The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 209: Deceiving the Black King

Two thousand flying dragon troops entered Anding County, attracting countless people to stand and watch.

Anyone with a bit of knowledge knows that the yellow Han army dragon flag in the Ming Dynasty represents the emperor, and the yellow flag with Chinese characters hanging above the city wall is only a symbol of the land of the Han Dynasty and is not eligible to be embroidered with dragon ornaments.

Perhaps to decorate the appearance, this flying dragon army looks pretty good based on its appearance. They are all composed of tall and strong soldiers, with bright clothes and armor, and well-equipped weapons. Even the horses are all high-quality Qingzhou horses.

The people in the county pointed and whispered, with more or less panic in their expressions.

Military disasters in feudal towns have existed for a long time, and there is little peace in the world.

Jingzhou has finally been recuperating for a few years, and now that foreign troops have entered the country, the people can't guarantee that they won't be worried about another war in their homeland.

Hou Zan and Shi Kuangwei walked in front side by side. They glanced at the people on the street with cold eyes. Feeling the obvious rejection in the people's eyes, they snorted displeasedly: "The unruly people in the border areas are ignorant and extremely rude!"

Shi Kuangwei said hey: "The people pay taxes and grain to support the Zhangyi Army, and the soldiers go through life and death to protect the country and the people. You two thousand Feilong Army entered the country and did nothing. In the future, you will have to rely on the grain saved by these people to feed you. If it were you , can you still have a good face?

If you dare to slap your chest in the street and say loudly that the Feilong Army will not eat a grain of food in Jingzhou from now on, I can guarantee that they will beat gongs and drums to welcome you! "

Houzan's face changed and he argued forcefully: "The officials have decreed that the Feilong Army brought by this envoy will be placed under the control of the Changyi Army and will not belong to the Forbidden Army. Since they are both members of the Changyi Army, they should be under the jurisdiction of the Changyi Army." The states and counties in the territory bear the food and payment."

Shi Kuangwei curled his lips and sneered: "The official family is really interesting. Historically, only the imperial court has reduced the number of troops in the vassal towns, but he did the opposite and took the initiative to send the imperial army to our Zhangyi Army. Hum~ I don't know, I thought the imperial court was tough. Just stuff them with a bunch of crooked melons and cracked dates that no one will pick up."

"Shi Kuangwei, you are so brave! How dare you criticize the Holy One!" Houzan angrily shouted with a livid face.

"Hey, this Beijing official from Kaifeng doesn't know anything else, but his ability to randomly label him and frame up accusations is inherited from his ancestors!" Shi Kuangwei's face was filled with mockery.

"Kuku~"

Hearing laughter from behind, Houzan suddenly turned around and glared, and Zhu Xiu's head immediately retracted as he leaned out of the car window to watch the show.

Houzan said coldly: "Shi Kuangwei, you should understand in your heart why the government sent me as the deputy envoy of the Zhangyi Army. In the past year or so, you have been going against the grain in Jingzhou, plundering the population of Pizhou, and taking advantage of the rampant salt traders. The reason is to secretly resell salt, monopolize the salt transportation in Guanzhong and Hexi, disrupt the entire Yanyan national affairs of Longyou, and seize the national salt profits!

Zhu Xiu conspired to kill Li Guangbo, the nephew of Li Yiyin, who was in the army. Li Yiyin had gone to the court many times to request that Zhu Xiu be punished.

Officials have said that they will investigate the matter as soon as possible and give Li Yiyin an explanation.

You, Zhang Yijun, acted unscrupulously and disobeyed the government many times. Wang Shouen, who stayed in Luoyang, Wang Jun, Li Yiyin, the salt and iron transport envoy to Jingzhao, and other important officials came to the court several times to impeach you, accusing you of Zhangyi Army intercepting taxes, secretly expanding the army, and intending to rebel!
The officials sent me here to investigate these matters clearly, and to give you and Zhang Yijun a chance to change their ways. "

Shi Kuangwei clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Thank you to the military envoy for telling the truth, and please rest assured that the military envoy is loyal to the world, and I have no intention of doing anything wrong.

It is true that you can collect salt and make salt, but selling salt is an injustice.The salt factory only had enough salt to supply the military and civilians within its jurisdiction. Even if there was a small amount left, it was all taken away by the damn salt dealers.Alas, the reason why salt dealers are so rampant is indeed due to my lax investigation and punishment.

