301 Time and Chance
Zeron was gone, and went back to the city. He came with a stomach full of questions, but he also went back with more doubts, but he was sure of one thing, his family would be tied to Chen Xiansong in the future, he knew that if there was such a thing as seizing the throne, if their family didn't pick it up, Chen Xiansong would definitely find someone else. The opportunity is rare, even if the risk is greater, you have to seize it. What is there to do in this world without risk? The greater the risk, the higher the reward, which is a truth that children understand.
In the past few days, the tavern in Gray Stone Village has now become completely famous in the surrounding cities, and nothing else, just saying that the 'Heluo Daqu' that makes the drunkards salivate can make people linger back and forth, the only bad thing is that this kind of wine is not available to people outside the village, and it can only be obtained through the purchase of people in the village, and it can only be limited to one cup a day...... It is also expensive to die a thief.
Many people want to approach Chen Xiansong through various channels, expressing their willingness to act as an agent for this 'famous wine', and even the vice president of the association expressed interest in it, but Chen Xiansong refused, he smiled: "The output of these wines is a little low, and they can't make much money, so it's better to put them in the village and make the people in the village happy." β
I don't know how this word spread out of the road, and as a result, the guards and villagers recognized Chen Xiansong even more.
Speaking of Heluo Daqu, thousands of miles away in the imperial capital of the Aurora Kingdom, the origin of Heluo Daqu, 'Heluo Wine Shop', is facing a small catastrophe. The head of the Huang family, gathering all the rooms of the family, held a meeting in the secret room, he threw a map on the table, and said: "Recently, the rebels have attacked Rongxian County, which is less than three hundred miles away from our Baotu Spring. We have to use other spring water as a guide, but in that case, the taste of the sake will change, which may cause our reputation to decline. β
An old man with a pipe answered, "Patriarch, we have heard about this. The top priority now is to find a way to prevent the rebels from continuing to penetrate, or to find a way to lure them away, our private soldiers are not the opponents of the rebels, there are too many of them, can we find a way to merge with the officers and soldiers. Fight against the rebels. β
Tobacco is a unique gadget of the Aurora Kingdom, which is said to have been created by Yan Shengren and later inherited by one of his disciples, who is now the ancestor of the Li family on the ancestral shrine. There are several big families in Heluo, each with its own thing. Tobacco from the Li family. The porcelain of the Chen family, the tribute wine of the Huang family. The silk of the Thai family. The snow salt of the Zhang family, and the blue dye of the Wen family.
"It's a little difficult, so the rebels are not easy to deal with, and besides, I don't know the generals in the south, so it's difficult to cooperate with them." Patriarch Huang said helplessly: "Those Qiu Ba, they can't be fed. How much is greedy, but it's a pity that our Huang family has always attracted more civil officials and neglected military attachΓ©s, and now it is in troubled times. The previous response suddenly revealed its shortcomings, alas......"
"Actually, it's not that hard." The old man who was sitting in the last year suddenly said: "The Mu marching army has arrived near Rong County, their commander and I have had a few faces, if I can give some small gifts, I think he should cooperate with our Huang family to fight against the rebels, I am afraid that I am afraid of ......."
The old man wanted to speak and stopped, Patriarch Huang raised his head and said, "Fourth brother, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't have any scruples." β
"Good. This commander's surname is Chang, and his name is Gongkai. The word Ji Shen is also a good martial artist. Everyone knows that the martial artist is greedy for money, but he is greedy, as long as he collects the money, he will help you do things well. It's just a little bit bad. The old man sighed and said: "I am a little lustful, I especially like other people's wives and daughters, he doesn't know how to rob, he helps others to do things, so he likes to let the suitor send his wife and daughter to warm his bed for the night, whether it is beautiful or ugly, it is very wonderful." β
Hearing this, all the elders smiled and then sighed. Although the Huang family is not the top in Heluo, it is also a thousand-year-old family, if you send your wife and daughter to warm people's beds, if this spreads, the face that the Huang family has accumulated for thousands of years will be gone immediately.
Patriarch Huang asked, "Isn't it okay for us to add more money?" β
"Difficult." The old man in the last seat shook his head.
"Anyway, fourth brother, you send someone to try with him first." Patriarch Huang stood up and said, "Now let's go to the Book Pavilion and ask them to help recruit some mercenaries to come and help." Third brother, this matter will be handed over to you, you and the current cabinet chief are more familiar, it will be much more convenient for you to come forward, second brother, you and I will go to the palace tomorrow night, meet the Empress Dowager Xi, and make this matter clear to her, in case it really can't be stopped, I hope she can help us say good things in front of the emperor, don't blame us for the change in the taste of the tribute wine. β
That night, several fast horses set off from Heluo and rushed south to Rong County. And in the vicinity of the famous spring 'Baotu Spring', an army was stationed. In the center of the white camp, a tall banner hung the word 'true'. The soldiers in the camp came and went and were practicing, and in the blue camp tent in the center, a dark-skinned young man was holding a book and reading it carefully.
