Among the 30,000 rebels in the city, Gao Yingxiang's men and horses were only 7,000, and the remaining more than 20,000 people belonged to the leaders of various roads. If he really fights against each other, Gao Yingxiang has limited numbers of people after all, and he will definitely not be able to please him.

Hua Bushi smiled coldly and said: "Zhang Xianzhong! Among the 58 counts of robbery, you account for 12 of them, and you have killed the most people in Huaiqing City, and no one can compare with you! Gao Chuang Wang Mansion is kind-hearted and can not pursue the crime of violating the order of others, but now you not only do not repent, but you also dare to threaten your men and horses, but you cannot let it go! Do you think that the thousands of men and horses under your command can really be relied on?"

With the strength of Gao Yingxiang's family, although it can't fight against the more than 20,000 people of all the other rebels, it is not difficult to deal with only Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses. If it is really as Hua Bushi said, Gao Yingxiang only needs to promise to spare the lives of others, and most of the leaders of the rebel army will be used by him to deal with him Zhang Xianzhong, just as he did to the red wolf before.

This result was because the 36th Battalion of the Righteous Army was originally a scattered mess, and it was too easy to divide and buy them! And it was precisely by taking advantage of this weakness of theirs that Hua Bushi was forced to give in to the punishment of the Red Wolf.

Zhang Xianzhong knew that what Hua Bu said was true, so he had to keep his mouth shut for a while, not daring to say anything more.

I only heard Gao Yingxiang say loudly: "We raised the army and raised the righteousness, all because we couldn't survive in today's troubled times, so we had to rebel, and the establishment of these thirty-six battalions was also to gather everyone Liliang and the government to fight and overthrow the tyranny of Zhu Youzhen of the Ming Dynasty!" Everyone is a like-minded brother, I Gao Yingxiang thanks to the trust of the brothers, was elected to be this handsome, I hope to lead everyone out of the world, so that everyone can live a good life, I really have no intention of embarrassing you, and I can't bear to criticize you brothers!"

"However, if the order is not carried out, it will not be able to form an army, and if it is not an army, how can it fight with the officers and men? This commander has already issued a clear order that you must not burn, kill, or loot after entering the city. In this way, you will return all the silver and property stolen from Huaiqing City to the owner, and promise to abide by the commander's order, and from now on you will not violate it again, and the fault of this time will not be investigated by the commander!"

After Gao Yingxiang finished speaking, Hua Bushi said: "Gao Dashuai has decided like this, it is really very magnanimous! In this case, you should return all the silver taels and property looted from the city in the past few days according to the fifty-eight articles listed on this note, and those who pay it off can be exempted from the death penalty!

Hua Bushi's meaning was undoubtedly to detain the sixteen leaders and let them return their property before they could be released. And when these words were spoken, the hall was silent again.

Gao Yingxiang will not pursue the death penalty of violating the commander's order, as long as they return the property, it is good news, but how easy is it to collect and return the silver and property looted by these rebels in Huaiqing City?

After a while, someone spoke, but it was Liu Danian, nicknamed "Cupola".

The elder blushed and said to Hua Bushi: "Mr. Shi joined the army, and as soon as those things were snatched back, they were distributed to the brothers, and they had to be handed back, this ...... This is really a bit difficult, can Shi Senjun talk to the marshal again, a little accommodation, and the property will be exempted, otherwise it would be better to pay a little less!"

In fact, the rebels were composed of some peasants, and the ordinary army was extremely irregular, and most of them were not paid at all, and only the property obtained by the soldiers was considered salary. Now, if you force them to hand over the money they have received, you must cause the soldiers to mutiny.

Hua Bushi smiled slightly, and said: "Gao Dashuai is already extremely generous in doing this, how can there be any more reason to be accommodating? ”

Liu Danian said: "Okay, if you have any idea for the general staff, as long as you can avoid paying property, I will agree!"

Hua Bushi said: "It is certain that you will not be able to pay your property, but if you are willing to accept the incorporation, all the people and horses will be attached to the command of King Gao Chuang, and King Chuang should pay you military salaries." If the soldiers receive their salaries, they will no longer have any objections to the return of their property. ”

There was a commotion in the hall.

"May I ask Shi Senjun, what do you mean by co-optation, do you want us to hand over all the men and horses under our command to King Gao Chuang for nothing?" It was Liu Guoneng who "broke through the sky" who asked.

Hua Bushi said: "King Gao Chuang is the commander of the 36th battalion of the rebel army, and he is the supreme leader of the rebel army from all walks of life. Shi Xiao's co-optation, simply put, is just to reorganize your subordinates, obey the dispatch of King Gao Chuang, and in the future, training, marching, and combat must obey the command of King Gao Chuang, and all weapons and equipment, grain and grass, and military salaries are also uniformly distributed by King Chuang. ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom, put it on the table, and said, "What is written on it is the thirteen military regulations that all people must abide by after the incorporation, and they have been approved by the tall commander, so you can take a look at it first." ”

Only now, the leaders of the rebel army in the hall knew that Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Shi Xiao and others had set up the real purpose of this "celebration banquet", and it turned out that they wanted to incorporate the people under their command.

