With the addition of Liu Mingge's two thousand five hundred men and fifty large ships, Liu Jian no longer worried about Wuchang's defense. In addition, the east side was already being attacked from both sides and had too much time to take care of itself. Now he could finally free up his hands to pacify Bashu.

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Now that Chen Hongyi is old, Liu Jian really can't bear to go over the mountains to the Bashu land again, not to mention that he needs Chen Hongyi to take charge in Xiangyang. Among the others, Murong Ling, although his martial arts is high, is still the leader of Tuyuhun, so he sent him

I was worried. After much deliberation, the only option was to send Li Xiaofei, but Li Xiaofei’s martial arts skills were hard to compliment.

At this moment, Liu Mingge, who had been clamoring to go back to eat authentic Wuchang fish the day before, volunteered to go with Li Xiaofei to put down the Bashu Rebellion.

"Actually, I have no interest in fighting. I'm just afraid that they will damage the Wuhou Temple. I, Liu Mingge, have never gone to Wuhou Temple to worship! Besides, I am also the prime minister now. It is also necessary to learn from the role models in our industry.

Yes!" Liu Mingge stated his reason seriously.

"Then Prime Minister Lao Liu will be here. The Prime Minister is knowledgeable and travels all over the world. With you in charge, it will be just around the corner to pacify Bashu!" Liu Jian looked at Liu Mingge expectantly.

Liu Mingge stretched out: "No need, my temper is not suitable for being a commander-in-chief. I just set out with the army. I also want to see these great rivers and mountains along the way. If I have military affairs, my trip will be in vain."

went!"

After these days, Liu Jian knew Liu Mingge's temper, so she no longer forced him, and then asked Li Xiaofei: "Mr. Li, how many people are you going to take with you this time?"

Li Xiaofei knew that Liu Jian only had more than 100,000 troops, so he stretched out his left hand: "I can take 5,000 troops, which is enough!"

"The total army of Bashu is more than 100,000, and your 5,000 troops are too few!"

"Your Majesty, the situation in each county in the land of Bashu is different. There are only a handful of people who are determined to fight against the imperial court. In addition, with a peerless master like Prime Minister Liu together, we might as well learn from Prime Minister Zhuge's attack on the heart.

"Enter. Not all cities have to be conquered. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Liu Jian was still worried and looked at Chen Kuan: "Taifu Li's analysis is good. To ensure safety, Taifu Li will lead 5,000 men first, and General Chen will bring 10,000 men as backup!"

Of course Li Xiaofei would not object: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I must act with caution!" In fact, he only realized at this moment that Liu Jian was worried about Liu Mingge and him teaming up together.

"Your Majesty has thought carefully, Chen Kuan accepts the order!" Chen Kuan also accepted the order happily. After all, he was already bored in Xiangyang City. When he went out to lead the troops, he would not have to see the people in the academy for a while, and he could have many friends.

Freedom, why not do it.

Shen Yuanhao and others surprisingly did not object. Firstly, they understood the general situation. After all, they had to maintain the country of Daliang. Without Daliang, where would they be high-ranking officials? Secondly, leading troops to counter the rebellion was not an easy task. If

If Li Xiaofei and the others lose, they can add insult to injury. If they win, they can be impeached on any charges of killing good people and taking merit.

It was early summer when we set off from Xiangyang. The Ghost Sheep Cavalry had already been led by Murong Ling to patrol the Suizhou area. Li Xiaofei led 5,000 people composed of part of the Chen Jiajun and the Wannian Village troops brought by Qin Shun.

To be honest, these five thousand people themselves did not believe that they could go to Shuzhong to quell the rebellion, and their morale was very low. There were rumors that the imperial court asked them to die.

For the first three days, he walked very slowly, and Liu Mingge ignored him, waiting to see how Li Xiaofei responded.

Li Xiaofei secretly changed into a soldier's uniform and mingled with the team, and began to show off his ability to talk.

Li Xiaofei didn't reward these people heavily before setting off. It's not that he has become stingy, but that these people have always been short of money in Xiangyang. If he blindly rewards them with money, he won't be able to lead this team.

