Yan Qing's arrival significantly boosted the morale of the Deposed Dragon Army in Izumo Prefecture. This does not mean how much military information and situation intelligence he brought, or how much supplies he brought. The supplies were definitely not available, and the intelligence he did have was lagging behind. Mainly because of the appearance of the liaison person and the direct response from the command organization of the Deposed Dragon Gang, they got rid of their previous sense of isolation and uneasiness.
And I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but starting from the day Yan Qing arrived, the control of the Deposed Dragon Army in Izumo Prefecture was obviously relaxed a lot.
After Bai Yousi sent a request to Li Qiufan, the prefect of Izumo, and received a promise, and exchanged thirteen sets of armor for 800 guans in cash, the deposed dragon army began to take full rotational vacations with a scale of 500 people, and each person was issued 50 guans. Take a half-day holiday to do entertainment in and outside the city.
As for the leaders, their scope of activities is even larger.
It is precisely because of this that next, the top and bottom of the deposed dragon army were able to see many situations that they had not bothered to see before or had not seen at all, and they also gained some real understanding of Dongyi.
But that's it, it was just four or five days ago. Around the time when the Dongdu Forbidden Army crossed the river to occupy Xuzhou, this partial army finally ushered in a true master who could determine their fate in a sense, and it was also Dongyi's side. A true nobleman:
The later dialogue between Li Qiufan, the governor of Izumo, is written as uncle, marshal of the navy of Dongsheng Kingdom, Grand Master, Shizhong, General Anxi, commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the seventeen western and southern states of Dongsheng Kingdom, Huayang County Duke, Dongyi The head of the Li clan, a nine-hundred-year-old noble clan and a first-class clan...
Of course, it can also be simpler, Li Ziqi, the only great master in Dongyi.
The meeting place was in the Izumo Prefecture Castle, but they did not go to the governor's mansion, but in the back garden of a local family. There is a five-story building at the highest point in the Izumo Castle. From the top floor, you can overlook the entire city, and then see the sea to the north. , facing the mountains to the west, is really a good place to go.
The name is Guichun Tower.
"Then just stay in Dongsheng Kingdom." Li Ziqi's tone was cold. "Isn't that what you said? Dongyi only has fifty states. With fifty states, we can still afford ten thousand soldiers. We are not afraid of wasting money and food."
Li Ziqi nodded and asked again: "It is said that Xiong Bonan was the first one in the Dragon Clan to be promoted to Grand Master, but I don't know how old he is?"
In this way, after both parties bowed and took their seats, Bai Yousi came first and smiled: "I didn't expect it was the Governor who came to see us in person."
This is to tell the other party that the Deposed Dragon Gang has contacted here, and this is not a lone army that can be bullied by them.
But back to the present moment, Li Ziqi thought about it and wanted to refute it, but the word "control" was said by himself. In addition, Bai Yousi didn't answer and just let Wang Zhen go, but he had no choice. Then he turned to look at his nephew: "Wu Lang, could it be that you didn't obey the military orders and didn't receive everyone well, so there was some misunderstanding?"
As for the other leaders, namely Tang Bairen, Wang Fubei and others, they stayed in the camp and were on duty.
"What do you mean?" Bai Yousi frowned slightly. She could see that Wang Zhen was really in a mood, and he was not playing the role of the bastard as previously discussed... But that's not the point. The point is that these words are very important. Strangely, it was somewhat inconsistent with his attitude during the discussions a few days ago. ….
Not only that, the Dongyi nobles present, including Wang Yuande who was originally watching the joke, also looked at Wang Zhen at this time.
Theoretically, this partial force has no room for resistance.
Seeing this, Li Ziqi became more and more helpless: "General Wang, White Snake...what do you mean?"
But at the same time, for some reason, Bai Yousi still felt that the other party's impromptu words had a wild vitality of her own, and she couldn't help but agree with them.
Li Ziqi was not angry at this time. In fact, after he glanced at Bai Yousi, who didn't react much, he immediately knew that Bai Yousi had probably guessed or knew what was going on, so he became even more relaxed. He got up, but then let go of Wang Zhen, who had lost his composure, and looked at the others and asked: "Why do you all keep saying that you are slaves? This kind of slave status has always existed in your Wei Dynasty... in the Central Plains? That is to say, the Deposed Dragon Gang just now How can you be so interested in me after you have officially abolished your slave status?"
"Because it was a matter of life and death at that time." Qian Tang immediately retorted. "I'm just worried about being killed by the rebels."
