Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Li Zhao stood on a high place and chuckled: "Why are you calming down one by one, it should be a blessing to escape from death." Dugu Ling is such a powerful person, and he is still easily getting rid of him, so what is there to worry about.

When everyone heard this, they barely managed to squeeze out some smiles on their faces.

Seeing that everyone's expressions were relaxed, Li Zhao said: "Liu Xuan, Zhou Wen, you two each take some people to the front to explore the way and explore the surrounding situation." If there are any big mountain villas or bandit cottages around, don't startle the snakes, come back and let me know. Then he looked at a man and said, "Zichen, you take some people to the mountains to pick some wild fruits and the like." Bows and arrows are also carried, and if they encounter beasts, they will be shot to improve the food for everyone. Fill your stomach first. And

they obeyed, and went away.

Zhao Xincai and Sun Feng were Li Zhao's two cronies in Yongwang's Mansion before. The two did not return to Chang'an with King Yong, and chose to stay with Li Zhao.

Zhao Xincai brought a pot of spring water for Li Zhao, and after Li Zhao drank it, he said to the two: "I've been on the road for the past few days, and you guys have worked hard, so take a break." The

two of them even said that they were not hard, Li Zhao had fallen to such a point, and their attitudes were still respectful.

In the evening, Wang Zichen returned. Not only did he pick a lot of wild fruits, but Li Zhao also saw a huge goat.

Wang Zichen washed a wild fruit and handed it to Li Zhao.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhao waved his hand and refused, and said with a straight face: "Liu Xuan and the others haven't come back yet, everyone is so hard, how can I enjoy it alone." Distribute these fruits to everyone first, and the sheep will be enjoyed after Liu Xuan returns. You've had a hard day, so take a break. "

That's right, Li Zhao is putting on a show. In fact, he was so hungry that he wished he had roasted the sheep right now.

But his head is still clear, he is no longer the prince of Yongwangfu, and he has no power or power. If you are no longer uneasy and soothe people's hearts, and put on a stand for the emperor and grandson, wouldn't you be looking for death. The more than 100 people around him all had swords on their bodies. In case you meet a brainless person who wants to assassinate yourself, the situation will not be good.

Wang Zichen's eyes were surprised, and he secretly thought: Li Zhao was not like this before, could it be that he suffered this change and changed his personality.

After a while, Liu Xuan, Zhou Wen and others returned here, and Li Zhao asked Sun Feng to light the fire and prepare to eat mutton.

Li Zhao was very concerned about the surrounding situation, and said to the two: "It's hard work, but what have you discovered."

Liu Xuan arched his hand and said: "Your Highness Qiqi, according to the subordinates, it is found that there are almost no people in Liao within a radius of ten miles. But on a hill, a cottage was found. There were about 700 or 800 people in the cottage, including many women and children. "

The cottage is young and strong, what kind of weapons do you have? Li Zhao said.

"The weapons were rudimentary, mostly clubs, poles, etc., and only a few men held swords and spears. The defense of the cottage was extremely lax, and even if we observed it closely, it was not discovered.

Li Zhao guessed that the other party should just be a group of farmers, but why was it here?

Wang Zichen on the side suddenly said: "As far as I know, Wang Jing, the assassin of the Han Dynasty of Qi, is brutal and forcibly collects all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. The lives of the people in Hanzhong are becoming more and more unsustainable, and the people that Commander Liu said should be the people who have fled.

"This kind of scum, why hasn't Qi Guo punished him severely. Zhou Wen was puzzled.

"I don't know about this, it is said that Wang Jing has a good relationship with a certain prince of Qi State. Wang Zichen said.

Li Zhao already had an idea in his heart, "Don't worry about these for now, and take a break when you're done eating." Set off tonight and take down this cottage. In this battle, Liu Xuan and Zhou Wen led the troops. If the other side is willing to surrender in battle, it is not allowed to kill at will. "He urgently needs a place to stay now, and he can't really be a wild man in the mountains.

