Unfortunately, what Meng Kai never knew was that theory is useless if it is not connected with reality.
As the conversation continued all afternoon, Meng Kai seemed to have made "breakthrough" progress. The cunning Duan Ye was constantly forced to make concessions, and sometimes was refuted by himself and was left speechless. This sense of accomplishment really made Meng Kai
He was very excited. Duan Ye seemed to want to break down the negotiation many times, but he always had to continue with some subtle concessions at the last moment. This made Meng Kai more confident in himself.
But what he didn't know was that just when he and Duan Ye were having a peaceful conversation, tens of thousands of troops from Jiuquan City left the city at the same time...
At the same time, Lu Guang's scouts began to post notices in major cities in Liangzhou with the determination to put up small advertisements. The content was of course very simple: The army is coming. Officials from all over the country, please listen carefully. If you don't surrender, you will be benevolent. If you surrender, you will be benevolent.
We will ensure the safety of your life and property and that of all the residents and exempt you from certain taxes. If you don’t surrender and resist, we will attack you. The defeat of Liang Yin’s army is a lesson learned from the past! And those who dare to resist will be liquidated! Huge taxes will be levied on the cities that dare to resist!
In short, there is only one sentence out of a thousand words: those who know the truth should surrender quickly!
In fact, this is another version of the message sent to various places, but no envoys were sent to directly persuade him to surrender, but it was Duan Ye's idea, because the person sent to Jiuquan last time actually had a good relationship with Duan Ye. Later, in order to show resistance, Song Hao
In the end, Duan Ye was determined to chop off his head. Duan Ye always felt guilty, so in order to avoid innocent sacrifices, Duan Ye made this suggestion. Lu
Duan Ye's method of posting notices was feasible, so he agreed to it. However, this caused many scribes in Lu Guang's shogunate to be very grateful to Duan Ye. Originally, it was a rule that the two countries would not fight each other without fighting. If they were to send envoys or something,
There is nothing to be afraid of, but Song Hao broke this rule, which made these people feel angry. Since Duan Ye spoke for them, they naturally benefited from it.
Of course, even if Hexi is rich now, the literacy rate is very low. Duan Ye didn't expect ordinary people in the city to be able to understand it. This book is for officials and literate gentry. In fact, they are the ones who
Someone who truly means what he says.
But there are always surprises.
Rile County in Zhangye County is the only place that the ancient Silk Road passes through. It is an extremely important military fortress because it is located in the narrow waist area of the Hexi Corridor. As long as a city is built here, it can strangle the Hexi Corridor.
, so troops have been stationed here throughout the ages.
At that time, Liang Xi also set up the Dianjun Captain here in order to strengthen defense. His confidant Li Xin served as the Dianjun Captain. There were 2,000 soldiers and more than 24,000 civilians in Rile County. Most of the civilians were serving the military and working in the army.
This is about doing business.
Originally, Li Xin was still loyal to Liang Xi because of the great favor he received from Liang Xi. However, this person had a problem, that is, he was impatient. Naturally, he did not participate in the previous attempts by the four counties to annex him, but he was also very alert.
,
I had long wanted to send all my troops and horses to kill all those bastards. Later, I carefully considered my own strength, and added that the Zhangye Governor wrote a personal letter asking me to defend the county. Li Xin's
I could barely hold it in.
However, because Li Xin was a Dianjun captain personally appointed by the governor, he was not subject to local control. He always looked down on the county magistrate Niu Kui and always shouted at him. Niu Kuo was also an honest man, and he was also an honest man.
I don’t dare to say anything, but things happened to this Niu Kui.
It is said that Niu Kuo has a son named Niu Mang. He probably has been stupid in studying since he was a child. Although he is very knowledgeable, he does not understand the ways of the world and the officialdom is dangerous. That time I saw the "reactionary leaflets" posted by Duan Ye on the street, and I couldn't help it.
Knowing that there was something wrong with his brain or something, he actually read the contents of the flyer aloud in front of everyone, and most of the audience
He was an illiterate commoner, but they all recognized this honest and honest boy. When he heard this thought, there was a lot of discussion, and the common people liked to gossip. In this way, it spread from ten to ten, and soon many people in the city knew about Lu Guang.
The Lord wants to recruit people to surrender, but many officials are corrupt and are afraid of being investigated by Lord Lu Guang, so they coax everyone to resist.
But this matter is a big deal! Maybe it’s because he is busy studying for a long time and rarely goes out on the streets, or maybe everyone thinks that this person is harmless to humans and animals, but no one told him that Lord Li Xin just issued an order this morning.
The leaflets must be reported to the government immediately, and they are not allowed to be read aloud, disseminated, or take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble. But you came here not long after the announcement. Are you trying to slap Li Xin in the face?
Li Xin was very angry, so the consequences were extremely serious.
The so-called consequences were that Li Xin personally led his troops into Lord Niu Kui's mansion, beat up the servants, and then took back Master Niu Mang who was shaking his head in endorsement, and even tied him up and paraded him through the streets!
Niu Kui was angry, really angry! He had never been so angry since he was born!
