Chapter four hundred and seventy-fifth is someone above
Within the official palace of Yangzhou City.
The place was heavily guarded and soldiers stood tall. Pedestrians passing by looked inside curiously, but they were blocked by the fierce soldiers. People couldn't help but wonder what happened in the government today.
Actually it's not a very serious matter.
It's just that Li Bing, the prefect of Yangzhou City, and Li Xiuyuan, who had just entered the city, were drinking a few cups of tea.
I originally thought that the General Li mentioned by the slaves would be Li Liangjin, but when I actually met him, I discovered that this General Li was actually Li Xiuyuan, a guerrilla general.
This made Li Bing feel even more uneasy.
"I wonder why General Li was stationed outside the city and why we met him when he entered the city?" he asked cautiously, fearing that the imperial court had ordered to arrest him.
Li Xiuyuan said: "It's not for anything else, I'm just borrowing your place to rest for two days, and by the way I want to ask the prefect for some food and ordnance. I remember that the Autumn Fu in Yangzhou City has just been collected not long ago, right? In the armory
The ordnance in it has not been opened for a long time."
It turned out that I was here to catch the autumn wind.
Li Bing suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
It is normal for the passing army to be temporarily stationed in a city. It is normal to fight in the autumn wind. Just treat them according to the rules. There is no need to be too polite.
Thinking of this, Li Bing straightened his expression and said: "Although General Li has made great achievements in defeating thieves, the taxes from the imperial court are so high. How can he take out the soldiers and armors in the treasury casually? This is a crime of beheading. Let's do it."
As the prefect of Yangzhou City, he was responsible for delivering food for General Li's army for twenty days.
Do you like it?"
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled: "It seems that the prefect regards me as a beggar? But do you know, prefect, that you are on the verge of death now?"
"What do you mean by General Li's words?" Li Bing asked seriously. Although he knew the meaning of Li Xiuyuan's words, he still pretended to be confused.
Li Xiuyuan said: "I led the army here to pacify Li Liangjin. As far as I know, Li Liangjin proclaimed himself the King of Nine Mountains and openly rebelled. According to law, not only should he be executed, but he would also implicate three tribes, and even nine tribes.
Maybe, the prefect is Li Liangjin’s uncle, no matter what
Regardless of the three clans or the nine clans, the prefect will not escape death."
These words hit Li Bing's weak point, and he immediately fell silent.
Although the imperial edict from the imperial court has not yet been issued, he can already think of his own ending, so he has been struggling a lot these days. He wants to make a desperate move to throw himself at Li Liangjin and just rebel, but he is also afraid of involving his wife and children.
The edge has been lost after one defeat, this
He was defeated by a little-known guerrilla general, and the general soldiers from various places and the imperial army had not yet arrived.
Therefore, Li Bingcai never dared to act rashly.
Li Xiuyuan knew from the look on his face that Li Bing was also a smart man, but his situation was always a dead end.
"If my prediction is correct, you should have secretly escorted your children, wives and children out of Yangzhou City by now to avoid the risk of being executed." Li Xiuyuan took a sip of tea and said slowly.
Li Bing looked at Li Xiuyuan in surprise. He didn't expect that the guerrilla general would guess such a secret thing immediately.
Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "Don't be surprised. Your Excellency knew that Li Liangjin's rebellion would implicate himself, but he still held on to Yangzhou City and did not surrender to the enemy. Didn't he just want to leave a way out before the imperial court's decree came down? That's all.
This is a bad idea. Among the six heads of the imperial court, there are only a few capable people.
Quite a few, such trivial matters as finding someone are not difficult for them."
"Li Xiuyuan, how dare you~!"
Li Bing immediately stood up angrily, thinking that Li Xiuyuan wanted to threaten him with this matter.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "Why do you need to be angry, sir? Although I, Li, am not a gentleman, I am a reasonable person. I can't control the safety of the prefect's heirs. But I feel that if the imperial court's decree comes down, I don't know how you feel about your own."
What chance does the wife, son and daughter have of surviving?
meeting?"
Li Bing looked grim. Of course he knew what the imperial court was capable of. There were arrests in the six gates all over the world. As long as the reward order was issued, there was no one they could not find.
