"Peach and plum, win the world; The queen went around Yangzhou and turned into a garden. Don't talk nonsense, who promises! It is unbelievable that a few absurd nursery rhymes and a single surname have convinced countless heroes that the Great Sui Dynasty is about to fall and that the power of the world will be vested in the Li family. But in fact, there are still many people who believe in it! Especially after the spring of the eleventh year of the Great Cause, almost all the alleys in the Great Sui were talking about the rumors that "the Li family will prosper, and the Yang family will be destroyed". There are "wise men" who tell fortunes for others and wear gowns, and part-time ghost hunting and psychicing even directly swear that the 'peach and plum' in the nursery rhyme refers to the fugitive Li family's nephew Li Mi, if it were not for the destiny of heaven, this person would not have become the only mastermind who survived Yang Xuangan's rebellion, let alone just entered Wagang, and was supported by so many large and small forces. The so-called "queen around Yangzhou, tossing and turning in the garden" refers to the fact that His Majesty the emperor and the queen will die in Yangzhou, and the corpses will be buried in the ravine. As for the two sentences of "Don't Langyu, who will come to Xu", they were extended more clearly by the "wise men", Xu Zhi, Mi Ye, clearly refers to the original Pushan Gong, and the current Li Mi, the second leader of the Wagang Army.

The rumors made people panic, and also made countless people who want to make contributions to their careers ready to move. Dedicate all the family wealth to Li Mi, and ask for a founding general. There are those who lead 100 relatives to occupy a certain mountain, and play "obey the heavens and open their eyes for the secret prince". The most infuriating thing is that there is a scholar who wants to be promoted and wants to get dizzy, and he actually broke into the yamen of the Taishou Mansion of Qi County directly, and told Taishou Pei Caozhi and Zhang Xutuo, the ambassador of the 12 counties of Henan Province, to recognize the general trend of the world, and take Li Mi to the west to be the lord of the counties in Eastern Xia. Pei Caozhi and Zhang Xutuo's answer to him was naturally a board, but the scholar was very arrogant, and he was beaten by the officials so that his buttocks bloomed, and he actually raised his head, looked at Pei Caozhi in the hall, and said with compassion on his face: "Destiny, do you understand the destiny of heaven?" If you don't know how to obey and rebel, when the army of Pushan Gong arrives, you will definitely bury the bones in the ditch! ”

Pei Caozhi was forced to have no choice, so he had to behead this son in the suburbs, achieving his reputation as the "founding father". But instead of being extinguished, the rumors have become more and more intense. Later, some low-level officials were also confused, and even began to secretly complain that Pei Caozhi should not have done things too desperately, cutting off everyone's future way out.

Where is the source of the rumors, Zhang Xutuo and others know it with their toes, but you have no way to take it. The Great Sui Dynasty attacked Goryeo three times in a row without success, and had lost its prestige. Moreover, at this moment, the imperial court did not know how to treat the people well, but listened to the words of some scholars and built a palace to show peace. At the beginning of the year, the Guanwen Palace, which had just completed the most magnificent and magnificent things, has now begun to build the Yiluan Hall again. According to rumors in the market, the dragon boat that was set on fire by Yang Xuangan the year before last was also built by Yuwen Shu's Sanzi Zhihe and Fengzhi, which was more magnificent and magnificent than the original one.

The farther away the pursuit of the imperial court is from the people, the more the people hope to change the dynasty. In the eyes of Zhang Xutuo, Li Xu and others, Li Mi is just a big liar who can only lie, but never fulfills his promises. In the hearts of the people, the picture cake described by Li Mi is the hope of many people struggling to survive.

Not only Li Mi, but even Zhang Jincheng, Li Zitong, Zhu Can, Wei Dao'er and others have put forward their own ideas on governing the country, claiming to "have clothes to wear and eat together" with the people of the world, although whenever they get something when they rob, they always hide in their secret caves first.

