Xie Ming

Chapter 159: Talking about Baoding (Part )

When Qiu Zhizhong was talking about Li Jiantai in detail, he suddenly mentioned old events in the court during the New Year.

When asked about the Crown Prince, Zhu Cilang nodded slightly, his expression a little complicated, and it was unclear whether he was thinking of something or lamenting.

"The late emperor was impressed by his righteousness at the time!"

"To show his respect, he even bestowed upon him the Imperial Sword and appointed him the Minister of War!"

"Issue an imperial decree and lead the army on my behalf!"

"But this old thief! He is incompetent and stupid, and has brought disaster to the country and the people!"

"The late emperor gave him a banquet and great hospitality. It was a great effort, but this old man could not walk more than a few miles because the pole of the sedan chair he was riding in broke for no reason and delayed his march!"

"They even threatened to conclude that this was a bad omen!"

"That day, there was a sandstorm on the march, so Li Jiantai went to consult the divination again, but the divination said it was not a good time to march!"

"For this reason, the old thief hurriedly called in Tang Ruowang and others to join the army again, and changed his tactics, trying to use fire and water attacks."

"But when the army only reached Zhuozhou, south of the capital, the subordinates had already fled in all directions. More than 3,000 people fled!"

"Li Jiantai was shocked to hear that his hometown Quwo had fallen and all his family property had been lost, so the expected food and salary had also gone down the drain."

"This incompetent old man, upon hearing such a sudden change, became so angry that he fell ill all of a sudden!"

"There is no other way. The marching speed of the troops has to be delayed again and again. Every day, they can only travel 30 miles!"

"That's it. Tell me, everyone. How can he be undefeated?!"

"So after that, when he slowly reached Guangzong, the county magistrate guarding the city had already surrendered to Li Zicheng!"

"Li Jiantai then banned people from entering the city for three days in a row."

"The furious old thief Li!"

"In a rage, he suddenly issued an order, without further ado, to order the soldiers to attack the city!"

"The small city was vulnerable to attack, and after the city was captured, he ordered the execution of the gentry and the flogging of the county magistrate."

"As a prime minister and commander-in-chief, he attacks his own county and massacres the common people in his first battle outside the capital!"

"This move is perverse and goes against the original intention of the army going out to fight!"

"You old thief, you deserve to die!"

"After that, the bandits had a bad start. After several twists and turns, they finally led their troops to Baoding Prefecture. There were only a hundred or so soldiers left. They begged to enter the city to temporarily avoid being hunted down by the bandits!"

"Shao Zongyuan, the former deputy governor of Baoding, was unwilling to agree!"

"But this old fellow has no shame and he took out the seal bestowed by the emperor!"

"Shao Zongyuan had no choice but to open the door and welcome him in."

"In February, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse again. Li Jiantai ordered his men to submit a report, saying only that the enemy was too powerful to be defeated!"

"Soon after, Li Zicheng really reached Baoding."

"Prefect He Fu, township official Zhang Luoyan was killed!"

"This idiot has turned the tables on his host. He has no sense of propriety or shame. He hastily surrendered the city of Baoding!"

"Afterwards, the bandits crossed the border, and General Liu Fangliang, one of his generals, detained the old goods in Baoding."

"Today, he has become the general commander of the surrendered soldiers in the city!"

There is a good passage in Zhizhong that speaks frankly. All the generals sitting around him are so angry that their teeth are itching!
"Humph!"

"This old thief is really hateful!"

"Not killing is not enough to make the people angry!"

"Even if we don't kill him, it won't be enough to comfort the late emperor!"

"kindness"

"By the way, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), does this thief have any hobbies?"

Xiao Lang continued to curse, because he heard that Li Jiantai was still the commander of the surrendered soldiers in Baoding Prefecture, so he started to inquire about it to see if it was possible to find an opportunity to take action against this good-for-nothing who sold his master for fame and fortune!
"Haha, it's a hobby."

"This old fellow is really greedy for women!"

"It is said that he has thirty-six concubines in Baoding alone!"

"This does not even include the amount of prostitution and rape of women!" Zhi Zhong replied.

After hearing this, all the generals present were shocked again, and they were all dumbfounded.

"Hey, good!" "Fuck you!"

"I was just worried about where to put my feet. Li, old thief, it's time for him to fall into this woman's belly!"

"Fei Yu, send someone down to keep a close eye on him these few days!"

"I think with so many concubines, they can't all be confined to one house, right?!"

"Once the places are dispersed, then the number of guards accompanying him, haha, will not be much!"

"This is a perfect opportunity for us to take action!" Xiao Lang planned.

"Okay, got it. I'll give the instructions later!" Zhizhong accepted the order.

"But the General!"

"Mr. Qiu just reported that the Baoding City Gate will be strictly checking the pass!"

"In this case, how can we select people to sneak in?!"

"None of us here are from Baoding Prefecture, so there is no way we can get a pass!"

Peizhong, who was standing by, saw that Xiao Jingchuan was still determined to enter the city first, so he frowned and asked hurriedly.

"Hey! Pei Zhong!"

"If you ask me, there's no need to think so much about it!"

"Right now, aren't all the city gates in Baoding Prefecture closed during the day?"

"What's the point of a road guide?"

"For a city as big as Baoding, how many people would go in and out of the city gate every day?!"

"With just the few guards, how could he have the time to check every one of them?"

"The correct way is that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below."

"You are a noble son, from a wealthy family, so naturally you have never been mixed up with the lower-class soldiers!"

"You don't understand the twists and turns here!"

"Sometimes, all those bullshit rules are just a matter of two taels of silver!"

"If you follow all the rules and regulations, you won't be able to eat any of your dishes hot!"

"Pei Zhong, General, do you believe it?!"

"If I want to go into the city, I don't even need a pass. I can walk in just fine!"

Hu Chen had such a big mouth that he stuffed the freshly baked pancake into his stomach.

Now, one of them patted his belly, interrupted the conversation, and shouted with a grin.

However, after hearing his words, Xiao Lang's mind suddenly brightened.

Hu Chen's words may be rough, but his logic is there.

Among all the generals present, except Xu Jizu who was a new member of the gang as a countryman, it seemed that none of the others had a very poor family background!

Except for Li Huchen, who relied on his martial arts and worked his way up from the grassroots, the rest generally came from wealthy families.

It was normal that no one thought of Hu Chen at that time.

"Haha, hahaha."

"Brother Huchen's words are like the sun that has finally come out of the clouds for me! Huh?!"

"This is the right way!"

"We've come up with a solution after discussing this for a while!"

Xiao Jingchuan laughed loudly, and also deliberately glanced around to see the generals' reactions.

There is no need to pay attention to the direct descendants Peizhong, Chuanwu, Jizujiazhizhong. The main focus is on the two generals Liu and Gong and the prince.

Fortunately, after a quick look, these three people did not seem to be doing anything unusual.

"Hey, look at what the general said, what a joke! So literary!"

"I, Li Huchen, have a big belly, but not much ink in it, hehe!"

"All I can offer the general are some crude ideas!"

Unexpectedly, this Hu Chen actually breathed a sigh of relief when Xiao Lang praised him. On the surface he pretended to be humble, but in fact his head was so big that it seemed like it was about to rise to the sky!
His slightly childish behavior immediately attracted ridicule from Peizhong, Chuanwu and others standing beside him!
After he stirred things up like this, the people in front of the fire finally became lively again and started laughing!

The prince, who was sitting opposite Xiao Lang, saw this scene, and the frown on his face gradually relaxed, and he smiled!
(End of this chapter)