Chapter 479 Participating in the Righteous Cause
At the request of Master Li Bin, the elders of the Futu Sect who were skilled in light cultivation carried the text of the crusade against the puppet emperor drafted by Qi Xing, the king of Chu, and broadcast it all over the world.
On this day, Li Bin, in the name of Qi Xing, the king of Chu, hosted a banquet for the assassin Shi Ma Kui and other civil officials of Lingnan Province in the main hall of Futumen. Since he is determined to start an army and fight the rebellion, he will pacify Unai. It was necessary to have a solid rear, and the attitude of officials like Assassin Smaqui, who was well versed in local civil affairs, became even more important.
Li Bin's move was to win the support of important magistrates such as Assassin Shi Ma Kui, so that Lingnan Province could become a stable rear for the king of Chu to raise troops to defeat the puppet emperor Qi Wu.
After three rounds of drinking, the Lingnan civil officials of Assassin Shi Makui and his party all looked at each other, everyone seemed to have a lot of worries on their faces, no one spoke, and their mouths were as if they were filled with lead, so heavy that they couldn't even open them.
As Li Bin and King Qi Xing of Chu expected before, these officials of the monkey spirit are now "crackling" in their stomachs, and no one is willing to make a clear statement about the call of King Qi Xing of Chu to rebel against the puppet emperor Qi Wu, neither expressing support nor opposition.
Qi Xing, the king of Chu, raised his head and drank it all, then suddenly got up and said loudly: "Everyone here is a capable official of Lingnan and a pillar of the imperial court. Don't hide it from everyone, the first emperor was unjustly killed, King Qi Wu of Jin rebelled and usurped the throne, the dynasty was reversed, and the king wanted to raise a rebellion, reverse the situation, and return Siyu to a clear level. Pillars of the country, would you like to help this king? ”
After King Qi Xing's words ended, the hall was suddenly quiet, and everyone at the banquet even stopped eating and drinking, and everyone held their breath and silenced. He bowed his head and was silent, looking preoccupied. A worried look.
The common feeling of seeking profit and avoiding trouble, this Li Bin naturally understands. The king of Chu raised troops to defeat the puppet emperor. It was a dangerous move to pin his head to the waistband of his trousers, which was a serious crime of the Jiu clan, so none of the invited Lingnan officials present dared to stand up and take a stand.
The reason why the officials present did not explicitly refuse to conspire was because of Li Bin's prestige and the strength of Futumen, these civil officials were all weak scholars who were powerless, and everyone was afraid and worried that once they explicitly refused the invitation of the king of Chu. There will be a risk of life, so everyone will keep doing it.
Qi Xing, the king of Chu, has clearly stated the purpose of this feast, and these monkey officials are still pretending to be deaf and dumb, and Li Bin can't stand it. "Snap" slapped the table with a palm, and the dishes and wine glasses on the table jumped three times in unison. The Lingnan officials present jumped in shock, and everyone looked at Li Bin with frightened eyes.
Li Bin looked around at all the Lingnan officials at the banquet, and then said loudly: "The king of Chu raised the banner of righteousness to fight the rebellion for the country and sweep away the traitors. You are the pillar of the country, but you don't want to serve the country, and you only care about personal honor and disgrace, what kind of system!? ”
Li Bin's righteous words made all the Lingnan officials present ashamed. The head hung lower, and no one dared to make eye contact with Li Bin's eyes.
Lingnan Thorn Shi Ma Kui got up and spoke: "King Chu." Grandpa Li, tell the truth. Now the king of Jin has ascended to the throne, holding millions of soldiers in his hands. Lingnan is narrow and sparse, and there is a shortage of food and soldiers, even if the army is raised, what are the odds of victory? ”
After the assassin Shi Makui opened his mouth, the rest of the officials present even opened the conversation box and stood up to speak one by one, but in the end, they all said the same tune, that is, they unanimously looked at the move of the king of Chu to raise troops to fight the rebellion, and thought that the king of Chu's move was completely an ant shaking the tree, and the mantis arm was used as a car, and he did not measure himself. Most of them changed their methods to persuade the King of Chu and Li Bin to give up the unrealistic practice of raising troops to fight the rebellion as soon as possible.
