Song Emperor Jiangshan

Li Huchen and others apologized again and again, then looked at Zhao Yuan with begging and pitiful eyes, and said: "Brother Zhao, you know us, and we sincerely come here to seek refuge!"

Zhao Yuan pulled Xiao Shan aside, and said in a low voice: "It's better to accept it temporarily, and it won't be too late to hand it over to Commander Wang."

Xiao Shan said: "Your Highness, you can't do it even if you beg for mercy."

Zhao Yuan said: "I'm not here to plead, I'm worried that if you don't accept these people, they will definitely make trouble for you."

As soon as Xiao Shan saw these guys, he knew that they were not good people, and he was also a little worried that these guys would make trouble for him, and if he sent someone to send them away, he would definitely have to mobilize the already insufficient manpower, and it would be difficult to guarantee that they would not escape halfway; if they did not send them away , It's really a headache, these few typical soldiers, if they play tricks and make trouble, Zhao Yuan refuses to surrender his status to beat and scold, it's very difficult.

Xiao Shan said: "Where have you dealt with this kind of scoundrel? These are not the guards of the palace who are carefully selected and know how to advance and retreat. They are very bad. Just kill them and save trouble. Anyway, this kind of deserters follow military regulations. They are also going to be killed." He was really disgusted with these soldiers and bandits who wandered around at will and didn't listen to them. It is normal for these people to kill people in violation of the law. Exile into the army, the old problems will not change.

Zhao Yuan smiled slightly, and looked at Xiao Shan: "You mean I'm incompetent, I can't even take care of a few headless soldiers?"

Xiao Shan was speechless.

Zhao Yuan said: "They came to join you, but in the end you killed someone. If you spread the news, wait to be scolded to death! That's it, these few are stored in my name and lent to you temporarily. Wang De knows I dare not even say a word of no."

This is of course, if the majestic Prince of Pu'an asks him for a few low-level soldiers, Wang De will definitely send them with a smile, and it is absolutely impossible to blame Zhao Yuan for overdoing it.

Xiao Shan had nothing to do with these people for a while, but seeing what Zhao Yuan said now, he also felt that this was the most appropriate solution.

When Li Huchen first heard that Xiao Shan refused to accept him, he was very depressed, but his eyes were rolling around, thinking in his heart: Grandma, the brothers came to you to save face, you brat refused to accept ?I must make trouble for you!

Immediately after Li Huchen heard that it was temporarily deposited under Zhao Yuan's name, he was taken aback, but was even happier.Zhao Yuan looks gentle and refined, polite and polite, he doesn't beat or scold, even though he is wearing ordinary soldier's clothes with bloodstains on it, but he is much better than Xiao Shan who kicks, beats and scolds his mother when he came up.

They also saw Zhao Yuan shoot and kill the thieves with his own hands this morning, he is not weak, and he has a good relationship with Xiao Shan, and dared to take him in, obviously he is a "big man" with more background than Xiao Shan.First follow this big man and curry favor with him, as long as he escapes the control of Jiankang Mansion, he will definitely become Xiao Shan's subordinate in the end.

Li Huchen and others came to salute Zhao Yuan, and because they were grateful for his help to say good things, they kowtowed and saluted. Zhao Yuan did not evade, let alone return the salute. It's a serious crime. However, the Zhao family once issued a decree to ban this punishment and change it to a hundred lashes! According to the rules, those who are willing to stay can go to receive the punishment themselves, and those who don't want to be punished can also leave, I will not force it."

When Li Huchen heard this, they looked at each other in dismay, and two of them left immediately after hearing Zhao Yuan's words.Whipping one hundred times is not a joke, many people die before finishing the beating.

Seeing Zhao Yuan's serious expression, Li Huchen and the rest of the others didn't mean to be joking. Knowing that the other party was serious, they struggled for a moment in their hearts, and bowed and saluted: "I hope to receive the punishment!"

Zhao Yuan didn't say much, there was someone in the army who was in charge of punishment, and he executed the sentence immediately. After whipping more than a dozen lashes, Zhao Yuan also drove away the three dissatisfied scolders, and then said: "Let's do this first! There is still war. , Whip the whip first, if there is meritorious service, it will be punished. If Wang De comes looking for you, I guarantee that you will be fine!"

