Chapter 853 Leaving the camp without authorization
The conversation was almost over, and it was getting late. The dried meat was finished, and the wine was almost drunk. Li Mu dusted himself off and asked his most curious question.
"Brother Yan, I heard that the King of Qi was sent to Qizhou because of a feud with the Marquis of Luoyang, Li Mu. This rebellion is also inseparable from Li Mu's fellow-" Li Mu lowered his voice and asked mysteriously: "I don't know.
, what should we do if we catch Li Mu?"
"Hey!" When Yan Hongliang heard Li Mu mention Li Mu, he was also drunk, and his eyes showed a lustful look: "You have said it, that guy Li Mu is the number one enemy of my Majesty.
No one can be spared, but he can't be spared. He will definitely die, but..."
Li Mu had already guessed what he was going to say from his expression. There was a trace of anger in his eyes, and he asked with a smile: "But what?"
"I heard that he has five beautiful ladies," Yan Hongliang chuckled and patted Li Mu on the shoulder: "Your Majesty is still young, and our four generals plus Shangshu Ling, there will be exactly one for each of us. If it is Shangshu Ling,
We are old and weak, so I, the general, can still accept one more, so I think it is just an added bonus, hahaha..."
puff!
There was a muffled sound of the tip of the knife penetrating into flesh, and a shining silver sword tip emerged from behind Yan Hongliang's head. A short sword entered from his mouth and passed through his head. Blood flowed all over Li Mu's hand.
At this moment, he was already dead and could no longer die.
Li Mu pressed his forehead, pulled out the dagger, rubbed it on his clothes, and waved to the surrounding guards.
"What are you doing? What do you mean?"
Before Wang Fugui and others could get close, the guards had already raised their repeating crossbows, and the sound of whistling could not be heard. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen "Qi State sergeants" had turned into hedgehogs.
The people were so frightened that they were as dumb as chickens, squatting on the ground and not daring to move. Li Muyue came out of the crowd and said: "Everyone, according to your majesty's order, I am leading the three guards of the prince and the generals of Zhechong Mansion.
We came to Qizhou to quell the rebellion. In a few days, the rebellion will be wiped out. You don’t need to be afraid. The army is behind us. We have prepared our own food. We also ask you to help with cooking and resettlement. If you don’t work in vain, anyone who helps can receive rice!
If you work a lot, you still get money!"
After hearing this, the people still had no reaction. After suffering this torture, the people no longer believed what the officers and soldiers said.
The atmosphere fell into a strange stalemate. Just when Li Mu was about to speak again, an old man stood up. He knelt down in front of Li Mu and said, "This noble man, are you telling the truth? I will deal with it."
His child?"
Li Mu helped the old man up and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Xiao Lao'er, the head of my village, is named Zhang. People call him Old Man Zhang."
"Old man," Li Mu affirmed: "We are indeed the imperial court's counter-rebellion army. I am Luoyang Marquis Li Mu. The people around me are the prince's personal guards. The prince is also in the army, holding down the rear. What did you just say?
I can also answer your question. The Tang Dynasty governed the world with filial piety, and filial piety was the foundation of human life. Li You risked the disapproval of the world, violated filial piety and human ethics, and rebelled against superiors. His Majesty could not sit idly by and watch. The people of the Tang Dynasty all
They are my emperor's subjects, and your majesty loves them as one."
"If that's the case, that would be great." Old man Zhang shed tears and reached out to hold Li Mu's hand, but he shrank back as if he was afraid: "Since King Qi started making trouble, not a single person in Qizhou has
I am not looking forward to the arrival of Master Wang. As the village chief, the little old man should have a pot of wine to welcome Master Wang. However, almost all the villages in the village have been taken away by King Qi’s men. There is really no rations——
"
Li Mu thought to himself, I had guessed this situation a long time ago, otherwise why would I say that I will provide you with food?
"The imperial court will find ways to do these things. Make sure everyone has enough food and clothing, and ensure next spring planting and summer harvest."
"That's good, that's good -" Old man Zhang thanked him repeatedly. Li Mu gestured to the people who were still kneeling. Old man Zhang understood and hurriedly turned around and said: "Everyone, please get up, Mr. Hou will not lie to us.
, If you haven’t gone to collect firewood and make a fire to make rice, what are you waiting for?”
The prestige of the elders in the village really had an effect. The people did not listen to Li Mu, but they were willing to listen to Old Man Zhang. They saluted Li Mu, and the men gathered around to collect firewood, while the women fetched water and made a fire, preparing to cook.
