandits in Xiapi and Pengcheng counties, and Lu Mingyue can't please him." ”

"I think Lu Mingyue is also commonplace." Ah Rust couldn't help but say: "I listened to the god of the village owner at the beginning, but I didn't expect to be defeated by Zhang Xutuo first, and now I can't take Yang Yichen, and now it looks like I am going to be defeated by Xiao Boss again, what a supreme king, it's just nonsense." ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head, "Ah Rust, you can't say that, the reason why these people are not defeated by the officers and soldiers is only because of poor armor and insufficient food and horses. But Lu Mingyue went from Qi County to Huaibei, just by giving an order, he was able to gather tens of thousands of horses, and at the beginning, he used hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to compete with General Zhang, which was not a fluke. We are not necessarily better than others, but if we are still proud of the enemy, we will be defeated without a fight. ”

Ah Ru smiled: "What Boss Xiao said is very true, but although you are careful, you seem to have calculated that Lu Mingyue will be defeated, otherwise why would you intercept his back road?" ”

"I met Yang Yichen in Pengcheng, this person is scheming, and he is by no means an idle person. Lu Mingyue fought against him, Yang Yichen's soldiers were full of food, but they were deep ditches and high bases, and they couldn't get out, Lu Mingyue was impetuous, and there were many people, how could it last only by looting? As long as he is unable to succeed him, Lu Mingyue will be defeated, and when Yang Yichen is exhausted, Lu Mingyue will definitely not be able to compete. But if he is defeated, but he will flee for his life like in Qi County, and we will treat the symptoms but not the root cause, so I asked Wei Chigong to stay in Pengcheng under my banner, but I was ready to surprise his surname and take his life. ”

"What's the surprise?" Rust is interested.

Xiao Buyi frowned and said, "I've been thinking about it too, but I haven't decided yet." But according to my information, the nameless island in Hongze Lake is where Lu Mingyue's lair is located, if he retreats all the way south, as long as he wanders in Hongze Lake, the government will have nothing to do with him. Ah Rust, you have just seen it, Hongze Lake is densely reeded, and it is not convenient to walk in a small boat, let alone a big boat. When the time comes, he has a geographical advantage, but it will be difficult to deal with. ”

"It's better to burn the reeds on the lake with a fire." Rust suggested.

Xiao Buyi shook his head, "I don't know if Yang Yichen can do this, but I can't." You also said just now that the chicken head water chestnut is half a year's grain. Both of these are from Hongze Lake, if you set a fire, what will the people here eat for half a year? ”

Ah Rust sighed: "Boss Xiao, you are just too kind and think a lot, but if it weren't for that, so many people wouldn't obey you." The ancients said that the benevolent are invincible, Boss Xiao, you are the benevolent, and after all, there will be an invincible world. ”

Ah Rust said sincerely, according to his own understanding, Xiao Buyi's face suddenly became a little strange, Ah Rust was puzzled, so he was about to ask, Xiao Buyi put chopsticks on his lips and made a silent gesture.

Ah Rust knew him very well, and knew that he had found something abnormal, so he diverted the topic and said: "At first, I thought this chicken head was a real chicken head, but I didn't expect it to grow in the lake. ”

Without waiting for Xiao Buyi to answer, a person walked in outside the wine shop, kicking and stomping, but he was a person dressed as a farmer. Seeing that he was not young, he smiled and said: "The chicken head produced in the lake also has the taste of chicken head, it really lives up to its name, I want to see it, man, get some chicken head." ”

The old face of the villager is full of wrinkles, looking sad, but the waist is straight, the eyes are blazing, Xiao Buyi saw the farmer's eyes have a sharp feeling, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened, the villager is old, the trousers are high, he wears a pair of straw shoes and mud, he is a villager from head to toe, but Xiao Buyi just doesn't think he is a farmer, this person is definitely a master, he has been standing outside the wine shop for a long time, if Xiao Buyi doesn't have a sudden feeling, he can't find him there.

