"Today is different from the past. Back then, Shi Min was just a military general, but now he holds great power both inside and outside Jie and Zhao. How could he be accommodating to me?"
Li Yue will never forget what Shi Min said: Anyone who blocks my way will be killed without mercy!
Heiyun Mountain's annexation of Yanzhou has threatened Shi Min.
And Shi Min knows best the potential of the Black Cloud Army and the Nanqihuo Army.
The two sides were not on the same journey to begin with. Now that Shi Min is in power, how can he let Li Yue go?
"Are we just going to sit back and wait for death, or give up the fat in our mouths and return to Black Cloud Mountain?" Wei Shan looked unwilling.
If it were anyone else, he would have shouted to kill him, but the opponent was Shi Min, and Wei Shan's momentum was also three points lower.
Should we return to Black Cloud Mountain?
Many thoughts flashed through Li Yue's mind. It was as if he had just been on the table and before he had even had a few bites, he was kicked off by Shi Min and Li Nong. Who could be willing to do that?
Historically, Shi Min and Li Nong did not last long, and they collapsed after only a few years.
The question is how can I survive these two or three years?
Li Nong and Shi Min are both members of the Beggar Army. They have been enemies since ancient times...
"Hmph, do they really think that our Black Cloud Army is made of clay?" Li Yue stood up and glanced at the generals in the hall.
This troubled world is like sailing against the current, if you don't move forward, you will die!
Even if Li Yue did not send troops to Lu County, Shi Min and Li Nong would definitely turn their eyes towards him after clearing the north and south, and there would be no use hiding in Heiyun Mountain.
Cui Jin's eyes flashed, "Shi Min only led 20,000 cavalry southward, and it seems that his determination is not firm. Yedu is in troubled times, and it will not stay out for long. As long as we can defend it for more than a month, we will definitely retreat."
Wei Shan was also inspired to fight, "Didn't Shi Min still lose to Liang Du in Xin'an and Luoyang?"
"I am willing to fight to the death with the general!" All the black cloud generals handed over their hands one after another.
It's not that Li Yue is really afraid of Shi Min, but that he is now in conflict with him. The snipe and the clam are fighting each other, and others are benefiting.
But since they are coming for me, I will definitely not be able to hide from them.
Only if you dare to show your sword, others will be afraid of you.
After Shi Min wiped out Shi Chong and repelled Chu Su, the biggest threats in Jie Zhao were Pu Hong from Fangtou and Yao Yizhong from Shetou, but he did not provoke them. Instead, he came to attack the Black Cloud Army first.
It's just that Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong are not easy to bully.
"Doesn't Li Nong want to see me? Send an order to gather all the Black Cloud Army and the Southern Army and go south with me to meet him!" Li Yue said aggressively.
The north-south pincer attack will break through one road first, and the rest of the road will be nothing to fear!
"Take the order!" All the generals were in awe.
Two hours later, outside Lucheng, nearly 20,000 troops were ready to go.
Bright red flags were raised one after another, and the soldiers had no fear on their faces.
Li Yue rode on his horse and looked to the south. He finally met them with swords, but this day would come sooner or later.
When he was in Xingyang, Li Yue's relationship with Li Nong had actually broken down.
Li Nong organized the Hongmen Banquet, and Li Yue forced him to kill Zhang Liang, one of his right-hand men. Now that Shi Min and Li Nong have gained power, defeated Shi Chong and Chu Pei, and are in the limelight, how can they let Heiyun Mountain go...
At this moment, on a high peak to the west of Heiyun Mountain, a Taoist temple was vaguely visible among the clouds and mist.
Several people looked eastward on the plank road in Guanzhong, like immortals flying in the clouds and mist.
"Heiyun Mountain is doomed this time. Someone has said it before. How can we stand in the Central Plains, a land of hundreds of battles, without a righteous name? Now that Zhao has conquered the north and south, he will not just sit back and watch it grow! Shi Min defeated Shi Chong in one battle. With an army of more than 100,000, what do you think of this overlord’s resources?” Taoist Fa Rao said.
