Cheng Dalei was urgently preparing for war. At the same time, Song Bokang was not idle either and was also preparing for the upcoming confrontation between the two armies.
Mainly Liangzhou City, troops, horses, grain, and weapons were mobilized back and forth between the three cities of Jincheng, Wuwei, and Haojia. People have been sent to Jingzhou to ask for help to see if the Prime Minister's Mansion can get some support.
Song Bokang was determined to fight this battle and would use any available force. His purpose was to completely eradicate Cheng Dalei's forces from Liangzhou.
The mountain rain is coming, but it is already full of wind. Even the ordinary residents in the city can feel the tense situation now. On one side is the legitimate King of Liangzhou, and on the other side is the notorious Cheng Dalei. Everyone is also speculating on this battle.
of victory or defeat.
Song Bokang was patrolling the barracks that day, inspecting his soldiers. In fact, he was a civilian official and was not good at leading troops to fight. But he also understood that in today's world, the so-called wealth and power are all illusory.
Only the soldier you hold in your hand is a real thing.
But he understood this truth, and the respected old man in the Prime Minister's Mansion also understood it. Dai Bai, who held military power under Song Bokang, was the old man's die-hard loyalist. If one day Song Bokang was unwilling to be the prime minister's horseman, then he
There are actually not many troops available.
Every time he thought of this, Song Bokang felt a little helpless. He felt really uncomfortable with the military power being held by others. So he kept trying to cultivate his cronies, but with little success, he kept doing it.
Perhaps, only after he gets rid of Cheng Dalei can he truly let go.
Thinking of this, Song Bokang suddenly felt extremely ambitious.
"Your Majesty..." A primary school student hurried over and whispered a few words in Song Bokang's ear.
Song Bokang's expression turned ugly, and he waved his hand: "Let's go and have a look."
Dai Bai and Lu Luo followed Song Bokang and rushed to the location of the incident. The incident was not in the city, but in a town outside the city.
When Song Bokang and others arrived, they saw that the three floors inside and three floors outside were already crowded with people. The soldiers separated the crowd, and Song Bokang walked into the middle and saw what happened in front of him.
In the middle of the open space, a stone statue broke out of the ground. Behind the stone statue were engraved with six words:
The stone man appears, the Toad King.
Song Bokang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He saw this scene, and so did the surrounding soldiers and crowds.
Even though Song Bokang was right in front of them, they had already started talking about each other. The word "toad" obviously refers to the person from Toad City, so the meaning of these six words is too obvious.
It's too scary.
"Old Li, what's going on?" An old man who had just woken up and didn't know what had happened just came over when he saw the crowd gathering.
"Hey, you don't know, right? This stone man came out of the earth. This is the revelation given to us by God. Toad King, Toad King...Only a toad can be a king..."
"really?"
"What's fake can grow out of the soil. Only gods can do that."
With these remarks in his ears from time to time, Song Bokang was in an extremely bad mood. But at the same time, he couldn't understand how people in this world could grow out of the ground.
Could it really be the so-called apocalypse?
Song Bokang himself didn't believe it, but he was inevitably a little vague. He, the king of Liangzhou, was confused, let alone the soldiers and ordinary people around him.
"The people coming are about to seal this place. No one is allowed to come near." In the emergency situation, Dai Bai took the lead to break the deadlock.
The soldiers used big sticks to disperse the crowd of onlookers, who formed a circle on three levels inside and three outside.
Lu Luo approached quietly. Song Bokang's bad expression made him dare not speak loudly. He just asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what should we do?"
The stone man had no expression on his face, but he seemed to be making a silent mockery of himself. He was aloof and had a hateful expression, very much like someone from Toad City.
"Come here, dig it out for me." Song Bokang gritted his teeth and said.
All the soldiers are trembling and do not dare to step forward. This is a divine revelation, and we cannot afford the price of offending the gods.
"Why, aren't you afraid of death?" Song Bokang asked coldly.
Everyone suddenly realized that although the gods were terrifying, the one who could take away their lives at any time was the one in front of them.
Taking up great courage, everyone moved forward anxiously, praying secretly in their hearts: God has a spirit, and if he wants to punish Song Bokang, he should punish him. This matter has nothing to do with us.
Song Bokang frowned and stared at the stone man motionlessly. He was also very uneasy.
What if it's true?
As the shovel digs in, the true appearance of the stone man is revealed. The truth is very simple, just bury the stone man in the soil in advance, fill it with bean sprouts, and fill it with water.
Push out of the ground.
"It's a little trick." Song Bokang said coldly with disdain, completely forgetting his nervousness just now: "Let everyone come over and take a look at this kind of trick. Don't let anyone be fooled."
"Yes Yes."
When Song Bokang returned to Liangzhou City, he still felt a little uncomfortable. He immediately started investigating the matter to see what had happened recently. He didn't know if he didn't ask, but he was shocked when he asked. It turned out that this stone man was not an isolated incident, but countless
An insignificant thing among all things.
When a fishmonger opened the belly of a fish, he found a yellow scroll inside which read: Toad King.
Several travelers who returned late were staying at the mountain temple, and suddenly they heard the chat between the mountain god and his grandmother.
This Song Bokang is not a thing. The one who really should call the shots in Liangzhou should be...
There are already nursery rhymes popping up on the streets, similar to "Song Bokang Bastard" and the like.
Rumors suddenly appeared like this, and they have become an uproar among ordinary soldiers and civilians. These rumors were naturally started by Cheng Dalei. He has many magicians who are good at pretending to be gods, and Cheng Dalei has not yet thought of a way to win.
, and I don’t expect what kind of effect such behavior will have. But I can’t do it to you, and you can do it if you feel disgusted.
It is said that rumors only stop at the wise, but there are no wise men in this world. Everyone loves to hear these weird and confusing things, and they cannot help but talk about these things after dinner. Some people believe it themselves, and some people are willing to believe it.
Under Song Bokang's rule, everyone may not have a very good life. Some people's lives have become extremely bad. They long for change, so they also believe in change.
Song Bokang is still unaware of the consequences this incident will bring, which is in line with Cheng Dalei's consistent strategy: attacking the heart first.
He was just angry and disgusted, which all turned into hatred towards Cheng Dalei.
Call your subordinates to your side and order them to conduct a strict investigation, stop the spread of rumors, and get to the bottom of things to find out where the rumors came from.