Jingshan Town, backed by Jingshan Mountain and facing Tushan Mountain, has a dangerous terrain, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It belongs to Suzhou and is located on the main road connecting the four states of Bo, Shou, Su and Hao, and where the Wo River flows into the Huaihe River.
It's just that at this time, Jingshan Town lacked the prosperity of the past and seemed chaotic.
Li Furen walked on the street and saw messy things everywhere.
There are broken bowls and pots, incomplete furniture, torn silk cloths...
Only there is nothing of value.
Walking up and down the street were bandits wearing all kinds of clothes.
They were in twos and threes, carrying machetes on their backs and spears on their backs, telling vulgar jokes, boastful words, and so on. The only sound in the whole town was their chaotic shouting.
Only occasionally the faint cry of a woman could be heard from nowhere.
Walking into a large mansion. This should be the residence of the richest man in Jingshan Town.
The inside was even messier than on the street. In addition to various broken objects, there were also bones of chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, and broken wine jars... Around the corner, you could also see a fresh pile of philtrum.
Led by a bandit leader, Li Furen passed through a group of bandits who were pretending to be training in the front yard.
Walking through the front hall, which was full of people lying around, I almost stepped on some people's arms and legs that were stretched out randomly.
When walking through the patio, the disgusting smell of urine wafted from the large vats that were originally filled with water to prevent fires.
Li Furen couldn't help but take a few more glances. How did he pee in the large vat that was nearly a person tall?
He looked up at the second floor, thoughtfully.
The middle courtyard is much quieter than the front. From the open doors of each room, you can see that there are various supplies piled inside. Most of them are grain, a small amount of silk cloth, and a few boxes.
At the door of the room, there were more than a dozen men walking back and forth. They were holding steel knives. They looked vicious at everyone, as if they would stab you if you took another look.
Walking into the backyard, Li Furen saw a big man holding a pig leg and gnawing it viciously.
He is the incense owner of the food demon, and he eats in such large quantities without any taboos.
Sure enough, belief and all that is bullshit.
"Master Chen Xiang!"
Li Furen stepped forward and shouted respectfully.
Chen Xiangzhu didn't even raise his head and continued to chew the pork leg in his hand without any distractions.
"Young man, I've met Mr. Jingshang!"
This time Chen Xiangzhu raised his head and said with surprise and joy: "Are you the master Li Dalang introduced by Lao Yao?"
"I don't dare to call myself an expert. It's just that Mr. Yao asked me to bring some news about Kaifeng City and report it to Duke Jingshan in exchange for some reward money."
"I have plenty of rewards here. It just depends on whether the information you brought is useful."
Chen Xiangzhu said boldly.
His face was covered with oil from the pig's feet and was shiny, as if he was wearing a thin mask.
"The officials and the imperial court sent King Jian to come with troops..."
"We already knew this!"
Chen Xiangzhu didn't speak, but the bandit leader standing at the door couldn't help but speak.
"I read this news to my lord." The leader said proudly, "Everything is clearly published in the "Kyoto Institute Newspaper". Our lord is now holding his fingers and waiting for Prince Jian to come down. But he has to wait until
Going next month."
"Mr. Jingshang, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until next month. I have to wait until next month." Li Furen said with a smile.
"Why?"
"Seven days ago, King Jian accompanied Zeng Bu, the Prime Minister, and An Tao, the Deputy Prime Minister, to review and inspect the imperial army before setting off. Unexpectedly, Zeng Bu's horse was frightened. King Jian stopped the horse and rescued Zeng Bu, but he himself
He immediately fell to the ground and broke his leg."
Li Furen handed over a newspaper as he spoke.
"Ah, is there such a good thing?" Chen Xiangzhu was overjoyed after hearing this. He put down the pig's feet, rubbed it on his clothes with both hands, took the newspaper, flipped it up and down, read it several times, and then handed it to the leader.
"Read it to me."
