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Chapter 643 Not for refuge, but for partnership

In the Kanyun Thatched Cottage in Funiu Mountain, Wu Ruyi whispered in front of Chuang Wang Li Zicheng, "Chuang Wang, do you know this Luo Ruming very well?"

Li Zicheng felt that his question was strange, so he turned to Wu Ruyi and said, "I only met him once in Cao Ying, and I was not familiar with him at first. Do you know his background?"

When Wu Ruyi heard this, he turned his head and winked and told the soldiers standing at the door to retreat outside the thatched cottage.

Then he said to Li Zicheng in a low voice: "King Chuang, although I don't know his details, but someone in our old camp did know his details, and just told me that he was doing those shady black jobs for Cao Cao, and had assassinated more than two people. Three thieves who don't agree with Cao Cao.

This Wu Ruming is a ghost who is not afraid of death. Cao Cao asked him to assassinate anyone, and he would do it without hesitation. In his mind, only Cao Cao was there. "

After Li Zicheng heard this, he nodded and said nothing. He turned around and walked to the window to stare at the green outside. After a while, he said, "Well, I have heard about what you just said, but I didn't expect that person It could be him!"

Li Zicheng didn't say anything else, he turned his head and said to Li Shuangxi: "You order someone to invite Mr. Niu and Mr. Li to come here to discuss matters. Then Luo Shi asks him to rest for a while, and you don't have to do other things in the afternoon. Accompany him around everywhere."

Wu Ruyi reminded Li Zicheng from the side: "Chuangwang, Luo Ruming is a man who has to be guarded! Don't be careless for a while, and be caught by him..."

Li Zicheng smiled indifferently. He waved his hand to prevent Wu Ruyi from continuing, and only said to him: "Go and invite the military adviser, Mr. Niu, and Lin Quan to come quickly. Then tell the old battalion secretary that I will hold a reception banquet for Luo Shida here tonight." , I only invite Mr. Niu and the military advisor to accompany you."

Wu Ruyi said again: "As for Luo Shi, please be careful, King Chuang!"

Li Zicheng didn't answer him, just paced back and forth in the thatched cottage, bowing his head in thought, waiting for important matters to be discussed secretly, Wu Ruyi didn't dare to disturb him, so he turned around and left quickly to invite Song Xiance, Li Yan and others.

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What Li Zicheng discussed with Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing, Li Yan and others in the study in the Caotang was the issue of several big thieves in eastern Henan and southern Henan.

Although the Chuang army is now dormant in the Funiu Mountains to practice soldiers and horses, they still never forget to come back again, conquer Kaifeng in one fell swoop, and seize the heart of the whole territory of Henan.

In the east and south of Henan, there are several powerful bandits. They are Liu Hongqi active in Runing, Han Jiadi in Xuzhou, Li Hao in Yuzhou, and Liu Xuan in Xiangcheng. Each is hundreds of miles away, and there are more than [-] people in the crowd.

Originally there was Li Jiyu in the area of ​​Dengfeng and Mixian County, but unfortunately he was defeated by Zhang Cheng in Mixian County, and was entrusted to become his battalion. Now he has marched into Liaodong and fought against the Tartars.

These people are local bandits in Henan, and they belong to local snakes who are not easy to deal with. They have been vacillating between the imperial court and big thieves such as King Chuang.

Li Zicheng's purpose is also very clear, that is, even if these people are not willing to submit to him for the time being, at least they cannot be recruited by the imperial court and become the accomplices of the imperial court to kill him.

In order to keep the local bandits like them neutral, he also sent Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun and others with generous gifts to visit various parties. They also promised very politely on the surface that they would never help the government deal with him.

However, in the past two months, Li Zicheng sent troops out to harvest grain, and most of them entered the borders of Yuzhou and Xiangcheng, and hit Li Hao and Liu Xuan under the noses, which made them both unhappy and scared.

For this reason, Li Hao and Liu Xuan were worried, so they contacted Liu Hongqi, Han Jiadi and others to fight against King Chuang's army together. Contacted.

Regarding this issue, Li Zicheng has long understood that he has discussed it several times with all his cronies, civil and military.

After everyone's discussion, it was finally decided that Li Yan would write a letter to Li Hao and Liu Xuan each, and then sent Li Mo to take the letter and gifts and set off overnight to Yuzhou and Xiangcheng to meet them.

Persuade them that as long as they are not appeased by the imperial court and do not act as accomplices of the government, the Chuang army will never enter their territory to collect food in the future, and when the official army invades them, if necessary, the Chuang army will send troops to support them .

Because this matter was urgent, after everyone agreed, Li Yan got up and left the study to prepare for Li Mou's departure to Yuzhou and Xiangcheng tonight.

As soon as Li Zicheng waited for Li Yan to leave, he immediately asked Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, "According to the two of you, what is the purpose of Cao Cao sending Luo Shi here?"

Niu Jinxing pondered for a moment, and then said: "I don't think Cao Cao sent someone to greet him in general. It must be because he and Zhang Jingxuan didn't get along very well, and he wanted to leave Jingxuan, so he came to test King Chuang. manner?"

Li Zicheng nodded, and asked again: "What does he want to test?"

For King Chuang's question, Niu Jinxing couldn't answer for a while.

There is no news about the recent situation between Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, whether they are harmonious or not.

On the contrary, although Luo Rucai and Chuang Wang have not broken their faces in recent years, they have become estranged on the surface, which is well known.

Today, he suddenly sent Luo Ruming to greet him. Of course, there must be a deep meaning in it, so he guessed that he came to test, but it is difficult to say clearly what he wants to test.

He thought about it carefully, and then replied: "If Cao Cao doesn't want to be tolerated by Zhang Shuai, and if he wants to come to the prime minister, he will attack the king, that would be the best thing.

Even if we don't come right away, we might as well send Luo Ruming to see our situation and see how King Chuang treats him. That's why I say this is a temptation. "

Li Zicheng also had this conjecture in his heart, but at this moment he shook his head lightly, and deliberately said: "I don't think so. Cao Cao, like Jing Xuan, both raised their own banners after the uprising, and were never a general of King Gao Chuang.

So on weekdays, I always think that their qualifications are higher than mine. Seeing that I am now the king of Chuang and have the ambition to seize the country, I am quite unconvinced.

Besides, you are worshiping me, I have always called him brother, normally speaking, it is very difficult for him to bow down and serve me as master. "

Song Xiance suddenly smiled and said: "I understand. Cao Cao's partnership with Zhang Shuai is a last resort, and there must be unspeakable suffering. That's why he deliberately came to Henan to rely on King Chuang to avoid Zuo Liangyu's attack.

He came to rely on King Chuang, but not to serve King Chuang as his master, just like he and Zhang Shuai were in partnership, that's all. "

Li Zicheng said with some hesitation: "If he has this kind of intention, how should we treat him?"

Song Xiance then said: "If he really has such thoughts, King Chuang must express his sincere welcome and sincerely invite him to come, and the sooner the better."

But Li Zicheng asked again: "After he comes, what shall we do?"

(End of this chapter)