Xinye was located on the plains. Soon, a tall horse could be seen on the horizon, followed by several inferior horses. Behind them were the footmen who moved on foot.
There were at least a thousand people.
"My lord, isn't that our warhorse?" Guan Hai saw that the leading warhorse was the black horse that the young man was riding earlier. This black horse had another name, Luminous Night. It meant that its speed was so fast that it looked like a black ray of light during the day.
"Yes, it's Night Light!" The young man nodded. Night Light was a warhorse from Witch Creek. In Witch Creek, it symbolized the throne. This warhorse was given to the young man by the barbarians of Witch Creek. So he recognized it.
"Disaster, disaster." Seeing the arrival of the mighty army, the people who were originally in the camp panicked. They were all refugees from various provinces. When they arrived in Xinye, even if they knew that their heads were sold, they didn't dare to say anything. This was because if they didn't say anything, they would at least have a place to stay. The camp here was built temporarily to keep them away from the cold and heat. Although the taxes on the sixth layer were heavy, they wouldn't starve to death.
If they resisted, only death would await them.
Seeing the young man kill more than a dozen of Hao Liu's subordinates, they felt relieved. However, when they saw the arrival of a large number of troops, they couldn't help but tremble in fear. They were afraid of their future. Some of them even glared at the young man's group. This was because their arrival caused the encirclement of the army.
On the other side, Jiang Wan, the scholar, was still earnestly persuading the refugees, hoping that they would stand up. After all, there were thousands of people in this camp. Once they were organized, they could still be of some use. However, Jiang Wan's efforts were all in vain. It was already good that these refugees didn't take down Jiang Wan and the others. That was because they were afraid of the young man and the others' strength. Otherwise, Jiang Wan would have been tied up and sent to the incoming army.
"Let's go and see them!" The young man and the others walked out of the camp.
"Brother Han, are we going out like this?" On the other side, Jiang Wan was still a little hesitant. Although this camp was a little dilapidated, in any case, there was still room to maneuver. If they were to go out like this, they would really be exposed to the enemy.
"Brother Jiang, do you think this place can stop them?" The young man said indifferently. This was just a place for the refugees to stay, and it was extremely simple and crude. Once the other party rushed in, they wouldn't have the slightest ability to resist. At that time, these refugees would also be implicated.
"Sigh! Didn't I tell you to leave immediately? "Jiang Wan was still muttering.
"Brother Jiang, there's a saying that goes, 'You can travel all over the world without reason'. We're going to be reasonable!"
"Reason with them? Brother Han, are you alright? " Jiang Wan was about to step forward and touch the young man's forehead to see if this Brother Han was having a fever.
"General, General, it's them, it's them." Hao Liu also came. He was lying on his warhorse. The wound on his back had stopped bleeding. Every step he took was very painful. But when he thought that he was going to get his revenge, the pain turned into hatred. Hao Liu's heart was filled with hatred.
"I got it!" Guo Yi also saw the young man and his group walking out of the camp. He had seen these people in Xinye, and he had obtained these warhorses from them.
"You're quite brave." Guo Yi originally thought that these people would run away after the incident. But now, it seemed that not only did they not run away, but they also stayed behind.
"Fight!" Guo Yi urged his warhorse forward. He looked down from above and said, "You're the ones who killed my men!"
"So what if we are?" Guan Hai's tone was very unfriendly.
"I'll give you a chance. Kneel down and beg for mercy, and I'll leave your corpses intact." Guo Yi said indifferently to the young man and his group. It was as if he was certain that he had them under his control.
"Do you have any respect for the law? It's your subordinate who abused his power. He allowed the soldiers to buy and sell refugees. In Yangzhou, His Highness, the King Of Shu, gave the refugees three mu of farmland and 30% of the taxes. How did it become like this in the hands of your subordinate, Hao Liu? Renting farmland and adding 60% of the taxes? Is this your fault? Or are you in cahoots with this Captain? " Before the young man could speak, Jiang Wan stood up from the side. Jiang Wan previously thought that the young man was muddle-headed and wanted to reason with the Shinya defenders. She didn't expect that Jiang Wan would be the first to stand up and criticize Guo Yi.
"Haha!" Jiang Wan's words made the generals behind Guo Yi laugh. How could a Captain like Hao Liu dare to make a move against the policies of Yangzhou? Only those with the backing of the local tyrant would dare to make a move against the policies of Yangzhou.
Otherwise, a Captain would not be afraid of being stuffed to death. A scholar like him was pointing at a monk and scolding a bald donkey. That was why Jiang Wan's words were so funny.
