Yang Yinglong glanced at Zhu Renxia: "Who are you?"
"The villain is Jiang Renxia, who ranks third in Wulong Mountain."
Fearing that there would be clues in Fang Jielun's words, Zhu Renxia rushed to answer.
"As the saying goes, no merit will be rewarded. Thanks to the king's respect, he has appointed our leader as a general. Now our army is marching in Liping Mansion. If the king intends to destroy the Tian family, our brothers from Wulong Mountain are willing to take the lead."
The bearded official standing in front of Lord Dan also clasped his fists and said, "This is unbearable. Please give me a troop of soldiers and horses from the King of Heaven. I will lead my troops to kill Liping at night and destroy Tian Zongren."
"Tian Zongren has three thousand people in his hands, so we should not underestimate him."
Yang Yinglong pinched his chin and fell into deep thought, "I originally wanted to win him over to join in the rebellion, but I didn't expect that he not only opposed me everywhere, but also openly robbed my food. He really doesn't take me, Yang Yinglong, seriously."
The official clasped his fists and said: "King of Heaven, I have found out the reason. Tian Zongren announced to the outside world that our Yang family killed his son Tian Wu. The Sizhou Tian family and the Bozhou Yang family are at odds with each other."
"Killing his son? What nonsense!"
Yang Yinglong sneered, "I think Tian Zongren deliberately found a reason to go against me and throw dirty water on our Yang family's head."
The bearded official was eager to fight and continued to clasp his fists and said: "Please give me a troop of soldiers and horses from the King of Heaven. I am willing to conquer Liping Mansion together with my brothers from Wulong Mountain and eradicate the Tian family."
Yang Yinglong thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "In that case, I will allocate five thousand talents to you Lu Xiong. You have to take away Tian Zongren by surprise and transport all the food and wages in his warehouse to Bozhou. Come!"
The official named Lu Xiong was overjoyed and received the order with clasped fists: "Please rest assured, King of Heaven, the general will definitely eradicate the Tian family and transport all the money and food from Liping Mansion to Bozhou."
"Ah wu..."
Yang Yinglong yawned and waved his hand, "Please step aside. I'm a little tired."
"yes!"
Lu Xiong turned around and exited the hall.
Zhu Renxia and Fang Jielun also bowed and resigned together: "The villain retires, please rest in peace."
After arriving outside the palace, Lu Xiong looked at Zhu Renxia and Fang Jielun: "Are you bandits from Wulong Mountain?"
Fang Jielun didn't know what kind of medicine Zhu Renxia was selling in his gourd, but he actually asked for help in Yang Yinglong's attack on Liping Mansion, so he kept silent and did not dare to talk nonsense.
Zhu Renxia clasped his fists and said: "Reporting to the general, we were originally subordinates of Feng Sihai of Tianmen Mountain. Because we were surrounded and suppressed by Hunan officers and soldiers last year, we had no choice but to move to Wulong Mountain. Now we have surrendered to the King of Heaven, and everyone has also Consider yourself one of our own.”
"Feng Sihai?"
Lu Xiong touched the bushy beard on his chin, "I know this man. I heard that he has more than 2,000 troops under his command. He is also a well-known figure in the green forest."
"It's a pity that we were suppressed by the soldiers of the governor of Huguang last year. The Tianmen Mountain camp was burned down, and Master Feng disappeared. We had to follow his apprentice, our current master Yang Dali, to temporarily live in Wulong Mountain."
Zhu Renxia accompanied Xiaolian and got close to Lu Xiong, in order to strengthen his determination to attack Tian Zongren, "I heard that the King of Heaven was recruiting troops, so Master Yang led us to defect."
"Young man, have a vision."
Lu Xiong stretched out his broad palm and patted Zhu Renxia's shoulder, "There is a saying that 'good birds choose trees to roost, and good ministers choose their masters to serve.' The Ming Dynasty has run out of energy. If you follow our king, you will surely succeed in the future." day."
"Please take care of General Lu in the future."
Zhu Renxia nodded and bowed to please him, "I dare to ask, how many men and horses does the King of Heaven have now?"
"One hundred thousand."
Lu Xiong proudly spit out a number, "Looking at your cleverness, I'll tell you, don't talk nonsense outside."
"Hiss... Yang Yinglong actually gathered 100,000 troops, that's amazing!"
