After pondering for a long time, Chen Qiyu sat down with some dejection, waved his hands and sighed: "Let's not mention this matter for now. How is the situation in Zhengzhou?"
Hong Chengchou secretly nodded. Chen Qiyu is still smart. If Chen Qiyu cannot bear the pressure and insists on drawing a clear line with Tie Mo, then Hong Chengchou should consider whether to leave a way out for himself. Hong Chengchou has been serving in Shaanxi, and he was still in charge before
After working with Yang He for several years, it can be said that he knows everything about Shaanxi. When it comes to suppressing bandits, it is impossible to suppress bandits without relying on the border army. But if you want to rely on the border army, then you have to have a good relationship with Tie Mo. At the moment, the entire Xuan Mansion is Tie Mo.
In Mo's Yiyantang, since Hou Shilu became Minister of the Ministry of War, Tie Mo's manipulations made the Xuanfu all his own. Everyone saw this, and no one said anything. Even Hou Shilu pretended not to know.
.
Things in the Xuan Mansion have begun to take shape since Hou Shilu left. Because of their interest relationship with China, Tie Mo, Hei Yunlong, Li Jiasheng and Ma Fang have been very close to each other, especially Tie Mo, Hei Yunlong and Li Jiasheng.
, that is the Iron Triangle of Northern Shanxi. This kind of relationship is not something Hou Shilu can influence. Not to mention the Xuanfu, many people under Mangui in Datong Mansion also wear the same pants as Tie Mo, especially his number one general Lou
Daji. Man Gui is well aware of this, so he will get involved in anything that happens in northern Shanxi. Man Gui seems to be a rough guy, but in fact he is very smart. He knows that if he puts aside the interests of his subordinates, he will
The commander-in-chief of Datong was also restless.
To this day, the nine-border towns of Xuanfu and Datong are almost the same as Tie Mo's. In this case, if you want to suppress bandits, you have to draw a clear line with Tie Mo. Isn't this a mental flaw?
Hong Chengchou was afraid that Chen Qiyu would not be able to withstand the pressure of those in the court and would turn against Tie Mo, which would be bad luck. Fortunately, Chen Qiyu was not pedantic and knew what the best choice was at the moment.
Chen Qiyu ignored the cabinet inquiry and continued to use troops in the direction of Zhengzhou. At this time, Gao Yingxiang in Zhengzhou City was extremely happy and did not feel any pressure at all because of the approaching officers and soldiers. There were many rich households in Zhengzhou, and a lot of supplies were looted, which made him even more worried.
To his great surprise, after entering Zhengzhou, he discovered a granary filled with grain. The grain had all been bagged, and it looked like it was going to be transferred recently. It turned out that Gao Yingxiang got a huge advantage.
Gao Yingxiang has not been so happy for a long time. He captured Zhengzhou, grabbed a lot of good things, and greeted the leaders for a rare enjoyment. In the courtyard, lanterns were hung high, music was playing, and more than a dozen women dressed in
The tulle danced gracefully, with stiff smiles on their faces. When the dance ended, the dancers bowed and retreated. Suddenly, the woman at the end screamed in surprise and was pulled into someone's arms.
Wang Yan hugged the woman, handed the wine glass over, and said with an unmistakable smile: "Beauty, drink this glass of wine, smile, why are you not happy in such a wonderful day? Follow the prince, and I will let you drink well in the future.
It’s so spicy, I will definitely not be able to take you with me.”
The woman didn't dare to resist, so she drank the glass of wine, her face suddenly turned red, and she kept coughing. Wang Yan laughed loudly, and his hands became dishonest. At this time, a cold snort came from the other side.
, it turned out that Li Yan couldn't stand it and coughed twice on purpose.
Wang Yan frowned and looked at Li Yan with an unhappy expression, "Brother Li, what do you mean? Are you also attracted to this little girl? Then I will give it to you, hehe! You must not refuse.
Otherwise, brothers will think you are a useless man! Haha..." Wang Yan smiled humorously. He didn't really want to give the woman in his arms to Li Yan, but just
Just a few sarcastic words.
Li Yan hates people like Wang Yan the most. It can be said that many people in the rebel army have many practices that are completely different from his ideas. Once he enters this situation and becomes a bandit, he cannot easily quit. Li Yan does not
He said that he just turned around and glanced at the superior Li Zicheng, only to see that Li Zicheng was holding the wine glass, looking deep in thought, seemingly not paying attention to what was happening around him.
Lu Weiliang gently touched Li Zicheng, and after Li Zicheng responded, he asked in a low voice: "General, what are you thinking about? Today is a great day, and the king is hosting a banquet for everyone. It's a bit rude of you to do this."
Gao Yingxiang, who was sitting in the chair, had also noticed Li Zicheng's situation. He did not blame him, but asked with some concern: "Are you worried? You look a little worried."
