"Peach and plum, the queen goes around Yangzhou, like a garden. Don't talk nonsense, who promises! ”

Li Mi sat in the cottage room, unimpressed, and when he muttered this sentence, his smile was elusive.

There was another man sitting beside him, young, with his eyebrows slanted, and although he sat on the ground, he was always eager to try like a leopard. But although he is fierce, he always has a sense of respect for Li Mi, just because Li Mi saved him from fire and water, if Li Mi asks for his surname, he will not hesitate to offer it.

The young man is Wang Bodang, Wang Bodang, who has always been Li Mi as his master.

"Sir, with your talent, you are far above Zhai Rang, why do you want to be below him? And it seems that he is quite jealous of Mr., it seems that the timing of our coming to Wagang is not right, and with Mr.'s ability, even if he is not in Wagang, he can have a vast sky, in this case, I think ......"

Li Mi looked at the roof with his knees crossed, the roof was quite dilapidated, and it could be seen that the sky was saying.

"Wagang uprising for many years, although Zhai Rang is incompetent, but this name is quite prestigious in Henan. Although Zhai Rang was defeated, if he raised his arms and shouted, he should be a gathering of followers, and the people who planned things were in the sky. Zhai Rang will not plan, just like guarding the treasure mountain will not use the rich man, we came to Wagang to make full use of the treasure mountain here, Zhai Rang is not my opponent, since this is the case, why bother to see him in general! ”

"Sir, Xu Shiji is a talent, and you praise him, but why did you ask me to lure Xu Shiji out in the first place and let him suffer an injustice?"

"Xu Shiji is indeed a talent, and I also admire him, but at the moment, Xu Shiji is only loyal to Zhai Rang, if he saves Zhai Rang, he will have more weight in Zhai Rang's mind. With his knowledge, he will definitely be able to see through my thoughts, and make obstacles out of them, and do my great things. I designed to force him away, but there was no way to do it. Bodang, Xu Shiji, if this kind of talent is not used by me, sooner or later it will become a big problem for me. ”

"In that case, with the ability of Mr. and Cai Jiande, why didn't they get rid of Xu Shiji that night?"

"First of all, I can't bear to get rid of Xu Shiji, and secondly, the timing is not right now, and taking action will only provoke the suspicion and resistance of the Wagang people, but it will be self-defeating. Bodang, you have to remember that in this world, martial arts are never the fundamental way to solve problems, and I will only use force to solve things as a last resort. ”

Wang Bodang sighed when he heard this: "I see, Bodang is reckless and almost ruined Mr.'s affairs. But is Jia Xiong reliable? I think this person is cunning and cowardly, and it is difficult to achieve great things. ”

Li Mi's smile was full of ridicule, "Whether he is a dragon or a worm, there is always a role for him, and our purpose is to play his role." Zhai Rang is suspicious and indecisive, and it is really suitable to use a person like Jia Xiong who is good at pretending to be a ghost to deal with him. ”

"But will Zhai Rang believe the peach and plum nursery rhyme made by Mr.?" Wang Bodang asked in a deep voice.

Zhai Rang, Jia Xiong or Empress Xiao were present, most of them were surprised, in fact, not only them, people all over the world were not surprised that they were a minority, if it weren't for Wang Bodang's question, who would have thought that this Dongdu nursery rhyme, the meaning fell on Li Mi, but it was originally from Li Mi's hand!

Li Mi was silent for a long time this time, and suddenly sighed.

