The martial arts forces in the southwest are generally not strong, and the bandits are even more of a rabble.
In fact, the existence of this gang of bandits in the southwest is longer than the local martial arts forces. After all, this place was deserted at first, and it was not until the trade roads were opened that it became somewhat popular.
And wherever there are trade routes, there is one kind of person that is indispensable, and that is bandits.
It's just that these bandits don't have any plans, most of them just have a muddle-through attitude, and they are even killing each other. So after so many years, there is no bandit force that can take action, and most of them are still just a ragtag group.
But it’s normal to think about it. The power of bandits is inherently inadequate. For example, the rise of the thirty-six giant bandits in the Northland in the past was already a rare event in thousands of years. The bandits in other places can only be regarded as
It's a small fight.
Chu Xiu and Eunuch Li chose Qingfeng Village, which was the stronger one among the twenty-three villages.
Song Qian, the bandit leader of Qingfeng Village, the "Smiling Scholar" is also interesting. He not only looks like a scholar, but also because he is a scholar himself.
It is said that Song Qian was just a scholar in his early years. He was too poor to study and had no choice but to work as an accountant for a caravan. However, he was robbed by bandits on the way. He was robbed by bandits and worked as an accountant for a village.
gentlemen.
Later, because he gave the Shanzhai a good idea, the Shanzhai's power increased greatly. Song Qian also changed from accountant to military advisor, and also got the opportunity to practice martial arts.
Moreover, Song Qian did not expect that he, a weak scholar, was actually very talented in martial arts. It only took him more than twenty years to reach the realm of harmony between man and nature, so he found an opportunity and directly killed the previous village leader.
The village was renamed Qingfeng Village, which remains to this day.
This time Chu Xiu and others boarded Qingfeng Village and felt the strength of the three of them, so Song Qian came out to greet them in person.
Although he became the leader of the village, Song Qian still wore a scholar's uniform. Coupled with his elegant appearance, he looked more like a teacher than a bandit leader.
"I wonder why the three of you came to our Qingfeng Village? But my men mistakenly robbed the goods of the three of you? Don't worry, I will send someone back right away, and I will also give you an apology." Song Qian politely handed over his hand.
The posture is very low.
Some of the caravans traveling to and from the southwest can move, while others cannot.
For example, those caravans coming from big forces have strong defenses. Let’s not say whether they can move. Even if they move, they will be retaliated by the other party in the future.
Therefore, the number of bandits in the Twenty-Third Village changes very quickly. Maybe one day someone else will directly destroy the village and wipe out the whole family.
Because of this, Song Qian made a rule after becoming the leader of the village, only to rob things but not to kill people, and never to do anything wrong.
Moreover, after you rob something, you cannot use it immediately. Instead, you store it first and wait for a few months until no one comes to retaliate, then you can spend it.
If someone comes, just lower your profile, return the things and then apologize.
Anyway, for bandits like them, face is something they can’t eat, so what’s the point of having it?
Chu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Master Song made a mistake. We are not here to ask for things, but to give them away."
With that said, Chu Xiu began to take the purple gold piece by piece from the outside.
Needless to say, this kind of scene is quite shocking, at least for a bandit leader like Song Lian, he has never seen so much purple gold in his life.
He has a lot of ordinary gold and silver items, but purple gold can be used to set up formations and refine weapons. It can be regarded as hard currency. In an ordinary small aristocratic family, a few dozen taels can be considered as high as the sky. Like
It was quite shocking when Chu Xiu melted the gold bricks piece by piece and placed them on the table.
And to be honest, even Chu Xiu himself was attracted by these Zijin. Even his annual tax revenue from the land of Kansai is not that much. After all, the prince is a prince, especially if someone like the second prince holds real power, there will be more in the future.
The princes who have the opportunity to ascend to Dabao have an unusually deep background.
Taking out ten purple gold bricks in a row, Chu Xiu said in a deep voice: "Master Song, these are gifts from the second prince. I don't know, are these things enough for Master Song to support the second prince? Of course Master Song
If the master says it’s not enough, I still have it here.”
Song Lian swallowed, and his eyes almost hit the purple gold brick.
Song Lian was indeed shocked when he heard what the second prince was doing, but then he realized that whether he was the prince or the second prince, the most important thing was that he could get benefits.
And in fact, as Chu Xiu guessed, the prince did not spend too much time on the bandits of the Twenty-Third Village.
Compared with some other forces, their Twenty-Three Villages have the most bandits, but they are all a mob. Prince Lu Longji has a natural dislike for these bandits.