"That's okay
, I can wait here and let my nephew burn your fleet first, or let your fleet leave directly. Anyway, our navy can escort you away by then; then I will personally join General Wang, Let's join forces and have a game with you to see who wins and who loses? "Li Ziqi's tone was helpless. "But if that's the case, I don't understand... I just want you to change places and leave, so why would you rather die than obey?"
"I don't know about that," Bai Yousi said. "Although I was informed by some members of the gang about this kind of news, it was a little earlier. The governor may not know it clearly."
"Because these words are ridiculous." Wang Zhen looked at the Grand Master on the main seat and actually agreed with him. "Detain us for no reason, and then coax us through your hinterland. Is there any other way to say it other than selling us into slaves?"
"Yes, there is such a thing." Li Ziqi nodded. "After the Three Expeditions, we lost many young people, and naturally we also lacked some official and private slaves for production."
The atmosphere on the court, which had been relatively warm just now, suddenly became awkward, but because Li Ziqi and Bai Yousi were relaxed as host and guest, it could not be called tense.
"Lao Qian and I have discussed this matter in detail." Wang Zhenye sneered again. "You Dongyi people... the Dongsheng people must have made a big mistake in the slave registration, otherwise we wouldn't have established a foothold in Dengzhou and sent people to the coast to abduct Dingkou... For this reason, Gangzhong also I've broken up with you, right?"
"Did you hear that? Manager, this is fate. These people became slaves because of God's will!" When Wang Zhen heard this, he suddenly became ferocious and turned to stare at Bai Yousi.
Unexpectedly, when Li Ziqi saw the other party's promise, he shook his head and sighed: "White Lady, do you know that once you go to sea again, there will be huge waves again?"
"It is precisely because of the loosening of restrictions that I saw with my own eyes the indignity of you Dongyi people. I knew that our more than ten thousand lone troops were forced into a corner, so I dared to ask!" Wang Zhen said plausibly. "Otherwise, if you, a great master, take the initiative to meet me, am I crazy to make it difficult for you in public?!"
"Wang...the big leader is overthinking, he's just curious." Unlike the panic of the local disciples of Dongsheng, Li Ziqi didn't care at all. ….
"Okay, everyone, please step back, and White Snake and I will explain clearly." Li Ziqi waved his hand. "After a quarter of an hour, let's all have a drink together."
"That's fate too!" Wang Zhen waved his hand in response, but then he realized. "The manager and Lao Qian must have mistaken their minds! I mean they made no mistakes, and they only have God to blame for becoming slaves! It's the fault of Sanhui and Siyu's lack of eyesight!"
"The Commander-in-Chief is only interested in inquiring about our combat strength. Could it be that he is an enemy rather than a friend, as the rumors say, and he is here to use force against us this time?" At this moment, before Bai Yousi could speak, Wang Zhen suddenly interrupted.
"That's enough." Bai Yousi stood up, pulled out his long sword and inserted it into the gap between the glasses on the table in front of him, and proudly promised. "If Mr. Li says it, I will obey your orders! Let's set out tomorrow!"
On the afternoon of the sixth day of April, Li Ziqi had just arrived here for an hour, and he held a banquet on the top floor of Guichun Tower to entertain the deposed dragon army. Bai Yousi thought of gathering his sleeves, wearing cloth clothes, wearing a long sword and wearing a samurai crown, and led the king as promised. Zhen, Qian Tang, Yan Qing, and Ma Ping'er came to meet... Yan Qing was the new arrival here, Wang Zhen and Ma Ping'er were the accompanying leaders. It is worth mentioning that Qian Tang left Pingyuan County. The purpose of transferring to the newly established Wudi County was essentially to establish a large river seagoing fleet. This time, he was dispatched with Bai Yousi to take charge of logistics. After arriving in Izumo, he was separated from the leading troops and only took charge in Izumo Port. Taking care of the fleet, it has become easier to travel around these days.
Li Ziqi was stunned for a moment, but still didn't react.
"The leader of my family and I are entrusted by others to ask you to go south, so why don't you go to Jeju, southeast of Dongsheng Kingdom, to sea and leave our country." Li Ziqi made an incredible request.
"That's all? Why?" Bai Yousi seemed puzzled.
"Isn't this a good thing?" When it came to this topic, Wang Yuande finally stood on the same position as Li Ziqi.
However, before and after Wang Zhen's attack, Bai Yousi and the following people were all silent, which also showed the attitude of the people of the Deposed Dragon Gang - they actually thought this was a big deal, and even started to hold grudges and worries.
Indeed, this is a problem.
Sure enough!
