"Peaches and plums will conquer the world; the queen goes around Yangzhou and wanders in the garden. Don't talk nonsense, who will say yes!" Just a few absurd and unheard-of nursery rhymes and a surname made countless heroes believe that the Sui Dynasty was about to perish, and that the world's authority
It is unbelievable to say that the general will be attributed to the Li family. But in fact, there are still many people who believe it! Especially after the spring of the eleventh year of Daye, almost everyone in the Sui Dynasty was talking about "the general Li family"
"The Yang family will be destroyed". There are "wise men" who tell people's fortunes and work part-time as ghost hunters and psychics. They even directly and confidently analyzed that the "peaches and plums" in the nursery rhyme refer to the nephew of the Li family who has escaped.
If Li Mi had not been destined by fate, he would not have become the only mastermind who survived Yang Xuangan's rebellion, nor would he have won the support of so many big and small forces just after entering Wagang. And the so-called "Queen went around Yangzhou, wandering around
"In the garden" refers to the fact that His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress will die in Yangzhou, and their bodies will be buried in the ravines. As for the two sentences "Don't talk nonsense, who will promise", it was extended more clearly by the "wise men", "Xu" means secret,
He clearly refers to the former Pu Shanggong, now Li Mi, the second head of the Wagang Army.
The rumors made people panic, and also made countless people who wanted to make great achievements ready to do so. They dedicated all their wealth to Li Mi, hoping to be the founding general of the country. He led a hundred relatives and tribesmen to occupy a certain hilltop, and chanted "Follow the orders of heaven and stand up for Mi Gong".
There are those who have "purpose". The most irritating thing is that a scholar who wanted to be promoted went straight into the Yamen of Qi County Prefecture and warned the Prefect Pei Caozhi and the Twelve Counties of Henan Province to depose the ambassador Zhang Xu.
The two Tuo men recognized the general trend of the world and went west to take Li Mi as the lord of the Eastern Xia counties. Pei Caozhi and Zhang Xutuo naturally gave him a slap in the face, but the scholar was very arrogant and was spanked by the government officials.
The flowers were all blooming, but they actually raised their heads, looked at Pei Caozhi in the hall, and said with compassion on their faces: "Destiny, do you understand destiny? If you are so ignorant of obedience, when Pu Shanggong's army arrives, you will be buried.
Bone Trench!”
Pei Caozhi was forced to have no choice but to behead the son in the suburbs, which made him famous as the "Founding Father". However, instead of being stopped, the rumors became more and more serious. Later, some lower-level officials were also confused.
He even began to secretly complain that Pei Caozhi should not have done things too badly and cut off everyone's future prospects.
Where is the source of the rumors? Zhang Xutuo and others know it with their toes, but you can't do anything about it. The Sui Dynasty failed to conquer Goryeo three times in a row, and it has lost its prestige. Moreover, at this moment, the imperial court
He didn't know how to treat the people well, but instead listened to the words of some scholars and built a large palace to show peace. At the beginning of the year, he just completed the extremely magnificent Guanwen Palace, and now he is starting to build the Yiluan Palace. According to market rumors, he was killed by Yang Xuangan the year before last.
The dragon boat that was set on fire was also built under the supervision of Zhiji, the third son of Yuwen Shu, and was more magnificent and magnificent than the original one.
The farther the court's pursuit is from the people, the more the people hope to change the dynasty. In the eyes of Zhang Xutuo, Li Xu and others, Li Mi is just a big liar who can only lie but never fulfills his promises. In the hearts of the people, what Li Mi described
Painting cakes is the hope that many people struggle to survive.
Not only Li Mi, but even Zhang Jincheng, Li Zitong, Zhu Can, Wei Daoer and others all put forward their own ideas for governing the country, claiming that they would "have the same clothes to wear and the same food to eat" with the people of the world. Although they always robbed people,
Whenever you gain something, you always hide it in your own secret cave.
