Daming kill

Chapter 182
As the saying goes: "Good things are hard to get out, but bad things spread thousands of miles".

Since Li Ping came to this era, except for the amazing appearance in front of the public when he rescued Zuo Menggeng's wife, there is no known deed at all.

Humans are easily forgetful animals.

In addition, Li Ping has been living in silence outside Zuo Liangyu's army, which makes his name spread very limited even within the Zuo army, at least far inferior to Zhao Jin's reputation.

Although Li Ping later took on the duty of defending the sheepskin beach in the Battle of Xiangyang, he was actually not very brilliant, because it was not difficult to hold on to the sheepskin beach, and after the bloody battle at Baimadu and Zuo Liangyu's entire army, they were defeated. The context of the retreat is also more insignificant.

This makes everything about Li Ping rarely cared about, and gradually forgotten.

Although Li Ping has rescued some officials and merchants, including gentry, in the battle against bandits since Xiangyang retreated to the east, and did not commit any crimes against the officials and civilians who fled along the Han River, these people also carried the message of Li Ping's military discipline intermittently. To Wuchang and Hanyang.

But these good people and good deeds that are completely different from the style of Zuo Liangyu's army still did not cause any waves.

Most of the officials and people in Wuchang and Hanyang, including many generals of the left army, directly chose to filter the scattered information. Not many people believed it, and not many people took it seriously.

It wasn't until the Huangpi victory came that Li Ping's name finally entered the sight of the generals of the left army again, and entered the sight of local officials at all levels in Hanyang, Wuchang.

But when all the generals and officials had just begun to appreciate Li Ping's name, Li Ping bravely rushed into Fang Guoan's camp and beheaded his nephew and nephew, and then wiped out thousands of Fang Guoan's soldiers and horses who had gone to seek revenge.

This series of jaw-dropping operations shocked everyone who heard it, and finally began to spread violently like a gust of wind. Even the folks in Hanyang, Wuchang rushed to spread the word.

People who have been tortured by Zuo Liangyu's army for a month are very happy to see this kind of cannibalism among the Zuo army, as if they have received some comfort from the suffering they have suffered these days.

As a result, Li Ping's name spread to every corner of Wuchang Hanyang almost overnight, and exploded completely.

"Have you heard? The two subordinates of the Zuo big beast fought over a woman, and a new general called Li Ping killed thousands of people, Fang Guoan, the plague god." An alley in Hanyang County Many people in the country are discussing secretly together.

The city gates of Hanyang County have been closed for a month, and the city gates are rarely opened. Most of the people in the city have nothing to do. Apart from participating in the labor assigned by the government, most of the time they can only hang out and chat.

"There will be such a thing? They have robbed so many women and still need a woman! And how could there be so many casualties, it must be rumored."

"When I was borrowing the fire in the morning, I heard that Mrs. He and those women who talked nonsense were also spreading nonsense, saying that what happened at the mouth of the Weishui River yesterday afternoon, but the road there is difficult and the distance is far away. How could it be so fast? If it comes over, it must be a rumor!"

Seeing that the neighbors either didn't know or were skeptical, the person who first made the point coughed twice on purpose.

Seeing everyone's eyes coming together again, the man said happily: "It's true, it's true. My cousin in the country ran errands for Liu Gang in the county government office. He said it was Liu Bang who said it himself. That Liu Bang is a special servant. Zhongbukuai (the policemen without horses are often called Bukuai) has always been the most well-informed, and there are few false rumors."

In the Ming Dynasty, due to the small number of yamen servants in the yamen, the government actually needed more yamen servants for driving. Therefore, it was a common phenomenon in various places at that time to hire extra yamen servants.From the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it was simply allowed to set up "assistant servants" in prefectures and counties to help the main officers perform official duties, also called "deputy servants" or "deputy servants".

But this still can't solve all the problems. Many rogues and idlers who want to be yamen servants voluntarily follow the yamen servants to run errands to help. A yamen servant who is included in the government archives and has no work, food and money.For example, the five city soldiers and horses in Nanjing once employed as many as 340 archers in white service.

Therefore, the actual number of yamen servants in the yamen at all levels includes quota yamen servants and additional yamen servants, and far exceeds the amount stipulated by the government. Often, one official servant has two or three assistants, and each assistant has Two or three white servants.

"When did you have a cousin from the countryside working in the county government office, why didn't I hear you mention it?" someone questioned.