It is even more nonsense to plunder the population of Binzhou. It is because of the good welfare policy in Jingzhou that the people of Binzhou are willing to go to Jingzhou, dragging their families to settle down in Jingzhou.They are all people of my Han family, how can I bear to turn them away?

Wang Shou'en sold official salt at a high price in Pizhou and ate the flesh and bones of the people. The people fled to Jingzhou because they couldn't survive.How dare you, such a shameless person, go to an official to complain?What a bastard, luckily he ran fast, otherwise I would have killed him all the way to Xinping, caught him and beat him up.
And Li Yiyin, can you believe what the Dangxiang people say?Do you want me to give him an explanation?He sent troops to invade my Yuanzhou racecourse. Why didn't he give me an explanation?

The officials asked you to investigate me, why not let you go to Dingnan Army to investigate Li Yiyin?The Dingnan Army is indeed strong, but the Changyi Army is not a bad persimmon. It can be squeezed as much as it wants! "

Shi Kuangwei became more and more angry as he talked, spitting and cursing, just like a resentful shrew who acted violently in the street.

Houzan's face turned green and red, and he said angrily: "How dare you say dirty words when it comes to officials? Why don't you just shut up!"

Shi Kuangwei had enough of scolding, wiped the saliva from his mouth, and said hey: "I didn't scold the officials for being fucked by donkeys, I scolded Li Yiyin."

Houzan's face trembled and he gave him a fierce look.

Zhu Xiu leaned against the car window and stuck her head out, listening with great interest.

Lao Shi was smart and took the opportunity to express his position to Xiuzan.

It's okay for you to come to investigate according to the order, and it's okay for you to serve as the second-in-command of our Changyi Army, but don't think about occupying the magpie's nest and playing tricks of mutiny to seize power.

As long as it is guaranteed that the Zhangyi Army is still surnamed Shi and we are still friends, the Zhangyi Army will be loyal to the Kaifeng court.

If you want to be tough, I'm sorry, although the Changyi Army is not as good as the Hezhong Army, but I, Shi Kuangwei, don't mind being Li Shouzhen for a time!

This is the implicit meaning expressed in Lao Shi's words.

Ghostwritten a turtle's final bottom line and attitude.

Although the turtle is a little timid, its shell is very hard. If you forcefully eat it, be careful to knock out its teeth.

Hou Zan's reaction showed that he understood the profound meaning of Lao Shi's words.

Zhu Xiu stared at his back with interest, secretly guessing what he would do.

When Houzan came to Jingzhou, there was no doubt that his ultimate goal was to seize power. The court wanted to keep the restless chess piece of Zhangyi Army in its hands.

Now that he knows Shi Kuangwei's attitude, he will definitely have some scruples and will not blindly act recklessly and cause a major incident involving bloodshed and sacrifice.

This will buy time for Zhu Xiu and Lao Shi.

Time is the most scarce thing for them now.

While Zhu Xiu was thinking, he caught a glimpse of a person standing in the crowd on the street. It was Xu Maocai. He quickly retracted his head and peeked through the crack of the window.

Xu Maocai stood in the crowd and watched, observing the military appearance of the neighboring countries to the north. Little did he know that he had also become the object of observation by others.

"This guy just has the word "Xiaozuo" carved on his forehead." Zhu Xiu secretly laughed.

Before entering Yacheng, a person suddenly appeared on the roadside. The black horse under Houzan's crotch was frightened, and it raised its hooves and barked.

"Damn things!"

Houzan was furious, raised his hand, whipped out his riding crop, and whipped it towards the man's head and face.

He had been quarreling with Shi Kuangwei along the way. He had been sulking for a long time and was worried that he could not find a place to vent. This unruly man who appeared out of nowhere dared to frighten his mount and behead him.

A ferocious smile appeared on Houzan's face.

Zhu Xiu and Shi Kuangwei were shocked, that person turned out to be Li Chongjin.

He wanted to stop it but was too late, the riding whip had already fallen.

Li Chongjin was also very angry today. He was not lucky. He played a few rounds of mahjong but failed to make any mistakes, and even lost the last bit of his family fortune.

Since seeing this new type of gambling, Li Chongjin's interest has greatly increased, and he has stopped going to the chess and card room. He dives into the chess and card room and concentrates on learning the art of mahjong.

