Chapter 185: Catching Turtles in an Urn
“Haha, I didn’t expect that group of thieves to be here today!”
After a busy day, Li Ji returned to Prince Wei’s Mansion, originally full of exhaustion, but when When he heard Zuo Chen telling how he used his identity as the Smiling Buddha to deceive Xiao Huanxi, he couldn't help but slap his thigh repeatedly and laugh.
After laughing until his stomach hurt, Li Jicai stopped and took a few breaths:
"Sir, your methods are amazing. I guess my nephew would never have thought that Youzhou has become a city even if he tried to break his head." If you find a big hole, just wait for him to jump into it.”
He said again:
"I guess my nephew has already set off. It seems that I have to mobilize my troops as soon as possible to stop him."
"King Wei doesn't need to mobilize so many troops." The soldiers and horses passed by."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"There is still heavy fog on the way home. Those are the tricks of dreaming."
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Hearing what Zuo Chen said, Li Ji reacted for a moment and laughed again:
"It seems that this time I took the troops to rub more hemp rope!"
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Seeing that the trap to deceive his nephew was ready, King Wei was also looking forward to it. He didn't even rest in his mansion, so he He hurried out to mobilize troops.
The main thing to do here is not to kill people, but to arrest them.
As long as Chang Wang Li He and his core troops can be successfully tied up, the remaining people in Jingzhou will have no ability to resist.
My own military strength is still a bit lower than that of King Wei. If the vassal king and the large army are captured again, then he will be beaten with a hammer!
Looking at Li Ji walking away with interest, Zuo Chen estimated that it might not take long before he saw King Chang tied up by Wu Huada.
I just don’t know how King Chang would look when he knew that Youzhou had not suffered any disaster.
……
"Your Highness, Youzhou is ahead!"
It was noon and the sky was slightly overcast. Li He was riding a BMW horse with a group of soldiers behind him. It was so majestic!
This is Li He’s first official expedition.
Looking from a distance along the road, there are dense forests on one side of the homecoming road, and steep and rolling mountain peaks on the other side. There is only such a wide path connecting the two big states.
As soon as he saw this road home, Li He felt angrily.
Li He's luck has not been very good since he was a child.
He was born to a noble concubine, and his grades among the princes were average. There were not many courtiers to flatter him, and no one specifically came to suppress him.
When the princes played together when they were young, he always came last in drawing lots; when he went to the temple to seek luck during the Chinese New Year, he never got any "higher numbers".
The one he drew the most was "winning the lottery".
Later he grew up, which was a good thing.
King Laochang died and had no children. He needed a member of the royal family to inherit the fiefdom, so he volunteered and passed!
When he arrived at the place, Li He discovered why none of his brothers and sisters came here at that time.
This Jingzhou is really a damn well!
North of Jingzhou is an extremely cold plain and towering mountains that ordinary people cannot get through. Forcible reclamation will only waste people and money, and will not gain much benefit.
Going west is an uninhabited wilderness. If seeds fall to the ground, they will be eaten by the soil, let alone growing food.
To the south, it is surrounded by a large dense forest. It is possible to pass through it, but it is only suitable for a small number of people to walk, and it is not suitable for marching and fighting. If there are more people, a few may disappear, or a few may appear...
The only one There is only one homecoming road to the east, which directly connects Youzhou.
It was like a big well, trapping Li He in it, unable to move.
The only gap is to face Li Ji, the strongest among all the vassal kings.
Hit me with a mallet!
Li He couldn't help but sigh again and again when he thought of the frustration he had felt.
Just as he was about to reminisce about the past, the general walking next to Li He kicked his stirrups twice, speeding up the iron horse, and walked around in front of Li He.
"Your Highness, there is heavy fog ahead."
"Oh?"
Li He also pulled the reins and stopped the horse. He looked forward and saw the fog on the road. The thread lingers, extremely long, and I don’t know where it reaches all the way.
"It should have floated out from the dense forest." The scout who reported to Li He before came to Li He and explained in a low voice: "There is a lot of water in the dense forest, and fog is easy to rise. This road is next to the dense forest. It’s almost always foggy in dense forests.”
“That’s it.”
Li He has lived in Jingzhou for a long time, and there is no fog all year round. The road was filled with fog, but I was startled, thinking that some Taoist master had used some strange magic.
But now that I hear it...
It seems to be normal?
But even though he said this, the general still said:
"Your Highness, it is better to be more careful, just to be on the safe side."
"That makes sense."
After thinking for a moment, the general Immediately ordered his men:
"The fog can easily obscure people's vision. Send more soldiers to guard both sides. If there is an ambush, deal with it as soon as possible. Don't let the thieves hurt King Chang."
The soldiers under his command also obeyed the order and formed two queues to guard the left and right sides.
The experts recruited by Li He also took out their own treasures, including an old-looking peach wood sword, a few talismans, a piece of Bagua bronze mirror, a string of old Buddhist beads, and various treasures. They all took it out, and for a moment the surroundings were filled with precious light.
When he recruits people, he really recruits capable masters.
When he first said he was recruiting people, several street vendors did come and showed him some good-looking but not very practical skills. In the end, they were all dragged out by soldiers. Cut, from now on, only those masters who can defeat elite soldiers will be kept by King Chang in the mansion and raised as retainers.
Now is the time to use them.
Thinking about it now, recruiting hangers-on was really the most correct move he ever made.
After all, he really managed to pull out a capable monk from the crowd!
