Xie Ming

Chapter 160: Tiger Minister and Tiger Language
The generals gathered around the fire to discuss military affairs at night.

As it was the first time for the crown prince to participate in a meeting, the generals were not quite used to it and were restrained and unable to move freely.

Fortunately, Hu Chen's reckless remarks not only opened up people's minds, but also raised the atmosphere to a higher level.

"Eh, eh!"

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense!"

"Come on, listen to me!"

Hu Chen and Pei Zhong, Chuan Wu and others in front of him started a quarrel that never ended.

Xiao Lang knew when to stop, and seeing that everyone was getting excited, he quickly spoke up to calm them down and act as a buffer so that he could continue talking about serious matters.

"Just now, I was enlightened by Hu Chen!"

"I have made up my mind now!"

"I think the original plan of sneaking in disguise can remain unchanged! Let's continue to execute it!"

"However, the method of entering the city needs to be changed!"

"Xu Jizu?!" Xiao Lang suddenly called out his name.

"Yes, I am here!" Ji Zu bowed in reply with a serious look.

"Most of the personnel who are going to disguise themselves and enter the city this time will still be selected by your team!"

"However, the difficulty of the task has increased!"

“The number of people should not be too large!”

"Go pick out some smart and knowledgeable people from the team, 20 to 30 people will be enough!"

"After that, each of you will be given three taels of silver, and tomorrow you will be prepared to enter the city in batches through the city gates."

"Now, it's really like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing off their magical powers!"

"Everyone has to find a way to get in, it all depends on their own ability!"

"It doesn't matter if you can't enter the city. You can just retreat back to the same route at night!" Xiao Lang ordered.

"Yes! I understand!" Ji Zu straightened up and accepted the order.

"Ah? Old Xiao!"

"Twenty or thirty people?!"

"This, this amount of people, I'm afraid they can't accomplish anything?!" Zhizhong frowned and asked hurriedly.

"Yes, that's right, General!"

"Baoding City is very big!"

"You just said that there are at least four to five thousand soldiers who surrendered in the city."

"Even if the old thief Li Jiantai is not well protected, he still has more than a hundred guards, right?!"

"You have twenty or thirty people here. Aren't they a bit shabby?!" Peizhong also retorted.

"Haha, you two think I am willing to do this?!"

"There's nothing we can do about it!"

"Even if Hu Chen's method is feasible, we can't have hundreds of people bribe their way into the city this way, right?!"

"He's a gatekeeper who takes bribes, so he might be a little greedy!"

"But people are not fools!"

"What are you doing? You're making hundreds of taels of silver in one day just by stuffing people in?!"

"I want you, can't you react?"

"How daring this is! There must be something wrong!"

Having said this, Xiao Lang glanced at Xiang Peizhong and Zhizhong, and the two were speechless for a moment.

"Haha, besides, this time we're going into the city, our main purpose is to find out the truth!"

"If there is indeed an opportunity, then tie up that old bastard Li Jiantai!"

"If there's no good opportunity to strike, we can come out again!"

"That thief grandson of Li Jiantai must be a man who is extremely afraid of death. If we can hold him hostage and use his order to open the city and surrender, it might not be as difficult as we thought!"

"It all depends on people!"

"There is no other way to use it right now. Let's just give it a try. If it doesn't work, we can think of other ways. It won't be a waste of time!" Xiao Lang spoke generously about the plan.

But after hearing this, Peizhong suddenly jumped out to dissuade him.

"no!"

"General! It's hard to say whether your method will work or not!"

"But I heard from you that you want to take risks again. This, this is not okay!"

"Last time you insisted on going to Yi County, my heart was beating like a whim. When I was outside the city to support you, I was so anxious that I was always worried that something might happen to you!"

"No matter what, you can't go this time!"

"How can a coach always want to be a vanguard?"

"Where do you put all the soldiers in the army?!"

"If anything happens to you, then we, I..." Peizhong spoke excitedly, and everything he said was for the safety of his own general.

But before he could finish his words, he suddenly glanced and saw the prince, and his heart suddenly trembled.

I want to say that's it!

It sounds like you are talking nonsense!
At the beginning of the meeting, the general had deliberately reminded everyone to be more careful with their words, but he always prided himself on being mature and steady, so why did he forget it at this critical moment? !
Just as Peizhong was about to feel regretful, Hu Chen, who was standing nearby, saw what was happening and came in to help.

"Hey! Peizhong means that you, the general, should not go into battle in person!"

"This time, I, Li Huchen, will go with Ji Zu!"

"Originally, this is what I thought of!"

"It should be me who goes anyway!"

"Besides, last time when I was in Yi County, I didn't get the chance to be the vanguard into the city!"

"General, you don't know!"

"This Pei Zhong ambushed outside the city at night, which made him worried!"

"He's always complaining, and that makes me anxious and angry!"

"We were crawling in the ditch outside the city, but it was such a long wait!"

"It's really frustrating!"

"Anyway, I don't want to do this back-up work anymore!"

"General, you can't refute me this time!"

"I go!"

Hu Chen stepped forward to relieve Peizhong's embarrassment, and at the same time, he desperately volunteered to take the lead and go to Baoding Prefecture to have some fun!
"Haha, okay, I'll count you in!"

"Ji Zu, when you arrange the personnel, try to pick those who are popular among the villagers. Pay more attention to their dress and behavior, maybe it will be easier."

"I think I'll go here anyway!"

"Not only am I going, Zhizhong, you should also come with me. Let's go to the long court and the three of us will go together."

Xiao Lang was stubborn and refused to listen to advice.

"Hey, General, you don't trust me, your minister?!"

"Look at you and Master Qiu. You look like you are from a rich family. You want to enter the city without a pass? Don't you think you are too conspicuous?"

“It’s hard to get in!”

"I have seen many veteran soldiers guarding the city gates!"

"That bunch of bastards are all experts at treating people differently."

"I'm usually jealous of the rich, and you two are so rich and noble, how can you show off your wealth and dignity?"

"have to!"

"If I don't bite my tongue and rip you off for a hundred or eighty taels, I don't think you'll be willing to give in!"

"The inspection will be much more detailed!"

"To put it bluntly, I just want to find fault with you and cause trouble for you!" Hu Chen said again.

"Go! Go! Go!"

"The more I talk, the more excited I am!"

"When it comes to attracting attention, who can be as eye-catching as you?!"

"Five big, three burly, and one black guy!"

"If you can get in, why can't I?!"

"Stop making alarmist remarks like this!" Xiao Jingchuan argued hurriedly.

"Hey, this is different!"

"The right way is that the mountain people have their own magic method!"

"As for me, don't underestimate me because I'm a bit rough!"

"But if I pick it upside down, I'm very good at disguising myself!"

What Hu Chen said was fine if he didn't say it, but once he said it, he was very good at disguising himself and it came out.

The generals couldn't help but burst into laughter, and the scene around the fire became chaotic again.

"Haha, Li Huchen, Li Huchen!"

"You are such a good disguiser?"

"Just stop it!"

"I can be the first to pick out a big black guy like you from a crowd of people even if I'm two miles away!"

"Come on, tell me, how do you disguise yourself with your huge body?"

"Slice off the fat first, put it in the bag, and carry it with you?!"

Gong Yonggu, who had been silent for a long time, seized on this topic and became excited, shouting and teasing people!
After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter again.

(End of this chapter)