"What are you laughing at? There is a saying that benefits can travel all over the world. Without reason, you can't move an inch!" Jiang Wan repeated the young man's words.
This made the defenders of Xinye laugh even more. Even the young man could not help but smile. This was because Jiang Wan was sometimes quite cute. You could say that he was talented, but sometimes he was very rash. When Hao Liu handed over the slave contract, even if Jiang Wan knew about it, he should have slowly plotted for it. The young man and the others were like this. There was no benefit in directly clashing with Hao Liu. If it was not for the fact that they did not want to see Hao Liu kill people, the young man and the others would not have made a move. Then, the only path left for Jiang Wan was death.
You could say that he was muddle-headed. However, when he answered the young man, he actually gave the policy of nationalizing the land. This Jiang Wan was really from a famous sect. However, he lacked worldly experience. Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles was indispensable.
"I don't know about other places, but in Xinye, I am the law. Even the Heavenly King can't control me. Hao Liu belongs to me, Guo Yi, so you have to give me an explanation." When Guo Yi said that, Guan Hai and Zhou Cang almost couldn't help but tear him apart. Even the young man couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"You are just a Captain of Xinye. How dare you represent the law? What do you think of the Governor of Xinye and the Provincial Governor of Yangzhou? " Jiang Wan was still shouting with a red face. Since ancient times, it was always scholars who could not reason with soldiers. Sometimes, scholars were quite cute.
"Governor of Xinye? Provincial Governor of Yangzhou? Even His Highness King of Shu is far away from the Emperor. They are the Heavenly King of Shu, while I am the master of my own land. Isn't it because His Highness King of Shu knows the hard work of us soldiers and gave us the money for our hard work? If we don't earn it, we will be struck by thunder. "
"Men, take them down." Guo Yi did not want to argue with a scholar. He was ready to take action.
"Wait!" An indifferent voice sounded. A young man walked out. Guo Yi did not know why, but when he saw the young man, he subconsciously stopped his men.
"You are Guo Yi?" The young man raised his head and asked Guo Yi, who was riding on a warhorse.
Guo Yi looked at the young man in front of him and subconsciously answered, "Yes, I am Guo Yi." However, Guo Yi immediately felt a little embarrassed and angry. He was actually scolded by such an innocent person.
He was furious. "Who are you?"
"I am the Heavenly King you are talking about!" The young man said indifferently.
"You! Boy, I have changed my mind. Even if you kneel and beg for mercy, I will make sure you die without a burial ground. "Guo Yi's face was a little ferocious. He was actually being humiliated by a child.
"Let's see who dares!" Guan Hai and Zhou Cang, the two burly men, stood in front of the young man.
"General, be careful. These two men are highly skilled in martial arts. More than a dozen of my subordinates were killed by them!" On the other side, Hao Liu was still adding oil to the fire. What he wanted was for Guo Yi to wave his hand and mobilize the army to crush these three enemies to death.
"No matter how strong they are, can they be stronger than my thousands of soldiers?"
"Why wouldn't I dare? Isn't he the Heavenly King? The one I killed was … "Guo Yi swallowed his words before he could finish his sentence.
"His Highness, the King Of Shu, General of the Southern Expedition, Liu Mang, is here. Let's see who dares to make a move." Guan Hai and Zhou Cang shouted.
"His Highness, the King Of Shu?" The generals began to discuss.
"His Highness, the King Of Shu?" Guo Yi was stunned for a moment, but then he sneered. "Alright, I couldn't take the blame for you earlier. You might have died unjustly, but killing you now will not be unjustly. You dare to impersonate the King Of Shu? You deserve death!" Guo Yi sneered.
"Aiya, Brother Han, have you been kicked in the head by a donkey?" Jiang Wan did not care about anything else. She directly complained to the young man. You could have impersonated anyone, but you had to impersonate the King Of Shu. Wasn't this just asking for death?
This Guo Yi is the subordinate of the Prince of Shu Liu Mang. No matter what, he is still a military officer. He might have seen the Prince of Shu Liu Mang before. You are courting death by impersonating him.
Moreover, how could the King Of Shu be in such a sorry state? Most importantly, who did not know that the King Of Shu was in Yangzhou's Shouchun? Why would he come to such a broken place? This was Xinye, the place closest to Jingzhou.
Jiang Wan and the others could not be blamed. This was because Yangzhou had announced that the King Of Shu was in Shouchun. This was to pacify the morale. After all, Jingzhou had announced that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, had been captured by Jingzhou. If they knew that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, had gone missing … It would be a huge blow to the morale of the entire Yangzhou Army.