"Grandma, if your surname is Li, you can be the emperor. There are so many people surnamed Li in the world, why is it Li Mi's turn to be such a big liar!" Luo Shixin cursed loudly when a few people were gathering. "Zhong Jian is also surnamed Li. He is a good character and a martial artist.
They are much taller than that Li Mi!" In order to make his words more convincing, he quoted many circumstantial evidences. He did not even care that several friends around him had turned pale with fear.
"Shi Xin, you have a mouth. Why are you still talking nonsense!" Qin Shubao, who had always been respected by everyone, raised his eyes and lectured loudly.
"When is it? The weather is neither hot nor cold. He, Li Mi, really has the destiny to be the emperor, so he sent troops to Qijun to fight with us. As long as he can defeat us Qijun children head-on, I will admit that he is not a great leader.
Bullshit!" Luo Shixin yelled unscrupulously, with one hundred and twenty dissatisfactions in his words.
"We have to fight Li Mi sooner or later. But don't drag Zhong Jian into it. The court is very taboo about this!" Seeing that the other party was becoming more and more outrageous, Dugu Lin stepped forward and pulled Luo Shixin's arm to remind Luo Shixin.
Watch your words.
"What's wrong, the emperor still believes in this? I thought only those lunatics and scoundrels believed it!" Luo Shixin blinked his innocent big eyes and asked in surprise. In his eyes, the emperor's cousin Dugu Lin was the person who understood the emperor best.
Opinions often represent the views of His Majesty the Emperor.
"The Emperor may not believe it, but the Emperor is afraid that the people of the world will believe it!" Dugu Lin grinned and responded with a wry smile.
Troubled times have arrived, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are still busy fighting for power. If Luo Shixin's words reach their ears today, they will not care about how many military exploits Li Xu has made for the court in the past, and they will definitely ask His Majesty to punish him as soon as possible. Those who eat meat
Those who are full of fat will not see the wildfire that is already close at hand. They will only knock down anyone who may threaten their status.
Potential dangers can be seen by everyone just by looking up, but Luo Shixin couldn't turn around. "The Emperor himself doesn't believe it, so what else is Zhong Jian afraid of?" His voice was slightly lower, but he still kept mumbling.
"Shixin, from the early days of Daye to now, the imperial court has killed countless officials named Li. Don't just talk about it. If these words spread, Zhongjian will be in trouble." Qin Shubao couldn't bear it and simply raised the issue directly.
bright.
"Well, I, Mr. Luo, didn't expect this level!" Luo Shixin turned his head to Li Xu with an apologetic face. But soon, he laughed easily again, "There are only four of us here, and even Mr. Zhang is not here. Who can
Will my words be spread? Brother Zhongjian, do you think so?"
Li Xusu had nothing to do with Luo Shixin, a "madman". Seeing the innocent look on his face, he had no choice but to follow his tone and answer: "Yes, Shixin is absolutely right. But be careful, walls have ears, so let's not say this again in the future."
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"If you don't say it, don't say it. Anyway, if Li Mi wants to be the emperor, he has to come over and fight with us brothers first. He will prove that he has the ability to be the emperor!"
"You will have a chance. I estimate that in less than half a month, the imperial court will issue an order for us to march westward to suppress the bandits." Qin Shubao sighed, looking at the bright spring light outside the window, and replied quietly.
Last winter, the imperial court decreed that Zhang Xutuo be promoted to the post of ambassador of the Twelve Counties of Henan Province, responsible for the suppression of bandits in eastern Henan Province. The Dongping County and Jibei County under his command were the areas hardest hit by bandits in the past.
After Zuo Xiaoyou was pacified, there was no longer a threat near Qi County, and the mission of the county soldiers to go west to suppress the bandits was put on the agenda.
Dongping County and Jibei County are both bordering Dongjun where the Wagang Army is entrenched. Under the pressure of the officers and soldiers, the thieves in the two counties will definitely fall to the Wagang Army at a faster speed. By then, Qijun brothers and Wagang elite will inevitably
In a battle, Qin Shubao was not sure who would have the upper hand in the end.