Uncle Wang was worried in his heart, and he didn't know what he said wrong, "Sir, I don't believe in prophecy, but I only believe in the ability of Mr., there will be something earth-shattering, no matter whether the prophecy is successful or not, Bodang will swear to follow." ”

Li Mi smiled, looked a little lonely, stood up, patted Wang Bodang's shoulder, walked slowly to the window, looked into the distance, and suddenly asked, "Bodang, can you trust your life?" ”

Wang Bodang also stood up, but he was a little dazed, "Why did Mr. ask so much?" ”

Li Mi looked at the distant mountains and clouds outside the window, looking a little helpless, "I don't believe in fate, I just think that my fate is up to me!" But you must know that there are not many people like you and me in this world, and most of the foolish women and fools are the same people, otherwise there would not be so many people who pretend to be gods and ghosts. The times create heroes, I asked Xu Hongke and others to spread nursery rhymes, and let Li Xuanying and others go around talking about this matter, not just to fool Zhai Rang, but to think about what to do later. For example, if there is chaos today, although there are many thieves, there are few people with brains, they know that they are not in the climate, and sooner or later they will have to find the so-called true destiny. ”

Wang Bodang was a little stunned, and said respectfully: "Mr. Every move is very meaningful, and Bodang is happy and convinced." ”

The corner of Li Mi's mouth smiled faintly, full of ridicule, but it was not aimed at Wang Bodang.

"I am hereditary Pushan Gong, others only say that I am infinitely beautiful, but how do I know that I have always been unwilling. I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I have to meet strangers, so that I can get to this point. But I, Li Mi, have always been reluctant to be strong with force, but what I am conceited is full of strategic military books and great ambitions. But when I was full of ambition, but when Yang Guang ascended the throne, my family fell into the middle, after all, I was born in the scholar family, and I had to join Yang Guang's side as a guard. ”

Wang Bodang only knew that Li Mi was the hereditary Duke of Pushan, both civil and military, known as ambitious, and daring to act, but he didn't know that he had been a guard for Yang Guang, so he couldn't help but be surprised.

"But the best of the ten unsatisfactory people in this world, I didn't expect to meet a master who is ambitious and talented, but jealous," Li Mi said lightly: "I was snubbed by Yang Guang just because of my loyalty, and I was cut to serve the people, and I was no longer reused." In fact, with my martial arts, even if he was heavily guarded, it was really easy to kill him when he was by his side, but I didn't do it, do you know why? ”

"Killing Mr. Yang Guangyu's ambition will not help, but it will backfire." Wang Bodang groaned.

Li Mi patted Wang Bodang on the shoulder and sighed lightly: "Bodang, if you can think like this, it means that you are no longer comparable to those ordinary people." Even if the world despises me, what's the harm in insulting me, as long as you don't change your ambition and don't be stupid, you can eventually succeed. I have cut my post to serve the people, and I already know in my heart that with Yang Guang's arrogance and stubbornness, I will definitely destroy the Great Sui. He wants to be ruthless in fighting the country, but he wants to be stable in the country, but he can't wait to become the first emperor of the ages immediately, and he is impatient to build a large number of buildings, conquer Goryeo three times, and make the people miserable. But after all, the Great Sui has a strong foundation and cannot be shaken easily, and when Yang Xuangan rebelled, I felt that the time had come. It's a pity that Yang Xuangan was also stubborn and self-serving, didn't listen to the side words, and ended up in a fiasco. Since then, I have also been reckless, and I no longer believe in these gate lords, and I just want to establish myself as a king. The ancients had clouds, princes and generals, rather there was a kind, I Li Mi often boasted of being a genius through the heavens and latitudes, since I want to do it, I should ask to be the Son of Heaven vigorously, what Taiping Dao prophecy in my eyes, all is a fart, if a prophecy can determine the world, what do you want me to do? If it weren't for my ingenuity, how would Yang Guang be willing to go to Jiangnan? Although the Great Sui is rampant with bandits, the foundation is still there, the eastern capital is solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as Yang Guang sits in the eastern capital, Zhang Xutuo is still there, I don't dare to cause trouble. But now Yang Guang in order to return the yang to his beloved woman, easily believe Xu Hongke's words, and set up a plan to destroy the Great Wall and go to the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Speaking of this, Li Mi was full of spirits, changed his intention of decadence, stretched out his hand and pointed out the window: "Wagang has a strong foundation and has won the hearts of the people. ”

Wang Bodang also listened to the enthusiasm boiling, and responded: "Mr. is far-sighted, Bodang is difficult, please follow Mr. around, before and after the saddle, and do not give up." It's just that at the moment, the main thing is to gain Zhai Rang's trust. ”

Li Mi looked out the window and said lightly: "Looking at Jia Xiong's expression, you should know that Zhai Rang is ready to join hands with us." ”

**When Jia Xiong walked into Li Mi's room, his smile was like duckweed on the surface of the river, and the wind and rain could not let it sink.