You, Li Xin, have the backing of Mr. Liang Xi. I admit it. You Li Xin, you are so domineering and arrogant, I admit it! You, Li Xin, have soldiers in your hands and you can do whatever you want. If you don’t mind, you can humiliate me even if it doesn’t matter. I can’t stand it! But what you did today is too much.
Is that too much? You arrested my son and beat my servant, but I didn’t know anything about it before you rushed into my mansion. What are you going to do?
As a result of Niu Kuo's anger, Niu Kuo resolutely made an extremely awesome move. He personally led his subordinate officials and government servants, and under the curious eyes of the neighbors, went to Li Xin's house in a mighty manner -
-plead!
He had no choice but to be angry, but he had no soldiers and spoke softly. Niu Kui only thought that with so many people coming together, you Li Xin should give you some face, right? My son is wrong to read that anti-book, you
He's been arrested and his authority has been established, so that's pretty much it. The worst I can do is make amends for him or admit my mistake.
But I didn't expect that Li Xin was clearly at home, but he didn't see them. He also said that no one could be busy until the interrogation was completed. As for you, go and do whatever you are supposed to do. Why are you here if you don't go to work?
Niu Kuo immediately felt insulted, but what can I do? It’s not this time I’ll be insulted, I’ll bear it! Because Li Xin still has some rules after all, and when it gets dark, if there’s nothing serious, he’ll be put back.
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As a result, it got dark, and Niu Kui waited patiently in the house, comforting his crying wife. Finally, near midnight, he saw his son.
The difference is that my son was still alive and kicking when he was greeted in the morning, but now he was lying on a door panel and was carried back.
I trust him so much that his son Niu was beaten! Li Xin acted like a gangster and repaired his son very well.
The wife got angry, started to get angry, started acting up, started crying, and when she was done crying, she started scolding her husband for being incompetent and unable to even protect his own son. He was really not a man.
Niu Kuo's wife, Niu Kuo's mother, also followed Niu Kuo very early before he became an official. Niu Kuo was also a little henpecked at first, but the relationship between them was very good, so Niu Kuo's wife didn't care and cursed, but she cursed
As she scolded her, she realized something was wrong. Her husband's hands kept shaking!
"Ms. sir, I..." Although there were still tears in Niu's wife's eyes, her momentum had weakened. Although her husband was a bit cowardly, he treated her and her son very well. Moreover, what she just said was really too much. She was not a wife.
way.
"Ah~~~~~~~" Niu Kuo finally broke out. He looked back at his son who had passed out and his wife with tears in his eyes, and roared: "I can't help it anymore! Li Xin's bullying is too much! Simply
Go against it! Go against his motherfucker!"
"Ms. sir?" Niu's wife was shocked. She didn't expect that her trouble would lead to such an outcome. Rebellion? Is that a joke?
"You don't have to say anything, I've made up my mind!" Niu Kui's eyes flashed with fanaticism, "I've been holding back for a long time. Someone has long advised me to kill him, but I haven't let go. Now Li Xin is arrogant and crazy.
When you are in an emergency, you are also when your defenses are low, so don't worry."
"But Mr. Master, we...we can endure it any longer. As you said, no matter what, it won't be long before whoever wins or loses. Can't we wait until the new official takes office or the situation changes before we make plans?" Niu's wife, after all,
As a woman, deep down she is still afraid of change.
"I have endured it for five years!" Niu Kui's words left his wife speechless. "Take good care of your son. I took a look and found that they were all skin injuries. Although they were serious, they did not hurt any muscles or bones."
, I'm going!" Niu Kui took the knife from the old servant who had been encouraging him, and strode to the door. At the door, dozens of government servants had been prepared. These people were Niu Kui's confidants and were absolutely trustworthy.
Niu Kui walked to the door, then turned back and said: "Tonight's big event, if it happens, it will be a human being, if it doesn't happen, it will be a ghost!"
Niu's wife didn't say much, she just nodded heavily and began to pray to various gods and Buddhas in her heart to bless her husband.
What Niu Kui had to do was very simple. He led the government servants and rushed towards Li Xin's house holding torches. There were many torches along the way, shouting "Kill Li Xin, save the people." Speaking of which, Li Xin's public resentment was indeed not small, because
This person is really too serious, is not accommodating in anything, and is also very harsh on these merchants, so everyone has long been unhappy with him, and many people have promised to kill him, but unfortunately no one has dared to take action.
But now someone has finally jumped out, so what are you waiting for? There are complaints and revenge, especially the county government officials. They usually suffer the most, and they can't even lift their heads when walking. Now they are taking their whole family with them.
The young and old took to the streets, vowing to fight to the death with Li Xin.
Things in this world just happen to be such a coincidence. Li Xin decided to give a speech to the army tomorrow, so the army was assembled and is currently in the military camp outside the city. He probably beat Comrade Niu Mang tonight and did it himself. He was in a good mood.
, I just drank a few drinks, and now I’m still sleeping soundly?
What's even more coincidental is that several of the night watchmen at Li Xin's residence were whipped by Li Xin...
That night, Li Xin dreamed of millions of soldiers.