Li Huchen and the remaining eight people no longer dared to underestimate Zhao Yuan. Knowing that this "big man" is really not easy to mess with, and they were spared the remaining dozens of lashes, and willing to protect themselves from being taken away by Wang De, they also felt that Zhao Yuan Yuan still cherished his own people, they all knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Don't dare to have second thoughts, you must kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!"

Seeing this, Xiao Shan remembered the reinforcements from Jiankang Mansion, and asked Li Huchen and others when the reinforcements would arrive.

Li Huchen is a low-level soldier, so of course he doesn't know the specific actions, but according to them, when he ran out, the Jiankang Mansion had no intention of dispatching troops. I'm afraid it will take five days to arrive.

Xiao Shan completely fell into the situation of fighting alone.

He only has 400 men in his hands, and although there are enough bows and arrows, food and grass, it is still very difficult to face thousands of bandits who may attack from a hundred miles away and may appear at any time.If you want to go back, it is disobedience and disobedience, which is a heavier crime than the military rout.

However, if you move forward by yourself, you may be surrounded by the enemy at any time and face the situation of being outnumbered.

If you don't leave where you are, it will be even more serious. There is not enough food for so many days, so you can only harass the people where you are.The wounded soldiers are already living in the homes of the common people, and they have raided the nearby villages yesterday, even if they are being harassed, it is difficult to provide them with food, drink, and food.

This situation caused Xiao Shan a great headache. The best way now is to borrow troops from nearby counties and towns.

The local troops include Xiang army, militia, and archers.But the combat effectiveness of these people is probably even worse, and it is useless to borrow them.The mob gathered in a hurry has no advantage against organized bandits with think tanks.

Xiao Shan had only traveled twenty li that day and set up camp, it was not because of any other reason, it was because he was in a dilemma.

On the same day, he discussed with several of his generals, and one of the generals said: "General Xiao, there is actually a big man around here. If you can ask him to help, even if you only ask him to borrow some soldiers, we can defeat the enemy." No problem!"

Xiao Shan lifted his spirits and asked, "Who is it?"

The team general said: "Liu Kai, Liu Xianggong!"

Xiao Shan immediately withered.Liu Kai's name has long been known as thunder. In the great victory of Shunchang, he defeated the kidnapper horse and iron floating map of Jin Wushu, making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to take down the lonely city of Shunchang. He is a famous general who even Yue Fei praised.

However, since the peace talks in Shaoxing, this famous general has also been thrown aside to be idle. Half a year ago, someone suggested to Zhao Gou that it is not suitable for a famous general in the world to be idle for a long time. .

Jingnan Mansion is in the territory of Hubei in later generations, and it is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from here, and eight poles cannot be reached together.

Xiao Shan said: "Don't say please move, even if you can please move, Jingzhou is thousands of miles away from here, it doesn't matter that he has wings, he can't arrive within three days at all!"

The general quickly explained: "General Xiao, you don't know something. Liu Xianggong's youngest daughter is married, and her husband's family is from Wuhu. He loves the little daughter very much, so he came here to send it off in person. I heard that he brought a lot of soldiers. If Hurry up and get there in a day and night."

Xiao Shan shook his head, knowing that this place is in chaos, he brought troops to escort his little daughter, but he just didn't want to interfere with the affairs here.Xiao Shan could also understand that Liu Kai was now a magistrate, had been punished by Qin Hui, was cautious, and had a happy event, so he would never want to see blood.What's more, Liu Qishu is very attractive, and Qin Hui will know about any troubles. Not to mention leading troops to rescue them across the border, it will also give Qin Hui a handle, and the other party will definitely refuse.

Xiao Shan said: "Not to mention that he certainly doesn't have many soldiers, and he certainly won't be willing to see blood during weddings. Don't make things difficult for others."

Zhao Yuan suddenly said: "I seem to have heard about this, but I forgot the date, is it these two days?"

The team general nodded vigorously, obviously feeling that his forces are too small, and he has almost no chance of winning against Wang Bupo, who has the help of heavenly soldiers and generals, so he tried his best to encourage Xiao Shan: "I have a brother from his husband's side. Xianggong got this youngest daughter when he was in his 30s, and he doted on him very much. When we got married, he said that he would bring three hundred horses as a wedding gift, and make a big show. Calculate the date, and it will be in these two days."

