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Two days after sending Hua Bushi's letter, spn received Li Zicheng's reply, which is the piece of paper now placed in front of the young master.
Li Zicheng said in the letter that since entering the city, he has strictly ordered the troops in Biluoshan not to rob or kill anyone in the city. However, the thirty-sixth battalion is composed of more than ten rebels. Each family has its own way of running the army and wants to restrain others. But it is capable
Yesterday Li Zicheng went to see Gao Yingxiang to present the truth stated in Hua Bushi's letter. King Gao Chuang also felt that it was reasonable, so he issued a commander's order prohibiting the rebels from burning, killing and looting in the city. However, although the ban was implemented, the results were not ideal. Each battalion of rebels still remained Everyone did their own thing, especially the "Eight King" Zhang Xianzhong who led a crowd to rob several wealthy households in the city yesterday, killing three to four hundred people.
When Huaiqing was not captured before, it was because all the rebels had a common goal. If they could not capture the city, it would be difficult to survive, so they could obey the orders of King Gao Chuang. Now that the problem of entering the city to eat has been solved, what everyone was thinking about It became about how to obtain more gold and silver treasures, and Gao Yingxiang was not the kind of commander who was good at governing. The leaders of the various rebel armies did not take his orders seriously.
In this battle of the 36th Battalion of Rebels to attack Huaiqing, Gao Yingxiang was nominally commanded. In fact, all the troops were commanded by Li Zicheng. Since the victory, Li Zicheng's prestige among the rebels was growing rapidly, but at the same time, he was inevitably jealous of others. Rumors have spread in Huaiqing City that Li Zicheng is the king of the throne, and some people have nicknamed Li Zicheng the "Tai Shang Wang", saying that Gao Yingxiang only said that Li Zicheng will definitely replace Gao Yingxiang and become the "King of Chuang" in the future. "[
Under such circumstances, Li Zicheng had no choice but to keep a low profile so as not to interfere too much with King Gao Chuang's orders so as not to cause misunderstandings to others.
Li Zicheng was very frank and stated all these difficulties one by one in his letter. He only asked Hua Bushi for his understanding.
Hua Bushi had been gloomy for the past two days. After reading Li Zicheng's reply, his mood became even more melancholy. At this moment, he was sitting on a chair in the house, staring blankly at the clumps of flowers and plants planted in the garden outside.
There was a soft sound of footsteps outside the door, but it was Yang Jiangyi who walked into the house. She was holding a tray with a bowl of gruel and a few dishes on it.
"Young Master has not had breakfast since he woke up early. He only reads letters in the room. Is there any bad news in the letter from Brother Li?" Yang Jiangyi put the tray on the table and asked.
Hua Bushi turned to look at Yang Jiangyi but said without replying: "Sister, do you think we made a mistake by helping the rebels capture Huaiqing City?"
Yang Jiangyi said: "Capturing Huaiqing City not only saved tens of thousands of rebel troops, but also prevented more than ten thousand refugees in Biluo Village from starving. How could this be wrong? Don't think too much, sir. It's better to go first." Let’s have some porridge.”
As she spoke, she picked up the porridge and handed it to Hua Bushi. Hua Bushi reached out to take the bowl, brought it to his mouth, took a sip, put it back on the table and said, "In fact, most of the wealthy merchants in Huaiqing City are As soon as the city was destroyed, the innocent people's property was plundered and some of them were killed. Aren't they all caused by us?"
Yang Jiangyi said: "Most of the generals and soldiers of the rebel army are poor farmers. They have been oppressed by rich gentry and landlords since they were born. In their eyes, all rich people are not good people. Now that they have captured the city, they robbed the rich merchants in the city." It’s no wonder that the household”
Hua Bushi said: "I know what you are saying, but rich people are not all bad people, nor are they all bullies who oppress the poor. There are many honest businessmen. They make money by doing business and growing food from the fields with farmers." It is really unjust that the income from hard work is being robbed like this.”
Yang Jiangyi looked at the young master with her beautiful eyes and couldn't help but smile when she saw the serious look on his face: "I said you are sometimes smart but sometimes you are like a nerd."
Hua Bushi said solemnly: "I am worrying about why my sister is teasing me."
Yang Jiangyi said: "Jiangyi doesn't dare to make fun of the young master. Okay, tell me, if you choose one of the two, would you rather watch Brother Li's troops and the refugees in Biluo Village all starve to death, or the property of the wealthy merchants in Huaiqing City?" Robbed"
Hua Bushi thought for a while and said: "I don't want to do either of these, but if I have to choose one, I would rather save more victims in Biluo Mountain."
Yang Jiangyi said: "Isn't that what it is? If you make a choice again, you will still help the rebels attack the city. Now why sit here and say you regret it? There is no absolute right or wrong in things in this world, and it is difficult to be 100% perfect. It's just Everything depends on people, and we can only ask for shame. With the wisdom of the young master, haven’t you figured it out yet?”
