Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Road to Hegemony
After finishing the work, the two changed their clothes and walked out of the inn.
"Master...... master woke up. The old one shouted excitedly, and everyone ran over.
"Master, you finally woke up, you don't know how domineering the young master is, let us practice every day, and torture us so much that we are not human in the past few days. The old one cried: "Master, if you don't wake up again, we will all become martial arts masters......"
"Who told you to rest? Get back to practice for me. Tianya shouted, and the Khitan warrior immediately turned his head to stare at the young master Tianya.
Zong Xin waved his hand: "Tianya, take a good rest, I know that you have worked hard these days." ”
"It's not hard, the disciples have to train them well, the martial arts are too poor to even learn the Nine Seals Yi Pulse Method, and they are useless when they encounter danger in the future. ”
'呯~'
Zong Xin punched Tianya in the stomach, and then lifted Tianya and threw it up, Fifteen and Sixteen immediately caught it and carried him back to the room to sleep.
"That's it. Serve wine and meat, and have a good drink. ”
Finally relieved, sixteen Khitan warriors excitedly hugged the wine jar. Putting the tables together and drinking at once, they loved to drink and hunt, and had no other hobbies. Because Seventeen and Eighteen were on a surveillance mission, they didn't come.
Three rounds of drinking
A scholar came from the door of the hotel and came directly to Zongxin.
"One of the elders of the Ao Gang, we met once that day. The third child walked up to Zong Xin and introduced it.
The scholar chuckled and said, "The new leader of the Ao Gang, Wen Weak, the scholar, sees Master Zongxin, and I hope that Master Zongxin will fulfill his promise. Now that the Ao Gang has lost power, only Master Zongxin can make the Ao Gang flourish. ”
"The gang leader is polite, how can the poor monk have this ability? But as long as the Ao Gang does not harm the people from now on, it will be under the command of the poor monk, and I believe that friends in the rivers and lakes will also have to give the poor monk three points of thin noodles. ”
Wen Weak said depressedly: "That's not what I said at the beginning, Master Zongxin should be a registered military advisor. ”
"It's all right, as long as the Ao Gang benefits the township from now on, by the way, recruit troops and horses in case of emergency. Zong Xin said: "If today's troubled times are, even Lei Hong needs an army, let alone a poor monk." If the helper has a heart, he can be a hegemon even if he can't be the king in the future. ”
You can't be a king, but you can be a hegemon...... Wen Qiao understood this truth from the beginning. If the Ao Gang is the base of Zongxin, even if the Ao Gang wins the world, the person who really becomes the emperor is definitely not himself. Even if hegemony is already a dream, at least it is a king of the frontier, the son of heaven.
"What does Master Zongxin think it should be?"
"Soldiers, there are not many in the fine. In terms of the Ao Gang business, it can raise at least 3,000 soldiers and horses. Those ruffians who want to stay will train their troops well, and they will get out of here if they want to, and they will never stop them. Now there is no need to pay tribute to Lei Hong, you can create a batch of armor weapons, and Weinan is the base of poor monks. ”
Wen Weak said depressedly: "What the master means is...... Let everything be done in the end, but it is the master who benefits in the end, right? ”
"Right...... That's what the poor monk means. Zong Xin said with a smile: "But you are the leader of the Ao Gang, the poor monk just gave a clear path, and it depends on you whether you go or not." ”
"Even if it's a clear road, why can't you see it clearly?"
Zong Xin knew what Wen Qiao wanted to ask, so he dipped his finger in the wine, clicked it on the table, and then drew a small circle on the outside, and then drew a big circle on the outside. The shape is like an arrow target, but the benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wise, in the eyes of the weak, this is not an arrow target, but the world.
Wen Qiao sighed and said, "Anyway, the Ao Gang is over, no matter how big it is, it's no bigger than a circle." Wen Weak will put his future on the master, Wen Weak will definitely impress the master, and the master should not let Wen Weak down. ”
"The country is so arrogant, how can I, a monk, be able to give guidance? But as long as you have the ambition to make plans in advance, there is no harm to you anyway, isn't it? The poor monk's requirements are also very simple, mutually beneficial. ”
"Thank you for the master's guidance, the Ao Gang will definitely change its appearance from today onwards, and when the master comes to Weinan again, Wen Liang will definitely not disappoint the master. After saying that, Wen Wan turned around and left.
There are many things to do next, raising and training troops, and taking care of business matters. But all this is to make wedding clothes for others, and when the time comes, these soldiers belong to themselves, but they fight the world for others.
Wen is weak and knows that his strength is not endless, so he can only press his hope on another person. Master Zongxin is almost the only option...... Characters with heads and faces definitely can't look down on the little Ao Gang, and Zong Xin's first appearance is now famous in the rivers and lakes, but in terms of power, it is not as good.
Zongxin needs an army, and the Ao Gang is his best choice, as long as the Ao Gang does a good job, this will be the first stop for Zong Xin to dominate the world. Wen is weak and needs to use the name of Master Zongxin, a high-ranking monk, to carry forward the Ao Gang, and then recruit troops and horses to do the most critical first step for him.
Wen Qiao knows that the master of this army ...... It's not just yourself.
