Zhai Rang, a native of Weicheng, Dong County, Sui Dynasty, was fond of martial arts since he was a child. He once served as a judge of Dong County, but he was arrested and sentenced to death for violating the law. While being imprisoned, Zhai Rang successfully escaped from prison. There are rumors that Huang Junhan, the warden at the time, admired Zhai Rang's loyalty and secretly released him. In any case, after escaping from prison, Zhai Rang, together with his relatives and friends, went to Wagang next to Dongjun in the countryside. From the beginning of the year, Zhai Rang became the king and Luo Cao became the bandit. Because Zhai Rang was quite famous around Dongjun, many heroes went to defect to him, which made Wagang village stronger and stronger, and eventually became the dominant force in Henan. Gangzhai's methods were also different from other Luocao bandits. They did not plunder the villages near Wagangzhai. Instead, they often attacked Song and Zheng counties and plundered official ships and private transport ships of wealthy merchants along the canal.
In the tenth year of the great cause, Zhai Rang led troops to attack Zhengzhou, Shangqiu and other counties one by one. He not only obtained a large amount of military supplies, but also controlled the Yongji Canal from Liang to Liyang, and mastered the important route of the canal. , this battle made Wagang Village famous far and wide. Heroes from all sides rushed to surrender. Wagang Village became more and more powerful. In the end, even the defenders of big cities like Xingyang had to huddle behind the city walls. Inside to avoid sharp edges.
After hearing Deputy General Zhang explain how Zhai Rang raised his troops, Qin Qiong frowned and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Zhai Rang was indeed a hero, but it was a pity that he was on the opposite side of the imperial court. Now the world is in chaos. Even a hero like Zhai Rang rebelled. Qin Qiong couldn't help but feel confused as to whether the Sui Dynasty could still be saved. But soon, another sly smile flashed through Qin Qiong's mind, and his eyes couldn't help but Looking to the west in the direction of Luoyang, a strange smile appeared on his face.
Vice General Zhang who was standing next to him suddenly laughed when he saw Qin Qiong doing well. He didn't know what was going on. He could only look at Qin Qiong blankly. Qin Qiong came back to his senses, smiled apologetically at Vice General Zhang and said: " Ah, I'm sorry, General Zhang, you just said that Zhai Rang has many heroes gathered around him, but you don't know those people."
Vice General Zhang nodded, and did not ask what Qin Qiong was laughing at just now, but continued to answer: "When it comes to the heroes around Zhai Rang, I think Shan Xiongxin should be the first. This Shan Xiongxin was originally from Caozhou, and his family He has quite a lot of assets, he is also good at doing business, and his reputation is no less than that of Zhai Rang. In addition, he is both civil and military. When Zhai Rang first established Wagang Village, thanks to this person's help, Wagang Village was able to achieve the momentum it has now. , Secondly, there is another person named Xu Shiji. Although this person is young, he has good kung fu. Ever since Zhai Rang just dropped grass in Wagang, this person has defected to Zhai Rang and charged into battle for Zhai Rang. His great cause is great. In the year when Shangqiu was conquered, it was this man who leaped over the city in one breath and killed the defenders, which enabled the Wagangzhai army to achieve a complete victory. This man was actually the most powerful general under Zhai Rang."
"Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji," after hearing these two names, Qin Qiong secretly remembered these two names in his heart. If what Vice General Zhang said is correct, then these two people will definitely become Zhang Xutuo's conquest of Wa. The biggest obstacle in Gangzhai.
After talking so much, Qin Qiong thought that Vice General Zhang had finished speaking, but he didn't expect that he just swallowed his saliva and started talking again: "These two people have been following Zhai Rang for a long time, and they can be regarded as heroes under Zhai Rang. , In addition, others such as Bing Yuanzhen, Jia Xiong, Wang Ruxin, etc. are also great heroes. However, this is all in the past. Now there is an even more outstanding hero beside Zhai Rang."
"Well," Qin Qiong couldn't help but be startled when he heard what Deputy General Zhang said. He didn't expect that a mere bandit would have so many heroes involved. Now, according to Deputy General Zhang, there was actually a more outstanding one. This made Qin Qiong have an ominous premonition about the prospect of conquering Wagang Village. However, Qin Qiong forced the ominous premonition to go behind his mind and asked curiously: "So what exactly?" Which hero is he?"
Vice General Zhang gave a mysterious smile, and then said: "I wonder if General Qin has ever heard of the "Peach and Plum Chapter","
""Peach and Plum Chapter"," Qin Qiong has certainly heard of this "Peach and Plum Chapter". Last year, General Li Hun was regarded as the emperor of the Yi tribe because of this "Peach and Plum Chapter". For such mysterious and mysterious things, Of course, Qin Qiong didn't believe it. Seeing that Vice General Zhang did not answer his question directly, but suddenly pulled out such a thing, Qin Qiong could not help but frown, but he was a little unhappy, but Qin Qiong also knew that Zhang The deputy general would not suddenly change the subject for no reason, so he continued to ask patiently: "I don't know what the relationship between the more outstanding hero General Zhang mentioned and this "Peach and Plum Chapter" are."