When Gao Yingxiang asked, Li Zicheng had no choice but to put down his wine glass, stood up and gave a salute, frowning and said: "King Chuang, my subordinates are still thinking about today's batch of grain. Such a large amount of grain can supply an army of 50,000 for half a year.
It is definitely not something that ordinary merchants can have. Even Zhengzhou grain merchants cannot put a large amount of grain here. My subordinates asked repeatedly and got some clues. This batch of grain should be raised by the Xiao family. I think this
It should not be the food of the Xiao family, but the military rations prepared by the Xiao family for the living King of Hell."
The relationship between the Xiao family and Tie Mo is now well known to everyone. It is not surprising that Li Zicheng has this association. However, as soon as he said this, all the leaders closed their mouths and looked a little stiff, especially Gao Yingxiang, who looked like
Constipation is common.
As soon as I heard the name of the Living King of Hell, I felt a little nervous. I was really afraid of being cheated. If what I was robbing this time was the food of the Living King of Hell, it might not be a good thing. "Oh? There is also this matter.
So what do you think?"
"King Chuang, my subordinates feel that Zhengzhou is really not suitable for a long stay, so it is better to leave as soon as possible. Now that Chen Qiyu is deploying troops to Hulao Pass and Yuan Chonghuan is still in charge, we can take advantage of this time to break through Xingyang and divert to the south!" Li Zicheng said seriously!
Said, he knew that these words would make many leaders unhappy, and even Gao Yingxiang would be a little upset, but he had to say it.
To Li Zicheng's surprise, Gao Yingxiang nodded slightly, but Wang Yan pushed away the woman in his arms, stood up and sneered at Li Zicheng: "General Li, you are too timid to hear the name of the Living King of Hell.
Let's just run away. So what if these grains are the army rations of the Living King of Hell? We are in Zhengzhou now, and he is far away in Nanzhili, what can he do to us? Today is different from the past, even if we fight him, it is not...
.”
Before Wang Yan could say anything more, Lu Weiliang stood up suddenly, pointed at Wang Yan and said angrily: "Wang, shut up your mouth. Do you think all the brothers are as stupid as you? Do you think that by conquering Zhengzhou, you can
Have fun? Where is Zhengzhou? This is the hinterland of the Central Plains, sandwiched between Luoyang and Kaifeng. The officers and soldiers will try their best to take Zhengzhou back. Didn't you see that Chen Qiyu abandoned Funiu Mountain and came to Zhengzhou?
What's more, it is estimated that the Living King of Hell will return to the Central Plains soon. If we don't grab more benefits before the officers and soldiers encircle him, can we really stay in Zhengzhou City and decide the outcome with the officers and soldiers?"
After Lu Weiliang finished scolding, Li Yan, Xu Beichuan and others showed disdain in their eyes, and even Gao Yingxiang showed a bit of impatience. Niu Jinxing's mouth twitched and sighed silently. Otherwise, how could I say that Wang Yan has no brains?
What? Just now, King Chuang nodded and agreed with Li Zicheng's opinion. It can be seen that King Chuang also wants to retreat. As for the reason, it is forced by the situation and he is unwilling to offend the King of Hell. However, Wang Yan just has no vision and energy.
He stood up and kept talking.
Stupid, do you have to let King Chuang say that he wants to withdraw, saying that King Chuang is afraid of living the King of Hell? Seeing Wang Yan's embarrassing situation, Niu Jinxing had to stand up and bow his hands to everyone, "Brothers, please calm down, Leader Wang also can't bear to leave this good place in Zhengzhou."
Well, my words were a bit extreme, so please bear with me. As for whether to leave or stay, it’s up to King Chuang to decide, so don’t fight over it.”
Niu Jinxing's words relieved Wang Yan. Lu Weiliang and others originally wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble for Wang Yan, but once Niu Jinxing got involved, it was hard to hold on to the matter. Gao Yingxiang didn't want to do it because of this.
Wang Yan was blamed for the incident, or in other words, he didn't want Li Zicheng's voice to be heard all over the rebel army. Although Li Zicheng was his nephew, Gao Yingxiang still felt a little uncomfortable when most people looked at Li Zicheng's face and acted.
In recent times, that feeling has become more and more obvious. After the defeat of Southern Zhili, Li Zicheng led his troops back to Runing Prefecture, won several battles in a row, and defeated the famous Yuan Chonghuan. Now many people in the rebel army talk about Li Zicheng
, all gave thumbs up and admired him. Gao Yingxiang hoped that more Wang Yan would come forward so that he could compete with Li Zi.
After thinking for a moment and letting Wang Yan sit down, Gao Yingxiang said with a faint smile: "You don't have to argue. The decision to attack Zhengzhou was forced by the situation. Now that Zhengzhou has been taken, the supplies have been replenished. There is no need for us to stay in Zhengzhou anymore."