Zhu Renxia took a breath of air in his heart.
The "Ningwang Rebellion" more than 70 years ago was considered a large-scale rebellion. After years of preparation, Ningwang Zhu Chenhao gathered a rebel force of 20,000 people.
However, the thunder was loud and the rain was light. It had only been a month and a half since King Ning's rebellion. The counter-rebellion army of Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, was put down by the troops organized by Wang Shouren, the governor of southern Jiangxi, before they could reach Nanchang.
But this time, Yang Yinglong, the chieftain of the southwest, actually gathered a hundred thousand rebel forces. It seemed that this time the Ming Dynasty would fall into a huge whirlpool of war.
Zhu Renxia calmed down, clasped his fists at Lu Xiong again and said, "King Yang Tian has strong soldiers and horses, and great things can be expected. Our team from Wulong Mountain has now reached Liping Mansion and is willing to assist the general in attacking Liping and annihilating Tian Zongren."
"very good."
Lu Xiong rubbed his beard and said, "I will lead my troops to set off immediately. It is estimated that the troops will arrive at Liping City in about four or five days. At that time, you can lead your troops to join me."
"As commanded."
Zhu Renxia agreed, "Then I'll take my leave first. Let's meet at Liping City."
"Go!"
Lu Xiong was full of ambition and waved his hand, as if annihilating Tian Zongren was an easy task.
"General, go first."
Zhu Renxia still wanted to wait for Hou Jie, so he would not walk in front of Lu Xiong, so he made a respectful gesture of invitation.
Lu Xiong didn't take Zhu Renxia seriously either, so he immediately stepped forward and left the Tusi Yamen with a meteoric stride.
Zhu Renxia followed Lu Xiong vigilantly, deliberately keeping the distance away, and looking around from time to time, looking for Hou Jie.
Fang Jielun followed Zhu Renxia without saying a word, feeling uneasy and wondering what Zhu Renxia's plan was.
Didn't he say before he came that he had stolen "The Picture of a Tiger in a Crouch" to present it to King Jingjiang to celebrate his birthday? Why is he getting involved with Yang Yinglong now? He also wants to help the rebels attack Liping Mansion. What kind of medicine is this guy selling in his gourd?
Zhu Renxia had just walked near the pavilion where he came from, and was about to pretend to sit down and tidy up his shoes and socks when he saw a figure emerging from the holly bushes like a civet cat. It was Hou Jie.
"Hehe... Mayor, I have to wait a long time here!"
Hou Jie patted his chest proudly and lowered his voice, saying, "I've got "The Picture of a Tiger" and it's done."
"That's great!"
Zhu Renxia couldn't help being happy, and reached out to pat Hou Jie on the shoulder, "Brother Hou is like a flea on Liangshan Mountain. You have made great achievements this time, and you will be rewarded heavily when you go back."
Hou Jie bared his teeth and said in a low voice: "Captain Jiang has already boasted about Haikou, and I, Hou Jie, can't embarrass him! This picture hangs in Yang Yinglong's study, and he didn't treat it as a good thing, so I picked it up casually. Coming down is effortless.”
"Let's go, let's talk after we get out of the city."
Zhu Renxia held back the joy in his heart and walked quickly ahead. Hou Jie and Fang Jielun followed side by side, and soon arrived at the gate of the mansion.
"thanks for your care."
When they arrived at the door, Zhu Renxia did not forget to say hello to the head of the guards who let them in, "The three of us have presented the wine to the King of Heaven and we are leaving."
Zhu Renxia specially emphasized the three of them, so as to let the guards know that if something is lost in the Tusi Yamen in the future, it has nothing to do with us.
"Walk slowly."
The leader was very satisfied with the behavior of Zhu Renxia and others, and said with a smile: "I will inform you next time I come back."
"Thank you!"
Zhu Renxia casually said something perfunctory, and quickly came to Jin Zhu who had been waiting for a long time. He took the reins and got on the horse, "Get out of the city quickly!"
"okay!"
Jin Zhu also got on his horse and called to Fang Jielun and Hou Jie, "Hurry up and leave. If you are too late, the city gate will be closed."
Hou Jie and Fang Jielun each got on their horses, shouted, and followed Zhu Renxia straight to the south gate where they came from.