Next to him was a powerful woman, like a guard, but her eyes were not quite right, her eyes were gentle and infinite, and all the tenderness was poured into the young man who was reading.
After a while, the young man seemed to be tired, he put down the book in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, the woman saw this, immediately walked over, gently massaged the young man's head, and then said softly: "Tired, take a good rest, things like military books are not something that can be understood by looking at them casually, and you can't be too anxious." β
"Can you not be in a hurry?" The young man sighed: "Now that I am finally literate, and I have also become the captain of the Wood School, but Uncle Jack has sent a letter to say that now Chen Xiansong's territory has more than doubled, and it seems that he has also taken the big ship of the City Lord's Mansion, and now it is smooth sailing, and most importantly, he is now the president of the Soul Thinkers Association." Black Rock City used to be considered huge by me, but compared to the metropolis of our Aurora Kingdom, it was pitifully small. But in any case, he is also the president of the Soul Thinkers Association. Here, the Soul Thinker is called a scholar, and his status is higher, if he comes here to develop, I don't have a chance of winning, but he is willing to nest in a small place like Black Rock City, I really don't understand, why would Min'er look at a person like him who is willing to fall. β
The powerful woman didn't speak, but her expression darkened a little.
The young man sighed again, he came out of Black Rock City, became a personal soldier here, and then went through a lot of things, the old Shangguan died in battle half a year ago, and then he took the place of the old Shangguan. Grateful for the kindness of the old Shangguan, he has always taken good care of the latter's family. After he had power, he had information, and many things immediately became much clearer, and he began to ask people to teach him to read, and then bought a military book called "Six Rice" from a scholar at a large price to teach himself.
After reading the book, he realized how stupid Lu Dao's previous tactics were and how stupid the old Shangguan's tactics were.
While he was sighing, the herald knelt outside, and the woman walked out, and then walked in again, bringing in a military letter. The young man took it apart and looked at it, and then said: "Chang Gong's military order, he told us to move immediately, block the rebels for ten days, and prevent them from getting close to 'Baotu Spring' for half a step. Strange, that place is not a strategic point, why did Chang Gong give such an order. β
In a place like the army, you don't need to think about things you don't understand, you just need to act according to the orders of the superiors. The young man stood up and said, "Na'er, put on my armor, and then go out to give an order, let the scout team set off first, and after finding out the situation near Baotu Spring, they will report back." The sword and shield battalion and the bow battalion were transferred to the camp an hour later and marched to Baotu Spring. β
He thought for a while and said: "By the way, it's early winter now, after arriving at the destination, let the Sword and Shield Battalion cut down all the dead trees near the foothold and pull them apart, the rebels are very good at fire attacks, but they can't let them take advantage of the loopholes." β
The young woman answered, looking at the young man with some fascination. In less than a year, this man has transformed from a young hairy child to a heroic man with military power.
Two days later, the vanguard of the rebels encountered the 'Zhen' battalion in ambush near the 'Baotu Spring', and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides. After learning the news, Chen Fei, the rebel general, convened a military meeting, which was attended by more than 30 leaders, large and small.
Chen Shengwu, the leader of the rebel army, proclaimed himself the Emperor of Yongwu, while Chen Fei was his younger brother and was named the king of Shiling.
"Yesterday, our pioneer battalion was completely annihilated in front of Baotu, thirty miles away." Chen Fei's expression was neither happy nor sad, as if the loss was not an army, but dozens of ants: "According to the information I have received so far, the enemy seems to be the imperial army called the 'Zhen' word battalion, and their current commander is Mudu Captain Temujin, who is a fierce general who is famous for blocking a hundred, and whenever there is a battle, he must take the lead, so in the Zhenzi camp, everyone is not afraid of death, and it is extremely difficult." β
"Our number is sixteen times that of the True Word Battalion, but the enemy is defending against the mountain, blocking the side of the main road, and it is not too difficult for us to break the city and defend the other party, but it will take some time, I am afraid that if it drags on, the imperial court will come to reinforcements. When the time comes, the enemy will be outnumbered, and you will have a good strategy to quickly defeat the enemy. β
"Fire Attack!" One shouted.
Chen Fei shook his head: "The enemy has cleared all the dead wood and grass near the stronghold, this plan will not work." β
As soon as these words came out, no one spoke. The rebels were rebels, almost all of them peasants, and there were few literate people, and they fought with all their momentum, and they also added 'burn burn', while fighting, while gathering those persecuted peasants, which made the Aurora Kingdom unpeaceful in the south.
But when they really encountered the elite troops of the imperial court, especially those from the north, it was extremely difficult for them to get benefits.
"King Shiling, we can try to surrender." Suddenly one of the people in the crowd said, his name is Jiang Jiqing, and there is no difference between him and other Aurora people in appearance, but when he speaks, he has a very special taste, and he often has amazing actions, and it didn't take long for Chen Fei's talent to be favored and granted military power, and whenever he was in front of a war, he would always consult his opinion. (To be continued......)