Borrow the day to change the day

On the second day, Zhong Jinwei saw that Hong Chengchou had taken advantage of the opportunity he had created for him, and the gentry who had been dealt with were basically docile.I will no longer stay in Yulin Town.

He first sent the [-] white-rod cavalry under Qin Yiming in Zhangjiakou back to Zhangjiakou, and then handed over the task of dispatching the remaining military pay to Xie Dong, a thousand households of Jin Yiwei, and asked him to continue westward with the protection of the military pay, and default on the remaining several areas. The frontier army salaries will be issued.

As for himself, his entourage with swords, the Dongchang fan soldier and the three hundred white cavalry led by Ma Xianglin left Yulin Town, preparing to go south through the Guanzhong Plain and return to Beijing after crossing Henan.

Because in history, it was when the thieves made trouble in Henan that they became a big climate.Therefore, Zhong Jinwei had to go and see for himself how the disaster was going to be.Anyway, it was on the way, or it was just a little detour.

Soon after he left, Hong Chengchou inquired about Li Hongji's characteristics, and then issued an official document to apprehend him.

In the depths of the Gaojiabao slums, there is an unremarkable small earthen house. In broad daylight, the windows covered with rough paper were not erected.

This kind of window does not transmit light well, making the room appear a bit dark.

There were two people sitting opposite each other on the table in the middle of the room, with oil lamps on, playing Go, which seemed out of place with the environment of this room.

The older man made a bet, and the other man saw it, and tried to persuade him: "Brother Luo, you seem to be absent-minded, this is a wrong bet."

"Oh, that's right!" Luo Rucai listened, and took a closer look, and found that his own dragon had been blocked.He couldn't help but smiled bitterly, and then said to the person opposite him: "Forget it, don't play anymore, I can't beat you, Li Hongji."

After finishing speaking, he threw the chess piece in his hand directly on the chessboard, then took a jug of wine placed by the table, poured himself a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Li Hongji looked at the man who used to be called "Cao Cao" in front of him, how high-spirited he was before. He named himself Cao Cao because he wanted to learn from Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms and do a great job. He was an outlier in the peasant army.

But since they were defeated at the Yellow River Ferry and escaped a catastrophe, and hid together in this Gaojiabao, not only did they not call him Cao Cao, nor did they call him the leader, they only called him brothers.Comparing the before and after, it is really a different person.

Li Hongji also imitated Luo Rucai and threw the chess pieces in his hands on the chessboard, but he also put the chessboard in the open space under his feet, freed up the table, and placed all the wine and vegetables on the side in the middle.

Then he picked up his undrinked glass of wine with both hands and said to Luo Rucai, "Brother Luo, please."

Luo Rucai didn't refuse, poured it up for himself, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Brother Luo, you don't need to be so unhappy. Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. The defeat at the Yellow River Crossing is God's will, so don't worry too much about it." Li Hongji couldn't bear to see Luo Rucai like this, so he put down his wine glass and persuaded him.

Luo Ru heard this, looked at Li Hongji and sighed, "It's because we didn't pay much attention to your opinion. If we had sent more scouts in advance, we would definitely not have lost so badly in this battle."

The matter has already passed, what's the point of talking about it again, if I knew today, why bother to do it at the beginning, Li Hongji muttered secretly in his heart.

"At least it will give me time to take the money with me when I run." Luo Rucai's next words left Li Hongji speechless. It turned out that this guy was thinking about the money he had collected.

After Luo Rucai finished speaking, he went to weigh the jug again, and when he found it was empty, he called out, "Li Guo, I'm out of wine, go get another jug."

Li Hongji was completely speechless to Luo Rucai, and felt a little bit looking down on him.I used to think that Cao Cao was very talented, not only good at eloquence, but also had a way of dealing with everyone, and could win people's hearts.But whenever he encounters setbacks, he turns into this bear, what a heart of glass.

"Brother Luo, my nephew has gone out to find out the news." Li Hongji had no choice but to remind him.

Luo Rucai said "Oh", and after being reminded by Li Hongji, he remembered that it was he who was worried that the court would arrest him, so he sent Li Guo to the street to inquire about the news, and by the way, inquire about the latest movements of the officers and soldiers.

He patted his head hard, and it hurt a little, which made his alcohol-numbed head sober.

Luo Rucai regained his composure for a while, and said with a wry smile to Li Hongji, "I'm making fun of you, brother. I'm not a money-grubbing person. You know, when you're alive, you should do something. You need money to do anything. .”

"Yes, yes, brother Luo is right." After a disastrous defeat, Li Hongji has matured a lot, and he did not refute Luo Rucai's words, but echoed him.