But during the intermission of talking, when Xiao Buyi woke up from his thoughts, he immediately found that the villager was listening to himself? When Xiao Buyi thought of this, he was vigilant in his heart and remained silent on the surface.

The guy came up and brought a bowl of chicken heads, the villagers frowned and looked at it, and then looked at Xiao Buyi's table, "Man, what's the matter, my chicken head is made of the same as vegetable dumplings, and his chicken head really looks like a chicken head." They're all guests, can you bully me into being a countryman? ”

The old peasant's voice was only hoarse, and he scolded in a low voice, but he was not angry and arrogant.

The man said in his heart, the countryman is not as domineering as you are, and said with a smile: "The guest officer said that he laughed, this chicken head was originally grown in the lake, but the shape is slightly like the head of a live chicken, and the fruit is steamed like this." The guest officer's chicken head was brought by himself, and it must have been made by the Lin family's boat lady herself. She is ingenious, I heard that she came from Jiangnan to live here, and she always thinks of something new. She mashed the fruit of the chicken head in the lake, added some meat foam and glutinous rice, and pinched it out like a real chicken head, which was not sold in the shop. Besides, if you look at such trouble, the cockscombs are all lifelike, and no one has the skillful hands to make them. ”

The villager sniffed, salivated, and muttered, "I love to gnaw on chicken heads, but I didn't expect it to be such a thing, but it is disappointing." ”

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "There are more chicken heads here, if the old man likes it, you can come and try it." ”

The villager was not polite, he walked over and sat down, picked up a chicken head, took a bite, closed his eyes and tasted it for a long time, sighed, and suddenly sighed: "I haven't tasted this boneless chicken head for many years, young man, where did you buy it?" ”

His face was wrinkled, and his hands were rough and bark-like, and he sighed quietly, full of vicissitudes.

"I didn't buy it, it was given by the sister-in-law of the Lin family." Xiao Buyi replied.

"Sister-in-law of the Lin family?" The villager frowned and said, "Is the surname Lin, a woman?" ”

Ah Rust said in his heart that what you said was nonsense, is the sister-in-law of the Lin family an uncle? This peasant is very arrogant, out of nowhere, Boss Xiao is also good-tempered, if it was only himself, he would have kicked it out a long time ago.

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "Yes, does the old man know?" ”

The villager smiled and said: "I have been to Jiangnan once, and I have eaten this boneless chicken head once, and I have never forgotten it, but I didn't expect to taste it again by Hongze Lake." ”

When he said this, he didn't say more, took the flask on the table casually, and drank it in one gulp. Seeing that he had no rules, Ah Rust drank the wine called by the two of them, and wanted to stand up and reprimand, but was held down by Xiao Buyi and shook his head slowly.

Ah Rust held back his anger and didn't say more, but the villagers were drinking and eating chicken heads like a whirlwind, and after a while, they actually ate the remaining chicken heads on the table, patted their bellies, and sighed, "Young man, thank you." When the old man really hasn't eaten so happily for a long time, I always have to thank you. ”

"Meeting is fate, I feel good when I see the old man eating happily, and I don't need to thank you for it."

"Thank you, you must thank you." The peasant reached into his arms, took out a crumpled piece of paper, and threw it on the table.

Rust froze, "What is this?" ”

The villager slowly stood up, glanced at Ah Rust, and said lightly: "Of course you can't use it, but I think this little brother can probably use it." ”

After he finished speaking, he got up and walked out of the wine shop, Xiao Buyi looked at the piece of paper on the table, and said loudly: "Thank you, uncle, dare to ask the old man's surname." ”

A sigh came from outside the door, "Just call me uncle." ”

Xiao Buyi looked at the piece of paper on the desktop, his brows furrowed slightly, obviously thinking about the old farmer's intentions.