"How can I make you believe that I am Liu Mang?" The young man said calmly.
"His Highness King of Shu should have a seal." Jiang Wan was completely stunned and said subconsciously.
"Is this it?" The young man waved his hand at Guan Hai. Guan Hai nodded and took out a seal and placed it in Jiang Wan's hand.
Jiang Wan took it from Guan Hai. His eyes widened. "Big … Big man …"
"What? Aren't you going to let someone go and take a look?" The young man said to the army.
"General, let's go and take a look." Someone suggested, because the seal over there looked very lifelike. Moreover, the way these people looked made them feel uneasy. "Anyway, if it's fake, it won't be too late for us to kill them. “
Guo Yi thought for a moment. Since the situation was already in his hands, there was no need to be afraid of these people causing any more trouble.
"Go, bring me that seal. I want to see what it is!" Guo Yi said to the guard beside him. Soon, the guard walked over and took the seal from Guan Hai.
"General, please take a look!" The guard handed the seal over.
"Then let me see what kind of carrot seal this is." Guo Yi nonchalantly took it from the guard's hand.
"This!" The smile on Guo Yi's face disappeared when he saw the seal. The words "Great Han King" were written on the seal. There was a row of small words beside it. It was Liu Mang's name.
"Haha, General, I knew it was fake. How could His Highness, the King Of Shu, appear here? Not only did these scumbags kill the elites of Xinye, they even dared to impersonate His Highness King of Shu when they are about to die. Their crimes are punishable by death. General, you should quickly kill them and let them die without a burial ground, "Hao Liu said proudly. They jumped up and down beside Guo Yi, thinking that Guo Yi could directly start a massacre and kill these few enemies.
However, what greeted Hao Liu was something he never expected. "Slap!"
Hao Liu was stunned because Guo Yi, Hao Liu's master, directly rewarded him with a slap. This slap was so hard that Hao Liu couldn't even touch his head.
"General, General, you, you?" Hao Liu covered his face. That hit was really heavy. One of Hao Liu's teeth was knocked out, and he was starting to leak air.
"Shut up!" Guo Yi's face was gloomy. Great Han King! Hao Liu probably didn't know because he hadn't reached that level yet. In other words, although Hao Liu was now the Commander-in-chief Of City Gates, he was just an ordinary person. If someone slightly more powerful wanted to kill him, it would be like squashing an ant. Guo Yi was at Hao Liu's beck and call.
Hao Liu didn't know, but how could Guo Yi not know? After all, Guo Yi was now a lieutenant in Xinye. Although he used to be a small county lieutenant, he was still a county's senior officer.
Therefore, he still knew some of the rules of the Great Han Dynasty. The Great Han King was the King Of Shu.
Indeed, Liu Mang was given the title of King Of Shu. However, that was because the Prime Minister, Cao Cao, wanted to drive a wedge between Liu Mang and Lü Bu. Think about it, the son-in-law's position was higher than the father-in-law's. Moreover, the father-in-law had military power in his hands. Wasn't this a great achievement? Who would listen to this son-in-law? Or would the son-in-law listen to Lü Bu?
If the son-in-law listened to Lü Bu, then he, Lü Bu, would be committing treason. This was because the King Of Shu was a prince, and he also had the title of General Zhennan. If the son-in-law listened to Lü Bu, then Lü Bu's reputation would become even worse.
If the son-in-law commanded his father-in-law, then how could the proud and arrogant Lü Bu agree? If Liu Bei was the world's number one killer, then he would be finished if he followed a boss. From Lu Zhi to Gongsun Zan to Tao Qian, except for Lao Cao, the others were all killed by Liu Bei.
And he, Lü Bu, was the number two killer. He killed two of his adoptive fathers, Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo. Even the number one killer, Liu Bei, was schemed against by Lü Bu. Do you think that Lü Bu was a person who was willing to submit to others?
Cao Cao's plan was good, but unfortunately, he didn't expect that Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian, after going through a life and death situation, would actually submit to him.
Not only did he not let Lao Cao's sowing discord succeed, but he also ate a sugar-coated bullet. King Of Shu, this was a prince. In public, even Cao Cao had to use honorifics to address Liu Mang. Recruiting soldiers and buying horses was justified.
This King Of Shu's title did not last long. Very soon, this King Of Shu's position changed. It was not that his title disappeared, but he was promoted from King Of Shu to Saint King. The word Saint could not be used carelessly. Only people who were on par with the Emperor could use this word.
