Xu Shiwei invited a few uninvited guests from afar to sit in the courtyard and drink tea, and people with different expressions were crowded outside the wide open courtyard gate, vying to look inside.

Xu Yong outside led the troops to guard the surroundings, and the four city walls of Fangcheng had also changed their course and hung the desolate military flag.

What they have to wait for is what kind of taste Xu Shiwei's cup of tea can taste.

The faces of the people in the city are not afraid, and they can hear the discussion outside when they sit in the courtyard, talking to each other about Youzhou and even the world's major affairs.

It is really impressive that the people of a small square city can be so studious.

Li Subak secretly admired the old man who was carrying a pot and pouring tea in front of him, don't look at the white beard, but his eyes are sharp and his demeanor is comfortable.

As if the worldly distractions outside had nothing to do with him, all he had to pay attention to was the tea in front of him and the guests sitting opposite.

Hu Yanhe sat on the side, looking left and right, the two of them were smiling, where could he endure loneliness, and he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks without making a cup of tea.

"You two are saying something, but it makes me anxious, and I feel dry before I drink a cup of tea, or I'd better go out."

"General Huyan is a little impatient, if you want to be a general in the future, you need to hone your temperament more."

Li Subai knew that he was uncomfortable, so he didn't deliberately keep it, Hu Yanhe held the teacup like an amnesty, and walked out, letting people dodge the road as he walked.

What he likes is to drink blood on the battlefield, not to meet here, and he can't sit still for a quarter of an hour in that weird atmosphere.

When Hu Yanhe ran out, Xu Shiwei took a sip of tea and slowly asked, "Does Mr. Li usually taste tea?" Can the old and treasured tea be tasted? ”

"Playing chess on the street, being hungry and full, never drinking tea in the game, just drinking whatever you want, just quenching your thirst." Li Subai said truthfully.

He is an artist who sets up stalls and abandons the ground, relying on his brain and craftsmanship to make a living, and the most he drinks is the free minced dust from the old teahouse, as long as he doesn't need money, it is good.

Xu Shiwei showed a surprised expression, he thought that now that he was in a high position, he should avoid talking about the past, or speak out to deceive himself.

I didn't expect Li Suber to say it calmly and didn't shy away from these past events.

"It seems that Mr. Li loves to play chess for ten minutes, and you and I have the opportunity to learn and communicate."

"Master Xu, everyone is watching, it's not a way to let people wait like this, what conditions do you want, how about talking honestly?"

Li Subai doesn't plan to go around in circles with the other party, time waits for no one, he doesn't have the spare time to drink tea here.

Xu Shiwei put the teacup down, and the atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly dropped to freezing, "Since Mr. Li asked, then I won't hide it, it's still the same as when the unscrupulous army came, the people in my city are free from the chaos of war, you can do whatever you want with this city wall, and the people's lives must remain the same." ”

His condition, to Li Subo, sounded very harsh, it was simply rotten wood that could not be carved, how could he say such innocent words?

If you want to protect yourself in the chaos of war, and you want to pull the people of the city together, how is this possible?

Li Subak was amused by these words, choking and coughing again and again, "The old man really likes to joke, the unscrupulous army is all talking and playing, we are coming now, and the unscrupulous army does not dare to come over to block it, if I raise my hand and give an order at this time, there will be a river of blood in the city." ”

"Then it's up to you whether you dare, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Fangcheng are in your hands, my life is worthless, it's them who are pitiful!"

Xu Shiwei stood up, his beard shaking with his arm, and he raised his finger to point outward, and the faces of those people showed trust in him.

Seeing this, Li Subak threw his hand outside, "Have you ever thought about what will happen to Fangcheng if the unscrupulous army comes over at this time?" We are from Canghuang County, in a small county town not far away, which is not much different from Fangcheng, why do we want to mobilize the army and wrestle with the rebels outside? Is it selfish, wanting to be the king and dominate the group? ”

The words were full of anger, and Li Subai put on an eloquent speech, and some people among the people immediately stood up to respond.

"Mr. Li's eloquence is better than rumored, no wonder he can stir people's hearts in Canghuang County, but this is Fangcheng, not your desolation! We just want to live in peace, and we don't want to fight and kill and lose our lives! ”

Li Subak turned his body around and responded with a smile at the person who spoke: "This brother doesn't know what means to make a living? Looking at the face as white as jade, life should be happy and comfortable. ”

The man looked up, pinched his waist, and said, "I have opened a cloth shop in the city, and I also sell some ready-made clothes." ”

"Oh? No wonder he looks like a rich and noble person, the people of Fangcheng are like you, that day is not bad. ”

"What do you say all this has to do with the Desolate Uprising? Introduce the flames of war into Fang City, and you are the sinner of Fang City! ”

Whoever shows impatience first in an argument will be the first to show flaws.

Li Subai knew very well that these people blocking the door were all businessmen who had no worries about food and clothing, and the real poor people in Fangcheng had no time to block in front of the door to watch the excitement.

