The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

There were less than two months before the autumn harvest, and before the autumn harvest, Lingnan stepped up its efforts to suppress bandits.

Li Chengmu initially had 5000 troops, and the first time the bandits returned to Fucheng reached more than 6000.

Now it has been more than a month to suppress bandits abroad, and with the bandits recruited, the team has exceeded 1 horses.

With the growth of the team, some disadvantages were exposed in terms of discipline, and Li Chengmu wrote a letter to Xia Jing to report these problems.

Xia Jing didn't say much about this matter, she only replied with four words 'Kill chickens to scare monkeys'!
Through severe punishment, the discipline of the army has improved a lot. With the expedition, the bandits recruited in and the original soldiers get along more and more harmoniously, and the cooperation in combat becomes more and more tacit.

The team is developing in a positive direction, and the happiest person is Lee Seung-mok.

On this day, the team wandering in the Luofu Mountain area received the news that the night would not be accepted. There was a river not far ahead, and they saw boats coming in and out.

"Deep mountains, old forests, few people, why are there ships? What's your opinion on this matter, sir?"

Li Chengmu asked the middle-aged man beside him.

This person's surname is Long, his first name is Yutian, his character is Wuxia, and he is called Sai Zhuge.He was originally the second head of a bandit den on the outskirts of Luofu Mountain, but after surrendering to Li Chengmu, he became his counselor.

He pondered for a while, and then said: "If my subordinate guessed correctly, along the river, the largest bandit den in Luofu Mountain should be hidden inside. The head of the family is Sima Lu, who was exiled to Lingnan in the 26th year of Huiyuan , I don’t know why and finally went up the mountain and became a bandit.”

"Sima Lu?" Li Chengmu was taken aback, trying to recall when there was such a person in the court.

"The fifth master may not have an impression of him. After all, you were young when he was exiled. But you should know this person when you go back and ask the prince and princess. He is Huiyuan's Tanhualang for 20 years. During his political career, he was simply a corrupt official. Qingliu, just because he didn't fit in well in the officialdom, was often impeached by the court officials, many times, Emperor Huiyuan lost trust in him, and finally was overthrown by the officials on the charge of Luo Zhi, and was imprisoned and exiled to Lingnan."

"Qingliu in the officialdom finally became a bandit who caused trouble?"

Li Chengmu didn't know how to describe his mood at the moment, should he be angry or sad?

"Ahem." Long Yutian coughed a few times in embarrassment after hearing what he said. He used to be one of them, but he didn't admit that it was a disaster.

"Perhaps he was also forced to go to Liangshan. When a person is at a disadvantage, many choices are forced."

Li Chengmu glanced at Long Yutian and nodded, "Maybe, so what should we do next?"

The location of this bandit den is a bit special, and it is a bit difficult to attack it. They don't have enough boats to transport people in the deep mountains.

When Long Yutian was young, he had admiration for this Tanhua Lang who was similar to his own age. From the bottom of his heart, he still wanted to make up for it and recruit this Tanhua Lang.

Therefore, he said without hesitation: "To tell the truth, my subordinates will admire him very much when they are young. For our 20-year Tanhua Lang of Huiyuan, we can first show courtesy and then fight. We will persuade him to surrender first. If he If you don’t know what’s going on, let’s send troops to wipe it out.”

As he spoke, he looked at Li Chengmu: "Fifth Master, what do you think?"

Li Chengmu became interested in this Tanhualang, and asked, "It's fine to persuade him to surrender, but who shall we send?"

Long Yutian stood up, bowed to him and saluted, "If Fifth Master allows, this subordinate is willing to make this trip."

"Mr. is willing to take the risk of taking this trip. Of course I can't ask for it. It's a hard work for Mr. Li Chengmu." Li Chengmu agreed immediately, and the mother and concubine had a right saying, don't be suspicious of people, and don't be suspicious of employers.

Since he appointed Long Yutian as his counselor, he would naturally not be stingy with this trust.

Sima Lu's subordinates in the depths of the river, this area is their territory, and Li Chengmu led 1 people in, so they naturally knew.

After being spotted by 1 horses, Sima Lu's troops were ready to fight. Relying on their familiarity with the terrain and the fact that their numbers were not bad, the bandits were gearing up to attack and teach these officers and soldiers a lesson they would never forget.

Relatively speaking, Sima Lu was not as excited as the brothers below. He stared at the fluttering "Sima" banner, showing no joy or anger on his face.

Not long after, a bandit rushed into the hall and knelt down in front of Sima Lu, "Brother, there is a man at the foot of the mountain who calls himself Sai Zhuge and asks to see him. He said that as long as you give his name, you will know who he is."