What they lack is courage and confidence, these two things cannot fall from the sky or be given by others.

Pessimism about the future and fear of the unknown make everyone lose courage and confidence.

This is exactly what happened to these five thousand people. By the fourth day, hundreds of them had escaped, and the remaining

We are also discussing when to escape.

"Have you heard that we are all going to die to explore the way to attack the front station? Our Marshal Li has been fighting this kind of battle in these years. He has lost tens of thousands of lives in Suizhou and sold thousands more in Liyang.

Chang'an even sold it for hundreds of thousands, using the lives of our soldiers in exchange for his high-ranking officials and generous salaries."

"This boy is just a slave of the emperor when he was still a prince. He was lucky and good at flattering, so he became a master at such a young age."

"What kind of world is this? No wonder the imperial court is left with only this ruin. These days cats and dogs can all be in power."

"Just stop talking a few words, can you do it instead? It's still the same!"

"Brothers, aren't you bored all day long? If you could play a few games and have fun, you wouldn't have to talk so much."

"That's right. If you go forward, you don't know whether you will live or die. In all likelihood, you won't be able to come back. If you want to have fun and have fun, but the military regulations won't let you, don't you feel panicked?"

"I heard that we will reach the boundary of Yiling in two days' walk. We may stay there for a day or two. When the time comes, we can run away and stay in Yiling."

Li Xiaofei took advantage of the group of soldiers to chat and slowly came over to listen.

"Where did you come from? Are you here to spy on us?" These people were still very vigilant. After all, being a deserter would be punished severely. Although none of the people who ran away in front of them were ever caught, it is always better to be careful.

of.

"I'm just like my brothers. When I'm bored, I go out and wander around to see if I can walk."

"You look similar to us in your attire, but it's hard to tell. You will be on our team tonight and you are not allowed to leave."

"Haha, I was worried that you would drive me away. It's much more interesting to listen to my brothers talk, and I'm bored too."

"We are not men yet. Apart from gambling, we talk about making money to marry a wife and build a house. But you are still young, so you are interested in these things, so come and listen."

Li Xiaofei joined the discussion group and led them to talk about the gourmet beauties in Chengdu without leaving any trace. Among them was a veteran who had been to Chengdu, named Hu Gansheng.

Hu Gansheng went to Chengdu once with a caravan in his early years, when he was working as a long-term worker for the Wang family. In fact, he didn't see anything. He just went to Chengdu and ate some things sold by roadside stalls outside Chengdu.

As soon as I said it, everything came out.

"The seafood in Chengdu is so delicious. I was tired of eating it before I left. There is also the Fenjiu, um, Longjing tea, and those girls walking on the bridge with oil-paper umbrellas. They are so beautiful."

Li Xiaofei knew as soon as he heard that the veteran was making it up, but he still gave a thumbs up: "Brother Hu is really knowledgeable. If you come to Chengdu this time, you must take me to eat and drink."

However, most of these soldiers had never been out, let alone Chengdu, so they just let Hu Gansheng talk nonsense. But what he said happened to be what these people wanted, such as delicious food and beautiful women, selling tea in exchange for horses, etc.

, aroused everyone's desire.

"I said we were going to walk, why did it turn into going to Chengdu to see the world?" There were still smart people in the crowd, and they realized that the topic had changed.

"It's different where you go. If you walk back and get arrested as a soldier, if you are sent to the north, you will never come back!" Hu Gansheng didn't want to be interrupted, so he started to scare them.

"That's true. After all, the middle of Shu is also from the Central Plains. The north is occupied by the Mobei people. Even the adults in the court have no way to negotiate peace."

"I said, let's listen to the story told by Brother Qiansheng. The story about Jiguan Pavilion and the Colorful Fairy he mentioned. We are just a bunch of mud-legged people working hard. What do we care about the three gongs and nine ministers?"