"If this is the case, please allow the Grand Governor to allow us to go back now... We, the Deposed Dragon Gang, will remember the kindness of taking us in this time. When I came, the chief said that the money, food and goods spent this time will be shipped from Dengzhou. I'll give it back with you." Before the other party finished speaking, Yan Qing also stood up and put his hands in front of each other.
"What about you?" Li Ziqi withdrew his gaze from Wang Zhen and looked at the woman in front of him. "White lady, what do you think?"
"What if we would rather die than obey?" Qian Tang also darkened his face.
"Actually, not that much." Bai Yousi suddenly interrupted. "After we talked yesterday, I paid special attention to the streets in the city and the fields outside the city. It is true that the shops and fleets here in the city are all owned by nobles, and seven out of ten locals are slaves. But outside the city, I only looked at the fields. You know by dividing the boundaries, there are still some civilians, so in the entire Dongsheng country, slaves and civilians are almost half and half."
Therefore, Wang Yuande, who had been distracted these days, was obviously stunned, and Li Qiufan was also panicked. However, although Li Ziqi realized what had happened, he just chuckled and maintained his dignity: "In that case, everyone You don’t want to have a banquet, but want to get down to business?”….
"Don't hide it from the Governor." Bai Yousi, who was opposite Wang Yuande, also smiled. "Our system of deposing the dragon gang is about everyone making the decision together. In this fleet of ten thousand troops and thousands of sailors, there is one leader who is a general, four leaders who are a general, and one leader who is a general. The leader of the prefect, a leader who is in charge of Renxingtai, is not my own private army. How can I discuss their life and death requests with the governor alone? Besides, I really can’t imagine that even our entire army Since everything has been detained, what else do you need to say that needs to be hidden from others?”
"But they are my soldiers. I brought them from Dengzhou. Whether I believe it or not, I promised them and will never let them fall into slavery!" Bai Yousi said proudly.
"That's scary enough." Ma Ping'er's face turned a little pale. She knew that she was not good at dealing with it, so she didn't plan to speak today.
"What if we don't obey?" Wang Zhen asked coldly.
"If that's the case." Bai You thought about it and asked sincerely. "Can you let them set off now and set up the fleet to go back? I can stay here with peace of mind, explain to the governor, and listen to some private information."
"What did Chief Wang say?" Qian Tang couldn't help but frown, and then scolded Wang Zhen. "In my first year in Hebei, I saw with my own eyes how powerful powerful people built forts to woo the people after the situation deteriorated. If I didn't help to remove the forts and just followed Xue Changxiong's example and responded to those powerful people, wouldn't I have gained many slaves out of thin air? Citizenship? They were official slaves and private slaves before the imperial court. Although they were poor and sold themselves more, who was not forced by the rich? Here in Dongsheng Kingdom, no matter how strange it is, the slave status is still lower, and they are also forced. , no one wants to be sold into slavery.”
"Yes." Bai Yousi was still open-minded.
"and you……"
Li Ziqi was stunned for a moment, and then he became really puzzled: "What's wrong? Please tell me in detail."
Sure enough, Wang Zhen's face turned ferocious again: "Actually, it's not just them. Let me tell you, everyone in the world is the same. They are all born and raised. There is nothing wrong with a person's life. Whatever he wants in his heart and what he wants to do, he can do it. It’s in line with God’s will! Otherwise, why would humans be born into the world? It’s true that there are no mistakes, but they are not caused by people themselves. The mistakes are all given by fate! It’s all God’s will that didn’t arrange it well! It’s because the three radiances and four emperors have no long-sightedness! Here in Dongyi, the Qing Emperor failed to be a good Supreme Being! He made good people suffer for nothing!"
This is the kind of person who can speak with such absolute and obvious lack of reverence!
If such a person is not suppressed by a powerful person, whether he is in the Deposed Dragon Gang, in the Wei Dynasty, or even becomes a bandit, he may not be able to survive in the end... and he will definitely not end well.
"Slave status is different from slave status." Qian Tang explained calmly. "In the Wei Dynasty, the official slaves and private slaves together only accounted for 10% of the world's total. At most, they did not exceed 20%... And these days, I am at the port looking after the fleet. I can see clearly, except for the traffic. Apart from sailors and merchants from the North and Hebei provinces, 70% to 80% of the locals from the Dongsheng Kingdom walking on the streets are official slaves or private slaves. Isn’t this scary?”
Li Ziqi was stunned for a moment, rarely nodded, but then shook his head: "In this case, no wonder I have to use the Fulong Seal, but it fits perfectly. No wonder your father backed down."...