Master Wang.
Li Mu sent someone back to spread the news and asked Li Chengqian to bring someone over, while he chatted with Old Man Zhang.
"...When King Qi first came to Qizhou, he didn't do any serious evil. As long as the people hid a little, their lives were pretty good. The little old man didn't hear that King Qi did anything extraordinary, so he didn't do anything extraordinary.
It just happened from time to time. I heard that the King of Qi snatched another woman into the palace, and that's what happened."
Is this a little thing? Li Mu felt that his head couldn't keep up with it again. Robbing a civilian girl in Qizhou was considered 'just a little thing'?
Li Mu expressed his doubts, and Old Man Zhang explained to him: "Master Hou didn't know something. In fact, it's a robbery, but it's better to say it was voluntary. In an ordinary ordinary family, no matter how handsome the daughter is, what kind of man can she marry? But?
If you catch the eye of King Qi and get into the palace, your whole family will ascend to heaven."
"..." Li Mu felt that his views were a little shaken. That's not how the script was. Shouldn't someone be crying at this time and denounced King Qi's countless crimes? Why does this old man seem to be excusing him?
But after thinking about it, Li Mu could understand. Isn't this the 'sugar daddy' of later generations? Routine operation. Not to mention the Tang Dynasty, even before Li Mu's time travel, this was a very common thing.
Son. And it’s not just women, there are many men as well. In a relatively fixed social class, this is the fastest and most effective way to improve one’s social class.
"The hateful thing is the people around him." Old Man Zhang said angrily: "Especially that Yin Hongzhi, so bad! He was the instigator of everything. If he hadn't -"
Li Mu's brows furrowed. He hugged his shoulders and looked at Old Man Zhang's performance calmly. Old Man Zhang spoke with indignation. Suddenly, he noticed that Li Mu didn't respond for a while. He raised his head and saw Li Mu's expression.
The whole person froze.
"Hou, Mr. Hou..." Old Man Zhang knelt down tremblingly again, with cold sweat on his forehead: "Master Hou, please forgive me, little old man, little old man is a bad person."
"Yuan Tiangang's methods are really all-pervasive." Li Mu snorted coldly, but did not do anything and said: "Were you sent here, or have you been here all along?"
"The little old man is a local householder." Old man Zhang explained: "I joined the bad guys just because I was favored by Daochang Yuan." He paused for a moment, as if he was afraid that Li Mu would find out again and be embarrassed, and said: "Every year when there is a shortage of jobs, the bad guys
People will also send some fees. This is how the little old man became the village chief——"
Li Mu was too lazy to say anything and said: "I don't care about these. I only want to ask you two questions now. First, what is the mission you have received? Second, how much do you know about the current situation in Qizhou City?"
"Uh," Old Man Zhang hesitated a little, but still said; "Master Hou, the mission accepted by the little old man is to inform Master Hou of the news about Qizhou City. But before the little old man can go to meet Master Wang, Qizhou's
The soldiers arrived first, and the Marquis also saw what happened next. As for the situation in Qizhou, I know everything about it, and I can basically tell it - "
Seeing that Li Mu was in a hurry, Old Man Zhang hurriedly added: "Master Hou, what the little old man said is the truth. The secret agents of bad people only care about a small place. The little old man is only responsible for this village, and he is not allowed to leave without permission.
I don’t dare to deceive Mr. Hou. In the past ten years, I can count the number of times I have gone to Qizhou City with just one slap."
"That means that if I go forward, someone will still report the news?"
"Uh," Old Man Zhang said uncertainly; "I don't know, I don't know how the higher ups arranged it. How can I dare to speculate?"
Li Mu looked at his appearance and it didn't look like he was cheating. He expected that if he continued to ask questions, he would not be able to get anything out of him, so he waved his hand and drove Old Man Zhang out.
Li Chengqian got in. He hadn't revealed his identity yet, so the villagers didn't know that he was the current prince Li Chengqian, and they only regarded him as Li Mu's personal soldier.
"Brother, let's finish our meal and hurry up. We'll arrive outside Qizhou City in time. Let's take advantage of the darkness to catch him by surprise. Tomorrow morning, we can eat wontons in Qizhou City.
."
Li Mu ignored him and was lost in thought.
Li Chengqian raised his hand and waved it in front of Li Mu's eyes, saying, "Brother, what are you thinking about?"