As a target. We will follow Leader Li's wishes and abandon Zhengzhou in the next two days, and then give Yuan Chonghuan a big gift."
At this point, Gao Yingxiang paused, glanced at Li Zicheng deliberately, and then frowned and said: "As for Xingyang, if you want to attack by force, you may not be able to get any benefits. Then Chen Qiyu gathered a large number of troops near Xingyang, not to watch a show.
So, Gao thought it would be better to send the Four Heavenly Kings to the north. We can try to ambush Yuan Chonghuan south of Zhengzhou. When the time comes, Chen Qiyu will definitely send troops to help. At that time, King Li Tianwang can take the opportunity to attack Xingyang."
As soon as Gao Yingxiang finished speaking, Niu Jinxing folded his hands and said: "This plan of King Chuang is the best choice, and I admire it deeply. Chen Qiyu must not have expected that we would transfer King Li Tianwang to the north at this time. I am afraid that we will have to
It’s a big surprise for the officers and soldiers.”
With Niu Jinxing taking the lead, the others quickly stood up and praised Gao Yingxiang. Everyone praised Gao Yingxiang. For this reason, Li Yan lowered his head and frowned, not knowing what he was thinking. Time passed by in a hurry, and a banquet finally ended
At the end, the leaders dispersed. After Li Zicheng returned to the place where he temporarily lived, he did not fall asleep immediately. After waiting for a while, footsteps sounded outside the door. As expected, the people who came were none other than Lu Weiliang, Li Yan and others.
They gathered together, obviously still thinking about what happened at the banquet.
If we want to use troops against Xingyang, there is absolutely no need to let Li Yangchun go north. It is safer for Li Yangchun to stay in the south to ensure smooth roads to Ruzhou and Nanyang. However, King Chuang insisted on sending Li Yangchun to attack Xingyang.
Because Li Yan was young and couldn't control his emotions, he closed the door and whispered: "General, my subordinates don't understand. What King Chuang said today is obviously inappropriate. Why didn't everyone say anything?"
Seeing Li Yan like this, Lu Weiliang shook his head and sighed. Li Yan was very smart and had a bright future, but he was still too young after all. "You, you think too simply. For such a simple question, what do you think about that old fox Niu Jinxing?"
Can’t you tell? King Chuang didn’t know if Li Yangchun was needed to go north? But King Chuang still insisted on sending Li Yangchun to attack Xingyang even though he had enough troops and was not under too much pressure.”
"Hey, King Chuang is letting our general go a bit! Since he withdrew from southern Zhili, the general has won many battles, and even captured the city of Zhengzhou under Yuan Chonghuan's nose. Now the general's reputation is astonishing, and his prestige is as high as that of Chuang.
King. If I were King Chuang, I would have to find a way to check and balance."
Lu Weiliang felt that there were many people who could see through this, so he didn't sell it out. After hearing this, Li Zicheng smiled bitterly and nodded, "What brother Lu said is exactly what I am really worried about. It seems that our brothers will have to restrain themselves in the future.
"
Li Yan had a wry smile on his face. Only then did he realize that each of these people knew it in their hearts, but they just didn't show it on their faces. "Hey, King Chuang's capacity to accommodate people is really a bit lacking. The general doesn't
I have no intention of replacing him, but I have to be on guard like this."
Lu Weiliang smiled noncommittally. Does the general really have no disobedience? Who can explain ambition clearly? How could the general not understand that as power expands, it will arouse the suspicion of King Chuang? He knew it in his heart, but
Still did it, and still stole the limelight.
However, there were some things that Lu Weiliang couldn't say or ask. He just smiled and said: "General, there is just one thing that Lu still doesn't understand. Niu Jinxing, an old fox, has always had his way. Based on the principle that no one should be offended,
This time he takes the lead in complimenting King Chuang, isn't he afraid of offending us?"
Li Zicheng shook his head and said softly: "I have been thinking about this question. Maybe I can only ask Niu Jinxing."
Lu Weiliang and others were greatly surprised. They asked Niu Jinxing, could he say anything about this?
About a quarter of an hour later, there was a light knock on the door outside. When the man entered the house, Li Yan looked at the man's face and was so shocked that he couldn't say a word. The person who came was none other than the man who had just arrived.
Talking about Bull Venus.
Compared with the surprise of Li Yan and others, Niu Jinxing's reaction was very dull. He bowed his hands to everyone and found a seat to sit down. He seemed to have guessed what Li Zicheng and others were talking about together, so he said with a serious expression
: "General, you must still be confused about what happened before? General, please don't be angry and listen to Niu's details!"
Li Zicheng raised his hand, waved his sleeves gently, and said calmly: "Mr. Niu's words are serious. This general and you brothers just don't understand, so I'm not angry."