Chapter 36: See Li Zicheng
Hou Fangyu advised Hou Xun not to let Zhang Biwu go.
"Oh!" Hou Xun sighed after hearing this and said, "Okay! Guoxiong is not afraid of fire refining! I believe Guoxiong is innocent!" Hou Xun said that these magnificent words were just a cover-up for his desire to kill people for being a bad reputation.
Hou Fangyu asked again: "Father, I gave up Henan and then surrounded him. Henan was ruined and let the thieves starve to death in Henan! I don't know this good strategy, the emperor can adopt it!"
Hou Xun glared at Hou Fangyu and said, "Silly! Your plan has made the emperor very angry! I shouldn't let you do anything wrong! You should stop you! You can't write this stupid memorial to the heavens!"
When Hou Fangyu heard Hou Xun's words, he shook his head. Especially Hou Xun's words made him feel even more harsh: "Look, Zhang Biwu is about the same age as you, although he is only a little older than you, what about others? They are all famous generals all over the country and all over the world! His strategies and ideas are incomparable to you! It's hard for you to be called one of the four great princes of the Ming Dynasty! But compared with Zhang Biwu, you are too bad! That's too bad! Alas! You are all relying on the reputation of my Hou family!"
Hou Fangyu was ashamed of himself. He hated Zhang Biwu now. Why was Zhang Biwu better than him? Chen Zilong, Yang Youlong and others valued Zhang Biwu! Including Li Xiangjun, she also praised Zhang Biwu when talking about famous generals in the world! This made Hou Fangyu jealous.
Now even his father said so! This made Hou Fangyu so uncomfortable! He is the leading figure in Fushe! He is a famous figure in the country! He is the best son in the eyes of scholars. Why is he compared by a martial artist? The world of Ming Dynasty was dominated by literati, but now you, Zhang Biwu, are suppressed by a martial artist. How could Hou Fangyu swallow this breath!
Hou Xun sent someone to monitor Zhang Biwu's every move. Zhang Biwu trusted Hou Fangyu too much. He never expected that Hou Fangyu would persuade his father to monitor him, which would be detrimental to him.
In order to save the millions of people in Kaifeng, Zhang Biwu went to find Li Zicheng, hoping to reach an agreement to prevent Kaifeng from being destroyed by floods.
Zhang Biwu secretly rushed to Li Zicheng's old camp. Of course, Li Zicheng's old camp is now called the Marshal's Headquarters.
As soon as he approached, he saw a short man limping and a cripple man. So, he was Song Xiance!
But Zhang Biwu always looked at Song Xiance and felt familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Haha! General Guoxiong, who is famous all over the world, it's great that you are here! It's so happy to offer advice to pay homage to the general Zunyan again!" Song Xiance came up, and a handsome literati was also surrounded by him.
Zhang Biwu was so surprised that he looked at Song Xiance and asked, "Are you Song Xiance? Are you a military advisor Song? You said we have met? Why don't I remember it?"
"Haha!" Song Xiance laughed and said, "We have met each other, but it was a few years ago. General Guoxiong forgot about the affairs, so it is normal for him to not remember it! A few years ago, General Guoxiong had just left Datong Town and met a Taoist priest who was traveling around in the mountains. This Taoist priest was me! At that time, General Guoxiong gave me the cake and the money! I remember this kindness clearly!"
"Haha!" Zhang Biwu burst into laughter. After Song Xiance said it, he remembered that there was indeed such a thing. After so many years, he forgot it. It is rare that Song Xiance still remembers it.
Song Xiance said: "General Guoxiong is noble and honest, and he does not repay his kindness! It is normal to forget it! But I keep my kindness in mind, and one day I will repay General Guoxiong's kindness!"
Zhang Biwu smiled. Now that Song Xiance is helping, it will be much easier. So Zhang Biwu asked Song Xiance to help, that is, to convince Li Zicheng that he must not be excavated or destroyed the dam, and to protect the flood control dam!
Song Xiance agreed to Zhang Biwu's request, because he knew that if the flood collapsed the dam, their rebels would be greatly threatened.
The people next to him also nodded one after another, saying, "Yes! As a person from Kaifeng Prefecture, I also know the terrible floods! Every year, in order to prevent disasters, the government has to recruit civilians to build and strengthen the flood control dam!"
Zhang Biwu looked at the man and asked, "What is this?" Song Xiance replied, "This is Li Yan, known as Mr. Li!"
Zhang Biwu had long admired Li Yan's name. He knew that Li Yan would be killed by Niu Jinxing in the future, which made Li Zicheng less capable, so Li Zicheng was eventually defeated.
"Mr. Li! Guoxiong is polite! Guoxiong has always wanted to meet Mr. Li but has no chance. This time I came to King Chuang, I just want to meet Mr. Li! I have to meet him now, so I will comfort myself in my life!" Zhang Biwu was very excited. At the same time, what he thought in his mind was that he could prevent Li Yan from dying, that was the best.