Seeing Li Mi and Wang Bodang standing in the room, Jia Xiong looked around, shook his head and said, "Pushan Gong, it's really my sin to let you wait in this kind of ugly room. ”

Li Mi smiled and asked, "I don't know what the Jia family is doing here?" ”

"The owner of the village is invited." Jia Xiong lowered his voice, looking more loyal than Wang Bodang.

Li Mi casually stuffed him with a piece of silver, "It's bothering Jia's family." ”

Jia Xiong accepted the silver and smiled, "Pushan Gong saved Wagang from fire and water, I just did my duty." ”

The three of them went to Juyi Village in Wagang together, not only Zhai Rang waited, but Shan Xiongxin, Wang Dangren, and Wang Ruxin were all there.

As soon as Li Mi entered Dazhai, he smiled and said: "Zhai is in charge, I have been in Wagang for a long time, and I have been disturbed a lot. ”

Everyone was slightly stunned, even if Wang Bodang was surprised, Zhai Rang hurriedly stood up and grabbed Li Mi, "Where did Pushan Gong come from, I am anxious these days, if you neglect Pushan Gong, please forgive me." ”

Wang Ruxin said: "I don't know why Mr. Li wants to leave? ”

Li Mi said with a smile: "I'm just afraid that Zhai Dangjia won't say it, but thinking about Xu Shiji's words, it is inevitable that he will be bound in his heart, in this case, wouldn't it be better for everyone to get together and disperse?" ”

Zhai Rang sighed and said: "Pushan Gong don't want to mention this person again, I am kind for a while, let this person go, I have always regretted it, and I still have no face to see Pushan Gong again." In the past few days, I have been thinking about it day and night, Pushan Gong's talent is really a hundred times better than Xu Shiji, and I am stupid to abandon the pearl and jade to take the rubble. If Wagang wants to revitalize, Pushan Gong is indispensable. Please also ask Pushan Gong not to mention the words again, otherwise how could the old man face the people of Wagang. ”

Li Mi sighed lightly, "But if others doubt ......"

"If anyone doubts the intention of Pushan Gong to stay, it is to embarrass me Zhai." Zhai Rang slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "Pushan Gong is to Zhai Mou, as important as water is to fish, and now that Wagang is declining, please also ask Pushan Gong to help Wagang." ”

"In that case, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." Li Mi smiled and said, "If I insist on leaving, it will be contrived." ”

"That's exactly how it should be." When Zhai Rang heard that Li Miken was staying, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, pulled Li Mi to sit down, and laughed: "Set up a banquet tonight to celebrate the arrival of Pushan Gong in Wagang." ”

He kept saying that he just wanted Li Mi to help, but he didn't have the slightest intention of letting the owner of the village, Li Mi just smiled and glanced at Shan Xiongxin.

Among the five tigers in Wagang, Zhang Tong'er died, Chen Zhiluo was captured, and Bing Yuanzhen could only be regarded as a full number, which could make Li Mi fall in love with Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin.

Shan Xiongxin saw Li Mi looking over, and suddenly said: "Now that Wagang is newly defeated and demoralized, I don't know what tricks Pushan Gong has to turn things around?" ”

Zhai Rang was a little displeased, "Today is a day of great joy, how can Xiongxin say such a disappointing remark?" ”

Shan Xiongxin sighed and said: "The owner of the village, even if the tile is not broken by Xiao Buyi, but it is also said that he is sincerely afraid, and he is beaten by Zhang Xutuo like a lost dog in the East Hiding Province. ”

Zhai Rang frowned, and said after a while: "The Sui army is strong, and it is difficult for us to resist, so what can we do?" ”