"Grandma, if the surname is Li, you can be the emperor, and there are many people with the surname Li in the world, why is it Li Mi's turn to be a big fool!" When several people gathered, Luo Shixin scolded loudly. "Zhong Jian is also surnamed Li, and his character and martial arts are much higher than that Li Mi!" In order to make his words more convincing, he cited circumstantial evidence. Ignoring the few friends around him, he was already frightened.

"Shixin, there is a door on his mouth. When is it, you are still talking nonsense! Qin Shubao has always been respected by everyone, raised his eyes, and said loudly.

"When, May, it's lukewarm. He Li Mi really had the order to be the emperor, so he sent troops to Qi County to fight with us. As long as he can defeat our Qi County disciples head-on, I will admit that he is not a big fool! Luo Shixin shouted unscrupulously, with one hundred and twenty disbelieving.

"In this battle with Li Mi, we have to fight sooner or later. But don't drag Zhong Jian into it, the court is very taboo about this! Seeing that the other party's words were becoming more and more unorthodox, Dugu Lin stepped forward and pulled Luo Shixin's arm to remind Luo Shixin to pay attention to his words.

"What's the matter, the emperor still believes this, I thought only those crazy people and scoundrels believed it!" Luo Shixin blinked his innocent eyes and asked in surprise. In his eyes, the emperor's cousin Dugu Lin is the person who understands the emperor best, and his opinions often represent the views of His Majesty the emperor.

"The emperor may not believe it, but the emperor is afraid that the people of the world will believe it!" Dugu Lin grinned and smiled bitterly back.

The troubled times have come, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are still busy fighting for power and profit. If Luo Shixin's words reached their ears today, they would not care about how many military exploits Li Xu had made to the imperial court before, and they would definitely ask His Majesty to punish him as soon as possible. Those who eat meat and eat their brains will not see the wildfire that is already close at hand, they will only seize every opportunity to knock those who threaten their position into the dust.

The potential danger can be seen by everyone by looking up, but Luo Shixin can't turn this corner, "The emperor himself doesn't believe it, what is Zhong Jian afraid of?" His voice was a little lower, but he kept muttering.

"Shixin, from the early years of the Great Cause to the present, the imperial court has not known how many officials surnamed Li have been killed. Don't patronize your mouth and be happy, if this word spreads, Zhong Jian will be in great trouble. Qin Shubao couldn't bear it, so he simply made his words clear.

"Uh, I didn't expect this layer!" Luo Shixin turned his head to Li Xu, his face full of apologies. But soon, he laughed lightly again, "There are only four of us here, not even Lord Zhang, who will pass on my words?" Brother Zhong Jian, do you say? ”

Li Xu has always had no choice but to take Luo Shixin, a "madman", and when he saw that the other party's face was full of innocence, he had no choice but to reply in his tone: "Yes, Shixin is very right." But be careful that the wall has ears, so let's not say this in the future! ”

"If you don't say it, you won't say it, anyway, if Li Mi wants to be the emperor, he has to come over and fight with our brothers first. It proves that he has the ability to be an emperor! ”

"You will have a chance, I estimate that in less than half a month, the imperial court will issue an order for us to go west to suppress bandits." Qin Shubao sighed, looked at the brilliant spring light outside the window, and replied faintly.

Last winter, the imperial court issued an order to promote Zhang Xutuo to the ambassador of the 12 counties of Henan Province to be overseen in the recruitment and suppression of bandits in eastern Henan. Dongping County and Jibei County under his jurisdiction were the hardest hit areas of bandits in the past. After pacifying Zuo Xiaoyou, there was no longer a threat near Qi County, and the task of suppressing bandits in the east of the county soldiers was also put on the agenda.

Dongping County and Jibei County both border with Dongjun, where the Wagang army is entrenched, and under the pressure of officers and soldiers, the thieves in the two counties will definitely quickly fall to the Wagang army. At that time, Brother Qi Jun and the elite of Wagang will inevitably fight, and who will finally have the upper hand, Qin Shubao is not at all sure in his heart.