Wen is also a helpless move, the Ao Gang has lost the two backers of Lei Hong and Zhao Siwan, and it will definitely be attacked everywhere in the future, and it will never be as strong as in the past. The Ao Gang must change, Zong Xin gave a clear path, this road is indeed feasible, although it is harder, but the Ao Gang will be stronger than before.
After Wen Wan returned, he immediately announced that the Ao Gang would be included in Master Zongxin's sect, and he would never oppress the people in the future, and would do good deeds everywhere. This can not only increase the reputation of Master Zongxin, but also let the people on the rivers and lakes know that a new backer has emerged in the Ao Gang.
As soon as Wen Weak left on his front foot, Seventeen immediately rushed back to the inn and knelt down on one knee in front of Zong Xin.
"Qi master, Wang Jingchong took his family to Weinan Wharf, I believe he is leaving Weinan. Eighteen followed, master, are we robbing his wealth, or are we robbing his sex?"
"You...... How could you think of robbing sex? What kind of lust does an old man have?"
"Alas~~ Each has its own good, I thought the master liked this type so we let us monitor. Seventeen smiled and said, "Say it again...... Doesn't Wang Jingchong still have a daughter? That girl is good~"
"Do you believe it if I beat you to death?" Zong Xin took a deep breath and said: "Set off, there must be no mistake in setting off immediately." ”
The Khitan warriors immediately stood up and prepared, everyone had a clear division of labor, and everything was ready as soon as they came and went, and even Zongxin was very surprised by the speed.
Tianya was put on the carriage, and a group of seventeen people rode horses to escort the carriage to the Weinan ferry. Even arrived at the ferry earlier than Wang Jingchong's family, and Eighteen also returned to the army.
Wang Jingchong was also taken aback when he came to the ferry, eighteen stout warrior monks escorted a carriage, who was in this carriage?
"Alas~ Is Master Zongxin in the car?"
Zong Xin suddenly poked his head out and said with a friendly smile: "Amitabha, I haven't seen Lord Wang for a long time, how are you doing lately?"
"Well, this old bone is ten years younger, thanks to Master Zongxin opening up the meridians for the old man. Wang Jingchong also got out of the car and gestured to Master Zongxin, sincerely admiring this little monk.
Zongxin chuckled and gestured, but did not answer.
Wang Jingchong walked to the carriage and asked in a low voice: "It is rumored that the meridians of Dong Changping, the gang leader of the Ao Gang, were abolished, and the deputy gang leader Zhu Zitao broke the corpse of ten thousand pieces, these two good things were done by the master, is this true or false?"
Zongxin nodded, but still did not reply.
"Master, then your trouble will be big......" Wang Jingchong said: "Lei Hong may not care about this small gang, but Dong Changping's brother-in-law Zhao Siwan is not a good man and a woman, that guy is simply crazy, but he is obedient to Dong Changping's sister, you must be careful in the future if you provoke him." ”
"The donor is too worried, punishing the evil and promoting the good is what my generation of cultivators should do, if you are afraid of offending Zhao Siwan and ignore the evil in your eyes, then the poor monk's scripture will be read in vain, isn't it?" Zong Xin said: "Is the donor going to Kaifeng by water? The poor monk is just on the way." ”
"Dare to ask where the master is going?"
"The poor monk was originally going to Kaifeng, but he still had some personal matters on the way through Luoyang, so he would get off the boat halfway. ”
Wang Jingchong nodded and said: "If the master doesn't dislike it, take the old man's official boat, water piracy is rampant along the way, but they don't dare to rob the official ship." ”
"Then thank you, donor. ”
"It's just a trivial matter, you are the life-saving benefactor of my family, and the old man is worried that he has no chance to repay the favor. Wang Jingchong was very excited, haha, and his subordinates drove the carriage onto the boat for Zong Xin.
Fengxiang is also in the Weihe River Valley, Wang Jingchong's boat can be said to be one of the best on the dock, although there are guards, this boat is more than enough to carry a hundred people.
After getting on the boat, Zong Xin stood on the bow of the boat and enjoyed the scenery on both sides of the Wei River, which is a tributary of the Yellow River, and is not as turbulent as the Yellow River. When there is a lot of rain, the surface of the river is as muddy as mud, and when there is little rain, the surface of the river is as clear as a mirror.
It's the rainy season, the river is turbulent, and the water is extremely fast, so it's a good time to hurry.
There is only a two-to-three day waterway from Weinan to Luoyang, which is much faster than the land route. Wang Jingchong served Zhou Dao, because Zongxin was the life-saving benefactor of his family, and he didn't dare to be sloppy.
Not only Wang Jingchong served Zhoudao, but Wang Baoyu served more thoughtfully, and asked Zongxin to talk to him shamelessly, so he almost didn't take the initiative to ask for a bed. But it's no wonder that the meeting between the two was originally full of color, plus Zong Xin is still young, and his appearance and martial arts are all dragons among people, how can the little girl not be tempted?
Eighteen Khitan warriors sat in a circle all day long, and their hands were sealed to comprehend the mystery of the Nine Seals and Yi Pulse Method. Some people have already grown a little bit and can feel the aura around them, but it is not easy to completely calm down. Therefore, the Khitan warriors continued to practice the most troublesome and simplest martial arts.