On the second day, Zhong Jinwei saw that Hong Chengchou had taken advantage of the opportunity he had created for him and had basically dealt with the squire. He stopped staying in Yulin Town.
He first sent the 400 white pole cavalry troops under Qin Yiming's command in Zhangjiakou back to Zhangjiakou, and then handed over the task of dispatching the remaining military salaries to Xie Dong, a member of Qianhu Jinyiwei, and ordered him to continue westward to protect the military salaries and pay arrears to the remaining areas.
The border troops' pay and silver will be distributed.
As for himself, he left Yulin Town with his sword-carrying entourage, the Dongchang Fanyu, and the three hundred white pole cavalry led by Ma Xianglin, preparing to go south through the Guanzhong Plain and return to Beijing after crossing Henan.
Because in history, bandits only made trouble in Henan and became a big problem. Therefore, Zhong Jinwei had to go and see for himself what the disaster was like there. He was relieved anyway. It was just along the way, or it was just a slight detour.
Shortly after he left, Hong Chengchou inquired about Li Hongji's characteristics and then sent out official documents to arrest him.
Deep in the Gaojiabao slums, there is an inconspicuous little mud house. In broad daylight, the windows covered with rough paper were not propped up.
This kind of window has poor light transmittance, making the room seem a bit dark.
There were two people sitting opposite each other on the table in the middle of the room, lighting an oil lamp and playing Go, which seemed out of place with the environment of the room.
The older man laid a son. The other man looked at it and tried to persuade him: "Brother Luo, you seem to be absent-minded. This son is wrong."
"Oh, really!" When Luo Rucai heard this, he took a closer look and found that his big dragon was blocked. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then said to the person opposite him: "Forget it, I won't play anymore, I won't be able to play anymore."
You Li Hongji."
After he finished speaking, he threw the chess piece in his hand directly on the chessboard, then took a bottle of wine placed on the table, poured himself a glass, and drank it all.
Li Hongji looked at the man in front of him who he once called "Cao Cao". He was so high-spirited before. He named himself Cao Cao because he wanted to imitate Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms and do great things. He was an outlier among the peasant army.
But since they were defeated at the Yellow River Ferry, they escaped and hid together in Gaojiabao. Not only were they no longer allowed to call him Cao Cao, but they were also not allowed to call him leader, and they only called him brother. Comparing this, it is really different.
Two people.
Li Hongji also imitated Luo Rucai and threw the chess pieces in his hands on the chessboard, but he also placed the chessboard in the open space under his feet, freed up the tabletop, and placed all the food and wine on the side in the middle.
Then he picked up his undrunk glass of wine with both hands and said to Luo Rucai: "Brother Luo, please."
Luo Rucai didn't refuse, filled himself up and drank it all in one gulp.
"Brother Luo, there is no need to be so depressed. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. The defeat at the Yellow River Ferry was God's will. Don't take it too seriously." Li Hongji couldn't bear to see Luo Ru acting like this, so he had to put down his wine glass and persuaded him.
After hearing this, Luo Ru looked at Li Hongji and sighed: "We don't pay much attention to your opinion. If we had sent more scouts in advance, this battle would definitely not have been so miserable."
Things have already passed, so what's the point in talking about it anymore? If I had known today, why bother doing it in the first place? Li Hongji secretly muttered in his heart.
"At least it gives me time to take the money with me when I run." Luo Rucai's next words left Li Hongji speechless. It turned out that this guy was thinking about the money he had collected.
After Luo Rucai finished speaking, he went to weigh the wine pot again. When he found it was empty, he shouted: "Li Guo, there is no more wine. Go and get another pot."
Li Hongji was completely speechless towards Luo Rucai, and he felt a little contempt for him. He used to think that Cao Cao was a man of great talent, not only good in eloquence, but also had a way with everyone and could win people's hearts. But when he encountered setbacks, he became like this
Bear like, really a glass heart.
"Brother Luo, my nephew went out to find out the news." Li Hongji had no choice but to remind him.
Luo Rucai said "Oh", and after being reminded by Li Hongji, he remembered that it was because he was worried that the court wanted him, so he sent Li Guo to the street to find out the news, and also inquired about the recent movements of the officers and soldiers.
He patted his head hard, it hurt a little, and it made his alcohol-sedated head sober up.
Luo Rucai calmed down a little and smiled bitterly at Li Hongji and said: "Brother, you are laughing at me. I am not a greedy person for money. You know, when you are alive, you should do something. But to do anything, you must have money.
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"Yes, yes, brother Luo is right." Li Hongji has matured a lot after a tragic defeat. He did not refute Luo Rucai's words and echoed.