Unlike Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin, Qin Shubao did not have any contempt for Li Mi. Compared with this cunning guy like a snake, Qin Shubao was more willing to fight Xu Maogong. Although the latter's ability to use troops is very strong, it belongs to the category of upright and upright conspiracy after all. And Li Mi's house, whether it is using soldiers or doing things, is not according to common sense. You could beat him up and run away, or you could accidentally fall for this guy.

"Going west to suppress bandits? Let's take the initiative, good thing! But do we have enough food and grass? Returning to the topic of war, Luo Shixin was not confused, thought about it, and asked worriedly.

"No, we had just enough food to eat last year. When defeating Lu Mingyue, there were some gains, but there were many treasures and few grains and grass! Li Xu shrugged his shoulders and responded in a low voice. But even if the imperial court doesn't make an order, General Zhang will have to take us westward. After that crazy toss, the children of Qi County must defend themselves with battle! ”

When many people are evil, they often think that they have mastered the only way in the world. This is the case of the madman who was ordered by Pei Cao to be killed in the suburbs. Li Xu did not doubt this person's devotion to the doctrine of Tu Yu, and he also sympathized with this madman's dedication to the ideal of rebuilding a prosperous world, but as soon as he was tossed by this madman, there was no room for maneuver between the children of Qi County and the Wagang army, and countless people would be killed by his crazy words. Before this person comes out and goes crazy, whether it is too much to guard Pei Caozhi or Zhang Xutuo, I am afraid that the entire Qi County civil and military forces do not have much idea of moving west to quell the rebellion for the imperial court. This is not because everyone is ineffective in their loyalty to the imperial court, but because the local facts are there, and with the ability of Qi County, the number of soldiers that can be supported is no more than 20,000. And the Wagang army now claims to have 100,000 people, and if Li Mi ascends to the top and shouts at the critical moment, the number of bandits who come in response to his call will definitely not be less than 200,000.

With 20,000 soldiers to fight against 300,000 thieves, Li Xu, like Qin Shubao, had no certainty in his heart. Although he had defeated Li Mi cleanly, there was no Xu Dayan by Li Mi's side at that time, and the situation in the world at this moment was completely different from when Yang Xuangan's rebellion was quelled.

"Hey!" Listening to Li Xu's words, Dugu Lin also sighed. His Majesty the Emperor's heart really is, he knows better than everyone. The reason why everyone defeated Lu Mingyue's reward has not been delayed to this day is probably due to the madness of the trouble.

If the lord is suspicious, the minister will die, as has been the case since ancient times. If the Qi Jun brothers don't fight with the Wagang Army in a short period of time, I'm afraid that he, the emperor's closest relative, and Li Xu, the protégé of the Son of Heaven, will not be able to escape.

"Sigh, it's just a gang of thieves. The thieves we have defeated before and after add up to 500,000, and I have seen everyone sigh a few times! Luo Shixin was born an optimist, and seeing that Qin Shubao, Li Xu and the others were becoming more and more solemn, he jumped up and said loudly.

"It's true, no matter how many of them are, they're just thieves!" Qin Shubao smiled and responded. No matter how strong the Wagang army is, it is just a thief. It is only natural for officials and soldiers to kill thieves. Thinking like this, his heart was gradually filled with pride, and the expression on his face gradually became relaxed.

"But what they are asking for now is no longer to rob their homes!" At the same time, a voice quietly surged up in Qin Shubao's mentality. The enemy has already begun to plot to establish his own country, but what about the soldiers, why did they fight after leaving Qi County? Because of the heavy tax contributions, forcing them to work all day long and find it difficult to get enough for their families? Or is it for the usual treatment of the old general Zhang Xutuo?

What if General Zhang had a mistake? ....... Qin Shubao didn't dare to continue thinking along this line of thought, his years of experience told him a fact, that is, the farther away from Qi County, the worse the combat effectiveness of the brothers.

And Wagang Mountain is 800 miles away.

Drinker's note: VIP tickets, how can the brothers be willing to spend money on subscriptions, and reluctant to give up a free VIP ticket, weird.

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