Needless to say, Li Chongjin has some talent in this area. He can serve on the table after watching it a few times, remember the basic rules after playing a few rounds, and become more and more proficient in subsequent tricks.

At first, Li Chongjin was lucky, winning nine out of ten bets. Later, as the chess and card room business became more and more popular, more and more people were able to play mahjong, and the overall level improved. It would be difficult for Li Chongjin to kill everyone again.

Later, mahjong became a popular leisure and entertainment activity in the county. It became more and more difficult for Li Chongjin to win. In addition, he was impetuous. Once the situation at the poker table was at a disadvantage, he often lost his patience and broke the pot.

Not only did he lose the money he won in the early stage, but he also put in some of his personal money.

Li Chongjin squeezed out from the crowd, ready to enter Yacheng and go back to his residence, his mind was full of thinking about the mistakes he made at the poker table just now, the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became.

Unexpectedly, Hou Zan happened to be passing by. He suddenly got out and frightened the horses.

Li Chongjin was stunned for a moment when he saw the man on horseback coming at him with a whip. A fierce light shot out from his eyes. He raised his hand to hold the whip, held it tightly, and pulled it hard. The force was so strong that he almost toppled Houzan. His legs clamped tightly on the horse's belly, and he looked at Li Chongjin in shock.

The four eyes met, and they were all taken aback.

"Li Chongjin?! Why are you here?" Houzan was shocked and his face became gloomy.Li Chongjin curled his lips and snorted: "Who did I think it was, it turned out to be you. You came all the way to Jingzhou without waiting for the good imperial guards. You really got your brain kicked by a donkey! You didn't say it would be a few days until you arrived, why did you come so fast? ?”

Li Chongjin loosened his grip, Houzan drew back his riding whip and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Kuangwei and Zhu Xiu hurried forward, seeing that neither of them was injured, it was a false alarm.

Zhu Xiu took Li Chongjin's elbow and muttered: "Know?"

Li Chongjin said carelessly: "We know you, the rear envoy of the Flying Dragon Army. We've known each other for a long time! Last year during the Imperial Army's grand review, the rear envoy and I even competed in martial arts."

Zhu Xiu's eyes wandered between the two of them, and when she saw Houzan's face turned pale, she knew that this guy was probably not taking advantage of Li Chongjin.

Hou Zan also did not dismount, and said in a condescending and cold voice: "You don't go back to Beijing with Guo Wei, but you stay in Jingzhou, what do you want?"

Li Chongjin's eyebrows were raised and he immediately got angry. He pointed at him and scolded: "Straight bitch! You are a bitch crawling out of a bitch's den! Who do you think you are, and you dare to ask your grandpa Hei? Where is grandpa Hei going and what is he doing? Do you need to report to you? Guo Shuai is the privy councilor of the dynasty, Situ, and the minister entrusted by the late emperor. Who are you? How dare you call him by his first name?

Come down and see if Grandpa Hei doesn't tear your dog's mouth apart! "

Li Chongjin cursed loudly, rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush forward and pull Houzan off his horse, but Shi Kuangwei quickly stopped him.

Zhu Xiu smeared the soles of her feet and hid in the carriage, stuck her head out of the window and continued to watch the show. Yan Ping was on guard with a knife.

Houzan was so angry that he was trembling all over. He held on to his sword tightly, and several soldiers drew their swords and surrounded him.

"Hold me, stop it!"

Shi Kuangwei roared angrily, and Yacheng soldiers and horses came from inside the gate of Yacheng.

On the top of the city, the crossbowmen of the Ya Army cocked their bows, and hundreds of arrow clusters were aimed at Houzan and the Feilong Army.

"Whoever dares to move his motherfucker, I will make him a hedgehog!"

Shi Kuangwei viciously swept past the soldiers who were the first to show off their weapons.

Houzan glared at Li Chongjin with resentment, released his palm from the handle of the knife, and shouted coldly: "Everyone, step back!"

The soldiers were ordered to put away their weapons and retreat behind them.

Shi Kuangwei waved his hand, and the tooth soldiers and crossbowmen on the top of the city were instantly released from alert.

Hou Zan looked up and saw that there was no one on the top of the city. He felt awe in his heart. Zhang Yi's army was well-trained and more elite than he imagined.

Li Chongjin wanted to curse, but Shi Kuangwei winked and whispered: "That's about it, don't go too far."

Li Chongjin snorted angrily.