Seeing that Li Hongji also agreed with his point of view, Luo Ru pointed to the dishes on the table and said, "Come, eat."

He saw that Li Hongji picked up the chopsticks and ate the food, so he continued to vent his complaints: "My dear brother, I have no money now, and I don't know when I can start trouble again. During this long wait, for brother and for One of the leaders of the rebel army, unlike you, who is a small character, I will definitely be wanted by the court, and the days of hiding in Tibet are hard!"

Li Hongji nodded. This is true. In this season, if the imperial court offered a huge reward, they might be sued at any time.

Thinking of this, he looked at the decadent Cao Cao sympathetically, and said sincerely, "Brother Luo, don't worry, as long as we are in the same boat, we will definitely overcome this difficulty."

After hearing this, Luo Rucai looked at Li Hongji, found the sincerity in his eyes, couldn't help being a little moved, stretched out his hand, held Li Hongji's hand on the table, and said gratefully: "My good brother, I will definitely live up to you for the day when my brother makes a comeback, and we will work together in the future." Do something big."

When Li Hongji saw Luo Rucai looked at him strangely, as if seeing a lover, Li Hongji couldn't help getting goosebumps all over his body, and wanted to pull his hands back, but found that Luo Rucai held him tightly, and couldn't break free several times.Just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.

This action fulfilled Li Hongji's intentions, and Luo Rucai drew back his hands abruptly, then stood up, drew out his waist knife, and hid behind the door.

Li Hongji could hear the footsteps of only one person clearly, so he quickly said to Luo Rucai: "Brother Luo, don't panic, it should be my nephew who has returned."

Just as he finished speaking, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and the light and wind followed the man into the room.

"Uncle, it's not good, it's not good..." The man's voice was a little louder, but when Li Hongji, who was opposite him, raised his right finger to his mouth to remind him to keep quiet, he stopped what he said and didn't continue. explain.

Luo Rucai saw clearly from behind the door that it was indeed Li Hongji's nephew. When Li Guo came back, he walked out and put the knife back into its sheath and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Guo's expression was a little anxious and worried, he heard Luo Rucai's words, but he didn't turn to him, he still said to Li Hongji: "Uncle, I went to sea to capture official documents, and there are stickers everywhere on the street."

Luo Rucai had inserted the knife back at this time, and when he heard Li Guo's words, he quickly turned around and closed the door, and then whispered to Li Hongji, "Look, I'm not wrong, the imperial court wanted me, so there's nothing I can do, brother It's too famous."

When Li Guo heard this, he turned to look at Luo Rucai in astonishment.He walked back to the table and asked, "How much silver did the imperial court offer to catch me, Luo?"

"No, I didn't arrest you." Li Guo answered Luo Rucai's question with a bit of stammer.

"You're not too young, and you're not being arrested, so why are you so afraid of saying the wrong thing?" Luo Ru saw that Li Guo actually said that he was not being arrested, so she said him and sat back at the table.However, he did not sit back to his original position, but sat on the side, no longer facing Li Guo.

"I really didn't arrest you, it was my uncle's official document." Li Guo was also a little puzzled, and quickly explained.

"Who, who do you mean to arrest?" Luo Rucai looked at him in disbelief, only to find that Li Guo was still pointing at Li Hongji, while Li Hongji looked at his nephew in astonishment.

"Are you right?" Luo Rucai confirmed.

After hearing this, Li Guo withdrew his hand, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, handed it to Luo Rucai, and said, "I was also wondering why my uncle was wanted. No, I tore a notice from a remote place and came back. , if you don’t believe me, look.”

Luo Rucai hastily took the paper from Li Guo's hand, and leaned closer to the oil lamp to read it.

Li Hongji also recovered from the shock of hearing the news, approached Luo Rucai, and looked at the notice together.

Sure enough, only Li Hongji was wanted on the notice, and there was no such thing as Luo Rucai.

After a while, the three sat around the table, relatively silent.

"It doesn't make sense, how could you be arrested, I should be arrested!" Luo Rucai finally muttered, which hurt his self-esteem a bit.

Li Guo ignored Luo Rucai, looked at Li Hongji worriedly and said, "Uncle, what should I do?"

Hearing Li Guo's question, Li Hongji thought for a while and decided: "It's okay, I've decided, grow a beard, change your name, and be more careful, you should be fine."

"Uncle, what name are you going to change?" Li Guo asked.

"Since the imperial court won't let me down, come here. I'm determined to form a rebel army of my own in the future, and make a career out of it. What do you think I'll be called Li Zicheng from now on?"