Song Xiance was named Dashun's Great Military Advisor by Li Zicheng, and his civilian status was second only to Niu Jinxing. He was deeply trusted by Li Chuang, and was therefore able to represent Li Chuang in Beijing as a negotiator.
But now that the situation has changed drastically, will people's hearts have changed?
How could Li Chuang not know that the chief eunuch was flirting with Song Xiance, even though they were now a family? Hehehe...
Not to mention Song Xiance's extraordinary talents, but he has stayed in the center of power of the Li Chuang Group for so long, knows so many secrets, and is so familiar with the Li Chuang Group's Kung Fu, mental methods, body methods and moves.
So this dwarf must either come back or be killed!
Li Guo actually had more trust in Song Xiance. In his opinion, this short Taoist was just an outsider. He was not as worldly as Niu Jinxing and had no ambition for fame and fortune, nor was he so narrow-minded. It was completely perfect for him to go out to assist the rebels. It is done in response to the grace of encounter.
Although the great eunuch can confuse people's minds, he believes that Song Xiance will not fall for his tricks!
Song Xiance went to the inn to meet Li Guo. He knew that he was being followed and that Li Guo was also under strict surveillance at this time, but he didn't care.
The two met in the room and were speechless for a while. They smiled wryly and shook their heads for a while before taking their seats. Song Xiance did not address Li Guo as the Marquis of Bo in Dashun, nor did he call him the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army. He just said "Young Master."
With this sentence "young master", Li Guo felt relieved.
Serve tea and take a seat.
Li Guo looked out the window. People from the court were staring at me all around.
Song Xiance picked up the tea cup, took a sip and said with a smile: "Young Master is also a member of the imperial court."
Li Guo was startled, then smiled: "Yes, the imperial court has sent people to keep an eye on its own people."
Song Xiance stopped talking and lowered his head to fondle the tea cup. Li Guo sighed: "Now that there is no other way out, what can the military commander do?"
"Wait, young master, it's your first time to come to the capital and take advantage of this opportunity to have some fun. Why worry when you have food, drink and fun?" Song Xiance said calmly. Li Guo frowned: "Waiting for food, drink and fun? Does the military advisor know that General Tian is outside the capital? If you stay here for too long, you will only fear that things will change."
Song Xiance smiled: "Young master is worried about the change, so is the court worried?"
Um... Li Guo seemed to understand something.
Song Xiance went on to say: "The young master came to the capital to express his gratitude, but everyone knew that he had nothing to do but eat, drink and have fun. Who could lose face at that time?"
Li Guo suddenly realized and murmured to himself: "Wait, don't wait. It seems that this trip to Beijing does not need to be too low-key, but should be extra public."
Song Xiance smiled and said nothing, while Li Guo smiled bitterly and shook his head: "But if it gets serious, it won't just be the imperial court that will be embarrassed."
"We have been smeared worse than crows by the court, why do we still care about this little face?" There was a trace of disdain in the corner of Song Xiance's mouth, and Li Guoshen thought it was true.
In the capital, Chang Yu suddenly sent troops to march westward in Wuchang, which aroused public opinion. Because of this incident, the government and the public were plunged into an extremely complicated public opinion environment. Various rumors, conspiracy theories and speculations were flying all over the sky.
Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly summoned his confidants, civil and military officials, and the cabinet to discuss countermeasures. At the same time, he ordered Dongchang Babaili to ask Chang Yu urgently what he was doing.
In the inn, Li Guo and Song Xiance were still drinking tea and reminiscing about old times. Outside the city, Xiu's troops were encamped in the field and they sent people into the city to ask for food from the Ministry of War. Liu Xiyao came for the first time to reminisce about old times. The two of them chatted and drank in the military tent. Non-stop, non-stop swearing.
At the same time, thousands of miles away, Wuchang soldiers and horses marched westward along the waterway. The leading troops had already entered the boundaries of Jingzhou, which immediately attracted the attention of many parties. The situation immediately became tense. Li Chuang's subordinates in Jingzhou were even more confused. Some of them were confused. He was panicked and didn't know what the court wanted.
There is a city named Jiangxia in the south of Wuchang.
There is a lake twenty miles south of Jiangxia City, named Lu Lake and later called Lu Lake. More than ten miles west is the rolling Yangtze River.
The lake is very large, and there are several mountains on the north shore of the lake. They are not the kind of vast mountains, but to put it bluntly, they are just a few independent mountains.
Although the mountain is not famous, it is not small, such as Luohan Mountain, Tutu Mountain... There are scattered villages under the mountain.
The lakeside has not been peaceful recently, and the villagers are very nervous. Some even want to flee into the mountains because there are soldiers and horses camping at the foot of the lake.
I heard that there is going to be another war recently...
What ordinary people fear most is war.
It doesn't matter who fights whom, who wins or loses. It's the ordinary people who suffer and suffer, so anyone who hears the news will be frightened.
What's more, more than a thousand soldiers and horses suddenly arrived in front of us. It would be strange not to be frightened.
As the old saying goes, soldiers these days, whether they are bandits or soldiers, are all indifferent, and there are very few who do not disturb the people.
