Chapter 120 Future and Present
More than a hundred wet officers and soldiers walked into the stockade in fear and trembling, and found that the soldiers who defeated them were just a group of ragged people. They were shocked and regretted, but the weapons had been handed over and they were empty-handed. Now they really can't resist.
The victors were so happy that they forgot to line up, crowded on both sides of the road, and made fun of the defeated officers and soldiers.
This was a complete victory. There were no casualties among the righteous soldiers. A large number of officers and soldiers fell into the water, and a few were injured by their own people.
Chao Hua and other generals were walking in the crowd, and ordered everyone to return to the team.
Unsurprisingly, some people still ran away, and even dozens of people in a small team ran away under the leadership of the centurion. Many volunteer soldiers just came to watch the fun and try their luck. The danger of the head does not care about the real emperor or the fake emperor, and he will run away when he gets the chance.
For Han Ruzi, it would save dozens of people's lunch and be able to share some of it with the prisoners.
The last group of volunteer soldiers returned to the village, bringing a horse and a frightened infantry lieutenant. In his eyes, he could not tell who was the officers and soldiers and who were the rioters.
There were not enough rooms in the stockade, all the prisoners were kept in pig sties, and the pigs raised were eaten up yesterday.
Han Ruzi did not see these prisoners, so he ordered a meal, and each team took turns to guard the prisoners. Although some volunteer soldiers were sent, he didn't particularly care, and believed that those who stayed would be more loyal.
Chao Yongsi, the chief bookkeeper, had to record his name again, and the door panel was scraped off a full two inches thick.
Just like that, another afternoon has passed.
The King of the East Sea looked on and did not rush. The sky was about to get dark. Lin Kunshan couldn't help it. He came to Han Ruzi and politely asked the guards to leave.
"I'm worried that this rebel army was created for too short a time, and it's still vulnerable when it comes to the battlefield."
"I don't understand the matter of troop formation, but I know that it takes at least half a year to train an army. Even if your Majesty does not stop for a moment, it is impossible to turn these people into soldiers in just a few days." He stepped forward and said in a low voice: "The key to this uprising is the people's hearts, not the few hundred people in this area. His Majesty raised his arms, and the more people who responded, the safer it would be in the future. The whole world fights."
Han Ruzi was silent for a while and asked, "The King of the East Sea proposed a ten-year appointment to me, do you know?"
Lin Kunshan nodded.
"Do you believe?"
Lin Kunshan hesitated and shook his head.
"That's what I'm worried about." Han Ruzi smiled, "I haven't seen many deceptions, but I have read some in history books. To sum up for myself, there are thousands of deceptions, but there is one thing in common."
"Oh?" Lin Kunshan looked very curious.
"Cheaters always exchange huge interests in the future for tiny interests in the present. Once the deceived is attracted by huge interests, they will forget the tiny interests in their hands and be willing to hand them over to cheaters."
Lin Kunshan laughed and didn't answer.
Han Ruzi continued: "For example, Chunyu Xiao, who bewitched the princes and kings to rebel, promised to gain huge benefits after proclaiming emperor. At this time, who would care about the small benefits brought by him as the VIP of the princes?"
Lin Kunshan was a little embarrassed, "His Majesty will look down on his teacher by saying that."
"'Liao Xiao' can make things a little easier. For example, I promise everyone the glory and wealth after things are done, but what they ask for is their current allegiance, and even their lives."
"Your Majesty considers himself a liar?" Lin Kunshan said in surprise.
"Let's see if it succeeds or not. If King Qi had conquered the world at the beginning, Chunyu Xiao would be an immortal who could not predict the prophet. If King Qi was defeated, your mentor would inevitably be regarded as a liar. The same is true for me. A liar, a joke."
Lin Kunshan laughed dryly, "So, we are all liars."
"Well, we're all liars, at least until we're done, and we're all exchanging an illusory future for a tangible present." Han Ruzi smiled, "I want this little 'now'. Army, the 'now' what the King of the East Sea wants is my reputation, he will not let me be emperor for ten years, I will be martyred in this uprising, maybe at the moment when the gate of the palace is opened for me."
"The Hopeful will help His Majesty and prevent the East Sea King's plan from succeeding."
Han Ruzi pointed to Lin Kunshan, "This is the 'now' that the qi-seekers want."
"What do you mean by your majesty?" Lin Kunshan was obviously taken aback.
"I have seen the dossier of the watchers, and I have been wondering, what exactly do you want?"
"In a big way, we hope that the world will be peaceful, and in a small way, we hope that the technique of looking at qi can be used by the country. Like stargazing and divination, it is stationed in Qintianjian."
Han Ruzi shook his head, "You're talking about 'the future', I'm talking about 'now'?"
"Now?"
Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Actually, you have already got the 'now' you want."
Lin Kunshan also smiled and said, "Your Majesty's words are getting more and more incomprehensible."
"You said just now that you wanted to help me, but I know that those who want to help me not only help me, but also help the Cui family and the previous princes. I didn't even say anything. You have already helped me establish a good reputation among the people. A surprisingly big 'help'."
"Don't Your Majesty want these help?"
"I want to, but these 'helps' are more beneficial to the hopeful people. In the process of helping, the hopeful people have mastered more and more 'people's hearts'. Yes, you are spreading my reputation for me, but spreading the word What about the creator itself? Has it also won the favor of the people?"