Sima Lu came back to his senses, and said calmly: "Oh, what is he doing here? Could it be that he is weak and wants to persuade me to bow my head to the Li family?"

Ma Qilin, the second leader sitting at the bottom, said with a look of expectation: "Brother, why don't you let me take my brothers down the mountain to destroy them? I heard that the officers and soldiers paid a lot of treasures outside Luofu Mountain. The rich are very rich." !"

After that, he saw that Sima Lu was silent with downcast eyes, and then continued to speak: "I think they are demonstrating to us at the foot of the mountain, destroying them can not only gain wealth but also establish prestige, big brother, why not do it?"

There are only 1 officers and soldiers below. Now there are brothers on the mountain. They have an advantage in terms of terrain and numbers.

You know, in Luofu Mountain, they can drive any bandit force all over the mountain.

It can be said that in Luofu Mountain, they dominate one side, who dares to bully!

How could Sima Lu fail to see Ma Qilin's idea of ​​making meritorious service internally and prestige externally.

But he shook his head after hearing what he said, "Let's not be in a hurry for a while, since they want to show courtesy first and then fight, why don't we be more generous and let them do it. Since they have already come, why not let him in, let's see what he says?"

After hearing what he said, Ma Qilin felt that it made sense, so he stopped talking.

Sima Lu asked the bandit who delivered the message to bring him over.

After Chuanxin's younger brother left, Ma Qilin asked the doubts in his heart, "Brother, there are many forces in the periphery who have surrendered. Do you think they will really have a good future following King Qian?"

According to Ma Qilin's own thinking, he doesn't trust the government very much, and he doesn't trust the court very much.

It is very difficult to survive outside in troubled times. It is difficult to live in the mountains and become a bandit, but it is not as difficult as ordinary people.

Sima Lu frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "I can't see the situation for the time being. According to the few things that King Qian did in Lingnan, it can be seen that he has made a difference, but the court has let me down too much."

Therefore, he can't say now whether it is good or not to return to the palace.

The brothers below fell silent after hearing the words of the two headed family members. To be honest, no one wanted to be a bandit, and they were more willing to be recruited by the court.

After all, who doesn't want to be able to return to their hometown one day.

However, the premise of recruiting security is to meet the Ming Lord. If the emperor is a fool, he might as well be a bandit on the mountain.

Long Yutian was led up the mountain blindfolded, and was allowed to remove the black cloth strips only after entering the lobby.

Along the way, the eyes can't see the mountain, but walking up with two feet, I also know that the mountain road is difficult and dangerous.

I thought in my heart that if the persuasion fails, how likely is it to capture this cottage?

"Brother Zhuge's eyes haven't adjusted yet?"

Seeing Long Yutian squinting in a daze, Sima Lu spoke first.

Hearing the voice, Long Yutian collected himself, cupped his fists and said, "Sorry, I was thinking about something just now, and my mind was distracted for a while."

Sima Lu sneered, "Heh, how much do you look down on me, Sima Lu, to be distracted in my Hall of Loyalty!"

Hearing his threatening words, Long Yutian just smiled, "I have admired your name for a long time, and now I can see you again, let me think about how the master was so beautiful in the past, and lose my mind for a moment, disrespect and disrespect! I hope the master will forgive me .”

Sima Lu's face darkened when he heard him mentioning that year, he suspected that this person in front of him was here to sow hatred.

Although he often misses the high spirits of the past, it is also the last thing he wants to mention in front of others.

"If you have something to say, don't talk about the past!"

Long Yutian sighed inwardly, knowing that he still cared about the past, so he changed the subject in a timely manner and talked about the purpose of coming here.

"Nowadays, the world is difficult. Brother Sima can still be scruples about the common people, not to join forces with thieves, to keep his original intentions, and to keep his bottom line. It is really rare. Our fifth master admires brother Sima's character and talent, and specially sent me to persuade him, fifth master I want you to return to the palace with your brothers."

It should be said that Sima Lu was once a clear stream in the officialdom, but after he fell into a bandit, he became a clear stream among bandits again.

The bandits led by Sima Lu, in order to survive, they did not rob everyone they saw, but were selective, for example, they only robbed poor-reputed gentry, landlords and officials.

However, with such selective robbery, relatively speaking, their resources are much less than other bandits.Therefore, the bandits under Sima Lu's subordinates either did not make a move, or if they did, it would be a big move.

If it weren't for their secret location, all forces in Lingnan might have wiped him out long ago.Thousands of days to guard against thieves made everyone exhausted.

"Ha ha."

Sima Lu laughed out loud as if he had heard a big joke, and when he had had enough, he asked the brother next to him, "Did you hear that, he said that the fifth master of the palace admired me! Reliable, fooling fools!"