Unlike Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin, Qin Shubao did not have any contempt for Li Mi. Compared with this cunning snake, Qin Shubao was more willing to fight Xu Maogong. Although the latter's military ability was very strong, he was an upright conspiracy after all.
Category. As for Li Mi, he doesn't follow common sense whether he uses troops or does things. You may beat him and run away, or you may accidentally fall into this guy's trap.
"Go west to suppress the bandits? It's a good thing that we take the initiative! But do we have enough food and grass?" When the topic returned to the war, Luo Shixin was not confused. After thinking about it, he asked worriedly.
"No, we just had enough food last year. We made some gains when we defeated Lu Mingyue, but there was a lot of treasure and little food and grass!" Li Xu shrugged and responded in a low voice. "But even if the imperial court doesn't issue an order, General Zhang will have to bring it with him.
Let us march westward. After that crazy incident, we, the children of Qijun, must fight to defend ourselves!"
When many people do evil, they often think that they have the only way in the world. This was the case with the Kuangsheng who was killed in the suburbs by Pei Cao's order. Li Xu did not doubt this person's piety to the doctrine of prophecy, and also sympathized with this person.
The lunatic is persistent in his ideal of rebuilding a prosperous age, but once he is tossed around by this lunatic, there is no room for maneuver between the children of Qijun and the Wagang Army. Countless people will die due to his crazy words. Before this man goes crazy, the prefect
Whether it is Pei Caozhi or Zhang Xutuo, I am afraid that the entire civil and military forces in Qi County do not have many thoughts of sending their troops westward to quell the rebellion for the imperial court. This is not because everyone is unloyal to the imperial court, but because of the actual situation on the ground.
There, with the ability of Qi County, the number of soldiers that can be supported by Qi County is no more than 20,000. But the Wagang Army now claims to have a crowd of 100,000. In a critical moment, if Li Mi ascends and shouts, the bandits who respond to his call will come from everywhere.
It will definitely not be less than 200,000 people.
Li Xu, like Qin Shubao, had no confidence in using 20,000 county soldiers to defeat 300,000 thieves. Although he had defeated Li Mi cleanly before, Li Mi did not have Xu Dayan by his side at that time, and the situation in the world at this moment was completely different from when Yang Xuangan's rebellion was put down.
different.
"Hi!" After listening to Li Xu's words, Dugu Lin also sighed. He knows better than everyone how "broad-minded" His Majesty the Emperor's heart is. The reason why the reward for defeating Lu Mingyue has not been awarded to this day is because
I'm afraid it has something to do with that mad man making trouble.
If the master is suspicious, the minister will die, which has been the case since ancient times. If the Qijun brothers do not have a solid fight with the Wagang army in a short period of time, I am afraid that he, the closest relative of the emperor, and Li Xu, the disciple of the emperor, will not escape disaster.
"What are you sighing about? They are just a group of thieves. The total number of thieves we have defeated is at least 500,000. How many times have we sighed!" Luo Shixin is a born optimist. When he saw Qin Shubao and Li Xu
The others' expressions became more and more solemn, they jumped up and shouted loudly.
"That's true, no matter how many there are, they are just thieves!" Qin Shubao smiled and responded. No matter how strong the Wagang army is, they are just thieves. It is natural for the army to kill thieves. Thinking like this, he gradually became filled with joy.
He lost his pride and the expression on his face slowly became relaxed.
"But what they want now is no longer to rob families and homes!" At the same time, a voice quietly rose in Qin Shubao's mind. The enemy had begun to plan to establish his own country, and what about the county soldiers? Why did they fight after leaving Qi County?
Was it because of the increasing taxes that forced them to work all day long and find it difficult to provide enough food for their families? Or was it because of the way General Zhang Xutuo treated him?
What if General Zhang made a mistake?... Qin Shubao did not dare to continue thinking along this line of thinking. Years of experience told him the fact that the farther away from Qi County, the worse the combat effectiveness of his brothers.
And Wagang Mountain is eight hundred miles away. (To be continued)