Shi Kuangwei shouted angrily: "One of you is a favorite of the official family, and the other is Privy Guo's nephew. You are both the damn uncles! I can't afford to offend either of you! If you want to fight, run further away from Jing." State, no matter how much you draw your swords to chop each other, it’s not my business!

But this is my territory!If you want to stay here, just give me some peace of mind!Otherwise, no one will get any good results! "

Shi Kuangwei yelled and cursed for a while, Houzan gritted his teeth and listened, his face looked ugly, but he didn't say a word.

"That's right!"

Lao Shi stood up again and said to Xi Ni, "When you two uncles come to Jingzhou, our Zhangyi Army has to provide for you, and we can't bear the slightest bump in the road. How can a small misunderstanding lead to shouting and killing? Okay, okay, everything is over." Scattered, enter the city!"

Houzan took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said coldly: "Shuai Shi, can you arrange the location?"

Lao Shi laughed and said: "Of course the arrangements have been made, you just lead the people there! Come, please invite the military envoys to enter Yacheng!"

The two Ya army commanders stood up and saluted with clasped fists. Houzan clamped his horse's belly between his legs and led the Feilong army slowly into Ya city.

"Good boy! I let you accidentally bump into me and destroy that guy's majesty! I have to have a few drinks with you tonight!"

Lao Shi laughed and patted Li Chongjin on the shoulder.

Li Chongjin said cheerfully: "That's great! Thank you Shi Jieshuai!"

Shi Kuangwei led the officials of Jiedu Mansion and entered Yacheng with the Feilong Army. Zhu Xiu got off the carriage and entered the station with Li Chong.

Li Chongjin glanced at him and said, "Why didn't you come up to stop me just now?"

Zhu Xiu asked strangely: "Why should I stop you?"

Li Chongjin groaned: "What if I really beat that bitch?"

"Just beat him, just don't beat him to death."

Zhu Xiu didn't care, "Besides, although you, the Black King, are a bit reckless, you are not too stupid. How could you really beat that guy to death?"

Li Chongjin nodded happily, but was startled and said angrily: "What do you mean by not being too stupid? Is it possible that in your eyes, I'm still a bit stupid?"

Zhu Xiu was silent, looked at him, and then asked, "How much did you lose today?"

Li Chongjin was stunned for a moment, slapped his thigh and said regretfully: "I lost three times! I memorized the ideas today, but the cards are not going well. I don't get what I want, and I get what I don't want."

Li Chongjin immediately vomited his bitterness and completely forgot about the question of whether he was stupid or not.

Yan Ping hid beside the carriage and snickered.

Zhu Xiu listened patiently to Li Chongjin's complaint and asked, "Tell me, how much do you want to borrow?"

Li Chongjin forced out a flattering smile on his dark face and stretched out two fingers to make a sign of ten.

Zhu Xiu curled her lips and said, "Pay the interest, and you'll be home nine times."

Li Chongjin was shocked and heartbroken: "I won't do it! It's too dark!"

Zhu Xiu thought about it and said, "Then the monthly interest will be four cents and the payment will be paid off within December."

Li Chongjin scratched his head and hesitated.

"This is a friendly price. There is less pressure to repay in installments. I am thinking about you." Zhu Xiu encouraged.

Li Chongjin calculated with his fingers and muttered: "It seems to be a good deal."

Then he said resentfully: "You have so many properties in your name that you can pick out hundreds or even thousands of them from between your teeth. Can it be less?"

Zhu Xiu walked away. Li Chongjin hurriedly caught up a few steps and grabbed him. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll borrow it! But it only costs a hundred strings!"

Zhu Xiu grinned: "Okay! But let me make it clear first, if you still can't make it, you have to join the Changyi Army. You can only leave when your food and salary exceed your debt!"

"If you join, just join! The worst I can do is, I will be with you for the rest of my life! Stop talking nonsense and pay me first!" Li Chongjin's chest clapped loudly and he stretched out his hand urgently.

"Yan Ping, take him to get the money. Remember to sign a note, and there must be no less than a signature or a picture!"

"Hey, I obey the order! Li Yanei, please!" Yan Ping nodded knowingly, and took the elated Li Chongjin to get the money.

Zhu Xiu rubbed the green stubble on his chin and smiled mischievously.

The Black King got on his pirate ship, fearing that he would never get off again.

(End of this chapter)