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Chapter 84: The Vigilant Li Furen

Li Furen chuckled and said nothing, but glanced at the bandit leader behind him who was listening attentively.

Master Chen Xiang understood and coughed, "Lu Xiaosan, hurry up and tell the kitchen to prepare wine and food! Today I want to entertain the distinguished guest Li Dalang."

Lu Xiaosan was very excited after hearing this, thinking that if his master could get a job as a regimental commander, he should be able to work as a magistrate or county captain.

It can also be regarded as the green smoke rising from the ancestral graves, and the ancestors are honored.

After hearing what Chen Xiangzhu said, he squirmed and made excuses, but his feet seemed to have roots and couldn't move.

Chen Xiangzhu's face darkened, "You're a straight bitch, can't you understand what I'm saying?"

Seeing that Master Chen Xiang was angry, Lu Xiaosan had to leave reluctantly.

Chen Xiangzhu deliberately closed the door.

"Li Dalang, please speak."

"Sizhou Xuyi City." Li Furen got straight to the point.

"That is the intersection of the Canal and the Huaihe River, a first-class prosperous place. Duke Jingshan led an elite division to march eastward along the Huaihe River, taking advantage of its unpreparedness to capture Xuyi City."

"After capturing Xuyi City, the imperial court will give me a regiment training envoy instead of a bowl of decapitated rice?"

"Master Xiang, if you occupy Xuyi City, the entire water transportation will be completely cut off. Who will be the most urgent at that time?"

Chen Xiangzhu thought for a while, "Me?"

"Why is the Lord of Incense so anxious? The most anxious person is Zhao Shisan, the King of Jian who has led his troops to appease the four states!"

Chen Xiangzhu said "Oh", as if he understood, but actually he still didn't understand.

Li Furen knew this when he saw the look on his face.

"King Jian came here with the king's orders. As a result, the matter was not completed and a big mess broke out. When the court began to investigate the responsibility, he was the first to bear the brunt! At that time, two country gentlemen and celebrities were invited to go to Zhao Shisan to deal with it.

Tell me what you mean, Mr. Jingshan. In order to escape responsibility, King Jian is of course willing to recruit you, Mr. Jingshan."

"At that time, King Jian asked Duke Jingshan for a request. Just ask him for the price. He is a brother of the official family. After lobbying up and down, can't he be handled by a regiment training envoy? Anyway, he is not asked to pay for it, so why not give it in return?

Aren’t you happy?”

Chen Xiangzhu was deep in thought and must have listened.

Li Furen stared at his worried expression, knowing that he was currently in a fierce struggle in his heart.

I want to gain wealth through risk, but I am afraid that the risk is too high and I cannot afford it.

Add more fire to him!

"Mr. Jingshang, there are many merchants and shops in Xuyi County. It is no exaggeration to say that there are mountains of gold and seas of gold in it. If you occupy that place, don't all the money belong to you, Mr. Jingshang?"

Speaking of this, Li Furen deliberately lowered his voice, as if he was leaking some Tianzi No. 1 secret.

"Mr. Jingshan, even if there is an accident and there is no way to rescue him, you can take those gold and silver jewels, stay away from home and remain anonymous, and you can be rich and prosperous for generations."

Chen Xiangzhu's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but cursed: "You straight bitches, you scholars have so many clever ideas."

Seeing Master Chen Xiang entering the palace, Li Furen sneered a few times in his heart, but his face was very concerned.

"Mr. Jingshan, now it's time to see how to capture Xuyi City. I have an internal response there and am in charge of the city gate. As long as Mr. Jingshan's troops come to the city, he can open the city gate and quietly let go of Mr. Jingshan's troops.

The army has entered the city. However, we have to divide it into 50%."

"Thirty percent." Chen Xiangzhu counter-offered simply and neatly.

Li Furen deliberately thought about it very hesitantly, and also tried to get some more points to share.

"Master Chen Xiang, we are helping you with our heads up. If you fail, you will lose your heads."

Chen Xiangzhu chuckled and said, "It seems that we are not doing things with our heads up? Just 30%! Any more and we will be defeated! We have so many men to divide, and we will definitely get less than you. I am satisfied!"

"Okay! Three makes three percent." Li Furen said resolutely, "I wonder how many men Jingshangong has under his command?"

Chen Xiangzhu narrowed his eyes and looked a little unkind.

