But then I thought, oh... it's the same as when I responded - they should know that their foothold in Mengjiatun is not stable, and even if they make some demands to themselves, it will be of no use, so it is better not to say them .
Li Bochen previously felt that Sui Buxiu would strike while the iron was hot after seeing that he had taken away this big spear. But now that I know that he really came here to apologize and waited outside the door for so long, I feel a little sorry. I want to remind him that Chang Xiu will not allow them to come to Mengjiatun, and I am afraid that there will be a hard battle waiting for them in the future, but I know that I can't be emotional - this kind of thing... can be considered a "military event".
Sui Buxiu walked to the courtyard and seemed to know what he was thinking, so he smiled and said: "Mr. Chang seems to be unwilling to see me these days. I have a few words that I would like to ask Brother Li to tell him."
Li Boxen said: "You tell me."
"We will not stay in Mengjiatun, but will take Houcheng."
"One more thing - if we want to gain a foothold in Hou City, we will form an alliance with Brother Li. If Brother Li is interested, we will respect you as the Lord of Beichen."
Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, then he breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Okay, I will definitely bring this to you."
Sui Buxiu bowed to him again and walked out.
When he heard his footsteps getting further away, Li Bochen said in his heart, I wonder what grandpa would say when he heard what he said! In the afternoon, the three of them talked for a long time in the room before deciding on a countermeasure, but had Sui Wujiu thought of it already? The Sui Dynasty brought troops from Xuantu and Houcheng... He was actually preparing to capture Houcheng! ? This man is simply terrifyingly shrewd... No wonder he can survive in Wuliang City for so long!
Thinking of this, he felt a chill running down his spine. At this moment, he suddenly heard a clicking sound in the east and immediately shouted: "Who!?"
But then he realized that the sound came from the east chamber, it must be Fang Cheng. I was so lost in thought just now that I forgot about him.
Then Fang Cheng opened the door and walked out quickly, saying: "Yes...it's me!"
He walked closer in two quick steps, and before Li Boxen could speak, he knelt down with a thud and said, "Your Majesty! This villain has no eyesight!"
Did he listen just now? Hey, that’s fine too.
Li Bochen helped him up and said, "Brother Fang——"
Fang Chu immediately said: "I don't dare, a villain."
Li Bochen thought for a while and thought to himself, that's fine. Some people are like me. Although they understand the importance of seniority and inferiority, they don't feel that they are any shorter than others. But there are some people like Fang Cheng who really want to treat him like a friend, but it makes him feel uncomfortable, so there is no need to force him.
He said, "Okay, Fang Yu - but don't call me Lord of the Country. If you really want to call me, just call me General."
Fang Yu shouted: "I am willing to die for the general!"
Li Bochen smiled and said, "We'll decide whether you want to die or not later. Just go to bed today. I'll get you a bedding."
Fang Bao opened his mouth, and Li Boxen said: "Stop talking, just stay here with me."
He turned around and went into the house to grab a quilt and then came out, only to see Fang Cheng waiting for him in front of the door of the back room. In this kind of courtyard, the east wing is for juniors or guests, and the opposite room is for servants. He probably felt that he was "transgressing" by living in the East Wing.
Li Bochen thought to himself, let him go. Then he handed the bedding to him and said, "Have a rest early and recuperate."
Fang Chu said: "Your Majesty!"
Li Boxen waved his hand and returned to the house.
I was sweating all over today, and half of my clothes were soaked with blood from the wound. But the wound has almost healed, only the clothes are still stiff. Li Bochen walked into the house with the talisman lantern in the hall, took off his coat and armor, and then remembered that the horse was left at Chang's house.
But he was too lazy to care anymore, fell on the bed and lay down.
This house is still the same as it was more than 20 days ago. he thought.
My chest felt a little sore, but I immediately took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. There are some things where mourning is useless and useless. I am carrying a lot of things on my body now, and I can no longer be as willful as I was more than twenty days ago. He stretched out his hand to grab the short brown and put it in his arms, lifted the quilt and covered him, and fell asleep soon.
When I woke up in the morning, I heard the sound of water in the courtyard, and then the sound of wood and stone colliding. Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, realizing that it was Fang Yu who was fetching water - was he boiling water for himself to cook? He wanted to tell him not to be busy, but after thinking about it, he remained silent.
She also thought to herself that Fang Yu had followed her, and she didn’t know how her mother was doing. But this man was very filial and would have made arrangements before doing anything like kidnapping the Meng family. And Yu Meng doesn't seem to be a narrow-minded person, so he shouldn't embarrass an old woman. It would be easy to handle if Sui Wujiu really took Houcheng in the future. However, I hope he can use less thunderous means when attacking the city to prevent the people in the city from suffering.