The note was circulated among the leaders of the families, and soon everyone had seen it, and several of them were illiterate, such as Liu Danian, the "cupola cannon" and others, who also heard others read it.

These thirteen military regulations were drawn up by Hua Bushi and Li Zicheng when they came to Gao Yingxiang's marshal's mansion earlier, and the three of them discussed and worked them out. In addition to some ordinary military laws and regulations such as prohibiting orders and appointing names, there are still two important contents: one is that Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, can reorganize the personnel and horses of all walks of life, and the leaders and soldiers are not allowed to disobey, and the second point is that Gao Yingxiang has the power to appoint and dismiss the generals of the army from all walks of life.

With these two rights, the rebels and horses of all walks of life were controlled by Gao Yingxiang in both form and substance. On the other hand, the weapons and armor of all walks of life, the grain and grass needed, and the salaries and silver of soldiers and generals were all provided by Gao Yingxiang.

For the small group of rebels, it is a great thing to be co-opted by King Gao Chuang, just because they rebelled only to get a way to live, and they did not have much ambition in their hearts, the soldiers were poorly equipped, their strength was weak, and they would be wiped out by the officers and soldiers at any time, and once they were absorbed, not only the supply of weapons and armaments, grain and grass had been settled, but also military salaries and silver could be taken from now on, which was ideal.

For several of the stronger rebel teams, however, these terms were mixed. Although the current rebel armies are not able to resist the imperial court officials and soldiers, these leaders are all ambitious, hoping that one day they will be able to achieve great things and sit on the throne of the emperor themselves, but now they are going to be incorporated by Gao Yingxiang under their command, and they are inevitably a little unwilling.

After reading the thirteen military regulations, the reactions of the leaders of the rebels from all walks of life were also very different, and the "Cupola Pillar" Liu Danian immediately agreed, and the Red Wolf, the Sweeping King, Man Tianxing and others also expressed their willingness to accept the incorporation.

After a moment of hesitation, a few more agreed. In the hall, only the "Eight Kings" Zhang Xianzhong, the "Old Huihui" Ma Shouying, the "Cao Cao" Luo Rucai and the "Collapse of the Sky" Liu Guoneng are the only four who have not yet expressed their position.

These four roads are the four strongest in the eighteen-way rebel army, except for the "King of Chuang" Gao Yingxiang, and the troops under their command also account for half of the rebels in the city.

Li Zicheng said: "We are waiting for the 36th battalion of the righteous army, the strength of the union is great, and the strength of the division is weak, this time everyone made concerted efforts to capture Huaiqing City is proof of this, but if we cannot unify the command and twist into a rope to fight, as soon as the brigade of the officers and soldiers arrives, this city cannot be defended, and we still have to flee everywhere! We led the brothers to rebel, although they were all for the sake of achieving great causes, but at this juncture, we must first find a way to survive before there is hope! This time, King Gao Chuang recruited the rebels from all walks of life, for the sake of everyone's life and death, and asked a few generals to think twice!"

Liu Guoneng pondered for a long time, sighed, and said: "Okay, since General Li Chuang said so, if all the rebel brothers in Huaiqing City agree, I will be no exception to 'Breaking the Sky', and I will also hand over the men and horses under my command to King Gao Chuang!"

He said this very cunningly, and did not directly agree or oppose the acceptance of the incorporation, but kicked the ball to the other three who had not yet expressed their position, and the implication was that as long as they all agreed, then he had nothing to say himself.

Hua Bushi said with a smile: "Since General Liu doesn't raise objections, then the three of Luo Zhai, Ma Zhai and General Zhang must also think like this?"

Even if Liu Guoneng did not directly agree, as long as the four people did not object, the adoption could be regarded as passed, and if anyone objected, then try to exert pressure on them, what kind of person is Hua Bushi, how can they be allowed to kick each other with such means?

"Cao Cao" Luo Rucai and "Lao Huihui" Ma Shouying glanced at each other, both nodded, only the "Eight Kings" Zhang Xianzhong still had a calm black face and did not say a word.

It seems that the key to making these four people agree to be incorporated lies in this Zhang Xianzhong.

According to the information provided by Chu Yiyi before, Hua Bushi already knew that Zhang Xianzhong was the most difficult bone to gnaw among the rebels. This person is cruel in nature, killing countless people, but he is arrogant and ambitious, as early as the beginning of the rebellion, he declared that he was the "Gu Yuan Zhenlong Emperor", and it was not an easy thing to want him to accept the incorporation.

However, in the current situation, Hua Bushi was not afraid that he would not bow his head, and coughed lightly at the moment, and said: "Gao Dashuai has no intention of forcing the people and horses this time, if General Zhang refuses to accept it, it is okay, as long as he hands over all the property looted in the past few days, he can lead the army to leave Huaiqing." ”

He smiled slightly, and said: "If General Zhang leaves Huaiqing at this time, Zhang Yingchang, who is stationed in Hanoi County, sixty miles away, may lead troops to chase after him, but with the bravery and good fighting of the 'Eight Kings' and his subordinate soldiers, there is no need to be afraid." ”