After leaving behind the group of young students with many problems, Li Xuan finally returned to his previous leisurely life. After the court meeting the next morning, he returned to the harem leisurely while enjoying Pearl's pounding.
He rubbed his back and shoulders while drinking tea made by Dong Yunyun.
If you want to have a snack, you don't have to reach out, just say something and Dong Yunyun will bring the snack over.
This day was the life he wanted as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. As for wars, food and other military affairs, they were all extremely annoying things. He could get away as far as he wanted.
It's a pity that his wanted notices are still posted at the city gates of surrounding counties. Otherwise, he would have taken Dong Yunyun, his master, servants, and the Ye family, taking a fragrant car and a small boat all the way east leisurely, looking at the prosperity of the world, and running to
The talented people from Jiangnan and those from the past were competing in poetry to see who was more popular among the leading figures on the Qinhuai River.
Whenever he thought of the Qinhuai River, Li Xuan felt regretful and sighed at the same time. How could he travel through time and become an emperor in the mountains? It would be great if he could become a rich young man. He wanted to get on the boat on the Qinhuai River.
He would go on that boat, and there would be a row of oirans, and he would sleep with his arms around the one he wanted. When he had time, he would spend time with the ladies of the world, hooking up with ladies who had been empty for a long time. Thinking about those days makes me sad.
People feel intoxicated!
It's a pity that the ideal is too full and the reality is too skinny. Li Xuan is destined to only imagine these things.
If you want to visit the Qinhuai River in the future, you will probably have to wait until you are lucky enough to defeat the Ming army and lead the army all the way east along the Yangtze River to Jinling. Only then will it be possible.
Now, all I can do is think about it!
Just when Li Xuan was enjoying a very comfortable life in the harem, in a valley more than a hundred miles away from Huangzhu Mountain, a large group of people dressed in rags and rags were trekking along the mountain path.
If you take a closer look at this group of hundreds of people, you will find that these people are somewhat different from ordinary people. Not to mention the old, weak, women and children in the team, all of them are carrying baggage and baskets on their hands and shoulders, and there are many broken things in them.
Tattered belongings.
However, the young and strong men at the front, back, and left of the team were holding various weapons in their hands, including knives, swords, spears, and bows. Of course, simple weapons such as sickles, hoes, and even wooden sticks were inevitable.
Such a group might be called refugees outside the mountains!
But in the mountains, such a group has another name, and that is bandits!
Judging from the way they were marching with a lot of broken belongings, it is not difficult to analyze that this group of bandits are on the road to migration.
There are quite a lot of bandits and thieves in the mountains, or mountain people who are simply trying to avoid government taxes. Previously, with Huangzhu Mountain as the center, there were four large bandit dens within a hundred miles, not counting Li.
Xuan themselves.
Even at the end of last year, the bandits in Huangzhushan used thunderous force to sweep away all the bandit dens within a hundred miles, but in fact there are still many smaller cottages around, and these cottages are usually lost territories that fled into the mountains.
farmer.
The attitude of the Tang Dynasty towards them was relatively friendly. Those who were willing to join Huangzhushan to play rebellion were accepted, and those who were unwilling were not forced. Anyway, they didn't have many people in total, and they basically had no armed forces. They were not the cockscombs before.
Mountain, a bandit den like Black Tiger Village.
This is still talking about the situation within a hundred miles radius. As for the situation outside a hundred miles radius, it is not something that the current Tang Dynasty can control.
The mountain is so big, so naturally there can't be only one bandit family like Huang Zhushan, nor can it only cover an area of a hundred miles.
The place outside is huge, and there are many bandit dens.
However, given the strength of the Tang Dynasty and the fact that people's activity areas these days are generally relatively small and information is relatively limited, the bandits in Huangzhu Mountain themselves don't know if there are any large-scale bandit nests hundreds of miles away.
The group of bandits who suddenly appeared within a few dozen miles of Huangzhu Mountain in front of them obviously could not have been nearby.
Among this group of people, there was an older scribe walking in the front. This man was wearing some tattered clothes. Although the clothes were tattered, it was obvious that he was a scholar.
A robe to wear.
This elderly scholar is a little hunched when he walks, and he seems to be unable to keep up with his physical strength. He is out of breath when he walks.
In front of him, there were several strong men holding knives. One of them was particularly eye-catching. This man was of medium build and did not seem to have many strong muscles. However, there was a scar on his chin that seemed to be a burn.
, making his whole face look fierce and a bit scary.
"Master, we have been walking all day today, and the women and children behind us may not be able to hold on any longer!" At this time, a strong man next to him said to the man with a scarred face: "And it's getting late now.
, there is still time to set up camp, but it will probably be dark when we are done!”