Li Ziqi paused for a moment, then continued: "Of course, when I met General Sima at Luolongtan four years ago, I knew that the man was really unstoppable, and he kept thinking about how the White Snake, who is equally famous with him, was. Elegant? I should see it today. And when we met, it was just as I expected... I can only say that whether it is General Sima or White Snake, it is really frightening to become a grandmaster at this age... How about Chief Zhang? I Although I haven’t seen him yet, with the power of the Deposed Dragon Gang, I think he has a lot of cultivation, right? Could it be that he is also a master?”
Li Ziqi, who was wearing a high crown and a cloth suit with wide sleeves, also twirled his beard and laughed when he heard the words: "If I don't come, in the fifty states of Dongsheng Kingdom, I am afraid that only the Qing Emperor can come down to earth to control the White Snake. Already."
"That's not true." Bai Yousi was honest. "My Sanlang is considered the Black Emperor's choice. A kind of lock was opened around the time of the second campaign. He accumulated a lot of energy, but his cultivation progressed very slowly."
"It's really scary." Bai Yousi nodded. "In the Central Plains, not to mention that our Deposed Dragon Gang abolished slave status, but only said that the slave status of the Wei Dynasty is only 20%, which shows that 70% to 80% of the people in the world are still good people, so the fundamentals of the Wei Dynasty are still commoners under the land grant system. Common people; but here in Dongsheng Kingdom, half of them are slaves... In this case, as long as Dongsheng Kingdom does not want to cause chaos in its own country, it should try its best to treat slaves and civilians as much as possible. "
Li Ziqi was silent for a long time this time, and finally exclaimed: "That's it...then I only have one thing to say now, White Snake!"
"There is absolutely no such thing." Li Qiufan, the prefect of Izumo, hurriedly avoided the table to complain. "My nephew has always followed his uncle's military orders, and the White Lady's subordinates have always been in good order. Within a month, there have been no complaints. Not only that, when I knew that my uncle was coming a few days ago, he specifically relaxed the restrictions, allowing White Lady's subordinates to come in and out more easily. It’s convenient, but I don’t know why this big leader said this.”
"Then what do you want?" Li Ziqi nodded and asked seriously. "What do you want before you leave? Do you want a guarantee? Do you want me to write to you? Publish it to the world?"
"But if that's the case, why did so many refugees come to Dongyi from Dengzhou after the Three Expeditions?" Wang Yuande retorted immediately.
Li Qiufan was the leader, and everyone from the Dongyi side stood up and wanted to leave. Only Wang Yuande remained unmoved. Not only that, Wang Zhen and the other four members of the Deposed Dragon Gang also didn't move. When the local governor Li Qiufan saw this, he gritted his teeth and actually returned to his seat.
"That won't stop me from leading my troops back from Xuzhou." Bai Yousi lowered his head and sheathed his sword. "In human life, good things are all cultivated by oneself, and bad things are given by God! Wang Zhen seems to be a fool, but what he said today is good. But if this is the case, man and God must always decide the outcome. Negative, so as not to suffer disaster, Grand Governor, do you think so or not?"
The rest of the people who originally wanted to appease this person, whether they were people from Dongyi or the Deposed Dragon Gang, were all stunned, but they were speechless. The Grand Master Li Ziqi even made a brief statement in front of everyone. He looked at the leader Wang in surprise, and then stayed still.
Only then did Bai and Qian understand. Wang Yuande and Li Qiufan, who wanted to see the internal strife, immediately felt bored.
Wang Zhen, Qian Tang and others also looked at each other.
Li Ziqi was silent for a moment and replied: "In the fifty states of Dongsheng Kingdom, many places have their own rules. I can't control them myself. Only the thirteen states in the seventeen southwest states where I am in charge can. Promise you! About 30,000 refugees and 10,000 captives, that’s all... No matter how many there are, I’m sorry I can’t agree to it.”….
Why is it life?
"Of course it's not just that, but our Dongsheng Kingdom doesn't have the final say on this matter, and you don't want to talk about it in private, and I can't force it into your ears. I can only say that you have led the army from Izumo into our territory. , our Dongsheng Kingdom just wants to expel you from Jeju for some reasons..." Li Ziqi looked serious.
"No need to elaborate, just one sentence." Wang Zhen pointed to the city and port outside the window. "After the restrictions were released, I just realized that nine out of ten people in this street are actually slaves! Then I dare to ask Governor Li, if we don't do what you want us to do later, will we also be punished? Sold into slavery?!"