And as long as those sects in the southwest agree to join the prince's command, it doesn't matter whether these bandits surrender or not, since they can't cause any trouble anyway.
So here at the Twenty-Third Village, the prince's confidants like Eunuch Chen and Li Yuan didn't even come in person. They just sent a few ordinary subordinates, negotiated terms with them, gave them some things, and then left.
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Even if Song Lian and other bandits from the Twenty-Third Village are dissatisfied, it is useless. Once the other martial arts forces agree, if the bandits from the Twenty-Third Village want to cause trouble, I am afraid that the local martial arts forces will be able to kill them before the prince takes action.
All solved.
So after Chu Xiu took out so many purple gold bricks, Song Lian almost didn't even have to think about it and immediately leaned towards the second prince.
As for Chu Xiu asking him if he had enough, although Song Lian thought in his heart that no matter how many purple gold bricks he had, Song Lian still forcibly took his eyes away from those purple gold bricks and said with a dry smile: "Enough, of course it is enough.
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He is not an idiot and knows the consequences of being greedy.
Ten purple gold bricks were enough to buy him the entire Qingfeng Village. If he was more greedy and took the opportunity to blackmail the second prince, the end would probably not be good.
Chu Xiu knocked on the table and said: "That's enough. When the alliance is held in a month, you know what the Song Dynasty should do."
Song Lian nodded quickly and said: "I know. Please rest assured, you three. The second prince is so generous. Although I am a bandit, I also know the word credit. I will never let your highness down."
Chu Xiu nodded, turned around and left.
Eunuch Li and Fang Zhenqi at the rear looked at each other. They were also a little in disbelief. The matter was settled so simply? This was a little too fast.
Fang Zhenqi was on a killing mission, so he was just a little surprised by the time it took Chu Xiu.
But Eunuch Li is different. He has been with Lu Longguang for such a long time. Although he is not the most capable person under Lu Longguang, he is the person Lu Longguang trusts the most. He has participated in many secret missions and executed them.
Quite a few.
He could also use the tricks Chu Xiu used, except for the time he tricked Zheng Chengyong, the others had no technical content.
But what is really frightening about Chu Xiu's methods is his grasp of people's hearts.
Facing different people, using the most appropriate means to make them submit is the most terrifying thing.
No one is invulnerable. As long as there is a slight flaw in these people, Chu Xiu will catch it and then use the most appropriate method to defeat them one by one.
After taking care of these people, Chu Xiu, Eunuch Li and others went into hiding in the southwest. A month later, Li Yuan and Eunuch Chen also brought their people to the southwest.
This time, many people under the prince's command came. In addition to Li Yuan and Eunuch Chen, there were also three masters in the realm of harmony between man and nature. They were all guest ministers recruited by the prince.
Coming to the southwest again, Li Yuan felt quite high-spirited.
Li Yuan and Eunuch Chen were the main people responsible for recruiting these people to conquer the southwest.
If things are done this time, his status with His Royal Highness will definitely rise a lot.
After arriving in the southwest, Li Yuan did not delay and directly sent invitations to the people of the five sects, eight families, eleven sects, and twenty-three villages, asking them to come to the Goddess Peak Wangtian Cave to participate in the alliance.
Goddess Peak is very famous in the southwest. Legend has it that a goddess ascended here in ancient times, so it was named Goddess Peak.
As for the Wangtian Cave, it is a cave in the Goddess Peak. Because there is a huge opening at the top, you can see the sky when you look up, so it is called Wangtian Cave.
At this time, in Wangtian Cave, the huge cave had been neatly tidied up, and the leaders of the five sects, eight families, eleven sects, and twenty-three villages had gathered here, taking their seats according to their respective power rankings.
Li Yuan, Eunuch Chen and others stood in the center. After everyone had arrived, Li Yuan raised his hands to everyone present and said: "Everyone, although the southwest is desolate and barren, it is also my land of Daqi."
territory.
You all started from scratch, and it is not easy to build these foundations in the southwest. I admire you.
Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been destined to return to Dabao in the future, so I am ready to invite all the heroes from the southwest to jointly promote the prestige of our great Qi nation!"
What Li Yuan said was impassioned, and some applause came from below, but Li Yuan always felt that something was wrong.
Why are some people below not reacting so fiercely? Since they have already come to participate in the alliance, do they still have any doubts about this matter?
But at this moment, a mocking voice came from outside.
"He built such a large fortune from scratch, but the prince took it all away with just one sentence, and he also praised it as promoting the country's prestige. Could it be that the prince is planning to lead these warriors from the southwest to attack Beiyan?"