"I was wondering if our journey was too smooth." Li Mu was a little unsure and said, "Even if the city of Qizhou is full of straw bags, our journey will not be fast. Let's come to Qizhou.
They should have received the news a long time ago. Why didn't they even see a single scout?"
"They are just stupid." Li Chengqian didn't think it was that complicated, and said, "Look at the Yan Hongliang you killed today. He didn't look very smart. Such a person can be made the King of the West. It shows that Li You can
"Sir, I really don't have any talent under my command." As he said that, Li Chengqian looked at Li Mu expectantly and said, "Maybe tonight will be the first and last battle. Brother, I am a pioneer officer personally appointed by my father.
, Pioneer? You are not thinking of resisting the decree, are you?"
"Don't do this to me." Li Mu glared and said, "Unless your father personally says in front of me that he wants you to be a pioneer. Otherwise, as long as I am the counterinsurgency general, you will have to stay in the Chinese army tent.
Sit with me."
"But,"
"But what," Li Mu said angrily, "Have you forgotten that sentence? A gentleman will not stand behind a dangerous wall. You are the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. It is not the time when the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, so there is no need for you to charge into battle?"
"But brother, haven't we already agreed that in the army, if I am not the prince, I will be Li Yu?"
Li Mu was waiting for this sentence and said: "That's okay, but let me ask you, am I the general who suppresses the rebellion?"
"Ah? Yes."
"Then I won't let you go. The military order is like a mountain, so stop talking nonsense!"
"..." Li Chengqian stared at Li Mu angrily, but Li Mu was unmoved at all. In the end, he was defeated and turned around and walked out.
Li Mu shook his head, cut out a piece of paper two fingers wide, wrote today's news on the piece of paper in small regular script, then grabbed a pigeon from the pigeon cage, tied it to a bamboo tube and let it fly.
…
That night, they set up camp in the village. Old man Zhang had already mobilized the people, and three or two families made do with each other to squeeze in some houses for Li Mu and others to live in. But Li Mu refused. There were 10,000 people accompanying the army, even in a small village.
Everyone in the house gave up their houses, which was not enough for the army. Rather than being uneven, it would be better to have them all gone. So except for Li Mu and Li Chengqian who lived alone in a small courtyard, the other soldiers still set up camp according to the old rules.
Got up.
At night, Li Mu and Li Chengqian finished their meal together, and called Old Man Zhang over to discuss the surrounding terrain. That night, they set up camp in the village. Old Man Zhang had already mobilized the people, so three or two families had to squeeze in together to give some space.
The house was given to Li Mu and others. But Li Mu refused. There were 10,000 people accompanying the army. Even if everyone in the small village gave up their houses, it would not be enough for the army. Rather than being uneven, it would be better to have none at all.
. So except for Li Mu and Li Chengqian who lived alone in a small courtyard, the other soldiers still set up camp according to the old rules.
At night, Li Mu and Li Chengqian finished their meal together, and called Old Man Zhang over to discuss the surrounding terrain. That night, they set up camp in the village. Old Man Zhang had already mobilized the people, so three or two families had to squeeze in together to give some space.
The house was given to Li Mu and others. But Li Mu refused. There were 10,000 people accompanying the army. Even if everyone in the small village gave up their houses, it would not be enough for the army. Rather than being uneven, it would be better to have none at all.
. So except for Li Mu and Li Chengqian who lived alone in a small courtyard, the other soldiers still set up camp according to the old rules.
At night, Li Mu and Li Chengqian finished their meal together, and called Old Man Zhang over to discuss the surrounding terrain. That night, they set up camp in the village. Old Man Zhang had already mobilized the people, so three or two families had to squeeze in together to give some space.
The house was given to Li Mu and others. But Li Mu refused. There were 10,000 people accompanying the army. Even if the people in the small village gave up their houses, it would not be enough for the army. Rather than being uneven, it would be better to have none at all.
. So except for Li Mu and Li Chengqian who lived alone in a small courtyard, the other soldiers still set up camp according to the old rules.
At night, Li Mu and Li Chengqian finished their meal together and called Old Man Zhang over to talk about the surrounding terrain. That night, they set up camp in the village. Old Man Zhang had already mobilized the people, so three or two families had to squeeze in together to give some space.
The house was given to Li Mu and others. But Li Mu refused. There were 10,000 people accompanying the army. Even the people in the small village gave up the house.