Chapter 99: Protecting the Land and Peace of the People

Li Zicheng and Gao Yingdeng led the troops to Xishan Town. Li Zicheng had more troops. He was worried about frightening the people in the town. When he was still five miles away from the town entrance, he kept the troops on standby, leaving only Li Yan.

Li Guo took 200 people with him.

Gao Yingdeng originally thought that Li Zicheng was coming to rob him, but he didn't expect that he would only bring so many people with him at this moment. He was very puzzled and said, "Brother Li, why did you bring so few people with you?"

"We are here to apologize to others. If we bring so many people, wouldn't we scare them?" Li Zicheng replied directly.

"You...you really plan to apologize..." Gao Yingdeng said in disbelief.

"That's natural. If you don't come to apologize, what are we doing here? It's late, so let's apologize quickly. We have to meet up with King Chuang and head to Shanxi later." Li Zicheng said in a gentle voice.

"Then...Okay..." Gao Yingdeng could only bring two hundred people with him, and headed for Xishan Town. With only a thousand people, what kind of trouble could he cause? Li Zicheng's troops were ten times stronger now.

Even if you apologize to someone who is doing twice as much as yourself, how can you not understand the situation?

The two of them led four hundred people and rushed towards the town entrance. Along the way, they could see the countryside fields and smell the fragrance of the soil. Many soldiers recalled their lives back then. There were no swords, swords and shadows, and they lived in peace and harmony.

There is no difference between their hometown and here. They were envious and jealous, so a small leader said: "Boss, there is so much food in this field. We happened to be short of food, so we harvested it all."

"Crack!"

A horsewhip fell hard on the little leader, and immediately after, Li Zicheng said loudly: "We are the rebels. What we want to do is kill the rich and help the poor, suppress the troops and calm the people. If we plunder wantonly, we will be the same as the bandits."

What's the difference? Do you think our slogans are just words? We have to do what we say, keep our word, and let everyone in the world see that we are rebels!"

"Yes...yes..." The little leader trembled and was so frightened that he no longer dared to say a word.

Li Yan was right next to Li Zicheng, and he was very satisfied when he saw that Li Zicheng could do what he said. It can be said that only in this way can he be a true rebel and achieve great things.

After a while, everyone came to the entrance of the town. Li Zicheng asked someone to shout, hoping that the people in the town would come out. But after shouting for a long time, no one was seen. Li Zicheng did not lead his troops in, but just asked two minions to go in and check.

I went in for a while and came back to report that everyone here was gone.

After hearing this, Li Zicheng nodded slightly and said, "It seems that the people in the town were worried that we would come to retaliate, so they hid."

"What Brother Li said is true, it should be so." Li Yan on the side said: "But I estimate that the people here can't go far, and most likely they are hiding in the nearby mountains." After saying that, he stretched out his hand and pointed not far away.

of mountains.

"Sir, what should we do now? Should we turn around or go up to the mountains to find them?" Li Zicheng asked.

"Of course we have to look for them, but we can't go up the mountain, so we can just stay at the foot of the mountain. Those people can kill the high leader, and they are obviously not ordinary people. When we get to the foot of the mountain, they will definitely be able to find them. The eldest brother will take the lead and call them down. Xiaozhi will

Reason, use your emotions to see if you can persuade them to join our rebel army. If you persuade them to join, of course it would be best. If not, it can be considered as settling the old grudges and leaving a good reputation for our rebel army." Li Yan said.

After Li Yan finished speaking, Gao Yingdeng understood why Li Zicheng came to apologize. It turned out that he wanted to use this group of people for his own use without any loss. This group of people in Xishan Town is really powerful. If he had known it earlier, how could he have done it?

He knew how to rob, and he had already invited Corporal Li Xian. Now that Li Zicheng had the upper hand, with this group of people joining him, wouldn't Li Zicheng's power be even stronger?

Ying Deng felt regretful for not improving, so he heard Li Zicheng say: "Sir, you are right, let's go over there now."

Li Zicheng led his men straight to the mountain not far away. Before they reached the foot of the mountain, the people on the mountain had already spotted them. The man on guard quickly reported it to Hu Ke, who rushed to the mountainside to take a look. He originally thought that the rogue bandits would at least come.

There were thousands of people. I didn't expect that there were only so many people here. After a quick calculation, it was estimated to be only four to five hundred.

Seeing so many people coming from the rogue bandits, Hu Ke wondered what the other party meant. While he was guessing, Li Zicheng's men came to the foot of the mountain, and then heard the minions shouting: "Heroes of Xishan Town

, my leader Li Zicheng came to pay homage to the mountain, please come down and talk!"

"It turns out that we should be polite first and then fight. That's fine. Hu will go down and take a look and see what you have to say!" Hu Ke shouted halfway up the mountain and then walked down the mountain.

The man next to him quickly shouted: "Brother Hu, be careful of fraud."

"It doesn't matter, they can't do anything to me." After Hu Ke finished speaking, he paused slightly and continued walking down.

Many young people hurriedly followed, but Hu Ke didn't stop him. He told them to just stay in their positions and be careful on the mountainside. It was enough. The young people could handle the following things by themselves. The young people always regarded him as a follower of the horse.

He had no choice but to obey his orders.

Hu Ke walked down the mountain casually, and when he was still fifty steps away from Li Zicheng's men, he stopped. He clasped his fists with both hands and said loudly: "Hu Ke, I wonder what you are doing here?"