Farao is a free translation of Shaman Frutan.
Shihu greatly promoted Buddhism, so Fa Rao gave himself a Dharma name so that he could use it when he went down the mountain in the future.
"Shi Min is the son of my Han family. He will definitely be able to revive the Han Dynasty one day." Several scribes complimented.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, many celebrities lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, among which the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest were the most popular. Later, there were the Twenty-Four Friends of the Golden Valley, who became more enlightened and allowed nature to prevail.
After the Yongjia Rebellion, seclusion became a way of avoiding disaster.
The mountains to the west of Black Cloud Mountain are the blessed land of Taoism, so a group of people gathered together to talk about world affairs all day long.
Amidst the compliments, there was an inappropriate sneer.
Fa Rao frowned and looked around, only to see a young man with disheveled hair and ragged clothes. While others were standing, he was lying on the plank road, putting his hands into his clothes and scratching.
From a distance, one could smell a stench, and the celebrities and Taoists around him took the initiative to draw a line from him.
"Why is Meng Kuang laughing?"
"Oh my, you are all summer bugs in the mountains. You have been on the mountain for a long time and you can no longer see the scenery below." The unkempt young man laughed even louder.
"You crazy guy, I'm waiting for you to listen here, but you don't know what's good and call me a worm!"
"You are not only an insect, but also a frog in the well. Shi Min was raised by Shi Hu as his own grandson since he was a child. After Shi Zun seized the throne, he treated him like a son. Do you think he is from Jin or Zhao?" Meng Kuang was unscrupulous. taunting everyone.
"Hmph, looking at the North, who else can compare with him? In my opinion, Shi Min is in the right time to employ people. It is the right time for us to invest in him!" Fa Rao was too lazy to argue with this rogue young man.
In fact, whether they are Jin people or Jie people, what they care about is not the common people in the world, but their own glory and wealth.
The Northern Kingdom has been in decline for nearly fifty years, and there are not many people with lofty ideals left who care about the common people. What is left are just some third-rate people.
"I advise you to be more cautious. Although Shi Min is strong, he was put on the fire. Once Shi Hu dies, who else can frighten the other clans? With your talents, you can only be a small official in the county. Don't be a moth. Fire, no one else can have a hand in this major event in the world!"
After that, Meng Kuang took out a louse from his arms and threw it towards Fa Rao.
Fa Rao's face was livid, and everyone present was a celebrity he had invited, intending to imitate the celebrities of the Wei Dynasty, exchange references, increase their reputation, and use them as a stepping stone for future advancement.
But he was repeatedly ridiculed and ridiculed by this person.
"Fight me down the mountain!" Farao's temper was quite good at first, but now he couldn't bear it anymore.
Immediately from behind the plank road, seven or eight strong Taoists came up, carrying wooden sticks.
Celebrities and Taoists with a celestial spirit gloated over their misfortunes, "It should have been like this!"
However, Meng Kuang was calm and said with a bit of joking: "If you are an enemy of someone, you must think clearly."
"Hahaha..." There was a burst of laughter all around.
Seven or eight Taoists came forward and smashed them with sticks. Meng Kuang didn't say a word or resist. His nose and face were bruised and swollen after being beaten, and he left silently.
"This is Zhuzi, Kuangshengye! You don't have to be familiar with him." Fa Rao suppressed the anger in his heart and greeted everyone again.
However, after being disturbed by Meng Kuang, everyone lost interest.
After a few casual words, he returned to the Taoist temple.
But at night, a fire suddenly broke out in the Taoist temple.
The house in the temple has been in disrepair for a long time and has been exposed to wind and sun. When it encounters a fire, it instantly bursts into flames.
There is only one spring on the mountain, which cannot solve such a fire.
Fa Rao and the celebrities were burned by the smoke and fire, and fled out of the mountain gate in a state of embarrassment. However, at this moment, they heard a burst of laughter coming from the mountainside, "You are so talented as a summer insect in a well, don't fly into the fire like a moth!"
(End of chapter)