"This colorful fairy has a big background. She was created by the seven female shopkeepers who sell rice, wine, medicine, cloth, tea and vinegar in a brothel in Chengdu. It was a huge battle. It was so exciting when we went out.

Just like a fairy descending to earth, the flowers are blooming and colorful flags are fluttering. My eyes are straight, but I can only look at it."

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Haha, I’m afraid your saliva is drooling.”

"Haha, I'm afraid so. With that said, our brothers really want to see it!"

"It's interesting, but I'd better go to Yiling first and check it out. If Yiling is good, why go to Chengdu?"

"Let's take a walk and see what's going on. It's getting late, it's time to go to bed!"

The bonfire was almost extinguished, and everyone went back to their tents to sleep. As for Li Xiaofei, no one cared whether he stayed or not, he was just trying to be happy.

Li Xiaofei also dispersed with the crowd and went back to his tent to discuss the next step with Liu Mingge.

"Silly boy, in half a month we won't have to worry about food and military supplies. We can hire a boat to go to Chengdu. It's great."

Li Xiaofei knew that Liu Mingge was joking about his desertion: "Mr. Liu must have already figured out a countermeasure. Xiaofei is here to ask for his help."

"After all, I am now wearing the Prime Minister's clothes, gambling with soldiers and winning them all. It won't sound good if word spreads."

"Is Mr. Liu someone who cares about his reputation?"

"You kid, you still dare to figure out my thoughts. Let's do this. I will do my best. I have six sets of gambling equipment here. I will pass on the secrets to you tonight. You, an incompetent coach, can defeat them and discipline them."

They all worship you!"

Li Xiaofei didn't believe it. A dignified marshal of the army would cheat and gamble with the soldiers to win money. How could this build prestige?

"You are such a lump, let me tell you, there are three things a man doesn't hate: first, he doesn't hate the person who makes him drunk, second, he doesn't hate the person who wins all his money from gambling, and third, he doesn't hate the woman who beats and scolds him every day!

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This is simply a wise saying. Li Xiaofei could not refute it and knelt on the ground convinced: "I am completely convinced today. The so-called murder and heart-breaking is what Mr. Liu said. You have to make people applaud you when you hurt others! It's awesome! It's awesome."

"There are only those principles in the world. It is easier said than done! But as long as you do it, there is hope! Your kid's pragmatic attitude is much better than those of us who have read the books of sages!"

"Mr. Liu, do you mean to start the gambling game tomorrow? Then win all their money so that they can force them to fight on the battlefield?"

"You are too naive, how can you do it tomorrow? You just went to eavesdrop on other people's conversation today, and start the gambling game tomorrow. They are not pig-minded! This matter will be handled in Yiling. Black Pearl has already sent ten gamblers there.

Got it!"

"Mr. Liu is really clever!"

"What a clever plan, but I heard that someone opened a gambling house over there and harmed many people. I sent my ten gamblers there this time just to make a small fortune by eliminating harm for the people, and by the way, I will help you make a game.

But we don’t take any of the money from these soldiers, and we add five times as much to them. We will pay it to them when they arrive in Chengdu. After all, they are paid for their lives, and we can’t take this money!”

"The pay for being a soldier is not much, but my husband is kind-hearted."

"Don't blame me. I sent people to take action this time to let most people see clearly that this gambling house is full of gambling and cheating. Once you enter, you will be given money to keep the world away!"

"But some people like to gamble, and there's nothing you can do about it!"

"It's human nature to gamble. I'm betting now that you guys can take over the world!" Liu Mingge finished speaking and sighed at the body of Emperor Ming beside him.

"It's a pity that I came back late, otherwise I would have been motivated to charge into battle and take the enemy general's head overnight for you!"

At this time, Emperor Ming's body had been plated with gold by Liu Mingge. He was wearing a light blue scholar's clothes and placed in a wooden barrel. Li Xiaofei carefully looked at Emperor Ming's body and found that even at night, facing the

There is no fear in this corpse either.

"Mr. Liu's affection for Emperor Ming is really deep! Thinking about it, there are endless stories to tell!"
Chapter completed!