Shan Xiongxin looked at Li Mi and said in a deep voice: "I heard that Pushan Gong is known to be talented, but I don't know what to do?" ”

Li Mi heard Shan Xiongxin's questioning, knew that he was elegant, and smiled: "It is difficult to establish a foundation in Wagang, as the owner of the village said, because the Sui army is strong. Zhang Xutuo is brave and invincible, his subordinates are strong generals, no matter which way to attack the bandits, they are not the group of thieves can be defeated, although the owner of the village is defeated, but it is not a battle. ”

When Zhai Rang heard that Li Mi saved face for him, he thanked him in his heart and echoed: "Pushan Gongzhen said it." ”

"Whether the Pushan Gong comes or not, it seems that it will be useless." Wang Ruxin said aside.

Li Mi laughed, "The prince's words are wrong, if the prince is interested, you might as well make a bet with me." ”

"Bet on what?" Wang Ruxin asked.

"Bet that if the owner of the village really listens to my advice, Wagang will not only no longer run around, but will be able to become famous and famous in the Central Plains!"

Wang Ruxin said in disbelief: "Pushan Gong, I know that you have talent and learning, but you can't help but underestimate the soldiers of the Great Sui and Zhang Xutuo, as long as Zhang Xutuo is still there, no one dares to speak wildly, let alone that there is another Xiao Buyi now." Do you really have the means to reach the heavens and make Zhang Xutuo vulnerable within a year? ”

"Zhang Xutuo has not become weaker, and Wagang has not become stronger, but what has changed is the timing." Li Mi said lightly: "Now Yang Guang is mediocre, the people are angry, most of the elite soldiers of the Great Sui have been lost in Liaodong, the Turks are eyeing each other, and the new gate and old valve have long harbored different intentions. Yang Guang abandoned the eastern capital and didn't care about it, and he messed up the mountains and rivers, this kind of opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it is when we are waiting to get up, Zhang Xutuo is difficult to support alone, how can he be together. ”

Wang Ru believed it or not, and wanted to say something more, but Zhai Rang was quite interested and asked, "Then according to what Pushan Gong said, how can Wagang be revitalized?" ”

"The owner of the village has been in Wagang for a long time, quite prestigious, although now he is frustrated, he raises his arms and shouts, why worry about the people not to respond. When the time comes, recruit troops, select elite soldiers, and use the eloquence of the owner of the village, even if it sweeps the east and west capitals, it is feasible to destroy the faint monarch and stand on his own. ”

Zhai Rang was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Pushan Gong said that he laughed, I am a reckless person, and I have never dreamed of what you said." ”

What Zhai Rang said was the truth, he led the people to revolt but had to do it as a last resort, mixed with food and clothing, the three wives and four concubines were already satisfied, not to mention killing Yang Guang, it would be a fluke not to be killed.

"What Mr. Li said is very good, but it is just rhetoric." Wang Ruxin said stupidly.

Shan Xiongxin said seriously: "What Pushan Gong said is exciting, but I don't know how to do it?" ”

Everyone was suspicious, disdainful, or confused, only Wang Bodang looked at Li Mi firmly, knowing that he had already calculated. Only he knew that Li Mi's not burly body possessed amazing strength, and although Yang Guangnan went down to the river, it could not be said that Li Mi planned it single-handedly, but he also played a pivotal role in it.

Li Mi had already calculated, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the Central Plains is full of smoke, the people are not engaged in production, it is easy to gather people, and it is difficult to keep the business." Wagang always hijacked Caoyun for a living, but Yang Guang went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and Caoyun was afraid that the road would no longer work......"

Everyone was awe-inspiring, and Zhai Rang smiled bitterly: "What Pushan Gong said is very true. ”

"No matter how much you gather, there is no storage for food, if you hold on to the enemy, as soon as the soldiers arrive, the people will be scattered, if the owner of the village listens to my words, recuperate for a month or two, select elite soldiers to cross the canal to attack Xingyang, take food and grass there, if it can be done, open a warehouse and release grain, the counties of Henan will respond to the submission, and then fight for the world according to this foundation, it is not difficult to succeed!"