Hearing this, the scar-faced man stopped and glanced at the group of old and frail women and children at the rear. In his sight, although the old and frail women and children were still insisting on walking, many of them were already walking with difficulty, especially their physical strength.
Some old people who are bad will take two steps and then stop for one.
He nodded immediately: "Okay, let's find a place to spend the night!"
It didn't take long for them to stop in a leeward mountain col.
The team stopped, and many young and strong bandits who looked like leaders began to arrange their personnel to settle down. At this time, the old scribe walked up to the scar-faced man and said: "Master Li, we are now less than sixty miles away from Huangzhu Mountain.
, we’ll be there in three or four days’ walking!”
Village leader Li looked back at the hunchbacked old scribe, and then said: "If the plan can come true this time and seize the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, I will never break my promise. Mr. Xie will be the prime minister of our new Tang Dynasty.
When the time comes, Mr. Xie, your whole family will be able to follow our village master and enjoy the hot food!"
When Mr. Xie heard this, he looked moved, and then said with a trembling voice: "I wish the emperor to win the foundation of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop!"
When Village Leader Li heard his name, he showed a satisfied smile: "Go down, your son's family is still behind, you go over and help settle down!"
The hunchbacked old man then bent down and stepped back, but after turning around and walking a few steps away, the submissive look on his face disappeared, replaced by a stern look and a murmur in his mouth.
Said: "Hmph, you three-legged cats actually want to attack Huangzhushan, which cannot even be taken down by more than a thousand officers and soldiers!"
"When we get to Huangzhu Mountain, we will definitely be defeated. Then I will be able to take advantage of the chaos and escape with my family!"
After the hunchbacked old scribe went out, a strong man next to the scarred village leader Li lowered his voice and said to him: "Boss, are we really going to fight the Tang Dynasty? And then the village leader, you will become the emperor?"
Leader Li laughed: "I heard that the young emperor of the Tang Dynasty was named Li, and I am also surnamed Li. Why can't I be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Besides, Huangzhushan is one of the few treasured lands within a hundred miles that can be used for farming. Even if you don't become the emperor, you still have to seize this place!"
Another strong bandit looked worried and said: "I heard there are thousands of people over there in Huangzhu Mountain. I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to fight then!"
Unexpectedly, Village Leader Li smiled when he heard this: "If you can't beat them, you can't beat them. The time is right. We will surrender directly and join them. By then, no matter what, I will be able to compete with a prince!"
The man next to him still looked worried: "But I heard that the government has been encircling and suppressing those people in Huangzhushan. At the end of last year, thousands of officers and soldiers entered the mountain. What if the officers and soldiers come over?
"
Leader Li still didn't take it seriously: "What are you afraid of? The officers and soldiers are coming. It's best if we can fight. If we can't beat us, we still surrender. By then, we may still be able to achieve more. If the government is happy, give me a
It’s not impossible to become an official!”
Then the people around him were still worried, and someone else said: "But when the time comes..."
Unexpectedly, the leader of the village, Li, immediately snorted coldly: "How come there are so many? But, the leader of this village has already decided on this matter, why are you talking nonsense!"
As soon as Leader Li went into a rage, his scarred face looked even more terrifying, making several bandit leaders around him afraid to speak any more.
Seeing that his men had calmed down, Leader Li said again: "We are all afraid of this and that. How can we do anything? If we don't go to Huangzhu Mountain, what will we do to these hundreds of people? How can we use your flesh to do this?"
I ate them all!”
"If you hadn't been in the way there before, I would have led me to fight with the people in Longbaoshan. I might have won with a single blow, and the cowards would have escaped like they are now. Not to mention losing my hometown.
, and I didn’t even bring out much of my belongings!” Leader Li seemed to be getting angrier as he spoke, and then he stood up: “You were afraid of death at that time, but I tell you, if you are still together when we get to Huangzhushan,
You were so scared of death last time, so don't blame me for being rude then!"
Seeing Leader Li getting angry, the other people didn't dare to say anything anymore!
Mr. Xie, who had already walked far away, also heard the noise behind him. He looked back and did not stop walking, but continued walking forward.
Ever since his family was kidnapped by these bandits two months ago, he has seen the leader of Village Li get angry many times.
Fortunately, he was a scholar, and these bandits also wanted a scholar to serve as a military advisor to advise them. With his deliberate flattery, he finally saved the lives of his family.
However, it is extremely difficult to escape from the control of these bandits. When the stronghold was attacked by the bandits from Longbaoshan, he had a chance to escape in the chaos, but he was not alone, but a whole family.
, by the time he found his family and was about to leave in the chaos, it was already too late.
When we arrived at Huangzhushan, we couldn’t miss the hope of escaping!