"I didn't say whether this is good or bad. It's just that if this is the case, the common people of Dongsheng Kingdom will lose their own things, and Dongsheng will be deprived of their own things.
The Shengguo is completely different from the Central Plains. On the other hand, people who are used to being common people in the Central Plains are naturally afraid of becoming slaves of the Eastern Shengguo and even becoming commoners of the Eastern Shengguo. "Bai Yousi explained briefly.
And for some reason, Li Ziqi, who had already seen through the opponent's strategy, suddenly began to regret letting the resentful leader of the deposed dragon army talk nonsense, because he vaguely realized that the next words of the opponent would be a bit... strange.
Wang Yuande wanted to say something, but after seeing all the silent leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang looking at Li Ziqi, he simply shut up.
Everyone present in Dongyi was shocked, but finally verified a certain idea.
Although the others did not say anything, they all had the same thoughts as Bai You, and then went to see the Grand Governor in the main seat... After all, this person's arrival was unexpected, and everyone was still a little curious.
"You're asking the King of Heaven and our chief, it's a matter of curiosity, but what about now? What does it mean that you personally came to take care of our grand master? It's just curiosity. Didn't you also admit that you came to control our chief?" Wang Zhen almost sneered. .
"I hope the Governor will be considerate." Bai Yousi finally spoke again, holding a long sword and saluting seriously. "We have been trapped for more than a month, and we are eager to return, but we are repeatedly blocked by the Dongshengguo. It is true that the morale of the army is fluctuating, and everyone is suspicious."
So, slowly, everyone in Dongyi came to their senses, but Li Qiufan was still avoiding the table, so he had no choice but to smile and said: "Why did Chief Wang say this? You came here because you were hit by a windstorm, so we are polite Treat each other..."
"Absurd!" It was Wang Yuande who spoke.
"No." Bai Yousi smiled calmly. "You still misunderstood us... We are members of the Deposed Dragon Gang. Even if we die in the battle, we will never be slaves. We don't need the Governor to personally guarantee this. Our own determination is the best guarantee."
So what if there are more slaves?
People are right, but God is wrong!
"It's all their lives! It's all God's will!" After thinking this, Bai Yousi turned his head and looked at the bustling crowd on the street. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but repeat it. There was a trace of ridicule in the corner of his mouth, and he looked again. The silent Li Ziqi. "Grand Governor! Don't blame him for talking nonsense, but after seeing the situation in Dongsheng Kingdom these days, the soldiers are really uneasy. Almost everyone is worried that once they are controlled by you, they will end up as slaves!"
"Please return to Dengzhou our former deserters who are slaves in Dengzhou, and also release the slaves who were captured by Xuzhou's defeated soldiers who crossed the sea from the south during the Three Expeditions and go to sea with us." Bai Yousi said solemnly. road. "In this way, we are willing to go to sea from Jeju in the southeast."
Li Ziqi, who had gray beard and hair, was accompanied by Wang Yuande and Li Qiufan, as well as many local officials and descendants...but there was no entourage from the governor, and I don't know how he came here.
Li Ziqi pondered for a moment, then waved his hand towards Li Qiufan, signaling for these people to leave. There were only seven people left on the top floor, but he still did not give up: "White Lady, some words are not to avoid others, but to say that they are aimed at others." Your personal information..."
Wang Yuande was still proud: "I am a general of the Dongsheng royal family. I don't know if there is anything in Dongsheng that needs to be avoided."
Bai Yousi looked at this subordinate who was half an old subordinate, and suddenly realized that these words were so in line with Wang Zhen's temper. This leader who was a Fulongwei officer was recognized as the most gangster and loyal. , that is, fearless, willing to do anything, and never feel that he is wrong, otherwise he would not have left his job as Fulongwei to follow Saburo that day.
Not only him, but all the Dongyi people present were in a daze... The most important thing was that this "slave" made them a little confused, because they did not regard this concept that was usually immersed in daily life as something difficult to accept, and followed it. Connect with the people in front of you.
At the end of his words, he raised his head, and a pair of autumn-like eyes met Li Ziqi's gaze.
Li Ziqi nodded: "Last time I knew Sima Zheng's sharpness, today I know Bai Sanniang's sharpness, and maybe I could vaguely feel a bit of Zhang Sanlang's thickness through the curtains. The Central Plains is really full of talents... It's raining."
Everyone looked outside Guichun Tower together, and after waiting for a few breaths, they vaguely noticed the clouds under the sky.
A drizzle of rain began to fall on the face.
The rain in early summer started in Dongyi and gradually appeared. 39314564.
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