"If I can return peace to Youzhou and help the people of the world get out of the sea of suffering, what does it matter if I am nailed to the pillar of shame? On the contrary, you, a eunuch who is willing to be a running water for the sake of your family and business, and a wild dog on the side of the road, can an official come in and beg them not to do anything and knock over your job? ”

"You, you, you don't want to spew blood! looks crepe on the outside, how can he insult the literati like this with one mouth! ”

The man was scolded in a hurry, and pointed at Li Subai's nose again and again, spraying spittle.

Li Subak continued unrelentingly: "I was originally born in chess, and my home is in the bitter cold land in the north, how can I not know what the people are busy with now, look at the oily noodles you eat, I'm afraid it is not hired here!" ”

said this with a gun and a stick, secretly satirizing Xu Shiwei on the other side, wanting to incite the people to besiege him.

"Humph! What a sharp tooth! I've been to Canghuang County a few times, the people there are not as simple as you, today it is Hu Yanhe with an unscrupulous army, and it is with elite soldiers and strong generals who directly occupy the city, what is the use of what we are talking about now? ”

When the owner of the cloth shop had nothing to say, another one came out of the crowd, it was a young talent from Fangcheng County, who was selected for Xiucai when he was still an adult, and now he has just turned seventeen, which is the age of arrogance and no one in his eyes.

Li Subai looked him up and down, dressed elegantly and with a slender figure, his voice was a man's voice, but his figure was the appearance of a woman's upbringing.

"Your Excellency, this Qinglou embroidery room, haven't you been to it less? It's really insulting, and you still learn to pretend to be a great Confucian, it is estimated that Master Xu has never seen you, otherwise how can you be allowed to be like this! ”

Xiucai was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick, the folding fan in his hand swayed, and he took two steps back and almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the people around him rescued him in time and didn't let him fall to the ground.

"I'm mad at me! I'm angry ......."

"What is wrong with what Hu Xiucai said? The Desolate Army has already occupied the city inside and out, now you move your fingers, I will wait for the heads to fall to the ground, what else to talk about, let's disperse! ”

Another bearded man with a fishy smell all over his body pulled away from the crowd with his hand, walked to the front, patted his belly and touched the machete on his waist, and put on a look of death.

Li Subai was happy when he saw it, this person's trouser belt was loose, and the crotch was pulled to the lowest point, and he was about to be ugly.

"The butcher is not short of meat to eat, and seeing that you are covered in meat, you should not be suffering, but what I want to ask is, who of you has not some poor relatives and friends? In the year of the catastrophe, we should help each other and tide over the difficulties together. ”

The butcher said unrelentingly: "It's none of your business whether I have meat to eat at home!" You, who are a big official, are inevitably too lenient! The life of Fangcheng is rich, stronger than Canghuang County, stronger than many places in Fanyang County! ”

"In that case, why didn't the unscrupulous army seize this place, but instead occupied the surrounding counties? There is no value to them here, and if you are delusional and unwilling to work, who will take you in? When the world is set, Youzhou will set up a new master, and then you will cry and shout what you want, and it will be too late to regret it! ”

If you don't participate and want to get a piece of the pie, how can there be such a good thing in the world?

The butcher was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and then went left and right to find a way to help him, where else was there?

Listening to Li Suber's words poking at the point, who will stand up and ask for their own hardships again? They all lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to say more.

"If you think what I said is reasonable, you don't have to be restrained or worried, the Desolate Army has not committed any crimes in the autumn, I will not kill the killer, just because the Unscrupulous Army has attacked Cangdelight County several times, I have no choice but to come here to cut off his back road."

Li Subai told the truth, the Canghuang army was in various parts of the city at this time to calm the people's emotions, Xu Yong and Hu Yanhe rode their horses, supervising the soldiers not to do black hands on the people.

The army is well-groomed and the generals are united, which can be called a well-disciplined iron army.

Xu Shiwei sighed, he wanted to use the people to block Li Suber's mouth, but instead he fulfilled him, he really lifted a stone to shoot himself in the foot, and the gains outweighed the losses.

"Although Mr. Li's plan is good, but the unscrupulous army is besieging the state capital at this time, and the key grain routes are county by county, not with us, Fangcheng is a piece of chicken ribs, and it is for nothing to occupy it."

He is old, although his only son is both civil and military, he looks down on the unscrupulous army, and would rather squat on the tower of Fangcheng City and guard Fangcheng day and night, rather than go out on the battlefield to make a name for himself.

As soon as Li Subak wanted to speak, the crowd outside was rushed away by a team of sergeants covered in smoke and dust, and came to him and knelt on one knee, with a conspicuous smile on his dusty face: "Lord! Great joy! Great joy! General Chen Yu Chen entered the county by county in half an hour, and the county by county is ours at this time! ”

"Good! In this way, it seems that the food channel of the unscrupulous army has been cut off, and the general trend has become half! Quickly send an order to the three armies, prepare the wind and fire cannon, you have to dig deep tunnels! Li Subai was overjoyed, and he didn't care about the onlookers, so he ran out regardless of his image.