"Master Magistrate, I have a plan to save your wife, son and daughter. I wonder if you are willing to listen?" Li Xiuyuan suddenly moved his head and looked at him seriously.
"What can you do to help me, the withered bones in the grave?" Li Bing asked.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Give me weapons, food and grass. I will take Li Liangjin's head to ask for credit from the court. When the time comes to call your name, although it will not be enough to protect your life, it can protect the lives of your children."
"Tampering with the granary and weapons depot is also a capital offense," Li Bing said.
Although he is a mediocre official, he is not incompetent. He still knows what he can and cannot do.
"It is indeed a capital crime, but even execution is also death, and tampering with the armory is also death. But if the former is killed, the whole family will be killed, while the latter is just killing you. Your wife, children, and children can also be saved." Li Xiuyuan said.
Li Bing trembled slightly, and he was very scared when he talked about the possibility of death, but he understood that he had no other way to go.
Who allowed himself to be deceived by his nephew Li Liangjin?
"Why do I trust you?" Li Bing struggled and hesitated for a while, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "I have 20,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. How can I not be able to protect a few people?"
"You are just a guerrilla general. How dare you refuse to make friends with the imperial court?" Li Bing said.
Li Xiuyuan added: "I have unpredictable powers. I can call the wind and rain with ease. It's easy to protect your wife, children, and children."
"Boom~!" As he spoke, there was sudden thunder and strong wind outside.
Dark clouds instantly enveloped the sky above Jinling City, and it felt like a thunderstorm was coming.
It's just that this change happened too fast. The city of Yangzhou, which had been clear and clear before, was shrouded in dark clouds, making people suspect that the dark clouds seemed to appear out of thin air.
"How? Can you believe this ability?" Li Xiuyuan's eyes flashed with golden light.
He has divine power, and his attempts in the past few days have been able to change the climate of the four seasons and summon clouds and rain. As he continues to explore, the changes brought about by divine power will become greater and greater.
Li Bing looked at the dark clouds outside, and Lei Ming kept showing a look of shock in his eyes. He looked at Li Xiuyuan in disbelief, as if he didn't believe that the young general in front of him had such ability.
To pray for clouds and rain, you also need to go to the altar to perform the ritual and do two or three
Japan has just seen results.
It's like this, he has the ability to call upon the wind and rain.
But Li Bing still said with some scruples: "General Li has learned Taoism, but this is just the skill of heretics. Mr. Li can control the wind and rain, and maybe bring the dead back to life?"
"Of course you can't bring it back to life." Li Xiuyuan said calmly, and he glanced at the dark clouds outside.
In an instant, the dark clouds dispersed and the sky was clear again.
Li Bing was secretly frightened when he saw this, feeling that he could already trust Li Xiuyuan.
If a person like this can't protect his wife, children, and children, he can only blame his own bad luck.
"If you can't bring the dead back to life, if you only rely on these small skills, the Taoist priests and mages enshrined in the imperial court can do it. It's not a special skill. If you want to buy my life, the general must have real ability." Li Bing said: "Otherwise,
How dare I entrust my life and fortune to you."
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "You are very picky, you are very picky about the people who want to die."
He thought for a moment and then said, "Is there someone above me?"
Li Bing's eyes lit up: "Which senior official is he?"
"Before, you said that the imperial court enshrines many Taoist priests and mages. Do you know about the country-protecting mage, Cihang Pudu?"
Li Bingdao: "That is the famous person next to the officials. He is less than one person and more than ten thousand people. The officials trust him very much and favor him more than the prime minister of the dynasty."
"Well, it's good to know that this Protector of the Country is the person above me. If I ask him to do something, he will definitely not refuse me." Li Xiuyuan said.
Li Bing suddenly became excited when he heard this: "Is this true?"
""This official still trusts people in the officialdom more.
"If this still cannot protect your wife, children, and you become a ghost after death, you can go to Yama to sue me. If I fail to fulfill your request and protect your wife, children, you can let Yama come to seduce my soul. I
Although I know some small skills, I don't dare to offend Yama in the underworld." Li Xiuyuan said.