"It turns out it's Uncle Hu, the number one swordsman in Guanzhong. Did I say that?" Li Zicheng couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard Hu Ke announcing his family name. He then urged his horse forward and said loudly: "No wonder my brother Gao Ying

The climb was defeated, and with Uncle Hu sitting here, no matter who wants to cause trouble here, I'm afraid they won't get the slightest advantage."

Hu Ke is quite famous on the Green Forest Road, especially in Shaanxi. Almost all the people in the Green Forest know his name. Although Li Zicheng was not a Taoist before, he was just a postman, but he liked to practice martial arts and did not know him.

He was from Shaolvlin Road, so he had heard of Hu Ke’s name. However, Li Zicheng had never met Hu Ke, but his uncle Gao Yingxiang and Hu Ke had a relationship. Gao Yingxiang used to do business on Green Forest Road.

It's not unusual to know Hu Ke. If Gao Yingxiang knew that Hu Ke was here, he would probably give Gao Yingdeng a slap in the face and come here in person.

When Gao Yingdeng heard Hu Ke's name, he was also shocked. He secretly thought that he was really unlucky. If he had known that Hu Ke was here, how could he come here to rob? It would not be a shame to apologize to Hu Ke.

Please wait a moment and I will go up and apologize in person.

"Brother, you're too polite. Hu Ke is just a vain name and has no ability to reach the sky. Now there is chaos in Shaanxi. Xishan Town is Hu's hometown. From now on, I am just here to protect the land and the people and protect the elders in the countryside." Hu Ke said loudly.

said.

"Brother Hu, the day before yesterday my brother came here and acted recklessly. It was really our fault. I came here today just to apologize to Brother Hu." After Li Zicheng finished speaking, he got off his horse and bowed to Hu Ke.

"There's no need to apologize. Brother Li is a man who is doing great things, and Hu is just a countryman. He really can't bear Brother Li's gift. Now that this matter has passed, according to the rules of our road, this is called no deal without fighting. In the future, if

If there is any use for Hu, just ask, Hu will do his best," Hu Ke said.

"As Brother Hu said, Zicheng's achievements are not in vain. There is a saying that Zicheng doesn't know whether to say now or not." Li Zicheng said with clasped fists.

"Brother Li, just say no harm." Hu Ke said.

"Right now, there is a severe drought in Shaanxi, corrupt officials are rampant, and the people are in dire straits. My uncle Chuang Wang, Gao Yingxiang, intends to kill the Taoists, suppress the troops, and bring peace to the people, for the benefit of the world. My brother is very powerful in martial arts, and he is the number one hero in Guanzhong. How can such a hero be buried in the mountains?

Zicheng has the intention to ask his brother to come out of the mountain and help the world together with us. I wonder what your brother wants?" Li Zicheng said proudly.

"Hu Ke is nothing more than a wild man in the mountains. He has great ambitions and only wants to protect his parents. Hu accepted Brother Li's kindness, but I dare not obey his orders to help the world." Hu Ke declined politely. What the rogue bandits did, Hu Ke

Although he has seen too much, he is not necessarily any better than the officers and soldiers. Furthermore, if he joins the bandits, what will happen to his family members and elders?

We are not telling them to seek death. If they leave their fellow villagers behind and leave, who will protect them if other bandits come? Therefore, Hu Ke believes that he must not leave.

Gao Yingdeng was overjoyed when he heard that Hu Ke did not want to join. Although he admired Hu Ke, he did not want Hu Ke to join Li Zicheng's army. If that were the case, Li Zicheng, who was already strong, would surely reach a higher level.

Then in the future, I must not act based on his expression.

Seeing that Hu Ke was unwilling to follow, Li Yan quickly clapped his horse and came to Li Zicheng's side. He jumped off the horse, bowed first, and then said: "Li Yan has met Brother Hu recently. He has heard about Brother Hu's reputation for a long time. , like thunder piercing my ears. When I saw him today, he realized that being famous is worse than meeting him. Brother Hu was a hero in this world and should have great ambitions. How could he be short-sighted? The world is in turmoil now and corrupt officials are rampant. Although it was his husband who did it to protect the country and the people, After all, it is only a small righteousness. Helping the world and saving all people from fire and water is a great righteousness. Why does Brother Hu want to sacrifice a great righteousness for a small righteousness?"

Hu Ke looked at Li Yan for a few times and said: "Whether it's a big righteousness or a small righteousness, Hu Ke just wants to protect his family. Everything else is not about Hu. Do you have anything else? If

No, please forgive Hu Ke for saying goodbye first."

"Slow down!" Li Yan shouted quickly: "Brother Hu said he only wanted to protect his family, so Li Yan would like to ask one more question. Now that Shaanxi is in chaos, does Brother Hu think he can be alone? Today we are leaving. When the day comes,

Either the officers and soldiers are short of food, and they are here to rob, or there are bandits who have fallen into the grass, can Brother Hu handle it? As long as the war continues and corrupt officials are not eliminated, there will be no peace in the world, and Brother Hu's family will not be able to find peace.

"Brother Hu, a seven-foot-tall man, how can he have the ambition to live in peace for a while? Why don't you join us in killing all the corrupt officials in the world and restore peace and prosperity to the people of the world?"

"What do all the people in the world have to do with me? Hu has made up his mind. You don't need to persuade me any more. Hu is here in Xishan Town. Anyone who dares to act wild here must first ask about the knife in Hu's hand."

Having said this, Hu Ke pulled out the steel knife from his back, casually held it in his hand and said, "Hu, take your leave."

After saying that, he ignored Li Zicheng and Li Yan, turned around and left.
Chapter completed!