Six hundred and fortieth chapters imperial orders to suppress bandits
After Master Ou came out of the back garden, he didn't stop at Ding's mansion and took a few blacksmith disciples with him and directly rode back to Wuyang City.
He came all the way from Hunan Province just to have a look at the owner of the "Fire Pan Spear" and left after reading it. Not only did he not stop to eat, he didn't even take a sip of tea. This European master's temper was weird and lonely. It's rare in the world
Early the next morning, Hua Bushi prepared the "medicine" and gave it to Ximen Tong. He also ordered four disciples from the Pili camp to take turns waiting in the courtyard where he practiced. If any accident happened, they would inform him immediately.
In the next few days, Hua Bushi stayed in Ding's house and was worried about Ximen Tong's situation all day long.
All the instant evil martial arts in the world are extremely dangerous to practice. Even though "Bone Shrinking Kung Fu" is an authentic Shaolin martial art, practicing it in such an unconventional and counterproductive way is more dangerous than the evil martial arts. What's more, Hua Bushi stayed in the house and did not dare to go out because he was afraid that Ximen Tong would become possessed like the day before yesterday. If he was not nearby and could not be treated in time, his life would be in danger.
Fortunately, three or four days passed and Ximen Tong didn't have any more problems. The young master's tense mood finally relaxed a little.
During the past few days, Li Zicheng and Li Guo came to Dingzhai from Huaiqing City. They had a drink with Hua Bushi and talked for an hour.
At the wine table, Li Zicheng told the young master that Gao Yingxiang had now changed his mind about what happened the day before. He believed that recruiting rebels from all walks of life was indeed a good strategy to fight against the official army. He regretted not making a decisive decision at the celebration banquet at the General Military Mansion.
Hearing this, Hua Bushi could only smile bitterly and remain silent.
That day at the General Military Mansion, Hua Bushi set up a trap to trap the rebel generals and "force" them to release their military power in the name of violating the commander's orders. What a great opportunity Gao Yingxiang suddenly changed his mind and abruptly missed it. What's the use of regretting it now? Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng and others must have become wary and it would be impossible to find that kind of opportunity again.
Li Zicheng also persuaded Hua Bushi to consider accepting Gao Yingxiang's appointment to serve as the general staff member of the rebel army. Hua Bushi waved his hands repeatedly. The tall handsome guy didn't really trust him
Holding the false title of General Staff Army in the rebel army is meaningless to Hua Bushi, but it will cause more trouble for the "evil dog sect". It can be said that the gain outweighs the loss. Naturally, he will not agree to it no matter what.
Li Zicheng also expected Hua Bushi's refusal. After trying hard to persuade him for a while, he had no choice but to give up when he saw that he refused.
Before leaving, Li Zicheng told Hua Bushi that he and King Gao Chuang would leave Huaiqing City tomorrow and head to Zhangde Mansion, two hundred miles away, to meet with the leaders of several local rebel groups.
Now it is too difficult to get Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Guoneng to wait and hand over their troops. The small group of rebels in Huaiqing City are too weak to be used even if they are recruited. Gao Yingxiang thought of contacting other rebel groups in Henan just because of the current situation. It is not impossible for him to recruit those rebel troops to strengthen his own strength if he has money and food.
It will take at least three or four days before we can come back after going to Zhangde Mansion. The large forces of Zhang Zongheng and Hong Chengchou, the two governors, are hundreds of miles away from Huaiqing. Fan Jingwen, the governor of Henan, has no sign of sending more troops to attack Huaiqing City. It's still safe, but I need to worry more.
As the saying goes, if one is not in his position, he will not seek his own government. Since he rejected the appointment, he did not raise any objections to Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng's trip. Of course, his bond with Li Zicheng has not changed, but after all the events of these days, this young master There has been an inexplicable alienation in my heart towards the rebels and I really don’t want to get involved in it anymore.
On Okura Island that day, Hua Bushi had wholeheartedly helped Wanjintang deal with the pirates in the Black Dragon Palace. His feelings were completely different from how he helped the rebels attack Huaiqing City this time. Perhaps it was because Sima Rulan's nature was kind and kind, and the rebels in front of him were different. The reason why the leader's ambition and greed are completely different
Thinking of Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.
In today's troubled times, being ferocious and cunning has become the survival instinct of most people. The innocence and kindness in the heart of that girl as bright as white orchid in Okura City far above the South China Sea seems so precious and how can it be Not exciting
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"Go and pick up the stick quickly," Hua Bushi ordered.
He was sitting with his feet up on a stone bench in the back garden of Ding's house, and he raised his hand and threw a short wooden stick about a foot long six or seven feet away.
A white shadow flew out and rushed towards the lawn not far away. It was the princess. After a moment, the big white dog ran back with a stick in its mouth. A pair of big round eyes looked at Hua Bushi with a pleading light [
Hua Bushi took the stick into his hand and took out a piece of meat bone from the linen bag next to him. The princess's eyes suddenly lit up and her saliva was about to drip. However, the piece of meat bone only flickered in front of its nose and was immediately taken back. Pocket
"If you want to eat it, you have to pick it up five more times?" Hua Bushi said leisurely and threw the short wooden stick out with his hand.