"Inexplicable." Seeing that the old farmer was finally gone, Ah Rust reached out and picked up the piece of paper, opened it and looked at it, and said puzzledly: "Boss Xiao, this person is a liar, cheating on food and drink, but leaving this kind of waste paper, you see the ghost drawing on it." ”

The paper is not a person or a scene, and the dense horizontal lines are folded vertically, so that people look at the past at a glance and don't know what to draw.

Xiao Buyi's eyes lit up, he stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it for a moment, and lowered his voice and said, "This is a detailed topographic map of Hongze Lake. ”

"How does he know that we need this topographic map, how does he draw it, and who is he?" ”

Xiao Buyi's expression moved slightly, he had already put the paper in his arms, and said in a low voice: "Someone is coming, be careful, follow my words." ”

Ah Rust didn't know what Xiao Buyi meant, but he heard the noise outside the wine shop, and after a while, several men with five big and three thick men opened the door curtain and walked in, shouting loudly: "Man, come ten catties of wine, two fat chickens, and then deal with a few side dishes, be fast." ”

When the guy saw a few people, they were all eyebrows, so they were not vicious, and they cried out in their hearts, "Masters, wait a moment." ”

A few men occupied a table, but they squinted at Xiao Buyi and the two, one man had a big black mole on his left cheek, reached out and slapped the single knife on the table, turned his head, and the rest saw that the two were not wearing locals, so they couldn't help but take a few more looks.

After the fat chicken wine came up, several men no longer paid attention to Xiao Buyi and the others, and stretched out their hands to tear the chicken and drink, and one of the men had a blue face and said vaguely: "Brother Liu, do you say that the Supreme King can take us in?" ”

Brother Liu was the man with a black mole, and he reached out and patted his chest, "We are all good hands, the Supreme King Uprising urgently needs talents like me, how can you not take them in?" Besides, I have always been friends with the Black Tiger under the Supreme King, so you can rest assured. ”

"If we follow the Supreme King and have a good time, we will not forget Brother Liu's introduction." Several men picked up the sea bowl one after another, "Come, let's salute Brother Liu for a bowl." ”

Brother Liu picked up the sea bowl and drank it with a bang, quite boldly, and squinted at Xiao Buyi's eyes again.

The supreme king is a thief, but a few men talk about it unscrupulously, first, this is a fishing village, and the government is rarely managed, and secondly, a few people are rebelling, and they plan to do it vigorously, but they are afraid that others will not know.

Xiao Buyi said, "Man, settle the bill." ”

He reached out and took out the purse from his bosom, and accidentally landed on the table, and with a 'dang' sound, several silver beans rolled onto the table, emitting a seductive light.

When several big men saw it, they couldn't take their eyes off for a while, their eyes were full of greed, they were all very bored and wanted to rebel desperately, and when they saw Xiao Buyi's purse bag, it was very heavy, and the copper coins and silver beans in it jingled, which were very valuable, and they couldn't help but be moved.

Xiao Buyi squinted at the looks of several people, and the corners of his mouth showed an inscrutable smile, the guy came to settle the account, Xiao Buyi rewarded him with a few copper coins, and then he and Ah Rust got up and left.

Several men glanced at each other, Brother Liu's throat 'rumbled' twice, and the blue-faced man said in a low voice: "Brother Liu, do you want to make a vote?" ”

Brother Liu nodded, Huo Ran stood up, and rushed out with a few men.