Xiao Shan's heart skipped a beat, three hundred riders! ! !This is definitely not a small amount.However, it is impossible for him to invite him, let alone him, a nobody, even Shao Hongyuan, the boss of his Zhenjiang mansion, has no way to go.

Zhao Yuan pondered in his mind for a while, and said: "If there are really three hundred cavalry of Liu Xianggong, let alone one thousand demon thieves, even three thousand demon thieves can be wiped out!"

Xiao Shan felt that it was impossible. First of all, he must not be able to leave the team. He would not be able to ask for it, and it would be even more impossible for others to do so.

Zhao Yuan said: "It's not right for you to retreat now, nor to enter. You can't stay here forever. There will be troubles after a long time. I have met Liu Xianggong a few times, and I know him well. I will try it. If I can invite him, of course It’s like a tiger with wings added, there is no loss if you don’t invite me, but it’s just the same.”

Xiao Shan saw that the other team generals looked at Zhao Yuan in astonishment, he didn't know who this person was, and it was hard to say something to Zhao Yuan in detail, so he just nodded casually, and after driving everyone away, Xiao Shan was very worried. Zhao Yuan said: "Your Highness, it is not very appropriate for you to go."

Zhao Yuan said: "Are you afraid that I will reveal my identity? Or are you afraid of revealing your own identity? Liu Kai has a tight mouth and is a nice person. If I explain my interests to him, he may not refuse to help."

Xiao Shan said: "It's impossible for him to have three hundred horses. A magistrate, no matter how powerful he was back then, it is impossible for him to have three hundred horses now!"

Three hundred riders is definitely not a small amount. There was a shortage of horses in the Southern Song Dynasty. When Yue Fei quelled the chaos in Jiangxi, he asked the local government to borrow a hundred horses and asked for an order.Now that he used three hundred cavalry all at once, Qin Hui would not know for no reason.Exposure of identity is one aspect of consideration, and another consideration is that Liu Kai cannot have so many horses. This number is equivalent to dispatching all the cavalry in the entire Jingnan Prefecture. How can it take such a big show to marry a daughter?

Zhao Yuan said: "Is there so many people in Liu Qi? Let me tell you first. It's not a problem to expose your identity. You just need to control the mouths of those team generals. It's the best excuse to pass by the enemy when passing by. I myself Go and have a look, if it’s okay, if it’s not, it’s not a big deal.”

Xiao Shan was still in a dilemma, when there were many bandits, it would be very dangerous for Zhao Yuan to go alone, he was not at ease, and said: "Actually, I also have a way, take my subordinates to Xuanzhou for a walk, and then come back after pretending. It’s beyond what I can do, at most I’ll be scolded a few times by the superiors, whipped a few times and it’s over.”

Zhao Yuan said decisively: "What do you mean by showing off? How many whips? This matter is settled like this. I will go to Wuhu tomorrow morning, so there is no need to discuss any more!" He put on a mattress and lay down to sleep, leaving a piece of space beside him for Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan didn't know why Zhao Yuan turned his face so suddenly, he couldn't say much, after lying down, he suddenly remembered something, he turned his head and said, "Your Highness."

Zhao Yuan snored immediately, Xiao Shan knew that he was not asleep, so he pushed him with his hand, Zhao Yuan turned over, his back was facing Xiao Shan, he didn't want to argue with him any more on this issue.

Xiao Shan tried hard to pull Zhao Yuan back, unexpectedly the other party was also trying hard, but failed once, so he stretched out his hands, pressed Zhao Yuan's shoulders, and twisted him around forcibly.

Zhao Yuan didn't open his eyes either, he just pretended to be asleep.

Xiao Shan said: "If you pretend to be asleep again, don't blame me for being rude!"

Zhao Yuan opened his eyes, raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Shan with a provocative expression: "Why do you want to be rude?"

Seeing Zhao Yuan's stubborn expression, Xiao Shan raised his eyebrows and seemed a little angry. The distance between the two was close, and their breaths were almost entangled at this moment. The sentence "Why do you want to be unreasonable" made Xiao Shan's blood spurt for a split second. , the urge to force a kiss.