They are all neighbors for many years, so it is generally impossible to hide the fact that there are people in the government, and generally they will not hide it.

"Hey! Didn't the Zuo Jun only do this before he came? It's also for survival! Now there are more than ten or twenty white servants running errands in the county government. Most of them are newcomers this month. Everyone They begged desperately, betting that the left army would not dare to enter the city to arrest officials." The person who picked out the words first said helplessly.

"It's our luck that the bandit soldiers didn't enter the city to plunder. Those who fled into the mountains for so long must have been starved to death, and those who stayed in the countryside were either captured as coolies or captured as soldiers. Even the clan will not be spared. Your cousin is taking a big gamble." Someone immediately sighed.

Zuo Liangyu burned, killed and looted all the way from Xiangyang to the east along the Han River. His notoriety had already spread before he arrived in Wuchang. The majority of people living outside the city fled, and even many people in the city also fled.

This is also the reason why many officials, civilians and merchants who escaped from Zhongxiang and Mianyang to escape the peasant army along the Han River decided to hide under Li Ping's wings after the Zuo soldiers crossed the border. Many of them have seen the Zuo soldiers go crazy. I dare not go to Hanyang and Wuchang alone.

"Yes! Yes!" Several people nodded and followed suit.

Everyone lamented the good life of this man's cousin, but also thanked them for deciding to stay in the city.

"That's true. That's great. This dog bites a dog is really satisfying. It's a pity that only a few thousand people died. It would be better if the battle was bigger. Why don't we wipe out Fang Wenshen's soldiers!" A People are happy.

Now that there is definite inside news, everyone no longer has any doubts. They hate Fang Guoan who is stationed in Hanyang the most.

"It's even worse. The villains really need to be tortured by the villains! If they continue to beat them, they should be wiped out." Some people gritted their teeth and followed closely.

"I have to go home and talk to the couple in my family to make them happy too. It's so satisfying to hear that the plague god has suffered such a big loss!" Another person thought of sharing happiness with others.

"Yes, yes, talk to everyone to make everyone happy." People began to chatter, and the atmosphere became more enthusiastic, and everyone seemed to have revenge.

"Thousands of people have died and it's not a big battle? Don't dream, everyone, be content! But how did I hear that Li Ping's official position is not very high, but Fang Wenshen is also a general soldier! This is Li What is Ping’s origin, how can he be so fierce and bold.”

The commoner who had heard about it this morning but didn't spread the word began to wonder again. He should be a cautious person.

The person who was the first to pick out the Huatou hurriedly showed off again: "It is said that Li Ping is extremely tall and mighty, like an iron tower, capable of tearing a strong man with his hands, and he is also from Shandong, and he is the nephew of Zuo Liangyu. It was snatched back from the hands of the rebels by this Li Ping."

"No wonder! No, when was Huangpi County taken over by the rebels? Have the rebels already fought over?"

……

Different from the incomplete and severely deformed information of the ordinary people, the officials and merchants in Wuchang City have much more accurate information, and they are also discussing together in piles.

Among them, in a large house with a magnificent courtyard, a few officials in Tsing Yi were chatting with a few merchants, and they were also a group of troubled brothers.

"Brother Wu, have you found out where Li Ping came from?" A fat official asked a person who had just entered the door.

This fat official comes from the Water Transport Yamen, and he is still a real fat job, and he is the "parents of food and clothing" of many people here.However, because Zuo Liangyu robbed all the food and boats transported by water, he is now unemployed.

The person called Brother Wu who just entered the door was also an official, from the inspection department of the nearest Hankou Township.

He sighed and replied: "It is said that Li Ping was only 20 years old, and more than half a year ago, he was just a small flag under the governor Yang Wenyue. Later, he retreated to Xiangyang with Zuo Liangyu, who was defeated from Kaifeng, because there was really no one available. In short, it was only a few months ago that he came out because he saved Zuo Liangyu's son-in-law."

The original duties of the inspection department official made him better at inquiring about people and had more channels.Of course, he is also an unlucky guy who has been unemployed now.

"Oh? I thought he was a general with a lot of background, but I didn't expect to come from such a background. This is really a fearless master." The fat official was a little dazed.