The guy was a little anxious, "Masters, you haven't paid yet." ”

The blue-faced man slapped him, "Lao Tzu doesn't have time to pay for dinner!" ”

The guy covered his face and retreated, full of fear, but Brother Liu had already rushed out of the wine shop, looked around, and found that Xiao Buyi was heading north, followed closely with a few people, and when he reached a secluded place, he sped up his pace and stopped him, and said in a deep voice: "Friend, I want to discuss something with you." ”

Ah Rust was about to step forward to fight, but Xiao Buyi stopped him, frowned, and said, "What are you discussing?" ”

Brother Liu said with a smile: "A few of our brothers want to go north, and our shortcomings are entangled, so I want to borrow some from you." ”

originally thought that Xiao Buyi would refuse, but Brother Liu was ready to rob it, but he didn't expect Xiao Buyi to reach out and take out the purse, grab a handful of silver beans and hand it over, "Within the four seas, all brothers are brothers, these brothers are holding it, I don't know if it's enough?" ”

Brother Liu was stunned, not knowing if Xiao Buyi was naturally generous or his head was kicked by a donkey, but the blue-faced one stepped forward and said: "Boy, get acquainted, take it all out if you want to, do you think it's ......"

Brother Liu waved his hand to stop the following words with a blue face, "This brother is generous, Wu Gang, don't embarrass him." ”

Xiao Buyi had already distinguished in a moment that Brother Liu was a bit moral, but this Wu Gang was ruthless and greedy for money. He had his own plans, and after handing over the silver beans to Brother Liu, he was about to start, and Brother Liu asked in a deep voice, "This brother, I don't know what it's called, where are you going?" ”

Xiao Buyi hesitated, "My name is Bu Yi, I was originally in Jiangnan, and now I am not peaceful, I think Brother Zhang is quite prestigious, I heard that he is in the Huaibei area, so I came to look for him." ”

"Who is Brother Zhang?" Brother Liu asked.

"Brother Zhang is famous in Jianghuai," Xiao Buyi acted quite realistically, "His name is Zhang Jin, I still drank with him when I came to Yangzhou City last year. He said that if I wanted to, I would go to him in the future. No, I can't get along in Jiangnan, so I want to come over and join him. ”

Xiao Buyi said something serious, but Brother Liu laughed and said: "The water washed the Dragon King Temple, the family doesn't know the family, it turns out that the brothers are the same as me." Brother Bu, Zhang Jin said that I also know, but my brother may not be well-informed, he originally caused an incident in the Xiapi area, and later heard that the imperial court came to ask for it, but he didn't have the courage to fight, but he ran north, I'm afraid you won't be able to find him. ”

Seeing Xiao Buyi's face full of disappointment, Brother Liu patted him on the shoulder, "I don't know if Brother Bu has ever heard of the prestige of the Supreme King?" ”

Xiao Buyi said in his heart, of course Lao Tzu knew that Zhang Jin had run away, this kid had suffered Lao Tzu's losses, and he had long been jealous of Lao Tzu, knowing that I was coming to ask for it, so he didn't hide far away?

"Of course I have heard of the prestige of the Supreme King, but unfortunately I don't know it, so I rushed to the ...... for fear of it" Xiao Buyi stopped talking.

Brother Liu said with a smile: "If my brother is interested, I can introduce Brother Bu to see the Supreme King." Of course, the supreme king's prestige is far and wide, and it is not so easy to see him, but together, we always have a response, I don't know what Brother Bu thinks? ”

Xiao Buyi no longer shirked, and said briskly: "Then there is Brother Lao Liu, he said that if he can make a name for himself in the Supreme King, he will not forget Brother Liu's introduction." ”

Brother Liu's name is Liu Xiong, and he is majestic and high-spirited.

He has a bit of martial arts, and he has brains, and he seems to have become the leader of everyone. said that he knew the Supreme King, but he was just putting gold on his face.

Xiao Buyi followed them all the way north to Xiapinan, and knew a little about him. Liu Xiong was just a ruffian in his hometown, and he killed the rich family in the township by mistake and was arrested by the government, so he thought about rebellion. The Supreme King is haunted, how can a person like him know it, if he wants to take refuge in the Supreme King, of course, he has to have some power, he gathered a few gangsters along the way, and then pulled Xiao Buyi, he is very confident, and his heart is like this, and he can always mix with a squad leader to do it. But he never dreamed that this time it was not a gangster who brought him over, but a Hades!.

(To be continued)