He took a deep breath and felt that there was still a faint fragrance on the quilt, so he lay there for a while. Watching the sun slowly walking on the ground, I cursed in my heart again.
In a flash, he was in another world.
Yesterday he brought over five thousand kilograms of grain. The fifty sacks originally filled a small room, but now they were all shrunken. Li Bochen picked up a bag and carried it, only to feel that it was empty. He wanted to tear the sack open but couldn't, so he knew that this thing was no longer a mortal thing, so he cut a hole with a magic knife and poured it to the ground.
Only a handful of more piles were poured out, dark brown, like ashes. But in this world, there will be no waste, right? Li Bochen knelt down, twisted a little and tasted it. He felt that his mouth was a little warm and the taste was very rich. It’s not exactly rice-flavored, it’s more like crispy rice.
The original wood has been tempered by the spiritual power of this world and is stronger than gold and iron. These grains should be very different. Perhaps the essence has been condensed into one place, and there is even a little more spiritual energy. It's just that I haven't tasted it much yet, so it seems like I need to let it go for a while.
Thinking about "days", he felt a little embarrassed.
Every time he comes here, time outside is stagnant. He had brought in a broken pot before and observed it carefully, and finally realized that although they would slowly change here, the change would only occur when he was in this world.
In other words, if he were to bring things in and never come back again, those things would probably remain the same. From the time he first came to this world to now, the total time he has stayed here is only more than ten days. He originally thought that if he wanted to truly lead the army in the future, three things would be crucial - salt, iron, and grain. If you don't eat salt, you won't have strength, if you don't have iron tools, you can't make armor, and if you don't have food, that goes without saying.
There is no shortage of salt in Mengjiatun. Chang Qiuwu said that there is a salt well near Mengjiatun. Although the quality of the salt produced by the well is not good, it is still edible. The people in the village live a relatively prosperous life compared to other places, mostly because of the salt well.
Ironware is easy to handle. There was plenty of wood in the mountains, and he could bring it in. Food is also easy to handle and can be brought in as well. He guessed that if these ash-like things were taken out, they would have miraculous effects.
But the problem is that if he is not here, time will stop passing. He can't really spend all day here. Besides, he couldn't do it even if he wanted to - the spiritual energy here was too strong. If he stayed there for several hours, he would feel the spiritual energy in his body was stagnant, and he would have to adjust his breathing for a few days to clear it out.
But while he was away, Yin Zha was not idle. There are already boundless ghosts outside the gate of hell. I don’t know how many there are.
If he can make all the Yin spirits here start reincarnation, he can also select those who have done the most evil to temper the Yin soldiers.
The devil's clone, alas. He originally wanted to see if he could figure out something in the Cave Heaven Ruins of Thunder Cloud Cave, and then try to see if he could keep a Demon Lord clone when he entered the Dragon and Tiger Realm, so that he could figure out a lot. secret. Looking at it now, although we are closer to this goal, we still have to do it as soon as possible.
Chang Xiu said that he could make the tiger king, and maybe in a few days, he would teach him the secret. As for the matter of the cave - if the tiger is really sealed and the tiger comes to find it, wouldn't it save effort!
He grabbed another handful of grain ash, put it into his mouth, tasted it, and ran away.
He stood up and put on his clothes and walked into the courtyard. Fang Bao came over with a basin of hot water and said, "General, I've boiled the water."
Li Bochen smiled: "Thank you very much."
He took the water and the handkerchief, washed his face in the courtyard, wiped his upper body again, walked back to the house and put on the short brown jacket that Xiaoman left behind. Fang Bao brought in some more cakes and shredded pickles and put them on the table. Li Bochen asked curiously: "Where did you get the pickles?"
Fang Chu said: "A lady named Meng came here in the morning and brought some cakes and vegetables. Mr. Chang also came here and brought horses. I will unload those clothes and armor in the study soon."
It's Lady Meng - she's quite well informed. Li Boxen sat down and said, "Fang Yu, let's eat together."
Fang Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally said: "Okay."
He must have been shocked when he heard last night that he was a descendant of King Li's royal family, and that's why he lost his temper. But Fang Yu is a very smart person. He should know that he doesn't like to be restrained. Maybe he has calmed down now. Li Bochen always had a big appetite, but this morning he felt that he really couldn't eat. When he thought about it, he knew it was because of the handful of grain ash he had eaten before coming out.