"Grandpa Li, yesterday I received a report from the scouts, and it is rumored that an elite Turkic iron cavalry is rushing to Lingnan day and night. To put it mildly, now all the available state warriors in the Lingnan Prefecture are combined, and the estimated number is less than a fraction of the Turkic iron cavalry, and the difference in combat strength is so huge, what can we do? Lingnan Tong said with a sigh of mourning.
"Your boss, Wei Biao, the general of the Lingnan garrison, asks to see you!" The disciples who were on guard outside the main hall came in to report.
Li Bin nodded and said, "Let him in." ”
After a while, General Wei, dressed in a military uniform and sword, walked in quickly.
As soon as Wei Biao entered the main hall, he immediately walked quickly to the King of Chu and Li Bin, knelt down on one knee respectfully, and bowed: "The last general will meet His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and the disciple Wei Biao will meet the master." ”
King Qi Xing of Chu motioned for Wei Biao to get up, and Li Bin asked directly: "Wei Biao, you are not staying in the barracks, what are you doing here?" ”
Wei Biao replied respectfully: "Master, the soldiers in the battalion heard that His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised the banner of righteousness to crusade against the puppet emperor, everyone was overjoyed, and the disciple came to tell everyone's determination on this trip. The lobbyist sent by the puppet emperor has been ordered by me to behead the sacrificial flag, and the Lingnan garrison has a total of 20 battalions, and 20,000 horses and horses have sworn to follow the king of Chu to the death! ”
After Wei Biao's sonorous words, all the Lingnan civil officials present here look at me, I look at you, and they are ashamed.
"The head of the house, the general of Zhenbei, Zuo Batian, led 20,000 horses to arrive, and Zuo Batian is asking to see the head outside the palace."
Li Bin and King Qi Xing of Chu looked at each other and smiled, and responded: "Let Zuo Batian come in." ”
After a while, a fair-skinned man in silver armor walked into the main hall quickly, stood with Wei Biao, knelt down on one knee, and bowed loudly: "Zuo Batian, the general of the north of the Great Qi Town, greets His Royal Highness the King of Chu." ”
"General Zuo has worked hard, get up." Qi Xing, the king of Chu, was very satisfied with Zuo Batian's troops coming to help.
After Zuo Batian got up, he knelt down to Li Bin and said respectfully: "Disciple Zuo Batian, when he saw the King of Chu raising troops to fight against Zhuwen, he personally led his troops to ride 100,000 to help. ”
After Zuo Batian assisted the King of Chu to sweep down the Fusang invasion with Li Bin, he was promoted to a knighthood, and the official worshiped the general of Zhenbei, and the number of soldiers in his department was increased to 100,000, becoming a veritable commander of the army with real power in his hands.
Through the battle of Fusang, Li Bin saw Zuo Batian's talent in commanding and training troops. Although Zuo Batian is obsessed with being an official, he does have the real talent and practical knowledge of commanding troops, and is especially good at the training and command of cavalry. Unexpectedly, today, it finally came in handy.
"Batian, did you meet the invading Turkic Iron Cavalry on the way?" Li Bin expected in his heart that the Turkic Iron Cavalry must have entered the Jiangbei territory of the Zuo Batian garrison.
"Master, the disciple not only encountered the Turks, but also personally led the cavalry of his department to take advantage of the enemy's half-crossing to annihilate all the 10,000 Turkic forwards, and also captured thousands of Turkic horses." Zuo Batian looked excited and said loudly.
The conversation between Li Bin and Zuo Batian surprised all the civil officials of Lingnan Province present, and the Turkic proud cavalry seemed to be a weak army in Zuo Batian's words, and 10,000 people said that they would be annihilated.