Lin Kunshan was stunned for a while, "Your Majesty's idea...is really strange."
"Really?" These ideas of Han Ruzi actually came from Yang Feng. Once he imagined the Wangqi as a "gang" with extensive influence, he found that many doubts could be easily solved, "Cui Hong is an important official of the court, and the King of East China Sea has grown up since he was a child. Living in the palace, how did he connect with the crazy monk Guangding? Guangding has been hiding in temples for many years, so he should be reluctant to reveal his true identity to officials."
"This... um, yes, it was me who contacted me in the middle, and those who hoped for qi were considered to be people in the world."
"Go to Hebei to meet Guangding, are you going too?"
"certainly."
"And you have to stand beside me and the East Sea King."
"If Your Majesty does not wish to..."
"No, you can stand by my side, I just thought, when the mad monk Guangding saw the three of us from a distance, who would he really trust and admire in his heart? I guess it's you, a supernatural power. A great number of hopefuls."
Lin Kunshan laughed, "My teacher reminded me many times that although His Majesty is young, he is smart and brave, but I always underestimate His Majesty. It's really stupid."
"Well...I think you still haven't told the whole truth."
Lin Kunshan put away his smile and looked at Han Ruzi for a while, "Yang Feng, we know of his existence, and we know that he is spared no effort to hunt down Wang Qi. The teacher admires him very much and hopes to reconcile with him. Yang Feng attaches great importance to His Majesty. , and even volunteered to go out to the palace to assist His Majesty, the teacher said that those who hoped for Qi had to compete with Yang Feng for His Majesty."
"Yang Feng did not leave the palace voluntarily, and he is not by my side now."
"A person like Yang Feng, no matter how big a circle he goes, will always return to his original place in the end."
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "Now I trust you a little bit."
"What else do you want to know, Your Majesty?"
"The hopeful people have been operating secretly for decades, from the court to the rivers and lakes, and the harvest should be a lot, right?"
"I can't answer this question. I'm only in charge of the Beijing area. I'm in contact with people from all corners of the world, and I have very little contact with officials from the DPRK and China."
"But you didn't show all the forces in the rivers and lakes. I don't believe in the King of the East Sea. I don't believe anything he says. I need your guarantee, and I can give it now."
Lin Kunshan scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty really wants to drain me."
"People who have nothing can't help being greedy, forgive me."
"Okay, now that I've talked about it, I'll make my own decision." Lin Kunshan showed a determined look, "In this stockade, there are twenty martial arts masters, all of whom I found, and they will be called later. , to be your majesty's bodyguard."
"No need."
"What exactly does Your Majesty want, I really don't have any more guarantees, unless the teacher appears immediately."
"There's one thing you can do."
"Your Majesty, speak up."
"Tomorrow morning, I will set off, and after meeting with the crazy monk Guangding - I will send the East Sea King to the north of Beijing."
Lin Kunshan was taken aback, "Beijing is not safe..."
"This is what I need you to do. I will listen to you. Please let them do everything they can to save the life of the King of the East Sea. I don't want to let Taifu Cui lose hope at this time."
Lin Kunshan thought for a while, then reluctantly said: "Okay, just follow His Majesty's wishes and try to keep the East Sea King away from the battlefield."
"Then you have to meet Cui Hong and convince him that King Donghai is alive and well."
"This is easy. I understand. Your Majesty wants to regain the throne safely. Without seeing the King of the East China Sea, the Cui family would not dare to do anything to His Majesty."
"hope so."
"But this doesn't get rid of the Cui family."
"My ambitions are not that big, as long as I am guaranteed to live, it doesn't take ten years to be the emperor, but only one year, and I will no longer be afraid of the Cui family and the East Sea King."
When someone knocked on the door outside, Lin Kunshan smiled and resigned, "Everything is as Your Majesty wished, I just hope Your Majesty can remember everything Wang Qi has done in the future."
"Those who look forward to the breath are flourishing, and it's too late for me to rely on it, how could I forget?"
Lin Kunshan exited the room.
Han Ruzi was very tired and didn't know who to believe or what to believe.
The knocker came in, and Jin Chunzhong, who went to the capital to contact the cook desperately, finally came back, with a face of dust and sweat, apparently after a long rush.
Han Ruzi was overjoyed, and immediately lowered his expectations, because Jin Chunzhong looked a little confused.
"Have you seen someone?" Although there were no outsiders in the room, Han Ruzi didn't want to casually mention anyone related to Yang Feng.
Jin Chunzhong nodded, "I see."
"And then? What did he say?"
Jin Chunzhong was confused because of this, "He glanced at me, didn't say anything, and went back to cooking."
It was Han Ruzi's turn to be stunned, "He didn't ask who you are?"
"No, I didn't say a word. I caught up and said two more words. He didn't even look at me."
"What did you see really 'don't die'?"
"When I asked three people, he didn't deny it when he said he was 'don't die'."
That's it, Han Ruzi was greatly disappointed. It seemed that he had to go in person himself, and he was willing to pass the message on his behalf.
Han Ruzi didn't want to show obvious emotions in front of Jin Chunzhong. He was about to thank him, but he felt something was wrong, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Jin Chunzhong still had a confused look on his face, "Ah? I'm in the city... I heard something."
"What did you hear?"
"The Huns and the Great Chu went to war, and the Chu army was defeated."
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