Li Xingzai let out a long sigh and quickly lifted Qi Jiguang up, looking him up and down carefully.
At this moment, Li Xingzai was more surprised than happy. He thought to himself: This guy is not very clear-headed. If he wants to defect to me, why should I defect to him?
"Come on, strong man." Li Xingzai helped Qi Jiguang up and sighed: "Now I have no soldiers, no generals, no money and no territory. A strong man is skilled in martial arts. Should I think carefully about it? Don't delay my future because of me.
"
"Benevolence and righteousness can recruit troops. If you have soldiers, you will naturally have food. King Xiaoyao is benevolent and righteous, and he will not care about life and death to protect the people. I have seen it clearly just now. If the king looks down on the martial arts of his subordinates, he can leave by himself and not embarrass the king.
."
Finally, someone came to seek refuge with him. How could Li Xingzai rush out? He said: "This is not the place to talk. Strong man, please follow me back home first."
"Your Majesty, please."
Li Xingzai did not return home, but Li Xingzai dragged his lame leg and put away all the pirate weapons step by step.
"What is this for?"
"Come on, come on, let's get all their weapons first, which can all be exchanged for money. I'll pay off the debt to the grain store first."
"Uh..." Qi Jiguang was speechless. This Xiaoyao King... was indeed a bit miserable.
After finally returning to the city lord's palace, there was no one to serve him inside or outside. Li Xingzai had no choice but to boil water and pour tea for Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang could neither do anything nor stand. Let a prince boil water and pour tea by himself.
Something that has never happened before.
"I wonder where the strong men come from?" Li Xingzai finally packed up and took off his hat to catch lice.
"Your Majesty..." Qi Jiguang suddenly stood up.
"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk." Li Xingzai waved his hand: "There are only two of us here. From now on, we will treat each other as brothers. In the future, we will mix well and eat wine and meat together."
Qi Jiguang was a little speechless. He didn't see the princely style of King Xiaoyao at all. Why did he feel like a bandit?
"I am from Yangzhou. My family has several big ships. When I was young, I also learned martial arts and military strategy from the masters. Later, when my family fell into decline, I wanted to rely on my martial arts to make a career without bringing shame to my ancestors."
"Pretty good, pretty good." Li Xingzai was a little disapproving, thinking that Qi Jiguang is not old, but his tone is quite good, and he is also skilled in martial arts. Why didn't I notice it?
He didn't know what Qi Jiguang was capable of. If he were in Toad City, Cheng Dalei would have to treat Qi Jiguang as his honored guest. Qi Jiguang's strength was not in martial arts or military strategy, but in military training. With this one person, there was no need to worry about millions of elite soldiers.
"You may not know the current situation in Luofeng City. There is no one in the city now. Most of them are old, weak, women and children."
"I see, this matter is not difficult. There have been wars for years and there are many refugees in the empire. It will not be difficult for us to open up a virtuous path and gather heroes from all over the world to serve as ours."
Li Xingzai paused: "There are also bandits and pirates causing trouble. According to your experience, what should we do?"
"Just kill him." Qi Jiguang said calmly.
Li Xingzai squinted his eyes, looked at Qi Jiguang three times, and suddenly laughed, which frightened Qi Jiguang. This prince must be a little confused.
"Okay, okay, my general is like a drought, like rain, and a tiger has wings. From now on, you will be the marshal of our army in Luofeng City." Li Xingzai said proudly, "The one hundred veterans in the city will be under your command."
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Around the same time that Li Xingzai met Li Xingzai, Cheng Dalei also met Shi Wengong. This general, armed with a square-shaped halberd, came specifically to join Cheng Dalei.
Originally, Cheng Dalei would not make a special trip to see him, but he really didn't have much to do recently and wanted to take a look at Shi Wengong's appearance. Therefore, Liu Bei led Shi Wengong into the city lord's palace and came to Cheng Dalei.
Cheng Dalei looked Shi Wengong up and down. He was about thirty years old, wearing a gray cloth robe, and more than eight feet long. He had a square face, a broad face, a strong back and a strong waist. He was a handsome man.
However, there is no shortage of such generals under Cheng Dalei. With Qin Man and Guan Zhang and Zhao, even the strength of Gao Fei Leopard and Gao Fei Hu is not what it used to be. Even the red-haired spiritual officer Shan Xiongxin is still resting here with Cheng Dalei.
Shi Wengong clasped his hands in his fists: "After hearing about Master Cheng's reputation as a hero in the world, a certain family came here specially to join us, willing to do their best for the master."
"Okay, okay." Cheng Dalei clapped his hands, looking really weak, and said: "Now that we are here, we are brothers. There are no official vacancies in the army. You can first be a teacher in the army, and if there is a chance in the future, you can be assigned.
"
When Shi Wengong heard this, he snorted heavily and said: "I have learned martial arts and have to work hard with Master Cheng. I am just a teacher. I'm afraid I won't be able to contribute to Master Cheng."
"Oh." Cheng Dalei suddenly became more energetic: "So, are you dissatisfied?"
"Shi is really dissatisfied."
"It's good if you don't accept it." Cheng Dalei wasn't angry at all: "In my village, there should be such a fighting spirit. Since you don't accept the order, I will give you a chance."
"There are five tiger generals in my village, Qin, Guan, Zhang, Zhao, and Gao. If I let them compete with you, it will be regarded as bullying you. So I will randomly select one person. If you can defeat him, and you want to lead the army, I will give him
Your position as a general."
"Okay!" Shi Wengong simply agreed: "I'm not afraid of the five tigers in the city."
"If you win, of course everything will be fine." Cheng Dalei changed the topic: "However, when you first arrived, you didn't listen to orders. If you lose, I will have military orders to serve you."
"If Shi Mou loses, he is willing to be punished by the master."
"Okay, let's go to the military camp."
Cheng Dalei and Liu Bei led Shi Wengong away from the general's mansion and went straight to the military camp. Shi Wengong also quietly looked at the scene of Toad City. He saw that the soldiers were in good spirits and the shops in the city were prosperous. Although it was only a small town, it had a prosperous atmosphere that was overwhelming.
.
When the military camp heard this, a group of rough guys became excited, and the general's arena was filled with water.
Shi Wengong climbed onto the ring, stood Fang Tian's painted halberd aside, clasped his fists and said: "Everyone, Shi is here for the first time and is willing to do your best for Master Cheng. However, Shi also doesn't want to be looked down upon and thinks that I
I have no ability. If anyone of you likes Shi, you can come on stage to compete in martial arts and show off Shi’s martial arts."
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes into a straight line and said, "This man is quite a straight man."
Cheng Dalei's eyes turned around and landed on Shan Xiongxin, saying: "Brother Shan, after you arrive at the village, I haven't asked you to arrange errands for you. If you can defeat this person, I will give you a position."
Shan Xiongxin couldn't wait for a long time. Shi Wengong wanted to show off his skills, so he didn't want to show his face in front of others.
As soon as Cheng Dalei's voice fell to the ground, he rushed to the ring, picked up the golden-topped jujube sunglasses, and drank in his mouth, like a lion roaring in the forest.