Seeing that Li Hongji agreed with her point of view, Luo Rucai pointed to the dishes on the table and said: "Here, eat."
He saw Li Hongji pick up the chopsticks and eat the vegetables after hearing this, and continued to vent his complaints: "Brother, I have no money now, and I don't know when we will be able to make trouble again. During this long wait, for my brother and my mother,
As one of the leaders of the rebel army, I am not a minor player like you. I will definitely be wanted by the court. It will be difficult to live in hiding!"
Li Hongji nodded. This is true. At this time of year, if the court offers a large reward, there is no guarantee that someone will sue him at any time.
Thinking of this, he looked at the decadent Cao Cao with some sympathy and said sincerely: "Brother Luo, don't worry, as long as we work together, we will definitely overcome this difficulty."
After hearing this, Luo Rucai looked at Li Hongji and found the sincerity in his eyes. She couldn't help but be a little moved. She stretched out her hand and held Li Hongji's hand on the table. She said gratefully: "Good brother, I will definitely live up to you when I make a comeback. Let's work together in the future."
Have a great career."
When Li Hongji saw Luo Rucai looking at him in a strange way, as if he was seeing a lover, he couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body. He wanted to pull his hand back, but found that Luo Rucai's grip was tight and he couldn't break free several times. He was about to speak.
, suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps outside.
At this moment, Li Hongji's intention was fulfilled, and Luo Rucai suddenly retracted his hand, stood up, drew out his sword, and hid behind the door.
Li Hongji could hear clearly that there was only one person's footsteps, so he quickly said to Luo Rucai: "Brother Luo, don't panic, it should be my nephew who is back."
Just as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open violently, and the light and wind followed the person into the house.
"Uncle, it's not good, it's not good..." The man's voice was a little loud, but when he saw Li Hongji opposite him raising the fingers of his right hand to his mouth to remind him to keep quiet, he stopped what he said and did not continue.
explain.
Luo Rucai saw clearly from behind the door that it was indeed Li Hongji's nephew. When Li Guo came back, he walked out, put the knife back into its sheath and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Guo's face looked a little anxious and worried. Hearing Luo Rucai speak, he did not turn to him. He still said to Li Hongji: "Uncle, I went to sea to catch official documents. They are posted everywhere on the street."
Luo Rucai had already inserted the knife back. After hearing Li Guo's words, he quickly turned around and closed the door. Then he whispered to Li Hongji: "Look, I'm right. I'm wanted by the court. There's really nothing I can do for you. Brother
It’s so famous.”
When Li Guo heard this, he turned around and looked at Luo Rucai in astonishment. As he walked back to the table, he asked, "How much silver has the court offered as a reward for catching me, Mr. Luo?"
"No, I didn't arrest you." Li Guo stuttered a bit as he answered Luo Rucai's question.
"You're not young anymore, and I'm not arresting you, so why are you afraid of saying the wrong thing?" Luo Rucai saw that Li Guo actually said he wasn't being arrested, so she said to him and sat back down at the table. But he didn't sit back down.
Instead, he sat to the side, no longer facing away from Li Guo.
"I really didn't arrest you. It was a sea arrest document that arrested my uncle." Li Guo was also a little puzzled and quickly explained.
"Who, who are you saying you're arresting?" Luo Rucai looked at him in disbelief, only to find that Li Guo was still pointing at Li Hongji, while Li Hongji looked at his nephew in astonishment.
"Are you not mistaken?" Luo Rucai confirmed.
After hearing this, Li Guo withdrew his hand, took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Luo Rucai, and said: "I was also wondering why my uncle was wanted. No, I tore up a notice from a remote place and came back.
, if you don’t believe it, look at it.”
Luo Rucai quickly took the piece of paper from Li Guo's hand and read it close to the oil lamp.
Li Hongji also recovered from the shock of hearing the news, approached Luo Rucai, and read the notice together.
As expected, only Li Hongji was wanted on the notice, not Luo Rucai.
After a while, the three of them sat around the table, relatively speechless.
"This makes no sense. How could I arrest you? I should be arrested!" Luo Rucai finally muttered, which hurt his self-esteem a bit.
Li Guo ignored Luo Rucai, looked at Li Hongji worriedly and said, "Uncle, what should I do?"
After hearing Li Guo's question, Li Hongji thought for a while and decided: "It doesn't matter. I've decided to grow a beard, change my name, and be more careful. It should be fine."
"Uncle, what name are you going to change?" Li Guo asked.
"Since the imperial court won't let a little person like me go, then come here. I am determined to form a rebel army in the future and do something great. What do you think I will call Li Zicheng from now on?"