This was Escapist Liu Mang's scheme against Liu Mang. Because of Liu Mang's three-three policy, three mu of farmland, three mu of taxes, Liu Bei helped Liu Mang propagandize. He wanted to use a huge population to suddenly overwhelm Yangzhou, which had just started. Liu Bei complimented Liu Mang as Saint King. This was to let Liu Mang not have a way out. If Liu Mang continued to accept refugees, then Liu Mang's Yangzhou would be stuffed to death. Millions of people would flood into Yangzhou. Yangzhou would have a problem eating. If there was a riot, then the consequences would be unimaginable.
If Liu Mang did not accept refugees, then it would be a crime of deceiving the Emperor. The title of Saint King had already been spread out. If Liu Mang went back on his words, then Liu Mang's reputation would be ruined. No one would be willing to follow a lord who had no credibility. At that time, if Liu Mang had not begged his grandfather and grandmother, then Yangzhou would have been finished.
Therefore, after that incident, the Great Han King of Shu became the Great Han Holy King. However, because everyone was used to calling him Holy King, he did not change it to Holy King. Moreover, calling him Holy King is not wrong. If you oppose Liu Mang, then you are wrong! But King Of Shu was different. Although King Of Shu was a member of the Great Han Dynasty's royal family, but in the end, he was still an ordinary person. Ordinary people would make mistakes. Going against you was not going against you, it was going against you.
Seeing the King Of Shu's seal, cold sweat appeared on Guo Yi's forehead. If it was the King Of Shu's seal, then Guo Yi would not hesitate to kill these people and directly behead them. His Highness was called Saint King and not King Of Shu.
But now, the seal was the new Great Han Saint King. Guo Yi was dumbfounded.
"General, that seal is fake, it was carved by Radish!" Hao Liu was still struggling.
"If it is Radish's seal, then take a bite." Guan Hai sneered.
Guo Yi knew that it was definitely not Radish's seal. The quality was there. It was carved from high-quality jade with gold leaf on the outside.
"Even if it is not Radish's seal, it is still fake. Give me the gold jade and I can get someone to carve it!" Hao Liu was still shouting. He had no choice.
"Haha!" The young man smiled indifferently. "Brother Jiang, if you want to prove whether or not you are the King Of Shu, other than this seal, what else do you need?"
"Han, Brother Han, no, no, His Highness King Of Shu, Tiger Talisman, Tiger Talisman can also prove His Highness's identity!" Jiang Wan was almost convinced. Only someone who had nothing better to do would use golden jade to forge a mark to prove one's noble status. Even if it wasn't, what was the point of creating such a mark? One would be able to tell if it was real or fake very quickly. Once it was fake, then the real one would have to bear the consequences. That was why Jiang Wan believed it.
"Tiger Talisman? Guan Hai, take it out and show it to General Guo Yi! "The young man said to Guan Hai.
"Yes, Milord!" Guan Hai nodded and was about to take out the Tiger Talisman, but he wiped his body. "Milord, no!" “
Guo Yi did not know why, but he sighed in relief.
"Haha, I knew it. It must be fake. The seal is fake, the people are fake. General, quickly kill them, kill them." Hao Liuhao hooted.
"Milord, didn't you carry this Tiger Talisman with you?" Guan Hai's words sent Hao Liu to the depths of hell.
"Oh, sorry, this King forgot." The young man apologized, but his expression didn't show any signs of apology. He quickly took out a copper item from his clothes. He looked like a tiger, but not a tiger. He looked like a leopard, but he had claws that were sharper than a leopard's. He didn't have the thin patterns of a leopard, and the surface of the item was densely covered with engraved words.
"Tiger Talisman?" Guo Yi received the Tiger Talisman and picked it up. He was a general. If he was a civil official, he wouldn't be so sensitive to the Tiger Talisman. However, a general was different. Guo Yi was the one who led the troops. Xinye also had its own symbol. Only with the right symbol could one command the troops of Xinye. On the Tiger Talisman, there was a small corner engraved with the symbol of Xinye's garrison.
"This, this, this!" Guo Yi was now a thousand percent sure that the young man in front of him was His Highness, the King Of Shu, his master.
It was because the person riding it was not an ordinary person. How could an ordinary person have a war horse? This was Jiangnan, not the northern frontier where there were many horses. In the Central Plains, there were much fewer horses. In Jiangnan, horses were like pandas. A good war horse was priceless even if it was sold for hundreds of gold.
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