However, fortunately, this troop was one of the very few. The military was strictly disciplined and did not harass the surrounding people at all. This made the originally panicked people breathe a sigh of relief and gradually became more at ease, and began to wonder who it belonged to. Soldiers and horses?
Anyway, it can't be the soldiers and horses of Wuchang. The virtues of those soldiers have made the surrounding people suffer a lot for so many years.
By the lake, Chang Yu was fishing, accompanied by Li Muxian, sighing constantly.
Chang Yu frowned in annoyance: "If the Taoist priest has something to say, just say it."
Li Muxian sighed again: "After much thought, I still feel that something is wrong. The storm may be far greater than we previously expected."
Chang Yu glanced sideways at Li Muchian: "What the Taoist Master said was that it was inappropriate to send troops without saying hello?"
Li Muxian nodded and said, "I've passed, I've crossed the line!"
A smile appeared at the corner of Chang Yu's lips: "The Taoist Master didn't tell me earlier, but now I'm afraid again."
"Aren't you afraid, Lord Governor?" Li Muxian looked at the lake in the distance: "When the wind doesn't blow, it's as flat as a mirror. When the wind blows up, huge waves surge into the sky."
"What's there to be afraid of?" Chang Yu smiled faintly and picked up a grass carp.
Li Muxian stared at the fish: "At first I thought the Governor was pointing his sword at the thief, then he thought he was beating Li Chuang, and then he thought he was holding the sword in court. But now he is completely confused. What is the Governor's intention?"
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "How can Taoist Master be a confused person?"
Li Muchian narrowed his eyes: "The Governor is testing the waters?"
"Just do whatever you want, Taoist Master, don't over-interpret it." Chang Yu threw down the fishing rod again, and Li Muchian's eyes narrowed: "How can the position of Governor be so easy? If you do too much, you will easily get into trouble and become the target of thousands of arrows. The disaster of piercing the heart.”
"Ho ho, is this Taoist exaggeration? Don't scare our timid family..." Chang Yu chuckled, and Li Muchian became a little anxious: "Master Du Gong, I think I should..."
"We don't want you to feel it, we want our family to feel it." Chang Yu reached out and grabbed Li Muchian and sat down again: "Fishing."
Ten miles away, by the Yangtze River, there were rocks and debris. Wang An lay in the shade of a tree and looked at the dark clouds in the sky. Although it hadn't rained much in the past few days, God had never given him a smile.
"Here comes the head!" a big man not far away roared. Wang An stood up and looked towards the river. A ship broke through the waves and quickly approached the shore.
Wang An walked quickly towards the water, and from a distance he saw six or seven strong men jumping out of their clothes, wearing strong clothes and carrying swords.
"Brother Sun, we're here." Wang An walked towards the leader with a smile.
"Sorry for keeping Brother Wang waiting for so long." This person is Sun Lou, the special envoy sent by Zhang Xianzhong to contact Li Chuang. Some time ago, Wang An went straight to Jingzhou City to identify himself to him and asked him to bring a message to Zhang Xianzhong or ask him to come. Meet the eunuch and have a chat.
Sun Lou thought deeply and finally decided to come to see the eunuch.
Regardless of other considerations, after all, the name of the Great Eunuch was too big, too curious and attractive for Sun Lou to resist, and he even wanted to make a name for himself and rise to the top with Zhang Xianzhong.
"It didn't take long, I just didn't expect Brother Sun to have such a big battle." Wang An looked at the capable followers behind Sun Lou with a half-smile.
"Oh, Brother Wang said this, the world is not peaceful, so you have to be careful when going out," Sun Lou laughed.
"Brother Sun is right, but is he a little too cautious? In the past few days, I have arrested and killed eighty-four people. Isn't this a bit too much?" Wang An, who was smiling just now, suddenly suddenly It became cold.
Sun Lou's face changed greatly: "Brother Wang, you..." Several capable followers behind him reached for their knives. At this moment, more than 20 men in black emerged from the grass by the river, holding knives and bows.
"Brother Sun, don't panic." Wang An raised his hand and pressed down, and the men behind him retracted their weapons: "I said before that I will ensure Brother Sun's safety. A man's words are hard to follow, but I also ask Brother Sun to follow the local customs. Don't do it again." Those useless little tricks, you must know that my superior can't put a grain of sand in his eyes. I have said this, and if Brother Sun still can't listen, then don't blame me for breaking my promise."
Sun Lou's face turned blue and purple for a while, and he clasped his fists for a while: "Brother Wang is atonement. I apologize for not knowing the rules."
"Please." Wang An smiled coldly and made a gesture of invitation. Sun Lou's heart trembled. The guy in front of him seemed to have changed. He gradually became frightened and began to regret. He had known he wouldn't come. A trip is not as simple as I thought.
I was so frightened that my legs were so weak that I couldn't even lift my feet.
Wang An looked sideways and looked up and down with disdain: "If not, please come back, Brother Sun."
Sun Lou was aroused by him and gritted his teeth: "You've already come, how can you come back without seeing me? Brother, I'm not that cowardly. I still have some courage. Please lead me, Brother Wang."
Wang An smiled and said nothing. He walked ahead and cursed in his mind. Look at how hard you hold on to your moral character. You will be scared to death later.