After hearing this, Hua Bushi's eyes suddenly lit up, he stretched out his hand and patted the table and said: "What a shame. I know what I should do. Sister, she is really my confidante. She woke up the little brother with just one sentence."
As he said that, he stood up and walked out.
Yang Jiangyi took his hand and asked: "Hey, where are you going?"
Hua Bushi said: "I want to go to Huaiqing City to ask Gao Yingxiang and the leaders of the various rebel armies to persuade them to restrain their subordinates from burning, killing and looting in the city. It is inconvenient for Brother Li to do it, but I can do it."[
Yang Jiangyi said: "You don't know them, so it's hard to go and see them like this. Besides, the leaders of the rebel army are definitely not easy to talk to. Do you think you are Zhuge Liang? You can persuade them all by talking to the Confucians." "
Hua Bushi said: "Sister, I just said that everything is right or wrong. It only depends on people. Since we helped the rebels capture Huaiqing City, we should try our best to protect the lives and property of the merchants in the city. Whether it is successful or not, Hua Bushi will do it." Go give it a try”
Hearing the young master's resolute tone, Yang Jiangyi knew that he had made up his mind and stopped trying to persuade him: "Okay, if you must go to Jiangyi, I will accompany you. But for now, you'd better eat breakfast first." You will have the energy to speak on an empty stomach.”
Hua Bushi laughed and said, "Sister, what I'm saying is that this porridge and side dishes can't fill your stomach. Let's go to the street and eat some beef sesame cakes together so that we can have more strength and compete with the heroes."
Since the siege of Huaiqing City, Qingyang Town has become increasingly deserted. Although it is broad daylight, there are not many pedestrians on the street. Hua Bushi and Yang Jiangyi each led their horses from Ding's house, mounted their horses and galloped across two streets. In front of a small noodle stall with "Jin Kee Big Shaobing" hanging on it
Beef sesame cake is a specialty of Henan Province. It is an old noodle cake that is bigger than a bowl. It is filled with minced soy-flavored yellow beef and fried into a golden color. It is then sprinkled with white sesame seeds and is hot and fragrant. It is very delicious. Not bad, Hua Bu Shi has eaten at this stall several times before.
For several days, the eldest young master had been hesitant about tea and food, and now he finally made a decision. His stomach also started to feel hungry. Ordinary people can be full after eating just one beef sesame cake. He ordered four of them in one breath, took two of them and put them on the table. The other two on his plate were placed in front of Yang Jiangyi
"Sister, following my long journey to Yujing, you have lost a lot of weight these days, so you should eat more to replenish your body."
When Yang Jiangyi heard this, she couldn't help but smile and said: "Everyone else eats ginseng and bird's nest to replenish their health, but you give me beef sesame cakes, which is quite unique."
Hua Bushi smiled and said: "If sister wants to eat ginseng and bird's nest, that's easy, but I think this beef biscuit tastes better. If Ning Ning is here, she will definitely like it."
When Yang Jiangyi mentioned little Ningning, he frowned and said, "I don't know what Ningning is doing now in Biluo Village. How much food and grass is left in the village? I wonder if she is hungry?"
Hua Bushi said: "Sister, don't worry. Brother Li has sent people to transport grain and grass back to the village. She will definitely not starve. Once the matter here is over, we will go pick her up and we will stay together and never separate, okay?"
Although the previous "engagement" was just a joke, after meeting little Ningning in Ganlin Town, after these days of getting along, Hua Bushi and Yang Jiangyi have already regarded the smart and cute little girl as a relative. They have only been separated for a few years. I actually felt a little concerned about it just a few days ago
Yang Jiangyi said: "Okay, but Uncle Huang needs to talk to them carefully..."
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly said "Hey" and said: "There is so much dust over there, I don't know where the people are coming to this town."
Hua Bushi turned his head and looked around, and saw the dust on the road in the distance. It was obvious that many people were running towards Qingyang Town, and the direction they were in was to the north of Huaiqing City.
Qingyang Town is just a small market town with only two or three streets, and the noodle stall where Hua Bushi and Yang Jiangyi eat cakes is located on the largest street in the town.
I could only hear someone shouting in the distance: "It's not good, the strong men are robbing us. Let's run away."
All of a sudden, the streets were full of people running away. There were not many shops open on the street, and all of them were closed and boarded up at this time.
The owner of the small noodle stall was a young man in his twenties. He was busy cleaning up his stall and said to Hua Bushi: "I'm sorry. If the strong man wants the villain, he has to close the stall. Young man and girl, please run away quickly."
The four sesame seed cakes that Hua Bushi asked for were just put on the table and before he could eat them, the stall owner wanted to take them away with the plates and bowls, but suddenly he felt that the porcelain plate sank and fell back to the table. The stall owner tried his best to grab the plate again. It seemed to have grown on the table and could no longer move. When I looked carefully, I found that the other end of the plate had been pinched by two delicate jade fingers. It was Yang Jiangyi who grabbed the porcelain plate.