The newspaper clearly stated that His Royal Highness King Jian, the Xuanfu envoy to the Four Prefectures, injured his leg. Some people advised him to give up the trip and choose another general. Or ask the Suzhou local government to carry out a recruitment plan.
However, Zhao Shisan was reluctant to part with this military honor and insisted on leading his army on an expedition... Then the newspaper said that the Taishi Bureau had chosen an auspicious day to go out to recruit...
Master Chen Xiang counted with his fingers, "Isn't it today a good day for King Jian to go on an expedition? It's a thousand miles from Kaifeng to our Suzhou. Thousands of people will march for as long as twenty days or as long as one month, which will be transferred to the next month."
Li Dalang, why do you still say you have to wait until next month?"
"Prince Jingshan didn't know what he was doing. King Jian's leg was broken and he couldn't even sit in the carriage, so he had to take a boat and walk along the canal. This trip is difficult, as there are prosperous and important states along the way."
"He is a prince, a brother of an official, and is very popular. Officials along the way are not allowed to fawn over him. He will receive him in a county for one day, and he will entertain him in a state for two days."
Having said this, Li Furen sneered, "We can arrive next month. Even if King Jian leaves quickly, he will reject a lot of favors."
Hearing this, Chen Xiangzhu laughed loudly and touched his oily and shiny hair with his greasy right hand.
"We don't understand these official affairs. After Li Dalang mentioned this, we all understood. Prince Jian is a prince, with a high status, and there are so many people lining up along the way to fawn over him. It's really hard to get up.
You bastard, hurry up and bring a chair to Li Dalang, you don’t understand the rules."
Seeing that Chen Xiangzhu recognized him, Li Furen breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the dirty chair that was brought over, took a deep breath and sat down.
"Master Chen Xiang, if your ministry is in trouble, just dispatch an army from Huainan East Road according to the order of the imperial court. Then dispatch a supporting army from the west road to attack from both front and rear. Why should a prince personally lead the troops?
Does Master Chen Xiang know the mystery inside?"
Chen Xiangzhu chuckled, "I'm just a rough guy, how can I understand these twists and turns? Please let Li Dalang speak clearly."
"Canal! Master Chen Xiang, the imperial court is concerned about the canal from Fuli to Xuyi, Sizhou in the north! It is the autumn harvest now, and grain from various places in the southeast and Huainan is being collected. It will not be long before it is transported to Gyeongsang and Hebei along the canal."
Speaking of this, Li Furen deliberately lowered his voice to express a certain sense of mystery.
"There are so many soldiers and civilians in Gyeonggi, Xijing, Hebei and Shaanxi Sixth Road waiting for these grains. This is the top priority of the imperial court! No one dares to slack off!"
When Chen Xiangzhu heard this, he turned sideways and leaned over.
"Are you saying that the imperial court is afraid that I will rob the water transport? That's why it sent a prince to sit in charge, mobilize people from all walks of life, and give me a quick knife to cut through the mess!"
"Exactly!" Li Furen's heart skipped a beat.
The Manichaean incense owner in front of me is both coarse and fine.
"Haha, we have the courage to rob water transport. The world is so big that there is no place for us."
Li Furen's pupils shrank slightly. This Chen Xiangzhu is indeed not a reckless person.
"Could Master Chen Xiang still want to be recruited?"
Li Furen asked tentatively.
He had asked around, but he had never been able to figure out the reason for Chen Xiangzhu's rebellion.
Chen Xiangzhu's answer was very vague, "No one in this world wants to go to a dead end."
"That being the case, why doesn't Master Chen Xiang sell it at a good price?"
“Good price?”
"If you surrender at this time and recruit troops, you will at most be given the title of Marquis of Xiangjun Yu. If you work well, you may not be able to get a regiment training envoy or something like that. A fifth-grade official can wear a scarlet robe and a fish bag."
"Fifth-grade regiment trainer? Real or fake?" Chen Xiangzhu's fat and round Adam's apple rolled up and down rapidly, and his pair of soy eyes stared at Li Furen, revealing a greedy and fanatical light. This chapter has been completed!