The big white dog who was being teased let out a low growl in its throat, with a fierce look in its eyes, and clawed at the ground with its front paws, as if it was about to pounce towards Hua Bushi. However, as soon as it saw the young master's eyes, it immediately turned into a low-brow, submissive roar. It turned into a whine and then ran to pick up the stick obediently.
Yang Jiangyi stood next to Hua Bushi and silently watched him train the dog.
This is the tenth time Hua Bushi has thrown the stick. The big white dog has also picked it up ten times, but the piece of meat and bone still got into his mouth.
"Sister, do you want to try it too?" Hua Bushi asked after getting the stick that the big white dog picked up again.
Yang Jiangyi responded: "Okay"
She took the stick but suddenly reached out and took out the meat bones from the cloth bag beside Hua Bushi and threw them out. The big white dog roared with joy and jumped three feet high. It caught the meat bones in its mouth before they even hit the ground. He ran to the side and ate a lot of food.
Hua Bushi said: "Oh, I only prepared this piece of bone and my sister fed it to it and it refused to check the stick again."
Yang Jiangyi said: "Do you think it's fun to bully the princess like this?"
Hua Bushi was stunned for a moment before he said honestly: "It's not fun."
Playing with the big white dog in the garden is really just something you do because you have nothing to do.
Before Hua Bushi's trip to Huaiqing, he originally wanted to help Li Zicheng attack the city. Now that it has been ten days since the rebels captured Huaiqing City, he no longer wants to interfere with the rebels' affairs. Since he received the last letter from Fang Changsheng, "Arhat" No matter how much news comes out, I don’t know how prepared they are to attack the "Wealthy Alliance".
Hua Bushi asked Chu Yiyi to send out spies from "Qianhuafang" to inquire more about various news in Henan and the movements of the "Wealthy Alliance". However, he himself had nothing to do these days, so he started to play "dog training" in the back garden.
Nowadays, both the "Arhat Sect" and the "Fugui Alliance" are trying their best to win over the various Jianghu sects in Henan and are gathering manpower to prepare for war. The situation is turbulent, but it has been very calm these days. Even the small gang conflicts in the two alliances that often occurred earlier
The news of the fight may also be the last silence before the war begins.
"Let's go back to Biluo Mountain," Yang Jiangyi said suddenly
Hua Bushi said: "Sister, do you miss Ning Ning?"
Yang Jiangyi said: "Yeah, why don't we pick her up and then go to Luoyang, Kaifeng or other big cities? Anyway, you don't want to deal with the rebels anymore. It's okay to stay here."
In fact, not only Yang Jiangyi and Hua Bushi also miss little Ningning very much. That cute little girl is a happy fruit. If she were here, she would definitely not be talking like this.
He nodded immediately and said: "Okay, when Brother Li returns to the city, I will go and say goodbye to him, and then go to Biluo Mountain to pick up Ningning. We first go to Kaifeng City to buy some properties and take Uncle Huang's family of more than 100 people to live in the 'Evil Dog Gate'
If you want to open a branch in Henan, Kaifeng is the first choice."
Hua Bushi had just finished saying this when he suddenly saw Chu Yiyi running past in a hurry outside the garden.
As the person in charge of "Qianhuafang", Chu Yiyi usually always dresses and behaves like a lady, and her behavior is graceful and elegant, but at this moment, she is rushing over in a haphazard manner. Her jade face is full of anxiety.
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"Master Hua has just received the news. The emperor ordered the general Zuo Liangyu to go into Henan to suppress the bandits. Now the army has crossed the Yellow River." Chu Yi said loudly when he got closer and could not greet him.
Hua Bushi said: "Mrs. Yiyi, don't be impatient and speak slowly."
Huaiqing City was captured by the rebels. The Ming Emperor must have panicked. It was an inevitable move for the imperial court to send troops to conquer. Even if Chu Yiyi got the news, he wouldn't have made such a fuss. However, after hearing what she said, Hua Bushi and Yang Jiang
Yiyou's face also changed, and she was even more anxious than Chu Yiyi.
This is because the target of Zuo Liangyu's attack is not Huaiqing City but Biluo Mountain.
After the fall of Huaiqing, public opinion was in an uproar. Especially after the rebels entered the city and looted the city, all the wealthy merchants and gentry from all over Henan Province were panicked.
There are not many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in the imperial city of the capital.
In fact, there are already more than 100,000 officers and soldiers in the borders of Henan and Shanxi, the "Trilateral Governor" Hong Chengchou and the "Mingxuan Governor" Zhang Zongheng. It should be more than enough to deal with the 300,000 to 50,000 rebels.
Send more troops
But now that things are coming to an end, it would be unreasonable for the capital to send no troops at all. So Emperor Zhu Youjian dispatched Changping Commander-in-Chief Zuo Liangyu and led his 2,500 cavalry to rush to the Henan border and issued an imperial edict ordering Hong Chengchou, Zhang Zongheng and Henan Governor Fan Jingwen to join forces.
To suppress the bandits, we must recapture Huaiqing City