"It turned out to be a stupid boy! But he can really fight. In the battle of Huangpi, the vanguard of the bandit army was almost wiped out. It is said that they were all real veterans. Li Pingguang captured hundreds of horses. But the troops he invested It's not much, and the loss is very small. It's really brave!" A skinny businessman answered.

This businessman actually looks more like an official, but he is really a businessman, and a big businessman at that.He used to have a big business, and he was always well-informed, and he had a branch in Huangpi. He was the one who confirmed the war that took place in Huangpi.

Of course, Zuo Liangyu basically snatched up all the merchant's most valuable goods outside Wuchang City.

"So powerful! Are you sure?" Official Wu from the Inspection Department was a little shocked.

He was the last to arrive and hadn't heard the conversation that had been going on for a while.Moreover, he was assigned to inquire about Li Ping's personal situation, and did not learn more about and verify Huangpi's situation.

"It won't be bad. After Li Pingke returned to Huangpi, he treated the officials and people in the city with courtesy and did not commit any crimes. Some Huangpi people who were afraid of being captured by thieves have fled here by mistake one after another in the past two days. All Everyone’s sayings are almost the same, so they can’t be wrong.” Another businessman interjected.

Although the businessman is only supplementing the reply, it can also be seen that there are always many differences between the concerns of businessmen and the concerns of officials.

"So it's still true!" the officer of the Inspection Department surnamed Wu muttered casually.

"Brother Wu, what is the meaning of this?" The fat official asked in confusion.

The officer of the inspection department surnamed Wu shook his head and said in amazement: "Before I heard someone who escaped from Hanshui say that there was a left army guard with excellent horse discipline. I didn't believe it at the time, thinking it was a rumor. In the left army When I was inquiring about it, someone said it again, but I still didn’t dare to believe it, but now it seems to be true.”

"This is a different kind, and it might be good news for me. But this temper is too fierce and too bloodthirsty." The skinny businessman before sighed.

"Maybe he has some other capital that we don't know about. Doesn't it mean that Zuo Liangyu hasn't punished this Li Ping for any actions? This is not normal!" Another businessman said thoughtfully.

"Maybe Zuo Liangyu has a headache, hahaha. It's not easy to deal with such a subordinate, and then such a thing!" Someone laughed.

The officer of the inspection department surnamed Wu rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and then hurriedly said: "I forgot to tell you something, Zuo Liangyu just sent several shipments of grain and goods to Li Ping."

"what?"

"What does it mean?"

All the people in the room looked puzzled, everyone was shocked, and soon fell into quiet contemplation.

The fat official was the first to come back to his senses after staring up at the roof for a moment, and he said with a half-smile: "Interesting."

"Don't be boring. The bandit army will fight over immediately, and Li Ping has too few soldiers. Even if he and Zuo Liangyu get into a stalemate, it won't be of much use if he leads troops to defend Wuchang. , let’s discuss what we should do after the left army escapes!” said Wu, an officer of the Inspection Department, distressed.

……

On Baishazhou, several surrendered generals from the former peasant army gathered in the house of deputy general Ma Jinzhong. They rushed over after hearing that Zuo Liangyu had sent Li Ping's supply ship.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and it is human instinct and nature to gather together with various backgrounds and qualifications.

However, when these people were with Whedon, they all gathered there.

"Brother, you have to say something! What does Marshal Zuo mean? How should we deal with these two sides in the future? You can also give everyone an idea!"

"The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, so it's hard for the boss. But whether it's a big favor or a small favor or an old relationship, the boss will remember everything. This is a good thing." Ma Jinzhong's answer was very ambiguous.

"What do you mean? Old brother, just say it straight! We are not outsiders." A general yelled a little dissatisfied.

Ma Jinzhong glanced around the room, and then said leisurely: "The other party's chief soldier, you can deal with him as you like before. For Li Gueran, if you know his taboos and temper, don't take the initiative to provoke him."

"What's the matter! Why did such a domineering master and a stunned young man come out? Then I don't know who I learned from, so I want to make a false name and do nothing wrong with the people, but I'm still not clean. It's a joke, really It makes people laugh." Someone else complained.

"It's useless to make noise. He has a lot of capital, and that soldier doesn't know how to train. He is really strong. Fang Zongbing has suffered a big fall, and you and I can't afford to provoke him." Another general was very rude. Resentment Road.

Ma Jinzhong's rare eyes flickered when he heard the words, but he didn't say anything in the end.

(End of this chapter)