"What should I do if that Sutuo is attacked?" Wang Ruxin asked.

Li Mi smiled and said: "Conquering Xingyang, the momentum is together, if Zhang Xutuo is not dead, he will come to attack and expel him, but you can rest assured, I have already had a plan to deal with Zhang Xutuo, but I don't need to say it now." ”

Everyone hesitated and looked at each other, all at a loss, but Zhai Rang scolded heavily: "Grandma is a bear, anyway, this life is also picked up, Lao Tzu will listen to Pushan Gong once and make a big deal!" ”

**Hongze Lake is located in the south of Xiapi County, connected to the Ji Canal, covering a wide area, looking far away, only to see thousands of green waves, clear water and sky.

When the red is rising, it sprinkles ten thousand points of light, the blue waves ripple, and the lake surface is like a golden snake dancing, drawing out a golden light, gorgeous and colorful.

The sound of 'bang', the oars swinging the water, the waves rippling, and a small boat paddled lightly, and it has entered the depths of the lake.

It's still early, but the fishermen who are fishing are traveling early, on the vast lake, overlooking the past, the boats are dotted, shuttling among the reeds and aquatic plants, there is a unique scenery.

The reeds on Hongze Lake are quite luxuriant, and the closer you get to the depths of the lake, the denser they become. The boat shuttles through the reeds like a fish, seemingly without a road, but it can always lead to a winding path.

The boat traveled for a long time, and the boat lady gently wiped her sweat and said softly: "Xiao Gongzi, I have traveled all over Hongze Lake in the past few days, but I can't go forward any further." ”

The two tourists sat on the bow of the boat, lazy and listless, but if they looked closely, they found that his eyes were blazing, his eyebrows were like knives, and he was handsome and extraordinary.

Another tourist sat in the cabin, peeling the water chestnut sent by the boat's mother, and eating soundly. The tourist's face was yellow-brown, like rust, but he looked at the back of the man at the bow of the boat, and there was doubt in his eyes.

"Why can't you move forward?" The young man at the bow of the boat smiled and turned his head, revealing his white teeth, which was Xiao Buyi. Regardless of whether asked, the man in the cabin was his brother Rust.

The boat lady smiled bitterly: "Young Master Xiao, do you see an island there?" ”

Xiao Buyi stared at the island and nodded: "I see that the scenery on that island is also chic, and I want to visit it." ”

The boat lady shook her head again and again, "I can't go, I can't go." Xiao Gongzi, how can you, a weak scholar, go to such a sinister place. It was originally a nameless island, the lake was formed by alluvial water over the years, and the island was mostly quagmire and swamps, and if you were not careful, you would sink into it, and you would not die. But the most sinister thing is not the swamp of the island, but the wicked people there. ”

"Oh, what wicked man?" Xiao Buyi asked casually.

The boat lady showed a look of horror on her face, "Xiao Gongzi, you don't have to worry about those idle things, those wicked people are murderous without blinking, and our boat family dare not approach easily, if it weren't for Xiao Gongzi's kindness to us, I wouldn't want to come here." ”

Xiao Buyi saw her fright, couldn't bear to ask again, stretched his waist and said, "It's been a long time, and the scenery is not bad, let's go back." ”

The boat lady laughed, flicked the oars, and turned back the way she came.

Xiao Buyi and Ah Rust got off the boat, Xiao Buyi wanted to give money to the boat, but the boat lady insisted on refusing, so Xiao Buyi could only give up. After not walking a few steps, the boat lady shouted again, and took out a bag of oiled paper from the boat, "Xiao Gongzi, this is a local product made by my family, if you like it, take it and eat it." ”

Xiao Buyi didn't shirk, stretched out his hand to take it, the boat lady left happily, Ah Rust couldn't wait to say, "What kind of delicious thing, Boss Xiao, you are very feminine." ”

"Don't forget that I saved her son." Xiao Buyi handed the oilcloth bag to Ah Rust.