Li Furen said calmly: "Mr. Jingshang, we are now doing business as a partnership. I will tell you all the insider information in Xuyi County. You can at least reveal it to us."

Master Chen Xiang rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "That's right. Brothers, we must treat each other with sincerity! I have three thousand church members and brothers. In addition to the young people who have come to seek refuge these days, there are seven or eight thousand people."

.as well as their family members and dependent people, totaling 20,000 people!"

"The soldiers of Jingshan are strong and the horses are strong!" Li Furen said happily, but his heart was shattered by this number.

The number of old brothers in this team will not exceed one thousand. Including the young and strong people gathered, it is only three thousand. In addition to the old, weak, women and children, it is estimated to be about ten thousand.

If these people go to attack Xuyi County, if there are internal agents, they still have a chance to capture it.

It's just that Li Furen hasn't developed this internal response yet.

What he wanted was to get this group of bandits to move around and cause harm to various places. Especially now that it was the autumn harvest and water transport season, they would burn grain and destroy ships, causing losses to the hinterland of the Song Dynasty.

Taking the blame.

Then he has made a great contribution!

Li Furen knew in his heart that King Jian was definitely not so procrastinating in using his troops.

Six out of ten of the various messages he had previously released were probably false and used to confuse his opponents.

The opponents in the court and the Jingshan thieves.

Li Furen obtained precise information from Zhang Guangshun, who was transferred to the Forbidden Army. Tens of thousands of the Forbidden Army in the capital were gathering at Chenliu and other places in the south of Kaifeng City, nominally to prepare for the subsequent major reorganization.

But in fact, anyone who cares knows that the army that goes out to suppress and capture thieves will be selected from among them.

If it weren't for the so-called court system and ancestral laws of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Shisan would have sent troops long ago.

It is estimated that in less than twenty days, or at most ten days, Zhao Shisan's troops will arrive here.

Therefore, Li Furen must incite this bandit army as soon as possible, jump out of here before the officers and soldiers arrive, move to other places, and wreak havoc!

With Li Furen's sharp tongue and the temptation of Xuyi City's huge wealth, Master Chen Xiang made his decision.

Spend a day gathering troops and horses, organize the team, prepare supplies, and set off early the day after tomorrow.

He personally led an elite division down the Huaihe River to capture Xuyi City.

Master Chen Xiang was overjoyed to receive the ingenious idea and entertained Li Furen warmly with chicken, duck, fish and fine water and wine.

After three rounds of drinking, Chen Xiangzhu took Li Furen's hand and wished he could burn yellow paper, cut off the chicken head, and become half-brothers.

After two shifts, the two of them were full of food and wine. Master Chen Xiang also wanted to ask someone to find two pretty women to warm Li Furen's feet, but they were politely rejected.

The days are long, and when Xuyi City is conquered, there will be no shortage of jewels and beauties.

Li Furen woke up from the urge to urinate.

He shook his head vigorously. The hangover made him dizzy and his head felt as heavy as if he had poured a pot of lead into it.

There was a banging sound outside, it was five o'clock, and it was almost dawn.

Li Furen stood up unsteadily and opened the door.

The sky above was a clear blue-black color, like thick ink mixed with water.

He leaned against the door frame and let out a long yawn. He untied his belt and poured water into the open space in the yard.

After peeing, Li Furen was about to turn around and go back to the house to continue sleeping.

Suddenly, a numbness rushed out from his tailbone, and the hairs all over his body stood up instantly. He heard a very familiar voice in the silent night sky.

The sound of the bowstring ringing is very slight.

But more than ten years of life-and-death experience on the battlefield made this subtle and unpleasant sound like thunder in Li Furen's ears.

He listened carefully and heard the sound of bowstrings from foot soldiers and bowstrings from horsemen.

Li Furen no longer hesitated and immediately ran towards the left courtyard wall.

The mansion of the "richest man" where he currently lives is in the north of Jingshan Town, not far from the Wishui Pier. Going south, passing through the town, is Jingshan Mountain. The mountains are high and the forests are dense, so it seems safe to hide there.

But Li Furen knew that if he went to these two places, he would fall into a trap.

Only east and west are left.

To the west, the officers and soldiers who attacked at night should have come from there. Then we can only go east, and walk another twenty miles from there to the confluence of the Huoshui River and the Huaihe River. Once there, we should be safe.

When the first scream rang out and pierced the night sky, Li Furen's figure had disappeared into the laneway houses to the east.
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