As he said that, he still didn't forget to give Long Yutian a look, he really thought he was being fooled by a fool.

The brothers next to him also laughed, not forgetting to imitate the big master and give Long Yutian a look.

Ma Qilin said: "Brother, don't underestimate yourself. Anyway, you are also Huiyuan's 20-year Tanhua Lang. To be honest, you are more powerful than Nashi Laozi Fifth Lord."

Long Yutian put his posture very low, cupped his hands and said: "What I said is absolutely true. Brother Sima has a good conscience and treats the people kindly, and that's why he got Wu Ye a promise. Please consider carefully, Brother Sima."

After finishing speaking, Long Yutian took out a letter from his arms and handed it to the bandit next to him.

Sima Lu suppressed the smile on his face, and shouted loudly: "I am a bandit who commits all kinds of crimes, and I am a sinner exiled in Lingnan. Are you five masters afraid that I will pretend to surrender to him, and then rise up to resist and kill him?"

Long Yutian bowed his hands to the outside, and then replied loudly: "Our fifth master is not suspicious of people, and not suspicious of employing people. Facts have proved that I am the best example. Fifth master treats people so sincerely. Brother Sima, do you still have any doubts?" What is there to worry about?"

Having said that, Long Yutian actually had such worries in his heart. This person recruited through him, and if something went wrong, he would be the first to be questioned.

But his face was so calm that people couldn't see his true thoughts.

Sima Lu and Ma Qilin looked at each other, both of them were shocked by what they just said.

They also felt the sincerity of the so-called fifth master, but they also had a lot of concerns.

Sima Lu still asked with a serious face: "Just recruit us as you said, how will your fifth master plan to arrange for us? As far as I know, your fifth master has only 1 soldiers under his command, and my team is comparable He still has 2000 more people, and it is not certain who will annex it by then."

Hearing this, Long Yutian knew that it was meant to be palliative, so he smiled, "Our fifth master can appoint you as a general for the time being, but if brother Sima is capable, it is not a problem to appoint you as the general."

So, what kind of official position you want to be depends on whether you have the ability.

Sima Lu glanced at Ma Qilin, and did not answer Long Yutian immediately, but said, "This happened too suddenly, we have to discuss it with our brothers."

As he said that, before Long Yutian could speak, he shouted outside the door: "Come here! Sai Zhuge, please go to rest!"

Long Yutian was startled, thinking that Sima Lu was turning his face and denying others, but no matter how flustered he was, he didn't dare to show timidity on his face, and tried to maintain his demeanor.

He bowed his hands to Sima Lu, "Leave for a while, Brother Sima and the brothers have a good discussion, whether to be a bandit spurned by thousands of people or to return home as a soldier, depends on your decision today."

Sima Lu was not as careful as Long Yutian, he waved to him, motioning to leave quickly.

When the people left, he turned his head and asked, "What do you think?"

Ma Qilin was the first to ask: "Brother, this is under the name of Lord Wu. His team seems to be all his own soldiers. Could it be that we will also become his personal soldiers instead of King Qian's soldiers?"

Sima Lu nodded, frowned and said, "That's what I'm worried about too. If we surrender to Fifth Master, then we will be his personal soldiers. It's like standing in line directly. Just like the emperor has many sons, we chose one of them." Like a prince.

It will be different if you submit to the prince's name, you don't have to worry about standing in the team, but there is one bad thing, because of our background, it is impossible to become the prince's direct line team in the future. "

Ma Qilin didn't know much about this, "Then according to what the eldest brother said, should we submit to the fifth master's name or the prince's name?"

"The fifth master Sai Zhuge talked about is the son of King Qian. He was born to the current princess. In terms of competitive strength, this fifth master is no worse than the eldest son of his original wife." Sima Lu sighed, "It's just, What I hate the most is fighting for power and profit, and intrigue, so I was exiled to Lingnan more than ten years ago, and now let me return to the original environment, to be honest, I am a little bit resistant."

This made Ma Qilin feel a little sympathetic to him, but
"Brother, there is a difference between the past and the present. In the past, you were a civil servant. Civil servants were the most scheming and conspiratorial. But this time we entered the court as military generals. Military generals are not good at scheming, and they are also open-minded. It will not be the same as before. Don't worry about the tragedy."

Ma Qilin was able to say this, which surprised Sima Lu, "Second brother wants to submit to this fifth master?"

Ma Qilin smiled: "No matter what the elder brother chooses, I will follow the elder brother."

Sima Lu nodded, he probably understood what his brothers were thinking, the brothers probably all wanted to return to their hometown one day.

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