"What if you have a son?" Ah Rust laughed, opened the oilcloth bag, and saw that there were a lot of chicken heads, and the shiny oil was terrifying. Seeing that it was a chicken head, Ah Rust swallowed his saliva, "I heard that there is a saying near Hongze Lake that the chicken head water chestnut has half a year's grain, and the water chestnut is eaten, and the meat is crispy and sweet and delicious, and this chicken head should be tasted well." ”

The two of them walked while talking, and found a wine shop in a fishing village at random, asked for two catties of wine, and nibbled on the chicken head while drinking.

There were not many people in the fishing village, most of them went out to fish, and the bartender was drunk, and he sneaked to the side, and the two of them were alone in the wine shop, but it was also quiet.

Ah Rust gnawed on the chicken head, but Xiao Buyi took the chopsticks and gestured on the table, frowning slightly. Ah Rust took a sip of wine, rinsed his mouth, and sighed: "Boss Xiao, what are you thinking?" You went all the way south from Liangjun, and took me to this fishing village, saved a child, met a boat lady, and tens of thousands of troops were waiting for you to command, but you and I were drinking rice wine and nibbling on chicken heads here? ”

Xiao Buyi put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "This is Lu Mingyue's lair." ”

Ah Rust was a little surprised, "How do you know?" ”

"I naturally have my own way." Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "Lu Mingyue has been going south from Qi County, and now he is making trouble in Huaibei, although he is moving to Pengcheng and Xiapi, but if he is defeated, Hongze Lake should be his retreat, which covers an extremely wide area and has complex terrain, if he hides in the lake, it is not easy to arrest him." ”

Ah Ru realized, "It turns out that Boss Xiao is not here to see the scenery, but to observe the terrain?" ”

Xiao Buyi nodded and said: "It's not difficult to defeat Lu Mingyue, General Zhang has done it many times, but it's definitely not a simple matter to catch Lu Mingyue." As far as I know, Lu Mingyue is a very strong martial artist, and he has escaped from repeated defeats with his talent, and General Zhang is also a big headache for him. Supreme King Lu Mingyue is now the main force in the Xiapi area, even if we defeat him, it will not hurt his vitality, because with his bewitching power, he will soon be able to gather bandits again, killing him is the fundamental way, if he is hiding here, we should arrange it early, and catching turtles in the urn is the right way. ”

Ah Rust suddenly sighed softly, and Xiao Buyi asked puzzledly, "Ah Rust, what do you think is wrong?" ”

Ah Rust hesitated for a moment before saying, "Boss Xiao, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

"Say."

"Do you remember what we meant to do?" "I remember we were just trying to sell horses. ”

"Plans are always constantly revised and changed," Xiao Buyi sipped rice wine, looking a little stunned, "In this world, you don't just do what you want to do, and people who don't know how to adapt will only hit their heads and break their blood." ”

Ah Rust said in a low voice: "Boss Xiao, what do you do, the brothers will follow, even if you jump into the fire pit, I will not hesitate to follow, but Boss Xiao, I think if it is really chaotic today, you are stubbornly guarding Yang Guang, but you are still fighting for him like this, is it a bit of a waste to plan and calculate?" Of course, the boss may not think of it, but the brothers are really skeptical......"

Xiao Buyi laughed, "Ah Rust, what do you say we are missing now?" ”

Ah Ru frowned and said: "The current Yuzi is much better than the cottage, I can't think of anything to travel." ”

"What we're missing is fame, Megatron's fame." Xiao Buyi said softly: "Hitting Lu Mingyue is not the goal, it is my original intention to use his sacrificial flag to break into the name of the troubled times." The world will be in chaos, and only the strong will survive in troubled times, although we are now a mess of fire, but we do not have the prestige of the gate valve, the foundation of the scholars, and even Zhai Rang's reputation is very inferior. As soon as Yang Guang fell, the position of the right Xiaowei general is just a glimpse, my life is up to me, not by the sky, but if you want to control your own destiny, this battle will not only be fought, but also won, not only to win, but also to win the scenery, so that the world thieves are frightened! ”

(To be continued)