"Peaches and plums will win the world; the queen will go around Yangzhou and wander around the garden, don't talk nonsense, who will say yes?" Vice General Zhang seemed not to notice the change in Qin Qiong's expression, but suddenly recited this "" which has been spread all over the world. "Taoli Zhang", and then said to Qin Qiong: "After this "Taoli Zhang" spread, some people spread rumors that the meaning of this "Taoli Zhang" means that in the future there will be a person named Li who will replace Sui. Becoming the common master of the world, it is precisely because of this that all those people named Li in the court are suppressed by the emperor of the day, Li Hun is the same, and Li Yuan is the same."
Seeing Vice General Zhang suddenly mentioning these gossips, Qin Qiong felt even more unhappy. What he wanted was more solid information, not the superstitious rumors passed down in the streets. When he saw Vice General Zhang still like this, Qin Qiong frowned. He frowned and wanted to leave, but just when he took the first step, his feet suddenly stopped in the air. He turned his head in surprise, looked at Vice General Zhang, and then asked in surprise: " General Zhang, could it be that the hero you mentioned who stayed with Zhai Rang is the person named Li mentioned in the "Tao Li Zhang"?"
Although Qin Qiong did not believe in the "Peach and Plum Chapter", but if someone could be considered to be the person it alluded to, then his identity was definitely not simple. This also made Qin Qiong regain his interest, and Vice General Zhang also nodded and said: " Yes, in the past, those who were considered to be the people metaphorized by "Tao Li Zhang" did not end well. This was the case with Li Min, and the same was true with Li Yuan. But now there is another person who has escaped one after another, and is now beside Zhai Rang. , to assist Zhai Rang in commanding Wagang Village, this person is Li Mi,"
"Li Mi, he has also arrived at Wagang Village," Qin Qiong couldn't help but exclaimed when Deputy General Zhang suddenly said this name. Even Luo Shixin, who had been commanding the soldiers beside him before, couldn't help but run away after hearing this. He came over and asked repeatedly what happened, but at this moment Qin Qiong had no intention of answering Luo Shixin. He frowned and suppressed the shock in his heart, thinking about the information he knew about Li Mi.
Li Mi, a native of Chang'an, has always been from a prominent family since his great-grandfather. Later, it was passed down to Li Mi's father Li Kuan. Because he was brave and good at fighting, he made many achievements and was promoted to Zhuguo. He was named the Duke of Pushan County. These These are only secondary matters. If it were just these, Li Mi was just a child of a noble family, and what really made Li Mi famous throughout the world was that he had assisted Yang Xuangan in the rebellion.
It was the first time Qin Qiong had heard of the idea that Li Mi was called the person metaphorized in the "Peach and Plum Chapter". However, combined with the fact that the emperor had personally issued a wanted notice for Li Mi before, Qin Qiong could not help but believe that perhaps, Li Mi really was "Peach and Plum". Chapter" is the metaphorical person.
The surprise that the name Li Mi brought to Qin Qiong did not originate from this "Peach and Plum Chapter". Previously, Qin Qiong had been following Zhang Xutuo to quell the rebellion in Hebei. During the process of quelling the rebellion, Qin Qiong discovered several times that Among the bandits in Hebei, Li Mi appeared several times. Although Zhang Xutuo also wanted to capture Li Mi, he was too cunning and escaped several times. Now the rebellion in Hebei has been determined. According to what was said not long ago The news came that Gao Shida, the largest bandit in Hebei, had also been defeated by Changsun Heng'an, so Qin Qiong gradually forgot about Li Mi's existence. But now, he learned about Li Mi's whereabouts from Vice General Zhang, and Li Mi also ran away. Arriving at Wagang Village, the largest bandit force in the south, Qin Qiong was surprised but also a little wary. This Li Mi was definitely not an ordinary opponent. If Li Mi cooperated with Zhai Rang, and Zhai Rang had so many heroes, Then this battle may not be that easy to deal with.
Qin Qiong immediately asked: "General Zhang, when did Li Mi come to Wagang Village?"
Vice General Zhang couldn't help but be stunned. Although he knew that Li Mi was very famous, Qin Qiong would be very surprised to learn about this person, but he didn't expect that Qin Qiong would be so nervous about this person. However, Vice General Zhang was stunned and still instinctively He replied: "Well, if I remember correctly, it should have been at the end of last year,"
"At the end of last year," Qin Qiong's eyes flashed with a cold light. Even though he clenched his fists hard, he went down to Jiangnan so early. It seemed that Li Mi had already known the direction of the war in Hebei. It was really very... Ji clever, he gave up Hebei so decisively and ran to Henan to join Wagang Village. It seemed that it was not a coincidence that Li Mi was able to avoid the emperor's killing order for so long. Then, Qin Qiong suddenly turned his head and faced Luo Shixin He shouted: "Shixin,"
"Well," after hearing Qin Qiong's shouting, Luo Shixin also walked over with a puzzled look on his face, came to Qin Qiong, glanced at Vice General Zhang first, and then asked Qin Qiong: "Old Qin, you call me, "
There was a hint of urgency on Qin Qiong's face, and she said to Luo Shixin: "Shixin, I'll leave this to you for the time being. I have something important and need to report to Zhang Shuai immediately. I can't wait here any longer." After saying that, Qin Qiong He cupped his fists and saluted Deputy General Zhang, rushed directly to the horse, got on his horse, and was ready to leave.
"Ah, who is General Zhang Xutuo's general? I am here to greet you. I hope the general will not be offended."