Zhang Biwu said: "If you have the chance, Mr. Li, can you and I have a chat about the current situation? But maybe this is Guoxiong's extravagant hope, because I wonder if Mr. Li is willing to make friends with me?"
Li Yan was extremely happy and said, "Okay! That's great! I can't ask for anything! It's a privilege for Lin Quan to be able to talk to the famous general Guoxiong in the world!"
Niu Jinxing came out and said, "Okay! Everyone, please get in! After seeing the King of Chuang, come and have a good chat at the banquet, that's OK!"
Zhang Biwu smiled and said, "Yes! Mr. Niu said yes! Let's go in now!" Zhang Biwu said, and actually pulled Li Yan's hand intimately and wanted to go in with this elder brother Li.
During this process, Niu Jinxing has always held a grudge because he is now the person Li Zicheng trusts the most. Zhang Biwu only recounts the past with Song Xiance. There is nothing to say. He and Song Xiance are old people, but they are extremely intimate with Li Yan, but they ignore him and leave him alone, which hurts Niu Jinxing's heart.
Why did Niu Jinxing, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi and others all went to Lingbao to see Zhang Biwu together, and they met him, but they were ignored by Zhang Biwu! Why didn't Niu Jinxing angry?
Niu Jinxing seemed to have known Zhang Biwu and Li Yan for a long time, and he was even more angry. He was thinking that Zhang Biwu was an official after all, and Li Yan was Li Zicheng's confidant adviser. Will Li Yan betray Li Zicheng?
However, Niu Jinxing really thought that Li Yan was unfaithful to Li Zicheng. He knew that only Li Yan threatened his position in Li Zicheng's army. If Li Yan could be eliminated, Niu Jinxing's status would be stable. As for Song Xiance, it was not worth worrying about. After all, Song Xiance was recommended to Li Zicheng. He was also friends with Niu Jinxing for many years, so there was no threat.
Just as Niu Jinxing was thinking about this, Zhang Biwu and others entered the tent with Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun and others.
If it were usual, Li Zicheng would come to greet Zhang Biwu in person, but now it is different. Li Zicheng is the Grand Marshal. With a high status, he would not come to greet Zhang Biwu in person. And maybe Li Zicheng and Zhang Biwu would have the possibility of fighting each other, so how could they meet possible enemies?
Li Zicheng was very happy and said, "Haha! Guoxiong! We haven't seen each other for a long time! I'm so happy to see you today!"
Zhang Biwu bowed and after reminiscing about the past, Gu Ying suddenly came to report: "Report to the Grand Marshal, we just let the women in the city come out to find wild vegetables, and we sometimes distributed some food to them!"
Li Zicheng kept nodding and said, "Okay! Good job! Gu Ying, thank you for your hard work! You did a very good job!"
When Zhang Biwu heard this, he was looking at Gu Ying. He looked at Li Zicheng and his generals. He was thinking about what Li Zicheng asked the people in Kaifeng City to come out to find food and gave them food. But Zhang Biwu thought about it and he understood.
"Okay! Very good!" Li Zicheng smiled, and then said with a compassionate attitude: "I rebel soldiers are trying to eliminate tyranny and restore peace to the people! Alas! I am helpless in siege of Kaifeng today! It's not that I don't have the ability to break Kaifeng, but I think the people will be less hurt, so Kaifeng can be preserved, so I just siege and not attack!"
Zhang Biwu took Li Zicheng's words and said, "Yes! Moreover, the action of the King of Chuang is so great that the hearts of the people in Kaifeng City! These women who went out of the city to find wild vegetables and other food in the wild will definitely bring the matter of the King of Chuang back to the city. There will be one passing through ten, ten passing through hundreds, and the hearts of the people who guard the city will be disintegrated. The hearts of the people in the city will be disintegrated. Who will the government rely on to defend the city? The city has been trapped for a long time, and the hearts of the people have been disintegrated. After such a rush, the city will be even more difficult to defend! The officials in the city will feel that they can't defend the city! It's like a fruit that has been ripe and is about to fall. Isn't it easy to pick it?"
"Oh!" Li Zicheng couldn't help but glance at Zhang Biwu, because Zhang Biwu was right. The reason why he asked the people to leave the city was not as sympathized with the people on the surface, but was actually a trick to disintegrate the fighting spirit of defending the city. Now Zhang Biwu can see it at first glance. Zhang Biwu is indeed not simple!
Zhang Biwu was about to go up: "King Chuang, I know you are extremely kind and righteous, and the people in the world praised you! The water of the Yellow River is likely to rise now! Please Chuang Wang must send additional personnel on the Yellow River Dam. You cannot let the Yellow River break the dike, which will cause a catastrophe at that time! Not only the people in Kaifeng suffer, but even the hundreds of thousands of troops of Chuang Wang will be in danger! Please Chuang Wang must pay attention!"
Chapter completed!