"Master, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, you just command. Zuo Batian swore to serve his life, and the righteous banner of the King of Chu pointed out, Zuo Batian went to the soup and went to the fire, and he did not give up. ”
"General Zuo, do you know how many soldiers and horses the Turks have come to Lingnan this time?" Thorn Smarqui got up and asked for a cautious reason.
Zuo Batian glanced at Shi Ma Kui, and said disdainfully: "These wolf cubs of the Turks, this time they are attacking Lingnan, and there are no less than 200,000 soldiers and horses!" ”
Hearing this, Ma Kui's face turned pale, and he said to himself in a trembling voice: "Twenty...... Two hundred thousand? ”
Zuo Batian said heroically: "I'm afraid of an egg! Now that our Lingnan soldiers are strong and strong, and we have the wise command of the King of Chu and my master, even if there are more Turkic wolf cubs, I want them to come and go! ”
"That is, Grandpa Li was a god general who broke the Turkic 100,000 iron cavalry alone and killed the Turkic general Su Louluo in the midst of the ten thousand troops, as long as Grandpa Li is here, the last general believes that we will definitely be able to achieve the final victory." Wei Biao, the general of the Lingnan garrison, echoed Zuo Batian loudly and said.
Seeing that the two generals were full of confidence, the Lingnan General Judge present immediately got up and said loudly: "Your Majesty is willing to follow His Royal Highness the King of Chu and participate in the righteous deed." ”
After someone made a clear statement, a group of Lingnan officials present stood up one after another, followed the example of Lingnan Tongju, and expressed their willingness to join the camp of the king of Chu and raise troops to fight against the puppet emperor Qiwu.
Lingnan Thorn Shi Ma Kui saw that the big guys had joined the camp of the King of Chu, and in the end, he had no choice but to join the camp of the King of Chu with everyone.
"Report ...... Master! Oh no, the Demon Sect Leader Leng Ao Tianqin led a large number of people to attack, and they have arrived at the foot of Luofu Mountain. The disciple who was on guard duty under the mountain rushed to report.
Everyone in the main hall was shocked when they heard the news, the name and strength of the Demon Sect Leng Aotian, everyone in the hall who was not in the martial arts had heard of it. Especially some time ago, Leng Aotian personally led the Demon Sect to eradicate the Taishan Beidou Wudang Sect of Wulin, and it was in the limelight, so no one in the hall knew Leng Aotian's power.
Unlike everyone's nervous and surprised, Li Bin looked calm, and said confidently and calmly: "It's just in time, today the head of this family will settle the general account with Leng Aotian." Please follow me down the mountain and sweep for me. ”
When Li Bin and his entourage arrived at the mountain gate, Lin Kai, the elder of the Wujia Hall, held a sword shining with cold light in both hands, trotted all the way, caught up with Li Bin, and said respectfully: "Master, don't forget to bring this Aotian sword." ”
Li Bin looked at the brilliant and shining sword, and said approvingly: "It's hard for you, if it weren't for you, I would have almost forgotten about it as a teacher." ”
Li Bin picked up the Aotian Sword, and it was strange to say that since the moment the Aotian Sword hit Li Bin and picked it up, the cold glow of the sword shining all over the body became even stronger, and the Aotian Sword seemed to have vitality.
This Aotian Sword is a sword forged by Li Bin with the Nine Heavens Xuantie and Jiuyao Cold Stone obtained by killing the Xuanwu Holy Beast some time ago, supplemented by clear water melted by the ice cubes condensed by pure Yin True Qi, and the quality has reached the three S's that have never been seen before!
In Li Bin's hands, the Aotian Sword can exude endless pure yin and cold qi, and its power is endless.
Li Bin returned the sword into the sheath, carried it on his back, and said with a smile: "In today's battle, it is best not to use it." (To be continued.) )