At first, two monks came to his residence and recommended themselves. One of them was Yiwei who was accompanying him this time, and the other was the monk who was called the abbot by Yiwei:
The Smiling Buddha.
His abilities are indeed extraordinary. He has superb Buddhist teachings and wonderful magic techniques. He also has a lot of magical powers on his body. None of the generals under Chang Wang are his opponents!
What an abbot, he even took the initiative to ask for help, planning to sneak into Youzhou, destroy King Wei, and help Li He lay the foundation for conquering the world! What a good man!
Now that there are enough soldiers and horses, wouldn’t Youzhou be captured easily?
As long as he captures Youzhou, he will have a vast land and even a port further east. In this way, with ten more years of troops and horses, he can go Attack the throne.
I remembered something again and told the generals around me: "After entering Youzhou, keep an eye on your subordinates and don't let them annoy the locals."
"Don't worry about this." The general responded.
Li He nodded with satisfaction.
What is the most important thing if you want to be king?
Of course it’s the land and the people!
He also knew about King Kang of Xuzhou's plan at the time. To Li He, his brother was like a man suffering from mental illness!
There are no people left, and you still want to be a shitty emperor?
As long as there is land and people, whether it is soldiers, horses, food, or beauties, isn’t it a constant output of energy?
In this way, a large number of teams entered the heavy fog.
Everyone looked around cautiously in the thick fog.
I stared at it for a long time, but nothing happened.
I don’t know how long I walked along the fog. Finally, the thick fog dissipated, and the soldiers and horses also walked home.
A large area of developed land in Youzhou appeared in front of the army.
No guards, no obstacles!
Li He was overjoyed and directly ordered the team to quickly move towards Shangbao City. The team was huge and worked hard without stopping.
On the way, Li He and the others also encountered several villages and sent scouts to ask the people in the villages. They all said that there was chaos in Youzhou and people were panicked.
When he learned that King Chang was coming, he went out of the village directly, bowed his head to Li He, and shouted: "When King Chang comes, Youzhou will be at peace! When King Chang comes, Youzhou will be saved." !”
Li He could hardly suppress the smile on his face.
He was happy, and besides, he didn’t meet any enemies on the way, so he simply distributed a few more pieces of meat to the village, and he was praised all the way.
"Your Highness, it seems that there is really no one guarding Youzhou. Congratulations to Your Highness."
The military general approached Li He and said happily.
"What are you talking about? Youzhou soldiers and horses all died fighting against foreign enemies. They are all heroes. They should be memorialized at that time." Li He scolded the generals around him twice, but he couldn't help it on his face. Wear a smile.
"What you are saying is that what I said is wrong."
"Then I will punish you not to drink for a day."
"Hey, your punishment is too severe. . ”
After walking along this road for three days, the whole team finally saw Shangbao City.
When Li He's army arrived at Shangbao City, they found that Shangbao City was already lifeless. The city gate was wide open, and white cloth strips were tied at the door and fluttering in the wind. They were doing nothing.
When I arrived at the gate of Shangbao City, I found an old governor squatting at the gate crying for his father and mother.
This man Li He knew was an old subordinate of his uncle, King Wei, named Yi You. He was extremely good at business and logistics, and was a rare talent chosen by heaven.
After seeing Li He, the governor Yi You couldn't help but shed tears.
"His Royal Highness King Chang, Lord Wei Wang...he has passed away!"
Seeing this, Li He also dismounted and quickly walked to Yi You's side.
"Please get up quickly. Don't worry, as long as I come to Youzhou, there will definitely be no more trouble."
I helped Yi You enter the governor's mansion, and Yi moved from cup to cup and drank a lot of wine.
From Yi You's words, Li He learned that Youzhou is really without a master now, and there is not even a person in charge. It is in need of a powerful, capable, and capable person. The foresighted vassal king came to command Youzhou, so as to ensure that such a large territory would not be lost.
Hearing this, Li He refused at first, and then noticed that Yi You winked.
"Your Highness Prince Chang, it's cold in the north, so you need to wear more clothes."
Immediately, someone rushed up and put King Wei's robe on his back, and directly buttoned it on Li He's back. on the back.
Li He was shocked:
"How could you do this? I can't let my uncle down!"
"Your Highness, Prince Chang, Youzhou cannot live without you now. I love you!”
After hearing Yi You's sincere words, Li He gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and sighed:
"There is no other way, for the people of Youzhou and for this beam! I can only take over here. !”
……
“Why do you think he is laughing?”
“But I heard from the captain that the big dream that the Taoist gave up is enough. People dream about what they want to see most. I guess this prince is dreaming about eating stew at home?”
"Does your kid know anything else besides stewed meat? He is King Chang! Eat the stewed meat with a hammer!"
"Brother, what do you think he is dreaming about? His saliva is dripping from his eyes. Are you talking about eating or what? "
"...Even if it's eating, it can't be stew! I think...it's probably eating raw dragon meat!"
" Dragon meat?”
“Yes.”
"Isn't that still stewed meat?"
"Are you asking for a beating?"
The two soldiers sang in harmony, tied up King Chang with a hemp rope, and then threw him behind the wooden cart. So I clapped my hands and went to catch others.
Behind them, King Wei's soldiers, villagers from nearby villages, and Lifu from Shangbao City all gathered together one by one. All the incoming visitors threw off their armor and put their weapons aside. , put the person on the other side, put it on the car and pull it.
It’s a mighty journey all the way to the distance.
(End of this chapter)