Zhao Xincai and Sun Feng led people to peel and wash the goat, and then cut off the mutton, but they didn't expect that the two of them were quite professional.

A group of people gathered around the fire and began to eat. Sun Feng roasted a leg of mutton and handed it to Li Zhao, who said casually: "I'm full, give him to General Liu."

Liu Xuan took the leg of mutton, his eyes showed gratitude, he hadn't eaten for a long time, and he was indeed hungry.

It is very cost-effective to exchange a leg of lamb for the loyalty of his soldiers.

After eating and drinking, everyone rested in place. Sun Feng was also closing his eyes to recuperate, he didn't notice that Li Zhao was staring at him behind him, his eyes were strange.

The time has come, Li Zhao said in a deep voice: "Let's go." Everyone

finished their rest and quietly approached the cottage. The soldiers of the Yongwang Mansion are well-trained, and more than 100 people are silent. Under the leadership of Liu Xuan and Zhou Wen, they marched in two teams.

Soon, the crowd reached the foot of the mountain. By the moonlight, Li Zhao carefully inspected the terrain of the cottage. The cottage is located in a dangerous location, with towering cliffs on both sides, and the middle road is not wide, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Thankfully, there were very few people on the defensive. He also saw that several people on duty in the distance seemed to be lying on the ground asleep, motionless.

Li Zhao was overjoyed in his heart and nodded to Liu Xuan and the others. Liu Xuan understood and led the troops up the mountain quietly. He also said to Zhou Wen: "Control the gate of the cottage as soon as possible, and don't let anyone escape from the cottage."

Liu Xuan easily went up the mountain and was not found until the gate. The people in the cottage were taken aback, and they didn't expect that anyone would go up the mountain at all, and one of them hurriedly ran into the cottage to notify someone of the attack.

When Liu Xuan saw that he was discovered, he immediately pulled out his knife and slashed it, quickly knocked everyone in front of the gate to the ground, and then successfully entered the cottage.

The people in the cottage were woken up and heard that someone was coming. I don't know how many enemies there are, and they are all panicked. They had previously been farmers who had never received rigorous military training, making it difficult for them to put up an orderly resistance.

After Li Zhao entered the cottage, he saw people fleeing in all directions, and some children cried loudly. Some people want to flee down the mountain, but find that the exit has been blocked, and there is no way to go.

The battle went well and ended in a short time. The expected bloody battle did not happen at all.

Li Zhao kept shouting: "Surrender and don't kill!" Seeing

that there was no hope of escape, the people in the cottage surrendered one after another. A few people did not give up, and seeing that there were few people around Li Zhao, they raised their poles and spears and rushed straight towards Li Zhao. Li Zhao sneered when he saw this, these people were quickly stopped by Zhou Wen, and then they were slashed to the ground, and their intestines flowed out, which frightened the people in the cottage.

Li Zhao summoned an old man from the cottage and asked what the name of this mountain was.

The old man replied, "Black Tiger Ridge."

Li Zhao muttered, "Black Tiger Ridge, this name is good. Then he asked, "Why are you here?"

"We were originally people from nearby counties, but the government forcibly collected taxes many times. If they do not pay, they will be subject to hard labor. However, there are too many taxes to pay, and it is really impossible to pay. It is far away from the county seat and is sparsely populated, so it fled here.

Li Zhao sighed in his heart: It is also a hard-working family. Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, everyone in the cottage is controlled. Then he said aloud: "I know that your hearts are troubled, but do not be afraid, for I am not an indiscriminate murderer, nor a wicked man." As long as you don't resist, you can continue to live in peace on Black Tiger Ridge. Since I occupy this Black Tiger Ridge, I will also protect you. When

the people in the cottage heard this, their expressions eased a lot. Seeing that Li Zhao did not look fierce, he completely gave up resistance and chose to lie down.