But he didn't want Fang Yu to misunderstand, so he stuffed a few cakes into his stomach and said, "Brother Fang, I didn't have time to ask you yesterday, is your mother okay?"
Fang Bao put down his chopsticks and said: "Go back to the general, I have settled her down before I started work, and also left money. I will take her over when I have the opportunity in a few days."
Li Bochen nodded. When Fang Yu saw that he didn't speak, he picked up the chopsticks again.
Li Bochen thought again, what should he do if Fang Yu defected to him? He is also a cultivator and should lead troops, but leading troops...oh, that's wrong. Fang Chu used to work in Kongminghui in Zhangcheng City. He seemed to be a small boss, and he knew some ways of governing, right? You could really ask him to give it a try. He then said, "Brother Fang, are you willing to join the army?"
Fang Bao put down his chopsticks again and said, "Follow the order!"
In fact, Li Boxen also wanted to tell him that since he had used elixirs to accelerate his state to a state of nourishing Qi in a very short period of time, he should never take shortcuts in the future, and should warm up and consolidate it carefully. But looking at his attitude, if he spoke, he wouldn't be able to eat the meal, so he planned to talk about it later.
After the two of them finished eating, Li Boxen walked to the study and saw Fang Yu scrubbing the rest of his armor. He slowly pierced the armor himself, put on the magic knife, walked back to the east room and took down the other knife hanging on the wall.
This knife was obtained from Zhang Shanjun's cave. Xiaoman didn't take it with him when he left. He broke Fang Bao's sword in Qijin Pavilion and said, "Fang Bao, I'll pay you for this sword - it's considered a treasure."
Fang Yu solemnly took the sword, slowly tied it around his waist, straightened his chest, and said, "Thank you, General, for the sword!"
Li Bochen smiled: "Come with me. There are a lot of things to do today."
Yesterday, I agreed with Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu that I would show up nearby today - when Zhu Hou was here, people's hearts were relatively stable. But as soon as Zhu Hou died, the outside was surrounded again, and there was a sense of panic in the village. Although he can't be called a loner at the moment, he should at least let people here know that he has a new master.
The two of them took their horses and walked back to the house. From a distance, they saw a group of people at the door - the same fifty-odd soldiers as yesterday. Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu both showed up. Chang Xiu stood in front of the door talking to the two people. Chang Qiuwu saw him from a distance and immediately came up to greet him, saying: "Your Majesty."
There was a cloak on his arm, which looked very thick. Li Boxen said: "Chang——Fengzhi, are you going to Jinghu Mountain now?"
Chang Qiuwu showed off his cloak and said, "Put this on first."
During this exhibition, I saw that this thing was bright red and looked brand new and shiny in the sun. It didn't seem to be a vulgar object. Li Bochen recalled the scene when he first met Sui Bujiu - he was standing at the top of Wuliang City, also wearing a bright red cloak, which was very conspicuous.
He didn't like to show off, but he knew what Chang Qiuwu meant, so he put it on and immediately felt that his figure was much taller and taller.
Chang Qiuwu said again: "Your Majesty, please mount your horse."
Li Bochen was stunned, thinking that they would announce his identity to the more than fifty soldiers first - are they about to leave now? But he still got on his horse. Chang Qiuwu pulled the reins, walked slowly to Chang's house, and said, "Old ancestor, the king has arrived."
Li Bochen wanted to say hello to Chang Xiu, but when he saw that he was actually wearing a dress today—perhaps it was the dress he wore when he was the young minister of Taichang Temple—and had a serious face and a serious expression, he didn't say anything.
Chang Xiu saluted him and said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and generals have been ordered, and it is time to move out."
Li Bochen thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Okay."
Chang Qiuwu pulled the reins and led him down the slope, and Chang Xiu followed. Fang Bao was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly squeezed in front of the pile of soldiers and followed suit.
This group of people walked along the dirt road toward the town in a mighty manner, with only Li Boxen sitting alone on the horse. Seeing that Chang Xiu was also walking, he felt a little uncomfortable, but he also understood what they were thinking - one of the two highly respected people in the village, one holding the horse for him and the other following him, was more effective than any announcement, so he With a straight face, he put one hand on the front of the saddle and held down the handle of the knife with the other.
After walking for a while, I suddenly heard one of the soldiers behind me shouting loudly: "Fathers and fellow villagers, we are all going to Jinghu Mountain today. Your Majesty has opened a warehouse to stock up on grain—"
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